Matikon
A mystical work printed at Frankfort in 1784, whose theories resemble the doctrines of the Brahmins. The following is an example of its teachings. Before the Fall, Adam was a pure spirit, a celestial being, surrounded by a mystic covering which rendered him incapable of being affected by any poison of nature, or by the power of the elements. The physical body, therefore, is but a coarse husk in which, having lost his primitive invulnerability, man shelters from the elements. In his condition of perfect glory and perfect happiness Adam was a natural king, ruling all things visible and invisible, and showing forth the power of the Almighty. He also bore a fiery, two-edged, all-piercing lance," -a living word, which united all powers within itself, and by means of which he could perform all things. 66 Maurier, George Du: (See Fiction, Occult English.) Maxwell, Dr. Scotch Physician: (See Hypnotism.)