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The secrr-cy or the present d ocu m eu Is 15 left to lhe loynlly n nd the honor or the o n e to who III It is trusted.

FROM Tlllt BAST 01t TlIll 1\105'1' RllSI'HC'i'AJn,n SUI'Rl!l\lJ~ COUNCIl.Olt 1'JIn MAR'flNIS'!' ORVHH

OF FRANCH.

\Ve cordially aud frnlerually recol11lllelllllbe "Rilual of the Martillisl Order," by Dr. Ellotlanl Blitz, General Delegate of the Suprellle Council of the l\larlillisl Order (or the Ulliled Slales of America, lo the favor uf lhe Brethrell of the MartillisllllSlilulioll wherever dispersed

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Signcd: VIC PAl'US,

President of ttrc .c·illprellle Council,

Signed: JACQUES BURG, .

Secretary of the Supreme COUI/cli.

PARIS, December, 18{).l.

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PREFACE.

'Vhell, 111: l ho !I('c:HIPlIce of the Itoynl Art, the

• Itosleruclnu« of IIJlIgl:l1ul, om' pretleccssurs, burled In tho nnlvo svmbollsu: of I~ decaying corporul.luu of 1IIl'chu nk-s the secret of their operntlons, they believed that the Irrullt lou of their Art would reach Iuture gcueru tluns III nil I Is purl t.y.

Iugunlous us It WU!:l, the luteutlou of these lust Adcpls WII!:! 1I0t Iulflf lcd ; nowhere hns the snored ::)dl'lIee SlIlf('I'('d Iroru inure severe mutlln.tlons thnu.In Iho 1)O~OIlI of I lui l Irro l.lu-rhnod, which hus uescl'lHlell (0 t.hu runk of a socletv luuorunt of Its own nnture nud Its prltulf.lvc :.1111.

1\ In rl.l nuz de Pnsq uu lIy n IIlI hls dlscl vie, Louis Clu ude de Sn l n t.-l\ III 1'1.1 II, cnn toruportu'Ies of lhe last Itoslcruclaus of ]t]lIgl:\IId, dill not see the ncccsslty of entrustIt'lg tho Hcrruet.le 'I'rrull tlous they retnlnetl (0 merceBury Il~SOdlllloIlS, hut. gllllwl'ell urouml t IWIlI It xrunll 111111111('(' of Men of IJ('~ll'e willing lo sucrlnce thef r persuuu l ll.lns with 110 other hope of reward thnu thut of tl'ullslllllUng 10 It few enrefully selected dlsclples the IUIllIII011S lea.chlllgs of UIC hlcrophants of Alltlqlllt~· uurl of tlu-lr successors, the Knbhnllsts nud Hcrmetlc Doctors of the Mhlrlle Ages.

Mnrt.lutsm Ilvcd obscure n nd nwnv Irom the convulslons of soclul.lcs, III loust In the exterlor circle, It hstll"hell III 1Il(~ cou lruuplul.lun of the grout mysterh:s of Nature, till the un I \'e1'8:11 1I10Vemeu t towards Idcullsm upon nil the surface of the Globe bore nn eloquent testimony to the opinion rulvuuced by every true nm] honest observor ; vlz., thnt Mutcrlnl lstu Is powerless to respond to the cruvlugs of the scientific mnu: tlint Clorlcullsm is odlous to the lII:Ul of true religious sentiments; thnt a pure heart is shocked at the sight of the sickening wrestle between Illl Impotent plrllosophy nIHI n corrupted theology, nml wishes both of them burled Iorover nuder the supreme contempt of mnu. '

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At thls moment thousands of men IIIHI WOIII(,11 111'(' seeklug n refuge III Lhe wisdom uf the Auclr-ut, III l he science of the tlmes tlint knew uf 110 rl'llJ,:loII!-4 1'I'I'RI'('IItlous, of 110 aclentltlc lutolcrnuco: III the tluu-s w lu-n the wlsdom of 1111 Lnlf.ln lu 111 1I11~ l'~gJ'Jltlnll I\IYI-1l4-rlc·q, tho wenlth of n worahlper of Moloch, IIlItI tilt' Rid 11 of 1\ follower of Mllhl'nA worked III lhe 1II()~l 81111111111' hnrmony nt tho hlllldlllg of n 'l'el1lplp ('r('dl'c) 10 1111' (:1111 of Iarncl, III which nil Itlolltter, Ihe h I'll II I Ifill (.}III'(·" IIr Shebn, nud nuother ldulntr-r, Ah-xu mlur Ih" UI"('nl. (':11111' to worship iii tile IIoly or 1I01l('1-I!

In IIl'CSCIICC of tlliR Iutn l 1"<'1111'11 IO\v:II'II~ l lu: ",IHdom or Alltiqult.y w hlch hns 11I'OlhlCC(1 ltruun, Krtshu«. Hermes, MOSCA, Orpbcus, Pythngurns, I'Iut», mul .'I'HIIH, Mnr tlnlstn, depo~lInl'Y or the snored trndltlous, ('lIlprg('H (Will lis voluutnry ollAcllrlly ruul OI't'IIH IIR RlIlIl'tll:u'lpH of lerunlng tu the MC'II of Desll'c c':'IIIlhl(' of '1I111('r~11IIIIIIlIg Its sYlllhollRIII; l'lIcu\ll'nglllg th" RlrollJ,!, clI1'III'III"II'IIlug the wonk, till the pruJI"" Rt'll'dlulI (If II~ .')11",.,.11111'. JrlcoUnLll Is completed: thou nJ!n In to (IiRRol \,1' lis ARaemblles nurl returu to ItA sr-cnlnr RIccI',

'fhe present Rlt uul eontn lna Iho' phllnsophy of 0111' Venernble Mustcl', bnscd ('RRl'lIt1nlly 1I111111 tile I III'orlt'~ borrowed from the J'JJ,:yllllllH hy PylhllJ,!or:tR 111111 hlf.: school: It holds wllhlll 11.<J ~YlllhollHlll the IlI'Y thu l (JP('II~ thnt ""'ol'hl of Hl'll'lts which IR 1101. xhut.": HI'c'n't 111- effnblo, lnconunuulcuble oC Il.q OWIl nu turo (,OIlIIIl'C'IH'IIslble solely to the true fHIt'pl; thls work tlC)('R 1101 I'1'0fnuntq the sncrcduess oC the vr-ll o( IRIR ",r 11111'1'11111'111 rnvelntlons, COl' only he who Is worthy n iul wr-ll CJlIlI II , Iletl, belug w('11 vorsr-d ln thp hlRtol'Y of I1(,I'IIII'1IRIII, II..; doctrlnes, ItA rltes, cerr-mouh-s, 111111 hl('ro~IYI,hkR, will pr-nelrnte luto the R('el'C'l hilt r pal IIH':\11ll1g of 1111' few aymhol8 hero Orrt,J'('t) fol' nu-dltul luu to lhp )\Jail o(

Deslre. K H,

Nevruln, Missoml, U, H. A,

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llISTOIUCAL SKETCH OF THE RI'tE,

LOIIIR ClntHIC', I\JIII'fJIIIs ell' Snlnt-Mal'Un, the U11-

I{lWWII l'hflll!'loJlhrl' (Un Ph Inc ) 'V'I b t

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Arnbols« (llIcll'e ct LoII'P), tile 18th or Jnuuru-y, 174a. nud III('tln t A nnny, 111(\ taul o( October. HWa, InlUuted III I h(' slllll," II inl »l'IIcth e U( the llcl'llIellc Philosophy by 1\IIlI'UlI('j'; de I 'II Hillin 11,\', 10 I he ItJlowledge of the AbsoIltle II.r UIP IlIl'IlIllItloll o( Ihe works or Jncoh Boehme' Slllllt-l\lllrUlI IIlwlIJR "('[PIHled tho purity of 'l'rntlltlol~ nzntust 1111\ 1I'C¥:PllssllIJ;s of Ihe profnunlors, lIe nlWIIJS RIIRllI.llIC'll II.r his prrUl'tR the works which teudell to RItH' Irrnn totn l lOR!'! the portlon or Trnultlou stili III'PRpn'I'tl by F'l'eClltnRollry n nd whoso Importnuce thnt Onl"l'lgIIOI'(,R,

~1'\'I'l'lIl LodgC's of UlIlulOWlI I'hlloA(;l'hcl's' were (olllld('II It,\' I\lal'lIl1('7. tie I'III;C)lIl1ll,r n nd hl~ dlsclplo, Louls Claulle tie f;aJnl-l\lnI'UII; lhe hcndcluul't.el's U( 1\1uI'lilllsIIl hnfllg at L.rOIlR, In the very CJ * of the Bf'lldlt'(,1I1 I\.lIlghl.q O[ lho Holy City In which the presPill AIIIC'rfellll Kllight Telllplllrlslll orlglllntetl unrler the SIIIII(' .J('IIII BllpllAlp 'VIIIPI'lIlo7. 10 whom we nrc 10- dplJlpcl for I hI' JlI'NH'I','ulIolI of tho Archhes of thp 1\1111'tlllisi. (11'I1c'l' dtlrJIIJ; tho SlOI'IIIJ' yours of the French Itcvotuuon.

AI 'Inoll I\Jnl'UlIlRllI, urulr-r l.ho 1I:1I11C of Rlto of th I'~IC'd{'c1 Cotu-ns, 01' PI'll'stR, cOlIslsled or nlno Degl'ccsC dl\'II)('ll 11110 I WI) Clnssr-s: Iltp systelll 1t1Hlel'Wellt n II"IIIIR(OI'",nllllll lIy ~1I1111-1\1:tI'III1, 111111 became lhe ItccI10c'l1 Hllc' III IC'II ()l'gI'P(,R, c:lnssll1e(} III two rl'ellJplea; this ("1'111, III hl'llI~ 11IInulll('(,c1 III UC'rlltnllY n nd HURSIII, wns RlIlIJllllll'd 10 R(,,'('II ])('grCl'R, whilst JII Irl'f\lIce and AIIl(,I'k:l. thC' fll'f~l II I I'I'C' Ul'J,!I'(,l'R being cOllfl~rrecl ill' ('st.nhIlRlu,tI lWei I'C'{'oglll7.l'd I\lnRollle lI\1thol'lUeR, J\[fll:tfulRl1I 1111'" "('(,11 1'1"1111('('11 Illto three es!';ellllni nml foul' 1l('C(,R~OI'J' n"~I'('C'R nf fI)ll'lklllloll.

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TRANSFORMATIONS OF rru: l\IARTINIS'r lUTE. 17uO-1RR7.

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Eleoted Oohene. Reotifled Rite. Refor'd Ecoeslsm MnrlilliRt Order,
Pou nded hy lllltRblillhelt (,y of Snlnt·Mnlllll, "'"tle"1 H I te,
I,. «'. 1\'1 1" nrl ked III I\s 1" IIt'l kl'lt III
'''"Llna" I'M'I',nll,. tic! ~"I"I.·~lnrU". UC:'"'"11y. I' '11I1l"C
11 GO. I iO;, 17!i~. I HHi. FluL CIA""'. • ·Ir",t T""II,Ic. "·Inle. 1' .. ",,,1 ...
Appreutlce. Appr~IlIIc~. 1\ ppr cu lice. I
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rt~J1ow CrRft. r~lIow Cr af't , Pellow Cr n Ft. .... ' ....
!\IRster. Mn'lter. I\In'lt~r. . .. " •••...... '0"',
Pnllt Mn!<t~r. Pe t rect Mnllter. As soc in t e .
Grand glect. m~ct. HI~ct. (I'/1I1Oj "61,, c )
Gralld I\rchitect. ......... ........... ... , ...............
Scotch. ................ " . Appre nt lce Colreu

Second Cln"".

Fellow Craft Cohell.

l\laster Cohen. Grillld Architect.

Kulght COIllmander,

Mn!!oll of the Secret.

Scroll.I '1'01111,1('. Pr Ince of Jerusalem.

Snge.

Knight of Palestlue,

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S (. I .:.)

(Ad",;" ist ra tiue.s

~ol'o,,,1 Tell'l,I!!.

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Vth Degree.

vru. Degree. Vlllh Degree.

Kulght Kndosh,

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TABLEAU OF 'fIlE PRINCIPAL RITES EN'J'IIU~L\' OR PARTIALLY DERIVED PROM TIIB RITE OIf ELECTED COIlENS.

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True Mn~ou.

True l\f .'. ill the Right Wny.

Knighl of the Oolden Key.

Knight of Lr i s ,

Knighl of the Argonauts.

Knight of the Oolde n Fleece.

IlIullI. 'I'heosnphists,

(Myst lc.)

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Philalethea

(Occult.) S",'"I"U" ,10 ,,11" If"N.

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I\Ptltelltice, Fellow CIArt. Mns t e r,

'Huor nln!;OIlt).

Appr e nt lc e , Fe l low Crnft , Mn s l e r ,

Elect.

Scotch.

Knlghl of the ERSt.

nln.lor nIRMonr,..

Rose~-4 Cross,

Knight of the Temple .

U n k uowu ph l loaopher,

Sublime Scotch,

III ue Iuot he r,

Red Hrot lre r.

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SI1 "lime Ph i losopher.

Lnf I iate.

l'hilalethe •

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Primitive Rite

Of Na r bo n u e . (Rostcrucln 11.) I; 811.

Appr e n t lce. Irellow Crnft. MAster .

Perfect :\IAst~r. Hied. Architect. Suhllme Scotch . Knight of the

Sword.

Kllight of the Enst.

Pri nce of J er uSAlem.

I. \.':hnp. of Rose +CIO!'R. (Symbol;c.) -

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IV. Chnp. of Rose + Cross.

( Occult.)

WORKS OF SAINT-MARTIN

Particulnrly recollltlletl<led to the UllkllowlI l 'It i l osoplier, Orntor, a nrl , i ndced , to cvery

Initintc ill Mn rt iu ism ,

Des Errcu rs e! dl' 1(1 /'/6//

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(Mystic nurl Philosophic.)

Tableau Nature! des Rapports o n i exiJle,,1 entre Ihol

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(Work hnserl UpOIl lite '1"nrol.)

1_'II01Jt11tc dc 1)/Jil', (J'nrt icu lnr ly rCCOIJIIJICll<lcd,)

1_I'J ,VvlIIbrcJ, (l'o~thullloUS work.)

Le J7fi1tislh'c de 1'110111111(' EJpl'il, (Physiology of the iutellectual or su pernn l 111:111.)

Lc C,.orodil(', (Study of tlte A~tral.)

'/ 'ra d II d ion s,

(of Boeltltlc's works" elc.

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CEN ERAL RE(~ ULA'fIO~S.

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TItIR Ol'glllll7.:llhlll 11-1 1(1I0WII liS "The Mu r tlu lst U 1'<1 ('I'. "

sucxuueusu n-.

"[,popl(' of n l l l'OIHlIlIoll n utl I'ellg-Ioll cnn be ntl ml tted,'" (Art. I v. (If S(U(,,(C,q of l/1I1ClIOI()II PhllosolJ1ICI's.)

Till' ()I'I1«'I', l u-Irur 11111'('" (,SS('lti lally IIPOII the doct rhu-s or Ivn hl m lu l). ",11I('it pl'!wlnlills t hn ppl'fpct eqllul· Ity or Mu n n ntl \\'0111:111, n ll o w s, uiulcr corlaln rcst rtc- 1IIIII,q, 1111' 1'1(,(·t 1011 or \\'olllnll 101lI('IIII)('l'sllll'. FollowlJlg lin' Jlul (,llglhlt, to 1IIl'IJlh('!'f,ddp III t.hls Ortlrn: All pi-r""IIH Jlot 11118('[111('1,1 (1(,(" n s JllI'lIll1ers uf cr-rIn.lu l'dlgluIIS (11'd1'1'H (1IIOIII{s, Irln rx, cl.c.), sor vn II I.R, clliployecs, uuu-rh-d WOJlI(,II, snldlr-rs. de., ('xc('p! III case they wn nt to IISSIIlIW 111111, tuuru l Hlrcr t y n t t lu-lr 0\\'11 rlsk. But slnves, mluora, :11111 1I1I1I1:1I"1'lell wunu-n under tweutytlvc years of flge' :11'1' nul 1I<1l11llt('(1 to 11Il'llIh('I'RlIlp III lhls Orrlcr, ('xcI'pl h,\' IIIH)I!'IIHaUolI of tile 1'1'('8111('111 of tho Gruutl Cuunull.

(l()V]ijltN!\ll~N'I'.

'I'h« gO\('1'111I11'1I1. of l ho Ol'd('1' Is vostcd III I.hrr-e luu l lt-s, 11:1111('11 1'('Sp('I,tlrpl.r, III till' orrl or of their rn uk, SV)lJ'('III!' COli II I'iI, (:1':11111 COIIII('II, n ml Lodg-p.

The 1I11t110J'lIy or III!' Nllpn'lllI' Cuuucll, rl'slI1lug' III I'mIa, VI'IIII('P, IH u hsulutr-.

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UIlAN)) CUUNCI L,

Firsl I\I:IHlf'" IIr ('I'l"f'llIlIlIlf'~,

The nut luul ty of 1I1l' (:rlllld (~Il"IlI'il i~ SlIpn'lIl;' wlt hln l!s JlIl'lHcJldloll, l'xl'f'pl IIpOIl III:Illf'r~ wlrhh u r» wlthln the coutrul of lIle :-\lIpn'IIII' (~"IIIIf'II.

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The IlIlUlOrll.r or a. Lodgp IH l'r(,~I -r IIH'1I IIl1d l l m l l t-t l by the Grund Couucll wl thln whose J"rlHtllcllllll it exists,

()IIAIlTI')ll.

No Loci g t! 0 r 1\ I 1I I'll IIi H L" l' a II 11'I . .::r Ily : t HH 1'111 "II' ill till' Urrl ted Stal(,H of AIIIPr1cIl, 1I1111'HH 1l1l11101"1z,,1I 10 do An by It IJIRIWlIAlltJOII Irutu t.hc 1 )"I('gnll' ':I'III'rnl of t luSUl'rcJIlP Couur-l! or :t Cluuu-r Fro tu t1J(~ Oralld C()ulH'11 of the Ulllll'd SUtll'R or Auu-rh-«:

'J'hlfl Uluutor or J )JApI'lIsn I luu IIIIISI. n l \\':ly" I", I'I"I''_': cut n.l-Its meot.lrurs, without wh hI] 111':1111101 kgally lid,

OFI,'I( :I';H~, The Otllccrs of II, Lodge shall Ill':

'.rhe Council:

U 11 k 1I0WII Ph 1I0so1' II 1'1'. Ul1kllOWII Brol her, Brothcr Ln l tlu to, Brothel' Associa te.

Board of Dxrunlucrs:

Orntor, gxpcrt,·

First Iu lroducer," Second Introd lIcer, <. Archlvlst. •

The Buronu:

Master of Sen ls, * Trensurer, ltecortler.

(lOl\n be d lspe nsod wllh 01' replucotl by other UI11CCI'9. 1'l

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Mn ts hn l."

Tllf'lllIlIHf':

Find ~II'\\,:Il'd,· ~I'I'flllIl ~II'\\'III1I.· Till' (~IIII 1'''':

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FUNCTIONS OF TIIE.OFFICI';nS.

'I'III~ (JlI!,'/I"I!'1I 1'/lilfJ,'w/,!,,'I' Is t.hc firsl light o( till' D·; Oil' J\11'1I11'('I'H owe h l m l hu grealest l'<',<:pccl and Oht'IIIl'IICI'; III' I~ I rrupro vu lil c III h ls Iuuclf ous, u nrl i:-l 1I0t suh.ll'd 10 (,!t'('IIOII, J II! clJllgl'egn !ps his CJ· w hr-n('\'1'1' h(' tlI'I'II1S II prop('l'; It I' (':tUScs t11(~ work to 1)(' re~""I1'd or )-;1I~llI'lIlh'd: h .. Alglls nil l,lIol,s 1111(1 olliclnl tloClIlIlPllls; fll'fll'l'S nil ('XIl('IIS('S, n ppul n t s all cummlttees, nrul 11I'('~ldl's over them: he confers the Dogrccs III ItI .. Tortlllll('e l o Ihu HIl,,:!}, and, before the first of ;.'Chl'H:t 1'.", s('lIds I (I the U cuorn I Delegate of the SuP1'C III l' Connell of l.lu: Orrlcr the HIII1Hnl reports of the Orator, 'I'rcusuror, 1\I1I."lter of Seals, Recorder. uud Arvlil v lsl , wll h his o wn rcnuuks.

'rile UII 1,:11 OIVII. Brother, nl'ofTl!T Initfate, Hllll Brotli')r ,IS,'i(}('/rtlc 111'1' nomlnn tcd bJ- tile Uukuo wu 1'1I110soplll~l' n ml l'I"l'I.P'} JJr the 0·; tlley l'xl'l'cise, n f'tcr the Unknown 1 'hlloS'!pl,cl', Ui,e proper uuthortty o,:el' the 0"; they J111l111(aJu order ruul sllcllce In their respectlvo quurt.ors.

III cuso or l nsutllclcucv of members to occupy nIl I he oflicl's of t.lu: [J"', l ho Unknown Brothel' will I1SHUlIlP the Iuncf.lons of Mnstcr of tile Sca!«, whose dul y it

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his uttr-stntlon upon all papl'I"H lssuctl 111111"1" II~ n ul hor-

Ity 01' III ollel1ll'lIl'e to the l"I'IJIIII"I'III(,III~ of II", (:I'III'l'lIl Coustl tut lou of the HIII)I'(,IIIP Colllldl :11111 prl v n l o Itt'gln tlous or the D·, 111111 10 I,CI'P It !'l'I'ol"lI of nil IloCIIlIIenls thus sellied n nt] stllllll'ell :\1111 gln~ Ih(,111 It proper 11\1111 her,

The Brot hcr Iulttn t o will nsaumc l hn Iuucl.lous or RX/lcrr, whose duly It Is lo sec lhat 1111 HI'l~lhrcl1 111'1.' property clo thed, n nrl, III cnso of II('gllgclIl'e 011 tlu-lr lInrl to oht'y the rules or the OI'lIt'I', 10 r('porl. 111I~1I1 wll hou! 111'111,)' II) 1111' Oru lur. The 1')xpl'l"l hllH 1'1I:II'ge of «xn mluhu; 1I11! ViHllor~. nml IH UII'II IIHslsll'11 II.\' the First nll,1 Sccinul l ntruduccr«.

The Itrutlu-r Assoc!« ll' will IIHHIlIlIe I lio Iuucl.lous of the Stcuard s, whose dllty It Is to I'xl'('ul(! l lu- on I I'I'R, 0" the Unk uo wu I'hllmwl'hl'l' n ml his I IIn'(' AH~('SHOI1'l, eOllslltullllg till' Cuuncl l or Ad urlu lst ru t lun, rr-ln l l v e 10 the Iousts of the Orrler n ml I'XIr:lOnlilllll',\' lIIedlllgs or the D·; also 10 RII11I'rllll(,11I1 t ho \11"1'1':11":111011 II,\' t he flullnl of lIH~ Cltlllllll('rs of IIIHlnwIIHII,

The Oroun: Is the supporter of I he UPIIl'l'al UOIlHlItutlou uf I hu Order; he Is :I ppo l II led lIy llle Unlllli Couucll, uud Is the Itepruscutn tlvc t hcrvof as well as tho Deputy or his CJ'" at Llu: otllcln l mcctluus of the (rrnml Oouncll. l Io IIIl1st wul.ch over the "h'ld mn lntr-nnuce 'of the L:I.WH :1 lid Hl'glllaliolls of I he Orrlcr ; prefer cluu'gcs IlgUlllHllIlI,Y 1III"I'udloml 1111'1'1'01', n nrl 1'I~I)01't theru without delay 1.0 the (lnuld COHill'll 01' Its. , Delegate, The Orator dell vers tho muuf lur lnl lectures

on the symbollsm IIPl'ertallling to cuch ])('~ree. nIHI prcsldes over the Board or IDx:Ulllllers, I l shall he his duty to ]eccn that part of tho Archives relatiug to the Instruction, Lectures, etc" also to proseut at the, uununl Grund Meeting of the 0* (Sul.nrduy I} 11 , or arter, 18lh of .luuunry) the resuule or the work n iul geneml sltuutlou, morul tuul Iluuuclul. uf the 0'" dur-

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IlIg IIIP pasl Yl'al'. n tul 1'111111111. his report to tho obserYIlIIollS n tul Sll-!lInllll'p or 1I11~ Uuk uown I'Irllosopher.

