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FORE!.lARD

T h e fo l l o w i ng publ ication, together wi th i c ame i n to my h a n d s in the cour se of a tr ip to S. I fo u n d i t so stra n ge that I cannot r efr ain fr om i t to th e u n b i a sse d eyes of the public. I cannot

ts

Pr efac e, last y ear .

pr esenti ng be acc us ed

o f tre a so n , a s I a m a laym an in all kinds of m yster ies and d id n o t e n te r i n to any agr eem ent when I acquir ed this w r i t'i ng. My i n te n ti o n i s so l ely to make a g' ift to the inquisitive w orl d w i th th i s n e v r kind of m yster ies, so that the wor l d m ay j u d g e o f th e tru st or the untr uth of the teachings expr es s ed i n i t.

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FRAGt'lENT
OF THE

HISTORY OF THE KINGS

OF
gT E g g S A N Si quis eaLumniet u r non e g o , mo rd a e iu s e s s e quam deeeat
n4 *4 ?

Chtistianum

s e d De mo e rit u s

ERASMUS. "W hat then ph ilosopher Danish. are th e s e Ro s ic ru c ia n s ? " in f ro n t S h e ik h of h im. your Majesty." blackhear Gebal a sk e d . t h e

Danishmede s it t in g "They are

e x o rc is t s

a n d g o rd ma k e rs , t h e m, " would the

"Oh, do tell eyed Nurmahal ab o ut those

us s o me t h in g them. His

about "r

in q u is it iv e to

interrupted

so much like willc e rt a in ly s u rt a n , to

wonderwork e rs . from it . "

Hig h n e s s

derive accompansatisfy the

as much pleasure i ed by a smiler of the

A g e n t le to

nod of the

the

gdv p e rmis s io n beaut if u l

p h ilo s o p h e r

cu r iosity "S o,

Circ a s s ia n .

exorcists

an d g o ld ma k e rs ? " e ls e . for T h e Ro s ic ru c ia n s v a rio u s p u rp o s e s , A lwa y s b e ro n g to those are times en-

Danish.

"Nothing

m e n who associate ga g ed in th e r e those

secre t ly s e c re t

and they a lr

high,

s c ie n c e s .

and at

have been such m y s t e rie s l'len who knew how to raise in t e L le c t

a n d a s s o c ia t io n s far n.bove their we re le d age hy ahlhealthy, lo v e of humanof

na tural ity to

P owers of communicate

their their

b y t h e ir to

d is c o v e rie s s p re a d

a n d p ia n s t h e m f u rt h e r,

a s e le c t i o n thus

Ii ke- minded

persons

wh o t h e n

ba n i s h j - n q

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the of

dark their

veils

of

superstj.tion, and transforming purpose

the

brutality the peoples in

of

the

customs civilized

century, This

into

nations. Thr ace, Athens. ing the of

was the in

of

Osiris in

Egypt,

Orpheus

in in spreadof

Zoroaster

P e rs ia ,

Min o s

Cre t a ,

a n d E re c h t e us for the the

Those mysteries the knowledge virtues of

had only one single alone

been instituted God and for

attainment

moral

which dear

can make man happy." the y a wn in g S h e ik h , "but now

"A 11 right, to the point, if

Do c t o rr " s a id

I may a s k y o u . " who was already accustomed unruffled. thoughts to le a d of the a n c ie n t s to use to such inr-erruptions,

Danishmede, sirnply "It m en 's tue .

bowed deep and continued was one of in th e h a p p ie s t

interest To this

the

mira c u lo u s a ls o

them to c e rt a in

wis d o m a n d v i r d e g re e s and cereThis arous

end they

e s t a b lis h e d of in t i. a t io n

m on ies whi.ch no one d e s iro u s curiosity, vi:ituous reached always of the kept without the point up zeal

c o u J -d e v a d e . this

and activity, it

and in themselves to is ,

way men became they object

even noticing where they

and suddenly be. the Another

were suppcsed that

stimulated forces powers of

peo p le ' s Natur e . he re , of

c u rio s it y , Un c iv iliz e d too, Nature

in v e s ti g a t i o n them to a p a rt the inviveil

ma n a t t rib u t e d t o re

sib le that

- but the

a g e n j-u s a ro s e , and with

covers

works

a bold s o u rc e .

hand drew

unadul-

te r a ted or

deep wisdom fro m were combined the so-caIIed,

t h e mo s t s e c re t with the

The perceptions, purpose, Templar.*) a s ke d . and thur

guesses,

abovementioned Knights

originated

t'lasons and the the

"Templars?

Templa rs ? "

in c ru is it iv e

Nu rma h a l

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"Y es, pa r t gj.ous said

ily

fair

la d y . dreamin g

T h e s e p e o p le f a n a t ic s to

we re t h e

b e t t e r-t h j . n k i n g a holy reli-

among those zeal, to

wh o , b e c a u s e o f wrest a pj-ece of from the

made conmon cause the tomb of

sand cesert hands ot its

contain A Poor the

their

Prophet of

o$tner. infused to l ost ph e t kiIl,

derwish of

who instead

preaching

humility of

and peace Europe men who Their of Prohis

idea

conguest, sg the

encouraging death of

rhe peoples lu c k le s s

became guilty lives no+- wish their " my love for in to the

235,000

their did

s a n d d e s e rt s or c o u ld not

b e f o re s u p p o rt

P a le s t in e . the holy

re s c u er s purpose

tomb in fe a ted. , said, also

laudable

intention,

and so this

was de-

"B y all "I tried "In

the

honor

of

the

P ro p h e t , drewish zeal

"

Sheikh

Gemal

would to that,"

nevertheless preach saio mu rd e r the ru le r of

have had that for re lig io u s

hung if

he irad

in my S t a t e s . " "I wh o l l y recogYour t4a-

p h ilo s o p h ic a l of His S h e s h ia n . s u b je c t s .

c o u rt ie r,

nize je sty

the for

beneficent the welfare

Ma v G o d p re s e rv e

While to a wrongly

thej.r

broth e rs

v re re s a c rif z e a l, the

ic in g

t h e ir

f e llo w p a rt ,

men owing who called Essenes

understood Templars,

b e t t e r-t h in k in g wit h

th e mselves

me a n wh ile

u n it e d

s o me s o -c a lle d

*) sure

Here Dr. that

Danishme d e s p e a k s v e ry unaware f ro rn t h e to the that aside

mu c h iir g n rd l, l4asonic

a lt h o u g h to the

am

he was not the people according

every

Lodge had several or of rather the and more

othe r

purposes

a f o re me n t io n e d , was founded the in t o T h e t ra n s la t o r text the needs of

a c c o rd in g

needs of g e n erally

among whom it

in it ia t o rs . original G e rma n la nq u a q e .

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who had formed na tural

their

own secret They (t h e

society T e mp la rs )

of

virtuous

theists

and

scientists. their

we re

in it ia t e d with

by the Europe the

Essenes and took where light, they

goals keeping the

and discorreries together, customs the then by the of

them to spreading But

continued

secretly their

and transforming to

age. Sultan of

soon these

men rose of it.

such povrer that

ruling

became afraid these Knights destrucwere se:

The riches tempted the

accurnulated despot's greet,

industry

also tion. cr e tly

and he decioed are

on their none?)

Some scoundrels bought to testif y of

among thern (and where a g a in s t the s o c ie t y

a n d it s were

p rin c i p i e s . irnprisoned, to

They were accused th e ir assets

the most abominable and to a s in

crimes, t ime s

confiscated , natural

those

o n e ha d o n l y were justi-

b e a lesser p u b licly f i.c ation.

s c ie n t is t wit h o u t

b e c o n s id e re d a n y o n e lis t e n in g

a wa rlo c k to t h e ir

burnt "

as suc h ,

"B urnt!" terrible !"

The tend e r

Nu rma ira l c rie d

out

in

h o rro r.

"That

is

"Y es, caused stake

Ry deal

Ia d y . knavish

T h e in t e re s t tricks than

of to

the

State

has probably at the

even greater for the

burn

50 knights

sake of

a f ew hund.red thousand k n ig h t s , wh o s u rrn is e d Some of under

purses. t h e ir e a rly !a11, col-

These unfortunate hid their writings

and knowledge. the

those

who survived narne." half-

lected

them and continued "A nd the Rosicruc ia n s ? "

society

a dir-ferent in

a s k e d S h e ik h

Gebal

a tone

way between Danish.

boredom and annoyance. "I thou g h t it n e c e s s a ry , S ir, to g ' iv e Y o u a f e w p r e -

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Iiminary

historic

details usr" the

in

order

to s a id

." s milin g . "But do continue,

"To instruct dear Doctor. Danish. liest or ig inal fo u n ders despotism tir e ir things " "It

S u lt a n

is

a misfortune remain too, long

for in

humanity the

that

even the men in of

ho-

can never Here ,

hands of in t e n t io n s of v irt u e

their first in and Men

purity.

t h e v irt u o u s

the

htere corrupted. and superstition, ende d in

T h e le g is la t io n and skeptical

re s u l t e d scientists f a n t a s ie s .

natural wild

conjectures a hot

t h e mo s t a c c u rs e d d,reamers, a s n o t h in g t ru t h ,

enoowed with ge ther g u ilible wrap this "I

imagination, f o llo we rs , for

and cheats is e a s ie r if

banded tothan to se1l

and soon found persons

nons e n s e in

e s p e c ia lly language. " S h e ik h

one knows how

nonsense wish I

an enigmatical s a id

my Imam we re h e re r" thus, S ir,

G e b a l. and Rosicrucians

"Not cElme into

t h e o s o p h is t s ,

a lc h e mis t s ,

being. " "Are theosophists and Rosicrucians one and the same

Nurmah. thing?" Danish. different sects

"One thi n g ,

a n d a lmo s t but they

the

s a me d o c t rin e . in the not they rf

There

are the

anong them, secret

agree

main point: wit h cling the

i nve stigation cal doubt that,

of

s c ie n c e s .

O f c o u rs e , but

skepti-

alone

benefits are

us mortals, far above the A mo n g a ll f ro m h is

to wonoer-

WOfkingo lantaStes in g or are is utterly hardest

which

range

human understani sir' the thec

imp o s s ib le . to d is s u a d e

s e c t a ria n s ' o p in io n s ,

sop hist w i th

a n d rea l l y ! a g a in s t these men

what weapons shall

a p h ilO s o p h e r

d o b a t t le

-6 -

w ho do not

wish

to

fig h t

wit h

the

n a t u ra l

ones to

those the

of

reason?' Nur. a man

nA theosophist, mahal (who listened the

" here to

Danishmede turneC the greatest

beautiful "is

hj:n with sensitive

attention)

endowed with

most

- weakest

- organs, which,

who believes however, He f a n c i e s

he sees arouno ar e that his the solely

him spirits b y h is is

and irnmortal tense, hot

beings

produced power

ima g in a t io n . and in s win g of order

an inner goal, stiIl

illuminating the

him,

to

obtain to

he always course of

p re f e rs re a s o n . "

v io le n t

enthusiasm

Nurmah. beautiful him, tha t

"These p e o p le irnagine him ,

mu s t b e h a p p y that every person

it

is

such a pleasant, syiph near assurei

dream to

has his

who comforts he loves the I

illu min a t e s

h im,

and of le a d .

wh o m o n e i s I don'r wo u ld s p irit s ,

crea t u re wou ld th e lik e

wh o m h e h a s t o to of

know, like and Gebai". theoto ."

D anishmede, dr e am my life

but

b e a t h e o s o p h is t , the b e a u t if u l

into

s p h e re

"B e a complete Danish. so phists a quick, ne r ves, fluenced than fiery, falls into

f o o l,

Ry d e a r wo u lo

Nu rma h a l, "

s a id to

S h e ik h

"To me it male

s e e m mo re n a t u r: r1 T h e ir sex,

see iady

th e o s o p h is t s .

mo s t ly

e n do w e d w i t h sensitive to be inwit scie

roman t ic more ea s ily having

ima g in a t io n for

a n d mo re t e n d e r, ot is e a s ie r

s u c h d re a ms , they if it is

them.

That

have also

become popular that this

men does not fla tters

appear

extraordinary,

one considers so easy,

laziness

and a mb it io n to

wit h o u t the

studying aid of rea-

and so praise-worthy
s on. tt

illuminate

oneself

without

S h. G.

'I

wond e r if

t h e re

a re

Ro s ic ru c ia n s

in

mv S c a t e s ? "

Danish. dr e a mers why should S h. G. Danish. system si nce pair strong

"Indeed, and besides, there "B ut "Not

S ir.

Wh e re v e r

t h e re

a re me n , t h e r e in His state

are

Y o u r Ma je s t y

has bonzes

be no Rosicrucians?" you d o s e e a d j. f f e re n c e the le a s t , S ir. is the A s ig n fact b e t we e n that that t h e m? " h a ve t h e have united destoc same

they they

and identical some time

purposes

and ar e ma k in g of

c o rru n o n . " , . , " " . * ) the human spirit

No w r re al l y there are

of

the

transformation " s a id

opponents. "In

my S tatesr"

S h e ik h

G e b a l,

"f

will

not

t o le rat e s ho r t l l ' . lik e them?" o rd e rs tc

such

asso ciations D an ishmede is

and I w ill to

h a v e t h e ma t t e r it . But

in v e s t ig a t e o re a lI y

rernind me o f

I wo u ld

see

such a Rosicrucian. Danish. do sor I will "Y es,

Danistrnede, my L o rd .

do you know any of Y o u r Hig h n e s s t h e ir s h a ll f irs t

A n d if one of my L o rd ,

me to in this logic."

send some o n e t o Y ou Y ou rs e lf ,

le a d e rs of

to wn - and then Nurmah. to

ju d g e

t h ei r

"Oh yes!

Da n is h me d e .

Do s o !

I v ro u ld s o m u c h f . i k e

see such a wonderman. "

*) the

It

is

certainllz degrees with th8

and naturaJ.ly but I am telling s o u rc e s : members of

unknown to For the s e v e ra l Society and to

the

P.osicrucians the

of

lower

them hereby of

and can base my Rosicrucian, the re(presumably

statement have united to

on authentic men, eartir in

y e a rs , Jesus a re

illuminate of the

to make them happy, on t h e ir t h ro n e s ) in

consil-ioate h o ld in g a n d w. a r e

g e n ts

and they

secret their

co n venticles r e sid ences.

some pla c e s

G e rma n y - N. l4 . F . A n o n y mo u s .

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Danisi:meoe who was Circle w i th his "In to the talk. aodition

sent

a message to in

the

Most Venerabl-e and meanwhile

Ashmaim,

Director

Sheshian,

continued

to

the

reformation they with

of

the

whole

world for

- which, several

shame of in are

reason,

have really their wild

reformed imaginings

centuries cr ucians fo r m th e y be e n, honest

accordance also

the

RosiThey

eng a g e d in

a lc h e my , of

ma g ic , s e v e ra l

a n d Ca b a la . d e g re e s , a re , the or

a separate gradually attuned

societ y admit to their but

c o n s is t in g

to which have

those

wh o s e min d a n d h e a rt I c o n s id e r

in t e n t io n s . unfortunately to be leo

b e g inn e r s

and good,

weak deceived by the into the of

inoividuals Brot--hers goal. po o r 'I'he peo-

who allow who are la tter p le

themselves the only using

blindly

higher true

ones to the bent for

be initiated for t h e ir

are

t h e mira c u lo u s p o lit , ic a l the

these These,

to win

them over always

a ims .

called whom they obedience

Su periors, tr eat

rem a in

u n k n o wn t o

s u b o rd in a t e s , s t ric t e s t

despotically. faith in

T h e y d e ma n d o f t h e ir

them the

an d a blind

t e a c h i-n g s . * )

*)

A S uperior's

polic y of

t o wa rd the reveal a n a ir their the

h is

s u b o rd in a t e which not

is these

based on a people the possess most lowered they the neowonderful on the

thorough perfectly. im portant e ye s, always

knowledge He will matters.

human heart, of

never Wit h the to of

himself, my s t e ry ,

even in

h y p o c rit ic a liy a n d h u mility , and their

externally

with

g re a t e s t

g e n t le n e s s

show themselves reverence relate

subordinates. n o t ic e the

They speak with imp re s s ' io n

profoundest kn owledge,

unknown Superiors

som e e x a mp le s ,

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To inculcate kn o w each one's their brain with

enthusiasm weak s id e , the

for g ra s p

their

business

in

them,

they burn

a n d f la t t e r fancies, the

t h e m b y it , mislead of

most rediculous to

them into and subassets and hits submit

r e lig ious by this ord,inates go uP in by chance it to the from Here, drew from of

dreams and fa n a t ic is m, thread they lead

s e e in g they

s p irit s , These their lu c k y once

them wherever

wish. and let

must work smoke in

on alchemical c ru c ib le s "

processes If

their

s o me o n e is he must are the at only

on a good chymical Unknown Superiors, it. Ry Lord, his is one of

d.iscovery, and these

ones who be-

ne fi t

t h e ir

b a s ic Catena Your

books. Ho me ri Hig h n e s s

(O a n is h m e d e (T h e G o lde n C h a i n ma y ju dg e chese

baq the

known Aurea

Homer) and, read by their

some passages.) ." d is g u s t in g

people

teachings

"W hat a miserable, taste, exclaimed. "This is not the

s t y ie ! "

Nu rma h a l,

the

woman of

to wh a t

< lb je c t , "

s a id

the

p h ilo s o p h e r,

"but

am amazed at

accurnuiated

contradictions,

and my conrmon sense

ph ytes, there etc.", th e

excite it are

their is of

c u rio s it y to re a c h

but

never

s a t is f y

it

e n t ire l y , "Yet,

show

ho w difficult and in

s u c h a le v e l, a re f t b " a in g jo in

a n d e n o wit h : be guided p e o p le are both

examples that aim,

some who let that,

themselves those wit h when they

so and so, with every-

way t h e y they

and infuse

them with thing,

so much enthusiasm being cheated

acquainted h a n d s in

political

wiI lin g ly

and from

become cheats

themselves.

A n o n y mo u s .

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is

reperled find tenets

by the

shaliow+ess of the

of firs*.

the most

flagrant

errors.

hardly tabie people that

any traces of the

and, foremost

guite

incontesthese

most common sciences ! lat,est the best-known miserabLe

one can d.iscoveries system of

see that of

do not

know the

Nature, .,,

they

accept

as gospel

Here the ". the central of this

good Sultan

yawned a few times. system of the the g e n e ra t io n natural of things by the

the misera b re power, evil point ascribing

daily

phenomena to

in fluence At cr ippled de fiantly. nishmede, "No, r o b e. "rt an d dress of our

and g o o d s p irit s . " the door opened and a rittle g le a s ! a n d , d irt y ro b e brack-ye1].ow, e n t e re d quite Da-

man in rt tried

a lea t h e rr was th e to v e ry

v e n e ra b re fast.

A s h ma im wh o r o rl s e e i n q

rrrithdra'rr c a lle d

rror Doctorr" here.

Da n is h me d e a n d k e p t wo u ld lire to

h im b a c k

by his you. " shape

"Do stay

T h e S u lt a n the

speak with by the

looks, " said of the

c irc a s s ia n r " it lo o k s

g u it e a s if

s t ru c k the

wond e rma n ,

Do c t o r

were afraid.

compani." fltr' retor t e d Gebal, sleeplz Da n is h me d e . wh o h a d f a l_ le n eyes and turned a s le e p , his wo k e u p , measured.

"Or of

Here S heikh the Doctor with

gaze upon Danishmecie,

who understood. Danish. "It is Dr. A s h ma im, y o u r k is s e d air: the Hig h n e s s the .,, S u lt a n ' s your throne fur and

A shmaim bowed dee p , said with an embarrassed to

edge of

"My Lord servant

and Master! before the

l4ajesty of tjj-s

has deigned

sunmon me unworthy

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Glory shsopher)

." G. "Never this Min d , Do c t o r. He re me that !'lell, your (p o in t in g you are like ." deny that but regarding might of our r am fortumay it our please instito the philo-

colleague

has told

a Rosicrucian to hear you

and even a t'laster talk together. Asirm. nate

rmong them. f wish to learn

r would secret

"My Loro live that most the

and Master! rmong this sre are terrible

r d,o not holy

enough to consider by the all

fraternity silence

You to tutions

bound to oaths

and the

interest (with up

ano r must a sideward his for the sleeve),

more put of contenpt

my finger at the

on my mouth as here

glance the

Danishmede who was raughing nehr sham philosophy God into is

patriarch to of

of

watching witl:

an oPPortunity conmon snares "A llegoricar

push an honesr, man of his sophisms.

a ditch

Doct o rr " dealin g to tc to

Da n is h me c ie in t e rru p t e d wit h a s o p h is t , me , b u t o n ly wit h the le t a lo n e

h is

speech.

"Yo u are sop h er, his His duty

here

not

a s h am p h j . I o -

ds you please at all times like

c a rl f o llo w

a ma n wh o h a s m a d e i t c o u rs e s e c re t of reason.

n a t u ra l your

Majesty

woulo but

le a rn to tell

mo re a b o u t you if

d oc t r i n e . a senin-

r am here tence

a listener,

you should ask to

utter your it . "

objectionable provided saiC!"

to my common sense and to y o u a re a b le a n d willin g a n d t u rn e d your

for g iv e

str uction "W ell th e n , teII

shout e d

S h . , G e b a l, in

t o A s h ma i m : s o c ie t ie s o f f e n s iv e

"Now but phrase .,'

us what good y o u t e a c h If I were t o and t h e hear

s e c re t

b e careful. a g a in st

even the of

s lig h e s t

my rights

in t e re s t

my g o o d s u b je c t s

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( This in

had always it, ,"

been a f a v o rit e not t h j-n k of

s a y in g the

of

S h e ik h

Gebal's, a lI . ) So,

and be

saying

he did

me a n in g a t

careful By this collected tance wished pr a yer,

threat

Ashmaim was not pra y e d knights to h is to

troubled

in

the

Ieast. for

He assis-

himself, old

g e n iu s pray

a n d S u p e rio r to their ladies

(as the to fight

used

when they by the

monsters

and heathen),

and strengthened

he began to

sp e a k a s f o llo ws : l'he honor this of my holy Order the and the duties good of of. si-

"All-ruling my Brothers lence to the in

Lord! at

require to

moment that our noble

I break

order

present

doctrine

sincerely everywhere all

and truiy known as knowiedge

Your Majesty. tutelary

And how should mankind, our the

we who are living

gods of

an d sciences ag ains+- the in of their the

(S o one o f good of

B ro t h e rs

archives of * )' * ro t e ) teach

a ny t h i n g who

Yo u r Ma je s t y ' s alwa y s p re f e r a re to

s u b je c t s ? b e c it iz e n s to

O u r e n e mie s ,

blindness society in

and benefactors c it iz e n s to cast of the hea-

whic h

they

liv in g

b e in g seeking

ven and the ug liest But veil

New Jerusalern, over all our

are

everlphere wit h to

a c t io n s

u n p a ra lle le c i be classed in with

b it t e r n e s s . the dumb

these

individuals, (because they

who deserve a re with o n ly

an irnals virtue) a ttain,

in t e re s t e d

a h u ma n , ' ma t e r i a l they ." " A q u ie t reasoncan never

seek to to the:-r

soitr real

a black

venom everything v illa in s G e b a l.

s h a me Do c t o rr"

those s a id

"Take it a b le defense

easy, will

S h e ik h

conv in c e

u s mo re . "

*)

E pistle

to

the

No b le

Un k n o wn O n e s , P .

I08

- 13-

Ashm. siasm which to the be biamed coarsest,

"Lord! kindles if

It our

is

our

custom for reply the to

to

d,o so. cause

The holy of the

enthuOrder with his in is

soul

right our

we can never inept ins u lt s . all

opponents

except re s ig n e d

T h u s s o me o n e re c e n t ly our degrees.

mernbership them but ment -

after

passing

As he found for our us in

nothing

wild

imaginings

and political

goals

aggrandizewhich, d ou b t s . him magiand I

so he said

he published a g a in s t with

a book against u s wit h from

m ust admit, We answered that cian, his

he objected those only

s o me d e s p e ra t e the Koran,

sayings

and told Ern e'ril

he was a rascalr a dumbhead (here s peech faster),

dtl archwindb"g, the Doctor

a pranksterr

became ever

more hotheaoed

a g o o d -f o r-n o t h in g , s imp le t o n ,

a n u n re a s o n a b L e t h irs t y . '*)

wicked glory,

scou ndrel, an o bvious "S top!

a miserable cheat, Inane,

a s la n d e re r

for

a rep ro b a t e vu lg a r

t ra it o r,

a s c a mp a n g ry

ma n , "

shoutecl the

S h e ik h

Gebal. I do that

"Remember where not know what Is is that

you are keeping the

and before me from of

whom you are having the

speaking. out of

you thrown F i!

win d ow you tutelaru

la n g u a g e ma n k in d . "

sages?

S h a me o n y o u ,

gods of

Danishmede was embarrassed.

*) Iist they

If of

the

reader

would

iike the in

to

become farqiliar that Liqht they of use for Truth,

with t h e ir

the

whole ago, The

Rosicrucian

inv e c t iv e s the

d ef e n s e , truth appears

can do so by reading Resplendent naked, too

book published

a few years where ever

Rosicrucian a little

and t h e

s a g e s J -ie mo re t h a n

exposed.

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Ashmaim,

trernbling

all

over,

trieo that

to

withdraw. detrimental

The philosopher, m ight result from the

who feared S u lt a n rs L o rd r" wit h

something in t e rru p t e d :

a n g e r, h e s a id , , t h e ir

"Those gentlemen, "They are it not so, only

h a v e n o e v il

in t en t i o n s . rs

concer n e d

opponent's

in s t ru c t io n .

Doctor? "True. him tc And we alwalzs end our whom it honor was addressed, and the it business is our li.tany hoping of d e s ire by asking he woulo is great-

Ashmaim. forgiveness pardon a lways Iy our cf

zeal- for

the

God (which for his

ours),

and tellin g soul tha t

h im t h a t in s p ire s lo u

endangered Danish.

u s wit h

s u c h in s u L t s . " to c o n v in c e your op-

"A ctually r

wo u lo

do better

po nents

with

good reas o n s . " "Reasons? Re a s o n s ? we le a v e b lin d those f a irh ju s t ic e . to in you atheists our of tenets, is lisEen -

A shm.

an d freethinkers. a n d view r r r r itten: to you,

we d e ma n d f a it h , under God's

each person "Y ou are does not

s t ro n g

us it

th e

Sons of t o me . "

G o d , a n d wh o e v e r

d o e s n ot

liste n was the

"Our' Prophet fo u nder of our

head of

our

society.

He was the

holy

society .

" s a id S h e ik h G e b a l. " A n d h o w do y o u p r o v e

"Do not this? " A shm. th e y exist. saw in

blasphem e , "

"B y Rosic ru c ia n P alestine in the

s ig n s

wh ic h of

our the the

f o re f a t h e rs L o rd o sole but

assure whi c h of

us

t e mp le there not

no Iong seekj-n-

tlany of

us traveled th e y d id

with f in d

purpose except

the rn, and although

s u c h s ig n s

Gothj-c or-

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naments work, Iia r s, a d d .s to

on an old are

waIl,

a remainder too

of

l4aracene to calL

(saracene?) our forefathers because it

thel'

nevertheless btind.ly

honest t h e ir

and. they our

b e lie v e

d e c la ra t io n ,

Orderts

rep u t a t io n

a n d imp o rt a n c e . " And how do you prove rhat

Danish. you are the

"WeI1 said, true Sons of

Doctor. God" a ll a p p ly is

A shm. a s r elating facilitates w i th a little S h. G. are ter proving by your A shm. r ig h t. " S h. G. A shm. po sitory of

"B y interpre t in g to LlS r may t h e y a s it

f a v o ra b le or not.

passages A n d t h is that

in

t he

Koran

book greatly pe r s o n in it."

our work,

s o e n ig ma t ic

e v e ry

imaginat- io n "E xcelient! the holines s ." so t h is

b e lie v e s So you, of your

h e c a n f in d lik e O rd e r our

e v e ry t h in g

d e rwis h e s K o ra n ,

and irnams, and the lat-

by the

Ord,er "Just

is

the

best

wa v t o

b e a lwa v s

in

the

"Noqr tell

u s a b it us,

mo re a b o u t L o rd .

your

s c ie n c e s . " the t ru e re-

"None esca p e s all sciences magic,

We a lo n e

a re

a n d k n o wie d g e . Ca b a 1 a .

Y o u r Ma je s t y E v e ry t h in g is

may t a k e re le v a n t

You r choice: to our

a lc h e my ,

domain. " "Thank you , thank y o u v e ry mu c h . B u t wh a t ha s o n e

S h. G. to do to

become a true

magus?" magus after a ll to the thought wit h and the the t ru e, Will blind

.Ashm. of

"To be a true of

God, one has first " Danish. "Y es,

b e e q u ip p e d

faith.

in d e e d !

That

o n e mu s t t ru ly

have."

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Ashm. the red

"Secondly, and th e

one has to

know the

powers

of

the

plants,

corals,

h e rb E A p e rie o n . "

''HypericoI1,''saidSh e ik h G e b a 1 ! ' ' He rb @, , . , re P e a t e d Nurmahal. smile Only and said Ashm, Sp irit in Danishmede nothing. one has to p a s s iv e a long await the action of the HoJ-y looked at the magus with an ambiguous

"Thirdly, voluntary,

c a lmn e s s . " Danishmede thought. to this ) he can

(You may wait Ashm. no longer

time,

"When someone has attained be engaged mother, wish in anything

degree,

material. may seek their o c c u p ie d of wit h the bread the earth, Me. "' " mig h t happen in the and food Spirit it is

Father, wh erever they

and children t h e ma g u s is about the

Ho ly for

and bothers written,

litt1e

creatures

'Forsake

father

and mother L o rd r" s a io

and follow

"W hat do you think , to mankind cj - v il if ti:ere " does n o t fro m we re

Da n is h me d e ,

s u c h wa it in q

c re a t u re s

society? A shm. "It

c o n c e rn t h is r

us.

Each for

h ims e lf of

and God heaven." you idle a peo-

fo r

all

and aside

e r a re o n ly is

c it iz e n s to

Danish. useless ple

"Barbarian! It

And what you,

socj-ety

do with

members?

must expel in

and then of the

you can form wo rld

among yourselves, "That it in "In will his the do , "

wh a t e v e r s a id

p a rt

you wish." taken do?"

S h e ik h

G e b a l,

wh o n a d a lre a dy e ls e

a d ecision A shm. "on e haS to

hea rl. fift h the

" We 1 1 , a n d wh a t p la c e , " t h e t a lis ma n

h a s o n e go c t o s a id quite

t h e o s o p h j-s t

calmly

possess

Urim a n d T h u mmim, wit h

which,

Lordr their

Do devil

can int e rf e re arrows

a n d a ll of

h e llis h are

p e rs e c u t io n s blunted

lose ."

porrrer, and the Danishmede "Would

Beelzebub

interrupteo

him: Lord, re ig n so-calIed that in the a re enlightened p e rs o n s of who or

you have believed, g lo rio u s in the

tim e s teach that

of

Y our Majesty's stuff exist their reason,

t h e re

such absurd there still with your

schools

wisdom,

credulous hard-earned this holy

individuals money? gift to of

who buy such wild - Man! the How can you Has one you? human

imaginings thus still lower tc

Godhead? and lead the

resort Lord,

co dreams and fables f despair of the

educate of

Really, r ace

improvement to h is

whole

as long

as such d re a me rs fa it h t of his

c o n t in u e

e x is t . " s e lf -I o v e , in u ra s o f f e n d e d . order to bring of a scene

Here A shmaimrs Already our the muscles back

e E ra t h e r face the

and mouth tensed of reason

philosopher

from l o v e ly

course

wi+-h a strean f e a red

in ve ctives, si m j .lar to

when the the

\ lu rma h a lr. wh o s e mo d e s t y n a iv e ly

previous ,

v e ry

asked our Adept:

"S o you can work mira c le s ? " A shm. at the It our "If we can ? Wh a t a q u e s t S . o n ! me n , a n ima ls , effect of the T h e wh o le of Nature is

conunand, angels, the For to

a n d d e v ils . laws of Nature

To oblige established c au s e s

us, by mil-

Godhead stops from of eternity. causes the

t h e me a n e s t o f o p e ra t io n of t h e ir -

effects, if

Jehovah

Iio n s Be in g ies of

go in t o out

we p le a s e , a rra n g e s future

the

Eternal a serOf our

draws

stars

o rb j-t s , the

t h e rn i n in them.

Hebrew letters the eternal

and we can read A rch it e c t of

cou r se

t h e wo rid

c o u ld

illu min a t e

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intelligence termination ti on is

in,a of His

more natural eternal. for laws

way than but

to

act first

against manner

the of

deinstruc-

the

more eonvenie n t E xcellent ,

us." s a id Da n is h me d e . " A nd y o u r

"Good! CabaIa? " A shm. to n ishing future a s are

Do c t o r! "

"Y es! things.

