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The State University of New York at Potsdam

THE DERIVATION O !ASONI" SY!#O$IS! AND !O%ART&S USE O IT INTHE MAGIC FLUTE

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Patty 'e()h

A Thesis

S*+mitted to the a)*(ty of!*si)a( St*dies

In Partia( *(fi((ment of the Re,*irements

or the de-ree!aster&s of !*si)a( St*dies

Potsdam. NY

/an*ary 01. 0112


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This thesis entit(ed

The Derivation of !asoni) Sym+o(ism and !o3art&s Use of it in The Magic Flute

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Patty 'e()h

Has +een a44roved for theDe4artment of !*si)a( St*dies

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The fina( )o4y of the a+ove mentioned thesis has +een e8amined +y the si-natories and

fo*nd to meet a))e4ta+(e standards for s)ho(ar(y work in the dis)i4(ine in +oth form and)ontent9

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PER!ISSION TO "OPY

I -rand the State University of New York "o((e-e at Potsdam the non:e8)(*sive ri-ht to*se this work for the University&s own 4*r4oses and to make sin-(e )o4ies of the work

avai(a+(e to the 4*+(i) on a not:for:4rofit +asis if )o4ies are not otherwise avai(a+(e9

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A+stra)t

A*thors s*)h as !an(y P9 Ha(( and /ohn /9 Ro+inson have done e8tensive resear)h on thehistory and derivation of reemasoni) sym+o(ism. whi(e a*thors s*)h as /a),*es Henry.

/a),*es "hai((ey. Nea( %as(aw. and 'i((iam "owdery have done e8tensive resear)h on

!asoni) sym+o(ism within !o3art&s O4era. The Magic Flute9 However. thro*-ho*t myresear)h for this 4a4er. I have yet to see many. if any reso*r)es that make a )onne)tion

+etween the two9 The -oa( of this 4a4er is not on(y to he(4 e84(ain where !asoni)

sym+o(s )ome from. +*t a(so make the )onne)tion +etween them and The Magic Flute9


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Ta+(e of "ontents

I9 Introd*)tion==999======================9==99>

II9 The History of reemasonry====================9999?

III9 !asoni) Rit*a(s and Sym+o(ism=================9=99@0

IV9 !asoni) Ties to An)ient E-y4t===================99@2

V9 !o3art. the !ason=======================999990

VI9 !asoni) Sym+o(ism within The Magic Flute=============9999;1

VII9 "on)(*sion===========================9;B

VIII9 A44endi8 aC The Magic FluteSyno4sisC written +y /ohn T9 ates=====999;?

I9 A44endi8 +C The Story of Isis and Osiris==============99=9


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The Derivation of !asoni) Sym+o(ism and !o3art&s *se of it in

The Magic Flute

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I9Introd*)tion

The A(( Seein- Eye. the 4enta-ram. the 4yramid. the (eve(. the s,*are and the

)om4assC these are sym+o(s that s*rro*nd *s in o*r everyday (ives9 They have +een in *se

for tho*sands of years. and are now re)o-ni3ed as +e(on-in- to the reemasons9 These

)ommon sym+o(s are often *sed in advertisin- and ar)hite)t*re. as we(( as many other

areas9 !any we((:known )om4osers. s*)h as '9A9 !o3art. were reemasons. and often

in)(*ded !asoni) sym+o(s in their m*si)a( )om4ositions9 It is )ommon for the 4eo4(e of

o*r time to re)o-ni3e these sym+o(s. +*t where did they )ome from and what are their

ori-insF Do)*mented *se of these sym+o(s )an +e tra)ed a(( the way +a)k to the An)ient

E-y4tians. even +a)k to the $ost "ity of At(antis9


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)om4osed d*rin- this time 4eriod9 This 4ie)e is re)o-ni3ed as +ein- Kone of 6the7 most

e(evated 4ie)es in a(( m*si)9LTit(ed as !asoni). this 4ie)e is sti(( 4erformed at the

f*nera(s of many distin-*ished reemasons9>However. the +est known of his works to

)ontain !asoni) e(ements is his o4era The Magic Flute9 'ithin this o4era. !o3art

makes fre,*ent *se of the n*m+ers ; and . whi)h are im4ortant in !asoni) sym+o(ism9

He makes *se of the transition from darkness to (i-ht. or )haos to order. as we(( as the

fo*r e(ements ofFire, Water, Air. andEarth.

A*thors s*)h as !an(y P9 Ha(( and /ohn /9 Ro+inson have done e8tensive

resear)h on the history and derivation of reemasoni) sym+o(ism. whi(e a*thors s*)h as

/a),*es Henry. /a),*es "hai((ey. Nea( %as(aw. and 'i((iam "owdery have done

e8tensive resear)h on !asoni) sym+o(ism within !o3art&s O4era. The Magic Flute9

However. thro*-ho*t my resear)h for this 4a4er. I have yet to see many. if any reso*r)es

that make a )onne)tion +etween the two9 The -oa( of this 4a4er is not on(y to he(4

e84(ain where !asoni) sym+o(s )ome from. +*t a(so make the )onne)tion +etween them

and The Magic Flute9

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II9

The History of reemasonry

It has +een said that reemasonry is Kno (on-er so m*)h a se)ret so)iety as it is a

so)iety with se)rets='henever yo* have 4eo4(e ho(din- meetin-s and )ond*)tin-

rit*a(s in 4rivate. yo*&re -oin- to find someone who thinks that they&re somehow 4(ottin-

a-ainst the wor(d9LB

A*thor !an(y P9 Ha(( has done e8tensive resear)h on the sym+o(s and rit*a(s of

the reemasons9 In his +ook The Lot "e# o$ Freemaonr#. Ha(( des)ri+es reemasonry

as re(i-io*s. yet not a re(i-ion9 He says that it is a +a(an)e +etween the materia(ist and the

s4iritist9? It is esoteri). not a thin- of this wor(d9 It )on)ea(s the mysteries of )reation in

whi)h the (a3y wi(( +e e8)omm*ni)ated from the +rotherhood9 Those who are )hosen to

do so are re-arded amon- the +rotherhood as fai(*res9 The no+(est too( of reemasonry is

the mind. its va(*e meas*red +y the *se that is made of it9 2 !asons evo(ve thro*-h the

se(f:)ons)io*s effort to (ive *4 to the hi-hest idea(s within themse(ves9@1 reemasonry is

a hi-h ethi)a( order. a no+(e and sa)red mystery9@@

The story of reemasonry is said to have +e-*n in the year @111#" with yo*n-

Hiram A+iff. who was )hosen to +e the Son of od GThe #*i(der&s ather. and was to

+*i(d his ho*se9 The si3e and (ayo*t of this str*)t*re were to +e e,*a( to that of

So(omon&s Tem4(e9 GSee 4i)t*re on 4a-e 'ith the too(s -iven to him +y The #*i(der&s

ather. Hiram +*i(t three workers to he(4 him )om4(ete the tem4(e9 However when he

informed the workers of their assi-nment. they (a*-hed at him. and demanded the

BSy(via #rowne. %ecret %ocietie and Ho& The# A$$ect Our Li'e Toda#G"ar(s+ad. "a(iforniaC Hay

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know(ed-e that was -iven to him +y The #*i(der&s ather9 Hiram A+iff ass*red them

that a(( wo*(d +e revea(ed when the tem4(e was )om4(eted9 Enra-ed. the three +*i(ders

then ki((ed him with his own too(s. and the dyin- Hiram sho*ted. K'ho wi(( he(4 the

widow&s sonFL@0 Immediate(y. the voi)e of The #*i(der&s ather s4oke to the three

m*rderers. sayin-. KHe is not dead. +*t as(ee49L As 4*nishment for their trea)hero*s

deed. the workers were to )ontin*e (a+orin-. dedi)atin- their (ives to the res*rre)tion of

their !aster9 KThese three m*rders : 4erverted tho*-ht. *n)*r+ed emotions. and

destr*)tive a)tions. s(ay the s4irit of (ife in man. and +rin- down the Tem4(e of "reation

in r*ins a+o*t their own heads9L GSee 4i)t*re 4a-e @1

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#e)a*se of their treason. they

a(so were to forever wander. sear)hin- for the *nmarked -rave of their !aster. Hiram

A+iff. -*ided on(y +y the (i-ht of the oi( (am4 -iven to them +y The #*i(der&s ather9@


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;9 The fina( and most 4ro+a+(e e84(anation )omes from the ren)h

term$ranc*ma+on, whi)h denoted a mason who&d +een -ranted a)ontra)t +y a )h*r)h to work on its 4ro4erty. therefore +ein-

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III9

!asoni) Rit*a(s and Sym+o(ism

There are three ste4s to +e)omin- a reemason. ea)h re4resentin- a different

sta-e of (ife9 The first is the Entered A44renti)e. re4resentin- yo*th9 The se)ond is the

e((ow "raft. re4resentin- manhood. and the third is that of the !aster #*i(der.

re4resentin- o(d a-e9@?