Till' 'l'rcas u rrr l'olll'l'Is n iul r('ccIVl's nIl IllOlIeYR rluo Ihl' ( I'" 1I11e1 gIVl'R hls rl'celpls therefor; he disburses t lIP HIIIIII' or :lIly JI:1 r t t h('rcof upon l ho order of l.ho Uukuo wn 1'11110801'111'1', lillly u ttr-stod by the Recorder. All 1'l'('('lpls 1111<1 (lIstHll"selllclIls must ue entered III the books kepi fur Ihnt purpose, lIe presents n tnout.hly report. of l ho tluuunlnl ~Itualloll of the D·, which report muat he RI~II('11 hy the l In k no w n Philosopher,

'I'lu- Un'IIIt/a, by order of the Unk nown I'Irllnsoplu-r, AlglI~ 1111 II'Ul'rs or convocutlou. 1111 n cla, dOCH- 1I1('lItH, 111,,10111:18, ('te, I Ie will record nil the proccodIJlgs of llteL:J ... PI"OP('I' to he wrtttcn, nlso the coucluslous (If I lie llun ncln l n lid other reports, nml subml t tho rceonI of 111(' R:lIl1(' 10 the n pprovut or correctlou of the 0* n rul 111(' xlunn Iure of 'lie Unknown PlJllosopher, III' will rccorrl en.ch r('ce"l.Iol1 of It Neophyte, or nfllllntlon, n s \\'('11 n s nllVHllcl'llIellt to I urther euf lg h tou mon t, upon 1111' 'I'uhh-I prl'p:Il'l't1 Fur that IH11'()Ose', giving the i'::t IlIPS, III.rFlIII~ N:UIII'R. 11:11 e a nd plnce of Birth, ProIosalon : 1\1('1111>('1'81111' In ot.hor Lnltlnt lvo Societies or Brol.herhoods. JteRlllcIIC(', etc" of each 1\1(,lIlue1' of Ute 0"', HIlII will present It cOl'Y of that Tablet to tho Unlr uo wu Phllosol1l1el', with a column for his par tlculnr and secret obsorvn lions,

III Ule a 1I14l'n('(' of the" I'ch;v;.')f, lhe Rccordor will snf'~I'y ){('('P nil corre8ponetellce ruul otllclul documents (,OIlCCl'lIll1g UH~ D·, the hooks, Jewels, regulln, nud nIl t.he properllt'8 of the 0'" f01' which he Is responsible, lIe will IIl"'S(,lIt a yenrly nccouut of the coudltlou of said )ll'operU('s, n 11(1 submlt the same to the approval

1l1l<1 Rlgllaltll'C' of the Un k nowu Philosopher, '

The Guard shall g un nl the 0'" falthfulJy, go on errands, uttend lite Hillings of Conuultteos, serve sum,lUollses, awl kcep the 0'" I\UtI ante-room In perfect 01',1er,

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'I'he Mars/lIIl IJ:I~ ('!t:ll'gl' of I III' ('11:1 IIlIt('l's of 111- structlon during the reC(,8S of lIil' [:1 ". n iu l ~('('~ I lui.t 110 one CI'OSSPA the Cell'('I' of tilt' l ln ll. III 1111/1 till/(', III' Is placed urulcr t lre 111I1I1I'dlat.e ol'lll'l's of IIII' 1';xpI'l't, conducts dr-ll nqucu t 1I11\IIlIH'I'H 10 l lu- '1' r 1111111:11 of l luOrator, nml I('nlh~ Lhoru 10 t lu: door of t 11t\ II" wlu-n c.xpdled,

The Stutiun« of l he OIllI'('I'H :11'1' illtiil':tll'd III lit .. IulIowhu; dlngl'lllll:

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LABORATORY ---1-- c o un r. t. 1I11klloWII l'hllf)~()ph~r.

2. Uu k uown n,oth~r.

3. lrrot her l n lf ln l e. •. llr ot her A!I!locinle, s. Or n t or .

G. Ex pe r I .

7. First I IIIr"dIlC("1 ,

II. Seco,!!J I II trod ur e r . 11. Archlvl~l.

10. MA!lt('t of St'nl!'!,

II. T, (,:1,,'" t" . 1'.1. Ht'C"llln,

I:J, Fit ~I I\1n<;II" of C"t e m o u i r s H. Sl:n"lCll\ln~ler ofl'('tl'lIlollil'~, Ir,.I:":1'(1.

I Ii 1'1" , "";1 I.

Ii. "i,<;1 SI('I\';"" IH S("l'""d SII',,'n, ,I I'. 0, g:111i'lt

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RUUES, BADGES,] E\VELS, AND REGALIA.

Till' (11Iir't,l'~ 111111 1\1 I'llIb('I'H shn ll wear durluu 0 * ~1'HslolI~ I III' l'oll(\R It lid b:ldgl'H buloug lng to t.hell' rcf':jJ('('t lv« rlll ... t lOllS.

'1'11(' I "IllS :11'(1 11'1';((: for I lu- (~o\lllell, n ml :lI'C lied n roruu! tilt' \\':tIHt. Ity It (III I rlf'll !11,.d/l: Jur {III' tJII).:IIOWII PItII,,~opllt,l', n url :1 sll vcr III' 11'11110 ttusl!« for tho tlll'pe AS8('SSOrs, Tilt',\' will W(,1I1' II toh itc sll lc cal' with t.lro l'cntunrnsn 1'111111'01111'1'1'11 III gold, IIIHO n ,chile .'1111.; 01' octI'd ('(;11,,,' wlt h t ho Iul lo w hu; ImdgcR RIlRpelllletl thereIro m :

t JIII,1I0\\'11 ltrot ln-r, l lu: 8ml of SOIOIltOIl, III gold; l lrot hr-r 111111111(', lite "('"lo(lnlllt, III gold; Broth!'!' ARHOd:tll'. till' ,Jf(/II('sr: GI·OS .. 1, In.gold,

Till' ''''IfW 11(,(' .'1(',11 Ict for tll(~ BIII'I'nu cOlIslRl.Illg of the ('I'HtOI', "1:tsll'l' of IIII' ~(,:tls, TI'(,:L'HII'I'I', Itccnrrlr-r, )0;:\:1'('1'1, 1,'ll'sl 111111 :-il'colld 1IIII'odIH'el'R, :tIHI Archivist, \\'1111 flO/d('l1 gil'dll'R [01' tile f01l1' Ilrat nnrucd Otllccrs n ml 8il11'1' or uh i!c for t.ho f01l1' .1:I~t. They W(':l1' till' ,'c(l sill: !'fll' wit II !l01tTl'lI l'cn uunu in, IIlId It toh itc sill" or 'fitI'd ('011,/1' wit h til!' Iulluw lm; lJ:!(tg(\R SIlSIH~lllletl I ItCl'd!'''"I:

Omlor. l.lu: 'I'd/lit: 7'1111, w lt hl n a chclo, In guhl ; Mn slr-r of Svn ls. a mil!! Si!ll/ef, ill gotll;

TIT:lHtll'PI', '\\'0 CI'(Jssnl II rus, wll hh: It circle, In

gold;

HI'{'old(''', l w o Cl(),'1.'lrd l'OIS, w l t hill It circle, in gold; Expl'l't, '\Y" ll atuls .l atnc«, wll hlu 1I d r de, In gold; IlItrodlll'I'I'~, two 1I1111t1S .Il1il/crl, III sf l vnr ;

Al'l'IlI,'lst, It /(1111, III gold.

'I'he l'O(II','f 1I1"1~ blurk for Illp J\lasll'l'R of C(,I'CllIOIIII'8, II

Rtewlll'(}s, nudGunrd, w lth f/olden f/irdlcs fUI' Masters of Ceremoulcs, silccr UI' ictuu: Iur Slpwn rrls, n lid Mod" I'or Guard. Tiley weur Ihe ')10(;/" silk CIII' wl l.h flolt/en Pcuuujnun, nurl 1I1(~ wl,i(,: cullur wiLh l.he Ioll o w hu; bllugcs FHlSPCll(JClI t hurcfroru:

First Mnstr-r of CCI"l'IJJOllics, two Crossed Hods, wlthlu a trlung lc, ill gold;

Second Mnst.or of Cercuroulcs, two C"u88rd Rsnl«, wlthlu n trlaugle, In sil vcr ;

FlratStownrd, n Shea], within n (l'iall~It', ill gold; Second Stownrrl, :L Slicu], wll.hlu a l.rlntur l«, III silver;

Guard, two Crossed Swords, wll.hlu It trlungt«, III sllvcr.

The Ma rshu l wears the bluclc uOlllJlct uf t.lu: sl xtvcnth ccnturv ruul clIITles n maca or :t high and lu-uv v cunc or hulbcrd, Ills !J:ltlgl! Is II steel ciiaui WOl'lI :1::'; n collar.

Tile relics of I ho l\1(!IIIIH'I'S n ru blu clc, w l l h :t hlu ct: girdle. 'I'Iie black: silk: CrIp wl Lh It silver ]'CIl(,,!/mlll ombroldcrcd upon It, w ll.li I he oxcep tiou of 1111' As!'weintes, who wear the Maliese Cross.

ISS'" ll* wear a 1,,!rite su sl) Irnm rIg lrl. shuuhh-r to left Aide, with the lell,('I'S S. 1. bcl wccu six dols tl ls-

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posed In two opposite 'I'rhurglcs: S I

Initiates weal' a ral sash Irom right shoulder to left slde, and Assocln tes a ral. sash Iroiu lcf'I shoulder to right side.

gvel'Y Otllccr lIIIlI Member wcnrs the Mucic silk mask; the Mnrshnl ('xcI'pl{,ll.

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The Uukuo wu I'Irllosophcr carries a short 11111011, of

white metal huv lnrr OJl c:tch onrl n n oblong (T.rsl~Il or glass pyrruuhl III sll:Ipe of a spear.

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The Unknown Brother, a slmllnr bulan, hut teriul-

nn tcd by a 1";11('11(, 01' [orlc, f'uruuxl by three oblong trlruurulu r p(lilll~ rr-st.hu; 011 II. transverse bar.

The Broth!'r 1IIIIIal.l', the {/oldcn II,.,tIIIIlV-1Iou1~ of

the Drulds.

The Hrol.hur Assoclu (I', a "olden 8100rd. The Mn sl ers of' CCL'ClllOllles, u long itnl; 'I'h« (;II:1rd, a (lulllill[J sleonl.

The Mn.rshn l, (110 111(1('(\ cal/G, 01' tiausenl. 'I'huMcruhcr«, It 81[111'11.

FUItNITlJItI'} UI" A J,UDUK

'I'Iu: ducuru.Uuu of It Ci'" must Include tile essential srllibols of the Order, to whlch the Couucll of the 0'" Is free 10 urld.

IIO.NOHS TO HI'; ltl';f'.;lJI'}ltJ'}U TO VlSlTOHS.

Uukuo w u l'hilosoplters 111111 Orn.Lors are rccclv cd by the preHldlllg ()lIiCl'!' HllllldlJlg III his place, the Mcmhers rCIlJ:lIIIIJlg HI'Hled.

Uel('g:l"'~ or till' (Jr:tlld Cuuucl l n ro rccclv cd by tho Unk uo wu L'Irl lnsup hcr stalldillg- ill his place, w ll.li his liiHoll raised, Ule Members risillg III their places, the polntn or their 8\\'01'118 .doWII.

, ])e1t'g:llcs of lite SlIpl'ellte Co uucll arc received at the (1001' of Lhc [] * hy the Uuk uuwn Philosopher, who couducts IItCIII 10 lite plnco of honor- In the East. 'rile Members suuul w ll li upllf'Ied swords.

Delegnll's UeBel'al or Prt'sidentB of Grand Councils nrc received III the su Jill' III:tJIIIPJ', but the three Assessors ad wll.h the UIlI\lIOWIl l'hiiosopher.

'rill' l'residl'lll or t lu- SlIprellJe Co uncll or Grund ~lasler of the l\1:tl'tllIlst Orvlur Is rccelvcd In the sallie uuuincr as n UO\'(', (he l\1('111 hers iurmlug the Arch of S tcel.

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As n mutter of {'OIIl'(,8Y, SO\'('I'"lglI (:1':111«1 III~I"'I'Iors (;('111'1"111, :l:lll ])I'~n'I' or till' A.' ::11" ".'. HilI' of F'. '.1111(1 A.'. ~lllSIIII~ :111(1 Ur:tlld j\lll~I('''H or 1111' Yurl:

JU(e of F'.·.IIIIl] A.·.i\I:lSIIIIH :11'(' n l lo wr-tl I .. YIHil, ollki:rll.r n rul prolH'l'ly clothe'd, III(' 1'lllloHophk ('11:1111111'1' or a MurLluls! o· w hllo III s('ssloll. TIII'Y wil l I", 1"(·(·(·1\1'11 wlLh tile honors rPIIIII·n·1I 10 t '"1,110\\"11 I'llilosoplll'l'g.

EXAl\11 NA'I'I()N~.

'VlrPII It Hlr:llll-:'I'" I'I'C'~('I"H III 1I1~·",1 r :II. l lu- 1'111 1'1l.11I·(! or It o· w ll huul. l lu: 1I11I",,,wlI 1'llIlos0I'III'I"H hu v lru; been rulv laml of Ills vlsll, (he ]'~xport IIlId 1"lrst 1111(1 Becourl Iu truduccra will eX:III1II1C hl m 111I1I1ILl'ly. l l o must hn v e wllh hl m iris l rlplo iun w ll h 111(' sigll:tllIl'C of tlrp J)('ll'gall' (;('111'1':11, his 1,:lllg(' n tu l III:ISI<, n.url must k no w lite l,asswlIl'ds of I lu- Orrlcr.

PASSWUH))~.

g\,cry six mouths the SlIprc'JlIl' COIIJlci) gln·s lo t.ho Pr ealden ts of[QJ'· n nd to Dvlogu tus pnss woi-ds InLended to Insure the guorl work lng of 'he Order.

Tlicsc ocncra; l)(ISSlconls III list tic (ls/ced of aU tliosc who prcscu! tlicnisctvcs, (llld cannot bc (,OIlIIllIlHica(cd outside of the 0 •.

N. n.-Mureovel', cnch 0'" IJIny Ira ve lis local pnssword, which will exclude unn-uftlllu.tcd Mtul.i nlals.

l' IDN A Ilrll'J~.

'I'ho penalties which cun ue prouo uuccd ng:Linst n 0* nrc:

1. '1'he reprimand.

2. 'I'he prlvutlon of the pnss words awl of the sendIng of Deputies.

a. The n.nuullhur of the Chart.

'I'heso peun ltlos arc pronounced after nrhl trutlou by 20

the (: r 111111 (:011111'11; pr()\'I~o r .\' JI('II(\IUe~ cn n he pro- 1I01l1l('('d Ity IIII' l)d('g:lll'~ or 1111' (:l'Ill1d Co uncll. 'I'heso , IH'('OIlI!' d('I1I1I1I' n ril'l' till' jlldgllll'lIt. of tho sahl Ur:lJld Councll.

IIONUHS.

Hl'sifif'S t.l t.h-s, t lu- ~lIpr(,lllo Coltllcll gives to Momhers ruul (lIlicNS of fJ + \VJr.) dlst.lug ulsh themselves

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by t holr cl('\'oll'cilll'sS to l.hr: ()rcl('l'-

1. I '('I'1-l11 II II 1 dl"llIllIlI~ or 11011111'.

~. I\led:lIs, wl t.h spccln l rueu tlon scut to fLU the l!dl+ of tile 01'11('1'.

:1. l rls t l tu-Ll v o Itndgf'H, with special mcn tlon .to nil the LO'+ or l.lu: Unll'!'.

A 1\1 Ii] N I) l\IIGNTS.

'rite SlIpl'ellJe COllllcil of )I'1':1l1ce ruul the U rand Connell or lite Uu l t.orl SIJlleR of AIII('rie:L nre frec to rnn k o such tuotlltlcut lou s of l hc present rulps as they n.ny deem nccoss.u-v. l'rcsitlc'llts of [_QJ~' will he l't'~uIn rlv ill Iorrucd () [ n II,\' add lliuns to 01' tuodlflen lions of Ihe proscu t rt'guln t ions.

rtusr CHAMBER OF INSTRUCTION.

I'll lLOSO I'll IC.

o P IiJl'\ 1 NO.

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N. n.-No 0 '" shn.ll be opouod unless thoro be presen t seven 1\1 ern hers; nor s hull :lny bust ness be done unless the Uukno wu Phllosopher be presiding in Lho chalr

All bustucss, except the conferring of tile degrees,

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special lectures, etc, nrc trnusuctcd III Lhr: Phllusophlc Ohruubcr.

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(The Brethren are assemulet1 III the Court, or Ant eroom.)

UnlmolVll l'/ltlo~wl'llcr (ouc 1'111')' HI't'lIII'(,II, w h y are

we nSRclIluled 7

U"/~/WI(j1l urottu»: To ('lIg:tge III 1111' )'l'sl'arch of

the oporn tloua of Nnturv, Vury I .onrucd.

Ulllmol(;Jl J'/tH, 'l'11I!'l IH~IIIg our d('RlgII, It Is lilY ol'd('1' thnt we rcpn lr to the UltllllalH~1' of Iustrucl luu. UII:I.I'II, you will ItPP)'olll'h IUIlI COII""lIlIicllll' t Iw Sl'IIt1-:UIII\1II1 l'm:s\\'ol'd. (TIll: older 18 1111('/1('11.) \'011 \\'111 I'('SIIIII" your slit 0011 wlt hout l lu: tlOOI' of the CIt:1I1""~1' of 111- strucl.lou IU)() coll('ct I h(' I'tlS~ Irmu U,P 1\1'I'llIr('1\ :IS l hr-y enter. Itro" ~t'('OIIl) "111:-;"'1' of C(')'('IIIOllil'f;, 1':111 the Brclhrell til orll,·1' :1 lid 1I'lId 11"'111 III 1111'1,· fW:' t s.

8ccoll!l AI asicl' of (Jorcrllo" fr.'1. At Iv II l.lo n, 111'1'''"1'1'11, FilII III, (1'110 Bros" [snm. in si"!I'c {ifc.) Mu rvh.

(Secoll') Mnster of c:('rf'lTlolIl(,R 1f';lI)R; r-n ch Mf'1I11){'r glve8 In low breu t h tho R('Il1I-nllnlllll I'nRRWOf() to t lie Quant who If! Htatioll(,(j o\ltRhle the door, It I lhe Ipft hn'l() or the Breth"!'Il, All the o tll ce rs. ('xc('pt 8ecolI<1 Mn at e r of C('relllolllf'1l n n d r.lnnlllltl, ro m n l n III Ih(' nllte-roolll. Tho Bro s" u ro cOlldue\ed to t hr-I r I'Pgular RPIlIR n nrl n'lIIalli

slnIHJlng'. A II well r "I'~a 1111 n nd lIIa~:I(. \VI,('II a II I~ III s orrle r. I h o (IIII(,I'I'R n re 1\1111011111:1'.) hy I h ror- 1.,11<1 I'll",. glVl'1I . by the r.lnr&hnl. Ench 1Iro· tUl'lIR the poillt (If lilA s w o rrl i. downwnnl. Tile OIll('f'rA, r('cplvf'd lry the r.lllndlltl, o n t e r rrorn the Ln bo r n to ry 111 the followlllg o rvl e r: I\lllrsllnllwd F'Irs], r.laRtcl' of Ce1'1'11101l1(,R, RIIII-!Ip; l"ln~l nml HI'('oll(1 111- • lroducf'I';!, logf'lIlI~I'; t rrn t o r, n lo u e ; TI'I';tSIII'I'1' IIl1d Her-nrrh-r, togf'tllt'r; MIlRler of 8f'ltlR, nl o nr-: 8('('0'1(1 It '1(1 • ThIrd AAfwRRorR, togplllf'r; Vlrst ARS('S!'O!', n lo n o 011 the lt-I t III Inlllt of the ",,1{1I0WII l'IIllo!-1o"lll'r, whn Is followen by the Stl'wal'(ls, tOl-!etlll'l'; thl' 1';)(111'11 \"IO!-1('A till' I'r(H'I'!'Islo n. At \h(' 1':IlRI, I hr- 1.'ln;1 MaRtl'!' of ("'1'1'11101111'11, Orator, '1'1 en!'lIJn~r. 1ll'copJlor, ~llIsl('r or !-klll!I, n ml l'III10Ro"hct reRlI'"C Ihl~lr Htll\lOI1R, the l'I'I,,·ddlllg- 0111,'1'1' Rl'allllg lrltn-

-n

self. The rellln.irllh,,· of the procession moves 011 by the Bou t h, 'V('f;t, n ml Norlll 1111 II tl om

n ie cers have g al ned

tllph rc!q ('1'11\1' SllllloIlH.)

, J ///,-//11 uu 81(/ f ('(II.

1'/';111811/1/11:'- (yin's "lie nt/'; the 0'" is

1; //1 .. 1111 "'" l'I, if, (!!i 'WS 011 r: HI /I). U 11 It II 0 W 11 Brother

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an' wo !lilly pl'otected ng:dllsl tho curloalty of the JlI'O rIlIH'?

1111/,11111"" lt rotlicr (nllc ",/,). Hl'o· li;xllcrt, you will ch-ur IIII' IIppr(l:!c1H\"l of l.lu: l Trl losop hlc Cluunber, 111- Iurm UH~ (: 1111 .... 1 11111 l t.hls J ,odgp Is n bout. to be oponcd III IIw Jt'lrRt Ul'grce, n iul ('o!l,'d the pass Iroru the Brellll·(·II.

('1'11(' ";xpf'.1 ,~Iv£'s tl v« rn p s , the l n l rrul uue rn npproach t~l? Atatlo~l or till' )';xl1£'.I, all three pnH~eed n r o u nd the

(J ' t h o J',xpnt collecting the wont of tho Fir-Rt J) -

ete.) egt Cf',

g,.,,,',I. '1'1\" IIppr(l:!('I,,'~ or l ho UhllllllH'1' lire de,~("'·II,(1. ('1'hol'~ 1'1""11111 sl h-u l , lite UU:ll'll I~ u L his pos t,

11111)1\11 pr(,~1l1l1. :lI'C I\ln.I'I.llIlsl.c; und hnve the P:I!';S.

Uri 1.-. ttro. (: I VP me 1I1P pass, (The 01',11·1' IR obev ed.)

UII~·. It r«. (""~ ""1',' l lu: O{7icr,,.s "CSIIJIlC thel,' liulls!. "\YP In,' III1IJ' (lroll'cled, Yel'r Lent-ned.

11,,1,'11'""11 1'1111. 111I1st.7

sta-

IJIlI{1I0WII Hl'olll('l', 111'1' YOIl 1\_ 1\1111'-

Uuk . /I/O. 1,(':11'11('(1.

1 n m u I'hilosoplll'l' of Un ll y, Very

UII!OIO".1I L'liil, At w hu l. lillie do i\I:ll'l.IniHls set II bnut 10 work 7

UII1.:. Iti». The work of u i\1:lrlillisl. I!-I J1(~V('1' lutcr- 1'111'1('11, v- L"'.

Unkuout: /,11 u. 'VII.\' IIId?

, Uuk. HIli. H"(,:lIIs(' III(~ IIlrj('('l Itt' 1"lrSII('S l'!~qllir(l~

the coustuu! u-«: of 1111 hlx illldi,·cllI:II f:lclllllp~ cx cvpt

tlurlng tho few 1110111('111.'1 of hodlly .. ,,~I III:, I lip II 1I0wR to tho wr-nk nes» "r Itl~ "h'y",ic':l1 11:11"1"1',

Unknmon J'''lI. Alld \\,11"11 :II'" IIII'~I' IIIIIIIII'IIIH "I' bodlly rest that 11111' tnHllUolls n.llow to II", 1\1:ll'lIl1lsl'( Unk, Itrn. \\'hl'lI tlll~ ~"II, 111f' \'i~I"11' .1I:lIIifl'sl:tLlnn of Llu: III\'IHlhlp CPIII,'" "f nil 11ft' :111" nil lhz h l , 111" stows upon ere".\' l'I'l':lll'd Iwlllg IIIH v lv l lyhu; 111'"1,'11"".

