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mountains   of   Savoy�察  �and   in   China�察  �that   whosoever   drew   on   himself   the 

displeasure of the Order�察�perished both body and soul�察�who degraded his 

rival Rosa to the sound of military music�察�and after having had�察�like every 

dog�察  �his   day�察  �died   in   prison   in   the   Wartburg��of   the   Rosicrucians�察  �who 



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were accused of wanting to support and advance the Catholic religionone 

would think the accusation was very unnecessary�察�seeing that their actual 

dealings   were   with   the   philosopher's   stone�察  �and   the   exorcism   of   spirits�此�

and     that  the   first  apostle    of   the   new    golden     Rosicrucian      order�察  �one 

Schropfer�察�getting into debt�察�and fearing exposure�察�finished his life in an 

altogether un´catholic manner at Leipsic in 1774�察�by shooting himself��of 

Keller and his Urim and Thummim��of Wollner ��who caught the Crown 

Prince      Frederick      William��     with     his   three    names     of   Chrysophiron�察�

Heliconus�察�and Ophiron�察�and his fourth name of Ormesus Magnus�察�under 

which      all  the  brethren     were    to  offer   up   for  him    solemn     prayers    and 

intercessions��of Baron Heinrich von Ekker and Eckenhofen�察�gentleman 

of the bed´chamber   and counsellor of   the Duke of   Coburg Saalfeld�察 �and 

his   Jewish   colleague   Hirschmann�察  �with   their   Asiatic   brethren   and   order 

named   Ben   Bicca�察  �Cabalistic   and   Talmudic�察  �of   the   Illuminati�察  �and   poor 

Adam Weisshaupt�察�Professor of Canon and National Law at Ingoldstadt in 

Bavaria�察�who set up what he considered an Anti´Jesuitical order on a Jesuit 

model�察     �with    some     vague     hope�察   �according      to   his   own    showing�察     �of 

;perfecting   the   reasoning   powers   interesting   to   mankind�察  �spreading   the 

knowledge        of   sentiments      both    humane      and   social�察   �checking     wicked 

inclinations�察  �standing   up   for   oppressed   and   suffering   virtue   against   all 

wrong�察  �promoting   the   advancement   of   men   of   merit�察  �and   in   every   way 

facilitating   the   acquirement   of   knowledge   and   science�察�of   this   honest 

silly   man�察  �and   his   attempts   to   carry   out   all   his   fine   projects   by   calling 

himself   Spartacus�察  �Bavaria Achaia�察�Austria   Egypt�察�Vienna   Rome�察  �and   so 

forth��of Knigge�察�who picked his honest brains�察�quarrelled with him�察�and 

then made money and fame out of his plans�察�for as long as they lasted��of 

Bode�察  �the   knight   of   the   lilies   of   the   valley�察  �who�察  �having   caught   Duke 

Ernest of Saxe Gotha�察�was himself caught by Knigge�察�and his eight�察�nine�察�

or   more   ascending   orders   of   unwisdom��and   finally  of   the   Jesuits   who�察�

really   with   considerable   excuses   for   their   severity�察  �fell   upon   these   poor 

foolish   Illuminati   in   1784   throughout   Bavaria�察  �and   had   them   exiled   or 

imprisoned��of   all   this   you   may  read   in   the pages   of   Dr。  Findel�察 �and   in 

many   another   book。        For�察  �forgotten   as   they   are   now�察  �they   made   noise 

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     And so it befell�察�that this eighteenth century�察�which is usually held to 

be the most ;materialistic; of epochs�察�was�察�in fact�察�a most ;spiritualistic; 

one�察  �in   which   ghosts�察  �demons�察  �quacks�察  �philosophers'   stones�察  �enchanters' 

wands�察    �mysteries     and   mummeries�察      �were   as   fashionableas     they   will 

probably be again some day。 

     You have all heard of Cagliostro;pupil of the sage Althotas�察�foster´ 

child of the Scheriff of Mecca�察�probable son of the last king of Trebizond�察�

named      also  Acharat�察   �and   'Unfortunate     child  of  Nature��'    by  profession 

healer of diseases�察�abolisher of wrinkles�察�friend of the poor and impotent�察�

grand´master       of   the  Egyptian     Mason´lodge       of   High    Science�察   �spirit´ 

summoner�察       �gold´cook�察    �Grand´Cophta�察       �prophet�察   �priest�察  �Thaumaturgic 

