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CHRISTIAN Introduction

MYSTERIES

of works the series of the is third TIs book present and the it the of direct Illumination under written personality Christian the the within Gnostic with Religion deals Teachings the and methods with the foundations Gnosticism of als6 and Wisdom the Catholic to Teachings by the Party adopted suppress the cosmic and and in a carnalisad of erect their version place in Christ There is Ideal. sufficient evidence remaining mystic that the to show the Fathers the extant of Pre-Nicene writings a and was was Gnostic in its Church simply leanings originally into found its version of the Wisdom Tradition which new way the the within Wisdom Trdition Christianity through Jewish It was and Chaldean Indian Religions. Mystery Egyptian Grecian the the of to the to left Paul Gnostic blend 'Sayings' simple Christ into a Universal Religion.
The the

extant

Church of the and the other nations around that

documents show that there Jewish Gnosticism

a

and
are

the

traditions
versions
was

prevailing
of the

within

two which

Christos
Mosaic

one

bound

by
former

blending
the in its
were

of

the

various

Mystery
The

the Cults
was

Law
the
exclusive

of
an

Mediterranean

religion
whilst
we

dogmatic
the

Gnostics
that We

have

seen

Wisdom

present writings
claims
the leave

Religion day.
of that

there and the

have

Sea. to approach all inclusive and still was

narrow

the
in is

Teachings
a

of

the

Christ
hence

a given of the early many the of Religion

religion
the
Reader

of

the to the

Churches
come

to

the between the of Churchianity dogmatic the from taken number of proofs to substantiate Church Fathers our to that of Christ is totally apposed we will of the day. present However his own conclusions. statements

their conflict

approach

this book the of Wisdom the student for within the Christian Tradition Religion at he must cannot between truth and compromise falsehood Light matter what TROTH times stand the side of the ABSOLUTE no all on stand a as and he must ever feelings opinions personal are all with the and and of falsehood deception Light fight Champion the Truth and the and is inner of the God his conviction might of God is Wisdom. and the there is else but God nothing Knowledge have We been which searched of volumes have hundreds through them that of the in one last the 50 years during hope published the inner to meanIllumined Divine was by the sufficiently give have read such of the we a as ing Mysteries personal experience G.de Authors as Rudolf Cyril P.D.0uspensky Scott Steiner? intellectuals but and Palmer all Purucker are they Manly Hall the of and real their works barren of are Mysteries. knowledge any

Many

of

are

forthright

and

opinions scathing

and

given

in

against

the

distorters the but

Easter

Sunday.

London.

1958.

Richard

Duc

de

Palatine.

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CHRISTIAN
do
an we

MYSTERIES

or

THE that

PRE-NICENE

CHURCH.
Or

'"Where

humble
bearer of

find in Initiate hitherto some

history
or

Neophyte
concealed

and to crucified rent shred and Such is the ignorance? who does feel in not himself the and the savage barking

"Messenger"'grand he is who when truth or truths

the heart

made

the

was.not
Nalice
and to he
scorn

by

'Dogs'
Occult of
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of
a

envy

terrible the
soul

Law
lion to Sacred
Book

of
us

dove the

forgive
Science".

the

poor

ignorant

fools

let THE

him
SECRET

give

DOCTRINE

IIl...i;page.
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during

90,

for-'... the first hundred the life of the Souls years Church many great made their number be Solon Among their appearance. might listed : of Socrates IV of and Plotinus Thale Greece Amenhotep Egyot of all had one 6o they Apollonius Proclus messag@ to give Tyana THE WISDOM is the the world which basic underRELIGION teaching and It .all tells of man and his past present. lying religions for the his fall and the into plan knowledge matter redemption the of inner his latent and the future of himself worlds powers and of the planet. about
five

In

the

ancient

world

around

the

hundred

years of

before

the

Christian

Mediterranean Era

and

'

All

these

great

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to

become

leaders

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were

and of the world. philosophic religious history Initiatels of the excepting Mysteries Sorates the Mithraic and those Mysteries Samothracian and others,.. Osiris These. among Isis ysteries the ic of ancient and ever new presentation yet Wisdom and giv.en by the Religion philosophers in and the
manner

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of

Egypt
Adonis were.the
truths

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biographies
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title
it is that All of
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done and

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Kingdom
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Teachers

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as Christians or of early Chrestians Among the groups the of the followed were teachings oginally they known which the the Essenes numbered Wisdom were and Ebionites Religion research occult which communities of and Cerentians Nazarenes,

has

shown

that i.n

Jeshu

ben

Pandira

70

A.D.) speaking
many

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the
a

HISTORICA

member. NATURALIS Book

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and

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sect
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of
Sea

Gnostic Nazarenes to he . One the Magi.

of THE Jesus the

hundreds and Sects

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as

whose

Essenes These the Gnostic to in flourished recall called the in visit

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and birth

Babylonia

the of and

of

Magi
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OF

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MEN

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Traditlion
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apologetic
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improbable
Ginsberg
OF CHRISTIAN

BIOGRAPHY
contradictory

"Essenes" has shown

in its

tradition fiction/ Which connection and the Gnosis. or it is in that England says of member the Essene Communfty. and in Smith DICTIONARY Wace'.s

popular
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see

direct Gnostics

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Commentary

on

COLOSSIANS If SCROLLS:
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statement,

in his

book

THE

DEAD

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of
in died

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"The effect :that PRELIMINARY SURVEY to the of Nazareth died about 65 B.C. and Jesus Righteousness" date about the former isverified by secular 30 A.D, and who the ben Pandira an Jeshu of was Essene person but not factual is maintained Jesus by dogmatic history of which was out the hundred our restore dropped years
then Jesus and
man

Teacher history
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ca

date
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Jeshu is the
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the

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person.
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a

Scrolls
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infer
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that claims
into

portion
through
animates
and is

of

Gnostics

Spirit Naza.renes
Loges
moves or

God,

with His
own

Mystery,-:,.

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matter
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and too
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made
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St.Paul

more Christ authorities

especially
find

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when

we

read

the
is

applied
the

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name but r who Initiates 'Jesus term the "name,'

or that "Christ Christos" "Office" a title of which generic reached a certain have in degree a Christ' does'not signify personal the .or "'power" which grea.t teacher,
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centuries

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Fathers the

of

the

early
among

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whom

Church

that is find Origen

to

say

the
Clemens

early

and

Page

3.

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Essenes

Synesius
do

ChalcidusMarcion

Valentinus,
teachings
-

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Irenaeus
bitter Teachers

to the proclaim Primitive Christians as given Whilst and Ebionites. the on other and Eusebius Ambrose Tertullian of and lies accusations campaign calumny of the Church as will we see early
Marcion

not

hestitate by the

of such

the

Wisdom
s
a

the

Gnostics
Fathers

hand,
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as no

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against
on.

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a

name
creation

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very
to
mar

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Gnostic Christian

sect
as

to

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long

came

purely
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primitive
early

simply
trines

Christians. incarnation birth the carnalization

Marcion
accuses

denied and passionetc.

transcendental the historical

dogma concepts
facts
of

human
the
were

metaphysical
Fathers
of their their in of Buddha of

claiming allegories

that

Christ,s they
and

symbolism.
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the

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ancient doc-

according
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capacity to according blind for their those dulness followed the teachings
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to

hearers blindness

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or

religion
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Basilides

Who was

the

founder

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Fm_own. devoted,

as

most
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to

teachings
Catholic The

upon
section,

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the Church reviled him

but
THE which

his GOSPELS

.work

2.volues
the.

INTERPRETATIONSOF
canonical..tradition

continuedQ
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burnt to the to the

by
teach

present
INDEX

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to'

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AND

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have

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this
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statement:
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'.'Blessed

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righteousness
when
men

kin:gdom

sake
shall

for

theirs

heaven.

reproach

Page
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and your

4.
all

persecute
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reward my

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against

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10-12. We

glad

for

great
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prophets
the the
Law

the
God

before so-called

MATTHEW the wheel

will

5v
the

ugges

champions

iS

Christ
and is

take
now

Churches
against

just

thee.

for heed slowlyturning

7----Clemens
devoted-sciple
posterity
attacks
the many the of
an

Alexandrinus
of Ammonius
and

one

of

the "The

early

Saccas-

Fathers God-Taught"
religion
thit there

and

left
was

to

writings
Pagans
inner
was

defending

this
then

Church admission

others

teaching
contrary
of
his

bas@d

the new he admitted the on

against

the
in

older

Mysteries.

