Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00028)

Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:
> Bart, I will quote below some of your own words about the cup & 
> saucer phenomenon. I guess you will now quibble over what you were 
> actually trying to tell readers on Theos-Talk.
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> QUOTE 1 from Bart
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> And the very fact that it WAS buried that way is, in fact,
> an indicator that it was faked. Why materialize the teacup in that
> manner? To make it look more impossible; that is the only possible
> motivation. There are many magic tricks which involve getting an
> object into an "impossible" position....
I said "an indicator".

> QUOTE 2 from Bart
>
> ....it could have been buried just a few days before. And it also 
> could have been palmed, although I suspect that it was planted 
> before, especially considering that it was Blavatsky who
> suggested (insisted on) the spot for the picnic.
I said, "It could have been", in response to a question of how it could 
have been done.

> Bart, I asked you WHO planted the cup and saucer? and you replied:
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> QUOTE 3
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> Probably Blavatsky with help; most probably one of the servants;
> Khitmutgar comes to mind immediately.
The context was, "if it was faked". I was answering in the theoretical 
sense. And I DID say, "probably".

> QUOTE 4 from Bart
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> OK, I don't know what the exact terrain was. But, if one digs in at an
> angle to the roots, one can push them aside, put in the teacup, then
> refill the hole with dirt, making it appear that the roots grew around
> the teacup. Since the entry hole may be a couple of feet from where
> the teacup was found, it is likely that it wasn't noticed, especially
> if it were covered by a rock and moss.
Once again, an explanation of how it COULD have been done.

> QUOTE 5 from Bart
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> We have phenomena which have never been duplicated, and we have 
> natural explanations. You take your pick, and everybody else can take 
> theirs
So?

> QUOTE 6 from Bart
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> If Blavatsky could materialize a teacup, why didn't she just do it in
> full view of everybody?
That is a question, NOT an assertion.

> Bart, I look forward to your "quibbling" explanation of the above 
> quotes, but I would think that most readers would get the message 
> from these six quotes that you believe that the cup and saucer 
> phenomenon was faked. 
Oh, yes, I BELIEVE that it was faked. That is far different from 
stating it as a fact.

Bart