Jan. 9, 2025
The Evolution of Occult Powers
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YouTube reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Powers Within, Chapter XIX Occult Powers of the Subliminal, pg. 143 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/the-evolution-of-occult-powers/
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1
00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,920
From the point of view of
animals, we may assume the
2
00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,200
actions and the powers that
drive them of human beings are
3
00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,040
some kind of occult powers about
which the animals know nothing.
4
00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,680
These actions may seem
miraculous, but they are in
5
00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,000
reality expressions of the
evolution of the mental stage,
6
00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,800
of the evolution of
consciousness, and are quite
7
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,040
natural powers expressed by
mind.
8
00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,320
Thus, the powers of abstract
thought, self reflection,
9
00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,280
logical inference, as well as
advanced powers of organization,
10
00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,920
classification, and deduction,
and the uses to which these
11
00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,720
powers are put, are beyond the
Ken of the animal Kingdom as
12
00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,320
well as those human beings who
have not yet manifested them in
13
00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,000
themselves.
Many animals, however, show at
14
00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,800
least rudimentary capacities in
some areas that go beyond what
15
00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,680
might be expected from the vital
powers that are primary in the
16
00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:06,480
animal Kingdom.
And of course, most humans at
17
00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,600
some point or another manifest
some element of the advanced
18
00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,760
mental powers, even if not
overtly recognized.
19
00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,440
They may be seen as first
manifestations of what is in
20
00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,560
process of emergence as the
mental evolution develops.
21
00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,120
The evolution of consciousness,
however, is not finished with
22
00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,000
the expression of the mental
power.
23
00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,840
Thus, we may expect to see
further powers begin to express
24
00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,600
themselves that go beyond those
of the ordinary mental
25
00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,920
consciousness with which we are
familiar.
26
00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,720
We would expect to see partial
expressions, limited
27
00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,840
functionality, and even some
failed applications.
28
00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:56,160
As this next evolutionary phase
begins to manifest, we observe
29
00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:01,400
various reports, many of them
credible, of people using powers
30
00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,920
that most others do not use.
Some of the reports are either
31
00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,560
deliberate falsifications or
unintentional fabrications
32
00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,080
through self deception by people
who either have an agenda to
33
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,840
gain wealth or fame from some
kind of a cult power they claim
34
00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,440
to possess.
Putting these aside, however, we
35
00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,160
are left with a considerable
body of evidence of the
36
00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,600
existence of a number of these
powers.
37
00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,840
In fact, substantial scientific
research has been undertaken in
38
00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:41,640
the last 75 years or so, and
even deliberately secretive
39
00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,360
elite military units in Russia
and the United States have been
40
00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,840
formed to research and develop
some of these powers for their
41
00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,280
potential use as weapons in the
evolving nature of warfare.
42
00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,800
Some of the powers are subtle.
They involve, for instance,
43
00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,040
focus of the silent will to
affect people or events.
44
00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,200
Some involve creation of
palpable vibrations in an
45
00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,840
environment that influences how
people and animals respond.
46
00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,680
For example, there are numerous
observations of a powerful
47
00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,200
atmosphere of peace in the
environs of certain rishis, or
48
00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,240
yogic practitioners.
There are also many instances of
49
00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,600
someone seemingly being able to
read the mind of people who come
50
00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,080
into contact with him.
Psychology researchers in the
51
00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,280
West have noted that certain
individuals can enter a room,
52
00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,920
project a sexual vibration
toward a particular other person
53
00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:50,160
in the room who takes notice and
responds in kind, or if it is
54
00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,440
unwelcome, feels assaulted by
the force of the projection.
55
00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:01,360
Powers such as remote viewing,
telekinesis, clairvoyance have
56
00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,160
all had research done which
tends to validate the
57
00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,440
potentiality, even though there
are, as noted above, those who
58
00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,360
try to fake these powers.
On a wider level, we see over
59
00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,480
the last several decades an
increase in revelations about
60
00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,880
actions that formerly were kept
as strict secrets, and we can
61
00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,480
adduce therefrom that a new
power of truth consciousness is
62
00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,920
beginning to work its way into
the psyche of humanity.
63
00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,400
This may also explain the
dramatic increase in notable
64
00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,640
falsehoods being aired across
various social media and news
65
00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,800
media platforms as those who
have used secretive dealings to
66
00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,560
gain and maintain power work to
try to undermine the revelations
67
00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,600
that have been coming forward by
flooding the social
68
00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,800
consciousness with distortions
and lies that make it hard to
69
00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,320
sift out the truth from the
Blizzard of falsehoods.
70
00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,400
Several interesting phenomena
were reported by an individual.
71
00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,000
1 was an attempt to create a
force of truth in a court
72
00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,440
setting by invoking the divine
Shakti to reveal truth.
73
00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,560
This was done by chanting of
various mantras in the room.
