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We Pass From View is the title of a fictional book that first appeared in Ramsey Campbell's short story ''The Franklyn Paragraphs''.
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''We Pass from View'' is the title of a fictional book that first appeared in [[Ramsey Campbell]]'s short story "[[The Franklyn Paragraphs (fiction)]]".
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
We Pass From View was the work of British occulist and religious leader Roland Franklyn. Printed in 1964 by the author's own True Light Press, the book details the rituals and beliefs practiced by Franklyn's small following.
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''We Pass from View'' was the work of British occulist and religious leader Roland Franklyn. Printed in 1964 by the author's own True Light Press, the book details the rituals and beliefs practiced by Franklyn's small following.  Sometime in 1968 all copies of We Pass From View vanished from public libraries.
  
Sometime in 1968 all copies of We Pass From View vanished for public libraries.
 
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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The novice must remind himself allways that the self is infinite and he is but one part of his self, not yet aware of his other bodies and lives. REMIND YOURSELF on sleeping. REMIND YOURSELF on waking. Above all REMIND YOURSELF when entering the First Stage of Initiation.
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<br>-[[Ramsey Campbell]], "[[The Franklyn Paragraphs (fiction)]]"
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<nowiki>'</nowiki>''The novice must remind himself allways that the self is infinite and he is but one part of his self, not yet aware of his other bodies and lives. REMIND YOURSELF on sleeping. REMIND YOURSELF on waking. Above all REMIND YOURSELF when entering the First Stage of Initiation.''<nowiki>'</nowiki>
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The book supposedly contains the rites required to "discover your true self". A large amount of space is given to subjects such as [[Astral Projection]] and [[Past Life|other lives]]. One such chapter deals with reincarnation and talks of the soul merely being a facet of a greater "whole". All throughout the book the author warns of the danger of premature burial and espouses the benefit of cremation in freeing the trapped soul.
  
The book supposedly contains the rites required to "discover your true self". A large amount of space is given to subjects such as astral projection and other lives. One such chapter deals with reincarnation and talks of the soul merely being a facet of a greater "whole". All throughout the book the author warns of the danger of premature burial and espouses the benefit of cremation in freeing the trapped soul.
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A number of chants and rituals pertaining to deities such as [[Eihort]] and [[Daoloth]] can be found within this book.
 
 
A number of chants and rituals pertaining to deities such as Eihort and Daoloth can be found within this book.
 
  
 
==Role Playing Game Stats==
 
==Role Playing Game Stats==
 
Sanity Loss 1D3/1D6; Cthulhu Mythos + 4 Percent. Average 1 week to study and comprehend.
 
Sanity Loss 1D3/1D6; Cthulhu Mythos + 4 Percent. Average 1 week to study and comprehend.
 
[[Category:Mythos:Tomes|We Pass From View]]
 
[[Category:Mythos:Tomes|We Pass From View]]
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[[Category:Severn Valley]]

Latest revision as of 16:04, 13 August 2022

We Pass from View is the title of a fictional book that first appeared in Ramsey Campbell's short story "The Franklyn Paragraphs (fiction)".

Description

We Pass from View was the work of British occulist and religious leader Roland Franklyn. Printed in 1964 by the author's own True Light Press, the book details the rituals and beliefs practiced by Franklyn's small following. Sometime in 1968 all copies of We Pass From View vanished from public libraries.

Contents

The novice must remind himself allways that the self is infinite and he is but one part of his self, not yet aware of his other bodies and lives. REMIND YOURSELF on sleeping. REMIND YOURSELF on waking. Above all REMIND YOURSELF when entering the First Stage of Initiation.
-Ramsey Campbell, "The Franklyn Paragraphs (fiction)"

The book supposedly contains the rites required to "discover your true self". A large amount of space is given to subjects such as Astral Projection and other lives. One such chapter deals with reincarnation and talks of the soul merely being a facet of a greater "whole". All throughout the book the author warns of the danger of premature burial and espouses the benefit of cremation in freeing the trapped soul.

A number of chants and rituals pertaining to deities such as Eihort and Daoloth can be found within this book.

Role Playing Game Stats

Sanity Loss 1D3/1D6; Cthulhu Mythos + 4 Percent. Average 1 week to study and comprehend.