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| item title = The Luminous Circle | | item title = The Luminous Circle | ||
| item subtitle=Wonderful Powers of the Divining Girl of Damascus | |||
| item author = Blavatsky H.P. | | item author = Blavatsky H.P. | ||
| volume = 1 | | volume = 1 | ||
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| previous = Blavatsky H.P. - A Story of the Mystical | | previous = Blavatsky H.P. - A Story of the Mystical | ||
| next = Blavatsky H.P. - Madame Blavatsky Explains | | next = Blavatsky H.P. - Madame Blavatsky Explains | ||
| alternatives = | | alternatives = [https://universaltheosophy.com/hpb/the-luminous-circle/ UT]; [https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/bcw/b76-1-2.htm TS] | ||
| translations = [ | | translations = [[:t-ru-lib:Блаватская Е.П. - Светящийся круг|Russian]] | ||
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{{Style P-Title|THE LUMINOUS CIRCLE<ref>{{HPB-CW-comment|[In her {{SB-page|v=1|p=118|text=Scrapbook, Vol. I, p. 118}}, H.P.B. made a notation in blue pencil above this title to the effect that this was her “2nd story.”—Compiler.]}}</ref>}} | {{Style P-Title|THE LUMINOUS CIRCLE<ref>{{HPB-CW-comment|[In her {{SB-page|v=1|p=118|text=Scrapbook, Vol. I, p. 118}}, H.P.B. made a notation in blue pencil above this title to the effect that this was her “2nd story.”—Compiler.]}}</ref>}} | ||
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{{Style | <center>{{Style S-Small capitals|A Theosophical Tale Told by an Old Traveller in the Far East. — A Magic Moon. — What was Seen therein. — The Dervishes of Constantinople. — A Dwarf’s Transformation.}}</center> | ||
{{HPB-CW-comment|view=center|[The Sun, New York, Vol. XLIII, No. 111, January 2, 1876]}} | |||
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The scene faded away, and Miss H—— placed herself in her turn nearer by the side of the gigantic Dervish. | The scene faded away, and Miss H—— placed herself in her turn nearer by the side of the gigantic Dervish. | ||
“I will think of him,” whispered she into my ear, with that sentimental tone which young ladies generally assume when referring to a “him.” | “I will think of ''him'',” whispered she into my ear, with that sentimental tone which young ladies generally assume when referring to a “him.” | ||
A long stretch of sand; a blue sea, with white caps {{Page aside|185}}dancing in the sun; a great steamer, ploughing her way along past a desolate shore, and leaving a milky track behind her. The deck is full of life; then men busy forward; the cook, with his white cap and apron, coming out of his galley; uniformed officers moving about; passengers on the quarter deck flirting, lounging, or reading; and a young man we both recognize comes forward and leans over the taffrail. It | A long stretch of sand; a blue sea, with white caps {{Page aside|185}}dancing in the sun; a great steamer, ploughing her way along past a desolate shore, and leaving a milky track behind her. The deck is full of life; then men busy forward; the cook, with his white cap and apron, coming out of his galley; uniformed officers moving about; passengers on the quarter deck flirting, lounging, or reading; and a young man we both recognize comes forward and leans over the taffrail. It is—''him''! | ||
Miss H—— gives a little gasp, blushes and smiles, and concentrates her thoughts again. The picture of the steamer fades away in its turn; the magic moon remains for a few seconds pictureless. But new spots appear on its luminous face; we see a library slowly emerging from its depths a library with green carpet and hangings, and book-shelves around three sides of the room. Seated in an armchair by the table, under the chandelier, is an old gentleman writing. His grey hair is brushed back from his forehead, his face is smooth-shaven, and his countenance has an expression of benignity. | Miss H—— gives a little gasp, blushes and smiles, and concentrates her thoughts again. The picture of the steamer fades away in its turn; the magic moon remains for a few seconds pictureless. But new spots appear on its luminous face; we see a library slowly emerging from its depths a library with green carpet and hangings, and book-shelves around three sides of the room. Seated in an armchair by the table, under the chandelier, is an old gentleman writing. His grey hair is brushed back from his forehead, his face is smooth-shaven, and his countenance has an expression of benignity. | ||
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The boy had fallen downstairs and cut himself badly on the forehead; in the room, on the writing desk were the two letters which had been forwarded from Athens, letters she had seen in the disc and recognized, and the arrival of which had been so impatiently expected. Ordering the carriage, I drove hurriedly to the Minister of Finance, and alighting with the guide went right to the ditch I had never seen but in the magic room. In the middle of the pool, badly mangled, half famished, but still alive, lay my beautiful spaniel, Ralph! | The boy had fallen downstairs and cut himself badly on the forehead; in the room, on the writing desk were the two letters which had been forwarded from Athens, letters she had seen in the disc and recognized, and the arrival of which had been so impatiently expected. Ordering the carriage, I drove hurriedly to the Minister of Finance, and alighting with the guide went right to the ditch I had never seen but in the magic room. In the middle of the pool, badly mangled, half famished, but still alive, lay my beautiful spaniel, Ralph! | ||
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