U"kIlOICll J'/III. \\'IIl'1I Is 111('11 the Mu r t ln ls t the most engerly III work ?

Un1.:. llr», PII"llIg I lu: luuus of ph,rsk:1I ":II'I,",'S~. when, III the 111"'11 ~i1"lwP of 1111·1111:111011. I lu- II11I1IIiIl:lIus sooth 11110 t lu- n'"y Cl'IILt-I' of Nn t ur« n ud 1II'II0ld:-l the f\ollrce or nil good 1111111111 trut h, :11111 1I1I11,'s ill Hpll'lI wlth the vlrtuous IIgl'lIls or 1I1f~ 1'1'~SOIl"',

Unknmcu J'''II. I low got'S IIII' IIIIII"?

(Twelve s t ruk ca ILI'I' s lo w ly hit UpOIi It dN'P-RUUlldlllg' g onjr.)

U1I1,:. /JI'o. 11 IH 1I.ldlliglli :1I1101lg II", I'1'0r:l1l,', hilt tile ln tclloctuu l ~IIII Is rlsillg' "poll 1I1i~ j\~SI'lIlhly.

(Her e the Ore III the cent er Is lf g h l erl.)

U,,10WIVIl 1'1,11. (8("'/(C8 three 1'~'/"q, nrrfllH'/I. u risr», Brethren, uul ted III body , lul, \IS be uul t.orl III SO\l1 nrul spirit; let \IS S\lllll11011 the IlIllucllc('s of the Iuv lslb!«, for tho Vlalblu Light d:l?::des 0111' eyes.

(The Brethrcn, Co uucl! excepted, form 111 11 t rln.mr lo, a ro u nd the central Puntn.c le, lhe point Iowan] lhe BaRl, kneel nIH_] join hn.nds, CIlr.h g'lvlll~ hlfl rlgh l-Iuuu! Bro· his left hn.nd and his lef'I-bu ml Brut hi::! right hn.ml, rlg h L ntnra uppermost a nd their heads bowed : soft music.)

Unknoum Phil. Come to us, 0 Noudo-Itnubts! Unk, 111'0. COllie, 0 leshoutru OIlIJlel'OS!

Bro. In! tia (c. III tho nruuo of Yod- lIe- Vn \I-II 6! ]]1'0. Associate. III tho lHlIlIC of 1. N. It. I.! Amell.

(Silence.)

Unknown Plul, tstruccs three 1'01J.'~ slowly). Unk. 1Jt'0. (strilecs three t'al's sluwly).

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lt t n, 1"1/1",,, (.0;,,111,'.', 'lilt: , "1').

( '" ,,,d.· ".' " '11 '!1; II, (' II, d " rr- II fI low I y r c t u r 11 tot h e I r APn t s.)

UII/.-IIIIII'II l'hl], Hn'lIlrl'lI. III the name or tile ~u-

I,,'PIIIP COlllldl or Lhr- Mnrt.lnlat Order, I declare .

[J. No. ..... , UpI'll III dll!' 1'01'111. Together, Iuct.hrcu,

1I11~ ~lglI •.... 1111' llllttpry, the Accln mn tlon .

(01 dris 111'(' 0111'1/I'd,) ~t'C(III1) Must.or or Ccrvmoules, luIorru l lu: U 11:1 I'd. , (Onf,'" 1.'1 ofICllcrl.)

OItU)i::H Oli' HUSINlDSS.

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1. non 1':111.

2. H(,Il(IiIlg' or lhe III I II 0 Los or tho last stnted com- 11111111 (':tU UII (w 1111 R IIlIRN]1I ('II t. R {lL'C I ul co nnn uu I call 0118), which the [J. shul! l.hcn lm v o power lo correct.

a. Headillg' ruul reft'lTllIg or pcl.l tlous.

'I. U 1I1I1I1~,dlPd hIlSIIlI'SS.

ri. Ht'pOl'ls 0(' COllllltllll't'S. O. Uonuuuulen.tlous.

7. Bnllolillg.

H. New husl neas. U. J Jcel lin'.

'rills orrh-r or business Is 10 lie slrlctly adhered to at nll mon tlrly flUtted COlli II lUll lcatlous. Tile order of buslucss for wr-ok ly lIIeeUlIgs Is as follows:

1. uouc.u.

2. Itcrullng or the mluutes of tile last weekly mcctlug.

3. wo-« or lecture.

4. Gonerul dlscusslou, Members havlug lert tlielr scats Its SOUIt as the U· 1'* has suspended the .work.

Ou nil 1II0UOIlS, debates, etc., prulluuroulury rules shall be adlu-rod to, as Iur as the General Constitution

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of the Supreme Council urul 1I1e trudl !.tOil:! I lIsagl'H or the Order will porrult.

'I'h« Lotlgo Ildlllll,<; 110 v lsl lors nL iI~ n·glliar 11I!'l'l'ngs durhu; the lJ·III1~IU.'t.ioll of hllsilless.

IN I'l'IATION,

Plnlt Decree.

Assorln (p. --A ._-

l'Jo;TITIONS.

All petltlolls nrc scn t throug h mn.ll to till' Uuk no wn Phllosophcr, nud nru RIg-lIet! by Lho C:uldldallC.' n iul l \\'0 Members or the·L_]·.

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At the Iollo wlrur I'('g II I:! I' mout hly IlIol'tillJ,.; 1I1f' pe-

titions nro rend, t lie nn nu-a of t he Callcll"at('~ l,clt)J,.; withheld.

Comml ttcos of III" os 1I ga LI Oil, C(lllllH)S~'( I 0 [ tit I'l'C Members, nre nppotntcd u.nd In k e lite Iul lo wl u g obligation.

"lFe IJlcdvc 0"1' most sacred 1vunl of lunun: 1I0t to divulge the names of tho Pciit unicr« the ctiaroctcr of W/lOm it become» Olll' dul!! to invc8tiy([lo."

The ntunos n nd addresses of lite C:lll1lhlal('H nre thou given to the Conuul ttoo ill It S(·:tll~d ell v clopo. These Counnttteos huvlug, at Lhe Iolluwhu; rt-g ulnr monthly meeting, g lv cn a full nud dctulled ropurl, tho Onudldutes nrc then lutllol.ed upon by Ute Mcrubor«. If received, .Lho Pebltlouers are no tlflcd by Ute Si~IIl'J'H of their petlulons, who Introduce thorn ill lite 0·,

Untounon Philus(}l)llcl' (OIlC nIl)' 1'.1'0* SI~colld l\ln~tel' of Ceremonies.

Second Mastcr of Cere7llonies (arises). Vl'ry Lenrucd ? 2G

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(1111(11011'11 1'11if. YOIl will please nscer tn.lu If there Is u C:tllllld:lll~ III wn ltl ug to rccolvc Lho bcueflt of 1.'11- 11~1t I (-'111111'111.

(Rp('PI,,1 ,\lnstpl' of Cel'PIIlOIlIf'H leaves lhe 1'00111, after hn.vl ug ~h,pl1 two I'll p~ n t lhe rloo r. On his return lo lhe C)· he (llted!l h l ms o l I to the m ldd l o of lhe Hn l l, before tho Pen tn cle, mn k es the s lg n, a nrl, a ddr eealrig the Throne. aIlYR:)

II Must. Cacm. Very 1...Ca1'l1eU, there Is 11 Cuudl-

dutc for ellllghlclllIJf'llt.

ll71TC/IOII'1t l'hi], Llus he hccn duly ulcctcd ? II Mllst. CaCIII. I Ie luis.

Unkuou-n 1'1r11. W hn t proof have you thcreof ?

IT Masl. Ccrelll. Ills presence here In COllllJUJ1Y wll.h Lw o worthy Brolhers or lhls o· n nd the followlug pl(·lIgl'.

lIlI/WOII'1I I'lrll. (ouc 1'01')' Bro· FIrst Master or:

Ccremou l PR.

/0';1.'11 MIISI('I' of Ccrcnunnc« «(lrlscs). Very Len.ru crl ? UllkllUIPII l'Iul, lIand me the pledge,

(01'1.]1'1' IR o bey e d.)

(J"""",VII J'1II1. (,.carls) .

OBLIGATION.

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I ..... , I he uudcrsluucrl, solemnly promlse ruul swear lira t I will never reveal tho lin me of ruy Initiator, nor :til,)' of lire secret ccremoules, rites, symbols, words, passwords, to]{CIIS, 01' n.ny other secret 01' mystery or the Murlf nlst Order, to n.uy one whom I shnllnot know, by d ue exruuln a tlon nud the proseu La tlou of his dl ptomns. to uo a l\let;llJel' of Uti~ Order. I Iurther promise nun swear thu t I will )lI'OIIlPt.ly obey tho orders of thIs 0·, 01' ally 0 oj! of .w hlch I run y become n, Member, and of t.ho (: rn.nrl Couucl l of til Is Couutrv IIIH1 of the Supreme Couucll of Frn uce !uH1 tire ofllclul mn.udu.tes of the Executive Otllcors thereof. Furtliermore, I solemnly

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promise nml swenr that I will hl'pd t.1I" tl'at'ilillgs of Mnr tlulam uud emlrsrv or to prollt. thereby for the grcalest g lory oC Gml nrul Illy f .. How-IIIPII.

To tho fullhful OhSCl"VllIlCC of Llrls ohllga 1.1011 I pleoge lUy IUOSt. sncred word oC hOIlOI' !lllli willingly ntllx my slgunture, lie vnrlutur, to lire slIld pll,t1gl'.

Slgun ture . , , .

WItnesses:

(SlglIP.li) HI'''· .

(HlglI(,cJ) HI'''·' .

(SlgIWcI) t Iuurrl .

Court or , , .. , 0· No , ur , HlaLe of , ,

This. " tiny. , .... month Y(,:1I·.

Unknown Pnt], Bruthruu, you hit VI! IIPlIn} the I)}odgo or lhlA MIIJI or ])esln' WII{~1I1 YOH have IIl1ly eloctrxl ; hut IC ,YOU hlLvc uny ohJedlouR lo his hl'llIg

JnlUntcd, ILIA RUB thue to JlrPRl'lIt t hr-m. .

BI·o· Orntor, whn t nrc your couclusluns ?

Orator. V· "., I l'olldllclp that I", hI' r,"·l'iv,~1. Unknowta I'h'l. Brother Second MIl.HI.I'I' of Cere-

monles, you will Inform tho Oundldnto thut he ",111 he received uccordlnz to thr- wnys n lid clI~lmlls of our Venernble Order, und bid hlrn 811"11111. to I lu-iu clu-crrully.

(Ortler II, ohf'Y('IJ. 011 hl!J rr-t urn If) IIIC u' llic 8f','o11l1 Master or Cer e ntorrlea gOPA lu lltl' cClIl('r of t ho Ilall, before the Pentacte, atul, addrrRslng the 'I'h ro ne, says:)

II AI ast. (lcrtnn, YUill' O!'lI"I' hns 11('1'11 "Iw,p'd. ,"pry Lenrned.

U"kuolon /'"ll, (OllC '·01'; ."ccolld AI fJRtr:r of (]O,.r.monIc.! n:.m,nc" '''" statton ; 0"0 mi'). Hrotlu-r Kxpcrt. J'ou will rctlro to tho Ln borntory, wlllr lire HntR. J IIlI'Oducers, nnd propuro tho Onmlkln ti-,

(Order Is obeyed.)

Itrothren, YOIl will dull,,' yotlrsl'ln'R wllh the robes

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ruul b:ulgPR of our Order to receive this Onndldute for

enl I g hi CIIIII ('!II t,

(l'If'I'nll1l1oll: 'I'll" Cnllell!lnto If! divested oC his outer nppn rr-I, rl,.:ltl II nil hn rr-, nil" lJlllldfoJdc(l.)

(1t1~(~)i;I'TION: The Cn'lIl1t.1nle Is directed to knock liS he 111('n!J(''' n t lhe rloo r of Ill" 0·, which Is enveloped In s(,IllI-t1f1rltIlN~fl. No n us w er- from within. The greatest ~11f'11f:f' Iq oh~('lvf'c1 wtt hln the Lodge. Arter a Iew 1n0- 111('111", lite Cn ml ldn t e IR mnde 10 k nock 10l;der n second 1I111(,. No nnAW('I·. A Ie w Bf'C~OIHl!J elapse. The Cnnt.1lt.late IR ,IIrf'(,[('(1 to k no ck louder n nd lo ug e r when suddenly nnd hrforf' tlte Cnll,)hlnlE' k no ck a for the' thtrd time the 'door SWIrI~~ w lrl» 0PI'I1 n ml t he qun r t nt tn a(tvances siowly Rnd

• tJWVf'~ RIl! Ilrllf'!oI n ru urul t hr- ('''liter. At the t hlrd lour the rollowl",~ ,IInlol!lI(' lnlteR plflee:)

(J1I/;III1I1'" l'h i], Brul 1",1' AH~Uellt.ll'. whn l 1.11110 IH Il'l 11,.0. ,'.''''llwllllr.. Tit:' J':II~lIR rtulln ul wllh glory. The Stili Il.rlf.l(,~. The l'~.re (lr the 'Vorlll will open. Truth wIll nppr-nr l

Unkunu-n Ph il, HroLlI(,!' Lull.ln to, will not lhe SUIl dru-kr-n r,,1' I Itp tJlllllllb t"d 7 "'III Ire Hot I"efuse wnl'lllth ruut Ilr(' 10 Ilip Igllol'ILIIl? ""II he not cnst \111011 I he e\'11 (1111'S ItIR ,w('lIlt 'I1nll(,IIC(~ 7

ll rn, /11 iii 11/(1. 'I'llI.' ~III1, 'he v lnlblo lIllIlIlfeslatillll of the l u v lsl hlo Center of nil life nud n.1l light, will ucvor l'('fll8(' to lilly 0110 hls nsf rul lunucnoos, nrul every crcntr-d Iwlll~ 1'('('('II\'(,s It 1"11.), of the divine substnuce.

Unlaunon l'hl], Unknown Brother, wily will Hot Truth 110 1II:IIIIfl~t('d 7 "'II.\' should we refuse IL<~ Influence to IIw 1\11111 of Dl'~II'(,?

U1Il(IJ()1I111 lt rnthrr, The SUII nrtscs! As the shrul()WR of Ih" IIlght ""I1I~h, so JI'l tho veils thnt hldn Ute 1>1\'111(' Trill Ir 1)(, t01'1I II W:I)'!

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[l n k nrnrn l'lti], (.'1/1'11.'01 tlircc knock« .~lorv'"). Unktunrn JIm. (.q/l'lk('.'1 three knnck.s .'llorvl,,).

ll ru, /1111111'0 (.q/dla-.q OUf IOI()('1;).

('1'11(' n ho vr- IJInlogll" IR S(,. limed thnt tho CIlIIII"lnlo h('glnR 111(' al x t h tour WIt,.11 MVf'11 k nock a hn v a heen Roun(]~ cel. Atrlvll1A' nt Ihl' Rlnflon or Bro' Associate, lho processton hnllR, n IHI Bro· Afl!Jodnte, Jllllt1~Ing lho tight arm oC the Cmullrln te ln to a box HlletI with sand, Baye:)

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. . clute "In the beglnlling Uocl c('(~alell l.he

hcn,~~~' 1:~S;OlLLe e;lrllt, utnl the e:ll'th W:lS wlt.houl [orlll

and void." L thc stut.lou

, cession moves OIl, n.nrl , nrrlvlllg n

(1h.elP~~I~te hnlts a second time.)

of Bro 11 , tiC! of lht'

't' I '''l'II{'s{' 'Ire the g('tl(~r:l. ous .

1J' lnt W 0 _, _ < _ 1

. 10, . II hen they were create!1 11

. lien.YCllS n.ud or the car ~ wI _ Ie Lhe onrt.h n url lhc

t1 t the Lord UOI rum '-- '

tile dny Ill. 1 t r tuo (ll,hl befure H was 111

ItI every J) lUI 0 '-' . . ,

heuveus,. ru over herb or lhc Ilclrl before II grcw.

the enrth, aIHI _ Y ,,1 il to 1':1111 "POll till'

II I rrl UotI luul not C:I\ISU '

for IC .10 , • 'l [rnlll the l-:Irl.h (lien;

11 11 t there woul, IIp ,I, 1111::5

carl, u tl .r /,t "lind of IlIG ()lIl1didalr,

t . is llOllrc-(l into . w 1 '!/ . I

tV~ T~;S ann is 1)I.wl!lod in (J, uo .. ~in o( 1vtl,lcr) :tilt! W:ll.e)'(~c

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the whole fnce of tho gtoun .

d slops hefore the Ullk' ~rhe Quartette moves on all

Bro .) _ "A 1 the J,/I)rc} UocI forllll'd mu.n or till'

Unk: 1310. II(. ( I Is uost.ril« t.lu-

d t r Llie groHIHI I1IHI hrcn Lhutl lu l.o I"

us 0 • r "'1'(1) '\1111 111:1l1

brea III of 11 (0 (hcI'c IIIc Cu iul. [dllio tS (II '. "

1 " becnmc a living sou .

1 r· rn Ills ('lIftlr, nIH), tn.ltillg

(Un1010Wn Brolher !lesP-cIH. ~ 10 n\ls~s > him lo [ace I h o

the Candidate by his rl g h t lU IT,' C to' the celller of tile li'ast n nd conducts him sow Y

Pent~cle while snylng:) 1

. "And the Lonl GotI planlcll :1, gal'l en

Unk. B10. I UI III'W w ho ru

eastwaru In ]D{ICIl, n.nd Llicre lIc put c .

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He hall [orlllcl. 1

) I seal In t ho West a ur (Unit· Brother" returlls JOlnll~dueers step back or the strikes one rap. Expert an

Candidate.) " ,,'(I' (othal

I'T'r There is no or un u SlIllu I)

UnTmown I.t. . 1 '11" uf Nn-

I } is 11101'C nnclcut lhan allY WI h '

f MUll' or IC c, . , r II '

o " ' existed long hororc t.hc :r I'pe:u':lne'e () II

tui e, he. t ilhsl.'Wllill,r lie was l'laecll lIpon

least of germs, no \V. to!

earth long n Il.er them.

• llut wlurl, clcvu h~l1,1t1111 high ubov c nil h('illg"Rlll'l'I'a~

I I (rolll:t fa (her thut they derl v ed their or g n

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.i ~ 11101.hel', whlls! he, Mn.n, was Issued llireclly Irom UutI's

urea l.h.

'I'Iio rune! low.; of (lroNe crcn.uu-os were all Inferior .to his. 'I'he In sk of Lho Dl v lno Man was to Ilght the causes of 1>I1'1on}el', to cstnbllsh upon their rulus Ute subl luro Uult y of Peace: whilst tho duty of thes« Inferior bclrurs was thnt of obuy hu; Mn.n.

But as thcao coulx-sts wll.h unbulnuced powers

; .: could be vcrv dn ngurous to t.he celestlul Man, he wns protected by :til hupcuctrublo nruior (here 'lie COlldidutc is c()f'(~rl'(l 1cifh alt open suck, [rinn which Ttls hcad u iul teet atone clllcr!lC; it is liol1 so us to nrcocn! him [ron: IlIk;II!! ·IIIII!I sfq)s), of which he could Blake sevend usps 1I11d of which lIP had In churgn to multiply copies equul HII!} absolutely conformable to the orlg lnu l.

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Besides, lie was giYell It spcur couiposod of [our lIIC(lt1S, f;o well hleutlod lila I. sluco the cxlstcnco of lhe world llOIIC~ II1IS ever been n hlu 1.0 scpnru Ie t IICIII, (7'lrc C'II11(/i!lll(c; ;S nut d«, in s/)ifc of t ltc sack, to sci;:o a Sill (I 11 slick, or II 11(/l/Iill!1 sword, or ollV1hill!/ to represent (t 1(111 cc.)

'I'hu! spcn.r luul Llio power lo burn as Ore itself, it was so ~;II:1 rp-polutod Lhu L nol.hlug was illlpcnetrrLuie [or it, n.nd so uctlvo that 1t struck ul wnys at tuio nieces a t lit c su II H! t I I Ill' .

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These mlvn.nuurcs, nulled to numerous olher glCls, rnrulo 1\1 un sl.rouj; and Iotmhlu.hle.

It Is III Lhn.l place or dcllg h t, the abode of Man's hnnjihu-ss n nd the throne of his glory, tliat lie would hnv o been Forever lIapllY u ud lnv luclble: bocuuse, hnvlug recclvod the order to OCCllPY the Cl!JNTl!Jit lhereof, he could, Irom Llionco, sa[e1~. observe all thnt took place nround him, null thus lut.v e tho advantage of secill[J 1111 Ute ruses aIHI moves of his udvorsnrtos wlthout eH~1' bC!lllg dlscoyerell h.r l.hoiu.

Durhur n l l l.ho tlmo IIC rctuiunod at this point where 31

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Gou had plnced him, Mnn I'I'l~l'l'\'l'tl hl~ uuturul HIII'''I'Iorlly nud clIJuycd It lU'I\('(! 111111 rdldly 1llIll'fwrlhaillc- 10 men of our present eOllllltloll,

(Bltenne. The CR.ntlltlntp. IA gf'nlly It'll n wny fro", tho center outshle or tile Peutncle.)

But us ~OOIl :1l'4 he Idl. l hn l e('IIIA'r or I'l'J·rl't"ll.r I'lpllIlbrlntcd Iorccs he HlltitlelJly l:1':I:'H'i1 to hI' till' 11I:1~'('r thereof. Another ngent WIIR sent to Ol"t't11'Y hlH pinel' and Mun fell 11110 tho whlrlwlml or t lu- Iu l n l ron'f'H.

(At thlA III~tnllt tllfl fln,thelJ r us h rl'OIll lIH'''' I'lnf'''~ III ('011£11,,1011, Im l t n t l mr 1I111d"tlH IIf ,,"IH"", I1IH!I~IlI!',wlll!lIl1ll'!, cln mnrf uq I\~ltlltllll-!' th(' Iolndf'M or 11",1,· !o4\\" .. I.1 110 IIH I" stmutnt e n'ghtlng; the OI'g'1l1I III"WA l t s p"dlll-"0,1(,!l" 111'"11)"1' I" Imitated lJy leltlng fltOIH!R 1'011 down nil InditH" "In "",

t etc The cn nd ldn te Is w lrlr led n ro uurl 0.1 0. rn nhl rn l o

(8~~ dln.grR.IT1, ,'ago 23), 0.1111 IR etoJlPf'l1 n t the Ino t of tI'.o Throne of the UlIk· 1'1111·, who reaumes his "Iscouree.)

