The Hidden Way across the Threshold or The Mystery which hath been hidden for Ages and from Generations. An Explanation of the concealed Forces in every Man to open the Temple of the Soul and to Learn the Guidance of the unseen Hand.
An Explanation of the Concealed forces in Every Man to Open the Temple of the Soul and to Learn the Guidance of the Unseen Hand. Partial Contents: From night to light; God and the divine image; Sacred symbols; Man and the opportunities of his life; Soul and Spirit; Astral body; World's religion; Adept, seer, and mediumship; Cultivation of spiritual gifts; Spiritualization of matter; Metaphysics, the prayer of thought; Evolution and involution; Great mystery; Many mansions; Translations or thoughts from other tongues; The temple within; Gathered sheaves; Across the threshold.
FROM NIGHT TO LIGHT-Love the Secret of Life - Ancient Temples - Mexican Religion — The Pathway to Light - Gnosticism — The Three Impulses - Practical Love -Ancient Inspiration.
CHAPTER II.
GOD AND THE DIVINE IMAGE- The Duality of God - Will and Love- The Prodigal Son-Harmony with the Divine Mind - A Universal Language-Union of Dual Forces - Visions of God the Sphinx-The Trinity - Adonia.
CHAPTER III.
The Riddle of SACRED SYMBOLS - The Cross of Life-The Solar Prism The Papal Keys - The Interlaced Triangles - The Serpent-The Long Face- The Heart and Feather-The Winged Globe- Ezekiel's Wheel- The Zodiac
CHAPTER IV.
MAN AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF HIS LIFE. Two Great Obstacles- Astrology- Astral Influence - Palmistry- The Life of Eden-The Hierophant's Power-Adoration and Meditation― Modern Justice— Temperaments in Marriage― Heredity - Unconscious Well-doing.
CHAPTER V.
SOUL AND SPIRIT SOUL- The Beatitudes- Jesus, the Initiate and Anchorite- Paul, the Gnostic-The Song of Life - Ancient Astronomy - New Birth-Soul Seeds - Sin―The End of the Journey — Memento Vivire
CHAPTER VI.
THE ASTRAL BODY-Star Magno - Process of Death-Amputations — A Suggestion in Surgery Astral Flight - Astral Photospheres -:Scientific Experiment-Trance or Semi-Trance-Elementals and Ele- mentaries -The Arch Gift-Spirit and Soul Forces - Obsessions- White Magic- Human Conscience - Moral Intuition
CHAPTER VII.
A WORLD'S RELIGION - Ancient Religions - Prenatal Rights - The Labor Question - Indifferentism - Spiritualism- Theosophy -Esoteric Buddhism - Yoginism - Hierarchy-True Magic - Swedenborg and the New Church - Light of the School of the Prophets - The Lesson of Life.
CHAPTER VIII.
ADEPT, SEER, and Mediumship-Trains of Thought Entrancement-Seeking a Sign - Astral Earth-Currents — True Mediumship — Elementals, Elementaries, and Sephiroths - Inspiration - Prophecy and Prediction - Adeptship — Black Magic — Red Magic— White Magic
-CHAPTER IX.
CULTIVATION OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS, OR THE GUIDANCE OF THE UNSEEN HAND-True Education - Soul Development - Astral Colors - Bi-Sexuality-True Prayer - Animal Food-Teachings of the Illuminati - Perceptionists and Dogmatists-"Conditions"- Etherealization - Vibration of Light - Formation of Circles- The Twelve Senses- Musical Vibrations.
CHAPTER X.
SPIRITUALIZATIon of Matter-Transfiguration - Materialization - Home Circles-The Condemnation - The Oracle at Delphi-A Soul's Awakening-Sushupti .
CHAPTER XI.
METAPHYSICS, THE PRAYER OF THOUGHT; OR EXPRESSION OF Infinite MIND-Latent Forces-Mind the Basis of Being- Thought Acting Upon Thought-Impulse Created by Will -Swedenborg's Metaphysics - Teachings to Mental Healers-Pythagorean and Egyptian Theories - Phrenopathy — Prayer Cure - The Royal Touch-Color Cure
CHAPTER XII.
The Darwinian Theory - Haeckel's Discovery - Involution the True Growth - The Principle of Unity - Evolution a Revelation of God— Brahministic Theory- All Things from Within-Natural and Spiritual Science - Inworld and Outworld
CHAPTER XIII.
THE GREAT MYSTERY; OR, THE Hidden Way—Intuition—Unspeakable Words - The Royal Ladder - Adam and Eve - Hermetic Science -True Love-Immaculate Conception - Christos -Dual Philosophy - Sacred Flame Lust, not Love-Egyptian, Greek, and Buddhist Teaching-Reincarnation- Polarization- Unselfish Love
CHAPTER XIV.
The Many MaNSIONS - Spheres-Spirits in Prison―The Middle Firmaments - Malicious and False Controls - The Upper Firmaments -Angels and Archangels.
CHAPTER XV.
TRANSLATIONS OR THOUGHTS FROM OTHER TONGUES-The Four Elements - The Oldest Traditions - Light of the Cabala - The History of Spirit - Prayer of Savitri - Key of Hermes - The Divine Pymander -The Vedas - Order of the Chaldæan Eastern Star- Cabalistic Names-Philo and Paul-Magus
CHAPTER XVI.
THE TEMPLE WITHIN - No Light from Without Thought-Chambers — Astral Light — Mirrors of the Soul - The Morning Gate― The Torch of the Angel-Works of Art-Woman-Jesus and Christ
CHAPTER XVII
GATHERED SHEAVES Simple Truth - Objective Intellect - Bioplasm — True Good-Breeding — Development — Homer and the Bible— Book Worship - Opportunities in This Life-Learn to Know All, but Keep Thyself Unknown - Where Are the Dead?-God's Great Whispering Gallery - The Latent Magnetic Power in Precious Stones - Precepts and Aphorisms- Misunderstood by the World- Trust in the Spirit- The First Step Towards Higher Occult Powers - Do not go to War with Evil - Out from the Shoreless Sea of the Great Unknown
CHAPTER XVIII.
ACROSS THE THRESHOLD- The Eternal Now-I Will Pour Out My Spirit- Faith in the Absolute Parent-The Knowledge of Silently Waiting - Under the Sunshine of Spirit- Welcome Unto Thy Heritage- Flight of the Adept, or a Human Soul Visiting the Mansions of the Blessed To All Brethren