The nature of a letter can also be revealed within its numeric value. All letters and numbers behave in a certain but recognizable way, from which we can deduce its nature.
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The esotericist, when endeavouring to formulate his philosophy for communication to others, is confronted by the fact that his knowledge of the higher forms of existence is obtained by a process other than thought; and this process only commences when thought is left behind.
...for the human mind grows by exercise, and that which was at first as unthinkable as mathematics to the child who cannot manage his sums, finally comes within the range of our realisation. By thinking about a thing, we build concepts of it.
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The things it renders are unthinkable & yet the mind, tracking from symbol to symbol, manages to think about them; & although we have to be content to see in a glass darkly, yet we have every reason to hope that ultimately we shall see face to face & know even as we are known...
Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.
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…he would perceive the underlying archetypal ideas of which these magical images are but the shadows and symbolic representations. He then becomes a master in the treasure-house of images instead of being hallucinated by them.
The soul is the conscious factor in all forms, the source of that awareness which all forms register and of that responsiveness to surrounding group conditions which the forms in every kingdom of nature demonstrate.
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The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe? Who then knows whence it has arisen? Whence this creation has arisen-perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not - the one who looks down on it in the highest heaven, only he knows - or perhaps he does not know.
We live in a world saturated with written language. Sometimes we need to slow reading and writing down and to edit language to its essentials. The written word is often provisional; that which it represents is absent, ‘elsewhere’, deferred in space and time.
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He is the “golden-colored one,” his skin yellow from the first effects of carbon dioxide exposure for he was Nibiruian.
…who was sitting in his golden coat of mail, with a golden crest jewel and diadem, golden eyes and great luster, dressed in red clothes, sharp of tusk...
Caves are secret retreats, dwellings of the Taoist Immortals and places of initiation. They represent a paradisal world and hence are difficult to enter (symbolism of the “narrow gate”).
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The more species there are around, the less chance there is that a single one will take over to the detriment of the others, because there’s always a candidate on hand to counteract the menace.
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The air truly is considerably cleaner under the trees, because the trees act as huge air filters. Their leaves and needles hang in a steady breeze, catching large and small particles as they float by.
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FOREST AIR IS the epitome of healthy air. People who want to take a deep breath of fresh air or engage in physical activity in a particularly agreeable atmosphere step out into the forest. There’s every reason to do so.