Transcendental Magic

Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of ancient doctrines behind the shadows and the strange ordeals of all initiations under the seal of all sacred writings in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes on the crumbling stones of the old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas in the strange emblems of our old books of alchemy in the ceremonies at reception practised by all mysterious societies traces are found of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed.