wealthy man. * Thus a great distance in the evolution of things makes productions enormously different, even opposite and contrary in their nature, like Matter and Spirit. Is the Eternal therefore only numbers, ideas? Man can perceive only dreams here below, says the Gospel; he is but a nothing, for it is impossible for him to comprehend the Everlasting (I Cor. xiii, 12). The world is without God, supreme reality is only in God, the Summit, in the Heavenly Country.

ADDENDUM.

THE OLD CONFESSOR WHO REVEALED THE MYSTERY OF THE KING.

For some time I have not been able to see the PriestPhilosopher. The idea came to me therefore at evening prayer-when I generally went to find him—to address myself to the Old Confessor. "We do not know this personage," he said to me. "It is very strange," I said to him. "Have I not often seen him in the midst of you, explaining all that which concerns the Mystery of Christ and the Kingdom of God?" and I related to him all his history. "Oh! that must be quite another matter, a revelation," and without hesitating, he continued: "My friend, it is only our Lord Jesus Christ who is able to reveal all that to you!" At those words I lifted my eyes towards him, but I vainly sought to find one single word to reply to him.

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That ought not to put you in so great astonishment," he continued.

All we who follow the cult of Christ

* You might say that the dollar of the poor man and the dollar of the millionaire are equally alike, in the coffers of the public treasury, but to the mind of the thinker the one is morally much more considerable than the other; the one represents a week's support, the other represents a merely passing caprice or whim. Ed.

according to the ancient tradition of the Secret Doctrine believe thoroughly in His Resurrection. We know that He is living. We all hold Him in person. He is our living Professor. Every one can see Him; it suffices to be worthy of it. You go then to see Him again. But we do not require even to see Him with the eyes, in our assemblies, for we see Him with the spiritual eye, since He is one with us, inasmuch as He Himself—the Great King-is but a Spirit. He is God. Is not Christ one with the Holy Spirit? Is knowledge visible? The Christ makes one with us. This is why the Gospel says:-Especially happy are those who believe in Him, without requiring to see Him with their eyes -Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed' (John xx, 29). My friend, it is therefore rather a weakness to require to see, before believing in Him. You ought to know well that the eyes can see only a few things; but it is Spirit and reason that can alone enlighten man."

Upon returning with me, I said to my companion :"My dear Helene, do you know the news? What then? There are truly apparitions! or rather you and I are but illusionaries!" What have we arrived at then, my friend? Is not our Philosopher only Jesus Christ in person?" said the Old Confessor. Then we might com

* We may now understand those words of the Gospel and of the Church:-- "We all make the body of Christ, in the union with the Holy Spirit." In reality all oranges make the species or kind of orange, but the being, idea, type, form, which makes the orange is one. Christ is the ensemble, or sum-total of the elect, but the Grand Monarch-the Holy Spirit is the same in all; it is the identical form, the one idea; like the identical and one form which matter takes for forming the orange. Herein is the Mystery of the Christ and of the Grand Monarch, and the distinction -not the difference-between those two Divine Persons. Indeed the Christ is the ensemble of the elect; the Grand Monarch is the idea, the one form for all. All therefore make the same being; the Grand Monarch then is not the Christ, although identical.

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mence to say to one another :-" Did not our heart burn within us, when He spake those Heavenly truths to us and explained the Scriptures to us? But alas! our eyes were held so that we could not recognise Him" (Luke xxiv, 32). "My friend," my companion further added, "what matters it such and such a form? Reassure yourself we are not idolaters. Why waver from one moment to the other? This is a crime, after having promised before God to worship only in spirit and in truth. The crowd can be excused. We might repeat those elevated ideas to them all the time, but their only reply would be:-We know all that very well. Nevertheless they fail not upon every occasion to demand of you-as the Jews did of Aaron-to make them some visible God :-- Make us Gods to go before us' (Acts vii, 40). As for me, I believe that the Priest is a Person as real as you or I, and I have the firm hope that we shall see Him explain to us, according to His promise, the most profound Mysteries of the Christ.*

"But what matters all that? Authority in such and such a personage is only for those who possess not the eye of the Spirit; who wish to comprehend only that God is nothing but the Truth. The Spirit of God, promised by Christ, can directly enlighten every man who believes in Him. The Gospel says: If any one speaks against the Son of God, he will be forgiven, but he who will pronounce

*The Priest has promised to give us a clear explanation of all the great problems which engage the attention of human minds up till now; to open up to us the true way, viz: the manner of laying down those problems so as to receive their solution. We would deceive ourselves, however, were we to believe that he has promised the pangnosis-all knowledge. Man must progress gradually, in the meantime increasing in thought and inspiration. The scientific knowledge of the Mystery of the Immortalisation of man, however, remains in the silence of the most profound Initiation. The individual will certainly be able to desire that which he wishes, God will hearken only to the species, the human genus, His direct ear is only for the race.

blasphemies against the Spirit of God-i. e., he who obstinately shuts his eyes to the truth-will not be pardoned throughout eternity' (Matt. xii,32). Observe the cause for the condemnation of men :- That light is come into the world, and men loved darkness better than light' (John iii, 19). Many will therefore say, Lord, Lord, have we not done miracles in thy name?' and the reply will be:- Get behind me, only those who do the will of my Father will enter into my kingdom; those who worship in truth and righteousness.'

"God is the only Truth. There is no other authority upon earth or in heaven, but what has its source in Him. Outside of His Temple there is only an idol. We already know the Mystery of Christ; we believe in His Resurrection; the Christ is living within us. We are one in Him. 'Behold me,' says He, 'I am always living in the midst of you. during all the time of your life, until the end of the ages (Matt. xxviii, 20). Why await then in throwing down the idol and putting in its place the true Christ, the Eternal King, our God and Lord?"

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