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ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ly stimulated by sense-perceptions or the conversation of others. 428 (b) by some device, such as the changing of thy ring from one finger to another, create in thyself two personalities, the thoughts of one being within entirely different limits from that of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life<holy qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen "reactionary" politician. let b be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of meat, and a keen progressive politician. let no thought proper to "a" arise when the ring is on the "b" finger, and vice versa> of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. on each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, cut

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ed drug-slave; and he may just as well have the hashish habit as any other; he is sure to fall under the power of some enchantress. all these alarmist reports, however, are really worthless, worthless at the best as the "omne ignotum pro terribili" fear 55 of the savage for an unfamiliar shape of bottle, worthless at the worst as the temperance crank's account of the fatal effects of alcohol, the vegetarian's account of the dangers of meat-eating, or the missionary's account of the religion of the people he lives among. the alleged sensuality of hashish- even baudelaire admits it- simply does not exist for me, perhaps because there is no germ of lasciviousness in my mind. of course if you excite, by whatever stimulus, a foul imagination, you will get pestilent effects. when queen mab tickl

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ot the ox the goad of the ploughman? 3. thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain. thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free. 14 2 for instance, let a be a man of strong passions, skilled in the holy qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen "reactionary" politician. let b be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of meat, and a keen progressive politician. let no thought proper to "a" arise when the ring is on the "b" finger, and vice versa. liber a vel armorvm svb figvra ccccxii a. a. publication in class d. imprimatur: d.d.s. 7= 4 praemonstrator o.s.v. 6= 5 imperato

thou who didst create darkness and not light! m ra, vile mask of matter! arise, o shiva, and destroy! that in destruction these at last be blest. 1st. 5.30 p.m. pr n y ma. mantra seventeen minutes. noise of glass being rubbed persistent. 9.30 p.m. from now i decide to work more seriously, and follow out the following programme: mantra "aum tat sat aum" dh ran on ajna chakkra. read bhagavid-g ta. vegetarian diet. 164 normal amount of sleep. speech only when necessary. pr n y ma. a'sana with eyes turned up. october walking as exercise. 2nd. 8.30 a.m. mantra "aum tat sat aum" 9.10-10.50 a'sana with mantra and eyes turned to ajna chakkra. a.m. a.m. chittam distinctly slowing towards end. 10.50-12.5 continued lying down [did i sleep] a.m. p.m. 12.35-1.45 for a walk muttering mantra. p.m. p.m

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

es the suppression of the lower sound and creative force by that which is of higher origin. rule 6 the purificatory fires burn dim and low when the third is sacrificed to the fourth. therefore let the disciple refrain from taking life, and let him nourish that which is lowest with the produce of the second. this rule might be summed up in the trite instruction to each disciple that he be strictly vegetarian. the lower nature becomes clogged and heavy, and the inner blaze cannot shine forth when meat is included in the diet. this is a drastic rule for applicants, and may not be violated. aspirants can choose to eat meat or not as they prefer, but at a certain stage upon the path it is essential that all meat eating of every kind be stopped, and the strictest attention must be paid to diet

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

ch is its goal. the transmutation of- 383- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust vegetable life takes place necessarily on the physical plane. hence its availability as food. the transmutation of the life of the animal into the human kingdom takes place on kamamanasic levels. hence the non-availability, esoterically understood, of the animal as food for man. this is an argument for vegetarian living which needs due consideration. class 4. a very important class of etheric devas (as far as man is concerned) who are definitely the constituent substance of his centres. they occupy this position for karmic reasons, and are, from many angles, some of the most highly evolved of the devas of the shadows. they are distinguished by their ability to respond to a particular set of plan

in to note, for instance, the powers of endurance shown by the great souls of the earth, and their capacity to work at high pressure, and to remain practically immune from disease until (at the close of a long life of usefulness) the ego deliberately chooses to "die-out" of physical existence. it will come when the medical profession concentrates upon preventative action, substituting sunshine, a vegetarian diet, and the application of the laws of magnetic vibration and vitality for the present regimen of drugs and surgical operations. then will come the time when finer and better human beings will manifest on earth. when also physicians learn the nature of the etheric body, and the work of the spleen as a focal point for pranic emanations, then sound principles and methods will be introdu

e, owing to the danger of the knowledge to be reached. with them is hidden three secrets: one is concerned with the earlier solar system, or the green solar system; another deals with the laws of bridging, or the interaction between the kingdoms of nature, and the third is connected with the history of the second round; this secret when revealed will make clear why man (under the law) should be a vegetarian and not carnivorous. scientists are learning already certain things connected with the second secret, and they may hope, as the knowledge of the significance of colour is extended, to glean hints as to the first. the third secret will not be indicated more clearly till the sixth race is living upon earth. third. the builders of all animal etheric forms. these are a group closely allied

purposes, and he becomes (unwittingly at first, an agent on the side of evil. it will be apparent, therefore, that the student has need of the following qualities before he undertakes the arduous task of becoming a conscious master of magic: physical purity. this is a thing not easily to be acquired, but entailing many lives of strenuous effort. through abstinence, right continence, clean living, vegetarian diet, and rigid self-control, the man gradually raises the vibration of his physical atoms, builds a body of ever greater resistance and strength, and succeeds in "manifesting" forth in a sheath of greater refinement. etheric freedom. this term does not convey all that i seek to impart, but it suffices for need of a better. the student of magic who can safely undertake the enterprise, w

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

the reflector of the divine akasha. the second plane therefore reflects itself in the astral plane. those who seek to read the akashic records, or who endeavour to work upon the astral plane with impunity, and there to study the reflection of events in the astral light correctly, have perforce and without exception to be strict vegetarians. it is this ancient atlantean lore which lies behind the vegetarian's insistence upon the necessity for a vegetarian diet, and which gives force and truth to this injunction. it is the failure to conform to this wise rule which has brought about the misinterprertions of the astral and akashic records by many of the psychics of the present time, and has given rise to the wild and incorrect reading of past lives. only those who have been for ten years str

e focussed mind (which is very rarely found, then they become accurate interpreters of astral phenomena. their link with the vegetable kingdom is then very close and- 152- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust unbreakable, and that link or binding chain will lead them through the door to the scene of their investigations. but unless the goal of a vegetarian diet is this field of service, the arguments for its following and for that form of diet are usually futile and of no real moment. from the standpoint of the eternal verities, what a man eats or wears are seen in a connotation very different to that of the one-pointed fanatic. let me again reiterate that this whole problem of the taking of life (whether in the vegetable or the animal ki

