noon
When your heart leaps at your brother 's caress , when the god 's arrow pierces you , and the glance of a lover fills you with gladness , when the sweet harmonies of fine music wrap your soul above this earth , or the wail of a child moves you to compassion , you have felt the magic power stirring in your own soul . You feel it when some mysterious power , without any will of your own , prompts you to some act , be it what it may . And , besides all this , if a leaf flutters off the table without being touched by any visible hand , you do not doubt that a draught of air , which you can neither hear nor see , has swept through the room . If at noon the world is suddenly darkened , you know , without looking up at the sky , that it is overcast by a cloud . In the very same way you can feel the nearness of a soul that was dear to you without being able to see it . All that is necessary is to strengthen the faculty which knows its presence , and give it the proper training , and then you will see and hear them . The Magians have the key which unlocks the door of the world of spirits to the human senses .