“Our work is done – would, that it were better done! But, despite our inexperience in the art of bookmaking, and the serious difficulty of writing in a foreign tongue, we hope we have succeeded in saying some things that will remain in the minds of the thoughtful. The enemies of truth have been all [...]
Category: Isis Unveiled, Volume II: H. P. Blavatsky (1877)
Isis Unveiled, Volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“Spiritualism, whose aspect is rather that of aggression than of defense, has tended towards iconoclasm, and so far, has done well. But, in pulling down, it does not rebuild. Every really substantial truth it erects is soon buried under an avalanche of chimeras, until all are in one confused ruin. At every step of advance, [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“Those best prepared to appreciate occultism are the spiritualists, although through prejudice, until now, they have been the bitterest opponents to its introduction to public notice. Despite all foolish negations and denunciations, their phenomena are real. Despite, also, their own assertions they are wholly misunderstood by themselves. The totally insufficient theory of the constant agency [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“The trinity of nature is the lock of magic, the trinity of man the key that fits it. Within the solemn precincts of the sanctuary, the SUPREME had and has no name. It is unthinkable and unpronounceable; and yet every man finds in himself his god. “Who art thou, O fair being?”, inquires the disembodied [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“We have noted the circumstance that, while under the sorcerous influence of Father Girard, and in illicit relations with him, Mlle. Cadiere's body was marked with the stigmata of the Passion, viz., the bleeding wounds of thorns on her brow, of nails in her hands and feet, and of a lance-cut in her side. It [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“The most remarkable results are produced by the Eastern “wise men”, by the simple act of breathing upon a person, whether with good or evil intent. This is pure mesmerism; and among the Persian dervishes who practice it, the animal magnetism is often reinforced by that of the elements. If a person happens to stand [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“What the Koords do, during their nocturnal rites of lunar-worship, we know but from hearsay; for they conceal it carefully, and no stranger could be admitted to witness the ceremony. But every tribe has one old man, sometimes several, regarded as “holy beings”, who know the past, and can divulge the secrets of the future. [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“One who has only witnessed the chemical, optical, mechanical, and sleight-of-hand performances of European prestidigitateurs, is not prepared to see, without amazement, the open-air and off-hand exhibitions of Hindu jugglers, to say nothing of fakirs. Of the mere displays of deceptive dexterity we make no account, for Houdin and others far excel them in that [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“”Mahandu”, uttered a voice, which seemed to come from the bowels of the earth, on which the Shaman was prostrated. “Peace be with you... what would you have me do for you?" Startling as the fact seemed, we were quite prepared for it, for we had seen other Shamans pass through similar performances. “Whoever you [...]
isis unveiled, volume 2: chapter xii (gazing upon the unveiled truth)
“” O young girl, a god possesses thee! It is either Pan, or Hekate, or, the venerable Corybantes, or Cybele that agitates thee!”, the chorus says, addressing Phaedra in Euripides. This form of psychological epidemic has been too well-known from the time of the Middle Ages to cite instances from it. The Choroea sancti Viti [...]
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 