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Chaldean Oracles
Magical and Philosophical Precepts (152)
Defile not the Spirit, nor deepen a superficies.
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (85)
But thou must not think that Nature was thus corrupted and kindled even to the innermost Ground, but only the outermost Birth or Geniture; but the inn...
Chapter 5: Of the Corporeal Substance, Being and Propriety of an Angel. Question. (28)
You should not here scorn my Spirit, for it is not sprung forth from the wild Beast, but is generated from my Power and Virtue, and enlightened by...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (121)
Behold, thou understanding Spirit: The Spirit speaks to thee, and not to the dead Spirit of the Flesh: Open the Door of thy astral Birth wide, and...
Life of Pythagoras
SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN. (38)
Think that your body is the garment of your soul; and therefore preserve it pure. Impure dæmons vindicate to themselves the impure soul.
The Masnavi
The Building of the "Most Remote Temple" at Jerusalem (182-191)
Ho! seek aid of Him, not of another than Him Seek water in the ocean, not in a dried-up channel. On cleansing the inward temple of the heart from...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (78)
For the Devil could not touch the Heart, neither could he touch the innermost Birth or Geniture of the qualifying or fountain Spirits; for his Glory o...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 25: The Suffering, Dying, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God: Also of his Ascension into Heaven, and sitting at the Right-hand of God his Father. The Gate of our Misery; and also the strong Gate of the Divine Power in his Love. (69)
Reason knows nothing at all of God; and if it be not possible to attain further from the Gift of God, do not descend down into the Deep, but in...
Book of Enoch
Chapter CIV (9)
Be not godless in your hearts, and lie not and alter not the words of uprightness, nor charge with lying the words of the Holy Great One, nor take...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (40)
Thou must know, that this is not forged out of a Stone; but when the Flash rises up in the Center, then the Spirit sees and knows it.
Life of Pythagoras
PYTHAGORIC ETHICAL SENTENCES FROM STOBÆUS, Which are omitted in the Opuscula Mythologica, &c. of Gale. (1)
Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done. Choose rather to be strong in soul than in body.
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (15)
This shall arise in the Depth, in great Plainness and Simplicity. But why not in the Height in Art? That no Man should dare to boast, that he himself...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 47: A slight teaching of this work in purity of spirit; declaring how that on one manner a soul should shew his desire unto God, and on ye contrary, unto man (4)
And yet I bid thee not plainly hide it; for that were the bidding of a fool, for to bid thee plainly do that which on nowise may be done. But I bid th...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (100)
Yet thou must not therefore think, that the heavenly Light in this World, in the qualifying or fountain Spirits of God, is quite extinct: No; there is...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 19: Of the Entering of the Souls to God, and of the wicked Souls Entering into Perdition. Of the Gate of the Body's Breaking off [or Parting] from the Soul. (21)
It goes not out at the Mouth like a Bodily Substance; it is raw [or naked] without a Body, and instantly passes (at the Departure of the four...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (95)
Hearken, there belongs more than so to this; thy animated or soulish Spirit must first qualify, operate or unite with the innermost Birth or Geniture...
The Masnavi
Moses and the Shepherd (11-20)
In the men of Hind the usages of Hind are praiseworthy, I am not purified by their praises, 'Tis they who become pure and shining thereby. I regard...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 47: A slight teaching of this work in purity of spirit; declaring how that on one manner a soul should shew his desire unto God, and on ye contrary, unto man (3)
Thou wottest well this, that God is a Spirit; and whoso should be oned unto Him, it behoveth to be in soothfastness and deepness of spirit, full far...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 27: Of the Last Judgment, of the Resurrection of the Dead, and of the Eternal Life. The most horrible Gate of the Wicked, and the joyful Gate of the Godly. (29)
The Spirit of God shows himself in one that seeks him, yet according to the Manner and Kind of his Essences; and yet the Seed of God is sown along in ...
Book of Jubilees
Chapter XII (3)
For there is rio spirit in them, For they aire dumb forms, and a misleading of the he. art. Worship them not :
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (136)
Thou must not think, that the Light of the Sun and of Nature is the Heart of God, which shines in Secret. No; thou oughtest not to worship the Light...
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