A s re g a rd s It e n a b le s our

the

la t t , e r, re a d

I a ll

c o u ld

t e ll of

you asmen, all obscure,

us to

a c t io n s a lwa y s

events. all

Of cou rs e ,

o ra c le s

a re

q u it e

predictions." "A nd ju s t it because of mean reading T h e f u t u re I chalienge that, a u s e le s s Is e x is t ano flagrant it nor is the there

Danrsh. deceit. gr e atest and aside prediction

What does

t.fie future? does not to

contradiction? from that that, wouid the us in that

not

everyone

show me just Does it that our

one sing not

be somewhat understandable. Godhead if o rd e r to one were get to admit f ro m future o ra c le s T h is of

mean blaspheming on ly Either no t. speak with

I would embarrassment

p le a s u re his the a ll? urge

God permits In the first

man may learn wh y a re at

fate t oE he does o b s c u re ? c h ild is h In the

ins t a n c e ,

se cond, Lord,

why are from cycle

there the of to

s u c h o ra c le s natural, times in

science,

stems

uneasy order to from

rnan to

see himself fate.

beyond the

hope for the In art

a better of

Man and

has endeavored ha s fallen it is into

build

a system

conjectures h o we v e r , devil to

the to

c ra s s e s t tole ra t e d re a me r

e rro rs .

g e n e ra l, in la rg e

Lord, societie finnly if

dangerous

s u c h Ca b a lis t s can fool

For when a malicious be lieve that the

c re d u lo u s h im, it

p e rs o n s is c le a r

Godh e a d s p e a k s t h ro u g h

that

-r9-

his

interest

required

ir, "

this

Godheao would

inspire

him with

r eg icide "r She ikh them.

and rebellion. will Gebal, not tolera t e

t h e m in my s t a t e s in g re a t f e a r.

o n e mo re h o ur r " s a i d 'r wil] not tolerate

who was a lre a d y all, Lord all

They must Ashm. "No but! "But

go away. " ." e v id e n c e to is a s c le a r it as the multiplimust be foolhard.y

Danishm e d e ' s Whoever wants like you .

cation or

table.

speak against

a dreamer, Danishm. Doctor!

A wa y wj. t h y o u ! , ' p e rmit me b u t a f e w mo re g u e s t i o n s .

"Y our

Ma je s t y ,

S o you are

a lc h e mis t s ? " a n d imp a t ie n c e "r oo not h a d re a c h e o s p e a k wit h to t h e ir limit,

A shmaim, whose ire r ep r ied atheist. e ter nal e st pit with'angry For your loo k s :

you,

you stubborn into the the great-

blasphemies f ro m

you deserve e t e rn it y to for

be thrown under and our

and be bur n t your soul

e t e rn it y God's

pangs of

a n d c o n s c ie n c e ,

honor."*)

*)

T his

hot

Rosicrucian in their enli.ghtens to spread to people

wis h his the

a g a in s t too

a ll This of

p h ilo s o p h e rs zea] is the over

c an b e the We find unnaventhe Rosicrucian it.

found alwa ys

everywhere tries judge

apologies. century d e n s e v e il interests, all

natural

philosopher

much, while s t u p id it y and then b re a t h e s f a n a t ic is m

have to that tu r a l th e in

by their exile th e

we sha1l

their it.

ciesire

enlightened never to of t rie s

heads has nothing s u c h cr u e l at him, le a d h im b a c k . them is

True, rivaL is the still hirn

p h ilo s o p h e r

ge a n ce upon his latter for sage forgives g r e a t, d r e a mer.

a n d o n ly poin t in g but the is

Ev e n i f

the

dagger

difference

between

philosop h e r

a ma n , a n d t h e

really very f lg s is 1 ' t . : . a ' i: n n n ' l r r :

Anon'ymous.

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"Quiet! a n gry sultan.

B y all 'r

that

is -

s a c re d r" r!

shouted

the

e x t re m e l y

com ma n d !

speak!

A re y o u s u c rr + - r a s h

a s Danishmede says?" Ashm. he alone m e tals. metal of into "Whoever can deny brilliance us in regard to and light the to the sun, of

can contradict we possess the very th is

transmutation

s e c re t . goid

we c a n t ra n s rn u t e at any moment

rru n p s o f to the honor

purest

God and to our "Well thenr" his

bene f it . " said S h e ik h G e b a l, "go at once, in the a n d yo u " anteroom and here

he said "go with

to

chamberrain man.

who was standing what

this

Take immediately for me . Wh a t , a re

you require, g o in g ? "

you must make gold A shm. "Ruling, the to

you not of

g lo rio u s

S o v e re ig n

S h e s h ia n , " parcon to

the t,hat

Adept the poor

bowed deep to servant de r , but dares

ground. act in this

"May Your Majesty in-ctance p ro f a n e counter eyes.

Your

supreme oreyes

we cannot the

work b e f o re my s t e ry . " y o u a re

o n iy

in it iat e d

can witness

great that

"Recognize fl aming g o ld for eyes. me, or the

cheats," a re not

S h e ik h v a lid

Gebal

shouted At once,

with make

"S uch e x c u s e s I'lL

h e re . 5 0 h a rd the

h a v e y o u a d min is t e re d Ra t h e r of h is the la t t e rl" "For

b e a t in g s . " Ro s ic ru c i a n of Go d a n d

"Rather sa id ou r in the

latte r!

enthusiasm

z e a l.

the

honor

Order." S h. G. "We11! You have not s a id t h is to in v a in , " and he rang in behalf and stub-

the of

belI. the poor

Danishmede and Nurmahal trickster, but it

wanted v a in .

intercede T h e v io le n c e

wa s in

-2t-

borness

of

this

Sultan

are

known who used to deliver entered. and, calmly would this punishment vras held the him to in cerenony d.isclose

A strong-boned which was customary floor that while

fellow, in

Sheshian,

The Doctor suffered

down on the rather his than

and willingly his it self-love la s t e d ,

have allowed

deceit.

h e s a n g rh y t h mic a lly

a jubilant

vo ice: E ven if God will As it Only go t up and proudly "The vain sur tan, whipped "is to is be n t walk e d a ll s t o rms f la s h , Order, and trash,

protect without o n Him, out of of

the

cunning

t h e . d o o r. p e o p le , " s a io the s a t is f i e d be

obstinac y

these T h is his

really death "Is

terr ib le . than there adrnit then

ma n h e re wo u ld

ra t h e r

deceit." t -rrrn in a rh , e s e m e n f r o m

Nurmah. the ir

n o me a n s f o r

fantasies?" Danish. "No otherr my f a ir the 1ady, t irn e s than p h ilo s o p h y whi c h me n ,s wirr

g r a d u ally If

spread, to

enligh t e n convince of the ir

a n d illu min a t e of f irs t the

reason.

we wished

today's

Rosj-crucians w wo u ld the

harmfulness ou r of refuge these

an d childishness in medical doctors

s c ie n c e s r heal

take

who would

shattered

sensorium

people

then remit tl:em into the hands of philosophy. God knows -nd r do not want any man's harm, but here the whole of mankind. is out against thes e wh o d is g ra c e the re a s o n , d e ma n d i-n g o f to every

cr yin g

Sovereign

who has the

good of

children

entrusted

him at

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he art,

to

use all of

the these will

f o rc e s persons

of

the

la ws a t what laws

le a s t

to

prohibit

the meetings ag aj,nst man's

(for

can do something f u t u re of the en l i s t m e n t s . harmfulness of be-

free

a n d s p irit l) then to

a n d t h e ir be warned forego

By thorough of ing their

evidence

nen could

teachings

and be induced

the

temptation

initiateo

by them. " you d o it , for in s t a n c e ? " me n , " askeo re p lie d S h e ik h the of Gebal.

"Ho!v would 'I "that would the

immediat e ly

c o n v in c e

philosopher, me t a l s is al-

so ardently impossible,

s o u g h t -a f t e r that this of

t ra n s mu t a t io n

together sen in that ( they into o b tain m o rals, deavor

beautiful a mis e r or of

dream may first a b e g g a r. the to It

have aribe

the

heated

fan t a s y

may also Stone

sages perhaps may quite a habit it in of

used the

allegory

Phj-losophers'

possi b ly virtue,

have done so) infusing in

le a d

me n imp e r c e p t i b l y thdy might

them the

hope chat lif e in

their

soc ie t y the

b y a g u ie t ,

g o o d wa y o f h e lp e d

and good their en-

and that by this from of iron

s a g e s we re u n e x p e c t e d ly interest" is o b v io u s another that. is the

attractive this, Nature into it into silver. poss e s s

A side one product instance, wh ich to well

a t t e mp t

to

transform for

extremely

ridiculous:

To oo this, nor can possess: unfortunate

man requires

two powers iron toc

he does not silver.

He mu s t d e s t r o y examples

create

And daily those ruine d the

show us oniy

how unhappy health, are

are who are

engaged in of the

such chimeric c ru c ib le s , of the

scienc be

A sickly ga r 's

b y t h e v a p o rs of

and the

staff "W ait

consequences s a id S h e ik h

t h is

d is e a s e "one of

human mind

a little,"

G e b a l,

my s e cr e t a r i e s

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shall wards

come and write be couched in

down the an edict

reasons, which

so that issue

they

can afterthese

I will

aq'ainst

pe o p le. " The secretary then he continued would cErme. his Danishmede had to start of lrom the scratch, alche.mical the sefami-

discourse: be forbidden

"The editions in e'rery

writings verest lies

have to

State arise

under for

punishments. when such books S tone,

How much harm does not induce to le t weak persons a ll t h e ir the to

entire chirneric of

seek this and those thus

Ph ilo sophersr poor children f or

assets crucibles,

their in

go up in themselves be!

smoke in

ending

d,isaster

and these S u re n o t , " books

innocent s a id shali

ones. " the g o o d S u lt a n . ano the "In whole

"That twenty-four society

must not hours all

these

be burnt

banned from "In

my States." to t h e ir Ca b a la not a n d t h e ir c h a n g e His t h in k : mira c les , e t e rn a l peonatural a superit is

Danish. p le c an easily please affair. to

regard

believe

that

G o d will

la ws to natural

some folk s . Brit they

T h e y a lwa y s do not at the

a mira c le , think that

sane time

tantamount term Nature?

an i:npossibility. Surely, a miracle nothing would but

For what the

do we understand disposition in this

by the of things

eternal

Consequently, And these ridiculous. would minate It not

be irnpossible are mostly

di-sposition. cause me, it to illu-

so-calJ-ed ft the

miracles eternal

useless like

and their to convince power laws I find of

Goohead would Its

need to

blind It

my eyes.

might

has the the

my mind.

does not

need to in

overthrow

Nature. it im-

can attune

my head and heart

such a way that

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possible lf, sectarians cal

to

object

anything

to

the

words

told

me. the not dreaming that rnagiinto garstrong faithmountai kind

therefore, can work

Go d re a lly even less.

wo rk s His into to their

n o mira c le s , holy ntme is

wand that and if it

can change gardens were sufficient from

deserts

and these with

dens, faith ful

be egtripped placer s u re ly in of

a true,

to move mountains have existed be standing for in

So many dreaming not our o n e s in g l e times.

2 0 0 0 y e a rs its original before

that

would

place

El'ery

of magic must dissolve if the wise

the mj-rror for

philosophy,

and even

man cou1d, be oeceived alw a y s s a y wit h the s p irit s ? a ll works

a few moments by a crafty ma n : I b e lie v e that

ju g gler, the

he would evil

a g re a t of the

God of Their

oestroys of of

gooo Goohead. it is ! everyand ruled them the fire it by ethof

teaching area

Ho w rid ic u lo u s e L e me n t s a re

th ing,

every

Na t u re , u s is

in h a b it e d is for

b y spirits. i nfl uence which e r e al th e gives of

W hat for demons. life

a n a t u ra l

p h e n o me n o n , our

They do not

re c o g in iz e

e le c t ric

anC Arovrth to and s y lp h s . spirits in in our

everything,

and replace lo o k at the

creatures teaching of

B u t we mu s t is

foundation

b e c a u s e it times

v e ry

o1d and has made consi-

derable

progress belief that of the

God knows why. stems from the general ol-d

This te a ching cr ude

angels is

and devils ru le d

wor ld

b y in v is ib le of Na t u re : the

b e in g s . I n v is ib le , thunder,

A natural, greater, t.he flow

idea

uneduca t e d than they the

c h ild re n

mightier lightning, of time,

beings

erere rolling earth.

hurled fast

and shook sees with

Man, swept t ime

a&ray by the c a rrie s

al a rme o

eyes the

wh ic h

him and

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the h is of

distance gaze to the future,

he has already the Iast limit s

covered. of h is

He would c o u rs e ,

like

to the

extend mirror of his

q u e s t io n the whole

and examine with

one look

chain

e xistence. This ever ture, active alarmed desire generates always tries all to fantastic tear the phenomena. vei 1 of the The fu-

imagination into bent

and rnan turns Our inherent

a dreamer for

because

he cannot is sufficient skepticisrn.

be a prophet. to per-

the miraculous all tenet,s wonder against

petuate left to

our

credulity likes

against to it

of

Irnaginatio and then it

itsl-ef the its

amalgamate generates

upon wonder, the philosopher

defends the y are

monsters work.

because

Legislators if his ti on one presents imagination to a fanciful alone

and sectarians him wit h rnore than belie f g re a t ,

knew that wo n d e rf u l his

man can always s p e c t a c le s , reason.

be led

s ur p r i s i n g From admira-

illuminating is but

a n imp e rc e p t ib le wise of

step. to

The philtrust what

osopher

doubts, let

becEruse he is a lo n e the

enough not h is in

he s ees and hears, There the

wo rk s

ima g in a t io n . the sensorium of

have never

been spirits, them.

except

weak mind which The soul is

produces

inunortaJ- - but act

when the o n b e in g s "

cover

that

clothes

it

dissolves, are only

it

can no l o n g e r

wh o s e ma t e ria l

organs

open to material aodition,

influences

A nd in spirits Ar e they

wh e re d o we lo o k to manifest a ro u n d our at

for the

the

d we llin g of

of

these

who are perhaps

supposed floating

beckoning in

man? exis-

e a rt h

a n in a c t iv e

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te nce, of their

only

to wait

for in

our

o rd e rs ?

or wit h

if

they the

a re

at

the

place are the:

destination,

a c c o rd a n c e words in

g e n e ra l to draw

opinion, them from the curiosity

incense rewarded of

and incomprehensible or punished condition

supposed order to

satisfy

some dreamers? The devil does not exist. I would to heal send the h is devil s ic k man who can o rg a n s, see

or

hear

him to

a good p h y s ic ia n person is life,

and 1 as a frauc persie

would

have the Our devil

who shows me the the

imprisoned

a bad copy of they bu ild s , sdy,

Egyptian in the the

Typhon and the

Ahrirnan. the

His

consist-s is

tearing e t e rn a l origin

down everything battle of evil of good

good P rinciple which this this at

a n d t h is to solve

and evi1, th e less, At to look

was invented has not the

never-

battLe point

s o lv e d

t h e ' p u z z le

b y o n e io t a . ' , to Danishmede into a and in a

b e a u t if u l

Circ a s s ia n

s ig n a le d

our

good suLtan the

who had imperceptibly wa s c o n t in u in g philosopher $ ra y : to

sripped to

d e ep sleep the soft

- whereas

s e c re t a ry our

wr i t e ,

inquisitive voice, "It is

NurmahaL asked he d id in the

continue

which not

f o llo win g that

just

these for

teachings

have set a corner where

me agaj-nst in this

the

Rosicrucian tunately are not

Societlr

where do we find -deceived But

unforthings the order

very adored

deceitfully as sacred

world the

absurd of

truth? those

inner

spirit T h e mo s t

cau ses me to u n yielding are to

revolt

a g a in s t

d re a me rs . t h e ir honest T o t h is

terrible, t e ac h i n g , sensitive hatre

despotism,

c o mb in e d wit h in it ia t e d , unhappy.

irra t io n a l

enough to make eve ry right.and wrong, qu i, t e

ma n , wh o is

ma y b e a d d . e d t h e

and Persecutions revolting get the against idea to

to

which

the

individual and fancies

is

exposed of these

whose heart, people, would

the

morality from royal

separate at

such a Society. courts and courts

They have of justicer

installed, pdr-

members e.rerlnrhere, son a ges, governnent the it,

of f ic e s , Order, saying of h is

a n d t h e milit a ry . the that Superiors they

As soon therefore inform all

as a man leaves their this members of

immediately

themselves

have expeIled, him as Order are

man on account loathsome to spread his

c rimin a l

lif e .

T h e y d e s c rib e of the

the most obliged n a te fhere

scoundrel, these

and the

adherents

statements

everlnvhere. p o s it io n , if

Thus the

unf orgu-

man loses

goo d n a me a n d h is at

he has one.

are many known examples They giid this the type poor

hand. by saying (o f that they are the onJ.y Order) In the

oppression d e lu d e d soui o b t a in

te sts

to

lead his

r-h e o n e wh o 1 e f t t ru e g rie f c o n v e rs io n .

b a ck from m e a ntirne, th e burden of

wrong way a n d t o poor p e o p le

h is in

these of

often of

d ie these

a n d m. is e ry a n d u n d e r God, these lig h t , poor serin +-o

the

chica n e rie s

me n o f the

va n ts

the

Word of of their

G o d , s t ru g g lin g souls' salvation

for

re p o s i n g are pleaseci

God, desirous say of

- as thev

themselves. that spiritual sdlr they are patriarchal through the of nature bap.tism. of I priests This their le a v e and gives subordiit to and to them

They pretend christened the right, into

priests to hear

so they

confess.ion the e rrin g . of

na tes

and to to

ease the apprehend

c o n s c ie n c e the

everyone infer

conseguences could be in

such principles hands of

how dangierous

they

the

scoundrels.

Z6-

If cieties

a neophyte about which or to if

haci previously solemn oaths

been initiated prevented

into

other giving

soout

him from a secret these to that

information, bound not always in order

someone had been told it to anybody, then

and was honorwho are secret have

di.vulge orlr get

peopJ.e,

spying to

investigating

and trying d e c la re exonerate

know every the

more imp o rt a n c e , right to offer

S u p e ri o r s from to

received oaths itiate.

from

Goci the

any person

whatever new inwant most

and duties, fn

and they

such an absolution obtain t h is

the

such an underhand individu a ls . civ il I

way they c o n s id e r

everything rig h t one of

they the

f r o m cred,ulous d a n gerous

ones in

s o c ie t ie s . De g re e s wh ic h a re a ll p a id , f o r gold, with dearly.*) which it sum

The Order The last 'wi1I

has ni n e

or Ninth smaLl,

Degree costs however, magus, of if

99 I'tarks in one considers

pure that

appear

he is

remodeled he obtains

into all

a true the

a second l4oses and Aaron, Nature and the supremacy

and that over angels

secrets

*) of of the

The Rosicrucians their to money with with the of holy conduct

k n o w s o we ll the wildest appease of rewards

that tricks their

they that

cheat it

t h e ir

initiates them rob the only Rosi-

has become a rule by comparing Egypti.ans not Lord are

them to their

conscience them, lhe

selves

people

Israel (witn

whom God had commandeo to ma n o wn s is dj-vine h j- s b u t (the

Egyptians of

n o n iniiiated). a fief divine take with it Power to cr u cians)

Th<- y s a y , generosity, i.t."

"A11 that and this

feudal

has the

back and invest

more deserving See:

persons

T h e Ro s : -c ru c ia n
in the Liqht .:_ of

Res p l e n d e n t
,Trrr #h
4 r 9 9 ..,

1,.

' l nt

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d e vils, that

and men.

The P h ilo s o p h e rs '

Stone

is

the

le a s t

treasure

these But I

d,emigods possess. Erm looking understand abou+- me why there I is consider sti1I the misery of mankj-nd if the un-

and cannot earth really

so much d,istress

has such mirecle-workers who are begging why are under your

and prophets. bread from door of

you poor to door in

fortunate grief

one,

and desolation, everlnvhere

you there? the burden in of

And all the

you who are d.isea-

languishing ses,

most painful

why do you not

get

any rerief

your

suffering?

And you besay?

magr and niracle-workers, neficial rf discoveries that this which

why do you not

spread

among men the as you

God has bestowed act a g a in t to the

upon you,

you reply require in the

you c a n n o t poor

L a ws a n d G o d ,' s w i r r his bread - of and another use are Stone? me tel-1 the bl-ack-

which to die

man here pain in

beg for early

greatest

his

youth

what

the n There Yo u , est lers

your is

mysteries, no choice saving that to use

your between

essences, these

and your

P h ilo s o p h ic a l And let e it h e r greatest to

two sentences.

by not monsters that

t,he u n f o rt u n a t e Nature has ever

ma n k in d y o u a re produced t ot the

swindd,eceive

are

have so many miraculous them f or your ! private

pov/ers only aj.ms. f rugal, Stone.

mankind

and to

l"ten! i ng , not then lack

Citizens you P ossess in anything. with

Brothers the t ru e

Be honest, P h ilo s o p h e rs '

and hardworkThen you will around. you if you your rife.

Seek first

to make the to

creatures Then,

happy, wish , n a tur e

those

whom you are

destined

1ive.

seek communion wit h to be spoiled

in v is ib le

s p irit s . in the

Do n o t hope of

a I lo w

by q u a c k e rie s

a lo n g

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Th e best and order. cycle for of the

general This things formation that lead

meoic in e will will of to

is

c o mp o u n d e d o f body strong be modeled Let

f ru g a lit y , and healthy into go of I

moderation, tiil the

keep the cail

you to

a new shape and these oo not fads and

a nesr generation. id le n e s s

fan cies a modest g r e at th e what

a n d s e p a ra t io n . p u r but ie t to

despise into the which

investigation, veiled

b a s e d o n f irmr n a t u ra l s e c re t s ,

p rin c ip le s ,

mass of Creator is

c c mmo n s e n s e , and never that is not

gave us as a g u id e , it. Better to than

b e re s o rt e d doubt to anything

believe founded

against firm love of of

on clear, b le for

principles

accept

e.rerything c a n o n ly to

incomprehensih ol d up the and

the mira c u lo u s . the latter

T h e f o rme r opens the a n d g e n e ra l ends, effect will it of

progress fr aud,

wisdom,

door

superstirion

deLusion, Here the

fooli s h n e s s ,

b a rb a rir* . * ) is the not k n o wn w h y , But leav-

P ersian

ma n u s c rip t about the

ing

us in this

uncertainty faithful

eciict.

what may

e ffect

t ra n s la t io n

h a v e o n my c o u n t ry m e n a p p ro v e c e rt a in ly the of mu c h . do not

be guessed an t P art of

enlighten e d .the readers , stick to

min d s will f o r wh o m I the part of

The ignorp ub l i s h rvhich this

fragrment - will most with it, slander their it, from

criticisms will

agrees it, burn with reply alconwith

ohrn thinking. insult the it ,

But dreamers p e rh a p s e v e n writ e I will the last

examine

a re f u t a t io n s u re ly arrival-s will n ot

q u o tations to thejr

Bib le .

S o b e it ! if

lampoons. the for day, the

Conseguently, they will win . of

must e as i l y

w ays carry sole the myself small

T , h o we v e r, the spiri+of

corruption e n liq h t e n e d

my century

number of

in d iv id u a ls .

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mernDanishmede, who read a great deal and had an excellent it, decked himself with borrowed ot!t had, without realizing fame. It, may be Seen in the entire long Passage which is copied genius of his tjrne word by word from a book which an enlightened had also written against secret societies-

*)

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ADI'IISSION

1. sco ttish honesty, 2. cide at the

Into A .M. love If

this

high

Degree no Brothers s u f f ic ie n t to

are

admitted of t h e ir

except piety,

who have g iv e n of humanity,

p ro o f learn

and oesire

wisdom. will oe-

noer such a M. h a s b e e n f o u n c i, of his admj.ttance, he is with to

h j. s le a d e r and after

day and hour of the

he has knocked and receiveci adoress:

the

door

anteroom, Brother

be admitted following

there

by a Theoretical 3. "B e greeted,

the

Ce a r B ro t h e r, the

b y 3 t ime s the

3 f ro n n t h e Sign,

heart." the

After Touch,

he has demanded of and the Word, they

candioate

Scottish the

gi're

each other

customary c a n d id a t e ,

k.i-ss. safing: wash the pure That de-

Th e Theoretical 4. your "Dear

B rother B rother!

f u rt h e r

a d < ire s s e s t h e

A s a S c o t t is h

M. y o u h a v e h a d t o the innermost of

hands before

you were acimj.tted into the that S c o t t is h is , B.B. of

Te m p1e, to a n d without . p u r i.fication vote your

show that blernish, is heart here to

(B ro t h e rs ) v ic e s ,

appear

o e v o id

b e f o re

God.

r e n e we d ,

b e c a u s e y o u mu s t and the firm love

in c re a s in g ly of to your live

virtue,

piety, with the

fellowman; accordin,,'-

wash yourself ly.

, therefore, it? "

intent

Do you promise 5. When the B rother)

"Yes." has washed hi.r,nself , the " No w I wis h at the h is y o u lu c k d o o r. S c o t t is h for It in is Th. B. (Theo-

candidate speaks :

r eti cal in g sr "

your

undertarand the

and he knocks enters,

15 t ime s

opened,

can d idate 6.

deco ra t e d (No t e :

wit h O.V.

o rn a me n t s . some-

The W .O.V .

stands

" O b e rv o rs t e h e r" ,

-3 3 -

thing

rike

"chief

warden",

and w.o.v.

might mean "worthy

chief

warden") A. O. A.

speaks:

"To what level

of Masonry have you attained?,'

n I rma S co ttish

past l,taster .' ,

"What more do you want?" 'I desire to obtain greater knowledge. " conscientiously and sin-

The O-V- speaks: c e r el y. " O. M?,' O.

"Answer my questions

"Have you fai.thfully

fulfilled

the duty of

the Scottish

"Have you irnproved your understanding of virtue

and will

through

the practice a.

and the avoidance of vice?,' investigated the performance of

"Have you diligently

your work?" A. O. O. Q. If "Do you have a. craving "What is the beginning for wisdom?,'

of wisdom?"

"What conceptions nWhat is

do you have of God?,' toward, your fellowman?,, as possible ano to the

your attitud,e

these questions of

are answered as well

s a t i sfa cti o n

th e assembly, the w.o.v. Brotherly He will

speaks as follow s : ere grant trouble, your wish. and work superof

"Very well! rf God pleases, blessings.

love demanos that

reward your patience,

with

Here, however, you have to discard, your in so Coing remesrber that

f luous c::naments, all

you were stripped as a Mas on, the

me ta l s o n th e o ccasion of your fir st sense, to discard for

enter ing

which means in the moral worldly man and to strive

the oId Adam of

the morals of the name of pious men."

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The hat, ' tish da ters l'1., are

the taken

peAr

the

ornaments O.V.

and the

Apron

of the

the

Scot-

off , and the

hi:nse1f

renoves

candi-

shoes, "Dear

saying: Learn with us.', is p re p a re d , the O.V. s p e a ks : "My to recognize by my action that humil-

Brother!

i ty

also 9.

prevails When the S tep

can d id a t e

Br o ther!

on the

g lo b e ! " read,s the Gospel the of St. John to the

The Brother can didate. A fter in

Secretary it this

h a s b e e n re a d , L ig h t on it of the

W. O . V .

asks: If

"1"[y Brother! he says "yes,

Do you believe then put your

Re v e la t io n ? " after me:

fingers mu s t

and repeat s lo wly

(The oath

b e s a id

a n d d e lib e ra t e ly .

TIIEOATIJ
f 1. in spirit 2. potence 3. 4. the best N.N. (name) v o w f re e ly as I truth. a s mu c h a s p o s s ib le Nature. v a n it ie s wit h in to lo v e of the wo rld . to care for to re c o g n iz e Hls omni-. liv e , to a n d d e li. b e ra t e ly . a d o re the e t e rn a l a lmig h ty Jehova

A s long and in

To endeavor and wisdom

through the is

To renounce A s much as it of

my p o s s ib ilit ie s , t h e m,

my.B rothers , all troubles,

a s s S . s t t h e m wit h to keep absolute

counsel secrecy,

and deed in as truly A II

and finally

as God is B rothers

irnmortaL. pre s e n t say: and end, " T o T h e e a lo n e , Wh o liv e t h O J e h o v a, be hono to eter

Tho u beginning, nity, A men."

miodle,

f ro m e t e rn rt y

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Now the newly admitted a n d re ce i ve s

Brother

steps down from t,he globe, two signs, and a touc h.

and is whis-

a n e w A pr on, a jewel,

I0.

The woro cf the rheorists

his newiy ear.

i= 7I3
kiss

X
is

pered into

K eg
L

Then the threefold

given.

After

the

ClqV

actmitte<i Brother he is given

has made hirnself the explanation

known to all of the tapis,

the others, a s fo l l o w s:
11. sophical Th e oretical a. (lodge) which "Dear system B .B . B rother. of the

Y o u s e e h e re worId, which for is

a v ie w

of

the

e n t ir e to rhe

philotrue

represented c o n t e mp la t io n . g lo b e ) the is

(B rot h e rs )

r-h e ir (wo rld probe

Th.e globu s the

t e rre e

the

t ru e with

t-t dili-

philosophers

up to of

center

gence and, work, b. almighty flu e nces the

and whose three lhe 7 planeits are

kingdoms the

Nature

they

investigat the inof

7 heavenly they

bodies

which cheir birth

Architect into the

has created cen t e r of the the

so that e a rt h

may extend the

a n d p ro mo t e

7 metals c.

bv means of tn"*f

4 Elements. is so hj-gh1y esteemed, by the breath, the unirrersal everything . old, masand cen-

'which the

ters, tral A

represents which

Nature,

divine

animates,

preserves

and d,estroys

d. ( a c ti ve

T h e tw o signs @ ano Q sig' nify

agens and p a t i e n s
of

a n d p a ssi ve ),

the male and fem aLe seeds of r-he w h o l e

Nature and all

a

creatures. rn e $ Mater ia Pr im a seu cr uda philosophor um . of the philosopher s.) ( tr r e

prirne

or

ra$t ma tte r
!.

tfre $

stands fqr e

philosophorum.

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g.
the weight

andlNsignify

the proporrion

and measure, and

of Nature. h. The 3 Lights signify the Light three of Reason, rhe Light gifts of God which

of Nature, testify

and the Light God.

of Revelation;

to one only i k-

T h e 4 c or ner s of the r - apis, the 4 Elem ents . The candlestick the 7 gifts with 7 branches that stands on- the

aitar

represents

of wisd,om, for

which ever1, Brother

m u s t p ra y to Go d . L2. velation y o u r fi rst H e re yo u h a ve, wor thy Br other , of the hieroglyphic e n te ri n g Par abor ic pictures the tr ue and gen ui ne r eupon

which yor: saw in part

l' tasonr y ( sym bolic M asonr y ) . that the future occupation of k i ngad_

You will t h e T h e o re ti ca l

no doubt appreciate B .B .'will

be the investigation wor thy Br other s,

of the thr ee what great if

d o m s o f N a tu re . vantages God for

C o n sider weli,

you can gaj.n from your investigations wisd,om in assiduous prayer. consequently greater Through it glorify

yor-r implore first Archi-

you wilr

get to know Hirn better, tect . of the world with

the armighty

reverence. wisdom and, omni-

Secondlyr in all

lou will

admire His unfathomable

potence

bodies of Nature. lou will attain to the knowredge of yourself, masterpiece with and

Thirdlyr thereby

contenPlate th i s,

the Creator's

amazement. as

rn a l l

.d e ar B.B. r 1lou will fo rces per mit,

gr aduar r y

be instr uc ted,

m u c h a s my fe e b l e

pr ovided you will seekers.

have pati enc e

and be ready to follow

me as eager truth
End of

t h e A d mis s io n .

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Now the an d receives

newly

admitted

Brother a je we l,

steps

down from

t,he globe,

a new A p ro n ,

t wo s ig n s ,

a n d a t o u ch . and is given. whi.sthe

10.
pergd into

rhe wor<i cf the theorists

his ear. Then the

i" 7X 3 E
kiss is

K eg
ClqV L

threefold

After

newiy aomitteo th e o th e rs, a s fo l l o w s:

Brother

has made himself

known to all of the tapi s ,

he is given the explanation

11. sophical Th e oretical

"Dear system

B rother . of the

Y o u s e e h e re world, which for t h e ir (wo rI d p ro b e is

a v ie w

of

the

e n t ir e to the

philotrue

represented c o n t e mp la t io n . g lo b e ) the is

B .B . a.

(B rot h e rs )

Tt:re giob u s the

t e rrc e

the

t ru e wi t h

r-t dili-

( 1o d9e) which gence ancr work, b. almighty fl ue nces the

philo s o p h e rs

up to of

center

and whose three are

kingdoms the

Nature

they

investj-gate the inof

The 7 planets

7 heavenly they

bodies

which cheir b ir t h

Architect into the

has created cente r of the the

so that e a rt h

may extend the

a n d p ro mo t e

7 metals

by means o f

4 E le me n t s .

c.
ter s, tr al A

tn"

-ft

which is so highly esteemed by the old masthe d iv in e b re a t h , the u n iv e rs a l e v e ry t h in g . a g e n s and patiens of and cen-

reP resents which d.

