You are on page 1of 116

Alchemy

Mental

THE

Formulas

Arcane

The

Volnme

SopplMnentarr

TEACHING

ARCANE

Copyrlilit,IM",

The

by

Concern

Book

Arcane

to

Lock

Chicago,

Box

7"V

III.

LMSon
LeBson

I.
II.

Egohood

EstabliBhlng

the

Ego

(I)

Lesson

III.

EsUblisblng

the

Ego

(U)

17

Lesson

IV.

Establishing

the

Ego

(III)

25

Lesson
Lesson

V.
VI.

Lesson

VII.

Lesson

VIII.

Lesson

IX.

Lesson

X.

WiU-FocaliMtion
The

85
Middle

Excluded

Mastering

the

Nentralisdng

Crcliclty
Hentalism

Opposites
Rhythm

and

Balance

In

NutslieU

43
63
63

73
61

l;,GOOt^l"J

LESSON

EGOHOOD.

In

the

"Arcane

individual
Force

but

is

in

the

SPIRIT.

is but
is

rateness

creative

Life

but

XII

Life

and

relative

fiction

of

the

of

there

is but

is manifested
You
earned

"

has

have

also

seen

not

given

as

right

of

the

informed

Personal

Egohood.
universal
but

few

the

even

Egohood
natural

^os

Egohood

that

are

is the

Perception

and

the

"

In

the

Cosmic

and

which,

by which,

is evolved

Egohood

universal

birthright,

is evolved

Ego

men,

among

is earned,

gift. Many

eral
gen-

XIII

from

the

sonal
Per-

possesses

many

fail to

bestowed

not

personalities

and

or

Aphorism

As

race.

living thing

Every

Self, but,

Sepa-

"

in

"The

you:

Sell

you:

Many."

the

natural

or

partial illusory

and

Life

Will

Lives.

Cosmos.

One

the
and

informed

Many

Will

Cosmic

has

not

that

seen

Consciousness

Principle,

Aphorism
One

have

you

Centre

great

As

"There

Lessons"

reach

as

are

an

born,

evolved."
state

of

Realization

Realization

of

the

of the
I AM.

Ego
As

"

an

ARCANE

old

"

writer

English

avoid it
the

not,

or

of

the

ciousness
that he
and

be

is informed

reallyhave

race

this

within

fullyaware

of

imagine

cannot

that

awareness

them.

one

will reveal

iirst glimmering
from

being

have

no

of

point out

must

the

to

first step toward

how
The

of
of

metaphysicalinquiry

extended
we

intention

or

it may

be

very

consciousness

you

"1,"

the
have

can

the

littleself-

fact that he has but the

Consciousness

the

con-

will insist

He

Self-Consciousness,which

of

desire

the

very

or

the existence
any

and

but

that

audacityto disputethe proposition.But


examination

covery
dis-

the

to

surprised,incredulous

is

person

of the I AM
is

which

world."

new

average

of

to

time

that

"

saying 'I' leads

in

try

we

realitysome

^phood

own

indignant when

even

few

our

"Whether

face this

must

we

say 'I,'and

us

The

said:

once

reality of

makes

FORMULAS

showing

entering

into

an

but

pages,

is not,

Egohood
you

We

Egohood,

in these

what

is far

as

it is, and

what

acquired.
merely

the

"something outside" evidenced

in

elementary
of

feeling.

sensation

or

degree of

awareness

life-forms

The

atoms

have

manifest

of
(consciousness)

other

fatnt

atoms,

EGOHOOD

which

is

evidenced

There

is

in

of

of

consciousness.

animal

objectsof

them

and

food

for food

the first,
and

evolutionaryscale

of

the lower

has called

The

give us

or

degree is

may

knowing

of outside
also of the

body.

awareness

toward

Rising in

the

the

higher animals,

find what

we

science

cated
is indi-

which

objects,
accompanied

of

reascmingregarding

other

higher animals

of this form

race,

further

of consciousness,

one

many

of the latter not

in the scale.

be described
that

seek

which

forms

but littlesurpassedby the less

the human

having advanced

own

degree

example
typical

developedof

and

Among

of men,

lesser

of

grees
constantlyincreasingde-

dog, horse, and

which

bttt not

an

second.

of outside

awareness

greater

them.

forms

ties
activi-

their

cell-forms

"simple-consciousness,"
by

that

by

other

the

find

we

of consciousness.
and

The

crystals

consequentlythey move
from

away

in

plant life show

and

and

"

repulsion.

The

degree

building-up form.

the lowest

and

a
affinity
higher degree

still higher

of

attraction

chemical

elementary

manifest

in

as

kntmis.

state

It is

sciousness
Simple-conof
a

things received through

knowing,
ness
conscious-

the

physicalsensations ariung

senses,

in one's

ARCANE

But,
him

the

as

FORMULAS

advanced

man

in the scale there

of consciousness

degree

"self-consciousness,"in
him

to

comes

and

he

"

Not-SeH,

the

he

begins

to

understand

hy

means

the

begins

The

of the

but

limited

has well said:

misty

than

take

themselves

gaze

inward."

these

ide^

race

knows,

for

As

thinks

his

men

fellow

this stage

chine"
ma-

is

and

gins
st^^, be-

attitude.

But

in detail-^ur

They
the

sciousness,
simple-con-

its scale.

cannot

more

turn

never

in order

We

He

have

never

Self -consciousness,like

degrees on

only

gist
leading psycholo-

and

granted,

not

this self-consciousness

mental

Self

outward.

as

persons

of such

the

knows.

in this

well

possess

varying degrees.

consider

he

degree.

"I"

"knowing

gaze,

"Many

he

has

as

of

it. He

he

mental

as

sense

that

has many

study

to

that

of which

majority

but

know

to

is known

between

understands

itself inward

turn

to

he

as

but

to

the

which

differentiates

knows,

consciousness.

which

to

came

to

pause

One

has

perceive
here

to

is with

concern

higher degrees.
In
make

general

the

clear
and

way,

and

in order

distinction

between

self-consciousness,we

that

}rou

may

sciousness
simple-consuggest

that

EGOHOOD

think

you

of the former

world, and
laner

as

former
and

an

be

may

the latter

evolved

arc

meHtal

and
a

consciousness
of

as

"

mind.

own

conscionsness.

the

Ego-Consciousness,or

and

attained

which

the mental-consciousness,just

be styledspiritual
consciousness.

For

the

Ego-Consciousnessis reallythe

ness

of

in
Spirit,

more

than

of one's

own

others and

"

an

or

body
other

as

things.
own

as

an

awareness

awareness

not

Realization

distina
It is

from
more

of

Egohood,

'^

the bodies of
than

when

mind, even

even

this

the

ness
aware-

high degree of development It

is difficultto describe this


have

are

of the outside world, or

awareness

is carried to

those who

there

higherdegrees.

of one's

awareness

ccKisdous-

elementarydegree

an

^^Consciousness,
is

sciousness
con-

cal-conscio
surpassingthe physi-

to, may

other and

men

higher stage

alluded

many

of

the multitude

have

"

the

Or, the

who

Egohood

side
out-

physicalconsciottsness,

there among

few

of the

awareness

of one's

thoughtof
as

an

physicalbeing,and of

own

awareness

But, here

of

one's

as

plane of

consciousness

attained it,but it may

rather
of Individuality,

to

be stated
than

an

of Personality.

[;;.i;Ki;,G00gle

ARCANE

Personalityis

FORMULAS

but

life is playing a certain part.


The

Arcane

the

used

Your

Greek

"the

"

awareness

imagine

becoming

or

of

the

that

he

an

"

and

by

is

the

are

something

on

idea of

off

shakes

more

awaken

you

than

to

"John

to be in

reality

used by actors."

is
Individuality

that he is above

III,

something

more

he

the plane

he

seen

character,or "mask
of

man

when

personalityis

Richard

clearer

When

"

play that

is

If you

real Self, and

or

of the

conscious

enacting.

gain

may

personal

own

in the

wrapt

character

Consciousness
man

he

really is Hamlet
you

you." And,

and

aware

realizes that he

assumed

then

of your

forgettinghis

Consciousness.

assumed

The

"a

Personalityis merely

is

play

of consciousness

fact that you

Smith,"

the

actor

and
illusion,

than

but

of

earnest

Personal

the

rived
de-

part in life you

part of

of

actor

an

Mephistopheles,

the state

the

as

the

so

imagines

"person" is

the

Smith

awareness

the characler

can

John

ccHisciousness

or

character, just

of

said in

have

we

persona, meaning

personalityis merely

consequently,the
an

word

the One

by actors."

playing

are

As

Lessons, the very word

from
mask

in which

the characler

an

the limits and

ness
aware-

charac-

EGOHOOD

ter of

Personality that
and

Force

teUectual

these

of

with
in

are

that

anything

be

be

is

that

be

teaching to
teacher.

which

has

mere

in the Cosmic

Centre

Important

tower

the mountains

The

individual
he

^justas

"

experienced.

that

he

is

indeed. Spiritin SPIRIT.


or

and

body

than

more

mind

No

mere

understanding

will

knows

Ego-

an

must

that

"

must

indeed, he

For

He

Spirit

or

as

realizaticm,
tb^

individual

Life

tn-

that effect,

really experience the fact that he is

must

This

the

Knowing.
an

Life.

than

more

the

some

foot-hills above

of Ccmsdons-

Cosmic

approaching

the real Cosmic

know

Centre

One

acquiescencein

steps

but

the

however,

agreement

an

are

in

must,

awareness

or

he is

"

ness

realize
he

intellectual

is,

quiescence
ac-

supply the real

experience of Egohood.
It is
Cosmic

not

Consciousness"

identitywith
Egohood,

the

This

The

Individual

ation
',

that he

for

necessary

"

by

Spiritas

have

must,
an

slow

whole
a

his

of
"

to

gain

higher stage.

however, experiencethe realiz-

Ego"
Many
and

experienced

awareness

experiencebelongsto

attains Egohood.
and

the

or

Cosmic

to

one

spiritual
entity,before

grow

he

into this stage naturally

gradual steps

"

in fact all de-

FORMULAS

ARCANE

be

dragged

blooms

point,and

one

there

"

to

strugglingwith

the

they find
only,the

these

If

you

and

hunger

you

know

that you

throw

off the

are

tion of

Key

Egohood

must

is the Essence
centre

are

Personality

these,and

to

"

if

they attract

into effect

then

"

for them, and


that

are

ready

to

bindingyon

back.

proceed,you

Spirit,
you

of

who

exercises,herein given,

sheaths
confining

of Power.

pointor

ready

and

ready

and
personality

off. To

put them

to

usefulness of

Egohood,

they appeal to you

holdingyou
we

and

must

"Hie

important

an

are

confiningbonds

methods

appeal

As

who

many

hard to throw

will

and

depends the

into the fuller life of

enter

which

are

here is

and

off the sheath of

throw

preparedto

"

which

upon

these lessons

But

cannot

plant developsand

the

as
naturally,

into flower.

lines. One

into this stage"

pulledup

or

into it

grow

aloag natural

be

velopment must

will

that in this Kealiza-

see

lies the Secret of Attainment

Before you

can

"

exercise the Power

realize that you


of the Cosmos.

m'e

The

the

of

Spirit Spirit
Ego is a focal

in that Essence.

l;,GOOt^l"J

LESSON

IL

ESTABLISHING
To

"establish"

steady, firm,
tioa;

imparts

mastery

settlement

and

of the

Arcane

all

Ego, by degrees,

untH

at

of

the

of

must

become
all

the

last

at

under

found,

it

may

becomes

take

ever

life
"

and

the

Ego.
firm

ness
conscious-

self with

which

of

consciousness,
Once

never

leaves

of

Strength

one

the

Ego-Consciousness

conditions.

from

thai

Neophyte

awareness

natural

Tower

refuge

from

the

and
all

the

this

develop

habitual

and

times

instruct

fixed, the Ego-Consciousness

one

oldest

of

power

identifici^tm

Teachers

first of

may

and

sense

foundation

the

"

the

Self.
The

he

the

authority;"
of

one

founda-

establishing the

called

steady

Ego

with

and

tnalce

to

firm

upon

Formula"

"

(I.)
firmly ;

fix

or

place

to

is this

Occultism

to

settle

permanently

Therefore

known

the

stable;

ordain

to

etc.

Its

is "to

or

EGO.

THE

the
may

firmly
Once

one.

in

which

trials of the

safely defy

sonal
per-

the

things of personality.
9

[;:,.ifKi:,'G00t

ARCANE

10

The
a

first step of the

Formula

is that of

is

is not

Ego

superior to and

students

who

have

Consciousness
escape

the

physical organism,

or

of them.

master

entered

the

Even

of

plane

The

physical body.
thb

fully from

those

Mental-

requireadditional drillingin

completely and

for

body

ing
acquir-

absolute realization

clear,distinct,
positiveand

that the
but

FORMULAS

order

the bonds

of the

is

following exercise

to

mended
recom-

purpose:
EXERCISE.

Let

Neophyte place

the

from

away

the

of

the

himself

disturbances
outside

in

fluences
distractingin-

and

world.

Let

him

position of rest, relaxing the tension


and

body;
the

first the

During

of

body

body

by step, until

aware,

fix his attention

feet let him

the whole

the

assume

fr"Hn muscles

nerves.

Then, let him

at

qu^et place,

has

as

been

process

by degrees,that

body, viewing and


its details, instead

whole, and
the

move

the brain

this

upon

then

attention

included

his

physical

beginnit^

upward

unti].

in attention,step

is reached.
the
he

is

Neophyte
a

will become

Something

consideringthe
of being

inside of

latter in all

identical

with

the

ESTABLISHING

There

body.

will be

that the

body

in which

the

has

Ego

found

realization

Stage,

in the

of

stage has

Neophyte proceed

the

to

the

Nec^hyte

tools

or

instruments

physicalform.
realize that

and

and
the

would

undisturbed
Then

Ego

not

still be

stUl be

in its real

bring the

after

the

walk

may

but

in

there, attached

fully existent
of

useful

Ego, unimpaired

limbs into attention,

firmly in consciousness, let

realize that these limbs

for physical progress

indispensableto

as

being.

entire lower

fixing them

Neophyte

but not

next

using his imagination,

were

would

Ego

being" that, although deprived

tools,the Ego
and

let him,

if his feet

the

the

whereby

Then

even

body,

in

quired,
ac-

his attention

concentrate

now

his feet,until he is able to regard them

the

pro"

been

upon

to

but

consciousness,

degree

this

physical

follows:

as

Let

the

may

of

of

the

all at once,

come

and

upon

sheath

which

conveniences

increasing by practice. When

then

realization

garment

realization will not

ficiency and

11

dawning

or

"

for the

gradually dawn

EGO

physicalenvelopeor

the

dwells

Ego

assumed

life. This
will

is but

THE

the

"

useful

being

and

are

and

ments
but instru-

important,

realityof

the

'ARCANE

him

Ego, Let

FORMULAS

that if these

see

that the Ego would

Then,

still be,

physical life

and

uses

let him

"

in

them

even

if that

part of

the

let the

while

organs

that the

being, existence

and

and

let the

organs,

the

realizingtheir
to

purpose,

of

Ego

upon

himself

realize that

removed, and

would

in

similar

be

istent
fully ex-

value

the

Ego

would

Neophyte

and

in phyutility
sical

they,too,
for

are

certain

but

poses,
pur-

unimpaired

in

they absent.

likewise

etc., and

usefulness

and

dwell

were
reality,

lungs,

sider
con-

manner,

the stmnach, liver,etc.

"

also realize that

physicalinstruments

chest

integrity

being.

realizingtheir

life,let him

thus

were

Ego

Neophyte,

the abdominal

Then

the

dependent

way

body

the

in its entiretyof

and

no

that

consciousness, and

missing, nevertheless

and

the

impOTtaot

"

him, in imagination, separate

Let

from

"

into attention

purposes

realize

and being of the Ego is in

Then

istent
fully ex-

(the reproductive organism, etc.) and,

after realizing their

them.

there

not

were

complete and

Neophyte bring

let the

pelvicorgans

to

limbs

consider

while

respecting

wonderful

also realize that the

the

ability
adapt-

Ego would

ESTABLISHING

be

THE

full existent and

parts of the body


Then
tion

let the

real

thought, and

be

impossibleto live

without

Ego

these

would

reality,with
Then

body,

one

fullyrealize
created

Ego

organism

for

in

apart from, and

out

and

and

true

and

sense

"

these

mental

over

the entire

its parts

process

being

the

"

has, in

to
a

which

apart

of

is but
the

Ego

that the

activity. And,

body.

all of

which

through

of the

performing

organism

the

let him

But

machinery

independent of
in the

through

absent

instrument

physical life.

and

physical body,

into

body

Ego" complete,existent, in

that this wonderful

is above,

the mind

it would

in the

were

the wonderful

"

physical life

After

machinery

although

still if they

the

the

"

physicalbeing

of sense;

Neophyte again consider the whole

machine

manifests

as

the considers'

integrityunimpaired.

