Clairvoyance and Occult Powers

Clairvoyance and Occult Powers is a self-help book written by William Walker Atkinson, under the pseudonym of Swami Panchadasi, and originally published in 1916.

In this book, William Walker Atkinson argues that there is a sense present in every human being but hardly recognized: clairvoyance. This sense, which everyone has experienced to a greater or lesser degree, refers to the sense of the presence of other living beings.

It is a good entry point to occult powers such as the aforementioned clairvoyance, telepathy or telekinesis. In addition, the book devotes a large part to talk about astral travel. It also presents a series of techniques and exercises to develop these psychic powers and how to combine them with each other. In addition, the author himself recommends in the book complementary readings to deepen certain topics, both his own and from other writers.

Readable and well explained, it is an ideal book for anyone interested in clairvoyance and the occult powers of the human being, whether out of curiosity or real interest in the subject.

"In this work I shall use the term 'clairvoyance' in its broad sense of 'astral perception,' as distinguished from perception by means of the physical senses. As we proceed, you will see the general and special meanings of the term, so there is no necessity for a special definition or illustration of the term at this time."