The Entered A44renti)e Gyo*th is the de-ree of 4re4aration9 The )andidate is

-iven the n*m+er seven. whi)h re(ates to the seven (i+era( arts and s)ien)es G-rammar.

rhetori). (o-i). -eometry. arithmeti). m*si). and astronomy9 The first on*s of the

)andidate is to awaken the 4owers of these. fo((owin- the dire)tions of those who 4ossess

-reater know(ed-e than they9 They m*st +*i(d and th*s evo(ve the 4owers of

dis)rimination. as we(( as stren-th of )hara)ter9@2 The )andidate m*st re)o-ni3e the

oneness thro*-ho*t his home (ife. +*siness (ife. and so)iety901

The s4irit*a( re,*irements for this first ste4 of the Entered A44renti)e )onsist of

the fo((owin-C

@ The )andidate m*st have st*died the anatomy of the 4hysi)a( +ody eno*-h tohave a -enera( idea of its make:*4. sin)e this de-ree is +ased on the eni-ma

that is the h*man form9

0 He m*st rea(i3e that his +ody is the (ivin- tem4(e of the (ivin- od. treatin- ita))ordin-(y9

; He m*st st*dy the 4ro+(em of maintenan)e of the +ody thro*-h food. )(othin-.

and +reathin-. as we(( as other ne)essities9


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The se)ond de-ree is that of the e((ow "raft Gmanhood9 At this time in his

deve(o4ment. a )andidate m*st rea)h a 4oint of +a(an)e +etween his heart and mind9 He

m*st *se this +a(an)e to work with his e(ementa( fire. +e)a*se it is his d*ty to t*rn it into

his own s4irit*a( (i-ht9 The keywords of this ste4 are )om4assion. 4oise. and

transm*tation900

The s4irit*a( re,*irements for this se)ond ste4 of the e((ow "raft )onsist of the

fo((owin-C

@ The mastery of emotiona( o*t+reaks90 The mastery of anima( ener-ies9

; The *nderstandin- and mastery of )reative for)es9


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o+servation. askin- himse(f how he )an +e of -reater *se in the Universa( P(an9

Unse(fish. he is forever and a(ways on )a(( to the #*i(der. 4re4ared to +e ready at a

moment&s noti)e. often when he (east e84e)ts it90

!any s)ho(ars have )on)(*ded that the reemasons im4(anted )ertain sym+o(s

into the Ameri)an do((ar +i((9 The most 4o4*(ar of these )an +e fo*nd within the sea( of

the United States of Ameri)a. that of the A((:Seein- Eye9 A 4o4*(ar sym+o(. the eye is a

)om4a)t and non:)ontroversia( way of re4resentin- od9 This sym+o( is a))om4anied +y

the $atin 4hrase for KNew Order of the A-es.L )ommon(y referred to as the New 'or(d

Order9 #ein- that the A((:Seein- Eye Gas we(( as the trian-(e is one of the most

)ommon(y known !asoni) sym+o(s. many +e(ieve this to sym+o(i3e the 4(an of the

reemasons to event*a((y take over the wor(d9 It is a(so known that the sym+o( of the

A((:Seein- Eye was not ado4ted into reemasonry *nti( @< years after the sea( of the

United States was deve(o4ed90> The eye of Hor*s Gor Ra is a(so one of the most

)ommon(y known An)ient E-y4tian sym+o(s9 To the E-y4tians. the eye re4resented (ife

and res*rre)tion. one way to +rin- order o*t of )haos90B

Raised as a devo*t "atho(i). !o3art fo*nd the va(*es and +e(iefs of the

reemasons to +e an e8tension of "atho(i)ism9 However. many "hristians view !asoni)

+e(iefs as Satanism. the worshi4 of $*)ifer90?This even e8tends into the )onstr*)tion of

o*r nation&s )a4ita(. 'ashin-ton. D9"9 A))ordin- to these Ks)ho(arsL Gfor (a)k of a +etter

word. the streets aro*nd the heart of 'ashin-ton. D9"9 form an *4side:down 4enta-ram.

the main sym+o( of Satanism9 These s)ho(ars are )ertain that this formation of streets

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was de(i+erate(y 4(anted in order to stam4 the 4ower of the reemasons on the United

States902 Others ar-*e that formations s*)h as this )o*(d +e fo*nd on any ma4. essentia((y

sayin- that if yo* set o*t to see somethin- in 4arti)*(ar. yo* wi(( find it one way or

another9;1

D*4ont "ir)(e. S)ott "ir)(e. and $o-an "ir)(e Gin 'ashin-ton. D9"9 re4resent

even more desi-ns attri+*ted to re4resentin- the o))*(t. ea)h )ir)(e +ein- the interse)tion

of si8 streets Gsi8 streets. three times >>>9 The )ir)(e is +e(ieved to +e Kthe most

im4ortant of a(( *nits in ma-i) sym+o(ism=intended to denote s4irit. or s4irit*a(

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;1 KHis dee4 +e(ief in the !asoni) idea( revea(ed to him that rea)hin- the (i-ht.

+ea*ty. and a wor(d a+ove the se)*(ar one +e)ame 4ossi+(e +y (ivin- thro*-h the

sym+o(s9L>@!o3art was a(so drawn to reemasonry +y the idea of h*manity. and the

ho4e of he(4in- others9>0

reemasonry had a 4rofo*nd inf(*en)e on the (ife of '9A9 !o3art. 4arti)*(ar(y

thro*-ho*t the (ast few years of his (ife9>; However it is known that his ear(iest )onta)t

with reemasons ha44ened d*rin- his trave(s to !annheim and Paris in @BBB and @BB?9

U4on arriva( in these )ities. !o3art +e)ame aware that the (o)a( m*si)ians were not on(y

4aid more. +*t were a(so more res4e)ted than those in Sa(3+*r-9 These as4e)ts were very

a44ea(in- to him9 !*)h to his disa44ointment. he soon fo*nd that it was not ,*ite as

easy to find work as he had ho4ed. +ein- t*rned down +y )o*rts in !*ni)h. !annheim.

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A(tho*-h sh*nned +y the )o*rts. !o3art mana-ed to +e)ome friends with many

of the !annheim )o*rt m*si)ians. in)(*din- "hristian "anna+i)h G)ond*)tor. /ohann

#a4tist 'end(in- Gf(a*tist. and riedri)h Ramin Go+oist9 A(( reemasons. these men

we()omed !o3art. and en)o*ra-ed him to +e-in tea)hin- (essons and )om4ose9

'end(in- even offered him room and +oard9 indin- himse(f in a very simi(ar sit*ation

in Paris. !o3art 4ermanent(y re(o)ated to Vienna a few years (ater. where he fo*nd

himse(f in the )om4any of reemasons s*)h as his s)ri4twriter ott(ie+ Ste4hanie and

tenor Va(entin Adam+er-er9>

!o3art was initiated as a reemason to the (od-e K#enefi)en)eL in Vienna in

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Resear)herA*thor Sh*Ji *Jisawa has )om4i(ed an e8tensive (ist of !o3art&s

a)tivities within and for the (od-e. as we(( as his )om4ositions9

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!ar)h 0>. @B?C He )om4osed $ied 3*r ese((en reiseG9 ? for

reemasonry9

A4ri( . @B?C $eo4o(d was 4romoted to the se)ond de-ree e((ow

"raft9 At that o44ort*nity. 9? was 4erformed9A4ri( 01.@B?C !o3art )om4osed a )antata Die !a*rerfre*deG9


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visited "o*nt "ana( who was the fo*nder of the (od-e Tr*th and

"on)ord first and met ather Un-er ne8t who was the de4*ty

dire)tor of the (od-e9 D*rin- his stay in Pra-*e. !o3art visited this(od-e a-ain and a-ain9

!ar)h ;1.@B?BC He wrote his )ommentary in En-(ish si-nin- himse(f as

!o3art. New "rowned Ho4e. in the Orient of Vienna in /ohanneor- rona*ers )ommemorative note+ook who was his 4rivate

En-(ish tea)her9

A4ri( @2 for Re-ens+*r- reemasonry (od-e9

Se4tem+er @B2@C After the 4erforman)e of $a )(emen3a di TitoG9>0@

in Pra-*e. he visited the (od-e Tr*th and "on)ord9

Se4t9 ;1.@B2@C !asoni) o4era Die %a*+erf(WteG9>01 was -iven its first4*+(i) 4erforman)e at the Theater a*f der 'ieden9

Novem+er @?.@B2@C !o3art attended the )eremonia( 4arty for the new(y

)onstr*)ted ha(( for the (od-e New "rowned Ho4e9 He)ond*)ted the )antata $a*t verknde *nsre re*deG9>0; at this

4arty9>?

