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C O N TAI N I N G
P R A C T I C A L H I N T S F O R ST U D E N T S O F O C C U LT I S M
FR AN Z H AR TM AN N ,
M . D .
F O UR T H (A M E R I C A N ) E D I TI O N R E VI S E D
N EW YO R K
J O H N W . L O V E L L C O M PA N Y
1
50 W ORT H ST R E E T , COR . OF M I SSI O N P LA C E
DE SCRI PTI ON OF THE FRONTI SPI E C E .
without an end pene trating and per vading all from the
, ,
“ ”
Th e regenerated spi ritual man wh os e m atrix is his ,
is the spiri t ual see d implan ted in th e s oul of man thro ugh ,
T O T H E N E W A M E R I C A N E DI T I O N .
C
M A G I white and black was o riginally written at a time
, ,
T H E A UT H O R .
PRE FAC E TO THE THI RD E DI TI ON .
”
THE favor wit h w h ic h Magic h as been received by t h os e
who are interes ted in t h e s tudy of th e h idde n myste rie s of
Nature made it expedient to pub l ish a third e d i t ion of this
,
a l so be c ome s ti l l mo re useful .
means to s tudy the qua l i tie s of any inte rnal for c es than
by ob serving tho se whi c h are active w ithin o u rse l ves th e ,
self control and this powe r canno t be acqui red in any o t her
-
,
must come from our own i nterio r not merely from exter ,
nals and t h ey w h o seek for t h e e ss ence of things m e re ly in
externals m ay find the artificial color of a thing bu t no t
, .
“
L e t therefore thos e wh o wis h to acquire Magic i e,
. .
,
c onsi d er his ow n pers onal inte rests above those of the res t
of mankind .
I N T R O DU C T I O N .
“ ”
powe r if by th e term s u pe r natural yo u mean a p owe r
,
i a iic ll f
p n d i t i s su ernatural a lth ough ac t i ng
‘
ar , a s s p ,
in nature f
o r h a tu re i s ne ither S ir t no r G o d but a
; p i ,
rod u
(
“
I f yo u mean by m an an in te ll e c tual an imal s u c h as we ,
“ ”
Who would be s o foo l ish as to believe tha t a tr ee could
grow out of a see d — as there is evidently no tree in the
s eed — if his experience had not tol d him t h at trees grow
out of seeds in spite Of a l l arg u men ts to the contrary ?
Who would believe that a flower would grow out of a plan t ,
and imagination love and hate fear and h ope faith and
, , ,
ever d a
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on o o l 0 9 ,
lin l and while those that canno t con tro l o r re sis t such
m iiue nc e s but are con tro l led by th em are pas s ive instru
, ,
“
ments ,
M ed i ums th rough wh ich s uch un seen powers
act and oft en t h ei r u nwilling sla
,
p oliz e it A ll w
.e can say with out arroganc e and pres u mption
is that we are instruments th rough which an u nive rsal
“ ”
p rinciple that p r oduces what we ca l l L if e manifes ts
i tself in th e form of a human bein g We are a l l I f ed i ums .
,
sideration .
n wi th a relation to space
,
shine and its nig h ts of darkne s s which are not reg u lated
,
that is to say, th e
knowledge of spiritu al and s u per
s ensual things perceived by the spiritual powers of pe r
,
y
,
of b ird s in the woods s ings a di ffe rent tune but the prin
c ip le which causes the m to s ing is the same in each They .
with their res ulting animo sities are the most u se l es s thin gs
,
find that this truth is in a l l religious sys tems one and the
same I n a l l this truth has been hidden benea t h a mo re or
.
ye t u nderstand .
meaning to him .
inte l lec tual food ; the age of s uper stition is pas s ing away ,
the facu l ty of fee l ing the tr u th with their hearts and aft er ,
and night they s tan d there and wa tch careful that n one of ,
re turn s to the h eart and fi nds i t emp ty and des olate and ,
The k now
e of S elf i s iden tical with Self k nowle d e
le d -
,
k now in i t s
n
_
0 1 0 a o ; . .
foun d ers upon the prin c ipal religious sy s tem s taugh t tha t
the o r i ginal and es sential man (A dam ) was an imper s onal
power that th e real man ( th e C h ri s t ) 1 5 a wh ole and canno t
,
kingdom of Heaven .
If
”
B ib le C or inth iii
. . 1 6.
34 E 0O S .
g re ed ,
sen s u al love ambition cowar d ice fear, te rror hate , , , , ,
’
They con s titute th e fals e I s or E gos in man ; fo r
even if man in h is s elf concei t may imagine that h e k nows -
p o o
are enab l ed to s tep out of thei r sphe re The y canno t b e .
T/z eop lz rastus P arac elsus jac ob B oelz m e and many othe r
, ,
a c h aracte r .
36 R EN UN C I A TI ON
‘
”
vanities of t h e world doe s not mean t o look with c on
temp t upon th e progres s Of t h e world to remain ign orant ,
grow th A s we forget .
ever y where .
“ ”
illus ive s elf will h is real self becom e u nlimited and be
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“ ”
sacrifice t h eir popg u n s and dolls they simply d o n o t ,
“
our exis tence rob s u s of a co u ntry and a h ome by
making u s citi z en s of t h e grand u niverse it s eparate s u s
fro m our mortal parents and friends to u nite u s wit h them
for ever as our immortal brothers and s isters i t lifts u s up
from the narrow con fi ne s of t h e illusory form to the unlim
ite d realm of t h e Ideal and releasing man from the p rison
,
If on t h e o t h e r h and a person w h o i s no t in po s se s s io n of
, ,
that are left there and only after h e open s his eyes and
,
gion they may have given their adhe ren c e I t was known .
his mate rial interests may be surro u nded by the grea tes t
,
lect u al reasone r will ask for a sign and no t see the sign s by
whic h he is con tin u ally s u rro u nded The tom b from which .
40 .
ledge , will man be able tocon trol his own magic ( spirit u al )
p owe r and employ i t for Good or for E vil .
n p urp o se s or to
attain some obj ect of their am b ition But s u ch events .
b l ack magicians are thos e that are do ing evil fo r the sake
of doing evil wh o inj ure others w itho ut expec ting or
,
the ligh t and shadow of the one ete rnal princip le of life ,
so ur c e of all Good .
42 TH E TR UE I D EA L.
the contact of th e lowe r end of that line with mat ter are
spen t wi t hin th e mate rial plane the h igher spiritual self ,
with the obj ect of his de sire fo rgets his own personality ,
’
Shakespeare s Julie t finds he r mortal i d eal realize d in
R omeo s youth ful fo rm U ni ted wi th him s he forge ts th e
’
.
,
i t ; the lark heralds the dawn and sh e mis takes its s ong fo r ,
and die s and having los t her ideal Julie t mus t die and th e
, ,
grasp it .
d id th e forme r only spiri t ual rea l i t ies are ever las t in g and
,
gence into the d epth s of his s oul and search its b ottom ,
but the s trong and pe rsis tent s ear c her wi l l pene tra te ve i l
a fter veil until a t the innermo st cent re he di sco ve rs th e
,
the pas t we will see the image of eternal truth mirro red in
,
suffi c ient it is the great spi r i t ual sun tha t knows tha t it
,
“
s c ience it d oes no t nee d to be corrobo ra t e d by recog
,
was and eve r remains the same whe ther mor t al man may ,
selves to the pe rcep t ion of the truth but the truth i t self is ,
ma y b e developed .
takes the ill u s ions produced by his sense s for the reality ,
C hris tian or M alz atm a are one and the same because bo t h ,
”
The te rms C hri stian or T h eosoph is t like s o many ,
X“
”
B ib le Ge ne sis iii . 22 .
48 P R O P H E TS .
are iden tical with each othe r p rovi d e d they h ave a ttain ed
,
he ard of eac h o ther , wo uld h ave the same vis ion A tree .
h armony with the aspiration s ofthe latter the one will see ,
the whole of the visible and i nvi s ib l e realm lies open befo re
them like a book in whose page s t h ey may read the whole
,
1 C or iii . . 1 9.
S UP ER S T I TI O N S .
51
exis tence than that w h ich i t enj oys in the ocean bed th e -
followers mis taking the low for the high have de throned
, ,
rhe uma tic con tra c t ions s pells of heat and cold e ruptions
, ,
e ffects .
See C L , H unt
, ; Vac c inat io n
.
