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Imperator Reviews Some Books [July 1927]

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The Imperator Reviews Some Books

[By H. Spencer Lewis]

[From The Mystic Triangle J uly 1927]

Our members seemed so pleased regarding our comments about books we feelwe should speak of a few more this month. Many of our members say that wehave aided them in buying good books and in saving money through not buyingworthless books, and this is precisely why we take the space to review or torecommend books. Since we do not sell any of these books ourselves, andtherefore have no financial interest in their promotion or recommendation, wehope our members will take advantage of the unbiased recommendations thatappear from time to time in these pages.We will start the review this month with reference to a set of books. We havebefore us two volumes nicely bound and sold in a cardboard box appropriatelylabelled and arranged to preserve the books. The title of these books is "TheCelestial Ship of the North," volumes one and two, by E. Valentia Straiton. Weknew Sister Straiton years ago when she was greatly interested in the work thatnow interests all of us, and we were glad to see that she had taken the time to

compile these two volumes, which represent a research of twenty-five years inthe various occult subjects. An excellent idea of the contents of these twovolumes can be gained from some of the chapter heads: The Mother of Mystery;The Land of Light; Festivals of Fire; Dualities; The Keeper of the SupernalTreasures; Transcendental Forces; The Ship of Life; The Herald of Light;Guardians of the Super Realms; and many others of similar nature. The booksalso include a Glossary and symbolical illustrations, as well as a very completeIndex. There are over five hundred pages in the two volumes and they are easyto read because intensely interesting and profitable in many ways. This set ofbooks will make a very fine reference library for those who wish to trace thevarious occult and mystical principles far back into antiquity. The explanation of

many of the Egyptian and Oriental principles makes the set of books really anEncyclopedia for reference. This set is published by A. & C. Boni in New YorkCity. Orders should be sent direct to the publishers and we would appreciatehaving you state that you saw the recommendation in the AMORC magazine.The next interesting book is a fascinating and very profitable work entitled "Fear"and it is by Rathbone Oliver of Harvard. It is published by The MacmillanCompany in New York City and sells for $2.50. Here is a book that begins as astory, or really an autobiography, but it traces in simple language and in animpressive way the origin, nature and development of fear in the human being. It


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makes perfectly plain the coming of fear and the poison of fear, along with thepsychology of its origin, its mechanisms and results. Here we plainly discoverwhat the Rosicrucians have always taught in regard to the power of Black Magicand many other forms of magic that have enslaved multitudes in the past andare still doing so today; for we see at once that it is the fear of these things thataffects us. Here we read of the fearful torments of fear, how mental, physicaland spiritual abnormal conditions may be aroused in the human body throughfear, and how fear itself may be aroused in the hearts and minds of other

persons in subtle ways. The book also competently and appropriately explainsthe antidotes and palliatives for fear, and methods for casting out fear andbringing perfect love into the human being. This book will be of great value tothose who have a realization of some peculiar subconscious fear that they seemto carry with them as a result of some experiences in the past, even in theremote past of a previous incarnation. We discover in our daily correspondenceat Headquarters that many persons are suffering mental and physical ailmentswhich they have been able to trace to what they call subconscious or unknownfear. On the other hand, hundreds are fearful of various definite things for noseemingly good reason. All of these persons are anxious to get at the cause ofthis fear or attitude, to change it or completely eliminate it, and this book will help

these persons to help themselves and help many others.I have another set of books now; Volumes one and two of "Ritual and Belief inMorocco." Here are two large volumes of over six hundred pages each,containing an outline and description of the various mystical, arcane, weird, andunusual beliefs and rituals of many ancient peoples. There are wonderfulchapters on such subjects as: The Evil Eye; Curses and Oaths; Witchcraft andthe Transference of Evil; The Mystical Devils; The Mystical Virtues; MagicalInfluences and Omens; Dreams, Rites and Beliefs Connected with certain daysof the Solar Year or in connection with Agriculture; Methods of Attempting toInfluence the Weather; and Beliefs and Customs relating to animals, childbirth,

childhood, death, and many other phases of human and animal existence. Thebook is excellently indexed, contains a number of illustrations and interestingmaps, is written in understandable language, with all foreign words explained,and with cross references to many modern ideas and principles. The author isEdward Westermarck, who has been a Professor of Sociology in the Universityof London, a Professor of Philosophy at the Academy of Abo in Finland, andwho is the author of a number of books, including "The Origin and Developmentof the Moral Ideas." Those of our members who are interested in foreign ideasof the immediate past, which were the result of the development of ancientideas, will find these two volumes of unusual interest. The work is published byThe Macmillan Company of New York and sells for $15.00.--------------------------Webmaster's Note:The following books are available online (external links):

1. E. Valentia Straiton - The Celestial Ship of the North, Volume I2. Edward Westermarck - The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas
http://www.slowmotiondoomsday.com/celestialship.htmlhttp://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp41550http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp41550http://www.slowmotiondoomsday.com/celestialship.html


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