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!any other we((:known )om4osers were a(so affi(iated with the reemasons9

#e)omin- a reemason in ear(y @B?. /osef Haydn&s interest in the -ro*4 waned after

on(y two years. as he sto44ed takin- 4art in their rit*a(s and )eremonies9 Another

)om4oser affi(iated with the reemasons. +*t not known for s*re to have a)t*a((y +een

one. was $*dwi- van #eethoven9 "ontrary to Haydn&s m*si). there is eviden)e of

!asoni) inf(*en)e within some of #eethoven&s m*si)9>2The most 4o4*(ar 4ie)e of his

)ontainin- !asoni) sym+o(ism is his ifth Sym4hony9B1

Un(ike the other aforementioned )om4osers. !o3art remained faithf*( to the

reemasons thro*-ho*t his entire (ifetime. whi(e at the same time retainin- his faith as a

devo*t "atho(i)9 He sim4(y saw reemason +e(iefs as an e8tension of "atho(i)ism. od

re4resentin- the Ar)hite)t of the Universe9B@

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One !asoni) e(ement within The Magic Flutethat m*st +e e84(ored is the *se of

the n*m+ers three and five9 In reemasonry. the n*m+er three is a mas)*(ine e(ement.

and the n*m+er five is a feminine e(ement9 Simi(ar(y. in many Roman "atho(i)

i)ono-ra4hies. the head of od 6the ather7 is often en)(osed within a trian-(e. whereas

the head of the Vir-in is en)(osed within a five:4ointed star9B0!o3art *sed

instr*mentation to he(4 so(idify the si-nifi)an)e of these two n*m+ers9 Any series of

three kno)ks. or Kmas)*(ine ra44in-L thro*-ho*t the o4era is or)hestrated *sin- wind

instr*ments. those )ommon(y *sed d*rin- (od-e )eremonies9 Any series of five kno)ks.

or Kfeminine ra44in-L thro*-ho*t the o4era is or)hestrated as a tutti. witho*t the *se of

any s4e)ifi) instr*mentation9B;These ra44in-s are often written in the notation of oo:o.

oo:o. oo:o: or o:oo:oo9B

The key of E f(at maJor Gor its re(ative of " minor is referred to as the K!asoni)

keyL9 !o3art often )hose to )om4ose in this key. as The Magic Flute+e-ins in the key of

B0/a),*es "hai((ey. The Magic Flute Un'eiled( Eoteric %#m!olim in Mozart3 Maonic O2era GVermontC

Inner Traditions Internationa(. @2B@. ?>:B9B;I!id. 2@9B9BHenry. @@@9B>Henry. 09

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E f(at maJor9 The three f(ats of this key re4resent the Kthree 4oints.L or third de-ree of

reemasonry9 However there are other keys that are a(so seen as sym+o(i)9 The key of "

maJor is 4*re. as it )ontains no a))identa(s. or 4oints9 Some a(so think the key of D maJor

)arries a sym+o(i) meanin-. as the sym+o( for the reek (etter de(ta is a trian-(e9BB

!o3art a(so *sed interva(s of thirds to sym+o(i3e the n*m+er three9 He did this

thro*-h the *se of +oth ar4e--iated and non:ar4e--iated )hords9 In either maJor or minor.

these interva(s have +een referred to as K4erfe)tL ever sin)e Pytha-oras first ana(y3ed and

named them as s*)h9 !o3art 4referred to *se thirds in order to e84ress the serenity of

!asoni) tho*-ht. fo)*sin- on its evo)ative 4ower9

B?

In addition to its *se in tona(ity and )hords. the n*m+er three is *sed as a sym+o(

thro*-h ternary rhythm9 Henry des)ri+es the dotted rhythm as it K+rin-s to the m*si)a(

(ine a s(i-ht(y +reath(ess. 4antin- ,*a(ity. a44ro4riate to the diffi)*(ty of makin- one&s

way toward the (i-ht9LB2An e8am4(e of !o3art&s *se of dotted rhythm )an +e seen in

meas*res 2 and @1 of Pa4a-eno&s KThe #ird:"at)her&s Son-L9

BBI!id. 0B:?9B?I!id. ;1:@9B2I!id. ;09

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A)t II of The Magic Fluteo4ens with the mar)h of the 4riests. whi)h )ontains

many !asoni) e(ements that have 4revio*s(y +een dis)*ssed9 The or)hestration is for

wind instr*ments. those )ommon(y *sed d*rin- !asoni) rit*a(s. referred to amon-

!asons as K)o(*mns of harmony9L?@ #e-innin- in a serene manner. this 4ie)e )on)(*des

in mar)h sty(e. with the *se of many dotted rhythms9 !any imitations of this mar)h have

sin)e +een fo*nd9 The most )ommon e8am4(e is the first two meas*res of the "anadian

hymn O Canada9?0

The transition from )haos to order. or darkness to (i-ht. sym+o(i3es initiation9

This )an +e seen thro*-ho*t The Magic Flutein the str*--(e +etween Sarastro and the

M*een of the Ni-ht9 Sarastro. man. re4resents (i-ht. whi(e the M*een of the Ni-ht.

woman. re4resents darkness9 This sit*ation is a(so seen as a )onf(i)t +etween two

wor(ds9

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This )onf(i)t )an +e seen at the entran)e of !asoni) tem4(es. with the (etters /

G/akin 6/a)him7 and # G#oo3 6#oa37 ins)ri+ed on two )o(*mns. whi)h refer to the two

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+rass )o(*mns +*i(t +y Hiram A+iff9 Ea)h is meant to re4resent one of the e(ements in its

m*(ti4(e fi-*rations9

/akin #oo3

Osiris Isis!as)*(ine eminine

S*n !oon

Day Ni-htire 'ater

o(d Si(ver

A)tive Passive

N*m+er ; N*m+er Red #(a)k or white

E(*)idation Dis)o*rse

#*(( Twins

!asonry of Hiram Order of !o4ses Traditiona( mas)*(ine feminine K!asonry

!asonry of Ado4tionL? te8t as the

ins)ri4tion on Hiram GA+iff&s tom+9 It readsC KHe who )ommits himse(f to this

dan-ero*s ro*te wi(( +e 4*rified +y ire. 'ater. Air. and Earth9 If he )an s*rmo*nt the

terror of death. he wi(( soar *4 from the earth toward the sky9 Then he wi(( +e in a state

to re)eive the (i-ht and to )onse)rate himse(f )om4(ete(y to the mysteries of Isis9L21

Tamino is on his way to 4ass thro*-h the K-ates of terrorL when Pamina a44ears.

askin- him to 4(ay his f(*te for her9 It is now that the sym+o(ism of the f(*te transforms

from that of on(y Air to that of a(( fo*r E(ements9 P(ayed +y the +reath GAir of Tamino

Gire. who is a))om4anied +y Pamina G'ater. the so*nd of the f(*te 4ier)es the Earth92@

The f(*te is s4e)ified as +ein- -o(d in )o(or. as o44osed to other f(*tes from the time9 K=

6D7estined for *se *nder the si-n of Air Gman&s +reath. it has +een 4rod*)ed ma-i)a((y

d*rin- a stormy ni-ht *nder a down4o*r G'ater. to the noise of th*nder GEarth and the

f(ash of (i-htnin- Gire9 It *nites the fo*r E(ements. when)e its 4erfe)tion9L20

/a),*es "hai((ey des)ri+es the tit(e of !o3art&s o4era as fo((owsC

=the traditiona( trans(ation ofie4au!er$l5teasLa Fl6teenchant7eis fa*(tyCthe f(*te is Kma-i)L in the sense that it createen)hantment it is not en)hanted&

in the sense that it has *nder-one en)hantment92;

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"hai((ey states that many see The Magic Fluteas a +etraya( +y !o3art. havin-

-iven away many of the se)rets of reemasonry9 'hat is not )ommon(y known.

however. is that a(( of these Kse)retsL have +een 4*+(ished in vario*s +ooks. and are now

easi(y avai(a+(e to the 4*+(i). as they have +een for many years9 Henry 4*ts it +est when

he says. K!o3art&s (ast o4era=)(ear(y )onfirms the 4ermanen)e and so(idity of his

atta)hment to his !asoni) idea(s ri-ht *4 to the end of his (ife9 "ontrary to what its

a44earan)e )o*(d (ead one to think. it is not at a(( a 4ie)e of fantasy=6it7 t*rns o*t to +e a

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VII9

"on)(*sion

KNot a se)ret so)iety. +*t a so)iety with se)retsL.2>the reemasons wi(( a(ways +e

an eni-ma to the -enera( 4*+(i)9 "riti)s wi(( )ontin*e to see artists and )om4osers s*)h

as !o3art as havin- +etrayed the -reat se)rets of this famo*s so)iety9 Those of *s who

know +etter see !o3art as a -reat )om4oser. sim4(y *sin- the -ift of m*si) to 4ortray

rit*a(s and sym+o(s of the reemasons. a -ro*4 that was very dear to his own heart9

!asoni) sym+o(s *sed +y !o3art )an +e tra)ed as far +a)k as An)ient E-y4t and the $ost

"ity of At(antis9 'hi(e these sym+o(s are hi-h(y re)o-ni3ed in so)iety. most 4eo4(e are

