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Originally posted by JoshNorton
Do we know why there's gravity? Do we know how quantum physics work? These are occult. By the very definition list you provided, "Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable." We have theories; we can conduct tests; but we haven't figured it all out yet.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
And it's not just microcosmic and macrocosmic physics that we don't fully grok yet, either... there's a lot about life that we don't have answers for. What is an individual's role in the "big picture" if anything? Well that's certainly beyond the realm of human comprehension. Does that mean we shouldn't spend time trying to think about it though?
Originally posted by JoshNorton
Just because you see something every day, does that mean you really know how it works? Would you be able to take it apart and put it back together so it would still function properly? (and this goes for mechanical, electrical or biological...)
Originally posted by JoshNorton
A neurosurgeon understands a lot more about the brain than you do. Is he hiding that knowledge from you? Or is it something you could learn yourself if you took the effort to study it? Certainly the activity of neurons is hidden from general perception, yes?
Originally posted by JoshNorton
And yes, esoteric means that it's of interest to, or studied by, small groups. Do I know which Dave Matthews concerts had which guest musicians? No, but a die-hard DMB fan could probably rattle that off without any problem, and suggest which bootleg was the cleanest recording of that particular show. Did he hide that knowledge from you? Was there any hand waving? No. But he had a specialized interest along with his fellow die-hard fans, and thus possessed his own jargon, his own criteria for what made a good show or a good bootleg, etc.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
Is it esoteric that Eskimos might have 31 words for "snow"? Or as something they have to deal with a lot, does it actually make sense that it would be something important to them and thus worth their time to differentiate?
Originally posted by JoshNorton
Yes, the mystery schools, the occult, the esoteric are all hidden from you. That is not by active intent. It's simply because you have not chosen to pursue that field of study.
Originally posted by LiveForever8
reply to post by coyote66
That would be great.
If you could have a look at some of the sources I posted, especially Karl Heise's book, then that would be great. Even a quick scan of the contents page might reveal something interesting.
Cheers.
foreword to the first, second and third edition.
secret geographic map of the secret circles of the english speaking world.
geographic map: how we see germany and german-austria [federation] today.
opening words (history of the freemasory) ... 1
overview ... 10
from the political activity of the freemasory-union ... 21
the most important goal of the freemanson-union ... 35
nears of the "wounding" of the belgian "neutrality" [bit hard to understand] ... 54
england the leading freemason power ... 59
the original sin of the original freemasonry ... 66
the execution of the nationality principes ... 69
serbia ... 74
russia ... 92
england ... 109
the jewish natioal-state ... 122
armenia ... 132
the west german ... 136
peace conditions for germany ... 143
the ghost of the old slavics ... 154
italy ... 179
france ...210
the republic of rhein ... 224
portugal and spain ... 231
greece ... 241
romania ... 245
bulgaria ... 250
poland ... 252
the ceko-slovakia ... 258
peace conditions for austria ... 269
united states of north america ... 274
the english [lodgepress? logen also means lying/lie] in america ... 308
canada ... 310
liberia? - brazil ... 312
uruguay - cuba ... 314
guatemala, bolivia [in german should be "bolivien"], honduras nicaragua, haiti, san domingo, puerto rico, peru, equador, costa rica ... 315
argentina and colombia ... 317
china ... 319
japan - siam [siam is in south-east asia] ... 320
egypt, syria, arabia ... 321
algeria and tunisia ... 322
persia - swiss ... 324
world-democracy ... 336
connection between occultism and freemasonry ... 356
about the composition of the high degree masonry ... 387
name and index ... 395
what the critics says about the book (first edition) ... 405
24. Fool, bemuse and corrupt the younger members of society by teaching them theories and principles we know to be false.
Democratic Propaganda: by Auguste Blanqui 1833
marxists.org...