The Light of Egypt or The Science of the Soul and the Stars Volume I and Volume II

Burgoyne, Thomas H.

ISBN 10: 161427438X / ISBN 13: 9781614274384

Published by Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT, 2013

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463pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Two volumes in one. Work of occultism originally published in 1889. This is a reprint of the fifth edition with additional material taken from the original manuscripts. Chapter include: The Realm of Spirit; Karma; La Clef Hermetique; Soul Knowledge; The Principles of Celestial Science; The Solar Force; much more.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Light of Egypt or The Science of the Soul and the Stars Volume I and Volume II
• Publisher: Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT
• Publication Date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 161427438X
• ISBN 13: 9781614274384
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: Reprint Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Occult

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Synopsis

2013 Reprint of 1963 Edition in Two Volumes bound into one. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Thomas H. Burgoyne, an astrologer and founder of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, was born April 14, 1855, and grew up in his native Scotland. Spontaneously psychic, he claimed that as a child he came into contact with the Brotherhood of Light, a group of discarnate, advanced beings who attempt to guide the destiny of humankind. Today that group continues as the Church of Light. At a later date he met a M. Theon, purported to be an earthly representative of the brotherhood who taught Burgoyne about the Brotherhood. Burgoyne moved to the United States around 1880 and soon afterward his writings began to appear in various periodicals. He was brought into contact with Norman Astley of Carmel, California, who also claimed to be in contact with the Brotherhood of Light. Astley suggested that Burgoyne write a set of lessons to introduce the brotherhood's teachings to the public, and Burgoyne accepted Astley's hospitality at Carmel while he worked on the lessons. They were published in 1889 as "The Light of Egypt." The writing of the lessons occasioned the establishment of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor as an esoteric occult order and outer expression of the Brotherhood of Light. The Hermetic Brotherhood was structured with three leaders, a seer, a scribe/secretary, and an astrologer. Burgoyne became the scribe. As Burgoyne understood it, the Brotherhood of Light was an occult order formed to oppose the dominant religious powers of the day in ancient Egypt. As the members died, they continued the brotherhood from their new plane of being.