*naware of their ori-ins9 or tho*sands of years. the sym+o(s. va(*es and +e(iefs of the

reemasons have )ontin*ed to have an effe)t on so)iety9 'hether it is thro*-h the *se of

re(i-ion. ar)hite)t*re. art. or m*si). we are )onstant(y en-*(fed +y the sym+o(s of the

reemasons. as we are (ike(y to forever +e9

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VIII9

A44endi8 a

The Magic FluteSynopsis'ritten +y /ohn T9 ates2B

ACT IA Deserted Place

Tamino. a handsome yo*n- 4rin)e. is f(eein- a monstro*s ser4ent9 He )a((s for

he(4 and faints of fear9 Three $adies. attendants of the M*een of the Ni-ht.

answer his 4(ea and ki(( the ser4ent9 They immediate(y (ose their hearts to the

handsome yo*th. and de4art to re4ort this 4ro4heti) arriva( to the M*een of the

Ni-ht9

Tamino awakes9 He hears the )a(( of a 4an4i4e and sees Pa4a-eno. a +irdman9

Pa4a-eno sin-s of )at)hin- +irds and (ookin- for a -ir(friend9 Pa4a-eno fa(se(y

+ra-s that he was the one who ki((ed the snake9

The Three $adies a-ain a44ear9 They (o)k Pa4a-enos mo*th for (yin- and -ive

Tamino a -ift from the M*een. a 4ortrait of her da*-hter. Pamina9 The Three

$adies e8it9 Transfi8ed +y the +ea*ty of the 4ortrait of Pamina. Tamino fa((s

ma-i)a((y in (ove9 The Three $adies ret*rn and te(( of Paminas a+d*)tion +y a

4owerf*( vi((ain. Sarastro9 Tamino vows to res)*e her9

The M*een of the Ni-ht a44ears9 She 4romises Tamino the hand of her da*-hter.

sho*(d he mana-e to res)*e her9 The M*een and the Three $adies disa44ear9

Tamino seeks ho4e(ess(y to *n(o)k the mo*th of the str*--(in- Pa4a-eno9 The

Three $adies a44ear a-ain and remove the (o)k9 They -ive Tamino a ma-i) f(*te

to aid him in his ,*est to save the M*eens da*-hter9 To Pa4a-eno. who is)ommanded to a))om4any Tamino. they -ive a set of ma-i) +e((s. to 4rote)t him

on the Jo*rney9 Tamino and Pa4a-eno note that they do not know the way to the

evi( demons rea(m9 The $adies instr*)t the two yo*n- men to fo((ow the advi)e

of three yo*n-. wise. +ea*tif*(. wondro*s +oys. who wi(( hover a+o*t them9

A Turkish oo!

Three s(aves -(oat at the misfort*ne of their !oorish foreseer. !onostatos9 He

was to -*ard the M*eens da*-hter. +*t d*e to the )om4(i)ations of a foi(ed

se8*a( advan)e. he was not a+(e to 4revent her es)a4e9

!onostatos enters. havin- re)a4t*red Pamina. and treatin- her +r*ta((y9 She

faints9 Pa4a-eno enters9 He and !onostatos see ea)h other9 #oth r*n away. ea)h

thinkin- that the other is the Devi(9 Pamina re)overs from her )o((a4se9 Pa4a-eno

re-ains his )om4os*re and reenters the s)ene9 He re)o-ni3es Pamina as the

da*-hter of the M*een of the Ni-ht and te((s of Taminos ,*est to res)*e her9 She

2B/ohn T9 atesC The Magic FluteSyno4sis&. GA))essed 6? /an*ary 011?7.

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immediate(y fa((s eterna((y in (ove with Tamino9 Pa4a-eno and Pamina ready

their es)a4e9

At the Portals o" the Te!ples o" #isdo!$ %o&ic$ and 'ature

Es)orted +y the Three #oys. Tamino enters the s)ene9 The +oys en)o*ra-e him

+y sayin- that man(y +ehavior and 4ersisten)e wi(( (ead him to Pamina9 The

Three #oys e8it9

Tamino tries to enter two of the tem4(es and is t*rned +a)k9 Attem4tin- to enter

the (ast 4orta(. he is )onfronted +y a 4riest9 The 4riest te((s him that Sarastro is no

demon. +*t a -*ardian of virt*e9 He adds that Tamino on(y has a )han)e of

*nitin- with Pamina if he Joins Sarastros s*n )*(t9 The 4riest e8its9

Tamino 4(ays the f(*te. ho4in- to find Pamina. +*t the ma-i)a( m*si) en)hants

on(y wi(d anima(s from the s*rro*ndin- area9 They dan)e Joyf*((y to the f(*tes

me(ody9 Tamino hears Pa4a-enos 4an4i4e and e8its ho4in- to find him9

Pa4a-eno and Pamina enter the sta-e on the r*n from !onostatos9 'ith his

s(aves. !onostatos )at)hes *4 with Pa4a-eno and Pamina9 Pa4a-eno 4(ays his

ma-i) +e((s. whi)h en)hant !onostatos and the s(aves into a e*4hori) dan)e9

#efore Pa4a-eno and Pamina )an res*me their es)a4e. they are overtaken +y

Sarastro and a )eremonio*s 4ro)ession of his s*n 4riests9 Pa4a-eno is re(ieved of

his ma-i) +e((s9 Pamina +e-s for mer)y9 Sarastro 4romises not to for)e her to

(ove him. for he knows that she (oves Tamino9 He ref*ses. however. to -rant her

freedom9 He te((s her that her mother is s*+Je)t to his 4ower. and that she

GPamina sho*(d +etter fo((ow a mans rather than a womans advi)e9

!onostatos enters. now havin- )a4t*red Tamino and havin- taken away his

ma-i) f(*te9 Pamina and Tamino see ea)h other for the first time9 Sarastro has!onostatos +eaten for his advan)es on Pamina9 The 4riests 4(a)e hoods over the

heads of Tamino and Pa4a-eno who are (ed away for 4*rifi)ation +efore entry

into the tem4(e9

ACT II

A itualistic %ocation

Sarastro and the 4riests enter in )eremonio*s 4ro)ession9 #owin- to Sarastros)o*nse(. the 4riests vote to a((ow Tamino to *ndertake the rites of entry into their

+rotherhood9 Sarastro se(e)ts two 4riests to mentor Tamino and Pa4a-eno in their

4*rs*it of virt*e9 The 4riests 4ray for the s*))ess of the initiates and. sho*(d they

fai(. that Isis and Osiris take them into their eterna( )are9

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The s)ene o4ens revea(in- Tamino and Pa4a-eno fri-htened. not knowin- their

wherea+o*ts9 The two 4riests Sarastro desi-nated as mentors enter the s)ene and

assi-n the first tria(C Tamino and Pa4a-eno m*st +e si(ent9 They may see women

+*t wi(( not +e a((owed to s4eak9

The Three $adies a44ear and try to diss*ade the two from 4*rs*in- the 4ath to

mem+ershi4 in Sarastros +rotherhood9 They are driven away +y th*nder and(i-htnin- as the )hor*s of 4riests warns of dese)ration of the ho(y tem4(e

-ro*nds9

The two mentor 4riests enter and )on-rat*(ate Tamino and Pa4a-eno for havin-

s*rvived the first tria(9

A Cha!)er

Eaten with (*st. !onostatos o+serves Pamina in her s(ee49 Rationa(i3in- his

+ehavior. he )on)(*des a-ain to attem4t a for)ed se8*a( advan)e on Pamina9 TheM*een a44ears and drives him away9

The M*een 4resents a da--er she for-ed for the m*rder of Sarastro and orders

Pamina to f*(fi(( this mission9 Pamina is instr*)ted to re)over the 4owerf*( s*n

)ir)(e. whi)h is the so*r)e of Sarastros mi-ht9 The M*een ass*res Pamina that

she wi(( +e disowned if she fai(s in this task9 The M*een vanishes9

Des4erate and torn. and thinkin- herse(f a(one. Pamina de)(ares herse(f in)a4a+(e

of m*rder9 Havin- (istened in on the 4(ot to m*rder Sarastro. !onostatos tries to

+(a)kmai( Pamina into renderin- herse(f to him. +*t she ref*ses9 An-ered.

