The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars - Volume 2

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s and Artemisia are both products of the same essence, while Mars and iron are manifestations of the same cause. What is the human body but a constellation of the same powers that formed the stars in the sky? He who knows Mars knows the qualities of iron, and he who knows what iron is knows the attributes of Mars. What would

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opher's stone," which confers upon its fortunate possessor the blessings of immortal youth. Therefore, we cannot possibly do better in the commencement of our present study than, to minutel

d, should read: "I am the microcosm, and all the visible and invisible universe dwells within me, so that whatsoever power I have in my constitution, I can attract its correspondence from Heaven." Paracelsus must have smiled to himself when he wrote "If I have manna," etc., because his whole writings strive to prove man the miniature of Deity. Further along, he explains himself by pointing out the real Law of Correspondence, thus: "Melissa is not only in the garden, but also in the air, and in Heaven. Saturn is not only in the sky, but also deep in the ocean, and Earth." The illustrations are beautiful, The life of the plant, the "anima floralis," pervades the atmosphere and the interior states of spiritual li

whose attributes and aromas harmonize with the complex organism of man, should be selected for the house and garden, for, they are mediums to transmi

e, as the discords of the antagonistic human magnetism. It would not

e in their quality of life and expression, such as lead, clay, and coal, among the minerals, and various deadly plants among the flora, the chief of which is the aconite or monkshood, so significant of Saturn and the isolated, monkish hermit. After some repetition, in order to impress the truth of corr

cannot avoid the conclusion that Alchemy, equally as well as every other science, religion, or system of philosophy for

d fountain of living waters, from whose placid depths there rayed forth the Divine revelations of man, his whence, where, and whither; and under the careful cons

inct, waiting to be read by the sons of men. We can learn its language, and from its pages, we ourselves can read our relation to Go

m exists as such, we will have the spirit's manifestations to learn from. Never will the Book of God be closed to the searching eye of the soul. There will always be presented to his vision lessons to study, and practical experiments to perfor

tellar vibrations have aroused various states within the human kingdom into a condition of rebellion against the supreme will. Man's ignorance favors such seditious movements, and his general habits and code of morals stimulate them to undue activity. The final result is disease-disorganization of the parts and functions, and those medicines corresponding TO THE SAME FUNCTIONAL DEGREE OF LIFE WITHIN THE GRAND MAN, cure the disorder, when administered properly and IN TIME, whereas, if given to the perfectly healthy organism, THE ATOMS PRODUCE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO THE D

in actual practice, the most natural, scientific, and successful system of medicine, yet given to the world; based, as it is, upon the well

ro of his immortal story declare: "All that we propose to do is this: To find out the secrets of the human frame, to know why the parts ossify and

is absolutely impartial. She draws from the atmosphere that she may reproduce a fac-simile of everything she finds upon the surface of the body. So, if there be a sore, or festering u

e coating of the walls of the veins in such a manner, prevents the free circulation of the living matter; then, the real vitality of the food whic

es old age can be attained, the

nothing but distilled water, in either tea, coffee, or any other

e lime and the magnesia that we take in the water is crystallized dead mineral, possessing no responsibility of life, and t

s to keep all channels of the body p

thful ideals of the mind.

toring up the oxygen in sufficient quantities, to su

life and a means of long living. Old age is simply the petrifaction of the bo

rare cases wherein, this undeviating method would not apply with the required effect. In such a case, the Alchemist would resort to the well-known law of opposites, and base his treatment upon the dogma of "Contraria contrariis curantur," so long the pet theory of the Allopathic school. They work upon the hypothesis that, like attracts li

so as to require the aid of external forces to support the human throne within

tipathy, according to the nature of the case, and the efficacy of the remedies at hand. This method is the onl

s purer life and the dynamic potencies of its own interior, spiritual thought. Already, mental therapeutics is taking an advanced position among liberal, progressive minds, and nothing demonstrates so clearl

you explain the modus operandi of drugs?" Dr. William Sharp, one of the most advanced physicians of the Homeopathic school, in one of his well- known "Essays on Medicine," says: "In respect to the manner of action of drugs we are in total darkness, and we are so blind that the darkness is not felt. KNOWLEDGE OF THIS KIND

could with any possibility of success, implore the angelic guardian of the human race to open the spiritual sight of men, tha

be forced into consciousness of these laws, whether he will or no. Nature is no respecter of persons, and those

aspect in the second part of "The Light of Egypt," Vol. I, wherein the four ancient elements are translated into their chemical correspondences of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon, which still constitute the four primary elements of the most advanced chemistry to-day. They e

nding to the whole; so does the air; and much, that we depend upon our food to supply, can b

tions. If we have iron within us, could we extract or attract iron from Saturn's district?

e center of circulation. And this also explains, further, if that were necessary, why the principal remedies of the homeopathic system are so speedy and direct in their action. The four principal drugs, which stand as representatives of their class, are aconite, belladonna, phosphorus, and pulsatilla. These represent the quadrant, for light is not more nicely adjus

a brain food and medicine. Anticipating such mental questions, we reply that in medicine, from the alchemical view, we are occupying a wholly different standpoint; i.e., the power of contro

of the subtle, invisible influences emanating from our planetary system. They are the mediums for the transmission of corresponding attributes and influences of exis

ntur." Would the fiery influence of a topaz attract much from the realms of a chrysolite? Or, th

ers attracted to them from the forces of Nature. A real, living entity abides within them that can be seen by the clairvoyant vision, and to the trained student in Occult lore, this entity can be made to become an obedient servant, giving warning of the approach of dang

iscuously selected? They were chosen by Adepts in the knowledge of the Laws of Correspondence and ant

wed out on the same line

human frame, and typifying the spiritual quality of the atoms, there congregated, in every degree of life. These, and a thousand other mysteries, had we the time, might be unfolded to the student's view with considerable advantage, but we are compelled to refrain. The philosopher's stone is near at hand. Seek it not in remote spheres or distant parts of the earth, for it is ever around you and within, and becomes the golden key of true wisdom, which prepares the soul for its higher life and brighter destiny. It is the still, small voice of the awakened soul, that purges the conscience from suffering, and the spiritual body from earthy dross. It is that, which treasures not the

They seek only to establish a Divine, conscious at-one-ment between the angel, the man,

rial correspondences, to control, purify, and transmute them by t