Harold Waldwin Percival

April 15, 1868 (age 84)

Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies

Between 1904 and 1917 he published The Word. Even as a young boy, Harold Percival was a seeker of truth. He was convinced that there were "wise ones" who could answer his many questions and impart knowledge. As a young man, one of his first experiences on his quest for knowledge came in 1892 when he joined the Theosophical Society. He would later help to organize the Theosophical Society Independent of New York and for many years serve as its president while also writing and lecturing. In 1893, and twice during the next 14 years, Percival had the unique experience of being "conscious of Consciousness," a potent spiritual and noetic enlightenment. In 1902 Percival started to develop his own system. Foreign over 30 years he worked on the manuscript that would lead to the writing of his magnum opus,, now more than 65 years in print. Between 1904 and 1917 Mr. Percival published The Word, a magazine with a worldwide circulation dedicated to the brotherhood of humanity. Percival"s own articles earned him a place in Who"s Who in America (1928-1929). Percival’s works were noted as a major influence upon Richard Matheson, the famous science-fiction author He said that his book The Path (1998) was based largely on. In the book, The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of the Exalted Self, 1999, by Owen Slight, the author states that Harold West. Percival’s, like the Bhagavad Gita, reveals relevant, instructive and long lasting lessons regarding the higher self and the human plight—long lost lessons of everlasting truth contained both in the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita and Both books contain complete systems of knowledge. The plight of Arjuna is shown by Percival to be our own.

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Democracy Is Self-Government

(Mr. Percival provides an original concept of True Democra...)

Democracy Is Self-Government

( In this book a light is turned on the most absorbing and...)

In this book a light is turned on the most absorbing and pressing problems of humanity, which are reflected in all aspects of life, including our government.Through a series of essays, the author addresses what can and must be done to solve these problems by bringing national affairs under the spotlight of eternal truths. This is not a political book, as generally understood. It is a new conception of “true”democracy where the emphasis is on the direct relationship between each individual and the worldly conditions in which we live. Once this direct link—between the conduct of each and every one of us and the effectiveness of our government—is fully realized, mindfulness of our thoughts and actions will follow. Ideas of social and political perfection seem to hold a strong attraction for many human beings; and yet, they are seldom, if ever, achieved. We might ask ourselves, Why? Mr. Percival makes clear that the only avenue through which we can achieve an enlightened civilization is to first become individually self-governed. Self-Government means just that—that we learn to govern our own desires, thoughts and actions because, virtuous or otherwise, they collectively make up our external world. This means that all conditions that we encounter in the world have their beginnings within us—through the power of our thinking. If honesty, good judgment and strength of character are desired in government affairs, then these qualities must first be operating within ourselves. Since each human being is the source of all causes, conditions, problems and solutions, we cannot look to others to make things right for us. Adherence to a higher form of law is not just in the hands of the governing few. Our own individual behavior has a far-reaching effect on all governing systems. If we feel in accord with this statement, we will want to learn to govern ourselves; it will then become the moral obligation of each of us to refine his or her conduct to ever higher ideals. Humanity will be the beneficiary of this effort.

Thinking and Destiny

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Masonry and Its Symbols: In the Light of Thinking and Destiny

(Masonry and Its Symbols casts a new light on the age-old ...)

Thinking and Destiny: Volume Two (2)

Thinking and Destiny

Masonry and Its Symbols in the Light of Thinking and Destiny- 1974 3rd Ed (The Great Lessons of Masonry)

(Book is 63 pages. book 5 1/" x 8 1/2")

Democracy is self-government

Thinking and Destiny In Two Volumes Volume Two

Harold Waldwin Percival

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Harold Waldwin Percival was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies in 1868 to parents of English descent. When his father died his mother moved to the United States, eventually settling in New York City.

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Between 1904 and 1917 he published The Word. Even as a young boy, Harold Percival was a seeker of truth. He was convinced that there were "wise ones" who could answer his many questions and impart knowledge.

As a young man, one of his first experiences on his quest for knowledge came in 1892 when he joined the Theosophical Society.

He would later help to organize the Theosophical Society Independent of New York and for many years serve as its president while also writing and lecturing. In 1893, and twice during the next 14 years, Percival had the unique experience of being "conscious of Consciousness," a potent spiritual and noetic enlightenment.

In 1902 Percival started to develop his own system. Foreign over 30 years he worked on the manuscript that would lead to the writing of his magnum opus,, now more than 65 years in print.

Between 1904 and 1917 Mr.

Percival published The Word, a magazine with a worldwide circulation dedicated to the brotherhood of humanity. Percival"s own articles earned him a place in Who"s Who in America (1928-1929). Percival’s works were noted as a major influence upon Richard Matheson, the famous science-fiction author

He said that his book The Path (1998) was based largely on.

In the book, The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of the Exalted Self, 1999, by Owen Slight, the author states that Harold West. Percival’s, like the Bhagavad Gita, reveals relevant, instructive and long lasting lessons regarding the higher self and the human plight—long lost lessons of everlasting truth contained both in the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita and Both books contain complete systems of knowledge.

The plight of Arjuna is shown by Percival to be our own.