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Divine Immanence

The doctrine that the divine is present within all things and the universe itself, pervading creation rather than remaining solely transcendent above it. Distinct from unity_of_being (the general claim that all existence is one substance, agnostic about whether that substance indwells its parts) and from kingdom_within (the divine present specifically IN THE INDIVIDUAL human, accessible without mediation) — divine_immanence is the general pervading-presence claim applied to all of creation, not a human-specific indwelling.

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The Secret Doctrine | Page 2 (part 2)
“"When Buddhi absorbs our E GOtism (destroys it) with all its Vikaras, Avalokiteshvara becomes manifested to us, and Nirvana, or Mukti, is reached," "Mukti" being the same as Nirvana, i.e. , freedom from the trammels of "Maya" or illusion.…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 1)
“The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky -- Vol. 1 [[Vol. 1, Page 1]] PROEM ------- PAGES FROM A PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD. A N Archaic Manuscript -- a collection of palm leaves made impermeable to water, fire, and air, by some specific unknow…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 2)
“The latter is either "awake" or "asleep." The Svabhavikas, or philosophers of the oldest school of Buddhism (which still exists in Nepaul), speculate only upon the active condition of this "Essence," which they call Svabhavat, and deem it f…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 3)
“The esoteric symbol of Kali Yuga is the five-pointed star reversed, thus -- the sign of human sorcery, with its two points (horns) turned heavenward, a position every [[Footnote(s)]] ------------------------------------------------- * See t…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 4)
“The orthodox Brahmins, those who rise the most against the Pantheists and Adwaitees, calling them Atheists, are forced, if Manu has any authority in this matter, to accept the death of Brahma, the creator, at the expiration of every "Age" o…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 5)
“But this view does not prevent him from believing in its existence so long as it lasts, to wit, for one Mahamanvantara; nor from applying Akasa, the radiation of Mulaprakriti,* to practical purposes, connected as the World-Soul is with all…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 7)
“Herbert Spencer has of late so far modified his Agnosticism, as to assert that the nature of the "First Cause,"* which the Occultist more logically derives from the "Causeless Cause," the "Eternal," and the "Unknowable," may be essentially…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 3 (part 8)
“Moreover, the Secret Doctrine teaches: -- ( c ) The fundamental identity of all Souls with the Universal Over-Soul, the latter being itself an aspect of the Unknown Root; and the obligatory pilgrimage for every Soul -- a spark of the former…”
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The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter VII (part 1)
“CHAPTER VII "THE ALL" IN ALL "While All is in THE ALL, it is equally true that THE ALL is in ALL. To him who truly understands this truth hath come great knowledge."--The Kybalion. How often have the majority of people heard repeated the…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 7. The Pathology Of Non-Human Contacts-g
“The European belief of one man, one life, has imbued us with the idea of death as the supreme evil. Therefore the European very often does not go to his death when he unites with the elements, but his higher self withdraws from incarnation…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-e
“I called to her to return, and as she entered she exclaimed, “Look what has happened to the door!” and we found that one of the panels had split clean in two. It was this that had evidently caused the loud crack we had both heard. I offer…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter II (part 1)
“PART I. GENERAL KEY TO THE TAROT, GIVING THE ABSOLUTE KEY TO OCCULT SCIENCE. CHAPTER II. יהוה THE SACRED WORD YOD-HE-VAU-HE. The Kabbalah and the Sacred Word--The Yod--The He--The Vau--The second He--Synthesis of the Sacred Word. ACCOR…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter II (part 2)
“The ancients used a dot in the centre of a circle as the symbol of this idea, the representation of the Unity-principle ( the dot ) in the centre of eternity ( the circle , a line without beginning or end). According to these demonstration…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter V (part 3)
“Ut us, however, return to our deduction, and by summing up the results obtained, we shall find-- Representations of the Yod : The King The 1 or Ace The 4 The 7 Representations of the He : The Queen The 2 The 5 The 8 Representations of the V…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 14 (part 1)
“THE JUGGLER THE JUGGLER . 1. א 1st Hebrew letter (Aleph). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FIRST CARD OF THE TAROT. The Aleph hieroglyphically expresses Man himself as a collective unity, the master principle, ruler of the earth. From th…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 14 (part 2)
“The men of the 2nd He , the multitude from which the other classes are continually recruited: the People. The four great symbols are placed upon the table at random, and Man rules them and must arrange them; in the twenty-first arcana we s…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 16
“THE EMPRESS. THE EMPRESS. 3. ג 3rd Hebrew letter (Gimel). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE THIRD CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of the letter Gimel is the throat, the hand of man half closed in the act of prehension. Hence it sig…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 17 (part 1)
“THE EMPEROR. THE EMPEROR. 4. ד 4th Hebrew letter (Daleth). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FOURTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of Daleth is the womb. It suggests the idea of an object giving plentiful nourishment, the so…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 17 (part 2)
“AFFINITIES SIGNIFICATIONS Primitive Hieroglyphic: The Womb Kabbalah: CHESED Astronomy: Jupiter Day: Thursday Hebrew letter: Daleth (double) Reflex of God the Father THE WILL __________ Reflex of Adam THE POWER OBSERVATIONS Reflex of Natura…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 18 (part 1)