Then 1\11111, uf ter hn v lrur l'l'('11 IglJolJliliiollsl.r <11'ptlverl of his r lg h ts, "'IIR I,rcclpllnletl III L11l' J'('gloll of fnthers nnd mothurs, where he 1'(,III:tIJI('d ('\'('1" flllJ(.:!" poor nud destitute, 111 sllfrcrlllg uud n.tlllutlnu, iul xr-d nmong the luferlor lJelligs of Nn luro n nrl It eOIlHlm11. prey to the most ubjcct vlces, thc most hhlcou« pnsslons I

(Here the blhulfuhl of lhe Cnndld:t le Is rnls('d n nrl he beholds a ro und h 1111, nrnhlsl I'C<1 n lid g J'('P.1l flrllllCfl, tho Brothel's t h ren t e nl ng him with their' swords, so mo of lhern wearing hldeo us mn.RJ{S (no t gTolNHlue): nil S1"1l! ready to tnk e the life of the Candldale. After"; dl moments the bn ndn.g e Is ngllfrl placed over the Cn.n - date's ey~s and the Unit· Phil· continues:)

It Is scarcely possible to hunglue n. 1l101"C (llliflU or n sadder condition thnn thnt of the llllLInl'PY Mn n II t the moment of hls fall, NoL only had he lost tlint 111- vluclble spear wlilch 110 power could resist, but also that marvelous aruror wWch protected him vuulshetl nwuy (tile sack. is tukcn auxu) 'rom. (he Cu1t(li<lafc) IUHl wusreplnced Ior n time by one which, uot belng I III peue. trable, as the first, UCCOHlCS Ior hhu It source of con-

tinual danger ; so thnt, having nlwnvs.uho sn me cue-

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It Is t1wlI j 11 lhc ,'CSC!lI'C/t Cor thn I I llcolllvarnblt! weapon thn t men nrc e11gagcU since the fu.ll of the BUperun l Mun, nud they IHll'Slle every day that long nud dt'c:u'y rcsearch; for it is upon Lho ,rccorcrV of thnt lost object that depends LheIr relntcgratlon luto thnlr Iormor rlghls I1IHl thus l'l'gllJIIS the tunny pl'erogatlvcl'! nud blessings for which thoy were deslluetl,

You iuuat Hot bo Slll'jH'iscd at the numerous resources which nrc left to Man In spite of 1Iis uisubeuJence; It wns the lmnd of a li'n t hor thn t clmsUzed 1I1ru. .. ,>' but It Is also Ute hour] of u li'atlIer Ihnt watches over 'i.~ film, CYe11 if justice caused the fallell creature tobe

r : " lmnlshed. from his Crentor's prescueo. 11'01' the place

"r' from WlIcHce Man cmuo Is dlsposcd with such wisdom ~, . that in retracing hls steps, lind following Ihe snme ff~ ruggeu ronds thnt have led him astnty, Man is f.:ure to:i- return to the·i·lace Irom wlience he cruuc, rc-Invcsted

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1I0\V('\'('I', III IH1I1IslJlng hlm t hus, hl1i Fn ther did Hot wish to IllIte nil hope nwny fro III his licsfUII(c crontnrn nnd n luuulon hlm entll'cly to the fury of his enetules.

AITcl'le{) by 1\11\11'8 rel'elltnlJCC ItIHI shruno, Llo perIlIlttl'lI t hn l Ity w"II-t1lrp('("tl "ITorts l\I:t1l could recov or h'", Jlrlllllllvc COIl(lIUon of LJlesscUllcSS, but only nrtr-r 1I:l\'III~ 1'Cc()vcn:d the possession of the lost spear, which 1111<1 I,,'ell trustcrl III tho Heilig' hy whom Mllll II11l1 11('('11 (11'1\'('11 rrOli1 the '·(·I",}' U1!1NTglt OF' '1'10.1 U NJ V JIJ HS]I~!

(At tJalR mOlllent IIle CnIHlIdnte Is made to face the '\VPRt, the hnlulnge Is raIR('<1, nlHI the Neophyte beholds either 0. high column of fire rll'llng up from the center or the Ppnlncle, or o ne of the Slstl'rs, dressed In a white fUHl A"ol,) ro hn, to repr('sent n cherub, nnd brandishing 0. flnmlllg sword 01' hurling 0. thunderbolt towards the CUlldh.lnle. The IJJlndfohl Is replaced n nd the Candldllte fnces the Enet a.g n l n, when the Unit- Phil. contin ues ij

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of what he hns ueen dlvcstod,

1)011 thnt ccntrul point where alone

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sess some power 111111 ell, oy HolIW t., r 1\1

It [ Ihe orl~11I " 1111

Such Is tho nlle~ul'lclIl h H ory (J , " I he

aud of hls tlcgenernllon ",h('11 hel r:'.i1,eel, !:~ ~,I(":I~ H~:

I . II ,1,'1 W 0 [ lJ 1111 ", I ic J,I" •.

PI'IIl111ry AI", Ie • I I I "Hind rflll 10 Iho source

this tublenu we have Ir ;'; t~l~ "1111 l\ln;lldllll, ulicI hnv o or nf l wcalmess nud n C\ I 0\'('1'-

l I It Is In 1 ('-to lin' 111(':\ us "

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come them. I 'I II "'11 on',

Y \l w III II" w hI' rc , .... 'lie III I '1.,.1 III I".. ., •. ,

o , 'IIIC' 1'~xI'l'rl 10 lilt'

"0\11' 1II'I'·lrellllltlll(_'t~Olllp.llI) .

rcsumo J •

Philosophic ChllIllUl'I' or Iust ructlun.

I tf thf' t,lIhornlorr. 11,"1

(The Cnndlflnto III r('('nllt:~tt~:\' tL(' 1'00111 of th~ lIuar,l thenc~(' I\galn to thn Lot1g(', fro,il tho 1.01)~n thl'! Rt('wnnl!! or Court. Durlllg hlA abR(,~'1ile f(lol of I hr- ThrOIlf'. lI~ht(,11 lm ve dlRpoRf'd tho Allar n 'hnrt of Illp F lrs t I '('~r('f' 011 the Crf'RRetR, n ml (lhiCt;1 t~fa~t{' r or ""P'JllfllIl{'R, who !lOW the pla ce 0('1:111'1('(1 by I~I .'II't. "hilt, III frollt of Ihl' slandR nl the rl~hl o~ Ie tho ('1\ ml 11111 If'. '1'111' C'hnJIIl'l'r Altar I~ plnc{'d n. chn" for III I he ";f\Rl. fllt\,1' II If' I hl'('O II' In sernl-t1nri(!I{'RR: no "~"IR f II', Orrllor I~ IIghl,',l o n l y hurnlllg Crf'Rf1f'ls: lI!tl Ini:';I'~rl ~~'1 Cnllollolllte nrc nt tile by a t1nr~ Inll~~r:l;e 1I'~~'f'I~1 Iwod(!! RI'V{'II tllllef1,)

door or l 10 0, " I :11:11'111

il MIIsl, C'c,.rlll. \"(''','' J ,.':1 1'111,11. 11'1'1"1' ~ 1111

nt tho duor.

tjuknown l'/IiI, AttplIlI to the 1\1:11"111, 11 ~/(l,~t, Germll, - (opel/lll!1 tlu: wld,d). there?

I ". I ,'I.' ",1111 1111\'-

~ .! Bro. )':~I'el'l will It I'I'IIJlI., ,

("WII , 1 t I II lusl rucl lnn

Ing been 1111 t.inl<,(l, 1I0W fH'el{~ to 0) JI II Ie .

-of the Flrsl Degrec of l\lnI'UIII!,;1I1.

Cer .... mo nlr-s closes tho wlck ct n nd reporlS,')

(Masler or ~

11 I( ~, {'(',.CIII. V('l'r Ll'nl'lIl'd, I he n lu r tu WlIS

II ast . / .1 r n N"IIJlllrll'

f t 1 ' Hro· J'~~ql('!,1. 1\('('0111111111) IIh ' ,

'C"t1~(" t,' I r rl.h .. r ('III1~ht-

'who hnv liur 1)('('11 IllIIJIIIPII, 1l0W Rep {s ur .

, t I tl 1"ln;l J)('~r\'c or l\IHrtllll~I".

onrur-n II 1(' 1 I

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Ullkllo'f:1I 1'1111, 1 f the Ni-op ly I' • Pl'. ,

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honor I.Il:1.t, unlntlueucorl by n n ttllilcltllhy curiosity, he-Is }l1·olllpt.1'1I ~wl('ly II.r n RI j'ollg- desire of Imowlcllg-e, rultul! 111111, The Jlol'l:tJ~ uf our Bunctunry are wldo 0pCII (01' the 1\lnn of Dvslre.

II Alast. ()(;'.('/II. ("""I/,~ t lu: don/"), Do JOI1 Rl'rlouRly dcclnre tJPOII your IlOilOI' I hili. \llIlnflllenced hy nu 1111- hon lt hy ctu'Ioal ty. you nrc prolllpted solely by It atroug rleslr» or ICllowlelJge III nmltlng this request 7

NCOJl"/lI('. I do.

II Alasl. ('('/"('/11. )o;1I!t'I', 'I'ho portals of 0\11' SnllclIIIU'y :U'p wJclp "P('II I"'(on' (he ]\(1111 or Deslro.

(I~X"l'l"t nlld Nf'ophyte {,lIt{,I' the Chn mbnr or l nat ructlon ('(llIdll('\{'d hy the Scco nd Mn s te r of CeremonIes before , the 'I'b ro no.)

Borl'e!'/. Vt·l'j' Lcnrur-d Un k no wu l'hllosophcl', 1 have 111(' honor 10 PI'l'~(,lIt 10 YOIl Il worthy Neophyt». who, lui v lru; 1"'('11 IIl1ly elt'eI(,1I ruul IlIltlnted, 1I0W Reeks 10 0111:1111 Ih(' t nstructlou of thc First Degree or Mar- 1I111sIII,

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(Thl' lIIlIlIlO\\'1I I 'II 110:'10 I'll f'" 1I0W ntltl'·C'Rlwn 10 the Neo-

I'hyt~ It r,·w \\'onls of w e lco mc. n ml 11I\'lIes h l m to mr-dtn t o II('rply 111")11 I"~ )11~'RIf>rlou!! slglllflcntloll or the Impl"(,R!'tI\'(' ('''I'I'IIIOIII''R of his roce nt to n l n t o n Lo d g e of M n I" till I s I ". ;\ r I t- I' III, v III'~ nIl I'll d f'd hi R n tt f' 1I11 0 n to tile. fnet thl\t 'I'rut l, I~ to 1,(, 11(,11\'"'' Iro m 1\ careful compnrls()11 hetw(,{,11 l lre IIIRt!'IIClloIlR ht' Is nhout to recr-l ve n nrl the "'yslle c{'!'(,IIIOIII!'!! or his l n l l ln t l o n , the Ulllt' I'hll. COII'c1l1fjf's his III!!f'O'"'R{, hy IlIfol"mlllr," the Neophyte thnt "the WIHh to k tro w enlltnhlR not n l wn ys the In cu l t y to acqulro;" nnd thnt If "tun n y n re called, few nre chosen.")

"'1/1;1/(111'1/ }'III1, (()/I(: 1111); 'lie NCOI"'Vlc ts scaled).Bro· 01'11101', Jolt \\"111 plt'nRe IIl1dl'l'RS lhe Neophyte.

(OhR{'rvalloll,-ll I!! lIH~ d ut y or the Orn.Io r to explain the SYll1lJol~ of tho On.1f'r In terms nltIlroprlate to the degree of Iust ruct lon or t ho Noo ph y to, and to develop

, hls dlsCOIltflc n ccordf ng 10 the ch n rn c t er of tho report or the ('oll"lllth~f' of l n vns tlnn.Ho n I\S 1·{'~nrdR the Iutellectun l fnculll{'s or the Calldhlate. H o we vnr-, the lecture Illll~t ombrncn the mIn nt at lou or the symhollslrl to the Threo 'Vorld~ of I{n,hltnl"h: 0001, ~Inll, n nrl NIlI,"'I': the Ol"nlol' ",slsllllg pnrl h'lIlrnly "1'(111 11,1' RllhJf'd preff' ...... c1 hv the N{'ol'hylr, rI'II~lflll. mo rn Is , 01' polltlcR, 01' p urel y sci f'1IC'I'. 'fho followlllg' IlIsl rur-t lo u s. It Is 1Ip.p.dlrf!!! to RIlY. m unt not IIN'f'RRnrlly III' rOllllllltt{',1 lo me mo ry, lIelll'{'r m us t they all he f'Xl'O!!f'11 to e vo ry CnlllJldnte; the Orn to r- Is

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f to give 8uch .1eveloprnenl to nr r~r the ,:rf'ntf'r I\flvnnl-

ree t y deem Jlropf' u. )

contilinod aft Jf) milt ' i the memhf'r" of tile '

nge or the Ncophy e niH

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DISCOURSE or -ruu ORA'l'OR,

SYMUot.lSI\t,

1 yalc1\\ rl\r.t

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1 uol }lule to fully nrnl COluplclcly : f:

DlrecllnugUllgo S t the 11lI1tH~tllatenecd'3 ,,0

tb hts If II ttUswcrs 0

lXl'rcRS oug , Hi 'I 'I l lo preHclll In one

1 vCl'U.lclL'Ss it is lusu t.: ell

of t. an, ue ill Its developmellt, ita curu - 0 ':

grent enscmble au iucn. w ; , 1 Umcnla nud passio11:"!

tnrles and ils ttlHllOgi,es"1 ~~l::el iI11111Ill,c1'Inlla.lIg\ln~l's nrc best ocscriuco u» {~"r;}l nrt, M.osie nud PttlnUll~, so appealiug dirccUy lo t ie ~. II :1' ucvc!opcu nnd more nre metaphysical Wcns ,c ~I 'lllrgol'ics, ruul matecompletely unuerslooll till OUt:> 1 •

, neu symuols,

1'101 Ilgur cs en U sludy fails lu prod nco Ull~

, A llrn.um rend In. IC the renuer's Imngilla.llon nnd . thrllling effect (ill spilo ~[tl re~,resclllnUull oy [tclors orn.mnUc experience) 0 I io m S' beca"'S" in rending,

ll.l the r I'U es ; .• l.U '-0,

fully illlpressed, WI r.... . )l'lncillie of the u 1':\.111 I'\., can

the 8pirit, the ltfe-t:olVllIg 1 lll'\U!fcsl Itself wtth

not (1nticllHttc the leller, uor evell <

the leller eXl)l'CsseU eilher by speccll 91' by

In every ldca,

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writing, It If! IU'CPf!SIU'Y to cousuler Ute form runl Om p r llIl~ IlInt.h .. , the It'lIPl' IIIIlI UlO splrtt, the lllnlednl ('Il,'('IIIIIe It IItI t lu- AI'II'ItIl:t I esscuce, 01' w hn.t Is culled, III till' 11l1IJ,:uage of the l\Iyslerles, the c:rotCriSII' nIHI the (\'1,,( r,.I.'1 711,

The direct run! prcclse language cnn expose n thuuJ,:ht. hut In itA moat exteruul nud lucoruplete form. Tho hlJlI{)" ref'rnctot-y nature of our 'Vesterll tongues, comblnod wllh the rlghlily of our ulphnbetlcal system of 1'(' I Jl'('flC 11 tI n g .110t hlpllS, hu t sounds, preveu t u lterly the C.'J8CIICO of t 1l()\I~hl Iorcluu Its wny throueb the iucro SN'It's of worrla whkil coustltuto whut Is culled n, gl'UL11- um tlcuf ly cons f r tided Rell {{'IICC,

This lht' u nclent philosophers of Orleutal 11nUo118 uuderatoorl pcrfectly well, and therefore gave to thelr speech It gn'lIlpl' reach: not only had thclr words a lltern.l II ud st.rld SI~lIlflcatiull, but also, n ml IIHtinly, u flglu'lIl1\'e S('IIRC, TIH'Y rIuhly {11Iaved thelr luuguuge HIIll spuJ{(! III n pulog ucs, Iu hlcs, uud pnrnblcs, U1US guldlug the ruodltutloue uf their hearers lo nu Iuexhnuaublo source of religious u ud sclontltlc nppltcutlons.

Furthor, wrltlng, ItS well 3:-; speech, wus imayca, aud the tagJl'lInlls, om' H11cie11t mnsters, guvo 'rHltWID prtuclpnl luterprcru uous to thelr grnpb!c characters. Besides thelr phouetlc vnluo, these possessed nlso a symbolic or hieroglyphic, ruul It sacred 01' hlerutlc mcnulng.

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The snercd lnugunge of the Knbbullsts, UPOll whoso ; ,.. IjlIllosol,hy rest the tcachlugs of !i'reell1nsoury ill geu-

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, ~, erul anti Mnrtlulsm 111 pnruculnr, wns Hebrew. A' ~ ~ .

J }Ieul'ew letter possessed (1) a phouetlc value, (2) u uu-

/ merlcal value: (3) it represented au Idea, IJosfUvc when

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!~;:, • stnndlng uloue, (4) relative when accompanied by other

. letters: ill Ilue, (G) it W:lS eudowetl wlth an effective OL'

_{ tallamuule power, thus comblnlug at once 'tlIoughl.

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wllhlll l laelf 1111 1I11'xllllll~tIltll' RIIII.lI'('(. of IIll'ilil:tllollR

wlrlch cotllel lIol IIlId plllc'c' III \'01t11l1C'~ ",rlll"11 III 0111" (IIn'cl:, IIl11lhl'llIal kill, gr:lpllk 1'11111'111'1 ,'rK, 11I1'1I11111gless I'IlglIs strnuulcd In ~he v lse or It ImrlmrollH orlhogl'II.,lIy 1\Jl(1 Il [yrn uulc BYIII:! x.

'1'0 uuderstund the llI,Ysl('l'les or "ltl IIl1d 1'1'1'1)(~t \In te nnclcut W18tl0111 l'CCO\ll'~C to tlu-lr RYllihullRII1 IR ueccssnrr ; Il wus the 1'1'l1l11 I I\'(! ):lIIg\llH~t' of 1111\11; It

will ulso be his lnxt , for, :IS In 1111' dl'd,' rill' II 11,,1 II,\' :1 F:l'qll'lIl hlllllg JlH 1:1 II, till' l·"d Itlc'IIelH Ilsl'lf w ll h tile ol'IgIII of lhlllgA, IIlIeI 80 11l1ll1l1l1l1y never till'S hili 10 RlIl'd\'(',

'I'hiH IR I he II "!'II. n ml will he t lu- 1:1",1 f.lYIIII,.,1 of 1\11I1'1I11hwl, 1I11111SUIIIUOII whleh 1't'''I'(':~I'IIIR

to-rlny the uucleut HchoolA "r phllosoph.Y, 'l'ltI~ ()nh'l' uupurts ILq h'IlChlllgR It.\' IlIl':tIlH of till' highly '"11·1· leclunt mel.hod uf AIIIl)ogy, w hlch IA I lu: Roll' WII,Y townrtls the COIJ1I'I'l'hl'IISlulI of lhe nbsl rucl, un t urc of 0011, 1\11111, IIIHt Iho \Jllh'I'I'~C"

Fullowlllg tile Il'llelltlllllH of "III' :lllI'il'lIt l\1:IHtl'l'~, the J~gnlllllllR, till' ClIllld,':IIIR. Ille l'I:Ilollhd,q, u nrl more eSl1eclaily the l(:lhIJnlistH, we ln-llcv c Lhn t. n ll lhe ln ws of Cl'calloll nrc Identical :11111 (·:tll he 1'111- hOlliell Into nile gl:cnt ami 11111((lIe Principle, cu llerl the Absolute, which gnvorus with n n eqllal rcgulnl'H,r the phcuomenn or Nu turc, the Ulonghls uud ncuous of Mnn, nml the crcnttvc power of God,

It is in the rcsenrch for the ALJsolule, HIIOUWI' nu mc for whnt om' llerllletic Brethren called the Phllusophcr's StOlle, thnt l\Jnl'tillh;ls n rc CII~II:';I'II through patient JIlcditaliolls IIp,,n till! hcuuUfll1 RYIllbolH ntlollt

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Jlt'llu!d the t hl'('e Crr-ssct s dl~I"'sl'd III n trl:l1lgulul' [01'111 IIlId 1'l'~III1g' upon lnycrs of dlC~'~'I'l~l1l colors, red nud bluck. ~ he.r :-IJ rubultzn Unlly n rlalng

I'turn VI \'('r81Iy, .

As ollly ouo, unique li!lltt cumillites 1'1'0111 Ihrue dlfforcut tUIIIIlln rios, so but OUl', unique

, f /'11(/1 I'll t:11 I:t tcs Irom sources

diICerl\JlL :111(1 IIpparentls· opposlto.

By this symbol the Lull.ln to cuu recognize ttic It - llglon, n lwuys the same, under the mnuy culls 'whlch express It to the mnsscs.

, Irl'hN'C Is bill ollc'Ucllglon, ns there Is but 01lC truth

.I:l,~ no speclul Iorm of worship, whether it be callc~

1.1.1.11I11:lIlhwl, HlldclltlslIl ("It I Ii 'I' 1

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S 11111 Rill, (':111 vlnhu fur 1t"1 f l l '

posscaslou l HI io tuouupoly uf lis

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wns the hasls of tho nlld(~lIl Iliitialiolls: Mystf'l'ips of Melllphls, of l\lllhrnH, of mt'IIRIR.

"]i}verYlll'lestof 1111 Illlcl<'Jll cIIIl w:tsnllillillnt!'; \"17,., he umlerstood l't'rft'clly t hu t uul y ollC J(dlui,," t'xls(!'d, uud thn t (hp tlllft'ITllt forlllS of wOI'slli" ollly sprvl'd to trnlts)lIto tluit ltpll,;loll to tllrrNellt t)l'0l'II'A, 1II'('III·d· lug to t.hr-lr OWII J1<'Cllllnl' tl"'lIll1('I"IIII)('1I1. As 1111 1111· por tn nt ,'('SlIll of thls Iucl , It prll'At of 0111' ~od ('ollid IJu hOllol"uhly rect'lv('ll III tile t(,lIlplt'A of ,,11 (lip "II".,. l!ud~ n ml nlluwcrl to RIII'rllicp to Llu-ru. II IIlw-d lIf1t lIP thoucht. however. Ihn l till:,; WIIA o wlm; til 1111' t1odrllll' or ldcn of.polylheIRIII: the Illgh Pr lcs! uf l hr- l srn clItes recotv cd Inlo tho Temple nn JIIIU:lI .. , "11':<:111111')" tile Un'nt, 11111) cUllIhtt'lcll him Into t hn 1I1IIy of Ilfllit's to oCTer n s:lt'rllkp ... ····/·I1I11'.c Lc 'l'urut,

Our l'dlgll)l1~ qun rrvl« Iur the RIlPl'l'lIl:1t'Y of 0111' cult over unothcr wOII)d I III v e (':I 111:;(,() 111111'11 1I11111AI'IIIelll to nu n nctcut 1III1I1IIe 111111 Ollt'd hlru \\'1111 C(JIlIt'1I1pl for our Ignorlll1t'e n nrl ":111 In l l h. 'flip :11111 of t lulnrucr part of R('('I'"l ~tll'll'III'R IR 10 1'1' l'~t:t"Ii~dl 1It1~ muon. this lo)er:U1('(' :t1l101IJ; nil I lu: 1I11'1I1111'I'H of till' humnn In ml ly, tIJI'ollgh 1IIC11 of ill/d/ivrlu'c.

TIIIIlI{ of I he 1IIIIIICliSP progl'('IH~ w hl rh IIII~ 11111 \"I')". snl eouuuuulon of Jlril'sl~ of 1111 creeds wo ulrl 11I:t1{(' III tho mnrch o( l he people tll\rllnls )11'1'('('11011, n rul loll will then UJlIlel'Rt:l1H1 Ille gr:III1JetJl' of IIII' IIIPa we

follow.

ScirllCC, ns wr-ll as Udif/IIIII, JllIIS!. ~('(' lIlIil,\' :lrisl' rrom Dlrerslly hy Ihe ralloll:ll recollcillatioll of Mn terl3118111, Itu UOllllllslII, n 1111 I tlP:I) IHIII.

(The Orn t ot' ntltlrr"RIII~ n Nf!ollhytn w o l l vf'rRf'11 tn 8clflllCC mn y hl'l·n 1)J"'"f't·l uJlon lhn trulh" n nrl rllOIR ur t he modern schoola or philosophy.)

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'I'hr: LIIIIIIII:II'I{'R nrc sllunteu upou layers of tllfl'erout ('OIOI'R, omhlomnt lcn.l of tile true principle of Illernrr-hy, whlcll 111111'11. hp Iouud nl the origin of

orun ntzut lou. every

lllt'rlll't'ily Is hen! IlglIl"pti hy the LumhuuIes IhcruR('lres, ruul the IIglll, l"epl'l'Hl'lIlclILJy the colors retl nud black, "CCOIIIl'::! It'sA IIR we dcsccml.

