Temple Lectures (Parts 1 & 2)
Subtitle: Part 1: Religion of the Stars, Part 2: Evolutionism
Contributors: Iain McLaren-Owens (Editor)
Publisher: Astro-Cards Enterprises/Iain McLaren-Owens
Published: 1994-1995
Place of publication: Scottsdale, Arizona
Format: Spiral-bound
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781885500144
Description: To commemorate the 100 years from the founding of the Modern Temple of the Order of the Magi, this special re-typeset edition of Olney H. Richmond's two book set of his Temple Lectures, combined in one edition. These dissertations were delivered through the 1890's, at the Chicago Temple of the Order of the Magi.

Part 1: Religion of the Stars.
This is taken from the rare 1950 Fourth Edition containing all 19 Lectures and the 4 Biographical Articles. It also includes 4 extra Articles, Poems and 3 Plates of Advertisements plus a decoding of the Emblematic Magic Chart.
Part 2: Evolutionism.
This copy is from the extremely rare 1896 First Edition of Richmond's work, and includes all 16 Lectures, plus all the Illustrations as given in the original. This work covers the entire span of his Evolutionary theories. Plus a final chapter on some details of the Order's Playing Card studies.
Table of contents: label: Publisher's Statement - Astro-Cards; label: Publisher's Preface by Iain McLaren-Owens; label: Part I: Religion of the Stars; label: TOC:; label: Lecture:; title: 1
label: I Religion of the Stars; title: 4
label: II Looking Backward; title: 11
label: III Governing Forces; title: 18
label: IV Astral Magnetism; title: 24
label: V Vibrations; title: 32
label: VI The Astral Body; title: 38
label: VII The Soul of Man; title: 44
label: VIII Differentiation; title: 50
label: IX Evolution of Matter; title: 54
label: X Evolution in General; title: 57
label: XI Life Beginnings; title: 61
label: XII Infinity; title: 67
label: XIII Study of Infinity; title: 70
label: XIV The Order of the Magi; title: 75
label: XV What the Magi Teach; title: 79
label: XVI Needs of Mankind; title: 83
label: XVII Reincarnation; title: 89
label: XVIII Astral Evolution; title: 94
label: XIX Body and Soul; title: 104
label: - Light for Terra; title: 104
label: - Introduction to Part 2; label: Article:; title: 105
label: I A Mysterious Tale; title: 110
label: II Magnetism of Stars; title: 112
label: III A Mystic Temple; title: 118
label: IV Magical Wonders; title: 122
label: - The Word; label: Lecture:; title: 124
label: 1. Astronomy; title: 128
label: 2. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream; title: 134
label: 3. Mystic Philosophy; title: 139
label: 4. Man & His Relation to the Universe; title: 146
label: - Tribute to the Word; title: 146
label: - Final Words; title: 147
label: Decoding the Emblematic Magic Chart; label: Plate:; title: Index
label: I Astropathy; title: 103
label: II Magnetic Shields; title: 123
label: III Planets and People; label: Part 2: Evolutionism; label: Publisher's Preface (2nd) by Iain McLaren-Owens; title: 1
label: I Evolution of a System; title: From an Atomic Mass to Sun and Worlds; title: 7
label: II Evolution of Our Earth; title: From a Ringed Sun to a World of Vegetation; title: 14
label: III Earth's Evolution; title: From the Carboniferous Period to the Era of Man; title: 23
label: IV The Age of Mammals; title: A Descent into the Rocky Strata of our Globe; title: 33
label: V The Age of Reptiles; title: We Dive Still Deeper into the Earth; title: 38
label: VI Through Coal and Fish; title: A Journey Through the Old Red Sand Stone; title: 45
label: VII The Age of Mollusks; title: Down Through the Great Silurian; title: 51
label: VIII The Dawn of Life; title: A Journey Through Fifty Thousand Feet of Rock; title: 57
label: IX Evolution of Species; title: Examination of Existing Species under Development; title: 70
label: X The Ascent of Man; title: The Development of Intelligence on Earth; title: 77
label: XI Structural Development; title: Differentiation of Organs under Environment; title: 84
label: XII Marvels of Life Forms; title: Strange and Wonderful Development of Life; title: 91
label: XIII Progression Universal; title: Evolution of Fixed Principles Everywhere; title: 96
label: XIV Beyond the Physical; title: The Astral Body, or Soul, a Higher Evolution; title: 102
label: XV Onward and Upward; title: The Heaven of the Future, One of Advancement; title: 107
label: XVI Concluding Remarks