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 [...]

Blessed Night, Loves 😊

I Pray All Is Well With Everyone...And Your Hearts And Minds Are Full Of Love, Joy, And Compassion...For All Your Brothers And Sisters In Spirit. And Wherever There Is Sincere Love In Action...There Is The Absence Of Hate; And Of Course...Wherever There Is Hate in Action...There Too, Is The Absence Of Sincere Love! But Since [...]

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 [...]

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

"But we ought, perhaps, to explain the ancient use of allegory and symbology. The truth in the former was left to be deduced; the symbol expressed some abstract quality of the Deity, which the laity could easily apprehend. Its higher sense terminated there; and it was employed by the multitude thenceforth as an image to [...]