Because
was

fostering
to such the
of
a

many old

with

calling

that degree Mysteries

used these tinuation the Christian

terms
the Era

to the doctrines the which Church books burnt and others were tampered aS it made to that he was appear and evil when in reality diabolical

he
con

against

those
the

of

his

own

day

which

were

the before

degenerate
in

Schools

of
and

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and

which

teachingshad
....

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man

by great
was
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purity pride intellect

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first beneficent
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was

century
ideals
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lust

power.

est

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he Church

of
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greatest

the oerhaps exponents

greatof the

early
much
DE such

maintaining
information

PRINCIPIIS
as

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apparent
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certain
one

admitted the of an inner fact t existence of the of and Jesus Mysteries their nature and concerning teachings. he "The have a says: Scriptures meaning
at first of

eaching
giving
In not his

whic'h
forms

escapes
of is is

notice

sight
most the

but
men.

also

another

which
indeed conveys

Mysteries
opinion
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Image
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For such Divine of

whole

throughout
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only (MARK iv:ll) is in the written Things respecting

that which the of the

spiritual;
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spiritual
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grace

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too
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to

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bestowed
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to

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the

claimed that Jesus was not sufficlent for bu that salvation the Path led which through Gnosticism could be intense only of the by an ancient obtained study philosof the The world, Church ophies blind demands faith in their man made whilst the Gnostics demanded that seek we Interior CommunJon wlth God It he was by the who admitted Gnosis. and maihtained that the Jesus of the psuedo-historical was in Gospels the son of Pandira reality Pather and or Maira which Jeshu latter has name been translated into See SEPHER T OLDOTH Mary. JESHU.

champions

of

orthodox Christ'

Church
got
rid

party

dogmas

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altering
mankind the
into
a
once

as

time

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and

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find

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writers of In

of

the

Church
for

grand

majestic
a
man

knowledge
Jesus.
any

the

story
ancient

of

called fit

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plan
work

of

formulating
tried
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history
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of Trdition

historical
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foundation(
their

they

humanised

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history..
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teachings;:,
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of heart of
man.

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us

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szys:

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"The Christian

spiritual
asserted in God
us

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be

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endure the

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in the

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the
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moment

Christianity.
went killed cut to then to all

Hypatia
expounder
to
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in,the at the fate

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spirit
2heon
many Peter: from. the
no

the

Cyril
Christian

accompanied
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the flesh

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hands

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with
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A.D.414
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221
and

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says Blind

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struggle
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discourse of the

Vicar

Page

6.

of who resides Christ in Rome and who sits in the proudly Pagan of Chair and who St.Peter(?) to make he sure that will sit upon this heathen enlists aid the of princes, either Catholic chair Protestant to those or who have the to suppress think. temerity for themselves. We are concerned with the for truth within fight of the framework Christ's and as "There is Church Lessing says: difference between a the Christian and Christ's great Religion between the structure of erection dogmatic Religion by Greek a Jewish and the on faith held philosophy soil by Christ Himself cohsists of which in the basic truths of the ReWisdom ourse it breathes the of freedom of spirit conuniversalism, li.gion; and free is the from bonds of narrow constricting scence and beliefs dogmatic intolerance." With to the within regards of the fight Christianity White and Black it the forces amplifies by St.(?) above, Agustine " the Christian of he when Wondrous Biship of says: Hippo, depth whose is thg words: behold: before little surface, inviting us as a wondrous yet 0 my God, a they wondrous ones; depth, deoth: It is to awful look and awfulness of honour aand therein of love. The enemies thereof I hate trembling 0 that vehemently; thou would them with slay thy that two-edged no sword, they might be enemies to it: for longer do I love so to have them slain unto that live they unto thee." themselves, of This is course the of the quintessence of the but and teachings we Church, not not of the Christ who bade love repeat us our Himself, enemies.
The

process
carried
we

of

altering
over
a

history
number
of of

was conception eight century,

find

George
Eusebius
the

_Con_snt_uople,
tables
in order Baron that

accusing
to

Syncellus.
dates

to fit in their with centuzies. Thus in e Vice-Patriarch

the the
new

the of
istic

justify

falsifying

syncZ-0-h
Christian accusation

verified of the had undertaken in a very unscrupulous and to mutilate arbitarg spirit Eusebius in history. his himself showed an and outlandish writings attitude when he contemptible had he lied admitted that and the for of forged God and the glory Let read his Church. us actual words . "...it is an act of virtue to deceive and when means the by such interests lie, of the Church ECCLESIASTICAL Book migh% be promoted." 381-2. HI0RY I pages is The Reader invited to read the whole of the in quotation full. A strange his god who wishes to break of his one people own commandments: A Wilder Professor well in his proves this article, PAUL,THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY in the magazine EVOLUTION New he : "Such men as Irenaeus York when says and EusebEpiphanius have transmitted ius to a for untruth posterity and reputation dishonest and the heart at sickens of practices; story the the crimes ef that Good Is God: this of period." the results the of the Lord Christ? If it teaching is Christ is then definitely a of the Evil One. of vain the results messenger Nay they are and intolerant ignorant the selfish interests priests serving of their One Patrons. has imperial the 0nly to study histories and states
Eusebius

history.

Bunsenhas

to given the justness

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of

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the Nicaea which of

some

idea

of

the' lengths
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to"which
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"

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Fathers
PreNicene

went
the

to

decry

Wisdom
was

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that
we are

c0m/e,nced-with
that choose reached left which the
a

Religion,
the
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teachings
and at
to
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no

told
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are

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Gospels.
it
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agreed

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to the.

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to

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were

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told
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were

considered
church

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11
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TOTHIno matter up-onilor what

remains

how action what in

we

much have
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it

the'Church-may
stated
is

hurts

how take

mahy
written

corns

we

may The

against
in the

us.

of

the

Church
We

that and have

now

history

secular

history..

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Of
more our

Come
and

to
we

the
know

of
heave in human

the
a

Church

of
of

Christ
releif

sigh

hope
will

end that for

glance
of
our

at

the

historY....

many

Readerswill ta their

pleasant
have and
can

the

following
truth
declares
are

pages,
andprejudices,
in One that the

they
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if
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a

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come

conceit beauty and of the:Churches.

the that Church you

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glimpse

Religion
many
you

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'heretic'

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we

right.
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ful crucifixion the in

taught
Jesus

that
on the
we

of

historical

that.
tained

background verification only

the

of

this

Christianity but Cross most important

have

began
if is
we

the

investigate
will
,is

event

doubt. the find

con.

of

it

that

Which

Gospel
on
-

nothing
menti6n'Jesus
are

narratives,
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to

say
on

this.

whereas who those

namely,
writers

Josephus,
Josephus
are

Justus
is
are now

secular in are the of Tiberius

has history positionlto i to

and

Philo

silent

the these

ed

Jesus,
such , ..:.
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by

but Catholic

subject. passages
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supposed

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recognised

as

scholars

P.Lagrange

forge?le.s andMgr.

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three "At well-known the

8 the
ceond

beginning
passages

of

century
are

there
and But

were

from

The Younger. of authenticity were they and were authentic, would back earlier not carry us took gospel and legend form, of

Suetonius,
all

derived
so

Jesus,
OF

and
THE to

not GOD the

his

historicity."

HISTORY

if from earlier they sources, that the in which the period could attest to the only legend Edouard ANCIENT Dujardin.
even

three

Tacitus, suspect.

Pliny

the

JESUS.

:"iS
in the

archaeological

(Rome) not Catacombs only :but gospel legend, represent with consistant it." We op.cit.
upon
that

the

evidence,
display
no

the

oldest forms

paintings
that confirm
are

features there
earlier

Jesus under do know that

was

that
was

in-

not

'

person affirm

whom
it
was

the

new

religion
who
was

originally
a

-..

Jeshu The of the

born

supposed
the
i

Jesus.
as

century'
Nicaea

based, Bishop,

that the Of. Christianity have .been ings in always existence that and they became, known title when by'their present Christ the World Teacher from descended His level of high spiritual consciousness and used the. of- the.Initiate Jeshu body ben Pandira, (Jesus) we are. told was born by reliable history 120 approximately B.C. , ,:according to some and sources .others the iO B.C. ,.but date is of no con.

claim

those

writer,

a although before Gnostic

Christisn

but we than the' makes

:.:

teach,..:L
.'..
:.

