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This fourth lecture was given in Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London on the 28 th  of May 1975. As mentioned previously, like most genuine esoteric fraternities, the thinking and practices of the group developed and changed over the next forty years. Some elements of what was said then are perhaps a little dated now, but essentially these lecture notes remain of historical interest and  may also provide some practical pointers for those  with eyes to see, particularly the points on "contact".  *      *      * This evening, we continue our series of inaugural lectures with a talk on Elementary Esoteric Physiology. 1.   The Individuality   What is it? Essentially, those aspects of a person which developed in the earlier part of the current evolutionary phase, and which will persist until the end of this phase. It is sometimes called the “Higher Self” in contrast to the “Lower Self” or Personality, and it comprises the den...

Continuing my series of posts on the inaugural lectures of the London Group, included below is Lecture 3, which Alan Adams presented at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London on the evening of 7 th May 1975. Like all healthy esoteric fraternities, much changed and developed in the thinking and practices of the group over the next 4 decades. Some elements are now dated, but essentially this lecture remains of interest historically and  to any seeker after wisdom. It is after all one of a handful of inaugural lectures which hooked the “fish” who subsequently joined the three adepts who seeded the group from Dion Fortune’s Society of the Inner Light. This is where it started.  ELEMENTARY ESOTERIC ANATOMY Clearly, the world and humankind were once very different from what they are now. As the Earth developed, so did the bodies of humankind. In every one of us there was developed a response to each phase of evolution — a vehicle to enable us to live and work in the conditions of...

This post follows on from my last post on "The Beginnings Of The London Group Part One". The date is now Wednesday 23rd April 1975. The venue Caxton Hall, Westminster, London. The speaker is Alan Adams (pictured below).  From previous posts, readers will know that Alan Adams had previously been the Vice Warden of the Society of the Inner Light, founded by Dion Fortune. Some readers will be aware of his work through references  in the writings of Gareth Knight, for example, in his biography of "Dion Fortune & the Inner Light", in the letters contained in "Yours Very Truly Gareth Knight" and also, the autobiography "I Called It Magic".  Alan's own public writings are still available under his nom de plume “Charles Fielding” ("The Practical Qabalah", and "The Story of Dion Fortune").  The following presents a summary of the London Group’s second public lecture. Details of further lectures will continue to be presented...