M ED I CA L S C I EN C E .
53
, ,
cer tain proce sse s with in the o rganism of man which are ,
schools .
min d subs tance did exis t o u tside the visible form t here ,
exis tence than o urs and who are t herefore invisib l e to our
,
the so u l.
But when this time arrives s c ien t ific opinion s will cease to
be mer e b e l ie fs and knowledge will take th eir place
,
.
“
the material c onstitution of our bodies We are wo rm s .
of earth
”
beca u se we cling with all our aspirations to earth .
THE R EAL AN D TH E UN R E AL .
A ll ah l
”—
’
m i llah l— G od is O ne
’
Bi -s - . I ( oran
.
te rial s ubstance *—
may be we do no t know we only know ,
Universal P roteus.
U TI LI T Y O F P R I N C I P L E .
59
on the phys ical plane separate a single s ubs tance from its
att r ibu tes and endow it with others at will then one body
, ,
if we s trike i t
"
E a c h of these a ttribute s or all of them
.
not the same be cause d urin g l i fe it acqu ires ne wat trib u tes
,
*
and changes i ts characteris ti c s .
dea t h tear s out the roots the soul res ts and ceas es to ,
ow n real self .
‘I ’
true app re c iat ion of th e e sse nt ial nat ure of m an will sh owth at
A
th e re pe at e d re inc arnation ofth e h um an m onad in suc c e ssive pe r sonal i
t ie s is a sc ient ifi c ne c e ssity H ow c oul d it be possib le for a m an to
.
it h out it w h at w
.
y
c an e isx t r pe m ane n tly N or c ou d it b e o h e w
l . ise ; for it is not be wh o
t r
l y
d ie s i t is th e fa se egos d ing in h im A m an w h o d oe s not nowh is . k
ow tr l t
n ue se f c anno d ie , b e c ause h e h as not ye t c ome to ife ; it is on l ly
t r l y
na u e , iving and d ing in h im .
t l t
H is se nsa ions e ave h im at d e a h , and th e im age s c ause d inhis m i nd
r ll t rfi l k
b y th e e c o e c ion of th e supe c ia nowed ge wh ic h h e h as ac qui ed
l r
d u ing ife wi g ad ua
r l ll r fad e awa
lly th e in e e c ua fo c e s, w
y t ll t h ic h h ave l r
t t tfi
be e n se t in o m o ion b y h is sc ie n i c p u sui s, wi b e e h aus ed , and
r t ll x t
t rt tt
af e rt r
h a im e th e spi i of suc h a p e son, e ve n if h e h as be e n d u ing ife r l
th e g ea e s sc ie n is , Spe c u a o , and ogic ian, w
r t t t t l t r l i l be no h ing b ut an l t
l
im b e c i e b e ing, h aving m e e r ly l t t
th e fe e ing h a h e e is s, iving in d a x t l rk
ne ss, and b e ing d awn i e sis ib
r rr t ly t ow r r
a d s e inc a na ion ; see ing to r t k
r e im b od i se f again und e any c i c um s anc e s w
y t l r r t h a eve , to e sc ape f om t r r
t t x t
no h ingne ss in o e is e nc e .
existence of its own and eac h one exis ts only for the
,
u nive rse are s uch a s have once been men ; but the men
a nd women of our pre sen t civi l iza tion may h ave to p rogre s s
thro u g h million s of ages before t h ey at tain that s tate of
p erfectio n wh ich s uch beings po s sess .
“
fixed stars above our h eads they look ins ignifican t ,
former having only one and th e la tte r only two e xte ns ions
, ,
form .
f p
o s a c e becaus e tfz r ee i s t h e ,
the noise cau sed by the s h utting of the doo r of the car ,
”
s hutting that door caused the whole dream .
d ense and be proj ec ted upon the men tal s p h ere of oth e rs
, ,
t ransmis sion .
.
, ,
the s our c e of the lat ter only when we fall into e rror will ,
”
to s tep ou t of himself could he begin to imagine t h a t h e
exis te d as a separate Self ; only when h e began to ac t
agains t the law did h e begin to reali z e tha t there wa s
,
l
s tepping ou t of i tself becomes i ts own mirror an d the reby
e s tab l ishes a relation with itself “
G od
,
s ee s H is face l .
,
exis t s even after all his rela tio n with ex ternal th ings has
c ease d and does no t need to look con tinual l y in to a mir r or
,
exis tence of Nat u re and H e will s till sit on the g r eat white
,
St . J oh n :
R e ve a ions l t 2 xx
I f th e old m a im is ue h at it
. . x tr t “
is ab ove as it is b e ow, it h e n fo ow
l t
s h a G od ne ve ll t t r l
” ’
s ee p s M ans .
t
spi ri is not unc onsc ious wh e n h is ph sic a b od is as e e py l O n th e y l .
tr ry
c on a , i t is m o e fu raw a e w h e n c e n e e d in its ow
lly k n se f t r l
L i e wise th e
k l r r
”
“ P ralaya
‘
c onsc iousne ss . s ee p of B ah m d u ing
c an on ly r r
e fe xt r l r t
to h is e e na c e a ive ac ivi , but not to h is c e e s ia t ty l t l
ex t
is en e i
c n h s ow
i -
l
n se f c onsc ious igh l t .
70 I NNER SE N S E S .
th ought may proj e c t i t upon ano ther and the process will ,
”
be faci l itate d if the re c eive r is in a pass ive s tate of s l eep ,
“
h y pnotism o r s omnambulism
, The e xp r es sion sugge s
.
men t through whi c h the thou ghts of the fo rmer are ind u ced
to a c t upon the s ubj ective o r obj ective plane .
I N D UC H ON .
71
a tten tion o therwis e abs orbed his men tal s tate will change
and his perception wi l l di ff
,
one and di vi n e .
”
an evil d es tiny ( having a c q u ired evi l tendencie s by their
“ “
abo u t the nature of God are u sele s s beca u se God ha s ,
same G od .
2 C orint h , xi 1 .
4 .
A B S OL U T E 0 0 00 .
75
old go d s are dis carded and ne wones put into t h eir places .
The god of the Chri stian di ffe r s from that of th e Jews and ,
Man .
O n the fo u rth his lower and higher des ire s are counter
b alancing eac h o ther A t times he seeks for the higher
.
,
A d ept .
C H A PT E R 111 .
F O RM
'
”
ria l is t (correc t ly ) states tha t t h e re can be no matte r
withou t motion and no mo tion wit h ou t ma tter h e m u st ,
( P otency ) .
”
H e says in his bo ok on T b e T li rc e P r i nc ip les that by
, ,
and from this ac tivity L ig/i t and L ife were born H e then .
and its man i festa t ion is the v i sible and invis ib l e univers e
i n one with all its s u ns s tars plane ts the ir forms and
, , , ,
side of nat u re .
i
- i
a c o existing C ause
-
The F at/ter d oe s no t be c ome a .
duce s the Son i s the power res ting in the Father his W ill ,
manifes ting1 tse lfa s the Spirit pervading all nature The re .
“
means extension and we cann ot conceive of noth ing , ,
“
n o r can no th ing have a n extensio n Forms are — so t o .
say— space which has bee n rende red obj ec tive crysta l ize d ,
, , ,
e te rnal O ne .
“ “
S oul or Water or L igh t is a semi material elemen t -
.
tha t will pe r ish after the ligh t has been extra c ted from
them The li gh t i s th e redeeme r from darknes s o n eve ry
.
e ve rything .
E L E M E N TS .
79
of the soul it clothe s the forms of the latte r and ren d ers
,
Spirit .
2. AB .
—A combination of Matte r and So u l known ‘
,
as the A stral B od y ,
a mix t u re of E art h and
Wate r .
.
, ,
A B C — The E ssenc e o
.
f L if“ a combination of
e ,
Spirit or “
E ar t h and Fire
,
”
( the p rin ciple of
In tellectuality ) .
”
C P ure Sp ir it or Fire th e incompre h e n sible
.
-
,
*
First Great C a u s e .
that the jiva o r Vital ity is coun ted as the se con d and th e ,
1 2 22 .
jac ob B oelz m e
describes t h e actio n of the s e seven
p rinciples in his own way H e says .
