across a magic instrument to enraptured throngs. How thirstily the people put their lips to the troughs where living waters flow! What hearts of love they lean close to fires celestial!

All the world travails for the fourth angel's birthmark -- the parting of its common mind for its uncircumscribed genius to act. "Who is this that cometh from Edom with dyed garments from Bozrah? . . . I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." I that have dyed my language in the word of the High Supernal. I that have dipped my will in the Heavenly Trend. I, smitten by the angel of the miracle and his delivering might. "Arise up, quickly!" the angel says. Now am I as Jacob, not for visible but mystical usefulness. Now am. I as Peter, free
Spirit.

A principle is a comprehensive law or doctrine from which others are derived. That is, obedience is vested in the Supreme I AM or there could be no obedience in the dog or horse. Authority is resident in the King of Kings or the General-in-Chief of an army could not command with success.

When Iamblichus of Chalcis found that the weather obeyed him, and eagles flew hither and yon at his insistence, he supposed there must be an order of obedient invisible powers in the universe, altogether at the bidding of man.

By reason of triumphs which certain men of old achieved after speaking with commanding determination to their invisible gods, they sang:

"Cease your fretful prayers,
Your whinings, and your tame petitions;
The gods love courage armed with confidence,
And prayers fit to pull them down. Weak tears
They sit and smile at."