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this bookletformerlyap-

agazine " TheI nit iatesandthe

lesin bookformhasbeen

enconsideredw iseto issuethebock -

agandaw ork . I nfact sogreathas

particulararticlesthatonestudent

hasordered1 000copiesof the

sestosellto hisfellowMasons.

enttime istobe v iewedasan

einwhich thepeoplesofthena-

ttheir Godandtoaccept nothing

eeandtouchfee l a timeinw hichthe

themostbloodywarfarethat

oman.

ebetweenthenations be-

ereasonforthisistobetracedtothe

fonenationhadforgottentheirGod

ndli ingGodandhadbecome

fa materialgod thegodofwar

speople wellmeaningand

ew enton cametoacceptthephilosophy

cle erlyhadthispaganphilosophy

herentslittle realizedtowhat

whate tremitiesofdisasterit

losophywereconfinedtoone

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tuationwouldno: tbesobad. B utasit

ourlargeUni ersit iesareunderthe in-

Theirphilosophyisnot thephil-

smen. I f itw ere a llw ouldbe

thepre a il ingideasandprinciples

nphilosophy aphilosophythat

ofwarin orderthatonenationmay

penseofothernations.

presentwarhasbecomeaneces-

enations underthe inf luenceand

acceptedthedoctrinethatif mil-

dthey implicitybe lie edthatmili-

ower meningreatnumbers

was thatduringmanyyearsof

ffspringwasencouraged.The

iththeresultthat asyearsw entby

greatthatan outlethadbecome

greatthechildren buthow

turebecameoutraged. Therehad

turea lw ayse ensthingsup asher

quil ibrium.

bywhichN aturemayeffect

s.O newayisthroughfamine

e anotherstillthroughwar.

mdirectsNaturetousethe

lknewthatthepowersruling on

eredforwar andthattheyhad

beenpreparingforw ar. War

standmost naturalmethodbywhich

the earth bywhichtorestore

ess andstraininthe worldof

.

underthecircumstaces ithad

w henit iso er m ilitarismwillbe

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thecrybefor" thegodofw ar

tfortheGodof lo eandpeaceandad_

e lopment. No longerw illthecry

utfor" betterandnoblerchildren "

o-longerwillmenclamorfor ma-

sicalprowess butthecryof the

weronthehigher planeofde-

etoothers.

altedthegodofmaterial-

stdoomed.Men bothinthis

areaw ak ening. E v eninthosecoun-

emedtoha ediedout therearee i-

htyawakening.A ndthereis

ethatthepaganphilosophyofmater-

medfore er

fareamongthenations

n conditions thedeathblowto

eanddestructi ephilosophiesha e

ds.Theidealsandstandardsof

enfa lseandper erted. I t isonly

ereactionofper ertedprinciples

ughthemightyforceof their

moil abittercrisisisnecessitated.

eissuedinthis booklethadin

onnectionwith ( thewarthatis

ow e er there\ saconnectionofno

w ithitsdestructi eef fects must

kening.Thewantondestruc-

eearth occasionedbythewar

ef fecto fmakingthecry forthis

ndthusit isthatthew arindirectly

rkwhichthisbookletrepresents.

knowthattemporalpower

soconferseternalpower then

eof life andthischangewill

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notcomeuntilmenha ebeen

metorea lize thattheyaremorethan

tunderstandthatwithinthe

here isamightyB eing potentia l-

k ind andimmortal. Theymustun-

atthispotentia lSonofGoddoesnot

himself butthathemustbe

eshandblood.

thismightyphilosophy that

ach notonly to itsmembers butto

orthisreason furthermore that

ineSpark w asw ritten thatthere

thatmanmightseek andf ind" the

d th e L i f e .

ineS park " containsfundamen-

mpleof the I l luminati andthat

uminatii spractica landw ellre -

hisotherfact namely thatthere is

rowingdemand forit .

artof thisbookletisas

asisthef irstone andformany rea-

sa TempleofI nitiationis

nry . I thasbeenwellsa id how -

ha slostthek ey to itsow nmysteries.

smembersknownothingbut the

te enanideathatbeyondtheR itua l

blimePhilosophy andthatinit is

ndationofR e ligionitse lf asw ell

ience.

t arebeginningtoask

A n d t he s e th o us a nd s w il l n ot g i e

rattemptstoshow notonly

mankind butthatithasbeenthe

past thoughthenunderaM--

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atise ontheGreatPyra-

blimetruths. E specially , should

onrybeamplyrewardedfora

ges.Thede outMasonmay

thesublimityofthesymbology

iesofhis craftandcreed.

mentalteachingsofthe

s of O s i r i s " a n O r d e r no t M as o ni c b u t

tingback tothetimeofEgypt. The

alinthatit teachesareligious

otrueC hristianity butindi idua l

plainsmuchthatwouldbeprofitable

.

ostseriousof theMasonic

s thema orityof them couldbe

philosophy tothemightytruths

ssors Masonrywouldbecome

ctorsfor bringingabouta

ouranfceientbrethrenwrought

peculati e masonry " w hilew e

utthere isnoreasonw hyw ecan-

sw ellasspeculati e asouran-

erati e inthesenseofpractica l

fourspiritua lbuildings " thathouse

terna linthehea ens. F romthe

withourworkingtoolsand e -

owmanyfreemasonsofto-day

ingtoo ls how manycaretounder-

thew ork ingtoo ls? "

minatiteachesthemeaningof

owtousethemto buildyourspir-

hntedatinthema sonicritua l

tyetsoconcea lsthatthee planation

st. Thetempleof the I l luminatihasthe

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k themysteriesof f reemasonry. We

practicalfreemasons howtode-

entpow ersof thesoul w hichleadto-

il lMasonsacceptthetruth

em

eareimportantquestions.

