|
Post by peter2 on Aug 4, 2019 7:30:32 GMT
>Firstly, the Method is manual.
I did consider alchemy and bought some introductory equipment but so far I don't have the drive necessary. My path is elsewhere
|
|
|
Post by boreades on Aug 4, 2019 19:52:09 GMT
I am thrilled to bits as I have just received my printed copy of Mary Anne Atwood's A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, the 1918 edition, which comes with a 64-page introduction by Walter Leslie Wilsmhurst (who was obviously in awe of her). You can get a free copy of the book from the Hermetic Library here: www.hermetics.org/doc/Mary_Anne_Atwood_-_Hermetic_Philosophy_and_Alchemy.doc but as it's a big tome (approx. 700 pp.) I wanted a printed copy and Wilsmhurst's introduction was also a decisive factor in my choice: tinyurl.com/3o6277Sadly (1), that link to the Hermetic Library gets a 404 error message. Sadly (2), the version available at Forgotten Books (published 1850?) might not be the one with the introduction by Wilmshurst. www.forgottenbooks.com/en/books/ASuggestiveInquiryIntotheHermeticMystery_10002275Likewise, the Archive.org version here .. archive.org/details/suggestiveinquir00atwo/page/n6 .. is the 1850 version. Has anyone found any other source of Wilmshurst's edition? Clearly Mary Anne Atwood (in 1850) must have felt strongly. To have produced such a book, one might assume, was a labour of love (not ego). Now (in 2019) we can only guess what made her change her mind. Was it as simple as "OMG! what have I done?" ? Personally, I can only draw comparisions from other Gnostic areas. 1) In Lodge Lore, we are rightfully wary of sharing ritual prematurly. 2) In certain esoteric Yoga areas, premature exposure to the most powerful practices, without several years of preparation (of the ego, spirit and body) can cause harm. 3) In a certain Centre for Human Communication, I have witnessed the tutor (a lifelong friend) refusing to admit a student, who (the tutor explained) only wanted to gain power, not understanding. Other simpler explanations abound. Like "pearls before swine" or "tools in the hands of fools".
|
|
|
Post by boreades on Aug 4, 2019 20:07:15 GMT
|
|