Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00365)

Dallas writes:

The case of the "borrowed body" and of Mr. W.Q.Judge ought to be
considered in context with the narration given in LETTERS THAT
HAVE HELPED ME,  p. 257 et seq  ULT edition.

As to the cases [ and everything without exception, as I
understand it, is under Karma ] of "walk ins" -- is not every
case of "trance communication" or "channeling" the permitting of
some other entity to use and influence the living body while it
is kept {temporarily I hope} out of direct and full control of
the real Ego which generated it ?

The annals of Theosophical writings cites many instances of this
kind of event.  A thorough knowledge of the 7 principles of man
and their relationship as set out in the KEY TO THEOSOPHY can
answer the points you raise  -- that is, in my esteem.

It is a highly unusual situation and ought to be considered if we
are now asking whether the term "Rajah" related to Mr. Judge and
was used only by his intimate friends -- that is as I see it, and
the information I offered was for that purpose.
Dallas

>From: "Marshall Hemingway III" <sutratman@aol.com>
>Date: Monday, February 23, 1998 12:30 PM
>Subject: "borrowed bodies" and "walk-ins"


><< Unquestionably that Ego (the triple Monad:
> Atma-Buddhi-Manas) is the immortal and the common base for such
a
> remarkable event as using a "borrowed body." >>
>
><<you will find the material that he gave to Jasper Niemand
concerning his
>experiences in a "borrowed body." Of this strange event he spoke
to several
>friends >>
>
>I have trouble with the "borrowed body" concept. It smacks of
that New Agey
>flap some years ago about "walk-ins", the idea that a higher
being can come in
>and take over the body already inhabited by some soul. A
"walk-in" is
>presumably invited to complete a life in progress by an Aego who
wants out or,
>is perhaps fed up with life itself. This idea was made popular
in the late
>Seventies by Ruth Montgomery, a well-known writer on New Age
themes. For some
>time now, the walk-in notion has been expropriated by UFO groups
where claims
>have been made about extraterrestrial "take-overs" of bodies of
selected human
>beings. This usually tickles the ego of the person imagining
that he/she is
>now some lofty being from God knows where.
>
>A well-known example of the "borrowed body" idea is that of a
British plumber
>from Plympton who claimed to have been taken over by an entity
called T.
>Lobsang Rampa. This famous literary scandal produced a series of
popular, and
>some say well-researched books, which made the author quite
wealthy..
>
>It's my understanding of the ageless wisdom, however, that the
physical body
>is the result of the past karma of the occupant. This would
include the body's
>condition, health, longevity, etc. I don't see how that Karma
could be worked
>out or even abrogated by another entity. The law of karmic
responsibilities
>and evolutionary advancement through self-devised efforts is
very specific in
>the classical writings of theosophy.
>
>My two cents.
>Lmhemm111