Oral Tradition

The Secret Doctrine | Page 2 (part 3)

“I say "a few truths," advisedly, because that which must remain unsaid could not be contained in a hundred such volumes, nor could it be imparted to the present generation of Sadducees. But, even the little that is now given is better than…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 2 (part 7)

“Thus, though the Mother of Mercury (Budha, Thot-Hermes, etc.), was Maia, the mother of Buddha (Gautama), also Maya, and the mother of Jesus, likewise Maya (illusion, for Mary is Mare, the Sea, the great illusion symbolically) -- yet these t…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 2 (part 8)

“This statement is rendered more credible by a consideration of the following facts: the tradition of the thousands of ancient parchments saved when the Alexandrian library was destroyed; the thousands of Sanskrit works which disappeared in…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 2 (part 9)

“I believe in the ancients and therefore I love them."** (Quoted in "Science of Religions" by Max Muller.) The writer loves them too, and therefore believes in the ancients, and the modern heirs to their Wisdom. And believing in both, she n…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 12 (part 7)

“But though the apes descend from man, it is certainly not the fact that the human Monad, which has once reached the level of humanity, ever incarnates again in the form of an animal. [[Vol. 1, Page]] 186 THE SECRET DOCTRINE. having reach…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 12 (part 8)

“He is sexless , and , like the animal and vegetable he develops monstrous bodies correspondential with his coarser surroundings. " II. Round. He ( Man ) is still gigantic and ethereal but growing firmer and more condensed in body , a mor…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 16 (part 2)

“And there are still weightier reasons to believe that the priceless Bhashyas (Commentaries) on the esoteric doctrine of the Brahmins, by their greatest expounder, will remain for ages yet a dead letter to most of the Hindus, except the Smar…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 18 (part 1)

“The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky -- Vol. 1 [[Vol. 1, Page]] 310 THE SECRET DOCTRINE. § II. THE MYSTERY LANGUAGE AND ITS KEYS. R ECENT discoveries made by great mathematicians and Kabalists thus prove, beyond a shadow of doubt,…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 4 (part 1)

“PREFACE THE art which is called Goëtic, being that of incantation, of sorcery, fascination and of the illusions and impostures connected therewith, has come somewhat arbitrarily to signify the last issue in diabolism of the more catholic an…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 6 (part 5)

“There is no extant Ritual, as there is no doctrine, which contains, or can possibly contain, the real secret of magical procedure or the essence of occult doctrine. The reason--whatever may be said in the excess of some self-constituted ex…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 7 (part 2)

“Thus, the most which can be stated is that the literature falls chiefly into two classes, one of which usually terms itself Black, but that they overlap one another. In what perhaps it may be permissible to call the mind of Magic, as disti…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 54

“CHAPTER IV The Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy according to the Lesser Key of Solomon the King §1 Concerning the Spirits of the Brazen Vessel, otherwise called the False Monarchy of Demons THE Goëtic Art of Solomon gives instructions for the ev…”

The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Page 2 (part 2)

“There were always a few to tend faithfully the altar of the Truth, upon which was kept alight the Perpetual Lamp of Wisdom. These men devoted their lives to the labor of love which the poet has so well stated in his lines: "O, let not the…”

The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter I (part 1)

“CHAPTER I THE HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY "The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding"--The Kybalion. From old Egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies…”

The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter I (part 2)

“They did not believe in "casting pearls before swine," but rather held to the teaching "milk for babes"; "meat for strong men," both of which maxims are familiar to readers of the Christian scriptures, but both of which had been used by the…”

The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter I (part 3)

“The legends of the "Philosopher's Stone" which would turn base metal into Gold, was an allegory relating to Hermetic Philosophy, readily understood by all students of true Hermeticism. In this little book, of which this is the First Lesson…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter III-c

“The order was a secret one, and in some respects not unlike the Free Masons, being a union or affiliation of a number of lodges, each with its distinctive songs and medicines. Leadership was in order of seniority in degrees, which could on…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter III-e

“The sacred beast, bird, or reptile, represented by its stuffed skin, or by a rude painting, was treated with reverence and carried into battle to insure the guardianship of the spirits. The symbolic attribute of beaver, bear, or tortoise,…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter V-a

“THE UNWRITTEN SCRIPTURES A Living Book. The Sioux Story of Creation. The First Battle. Another Version of the Flood. Our Animal Ancestry. A missionary once undertook to instruct a group of Indians in the truths of his holy religion. H…”

Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 88

“FIRST CONTACT WITH WHITES There are a few stories concerning the first contact of the Cherokee with whites and negroes. They are very modern and have little value as myths, but throw some light upon the Indian estimate of the different race…”

Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 108a

“THE MASSACRE OF THE ANI′-KUTA′NĬ Among other perishing traditions is that relating to the Ani′-Kuta′nĭ or Ani′-Kwăta′nĭ, concerning whom the modern Cherokee know so little that their very identity is now a matter of dispute, a few holding t…”

Genesis (American Standard Version, 1901) | 22:5-23:1

“[22:5] And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you. [22:6] And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; a…”

Genesis (American Standard Version, 1901) | 48:13-49:9

“[48:13] And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him. [48:14] And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it…”

Vajrakkhedika (Diamond Cutter) | Section 1l

“All these beings, O Subhûti, will equally remember the Bodhi (the highest Buddha-knowledge), will recite it, and understand it. And why? Because it is not possible, O Subhûti, that this treatise of the Law should be heard by beings of lit…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 15)

“"The Spirit of Christ in His children is not bound to a certain form, so that He could say nothing but what is found in the writings of the apostles; but as the Spirit was free in the apostles, and as they did not all use the same expressio…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book II | Sutra 44

“Through spiritual reading, the disciple gains communion with the divine Power on which his heart is set. Spiritual reading meant, for ancient India, something more than it does with us. It meant, first, the recital of sacred texts, which, i…”

The Lesser Holy Assembly (Idra Zuta Qadisha) | Idra Zuta, Chapter 1 (part 1)

“CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THE FOREHEAD OF MACROPROSOPUS. 87. THE forehead of His skull is the acceptation of acceptations, whereunto is opposed the acceptation of Microprosopus, like as it is written, Exod. xxviii. 38: "And it shall be…”

Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts | Section 14

“That the Mandæan religion preserves echoes of a wealth of ancient mythical elements found in Iranian, Babylonian and Semitic traditions is evident on all hands. A process of syncretism had presumably gone on for generations before an impuls…”

Plato: Phaedrus | Section 1ai

“The specific which you have discovered is an aid not to memory, but to reminiscence, and you give your disciples not truth, but only the semblance of truth; they will be hearers of many things and will have learned nothing; they will appear…”