Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-21
Philadelphia Times.


Philadelphia Times.
DIR. Seth A Pancoast, of this CITY.
a prominent physician and the auth
or of many important works, is also
great cabalist and is recognized
among scholars of the occult sciences
all over the world 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
to have the most valuable library ex-
tant of the magic and wise men of the
East and the mystic lore of the Rab-
binical 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 lam
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 his 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.. Pancoast has not cast
horoscope for 1885, 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 Ess.
The science with which DR.. Pan
coast deals, and through which he &C
composites 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 a great meas
ure 1ntuitively. DR.. Pancoast, like
other theosphlsts believes that man is
steadily advancing In intelligence and
will ultimately have a command of
the forces OF nature and control and
knowledge of creation that will be al
most unlimited, He believes, more
over, that theosophy is the coming re-
l1gion, 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 800
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. DR.. Papcoast accepts the
Trithernius cycle, 10 which the per-
iods are 354 years and four months
each. In cabalism 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,
scripturslly and otherwise, that we
are now in the seventh and cuimina-
ton of the series.
The first cycle in the series, accord
ing to the author Of the system, is
that of Orfel, the spirit Of Saturn,
which was a period of darkness, saw
agery and sanguinary influences, out
of which physical humanity grew
streng through conflict. The second
is that OF Aniel, the spirit af Venus,
which was a period OF voluptuous
ness, folly and debauchery, in which
poetry took it's rise and races grew
popuIous. The third is that of Yach
eriel, the angel Of 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 Samiel, the angel
of Mars, marking an era of corrup
ton, bloodshed and of destruction.
The sixth is that of Gabriel, the So
called Angel of the Moon, al epoch
Of recuperation, growth and building
up Of lost Or weakened energies. The
seventh cycle is to that of Michael,
the archangel OF the Sun, marking an
epoch of sociability, 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, and have
been IN it since 1878. We will be In
it III years longer, he thinks, when
the period of decadence will begin,
and in the year 2232 the wheels will
have gone round, the circle be COM
pleted and the cycle OF Or6el, which
reigned four centuries before Ckrist,
will again be ON and mark the general