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TABLE OF CONTENTS
E D IT O R IA L . Page M Y ST IC M A S O N R Y .
N o n s e n s e a s a F a c to r in S o u l G r o w th 3 T h e R o b e o f B lu e a n d G o ld ................... 17
P oem . T h e Im m o r ta lity o f t h e S o u l.. 2
T h e S y m b o lism o f t h e T r ia n g le on
O R IE N T A L O C C U L T IS M . t h e M a so n ’s R in g ............................ ....... 19
T h e L ig h t o f A s ia .......................................... 32
C h in e se C o sm o g o n y .................................. 7 S P E C IA L A R T IC L E S .
T h e B lu e K r is h n a ....................................... 8 A L e tte r F ro m t h e B r o th e r s o f th e
O C C U L T F IC T IO N . R o se C ross. I llu s tr a te d ....................... 21
T h e T h ir d E y e . A n O c c u lt D e t e c t iv e
A tla n tis , t h e L o st C o n tin e n t___ .......... 2? ^
S to r y ............................................................... 9
0 B o o k s a n d T h e ir P la c e in O ccu ltw 0 I
B r o th e r s o f t h e S h in in g R o b e ................ 14
M u s i c ...................................... .......
C h a p te r O n e— T h e T e m p le o f C a v e s.

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 Immortality of the Soul
B y a n In m a te o f F o lso m P r iso n

S w e e t m e m ’r ie s fla sh a c r o ss m y m in d
L ik e d r e a m s o f lo n g a g o —
O f f r ie n d ly f a c e s tr u e a n d k in d
T h a t o n c e I u s e d to k n o w ;
B u t w h e n or w h e r e I s a w t h e m la s t
I c a n n o t a lw a y s t e l l —
I k n o w t h a t s o m e w h e r e in t h e p a s t
I k n e w a n d lo v e d th e m w e l l !

F o r in m y d r e a m s I w a n d e r f a r
B e y o n d t h is m o r ta l s p h e r e ,
P e r h a p s o n s o m e f a r d is ta n t sta r
T h e ir s p ir its h o v e r e d n e a r !
A n d in m y s le e p m y s o u l r e tu r n s
T o s c e n e s it k n e w o f y o r e ,
A n d s te p b y ste p m y s p ir it le a r n s
O f liv e s I ’v e liv e d b e fo r e .

M y s o u l h a s liv e d s in c e tim e b e g a n ,
A n d m u s t liv e on a lw a y —
N or can th e p u n y h an d o f m an
I ts o n w a r d p r o g r e ss s t a y !
T h o u g h n o w I w a lk t h e p a th s o f e a r th ,
M y F a t h e r ’s f e e t h a v e tro d —
T h r o u g h d e a th m y so u l s h a ll fin d r e b ir th
In c lo s e r to u c h w ith G od .

H e m a d e th e g lo w in g u n iv e r se ,
T h e su n , t h e sta r s, t h e s k y —
H e g a v e t h e p o w e r to h o ld c o n v e r se
B e t w ix t m y s o u l a n d I,
A n d o n ly n o w a n d th e n in d r e a m s,
I sc a n fu tu r ity ,
A n d s e e m y s o u l a s tr u e it s e e m s
In a ll its p u r it y !

A n d w h e n t h e y e a r s a t la s t s h a ll r o ll
T h e s h a d e s o f e a r th a w a y ,
I to o s h a ll r e a c h t h e n e a r in g g o a l
F o r w h ic h I w a tc h a n d p r a y .
I to o s h a ll s e e t h a t g lo r io u s d a w n
T h e p r o p h e ts lo n g fo r e t o ld ,
T h a t b id s m y so u l to w a n d e r on
T h r o u g h G o d ’s b r ig h t g a t e o f g o ld !