Masonswillgraduallycometo

truthembodiedin theirsublime

aithinthemandthe irF raternity .

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y.Thisistheonedesire ofthe

N E C L Y M R

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fectcondit ion ahumanbeing

d ustedengineandelectricmotor

orce v ita lity ca ll itw hatyouw ill.

e era lthingsinorderthatitmay

y andinorderthat itmaygen-

ountofpower.Twoofthemost

rethesparkandthesuction of

ginerunbygaso lineandthee lec-

atw hichcausestheenginetorun

hesparkpluginthe cylinder

w henthetw opo intscometogether

f thew heel thespark iscreated

ated orwhenignitiontakes

wnintotheengineis setafire.Thus

ichcausestheenginetorun. Ev ery

fe andthere isasteadymotionof

nerationofpow er w hichcontinues

and aslongasthereis gasoline

e.

tfactorin thegenerationof

ofanengine.Thoughthisfac-

t ire ly f ree yetit i snonethe less

ecessaryasthespark andthegaso line.

de enw ithoutj usttherightpropor-

therw illnotrunata llo r if itdoes

ema imumamountofpow er.

A teachre olutionof

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o ementof thecy linder back and

ntofair istakenintothecylinder

o line isdrawninorup andthe

hea irproducesgas w hichisignited

ireby thespark producesthepow er.

ngine forthereasonthat

nprinciple ane actprototypeof

e actlyaspow erisgeneratedinthe

ratedinthehumanbody .

eenginemustha ea irinorder

e. F urthermore itmustha e

nordertoproducethema i-

f there istoo litt lea ir theen-

properamountofpower.O r

itmaysmokeormanifestother

gaso lineengine-

yinterferewiththe perfect

with thegenerationofthe

Thebatteriesmaybeweak

cingthesparkisweak.I nthis

sngspark s andtheenergy isthere-

hespark po intmaybecoatedw ith

o therewillbemissingofspark s

ndeed thespark plugmaybe

ntthatit isno longerpossible forthe

andtheenginemaystoprun-

nningmaybe sounsteadythat

r.

w ef indcondit ionse actly like

ditis forthepurposeofbetter

Spark inmanthattheenginehas

on. I nfundamenta lrespects the

perfect.L etitbeclearly under-

hatthe illustrationisusedasananalogy

gy isne erabso lute lye actina ll

hereadermustnotpre ssthecor^

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S PA R K 9

r lesthebecomebewilderedin

ght occurtohismind.

enameby whichI nitiatesdes-

.F ewpeopleunderstandthe

thesoulo fman. I nfact itcan-

mereintellectualcomprehen-

opmentofsoulitselfis necessary

ofthemysterysurroundingtheDi-

rtheless theanalogye istingbetw een

planeandthose onthespiritual

romwhichtov iew thesub ect.

theanalogye istingbetween

heengineand electricmotoris

dthat theconditionofthe

oftheenginehasmuch todo

w er. I f thespark plugisco -

mokeorotherfore ignmatter the

impaired.C reationofthe

eratingpower consequently the

strumentbyw hichthespark iscre-

einconnectionwiththegenera-

milarly thecondit ionof the

sthecrucia ltesto fhispow er. I f

erw iththesootandsmok eof ig-

andunbelie f therecanbenotrue

insatisfactoryorder yet

mok eorsootclingingtothe spark

thatpre entspropergeneration

eofaf fa irsmaye istinthe

ymaybeingood condition

unctioningproperly thev ita lor-

tem andthetelegraphicnetw ork

eachto itsparticularpartinthe in-

umanf rame the lungs w hich

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eoftheengine maybein a

lforces w hichcorrespondtothebat-

hatgi esthespark maybeof full

Di ineSpark orthesoulinprocess

deringunderahea ycoatingof ig-

thehighestpowerisimpossible.

dthatonlysoulpowercanbe

erin man.

unliketheengine thehuman

.S ofarasmaterialconditions

dogoodw ork . Though toa l out-

maydosatisfactoryworkinpropel-

etthiswonderfulmachinemaybe

amountofpowerbecauseit is

runningonaforcethat ispure-

nderthesecondit ions thegreat

ma imumamountofpow erismiss-

s sparksanddoesnotgenerate

tonceproceedto takeoutthespark

hteningthepo ints andlo there is

spark of f ire w hich igniting pro-

ofpower.

