Then again he took up his discourse.
"Briefly," he said, "there are three forces--Catholicism, Humanitarianism, and the Eastern religions.

About the third I cannot prophesy, though I think the Sufis will be victorious.

Anything may happen; Esotericism is making enormous strides--and that means Pantheism; and the blending of the Chinese and Japanese dynasties throws out all our calculations.

But in Europe and America, there is no doubt that the struggle lies between the other two.

We can neglect everything else.