THE BOOK OF TRUTH OR THE VOICE OF OSIRIS
1976100212London England: The Knights Templars of Aquarius 1976. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo. Dark blue cloth over boards 9 1/2 in. x 6 1/4 in. with gilt lettering and image of Osiris the Egyptian god of fertility agriculture the afterlife the dead and resurrection etc. to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight spine lean. 210 pp. This edition combines "The Book of Truth" with a "second augmented" edition of The Teachings of Osiris".<br /> <br /> The spiritual teachings of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris were purportedly "dictated" or channeled through H.S. Randall-Stevens El Eros. The introduction written by Dr. W.P. Miles a frequent witness to "the so-called inspirational writings and automatic drawings as they were actually produced." Dr. Miles writes that the writings and drawings started in early February of 1925.occurred daily.the rate was exceptionallly fast was without erasure Explanation for the drawings came through the writing at the end of September 1925. The writer as "a man who at no period of his existence has shown any inclination to draw or to have acquired any knowledge .of Egyptian history and Egyptology generally.A more tenable hypothesis is that the work is that of a Superior Intelligence coming from beyond and using the writer as a medium. The language used is of simple beauty and is remarkable for its clarity and intellilgibility."<br /> <br /> from Introduction by Peter Dr. W.P. Miles.<br /> <br /> The original manuscripts of El Eros were not punctuated and dictated continuously and rapidly. Earlier editions had been revised and punctuated or wording altered. In subsequent editios the original wording was restored whenever possible. The Knights Templars of Aquarius hardcover
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