Ego, adapted

the

realize that

oigans,

let the

as

or

organs

organs

convolutions

then

still be

to

on

pass

its various

and

of

if these

even

Neophyte

centres

13

absent.

were

of the head, with

its brain

EGO

from

for it may

the

dwell

exercises,throw

body

purpose

and
of

into and
this

cluding
con-

re-energize the physical


measure,

become

devital-

FORMULAS

ARCANE

ized

during

that

you

that

it is but

used

by

of the
a

or

able

make

before

was

and

You

analyticalprocess.

will be

vitalityand
it

the

re-charge the body

to

it stronger

and

instrument,

directed

find
with

virile than

more

the exercise,after you


an

will

realized

once

machine, which

or

The

by the Ego.

is

realization

Mastery of the Body by the Ego brings with

new

of

power

energizingand

part thereof.

any

of the

body,

tends

Throwing

supply of
After

the body
vitalizing

the attention to parts

after this realization

direct to the

to

Vril

or

having

it

gained,

been

has

particularparts

an

increased

Vital Energy.
mastered

satisfactory
degree, let

the

above

the Neophyte

exercise
pass

to
to

on

the

following exercise:
EXERCISE.

Let

the Neophyte, in imagination, leave the

body

and

practicewill
thus
it is

dwell

gaze

upon

enable

one

apart

grasped

this

from

to

do

the mind

bringii^ fullyto
possiblefor

the latter. A

the

^o

it.

When

to

imagination,

the realization

the

the body
possibility,

recognizedas merely

Httle mental

this in

leave

the
mind

will

sical
phy-

ever

physicalmachine,

body
has

that

and
once

after be
sheath \jr

ESTABLISHING

of

covering,
commit

the

the

THE

Ego

and

"

EGO

will

one

15

again

cever

the

folly of identifyingthe "I" with

physical body.
To

those

who

of

the

exercise
the

that

reason

objectthat this

may

for

"one

we

imagine anything"

may

as

dead.

all that

instructed

was

be

imagined

physicalbody

the

always

let the

behind
"...

his

Thou

body

alone

the

impossible
"

either

soul

in either

"

which

or

it

case

is dead, the Ego

bodies, one

Neophyte imagine

himself

length

at a

as

as

Holmes

free, leaving thine

are

by life's unrestingsea."

imagine himself

occupying

(1)
else

being

being

other

Let
and

him

ing
leavsays:
grown
out-

then

different

time, in different phases of life and

condition, in different ages,


a

himself

in this direction is that the

physicalbody, until,as
at

shell

and

imagine

the

alive.

Then

about

to

whereby

apart, fully alive, viewing the body;

inhabits the dead

(2)

Test

that this is

is dead, while

physical body
stands

try

to

trial will show

can

an

imagination,proving nothing,

suggest the trial of the old Occult

Neophyte

merely

is

realization that the

independent of

the

etc.

Ego

is

This

wilt

bring

something higher

particularphysical shell

or

i6

ARCANE

machine
at

that it is
time

one

will the

FORMULAS

considered

The

despisehis body
"self." The

period of

the

of

half-truths,and who
great mistake, and

againstit.

"

treat

many

over

would

wild

it well, with

Temple

it

worthy

Keep

it clean

it be

Do

This

is

Neophytes

bridgewhich
do

"

of the
and

not

grasped

value
under-

not

lovingregard and

is the

Let

all

is the

stream

physicalbody
one.

bodies.

warn

The
a

expression

have

who

despisetheir
we

for

of the Ego.

physicalbody

The

is carrying you
it

so

his

well cared

respected and

the evolution

mistake

reality,

against learning to

instrument

necessary

in

seem,

realizes that it is not

he

is to be

body

for, for it is

make

when

have

"Me."

of "I," or
is cautioned

Neophyte

it may

itself. Then

identical with

particularbody occupied

"my body," instead

at this

which

using,and

now

care.

Spirit

in

"

good

worthy dwellingplaceof

make

tion.
condi-

the Most

High.

l;,GOOt^l"J

LESSON

m.
THE

ESTABLISHING
The
Formulas

actual

new

will

of

the

also

experience

may

desire.
him

the

over

he

will

and

build
This

of

to

treat

the

realizes

that

tiie physical

he

body,

realization

make

to

and

is

of

power
be

the

may
ter
lat-

17

realize

or

little

physical body
mind

and

it
will

that

may

also

enable

to

lent
excel-

others

and

will,

he

as

Neophyte

independent of,
will

With

strengthen

of

an

latter.

the

which

his

by

than

the

to

of

his

acquired,

once

he

realize

plane higher

all kinds.

When

is

phyte
Neo-

Ego"

superior

physical bodies

advantage.

fully
care-

functioning, weakness,

able

it up

if

mentally treating the

and

any

power,

the

"

the

by

the

to

will

physical body,

wrong

be

he

on

direction

physical

He

that

responsive instrument

most

and

existence.

its existence

irregularitiesof
practice

of

experience

in the

for

indicated

preceding lesson,

physical body,

mastery

employ

in the

sense

mental

of

exercises

(II.)

faithfullypracticed, will give

entity having

He

the

described

and

that

of

practice

EGO.

actually

superior
he

has

to,
the

FORMULAS

ARCANE

command

to

power

of others
But

who

have

let not

the

this

at

Arcane
the

trammels

of

sense

in turn,

of

be

on

to

"

the

discarded, and
its

"

thus

Ladder

do

caped
es-

The

cal
physi-

still higher

higher

sheath

is,

focalizes

upon

its

this

Ego

from

the step of

the
he not

in too

Master

step.

much

each

possible.

haste

to pass

step

rise naturally and

you

is

higher

next

as

you

easilyon

ceed
pro-

the

of Attaintment.

Followii^

of

follows

indicated in the

the exercises

nig lesson,the Neophyte


work

up

of the

individuality.But

before

next

has

incorporal higher Personalitymust

the

Neophyte,

the

he

Neophytes

build

doing

Personality. Later,

attained

There

their

retardinginfluences

in thus

spiritualnature

-^

"

first free

take
mis-

the natural

for he has not.

Personality

and

and

buildingup

the realization.

make

Neophyte

Teachers

body,

attained

not

point, of considering that

the bonds

those

physicalfunctions,and

his

may

Establishingthe Ego,

now

proceed

precedwith

the

in its first stages,

as

EXERCISE.

Placing
ease

and

himself

repose,

in

let the

position and

Neophyte

condition

meditate

on

of
the

THE

ESTABLISHING

incidents of Incorporeality,
or
the

Physical Body.

Life

Thinking of

naturallyand

being, one

incidents

For

instance,he realizes

by fire,water,
burned

earth, air

by

vibrations

laid low
of

such

Meditation

will show

might

untouched

or

injuredby
And,

dents,
physicalaccithe incidents

are

through

vibrations.

plane have

"

through

the

any

Ego.

without

efiect upon
In

some

the

that

none

plane of

the

intelligent
nation
imagithat

in his Astra]

fire imscathed

earth

of these

None

and

air without

ether

telligen
imagination in-

realization

Neophyte

through

through

"

"

the

pass

the

in effect upon

are

IncorporealLife.

feet

be

may

Corporeal Life,

of these incidents

water

be hurt

He

These

by sickness,etc.

the

smothered

with

meet

he is brought to

he

into account

etc.
electricity,

But, in meditation, by usit^

Body

cal
physi-

life in

by air, or

as

be wounded,

again, he may

as

that he may

water,

bruised by earth, swept away


ethereal

oneself

ether.

or

of

independent

corporealityor

by fire,drowned

19

properly takes

the

body.

of

EGO

without

through

"

hurt

to

terferen
in-

off his

being swept
regard

or

ethereal

things of the physical


the Astral

of the ancient

Body,

or

embodied
dis-

occult inida-

ARCANE

FORMULAS

tory rites the Neophyte

body,

and

himself

throw

in his Astral

in the flames

himself

into

things could

not

being

up

bound

Life, the

after

his

on

Astral
"

Of
far

more

the

truth

submit

realized

of

the truth, which,

once

and

to

new

and

and
invulnerability

the entire

being and

that

to

the
and

is the

existent
non-

were

is

realization

of

latter must

n"k be

intuitive realization of

attained,tends
of

one

to

to

destroy fear
invincibility

courage,

mastery,

causes

in his

him

the

mere

the

an

sense

Astral

experiencein

gives one

from

physicalplane.

the

in meditation, but

impart

Corporeal

shrink

corporeal things

the actual

it

these

with
the test, joyfully,

to

he

to

form, and

of the

often

convincing than

despised for

that

being encouraged by example

dreams

course

plunge

fieryfurnace;

in his Astral

would

these

mere

physical

to

reaUzing

the memory

lips,as

form

bidden

was

Not

affect him

precept he would

Ia;^h

lake.

with

of his

highest precipice;to drop

the

Neophyte

But

tests.

form

out

of the hottest

from

bottomless

taken

was

which

permeates

radiate power

and

strength.
Likewise
in

will

come

the

realization

that

itself,is incapable of hurt, harm,

the

Ego,

wounds,

or

ESTABUSHING

sickness.
have

and

naught

to do

is

gains the

that his

Higher

Life,

and

let

that

actual

Self

incidents

the

enjoined to

until he

all the

with

Corporeal Life,

and

persevere

tice
prac-

experienceand recognition
Self

accidents
what

come

3i

Higher Self,

his Real

"

and

EGO

the

thingsbelong to

Neophyte

The

to

These

THE

of

is superior

"

the

Corporeal

his

will to

physical

covering be, himself, is unhurt, whole, untouched,


undisturbed.
An

ago,
end,

old Arcane

"Well, what
his study. He

similar
the

tale

is

by

street

excited
tones:

"Mr,

will be

in ten

days I"

repliedEmerson, calmly,
shall get

along just as

Century
as

The

dearly
sense

it

can

as

and
be

who

"I don't

understood.
as

must

the

but

it."

be

It may

what

iff"
we

teenth
Nine-

the

Ancient

world

of

The

voiced

predecessorin

realization

see

in

informed

"Well, whal

well without

the Formulas,
practicing

halted

was

Emerson,

Transcendentalist

did his

an

he replied,resuming

Millerite, who

him, in strained

destroyed

to

A
fullyhis invincibility.

told of Emerson,
an

years

coming

was

is that to mef"
realized

thousand

two

over

told that the world

once

was

Teacher,

truth

Greece.

fore
experienced bebe

realized

given herein.

by

The
of

FORMULAS

ARCANE

22

step indicated

next

tlie Consciousness

Focalizing

is still within

very

consists
one'a

as

It tends

to

about

to

it

tend

to

on

gradti-

gather up

of

Consciousness

the

dissipatedsense

bringingit

actual conscious

existence.

to a

into the

The

of
and

focal

of

point,

realization,preparatory

higher

sense

exercise

following

the desired

bring about

realization

acute

an

being transmuted

individual

plane which

"

Centre

personal existence, and


into vivid and

This

Ego.

It
higher plane of Individuality.

bringing

of

the

on

Personality,but

of

realm

ot that

into the

existence

Force.

realm

ths

high plane

allyblends

the Formulas, is tbat

by

of
will

realization:

EXEBCISE,

Let the

Neophyte place himself

condition,of
upon

and

rest

the great Ocean

entities

are

Force.

Let

being

an

but

him

actual

around

Centres

and
position,

then

him

of Life in which

focal

meditate

the individual

Consciousness

of

and

picturehimself, in imagination,as
CENTRE,

which

Sun

which

with

Let

him.

pivot around
around

Let

calm.

in

him

the universe
the

circle in their cosmic

all the

himself

see

moves

infinite world

flight

Let

universe

him

"

the

and

as

volving
re-

the

Central

planets

feel himself

ESTABLISHING

to

be

the

Focal

THE

Centre

of the

indeed, in accordance
axiom

which

informs

everywhere."
the outside
it

that

the

in Actual
realize

of

power

is nowhere

totally immanifest
Existence

"I AM"

to

the

old occult

Cosmos

is infinite

its centre

"

lose all

thought

if he

likes

and

in Full

quote from

of the Arcane

Power.
of his

fullest extent

Lessons

He

Lessons
it to

his letter,
for it affords

phenomenon

Centre.

of

appeared

to

has

written

take

then.

There

reading, the
'I,'and

my

One

Life

was

was

Arcane
to

wheti

the

result

itself from

that my

going

fierceness,clearness, and

such

that all

typicalinstance

Day. Right here, I began

notice,'with

with

We

cause

it

of Nothingness, at
Infinity

fierce ei?ort to preserve


^lone

first

the

us

Establishing the Ego-

'wipe out'

disappear within

end of the Cosmic

the

"On

says;

itself into the

and

see

imagination and conception.

student

the

of

gard
re-

but

"

of his experience in this stage of Realization.

of

is

let htm

"

as

him

"The

Neophj^e

this ii

And

world, in this meditation,

HIMSELF

Let

Cosmos.

23

the centuries

us

its circumference

"

Let

with

EGO

an

to

solved
re-

the

'sit up

'I' in
to

sleep,

nation,
determi-

of Nothingness right
Infinity

nothing remaining

but

jusl

'I.'

ARCANE

24

Then
to

rest

made

Life,

the

end

of

the awful

/one

the

separation

of

brings

We

the

conception.

several

at

stages
the

stage
The
should
for

be

used

it tends

Real

Arcane
all

but

to

for

revival

student

of the

It is

should

be used

of

it

the

"I

Ego,
subject

Real

or

of

our

occult

of

the

is the

lesson.

next

of

and

thousands

tremendous

aim

other
of

and
been

AM

goal

the

by

the

Occultists

Its recent

reverently and

with

of
awe.

of

of

use

initiatoryexercises

Statement

I"

exercises,

used

advanced
years.

"I

realization

actual

has

statement

sonal
imper-

Self, this latter

statement

the

out

cession
suc-

mediatel
then, im-

Centre, and

realization

of the ancient

rites.

the

from

leap" attaining in rapid

one

which

Teachers,

lands,

Life

passed through the

bring

The

Real

the

and

freely in practicingthese

Egohood

Formulas.

Life

This

familiar

now

I had

of its rest.

One

'I'

how

evolution

Individual
the

and

Day,

go

steps in the

realization

forming

could

this testimony because

following,the
or

Life

Manifested

quote

several

out

One

witness

distinguishedthe

Unmanifest."

the

Cosmic

the

be

or

AM"

how

fullyunderstood
at

would

FORMULAS

Being

"

in
is

and
and

LESSON

IV.

ESTABLISHING
In

the

from

the

Self
Self.

Corporeal

spirit of

practice, he

will

consciousness
But
and

by

realize

his

Even

with

true

is bound

highest

when

when

does

the

by

the "I,"

of

closely bound

greater,

the

Only

dom
Free-

toward

the

Ego

is

latter
fails

one

the

ception
con-

to

bonds

of

begin

to

nature.

one

as

loosened,

are

partial

Incorporeal Self.

Personality,

Egohood.

into

same

into

"

the

caught

the

first step

the

of

has

put

the

illusion

nature

and

is but

of

oneself

physical body

evolved

the

its true

more

least

at

Incorporeal Self,

nature

even

has

your

cation
illusory identifi-

the

the

Personality

Just

and

Attainment.

bound

the

Neophyte

realization

this

of

realize

If the

have

or

even

with

Ego

Formulas,

the

directed

mentally freeing

imposed by
or

(III.)

have

we

of

process

restrictions

of
the

the

to

the

lessons

preceding

attention

EGO.

THE

of

the

than

"

Ego,
the

the

illusion

is it further

so

by
The

the

illusion

Ego

is not

physical body
25

it

of

the

bound

"

of the

only
uses

"

poreal
cor-

and

ioral
permore,

but

it

26

is also

ARCANE

FORMULAS

and

greater, than

more,

of
mind, consisting

constitutes
between

great diiTerence

"Me"
of

series of inherited

impressions which

is the individual

the

he

as

he

is in

all kinds.

The

the

the

Ego

"

"Me"

Smith"

"John

force

overwhelming

the

is the

Teachers
the

the

have

bonds

"I"

of

is

bundle

"

is the Individual

mental

ties of

being played by
"I"

The

It is often

cult
diffi-

very

free himself

Personality,

from

so

pletely
com-

self-hypnotizedand
Smith"

"John
several

of

is

part of him.

person

average

race-hypnotizedwith
Arcane

the I." The

from

disentangleand

to

one

and

is the character

is the real player of the part.


for

There

The

"

acquired

or

thinks he

reality free

the

"Me."

the "Me

prejudices,tastes, ties,etc.
as

part of

that

idea.
for

Formulas

Personality.

The

Let

us

loosening
un-

sider
con-

them.
Let

the

condition, of

and
him

take mental
the

"What

person

"aged 45, grocer,

of

"

am

he

in

Let him

I?"