shoulde aminethe ignitingpo int

dcleansetheSpark ofDi inity

eshouldf ree ito fhate en y

ande ery formof il l-wil ltow ardany

t ofmaterialismandunbelief.

htenit byrecognizinghimselfas

ties.A shesucceedsin doing

neSpark f reef romthesmokyand

ha ebeenreducingitspowerand

seof theengine there isanother

atimportanceingeneratingthe

sitis necessaryfortheengine

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mountofa irinorderthatproper

tisfactoryresults soisitimpera-

intohisorganismasufficiencyof

morenecessaryinproportionas

ark of thedebristhathasbeencling-

s generatedinproportiontothe

nd asgreaterpoweri sgen-

ountofv ita lizinga irisnecessary to

ruseof theenergyathisdis-

ent toperfect andtouse

dine eryfundamentalpoint

m.Then howmuchmoredoes

inregardtogeneratingpow erw ith-

suchw isdomasheiscompelledto

ectricianlearnstonote with

ertheva l esareproperlyad usted

ofair. S omustthestudent

S acredA rtsopenhiseyesto

reathing.

isconsideredafanatic

rect breathinghasaclosecon-

fsoul.Theartificialthinker or

y pathtomastershipandattain-

ectlightly buttheonew hogoes

elopmentbecomesthoroughlycon-

ecessityofcult i a tingcorrecthab-

erbefore manseesgeiorehiseyes

nd: " Man k now thyse lf . A nd

mlytocomprehendthatallcrea-

machinery w hethertheengine

strulyaprototypeofhimself and

eengineisthesame forcethat

atitworksin thesamemannerso

plesareconcerned. A nd j ust

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isnecessary toruntheengine so

abso lute lynecessary torunthe

.Morethanthis airisnecessary

ineS park andtothegenerating

ossible fortheDi ineSpark to

italenergyandsoulforce un-

therea lessencese tractedf rom

g thehumanmachineob-

nto fpow er w hichgi estothe

uscles theprincipleofactionandre-

tofpowerfrom theair the

es" thebreathof lif e. B utit ob-

of life.I tobtainstherewith

ca lledby I nit iatestheA B th

edgeof the I nit iate thegreater

stancehecantaketohimself -This

E t h d e ri e d f ro m t he a i r g i e s e n-

rk . Therecordsays " Godbreath-

man andhebecameali ing

nthat throughtheacto fbreathing

tw othings H egi eslif e tothe

h e ' l i tt l e po i nt o f D i i n it y wi t hi n " H e

oneheldby theI l luminatiasanab-

ifmanli esrightandbreathes

e erybreathnotonlymoreof lif e

uta lsoasubtlequa lityo fLi ing

esoulandgeneratesadi inepower.

equalityofli ingfire isindeedapart

sthisw hichstimulatesandfeeds

inman. I t isthisw hichra ises

aneandlifts hisconsciousnessto

angelicforces. I t isthisw hich

n. I t isthi sw hichgi esmore

oreenergyandforce moreconser a-

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eskillandefficiencyin guidingand

erthu sgenerated-

rgi estothebloodinthe lungs

rthat isnecessarytocausethe

ernormalcondit ions ifbreathingis

reathesonetimetoe ery fourbeats

knowsthatthe machinein

esaboutfourre olutionsto

eachignit ionof thespark . I f the

ormalcondition ifthereisdis-

park iscloggedw ithmateria lfore ign

ecthabitso fbreathingha enot

takesofairmaybe twiceasrapid

result isa lossofpower.

onwithbreathingis nottobe

t h e v a l u e of e h a la t io n . W i th e e r y

amountofdeadorw astemateria lis

. Werethiswa stemateria la l-

stem itsaccumulationwouldin-

dregularcreation of" thespark

w ellaswiththenormalandregular

fphysica ll if e. Thisisthevery

manycases.I nmanyinstances

the sleepingroomaccountsfor

dgenera ldebil ity . Thenecessityof

cannotbeo er-estimated.

a irhasmuchtodow ithcleans-

ystemmaybecomecloggedwith

houghtandfeeling-Through

slow e halations theaccumulationsof

rialarethrownout.Muchmore

f the indi idua lunderstandsthis

uslyandv oluntarily" breathes

theta intedatmosphereofdestruc-

g. Throughdeep full inha lations

tyof theaircleansesandv i if iesthe

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nobleaspirationsandpure whole-

sprincipleof cleansingand

ethroughthepowerof the

cestheartofbreathingunderstand-

inmind intime theDi ineS park

sedofthepoisonousaccumulations

undingit. Thenitw il lbeableto

mamountofdi inepoweranden-

nsimplyunscrew thespark plug

eitwiththe propercleansing

rnitto itsplace.

theprocessofcleansingthe

erentproposit ion. Thecleansing

gi eness andothergracesofheart

nwithanabundanceofv italiz-

dinhalationarebothnecessaryto

theronealoneconstitutesres-

ortantastheother andthefull

requirestheone asmucha s

nthecleansingof thethoughtlif e

terialis notsufficient.R idding

rmustbe accompaniedbyanor-

wholesomematerial.Breathingi n

ntbreathingout. A ndanabundanceofv i-

imwhoaspiresto powerof

yandsoul demandsanabun-

to thelungs.Thewhole

akeninimpartsto e erystruc-

tainmotionalorfunctionary

dincessantintakingof airim-

whichallowsthesoul-centerto

bykeepthewhole machinery

rfectorder.