Natur e ,

animates ,

p re s e rv e s

a n d d e s t ro y s

The two s ig n s

(D a n o Q s ig n if y

( active Nature

and passive), and all

t h e ma le a n d f e ma le

seeds of

t--he w h o l e

creatures.

e.

tn " $

M ater ia

Pr im a seu cr ud,a philosophor um .

( T he

p r i r ne o r ra w ma tte r f . tfre $

of the philosopher s.) stands fqr O philosophorum.

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g.
the weight of h. of Nature, to i. k. a itar

anddNsignify

the proportion and measure, and

Nature. The 3 Lig h t s Light God. of the with of t -a p is , the 4 E le me n t s. that stands e v e ry on the of s ig n if y the L ig h t three of Re a s o n , of the Light

and the one only

Revelation;

gifts

God which

testify

The 4 co rn e rs The candlestick the 7 g if t s

7 branches for

represents to God.

wis d o m,

wh ic h

Brother

must pray L2. velation you r first

Here you hav e , of the

wo rt h y

B ro t h e r,

the which

t ru e

and genuine part

reupon

hieroglyphic Pa ra b o lic

pictures Ma s o n ry that

yorr saw in

entering

(S t rmb o lic the future

Ma s o n ry ) . occupation the three of kingad-

You will the Theoretical Nature.

no doubt B .B .

appreciate be the we li, your

will

in v e s t ig a t io n wo rt h y B ro t h e rs ,

of

do m s of vantages Go d for get te ct . to of

Cons id e r from

wh a t g r e a t if yor-r improre y o u wilr almighty first

you can gain wisdom in

investigations T h ro u g h gJ-orify it

assid u o u s

p ra y e r.

know Hirn better, the world with

consequently g re a t e r admire of Natpre. to the

the

Archi-

re v e re n c e . His unfathomable wisdom and omni-

Secondlyr in all

1tou will bodies 1lou will the

potence

Thirdlyr thereby In

a t t a in

k n o wle d g e

of with

y o u rs e l f ,

and

contenplate all this,

Creator's

masterpiece g ra d u a lly

arnazement. as

.dear 8 . 8 . , forc e s follow

y o u will

b e in s t ru ct e d

m u ch as my feeble a n d be ready to

p e rmit ,

p ro v id e d t ru t h

y o u will s e e k e rs .

have patience

me a s e a g e r End of the

A d mis s io n .

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NOTES

1. admitted Theoretical the

A fter B.

the

rec e p t io n , of the

t h e w. o . v . beginning the of

is

to

re a d

to

the

newly of the

something Brothers, of the his the after

the

instructions

and after laws,

Brother

Secretary

has informed, to abid,e by Assembry were and

Theorist

and the

latter

has promised, st. But John, if

them by laying is to ended, with be given

hands on the usual the final

Gosper of

the

questions. it should

a banquec

reception,

be done earnestly

Ieisurely. 2. discr etion also the The W.O.V . ma y a rra n g e and subdivide it if the the f o llo win g in s t ru c t j-o n at his

e a c h p a ra g ra p h good of a re it his

a s h e d e e ms n e c e s s a r y , demands it,. to imp a rt of to For the Bro*

summarize S uperiors' eager to

Brothers

intentions learn

o n ly

d ire c t e d

theres scie nce, 3. co ve red the

about

a thorough t h e ir for In the

knowledge

natural

which At with

can serv e

t h e m in

p ra c t ic e . 9 B.B. center is of to be arrangec, t ab l e at stands the

every

asse mb ly , s ilk

a t a b le c lo t h . also

a black with B .B .

the

candlestick of the

7 arms,

an inkpot, wh o s it s

pen and paper to the rig h t of

ser vice o.Bin '

T h e s e c re t a ry wh ic h

the

keeps the minutes assembly. At the is first read to

mu s t c o n t a in

e v e ry t h in g

d is c u s s e d

the 4-

a s s e mb ly , the

after

-t h e re c e p t io n , by the it, to O.V., the then

the it

first is hand.ed for

in str uctj.on to the

B ro t h e rs

B. Secretary so that all

who communicates c a n p re p a re

other

Brothers are per-

pe r u sarr

t h e ms e lv e s .

The B.B.

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mitted they

to must

make excerpts never copy the

in

order

to

assist

their to

memory but prevent too many

whole being

instruction, distributed. the first B.B. a re

unnecessary 5, by the answer h is are At O.V.

copies the

from

next

as s e mb ly ,

to

b e q u e s t io n e d and each rnust to the best of

on the

instructj-ons

communicated, o.v. explains

as well that

as he can. which h is to

Then the B ro t h e rs follow the will

ability reminded,

had not 5th

u n d e rs t o o d . of the

The B.B. 1aw, and so

however, that

paragraph in

as to make sure q u ie t fashion.

everything

proceed

an orderly

I-AI^IS
FOR T H E E I'l IN E N T A SSEI4BLY OF THE THEORETICAL BROTHERS

s . l.

A s man's and wisdom, to turn to

true

happ in e s s to

c o n s is t s the

in

h j-s s t riv in g

for

truth also to

we wished the

exhort of

Philosophical after with diligently their

Brothers

knowledge affairs is of in

Nature

attending

their which

worldly

accordance

rank

and function, to true wis-

knowledge Grace

an infaJ"lible God.

means for

attainj-ng

dom by the

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s.2.
O n Re lig io n . Every and follow an honest which o n ly TheoreticaL it man. diligently Brother must belong to . sorne religion the outies of

and eagerly, free

as befits to approve

Hor^rever, each is

those

views though and if he what

he considers such views to

the most reasonable

and wholesome, k in d h e a rt e d , it is

as mak e ma n p io u s , his neighbor. lineage For

honest, the rest

serviceable is of the

enough from

Christian

and faith,

irrespective

country

he comes.

s.3 .
On the Every his Submissiveness these due to the Authorities. subject a peaceful a me d ia t o r of to

member of

societies to

must be a lcyal h is a u t h o rit y , re s id e n c e ,

sovereign,

a willing of

s u b je c t li" of

ci tizen q u a r rels,

and inhabitant

p la c e - o f

and a promote r carefuL A nd it its ever is

c a lm a n d u n it y . to engage in because conduct b y k in g s ,

T h e re f o re

he must to

be extremely th e S tate.

never

rebellions of t h is

harmful a s a ls o

p re c is e ly

an achas

count, of si nce all

irreproachable

that

this

Society

tirnes

been s u p p o rt e d

p rin c e s ,

a n d S t at e s .

s.4 .
On the To this A dmis s io n of the T h e o re t ic a l A . M. a re B ro t h e rs " a d mit t e d than

Degree no o t h e r

S c o t t is h

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those

who have shown sufficiqnt and craving he is to for

proof

of

their

piety,

love

of

humanj-ty, is found,

wisdom. after

When such a Scottish settlement of his

Master reception

be admitted of all

d,ues and the

consent

other

assenbled

Brothers.

\h

On the It Brothers,

Order is

which

the

Brothers the

have to A s s e mb ly

keep in c o n s is t s

the of

Asssnbly. a ll the worthy Venerabie and

presupposed eager to

that

acquire

knowledge. 1ove, peace,

Consequently, a n d u n it y , to other

O "V. hopes for m or al conduct a) sio n, ar e the Iaughter, forbidden, good order. b) all

brotherly which

a t t e n t io n , B ro t h er s .

c a n s e rv e a ll t a lk r is

a s a mo d e l b 1 a me , a ll : t S in a g a in s t

Therefor e , and iCle as all t h is

c u n n in g a ll

q u e s t io n s , u ru n a n n e r l y lo v e

deriaction:

g e n e ra l b ro t h e rly

and disturbs

The holding B.

of

the

Assembly s e v e ra l

is

to

be macie known r--o and every and hour,

members by the is.requested with c)

S e c re t a ry to appear

d a y s b e f o re , appointed tlme

Brother bringing

at

the

him his and not If

costume to enter

and jewels. without them wi.thout a dispensation th a n for the poor an same

fr om

the

O"V . time, d)

a B ro t h e r suffer

a p p e a rs the

h a l-f a n h o u r

la t e r

appoint

he must

payment of to

a penalty attencl

the ror the

Should, a Brother

be unable the B r.

aL allof to it

im p ortant m or ning. in form

reason,

he mu s t a d v is e B ro t h e r,

S e c re t a ry is f re e

S uch an abse n t himsel-f of the

h o we v e r, of the

p ub l i c l y

p ro c e e d in g s

la s t

[ 5 s e I n S lrr h r z r c r ' a r -

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ring

a: the minutes

in

the course of

the next Assembly.

^a 5"O.

Of Dinner Assegnblies.
A 11 dinner foo d , especially assemb lie s , on the the wh ic h a re of to u s u a lly o v e rlo a d e d a re to with be d i s with the wine Bap-

o c c a s io n B.B. a re

a c mis s io n s , content of the

co n tinued; and bread. ti str s, brated semblies

instead, Only the

t h e ms e lv e s Order, John a re our to

three

holidays

John the by the

E vang e lis t rs , with

and St.

A n d re w' s so that

be celeAs-

Assembly

due modestyr to a Bacchus

dj.nner

may not

be compared

festival.

D ./.

A s we ought eve r y in in B rother to will

not

to

le t

the

lo v e

of

our

B ro t h e rs c o n t rib u t io n our poor of

be fruitless, of may and one and Such

agr e e

t o g iv e fees,

a mo n t h ly so that in to

addition time

his the this

admis s io n ne c e s s a ry

B ro t he r s s ic k n e s s before

receive But

a s s is t a n c e is not

cases

accidents. year its

money chest Fund would not the

be opened for

or morer real

ls the

be too

small

assistance it.

purpose is in line

would with

be served fulfillment

by distriburing of lt is our duty

conduct m ea ns for

and a proven

pleasing laws

God a n d a c q u irin g all Philosophical

b le s s in g . are bound to submit

To which themselves

Theorists

scrupulously. bies s in g s , peace, a n d u n it y to a ll wo rth y Brother

May God give

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NO T E l. ge r s great, of The first the right sig n c o n s is t s s ig n in ra is in g the f irs t in t hr e e the fin-

hand a s , a God who fills

+ -h a t we b e iie v e in its

One Oniy, breadth,

almighty

everyrhing

hridth,

and depth. 2. as a sign he a rt, 3. quite our The second, that that we p u t these Him in a ll that our t h re e our f in g e rs heart, cn our wi.th our hear+-, whole

we love soul,

and adore a n d wit h in

whole

p o we rs . e mb ra c e s t h e of the other It

The touch with among ali this

co n s is t s both

o n e B r. the the

tightly

hands around ma n is

middle

booy.

m ea ns that an d that embrace,

c re a t u re s

Cre a t o r' s is

ma s t e r p i e c e , in the clos

knowLedg e o f be his great

h ims e lf ,

wh ic h

s y mb o liz e d

should

occupation.

CUSTOI4S OT' THE DINNER ASSEMBLY.

1. and only to in g go to while

The Master three the kinds tabLe,

of of

Ce re mo n ie s food are

attends to

to

e v e ry t h rn g When it

necessary, is tirne stand later

be provided. h is p1ace,

e a c h B r. for

takes

a n d a ll s e v e ra l he says:

re m a i n minu t e s

waiting tn" Q

t h e W. O . V . wh o a rriv e s h in r. O p e n in g the d o o r,

br in ging

with

" G o d b e wit h A ll Wh en the O. B rothers O.V . reply : " We a re h is seat,

us!" s e t t in g our h o p e o n Hi m . "

has take n

he asks

t h e W" B . S e c ret a r y .

"Why are we a s s e mb le d

h e re ? "

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A. delight

"To provide th e so u l w i th

the body with edifying

food and orink,

to edify

and

instr uction, love."

and to give

to our -

s e l ve s a l -L si g n s o f br other ly O. "Then let u s actualize

these laudable

attir udes."

N o w th e B ro th e rs f o l l ow s:

ki ss

one another ,

and the W .O.V. says gr ac e as

P RA Y E R O Merciful providing <iesert with God! Wh o h a s t for it not c re a t e d fed daily a n y c re a t u re the Israelites so that without in the

nourisirment

and hast our

Manna, give

us today in full

bread,

our

body may be maj.ntained We are of souls, praying is

strength. humblyr give us also thg nourishment we m a y b e Thee Eternal

you most Th y h o ly

which for

Wo rd a n d S p irit , We will

so that ever

pr o vid,ed an d give and Mighty

bodily to

a n d s p irit u a lly . The e a lo n e ,

p r. a ise the

honor One.

b e c a u s e T h o u a l-o n e a rt

Amen!

3. Br . with

A fter

the

pr a y e r,

the b rin g s

B ro t h e rs to seat. p ie c e the

re rn a j-n s t a n d in g , O.V. a lo a f

and the

I"laster of wine,

Ceremonie s returns breaks

anci a chalice

then

to off

his

The W.O.V . r est to the

a s ma ll each to for us!" t h is

of

b re a d of

and gives it ,

the

B rothers this

for bre a d

take

a p ie c e

and speaks:

"M ay God bless win e, the he says:

After win e it

h e h a s s ip p e d . a l i t t l e for us!" Then he lets

"May G o d b le s s s a y in g :

chalice

go around,

"Let

be for

u s a re me m b r a n c e

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of

the 4.

bond of

unswerving this ,

loyalty the

and love s it

toward, our d o wn a n d e a t ,

Brothers"" but are

FolJ-owing silence.

B ro t h e rs

ke e ping table to

W h e n t h e me a l is

o v e r,

the

O.V.

s t rik e s are

the

with

a hammer and says:

"worthy

Brothers,

you ready

ans\der my questions?" The t'laster of cere mo n ie s says: " we wis h to s a t is f y alr of

th e m with 5.

right Now the

answe rs . " ques t io n s a re p u t a s f o llo ws :

V A RIOUS a. . A. O. AA this mighty Out of Out of what the h a v e a lL Ch a o s Chaos? f o rmle s s

O UE S T I O NS t h in g s a ris e n ?

What was the rt was a dark indicated things God.

lu mp wh ic h

c o n s is t e c i

of V

and out aIand of

and is

by the in lhis

Hebrew word |HAMATM worrd

E)r:u

rump all Worci of

have been created in which aII

by the forms

This

was the Materia

sha pes were P reserved ted by the O. A. by His fr o m wilL of the

p o t , e n t ia lly , Creator. done? of G o d h o v e re d the

a n d we re

s u b s e q u e n t iy

manifes-

How was this The S pirit vivifying darkness, what

a b o v e t h e wa t e r, chaos, separated the rts

Gen. I. , and the Light s-

pohrer animated fi1le d

the

t h e v o id , ripened the

illu min a t e d raw with order of into the

d a rk n e s s , warmth,

parated

was mixed, the barren,

dj_vine the

impregnated O.

and brought s e p a ra t io n

disoroer.

What arose

by t h e

Ch a o s ?

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AO. A. gions

lhe

angelic, the

the

heavenry, wo rlc i? of angels Thrones, p u re

and the

elementary

worlds.

W hat is

a n g e lic

The 7 hierarchies

whi.ch are Dominions,

arranged

in

re-

as Seraphim,

Cherubirn, whic h ha're the c a rry a re

principaJ-j_ties, out of the glory,

Po wers ano Forces, Light, to and which Him,

s p irit s , to

c re a t e d

good fortune out His

see God in Gen. III,

His

praise O. A. O. A.

ano to the

o rd e rs .

24.

What is

h e a v e n ly and all sun?

wo rld ? the stars of the firmament.

The 7 planets W hat is It is the

the

purest

and most perfect capable of taking it s

body drawn hold c e n t e r, of the to

oui-- of created it

the

Light, Lig ht the

and is per

therefore

ned.ia as it, stars What is

f ro ws

out

f ro m

imp a r t

to

other O. A.

and things. the moon? a p la n e t abyss, wh ic h a n d it it s h a s re c e iv e C re c e iv e s it s it s b o dy f r o m from the

The moon is purest it the of

the su n ,

very

the

lig h t and then

which to

incorpora t e s lower things.

wit h

o wn e s s e n c e

graduaily

imparts O. A. th e the sun, other

From where do the The other which hand, their why it its is plan e t s the

other

planets a ll of

receive re c e iv e the

their t h e ir

light? light ligh t . the from On esorder.

a n d s t a rs

re c e iv e r-g e n e ra i stars

c re a t e d

the

other

constantly the sun, in

throw a c c o rd in g it s

some of to

sen ce of Th is g ive s is

bodies (the rays,

back onto is

their

sun) fi lJ -s

ma j-n t a in e d a ir wit h

mig h t

and brii-liance,

off

the

t h e m,

and sends thern througl

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the

air O. A-

to

the

subiunary the

bodies. world? the Creator of separated, the chaos. estabLished in its as the coars-

What is The solid the

elementary

body which at world the

est

from a.

purest

separation

was this state? No!

structure

lmmedia+-ely

p e r fect AO. A. cip r e of O. tion of A. ce n ter of

God firs t

c re a t e d

s p irit

b y His

p o we rf u l

woro.

why first

S pirir? is in in the the f u n d a me n t a l essence and first prin-

B ecause S piri t all things, not

G o d h e a d a n d in wit h t h is

c re a t u re s . at the founda-

what dio this world?

God p u t

o rd e r

s p irit

The A1mighty the world it center

let

this

Spirit

emanating

from

Him seek lt se 1 f

the there

st ru c t u re , c o u ld of

e s t a b lis h

a n d c o n t ra c t other

fr o m which expand from

center the

g e n e ra t e Its

s e v e ra l to

b e in g s,

an4 then circum-

dominion

an appropriate

sp h erical O. A. no thing, out

width. Was this rndeedr neither cen t ra l c o n t ra c t io n n e c e s s a ry ? our own eyes that can come into structure even today being not with hav

3s we may see with animal., plant

nor metal thj-s world

contraction. existence were other Y es!

Conseguently, either. be in g s

would

come into 0Atu ted fo r e the the

n e c e s s a ry t h in of

for

t h is

wo rrd , s t ru c t u r e ? c o u ld not h av e c o n s t j . there-

B ecause a s imp le

S p irit t h is

variety Uni:rersal

and ma n if o ld n e s s S p irit , t h ro u g h

wo rld

s t ru c t u re;

c o n t ra c t io n ,

had to make more

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b e ings o. traction? A. aA. soul

for

the.sake other

of

ma n if o ld n e s s did spirit

in

t h is

wo r1 d . . the said con-

what

being

make through

A secono kind How is Nefesht this vs), of

of

its

own being, by the

which

we call

soul.

sour

carled

soromonic b ra n c h ,

sages? because the

me a n in g , the

a b ro k e n -o f f Spirit. occur?

was taken O. A.

out

Unirrersal

llow did In being it this the

this

branching-off

contrac t in g the

mo v e me n t S p irit c o mp re s s io n of than His rts

took b e in g .

f ro m

Itself

part ft

of

Its

through

Therefore conse-

contracted quently, ent

somewhat more densery branched-off

own being. obtained,

and separated

being

a d,iffer-

power and motion. a. was the the great soul wit h it s c o n t ra c t in g p o we r s u f f ic ie n t to re-

present Ath a n

world althou g h

structure? the a ll for soul h a o re c e iv e d a denser being

No, for it not

S pirit,

was yet

too

s p irit u a l,

in v is ib le , of this

a nd s i m p l e . sreat world

Consequently str uctureA. A. parated Nature sp ir it,

adeguate

the

manifoldness

Therefore What kind A body, from the of

a t h ird being is in

b e in g was that? E a rt h ,

wa s n e c e s s a ry .

which Light,

the

b e in g

the

c o a rs e s t as the

par+- seof of

order is

to multiply, therefore

3 kingooms

Prove

daily.

The scul

only b e in g

a changed, being of s o u l.

and the

body a c h a n g e d a n d d e n s e r

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CLOSING OF THE ASSE}4BLY. "worthy occupied, to our Brothers! Spirit with We have satisfied useful instruction, our mortaL what booy and remains

else

be done by us?" The B r. S ecretary give re p lie s : thanks " to "To do an act the eternal of me rc y for our for

fellowman Iti s

and to

almighty

Creator

countless O. "Let O.V .

biessings .

us do b o t h . " has a hat gives c o v e re d at of his the wit h a h a n d k e rc h ie f whatever p a s s ed around, This

N ow the

ano every is

Brother

discretion

he wishes. and the

handed to

the Mast e r of

Ca s s a (Ca s h F u n d ),

W.O.V.

says the

prayer

thanks.

P RA Y E R O. Godl Thou Fa t h e r of L ig h t , fed T h o u we lis p rin g p e rs o n s wit h of aII mercy,

wh o by Thy omniP otence b a r iey. and are received satiate a r ily praise en d . W e have also giving from

hast

4,000

5 1o av e s o f Thy blessitg, which we have Spirit temPorshall

b e e n s a t ia t e d thanks

today for

t h ro u g h charity

Thee infinite Thy undeserved and soulr

the

generosity. So that

May Thy powerful for

our-body

we may be provioed Cre a t o r!

and eternally. Thee, A men. A ll B .B . are speak: ful1 of our mouth

O T h o u s o v e re ig n shall thank

O u r h e ar t

Thee and glorify

Thee without

" P ra is e His

the

L o rd , A me n

a ll

p e o p le s ,

for

heaven

an d earth

g lo ry .

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TOASTS onry W.O.V . 3 toasts the are first by th e by the drunk d is h B r. Br. ceremonially: the first, by the

after

h a s b e e n c o n s u me d . S e c re t a ry . Master of Ceremonies, at the end, of

The second, The third, the meal: The w.o.v. most precious tune g ive s speaks: wisd om,

speaks: health of

" wo rt h y our At

B ro t h e rs !

we wirl

d . rink

to

the

Superiors point the o.v.,

and wish the Master B.B.

them aLl of

good, for-

and well-being." the chalice of

this to

ceremonies and the and give o.v. you

win e

a ll,

ris e ,

"May God ill':mj.nate understanding, the O.V . as is

you through

His

Spirit

a n d c o u n s e l. , , ha s d ru n k r cu s t o ma ry is brought the wit h other the B ro t h e rs B.B. Br. take th e i r qlas-

A fter

ses and drink,

Ma s o n s . secretary about the

The second toast m i dd le of the meal,

by the

an d h e s p e a k s . : We wilL h in , d rin k to the p re c io u s h ea l t h of him,

"Worthy ou r w.o.v. his

B rothers!

May God pr o t e c t him. "

ma y His

ju s t ic e

s t re n g t h en

wisdom rule A fter

everyone your

has d ru n k , well-meant of His

the

w. o . v .

speaks:

, , De a r B r o t h e r s ! them and

thank

you for the

wishes. S p irit . "we are by the "

llay God fulfill

give

you ai1 All the

gifts

Brothers toast of

speak: is the drunk

eagerly Venerable B ro t h e rs , of

praying t'taster

for of

it.

"

The third to the

Ceremonies

well-bej.ng

T h e o re t ic a l B y p e rmis s io n

and he speaks: r d rin k to the

"worthy

B rothers!

t h e w. o . v .

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w ell-being

of

all

Theo re t ic a l "

B ro t h e rs .

Ma y G o d g iv e

us bless-.

ings r pErc, and unity.

Q UE S T I O N In of the connection Theoretical with the opening of and cLosing Science of the Assembly the last

Brothers

Solomonic

after

Assembly.

OPENING OF THE ASSEI{BLY.

The W.O.V .

speak s

to

the take

Ma s t e r c a re

of of

Ce re rn o n ie s : our the safety." doors to and says:. the A1-

"Worthy The ltlaster of

Mast e r,

Ceremonies the

examines is

"W .O.V ., m i ghty is protecting

A s s e mb ly

exposed

n o d a n g e r,

it . " the c u s t o ma ry mo t t o : peace, a n d u n it y . " p ra y in g f or it. "

The O.V .

pronounce s

"May God giv e A lL the B rothers asks

u s b le s s in g s ,

speak: one of

" we a re e a g e rly the B ro t h e rs :

The W.O.V . Ph ilosopher? The B r. m e as such. " The W .O.V .: A B r.: "

" A re

' / o u a T he o r e t i c a l

replies:

" My B ro t h e rs

and the

s a g e s will

recognize

"Wha t is

a T h e o re t ic a l

p h ilo s o p h e r? " wh o is s t ri v i n g in

"He is

a T h e o re t ic a l

P h ilo s o p h e r

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every eray to know God, his Creator, investigate

himself, ,,

and Nature,

and to

her so manyfold operations. " What is Natur e?,' voiatile

T h e W.O.V .: A. acting

" N a tu re i s an invisible visibly

spir it

which i s y et the Divine will

in bodies and which has its

r

seat in

T h e w .o .v.:
A.
t\l

" B y what have Fr eem asons symbolized N atur e?',

re p re s e n t s iras created mu s t t h e of the d . iv in e B re a t h , the Universal " have?" like and these of

"B y]$which A , which

and centrar O. A. Na ture, pious, gualities Masonry O. A. moist, th in g

ano animates in v e s t j-g a t o rs must

everything. of Na t u r e

"W hat gualities "The investigators namely: kindhearted are on the "Into "Into which truthf u l,

Nature

be constituted constant, fellowman. in ,, d iv id e d ? " the d=y, the lower

s imp le r

p a t ie n t , to their

o ev o u t , All

and serviceable into of the their

instilled occasion

Brothers entering. is Na t u re the

Desrees

how man y re g io n s 4 regio n s : are the the

hot,

c o ld ,

and the every-

elementary

propcrties

through

which

is O. A. O. A.

made." "Into "It what changes does Nature into change?', compared to

man and woman and is has Nature?" , + , p

><
U) f which

"Ho!u many beginnings "Nature

has 3 beginni.ngs ,Q n o u ris h e d , of

, by means of

ell

things O. A. O.

are produce d ,

a n d p re s e rv e d . ' , are there?" (p la n t ) h is wo rk ? " , and the animal

"Hoqr many kingdoms "Three: t,he min e ra l'

Nature

t h e v e g e t a b le b e q in

"When should

a P h ilo s o p h e r

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A. The W.o.v.

"A t

daybreak,

to

s h o w t h e re b y on the altar

h is with

in d u s t ry the

and alertness.'

knocks

7 tirnes is

hammer, and speaks

"The Assembly

hereby

opened.',

CLOSING OF THE AS.SEMBLY.

The w.o.v. anything If O. A. A. A" gr e a test O. A. of his O. A" for

speaks: the is best

" wo r. t h y B ro t h e rs ! of the Assembly?',

Do e s a n y o n e wis h

to

say

there

no re s p o n s e ,

t h e W. O . V . re s t ? "

asks

the

B r.

S ec r e t a r r / :

"When does a P h ilo s o p h e r "when the "What time "High noon, work is it it is

h a s re a c h e d at the

p e rf e c t io n . ' , the work?,' sun is in its

end of

the moment when the it s fuI1

power and the "What is "From the discovery, "Tell "It is the

mo o n in age of

b rillia n c e . " p h ilo s o p h e r? " to t he moment

a s e e k in g of h is

beg in n in g he d o e s n o t wo rd o f in

in v e s + -ig a t io n s

age.,' Ma g n e s ia . " these wo rd s : V is it a in t e rio r a (id lou terrae est will

me the

compris e d

r e cti ficando, vi tr iolun) fin d you the let

invenies (visit the

o c c u lt u m in t e rio r the t ru e the

la p id e m, of the

v e ra rn me d ic in a m e a rt h , it re c t if y in g r is v it rio l). the

hiriden

stone,

me d ic in e

will philoso-

me have the

sign,

touch,

and the

word of

ph e r s? " One B r. the W.O.V . gives it to the o t h e rs , anci the la s t t wo s i' ze it to

on both

sid e s .

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T h e W.O.V . sp e aks: he beats the altar s e mb l y i s sa i d .

"The Assernbly is hereby Thereupon the Prayer

c lo s e d , after

" and the As-

7 ti:nes.

P RA Y E R B e f o re O Thou eternal Who hast creatures bottom p le ases ever of created come to our the the A s s e mb lv . Godt the Thou Creator We Poor, of all thing

and al-one-wise world out in of

Chaos.

ignorant the

Thy Throne to give

humility

and pray

Thee from to

hearts Lord

us the

understanding g ra n t us the

recognize

wha is it w

Thee.

G o d , A d o n a i, send it withorrt

wis d om t h a t that Thee,

around into

Thy Throne, us, for

down to the

us from

Thy glory,

may pour d o not Sp irit

wisdom that

comes from

understand and Iet

Thy Ho ly

WiI l. to

G u id e u s o n T h y p a t h s thee t ill men. g iv e n our end.

by Thy Ho1 us alsc Ilave from

us be f a it h f u l to our

Grant God!

the means to m ercy on us. eternity to

be useful

fellow

O Eternal b y a ll

To Thee' a lo n e eternity. Amen.

be honor

c re a t ur e s

PRAYER

After O God! Th y footstool. cannot W ho is like

the

Assembly. Heaven is Thy Throne in and Earth that are

Thee?

Thou Almighty

dwelleth and;

up h ig h a ll

a L ig h t o n ea r t h

be reached

bY a n y mo rt a l;

wh o liv e

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before

Thee li,ke grasshoppers lives,

(or:

locusts).

O, Immortal her.

God! We pray

Through Thee Nature Thee hunbly, creatures alone art praise., teach

and Thy Breath

animates

us to know her rightly fot

and admire art

her in Thy Thou

by Thy omnipotence, great,

Thou alone

mighty,

Thou alone are merciful, and glory in all eternity,

to Thee alone are due Amen."

honor,

BEGINNING OFTHETNSTRUCTTON OFTHE THEORETICAL BROTHERS

Th e W.O.V .

speaks: here gathered to be instructed in Nature I and there-

As we are by to what better is God?

know God , o u r

Cre a t o r,

a n d o u rs e lv e s ,

am asking,

A Brother

speaks: silence fathom is more befitting His think essence, anything the to our feeble reason than creaGood,

Reverend to endeavor to

God in say nor

because of this But

as finite infinite the

tures just

ste can neither as the part

cannot

comprehend Goo is in

who1e.

Solomonic in'riHe has by rhe

philosophy sible Spirit to of

teaches which us His the

us that rules

an eternal, liqht

immeasurable, from where

an uncreated

revealed creation

incomprehensible By His divine holy

wisdom and omnipotence Word, the invisible the whole

world.

has beNature.

come visible, O. A.

and His

breath

animates

What is Nature seat

Nature ? is in what an invisible the did Divine Nature the spirit WiII. arise? wo rk s is of the G o d in origin general, of all we creawhich acts visibly i-n bodies

and has its O. A. find ted that things. O.

Out of If

we consider

c re a t e d

the

Chaos has been and stiII

W hat is

the

Chaos?

s.1.
A. The Chaos,was a mixed lump moved by the water, and the

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latter in the

!{as'animated world. were

by the created This

fire.

Out, of

this

lump all by the

things and are

and brought

forth in

almighty all forms

eternal

Word. of

God.

was the matter

which

potentially by the Chaos, will

contained of the

and subsequently God. indicateo This

manifested shapeless

and activated lunp, namely the

eternal and is

was watery meaninS $ by God into completely partr

by the

Hebrew word B)ztUr wa t e r part. the has been The upper others. crude The and

Sh a m ain, divided part lowest thick. with th ir d the is

ana ma t t e r. an upper, illuminated contrary, part

T h is middle

ma t e ria lA and lower than dark, of both

and subtler is totally

oD the

impure, and is the

The middl,e upper

has something lower.

intermixed part, ot powith the

and the

Nevertheless,

lower

class,

comprises of

a n d c o n t a in s the the c re a t u re s lower

t h e p ro p e rt ie s , of the f irs t actually a p o t e n t ia l is

v irt u e s , but in

we r s and essences difference fe sted that the

c la s s are

what

creatures a re in

a mani-

form,

upper

c re a t u re s the the

p o we r a n d h i d that

de n essence. nothing the ings latent. fe r

Conversel y , in

u p p e r p a rt

s o c o n s t it u t e o virtue What the are

can be found part

lower

whose nature, and contain. the the lower upper

and powers upper beand dif-

upper are

does not

comprise

externally However, in can,

and manifestly, the creatures w o rk s . wish, of

internally parts

and lower

greatly

their if

T h e u p p e r, act like

s p irit u a l the lower;

a n d in t el l i g e n t but the from lower having from crea-

creatures tures th e are

they

prevented

by their

coarse

and dark they with

bodies a re

sane effects

as the

a n g e ls ,

u n le s s than

illu min a t e d

above and endowed more with

divine

human virtue-power.

