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Aye, man, after ye have gone, others shall move in the places ye lived. Knowledge
and wisdom shall all be forgotten, and only a memory of Gods shall survive. As I to thee
am a God by my knowledge, so ye, too shall be Gods of the future because of your
knowledge far above theirs. Yet know ye that all through the ages, man shall have access
to Law when he will.
Ages to come shall see revival of wisdom to those who shall inherit thy place on this
star. They shall, in turn, come into wisdom and learn to banish the darkness by Light. Yet
greatly must they strive through the ages to bring unto themselves the freedom of Light.
Then shall there come unto man the great warfare that shall make the Earth tremble and
shake in its course. Aye, then shall the Dark Brothers open the warfare between Light
and the night.
When man again shall conquer the ocean and fly in the air on wings like the birds;
when he has learned to harness the lightning, then shall the time of warfare begin. Great
shall the battle be twixt the forces, great the warfare of darkness and Light. Nation shall
rise against nation using the dark forces to shatter the Earth. Weapons of force shall wipe
out the Earth-man until half of the races of men shall be gone. Then shall come forth the
Sons of the Morning and give their edict to the children of men, saying: O men, cease
from thy striving against thy brother. Only thus can ye come to the Light. Cease from thy
unbelief, O my brother, and follow the path and know ye are right.
Then shall men cease from their striving, brother against brother and father against
son. Then shall the ancient home of my people rise from its place neath the dark ocean
waves. Then shall the Age of Light be unfolded with all men seeking the Light of the goal.
Then shall the Brothers of Light rule the people. Banished shall be the darkness of night.
Aye, the children of men shall progress onward and upward to the great goal. Children of Light shall they become. Flame of the flame shall their Souls ever be. Knowledge
and wisdom shall be mans in the great age for he shall approach the eternal flame, the
Source of all wisdom, the place of beginning, that is yet One with the end of all things.
Aye, in a time that is yet unborn, all shall be One and One shall be All. Man, a perfect
flame of this Cosmos, shall move forward to a place in the stars. Aye, shall move even
from out of this space-time into another beyond the stars.
Long have ye listened to me, O my children, long have ye listened to the wisdom of
Thoth. Now I depart from ye into darkness. Now go I to the Halls of Amenti, there to
dwell in the future when Light shall come again to man. Yet, know ye, my Spirit shall
ever be with thee, guiding thy feet in the pathway of Light.
Guard ye the secrets I leave with thee, and surely my spirit will guard thee through
life. Keep thine eyes ever on the pathway to wisdom. Keep the Light as thy goal evermore. Fetter not thy Soul in bondage of darkness; free let it wing in its flight to the stars.
Now I depart thee to dwell in Amenti. Be thou my children in this life and the next.
The time will come when ye, too, shall be deathless, living from age to age a Light
among men.
Guard ye the entrance to the Halls of Amenti. Guard ye the secrets I have hidden
among ye. Let not the wisdom be cast to barbarians. Secret shall thou keep it for those
who seek Light. Now depart I. Receive thou my blessing. Take thou my way and follow
the Light.
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