Magic: The Principles of Higher Knowledge by Karl von Eckartshausen
Author:Karl von Eckartshausen [Eckartshausen, Karl von]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781885928368
Publisher: Merkur Publishing
Published: 2021-04-30T21:00:00+00:00
Chapter 52
A Guide to Understanding the Authors of Old on the Subject of Magic
Many people read many books. Some read very little and others not much at all; however, it is important that you understand what you read. It is too often assumed that you understand what you read. Many people even delude themselves into believing it is not necessary to gather knowledge at all, and that their intelligence is sufficient.
This is especially true in regards to the subject of magic, which is the highest form of perfection. Everything is based on knowledge, and there is no other form of writing more obscure than the subject of magic. Nothing keeps the mantle of secrecy more than this holy, secret science. To those who have the ability to read these writings, the reason is obvious. The reason for this is that those people who possess the true secrets of nature use the mantle of secrecy, so that only those people who are worthy of the true secrets will be able to understand them.
They copy nature, which conceals the diamond in a cover, and leave it up to the artist to find it and bring out the sparkle. That is why the authors of such books purposely blended fable, superstition, and philosophy with their writings. It was their thinking that those who are worthy of this knowledge would distinguish the truth from the lies and the superstition from the philosophy. If the reader is not capable of this, then he is not worthy of these secrets.
It is also worthy to note that many people who did not possess the slightest abilities, had the audacity to approach these divine sciences, and as a result, a great deal of nonsense has been written on this subject.
Many swindlers and charlatans have written books and given lectures on the subject, using magical and mystical terminology, and have even approached such divine and holy subjects as alchemy. They even tried to explain the Philosopherâs Stone. Anyone who possesses reason, which is cleansed of any prejudice, can easily distinguish truth from falsehood. You have no fear when you fear God. Hypocrisy is fearing anyone but God. Hypocrisy is prideâs tribute to virtue.
The study of the following subjects would be of great help in the study of higher knowledge.
1. Natural Science
This is divided into knowledge of the body and having knowledge of the spirit. The science of the body, or somatology, is that which determines the attributes of the matter and the order of matter.
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