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 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
Nonsense as a Factor in Soul Growth
^ ( ^ ¿ H E R E A R E T IM E S in t h e u n fo ld in g
m o f h u m a n c o n s c io u s n e s s w h e n t h e
s tu d e n t f e e l s a n d h o n e s t ly b e lie v e s
t h a t th e e n tir e w e ig h t o f t h e E te r n a l P la n ,
t h e s a lv a t io n o f G o d , m a n , a n d t h e u n iv e r se
a n d t h e p e r p e tu a tio n o f c iv iliz a tio n , r e s ts
u p o n h is s h o u ld e r s . H e f e e l s t h a t w h e n h e
p a s s e s o u t T r u th w ill d ie w it h h im a n d t h a t
h is lif e m u st b e so fille d w it h d u tie s t h a t h e
h a s lit tle , i f a n y , tim e t o d e m o n s tr a te t h e
q u a litie s o f t h e h u m a n r a c e . R e lig io n b e ­
c o m e s su c h a w e ig h t y p r o b le m t h a t h e e n ­
t ir e ly f o r g e t s t h e n e c e s s it y o f h u m o r a n d t h e
v a lu e o f m e n ta l a n d s p ir itu a l r e c r e a tio n ,
or, r a th e r , w e m a y s a y t h a t la c k o f u s e h a s
c a u s e d h is s e n s e o f h u m o r to a tr o p h y .
T h e in e v it a b le r e s u lt o f lo s in g t h e a b ilit y
t o la u g h a n d to r e la x t h e t e n s io n o f m a ss iv e
t h o u g h t a n d in c e s s a n t la b o r is u n b a la n c e
a n d u ltim a te sp ir itu a l c r y s ta liz a tio n , c o m ­
m o n ly k n o w n in t h e w o r ld o f a ffa ir s a s
f r e a k is h n e s s a n d c r a n k ism . T h e a b ilit y o f
th e p h ilo s o p h e r to f o r g e t h is p h ilo s o p h ie s
a n d t h e m y stic t o la y a s id e h is r e lig io n a n d
s m ile w ith t h e w o r ld o v e r s o m e h o p e le s s ly
triv ia ] b it o f n o n s e n s e is t h e s ig n o f tr u e
s u p e r p h y s ic a l g r e a tn e s s a n d s p i r i t u a l
b a la n c e .
A ll s tu d e n ts o f sy m b o lis m k n o w t h a t fo r
a g e s a lo n g f a c e h a s b e e n c o n s id e r e d s y m ­
b o lic a l o f r e lig io n a n d t h a t t h e m o r e sa d
you a p p ea r an d th e m ore d e jec te d you r
c o u n te n a n c e , t h e h o lie r y o u a r e a n d t h e
c lo s e r y o u a r e to a G o d w h o h a s lo n g f o r e ­
sw o r n la u g h te r . T h is id e a is b a s e d u p o n
a n e n t ir e ly e r r o n e o u s c o n c e p t o f lif e . T h e
a p p r e c ia tio n o f h u m o r is a d iv in e f a c u lt y ,
t h e q u ic k w i t t h a t it d e v e lo p s m a y b e u se d
f o r m u c h d e e p e r w o r k s, w h ile t h e in e v it­
a b le r a d ia tio n o f c h e e r w h ic h a c c o m p a n ie s
th e h a p p y p e r s o n is j u s t a s im p o r ta n t to t h e
g r o w t h o f h u m a n ity a s t h e p h ilo s o p h ic a l
c o n c e p ts w h ic h w e e x p o u n d a n d t h e p r o b ­
le m s o f c o m p o u n d r a tio .
T h e r e a r e t h o s e k n o w n in t h e w o r ld a s
3
“ w e t b la n k e ts ,” “ g lo o m d is p e n s e r s ” a n d
“ A u n ty -d o le fu ls ” w h o in t h e n a m e o f G o d
t a k e a ll th e c h e e r fr o m lif e a n d w ith th e ir
b la n k e ts o f p e ssim ism t o t a lly e c lip s e th e
su n w h ic h m ig h t o th e r w is e s e n d t o o u r
h e a r ts a t le a s t a s o lita r y r a y . I f th e r e b e
a n e x c e p tio n a lly h ig h s p o t in H e a v e n , a
b r o w n sto n e fr o n t in th e G r e a t B e y o n d , w e
s h a ll u n d o u b te d ly fin d it r e se r v e d f o r th o s e
m y s tic s a n d p h ilo so p h e r s , s a g e s a n d s e e r s ,
w h o h a v e n o t o n ly m a d e m a n th in k a n d
p r a y b u t h a v e t a u g h t h im h o w to la u g h .
T h e w o r ld is fille d w ith t r ia ls a n d w o r ­
r ie s, w ith lo n g f a c e s a n d h o p e le s s s o u ls
w h ic h m u st b e m e t a lo n g t h t w e a r y ro a d
t h a t le a d s to L ig h t, b u t th e P o w e r s t h a t b e
h a v e s e e n fit to b r in g la u g h te r in to th e
w o r ld t o c h e e r t h e w e a r y h e a r ts o f s tr iv in g
m e n a n d w o m e n a n d to m a k e t h is g i f t
d o u b ly su re h a v e s u p p lie d a s p e c ia l s e t o f
f a c ia l m u s c le s f o r its e x p r e ss io n , a n d it is
t h e d u ty o f e v e r y s tu d e n t n o t o n ly to p ro ­
m o te a e s th e tic is m b u t a ls o to b r in g in to
f a c e s fu r r o w e d w ith c a r e a n d h e a r ts f r o z e n
in e n d le s s s n o w s t h e h a p p y s m ile w h ic h is
in d e e d t h e g r e a te s t b o o n o f t h e g o d s .
A ll t h e g r e a te s t p h ilo s o p h e r s h a v e b e e n
n o te d n o t o n ly f o r t h e ir q u ic k n e s s o f m in d
b u t f o r th e ir s h a r p n e s s o f w it a n d in tr u th
th e r e is n o th in g w h ic h s h o w s t h e d e p th o f
t h o u g h t a n d k n o w le d g e o f lif e m one th a n
a n o r ig in a l jo k e w h ic h h a s s o m e th in g
r e a lly fu n n y in it. T h e r e is a n a r t in j e s t ­
in g w h ic h c a n o n ly b e a p p r e c ia te d a f t e r a
s u ffe r in g m o r ta l h a s lis te n e d to w h a t th e
w o r ld c a lls h u m o r. T h is a r t s h o u ld b e
lis te d w it h t h e s e v e n im m o r ta l a r ts a n d
s c ie n c e s .
L e t us r e m e m b e r th e w o r d s o f a n a n c ie n t
p h ilo s o p h e r w h o s a id , w h e n r e fe r r in g to
t h e c o u r t j e s t e r o f a k in g , “ It t a k e s th e
b r ig h te s t m a n in a ll t h e la n d to m a k e th e
g r e a te s t f o o l.” T h e k in g d o m s o f s u ffe r in g
h u m a n ity m u st h a v e t h a t c o u r t fo o l b u t f e w
o f o u r s o -c a lle d r e lig io u s lig h t s w ill a llo w
4 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
t h e ir f a c e s to r e la x f o r f e a r t h a t t h e ir d ig ­
n ity m a y b e a ffe c te d a n d t h e ir c o n g r e g a ­
t io n d w in d le a w a y .
W h e n w e la u g h fr o m t h e d e p th s o f ou r
s o u l, r e la x in g f o r a m o m e n t t h e n e r v e s a n d
m u s c le s t h a t h a v e so lo n g b e e n a t & te n sio n
in f ig h tin g t h e b a t t le o f lif e , it is lik e a g y m ­
n a siu m e x e r c is e f o r t h e b o d y a n d a to n ic
f o r t h e s o u l. T h e lu n g s fill w ith a ir, th e
liv e r r e c e iv e s its “ d a ily d o z e n ,” a n d th e
f a c e b e a m s w ith a g r e a te r j o y b e c a u s e fo r
o n e m o m e n t t h e p u r e ly h u m a n h a s b e e n
g iv e n e x p r e s s io n in a w a y w h ic h c a n in ju r e
n o n e . ,E ven t h o s e p e o p le w h o a r e u n c o n ­
s c io u s ly r id ic u lo u s w ill n e v e r r e a liz e n o r b e
a c c r e d ite d w ith t h e h o n o r t h a t is d u e th e m
fr o m t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y h a v e m a d e o th e r s
la u g h , f o r w h ile t h e ir p e r s o n a lity is h u r t
a n d is m a n y c a s e s t h e ir n o s e s a r e s e r io u s ly
c r a c k e d s t ill t h a t la u g h te r w ill r e a c h to th e
e n d s o f c r e a tio n b e fo r e its la s t e c h o e s d ie
a w a y a t t h e v e r y f o o t s t o o l o f d iv in ity .
I t is s a id t h a t t h e C h r istia n t h e o lo g y
is t h e o n ly o n e t h a t h a s n o t a t l e a s t o n e
la u g h in g g o d in its tr a in a n d w e c a n n o t b u t
f e e l t h a t th e r e h a s b e e n a s e r io u s o m issio n .
T h e la u g h t e r o f t h e g o d s s o u n d s th r o u g h a ll
n a tu r e w h ic h is f ille d w it h c h e e r , it is th e
s o r r o w s a n d d is c o u r a g e m e n ts o f l if e w h ic h
tu r n a ll t h in g s to a le a d e n g r a y . T h o se w h o
r a d ia te t h is so o t c o lo r e d e x p r e s s io n o f lif e
a r e n e v e r p o p u la r , n e v e r h a p p y , s e ld o m
u s e fu l, a n d a lw a y s a b o r e . T h e la u g h te r
o f c h ild r e n is m u sic in t h e e a r s o f th e
A lm ig h t y a n d a ll liv in g t h in g s a r e c h ild r e n
w h o c r y o n e m o m e n t a n d la u g h t h e n e x t,
a n d o f t h o s e m o m e n ts w h ic h c o m e s c lo s e s t
to t h e d iv in e ,— t h e j o y or t h e te a r ? A ll
h u m a n b e in g s a r e lik e lit t le o n e s c r y in g
o v e r b r o k e n d o lls a n d t h e t o y s w h ic h h a v e
f a lle n to p ie c e s in th e ir h a n d s , b u t th e ir
s o r r o w s a r e s h o r t-liv e d a n d so o n t h e b u r sts
o f m e r r y la u g h t e r s h r o u d t h e s o r r o w in
f o r g e t fu ln e s s . B u t th e r e a r e s o m e w h o c a n ­
n o t f o r g e t a n d it is t h e d u ty o f a ll to c h e e r
th e m on t h e ir w a y , f o r e v e r y h e a r t is fille d
w ith s a d n e s s a n d w h e n w e , to o , a r e s a d it
b u t b r in g s b a c k m e m o r ie s w h ic h d o n o t
h e lp b u t a lw a y s su r r o u n d u s w ith t h o u g h ts
o f b itte r n e s s or r e m o r se .
I t is s a id t h a t a n im a ls d o n o t sm ile b u t it
s e e m s t h a t t h e y d o, f o r e v e r y h o r se a n d d o g
a n d e v e n th e o ld c a t p u r r in g on th e h e a r th
r u g h a v e a c o n te n te d s m ilin g a p p e a r a n c e
c o n c e a le d s o m e w h e r e a b o u t th e ir f a c e s .
E v e n th e f o w ls o f th e fa r m y a r d w ith a ll
th e ir s ta te lin e s s a n d d ig n ity h a v e a c e r ta in
tw in k le in th e ir e y e s a n d a c e r ta in u p w a r d
c u r v e a t th e c o r n e r o f th e ir b ills w h ic h is
o fte n m is s in g f r o m * t h e h u m a n p h y s io g ­
n o m y , a n d th e ir d ig n ity is a ll t h e g r e a te r
b e c a u s e o f its a b su r d ity w h ile m a n ’s a b ­
s u r d itie s a r e a lw a y s g r e a te r b e c a u s e o f h is
d ig n ity .
T h e r e is a p s y c h o lo g y in h u m o r , a m o ra l
e ff e c t u p o n a ll w ith w h o m w e c o m e in c o n ­
ta c t . I t m a k e s u s fr ie n d s , w e a r e in v ite d to
c a ll a g a in in a v o ic e w h ic h m e a n s it, it
b r in g s u s c lo s e r to t h e h e a r ts o f o th e r s, it
tr ie s u s m o re t ig h t ly t o t h e tr u ly h u m a n , it
te a r s d o w n t h e b a r r ie r s o f c r e e d a n d c a s te
a n d g iv e s u s a fo o tin g in th e h e a r ts o f
o th e rs.
T h e r e is n o g r e a te r p o w e r w h ic h m a n
c a n e v o lv e th a n t h a t o f s e e in g a ll N a tu r e
s m ilin g , e v e r y p la n t a n d flo w e r w r e a th e d
in m er r in e ss, s m ilin g b e c a u s e h is o w n so u l
is la u g h in g , fille d a n d o v e r flo w in g w ith
t h a t e x u b e r a n c e o f s p ir it w h ic h m a r k s th e
tr u e e x p r e ss io n o f sp ir itu a l g r o w th . T o s e e
t h e la u g h te r in n a tu r e , th e j o y in liv in g , th e
g o o d c o n c e a le d b e n e a th t h e e v e r p a in fu l,
is a th in g n o t a lw a y s e a s y to d o . O n e m u st
h a v e w ith in h im s e lf th is F o u n ta in o f M h'th,
w h ic h w o u ld h a v e le n g th e n e d t h e lif e o f
P o n c e d e L e o n h a d h e n o t s h o r te n e d h is
c a r e e r b y t h e s e r io u s n e s s o f h is s e a r c h ,
w h ic h s e e s in e v e r y th in g n o t o n ly t h e d e e p
a n d m y stic a l b u t th e d iv in e ly a n d s u b lim e ly
r id ic u lo u s.
W h e n ou r h e a r ts a r e a b o u t to o v e r flo w
w ith so r ro w , i f w e c o u ld b u t s e e w ith th e
e y e s o f t h e g o d s w e w o u ld s m ile a t le a s t.
W h e n w e a r e a b o u t to b e o ffe n d e d b y th e
w o r d s a n d a c tio n s o f o th e r s , i f w e c o u ld b u t
th in k a m o m e n t w e w o u ld p r o b a b ly m a k e
m a tte r s m u c h w o r s e f o r it w o u ld b e a H e r ­
c u le a n ta s k to r e str a in th e la u g h te r w h ic h
w o u ld b r in g w ith it t h e w r a th o f ou r o p p o ­
n e n t.
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Y o u m a y s a y w h a t y o u w ill, it is b e tte r
f a r to s e e t h e r id ic u lo u s in l if e t h a n t h e
e v e r s o r d id , it is b e t te r f a r t o la u g h a t t h e
m is t a k e s o f m a n t h a n to c u r s e t h e d e c r e e s
o f G o d , a n d th o s e w h o g o a r o u n d b r e w in g
c u p s o f h e m lo c k a n d r a d ia tin g a v a la n c h e s
o f g lo o m s h o u ld in d e e d b e lis t e d w ith t h e
f a ls e p r o p h e ts a n d t h e b la s p h e m e r s o f G o d .
T h e m a n w h o c a n n o t fin d s o m e t h in g p le a s ­
a n t t o s a y n o m a tte r w h e r e h e m a y b e , h o w
u n p le a s a n t t h e e x p e r ie n c e , h o w u n c o n ­
g e n ia l th o s e a r o u n d h im , or h o w c o n tr a r y
to h is ta s te t h e in c id e n t in q u e s tio n , s h o u ld
n e v e r c la im e v e n t h e fir st d e g r e e s o f s p ir it­
u a lity . T h e m y s tic k n o w s t h a t in t h e la s t
a n a ly s is a ll o p p o s ite s b le n d , t r a g e d y a n d
c o m e d y a r e o n e , a n d t h e ir a p p a r e n tly
d iv e r s e w a y s a r e u n ite d a t t h e d o o r w a y
w h ic h le a d s t o h e ig h t s im m o r ta l.
S o la u g h a n d lis t a m o n g t h e b e n e f a c t o r s
o f h u m a n ity t h o s e w h o o fte n w ith h e a r ts
fille d w it h s a d n e s s h a v e r e a liz e d t h e s w e e t ­
n e s s o f a s m ile a n d t h e g lo r io u s n e s s o f
m ir th a n d w h o h a v e b e e n t h e f o o ls to m a k e
th e ir b r o th e r s la u g h , t h e ir o n ly r e w a r d b e ­
in g t h e r e a liz a t io n t h a t f o r a m o m e n t a t
le a s t a f e w h e a r ts h a v e f o r g o t t e n t h e ir so r ­
r o w s a n d a f e w lo n e ly w a n d e r e r s h a v e s e e n
th e su n n y s id e o f lif e .
T h e r e is n o th in g m o r e c o n ta g io u s th a n
j o y a n d n o th in g m o r e in fe c t io u s th a n
g lo o m . T h e s e t w o in s e p a r a b le c o m p a n io n s
o f m a n k in d w a lk s id e b y s id e ,— g lo o m
n o te d f o r its le n g th , j o y f o r its b r e a d th ,
a n d t h e ir e te r n a l b a t tle f o r m a s te r y o n e
o v e r t h e o th e r m u s t b e p la y e d o u t in e v e r y
h u m a n h e a r t.
A c id te m p e r a m e n t s m a k e a c id b o d ie s
6
a n d t h e w o r ld is fille d w ith in te lle c tu a l
a lk a lie s w h ic h s e e m t o s tu n t a ll t h e g lo r ie s
o f n a tu r e . T h e r e w a r d o f g lo o m is d y s ­
p e p s ia , a n k y lo tic jo in ts , r h e u m a tism , a n d
so u r sto m a c h . T h o se w h o c a n n o t s m ile fe r ­
m e n t a ll t h e w o r ld a n d s p o il a g lo r io u s crop
b y th e ir o w n t in y a p p le a n d to o o fte n t h e y
d o t h is in t h e n a m e o f G o d . T h e r e are
th o u s a n d s w h o s e m o tto f o r lif e is , “I f y e
s m ile u p o n th e S a b b a th , y e s h a ll w e e p e r e
M o n d a y d a w n ,” a n d o th e r e q u a lly s e n ti­
m e n ta l c o n c e p ts o f G o d ’s d e m a n d o f m a n .
L e t u s r a th e r u se a s o u r m o tto “ A s m ile
a d a y k e e p s t h e d o c to r a w a y ,” a n d t h e
m o re s m ile s , t h e m o r e “ u n d e s ir a b le s ” a r e
e x c lu d e d fr o m t h e a u r a o f o u r a s s o c ia tio n .
T h e r e a r e g lo o m s o f a ll k in d s r e v o lv in g in
th e ir o r b its a r o u n d us, b u t u n til t h e w e t
b la n k e t e n te r s o u r o w n h e a r ts w e a re
m a ste r o f th e m , a n d i f o u r o w n liv e s a r e
su n n y t h e s p ir its o f n e g a tio n h a v e lit tle
c h a n c e o f e n tr a n c e th e r e .
O n e t h in g a b o u t t h e D e v il t h a t w e a l­
w a y s a d m ir e is th e f a c t t h a t h e h a s a m o st
r e so u n d in g la u g h a n d in s p ite o f a ll h is
v illia n ie s th e r e is a c e r ta in r e fr e s h m e n t
w h ic h c o m e s o v e r u s e v e n a s w e a r e c h ille d
b y h is h ila r ity . H e d o e s t h e m o st m iser­
a b le t h in g s in t h e m o st jo v ia l a n d lik e a b le
w a y a n d c a n e v e n d a m n u s w ith a s m ile
u p o n h is f a c e , w h ile m a n y o f o u r fr ie n d s
c a n n o t e v e n s a y “ G o o d m o r n in g ” w ith o u t
lo o k in g lik e a h e a v y sto rm .
O c c u ltis ts a n d o c c u lt s tu d e n ts m u s t r e ­
a liz e t h a t w h e n t h e y f o r g e t h o w t o b e
j o v ia l, t h e y lo c k t h e d o o r o f H e a v e n a n d
th r o w a w a y t h e k e y .
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Music
H E R E IS N O P O W E R t h a t h o ld s so
g r e a t a s w a y o v e r t h e h e a r ts a n d
s o u ls o f liv in g t h in g s a s t h e c h a r m
o f m u s ic . F r o m t h e e a r lie s t d a w n o f tim e
w h en th e p r im itiv e c iv iliz a tio n s of th e
w o r ld w e r e in t h e m a k in g to o u r m o d e r n
a n d a p p a r e n t ly m o r e e th ic a l d a y , t h e lif e
o f m a n h a s b e e n s o ft e n e d , h is e x p r e s s io n s
m o ld e d to n o b le r e n d s , a n d h is e m o tio n s
r a is e d to m o r e lo f t y h e ig h ts b y t h e p o w e r
o f h a r m o n y a n d r h y th m . In t h e e a r ly d a y s
o f t h e w o r ld t h e c h ild r e n o f t h e e a r th
le a r n e d to im ita te t h e e te r n a l m u sic o f N a ­
tu r e , t h e s in g in g o f t h e b ir d s, t h e m o a n in g
o f t h e w in d s , t h e s w is h in g o f t h e w a v e s on
r o c k b o u n d s h o r e s, t h e n ig h t c r ie s o f b ird
a n d b e a s t,— a ll o f t h e s e b le n d in to a m y stic
c a d e n c e w h ic h w e m a y c a ll in tr u th th e
e n d le s s s y m p h o n ie s o f N a t u r e . T h e p o w e r s
o f c r e a tio n a r e e te r n a lly m u s ic a l, t h e ir m y s ­
tic c a d e n c e s s w e ll fr o m s ta r to s ta r w ith
n o te d iv in e . A ll n a tu r e , s e e n a n d u n se e n ,
f o r m e d a n d u n fo r m e d , lis t e n s in r a p t a w e
to t h e e n d le s s s y m p h o n ie s o f t h e G rea t
U nknow n.
T h e n t h e r e is a n o th e r m u sic ,— t h e so n g
o f L if e , t h e b e a t in g o f h u m a n h e a r ts , t h e
p e a ls o f m e r r y la u g h t e r , t h e b r o k e n so b s
o f s o r r o w . A l l t h e s e b le n d in to a m y stic
o r c h e str a , o ftim e s u n h e a r d , w h ic h s w e lls
in n o te in v is ib le th r o u g h e te r n ity t o t h e
v e r y f o o t s t o o l o f t h e D iv in e . M a n ’s n a tu r e
p o u r s f o r t h fr o m h is b e in g w it h t h e e x p r e s ­
sio n o f liv in g m u sic . T h e o ld o r g a n ist a l­
lo w s h is fin g e r s to s lip o v e r t h e k e y s in a n
a p p a r e n t ly u n c o n s c io u s , m e c h a n ic a l w a y
b u t t h e v e r y e m o tio n s o f h is s o u l p o u r o u t
in d iv in e h a r m o n ie s fr o m t h e in s tr u m e n t
t h a t r e g is t e r s a n d s e e m s t o liv e t h e in n e r ­
m o st t h o u g h t s o f t h e m u sic ia n , t h e in n er­
m o st s y m p h o n ie s o f h is so u l.
T h e d e e p , w a ilin g n o te s o f t h e v io lin
s e e m t o s p e a k o f t h e m a s te r ’s t o u c h a n d
t h e v e r y h e a r t o f t h e m u s ic ia n e x p r e s s e s
it s e lf in t h e h a r m o n ie s t h a t h e p la y s . T h e
h e a r t t h a t is b r o k e n in s o r r o w s e n d s fo r th
s w e e t m e lo d ie s t h a t t o u c h t h e h e a r ts tr in g s ,
w h ile t h e p o n d e r o u s c la s h e s o f m a ss iv e
th e m e s s p e a k o f t h e w e ig h t y m in d s th a t
b r in g th e m fo r th .
A ll l if e is m u sic a l f o r it is a la n g u a g e
u n iv e r sa lly u n d e r sto o d . I ts s tr a n g e d is­
c o r d s s p e a k o f h u m a n h a te , its h a r m o n y o f
m u tu a l u n d e r s ta n d in g . U p o n t h e se v e n
s tr in g e d ly r e o f its o w n b e in g , t h e h u m a n
so u l p la y s its h a r m o n y c e le s t ia l; e a c h
t h o u g h t a n d a c tio n is b u t a n o te o f liv in g
m u sic . W h e n w e liv e a s k e w a n d ou r n a ­
tu r e s a r e u n b a la n c e d , t h e in str u m e n t is o u t
o f tu n e b e c a u s e t h e h a n d s o f th e m a ste r d o
n o t r e st u p o n th e k e y s . T h e S tr a d iv a r iu s
is d e a d u n til t h e s o f t fin g e r s o f t h e v io lin is t
d r a w fr o m its la te n t s o u l th e m y stic y e a r n ­
in g s o f h is o w n h e a r t. S o th e b o d ie s o f
m a n a r e lik e in str u m e n ts in th e h a n d s o f
m a ste r m u sic ia n s. T h e sp ir it w ith in e a c h
liv in g th in g p la y s u p o n its b o d ie s, s e e k in g
to b u ild th e m in to m o re g lo r io u s in str u ­
m e n ts f o r its o w n e x p r e ssio n t h a t its n o te s
m a y s w e ll th e h a r m o n ie s o f c o sm o s.
W h e n m a n ’s lif e is a sh a m , w h e n h is
h e a r t is c o ld , a ll t h e so u n d s fr o m h is liv in g
k e y b o a r d a r e in h a r m o n io u s a n d d is c o r d a n t,
t h e k e y s a re o u t o f tu n e , t h e s tr in g s a r e
b r o k e n , a n d th e h a n d s t h a t w o u ld p la y
th e m a r e s h a c k le d b y t h e th in g s o f e a r th .
B u t th o s e w h o h a v e la b o r e d lo n g a n d s u f­
fe r e d m u c h a r e m e llo w e d lik e o ld v io lin s,
t h e a g e s o f so r r o w a n d s u ife r in g h a v e
b r o u g h t o u t th e g r e a t e s t t h a t is in th e m ,
a n d t h e y a r e m a s te r p ie c e s in a m a s te r ’s
h a n d . E a c h y e a r t h e to n e s g r o w m o re m e l­
lo w a n d t h e h a n d t h a t d r a w s t h e b o w
b r in g s m o re p e r fe c t h a r m o n ie s f r o m its
h a llo w e d in str u m e n t, u n til a t la s t in th e
h a n d s o f th e G re a t M u sic ia n t h e y p o u r
f o r th in c o r d s a n d s y m p h o n ie s s u b lim e ,
e a c h w o n d r o u s m e lo d y t h e r e fle c tio n o f th e
g e n iu s o f th e so u l.
M u sic is a w o n d e r fu l t h in g . I t m e lts th e
h a r d e n e d h e a r t, s o ft e n s t h e s te r n lin e s o f
t h e f a c e , b r in g s p e a c e to th o s e w h o lo n g
h a v e s u ffe r e d , a n d lik e th e c h ild d r iftin g
in to s le e p , lu lle d b y t h e s o ft n o te s o f a
lu lla b y , t h e so u l o f m a n fin d s r e s t in th e
m u sic o f h is o w n so u l a n d t h e d iv in e h a r ­
m o n y o f N a tu r e ’s p la n .
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Chinese Cosmogony?
H E E N O R S H A N G -T E is t h e g r e a t
P r in c e o r m o d e l m a n ; H e is t h e
G reat F a th er o f G od s an d m en ;
H e is H e a v e n o r t h e K o sm o s a n im a te d b y a
m in d o r s o u l a n d h e n c e H e is a s p h e r e or
c ir c le ; t h a t b e in g t h e m o st p e r f e c t fig u re.
A ll p a r ts o f t h e K o sm o s, t h e r e f o r e , v iz .,
H e a v e n , E a r th , M an , S u n , M o o n , S ta r s,
M o u n ta in s, R iv e r s, B ir d s, B e a s ts , I n s e c ts ,
R e p tile s , T r e e s , V e g e t a b le s , e tc ., a r e a ll H is
p a r ts a n d m e m b e r s a n d t h e s e a r e a ll p e r ­
v a d e d a n d a n im a te d b y t h e “ O n e M in d ” or
S o u l o f H e a v e n o r S h a n g -te .
In t h e s ta t e r e lig io n S h a n g -te is w o r ­
s h ip e d in a ll H is p a r ts, b e g in n in g w ith H is
tr ip lic a tio n H e a v e n , E a r th , a n d M a n .
T h is p h ilo s o p h y is e v id e n tly fo u n d e d
u p o n t h e C o n fu c io n is t id e a o f m a n tr a n s ­
fe r r e d to t h e u n iv e r s e ; a s m a n is c o m p o s e d
o f m in d a n d b o d y so H e a v e n o r t h e K o sm o s
is s u p p o s e d to b e c o m p o s e d o f m in d a n d
m a tte r , a n d t h e m in d in e a c h is o n e a n d t h e
sa m e , t h e r e f o r e S h a n g -te d e s ig n a te d G o d
or t h e D iv in ity w ith in . H e n c e C o n fu c io u s
s ta t e s t h a t t h is H e a v e n o r S h a n g -te is a
g ig a n t ic M a n , a ls o t h is S h a n g -te is a s p h e r e
c o n ta in in g t h e w h o le u n iv e r se w ith in H im ­
s e l f a n d is t h e h ig h e s t N u m e n .
F r o m t h e “ C la ssic o f C h a n c e ,”
B y t h e R e v . C a n n o n M c C la tc h ie , M .A .
T h is s id e lig h t in to t h e m y th o lo g y a n d
c o s m o g o n y o f C h in a s h o w s h o w c lo s e ly it
is c o r r e la te d w ith t h e t e a c h in g s o f th e
H e b r e w Q a b b a la h a n d t h e a lc h e m ic a l a n d
th e o s o p h ic c o n c e p ts o f lif e . T h is S h a n g -te ,
t h e A ll P r e v a d in g m a n if e s tin g in it s m u lti­
p lic it y o f fo r m s, is c a lle d b y m a n y n a m e s in
m a n y la n d s b u t is t h e s a m e w h e r e v e r
fo u n d . T h is c o s m ic B e in g w h o m a d e m a n
in H is o w n im a g e a n d w h o m w e h o n o r a s
th e C r e a to r o f o u r u n iv e r se h a s b e e n k n o w n
a n d s tu d ie d f o r h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f
y e a r s b y t h e a n c ie n t p e o p le s o f t h e e a s te r n
c o u n tr ie s .
7
S tu d e n ts w h o a n a ly z e r e lig io n so o n r e ­
a liz e t h a t th e r e is b u t o n e to a n a ly z e a n d
th a t t h e m o st h e a th e n is h c o n c e p t in th e
w o r ld is to b e lie v e in h e a th e n s .
T h e a n c ie n ts o f t h e w e s te r n w o r ld h a v e
s y m b o liz e d t h e G ra n d M a n a s a g r e a t fig ­
u re t w is te d b a c k w a r d u n til H is h e a d a n d
f e e t to u c h , fo r m in g a g r e a t sp h e r e . T h e r e
is lit tle d o u b t t h a t th e u ltim a te fo r m o f a ll
th in g s is s p h e r e o id a n d t h a t t h e p la n e ts
w h ic h w e s e e in t h e s k y , th e su n , e tc ., a re
a ll o f th e m o r g a n ism s n o t u n lik e ou r o w n
w ith in te llig e n c e , c ir c u la tio n , a n d c o n ­
s c io u s n e s s b u t in s te a d o f, lik e o u r b o d ie s ,
b e in g p e o p le d w ith c e lls a n d c o r p u s c le s
t h e s e b o d ie s a r e p e o p le d w ith flo ra a n d
fa u n a o f e v o lv in g lif e .
A tr u e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e m y stic p h il­
o s o p h ie s d e p e n d s u p o n t h e w illin g n e s s o f
t h e s tu d e n t to c r e d it a ll t h in g s w ith in te lli­
g e n c e , a n d to r e a liz e t h a t a s m in d a n d b o d y
e x p a n d t h e y e te r n a lly e x p r e s s th e m s e lv e s
in n e w e n v ir o n m e n ts w h ic h a r e t h e e x p r e s ­
s io n s o f n e e d , a n d t h a t a t v a r io u s tim e s
d u r in g o u r g r o w th t h e fo r m s o f ou r v e h ic le s
ch an ge.
M a n is a u n iv e r se is h im s e lf ju s t a s c o m ­
p lic a te d u p o n a m in ia tu r e s c a le a s th e
h e a v e n s w h ic h u n fo ld a r o u n d u s. W ith in
h im a r e t h e p la n e ts , t h e g r e a t p o w e r s o f
lig h t a n d d a r k n e s s a n d m illio n s o f e v o lv in g
liv e s ,— so m e h a v e e s tim a te d s ix s e p tillio n
in t h e h u m a n b o d y . T h u s m a n a s h e r a is e s
h is h a n d t o S h a n g -te , t h e F a th e r o f L ig h t,
a n d t h e g lo b e -s h a p e d S p ir it o f C rea tio n ,
w ith in w h o s e B e in g w e liv e a n d m o v e a n d
h a v e ou r b e in g , m u st a lso r e a liz e t h a t h e
h im s e lf is S h a n g -te a n d t h a t t h e u n iv e r se
w o n d e r fu l b e y o n d c o n c e p tio n w h ic h e x ­
p r e s se s i t s e lf a s h is b o d ie s is in tr u th b u ilt
in t h e im a g e o f t h e F a th e r , a n d t h a t h e
h im s e lf is n o t o n ly a G od in t h e m a k in g b u t
is a lr e a d y a g r e a t sp ir itu a l p o w e r to th e
m illio n s o f liv e s s e e k in g e x p r e ss io n th r o u g h
h is e x te n s io n o f c o n sc io u sn e ss.
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H ite Jue Krishna
N P IC T U R IN G t h e C h rist C h ild o f
I n d ia , S h r i-K r islin a , t h e B lu e L o tu s,
w e A nd t h a t H e is a lw a y s p a in te d
a s h a v in g a b lu e sk in . N o w l e t u s c o n s id e r
b r iefly t h e r e a s o n f o r t h is r a th e r u n u su a l
s y m b o lis m . W h y t h e L ord o f L o v e p la y in g
u p o n H is flu te w it h R a d h a in t h e w o o d s is
a lw a y s c o lo r e d w it h t h is b lu ish lig h t h a s
c a u s e d c o n s id e r a b le s p e c u la tio n a m o n g s tu ­
d e n t s o f o c c u lt p h ilo s o p h y .
T h e r e a s o n f o r t h is is s a id to b e t h a t b lu e
is t h e s y m b o l o f t h e F a th e r , t h e h ig h e s t o f
t h e t h r e e p r im a ry c o lo r s . A ll g r e a t s p ir itu a l
w o r k e r s a r e s a id to b e u n d e r t h e p r o te c tio n
o f t h e F a t h e r , or, a s t h e E a s t w o u ld s a y ,
e n f o ld e d in t h e c a p e o f B r a h m a . T h is b lu e
s p ir itu a l w a l l w h ic h d iv id e s t h e G r e a t O n es
fr o m m e n is s y m b o liz e d b y t h e O r ie n ta l b y
c o lo r in g t h e b o d y o f K r ish n a , t h e in c a r n a ­
tio n o f V is h n u , t h e s e c o n d P r in c ip le o f th e
In d ia n T r in ity , a p a le b lu e c o lo r .
B r ie fly , it is s a id to m e a n t h a t b e t w e e n
t h a t s o u l a n d t h e w o r ld t h e r e w a s fo r e v e r
a w a ll, a n d t h a t w h ile K r ish n a c a m e to th e
Would Man Gain Anything By Living Forever In One Bodj) ?
S S O O N a s t h e a v e r a g e s tu d e n t r e ­
a liz e s t h a t th e r e a r e c e r ta in
p o w e r s w h ic h tr a n sc e n d m a te r ia l
th in g s or a p p a r e n t ly d o so a n d d is c o v e r s
t h a t t h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o r e m a in f o r in d e fi­
n ite p e r io d s in o n e b o d y , t h e s tu d e n t im m e ­
d ia te ly d e s ir e s to d o t h e s a m e th in g b e ­
c a u s e , a f t e r a ll, liv in g a n d d y in g a p p e a r a s
v e r y in c o n v e n ie n t p h a s e s in t h e e v o lu tio n
o f m a n . P e r p e tu a l l if e s e e m s t o b e a n o v ­
e lt y w h ic h h a s a ttr a c te d a n u m b e r o f
p e o p le w h o s h o u ld h a v e m u c h b e t te r s e n se
a n d t h e fo u n ta in o f e te r n a l y o u th is s o u g h t
f o r a s e a r n e s t ly n o w a s in t h e d a y s o f
P o n c e d e L e o n . B u t l e t t h e s tu d e n t a lw a y s
r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e s e g r e a t t h in g s a r e e f ­
f e c t s a n d t h a t t h e o n ly c a u s e w h ic h c a n
b r in g th e m a b o u t is m a s te r y a n d a d e p ts h ip .
U n til h e liv e s r ig h t, th in k s r ig h t a n d b e­
c o m e s m a s te r o f t h o s e lo w e r d e s ir e s a n d
w o r ld H e w a s n o t o f t h e w o r ld b u t b e ­
lo n g e d in th e h o m e o f th e G o d s. T h is b e a u ­
t if u l sy m b o lism a p p lie s to t h e p r o b le m s o f
lif e . T h e r e a re m a n y w h o a re in th e w o r ld ,
a n d w h ile a p p a r e n tly t h e y a r e o n e w ith us
s till t h e y k n o w a n d w e o fte n f e e l t h a t th e r e
is a w a ll b e tw e e n u s. T h is is t h e w a ll o f
sp ir it, t h e w a ll o f g r e a te r lig h t a n d tr u th
w h ic h s p ir itu a lly d iv id e s t h e liv in g fr o m
t h e d e a d . T h o se w h o c o m e t o u s fr o m b e ­
h in d th e v e il s till w a n d e r w ith u s b u t th e
b lu e v e il o f s p ir it c o n c e a ls th e m , t h e b lu e
lig h t o f s p ir it s h in e s o u t fr o m th e ir b e in g ,
a n d w h ile t h e y la b o r w ith u s t h e y a re c o n ­
c e a le d fo r e v e r b e h in d th e b lu e v e il o f im ­
m o r ta lity .
E a c h w ill o n e d a y s te p b e h in d th is v e il
a n d th e b lu e f o ld s o f th e F a th e r ’s c a p e w ill
s ta n d b e t w e e n u s a n d th e w o r ld a s p r o te c ­
tio n a n d r e lie f . T h e n w e to o s h a ll la b o r in
t h e w o r ld c o n c e a le d f o r e v e r a n d d iv id e d
fr o m m o r ta l m an by th e b lu e v e il of
K rish n a , th e B lu e L o tu s o f In d ia .
p a ssio n s a n d e m o tio n s w h ic h w r e c k h is lif e
h e c a n n e v e r h o p e to le n g th e n it b y s p ir it­
u a l p o w er s.
T h e r e a r e m a n y le s s o n s fo r m a n to le a r n
b e s id e s th o s e o f t h is p la n e o f n a tu r e a n d
in o th e r w o r ld s h e le a r n s a n d s tu d ie s w h ile
th e s ta g e is b e in g s e t h e r e f o r th e n e x t
g r e a t s te p in h is u n fo ld m e n t a n d i f h e w a s
fo r c e d to r e m a in h e r e a g e in a n d a g e o u t
w ith n o o n e t h a t h e k n e w a n d t h e in c e s s a n t
m o n o to n y w h ic h to h im n o w s e e m s a n o v ­
e lt y h e w o u ld so o n p r a y f o r d e a th a s n o w
h e p r a y s f o r lif e . B u t w h e n h e h a s le a r n e d
to b e o f u se th r o u g h th e a g e s , w h e n h e h a s
c o m p le te ly g iv e n u p a ll d e s ir e t o liv e f o r
h im s e lf a lo n e , w h e n h e h a s b e c o m e so u s e ­
f u l in th e G r e a t P la n t h a t h e is n e e d e d
e v e r y m o m e n t f o r th e g o o d o f a ll, t h e n h e
w ill b e a b le to liv e fo r e v e r a n d t o d o u se ­
f u l w o r k s in m a n y w o r ld s t o c o m e .
 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
TKe Third Eye
A N G ! T h e s h o t s o u n d e d th r o u g h
h o t e l lik e a c la p o f th u n d e r in th e
d e a d s ile n c e o f t h e w in te r n ig h t.
A m o m e n t la te r t h e r e c a m e a d u ll th u d a s
o f s o m e th in g f a ll in g a n d t h e lo o s e fix tu r e s
in t h e h o t e l ro o m s h o o k . T h e n c a m e th e
s o f t p a t te r o f f o o t s t e p s in t h e h a llw a y , a
w o m a n ’s h o lf b r o k e n so b , t h e n a ll w a s s till
a g a in .
T h e so u n d o f t h e s h o t a r o u se d e v e r y o n e
in t h e b u ild in g , d o o r s o p e n e d , a n d f r ig h t ­
e n e d f a c e s a p p e a r e d in t h e fr a m e s o f lig h t.
“W h a t h as h a p p e n e d ? ”
“ Is s o m e o n e k i l l e d ? ”
“ W a s it a s h o t ? ”
“ I d o n ’t k n o w , d o y o u ? ”
F r o m m o u th to m o u th t h e q u e s tio n s fle w
a lo s g t h e h a llw a y lik e w ild fir e , b u t on o n e
c o u ld b e f o u n d w h o s e e m e d in a p o s itio n to
a n s w e r th e m .
I t w a s t h e n t h a t w it h a tr e m e n d o u s g u s t
o f p e r s o n a lit y M r. J e r e m ia h J o h n so n , t h e
h o u s e d e t e c t iv e , a p p e a r e d u p o n t h e s c e n e
w ith a g lo r io u s b lu e -g r e e n d r e s sin g g o w n
d r a p e d o v e r p in k -s tr ip e d p a ja m a s . In on e
h a n d h e c a r r ie d a r e v o lv e r w h ile w it h th e
o th e r h e e n d e a v o r e d to m a k e h is s c a n ty
a ttir e c o v e r a s m u c h g r o u n d a s p o s s ib le ,
n o t f o r g e t t in g to b r u sh t h e n ic k le - p la te d
s ta r w h ic h h e f a s t e n e d c o n s p ic u o u s ly on
th e b lu e -g r e e n b a c k g r o u n d o f h is b iz a r r e
a ttir e .
“ W h e r e d id t h e s h o t c o m e f r o m ? ” h e d e ­
m a n d e d in a b o o m in g v o ic e a s h e s c u ffe d
h is w a y in b e d r o o m s lip p e r s to t h e c e n te r
o f t h e h a ll a n d g a z e d a r o u n d .
“ T h a t is p r e c is e ly t h e in fo r m a tio n w ith
w h ic h w e d e s ir e y o u to s u p p ly u s ,” a n ­
s w e r e d a d is tin g u is h e d lo o k in g g e n tle m a n ,
d r e s se d in a n ir o n -g r e y V a n d y k e a n d b lu e
n ig h ts h ir t, a s h e g a v e t h e h o u s e d e t e c t iv e
a c a r e f u l in s p e c tio n th r o u g h g o ld p in c e -n e z
a n d t h e n v a n is h e d in t h e d ir e c tio n o f h is
w ardrobe.
T h e d e t e c t iv e lo o k e d a lo n g t h e h a ll a t
th e o p e n e d d o o r s a n d s ta r t le d fa c e s ^ r e g is ­
9
te r in g p r o fe s s io n a l p o is e a n d th e n h is e y e s
f a s t e n e d th e m s e lv e s u p o n t w o p o r ta ls s id e
b y s id e a t th e e x tr e m e e n d o f th e corrid or.
T h e y w e r e th e o n ly tw o u p o n t h e e n tir e
flo o r th a t h a d r e m a in e d c lo s e d d u r in g th e
e x c ite m e n t. M a n y p a ir s o f e y e s f o llo w e d
th e r a th e r B o h e m ia n fig u r e o f J e r e m ia h a s
h e la id h is c o u r se f o r t h e s e d o o r s. In a
s e c o n d h e w a s p o u n d in g on o n e o f th e m ;
h e w a it e d a s e c o n d a n d k n o c k e d a g a in b u t
n o a n s w e r so u n d e d fr o m w ith in . H e tr ie d
th e d o o r b u t fo u n d it lo c k e d so tu r n e d h is
a tte n tio n to th e o th e r. H e r a p p e d u p o n
th is a lso b u t s ile n c e a lo n e r e w a r d e d h is
e ffo r t. T r y in g th is o n e a n d fin d in g it u n ­
f a s t e n e d , J e r e m ia h o p e n e d th e d o o r a n d
s te p p e d in sid e . T h e p o r ta l s c r e e n c lo s e d
b e h in d h is b a c k .
A b o u t a m in u te s lip p e d b y a lth o u g h it
s e e m e d m u c h lo n g e r to th e w a tc h e r s in th e
h a ll. T h e n th e d o o r r e o p e n e d a n d th e
d e te c tiv e s te p p e d o u t b u t it w a s w ith a lo o k
o f h o rro r on h is p a le a n d d r a w n f a c e th a t
J e r e m ia h J o h n so n h a l f s ta g g e r e d in to th e
h a llw a y le a n in g u p o n t h e w a ll fo r su p p o r t.
“ W h a t w a s i t ? ” a ll a s k e d in on e b r e a th .
“ Y e s ,” r e ite r a te d t h e g e n tle m a n w ith th e
V a n d y k e w h o h a d r e a p p e a r e d u p o n th e
s c e n e , a n e c k tie a n d s m o k in g j a c k e t a d d e d
to h is w a r d r o b e , “ w e w o u ld b e — a h — m u c h
o b lig e d i f y o u w o u ld e lu c id a te th is p e r ­
p le x in g p r o b le m .”
“ M u r d e r ,” m u tte r e d t h e d e te c tiv e , a s
tu r n in g h e lo c k e d t h e d o o r w ith h is p a s s ­
k e y , “g o b a c k to y o u r r o o m s e v e r y o n e a n d
r e m a in th e r e u n til t h e in s p e c to r s a r r iv e .”
A n d w ith o u t fu r th e r w o r d J e r e m ia h J o h n ­
so n d is a p p e a r e d a tr a il o f p in k a n d g r e e n
in th e d ir e c tio n o f th e e le v a to r .
“I w o n d e r w h o th e d e a d p e r so n i s ? ”
a s k e d a k in d ly a p p e a r in g o ld la d y h a lf w a y
d o w n th e h a ll.
“ I d o n ’t k n o w ,” c a m e a s h r ill v o ic e fr o m
a c r o ss, “ b u t I th in k it’s ju s t to o r o m a n tic
f o r w o r d s !”
“ B rrrrrrrr,” m u tte r e d th e d is tin g u is h e d
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g e n t le m a n w ith t h e V a n d y k e a s h is k n e e s
s h o o k t o g e t h e r , “ r e a lly i f t h e y m u s t m u r d e r
in t h is h o te l, I w o u ld c e r ta in ly c o n s id e r it
a f a v o r i f t h e y w o u ld tu rn on t h e s te a m
h e a t first. T h is is a m o st u n d e s ir a b le
m o m e n t f o r a c r im e .”
A s n o o n e c o u ld c a s t a n y lig h t u p o n th e
m y s te r y , o n e b y o n e t h e d o o r s c lo s e d u n til
th e o n ly so u n d b r e a k in g t h e s tilln e s s w a s a
w h is p e r n o w a n d t h e n w h ic h t r ic k le d
th r o u g h so m e k e y h o le .
A n h o u r la te r fo u r v e r y p u z z le d m en
s to o d in t h e c e n te r o f t h e r o o m w h e r e th e
tr a g e d y h a d o c c u r r e d . B e f o r e t h e m on th e
flo o r, illu m in a te d b y a r e a d in g la m p , la y
t h e d e a d m a n f u ll y d r e s s e d w it h a b u lle t-
h o le in h is b a c k . T h e r e w e r e n o s ig n s o f
w e a p o n s or a p p a r e n t m o tiv e f o r t h e cr im e,
n o th in g h a d b e e n to u c h e d in t h e ro o m a n d
a s u s u a l t h e o fficers c o u ld n o t fin d t h e c lu e
u p o n w h ic h to b a s e th e ir f u r th e r in v e s tig a ­
tio n s . O n e o f t h e d e t e c t iv e s tu r n e d t o th e
( h o t e l in s p e c to r , “ H a v e y o u b e e n a b le to se ­
c u r e a n y in fo r m a tio n c o n c e r n in g t h e m u r­
dered m a n ? ”
“ V e r y lit t l e ,” r e p lie d J o h n s o n , “th e
n a m e h e s ig n e d on t h e h o t e l r e g is t e r w a s
P r o fe s s o r A m o s M a r tin , I h e a r h e is a
s c ie n t is t a n d a g lo b e tr o tte r . I h a v e a lso
g a t h e r e d fr o m m y e x a m in a tio n h e r e t h a t
h e is a n a u th o r a n d c o n n e c te d in r e se a r c h
w o r k w ith s e v e r a l w e ll- k n o w n u n iv e r sitie s.
H e is j u s t b a c k fr o m s e v e r a l y e a r s in th e
O rien t. O n t h e t a b le y o u w ill fin d t h e b e ­
g in n in g o f t h e la t e s t b o o k t h a t h e w a s w r it­
in g . I t w a s to b e c a lle d “ T h e T h ird E y e ”
a n d is a p p a r e n t ly o f a v e r y sc ie n tific n a ­
tu r e . H e s e e m s t o b e b a s in g it on so m e
E a s te r n s a c r e d w r itin g s or s o m e th in g o f
t h a t so r t. S o f a r a s I h a v e b e e n a b le to d is­
c o v e r h e w a s n o t m a r r ie d , h a s n o r e la tiv e s ,
a n d is a lo n g w a y fr o m h is o r ig in a l h o m e .
H e a p p e a r s to b e w e l l fix e d f in a n c ia lly a n d
h a s b e e n in t h e h o t e l th r e e d a y s s h o r t o f a
m o n th .”
A t t h e w o r d “ O r ie n t” t h e d e t e c tiv e s
p r ic k e d up t h e ir e a r s a n d lo o k e d a t e a c h
o t h e r in a s ig n ific a n t w a y .
“ Y o u s a y h e w a s j u s t b a c k fr o m t h e F a r
E a s t? T h a t is a v e r y im p o r ta n t p o in t. D o
y o u k n o w w h e th e r th e r e a re a n y O r ie n ta ls
in th is n e ig h b o r h o o d a t t h e p r e s e n t tim e ,
e s p e c ia lly s to p p in g a t th e h o t e l? ”
“ O h , y e s ! W h y d id n ’t I th in k o f it b e­
fo r e ? T h e r e is a C h in a m a n h e r e w h o c a m e
so o n a fte r th e P r o fe s s o r ’s a r r iv a l w h o is
s u p p o se d to b e a s s is tin g h im in t h e c o m ­
p le tio n o f h is g r e a t b o o k . H e m a y h a v e
b e e n w ith h im la s t n ig h t .”
“ W h e r e is h is r o o m ? ” a s k e d o n e o f th e
d e te c tiv e s .
“ W a it a m in u te a n d I ’ll fin d o u t,” r e p lie d
J e r e m ia h a s h e s lip p e d q u ic k ly fr o m th e
room .
W h ile a w a it in g th e r etu rn o f t h e h o u se
d e te c tiv e , t h e o th e r th r e e w a lk e d o v e r to
t h e d e s k u p o n w h ic h la y a g r e a t m a ss o f
t y p e w r itte n m a n u sc r ip ts. O n e o f th e m
p ic k e d up a s h e e t a n d r e a d :
“ T h e T h ir d E y e is a sm a ll d u c tle s s g la n d
in t h e b r a in , k n o w n to m o d e rn s c ie n c e a s
t h e p in e a l g la n d . In In d ia , C h in a, T h ib e t
I h a v e c o m e a c r o ss g r e a t s c ie n tis ts w h o
h a v e so d e v e lo p e d th is g la n d , w h ic h is
m u c h m o re p o w e r fu l th a n th e p h y s ic a l e y e ,
t h a t t h e y c a n s e e th r o u g h so lid w a lls a n d
in to t h e v e r y s e c r e ts o f th e h u m a n m in d .”
“ H u m p h ,” m u tte r e d th e d e te c tiv e ,
s c r a tc h in g h is h e a d . H e th e n to o k a lo n g
b r e a th a n d c o n t in u e d :
“F e w p e o p le r e a liz e t h e p o w e r s w h ic h
w o r k th r o u g h th is e y e w h e n it is a w a k e n e d .
I f t h e y d id , g r e a te r a tte m p ts w o u ld b e
m a d e to r e v iv ify th is p a r tly a tr o p h ie d
o r g a n o f c o g n itio n . T h is is o n ly p o s s ib le ,
a c c o r d in g to th o s e w h o h a v e a w a k e n e d t h is
p o w e r , th r o u g h th e tu r n in g u p w a r d o f th e
fo r c e s p la y in g th r o u g h th e s e g m e n t s o f th e
sp in a l c a n a l. T h e se fo r c e s d ila t e t h e g la n d
w h ic h th e n b e c o m e s a s u p e r o r g a n o f se n s e
o r ie n ta tio n . In th e e a s te r n c o u n tr ie s m u ch
tim e h a s b e e n s p e n t in t h e a w a k e n in g a n d
tr a in in g o f th is v e r y im p o r ta n t g la n d a n d
th e p u r p o se o f m y b o o k is t o s h o w th e
w estern w o r ld th e v a lu e o f th is lit tle
k n o w n o r g a n .”
T h e d e te c t iv e lo o k e d a t h is c o m p a n io n s,
th e n d o w n a t t h e d e a d m a n o n th e floor, a
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r a th e r p e c u lia r e x p r e s s io n p la y in g on h is
f a c e , t h e n s h r u g g in g h is s h o u ld e r s h e h e ld
th e p a p e r u n d e r t h e lig h t a n d c o n tin u e d :
“ T h e r e a r e c e r ta in s u p c r p h y s ic a l p o w e r s
k n o w n t o t h e a n c ie n ts w h ic h t h e w e s te r n
w o r ld lit t le u n d e r s ta n d s , b u t t h e s e s e c r e ts
a r e s till in p o s s e s s io n o f c e r ta in p r ie s ts a n d
e a s te r n s c ie n t is t s w h o m I h a v e m e t d u r in g
m y tr a v e ls . I t is o f t h e s e m y ste r io u s o n e s
t h a t I w o u ld w r ite . T h e y a r e fo u n d m o st
fr e q u e n tly in N o r th e r n I n d ia , B u rm a , a n d
C h in a , a n d a m o n g t h e L la m a s o f T h ib e t.
T h e y h a v e p o w e r s o f s ig h t f a r b e y o n d
th o s e o f t h e a v e r a g e in d iv id u a l. T h e ir liv e s
a s a e s th e t ic s a n d h e r m its a n d t h e ir s e lf ­
sa c r ific e s a n d r ig id p u r ific a tio n h a v e g iv e n
th e m p o w e r s o v e r t h e ir o w n b e in g a n d a lso
o v e r o th e r s , w h ic h a r e p e r fe c tly u n c a n n y
to t h o s e u n a c q u a in te d w ith t h e h id d e n s id e
o f h u m a n n a tu r e a n d t h e p o w e r s o f th e
u n iv e r s e .”
“ O h , to m m y r o t! ” la u g h e d t h e o fficer as
h e t h r e w t h e p a p e r b a c k a m o n g its f e llo w s ,
" so m e p e o p le a r e g e t t in g d ip p y o v e r th is
s o r t o f stu ff n o w a d a y s . A n d h e lo o k e d lik e
a n ic e , s a n e , s e n s ib le so r t o f m a n ,” a n d th e
d e t e c t iv e s g a z e d d o w n o n t h e f a c e o f th e
m u r d e r e d P r o fe s s o r . “ B u t t h is is th e w a y
th e y a ll g e t w h e n t h e y d e lv e in to th e s e
th in g s . T h e y e it h e r g o in s a n e or g e t k ille d
or s o m e t h in g .”
A t t h e s a m e in s ta n t t h e h o u s e d e te c tiv e
r e tu r n e d a p p a r e n t ly q u ite e x c ite d , “ W h y ,”
h e e x c la im e d , “ it's a ll c le a r n o w . T hat
C h in a m a n h a d t h e ro o m r ig h t n e x t to th is
o n e . I h e a r t h a t h e s p e n t n e a r ly a ll o f h is
tim e w it h t h e P r o fe s s o r a n d w a s h e r e w ith
h im up to a la te h o u r la s t n ig h t. T h e r e ’s
n o u se t a lk in g , b o y s , w h e n w e g e t h im
t h e r e ’ll b e a n o th e r f e a t h e r in t h e c a p o f
th is d e p a r t m e n t .” J e r e m ia h b r o u g h t h is
fist d o w n on t h e b ig t a b le , h is e x c it e m e n t
r e g is t e r in g th r o u g h t h e b lo w a n d s e n d in g
t h e p a p e r s o f t h e la te P r o fe s s o r ’s b o o k
s k id d in g a r o u n d in m a d f r e n z y o n t h e floor.
“ M y , b u t I ’d lik e to g e t m y h a n d s o n th a t
C h in k n o w ! ” A s J e r e m ia h J o h n s o n e x ­
p r e s s e d t h e t h o u g h t s flo o d in g h is in n e r m o st
so u l, th e r e c a m e a s o ft k n o c k a t t h e d o o r
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w h ic h th e h o u s e d e te c tiv e s w u n g o p e n a n d
th e n s te p p e d b a c k g iv in g a g a sp o f a m a z e ­
m en t.
In th e d o o r w a y s to o d a t a ll C h in e se
d r e sse d in a lo n g M a n d a r in g o w n o f so b e r
c o lo r b u t r ic h in te x tu r e . O n h is m a ssiv e
h e a d w a s a tin y b la c k c a p w h ile a g lo r io u s
p e a c o c k f e a t h e r h u n g d o w n h is b a c k . In
h is h a n d h e c a r rie d a b e a u tifu l f a n in la id
w ith m o th e r -o f-p e a r l w h ic h w a s c lo s e d a n d
w h ic h h e u se d a s a p o in te r . It w a s h is f a c e ,
h o w e v e r , w h ic h c a u s e d th e a m a z e m e n t a n d
t h a t u n c a n n y f e e lin g w h ic h s e e m e d to p o u r
o u t fr o m h im w h e r e v e r h e w e n t. H e h a d
t h e d o m e a n d b r o w o f a p h ilo s o p h e r a n d
h is e y e s , w h ile a lm o n d , w e r e w id e a p a r t
a n d o f su c h g r e a t s iz e a n d b r illia n c y t h a t
t h e y c o u ld b e b u t p o o r ly h id d e n b y th e
d a r k sh e ll-r im g la s s e s th a t h e w o r e . U n d e r
h is d r o o p in g m u s ta c h e h is m o u th w a s fix e d
in a tru e o r ie n ta l s m ile , a p le a s a n t b u t a b ­
s o lu te ly b la n k e x p r e ssio n w h ic h h in te d
m a n y th in g s b u t n e v e r c o m m itte d its e lf .
H e s p o k e in a s o ft, p u r r in g v o ice, E n g lis h
w o r th y o f a c o lle g e -b r e d m a n , “ M y h o n o r ­
a b le fr ie n d e x p r e s s e s a d e s ir e to s e e m e, so
I ta k e g r e a t p le a s u r e in c o m in g . It is a n
h o n o r to h a v e im p o r ta n t p e r so n s su c h a s
h o u se d e te c tiv e s a n d y o u w o r th y g e n t le ­
m en o f th e p o lic e d e s ir e m y p r e s e n c e .”
S o m e w a y th e t h o u g h t c a m e in to t h e d e ­
t e c t iv e s ’ m in d s t h a t t h is O r ie n ta l w a s d e lib ­
e r a te ly r id ic u lin g th e m , b u t h is to n e w a s so
e x e m p la r y a n d h is m a n n e r so p o lite t h a t
th e r e w a s n o c h a n c e o f t a k in g o ffe n se , e v e n
th o u g h J e r e m ia h f a n c ie d h e s a w th e u p p e r
lip o f th e C h in a m a n q u iv e r s lig h t ly a t tim e s
a lth o u g h th is m ig h t h a v e b e e n o n ly h is
im a g in a tio n .
“ A r e y o u S----------------? ” a s k e d t h e h o te l
in s p e c to r in a s sh a r p a n d b risk a to n e a s h e
c o u ld w ith a se n se o f a c e r ta in p e r s o n a l d is­
c o m fo r t a n d a n in e x p la in a b le f e e l in g o f
s m a lln e s s w h ic h h a d c r e p t o v e r h im sin c e
t h e e n tr a n c e o f th is g if t e d C h in e se .
T h e O rie n ta l b o w e d lo w , “ A h , th e h o n o r ­
a b le g e n tle m a n h a s ta k e n th e p a in s to
le a r n m y u n w o r th y n a m e . S o m u c h a tte n ­
tio n o v e r w h e lm s m e a n d I c a n o n ly r e p ly
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b y s a y in g t h a t I s h a ll p r a y to m y a n c e s to r s
fo r y o u r e te r n a l s a lv a tio n a n d t h e e x t e n ­
sio n o f y o u r la b o r s.”
“ S a v e y o u r p r a y e r s f o r y o u r s e lf ,” m u t­
te r e d t h e d e t e c t iv e , “ I b e lie v e y o u ’r e g o in g
to n e e d th e m w o r s e th a n I d o in t h e n e a r
fu tu r e .”
“ A h , m o st h o n o r a b le g e n tle m a n , r e fu s e
n o t t h e p r a y e r s o f t h y lo w ly s e r v a n t,” a n d
th e C h in e se b o w e d a g a in , “f o r in m y c o u n ­
tr y p r a y e r s r e tu r n e d a r e o f te n n e e d e d b y
th o s e w h o g iv e th e m b a c k .” A t t h e s a m e
in s ta n t h is e y e s f e l l o n t h e m u r d e r e d m a n
m a n f o r t h e first tim e .
“ A h ,” h e e x c la im e d , a n d t h e a lm o n d
e y e s b e c a m e m e r e s lits , “ M u r d e r e d ? ” h e
tu r n e d to t h e d e te c tiv e , “ O h , so m a n y t im e s
I h a v e w a r n e d h im to b e m o r e c a r e f u l a n d
to ld h im w h a t t h e im m o r ta l C o n fu c iu s, t h e
g iv e r o f a ll w is d o m , s a id , b u t i t w a s o f n o
a v a il it s e e m s .”
“ O f w h a t d id y o u w a r n h i m ? ” The
C h in e se t a p p e d h is j a d e th u m b r in g w ith
h is f a n a n d b o w in g lo w t o o k t h e lib e r ty o f
p ic k in g a s m a ll w h it e th r e a d fr o m t h e in ­
s p e c to r ’s c o a t s le e v e b e fo r e m a k in g a r e p ly ,
“ O h , o n ly th is , t h a t h e h a d c e r ta in w e a k ­
n e s s e s o f w h ic h I w a s a w a r e a n d I h a v e
to ld h im o f te n t h a t s o m e d a y t h e s e lit tle
in d is c r e tio n s w o u ld m o st lik e ly c o s t h im h is
lif e , a n d ,” t h e C h in e s e t w is t e d h is f o o t a n d
g a z e d a t t h e t o e o f it a s it p r o tr u d e d fr o m
h is M a n d a r in c a p e , “ a n d ,” h e r e p e a te d ,
s m ilin g b la n d ly , “ it a p p e a r s to h a v e d o n e
s o .”
“U m -m ,” m u tte r e d o n e o f t h e d e t e c t iv e s ,
“ so o u r d e c e a s e d c lie n t w a s s u b j e c t to in­
d is c r e t io n s ? ” h e tu r n e d to t h e C h in e se a n d
b o w e d s a r c a s t ic a lly . “ W ill y o u p le a s e b e a
lit tle m o r e e x p l ic it ? ”
T h e C h in e se m e r e ly s h r u g g e d h is a r c h e d
sh o u ld e r s a n d w it h lo n g , s le n d e r fin g e r s
p ic k e d u p a s h e e t o f p a p e r fr o m t h e t a b le .
It w a s t h e t it le p a g e o f t h e P r o f e s s o r ’s
book.
“ I s h o u ld a d v is e m y h o n o r e d f r ie n d s o f
th e d e te c tiv e fo r c e to s e c u r e a c o p y o f th is
m o st e s te e m e d w o r k s h o u ld t h e G o d s
d e c r e e t h a t it e v e r b e fin is h e d , f o r I a m
s e r io u s ly a fr a id th a t th is u s e fu l o r g a n is
n o t p r o p e r ly d e v e lo p e d in t h e b r a in o f o u r
m o st w o r th y fr ie n d , th e h o t e l in s p e c to r .”
T h e d e t e c t iv e s lo o k e d a t e a c h o th e r n o t
q u ite su r e h o w to a c t w ith th is O r ie n ta l
w h o it n o w s e e m e d w a s a ls o s lig h t ly un­
b a la n c e d . B u t a s th e y t h e m s e lv e s h a d
n o th in g to w o r k o n in t h e fo r m o f in fo r m a ­
tio n th e y m e n ta lly d e c id e d t h a t t h e y c o u ld
n o t b e a n y w o r se off so c o n c lu d e d to a llo w
t h e C h in e se to g o on.
“ D o y o u k n o w w h o m u r d e r e d h im ? ” d e ­
m a n d e d a ll in o n e v o ic e o f t h e C ih n e se .
“ N o , n o , n o ,” a n s w e r e d th e O rien ta l a s
h e o p e n e d h is g lo r io u s f a n to b lo w a w a y
so m e o f th e sm o k e fr o m J e r e m ia h ’s n o n e
to o s e le c t c ig a r , “b u t I th in k I c a n fin d o u t
fo r y o u i f y o u w is h m e to d o s o .”
T h e d e te c t iv e s lo o k e d a t e a c h o th e r a n d
th e n o n e o f th e m s p o k e , “ G o o n , b u t r e ­
m e m b e r w h a te v e r y o u s a y h e r e w ill b e
u se d a g a in s t y o u .”
“ O h, I d o n ’t th in k so ,” r e p lie d th e O rie n ­
t a l, “fo r th is is a m a tte r b e tw e e n h o n o r a b le
fr ie n d s a n d a s g e n tle m e n I a m g o in g to a sk
y o u to f o r g e t w h a t I h a v e sa id w h e n I g o .
In f a c t , to m a k e th is e a s ie r I s h a ll e v e n
a s s is t y o u in th e fo r g e t tin g .” T h e O r ie n ta l
w a lk e d to th e c e n te r o f th e ro o m a n d r e ­
m o v in g h is b la c k c a p w ith its g lo r io u s p e a ­
c o c k f e a t h e r , h e h u n c h e d h is s h o u ld e r s a n d
b e n t h is b a c k .u n til th e d o m e o f h is m a ss iv e
h e a d w a s p o in tin g d ir e c tly a t t h e d e a d
m an.
T h e o fficers th e n s a w t h a t th e to p p a r t
o f h is h e a d w a s sh a v e n c le a n fo r a p ie c e
a b o u t th e s iz e o f a silv e r d o lla r a n d t h a t on
t h is s p o t a s m a ll g r e e n s n a k e w a s tr a c e d
in d a r k p ig m e n t. W ith h is e y e s c lo s e d a n d
th e c r o w n o f h is h e a d p o in tin g fir st in th is
w a y a n d th e n in th a t, th e C h in e se n o is e ­
le s s ly s lip p e d a b o u t th e ro o m a n d fin a lly
s p o k e in h is s o ft, m u s ic a l v o ic e .
“ I t w a s p r e c is e ly a s I f e a r e d A la d y
c a lle d u p o n th e P r o fe s s o r , m y e s te e m e d
fr ie n d , la s t e v e n in g . H o w m a n y tim e s h a v e
I w a r n e d m y w o r th y b r o th e r o f le tte r s ,
e v e n g o in g to th e e x tr e m ity o f p r e s e n tin g
h im w ith a b e a u tifu l b o o k o f p r o v e r b s b y
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L a o T z e a n d u n d e r lin in g in r e d th o s e p e r ­
ta in in g to h is in d is c r e tio n s . I t w a s n o t th e
fir st v is it o f t h e f a ir la d y b u t s h e h a d m a r­
r ie d a n d c a m e to t e l l t h e P r o fe s s o r t h a t
th e ir fr ie n d s h ip w a s a t a n e n d . M y h o n o r ­
a b le fr ie n d w a s so u n w is e h e c o u ld n o t
u n d e r s ta n d t h e w a r n in g s t h a t I g a v e h im
a lth o u g h I h a v e p r a y e d to m y a n c e s to r s to
p r e s e r v e h im . H e a n d t h e la d y h a d a lit tle
m is u n d e r s ta n d in g , s h a ll w e s a y , th e r e w a s
a s lig h t s tr u g g le w h ic h w o u ld n o t h a v e o c­
c u r r e d h a d h e b e e n a C h in e s e g e n tle m a n .
M y w o r th y f r ie n d lo s in g h is te m p e r
k n o c k e d t h e la d y d o w n w it h u n d u e e x p r e s ­
sio n o f w e s t e r n e n e r g y , u n p a r d o n a b le in
th e E a st, a n d t u r n e d h is b a c k . N o w it s e e m s
t h a t t h e y la d y ’s h u s b a n d b e in g o u t a g r e a t
d e a l o f t h e tim e h a d lo a n e d h e r o n e o f h is
r e v o lv e r s to b e u s e d in c a s e o f b u r g la r s or
o th e r e m e r g e n c y . S h e h a d b r o u g h t t h is
w it h h e r a n d w h e n m y u n fo r tu n a te fr ie n d
tu r n e d h is b a c k s h e s h o t h im a n d d r o p p in g
t h e r e v o lv e r w ith a sc r e a m r a n fr o m th e
r o o m .”
“T h a t’s a v e r y p r e tty s to r y ,” m u tte r e d
o n e o f t h e d e t e c t iv e s , “ b u t y o u f o r g e t o n e
t h in g , C h in k y , w h e r e ’s t h e g u n ? ”
“ I t is s t ill in t h e r o o m ,” a n s w e r e d th e
C h in e se , a n d t h e O r ie n ta l tu r n e d h is h e a d
fir st in a g e n e r a l c ir c le w h ic h h e s t e a d ily
d e c r e a s e d in s iz e u n til it s to p p e d on J e r e ­
m ia h J o h n s o n , t h e h o u s e d e te c tiv e .
“ T h e r e v o lv e r is in t h e u p p e r p o c k e t o f
t h is g e n t le m a n ’s c o a t w h e r e h e h a s h id d e n
it. H e c o n c e a le d it b e c a u s e u p o n e n te r in g
t h e ro o m f o r t h e first tim e h e r e c o g n iz e d it
a s t h e o n e h e h a d g iv e n h is w i f e .”
T h e h o t e l in s p e c to r c o lla p s e d .
“ H o w d id y o u k n o w ? ” h e g a s p e d .
T h e C h in e se b o w e d h im s e lf to w a r d s th e
d o o r , t h e sm ile s till p la y in g a ro u n d h is
m o u th .
“I s h o u ld a d v is e o u r fr ie n d s , t h e h o n o r ­
a b le d e t e c t iv e s , to c a r e f u lly r e a d t h a t lit tle
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b o o k o f to m m y r o t w h ic h m y b e la te d frie n d
w ill n o t n o w b e a b le to c o m p le te u p o n th e
in te r e s tin g s u b je c t o f “ T h e T h ir d E y e .”
H e s lo w ly c lo s e d t h e d o o r, s a y in g a s h e
p a s s e d ou t, “ I d o n o t th in k a n y o f y o u w ill
u se t h e in fo r m a tio n I h a v e g iv e n y o u
a g a in s t m e b u t s h o u ld t h a t b e y o u r in te n ­
tio n I c a n o n ly p r a y to m y fa th e r s fo r a s ­
s is ta n c e ,”
T h e fo u r d e te c tiv e s s to o d a lo n e , b la n k
e x p r e ss io n s on th e ir f a c e s .
“ W h a t h a p p e n e d ? ” a s k e d J e r e m ia h
J o h n so n a s h e lo o k e d d o w n a t t h e r e v o lv e r
in h is h a n d .
“ I d o n ’t k n o w ,” r e p lie d th e o th e r th r e e .
“ S a y , W as t h a t C h in k in h e r e or n o t ? ”
“I d o n ’t k n o w .’
“ T h e n w h e r e d id t h e g u n c o m e fr o m ?
W h o s e is i t ? ”
T h e o ld e s t o f th e fo u r d e t e c t iv e s sc r a tc h ­
e d h is h e a d a n d tu r n e d to th e o th e r th r e e ,
“ W h a t h a v e w e b e e n d o in g t h is la s t h a lf
hour? It s e e m s lik e I ’v e b e e n a s le e p . I
c a n ’t r e m e r b e r a n y t h in g .”
“ It is t h e sa m e w ith m e ,” a n s w e r e d on e
a f te r th e o th e r in tu r n .
T h e y lo o k e d d o w n u p o n th e d e a d m a n
a n d th e r e u p o n th e g r o u n d b e s id e h im la y
t h e t it le p a g e o f h is b o o k . In t h e m e a n ­
tim e th e C h in e se , h is h a n d s c r o sse d in h is
s le e v e s , sh u ffle d s lo w ly d o w n t h e c o rrid o r,
h is f a c e s e t in t h e p la c id s a tis fa c tio n o f th e
O rie n ta l.
“ I r e a lly d o h o p e t h a t th e s e h o n o r e d
g e n tle m e n w ill n o t u se a n y th in g t h a t I h a v e
s a id a g a in s t m e. In f a c t , I v e r y m u c h b e ­
lie v e t h e y w ill n o t b e a b le to d o so , f o r m y
g o o d b r o th e r s in th e w e s te r n w o r ld h a v e
sh o r t m e m o r ie s— o n p r o b le m s o f t h is n a ­
tu r e . P o o r P r o fe s s o r , if h e h a d o n ly d e v e l­
o p e d t h a t T h ir d E y e a lit tle h im s e lf h e
m ig h t h a v e b e e n sp a r e d b y t h e g o d s to
c o m p le te t h a t h o n o r a b le w o r k ! ”
14 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
T he Brothers of the Shining Rohe
Chapter I
The Tem ple of Caves
H Y I C A M E in to t h e w o r ld w ith t h is
d e e p s e a te d w a n d e r lu s t I h a v e
n e v e r b e e n a b le to e x p la in . R e la ­
tiv e s a n d f r ie n d s s a id t h a t it w a s t h e b lo o d
o f t e n g e n e r a tio n s o f s o ld ie r s a n d fig h te r s
f o r t h e B r itish c r o w n , b u t I h a v e a lw a y s
b e lie v e d t h a t t h e s e t h in g s a r e n o t in h e r ite d
b u t r a th e r a r e t h e r e su lts o f p e c u lia r p h a s e s
o f in d iv id u a lity , t h e tr u e e x p la n a tio n o f
w h ic h h a s o n ly c o m e to m e in la te r y e a r s.
S u ffice i t to s a y b y w a y o f in tr o d u c tio n t h a t
I h a v e b een a w a n d erer upon th e fa c e o f
t h e e a r th ,— fr o m t h e S o u th S e a I s la n d s to
th e g r e a t s a lm o n fis h e r ie s o f A la s k a a n d
C o lu m b ia , fr o m p la g u e s tr ic k e n B u rm a to
th e D e s e r ts o f M e x ic o , fr o m T a r ta r y to
A lg e r ia , fr o m t h e b lu e la g o o n s o f V e n ic e
to t h e d o m e s a n d m o s q u e s o f C o n sta n ti­
n o p le , I h a v e w a n d e r e d in a n e n d le s s
search .
I c a m e in to t h is w o r ld w ith a la r g e r fo r ­
tu n e th a n is g o o d f o r m o st, t h e y o u n g e r so n
o f a n E a r l. N o n e o f t h e r e s p o n s ib ilitie s o f
m y f a m ily w o r r ie d m e f o r i t s e e m e d im ­
p r o b a b le , w ith tw o e ld e r b r o th e r s , t h a t t h e
c a r e s a n d p r o b le m s o f a n e s ta t e w o u ld e v e r
d e s c e n d u p o n m y s h o u ld e r s. S o y e a r a f te r
y e a r I w a n d e r e d o v e r th r e e -q u a r te r s o f th e
k n o w n g lo b e . A t la s t o n e s u ltr y e v e n in g
I fo u n d m y s e lf s ta n d in g on a p o in t o f r o c k
j u tt in g o u t fr o m t h e s id e s o f a g r e a t c liff,
b e fo r e m e u n r o llin g in m a je s tic g r a n d e u r
r o se t h e s n o w - t o p p e d g la c ie r s o f t h e H im a ­
la y a s . S tr a ig h t in f r o n t t h e s h e e r c r e s t o f
E v erest sh o t h ea v en w a rd an d th e rays
f a s t s e t t in g s u n b a th e d i t in p u r p le
<Wttdijrose s h a d o w s so t h a t its g la c ia l p e a k
g le a m e d l i k e t h e d ia m o n d s in t h e c r o w n s
o f Emperors:;*.,
T h e s tr a n g e la n d o f t h e E a s t h a d a lw a y s
h e ld a fa s c in a t io n f o r m e , a n d n o w I s to o d
lo o k in g o u t a t t h is g r e a t e x p a n s e o f n a tu r a l
m a je s ty h u n d r e d s o f m ile s fr o m t h e n e a r e s t
w h it e m a n m e r e ly a s t h e r e s u lt o f f a n c y .
D u r in g m y w a n d e r in g s in N o r th e r n a n d
C en tra l I n d ia , w h ic h h a d o c c u p ie d so m e
fiv e y e a r s I h a d c o m e c lo s e r to a tr u e u n d er ­
s ta n d in g o f t h e O rie n ta l m in d t h a n m a n y
w h ite m en . I h a d e a te n w ith th e m , s le p t
w ith th e m , p r a y e d w ith th e m , te n d e d , w ith
p r a c tic a l k n iw le d g e w h ic h is t h e in h e r e n t
r ig h t o f th e w e s te r n w o r ld , th e ir s ic k , r e a d
th e ir b o o k s, lo v e d th e m a n d h a te d w ith
th e m , a n d a s th e r e s u lt I b e lie v e I c a n h o n ­
e s tly s a y t h a t to so m e d e g r e e a t le a s t I
k n o w t h e E a st.
W h ile t a lk in g o n e d a y w ith o n e o f th e ir
le a r n e d a n d h o ly m e n h e to ld m e a little ,
w ith th e tr u s t o f m a n y m o n th s o f fr ie n d ­
sh ip , o f t h e c e n te r g r o u n d o f th e ir f a it h ,
p o in tin g to w h e r e th e b lu e h a z e o f t h e s k y
w a s b r o k e n b y t h e lin e o f m o u n ta in s, in a
v o ic e fille d w ith a w e a n d r e v e r e n c e h e to ld
m e o f th e s a c r e d T e m p le o f th e C aves, H e
sa id t h a t th e r e liv e d in th is a n c ie n t m o n a s­
t e r y a v e r y w is e m a n b e lo v e d o f G od a n d
t h e m o u th p ie c e o f B ra h m a . T h e n h e b e ­
c a m e s ile n t a n d w o u ld s a y n o m o re , b u t m y
in q u is itiv e n e s s w a s a ro u sed a n d I a s k e d
m a n y le a r n e d B r a h m a n s to g iv e m e m o re
d e t a ils o f t h is sa c r e d te m p le , b u t a ll s h o o k
th e ir h e a d s a n d d e s p ite th e ir h ig h r e g a r d
e ith e r k n e w n o th in g or r e fu s e d to r e v e a l
t h a t w h ic h t h e y d id k n o w . It w a s t h a t sh o r t
le g e n d , th o s e f e w in v o lu n ta r y w o r d s o f th e
o ld m e n d ic a n t, t h a t c h a n g e d t h e d e s tin y o f
m y lif e , fo r w ith th e im p e tu o s ity w h ic h r e ­
m a in e d w ith m e e v e n a f te r th e d a y s o f m y
y o u th , I d e c id e d to w a n d e r t h e s e h ills a n d
m o u n ta in s u n til I m y s e lf fo u n d t h e T e m p le
o f th e C a v e s a n d s p o k e w ith t h is g r e a t w is e
m a n w h o m le g e n d to ld m e liv e d th e r e .
M y r e a d e r s w o u ld s u p p o se t h a t a s im p le
th in g lik e th is w a s o f s m a ll im p o r ta n c e , b u t
to a m in d lik e m in e w h ic h k n e w n o th in g o f
t h e r e s p o n s ib ilitie s o f o n e p h a s e o f lif e th e
m e r e c a r r y in g o u t o f a d e s ir e w a s a ll im ­
p o r ta n t.
A s e v e n in g f e l l on t h e d a y in q u e stio n ,
I s to o d o n th e c r a g o f r o c k s o v e r lo o k in g th e
 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
v a l le y in w h o s e d a r k a n d g lo o m y d e p th s a
fin e m o u n ta in s tr e a m f e d b y t h e g la c ie r s
flo w e d o n in s ile n c e to s p r e a d la te r a n d b e
lo s t in t h e m a r s h la n d s b e lo w . F iv e m o n th s
I h a d c lim b e d th r o u g h t h e m o u n ta in s,
a m o n g t h e c a v e s o f t h e h o ly m e n , th r o u g h
c it ie s lo n g d e s e r te d , th r o u g h j u n g le s a n d
a m o n g b r o k e n r o c k s , a n d lik e m a n y o th e r
s e a r c h e r s w h o h a d g o n e b e fo r e fo u n d n o
tr a c e o f t h e t h in g I s o u g h t. A t m y f e e t on
t h e b o u ld e r la y a h e a p o f h u m a n b o n e s.
S o m e o th e r w a n d e r e r h a d e n d e d h is p il­
g r im a g e w h e r e I h a d b u t s ta r te d m in e .
S lo w ly t h e b e a u tifu l v ie w v a n is h e d in t h e
h a z e o f n ig h t a n d a p a le b lu e lig h t fr o m
t h e w a n in g m o o n to o k t h e p la c e o f t h e su n ,
a n d s lo w ly t u r n in g I d e s c e n d e d a g a in to
t h e p la te a u s o m e f if ty f e e t b e lo w .
A s I d id so m y e y e s w a n d e r e d u p w a r d
p a st a g r e a t c le ft o f rock w h ere I h ad b een
s ta n d in g . W a lls o f g r a n ite a n d s to n e r o se
n e a r ly a th o u s a n d f e e t in r o u g h , b r o k e n
g r a n d e u r . B u t a s I s to o d g a z in g o u t a n d
up a s tr a n g e f e e l in g p o s s e s s e d m e. I d o
n ot k n ow w h eth e r you h a v e ever f e lt w h en
a lo n e t h a t s o m e o n e w a s s t a n d in g b e h in d
y o u lo o k in g a t y o u , b u t t h is f e e l in g s u d ­
d e n ly s w e p t o v e r m e a n d in t h e e e r ie s till­
n e s s I f e l t I w a s n o t a lo n e , a n d y e t a s f a r a s
I c o u ld s e e in t h e p a le m o o n lig h t n o liv in g
th in g w a s v isib le .
S u d d e n ly o v e r t h e r o u g h g r o u n d a t m y
f e e t a d a r k s h a d o w p a s s e d a s th o u g h a
g r e a t b ird h a d s o a r e d o v e r t h e c liffs a n d
ro ck s but th e sh a d o w w a s n ot th a t o f a
b ird . I t w a s t h a t o f a t a ll h u m a n b e in g
p a s s in g s ile n t ly s o m e w h e r e b e t w e e n m e
a n d t h e m o o n . L o o k in g q u ic k ly to t h e to p
o f th e c liff, I w a s in tim e to s e e a s t a t e ly
w h ite r o b e d fig u r e w ith lo n g g r a y b e a r d
a n d w h it e tu r b a n p a s s t h e fie ld o f v isio n b e ­
tw e e n m e a n d t h e lig h t a n d v a n is h b e t w e e n
t w o g r e a t r o c k y b o u ld e r s .
A r o u n d t h is fig u r e h o v e r e d a n u m b e r o f
fla s h in g , d a n c in g lig h t s o f s h in in g w h ite
an d a fte r h e h ad g o n e fo r sev era l secon d s
t h e o p e n in g g le a m e d a n d g lo w e d a s th o u g h
b y s o m e h id d e n fire. T h e n e v e n t h a t v a n ­
ish e d
15
I c a n n o t e x p la in t h e r e a so n b u t th e
t h o u g h t c r o sse d m y m in d in a fla sh t h a t
th is fig u r e w a s in so m e w a y c o n n e c te d w ith
t h e p la c e I s o u g h t, a n d r e g a r d le s s o f t e a r ­
in g m y h a n d s a n d c lo th in g I c lim b e d a s
r a p id ly a s p o s s ib le u p w a r d a n d in so m e te n
m in u te s s to o d w h e r e t h e s h in in g o n e h a d
b e e n . I fo u n d t h a t I w a s in a n a tu r a l h a ll­
w a y o f r o c k w h ic h r e m in d e d m e o f th e
r o o fle s s te m p le s o f K a rn a c. O n e a c h s id e
m a ss iv e p illa r s o f n a tu r a l s to n e r o se fr o m
th ir ty to fifty f e e t a b o v e m e to b e lo s t in
t h e s h a d o w s o f n ig h t, a n d th e tin y , w in d in g
p a th le d s tr a ig h t in to th e s id e o f a lo f t y
h ill in v is ib le fr o m b e lo w .
I h e s ita te d f o r I r e a lie d t h a t it is n o t
a lw a y s s a f e to e n te r t h e te m p le s o f t h e
E a st, b u t m y h a n d c lo s in g o v er t h e h ilt o f
m y r e v o lv e r r e a s s u r e d m e, a n d w ith t h e
b r a v a d o w h ic h s h o w s la c k o f b e tte r s e n s e
I to o k a h itc h a t m y b e lt a n d s ta r te d u p t h e
m o u n ta in .
I m u st h a v e g o n e n e a r ly a m ile in g lo o m
w h ic h g r e w e v e r d e e p e r b e fo r e I r e a liz e d
t h a t t h e w a lls h a d c lo s e d a b o v e m e a n d
t h a t th a t I w a s n o lo n g e r in a g r e a t c a n y o n
or c le f t b u t w a s in a c a v e . T h e r e w a s no
s ig n o f h u m a n b e in g a n d s a v e fo r t h e n a r­
r o w p a th it s e e m e d t h a t n o liv in g th in g h a d
e v e r e n te r e d th e r e . M y m a tc h e s h a d g iv e n
o u t b u t I h a d ta k e n t h e p r e c a u tio n to p ic k
u p a b ro k en s tic k w h ic h I h a d lig h t e d a n d
w ith th is fir e b r a n d I k e p t on m y w a y . T h e
r u d d y lig h t o f m y to r c h m a d e e a c h o u t­
c r o p p in g r o c k a p p e a r to b e a liv in g th in g .
S u d d e n ly I s to p p e d ,— a n o th e r lig h t w a s
a d d e d to t h a t o f m y to r c h . O u tlin e d a g a in s t
th e s m o o th s to n e w a ll w a s a lig h t e d d o o r­
w a y r e fle c te d fr o m so m e a n g le in v is ib le
fr o m m y p r e s e n t p o sitio n a n d in th e d o o r­
w a y w a s th e s ilh o u e tte o f a t a ll, th in fig u r e
w h o se h a n d s s e e m e d c la s p e d u p o n h is
b rea st. D r a w in g m y r e v o lv e r I s ta r te d to
a d v a n c e a n d s u d d e n ly a c o ld c h ill r a n up
a n d d o w n m y sp in e ,— I c o u ld n o t m'ove.
M y e y e s, m y h a n d s a n d f e e t c o u ld m o v e b u t
I c o u ld g o n e ith e r fo r w a r d n o r b a c k w a r d .
A s f a r a s I c o u ld s e e th e r e w a s n o th in g to
p r e v e n t m e b u t w h e n I tr ie d to ta k e a fo r -
16 THE ALL-SEEING EYE

