“ENLIGHTENED” ?
The Magic: Black and White
Franz Hartman 1888
Facsimile translated from a German
The Book Tree, San Diego 2006
Chapter IV, Illusions. Page 150
“From the love of self arises the love of possession. It is the hydra headed monster his cravings can never be still. Nearest to the illusion of self stands the illusion of so-called love. True love is not an illusion, it is the power that unites the world’s and an attribute of the spirit; but the illusion of love is not love, but only loves shadow. True love is a sacrifice, but false love cares for itself, and sex and enjoyment. True love exists, even if the form is dissolved; false love dies, when the form to which it was attached decays.
Ideal woman is the crown of creation, and has a right to be loved by men. Men who does not love beauty has no element of beauty in him. Man loves beauty and woman loves strength. A man who is the slave of his desires is weak, and cannot command the respect of woman. If she sees him squirm under the lash of his animal passions, she will see an animal and will not be able to look up on him as her protector and god.
Marital love is a law of nature and an necessity for the propagation of man. But however beautiful the relations between husband and wife may be, sexual intercourse belongs to the animal kingdom and not to the spiritual nature of man. Mutual attraction between animals is not less beautiful and actually more pure than among men kind; the birds of the air do not marry for money, and often animals die on account of their grief over the death of their mates. A person who has not yet outgrown his terrestrial nature will yearn for terrestrial love; a celibacy enforced by law is a CRIME against NATURE ; a celibacy forced by circumstances is a misfortune; but for the spiritually unfolded soul there exists a higher attraction; the true divine requires no law to teach him celibacy; is already a natural celibate, an inhabitant of that kingdom (coelum) where terrestrial marriage does not exist.” [emphasis mine]
BTW, this passage is excluded from the online PDF at the first link. I wonder......
Given that “Sexual Attraction” has caused so much misery in the world perhaps it’s a curse from Ol’Scratch himself rather than A Gift from the Source of all that is.