He Understood Both the Farmer and the Philosopher
He understood both the farmer and the philosopher, and could speak the languages of both.
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→ Browse Full Topics DirectoryHe understood both the farmer and the philosopher, and could speak the languages of both.
Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.
When the human race learns to read the language of symbolism, a great veil will fall from the eyes of men.
From all over the globe, people have gathered here waiting for the hour to strike, waiting to catch a glimpse of that legendary magician Mr. Willy Wonka.
There is another kind of knowledge. It is not one of physical facts, nor can it be quantified and measured. It is a knowledge of our inner world, not the outer one, a knowledge of what we used to call...
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
We know that with the rise of modern science in the seventeenth century—a development clearly linked to the temperament of the left brain—the esoteric tradition lost much of its prestige and that, in order to maintain itself, it had to...
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
They shall then know truth and, more than that, they shall realize that from the beginning truth has been in the world unrecognized.
Source: Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire by Manly P. Hall
For those who have a sense of this invisible, other reality, the answers to life’s mysteries offered by modern science are inadequate and unsatisfying. They are unable to accept them and they find themselves seeking something else.
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
Some of these teachers we know and in a sense are not secret at all. Yet in many cases what they have to teach remains so. Some are not so well known, indeed, are hardly known at all. One can...
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
Whatever he's been smoking's been immunizing him to all our shit.
Source: The Cabin in the Woods
Light is not only a physical element, it is also a mental and spiritual element and in the temple the disciple is told to revere the invisible sun even more than the visible one; for every visible thing is only...
Source: Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire by Manly P. Hall
The secrecy in which they buried their Mysteries, had that end. Those to whom they were confided, bound themselves, by the most fearful oaths, never to reveal them. They were not allowed even to speak of these important secrets with...
Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
In this spirit of mystery they professed to imitate the Deity, who hides Himself from our senses, and conceals from us the springs by which He moves the Universe. They admitted that they concealed the highest truths under the veil...
Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
This - the evolution of man into superman - was always the purpose of the ancient Mysteries, and the real purpose of modern Masonry is, not the social and charitable purposes to which so much attention is paid, but the...
Source: The Meaning of Masonry by W.L. Wilmshurst
Sometimes this philosophy has been hidden from the public and at other times it has been placed in plain view - though always in such a way as to remain unrecognized by outsiders.
Source: The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Source: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads
Every time I look at you, I go blind
Source: I Go Blind by Hootie & The Blowfish
Is this a road going nowhere? Or is someone leading us somewhere?
Source: Blinded by Science (Foreigner) by Foreigner
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
Source: I Can See for Miles by The Who
Can you see through the wonder of amazement at the Oberman?
You come out at night - That's when the energy comes, and the dark side's light
Source: Building a Mystery by Sarah McLachlan
Doctor please believe me, I know you won't decieve me, But do these things I'm seein', have any hidden meaning?
Source: Illusions In G Major by Electric Light Orchestra
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Source: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads
Something unseen, some hand is motioning, to rise, to rise, to rise
Source: Super Bon Bon by Soul Coughing
I wanna turn the whole thing upside down - I'll find the things they say just can't be found
Source: Upside Down by Jack Johnson
Here comes summer, here comes rain - Here comes all those mysteries, make me born again
Source: Summer by Simple Minds
I know I'm searching for something - Something so undefined - That it can only be seen, by the eyes of the blind
Source: River of Dreams by Billy Joel
Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds - And there upon the rainbow is the answer to a never ending story
Source: The NeverEnding Story by Limahl
Somebody I never met, but in a way I know, Didn't think that you could get so much from a picture show
Source: E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite
Mysteries not ready to reveal
Source: Thirty-Three by The Smashing Pumpkins
We are digging holes to China - Then we pray to our reflections in the water when it rises
Source: God Of Ocean Tides by Counting Crows
Don't ask if they are real - The men in black, their lips are sealed
Source: Take Me Away by Blue Öyster Cult
People asking questions, lost in confusion
Source: Watching the Wheels by John Lennon
Some things you have to believe, but others are puzzles, puzzling me
Source: Speed of Sound by Coldplay
You thought you might be a ghost - You didn't get to Heaven but you made it close
Take me to the place where you go - Where nobody knows if it's night or day
Source: Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis
Yeah you're working, Building a mystery, And choosing so carefully
Source: Building a Mystery by Sarah McLachlan
Sometimes the very thing you're lookin' for, is the one thing you can't see
Source: Save The Best For Last by Vanessa Williams
I've got a secret and I can't explain - All the time I've waited for this day - All along I was never in doubt - I always knew it would never get out
Source: Secret by Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Will you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky.
Source: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse
We'll find there's a kind of place that can only be seen with the naked mind
Source: One Minute More by Capital Cities
The world’s still spinning ’round we don’t know why
Source: Champagne Supernova by Oasis
My Friends Would Think I Was a Nut
When the human race learns to read the language of symbolism, a great veil will fall from the eyes of men.
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems…
With a wave of his hand, he had made the Earth a planet and set it spinning.
Feelings Are Intense, Words Are Trivial
To start by making the trade center disappear, though, seems a good way to begin.
I Was Just Guessing at Numbers and Figures
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start.
We’ll Begin With a Spin
Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it.
Open Your Eyes, Your Life Is a Lie
I’ve been looking so long at these pictures of you that I almost believe that they’re real.
We Go Round and Round and Round…
Is the truth really there? Or is it right under our hair? For all we know it’s been there all the time.