isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter x (the devil)

“That of all the various nations of antiquity, there never was one which believed in a personal devil more than liberal Christians in the nineteenth century, seems hardly credible, and yet such is the sorrowful fact. Neither the Egyptians, whom Porphyry terms “the most learned nation of the world”, nor Greece, its faithful copyist, were [...]

isis unveiled. vol 2: chapter x (the devil)

“The Sibylline Books at that period seem to have been regarded with extraordinary favor. One can easily perceive that they were inspired from the same source as those of the Gentile nations. Here is a leaf from Gallaeus: “New Light has arisen: Coming from Heaven, it assumed a mortal form. … Virgin, receive God in [...]

Grateful Day, Everyone…

“Beloved Children of the Earth, here is this Great Presence of all Life, which is giving you Life and Intelligence and beating your Heart, functioning every activity of your body, doing all this for you. Can't you give just a little obedience, the little which is required, to let the Light from the Presence flow [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter x (the devil)

“It will be perceived from these extended illustrations that the Satan of the Old Testament, the Diabolos or Devil of the Gospels and Apostolic Epistles, were but the antagonistic principle in matter, necessarily incident to it, and not wicked in the moral sense of the term. The Jews, coming from the Persian country, brought with [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter x (the devil)

“Job hearkens to the words of wisdom, and then the “Lord” answers Job “out of the whirlwind of nature”, God's first visible manifestation: “Stand still, O Job, stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God; for by them alone thou canst know God. 'Behold, God is great, and we know him not', Him who [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter x (the devil)

“The Book of Job is a complete representation of ancient initiation, and the trials which generally precede this grandest of all ceremonies. The neophyte perceives himself deprived of everything he valued and afflicted with foul disease. His wife appeals to him to adore God and die; there was no more hope for him. Three friends [...]