EVOLUTION ON THEEARTH 281
average man has no knowledge of the spiritual world, nor
can he function in superphysical realms. The Lemurian,
however, in his own way, did possess that knowledge and
could exercise those faculties, but on the other hand, he was
ignorant of the Laws of the Cosmos of facts regarding the
physical world which are matters of common, everyday
knowledge with us. Therefore at the School of Initiation he
was taught art, the laws of Nature and facts relating to the
physical universe. His will was strengthened and his
imagination and memory wakened so that he could correlate
experiences and devise ways and means of action when his
past experiences did not serve to indicate a proper course of
procedure. Thus, the Temples of Initiation in the Lemurian
times were High Schools for the cultivation of Will-power
and Imagination, with “post-graduate courses” in Art and
Science.
Yet, though the Lemurian was a born magician, he never
misused his powers because he felt himself related to the
Gods. Under the direction of the Messengers of the Gods,
already spoken of, his forces were directed toward the
molding of for ms in the animal and the plant worlds. It may
be hard for the materialist to understand how he could do
such work if he could not see the world about him. It is true
man could not “see” as we understand the term and as he
now sees objects outside in space with his physical eyes.
Still, as the purest of our children are clairvoyant to this day
while they remain in a state of sinless innocence, so the
Lemurians, who were yet pure and innocent, possessed an
internal perception which gave them only a dim idea of the
outward shape of any object; but illuminated so much the
brighter its inner nature, its soul-quality, by a spiritual
apperception born of innocent purity.