He

Cincinnati,Ohio."

let

self
ask himwill find,
himself

considers

^"John Smith,"

position,
Then

repose.

stock of himself.

question:

certain

himself

restful,calm

self-examination, that

upon

be

Netqihyte place

for

to

instance,

This

"]6hn

THE

ESTABLISHING

Smith"

has
be

to

"character"

of his own,

appearance,

will

still find that be has decided

others.

shape, form, etc.,

certain

likes

He

is tied

his loves and

from

let him
from

him

set

one

hate,

aside

himself
he would

proceed

as

and

then

another.

himself

"characteristic" and

as

then

be did when

then

Let

him, he

when

a]l bis mental

As

remains.
that

is back

his

from
He

his

first

"

to

He
as

mental

will find

first one

his

sur-

cherished

sheared

are

well

of

the process

most

remains.

feelings,as

removed

thereof, are
HIMSELF,

HIMSELF

Let

him, in imagination,

another.

"characteristics"

from

divorcing

another

being divested

prise,that notwithstanding that

firmlyrooted

were

Corporeal Self.

continues, the Neophyte will find,much

and

they

to exist.

cease

like, and

one

imagines

that if

and

him,

first

He

in short.

the illusion of the

visualize

dislikes,

hates, his tendencies,his general "na-

things are

himself

certain

kaies

his likes and

tightby

that these

Then

txxly,be

the

he

"

"characteristics"

away

illusion of

the
of

he supposes

istics.
personal character-

things

tiu'e" and

tak^i

27

which

aside

himself. Laying

the

He

EGO

away

finds

the

objects

vision, he,

Something

of, underneath,

that

and

at

maining
re-

the

ARCANE

FORMULAS

of all these

"feelings"and

28

centre

and

which

been

from

strippedaway

Then
as

full

persistsin

let him,

mentally,in imagination,see

acting

out

well

other

part, which
He

an

instrument
but

but
can

be

and

essential

not

be put on,

and

to

off

same

off

"I"

is

he

in each

will

he

always

will

He

his "Me"
But

behind

be

never

"

and

the "1"

able

to

will find that tbJs

He

be gotten rid of"

cannot

Self.

'T' always at the centre


"

that

case.

unchangeable, and

assumes

"I."

will.

at

ful
use-

that could

something

"

other "Me's"

for it is Himself, his Real


same

"

is but

discard the "I."

or

acter"
"char-

is this habitual

"

but

was

something

remains

shake

the body

just as

affectingthe

may,

self.
Him-

imagining was

being

have

he

"John

old

his

that he may

as

acters,
char-

covering

this "character"

But, try

of other

mental

realize that

the

host

HI,

and

taken

without

exchanged

playing the

covering,so

instrument

an

and

that

see

will

Hamlet, Richard

he has been

will then

self
him-

He

characters.

he has been

as

have

they

him.

Mephistopheles,Micawber,

Smith"

when

vigor

find that he is able to play out

as

"diaracteristics,"

He

will find this

of every
every

mask

"character"

he

places

THE

ESTABLISHING

bclore

him.

will find that it will

"1," of which

old

same

He

say "I AM."

Self,"I AM

always

lie upon

"I

Seer"

"I"

is

else is

Something

state

ourselves from

but

may,

never

Doer"- the

the

"

Centre.

Divest

never

main
re-

be described

it.

these

We

of sense,

states

it is

it,nor
so

must

ignorance,be

us

is

it,

of

presses
feeling, it im"

cannot

separate
not
can-

nation
set itoff for examiwe

be, for the

objectiveto anything else


in

of

denote

terms

or

are

in terms

conscious

are

all

"

be classified

for all mental

"

examine

everything else
our

inner

for it is the Self,itself. We

"

for where

in

can

not.

directly.We

us

it

stand off and

It is

to

channel

itselfupon

"

say

that IS.

it. It cannot

through any

one.

is

may

outer, to it. It caanot

mental

any

things subordinate

are

One

but he

"

Actor

objectiveconsciousness, for

"

of

staUment

"I" is absolutelysubjective,
or

objectiveto

not

always the

It is

or
objective,

with

the

always

ways,
al-

must

and there will always


characteristic,

that

This

tha^'

"I," that it is

the Thinker.

it of every

Such

not

be the

assert
truthfully

can

NOT."

am

say of that Central

This

always,and

can

one

29

always

the face of Truth.

this,or

not

am

he

No

his Real
a

EGO

objectiveto

influenced

and

two

in

us

"'/. It

moved

by

ARCANE

FORMULAS
^but when

emotions,etc.
feelings,

our

"

Truth

it turns

or
changes,kills,

feelingsand emotions, and

these

on

the

know

we

them.

creates

It is at the basis of

all activities it is identical with the will.


"

Divorce

this "I" of all its mental

and emotions
feelings

"

istics,"
"character-

and instead of

ing
seem-

weakened, it is increased in strength. It then


untrammeled, and unrestricted will. It

as

appears

givesand

give,but

can

always,and

must

(2)

it must

"the

does always say of itself: "I AM"

always

"I DO."

reportsof itself: (1) it

two

say, and

self:
of it-

always say,

This is all. This is what

the "I" is

Something that IS, and Something that DOES.

All the rest of the mental

"Me,"
The

does

is

always the

same

"

the

belongsto

is changeable,inc("istant,
and

and

"I"

furniture

there is

shiftily;.

nothii^ else

for it to be.

and
stock-taking,"

practicingthis "mental

By

self-examinaticm,the Neophyte will


at least

be able to

divorce his "I" from his "Me"


partially

least he will be able to do


to
two.

soon

Other

testifyto the

so

in

"

at

sufficiently
imagination,

different elements

of the

Formulas, in this book will aid him in

this attainment.

For

of all Attainment.

found, givesus

the

this is the Centre

It is the

key

to

one

and

Heart

thing,which, when

all the rest

ESTABLISHING

The

following

Arcane

Teachers

connection
to

serve

and

loosen

the bonds

the

Let the

Neophyte

his

which

appliesto

which

he

to

himself

most

Existence.

distinguished

or

his Real

that is, the

times

In

many

name

Or, else,his favorite

"

and

were

Self

he thinks

when

such

in short,the

over

with

the

name

himself.

attention

contained

cases

as

again,softly,

into it his earnest

word,

reach

the inner

"

"nickname,"

over

name

him

being

familiarlyidentifies

repeat this

thai name,

of His

at

let him

meditation, repeat
"

"Jack,"etc.

or

himself, throwing

if in

name

familiar

or

"Will,"

or

ow"

of the

positionand

Then

meets

this

in the third person.

name"

"Jim,"

him

Am

Personality,

Let

of his

him, in

Let

himself

of himself

in

repose.

centre

In

Individuality.

objectiveworld.

softlyto
he

ties of

of

the

by

this book, it vrill

identity,as

own

the very

face-to-face.

Uught

spread the Wings

of his soul, until he

recesses

Let

to

calm, restful

outside

mentally into

"short

given in
and

31

Occultists.

Neophyte place himself

upon

the

from

is also

in the free ether

of

meditate

EGO

and other advanced


the others

soar

condition

exercise

with

enable

Self,and

THE

as

the Secret

Neophyte

will

'ARCANE

32

FORMULAS

find that he is lifted up to

consciousness, in which

Light Within,

and

higher plane of being or

He

hears

sees

few

clearlythe

more

strains

the

from

great Song of Life.

If the experiment succeeds, he

will realize,
as

before, the reali^ of the "I"

never

the Secret of the

Ega

Kipling, in his great story

Rudyard

life,entitled "Kim"

speaks of

Oriental

"Kim,"

attemptit^to gain this

"A
throw

people. He

quote from
few

veiy

themselves

their

own

names

over

the tnind
letting-

what
"

is called

"Who

'^e
room,

personal identity.

is Kim"

Kim"

squatted in
rapt from

Kim

all other

at

the

half-secomt"

to

he

his hand

be

"A

before

his eyes,

long-haired Hindu

just bought

peating
re-

selves,
them-

speculationas

to

....

clanging waiting-

the

thoughts, hands

pin-points.In
felt that

dropped

heights with the rush of

by

again to

over

solution of the tremendous

always haf^ens, his mind

it were,

as

?"
of

comer

lap,and. pupilscontracted
fti another

and

Asiatics,can

manjr

free upon

go

ness.
of conscious-

state

mazement,

his hero,

describes

people,but

unto

Hindu

book, as follows:

this

white

of

practicefamiliar

this

among

We

"

he

in

moment

would

"

arrive

puzzle, but here,


away

wounded
shook

folded

from

bird, and

as

those

passing

his head.

bairasi (holy-man)

ticket,halted before him

at

who

had

that moment,

THE

ESTABLISHING
stared intently. 'I also have

and

'It is

of the gatei of the

one

""What
"

of

33

lost it,'
be said sadly.

Way.'

thy talk?' said Kim, abashed.

is

"Thou

EGO

what
wonderini; there in thy spirit

wast

thing thy

sbould know

might be.

soul

I know.

...

Who

but I?"'

Tennyson, the great English poet, in his


to

and

ner
man-

conversations with

his intimate

letters

friends

and

testifiedto having experiences


of this Icind,
relatives,
occasioned

by repeating his

resemblingthe practiceof

manner

and

of the Hindus

in "Kim"

He

of his

'ance

more,

Sat all
That

and

for

immortality a

dition
con-

"

laughable.

became

than

more-

once

when

alone,revolving hi mytelf

word

which

symbol of myself.

is the

The

mortal

And

passed into the Hameless,

symbol of the self

Melts

into Heaven.

Were

strange,

But

utter

The

gain of

Were

other
an-

idea in the followingverses:

same

son,

my

cultists,
oc-

mentioned

lifted into

was

the fear of death

also stated the

the ancient

assurgiven a positive

was

nature
spiritual

in which

"And

he

in

himself

of to-day, as

stated that he

in which

world

He

to

name

Sun

Themselves

not

I touched
mine

clearness,and
such

to

"

and

loosed.

was
as

dond

my

limbs, the limbs

yet

no

of

through loss of Self

large life as matched

spark, unshadowable

but shadows

shadow

of

in

shadow-

with

ours

words,
wo

rid."

doubt,

,;,"

LESSON

V.

WILI^FOCAUZATION.
The

who

Neophyte

which, in the ancient

far different
it to

cuUarities, he
of

nature

discovers

which

contrary,
and

it is

do

to

seems

no

In

such

positive"I

and

"I

only

when

and

qualities

we

use

and

come

to

of

this

must

examine

in the

the

terms

AM"

"I

that

extreme

being

the

of

of

the

on

most

is

Ego

is

it is

"

which

that

dowed
en-

all else

There

nature,

Ego,

of

sense

be, asserted.
the

the

moment

Something

can,

the

in

only

about

pe-

something

non-existence.

Not"

had

personal

degree of actualitythat

Am

thing
some-

entity with

fact, its existent

always

AM"

ever

potentialsense"

fade into relative

first,last

to

in

he

an

for

mean

is

and

it is

actually existent

question of

forced

not

Self

that

being

stated

only

positivesense.
with

of

that

be

can

is existent

Ego

anything

characteristics

Potentiality. We
the

parlance, he "has found

Instead

distinctlymarked

the stage in

to

that his Real

from

be.

advanced

Occult

discovered

himself," has

imagined

has

the
It is

attributes
we

Potentialityinstead

35

..Googl.

arc

of

"

FORMULAS

ARCANE

36

actuality. Let
in its

consider

us

this

understandii:^lies the

the firstplace,if

In

understand

the

chology,we

will

the

Ego,

we

solution of many

the

practiceof

attributes,characteristics

be

inseparablyconnected
I" first one

emotion

one

and

and

has

then

then

"Not

and

another; and

strippedthe Ego
there

element

"

is still a

Ultimate

to

Setting aside

as

another; first

then

istic
character-

personal peculiarity

placing them
Neophyte

in turn

in the

after he

finds that

left

Something

final

Element.

Element,

to, and

residuum

an

"

"

irreducible

surd,

or

thing
some-

actuallyexistent yet is incapable

while

"

it.

and

being described, expressed


terms

belong

of all the attributes of Personality,

insoluble

an

which
of

the

ing
aris-

the usual

Ego

the

another; first one

then

"

the exercises

to

with

feeUng

for Establishing

personal peculiarities

and

another; firstone

I" category

philosophicalpsy-

from

popularly supposed

are

the "Not

of

occult

and
analysists,

that the Formulas

sec

therefrom, have divorced

which

keen

are

preciseterms

and

little further,for

As
or

or

designated by

algebraical*,
to the

existence

Ego, there

is

no

or

tional
ra-

Unknown
of this Unknown

doubt

in the

JVILL-FOCAUZATION

Occult

Teachings,differ
about

may
which

the
be

may

of any

Formulas,

will

always

"I"

when

when

"

sea,

and

be

cannot

of the latter.

of

things

occult

^ves

"

us

the

"I," which
or

unknown

to

be

"I,"

popular
"

whereby

or

UUiraate

have

we

stated

ultimate

identical

try

to

attributes,

find ourselves

we

Personality,

the

Thus

understand

the

the terms

is found

there

^both esoteric and


we

discuss

may

Element
as

element

with

plane of

the

to

way

Philosophicalpsycholt^,

of

the final
of

the

exoteric
and

sider
con-

This

Self.

algebraicalx,
Self, is foimd

highest philosophicaland

psychologicalconception of
the Wilt.

with

transcends

But, nevertheless

term

AM"

this Ultimate

expressed or designated in

and
a

do

belong

all

"I"

the

endow

to

identifyingthe "I."

both

"I

of the self,and

describe

to

then
peculiarities,

Personality,while

of

exercises

The

way.

rience
expe-

"I Amt"

attempt

for these

matter

conscious

the

the centre

at

attempt

we

it is

practicethe

proper

found

we

qualities,or
at

the

respond

by

will

philosophies

modern

moreover,

"

who

in

be

will always

the

as

determined

one

the

But

matter

37

what

equals The

the "I" by

has

Will.

called

been

Let

us

what
considering

then
the

ARCANE

38
highesthuman

FORMULAS

Will.

thought reports regardingthe

By studying the symbol

we

the

vinderstand

may

reaiity.
Brushing aside
of the Will, we
and
Will"

unworthy

as

the

find that the

popular conception

h^est philosophical

to

"The

the term

psychological
thought uses

designatethe underlyingEssence

of

Being

ftmdamental

life-mind-spirit
principleof

the

Self.

The

Greek

the

term;

the

it; we

find it so used

the

"

Ancient

Philosophersso

used

ori^nal Buddhistic philosophyso employs


by

eminent

thinkers all through

historyof philosophical
thought ; Schopenhauer,

fthe
Nietsche

and

'The

Arcane

Will

with

of

the

Being.
Cosmos

Wundt

used

Teachers
SPIRIT"

The
and

the

is that Essence

in the

sense.

Principleof

identified the
the Essence"

Will

in this

the term

"beingness"
or

individual,which

Spirit,in
is

ever

ing,
moving, changing its manifestaticms,flowing,evolvcomplishing.
proceeding,desiring,attaining,seeking, ac-

It contains within itselfthe


of
any

Everything,but %

of the

be said

to be

thingsit manifests.

Prof. William

"Buddhism

itself cannot

ity
potential-

and

SturgisBigelow,in

his lecture

on

delivered in Harvard
Immortality,"

f.lK"lc

WILL-FOCAUZATION

39

Mifflin

University, 1908, (Published by Hot^hm

the esoteric

York), beautifullystates

Company, New

conception of Will, in describingthe Buddhistic

attention

pleasure in callingyour
quotations from

the

said

take

We

immortaUty.

life and

of

great

the

following

Prof.

Bigelow

to

lecture.

ception
con-

says:
"We

all,as

are

Under

existence.

own

in

more

this statement

of

First, the existenec


of

objects
certain
not

perceptioa

sensory

sensations, pleasurable

outside

but inside the

disturbances
emotions.

closer

else,and differing from

passive.

This

inclinations

or

call Will.

pain or emotion;
is always
a

ia

part of the normal

the contrary,
it?

we

subjective and

yet it is neither
on

but

Ask

is

your

never

to

We

and

than

centre

the other

forms

which

say,

part of sensation

their

nor

one

not

Will

It
is

of you,

emotion, but,

capable of dominating both.


consciousness.

being

Will.

of each

time
any-

sensation,

This
,

or

their

are

I feel my

active,

in

we

say, I feel

consciousness

own

of

wholly different

the

to

consciousness

we

passions

aptitudesand

opposites. Lastly, of something of

of

Second,

as

painful, originating

or

call

we

opposites. Hfth, of desires

the only form

classifyas

we

Fourth, of what

character,consciously

bodies

body itself. Third, of certain

that

ments.
distinct ele-

material

onr

our

clude,
habitually in-

we

less confusion, several

or

of

familiarlysay, consdons

we

What

Sensationi

FORMULAS

ARCANE

40

inside the body; emotions, inside.

originateoutside and
But

Will

the

is

deeper than

objective to it We
We

consciousness.

and

of

it

We

off and

through

consciousness

the

We

it

examine

form

of

bodies

our

of

the

from

it

Will
We

modify

cannot

by anything else. It itself modilies everything within


Other

its scope.
to

it,but it is

forms

of consciousness

objectiveto them.

never

tv sensati("is,
emotions, or
its

weakness

own

their

or

its attitude towards

exists in

inconceivable
is not

form

in any

Will.

