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... | As a Venerable Boa Constrictor was about to narrate some Reminiscences of his Youth, a pert young Chimpanzee remarked that "Snake Stories were an awful Boa," whereupon the Serpent did him in his Tail enfold, saying that even Monkeys had their Place in the Economy of Nature. | ||
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Revision as of 09:35, 6 August 2022
from Adyar archives of the International Theosophical Society
vol. 4 (1875-1878)
Legend
To the Public
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1. The Theosophical Society has been nearly from the first a secret organization.
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The Theosophical Society
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The Chimpanzee and the Boa Constrictor
As a Venerable Boa Constrictor was about to narrate some Reminiscences of his Youth, a pert young Chimpanzee remarked that "Snake Stories were an awful Boa," whereupon the Serpent did him in his Tail enfold, saying that even Monkeys had their Place in the Economy of Nature.
Moral. – You should never sass a Person who has the Age on you.
Another and still more esoteric moral: Whenever a medium sasses a "Theosoph" he may shout for the police till his last breath – no "angel guide" is likely to come to his rescue. – Don't stir up the Theosophical Snake.