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limits the sum total of their gods, will hardly bear even a forced' interpretatio eomana. if in the place of sun and moon we put apollo and diana, they at once contradict that deeply rooted])eculiarity of the teutonic way of thinking, which conceives of the sun as a female, and of the moon as a male being, which could not have escaped the observation of the eoman, if it had penetrated deeper. and vulcan, similar to the norse loki, but one of those divinities of whom there is least trace to be found in the rest of teutondom, had certainly less foundation than the equally visible and helpful deities of the nourishing earth, and of the quickening, fish-teeming, ship-sustaining water. i can only look upon caesar's statements as a half-true and roughcast opinion, which, in the face of the more

ntiquity went to work in identifying foreign names of gods with german, and conversely german with foreign. the romans in their descriptions cared a great deal more to make themselves partially understood by a free translation, than, by preserving barbarous vocables, to do a service to posterity. at the same time they did not go arbitrarily to work, but evidently with care. caesar's sol, luna and vulcan are perhaps what satisfies us least; but tacitus seems never to use the names of roman deities, except advisedly and with reflection. of the gods, he names only mercury and mars (germ. 9. ann. 13, 57. hist. 4, 64; of deified heroes, hercules, castor and pollux (germ. 9, 43; of goddesses, 120 gods. isis (germ. 9, the terra mater by her german name (germ. 40, and the mater deum (germ. 45. inc

ohi, a being from the giant province beside a kinsman and companion of the gods. this is no mere play upon words, the two really signify the same tiling from different points of view, logi the natural force of fire, and loki, with a shifting of the sound, a shifting of the sense: of the burly giant has been made a sly seducing villain. the two may be compared to the prometheus and the hephajstus (vulcan) of the greeks; okeanos was a friend and kinsman of the former. but the two get mixed up. in loki, sa er flestu iuu raesr (sn. 4g, who devises the most of ill, we see also the giant demon who, like hephaestus, sets the gods a-laughing; his limping reminds us of hephsestus and the lame fire (n. cap. 76, his chaining of prometheus's, for loki is put in chains like his son fenrir. as hephaestu

in, and robbed her of the necklace^ homer says nothing about that, but (ii. 14, 165-8) he knows of here's ^axa/io, top ol<^t'xo9 viofreyja, especially as the t/u.a9 is spoken of directly after? hephaistos (vulcan, who built his mother the curiously contrived bedchamber, answers to the dwarfs who forged the necklace for freyja. the identity of frigg and freyja with here and aphrodite must after this mythus be as plain as day. 10. folla. sindgund. another thing that betrays the confusion of frigg with freyja is, that the goddess folld, now proved by the merseburg poem to belong to our german mythology

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work, was thrown from mount olympus by his father zeus because he took the part of his mother hera in a quarrel; as a result of the fall, he became lame. he created armour, weapons and jewels for the gods in his workshop beneath the volcanic mount etna, in sicily, and as a reward was given aphrodite as his unwilling bride. he was among the least charismatic of the gods, but his roman counterpart, vulcan, fashioned jupiter's thunderbolts. hephaestus is patron of metal-workers in much of the western world and in the middle east from where his cult originated. he is effective in all rituals for craftsmanship, for the acquisition of wealth and treasures, for the development of skills and precision and for controlled power for a particular purpose. deities of healing aesculapius aesculapius was

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udge has hands. line 32 bis. the hebrew is alim chayyim, the living gods. col. xxiii. nothing and neither p nor p) and beaten and scattered corpse each denote two different meditations. col. xxxv. agrippa (de occ. phil. tom ii cap xiv) in his orphic scale of the number twelve refers the twelve principle gods of rome to the zodiac: a pallas (minerva) b venus c phoebus d mercury e jupiter f ceres g vulcan h mars i diana j vesta k juno l neptune. crowley included most of these, omitting only jupiter and phoebus. col. xxxvi. the evangelists follow their traditional attribution to the kerubim. godwin gives the apostles thus (he does not state his source: a matthias b thaddeus c simon d john e peter f andew g bartholemew h phillip i james son of zebedee j thomas k matthew l james son of alpheus

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:zeus (as air, diana of :diana (as moon: ephesus (as phallic stone: 10 :persephone (adonis, psyche :ceres :11 :zeus :jupiter: 12 :hermes :mercury: 13 :artemis, hecate :diana: 14 :aphrodite :venus: 15 :athena :mars, minerva: 16:(here :venus: 17 :castor& pollux, apollo the :casto& pollux (janus: diviner: 18 :apollo the charioteer :mercury: 19 :demeter (borne by lions :venus (repressing the fire of: vulcan: 20:(attis:(attis) ceres, adonis: 21 :zeus :jupiter (pluto: 22 :themis, minos, aeacus, and :vulcan: rhadamanthus :23 :poseidon :neptune: 24 :ares :mars: 25 :apollo, artemis (hunters :diana (as archer: 26 :pan, priapus (erect hermes :pan, vesta, bacchus, priapus: and bacchus: 27 :ares :mars: 28:(athena, ganymede :juno: 29 :poseidon :neptune: 30 :helios, apollo :apollo :31 :hades :vulcan, plu