“
When the ligh t was bo rn at t h e C entre t h e ( s pi rit u al ) ,
Sun and reacted upon the cen tral fire a terrible ba ttle
, ,
T h e Sansc i rt t r
e m s for th e se e n p inc ip e s a1 e : l , P ac i i , v r l r rt
2 , L ingasariram ; 3 , Kam arupa ; 4 , iva ; 5, M anas ; 6, B ud d h i J
7 ,
A t m a ( P a am -
A tm a,
rB rah m am ,
P arab rah m ) — See F e e ars of iv y
”
T h e osoPh y, p 1 53 . .
82 I N VI SI B I L I T Y .
“
g l ory aro und the head of a sain t is n o poe tical fiction ,
green and Iron emits all the colors of the rainbow Plan ts .
,
each thing and each being i s tinct u red with that particu l ar
principle which exi s ts at th e invisible cen tre and from this ,
co ntain s wit h in itself its eth e real co u nte rp art w h ich may , ,
84 TH E C E N TR E .
3? t t r l t
Th is in im a e e a ion of th e as a fo m and th e p h sic a b od is tr l r y l y
t l tr t
of e n i lus a ed at so c a ed e p osu e s of sp i i ua m ed ium s
-
ll I fa x r rt l .
t r lz r
m a e ia i e d fo m is soi ed by ink or soo , th e c o o i ng m a e l il t l r tt r wl
af e w
t r r of th e m ed ium s bod , rr rt y
’
a d s b e found on th e c o e spond ing pa
b e c ause , w h e n th e as a fo m re e n e s th a b od , it w tr l r
i l eave th e -
t r t y l l
l tt r
soi ing m a e on th e c o re s ond ing par s of th e a e
p r t l tt r .
A S TR A L F OR M S . 85
“
pe rson feels as if he were no t himself o r as if another
person was lying in the s ame b e d with him and that h e , ,
U s u ally th ese as tral forms are wit h out con scio u snes s
and wi tho u t any life of t h eir own bu t the y may be made
,
f
The forms in the realm of So u l in which the fou rth ,
”
we fo r ins tance h ear th e word animal we conce ive of
, , ,
L h um anité p osth um e
’
A d olphe D A ssie r ’
.
“
L i fe is one a l l pervading princip l e and even the thing
-
,
B uwl
e r L ytt on Zanoni .
E L E M E N T/ I L S P I R I TS O F I VA T UR E . 87
r l v t l
P a ac e sus gi e s d e ai e d d e sc ip ions of h ese be ings r t t .
1
‘
Son of W isd om ( A nge ) l .
83 S O UL I N D U C TI O N
away .
“ ”
were transfixed by terror or paraly z ed by fear In .
d ie .
90 PH A N TOM S .
the se forms may be very end u ring accor d ing to the intensi t y
and du r ation of the though t tha t create d them wh ile others ,
peop l ing h is cur rent in space with the offspring of his fan
cie s des ire s impulse s and pas sion s a curren t whic h
, , , ,
sons, if b
y c o n tr ary e m ot io n s th e W i l l b e c om e s d i v id e d ac t in g in tw o
j ,
Th e saint answe red t h at t his was im p ossib l e , and t h at th e app arit ion
h ad b e e n p rod uc e d b y th e d evil , b e c ause only h oly pe rsons c oul d h ave
an ap parit ion of C h rist A s h e said so, a d oub t as to w
. h e th e r th e
app arit ion see n m ay not h ave b een a true one afte r all e nt e re d h is
m ind , and im m e d iat e ly a d ivision of c onsc iousne ss was p r od uc e d , w h ic h
c ause d th e d oub l e of D om inic to a r t r p at ie nt 5
’
e a a t th e o h e sid e of th e
pp
be d . Th e tw o D om inic s w e re se e n b y th e p at ie nt , and h e ar d to d is
put e with e ac h oth e r, and w h il e one D om inic asse rted th at th e app arit ion
h ad b e e n th e w ork of th e d e vi l , th e oth e r one m aint aine d t h at it w as th e
w
true C h rist Th e two D om inic s ere so e xac tly id entic al, th at th e
.
9 2 TH O UGH T SH A PE S .
r t r
A b su d as suc h s o ie s may appea to our e nligh e ned age , ”
hei r t t r
ab su d i r ty c e ase s wh e n th e oc c u aws of na ure , and th e fac of th e possi
lt l t t
b ilitie s of a d ouble c onsc iousness are und e s ood rt .
A . P S inne t
. t T he O c c u lt W o rl d .
”
SP I R I TS O F M US I C .
93
harmony .
the half closed eyes The s e dark back gro un d s of the little
-
.
for evil and that the nece s sity of co nt r o l ling th ough ts and
,
ligh t of reason all ill u sions will disapp ear in the end an d
th e t ru t h appear — no t h i d den in forms but in th e s ub l im e ,
f y
I h con t inue to exis t a s long as man infuse s l ife and
‘
purpo ses L ove s and hates may create subj e c tive forms
.
the latter The same obj ect may b e at t ained if that perso n
. s
able to s ee i t .
control over the s emi in tel l igent force s of Nature can make
-
,
The best o f s uch medium s have b een very unj us tly blamed
“ ”
fo r fo r a med ium which would not che at is as
unthinkable as a mirror that woul d n o t reflect t h e obj ects
be fore i t The thoughts of th e person s vis i t ing a Me d ium
.
,
”
and who are trying to find out h is impostu res are taken ,
“
see the s piri ts of dead people — some time s eve n h is
fr iends an d relative s — po u nce u pon th e fres h spilled blood -
demorali z ed by i t .
“
yo u wis h to be haun ted by th e g h os t of a man attrac t ,
arily infu sed with life they will manife st the lowe r charac
,
again .
h ose w h ol e
con scio u snes s h as been conce n tr a ted w
,
o
ith m h l S lowe r
.
,
h rc h
their h ate p rod u c e s u p on th e latter , and of th e mod e 1 1 1
102 D E GR A D A TI 0 1 V .
n ot n eed the in u
'
sté
'
I SJ
C
c t c t t c I c
LI F E .
the g ods .
ins tance— will not have the body of a m an and the h ead of
a n animal bu t its h uman charac ter w ill be e xpre s s ed in a l l
,
read i t co rrectly .
pecu l iar att r ibute s which dis t inguish i t from o ther form s
, .
pare nts whose mental and intel l e c tual cons titution would
,
“
point ,
death is life because during the time that dea th
, ,
nfo on th e
units expand to mingle again w ith t h e wh ole
, I t d c on .
“
ideas such as good evi l wisdom p owe r love hope
, , , , , , ,
”
faith and ch arity e tc have no forms b u t t h ey may
,
.
, ,
in forms .
as tral forces of nature are the arch itects and the physical ,
be s o mething dis tinc t and isolated from the unive rsal life ,
pain and death and to the whole range of emo tion s and
,
”
d e c ayed and the magnetic body dispe r se d the remnan t ,
exis t as a for m .
into exis tence and th ere a re inn u m erable acco unts give n
,
s u ch facts .
.
h lc h
we cannot control If i ts accumulating ene rgy is not le d
.
into othe r channels i t will grow u ntil it bec ome s s tro nge r
than wi l l and s tronger than rea son To con tro l 1 1 1 t .
,
symbolic expre ssion in the life giving infl u ences mee ting -
Wes t .
and his l ove t o this globe witho ut losing anyth ing thereby .
n othing e l se but these two fac tors to act upon The more .
“ ”
Good . I n h im is life and t h e life is t h e ligh t of m en
, .
wh ere that gras ses and trees animal s and men live and
, , ,
“ ”
tr u th when t h ey s ay that God made th e gras s gro w ;
b u t the learne d wh o canno t conceive of anyth ing t h at
,
St J oh n i 4
. .
1 1 8 E LI X I R OF L I FE .
d eeper into the earth and may even ab s orb the activity of
,
ins tinc tively the life giving infl u ence of the sup reme spirit
-
sa tisfy the desire ofh is ma teria l form he will hims elf remain ,
h i s soul t o its divine infl u ence he will e nte r its sph e re and
,
the four th it create s de sires cal l ing forth l ife and ins tin c ts
,
the ele men ts whic h they need from the sto r eho use of
nature . I t fore ver calls m e n to life by the voice of truth ,
H A R M ON Y .
“
To lis ten to the m u sic of t h e sp h e res is a poe tical
expre s sion bu t i t expre s ses a great truth ; beca u se the
,
th ree facto rs again are req u ire d : the mo t ive the will and , ,
to exi s t .
upon one plane while the motive a ffects ano ther plane and
, ,
th ey both react u pon higher plan es and the re res ults are ,
nature .
