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… be what they are and not wanting them to be different and the other letting events be what they are. .....the first step in occultism is to realize that we are ceaselessly self-deceived... Three Halls, O weary pilgrim, lead to the end of toils. …
… B. ON CHAINS OF PLANETS AND THEIR PLURALITY. Did the Ancients know of worlds besides their own? What are the data of the Occultists in affirming that every globe is a septenary chain of worlds -- of which only one member is visible --- and that … in the millions of years which have elapsed in the course of its existence; and changing its "skin," as it is called in Occultism, that the Earth has not had each time her special humanities adapted to such atmospheric and climatic conditions …
… his surroundings. It was H.P.B. who made us aware of many factors in man’s surroundings which had hitherto been hidden, or occult, to us. A progressive, orderly, and organized pilgrimage was what she pointed out - a Pathway which, for all its … to such as cared to take it. She showed that a thinker who disciplines himself, who is an ethical man, inevitably contacts occultism. She undoubtedly saved science from the pull of materialism and inspired many workers with the dignity and high …
… to undertake this study and practice, it would be well to take stock of a few important facts. There is good reason why occult practices such as this are "only for the few." No tantric sadhana should be undertaken without receiving its … of these works, where they often describe themselves as being extracted from larger works. 11. Talks on the Path of Occultism, vol. 2: The Voice of the Silence, by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, p. 5. 12. On Shambhala in general, and …
… Karma, and it is this law which affords the solution to the great question of collective suffering and its relief. It is an occult law, moreover, that no man can rise superior to his individual failings, without lifting, be it ever so little, the … pleasant or painful, well-beloved because tangible to the very lowest senses. The Theosophist who desires to enter upon occultism takes some of Nature's privileges into his own hands, by that very wish, and soon discovers that experiences come …
… left. She arrived at Charing Cross without knowing the place of meeting, only knowing she had to attend it. "I followed my occult nose," she told me, and by this means got from the station to Lincoln’s Inn and found her way to the rooms on foot. … and an unflinching will and determination on the part of that leader. She had also stated, on the opinion of one of her occult friends whom she consulted, that it was possible that I could be such a leader and could do it. Thus I naturally …
… years hence. The Secret Doctrine is only quite a small fragment of Esoteric Doctrine known to the higher members of the Occult Brotherhoods. It contains, she says, just as much as can be received by the world during this coming century. "The … years hence. The Secret Doctrine is only quite a small fragment of Esoteric Doctrine known to the higher members of the Occult Brotherhoods. It contains, she says, just as much as can be received by the world during this coming century. "The …
… our Society as merely the readiest means to enable them to gain knowledge in this direction, considering it as a sort of occult academy, an institution established to afford facilities for the instruction of would-be miracle-workers. In spite of … inviting them to send in their names to the Editor, who will see them, "after a short probation," admitted into an Occult Brotherhood who "teach freely and WITHOUT RESERVE all they find worthy to receive." Strangely enough, we find in the …
… sense they are all Gods and are all called Pitris (Pitara, Patres, Fathers), a great though very subtle distinction (quite Occult ) is made which must be noticed. In the Rig Veda they are divided into two classes – the Pitris Agni-dagdha … transmitted, by the same law of energy, to our common mediator, the universal Æther – the lower World-Soul? Very true, Occult Philosophy denies it intelligence and consciousness in relation to the finite and conditioned manifestations of this …
… chelas to indicate one's "Higher Self" (2) Soul is used here for the Human Ego or Manas, that which is referred to in our Occult Septenary division as the "Human Soul" (Vide the Secret Doctrine) in contradistinction to the Spiritual and Animal … chelas to indicate one's "Higher Self" (2) Soul is used here for the Human Ego or Manas, that which is referred to in our Occult Septenary division as the "Human Soul" (Vide the Secret Doctrine) in contradistinction to the Spiritual and Animal …