Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the MasterTheosophy / New ThoughtMystical / EsotericEnglishShareMystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 7Project Gutenberg #13143 - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableProject Gutenberg #13143LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 4Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 5Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 6Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 7Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 9Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 11Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 1Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 13Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 15Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 17Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 18Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 19Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 21Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 23Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 24Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 26Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 28Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 30Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 31Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 32Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 33Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 35Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 36Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 38Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 40Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 41Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 42Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 43Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 44Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 47Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 51Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 52›The Magi, Or Wise Men.Mystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 7ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The translators of the New Testament have translated the words naming these visitors from afar as "the Wise Men from the East," but in the original Greek, Matthew used the words "The Magi" as may be seen by reference to the original Greek versions, or the Revised Translation, which gives the Greek term in a foot-note. Any leading encyclopedia will corroborate this statement. The term "the Magi" was the exact statement of Matthew in the original Greek in which the Gospel was written, the term "the Wise Men" originating with the English translators. There is absolutely no dispute regarding this question among Biblical scholars, although the general public is not aware of the connection, nor do they identify the Wise Men with the Oriental Magians. 2The word "Magi" comes to the English language direct from the Greek, which in turn acquired it by gradual steps from the Persian, Chaldean, Median, and Assyrian tongues. It means, literally, "wonder worker," and was applied to the members of the occult priestly orders of Persia, Media, and Chaldea, who were Mystic Adepts and Occult Masters. Ancient history is full of references to this body of men. They were the custodians of the world's occult knowledge for centuries, and the priceless treasures of the Inner Teachings held by the race to-day have come through the hands of these men--the Magi--who tended the sacred fires of Mysticism and kept The Flame burning. In thinking of their task, one is reminded of the words of Edward Carpenter, the poet, who sings: "Oh, let not the flame die out! Cherished age after age in its dark caverns, in its holy temples cherished. Fed by pure ministers of love--let not the flame die out." 3The title of "Magi" was highly esteemed in those ancient days, but it fell into disrepute in the latter times owing to its growing use as an appellation of the practitioners of "Black Magic," or "evil wonder-workers" or sorcerers, of those days. But as a writer in the New International Encyclopedia (Vol. XII, page 674) has truly said: 4"The term is employed in its true sense by Matthew (2:1) of the wise men who came from the East to Jerusalem to worship Christ. The significance of this event must be observed because the Messianic doctrine was an old and established one in Zoroastrianism." 5The same article says of the Magi: "... they believed in a resurrection, a future life, and the advent of a savior." 6To understand the nature of the Magi in connection with their occult "wonder working," we must turn to the dictionaries, where we will see that the word "Magic" is derived from the title "Magi;" the word "Magician" having been originally "Magian", which means "one of the Magi." Webster defines the word "Magic" as follows: "The hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature; mastery of secret forces in nature", etc. So you may readily see that we are right in stating to you that these Wise Men--the Magi who came to worship the Christ-child, were in reality the representatives of the great Mystic Brotherhoods and Occult Orders of the Orient--Adepts, Masters, Hierophants! And thus do we find the Occult and Mystic "wonder workers"--the high-degree brethren of the Great Eastern Lodges of Mystic Occultism, appearing at the very beginning of the Story of Christianity, indicating their great interest in the mortal birth of the greater Master whose coming they had long waited--the Master of Masters! And all Occultists and Mystics find pleasure and just pride in the fact that the first recognition of the Divine Nature of this human child came from these Magi from the East--from the very Heart of the Mystic Inner Circles! 7To those so-called Christians to whom all that is connected with Mysticism and Occultism savors of the fiery sulphur and brimstone, we would call attention to this intimate early relation between The Musters and THE ‹Previous chapterMystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 6Next chapterMystic Christianity; or, The Inner Teachings of the Master 9›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the USA