The Inner Life

branches of the human race. “Lodges” have always existed somewhere, more openly in archaic times, secretly in those we know as historical. It would be vain to suggest where these are, because, for reasons which will appear later, such information would not help any inquisitive investigator. It may be said, however, that over twenty years ago one “Lodge” did exist somewhere in the Balkans and another in the Caucasus, but both were shifted owing to the approaching war and its yet uncompleted aftermath. “Lodges” which were intimately associated with Atlantean and pre-Atlantean or, for those who prefer the term, prehistoric civilizations, still survive in activity, possessing complete records of those peoples!

“The Lodges” are the inner circle of six Occult Brotherhoods, whose membership embraces a considerable number of resident Initiates of various grades. The “Lodge” is a Council composed of a definite number of very advanced Initiates. It may seem incredible, but it is nevertheless true that a very high Initiate is a human being who radiates such a force that undeveloped persons would be physically incapable of retaining consciousness in his presence!

Although ancient buildings of some sort form the outward and visible evidence of the locality of these “Lodges,” the actual Council Chambers and internal organization generally are subterranean. Why it should be so we are not in a position to say. Possibly the mechanical employment of certain earth currents or the avoidance of interference by etheric surface currents may have something to do with it; but this is merely conjecture. The Brotherhoods can never have been exposed to any risk from persecution owing to their control of forces as yet unfamiliar to Science. They are not only furnished with remarkably perfect means for intercommunication and information