Clothed With The Sun Being The Book Of The Illuminations of Anna Bonus Kingsford

Anna Kingsford was an extraordinary 19th Century woman. She was one of the first women in Britain to become a medical doctor, edited a feminist newspaper, and served as president of the Theosophical Society. She knew Helena P. Blatavsky, Eliphas Levi, and many other primary figures in Esoteric circles of the time. She was a principled vegetarian and anti-vivisectionist, and opposed hunting. She was considered one of the inspirations for the Golden Dawn although she did not live to join it. In particular, the equality of the sexes in the Golden Dawn is acknowledged as her contribution.

Anna Kingsford's illuminations are consistent, coherent, and display a deep understanding of Esoteric traditions. Her theology could be described as Gnostic Christian Polytheist. She had a radical feminist viewpoint which seems fresh even today, one in which a Goddess figure, the 'Sophia' of the Essenes, Gnostics and early Christians has a central role:

For the woman is the crown of man, and the final manifestation of humanity.
She is the nearest to the throne of God, when she shall be revealed.
But the creation of woman is not yet complete: but it shall be complete in the time which is at hand.
All things are thine, O Mother of God: all things are thine, O Thou who risest from the sea; and Thou shalt have dominion over all the worlds.

Kingsford died of complications from pneumonia at the early age of 42, on February 22nd 1888.

Section 1, Lections 1 Thru 10

No. 1: Concerning The Three Veils Between Man And God
No. 2: Concerning Inspiration and Prophesying
No. 3: Concerning The Prophecy Of The Immaculate Conception
No. 4: Concerning Revelation
No. 5: Concerning The Interpretation Of The Mystical Scriptures
No. 6: Concerning The Mosaic Cosmogony
No. 7: Concerning The Fall
No. 8: Concerning The Prophecy Of The Deluge
No. 9: Concerning The Prophecy Of The Book Of Esther
No.10: Concerning The Prophecy Of The Vision Of Nebuchadnezzar

Section 2, Lections 11 Thru 20

No. 11: Concerning The Prophecy Of The Time Of The End
No. 12: Concerning The Soul: Its Origin, Nature, And Potentialities
No. 13: Concerning Persephone, Or The Soul's Descent Into Matter
No. 14: Concerning The Genius Or Daimon
No. 15: Concerning The "Powers Of The Air"
No. 16: Concerning The Devil And Devils
No. 17: Concerning The Gods
No. 18: Concerning The Greek Mysteries
No. 19: Concerning The Origin Of Evil, And The Tree As The Type Of Creation
No. 20: Concerning The Great Pyramid, And The Initiations Therein

Section 3, Lections 21 Thru 30

No. 21: Concerning The "Man Of Power"
No. 22: Concerning The "Work Of Power"
No. 23: Concerning Regeneration
No. 24: Concerning The Man Regenerate
No. 25: Concerning The Christ And The Logos
No. 26: Concerning The Perfectionment Of The Christ
No. 27: Concerning Christian Pantheism
No. 28: Concerning The "Blood Of Christ"
No. 29: Concerning Vicarious Atonement
No. 30: Concerning Paul And The Disciples Of Jesus

Section 4, Lections 31 Thru 40

No. 31: Concerning The Manichæanism Of Paul
No. 32: Concerning The Gospels: Their Origin And Composition
No. 33: Concerning The Actual Jesus
No. 34: Concerning The Previous Lives Of Jesus
No. 35: Concerning The Holy Family
No. 36: Concerning The Metempsychosis Or Avatâr
No. 37: Concerning The æon Of The Christ
No. 38: Concerning The Doctrine Of Grace
No. 39: Concerning The "Four Atmospheres"
No. 40: Concerning The Hereafter

Section 5, Lections 41 Thru 50

No. 41: Concerning The True Ego
No. 42: Concerning God
No. 43: Concerning Psyche, Or The Superior Human Soul
No. 44: Concerning The Poet, As Type Of The Heavenly Personality
No. 45: Concerning Psyche
No. 46: Concerning Consciousness And Memory In Relation To Personality
No. 47: Concerning The Substantial Ego As The True Subject
No. 48: Concerning The Christian Mysteries
No. 49: Concerning Dying
No. 50: Concerning The One Life: Being A Recapitulation

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Part The Second: The Book of the Mysteries of God "I AM"

Section 6, Lections 1 Thru 10

No. 1: The Credo
No. 2: The "Lord's Prayer"
No. 3: Concerning Holy Writ
No. 4: Concerning Sin And Death
No. 5: Concerning The "Great Work," The Redemption, And The Share Of Christ Jesus Therein
No. 6: Concerning Original Being; Or, "Before The Beginning"
No. 7: Alpha, Or "In The Beginning"
No. 8: Beta, Or Adonai, The Manifestor
No. 9: Gamma, Or The Mystery Of Redemption
No.10: Delta, Or The Mystery Of Generation

Section 7, Lections 11 Thru 17

No. 11: Epsilon, Or The First Of The Gods
No. 12: Zeta, Or The Second Of The Gods
No. 13: Eta, Or (mystically) The Third Of The Gods
No. 14: Theta, Or (mystically) The Fourth Of The Gods
No. 15: Lambda, Or The Last Of The Gods; Being The Secret Of Satan
No. 16: The Seven Spirits Of God And Their Correspondences
No. 17: The Mysteries Of The Kingdoms Of The Seven Spheres

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Part The Third: Concerning The Divine Image or The Vision Of Adonai

Part The Third

Appendix

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