Mystic masonry, or, The symbols of freemasonry and the greater ...

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Mystic Masonry.
combine and synthesize two or more Senses. This
is
precisely what happens in the case of hearing and
seeing, or in the vibrations producing sound and
color. Since empirical science has demonstrated
the fact, the theory may now, perhaps, no longer
excite only a sneer; for it must be borne in mind
that the foregoing is one of the theories taught in
the Ancient Mysteries.
Here then is the physiological, no less than the
philosophical basis of Clairvoyance and Clairaudience.
The Eye of Siva is, in fact, an All-Seeing- Eye
for it practically annuls Space and Time as concepts
on the physical plane.
Whether or not modern Masonry has any such
tradition, or any such metaphysical or scientific concept
regarding the All-Seeing-Eye so conspicuous
in its symbolism, such, at least, is its meaning in the
Secret Doctrine of Antiquity.
A real Master, then, has the Eye of Siva; the
pineal gland, dormant in others, is active in him;
and the vibrations of his brain correspond to the
synthesis of sound and Hght. Henceforth, for him.
Space and Time are no longer illusions, as he lives
in the one and is Master of all lower planes. Says
the Voice of the Silence