the highest spiritual manifestation. In my over-zealous desire, I even asked and expected the Teacher Jesus to come through. Not for one instant did I care for the manifestation of those who had been near to me on earth. My only desire was for transcendant information that would be helpful to others. In fact, my only motive was to be in a position that I might have more to give to those who hungered.

It was but a very short time (in fact the entire time I sat for development was only about three weeks) before I felt a decided electric current throughout my body. About this time I received word from my friend in which she emphatically stated that her teacher (discarnate) had told her to tell me positively not to sit, unless I called for the teacher who had been appointed to me when I was in her class; for the reason that some low astral spirit might try to use me for his instrument.

I must admit that I was most emphatic in my response stating that I had no desire to be anyone’s instrument, and that I was seeking self-development only in order to be of greater service, and that I felt that my high desires were protection enough.

A FEW days before our first meeting of the reading Group, while cleaning around the house, my wrist started aching with electricity and the thought kept going through my head to get a pencil and write. Finally the suggestion became so pronounced that I did, as you might anticipate, I got some automatic writing. It was a very slow and tedious thing however, and while the writer announced himself as my grandfather, I had not gone far when I realized that the information was not correct. However, I decided to see this thing through and continued through the following Sunday to ask questions,