74
00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,480
Prior to the start of the
hearing, one of the witnesses,
75
00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:24,320
under intense questioning,
actually broke down, admitted
76
00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,600
the truth and was practically in
tears as his revelations
77
00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,920
defeated the defence of the
large corporation for which he
78
00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,560
was working.
In another instance, the same
79
00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,760
individual was visiting someone
in the hospital who had just
80
00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,040
given birth.
The nurses were refusing to
81
00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:46,400
release the child and were
preventing the mother from
82
00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,960
access to the child.
This individual was sitting at
83
00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:55,160
the opposite end of the room and
spoke in a quiet but firm voice
84
00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,920
that they needed to relent and
follow the directions of the
85
00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,640
child's mother.
The nurses were quite startled
86
00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,560
and said they did not like being
attacked and would take steps to
87
00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,200
exclude the individual in the
future if he did not relent his
88
00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,960
attacks.
The force was unspoken, but it
89
00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080
was clearly felt and experienced
by the nurses in the room.
90
00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,960
Another experience was related
by a person who happened to be
91
00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,960
visiting the Sri Aurobindo
Ashram in August 1973.
92
00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,080
He reported that due to reported
health issues, according to the
93
00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,400
ashram authorities, the Mother
would not be giving her
94
00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,480
customary balcony darshan on
August 15th.
95
00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,040
He slept the night of the 14th
of August with this knowledge.
96
00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,080
He reported awakening suddenly
in the early morning on the 15th
97
00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,560
of August with a jolt of
electricity running through his
98
00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:58,520
body and he felt uplifted and
knew that the darshan would
99
00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,600
actually take place.
He went to the ashram building
100
00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,480
later that morning and a sign
was placed indicating that
101
00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:11,440
indeed the darshan would occur.
He had no explanation for what
102
00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,480
he experienced or how he knew
about the darshan other than
103
00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:20,680
saying Mother's force had jolted
him awake and gave him that
104
00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,800
certainty.
Srioro Bindu observes quote.
105
00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,240
Occultism means rightly the use
of the higher powers of our
106
00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:34,920
nature, soul, mind, life force
and the faculties of the subtle
107
00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:39,120
physical consciousness to bring
about results on their own or on
108
00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:43,280
the material plane by some
pressure of their secret law and
109
00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,920
its potentialities for
manifestation and result in
110
00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:53,720
human or earthly mind and life
and body or in objects and
111
00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:58,400
events in the world of matter.
A discovery or an extension of
112
00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,520
these little known or yet
undeveloped powers is now
113
00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,800
envisaged by some well known
thinkers as a next step to be
114
00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,680
taken by mankind in its
immediate evolution.
115
00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,480
End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
116
00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,760
Mother Powers within, Chapter
19.
117
00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,000
Occult Powers of the Subliminal,
page 143.
00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,920
From the point of view of
animals, we may assume the
2
00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,200
actions and the powers that
drive them of human beings are
3
00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,040
some kind of occult powers about
which the animals know nothing.
4
00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,680
These actions may seem
miraculous, but they are in
5
00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,000
reality expressions of the
evolution of the mental stage,
6
00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,800
of the evolution of
consciousness, and are quite
7
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,040
natural powers expressed by
mind.
8
00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,320
Thus, the powers of abstract
thought, self reflection,
9
00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,280
logical inference, as well as
advanced powers of organization,
10
00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,920
classification, and deduction,
and the uses to which these
11
00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,720
powers are put, are beyond the
Ken of the animal Kingdom as
12
00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,320
well as those human beings who
have not yet manifested them in
13
00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,000
themselves.
Many animals, however, show at
14
00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,800
least rudimentary capacities in
some areas that go beyond what
15
00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,680
might be expected from the vital
powers that are primary in the
16
00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:06,480
animal Kingdom.
And of course, most humans at
17
00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,600
some point or another manifest
some element of the advanced
18
00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,760
mental powers, even if not
overtly recognized.
19
00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,440
They may be seen as first
manifestations of what is in
20
00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,560
process of emergence as the
mental evolution develops.
21
00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,120
The evolution of consciousness,
however, is not finished with
22
00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,000
the expression of the mental
power.
23
00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,840
Thus, we may expect to see
further powers begin to express
24
00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,600
themselves that go beyond those
of the ordinary mental
25
00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,920
consciousness with which we are
familiar.
26
00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,720
We would expect to see partial
expressions, limited
27
00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,840
functionality, and even some
failed applications.
28
00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:56,160
As this next evolutionary phase
begins to manifest, we observe
29
00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:01,400
various reports, many of them
credible, of people using powers
30
00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,920
that most others do not use.
Some of the reports are either
31
00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,560
deliberate falsifications or
unintentional fabrications
32
00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,080
through self deception by people
who either have an agenda to
33
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,840
gain wealth or fame from some
kind of a cult power they claim
34
00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,440
to possess.
Putting these aside, however, we
35
00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,160
are left with a considerable
body of evidence of the
36
00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,600
existence of a number of these
powers.