!onostatos 4ro)eeds to wie(d the da--er on Pamina9

#efore Pamina )an +e harmed. Sarastro enters and disarms !onostatos9 Sarastro

+ans him from the rea(m of the +rotherhood9 !onostatos reso(ves to a+s)ond tothe M*een as he (eaves the s)ene9

Pamina 4(eas that Sarastro for-ive her mother for the m*rdero*s *ndertakin-9

Sarastro de)(ares that ven-ean)e is a(ien to the 4rin)i4(es of his +rotherhood9 The

M*een. he says. sho*(d fina((y f*((y a))e4t her *tter defeat and h*mi(iation9

A (ore)odin& Place

Utter si(en)e9 The two mentor 4riests (ead Tamino and Pa4a-eno. their heads

)overed. onto the s)ene9 The 4riests instr*)t them to stay si(ent9 They are to

remain in this 4(a)e *nti( the so*ndin- of trom+ones9 Then they are to 4ro)eed in

the dire)tion indi)ated +y the 4riests9

An *-(y o(d ha- a44ears and -ives Pa4a-eno a )*4 of water. whi)h he sh*ns as

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horror:str*)k9 He asks her name9 #efore she )an answer. there is a +(ast of

th*nder and she disa44ears from the s)ene9

The Three #oys enter and +rin- a ta+(e f*(( of de(i)io*s food and wine9 They a(so

ret*rn to Tamino and Pa4a-eno the ma-i) f(*te and ma-i) +e((s9 The +oys

4romise Tamino and Pa4a-eno vi)tory if they remain )o*ra-eo*s and si(ent9

Pa4a-eno *n(eashes his vora)io*s a44etite9

Pamina enters the s)ene and is e)stati) to fina((y +e *nited with her destined

(over. +*t he does not res4ond to her9 nowin- nothin- of his vow of si(en)e. she

is )r*shed and de)(ares that on(y death )o*(d soothe the 4ain of her *nre,*ited

(ove9 She (eaves in *tter deJe)tion9

Trom+ones so*nd9 After str*--(in- to se4arate Pa4a-eno from his food. Tamino

e8its9 On(y after havin- +een threatened +y Sarastros (ions does Pa4a-eno (eave

the s)ene9

A itualistic Place

The 4riests. in rit*a(isti) )eremony. sin- with so(emn reso(*tion that Tamino wi((

s*))essf*((y withstand his tria(s9

Sarastro has Tamino +ro*-ht onto the s)ene and instr*)ts him that he has +*t two

tria(s to end*re9 He then has Pamina +ro*-ht onto the sta-e and te((s her. in the

event of Taminos fai(*re. to +id her fina( farewe((9 Sarastro adds. however. that

Taminos s*))ess is 4ro+a+(e. in whi)h )ase the two wo*(d +e re*nited9 Sarastro.

4riests. Tamino. Pamina (eave the room9

Pa4a-eno enters +*t is +(o)ked +y th*nder from (eavin- the room9 His mentor4riest enters and informs him that. d*e to his ina+i(ity to kee4 the vow of si(en)e.

he wi(( not +e admitted to the +rotherhood of Sarastros s*n )*(t9 The 4riest a(soinforms Pa4a-eno of the )(emen)y of the -ods999 he wi(( not +e 4*nished for his

fai(*re of the rites of initiation9

Pa4a-eno notes that his 4ro)(ivities are not *ni,*e and says his -reatest 4(eas*re

for the time +ein- wo*(d +e a -ood -(ass of wine and nothin- more9 The 4riestde)(ares that his wish wi(( +e f*(fi((ed9 A -(ass of wine a44ears9 He drinks and

sin-s in his e)stasy Gdr*nkenness of his (on-in- for a wife to make his (ife

)om4(ete9

The o(d ha- enters and a44roa)hes Pa4a-eno9 In order to +e re(eased from these-(oomy )onfines. Pa4a-eno a-rees to take her as his 4artner9 In an instant. she is

transformed into the +ea*tif*( +ird:-ir(. Pa4a-ena9 They a44roa)h ea)h other for

an em+ra)e. +*t. +efore this trans4ires. the 4riest swee4s Pa4a-ena away9

Pa4a-eno is for)ed. at first. to remain +ehind9

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The Three #oys sin- of the )omin- of the day and with it the advan)ement of

h*manity to (oftier s4heres9 They find Pamina. driven to madness and 4re4arin-

to take her (ife with the very da--er her mother for-ed for Sarastros death9 The

Three #oys inter)ede and ins*re her of the immedia)y of her re*nion with

Tamino9 They 4romise to (ead her to him9

A +ysterious Settin&

Tamino is es)orted onto the s)ene +y two men in armor9 They anno*n)e the tria(

of fire and water. thro*-h whi)h one is en(i-htened. so as to *nderstand the

mysteries of Isis and Osiris9

Tamino 4re4ares to enter the tria( of fire +*t sto4s *4on hearin- Paminas voi)e9

She enters the s)ene9 The armored men a((ow Tamino and Pamina to em+ra)e9The *nited 4air reso(ves to *nder-o the tria( to-ether9 *ided +y the hand of (ove.

and 4rote)ted +y the ma-i) f(*te. Tamino and Pamina s*rvive these fina( tests9 A

4orta( o4ens to the tem4(e. revea(in- +(indin-(y +ri((iant o4*(en)e9 A )hor*s of

4riests reve(s in the )o*4(es vi)tory and invites them to enter the tem4(e9

A *arden

Pa4a-eno is seen 4(ayin- his 4an4i4es. des4erate(y sear)hin- for Pa4a-ena. +*t

in vain9 Dee4(y saddened. he 4re4ares to han- himse(f9 The Three #oys inter)ede

and remind him to 4(ay his ma-i) +e((s instead of the 4an4i4e9 He 4(ays his +e((s

and Pa4a-ena a44ears9 The +ird 4air *nites and sin-s Joyf*((y of the 4ros4e)t thatthe -ods -rant them the -reatest of a(( +(essin-s999 many. many )hi(dren9

At the Portals o" Sarastro,s Te!ple

!onostatos (eads the M*een and her (adies to the tem4(es entran)e9 They are to

destroy the tem4(e and re)over the 4owerf*( s*n )ir)(e9 The M*een has 4romised

!onostatos the hand of Pamina. sho*(d they s*))eed in their destr*)tive

)ons4ira)y9 There is horrifyin- th*nder and (i-htenin-9 The M*een and her

a))om4(i)es are foi(ed9

The entire theater +e)omes a s*n9

Sarastro and his 4riests )e(e+rate their vi)tory over the M*een of the Ni-ht9 They

reJoi)e in Taminos ind*)tion into the 4riesthood and in the *nion of the 4rin)e

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I9

A44endi8 +

The Story of Isis and Osiris

ho- Set !urdered .siris and ho- /orus aen&ed his "ather

In the days +efore Ra had (eft the earth. +efore he had +e-*n to -row o(d. his

-reat wisdom to(d him that if the -oddess N*t +ore )hi(dren. one of them wo*(dend his rei-n amon- men9 So Ra (aid a )*rse *4on N*t : that she sho*(d not +e

a+(e to +ear any )hi(d *4on any day in the year9

*(( of sorrow. N*t went for he(4 to Thoth. the thri)e:-reat -od of wisdom and

ma-i) and (earnin-. Ras son. who (oved her9 Thoth knew that the )*rse of Ra.on)e s4oken. )o*(d never +e re)a((ed. +*t in his wisdom he fo*nd a way of

es)a4e9 He went to hons*. the !oon:-od. and )ha((en-ed him to a )ontest at

dra*-hts9 ame after -ame they 4(ayed and a(ways Thoth won9 The stakes -rew

hi-her and hi-her. +*t hons* wa-ered the most. for it was some of his own (i-ht

that he risked and (ost9

At (ast hons* wo*(d 4(ay no more9 Then Thoth the thri)e:-reat in wisdom

-athered *4 the (i-ht whi)h he had won and made it into five e8tra days whi)h

for ever after were set +etween the end of the o(d year and the +e-innin- of thenew9 The year was of three h*ndred and si8ty days +efore this. +*t the five days

whi)h were added. whi)h were not days of any year. were ever afterwards he(d as

days of festiva( in o(d E-y4t9

#*t. sin)e his mat)h with Thoth. hons* the moon has not had eno*-h (i-ht toshine thro*-ho*t the month. +*t dwind(es into darkness and then -rows to his f*((

-(ory a-ain for he had (ost the (i-ht needed to make five who(e days9

On the first of these days Osiris. the e(dest son of N*t. was +orn. and the se)ond

day was set aside to +e the +irthday of Hor*s Gthe son of Isis and Osiris9 On thethird day the se)ond son of N*t was +orn. dark Set. the (ord of evi(9 On the fo*rth

her da*-hter Isis first saw the (i-ht. and her se)ond da*-hter Ne4hthys on the

fifth9 In this way the )*rse of Ra was +oth f*(fi((ed and defeatedC for the days on

whi)h the )hi(dren of N*t were +orn +e(on-ed to no year9

'hen Osiris was +orn many si-ns and wonders were seen and heard thro*-ho*t

the wor(d9 !ost nota+(e was the voi)e whi)h )ame from the ho(iest shrine in the

tem4(e at The+es on the Ni(e. whi)h today is )a((ed arnak. s4eakin- to a man

)a((ed Pamy(es +iddin- him 4ro)(aim to a(( men that Osiris. the -ood and mi-hty

kin-. was +orn to +rin- Joy to a(( the earth9 Pamy(es did as he was +idden. and hea(so attended on the Divine "hi(d and +ro*-ht him *4 as a man amon- men9

'hen Osiris was -rown *4 he married his sister Isis. a )*stom whi)h the

Pharaohs of E-y4t fo((owed ever after9 And Set married Ne4hthysC for he too+ein- a -od )o*(d marry on(y a -oddess9