w a r d s te p it s e e m e d t h a t I s tr u c k a w a ll
w h ic h n o p o w e r o f m in e c o u ld p a s s
th r o u g h . T h e n s lo w ly a s tr a n g e n u m b in g
s e n s a tio n p a s s e d o v e r m e , m y r e v o lv e r
d r o p p e d fr o m a h a n d t h a t c o u ld n o lo n g e r
h o ld it, a n d m y fir e b r a n d s tr u c k t h e g r o u n d
w ith it. I c o u ld d o n o th in g b u t g a z e a t t h e
r e d s h a d o w o u tlin e d o n t h e w a ll, a s h a d o w
w h ic h t o ld b y it s flic k e r in g m o tio n t h a t it
w a s c a u s e d b y a b la z in g fire.
S lo w ly t h e fig u r e m o v e d a n d a r o u n d a n
e lb o w o f t h e r o c k t h e r e a p p e a r e d a s o lita r y
b e in g , t h e s tr a n g e s t t h a t m y e y e s h a v e
e v e r lo o k e d u p o n . T h e m a n w a s n e a r ly s ix
a n d a h a l f f e e t t a ll, r o b e d fr o m h e a d to
f o o t in a g lis t e n in g , s h in in g , p e a r l g r e y g a r ­
m e n t w h ic h in t h e m o o n lig h t o u ts id e I h a d
m is ta k e n f o r w h it e . A r o u n d h is h e a d w a s
a tu r b a n , o n e e n d o f w h ic h f e l l u p o n h is
sh o u ld e r . H is a g e n o n e c o u ld t e l l b u t h e
a p p e a r e d to b e b e y o n d t h e p r im e o f l if e f o r
h is f u l l b la c k b e a r d w a s fle c k e d w it h g r e y
a s w a s h is h a ir t h a t f e l l c o n tr a r y to c u sto m
on h is s h o u ld e r s fr o m u n d e r t h e e d g e o f h is
tu r b a n .
A s I lo o k e d a t h im it s e e m e d t h a t m y
e y e s to o w e r e p a r a ly z e d f o r in s p ite o f a ll
t h e e ffo r ts t h a t I m a d e I c o u ld n o t ta k e
th e m fr o m h is f a c e . H is e y e s , th o u g h la r g e
a n d p ie r c in g , s till h e ld in th e m a lo o k o f
g e n t le n e s s a n d k in d n e ss. T h e f e e lin g o f
f e a r c h a n g e d to a s tr a n g e a ttr a c tio n an d
w a r m th a n d c o m fo r t s u r r o u n d e d m e th e
m o m e n t h e tu r n e d h is f a c e to m in e . A ll
a ro u n d h is b o d y w h ic h s e e m e d p o w e r fu l
b u t s p a r e , s tr a n g e flic k e r in g s h a d o w s
s e e m e d to t w is t a n d tu rn . I f e l t in s p ite o f
m y s e lf a n d m y d isre g a r d fo r h e a t h e n id e a ls
t h a t if I h a d n o t b e e n p a r a ly z e d I w o u ld
h a v e b e e n o n m y k n e e s b e fo r e h im f o r
th e r e w a s s o m e th in g in th a t c a v e w h ic h n o
w o r d s o f m in e c a n e x p r e ss.
H e s lo w ly c a m e fo r w a r d a n d t a k in g m e
b y t h e h a n d m o tio n e d m e to a d v a n c e . A s
h e d id so it s e e m e d t h a t th e m e ta l f e t t e r s
a n d b o n d s d r o p p e d fr o m m e, m y c o n s c io u s ­
n e s s a n d p o w e r o f lo c o m o tio n r e tu r n e d ,
a n d w ith p e r fe c t e a s e I f o llo w e d h im w h e r e
b e fo r e I c o u ld n o t g o , a n d p a ssin g th r o u g h
a n a r c h o f n a tu r a l sto n e I e n te r e d in to o n e
o f th e s tr a n g e s t r o o m s I b e lie v e t h a t h u m a n
b e in g w a s e v e r in.
(T o b e c o n tin u e d )

