Excerpt from The Kabbala: The True Science of Light: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theosophy of the Ancient Sages. Together With a Chapter on Light in the Vegetable Kingdom Author does not deem an extended requisite, in offering to the Public the result of Thirty Years' Patient Study of the Science of Light as taught not only by modern Scientists but by the Ancient Philosophers who, as the reader will discover, per haps with astonishment, knew far more than readers of Popular Works on Scientific subjects would imag ine, of the true facts of Science; in studying the Kab bala and Kabbalistic Literature, we have taken no thing for granted, but, by severe test-experiments and critical observation, have tried all things and held fast that which was g - that which stood the most exacting tests We do not apologize to any one for our book - the only persons who can look for an apology are those Scientists whose pet-theories we con trovert, but we decline to tender any apology to them because we have been influenced by no malice or pre judice, but have written purely in the interest of Truth; we believe what we have written is every word. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.