There

forms, and,
"

Will

is the assertion of

the centre
form

outward.

If it is
in

what

if need

can

passions,through

When

and
is of

form

the Will, and

we

forms
.

talk of
come

Will

would
with

act

them.

or

freely. The

its offshoots

from

by another

the free action of


such

throu|^

material,separate personality. If it were


the

immeasurably

the drcumference

B"t
'necessity.'

from

all

permeates

this is opposed

to

It is

active,it

of consciousness

recognize a hindrance

we

It

consciousness

be, create

of consciousness,intrudingfrom

inward,

not

our

overlies

moreover,"

importance, it

more

powered
over-

the subjective form.

form.

and

be

necessarilyactive.

is nothing

deeper. It underlies
other

than

other

It may

resistingor directing

them, whether

other

no

objective

are

strength. It often is. But

them, is always. essentiallyand

both

are

other

separate ourselves

cannot

stand

of any

terms

conscious

are

bodies, but

our

is direct
cannot

it in

We

they

classifyit with anything else.

cannot

describe

cannot

either,and

separate

intrusive
the

...

not

for these

personal consciousness

is, Uierefore,the

only

WILL-FOCALIZATION

complete freedom

obstacle

to

freedom

of the Will

habitual

and

The

only Will

better statement

Thus
last
we

Beingness of
mould

is'not free

had

persotuU

am.

It is

have

been

Teaching:

in

still

Cosmic

manifest

back

from

words, he finds

"

how

Tlie

sence
Es-

the
and

it

as

is moved

Arcane

prior

to

cause

finds himself

Will.

Chain

which

of

precedentcauses

remote

at

last

con-

Retracinghis path back

the present, he finds himself


which

Essential

the

XII, of

Lesson

more

Potential Infinite-M

of
"

thus do

always.

his desires,the Individual

frcmtingthe

Andj

all fonns

and

may

LAW

Running
to

"I" is,in its

or

Plastic Essence

the

Being"

The

said

Ego,

AIl-Acdvi^

itself into any

we

Will

is the

he said, '1 Wilt, therefore

is in the nature

all

pleases,under

to

plete
com-

able.
interchange-

are

analysis,WIIX.

Activitywhich

and

terms

best, but it would

at

of

cause,

The

find that the

we

find that Will

As

the

from

"

do

of

of consciousness

that

possiblehmnan

may

of consdoua-

said, 'I think, therefore, I

Descartes

I am.'

.JComplete

Will

complete freedom

of the Will.

imperfect formula

an

the

empirical limitations of personalityis

freedom

Will.

is

of

complete freedom

and

neas,

41

sonal
Per-

confronting his
by

of Desire

Desire.

In

other

extendingfrom

the

ARCANE

42

Cosmic

Will

to

FORMULAS

th" Personal Will

"

chain of countless

links,having a beginningin WiD, and ending in


Will

"

an

Thereupon
Secret

Chain, because

Endless

of

he
the

Middle, and

Excluded

the Positive Will

process the Law


bvit WILL

of Cause

is made

indeed

become

two

thenceforth
ends

of

Will.

arises the Individual

of the

In this

Ego.

and Effect is not

the Cause

and Effect nierge. When


Man

of the

the realization of this Union


Will"

Circle.

learns the first lesson of the Arcane

strives to realize the union

From

it is

of WiU"

violated,

the

this is attained"

Cause

then does

the Master I

l;,GOOt^l"J

LESSON
THE
In

Secret

the

most

Secret

of the

spiritof

this Secret

XX,

Aphorism

and

principle
"

"

to

WILL

the

Centre

learn

may

it. He

passive to
may

rises

are

of Will,

plane

yet he

Will

"

learn
and

to

above

the
of

use

create

he
the

Balance

He

inner

refer

plane

us,
to

you

to oppose

Desire

may

man

the

upon

of Desire.
the

under

instead of

Law

same

On

being Reason.

Law

by Will.
"

WiU.

the

informs

enters

tillsis the greatest of all


to

of

ancient

"When

remains

one

learn

may

us

of

the

opposite poles of

though
to

Let

one

Keystone

grasp

that:

us

"

Desire

He

informs

Will, and

the

as

to

place.

Individuality Egohood
of

of the

Aphorism

Mastery."

this

at

who

the

as

are,

is

formulas

regarded

was

Those

to

Aphorism

EUtains

the

road

Um

on

The

It

Arch,

Mystic

This

Teaching

Arcane

or

referred

we

Middle.

fundamental

and

fraternities.

the

plane

MIDDLE.

Excluded

ancient
Doctrine

occult

"well

EXCLUDED

closing the preceding lesson,

the

of

VL

learn

to

he

LAW,

remaining
to

laws.

more
Furthermay

learn

complete

the

43

[;;.i;Ki;,G00gle

ARCANE

44

Circle of Will.

He

Middle^
is well

man

We

may

When

Cosmic

Will, which

the

Cosmos

has

evolution

been
has

principleof which

unbroken

an

Cosmic

Will

Centre
'

we

of

realize that
with
or

the

Focal

have

and

individual

'T'

Will

Personality
"

so

is but the

of

the

to

nature.

crept in, and

the

deluded

by

from

the

ized
focal-

this

broken
un-

Will.

is conditioned,

identity
or

entangled is

is

the accumulated

great CoLvaic Will, in which


So

active

Individual

or

of

Will.

end

it is identical in nature

Point

the

latter is but

hampered by

own

has

Law

that there

in the great Cosmic


or

bow

seen

the

seen

evolutionary growth,

separateness

have

under

find that this Individual

doubting its

even

We

Sequence extending

find the

we

Principleof WILL,

Desire, which

the "I" which

bound
restricted,
sheath

We

of

At the personal

But

of

has been

of Will

chain,

is the

Logical Sequence,

of Will.

to

is learned,

Teaching, that from

progressed

chain

cluded
of the Ex-

Mastery."

evolved.

and

Orderly Trend

negative pole

to

in the Arcane

seen,

the

this

learn the Secret


this last Secret

the road

on

have

FORMULAS

extent

The
"I"

and
it is

of
idea

fails to

substance
a

Centre

it in the bonds

the illusions of the

of

"John

THE

Smith"

all sides, and

on

the

has

ideas that

of

The
Indra

Pottage
Hmdus

who,

"

in the

and

all

of

his

of

was

that he

self
him-

"I

but

squealed out

am

his

gods

killed his pig-body,as

god, steppedforth

in
a

his

wrath.

god"

let

to

out
me

repel

his little pigs,


rage, and

tried

Finally thev

last resort, and

in all his

ish
swin-

grtmted

continued

and

sorrow

pitiful

not

He

pig, not
he

low-gods,
fel-

of the pig-stale,

great god and

lost

The

his

and

pig-mate,and

tilled his

the

out

come

pig.

was

thoroughly

was

illusion

and
They persisted,

destroy

"

of littlepigs. He

in the mud.

wallowing

They

the

his

at

to

them.

to

gods

himself

unto

identity,and

him

denial, saying:

he

brood

took

the idea that he

state, called upon

alone !"

the humble

of the great

one

He

pig.

own

grieved

It

Personality.

of

raised

hypnotized with

creature

Birthrightfor

tell a tale of

body

tellinghim

pression
states, im-

following a caprice,incarcerated

pig mate,
sense

of mental

belong to "John Smith."

exchanged its Cosmic

Mess

scious
con-

actually imagines that it,

"I," is really this bundle


and

It feels the personal

thing apart

45

that it imagines
characteristics,

and

nature

itself to be

MIDDLE

EXCLUDED

lol Indra,

gloriouspower,

and

ARCANE

46

in astonishment

laughed
and

teachers

their Real
A

as

the

occult
ancient

(the

illusion

in the

as

the

strong

its

growth,

that

of the

increases
has

path

of power

And

then

must

must

to

be endured;

perilous ladder
may

not

that

-energiesof
in the

which

your

present

nor

will enter

thing out

leads
the
to

last.

be

soul upon
the

to

the

upon

It

numerabl
in-

this

of his heart.

This

life of
ordeal

first step of the

path

But, O

endured, and
the task.

future, but

ages.

the whole

at the

come

for

plant

himself

unto

utterlydissolved.

it may

it has

this

the

Only

wait

it is

And

will bleed, and

be

until

come

who

disciple,

must

throughout

He

tear

his heart
seem

man

weak

acctunulated

existences.

the

The

it.

expunge

of desire.

man

oa

of

source

the heart of the devoted

heart

man

the

and

PersonaUty)

its fruition,its death.

when

little com-

her

in the heart

kill it out

can

lives and

dowers

parable,the

teachings,entitled "Light

of

in
fruitfully

well

writer, in

"Seek

Path," says:

It lives

this

By

their cheias the fact of

impress upon

well-known

evil

he realized the extent

Self.

of
pilaticMi
the

when

of his late itlusioo."

d^ree

Hindu

FORMULAS

of

life; it

member
disciple!re-

fasten

Live

in the

the

neither

eternal.

THE

This

EXCLUDED

giant weed

eternal

thot^ht.
the way,

when

so

he

by

out

the

Each

firmly,and, by

the

is to MmseK

man

his whole

grasps

But

life.

solutely
ab-

he is

only

individuality(personality)
force

his

of

awakened

Will, recognizesthis individuality(personspiritual


ality)

with

himself, but

not

as

pain created

which

for his

he purposes,

to
intelligence,

reach

obeisance
bums

within.

its light will


have

you
when

you

become
The
"

the

the

of

the

have

found

Will

But

"

this exclusion

of

ity
beyond individualthe profound

the

to

dim

watch
Then

worship,

and
you

the

that

star

may

know

And

way.

lightwill suddenly

light"

connecting links

the Cosmos

you

has

means

by making

the end, its

Paraphernalia

Individual

life

soul

by

be

slowly develops his

beginning of

the

infinite

and

use,

it

stronger.

grow

of

Personality is the "Middle"

between
the

"

"I"

By excluding it,the
with

Seek

Steadily,as

found

the

that

to

own

which

thing

that

his growth

as

(personality).

he
is

atmosphere of

very

truth,and

the

49

flourish there; this blot upon

cannot

is wiped

existence

MIDDLE

One
is

the Cosmic

Being and

relative

and

the

"I."

in consciousness

merged

attains Cosmic

only

Will

"

Consciousness.
it is merely

an

ARCANE

46

in

exclusion

consciousness, but

regarded, then

realization

the "I"

while

individual, yet realizes its real

nature

so

with

the Cosmic

to the

degree

process

Will, and

and

of exclusion

that

remaining

and

according

act

recognition. This

the

is slow

an

identity

and

is able to

strengthof

it

gradual
"

begins

intellectual conception of the Truth, which

with

an

then

gradually evolves

experience

and

into

broader

greater and

realization

along The

illusoryin reality.When

is fictitiousand

this middle
it is

FORMULAS

the

as

Neophyte

gresses
pro-

of Attainment.

Path

'

Middle

By excluding the
the

that

meant

Individual
of

personal instruments
he

contrary,

previous

only

should

expression

begins

then

old occult

good for

Aphorism
the

informs

Individual

good enough

Personality

that

and

life. On

use

them.

things of

to

to

use

"

he

does

having

freed

not

learns

to

use

"

the

do

need "them

"All

us:

occultist first learns


of

to

this realization,
the

to

using

cease

but

set

without
to

remain

himself, mentally, from

For,

As

of

n(me

aside

his
the

the

things

Individual.
to

not

ity
Personal-

used him, instead of he using them.

have

are

Personality,it is

or

them

The
the

them

"I."

"

arc

vanced
ad-

things
^learns

Then,

thctn, he

re-

THE

and

turns

MIDDLE

EXCLUDED

49

and
and properly,
them, intelligently

uses

This
positively.

the difference between

Mastery and

the English poet, sings:


Slavery. As Carpenter,

"To

die

for this into the world you

Yes,

to abandon

"

than you

more

came.

conceived

ever

as

sible
pos-

All ideals,plans"
selfish all hopes and

desires.

"

Modes

of

best and

the very

even

To

un-

life,habits,predclictions,
periorities,
preferences,su-

weaknesses, indulgences
word

most

...

in

one

die

For

this into

All

to

be

the world

came.

you

abandoned,

when

and

they have

been

finallyabandoned,
Then

used,

to be

to return
to be

Be not

free and

used

for

open

t^ desire;

torn

Slowly and resolutely"as


honey in which
So
which

one,

it has been

then only ta be

sullies the

rightly

ever.

fly cleans its legsof the

caught

thou, if it only be for

remove

Return

and

"

time, every particle

brightnessof thy mind

into thyself content


"

to

give, but asking

no

asking nothing;

In the calm

lightof His

splendor who

universe,the imperishableindestructible of
Dwell

thou

"

as

In place all are

thou

canst

fillsall the
ages.

dwell" contented.

to be used.

l;,GOOt^l"J

ARCANE

50

using be

in

Yet

ready

thy body

is carried

along

and

in

ponring

ottt

Let

speed

that

"

thou,

not

anything, but is

sun

precious thing by

confusion

any

entangled in the world

and

sufiering.

and

and

all sides.

on

and

sea

of

with

sweeps

be

opposites,

incredible

land, yet the lamp itself moves

not

all,
So while

law
of

fears

nor

light-housebeam

over

passion, say

times

everlastingglory, dwelling in heaTen

of Death
as

at

that" ;

or

down

For

at

of

al-i

suffering,,

happen

roust

the wind

joy like the

not

drawn

on

needs

as

for then

themi
thee

cause

the 'I' neither desires

For

'~

"

will

in

'

'I desire this

and

entangled

not

they bad, and

are

When

free

FORMULAS

of

its

thy body of desire is (and


nature) incessantlyin motion
T

suFering, the
Therefore

I say

high up above
let

in the

world

is fixed in beaven.

confusion

no

be by the

must

cloud

thy

mind

about

this matter;
Bvt

ever

when.

thou

Though
as

in

Lest it tear
The

it admisskin

entreat

thy

true

self.

and

already given

the

rend

vrith the

of the "I," and

Middle,

as

thy door.
it hospitably,

duty bound.

Formulas

connection

at

and

grant

it yet gently off from

Fence

Truth

desire knocks

well

as

thee."

intellectual
the

Secret

the Formulas

to

Neophyte, in

perceptionof
of

the

the

Excluded

follow,will bring

THE

about

EXCLUDED

Cosmic

and

Consciousness,

Identityof

the "I" with

exercise,and
in

Ne"^h7te

51

the

of

of

unfoldment

gradual

MIDDLE

of

Rec(%nition

the Cosmic

others

unfolding into

realization

akin

Will.

the

The

lowing
fol-

it,will aid the

to

this c(Misciousness.

EXERCISE.

The

Neophyte, placinghimself

peaceful positionand
the great

upon

He

should

Focal

Point

feel

realize

its

that

Realize

between

Realize

no

mentally wipe
Exclude

Spirit join
that you

are

Centre

of

Will

should

his

inner

is of it,and

he

is

in it.

nothing but

and

real separation

no

of

separation. In
the

less
resist-

Spirit,

He

perceptiblein

the Middle

SPIRIT"
a

out

Spirit,

Established

an

great Ocean

that there

such

Spirit

or

of

movements.

way

tate
medi-

picturethe

the great Ocean

and

be

can

as

Spirit(Will)

are

you

rests

should

its thrill is

Spirit(Will).

"

He

and

waves

that you

that there

he

that in every

being, and

great Ocean

of this

power

then

Will, Essence,

as

Centre.

or

force and
and

Cosmic

in which

and

restful,calm,

condition, should

picture it

which

upon

in

Spirit
"

your

tation,
medi-

paraphernaliaof
of Personality and

join

of Force

WILL.

in the

and

sonality
Perlet

Realize

great Ocean

FORMULAS

ARCANE

of Will

"

channel

Will

Cosmic

as

your

for the

expressionof

as

will
growth and capacity

allow.

Realize

that

come

nel
greater and stillgreater and grander chan-

as

you

for the inflow

Energy
Bring
to

and

about

Will, by

Life.

and

muda

grow

and

outpouringof

Complete

the Union

unfold, you will bo-

of

that
realizing

the

the Cosmic

Circle

Spirit.Learn

you

or^

of
to

Will.

Will

WILL.

r.lK";ilc

LESSON
MASTERING
The
who
who

"

learned
has

itself in

The

other

thus
art

acquire
of

mastering

emotional
this art

Secret of the Excluded


WILL

to

Will

to

forms

forms.

and

The
his

by

Poise

and

the

regions of

Opposites

evidences

"

In

the

find

we

one

which

one

individual

who

awakened

Balance,

Middle

phases.

and

newly

also

wishes

Will, and

first learn

must

the

in the instinctive and

his mental
much

he also does

individual

by the

Egohood

Opposites, however,

his mind

mould

OPPOSITES.

important phases,

its most

to

the

variety of

of

influences

of

learned

Mastery
of

THE

manifestation

has

vn.

