The Theosophic Craze Author:John Murdoch Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CUP AND SAUCBR. 17 EXPLANATION OF MADAME BLAVATSKY'S FRAUDS. DlSCOVEEY OF A BROOCH. A brooch is an ornamental pin, worn by ladies, generallyto fasten so... more »me article of dress. At a dinner party at Simla in the house of Mr. A. 0. Hume, Madame Blavatsky asked Mrs. Hume whether there was anything she particularly wished for. She mentioned an old family brooch which had been lost. In the course of the evening Madame Blavatsky said that she had, by her occult power, seen the brooch fall into a bed of flowers in the garden. On search being made, the brooch was found, the fact being attested by nine witnesses. The explanation of this is the following: Mrs. Hume gave the brooch to her daughter, who gave it to a young gentleman whom she expected to marry. This gentleman resided for some time in Bombay in the same house with Madame Blavatsky. Needing money, he sold the brooch; Madame Blavatsky obtained it, took it with her to Simla, and hid it in the flower-bed where it was found. The natives of India have long been familiar with feats akin to the "Brooch Incident." When an ingenious Brahman wishes to earn an easy livelihood, one expedient is to bury beforehand an image in the ground. He does not profess to be " clairvoyant," like Madame Blavatsky, but uses the more commonplace device of a dream. The god appears to him in a vision of the night, informs him that an image, miraculously produced, is to be found buried in such and such a field, and that a temple should be built upon the spot. In the morning, he makes known the revelation he has received, and the principal men of the village are asked to go to the place. On digging, the image is found, of which a declaration might be made before any notary public. The temple is built, and the Brahman is installed as its officiati...« less