The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
yYiEOsOpHIsM EXPOSED.
The Narrative OF One who Himself has been
AN Investigator of Truth.

AN Investigator Of Truth.
TO THE EDITOR or THE Sun Sir: II you
want the accompanying manuscript for publi-
cation you can have it fors =. sal for Europe
in the Bolivia on Saturday, and trust to your
honor not to publish my article before Sunday
Mt the earliest The enclosed card gives the
roal name and address Of
VICTIM OF TnEosoPnIsTRY.
NEW York. Feb 8.
The Manuscript.
Tho Philosophical Society meets In n small |
brick building on Madison avenue near the |
lIippolronc. Part W the building il occupied |
as a medical library the always closed blinds
~ the upper window. shut out the light from
the apartment whore the secret rites Of tho or
ganization are practised On warm and sunny
mornings the front stoop IL usually garrisOned
10y two tow headed children OF tendon years
These arc not early Arynns. They have no con
ncction with the Philosophical Society. and there
il no mystery about their genesis or exegreis.
Lntc nt might. howrvcr-oftnn very late at night
tho bclntrl wnvfnrer catches Struggling rays
~ ligh, which dimly shine through cracks in
tn shutters and fall in grotrspue lines like
Coptic characters upon the Belgian pavement
II the street. At such times the Philosophical
Society IL in session.
The uppor apartment whore the members
mcct-thc Ano,.ion. as they choose to- call it-is
neither deliberately nor extensively furnished.
\ common thrce-ply carpet covers the floor. In
tho ccntrn of the room Is n large mahogany
table without cloth. and scratched over with
the names Of past and present Thcosophists.
on tho table stan l. - rather dinpiintel orrery.
in which Mars. Saturn. and the Moon are want
INK and Venus is replace by n cork stopper
There are book sholvrs covered with green
bai2e nnd supporting dusty volumes. An inn
perfectly articulat Il AMI half hlca'hcd skeleton.
~ IN as may b. bought in Chatham street for
twenty or twenty-five dollars hangs by u string
in ono corner. Thcrc nrn no ornaments in tho
room except plstarp hron'logichhu- On onr
cnl 90 the mani 'lriere am on thc other real
Dresden vase containing Baron de PAIN.
TVS rRNETnALtA
Atthn further eud OF the hail are folding doors
covered ns shAnb> curtain "i maroon rup' Bc-
/ Mnlrs t'r ID irNi ,n.} 3n az H., az ana
I room roptnc Amphithura hccaus ,huy veil the
inmo-t m}si. .,es iiom tle eyes "a cat cnu-
/ mr., spin"ta's words. " Nles Ist Ems ind Ems
1t All 5. and just aunNo them In" mystic
! Dnarmact=trt Nirwana in the lorSottgn Eiu
/ -onhi~f- mix lnrsnng.s without the slightest
| npprrhon-on of evil Effects.
Non. but the lluminati-thc members who
/ and vision. who have obtained the eDppieia. "a
/ they sny-r,rr 40 beyond the folding doors
The inl stcrlr- VI the lcLctrail ar is uni WA
/ T. lhc ordinary Thcosoph ~ tleyarr tu the om-
/ minus drivers who pms tho hall u d ,z'n times
day. 10 become simple Th"osoil COSTS eight
] dollars To- become an Ihumiu.tu - Ihc'SN ph-
omurr - To speak, WITH III. right - az IN"
/ curtain ~ maroon rep ana "nier-.''sts much
larger sum. ~ | have reason q renicmbtrto
! my sOrtoW,
MY INITIATION.
Having described the habit!tion Of this So
/ cirty of Inv 'stigators ! NAV hr pnrlnucl for
saying few words personal to myself
Joined the investigators IN p"rir'ty good
falih. wis a'trHi"d .N }''rnins impul-. t.
student Of the Egyptian amt Hiniu -ysicms,
and had dipped into the work. ot the nlvstlcs
nii Br.i', .Incidor and wcga heller. |
wished 10 90 ~, far as modern thought can go.
aud Therefore welcomed an ilN itlton to he-
con-, "a rnersoph. M1rroyrr. ALL me t. add
that h'ar tiic society no malice. II is rrrf"fly
NJ liberty - pursue H. ram D,'rdar methods If
investigation. and after having cAp's"d IL 'ss
,nrtn,94s fI"!i tr9une II r. H,ot1 Nvr ~
| shall carefully refrain from mentioning them
10y name IN the course oi tins narrative. or from
iGopplns any INT Te NJ mlsht le"d 10 'he
An acquaintance ~ mine. nm illuminated
Thco-oph. whom shall here call Zig Noia.
mt ht ai1iors WIKI sHo"rf,ily c'ntriSnts To-
ihecnuse Of Truth He very kinily b"'anie my
sl1n-"r' 'n'ronuea lnr IN '' An = 'o
Tor my benefit the string which worked the
Jaws II the skeleton and oven i't"i IN" cover Of
N" Dresden Na- amt uNuM u W. {, -', Mhht
rcuuY,i q the l,Iron. Nu,u ~ u -us-
ny n now conner. To- buy max ~ boar for the
benefit Of ia. society wrpud "a -uss -l'9n
murmur. Iafci. web e. la, it und ~ 'od
in good faith from first - last
MEETING OF THg rHEo-orHs.
do not know how can give better id"a Of
N" ordinary pro.r'iins- OF t4, 9'r.iS. outs 9'
nta c.,rtsin meeting when a'tod rs 3 're'ur,
pr tom. nave supplemented these notes 10y
"rh|rr wore pr, .-,r,, Ris.vcla 70 fan,oustrnn,