“THE SACRED MAGIC OF THE QABBALLAH”

The Science of the Divine Names.
By
M a n ly P . H a ll
In t h is w o r k t h e stu d y o f n u m b e r s a n d t h e H e b r e w a lp h a b e t is ta k e n up in a w a y
n e v e r b e f o r e u n d e r ta k e n . N o s y ste m o f n u m e r o lo g y or c a b a lis m is p r o m u lg a te d b u t a
f e w u n d e r ly in g p r in c ip le s a r e g iv e n h e r e u s e fu l to a ll s tu d e n ts o f m y stic , o c c u lt a n d c a b ­
b a lis tic p h ilo s o p h y . T h e w o r k is d iv id e d in to th r e e p a r ts a s lis te d b e lo w :
P a r t O n e ...............................T h e K e y to th e S a c r e d W isd o m .
A S tu d y o f t h e f la m in g le t t e r s o f t h e H e b r e w a lp h a b e t, th e c r ea tio n o f th e S a c r e d
N a m e , t h e m y s t e y o f t h e v o w e l p o in ts a n d t h e u n w r itte n b o o k s o f M o ses.
P a r t T w o .............................. T h e O rig in a n d M y ste r y o f N u m b e r s.
U n d e r t h is h e a d in g a r e g r o u p e d t h e n a tu r a l la w s a s th e y a re e x p r e s s e d in n u m b e r s
fr o m 1 to 1 0 , a n d t h e a p p lic a tio n o f t h e s e la w s to t h e p r o b le m s o f d a ily liv in g .
P a r t T h r e e ,...........................T h e P o w e r o f In v o c a tio n a n d
T h e S c ie n c e o f th e S a c r e d N a m e s .
I n t h is p a r t o f t h e w o r k t r a n s c e n d e n ta l m a g ic is c o m p le te ly u n v e ile d a n d th e a n ­
c ie n t r itu a ls o f c a llin g up s p ir its is e x p o s e d a n d th e tr u e m e a n in g o f tr a n sc e n d e n ta lis m
a n d t h e fin d in g o f t h e lo s t W o r d is p r e s e n te d to th e s tu d e n t, in c lu d in g t h e in v o c a tio n o f
C h rist. A m o st u n iq u e a n d u n u s u a l d o c u m e n t c o n ta in in g o v e r fifty p a g e s , n e a tly b o u n d
in a n a r t c a r d b o a r d c o v e r . T h is w o r k s h o u ld b e in t h e lib r a r y o f a ll o c c u lt s tu d e n ts , n o t
to b e b e lie v e d b u t to b e c o n s id e r e d .
A s is t h e c a s e w it h o u r o th e r p u b lic a tio n s y o u m u st fix y o u r o w n p r ic e f o r th e
w o r k , n o t to c o v e r y o u r s h a r e o f t h e r e s p o n s ib ility b u t t h a t th e e n tir e w o r k m a y g o o n
a n d y o u a n d o th e r s m a y b e in a p o s itio n to r e c e iv e t h e w o r k w h ic h w e a re p u ttin g o u t.
 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
Masonry: "T he Robe O f Blue and Gold”
HREE S IL E N T B E IN G S h id d e n in
th e d ep th s o f th e U n k n o w n w e a v e
e te r n a lly t h e t h r e a d o f h u m a n
f a t e , th r e e s is te r s k n o w n to t h e w o r ld a s
th e N o r n s o r F a t e s in c e s s a n tly t w is t b e­
t w e e n t h e ir lin g e r s a t in y c o r d w h ic h is
o n e d a y to b e w o v e n in to a liv in g g a r m e n t,
th e c o r o n a tio n r o b e o f a k in g . U n d e r m a n y
n a m e s t h is g a r m e n t is k n o w n a m o n g t h e
m y s tic s a n d o c c u lt s tu d e n ts o f t h e w o r ld .
T o s o m e it is t h e s im p le y e llo w r o b e o f
B u d d h a h o o d , b y t h e a n c ie n t J e w s i t w a s
s y m b o liz e d a s t h e r o b e o f t h e H ig h P r ie s t
a n d t h e g a r m e n t o f g lo r y u n to t h e L ord ,
w h ile to t h e M a so n ic B r o th e r it is t h e R o b e
o f B lu e a n d G o ld , t h e S ta r o f B e t h le h e m ,
th e w e d d in g g a r m e n t o f t h e sp irit.
T h r e e F a t e s w e a v e t h is liv in g g a r m e n t
a n d m a n h im s e lf is t h e c r e a to r o f h is f a t e s .
T h e t r ip le t h r e a d o f t h o u g h t , a c tio n , a n d
d e s ir e b in d s h im w h e n h e e n te r s in to th e
s a c r e d p la c e o r s e e k s a d m itta n c e to t h e
L o d g e , b u t la t e r t h is s a m e c o r d is w o v e n
in to t h e w e d d in g g a r m e n t w h o s e p u r iiie d
f o ld s s h r o u d t h e s a c r e d s p a r k o f h is b e in g .
W e a ll lik e to b e w e l l d r e s s e d a n d r o b e s
o f v e lv e t a n d e r m in e s e e m to u s s y m b o ls o f
r a n k a n d g lo r y , b u t m a n y a n e r m in e c a p e
h a s c o v e r e d a n e m p ty h e a r t w h ile m a n y a
c r o w n h a s r e s t e d on a ty r a n t ’s b r o w a n d
m a n y a v e lv e t c lo a k h a s g o w n e d a n e m p ty
v o id . T h e s e s y m b o ls a r e e a r th ly t h in g s a n d
in t h e w o r ld s o f m a tte r a r e to o o f te n m is­
p la c e d . B u t t h e tr u e c o r o n a tio n r o b e , th e
tr u e g a r m e n t s o f t h e M a so n , a r e n o t o f
e a r th f o r h is r o b e o f g lo r y t e l l s o f s p ir itu a l
g r o w th . T h e g a r m e n ts o f t h e H ig h P r ie s t
o f t h e T a b e r n a c le w e r e b u t s y m b o ls o f th e
b o d ie s o f m e n , w h ic h p u r ifie d a n d tr a n s­
m u te d g lo r if y t h e l if e w ith in , a n d t h e lit tle
s liv e r b e lls t in k le d w it h n e v e r e n d in g m u sic
fr o m t h e f r in g e o f h is v e s tm e n ts , th e ir
s ilv e r n o te t e llin g o f a h a r m o n io u s lif e
w h ile t h e b r e a s tp la te r e fle c te d t h e g le a m s
o f H e a v e n ly T r u th fr o m its m a n y -s id e d
gem s.
17
T h e r e is o n e g a r m e n t w ith o u t a se a m
w h ic h w a s w o r n o fte n b y th e M a so n ic
B r o th e r s o f o ld , in th e d a y o f th e E sse n e s
w h e n th e m o n a str y o f th e lo w ly N a z a r e n e s
r o se in g lo o m y g r a n d e u r fr o m t h e s te e p
s id e s o f M o u n t T a b o r to b e r e fle c te d in th e
s ile n t W aters o f t h e D e a d S e a . T h is o n e -
p ie c e g a r m e n t w o v e n w ith o u t a s e a m is th e
s p ir a l th r e a d o f h u m a n life , w h ic h , w h e n
p u r ifie d b y r ig h t m o tiv e a n d r ig h t liv in g ,
b e c o m e s a tin y lin e o f g o ld e n lig h t w h ic h
w e a v e s e te r n a lly t h e p u r ifie d g a r m e n t o f
r e g e n e r a te d b o d ie s . L ik e th e w h it e o f th e
la m b s k in a p r o n it sta n d s fo r th e s im p le , th e
p u r e , a n d th e h a r m le s s , th e r e q u ir e m e n ts
o f t h e M a ste r M a so n , w h o m u st g iv e up
fo r e v e r th e p o m p a n d v a n ity o f th is w o r ld
a n d s e e k to w e a v e w ith h is o w n s o u l th a t
s im p le o n e -p ie c e r o b e w h ic h m a rk s th e
M a ster.
W e c a n s till s e e th e lo w ly N a z a r e n e in
H is s p o tle s s r o b e o f w h ite , a g a r m e n t n o
k in g c o u ld b u y b u t w o r th y o f a g o d . T h is
r o b e is w o v e n b y t h e d a ily a c tio n s o f ou r
liv e s , e a c h e x p r e ss io n w e a v in g a th r e a d ,
b la c k or w h ite , a c c o r d in g to o u r a c tio n s
a n d t h e m o tiv e s w h ic h p r o m p te d th e m .
A s th e M a ste r M a so n la b o r s in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith h is v o w s , h e s lo w ly w e a v e s t h is
s p o tle s s r o b e o u t o f th e tr a n sm u te d e x p r e s ­
sio n s o f h is e n e r g ie s . I t is th is w h ite r o b e
w h ic h p r e p a r e s a n d s a n c tifie s h im fo r th e
r o b e o f g lo r y w h ic h c a n o n ly b e w o r n o v e r
th e s p o tle s s , s e a m le s s g a r m e n t o f h is p u ri­
fie d life .
N o w c o m e s th e m o m e n t w h e n th e c a n d i­
d a te , p u r ifie d a n d r e g e n e r a te d , b e g in s to
r a d ia te th e lif e p o w e r s o f t h e d iv in e . F r o m
h im p o u r fo r th str e a m s o f lig h t a n d a g r e a t
a u r a o f m a n y c o lo r e d fires su r r o u n d s h im
w ith its r a d ia n c e . T h is w o n d e r fu l g a r m e n t
o f w h ic h a ll e a r th ly r o b e s a r e b u t sy m b o ls
is b u ilt o f th e h ig h e s t q u a litie s o f h u m a n
n a tu r e , th e n o b le s t o f id e a ls , t h e g r e a te s t
o f a s p ir a tio n s, th e p u r ific a tio n o f b o d ie s,
th e u n se lfish se r v ic e to o th e r s. A ll th e s e
t h in g s b u ild in to t h e M a so n sp ir itu a l p o w -
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e rs w h ic h r a d ia te a s a w o n d e r fu l b o d y o f its lig h t a n d lif e a s t h e g lo r io u s r o b e o f th e

liv in g fire. T h is is t h e R o b e o f G lo r y , t h is
is t h e g a r m e n t o f B lu e a n d G o ld , w h ic h
s h in in g o u t a s a fiv e -p o in te d s ta r o f lig h t
h e r a ld s t h e b ir th o f t h e C h rist w ith in . M an
is t h e n , in d e e d , a S u n o f G o d p o u r in g o u t
th r o u g h t h e tu b e s o f h is o w n b e in g t h e lif e
r a y s w h ic h a r e t h e L ig h t o f m en .
T h is sp ir itu a l r a y , s tr ik in g h e a r ts t h a t
lo n g w e r e c o ld r a is e s t h e m fr o m t h e d e a d ;
it is t h e liv in g lig h t w h ic h illu m in a te s th o s e
s till b u r ie d in t h e d a r k n e s s o f m a te r ia lit y ;
it is t h e p o w e r w h c h r a is e s b y t h e G rip o f
th e L io n ’s P a w ; it is t h e G r e a t L ig h t w h ic h
s e e k s fo r e v e r t h e s p a r k w ith in a ll liv in g
t h in g s a n d fin d in g it a w a k e n s a g a in d e a d
id e a ls w jth t h e p o w e r o f t h e M a s te r ’s
w o r d . T h e n t h e M a s te r M a so n b e c o m e s,
in d e e d , t h e S u n in L e o a n d r e a c h in g d o w n ­
w a r d in to t h e d a r k n e s s o f c r y s t a lliz a t io n
a n d m a te r ia lit y r a is e s h is m u r d e r e d B u ild e r
fr o m t h e d e a d b y t h e g r ip o f t h e M a ster
M ason.
A s t h e s u n a w a k e n s t h e s e e d lin g s in t h e
g r o u n d , so t h is S o n o f M a n , g lo w in g w ith
t h e L ig h t d iv in e , p o u r s o u t fr o m h is o w n
p u r ifie d b e in g t h e m y stic s p e a r s o f r e d e e m ­
in g lig h t w h ic h a w a k e n t h e s e e d s o f h o p e
a n d tr u th a n d n o b le r liv e s in o th e r s w h e r e
d is c o u r a g e m e n t a n d su ffe r in g h a v e to o
o f t e n b r o u g h t d o w n t h e t e m p le a n d b u r ie d
b e n e a t h its d e b r is t h e tr u e r e a s o n f o r b e in g
a n d t h e tr u e m o tiv e f o r g r o w th .
I t is t h is r o b e w h ic h e n f o ld s a ll th in g s,
w a r m in g t h e m a n d p r e s e r v in g t h e m w ith
su n , t h e sy m b o l o f a ll lif e , b a th e s a n d
w a r m s a ll th in g s w ith its g lo w . M an is a
g o d in t h e m a k in g a n d o n t h e p o tte r 's
w h e e l h e is b e in g m o ld e d a s in t h e m y stic
m y th s o f E g y p t. A s h is lig h t s h in e s o u t to
l if t a n d p r e s e r v e a ll th in g s , h e a c c e p ts th e
t r ip le c r o w n o f g o d h o o d a n d j o in s th e
th r o n g o f M a ste r M a so n s w h o in t h e ir g a r ­
m e n ts o f g lo r y , th e R o b e s o f B lu e a n d G o ld ,
a r e s e e k in g to illu m in a te t h e d a r k n e s s o f
n ig h t w ith t h e tr ip le lig h t o f t h e M a so n ic
L od ge.
C e a s e le s s ly th e N o m s sp in t h e th r e a d o f
h u m a n f a t e . A g e in a n d a g e o u t u p o n th e
lo o m o f d e s tin y a re w o v e n t h e liv in g g a r ­
m e n ts o f G o d . S o m e a r e r ic h in g lo r io u s
c o lo r s a n d w o n d r o u s fa b r ic s , o th e r s a re
b r o k e n a n d fr a y e d b e fo r e t h e y le a v e th e
lo o m . B u t a ll a r e w o v e n b y th e T h r e e S is­
te r s, th o u g h t, a c tio n , a n d d e sir e , w h ic h in
t h e h a n d s o f t h e ig n o r a n t b u ild aro u n d
th e m w a lls o f m u d a n d b rick s o f s lim e ,
w h ile in th e h a n d s o f t h e p u re o f h e a r t th is
liv in g th r e a d is w o v e n in to r a im e n ts c e le s ­
tia l a n d g a r m e n ts d iv in e.
D o w h a t w e w ill, w e c a n n o t sto p th e
n im b le fin g e r s t h a t t w is t t h e th r e a d s b u t
w e c a n ta k e t h e th r e a d a n d u se it a s w e
w ill. T h e w o o l m a y b e r e d w ith t h e b lo o d
o f o th e r s , it m a y b e d a r k w ith t h e u n c e r ­
ta in tie s o f lif e , b u t i f w e w ill w e m a y re ­
s to r e its w h it e n e s s a n d w e a v e fr o m it th e
s e a m le s s g a r m e n t o f a p e r fe c t lif e .