.
...

sequence

here

t or

and

that in

he

died

by

City

of

stoning
ccording
LIVE

on to

the the

wall

of

the

ments,
"

Lud vide .This

Lyddia

70
DID

B.C.,
JESUS

Jewish

docu-

G.R.S.Mead's
Jeshu

105
the

B.C.

into the
the THE

the

was,
of

we

are

t01d

by

Mysteries
and

the

striking
other BUDDHA

similarities older
THE

knoWnworld. This would of the of geshu teachings

Canon

traditions,
in
"A is have He

initiate
account
and his

"

for thos

: 0f

religions.
CHRIST t recezved

AND

quoting
as

of
and

what..is

generally

Streeter, Newman, says:

Truth heathen
".

work,
portion
its not

great
in
come

ments

but to in other fulfil.", into the. ,world to. bring a new message but a of.. the Ancient Law part the or Wisdom ed to lead them to the fulfilment greater which the down is.EVOLUTION, from. Spirit back to the finally Spirit,
Law I

religions.". the destroy

or....separate

parts.,.
Jesus

to
_

be

Christian found in

rudito
come

has

actually

said:

:I

philosophies
did to its

Words,
to-bring Religion
of
to .the

not

people
...i
.

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matter

which was intendPlan. of God, and then

....

....

is

not

this them. from It the stateof the Fathers and of the Church Bishops that we glean ikformation what we have of the existence of the Christian Mystcries its and and the especially system from of writings St.Paul " who and refers to the again again when he Mgsteries says: "by but the been made unveiling:had revelation, unto known me His statements mystery." his regarding the in "knowledge Mystery of shows that he was clearly Christ" initiated them into and.
be

instituted could ments

His

known commonly own. MysterieS, was taken

that from

Jesus

with

His the is

completedHe

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before

disciples plan for

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....

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;i.

i
:

Page
when
we

9
Colossians thus: "...the
but is to

find

him

addressing
from ages

the and he

Mystery
now

which
made

hath
manifest

been
and

hid His in

from is

generatlons
and he

Saints"
of open
Now

referring
us

Mysteries
to

the

"...that pray the speak mystery

the those of
suited of
same

makes
for

Communion God would of Christ." inference.

not
as a

Saints
t O Jesus in

the
RK in

door
line

who

could

be
means

myths
best
in
mass

the the

gods
for

them
gods
or

but
in and

this is admitted were of teaching those who were

the

given
the

not
of the

the Ancient advises his hearers of to utterance c.4 v.ll. also with the Mysteries stories the and in th@ method Wisdom the satisfied with
esoteric

pranks
the of
own

sought
the
that

shows

Mysteries too only

His

knowledge Schools Mystic

He had

teachings
Jesus for
or a

of

tiquity.
one

clearly
his

hearers in did

aptly
His

says multitudes
Paul

work,
who

the other CONTR ORIGEN

open desired up to "The

two teachings, His for disciples

all

the
s0igen
f

disciples
those also

Jesus

CELSUS;", things,
His that oral commit

for privately,to aoove esteeming

lI //

the

know

Wisdom.

L1
in

tells

Timothy:
-

things
same

thou
teachings
thou
He also to

hast

heard

of
the

mamong

y
of

witnesses"-

assembly
who
he
as

Initiates
be able to be in

the "...the
an

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given
faithful
as

men that many

whom

shall
is be have

already

perfect

teach and thus birth and which he attained in

others

adept
until he this he

also." "let
little Christ

us,

perfected
travailed

minded.

My

states therefore, of children

be

,lJ

again

formed c.2 of

in v20:

you."
Another "I am
Christ

_TIONS
crucified

c.4 v.19 of--f-fndica-tions

with
in

gives
us

indicates many in GALATIONS

of I the

times

'

liveth
and

me")
he

Christ here

nevertheless
tells

liv@-g@t
struggles
with His

notii;-but
!nit,
own

iation

after

and Immortal "I to be am and now ready Soul offered the at of is a time fought departure my hand I have I have the finished I have there kept my course me a crown laid is of this Can up for righteousness (wzsdom) be taken in two he when has the cycle completed firstly ways incarnations and the of of-God Son purified body the Divine the down into he has mortal achieved AT-0NEthe comes, frame

had he say.:

that

union

Divine

go0d-fight
....

faith.,

henceforth,,

:-

process Divine Soul of the

The other of within. this aspect the Brotherhood of Illuminati. The within is. the man Christ the Consciousness within every endeavours the if to one put into practice teachings Vesture that there will Brotherhood is the qualifications of the human this once the occur purifying process personality and done then all has been barriers the. body is spiritualised the Divine Christ and the Human within between Soul are swept the aside and for to human the enter Divine the taberway is op@n and make it nacle forever Its Illumination occurs and dwelling individual the a becomes earth and a on heavens, demi-god god in the

NT

with

is

the that

Crown

theDivine

taught

by

the

To

Paul
man

and to made is

the

Gnostics
to SayoO his

the
the Y

WAY for Christ

return
to

"If

it the was abode former I be lifted

Gnosis of

which

opened

bliss
then I

just
will

as

up

lift

the men all up unto Christ not did "WAY" and say" conversion Paul by his by me." and Christ the into KNEW in by the Judging God DIRECT.

me:"

Page Path by
"No

i0 which
marl in
a

we

are

comet

lifted the

up

is lifted

Father
was
communion

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up

mystic
had
Paul in in

trance

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he

interior the

with he of
had

words
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.

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.ompleted
was was

his

task with

when

he

became

Dillar
A.

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temple
the will
did

God
did

finished
he reader that

his

earohy
again
to
was

2.

completed
should
the
........ ....

will
the

not

come

our

attempt
way and

travel

and, evo].ul>n "(. material to th s the WAY he

journey

body.

But
as

find
come

theAuthor
human

opened

and
it

the with

Christ His

into

tabernacle

illnmined

light
the and

andIsdom.
Pro-Nicene

Church:

learning
says:

to According St,Clement avails Gnostic) ",.(the as auxilliary preparatory "..he

Gnostic

the'
with

Gn0stic
of
kinds

of
he

himself
all the

branches he wisdom be be

of
further will be belearna
.....

exercises"
gives
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who
a

is

conversant He

of
will

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1

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Gnostic,"

qualifications
o

for

hen
Gnostic
.o
,

he
must
'

says:
be
as

Gnostic
:

deeply
a

ed, ..Now WITHOU

man

the

erdi-ie
sor

.a

man

may is

believer for declared

LEARniNG

in
not

without the faith

learning
j.S0me touch

-._., .,o to com who think

%
the

._t

po,sble_
are

orehend

themselves

which things naturally

wi.shto
learnnatuzal call him
-

to
:

uly
so

o-6 philosophy science They.domino[ ,zho .bzings learned

gifted
they
do
on

do not the and

wish

logc i
and desires his

nay
bare

more
faith to and

alone...So
,bear

also

everything
music

truh philosophy
the

power oohising._"es
ing
The before
.

that itself of God

Gnostic
he can

fromgeomebry
culling
for him in of to.treat, Alexandinus._

to
STOTA. in ._N and all OF

granuar
be
a

intellectual
be
learned

subjects

of partaker by philos_

............

then
attain

must the from

a What the of
alone the

refreshiZqg,

change
Christians

ILLUMINAT blind the

wisdom THE DIVINE faith

and

learn-

irresponsible
But alas
of

WITHIN. faith and faith

present-day
and
scorn

the"Wisdom

of
upon

who the the

demand Fatb.er

dogmatic

it
his

is

so
'in-

Catholic

relies

s01e!y

pronouncements

avenues all other forms or refuses to recognise the for his The relies Protestant knowledge of knowledge. upon of the isatranslation of translations which a bible Bible sublime What a are mess the which now lost l sorry originals to restore be a fallen Can there into. of Christ[]has wisdom way that the of all the themS. goal Mysteries supreme Yes by :reaching as God with interior that communion the ILLUMINATION of direct the is somehow Cross, of the ".,o by John body spiritualised says: a was. not "Gnosis philosophy Says: contemplationi"Reitzenstein even sense.of religioor in.the theterm accepted generally of God,s rein..edza It was mysteries knowlege philosophy. which with the .direct intercolrse ceived from Deity mysteries at the same natural the hidden from must remain many a knowledge to re,-action relationship on our which/ex'ercises decided time G,,RoS,Meads and or also On ouN nature God disposition" vide QUESTS OLD AND NEW

falible'

Pope

and

..

