Appendix. Appendix : p. 281 APPENDIX THE TEACHING OF THE UPANISHADS BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF TWO LECTURES TO POPULAR AUDIENCES I. REST II. THE NATURE OF THE SELF
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Viii. Pagan Initiations And The Second Birth : p. 117 VIII. PAGAN INITIATIONS AND THE SECOND BIRTH We have suggested in the last chapter how the conceptions of Sin and Sacrifice coming down to us from an extremely remote past, and embodied among the various peoples of the world sometimes in crude and bloodthirsty rites, sometimes in symbols...
V. Food And Vegetation Magic : p. 69 V. FOOD AND VEGETATION MAGIC I have wandered, in pursuit of Totems and the Eucharist, some way from the astronomical thread of Chapters II and III, and now it would appear that in order to understand religious origins we must wander still farther. The chapters mentioned were largely occupied...
X. The Saviour God And The Virgin Mother : p. 154 X. THE SAVIOUR-GOD AND THE VIRGIN-MOTHER From the consideration of the world-wide belief in a past Golden Age, and the world-wide practice of the Eucharist, in the sense indicated in the last chapter, to that of the equally widespread belief in a human-divine Saviour, is a brief and easy...
Iii. The Symbolism Of The Zodiac : p. 36 III. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ZODIAC THE Vernal Equinox has all over the ancient world, and from the earliest times, been a period of rejoicing and of festivals in honor of the Sungod. It is needless to labor a point which is so well known. Everyone understands and appreciates the joy of finding...
Vi. Magicians, Kings And Gods : p. 86 VI. MAGICIANS, KINGS AND GODS It is perhaps necessary, at the commencement of this chapter, to say a, few more words about the nature and origin of the belief in Magic. Magic represented on one side, and clearly enough, the beginnings of Religion--i.e. the instinctive sense of Man's inner...
Ii. Solar Myths And Christian Festivals : p. 19 II. SOLAR MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS To the ordinary public--notwithstanding the immense amount of work which has of late been done on this subject--the connection between Paganism and Christianity still seems rather remote. Indeed the common notion is that Christianity was really...
Ix. Myth Of The Golden Age : p. 137 IX. MYTH OF THE GOLDEN AGE The tradition of a "Golden Age" is widespread over the world, and it is not necessary to go at any length into the story of the "Garden of Eden" and the other legends which in almost every country illustrate this tradition. Without indulging in sentiment...
Xiii. The Genesis Of Christianity : p. 198 XIII. THE GENESIS OF CHRISTIANITY Referring back to the existence of something resembling a great World-religion which has come down the centuries, continually expanding and branching in the process, we have now to consider the genesis of that special brand or branch of it which we call...
Xi. Ritual Dancing : p. 163 XI. RITUAL DANCING It is unnecessary to labor the conclusion of the last two or three chapters, namely that Christianity grew out of the former Pagan Creeds and is in its general outlook and origins continuous and of one piece with them. I have not attempted to bring together "all"...
Appendix. Ii. The Nature Of The Self : p. 295 II. THE NATURE OF THE SELF The true nature of the Self is a matter by no means easy to compass. We have all probably at some time or other attempted to fathom the deeps of personality, and been baffled. Some people say they can quite distinctly remember a moment in early childhood...
Xvii. Conclusion : p. 271 XVII. CONCLUSION In conclusion there does not seem much to say, except to accentuate certain points which may still appear doubtful or capable of being understood. The fact that the main argument of this volume is along the lines of psychological evolution will no doubt commend it to some...
Vii. Rites Of Expiation And Redemption : p. 100 VII. RITES OF EXPIATION AND REDEMPTION There is a passage in Richard Jefferies' imperishably beautiful book The Story of my Heart--a passage well known to all lovers of that prose-poet--in which he figures himself standing "in front of the Royal Exchange where the wide pavement reaches out...
Xii. The Sex Taboo : p. 180 XII. THE SEX-TABOO In the course of the last few chapters I have spoken more than once of the solidarity and continuity of Christianity, in its essential doctrines, with the Pagan rites. There is, however, one notable exception to this statement. I refer of course to Christianity's...
Xvi. The Exodus Of Christianity : p. 257 XVI. THE EXODUS OF CHRISTIANITY We have dealt with the Genesis of Christianity; we now come to the Exodus. For that Christianity can "continue" to hold the field of Religion in the Western World is neither probable nor desirable. It is true, as I have remarked already, that there is...
I. Introductory : p. 9 PAGAN AND CHRISTIAN CREEDS: THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING I. INTRODUCTORY The subject of Religious Origins is a fascinating one, as the great multitude of books upon it, published in late years, tends to show. Indeed the great difficulty to-day in dealing with the subject, lies in the very mass...
Iv. Totem Sacraments And Eucharists : p. 54 IV. TOTEM-SACRAMENTS AND EUCHARISTS Much has been written on the origin of the Totem-system--the system, that is, of naming a tribe or a portion of a tribe (say a "clan") after some "animal"--or sometimes--also after some plant or tree or Nature-element, like fire or rain or thunder; but...
Xiv. The Meaning Of It All : p. 222 XIV. THE MEANING OF IT ALL The general drift and meaning of the present book must now, I think, from many hints scattered in the course of it, be growing clear. But it will be well perhaps in this chapter, at the risk of some repetition, to bring the whole argument together...
Appendix. I. Rest : p. 283 I. REST To some, in the present whirlpool of life and affairs it may seem almost an absurdity to talk about Rest. For long enough now rest has seemed a thing far off and unattainable. With the posts knocking at our doors ten or twelve times a day, with telegrams arriving every hour...
Xv. The Ancient Mysteries : p. 239 XV. THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES Thus we come to a thing which we must not pass over, because it throws great light on the meaning and interpretation of all these rites and ceremonies of the great World-religion. I mean the subject of the Ancient Mysteries. And to this I will give a few pages...
Untitled : PAGAN & CHRISTIAN CREEDS: Their Origin And Meaning BY EDWARD CARPENTER [1920] Title Page Contents I. Introductory II. Solar Myths And Christian Festivals III. The Symbolism Of The Zodiac IV. Totem-sacraments And Eucharists V. Food And Vegetation Magic Vi. Magicians, Kings And Gods VII. Rites...