B le s s e d a r e t h e y t h a t k n o w a n d k n o w
t h a t t h e y k n o w , f o r t h e y a r e w i s e ; b le ss e d
a r e t h e y w h o k n o w n o t a n d k n o w t h a t th e y
know n o t, f o r t h e y can be in s tr u c te d ;
c u r se d a r e t h o s e w h o k n o w n o t a n d k n o w
n o t t h a t t h e y k n o w n o t f o r t h e y a r e fo o l­
is h ; c u r s e d a r e t h e y w h o k n o w a n d k n o w
n o t t h a t t h e y k n o w , f o r t h e y a r e a s le e p ,
a n d w h o s h a ll a w a k e n th e m ?
 THE ALL-SEEING EYE 19

T he Triangle on die Mason’s Ring

I 'L L C R E A T E D T H IN G S e x p r e s s
v ----- 1 t h e m s e lv e s th r o u g h a tr in ity a s th e
^7 1 Y o d , t h e E te r n a l F la m e , m a n ife s ts
th r o u g h t h e t r ia n g le o f d iffe r e n tia tio n . T h e
tr ia n g le is u s e d in p r a c tic a lly a ll t h e M y s­
t e r y S c h o o ls , r e p r e s e n t in g th e th r e e o u t­
p o u r in g s o f t h e U n m a n ife s t. T h e tr ip le
s c e p te r a n d th e t h r e e f o ld c r o w n a ls o sy m ­
b o liz e t h e s a m e g e n e r a l p r in c ip le s . R a­
d ia tin g o u t fr o m m a n , t h e e q u ila te r a l tri­
a n g le s y m b o liz e s :
F ir s t s id e —
M a s te r y o f t h e c e le s t ia l w o r ld — H e a v e n . T h e G r e a t T r ia n g le o f h u m a n e x is te n c e
S e c o n d s id e — c o n sists o f t h e p o w e r s t h a t b rin g in , th e
M a s te r y o f t h e m a te r ia l w o r ld — E a rth , p o w e r s w h ic h p r e s e r v e , a n d th e fo r c e s
w h ic h ta k e o u t. T h e s e th r e e fo r m th e
T h ir d s id e
T r in ity o f r e lig io u s t h o u g h t a n d h a v e b e e n
M a s te r y o f th e d e n o m ia c ia l w o r ld — H e ll.
p e r so n ifie d a s th r e e p h a s e s o f th e G o d h e a d ,
T a k in g t h e th r e e g e n e r a l d iv is io n s o f
n a m e ly :
H e a v e n , E a r th , a n d H e ll, a s t h e y a r e
p la y e d o u t in n a tu r e , w e fin d th e m s y m b o li­ T h e F a th e r T he Son T h e H o ly G h o st
c a l in t h e r e lig io n s a n d p h ilo s o p h ie s o f th e T h e C r ea to r T h e P r e s e r v e r T h e D e s tr o y e r
w o r ld o f t h e f o llo w in g p r in c ip le s : B rahm a V i3 h n u S h iv a

H eaven , E a r th , O d in B a ld e r Thor
H e ll,
th e s u p e r io r b a la n c e d t h e in fe r io r B lu e Y e llo w R ed

A bove C e n te r B e lo w T h e s e th r e e a r e e x p r e s s io n s o f G o d
G od M an D em on w h o s e c o lo r is in d ig o a n d w h o m a n ife s ts in
th is w o r ld th r o u g h H is T h r e e W itn e s s e s
S p ir it M in d M a tte r
w h ic h w e k n o w a s th e T r ia n g le .
S u lp h u r M ercu ry S a lt
T o a M a so n t h e tr ia n g le is s y m b o lic a l o f
B r a in H eart P r o c r e a tiv e b a la n c e . It t e a c h e s h im t h a t a s a s tu d e n t
, S y ste m o f t h e m y stic a n d th e o c c u lt it is h is d u ty
F ire E a r th W a te r to b a la n c e a n d h a r m o n iz e a ll o f th e s e
A ltru ism B a la n c e E g o tism s e r ie s o f e x tr e m e s , e a c h o n e o f w h ic h is d e ­
T o b e r a is e d E q u ilib r iu m T o b e L ow ered p e n d e n t u p o n t h e o th e r s. A ll o p p o s ite s
a re d e p e n d e n t o n e u p o n th e o th e r f o r e x is t ­
L ig h t F ir e m is t D a r k n ess
e n c e a n d th e in itia te is o n e w h o h a s
E ast S o u th W est
b le n d e d a n d u n ifie d a ll d iv e r s ity . T h e s e
V ita liz a tio n V it a liz e d C r y s ta liz a tio n th r e e s id e s o f th e tr ia n g le r e p r e s e n t th e
m a tte r th r e e k in g s o f th e M a so n ic te m p le g lo r if y ­
O x y g e n iz a - B le n d in g C a r b o n iz a tio n in g th e ir G od b u t t h e y a lso b e c o m e m u r­
tio n d e r e r s a n d p riso n w a lls w h e n t h e y ' re p r e ­
R e g e n e r a tio n G e n e r a tio n D e g e n e r a tio n v e r te d th r o u g h h u m a n ig n o r a n c e a n d th e
L ig h t Shade D ark n ess a n im a l te n d e n c ie s ,
a n im a ls te n d e n c ie s .
T hought H eart T h e S tr e n g th
S e n tim e n ts o f H and (T o b e c o n tin u e d .)
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T he Magical Mountain of the Moon