In

being.

in the direction

acquiring
of

gainii^
.

Poise

and

Balance, and

have

We

seen

in

in

are,

in

"

the

same

thing

same

thii^r

seen

reality,but

poles of
the

have

"

so

Love

Arcane

The

"every quality,attribute
We

neutralizingRhythm.

condition

or

these

how

the

and

Hard

Hate

and
are

its opposite."

of

Opposites

and

Heat

as

contrasting
and

Soft

seen

that

has

Pairs

different

thing. Just
as
^just

Teaching

to

are

be

Cold
the
but

are

same

the

53

[;;.i;Ki;,G00gle

ARCANE

54

FORMULAS

contrastii^poles of
same

and

way,

from

the

upon

same

reason,

are
feelings

fundamental

activity
proceedsfrom

Will.

called and

directed

itself must

not

depends
ties.
activi-

in
in

water

as

colored

and

much

as

solved
dispure

is the Will

beginning,so

being not

influence

the
and

emotion

The

of itselt

color of the emotion

is the latter. The


or

Will

through

is

or

always

The

Will

but
feeling,
the vehicle

feeling^its vital energy

Will is the

'

the

Just as

Will is clear and colorless like the water-

experiencesthe

speak.

Will

the

chemical

in
feelingoperative

or

its emotional color

for the

I^

apparentlychanged by

of the emotion
it. The

action.

be colored

in the

was

no

the desire,feelii^

it,and yet in itself remain


it

be

can

into activity. But

it to
inspires

glass may

There

emotion, the Will is 1

be identified with

emoti"xi which

never

which

centive
Through the stimulus and in-

of desire,feelingand

water

the oppo-

through the Will.

and

Will is involved in all action.

action without

or

all contrasting
but

emotion

in the

the Will for its expression


and outward

All
The

thing. And,

the

emotions, states and


Eite poles of

same

"

t)Odyof action,which

so

to

clothes

f.lK"lc

OPPOSITES

THE

MASTERING

itself in the garb of emotion


make

the

ordinary
to

Will

for

"

nothing

if that

would

order

be

manifest

or

like the

will is

merely

to

Will

itself and

becomes

This

Will

conscious

and

the

mind

the

throne

"

are

of itself.In

it is raised

sceptre of power

be
The

way.

conception of

such

pure

persons

up

Real

and

in

such

to

in

persons

the

Ego-

the "I" knows

that

the

Will

this latter state, instead

remaining centred
"

the

would

identical,then

feelingplane

of

To

when

"

of its consciousness

emotional

the

of itself.When

is attained
the

from

intellect,independent

pure

because

is unconscious

Consciousness

in any

possibili
im-

an

corresponding to nothing

name

experience.

their

there

abstract

object of thought.

be

emotion

attempted

were

motionless, cold, unmoved,


of any

it would

person,

feelingand

divorce

left apparent

residuum

to

feelingin

and

itself manifest.

To

the

55

the instinctive
its

plane of

rightfulseat,

Self, and

it

authoritywhich

the

on

upon

assumes

the

reallybekmg

it

When

the

Ego-Consciousness

certain degree, the

inmost

nature

is

acquired

to

"I," realizingthat it is in its

nothing

more

or

less than

Will,

sees

FORMULAS

ARCANE

Emotion

Opposites of

that the

but

things belonging to,


its

to

several

or

masks

it may

put

interest

It

its face, and

another, as

has

begun

started

on

move

the

road

with

playing, with

belief that

on
personality,

hand,

the

character

he is the
and

the

in his real

or

change,

as

which

he

he may

is still

emotions

and
he is

character

and

realizes

nature,

dents
inci-

on

that

see

put

he,

its inci-'

emotions, is but
may

the

that the

and

by htm, together with

objectivesomething

has

sites.
Oppo-

who

hand;

who

qualities,feelingsand

destroy

and

feelings and

one

individual

assumed

that individual

man

his

the

ual,
individ-

Mastery of The

its emotions

himself, is Will

dental

the

From

Freedom,

of the

himself" ihat

feelingsare

of

the

to

condititm

the

hypnotized

towai^

for

exchange

to the

comes

the

but

fore
place be-

desirable.

or

it suits

as

it may

off and

take

jective
obbut

as

off, as

them

sees

this realization

to

Contrast

other

and

in the faintest degree, then

even

but

are

them

sees

which

best

seem

may

when

moment

then

It

on

of character

Feeling

of itself,things

not

subjectiveSelf.

garments which
its fancies

and

on

fit Can

or

you

an

off,
not

difference

aee

that there is

the

contrastingbeing of

not

see

that

Liberated

knows

power

bent

emotion

as

and

do so; of

feelingor

Emancipated
that it is
and

then

repressingit

emotion

changing

love

to
to

one

when

suits its Will

so

slave to its feelings


and
then
characteristics,
of
spirit

and

"

it WILLS
When

to

the

it is the Lord of itself,


instead of

feels the

it suits itself,
it is best to
it suits

dislike,pain

to

joy backward

to do.

that

of its pcries
to the other

hate, like

will, and solelybecause

the

by

capableof changing the

"

from

pleasure,sorrow

and

that

expressionwhen

more

"

being,capable of using

own

of

Nay,

Self

emodonal

no

when
using or discardingfeelii^(

its purpose.

you

and
of the Opposites,

"

of its

likewise

Can

acquiredfeeling ^knows

or

means

polesin

the

as

men?

two

the

"

this way

of inherited

57

Slave?

Ego

now

it is the Lord

"

these

its real nature, knows

creature

wide

as

is the Master

one

the other the obedient


The

OPPOSITES

THE

MASTERING

Ego
a

to

forward,at
do it,and

:t

realizes that

subordinate

and

emotions,or personaltraits
alone

the "Kasidah"

is it Free.

It then

",glc

FORMULAS

ARCANE

58
"Do

what

self expect
He

bida thee do, from

thy manhood

applause;

lives and

noblest

nonebnt

noblest

dies who

makes

and

keeps

his self-made laws.


All ofter

is

Ufe

Phantoms
A

breath,

wind,

ancient

of

where

but

none

voice,

tinkling of the

bell."

heightened

being

sound,

following exercise

Mastery

world

dwell,

Camel's

The

living Death,

wll

realization

the

Arcane

in

Opposites.

tend

consciousness
It is

about

of

^he

from

adapted

modem

Formula,

bring

to

an

fignres-of-speech

used.
EXERCISE.

Let

positionof
the

upon

rest, cahn

indicated

imagine

in

himself

in

balloon

of the earth
fied air.

as

mental

balloon

Let him

reposc
"I."

risingabove
the higher

which

him

con""tioii and

Let

is

all the

off

cast

its attributes,
Then

the lower

let him

planesof

planes of Egohood

rising above

higher regions of

then

meditate

htm

personal self,and

into the

Let

in

previous exercises.

personalitytoward
as

and

of the

real' nature

the illusion of the


as

place himself

the Neophyte

throw

likes and

overboard

the

"

surface

purer
from

rarithe

dislikes;loves and

THE

MASTERING

OPPOSJTES

hates; prejudices for

and

everythingwhatsoever,

either

the

emotions
of

body

or

which

the

even

personalityfor

subtle

more

finallyhe finds

naked

as

as

trials of this

of power

Oppoutes

clothingof
will

the

assumed.

of the

and

Master

This

his

him

Ego

few

sense

new

realization of his real

new

but masks

he has been

pig

god
whose

Owner,
exercise

he

emerged

he
personality
return

to

he has thrown

not

as

will

and

playing, Then

when

gradually

may

of Egohood, and

the

to

of

iota

every

Then, after

come

the garments

resume

hcretofoce.

as

of the
he

of

babe.

off

throw

emotions, imdl

Personalityare

the. character

body

let him

will he realize that the Pairs

Then

Then

earth and
as

"

the mental

possessed,and

ever

feel like the Hindu

he

from

but

might

the garment
As

long.

so

divested

exercise,will

and

ings
acquired feel-

or

formed

higher

new-born

in Will

nature

he

bad; in short

or

feelingsand

himself

personal charaaer

of

good

have

balloon rises higher and

is

against anything and

entire collection of inherited


and

59

had
the
off

"

Slave to them

quicken the

will aid in the

ception
per-

Mastery

of

Oppositcs.

The'

followingexercise

useful in the

same

will

direction.

also be

found

very

ARCANE

6o

FORMULAS

EXEBCISK.

Let

the

himself

Neophyte place

in

coDditicHi of calm, restful repose, and


the fact that

upon
and

emotions

of the

experiment

been

of

dominant,

polarityof
and

his

the

He

feelingsand

emotions

constant,

he

as

shifted

being

had

about

result in giving the


over

from

his

feelingsand

dominating

polarityone

may

in

changed
sites,and

the

change

individual

ruling

to

emotion
the

pain be
shift
or

shift the

him.

ward
will, backthat the

discover

being

fixed and

capable

are

This

emotion, and

change

him
at

far from

tion
emo-

hate has

emotions

Will.

at

some

the

where

Let

supposed, but

polarity,or

mnch

always
of

or

opposite poles

love

will thus

are

its opposite.

into

meditate

imagination,try

versa.

feelingsand

forward.

the

polarityof
of

state

vice

or

in

the

changing

inducing

of

"

realitybut

thing. Let him,

same

then

contrastingand opposing feelings


in

are

positionand

exercise

wMiderful

will

power

preventing them
By

shifting the

painful feelingor

tion
emo-

Distressingfeelingsmay
balanced
obviated.

entirelyto

of

with

their

It is not
the

be

opposary
neces-

oppositepole

feeling-nnany adepts merely

polarityto

the

opposite in

sufficient

MASTERING

degree

establish

to

and

of

and

of mind

Pairs

of

those

who

and may

shift the

finds

of
polarity

Such

conducive
a

one

to

of the advanced

state

peace

between

the

unknown

to

When

extreme.

is Master

of the

emotion

Will, then he himself is able


most

quietsthe stormy

balanced

Equally

that he

to

on

one

Opposites,

and feelingat

tion
establish the condi-

his satisfaction and

is well

dition
con-

feeling. This condition

polarizein either

fullyrealizes

equilibfium,which

is the true

Opposites one

6i

thus create

which

"

or

Balance

occultist.

and

poise and

passion,emotion

of Poise

OPPOSITES

balance

of

state

results in peace
sea

THE

ness.
happi-

the road to Mastership.

,;,"

CODSIC

LESSON

vm.

NEUTRALIZING
In

th"

Arcane

of

the

Teaching

Balance.

and

feelings these

the

physical world.

and

attitude
and

deems

applies the

crest

laws

these

disadvantage,
bis

to

such

wave

be

harnessed
of

and

to

meekly
advanced
as

transmutes

and

he

safety

made

ative
neg-

he
or

ress.
prog-

be overwhelmed

to

rises

on

work

to

being allowed

on

it. The
for

the

overwhelm

to

him.

general principles stated


on

the

ocean-wave,

rides

of

advantage

of the

and

instruct

activities

else

or

own

great

in

as

assuming

laws,

by

emotion

Instead

as

master

chapter

of

them.
to

the

mastering, controlling

allowing himself

may

The

of

Rhythm,

Teachers

laws, instead

individual, instead
and

Arcane

art

of

of

fully manifest

of

by the laws,

Laws

dence
evi-

the

seen

realm

as

neutralizes

laws

Instead

the

The

yielding

his

to

the

are

toward

either

individual

laws

these

applying

In

in the

Neophytes

bowing

have

we

universality of the

Cyclicity and

their

RHYTHM.

Mastering

the

63
,

in

the

Opposites

are

preceding

equally

ARCANE

64

FORMULAS

applicableto the Mastery


Balance.

When

is centred

and

neutralize

focalized

balance

to-and-fra

movement

of

and

centre

cyclic movements
have

we

Balance

Arcane

opposites,the weights

maintain

the balance

the right relation

srtes

sites,
oppo-

in

fact

of

rhythm,

presence

many
as

in

of the two

each

of

compensation.

between

see, that

may

the

poles,or

tending
And,

to

Poi"e,

attainment, is accomplished by preserving

great

So, you

or

circular

Teachings. And,

the

we

poles

two

is

forms

mepely

are

poles or

that

the

of the

ceason

is evidenced

there

between

circumference,

ia the

seen

is able to

in rhythm

(felicitythere

imparted by

movement

ciple
underlying prin-

the

Opposites. For,

the opposites. In

of

in Will, then

opposites. And, in the pbenamena of

the

is that of the
a

Cyclicityand

Rhythm,

the Ego realizes that its real nature

rhythm, cyclicityand

find

of

the

poles or opposites.

in the Mastery of the

Oppo-

Neophyte really acquires the mastery

Rhythm, Cyclicityand

Balance.

The

of

principleof

Polarityunderlies everything.
The
of the

Law

of

Rhythm

Aphorism,
moves

which

is best described in the words


informs

to-and-fro in

us

Rhythm,

that:

thing
"Every-

between

its two

NEUTRALIZING

RHYTHM

poles. Everything rises and


the limits of its nature.
in

retreats

On

the

falls in

the limits of its

of emotion

plane

and

feelingthe
We

Rhythm is constantlyin evidence.


swing like
of

poles
sad
"

tomorrow

slothful

study

we

of

fact that these

and

have

and

ebb.

in

tendency

or

emotion.

The

attain
a

of any

The

reaction

from

find that

flyto

to

by
to

mental

states

the

when

emotion

ocean

ever

evident

or

sense

of

desire and

in

indulge

we

an

have

feelingwe

follows

arise either from

impotency

the object desired

the

to us

oppositepole of that feeling

satietyresultingfrom

object of

low, flood

and

high

reaction

and

law of reaction

may
a

out,

reveal

like the

are

ar"

life.

we

degree

glowny

energetic

and

feelingswill

and

find action

Moreover
extreme

active

are

their tides,in and

emotional

our

are

bright and hopeful;today w"

the

We

we

are

we

we

01

are

emotions

our

extremes

are

we

of

Law

we

tomorrow

"

power."

To-day

joyful ; today

and

find that

the

emotions.

feelingsor

our

tomorrow

"

between

pendulum

in
with-

R%thm,

Everything advances

within

Rhythm,

65

the

or

or

the action.

revulsion

casioned
oc-

powerlessness

hoped for;

or

else

the attainment

of the

discovery that

it

was

ARCANE

66

what

Dot

expected of

had

we

FORMULAS

of

specialexamples

to

who

one

every

point,have

or

is very

opposite and
depression.
of the

be

This

way

to

extreme

back
and

from

when

to

to

the

the

courage
to

state

same

sudden
state

of

men

suddenly possessed of
the

courage;

anyone.

courage

ing
manifest-

denly
sud-

swung

In the

have

way,

same

found

suddenly

then

they

selves
them-

would

perience
ex-

desperation carrying

soldiers have

experience ot

tion
men-

mere

man

recklessness

The

extreme

other, if either

further

no

of extreme

treme
ex-

to

it to

fear, and

bound

its

find himself

law, many

proceed

treme
ex-

that fear and

of dire fear.

could

opposite

experience

Many

will

extreme

likewise,

that the

extreme.

they

from

to

back

into each

react

of extreme

us

know

state

to

bound

common

them

so

many

an

the

in

to

apt

causi

is

tendency

carried

fly back

to

an

fact is sufficient to prove

same

supply

to

startlingrapidity. And,

elation

have

will

if carried

anger,

tendency

with

the

experience of

the

these words

reads

Love, hate,

In

this, for

point

not

examples.

necessary

pole

need

it. We

shown

pitifulfear

and, likewise,

and

dariI^;.

the

bravest

"

we

the
see

tion
reac-

the

NEUTRALIZING

tnanifestiition

of

RHYTHM

bursts

occasional

spurts of

and

daring and startlingfoolhafdiness

reckless
torioos

cowards.

in which

who

man

suddenly overcome

own

lack of courage

performed
that he

deed

won

battle and

was

was

with
that

such

case

revulsion at his

he sprung

the fore and

to

reckless

rq"ort of the

in the

afterward

no-

coward,

startling,
daring, and

so

ever

of

self-confessed

specialmention

from

personally,know

We,

was

r^arded

as

man

of

highest courage.

the

Persons
emotions

who
live in

revel

in the

backward

the fullest the

indeed

were

swing

which

and

the

person,

feelingdoes
pay

the

-"are

who
grows

of

uselessness.

the

higher

he

travel.

price of
course

finds himself

these

and

regret
The

restingon

or

are

feeling

emotional

in the

who

scale

of

vnllingto

the toll of feeling

"

so.

the

comes

more

lower

extremes

and hell.

into the hell of

them

Those

free to do

Then

gods.

