Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-21
THE END OF THE WORLD.
Interesting PrOgnosttgations by 20,
Seth Ranco&st, the Famous Cab.Iist
The Affairs Ofthe Planet 10 be wound
mp obout snree Centuries From
Hence

Philadelphia Times.
DR.. Seth A Pancoast of this city,
prominent physician and the auth
or of many important works, is also
a great cabalist and is recognized
among scholars of the occult sciences
all over the werld as one of the great
est living theosophists and authori-
ties on mystic and unwritten cabalis-
tic lore. He is in constant cores
pondence with the leading theoso-
phists of other countries aud is said
10 have the most valuable library ex-
tant of the magic and wise men Of the
East and the mystic lore Of the Rab-
biBical scholars, going back almost
to Solomon's time.
Though perfectly familiar with as
tronomy and the science OF stars, he is
not what could be termed in these
days an astrologist He is a man of
science, as familiar with Hebrew and
Greek as with English, reading old
manuscript works in the dead Ian
guages with as much ease and relish
as the mass of people do modern
work Of fiction. He believes in the
power of prophecy, though claiming
that all bis own deductions are based
upon scriptural grounds, the wonder
full book of Apocalypse in particular
as interpreted in the light of Cabalis
tic sciences taking prominent part in
his calculations.
Although DR.. Parcoast has not cast
a horoscope for 1886, and does not
care to, he has been able, from his
knowledge OF Cabalism and his famil-
iarity with the occult sciences, to
form some general deductions of what
kind OF year it is going to be, and
some of the general things that may
be expected to happen affecting the
general welfare of mankind.
MANS POWER LIMIT ss.
The science with which DR.. PaG-
coast deals, and through which he &C
complishes his results, is so abstruse
that even the out lines of its principles
can not be presented easily in every
language, though some thing may be
CLEANED from the general statement
that it involves the indea that all
knowledge is impaired from a Divine
source and is derived in great meas
ure lntuitively. DR.. Pancoast, like
other theosphIsts believes that man is
steadily advancing in intelligence and
will ultimately have q command OF
the forces of nature and a control and
knowledge of creation that will be al
most unlimited, He believes, more
over, that theosophy is the coming re
hgion, in which sciences and belief
will be united being antagonized.
In their study of the great cycles of
time different cabalists have adopted
or excepted, with more or less modifi-
cations, different systems. Many ad-
mere to the Neuronic cycle of 600
years, The theory of all the cycles is
that there is nothing new under the
sun and that there are cyclic periods
or divisions of time in which certain
planetary or other influences rule
which go on repeating themselves in
definitely. DIR. PaDcoast accepts the
Trithernius cycle, in which the per-
iods are 354 years and four months
each. In caoalisnI great stress is placed
upon the number seven. Just as
there are seven harmonies in the uni
verse connected with all energy, so
there are seven cycles which IN The
ever-recurring harmony of the uni.
verse have been constantly repeating
themselves back through countless
ages. Dr. Pancoast figures it out,
scripturally and other wise, that we
are now in the seventh and culmina-
ton of the series.
The first cycle in the series, accord
- ~ -.
that of Orfel, the spirit of Saturn,
which was a period of darkness, saw
agery and sanguinary influences, cut
of which physical humanity grew
strong through conflict. The second
is that of Aniel, the spirit at Venus,
which was period OF voluptuous-
ness, folly and debauchery, in which
poetry took its rise and races grew
populous. The third is that of Yach-
eriel, the angel o. Jupiter, an epoch
of wars and enlightment, IN which
government took its rise. The fourth
is that of Laphael, the archangel of
Marcury, which was time OF indus
try and intelligence, in which science
began and commerce prospered. TAe
fifth is the cycle of Samuel, the angel
of Mars, marking an era of corIup
ton, bloodshed and of destruction.
The sixth is that of Gabriel, the So
called Angel of the Moon, an epoch
OF recuperation, growth and building
up of lost or weakened energies. The
seventh cycle is to that of Michael,
the srchangel of the Sun, marking an
epoch of sociabllity, refinement, great
intelligence and wealth. ALI nations
have not entered these cycles stimuli
taneously, though there has not been
much variation. Parts of Europe,
DR.. Pancoast thinks, are just passing
out of past cycle.
IN THE CYCLE OF MICHAEL
Ia this country we are In the cycle
of Michael, the cycle of the golden
light-giving sun, the epoch of wealth,
enlightenment and power, ana have
been IN it since 1873. We will be in
it IN years longer, he thinks, when
the period of decadence will begin,
and in the year 1882 the wheels will
have gone round, the circle be com
pleted and the cycle o. Orhel, which
reigned four centuries before CArist,