The Theosophical Path Illustrated Monthly Volume 1, July-December, 1911
Religion
The Theosophical Path Illustrated Monthly Volume 1, July-December, 1911
Theosophy -- Periodicals
One visible sign, at least, of the Sword of Light, is a growing
temperance movement among the youth of Ireland. Right conduct leads
to light, whatever be the mists obscuring one's vision along the
road of life. Perhaps the youth of Ireland will next look into the
ancient past to discern vestiges of nobility as well as simplicity of
character; and note what manner of men some true kings were, and by
whom attended--bards, or poet-seers; lawgivers, or disciplinarians;
craftsmen; and warriors. Another kind of functionary was--well, he was
not needed.
One of the legends of Killarney, really connected, it would seem, with
Inisfallen, has no very exact parallel, and possesses some interesting
and suggestive features. The story as given by Mr. Ockenden a century
and a half ago is somewhat as follows. There lived in Inisfallen many
hundred years ago a prince named O'Donoghoe. He manifested during his
stay on earth great munificence, great humanity, and great wisdom;
for by his profound knowledge in all the secret powers of nature, he
wrought wonders as miraculous as any tradition has recorded, of saints
by the aid of angels, or of sorcerers by the assistance of demons;
and among many other astonishing performances, he rendered his person
immortal. After having continued a long time on the surface of the
globe without growing old he one day took leave of his friends, and
rising from the floor, like some aerial existence, passed through the
window, shot away horizontally to a considerable distance, and then
descended. The water, unfolding at his approach, gave him entrance to
the sub-aqueous regions and then, to the astonishment of all beholders,
closed over his head, as they believed, for ever; but in this they were
mistaken.
He returned again, some years after, revisiting--not, like Hamlet's
ghost "the glimpses of the moon, making night hideous," but--the
radiance of the sun, making day joyful, to those at least who saw him;
since which time he has continued to make very frequent expeditions to
these upper regions, sometimes three or four in a year; but sometimes
three or four years pass without his once appearing, which the
bordering inhabitants have always looked upon as a mark of very bad
times. Mr. Ockenden continues the tale of his experiences:
It was feared this would be the third year he would suffer to elapse,
without his once cheering their eyes with his presence; but the latter
end of last August he again appeared, to the inexpressible joy of all,
and was seen by numbers in the middle of the day. I had the curiosity,
before I left Killarney, to visit one of the witnesses to this very
marvelous fact.
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