PREFACE
These lessons were issued to a few of my pupils as "Private Studies in
Occultism," several years ago. The time has now come to give them to the
world as a companion to the first volume of "The Light of Egypt."
It is the duty of Occult students to familiarize themselves with the
subjects herein discussed. They should know the ideas of our ancestors
regarding them and be familiar with their thought, in order to appreciate
the sublime wisdom and knowledge of Nature as taught by them,
otherwise we are sure to do them, as well as ourselves, great injustice. The
history of Occultism bears out the fact that there is very little that is new to
the present time.
The arrangement and classification of thought differs during each
cycle of time on the different spirals, and, like the fruitage on lower
rounds of Nature\'s progressive wheel of destiny, variety and quality are
diverse, so, likewise, do we find the mental manifestations. This age,
however, is blessed with a great variety and abundance of thought, in
clear-cut language, that should enlighten the races of the Earth with
Mother Nature\'s modus operandi in every department of human thought.
We hope these chapters will aid to this end, and doubtless many
students will find in them the key to unlock the mysteries veiled in symbol
and hieroglyphic by ancient writers. The author\'s object has been to make
plain and easy of understanding these subjects. Much, however, has been
left for private study and research, for many large volumes might be filled
if a detailed description of each subject were entered upon, which task is
left for those who feel so inclined. A rich reward is in store for those
spiritual investigators who will follow out the paths and lines herein
mapped out on Spiritual Astrology, Alchemy, and other subjects.
Meditation and aspiration will open up hidden treasures that will prove a
boon to Occult students,