Page
Now
I

ii
which had for
so

let

us

turn

to

long
the
a

been Wisdom

the of

syT.Ibol for the Religion

the

symbol

Christ

of Jesus Crucified, Christ of the cross riddle in time but the as r

Cross is

the the

Student of is not as resolved of man bOun@ symbol

To

the

to

matter
"The

this

meaning

given
the and

in

ISIS

508:

philosophical

cross

two

lines

Book UUTEILED running

IIi
and

page

in

opposite

the horizontal directions perpendicular divides the which Deity geometrizing breadth, and well which forms the as magical point when is within the it inscribed quarternary
is
as

the
at
as

height

the
as

the intersecting scientific

perfect
well of the and

square
as

it
the
as

the

basis

of which It

the

master which

keg

occult. the opens

circmmscribes

Within
door to

its
every four
we

magical

science
points
life. read:

physical
cross

well

spiritual.
represent
On the

the

immortal"Attach thyself", work, page " letters of the the four ineffable Name says Alchemist and not them at thou discern first.., the although mayest there is contained and incommunicable axiom kabalisticallg therein the this is what icalled of the arcanum Master." --..-, is magic
in

succession
the to

birth

death

it:T."

506

of

same

"

..

..

As

We
but

have

said
for the

the the
cross

four four

letters
vehicles of

of
that in

the

JHVH ality
to these

are

and

it
vehicles.

symbols is by

Jehovah
says

Name Ineffable of the human personis man crucified SECRET of the DCCTRIhrE.
cross

o the Mysteries Light Adept all the trials who had not through sucC@ssful!y passed attached a but in in the form tied couch of a In TAU. simpl nailed Egypt, a without the four Svastika the of additional prolongations + and armed not the in four (cross)equal Svastika, India a -the of as it was deep deep into sleep "Sleep plunged Siloam"
Book

H.P.Blavatsky

THE

II

page of

589

when

speaking
of

of

the

enigma

the

Initiation:

"The

Initiated

called
and for
was even

to three said

day in higher and days,

to:
'
-

this

among

the
.He with to

Initiates
was

of
allowed

Egypt.
three

Asia to

Minor
remain in into works

in

Syria<
this
Hades of

st&te

nights,
the
the

confabulate'

during 'gods'
country
Souls

the which descends

-

spiritual

Ego
charity

Amenti
to his Great certain

"Patai/
invisible

according

and
or

do

the

Beings
in

whether
and carried entrance

body

remaining
of

the to of

Sarcophagus
the
the

Pyramid

Che0ps
day
beams
God

approaching
of
and the

third

the hour entranced the has

rising
who
awoke
:

Candidate
of
to

elemental Spirits{ in the Chamber of the King's of the i' the night during of the where at a galleg full in Sun struck the face be to initiated Osiris by
men

of

-:/i

Throth
One

Wisdom."

only

10ok of

at

except
Christian.

for

the
can

change
only

names

older the be could

are

forms

of
as

the than

Credos
substantially
the
was

which

claimed
much older

However
we
the

since

they

very

Creed
ed from

logicail
his

from

the former. Greek in

conclude The CREDO which DIEGESIS reads

that the latter Robert Taylor follows: as

Nicene borrow-

translated

j-.

12 Page the Father in Zeus ."I believe Almighty, Iasios Christ or "And his in Lord sony was of the "Who conceived Holy Ghost, the "Born of Virgin Eleckra "Smitten by a thunderbolt, "Dead and buried, descended into "He Hell and ascended "Rose high, again up on and the to "And will return living judge : in the I believe, Holy Nous, Great the of "In Gods Holy. circle of Divinities "In the Communion of "In the expiation sins
.

the

dead

"The

Immoraiit.y
life

of the
many in

Soul

"

"And

everlasting."
of
these these forms

eads

would refer
if

have been There of although years o give the appear to the be

a

Credos

prevailing
were

for

hunmass

they
Ancient
he will

for in

the

and

Initiations
Mason

story given
Third his be the third

of
in

their
the

Saviour

reality
Schools
see

they
and that
.

on@
is

of
for

the

above

.the The

lbasis
Reader this
on

Degree Degree. sufficiently

drama of the at

Mystery readily

the

.i

i i

will
and the
see

struck

with
and but

the

similarand to the and

can

ities His

between resurrection

crucifixion His
a

day
latter Since versed

Mary. earler

Magdalene

to

this

dawn,
is the the in

Jesus of statements copy of the

Story prevailing
of
the

dramas

of
esoteric

Initiations.
were well Traditions remains what
earlier used this hide in that
a as

early

compilers
Religion

of
it

Christian various the

Mysteries
seen

Wisdom that at

time,

easily
when

be

from

translating Christianity
considerable

the

they

pains Eliphus

to

teachings, original to Primitive appertaining taking very dexterously, .conception the from the true meaning profane. manuscripts
!

that

Book Christian taken

as we

II
from have

page 88
Mysteries
and the he

Levi
says

his mark

DOGME

the of
the

ET.RITUEL of .the .sign

DE

LA

HAUTE
was

MAGIE
in
a

cross

used

the
and
" !

recognition
latter
were

,amongthe
called tribulations the of

Adepts
and

Neophytes
the

hints word mentioned

that elsewhere:

CHRESTUS
cross

name

CHRESTOS

the

man

of

sorrow

"The

sign

them to does Christians not belong exclusively. and equilthe and Kabalistic quarternary opposition represents 2 the PATERof the occult verse We see of ibrium he elements. by of there it or at that were doing two ways NOSTER.. originally its one to formulas meaning: two different least eXpress very to.the the other the and for given reserved initiate.s, priests for and the Carry, examplet the initiate profane. This neophytes he and TO THEE then to his hand his added. said forehead ing THE to his his hand breasts carrying cpntinued BELONG and the right to the slder left JUSTICto shoulder KINGDOM then THROUGHOUT THE the two Then he AND MERCY. adding joined hands
'

adopted by It:is. also

,:"

Pag
Sunt

13-

GENERATING

CYCLES.

.-

"Tibi
and

Mal'cut
of

Et

Oeburah

Et

Aena"
cross

CheseL
of

Per

.-."an

w..hi.eh

absolutely .the profanations

th@

magnificentlykabalistic
'Gnosticism
Church

sign (Catholicism)
We

the made
her

militant",and

o.fficial clearthat quite, make.:it, the pu.rg. :.Wisdom there

completely
real the
seen

lose."
had with the

must

whilst
were

the exoteric

esoteric bodies .who

Gnostics

kept
gave into the

lapsed
a

heresy..".

he

Gnostics the of Church ROME and its shadow and The the.. CHSRCHES. the of of i.nterpretations sign aper .Pre-Nicene Gnosto-Catholic Church are the.--cros.s,z, as- given., in the the of the occult the of unknowledge based...,en..tirely.upon power the af the of ,and follow Osiris. practice priests seen;:u_ni.verse
false
means

opinio studyof

Levi.being he. that,

.his

persecuted
was

by
Roman be

Church
but that

sometimes by

with it

the
.will

Church
-

careful

writings

the:

Orthodox PROTESTAN2

Body

..

i:The,Gnostics

alwaysaintained
Love and the
"

that

man

was

crucified

this sublime Mysteries represented as the the oncept man of regenerated crucifying mor,taI man and the lesh bed of to become repassions earthly torTule upon born CHRISTOS. so the lower self the in the tied-to leaving By ' Cross..of like and the DIVINE became Initiation chrysalis' empty to free. the thecross was repre enHermetic According teachings ed as and s.evenfold electrepresented respectively light heat
he

Cr0s%

of

on
I
II

II
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ligeneo,.. of spoke moon:"tHe
Genera1.o.f We .th@

stial

magnetism
nCte that

astral

radiation
made in The the the
same

motion division

and the and

will NOUS

Plato

intel-. when'T
sun

being
and

crucified
Wears
and
so on

sky

between
Grand the of
sun

and
moon

.spiZit

matter.etc.
did

Fr@emasonry

their
the

Sovereign gloves

Inspectors
the Primitive the various

symbols

respectively

Bishops

the

Church shown as the of on ancient some in carvings it would Church@s: therefore that the. Church did have appear, early this Another:method Or of this is cross knowledge. symbol given in REV.ELTION v's c.lO thunders seven uttered their 3-4:"The voices was aboutto heard-a ...I write...I voice from heaven unto saying to which.the thunders and seven up"those things: me:iSeal uttered write not.," refers to This the heavens seven or paragraph regions the which are divided of into forty-nine ba'cultist.s sub-regions " and .Jesus heavens in the or Gnostic PISTIS says Treatise -SOPHIA on page-. 37 , i n. a translation when the to by G.R,S.Mead referring :. therefore is excellent seven more than regions f,the "Nothing
"

mysteries.iye-seek,
VOWELS,,and.
their

after
forty-nine

saving

only

the

mgsteryof:

the

seven
....