plunges

the

feelinguntil they

depression,melancholy, remorse,
impotence

plane of

upward swing they

ecstasies of emotional

if they

as

the

of alternate heaven

state

enjoying to

feel

on
principally

dwell

Now

of

67

But

the

individual

Will, his real nature,

impadent and restless imder

the force of the

FORMULAS

ARCANE

of

play

of

rule that part of his

and

master

steps to

backward

swinging

the poles of emotion


the balance

and

and

The

first step in

rhythm

lies in the

rhythm

itself. When

hot

fit is certain

high by
the

the low

fulnesa

and

"

himself
on

poise of

realization
one

be

vice

the

closelywith

so

the contrary, grows

to

at

their true

to

become

knows

worth, and

involved

that

his

the

does he

In

to allow

short, he

nature, and
were,

and

centres

from
watches

more

that

the sloth-

his Will

followed
take

to

by

his depression

the truth,he

upon

stands

calmly the swing

them

feeling. He

excite him

more

positionhe

values

and

refuses

and

tify
iden-

ural
nat-

mere

as

allow

refuses to

to

to

cease

He

nature.

his exaltation

the
"

seriously.Likewise, knowing
refuses

"

depression

regard them

he

cold

of the poles,and,

depression will be
so

the

the

by

of

existence

by

in his emotion

and
stage of reacticHi,

quires
ac-

realize that the

to

either

incidents of his mental

and

neutralizing

activityby

vlfrsa, then

stead
In-

between

seeks

of

of

coraes

"

being.

the focalized will.

followed

fear

take

to

forward

direction

the exaltaticm
the

by

courage

and

feeling,he

the

to

"

is forced

nature, and

bis emotive

unduly.
his Will

aside,as

of his

it

feelii^s

NEUTRALIZING

and
he

emotions
detaches

emotions,
state

on

himself from

and

lives

may

be

swing

The

plane of

Will.

the

plane of Will,

Tlus

plane, without

his
allovring

tal
men-

the

and

pendnlum

way,

rhythmic

figurativelypictured as

dividual
in-

watching

beneath
Will

him,
to lie-

when

feeling.He

will

rising above

the

the

Will, and

plane

observing

of

by
above

Uie

it

storm

adversely by

acquire a

of

there

clouds

Will

there is Peace

still on
But

the

emotional

this

immunity

to the

Neophyte

to

are

him.

and

fluenced
in-

being
a

balloon

thundering, and
On

the

plane

of

undreand

by

of

those

plane.
to

rhythmic

all at

time, practiceand grovrth.

practice of refusing

feeling,or

sailing in

which

Power

and

of

wichout

one

flashinglightning,beneath

tional
emo-

calmly watching

emotion,

It is like

the

'ioiack"

mental

plane of emotional

tibe storm

his

oh
rl^thm by focalijsitig

is threatened

he

from

acquire this immunity

Neophyte may

effect of emotiona]

Will

come

of the

swing

involved.

come

the

the

on

In

poles.

two

the

69

of the emotional

lower

their

between

restingon
the

RHYTHM

to

once.

emotion

does

It is

matter

It is aided

take

the

not

of

by the steady

emationat

swing

ARCANE

70

ieriousty.Refuse

too

deny

"

FORMULAS

but not
aside and

in any

watch

before

when

will

of WilL

Once

This

does

not

emotional

On

nature.

the

from

will

its

at

it is-

plane

the bondage

willingly

never

play out

by

should

the

the part

emotions

beoMne

the emotional
as

storms

Master

yieldyourselfup

to the

outside of

does

to your

instrument,any
up

or

more

power

to

Strongly

and

instrument

emotions

as

than

would

you

if

always,never
involved

activities. Handle
an

will

accomplishmuch

etmicshed

and

use

often,for

are

properlyapplied.But, remember
yourselfto

never

the contrary, you

motive, and will enable you

or

ing
be-

nature,

laugh

life on

mental

that you

mean

aroused

the energy

allow

mental

unreal
essentially

feeling,
you

find it advantageousto

it is

ways,
it,al-

to the old thralldom.

return

your

and

the

able to

freed
partially

even

of emotion

how

with

compared

of

your emotional

will be

see

think

and

You, yourself.Stand

play of

you

being yourself

as

with your

real way

the

long

Yon

antics.

reality.See,

something connected

as

and

its

away

admit it

to

influence of

"

the

^but

in

tions
emonever

passiveslave
yieldyourself
some

entity

yourself.

[;:,.ifKi:,'G00

RHYTHM

NEUTRAUZING

You

have

which

by

is

much

as

of

find it necessary

But

"character"

And, in order

the actor.

just as

throw

to

the actor

is

to the

adapted
on

hand, and

Instead

"

and

return

rhythm.

should

which

swing
it

equanimity.

there

Take

what

instnunent

swings

helpful,

always

you

back

mount

it

of the

the latter rationally

of the emotional

view

work

or

emotions.

all other

use

tion
emo-

activity

the task

Beware

rest.

When

of the

is desirable and

emotion, do you then


from

his emotional

previous thoi^ht

blind tool and

restrainingthe

Will, and

basic knowledge

emotional

restricting
of

selectingthat

Itmi of

of

accomplishmentof
the

tion,
emo-

these into his put.

selectingthe

nature, you

reaction and

feelingand

Arl in the management

of being

emotional

that assumed

merely acting,and

in

consists

into it

result

part

"

play it well you will

to

throws

activityIs merely the


and trained art.

world

as

always maintains

the best actor


that he

in the

play

to

part

71

of

pendu-

from

to the

and

sirable
de-

plane

smilinglyand

want,

the

of

with

neutralize

the rest

l;,GOOt^l"J

,;,"

DL

LESSON

right angles

fixed

of

center

of

is manifest
holds

the

the

body

from

In

form

of

rhydmi

rfay^m,

flie Law

of

of

body

cyclic motion

and

is

Opposites,
the

point which

is

dependent

or

the

merely
the

on

the

on

and

of

cause

in
cen-

another

latter,just
of

existence

Polarity. Polarity,or

fundamental

also

continue

to

falling toward

itself,is dependent

Opposites, is
and

instead

fact, the

circle,Id tffaidh

central

the

in die

is evident

flying off into space,

causes

cyclic revolntion
tw.

law

the

of

power

ft

directly raidftr its

body revolving in

which

power

similar

at

from

forward,

is

which

gravity

point of suspension.
movements

and

backward

jdways

suspewion"

of

line

central

its

to

always to-and-fro,

as

is

swing of the rhythmic pendvrium

The

the

BALANCE.

AND

CYCUaTY

both

The

Rhythm

Cyclicity.
All

active

motion,
this

movement

between

its two

rhythmic motion

straight line, as

expresses

in

poles

is not

the

case

73

itself in
or

rhythmic

opposites.

necessarily always
of

dte

pendulum.

But

in

In

ARCANE

74

FORMULAS

fact, the motion

of

history,events,

etc,

results from

tends

outside

draw

to

and

swing,

generally in

of

it out

which

line of the

is

the attraction

forces

and

the

As

into

the

Aphorism
and

of

arises

continuous

Cyclicityis
into

vancing
of

forward

the

converts

straight
all

Consequently,on
of

Cyclicity

in constant

"

the

Circle

into

constant

of mental

is

of
the

all who

the circle

the

that time

old age

tend
ment
move-

only

escape

of transmutation

accomplished by
Motion.

The

Spiral is

ai-

sion
conver-

of

one

will examine

and

the

the

subject

is

person

'round

in

merely
a

curring
re-

graduallywidening from

prime of life,and

to

to

Alchemy."

traveling 'round
"

to

The

life of the avera^

circle

circular

in the process

Point

akin

of it. All events

recurrence.

found

to

"Cyclicityis

reason

Central

that the mental

childhood

by

the

It is evioent

from

and

find the Law

Spirality. This

highest forms

the

swinging thing, which

states:

CyclicTrend

in

move

from

repulsionof objects

circle.

circle. This

operation.

Rhythm,
to

of its backward

sides, and in all things we


in full

and

gradually

swing

also of races,

large bodies, and

and

then

death.

narrowing

The

average

AND

CYCLICITV

and

while
the

as

case

always

point

"

squirrelin

traveUng

be, he

may

old central

It is

by

he finds the circle

It is

the

firmlybound

is held

person

BALANCE

when

the

the circle into the


All real advance

around

of his cage

in his

of

the

the

by

inner

Will, they

of

Point

able

consciouslyadvance

to

of Motion.

Life Motion, and


the average
unconscious
It is most
Arcane

does

influence

to

who

Will, Consciousness.

They

were.

by

"

the

use

the

advance

to

Occultists

their Central

are

Point

of

that which
intelligently

degree under

lesser

the

so

form

bound

up

that it cannot

have

plain the

simple and

regarding this

of the Will

except by those

Many

of circumstances.

Transmutation, for it is
use

^0

able

difficultto render

Formula

it

Advanced

thus to do

person

convert

in this way.

the

are

Central

of

he is able to advance.

accomplished

assertion

same

constant

"

is able to

acquire Spirality"1^ accident," as


find that

the

gettingnowhere.

individual

spiral,that

is

real progress.

similar to the travel

process

results

narrowing

or

any

swing

constant

the treadmill

which

only

makes

Cydicity,

of

this Law

widening

never

75

of

with
be

Mental
the

scious
con-

understood

felt the realization of the

It may

be

described

in this

ARCANE

however

way,

This

the

on

learned
far

average

desire

Will.

WILL

to

exerts

could

more

by the

mere

WILL

step

in advance

scale, and

thus

his

^o

Motion.
him

By

or

more

establish

the

graduallyby

habit

old

use

though his

advance

traveler

'round

peak,

ascending

and
so

be below

each

at

return

'rotmd

to

will the

traveler

find that

at each

of

circle,wiU

its circular

the

cMr

find

ment,
move-

given point wilt

moimtain

it,each

to

comes

habit

little higher in scale and

Cyclic

simple Cyclic movi^inent.

life stillmaintains

yet at each
advance

of

SpiralicPrices-

of

Neophyte by cultivatingthe

stantlywilling an

will

Centre

Cosmic

ol the Wili

replacesthe

The

in the

new

project

to

this conscious

sion which

he is able

plain

of

power

which

establishes

The

accomplish

increasingpower

individual

that

has

jterson

is able to

his conscious

By

desire.

less influence

or

however,

Will, he

d^tirtt

merely

persQn

When,
to

he

than

more

The

advance.

to

FORMULAS

time

along

plane. Just
needs

must

The

the
circling

Path
old

as

go
the

little nearer

he

tainment
of At-

paths will

him-

study of

the

succeedingchaptersof

give the Neophyte

additional

this book

instruction

and

suggestionsin
ualijingpower
conditions.

well

of the

The

mind

converting the

ia the minor

aa

oi the

the direetioB

has

or

just

it" opposite is ahvays

Aa

as

Aphorism

the

from

The

the

old

figureof

would
Wire

Life

descended

picturethe
of

of

weakness.

Poise

is secured

between

Poise

Self,

of power,

mark

cultist,
Oc-

Real

is Power,

of the Storm
is Poise

the Pairs

of

the

Initiate

us

the

from

Opposites.

In

the
it

thy Self."
ilhistrate

to

by

the

a
tight-rope,

feat

Advanced

walking
to

wont

were

into

Seek

Power.

shalt find

of

neutral-

is Peace.

and

sults
re-

ing
by adjust-

thf Master

Ego

antiquity. They

traversingthe Razor-edge

Life, balancing himself

Pole of the

in this

Spiral,as

the

mark

Centre

Masters

the acrobat

has

always

for in it thou

"

Occult

Balanced

which

there

Neophyte

desired

Rhythtn, by resolvingthem

In the Heart

Centre of Life

visr

advanced

found

Balance

Balanced

Polarity and

Unity.

the

"Poise

says:

Balance,

C^posites. By

ever,

is

maintaining the

and

tzes

This

about

into the

of

i" Poise

Balance.

the

of life.

matters

individual who

of

be employed

Circle

distinguishingmark
er

77

use

bring

to

Visualization niay

of

matter

BAIANCE

AND

CYCLICITY

Now

by

the

Balancing

the weight on
shifting

ARCANE

78
one

side, and

the

Path

he trusts

Balancing

the

other, he is able

the

on

Pole.

attempting the feat would


of

emotion

one

dashed

confidence
of

art

But

Balance.

he

down.

the

or

have

pull

balance and
Balance

into

that

the

the Ego

walks

against

threatens

to

His

other
an-

pull

Transmutation,

or

dangerous pull into

in

mastery of the

emotion

Alchemy

part

is "Action

axiom

crises of

all the emergencies and

push

be

and

equal,"and this principlehe appliesin

are

to

the

person

Ego

his

which

one

balancing process.

manages

and

by the pull

over

Balanced

Pitting one

By Mental

Re-Action

the

untrained

The

be boroe

the

is able to transmit

of his

power

own

safety,because of

and

he neutralizes
him

of

feeling,or another, and would

or

ruin.

to

his

to

walk

to

safety. Having the confidence

^o

of

use

now

in

Awakened

FORMULAS

push

in

or

life.

pull to

He

always

counteract

thus

different direction, and

poise is maintained.
and

Poise

realization of the

Ego
can,

is based

and

be attained

may

real nature

and

of

focalized

should, always

from

act

and

Feeling.

the

in Will

i and position of Will rather than from


positionof Emotion

by entering

In

the

the

Ego^
that

"

plane

plane and

fact, the

en-

AND

CYCLICITY

BALANCE

tire instruction of this book, up


been in the direction of

79

this point,has

to

leadingthe

individual to

consciousness of his real nature, which, if


result
inevitably

must

Poise.

been

Toward

this

results

Knowledge

the truth.

goal, all

Make

from

and

of

and
cises,
exer-

Balance

and

efforts have

our

Mastery. Mastery results

Practice.

it your

then only, will you


of Peace, Poise

him

acquirementof

who

hath

You

have

been

Realize what

own.

Practice the methods

are.

and

perfectBalance

directed.

Balance
from

quired,
ac-

once

the
facts stated,the instruction,

The

all will aid in the


Poise.

in

of the Formulas.
enter

and

Then,

Power, which
As

have

we

Arcane

Teaching; Oh, Neophjte,

Centre

of

shalt thou

Peace.

In

the Heart

indeed

of the Storm

In the Centre of the Cosmos

He

THYSELF.

who

they are

ONE

said

in the

find Poise

and

shalt thou

find

shalt thou find

finds the Centre

finds the Centre of the Cosmos.

to

comes

in the

Power.

you

ness
into that conscious-

acquired Balance.

Life

told

of Himself,

For,

at

the last,

Goot^k

1;,

l;,GOOt^l"J

Z.

LESSON
MENTALISM
In

the

Arcane

Universal

the

forms

likened

shown

is it

brain.

form

is in

things

and

itself is One

but

are

Cosmos

thought-

as

is Mind

Mind.

in everything,

Consequently,
in

Cosmic

the

strcmgly concentrated

(Will)

its

Brain, in which

Things

possible for

the

all of

Manifested

There

become

Mind

focalized

life

that

in

Cosmos

the

and

everything

so

the

that

things

Thoughts

as

have

we

great Universal

in the human

Brain,
and

that

and

to

of

and

just

fact

Mind,

be

forms

Teaching

is the

may

NUTSHELL.

principle of Mentalism,

fundamental

forms,

IN

materiaUze

to

ctmditions

on

into

the

jective
ob-

material

plane.
Just

as

the Cosmic

and

forms,

activities
There
and
Ail

is but
the

one

Will

so

manifests

forms

and

the

Will

"

Cosmic

the Cosmic

the Individual

may

difEerence

Individual

Will, from

Will

on

between
the

its

to

is identical in nature,

the

in

terialize
ma-

plane.

own

the Cosmic

difference

Will

Will

tivities
ac-

Will

degree.

feeblest Individua

althot^h widely

[;;.i;Ki;,G00gle

FORMULAS

ARCANE

differingin degrees of
Wills

but

are

This

Will, from

of

the

Instead,

of

phase

shall

we

Formulas

for

Teaching

In

chapter

subject in

the

at

principles.We

and

into several

shall

substance

give

In the laws

principle that
the

FOR

of Mentalism
the

give

and

the

festation
mani-

be

the

to

theory.
in

"MentaUsm

could

the

you

space

the

expanded

POSITIVITY.
there

is

fundamental

positivealways dominates

negative

positive. Everything
that

this little book.

its limited

of what

entering

refer you

you

of

books.

