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Merkur Publishing, Inc. has been translating rare and
informative books since 1985, making them accessible to
the English-speaking populace. Merkur is dedicated to providing
spiritual writings for the development of the body, soul, and
spirit on such topics as
Hermetic Magic,
Ancient Wisdom,
The New
Revelation and
Alchemy. Most of our translations are based on Western philosophy for
the Western mind, although we have also incorporated interesting
Eastern-based philosophy into our collection of classic occult books; the proper
way to perform the various
yoga postures, and information on
two great yogic
systems
can lead the aspiring student to reaching his or her
spiritual talents.
The names of Merkur authors (such as
Franz Bardon and
Jakob Lorber)
remain unknown to many in North America. However, throughout Europe they have
become household names, because for several centuries their writings have been
standards in the world of occult literature. The pages of these books contain
the secrets of how to turn hate into love, ignorance into knowledge, fear into
courage, despair into comfort, anger into patience, and sickness into health.
Everyone on earth has a reason for being.
Everyone is important. This also applies to every plant, every
animal, even every grain of sand. Without vegetation and
animals, human beings could not exist. At some point in life,
many come to the conclusion that existence is meaningless. The
main reason for this is their one-sided approach to life. They
have embraced physical existence and searched in the physical
world for answers as to their existence, and have become totally
dissatisfied with their findings, because answers to this
question cannot be found in the physical world.
That is why every person on earth is a
seeker of his own spiritual growth. Many different labels are attached to this search. The
search consists of finding answers to questions; the problem
arises when different answers are given for the same question.
Then we realize that not all answers are true. Where then do we
find the
truth? Truth has one very important attribute which
falsehood does not have it does not contain an argument!
Falsehood also tries with all its power to
keep truth away, because it cannot exist wherever truth is
present. On earth, one of the most confounding things is the
manner by which we communicate with each other. We do this
primarily with our weakest sense, namely the sense of
hearing. We also make no effort, when we communicate, to find
out whether all parties have the same understanding of the
words. Were we to do so, there would be no misunderstanding.
Many times, words are used wherein neither
party the speaker nor the listener knows the true meaning of
the words spoken. Therefore conversation becomes a meaningless
endeavor. This is caused by accepting a meaning for words which
is not the true meaning, or accepting anothers meaning for the
words. This situation is more common now than at any other time
in history because of the great amount of information available
through many means.
For many years, the concept of the written
word as truth was accepted by most people. The reason given: if
it is on paper, it has to be true.
However, the answers to all our questions can
be found if we look in the right place, such as in books on
Hermetic
Magic by
Franz Bardon,
and The New Revelation by
Jakob Lorber. Many of us look where we
expect these answers to be; that, however, is not always the
case. In most instances, we close the door to where these
answers can be found. And we do this because of preconceived
ideas. Books which contain this information are written with the
true meaning of the word, not with meanings which were later
attributed to these words by people who did not know their
meaning in the first place.
Another great obstacle in finding the truth
is our own expectations; we believe that institutions which
human beings have established will furnish the true answers, and
many times this is not so. Otherwise we would have in our
possession all the answers to our questions. How many answers
given have turned out to be incorrect at a later date?
We have to search ourselves, and when we find
the truth, we will know it because the truth remains the truth
and does not change with the times, as all falsehood does.
So where do we find the truth? Where, for
example, do we find the truth when it comes to the sciences?
There is a difference between mans science and pure science.
Mans science will not agree with many things which are natural,
whereas pure science is nature itself; it is the manifestation
of God, and holds no contradiction. Many human beings and
scientists have never thought or become aware of the fact that
the Bible and related literature contains the answers they are
looking for.
Think of the word "magic." Would you expect
to find the principles of nature in a book which has the word
"magic" in its title? In the true sense of the word, that is
what magic means from the lowest laws of nature to the
highest spiritual laws. Over the years, this word has assumed
the meaning of something evil and sinister, whereas these
attributes should more properly be ascribed to "sorcery." The
words "magnate" and "magistrate" have the same root as the word "magic." We all too readily accept a negative concept over a
positive one. We close the door to the source of all answers,
because it does not agree with our concepts. Think of the word
"occult." Most people immediately connect it to something which
is of an evil nature, because those who have an interest in
making the word "occult" an evil word have succeeded in so doing
with some. "Occult" only means something hidden. Some
dictionaries even explain the meaning as "beyond human
understanding." Other dictionary meanings are: (1) of or
pertaining to various magical arts and practices such as
astrology, alchemy, necromancy, etc.; and (2) beyond human
understanding, mysterious, occult powers.
One of the keys to all learning is
"to search for ourselves, and to decide for ourselves." We cannot find
answers to our questions where they do not exist. And we believe
that truth lies in the works of
Franz
Bardon,
Jakob Lorber,
Paracelsus,
Karl von Eckartshausen,
and others.
Merkur publications contain spiritual,
astral and physical answers (as described in
Initiation into Hermetics
by
Franz Bardon), although they may not be agreeable with
present-day concepts, regardless of the field of endeavor to
which these questions are addressed, be it biology,
anatomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, religion, divine laws, and so
forth.
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