NUMBERS thereof. POWERS and their is and .name excellent than We more will no these.!' find t.he SEALS called of REVELATIONS and the of seven are Sephoreth Kabalah. the to that find. we. Hermes According TRismegistHerme.. "fished with a net of forty the and kn6ts" us nine which means the of universe web t-he or CroSs r@ad that of .Matter.iand.:.again .we .in the. Ark. for Noah was and .the iine. to forty according days th.e a 5iind is but real toveil the original fortg

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tran.slation thewill
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.

very

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take

the

Reader

and

the

Student

into

the

i/

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depths

of

the

JeSus'!before he was crucified on of bulb of thermometer matter the the lowest or of the is the in the bowl Dead or spine which in Sea, the and is Lake called the body is the (CaGda sacrum 0f'Asphaltum is Equina) i wherein or which congealed be mercury may quicksilver refined raised or Thus rises by heat. to the mercury 33rd degree nd over the the of the goes Most shadow top reaching High; for Lnstance thus 3 times in the 3 equals shade. Hence 90 degrees 9 [esus lives for and is the 33 years of the and is Gods Messenger aised until it reaches the Cerebrum and spine up the ascends then
years "The of
ut of the Palatin@'s he Truth dom is
or

the "thirty the crosa vertebrae

Wisdom and three

Religion

and

14 try

to

see

the

real

meaning

of

body
THE and be for JESUS

of
GREAT

Jesus

the

MAN
on we

to
are

the

Most

High.
says told
the its

See

Duc
am

de the

is

to

the found

PARABZE and Light"

within
or

page If this

15:
further

Josu

"I that

Way,
Jesus

the

King
years the
See

man.

being
and reach
or

the

petroma
Immortal
OR
i

(rock
the

oil)
SOUL
real de
or

case,
takes

then

of of

the
man

body
to

33
with of

degrees

HUMAN

the

Divine CHRIST

Unity

Soul
by
33 33
and DUC

the

Messenger

"Legatus Christian
the Life

God".

Palatine. stages

These
are

steps
degrees
and

within
marked

the in

Mysteries
of

very

clearly
the

defeinitely
of
never

are-also MYSTIC the

Masonry.

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WAY within
"WA'
and

steps
have
sver

refer
been human the

Jesus. to the
called:

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has it

-.

the
we

nacle
this
never some

wonderful

"TRDfH" will see Path and

from the years

without
the Jeshu bid
us

they (Jesus)
to

and that He

"LIGHT"

within
the

taber-:
travelled

Disciple
Him.
in

follow

This

"Way"
instituted early

changed 16 million
1

time
ago

that when

our

Spiritual
Was
still

King
the

man

stages

of

his

human:

cageero
in this her

on

pages is of

Mary.BBarrieM.A., 9-O describes

systems
called
From Three

little
very

book well:

entitled
"

enigma
whose

In

one

GNOSTICISM of the La and

as

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Gnostic Pairs
were

the

first
were

pair
and

birth

established

the Will Deities

of it
of

Pzofundity
Thought

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born

(The

Divine

Thought)
Solomon's
also
names

tne

Regions
Soul

the

sea!i(Spirit
we'eonsider
the are
the ,:zere
were

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as

three

pairs,
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the the

oix

higher
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aspect
and

when

their

dual

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as

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and

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three

pairs
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are

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pai
Life the
but

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and from

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from from

Father),(2)
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are

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Holy
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and
or

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"emanations" hierarchies).
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the and

the;

Assembly these pairs

and

Spirit)
uncertain
seven

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also

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some

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or

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uncertainy

whether

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and

from Man say the creator of number of the divine seence twelve we get
the

since Assembly lower spheres).

emanations

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or

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Spirit

archetypal
celestial
with

twelve AEONS

Assembly God however complete from (proceeding

Third

beings).
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who

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three the

thirty
.-

first
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the the

eight
One)

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make'
of

up

thirty

three."

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slightest

conception

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the the
VISHNU above

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ception
Parasara

immediately taken obviously

'

interpret
from of

enigma.
as

This

con-

says:

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classes
,

thirty

and

the PURANA three divinities...

and
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Rishi
is

existfrom
in

age Same
manner

to

the

ag:e
as

obviously
God
and Here

MAN
we

Jesus,
a

and the the

their
sun

sets

appearance and rises

disappearance
The is

again."
then

key
the

half-god

and

half

is Sun-

thr@e Masonic
are

ons
who

virtues
within

to the of the inference meaning thirty and we wonder degrees if system our Masonig the Grand especially Brothers Sovereign Inspector Generals aware the of real of the Pillars in meaning forty King Solomare as the Temple which commonly accepted representing forty
see

direct
the

in

or

the

real

meaning
The

of

the of
Divine

seven

main

officials
can

or

Officers
the

Serve the
Name the human

the

Temple.
and is that

meaning

this
and

puzzle
you

be

found

human

solar
of

Holy
in

temple
your

provided

which

Spiritual

pronounce Father

temple.
Massey
the

with-,
best

Gerald
evidence of

gives
an

what of the

may
cross

be of

considered
and its British many THE

as

the Museum

antiquity
not very the -in his date upon
are

this that MATERIALIST which underlie

ing

writer.was could who

'adept'
understand

meaning
layers
but NATURAL

rememberand
we a ..[.

the the
of book

of

myths
"The
from the

and

symbols

antiquit.y

.meaning quote
crucified.
no

him Book is And

as

saying

!I
suppos'ed in yet

page to the

427:

remarkable value .of

'Christian.'

a man of centuries.

appears
.There

all

allegorical
initial after
as

starting
but final Christian form
Redeemer the

the Cross as a. Christian the-time when Jesus Christ was of the iconography Catacombs cr0ss the first six or during forms of the cros that except

GENESiS sYmbol
figure
the
.seven
-

point
of
the is Era

:of

the

new

the

Christian Religion t. The earliest entirely known form o.f the is the han on figure cross crucifix the Great. (crowned presentedby.ope about Gregory 604) to Queen Theodoline in now the of Church at of. Lombardy, St.John Monza whilst of the no Crucified is in the image found of Catacombs Rome earlier than of San that to the-seventh and belonging Giulio IS NO CYIST eight OR CRUCIFIED; century...THERE the is Cross Christ The the (correct), and not the is essentCros Crucified ial of in its object and of the representation adoration in art its The the of religion, and germ whole can growth development be traced the to And Cross, that Cross was is pre-Christian PAGAN and HEATHEN in a half dozen different Cult The ohapes. began with the and Jbllian was in he. waged a "WarCross right saying fare the with he. o:bviously, been had X"{ which considered adopted A-Gnostics and by the to Mytho.lators an convey imoossible signifconturieS the" .stood and cross irance. During the: was for:thrist. addressed as if it a were (As does Roman the Church living being on Good It was Friday). divinised first and last."' humanised Alas Official the Church has to become the ofhumans folly prey and an insult to the Man of Divine Sorrows.
the
a

the

Crucifix. foundation

religion. During
of absent in

That
some

was

not
centuries

the

six

C Tucified

;fRT

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leave Before we and StoClementi 0rigeu Matten does not depend C'hrist fied but rather and i [this light an!y and be tde:r,stoi0d hSs
-

16

Canoncal!:Gospels
many
now.i.this,

the of affirm we with cross subject of man the from Cross of redemption the of the cruciupon acceptance physical the the of Christ within us freeing upon the initatle dark of JSt.Paul can the saings : of the Historical Christ of the :ignSrance We "have been accused be:'fully justified. by i: the

that

the

Roman..Catholics
is.

of
and

issuing
based:

invectives

against:

their.

emotional upon prejudice TRUTE. no matter how much it an must be individual .told a ..' and upset may i book ecclesiasticalmatters Show will history simple: concerning the...t.rue nature the and of variousChurches their un-Christian acts Man the of the Sorrows, and ,.let against Awaywith hypOcrites .: : have and honest truth us discernment.' spiritual

stupid,,

Chur.ch'/

.::

