Comte de GabalisWhen you have been enrolled among the Children of the Philosophers... you will straightaway discover that the Elements are inhabited by most perfect beings. Unhappy Adam's sin has deprived his unfortunate posterity of all knowledge of these beings and all intercourse with them. [T]he Element of Fire... was not created to remain useless and empty. -from "Discourse II" Sir Edward Lytton's based his strange novel Zanoni upon this esoteric work. Alexander Pope, in his dedication to The Rape of the Lock, sings its praises. But let the reader beware! This book "of hidden mystery and power" is not for the "gratification of a selfish intellectualism"! A classic of the occult, this philosophical treatise on the metaphysical secrets of the universe reveals the motives and magicks of the spirits known as Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. First published in Paris in 1670, this translation from the original French features extensive anonymous commentary, and is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the history of paranormal seeking for the meaning of life. French writer and priest N. DE MONTFAUCON DE VILLARS (1635-1673) was an advocate of liberty and religious tolerance and an influential thinker in the natural sciences; his writings are said to have inspired Lamarck and Darwin. |
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AGOBARD ancient Angels answered Apollonius Apollonius of Tyana Averroes Bacchus become Behemoth behold believe Cabala Cabalistic called centres CHAPTER Christ COMMENTARY CONTINUED Comte de Gabalis consciousness daughter Devil DISCOURSE divine earth Egypt Egyptians ELDER EDDA Elements energy evolution eyes father Fire Flame Gabalis ganglia Gnomes gods Greek heaven Hebrew Holy human ignorant immortal Initiate Justin Martyr King knowledge Koran Leviathan light live Lord lower nature matter Melchizedek MERLIN'S mind mortal Moses Mysteries NOTE Nymphs Oracles Oromasis Osiris Paracelsus Philosophers Plato Plutarch prayer priest Proclus PROPHECY OF WORLD prophet Rakim regeneration religion replied sacred Sages Salamander serpent Servius Tullius Sibyl signifies Solar Body Solar Force soul speak spirit stars Super Solar Force Sylphids Sylphs symbolises sympathetic nervous system Teraphim thee things thou tion TRANSLATED true truth unto verse Wisdom word WORLD PEACE worship Zoroaster