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r. all. amen. sphinx. fasting. hermanubis. song. typhon. feasting. c.i.c.t. grace. sphinx. music. hermanubis. dancing. typhon. love. c.i.c.t. the end. typhon "draws the veil" 43 the rite of mars officers brother sol in aries "white robe, white and gold nemmes, sceptre (mars) brother mars "red robe, sword (venus) sister scorpio "green robe, violin, sword (athena) brother aries "violet robe, spear (vulcan) brother capricornus "black robe, tom-tom, sword "a guard of" probationers "armed "mars is throned in the south, scorpio on his right, aries on his left. in the east is also a veil, behind which is sol in aries. in the north is capricornus, crouching, kept from the altar by the guard" 47 the rite of mars "charcoal in censer alight. no incense" brother sol "is concealed behind the veil in th

y limbs? whose wave-washed body swims that nurtured thee, and found herself a grave? 56 but thou, o thou, hast risen from the deep! all mortals mourn and weep to see thee, seeing that all love must die besides thy beauty, see thee and despair! deadly as thou art fair, i cry for all mankind- they are slain, even as i [sor. scorpio "takes crown off["a pause [brother capricornus "dances the dance of vulcan to anvil-music in gradually increasing red light, at end rushes to throne and finds" mars "and" scorpio "their weapons laid aside, in each other's arms] bro. capricornus. ah, wanton [sor. scorpio "takes violin and charms the offended deity, who retires pacified<mars. brethren in arms, this is not defeat, but victory! for though i be dethroned, not to

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

y logos embodies. it became geometrically linked with two other centres, of which venus was one, and logoic kundalini circulating with tremendous force through this adjusted triangle brought about that intensification of vibration in the human family which resulted in individualisation. we might here enumerate the schemes as a basis for our further work: the seven planets, centres, or schemes: 1. vulcan (the sun, exoterically considered. 2. venus. 3. mars. 4. earth. 5. mercury. 6. jupiter. 7. saturn. the three synthesising planets- 217- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. uranus. 2. neptune. 3. saturn. the one resolver. the sun. i would caution you here against attaching any importance to the sequence followed in numbering these seven schemes, either in connection with

dom. when three fifths of the units (deva and human) that go to the composition of the vehicles of any planetary logos are entering upon the path, then the process of transmutation is entered upon. the faculty of mind is then an instrument for creative use, and not the "slayer of the real" and a barrier to the free life of the spirit. again, it must be noted that earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, and vulcan are as yet developing manas, and the stage achieved in each varies, and is not for exoteric publication. the heavenly men of these schemes have not yet succeeded in bringing their bodies to the stage where transmutation on a large scale is possible. they are approaching it, and when the necessary three fifths is reached, then they will begin to transmute on a larger scale. the earth scheme

ric publication. the heavenly men of these schemes have not yet succeeded in bringing their bodies to the stage where transmutation on a large scale is possible. they are approaching it, and when the necessary three fifths is reached, then they will begin to transmute on a larger scale. the earth scheme has about one fifth in process of transmutation in one or other of the globes at this time and vulcan has very nearly two fifths. we might here point out that though we are concerned primarily with manas in the human cells in the body of a planetary logos, yet we must remember that the deva units in some schemes preponderate. although from the standpoint of a human being the devas are in no way considered as coming under the influence of manas, as we understand it, yet from another angle th

lates, that geometrises and that holds sway over the form side, governing the elemental forces of nature. the physical plane is the most concrete exemplification of the form side; it holds the divine life imprisoned or enmeshed at its densest point, and it works at this time in line with the seventh law. in a mysterious way this law is the reverse side of the first, or the law of vibration. it is vulcan and neptune in opposition, which is as yet an almost incomprehensible thing for us. the densest form of expression on the physical plane is after all but a form of synthesis; just as the rarest form of expression on the highest plane is but unity or synthesis of a finer kind. one is the synthesis of matter, and the other the synthesis of life. this law governs the seventh chain in each sche

can scarcely conceive of them. they are on the line of the buddhas of activity, but the above named are free for this mahamanvantara, whereas these particular egos have yet somewhat to work out. they could only "come in" in the middle of the fifth round, and were a group of initiates who arrested their own evolution (technically speaking) in order to take up a special piece of work on the planet vulcan; therefore, they must return to continue and complete that which has been left undone. owing to the results of their experience on vulcan, the physical vehicle necessitated is of such an order that they could not at this time, and in this round, incarnate without disaster. individualisation in the next round will begin to show indications of the third method, that of the next system. this m

ho seeks detailed information as to the agnishvattas of the earth chain has but to study the secret doctrine. we have attempted to carry the thought of the student beyond his own tiny sphere to the consideration of the work of the manasadevas in the solar system. in every scheme they have their place, but in some as in the jupiter scheme they are just beginning their work, and in others as in the vulcan and venus schemes their work is nearly completed. venus is in her last round, and has nearly developed her fourth kingdom to perfection, or as much as it is possible in the system. in the earth scheme, they are in full tide of work, and only in the next round will they demonstrate the height of their activity. they pass cyclically through the schemes and under law the law of karma for the p