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

a paradise on earth. everybody there appeared to me to be deeply spiritual. i thought the leaders and teachers were at least initiates of high degree. i attended meetings and classes and learnt a great deal for which i am very grateful. after i had been there a short time i was asked to run the cafeteria and ignorance being bliss i joyously accepted the responsibility. it was, of course, strictly vegetarian, and i had been a vegetarian ever since coming across the theosophical teaching. my children had never tasted meat or chicken or fish and i suffered from the normal superiority complex which is often an outstanding characteristic of a vegetarian. i am convinced that there comes a phase in the life of all disciples when they must be vegetarians. in the same way, there must come a life in

ere the victims of the animal kingdom and they were quite defenseless. the wild animals of the past preyed upon human beings. in all kingdoms the law of retribution works. it is possible that it is this law which is one of the factors inclining humanity towards meat eating. i worked this out in my own consciousness in due course of time but not rapidly. i ran the cafeteria and learnt to be a good vegetarian cook. my first chore at krotona was emptying the garbage pails, so i began at the very bottom, and i watched the people most of them unknown to me with great interest. i liked so many of them so very much. i cordially disliked a few. i came to two conclusions, that in spite of all the talk about a balanced diet, they were not a particularly healthy lot, and i found, also, that the more

e vegetarians at krotona who would eat neither cheese, nor milk, nor eggs because they were animal products and they felt that they were very, very good and well on the way to spiritual enlightenment. but no one's reputation was safe in their hands. i have wondered about this and i have definitely come to the conclusion that it is better to eat beefsteak and have a kind tongue than to be a strict vegetarian and, from a pedestal of superiority, look down upon this world. again, i would point out that generalisations are inexact. i have known many vegetarians who were lovely and sweet and kind and good. it was during this year, 1918, that i discovered for the first time who it was that had come to see me in scotland when i was a girl of fifteen. i had been admitted into the esoteric section

interested and then we drop his name from our active list. we naturally reserve to ourselves the right to drop a student from our list if we feel he is not profiting from what we are seeking to give him. it is also our policy to leave the student entirely free as regards his private life. the arcane school imposes no physical disciplines upon the students; we do not require that a man should be a vegetarian, that he should not smoke or touch alcohol, as is frequently the case in occult schools. we regard these matters as entirely his own affair and concern, and we feel that, given the right teaching, he will make his own adjustments in these matters. we know that the soul imposes its own disciplines upon its agent, the personality. it is our task to train him to know his own soul and to be

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

and equipment and at various ages. individuals are every one of them unlike on some points; they require to find out what it is that they, as individuals, need, in what manner their bodily requirements can best be met, and what type of substances can enable them best to serve. each person must find this out for himself. there is no group diet. no enforced elimination of meat is required or strict vegetarian diet compulsory. there are phases of life and sometimes entire incarnations wherein an aspirant subjects himself to a discipline of food, just as there may be other phases or an entire life wherein a strict celibacy is temporarily enforced. but there are other life cycles and incarnations wherein the disciple's interest and his service lie in other directions. there are later incarnatio

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

ntuition and institute that process of recognition and registration which leads eventually to the initiate-consciousness. this sixth rule is the polar opposite of the rule as it was given to applicants. there, if you will refer to my exegesis upon that rule in initiation, human and solar, you will find that the objective of that rule was physical purification with the emphasis upon the need for a vegetarian diet at a certain stage of the preparatory process. the reasons for such a discipline were two in number: purification and the necessity for the applicant (at that stage) to refrain from sharing in the benefits incident to the so-called "taking of life" but, can one take life? i think not. life is. naught in heaven or on earth can touch or affect it. this is a point oft forgotten. the r

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this. just see to it that you do not get grossly overweight (or underweight, for that matter. watch your diet. cut down on the junk food and try to keep a "balanced" diet; though what is balanced for one person may not be so for another. try to stick to natural foods. avoid sugar (aptly known as "the white death) and bleached flour. eat plenty of vegetables and fruit. i don't suggest you become a vegetarian, but don't overindulge in meat. you'll know if you are in good shape because you'll feel good. cleanliness, before working magick, is important. it is good practice to cleanse the inner body by fasting. eat and drink nothing but water, honey and whole wheat bread for twenty-four hours beforehand. no alcohol or nicotine; no sexual activity (this latter is especially important when prepar

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

s in the early days of my interest in occultism, when i was still buying nay experience by the expensive but effectual method of running my head into obstacles, i made the acquaintance of a woman who was interested in psychic matters. she was a person of the most extreme sensitiveness to anything unclean or ugly, fastidious to a degree in her personal habits, living almost exclusively on uncooked vegetarian foods, even refusing eggs as too stimulating. although not an animal lover, she was morbidly humanitarian, reading with gusto those papers which give lurid and detailed descriptions of vivisection experiments. had i been older and wiser i should have recognised the significance of her ultra-cleanliness and ultra-sensitiveness as marking the ab-reaction of a sadistic temperament- sadism

veness that makes life very difficult in our hard-driving civilisation. vegetarianism has to be thoroughly understood and exceedingly well done if it is to be successful, and even so, there is a goodly proportion of people who are incapable of digesting vegetable proteins, which are not nearly so easily dealt with as animal substances. nothing but experience and experimentation can show whether a vegetarian diet suits a given person. indigestion is not the only indication that all is not well. loss of appetite, loss of energy, loss of weight, or a flabby stoutness are all danger signals which if disregarded will cause chronic ill-health. vegetarianism may agree with a person well enough at first, but after a considerable period, possibly years, they may find that they are becoming subject

f appetite, loss of energy, loss of weight, or a flabby stoutness are all danger signals which if disregarded will cause chronic ill-health. vegetarianism may agree with a person well enough at first, but after a considerable period, possibly years, they may find that they are becoming subject to neuritis, neuralgia, sciatica, or one or another of the nerve pains. this is a sure indication that a vegetarian diet is affording insufficient nourishment, not because it does not contain the necessary food units, but because the digestion is unable to assimilate them and they are passing out of the body unchanged. wherever there is a history of neuralgic pains complicating a case of psychic disturbance, i should be inclined to suspect chronic malnutrition as the cause of a hypertrophied psychism

