The Emerald Tablet 101: A Modern, Practical Guide, Plain and Simple

by Matthew Barnes

By this means you will rule the world The mass of humankind Are not the kings and queens Of their own castles, But paupers and puppets instead They do not rule Their own lives But tend to be ruled By the world around them They are dragged along This way and that By their wants and needs and desires And the dramas and storms of life Whirling about Things go well And they tend to be happy Things go badly And they tend to be sad When they get what they want They tend to be happy When they don’t get what they want They tend to be sad Completely out of their own hands Is their peace of mind, Their contentment, Their happiness Even when things do go their way, The ultimate fear Of decline and decay And death Steps in And sits at the back of their mind Gnawing away At any short-lived happiness Or peace They may have been lucky enough To obtain Awaken And the Truth of this world Will open up before you And all of this will change, Forever You will no longer fear death As the masses do, Or poverty Or illness Though the storms of life May toss and roar And throw you about, And they will- They will no longer Hold any sway Over the peace In your mind and heart Death can no longer touch you, Nor can poverty Or illness Or decay Whatever comes your way You will be able To enjoy, Whatever goes away Simply goes You need nothing, So nothing Has any power over you- None whatsoever Then, And only then Can you enjoy everything You will then have become The king or...