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ferencebetweenthematerial

ganism.

esimplyamaterialstructure a

w iththeproperamountofa irand

urrent orcreationofelectric

sw ornoutandthenstop( short.

art icularparto f themachinery isbrok -

bereplacedwithanew piece made

e.

there isthepow ertore-create

astasthey arewornout.The

ssimultaneousw ith orimmediate-

ssofdisintegration. I ndeed sore-

e-creatingworn-outcells and

horitiesrecognizeit asbound-

blity ande enscientistso fmate-

hatthereis norea sonwhyman

ewthephysicalorganismin-

usionofthebreathwithholy

manmaysoenergizebothbodyand

nuallye isting.Thisconstant

constitutesimmortality.

alisoursto choose

hysicalmachineas generatorof

orilyforatime andthenstops

tlyinfuseinto ourorganism

edandchargedwitha forcethat

ark tomanifestitse lfasanimmor-

o ice isours w hetherw ew ill

dbreathing thusaccomplish-

t isours ifw ew ill tobreathe

chsustainsphysicallife.S i-

cessofnormalphysicalrespira-

wi l l b r ea t he i n o r e t r ac t f ro m t he

senceproducedbythethoughtwith

charged.This, subtlequality

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ineS park toatta inconscious-

dsoul.

weentheperfect physical

being.H ewhoisa perfect

i esinthemateria lonly and

ndstrengthonly. H ew holi es

nphysicallifeand strength

sica lbe ing but inaddition he

with( themightypotencyofhis

assions therebyproducinga

enstheelementofdi inityin

albeing.

makecarefulnoteofthis princi-

g for ifhedoesnot ifhethinks

w illf indingoodtimethatit isnec-

andmasterelementaryprin-

n whichisthecreator of

acesimultaneouslywiththeinhaling

ungs orthoughtandpower-cre-

unison. A nd asisthedepthof res-

hof thought. A tthesameinstant

f thebra inare inspiringthener es

rgy the lungsare impartingto

.This rhythmicalco-opera-

gs betweenthoughtandbreath

e. Harmonyof thought constructi e

sonwiththeinhalationofv ital-

holebe ingthema imumamount

thethoughtsaredestructi eor

tate isgloomywhilethelungs

inharmony results andv ita lity

reathingare thetwoes-

ection andhappiness. Without

perfectlifeisanimpossibility.

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S PA R K 17

trueschoolso f I nit iationha e

breathingandwholesomethink-

redM antramsinconnectionw ithap-

rcisesisbasedonthe principleof

inandlungs.Theimportanceof

beo er-emphasized.

tthatstudentsinlargenum-

ub ectlightly andconsider

on-essentia l ande enunworthyof

sa imingatI nit iation orS oul

ethemistak ennotionthatab-

smalonearesufficientto build

eyetto learnthattruemys-

calaswell asthespiritual that

and inane andone-sidedinits

isa li e a lert andeagertoap-

cialtobothbodyandsoul.The

ndright thinkingseemstothe

ntary henceheregardsitlight-

t rightthinkingandright

e butinsimplicitythere is

estsprofoundwisdomintrying

rtofrightthinkingand right

nhebecomesthoroughlyinterested

f indthattoestablishhabitso f right

gisnot suchaneasyunder-

tthatitdemandsasmuchsk il land

nyotherf ineart.

lstate maybechanged modi-

hequalityo fone srespiration. E v ery

onansweringto it orcorre-

snotk now theshort quick

ane citedstateofmind thesus-

andthesteady e eninha lation

mndthatiscalm peaceful and

n g v o l u nt a ry c o nt r ol o e r o ne s r q s-

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makepracticaluseofthel awof

gbetweenstatesofmindandtypes

hehabito fcalm e en regular

dthehabito fcalm reposefulthink -

fdeeprhythmicalbreathing

constructi e harmoniousthought.

eplyandrhythmicallyisthe man

pingandmanifestingthegreatest

and power.H ewhobe-

t-controlandinbreath-contro1

eship. He w hocanaccompany in-

eachbyanappropriatethought

umanbeingthatisw eak men-

arealmostsureto findahuman

icially onethatdoesnot takein

theenergy-gi ingmateria l. C on-

mpropercombination thereresults

gyandlif e butthere isa lsoa

aterial whichclogsthesystem

eS park reducingthe ignit ionspark .

yw ithoute ception youf indthat

whotakesinano er-suffi-

nthisw eha eane actparalle l

se oftheengine.Throughthe

rator theengine isgi entoomuch

ir. Theresult is w hileate ery

isacertainamountof energy

l so onaccountof the improper

rfectignit ion acerta inamountof

improperignition failtopro-

wer butthesmokegradually

pointsothatintimeit iscomplete-

dthespark canbeno longerproduced

tand thereisnopowerat all.

