Theos-Talk Archives (June 2004 Message tt00163)

Bart,

You wrote:

"If Blavatsky could materialize a teacup, 
why didn't she just do it in full view of everybody?"

Well, with the cup and saucer she didn't do it.

But here is an account of a letter which is still in existence
materializing in HPB's palm IN FULL VIEW of everybody:

"Even at that hour a number of devoted friends 
were gathered in Mrs. Oakley's drawing room to 
say farewell to Madame Blavatsky, who seated 
herself in an easy chair by the fireside. She 
was talking brilliantly to those who were present, 
and rolling one of her eternal cigarettes, when 
suddenly her right hand was jerked out towards 
the fire in a very peculiar fashion, and lay palm 
upwards. She looked down at it in surprise, as I 
did myself, for I was standing close to her, 
leaning with an elbow on the mantelpiece; and 
several of us saw quite clearly a sort of whitish 
mist form in the palm of her hand and then condense 
into a piece of folded paper, which she at once 
handed to me, saying "There is your answer." Every 
one in the room crowded round, of course, but she 
sent me away outside to read it, saying that I 
must not let anyone see its contents. It was a 
very short note."
C. W. Leadbeater, Event happened on October 31, 1884, London.

Of course, I hazard the guess that you will not accept this phenomena
either for some reason or another......"Isn't it possible that....?"

So if the cup and saucer had materialised in full view of
everyone, I doubt that that would really have changed your mind.

I could be wrong but we will see your reaction to the above.

Daniel