But, generally speaking, then, as now, those who joined a lodge for the purpose of having some very important secrets revealed to them, were sadly disappointed, for besides the external ceremonies and forms, which they were sworn not to reveal, and which were of no further importance, they were informed of nothing which would have been worth revealing.

Franz Hartmann, In The Pronaos of The Temple of Wisdom

Hermetic quote Hartmann In the Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom those joined lodge for secrets revealed sadly disappointed nothing worth revealing

Consider also:

  1. “Everything is a symbol of course, it could not exist if it were not a symbol, but the fundamental symbols are those which express eloquently aspects of the Supreme Truth and the Supreme Way.”
  2. “Brethren, may we all come to the knowledge how to ‘open the Lodge upon the centre’ of ourselves and so realize in our own conscious experience the finding of the ‘imprisoned splendour’ hidden in the depths of our being, whose rising within ourselves will bring us peace and salvation.”
  3. Flight to Opar
  4. “All of the theological teachings regarding the Life after Death – heavens and hells – contain some truth, but none contain all the truth.”
  5. “Maybe I’m not really interested in peoples’ secrets. Maybe it’s the sense of violation I’m after. That’s probably even worse.”