moralist�察�and swindler;born Giuseppe Balsamo of Palermo��of him�察�and 

of his lovely Countess Seraphinanee Lorenza Feliciani�拭                �You have read 

what   Goetheand   still   more   important�察  �what   Mr。   Carlyle   has   written   on 

him�察�as on one of the most significant personages of the age�拭               �Remember�察�

then�察�that Cagliostro was no isolated phenomenon�察�that his successnay�察�

his having even conceived the possibility of success in the brain that lay 

within     that   ;brass´faced�察    �bull´necked�察    �thick´lipped;     headwas     made 

possible   by   public   opinion。     Had   Cagliostro   lived   in   our   time�察  �public 

opinion would have pointed out to him other roads to honour on which 

he would doubtless have fared as well。             For when the silly dace try to be 

caught and hope to be caught�察�he is a foolish pike who cannot gorge them。 

But the method most easy for a pike´nature like Cagliostro's�察�was in the 

eighteenth century�察�as it may be in the latter half of the nineteenth�察�to trade�察�

in a materialist age�察�on the unsatisfied spiritual cravings of mankind。                For 

what do all these phantasms betoken�察�but a generation ashamed of its own 

materialism�察     �sensuality�察  �insincerity�察   �ignorance�察   �and   striving    to  escape 

therefrom by any and every mad superstition which seemed likely to give 

an answer to the awful questionsWhat are we�察�and where�拭�and to lay to 

rest those instincts of the unseen and infinite around it�察�which tormented it 

like ghosts by day and night�此        �a sight ludicrous or pathetic�察�according as it 

is looked on by a cynical or a human spirit。 

     It is easy to call such a phenomenon absurd�察�improbable。                 It is rather 

rational�察�probable�察�say certain to happen。            Rational�察�I say�察�for the reason 



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of man tells him�察�and has always told him�察�that he is a supernatural being�察�

if by nature is meant that which is cognisable by his five senses�此                  �that his 

coming into this   world�察�his   relation to it�察�his  exit from  itwhich   are the 

three most important facts about himare supernatural�察�not to be explained 

by any deductions from the impressions of his senses。                   And I make bold 

to   say�察  �that   the   recent   discoveries   of   physical   sciencenotably   those   of 

embryologygo only to justify that old and general belief of man。 If man 

be   told   that   the   microscope   and   scalpel   show   no   difference�察  �in   the   first 

stage of visible existence�察�between him and the lower mammals�察�then he 

has   a   right   to   answeras   he   will   answerSo   much   the   worse   for   the 

microscope and scalpel�此          �so much the better for my old belief�察�that there 

is   beneath    my    birth�察 �life�察 �death�察  �a  substratum     of   supernatural     causes�察�

imponderable�察�invisible�察�unknowable by any physical science whatsoever。 

If you cannot render me a reason how I came hither�察�and what I am�察�I must 

go to those who will render me one。              And if that craving be not satisfied 

by a rational theory of life�察�it will demand satisfaction from some magical 

theory�察  �as   did   the   mind   of   the   eighteenth   century   when�察  �revolting   from 

materialism�察 �it   fled   to   magic�察  �to   explain   the   ever´   astounding   miracle   of 

life。 

     The old Regime。         Will our age�察�in its turn�察�ever be spoken of as an old 

Regime�拭       �Will it ever be spoken of as a Regime at all�察�as an organised�察�

orderly     system    of  society    and   polity�察  �and   not   merely    as  a  chaos�察   �an 

anarchy�察�a transitory struggle�察�of which the money´lender has been the real 

guide and lord�拭�

     But    at  least  it  will  be   spoken    of  as  an   age   of  progress�察   �of  rapid 

developments�察�of astonishing discoveries。 

     Are you so sure of that�拭          �There was an age of progress once。               But 

what   is   our   agewhat   is   all   which   has   befallen   since   1815save   after´ 

swells   of   that   great   storm�察  �which   are   weakening   and   lulling   into   heavy 

calm�拭     �Are we on the eve of stagnation�拭            �Of a long check to the human 

intellect�拭    �Of a new Byzantine era�察�in which little men will discuss�察�and 

ape�察�the deeds which great men did in their forefathers' days�拭�

     What progressit is   a question   which   some will   receive   with   almost 

angry surprisewhat progress has the human mind made since 1815�拭�



                       

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