CHAPTER I.

OLD THINGS WITH NEW NAMES.

The Oriental Kabala 1

Ancient traditions supported by modern research 3

The progress of mankind marked by cycles 5

Ancient cryptic science 7

Priceless value of the Vedas 12

Mutilations of the Jewish sacred books in translation 13

Magic always regarded as a divine science 25

Achievements of its adepts and hypotheses of their modern detractors 25

Man’s yearning for immortality 37