37
00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,840
In fact, substantial scientific
research has been undertaken in
38
00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:41,640
the last 75 years or so, and
even deliberately secretive
39
00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,360
elite military units in Russia
and the United States have been
40
00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,840
formed to research and develop
some of these powers for their
41
00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,280
potential use as weapons in the
evolving nature of warfare.
42
00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,800
Some of the powers are subtle.
They involve, for instance,
43
00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,040
focus of the silent will to
affect people or events.
44
00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,200
Some involve creation of
palpable vibrations in an
45
00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,840
environment that influences how
people and animals respond.
46
00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,680
For example, there are numerous
observations of a powerful
47
00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,200
atmosphere of peace in the
environs of certain rishis, or
48
00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,240
yogic practitioners.
There are also many instances of
49
00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,600
someone seemingly being able to
read the mind of people who come
50
00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,080
into contact with him.
Psychology researchers in the
51
00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,280
West have noted that certain
individuals can enter a room,
52
00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,920
project a sexual vibration
toward a particular other person
53
00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:50,160
in the room who takes notice and
responds in kind, or if it is
54
00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,440
unwelcome, feels assaulted by
the force of the projection.
55
00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:01,360
Powers such as remote viewing,
telekinesis, clairvoyance have
56
00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,160
all had research done which
tends to validate the
57
00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,440
potentiality, even though there
are, as noted above, those who
58
00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,360
try to fake these powers.
On a wider level, we see over
59
00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,480
the last several decades an
increase in revelations about
60
00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,880
actions that formerly were kept
as strict secrets, and we can
61
00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,480
adduce therefrom that a new
power of truth consciousness is
62
00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,920
beginning to work its way into
the psyche of humanity.
63
00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,400
This may also explain the
dramatic increase in notable
64
00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,640
falsehoods being aired across
various social media and news
65
00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,800
media platforms as those who
have used secretive dealings to
66
00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,560
gain and maintain power work to
try to undermine the revelations
67
00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,600
that have been coming forward by
flooding the social
68
00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,800
consciousness with distortions
and lies that make it hard to
69
00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,320
sift out the truth from the
Blizzard of falsehoods.
70
00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,400
Several interesting phenomena
were reported by an individual.
71
00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,000
1 was an attempt to create a
force of truth in a court
72
00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,440
setting by invoking the divine
Shakti to reveal truth.
73
00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,560
This was done by chanting of
various mantras in the room.
74
00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,480
Prior to the start of the
hearing, one of the witnesses,
75
00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:24,320
under intense questioning,
actually broke down, admitted
76
00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,600
the truth and was practically in
tears as his revelations
77
00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,920
defeated the defence of the
large corporation for which he
78
00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,560
was working.
In another instance, the same
79
00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,760
individual was visiting someone
in the hospital who had just
80
00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,040
given birth.
The nurses were refusing to
81
00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:46,400
release the child and were
preventing the mother from
82
00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,960
access to the child.
This individual was sitting at
83
00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:55,160
the opposite end of the room and
spoke in a quiet but firm voice
84
00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,920
that they needed to relent and
follow the directions of the
85
00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,640
child's mother.
The nurses were quite startled
86
00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,560
and said they did not like being
attacked and would take steps to
87
00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,200
exclude the individual in the
future if he did not relent his
88
00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,960
attacks.
The force was unspoken, but it
89
00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080
was clearly felt and experienced
by the nurses in the room.
90
00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,960
Another experience was related
by a person who happened to be
91
00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,960
visiting the Sri Aurobindo
Ashram in August 1973.
92
00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,080
He reported that due to reported
health issues, according to the
93
00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,400
ashram authorities, the Mother
would not be giving her
94
00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,480
customary balcony darshan on
August 15th.
95
00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,040
He slept the night of the 14th
of August with this knowledge.
96
00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,080
He reported awakening suddenly
in the early morning on the 15th
97
00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,560
of August with a jolt of
electricity running through his
98
00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:58,520
body and he felt uplifted and
knew that the darshan would
99
00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,600
actually take place.
He went to the ashram building
100
00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,480
later that morning and a sign
was placed indicating that
101
00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:11,440
indeed the darshan would occur.
He had no explanation for what
102
00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,480
he experienced or how he knew
about the darshan other than
103
00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:20,680
saying Mother's force had jolted
him awake and gave him that
104
00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,800
certainty.
Srioro Bindu observes quote.
105
00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,240
Occultism means rightly the use
of the higher powers of our
106
00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:34,920
nature, soul, mind, life force
and the faculties of the subtle
107
00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:39,120
physical consciousness to bring
about results on their own or on
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the material plane by some
pressure of their secret law and
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its potentialities for
manifestation and result in
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human or earthly mind and life
and body or in objects and
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events in the world of matter.
A discovery or an extension of
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these little known or yet
undeveloped powers is now
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envisaged by some well known
thinkers as a next step to be
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taken by mankind in its
immediate evolution.
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End Quote.
Reference Sri Aurobindo and the
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Mother Powers within, Chapter
19.
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Occult Powers of the Subliminal,
page 143.