Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00299)

At 05:16 PM 4/11/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>"Occultism in not magic, though magic is one of its tools.
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>Occultism is not the acquirement of powers, whether psychic or intellectual,
>though both are its servants.  Neither is occultism the pursuit of
>happiness, as men understand the word: for the first step is sacrifice, the
>second, renunciation.
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>Occultism is the science of life, the art of living.
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>             HPB  --- Lucifer, Vol. I, p. 7."
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>O.K. I'll accept that Mmme Blavatsky said that. Now in your own words Nick,
tell me what it means! How DOES "The Art of Living" relate to something
which means "hidden"? As you must know by now, I never accept quotations as
a replacement for thoughtful personal opinion.

alexis dolgorukii, MTI, FTSA