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After Isis +y her )raft had (earned the Se)ret Name of Ra. Osiris +e)ame so(e

r*(er of E-y4t and rei-ned on earth as Ra had done9 He fo*nd the 4eo4(e +oth

sava-e and +r*tish. fi-htin- amon- themse(ves and ki((in- and eatin- one

another9 #*t Isis dis)overed the -rain of +oth wheat and +ar(ey. whi)h -rew wi(d

over the (and with the other 4(ants and was sti(( *nknown to man and Osirista*-ht them how to 4(ant the seeds when the Ni(e had risen in the year(y

in*ndation and s*nk a-ain (eavin- fresh ferti(e m*d over the fie(ds how to tendand water the )ro4s how to )*t the )orn when it was ri4e. and how to thresh the

-rain on the threshin- f(oors. dry it and -rind it to f(o*r and make it into +read9

He showed them a(so how to 4(ant vines and make the -ra4es into wine and they

knew a(ready how to +rew +eer o*t of the +ar(ey9

'hen the 4eo4(e of E-y4t had (earned to make +read and )*t on(y the f(esh of

s*)h anima(s as he ta*-ht them were s*ita+(e. Osiris. went on to tea)h them (aws.

and how to (ive 4ea)ef*((y and ha44i(y to-ether. de(i-htin- themse(ves with

m*si) and 4oetry9 As soon as E-y4t was fi((ed with 4ea)e and 4(enty. Osiris set

o*t over the wor(d to +rin- his +(essin-s *4on other nations9 'hi(e he was away

he (eft Isis to r*(e over the (and. whi)h she did +oth wise(y and we((9

#*t Set the Evi( One. their +rother. envied Osiris and hated Isis9 The more the

4eo4(e (oved and 4raised Osiris. the more Set hated him and the more -ood he

did and the ha44ier mankind +e)ame. the stron-er -rew Sets desire to ki(( his

+rother and r*(e in his 4(a)e9 Isis. however. was so f*(( of wisdom and so

wat)hf*( that Set made no attem4t to sei3e the throne whi(e she was wat)hin-

over the (and of E-y4t9 And when Osiris ret*rned from his trave(s Set was amon-

the first to we()ome him +a)k and knee( in reveren)e +efore the -ood -od

Pharaoh Osiris9

Yet he had made his 4(ans. aided +y seventy:two of his wi)ked friends and Aso

the evi( ,*een of Ethio4ia9 Se)ret(y Set o+tained the e8a)t meas*rements of the

+ody of Osiris. and )a*sed a +ea*tif*( )hest to +e made that wo*(d fit on(y him9 Itwas fashioned of the rarest and most )ost(y woodsC )edar +ro*-ht from $e+anon.

and e+ony from P*nt at the so*th end of the Red Sea for no wood -rows in E-y4t

e8)e4t the soft and *se(ess 4a(m9

Then Set -ave a -reat feast in hono*r of Osiris +*t the other -*ests were the two:

and:seventy )ons4irators9 It was the -reatest feast that had yet +een seen in

E-y4t. and the foods were )hoi)er. the wines stron-er and the dan)in- -ir(s more

+ea*tif*( than ever +efore9 'hen the heart of Osiris had +een made -(ad with

feastin- and son- the )hest was +ro*-ht in. and a(( were ama3ed at its +ea*ty9

Osiris marve(ed at the rare )edar in(aid with e+ony and ivory. with (ess rare -o(d

and si(ver. and 4ainted inside with fi-*res of -ods and +irds and anima(s. and he

desired it -reat(y9

I wi(( -ive this )hest to whosoever fits it most e8a)t(y )ried Set9 And at on)e

the )ons4irators +e-an in t*rn to see if they )o*(d win it9 #*t one was too ta(( andanother too short one was too fat and another too thin : and a(( tried in vain9


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$et me see if I wi(( fit into this marve(o*s 4ie)e of work. said Osiris. and he

(aid himse(f down in the )hest whi(e a(( -athered ro*nd +reath(ess(y9 I fit

e8a)t(y. and the )hest is mine )ried Osiris9

It is yo*rs indeed. and sha(( +e so forever hissed Set as he +an-ed down the

(id9 Then in des4erate haste he and the )ons4irators nai(ed it sh*t and sea(ed

every )ra)k with mo(ten (ead. so that Osiris the man died in the )hest and hiss4irit went west a)ross the Ni(e into D*at the P(a)e of Testin- +*t. +eyond it to

Amenti. where those (ive for ever who have (ived we(( on earth and 4assed the

J*d-ments of D*at. he )o*(d not 4ass as yet9 Set and his )om4anions took the)hest whi)h he(d the +ody of Osiris and )ast it into the Ni(e and Ha4i the Ni(e:

-od )arried it o*t into the reat reen Sea where it was tossed for many days

*nti( it )ame to the shore of Phoeni)ia near the )ity of #y+(os9 Here the waves

)ast it into a tamarisk tree that -rew on the shore and the tree shot o*t +ran)hes

and -rew (eaves and f(owers to make a fit restin- 4(a)e for the +ody of the -ood

-od Osiris and very soon that tree +e)ame famo*s thro*-ho*t the (and9

Present(y in- !a()ander heard of it. and he and his wife. M*een Astarte. )ame

to the seashore to -a3e at the tree9 #y now the +ran)hes had -rown to-ether and

hidden the )hest whi)h he(d the +ody of Osiris in the tr*nk itse(f9 in-

!a()ander -ave orders that the tree sho*(d +e )*t down and fashioned into a

-reat 4i((ar for his 4a(a)e9 This was done. and a(( wondered at its +ea*ty andfra-ran)eC +*t none knew that it he(d the +ody of a -od9 !eanwhi(e in E-y4t Isis

was in -reat fear9 She had a(ways known that Set was fi((ed with evi( and

Jea(o*sy. +*t kind(y Osiris wo*(d not +e(ieve in his +rothers wi)kedness9 #*t Isis

knew as soon as her h*s+and was dead. tho*-h no one to(d her. and f(ed into the

marshes of the de(ta )arryin- the +a+y Hor*s with her9 She fo*nd she(ter on a

(itt(e is(and where the -oddess #*to (ived. and entr*sted the divine )hi(d to her9

And as a f*rther safe-*ard a-ainst Set. Isis (oosed the is(and from its fo*ndations.and (et it f(oat so that no one )o*(d te(( where to find it9

Then she went to seek for the +ody of Osiris9 or. *nti( he was +*ried with a(( the

needf*( rites and )harms. even his s4irit )o*(d -o no farther to the west than

D*at. the Testin-:P(a)e and it )o*(d not )ome to Amenti9 #a)k and forth over

the (and of E-y4t wandered Isis. +*t never a tra)e )o*(d she find of the )hest in

whi)h (ay the +ody of Osiris9 She asked a(( whom she met. +*t no one had seen it

: and in this matter her ma-i) 4owers )o*(d not he(4 her9 At (ast she ,*estioned

the )hi(dren who were 4(ayin- +y the riverside. and at on)e they to(d her that J*st

s*)h a )hest as she des)ri+ed had f(oated 4ast them on the swift stream and o*t

into the reat reen Sea9

Then Isis wandered on the shore. and a-ain and a-ain it was the )hi(dren who had

seen the )hest f(oatin- +y and to(d her whi)h way it had -one9 And +e)a*se of

this. Isis +(essed the )hi(dren and de)reed that ever afterwards )hi(dren sho*(d

s4eak words of wisdom and sometimes te(( of thin-s to )ome9

At (en-th Isis )ame to #y+(os and sat down +y the seashore9 Present(y the

maidens who attended on M*een Astarte )ame down to +athe at that 4(a)e and


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when they ret*rned o*t of the water Isis ta*-ht them how to 4(ait their hair :

whi)h had never +een done +efore9 'hen they went *4 to the 4a(a)e a stran-e

and wonderf*( 4erf*me seemed to )(in- to them and M*een Astarte marve(ed at

it. and at their 4(aited hair. and asked them how it )ame to +e so9

The maidens to(d her of the wonderf*( woman who sat +y the seashore. and

M*een Astarte sent for Isis. and asked her to serve in the 4a(a)e and tend her)hi(dren. the (itt(e Prin)e !aneros and the +a+y Di)tys. who was ai(in- sore(y9

or she did not know that the stran-e woman who was wanderin- a(one at

#y+(os was the -reatest of a(( the -oddesses of E-y4t9 Isis a-reed to this. andvery soon the +a+y Di)tys was stron- and we(( tho*-h she did no more than -ive

him her fin-er to s*)k9 #*t 4resent(y she +e)ame fond of the )hi(d. and tho*-ht

to make him immorta(. whi)h she did +y +*rnin- away his morta( 4arts whi(e she

f(ew ro*nd and ro*nd him in the form of a swa((ow9 Astarte. however. had +een

wat)hin- her se)ret(y and when she saw that her +a+y seemed to +e on fire she

r*shed into the room with a (o*d )ry. and so +roke the ma-i)9

Then Isis took on her own form. and Astarte )ro*)hed down in terror when she

saw the shinin- -oddess and (earned who she was9 !a()ander and Astarte offeredher -ifts of a(( the ri)hest treas*res in #y+(os. +*t Isis asked on(y for the -reat

tamarisk 4i((ar whi)h he(d *4 the roof. and for what it )ontained9 'hen it was

-iven to her. she )a*sed it to o4en and took o*t the )hest of Set9 #*t the 4i((ar she