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hakra clearing (1998; and healing with the angels: how the angels can assist you with every area of your life (1999. she has also released a 44-card angel oracle deck (1999) and a variety of cassette tapes. virtue s workshops and appearances are handled through wing and a prayer productions, which may be contacted through her expansive internet site at http/ www.angeltherapy.com. virtue is also a vegetarian and animal rights activist, and recommends products that were produced without causing any pain or death to animal life. sources: virtue, doreen. angel therapy: healing messages for every area of your life. carlsbad, calif: hay house, 1997. chakra clearing. carlsbad, calif: hay house, 1998. divine guidance: how to have a dialogue with god and your guardian angeles. los angeles: audio re

grouped into more than a dozen categories. each ad follows a similar outline, with the name of the group or individual, a logo or picture, a description of services, and contact information. the common outline allows for alphabetizing and the creation of what amounts to a yellow pages of services available in the community. the reader can easily locate spiritual groups, psychological therapists, vegetarian cafes, yoga and exercise classes, or psychic development workshops. as a further aid in locating a particular group or practitioner, an alphabetical index of all the advertisers is also included. while the greatest amount of space is given to the resource directory, each issue of common ground also includes several encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. common ground 313 fea

had learned from his teachers in singapore and tibet. he taught informally for more than a decade before incorporating the institute of mentalphysics in 1934. dingle taught his students out of his belief that the tibetans had preserved the ancient wisdom of the aryans, the founders of the indian, mediterranean, and anglo-saxon cultures. he taught them the disciplines he had learned and advised a vegetarian diet. dingle developed a center in los angeles, the international church of the holy trinity, where he not only taught classes but sent out a correspondence course to students across north america. he was generally known by his students as ding le mei, his religious name. in 1941 he founded a retreat center in yucca valley, california, now the headquarters of the institute. following hi

church believes that ancient christianity was rooted in the essene community, a belief they claim was strengthened by the discovery of the dead sea scrolls. the essene gospel of peace was released in four volumes, the first in 1937. volumes two and three were released in 1974 and the last volume posthumously in 1981. they present a very different picture of jesus, including the idea that he was a vegetarian. the church s creed emphasizes the fatherhood of god, the motherhood of nature, and the brotherhood of man. members are encouraged to follow a path to enlightenment that begins in adopting practices that perpetuate physical, mental, and emotional health. vegetarianism and the use of natural foods are highly recommended, as is healing through the use of various forms of naturopathic reme

ided upon a name for their work, unity, and soon all of their activities were combined under that heading. the growth of the work allowed the launching in 1909 of a second magazine, weekly unity, as well as charles s first book, christian healing, written from the notes of his healing classes in kansas city. by the end of world war i, unity had become a large movement with a national following. a vegetarian restaurant opened, and fillmore became one of the early radio preachers, beginning broadcasts on woq in 1922. in 1924 unity purchased its own radio station. that same year fillmore began one of the most important unity projects, unity daily word, now daily word, a day-by-day devotional booklet and the organization s most popular publication over the years. during the 1930s fillmore wrot

jahs from all over india engaged his services and he became a rich man, furnishing his house in oriental splendor with priceless and lavish possessions. at home he received indian princes, viceroys, governors, and distinguished members of the civil and military services. lord lytton, then viceroy, visited him and remained for several days. in spite of his lavish surroundings, jacob lived a simple vegetarian life, occasionally entertaining guests with occult marvels that became the gossip of simla. the story of his eventual downfall is equally remarkable. he had incurred the displeasure of a prime minister at hyderabad through giving information about the brutal execution of a hindu by the minister s brother. knowing that the imperial diamond was being sold in england, jacob offered to buy

e idea of becoming a therapist, but did not like the concentration on academic psychology as opposed to training in counseling. she dropped out, became an artist and moved to california in 1973. in 1974 she began a course of study at the california college of arts and crafts in oakland. the year 1975 became a turning point in her life. she radically changed her lifestyle which included becoming a vegetarian, stopping smoking, practicing yoga, and engaging in fasts. along the way she had a vivid out-of-body experience in which she saw a book on the chakras (the sense organs of the spiritual body as conceived in tantric thought) written by herself. she began to teach workshops and classes in the san francisco bay area on such topics as yoga, the aura, and psychology. she also spent a signifi

a saucer again. this time it flew close enough that she could see one of its occupants. then on april 6, 1956, she was again at her farm in natal when a saucer landed and she was taken aboard. the fairhaired and handsome person she had seen before introduced himself as akon. the saucer took her to a large mothership, where she was shown pictures of meton, akon s home planet. she was given food, a vegetarian meal, and introduced to their culture. two months later she saw the saucer again and took a picture of it as it flew above her farm. she told this story at ufo gatherings in south africa, and over the years reported additional contacts. the most important event in these later encounters was her developing romantic attachment to akon, with whom she had a son. she claimed that at one poin

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to become a clergyman, but had many reservations about the church, and instead spent some years traveling in california and australia, studying life firsthand. upon returning to england, he devoted himself to developing the intuitional faculty as to find the solution of all problems having their basis in man s spiritual nature. through his close friendship with anna kingsford, he became an ardent vegetarian and the interpreter of her highly individual mystical christianity. he collaborated with her on the writing of the perfect way; or, the finding of christ (london, 1882) and related books. after kingsford s death in 1888, maitland published her biography, anna kingsford: her life, letters, diary (1896. he died in the following year on october 2, 1897. sources: kingsford, anna. clothed wi

s was established as a colony called aryana (admitting only white-skinned aryans) at herliberg, lake zurich. the mazdaznans believe that their task is to reclaim the earth and turn it into a paradise, a place suitable for even god to dwell. the process of reclaimation begins with the human body. hanish taught a series of spiritual exercises centering on breathing and regular prayers and chants. a vegetarian diet is recommended and daily exercise prescribed. in the 1980s the group moved its headquarters to california. members are scattered across north america and a number of foreign countries. hanish wrote several books that embody the group s beliefs and practices. a new magazine is currently being worked on called, all is well. address: 4364 bonita rd #617 bonita, ca 91902. website: http

hesis of all he had learned as a young man in his travels in the orient, especially tibet. dingle began teaching informally in 1927 in new york city. his early classes grew into the institute of mentalphysics in 1934. mentalphysics is seen as a super yoga. dingle taught his students a set of what are believed to be universal truths and a system of practice built around pranayama (breathing, diet (vegetarian, exercises, meditation, and a system of working with one s own particular body chemistry. breathing is especially important as a means of making use of prana, the subtle energy that permeates the universe, which is both the key to good health and contacting the universal realms. the exact details of the teaching are given to students in a set of 26 basic lessons, 124 advanced lessons, a

