THIS is the third article from Foundation Letters and Teachings, the first, The Shadow, published in the September number, and the second, The Tocsin, in the November number, all three having been originally printed in THE OCCULT REVIEW of London in 1826.—THE Editor.

THERE appeared in the pages of this magazine some months ago a short article entitled The Shadow. Owing to the nature of the subject dealt with it aroused considerable interest, both the pros and the cons having been well represented subsequently in the correspondence columns.

Through it all there emerges clearly and unmistakably the fact that, on the whole, this article has been misunderstood. Nowadays it would seem that a single presentation of a subject of general interest or importance is not enough to satisfy the reader: he must have every point argued, and the whole matter mentally demonstrated to the point of exhaustion.

In the ancient world, ideas such as we are considering were something to be taken into the consciousness and there pondered—examined as regards their essence. The modern mind would seem to regard such concepts as mere superficial statements; statements to be immediately challenged and disproved, or, failing disproof, to be discredited. If the facts cannot be successfully denied, then the next best thing is to arraign the motive for stating the facts. Both these methods have been requisitioned in attempts to disperse the “Shadow”; but the Shadow still remains.