odyw hatgasoline istotheen-

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notbreathesuf f iciently buttakes

offood graduallycongeststhe

gi ingsparkbecomescoated

a l anddiseaseandsuf feringresult.

i n e S p a r k t h e so u l it s el f b e co m es

andincapableofmanifestingits

s le tusre iew themostim-

hthehigheststageofde e l-

sary forthestudenttopracticedeep

sanessentia l thevery foundation

hysica landspiritua l.

arnto f reethemindofe il de-

esires andpassions. H emust. substi-

rablementalstatesS acredMan-

e ho lydesiresandthoughts.

earnnot totakeinmorefood

order toformaperfectcom-

atestamountofenergywith the

stheelectricianor engineerfinds

gradeofgaso line somusttheas-

eattentiontohisfoodinre-

ectonlythebest andthepurest.

himafoo lishman w ho ha ing

automobile usesacheapgasoline

herenergy- reducingmaterial We

hewouldreducethepowerand

. A ndyet thi^ sisj ustw hatthe

oingwith thehumanmachinery.

foolishtoteachthatcorrect

thefirstessentialtoimmortality

hingsofimportancefromthe

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I N I T A T O N

n amongpeoplegenerally more

hedtotheGreatPyramidof

tobe e ceptamongthefew

ousstudy totheproblem.

y two" schoolsofbelief con-

ceofwork.O neschoolholds

midwaspimplyaburialplace.

wasaplaceofsecret I nitiation

resentsa systemwhencealltrue

n.

ramidwasadualinstitution.

nit ia te-P riests. I tw asa lsoa

thehighestformofI nitiatione er

his thepyramidwasasym-

ofman.

encalled" C heops " stands

elandsurfaceofthe entire

heyear thesunshinesonthe

tructure andnoshadow iscast

nbathedintheraysof thesun

wnor darkness.

ltatthe centeroftheearth

hatEgypthasne erbeen

rthquakes catacly smsorde asta

suchasotherlandsha ek nown.

makesE gyptasuitablespotfoi

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at wasdesignedto, stand

monumentofpowerandwis-

edtypeofci i l izationandlearn-

gyptduringtheperiodin which

din whichitwasthecenter

onalsomakesE gyptiansoilthe

stappropriateforyieldingaprod-

etestsof t ime. Noone note en

eria list questionsE gypt srightto

" E g y pt t h e di i n e t h e la n d bl e ss e d

hodeniesE gypt ssuperiority

esa idinfa orof thek eeninte l-

t icians muchcanbesa idinfa or

umentsandmechanicalde ices

seof them butw hathasbeen

eometrysincerepresentati esof

materialandspiritualarts.

os. Hersw asthearto fw ork -

earto fburia lo f thedead.

cla imma steryof thearto fem-

astero f it B ut inanespecia l

astero f spiritua larts. HerI nit iate-

omeintodirect touchwiththe

yheldcommunionwiththean-

heyw ere inthescienceandtheart

ations. Hea lersof theaf f l icted and

ritualtruthwere they.They

ure andrealizedthattheirland

dwithamaterialtokenofwis-

ndundisturbedbytheelements

smaterialtokenofwisdom

precisionandwith suchsolid-

the irci i l izationmightfa ll thestruc-

o f the irmightyci i l ization might

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stothetruth embodiedinitswork-

a ltedundertak ing isassignedto

dby training isbestf ittedforit .

edi ineeconomyof theuni ersemetes

andde terity thehonorofper-

lofmanin hisworkofredemp-

isdomthat" causesa llthingsto

' locatesamonumentalsymbolin

easonsphysica l climatic andat-

ly toendure.Thebriefconsid-

thesetwopoints answertheques-

houldha ebeenchosenasthe land

adeeper reasonw hy theGreat

empleof I nit iation shouldbe lo -

earth slandsurface andw hy

ymark thesun sdirectrays.

Py ramidisaperfectsymbolo f

the statecalledI lluminationof

sciousness. A f termanhaspassed

gin self-mastery afterhehas

ordealsofsuchatraining and

rethequa litiesof lo eandfor-

othepo intinhise perience inw hich

nessshinesuponhisTempleand

he rightortothe left.The

etheS unofR ighteousness

sfallupontheTemple thepuri-

sthereshadownor istheredark-

ateonly throughli ingthee -

nduringthetestsandthe strug-

esnecessarytothepurificationof

pondingtothefactthattheGreat

erof thelandsurfaceofthe

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rief ly thatthephysica lseato f soul

tedatthecenterof hisphysical

ghimgreaterad antageandgreaterpow-

.

