no proof of this fact, that while in France he became familiar with some of the teachings then cu... more no proof of this fact, that while in France he became familiar with some of the teachings then current on the subject, for though nothing like the present book had ever been published by any writer of any nation, nevertheless the practice of occultism was well known to no few occult students as witness the many stories current connecting Dr. Dee, Cagliostro and others with mirror gazing and seership, all of whom lived and were active in occult practices before Dr. Randolph's time. One thing is certain, if we may believe but a fraction of what is written on the subject, the very air of Paris was permeated with every from of occult thought during the several periods when Dr. Randolph visited there, even the men closely associated with the affairs of the government of France, being members of the Fraternity, deeply versed and keenly interested in this subject. It is therefore small wonder that Dr. Randolph became fired with the thought of writing a text on the subject and clarifying the varius teachings relative to the practice so that all truly interested might readily understand the method of procedure and its results. At the early period of 1850-51 Dr. Randolph succeeded in doing little more than making numerous notes on the subject of Soul Sight, his time and attention being occupied with other and seemingly more immediately important subjects. At this period Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the Napoleon III, of history was perhaps the central personality of all Europe and certainly so of France. Napoleon was so thoroughly steeped in occultism that even the most hardened historians call him "mystic minded," and though officially connected with the Fraternity and active in occult affairs he, himself was gifted with either Soul Sight or the power of occult prophesy. Napoleon was first informed of the strange powers possessed by Dr. Randolph, through General Hitchock who had visited Paris in the late forties and had become acquainted with Napoleon, and then through Drs. Fontain and Bergevia, the French Rosicrucians living in New York. Napoleon firmly believed that Mystics or Occultists had the power to foresee the future in more or less detail and above all else, he sought someone who was capable of reading the mystic scroll. Dr Randolph was invited to visit Paris and the Rosicrucian Lodge when in session. This he did , and the seance was so successful, that shortly thereafter he was made the Supreme Grand Master of the Rosicrucians of the world who derived authority from the Supreme Grand Lodge of France. After Randolph's work in France was completed, his thoughts again reverted to the text on Soul Sight and he returned to America with the idea of devoting his time to the completion of this task. However, this was not to be. Conditions had so changed that his mind became engrossed with other and seemingly more important affairs: First there had arisen a party which sought the freedom of all men, irrespective of color, and whose energies were at the moment directed toward the release of the colored men of the South. This idea had its inception in the minds of men who had been, and still were, connected with the Supreme Grand Lodge of Russia, men who considered the Emperor of Russia who had freed the serfs, as almost a God-man and who eagerly sought for an American leader to repeat the noble experiment. Second, the occult and mystic students in America, thought the efforts of General Hitchcock and others had become so numerous that it was desirable that an organized effort be made to band these together into one unit. followers, the Truth can be singled out and the hand of Oriental, Arab or European master traced with precision. In his writings, in some form of expression, is said to lie hidden the study and application of the deepest secrets revealed to mankind. Among the invaluable possessions handed down to him by Count Giounotti, representing the true philosophy and methods of the Rosicrucians are strewn the observations and secrets of the Ansairii, of Moor, Persian Turk, Hindu-whenever he had found that man who had made himself a member of this vast, unnamed fraternity. These are some of the reasons for the great value attached to Randolph's works. They date from a time when occultism was comparatively simple. The unfortunate brood of mystic fledglings which today flutter between the always obscure guiding light and honest reader are disconcerting. In the darkened field of confusion may give up. Who to believe? One must believe before the senses can receive the proof. The truth giver and the liar may appear alike to one who has not seen or felt the presence of Truth. From 1850, for upwards of twenty-five years, the field of mystic teaching in this country was open and uncontested, Randolph and a number of coworkers occupied it completely. There is for this reason a complete satisfaction in reading his works. An unbroken line of lifelong followers down to the present day, is the strongest tribute one can make to his philosophy and methods. Seership now republished in this new edition, was among the most popular of Randolph's books after Ravelette and Eulis. It is not, as one might gather from superficial reading of the title, a work devoted to ordinary crystal-gazing. It is a work dealing with magic of the loftiest and most powerful kind. There is much scattered information in the literature on magic mirrors, and in recent years a small book by Bosc has appeared in French, but a comprehensive work embodying methods, the history and practice amongst various nations, does not exist up to the time of the appearance of this work. There is nothing here for the dabbler in occult phenomena. On the contrary, the high-minded and ambitious experimenter may find hidden in the lines of this work the most profound truth, the discovery of which may lead him to the greatest attainments. The work is indeed practical, but at the same time, its purpose is to entice the reader toward the high planes where one becomes Soul Conscious and to impress upon him the uselessness of commonplace phenomenalism. It is with the heartfelt desire of accomplishing the author's wish that the publishers send forth this illuminating and instructive work upon a new venture. ALLAN F. ODELL SEERSHIP; Guide to Soul Sight and How to Use the Magic Mirror Chapter1 SEERSHIP or SOUL SIGHT Clairvoyance, or Somnambulic Vision; Its Art and Culture, with Rules for Its Attainment I TRUST I may be pardoned if I make and attempt to rescue the subject of somnambulic vision from the charlatanry of the day. In these days clairvoyance, which is a natural power inherent in the race, is regarded as a sort of forbidden or rare wonder, mixed up with mesmerism, fraud, circles and so on, while it is also the garb under which more barefaced swindling is carried on than under any other one gift of God to civilized man.(1) I hold it to be emphatically true, that No curtain hides from view the spheres Elysian, Save these poor shells of half transparent dust' While all that blinds the spiritual vision Is pride and hate and lust.
