The Goal of Life by Hiram ( e-book)

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The Goal of Lifeby Hiram [1908]Hiram , a 19th Century American occultist best known(if at all) for the book Solar Biology,started the Esoteric Society in Boston in the late 1880s.He fled Boston in 1891 after a murky dispute with the better-knownTheosophical Society.He ended up in Applegate, California, a small town on the outskirts ofAuburn in the Sierra foothills.There the Esoteric Society was set up on land purchased from Leland Stanfordin 1892, and and a handful of disciples lived there.Later the Society had to change names to theEsoteric Fraternity for legal reasons.This book is 's description of the entire spiritualevolution of humanity.Based on a mystical vision of Christianity, thought thatan invisible 'Order of Melchisedek,' 288,000 strong (144,000 male-female couples)would eventually be able to transcend the limitations of physicalreality and become as 'Elohim,' the plural components of God.He also brings into the mix other parts of his world-view, includinghis simplified version of Astrology, and many ideas similar to thosepromoted by New Thought. is practically unknown today but he had a huge influence onvernacular occult writing in America, particularly the popularYogi Publication Society (YPS) books authored by Atkinson,who was known to quote on occasion.--J.B. Hare, May 30th, 2008.Link for the book