Stlcll 11I1t~1 lu- 111o bnsla of ev ery v crl tnbl .. nud sure oruunlzuttun. whel her It he soclnl scientific, or re-

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111 Mun WI! Ilur! I ln: su iuc hierarchy 111 tile three parts which ('OIlHfltllte tile 1111111:111 trunk-the Stonuict: tile Itrcast, til(! lIcllrI. which respectively glv LJI·tlJ: the Slollll1ch 10 Ihe lJodV, thn t lt renewa: the B~'ens~ t~ Ll]c, which It h.eeps; lind tile l Ieud to the 7'/LOllflht that

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(;ollr!'lO of lilt! C:tllclicl:tll··K .If1I1I'IIl'.r III IIII'

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(Prppnl'ntlon of the ('0 II !I Ilia II'; Till' ('1111111111111' Is lilt ) f nil tu e t n ls 01" m ua t pO~~~RR I wo k l n d s , ~(lld nml ~~~ee:. ~11O Idt foot bn re , IIII' right s h nrl : IIiR r lglIl IlIII!

I i J I' IR given n s wo rd III tile !t'rl 111111" IIl1d n C~n~~~I'! o(~nyrlle In h la right; h(' I~ 1111'11 "1111f~f(lldpd [11"~ conducted to the door or tile 0 ., w h v re lh e I lrs t l n l ru ducer gives two knocks. The door o pe na.)

. Marslwl. "'ho COlliCK II«'I"I'?

l , I 1'1",111"1' ·,11 Itls \\':I.r

First rlllnJllucc,.. J\" II ,JlOWIl " , ,

to tho Temple.

M,rrslllll (Iv Gu,,,lItl,,(c). My Llu k no w n HI',,"', !II'\'

you n Murt lnlst ?

NrvI"'lllfl. I Hill n PhIIOBI)JlIH~r or tJJlil~·. Mor's/wl. l'USH 011.

(Candidate enters the r o o m , n nrl Fo l lo w s I he r-o iu He III.Heated -Iry the 110111',1 1111<' -vl1:,. 10\\'II"cl~ I III' f'''II,' hraRt co rne r or tho !1., I'lIl"I'III'~ II .. • ('0111'1, WhllfH' d .. fll If'! IpH 0PN! t hr-n the Ln ho rn t o ry , I 1If! 1,lIdJ~"" '"1111, :1 lid HI .. I''1 III Irou t ~r the Hrother Unlulown 111 t h e \\'('81. who ~IIYR:)

It ru" r,;IlT.:nuIVH. \\'lIu COIII(,S 11('1'(' 'I

First l ulrod, All Unk no wn l:l'other nil lIis \\':I,\' 10 the Temple.

lI,.u. Unk. My Uu k nowu Bru", rue YOIL :I 1\1:11'-

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Neophyte. I Hill n Philosopher of Unl ty:

Ilro" U"I.:. Pnss 011.

(The sarne journey ucross the Court, Ln.ho rn Lo rv , n nd Lodge I!'J accomplished, the Candidate Is mnrle to face I Ire I<;nst berore the Co lurn ns. Tire J~xpert Is stalHlIng all the right of the entrnnce of the 'I'e m pl e.)

First Introd, Bro? Expert, lhls Unknown Brothel' has been found worthy to guln udmlsslou to the 'I'cinple to rccclvc the bellPlil uf ellli~hlel1ll1('IIt. lIe is duly prepared, rcproscutluu II, true Soli of Nature: his Idt foot bnrc lo Ilgurn the Wn lcr, his right fuul shod to

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I'llrlrlf'lIl:tlizp Iltl' ).;:II'IIt; h ls rlgltllll'lll nu k orl [lIHI his rigid It:llld l u ih l l ut; !I f.:)lI'I!.! IIf III-"rlle to sYlllhollz;e (h:ll Ilf(~ If.l c'olllllllllltls \\'1111 dl':llh 1I~ tlte l u xtulous vcuctnl lon of suuuur-r SUCt'('I'cls 1111' cold dc!-;u1:ttloll of wlutcr ; his Idt 111'111 co vorcd u ud his Idl lnuul holtll ng a sword to ~Igllify l hu t rlcn t h Is 1'()IJlItIU()\I~ with IIfc. lie Is hlilldfolded to I'<'pn'f,:{, II I the blllld n ud fntnllnw whereb y t ho ctcruut geul'l'allulI n nd regeneration Is accouipll~lI('d .

j.,',qlf'd. i\1,r J:l'u·, vutt 11:1\'e 111'1'1"e(1 befure tIll' Jlllt'(·1t or 111(' 'I't·IIIJ1le. Bro+ n.i-, 1'l'1I1O"C lhc lJlllHlfuhl tllld 1\('(')1 1111' 11I~lglli:ls uf (IIII' Bro •.

(Tire Ncopltrle h a IH1!'! h ls !'!prlg of myrtle to tlte First Jn t ro d ucor a nd his s word.Lo lhe Second Ln tr od uoe r.)

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"UII(' I'('nd~ ill till' ~criJlltlt·(,S l hn L Sulomun, III 11111, Iu llo n of tll(' ) l l m loos :11111 tlte J';gypll:lIIs, placed hefol'e IIII~ g:tlp of IIII' '!'(,IIIPIc> n l .l crusn lrun Lwu 1I1':lz;('" CuI. muus, olH' of wldl'll W:lS 1':11"'11 .1:11;,111, lhe other Bulutz, wlrleh siglllfJ' Stl'l'lIl,:'th mul Wen k uess, opposites.

TlIl's(' l wu culu m ns n'Jln~~cllted Mn n tuul Wouinu, lteusou :11111 Fu ll.h, Aul hoi-l l v n tul Llbcrty, Hight uud Du l.y. Cn ln n ml Abel. 'fh(',r \\'pre lhe Columns of the JntPllpcltl:lJ u rul 1'1101':11 Worhl. It was lhe 1ll01lU- 1I1t'1lt.:1I hll't'oglYllh of tilL' :tIIUIIOlllY necessary to the grcn t In w of Cren lion.

"Ju fact, ouch fut'ce t'cIJ1IIt'C's a Itcslslnuce: each Light It. Shado\\'; ouch Couvexlty n Coucavlty: each 1£11IP(yillg', It Hecl'plncle; each It eig n, a Ktug dom ; each So\'en'igll, n People; each Worker, a Hnw Mutcrtnl: each Conquoro r, a Subject uf Conquest ; Afllrrnn tlon cstubllshos itself hy Ncgn tlou ; the Strong ncv er IrlIllliphs hut in couumrtsou wlth the Wcn k ; Aristocracy

, nuvor IIIIt ulrests Itself but ill rising above tho proletn.rln n."

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substuuce. nppnrcutlv opposed to ouch ut111'I', however, hurmoulzc 111 the Uu lt y of lin lutcruu-dln t« 1('1"111: the Arch thnt tht,y HIIJlIIUI't.

Betweeu two opposlte It'I'II1K there nlw:lJs t'XIHL~ n resultlmr esotcrlc coucllln (Jill! t(,I'III, IJPulrnll7.llIJ,! Ute Ilrst two luto nne ldcutlcnl ptluclple: tho Law oC JI~qltl' llbrturu.

Thus (1'01n the unlon of oPl'oRlles rtst-s n t hl nl prlnclple pnrtnk lug of the two 111111 courblulug Ihe tWI) "I"

posltcs In a t'OllllllOIl I)('IIII':IIII,\', ,

I "Iu 1"/1' ('1'1'('/1,'11(,(' 111(' ~\'IIIIIClI or lilt'

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neutrul principle uf Nnturv, of I lre Com-Hlu tor of the ,'lull'lIt opposf t loua we wltur-ss nruuml us.

It I Iulttn tlon nlone which 11('1'111118 Ihe t1IACI)\'I'I',\' or the RLnws of EqulllhrllllJl, of thal CUIIIIIIOII 'I'erru which blutls nil the opposltcs.

, Guud n nd J~\'II, LICe n ml Dou t h, Light 111111 Dn rk-

U(,SfI Splrll 111111 Mn t lvr, l It-u t :11111 Cold, l ln rruouy IIl1d

'v I scorrl , Lnlt ln tl vc 111)(1 H('~IAII1Ilt'e, the Fixed IUIII the Yuln tlle, the E~~t'IIl'n nml the ~\lhsIIlIJC(', those nrc the Ooluruns, nud Ihe true 1IIIIIale will IIl1d UIC An'h, IIII~ thlrtl Term which gin's the ml.'lIJll ,,'dlc of 1I1('~e III,,'

, , ut O)III(lSItI()IIS wlu-u he l'l'IIH'III11('I!-l thal l Inr-

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mony results fro 111 the n nnlocj- of t he COli 'nr I'S, •

subllme n xlom or our n nulcut l\IIIStl'I'A,

There nre 110 contruats III Nnture IIHll do IIOt COIltrlbutn to thnt beautiful l Iurmouy RO poellc:t1ly ::;)'111' bollzed It 1ll01J~ the Ureeits hy the Lyre of Orpheus, whose brunches represent the two Culuums I'I'RlIIIg III

I the urncef'ul base oC the lnstru-

}lc I' feel bn 1111(,C HI)I I 11 ,.,

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()1;xpf'rt glv«'~ two ~~~'.'~hl' (',,",lIdnl~ ml vn ncr-s f\1,)wly

The Cur tatn OPf'''rs'Uc' '!'Cit' ill~ I!rrlllrf'lI nro 1llf',lIlnllrll~, towA.rll the root" 'i ",' f:"Ir~utr~ of 1t1ll'lIcr, t lrn Urrk no w n SQrt mus!e, Af.lI'r. R I e r hiA 'I'hrouc n nd nd v auces I'hllo"ollh~r lINH'('I1I A rom

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townrdl'f Illp lI('nt! or l hn ('''O~R, The O,'ntol', ho ld l ng' n IIllrror III lib'! hn ml, 1,lncps ItllIIselt nt tho rlg h t or tho Cnlldldnl(',)

CI/kl/O/ll'l l'IIi/osu/,IIcr (addressil/g tbc : Nool,'rylc), Who nrt t hou, my Hrul hor, tuul whut wilt Ihou ? i\'c°l'''l/(r. I n m It I'hllusopher or tho Uulty nuu wish (II rvcelve (he bl'lIertt of Iur lhcr eullglltelllllcllt.

C'"lt'll(JIf'Il Plill, l Iull y, Illy Brothel', cnn produce ' lJothlng cxcr-pt by uelllg opposed to Itself.

(,n,(\ (_)rnlo,' I"'''R(,II('' the 1\lIt"-OI' to tho Ncophyte, Who IJplwltlll hl"'"clt IIlnRI{NI.)

This gln'A bhI h 10 tirtrllifll 01' Ihe blllltry )J['iuciple (If ol'po!'llllllll of CUIIII'II81, RJlllhullcnlly rcpresclIted by (he Illllllher 2, which Is JUII' CJ:CC[(CIICC the l)usslr;a 1'1'111- ",,,I,,; or IIy f11~ 'I'wo Cohuuus betweell which you \\'1'1'(' cn usod (0 p:ass lIefo['(' gnllliltg ndlllissioll Iuto the l\IYf;l!C CIHllllh('I', The Two Col um IIR, which explalll th(~ IIlysl('l'J' of nil lite oI'I'01:;lllolls III Nal.\Il'(', nre the I \\'0 1i.('YA Ihat open the pur tn l of llenvells, AstrollOIlJkllllr Iht'J' n'III'(,8ellt Ihc Su mmor nud 'Wllltcr l~(llll, IIUXl'~,

All ~he IlIllIalloll!'l show to tho Neophyte Ute sJII1- bol lam of the Binary 01' of OppOSition, of Cou Irns t, I'rorn IIIPit' ('ltlrnllce 11110 (he 'I'eruplo ; n nd I.he sonrch nClI'I' TI'"I.h, Ihlnc 0\\'1' n rdeu t dcslre for clIlIghlcu- 111('111, Is 1I"lhlllg else hilt Ihe longlllg of Ule IHllllnn BOlli fur the (lIs('o\,(lry of Ihn l 'I'hln! Term, the cqulltbrlntJng e1eIlH1III, the l'ecollcllintol' of the t wlu enellJies,

Ho IlIJpor(:Il1t Is tlw )mon-Iedge of the third prluctole (lint II g:I\'C' rise 10 t.lle dog-Ilia of the '1'rlnll.y, which Is [olllld n l I lu- hllse of C'~'I'I-.r systcin or Thco~OIlY:

AIJIOII~ tile ]~gYJlUaIlS, the eql1llJhl'llUII~ term hetween (lae mn lo ORI!'IR ruul tllp. fr'lIlnlp Isis Is t ho IIICallt 1I11I'''~, ,Osiris hlrllselC s,\'III1IPIi7.l's A 11111111, llae ()"IIINI AI'I"'" l'rllll'iplt, of Ih" lJllln'rsl', nud l'I.all, tile ul'lfied I'a~~"'(' l'rlHeiple of llae lJllh'r'I't';P,

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In the Hlutloo 'l'heogollY, Shira, the trnustorumtor, unites the powers of Bru lnuu, the crnn lor, iuul V lshnou, the couser v a tor,

In the 'l'JICOgOI1Y of the I<alJhalisIH, Kel her, Ihe ab-

solute equlllhrlnUl1g power, cOllIbilles Chocuu; h, 1 ho nbsolutc w lsdotn, n nd 13111:111, the absolute illtelligel1ce.

In the Chr lal lnu '1'heogoIlY, the motl ln lur between the Fu ther 01' Actlv e l'.-illciple n ud the Son or UOIISl'I'vu tlug Principle Is the l luly ~pll'll, or the uruvcrsut

Anlmutlng Force.

Jt Is lhat hillary, 1I1()IIIPlllary destrllctor of 1'~qllllilJ-

dum which shows the 1:1 "'foI, so lll.Lle 1{1I0\\'1I, of tluit Unlversnl Furce, lllsll'ltlllll'li P\"l~rywhere n tu l everywhere lnvlslble In lis eSHelH'e, It Furce tcrrlblo awl nil

powerful In the hu uds o[ the I nlt.ln Lo , nut

to kno w lls exlstel1ee slIlIic('s, lilY Hl'oliler .

The Two CulUlllllS n r e hlcruglytJhkally l'!'pr<!s('lllcd n)y the IIelJl'ew Iul l vr .., (d:l1('1 II), w l ro-«: l-\::I,hh:tli:,d lc .:..Iucttlllug Is Furce, ]'O\\Tr, 11111I11I1:lIIilll.r.

It Is the fourth lcl.Ler uf the ~:tcl'e(1 Al phuhct , :1I111

:lms thc muucrtcn l vn luc of '1. the 1I\11111,er of I.hn.t gell.ern.llng virtue Iroru which origillate all tile (,OIlIIJiwl. tlons, the "~olll"ce o[:tll l hn L hns received il~ l'xi:-:;L, cnce," and it Is wll.h (hut sigllilicalioll Lhn t thls 1II1II1b(~1' , Is Iountl at the suuuult of n ll Inll.lu l.lons under the suh; lime Symbulism of the JncOJlIJlllllllcahle Nn mc, 01' l ho J Lost i'Word, the InelTatJII~ Nn me of God, t!laL we lind \cowposel1 of Iour Idlers III IIlUst of tho :lIlcienl n tul

-uioderu lunguu ges:

III Hludoo, ltAl\IA. In lGgyplian, AI\J U1\I. jill Hebrew, rn n~

[n Chalue:lIl, BAAL. In Syrian, AnAD.

111 Sc:tllclllla\"i:tIl, ODIN. III Greek, 81~OS.

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III Latin, DIDUK III Frunch, DU~U.

III Gerlll:tll, GOTT, etc., ell'.

l'ylhngol'lls couunuulcutcd It to his disciples under tho nruue of 'I'e'I'rn grnuunn'I'on, or 'I'e'I'rnc'I'ys, the three 'f's of which words [01'111 the veuerublc GnostJic emhlotu of the Triple Tau, equlvn leu t to Ute letter VJ

• (shill) I he ] [('IIrew Triple Tau, Knbbn llatlc svmbol I VeilY:ls mn nlfostcd by the 1'0,.", the 'YOHD, the Nfll~e, or S,lf'cdl.

TIt(' Tl'lpl(~ Tau @ surrounded liy n circle, emblem of ('I!'I'IIII.r, Is the 1I1011Ogr:1I1l of tho lGgYlltl:1Il Gorl TJ1UT, to w hlch 0111' 'I'omplo Is dcdlcated ; uud wlthout lite clrr-Io It Iorms lite lu lt luls of the urune of the gl'ealcRt Iuttlntor, of the Father of all Sciences nud Arts, IlIGlU\llGS THlSl\llGGISTUS, tho first thnt procln lmod the dog mn of the Iuunortnltt y of the SOUl nnd sYllIlJullzcd It by t.hn I vcrv n nclou t emblem the enoss, f.:.rIlOIl.rIIIOIIS wl Lh t lio Lwo Columns :IS ludlcn Llug I he uu lon or cqul llbrln tlou of cou trruy forces to cause el.or!ull IIlO\'CIIICIII, !'le I'll a I gCllcralioll lind rcgoucrn tlou=II! 01.11('1' words, 11l111IorL:tliIY-l'l'IJL'cSCllled In our Mvstlc Cham her lry the Sacrcu Fire bu rttl ng upon the Allar .

Our unclcnt Brethren. the Bennelic Philosophers, Iuul tho grcatost vcucrutlon for the Cross, which, tlrey cousldcrorl the symbol of the Four Elements Ilcurcd bv the Apoc:t1.rPlic Aulmn.ls: Lho li):lgle and the ~1:ln. lh~ Bull and tlro Lion or Air n utl Wuter. ]ij:Ulll n rul Fire, f'roru which I huy extracted the purest essence to COlllpose the l'ltllosopbcr's S touc, represented lJy our cubic Altar. It Is therefore thn t the Itoslcruclnus sn ld ;

"In Cruce Snlns,"

"Ill the Cross our Salvation,"

In corupnrlson wltlJ the redeeming of our souls by the u100d of tile Nnznrlto.

The Cross wns also thcsyuibol of light, LVX, [or G7

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t II I' C r I) S s t' X II I " II H till'S (' I II I'('£' II' III' I'H 1 I Y II I P I II I 4' I' 1'111 S S - '

lng of l lu-l r III1£'H, "

I( 11,11 I' Llu- I'ltilosllplll'r ,0.;

Light 1I11101lgsl lite II I 1,1 H S, ,

II III C ('(,III ru l l'IIe' of

HI 'lie n mouest lite II ('1'111(' , H S, I r ,

NI~llIn' 1IIII0llgst t ho llof.liel'ucillllR, t lu- Cllhk Siolle III' l'er(f'et Ashlll)' n mungst the II'r('£'-~lnsollR, n rr- 1111 0111'

tl tlllllg r-qulvn leut of t hn t uu-dln t hu; t('1'1I1

ruul Ie sallie , '

ln-I ween opposites, of II III l IlIysll'rlolls A r('1t I"('~·d hu;

upon both COIUIIIIIS, t(':lchlllg I ho J\t1t'pl ho w II, (l ru w nil his energy (1'0111 the J"('('ollelll:tlloll of 1~11!,I~~'O :1)1- pn rcut cncmlcs. wllil'lI [or h i m lu-come IIII' I 111.11 S 1IJ11111 whIch' he cs(ublf.'l/lf,'1 his 8(1'1;"1/111.

The perfect coruprchcustun of 11J(~ Hi~In,I'Y L:",V \\'II~ glv e thee thn t knowledge of Uoo(l n ml 1',\'11 whl(!1 0111 first pnrcu ts, 1110\'('11 by cllrioslly :111\1 disolll'dll'II\'l', futlNl to seCII!'!', IIIHI tlIIIS d£'sl'!'\'l'd 10 II" igllollllll()lIsly (11"1\"eu (~-Olll JGdell for t hclr 1111 vv or thl uoss.

But thou, Illy Brolher, l lruu hnst. ISIII:t I"d I IIysl,1 f nuder the i\lllsic of Seen'('y to cr('lIle Illy pr'rsoll:tllt,\' by n long' pcrlorl of RIII'II l JlIPdl 1111 1011. '1'1101,1 1II:~,\'(~~t fenrl('ssly present tllJ"ReIr IIdol"c till' 1I111wo\\ II \\ orld of lhe mystcrlous laws uf Nature; liul lie Oil Illy g"u:lI'Il; for, unchnlncrl Ilgalnsl thy culm n url power fill W!",

" II 'I hy the full C(}llIprChellsioll of thy absolute 111,-

eX.lu I' I l I h r 'III

erl ; just born Inlo the rnd ln nt rg loa IIt'W ( •• " '

th/ In tnl forces couiblucd will wildly rush ng:III1Rl

thee, ., .. " ,

, lit te advances to lhe Altar In t.ho center of

(CThe ~et~J ~our Banner-bearers place themselves In the ross, re tI C RS' the two Lnt roducera place the Inside I Rnglesuof I ~~11 ~~;(i ~houlders of the Candidate, the l\Jankt e overI>1 Illeop,lol~he; stril{es two taps In his hands; The Un nown I "

nil the Brolhers arfse.)

1(110W thcu how to Iolrl ubout Ihysulf the III,YRterlous Mu.nt.le, the Insignia of Lull.lul.iou 01' Itvn l Knowledge, the myst.l« gal'llH'lIl of the Alkpl, ng:tJllst. wlilch even the !t'I:UIIIlIg S\\'ord of tile CIII'I'II11iJlI will renin III pnwerlcss.

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1.1'1 1'l'lldl'llI'P 111'\"1'1" ('(':ISp In n d v ls« tll(,C, 0 1IJy "'III'IIIY Ilrollll'l', IIl1d 1,1I0\\' 110\\' to "'sHlflie thyself III I III' \';11111 or II ('OIIf·wl('III'(' 11I\'('slet! of the "Ices n nd ~IIJl"l'tllIllll'.'-l of 11[1'_ 'I'hl« "I'S l men I, which cOlllpletely Itldl'H {JII' 0111' t hn t I(IIOWR Its 1It1111(,I'OIlS uses noiu the l'lI'H of till' p\-II-lllllldl'd 111111 the profane, must n l wnys ,'0\"('(" l hr-o hy It"! PI'OI<'cUvc folds,

As \\,:lH 1111' M:tlllle of APllolollllIs of 'I'yn uc, this sYlllhol ),('PI'I'S('lIts UIP (1111 n nd en tlrn poasesslou of 11111":'1 :wlf, wllIl'lt ImHllnles {J", "'ls0 Irorn t ho Iust lnct- 1\1' Clln('lIls, :IIs\) IIle J'l'Ilth'lIce n utl Dlscrctlou whlch r hu 1'111'1('1'17.(' III1! (!'III' J 111 tlalp.

AH l ho VI'II of h;18 IIl1d the lUantie of Cybele, keep t h» ~tlcrl'd On r runnt Iote v or closed bororo the outsider.

'I'he Mn n t ln Is porhn ps the II10st profound sytubol whfell 0111' Order h:ts plnel'll before thlue eyes, n n d Its dl',-plopllll'1I1 IIIt1Hl lit' luf t to llty ncrscveru lice n ud perHOlln I H( url j.

Till' 111'1,1'1'\\' 11'111'1' rl'pn's(,lItillg tho 1\I:tIIUe Is I lie ln s], of UIC u l phn lu-}, l"l (111:111), t he Kubbn lls tle slgn or Ttul.h, or J ,igh l, of Iho tlllll, n nd of Man II t his state of I'crfcctlon.

Its nu mbur Is 400 01' GXRX 10, which signifies thn.t il. is I lu'ottg h fhe por tnls of Death to) that the lnunnn 'VIIi (8) nscourls towards Dlvluo Thought (10).

