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''master'', a Guru, he became a mystic ; then a theosophist who doubted, despaired ; threw up ''white ''for ''black ''magic, went insane and joined the Roman Church. Then again turning round, anathematized her, re-became an atheist, and died cursing humanity, knowledge, and God, in whom he had ceased to believe. Furnished with all the esoteric data to write his “ War in Heaven,” he made a semi-political article out of it, mixing Malthus with Satan, and Darwin with the astral light. Peace be to his'' — Shell. ''He is a warning to the chelas who fail. His forgotten tomb may now be seen in the Mussulman burial ground of the Joonagad, Kathiawar, in India.
{{Style P-No indent|''master'', a Guru, he became a mystic ; then a theosophist who doubted, despaired ; threw up ''white ''for ''black ''magic, went insane and joined the Roman Church. Then again turning round, anathematized her, re-became an atheist, and died cursing humanity, knowledge, and God, in whom he had ceased to believe. Furnished with all the esoteric data to write his “ War in Heaven,” he made a semi-political article out of it, mixing Malthus with Satan, and Darwin with the astral light. Peace be to his'' — Shell. ''He is a warning to the chelas who fail. His forgotten tomb may now be seen in the Mussulman burial ground of the Joonagad, Kathiawar, in India.}}


<nowiki>*</nowiki> The author talks of the ''active'', ''fighting'', damning Jehovah as though he were a synonym of Parabrahm&nbsp;! We have quoted from this article to show where it dissents from theosophic teachings&nbsp;; otherwise it would be quoted some day against us, as everything published in the ''Theosophist ''generally is.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The author talks of the ''active'', ''fighting'', damning Jehovah as though he were a synonym of Parabrahm&nbsp;! We have quoted from this article to show where it dissents from theosophic teachings&nbsp;; otherwise it would be quoted some day against us, as everything published in the ''Theosophist ''generally is.