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had finally taken their toll. It is interesting to note that Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in the same year. There was a later book published in 1878. "Beyond the Veil" was channeled from beyond the grave by two ladies from Toledo, F.H. MacDougall and Luna Hutchinson, but it lacked the vitality of many of his other works. 33 His wife and son lived on in Toledo. In fact, Osiris Budh Randolph graduated from Toledo Medical School in 1898 and established offices at 625 Adams Street. He and his family continued to live with his mother at 23 Melrose Avenue. Many years later, R. Swinburne Clymer would visit them to learn about Randolph's work. 39 It seems likely that, in an effort to "whitewash" his memory, they concealed all teachings relating to sex or drugs, emphasizing only his "moral" teachings. Clymer reprinted many of Randolph's books from his headquarters at "Beverly Hall" in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He also published a book, The Rosicrucian Fraternity in America 40 which ironically attacks a German group known as the O.T.O. for practicing sex magic and praises PBR for his pure teachings. Karl Kellner, the founder of O.T.O., seems to have derived many of the O.T.O. teachings directly from Randolph's instructions for the Brotherhood of Eulis. Randolph's magical teachings have influenced a great many practitioners of the magical art, but usually in an occult, invisible manner. The writings of Franz Bardon have become quite popular. Bardon was a close friend of Wilhelm (Rah Omir) Quintscher, with whom, in fact, he was imprisoned by the Nazis. 41 Quintscher had been a member of an offshoot of the O.T.O. known as the Fratenitas Saturni, lead by Eugen Grosche. Quintscher had reached the eighth degree grade of Gradus Mercurii but quarreled with Grosche and resigned. It is interesting to note that the second, third, and fourth degrees use the word "Scholar" in their title. 42 Readers of Bardon's work will be familiar with the frequent use of that term by him. Any perusal of PBR's Sexual Magic and Bardon's Initiation into Hermetics will reveal a great many similarities. It is possible to follow the trail of Randolph's teachings to a great many modern writings on magic. The student of the Golden Dawn will recognize the original of the "flashing colors" exercise in the Volantia chapter of Sexual Magic. 43 Those who seek the original source of these things must look to PBR's magnum opus, Sexual Magic. It is said that during his lifetime he printed only sixty copies and entrusted them only to his most select students. Herein is the wisdom which has remained hidden for over one hundred years. Is the time ripe for its unveiling? Let us look for the answer in Pascal's own words: "We grow daily beyond our yesterday's and are ever reaching forth for the morrow. The world has had a long night, as it has had bright days; and now another morn is breaking, and we stand in the Door of the Dawn."