..?(

Emperor
was so

Hadrian

himself with he the

writing
tenets the

in
or

letter to of

to
of be the idol says

Servianus
the
new

little that he who the

impressed
shows
was

importance
'Son
than

Serap:is. Mtuudi but

'Father'

sect of

that

viewed
no

belives as the
carna!ised model

Christians the of
the REMAINS

representatibn
for
AND head of him THEIR

worshippers
..<

Christians
better his in doubt and

God'

nima and hiis

of of
as a

<-:..i",
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finding
myth'
can

Pagan !'There
face

King
be
no a

GNOSTICS

Serapis:
the
idea
!:

that

the of

is
the

by

grave

for

Conventional

pensive portraits
says: and

majesty
the

Serapis supplied
Saviottr."
is

marked
the first

PaYne

Knight,s
as

ANCIENT his hair

ART AND

MYTHOLOGY

"Serapis
back and

:represented
in of

wearing
fallHis to his

long
upon

formally:turned
his

dispos@d
like that

ringlets
women.

ing
whole feet"

down

breast

shoulders

person

too
too
us now

is is

always
the familiar

enveloped!iin:
and
can

drapery

reaching

This
Letl

c0nventional

picture
the the

of

Christ.
of

the eries ies

workings
of
wer

oT
based
we

the
"

Jesus'.
will

see if we internal told We are

the deal so-called

pie'ce
of heathen

together
the that of the and
.....

fragments
and the to

worship
by
the

Christ

Origen

Christian
and

'MystMysterprove
and

upon
r Officials to
see

this Masonic the of ives

poi'nt
various and

Mysteries
the
their

with
:a

Hierarchy
between

Catholic

Sctions

awing,:
how

parall:el
the former

responsibilities
representat-

of

try
If the and the

:he

Mysteries operated
be based

Masonic

teachings
and

I|

ings
a

of

Mysterie
regular

the"
then

have the as

seven

upon main

the

ancient

work-

Officials Master

to

work
re-

true

lodge

Right

Worshipful

the ruler the of the Priest rules his Lodge ||II presents particulthe oenior Wrden Deacon in the Worshipful represents ||II ar Church the Worshipful the Juuior each II the Church; Sub-Deacon; Warden lower r epresenhs in the in The theiTriDity regions. ||I trio deration is the Church the and signifies vy Acolyte I Senior:Deacon shown.in

I the

mental

body
and

of

man"
the

the

Junior

Deacon

and

lwho represents Guard ilnner

the
the

astral Office

or

emqtional
of

Reader
and the

vesture the etheric

the of

Exor.ist
man

is

he

and

he

!while

the

Tyler

of

Lodge

Doorkeeper

or vitaldouble the symbolise

Page

17.

physical
prevailed Mysteries
qualifications represented to quired

body

This' is the in the :Mysteries the was neophyte

of the his various bodies

same

working
Jesus'.
to
man.

and

of

obliged
officers of
and

During develop
which
As

which arrangement the of workings

His

within
also in that

himself another Was

could he

the

sense
re

the control

various

the
so

Doorkeeper

emotions

consecrate them the to service of the Divine is symbol Soul his the sword of"KARro two-edged As the he Reader had to purify his mind and its latent and he the used develop Book of the .za powers In the office of ExorGis.the was commanded to over hi gain mastery and make it an personality instrument in the hands the of Higher his was a as used symbol bell. in the Self rites of exorcism and this could refer to the V01CE. OF THE DIVINE When made WITHIN. an

passions

Acolyte
ual

he and out

was

required
and had the

to

rule for

his his
so

mind

and

quicken
of for pour
as

faculties
he in

Wisdom
poured
for

intuition the cruet

throughthe
he

Light
symbol
must

Love
the his

his and wine life

spiritDivine
is out

Holy
the

Christ's
....

Sacrifice
ran_k

people
Those

iment

by trainchannel and ing open':bhe lower minds so that higher the int'aition can His are the personality. symbOls amice tu_nicle and the Book of the and maniple Epistles by these he is assisted to symbols the The Soul. rank of Deacon and express of are to required the to channel the the'WSW :intuitionopen the al worlds the of Christ and world this once Consciousness been has the Christ is born within the accomplished Soul of man and his is the White Stole symbol crossed that he has signifying the Yoke accepted of part--.of Christ. a When man attains the rank and the of office Priest and the R.WoM. he should be the embod
and

are

obliged

to

having purify

of

control the between to the speak

and

Sub-Deacon their

and

that mind

of

the

W.J.W.

higher

of

the.

Christ

or:.the

Spiritual

RIGHTEOUSNESS :then will:ever shine him.: the through He now wears full Stole around his neck that he has indicating accepted fully the Yoke of .Christ and is His man in the outer world. We have the for the given Officers s$nbols of Churc5 the to onlyas give the of the in the meaning Masonic symbols would be an system of our infringement own Obligations. When
a man

Soulwithin

the

SUN

OF

reaches

the
in

sublime"
and The

degree
he is

of
now

the able

33rd
to of

in init-

Masonry
iate others

and

that into
in the of

of
the

Bishop
MySteries

the

Church is the
are

Trip].e Logos to intersting

d_ual
forces

representative
of

the

outer.w0rld. Student.
the
are

symbols
the

They
"

by theLord

manifestationne
Pectoral
o" cruclfmed

-matter which on we--@-d-G@d to Christ's the for passing theJ.r meaning

Christ
we on

Church o purpose,,
is

and For

the
a

Mitre the Crozier signii'ging Cross the Rl'ng to Ho-uh---act

all.
THE

the the are Bishop channel a for the Rod ofr weded,
the

th

Cross--g
that
as a

nicate

he
-

PowefGrace_
advised
to

truly

chel Wb-nde--r-fl
of these OF THE SACRAtook the

in

symbols
MEffS

the

Student
late

fuller read

exposition
SCIENCE The Church

by

the

Bishop

CWLeadbeater,

of spiritual power Priests as has upon Bishops also been done with the Masonic Both the System Church and as well Masonry as the the of field Mysteries rp;osont evolution for the operations of the in So. and fulfilment of the by the incarnation Mystezies within and Church and thel Lodge within the mortal frame of man will be attained the Goal of Perfection PERFECTION the within Consciousness of the Father But of for enough have we no this intention of those secrets revealing which we are bound to keep
1or

of workings and authority

the

Mysteries
its

the

conferring

and

irflO

7 a

certain teach

baseless which religion can to give salvation the FROM WHAT MAY WE ASK? the time has come for those Neverthe!ess brave Souls who KNOW to ,assist in the aside of the veils tearing of and for the ignorance TRUTH to be to the proclaimed again world. the shameAway with less the of hoaxers with the with people; away manshams away made-doctrines which have ever caused mankind to be turned away from the Inner within THE Living Reality GNOSIS OF THE SOUL. claims

because

We can now Protestant the Wisdom stand they

appreciate
bodies

the
condemn in some

reasons

why
and
or

the

Masonry
form and

all

Roman Church and Societies which

it to is the

Religion

as

silent

witness

another
reproach only

simply

that

Christianity

is

and the unique world, SALVATION

The ed

Mysteries
was

were

divided
to sublime

into progress

five from of the

sections

or

the
he

until

ne0phj+e
had

grades
a

obliged
the

reached
one

during
symbols ianity
time
. _ns.ruc,.ed
J-

each
and

goal
of
was

stage Mysteries.
or

to

higher
It
was

of

these
the the

stages
candidate The

initiations

consciousness

that by

expansions
by
into did has from
means

of
of

given
were

instruction
carried
or

rituals.
of

five
Since

by
to
J_

stages
Jeshu eleven the the

Christnot
have that astral

many comp_e
His
was

Fathers
in

Jesus

them

full
for into in

although
about
and the

tradition
years

it
the

He them
The

disciples
left

plane
and

it formulate

to
are

St.Paul

Gnostics
in

to

His
which

teachings
given

five of

steps

the

older
The first

Mys'teries.