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Above alf pa r t free while w hich is not

it

should totally

be noted de p riv e d

from of the

the

aforesaid or the

that upper very

the

lower

lig h t

to t a l l y subtle) to i

from

alJ. intermj-xture the

and darkness

(although in

nobody except

one creator

dwelIs

a pure

light

no one can attain . Nevertheless, the in above-mentioned the upper darkness as in is not quite so The

manifest Word of out of

and active the Father

creatures the

the

lower.

originally or

separated

ELements, the lower

producing or earthll'

them the

upper

heavenly

and also are also

elementary th e holy

creatures, angels, Therefore triple will from the

Ermongwhich c e le s t ia l

comprised

and counted of for them

s p irit s ,

and the

in h a b it a n ts

heaven. when the

heaven has been created and division lik e the of h o ly

as a owelling the

arrangernent becom e q u it e corporeal creans e d the

Chaos was created.. a s s o on a s i t partook imp u ri t i e s a greac quite and is

M an rs soul separateo th e FalI,

a n g e ls

and material a n d d iv e s t e d Ho ly it s p irit . to

man of of a ll

whom it d a rk

throug

and is the

th r o ugh religious

power of

T h e n it

re c e iv e s

longing, the the

causing

seek a supernatural-

ciarity taste

unknown to e n jo y the it in

sinful, Father

sensual of of L ig h t . this

and animal T h is worrd this to is

man, and find, how God's G ra c e

revealed The a

wonderful

creation

His

servan+- Moses. .Grace if

same will n e w life ver ted to

happen to because of

us tirrough th e

Divine

we wal-k in of our lift

s u p p re s s io n wit h soul, the it s

a n rl mo rt if ic a t io n

perup the As

flesh,

together of our

la s c iv io u s n e s s . which

we s h a ll

God the

wings

we have acquired d a rk n e s s of

through the Chaos.

ne w life,

and penetrate

in t e rmix e d

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long shalL

as hte have learn to

to

bear

this

troublesome

burden

of

the

bodi',

w the

recognize, of this

observe world

and gradually by means of the

comprehend revealed

wonderful

creation

Divine in is all crea

Word and the IIis te d created in In fir st the His the

glorious, works but

brightly especially

shining in the

truth

and clarity

human irnage which

likeness. Chaos three W ater; species b) things the have to v iv if y in g be especially F ire ; c) the noted: wa y i n a) ch

formless particular

which

have been produced. water Fire. the was unable It existed to produce the anyele-

The formless thing without Water the the

and imperfect life-giving

before for the

mentary of both

and contained an d g ro s s

body and spirit T h is it wa t e r

generatior moist, the

subtle

b o d ie s .

wa s c o l C ,

thick, p r o cess In

impure of the

and dark.

Therefore

served

as a woman in

creation. sane walr theA, wh o s e c o u n t le s s g e n e ra t o rs , p ro c re a t io n lit t le c o n t a in e d of d if f e re n t lif e the sparks must

b e considered tu r es l hisA , things A, ou t r or quite

so man y d if f e re n t for b e f o re out of the

as m a n y t i n < creature: to all

as rrrere necessary which brought still existed forth

the the the

e le me n t a ry A g a v e It is really

Chaos. Un iv e rs a l f o rmle s s

Nature

more cl e a rly , into t h is

S p irit Wa t e r.

wh ic h

was poured be

subtly

f irs t

T h is A c a n

in d icated ia"

by the- nam e " F o rmr" , both not of which we ll

the$

, , . h o we v e r,

by the in

na m e " M a t e r the Chaos " is actua

(Matter) could

had been intermingled wit h o u t ma t t e rt the ot Wa t e r, v e h ic le .

fn e A ty its

very its

e x is t it s

wh ic h

casing,

dwe llin g ,

ThisAi=

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absolutely It Ilis is

nothing

but seal

a tool of the

unable g re a t

to

act

in

any way of hand of from

itself. of

a material

imma t e ria l is God's

God, or which

uncreated

eternal unceasingly. Creationr Almighty species

Word, which In w find irnpressed, of creatures else is the the

mouth

the of the

Word issues the Book of the

first

and second of

chapters Nature

account

how in diff wature

'hand of into

so to with to

speak, this

erent A but d S it

tinctures

various

By tinctures Iy central powers point

nothing in

be understood b e c a u s e A is , a ris e

the

heaventhe

n a t u ra l

t h in g s , s t re a mlin e s

were,

e ssential multiphying act they th a t fr o m Divine In

from wh ic h

a s f ro m these

a center, rays cannot

by their of their

operations. own due to

But because their

and work are all this

proxJrnity to their

and equality, propert.ies, t h e ir so form of the

given natural

a watery thing s

body suitable

h a v e n e v e rt h e le s s c e n t ra l A t h ro u q h

re c e iv e d the

mass and it s

d is p c s it io n

W ord. itself.this it for in A it s is n o t a n g ib le u lt ima t e goal body but it takes on a body much In rhe it pure, soul the elein a. t

an d arranges prefers it is

a n d p u rp o s e . than

T h is A

to dwell the

a perfect of all

rather

an irnperfect ThisA takes

body. on all power dry,

knowledge of various from

other

things.

properties h a s received

seeds by means of e t e rn a l Wo rd o f

the

formative It are is hot,

the

God.

and transparent. of all lights. origin things. Its of

These l.ast heat aII Its is

two propertiFs o p e ra t iv e both is in the in the

the

causative it all is

the p

because a n d in

m ordial m e ntary

heat, d ry n e s s

E le me n t s of the

o rig in

p e rma n e n c e

- 5 0-

creatures. b y which fections by working of line ter this the is it are

Its

clearness

or a il

diaphaneity b o d ie s . of

shows the B y it s p u rit y removes

subtle all

power funper-

can penetra t e discarded, the

and t'heA eternal the

Nature

them further the end

toward to

pernamence creation of intc

which

comes at

world,

perfect in of the this of

a glass For Word, in

sea whose outLack of Aristotie a betcalls

presented

ReveJ.ation eternally the cause of or

John.

understand,ing A ti:e

speaking motion the

beginning

Nature. S p irit , vain, Although elementary in to is Na-

Finally ture herself. err,

we say th a t It

t h is A , bring

Un iv e rs a l in

does not it to

forth

anything

neither the worl its

d,oes it Universal

and without aoheres it, it

nothing various

can be done. bodies in this

Spirit with

intermingling essence the ir

remains

nevertheless in

unchangeable according

and effects

various

tinctures d if f e re n t ia t io n

creatures o rd e re d

properties After the

and t h e ir

by che Creator. further in

Chaos had thus

been created, His ra y s

God worked in t o it .

th a t

dark

body and sho t the Spirit the to

a few of of

T h is

was oone wa-

by means of ters,

God which from

moved and hovered light

upon the midCle in

separated parts chapter the in

darkness the

the

and gave the

ano lower th e first

dar}cness as its It waters, but the is

dwelling, e x p re s s ly

as \^/e read writ t e n the there: material

of

G e n e s is . the

God and

di'rided coarse A

waters

from

and he placed raised the

the, sea and the it under serve

earth,

subt.l-e and spiritu so that the firma-

and placed might

and above Un iv e rs a l the

firmament,

m en tal I

the

S p irit

o r Na t u re

as an instru-

m e n t or means for

heip in g

e a rt h ly

c re a t u re s .

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This, sion

however, the

was not earth, not the

yet the

enough. dry, from

God made a third the water

diviseas,

and divided the earth trees of

and the forth

so that

might due to the

be hindered excessive

in

bringing of lower

plants By

and fertile the the extension upper,

mixture the

the

wacers. from

heavens the

IIe separated light

$raters the could

and from ',.ras divided with

dispersed seasons rays out with of

IIe gathered lights

lights. act upon

Thus time the tures they this

into

and the

creatures

their

or measured the separated of

ef f luences. Elements lights over of

As the the

cre,i

had been created were also lower to live

lrght:

the

help the

these

and inhabit the Creatc him il

building,

the in

world,

dominion

which to

gave to man created h e would walk within

His

image.

Ano He promised

bless

God's

c o mma n d s a n d o b e v h is
J.
z.^

Cre a t o r .

Z.

ON THE ELEMENTS IN GENEIIAL The Element which th ing, the just is a body separated things lec t e r is exist; the of it is or from it the is Chaos, in and by of a

elementary as the

the of

beginning

b e g in n in g the the

a s y lla b le . is rhe highly holy imporsecrets

The science tant of

and teaching because which

Elements key to

and necessary, without

Nature

everything

remains with

locked. each other

The Elements and one can

have an exact easily change Earth causes the is

affinity into

and community erS we will into the it V

anotherr

show later. fact the the that earth f o rm of the moving heat

transformed to rise from ca rrie s

by the of in

the $

center a lo n q

and penetrate a vaoor and re

latter.

water

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ceives th a t vaPor tral air into

the then is sun,

subtle

earthiy

nature

through

this

evaporatj.onr and f. of the

So This cenin the

no more diffe re n c e therefore raised

c a n b e s e e n b e t we e n ! from the vapor earth by the

heat

and, when the

raised

has been hanging ds it were,

about it is

for

some time

and has been d,igestedr sulphur, causing

changeci in

a A or

combustible

lightning

and thunder into can

storms. another, truly of the to this

The Artist to

who knows how to things right

transform and light

one Eiement things heavy,

make heavy

be called general

a Nature-understanding Chaos must comprise sdfr th is of the the

phj-losopher. virtues or of

The center the upper and earthly never V

lower,

I mean to

heavenly and*

astral

and the T h e re is

c hanger?intoV , without it is nor A of

in t o A ,

in t o A .

on e E lement putrifies a round other by the In all if

an o t h e r, withoutA give purif birth ies

b e c a u s e . A wit h o u t A , I to wi.rhout ! anything could without

rn u s t g o o u t , nerther the help the Ip the form of

sphere

the

Elements. motion things in

ttre A

, ^I the qt , and !

, and other. and.

the A

one is the

perf ected purest in in

and exal-teci in quantiry but

A is quality.

always

the

first

gr e a test pr o d uce h in d ered u n r ip e

T h e t h in g s

wh ic h A is c o n t ra ry , A is

p re d o min a n t o o min a t e d but

always and

perfect by the fruit.

fruit. other

I f r o rl t h e E le n e n t s ,

n o t h in g

c a n re s u lt

im p e r f e c t

an<

Those Elements fr o m those it are cailed permit E lement.

which act iv e that

Work in ones;

. body to p a s s iv e worked

produce ones,

something

new

the is

h o we ' z e r , a r e them Eiemen

which

something

and made within a n d a c ti v e

b y a nother

T h e re f o re ,

t h e re

a re p a s s iv e

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! something cor e. and this perfection

works in

in A the

by locking driving ra is e all

and concentrating, it it the to together it s into

as it the A'=, to

were, innermost d.ignity, a qlorious

body or in$ till to

works

o wn , t h e are

continues by their

Elements

brouqht

perpetual

action. and much stronger effects that the of of Ioand

The upper in their effect ot A .

Elements than the

are much more perfect lower, of the

as may be seen by the lower Through El-ements this

heaven the

The power

d,iminishes of of

upper

by attracting effluence of

them. the

attraction the 1 ife

wer and the the whole

upper

Elements

Nature their which

worid

can be observed from to.them, the

and seen. of the

The lower upper

draw

breath latter otherr ation th e r Spirit self

ano life impart

effiuences

beings,

the

and one is

vivifie<i aborre. the

and maintained Thrs is wonderfuL caused T h is it it,.

by the exhal-

ds has aiready of the upper

been mentioned of S p irit in

and inhalation Un iv e rs a l

lower

and fur-

effeeted is visible

by the

o r Na t u re . it s e lf , which

Universal mikes This ithap-

invisible

an d in t a n g ib le

u n ie s s adopts

anci tangille heavenly earth,

by a vehicle messenger

Pens when the sage doqrn to

takes

, to bring the heaveniy mes"r H on wings which speed up his flight and These wings Spirit our itself senses. s e c re t of the Na t u r e lo wes t A is better, among betts:r or instruments of this are

have been found then visj.ble

suitable

by him. but the

and palpable,

instru-

m ent is

intangit'le

and in v is ib le this the g re a t ,

for

To understand w e will the consioer

wo n d e rf u l

f o llo win g . the

A s V a n d V a re lo we s t

E lements,

they

occ u p y

d we llin g -p la c e .

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and superior A andf.

to

them.

* V to

i=

a rniddle

Element

between

the $.

subtle To that

The crude bring'it and, separare crud,e$ by it must ti1I it

h a s . it s p e rf e c t io n

p la c e lv A , from in

b e t we e n A a n d it all is

r aiseS ano A purify the

necessarlz

the lie is

crudep so long separated

impurity. belly all of theA

To achieve and therr and turned

ehis,

the form

be worked in to

impurity

a pure B ut, this

essence. pure an d e s s e n t ia lY c a n n o t on!, the stean h e lp wh ic h ofA. heat, act wit h o u t a middle with Ele the

m ent, tP acts

because , it

although A a c t s do s e wit h it w it h in t o theY of

f o rms

a s p h er e

can only turns

rn " A

. therefore, this eviwith

on!and

t h ro u g h

a n d t h ro u g h rt is

ste arn tft"A unites de nt th e that upper the sole

a n d , Na t u re . Na t u re in o rd e r is to to

F ro m t h is u n it e it the to

pu rp o s e the

lo w e r the

through

mid d le

b rin g

desirea

pe r fection. fhe in to earth, which nature is a ll a dense body, at heat of once. of. the the For cannot that, be changed t h e S mu s t by V be fre-

a vratery

quently earthr ea r th

drawn up by the so that and the the latter, power

sun and dribble A Ue brought seeds etc.,

oown rrpon the down to the

Nature wit h it s

together

be oissolved in of iir cheriLhave a steaming order Af t e r to pe-

by frequent in themselves which

such sprin k lin g s . the heavenly thet$ th e is heat. or in t o

T h e s e e d s c o n t a in e d Nature l, in the form

he at

dissolves

a w; it e ry p a rt s in t o s t ill of

mo is t u re the

ne trate the

and vivify moisture in the

in n e rmo s t

seeds.

this, .t.

earthly

t ra n s f o rme d ' f h e o il,

a c le a r, f u rt h e r

t ra n s p a r e n t c l-e a ns e d a n d

b y digestion

-es.:

dr iven

by the

heat, with

b e g in s the

to

e v a p o ra t e of *r"

in t o A .

theA,

to

rise

and unite the the wheel other.

again of

essence

Thus we See how is joined to

Nature

revolves

and how one Element

Accordingly, a crude in In and visible motion

the

Elenent

is

a spiritual

body contained cannot of re s t but

in are thJ-ngs. and innature. retheir

ma t t e r. which some of

T h e s e E le me n t s causes these the

perpetual their to

production are

natural

diversity the

Elements

more suited the s p irit u al

cl i ned

corporea l are of will

f o rm, at t h e ir then

o t h e rs

mo re t o in

When these Iea seo bodies ho ly

Elements

some tirne

a future

nevJ creation

ano cleansed and spirits

lo w imp u rit ie s be linkeo in f ro m

b y a n e w mo t i o n , the a ll sane weight in e q u a lit y .

by the The

bond of which

eternity, is

a n d s e p a ra t e d by time but

motion th e n

now causea

and change within e t e rn it y . is

tj.rne, will

be ceaseless Among all the

and n o t h in g substances

we know there is p u re

none composed in E le me n t s e t e rn it y from gold in its are more a meeffects

such harmony as gold.. separated than dicine from all

B e c a u s e it it

a n d it s

ine q u a lit y ,

a ls o

re s e mb le s

any other for the

matter.

Therefore

we can expect all

human body that g o ld

surpasses

others

Bu t such a permanent an d attuned that to

b o d y mu s t p re v io u s ly a n d it s v it a l sap. other

b e ma d e s p i r i t u a l It is also than certair only

human n a t u re will

such a medicine

yet

have quite vital of in

effects at issue,

to produce

harmony among the which the c u rs e

properties s in has cast way.

provided foo, be sa

th e obstacles consuming

upon us and all more will

creatures

we-re not

the

Of this

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clearly with, the

later

when the that world it

correspondence is not

of

all to

things

will

be dealt produc, of a

by proving whole great nobiLe

impossible with its In

mechanical].y in the I

together

Elements the sin

form

pe r petuum that dise, fr a il

(perp e t u a l such only in

mo t io n ). part to

me a n t irn e , drove

admit Parathis reach and Life,

we cognize which is

because it is

us from to us in to

why the lif e .

entrance

forbid,den w will the

and miserable that

Ne v e rt h e le s s r the eat walrs of the of

a t t e mp t of

a branch eve n if we will an d , it

grosrs across ent e r hold or of

garden of the

Eden, of

we do not try to get

f ru it

T re e it

a little by our

leaf g re a t

although wic k e d n e s s

may be dry and enjoy

as said the

above, 9{i11 0f

sp o ile d God.

af ter

s.3 .
OF THE SPECIAL ELEI{ENTS: 1. p r e cedes fe ction, A ana all A are the upper E le me n t s . of it s p u rit y , a n d it

OFA
A , b e in g t h in n e s s , is Spirit t he f irst,

others it

on a c c o u n t gets the f ro m others.

and. pernobler seat

which

s imp lic it y ,

t h e re f o r e has its

and mightier in this 2. penetrate previously 3. ven th e ir

than

The Universal wo n d e rf u l not unite its

E lement A

and c o n f e rs it is nor of Aacts

p o we rs u p o n t i. . A E 1e m e n t . a= A, can never with it, thoroughl' it ha

, because

s o p u re

tfre A Element been cleansed The E lementa ry This

completely impurity.

unless

o n ly . if

it , -is rays are

c o n c e n t ra t e d strengthened

and driand

together. effluences 4.

happens when its t h ro wn Creator

vigor o u s iy Almighty

off. ( Gen . I , I0 ) concentrated the

f,ihen the

El ements A ot the

and all astral

eleme n t iz e d focus of

t h in g s in

(V . I f ) the

a n d e n c lo s e d of

the things, to-

power d ro v e

seeds proper lig h t pour it,

He concentrated gether into

and a ls o

t h e d is p e rs e d they might in

(v . 1 4 ) thej-r

some lights upon the verse of

r so that

radj.ant

effluences in the 5. cessive l5th If

earth

and be active I of the it

as may be seen Cre a t io n . the imp u re that we a k e s t and ex-

Ch a p t . in

Book of d riv e s

A dominates from the

a body,

fluid

body into If,

tfr" A, it

so that is the

evaporation Element

m ay be digested in a mixed body,

there . it is

h o we v e r,

o v e rwh e lme d locked all

by the in

p re v a ilin g

mo i s t u r e ,

suppressed 6. fr ee A

and so to enaeavors

speak

a prison. things and give them their for is. A the is

to purify is we ll

perfection,

whic h

k n o wn t o is,

n a t u ra l

s c ie n t is t s , it

the more penetrating It is pure, therefore or

an Element it

the more effctive suffer a n y imp u rit y . mu s t h e lp of

does not

e ither to to

external it out to

int e rn a l. the the

T h e e x t e rn a l various woik of

internaL

enable carry 7.

penetrate

qualities Nature. wit h

the

body and

and promote

These twoA hav e their

a c lo s e

a f f in it y

e a c h o t he r .

There

fo r e, the

Lf other its

povrers me e t in . a its in perfection. the center

s u b je c t , A or i=

o n e s t re n g t h e n s the only part Element of That A every

and helps that thing, then whic. prc

achieve effect is

duces

innermost of

and this causes

done through or

the motion the c o lo rs

Nature. .",r="=

motion aA

a surge

expansion, cooks, o rig in a lly

latter

, trr. A

se p arates, ity in the

purifies, dwelling

a n d b rin g s to it

e v e ry by the

seed to matur Cre a t o r .

a s s ig n e d

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8. it

T h i s E l e me nt does not toler ate tur ning it into

the cr ude!

bu t dr i v es It i s not to way

a w a y fro m i tse l f,

a vapor by heat.

i r n p o ssi b l e , make it is fixed

h o w e ve r, to pr ocessV in the strongest to very few,

to the sane le,r el .

as Aand

flames of tfr" A

But this

known only

and should

not be divulged

to everywis-

body but exclusively

to those who seek to learn and to r eceive

the secret

d o m o f th e h i d d e n N atur e,

God' s Gr ace to under s tan'

ir .
9.
th e stars

The element"ry
whose visible to denv them.

Ai"

heaven itself
accuse

or the firmament
a ll those of error

with
who

e f f lu e n c e s

wouLd dare 10. the A the on ly of

ThisA A,

ft"= a b o u t which them , of

it

an abundance of it,self the to lif e in the all of

the

Un iv e rs a l things is nothing

Spirit through but this life

Nature

imparts because

earthly t h in g s

and vivifies effluence applies rational of

theA o f plant ,

Na t u re min e ra l it

liv e lif e ,

body.

Ho w e v e r , the is

to

a n d a n i: n a l is a ls o Aot it s

because

the

soul, a lt h o u g h

a n e f f lu e n c e , a supernatural e x t e rn a t A by the of the

an ef-

fluence celestial th e r ays

a much nobler being. of Th is

and purer b e in g

and supera ir e c t l y fror

re c e iv e s b y it ,

S pirit of

God, is

a n i: n a t e d

p u rif ie d a f o re t a s t e and Grace. it s d e s ire God's

concentrater future lif, ther

faith, the

and en jo y s irnpression nothing of of but

a n d f e e ls the to light s a t is f y appear

through fo r e,

Such a soul, for the

expects

everlas*-i in its pur

contemplation fie d body. 11.

God a n d t o

b e f o re

t h ro n e

The heavenly

b o d ie s

re c e i-v e

t h e ir

p o we r

f ro m

the

upper

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heaven tain ,

and pour increase, the that the

their

rays

or

effluences'upon v it a l p o we r a t

the

earth

to mainlevel. In

and k e e p it s Almighty heavenly as they Creator

a constant in

addition, wisdom much of which tu r e

has ordairned should attract it.

Hj.s inexpressible t,o themselves as

the earth

bodies

send down to or

This of out

is the

the

means by of Nain.

the is

wonderful which

circulation is

revolving

wheel

done,

mo v e d b y ra d ia t in g A is called wh ic h the free

a n d ra d j. a ti n g where v e rv

L2. the

The uppermost astna

heaven

dwell pure than ligh the They powers grea' our

spiritual

( s t a rs )

have no dense but a n d g lo rio u s a ls o

bo d ies. vi si ble are of

They have a mu c h s u b t le r constellations of

e x is t e n c e

a n d t h e re f o re

h a v e mo re p o w e r s . all t,he moral of ' h i s covers

spirits the whole

whonr each forms a n d e n jo y s

and represents p e rp e t u a l b ' lis s

world, purity, eyes

because wh ic h

si :n plicity, i nn er ing j esty

a n d p e rf e c t io n . in t h is

T h e d a rk n e s s wo rld

and outer these of 13.

p e ris h a b le who are

p re v e n t s the

us f r o m sacreC

see. |4a-

heavenly the E ternal

spirits God. is

standing

before

This A heaven together both in

c o mp o s e d o f A,

the

s u p ra c e le s t ia l of these T h is

and pure

wa ters, wa ters ve r y

withAa n a GE N. I.

We c a n re a d t lre l0 4 t h

s u pr a c e l e s t i a heaven of the is a

a n d in

P s a lm. the

pure,

subtle the

and ra d ia n t true Iike the there

substance,

d we llin g the

angel and sin.

an d the pe r fect 14. th e fo r

e1ect,

p a ra d is e that lo we r is wh ic h wo rld

c o mp o s e d o f e x is t e d has, that

in c o rru p t i b l e the a ls o FalI a:d

E lements, A ll that

b e f o re

the upper is not the

p os s e s s e s . a nd a r r a n g e d ',vat

lower its

world

n o t h in g

v iv if ie d upper

maintenance

by t h e . e f f lu e n c e

of

imp e ris h a b l e

- ;0-

This visible from into w orld the

is

done when that stars and from is thrown

irnperishable them to into this

water

irnparts

itself t h e ir the the

to efflux, latter lower

the

tn"Aby crude V

me a n s o f

there the rF. is lower

it

the

, and from see that wo rld ; above A

From all

we can clearly the upper , and A A i=

a likeness tn. A the is

a n d ima g e o f above tne !

and just , so in

as in the

a n gelic V the G od. 15. hig h

world

upp e r

h e a v e n ly

above the ie e le v a t e d .

s u p ra c e l e s t i a l It contains of

; and above both incomprehensible

t h e v e ry in f in it e

p u re s t A lig h t of

t h e Mo s t Ho ly

Maj e s t y

Let

nobody

complain

that

we do not about is it

speak more of u n le s s to we a c t f in d

this against

matteri

we canno t Holy

s a y a n y t h in g But these it

G od and the key to 15. in the

S crip t u re . doors to in

p o s s ib le of Na t u re .

a secret

open the This eyes of in the

s e c re t s

key lie s the

a c o n rmo n we ll-k n o wn considered knowers

body, very of

d e sp i c a b l e high and preand wis-

common man, but the wise

cious d o m.

eves of

and the

Nature

s .4 .
ON AIR I. Element. a casing Nothing cr e atures er ating fnel It of in is the the is a v e ry link s u b t le , between t ra n s lu c e n t , the upper in v is ib le and the lower d e w, and light things, etc.) all gen-

the airy world

s ig n s could a n d lif e

a n d me t e o rs dc without f ro m t h e ir it . v it a l

(me a n in g : this It Element,

h--il,

because th e i r

draw food fluid

s t re n g t h e n s s p irit s . Yes,

and nou ris h e s

nothing

r^tould be born and attract :&, sa ys

in

this

world

if

tne*,

a:.a not permeate everything The

to itself

nourishment

and the power to increase. food, of life, world.

S e n d i u o g i u s , contains is better

a secr et

w hos e c oag-

ulated-cr2. or A ly .

than the whole inhabited

T h i s E l e me nt is pur er thanp, It sh a re s i n r he pur ity t'he Universal

but not as pur e as heav en

of the upper Element and i s r i c h-

endowed with

Spiri t.
5"J"
P

ON WASER i. \f 3nfl !'ars the lower of it the is Elements. upper Both their For that It t , h e! , exaltation the attainbe

de p ends on the nent of their

excellen c e perfection

E le me n t s . required

especially by the

they is

frequently q u ir ed, th a t Wa ter I

raised salr

and enricheo theE?be

upper

po!.rers. t h ro u g h

reso

t,hat the

often of thev

e le v a t e d

cneA in never

inn e rmo s t e mp t y t o

nay appear a lwa y s

ano be actualized. b rin g in g along some

returns. and giving

the

e a rt h ,

nel.t powers 2. V with

them to

thev. o n s e e d -p lo t s sprinkling. $ than would t-he common nor peneheat

Rain

has a gre a t e r

effect

whj.ch gardeners the$ if it in were the

do their not

trate as it

impregnated

by che upper heat of the to

and lower

happens

sumrner when the , causing them in it to

inner the

and outer roots into of ve-

sun subtj.lizes getables fl owers, 3. and to

the V digest

penetrate

order

to make thern grow

p.lants'

and fruit. Heat draws falls t h e mo j. s t u re down u p o n t h e u p wa rd lik e e a rt h fog wh ic h , when it ha its

be e n raised,

a s ra in d ro p s

because of

he aviness, For this

giving

mo is t u re

to is

the

e a rt h ,

wh ic h

ma k e s it ,

fertile.

common sea water down new powers.

impregnated

by heaven

anci therefore

brings 4.

is

a mois t

a n d c ru d e

E 1 e me n t ,

a d we llin g for of

f or

fish, Errr aid

food. for fo r exist the the birth,

plants

and minerals,

a refreshment a ll b o d ie s T h is

animalsr the lo wer a ls o

and a facto r

b y wh ic h

Elements containt all

and receive other bodies 5. It three

he a v e n ly and serves

in f lu e n c e s . to produce,

E le me n t

sustain

and increase

we can see. contains the a p e rf e c t me d ic in e wh ic h is s imu lt a n e o u s i y Blesseo spirit. t h in g s to wit h g'ive the to lower the is he

endowed with

lower and fix

and upper this to

virtue-povrers. with its

who can congeal 6. If

Element u n it e

Nature

wis h e s

the

upper

by means of $ into w hich tfrat

an intermediary, the heavenlyA the a ll

she only distitis of

uses water and pours

wtrich

r-hrough into

tne A

the V is 7.

, because for not

essence seeds.

the!

falJ-s

the 1-..-,

a casing If V did

c e a s e le s s ly the $, would to its

f lo w

in

and out

of

the

veins

of the ing its

the

earth A

canals, flowing thelfl , it

soon be ignited and excessive nature of of

and consumed by motion. By flow-

astral through

uneven the

absorbs is the

the $

, promoting Wi t h o u t

putrefaction there 8.

whic h

mo t h e r

g e n e ra t io n .

w ater,

can be n o p u t re f a c t io n . t h ro u g h s o me e a rt h y or s u lp h u ro u s the it places, hot baths. t,hei

when$passes their heat

it If

absorbs it

a n d p o we r, s o me ' min e ra l

a s ma y b e s e e n in v e in s , h o we v e r,

passes

through

absorbs

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Po wer in be ca usep he a tedr as said earth

like

manner. tastes

F ro m t h a t of that

then wit h

a ris e s wh ic h it

the

a s s id u lo u s

water,

always

hds been boi'le<i or T h e s a me , is c e n t ra l also of done, the

E ls experience above, to the fruits

s h o ws in e le me n t a ry in the

a ll

c o o k in g . wa t e r by the the

h e at

and to 9.

the

bel1y L o rd in

of

earth. his fiery Pa-

S ee how the or glorify

un i' re rs a l A a rt His

a n d ma n a g e r p e rf o rrn s wo rld ! at T h is the

d isti l lation th e r will

natural

t h is

benevolent end of

and e x a lt by s t irrin g degre e of

Hig h Ma je s t y the

times ana

b y His

omnipotence the

s u p ra c e le s t ia l c e n t ra l

and pureA A,

str en gthening

the

t e rre s t ria l

whereby

a1lV that t}reA

will

tu rn

i n to V

; theY

be calcined

and tur n

into

as h, s o in

tft" A may consume all Ue restored

impurity

and the pur e\fl cir cuia ted In this

to the purified$
will b e c re a t e d e x a lt e d

way a new heav en

. In

a n d a new earth such a glorified, E1 e ct i s, - after

a n d c o mp o s e d (A p o c - 2 I . 7 ) a n d u n c h a n g e a b l a n d g lo rif ie d (f E le me n t

pure, being

Gods that ds it and, to as

tran s f o rme d sinf u l in

CO R 1 5 , 5 I ) , wh ic h, liv e face face?

cleansed

of our

all

a n d d e s t ru c t iv e t h is mis e ra b le

c ru d n e s s lif e - will G lo ry

h ter e , befogs Isa ia h 10. sh a ll w hich 6.60

souls

shows,

beho ld

a n d e n jo y

t h e d iv in

face.

O Holy

God! captive

W h e n s h a ll in us? s e c re t T h is the

we b e h o ld d a rk n e s s ,

Thy hoty

How long into

we remain our sins In

ig n o ra n c e

a n d mis e r y

have led by it s earth" about

11. lie

short, in the

, \/

d is s o lv e s

a ll

seeds that the bodies, ca u s e s new

hidden

d is s o lu t io n

s e p a ra t e s

se p a r ation Iife in

brings

p u t re f a c t io n s ,

a n d p u t re f a c t io n

them.

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^ ? .O. D

ON EARTH t. d welling It of is the lowe s t E le me n t , me t a ls , t h ic k , imp u re , d rie d It up, the

anirnals,

p la n t s ,

a n d min e ra ls . not so simple

contains other

an innumerable thr ee i ng . 2. si ons ! to of

A

number of for

seeds and is is r so to

as the

E lements,

wh ic h $

speak,

a re s e rv o ir

and dwell

Y the

is

a fixed

and fileproof better

bo{y_which than a lf

retains the other

the

impres

upper not

inf lu e n c e s

Elements. pe n e t r a t e

andZldo the

retain cent e r

t h e m e a s ily . of t h e ' b d rt h
tr

T h e s e in f lu e n c e s a n d f re q u e n t ly

innermost on its

e me r s e f r o m

th e re

surface. and ! form

3. a n ir nals, 4. fe d ir V

a spfi'Eib and work r-

together

to

bring

f orth

plants, $

and min e ra ls lt '

fras a nouris h in g ^ E B i? 9 t A s it

f ro m wh ic h n a t u re , it

a ll

c re a t u r e s d is s o lv e s of the

are easily

and sustained.

h a -s ' 3 s d 1 t y "ifi*onirt of the

, because 5l pen'etrates of the nature

tfre ventholes vegetation. of the p, struggle f ra il =

earth the bod.ie by

and partakes to

causes a ' S is

be dense and tempers compound and its in the f .

t h e mo is t u re form. If $ \/

re q u i r e d with

every

and A

unceasingfy g ro w u p ;

ea ch othe.r if A

d o min a t e s , a re i-nto of

t h in g s

but

d,ominates, 5. 5L

durable

t h in g s things

p ro d u c e d . itslef a ll , but it repels the Just Unito

dra\ds heavy It is

Iig hter a s in V , ver sal

ones.

t h e mo t h e r m e d ic in e is

s e e d s a n d c o mp o un d s . in it , because not the

a general is

c o n t a in e d in it ,

S pirit

fire-re s is t in g

a lt h o u g h

everywhere

-7 5 -

the has +

sane degree. to be turned,

To obtain into V

Chis

rnedicine

from V

, the A .

latter out of

, t,his

into

$. r and i-.into

, which

comes from before

pr o vided:|has

moving being, we draw the perpetually "Uorel )7 rrP b e e n ' ' d ls s o 1 v e d , b y t h e A o f b e in g s a n d h a s

.e

taken

on the form of llaving

that I

tr,e irr"E;; expiainEE

do the
JFt( ^ q

which the Elements

had before

thei

separation.
no$t requires

the Chaos and the Elements,

the elementized

my plan
things.

