The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2

by Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. Wagner

PART 1

Here beginneth Chapter 4 of the Book which is called—"The Tablets of Aeth," wherein is transcribed the Fourth Quadrant of the Twelve Mansions.

"A hair, perhaps, divides the false and true. Yes, and a single alif were the clue— Could you but find it—to the treasure house, And, peradventure, to THE MASTER, too.

"Beware, O my son, of self-incense. It is the most dangerous on account of its agreeable intoxication. * * * Learn, O my beloved, that the light of Allah's truth will often penetrate an empty head more easily than one too crammed with learning."