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Post by Liberty on Jan 24, 2007 23:40:39 GMT
Does anyone have any thoughts on the works of , the late scholar of the Tarot and Qabalah, Paul Foster Case ?
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Post by imakegarb on Jan 25, 2007 1:17:54 GMT
That's a broad question. I appreciate all of those works of his I've read. Including the Kybalion, which he is only thought to have helped write. Is there one work of his in particular you want to talk about?
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Post by Liberty on Jan 25, 2007 17:59:05 GMT
Since I have not read Bro. Case's works it was a general question. Sorry I should have clarified that. Can you recomend a good one to start with?
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Post by imakegarb on Jan 25, 2007 18:07:46 GMT
The Kybalion first. Though he's only suspected of having co-written it. After that . . . mind you, I've no clue in what order Case wrote his books, these are just my suggestions . . . I'd suggest the "The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order" (though please try to remember Clausen when looking at the cover. The whoo-whoo color selections belies what lies inside, much as do Clausen's comic book illustrations). Then "The Book of Tokens". There's more but that's the order I'd recommend.
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Post by Antonius on Nov 23, 2007 7:56:00 GMT
He also wrote something about the masonic letter G, and something about symbols on the dollar bill i believe.
im reading "The Tarot, A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages" and i must say i dont know of any other thing on tarot that comes close to how much this rocks. its got a rundown of the major arkana, aimed mostly at explaining the symbols in terms of the core concepts they represent and how they relate to eachother.
on the back cover it says: "Mr Case has developed a system... superior to most" -Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of all Ages.
Case is also the founder and creator of the order 'Builders of the Adytum' (www.bota.org) of wich im extremely happy to be a member.
i Have this Kybalion in PDF format, drop me a pm if u want it.
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Post by synchronicity on Mar 20, 2008 14:18:57 GMT
Well, I'm glad you are discussing PFC because he is one of my favourite authors. He was incredibly knowledgeable on the Tarot, Qabbalah and many other esoteric subjects. If you are looking for the Kybalion (a book which has had a profound effect on me), you will find it included in the 70-book collection I have posted here: staffs.proboards37.com/index.cgi?board=articles&action=display&thread=1206008971 That collection contains many works by other authors that are also well worth studying and treasuring, particularly those of Thomas Troward, Ernest Holmes, William Walker Atkinson and Charles Haanel (the latter was also a Mason, you may be interested to know). Authorship of the Kybalion is something of a grey area, since the author is named as "Three Initiates." This of course has sparked a great deal of speculation as to who these three initiates may be. There is a widespread belief that the Kybalion was channelled by Michael Whitty and then put together by PF Case and WW Atkinson. Plenty of info on the Kyb alion here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KybalionCase, Whitty and Atkinson did know and collaborate with each other, so that theory would make sense. And if you have read any other work by WW Atkinson (I strongly recommend Thought Vibration, which you will also find in the 70-book collection) I think you will agree that the Kybalion definitely bears his mark. I recently downloaded an interesting podcast entitled The Life and Work of Dr. Paul Foster Case which broadly agrees with what I have said above. If you are curious, this is the download link: www.occultofpersonality.com/podpress_trac/web/63/0/OoP_Podcast42_PFC_i2.mp3 Just right-click and save. I guess you will also have spotted Paul Foster Case's The Life Power, which i have posted here: staffs.proboards37.com/index.cgi?board=articles&action=display&thread=1205418704 I find many parallels between this book and some key concepts found in Huna.
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Post by synchronicity on Mar 20, 2008 14:20:13 GMT
Another interesting resource is PFC's Timeline, put together by Builders of the Adytum, the Mystery School founded by Case.
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Post by synchronicity on Mar 20, 2008 14:26:34 GMT
Other interesting books by Case include The Great Seal of the United States and The Masonic Letter G. (I am currently looking for the latter.) A while ago I stumbled across a paper by a Jewish Rabbi covering the symbolism in the great seal of the United States, in which the author refers extensively to Case's work and marvels at how much Case (a Gentile) knew about Qabalah and Gematria. I have found it again and posted it here: staffs.proboards37.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=articles&thread=1206024750
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