“
Plato w ro te ove r t h e doo r of h is academy : L e t no
one enter here u nles s he i s well ve rsed in ma t h ematics
and Pythagoras deman d ed the a d d itional knowle d ge of
music They mean t t o say that he wh o wis h es to investi
.
The ancient p h ilo soph ers belie ved t h at t h ere were seven
planets i n our s olar sys tem and mode rn scien t ists bas e ,
force radiating from the cen tre to wards the p eriph ery and ,
y
The powe r by which h arm ony is produced is the powe r
of L ove L ove produces harmony h ate causes discord
.
, .
they love each other and be fully con ten ted M an and .
mu t u al hap p ines s .
1 3 0 A T TR A C T] O N .
o ver all the more will the living sp iri t ual power of man
,
p e rse d
t o be s trong mu st be p u re and unalloy e d wit h
.
L ove , ,
obj ec t whi c h i t desire s it trans fers its love upon some t hin g
,
y
,
ins ulated electric wire may have ele ctr ici ty ind u ced m it , ,
ape their mas ters and anima l s take s ome of the lowe r
,
“ ’
What may be one man s food wi l l b e anothe r man s ,
’
alone .
T h e wo r d “
asc etz c z sm
'
. A
man who lives in a convent or as an he rmit in the wilde r ,
“
nes s is no t an as c e tic if h e has no des ire fo r a life in
, ,
”
we d o not wan t “
. A sce t icism means d isc ip line and a ”
,
his peace The real asc etic is there fore he wh o live s in the
.
y
tem ptation s b w h ic h he may be s u rro u nded s till maintain s ,
1 36 A SC E 7 1 0 1 5 111 .
l
D eep in yo u rself in the clo udless ce n tre of your soul and
, ,
I L L U SI ON .
mater ial life remain behind but the emo tions ent e r with ,
him .
O n th e entr a
“ ”
t o pray . nce of that temple are the
D wellers o u r '
s 1 on .
other forms .
threa ten s the poo r and the conseq u ence of s upe rabun d ance
,
t h e ric h and s ome of the ric h tak e advantage of the dis tres s
,
1 44 M ON E Y .
beggar 1 n th e k ingdo m of tr u th .
s tille d Neares t to the ill u sio n of s elf s tand s the ill u sion
.
and that inj uries inflicted u pon the body m ay unde r certain
con d itions be felt very ac u te l y by the d isem b odie d m an .
T h om as d e Ke mpis .
A M B I TI ON . 1 47
lowe r principles have led him in to mis takes they will suffer ,
”
of the forgivenes s of s ins and pries ts co u ld for give sins ,
1 48 FE A R ,
D O UB T A N D R E M OR S E .
ation the mind crea tes dis o rd erly fancie s and h all u cina
tions Th e passive s eer d re am s wh ile awake and may
’
.
,
h emp and o ther na rco tics w h ich not only s u spend t h eir
, ,
w ill the mind become dis turbed and the spirit be forced to
retreat in to i ts inte rior prison ; or if i t loses entirely i ts
h o l d over th e mind it may be driven away by the fo rce s
,
the pos s ibility of thei r exis tence come s to h is con scio u sness .
”
powerfu l . A
mes me rizer can fo r m either a bea u tiful or a horrible
pi c t u r e i n his mind and by transferring i t by h is wi l l u po n
,
”
I f a M edium submits the control ove r his imagina
tion to ano ther being he becomes h is servant Thi s oth er .
“ ”
escape s Such a . j us tice is equivalen t to p un ish i ng a
s tick wi t h which a mu rder has been commi tted and to le t ,
They may change or dis tort t h e fea t u re s they may ren der ,
/I aximilian
ll lt
> ‘
Pe tty : D ie m y stisc h e n E rsc h e inunge n in d e r N atur .
H A P P I N E SS . 1 55
him .
T hey fee l the power of gravi tation and s peak throu gh the ,
w
rece iving h is blessing give s way to anoth er part to be
bles sed li k e ise S tar s and plane ts worlds and molecu l es
.
, ,
-
.
,
, ,
“
exis t . If they are alone and wi tho u t pastime they
are mis erable If the y are only 1 n c ompany with them
.
wi th his God .
1 60 SLE E P .
the anti the sis of God the devil may become s elf c on scio u s
, , .
existence to them .
“
Nor is it neces sary t h at the person w h os e g h o s t
h aun ts a ho u se should h ave died T h ere are many living
.
and d o they not all move in the same lake ? L ikewise each
in d ivid ual being consti t u te s a centre of consciousness in
th e se a of e ternity who se ripples of t h o u g h t extend into
,
c ha r ity j u s tice
, tr u th etc in t h eir h ighes t aspects we live ,
,
o
1 66 W I S D 0 111 .
'
th e c h asm the intelle c t to o weak to guide the will to re sist
,
intellect and will i t seeks to act acco rding to the imp uls e
,
will and though t become united and act as one then will
true s el f consciousnes s become manifest The self con
-
.
-
of gros s matte r rega r ding time and space and we are able 1 ,
a
s H is oi t re d e s d iab les d e L oudin .
1 68 W I LL A N D TH O U G H T .
O ur t h o u g h t s
go t o t h e de sired locality for t h a t l o ca l ity , ,
“ ”
I t s ome times h appen s that the do uble of a sleeping
pe rson is a ttracted t o a dis tant pla c e acting h owe ve r , ,
ing to see h is na tive place again p roj ects his t h ough ts and ,
by flames at th e s take .
*
occ u rred and which at that time we re real to h im
,
.
t r l
ano h e p ac e and if th e ph sic a b od y l yr t r r l t
e u ns to its no m a s ate , it
m ay or m ay not e m e m b e w r h a h appe ne d to h im w
r t h i e he w
l as in th e
t r t t
o he s a e B ut h e e are som e e c e p ional c ase s, in w
. t r x t h ic h th e c on
t t t
sc iousne ss ofb o h s a e s m ay be c om e b e nd e d , and l t
h e n th e pe son m ayr
re me m b e wh e e h e h ad b ee n and w
r r h a h e h ad bee n d oing wh i e in h a
t l t t
t r
o h e c ase O ne of suc h e
. xtr r
ao d ina ry t
c ase s is m e n ione d in A P . .
S innett s
’
t
I nc id e n s in th e L ife of M ad ame B avats l ”
ky S pe a ing ofk
.
k
h e r sic ne ss in T zfl zs M ad am e B ava s l t ky y t t
sa s, h a sh e h ad th e se nsa ion t
as if sh e w e e tw r r t r
o d iffe e n p e sons, one b e ing th e M ad am e B ava s l t ky
wh ose b od was ing sic in be d th e o he pe son ane n i e d iffe e n
y ly k t r r . t r ly r t
r r W h e n I was in m y ow l r t t y
“ ”
and sup e io be ing e s ae, sh e sa s, I
k ne wwh o h a o h e pe son was and wh a sh e ( or h e ) h ad bee n d oing
.
t t t r r t
but wh en I was h a o h e be ing m se f, I d id not nownot c a e w
t t t r y l k hor
was h a M ad ame B ava s
t t l t ky
”
t r r
I t is h e e fo e ve
. we p ossib e h a
ry ll l t t
M ad am e B lavatsk y s
’
ransc e n t d e n a E go,t l ”
wi h all its c onsc iousness,
t
fac u ie s and p owe s ofpe c e p ion, in fac , h e r real self, w
lt . r r t t as c onsc ious ly
and r ly
ea l und e going c e ain m s e ious e pe rie nc e s in T ib e , w
r rt yt r x t
hi e l
th e p h sic a ins um e n , w
y l tr h ic h w
t M ad am e B ava s , was sic
ll l t ky k
”
e ca
at T ifl is ; b ut suc h an e p ana ion w x l t ll r
i be inc om p e h e nsib e to h ose l t
p e sons w
r h o i m ag in e th e p h y
sic al bod o f ay p e son rto b e th e wh o e of l
1 74 R E A S ON .
yet see its l igh t This i s the beginni ng of that true s p iri t
.