.?'

s6rne regarding
5./.

-r,

ON THE ELEMEI\iTIZED THINGS AND SPIRITS 1. the E lementized t h in g s a re substances that c o me f o r t h from

Elemints or of

spiritual te d th e y wh ich out

and narrE =o*"<jffinity with tirem. Thev are either ,' corporeal. The spiritual. substances have been creapurest stronger, fro m a n d s u b t le s t h e a v e n ly E le me n t s . is The subtler their of effec r-heir inhato car-

the

a-re, the

mo re p o we rf u l or depends h e a v e n ly

a n d , e x c e lle n t on the

stems solely The very the the very orders

s o le ly

s u b t le t y

e ssence. bitants ry out 2. Those of cla sses. fi.re

sub t le it

E le me n t s which

h a v e a s t he i r stand ready

purest of are

heavenly

spirits

God Almighty. g e n e ra lly in f irlt

,I

S pirits the first

d iv id e d

in t o

upper again p u re

a n d lo w e r divided into

classe two the assigne uI

dwelI the

heaven and are c la s s are a re v e ry

Those of

a n d in ha b i t and the

heaven. of the

Because stars,

they they

above the not s u b je c t but o rd e rs

firmament to t ime .

m otion de r stand

a re

They do not s imu lt a n e o u s l y . (C o l o s s . 4) .

matters

one a f t e r in t o

another c e rt a in

e v e ry t h in g

The y are an d thus

subdivided there are

a n d d o min io n s (I

I.

als o -a rc h a n g e ls

a mo n g t h e m.

T h e s sa l .

3. in the the

The spirits firmament of the fire angelic what light which is

of

the

s e c o n d c la s s stars. it ,

a re

those

wh ic h

dwell

and the astra lA spirits.

visible

Because they

they not

understand unjustly

action

ana effect They must if they

a re

called of the

astral upper

serve to

as the

instruments with the the by a

spirits

wish

accomplish do,

lower upper m i ddle

creatures perfect light, 4. There

God has commanded them to does not is the impart itself one.

because than

otherwise

a s t ra l

a c o u n t le s s an d v a rio u s

n u mb e r o f f u n c t io n s , in the

s u c h a s t ra l ju s t a s a ll

s p ir i t s other

and earthl

the y

have specific

cr eatures. en ces there m er curial, the earth

A s many s t a rs are in the ir

a s a re s p irit s .

f irma me n t , s o la r,

as many differothers iunar,

S o me a re or

saturnine, through the their bes t

jo v ia l,

ma rt ia l,

v e n u s j. a n .

T he y d o m i n a t e customs

influences a re those

and cause various wh ic h p ro d u c e from

among

m en, of piety. man also over

which

an honest the to outer

and civil heaven, him to rul

But because requires outer

this

piety of

stems only the HoIy

the stars,

rays

Spirit

enable

those

suppress power of

everything Holy

earthly

and be purifie he may give Iov of from

and, sanctified. up all his the the temporal

by the

the

Light, for nature. nature

so that the

and perishable

happiness

imperishable, The tendenci-es

enemies

and hate that Ligh*

hj.s own corrupted go beyond of the the outer of

human mind uncreated 5.

stetn directly

Spirit

God. a b o d , e in t h e A t ra n s fo r m above, the is

The spirits own nature

wh ic h the

h a v e t h e ir

in

their

Chaos whichr none of

BS has been said can do without

composed of

many things,

which

lower

thj.ngs.

They guide

a n d le a d

t h e me t e o rs effects. d e s t in e d The other and functions spirits in to

(d e w, h a il, accordance v a rio u s

s no w , with

etc.) the in

and frequently will Iine also of with have God. their their but as the

cause wonderful A ll of t h e m' a re

functi-ons

disposition. disposition water

earth

and water to

spirits

assigned are not

them by the and comes

Creator, mighty fr om

the air

and earth

as strong

spirits. cre a t e d springs irnpure ,

Everything by God for from the

good done by Nature that p u rp o s e . evil spirits.

good spirits erril the

Co n v e r s e l y , Owing to hu-

everything the ir fall,

outcast f ra il the evil

p e ris h a b le , to affect

E le me n t s splrits the b o d ily

anC sinfuL as r,heir and the to

rnan beings tati on. ual all

have been assigned s p irit s their things .

habispirit-

These evil with

both

Elements

harmful T h e ir

poison P rin c e

and endeavor of Da rk n e s s man. to is

corrupt specia.I is it, sets why anC of f

elementized the

t he 'Ihat

f oe of h e is to th e

eternal striving

irnage of

God lodged that

within ima g e , ju s t

always

t o -c o rru p t

d e s t ro y

throw

man into of that

d,a rk n e s s . the lig h t

Ho we v e r,

a s d a rk n e s s so the know,

excellence of

mo re b e a u t if u lly , serves the to better

p oi s o n o u s love, vain and and

malevolence glorify powerless before 6. the the

eneny only light of of the

splendid

Almighty, lose

beeause ground

the

undertaking divine

enemy must

and retreat

honor

and infinj-te wit h to the upper

might. a n d in t a n g ib le the lo we r v is ib le E le me n t s , the e x t e rna l c re a t u r e s , and tangi we must EIe-

A fter

dealing

I wilJ- now also ble ones.

under t a k e

c o n s id e r on the

A s we have re p o rt e d wd also

s p irit u a l f ro m

ad d that

have a c o rp o re a l

n a t u re

m e n ts, b u t a sp i ri tu a l

fr om the inner ones. .

s.8 .
ON CORPOREAI THINGS, ESPECIALLY ON THE THREE BEGINNINGS OF THINGS

1. i nn e r

The bodies spiritsr and its

of

things so that

are they

nothing a re ,

but so to

the

prisons

of

the

active life

speak, or the

l-o ck e d i n thing. the

b e tween

en d , of

f o rmin g

a d if f e re n c e , t oE organs, is of immo rt a l.

a midd l e

The more instruments fr a iler e ve r , is they again are. requires breaking

activity

bodies

have,

On e n e s s a lo n e a s e p a ra t io n up of all

Co mp o s it j-on ,

how-

t h e mu l-t ip lic it y , things is

an d t h a t

why the 2.

mixed to

unavoidable. are the Three

The noblest of all

factors

be here

considered a re re a l to

Pr in ciples which of are

things . from

T h e s e P rin c ip le s the Elements

substances the temperature We ca1.l

extracted

according

each thing,

and have grohrn into

an elementized

body.

th e s eP ri nc i pl es Q
3. which These are are well

,+
forming

, anaQ
a lasting substance in the in bodies bodies Purity Princiin that

they

moderated the

and proportioned, is impure

but

show the consists Pl es;

contrary, in the

substance

and fragile. of these Three

concordance howeve r, is

and proportS.on t h e ir in e q u a lit y .

irnpurity,

s .9.
ON SAI.T 1. e is a fixed substance and fundamental beginning of

t h i n gs. d u c e th e i r

It

is

l i ke

the air - ear th, i n it.

e ffe ct

nour ishes $ and p w ni c n pr oThis takes place tiIl$""a p hav e m ade it

-7 9 -

the Q

volatile

l-ike

themselves e

and brought

it

to

their both.

identical It i.mparts When all

pe r fection. to e

Conversely , and dry

h o ld s

a n d c o a g u la t e s

them a fixed

nature, to

anci binds it in

everything t u rn h e lp s

fluid. d is s o L v e

has been dissolved just

a liq u id , other is

dense bodies, dates

as on the

hand its d,issolvea is

fixed with

nature $ ana

consoliQ , its

alJ- open bod,ies. and its

when it p o t e n t ia l

p o wer increases 2. a ll e

a c t iv a t e d . f ro m p u t re f a c t io n and dry e up is

ana $

pre s e rv e wh ic h

b o d ie s c o u ld

excessive the

moisture dry, for

cause decay. is this in

T h is a ll

, which It Prin-

ca lle d is not

fixed,

a n d d e n s e P rin c ip le , exist without

bodies.

possible

a body to

Fundamental

cip le . 3. in A smoke, , but When wood is the resinous its burnt, the excessive matter and crude is is o

I
in

go e s o r r

and sulphurous f ix e d

consumed by the ie f t the ash

the Qwith

ro o t -mo is t u re corrupted.

which

can neither

be consumed nor

S .IO. ON SULPHUR Sulphur the other is an oily and fatty namely, + the Q Fundamental the dry Principle which together the E . other A binos and two, drres I ,

two Principles, joint. of

and moist, of "f

serves sharing

as a middle in the fixity

contains

something

and the moisture That is why it

up and consumes all

excqssiveness.

-+ coagulates

'+

but it

cannot do so without $

, because e str ongly. e

, which is closely

c o n n e cte a w i th

, suppor ts it

b u t th e w h o l e su b sta n ce of the fixed

causes the s m eIl , + , which has been ex tr ac ted

-8 0 -

from the innermost

part

of the its p

+ to

a n d is

d is t rib u t e d that off

in

all

parts body in

of the body, coagulares which such a coagulation as may be seen with O

such an extent does not

the

takes p la c e , O , etc.

g iv e

any odor,

s .11.
![ERCURY

tt
I

is

a spiritual,

t h in

a n d s u b t le

liq u id

wh ic h

a lw a y s

con-

tains
give s nature l ea st

so me .$ , .?
life, vigor,

It

i s the chief
and s t re n g t h

instr um ent
to a ll

of natur al
It

heat.

It

c re a t u re s .

h as a n a i r y feels to its the

and proves bit of heat. It in

such by its ft re a d ily

evaporation a s s o c ia t e s it s

as soon as it wit h $ o win g but

Iiq u idity. to fr ail dies nature i" O stay

does no t th a t

keep to is ,

o wn b o u n d a rie s It , but ru L e s it

prefers and bo-

othersr, as it

in mo is t u re . Q it and +

imp er f e c t

bodies

has lit t le in the which other

ma k e s t h o s e into the

imperishable as that of

has been processed Fundamental me d ic in e t h re e Principles,

same

as may be seen

, from which As I

an e x c e lle n t about the

c a n b e p re p , : re d . P rin c ip le s of t h ing s , it is

have written that I give

necessary

some additional

information.

s.12.
ON THE SEEDS OF THINGS t. or The seed is from a n e s s e n c e e x t ra c t e d , This liq u id , secret,ion a c c o rd in g s e c re t e d , occurs to in and exalted, the mixing-

an extract

a body. a rip e

vessels 2.

by means of This

e v e ry

s pe c i e s .

seed has t h re e From the

n a t u re s , it

a h e a v e n ly r gets the

ln e le m e n t a r l r rays of the sun-

and a mixed

one.

heavenly

- 81-

Iight

in

which

lie

hidden

alr

sidereal

powers

and which in the

is

the power

m a in cause of of tate scions th e the form.

motion, This is of

a c t io n , the the

g e n e ra t io n ,

a n d lif e which

the

power by means of stars and, are, f o rc e , as litt1e

seeds imigraft in them

the of

stability the

immortal

heavenly or

plants a lie n

so to

speak,

incorporated

fragile

nature

re le a s in g

a n d p ro t e c t in g

fr o m destruction 3. calle d se e d ,

by an e v e rla s t in g c o rp o re a l, is but

t ra n s f o rma t io n . a n d v is ib le p a rt of of the the rea l seed, true seed

The elementary, sperm in animals , forme r

a d we llin g a n d p u t re f ie s mo is t u re ,

a n d c a s in g wh ile

because

the

decays

the

ca u ses generation. contains united the the spirit,

The ra d ic a l is but

Na t u re rs

f e rme n t which

which and the or light

the middle elementary form.

substance by being

binds both

heavenly

and the

akin

to

elementary m id d ie

body and the is lik e

spiritual

The radical in t e rmin g le d of

moisture with

substance

d a wn wh ic h , the

b e in g

and darkness, n e ss, and'by 4. th r e e in is in the born the

combines not being

two extreme both, is is

degrees

light

and darkthing. of the dwells seed

any of

a n in t e rme d ia t e

The Nature-bals a m, and als o the

wh ic h

a s p irit u a l a n d in v is ib le it. Through

essence s p irit , heat it Let

P rinciples body of

a h e a v e n ly

seed and anjrnates and n o t b y me a n s o f it wo u ld they a n i: n a ls , not

this

by Nature fragile

t h e A rt . la s t find Iong. a fixed

If

o rig i n a t e d a lL those in the

E lements, that

note

this

who believe.

will

medicine

p e r ishable

and imperfec t

p la n t s , if it

a n d min e ra ls . is d e p riv e d of its active

No seed can grow a n d mu lt ip ly po we r by a foreign and d e s t ru c t iv e

heat.

No s e e d will

mu l t i p l y

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when joined contain

to

a thing

that

is

not

of

its

species. out their their\ of the

All

seeds

a spiritual in

foreman

who carries time

production and potenway. For

mechanically tion there sured se e d. to when all exists powers

a specific

and reveals

obstacles no matter with which it if is it

have been moved out that it does not must help for have its in the

special oevelopment

and meaof its power

Likewise, sterile

imp o s s ib le is

t h is rig h t ly

in n e r

a n d o u te r

remain 5.

o t h e rwis e in

d is p o s e d . e le me n t a ry it body. By

The seed is pohrer it

c lo t h e d attracts that fat, acts $

a s u it a b le the

its

magnetic 5.

nourishment o n e a rt h

requires. p a s s iv e with is the EIethe the Divine

E verything namely on the

h e re

on the

ments, a cti ve key to

and on V in t o or it

, concentrating

Fundamental the

P r in c ip le s workr which to

a n in s e p a ra b le rather wil-l to the

ma t t e r, work of

philosophj.cal without

Grace and Mercy, 7. d ifference N ature, ff

remain

hidden

and untouched. to know.the of

now we wis h in natural

p ro c e e o

f u rt h e r

a n d d e s ire the

t h in g s r

w mu s t c o n s id e r ma in t e n a n c e ,

a c c id en t s

such as genera t io n ,

a n d d e s t ru c t io n .

s.13.
ON GENERATTON 1. The generation its of e v e ry body takes the seed is p la c e not in and with its

own seed in womb not animals th a t of

own womb, and if and naturalr animal minera l

perfect

and the

pure

Do generation of

can occur. plants

The seed of ones, noted, and so

requires minerals

wombs, that ones. T h is

vegetable

mu s t b e c a re f u lly are daily

as not

to make the

conmon mistakes

that

made by many in

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the

Art.

only for i:" it

that

is

a good. and suitable it s s p e c ie s . p u rif ie d

womb whj.ch is

really

a p p r o priate to p r oduce

the like

see d s o f if,

And how can a seed fail of it s f o re ig n or harmful who

p ro p e rly in its

accidents, i m i ta tes de n s, fore

is

implanted

womb by Nature the s o il of

an Artist

her? is

we have a n e x a mp le in known an d re q u ire s this that the it help

f ie ld s

and garThereany j-nif v/e

which

n o f u rt h e r is of

e x p J -a n a t io n . to This A rt , A rt , a lo n e a li it promote is is why,

we can see from or to growth achieve that actions the

irnpossible Nature. the

crease in ten d

without

a gen e ra t io n u n it e

t h ro u g h wit h

absorutely latter the right it. order Ac-

ne ce ssary su it oroer in the its

Nature to

t o t a lly

the

and the

her e x a mp le . Cre a t o r

F o r Na t u re p re s c rib e d to

p o s s e s se s c re a t u re s change

which

eternal

beginning, those

and even angels who have not think it yet

have no Power to learned this stop

cordingly, sh o u ld in g in

wond.erful t h e ir the

carefully chymistry, before if to

o rre r a n d s h o u ld to better

me s sy c o o k f o u n da t i o n of

and le a rn

u n d e rs t a n d

Na tur e Besides,

they they

go t o wo rk wit h yet

f u t ile this

a n d in a p p ro p ria t e foundation, they

things. would

have not

learned the

do better Art, of

refrain

from pursuing they will only very

secret their

and sacred own ruin miserable

work of and t,hat twerps and engage

as otherwise others. to I

promote sorry for

arn therefore an original which they to

those

who try in

copy about

which

the.y do not

understand delail. in

a work 2.

cannot,.even imitate

speak in

Those who wish know how to first the

Nature re c o g n iz e

and work

the A

ert disAfter

m u st

first

t h o ro u g h ly

a n d in t e llig e n t ly a ll s p e c ie s .

ti ng u ish

see d s a n d la t e r

t h e wo mb s o f

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that,

they

can select

the put

proper

seed and womb as they

are

formed its A afand

and used by Nature, V ready the or womb, Ieaving in

the

good and well-purified to the boiling of

seed in the Nature

the

rest

contained end. ot

ttrem. But in

Then they this in work the within Spirit

can expect it, is not

good progress enough to and that

desired

know the every have a to all l-iv-

seed proper ing

each body it

three

kingdoms

body carries of the

hidden

irself. which

we must also has been imparteo into e x is t

knowledge ani:naIs, de r ful Spirit heavenly into It l i fe , the ir this prepares

Universal

plants, stay. is not

and minerals it n o t h in g c a lle d Spirit

and is

infused

them in

a wonThi: is light a

Without unjustly

c a n e it h e r the F if t h which motion

o r mu 1 t i p I y . it

E le me n E , , b e c a u s e flows of dcwn from the heavenly

and imperishable lower the world

the

through for

the

bodies. of

Elements all

intermingling t h in g s o rig in a t e s ThisJ.rfor f ro m

and the c o rru p t io n Na t u re

generation

and P rotects duration union almighty A s this effect

n a t u ra l rn it

as much as e an d t h e instrument of pr o d u c t i o n . can also and

alrows. Ermong all Creator S pirit in the

the or

bond of of the 3. show its fu n ction But from

Elements. is

general k in d

n e c e s s a ry the work p i1 1 a r

e v e ry

c o n t a in s universal f irs t to

g e n e ra l of of

seeaT

, it

Nature the

and the

Art,

as a fundamen t a l be able

u n iv e rs a l this

medicine. Spirit,

no one will plants, 4.

extract

and seize in the of

Universal-

ani:nals,

and minerals

common \^rav. any seed ;, b y a n a t u ra l liq u io . the universa

Nothing has not

can gro!,r nor previous ly

come our

Spir it heat

b e e n p u t re f ie d in t o

a nd g e n t l e Then this

and its

inner

@ a is s o lv e d

a s u it a b le

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liquid Spirit the

penetrates forms

the

substance dwelling

of for

the itself

seeo and the wirh the

enclosed of specJ-es.

another is

matter of it s

seed, 5.

which W ithout and if B ut in

suit a b le

for

t h e mu lt ip lic a t io n of the b o d ie s ,

the

d, is s o lu t io n is liq u id to it s

n o p u t re f ac t i o n can ea c h s p e th e quan-

ca n occur, take ci es, ti ty. 5. ation that the is of place. both

there this

n o ju ic y

liq u id r

Do d is s o lu t io n wit h a s a ls o

mu s t h a v e a n a f f in it y e s s e n c e a n d q u a lit y

regard

The second the

factor A the to

that which

leads

to

the

knowledge

of

generlike Q of

elementary so that forced or the

should

be mild

and gentle the natural bring life.

Nature,

liquid flee,

containing otherwise it

seeds be not instead

would of

U:=The

truction

generation,

anci death

instead

womb containing traie the

seed must be well the acting spirit

closed,

so as to the

concenIn this

power of al" matter it

and putrefy the

matter. in

a d d ition, sta ter take n or out 7. ing the to

must not

b e re mo v e d f ro m lik e a g ra in

vessel

else of

will earth.

b e s p o ilt

h a J -f -ro t t e n

ano

the

The powers the cond,ition

and properties of the womb. o t h e rwis e of the

of

the

seed are the

changed male will

accordas

The seeds,

as well res u L t .

female, 8.

must be equ a l, the birth

a mis c a rria g e a re b irt h

A fter

seed,

c a n b e e f fe c t e d , rip e seed is when the and preit must be

bo th

natrually the

and, artific ia lly . soil,

Na t u ra lly ,

iq , t h e A rt if ic ia lly , with is

sown into

gro ws a n d mu lt ip lie s . Artist a far me r. works together

Nature-understanding pa r e s his r7 like

Nature c lo s e d ,

B u t b e c a u s e it

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tilled it,

and opened make it soft,

in

the

philosophical n o u ris h

way.

Then he must it . in After

water it is

sub t le ,

a n d rip e n abundantly rises to live

that

more than life. It is It the

perfect is then

and can rnultiply the Phoenix which in is which able

a nerd or from the ; the helo

other ashes. chameleo: up again:

alive in

salamander itself

the A

which

can clothe

any colors

and properties

ir .
9. things r e a l. if if Consider have with well the the wonderful analogy which the external the us , corporto see even to thror.

temporal, to the

and the

spiritual

with

P ay attention find in

lig h t s

wh ic h

G o d h a s g iv e n the

you do not only

the one.

lower If

things

an image o! ma n , t h e he must behold

upper, is it

an imperfect into the

the life

c o rru p t of joys,

s in n e r , achieve the

be admitted regeneration Truth this, of

eternal

- otherwise he is

he will

ne\rer again To enable

Eternal

which

now deprived.

man to o n f le s h

do and achieve in order

the W ord came d o wn f ro m ma n t o

heaven and took re b irt h or

to open up a way for rebirth the corrupt

that

n e w lif e .

Through by uni.on with eternity.

and imperifect

men can now be renewed good and partake this go to friend, which their the are of

Savior

and become perfectly in

Thos

however, 10. der of

who have no part From this behold,

destruction. unspeakably thus great wonand

dear

Godrs wisdom and Providence in If the mean and lower

portrayed

presented 11.

creatures. b o d y wa n t s for it the to to a t t a in some Spirit

an imperfe c t perfection, form of it that

a n d f ra g ile is

m e a sures of to

n e c e s s a ry

Un iv e rs a l a new life

assume the

body and guide

by mean:

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of in ing

putrefaction all its creatures. children with

in

order

to

perfect

it,

as we may see every exactly the

day

Philosophy how this it in

teaches

same by teachthe +

Universal a secret in

Spirit

incorporates manner,

and combines it in to that the

and 'aronderful a way prescribed all harmful as to

Ieading Then,

highest

perfection the $ it to

by Nature.

perfection, combined with

can raise its to b e f o re

and corruptible a new life in which

bodies they

own level the

are

no longer of in our the

subject S avior, flesh,

impermanent

Elements. to the

The inp a ga n p h i -

car n a tion l oso p hers The wise r eco g nized thern to L2. th e great

He wa s re v e a le d ju s t t h is

re p re s e n t e d

men were shown a new and extraordinary and distinguis h e d where they a mo n g a t 1 found o t h e rs .

Un iv e rs a l Spirit. .star which they T h is the star then led

Bethlehem A fter

and adored t h is s h o u ld

Savior. le ad us to

careful

re f le c t io n , ! s , s a c re d Word of

rig h t ly of

and secretr the

a p P e rc e p t io n God, with the

t h e wo nd e r f u l creatures Div i n e le ar n will to

harmony of

uncreated W ord of in

created e t e rn a l w mu s t

a s th e manifest ha s r evealed ap p r e hend This tha t the

God, and show how the His wo rk . In o n e wo rd ,

Itself

spiritual

a n d t h e ma t e ria l incessant wis h e d to love re v e a l

c re a t io n and praise I t s e lf manner, honor,

a n d c re at u r e s . of the fact

should God's in

inspire great

us to

majesty

to

u s P oo r h u m a n we might

beings

such an excellent and fit some day to

and glorious perfectly

so that

be ready this great

glorify re a lm

and praise ju s t as i s

and wonderful in this

G o d in His ma t e ria l

s p irit u a l

d o n e imperfectlv

wo rI d .

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s.14 .
ON PRESERVATION 1. the that take fo o d bined Na ture, 2. spir itual in the The preservati o n causes of n a t u ra l t h in g s but is with d o n e b y pr e c i s e l y the difference and inin the

same power that whereas of

generation, is effected there are

preservation substances,

by the

absorption o! matter

eternal

two kinds

eaten.

One is

ac c e p t e d with

b y Na t u re her, while

a s s u it a b le the other,

a n d is being

com-

and incorporated is rejected.

against

The nutritive and material. food; the other first.

power which T h e f irs t is v is ib le , That

causes is

this

preserr/ation a n d in t a ng i b l e a s fi n e is

is

in v is ib le

t a n g ib le pure essence, which

and not

and no other

penetrating than with the the 3. b o d ies rived fect

as the indwelling visible

however, the

Universal and material Elements the That or n o re

Spirit into

connects

invisible

one structure. food is the that nourishes some

The more the are purified,

and the p e rf e c t

n u t rit iv e

power deand perin its

from is

them.

which the if If

makes food most nourishing sirnple nature contained are power body that it s s k in not is put

simplicity

subtle

composition, with

especially things.

such compositions this nutritive in the

together and it.

many other it

simple

strong, 4. Plants g ive n

can produce The snake is

a renewal

has absorbed e v e ry year.

re n e we d a n d . s lo u g h s and are

likewise their

become green the

renewed when they S p irit . T h e g o ld e n

are

again also

medicine,

Un iv e rs a l

eagle

rejuvenates

when the philosopher

dissolves

its

t'lenstruum or

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into

a liquid if of

by means ofA. r were not afraid

I of

could

well to

say more about write a whole

such book

a renewal instead

having

an instruction. S.I5. ON DESTRUCTION

1. effected

The destruction by the the contrary other.

of of T h is

the

elementized

things

is

usually dominates or by break-

a thing, is

when one property

an d exceeds coa g ulation. in g , etc.;

d o n e e it h e r is

b y d is s o lu t io n

The coars e r but to the sub t le , which

d is s o lu t io n b y a g e n t le transforms coagulation Let this

d o n e b y c ru s h in g , of

d is s o lu + -io n them into of the

b o oi e s and the acci-

according perfect

Nature

a permanent

nature. of Nature.

Then the the old.

new body causes the three

destruction d e n ts of

be saj.d enough of other f a c t o rs .

W e m u s t c o n s id e r

s"15.
THE EFFECT OF THE UPPER STARS 1. pagation to the To the of the upper various of rest light s t a rs a re d u e t h e . in f lu e n c e s in the three of for the pro-

casings

kingdoms,

according the upper to at-

properties does not the lower the

each. but

The light

each body of at all

stars tract

roorks and endeavors exists in in the the the rays.

times

that

various seeds

seed-bodies. strives to draw

Likewise, the of ar e also upper the

lower

light-essence

dorrn to

itself,

and through things by its

reciprocal If s t a r, these t h e ir

attraction influences effect is

upper

and lower that is,

sirnple, only

co min g f ro m a s in g le one. But the influence

a simple

composed of

many mi.ngled

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rays in g

acts their

variedly effect.

in

the

rower s t a rs

bodies a re

by speeding

up or is

impedhardly

Fix e d its in

those

wh o s e mo t io n

noticed are

due to

slowness, the

and whose exaltation

and aspects

always 2.

found

same position. of the planets. are to partly the right They are known. or to those Their one

I must here

say something

stars aspects sid e ,

whose motion are in 3. very

and particular whether

effects they are

potent,

conjunction The noblest

o r o p p o s it io n . among the be called Soulr or planets are the Sun and the source of Moon. light habigives pranet

fhe

can rightly

a rich the in

and abundant Universal a ll its Its the Spirit, o t h e rs ,

and heat" tati on life in

The World this planet to all

has its a n d it This

mo re t h a n things aII

and motion the

with t h in g s .

beaming mo t io n

rays. causes

p o ssesses the various that

powers o f

a nd g o v e r n s As God

seasons all it

and all things that

emerging should this

and growing have their

things. seal

willed the

upper

and image in God has perthis

lower,

so happens

planet and image, are

into

which

fectly lower impart By its dies,

impressed body - can, its

His many virtues when those solar

locking

them in abundantry

virtues power to

activated,

quickening

5:nperfect the

and sick

bodies. bo-

magnetic and after the

Power the perfecting bodies of

Sun attracts them, the its at

subtlest

and purest to

sends them back again creatures. and influence and causes out of from the

invigoratr

and multiply 4. sends cou r se.

lower light night

The Moon receives the earth

the

Sun, by its

them down to This E ve,

months s id e

who h a d b e e n c re a t e d

A d a m' s

ttrre Q I

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does the he r the dry seat

work in

of

a vroman in fruit, in

her

aforementioned p a s s iv e

effeft ma t t e r,

and has ju st as in

the

a f e ma re o r of

sun assumes the matter. 5. The lesser

position

a male or

active

principre

planets

are

those

which

run

their

course

in

different
ca r r ies in

motions and times, such

out its rotation in

^= l,
out .

, +
the

and 6fl
12,

The firsr
the in third an a1in

3 0 y e a rs , carry and H

s e c o n d in their

2 years. id,entical

The others, motion, later

which are p

rotation run their

most

Both

course

on e year. the metals.

I will

t , o u c h o n t h e ir

re la t io n s h ip

wh e n I

discuss

s.17. OF THE AIRY SIGNS OR IIETEORS They are the the earth, stars. born in the a ir into ju s t a s min e ra l v a p o rs a re born in

and are Just

formed the st a rs

specific they F ire ;

shapes by the d if f e r win d s ,

power of

like

E le me n t s , re p re s e n t

in ma n y w a y s . A ir; ra in and conplant,

C om ets and shooting snohr V sid e r ; sleet

and hailstones, a n d lo we r

Earth. t h in g s , begin

Now we stiIl such as the with the

have to a n irn a l ,

the

elementized kingdoms,

and mineral

and we shalI

l-atter.

s .18. ON METAIS I. a ll the To begin others in withr \nrmust remember that wa y . T h is is each metal- contains s o b e c a u s e a ll stem

a sp irit u a l

from one root,

qu id which

namely from Q

, + -r

and

H
it

is a viscous liis we ll pr e p a r e d .

cannot

be co n s u me d b V A ,

e v e n if

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r ts

birth

takes

place

in

the but

b e lly in it s that

of

the

e a rt h . it of is its

rt wa rm,

is

tangible, and and

wh ite, dry.

moist, rt

and cold, absorbs them.

a c t io n are !

red ,

readily with

things This

own nature, gobbles its

incorporates perfect tation.

metallic

avidly for

up the

metals, Nature its A ?

so as to use their has implanted species in in it

perfection that it

own exalthis road

should. take

to multiply 2-

a n o rd e rly is it s

f a s h io n . n a t u ra r f ire wh ic h it con-

impregnated

by E -+

tains and which is ripened by Nature's external motion.

n o t p ro d u ce a n y sp e ci al posrer with -+ 3. e U sulphur - body, but it shar es its in it

does

s pec i al

and is hidden and incorporated i s a d ry consistency, $ *re ability

is v e ry

as such. in and P a m etal - .

spir itual,

dwelling i"t"

+.
cannot

rt' g i ve s
latter

r o digest

and cook p
a n d me t a llic add to b a short

But as the

we a k b y n a t u re a r^ray to can do in

c o ag u l a t i o n , f ixed

God has shown the and perfect e

phirosophers they

a pure,

r so that in

time

what Nature

acconrplish

many years

s.19.
OF THE GENERATION OF METAIS 1. mingres distilled ter it It with i4 takes ! the place in the f o llo win g resurts in wa y : T h e Un iv e rs a l vapor. Spirit This is Afwith

and Y center

, which of

a greasy where it

the ? it

, from is

evaporates. tl together

rqeets a suitable

matter,

turned.

and $

ana finally

turned into a metal.

qJ J.n g rises according

Y This metatlization

into

occurs is U f+

when the R transformed

hidden into

and becomes dominant. to whether it meets

Then a pure

a B

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or impure
tl

, because an impure matrix

a perfect ripening heat it l of the

and imeure

$,

prevent

++

from 2.

obtaining Thb metallic

earth

requires the aio of

an external, the i.nner of are

moderate m etallic metals sta b le that is or are

and constant spirit due to until their

which

comes to ma t u rit y . , according

re a c h e s inn er A +

T h e p re s e rv a t io n to which is they

changeable. ad'rerse nature. to

T h e d e s t ru c t io n them or more harmful a t t e n t io n

o f me t a ls than

done by things to t h is. the

beneficial to

m etallic

Care f u l

s h o u ld

b e p a id

s.20 .
GOLD 1. in e qual It is a perfec t This me t a l is the in wh ic h a ll the E le me n t s are found

measure. t,here is

re a s o n me d ic in e to

wh y t h e h id d e n

o id in

p h ilo s o p h e r s t h is perfect give body,

w r ote

that

a p e rf e c t is

because thin g

anything

that to

subject

corruption

cannot

anyis how

pennanent

anot h e r' s spiritual, is

h e a lt h .