"Mysteries are Gospels

when
he

of

finalise Jesus". the main

those

stage

or

the

BIRTH

was

given
to

the

his control and He emotions. was receive the BLPTISM lustration, or the or this the washing symbolises sins away of the At this the is candidate stage to take himself obliged more upon and of the more debts from the and as he past progresses along this of system he becomes discipline to face this stronger increase of Karma. Water has always the astral symbolised or emotional the or region so the second initiation deals with emotions the that operationSof the or region emotional The Scene is region. future set JesdS (man)the "anointed one" has reached the midbetween the point astral and the (water) mental (fire) and the in the waters bathing symbolised that the has neophyte conquered

preliminary passions

instructi

there

was neophyte how to taught then the in position of washing water; of incarnations. past was

the

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the

19

emotio.hs

and
the Soul..

passio.ns
descent
When

and

is the

ready
Holy

forthe

influx

fromthe
or

meftal of the
he to he Soul
was

region,
Divine

Of
the

Ghost"
had

(breath),
this of" zew-born the

the'

Dove

subjected

to.twele
is who ever found powers these tests,

animal
use

nature,
hia
new

has

overcome

neophyte and.temptations ready t.o !' tempt the the of Sodi for he to was ready
tests
The next frame

taken

second "son of of the

s'erpent-or
self.
when united
the

step
god"
Once
.:

his
use

personal
hispowers
was

brothers. o.f his lifted out o:f his his the Divine for Soul moment the embodiment of is God.. This the the Illumination of or AT a a that shadow of doubt withbut' the i:S one with which Father. the lower between final battle

for.the neophyte-was

good

step
and
was

mor.tal and .knew .he. that the Called stage.

became in

,with

the

truth TRANSFIGURvery but the

Soul,
he He self
now

the
n0

is and

turns
the

.6andidate .r t'he bodg I

his face

" now

Spirit
.the

towards

stage
neophyte
or

is

ca!ied
finally
Christ

the

CRUCIFIXj[071.
or

The
or

finals
united linked

Divinity tage
With
the

within
was

this
the

when

the

Spirit
:,,i:

within

with!n he

ASCEDED is
now

became
a

Higher
the

Self
Divine

ascended

fully
MAN.

with

becomes

PERFECTED

We have that the Primitive Christwithin framework of seen and that Jesus" of were were the "Mysteries they performed Pre-Nicene held the as is Gnostoin"-.sedret .or: lodges, places and to the held todi.#,.: They CatholC-.Churchi Wisdom Religion carried.with .of this of .the eiements change them Wisdom-jlwith"the but essentials the all in were there-%'-Tha of spite namesetc.
ianity

"

the

command
new

the

policy gether
the

Constantine the Greak-that so. that it would fall religion Was to use the new religion which
of
his

his

Bis0ps
line.with

must
his

into
as a

alter state
to-

means
were

to

hold still

:last

two
for and

crumbling empire'as th.o.usand years.

the

have true

so

brated

:next
command

closed-by
Eastern

.the

three of

.,The hundred the .Church

-

many Mysteries

other

princes
were

during
cele-

...

-.i.::
!:.i:

until .years backed by

they
the

finally

legions

Western

of!he:-:.!: !.".
re-

Caesars.. n0w

.......

yarding
has first been

We the

will

ask
so

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22

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24
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25
mere a

wishes of gems

to

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Part

II.

the tried have preceeding we to pages show that withwithin the frameworkof Primitive the teachChristianity, of the ings Wisdom to Religionire be found ;'Who have by those that can and eyes see ears that can We hear." have continually stressed the claim that the PRE-NICENE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH did teach the "Gnosis" the or Wisdom and Religion have we although given no definite references for the reader to check for himself t we will now to endeavour the of present statements .some made by these Fathers in :SUpport of our claims. The foundations of the FRATRES LUCIS itself was based certain in upon great Mystics 1498 to forma coming together Brotherhood for the of the continuity Gnosis and commissioned they have the Brotherhood of the Illuminati to act as a channel which the through can aspirant gain .. admittance to the Fratres Luciso There is other no but way this through Brotherhood. out
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9, of
all the

suggestive
nmed and
mean

for called

every

Initiate

Mystery
who
as are

School
Masons

was

Rosicrucian what we

will
by

"acmaster-builder." if they belong

term, "Overseer"
the

Those to the
a a

and

regular
Church

Rite
within of and

understand

Degree
them is

Mason
worked

this the both

Within
wears

the
and

33rd
upon

pair
sun

guantlets

the

Church

with

Masonry

of symbols and through

the
them A

moon
Mystery

this

linking
Schools.
OF THE

to

the

FOUR for

in his J,Gordon Rylands CHIEF pAILiNS ESPISTLES

work
on

CRITICAL
sum

ANALYSIS
up the

page
the

37
them.

'Gnosticism
men

being
come

taught
to
was a

by

early
of for
which and in

"Until
that

had

rfghteousness
worship (
THE o.iS

knowledge impossible
roots and

Church God the grew the end the

when
Gnostics

evidence he says: of

Ignorance

believed and God of of

The

false
men

idols,

the were WISDOM OF the beginning

from
cause

SOLOMONc.l
the Saviour

v.26says:
all

evil passions 1...worshipping

of
sects

all
was

evil). bring original

of the of them, to

principal
men

function the

of
heen

the
much

to

knowledge
had

simple
cent
,f

idea
the

is theFOUTH in UOSPET. the the that in Loges APOLOGIES and is with Achamoth Wisdom while identical closely i Sophia Christ tat the be Gnostic held with the to connected Loges, may prove The was the the WisdomLiterature. of from Christ evolved Loges A further which is named Philo. separated.[ Christ'by opinion Loges the and afterwards Catholic from Jews from is Gnostics general
and

uy

facts

of God{ elaborated the that

and
in

however the is

of
in

the all

Gnostic

Systems

2nd

Loges:

prominent

ChristiAhs
men

was

that

the
was

cansecure immortal introduced

read that

etermal

matter life Pneuma

Spirit

and essentially corruptible a only through receiving portion the to of God. According some is

that
of

Pneuma

(We by

Being,) sparate union mgstica! the of teachings

ISED SECRET RITES

the into Valentinius Others. the

material

world

by

Achamoth

from

Sophia

as and a Achamoth Sophia separated that be it could obtained taught however with'the is to -Christ identical (This Loges

Brotherhood
IN IMITATION IS AND

of

the OF

Illuminati).
THE

THEY THEY IN TH]YT WERE

PPLCT-

WHICH

GBEEKS
IUNION' Christian

CALLED
THESE
,

:<

THEIR::MYSTEPIES. MY_STERTFSTHE
BY SOME

IT DEATH ACT share

a more

(possible
RESURRECTION

and)

PROBABLE OF CHRIST ACHIEVED The has

ECTED,
WITH

AND:

YMBDLIC

THE

thus
from

:S6ati:ng
he[
lusts

of

WORSHIPPER the Pneuma.

CHRIST

he until completely 'pneumic' to This is identical of the flesh." in the London. Here we Pre-Nicene Gnosto-Catholic Church held_ and the tenets Wisdom it have of the cardinal one of Religion t ha the strait Path and man must travel narrow way" or the sags of Nirvana the to Eternal leads or of Holiness which Bless their of BODHISM. Buddhists in secret teachings He goes is the

progress;&vely

would become liberated the beliefs

onto Holy
work

the
sharer the

Christian
in

sag: redeemed

"In
To

the

Gnostic
the Gnosis these the for
have

schemes and

of
his

salvation
a

through
bring
not

by becoming
reach

Spirit.

within
been

was

redemptive and,nothing faith{

of Christy the kind of

justification
taught
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(of
the

a)

could

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Page
In the

28
doctrine of Christ

Gnostic.
ance

early

of
or

place this).
natural
ruled

the time It
was

Gospels

Gnostic the death

ODES OF

indeed
was

(See the brought

These material
same

SOL00N
or or

for

not further who

before localised

the

appearin

evidence

of

about
are

directly According

beings.
over

the
to

angels world (See

archons and Paul

reference
was

was and it form of Jesus (See CONTRA. Irenaeus OMN.HAER.Book I c.2% v.l otherwise the it is the as of Wisdom same the teachings Religion). the of In made Basilides the archons world was System by the of this of whom Jehovah was the aeon) (archons chief and the and enemies the God c.24 v.4) hi of were they Supreme The of the Gmostie Paul was as Chrislt' we teachings FIRST EPISTLE iln.th@ TO THE "We read CORINTHIANS c.6 v.7 the of God in a which of Archons none speak ixe wisdom mystery translated versions [e6n im of this ( Was is our or of "princes but is in this the reality 'primordial planetary spirits) world" it they had would have not crucified the knew .for they known Lord6f trme Valentinius the of this Glory" the Archon d Devil and his readers Satan:"Be Ignatius warning against world wote foulness not anointed with the the the of of doctrine Archon of this the from aeon ( an emanation Divine of one the substance, of EPHESIANS this its c.18 creator)." Iamblichus v.1. genii world in DE [YSTERIES Book his the full meaning II Chapter 3 gives he of Archantes Iamblichus a or Archons was great Theurgist an who lived excellent and and in holy life mystic was a great
made

by

this inferior

idea).

angels

superand created for PISTIS SOPHIA to the world Carpocrate, slew the .visible they who had

indirectly

by

evil

(Irenaeusibid,

similia_r 81

....