vision to older movements centered upon world peace, environmentalism, and multiethnic cooperation. healing became an important metaphor of the new age and the holistic health perspective provided an alternative program to the common scientific medicine built upon drugs and surgery. it suggested an emphasis upon preventive medicine and the eradication of disease through a natural (and frequently vegetarian) diet, healthful practices (exercise, hatha yoga, living in a nonpolluted environment, and attention to clearing problems by developing spiritually and cleansing the emotions. the various forms of body work (chiropractic, massage, and related practices) have been immensely popular in new age circles. rise and fall of the new age the new age movement grew through the 1970s and by 1980s h

riodical, the herald of the cross, which continues in publication to the present. he also began work on what were to become his two most important books, the master: his life and teachings (1913) and the logia, or sayings of the master. he moved to london, where he established the order s headquarters. important in ferrier s development was participation in the animal rights movement. he became a vegetarian, which he described as a bloodless diet, and campaigned against vivisection. it led him to adopt what he termed the christ-life, a path of self-denial, self-sacrifice, and self-abandonment to the divine will. ferrier believed that jesus had come into the world to prevent its further disintegration. over the centuries, the earth had gradually experienced an increasing disorder in both na

hnamurti is a fine chap who has been hypnotized by mrs. annie besant, and is really an unwilling follower. in 1912, american members of the esoteric section of the theosophical society (adyar) formed a school and community named krotona( the place of promise) in the hollywood hills. krotona was similar to the community tingley had developed at point loma (san diego. the complex included a temple, vegetarian cafeteria, metaphysical library, and experimental center. disciples invented stereometry, a threedimensional geometric alphabet, involving a structure weighing three tons and using redwood. after an internal conflict concerning money, the property was sold and the group relocated to the ojai valley, a desert in california. krishnamurti moved besant to ojai in hopes of reviving the healt

william rauscher. arthur ford: the man who talked with the dead. new york: new american library, 1973. pilgrim s guide to planet earth: a new age traveler s handbook& spiritual directory a directory published in 1981 of shrines, temples, churches, monasteries, holy places, spiritual and new age teachings. it covers some 50 countries. it also cites schools, publications, communes, food stores, and vegetarian and macrobiotic restaurants and offers useful advice to international travelers (pilgrims) on the customs and facilities of unfamiliar countries and cultures. the guide was published by spiritual community publications, formerly of san rafael, california. several years after the guide appeared spiritual community publications went out of business, and no one has attempted an update of t

hed various fellowship centers. he also founded the fellowship s magazine rays from the rose cross. in 1911, the fellowship was established at mt. ecclesia, a plot of land in oceanside, california, to disseminate rosicrucian philosophy through books, magazines, lectures, and correspondence courses. the oceanside headquarters now cover a vast estate with stucco temples, a healing department, and a vegetarian restaurant at nearby el toro marine base. much of heindel s teachings seem to derive from the lectures he attended of anthroposophist rudolf steiner (1861.1925) in germany during the 1900s, and steiner, who saw himself standing in the rosicrucian tradition, may have been heindel s mysterious rosicrucian. heindel died in 1919, and his widow augusta foss heindel became leader and director

84. true black magic, book of the a grimoire (manual of ceremonial magic) that is an adapted version of the key of solomon the king. true world order (two) movement started by swami vishnudevananda, disciple of the late swami sivananda of rishikesh, india, and believer in hatha yoga. two is dedicated to promoting world peace and understanding, good health, and happiness through yoga harmony and a vegetarian diet. for information: international sivananda yoga vedanta center, 673 8th ave, val morin, quebec, canada j0t 2r0. trumpet a funnel-shaped device of cardboard, aluminum, or other lightweight material used at spiritualist seances for the manifestation of direct voice communication from spirits. jonathan koons, the nineteenth-century american farmer medium, appears to have been the first

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nd sacraments. the central rite of the cathar faith was the consolamentum, a special baptism which initiated those who have moved from being credentes (believers) to parfait (perfect ones. this rite was preceded by fasting and was considered such an important initiation that to break the oath of the parfait meant expulsion from the cathar community. it is generally believed that most cathars were vegetarian and avoided reproduction. historically there is much evidence for contact and communication between the cathars and bogomils. it is said that a bogomil bishop arranged discussions and meetings with cathar bishops in many regions. brethren of the free spirit the first gnostic to be known under the appellation of free spirit was amalric of bena (circa 1209, an italian antinomian who belie

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ry over the serpent python. the statue was found in the ruins of antium in 1503. apollonius of tyana a wonderful philosopher born in cappadocia about the beginning of the first century; an ardent pythagorean, who studied the phoenician sciences under euthydemus, and pythagorean philosophy and other subjects under euxenus of heraclea. according to the tenets of the pythagorean school he remained a vegetarian the whole of his long life, ate only fruit and herbs, drank no wine, wore vestments made only of plant fibers, walked barefooted and let his hair grow to the full length, as all the initiates have done before and after him. he was initiated by the priests of the temple of aesculapius (asclepios) at aegae, and learnt many of the "miracles" for healing the sick wrought by the god of medic

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pothesis that he was not a true adept, but that somehow he became possessed of a small quantity. add to the above books "sendwogin's new light of alchemy. many thanks for your kind offer of hospitality at chiswick. i may be able to avail myself of it some time, but if i have business in london, as i had this last time, i am obliged to be nearer my base of operations. i also hesitate to inflict my vegetarian habits on other people. it is believed by many that piazzi smythe [sic' made errors in his application of dimensions of pyramid of gizah &c. present my respectful remembrances to mrs gardner. 1 charles piazzi smyth was not an occultist but professor of practical astronomy at the university of edinburgh and astronomer royal for scotland. his our inheritance in the great pyramid (1864, re

have no society. occultism makes us indifferent about all that. another thing- if you have gone as. far as to ?ecome vegetarians' please let us know. e are quite used to ,fnends of the carnivorous order, and provide for them accordmgly. we shall very likely have one of these friend staying wi h us at that time. it makes no difference to us either way, if we know before-hand. i am myself strictly vegetarian. many thanks for your kind information about the split [i.e, between h.p.b. and mabel collins. that is the only real knowledge we have had. the letters in religio- phil. i have seen' and, from them, m.e (le, mabel collins] most assuredly convicts herself, and in a very palpable way. we were very anxious to hear more. mrs ayton joins me in kind regards to mrs gardner and yourself. we are