D E AT H .
between us A s so o n as w
. e begin to reali ze that relation ,
re l atio n to i t .
form we call into exi s tence a new state of con scio u sness
, ,
fo r enj oyin g sen s ual pleas u res were u sed for th e purpos e ,
time wi thdrawing our con sciousnes s from the e xte nor and
concentrating it u pon the interio r plane we may 1 n cou rse , ,
be .
they have neve r l eft ) and the lowe r eleme nts which may ,
disintegra te .
weigh t heat and cold hunger and thirs t whic h may have
, , ,
the s t r onges t survive s all the res t the o ther imp re s sion s
,
every breath from the dying body the e thereal form was
a d ded to and became mo re pe r fect P rese ntly th e fee t .
E xtr at d from th
c e e le tte r ofan A d ept .
1 80 TH E P E R I SP R I T .
I t may s till contain the good and evil ten den cies which i t
acquired during life If man s sp irit rise s above the
.
’
A .
J . r
D avis d esc ibe s a sim i a l r sc ene.
1 82 H E E LS .
physical plane Good tho u ghts are ligh t and rise above
.
t h ey are real and subs tan tial t o tho s e wh o live amo ng them
and realize their exis te nce Th e my t h s of h e l l and p urga
.
by dwelling on them and fee d ing th em with the sub sta nce
taken from our own mind L ove is th e life of th e go od
.
,
bro ugh t into exis tenc e with malice beco m es malici ou s and ,
n either God nor the D evil has any use nor c an the highes t
D hyan C hahan of evil exert any powe r over a man unle s s
tha t man has already a devil in him .
,
n The artifi cial
.
have been crea ted in the mind are for c e s that mus t become
e xhaus ted b e fore they can die They will con tinue to ac t
.
this sense we all are c ontin u ally dying every day and eve n ,
exis tence s fro m their s t u por into a r eali z ation of pain for
the p u rpo se of g ratifying idle c u riosity is cruel and may ,
thirst for life and fo r the grati fica tion of ear thly desires .
may becom e [nc ubi and S ucc ubi Vamp ires s tea l ing li fe ,
“ ”
The revelations made by such spirit s a re only the
ec h oes of the ir forme r t h ought s or of thoughts impre sse d ,
"
so u ls of dead H indus ask some times fo r th e pe rformance
of sacrifices to thei r gods and e very
“
spi ri t appears to
,
“
I f man h as a spiri t that spirit mus t b e immortal
,
'
of all condi t ions but t h ose which i t creates itself The self .
and of matte r .
wh ose spiri tual cons ciou snes s i s awake will be his own ,
reincarnate eit h e r for the b ene fit ofhuma nity or for his own
,
" ”
A ngels a s well as devils are bo rn in to the w orld and
, , ,
e -
,
, ,
”
Beard wh o was execu ted fo r his crime s a t Nan tes killed
, ,
‘
he great spi rit u al Sun ren d ers him s trong to overcome the
1 ttrac tion of matte r and as sis ts h im to come victorious
,
conne ction with it and sell his inhe rite d ri ghts to imm or
ta l ity like the biblical E sau for a co mparatively W o r th l es s
, ,
ill d i sappe ar .
1 94 GOD
”
tion of the e ternal O ne Ther e c an be ne i t he r mat ter
.
e el o o r o ,
t/i eologic a .
eye s and to see the truth and who was ther e fore not ,
ow
’
n se lf ; it lo oke d wi t hin its elf or to expres s i t in other
‘
l W isd om
’
ete rna .
but hi s own
.
, , , ,
thing else A ll thes e p owe rs and fo rce s and ene r gie s are
.
by its own gra c e if h e makes h ims elf ready for i ts recep tion
,
.
an eye .
q ualitie s are dete rmined by the act ion o f th e will res iding
in them They a re a l l certain s tates of M ind and Wi l l and
.
,
w
ca u ses them to exis t as an appearance on th e sc ree n of
creation They are all manifes tatio n s of thei r o n inner
.
he may otherwise be .
exist and every one may see them L ikewis e idea s e xis t .
H e who s teal s away the life of any being whe ther legally ,
lop off the leave s and the twigs or even to hid e the tree ,
S igh t .
g old nor
,
c ould we transform a sinne r into a sain t if we
then would the gold en era be gin and the pa r adise be again
es tabl ishe d upon the earth Then wo u ld th ey c ease to .
run afte r ill usions and sha d ows or to put their fai th into ,
and ins tr u ments for its mani fes ta t ion ; all bei ng obe d ie nt
to d ivine law orde r and h armony wit h o u t w h ic h th ey
, ,
and j u s tice and trut h are self exis ten t s elf sufli c ie nt and
-
,
-
*
creation ; b u t creation is depe ndent on H im .
Se e J ac ob B oeh m e , A uror a 2 3 .
l mm
' '
E a H a r d inge B r itt e n “
G h ost Land Th e c ase c it e d in this
.
nine is poisono u s than why h ate can kill or fear para l yze
, ,
the hear t .
form to s ubj ective ideas The a r tis t exe r c i ses this power
.
his wi l l .
a spiri tual sub s tance which can b e made visible and tan ,
g ib le by art it is a s ub sta n,
ce bu t be ing i nvi s ible ,w e call , ,
“
This L igh t (A s tral L ig h t ) re sid es 1 n th e Water (Akasa ) ’
M irac ul osa,
‘
J . T rith eim C h ap xiv . .
20 6 N A T UR A L L A W .
soul
’
experience .
’
by curses M an s foot crushes t he insect beca u s e man s
.
’
,
inte ll igen t powe r s ets them into mo tion they obey th e law,
th ing by our own power A ll selfish e fforts are usel ess for
.
with ma t ter and draws up towards the sun suc h e leme nts
,
build s again its pr ison hous e of anima ted clay and appears
-
,
of life .
in tuition .
dered in one life may be our g u ides in ano the r and accu
m ulate d energie s will become a c tive whene ver circum
s tances req u ire i t d u ring an exis tence on t h e material
plane eit h e r 1 n one life or anot h er according to the e terna l
,
A gain and again man pas ses throug h the wheel of trans
formation changing h is lowe r energie s into h igher ones
, ,
, .
,
L ike the tree that can s end its roo ts i nto t h e ne ighbori ng
“
the will and the will sullenly leave s it s favor ite occ u pation
,
with the fe male M oon in the water of T rut/i they will pro ,
the builder is the will reas on the s u pe rin tenden t and wis
, ,
u n
Th e Pe rfe c t W ay, or th e F ind ing of C h rist
”
.
TH E B UI L D E R S . 21 5
dir ection towa r d s t he so u rce of all goo d than the man who ,
his phys ical balance it to tte rs from side to s ide fal l s from ,
to th eir s o u rce .
ac t w h en obtaining a life of it s ow
,
n by th at act it will ,
of nature are eve rywh ere and alway s rea d y t o en ter the ,
mal c ondi tions u nneces sary for t h e hu man sys tem and
, ,
bearing seed which is u pon the face of all the ear t h and
,
.
lence phys ical and psyc h ical apa th y are t h e neces sary c on
, ,
sequences of o ve r stimulatio n -
.
G e ne sis i 2 9 . .
'
r
1 A c c o d ing to th e c a c u a ions mad e b y P of l l t
v L ie big, the r .
J . .
th at of wh e at for 4d .
A L C OH OL . 219
”
million s of profe ssed C hristian s who base th e ir illusory ,
the air and over the cattle and over eve ry living thing
, ,
“ “ ” “ ” ”
th e ter ms fis h and fowl and , catt l e e tc are , ,
.
,
doubt ful whether the re is any pas sion in the world more .
ll‘
‘
Se e D r A . . Kingsford : Th e P e rfec t W ay in Die t .
”
220 R E LA TI VE U TI L I T Y .
inaugurated by fo rce .
refined nat ures re quire little n u trimen t ethe real bei ngs
“
and Spiritual en titie s require n o mate r ial food .
If the end i s low and vulgar low and v u lgar means will ,
Se e D r A . . Kingsford : Th e A l c oh ol ic C ontroversy .
222 F A I TH A N D D O UB T .
the grande st res u lts are p rod u ced on the spiritual plane .
m en tal and the spi rit u al fac u lties of h uman ity expand To .
do u b ts his usefu lne ss will be se rio usly impai red whe rea s
,
fai th in h imself .
“
B u lwer L ytton says : T h e victims of the gho s tly one
are t h ose tha t wo uld as pire and can only fear Fear and .
that power which indu c es the v olun t ary and involun tar y
function s of the physical organ ism its c en tre of activity is
t h e sp inal c or d I n i ts hi ghe r aspect i t is the power which
.
a
t He wh o is ne ith e r h ot nor c ol d , b ut l uke war m , will be Spue d out
b y na u et r .
