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Esoteric Christianity         Annie Besant Chapter I-VII Chapter VIII-XIV I – THE HIDDEN SIDE OF RELIGIONS Many, perhaps most, who see the title of this book will at once traverse it, and will deny that there is anything valuable which can be rightly described as “Esoteric Christianity”. There is a wide-spread, and […]

For the Soul of a Witch         John William Brodie-Innes Chapter I-V Chapter VI-X Chapter XI-XV Chapter XVI-XX Chapter XXI-XXV INTRODUCTION A few introductory words seem needed, they shall be as brief as possible. Though cast in a historic period, this tale is in no sense historical, no historic scene is introduced.

ALCHEMY         William Wynn Westcott Chemistry, the modern science of which investigates the constitution of material substances, is the lineal descendent of Mediaeval and Ancient Chemy. The syllable AL is the Arabic indefinite article, like the Hebrew He, meaning ‘The’ chemistry—the Higher Chemistry, treating of the essential nature of the Elements, metals

Life After Death           Charles Webster Leadbeater (1912) I – IS THERE ANY CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE? This subject of life after death is one of great interest to all of us, not only because we ourselves must certainly one day die, but far more because there can scarcely be any one among

The Law of Sacrifice         Annie Besant We have already seen that a man can only realize himself as a Higher Consciousness in proportion as he tranquillises the senses, in proportion as he restrains the mind. We have then seen that he advances towards the realisation of the Higher Life in proportion

ROSICRUCIAN INITIATION Paul Sédir (Yvon Le Loup) (1910) What was the nature of the admirable knowledge of Moses and Elias? What was this key to true wisdom? Fludd told us in the Apologeticus. Following the Kabbalistic mode, he showed this key as having been given to the Son by the Father, and that it also

The Rosicrucian Mysteries Max Heindel Before entering upon an explanation of the teachings of the Rosicrucians, it may be well to say a word about them and about the place they hold in the evolution of humanity. For reasons to be given later these teachings advocate the dualistic view; they hold that man is a

The Mystical Interpretation of Christmas         Max Heindel Once more in the course of a year we are upon the eve of Christmas. The view which each of us takes of this festival is dissimilar to that of every one else. To the devout religionist it is a season hallowed, sacred, and

The Cosmic Meaning of Easter         Max Heindel The whole life of Christ was a cross and a martyrdom and dost thou seek for thyself rest and joy? The higher a man hath advanced in the spirit, the heavier crosses he will often find, because the sorrow of his banishment increaseth with

NUMBERS         Eliphas Levi (Alphonse Louis Constant) I UNITY Unity is the principle and the synthesis of numbers; it is the idea of God and of man; it is the alliance of reason and of faith. Faith cannot be opposed to reason; it is made necessary by love, it is identical with