From tk e R are W o rk , “L um en d e L um ine” by E ugenius

Philalethes, London, 1651
 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
A Letter From the Brothers of the Rose Cross
Concerning the Invisible Magical Mountain
and the Treasure Therein Contained
V E H Y M A N n a t u r a lly d e s ir e s a su ­
B
p e r io r ity , to h a v e t r e a s u r e s o f g o ld
a n d s ilv e r , a n d to s e e m g r e a t in t h e
e y e s o f t h e w o r ld . G o d , in d e e d , c r e a te d a ll
t h in g s f o r t h e u s e o f m a n t h a t h e m ig h t
r u le o v e r th e m a n d a c k n o w le d g e th e r e in
t h e s in g u la r g o o d n e s s a n d o m n ip o te n c e o f
G o d , g iv e H im t h a n k s f o r H is b e n e fits ,
h o n o r h im a n d p r a is e H im . B u t th e r e is no
m an lo o k s a f t e r t h e s e th in g s , o th e r w is e
th a n b y s p e n d in g h is d a y s id ly , t h e y w o u ld
e n jo y t h e m w it h o u t a n y p r e v io u s la b o r a n d
d a n g e r , n e ith e r d o t h e y lo o k f o r th e m o u t
o f t h a t p la c e w h e r e G o d h a th tr e a s u r e d
th e m up w h o e x p e c t s a ls o t h a t m a n s h o u ld
s e e k f o r th e m th e r e a n d to t h o s e t h a t s e e k
w ill H e g iv e th e m . B u t t h e r e is n o t a n y
t h a t la b o r s f o r a p r o fe s s io n in t h a t p la c e ,
t h e r e f o r e t h e s e r ic h e s a r e n o t fo u n d , fo r
t h e w a y to t h is p la c e a n d t h e p la c e i t s e lf
h a th b e e n u n k n o w n f o r a lo n g tim e a n d it
is h id d e n fr o m t h e g r e a t e s t p a r t o f t h e
w o r ld . B u t n o t w ith s t a n d in g it b e d ifficu lt
to fin d o u t th is w a y a n d p la c e , y e t t h e p la c e
.should b e s o u g h t a fte r . B u t i t is n o t t h e
w ill o f G o d to c o n c e a l a n y th in g fr o m t h o s e
t h a t a r e H is, a n d t h e r e fo r e in t h is l a s t a g e ,
b e fo r e t h e fin a l j u d g m e n t c o m e s , a ll th e s e
t h in g s s h a ll b e m a n if e s te d to t h o s e t h a t a r e
w o r t h y : A s H e H im s e lf (th o u g h o b s c u r e ly ,
le s t it s h o u ld b e m a n if e s t to t h e u n w o r th y )
h a th s p o k e n in a c e r ta in p la c e ; th e r e is
n o th in g c o v e r e d t h a t s h a ll n o t b e r e v e a le d
a n d h id d e n t h a t s h a ll n o t b e k n o w n . W e ,
th e r e f o r e , b e in g m o v e d b y t h e s p ir it o f G o d
d o d e c la r e t h e w ill o f G o d to t h e w o r ld
w h ic h w e h a v e a ls o a lr e a d y p e r fo r m e d ,
( a ) a n d p u b lis h e d in s e v e r a l la n g u a g e s .
B u t m o st m e n e it h e r r e v ile o r c o n d e m n t h a t
o u r m a n ife s to or e ls e w a v in g t h e s p ir it o f
G o d t h e y e x p e c t t h e p r o p o s a ls t h e r e o f
fro m u s, s u p p o s in g w e w ill s tr a ig h t w a y
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t e a c h th e m h o w to m a k e g o ld b y a r t or
fu r n is h th e m w ith a m p le tr e a s u r e , w h e r e b y
t h e y m a y liv e p o m p o u s ly in t h e f a c e o f th e
w o r ld , s w a g g e r , a n d m a k e w a r s, tu rn v u l­
tu r e s, g lu tto n s , a n d d r u n k a rd s, liv e u n ­
c h a s te ly a n d d e file t h e ir w h o le lif e w ith
s e v e r a l o th e r th in g s , a ll w h ic h th in g s are
c o n tr a r y to t h e b le s s e d w ill o f G o d . T h e s e
m en s h o u ld h a v e le a r n e d fr o m th o s e te n
V irg in s ( w h e r e o f fiv e t h a t w e r e fo o lis h d e ­
m a n d e d o il f o r th e ir la m p s fr o m th o s e fiv e
t h a t w e r e w is e ) h o w t h a t th e c a s e is m u c h
o th e r w is e . It is e x p e d ie n t t h a t e v e r y m a n
sh o u ld la b o r fo r t h is tr e a s u r e b y t h e a s s is t­
a n c e o f G od , a n d h is o w n p a r tic u la r s e a r c h
a n d in d u stry . B u t t h e p e r v e r s e in te n tio n s
o f t h e s e f e llo w s w e u n d e r sta n d o u t o f th e ir
o w n w r itin g s , b y th e s in g u la r g r a c e a n d
r e v e la tio n o f G o d ; w e d o sto p ou r e a r s a n d
w r a p o u r s e lv e s a s it w e r e in c lo u d s to a v o id
th e b e llo w in g s a n d h o w lin g s o f th o s e m en ,
w h o in v a in c ry o u t f o r g o ld . A n d h e n c e ,
in d e e d , it c o m e s to p a s s t h a t t h e y b r a n d u s
w ith in fin ite c a lu m n ie s a n d s la n d e r s w h ic h
n o tw ith s ta n d in g s w e d o n o t r e s e n t b u t G od
in H is g o o d tim e w ill j u d g e th e m fo r it.
B u t a fte r t h a t w e h a d w e ll k n o w n (th o u g h
u n k n o w n to y o u ) a n d p e r c e iv e d a ls o b y
y o u r w r itin g s h o w d ilig e n t y o u a re t o p u r ­
s u e t h e H o ly S c r ip tu r e a n d s e e k t h e tr u e
k n o w le d g e o f G o d ; w e h a v e a ls o a b o v e
m a n y th o u s a n d s t h o u g h t y o u w o r th y o f
so m e a n sw e r , a n d w e s ig n if y th is m u c h to
y o u b y t h e w ill o f G o d a n d t h e a d m o n itio n
o f th e H o ly G h o st.
T h e r e is a m o u n ta in s itu a te d in th e m id s t
o f t h e e a r th o r c e n te r o f th e w o r ld w h ic h
is b o th s m a ll a n d g r e a t. It is s o f t a ls o a b o v e
m e a su r e h a r d a n d s to n y , it is f a r off a n d
n e a r a t h a n d b u t b y th e P r o v id e n c e o f G o d
in v is ib le . In it a r e h id d e n m o s t a m p le
tr e a s u r e s w h ic h th e w o r ld is n o t a b le to
v a lu e . T h is m o u n ta in b y e n v y o f t h e D e v il
w h o a lw a y s o p p o s e s t h e g lo r y o f G o d a n d
t h e h a p p in e s s o f m a n is c o m p a s s e d a b o u t
w ith v e r y c r u e l b e a s ts a n d o th e r r a v e n o u s
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b ir d s w h o c h m a k e , t h e w a y t h it h e r b o th
d iffic u lt a n d d a n g e r o u s : a n d t h e r e f o r e
h ith e r to b e c a u s e t h e tim e is n o t y e t c o m e
t h e w a y t h it h e r c o u ld n o t b e s o u g h t a fte r
n o r fo u n d o u t b u t n o w a t la s t t h e w a y is to
b e fo u n d b y th o s e t h a t a r e w o r th y b u t n o t­
w it h s ta n d in g b y e v e r y m a n ’s s e l f la b o r a n d
en d eavors.
T o t h is m o u n ta in y o u s h a ll g o in a c e r ­
ta in n ig h t ( w h e n it c o m e s ) m o st lo n g a n d
m o st d ark a n d se e th a t y o u p rep a re you r­
s e l f b y p r a y e r . I n s is t u p o n t h e w a y t h a t
le a d s to t h e m o u n ta in b u t a s k n o t o f a n y
m a n w h e r e t h e w a y lie s , o n ly f o llo w y o u r
g u id e w h o w ill o ffe r h im s e lf to y o u a n d w ill
m e e t y o u in t h e w a y , b u t y o u s h a ll n o t
k n o w h im . T h is g u id e w ill b r in g y o u to
t h e m o u n ta in a t m id n ig h t w h e n a ll th in g s
a r e s ile n t a n d d a r k . I t is n e c e s s a r y t h a t
y o u a rm y o u r s e lf w ith a r e s o lu te , h e r o ic
c o u r a g e le s t y o u f e a r t h o s e t h in g s t h a t w ill
h a p p e n a n d so f a l l b a c k . Y o u n e e d no
sw o r d n o r a n y b o d ily w e a p o n , o n ly c a ll
u p o n G od s in c e r e ly a n d h e a r tily . W h e n
y o u h a v e d is c o v e r e d t h e m o u n ta in t h e first
m ir a c le t h a t w ill a p p e a r is t h is : a m o st
v e h e m e n t a n d v e r y g r e a t w in d t h a t w ill
s h a k e t h e m o u n ta in a n d s h a tte r t h e r o c k s
to p ie c e s ; y o u s h a ll b e e n c o u n te r e d a ls o b y
lio n s a n d d r a g o n s a n d o th e r t e r r ib le b e a s ts
b u t f e a r n o t a n y o f t h e s e t h in g s . B e r e so ­
lu te a n d t a k e h e e d t h a t y o u r e tu r n n o t, fo r
y o u r g u id e w h o b r o u g h t y o u h ith e r w ill n o t
su ffe r a n y e v il to b e f a ll y o u . A s f o r th e
tr e a s u r e , it is n o t y e t d is c o v e r e d b u t it is
v e r y n e a r . A f t e r t h is w in d w ill c o m e a n
e a r th q u a k e t h a t w ill o v e r th r o w th o s e
th in g s w h ic h t h e w in d h a s l e f t a n d m a k e
a ll fla t b u t b e s u r e t h a t y o u f a l l n o t o ff. T h e
e a r th q u a k e b e in g p a s t th e r e s h a ll f o llo w a
fire t h a t w ill c o n s u m e t h e e a r th ly r u b b ish
a n d d is c o v e r t h e tr e a s u r e b u t a s y e t y o u
c a n n o t s e e it. A f t e r a ll t h e s e th in g s a n d
n e a r th e d a y b r e a k th e r e s h a ll b e a g r e a t
c a lm a n d y o u s h a ll s e e th e d a y s ta r a rise
a n d th e d a w n in g w ill a p p e a r a n d y o u s h a ll
p e r c e iv e a g r e a t tr e a s u r e . T h e c h ie f e s t
th in g in it a n d th e m o st p e r fe c t is a certa in
e x a lt e d tin c tu r e w ith w h ic h t h e w o r ld ( if
it se r v e d G od a n d w e r e w o r th y o f su c h
g if t s ) m ig h t b e tin g e d a n d tu r n e d in to m o st
p u r e g o ld .
T h is tin c tu r e b e in g u se d a s y o u r g u id e
s h a ll t e a c h y o u w ill m a k e y o u y o u n g w h e n
y o u a r e o ld a n d y o u s h a ll p e r c e iv e n o d is ­
e a s e in a n y p a r t o f y o u r b o d y . B y m e a n s
o f th is tin c tu r e a lso y o u s h a ll fin d p e a r ls o f
t h a t e x c e lle n c y w h ic h c a n n o t b e im a g e d .
B u t d o n o t y o u a r r o g a te a n y th in g t o y o u r ­
s e lv e s b e c a u s e o f y o u r p r e s e n t p o w e r b u t
b e c o n te n te d w ith t h a t w h ic h y o u r g u id e
s h a ll c o m m u n ic a te t o y o u . P r a ise G o d p e r ­
p e t u a lly fo r th is H is g if t a n d h a v e a s p e c ia l
c a r e t h a t y o u u se it n o t f o r w o r ld ly p r id e
b u t e m p lo y it in su c h w o r k s w h ic h a r e c o n ­
tr a r y to t h e w o r ld . U s e it r ig h tly a n d en ­
j o y it so a s i f y o u h a d it n o t, liv e a te m ­
p e r a te lif e a n d b e w a r e o f a ll sin , o th e r w is e
y o u r g u id e w ill fo r s a k e y o u a n d y o u s h a ll
b e d e p r iv e d o f th is h a p p in e s s . F o r k n o w
th is o f a tr u th w h o so e v e r a b u se s t h is tin c ­
tu r e a n d liv e s n o t e x e m p la r y , p u r e ly a n d
d e v o u tly b e fo r e m a n s h a ll lo se th is b e n e fit
a n d s c a r c e a n y h o p e w ill th e r e b e l e f t e v e r
to r e c o v e r it a fte r w a r d s .
T h is le tte r w a s w r itte n b y th e B r o th e r s o f
th e R o se C ross to E u g e n iu s P h ila le t h e s a n d
a jjp e a r s in h is w o r k n o w r a r e a n d o u t o f
d a te L u m en d e L u m in e, p u b lis h e d in L o n ­
d o n , 1 6 5 1 , a n d in n e x t m o n th ’s iss u e w e
w ill c o n s id e r th e o c c u lt a n d R o sic r u c ia n in ­
te r p r e ta tio n o f th is s y m b o lic a l le tte r .
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Atlantis, T ke Lost Continent
V e r y f e w p e o p le k n o w o f t h is w o n d e r f u l
la n d n o w o n e w ith t h e la n d o f f o r g o t t e n
t h in g s f o r to d a y t h e r e is v e r y lit tle to r e ­
m in d u s o f t h is a n c ie n t c o n tin e n t t h a t w a s
o n c e so f a ir a n d g r e a te r e v e n th a n o u r s in
g lo r y a n d b e a u ty , a la n d fille d w it h h a p p y
h o m e s, w ith p e a s a n ts , s ta te s m e n a n d p h il­
o s o p h e r s , a n d a ll t h o s e t h in g s w h ic h w e
n o w th in k o f in c o n n e c tio n w it h t h e h ig h e s t
a n d g r e a t e s t p h a s e s o f lif e .
T h is g r e a t c o n tin e n t n o w lo s t, t h e g r e a t
la n d o f A t la n tis , is n o w s o m e w h e r e m ile s
b e n e a t h t h e o c e a n a n d o v e r it p a s s o u r
g r e a t o c e a n lin e r s a n d s a ilin g sh ip s.
S tr a n g e s e a c r e a tu r e s n o w p la y th r o u g h t h e
p illa r s o f it s a n c ie n t t e m p le s , w e e d s a n d
m o ss e s a r e t w in e d a ro u n d its a n c ie n t g a t e ­
w a y s , it s lib r a r ie s c o n ta in in g t h e sa c r e d
t o m e s o f a g e s h a v e v a n is h e d fr o m t h e lig h t
o f d a y a n d a r e n o w k n o w n o n ly to t h e fin n y
d e n iz e n s o f t h e d e e p , a la n d o f d e s o la tio n
m ile s u n d e r t h e s u r fa c e o f t h e s e a -b lu e
w a t e r s , its w o n d r o u s a r c h e s t h ic k w ith
c o r a l a n d its s ta tu e s d e e p b e n e a t h t h e
s h if t in g s a n d s o f t h e o c e a n b o tto m .
In tr u th i t is a c o n tin e n t t h a t is g o n e , a
la n d f o r g o t t e n s a v e b y a f e w p o e ts w h o s e
a n c ie n t s o n g s t e l l o f its v a n is h e d g lo r y .
C an w e s a y t h a t it is lo s t? N o , n o th in g in
n a tu r e c a n b e lo s t, b u t g r e a t c h a n g e s h a v e
c o m e in t h e e te r n a l p r o g r a m o f d iv in ity .
A s a la n d it is n o m o re b u t a s a m e m o r y it
w ill r e m a in f o r e v e r in t h e s o u l o f t h e m y stic
w h ile t h e w o n d r o u s le s s o n t h a t it t e a c h e s
is w e l l w o r th t h e g lo r y t h a t is g o n e .
N a tu r e is lik e t h e c h a n g in g s u r fa c e o f
th e sea and th e w a v es th a t com e and go.
T o d a y a t h in g is, to m o r r o w it is n o m o re ,
b u t s o m e w h e r e in t h e e n d le s s v is ta s o f t h e
in fin ite t h e t h in g t h a t o n c e h a s b e e n s h a ll
a lw a y s b e . In a n e w e n v ir o n m e n t, in s e t­
t in g s c h a n g e d , its lif e g o e s o n m a n if e s tin g
t h e p o w e r s o f t h e C r e a to r. T h e b r o k e n
flo w e r is g o n e , n o t d e a d ; it h a s v a n is h e d
b u t is n o t lo st. S o m e w h e r e m id s tic k or
s ta r it w ill b lo o m a g a in . In o th e r la n d s it
w ill c a r r y on its w o r k o f c h a r m in g t h e e y e s
o f t h e w o r ld a n d b u ild in g e v e r m o r e s t a t e ly
m a n s io n s a n d m o r e c o m p le x o r g a n ism s to
g iv e g r e a te r e x p r e ss io n to its t in y l if e ; its
m e s s a g e is e te r n a l a n d it s l if e is w ith o u t a n
23
en d .
In o r d e r to u n d e r sta n d t h e s u b lim e m es­
s a g e a n d t h e w o n d r o u s m y ste r y o f A tla n tis
it is n e c e s s a r y t o r e a liz e th e in d e str u c ti­
b ility o f a ll th in g s , a n d w h ile its c o n tin e n t
n o w lie s b e n e a th t h e o c e a n its w o r k s till
g o e s o n , its m e m o r y r e m a in s, its fin g e r
p r in ts a r e o n th e m a r b le s la b s o f e te r n ity .
I ts w o r k is n e v e r d o n e b u t w h e n it n e e d s
n e w fie ld s f o r its e n d e a v o r s , n o b le r c h a n ­
n e ls f o r its e x p r e ss io n , it g o e s on to o th e r
w o r ld s, to o th e r la n d s, to o th e r b e in g s, a n d
its e m p ty , b r o k e n s h e ll m o u ld s fr o m th e
s ig h t o f m en .
L e t u s p ic tu r e f o r a m o m e n t th is lo s t co n ­
tin e n t in h a b ite d b y a s tr a n g e r a c e , a f e w
b r o k e n r e m n a n ts o f w h ic h s till w a n d e r t h e
e a r th , to tte r in g s lo w ly to w a r d s t h e v e il o f
o b liv io n . H e r e a n d th e r e s till w a lk s a R ed
M a n , t h e r e m n a n ts o f a d y in g p e o p le . T h e
a n c ie n t E g y p tia n o f t h e P h a r o a h s is g o n e
a n d n o w th e r e liv e s in h is p la c e a n o th e r
p e o p le ; th e g lo r y o f E g y p t is c r u m b le d to
t h e d u st a n d th e T e m p le s o f t h e R is in g S u n
a r e b u r ie d b e n e a th its d e s e r t sa n d s . T h e
a n c ie n t R e d M a n is f a s t v a in s h in g fr o m ou r
m id st, h e is n o m o re , h is la s t g r e a t str o n g ­
h o ld in th e W e s te r n A m e r ic a s h a s b e e n
b r o k e n a n d a s a d y in g w a n d e r e r h e p a s s e s
s ile n t ly in to t h e e te r n a l W e s t. M a n y a re
t h e y w h o h a v e h a s te n e d t h e d a y o f h is d e ­
str u c tio n , m a n y a r e th e r e to d a y w h o h a v e
u p o n th e ir h e a r ts a n d h a n d s t h e b lo o d o f
t h is a n c ie n t p e o p le . B u t t h e la w w o r k s
e te r n a lly a n d th o s e w h o h a v e h e lp e d to
b r in g a b o u t t h e d e str u c tio n o f e v e n t h e
le a s t o f th e s e a n c ie n t p e o p le s s h a ll liv e to
s e e th e ir o w n la n d in ru in s, a n d t h e tim e
w ill c o m e w h e n t h e w h ite r a c e s h a ll lie
d o w n in a n e n d le s s to m b to b e lis te d w ith
t h e fo r g o tte n , t o b e la id s id e b y s id e w ith
th e m ig h ty k in g s o f A tla n tis . B u t th a t
d o e s n o t c o n c e r n u s a t th e m o m e n t.
L e t u s p ic tu r e t h e R ed M a n in th e d a y s
o f h is g lo r y . A f e w r e m n a n ts o f b r o k e n
te m p le s o n t h e P e n in s u la o f Y u c a ta n , a f e w
d e s e r te d a lta r s a m id th e s n o w p e a k s o f th e
A n d e s , h e r e a n d th e r e a lo n e ly p y r a m id
r isin g fr o m a d e s e r t w a s te , a s p h in x o f
sto n e t h a t n e v e r s p e a k s , a h a n d fu l o f d r ie d
b o n e s, a f e w o ld p h ilo s o p h ie s a n d h e a p s o f
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b r o k e n s to n e , a r e a ll t h a t is l e f t to t e l l u s b la d e s o f g r a s s.
o f a n a n c ie n t c iv iliz a tio n u p o n w h o m t h e H e r e th e r e c a m e in to b e in g th e P r ie s t
w r a th o f t h e g o d s w a s lo o s e n e d a n d K in g s o f a n c ie n t tim e s ; t h e d iv in e s e r v a n ts
w h o s e a n n ih ila tio n is p r a c tic a lly c o m p le te . o f th e g o d s w ith th e s n a k e s u p o n th e ir
T h e y h a d b r e w e d th e ir c u p s o f p o is o n b r o w s r u le d A tla n tis in t h e d a y s o f its
w h ic h t h e y t h e m s e lv e s d r a in e d to t h e g lo r y , fo r it w a s n o t a la n d a s w e k n o w it
d r e g s . T h e ir in iq u ity o v e r flo w e d a n d t h e y b u t a w o r ld o f d e m ig o d s , a la n d o f m a ste r s.
v a n is h e d a s a ll m u s t d o . L ife a s w e k n o w it n o w w a s v e r y d iffe r e n t
L e t u s p a s s a g a in b a c k th r o u g h t h e a g e s in th e w o r ld in w h ic h t h e y liv e d . T h eir
to t h e d a w n o f h u m a n t h o u g h t , le t u s r e a d c iv iliz a tio n w a s w ild , m a ss iv e , a n d g r a n d .
a g a in t h e ir r e c o r d in t h e liv in g p o w e r s o f T h e ig n o r a n c e o f m a n y b u t th e d iv in e w is ­
n a tu r e . A s w e g a z e in to t h e e te r n a l m y s­ d o m o f a f e w m a r k e d th e c iv iliz a tio n o f
t e r y w e s e e g r e a t m o u n ta in s r is e fr o m th e t h a t a n c ie n t E m p ire.
b lu e w a te r s o f t h e A t la n t ic ; g r e a t p la in s D u r iin g th o s e d a y s g r e a t g ia n ts la b o r e d
c lo t h e d in v e r d u r e g lo r io u s a p p e a r fr o m on th e e a r th . M an w a s n o p u n y b e in g a s
th e d a r k n e s s o f t h e to m b ; w o n d r o u s c it ie s h e is to d a y b u t sto o d r a th e r lik e t h e o n e ­
w it h t w is t in g s p ir a l m in a r e ts r is e u p w a r d e y e d C y c lo p g o d s o f H o m e r a n d th e
to t h e s k y ; c o lle g e s a n d u n iv e r s itie s p a v e d s tr a n g e b e in g s o f t h e O d y s se y a n d I lia d .
in m a r b le d o t t h e f a ir e s t o f a ll la n d s ; g r e a t T h e r e t h e F r o s t G ia n ts o f S c a n d in a v ia
c o lis e u m s a n d a m p h ith e a tr e s , w h ic h m o d ­ w a lk e d t h e e a r th in t h e m illio n s o f y e a r s
ern m a n h a s n e v e r s o u g h t to b u ild , r is e o u t t h a t a r e p a s t. A n d t h e g lo rio u s, g r a n d ,
o f t h e m is ts a n d b r in g b a c k m e m o r ie s o f a n d w o n d e r fu l tr u th is, th a t th e s e g ia n ts
d a y s g o n e b y . A b e a u t if u l la n d s tr e t c h e s a r e n o t d e a d , th e H e r c u le s o f m y th s till
b e fo r e o u r e y e s , a c o n tin e n t t h a t b lo s so m s liv e s, th e b o d ie s h a v e c h a n g e d b u t so s u r e ly
a s a r o s e , w h ic h e x te n d e d a ll o v e r t h a t a s th e s e a n c ie n t p e o p le s w a n d e r e d th e
g r e a t a r e a w h e r e n o w t h e m ig h t y A t la n tic e a r th in t h e d a w n o f th is d a y o f c r ea tio n so
r o lls . s u r e ly w e a re th o s e p e o p le s.
F a r up in I c e la n d a n d S c a n d in a v ia , fr o m Y o u a n d I h a v e w a n d e r e d a m id th e
N o v a S c o tia a n d L a b r a d o r , th r o u g h b a n k s te m p le s o f A tla n tis . T h e C ity o f th e G o ld e n
o f ic e a n d s n o w g r e a t m o u n ta in s r ise , G a te s h a s o p e n its p o r ta ls t h a t w e m ig h t
p e o p le d w ith s tr a n g e , w ild b e in g s . F u r th e r e n te r . W e a r e th e o n e s w h o s e f o o ts t e p s
S o u th t h e b e a u t if u l la n d s o f t h e te m p e r a te so u n d e d on its s tr e e ts o f m a rb le in t h e d a y s
z o n e r is e o u t o f t h e d e e p , fr o m t h e B r itish o f th e g r e a te s t r a c e t h a t y e t h a s b e e n . R o w
I s le s to t h e c o a s t o f t h e U n ite d S ta te s , a a f t e r r o w o f p illa r s, m ile u p o n m ile o f
g r e a t h o s t o f p h a n to m s r is e fr o m t h e fo r ­ flu te d c o lu m n s, m illio n s o f d o m e d r o o fs ,
g o t te n p a s t , a m ig h t y r a c e o f c o p p e r c o l­ m a r k e d t h e c iv iliz a tio n o f A tla n tis . T h e n
o r e d b e in g s . D o w n th r o u g h E g y p t a n d th e p y r a m id s w e r e in th e ir g lo r y a n d th e
S o u th A f r ic a t h e y p a s s in s te a d y s tr e a m s ; c a s in g s to n e s h a d n o t y e t k n o w n t h e v a n ­
e v e n th r o u g h S o u th A m e r ic a t h e y w a n ­ d a lism o f n e g le c t. O n a n c ie n t t a b le t s n o w
d r e d m id f e r t ile fie ld s w h ic h t h e y t ille d lo st, in la n g u a g e s f o r g o tte n w e r e e n g r a v e d
a n d o v e r w o n d r o u s m o u n ta in s t h a t t h e y th e h is to r y o f m ig h ty th in g s , o f t h e w o r ld
c lim b e d . A m ig h t y r a c e o f h a p p y , la u g h ­ in its m a k in g , o f th e g lo r y o f g o d s a n d
in g p e o p le , s tr o n g o f a rm , g r e a t o f h e a r t, s a g e s t h a t w a lk e d w ith m en .
g lo r io u s in id e a ls . T h e y w e r e t h e R e d M en Y o u a n d I w e r e th e r e in t h e a g e s lis te d
th a t a r e n o w f a s t d is a p p e a r in g in t h e s e t­ w ith t h e d e a d , w e w a n d e r e d th r o u g h th e
tin g su n . p illa r s o f th e a n c ie n t te m p le s , in t h e r o b e s
T h e r e a m id s t t h e m g r e a t n a tio n s w e r e o f g lo r y w e sto o d b e fo r e t h e a lta r fires, w e
e s ta b lis h e d , p r in c e ly g o v e r n m e n ts w e r e g a z e d d o w n fr o m th e m o u n ta in to p s in p r id e
b u ilt, g r e a t u n iv e r s itie s s p r e a d k n o w le d g e a n d g lo r y u p o n th e w o r k s o f ou r h a n d s.
to t h e c o r n e r s o f c r e a tio n , k in g s a n d em ­ S to n e b y sto n e w e b u ilt th e C ity o f th e G ol­
p e r o r s in r o b e s o f s ilk a n d g o ld , in j e w e ls d e n G a tes, w e w e r e th e A tla n te a n s w h o
a n d d ia m o n d s t h e h e r it a g e o f g o d s , r u le d r a is e d te m p le s on th e m o u n ta in p e a k s to th e
o v e r m ig h ty p e o p le s a s n u m b e r le s s a s g lo r y o f ou r g o d s . T h r o u g h t h e a g e s w e
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la b o r e d , a s s la v e s w e h a v e k n o w n t h e m a s­
t e r ’s w h ip , a s k in g s w e h a v e h e ld t h e
s c e p tr e , a n d t o d a y w e a r e liv in g t h e t h in g s
w e o n c e w e r e a s w e r a is e o u r e y e s a n d g a z e
in to t h e fu tu r e a s o f o ld fr o m t h e m o u n ta in
p e a k s o f A tla n tis .
In o r d e r t h a t w e m a y a p p r e c ia t e t h e c iv i­
liz a t io n o f t h e a n c ie n ts , it is n e c e s s a r y fo r
u s t o a c c e p t t h e g r e a t fu n d a m e n ta l p rin ­
c ip le o f t h e c o n tin u ity o f lif e . T h o s e u n ­
w illin g to a c c e p t t h is p r in c ip le c a n n e v e r
le a r n t h e m y s te r ie s o f A t la n tis , t h e y c a n
n e v e r k n o w w h y t h a t c o n t in e n t c a m e a n d
v a n is h e d a g a in . In o r d e r to fin d t h e tr u e
r e a so n , w e m u s t g a z e b a c k to t h e t h in g s w e
w e r e a n d r e a liz e a g a in h o w t h e a lta r fires
in t h e t e m p le s b u r n e d lo w a n d d y in g
b u r ie d b e n e a t h t h e m t h e n a tio n s o f t h e
dead.
L e t u s t r y to p ic tu r e o n e o f t h e g r e a t A t-
ia n te a n s ,— h is m a s s iv e fr a m e , h is g lo r io u s
b r o w , h is e y e s fille d w ith t h e lu s tr e o f
p r im itiv e lif e , u n h a m p e r e d b y t h e t ie s
w h ic h b u r y r a c e s , u n b r o k e n b y t h e m ill­
sto n e o f t o d a y ’s a ffa ir s, w h ic h in t h is la n d
o f o u rs a r e g r in d in g h u m a n h e a r ts to f e e d
a m b itio n . T h e y h a d m a n y t h in g s t h a t w e
h a v e lo s t, w e h a v e m a n y t h in g s t h e y n e v e r
knew .
T h e r e a s o n f o r i t a ll is t h a t m a n m u st
g r o w a lo n g m a n y lin e s . I f it w e r e o n ly
n e c e s s a r y f o r h im t o h a v e a g lo r io u s b o d y
a n d s tr e n g th d iv in e t h e n t h e w o r ld w o u ld
h a v e e n d e d w it h A t la n tis or its e n d m ig h t
h a v e c o m e in t h e d a y s o f c la s s ic G r e e c e
a n d t h e w o r k w o u ld h a v e b e e n w e l l fin­
is h e d , b u t th e r e w e r e o th e r t h in g s to d o .
T o d a y w e a r e t h e fifth g r e a t r a c e o f b e ­
in g s t h a t h a v e in h a b ite d o u r w o r ld , t h e A t-
la n te a n s w e r e t h e f o u r th , t h e y liv e d th e ir
d a y a n d n o w h a v e p a s s e d on to e n d le ss
s le e p , b u t t h e s p ir it c o n tin u e s its m a r c h
e te r n a l. M an h a s n o t y e t rea ch ed th e
g r a n d e u r o f A t la n tis in t h e n e w c iv iliz a tio n
w ith w h ic h h e w o r k s , b u t o n e d a y in t h e
m y s tic fu tu r e h e w ill p a s s b e y o n d a n y th in g
t h a t e v e r w a s b e fo r e , a n d , h a v in g r e a c h e d
t h e h e ig h t s o f a ll, t h e w h it e r a c e w ill d r a w
its s h r o u d a r o u n d it a n d v a n is h to m a k e
w a y f o r o th e r p e o p le s a n d o th e r w o r k s , b u t
t h e s a m e s p ir its w ill r e m a in .
L e t u s le a r n t h e le s s o n o f A t la n tis a n d
b u ild a g a in in t h e m irro r o f t h e m in d th e
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th in g s t h a t b r o u g h t a b o u t its g r a n d d e ­
s tr u c tio n in t h e s e v e n th d a y o f its c r e a tio n .
W e a r e th e b r e a k e r s o f n e w g r o u n d b u t
’e r e w e g o on w e m u st r e v ie w th e o ld , w e
m u st liv e a g a in t h a t g r e a t p o w e r o f c o n ­
c r e te t h o u g h t w h ic h w a s t h e c r o w n in g g e n ­
iu s o f A tla n tis , w e m u st r e m e m b e r its p h il­
o s o p h ie s a n d s c ie n c e s . T h e n s h a ll w e b e
c r o w n e d w ith a n e w p o w e r to w h ic h en d
a ll r a c e s a r e str iv in g ,— t h e p o w e r o f c r e a ­
t iv e g e n iu s , t h e p o w e r o f a b s tr a c t th o u g h t,
t h e p o w e r t o u n ite , a n d t h a t sp ir itu a l e y e
w h ic h s e e s t h e o n e n e s s o f lif e a n d th e
b r o th e r h o o d o f m a n .
T h e k e y n o te o f A tla n tis w a s t h e s u r v iv a l
o f t h e fitte s t, its g r e a t o n e s w e r e g r e a t b e ­
c a u se t h e w e a k w e r e w e a k e r , b u t in o u r
d a y a n e w p o w e r is b e in g a d d e d . W e h a v e
n o t y e t r e a c h e d t h e g lo r y o f t h e A z t e c k in g
b e fo r e t h e c o m in g o f t h e w h it e r a c e , b u t w e
w ill r e a c h it a n d p a s s b e y o n d it w it h th e
g r e a t p o w e r o f c o m p a ss io n c r o w n in g u s
m o re g lo r io u s ly th a n e v e r , b u t, in p a s s in g ,
le t u s le a r n th e le s s o n s on t h e w a y .
O u r w o r ld to d a y s ta n d s a s A tla n tis sto o d ,
o u r b u ild in g s r ise u p w a r d , t h e ir m a n y t o w ­
e rs p o in tin g to t h e s k ie s , o u r lib r a r ie s are
fille d w ith a n c ie n t w is d o m , o u r s c ie n tis ts
a n d p h ilo so p h e r s a r e e x p lo r in g t h e m y s­
t e r ie s o f n a tu r e , a g a in w e fly th r o u g h th e
a ir a n d u n d e r t h e s e a , a g a in w e w a lk t h e
p a th t h a t A tla n tis w a lk e d , b u t w e m u s t g o
o n , w e m u st su r v iv e to t h e g lo r y o f a g r e a te r
w o r k . T h e g r e a t b ir th r ig h t o f e v e r y p e o p le
is t o la b o r w ith n e w th in g s . T h is n e w
w o r ld h a s d r e a m s w h ic h A t la n tis n e v e r
d a r e d to c o n c e iv e a n d p o s s ib ilitie s u n ­
d r e a m t o f b y t h e m e n o f o ld . B u t to d o
g r e a t t h in g s w e m u s t h a v e th e c o u r a g e o f
c o n v ic tio n a n d t h e p o w e r to p a v e t h e w a y .
Y o u s e e w e h a v e o th e r w o r k s to d o in o th e r
w a y s . F o r a d a y w e h a v e f o r g o tte n t h e
th in g s w e w e r e , a v e il c o n c e a ls t h e p a st
t h a t w e m a y le a r n t h e n e w t h in g in a d if­
fe r e n t w a y . W e a re u n fo ld in g n e w p o w e r s ,
b u ild in g n e w fa c u lt ie s , m a s te r in g n e w a rts,
c r e a tin g n e w id e a ls .
T h e o ld s o u l, its y e a r s m e a s u r e d b y th e
la b o r s it h a s d o n e , is 'n o w c o n fr o n te d w ith
a g r e a t p r o b le m . It is o u r d u ty to t a k e t h e
b e s t t h a t A tla n tis h a d to g iv e , to le a r n th e
m y s te r ie s t h a t L e m u r ia , n o w lo s t b e n e a th
t h e w a te r s o f A u s tr a la s ia , g a v e u s in tim e s
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m o r e a n c ie n t e v e n th a n A tla n tia , a n d u se
th e m a s s te p s to b u ild u p o n th e ir to p a n e w
t e m p le b a s e d u p o n t h e f o u n d a t io n s o f t h e
o ld . T o g o h ig h e r , to r e a c h e v e r h e a v e n ­
w a r d ,is t h e a g e -lo n g c r y o f t h e m y s te r ie s . It
is t h e s a m e c r y t h a t s o u n d e d th r o u g h t h e
te m p le s o f A t la n tis . I t is t h e f u lf illm e n t o f
t h is in n e r u r g e t h a t m a k e s n e c e s s a r y n e w
e x p e r ie n c e s , t h a t b r in g n e w w o r ld s o u t o f
t h e w a te r s a n d c a u s e s o th e r s, t h e ir la b o r s
fin is h e d , to v a n is h fr o m t h e s ig h t o f m en .
In A t la n tis m a n y o f t h e t h in g s w e c a ll
su b lim e w o u ld h a v e fo r m e d b u t k in d e r g a r ­
t e n c la s s e s a m id t h o s e a n c ie n t p h ilo s o p h e r s .
W h ite -d o m e d t e m p le s o f e d u c a tio n fille d
A tla n tis . E v e r y c it y n o t m a tte r h o w s m a ll
w a s c r o w n e d b y its u n iv e r s itie s a n d c o l­
le g e s a n d in t h e C ity o f t h e G o ld e n G a te s
w e r e t h e d iv in e s o u r c e s o f le a r n in g w h ic h
in itia te d t h o s e w h o c a m e o u t o f t h e w o r ld
in to t h e w a y o f t h e g o d s . W e h a v e t a u g h t
m a n y t h in g s t h e y d id n o t k n o w b u t t h e y
t a u g h t t h in g s w h ic h t o d a y w e c a n n o t r e ­
m e m b e r b u t s till h a v e h id d e n in o u r s o u ls
to b e u s e d a g a in w h e n t h e m o m e n t a r ise s.
O r m a y h a p s w e w e r e t h o u g h t le s s t h e n a s
w e a r e n o w a n d t o d a y w e lit t le r e a liz e lif e
b e c a u s e w e n e v e r liv e d or s tu d ie d it th e n .
T h e r e f o r e w e w a n d e r th r o u g h t h e m a z e s
o f r e lig io n , o u r sp ir itu a l t e a c h e r s c o n tr a ­
d ic t e a c h o th e r e te r n a lly , a n d w h e n w e
r e a d t h e m y s te r ie s o f R e v e la tio n w e b e lie v e
th e w r ite r m u s t h a v e w r itt e n f o r h im s e lf
a lo n e . W e w a n d e r b e t w ix t s a c r e d p h ilo s o ­
p h ie s a n d m o r a l e th ic s w h ic h a r e s e a le d
tr u th s t h a t m e a n n o th in g to o u r s o u ls. W e
w e r e t h e d r o n e s a m id t h e h iv e s o f le a r n in g
a s o f tim e s w e a r e t o d a y , so n o w w e k n o w
w h a t w e le a r n e d th e n a n d to m o r r o w w e
s h a ll b e k n o w n b y w h a t w e le a r n t o d a y .
W e c a n t e l l t h e w o r ld h o w to liv e b u t w e
ca n n o t m a k e t h e m liv e it. T h o s e w h o w e r e
to ld b u t d id n o t p r a c tic e , t o d a y k n o w n o t
th e le s s o n s t h a t t h e y m ig h t h a v e le a r n e d .
T h e r e w a s in t h e C ity o f t h e G o ld e n
G a te s a te m p le d e d ic a te d t o t h e w o r s h ip o f
L ig h t, t h e d iv in e p r in c ip le o f h u m a n k n o w l­
e d g e . T h is L ig h t w a s s e r v e d b y t h e p r ie s t­
c r a ft, it w a s s e r v e d a ls o b y t h e le g is la t o r ,
it w a s h o n o r e d a n d a d o r e d b y a ll t h e p o w ­
ers o f t h a t a n c ie n t la n d . F r o m b e t w e e n
th e p illa r s o f t h is te m p le c a m e f o r th t h e
P r ie s t K in g s . H e r e h u m b ly b e fo r e t h e a lta r
t h e y p r a y e d t h a t th e d iv in e lig h t fr o m th e
s e v e n s ta r s m ig h t c o m e d o w n to th e m , b u t
th e y e a r s w e n t b y a n d m a te r ia lity to o k th e
p la c e o f s p ir itu a lity . T h e n c a m e t h e h a n d ­
w r itin g on t h e w a ll, th e sta r s in th e ir c o u r se s
u p o n th e h e a v e n s p e n n e d s tr a n g e , c e le s tia l
w o r d s u p o n th e b lu e fie ld o f e te r n ity , a n d
th e p r ie s ts r a is in g th e ir c r u c ifix e s, cried ,
“ B e h o ld ! t h e S u n -G o d is m u r d e r e d , th e
L ig h t is p a s s in g o v e r in to d a r k n e s s ! ”
T h e n t h e g r e a t c a ta c ly s m s c a m e th a t
s h o o k t h is m ig h ty p e o p le to t h e v e r y fo u n ­
d a tio n s o f t h e ir w o r ld . T h e s a v a g e s fr o m
th e N o r th a n d S o u th f o u g h t w ith t h e c iv i­
liz e d p e o p le w h o tr ie d to e n s la v e a n d d e­
fr a u d th e m . T h e y w e r e d r iv en b a c k b u t th e
d e b t o f b lo o d w a s u p o n t h e h a n d s o f A t ­
la n tis a n d th e p r ie s ts o f t h e a n c ie n t te m p le s
c r ie d in th e m a r k e tp la c e s , “ W ith t h e s p ill­
in g o f b lo o d A tla n tis h a s s e a le d its d o o m !”
I ts h ig h sp ir itu a l id e a ls w e r e b u r ie d b e ­
n e a th m a te r ia lity , d e a th a n d p e s tile n c e
w a lk e d in its w a y s , d e g e n e r a c y a n d lu s t
o v e r ra n its p e o p le , a n d its n a tio n s w e r e
d r e n c h e d in b lo o d .
T h e r e a r e m a n y k in d s o f b lo o d . T h e r e
is t h a t w h ic h c o m e s fr o m b r o k e n h e a r ts ,
th e r e is t h e l if e b lo o d t h a t p o u r s fr o m t h e
s o u l, t h e r e is t h e b lo o d o f ou r fe llo w m e n ,
a n d a ll t h is w a s lo o s e n e d b y t h e f a llin g
p e o p le s o f A tla n tis . A g a in t h e w a r n in g
o f t h e g o d s b r o k e u p o n it, its n a tio n s w e r e
s p lit a n d to rn , b u t m o re a n d m o re t h e b la c k
lig h t to o k t h e p la c e o f th e w h ite . S lo w ly
t h e d iv in e P r ie s t K in g lo s t h is to u c h w ith
G od , h is c o n n e c tio n w ith d iv in e p o w e r s
w h ic h m o ld t h e d e s tin y o f w o r ld s w a s
b r o k e n , th e p r ie s tc r a ft lo s t its s a c r e d w o r d ,
th e n a m e o f th e L iv in g G o d ; t h e lig h t w e n t
o u t u p o n th e a lta r s ; m a g ic a n d so r c e r y
to o k t h e p la c e o f th e s a c r e d m y s te r ie s a n d
fr o m t h e g o d s n o lo n g e r flo w e d t h e lif e
w h ic h m a k e s n a tio n s liv e .
A n e w p e o p le w a s b o r n o u t o f t h e la n d
o f d a r k n e ss to c a r r y t h e d y in g fires a n d th e
S h e k in a h ’s g lo r y o u t o f t h e lo s t la n d . A ll
g lo r io u s th in g s it s e e m s m u s t so m e tim e
w ith e r ; a ll th e flow 'ers t h a t b lo o m m u s t o n e
d a y f a d e . B le s s e d a re th o s e w h o k n o w th a t
t h e fa d in g flo w e r b u t m a r k s t h e p a s s in g o f a
lif e to a m o re g lo r io u s w o r k , f o r m a n n e e d
n o t b e a lw a y s in t h e tr o u g h o f t h e s e a b u t
m a y s te p fr o m t h e c r e s t o f o n e w a v e to th e
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c r e s t o f t h e n e x t. S o a n e w r a c e w a s b o rn
to t a k e c h a r g e o f th o s e w h o w e r e tr u e , a n d
th e G r e a t W h ite B r o th e r h o o d s lo w ly fo r m ­
e d a n e w p e o p le a m id t h e f a ll in g t e m p le
