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
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Page 350 - In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, And a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
Page 240 - Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
Page 350 - And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
Page 43 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 287 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Page 171 - John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come...
Page 131 - There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Page 284 - Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name...
Page 267 - For GOD speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.