Egyptian Theogony
From the dawn of history, Egypt has always been the great land of esoteric religion, as the pyramids and other monuments testify. Much of the esoteric knowledge of the Hebrews was undoubtedly acquired from the Egyptian priest hood. The close parallels between the esoteric system of the Egyptians and that of the Kabbalah and the Old Testament are a study in itself. 9 We shall content ourselves with giving a very early Egyptian theogony birth of the gods . It is the simple hendekaglyph shown in...
The Character Of Magic
RELIGION in its primitive stage is almost inseparable from magic. In parts of Africa and Asia where primitive cults still survive, the priest is a magician. It is only at a much later stage that the two functions are seen to be incompatible. For religion, casting off superstition, adheres to reason, recognizes and supports the moral order of the universe. Magic, on the other hand, rejecting the stern, moral order, with its slow reward of unremitting toil, teaches the emancipation of the...
Esoteric Arithmetic
Of all the inventions, the theory of number has proved one of the most far reaching and the foundation of the exact sciences. With its two and two are four, it is the essence of reason throughout thus it constitutes a direct challenge to the doctrine of non-reason. To defend itself, magic has had somehow to enlist number on its side, by assuring to number a pivotal post in its dogma. Of course this could only be done by means of some ingenious fallacy, to be concealed at all costs. From the...
Esoteric Theology
As we have seen, the fundamental doctrine of magic is phallism. New life is created by the act of generation the argument runs therefore the life-force is generated by the sexual forces, the union of male and female elements. The phallic god is hermaphrodite or bi-sexual. The sexual organs are considered sacred, while the rites and ritual are designed to liberate the passions and the natural instincts from the control of the reason. As reason is an obstacle to this creed, so also is the moral...
The World Fellowship Of Faiths
IN July 1936, there was held in London the second congress of a body known as the World Fellowship of Faiths. 1 A thousand delegates, purporting to represent not only all Christian denominations but also all the ancient religions of the East together with all the modern sects of the West, met at University College and at Queen's Hall, under the international presidency of the Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda. The Chairman of the Executive Committee was Sir Francis Edward Younghusband. The congress...