37. The Dangers of Initiation

This was not seen as long as it was dark. But now, when the knowledge of the true sources of life shines into the darkness, the contrast of the one with the other may cause someone who would otherwise have remained a sober, reasonably reasonable person to be unable to bear the light of knowledge and now go completely mad. There is a danger here! But can one say that Theosophy is to blame? Is it not rather the materialistic school of thought that has brought man to this state? And should not spiritual science bring this light to mankind because of these dangers? Even if one or the other may suffer harm, it must not be denied, because humanity must receive it for true progress and salvation.