arethetwoalik e thebodyof

id: botharetemples ^ theonea

obbingf lesh theotheratempleof

how e er crysta ll izesinitsformthe

empleof flesh.Thetempleof

nsionsandinits proportions

s andinitse erydeta il asw ell

calstructure.F orthisreasonit

so f t ime. I nthispo intaga in it is

symbol o fman. Whenmansha ll

on orI l luminationofS oul hew ill

heessencesthat endureforall

eatta inedI mmorta lityandL ife

yptiantempleof I nit iationbe

ynotconical A nd ifpy ra-

f foursidesratherthanof eight

ur-sidedstructure it isaper-

inhis fournatures.Thefour-

anismwasclearlyunderstoodby

it iates.

s p ir i t a n d , s o u l. W h e n h e so

esefournatures hebecomesthe

ndthea im thegoalandthe

imisthis tomak ehisfourfo ld-

henhehasaccomplishedthi s he

planeofconsciousness.H ehas

thegods andhisbodyha sbe-

ingGod. A stheGreatPy ramid

statempleuponw hichthehea -

ithoutshadow so i thebodyof

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orldrisesinthe east tra els

dsetsinthew est. It doesnot

forthatisthesideofnatureby

eef fected. F orthisreason ina ll

edbye actlaw theseatof theS u-

ast anda llo ff icerspassbyw ay

andthencetotheEastaga in.

coldnessand death.N o

lyorpurposely.H eseekswis-

H ewhoenteredtheGreat

heveryacto fentering turnedhis

itscoldness anditsdark ness and

dthesouthwithits warmthand

ysicalentrancesymbolizedthe

characterizetheneophyteofthe

ayfromand gi eupfore er

death.I mmediatelyuponen-

ast seek ingw isdomandtrueun-

urneysbyw ayof thesouthandf inds

sofdisposit ion hetra e lstoward

ipenessofe perience aga inhe

cessherepeats eachtimegi ing

which leadtodeath eachtime

moreeagerly eachtimepar-

eandgenerosityofspirit each

oremellowin gracesofheart.

comesmastero fhisownK ingdom and

meHierophantofhisownTem-

resuccessful hew ill intheend

operproportions andw illha e

efourdepartmentsofhis being.

rtakingequallyofthefournatures

lascendintoanape o fUnity and

eousnessshininginhi ssoul there

ess ne ithershadow of turning.

throughthecontinuedprocess

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elopment w henmanhasroundedout

ssucceededindoing theseem-

squaredthecircle " ormade

isfour-squarefoundatonis

isfour-in-onecircle theremust

dinMasonrybythedotin thecircle.

erfectman thesymmetrical

roughli ingthee a ltedlif e . I n

enteraroundw hichthecirclewasform -

andthroughI llumination theSun

iew andmanhasarisentotheplane

theearthasa , sphere." They

sphereandofacircle mustbear

umference.Theytherefore

ularpyramidofsuchaheight in

itsperpendicularwouldbethe

totheperimeterof thebase.

anaccuraterepresentationofman

cordingtothisana logy man s

dbythecube Throughtheact

ures thecornersaregradually

untilhebecomesspherica l ra ther

erica l, surfacesupplantsthecubi-

o hisnaturebecomestransparent

omestov iew.Thisindicatesan-

ngoutof thesquare.

tcularsandproportions the

midsymbolized tocountless

ocome theperfectman result

ment.TheGreatPyramidlike-

monumenttothe superiorwis-

gyptianPriesthood w hichun-

ysteriesregardingthedestinyof

e throughoutallnature inall

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ee n t he L a w of H e r m e s: " A s a b o e

timetocome asmenmoreandmore

the lawsthatrulethev isible

bemadeto correspondtothe

bleH ierarchicandElo im icspheres.

e thelawsofnature thelawsof

inthehumanorganism man

calin entionsandlabor-sa ing

ria lplane. TheGreatPyramidstands

tothosew hounderstand o f the

euni erse w hich initsmany ram-

dforms operatesonallplanes

ierarchicandElo im icplanes as

ndmaterialplane.

ancientsinscribedo erthe irtem-

k now thyself . I fmanthoroughly

ownnatureandhis ownpossibili-

ew ouldunderstandtheuni erseand

anishimselfaperfectprototype

e e n a n im a ge o f G od . T o be s u re

poor carnalhumannature but

fallenestate.I nproportionto

ototypeof theuni erse inhis

erepresentstheuni erse and

wsofthe uni erse.

symbolofperfection has

particular itw astotheEgyptian

terna ll if e. TheE gyptiansw ere

nationsintheirbe lief inlif eeter-

heirsciencehad inv iewone

ers theperfectingofmanunto lif e

sthoodaimedat bringingthe

suchastateofdynamicconscious-

deathneednotbetheendofhise -

utthatcontinuedlifeshouldbe the

andine itableresult o fhisearthly

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balmingwasforthe especial

hesoulto earthintore-embodi-

entuallyreachperfection.