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A t this suprcrno 1Il0111cUt wlrou thou nudest thyscI[ 011 the thrushhold of huurortnlj ty, beroro u world thn t thou dost not k no w, ulouo Oll the frighlful shorn o( a l'u:tl'lnf; OCCIlIl where the most terrific currents dash wildly ngaillsl ouo another, flllillg' the corulng raut nllllOHphcre ",11I1 lndcscrlbnblo noises, unheard-or cries, h(':lrt-l'('llIlcl'iJlg Jn rucntuuous. 111)(1 tlon Icu lug shouts, 11'1. llo lelTol' sel7.e thee, hilt look lo lhe East n nd behold till' bt'aut!ful Slur of Hupn, the Pnutnlphn, symbol .of

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the domlnlon or IlUIH:11l Will o vcr 1\[:1 11('1', tlte f.:lglI of the f:llIvel'lorlly n nd tllllucl'IlC,Y of tilt' 11111,111-1'111:11 r:II·"Ities \I(lUI1 the evil slllrils or UII~ P:IHHloIIH ot" III(~ mn l c-

rlnl Man.

lilt Is the St:lr or Ute three Wisp 1\11'11 of the Gospels; lt ls till' ~lglI of 1111' "'ol'd uuuh: Fit's!l; 111'('1'resents the lIlessed Ln mb or ~1. ,I(dlll, 01' 1I1(' :1<'('111'1'1'([ Uonl of l\lelllles; Lucifer 01' Vl's,,"I'; 1\1:11')' 01' Lilith; In short, It represellts 1\11111, III the IIIl-pllw('rfulllt'RH lit

his free "'IlL"

"Accorrllnu to tlH' l\lyslks," :-l1l,rR 1\1:11'1'(11)(', "its lin' 1'01t1L<'1 rel'r('s(,lIl l ho SIII'I'I'III(' (:011 01' Fin:;1 1\111\'('1',1111' IulelllgclIco 01' MelIS, b01'1I of 111111.1111' SIIul of t lu"Torid, the celestlnl Sphercs :1I1t1 I he lerl'l'strial 'I'h l u us."

It Is cu l l cd III lZ.ahb:lIah till' Higll of' II!!' I\li('ro('(JSIII, thn t SlglI of which (:o('llH' ex:dL<; (1)(' 1'0\\'1'1' ill IIII' s u b- 11111(' soliloquy of FIIIIRI:

"AlII how tills Hight ('nIlS('S Illy SI'IISI'S 10 s l n rt.!

"1 fed the yu unt; 111111 holy YOlllplll()IISIII'SS II( ll It: boll In my IIPl'\'{'S n tul "pillS,

"'VIIS he It Uod, 1I1P one \\'11<' 11':t('ed 111:lt sigll w h h-h (':tlIIIS the glddlll('SH of Ill,\' sOIlI, lill~ Illy 1'(101' 1I1':11'l w lt h joy, n nrl, III n IlIy~I~'rl()w; stu rt , \l1I\·(·J!:-1 :,,'(lIl1ld IIII' t lu:

(orces of Nu ture 7

".\111 I It (lotl·{ A II l)('('ol1l1'~ ::;0 denr 10 1111'. I S('(', III these silllpl(~ luu-s, :1('11\"1' Nu I ure uu vul l ltu; lu-rsr-l I uerore lilY ROll I.

"No w, for 1I1(' flrsllllll(" 1 rlo 1I1111('l'sl:lIld 1111' t rul h-

Iuluess uf t lu- Sage'A word:

"'The "·orld or Spirits Is 1101 shut .' ..

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"Thy SPIlf'('S are oblllSI', tlly 11(-':11'1 is 111':111. "Arlsc!

"Bn t ln: Illy hre:lst :-"111 (·lln·I0I'I·t1 III :I krl'l'slri:1I

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III I lu- 11:1 111(' or 0111' V(,III'I"1 hie Mn stur tl U I

, ' ., . ,., Ie 11 UIOWll,

I h,",:so)lh('r, :11,1(1 by 1111' [)(I\\'I~I"~ COllrl'l'1'cll upon mo by

f II. I :-; II p r I ' 1111' <. 0 1111 I 'II 0 r 1111' 1\ III I' I 1111 ~ l O I' I I (I' t I I

I I . " uoug I.

Is 'd('g:1 Ito (:1'11('1':1 I for I III' I J Itl It'd Slnles of AlIlol'icu.

I lion ('ollfl'1' "POll tllI'P till' t l t lo of 111;/1'(11" A II

• " PllI'Pll CC"

(0[11'11, l\llI~oll of till' SI·('1"1'1.

1 PI"I'~('1I1 111I'e ",I I II til(' I 'i 1'10111[1 10 which 111011 art :'111111(,": u m l , :11 tilt, S:lIII!' 111111', w lt h tlly IIIj"st.k 11:11111'

u ud 11111111)(',.. rol' 111''''['' i u l Ilu l o 1 [ I

, . ,I' II 0 0\11' mvst.erles

t[IY pI'n~()IIIIII'.r tlIH:lPP":II's til 1)(, IIhsorhed [II' 111'11 ~

til" l n l l ln t or 'I I'.l . . , ,0

• ' ,I. (11:--: 11111" hr Il('I'S('\'(,I"\II('(' 'III I I

t i ' ...., I l:t-

('III 1I11'lIi tn I lun 111011 \\"1 [I 1111 vo 1,ro\'('11 to Iul ly 1111111'1"-

81.:1111", (,he, tIl'l'lIl IIl1d slIhllllllt.r of l lrc Philosophy we pI 0 l< S 8, I III III 0 II w I [I lin v o 811 (l '\"II I h y s e I r w I'll q I m II Il NI

10 11I'I'nk III,\' 11I111:tlol',\' "ollds Fur ussumhur III Hill', III,\" 1'1111 11111,11,,('111:11 IlIdI'IH'IIIII'II('(' I,,, I h'

- J the cotnplcte

n utovrr-n t luu (If Ilty PI'I"S(HI:IIII,r.

"TItI'II, fwit' 1It:lsl('1" of l hj sr-l f', llty IllslnlcU\'e COIllit (11(l1I~ \\,IIIIH' S('\'('l"ed \1"1111 'II[ i\[' '(I lsts

, ' j ,11 II S s wltosoeyPI'

mul l hnu \\'1[1 nSSlllIlI' till' "11111"(' I'l'H(lollslllllllr of til:

IdIO\\"It'lIgl' l,doJ"(' Ih,\' ('ollseil'II('\' n nrl Ihy (:0(1. )

Till' Sigll of I Itls dl'/.~I"('(' is (7) . , . , , ,

IIlItI n l lurlr-s to

lit" j,'I\(, pollll('11 (II' Hln zl nj; Slnl';

Till' S:ll'rl'lI Word I ('I

s ,) _." .. n nrl Is gln'll III Ihl'('p

aylln hh-s, 11(1) ... ,., ..

l\lld 110\\', Illy Hl'olllf'I', I [,,·ps('III. "(,11

I .l my right

uuul, nurl ,\1I1t II Ihe grll' of n Mn ttl n lal.

.C) A 1'18(' n ml

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tu I he EIIRt, where t1101l wilt hI' pl:)('l'd

nccolllJlllllY 1I1e '-

on Illy right.

(During the couaecrn t lnu Iho Nl'npllyll' I~ k nr-r-l l ng n~ the Altar; the (our Ch e ru hl m (01"111 1\ 1" oss wll II ~ hpl, fln.mlng swo rds ovr-r t hn lu-rul of thl' Nf'ophytp. AClp, t h o rf t e the U'nk no w n I'hllmwphf'r ('o'l(ll1ct!l Ihp IlP\\' l ul t ln t n t i'IH~ 'I'Juo no t h(' f o nr Ila11 111',.-IIf'!I I (,"f! "ll1c(' I "(,lllsf'1 VPf!

Y I t I r-n ~)f the 'I'h rour-: t hr- 11"0· IIIIIIIlO\\'II nclvn',"'PR

~o~lnr~~(the f oo t of tho CroRR. IIl1d('1' the AII'll; the \ ('1If! or the Temple ar e drn w n.)

Unknoiou l'/li/oso/lller. Hrel h rr-u: III(' T\·IIII'I .. or Truth shellers oue 1II0l'e JI:lect .. (lIn!'), (0 U"d. 1,(,1 lis gil 1I11!!' urouurl 111\' NII('I'I'd "11111' 11 lid I'1I11g IIII' '1'1'1" IIIphn l IJYIIIII:

"Holy, ho ly, hoI.\' 1,01'11 N:I "1101 It ! '1'11(' 11 \':1 \,\'11 :t lid the garth nre I ull of '1'11111(' l luly Ulory!"

CLOSING.

Uuknoun: l'hl/()so/Ilrcl' (.~/li.I((I,~ t u:o I'IIJI., S/rll('I/I). Unk.nouni Brolluir (Sfllkns tu»: lr/}IS s/o/dlll.

(The or g n n pln y s n ro l lrrl o ua mnruh : III!! HI;cthI'CIl'111I

k r't form a proCCRRloJl. I he Masl."rs fir ( CI 1'111011 1'8

randf 0 tf~'Ofllcel'f'l (t t n k no w n Philosopher n.url Uu k no wn

A~~t1I'~~' exlce)Jted) clos lng the processloll; nil pass n ro u nd the Altnr twice.)

U Ill) J~ It 0 ji' 'J'J lJIJ l'HUe 11)1):-) ION.

a, Ist M. of Cere III. h, 2d. M. of Cere Ill. ee, Members.

d, Oralor.

~, Expert.

/. Secr e l a r y.

s, M,asler of Seals.

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(Aft", 't"III'~ t wlr-» fllflillHI t hc Allnr, the procession cll\'ltl,,~ 111 t \\'11. th(' "11'1l1'1('1~ pa"slll~ nl'OIIlIlI n t hl rd lime, whll~lt Ih(, (lfIlc'P'R "I'PI1II1I" (hefon"! the Bro. Un k no wn In OIP \\'P'll) 111 two RI",:II' 1I11'~. light n ud lr-f t : the Members 1'1'0(,1'1''' III IIII' Flnllle mn 1111('1'. \\'hell nil n re around the At t n r, 1110· l l n k n n w n n<i\'flll('f'!-'I 10 I h o foot or the Cross; I I", Ita III 1('1-1 If'n I(,IA pin r e l h (' 1111'11"1 ves n t the (OU I' brn nc hI'S of Ih!' (·IOSA.)

II. I ~ II k 11.1\\ II I'h II. t. N(·"l'h\'I!'.

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d , J':.'( 1''' I I.

f' I< {'{,IJI II ('I.

r. "'114ft! ,,( Sl'III". ·)..·.1\'1'1""41.

h. '1""11""1<'.

i, I" I 1111. ,," 11.-.., . r . :.>d 1I1I,odl1(,l'I. ~', lsi St e wn r rl ,

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"JlI('ss('c] 11'1 ] l e lIHI t ('oll1eth In the Nn m o

(I f 1I. o Lo rrl. 11 osu n n n h III the 1I I ghes t! ..

JlIlIIII~ tire H y m n the n e w HI'olher throws Incense upon the !'Hlcr('tl 111'(', t h o Aasf st n n ts r n.IRlllg their n rms to Henven

l wlce n.nrl Any l ng' III low bren th : (11) :

l hr- lJlllulOWII PltlIoRophcr, ern braol n g the Neophyte, wh 11'1)11'1'8 III his en r :

"t. I. t.. R. o. d. n. 'vv . o. n. l'Vt ':' (12)" TlrlR cerclll()IIy Is I'(')len l cd O. SOCOIlU time. When tho Jt v mu hILS been Rung, lho Unknown l'hllosopher says n

Un!CIlOWII l'ltil. United ill hotly, let us be tlllltetl ill 80111 u nd 1-:11'11'1(, 1l0W n nrl cv crmorn.

'i'll/Ii. Aj uou.

(Tile nrcthrelt'le(lve the Temple In the following onler:

Danner of Man, FIrst and Bcconrl MaRtel'S of Ceremonies, Bro· Unltnown, BI'dlll'"n, Dros. Initiate and Associate, Hanners of Lion n.nd BIIII, First and Second Stewal'ds, F'Ir s t and S('col1l1 Inll'o(ltlcel's, Arch lvlat and. 'I'rea.surm-, H('('()J'(ler and 1\108tf'" or Lh e Seals, Orntol' and Exuert, UnlUlOwll 1'1I11080"hol' n nd Neophyte, Danner of the Engle.)

THIRD CHAMBER OF INSTRUC'l'lON, KAIIIIALISTIC.

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Ol'J';NINIl,

(The Hrf>thren nr!' nR~!,Jl1hlf'd III t h o Alltf'C"nl,'~IIf:I' O( Court. If n Cnlltll!lnte 11'1 to he ndlllo\v~l'dg('u It HI; he will he present nt the o pc n l ru; or t h o [J ,

Unkuonn» l'/dlU.'lul)/rcr. Hrl'lhn'II, wllJ' n rr: WI' us

sembled?

Unknouni Brotlu:r. To l'IJ~llge III tile research or

the opern tluns of Nn t nre, Ypry Lp:II"IlI'd.

{j"lworvlt 1'1"'. 'I'hl« Itc'llll!; uur df'~lgll, It. I~ Illy orrlcr thnt WI' 1'1'1':111' to II", (~II:lIIIIrI'1' or I IIsll"lll'l 1011,

GUill'll, you will ilPI'I'II:lch IIlId ('Ollllllllilil':ltl' I.he 8(,1111-11111111111 P:lRW01'l1. i'l'h c 0,.,/('1' 1,<1 olH'lIrrl,) \'011 \\'111 reSIIIII(, your stntlon wlt houl till' "nor or 1111' ClllIllIllt'l' or Iusttuctlun nurl ('ulkd till' I':IS~ Iruru l.lu: Hrl'lhl'(~II, 11S thpJ' I'll tor.

III'''. HecolIll 1\1:lsII'1' of CI'I'('IIII1IIiI'S, cnll the III'('th-

1'(,11 to order II lid lend t 111'111 to I lu-lr SI':I l.s.

SC('flllll Mas/,,/, of ("'·I'('IIIf)II;"S. A I 11'1111011, HI'I'IIII'I'II. (7'/lc Bros" [urn: lit ,'?iIlUlC file,) I\I:lI'c1I! (8(:r: IwUe 2/.)

'(The Lodge-room III this Deg-reo Is d l v l drvl 111 t lur-o nl1nrtmonts ns III the pr!'c('tllllJ.:' ])egIT\', wllh tile o n l y c.I reel'once that the rhst Ill':! well rtf! Ihe flcc(1l1d n p n r t.i n o n l a are lighted, n nrl that, In I he flrst n pn.rl m c n t hpII('hes n rn placed South n nrl North f'o r tile Brethrell n.ml o n o hench III front of tile throne III Lh o '\'e~t Io r tile nubo rdtnn.te OlTlcers. The platform Is occupied by tile 1]lIltllOWII I'Jrllosopher, Brother tTlllulOWII, n ml Orn Lor: F'l rs l Mn.st cr of Ceremonies at the right COIIlI11I1, S('('oll(l Mn.s l c r of Ce remonies nt the left colllllln, (nelllg- t h o \Vp~L; I"II'RL l n t rnd ucer nt the (1001' of the Lubo ru.t orv, Sccond l n trod ucc r at the 1100r or the Court; Bro" 1IIIIIaie In the m l drl l e of tlrst bench In the South, Hro" Associate 111 the m lrl d l e of IIrst bench III the North.)

Uulaunon. Plil], Itrcthrcu. united ill body, let 1If-l he uulted ill soul n nd splrll.: let \1S HIlIIIIJlOII t ho lntlucuccs of tile IIlVIHihl(', 1'01' l hr: "IHII"(' Llghl d:ll':7.les OIll'I-YI'H. tTlircc l'(lJl.~ II /'().')~ «r! sr.) COlli c to us, U N () 1I d 0- n:lo II Is!

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lt i». l n lt iu tr, III t h« nn mo or Yod-Lle-Vn u-Ll G! ll t u, ,I""II(-i,,/(', III till' 1I:lIl1e or r. N. H. 1.!

'1' 1/1/ f. A III (' II .

(8ilCllcc.)

C;1I1""f)/f1l 1'1111. (strikes Uirc« 1'(1 liS, slowly). Unk, H/fI, (81dkes ttircc 1'(11'8, slowly). JlIII_ l n it ut!« (strikes OIlC nit).

Uuknou:n l'lul . HrPlIII'(,II, ill the Nn mo of t he Su pr('III(' COli II I'll of 1I1e MarLluls]. Order, I d ecln ro ... ,. " o • !'-ill. " .. , OP('II III rluo .Iorm III the '1'hlnl Degree . 'l'ng(-IIII-r, ]tn'IIII'I'II, I Ir(~ Slglls (l~t) .,.' Un t tcry (H) .... n ml Acl'l:lIl1nlloll (I r,).

J~I'()'" S('('olld Iu trud uccr, lu Ior m the UII:tnl.

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(Order IR o hey ed.) (On e rap: the 0 • Is sen ted.) {'"I\I,O'I'II J'M!. IIa~ allY Brothel' n.n y thl ng lo offer for t III' ~ood of I III' Un"'r '?

Calldldate (1(1110 "((S {}('CII ,II'irafcl/l illsll'llCtcd, «rl scs), J 11;1\-" a dIHs(-rl:llioll 10 )l1'(\<;('lIllo the n pprcclu.tlou or 1111' 1'lllIo:-l(lplrlc ell:111I II!'I'.

llllT.-IIIII/ill l'Iiil, YOII lui vo the floor; n d va ncc. OIlIe,('rR :1'111 Hl'eUlr('II, lIe u.t.tcnt i v c while the Uukuo wu Hro l lu-r reads his dissertation.

('I'hp Cn nd ldn.Lc, 111 the cc ul e r of the 1'00111, then rencls hl s IIrCRls "POll the suhJect Imposed to hIm by the Orntor. Tlrls !'f'ndlllg m ust n o t exceed twenty minutes. T'h e read- 1111; IIlIlslJell, t ho Cn ndtdn to deposits his manuscript upon lite table of lhe presiding- Otll cers. The paper will then be violently' dIscussed, to try lhe patience and goodnnt ur« of t h e Cn ndlrln Lo. Who Is no t allowed to speak, ev en 10 explain. This trial must no t be ptol ong ed over t e n minutes If t ho Cn ml ldn l o proves thnt he IOJow9 "how to mn.k o Lh e sacrifice of his nersonn.l ltv." If tlte Cnndldale sh o uld s h o w sl g ns of n ng c r, the Uutcnown Philosopher will l m m od lu tr-ly stop ally Iu rt h er delmte a nd explain that this was prepared III o rd e r 10 try him reg a.rdf ng his understanding of the sy mbol of the Mask. The Unknown Phllosouhor will address him n k lutl remonstrance n nd proceed with the (,(,I'PIIIOIII('s of the Degree, But this Candldnte III list nc vo r Itp n.l lo w cd to )ll'f)cel'd n.n y Iurt her , n nd tho SccolldT(,lIlple II1llRt re mn l n cl o serl for him.)

Unknmrn. ['/I iI. l lu s u nv Brolher n nvt.hhu; Illore to OJ[l'r 1'111' l hr: good !If 1111' Orrlur ?

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.I /1,.OIl,C,., A!'I 0111' UIII,1I0WII !tl'o" II:I~ PI'II\'I'II I'II~' quuutly that lie IH,ssess('s t11(~ 11I'('('lsl' P4lillis 01" l lu: S_rlll' UOIlSIII :\IId the LC:lclllllgS 01' till' l n l I in I l ou, I 1110\1" Very I,(,:ll'Ill'd, ttrnt Ir« rocr-lv« III(~ 1:ls( 1',\III:III:I(loIIS or nil t 1J('se fHlhJl'cts.

Unlaunon J'III1, JC tIlNI! :11'(' 110 oh.kl'fioIIS, II \\'111 be tnken liS the will n rul pli-usur« or lilt, [J" .. , " .....

.... " , .

Bro" Ornlor, what lire y our cuncl usluus ?

Oruto,., Very 1,('111'11('11, L COllcllld,' l hu l (IIII' llrol hcr be IIdUl0Wlt'c1g('d liS n u 1'111;1111\\,11 SIlllI'l'lnl',

Unk nou:n J'/IiI. (I"ld/(,.'I.'llll1' lite Ullllllit/tllI'), I r i I Is still your "<'sin' 10 re(','1 \"(' tills Pf'gl'(,(', i ( I)('I'IIIII('S 111'(' PHsnr,}' that yon I'PIlP\V yollr First Ohllgatioll at 0111' Sacrp(l Allar. AI'£' y o u \\'IIIIII~ to RIlIlI11i1 10 IIl1s 11(" (:('",sll), 7

Calldltillie. ':t III.

f.j"fmoll;/t I'lii], It rr-t hrvu. lr-L IIH I'I'p:tlr 1" till'

'I'onrpl«.

(A llro~p!'I!'!lolI Is (or-nIPI) In the sn mo Old .... n s 111 t h~ precet1ll1~ »f'greo (!'!(~{' ,111';0 il); lh~ IJIlItIl()WII 1'1t111)~11Iph e r, l n It! II g l II e C' Il J)( 1 It I a I n II y t h n h n II II, (' I) II II II ct!'l It I III to the Altar, ca usl ng 111111 to k nne l.)

U"I .. IIOlr:1I l'lul, (.'1id!iof III'() 'III'S" 1111 tlllsl'), J{I'I"':I l J'OIlI' Uhlhrut lun.

Ctuululutc. I, ,." ... , .... ,.,., HoI('llllIly Pl'flllIlsl' ruul swcn r I lin t I will IIP\'('I' rr-vr-n I fill! 11:11111' of III}' Iultlutor. nor lilly or IIII' H('('l'd CI'I'I'III()lli('H, Hill's, SYIII' bols, ,r onls, I'usswords, 'I'1I1(('IIf~, or :lIly (11111'1' S('ITI'!. 01' I\(YRleI'Y of Ihp 1\1:11'111111'1 (hdl')', 10 :til.\' 0111' who m I shnl! not ),1I0\\' by dill' o xn tnluu t lo n :t lid I lip prl's('III:1- 11011 or his (liplolll:t 10 hI' a I\tt'IIIII('r of lids Ord!'l'; F'ut'Lhr-r. t luit I will 111'01111'11), nln-y till' ()J'Ikrs fir litis []. or :111)' [ ). 01' \rlddl I III:I.\, 111'('01111':1 1\1('111111'1', n ml of the Crllll(1 COllr)('11 of litis COIIIIII'y' n m l of I It" SII' prcrno (~O"IIc11 or F,.:IIIf'I', :1 lid IIII' "lIki:11 111:1 IId:I I (OS of tile I~XI\I'IIII\'(' OIl1I'I'I'~ 1I)(,I'I·of.

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1"",.III('l'IfIOI'I', I soItolllllly protuls« nllt! s wcnr that I \\111 11('1" :I lid :lssisl III,\' t :111,110\\,11 Il rol.hcr or Slsl!'!' IIIHII'I' :III 1'iI'l'IIIIISI:lIII'I'S, Illddlllg IIlJ'self !JUHII(1 1.0 h l m 01' 11('1' ('sp('('lnll.r III 11111 "'I lo n a 11(1 rul vursl ty, a 11(1 COII- 111111111' 10 h ls 0[' 111'[' 11t'I'('ssltI('s Illy tulv lcc. III)' l n ilu('III'!" :1 lid III,\' PIII'S(" "'"1111('1'11101'1.', I soleruu l y promlse :II1d S\\'(':II' lila t. I \\'111 Il('ed IIII.' teachings of Mn r tlulam n nrl ('lId(·:).\'ol' 10 proll! tll!'l'ehy [or tile greatest glory of (:od :11It! Illy f('lIow-III('11.

'1'" IIle r:lJ(ltrlll ()hsl'I'\':IIIt'c or t lils Obf lgul lun 1 pl('lIgl' III,\' 1I1(1~1 ~:tt'I'('d \\'ol'd (lr 1 Iouor.

1:,,1,/11111'" /'''11, III (01,1'11 of 1111' Itlgll couslvlcru t lun 111:1\'(' for ,r"III' z('nl :IS a l\1:ll'liIlIHI, 1 nclulOwledge YOH III till' '1:1111(' or 0111' Y ('11('1"1 blp I\hsl(')' I ou ls ('I 1'.1 '

, .. ", I., j:ttll!.'(!.'

~:"III Mn rLlu. :IS :III tJlIl\I)()\\,1I ~111)('rl()r of (he Order

:llId 1111 rus l jo u \\'1111 III!' Slglls, "'ortis, a lid nrlp of lids 1111110111111" J)('gl'l'f', Till' ~Iglls 111'(' mrulo l lms :

( ,,/,'"1/1'/1 Plt i], (!willfilll! t lu: (I (1) I '

, , ... , . , , .•.. I (lit: 11-

!tr"tls) -

, "",., .. " .... , .. ", .. , " ,(I I); (ll/islll!!

fll(' ()(i) ... , , , .. , , , . , , , . , , . ,) , , , , , .. , , ... , . (103).