“THE POPE. THE POPE. 5. ה 5th Hebrew letter (He). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FIFTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of He is aspiration, breath. It is by aspiration that life is incessantly maintained and created. Hence…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 19 (part 2)
“The 4 balances the 5 and the 6. The 5 ---------- the 4 and the 6. The 6 ---------- the 4 and the 5. Its signification proceeds from this:-- In the Divine . The Equilibrium between Will and Intelligence-- BEAUTY (characteristic of the Ho…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 21
“7. ז 7th Hebrew letter (Zain). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE SEVENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. Hieroglyphically the Zain expresses an arrow, and therefore it suggests the idea of a weapon , of the instrument which man uses to rule and conquer , a…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 23
“THE HERMIT. THE HERMIT. 9. ט 9th Hebrew letter (Teth). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE NINTH CARD OF THE TAROT. Hieroglyphically the Teth represents a roof, and suggests the idea of a place of safety, a protection. All the ideas arising from…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 26
“THE HANGED MAN. THE HANGED MAN. 12. ל 12th Hebrew letter (Lamed). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TWELFTH CARD OF THE TAROT. Hieroglyphically the Lamed designates the arm, and therefore it is connected with anything that stretches, that rais…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 29
“DEATH. DEATH. 13. מ 13th Hebrew letter (Mem). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE THIRTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of the Mem is a woman, the companion of man, it therefore gives rise to ideas of fertility and formation. It…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 30
“TEMPERANCE. TEMPERANCE. 14. נ 14th Hebrew letter (Nun). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FOURTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic sense of the Nun is the offspring of the female; a son, a fruit of any kind, all things produced. This let…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 33
“THE STARS. THE STARS 17. פ 17th Hebrew letter (Phe). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE SEVENTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The Phe expresses the same hieroglyphic meaning as the Beth (2nd card), but in a more extended sense. For, whilst the Beth si…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 40
“THE WORLD. THE WORLD. 22. ת 22nd Hebrew letter (Tau). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CARD OF THE TAROT. The Tau has the same hieroglyphic meaning as the Daleth (fourth card), the womb; but it is chiefly the sign of reciprocity,…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XIV (part 3)
“An indeterminable and unnamable principle, of which we are content to assert the existence only-- 2. This synthetic principle, when analyzed , is found to consist of a Trinity thus constituted-- Neuter ∞ SYNTHETIC PRINCIPLE Negative - NEGA…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XIV (part 6)
“The second, symbolized by Eye, is the origin of feminine Grace, of Authority. We have seen that Power and Authority find their equilibrium in Love. Each man, a reflected molecule of humanity made in its image, contains in himself an Adam,…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XIV (part 7)
“That the social organization of China has been maintained for so many centuries, is solely due to the principle of basing everything upon the family. The characteristics of the human Ternary are: Adam, Necessity, the image and reflection o…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XIV (part 8)
“This is the God adored by materialist science, and we see that unconsciously its homage is offered to the Divinity itself under its most material form, even whilst it foolishly boasts of Atheism. DEATH, CORPOREAL LIFE, and the DESTINY whic…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XIV (part 9)
“In order to know, I seek in the vertical column containing the word Mother , and at the bottom I find Man or Humanity. The Mother is the Active preserving Principle of Humanity . 3. I add to the word Humanity the word placed in the small…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 3)
“We must also point out some features of the theory, which are necessary for the comprehension of our principal subject; the reader must only remember that this explanation is entirely due to the author of this article, and he must not imput…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 4)
“But since, as our sciences prove to us, the Kosmos itself is in a state of evolutive movement, and since according to their teachings this movement clearly inclines towards a progressive synthesis, which spiritualizes the living being by en…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 46 (part 1)
“THE DIVINE NAME IN THE TAROT. By Ca. BARLET. The totality of the symbols which form the Tarot is distributed through a series of 78 plates or cards, instead of being presented in a single figure; the reason for this is, that the signific…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 46 (part 2)
“(Love, the fertile Power, the Being, ו); and in order that this Trinity may be repeated in the whole septenary of our distribution we will make it the root of 3 great divisions, representing the 3 terms of the Trinity, which will divide the…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 46 (part 3)
“This representation, which geometricians name projection upon the plane of the Equator, gives the second figure (the 4 circles of the centre only); to it, for the sake of clearness in the symbols, has been added an equilateral triangle insc…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 46 (part 4)
“outside the sphere)-- We will first separate some of the cards: the Knave of each of the 4 colours (ה), which, as the realization of the Trinity, King (י), Queen (ה), Knight (ו), serves as the transition from the quaternary to the ternary;…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 46 (part 8)
“The first E, the celestial Mother (arcana II.), is found in the arcana VI., X., XIV. and XVIII., that is to say, Beauty, Form, the Angel of Temperance, which balances the movements of life, and the aurora of the divine Sun; Diana the Moon.…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 48 (part 1)
“EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TAROT TO THE KABBALAH. THE HIEROGRAM OF ADAM, BY STANISLAS DE GUAITA. In asserting that the hierogram of Adam conceals the most profound arcana of the living Universe, we shall not astonish those who have…”
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