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The monarch has transformed the spear into the less harmful mace�察�while 

the Church has added an inch of iron to the crook。 Therefore�察�the former 

has become less war´like�察�and the latter less peaceful�察�and�察�verily�察�in actual 

life we find them so�察�

     The   patriarchal   sire�察  �head   of   the   tribal   household�察  �was   the   original 

priest�察  �and   the   hearthstone   the   first   altar   around   which   the   family   rites 

were   performed�察  �and   from   this   pure   and   primitive   original   have           been 

evolved�察     �through     progressive     ages�察   �the  stately   temple     and   the   sacred 

person of the despotic pontiff�察�from the sincere prayer the pure aspirations 

of the human   heart   and the   joyous offerings   of   fruits   and   flowers   to the 

invisible     powers     around     them�察   �and    from    the   souls    of  their   beloved 

ancestors has arisen the costly and complicated ritual of theology。 And�察�if 

the   theologians   of   to´day   really   knew   the   lost�察  �secret   meaning   of   their 

complicated   rituals�察  �and   the   unseen   powers   lying   behind   their   external 

symbols�察�their anxieties for the continued life of their dying creeds would 

be   turned   to   new hopes   and   faith�察 �which   could   be   demonstrated   to   their 



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equally   blind   followers�察  �that�察  �that   which   they   were   teaching   they   knew�察�

and could practically use the knowledge given forth in their sanctuaries�察�

and�察  �instead   of   offering   up   their   supplications   to   an   imaginary�察  �personal 

Deity�察  �their   words�察  �rites�察  �and   ceremonies�察  �would   take   on   the   form   and 

power   that   such   should   command�察  �and   they   would   become   truly�察  �what 

their title really means�察�a doctor of the soul。 Then could they�察�intelligently�察�

lead and direct the souls of their followers to the path of Christ ��Truth���察�

which leads up to salvation�察�not a vicarious atonement�察�but gaining the at´ 

one´ment       through      the   individual     soul's   development        to   a  conscious 

relation�察�to that Divine spirit�察�we call God�察�where it can say ;I know。; 

     Out   of   those   simple   gifts�察  �which   were   the   spontaneous   offerings   of 

loving     remembrance         and    unselfish     charity�察  �have    grown      the   prayers�察�

penances�察  �sacrifices�察  �and   servile   worship�察  �of   sacerdotalism。   Out   of   the 

paternal consideration and love of the aged sire has evolved the haughty�察�

chilling pride of the selfish�察�isolated priest�察�and which reflects its baneful 

influence upon the worshipers at their feet。 They have also changed their 

once sacred�察�faithful�察�and reverent�察�obedience into suspicion and distrust�察�

and   with   the   educated   to   utter   disgust。  The   light   has   been   extinguished�察�

and priest and people alike are groping about in darkness。 

     It is strange�察�yea�察�passing strange�察�the amount of human ignorance and 

folly that is revealed。 When we look upon this picture and then upon that�察�

verily we cannot help but ask the question�察�is mankind really progressing�拭�

We   know   that   it   is�察  �we   are   keenly   alive   to   the   truth   that   the Anthem   of 

Creation   sounds   out   ;Excelsior;;move   on�察─  �but   how�察  �and   in   what   way 

��SPIRITUALLY�� we fail   to comprehend。 The cyclic   development of   the 

human soul is an inscrutable mystery。 

     All   the   considerations   above   presented   must   be   thoroughly   weighed 

and understood in order to arrive at the true value of ;the dogma and ritual 

of high magic�察─�as Eliphas Levi terms it�察�because�察�amid the vast array of 

tinselled drapery�察�the outcome of man's vain conceit and bombastic pride�察�

we shall find very little that can be considered as vital and really essential 

to the   rites   of   magic。 The   show�察 �the   drapery�察  �the   priestly  ornaments   and 

instruments�察�are to the really spiritual Occultist�察�but�察�as sounding brass and 

a tinkling cymbal。 That they had�察 �and still have�察�their legitimate uses�察 �is 



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true�察�but these uses do not concern magic�察�per se�察�nor its manifold powers。 

They     awed     the  popular     mind�察   �and   impressed      upon    the  masses     a  due 

reverence for the powers   that be。 They were  instrumental in holding   the 

untrained passions of the common herd in check�察�by a wholesome fear of 

summary  vengeance   from  the   gods�察 �so   that   this   pageantry  of   magic�察  �the 

outward priestly show�察�was more of a politic development than a spiritual 

necessity�察  �an   astute   but�察  �philosophical   method   of   enabling   the   educated 

few to govern the uneducated many。 And it was only when the educational 

and initiatory rites of the temple became corrupt�察�and the priest became the 

persecuting       ally  of   the   kingwhen�察     �in   real   fact�察 �the   priest   lost   his 

spirituality   in   the   desire   for   temporal   power   and   place�察  �that   the   people 

began to disbelieve his professions and rebel against his tyrannical control。 

     The   powers   that   be�察  �are   now   wielding       their   sword    of   justice�察  �and 

unfurling the knowledge of freedom and truth to the aspiring mind of man。 

He has begun to feel his bondage and the yoke of oppression。 The words 

of   promise   and   love�察  �instead   of   lifting   him   up   to   the   God   he   has   been 

taught     to  worship�察   �bow     him   down     in  slavish    obedience     to  his   priest。 

Mankind cannot remain in this mental and spiritual darkness much longer。 

Already I see the break of day�察�the dawn of a new life�察�a new religion�察�or�察�

rather�察�the re´establishing of the true�察�which is as old as Time itself。 There 

is but One Law�察�One Principle�察�One Word�察�One Truth and One God。 

     The   original   requirements   for   the   office   of   priest�察  �and   the   rites   of 

magic�察�were�察�as shown�察�a primitive�察�i。e。�察�pure mind�察�one that had outgrown 

the lusts and passions of youth�察�a person of responsibility and experience�察�

and   even   to   this   day   the   priest   of   the   Roman   Church   is   called   by   the 

familiar     title  of  ;father。;   And    as   Nature    does    not  alter   her  laws    and 

requirements in obedience to the moral development of the race�察�we may 

rest   assured   that   the   same   requirements�察  �of   ten   thousand   years   ago�察  �still 

hold good to´day。 You may enter your magic circle�察�drawn with prescribed 

rites�察�and you may intone your consecrations and chant your incantations�察�

you may burn your incense in the brazen censer and pose in your flowing�察�

priestly robes�察�you may bear the sacred pentacles of the spirit upon your 

breast and wave the magic sword to the four quarters of the heavens�察�yea�察�

you may even do moreyou may burn the secret sigil of the objurant spirit�察�



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and yell your conjurations and exorcisms till you are black in the face�察�but 

all   in   vain�察  �my   friendall   in   vain。   It   will   prove   nothing   but   vanity   and 

vexation   of   spirit   unless   the   inward   self�察  �the   soul�察  �interblends   with   the 

outward       Word�察   �and    contacting     by   its   own    dynamic      intensity    the 

elemental vibrations of Naturearouses these spiritual forces to the extent 

of responding to your call。 When this can be done�察�but not until then�察�will 

your magical incantations have any effect upon the voiceless air。 Not the 

priestly robes nor magic sword�察�not the incantations�察�WRITTEN WORD�察�

nor mystic circle�察�can produce Natur

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