Practical Instruction, Exercises, Directions, etc., capable of being understood, mastered and demonstrated by any person of average intelligenceLESSON I. The Nature of Psychomancy — 9Interesting, scientific principles underlying Psychomancy. Sensing objects by the Astral Senses. The three classes of Psychomancy. The phenomena of the Astral Vision. The Astral Tube. Projection of the Astral Body.The Astral Senses — 11The Astral Body — 13The Three Classes — 15Clairaudience — 16LESSON II. How to Develop Yourself — 19The Dawn of the Psychic Faculties. Auric Colors. Visions. Development Methods. Concentration. Visualization. Psychometry. The Magic Mirror. How to use the Crystal and Mirror. General Instruction.Development Methods — 22LESSON III. Simple Psychomancy — 29Simple and Space Psychomancy and their differences. Sensitivity to Impressions. “Feeling” the Thought of Others. Seeing Through Solid Objects. Seeing Down Into the Earth. Telescopic and Microscopic Vision. Diagnosis of Disease by Psychomancy.The Aura — 32LESSON IV. The Astral Tube — 37This most interesting study is stated clearly, so that all may readily understand this fundamental principle of Psychic Communication.Polarization — 38LESSON V. Psychometry — 43Locating persons by a lock of hair, etc. Reading a person’s characteristics, past history, etc. Describing distant scenes from flowers, etc. Describing mines from bits of minerals, etc. Reading the past associations of an object.The Five Methods — 45LESSON VI. Crystal Gazing — 47Revival of a Lost Science. Various forms of Crystal Gazing. Directions of “How to Do It,” etc.LESSON VII. Astral Projection — 53Projecting the Astral Body. Materializing one’s self. Taking part in Distant Scenes, Events and Conversations. Showing one’s self to Absent Friends. What the trained experimentor may do. The English Society’s reports upon Psychic Phenomena along these lines. The Living Ghost within each of us. Traveling in the Astral.LESSON VIII. Space Psychomancy — 61What it means, and what may be accomplished by means of it. Swedenborg’s, and others’, wonderful experiences. Truth stranger than fiction. Scientific facts reading like a romance.LESSON IX. Past Time Psychomancy — 69Sensing the scenes, occurrences and objects of the Past, by Astral Vision. A most fascinating subject, and one of importance to those having or developing Psychic Power.The Akashic Records — 70LESSON X. Future Time Psychomancy — 77Reading the Future. Future events cast their shadows before. Destiny and Fate. Premonitions, Previsions and Second Sight. The wonderful prevision and prediction of Cazotte, and its amusing sequel.LESSON XI. Dream Psychomancy — 85Psychomancy during sleep. The Phenomena of Psychic Dreams and Visions. Traveling in the Astral while asleep. Remarkable and well authenticated cases of Psychic Dreams and Visions, true and verified. This lesson will explain many similar instances in your own experience.Post ScriptumPractical Psychomancy & Crystal Gazing by New Thought pioneer William Walker Atkinson deals technically with a clairvoyance technique using the crystal ball.Practical Psychomancy & Crystal Gazing by New Thought pioneer William Walker Atkinson deals technically with a clairvoyance technique using the crystal ball, once a popular instrument of Gypsy fortune tellers. Atkinson explains the technique within the framework of psychomancy, in which the crystal ball (just like the black mirror) functions as the “TV screen” of an astral tube. An astral tube is in essence a thought form or servitor that serves as an intermediary between the earthly and the astral world. Within the framework of the psychomancy-training the book offers several lessons and, in addition to crystal gazing, also focuses on astral projection, space psychomancy, past time psychomancy, future psychomancy, the aura and a lesson in self development. William Walker Atkinson started to embrace New Thought after he suffered a mental, physical and financial breakdown as a lawyer. He successfully healed and rebooted himself by means of some mental, psychological and esoteric insights the movement had offered him and became one of its most productive and inspiring witers.