Excerpt from Five Years of Theosophy: Mystical, Philosophical, Theosophical, Historical, and Scientific EssaysHe has by actual experiment and observation verified some of the less transcendental or incipient parts of the Course. And, though it will be impossible for him to give positive testimony as to what lies beyond, he may yet mention that all his own course of study, training and experience, long, severe and dangerous as it has often been, leads him to the conviction that everything is really as stated, save some details purposely veiled. For causes which cannot be explained to the public, he himself may be unable or nu willing to use the secret he has gained access to. Still he is permitted by one to whom all his reverential affection and gratitude are due - his last guru - to divulge for the benefit of Science and Man. And specially for the good of those who are courageous enough to personally make the experiment, the following astounding particulars of the occult methods for prolonging life to a period far beyond the common. - G. M.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.