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Dec 29, 2019 Book Review…, News

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Book Review…

Book: Wisdom of the Mystic Masters
Author: Joseph J. Weed
Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD

From time immemorial, mysticism has intrigued us. On the subject, much has been said about its sages and avatars. Their works have been lionized and fictionalized, creating the unenviable task of separating the wheat from the chaff. For every fantastical dribble, though, there are kernels of truth, truths about the true nature of man’s constitution and its relationship to the universe.

Joseph J. Weed’s ‘Wisdom of the Mystic Masters’ is a sobering account of the ancient lore enshrined in the teachings of the Rosicrucian Order, one of the most respected fraternal societies known to man.
Weed’s articulation of complex subjects is lucid and concise. His mastery of the mantric arts is self-evident and, without bells and whistles, he explores timeless subjects, such as, death, reincarnation, ethics, psychic phenomena, spiritual healing, creation, and evolution. His incontrovertible knowledge is matched only by his fluid self-assurance. Moreover, there is an authenticity to his writings, and his wisdom bleeds through his every instruction and counsel.
His writings are not weighed down by cryptic and abstruse philosophy and formulae. Such works are left to adorn the shelves of impressive libraries, sought only by the brilliant few that boast the patience of an oyster.
Armed with timeless and profound knowledge, Weed bucks the trend with this seminal work, a classic in the annals of mysticism.
Instructional and detailed, Weed welcomes aspirants to embark on a transformative discovery of self. It is a road seldom traveled, and a road that has proven perilous without expert guidance.
Weed condenses infinite knowledge that demands time and arduous attention into a single tome. No longer is the aspirant required to drudge through teachings that are time-consuming and costly.
We reflect on his provocative responses to life’s most enigmatic questions
What happens when we die?
He writes in vivid detail, “At death most people fall into a deep slumber which is most restful and enables them to forget much of the unpleasantness and tension of life. Low-grade entities usually retain consciousness and fight back to get back into a physical body as soon as they possible can.
“Their own Masters usually meet the highly developed soul. They are quite eager to present themselves to the Board of Judgement [that comprises] highly developed Entities with computer-like minds that assess and evaluate every single thought, emotion and action of the entire life, even the very smallest and most significant.
“Most souls on passing from the body are given what is called a “spiritual vacation,” a release and relief from the pressures of life. The average individual, anticipating a reunion with departed members of the family and friends, is given an opportunity to visit with those loved ones for a certain period of time, to renew associations and to enjoy that which they have been taught to expect.”
“There are individuals with such love or hate for things on earth or people of the earth that they fight death and even after death refuse to believe that they are not still alive. They cling to people or things they loved, or disliked, and lived on the vitality and magnetism of living people.
“Probably the worst experience of the newly departed soul, and the experience which come nearest to the hell of the religious teachings, is the remorse and regrets it suffers. As it looks back at what it might have accomplished and failed to do.”
On metaphysical healing, Weed offers, “It’s applied in a super-physical manner somewhat like prayer.” He cautions that the healer should be of good health and “have purity of motive, [and] an inner understanding of the patient’s disease or ailment [with the ability to] “pinpoint the cause of the trouble and direct the psychic energy unerringly to it.”
On the risks involved, he counsels, “partial attunement with a sick person may result in the unprepared healer’s picking up some of the symptoms of the patient. Properly energized you will not suffer the ailment itself, but could have some uncomfortable moments.”
On the fascinating subject of telepathy, Weed outlines three modes of this communication: “telepathy, which takes place within the individual [and] is a form of communication between the higher self and the brain; telepathic communication between individuals; and telepathy between groups or between an individual and a group.”
And of ethics and daily living, he pens, “You must learn to see yourself clearly, not through the eyes of others or your own astigmatic vision, but through the eyes of your soul. Possibly the greatest concern of your soul right now is that you avoid giving injury to others and to yourself. You can injure by thought and by emotion as well as in physical action, probably more so. If you can achieve harmlessness, true harmlessness, in this life you will not have lived in vain.
“We are all in this world together as parts of one great evolutionary process. No one can proceed along the path too far in advance of the rest. Moreover, in like manner a few delinquents can hold up the development of others.”
Fittingly, he advances the principles of ancestor veneration. “Send them love and good thoughts on the wings of your life energy and you can be the means of lifting a soul-personality to a point where it will try to help itself.
“In performing this task, you can help an individual to redeem itself, you help advance the evolution of the entire race and, most of all, you help yourself. This is good work. Pray of the dead!”
‘Wisdom of the Mystic Masters’ is not for the dabbler or the curious mind. It is a course that requires discipline and steadfastness, a calling not unlike an epiphany. In such a context, there is no other adage more apt than the one that reads: when the student is ready the Master will appear.

(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper)

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Wisdom of the Mystic Masters by Joseph J. Weed
1968 Copyright Joseph J. Weed
Available at Amazon
ISBN: 9780139615320
Publisher: An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Ratings: Essential

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