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to him who follows after. So, also, 90
the numbers, especially the seven, the
twelve. the forty-nine. These are IN
telligible to every man of every race
provided he dreams a dream or attains
to a. vision. In the realm or pure
thought" of knowing the thing seen
is best expressed by it's correspondence
here below. Thought exchange ceases
to depend on words. The one VINO seeks
becomes zone who knows the gnosls
dawns on his consciousness, theory has
become practise, belief becomes certl-
tude.
For the seeker there should be every
possible help held out. All the OUTSIDE
helps should be understood and the
inner growth expected. Hence the need
of a mystical literature. Where Is
there such in Christianity? Thomas
a Kempis leaves many a good mint.
Swedenborg helps many a dreamer oL
dreams to realize that he is not insane
The ,canonized saints leave us many
clue. But in it all there is no definite
and connected explanation. Going back
to Paul. we find many and many
dark saying" To some of US they are
the most illuminating. What Is one
born out of due time? what Is the
Familiar figure" of the ABORTION
what are the mine hierarchies of an
gels? What are the third ana Ihe
fourth heavens? Innumerable reIer-
ences to the unseen worlds" and 10
the vav to evolve the vehicle of con-
seriousness by which they may be reach
| ed to the babes in Christ and the
second birth. Why does Paul travail
| that the Christ be born" within US
| Certainly these references are haru -
axnlain. With this in our minds lei
us look over the history of Chrlstlan
literature. We take our literary nerl-
tage from the Hebrews. Jesus came u
add to, but not take away FROM the
| law The law is the Jewish sacred
| literature. Let us take it, put let Us
he s,1re we get it all. In other Words
Ie+ us get the Kaballah, the Talmuo
and the Toldoth, as well as the so-cdll'
| Cd old Testament To this Jesus add
cd nothing. instead of writing He call
cd to himself twelve and then seventy
To these He trusted that enough rec
ords would be made to pass on 10 pos
teritv all that He said, and Irorr
enough points of view to make it clear
Have we got all of that literature
No We have the New Testament ohiy
and a handful of Apocryphal DOCKS
Then we have the volumes OF the VIII
ings of the Fathers of the Church
strange to say, these men are accepte'
as fathers of Christianity. To mei
trained in thinking and in research, wh
have no bias and no prejudice, 1t SEEM
strange that the decision as to hereu
land orthodox gospel is left to men
accepted intellectual mediocrity.
Who are these heretics that are s.
bitterly attacked after fully 200 year
had passed? First we find mention o
the Essenes: then the Poor,
E,hionites: then the NaZarenes; lasti'
| the Gnostics All these societies
scots of mystics existed at the tim
of Jesus. The earlier traces of then
! show no antagonism between them
selves. or between any Of them an
Jesus or Paul.
Who are the Nazarenes (Nazorites)
Samuel is one: Samson, with MS seVel
| locks of hair for strength, is announcer
Amos is perhaps one, for he SPEAK
iii. II and 12) of God raising up Naz
| arites in Israel Is it mere colhci
dence that Jesus is called Nazarene
and Paul also? If Paul is not
Gnostic Zone who knows. why does II
use gnostic figures of speech as IA
niIiar to all of you" q. Cor. XIV, .
To a Gnostic these are plain state
ments of facts, nothing dark and noth
ing hidden To the modern mystic III
other gnostic gospels, the fragment
that survive. are full of help and hlhts
full of sense and wisdom. all doVetali
ing completely with the theories
development of the Canonical Bible. l
short, they are most valuable to MI
who. in an endeavor TO follow Pat
into the third and fourth heaven. find
himself out of the body in realms
untold wonder.
That is the true mystic But IN III
4 early stages he must be helped. IN
bare theory is not enough. Sure Of n
| divine heritage. sure Of his immortaltt!
I he goes boldly forth TO prove 1T. An
/ eventually he will know it with on
niscient wisdom. But in the interim
must know what are the dangers tina
| beset him; and the meanings of IN