men off to get the horse ready might just make a failure. we will speak to warren to have a cab, and to be looking out for you at great western [railway station] at 6. you should be here about 6.30, but to make an allowance for possible delays, we will have dinner ready at 7. you do not say whether you are vegetarians. we shall 33 chacombe vicarage 18 june 1889 the letters 10 1 vegetarianism- the vegetarian societywas formed at ramsgate in 1847. the dietetic reform society was founded in london in 1875. members abstained from alcohol and tobacco as well as meat. 2 i.e, the religio-philosophical journal, a spiritualist periodical published at chicago 'the letters' referred to the correspondence between dr elliott coues and mabel collins. coues was a prominent american theosophist who was cu

ly in june 1889 indicates (a) that rank and file members of the t.s. were greatly interested in what was afoot behind the scenes and (b) puzzled by the sudden disappearance of mabel collins. gardner would have made it his business to pick up all the latest gossip. chacombe vicarage 9 3 june 1889 34 thealchemist of the golden dawn assume therefore that you are not. we have another guest who is not vegetarian, so it makes no difference. it is quite convenient to us on friday. after that time, we may be going out to pay visits ourselves. thanks- we are as well as usual. weare glad you reached home safely and have at once got rid of the incubus. it is always best to be very prompt in such matters as we know from experience. we hope the new one will turn out well. your visit was all too short f

e golden dawn. after dr westcott's retirement from the scene in march 1897 she was in charge of the isis-urania temple as mathers's representative. she and gardner were mutually antipathetic and the latter resigned following a row with her 'yolo' was mrs florence kennedy, one of her friends. the letters 93 day to meet him, that i may arrange accordingly. there will be lunch at 2 o'clock.j.k. is a vegetarian, but if i know that you can come at that time i will provide according to your habits at that time. there will be t. about 4, and supper at 7. if you cannot come for 2 o'clock i will arrange for something for you at 7. so please let me know. perhaps i shall see you before then. at present i am rather bound and cannot stir out. 285 uxbridge road, w. 9 october 1goo mrs emery left volo' ye

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

ducing a basic system that. if an individual is prepared to get themselves tuned to the right channel. can also free people from the need to take nourishment from physical food if this is their desire. however, the formulas, lifestyles and meditations in this book can be utilized by all. the only difference is that for those wishing to still partake in the delight of physical food, we recommend a vegetarian diet for health, sensitivity and resource sustainability reasons. the food of gods book and its research and recommendations apply to anyone who is hungry for love, or health and happiness, and/or peace and prosperity. i call this hunger being at level 1 in the divine nutrition program. level 2 is where we satisfy this hunger and gain health and happiness and peace and prosperity. level

a way of being nourished that can benefit us all personally and globally. the greatest source of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual nourishment comes via our day to day lifestyle. creating physical health, fitness and strength depends on a number of factors and much research has already been done in this field, for example we know that drinking pure water, eating fresh healthy. preferably vegetarian. food, exercising regularly and engaging in meditation to deal with mental and emotional stress, are all extremely good for us. we also know as metaphysicians that time spent in silence in nature and that exercising self mastery and mind control via re and de-programming our biosystem, is also beneficial in the creation of mental and emotional health, as is the use of devotional music o

diet and exercise to create a bio-system that again is capable of being well tuned and accepting and coping divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 43 with energy of the theta. delta field without burning out the electro-circuitry of the bio-system. this lifestyle can also be applied as a cleanse and detoxification program as we apply the 3> 2; 2> 1 and the meat> vegetarian> vegan> fruit> divine nutrition prana power preparation system. nourishment via accessing solar energy and wind and earth and plant prana. healing sounds, mantras and programming code tools: for the emotional and mental tuning to the theta. delta field and accessing appropriate nourishment for these aspects of our self. this includes the taoist 6 healing sounds plus the use of specific

he use of water, diet and exercise to create a biosystem that again is capable of being well tuned, and accepting, and coping, with energy of the theta. delta field. this energy needs to be downloaded safely without burning out the electro-circuitry of the bio-system. diet refinement is also to be applied as a cleanse and detoxification program while applying the 3> 2; 2> 1 system, then the meat> vegetarian> vegan> fruit> divine nutrition prana power and programming code system. divine nutrition program. technique no. 5: the love lifestyle tool: a perfect diet program for physical, emotional mental and spiritual nourishment: one of the first steps for successful theta. delta field feeding and accessing this pure food of the gods is the adoption of the luscious lifestyles program of recipe

tool: a perfect diet program for physical, emotional mental and spiritual nourishment: one of the first steps for successful theta. delta field feeding and accessing this pure food of the gods is the adoption of the luscious lifestyles program of recipe 2000. as we mentioned earlier. briefly, the l.l.p. entails a daily lifestyle of the following points: 1) meditation 2) prayer 3) mind mastery 4) vegetarian diet divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 48 5) exercise 6) service 7) spending time in nature 8) the use of devotional songs and mantras while all of the above was discussed in great detail in the four body fitness: biofields and bliss. book 1, i would like to add the following: the meditations given throughout this book will actually suffice to effe

basic fact in dimensional biofield science is that all thoughts, words and actions. that are beneficial for all. will be supported by the purest and most powerful fields. see below for the perfect health, balance, weight and image program, required for successful divine nutrition feeding. the control of our thoughts and the direction of our perceptions of the world, are crucial to this success. a vegetarian diet tunes us to the fields of kindness and compassion which are a natural part of the theta. delta field. a vegetarian diet also improves health and decreases our draining of the world s resources, as it takes 20 times the resources to put animal products on the table compared to vegetables and grains. until we have mastered our biosystem, it is also much better for our health as has a

