Author: F. B. Dowd

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9781330036136

Excerpt from The Temple of the Rosy Cross, the Soul: Its Powers, Migration, and Transmigrations To provoke thought, and thus lift the world out of the rut into which it has fallen, the following pages have been written. The soul is no common or vulgar thing; and all approximation thereto, in thought, must be transcendental. This work claims to contain the fundamental principles of all religions - the Philosophy Of Manhood, and the road leading to a True Life and Immortality, Here, on this poor, much abused earth. "This is a matter-of-fact age," and "the day of miracles has passed." That is, those things which unaccountably happen, which were formerly ascribed to God, have come a little nearer home, and are now ascribed to Nature. What satisfaction there is in a name, especially to children! The superstition of the past, and of the stars, narrowed down to that of "the ape" and "the mud!" Instead of the facts of observation, I have attempted those of logic and common sense. Darwin and Huxley have narrowed the mind down to a contemplation of the mud "protoplasm," but I call you to a contemplation of man and his possibilities. I came, and found this beautiful earth fanned by the breath of deadly poison, which men, in the very agony of breathing, call life. I go; but in going, I would leave it a little purer for having been here. I am satisfied that man is the architect of himself, and of all conditions, from "protoplasm" up; and it has been my effort to stir him upward to the creation of things worthy of himself. This year, 1881, is the close of an epoch in the world's history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.