2014 Reprint of 1937 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder was a portrait painter and mystic. She wrote several books and pamphlets on self-help and spirituality. She founded the World Guardian Fellowship. Early in life the author began to investigate the Ancient Wisdom, and this revolutionized her life. She made it her task to simplify and summarize this knowledge in order to present it to others. She offers a guide to attainment through the path outlined by Ancient Wisdom which she summarizes in relation to man, comparing it with the discoveries of modern science. She surveys the philosophies of breathing, color, sounds, numbers, diet and exercise. Finally she discusses the functions of the Third Eye, Astrology, Meditation, and their ultimate aims. Her findings are described in this book. Contents include: Things as They Are What Modern Science Says The Secret Knowledge How We are Made How We are Classified Male and Female Birth, Sleep and Death Secrets of Breathing Secrets of Colour Secrets of Sound The Science of Numbers Diet and Exercise The 'Third Eye' First Steps to Mastery Meditation History of the Wisdom The Present Awakening Dangers in the Path The Summing-up
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