% just by having 2 meals each day instead of 3. our body will also feel better as it will have less digestion time and if we choose a healthy diet we will begin to detox slowly and also lose weight if required. unless of course we do the programming for perfect weight as in point 8 of this chapter. concurrently with this i recommend: divine nutrition program. conversion technique no. 7: the meat> vegetarian> vegan> fruit> divine nutrition prana power system. this means immediately stopping your consumption of red meat (as per the reasons discussed above and in greater detail in the ambassadors of light book the divine nutrition series) then when you are comfortable with this. in maybe 3 to 6 months. stop your consumption of all other animal or marine flesh. next after you have adjusted to

its. the slower you take it, the easier will be the emotional adjustment and the general detoxification of your system. however dietary preparation is not enough to plug into the divine nutrition channel. all that we recommend in this book needs to be applied particularly the step by step plug in program with its meditations, energy grid work and programming codes in chapter 11. the adoption of a vegetarian diet is usually a natural choice of someone tuned to the kindness and compassion frequency, particularly when they have been well educated as to alternative choices and have made the conscious decision to no longer support the slaughter of life. please note that even those interested only in level 2 nutrition so that they can experience the health and happiness, peace and prosperity age

ol to use at work, in the car, in the shower, when shopping or anywhere you remember. our glands activation of our pituitary& pineal glands: diagrams 9& 10: the above images are from mantak chia s darkness technology booklet. divine nutrition program. technique no. 14: the main tool we have for activating the pituitary and pineal glands is our lifestyle as per the luscious lifestyles program. the vegetarian diet and service aspects of this program automatically increases our sensitivity to the divine nutrition channel and also attracts more of the love/wisdom/kindness and compassion frequency, which is the 8 herz vibration of the alpha. theta field. when these master glands are activated by also flooding them with violet light, our bio-system also attracts more of the higher elements of ak

the glands and the chakras. the brow, crown and ascension chakra at the back of our head. we can align our human mind functions to directly link into the cosmic mind. 4) cosmic karma: the source of pure impersonal, universal compassion; the source of the impelling cosmic energies of the universe; the intelligently guided force of the hierarchical universe. the luscious lifestyle program points of vegetarian diet and service without thought of reward help us to hook into this channel. 5) cosmic vitality: the source of cosmic vitality, permeating in all things. again as the essence of the quantum field, this is the energy band from where the food of gods flows most easily. 6) astral light: the lowest functioning aspect of akasa; the equivalent in the cosmic hierarchy of what the astral model

e experience our true nature and unify all aspects of our lower and higher nature, the food of the god within begins to flow and our hungers and addictions disappear. questions on dealing with family and social adjustments as a level 3 light eater, are covered in the previous books in this series however there is one more issue that i would like to re-address. people often say to me, i can t be a vegetarian, it doesn t suit my blood type, or my body type they say, i tried it and felt terrible or my doctor or nutritionist said it was not a good choice for me. the most crucial aspects of the divine nutrition reality is the mastery of mind over matter. we are all gods in forms and our body can absorb. from the higher inner and outer planes. all the proteins, minerals and vitamins we need to s

technique 8 to open up the inner plane pranic flow. step 8: begin using daily the perfect health, perfect balance, perfect weight, perfect image programming code as in chapter 6 technique 10. step 9: begin the 3>2 then 2>1 meal a day program as in chapter 6 technique no. 6. gradually over time eat less and less and maintain the above programming code until your weight stabilizes. begin the meat> vegetarian> vegan etc. or vegetarian> vegan> raw food program as in chapter 6 technique no. 7. step 10: create a supportive home environment to support you in this journey. step 11: read and research all you can on the subject so that you are well informed. step 12: for those who need to develop the ability to absorb only the energies that nurture them in this world, utilize the bio-shield devices

expression. imagine all aspects of your being are listening, aware then. ask: i now ask my body consciousness, my divine consciousness, my dow. is it in my blueprint to live purely on light in this lifetime? wait for a yes or a no. if you get a clear no, then thank your body and continue meditating and relax and enjoy the pleasure of physical food but keep your diet light and live and definitely vegetarian to keep you tuned to maximum capacity to the channel of kindness and compassion. if however you get a yes, then ask: is it in my blueprint to do this in the next year? divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 117. if you get a no to this time frame ask: is it in my blueprint to do this in the next 5 years. keep checking to get a time frame as this will he

enough for us to be nourished us on all levels. i have on occasion, met the rare individual who has managed to live purely on prana without adhering to the type of lifestyle we recommend as frequency is something we maintain and build on with each life and they have obviously maintained their frequency from other life times. one of the greatest objections that i receive is the recommendation of a vegetarian diet, yet the frequencies we need to match into require our fields to be tuned to the channel of kindness and compassion and for our hearts to be pure. every point of this lifestyle provides a specific flavor in our field tuning and needs to be explored and honored to the best of our ability. together they allow our dow to reveal more of its power and for our paranormal powers to be sti

disease can vary depending upon our lifestyle, mental status and our environmental factors. also with the availability of genetic engineering, cloning techniques etc. many of the genetic diseases will be altered and will become preventable, controllable or even curable in our near future. but still the genetic factor is very important in the genesis of a disease. meditation+ prayer+ programming+ vegetarian diet+ exercise+ service+ time in silence in nature+ devotional songs/ mantras= access to the divine nutrition channel divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 120 similarly, environmental factors can bring diseases. simply speaking, people living in crowded or polluted areas have a higher likelihood of contracting infectious diseases or diseases related t

nd a cleansing detox program and. if you got a yes for our encodements of being pranically nourished this lifetime and so you have done the program recommended to allow your master computer controller as pure dow power to feed you, and. you have programmed for the transition to be one of ease and joy. you have begun to change your dietary intake and habits and you have taken the steps to become a vegetarian, or if you are vegetarian you have become a vegan, if you are a vegan you have gone to raw foods, etc (as in techniques 6 and 7 of chapter 6. you may also have begun working with alternative healers such as a kinesiologist so that you can release any limiting energy blocks that you may still be carrying. you also have adopted the mind-set that divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& th

6, technique 12 to open up the inner plane pranic flow. step 8: begin using daily the perfect health, perfect balance, perfect weight, perfect image programming code as in chapter 6 technique 10. step 9: begin the 3>2 then 2> 1 meal a day program as in chapter 6 technique 6. gradually over time eat less and less and maintain the above programming code until your weight stabilizes. begin the meat> vegetarian> vegan etc or vegetarian> vegan> raw food program as in chapter 6 technique 7. step 10: create a supportive home environment to support you in this journey. step 11: read all you can and become well informed: additional data before we provide some additional data of interest, many people ask qa) how they can stay in contact with others who have chosen the path of being nourished purely

ta waves is part of the dimensional biofield science of matrix mechanics and it requires our personal biofield to be tuned in a particular way. it is my theory, based on extensive personal and group research, that our light body matrix and physical chakra and meridian system is activated by the specific lifestyle we discussed in chapter 6. here we looked at how meditation and prayer, programming, vegetarian diet, exercise, time in silence in nature, service and the use divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 138 of chanting and devotional song, when practiced daily together tunes the system to the theta. delta waves as effectively as a motor mechanic who regularly services and tunes his car. matrix mechanics is a complex and in depth science that uses dow p

