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Page 1 of 11935 · PDF PAGE 16
…entific as chemistry; to rescue it from the ill repute which, thanks both to the ignorant and dishonest quacks that have prostituted its name, and to the fanatical and narrow-minded enthusiasts that have turned it into a fetish, has made it an object of aversion to those very minds whose enthusiasm and integrity make them most in need of its benefits, and most fit to obtain them. It is the one really important science, for it transcends the condi- tions of material existence and so is not liable to perish with the planet, and it must be studied…
1935 · PDF PAGE 4
…oherent with the universal will. They perceive (that is, understand, know, and feel) in love, which is both unique and universal. 1. The Name of the Order and those of its three divisions are not disclosed to the profane. Certain swindlers have recently stolen the initials A A in order to profit by its reputation.
1935 · PDF PAGE 11
…r even divined by any other, whatever his grade. It is the Holy of Holies, whereof each man is his own High Priest, and none knoweth the Name of his brother’s God, or the Rite that invokes Him. The Masters of the A. A.. have therefore made no attempt to institute any regular ritual for this central Work of their Order,
1935 · PDF PAGE 15
…g him a symbol unknown and unintelligible to him, and he must interpret its nature by means of a vision as exactly as if he had read its name and description in the book when it was chosen. The power to make and “charge” talismans is tested as if they were scientific instruments of precision, as they are. inferior to the average mediocrity in mathematics, that despite repeated efforts he could not pass the “little go” at Cambridge — which the dullest minds can usually do. He was so deeply esteemed for his classics that a special “Grace” was pla…