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Hermetic Science and the Alchemical Process © 1938

By Rev. R. Swinburne Clymer, M.D.Rev. R. Swinburne Clymer, M.D.

Instructions in the Full and Complete Conquest of the Mental Faculties;
the Development of all Forces and Energies; The Emancipation of the Will,
and the Attainment of an Absolute Individualism.

THE IDEAL OF HUMANITY

The Arangement of the Laws as Taught by Initiates, Masters and Adepts;
the Application of These Laws to Modern Problems;
Their Interpretation Making Them Applicable to All Affairs of Life.

CONTENTS

 1  The Hermetic Concept
 2  Hermetic Science and the Alchemical Process
 3  The Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir
 4  The Greatest of All Victories Is the Victory Gained Over the Carnal Self
 5  The "Pearl of Great Price
 6 The Foolish Sneer at God and Religion to Hide Their Ignorance
 7  Instilling Man With the Spirit of Achievement
 8  Vice Transmuted Into Virtue
 9  The Human Nature of Man
10  Knowledge Which Should Serve Man Often Renders Him a Slave
11  The Divine in Man's Nature
12  Through Suffering Often Comes Spiritual Enlightenment
13  Man Is the Subject of Hermetic Science
14  Conscious Communication With the Spiritual Hierarchies
15  "The Fear of the Lord Should Be the Beginning of a Search for Wisdom"
16  The Is Reason for Secrecy
17  The Philosopher's Contempt for Death
18  Know Thyself
19  Creator and Creation Are One
20  The Law of Nature Is Also the Law of Man
21  God Has Placed His Eternal Word in Man
22  "In Thee Is Hidden the Treasure of Treasures"
23  The Neophyte Should Possess Keen Desire for Immortality
24  Occult Science Is "the Straight and Narrow Path"
25  Man Must Awaken His Soul to Activity
26  Unselfish Love Is the Uplifter
27  The Material World Is Necessary for Spiritual Development
28  Material Success Results From Soul Consciousness
29  The Human Body Is the Hall of Initiation
30  Body and Soul Represent Earth and God
31  The Aim and End of Man on Earth
32  Man's Greatest Foe Is Himself
33  Success in Every Department of Life
33  Addendum