Mackey – Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry Vol. 1

The plan followed is one of merely informal enumeration,so that the various works must not beregarded as classified in the order of their importance,which would be difficult or impossible ; whilea grouping under subject-headings, having regard tothe scope of the bibliography, has been deemed unnecessary. For convenience in reference only, theworks of Mr. A. E. Waite have been placed in aseparate section under the name of the author .ANNA KINGSFORD . Her Life, Letters, Diary, and . Work. 'Byher Collaborator, EDWARD MAITLAND . Illustrated with Portraits,Views, Facsimiles, &c. Two vols. Demy 8vo, 3Is . 6d . net .The genesis of the New Gospel of Interpretation, which found its firstexpression in "The Perfect Way," is here fully set forth by the "survivingrecipient" of the gospel, and these two volumes are of great and even imperishableinterest . By its profound mystical importance, to set aside thebeauty of its literary form, " The Perfect Way" marked a new period inthe religious thought of the age, finding its appropriate complement in" Clothed with the Sun," the book of Mrs . Kingsford's illuminations .Now this life of the seeress explains and completes both, and it is notsurprising that it has been the most successful work of its kind publishedduring the past twelve months .PSYCHIC PHILOSOPHY AS THE FOUNDATION OF ARELIGION OF NATURAL LAW . By V . C. DESERTIS.With Introduction by ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE, D .C.L.,LL.D ., F.R.S . Crown 8vo, 5s. net .Though appearing under a name previously unknown in psychologicalliterature, this work has been welcomed as perhaps the best existingexposition of the philosophy of Spiritualism. As Dr. Wallace explains inhis preface, it founds a philosophy of the universe and of human nature onthe facts of psychical research, the basis of which philosophy is necessarilythe familiar proposition that faith must be justified by knowledge . Theconsideration is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the experimentalfacts, and the second with "theory and inferences," set forth in amanner which has been rightly characterised as really powerful and original; some of the author's most important material is derived from modernscientific conceptions as to the constitution of matter and ether .