O,(/tor (/0;111/"" tlfr (In) I )

, . , , , •. , , • , ••• , .• 111'11'(1"( S ,

,.,.,.,',."., ... """""" ,(18); (/loilltinfl (f,e (1G) , .. , , , , , , , , , II (I II'IIII'(II'ds) .. .' , , , , '" , , , , . , , , , , • " (20), (/1110101('11 /'!til, (lilt! Or(/tor (1IItCI'{acill{l fllc , .. , .. ,',

, , ... " ... , ., ., ., " ., ., ,. (1(;) "',., .. "., ..... ).

; ,; (:;;,. (.;~.). ; I; r'f~~' ; 1;'; (:8') . , , , , .. , , . , , , " (21) (ba fa 7lclllfJ

. . , , . , .. , .. , ..... , .. , . ,. (2:J)!

(;I/I,IIII/('.11 l'liil , 'I'II('sP nq' Hro(II('1' '11'(' II'S'

" ., " _ . J(~ " Igns

:lilt! \\'ortls or I h(' t JlllulO\\,1I SUllcl'lol'" 'I'll" S'I '

- .... '-'" glls 1('-

r(,)' 10 (II(' RlglI or 111(' 1\1 (')") 1 I w I l

... , , . " ... t, Ie 01 ( 0

IIIP gJ'('nt I,:!\\, or ,.;."., .. , ('Jr.)

... d, as o x pJ'('ss('d by

, , : . , , , . , .. , , , ,. (~fi) III !lIP, . , , , " , , , .. , , ... (27),

'011 will IIII\\' l ls l o n (0 tllP ln s! ('xplnll:tflolls of tile

~ I J'

• ,rIIIIlIISIII or 111(' })"t.:I'I'I'S or "., I·, n ntl S. I.,

Itl (I. 01':11111', IlIsll'Ill'l 11)(' 111'wl.l' Hckll()\\'lI'dg(,t1 UII, 1.110\\'" S II1l1Tiol',

ifi

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DlSCOUltSlD UF' 'fIlIi} OHA'l'UIt.

The third Degree Is dl v ilJpIl III two pn 1'1.", J ul l.lutlve and AIIJllilllslralive- It Iurrus IIH~ SYIlIItI~ ... ds of the two others.

S'"

. , .

I :,:

Is the distinctive Slgllalure of the Order, these chuructel'S Iudlcate nil tho 11eH~lol'll1ellL~ of lhe SYIIll)Ullc llIlttnl.

The six: points Id:u'ell In lWI) opposed Iriallg-les figure the disposltioll of lite Lumlnurtos :I lid their situation, sYllluolizing lite 'I'cruu.ry lu tlte 'I'luec 'Worlds:

God, Man, ruul Nal tire.

The letter S, IIIILI:tl or tile wurr! :-lilcllce alld SIIpurlor, represents lite sYllIlJolic l\1:11I11e, which (,lItird}, covers every true Lull lul o.

The Iott.er I, l.hu lnl Llu I of t11\~ wOJ'(I J /It'O!/11 i t u« (Latin for Un k no wn), rel'rcs{'uts the sYllIlJul or the Mask, In all of lls slglll!1cnllons.

The opposll.lon ol' the lwo Letters, utul the op posilion of lhe two 'I'rtn ng lcs reveal lo every pl'rspicacious eye, the two Culutuns In their aclil:c (lcl.tcrs) n.url their lJaSStVC (poluts) ojiposltlon: vcrLlcn.l :11111 ltol'ilr;olll:1l opposition; the key of the symuollslII of t he Cross.

The SYllluollslll of lite lt ll.o is still 111"1'1' beautifully rocn pl tnlul.cd ill the follow~ lug well-known n url chu rn cl.or lst lc ligun':

.

The Point wilhin n. Circle represents the

I Principle wll.hlu its Developuleut, God in Eternity, elc.

III the Ll umn.n Killgllolll the Point, or Principle, represents the Iudlv lduul: the Circle, or Developlllent, represents l lumuulty.

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In l hc lnl.ol lectuul KIII~d011l the L'uln t 1'('pl'l's(,lIls Absolute 1'lIow1edge; l ln:

Circi(', ScIentific Theories, Systems, n nd Schools,

J 11 the l\Iornl Klugrlotu l ht: I'otut rcprcsclIls u« Itcllglou: the Circle nil t h e <11 rr c r C II t for 1I1 s 0 ( worshlp.

Ju Iln«, the 1'0111 t Is till! (':III~I', lite julruo-ruot lv«: tlte Circle is the crTed. the cUllscqUl'IlI'C.

j'd:lrl.lllisls sec ill t lu: ]'oillt UIC cmblunr or tlte Musk, which tcuchcs ~()litulle, a III I III the Cl rcnmfcrouce that uf the Mn u tlc, which Lcuchcs L'rurlcuec.

The l':trallel Lines suppor ted by the two Snluts .Ioh II , whose festivals tah.e place 011 opposite scusous of the yell", represent tile antagonistic forces of Nature mn.lulnlu lng Elel'llily Itself (Ilgured by tha Circle) .lu a stn t o o( must llerfect cqulll lulum : they figure the alterrut.Ll v os of good n ml ev ll, light nud rlnrkucss, mnu nud "'0111:111, sph-lt and mutter. etc., elc., oppositions which lire lndlspcnsubl« to cstn hl lsh OVGr all Crcn.tlon the dl v lue Law of Unlvursul Llnrrnouy: ill nuclout limes represented uy the Lyre of Orpheus, but since the Christian em by the Bible, which crowns the entire SYlllbol.

By medltn.tlon upon the sublime symbollsm of tile Rlto of Mnr tlulsm we nre led to mn ke the following Profession of Faith:

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~"_ 0"4p; •• aA$.' •• I. M,_ It ... '~_<'

T 111'1 C IlI~HS I'}TS.

"'rt'l,,'1ie\"(~ III 011(' Ullique (:od, n url ill ("II' I r,li'lll(' HellglulI; III Ono (lotllJI(,RSIII~ all the Uo:I.<:;, 1:"11 III Oun

ltellglou nbsorblng or 1l1l111l1l11~ 1111 111(' Cul t a. '"

"We bclle ve lu the lufu lll hl lll y of tlte spirll of (,It.II-

V I' ' .. Il'1111'lllthrllllr rn l lu-r t hu u III t he lu In l-

Ity 01' 11 'PIS.I • .' "

Hbllity of the dug mn tic 1('1111'1'11 Y of It few 111('11.

TIn: J\IAHIC

til" 111I~(lllIll' l l bt-rl y , III lite u hsol ut«

"We hcllev« III " "

. '1"1 tv '11111 C'\'(,II III 111(' I", 1t1(h'lH.'IIc1c~III..'(', 111 Illl' HO\"('I ( ,.., I • • • ,

nl lv e dl vl nl ty of tlte 11111111111 Will, w lu-u ruh-rl I,}

renson. I ,'"

"We bcllcvn t hn l 10 eurlch 011("8 sr-lf 0111' IIII1S. gl\ ( .

n nd thnt pcrsounl hnpp luoss Is n t tn luu ble oul y through the hn pp luess of ()1l'('~'8,"

TIll') COLUMNS.

I III Dl v lul t v two esseu tln l 1110(1<.'8:

"'Ve rccoun ;1,(' J

Idea nud Furm, Iutnlllgeuco n ud Action.

I I 1)1 I lt.y c(Jllceivetl

""'e believe III Truth, whlr I S v 11 .

by tile Idea .

. "'Ve believe III Reu lll.y, which Is Idea proved or

provable by Sclcnco. . II

"We believe III Itrxrsou, which Is Dl v l n.ll.y corrce y

expressed hy the Verh, ., . , , .

"'Ve hell eve III .Iuatlco, which IS Dl vlui l.y III Acll~"

11 t Its reul rclu tlous nud Its rcnsouuble 1)10-

nccol'l lIg ° '" I

portlous, "

TUID MAN'l'LID.

t . If tl Great :11\(1 Ul1tle-

"We believe that (.0(1 Il lmse , ic .

Ilnnble Principle of .J ustlcc, (':111 nul: be l.ho t1('~Jlol. 11~)r

11'· Cn"IIII['('H' 111:11. He cuu ucll.lu-r rc ..

the torturer IS • . .', , t

ward nor puulsli thcm ; hut thut the Law o] Uniocrs«

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11111111011/1 c'anlc'!'{ III IlsI'Ir ils s:lIlclloll, so I.hn t Uood iH III .. 1'('\I'lIrc( of C:ood, nllel 1,;"" Ihe PlIlIlsltl1lf'Ilt., but nlso lit .. 1'('ll1c'II.r, or I'~\''',''

\\'C' 1111\'(' to t luo w 11101'(' light upou t hc r-;iglllllc.:lI I lun of lit" Slglls :1I1c1l'!'IlI:II'I('('I of lhc first two Degrees, I bill l l II1I1S( lIot lip (,X)I('I'lecl, Ito\\'c,'('(', that this subJI'('t. \\'111 h('I'(' he !'Xllllllslcd 01' their esotortstn rc\'ealC1l:

It Is 10 111(' IlIlIlnl{' 1110lle Ihnt thIs tusk [nils, Illld n ll filllll.~ I'c'rllllll,'cJ 10111-1 l:oi 10 if'r/(lltllll lO\\'ltnls dlscovcry.

TIl re CHOSS,

. "

The Cross hI Ih(~ IlIl:lge of U,C QWltCl'lIary Law, whldl Is Ilsdf cOllcealed 111 t lre )(lluunJlsUc formation of II,P 'L'e'!'l'l1gl'Ullllll:tTUIl or four,lellel'ctl IllCOI1lll1Un1c_ "hIe 1\'111111',

Tltls J,lIo\\'IC'c1ge Iorms the S\l11I1l11l of nil Schools of l nl tln t.lou, whutovcr t.liclr Nallles 01' lUte lllay he; hut 111 ncnrly nll of 1IICIII, the letter has replaceo Ute spirit, IIlId 1I0tltlll1; rellwllIH uf Tl'Iltlltloll hut IL few

I (,PJ'('ll1Ollll'l'l Hot lIlldCl'stood,

'I'hls IIIC'ollllllllllieahlc NaIHC, or Losl 'Vol'd, pro- 1I01lllced ollly III low hl'l'nllt n nd wltlt Lho lIlost 801('11111 riles, II-! 1I1(~ n1n' of the Hehrew, Who derive It from flte IDgypll:lIIs, their l\laslL'l's. HIs :llso tho I.N.R.I. of Ule H()~icl'lIduIIS, n iu! the HOTA of the I(nuunllsls.

The lJllcolllllllllllcuhle Nn.mo Is the Gre-at Athauol' (G.·.A.·.), thp A Z.Jl,n (A7.olll) of the Adepfs of the highest dl'J;l'l'e uf the lIel'llleLie Illltlu(JolI. To know I ts t1'I/C IJI'uJlIlIle!alioll-lhat Is, to possess the full coinIirehenston of the IIIC('h:lIlislIl of the Quatel'lllU'y Lnw (1lt:t1'Velollsly S,rll I hel.l7.pd III tho H:n.hhnllstlc Lost

"Vol'd )-isl () 111:1 s I c'I' III P Fuur liJIt'IJHm I r" "lid concon tru to III 011(' "I'ulll nil lite klcu s of Sell'lIce, H eliJ;iol1~ nJltl

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ire have seen thn L t111~ 'I'crnu ry LlIW Idllds l l u: op-

posite forces nrul bl'ingH UWIII bllck 10 IIIP l l n ll v o~' l lu: 'I'rtunglu. The (}II:1 l('I'IUII',\' Is 1.111' 1'01111'11'1111'111. 01 IIII~ 'l'eI'JlIIJ'Y: It ellllJ()die~H 1111' 1,:I\\'s ",. ()ppm·dlloll IIl1d or EQllllll;l'lUlII Inlo (J/I·C /III1'IIWllioIiS Wllole or /':Illif/l,

The Quall'l'l1nry 1,:1,\\' Is rl'(l1'I'NI'111~'" ill (:I'IIIIII'lr.\' by the Squnre, w h lch IH 1'''"I(1uSI'd or [0111' :l1lgll','-1 of !1I) degrees, eqllallo III(~ fourlll plIl'llIf:t (:11'1'1«-. 1'lIlhl"11I of IUlc'rlllly, IPI'OIIl l lu-ucc (lrlglll~II('!-t 111\' 1'1'01,("111 "I 11,1' Quudru.lurn of l hr: Circle', lrrr-sul vu hl« h,\' III1HI"1'11 111:1111' emu.Llca, h:t~I'd 11(11111 II", e'l"'ol""oll~ 1"';111'11'1(' "I' II,,' "111111111'11111111':11 1'01111," It 11 I PI'l'l'c'I'lly ""~11I1'('d Ity III,' Auclr-n! I'lIl1os"pll('n~, ,,110 I'I'PII':-;c'III,'d 1III'I'"h,\' IIII' Absolute Law of linel'lwl 11:l1'1I1011,L 11'111' 111:111111'1' ('111- jlloy!'t1 by l he }"III:lI('.'1 '0 "'1'111' 1111' ~:I(,I'I'd ,,'ol'ds IH 10 dlRpoRP I hom III II ('1'111'1:11 1'01'111, ",!I Iii " :t 1'lI'l'I('.

TIII\'{I' :11'1' IIII' I'I~II I11I1 i:11 ol'.\' illSII'III't loua J'('gal't1ll1g 1111' (:I'OSS, 1'.\'11111"( of Ut vlu ll y, I Ill'oligh IIII~ III.\'Hlc'l',r of IIII' l uco uuu uu lr-ublu Nn nu-, ",1111'11 is illll('('d I )il'ly ilsdf:l.'1 111:11111'1'1',,"" 10 IIII~ 1'llilllsopllf'l' lIy 1111' Un'ol Llu l vr-rsu l ),:1\\' of tho (lU:ll'll'l'lIloll, \\' .. 1'1I11 ~:1.r nul h hu; 111111'1' 11(1011 lld~ lmpurlu ut Hllh.l('d, "'I' 111I \'I' gh'('11 ."1111 1111' 1\1',r 01 Uutv er f':II fklelJ('('; YOII urus t 011('11 l hr: d.,ol' of IIII.' SfUlcLl1!lI'Y vrJIIl'.'nl(,

'I'lu: 1'('llf:1gr:III1 wl l h il~ f;"r, (Ioillis HI'PIIIS 10 rl ls l urh til!! 1)(,:1l1li[1I1 luumuny or til I' (} 1I:t 11'1' III () II.

II dOI'H.

TllI'l'I'flll'l' II", 1111111111'1':' is sy m l ml ir'

. ,

,"t. Mftd'e"bst'ftWNrH*O

of tlte FilII, Den u., DI~C:IY, CUI'1't1pllOll, Putrefaction.

HilI fill' HI:t7.illg ~fllJ', which f'uggests the Iur m of H 1\11111 (\/17." l lu: ill'lId IIl1d 1'0111' 1IIIIb8), IA (,l1lbll'lIl11lle or ]\[1111111 Llu- n l! POWl'l'fullIl'HS of his F1'ce "'VIII, capable 10 sulul uu his PllHAioIlS, wh o n t ho Intdlf'ct dominates lila II 1'1' (1,'lg, 1.), 01' u l ln w his pnssloll!'l to cou tro! his

" II{. J. Fig II.

will (1l'ig, I I.). ) t )'PI"'('SI'lIls, 1I1l'1I, Uot)t) or lih'll, n c('ol'lIllIg 10 IIJI' dircclioll wh h-I: Illlffeds.

'1'111' (l'1\'('pollll('d SIIlI' Is n lro vr: 1111 Clllld('lIllltlc of IIII' Filii (~i) of 1\1:111; of a CUI'I'I'ltlt'd (fi) COIHlIUOII, elttrcr 11101':11 01' pll.rHfconl.

Hilt WI' 11:1\'('141'1'11 III the pl'PI'cdiJlg" Dpgi'(,f'14 l hn t the 1 I 11 II III II "'III Is )luwf'1'1'1I1 even (J(1(1illst Pl'OVI<1t'IICC. '1 IIu I 10 ('Ifl'et "IA Ht'dl'llIplloll It \r:lA III'C('SSflJ'J' 111:lt Ihe Fl'ee Will :11111 1\('1'111':1 of Mn n AIt~lllld ullite wll.h tile lJeslgll of l'ro\'ldl'llI'(', This nlltnuco, 1IIIs ('011111111111011, look plae!' WI"'11 1)Plty lucn run lr«! III 'he body of 1\1:111. \\,11(,,, 'lip ","ol'd "'liS 1I111(Ip FleA",

1\(:111 luul oll'l'lId(,11 his er('alol', pl'or:tllllIPd II .. , SrI('I'('d 1\:11111' of' (:od ~III (l11,,'r words, dl'slro,n'd I lu- liar. 1I11111,\' 1)1' II", 1'1'1:1.11011 IH·tl\'l'I'1I II (':1 \'('11 :111<1 1'::11'111 :III hlr-n 1(:lI",all~lkall.r ('xPI"'SS('<I Ily IIII' 1I111ti/llIiIl1l or lilt' ~ae'l'('d N:1I111' di"ldl'd III 1\\0 p:II'ls; IIJ(~ ~1I1"111I(, (}II:/

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r

lrl"lwJ)' \'loll'lIl1J luru 11110 two Hillaril\~, or two I('!'IIIS of opposition:

n 1 n'

f5l1ch 11I1IogIIIRIII ('lIlIld 1I0t. 1'0111111111'. 'I'r-'I'rn gl'll 111- lII1lToII «(9) t1('HII,'tl l lu- ItI·gl'lll·rat.ioll of l\11I1I. J)1'~ln' I~ ('Xl'rt'RRl'tI III 1(111,1,;11:111 II.\' IIII' 11I'I,I'4'w 'I'llI'll' '1':111. hy the leltt'l' to, n'lll'I'RPlIlllIg n lso, by It.q nfrl'dlllg Ihl! (01'111 or toug ucs, t he Verb; "lz.,lJlvllllty i l scl I nH 111:1111- feslell by I he "'!JI d.

The lr-l h-r to (HIIIII', I \\'iC\~ tile (,IIIIIIt'III or <lod, WitH l nl.ruduct-d III I lip II111Ula "'d ~:II'rt'd N:lIIIl' II lid 1I1:ld" to uul to Its two fl"llgllll'lIls.

rn tun"

'I'hls new UI\IlIl! of Five Lot.tcrs, cuiblctu or I\IIIII'S Hellelllplioll, roncls III LIt-brow .1 cosh uu, It Is l hr: 11:1111" or the NnzmHr-: 111111 WI' sm~ thn.L tile 1111111"('1' G, Ior mur dl'Rtl'll,Yer or I IIII'IIIOII.\', 1)(~COlllf'H, 1I1111pr u Nr-w I lisp!'llant.lou. l ln: bll'ssed lIIIIIIiH'l' of l l u- l'eillll'gl'alioll of 1\1:111 1,,1.0 his orlg l nn l Rbll.l~ of plII'll.r.

YOIl will 110W umk-rstnud lim elwtN'1e sensu uf 1I11! death o( Os£d.'J, nud other (more ruodcrn) heroes (If till' Mysteries even nntorlor 10 Christ, for the Itcrloutpt.lou of Mnn hus n lwnys been possible, since his Li'all.

Huvo these esoteric oxplnun.tlons Iorcvcr presell t to lhy 1II11Hl; they will letul thee, Illy Brolher, to tile very highest conccptlon of tho Universe, ils laws, alld its Grruul Architect. The knowledge Ihuu husl. cieri ved from lhe cou tcmpln tlon of our sy urbols goes far beyond that which lilly coutcuruorury SeCI'd Association "'111 or can give thee,

It rnmn lns for us to explain to thee tho Sign of Lhls Degree: tho Sen l of Solomou, or Double 'I'rluug lc, :uHI the Uulversn l L'outnclc of d(~ S:tiII l-Mn.rl.ln, lite ill ustrlous Founder of our Suhll me Itlte.

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Or I II .. Six 111111111' I '-'I

. ( .--., 1I r, r<'pn'sPllls thn .

I(~ (WI) 'f'1· ... I'u·ll'C{ (. I I . Unlvcrso n ml

, '. ,(II :111( Nu 1111'1' '11111 Is t1 -r f

' • ,11'1(' 01'('

":I 1I,'d I III' Rig, f I I - .

(' . .. . . I 0 II' l\llIcrocOSIII, or

.11.11. \\ ""Id, III oPposltioll lo .llte FI\'e-

,,011111'11 ~11I1' or slgll of II 1\(1 -

, . Ie ('1'0('08111

01' NIIIIIII "'prill, 01' MIlII. '

J ~ Is rO ... lIl·d of two Trln ngh,s. Tire ,"III \\'1I1t Its HlIllIllIlt 1I110\'(' I'c"rc!5cnls .111 I hn t :ISCI'l1dH; It SJ'lIluolizC8 Fire lind I 11':11' JI~"!'III("III" It

' '.J. , •• l'epl'esellts Lh e II~_

plrllllolls or MIlII ( ... I -.,"

1llIlterJ:tlJr It repr , ( o wnrus his Creator;

. • . I SUI S fill' cvolutt r

fol'c('s I'rruu Illc CPII (I'I' (I[ I It~. (,:. 011 0 l ih yslca l

our pl:IJI('(:tI'.r "r~tl'lJl (I ' ~. ,II (It to the cpntel' of

• , • • o· II • 1111. 111 011(' '''onl It,

PICSS(lS UII~ 11:1 (111"11 t: of' f ' CX-

, ('II 1/ () [OI'('I'S I

10 1.1", J'rJlll'iplp I ro m wld'l II ." 11101'11 or pltysical, (I 1(',\ {,Illallal"

','ltl' Trllllll!le \\'IIIt lIs )lolltl hvlow 1'1: ',' .

"111c1t df':,)I'('lllls It I II PI eS(,IIL~ all

" S II' I 1('l'lIle(ic Srtllu I r

.of I):IIlI)llless III il '-' I " '. o. 0 'Vater,

, " 1(":1)1I'IIII:tl "T '111 '

f.J11> actloll ofUl'lly "POI1 111 ..... '~I ( l rcpn'sellts

leal World It 1'<'1)1'('''''11(. (I . S llc,ltllll'S. III tlIe J>IIJ's-

.-..., S ic l'IIITeIlt f I I

tho SHII cl'lIfl'l' of our I 0 I1VO utlon from

of tho P;Il.t11. .. 1 1I1111etlll'Y srstcin, to the cellter

(:1111111111('11, 111(':,,;(' ''''0 '1',.' I

(I . -. . !:tllg es express II l ]

. Ie Law or JI;qllllihl'illlll I t {) ',,' ", or UII .v

God alld till' Ulliverse' f'l)lI re l~lcl'llal Activity of

f' • ., I{'J' r('IH'esen t Pel'l) ,t 'I 1\1

.IOU, I ho 11I1'('~H'III( (~. - e un 0-

• 'I • .elll'!':! I lOll and H l(r, ,.

lILl'OlIglt \\,1111'1' 'V '111111' et-ou1elatloll

. • ( Ie f".. 0 01' l'lllrc{acl' •

Clout worr! f'or III' ton, an uu-

.,. C IIIOl'e sclelltlfic tC1'1Il li'crllll'lItaU

llw SI'1I1 or SUIOIIlOIl Is tI 011.

ti 011 , IIl1d i( Is wllh (I l " '~(' perfect II1J:1g-e of cron.

, . ra slglllfi('aliull tl' l ..

:1 lilt. Mllsler l\hl'l III .' 1.1 our ,. ('11('1'-

III his ,. I s de ~:tlllf-;'J:tl'Ull, cluuodie(l It

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Gotl the 1,'ln'll l'rlncll'le of tile \Jllln'rHI', IH ruprcsentell lJy It Circle, sy 1111,,,1 of Nlerllil y :

( rtlD1'~ of Kabbalah), ,"

The action of glcl'lIlty , IJ Ii ()

I. t 10\\'('1' lu to Actlon. Is Rylll 0 ze pnsslng Iroru In ell I r II \ cenl.er to lite drclIlII(('l'by the U1YRIlc rolut.lou () It. I" . IIUU the

, . lhe l"ldhlR projected six l wes .ILO .

once: b~ . I II o lIl'x'l~on elllblenmllcal of

Circle, which pro( uccs I -' , ,

tile Six l'erlods of en'allon. ~1IIIIIIDl1'JJb....

