This section is from the book "The Sacred Book Of Death", by Lauron William De Laurence. Also available from Amazon: The Sacred Book of Death - Hindu Spiritism Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation.
Occult Treasures, Occult Powers and Instructions in Sacred Magic have been buried and concealed under the centuries of the eternal past, far from the reach of the dizzy and unsteady hand of the Materialist, who has been wandering in the blind blank faith of Materialism; who is neither able to grasp the seal of Eastern Magic or the great power that lives within his own self. This wisdom and certain Indian Teachings are laid before him in this volume of Death and Hindu Spiritism. These teachings are more valuable to mankind than gold or precious stones and are given with a free hand, including all such advice and admonition as are necessary for the Disciple and Student to safely enter the great Sacred Temple of Magic. The veil which has been closed for centuries is here drawn aside and if the student is sincere and wise he will profit by these Mysteries and Occult Teachings which may themselves seem strange and weird as he advances in the teachings, mysteries and Rites of Hindu Magric. A new world and existence will be open to him and the more he learns of Spirits of the Astral Plane the more he will realize and learn to know himself.
The teachings of Indian Occultism are different from the teachings of Physiology and Materialism. Materialistic teachings make a man impotent and a thing that is driven and tossed as a wave of the sea by the storm. Materialism will have man think that he is an animal. The knowledge of Eastern Wisdom proves to him that he is a power within himself and, that the invisible powers and forces are the stronger and predominate and that when he develops this power he will become invested with a force that will enable him to control his destiny and protect himself and family as they should be protected by a true father and Master. Materialism teaches man that Life is not Eternal and that he is to live but a few short years and then be condemned to Eternal Fire. Hindu Spiritism shows him that he is a part of the great Universe and that he has always existed and shall always continue to exist.
 
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