The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-07
Thc0s0phy.
HY Mrs. L. S. MCrIlENSON.

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things OF. God--onc WHO holds inter
course with God aid superior spirits,
and consequently attains superhuman
knowledge by physical processes, Il
direct rather than . revealed know
ledge Of spiritual or essential things.
Thcosophy was the basis of the
theurgic operations of the ancient
Platonists, and of the chemical pro-
cess of the German fire philosophers.
Their knowledge, they claimed, was
attainedb by extraordinary illumination,
by which the interior or spiritual na-
trre of things was found out and God
understood.
AS each theosophist received direct
personal illumination from the infin-
tie source of knowledge, truth was
found and demonstrated by physical
process.
TWAS afterfortydays on the mount
with God that Moses received the law,
which is after so many centuries the
underlying strata of all written stat
utes.
The old time prophets were theo-
sophists, and through direct inter
course with the divine mind received
the prophecies recorded and fulfilled.
The theosophist who held the most
constant communion with God and
became the best exponent of the di-
vine mind was Jesus of Nazareth,
born in Bethlehem OF Judea, in the
days of Herod the King.
Balaam,-thc seer of the cast, as
well as the Magi who followed the
star of Bethlehem to the cradle OF
Christ, was a tleosophist.
Thcosophy is of no scot, no demon
nation, no nation Or race Of people.
It is embraced in the Fatherhood Of
God and the brotherhood of man.
The world has always habits theos-
ophists-men and women who, seek
ing for the highest light, have been
raised, Illuminated, and fed upon the
white mama of celestial truth.
They have formed but q small part
of the population of the globe at any
time, and have been isolated individ-
uals; but from them the world has
received it's best lessons and the pur-
est wisdom.
There are perhaps, to-day, more
men and women whose hearts are
raised heavenward, souls thrown open
to the direct rays to the divine mind,
than eyer before in any age of the
world,
For the most part they are isolate
individuals, living their lives apart
from organized associations, andtheir
interior lives separate from even those
nearest to them.
"The still small voice." heard by a
wandering tramp in Horab's cave, is
dearer to many a h~ungering heart
than all the wordy theological expo
sitions poured out upon listening ears
since the days of Pentecost.
The experience of an hour is often
of more value to an individual than
the preaching heard in a lifetime.
Theosophizing-tinding out God
and his purposes toward lis, his inter
relations with man is better than pay
ing mass for souls in purgatory.
The spiritual ~telegraphy between
the infinite and finite worlds has ne
yer been broken; but not everyone
catches the passing message or hears
the divine symphony OF the heavenly
voices.
The true theosophist is humble, de-
vout and conscientious. The light OF
heaven shines in upon his heart and
photographs upon it pictures of celes-
tial beauty.
The image between the light and
the waiting soul may be q passing
angel, a home born spirit or message
of love.
The physical world with it's laws is
but the outward exponent Of the spirit
world with the laws of spirit life.
The trouble is that so few of us
prepare our soul-plates forthc heaven.
" pictures, or comprehend with oul
world deadened ears the divine mes
sages of love.
The following lines were written by
one who understands; and coming as
they do from so great a mind as that
of J.. G.. Whittier, we give it as sus.
tanning the foregoing:
$50 sometimes comes to soul and sense
The feeling which is evidence
That very near about us lies
The realm OF spiritual mysteries.
The sphere of the supernal powers
Impringes on this world of ours,
The low and dark horizon lifts,
10 Light the science terror shifts;
The breath of a diviner air
Blows down all answer t. our prayer
That all our sorrow, pain and doubt
A great compass ion clasps about,
And law and goodness, love and force,
Are welded fast beyond divorce.
Then, duty leaves to love its task;
The beggar Self forgets to ask;
With smile of trust and folded hands
The passive soul in waiting stands
To feel, rs flowers the sun and dew,
The one true life its own renew.
So to the calmly gathered thought,
The innermost of truth is taught,
The mystery dimly understood,
That love OF God is love of good;
Then. all that time and sense have known
Falls Off and leaves us God alone"