T h e q u e s t io n , the root

h o we ve r , balsam of

. A we can make (.) alive,

and like

human

na tur e, with gr a in solve it. of

sincer

rs it

c o mp a c t a n d f ire p ro o f , God has also of it s

n o t h in g ordained

can be done that it if a disFor

To do this, gold is cast to its

know that in t o

a f ie ld state

o wn n a t u re ,

will

and revert is of in

f irs t

b y wa y o f but

re g e n e ra t io n . when it it

dead gold to to

no use and unproductive, the above-mentioned

has been made potential

corne alive

manner,

has the

grow and multiply. 2. The live, meta llic s p irit booy, is but c o n c e a le d wh e n it s a s lo n g p o t e n t ia l as i t is

lying

in

a dense and closed

changes

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to

actuality,

it

can wo rk f o r to the

t h e mu lt ip lic a t io n body and also sun imparts its

of

it s

species frail to the

and impart health, other for

strength just

animal

restore radiance its is

as the the

heavenry

pranets, to

spiritualized other metalric

sun can impart bodies, and this

perfection why the to pranets when they point, old

and virtue

the

nature-understanding an d metalsindi'cated so as to the ' into lower si de , the A lso,

sages assigned the y acted wit h

identicar s p e c ia l circle

signs

d e lib e ra t io n

sun and gold thereby whole

by a whole

and a centrar other

suggest the

that world. in will the

one as well

as the

contains

power of 3the

He who succeeds circumference, includ'ing

bringing acquire

the the

central powers

pohrers of of

gold and outis the me-

ar.r upper on the and it

things, O

most excellent but in s id e it is

medicine. v o la t ire , that

has a fixed this

ro o k ,

pr e cisely dicinal

spiritual

a n d v o la t ile penetrating

n a t u re

c o n t a in s

power and the with

essence. d is s o lu t io n . a f f in it y united

Accordingly,

nothing

ca n be achieved 4is nothing O

g o ld

wit h o u t a n d c ro s e

has a grea t that

wit h

, because as these

there two,

can be so exactly other being

and combined and unbreakable. the e it is rower. not

one as well called that in the its or

as the upper O

perfect the

one is But take for its gold to in noe

uv Hermes,

other, nature

corporeal

and compact

suitable in of

medicines spiritual indicates the outer

transplantations, nature. which

and that

must be taken of the sign

and volatile its perfection

The roundness casts its rays

from

the

center

circumference.

The four

equal

qualities

contained

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gold

rePresent

the

four

rectangular

lines

which

together

form

a n ' equilateral 5. of are th e this

square. apperception true squaring the of of Nature the of f inds in the mat,ter because there

The secret metal the

cJ.rc1e, Nature

but

few who understand right to use of profane those

secrets they

and know how to make it is the not advi-

wh ic h

d o u n d e rs t a n d ,

sable

such secrets

and disclose

them to

unworthv.

s .21.
SIL\ER 1. Although it is not as imperfect as the other metals, it

is

yet

worth

less

than

rt

has a correspondence a re to in d ic a t e d the

with

the signs.

h e a venly rn i ts

Moon, and there f o re it is q u it e

both useful wit h to

b y id e n t ic al A rt ist .

own wdy, as Q brain,

e x p e rie n c e d s o s ilv e r

Ju st m a n 's they

fras an affinit y and they giv e

ma n ' s

h e a rt r

h as w i t h when

both

p a rt s

a s p e c ia l

me d ic ine

have been made spiritual

and intangible.

s .22.
THE LESSER I4ETALS I. They are One kind Iike unripe tain phical subject plished iron of is tw o k in d s : soft, Both like kinds tin and lead, the other kind hard

and copper.

contain that is

an impure only little

sulphur to

and an a cerphiloso-

Mercury. degree, Work. to

Each has a spirit

exarted. in

and they In

can therefor",,.."nt"n" however,

the

human diseases, spirit,

whose dominant may well

spirit

is

such a metallic they

something been purified

be accominto

provided

have before

and turned

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a subtle

and penetrating

essence.

s.23.
PRECTOUSSTONES They are They are the they of d,ifferentiated because Their color \ by the they degree of their digestion. heavenly { from unlike V and

transparent spirit. their

contain

a pure, a pure -+ A

universal receive

comes from This

which that

and power.

i"

not

metals.

s.24.
COMMON AND BAD STONES They are dark ted by a fat and full \S of shadows. They have been coagulawith a viscous

and impure is to

, and they up, it

are mingled produces hard

moisture. stones in

when that proportion moisture.

dried the

and gravelly their vis-

quantity

and quality

of

cous root

s.25.
MINERALS I. They are substances which are neither stones nor

metals. The lat-

O, ter
lies

and 6 are most akin ' H , is a mother and genealogical

hidden other in a rather large

to the metallic branch of O

That

nature.

, in which tfre Qfi

is why one as well

measure.

as the 2.

contain

an excellent followed

medicine. , * , O ,gemmae, and

These are

by common Q

All

these are born and produced by the e-V

i= congealed by earthly k in d s dryness. of mo u n t a in ju ic e s

i conversely,

common A ? 3.

There

are vario u s

and bitumins"

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Actually,

they

are

nothing

but

a mountain these

juice

that ju ic e s cobalt,

is

viscous hard,

a n d combustible . some soft amber; kind of the

in A .

s o me o f The hard

mo u n t a in spar,

a re

and ligrrid. liguid

ones are

and yel1ow Another gypsum,

ones are are $,

naphtha, or

and Arabian arsenic,

amber.

minerals

auripigrment

sand.arac,

Armenian

and sealed

s .25.
PI,ANTS 1. rooted flowers, som e thing activated an d also pe n in g, 2. an d liquid, balsamin rn plants their in of these V I wi ll b rie f ly forth its re p o rt that they a re bodies leaves, which,

the

, bring rn

a seed-stalk part wh e n it aid of

and on it their is

and fruit. of in the the

innermost S p irit . the

seed contains s t imu la t e d A or and heat, in ri-

Univers a l earth with

an external it

nourished the with seed of plants

by t h e its

Un iv e rs a l for

S p irit , it s

ie p ro d u c e s ,

s p e c ie s

mu lt ip lic a t j. o n . a t t e n t io n E ls a ls o $ to to t h e ir t h ei r dense

you mu s t p a y c a re f u l a n d b o d ily is actually p a rt s r the

spiritual The latter and their

natural

corporeal

which

is' active them. it their itself the t he re s i n . the generawill bark, flowers,

radical you will

moisture, find their

and which proper

preserves and in imparts root,

analysis

flesh spirit

veins to the the

and ducts

through

which parts the th e

the universal of the prants t wig s ,

them. stalk, fruits, 3-

The separate the the marrow, moss,

are

the

wo o d r, t h e ju ic e or

t h e . le a v e s , gum or

sdp,

and the

What has to plants as well

be additionally a s t h e ir

noted

concerning

ti on

of

p re s e rv a t io n

a n d d is s o lu t io n

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be revea.led yo u in perties 4. their

to

you by your P lant s a re are

own reflection s u b je c t to

on what seasons or

we have told their their power Their single another plants two frc grair progrowt and

general.

b y wh ic h in or heat. each of of

and qualities Plantsr

either

promoted

impeded spirit

rs mentioned, in

have a growing and outer nature,

growth

consists

an inner or

moving for

seed has a hermaphrodj-tic has its grain, kin d s own multiplication irrespective of sex are of found , the

bisexual the

without fact that

intermingling all species

in

a ma le a n d a f e ma le ,

a s we h a v e l e a r n e d

experience. 5. a hidden acter or For spirit sign" light, in the its generation, or foreman, h id d e n God has also and has marked s p irit in is q u it e the j:nplanted it in every seed charof.the is pre*

by a specific h e a v e n ly , s p e c if ic a ray form body of indwelling a re

This

h e a venly served is

and inv a ria b le , body of every

wh ic h thing.

living

When the the e a rt h ,

a seed im-

softened

and dissolved spirit, toge t h e r

through wit h

putrefaction, it s c o mb in e d

p e r ishable by the 6. especially to

raised

bright fn

and homogeneous. regard to p la n t s in g e n e ra l it a n d a ls o t h . e ir species,

their

powers something in their

and virtues, certain right i. e . , in

seems somewhat difficult in them. But when to their

investigate are picked

and decisive balsamic time

they ou ter

accordi-ng astnum f ra g ra n c e

form

and signatur e , is are exal t e d gath e re d

wh e n t h e ir best

in n e r

(star, and taste, their

co n stellation) an d the plants

t h e ir in it s

c o lo r,

c o n s t e lla t io n

and used for

sig r red diseases.

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s.27
THE AI{II,IAL KINGDOM 1. minerals, other. pa r ts i ng of ones. 2. the A nimals of soul. hard are have a s o u l the former. The parts or soft, and a body. Their of lik e T h e la t t e r can all is rea1ly The animal because As it is a mo b ile last b o d y wh ic h feeds o n p la nt s in each and leadand

the

two kingdoms too long I will to

participate all-

would in

take de t a il,

describe

species o n ly t he

animals

h e re

d e s c rib e

habitation animal or thin,

bodies

be permeated less World.

by the thick

their the

bodies E le me n t s

are more or of the the Great

Th e bones, the flesh

which with

the

d rie s t

p a rt ,

c o mp a re wit h p a rt s ,

rocks, skin, the the

the

eart h .

The other the

such as the the

nerves, ea r th, 3. or lower of

etc.

also

compare witn withV , the

Elements: wit h A s u b t le

d.ry with . e it h er

the moist

s p irit u a l lik e e a rt h y

ana A

The animal ones. the of

sp irit s

a re e it h e r

v a p o rs ,

upper those

They a re

o r wa t e ry and are

and possess to

parts

body which origin, spirits whic h

suit after

them beSt the

akin the

them on Wor1d. in the spirits latter the

account

their animal

example of the astral

Great

The upper h e a rt Iower

stem from they

ana dwell that is ,

by means of spirits

a n ima t e

the

o t h e rs ,

and impart follow the all

them their

reality. effects, b y it s

These astral for just it as the a lso

completely vi vi fies a n d rules 4.

Sun j.n their the a n ima l I E le me n t s s p irit s "

and rules the At astral

p o we r,

vivifies

this

point

cannot

re f ra in

f ro m d e a L in q

wit h

the

dif-

- I00-

ference is is

in

the

sensory substan c e animal

and the

rational in

souls. the b ra in .

The sensory Its

soul

a spiritual to rule the

a n d d we lls being It the the

fu n c t i o n with the

spirits, a n d mo t io n . of

endowed by the is a c t u a lly of the of

Creator of

se n sitivity, U niversal

desire, S pirit, in

a s p a rk e a rt h ly

draw n o u t the

essence

heaven The effect

and implanted rays th a n or th e on ly of the this

seed for soul of

government extend

the in

animal. their

heavenly

do not t h e ir

further wit h

circumference soul of the

o wn c irc le . understand s o u l, it with

h is

h ea v e n l y that above, 1ts is of

animal S pirit from

man himself God, bec a u s e sidereal

cannot the

anything E S s a id cannot its lif t

s e n s o ry T h e re f o re together

stems wings

s t a rs . soul,

above its fo r ces, un le ss

home, and the must sink eis it

animal

and lower

we re in t o u n le s s the

a mire the

a n d re ma in soul

in e f f e c t i v e ris e s in to God to

it

is

reborn, itself

i" e . ,

ra t io n a l of His

a n d prostrates o b tain 5. sp ir its, the

b e f o re lig h t soul ac t io n the dark

t h ro n e g u id e in

it 4 a je s t y

order

spiritual

a s it s is

a n d le a d e r. the in animal and elementary to a coars it

The heavenly and by its with

active

gets

e n t a n g le d

a n d a d h e re s This

intermingling from ti on fathoming of 5. a d esire which fect m als things. This or

and impure or

matters. obtaining

prevents

anything

and having

any inner

percep-

animal

soul It is

s t irs

the

ima g in a t io n , of

t h e re b y the

causing parts pel

a will. to the

d o n e b y t h e mo t io n of the

b o di l y

pertain or

dwelling-place

sensory That wo rk s ,

soul is

and the

imperfect

reas o n , less

a n d d e p e n d o n it . in t h e ir

wh y s o m e a n i : to how

show more or

p e rf e c t io n

a c c o rd i n g

-1 0 1 -

their

instruments

are proportioned

and shaped.

s .2 8 .
!,lAN

l. his it

He is

the mo s t p e rf e c t

c re a t u re in

a mo n g a ll.

Therefore way, because

body is is

rnaoe and organized for h is of s p le n d id the

a most admirable d o in g s not of very the

necessary 2.

The matter other

human body is for the

different

from

that about from

of

anirnals,

except

form

human parts, can be obtained

whose difference the 3.

and functions

information

dismemberment-artists. The human soul and has the in itself (which is the rational to that one) find the is heavenly knowledge World.

by nature of things

independent

ability all

the

a'nd to comprise. is said

understand

Great

and all 4. a bit but of that

creatures

Not a word dust

that

the

human soul fashioned his

was created man out of

from earth man

when the

alrnighty

Creator breath into

lle breathed

a living

nose. to

By that, appercej-ve It within which

became a living a n d judge p r a ctice itself sen sory the This sou l all

and immortal there is in the to

soul, G re a t the

pure .and able Wo r1 d a n d in

it s e lf .

can

and act without soul

accord in g he lp of

p o we r o f

in t e llig e n c e senses,

the can in

e x t e rn a l

o r ma t e ria l the things

the of

n o wa y d o , bound to why all

because earthly

senses or

abilities

earthly is also

soul the

are

and bi-emished b]' the

by them

reason

knowledge d u b io u s ,

derived or

rational

from 5.

such images is The rational

o b s c u re , is lik e

e v e n wro n g. wh ic h presents

soul

a n e y e o r mj-rro r

-L 0 2 -

to

the

mind

the

most di.stant soul th e

things

and, makes p+st like it.

matter with

preits

sent-

The sensory thought, things,

cannot ra t io n a l

do anything soul

r e fl ective and tangible m a terial in rising

p e n e t ra t e s

a1l

spiritual itserf with

and when it f o rc e s of

mj.ngles it s

and befogs it

things to Iove, it, it the

by th e upper

thoughts, t h in g s . united of a ll

has difficulty

a n d irn ma t e ria l, it rid is to it s e lf live

B u t wh e n G o d . ' s e s through e a rt h ly regenerations ima g e s a n d d e F or just the as

sentiaJa ssists sir e s the

with

which

can eas ily by them,

stirred upper

p u s h in g

t h e m a wa y v ig o ro u s ry . their life s o u ls and light cannot

and lower sunlight,

stars the

receive

from

con centrated un le ss Su n of fa ll off 6. of they Jesus from If

re a s o n a b le

d , o a ny t h i n g of the Gracewill

are vivified Christ. them.

a n d illu min a t e d T h e n a l-I sensual

by the d e s ire s

ra y s

a n d b lin d ne s s

we someho w b e h o ld with the of eyes of the

a n d c o n t e mp la t e common senser of L ig h t at

the

g re a t that that

mysteries the the of won-

Creation

w finrl

de r ful

P rovidence light

Father

o rd e re d the

divided the it fourt

and dispersed D ay of should th e creation shine

was only

gathered the

beginning the sun,

and fo rme d the earthly the

in t o

body of

so that

in

world. son of of ore the s in s .

The same thing G o d , wh o c a me t o t h e wo rI d , our soul.s, to

happenec with us, in c a r n a t i n g and

sacred

Light-sun, after the world.

3 1 0 00 years rule or ig in ar e the in

c re a t io n theref to

illu min a t e

eternal

which is

have their G o d if they

God, will of cf their

at t a in

n e w lif e T h is

that n e w lif e

purified

we b o f

is

a dwelling

an d temple

the

Hory s p irit ,

b y wh ic h

they

a re

re d . a n d m a d e p e r -

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fect

to

feel

and taste for all

the

povrers of

the

future all

world

which

has

been prepared 7. longer robs Oh! obscures us of all

God-loving

souLs from be when our our souls.

etern.l-ty. sin no

How happy we shall the clarity of and if n is e ry . of soul it s or the is

accursed

This in

obfuscation it, we find our-

knowledge, way of the a ll light our

we persist

selves 8. o wing ea r thly d e a th o n the over r aised their of

on the

Without

soul,

which wit h

we have and receive the s e n s or y is called or the

to

God's mercy, soul and cast rational if

min g le d

under soul

s u b je c t io n , the liv in g soul the

wh ic h

of

the

d e a d p e rs o n .

Likewise,

contrary, sensory

th e or

ra t io n a l spirit, Those, turn to

illu min a t e d heavenly is

by God rules glorified to and glorify

the to

soul

a hj.gher must

Ie v e l. to

t h e re f o re , God, discard

wh o wis h the

souls

learn

abomination away from g u a ran t y to their of

their

sins in

by an earnest to o b t a in

conversion the le a d t ill His

and turning as the

cr avings th e ir

order

Ho I y S p irit

salvation.

He will ano t h e r,

t h e m f ro m o n e b le s s in g they have cast off a ll

another, defiH will

fr o m one thi-ng to ci encies a g a in is of the in of is

the this,

souL u n d e r their the

g u id a n c e . b o d ie s In after it

Because of t h is lif e . the soul the s p irj-t the

reside

p u rif ie d Ho ly S p irit .

The body soul, is and just

a dwelling spirit

d we lls so the rules

as the

perturbed spirit.

by the

bodyr

perturbed as the skip

and. infected per is his boat. it.

by the

The spirit the soul

body if s p irit ,

Likewis e ,

ru J -e s t h e

no v i o l e n c e and simior underste

done to the

The b o d y c a n n o t can n e it h e r

mo v e wit h o u t nor

Iar ly

spirit

re c o g n iz e

d is t in g u is h

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anything sp ir it, instniment is

without therefore, of the it

the is

soul,

as may be seen with of the the s o u l, not

anirnals. and the weII,

The

a c h a rio t ff

b o dy a n the spirit if the do

spirit. cannot soul is

bod,y is its effect.

sad because or workr the

achieve not well

Likewise, the mind

spirit i ts that body. the

sensory

disposed,

cannot

:ts may be s e e n wit h gifts of the

d ru n k a rd s . to

F ro m t h is the

we c a n i n f e r of the

mind correspond recognize is the

constj.tution between to the the

Hereby for the

we also the latter

struggle

body and former,

soul,

Ciametrically wh ile the soul

opposed is

b e cause

body is is animal;

ea rt h ly the

d iv in e

and hea.zenly. mortaI,. to each should freto

The former the latter,

la t t e r,

ra t io n a l; are

the always True,

f o rme r, opposed the

immortal. spirit as the

Their stands upper

desj.res between but it

other,

and the soul that,

them. it

spirit

ob e y the qu e ntly the soul 9. inasmuch senses

p a rt , f le s h ,

h a p p e n s n e v e rt h e le s s it s e lf d is o b ed i e n t

drawn by t h e

p ro v e s

and'becomes Imagination as it grasps

a n i. ma l. is a wo rk o i which the it a n ima l or s e n s o ry through imagination so that it the with spirit the is can images such thing in

things

has created The power of

and forms in

an image thereof. in

strongest form

man, more so than from those it

all

anj.malsr

new images

has grasped again.

by analyzlng ft ooes this

grasped quick

and putting that for

them together with every

agility cause and in

external

gccasion

fe.r imagining of it both

we have waking 10.

pondering

how we can become aware

sleeping. sens o ry s p irit re f le c t s o n s o me t h j-n g an d f o r m s

When the

-r0 5-

nehr irnages of it speculates of it it,

the back it

thing into

recognized, what it

it

is

called

learning;

if

has learned or

and drawn thinking of

something something. w caL-

up out Bu t it if

is in

called it s

remernbering re f le c t io n

remains

a n d p ro d u c e s

n o t h in g ,

poetry. 11. The three are is fo rc e s of the s o u l, u n d e rs t a n o in g , the wiJ.l, r,nind. the and Unknow learn

conscience, derstanding f rom the ie

together the ability

considered of the

one and called rational f rom the of soul to

gather

unknohtn, and the it.

certain

uncertaj.n, is

and to

by examining through

The examination on the

a thing

done by invesor that of is a so

tigating and so. th in g

reflecting

reasons in is

why this the

An indi,vidual this'kind in

who is of

skillful

examination s a g a c io us ,

and in

re f le c t io n , of s k illf u l

c a lle d

whereas

stupidity lh e will

consists is evil

a la c k of the

e -v a min a t j. o n a n d, r e f l e c t i o r soul wh ic h is a lw a y s fo r guided the in tru<

an ability or

ra t io n a l If is it

b y the sp ir it,

good re c o g n iz e d . a vice. ft Co n s c ie n c e

does not the

s t riv e

i+- is

k n o wle d g e of those

o r me n o r y t h in g s

the understanding. reason the will or the

causes us to

t h in k

which

understanding not the of

cornmand us to done it doing the or according the the do or our

do or to

omit,

and whether and how we can and eva-

has done or reward triple of all both action things in the

this

ruLe,

God will see the luating

not-doing. s e le c t in g , leave s o u ls

From this s h o win g ,

s o u l, to of

we ought in n e rmo s t

undone" a wit n e s s , mo n it o r, ' irrrin s .

See how God' a monitor, despises

wisdom has put a n d a judge. th e witness,

W oe to

h im wh o d o e s n o t wis h to lis t e -

h e e d t h is t -n t h a

and does n o t

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L2. m an is aIl

From what in all,

has been said for h e is his

about

man we see in to e v e ry t h j. n g the

what way and can be_ his spiri.

d e s t in e d

come anything, from vi si ble heaven,

because and his

body comes from from wo rld .

Elements,

soul

God, and he represents

both

the

and the

invisible

s.29 .
MA N' S DI S E A S E S . FIRST, 1. ruption i l l ne ss it is A n illness of the is THE DISEASES OF lHE BODY n o t h in g in a part or but of a d e s t ru c t io n the s t ill or If coran

a c t u a lly balsam

natural yet

human bod1z. another

affects called

an o t h e r "

p a rt

causes

illness,

an "accid e n t . exter n a l parts

2. d'issolution nal or itg, part a bite. or

A man's of of the

in f irmit ie s that h u rt are

a n d a c c id e n t s normally together : t ' D u l-c e r, b y s t rik in g , s t re a k s ,

a re d u e t o

the

the

when an extera d is r o c a t i o n , la bb i n g , beat-

body is

b y a wo u n d , e it h e r a re

Wounds are

in f lic t e d in

biting. feet. inoisture, flesh, of

Includ e d ulcers or a re

these

b lis t e rs ,

and excor.

co r iated r osive r otte n

c a u s e d b y v a rio u s

k i-n d s o f

rot t i n g , cancer, etc. of

inf la mma t io n s , ab c e s s e s , f e lo n ,

s u c h a s b o ils , c h ild re n ' s bones are

lu p u s , s ma llp o x ,

nasal

Dislocation sockets. the like.

members occurs occurs occurs

when the

moved out

thei or

A fracture A rupture

when a member is in the the cavitv net of

broken of

by a fall

walls the

causes f a ll

a scrotal

hernia,

oE in

\h" intestines

b.ody and when thev

down on the 3.

testi- c 1 e s . ilL n e s s e s mo s t ly a ris e f ro m the followinq

The internal

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s i x ca u se s: 1. 2. 3. fn d i g e stion F l a tu l ence D i sch ar ge

arouse

4. 5. 6.
a disturbance

Constipation Putr efaction Inflammation

in the the natural vital bal-

These causes sam and corrupt 1. the blood it,

as may be seen in occurs in the

following

paragraphs. chyle It or is

Indigestion has not

htunan body when the cooked intake of and prepared. food

been sufficiently and unhealthy in of the

due to as it

an excessive causes the

and beverages, cooking ability it, Such stoeat stopro-

ferment omiss io n natural produces

stomach

and its

to weaken. especially indigestj,on m a ch it so il,

'The if

p h y s ic a l is not

e x e rc is e stimulated in the

a ls o

adds to

the then

heat

and used. body. In the to

many troubles for food or

causes a disgu s t chalk, coal, et c .

a n in o rd in a t e c ru d it ie s

d e s ir e a d h e re o c c u rs to

As the

s li: n y

the

m a ch and intestines duces vtorms.

a n d a re

heated,

p u t re f a c t io n they cause

which

By gnawing in the

and moving head. in t e s t in a l In

bad vapors

and trot

ble some fantasies in the

a d d it io n ,

the

in d ig e s t i b i l i t y a ls o colic, blood

stomach produce s bloody flux, scabi e s , diet,

g a s e s a n d ile u s ; c o lo n .

dia rrhea, causes

etc. etc"

in

the

T h e u n d ig e s t e d

leprosy,

A l-L s u c h illn e s s e s in re g a rd a re to food,

can be prevente, s le e p , and dail

by a moderate ph ysical physical addition he at.

e s p e c ia lly

exercise. exercises, to

T h o s e illn e s s e s the use of

c u re d food

by good elimination and beverages inner in

some acid should

good stomachics

which

produce

and outer

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2. evaporates It

Flatulence from (a) in the

in

the

body is

a strong

and thick the

vapor

which

collected pain, tension

crudities when there

ano puffs is in the

members up. nrmbling,

happens

without heart

stomach in the

belching; ziness,

the

and palpitations;

head dizit often

and in

the

whole for

body laziness

and extensioni causes in

(b)

h a p p ens with pa in s fib r e s, are the the is in the

pain,

e x a mp le ,

wh e n f la t u le n c e the s p irit s

gr i p p i n g the small

intestines in

b y s u p p re s s in g the mu s c le s . e x e rc is e ,

and stinging with of

T h o s e a n d s in rila r such as those

infj-rmities divide

cured vapors pores. purged. 3.

good ph y s ic a l flatulence, thin

wh ic h

them and drive take p la c e if

them out the

through moisture

S uch a cur e

c a n a ls o

h a rrn f u l

Discharging slimes

is

the

c a u s e o f ma n y d is e a s e s , the rise

in a s m u c h of

as the

the

tough

collect For

and combine due to crude vapors

discharge into of the

crude cannot they the This

moistures.

when the through

head arrd

be elirninated into

the

regular

channels matter

cleansing, flows int<:

turn various

a snotty of the

and thick-slimy body,

which of

parts

causi.ng many kinds produces

illnesses. in the nose gasp-

distillation in the

and discharging throat

a head cold in the

and a drip i ng for

and mouth, a n d if it

hoarseness is

lungs,

breath the

and ast h ma , result is

a c c o mp a n ie d

by an "accident'

o r u lcer,

c o n s u mp t io n . lung the does not the properl,y spirit perform is the too f le s h its hotly but vital

. For when the function sti r r ed of in

festering

invigorating the heart,

heart, it

vital

and then wit h the

does not

re f re s h that

con surires it

together

b1ood.

F in a lly ,

heated

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sPirit

attacks

and c o n s u me s t h e the whole in from in it

liv e r If

it s e lf , this

a n d t h is discharging

is of

folLowe, the

by a drying and slirny it prerrents which

up of matter the

body.

sha:

occurs spine

the marrow of irnparting (t h e the

the

vertebral spirits

column, to the

natural-

n e rves of the If it if of

originate

s p in e )

and causes

a pa r a l y s i s

members. this discharge attacks in o n ly the n e rv e s It the of is the muscles, gout parts

causes it is

a spasm and t wis t thin and penetrating making the

t h e me mb e rs . and ad,heres to In the

c a lled

external it is

the members,

thern hurt.

joints F in a 1 ly , if

known as

a r thritis, fluxes but If stay

and in in the if

k n e e a s s c ia t ic a . they c ru d e

wh e n s u c h s l i m y they are subtle

head, it is

cause headaches a n d ' t h ic k they b rin g

drowsiness they are

salty if

and b i. lio u s , they a re t h ic k

about

deafness.

They

cause epilepsy m oisture. du e to vation in the A ll exercising fumigation fi nally, remedies 4. the their of all

a n d min g le d wh ic h f ill

wit h

a me ] a n c h o l y the e n ti r e is the brain

The slimy-t h ic k large qu a n t it y

mo is t u re s

c a u s e s t ro k e s .

A s t ro k e

a deprivital fire

sense imp re s s io n s , is also often

b y wh o s e v io le n c e

heart

extinguished. a n d c u re d . First, by

such iLlnesse s the of external the brain;

c a n b e p re v e n t e d members; thirdly, In secondly,

by a good and fragrant air, and

by warm and sulphurous s p e c ia l a n d we ll

by a good die t . must be applied. It

a d d it io n ,

prepared

Constipation. it

a ls o

c a u s e s v a rio u s gout, in

in f irmit ie s . the liv e r

In dropsy

intestines

pro d u c e s

in t e s t in a l

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because In the

the gall the

gastric it

juice

cannot 3 a u n d ic e ,

properly in the

be cooked s p le e n b la c k

into

blood.

produces

ja un d i c e , juice

because flows

blocked the blood

members cannot which is

operat,e. by it.

Then their In the

into

colored gravel

kidneys block

and bladder the urethra A cure dicines 5. the

constipation and other of those

causes ducts.

and stones

which

ailments purification It is

can be effected of the in it s the body.

with

specific

me-

and through P utrefaction. if it

c o rru p t io n p ro p e r or

of

s o me mo i st u r e or o u ts i d e

in of

body which, causes has to

o c c u rs k j. n d s o f

v e s s e ls

the m , place

various

f e v e rs

u lc e rs . with

T h e d e f ec t i v e a good diet

be cleansed

and a cure

achieved

and with 6. to either

motion. Inflammation" too It is or a k in d lin g too of the v it a l It it is spirit due be

much emotion or

much motion. For

may also known that

caused motion

by putrefaction causes

constipation. and the wa t e ry

inflammation, that

same can happen through a n d ro t t e n t h J -n g s g iv e off

con-

sti pa tion. some heat hay that i nsid e an d the cure is

We can'see and finally has been put

become inflamedr in a barn re s u lt , or wet. in St.

rs may also If the

be seen with occurs t he skin

inflammation L f b e t we e n f ire ,

the

body, in

it

will

a f e v e r; Anthony's

flesh,

erysip e la s

wh o s e g e n e r a l

a phlebotomy is either a o n e -d a y the the s p irit s , body. one, the a s e p t ic , ot a c a rd ia c one. and the

Fever Th e first thir d all

inflames parts of

s e c o n d t h e mo is t u re , the f irs t

T h e re f o re

can be compared

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to the

a burning vessel

wind, into

the it

second to is

a burning and the into it,

water third

which to

heats

which the

poured, poured the

a heated, the card,iac heat

vessel fever

which involves

heats all

water 6t

because

parts

body with

an above-natural This fever rules body. the

and gradually be compared to

consumes thesn altogether. consumption. The septi.c the

can almost the blood

fever whole

and humors or moistures, The one-day It the the It are therefore fever reason is also or lasts its fever only spirits brings tire h o t is

and heats a subtle

flarne

and consumes till either

spirits of is

one or

two days

the

cause This

have been completely either health or

consumed,. within

why it called

death

two days. fevers to or

o r p o is o n o u s greatly. near

f e v e r. rf the

T h e s e p ti c moisture in

the most common and vary in its they vessers , are

begins the ti l l garl the by it.

p u trefy th e sp irit That is

e s p e c ia rly by the

the

h e a rt

river,

in f la me d

s p irit is fatal

and fought e x t in g u is h e d . a n d a re

pushes

the

rott e n

ma t t e r a re

a wa y o r

why such feve rs fevers. moistures members,

o f t e n t ime s

c aL l e d

con-

tinuous

When the veins or other

are they

not

in

their in

vessels,

that

is,

in

the

result

an intermittent only heart, If the at certaj-n f-he spirit p u t re f y in g the

fever. times, an6

The spirit because to is its this

attacks

such putrefactions is far from it s the

struggle place the spi rit

returns moisture day, the yeI

dwelling

after

wo rk . it s

spiritual, is

re p e a t s is

s t ru g g re a one-day the s t ru g g le

f o llo wi n g rf pl a c e

and that l ow gall

rrrhy this

f ever

carled

f ever. takes

constitutes

t h e mo is t u re ,

every

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three 9 a 1 1, of the

days, it is

and this the

is

the

three-day

fever.

