The Coiled Serpent: A Philosophy Of Conservation And Transmutation Of Reproductive Energy PDF
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The Coiled Serpent A Philosophy of Conservation and Transmutation of Reproductive Energy 2 4 5 4 5 1 3 vanVliet 1.b C. J. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h hdl. "The connection..o.f the serpent with p://gle sexual matters is found all over MT / htt#pd-goo —theCwraowrldle."y, The Mystic Rose,\,v2r3a2,. Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat DeVorss & Co., Publishers gw. caw South Grand Avenue hiw 843 y of Chttp:// Los Anoeles, California ersitd / ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP Yzt, Copyright, 1939 By DeVorss & Co. 2 4 5 4 5 1 3 b 1. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h dl. h p://gle httoo T / pd-g M# Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat gw. caw hiw ersity of Cd / http:// PrDinetVeodrssin&LtohseCoA.U,nng8iet4el3eds,SoSCutaattlhiefsoGrnroiaafn.dAmAevreicnaue,by ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP DEDICATED T O THE VANGUARD O F 2 4 5 4 THE HUMAN RAC 5 1 3 b 1. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h dl. h p://gle httoo T / pd-g M# Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat gw. caw hiw y of Chttp:// ersitd / ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP "There appears to be a need of some bold man who will say outright what is best . . . 42 opposing the mightiest lusts and following 5 4 5 reason only." 1.b31 —Plato, Laws,VIII,835. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h dl. h p://gle httoo T / pd-g M# Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat gw. caw hiw y of Chttp:// ersitd / ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP FOREWORD "The wise in all ages have always said the same things; and the fools, who at all times form the immense majority, have continued to do the opposite." —Schopenhauer, Aphorismen iur Lebensweisheit, Einleitung. The prerogative of the present generation to talk and write freely and frankly about sex has been applied to an — — almost unlimited extent and as good as exclusively to the dissemination of unsound theories which pander to the passions of the human animal by sanctioning, encouraging and glorifying sexual expression for its own sake. In order to offset those fallacies it will be necessary to take advantage of the same prerogative to use plain, straight-forward language in emphasizing the enormous 42 value of conservation of the generative force — a conserva 5 54 tion which is practically synonymous with, yet more positive 1 b3 than what is commonly understood by chastity. 1. uc Unfortunately, many attempts to prove that value have 7/ 02 been so sketchy and clumsy, so little logical, or so biased 2 et/ and bigoted, that the whole idea of conservation has nearly n e. lost all power of appeal. dl an Yet many sound and profound reasons can be put for h dl. ward in support of a philosophy in which the central theme p://hgle is an ideal of drastic purification — a philosophy which httoo propounds that a permanently effective solution of the al T / pd-g most inextricably entangled problem of sex can be found M# 8 Guse only in the limitation of the sex life to reproductive activity. 9:4ss_ And although this ideal may seem extreme, and not be im 1e 4 cc mediately applicable to general practice, it is of most vital 0a 016-01-ust.org/ ikmnopwornt.anFcoer athraetcoigtsnitifounndoafmitesnitnahlerepnritncviaplulees, abned awitduernly go) on 2w.hathitr ihnugmoafnfaecveoluitniotno, itisf datireficrstitono,nlymainy icnhdaivnigdeuatlhecasceusr.rent of hicaww Personally, the urge to formulate such an idealistic phi y of Chttp:// losophy of humanity's most momentous and mystifying ersitd / vii ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP viii The Coiled Serpent problem became irresistible when the conviction grew that a lack of chastity in act and thought constitutes the under lying cause of nearly all misery, of discontent with life, of marital disharmony, of congenital low vitality, of sluggish intellects, of many avoidable ailments, of human wrecks in body and in mind, and of countless untimely deaths. In final synthesis the general misusage of the generative force revealed itself as the basic cause not only of humanity's woes, but also of its failure to advance in evolution. If the ideas formulated in this book represented merely the writer's opinion, they could carry but little persuasive power. But it is a verifiable fact that through the centuries the sages have almost unanimously proclaimed the signal value of sexual restraint as an includable requirement for the attainment of real human progres. They who possessed superior wisdom apparently always knew that higher evolu tion is impossible without conservation of the sex force. And 2 54 researches of modern