p illa r s o f t h e o ld , a n d t h e s a c r e d A r k w ith
t h e C h er u b im s a c r e d to t h e L o rd p a s s e d
s lo w ly o n w a r d to t h e W e s t. A r o u n d th e m
g a t h e r e d t h e f a it h f u l o n e s a n d t h e G r e a t
L ig h t w e n t o u t in t h e la n d o f d a r k n e s s
w h ic h a g a in w a s s h a t te r e d b y m ig h t y c a ta ­
c ly s m s . I ts p e o p le w e r e to r n b y a n u n ­
k n o w n fir e ; n o n e k n e w w h a t t h a t fire w a s
f o r t h e y h a d n o t r e a d t h e h a n d w r itin g on
th e w a l l ; t h e y h a d n o t h e a r d t h e w a r n in g
w h ic h t h e w h ite -r o b e d p r ie s ts h a d s p o k e n
to th e m fr o m t h e h o u s e t o p s n o r t h e s a c r e d
w o r d s w h ic h w e r e c h a n t e d fr o m t h e te m p le
s te p s f o r t h e ir r a n k lin g s a n d d is s e n s io n s
h a d d r o w n e d it s n o te .
B u t t h e v o ic e h a d s o u n d e d fr o m t h e
t e m p le s o f A t la n tis , s a y in g , “ T h o u a rt
w e ig h e d in th e b a la n c e a n d fo u n d w a n t­
in g .” T h e G r e a t W h ite B r o th e r h o o d
w o r k e d o n h o w e v e r in a m y s te r io u s w a y
a n d a n e w c o n tin e n t w a s u n r o lle d f o r t h e
c h o s e n p e o p le s , a g r e a t p a t h w a y w a s m a d e
in t h e w a t e r s a n d t h o s e w h o s till s e r v e d
th e n o b le a n d tr u e p a s s e d o n w a r d in to t h e
p r o m ise d la n d .
A ll t h a t w a s l e f t o f t h e C o n tin e n t o f A t ­
la n tis w a s a s in g le is la n d . A t la s t a b o u t
9 0 0 0 B .C ., o r a lit t le la te r , t h is d y in g r e m ­
n a n t o f A tla n tis s a n k a n d in le s s th a n
tw e n t y -f o u r h o u r s m illio n s o f s o u ls w e r e
f r e e d fr o m t h e ir m o ld s o f c la y .
N o w c o m e s t h e p r o b le m . W ith a ll th e ir
a r ts a n d s c ie n c e s c r y s t a liz a tio n c r e p t in ,
w h ic h is t h e e n d o f a ll t h a t liv e s , t h e c r y s­
ta liz a t io n o f th o u g h t , v ita lity , a n d g r o w th .
N o t h in g h a s to c r y s t a liz e b u t a ll t h in g s do
th a t s ta g n a te . T o d a y w e f a c e th e sa m e
p r o b le m s t h a t b r o u g h t a b o u t t h e d e s tr u c ­
tio n o f A t la n tis in t h e a g e s t h a t a r e p a st.
O u r la n d s s tr e tc h o u t in p e a c e a n d p le n ty
a n d w e t o o f e e l s e c u r e . N o th in g , s u r e ly ,
c a n h a p p e n to u s ! Y e t t h e m o m e n t n o m a n
k n o w e th . B u t o n e t h in g w e d o k n o w ,
e it h e r t h e w o r k m u st b e d o n e a n d d o n e
w e ll, e ith e r t h e s o u l m u s t le a r n its le s s o n s
or e ls e n e w e n v ir o n m e n ts a r e n e c e s s a r y to
m a k e c o m p le tio n p o s s ib le .
W h e n w e a llo w t h e fir e s u p o n o u r a lta r s
to d ie o u t, w h e n w e a llo w o u r h ig h e r b e­
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in g s to s ta r v e , th e n w e a r e f a ilin g in th e
g r e a t w o r k . T h e n a g a in w ill th e th u n d e r ­
b o lts o f J o v e b e lo o s e n e d a n d th e e te r n a l
s c y th e r e a p in its h a r v e st.
L e t u s c o n s id e r so m e o f th e c a u s e s t h a t
b r o u g h t a b o u t th e d e str u c tio n o f A tla n tis .
T h e first w a s b lo o d . A ll th o s e w h o liv e b y
th e sw o r d s h a ll p e r is h b y t h e sw o r d an d
w ith t h e first d ro p o f b lo o d t h a t m a n s h e d s
c o m e s t h e p r ic e .— h is o w n m u st flo w . B lo o d
f e e d s t h e fla m es o f p a s s io n a n d w h e n th e
a n im a l in m a n is f e d h e b e c o m e s a s a r a v e n ­
in g w o l f a n d th e F o u r H o r se m e n r id e fo r th
a g a in o n th e ir jo u r n e y o f d e str u c tio n . O n ly
p e a c e c a n b r in g p e a c e a n d t h a t m u st c o m e
fr o m m a n h im s e lf. W e a re a ll th e b o d y o f
th e F a th e r , w e a r e a ll t h e C h rist in fle sh ,
a n d w h e n e a c h o f u s d o e s a s h e sh o u ld
th in g s w ill p r o sp e r , n o t w ith th e tr a n sc e n d ­
in g p r o s p e r ity t h a t r is e s u p a n d th e n d is­
a p p e a r s lik e a c o m e t b u t w ith t h e s lo w ,
g r a d u a l g r o w th t h a t m a r k s t h e s p r e a d in g
o a k . U n le s s m a n le a r n s t h e w a y s o f p e a c e
th e d a y is n o t f a r off w h e n t h e b lu e w a v e s
w ill b r e a k o v e r h is h o m e s a n d th e L ig h t
w ill g o on to o th e r la n d s.
T h e s e c o n d n e c e s s ity o f m a n is to fin d
th e lo s t a r t o f b e a u ty . P r o b a b ly y o u d o n o t
k n o w w h a t b e a u ty m e a n s, fo r b e a u ty is a
m y stic th in g . W e c a n lo o k a t a m a n lik e
L in co ln , a s h o m e ly a s t h e f e n c e r a ils t h a t
h e s p lit, a n d y e t th e r e is b e a u ty th e r e . W e
c a n lo o k a r o u n d u s a n d m a n y a r e th e r e
w h o m w e c a ll h a n d s o m e b u t b e a u ty is n o t
th e r e . T h e r e is m u c h p r e ttin e s s b u t lit tle
b e a u ty . A s w e lo o k a t t h e g o d s o f G r e e c e
a n d R o m e w e fin d w h a t t h e w o r ld h a s lo n g
c a lle d b e a u ty , b u t w h e n y o u lo o k a t th e
e y e s y o u w ill fin d a b la n k fo r th e s c u lp tu r e s
d id n o t fill th e m in . F e w r e a liz e w h a t
b e a u ty is o r h o w s u b tle a re its w a y s . N o n e
k n o w it w h o h a v e it; n o n e r e a liz e w h o
r e a lly p o s s e s s it. It is s o m e th in g t h a t s h in e s
o u t a n d m o ld s m a n in to a n e x p r e ss io n o f
its e lf . G o ld tr in k e ts , r ib b o n s, a n d a p o w -
d e r p u ff a r e n o t th e s e c r e ts o f b e a u ty .
B e a u ty is o f t h e so u l a n d w e n e e d m o re o f
it. W e m u st h a v e m o re o f t h a t b e a u ty t h a t
m o ld s fo r m in to t h e id e a l. T h e e y e s o f
fo r m s e e t h e b e a u ty o f fo r m a lo n e b u t th e
tr u e m y stic r e a liz e s t h a t th e so u r c e o f
b e a u ty is n o t t h e fo rm , it is t h e s o u l th a t
s h in e s w ith in . W e m a y lo o k o v e r t h e w o r ld
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a t t h o s e w h o a r e n o w j u d g e d a s t h e b e a u ti­
f u l, t h e h a n d s o m e , t h e d is tin g u is h e d , a n d
y e t a lw a y s th e r e is s o m e th in g m is s in g , a n d
it w a s t h e lo s s o f t h a t s o m e t h in g t h a t s a n k
t h e C o n tin e n t o f A tla n tis . W e m u s t h a v e
m o r e b e a u t y a n d t h e w o r ld m u s t r e a liz e
m o r e a n d m o r e t h a t “B e a u t y is a s b e a u ty
d o e s .” N e v e r m in d h o w p e r f e c t t h e fo r m
i f t h e s o u l a n d m in d b e n o t th e r e i t is an
e m p ty s h e ll. I t is a d e a d t h in g w it h o u t a
r e a so n f o r its b e in g . T h e b e a u t y o f h a r­
m o n y b a s e d u p o n s tr e n g th , t h e b e a u t y o f
p e a c e s tr o n g o n t h e f o u n d a t io n o f c o m p a s­
sio n , t h e b e a u ty o f p u r ity s u p p o r te d b y
k n o w le d g e , is m is s in g . I t w a s m is s in g w ith
t h e la te r A t la n t e a n s a n d i f w e w o u ld n o t
f o llo w in t h e ir f o o t s t e p s w e m u s t fin d it
a g a in t o d a y .
W e m u s t m o ld o u r liv e s in to t h a t d iv in e
g lo r y w e s e e k u n d e r t h e n a m e o f C h rist,
in to t h e g r a n d e u r t h a t w a s fo u n d in t h e
te m p le s o f t h e a n c ie n ts w h e r e a b e a u t if u l
lif e m o ld e d a b o d y w o r th y o f a G r e e k g o d .
T h e b e a u t y o f c o m p a ss io n , o f lo v e , a n d o f
s p ir itu a l t h o u g h t is s a d ly m is s in g in t h e
w o r ld t o d a y . I t is t h e fir st to g o . We
h a r d ly k n o w w h e n it g o e s ; s lo w ly it f a d e s
a w a y a n d w it h it f a d e s t h e s tr e n g th o f a
p e o p le . L o n g b e fo r e t h e in h a r m o n y b r e a k s
f o r t h a s a r a v e n o u s flo o d , t h is s u b tle s o m e ­
th in g v a n is h e s in t h e n ig h t. I t is t h e h a n d ­
w r itin g on t h e w a ll, a w a r n in g to a ll w h o
liv e , f o r w h e n b e a u ty g o e s w it h i t g o e s t h e
s tr e n g t h o f a p e o p le . W e c a n b r in g i t b a c k ,
th is e lu s iv e t h in g , t h is P s y c h e , flo a tin g o v e r
t h e m a r s h la n d s , v e ile d in a m y s tic h a z e , a
s o m e th in g u n s e e n b u t f e lt . I t m u s t c o m e
b a c k , i f o u r a g e is to r e a c h t h e g o a l it s e e k s.
T h e r e is s o m e th in g e ls e a ls o t h a t m u st
r e tu r n ,— t h e u n iv e r s itie s o f A t la n tis m u st
b e b u ilt a g a in . W e m u st r a is e a g a in t h e
s c h o o ls o f le a r n in g , b y le a r n in g h o w to liv e ,
f o r t h e ig n o r a n t a r e d e a d a n d th e r e a r e
n o n e so ig n o r a n t a s t h o s e w h o w ill n o t
le a r n , th e r e a r e n o n e so b lin d a s t h o s e w h o
w ill n o t s e e . Y e t w e f o r g e t , b u t l e t t h is
t h o u g h t b e in ou r m in d s, t h o s e w h o f o r g e t
s h a ll b e fo r g o t t e n . O u r w o r ld is f ille d w ith
f o r g e t f u ll p e o p le w h o f o r g e t b y h a b it, t h e y
h a v e f o r g o t t e n so lo n g t h a t n o w t h e y c a n ­
n o t r e m e m b e r , b u t in so m e w a y t h e y m u st
b e h e lp e d to le a r n . W e m u s t u n d e r s ta n d
th e m e a n in g o f e d u c a tio n , e d u c o , to d r a w
fo r th , n o t to cra m in , to b r in g o u t t h a t
w h ic h w e h a v e a lr e a d y b u ilt w ith in . F ro m
th e h e a r t o f o u r b e in g s b la z e f o r th t h e fires
o f A tla n tis , in ou r so u ls is t h e h is to r y o f
p e o p le s a s w e h a v e liv e d it. W e m u s t r e ­
m em b e r it, w e m u st d r a w f o r t h t h a t k n o w l­
e d g e , fo r th e g r e a t th in g s w e w o u ld b u ild
c a n o n ly b e r a ise d u p o n th e th in g s w e
k n o w . I f w e a r e to c r e a te d r e a m c a s tle s in
t h e e th e r s w e m u s t b r in g b a c k a g a in th e
p o w e r o f d r e a m in g . W e c a n n o t im a g in e
t h a t w h ic h w e h a v e n e v e r k n o w n or th in k
o f t h a t w h ic h w e h a v e n e v e r b e e n , t h e r e ­
f o r e e d u c a tio n m e a n s to d r a w f o r th a n d
p r o fit b y th e th in g s t h a t w e h a v e b e e n a n d
th e le s s o n s t h a t w e h a v e le a r n e d .
T h is w o r ld m u st le a r n . I f it le a r n s a s
A tla n tis d id it w ill d ie , b u t i f it p r o fits b y
t h e le sso n s o f A tla n tis it w ill liv e , a n d e a c h
o f u s w e r e t h e A tla n te a n s a n d h a v e s tu d ie d
th e le s s o n s t h a t c a n s a v e ou r la n d s. I t is
n o lo n g e r a p r o b le m o f w h a t w e w a n t to
d o , it is w h a t w e sh o u ld d o , it is w h a t th e
d u tie s o f n a tu r e d e m a n d o f us. In th e
n a m e o f t h e g o d s w e m u st a c t. L e t u s r e ­
m e m b e r t h e b lo o d t h a t sa n k A tla n tis .
B lo o d is h e a t, s tr ife , a n d c o n fu sio n . It is
th e lif e fo r c e o f th e u n iv e r se , it is th e L am b
o f G o d sla in f o r t h e sin s o f th e w o r ld , it is
t h e p o w e r o f a p e o p le . W e m u st ta k e th e
g o ld e n c h a lic e a n d c a tc h in g in it t h e lif e
b lo o d t h a t n o w w e w a s te r etu rn it to th e
a lta r o f o u r G od .
T h e n to o w e m u st h a v e b e a u ty , b e a u ty
o f th o u g h t, g lo r y o f id e a l. T h e lo v e s o f
m e n m u st g iv e p la c e to th e lo v e s o f G o d ,
t h e p a s s io n s o f o u r a g e m u st b e tr a n sm u te d
in to th e c o m p a ss io n s o f th e g o d s , fo r m m u st
g iv e p la c e to sp irit, or a g a in w e s h a ll b e
n u m b e r e d w ith t h e d u st.
W e m u s t h a v e e d u c a tio n , i f w e d o n o t
w e s h a ll fin d o u t to ou r so r r o w t h a t th e
s tr e n g th o f a p e o p le d e p e n d s u p o n th e
k n o w le d g e t h a t it a p p lie s ; n o t u p o n h o p e s ,
w is h e s , o r t h e w illy - n illy b lo w in g o f c o n ­
c e p ts b u t u p o n t h e so lid r o c k o f tr u th m u st
ou r n a tio n s sta n d .
M a n is a s la v e o f h is fe a r s , a s e r v a n t o f
ig n o r a n c e , a n d a g r o v e llin g w r e tc h a t th e
f e e t o f th e U n k n o w n . H e m u s t r ise a n d
t a k in g h is lig h t e x p lo r e t h e r e c e s s e s o f e a c h
m y stic c a v e . E a c h in d iv id u a l, i f h e d o e s
n o t k n o w h o w to liv e , to e a t, to th in k , m u st
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fin d o u t ; t h e g o d s w ill n e v e r t e l l h im u n le s s
h e h e a r s t h e v o ic e s o f t h e g o d s in t h e w is -
d o w o f h is f e llo w m e n . T h e w a y o f k n o w l­
e d g e , b r o th e r h o o d , a n d s e r v ic e , t h e w a y o f
p u r ity a n d tr u th , a lo n e c a n lib e r a te u s fr o m
t h e w h e e ls o f b ir th a n d d e a th . W e m a y
t a lk o f o u r sh o r tc u ts , b a c k d o o r s , s e c o n d
s to r ie s, p a t e n t m e d ic in e s p ir itu a lity , c a n n e d
r e lig io n , ju s t-a s -g o o d s , e tc ., to s a y n o th in g
o f t h e a d v a n c e d sp ir itu a l t e a c h in g s w h ic h
tr a n sc e n d co m m o n s e n s e , b u t u n le s s w e liv e
t h e l if e to w h ic h w e a s p ir e w e s h a ll b e
n u m b e r e d w it h A tla n tis .
I t is m o r e im p o r ta n t to k n o w t h e s e t h in g s
b y f a r th a n r o u n d s a n d p e r io d s, f o r u p o n
th e m r e s ts l if e it s e lf . W e a r e g o v e r n e d b y
t h e la w s o f c a u s e a n d e f f e c t a n d t o d a y w e
a r e b u ild in g t h e c a u s e s w h ic h s a n k t h e A t-
la n te a n w o r ld a n d w e c a n e x p e c t n o th in g
b e tte r f o r o u r s e lv e s . W e m u s t r e a liz e t h a t
t h e e a r th b e n e a th o u r f e e t is in d e e d th e
S o n o f N e c e s s it y b o r n t h a t m a n m a y liv e .
I t w ill m o ld i t s e l f in to t h e n e e d s o f m a n b u t
h is n e e d s a r e s e ld o m h is w a n ts . H u m a n ity
n e e d s a g o o d h o u s e c le a n in g b u t t h e y d o n o t
w a n t it, a n d it m u st e it h e r c o m e a b o u t
th r o u g h o u r lo v in g s e r v ic e a n d la b o r s w ith
o u r f e llo w m a n or t h e t h u n d e r b o lts o f J o v e .
L e t t h e s p ir itu a l fir e s o f o u r u n iv e r sitie s
r is e fr o m t h e p la n e s o f m a tte r , le t th e
g r a n d e u r o f a n c ie n t G r e e c e b e o u rs, le t us
so liv e t h a t w e s h a ll b e a c r e d it t o c r e a tio n
a n d to th e p la n t h a t b r o u g h t u s in to b e in g .
A s L u th e r B u r b a n k c o n v e r te d t h e c a c tu s
w it h its p r ic k ly th o r n s in to a n u tr itio u s
f o o d p r o d u c t b y r e m o v in g t h e s tin g , so le t
u s tr a n s m u te t h e p o w e r s o f t h e p e o p le t h a t
t h e y m a y r e b u ild a n d r e c r e a te , I t is m o re
im p o r ta n t f a r to h e lp s o m e o n e w h o is n o t
a b le to h e lp h im s e lf th a n to h a v e b e e n
c lo is te r e d f o r h o u r s w ith t h e s a g e s . W e
w a r n a ll o c c u ltis ts a n d tr u e s tu d e n ts t h a t
t h e ir p la c e is in t h e w o r ld w o r k in g a n d n o t
in t h e t e m p le p r a y in g , t h a t t h e ir d u ty is to
m a k e t h e w o r ld t h e ir te m p le , to d o n th e
w h it e a r m o r o f p u r ity a n d id e a ls , a n d
a r m e d w ith t h e g r e a t e s t o f a ll w e a p o n s ,
w h ic h le a v e s n o s tin g , t h e s w o r d o f tr u th ,
k n o w le d g e , a n d lig h t , to g o o u t a n d la b o r
f o r t h e r ig h t.
W e c a n n o t e s c a p e t h e s o r r o w s o f th e
w o r ld b u t w e c a n g o o u t a n d c h a n g e its
te a r s to la u g h t e r a n d b e in a h a p p ie r w o r ld
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t h a t w e o u r s e lv e s h a v e m a d e .
S o a s w e s ta n d o n th e c liffs o f lo s t A t ­
la n tis a n d s e e t h e r e s tle s s s e a b r e a k in g
u p o n t h e sh o r e a n d h e a r t h e d a r k w a v e s
w h ic h a r e lik e t h e su r g in g s o f a lo s t p e o p le ,
l e t u s r e a liz e t h a t t h e y a r e ou r o w n b r o k e n
liv e s a n d t h a t o u r o w n v o ic e s s p e a k to u s
fr o m t h e d e p th s o f t h e w a te r s s a lt y w ith
t h e b itte r n e ss o f th e te a r s o f m illio n s w h o
a llo w e d b la c k m a g ic t o r e p la c e th e tru e
m y ste r ie s , e v e n a s w e d o t o d a y . B la c k
m a g ic m e a n s t h e p e r v e r sio n o f th in g s.
W h e n w e u se e n e r g y to d e str o y , w h e n w e
t e a r d o w n t h e d r e a m c a s tle s o f th o s e w e
lo v e , w h e n w e fill ou r liv e s w ith so r d id n e ss ,
w e a r e b la c k m a g ic ia n s . W h e n w e ta k e
t h e p o w e r s o f G o d a n d u se th e m to d e c e iv e
ou r f e llo w m e n , w h e n w e u se th e p o w e r s
G o d g a v e u s to f r e e o u r so u ls, to c a s t d o w n ,
th e n w e a r e b la c k m a g ic ia n s w h o h a v e n o t
le a r n e d ou r le s s o n fr o m th e s in k in g o f
A tla n tis .
L e t u s o p e n w id e s t h e g a t e s , le t t h e g a t e s
o f b ra ss s w in g o p e n a n d m a n c o m e fo r th .
L e t t h e to m b s to n e s b e r o lle d a w a y a n d th e
d iv in e in m a n b e r e le a s e d fr o m th e s h a c k le s
th a t n o w b in d h im , l e t t h e d iv in e in u s b e
lib e r a te d , a n d C h rist c a ll u n to th e lo w e r
m a n , “ L a z a r u s, c o m e f o r t h ! ” L e t ou r id e a ls
b e g le a m in g lig h ts u p o n t h e h illto p s . W e
m u st t e a r up th e t h is t le s a n d b r ia rs b e fo r e
it is to o la te a n d p la n t flo w e r s in t h e ir p la c e
a n d d e d ic a te ou r liv e s to h e lp in g , se r v in g ,
liftin g , p u r ify in g , a n d g lo r ify in g , m e n ta lly ,
p h y s ic a lly , a n d s p ir itu a lly , a ll w ith w h o m
w e c o m e in c o n ta c t. W e s h a ll th e n b e lis te d
w ith t h e w h it e r o b e d B r o th e r s, w h o , c a r r y ­
in g th e sa c r e d r e lic s , p a s s w ith th e m in to
th e p r o m ise d la n d .
A n e w r a c e is to b e b orn . W h o w ill b e
its p a r e n ts? T h e r e a re f e w o f e a r th w h o
a r e r e a d y to g iv e to th e n e w la n d a p r o p e r
b ir th r ig h t. L e t u s r e m e m b e r o n c e m o r e th e
th r e e t h in g s w h ic h b r in g w ith th e m t h e lo s s
o f a ll, th e p r ic e o f b lo o d , t h e lo ss o f b e a u ty ,
a n d t h e p e r v e r sio n o f e d u c a tio n w h ic h sa n k
a n E m p ir e g r e a te r f a r th a n ou r o w n , a n d
t h a t t h e s a m e p o w e r w ill sin k th is c o n tin e n t
u n le s s in e a c h in d iv id u a l p e a c e a n d
b r o th e r h o o d ta k e s t h e p la c e o f b lo o d a n d
h a te , b e a u ty o f s p ir it r e p la c e s so r d id n e ss o f
lif e , a n d t h a t g r e a t e te r n a l lig h t , k n o w l­
e d g e , s u p p la n ts h u m a n ig n o r a n c e .
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Books and Tkeir Place in Occultism
F A L L T H E T H IN G S in t h e u n i­
O v e r s e w h ic h m o ld t h e m s e lv e s in to
th e e x p r e s s io n o f in d iv id u a l lik e s
a n d d is lik e s , th e r e a r e n o n e w ith su c h
tic c o n s c io u s n e s s a s b o o k s f o r r e g a r d le s s o f
ou r f e e lin g s or t h e c o n d itio n s w h ic h h a v e
c o lo r e d t h e d a y w e a lw a y s fin d s o m e th in g
c o n g e n ia l in t h e p a g e s o f a g o o d b o o k .
T h e r e a r e n o tr u e r fr ie n d s t h a n v o lu m e s
w h o s e tr e a s u r e d c o n te n ts h a v e b e c o m e
e tc h e d in to ou r s o u ls. T h e a v e r a g e in d i­
v id u a l’s id e a o f a f r ie n d is s o m e o n e w h o
w ill a g r e e w ith t h e m a n d a b o o k is th e
m o st o b lig in g o f a ll. I f y o u f e e l l a z y t h e
b o o k w ill b e m o st u n in te r e s tin g , i f y o u f e e l
m e a n , m e a n n e s s g le a m s fr o m e v e r y p a g e ,
i f s a r c a s m h o ld s y o u in it s g r a s p e v e r y
w o r d o f t h e a u th o r s e e m s a s a tir e , w h ile i f
y o u f e e l h u n g r y fo r a c e r ta in lin e o f in fo r ­
m a tio n t h e b o o k is e a g e r to g iv e it to y o u .
T h o s e w h o h a v e fo u n d j o y in r e a d in g
a n d b r in g in g in to p la y u p o n t h e ir liv e s t h e
w is d o m o f p a s t a g e s a s it is im m o r ta liz e d
in a n c ie n t t o m e s h a v e r e a c h e d a g r e a t p o in t
in t h e g r o w th o f th e ir b e in g . B u t, a b o v e
a ll, i f w e r e a liz e t h a t t h e b o o k g iv e s to u s
t h a t w h ic h w e h a v e g iv e n it, w e t h e n u n ­
d e r s ta n d t h a t m ir r o re d in its p a g e s a r e t h e
th o u g h t s a n d id e a ls o f o u r o w n liv e s .
In r e a d in g a n c ie n t b o o k s w e s e e p a s s b e ­
fo r e o u r m in d ’s e y e t h e t h o u g h t s o f o th e r s
b r o u g h t d o w n t o u s th r o u g h t h e a g e s fr o m
r a c e s a n d c u ltu r e s n o w e x tin c t, y e t to a ll
o f t h e m w e m u s t g iv e u n d e r s ta n d in g
th r o u g h t h e l ig h t w it h in o u r o w n s o u l a n d
w ith t h e k e y s o f o u r o w n b e in g u n lo c k
t h e ir s e a le d p a g e s .
T h e r e is n o m o r e w o n d e r f u l p la c e in a ll
th e w o r ld th a n t h e b o o k s to r e s su c h a s w e
fin d in t h e o ld c o u n tr ie s , w it h r o w s a n d
r o w s o f m u s ty v o lu m e s , w h e r e s te p la d d e r s
le a d u p to s h a d e s u n k n o w n , a n d a n c ie n t
to m e s s o m e o f w h ic h h a v e s le p t u p o n th e ir
s h e lv e s s in c e t h e d a y s o f C r o m w e ll lin e t h e
w a lls a s f a r a s t h e e y e c a n s e e . T h e h a n d s
th a t w r o te th e m a r e lo n g s in c e la id to r e s t
a n d m a n y a n a g e d p h ilo s o p h e r h a s p u t
th e m a s id e to w a n d e r in so m e d is ta n t la n d ,
y e t th e t h o u g h ts , id e a ls , a n d a sp ir a tio n s
o f th o u s a n d s liv e a g a in f o r p o s te r ity
th
e lar os ­u g h th e w o r d s in th e ir b o o k s. T h e y
a r e d e a d a n d y e t t h e y liv e e te r n a lly in th e ir
th o u g h ts a n d th e s e t h o u g h t s liv e on
th r o u g h t h e a g e s in t h e le a v e s o f th e ir
b o o k s.
W e f e e l a c e r ta in r e v e r e n c e a n d a w e as
w e e n te r o n e o f th e s e h a llo w e d sp o ts, th e
c u r io s iiy s h o p s o f th e h u m a n m in d . W e c a n
f e e l t h a t t h e s h a d e s a n d s h a d o w s o f a u th o r
a n d p o e t h o v e r s till a r o u n d t h e c h ild r e n o f
th e ir g e n iu s . A s u b d u e d h u sh f a ll s u p o n
ou r b e in g a s w e s ta n d b e fo r e a m ig h ty
b o o k , fo r it s e e m s t h a t w e a r e in t h e p r e s ­
e n c e o f a g r e a t a n d su p e r io r th in g . B e fo r e
u s sta n d s a th r o b b in g b r a in sto r e d w ith in ­
fo r m a tio n a n d its o ld b in d in g s s e e m to en ­
f o ld th e m a ss iv e b r o w s o f p h ilo so p h e r s.
A s w e g o to v a r io u s p a r ts o f t h e s e a n ­
c ie n t s h o p s w e fin d m a n y w o n d r o u s th in g s,
b e a u tifu l b o o k s illu m in a te d w ith g lo r io u s
f a c e s a n d flo w e r e d le tte r s b y m o n k s in
th e ir m e d ita tio n , w h e n liv e s w e r e s p e n t in
t h e w r itin g o f a s in g le w o r k . S o m e a r e in
a n c ie n t p a r c h m e n ts, o th e r s in o ld b lo c k
b in d in g s, w h ile a f e w h e r e a n d th e r e h a v e
b e e n d e s e c r a te d b y t h e h a n d s o f m a n a n d
th e ir to r n a n d ta tt e r e d p a g e s s p e a k o f th e
v s n d a lis m o f h u m a n n a tu r e .
T h e s e o ld b o o k s b r in g b a c k t o u s th e
d a y s t h a t a r e p a s t a n d tie th e b r e a th in g ,
liv in g to d a y to t h e y e s te r d a y s n u m b e r e d
w ith t h e d e a d . A ll th e s e w o n d r o u s r e lic s
o f t h o u g h t r e c a ll sa c r e d m e m o r ie s a s t h e y
s ta n d lik e s ile n t h e a d s to n e s o n t h e d r o o p ­
in g s h e lv e s , fo r in tr u th b o o k s to r e s are
g r a v e y a r d s o f th e h u m a n m in d . A s c e m e ­
t e r ie s a r e fille d w ith th e c h ild r e n o f m en
so t h e s e o ld b o o k s to r e s c o n c e a l in th e ir
n u m b e r le s s n ic h e s, sh r o u d e d in d a r k n e ss,
th e c h ild r e n o f h u m a n t h o u g h t. B u t th e
t h o u g h ts liv e o n e te r n a lly a n d w ith in th e
r u d e coffin s o f th e ir a n c ie n t b in d in g s t h e y
w a it to b e lib e r a te d b y th o s e w h o lo v e
th e m .
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L e t u s r o ll a w a y t h e s to n e s w h ic h m a rk
th e ir r e s t in g p la c e a n d w it h t h e lig h t o f
o u r o w n t h o u g h t s a n d t h e v isio n o f o u r o w n
liv e s c a r r y on t h e s e b e a u t e o u s tr u th s.
M a n y o f th e m a r e t h e d y in g b e q u e s ts o f
th o s e w h o h a v e g iv e n a ll f o r m a n , w r itte n
a t a tim e w h e n e v e r y p e n s tr o k e w a s a h a r d ­
sh ip , w h e n to e x p r e s s a t h o u g h t or a n id e a l
w a s to c o u r t d e s tr u c tio n a t t h e s ta k e o r
w h e e l. T h e s e b o o k s s ta n d a s liv in g t e s t i­
m o n ia ls o f t h e c o u r a g e o f g r e a t s o u ls, fo r
t h e y a r e t h e la s t w o r d to t h e w o r ld o f p o e ts
a n d m y s tic s , t h e d r e a m e r s o f t h e a g e s w h o
h a v e s u ffe r e d m u c h a n d g iv e n a ll t h a t th e ir
d r e a m s m ig h t s u r v iv e to p o s te r ity .
G o o d b o o k s , in d e e d , a r e tr e a s u r e s f o r th e
v e r y s o u l o f t h e a u th o r s p e a k s th r o u g h th e
p a g e s t h a t h e w r o te . T o d a y , a la s , b o o k s
w it h g r e a t id e a ls a n d n o b le t h o u g h t s a re
f e w b u t in t h o s e d a y s t h e y w e r e t h e la b o r s
o f a lif e t im e a n d t h e ir e v e r y w o r d w a s
illu m in a t e d b y t h e b lo o d o f t h e a u th o r .
E v e r y b o o k h a s b e h in d i t a q u a in t p a th o s
w h ic h is ir r e s tis ib ly f a s c in a t in g t o th o s e
s tu d e n ts w h o h a v e d e v e lo p e d o r g a n s o f
v e n e r a tio n . W h y s h o u ld m a n n o t f e e l r e v ­
e r e n c e a s h e c la s p s in h is h a n d s t h e life
w o r k o f a n o th e r h u m a n b e in g w h o n o w lie s
s ile n t ly in s o m e lit tle c h u r c h y a r d w h ile th e
th in g f o r w h ic h h e g a v e so m u c h r e s ts u n ­
d u s te d on t h e s h e lv e s ?
I f t h e c la ir v o y a n t c o u ld b u t g o t h e r e h e
w o u ld s e e liv e s a n d w a r s , h a t e s a n d f e a r s ,
lo v e s a n d so r r o w s, liv in g a g a in a m o n g th e
liv e s a r o u n d h im , s p e a k in g a g a in fr o m th e
s ile n t w a lls w h ile lo v in g h a n d s b e h in d th e
v e il s till f o n d ly g u a r d t h e c h ild r e n o f th e ir
so u ls.
T h e r e a r e m a n y r e a s o n s w h y w e s h o u ld
lo v e to w a n d e r a m o n g t h e s e o ld b o o k s to r e s
a n d d ig g in g in to t h e p a s t b r in g f o r t h t h e s e
tr e a s u r e d w r itin g s , f o r in so m e m y s tic w a y
t h e y s e e m to w h is p e r o f t h e lib r a r ie s lo s t in
t h e d a r k n e s s o f t h e h u m a n so u l. A m o n g
t h e m y s tic s th e r e a r e t h o s e w h o s p e n d th e ir
liv e s in d o in g n o t h in g b u t p r e p a r in g a n d
p r e s e r v in g a n c ie n t w r itin g s , a n d f a r fro m
t h e s ig h t o f o u r o r d in a r y liv e s t h e s e g r e a t
s o u ls h a v e d e d ic a te d t h e ir b e in g s to th e
tr a n sc r ib in g a g a in fr o m t h e a k a s h ic r e c ­
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o r d s o f n a tu r e th e m y stic tr u th s n o w lo s t to
m a n k in d .
T h e a v e r a g e in d iv id u a l d o e s n o t k n o w
h o w to r e a d a b o o k , i f h e d id h e w o u ld n o t
r e a d so m a n y . R e a d in g is a n a rt a n d th e r e
a r e f e w in d e e d w h o k n o w h o w to g le a n th e
tr e a s u r e s fr o m t h e p r in te d p a g e . B o o k s
h a v d to b e r e a d a s t h e y w e r e w r itte n ,
t h o u g h t f o r t h o u g h t, s p ir it f o r sp irit, an d to
k n o w t h e w o r k s o f p h ilo so p h e r s w e m u st
o u r s e lv e s b e p h ilo s o p h e r s . T o u n d e r sta n d
t h e m e a n in g o f a n c ie n t tr u th s o u r m in d s
m u st b e a ttu n e d to t h e so u ls w h o w r o te
th e m . O n e w h o r e a lly r e a d s b e lo n g s to th e
r e a lm s o f th e im m o r ta ls fo r e v e r y s e n te n c e
is s o m e th in g to b e liv e d f o r y e a r s, e v e r y
t h o u g h t a c h ild e n tr u ste d to ou r c a r e. F e w ,
in d e e d , e v e r le a r n t h e m y s te r y o f t h e w o n ­
d r o u s liv e s im m o r ta l c o n c e a le d b e n e a th
th e ir b r o k e n c o v e r s. A n o ld b o o k is an
o r a c le w h ic h n o t o n ly g iv e s f o r th th e
t h o u g h ts o f t h e a u th o r b u t w h is p e r s in th e
v o ic e o f t h e a g e in w h ic h it w a s w r itte n th e
liv in g s to r y o f h u m a n p r o g r e ssio n .
T h e r o w s o f a n c ie n t b o o k s t h a t fill th e
c u r io s ity s h o p s o f E u r o p e sin k in to o b liv io n
b e s id e t h e c o sm ic lib r a r y o f h u m a n c o n ­
sc io u s n e s s , t h e lo s t lib r a r ie s o f t h e h u m a n
s o u l. U p in th e d u s ty a ttic o f th e h u m a n
b r a in is a ro o m fille d w ith a n c ie n t h e ir ­
lo o m s, m e m o r ie s o f a fo r g o t t e n d a y , a n d in
t h is ro o m a lib r a r y is sto r e d a w a y . I t is
n o t s e e n b y e v e r y o n e a n d e v e n its e x is te n c e
is d r e a m e d o f b u t b y f e w , b u t th e r e y o u w ill
fin d u n d e r t h e c o b w e b s o f tim e t h e ra re
o c c u lt to m e s o f o th e r d a y s , t h e sa c re d
b o o k s o f m y s te r y a n d m a g ic , p h ilo so p r y
a n d a rt, w h ic h a r e m is s in g fr o m t h e b o o k ­
s h e lv e s o f t h e w o r ld . In th is lit tle ro o m ,
sto r e d a w a y , a r e t h e lo s t lib r a r y o f A le x ­
a n d r ia , t h e s a c r e d b o o k s o f t h e In c a s a n d
th e A z t e c s , a n d th e m y stic s c r ip tu r e s o f th e
a n c ie n ts . A ll t h e s e a r e t h e r ig h tf u l p o s s e s ­
sio n s o f e v e r y liv in g so u l. I f o n ly m a n
w o u ld b r e a k th r o u g h th e d u s t o f a g e s a n d
e n te r o n c e m o re t h a t lit tle r o o m ! T h is is
t h e g r e a t lib r a r y o f t h o u g h t, im m o r ta l in
t h e h u m a n m in d , a n d b o o k s a r e m e r e ly
th o u g h ts p u t on p ap er.
E a c h d a y w e in scr ib e in t h e g r e a t B o o k
32 THE ALL-SEEING EYE
o f L ife t h e h is to r y o f o u r w o r ld a s s e e n
th r o u g h t h e e y e s o f t h e so u l, e a c h l if e w e
tu r n a p a g e a n d s to r e a w a y t h e a n c ie n t
m a n u s c r ip ts s o m e w h e r e in t h e d a r k e n e d
a t tic s o f t h e p a s t. A s w e w a lk t h e p a th
t h a t le a d s to g r e a te r u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d th e
lig h t w it h in s h in e s f o r th m o r e b r ig h tly w e
fin d o u r s e lv e s a m id t h e s e a n c ie n t r o o m s,
su r r o u n d e d b y t h e s e m y stic to m e a , a n d if
w e w o u ld r e a d w e h a v e b u t to t a k e th e m
fr o m th e ir s h e lv e s a n d w ith in t h e ir d u sty
p a g e s is t h e h is to r y o f ou r b e in g . In th e
b r a in o f m a n is a n in e x h a u s tib le f u n d o f
k n o w le d g e a n d tr u th h id d e n a w a y a n d a c ­
c e s s ib le o n ly to t h o s e w h o h a v e f o u n d th e
H ite Light of Asia
i E R E IS n o m o r e b e a u t if u l c h a r ­
»H
a c t e r in t h e w o r ld t h a n t h a t o f
B u d d h a , im m o r ta liz e d b y A r n o ld ’s
C
w o n d e r f u l p o e m , ’’T h e L ig h t o f A s ia .” A s
th e C h r istia n w o r ld s , d iv id e d b y so m a n y
b a r r ie r s fr o m t h e E a s t, s e e k t o w a lk th e
p a th t h a t le a d s to L ig h t, t h e y o f tt im e s
o v e r lo o k t h is g r e a t L ig h t w h ic h h a s s h o n e
o n o v e r h a l f t h e k n o w n w o r ld a n d t h e w o n ­
d e r fu l m e s s a g e w h ic h h e h a s g iv e n o u t to
t h e c h ild r e n o f m en .
G o d w o r k s in m a n y w a y s , th r o u g h m a n y
v e h ic le s , in m a n y la n d s , b u t i f th e r e e v e r
w a s o n e th r o u g h w h o m t h e A lm ig h t y la ­
b o r e d it w a s t h e P r in c e S id a r th a , t h e C om ­
p a s s io n a te L ord o f t h e L o tu s. H is t e a c h ­
in g s fille d w ith tr u th s d iv in e in n o w a y
c o m b a t t h e p r in c ip le s o f C h r is tia n ity b u t
r a th e r g iv e to t h e w e s te r n w o r ld k e y s w ith
t h e a id o f w h ic h it m a y la b o r m o re s u c c e s s ­
f u lly .
T o t h is G r e a t O n e w e o w e o u r g r e a te s t
u n d e r s ta n d in g o f t h e d o c tr in e o f R e in c a r ­
n a tio n , o n e o f t h e fu n d a m e n ta l p r in c ip le s
o f s p ir itu a l g r o w t h . T h is h y p o t h e s is is
g e n e r a lly n e g le c t e d n o t b e c a u s e o f it s im ­
p r o b a b ility b u t b e c a u s e it is so d iffe r e n t
fr o m t h e a c c e p te d c o n c e p ts w h ic h w e h a v e .
T h e r e is n o r e a l r e a s o n f o r o u r d is p u tin g it;
n o w h e r e in o u r s a c r e d S c r ip tu r e s a r e th e r e
a n y w o r d s a g a in s t it b u t in m a n y p la c e s it
k n o c k t h a t w ill o p e n th e d o o r. M illio n s
o f y e a r s m a n h a s b e e n w r itin g t h is lib r a r y ,
t r a c in g its le tte r s in fla m e s a n d te a r s . S o m e
w o n d e r fu l d a y w e s h a ll fin d t h is lit t le ro o m
a n d th e r e su r r o u n d e d w ith t h e id e a ls o f th e
p a s t w e s h a ll k n o w a g a in th e th in g s t h a t
w e h a v e d o n e a n d th e p o w e r s t h a t w e h a v e
b e e n . T h e n w e s h a ll r e a liz e t h a t o u r la b o r s
h a v e n e v e r b e e n lo s t f o r in th is g r e a t
d o m e d lib r a r y o f ou r o w n c o n s c io u s n e s s on
r e c o r d s o f liv in g e th e r is sto r e d a w a y ou r
e v e r y t h o u g h t a n d a c tio n , a n d lik e t h e a n ­
c ie n t v o lu m e s on t h e b o o k s h e lv e s w e h a v e
b u t to ta k e th e m o u t a n d r e a d a g a in th e
m e s s a g e t h e y c o n ta in .
a p p e a r s t h a t a n u n d e r s ta n d in g o f t h is la w
w a s t a k e n f o r g r a n te d .
R e in c a r n a tio n is th e o n ly c o n c e p t o f lif e
w h ic h is u n iv e r sa l in o p p o r tu n ity , p e r s o n a l
in r e sp o n s ib ility , im p e r s o n a l a s to e n v ir o n ­
m e n t, a n d a ll-p r o m is in g in its p o s s ib ilitie s .
T h e a c c e p tin g o f th is la w , w h ile it d o e s n o t
b r in g H e a v e n c lo s e r , f o r e v e r d is s ip a te s th e
c o n c e p t o f H e ll e te r n a l, t h e b u g a b o o o f th e
C h ristia n r e lig io n . It g iv e s n o b le in c e n tiv e
to g r e a te r la b o r s, it p r o m is e s su r e r e w a r d s
f o r w o r k w e ll d o n e , it is s o c ia lis tic in its
c o n c e p t, a n d t h e e n tir e d o c tr in e o f R e in c a r ­
n a tio n a s it h a s b e e n p r e s e n te d b y B u d d h a ,
th e g r e a t O r ie n ta l e d u c a to r a n d n o n -r a d i­
c a l s o c ia lis t, c a n b e sta te d a s f o llo w s :
T h e d o c tr in e o f R e in c a r n a tio n t e a c h e s
e q u a l o p p o r tu n itie s f o r a ll a n d s p e c ia l
p r iv ile g e s f o r n o n e , s u c c e s s b e in g t h e r e ­
w a r d f o r w o r k w e ll d o n e a n d f a ilu r e th e
r e s u lt o f in d o le n c e . B u d d h a , in g iv in g to
m a n th is la w , h a s p r e se n te d t h e o n ly c o n ­
c e p t o f lif e w h ic h c o u ld b e a c c e p ta b le to a
ju s t C r ea to r a a n d s till e x p la in t h e in e q u a li­
t ie s o f h u m a n c o n sc io u sn e ss.
T h e r e fo r e w e a r e g r a te f u l t o t h e b e a r e r
fo r th e L ig h t w h ic h h e h a s b r o u g h t,— w h o
b r in g s it m a tte r s n o t f o r t h e L ig h t is o f
H e a v e n . A n d a s t h e s e c o n c e p ts o f lif e b e­
c o m e u n iv e r s a liz e d w e s h a ll r e c o g n iz e th e
L ig h t o f A s ia a s o n e o f t h e L ig h ts o f th e
w o r ld .
 “ The Lost Keys of Masonry 1 1
By

