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All men, at one time or another, have fallen in love with the veiled Isis whom they call Truth. With most, this has been a passing passion: they have early seen its hopelessness and turned to more practical things. But others remain all their lives the devout lovers of reality: though the manner of their love, the vision which they make to themselves of the beloved object varies enormously. . . . Some have seen her in a test tube, and some in a poet’s dream: some before the altar, others in the slime.

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Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941) was an English writer, poet, and speaker whose work sought to explore the depths of religious experience, specifically focusing on Christian mysticism. She was the first woman to lead spiritual retreats and lecture clergy within the Church of England.