Rosicrucian Beacon Online - 2012-12 - AMORC

the unrecognised return of Christ as a boy
“sorrowfully observing the wickedness which men
practice in His name.” Thereafter came a rash of
less exalted novels and short stories since Marie
Corelli decided to “change my own line of work to
lighter themes,” to “entertain the public with stories
of everyday life and love such as the least instructed
could understand.”
Spirituality and Metaphysics
A recurring theme in Corelli’s books is her attempt
to reconcile Christianity with subjects such as
reincarnation and other mystical ideas. Her books
formed a part of the foundation of today’s search
for new avenues of spirituality. Here is the key to
the writings of the esotericist in her own words:
“These six books, namely: A Romance of Two
Worlds, Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self, The
Soul of Lilith, Barabbas, The Sorrows of Satan,
and The Master Christian are the result of a
deliberately conceived plan and intention
and are all linked together by the one theory.
They have not been written solely as pieces of
fiction for which I, the author, am paid by the
publisher, or you, the reader, are content to be
temporarily entertained; they are the outcome
of what I myself have learned, practiced and
proved in the daily expenses, both small and
great, of daily life.”
Corelli who continues to interweave esoteric
truths into a captivating story.
“I am not the heroine of the tale, though I
have narrated (more or less as told to me) in
the first person singular, because it seemed
to me simpler and more direct. She to whom
the perfect comprehension of happiness has
come, with an equally perfect possession of
love, is one out of a few who are seeking what
she has found.
If I try, no matter how inadequately, to show
you something of the mystic power that
makes for happiness, do not shut your eyes in
scorn or languor to the smallest flash of light
through your darkness which may help you
to a mastery of the secret.”
Endnote
1. Quotations are taken, from the Author’s Prologue to The
Life Everlasting, 1911
For me these six become seven after I read The
Life Everlasting (A Romance of Reality), published
in 1911. I personally enjoyed this imaginative
work as much as, if not more than, A Romance of
Two Worlds. Does the following seem fantastic?
A strangely illuminated ‘fairy ship’ carries the
heroine’s dashing soul mate of many lives who
has come to reclaim his own. Our heroine is not
content to rest upon the laurels of her lover’s
impressive spiritual attainments; she voluntarily
undergoes a rigorous series of metaphysical ‘tests’
under the master Aselzion which ultimately prove
her to be the dynamic equal of her soul mate. This
is mystical romance at its best, this is the mature
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