MANLY P. HALL

In t h is w o r k a n a tte m p t h a s b e e n m a d e to d ig fr o m t h e r u in s o f S p e c u la tiv e M a so n r y
th e lo st k e y s to t h e o p e r a tiv e c r a ft. In it t h e th r e e d e g r e e s o f th e B lu e L o d g e a re ta k e n
up s e p a r a te ly , t h e ir r e q u ir e m e n ts e x p la in e d a n d th e r e a l m e a n in g o f th e M a so n ic a lle ­
g o r y g iv e n o u t f o r t h e b e n e fit o f M a so n s a n d M a so n ic s tu d e n ts . T h e b o o k c o n ta in s a
p r e fa c e b y a w e ll- k n o w n L o s A n g e le s M a so n .

T h e f o ll o w i n g h e a d in g s a r e d is c u ss e d i n th e w o r k :

P r o lo g u e , t h e M a so n ic a lle g o r y , “ In th e F ie ld s o f C h a o s.”
C h a p te r O n e—- “ T h e C a n d id a te .”
C h a p te r T w o-— “ T h e E n te r e d A p p r e n tic e .”
C h a p te r T h r e e — -“ T h e F e llo w C r a ft.” .
C h a p te r F o u r — “ T h e M a ste r M a so n ,”
C h a p te r F iv e — “ T h e Q u a lific a tio n s o f a T r u e M a so n .”
E p ilo g u e —-“In t h e T e m p le o f C o sm o s.”

T h e e n tir e p r e s e n te d in a s e n s ib le , c o m p r e h e n s iv e m a n n e r w h ic h c a n b e u n d e r sto o d
b y th o s e n o t o t h e r w is e a c q u a in te d w it h th e s u b je c t.

T h e b o o k is h a n d s o m e ly illu s tr a te d w i t h a fo u r -c o lo r p la te o f th e h u m a n b o d y
s h o w in g t h e p o sitio n o f t h e th r e e M a so n ic L e d g e s o n th e c o sm ic m a n , a ls o o th e r p ic tu r e s
in b la c k a n d w h ite , T h e b o o k is h a n d s o m e ! y b o u n d in so lid c o v e r w ith th r e e -c o lo r c o v e r
d e sig n .

T h e w o r k c o n ta in s a b o u t e ig h ty p a g e s p r in te d in t w o c o lo r s w ith a v e r y fin e q u a lity

o f art p ap er.

L ik e a ll o f o u r o th e r w o r k s t h is b o o k i s o n ly s e c u r a b le th r o u g h t h è f r e e - w ill o ffer­
in g o f th o s e d e s ir in g to s e c u r e it. E a c h p e r so n is p la c e d u p o n h is o w n h o n o r a n d Only
r e m in d e d t h a t t h e p e r p e tu a tio n o f t h e w o r k d e p e n d s u p o n th e c h e e r f u l c o -o p e r a tio n o?
th e w o r k é r s . ■

.»..«Sa ■ft-ft-ft*
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T h e s e b o o k le ts b y t h e s a m e a u th o r m a y b e se c u r e d b y ¿ e n d in g to P o sto ffic e B o x
6 9 5 , L o s A n g e le s , C a lifo r n ia , c a r e o f M a n ly P . H alL
P r ic e . T h e s e p u b lic a tio n s a r e n o t f o r s a le b u t m a y b e s e c u r e d th r o u g h v o lu n ta r y
c o n tr ib u tio n t o h e lp m e e t t h e c o s t o f p u b li c a tio n .
The Breastplate of the High Priest
A d is c u ss io n o f O ld T e s ta m e n t sy m b o lism
s h o w in g h o w t h e s p ir itu a l p o w e r s o f n a tu r e
r e fle c t t h e m s e lv e s th r o u g h t h e s p ir itu a l
c e n te r s in t h e h u m a n b o d / w h ic h w e k n o w
a s t h e j e w e ls in. t h e b r e a s t p la t e o f A a r o n .
T h is b o o k le t is o u t o f p r in t b u t a n a t te m p t
w ill b e m a d e to s e c u r e a f e w c o p ie s f o r a n y
d e s ir in g th e m . I llu s t r a t e d .
Buddha, the Divine Wanderer
A n e w a p p lic a t io n o f t h e lif e o f th e
P r in c e o f India a s i t is w o r k e d o u t in th e
in d iv id u a l g r o w t h o f e v e r y s tu d e n t w h o is
in tr u th s e e k in g f o r t h e Y e llo w R o b e.
Krishna and the Battle o f Kurushetra
T h e S o n g C e le s tia l w ith it s W o n d erfu l
sto r y “ o f t h e B a ttle o f L ife in te r p r e te d f o r
s tu d e n ts o f p r a c tic a l r e lig io n . T h e m y s te r y
o f th e B l u e K r ish n a a n d h is w ork' W ith
m en .
The Father of the Gods
A m y s t ic a lle g o r y b a s e d u p o n t h e m y th ­
o lo g y o f t h e p e o p le s Of .N o r w a y a n d
S w e d e n a n d t h e le g e n d o f O d in t h e A ll­
F a t h e r o f t h e N o r th la n d s .
Questions and Answers, Part One
Questions and Answers, Part T w o
Questions and Answers, Part Three
In t h e s e t h r e e b o o k le ts h a v e b e e n g a t h ­
e r e d a b o u t f if t y o f t h e t h o u s a n d s o f q u e s­
tio n s a n s w e r e d in t h e p a s t w o r k g a t h e r e d
to g e th e r f o r t h e b e n e fit o f s tu d e n ts .
Occult Masonry
T h is b o o k le t c o n s is ts o f t h e c o n d e n s e d
n o te s on a c la s s i n m y stic M a so n r y g iv e n in
L o s A n g e le s . I t c o v e r s a n u m b e r o f im ­
p o r ta n t M a so n ic s m y b o la a n d t h e s u p p ly is
r a p id ly b e in g e x h a u s te d .
W ands and Serpents
T h e e x p la n a tio n o f th e s e r p e n t o f G e n e ­
sis a n d se rp en t-w o r slr ip a s it is fo u n d
a m o n g t h e m y s te r y r e lig io n s o f t h e w o r ld
a n d in t h e C h ristia n B ib le . Illu s tr a te d
The Analysis of the Book of Revelation
A sh o r t s tu d y in t h is lit tle u n d e r sto o d
b o o k in t h e B ib le , fiv e le s s o n s in o n e fo ld e r
a s giv en in c la s s w o r k d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r .
The Unfoldment of Man
A s tu d y o f th e e v o lu tio n o f t h e b o d y and:
m in d a n d th e c a u s e s w h ic h b r in g a b o u t
m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l g r o w th , a p r a c tic a l
w o r k f o r p r a c tic a l p e o p le .
Occult Psychology
N o te s o f a n a d v a n c e d c la s s on t h is s u b ­
j e c t d e a lin g in a c o m p r e h e n s iv e w a y w ith
t e n o f i t s fu n d a m e n ta l p r in c ip le s a s g iv e n
to s tu d e n ts o f ç la s s e s 'm L o s A n g e le s o n th is
v e r y im p o r ta n t su b je c t.
Parsifal and the Sacred Spear
A n e n tir e ly n e w v ie w o f W a g n e r ’s w o n ­
d e r fu l o p e r a w it h its th r e e w o n d e r fu l a c ts
a s t h e y a r e a p p lie d t o t h e th r e e g r a n d d iv i­
s io n s o f h u m a n l i f e , t h e L e g e n d o f th e H o ly
G r a il, w h ic h w ill in te r e s t in its in te r p r e ta ­
t io n b o th m y s tic s a n d m u sic lo v er s.
Faust, the Eternal Drama
T h is b o o k le t is a c o m p a n io n t o the, a b o v e
a n d fo r m s th e s e c o n d o f a s e r ie s o f o p e r a
in te r p r e ta tio n s o f w h ic h m o r e w ill f o llo w .
T h e m y stic d ra m a b y G o e th e is a n a ly z e d
fr o m th e s ta n d p o in t o f its a p p lic a tio n t o
th e p r o b le m o f in d iv id u a l a d v a n c e m e n t
a n d its w o n d e r fu l w a r n in g e x p la in e d to t h e
read er.