Welcome to Fohat Magazine

Fohat magazine is a quarterly publication put out by Edmonton Theosophical Society. It was begun in the Spring of 1997 and has run continuously since that time. It addresses contemporary and historical issues arising out of the study of the occult wisdom tradition as expounded by the founders of the Theosophical Society in their original works. I will leave you with the magazine's mission statement which effectively describes the spirit of the magazine. Namastae!

Fohat's Mission

With humanity now at a crossroads with respect to its future evolution, the time is right for a magazine that will help to create the environment needed for every aspiring individual to realize his or her own inner potential. Words by themselves are lifeless shells if they do not find a home in an individual possessed of a good will bent towards manifesting Truth in self so as to eventually come to that state where Father and Son are one. Today, Man is bombarded by empty dogma from every corner. Words are twisted in order to serve the selfish desires of the few. Confusion and ignorance reign supreme. How do we lift ourselves from this state of darkness?

There has existed from the beginning of time a doctrine, sometimes referred to as the Ancient Wisdom Tradition, which points the individual towards the essential Wisdom or Truth embodied in the Cosmos and correspondingly in Man and in the smallest atom found in Nature. This essential nature shared by all things is the basis of the doctrine of Universal Brotherhood and the source of Man s compassion for all living things. It is our Unknowable Source and our Spiritual destiny. A wise compassion based on an understanding of this Ancient Wisdom Tradition will enable Mankind to perform with greater clarity its duties of compassion and lift Man and all those beings following in its wake towards a more enlightened future. How do we reconcile the many different traditions battling for Truth?

It is said that all of the Great Religions of the world find their source in the Ancient Wisdom Tradition. This tradition points the individual possessed of good will towards the Truth that lies at the centre of all of us. Consequently, if readers were to adopt the motto, "There is no Religion Higher than Truth" and also to proceed in a spirit of brotherly good will, each of us following his or her own tradition would come to a body of understanding that all could agree on. The environment for this pursuit is a desire for Truth and brotherly good will. Vigilance is the key to maintaining this environment. Anyone who questions the motives of another; anyone who tries to insinuate that another has an agenda other than the pursuit of Truth; anyone who by way of mere suspicions blackens the name of another participates in the destruction of the environment of Truth. Vigilance is the key to a brotherly community pursuing Truth. Truth is the goal, brotherhood is the means, and vigilance is our duty. The synthesis of these three elements is Jñ na-Yoga which has been described as one of the safest and most effective of all the Yogas. This magazine is an invitation for followers of all traditions to enter into a dialogue whose goal is Truth and whose means is Universal Brotherhood.

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