The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of InterpretationMaitland, Edward
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The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation
Maitland, Edward
Kingsford, Anna Bonus, 1846-1888; Mysticism
of all her children is Wisdom justified. So neither are they wrong,
nor are you led astray. The goal is the same; but their way is
harder than yours. They take the kingdom by violence, if they take
it, and by much toil and agony of the flesh. But from the time of
Christ within you, the kingdom is open to the sons of God. Receive
what you can receive; I would have you know all things. And if you
have served seven years for wisdom, count it not loss to serve
seven years for power also. For if Rachel bear the best beloved,
Leah hath many sons, and is exceeding fruitful. But her eye is not
single; she looketh two ways, and seeketh not that which is above
only. But to you Rachel is given first, and perchance her beauty
may suffice. I say not, let it suffice; it is better to know all
things, for if you know not all, how can you judge all? For as a
man heareth, so must he judge. Will you therefore be regenerate in
the without, as well as in the within? For they are renewed in the
body, but you in the soul. It is well to be baptised into John's
baptism, if a man receive also the Holy Ghost. But some know not so
much as that there is any Holy Ghost. Yet Jesus also, being Himself
regenerate in the spirit, sought unto the Baptism of John, for thus
it became Him to fulfil Himself in all things. And having
fulfilled, behold, the 'Dove' descended on Him. If then you will be
perfect, seek both that which is within and that which is without;
and the circle of being, which is the 'wheel of life,' shall be
complete in you."
The Scriptural allusions in this teaching, which was received by "Mary"
under illumination occurring in sleep, proved to be on the lines of the
Kabala.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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