THE
OF
THEOSOPHY
A
Definitive Work on Theosophy
By
William
Quan Judge
PREFACE
An attempt is
made in the pages of this book to write of theosophy in such a manner as to be
understood by the ordinary reader. Bold statements are made in it upon the
knowledge of the writer, but at the same time it is distinctly to be understood
that he alone is responsible for what is therein written: the Theosophical
Society is not involved in nor bound by anything said in the book, nor are any
of its members any the less good Theosophists because they may not accept what
I have set down. The tone of settled conviction which may be thought to pervade
the chapters is not the result of dogmatism or conceit, but flows from
knowledge based upon evidence and experience.
Members of
the Theosophical Society will notice that certain theories or doctrines have
not been gone into. That is because they could not be treated without unduly
extending the book and arousing needless controversy.
The subject
of the Will has received no treatment, inasmuch as that power or faculty is
hidden, subtle, undiscoverable as to essence, and only visible in effect. As it
is absolutely colourless and varies in moral quality
in accordance with the desire behind it, as also it acts frequently without our
knowledge, and
as it
operates in all the kingdoms below man, there could be nothing gained by
attempting to enquire into it apart from the Spirit and the desire.
I claim no
originality for this book. I invented none of it, discovered none of it, but
have simply written that which I have been taught and which has been proved to
me. It therefore is only a handing on of what has been known before.
WILLIAM Q.
JUDGE
New York,
May, 1893.
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Arthur draws
the Sword from the Stone
The Knights of The Round Table
The Roman Amphitheatre at Caerleon,
Eamont Bridge, Nr Penrith, Cumbria, England.
Geoffrey of Monmouth
(History of the Kings of Britain)
The reliabilty of this work has long been a subject of
debate but it is the first definitive account of Arthur’s
Reign
and one which puts Arthur in a historcal context.
and his version’s political agenda
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth
The first written mention of Arthur as a heroic figure
The British leader who fought twelve battles
King Arthur’s ninth victory at
The Battle of the City of the Legion
King Arthur ambushes an advancing Saxon
army
then defeats them at Liddington Castle,
Badbury, Near Swindon,
Wiltshire, England.
King Arthur’s twelfth and last victory against the Saxons
Traditionally Arthur’s last battle in which he was
mortally wounded although his side went on to win
No contemporary writings or accounts of his life
but
he is placed 50 to 100 years after the accepted
King Arthur period. He refers to Arthur in his inspiring
poems but the earliest written record of these dates
from over three hundred years after Taliesin’s death.
Pendragon Castle
Mallerstang Valley, Nr Kirkby Stephen,
A 12th Century Norman ruin on the site of what is
reputed to have been a stronghold of Uther Pendragon
From wise child with no
earthly father to
Megastar of Arthurian
Legend
History of the Kings of Britain
Drawn from the Stone or received from the Lady of the Lake.
Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur has both versions
with
both swords called Excalibur. Other versions
5th & 6th Century Timeline of Britain
From the departure of the Romans from
Britain to the establishment of sizeable
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Glossary of
Arthur’s uncle:- The puppet ruler
of the Britons
controlled and eventually killed by Vortigern
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Circa 450CE
An alleged massacre of Celtic Nobility by the Saxons
History of the Kings of Britain
Athrwys / Arthrwys
King of Ergyng
Circa 618 - 655
CE
Latin: Artorius; English: Arthur
A warrior King born in Gwent and associated with
Caerleon, a possible Camelot. Although over 100 years
later that the
accepted Arthur period, the exploits of
Athrwys may have
contributed to the King Arthur Legend.
He became King of Ergyng, a
kingdom between
Gwent and Brycheiniog (Brecon)
Angles under Ida seized the Celtic Kingdom of
Bernaccia in North East England in 547 CE forcing
Although much later than the accepted King Arthur
period, the events of Morgan Bulc’s 50
year campaign
to
regain his kingdom may have contributed to
Old Welsh: Guorthigirn;
Anglo-Saxon: Wyrtgeorn;
Breton: Gurthiern; Modern Welsh; Gwrtheyrn;
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An earlier ruler than King Arthur and not
a heroic figure.
He is credited with policies that weakened Celtic Britain
to
a point from which it never recovered.
Although there are no contemporary accounts of
his
rule, there is more written evidence for his
existence than of King Arthur.
How Sir Lancelot slew two giants,
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot rode disguised
in
Sir Kay's harness, and how he
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot jousted against
four
knights of the Round Table,
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
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Quotes
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Helena
Petrovna Blavatsky
The Secret Doctrine , Volume 2, Page 100
It is only by the
attractive force of the contrasts that the two opposites — Spirit and Matter — can be cemented
together on Earth, and, smelted in the fire of self-conscious experience and suffering, find
themselves wedded in Eternity.
The Secret Doctrine , Volume 2, Page 108
It is the motive,
and the motive alone, which makes any exercise of power become black, malignant, or white,
beneficent Magic. It is impossible to employ spiritual forces if there is the
slightest tinge of selfishness remaining in the operator .... The powers and
forces of animal nature can equally be used by the selfish and revengeful, as
by the unselfish and the all-forgiving; the powers and forces of spirit lend
themselves only to the perfectly pure in heart — and this is Divine Magic.
Isis Unveiled,
Volume 1, Page 36
The Secret Doctrine , Volume 3, Page 14
Even ignorance is better than
Head-learning with no Soul-wisdom to illuminate and guide it.
The Voice of the Silence, Page 43
Annotation - The Path, May, 1888
The Secret Doctrine , Proem [Volume 1], Page 35
Isis Unveiled, Volume 1, Page 210
The Secret Doctrine , Volume 1, Page 134
incarnation of his
God; and when the sense of personal responsibility will be so
Isis Unveiled,
Volume 2, Page 374
It is the motive,
and the motive alone, which makes any exercise of power become
The Secret Doctrine , Volume 2, Page 498
Isis Unveiled, Volume 1, Page 36
From strength to
strength, from the beauty and perfection of one plane to the
greater beauty and
perfection of another, with accessions of new glory, of fresh
knowledge and power
in each cycle, such is the destiny of every Ego, which thus
becomes its own saviour in each world and incarnation.
The Key to
Theosophy, Page 105
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