ans 20 years ago and how difficult it was for them at school. imagine if a child is being nourished by divine nutrition and how much chaos this will cause at schools and among the families of their school friends. still these young ones have come in with great love and awareness and no doubt with all the courage they need to challenge the status quo. just as it was difficult socially for us to be vegetarian 30 years ago, similarly it is socially unacceptable today for us to feed only on divine nutrition yet again, in time history has shown that this will change. question 3: what about the taking of physical food, and any weight gain that may happen, after people have been living successfully off pranic nourishment? how does the bio-system cope? what about the metabolic rate which obviously

transformed by it depends on the periods of time we bathe in its field. remember that theta. delta field access is determined by our own brainwave patterns, which are again controlled by our lifestyle, which includes meditation and the use of ancient and modern day metaphysical tools to keep us tuned. in the past the yogis used meditation, chanting and mantras, breath techniques, prayer, a light vegetarian or vegan diet, and service and satsang. the sharing of truth. to tune themselves through the alpha and theta to the delta fields. while the ultimate reality of a yogi, is the immersion in the delta field of samadhi, dimensional biofield technicians are now focusing on operating from this state daily although not so deeply as to lose our conscious awareness of practical life. instead we

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not the ox the goad of the ploughman? 3. thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain. thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free- 1. for instance, let a be a man of strong passions, skilled in the holy qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen "reactionary" politician. let b be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of meat, and a keen progressive politician. let no thought proper to "a" arise when the ring is on the "b" finger, and vice ver oeven though this book may seem very basic, it is not intended to be a book that conveys basic knowledge of kabbalah. rather, it is

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eth not the ox the goad of the ploughman? 3. thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain. thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free* for instance, let a be a man of strong passions, skilled in the holy qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen .reactionary. politician; let b be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of meat, and a keen progressive politician. let no thought proper to .a. arises when the ring is on the .b. finger; and vice versa. p.s. an xv! in c an excellent practice is to control the means of expression. thus, challenge the world to make you smile, like

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

s which refer to culture-heroesdescribe them as white,tall, bearded, and invariably superior to the aboriginal peoples among whom they appearedoften sud-denlyto impart laws, crafts and useful information (p. 330)diet after the delugeafter the phaeton upheaval, peoples diet differed appreciably from that which had prevailed previously.in genesis, there is more than a hint that antediluvian man was vegetarian:and god said, behold, i have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be your meat.following the deluge, genesis states-and the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and u

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

exist outside the boundaries of space and time. i ve heard it remarked upon that the feeling of d j vu was in fact a premonition of the future delivered to the sleeper in a dream and, months later, the person finds themselves living the exact moment they had predicted and dreamt about. it is said that the divine mind gives visions of the future to the dreamer; going to bed on an empty stomach, a vegetarian diet, and abstinence from alcohol are claimed to facilitate these types of dreams. occultists recognize no difference between the astral realm and the dream realm, to such the extent that astral projection is considered nothing more than lucid dreaming. this world of the astral is alleged to not be a separate world at all, but rather a realm that lays directly on top of the material wor

mage to the original sender. most religions warn against thinking negative thoughts about other people, or cursing others under your breath; there is perhaps a good reason for this advice. telepathy, a projection in the world of thoughts and dreams (the astral, does not respect our notion of space and in no way hinges on the distance between the 2 subjects. as with most forms of magic, i m told a vegetarian diet facilitates telepathic sensitivity; the middle pillar ritual detailed earlier is a far more solid way to increase one s sending and receiving capabilities. i have also heard of thought embedding, where an object is charged with the energies of a certain thought form. the object then becomes a receptacle for a deliberately-created larvae. the methods behind embedding a thought into

ONYX TABLET OF SET

to choose your banquet and reception menus. there are usually several choices with varying price ranges. if they offer a buffet banquet dinner go for that since you will get the most variety and best prices for your food. it is also less complicated than a sit down dinner where youwill be limited to two or possibly three choices for the main course. there are always plenty of things for everyone, vegetarian or not, at a buffet! when you have made your selections, contact the banquet sales rep and discussit with her/him. again, get it in writing! determining registration fee- this is fairly simple: total the cost of the meeting room(s, the hp reception, and the banquet dinner. include the cost of the gratuities and sales tax as well as any hotel tax. divide this total by the number of perso

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

w and kill his sons. goanna dreaming many myths are about animals in the dreaming, and one of the most important is goanna, the monitor lizard, who among other things was responsible for inventing the canoe. the people of the murrumbidgee river tribe tell how all the animals decided to intermarry and the male goannas had to marry magpies or teals. for some reason, the goannas, who were originally vegetarian, began to eat the flesh of their own young and also baby porcupines a diet that made them lazy and dishonest. then one year there was a drought and all the animals suffered except for the goannas who had a secret supply of water. their new wives begged them to share their water with the emus and the porcupines who were dying of thirst, but they refused. so the wife of the chief goanna f

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

in arabic numerals it consists of the circle, which is a type of the infinite, and of the 4, which sums the triad by unity. in roman numerals, arranged after the following manner, it represents the sign of the fundamental doctrine of hermes and the character of the seal of solomon: preparations 15 the purification of the magus consists in the renunciation of coarse enjoyments, in a temperate and vegetarian diet, in abstinence from intoxicating drink, and in regulating the hours of sleep. this preparation has been imposed and represented in all forms of worship by a period of penitence and trials preceding the symbolical feasts of life-renewal. as already stated, the most scrupulous external cleanliness must be observed: the poorest person can find spring water. all clothes, furniture and

n delayed the more realistic and striking it will be. evocations of knowledge and intelligence are performed with more solemn ceremonies. if concerned with a celebrated personage, we must meditate for twentyone days upon his life and writings, form an idea of his appearance, converse with him mentally and imagine his answers. we must carry his portrait, or at least his name, about us, following a vegetarian diet for twenty-one days and a severe fast during the last seven. we must next construct the magical oratory, described in the thirteenth chapter of our gdoctrine h, and see that all light is excluded therefrom. if, however, the proposed operation is to take place in the day-time, we may leave a narrow aperture on the side where the sun will shine at the hour of evocation, place a trian

