My background

As a child I have always had very vivid dreams. I would often write down the interesting ones in my diary. Apart from a single attack of claustrophia, when I was about 3 or 4 years old I have had a fairly normal childhood. I am not able to recollect much about this incident apart from the fact that I was lying in my mother’s lap crying and saying that I felt suffocated while the walls of the room seem to be caving in on me. I grew up in a Hindu Brahmin family in Delhi, India. Mine was not a very religious family, fairly modern and moderate in views and attitudes. I grew up with an open mind, with no set beliefs or prejudices.

The occult beliefs and concepts written and 'studied' profusely by Madam Blavatsky's Theosophical school of thought are well known. While i have great regard for some of the luminaries who belonged to this school and thier dedication to the subject of Occult is noteworthy, I have often felt that some of thier concepts are oversimplified or sometimes a bit far fetched. I personally believe that the subject of occult/paranormal phenomenon can only be studied objectively if you are without any perjudice of harbour any preconvieved notion. Secondly and more importantly, in order to have some belief in the existence of these things, you must have a first hand experience of it. In my 'study' I have tried to collate my experiences and instincts with those of others who have had similar experiences and all have different explainaitons and beliefs for it. Afcourse, as human we are all conditioned and programmed by our environment and the kind of people and thought we are exposed to throughout our lives, hence some bias is boud to creep in and cannot be entirely avoided.