Lucifer: A Theosophical Magazine. Volume I. September 1887-February 1888.Various
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Lucifer: A Theosophical Magazine. Volume I. September 1887-February 1888.
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Theosophy -- Periodicals
There are several remarkable cycles that come to a close at the
end of this century. First, the 5,000 years of the Kaliyug cycle;
again the Messianic cycle of the Samaritan (also Kabalistic) Jews
of the man connected with _Pisces_ (Ichthys or “Fish-man” _Dag_).
It is a cycle, historic and not very long, but very occult,
lasting about 2,155 solar years, but having a true significance
only when computed by lunar months. It occurred 2410 and 255 B.C.,
or when the equinox entered into the sign of the _Ram_, and again
into that of _Pisces_. When it enters, in a few years, the sign of
_Aquarius_, psychologists will have some extra work to do, and the
psychic idiosyncrasies of humanity will enter on a great change.
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Many and many a time the warning about the “false Christs” and
prophets who shall lead people astray has been interpreted by
charitable Christians, the worshippers of the dead-letter of their
scripture, as applying to mystics generally, and Theosophists most
especially. The recent work by Mr. Pember, “Earth’s Earliest
Ages,” is a proof of it. Nevertheless, it seems very evident that
the words in Matthew’s Gospel and others can hardly apply to
Theosophists. For these were never found saying that Christ is
“Here” or “There,” in wilderness or city, and least of all in the
“inner chamber” behind the altar of any modern church. Whether
Heathen or Christian by birth, they refuse to materialise and thus
degrade that which is the purest and grandest ideal—the symbol of
symbols—namely, the immortal Divine Spirit in man, whether it be
called Horus, Krishna, Buddha, or Christ. None of them has ever
yet said: “I am the Christ”; for those born in the West feel
themselves, so far, only _Chréstians_,[38] however much they may
strive to become _Christians_ in Spirit. It is to those, who in
their great conceit and pride refuse to win the right of such
appellation by first leading the life of _Chrestos_;[39] to those
who haughtily proclaim themselves _Christians_ (the glorified, the
anointed) by sole virtue of baptism when but a few days old—that
the above-quoted words of Jesus apply most forcibly. Can the
prophetic insight of him who uttered this remarkable warning be
doubted by any one who sees the numerous “false prophets” and
pseudo-apostles (_of Christ_), now roaming over the world? These
have split the one divine Truth into fragments, and broken, in the
camp of the Protestants alone, the rock of the Eternal Verity into
three hundred and fifty odd pieces, which now represent the bulk
of their Dissenting sects. Accepting the number in round figures
as 350, and admitting, for argument’s sake, that, at least, one of
these may have the approximate truth, still 349 _must be
necessarily false_.[40] Each of these claims to have Christ
exclusively in its “inner chamber,” and denies him to all others,
while, in truth, the great majority of their respective followers
daily put Christ to death on the cruciform tree of matter—the
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