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1The reader must not suppose that because a person studies the various branches of Occult science, tries to lead an ideal life, and, after acquiring a very large stock of booklore-occultism, begins to write and publish works upon mystical subjects, that the person is beyond the worldly plane. On the contrary, this class are the most external of all, because they become dominated by the thought forms of certain Occult leaders upon the physical plane, and their sensitive natures become absolutely blind to the real spiritual truth. We have seen numerous examples of this among the popular writers upon Modem Theosophy. The soul alone is capable of penetrating the realm of shadows, and seeing through the inverted images to learn the real truth. It seems very strange that the external followers of “the path” which leads to physical re-incarnation, can be so blind as to imagine that this earth is the only place within God’s infinite universe whereon divine justice can be satisfied, and due punishment meted out to the evil doer. The life beyond is far more real, far more earnest, and a much more conscious life than here on earth. Surely, then, the soul can work out its redemption there better than here. Surely, the soul ought to be granted the privilege of knowing for what wrong it is being made to suffer, but this is not the case according to the fallacies of esoteric Buddhism. But alas; the spiritually blind are blind indeed. Original fronn
2' ' : ' ■ V pUU <l% K UNIYER5ITY OF MICHIGAN THE LIGHT OF EGYPT They that have eyes to see let them see. For modern Buddhistic Theosophy cannot perceive in the slightest degree, beyond the dull veil of external matter. As a typical example of such material conceptions, we will quote from a publication professing to give the secret doctrines of all relig¬ ions, The Mystery of the Ages, by Marie, Countess of Caithness. In a footnote upon the subject of Karma, page 143, the writer says; “Karma is the law of consequences, by which every act receives its exact recompense in the next life when the soul is bom again. But unless the same soul passes on through a succession of earth lives such a recompense is impossible, and neither could it expiate or make amends for the injuries it may have done to others unless again brought into contact -with them.”
3So thoroughly materialistic are the ideas conveyed in the above extract that one would think that esoteric Buddhism was nothing but materialism run to seed. According to such erroneous theories we are to believe that recompense for evil doing is impossible except by physi¬ cal re-birth. Such writers are so destitute of the higher spiritual per¬ ception that they cannot comprehend any process of repentance and purification except upon the material earth, while incased within a material organism. We can only say to the followers of such, that when authors set themselves upon such a pinnacle of knowledge as to de¬ clare what is not possible within the mighty spaces of spiritual exist¬ ence, they ought to be in a position to verify their assertions. If they cannot do this, then they are simply boasting pretenders to a state of knowledge and spiritual development which they do not possess, and seeing that their teachings do not in any sense agree with the actual experiences of those who have penetrated the realm of spirit, and in¬ vestigated the mysteries of life for themselves, we challenge their right to speak with such authority. How different from such ideas are the real truths of Nature. How different are spiritual realities from such oriental theories and dreamy speculations. The talented author of "Art Magic” and “Ghost Land”, who for years had investigated the various unseen realms of life for himself, gives the world the brief results of his life-long research in the latter work. Speaking upon re¬ incarnation this author says; “To my dim apprehension, and in view of my long years of wandering through spirit spheres, where teaching
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1The reader must not suppose that because a person studies the various branches of Occult science, tries to lead an ideal life, and, after acquiring a very large stock of booklore-occultism, begins to write and publish works upon mystical subjects, that the person is beyond the worldly plane. On the contrary, this class are the most external of all, because they become dominated by the thought forms of certain Occult leaders upon the physical plane, and their sensitive natures become absolutely blind to the real spiritual truth. We have seen numerous examples of this among the popular writers upon Modem Theosophy. The soul alone is capable of penetrating the realm of shadows, and seeing through the inverted images to learn the real truth. It seems very strange that the external followers of “the path” which leads to physical re-incarnation, can be so blind as to imagine that this earth is the only place within God’s infinite universe whereon divine justice can be satisfied, and due punishment meted out to the evil doer. The life beyond is far more real, far more earnest, and a much more conscious life than here on earth. Surely, then, the soul can work out its redemption there better than here. Surely, the soul ought to be granted the privilege of knowing for what wrong it is being made to suffer, but this is not the case according to the fallacies of esoteric Buddhism. But alas; the spiritually blind are blind indeed. Original fronn
2' ' : ' ■ V pUU <l% K UNIYER5ITY OF MICHIGAN THE LIGHT OF EGYPT They that have eyes to see let them see. For modern Buddhistic Theosophy cannot perceive in the slightest degree, beyond the dull veil of external matter. As a typical example of such material conceptions, we will quote from a publication professing to give the secret doctrines of all relig¬ ions, The Mystery of the Ages, by Marie, Countess of Caithness. In a footnote upon the subject of Karma, page 143, the writer says; “Karma is the law of consequences, by which every act receives its exact recompense in the next life when the soul is bom again. But unless the same soul passes on through a succession of earth lives such a recompense is impossible, and neither could it expiate or make amends for the injuries it may have done to others unless again brought into contact -with them.”
3So thoroughly materialistic are the ideas conveyed in the above extract that one would think that esoteric Buddhism was nothing but materialism run to seed. According to such erroneous theories we are to believe that recompense for evil doing is impossible except by physi¬ cal re-birth. Such writers are so destitute of the higher spiritual per¬ ception that they cannot comprehend any process of repentance and purification except upon the material earth, while incased within a material organism. We can only say to the followers of such, that when authors set themselves upon such a pinnacle of knowledge as to de¬ clare what is not possible within the mighty spaces of spiritual exist¬ ence, they ought to be in a position to verify their assertions. If they cannot do this, then they are simply boasting pretenders to a state of knowledge and spiritual development which they do not possess, and seeing that their teachings do not in any sense agree with the actual experiences of those who have penetrated the realm of spirit, and in¬ vestigated the mysteries of life for themselves, we challenge their right to speak with such authority. How different from such ideas are the real truths of Nature. How different are spiritual realities from such oriental theories and dreamy speculations. The talented author of "Art Magic” and “Ghost Land”, who for years had investigated the various unseen realms of life for himself, gives the world the brief results of his life-long research in the latter work. Speaking upon re¬ incarnation this author says; “To my dim apprehension, and in view of my long years of wandering through spirit spheres, where teaching
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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