<

mystic c4

learning.
The satement also say the

of

Jesus
our

in

TTHEW that he hear

c.7
Jesus says:

V.6
did

and teach have

in

MARK

v.10-11 to of c.1

verffie
In

claim

Wisdom

Religionj
to

things
truths ACTS

you
ee

JOPLN but
were an

c.16
ye

v.12
cannot not

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the

the yetmany
direct
In
or

Mysteries

yet
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given
a

to the of of God." Kingdom things pertaining the Catholic to esoteric either Protestant a or accept Testament be cohtained in the New would impossible'i - simply the blinded fables of Churc their are of because by the eyes and she her which has ithe falsehoods fostered Rome upqn people Of study of the Christian edicts form hen: and early against any has the she and alone true She that she knowclaims literat!ure. in the of modern be held cannot but this research light ledge are of mental fields in spiritual knowledge{ yet Catholics zany of all advances Church for the the knowledge and scientto slaves the of Church Protestants are aping research. simple parrots ific blind insistence one blind both their but by upon people Rome the (not other faith and y the!r priests) obedient and parsons and mixers not and intellectual spirit :g66d Bocial solely being awakened. . ually

ledge:

we v.3 "...speaking

indication

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To ask wisdom

i
.

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THE

EPISTLE

OF

POLYCfP

c.7

says:

"...that

nothing

is

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29

suggest
Jesus.

that

but youl Polycarp

to
was

me

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opened"
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on

Bishop

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Antioch,
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he

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perfect
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High
from

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teachers McKenzie and

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CYCLOPAEDL PETER the opener,

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CHAIR Bower in year

St(?)Peter,
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Ancient'Mysteries
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but

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posterity page 7 cleaned

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km.owledge
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HISTORY

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says:

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to

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reader may will

and

then

demonstrate to be held

silentlyo"

truth

to of

exhibit
the

silence,
and

contemporary

not,
requisit
which

his go. to Writers the Church

on

Confessor this of
does the work

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Catholic
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period,
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receive

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.

30

true to commun-. us knowledge,.onot enjoining distinctionhat is said to them in parables which reveals hidden called ,Instruction tings is ILLUMINATION is the (this of the Brolierhood of the as it purpose llluminati) the is Teacher the lid only who tuucovers of the ARK (or ARGHA the Fount of True Clemens to who must have Knowledge)." refers Plato co!cured his when he "We must in quotes: teachings speak enigmas l that should the tablet come leaves (petroma) its on by mischance of
either See reveals will

traditions to all without

by Clement
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sea

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reads

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revelation
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in the the of with the word

PETROi
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or

from PETER

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We of them
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and

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connects
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Peter)
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definitely
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Wisdom Tablets
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Templei

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Christianity
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verified

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to

Origen's:
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teachings
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milk it"
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INNER

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he accused
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THE
ORIGEN did

TRUTH? CONTRA Jesus who

THE TRADITIONS ONLY FOLLOWING OF OLDER RESPECT." In the same IN THIS Work by '.,,for he to cwn His says: privately up to

RELIGIONS

AND

PHILSOFHS

0rigen
disciples

CELSUS
open

all
know

things
His

esteeming
wisdom"

above

the

multitude

those

desired

Origen
says:

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referring Scriptures
but

to have
a

the

Scriptures
not

the notice of For such is written in the forms of certain Mysteries of Divine which there is ONE OPINION respecting Things THROUGHO THE WHOLE the Law is indeed CHURCH which spiritual; that but the which the lair NOT KNOWN spiritual meaning convey s is TO ALL but to those the grace on whom of the is only Holy Spirit the bestowed in words Of wisdom and DE PRINCIPIIS. howledge" this statement is conclusive honest Surely to searcher for any the did have two for the Truth that Christianity one teachings} and the mass other for thosewho be to trainedand were prepared initiated into them a through com.munity. mystic escapes
i

at first most men the image

slght

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having only

two such is

meanings
apparent

Marc

Fathers of understand true Gnosis this Father

ferrences to

ion the devout Christ_an Gnostic the accuses Church the to their to teaching people accSrding ability the Of the Christ due without to teachings regard of the of wrote Jesus Tertullian Mysteries against

the
re-

and
the

accuses

him

of

Christ It is physical very, unfortunate Marcion's two known workS. ANTTTV,qTS and APOST OLICOH O-F NOTE:The name, BROTHERHOOD THE [VErZF%,s been chged to: BROTHERHOOD IHE PLaQUe_ 0

deletingll

from

the

Gospels,
were

all

that done

Page
away
to with of

31

by
the for follower
to
we

the

much Testament

being
so

hateful

Churches: them but

The says:

the

that these two revealed We infer books of the New the and of Epistles Gospels tampering the the for of Post.-Nicene liking Fathers: Marci0n which the is of Gnosls on] teach Paul would the Fathers and the Divines of the present-day with well ttnderstand their fears and can sympathise Truth must told be Fathers.
o

on 12 page op,cit. the Valentinius in middle a elaborated to degree which over a considerable Catholic time..The implies development trace back the Of the Valentinian writers century do in fact: that is the of Simon to to the t6 time days Magnus gnosis say: he Marcion asserted that had his of derived form the of A.p6stlea. the from of Paul..and admitted the by theologians teaching gnosms at the existence the of Gnosticism in was that a Jewish begirm_ing irst come under oThe Pauline Gnosticism to have f centuryo, appears the Greek the of and the influence story Mystery Gospel Re!igion. the ACTS writer of has not been able it also,. ,That reacted upon the fact that whehhe went to to disguise Paul Rome: remained the Church and from Christian there quite apart taught indepently to not been: have able find of Christevidence o,,Theologians any that Gnosticism the first like ian in the secon of century have to would down labelled come us "HEREST'.., centy clearlyl But the did in in the first Catholic not exist sense Christianity There is canonical and no no century. consequently doctrine first Of o,The Christian Gnostics the not are heresy to century found be in communities a united Catholic Church to antagonistic which did then Pauline survived not exist..The through Epistles

writer

Of

CRITICAL

ANALYSIS
and

"The of

Gnostic the 2nd

of sysbems century...have

Marcion been

":

their Early
fact

having
Pauline bjas been the

been

rendered

by
THE

Christianity deliberately of Paul composition

:

was
,

innocuous not

obscured Citholia of

by extensive Gnostic only by catholic

but
in

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the
ACTS

The

theologians:

and
OF

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speaches
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a

APOSTLESo" The

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DOCETAE

were
body
so

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Christian

of

claimed celestial

that

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either
ti all fact

origin
and
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d
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proves&
THE states SECOND. EPISTLE TO in the CORINTHIANS our is "But if Gnostic gospel rendering: yet original the that whom them are veiled to it is among perishing veiled the minds of that hath blinded the this aeon god of unbelieving: who was Christ the of the the of of the image glory Gospel Light : should dawn it is not them. of God Seeing God: who shined upon the to to of of out'hearts the Gnosis the in glory light give face of Chris." God in the

St.Paul:

....

in

the

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32.
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in

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PLATO puts
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in

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(Greek):
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philosophers,
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designates
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perfect
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the archons secret

And

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a

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it
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page 90, %hat .P.Bl ats y references Paults concerning can

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by those mystae
in the the of reference KNOW. The and was

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ELEUSIS

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and
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.

BACCHUS
e.

MYSTERIES.
achons

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to Paul's

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the

Eleusians

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:

In mater-builder" of 90-91
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"

was

wise

H.P,BiaVatsky
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the

quotation:

expression

Paul Mysteries or revelation

by
that this soul real
In

and

master,builder be considered may the third of part

I.Corinhian use'd 6nl/

as
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NVEILED
c.3
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Bible
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r

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In is

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SOVEREIGN
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GENERAL others
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sight of Bishop the right

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Bishops

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from directly thisbe.has, come the literature.of tNf.0ughout the Christian student.'will Era
ences

33 Page the 'heathen' first the

find

Mysteries.
three
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Scattered
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