FORMULA

"

for

for the explanation and

we

the

manifestation

to

once

Nutshell," condensing into


essence

described

occasion

no

lowest.

actual demonstration

of these

this

is

proceed

the

Arcane

have

underlying the

there

and

Mentalism,
into this

laws

same

all manifestations

highest to the
we

festation.
mani-

and

that the

in
applicable

Teaching

Arcane

principlesand

the

it follows

so,

laws, and principlesare

And

in the great

focalisedcentres

being

dividua
In-

fact, the

Will, varying greatly in power

Cosmic

In

In

power.

negative is always
has

its

keynote depends

upon

subordinate

keynote
the

of

to

the

the

positivity.

degree of

Will

"

MENTAUSM

IN

Consciousness.
in

When

those

turn

around

environment
This

and

we

thinks

of

force

Will
m

Will

of
is

occupying

matter

The

of Will.

of
of

measurement

of

to

be

no

such

This

is

by

Will

Nor

he

the units

used

other forms

measurement

quantityor

that
ured
meas-

think of
conceive
in the

of

urement
meas-

of force. There

Will, but

of
amount

fact

is not

be

cannot

can

the way

tn

It cannot

One

fested
manifect
its ef-

can

space

large

be

he

produce

occultists.

or
electricity

standard

order

when

of

must

of Will.

amount

being measured

think

which

member,
Re-

the amount

person,

to

occupies space.

pound

or

to

the

upon

individual.

There

by spatialdimensions.
yard

the

of Will, not

is apt

erroneous.

substance
or

but also

persons

average

all advanced

to

material

The

Power

quaHtilyor

thing as

matter

Will.

is

polarized

dependent

by

degree

quantity of

This

known

the

the individual

by

to

course,

manifested

Will

of

amount

welt

conditions.

say

quantity of

83

intenselypositiveto

is

only

positivityis, of

degree of Will

or

he
not

"

becomes

one

Will-Consciousness

NUTSHELL

"

not

it is altogether

degree.

degree of

Will

manifested

by

the

Individual

ARCANE

84
depends

his

upon

degree of focalization

Will

in the Cosmic
of one's

is his

FORMULAS

itself.

relation

The

Power

Will

he

must

The

realization.

the

to

The

Power

is

of

individual

The

j something

Will

created

has

Will

Power

in

his

of

development

the

fact

that

of force and

of
the

Will in

higher the degree of

this

truth

in

of the individual

your

is not

by htm, but is, in reality,the

and

"

Neophyte the

manifestation

the

of

"

The

Power

moves

1W/Z.L

the

Fasten

possess.

The

earlier

the

will
higher degree of positivity

the

of the Coimic

Will.

to the

simply in

Will.

power

flow

for

Egohood

\ must

give

focalizedcentre

realization

i minds:

quently
Conse-

fundamental

in

given

will

consists

the great Cosmic

the

the

upon

Formulas

Formula

realization

individual

greater

Secret of Mentalism.

Arcane

Will

this

the

developing positivityin

based

chapters of this book

the

Will

capacity for manifesting Will Power.


all efforts toward

key

tion
greater the realiza-

the Cosmic

to

polarity

or

Will

being.

in which
The

he

and

lives

individual

has

no

himself,but all the will he manifests

through his organism from the Cosmic


individual
channel

is merely the focal

through

which

the

point of

Cosmic

Will

MENTALISM

Ponder

act.

may

IN

in tbemiie

well

contained

serve

as

Atmosphere,

influences
his

render

be

is

Cosmos

Mind
or

World

Stuff is

Stuff is

just as

in the air,or

of

Positive

should
Mind

in

with

aid him

to

the

as

as

brain

the

think

is

is filled

and

and

IS

every

in the

kind.
pure

act

Neophyte

itself. Then

he

see)

the

(mentally imagine

or

vicinity becoming

immediate

of Will.

positivepower
of himself

The

Will

the

in the ether,

vibration

by Visualization.

his

whom

particularquality. The

of any

he

to

Stuff with

Atmosphere is created by

Visualize

chatted

Mind

everywhere. Vibration
real

verse
ad-

tending

Brain, remember,

first realize that

Stuff

own

from

with

those

in the

just

in matter

Will, aided

should

will tend to

also

by

Posi-

Positive Atmosphere

The

of its

Mind

The

felt

is filled

mind-stuff

Cosmic

outside, and

the vibrations

by

all space

which
with

from

for himself

shieldinghim

positivepower

occasioned

of Mentaliani.

Aura, which

or

in contact.

comes

Neophyte, for

Secret

create

protectivearmor

85

ATMOSPHERE.
should

Neophyte

thre Will

these words, O

the whole

WILL
The

NUTSHELL

surrounded

as

distance of about three feet with

an

It will
for

egg-shaped aura

atmosphere of highly charged Will, radiating

or

from
a

FORMULAS

ARCANE

86

him

and

vibratingwith

of occult truth, this

matter

intense energy.

an

existent,although the ordinary senses


the vibrations

day,

oftener, with

or

of your
you

can

aura

or

of

Treat

aura.

the

Positive

Atmosphere.

visualise,or

imagine,the

atmosphere,the greater

allow

not

himself

the Imagination as
mental
The

those

The

gree
de-

clearly

more

existence

of this

will be your

degree

The

Neophyte

in

regardii^

of wonderful occult power.


activity

new

with

discover

soon

whom

renders

him

about

among

charged magnet

he

in contact

comes

more

unless
As

strength.

and

electric wire.

become

that

feel a

understand

passes,

and

ordinary peoplejust as
or

quired
ac-

come
will tend to be-

they,too,
time

will

tice
prac-

perfectthe Neophyte

describe this,but those who


soon

that he has

positive
personal atmosphere,and

principlesinvolved.

it will

the

"

negativeto him,

move

yourselfevery

be deceived

something peculiarabout bim,

the

ceive
per-

unreal, fanciful thing it is

an

Neophyte will
a

to

really

cannot

intent to increase

positivepersonal atmosphere.

must

or

is

phenomena

As

will

highly

It is difficult to

will practiceto

acquire

conscious of their newly fotmd

MENTALISM

In order

hold

IN

focalize

to

in his mind

"/ AM

OF

Neophyte

the presence

"overlap" him
He

should

This

them.

is

of course)
over

by

me."

focalize
as

his

his

the

meet

"I

not

cases).
positive

denying the

deny your
the

such

"overlap"

to

at once

mentally,
Positivity

Neophyte should

of Will, and
He

will

having

mingling with

realization of one's self

the

he

other

him.

oppressed by

in the

mic
Cos-

the

find that

soon

and
positivity,

scale of

finds himself

Egohood

is in

self
Will-Consciousness, seeing him-

degree below

while

in such

(silentlyand

time

of hira.

the

that he

they shall

indeed

not

person

same

own

back

will rise in

If he

the

focal centre

Will

will sink

edge" if

the assertion

At

on

least to

at

other

that
used

tenn

accomplished by

of the
positivity

WILL."

experience. In

determine

once

determine
to

of

positivethan himself,

more

(the occult

"edge

persons

at

may

statement

or

occasionallyfind

may

past trainingor

he should

cases

87

POSITIVITY.

of persons

to their

owing

image,

POSITIVE

PERSONAL
The

NUTSHELL

fully,the Neophyte

more

the mental

CENTRE

same
as

sense

of negativity

crowd, he should
way.

The

Focal

Centre

sert
as-

greater the
of

Will,

ARCANE

88

FORMULAS

degree of

the greater the

Personal

Positive Atmosphere

will be manifested.

VISUALIZATION.
In this
in

number

shall

chapter we

of Visualization,

speak

places. Visualization

of

is the creative

process

employed by occultists desiringto manifest

Mental

Images

Visualization

to

be

to

create

in

\ It

material and

conditions

as

in

clear

should

to

wish
be.

Around

to be.

(3)

See

these

realities form

be observed

(2)

See

conditions
visualized

wish

Image

tends

which

thing itself.
endeavor

Image

if it

The
to

of

the

actually

were

three rules of Visualization

(1) See yourselfas

others
as

you

as

themselves.

is to

These

objectiveform

Mental

desired,as

existent at that moment.

holding

group

of the

possiblea

condition

thing or

to

Visualization

as

Planes.

pattern around

tend

is,in fact,the seed-form

prime factor

you

and

Mental

it is the mental

"

material

create

Material

forming

actuality.The

for itself

and existence
the

in

consists

and

Image of thingsand conditions

Mental
them

the Uental

on

you

as

you

wish

ideals,do

wish
them

the

them
to ht.

material

and crystallize.

[;;.i;Ki;,G00g

MENTALISM

IN

NUTSHELL

89

STATEMENTS.
All occultists have

"affirmations"

or

Occult

Statements
of

about.

the

There

is an

is not

necessary

"Such

Do

tense.

not

thing will
and

such

be

Spoken Word

bye and

this moment.

Statement

must

Make

^we/y" avoid

The

not

is also

it is not

use

speak in

tone

these statements

tone

(and

in

aetual

good

necessary

to

cult
oc-

to-^

be appreciated.

earnestlyand

all half-hearted
results.

in the

as

of the Positive Occult

statements

result in half-hearted
do

particularpurpose

be experienced in order
your

which

bye, but boldly assert

There

power

own.

yourself,"Such

to

say

great

the assertion that

"

Statements

use

istence
ex-

brit^

their

of

power

thing is existent and

discuss in detail.

course,

to a

behind this, which

reason

favor"

Visualization

in the

Always

us.

being, now,

to

explain here

.to

Of the

wish

you

exists is sufficient for the

before

have

occult power

the power

such

to aid the

besides

degree, and

which

conditions

These

call them.

some

as

positiveassertions

are

They tend

present

ments,
recognized the value of State-

for

statements,
In

making

of entreaty,
of

they

your

ments,
state-

of

asking

or

COMMAND.

should not

post-

be made

Of
aloi:d to

"1

ARCANE

90

other
in

of meditation

in connection
that

have

people. They
state

FORMULAS

with

they will

Mental

best eSect

the

and

concentration.

visualization,and

tend

energize

to

when

made

Use

them

will find

yon

vitalize jrour

and

Images.
DENIALS.

Occult

Denials

are

form

of Occult

They

have

With

the individual focalized

exert

much

existence
his

path.

positiveeffect

most

occult

the

and

disappearfrom

by

later
in the
"I

material

DENY

this
I

not

your

statements.

exist."

Make

Alchemy

strikinganatt^^
in the

your

sense

to

be

not

and

afrsud

It has
world.

my

denials
not

as

beg

of

the

disintegrate

like kind

COMMAND,

MENTAL

of

how

see

to

beset

world, which

obstacle.

it out

deny

does

of
Do

that

or

me.

tendency

response

out

difficulties which

one's mental

world.

over

Mental

Will, he is able

It is marvelous, at times, to

obstructingthings evince
and

in

rightlyused.

by boldly denying

power

obstades

when

Statements.

is followed

degree
to

no

For

say:

power
me

it

positiveas
entreat.

or

ALCHEMY.
or

to

Mental

Material

Transmutation

Alchemy

that in both

bears

or

there is

mutation,
Trans-

marked

MENTALISM

CHANGE

IN

in form

things operated
material

be,

outward

of

and

are

form
be

can

Mind

transmuted

and

and

character.

destroyed
"

Alchemy
things

first and

MENTAL
In

all forms

of

Mentalism

phenomena

of Mental

not

confined

the gross

to

universe, but

the

with

or

which

wills,there

Each

rate

Brain

or

things
in their

changed

mos
Nothing in the Cos-

always, that

Mental

You

destroy

do

of

there

not

is in

material substance

all space

of

the

of which
When

atom

or

keynote.

Mind

Stuff

is

the great Cosmic


one

vibration

is

of the

in the

is filled. Mind

thought, feeling or

of vibration, or

evidence

Vibration

equally in evidence

is manifest

vibration
kind

In

Alchemy.

Vibration,

is composed.

Brain

in the

own

is

elementary material

World

muted
trans-

VIBRATION.

the

Stuff

and

merely change them.

^you

"

things, like

everything is capable of

but

CHANGE.

means

or

Mentalism, in

is Mental

Cosmic

Remember,

change.

and

of the Alchemist.

the

91

of the substances

transformed

be

striking forms,

crucible

NUTSHELL

Conditions

upon.

the Will

its most

may

nature

objects,may

at

the

and

thinks, feels,

just as truly as
the

tuning-fork.^

emotion

has

its,
"^

ARCANE

92

When

certain

it tends

mental

within

tuning-fork will

objects in

the

vibrations

tend

other

minds

This

being

will carry, in
backed

vicini^, or

mind

less effect. He

in the

idea upon

of

strength and
AND
currents

Stuff, just as there

emotion

in the air.

or

ocean

manifested
waves

will flow

out

or

forth

cotaiii

in

cumstance
cir-

individual

if. an

his

Will, he will

others, with
in this

to send, forth

and

waves

the

vibrations

by

currents

an

are

mental

more

the practice

by

by Visualization,for

WAVES

are

of Mind

create

and

practicestend

There

that

will be aided

of Statements

in

as

positive,persistentidea,

impress that

or

Just

sending

under

applicatiMi of

an

minds; of

the

distances.

his

THOUGHT

mind

its

it follows

high degree

reproduce those

able to

of a,

will

to

be

these

so

so,

with

up

in

states

similar vibrations

cause

long

at

fested
mani-

"s

its field of induction.

room,

in

vibration

reproduce similar vibrationst and

to

coming

of mental

rate

similar

consequent
those

FORMULAS

both

of

vibrations

power.

CURRENTS.
in the great
waves

and

ocean

currents

Thoughts, feelingsand
individual

in the Mind

in all directions

will tend

to

Stuff,which

influencingand

af-

IN

MENTALISM

happen

others

to

maintain

vibration

corresponding

wave

current

or

thought
and

whom

they

thought

wish

mark, and

and

create

rect,
consciouslydi-

Will

the

much

are

FORMS.
concentrated

ciHicentrated thought apd

an

in

in contact

effect upon
person

person

or

thought waves

as

and

WILL,

others,have

his

persons.

Occultists who

and

Will

thought-forms

of

so

high

and strength'that
they produce upon

impression that

the

mind

as

by.

have

degree

great

present

were

upon

the

acquired

often able
a

or

which, when,

mind

and

focalization are

the

almost

ff the sender

exerting

concentration
forth

with

thent

their

to

greater effect.

thought-bodiesusually projected from

coming

those

upon

travel direct

currents

THOUGHT

Thought-forms

able to

focus

understand

influence,and consequentlytheir

to

waves

these

forth

who

Tliosc

are

and

concentrate

traveling

intention,and consequently with

direct

of Mentalism

laws

the

usually unconsciously

currents,

or

of
sends

one

comparatively slighteffect.
the

93

degree of mental

that

to

Every

waves

without

NUTSHELL

if
in their field of force, particularly

fectingothers
those

to

send

of power

others the

tal
men-

sender, himself, is actually

ARCANE

94

FORMULAS

present in person,
In

of

some

ated.
inpression cre-

is the

strong

so

the methods

which

shall

we

now

describe,the production of these thought-fonns will


be described.
PRACTICAL
We

have

above

said but

mentioned

have

the

read

this book

of

from

and

what

Wc

to

In
we

dwell

would

to

obtain
for

or

being

on

in the

methods

while

anyone

degree

have

first

who

of

grasped

the

Mentalism

Teaching.

directlyto
Formulas,

herein

the

rather

side of the

may

garding
re-

ject.
sub-

described,

obtain

some

still in order

success

it is

sary
neces-

sciousness,
developed the Will-Con-

degree
power

of

detail

much

Arcane

by practicingthem,

some

the motive

will have

pass

We

Those

elsewhere

theoretical

the

marked
to

one

the

that

success

any

into

go

in The

contained

with

say

degree of

read

besides

said

upon

connection

Mentalism.

phenomena.

it preferableto

practicalmethods
than

the

to

describingthe

underlyingprinciplesof

have

we

think

phases of

will have

theoretical detail,and

in

words

it necessary

theory

fundamental

few

various

thought

not

METHODS.

of

back

Egohood.
of all forms

The

Will

of Men-

'A

MENTALISM-

talism

IN

and

Mental

to

focahze

is able

of

and

book

have

we

the

bear

to

For

is but

when

the methods

condense

of the

these

student

will enter

in

read

must

one

into

few

highest

Mentalism.

whereby

one

may

Egohood within

is attained,the rest

us

proceed

now

Methods.

words

to

shall

We-

possible. The

as

carefullyevery
full

Let

Practical

as

very

of

and

thing

of detail.

matter

consideration

and

this

in WILL

the greater part of this

develop the Will-Consciousness


him.

who

that he

the

phenomena

devoted

pointing out

to

95

polarize his Ego

bring

in

power

Therefore,

it follows

Alchemy,

itself will be able to

degree

NUTSHELL

word

so

understanding of

the

that he

subject

methods.

CONCENTRATION.
The

Neophyte

of Concentration.
s

centre"

cusit^

and

"

may
out

Concentration
Mental

of the Will
be

by

concentrate

is

reallya

of attention.

means

ideas

for

few

ments,
mo-

the

mind

"one-pointed"upon

idea before

you.

