Isis Unveiled: chapter I (an axiom of hermetic philosophy)

"Speaking of ancient geographers, Plutarch remarks in Theseus, that they  "crowd into the edges of their maps parts of the world which they do not know about, adding notes in the margin to the effect that beyond this lies nothing but sandy deserts full of wild beasts and unapproachable bogs."   Do not our theologians [...]

Isis Unveiled: chapter I (an axiom of hermetic philosophy)

"Superstitious and blind as it is, a faith conducted on such principles certainly deserves some respect, and can never be offensive, either to man or the true God.   Not so with that of the Roman Catholics; and hence, it is they, and secondarily, the Protestant clergy - with the exception of some foremost thinkers [...]

Isis Unveiled: chapter I (an axiom of hermetic philosophy)

"For centuries have the Klikouchy, the Yourodevoy, and other miserable creatures been afflicted with strange disorders, which the Russian clergy and the populace attribute to possession by the devil. They throng the entrances of the cathedrals, without daring to trust themselves inside, lest their self-willed controlling demons might fling them on the ground.   Voroneg, [...]