established heredity concerning the first duty of woman is of itself
alone a formidable influence to be overcome; then either the real
needs, or the selfishness of others, present obstacles beyond the power
of loving, sensitive souls to resist. The change must come from the
consciousness of the individual of her own needs along these lines,
which alone can arouse one to sufficient will, and purpose to be true
to one's self if the heavens fall. This is first, and above all other
considerations.




SYMBOLISM.

A crude and inartistic symbolism is revolting to a spiritually-unfolded
consciousness. True mystic symbolisms must observe accurately the
finer law of correspondences or they fail to appeal to such as these,
and become to the occult a mild form of blasphemy.




LOVE.

No phase of human character--of mental or spiritual philosophy--has
engrossed so much attention or received such a variety of treatment as
has human love. Nearly everyone who thinks at all, has been brought,
at some stage of experience, to an attempt at analyzing the emotional,
sentimental nature, asking: "What is Love?"