Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

CREATIVE ENJ::RGIES.
1\Y T. A. WILLISTO:S.
It may appear strange to tho~• who are unfamiliar with Esoteric
thought and training, that the subject of sex ia so constantly
presented through the columns of this Magazine. It is
a subject which few care to talk about; tbey forget that, "to
the pure all thin~ are pure." As the sex is the center of creative
energy, man's physical, mental, and ~piritual development dept>tuls
largely upon its proper u~e. We will endeavor to show
why the subject is givea 11uch prominence, and at the same time
pre11ent other fact.'l for the consideration of our readers.
The belief in the great ~pi ritual, mental, and physical powers
to be obtained from sexual contt"Ol ac.~companied by a spirit of
tlevntion antl renunciation of self, is not a modern one, but it
wa11 a tmth under11tood and practised by the masters of antiquity,
an•l hy .J esns the Christ. We are, however, led to believe that
few. if any. of the ancient masters, with the exception of .JeRus,
bad !lnffident mind unfoldment to enable them to gain as perfect
a knowledge of the powers latent within man, as have the souls of
the present day, who poHSess the adv&lltage of living in an age
in which mind powPr is the ruling factor. At the same time
we must not lo~ 11ight of the fact that, 311 the race advanoes,
the gateway to the spirit grow~ exceedingly narr"Ow. This is
because the ra