The people of Tamera saw this Lord stretched out below his Lady, just like Her, with his feet to ... more The people of Tamera saw this Lord stretched out below his Lady, just like Her, with his feet to the East and His Head to the West, and they felt his strength and vitality rising from the Earth. Near my house, there are cliffs jutting up through the Earth, thrusting up into the sky. Each time I see them, I think of this Lord, and say a word of praise to Him. It was in these huge rocks that I first saw Him, and came to know a Lord not many are privileged to know. I can feel His strength by placing my hand on a sun-warmed boulder. He is Father of the Gods, the foundation on which both They and we stand. We cannot imagine ignoring Him, or failing to know Him. Beloved of Nut, Father of Her children, He is the stability of the Earth under our feet, the strength of Earth people in my part of the Circle of Isis Circle of Isis Circle of Isis Circle of Isis Circle of Isis world may know better than most, because we can feel that tremendous strength when large portions of the Earth move. When we cast a circle, we picture this God beneath us, as we picture Nut stretched above us, we are held between Them, Mother and Father, Grandmother and Grandfather, safe, protected, and loved. There are those who have trouble with the idea of an Earth God and a Sky Mother. An Earth Mother seems much easier to understand because it is in the Earth that we plant seeds to grow. Consider the Earth, however, as a seed in the womb of Nut, the Sky Mother. Why can't our planet be both Mother and Father? As complex as life is, we'd be foolish to restrict our ideas to one level, to one point of view. The Gods are complex beyond our ken, and we must stretch to try to achieve that understanding. The very stretching is part of our development whether we reach that understanding or not. With that in mind, spend some time seeing the Earth as Geb. I heartily recommend this, because you will come to know this glorious Lord, and He is worth knowing. You will also learn much about the Earth if you try to feel it as a Father. Try feeling it as both and see the difference. Striving to know Geb is more than an exercise. He is an aspect of the God many people don't know for the very reason that we tend to gravitate toward the Earth Mother. He does exist. He is real. He is of the Earth. He is of us, and we can't afford to ignore any part of ourselves, much less any part of the Gods. Geb will give you strength if you need it. He can bring you stability. You stand between His Body and that of his Beloved Lady, Nut, in the love that flows between Them. Know that, stand there and feel that, and you will never feel alone again. Honor Him by caring for the Earth. Send Him your love when you see the towering cliffs. Feel His power rising up
The First Book. "Enoch was the first who invented books and different sorts of writing. The ancie... more The First Book. "Enoch was the first who invented books and different sorts of writing. The ancient Greeks declare that Enoch is the same as Mercury Trismegistus [Hermes], and that he taught the sons of men the art of building cities, and enacted some admirable laws...He discovered the knowledge of the Zodiac, and the course of the Planets; and he pointed out to the sons of men, that they should worship God, that they should fast, that they should pray, that they should give alms, votive offerings, and tenths. He reprobated abominable foods and drunkenness, and appointed festivals for sacrifices to the Sun, at each of the Zodiacal Signs." − Hebraeus The First Book.
ʺYea, the time cometh, that whomsoever killeth you, will think that he doeth God service.ʺ Gospel... more ʺYea, the time cometh, that whomsoever killeth you, will think that he doeth God service.ʺ Gospel According to John, xvi. 2 ʺLet him be ANATHEMA . . . who shall say that human Sciences ought to be pursued in such a spirit of freedom that one may be allowed to hold as true their assertions even when opposed to revealed doctrines.ʺ Ecumenical Council of 1870 ʺGLOUC. -The Church! Where is it?ʺ King Henry VI., Act i., Sc. 1 IN the United States of America, sixty thousand (60,428) men are paid salaries to teach the Science of God and His relations to His creatures.
Lightfoot assures us that this voice, which had been used in times past for a testimony from heav... more Lightfoot assures us that this voice, which had been used in times past for a testimony from heaven, ʺwas indeed performed by magic artʺ (vol. ii., p. 128). This latter term is used as a supercilious expression, just because it was and is still misunderstood. It is the object of this work to correct the erroneous opinions concerning ʺmagic art.ʺ † Encyclical of 1864. ‡ ʺFragments of Science.ʺ vi Our work, then, is a plea for the recognition of the Hermetic philosophy, the anciently universal Wisdom-Religion, as the only possible key to the Absolute in science and theology. To show that we do not at all conceal from ourselves the gravity of our undertaking, we may say in advance that it would not be strange if the following classes should array themselves against us: The Christians, who will see that we question the evidences of the genuineness of their faith. The Scientists, who will find their pretensions placed in the same bundle with those of the Roman Catholic Church for infallibility, and, in certain particulars, the sages and philosophers of the ancient world classed higher than they. Pseudo-Scientists will, of course, denounce us furiously. Broad Churchmen and Freethinkers will find that we do not accept what they do, but demand the recognition of the whole truth. Men of letters and various authorities, who hide their real belief in deference to popular prejudices. The mercenaries and parasites of the Press, who prostitute its more than royal power, and dishonor a noble profession, will find it easy to mock at things too wonderful for them to understand; for to them the price of a paragraph is more than the value of sincerity. From many will come honest criticism; from many -cant. But we look to the future. The contest now going on between the party of public conscience and the party of reaction, has already developed a healthier tone of thought. It will hardly fail to result ultimately in the overthrow of error and the triumph of Truth. We repeat again -we are laboring for the brighter morrow. And yet, when we consider the bitter opposition that we are called upon to face, who is better entitled than we upon entering the arena to write upon our shield the hail of the Roman gladiator to Caesar: MORITURUS TE SALUTÂT!
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