scientists, as well as equitable obser 4 15 vations by outstanding writers, lend support to the pro 3 1.b nouncements of the wise. c 7/u However, most of the relevant statements by thinkers of 2 20 the past are hidden in abstruse volumes that are hardly net/ ever accessible to the average person. And reports of mod e. ndl ern findings are usually diluted and discolored before they a dl.h come, in quasi popularized form, under the eyes of the lay h http://oogle readIetr.has therefore seemed worth while to gather brief T / pd-g quotations from a great variety of sources, and to incor M# Ge porate these into the text. Wherever they could be either 8 us 9:4ss_ directly corroborative, or indirectly helpful in leading up to 1e 4 cc the main issue, the words of others have been introduced. 0a 16-01-st.org/ Tprheepiarraptroorfyusrieosneamrcha,y assewrveell taos dtheemiomnspterarsteonatlheandexetecnletctiocf 0u n 2hitr nature of the work. o) ohat gw. hicaww In order to avoid the cumbersome effect which the ersity of Cd / http:// sinptercoidalucetfiofonrt hoafs nbuemenermouasde qtouobtaletniodnstheomftewnithprtohdeucteesx,t ina ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP Foreword be such a way that the continuity of the composition is not broken. The reader's forbearance may have to be asked for the large number of reference notes. They are necessary in order to give due acknowledgment to the source of each quoted phrase. They will be useful to the student who wants to verify them. But reference to the notes is in no way essential to the comprehensibility of the text. The present volume is intended mainly to inculcate a clear mental appreciation of the ideal. Another manuscript is in preparation, under the title: The Conquest of the Serpent, and will deal with practical methods by which the ideal can be approached and realized. Eventually a still later volume will present some deeper metaphysical considerations in support of the claim that THE RACE'S ONE CHANCE FOR HIGHER EVOLUTIONARY PRO GRESS DEPENDS ON ITS MASTERY AND TRANSMUTATION OF 2 54 THE SEX FORCE. 4 5 1 3 b 1. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h dl. h p://gle httoo T / pd-g M# Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat gw. caw hiw y of Chttp:// ersitd / ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP "We carry an excessive burthen of sex and we have to free ourselves from it." 2 —Wells, The World Set Free,v 4 5 4 5 1 3 b 1. c u 7/ 2 0 2 et/ n e. dl n a h dl. h p://gle httoo T / pd-g M# Ge 8 us 4_ 9:ss 1e 4 cc 0a 1-g/ 16-0st.or 0u n 2hitr o) ohat gw. caw hiw y of Chttp:// ersitd / ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP .... CONTENTS Foreword vii PART ONE FORMU.LATI.NG .THE.IDE.AL ... i — The Serpent i ii — Ionorance 4 iii — Civilization 6 .10 iv — Evolution . v — The Deadlock in Human Evolution vi — The Ideal . . 14 19 PART TWO ....... 2 4 5 SUBSTANTIATING THE IDEAL 4 5 1 3 b — 27/uc1. vvixiiiii —— CSEmponibrsoitiddiveeedrarstSiuopsnisrMitatter . . . . . -2725 0 29 net/2 xxi —— TPuhrepoSseexofPrSinexciple 32 e. 36 dl n ha xii — Instinct T / http://hdl.pd-google xxxxivviviii ————■ DTTInhhesesepirieSrPaeletniaossenusre Principle 4345526950 GMe# xvii — Intellect and Intuition 59 48 _us xviii — Unfoldino of Spirit 63 19:ess xix — Marriaoe 67 16-01-04 st.org/acc xxxxxxiii ——— SLBooirvutehl-MveCarotseunsstroS.elx 877306 0u — n 2hitr xxiii Euoenics 84 y of Chicago) ohttp://www.hat xxxxxxvvivi ——— SAGedlaxonledassncdenaNncdeutrSieticornetions 899936 ersitd / xi ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP Contents xxvii — A Physiolooical Dilemma too xxviii — Erotic Dreams 103 — xxix Perversion 107 . xxx — Sexual Normalcy no — xxxi Continence 113 xxxii — The Notion of Necessity 116 — Virility xxxiii 119 xxxiv — Health and Disease 121 xxxv — Venereal Diseases 124 — xxxvi Neuroses 128 — xxxvii Medical Advice 132 xxxviii — Popular Opinion . 135 — xxxix Asceticism 137 xl — The Modern Ascetic 140 xli — Perfect Celibacy . . . _ . . . 143 xlii — Race Suicide? 145 xliii — Woman Too! 148 xliv — A Single Standard 152 — 542 xxllvvi — FCrreimedeom 156 4 159 15 xlvii — The Altruism of Ethics 162 b3 xlviii — Supreme Morality uc1. xlix — Laws 116658 7/ 2 0 net/2 1li —— TAabbooroiosinal Relioion 171 dle. lii — Sacerdotal Celibacy 175 han liii — Vestal Viroins 118719 hdl. Hv — Viroin Births 184 p://gle httoo Iv — The Bible 188 MT / #pd-g llvviii —— EMaysrtlyicisCmhristianity 191 Ge 194 8 us lviii — Christian Science 4_ 198 9:ss 1e 04 acc lix — Islam 201 1-g/ — 16-0st.or blxei — JTuhdeaismRelioion of Ancient Eoypt . . . 220084 go) on 20w.hathitru llxxiiiii —— HBuinddduhisismm .... 221114 caw — Philosophy ersity of Chid / http://w lllxxxvvivi —— ICGnhrdeiineaeknseanPdhRiloomsaonphPyhilosophy 222122702 ve p (Unidigitiz neyjgle- eo vo eG d for dmain, eo neratblic D eu GP
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