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isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter vii (defending the secret science)

“Begging this eminent scholar’s pardon, we must again contradict him. Laying aside his cautious “if”, we will merely show that though the short paragraph may possibly be genuine, and “perfectly in the style of Josephus”, its several parenthesis are most palpably later forgeries; and, “if”, Josephus had made any mention of Christ at all, it [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter vii (defending the secret science)

“The next champion for the propagation of Apostolic Succession, is Eusebius himself. Is the word of this Armenian Father any better than that of Irenaeus? Let us see what the most competent critics say of him. And before we turn to modern critics at all, we might remind the reader of the scurrilous terms in [...]

Grateful Day, Everyone…

“Will you feel with Me that your opportunity and responsibility are to qualify and claim everything into the Great Cosmic Flame of the Cosmic Victory of the Cosmic Christ – the only Presence in the Universe wherein mankind can be Permanently Happy and express the Perfection God intends, because the Cosmic Christ is the Infinite [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter vii (defending the secret science)

“But before we are forced to believe the accusations, may we not be permitted to inquire into the historical characters of their accusers? Let us begin by asking upon what ground does the Church of Rome build her claim of supremacy for her doctrines over those of the Gnostics? Apostolic succession, undoubtedly. The succession, traditionally, [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter vii (defending the secret science)

“It is generally held by all the symbolical writers that the Ophites were found guilty of practicing the most licentious rites during their religious meetings. The same accusation was brought against the Manichaeans, the Carpocratians, the Paulicians, the Albigenses – in short, against every Gnostic sect which had the temerity to claim the right to [...]