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Some have imagined that THE ALL had something to gain by it, but this is absurd, for what could THE ALL gain that it did not already possess? Even the most ancient teachings of India undoubtedly have their roots in the original Hermetic Teachings.

This statement is usually illustrated by the Teachers by a reference to the Principle of Correspondence. And it is largely because they have often lacked this physical calm and poise that we are apt to call those men mad who have penetrated behind the deceptive Looking Glass of our senses and with half-dazed eyes brought back word of the strange conditions beyond.

But, still, we prefer to think of THE ALL as acting entirely FREE from any influence, internal as well as external. " And again: "When the ears of the student are ready to hear, then cometh the lips to fill them with wisdom.

So "heat" and "cold" are simply the "two poles" of that which we call "Heat"--and the phenomena attendant thereupon are manifestations of the Principle of Polarity. From the Absolute viewpoint, of course, the Universe is in the nature of an illusion, a dream, a phantasmagoria, as compared to THE ALL in itself.

" Yes! " And, in the degree that Man realizes the existence of the Indwelling Spirit immanent within his being, so will he rise in the spiritual scale of life.

This is not to be wondered at, when we realize the influence of the Hermetic thought of the early philosophers of Greece, upon whose foundations of thought the theories of modern science largely rest. But, nevertheless, the original truths taught by him have been kept intact in their original purity by a few men each age, who, refusing great numbers of half-developed students and followers, followed the Hermetic custom and reserved their truth for the few who were ready to comprehend and master it.

Such is the report of the Illumined--those who have advanced well along The Path. Let us endeavor to get a glimpse of the workings on higher planes by examining those on our own.

But what is Spirit? All individuals who have attained any degree of Self-Mastery do this to a certain degree, more or less unconsciously, but the Master does this consciously, and by the use of his Will, and attains a degree of Poise and Mental Firmness almost impossible of belief on the part of the masses who are swung backward and forward like a pendulum.

This Principle is of universal application and manifestation, on the various planes of the material, mental, and spiritual universe--it is an Universal Law. Take an historical example of what is probably the greatest pioneering fact in the history of psychics; the one which has shaped the lives and destinies of more uncounted millions than any other.

) But while the essential nature of THE ALL is Unknowable, there are certain truths connected with its existence which the human mind finds itself compelled to accept. And where the Great Hermes hesitated to speak, what mortal may dare to teach?