th orthegi ingupofphysical

ngontoanotherplane w herethe

ndrecei esentenceaccordingto

ndbegi enanotheropportunity to

sakeofcontinuingits workof

on orre-embodiment

ptiancustomofembalmingthe

a d wa s n ot h o we e r a s s o me

ttheparticularbodyembalmed

twasdonemerelywiththe idea

connectinglinkbetweenthe

he customisbasedonthe prin-

antouchesrece i esaparto fhis

r attractingforcecouldbeon

ypreser edbody A nother

ente enamongscho lars to theef -

be lie edthat unlessthebodywas

ba lming thesoulcouldnotreturn

isnoe idence how e er that

byanyof theI nitiatePriests

a ebeenheldbysomeof theun-

embalmingofthebodywas

gyptw aspractica llyaparadise

rawnback tohisowncountry.

rstoodby theE gyptian that so long

nspreser ed thesoulishe ldto

eof itsformere istence. Ev ery

lo inghiscountry de siredtore-

ndtonoother.

dtherewerethreechambers

etheKing sC hamber the

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a n d th e A n t e R o o m .

ngansweredadoublepurpose.

forthebodiesof the I nit iateK ings

sesofI nitiation.

astheactualtrialchamberof

e foundthesacredcof fer orcof -

assedthroughthetestsand the

inehisfitnessfor enteringupon

A ttheendofa longprobation

edcoffin remainingtheretora

tfood sothathemightbecome

hetherof thought desire orsub-

ossibletoeffectacompletepuri-

t ionarystage butthee perience

esymbolo f thegi ingupofe ery -

estructi e initsnature andthe

thatissublimeandperfect. A f ter

fthe probationarystage the

thepaththatleads toI nitiation.

by thebeginningoftheerectionof the

o ercomingrepresentsthe

atw hich theGreatPy ramid

nderthedirectraysof theSun.

yptianPyramidbeusedfor

dI nit iation Whynotha etw o

purpose

nthatintheGreatPyramid

ceptthosew hohadbecomeIni-

notbeforgottenthattheE gyptian

elawsofH ierarchicrulershipin

edintheonetrueGodasruler

ociatedw ithHimlessersubordinate

dHierarchies orE lo im.

erstoodandmadeuseofa

n ocations w hichbroughttheminto

erarchicpowers Theycould

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of I n ocationforanyworthypur-

orthehealingofthe sickandthe

etowhomtheyministered.Thus

it iatePriestsw ereco-w orkersw iththe

edaschannelsora enuesthrough

mightreachthepeople.W hen

nedproficiency inthearto f I n o-

werw asathiscommand and asthe

mand deathofbodydidnotse er

ierarchicspheres.H isembalmed

theC hamberofKings ser edas

ldingwithineasycallthesoul that

l ha ingreachedane a lted

reta ineditsHierarchicpow ers. I n

ero fKingsw asasacredspot pow -

lestialinfluences.

chamberofburia lw asmostpo-

nctorumfortheneophyteunder

where hecouldga inentrancetothe

makeef fecti euseofHierarchicI n-

e recordsindicatethat w henthe

hesacredcof f inintheA nteR oom

trance- likesleep. While inthis

dinstructionf romdepartedI nit iate

wers-

hosew hoha eundertak endef inite

pmentof tenha eapri ateroom

ctumSanctorum. B y theuseof

there ercises accompaniedby

theaspirantmaygainacces sto

ndinf luences. I nadegree this

it iation. I tmaybeaslowerpro-

e ine eryw aysatisfactoryand

dthatEgyptianPriestsw or-

cpow ers. .N othingcanbefarther

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ippedtheonetrue God.Their

ation the iraspirations the irgrati-

imasthe" O neinw homweH v e^

u r be i ng . B u t i n c as e o f sp e ci a l

s suchashealingthessick ora

rection andw isdom inemergen-

andin ok ed H ierarchicassistance

thehelpofa friendthatisin po-

w ho forasinglemoment con-

ofafrienddestroysworship

makesapo ly the isto fhimw hoap-

need.

ueenwassituatedbelowthat

ondstothefact thatthechild

tisw iththefather and for

o ldstothemother. I ntheQueen s

sw eregi enconcerningthetra in-

o f , soulpow ers forthese instruc-

man. I nthischamber how e er

concerningtheDi ineB irth con-

y lo e andpurity asaregener-

reati e law sw eretaught and

rehe actuallyentersthePath

ber theC hamberofI sis played

ncientI nit iation. F romI sisa ll

I sis astheGoddessofWis-

d C r e at i on h o ld s a p la c e in t h e E a s t a n d

t h e Q u e en o f t he E a s t. S h e i s

wi t h th e S u n . I n t h is r e sp e ct s h e

man thoughbeingthecreati e

uttherecepti epow er thepower

orth. F orthisreason there ligion

swassuperiortootherre ligions inthatit

theother andof tenputI sis

andthenagainOsirisintheplace

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emofI sis typicalofall

spiritua l. TotheEgyptian the

se i stotheR osicrucian. L ik ethe

emblematic noto f thatw hichcreates

ed. R ather it isaw akened or

fe strength andI l lumination

oseortheL otusisunfo ldedinthe

sis andH orusisknownto

siris listeningtothetempter

si sgoesinsearch ofhim.S he

ersthatonepartismissing. Ne er-

s a n d br i ng s f or t h a so n H o r u s w h o

f thefather.