If for is spirit

it t h is that

is

the

black fight

four-da y with

f e v e r" the

T h e re a s o n moisture the

uneven the

vital

spirit

rotten

watery to do,

moisture but it is is

soon collects therefore therefore

again also only

and gives broken

plenty vir-al

sooner

up by the

spirit,

and it

a one-day or

fever" g a ll ro r c a lle d the the is v is c o u s and thick,

B ecause the melanc h o ly it c annot replenish one. fevers heart For It its e lf is the f ig h t th is

b la c k

so fastr t h e re f o re fight is

c a n it the

b e f e lr-g h t a s f a s t f o u r-d a y fever. the is In

a s the the

first

three-day of the

most violent, b ilio u s a ls o of is

because

spir its ho t It in also

a g a in s t re a s o n that rotten

mo is t u re c a lle d hot

which

itself. happens after

they

a re

fevers. into now

frequently which the

one kind moisture

fe'rer fought

changes

another, th e r e. That spirit he a t

now here,

fevers

start to

wit h fight

a c o ld

is

due to

the

fact

that all

the the body This

which as its

intends aids.

the moj-stures outer

attracts wit h

Then t h e gre a t

me mb e rs s h iv e r wh e n t h e That fever the v it a l is

co1d.

m a y also and the ness the is fight That vital fig h t. coo ks

be seen in outer

f rig h t s , cold" spirits

s p irit s

converge by weak-

members get the vital rest.

followed

because

leave

outer

members after

and go to food is

harmful

in

a paroxysm that t ime t h in g s

is but

due to

the

fact

Lhat for it

the

spirits

do not

cook at

mu s t g e t

re a d y e it h e r wd lr or

the half-

The spirit the food

cann o t

do both the

t o g e t h e r, in a mild e r

and atta c k s

illn e s s

it

leave:

-il3 -

the

food

altogether it will

uncooked. be too not to

But

if

it

wants

to

do both c u re fo r

siall but

m u ltaneously, fevers only the is to

we a k e n e d . end the from

The best

endeavor the

paroxysm the

irnmediately,

to drive weakened

putrefaction

body and to

strengthen

nature. we have saj.d about the cru d it j. e s or T h e ir head, infirmities of the booy conis f la t u l e n c e . in the by

Everything si sts th e If in that all

the

ra w in d ig e s t ib ilit y v a p o rs cause is cause

seed of they

illnes s e s . in the

t h ic k they

concentrat,e

a discharge; finally

other

members they or

cause a blockage

which

followed g u a rd s It is

p u trefaction cr udities m o derate power,

inflma ma t io n . his wh o le

T h e re f o re , b o d y f ro m Wo rk ,

wh o e v e r iI ln e s s . t h e re f o re , but

against done by a

preserves diet

and daily only

e x e rc is e . gain our

has a special our bread,

as we not

health

by it

also

and by it If live s in

we preserve loafers

what we have gained. t h is s e c re t , they v ro u ld n o t lose their

under s t o o d

laziness.

s.30.
MENTAI I].LNESSES 1. or They are. noth-ing to the mind. ea t in g , but the vices which are cause restlessness but the corrupt

suffering for

These vices d rin k in g ,

nothing

d e sires

living,

a n d mu lt , ip ly in g , g re a t h o n o rs .

knowingr The real nar.es

m uch, possessing by which these

much r d n d re c e iv in g vices a re d e s ig n a t e o c u rio s it y , in

a n d e x p re s s e d a v a ric e , v ic e s

a re :

self-1ove be-

i ntemperance, ca u se those

lustfulnes s , who are

a n d a mb it i o n , a re a lwa y s

i n d u lg in g

those

desirous

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a n d restless. 2. untamed The rnental tendencies, rapid life. E thics show u s t h e aims at the re me d ie s loving for s u c h illn e s s e s . path doing in Actually everything we illn e s s e s when things chan g e s , that cause s u f f e rin g a re du e t o theredis-

do not

go the jo y ,

way we rvish, a n d in f in i t e

by causing gu st wj.th 3. their while are ings also

such as sadness,

whole fleeing abJ-e to

purpose from do, it

the middle and at never

extraJes, at

more than

remembering

all

times

that

we are

hr.rman be-

who may encounter that all things e',rerything.

what others are

have encountered, anci that a mind

remembering conquered

impermanent,

can conquer

?1

TIIE ILLNESSES OF THE SOUL 1. an d the with the They are despaj.r fear of of the f o rg e t t in g Me rc y . of God, the a n g u is h of of conscience, cured

Go 4 ' s

T h e f o rg e t t in g

God is

iod,

an""

God, I mean to everything t;

sa'1lr who sees everything, to one's in work, orr,t

judges of

everythirg, it

repays is

according flee, it is

Whose hands

irnpossible

because

Him we live to resist

and Him,

m o ve and have our because 2. prayer He is

bein g .

L ik e wis e fire.

imp o s s ib le

a consuming of

The anguish

the

conscience conduct. in Him" but

is For

h e a le d if our

wit h heart

an eager does not

and an irreproachable hre shall rejoice

condemn us, 3. th r o ugh

(J o h n , 3 , 2 I . ) the us of b lo o d a ll of s in s the La m b o f God,

Nothing true

can c u re For it

d e s p a ir

faith.

c le a n s e s

ano reconciles

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u s vrith eternaL est

God the life

Father,

ju s t if j-e s

us

(Ro m. ,

3,4)

a n d g i'; e s th e

us greatbody of

and happ in e s s . in this worl<i is

(, 1 o h n , 6 , 5 4 . \ the possession

T h e re f o re of

treasure

a healthy

and a healthy th e eternal

mj.nd, which bliss.

must and can give

us a f oretaste

Now, something

el-se is

left

for

me to

report.

s.32.
THE CONCOFDANCE OF AI,L THINGS 1. thing with doubt, but the Everything that has been said of the inner wit h in this whole the work is noupper

a correspondence lower, and t h e that

with the this g iv e it .

out,er,

the

s p irit u a l

c o rp o re a l.

Nor do r further

ily Brothers,

you und,erstand in ' o rd e r b rie f ly c o mp le t e ly not akj.n. s t e rn f ro m except in rig h t to

even rvithout

d,i s cussion. I will 2. according is

Never+-h e le s s , by sp e a k in g a re

y o u s o me d ir e c t i v e s ,

conclude A ll to

about

creatures their are aI1

d if f e re n t to

o n e f ro r n a n o t h e r t h e ir ma tt e r . That

form,

but

a c c o rd in g

why they 3.

greatly a ll

A s the from are

E leme n t s one another comprised

the

Ch a o s ,

they

are

not

differnt AlL things

by their

organization to It again. s e c re t s

and le.rel. This of Nawor],

One, and return key to the

consideration ture,

gives

the

g re a t e s t

when we see how everything to tirne, measure, c o n s id e r of the in

has been created

and made to

a^cord,ing If truction a ll

and-yeight. the three t h is g e n e ra t io n , realms, re g a rd . sustenance, see that t h e ir and desthey

you further or opening

you will They get

accord

and conver g e

growth

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from active of

the

three

Fundamental

Principles This growth of

of is

Nature, due to cooking.

where man is the Ie inner heat

and woman passive. seed and the that thej-r external is

the

heat

the

d.oes not a re also

m a tter

origin

d if f e re n t , Their

ju s t

a s t h e re

many d.ifferences the the attraction help of the of

among creatures.

sustenance locked in the

is

due to With

a homogeneous balsam heat, balsam it is

seed.

external inner

u s e d a s it s the

food outer

and for moisture

strengthening evenly.

the

by maintaj-ning

The destruction attr a ction of the

of exce s s

a ll in

n a t u ra l

t h in g s

is

effected

by the which sins "

f o o d s t ru f f s

and the

E le me n t s , of

ha s been cursed Every m o ti onr diffe r body in or from

by the three

O n ly -E t e rn a l

God on account

men ' s its

the

kingd.oms must have its heat, s it u a t io n

seed,

womb, its onJ-y

a double

and p ro p o rt io n e d as to t h e j. r t h e ir

so that

b o Cie s

one another only within

a n d f o rm,

an d s e e k

to multiply 4" esse ntial l owe r ship rays parts with It

s p e c ie s . re c o g n iz e note the the c o n c o rd a n c e the of the earth-

is

not

enou g h t o

parts, with the

w mus t a ls o the u p p e r.

h a rmo n y o f

essential relationits which

T h e v is ib le

S u n h a s a c lo s e Sun.

earthly to of act

and invisible the the other motion

Central

One sends

and effluences the course

by a constant of all

reverberation,

promotes th e s tars

creatures. that of the a re

The Moon and lo c ke d with in the their to

likewise bodies. together

on the the

a s t ra f

f o rc e s

e a r thly b o d ies, th e

Consid e r with that t h e ir

c o n e o rd a n c e

s p irit s

effects, s p irit u a l

a n d p a y c a re f u l wo rld h a s wit h

attention

correspondence

the

the material"

One reflects upper is 5. also

the

image of in

the the

other, lower. there rules a ls o

and what

i-s visible

in

the

visible

The invisible Justice, its

Sun is however, ru le r is is

to the

rule

the

!-mpermanent world, world. e t e rn it y , Because which Who the

The Sun of tir ne is

eternal But

motion, in

mo b ile . ruled

consists wa s, fle sh

quiescence, and Who will glorified the

eternally be.

by the

Inunutable, in

Who is, in the in

Wh e n He a p p e a rs of His Wo rd , that ju s t is ,

d ire c t ly

P e rs o n

a s He n o w a p p e a r s in a ll creatures His.infirhe

i nd irectly to which nite for Light the 6.

mat e ria l in

in s t ru me n t s , Cre a t io n that

He was given wili

a s t h e ir

ru le r,

then

separatb of

which

He had separated

from

Chac

government l4ay God's us with will

time. us our for s in s the a n d e t e rn a ll y Jesus in fill Christ. which of Naunderr

l'le rc y f o rg iv e His b le s s in g s ,

an d satiate 7.

sake of in s t ru c t io n

This

no w b e t h e

end of to

t h is

have indicated ture sta nd and all

and presented creatures. at of yo u r you. I

you the doubt

whole that

foundation you will well

do not

and use it upon aI1

d is c re t io n . Amen!

Wit h

t h is ,

wis h

God's

blessi.ng

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ANNEX TAKEN THIRD THE AND FIFTH FROI'I DEGREES

A me n d e d SpECIAL INSTRUCTION r eg a rd i n g the 0per ations of the: GR EATMINERALW ORK

oF THE 3nOUeenee
/\ 1r

THE PMCTI CUS

For Ioyalty, pr o ven the sake of true brotherly love, d9o, our greatly committed this and a promise instruction to to made some time a ll the a f o re s a id c h ie f we have issued B ro t h e rs

wo rt h y

as a most in the the

use ful.contribution Constitution, foilo wing thereby order.

in s t ru c t io n intending then to to

c o n t a in e d teach

sincerely will of

them in

This

e n a b le our

see

(wh ic h a ray t h e ir of

mus r a l the inmay up

ways be the fin ite Light

main purpose of our

undertakings) so that in t o p u re s t

su p re me A rc h it e c t , deeper in q u irie s of the

h e ar t s s e c re t s ,

i ncr easingly to

approach

h ig h e r s a c rif ic e ,

the most hidden

kind lin g s of the it , the

re co g n i z e and at last

the majesty sink their

and glory souls into with

Cre a t o r of the

f ro m His wo rk s ,

abyss wh ic h

His Wisdom and remain T riu n e ma y g ra c io u s ly

insegrant

pa r a tely them from

united His

boundLess

Mercv"

THE PIRST

WORN, AND THE BETTER PREPARATION OF

Regarding the preparation

U .F is , accord.ing a viscous to the n a t u ra l

of E Y

, w must first
of our o ld

know that wis e Masters, parts

in d u c t io n

water,

a v e ry

s u b t le n rin g le d

substance in the

wh o s e s ma lle st of

ha ve been most

intimate ly

v e in s

t h e mou n t a i n s

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irtith This

a white,,v,ery mingling of the

fine

earth until

by an extremely the moisture a perfectly union. nright it of That the of

moderate the water

heat. and the

continues earth

dryness and form are not

have reached inseparable by the but it is too it to it s to the

equal is fire,

proportion parts

a perfectly easily with all

why its

separated other its latter aI lo y s ,

as may be s t a b le p a rt s in the

no ticed fir e i shes. fa n e

e it h e r wit h

re ma in s a lL in the it s

with

par+ -s , o r effect a ll

ris e s

and vanthe prothe

This sophists

c o n f irme d g e n e ra l f lo w

books of

by thej. r

t e s t imo n y . over

L ik e w i s e , surface or it

sl i ghtest without he r ing vented ea r th. This in it of dry

movement cau s e s wetting to it it, owing of

a h o riz o n t a l of its water, because

liquidity

adis of preits

on accoun t doing is

v is c o u s

p ro p e rt y

from This

so by the wh y o u r

diametrically p e o p le

opposite it

dryness a dry

also

h a v e c a lle d to

water. gold

water, of

however, it,s

had been destineo Its if it n a t u re hao not f ire ,

becon'.e solid wo u ld

the to its

design this

g e n e ra t io n . in t ime or

have brought robbed beer

perfeetj.on

b e e n a c c id e nt l y re s t

spiritual fettered,

sulph u r

a c t iv e

and the

had not ingredients

covered,

and inactivated with it

by heterogeneous during the the

(whj.ch had become intermixed p a r tly in its interior adhere It water. for to

previous of it s

mingling, parts, though

a n d p a rt ly it quite

at

s u rf a c e

and therefore not

stubbornly to

and firmly, in g re a t h o we v e r, it s

inseparably). dry

h a d t h e re f o re F ro m t h is A s id e

re ma in it s

mo u n t a j . n lo v e for

as

a r unning, bu t

s p rin g s f ro m t h is ,

metals to cor

especially that its

go 1 d .

we h a v e c an i n

cl ude

nature,

t a rn is h e d

b y t wo in f irmit ie s ,

no wa.

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be brought in d e ed or its

to

perfection infirmit y r

unless is is

it the the in

be freed la c k of it s

from

thern.

One,

main

a c t iv e lig h t . watery

P rin c i p l e , The other, and heterin heterobe

spiritual

S ulphur, shows, feculent parts

wh ic h

in n e r

a c t iv e

as its

analysis black

resides matters wit h

heterogeneous earthly it is

ogeneous

and finally b e f o u le d . to it. It

ge n e ous-arsenical given the Its in the light

wh ic h latter

cannot

as long of of P or

as the the

adhere

purification preparation vivification that with V it -

a f o re s a id

h e t e ro g e n e it ie s

consists preof I +

, which

must therefore The best in $ ,

inevir-ably p re p a ra t io n the s o lu t io n

ced e its is: ".

a n ima t io n .

be f irs t e is

d is s o lv e d ,

be pre-

cipitated ated with vived with purif with

(water-corrTlnon salt) Now this (c a lc in e d -= ) ied 8

, the 5: must !s Q c o m. ,

be edulcorsublimated the 5=rernust again from dust oprr-

warm srater

and dried.

ied (D! and de c re p it a t e d ana d Q ?+ pressed . The revivif a le a t h e r, for f u rt h e r

, however,

be dried, an d all ation

throug h

a n d we I I o p e ra t io n s . then it is (t h a t wh ic h

p re s e rv e d

other

impurities

The entire very is : it weil I if e ,

must be repeated prepared or its long for

seven times, c o mp le t e

and exthe ac-

ce lle ntly ti ve

a n ima t j-o n of

principle, in

spir it u a l mot h e r).

S u lp h u r,

had accidentally

b e e n robbed But her

after

consideration countless

of

the whole

of

Nature

in

all to

kj-ngdoms and after in all that appropriat e this in

experiments our

made according o 1 d Ma s t e r s p rin c ip l e , it

N atur e

s u b je c t s ,

in g e n io u s the a c t iv e

co n sidered ca n only

sp irit u a l t h e min e ra l

S u lp h u r,

be found

k in g d , o m; c o n s e g u e n t ly ,

is

not

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to at

be sought first, but which of

elsewhere. found Nature which go ld

That to

is

why they

looked

for

it

in

gord

b e a n e x c e e d in g ly it in than to the

t ig h t ry utmost

crose,i degree of though inde-

body in perfection in

had produced she is capable

her is

regular reguired

course, by its

no way in

a greater

proportion

pendence.. to offer not

Their than

experience it

convinced it s e lf , to their

them that and that intent. but it found is very

gold it They

has nothing theresearch suited

what

re q u ire s

c o u ld

fore in to

contribute boCies purpose they of

anything the said

further

various their

realm

none better easy a dry, to

than found

iron, in its

because

dissolve temperametallic and some, their subtle s aw t h a t and excrude and to from fur-

and because tu r e, salt

innermost f ie ry t h e ir

being

hot

a solar, (P recisely very

spiritual, that in

v e ry wh ic h

s u lp h u r

a n d a t ru e

though ther

rittle,

speculations

iar ! . E on how to unite d id

lra s d e f ic ie n t ), H upon rhis they based both natures T ru e , but large they through they

rTran-

i pu lations,

and they

s o s u c c e s s f u lly .

[? ""ttttot be cornbined rrrith crude iron, realized at the same time that the very ce e dingly i r on , l ocked, achieve in fusible which naturally it, the its and a ls o tru e , prev e n t s iron had to c o mb u s t ib le

considered the of

amount of e a rt h is

s u lp h u ro u s n a t u re

in n e r, t h is

a n d p u re u n io n .

e n c lo s e d in order

T h e re f o re , purified

be completely

and freed

ir .
To do this, u se ful of than it
L

the

o ld

wis e Ma s t e rs of it s in n e r to

d id

not

f in d

a n y t hi n g

more

O not

on acc o u n t only

c o n s t it u t j. o n , the h ig h e s t

by virtues d e g re e but also

which

p u rif ie s

g o ld

- L22-

g r a duates mineral and fine

its water,

color

v e ry

h ig h ly . with which

For

it

c o n s is t s

of

a thj.ckened

coagulated earth, in

a sulphurous-combustible-arsenical there is parts moj.sture and cold. rts

golden

sulphurous-combustible combustible mineral to the earth

and arsenical are melted of

sej.ze the they

sulphurous1eave their sink

when they fine

together, golden attract

water bottom" p i.f

and their

earth

quality to

and both

Simultaneously, hrater o f because parts of the to . instruction in of d , it s this 6

they

themselves a n d s o lor

and despiritua.

vo u r fiery bre the are

the

me t a llic

s a lt the

Sulphur,

operatj_on are iron. to h o ld

sulphurous-combustiby the absorption however, fine of they

and, arsenj.cal gross far parts

saturated, Aside fast

crude

from to

this,

too of

gross the . f

b e a b le

the

a f o re s a i d

essence

This

prelirninary

is

now lollowed

by:

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THE MANIPUT.ATION OF THE SECOND WORK

AND rHE BETTERpREpAxArroN oF */l "Prepare tnetfl Fraternity,

the is fl,owittg + d

6 Cf of the

6 d.".ording

to the prescription

or else put first

.

11 lots of red-hot pure .F O into

flow well For to, together, the re s t r the g-

As soon as both is b e g in n in g

added when it to first the

t o me lt . referred in

procd the scorit are

according fr o m the ne eded.

prescription in

and preserl'e t ill

casting

a g la s s ,

a wa rm p la c e ,

they

" T h e r/7 1 i = p o u nded,, well again cast into

molten with

aa

cr ud.,

and

a Qfl, from which the slag has been separated.. more times, Oir each tirne rvith and l par t first L/8 of a flux of $tr i . with aa 6 must

This y'il i= molten three c o n si sti n g This entire crud. o f 3 p a rts work, of

com . fusi is,

however, that

the melting

and afterwards 7 times

3 tirnes with

the aforementioned

fIux,

be repeated

" Of th e a fo re sa id, scor iae tfr m e l te d fo r I/4 X , a nd &u.

tO; with O' J

$ cr ude ' Ib. iiij wir h lb ;

5/4 r hi s /+?t

of r his

t o b e me l te d , O 5 ii:

into a f Iux, 3ti to be added, gradually by spoonfuls. them flow together for L/2 X

O com . fus.

but after w ar ds

Now let

, then pour thern out. and at last the A " eK fi r e

This work can and should be repeated i s to b e mo st ca re fu lly that th e se sco ri a e

5 times,

cleansed of all

exter nal

ir npur i ty .

ar e not er npty but ar e full fire-worker out of all

of a gotd i s h

is proven to an experienced m e n t:

by the following Q s, edulcor at e

experithem ,

L e a ch th e scor iae well

-L 2 4 -

and reverberate reverberating therefore in

them gentry fire

one after

another

for

zp ( d,

fa strong it must

does not win anything

frcrn the

be gentle

and of the same d,egree at which lead is kept them with twice tlreir fron weight in X , Avhat grind, this

flrr:<. ) Then grind

can be4
together aa . lllelt equal cup le r

ed, carefully
with this well

leach *re Qs
) in

the crocus,

ed,ulcorated,

.ottto" a glass )

and well retort this re s u lt ; p ro v id e s

ed,ulcorated on it

X
I the V

mass togrether of melting it

and put with

weight

cupeled in

Drain

lead, on the not only profit!

E Urd d,j-ssolve the labor

Pays for

O Y wi1 l f. and e : q le n s e , b u t a ls o

wh ic h

a useful

From this, a n e s se n ti a l iron, quality; Parts p - ait

the correct

conclusion

can be drawn, namely, that

h a d ri se n

o t the { , Q =r ,i d r is, the solar sulp hur of v tv i n to the scor iae by means of its fier y, s pi r i tual operation with the volatalized p.arts of silver and

which combined in this cornua that Thi= A,

of tn" )

aclhere to the fixed

c o n g e a l th e re . fore,

spir ituat in tneT/l strong

to

b e p re ci p i ta te d

4 O r r ti Qfcis must, r her eT by means of the above- des c r i bed, "ra A y enough to anirnate the
you regarding the

r I

mani.pulation,
Therefore,

to make it
is left

nothing

remind

I second work,

and we proceed

now to

the manipulation.

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THE THIRD WORK, AI.ID THE BETTER PREPARATION OF THE AVICUI"AE

The avicurae the instructions pared p""" well

are indeed, welr contained

prepared

in accord,ance with dnd the pre-

in the Constj.tutionr

be anirnated, by them, but they presuppose an experienced fire-worker as ttrey burn and, harden exceedingly e a si l y. T h i s d i ffi culty can be avoided, however , in the fol _ lowing way:

"of our t7 mert

is f l0wing well,

Jii:-i

wirh f i.ne cupel

the aforo-rnentioned f of Q com. 'ux f u s. .g r a D d l e r LEbr ogether for L/4 "na f . Then i r i s p o ure d o u t, th e t? l m eticulously washed off, dr ied ar a d ed "f O a s fi n e l y a s p o ssi b J.e." with this pr ocedur e hr e need no t m ak e any aviculae but can immediately proceed with the mani-pulation.

add some cf

3ri.

when ir

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THE FOURTH WORK, AND

TMPRoVED ANrrltArroN oF

wnn 4tl
-t

6d*o O.
twice the weight
mortar, a stone pounding dirt the

"Take the aforesaid

of set our prepared p

finely

d.d

y'fland, with

mate of

them a aaa in till

on hot ,'l'. . aaa at

.l

Pound and wash it last turns white

all

the

disappears dirt Put metal b the ) and the and

and the grey

and silvery. it

put

dtft"t

has been pounded and washed off white silvery off litt le a a a in t o b y lit t le is a g la s s Q in t o

aside.

b e a utiful disti ll surface mass at

Uo u n d wit h a h a lf -f ille d at,tached.

the the the

J

on whose r

beak or bottom

opening is again

accurately wirh

melred

Ji:.ii

of

our ??l , rhe

mass is
w ho le tim e s, ti:ne is be , ta llic

d"a,

and again amalgamed with

is with don e a s b e f o re the sane g with

the distilled

This

operation always be melted

and has to

b e re p e a t e d (wh ic h l.

7 Eo 9 must eactr
jIF

a n d t h e )r $i-i:.: of

ma s s fresh 4/l

together

Now rhe I :F

as purer and it

E rs finer is

ds good, a ls o

a n d f ie ry s t ro n q

a s a t ru e

rn e t a llic

can

therefore

enouqh to

ra d ic a llv

onen me-

bodies" " And although it could be used per" se to t h is advantage for a red

pr e cipitate not only

ope V uleani be exceedingly be subject to

g n a d u a t i, t e d io u s , certain

wo rk wo u ld

n e v e rt h e l e s s but would why to has

c o n s e q u e n t ly dangers. to

t ire s o me , is the O

especially our

This

reason i" ord.er itself for:

o1d Masters the their work

deemed it and reach

necessary the

aaa it

with

shorten p r o ved

end sooner, n o w f o llo ws

Els experience the in s t ru c t io n

hgpe.

The re f o re ,

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TEE FTFTH WORK AI{D THE BETTER PREPARATION OF T}IE ; ; ;.

" T a ke fi n e l y through

, laminate it very thj.n and cut it fi v and make from this, using well pu fine and subtle ;e;. Then let cqr

cupeled pur e Q:

t 3lj.,

passed three into very

ti m es

smal1 Pie

s e 1 , ma ki n g a p a ste of it set it in
,A.

$r ith the afor esaid Iight

then

;;e,

then l et slowly ,Iet

a \ the it

it

c oo tft. i

a cu p e I,

under a m uffle,
gently,

the fir e
cool it

and the Z) evaporate very tA pu lverize it. Then ag a in r mount of well purified U

down for

?F

, <

E S b e f o re ,

ma k e a n i5 E wit h witfr work it , it { , Iet

sane agently After

evaporate and cool Jt( th is, Cf it as finely solve it conpletely is

+T down, and
in R,

, make a paste repeat this p u rif y

a third

tirne.

a s p o s s ib le ,

a n d f in a lly mo s t c a re f u l 1 y " . into

dis-

a n d e d u lc o ra t e the Q our f ie rV S
f

26. This go ld,-d,ust cally th e O

done so that wh ic h

may be turned

as fine and rad.i-

as possible;

c a n p e n e t ra t e p u re r

open all

the m o re e a s ily . amalgama t io n it 's is

F ' o r t h e ' f in e r, p re p a re d , af te:*rard,s

and subtler faster S ar

the "f more perfectly after the the Q

t h e mo re e a s ily , with our e iery

amalgamates extreme to the

hardness

has already begin the

been shattered, radical

; whici is a

more undisturbed tt all

immediately faster.

dissolution

and achieve

27 . "Nosr take some of th.is subtilized

a glas s bowl, fi ery

pure its

placed

on hot

il'., it

add twice tur ns into

put it in e Y, weight of animatei aaa. Put

X, Q,

a n d g ri n d , i' t until

a delj- cate

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this

into

a chamois-Ieather,
Preserrre Put the it

te press out of. it

well for the

as mucfr U
subsequent

as
imglass

possible. bibitions. ph ia l of i t, for bit all which

especially

remaining

aaa into that the

a well-conditioned the a a a will wit h only from the o n ly fill

must be so s p a c io u s L/3. df . to N o w p ra c e

L/4 gentle with it a while

at most several of

p h ia l should

a a a o ve r

heat t ittle

The opening prevent

be guarded into

paper watery

any dust which the

falling still

allowing to ly, of

moisture

aaa mrght is to to

contain, tight-

evaporate

completely. further

Then the exactly

stopper according

be closed the

and we proceed the fifth But work. " to

prescriptron

":: ::'J:::.lT:':"::, :::.':il 3.:'::.:"::..,"1 ?"::":,

both natural o f Na tu re . components in addit,ion In d e e d , to the unchangeable motion consisted of no o ther par ts i n the beginning O than those which constitute o n l y d i ffe rs t h e l a tte r's fro m'i t p a rts in its a re still the essence of our fiery stdr ling cor por eal , and it $ Y for m inasmuc h as those of O sterling form r aw and unr ipe, and consequently while their

28.

apprehend

the

fundamental

reason

which

induced

have progressed and perfect Nature,

29.

to maturity

fixation, a cti ve

due to the length pr inciple.

in re g a rd of to the

of tirne,

the motion of

a n d i ts

Therefore, which the

a n ima t e d

1y tfiat

grain Leffas .

seed or

any plant

, it is p r e c i s e H seed is in respect

to the Helmontian
30. "This

Leffas

is

that

wa t e r

of

the

e a rt h

wh ic h

contains

-L29-

the

pure

rogk

sa1t,

s u p p lie s

food

and substance

to

the

plants, it

r o ots,

branches,

twigs ,

le a v e s ,

f ru it s the

a n d s e e d . s , in saltpeter

whi c h

concentrates, sulphur-spirit four E1ements,

matures with also

and encloses it ray in is of the

and the product

natural of all

which that power

impregnated light which

as the acts in the

again it

as the originahusks and it j-m-

growth-stjrnulating ted. other forges print, ber spirit almost i ts the the into in

same Leffas has caused seed to

which shells,

As soon as the hard parts that

light-ray bind itself the

soften

and dj-ssolve, its in natural power

a ne$t body for and finally the our it

after in

the manner of a short it ti:ne

multiplies of

and numThe light

many new grains fiery

seed which

produces.

simj.lar

imp ris o n e d in t h e c o rp o re a l 9o1d acts in ar E way as its own Lef f as, as soon as it has sof tened. it s f e t t e rs . of the T h is gold is a ls o the reason why

shell

and dissolve d

aforementioned whole 31. work. " B ut just

preparation

speeds

up the

end of

as n o p la n t of it s Leffas

s e e d ' c E rn lc c o mp lis h wh ic h d is s o l. re s it

it s in

whole the

work

w i th into w i th the

that

portion but

beginnir to timr tr

activity, additional growth 32. of S o it

must

be nour j.shed and imbibed a n d wit h it our yet mo re L e f f a s , forth: mu s t a ls o

f rom ti:ne in

Leffas , the is plant wit h

proportion

has brought g o ld wh ic h

b e imbi b e d in

with pro-

i ts

own Leffas, to its

i.e., growth,

our

f ie ry

portion to which

before it

, and that H it reaches that the help of

f re q u e n t ly , power the

and perfectio

Nature

can brinq

with

Art.

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THE SIXTH

WOPJ(, At{D THE IMPROVED OF THE STONE

r!,IBIBITION

33. a glass anjrnated ginning, with i t,

" T a ke th e red Stone or our pr ecipitate, mortar together with one-eighth of its

powde r i t weight of our

in

, that is the red precipirare iiij. Ar rhe beH 5 mix onj.y the eighth part of iiii of our animatea p J n a me ry I , put the aaa into a suitable gr ass phi ar $ space must remain empty to at least been well drieC. 4/5.

whose inner

V,
E ,

9f

however, must previously well wil.l into sto p p e re d ,

Nor,.r set this

i n the fir st

defr ee of heat, the H into its

and our pr ec i pi tate own natur e, i .e., al s c

i n a fe w d a ys transfor m a p re ci p i ta te . Now take of the animated

H o f ou r a b o ve me n ti o n e d pr ecipitate, half
the heat.

the seventh part or one Lot into

of the weight

( ha1f an o unc e) and pl ac e

of

a d ra m o f a n i ma ted $ and put it +

latter on .'.". which is should the also phial when U heated,, is

a glass m or tar .
the f irst degree the fire.

be given

+ The precipitate
put in into the the

removed from

is mixed

thus warm - witrr p

which the is stoppered

, the aaa is again

as before has again and set changed

still

warm phial of heat titl

same degree

precipitate

into

its

nature,
third L/16 .Y part of or

which happens each time in a few days.

imbibition the with will tl is ma{e with the Gth part imb ib it io n the or is I Lot made

Now the an d 1 dram, with U the 5th

a n ima t u s . I Lot

The 4th

and 2 l/2 t u rn

drams of in t o

animated color

, when the

redness

g ra d u a lly

a b la c k is h

-1 3 1 -

a n d then has to cipitate or with

into

the

so -c a lre d

ra v e n ' s to

head. tit.

T h e c ie g re e o f p with which part rhe of

heat preweight smali

be regulated, is i imbibed, of

!n proportion which U is

done with

the

4th

the

{ + \J desiccations, a stro4ger with the

animated

r BS smail

imbibitions

require

big imbibitions,
But that redne s s , must it at is all is, future with

however, big desiccations,

imbibitions { U+ i of are each time

hence
done al1 But

heat. 4th part, to fire so that

ani:nar-ed U

through

co lors, the

again

and that the at If

as often

a s n e c e s s a ry.

external

same time

be graduarly of heat

regulated wh e n t h e to 3rc bril-

cr escendo, liant the of the

the

3 rd d e g re e

whit,eness whiteness

appears. appear

everything 5 EI

goes according , vrhen the p e rf e c t full

scheoule degree as it

will

within

will

be given t,ime. "

a n d re g u la t e d

up to

re d n e s s ,

was

f irst It is

true the

that

ma n y p h ilo s o p h ic a l

B ro t h e rs

teach 40 /2, animated

and proaf ter I

?

m ise first

that

raven's

h e a d , wo u L d a p p e a r wit h in the 4th part of rhe

the , rhe the

imbibition after

made with the with that se c o n d , the 4th

wh iteness third, r ed ness. ou s, the

a n d a g a in part not the of

wit h in

40 /f U ? but the

, a f te r , the a ls o

Ers also B ut

the

animated s lo w S

perfect dangerof too

me t h o d is p a rt of

o n ly

v e ry

as such a large irnbibitions at least

a n ima t e o

at

b e gi n n i n g al l

wouLd inundate gre a t ly req u ire s d e la y

and spoil the

the

precipitate F o rr but

m u chr ot a great i ccation at the

d e s ic c a t io n . d e s ic c a t io n ,

ds mentionr desheat

imbibition

a g re a t

a great

needs a grea t beginning of th e

d ig e s t io n , wo rk is

a n d a n e n o rmo u s d ig e s t i o n h a rmf u l a n d s p o ils e v e ry t h i n g .

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35. manner is but results

H o w e ve rr & s the pr ecipitate equal to that

im bibed in the pr e s c r i bed as regards its po$rers,

imbibed differently quantityr

in a much rarger sh o rte st,

w deem our method to be and conseguentr y w i s h Brothers. br oug ht to per in the

t h e e a si e st,

and m ost useful, it

to and shourd prescribe 36. fect " F i n a l l y,

to our dear and worthy of the pr ecipitate to r part of O

add 4 par ts

redness by the inbibitions

pt.pared

above-described pour on it
it at of into least heat a $
I

manner, mix both well of our anirnated g

together

in a glass mortar, it, and. put

times, degree color. in-

I part
of

, make an aaa of
taught it in red

which,

as hre have already e mp t y . set

several the to f irs t the

4 parts tilL it

must re ma in has again

changed part to of the

from

the

black

then

add, once more a 4th the external color. heat

anj.mated g second degree, the A

and gradualLy

crease ta ke

when the mass qrill to the 3rd

on a grey heat

After

t h is , 4th will part

i. = in c re a s e d anirnated. according tJ

d,egree of

and,. another yellow color

o+ the and,

rs a co e c.
to the re-

By and by the gu la tion da r k-red 37. fer m ent, of

appear the

the

externa l

f ire ;

b rig h t -re d ,

a n d f in a lly

the

color. This is precipi+ -a t e , p re p a re d wit h the a f o re me n t io ne d Q

multiplj.ed the of

a s f o lJ -o ws : and aaa it Put of it heat, hrith in t o ani:nated a p h ia rr 8

"Take th e weight

precipitate the in precip it a t e . the lst

, L/ 4 of

E rs h a s b e e n rvill

taught turn dualIy

above, black

degree

and the the the

precipitate cl g

again. the

Now add again fire from the

L/4 of Ist to

animated

ano grathe

regulate

2nd and toward

-1 3 3 -

3rd degree several the

of

heatr L/4 of

up to the

the

brilliant P the

white

coJ.or.