-ave +a)k to !a()ander and Astarte and it remained the most sa)red o+Je)t in

#y+(os. sin)e it had on)e he(d the +ody of a -od9

'hen the )hest whi)h had +e)ome the )offin of Osiris was -iven to her. Isis

f(*n- herse(f down on it with so terri+(e a )ry of sorrow that (itt(e Di)tys died at

the very so*nd9 #*t Isis at (en-th )a*sed the )hest to +e 4(a)ed on a shi4 whi)h

in- !a()ander 4rovided for her. and set o*t for E-y4t9 'ith her went !aneros.

the yo*n- 4rin)e of #y+(osC +*t he did not remain with her for (on-. sin)e his

)*riosity 4roved his *ndoin-9 or as soon as the shi4 had (eft the (and Isis retiredto where the )hest of Set (ay. and o4ened the (id9 !aneros )re4t *4 +ehind her

and 4ee4ed over her sho*(derC +*t Isis knew he was there and. t*rnin-. -ave him

one -(an)e of an-er : and he fe(( +a)kwards over the side of the shi4 into the sea9

Ne8t mornin-. as the shi4 was 4assin- the Phaedr*s River. its stron- )*rrent

threatened to )arry them o*t of si-ht of (and9 #*t Isis -rew an-ry and 4(a)ed a

)*rse on the river. so that its stream dried *4 from that day9 She )ame safe(y to

E-y4t after this. and hid the )hest in the marshes of the de(ta whi(e she hastened

to the f(oatin- is(and where #*to was -*ardin- Hor*s9

#*t it )han)ed that Set )ame h*ntin- wi(d +oars with his do-s. h*ntin- +y ni-ht

after his )*stom. sin)e he (oved the darkness in whi)h evi( thin-s a+o*nd9 #y the

(i-ht of the moon he saw the )hest of )edar wood in(aid with e+ony and ivory.

with -o(d and si(ver. and re)o-ni3ed it9 At the si-ht hatred and an-er )ame *4on

him in a red )(o*d. and he ra-ed (ike a 4anther of the so*th9 He tore o4en the

)hest. took the +ody of Osiris. and rent it into fo*rteen 4ie)es whi)h. +y his

divine stren-th. he s)attered *4 and down the who(e (en-th of the Ni(e so that the

)ro)odi(es mi-ht eat them9


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It is not 4ossi+(e to destroy the +ody of a -od )ried Set9 Yet I have done it :

for I have destroyed Osiris His (a*-hter e)hoed thro*-h the (and. and a(( who

heard it trem+(ed and hid9

Now Isis had to +e-in her sear)h on)e more9 This time she had he(4ers. for

Ne4hthys (eft her wi)ked h*s+and Set and )ame to Join her sister9 And An*+is.

the son of Set and Ne4hthys. takin- the form of a Ja)ka(. assisted in the sear)h9'hen Isis trave(ed over the (and she was a))om4anied and -*arded +y seven

s)or4ions9 #*t when she sear)hed on the Ni(e and amon- the many streams of the

de(ta she made her way in a +oat made of 4a4yr*sC and the )ro)odi(es. in theirreveren)e for the -oddess. to*)hed neither the rent 4ie)es of Osiris nor Isis

herse(f9 Indeed ever afterwards anyone who sai(ed the Ni(e in a +oat made of

4a4yr*s was safe from them. for they tho*-ht that it was Isis sti(( ,*estin- after

the 4ie)es of her h*s+ands +ody9

S(ow(y. 4ie)e +y 4ie)e. Isis re)overed the fra-ments of Osiris9 And wherever she

did so. she formed +y ma-i) the (ikeness of his who(e +ody and )a*sed the 4riests

to +*i(d a shrine and 4erform his f*nera( rites9 And so there were thirteen 4(a)es

in E-y4t whi)h )(aimed to +e the +*ria( 4(a)e of Osiris9 In this way a(so she madeit harder for Seth to medd(e f*rther with the +ody of the dead -od

One 4ie)e on(y she did not re)over. for it had +een eaten +y )ertain im4io*s

fishes and their kind were a))*rsed ever afterwards. and no E-y4tian wo*(d

to*)h or eat them9 Isis. however. did not +*ry any of the 4ie)es in the 4(a)eswhere the tom+s and shrines of Osiris stood9 She -athered the 4ie)es to-ether.

reJoined them +y ma-i). and +y ma-i) made a (ikeness of the missin- mem+er so

that Osiris was )om4(ete9 Then she )a*sed the +ody to +e em+a(med and hidden

away in a 4(a)e of whi)h she a(one knew9 And after this the s4irit of Osiris

4assed into Amenti to r*(e over the dead *nti( the (ast -reat +att(e. when Hor*s

sho*(d s(ay Seth and Osiris wo*(d ret*rn to earth on)e more

#*t as Hor*s -rew in this wor(d the s4irit of Osiris visited him often and ta*-ht

him a(( that a -reat warrior sho*(d know : one who was to fi-ht a-ainst Set +othin the +ody and in the s4irit9

One day Osiris said to the +oyC Te(( me. what is the no+(est thin- that a man )an

doF And Hor*s answeredC To aven-e his father and mother for the evi( done to

them9 This 4(eased Osiris. and he asked f*rtherC And what anima( is most*sef*( for the aven-er to take with him as he -oes o*t to +att(eF A horse.

answered Hor*s 4rom4t(y9 S*re(y a (ion wo*(d +e +etter sti((F s*--ested Osiris9

A (ion wo*(d indeed +e the +est for a man who needed he(4. re4(ied Hor*s

+*t a horse is +est for 4*rs*in- a f(yin- foe and )*ttin- him off from es)a4e9

'hen he heard this Osiris knew that the time had )ome for Hor*s to de)(are war

on Set. and +ade him -ather to-ether a -reat army and sai( *4 the Ni(e to atta)k

him in the deserts of the so*th9

Hor*s -athered his for)es and 4re4ared to +e-in the war9 And Ra himse(f. the

shinin- father of the -ods. )ame to his aid in his own divine +oat that sai(s a)ross

the heavens and thro*-h the dan-ers of the *nderwor(d9


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#efore they set sai( Ra drew Hor*s aside so as to -a3e into his +(*e eyesC for

whoever (ooks into them. of -ods or men. sees the f*t*re ref(e)ted there9 #*t Set

was wat)hin- and he took *4on himse(f the form of a +(a)k 4i- : +(a)k as the

th*nder:)(o*d. fier)e to (ook at. with t*sks to strike terror into the +ravest heart9

!eanwhi(e Ra said to Hor*sC $et me -a3e into yo*r eyes. and see what is to

)ome of this war9 He -a3ed into the eyes of Hor*s and their )o(or was that of thereat reen Sea when the s*mmer sky t*rns it to dee4est +(*e9

'hi(e he -a3ed the +(a)k 4i- 4assed +y and distra)ted his attention. so that he

e8)(aimedC $ook at that Never have I seen so h*-e and fier)e a 4i-9 And

Hor*s (ooked and he did not know that it was Set. +*t tho*-ht it was a wi(d +oar

o*t of the thi)kets of the north. and he was not ready with a )harm or a word of

4ower to -*ard himse(f a-ainst the enemy9 Then Set aimed a +(ow of fire at the

eyes of Hor*s and Hor*s sho*ted with the 4ain and was in a -reat ra-e9 He knew

now that it was Set +*t Set had -one on the instant and )o*(d not +e tra44ed9

Ra )a*sed Hor*s to +e taken into a dark room. and it was not (on- +efore his eyes

)o*(d see a-ain as )(ear(y as +efore9 'hen he was re)overed Ra had ret*rned to

the sky +*t Hor*s was fi((ed with Joy that he )o*(d see. on)e more. and as he set

o*t *4 the Ni(e at the head of his army. the )o*ntry on either side shared his Joy

and +(ossomed into s4rin-9

There were many +att(es in that war. +*t the (ast and -reatest was at Edf*. where

the -reat tem4(e of Hor*s stands to this day in memory of it9 The for)es of Set

and Hor*s drew near to one another amon- the is(ands and the ra4ids of the irst

"atara)t of the Ni(e9 Set. in the form of a red hi44o4otam*s of -i-anti) si3e.

