Joseph said, as he disappeared.
"And the wickedness of a Soul is ignorance;
for the Soul that knows nothing of the
things that are, neither the Nature of them,
nor that which is good, but is blinded,
rusheth and dasheth against the bodily
passions; and unhappy as it is, and not
knowing itself, it serveth strange bodies and
evil ones, carrying the Body as a burden, and
not ruling but ruled: And this is the mischief
of the Soul."
The Divine Pymander of Hermes, Fourth Book,
No. 27, (Mystery Religions, Egyptian/Hermetic,
Words of Hermes)
Beginning to teach me how to
manifest in and out of realities, we began to
fulfill the prophecy of Toam. "You have
learned that what is... is. And you have
crossed into the understanding of personal
responsibility. Now you are ready to
undertake the threshold of energetic
responsibility." Pausing, I didn't yet
understand him. "When you are given the
gift of knowledge, you must then take
responsibility for alteration of energy
throughout your realm." "Wow," I said, "that
sounds intense." "It is a great gift." Joseph
said. "When it is given, you will be tested,