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

"In the Abbott Egyptological collection, in New York City, may be seen numerous evidences of the skill of the ancients in various handicrafts; among others the art of lace-making; and, as it could hardly be expected but that the signs of woman's vanity should go side by side which those of man's strength, there are [...]

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

"Putting aside the purely metaphysical teachings of the Kabala, if one would devote himself but to physical occultism, to the so-called branch of therapeutics, the result might benefit some of our modern sciences; such as chemistry and medicine.   Says Professor Draper: "Sometimes, not without surprise, we meet with ideas which we flatter ourselves originated [...]

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

"The greatest teachers of divinity agree that nearly all ancient books were written symbolically and in a language intelligible only to the initiated. The biographical sketch of Appolonius of Tyana affords an example.   As every Kabalist knows, it embraces the whole of the Hermetic philosophy, being a counterpart in many respects of the traditions [...]