Then add the fire ds to

times

animated up to

, and increase perfect dark

3rd degree

and further

redness,

pr e scribed. 38. cip itate "This ever work is re p e a t e d s e v e ra l t irn e s to e x a lrin the its that to its prepois,

higher

a n d t o ma k e it a s it s brought p o we r

mo re e f f ic a c io u s Leffas through is the

w er and virtue. our fiery 9 the to

For a s o f t e n , and is efficacy the again of it s

opened, colors that is ,

m a turity, pr o portion ab le to

in c re a s e s , is

vrhen in it is also

pre c ip it a t e its of not q e a rt h , is a s it s is

s o mu c h A i. e . , the part

added that

dissolve c4uantity indeed but

p re c ip it a t -e . of at of the the weight

T h is of

proporthe pre-

tionate ci pitate, first U

the

4th

we i-g h t is at the ti:ne

b e g in n in g

of

ir-s with obone imbody

aaation . This to

as it

each imbibition

can easily that ,

b e c a lc u la t e d s h o u t rd le s s wo u ld o n ly in the

a n d mu s t b e c a re f u ll y b e p o u re d in t o it in in it s

se r ved b ib ition,

prevent the

precipitat e of

b e in c re a s e d

a n d weight 39. fo llow sp lit

instead

b e in g

ra is e d of

p o we r a n d v irt u e . " wo rk to the lik e the next, the colors will of alter,

From one re p e t it io n eve r f a s t e r.

one another up into

F in a lly , a lmo s t

p re c ip it a t e

many red d is h It s

g ra in s ,

s ma 1 l p iec e s to p e rme a t e , time" the

m o untain irnprove, no thing

cinnabar.

f lu id it y

3 p f l c a p a c it y

and illuminate is left to

grow and increase to c o me t o the

every e n d wit h

Therefore, in s t r u c t i o n .

us b u t

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THE SEVENTH WORK, AND THE I!4PRO\ED PROJECTION

40.
cu p e led, in wax, I

" T a ke 3 L o ts of O
melt Lot it of Let break in the it

passed thr ough

c ru c ib le , that for

6
put

3. and fin el y
o n it , wra p p e d multicool. dta purified

a g o o d c le a n pre c ip it a t e we ll f lo w

h a s g o n e t h ro u g h L/4 X , then

plica tions. After that, is,

another

the in that

c ru c ib le

and, gather t ime s it s the will

t h e mlx t u re . we ig h t f ire. of

an d put

wrapped

wa x r o n I 0 is

conrmon quicksilver tries fl ash to of go off in

standJ.ng in the mixture

The moment it it like a

smoke,

penetrate

lightning. the fire and let whj.ch is metal it to flow be in for d"U, the L/4 X , and you wax melt-

'Now increase will again

have a mixture

wrapped. in process of

and put in g .

on any imperfect before throw the

you wish

However,

irn p e rf e c t

me t a l

me 1 t s ,

c a io f o n iu m . mixture to be dismetals

Now immedj.ately, o n i t, p r o ceed p e r sed usually as it fast will

the

afqrementioned s la g

wax-wrapped

preve n t

and cause the lo s s . s la g ft wit h

t ra n s mu t a t j-o n o t h e rwis e

and wel1, los t

wit h o u t in " the

wo u ld wh ic h

and largely cover

t h e me l-t ing

themselves. of

The proportion the ft tue mixture has to of the to

the

i:nperfect

metal not

to

be transnuted.

to

be thrown

on it

can here

be exactly to the

determined. power le s s and virfrequent and

be estirnated precipitate, of

and measured wh ic h

according

d e p e n d s o n t h e mo re o r wo rk . But so that

r e p e tition

the multi p lic a t io n

our

dear

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worthy advised calculate a larger

Brothers

may easily

find

this tests

proportion, on a smalI before

they scale

are

herebl'.

to make well the

considered the

and to with

power of

mixture

exactly

proceeding

proportion. it could easily happen that I it t le in 3 parts to of the O a" I part of

"For p r e cipitate of

stould be t o o

re g a rd

la t t e rrs products u is e o s it e t i s

power would

transmutation. out to be hard (for

Conseguently, anC not of

the

transmutation es defeettt v is c o s it y ) .

tur n

ma lle a b le

su ffieientis ficulty are

lac k

s u f f ic ie n t the

Thus thj.s

dif-

and doubt " with

regarding

quicksilver

and the

manipulation

renedied. B esides,

al l

the

re v e re n c e

a n d re s p e c t

Cu e t o guite this

our

wise

l4asters that

and. venerable never

superiors, yet bring

vre must confess ourselves to call to

sincerely often-men-

we could

ti oned,

precipitate to its

a Stone, inner

because

it

p ro v e s

b e a pr e c i p i t a t e Neverthe-

a ccording l ess, in of its the

essence,

a n d in

n o wa y a S t o n e .

Creator to

has p u t our mercy, g re a t

a n a ma z in g a n d g lo rio u s b e n e f it . In

p o we r a n d e f f e c t thern, hold of a ray the Open, radiant perfect you lor

nature,

c o n t e mp la t in g

IIj"s boundless of our

omnipotence,

and wisdom takes higher

powers dear lig ht. of the

souls

and prepares your the

them for hearts His

mysteries. to this

and worthy Let the

Brothers, fear of

completely ju s t ic e ,

L o rd ,

and the ever guide

Supreme Architect concordance the Great to

and your a ll

fellowman. of the

througl of Na-

br o therly ture to that up to the

le v e 1 s the

h id d e n Stone

my s t e r i e b of the

Work of

Universal the

Wise and so

highest

wisdom o f

k n o win g

Cre a t o r

a n d y o u rs e l v e s r

God and ilj.s wisdom mav be with. us.

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INSTRUCTIONES EXPERIMENTALES
Necessary h o w the prepared radical from Preparatory processes for the Philosophical must Work, be

and un iv e rs a l the mineral,

me n s t ru a

a n d r" es o lu e n f , ia and anirnal

vegetable,

kingdoms.

P n o e e s s ? , . s I mu s The preparation of the mineral radical menstruum.

l1
Pour it O, to it the till there \F V in is the I Ib. retort. again like it

, V
over I

prepared
Ib. of

from equal parts

of Q,and
to

, ! Ib.
put the way

Hungarian t ire $ only

(p, calcined

whiteness. so that .'.'. aff o v e r, the

a retcrt not

and dist ill but

b y s lo w d e g re e s r processed, in

calcined

slowly

3rd degree. of fresh \F'

Wh e n t h e $

h a s b e e n d is t ille d together

aod to

poor both "rra Dissolve them together onl y quite I . Ib. up to the

back on rhe Gu in LJ2. Then d,islie

a n d d ig e s t 3 rd p a rt , 6'o .

slowly, butter, it

a n d , t f re G u wil l Take the distilled. 3 lbs.

greasy of f re s h it

like one,

and ada to to I lb.

s o a s t o ma k e it q,, Iet it

of

of (E L d2

pour distill

back on the again

d is s o l v e *'ow most

and digest of not the$ rise,

, then rise

by slow degrees. If a ll of

will it the

ove r

E rit e

s p irit u a lly . t ilI it T h is h a s a ll is

it

did without

must be c o h o b a t e d least bit of

gone over d riv e n

Ie a ving

re s id u e .

a g a in

ov e r ,

I,

- 13 7-

2 , o r 3 tirnes,

by itself

, and the right in pr imum.

mineral

menstruum l-s

ready to re d u ce a l l

ted astr a

P ro e e s s z rs I f d u s he preparation of the vegetable rad.ical menstrulxn.

It

Equal parts of the lest$

to the hig h e s t the L/2 d e g re e ). and it in

and$
pour is

rectif icarissimus
and d,isL,/z mois-

( r ectified till Ib ., ture

them tcgether prepared.

them through P our it off it but over

alernbic, Ib.

Take of the

by slow only

of g + degrees, in

a re t o rt

a n d d , is t it l

such a rday that in .'.'- . lb . of

calcineo

siowl1,

processed L/2

the B is not '"f Then f I,n" --rr- has pour every-

be en distilled thing together

over,

a d d a g a in

f re s h -a -a n d Let

back on ttre L 4f

together partr an i"

and digest

in the retort. $ again , then distirl your will

thern dissolve r,o the 3rd i-nto of dis-

siowly

EIS before, . Now take , pour again it

and usually the

fJ + distilled-ca-and F

alread.y

have turned. Ib.

add, once more L/2 it d,igest will L /f a g a in

fresh -A tiII it

back on *"

, ret

, rhen rise

by slow d e g re e s , . But if

and thee something till

'+$

over be

as a penetrating-rlleft behind, it must

should

unexpectedJ-y

be cohobated rn this

everything

has gone over well and properly

without prepared

any residue. the radical

qray you have also for the plant

menstruum

work.

-1 3 8 -

P ro e e s s u s The preparation of the

f f f t iu s radical menstruum.

animal

B,
it it in in

Take El

from

a healthy with

humanr a's much as you wish. an al-er:rbic and a receiver, Iet it stand a n d p u t re f y in fo r

put set L Jf, and prein a

a retort B .M. dist,ilI it. in.'.'. at

well the lst

closed

d , e g re e , that

th e n serve r e tort

everything

will

g o b y Ce g re e s , put the residual

B . M., matter

Now remove the and drive followe d f ollowe d at part. digest the it

retort, a g a in

b y s lo w d e g re e s . s h a rp . . i-wh ic h t h ic k to it it

F irs t , is the

a phleganimal Af ter which the thj-s, is

m a will
tr/
tr\

appear, This is

b y a v e ry

b y a n e v il-s me llin g a substance burnt

oco . coal, with the o is t ili it

there the i" w i th thir d .

appears

bottom

alkaline , 1e+- it the

Remove this L /f Let it in

substance, rhen a g a in

mix

thick )* to one-

B.l'1.,

add to L Jfana

animal it

phlegma. P our the

d ig e s t p a rt a ll

distill e d

b a c k a n d d is t , ill your d is t ill is left

a s be f o r e . its it till menphleg-

No w add to In El r pour everything struum is it

what has go n e o v e r again on t h e

v o la t ile . J t -wit h and cohobate and your

re s j. d u e ,

goes over ready.

and nothing

animal

P ro e e s s ? ls I V t u s The preparation of the universal menstruum.

L-.,-

Qand

aa:

P o u r t h e rn t o g e t h e r

a n d d is t ill

them.

-1 3 9 -

Of this-n-

take

L/2 Put

lb. it

and pour in

it

over

l/2

lb.

of

and e by slow but is only dis-

rnixed together. degrees, go slowly ti l Ied, in

a retort the Q in

and distiiL s are ;.'. . not

the-ncalcined the :u

such a hray that the lb.

up to add L/2

3rd, degree of the f re s h -n retort. it

When all

and pour Let s lo wly

e v e ry t h in g

t o ge t h e r together o n e -t h i r o . taught and

back on the dig est Repeat for is the left LJf. this first

Q s in

them dissolve a n d o n ly everything to

Then d is t ill work

once more and do in

as you were

process,

When everythJ.ng menstruum

has gone over has also

and nothing and

behindr

1zour universal

been weLl

properly

prepared.

NOTE

Here novr you have the of which contains which, its t h re e

four

principal

menstrua ra d ic a lly p la n t r

together, o p e n ed , or out

each of

P rin c ip le s ,

wh ich, Stone waters the the A, $

with

an d b y wh ic h in the

t h e min e ra l,

universal forir

can be prepared differ greatly and every are but A Iso two,

wet way. outside, should

And although they are yet in

these

on the Brother in

on"ly one on each such water are: $ , And @ and

inside, four V,

know that In S o u l, a c id ,

Elements A, . also $,

concordance. a s S p irit , the

each water

there

t h re e

a n d B o d y ,'+a l s o and the v o la t i l e .

ana Q are

the

a lk a lin e ,

these e Just

as man and woman, active s u s t a in , in d e s t ro y , h is

and passive,

, which

generate,

a n d re g e n e ra t e But

everything. so that the in

as Frater

Homer u s s a y s labor s ,

G o ld e n Ch a in . will

ab ove-described

wh o s e a p p lic a t io n

o n ly

come forth

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Class 4' may not bore one or another Brother Art' cial cerely process as they do not yet p re ca u ti o n , fo r show any profit,

eager to learn

the

we have taken legion,

the speto s i n-

the best of the pr actj.cal

communicate and wholeheartedly of the dry way.

recommend the following

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DESCRIPTIO I I'IAGNI MYSTERI INSTRUCTIO

Hoe es t : in L a p id is Min e ra L is P ra e p a ra t io Dis e ip L in a

V ia s ie e a .

E e P h iL o s o p h ie a F ra t ru m

eum C o n e o rCia

Ro s e a e A u v a e Cru e is .

THE PREPARATION OF TT1E MINERAL STONE IN THE DRY WAY Labot The preparation of H P 4 well : Hungarian in (h , I or Ib. glass that and,, liv" mortarr only , I it lb. in Mix them I mu s - vivus Mercurius

g put

toge+-her which

a stone

a metalis f illed that well.

bound, fi, w i th

must

be so big it in

one-fourth d is t illin g the re t o f t

the mass.

P lace is

a s u it a b le a n d in prevent a large wit h

f u rn a ce f it s

ha s no sand cupel, Fitl the joints glass. with

ro u n d glue to

wh ic h

any flames receiver, th" to A, hour

from

beating

around w ell then

the

Add also

and when you have f irs t to a gentle the the one,

sealed

everythirg, increase

b e g in it

gradually of

from

hour it with

strongest vessel, re-

de g ree move all

subli.mation. the sublirnate put it back least

No w le t together into the

c o o l, the

b re a k

resid,ue,

mix

again as beiore. t a ke care be emp-

everything, Re peat this t,h at after

retort, t ime s . the

and sublimate He re we mu s t d is t ille d

work at the first

t h re e

s u b lima t io n ,

mo is t u re

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tied

and hot water be added each time. into and it

Now put all Vo"r p futur e

the+to, wash it use.

gether weIl,

hot water and mix and revivify i s p re p ar ed. Pr eser ve it for

Labor

lI d u s

the prep a r a t io n o f t h e % ,
P+

6,

d t is .

H u n g a ri a n O $ .

, 2 lbs.

Pound it of thin

sm alI,

mix i t

w i th

I L o ts o f w h i te it g in a su i ta b l e

Melt I lb.

beaten ir on an" $

or anneaL mixed w i th

H e ssian cr ucibLe. is well is meltingr

Put on it gradually

, and when it

add t6 Lots of (D as you ca n, i nto has cool ed, s -

W h e n e ve ryth i n g

i n a flux, mold.

pour it,

as fast

a h e a te d g re a se d ca sting parate o n it. from it. p r e p a re d . the scoriae Pour it

when ever ything , melt

from tne t?l

it, again and pour some O

o u t as fast

as befor e and separ ate the s c or i ae and your //l wiJ'l be wel-l

Repeat this

work once again,

Labor The prep a ra t io n of

f f f t iu s the a v ic u la e .

,1
in

1 Ib. of your brilliant

ma d e o f tripod

ttl .

Put it
or

finely
b ric k it

J"u
cIay, seal

a cementing-vessel and set it in

p o t t e r' s in

e a rt h

ir

an iron

such a way that

comes to

-r4 3-

stand it

at 3 fingers'

width

from the earth.

Put bricks

around than

and make a Q,

but take care that tfr. A

the coal

be not higher

the matter the flowers the A l i l i e s, a g l a ss. s e al i t, grow for

in the vessel. could easily

must not, be too strong After find 6

or else Nr, let

harden or even burn. You will

go out and open the vessel. l i ke co tto n .

your

snowwhite them .i n

Remove them car efully

and pr eser ve

P u t th e g l ass back on the tr ipod, g i ve A " = you. befor e, and in 5 X way ti1l other

ad,d,some fr e s h A, flower s wi l l agai n

Continue is

in this

you have

10 or 16 Lots

of them, then it

enough.

Labor

lV t u s

T h e a n imation

ofHwith

the aviculae.

&: a n d L /2 l b . in a glass into fore a\

o f your U,:=ed and r evivified + o f yo u r flower s pr epar ed in Labor III. 1 lb. dissolving bowl on hot .'.'. for As usualIy, orr" X .

in Labor r , Mix them w el l Put this aaa But beNow bebr i l l i ant-

a n d a d d a r eceiver .

seal it, well. it.

seal ing it,

some hot water must be poured into a n d y our g will go over shining , m ix it

g i n to d i sti l l , ly. U

quite

T a ke th e re si d u e , a n d d i sti l l it

of theQ

again with

the di s ti l l ed wor k 7 tj nes ,

of wonderful

again as befor e.' ,

p it tfr"t is quite

Repeat this
and fuII

and, you will p o vrer.

have a with

fiery

P roceed

a s f o llo ws .

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Labor
Amalgamation and

Vtus
Fixing.

fr ttL ;.

,rra On e F-e& p a rt

^c of

+ , -- -@ cast thr ough 6

and cupeled, put it into

v er y a grass of

thinly

rami.nated and cut bowl, I place

into

small pieces.

or porcerain your fiery mixture l e a th e r

the ratter

pn a warm ;.'. , add 2 parts or tirl into

, and mix them for into a d,elicate

approx5.rnately 2 Z aaa. Now put it

the

has turned

a chammv put

a n d p re ss a s m uch as possible a a a i n to clcse a phial

of the g thick

thr ough i t..

t h e l e ft-o ve r

of white

glassr

pr o v i ded w i th any air

a ground stopper, f r o m e n te ri n g tered ting f i r st l$

r-he stopper

tightly

to prevent

o r.e sca Ping.

in our athanor

it in a lixiviated. and fi nel y fi l .set on a lamp A , or also in a conrmondj_gesby degr ees, namel y , for Then gr ad.uar ly in c r eas e sunm er heat. rf y ou the the

fu rn a ce o n co a r. I JP a s g e n tl y ti rr

Regulate tr t. A as a hen br oods. it

d e g re e a ri ttl e find ter that within

r esembles the r ear

4 or 6 weeks your work changes and begins to en_ d o not do anything fur ther . till rf not, i nc r eas e

th e b l a ckn e ss,

the A again somewhat and continue the perfect hardly tilI blackness.

doing this the A

you have ob.tainec

Then increase

again so thar- you can with this degree

put your hand on the sand cupeI.

continue

yo u se e th a t

yo ur mass is changing to whiteness. sand, cupel that contains pure

Now you must have ready another filtered and calcined one with
lr r g in

hot .'.'. . the U

Renove the ash cupel with in it, carefully

stand as

the phial the

degree

put the other

phial f rom th e

remove also
before. The

the .'-'.

, and

ret

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rrrill with give flow

increase th i s

of

its

own without your matter fire for

your giving

*ot"

. After

Continue thi s ,

h e a t ti l l

looks br ighr ' r edott" X , so that

a strong together

calcining into

t'he mass will

a Stone,

and your rnedicine is prepared.

Labor Inbibition

VItus

and MultiPlication.

D tJC: the put Lap.is is it again

Y our Lapis finely in

and an egual Cba in in a glass

we ig h t dish,

of mix

a n ima t e d it with

F f :F

When ,

Vo'tt Q and Pro-

a phial

the

above-oescribed as before work (which

manner,

ceed in up to tain

everything red,ness.

by degrees, Repeat that this

goes much faster) RwiII obim-

the

twice,

and yott 100. I^lith

such an ingress

one par+- tinges t h is f ro m

several

b ib itions

you can incre a s e

l-0 0 t o

I,000

p a rt s

and more.

Labor

VIItus

P ro j e c t io n .

P 4 Hessian X l/ 4 E ir

Finely , put

cup e le d on it

, 3 Lots. of -nit" R )( I

Let , let it

it

we ll N f low for

in

a good

1 Lot Break

another

, then

cool .

tn"

r gather lb . of

yorr= f,, f iv e tn"f, p

and preserve in the )( give , a

ar your it

discretion. tries to fIy

No w h e a t a wa y r p u t

an d if

I d ra m o f

o n it ,

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melting O

for

l/4

, and pour it tests.

Creator, through

out,

and you will

have a good

which can stand, all

For that its thank your

and follow all degrees

the

fraternal the

concorhighest

dance wisdom

in

continuation end.

up to

and desired

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R.C.DEGREE THE FIFTH

Translated

from

the

o rig in a l

F re n c h

text.

T he Dissolution

of Gold.

1.

In

the

previou s

decader with

w t a u g h t dew or the

how to

d is s o lve V

earthly and -s-

to make it the of fat Earth. but of

more perfect , in our other

air-and saline

heavenly

the ? Some of since place

words,

and sulphurous this work for to

Brothers our

have brought Brothers

a hapof

py end;

most of and the

have failed tools this from for this

lack

a convenj.ent consequently have changed the Q 2. Degree effect By the mineral siders in

necessary und,ertake diverging P rin c ip le s .

work,

and have we

'been unable it, but it end,

to

beautiful the

operation, dissolve

without to it s

means to

and reduce To this the

we a re of one,

in s t ru c t in g a menstruum without

our

B ro t h e rs will of

of

the

5th same

preparation preceding

which all

har.'e the its the

as the

having

drawbacks. sulphurous

name of VIy spirit or O

Sun we understand itself, which is of

two things: not ignored, all

even by outthe more reason is to says: Nature foliow fn is

who have a little Brother the

knowledge could not of

Nature; it.

why an initiated we shalI so L e et prove sale

doubt the In

By what

obviousness sunt o min a

Latin the

maxi:n which of

natunae

s u n a n d s a lt

everything.

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lst

Obser vation.

3. p le s.

E very t The A rtist

{-

"on = is t s mus t t ry to

of to

wh a t

is

f o rme d these

by the

3 Pr i n c i by an in the more

s e p a ra t e

P rin c ip le s the into gold the

oPeration than fect

according

Nature,

and dissolve it forever

perfect medicine,

wet way and convert as muc h f o r this the

:nost perThe But prin-

h u ma n b o d y a s f o r to a ll

me t a ls .

p o ssibility

of

wo rk mu s t b e p ro v e n they t h is of a ll must examine

B ro t h e rs ,

above e','erythj-ng cip al materials 4. th a t lirne w hich u p o n it of the the !,ie shall its

e1se, used firs t origin part in

and ref lect

on the

o p e ra t io n . c o n s id e r the n it e r, wh ic h is a salt

derives

f ro m

iu min o u s

P rin c ip le U + ; but in

anC whose the $. look fn

or volatile it

can be compared t"

has become c o rp o re a l as the basis of It a ll is the

a n d a lk a liz e d , s a lt s , the E ls it

we h a v e t o the

c o n t a in s the

f ou n d a t i o n and permeates ve g e t a t i o n ,

whole

Nature.

Mo n a rc h o f of Na t u re ,

No rt h

whole $ the

, animat e s power of by the the

wh o le

in c re a s e s

a r o uses

E le me n t -s , A

a n d f in a lly , of $ it , it

b y d iv in e

commanci,

impregnated r en ews 5. sulphuroos the th a t in g . or O its , is it,

penetrating better

consumes e,rerythirg,

and makes it S econdly, A

than

h a d b e e n p re v io u s l y . the fact th a t this of and be-

at t e n t io n is

mu s t b e d ra wn t o softened of a ll

, which the

always p rin c ip le is

by the the

luminous

rays

domin a n t

other

E le m e n t s , of every

corrosive

pr o p e rt y

the

t ru e c a ll

p u rif ic a t io n Q, s u lp h u r, t h is

The philosophers, else their matter,

wh o o f t e n t h e re b y

. p ro v e

that

and A + "itrioi, ig n e o u s p r i n c i p l e

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is converted

into

G, UV being mixed with

the other

principles. birth dry and the two the Central

Thus we have two parts from the light; hot. This

which emanat,e and derive

their

namely, one cold and moist, and mercurial gnrats A

the other Iike

sulphurous

of Nature,

most powerful e " It

Principlesr

a third

which is of

should be considered

the recept,acle

the. purified we have to cold or hot, sirnilar to

Elements or the envelope of the light. c o n cl u d e th a t all sa lts, spirits whether volatile of the light,

From that or fixed,

are corporealized Ut" p of O

in everything

, without

rvhich a true

philosopher

cannot achieve

anything

perfect.

2nd Observat,ion.

6.

As this is

fundamental recogn iz e d

e b y a ll of

, impregnated p h ilo s o p h e rs , Na t u re ,

by the both is

heavenly Ch r i s t i a n u s ed it s e l f in all , prGod

i gn eous-rL, a n d pagan, - d ivine se r ving Who is practice to

as the

foun d a t j-o n

a n d a s it to

worshj.p, it

:rs th e

Ca b a lis t s t re a s u re calIs the it too. that or it

c o mp a re it of the wis e ,

the A

as a hidden

and as the

Son of

wisdom itself, and experience

a good thing,

so we who know by of all salts, wish

nature

and property

and must recognize 7. It is

incontes t a b le

v : it h o u t e ls e the

and A of not

r or without the in constiwet war is aI-

the destru c t io n A -T- atra ---- L Y ', tue nt parts of,B cou ld n o t .? Fr o m that we must conc lu d e

a n a ly s is

be done, that

e s p e c ia lly or

the

imp ro v e me n t

e x a lt a t io n

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together

unfeasible

without

salted -A parts

or fiery

, which alone is

can oissolve r e u n i te d t h e p u re .
8. r e u nited w hatever eral At

the mercurial th e l i ght, A

by means of which the 1ight A,

w i th

with

the impur e separ ated fr om

B y this and will kind

same A brin g

tft" about

F irs t

P rin c ip le s

will

be spiritually of or min-

a re g e n e ra t io n . f ro m the

T h e s e s aI t s , p la n t , a n ima l ,

they

ma y b e ,

e it h e r

realm,

differ

amo n g t h e rn s e lv e s sprung

o n ly

b y t h e ir

o wn ni x t u r e " is the

bot,tom they e of

have all Natur e .

frorn the

same base which t h e ir in t e rio r is what is all is

un iversal nated

c o n s e q u e n t ly , mercuriaf A .

impreg-

by the

luminous

This

ancient reason they why have

and rnodern alchemists they have rejected according

have recognized, these salts,

and it

the which

none of to it s

each of

tr eated

n a t u re .

3 rd O b s e rv a t i-o n .

9.

Our old

l'las t e rs ,

a n d e s p e c ia lly Ho lL a n d u s ,

t h e mo d e rn o n e s a m o n g S e n d iv o g iu s , p a ra c e l s u s , and in prac-

wh om we count and several tice fr o m that its

Roger Ba c o n ,

others, for the $

have recognized analysis of the O

both , tl" i-s

in

theory Q

ftaa ro

be separated into Q a al-

treated

; re u n it e d not o n ly it ,

wit h

, then

ru rre d d is s o lv e that

m enstruum which tog ether but

would

have the wit h it ,

p o we r t o re s u lt

even to the

d e s t ro y

the p u rif y

t he A r t i s t

can separate

P rinc ip le s

f ro m

t h e m a n d t ran s m u t e

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into

ve ry fi n e

gold,

in other

wor ds, intoR

; or ,

by nr ak i ng

a s in g re

so l u ti o n

o f a compound of sar ts

out separatj.ng the principles, nuous digestion. we can put into tion The following practice

, and w i th$ reach the same goal by a conti_ process will demonstrate saio. how

and tn"

what we have just and without

The instruc-

w h i ch w e g i ve

i s clear

any am biguity.

THE PROCESS

10. s o l uti o n

T a ke 2 l b s of Hungar ian ( Elr , pur ified of V , a n d calcined to r ed.

by a sin gl e crysin a

I lb of @ of the l s t aIum. Do as follow s

t a l l j .za ti o n
\(:

a n d 2 L /2 lbs of calcined

A fter lu te of V it is A nearly quite

crushing receiver

the s e

t h re e in t o

s a lt s r wh ic h the in

put

t h e rn in

a re t o r t ; a b ou t r rb that lute

a large

o n it , the

y o u wirr retort is

put

Makei sure touches dry,

that the ! you r

beak of

so rong

contained, d is t illa t io n s ix from dryness. t h e , rf iv rh ic h the Q Q

the wit h for )f

receiver. a mo d e ra t e

when the

begin the A

d . eg r e e o f

, increase @

e v e ry e

h o u rs ir

o n e d a y a n d . . o ne n i g h t . Distili the Q rhis with vinerain

Powder the gar with V, this not ate ! start this !

, wash rhe heat wit h it to

with

a gentle the,Q

EduJ.corate

imbibe to

y o u h a v e ju s t t u rn s re d .

ma d e , d i s t i l l it does evaporas

separate to melt;

u n t il

Ma k e s u re ra in wa E er ,

was h t h is your e

o n c e mo re wit h with your !E

, imbibe

again

, and proceed

-L)Z-

b e fore. 11. i ts N.B . W hen t h e by brin g in g Q it n a s f re q u e n t ly to a re o it , improve After will heat, b e e n s e p a ra t e , C , f r o m e x t ra c t in g , the evapordistillate Now d.ist hi s . solu-

earthiness imbibing, e1l this gentiy L2. of

ati ng, into so r ve tion

and d is t illin g , it will

a n d b y p o u rin g and get

*re \F salt in

stronger. it , pour

compJ -e t e ly . your V in

f ilt e rin g turn into

, which t h is E F o f )

a good V

Dissolve

a s mu c h O , mix

8 oz. which

9* you must this

of

4 oz.

you can. Then take "= t h e m a n d p u t t h e m in t o a p h i a l a sand bath powder it to tiquify them. about

keep warm enough in mixture of Q to in t o it cool,

Now allow twice in the

then

and throw pur r, h is

weight

tne Q for

s o ru t io n .

sorution

an ash bath 13. N.B . witir this

and di g e s t During t h is

20 days. the c u c u rb it has to be

d is t illa t io n , v e s s e l. put a ll the

e q u ipped A fter

a receiv in g digest io n , d is t ill receiver

a i. e mb ic in t o to

a B.t4.,

add a has

h e a d and a receiver, gone over the form in into the

the\fi dry

d ry n e s s , at the

pour what bottom to of

on the

matter

alembj-c, your

and make as many cohobations into e'. and to the t h is c o o l. f n c re a s e le a d . of t h is o o o , wh ic h leave only in

as necessary some useless

trans-

matter

phlegma rep e a t your phlegit the

the

receiver.

Now p u t

a le mb ic

a sand bath, o n ly

coh obations, m a P asses' with p o int let

and when in everythin g vesse l. to mel t

d , e g re e o f A Re mo v e t h e t f re A

a t a s t e les s

h e a d a n d re pl a c e to

a receiving required 14.

a p p ro x J -ma t e ly

Take a drop

mu s t b e c o me f ix ed

at

-I)

J-

th is and if wo r k

degree it is 15.

of A

, le t

it

faLl

u p o n a re d -h o t this I without

copper

prate,

penetrates

and tinges

smoking r )'orrr

perfect. rf the contrary alembic of fire should which of happenr put the receiving it vesat

sel the

back last

on the degree your

contains

your

c'e and leave till

which of

we have spoken t h is will

you have r,ooo

atta ined Parts of 16. d ig estion, 17 . i nstruction will

goal. g '-

o n e p a rt into

t ra n s mu t e

imperfect ff this

gold,. congeal a n d h a rd e n the because of a J-ong be easie this God

we re t o

as it Just

has o f t e n

happened, that the

p ro je c t io n

wo u l d

as we wis h a gra t e f u l

B ro t h e rs

s h o u i-d re c e i- v e h e a rr-,

with

a n d re s p o n s iv e to

w h o pe t h a t work and in which

grant,

thern the to

Grace necessary

complete

this

we.

have communicated ance with protectj-on and the our otn

them as accurately we are use this men.

as possible

accorddivine of God,

experiences. them to fellow

commend,ing them to gift for the grory

and exhort of their

help

(original table
V w i s th e Iy Pu t in it

of the following U {in + ,./

in turn first of f with

paragraph

is

in German)

R: vege-

ca<imium ---------(-/ -lirr.

a s a n d c u p e l, intoo a in

put the caramine j.nro strong

s t irrin g c o n s t a n t ry , After in that, as otherpu t it witl

a urinar will p

sony substance. f ire , A then

erant d,raw it that

a g e n t re

a s t ro n g e r, liq u id p u rif ie d wi l l U

and final appear. and

a s t ro n g fo r tur n

, wh e n a g re e n h o u rs o n we li

afterwards it will

s e v e ra l in t o .

w atc h

what

FINIS - 154-