Theos-Talk Archives (December 2001 Message tt00495)

<<<Reg.the early TS and the astral travel probably combined with the use of drugs as I showed in my earlier mail...>>>

Brigitte, as you probably know, drugs are often used to induce astral travel in beginners. Crowley proved that this was possible to do, and his initial drug-induced experiences were largely based on Blavatsky's discussions of soma. In general, once direct experience was gained, drugs were no longer necessary. Crowley's experience with drugs was different than most because he got proscription heroine for his asthma from his doctors, and became addicted. Most occultists only need one or two drug-induced experiences in order to learn what it is like, and then they can "get there" without drugs. Of course, I am not speaking from my own experience here, because I have never taken any myself. 

Jerry S.
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