s4ran- *4 on the is(and of E(e4hantine and *ttered a -reat )*rse a-ainst Hor*s

and a-ainst IsisC

$et there )ome a terri+(e ra-in- tem4est and a mi-hty f(ood a-ainst my

enemies he )ried. and his voi)e was (ike the th*nder ro((in- a)ross the heavens

from the so*th to the north9 At on)e the storm +roke over the +oats of Hor*s and

his army the wind roared and the water was hea4ed into -reat waves9 #*t Hor*s

he(d on his way. his own +oat -(eamin- thro*-h the darkness. its 4row shinin-

(ike a ray of the s*n9

O44osite Edf*. Set t*rned and stood at +ay. stradd(in- the who(e stream of the

Ni(e. so h*-e a red hi44o4otam*s was he9 #*t Hor*s took *4on himse(f the sha4e

of a handsome yo*n- man. twe(ve feet in hei-ht9 His hand he(d a har4oon thirty

feet (on- with a +(ade si8 feet wide at its 4oint of -reatest width9

Set o4ened his mi-hty Jaws to destroy Hor*s and his fo((owers when the storm

sho*(d wre)k their +oats9 #*t Hor*s )ast his har4oon. and it str*)k dee4 into the

head of the red hi44o4otam*s. dee4 into his +rain9 And that one +(ow s(ew Set

the -reat wi)ked one. the enemy of Osiris and the -ods : and the red

hi44o4otam*s sank dead +eside the Ni(e at Edf*9 The storm 4assed away. the

f(ood sank and the sky was )(ear and +(*e on)e more9 Then the 4eo4(e of Edf*

)ame o*t to we()ome Hor*s the aven-er and (ead him in tri*m4h to the shrine

over whi)h the -reat tem4(e now stands9 And they san- the son- of 4raise whi)h


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the 4riests )hanted ever afterwards when the year(y festiva( of Hor*s was he(d at

Edf*C

ReJoi)e. yo* who dwe(( in Edf* Hor*s the -reat -od. the (ord of the

sky. has s(ain the enemy of his father Eat the f(esh of the van,*ished. drink the+(ood of the red hi44o4otam*s. +*rn his +ones with fire $et him +e )*t in 4ie)es.

and the s)ra4s +e -iven to the )ats. and the offa( to the re4ti(es (ory to Hor*s of the mi-hty +(ow. the +rave one. the s(ayer. the

wie(der of the Har4oon. the on(y son of Osiris. Hor*s of Edf*. Hor*s the

aven-er

#*t when Hor*s 4assed from earth and rei-ned no more as the Pharaoh of E-y4t.

he a44eared +efore the assem+(y of the -ods. and Set )ame a(so in the s4irit. and

)ontended in words for the r*(e of the wor(d9 #*t not even Thoth the wise )o*(d

-ive J*d-ment9 And so it )omes a+o*t that Hor*s and Set sti(( )ontend for the

so*(s of men and for the r*(e of the wor(d9

There were no more +att(es on the Ni(e or in the (and of E-y4t and Osiris rested

,*iet(y in his -rave. whi)h Gsin)e Set )o*(d no (on-er dist*r+ it Isis admitted was

on the is(and of Phi(ae. the most sa)red 4(a)e of a((. in the Ni(e a few mi(es

*4stream from E(e4hantine9 #*t the E-y4tians +e(ieved that the $ast #att(e was

sti(( to )ome : and that Hor*s wo*(d defeat Set in this a(so9 And when Set was

destroyed forever. Osiris wo*(d rise from the dead and ret*rn to earth. +rin-in-

with him a(( those who had +een his own faithf*( fo((owers9 And for this reason

the E-y4tians em+a(med the dead and set the +odies away +eneath towerin-

4yramids of stone and dee4 in the tom+ )ham+ers of western The+es. so that the

+(essed so*(s ret*rnin- from Amenti sho*(d find them ready to enter a-ain. and

in them to (ive for ever on earth *nder the -ood -od Osiris. Isis his ,*een andtheir son Hor*s92?

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9A44endi8 )

The $ost "ity of At(antis

Ha(( states that reemasonry is Ka shadow of the -reat At(antean !ystery

S)hoo(. whi)h stood with a(( its s4(endor in the an)ient "ity of the o(den ates

6At(antis7. where now the t*r+*(ent At(anti) ro((s in *n+roken swee49L22Un(ike

most re(i-ions. the !ystery S)hoo( does not re(ate itse(f to any other systems of+e(ief9 !an m*st +rin- his own (i-ht into this wor(d. as his idea(s are ido(s9 A

mason 6in this )onte8t.7 is Ka +*i(der of=)hara)ter9 He is the ar)hite)t of a

s*+(ime mystery:the -(eamin-. -(owin- tem4(e of his own so*(9L@11S*)h +e(iefs

and va(*es are +e(ieved to have +een tra)ed a(( the way +a)k to the (ost )ity of

At(antis9"ontrary to 4o4*(ar +e(ief. the (ost )ity of At(antis was not the

*nderwater *to4ia that most 4eo4(e ima-ine when the )ity&s name is mentioned9

A))ordin- to modern day At(antean s)ho(ars. this famo*s now (ost )ity a)t*a((y

did e8ist. and a+ove water9 Unfort*nate(y that is J*st a+o*t the on(y thin- that a((

of them )an a-ree on9

Aro*nd ;B1#". Phi(oso4her P(ato wrote his dia(o-*es Timea*s and

"ritias. whi)h )ontain the on(y known written history s4e)ifi)a((y referrin- toAt(antis9 In these dia(o-*es. Timea*s and "ritias am*se So)rates +y te((in- him

the story of At(antis9 They te(( it as a tr*e story. and not a work of fi)tion9@1@

!ost At(antean s)ho(ars fa(( into one of two )ate-oriesC histori)a(

s)ho(ars and meta4hysi)a( s)ho(ars9 !odern day histori)a( s)ho(ars and

ar)heo(o-ists have (on- sin)e +een sear)hin- for 4ossi+(e (o)ations and remains

of this famo*s (ost )ity9 They +e(ieve it to have +een (o)ated somewhere near the

is(and of "rete. )onsistin- of m*(ti4(e is(ands9 They a(so 4(a)e the )ity of

nossos as the )enter of a)tivity. 4rovidin- a(ink to the !inoan "ivi(i3ation. and

namin- the !inoans as 4ossi+(e ear(y At(anteans9 GSee ma4 on 4a-e


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A hu&e 118roo! pyra!id "ound 10$000 "eet under-ater in the !id Atlantic

.cean -ith a hu&e crystal top

A 1966 report o" a hu&e pyra!id "ound o"" Cay Sal in the aha!asa)out

150 "eet under-ater The 4yramid was a+o*t >1 feet hi-h9 !ysterio*s(y. thes*rro*ndin- water was (it +y s4ark(in- white water f(owin- o*t of the o4enin-s in

the 4yramid s*rro*nded +y -reen water. instead of the +(a)k water everywheree(se at that de4th9

A sunken city a)out 400 !iles o"" Portu&al "ound )y Soiet epeditions led

)y oris Asturua$ -ith )uildin&s !ade o" etre!ely stron& concrete and

plastics He said. KThe remains of streets s*--ests 8ic9the *se of monorai(s for

trans4ortation9L He a(so +ro*-ht *4 a stat*e9

/einrich Schlie!ann$ the !an -ho "ound and ecaated the "a!ous ruins o"

Troy :-hich historians thou&ht -as only a le&end;$re4orted(y (eft a written

a))o*nt of his dis)overy of a +ron3e vase with a meta( *nknown to s)ientists who

e8amined it. in the famo*s Priam Treas*re9 Inside it are -(y4hs in Phoeni)ian

statin- that it was from in- "hronos of At(antis9 Identi)a( 4ottery was fo*nd inTiaJ*ana)o. #o(ivia9@1;

!eta4hysi)a( s)ho(ars have ,*ite a different o*t(ook on this famo*s (ost

)ity9 Their information )omes not from 4hysi)a( s)ientifi) eviden)e. +*t that ofs4irit -*ides as we(( as Jo*rneys to the a)t*a( )ity. whi)h is done thro*-h dee4

meditation and 4ast:(ife re-ressions. a 4ro)ess of hy4nosis in whi)h memories

from 4ast (ives )an +e a))essed9 A(tho*-h somewhat )ontroversia(. there seems

to +e more of an a-reement on the information from these ty4es of s)ho(ars9

They 4(a)e its date of e8isten)e +e-innin- a44ro8imate(y 11.111 years a-o. with

its destr*)tion o))*rrin- near(y @.111 years a-o9 GThis makes for a differen)e of

@;.11 years in the o4inions +etween the histori)a( and meta4hysi)a( s)ho(ars9

!eta4hysi)a( s)ho(ars a(so +e(ieve that the At(anteans a)t*a((y )ontri+*ted totheir own demise. it havin- nothin- to do with any ty4e of nat*ra( disaster9 Their

downfa(( )ame as a res*(t of their vast know(ed-e of atomi) ener-y and n*)(ear

4hysi)s9 They +e(ieve the maJority of the )ontinent to have +een destroyed +y

the e(e)troma-neti) ener-y of their e84eriments9 There were. however a few

At(anteans that mana-ed to es)a4e to areas s*)h as S4ain. E-y4t and the

Y*)atan9@1. No9 ;>; G!ay @. @?B;C B@:;9

Ro+inson. /ohn /9 )orn In )lood( The Lot %ecret O$ Freemaonr#9 New YorkC !9

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Time G@< Novem+er @2229

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