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The great Arabic literary catalogue lead, particularly in such fields as medi- and a highly successful Parisian dealer in known as the Fihrist, compiled in the year cine, mathematics and astronomy, and it rare old books. The sylph made its contri- 373 of the Muslim calendar (CE 995) by would be grossly imprudent to assume that _ bution by acting as the "scout" and finding Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Abi Ya'qub al- our current "superiority" over them has out where and in whose possession the rare Nadim al-Warraq al-Baghdadi, lists no less anything permanent about it. books were. All the dealer had to do then than 16 works dealing with this theme. 8. The Jinns are wont to snatch up — was to approach the owners and offer to (Compare these with the European humans and teleport or transport them, set- buy! occultists' records of sexual contact ting them down again—if indeed they ever 10. Finally, along with all these displays between men and female sylphs as well as do set them down again—miles away from of prowess by the Jinns, there goes a the copious mediaeval Christian records where they were picked up, and all this in _ tremendous telepathic power and the ability relating to incubi and succubi.) "the twinkling of an eye". (to use an age-old term) to "cast a glamour" Most Westerners will discount all over their human victims. Our UFO this talk about the Jinns with the records are already full of evidence ot usual argument that the Arabs "are this. barbarians, anyway", Let me there- The Arabian tradition asserts fore point out that, in CE 995, when that, throughout all known the Fihrist was written, the brilliant civilisation of the Arabs was incom- history, there have been a few parably higher than anything else- particular human beings who, where in the world except for China, and that the Christian, Western | through some strange favour, Subtle Control and Interference How much of what we see happen- ing today, at the highest levels o international politics as well as in ordinary human affairs, can be attrib- uted to this subtle control and inter- Renasanes ove ovemscimsh | ave "been in league with ffs: nos ns by inion a Crusades) as to the early percolation the Jinns”. the prime reasons for the parlous state in which man finds himself. Some recent reports from UFO investiga- tors hint at alien plans to provoke war of Greek learning to the West. As a matter of fact, quite a lot of the phi- losophy and the literature of the Greeks reached us first not in Greek at all, but in 9. The Arabian tradition asserts that, here and drive the Gadarene swine the Arabic translations secured from throughout all known history, there have (mankind) over into the ab Cordoba and Toledo in Spain in the 10th been a few particular human beings who, The present-day Christians, who and 11th centuries when the Muslims still _ through some strange favour, have "been in generally seem to have very little sense of held most of Spain. league with the Jinns" or "had acompact curiosity, are apparently quite happy to It is only in the last few centuries, and with the Jinns" to such a degree that the __ pass their days in total ignorance of all this. particularly since the Industrial Revolution Jinns have endowed them with what we But a careful study of the New Testament and the growth of modern materialistic sci- regard as "preternatural powers", i.e., (and only in the original Greek!) will show ence, that the West has forged ahead. But psychic powers. These humans have clearly that nothing of what is said above in 1200 CE, Muslim science was in the consequently become known as "wonder-__ was unknown either to the Teacher and workers", Healer Jeshu of Nazareth or to his principal =z a "soothsayers" and followers, particularly Paul. Incidentally, (weer ’) fi bo? "magicians" (either Christians may like to know that in Islam ( is "white" magicians or _ the full name and title of Jeshu is "Issa, Son "black" magicians, of Mary, Word of God". depending of course Long before the rise of Christianity or upon what sort of Islam there were, of course, other great Jinns they were in teachers (messengers) who perceived league with). clearly the situation in which mankind Here again, com- _ finds itself. One of these was Zarathustra pare the European (Zoroaster) in the old Iranian civilisation of tradition about indi- the Achaemenidae, about 600 or 700 years viduals who have BCE. The great religious text left by discovered how to Zarathustra is the Avesta, which tells us collaborate with the much about the demonic forces, referred to kingdom of the under the blanket term of Ahriman, the sylphs or fairies. For Enemy of Light. Mankind, in this example, there is the teaching, is seen as a special creation of case of the "working Ormazd, the Supreme Spirit, who is locked partnership", not in permanent conflict with Ahriman. more than 70 years The soul of man is the object of the war, ago, between a sylph and man himself is the battlefield. lead, particularly in such fields as medi- cine, mathematics and astronomy, and it would be grossly imprudent to assume that our current "superiority" over them has anything permanent about it. 8. The Jinns are wont to snatch up humans and teleport or transport them, set- ting them down again—if indeed they ever do set them down again—miles away from where they were picked up, and all this in "the twinkling of an eye". that, throughout all known history, there have been a few particular human beings who, through some strange favour, have "been in league with the Jinns". 9. The Arabian tradition asserts that, throughout all known history, there have been a few particular human beings who, through some strange favour, have "been in league with the Jinns” or "had a compact with the Jinns" to such a degree that the Jinns have endowed them with what we regard as "preternatural powers", i.e psychic powers. These humans have consequently become known as "wonder- workers", —_ "soothsayers" and 07) "magicians" (either is white" magicians or "black" magicians, ae A depending of course an upon what sort of & pr Jinns they were in * — = league with). = el Here again, com- pare the European tradition about indi- viduals who have discovered how to collaborate with the kingdom of the sylphs or fairies. For example, there is the case of the "working partnership", not more than 70 years ago, between a sylph WER? (ver (fer 62 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2005 The Arabian tradition asserts www.nexusmagazine.com