The Philosophy of Fire (Classic Reprint)

Preface toT kircl Edition The first edition of the Thilosophy ofF ire was issued in 1905 and sold within a few months of its publication. The second edition, rewritten and very much enlarged, appeared in 1907; was well received and highly endorsed by students of theM ysteries and the Higher Occult. Since the issue of this last edition, times have greatly changed, opinions have undergone a mental revolution, and problems and subjects formerly tabooed and shunned by the educated classes, are now being freely discussed. All this we had in mind while rewriting the Philosophy ofF ire for its third edition, permitting us to give a clearer exposition of the Fire Philosophy underlying all religions, and likewise to extensively hint at the material basis underlying the teaching and training in theS ecret Schools of the A ncients. Many well informed readers have labored under the impression that theseS chools had in mind merely the greater physical and higher mental development of its neophytes, forgetting for the moment, if they actually ever knew, that in Ancient times, when the greater Initiates ruled, and ruled wisely, even those royally born could not become Kings unless they had been fully trained and thoroughly educated in theseS chools. These rulers were termed the I nitiate-K ings and while in power the people prospered and were protected in their liberties. It was only after the greater Church became degraded and other than I nitiate-K ings ruled, that the masses were exploited by the classes.
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