”
- B ible .
2 24 OB E D I E N C E .
mas te rs .
but terfly eme rging from the ch rysalis he stre t ches out his ,
The firs t and mos t impor t an t obj ect of man s exis tence ’
“
knowledge of the i l lusions of li fe for such knowledge 1 5 ,
ill u sive and will e nd with thos e illu sions no t mere intel
,
ow n ha l l u cination s .
become r u le rs and go d s .
b elief of the maj ority i s not always the co rrec t belief and ,
4 .L e t no t h ing t h at a f
f ects yo u r p hy s ical body its c om ,
g
material plane live above it w it h o u t los ing co ntr ol ove r it
, .
t t
T h e e igh s age s on th e noble eiglztfold P ath to find th e t uth are, r
tr t
ac c ording to th e d oc ine of G au am a B ud dh a, th e fo o ing ll w
1 R igh B e ie f . t l .
2 R igh . t
3 R igh . t
4 R igh D oc ine . t tr .
. t
5 R igh M e ans of Livelih ood .
6 R igh E nd e avo . t r .
R igh M e mo t ry
5
. .
R igh M ed i a ion t t t .
able to real ize the fact that moral growth is not neces sary
t o plea se a god whos e favo r mus t be ob tained b u t that ,
LI G HT .
”—
a Let th er e be L igh t . B ible .
,
-
Su nlight .
o
,
1 nte llige nt as well a s some of the unin tell igent force s h ave
c ry s ta llized into a form B ound by t h e law s of t h e Ka rm a
.
“
C hristians not the dead Je s u s b u t the living Savio ur who
,
e very one who unite s his own sel f with that C h ris t— no
matte r what his creed o r confes sion may b e — wi l l be c ome
as true and ve ritable a C h ris t as eve r l ive d upon the E ar t h .
tuting his s oul with that divine and e thereal higher se l f wil l
feel its powe r in his own heart T h is prin c iple bapti z e s .
“ ”
influence is th e tr ue vi c e geren t of G od because the ,
and she d s blessings u pon e very one who approa c hes his
p resence I t forgives the sins of men by transforming
.
,
“
chur c h i s truly c atholic that is to say universal ; noth
, ,
h im their will .
”
in a manger between the elemental and an i mal for c es 1 n
man H e can only be bo rn in a lowly place be caus e
.
,
te rial science s ophis try hoary wit h age old log i c based
, ,
god .
A be am in d ark ne ss le t i t grow
”
.
,
hands and the s ole s of the fee t and in oth er parts of his
, ,
with the morta l will neces sarily cause su ffe r ing to the la t ter
u ntil the lower elemen ts are en tirely s u bj ected and re ndered
u nconscio us .
the high may live and as the low is gifted with conscio u s
,
“
ram of the intellec t wh os e powe r resides in his h orns ,
sho u lders the s ins of the worl d for H e Him self 1 5 witho u t ,
they die to all tha t i s an imal and low and t h e more they
die to th e latter the more w
,
t h e m se lve s R osic ruc ians and some suc h are st ill in e x ist e nc e Th e y
,
”
.
t h e real C h rist .
”
1 '
T o b ind .
TR U TH . 2 43
name of j o r perhap
esus, s je/z os/z ua eve r existed and , ,
w
.
, ,
R e velauons xx 7 . .
2 46 F A US T .
des truction of 1 gnoranc e the Sank h aras are des tr oyed and ,
conse quent evils From ignorance spr ing all evils from
.
,
nes s and benevolence and yet such qualities are abs urd
, ,
obey his s elfi s h emo tions b u t con t rols the m and create s ,
may b ring disease and his evi l eye may be poison to per
,
dea t h .
c o operation
-
with the b e ne fi c e nt powers the mas te r ,
remo tenes s from the spiri tual sun The fart h er h e travels .
”
able becaus e they all caus e e ffec ts wh i c h have to be come
,
e nce for evil tha t he love s evil better than good and tha t
, ,
and rej ect s it will s u ffer i ts los s O nly the good will s u r .
re s urre c t from the form the good a blessing and the e vil a
,
“
talliz e d in s pace and live no t agai n until t h e thou sand
years T are fi nish e d I when they may agai n begin their
,
”
“
B u t H e t/z at is will s till s it upon t he great whi t e
”
t h rone after th e eart h and the heave n h av e fled away
fro m H is face ! and the p owe r s of good the sons of wis
, ,
“ ”
dom ,
over wh ich the se cond deat h h as no power will ,
S t J oh n : R eve l at ions xx
. . 1 .
1 Th e P ralaya
'
.
I St . J oh n R eve l at ions xx 5 .
! R eve lations xx 2 . . I b id , xx 6
. . .
C HA P TE R XI I .
CONC L O U SI N .
c ob B ee/m i c
7a .
all men s uch as Buddha have left no wri tten reco rds of
, ,
2 52
2 54 I N TE L L E C T UA L A N I M A L S .
”
“
Philo sophers w h o say tha t m an h as no magical power s
, ,
Schopen h a u er says : “
I n con s eq u e n ce of the ac tion of
’
‘
grace the en tire bein g of man become s remodelled so
, ,
be tau ght and those who live en t ire l y within the region of
,
explained to a l l who d o not rej ec t the truth but the sec ret
meanin g of the sacred symbols canno t be exp l aine d in
wor d s i t can b e u n d ers tood only by th os e who have
,
her slu mbe r and asks the m fo r the bread of wis d om but ,
enj oy it too .
requiremen t is
TO KN O W .
are but we will for a l l that still be i gno ran t of its interior
, , ,
Re ve l at ions xxi . 2 7.
D A N GE R O US KN O W L E D GE . 2 59
, n invisible
poisonous will to a d is tance to leave at will the prison ,
tha t the fo rme r knew these facts but gave a wrong e xp lan ,
explanatio n a t all .
“ ”
O nly the pure in hea rt can se e G od H e who has .
“
If you eat fr om the tree of tr u e knowle d ge you will
”
s u rely die Yo u r p ers o nali ty wi l l be swa ll owed u p by a
.
tion may arrive befo re the lesson i s learned and wha t has ,
talents with wh ich men are en d owed and for their propen ,
is go od w h e t h er i t w
or e vil , ill benefit or inj u re u s if we ,
is
. M any profes s to love Ch ris t and de spise and rej ec t
,
“
H im if they meet Him in man Such a love of God and .
divine ligh t to sh ine with in our own soul we will know the ,
t ruth for the truth is on ly one and th e one exis ting within
, ,
canno t be known .
T O DA R E .
P rov . xxvi .
4
.
2 64 DAR I N G .
s trengthen s the will and each u n selfis h d eed increa ses its
w
,
l arger than the part and the infini te gre ater than t he
,
life with the w h ole the latter causes his own d e str u c tion
, ,
and y ou will bec om e y our own 211 aster, and tk oL ord over
devo tion t o me .
the name of chur c h whi c h means asp iri tual union unle ss
, ,
voic e o f D i vi ne PV i sd om p
s e ak i ng wit/z i n tk e lz e art ; but
t his s t ate will b e arrive d at on l y a ft er th e s torm of the
pas sions th e battle of desires and the c onflict of th e
, ,
will know h owto practise inter ior med itation or y og; but
by those wh o move merely in the sensual plane o r whos e ,
centre .
J . Ke rning ,
Ke y .
2 70 L A N G UA G E O F N A T UR E .
due on l y to me d i u mship .
Natural forces are subj ect to natu r a l law and t here fore , , ,
ing the conditions u nder w h ich they will act but th e d ivine
Word of G od i s above nature and above any condition s ,
I t is an ab so u e im possib i i l t to l ty
ansfo m m a er in o m o ion or tr r tt t t
sound , or sound in o ife or s t l ir t
p i ; b e c ause th e se ve n fo m s of e e na r t r l
t r t r
na u e are e e nal and unc h ange ab e l
A ll h a c an be c h ange d is h e i
. t t t r
t rk
m od e of ac ion D a ne ss c anno be c h ange d in o igh , a h ough it
. t t l t lt
tr t t r
m ay b e pe ne a e d b y it : nei h e d oe s a re d -h ot i on c h ange in o ligh , r t t
lt l t tt r
a h ough i h b e c om e s m anife s h e e in b y m e ans of th e h e a
g E ac h t .
