Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00238)

Daniel and All,

On the subject of secrets in occultism (The very word, occultism, 
suggests that which is not known, and what is a secret, except that 
which is unknown?) it occurred to me, as I read the following 
paragraph:

> THE DIVINE PLAN:
> Written in the Form of a Commentary on H. P. Blavatsky's Secret
> Doctrine Expressly for the Purpose of Those Who Wish to Read and
> Gain a Deeper Understanding of The Secret Doctrine

that the whole work is a revealing of secrets, things hitherto 
unknown, whose time had come to be known by humanity, and that the 
way they are revealed allows them to remain secret except as 
understood by one who is ready to learn them, who has earned the 
right. 

This suggests that all the "secrets," each in its cyclic time, can be 
revealed. But, as in the Secret Doctrine, it is quite possible that a 
person who is not ready will not understand the real meaning of the 
so-called secret. In fact, occult truth has many layers, and what we 
understand as neophytes develops as our consciousness develops the 
capacity to comprehend, or to become, that truth we study.

Adelasie