Then,

upon

something

else.

an

After

fo-

to shut

the

after

to

tration
Concen-

developed by practice.Learn

holding
or

"bringing

means

Concentration

distractingthoughts and

thing

cultivate the art

developdtnd

must

interval,
you

have

ARCANE

96
subdued

the

wanderingtendency of

will find that you

you

of mind

power

FORMULAS

which

thingto

which

after page

page

you
with

but after
the

power

detailed

upon
until you

-ing the mind,


'

you

will

"

WilL

All the rest

It will do you

far

yourself,than

to

you

will

out

tration,
concen-

find that

fixing

in

to hold

is

mere

more

does

.time,

tice.
prac-

not

mean

hold-

fixingand

and
Begin practicing,

knack.

It is altogethera

detail and

good

means

of the

"trimmings."

to invent methods

blindlyfollow

some

Use your

own

by others.

at

the

tion
atten-

proficient
by

more

of the Attention,by

of the

use

would

moments

it consists of

acquirethe

soon

few

the eyes.

not

matter

mapped

concentration

thing

idea

("ilyby practice.And

and

more

Remember,

"staring'at

in

by fixingand holdingthe

anything,for

and

could fill

OHything,and being able

be had

grow

whatever

exercises
you

new

to direct

thing consists

it there. This is attained

practicemay

acquireda

upon

readingthem

the allentioH upon

mind, gradually,

direct it. We

may

of the wh"de

essence

have

will enable you

apply a focalized mental


or

the

set

for

lesson

minds, and

gain thereby.

,;,"

MENTALISM

IN

MENTAL

Secret

The

of

Alchemy

and

lead-penciland
you

will

While
may

the

seem

culist

very

knows

Mental

above

be

Alchemy,

under

be

may

the

found

to

pages.

Mentalism

of

extreme

whatever

that

so

these
of

your

the advanced

complicatedone,

it to

up

statement,

subject

tal
Men-

of

Take

turning over
the

beginner

the Art

Ike Will.

the

it easilywhen

see

to

mark

be staler

may

always, of

Imaging, reinforcedby
L.

A^J*

IMAGING.

Mental

I consiiting"rst,last

iJj^^HELL^^

oc-

simplicity.

it may

name

querade,
mas-

consist,at the last, of

simply, the...pojl!ez.-iQ...M^'_
strong, clear_Mental
Images,

and

Read

times, and
find that

the

over

Bx

into the outer

project them

the concentrated

of

means

to

italicized words

firmlyin

your

all that you

ever

may

be "boiled down"

to

the above

The

rest

matter

of

is

Whether

in the

persons

contact;

mere

is "Mentalism

statement

upon

or

people remote

matter

with

whom

else in the

from

you

by

Will.

above

them

world

have

in

mind.

read

You
the

on

stated

detail.

several
will

subject

prindple.

This

single

Nutshell."

of the effect of Mentalism

you
case

are

in direct

of persons

in distance; or

or

personal
bodies

in the

of

case

^^':ane

mstances

the

"

of
projection
and

is ever
principle
Mental

your

The
lesson
now

as

a.

material

in

perfectedfarm

"moving pictureai^ratus."

or

plane surface

picturewhich
light the
"

large scale

objectwhich

pupilsa simple contrivance


the

as

Lantern," either in its simple form, or

projectupon

the operation

of Attraction.

their
know

e., the

t.

objectivi^,

by
picture

ancient teachers usedto

into

cir-

and

the same,

Image

of that
the materializing

of the Law

we

material environment

of

/changing

formulas

on

the

was

The

"Magic

else in the

teachers

would

the reflection of

passed in front of

a
a

sign
decentrated
con-

reflection being reproducedon

plane surface,at

greater

or

.lesser distance.
The

teachers would

the

Ithe

the slide

Mental

the

Neophytesthat

containingthe picturerepresented

Image held in

the

mind; the plane sur-

world.
L^face
representedthe objective
of fact,the analogy between
the

phenomena

to
parallel,

focused

light represented the

concentrated

'.Will;

explainto

of

the

Mental ism

Magic

were

matter

Lantern

is almpst

certain degree and extent.

of the ancient teachers

As

The

and

exactly
pupils

bidden to fix this sym-

C3.l;"i;,G00gl

MENTALISM

^
{

when

nomena

of

their minds, and

firmlyin

bol

practicingor

students

symbol of
it when

the

And

of

the

force,power

of mental images.

and

to
reality

not

pass this

Do

importantto

contained merely this

one

be well "worth

while"

"

power

this

upon

lightin
or

your

symbol

the
flickering,

the rays

of

the

be

the

to

and
by, lightly
If this book

study it.
we

that the

see

terially
projectiondepends ma-

If the

focused

force of the

lightbe weak,

or

dim,

And, if

lightbe

trated
concen-

not

force and

properlydirected

in Mentalism, you
Will- Consciousness
the Will

projection

reflection will be likewise.

properly,the
will not

give an

bit of instruction,
it would

the strengthand

the lantern.

the

you.

still in mind,

strengthof

and

this

By holding this

carelesslyit is most

With

all

Magic Lantern, and always to recall

idea in the mind, the student will be able to

pbe-

their minds

they practice Mentalism.

increased

always

likewise,urge

firmly in

fix

to

we,

99

recall it

to

manifestingany

of Mentalism.

our

NUTSHELL

IN

as

must

focused

rest

and
possible,

firmlyconcentrated

of

power
and

upon

and

the

light

fore,
applied. Thereas

fullyin

also must

the
hold

the task before

you.

l;,GOOt^l"J

ARCANE

Likewise,
Mental

FORMULAS

if the

Image

slide

be

"

to the

the

distance

train your
wish

Mental

and

hold

and

Imaging,

which

clearlythat

see

efficacyand
//

talism.

Mental

"11 in

by
materialise
a

of

reason

as

OF
in

laws

its very

materialization

And,

thing is

true

by
on

begin

you

thought-images.

Brain.

the

the
all

things
in the
much

of Men-

details

will be able to add

certain

are

the

the

imagination

thing depends

Arsl, at least draw

at

you

for

materialise

to

one

MATERIALIZATION
There

your

to

which

of the processes

success

general outlines, and

objectivelyyou

this

cannot

you

Picture

Train

wish

you

Upon

tivate
cul-

endeavor

plain,clear picturesof

objectiveworld.

self,is

ing
magnified accord-

projected. Therefore,

of materialization.

conditions

of the

fault will

project into the objective world

form

and

it is

imaginationto

to

purpose
to

of

art

it will be

the
the

faintlydrawn,

faulty;in fact, the

for

apparent,

more

"

poorly and

reflection will also be


be

containing the picture

of

your

Urm, strong
to

materialise

the details.

THOUGHT.

operationin
nature,
The

which

very

the

mos,
Cos-

tend

Cosmos,

to

it-i

of the ideas in the Cosmic

Law

planes.

of

Analogy,

'Trom

one,

the
tnow

same

All"

MENTALISM

"As

"

above,

There

is

I "The

Law

of

material

existed

as

Cosmic

Brain,
well.

as

and

in every

or

in the

is

should

know

Arcane

Teaching,

of experience and

of

brain

always

plain and
When

truth

of

with

condition.

idea to the
this
of

process

Mcntalism

of the

study

The

ciple
prin-

Thought
quite

becomes

Mental
to

make

Mental

wish

to

the

Images of

Images of

realizes that MENTAL

student

the

the

the

one

to

other

he

avoid
does

and

hand;

things which

THINGS

OBJECTIVELY,

learns

things which

the

materialize,on

materialise,on

comes
be-

Thought Materialization

fullyunderstood,

not

or

understandable.
the

making

plan behind

mental

And, when

reason.

through

is, first

ture
livingcrea-

some

by submittingthe

is clearly understood, the


Materialization

that

Picture, either in the

this fact from

and

called

plane, the

mental

form, shape

material

been

"like attracts

Everything

Mental

or

There

student

test

has

axioms.

corresponding "likes"

into

plane.

idea

an

the

on

loi

the

are

Attraction," by which

materialized

are

the

these

"

planes. And

on

"likes"

below"

so

NUTSHELL

force in operation which

jlike"all
on

IN

to

he

does

hand.

When

he

TEND

TO

he

has

TERIALIZE
MA-

grasped

'ARCANE

importantoccult truth,and

and

fundamental

FORMULAS

himself accordingly.We
to

fix this idea


that

firmlyin

Mental

Images and

Materialization

the

process, he has not

one

of
grasped the working principle

of practice,
development and

The

TO

Denials
When
a

IMAGING.

Mental

of aids to

and

Statements

Mental

Imaging.

and
or
Image, consciously
subconsciously,

materialization.
Denial tends to
own

thingswhich

given

is

And

an

in the
or

wipe

mind;

in

the minds

out

not

and

Picture

of others;

propertiesin

shall not

speak

it belongsto smother

have

effect there
the

further

phaseof

(We

the

to

the Occult

the Mental

desirable.

that in addition to the above


virtues

way,

or

environment; of conditions

and
are

additional urge

same

erase

circumstances

we

recognized

is used, there is created

Statement

consequently there

in one's

of

process

but forms

are

matter

application.

MENTAL

that the

the Occult

which

merely a

careful student doubtless will have

by this time

When

Mentalism.

this fact is grasped,then the rest is

AIDS

student

every

his mind, for until he realizes

but stages of the

thereof,are

urge

he governs

are

or

stated
liar
pecu-

Spoken Word,
in this

in

work,

of
as

generalsubject)

C.ucsic

IN

MENTALISM

""o

undervalue

not

Occult

Denial

talism, in

iiing the

direction

the

Mental

several

will

we

do

forms

detailed

the

popular

discover

soon

simply

to

vital and

build

application

think

and

blind

followers

work

have
be

to fillseveral

keen

of ourselves.

around

structures

of

themselves, and

true

is

no

room

occultism.

might

we

volumes

been

for

There

and

with

student
analytical

had

teacher

into

of application

forms

prefer that

any

such

no

extended

demand,

We

of

and

Imaging

money-making

and

The

detailed

underlying principleof Mental

Projection.

ike ranks

of

that what

various

the

we

to

various
7

purpose

of

But

taste

be easy

into

Mental

were

descriptionof

but .to what

would

of

for the sake

It would

so.

and

this work

If

vUal-

less
will doubt-

book

enter

now

various

the

volumes

humoring

"

readingthis

MateriaIizati"Mi.

intention.

Men-

strengtheningand

Mentalisni, in the form

Thoi^ht

the

and

APPUCATION.

student

expect that

of

Statement

Images.

average

descriptionof

103

powerful factors in
of

GENERAL

The

Occult

the

tbey are

"

NUTSHELL

our

or

done
the

one

Imaging

students
not

was

be

teachers

shall
mere

"

even

for lasy minds


Mentalism

cannot

in

bQ

ARCANE

104

given

taken

or

in

FORMULAS

each meat, like quack medicines.


out, and
wish

worked

coata

of occult
What

as

by

how

worked

which

this to you

practice in
We

your

what

see

its

has borne

you

stake

our

Consequently

THE
The

first

ARCANE

thing

Mcntalism,

other

of the best

reputationupon

in

is for

theories of

be

shall not

attempt

it

by actual

occult

or

work.

cultists
reputation as practicaloc-

yourself,and

It for
it.

accomplish by

can

be, it may

may

experiments
our

out

for yourself.No

best prove

efficacy.Try

many

present

and

We

can

out.

work

can

fonn

the test of ages, and

practiceof
and

you

own

cheerfullystake
upon

of

"

found

have

give

mentalism

thij Formula.

by

si^ar-

the above, is to

you

complicated the

out

to prove

of you

if you

the field is full

"

place of

manifest every form of


matter

practice. So,

for it

many

shall do, in

Formula

you

nostrums,
we

thought

be

It must

in capsules,tabloids,
or

go elsewhere

must

you

"

in actual

out

Mentahsm

your

before

si^ar-coatedcapstiles,
one

the

experiments and
of

occultists
we

Formula

The

do* not

the past

hesitate

to

it.

FORMULA.

applyingthis
the

student

Arcane
to

Formula

lay aside

Mentalism, for the time

all

being.

MENTALISM

Forget

IN

all about

Currents,
and
talism.

and

the

Then, fix firmly in

Magic Lantern,
and

its

with

wish

to

they

may

throw

the

this idea

MENTAL

IMAGES,

to

Regard

things,and

stances,
circum-

tube
you

upon

wish.

your

mental

which

upon

"I"

your

Image

the

Mental

whatever
If it is

Images that
this picture

Lig^t

the

as

in

focused

Will

practice Men-

you
BEHIND

Light

YOUR

in the Lantern,

Image impressed

object
person

and
in

whom

Lantern

upon

upon

point your
the

outside

you

thought,mentally direct

Magic

you

slide of the Lantern.

whenever

as

impress with your

focus

Image.

imaginativelantern slide,direct

lantern
world

lightof Will,

Mental

STAND

Then, having your


your

See

mind

ALWAYS

work.

objectively. Get

the Mental

of Men-

symbol of the

its concentrated

with

"

directlyupon

lalism.

the

persons,

mind.

your

Lantern

Hold

mind

of the Mental

materialize

clearly in

actual

to

project your

or

tails,
de-

theory, for the time being,

your

or

tal
Men-

mere

in the real work

the great plane surface

as

are

its concentrated

painted slide

objectiveworld,

the

these

"

value

all about

Forget

of it

rest

then proceed to get down

and

105

Thought-Force, Mind-Waves,

of no

are

NUTSHELL

wish
and

him, just as

io6

ARCANE

would

you
or

All

near.

plane surface

upon

FORMULAS

"treatments,"as

are
circles,

Mental

Image is projectedby

be
a

Will.

based

If

impressed,they may

upon

then

and

one

general conditions

of the

of persons

be considered

tube

whole,

directlyupon

first
If

on.

so

be

to

are

and

to

are

be turned

another, and

as

highly

present in

as

environments

or

called in

are

means

number

upoa

"treated,"image them
lantern

upon

else the lantern tube may

or

group,

they

he be far

this principle.The

certain

concentrated

whether

"

focus your

them, producinga pro-

jectitmof gigantic proportions.Surely,these


the whole

cover

and again, until you

^am

and

process.
grasp

cases

of persons

whom

them

them

thoroughly

you

impress,you will find that better


either

by

before you,

Magic Lantern;
the other

persons
same

imaging
in full
or

them

over,

as

seated

or

your

to

be obtained
ing
standmental

else,by imaging yourselfas in

lantern

actually in

in his

full upon
your

own

him.

presence^

way.

/A

wish

may

results may

short-rangeof

person'spresence,

your mental

the

Read

fully.

In the

of

rections
di-

::"...

ing
place,turn-

In the

case

proceed

in

IN

MENTALISM

Places, present
in

way,

order

vibrations.

dispel undesirable

vibrations

of

107

be "treated"

absent, may

or

to

The

NUTSHELL

in this

conditions

places may

be

or

entirely

in this way.

changed

Conditions

them

upon

be "treated"

may

strong

conditions

changed

entire category of the


Mental

or

undertaken

be

may

the

The
mutation
Trans-

successfully

application of

and

use

about.

of Mental

phenomena

ing
turn-

of

Image

bring

to

Alchemy

the

by

Mental

wish

you

by
successfully

this

Formula.

You
all

will find that this Formula


and

manner

of each

and

is
Let

every

the

to discard

overrides
and

"

and

every

off the

one

of

this method

some

analysisof

this method
of them.

the

of

cause

show

in

full

Why

theories and

This

method.

the

metaphysical

latter,divested

will

you

technical,complicated

more

all theories

encumbering

that the Formula

it.

surrounding theories,
principleof

applicableto
little analysis

you

metaphysicaltheoretical

or

schools

will show

simplicityof

it in favor

of condition.

case

applicableto

not

methoS

kinds

is

the

of

underlying

operation in

not

the

discard

and

each
tear

"explanations"and

ARCANE

io8

FORMULAS

of
}n"iirself

avail

essential

method

the

imderlying

employing the

of

advantage

all of

forms

the

and

theories.

Truth,

the last,is

at

And, in the
of the

of this

case

operation is

particularlywhen
will prove
other
and

its

forms
see

involved

The

beauty

under

the

all

principlesof

them, and

form

universal
a

thousand

principleremains

idea

the

Magic

Lantern, with

the

the

screen;

and

Light; Mental

Projected
and

the

conditions

Idea

very

are

essence.

its

It may

ap-

disguises,but

the

conveyed by

Image
as

the

at

in

"Mentalism
Ike

symbol of

Concentrated
the

Will

pictured slide;

picture thrown

on

the

Objective World, of persons, things


as

picture is thrown.

Images

Mcntalism,

be

that

is the

as

or

unchanged.

Nut-Shell"
Mental

all

simplicityand

application.

conclusion, remember

In

practice

Analyze

their

or

truth,

this Formula

is its

forms

its

and

cases.

treatment,"

of this Formula

capacity for
pUed

little experiment

"mental

in

be simple.

to

Formula, the very simplicity

in
availability

of

found

convincingproof of

whether

not

always

Materialize

the plane
Add

surface on

to Ikis the

in response to

which

the

fact that

Mental

the Law

of

At-

You might also like