'. Lhu ~l'vI~lIl.h 1'e1'\o(l, that

'I'he centrnl point Iut urs IC - • Ihut

I. l 11 these creallve elll:l1mUOllS . I.

of Rest. Il Is uc wee . , f I olu-.

l 'II evolve I,,· Its two greal currcnts 0 11V

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I lou n m l 1';"0111110" (IIRt'Plldlllg 1II111 dcsccmlliu; TrlII Ilgll's).

1,1'1 II~ 1'1'111:1 1'1\ l lut I. 1'lIl.lIre, I he Seu l of Suluiuun, c1oC'H III1L n'lIdl (loci, hu l ollly lhe CI'L'HLln~ Furces CIIIItII~ 1,1:111 g r r (I III 111111.

1"1'0111 IIIe c('III,'1' or Ihe Unl v crse to GOll Hltusclf (Cll'cil') tile power 0(' 1\1:111 orlglnn,teR, uuf tlug lhe effects or Vh'llIlIy 10 111(' r:lt:III~11I of Nn tnrn III the Unity of hlR 1"rl'l~ Will, R,rrll"oll7,(~d hy the Cross, unl t lm; lhe c('ntl'r of l hu Unl\'(~nH~ (lIUIII:tll Snul) to God Ll husclf'.

'I'hl}': I~ lite vx plu nn tlon of the llIost complnto SYIlthcUe figure tlte ~ellhlfl of Mn n ever dlscoverorl. It exnlnlns u ll thu nustcrtos of Nature, n nd Is true as well III l)hysics as III l1Ict:tphysIcs; In uuturnl scloucos us in

• theology; It Is tile soul lhn.t ullltes Henson nud Full.h, 1\[atp"i:tlislIl :111(1 SplriluallsllI, Rellglon tuul Science.

1\ledltat.e, IIIJ' Brothel', mudltu te with n ll thy soul upon whn t has been explained, to thee. Desire nurl

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Mudl tu t.luu \\'111 I(':t" (1)('1' 10 1111' gn':tll'sl dis('o\'I'l'i('~: tile ]\11111 of Vl'sln' Is 1111' Jll'ol('~(' of 1'1'0\'111('111'(',

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U"folll,,:/l "frill/so/Ilia (,'l/,.U(('s 1111(' Ifil': II,,' ('l/lltlid"/(; Ul'i.SC8J, tJlIl,1I0WII HIIJI('l'lol', 111011 11:t~,d 11111\' :l1'1'I\'('d:lt the n'l',r IIln'slwl" or I Ill' Iiolx or Ilflli,'s "I' I III' '1','111- pI!' of t l nl v orsu l 1\1I11\\'II,lIgl',

\\'p must 11'11\'(,' lIlI'(' 11I'1't~ IIl1d 1t'1. 1111'(' cI('('id" 1"111' 1I1ysI'Ir lf thou will 01' nu! IH'lIl'1mll' 11110 III,' su u rt uu ry or J'~II''''l:Il Trill II.

"'ol'lIll'l'l,r 111011 II:lsl. 111'('11 111:ld,; 10 s ul u n i l 10 lri:lls 1111(1 trlbulu U(IIIS of II PIII''''Y p.hysk:ll 11:11111"', :llld 111011 lurs! 1'1111'1110111111'" IIIIIII,\' (I"!',d:ll'l,'~ wll II I Ill' "I1I1I':lg,' J,(,('ollllll~ 10 :1. 111:111.

H Ii II, tho II lu III s I II 0 (, v II I 0 1"(':1 1'. r 0 I' I I I 11\1 \ v (' rl ,'1111- duel('d II.\' It 1':111 hf ul )o'1"I"lId, III wluuu I It,\' l r us l \\'11:--1 \\'('11 [01111 II I'll,

Hut 111'1"" III IIIIH I I igll ~'kllool or ,\ 1I!'i"111 \\. isdlllll, pllyslclll l rlu ls n ro ('ollsld('ITd IIISlIflki('111. \\'" 1"1(1111',' 11101'1' try l iu; proofs of lilY 11101':11 n nrl illl"l1dll:1I wutt h l II('SS; 11'1:tls flf:1 JlIII'I'I} spll'lIlI:" k i ru l :11'" IIIIISI' \I,' \\'111 1'1''11111'(' Ituru 111("'; II 1:-1 I III' 11101':11 111:1 II 111:1 I \\1' e:llls,' to trn vr-l, IIl1d :11011(', rl'lIllI IgllIIl':llI"I' 10 ('lIligltl"IIIIII'1I1 Lluunuh I II" I'oll~h 111111 1'1Igg,'d \-:IIII'Ys "r """IiI, "I' 111111'11111'1'1':-;011111011, or 1I11'1I1:t1 u n x ht v :llId or 1"':11'.

"'1' C:III 1'('('01111111'1111 110 l rus l v 1"1'1('1111 10 IIII' l u i l i:111' 10 gll"h~ his f,;!:tgg('1'illg sl('ps; \\'1' ,':111 gi\'(' h i ru 110 IIIP:IIIS of (\('I"I'IISI' 01 1t,,1' 111:111 I hos,' III' wi l l 11:t \'I' rOl'g('" hhuar-If', w hf lsf , ('11\'(,1111"'11 III til" III,\'sll'l'illllS ~I:IIIIII' nud 1'1'01('('ll'd b,r I III' 1\1:lsl{ :lg:IiIlSI fill' 1I1111'Ilid ('lIl'ills II.r of the 1'1'0[:1111', 11(' \\ :IS (~IIg-:q,':I'd III I III' 1:1'1':1 f \\'01'1;: of ('I'('ntlll~ iris 1H'~·SOIl:"il.r,

"'t' (':111 ghl' h l m 1111 11;..:111 III dis'~ip:II(' IIII' d:ll'ldl"S:-; of his g-11I1I1I1,r I'II:ld, «I lu-r 111:111 til,' 1.:111'1' Ili~ 11\\1. ~(,IIII1S \\'111 Ita \I' r,'d \\ i I It 1111' oi I fir 1':111('111 1II1,t!iI;11 illll, !'.~

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As 1111111 dldsl. (T('al(' tilY Jl('l'sonullly durlng that p"l'lod or \\01'1;, I Ito II \\111. ('01111' out vlctorlous III thy SIIPI"'IIII' I'IIIII'( rill' 1'lIl1glll('lIlllellt 01' he UlllllC1TI[ully slu lu hj 1'1If11:IIIR 11101'{' IrldculIR tlI11I1 :lIIy thou (lIdst ever III,'" I ,

'l'III's,' :tI'l' I III' 1\l1It! or I rlu l s IlIlpOSP(] "PUll its AII"pls hy i\lal't1l1isllI; :I lid, cout.rnrlly 10 w hn l Is prn c- ' 111','d 111111111'1' :'klwols, dl'posllnrlcs of t lic ~ncl'cd '1'1':trl l t lo u. 11111' II'I:II~ ('()III1I1I'IH'I' [01' lhe Lnl l.lu to o nl y when «ur 1:lslt:1f-1 JIIIU:lfol' Is 1lIll'l'I'lIpl('d,

I IIII'll'lllIln Id.r (01' 101'111I11I(1'1.r-\\'ho kllo\\'s?) tJlt'SC l rln lx \\'111 111'\'('1' Slop hilt. WIIl'1I t ho EII'ct will lut.vn 1,'II,'d 1111' 1',1111' "I"IIII'llIs 111111 I III' Iu Iu l 111111 lil i iul foret'S IIl1l'h:IIII('1I :tgn illS! lilm.

(lIlly 1111'11 \\'111 ,'OIlIlII{'III'1' I ut: till' v lrl nr the ('1':1 of 1'(';11'(' nllt! glory, \\'111'11 :III 1'1'I':lll'd 1.II111gs wll! olll'\' It sigll or Ills J"lo\\'('I'Y HI':1I11'1t or AIIIIOIIII-II'I'(', (,IIIL,ielll of I It I' Itlgll('sl 1111 I in I 1011.

Till' Ili:tls or Mu rt lu lsn: \\'111 he III :111 1'1111 n lso [or

lit" wo.t k 11111" 0\-,,1' \\110111 I"nlnlll,r will IInH' l Iuo w n

111(' 1I'IIIIIIIIg slll'('1 fir (,1('1'11:11 uhl l vluu.

Itllt. 1111 1":ln~ \\'111 Ill' ,<;111'11 0\'('1' t I", \'illlqlllslt('(l OIlC.

No ]\1111-;1('1' \\'111 It(, pn'1wllt 10 assist III ru.lshu; hl~ cor- 1'111"('11 hod,,' I ro tu I III' gr:t vr-, 1101' ",III allY oue be sent 10 g:t l lu-r h ls r(,llInlll~.

Lru lr-r-r}, 1'\'('11 1111' ~plll \\'111'1'(' 11(' fl'll :t vlct hn of his 1I11~,d(':III.r IIl1l1d 111111 ltis !'1;lggl'l'llIg \\'111, pOWel'II'sH :tgalllsl I "'~{liIlY u m l u n wurl h y of I'ro,'ldell('("S :llll('V('II 111:1 I. Sl',t(. f;:IY I, wlll I", Igllol'('d It.r his Irlvnrls, "y Ills r:IIIIII.\', lIy IIiH (:011. , :, .. , .. , . , ,

I! 111\110 \\ II H II Jl"1' I "I', 1110 k lIt'r"l'(' 1111'(':, , , .. ,

{)lIly :t light Ir:lllsp:lr('111 \,('il, stili hideR f ro m tliy ~Igltl 1111' {;II'nl '\1"':11111111 of AIT:III:l! ])('l'ldl' For III\'~I'I" 111,1 \\""11 1':11'1'11:11 IglIlIl':IIII'(' or 1':11'1'11:11 \\·1~1I01;1.

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But.Il', oy the power of thy Frce Will ruul (.he hlt'SRlng of Dclty, thou dust ('f)IIIC to behold 'I'It l I'I'Ll f:I('(~ Lo fnce, ltJD.MJGMUJi;lt to J{('('P sl lcul. n boul I he l\('y:";(~I'Y thou wllt have pcnctrutcd, even If thy liddll.j' nut y ('01'1. thee thy life!

Lluvo Iorcvur prC'~(,llt 10 III.\' 11I11It! IIH' u wful f:lle of Ute grcn t Iull.ln tors who n 1It'1I11'l<'t!, (,\'('11 uut l: t lu: 'J(~8t of designs, lo mise hcf'uro the m ul t.il.udo a (,01"1)('1· of lhe Sacred Veil of Isla:

Adouls, k l l lerl by 111(' 11<1:11'; Osiris killed by 'I'jphun ; L'ythugorn«, proscrlbr-d:

Orpheus, tom lo pieces lIy the Bacclwll 1('1';

Moses, ubaudoucd III Ute en vcrus of l\[UIlIII. NelJO; Hiram, sln.lu by the rtulluus ;

Sn lnt .Iohn, behcuderl :

Apolloulua, tort.urcrl:

J CSlIS, ('I' ucl Iled ;

James 110 l'IloIH,Y, 11111'111. III the stn ko ;

Ag rlppu dylllg III lI,bsvlll1e uhnn d 011 111('11 I;

Pnrucclsus, C:17.0Ul" t~:tglio"':lll'o, f-i:t.iII l-I\I:I.I'Uu,

Wrouak l, liJLlplllls Levi, n lid lntnrh-crls of 01 lI('rs igl101"CII mnr tyrs of t.he Itoyul :111(1 H:tc('l'dolll.al Sdl'lI(,I', w hos« laws are INliJXOHAHLJ'J!

Shouldst thou reveal n ny or II)(~ secret n.rls; )In rts, or points of the Iiulilcn. l\rysLel'leR Ihy Med ll.n.l.lon will huvo led Iheo Lo COllIPI'('iwlltI, n uy phyalcn.l turture should be, ludced, a mild puulslnucn L III COli 1)1:1 rlsou with that which thy folly wouhl hu vo reserved for thee.

No mu.tcrlul symbol cn n express the horror of Lite splrltunl us w!'I1 as physical uuulhllul.lou a wu ll.lru; t.lio wretched diYlIIgcl' of the True Wurrl, Inr (:011 lUIS 110 mercy for the our: who pl'of:III:tl.es II is f-ia lIc1u:1ry n ru l brutullv nx posos 10 unwor thy (',Yes lite Iurllclbl« und

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It Is Iorbhlden tu \1S to say lIIUI"(1

n 110111 illis :11111 lie too dear.

It ut, lu-Iov ccl Brothel', It Is not om' wish to loavo thee In SIISPCIISI', lind we wlll not dose 01.11' Iustructlous wl thuut l"('penUlIg:t In st 1.11110: Mcdltnte, Mcdltutc, HIHI WI' prolllliw t lu:c (hal J[ l hy Jutlgurcut Is uuprcjudlced, thy Hl':tsoll sound, I hy l\11l1t1 n ud Body frec from uny (lisql1:t1llicaliolls-ill short, If thou art worthy n.nd well qu:t1llltod, duly u m l 1I'1I1y prcpared, L'rovhlcncc, ill WIIOIII t.huu pln ccal tllY truat, wlllvel'lllit t lin t thou JlI:t.rl'~t raise the ~lIcr('d Yell :11 III bunolrl the Great, /1..1'(':1 IIUIII. 'I'huu will UI('II hnv o rcccl ved the full belle-

fit or Cl'I{'slini JiJlllighl('IIIIICIIC .. , , .

]\Iy Brother, I hr: l<'irRl 'I'eurpla has not.lilm; moru lo tencll (1)(,(,. Hccein~ tills While Sash, lnslgutn of thy rn nk III OUl' SulJlillle Lus l.lt.u tlou. Take pluco among thy BI'('thrclI, UIII",o\\'1I Superior,

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Unknoun: J'ltilu8oplrcr (one 1"0/1). Unk uo wn Brother, art thou nil Uu k no wu Superior'l

l;'1I!.:1I0'C!L Brother, 1 :UlI so ackllowleugeu in the 'I'cniplu or 'I'ru lh.

Unknouni L'lul . Wha!. dltlst thou see In the 'I'emple of '1'1'11111 '/

UIITc. JJnJ. S.rllllJul~. Iet.tcrs, muubcrs, nud gcouietrlml figlll't's e~llIl'd l'ell(at:lcs.

(_/111(//0'1"/1 Phil, "That was the 111'8t symbol thnt was nxplu lnerl to ther- ?

Uuk.. Itro. The lil"f;l :111(1 the last .sv mbol of lite Order Is (he Circle Iot-mcd hy It serpent biting its tn ll, emblenuu.lcul of l'Jtemily, ill which Llie L'ust and tho F'ul uru ru:e but n n cvcrlual lug I'tcsou t.

Uulauntn: Ph it, Llus litis symbol It nuuibor ?

Utile. lt ro, It has: t he nutuhur 1~, being that of tho Uul verso,

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• Unlm(II;)/1 l'Iil], Wllnl WI',." 1111' H,\"llIlInls 1111'11 1'1"". scntcd to I hl'(! 7

Unk. 111'0. '1'111"1'(' lnunhur CJ"('Rs('I~, t1IHPII!-wd III It ttlungln 1111(1 r('III'('S('lItllIg" 111(' tillily uf Llg h]. IIl"lslug f'roru the Dh'cl"Rit.r (1[" I lu- LII II Ii 111IJ'II'R.

Lniknouni }'IIII. J Iu w III"I' 1111'141' RJ'lIlbol~ 1tll'l"oglyphlcn llj' 1"('llI'L'Relltl''''/

Unlc.Jt ni. By tile 11,,111'(,1\' II'I l r-r ~ (nl"pll), \\"111,'11, lJnlllg ('OIlIPOHI'c1 of 1."'0 , 14 Uod), 0111' Oil "ill"'1" xh h or JIll JII"'llIl'd 1 (\,1111), 11--1 "1111111'111:1111'111 or III,' ,11I1'y or I he Tel" 1I:t .. ,r L:t w.

Unk tunon I'hll; llllH 1I1i~ II 1 1'I"0g I.' 1'111,' 1,,( (,'.. a

11 umlu-r 7

UIII..\ 111"0. 11. luis Ihrl'e 1I11111111'J'H: 1, :!(i, n nrl ~. Unknou.n. 1'1111. "'lin L tlOI'R I rvjuosun I. 7

Unk. Bro. Till' prillclpll! IIIHI HYlltllesls of NUIIIi,ers.

It Is the symbol or God n nrl of 1\11111.

Unknotcn Plul, \""111 tlo,'s Ihe 1I1111111(' ... :oW r ,'p_

reseut ?

Unlc. lt ro. I l Is I lie HIIIII or till! 111111111",.8 J"'pn's('I1I,'" uy the two vs (jotl, "-1-'101" JO-I-1O) n nrl lucltuod 1 (vall =0) Iortulug till! It'lI,,1' K ; II. 11'-1 also till! sn crcd II lllll ber or the Jncflu hlo Nn mo ("';'''1, 01' G-I-O-HH-lO

= ~W). _

Uulaunon. Phil: ";ltat dOl's tho figurp 8 ]"('lll'CS('IIl"l Ullk. Bro. Thc thcosophtcu l redllctioll of zu (~-I-O = 8), :1l1l1sylllhuIizl'S the dl v lno Utrll.y ill UIC Unl vursul

Clrclcs, celestial nud terrestrial, 8, tile TilOtlglIl of cou.

Unlctuntni rta: "'11:1 t wus the symbol then pre-

sented to Ihee?

tuu: Bro. The l\Iask.

lJIII.:II()W/l PI, if. "'lIa I. (h~l'~ It h':lI'h?

VIII.;. ]JI"O. 'I'Iu: ,"olllllln"T :111:111111111111('111, 11(" 111(' 111_ WnLe's Worldly pcrsouu.llty to nssmuc sulolj: a Hl'Jrillllll

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ruul 11J1i"('r~:l1 0111'; 1111' "'ll,'lJllIgs :t!'>soclnt.ed w l l h IlIls ~\"lIdll" :11" If':1I1III~ dln'l'Il.\' 1IIIIIe re-IIII('gl'lIllollll[ 1\IIlJl

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III IIlal "'lIlld "I' ~pl r ll.~ "IIII'll 18 1101. shut. The RJIIIhoi of f III' 1\11l~1, Is l Iu: fOlllld:1 tlou-stono of l\lul'UnisllJ. l l n tc nu u-n I'ln], ) J:I~ ll u Idler 7

UII'e. ll rt), II 11:18: "I (jorl). As lhls letter Is the 1'1"1111'11'1", t I If! ('1'111111', 11'11111 w hlch nil the let.tera of the I II'I.I'('\\' 111,,11:111'" n rr 101'111,'d, S() 1I11~ l1IaRI,ed Assoclale Is till' 1'1"1111'11'1",1111' (',,11111(' w hhh Iorms tile great body of IIII' "'lIll'oJ":lI IIl1d sIdrll1J:1l 1111111111111.\'.

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UII!.". 1(1 II. I r IJ:lH: 10; (I)(~ 111111111('1' of lhoug h t dl-

"II,P :Il1d 1111111:111.

UlIk/lOI/)/1 }'MI. ". 11:1 I. ,,"II!'> the IICX I. symbol?

UIlIi. UI'o. Two Coluuuis placed at the cutrunco of the 'I'empl«, elllIJlclUal.ieal or Ihe v lolcnt antagonlslII P!'l's(!IILcll br Nn.Iurr-, hilt more cspecln lly of the terr lhlo 0PI'081 1I01ls of the occult Iorccs lhnt 1lI11y Hllnlhllate the Igllol':Illl or Llu- IJllpI"11denlnII\'clltllt'er In the Astrn.l 'Vol"ld. 'I'Iu- two UOIUIIIIIR ((':tch Lhu I, IInl"lllony resultIlIg Irotu 'he Ilnalogies of l ho cou trn.rlos, the true Initiate 11I1I~( til'll w nil his l'ul'!'gies Irotn the recolJciliatlon or the II p}larclJ l oppos! Lluns, which for the Adept l)('eollie the Pillars IlpOIJ which he -cstablis/tcs his S trc 1/ !/ lit.

Unlaunmi Pili I. Has this symbolism It ltieroglyplllc Iet.tcr ? _

VlIk. ll rt), It hils: the letter @ (dalcth), uienulng foree, pOW(~I', nlso 11I1I1I1l(lIulllty.

Unlauncn. l'ltll, Llns it a nutubor ?

UIl"'. ]]1"0. It has: the nutubor <1, the figure of 'I'o-

'l'ragTlIllllllaTolJ. the 1l11lIJUer or force.

Unknown Phil. How cn.nst thou acquIre that force? UII"'. lJ1"O. By a 'Vol'd.

UnknowlI Phil. "'hy h.Y n. 'Von1?

UII!.:. 11,'0. Because fhe 'YOI'll creates tho forms, !l3

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nud Iorms react upon I hr: "~f)l'd to uuullf'y n nd IIcllll~\'e ._, I

It; the woru 1Je~IIIH wllh idh'l's :11111 ('lId:-; wilh :tdiIlIlH, I'

The Itoyul Art Is 1111 III OIW 'Vord, mul Lhn.L Word, .

Kubbnllsttcutly prouuuucod, IH HlrulIg('I' (hall nil pow-

ers of Hcuvous, l";ul'lh, n rul J1ell.

U,tl.:nown Plu], Llust I hou lilt' Word'/ VII 1.-, 111'0. 1 hn v o.

Unknoicn. 1'1111, "'III. t liou gl \'I' lt 1111'" Uuk. ltro. I ('1111110(.

Untauncn I'hll, 'Vim!. WI'H ("I~ III'XI. f.I.\'lIlhlll·/

V" I.:. /I ,.11, 'J'I H' 1\ I 1111111' II r III P 111111:1 I «', I '" r II rr: w h k", CVl!1I till! FIIlIIIIIIg' :-;\\,01'1111" 1111' (~III'I'II" 111:11, :lffl'l' IIII! fnll of Muu, Ool! hll~ .. 1111,(,.1 011 till' IlIn'slloll! of 1111- mortnll ty, rorun lus l"I'\'I'I'Ic~SR.

Iinknmcu l'lnl, JIIlS!l1t Idler"

Ville, 111'0, Jl hns: 11 (l hn u). ~,rlllholizlllg '1'1'11111, Light, tho HUll, J\l1111 III Iris stuto of I'erredioll.

V,,1.')totVlt l'hll, llns Il It number 7

[jill ... Itro. Il luix ; .JIIO, 01' riXHX 10, w h lr-h !-llgllify thnt It Is t hruuuh 1I11~ .. or(nIH of ])('11111 (G) l hu t IIII' 1111. , mnn "'Ill (S) nscomls lo wn rrla the 1)I\'Im' Thollghl (10).

Unkuou»: /'/111. ('!In;r; 1'11/','1; 1l1'()1/1!T.'1 !l1i.'1r!). "Let lIS n'!"clIll)cr,IIIY Hrr-Lhrvu, ttic da nncr» wl,klt turcotc» the 11II/lllre 111('" icar;"!1 Iti,~ (11)(/" lJ!'{O/{; Ills lillie." ,Depnr t III pe~\'cP, Uuk uuwu Rllpl'rlor~, :1 [I.eI' hu.v hu; rvncwcd your o"II~:I 11011 of Rel'l'l'ry :lR r(,~:I,nl~ 1I1(~ 1\1 yR' terlcs or OIU' Vour-ruhl« 01'111'1'.

1'ulli (cxtcl/(litlrl tllei,' dfllrt 111111<18), 'Vc s wcur.

Unkntncn /'/111. Accordlllgly I dl'c1:1I'(' .

o • of RR· II'" dO~l'i1111 due [01'111.

UUh',IOIDH /'1111. tstrtkc« three '"1'''~ slulfl( /I). Uuk, Urn. (.'ltrlh'c!I tlirc« mil.' .,loIIlIII).

/3,.0. J,dlilllc (.'ild"rs tll)O 1'II1I.q !llolf11/1). /110, Associate tstrUccs 011(' ""1')'

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(Tho Brethrell l'"tll'I' II}, tlln ,1"01' of t ho Lntrorn tor r, the Unknown l'hlloaol'"er lenvlng ln at.)

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