Re: The Golden Book of Wisdom online

["alvakorn" <alvakorn@...>]

Hi,
Cool link! I had never read this bit before. Very interesting. In 
it Bardon says:

"There is no magic without mysticism, i.e. no substance without 
influences, effects and manifestations, since these two fundamental 
basic concepts are dependent on each other. Magic may not be 
separated from mysticism, and both have to be dealt with at the same 
time and in a like manner. In his studies, the Hermetic must always 
proceed in a magical and mystical manner; that is, he must always 
bear in mind both quantity and quality, and he must be able to 
differentiate distinctly between quantity (for example, power in 
matter and substances) and quality (for example attributes, effects, 
influences, and the like). He must never confuse the two concepts if 
he does not wish to create chaos.

Remember! Magic is quantity and mysticism is quality! When, in the 
chapters that follow, I speak of quantities, I will always mean 
magic. When talking about influences, attributes, abilities, virtues, 
and so forth, I will be referring to mysticism. This has been a 
universal law from the beginning of the world and it will remain a 
universal law until its end!"

I would like to get some clarification on his terms *quantity* and 
*quality* relating to magic and mysticism. It seems to me he is 
using them like-
cause and effect
creator and created
akasha -> -> -> earth, etc.
Am I understanding this correctly?
Thanks
Alan



--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Cosgrove" 
<martincosgrove@g...> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> The surviving section of Franz Bardon's 'The Golden Book of Wisdom' 
as presented in the English edition of 'Frabato the Magician' can be 
found online at:
> 
> http://mysite.freeserve.com/fourth_tarot/index.html
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]