7 a c ob B oek m e
”
Th ree fo d
. l
tr t t
I t is ue h a e ac h of th e se ve n p inc ip e s c on ains p o e n iar l th e t t t lly
o h e six, and h a th e h i h e m ay be aw
t r t t r k l r t
“ ”
a e ne d or ibe a e d in the
g
ow
l r e t y
b ut h is c an onl be d one b y th e ac ion of th e h igh e ind uc ing t r
rr
th e c o e sp ond in
g a e n h igh e pl t t
in c ip e to b e c om e ac i e w r r
i h in th e l tv t
low e r .M e e r ly l t
m e c h anic a m o ion c anno c a ife or c onsc iousne ss in o t ll l t
ac ion in a fo m , w
t i h ou th e ac ion of a iving and c onsc ious p ow
r t t t l
e to r
l
ac t up on the ife and c onsc iousne ss a e n h e e in l t tt r .
UN I VE R S A L L A N G UA G E . 2 71
free of error will u nders tand the lan guage of nature and
,
th e manifestation of truth .
advises us to follow Him and find the true u nde rs tan d ing
o urse l ves O nly when all the book make r s on theo so phi c al
.
-
hair before thei r t ime bend the back wrinkle the face , , ,
mean i ng .
TH E P E N TA O R A M . 2 75
protect them ag ains t the intr u sion s of the sorc erer and the
wi tch .
lines forming only one broken l ine wi tho ut any interr u ption ,
, ,
l i bc sh ah ( E arth ) .
N our ( F ire ) .
I .
line represen ts the animal prin c i ple for the h eads of anima l s ,
one s C ross
’ ”
means to s acrifice one s own desire s to the
,
’
,
h o beho ld it R ise oh man up to y o u r
.
, ,
2 80 7H E CR OS S .
many bow before the M oloc h of s u pers tition and ign o rance ,
A c c ord , 1 2 1 .
A d am , 3 2 , 81 , 1 2 0 , 1 2 9 .
A d orat ion, 1 37 ,
1 56, 1 74 , 2
53 .
Af et r l ife 61 94 1 1 2 1 4 5 1 78 1 81
-
, , . , .
, .
A gr ipp a 1 4 8 , .
A l c h e m y 56 2 0 3 2 1 3 , , , .
A l c oh ol 1 3 2 2 1 8 , ,
.
A ll e gor ie s 2 7 86 1 71 2 1 5 2 4 1 4 52
, , , , , , .
A m bit ion 1 4 8 ,
.
A nim al food 1 3 2 2 1 8 , , .
A nim al for m s 1 0 2 1 40 , ,
.
A nim al s 1 60 2 1 8 2 54
, , , .
A pp arit ions 1 69 1 78 , , .
A spirat ions 1 0 0 , .
A sc e t ic ism 3 6 1 3 5 , , .
A stral bod y 80 9 8 1 5 1 1 62 1 66 1 86 , , , , , , .
A str al form s 84 90 9 4 9 8 1 8 2 59 , , , , ,
0 , .
A stral l igh t 63 1 0 4 1 60 1 71 1 9 6 2 0 1
, , , , , , .
A t h e ism 74 , .
A t m a 2 3 3 2 42 2 67
, , , .
A t one me nt 2 2 1 2 4 0
-
, ,
.
A ttrac t ion 72 1 0 0 1 2 9 1 44 1 67 1 9 1 20 1
, , , , , , , ,
2 50 .
A ura 82 1 3 2
, ,
.
A wak e ning 2 67 2 71 , , .
B e au ty ,
2
74 .
B e l ie f 2 2 7
, ,
23 7 .
B h agavad G i a, 72 , t 2
5 2 , 2 66.
ii I N DE X .
B ib l e , 2 8, 2
3 6, 2 44 , 2
5 2 .
l k M agic 3 9
B ac , ,
84 , 1 1 2, 1 9 , 64
0 2 .
B l avat sky 1 72 , .
B l e ssing 1 62 , .
B l ood 9 8 1 3 2
, ,
.
B oe h m e , J b, 1 2,
ac o
35 77,
8o, ,
1 62 , 242 , 2 2,
5
r
B ain, 20 8, 21
3 .
B uil d e r s, 2 1
5 .
r
B ah m , 69 .
C ap it al P unish m e nt , 1 52 , 1 96 .
C ause , 61 .
C e ntre , 84 , 2
53 ,
2 62 , 2 80 .
C e r e m onie s, 242 .
C h ange , 61 , 1 2
4 , 1 83 .
C h aos, 6 .
C h arac t e r , 59, 1 0 4, 2 1 8, 2
3 2.
C h arm s, 1 3 1 .
C h e m istry , 83 , 20 4 .
C h r ist , 3 3 , 4 2 , 1 1 6, 1 2 9, 1 3 9, 23 4 , 23 6 .
C h r ist ianity , 4 7, 2 3 5, 2 4 3 .
C h urc h , 3 3 , 75, 2 3 5, 2 40 .
2 66 .
C ol ors, 83 , 1 3 2 .
C om m union, 2 2 1 ,
23 5, 242.
C onsc ie nc e , 4 5 .
C rime , 5 19 8 2, 1 .
C ross, 2 3 8, 2 78 .
fi
C ruc i x ion, 2 3 8 .
C ry st all iz at ion, 23 1 .
r
C u se s, 1 62 .
r
D a ing, 2 63 .
D arkne ss 40 , .
D e ath 4 7 61
, , ,
88, 1 60 ,
175 , 1 78, 1 84 , 1 89 .
D e grad at ion ,
100 ,
1 0 2, 1 89 .
D e ism , 74 .
iv I N DE X .
Fi re , 78, 2 53 .
F ive point e d t ar 8,
- 23
s ,
27
5 .
F ood , 21 7 .
F orgive ne ss, 3 1 , 2 5 1 2
F or m : 3 7: 4 7) 583 63 , 76a 83 , 9 4 1 0 3 9 1 4 0 , , 1 96,
F re e d om , 3 3 , 4 9 , 1 9 2 , 20 5, 2 2 3 , 2 3 1 , 2 50 .
F um igat ion, 1 48 .
G aut am a B ud d h a, 74 , 1 43 ,
2 2 8, 2
3 3 , 2 4 6, 2 2.
5
G e ne rat ion, 20 4 .
G e rm s 3 5, 70 . .
G h ost s, 9 8, 1 62 .
G od . 22,
3 , 3 9 69, 73
0 , , 1 1 6, I
3 9, I S9 . 1 74 , 23 6, 2 66
.
G od s, 74 , 1 56, 2 2 5 .
G ood , 24
9 ,
2
51 .
G ood ne ss, 2 23 .
G rac e , 8
3 , 2 2
54 .
G r avit at ion, 1 2 8, 1 66 .
G rowt h , 3 8, 75, 89 , 1 1 7, 2 20 ,
2 24, 2 3 0 .
H ad e s, 1 80 , 1 86 .
r y
H a m on , 87, 1 20 , 2 1 5 .
t
H a e , 72 , 2 40 .
H aunt ed h ouse s, 1 62 .
H e art , 21 3 .
H e ave n, 1 54 .
H e ll , 1
54, 1 82 .
r
H e m e s, 1 85 , 33 2 .
H y pnot ism , 70 , 1
50 , 1 70 .
H y st e ria, 88, 1 67 .
I d e al , 4 1 , 75, 1 29 .
I d e as, 59 .
I do l s 1 56 2 4 3
, ,
.
I gnoranc e 2 4 6 2 59 , ,
.
I ll um inat ion 4 7 50 , , .
I ll usion 6 4 4 7 1 1 3 1
, , , , ,
1 83 , 2 24.
I m age s, 65 .
JN D E X .
I m aginat ion, 1 23 ,
1
3 8, 1 5 ,
0 1
53 , 1 60 ,
I m m ort al ity , 61 , 65, 1 52 .
I nc ubus, 1 86 .
I nd iffe re nc e ,
248 .
t
I nd uc ion, 70 , 1 3 2 .
t
I nfe c ion, 1 3 .
fi
I n de i l ty ,
1 1 5
r
I nne m an, 69 , 1 61 , 1 98 .
r
I nne se nse s, 1 61 .
I nne r worl d 4 2 1 3 9 , ,
.
I nsanity 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 67 , , , .
I nst inc t 2 0 8 , .
I nt e ll e c t 1 5 2 9 4 9 99 1 4 7
, , , , , ,
2 0 8, 2 1
3 , 2
37 .
I nt e ll ige nc e 2 0 8 , .
I nt e m pe ranc e 1 3 3 2 2 0 , , .
I nt uit ion 1 5 2 9 49 5 1 , , , , .
I nvisib il ity 62 70 81 1 55 , , , , .
I sol at ion 1 1 0 , .
Je sus of N az are th ,
2
3 4, 24
3 .
Kam a l oc a 1 80 , .
Kam a r up a 1 80 , .
Kar m a 1 2 2 1 87 2 3 2
, , , .
Ke e l e y m ot or 2 70 , .
Ke m pis 1 85 . .
Knowl e d ge 1 5 69 , , , 2 2 7, 2 4 6, 2
55 .
Krish na 2 2 2 2 44 , , .
Language , 2
52 , 2 70 .
L aw, 3 0 , 1 2 1 , 2 0 6, 2 2 6 .
r l
L ife p inc ip e 80 , 1 1 6, 2 4 2 . .
L igh t 40 78 1 2 9 2 3 1
, , , , .
Logos, 5. 2 3 7
r
Lo d , 2 3 5
4
Love ) 43 : 1 2 8: I 44 : 2
3 9: 24
5, 2 4 79 24 °
9
vi I N DE X .
r
M ac oc osm and m ic oc osm , r 23 , 5
2, 79 , 1 2
3 ,
2 10.
M agic . 1 1 , 20 , 3 9, 84 , m ,
1 90 , 20
3 . 2 4 7. 2
54 .
M agic fi re , 20 4 .
M agic m i o s, 1 3 1 rr r 1 4 9, 1
70 .
M agic numb e s, 1 2 5 r .
M agic squa e s, 1 2 5 r .
M agne ism , 1 50 t .
M an, 20 ,
2
3 , 3 2, 4 2 , 52 , 60 , 69 , 87, 1 22, 1 6
3 , 1 4 2, 1 70 , m g, 22
5
2 3 2 , 2 50 , 2 7
5 .
rr
M a iage , 1 71 , 2 1 4 .
ry
M ason , 5 7 .
t r
M as e , 1 62 , 2 3 4 .
M atte r 59 . , 63 » 73 . 77. 79
M e d ic ine , 53 .
M e d it at ion, 4 5, 2 66 .
M e d ium sh i
p, 2 2, 84, 9 6, 1
50 ,
1 70 , 1 84 .
M e mo ry , 44 , 1 9 6, 2 1 1 .
M ind , 54 , 69 . 80 , 1 4 9 . I 5 7.
1 63 ,
1 93 .
r
M ind c u e , 1 1 5, 2 0 2 .
M one y ,
1 42 .
t
M o ion, 73 , 77 .
t
M o ive , 1 2 2 .
M usic , 2 69 .
M y ste rie s 3 9 2 4 2 , , .
M y st ic ism 2 6 ,
.
M y st ic d e ath 1 85 ,
.
M yth ol ogy 86 2 1 6 , , ,
2 45.
N at ur e , 52 , 1 2 4 , 2 0 6 .
N e c e ssit ie s of l ife , 56 .
N e c r om anc y , 84 , 9 8, 1 0 0 , 1 86 .
N ir vana, 3 7, 1 2 1 , 1 74,
O be d ie nc e , 2 23 , 2 48 .
Ob j t ivity 66 9 1
ec , , .
j
O b e c t of l ife 55 2 2 0 , , .
O b se ssions, 1 0 2, 1 67, 1 81 .
O c c ult ism , 5
2 20 , 2 1 ,
2 60 .
O ne , 72 , 77, 1 1 4 . 1 3 9 .
O pinions, 3 0 , 1 83 .
O upnek h ata, 2 76 .
viii [N D E X .
R e asoning, 50 , 9 9, 2 55 .
R e d e e m e r , 4 0 , 9 5, 2 3 4 , 2
37 .
R e fo m s, r 1 99 .
r t
R e ge ne a ion, 1 7
3 1 85 3
2 6 , , .
R e l at ivity 4 0 64 , , .
R e l igion 2 4 3 2 2 3 6 2 58
, , , , .
R e surre c t ion 2 50 , .
R ose , 6, 2 80 .
R osic uc ian, r 23 9, 2 40 , 2 80 .
l
R u e s of ife , l 228 .
S ac ri 37 fi ce
, .
Saint D om inic , 9 1 .
Sc h ope nh aue r , 2 54 .
Sc ie nc e , 1 46 .
Se l f, 3 7, 2 3 3 , 2 3 7 .
Se l f c ontr ol , 4 9 , 2 2 4 , 2 65
-
.
Se l f-e x ist e nc e , 1 75 .
Se i fi sh ne ss, 3 3 , 1 1 1 .
Se lf knowl e d ge , 3 1 ,
-
1 83 , 20 6 .
25
7.
Se nsat ion, 1 66 .
Se nse s, 69 .
Se p ara t ion, 1 77 .
S eve n, 1 2 6, 1 39 .
Seve n p r inc ip l e s, 79 , 1 1 9 .
Se x, 1 2 0 , 1 4 3 .
S igna u e , t r 10
5 .
S igh t , 1 63 .
Sil e nc e , 2 65 .
S in, 1 24 ,
S ix, 1 39 .
Six p oint e d st ar , 2 76
-
.
S l e e p , 66, 1 60 , 1 71 .
S nake , 21 7 .
r t
S oc a e s, 1 62 , 1 70 .
Son. 77. 2 3 7. 2 44
S or c e ry , 9 5, 1 0 1 , 1 9 1 , 2 9 5 .
S oul , 52 , 60 , 1 1 8, 1 4 2 , 1 5 2, 1 77 , 1 6
9 ,
S oul d e ath , 1 77 .
Sound , 2 67 .
Sp ac e , 63 ) 73 , 78 '
S pe c ul at ion, 3 2 .
Sph inx , 5. 57
Sph e re s, 83 .
S pirit s of m usic , 9 2 .
Spir it us M und i, 20 4 .
Spl e e n, 84 .
Sub j ec t ivity ,
66, 1
38 .
S ub st anc e , 59 , 1 9 5 .
Suc c ub us, 1 86 .
r
Suffe i ng, 2 3 8 .
t
Sugge s ion, 70 .
S uic id e , 10 1 ,
1 4 5, 1 86 .
S un, 1 1 21 2 53 2 62
5 , 3 , ,
.
Supe r t it ion 44 5 1
s , , .
Sy m b ol s 86 1 58
, , , 2 40 .
S y m p ath y 2 0 0 ,
.
T e m pe ranc e , 21 7 .
T em ple , 1 1 7, 1 3 9, 21 4, 2 40 .
T h e osoph y , 4 2 , 50 , 1 65, 2 2 7, 2 62 .
T h re e , 63 , 77, 1 1 4 , 1 2 1 , 2 54 .
T im e , 65 .
T inc t ure , 1 67 .
r
T anc e , 1 70 .
T re e of l ife 1 87 , .
T re e of k now le d ge 3 60 , .
T r inity 76 , .
T rith e im , 20 4 .
Tr ut h , 2
7, 44 , 4 8, 1 71 , 23
5 24 2 6!
. 3 .
T W O , 72 .
U nc onsc rousness 1
, 57, 1 75 .
U nity. 69. 7 ,
3 77, 1 0 4 , 1 2 9 . I 3 5. 2 2 5
U nse lfi sh ne ss, 2 1 , 2 8
3 4 .
U t il ity , 55, 9, 2 2 0
5 .
V amp ire s, 1 4 5, 1 86 .
V anity , 1 4 8.
V ib rat ion, 1 1 21
3 , 4, 25
3 .
V ic e , 1 3 1 1
, 52 .
V irgin, 1 21 ,
2 1 2.
V irt ue , 1 3 1 1
, 5 2, 2 1
5, 2 49.
V isions, 1 48 .
W at e r , 78 .
W ill c ure , I 1
5 .
W isd om ,
3 9, 2 0 7, 2 1 4 , 2
58, 26
5 .
W it c h c r aft ,
9 5, 2 9 5 .
W om an 1 20 , 1
, 44 .
W rd 2 3 7 2 44 2 62
o , 1 1
W orl d s 4 2 1 3 8, , .
W orsh ip 4 4 I SS 1 74 , , .
Yoga p r ac t ic e , 221 , 2
3 5, 242
,
2 66.
Zod iac , 6 .
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