ryof thesoul. Thesoulinthe

o iceofdesire andlea esitsstate

ody. Theonepart thegod-

s i s h o we e r w h ic h i s th e s ou l h id i n

t butconstantlyurgesonandon

orthemindofman listenstotheurge

sborn ortheSoulaw ak ens and

strength tomanhood topow er

sintheplaceof theF ather. The

t h er e i s b e si d es t h e K i n g s

ambers theSubterraneanC hamber.

usually is oneli ingthecarnal

n camef romthepurestate .

medow nandtook onf lesh andis

a e. Herehemayremain

imself f romit but gradua lly if

t o I s i s w i th i n h e wi l l t ra e l u p-

eQueen sC hamber. Therehe

cepts the lif eof lo e o fbeauty

ersthese lessgns hew ill lea e

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yworkingupwardsuntilhereaches

ehemustremainuntilhehas in

shfromcarna lity andhasrece i ed

guidance w henhewillbeatlast

e K i n g s C h a m b er t h er e t o re c ei e

isI l luminationofS oul orS onship

heE gyptianshadapurpose

heirH a llo f I nit iation the irsub-

ndsto-daysothatall mayseeit

lty .

astoEgypt sow astheTem-

ebrew race. Thoughit isbuta

eaning itsmessage isthesame and

heGreatPyramidwasdedi-

There isnore liablee idencefor

ottheS unGodof theEgyptians

neGod w hileR a w astheirS un

thesunw asnotsomethingtobe

mblemof thesoulo fman w hich if

rise intheE ast fo llow itsnatura l

h gotothew est andthencere-

yhappearagainintheEast and

ogreaterperfectionand con-

empleofS olomon which

theC hrist ian w hileheregards

esofE gypt iso f l ik enature .

enorless thanawordforthe

n " O m i s C ha ld ea n a nd " O n i s

natingthesun.

theseareonlysymbolsforthe

u l of m a n w hi c h p r o i d ed t h e Te m -

se intheE ast tak e itscourseby

ncetotheWest onlyhriseaga in

erna lly .

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ncethattheape o f the

rfinished-Thisis tobeaccount-

houghE gyptianPriestshad

thatis S oulC onsciousness orS oul

wasonethingtheyhad notattained

yof theentirebe ing trueGodhood.

s isasymbolofwhat man

ish w hathehadbeenable up

w ithhimself . TheEgyptianPriest

manwouldbe entireI mmortal-

complished thoughhehad

andthePyramidwasleftun-

matepo int( ape meaningult imate

imeasmanw ouldbeableto f inish

ofwhichthePyramidstandsas

eyetripewhenthiscanbedone;

reachedtheultimate.

etenessisthat hisphil-

Thephilosophytowhichhe

this necessaryinordertoreach

e.H edidnottake intoconsid-

times deathistobe met

times istobedeterminedby

de andthatit ispossible ifhe is

forhimto accomplishwiththe

muchasmightbeaccomplished

ndredlifetimes.

erstandthat ha ingmet

mew ouldnotbenecessary butthat

itaemightbereachedif he

the racebeliefinthenecessity

consciousnessfromwhichallmen

to reachtheU ltimate.

ichthe Pyramidwasleft

tmenttothestudentofsymbol-

useofmore persistenteffortto.

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riencetheult imate" ape o fU nity

tecqnter w ithinhimself . I ndue

hofprogress w il lcome" thefulness

lmakeitpossible forthecomingrace

mdofE gyptw iththeape o f

ustodoour besttowardhasten-

ndwillha eearnedtheright

theWorld sGreatestS ymbolin

onewhohasstudiedhis

y ramidisasymbolo fhisI nit iation

Masonry isane actcopy step

mid.

rememberthat" theW ord

aheisnow using" asubstitute " a nd

oughsublime isincomplete asis

hisphilosophy andhas

hatllead( stocomplete I mmorta lity

ntirebe ing thenistheGreatPy ra-

ndw henMasonry f indsits" L ost

lMasonrybecomplete .

totheMason sC raf t: when

eL ostWord " thenw illthePy ra-

henthePy ramidw illha ebeencom-

a efoundC omplete I mmorta lity

holebe ing andtheMillenium

ananyonesay thatthissha ll

theS acredScripturesofa llnations

rhelp incompletingthe

continuetobepure lymateria listic

fMasonry toperfecttheWork

gystands-S hallitbe so

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mportantasthis.Thisbookteaches

becomesnotonlyaman bute en

i ethathew illreachtowardGod-

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ntw oco lors boundinbeauti-

1. 0.

I E S O F O S I R I S .

asonicscholarshold that

hingmorenor lessthanarewrit-

E gyptianOrder. B ethisasit

mysteriesof0 sirisw ereamong

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rk now n.

osophy issublime. I t isa

dasthe basisofalllife aphil-

naw ay f romcarna lity andontoward

andcanbehad onlythrough

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ysincereseek eraf tertruth and

Mason.

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asthek nowledgeofGodandHisre-

n andtheknowledgeofmanand

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utabso lutescience w here inse lf-

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