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" This man, if "man" indeed he was, dwelt in Egypt in the earliest days. That is the problem which lies at the root of difficulty--and the difficulty that lies at the root of the problem.

and No! And, upward and onward along this Scale of Life, everything is moving.

" It must be Infinite in Power, or Absolute, for there is nothing to limit, restrict, restrain, confine, disturb or condition it--it is subject to no other Power, for there is no other Power. So we may rest calm and secure.

This Principle and that of Polarity have been closely studied by the Hermetists, and the methods of counteracting, neutralizing, and USING them form an important part of the Hermetic Mental Alchemy. So that according to the Teachings, the passage of this book to those ready for the instruction will attract the attention of such as are prepared to receive the Teaching.

The above illustration of the "meditation," and subsequent "awakening from meditation," of THE ALL, is of course but an attempt of the teachers to describe the Infinite process by a finite example. The Hermetists believe and teach that THE ALL, "in itself," is and must ever be UNKNOWABLE.

Men have given to this Substantial Reality many names-some have called it by the term of Deity (under many titles). The human reason, whose reports we must accept so long as we think at all, informs us as follows regarding THE ALL, and that without attempting to remove the veil of the Unknowable: (1) THE ALL must be ALL that REALLY IS.

And this is true even in the creation of Universes. In the words of "THE KYBALION": "Where fall the footsteps of the Master, the ears of those ready for his Teaching open wide.

Masters--and have called this Underlying Power--this Substantial Reality--by the Hermetic name of "THE ALL," which term we consider the most comprehensive of the many terms applied by Man to THAT which transcends names and terms. They regard all the theories, guesses and speculations of the theologians and metaphysicians regarding the inner nature of THE ALL, as but the childish efforts of mortal minds to grasp the secret of the Infinite.

" This apparently contradictory statement is reconcilable under the Law of Paradox. "The Infinite Mind of THE ALL is the womb of Universes.

They USE the Principle instead of being its tools. And thanks to these staunch hearts, and fearless minds, we have the truth still with us.