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THE PUBLISHERS.

SEX--THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
The Spiritual Function of Sex

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I

SEX UNIVERSAL AND ETERNAL 19

Sex the fundamental basis of the universe; sex in organic
life; the law of attraction and repulsion in animal and plant
life; sex attraction and repulsion in human life; how
differentiated and why; some secrets of modern chemistry; the
cosmic law of involution and evolution; the symbol of the
serpent in a new light; what is "the power of the gods"
referred to in ancient mythology; some erroneous ideas in
regard to the sex function; the philosophy of restraint; the
inner sex-function and its outward expression compared; the
senses as avenues of inspiration; the creation of form and
sense-objects; what constitutes a "perfect and complete
being?" the theory of "counterparts" and its spiritual
significance; is procreation the highest function of sex;
what constitutes the fundamental law of love? the various
expressions of the love-nature from inorganic to organic
life.

CHAPTER II

FROM SEX WORSHIP TO SEX DEGRADATION 29

Sex the origin of all religious ceremonies; from
nature-worship to sex-worship; the history of Ancient forms
and ceremonies of worship; how sex-worship has survived the
ages; how it thrives today in modern religion; early stages
of civilization in relation to Sex; the antiquity of the
symbol of the virgin and child; its occult significance in
symbolism; the reality of the "bi-une God;" some secrets of
the Ancient Egyptians in regard to the function of sex; the
esoteric cause of the Egyptian talismanic and symbolical
revival today; the secret or esoteric meaning of the
swastika-cross; why Aum is always typified by a circle;
ancient forms of oath-taking and why; the source of
sex-energy spiritual; how and where the idea of
"blood-atonement" and vicarious sacrifice originated; the
beginning of sex-degradation.

CHAPTER III

PRESENT-DAY CONDITIONS: THE COSMIC CAUSE 53