The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 219
attain the power, even if they have a good Spiritual
Clairvoyant as the connecting intermediary, which
is just as rare. Still, they do exist, and the laws
of this do not clash with " science or religion "
—in fact, you must not only " be religious," but
also " scientific " to attain this power in its desirable
form. Having gained that power, most
secrets of the Celestial and Terrestrial worlds are
available, or anything else that is right for one
to learn. But there are many things beyond a
certain point which cannot be explained for want
of adequate language or word, and through lack
of corresponding Symbol. But, as in the Egyptian
Eschatology, it is possible to discover who are
amongst the " blest," and who " have failed to
be justified," and who have found that the balance,
Maat, has weighed against them. It was under-
stood that " no bad people " on earth could ever
attain this knowledge. It was only
"
the good
people
'
here that have sufficient power to send
the earthly living Spirit into the Circumpolar Paradise
situated at the North, and have communion
with the Blessed there ; to be " Maa-Kheru,"
to come in and go out, and to whom all doors are
open. The old High Priests of Egypt obtained
much of their knowledge in this way, but through
the past dark ages, since the downfall of the
Egyptian Empire, the secrets have been known
to only a very few. Scientists are now beginning