[Geheime Liebe] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Among friends of mystical literature there is now much talk of the “occult doctrine”; but little is said about “secret love,” and yet the spirit and deep meaning of the secret or “occult” teaching, in spite of all printed explanations, remains eternally “occult” or hidden from […]
Note[1], [2] A strange and original little story, charmingly fantastic, but full of poetic feeling and, what is more, of deep philosophical and occult truths, for those who can perceive the ground-work it is built upon. A fresh Eclogue of Virgil in its first part, descriptive of Alpine scenery in the Tyrol, where the author […]
I.Premature Cremation[1], [2], [3] PERHAPS many of the readers of the Occult Review residing in Switzerland will remember the death of Mr. H——, a well-known and prominent member of the Federal Council, who suddenly died at his office in the federal palace at Bern, about three years ago, and whose body was brought to Zürich […]
Note[1] Om, amitaya! measure not with words Th’ immeasurable; nor sink the string of thought Into the fathomless. Who asks doth err; Who answers errs. Say nought.— (Light of Asia.) Allow me to express my sincere gratitude for the kind answer you gave to my questions about “Devachan” in No. 44 of your journal. As […]
Question 284, regarding the Seven Keys of the Mystery Tongue. E. A. D.[1] Μ. L. B.— What are the seven keys of interpretation to every symbol and allegory? (See S. D. II, page 25, note.) A. D.—The seven keys of interpretation of symbols and allegory belong to the mysteries of initiation, and they have never […]
Note:[1] Figure 1, Roof and pillars of a Temple on page 320 My last paper contained an account regarding the clairvoyant powers of a German peasant woman, residing in the suburbs of this town, Kempten.[2] After mailing it, it occurred to me to test her psychometrical powers with letters, and I therefore went to her […]
Note:[1] [The following story of an Austrian haunted castle is sent by Dr. Franz Hartmann.—Ed.] MORE than a hundred years ago the castle of H——, in Austria, was in possession of a Baroness M——, a widow with two grown up sons, who, after the death of her husband, had become involved in a lawsuit concerning […]
Note[1] A few days ago I traveled from S. to V. The only occupant in the railroad compartment besides myself was a sinister looking man of tall figure, well fed and well dressed, but with a brutal expression of perpetual dissatisfaction printed upon his face. He read or pretended to read a newspaper, and thus we […]
Practical Instructions for Students of Occultism Freedom I. [1] Emancipation and Development. Under this head we propose to give a series of articles, by which students of Occultism may be guided in their exertions to obtain occult knowledge and power. They are called “practical,” because they ought not to be only considered theoretically, but should […]
[Kraft ist Stoff] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Modern science and philosophy are coming closer and closer to accepting the ancient theory that everything in the world originated from a single, indivisible fundamental principle, no matter what name we call it, depending on the point of view from which we look at it. […]