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

tive, careful, and well-thought-out action. this concept of wu wei is applied daily in the lives of those who follow daoism. decisions, especially important ones such as marriage, choice of career, and family matters, are carefully considered before taking action. often the daoist priest is consulted before such decisions are made. there is no special clothing particular to daoists. many follow a vegetarian lifestyle, resolving not to harm nature or to take the lives of animals. the daoist interest in health and vitality, in preserving the qi, generally leads to a healthy lifestyle of moderation in all things. meditative exercises meditation is another daily practice for daoists. it promotes a more deliberate lifestyle, thoughtful and aware, as well as less hurried. the basic rule for medi

act of violence. many hindu pilgrims engage in the festival of kumbh mela, which occurs four times every twelve years in four locations in india. drops of the nectar of immortality are said to have fallen on these four cities during a fight between the gods. reuters/corbis. 264 world religions: almanac hinduism hindus also avoid eating meat for health reasons. gandhi believed that one should be a vegetarian by choice rather than by religious obligation or vow. he felt it was the right thing to do, to cause no harm to another living thing (ahimsa. some hindus believe as he did in causing no harm, but eat prepared meat because they feel they have not directly caused harm to the animal. hinduism s influences because it reflects an ancient culture, hinduism has made its mark in such areas as l

age for more than a day at a time and refusing to shelter himself from either cold or heat. when he walked or sat, he was careful never to injure any life-form. he did stay in one place for longer periods of time during the rainy season because the paths he walked would have been full of creatures he did not want to injure. because of this refusal to injure any form of life, mahavira was a strict vegetarian, even to the extent of straining his drinking water to ensure that no creature was living in it. mahavira lived by the five great vows, which continue to form the central belief system of jainism and which all jain monks and nuns continue to fulfill. the great vows include nonviolence, truthfulness, not stealing, celibacy (not having sexual intercourse, and nonattachment to things or pe

e first is called kirtan, which refers to the singing of hymns from the granth sahib. the second is katha, referring to readings from the granth sahib, with discussion and explanation. the third is a community function, the langar, or free community kitchens. volunteers in these kitchens cook and serve meals that can be eaten at any time during the day. everyone sits on the floor, and the meal is vegetarian (without meat) so that people of all faiths can be accommodated. in addition to these functions, gurdwaras can serve as libraries and schools, and some provide overnight accommodations for travelers. head coverings one way in which sikh men and women follow their religion is by covering their heads. sikhs wear a turban to cover their heads. on women, the most common head covering is a r

eir children and parents. further, sikhs believe that all people are the children of god and that all are equal. sikhs try never to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or caste. sikhs tend to be strong believers in democratic institutions. finally, sikhs are expected to live a sober life. all forms of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol are forbidden, as is gambling. while many sikhs are vegetarian, those who are not eat meat prepared by jewish kosher standards (kosher standards govern how animals are to be killed, which animal products may be eaten, and even how such products are consumed) rites of passage sikhs generally avoid ritual, though they do take part in naming and baptism rituals. a rite of passage for adolescent boys, though, is learning to tie the turban. the boy is t

ited states. this movement incorporates elements of christianity and hinduism. it continues to believe in a monotheistic god, but it also believes in a father (the male creative principle, a mother (the female creative principle, and the child (representing salvation, or deliverance from sin, and faith in the future. members of this movement practice rhythmic praying and chanting, follow a strict vegetarian diet, and are urged to lead a simple life. the movement eventually spread to mexico and to several countries in europe. 7. the lovers of meher baba: this movement has only very loose links with zoroastrianism. it was founded by meher baba (1894 1969, who declared himself the last avatar in the current cycle of time (an avatar is an incarnation of a god and is usually associated with the

eat or drink alcohol. while in london, he paid close attention to his legal studies and also began to develop his own sense of spirituality and moral behavior. because he was indian, many of his fellow students treated him unfairly. he had occasionally experienced racism before in india from the british upper classes and military, but in london it was a daily experience. he became involved with a vegetarian society, and some of its members were part of a group called the theosophical society, a spiritual movement that follows a mixture of hindu and buddhist beliefs. the founder of the movement, helena blavatsky (1831 1891, persuaded gandhi to begin reading the bhagavad gita, one of the holy books of hinduism. while in london, gandhi not only became more interested in his own religion, but

even that and went naked. he never stayed in one village for more than a day at a time and refused to shelter himself from either cold or heat. when he walked or sat, he was careful never to injure any living thing. for this reason, he traveled less during the rainy seasons, when paths would be filled with life forms that he did not want to injure. as part of this determination, vardhamana was a vegetarian, or a person who does not eat meat. he even strained his drinking water to ensure that no creatures were living in it. vardhamana supposedly lived in this ascetic fashion for twelve years, six months, and fifteen days. then, on a summer night, he sat on the jain sects there are two main sects, or divisions, in jainism: the digambara, which translates as sky clad, and the svetambara, whi

han a day at a time and refusing to shelter himself from either cold or heat. when he walked or sat, he was careful never to cause hurt to any life-form. for this reason, he would remain in one place for long periods of time during the rainy season, when the paths he walked would have been covered with life-forms he did not want to injure. because of this refusal to do harm, mahavira was a strict vegetarian, meaning he did not eat meat or any food that came from an animal. he was so strict that he even strained his drinking water to ensure that no creature was living in it. in these ways, mahavira was setting an example for his followers about how to live. things to remember while reading the excerpt from the gaina sutras: a defining doctrine of jainism is ahimsa, not killing or harming ot

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

d the giant intruder. according to some of its pursuers, the creature lives in muddy and abandoned alligator caves deep in the steamy everglades swamp. the alligators leave the rotting remains of their kills behind to putrefy in the heat of their hideaways, and the skunk apes absorb the stench into their hair, thus accounting for their awful smell. although the skunk ape is said to be primarily a vegetarian and often steals produce from area gardens, everglades hunters claim to have seen the giant kill a deer and split open its belly to get at the liver and entrails. in 1980, large footprints, complete with the impression of toes, were found in the ocala national forest. the sheriff s department estimated that the unknown creature that had made the prints was about 10 feet tall and weighed

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

* chapter one the manifesto of 1917 in the spring of 1917 the russian people, worn out by almost three years of their rulers political and military incompetence, overthrew their czar and installed a provisional government. at about the same time the u.s.a. entered the war on the allied side. neither of these events greatly excited the inhabitants of henri oedenkoven s and ida hoffmann s eccentric vegetarian community situated at ascona in switzerland. they were far more interested in a bombastic encyclical just promulgated by theodor reuss, a temporary guest of the community. let it be known, began this manifesto, that there exists, unknown to the great crowd, a very ancient order of sages, whose object is the amelioration and spiritual evolution of mankind by means of conquering error and

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