THE TWELFTH LESSON.

OCCULT MISCELLANY.

In this, the last lesson of this series, we wish to call your attention to a variety of subjects, coming under the general head of the Yogi Philosophy, and yet apparently separated from one another.  And so we have entitled this lesson “Occult Miscellany,” inasmuch as it is made up of bits of information upon a variety of subjects all connected with the general teaching of the series.  The lesson will consist of answers to a number of questions, asked by various students of the courses in Yogi Philosophy coming from our pen.  While these answers, of necessity, must be brief, still we will endeavor to condense considerable information into each, so that read as a whole the lesson will give to our students a variety of information upon several important subjects.

QUESTION 1:  "Are there any Brotherhoods of Advanced Occultists in existence, in harmony with the Yogi Teachings?  And if so, what information can you give regarding them?"

ANSWER:  Yes, there are a number of Occult Brotherhoods, of varying degrees of advancement, scattered through the various countries of the earth.  These Brotherhoods agree in principle with the Yogi Teachings, although the methods of interpretation may vary somewhat.  There is but one TRUTH, which becomes apparent to all deep students of Occultism, and therefore all true Occultists have a glimpse of that Truth, and upon this glimpse is founded their philosophies and teachings.  These Occult Brotherhoods vary in their nature.  In some, the members are grouped together in retired portions of the earth, dwelling in the community life.  In others the headquarters are in the large cities of the earth, their membership being composed of residents of those cities, with outlying branches.  Others have no meeting places, their work being managed from headquarters, their members being scattered all over the face of the earth, the communication being kept up by personal correspondence and privately printed and circulated literature.  Admission to these true Occult Brotherhoods is difficult.  They seek their members, not the members them.  No amount of money, or influence, or energy can gain entrance to these societies.  They seek to impart information and instruction only to those who are prepared to receive it—­to those who have reached that stage of spiritual unfoldment that will enable them to grasp and assimilate the teachings of the Inner Circles.  While this is true, it is also true that these Societies or Brotherhoods are engaged in disseminating Occult Knowledge, suited to the minds of the public, through various channels, and cloaked in various disguises of name, authority and style.  Their idea is to gradually open the mind of the public to the great truths underlying and back of all of these various fragmentary teachings.  And they recognize the fact that one mind may be reached in a certain way,