the direct transmitters of energy to the atomic triangle, receiving it from the middle group. more of their work it is not possible to detail, for the work of the agnishvattas is vast and intricate, and differs also in the various schemes in certain particulars. those who are working in the uranus, the neptune, and the saturn scheme work somewhat differently to those functioning in the venus, the vulcan, the mars, the mercury, the jupiter, the- 459- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust earth and the exoteric saturn scheme, and so do the manasadevas of the inner round. we should note here that we again have a triplicity of groups, representing a triplicity of force, and herein lies a hint. in the central list of schemes the middle and lower group of agnishvattas are active

prana- 701- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust earth the school of magnetic response. another name given to its pupils is "the graduates of painful endeavour" or the "adjudicators between the polar opposites" a further hint to be taken in connection with the two names above given, is that its graduates are said to undergo examination upon the third subplane of the astral plane. vulcan the school for fiery stones. there is a curious connection between the human units who pass through its halls and the mineral kingdom. the human units on the earth scheme are called in mystical parlance "the living stones; on vulcan they are called "fiery stones" jupiter the school of beneficent magicians. this planet is sometimes called in the parlance of the schools, the "college of quadr

aths..s. d, ii, 332, note. g. the seven manus..s. d, i, 488. h. the flames..s. d, ii, 258. they came from previous kalpas..s. d, ii, 99. their nature is knowledge and love..s. d, ii, 275; s. d, ii, 619. the seven sacred planets are: 1. saturn..2. jupiter. 3. mars..4. sun (substitute for another. 5. venus..6. mercury. 7. moon (substitute for another. neptune and uranus are not here enumerated, nor vulcan. the orbit of neptune includes apparently the entire ring-pass-not. vulcan is within the orbit of mercury. each one of the heavenly men manifests through a chain of seven globes. all the seven logoi influence a chain, but one of them is the incarnating entity. they influence: a. some globe in chain..b. some plane..c. some round. d. some world period..e. some rootrace..f. some subrace. g. so

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

mind and to the inadequacy of words. the planned activity of every ray qualifies every form found within its body of manifestation. we come now to a technical statement which must be accepted for the sake of argument, being incapable of proof. all the lords of the rays create a body of expression, and thus the seven planets have come into being. these are their major expressions. the sun (veiling vulcan) jupiter saturn mercury venus mars the moon the energies of these seven lives however are not confined to their planetary expressions, but- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust sweep around the confines of the solar system just as the life impulses of a human being his vital forces, his desire impulses, and his mental energies sweep th

d with the planetary rays or with the fact that some of the planets are considered as "sacred planets" and some are not. i am here using the words "planetary influence" in the same sense as the astrologer uses them, for he is not dealing, either, with the basic planetary rays. it might be stated therefore that the planetary relations in this cycle are as follows: 1. the mineral kingdom. pluto and vulcan. 2. the vegetable kingdom .v enus and jupiter. 3. the animal kingdom. the moon and mars. 4. the human kingdom. mercury and saturn. 5. the kingdom of souls. neptune and uranus. 6. synthesising these five. the sun. there are other planetary influences to be felt, and hidden forces likewise play upon our planetary life, but these are the major influences bringing about the desired results in t

ging about the desired results in the kingdoms of nature under the plan. it must be remembered that these are the cyclic influences dominant at this time, and that they change from cycle to cycle. for instance, a disciple who is upon the path is strongly influenced by mercury and by saturn, but when he begins his training for the first initiation he has to contend with the influences of pluto and vulcan; the training for the second initiation brings him under neptunian influences with venus and jupiter contending for control. the link with the vegetable kingdom is then strong, and hence the frequent recognition of "astral perfumes" which the disciple can note. before the first initiation, the static mineral world within him has been broken up- 155- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: e

nd the egoic. 3. that two rays are therefore in esoteric conflict in each planet. i but indicate one of the rays, and i do not tell you whether it is the egoic or personality ray of the particular planetary logos. too much accuracy and too detailed information is not at this time good for humanity, which is yet too selfish to be entrusted with it. the planets and rays sacred ray non-sacred ray 1. vulcan .1 st ray. 1. mars. 6th ray. 2. mercury .4 th ray. 2. earth. 3rd ray. 3. venus. 5th ray. 3. pluto. 1st ray. 4. jupiter. 2nd ray. 4. the moon. 4th ray. 5. saturn. 3rd ray. veiling a hidden planet. 6. neptune. 6th ray. 5. the sun. 2nd ray. 7. uranus. 7th ray. veiling a hidden planet. i deal here with the major ray cycles and not with the minor cycles. two rays, you will note, are apparently n

the secrets of a certain major initiation, and i may not further elucidate here. suffice it to say that the sacred planets are seven in number, making a totality of twelve planetary manifestations. it will be obvious to the observant reader also that certain sacred planets and certain non-sacred planets have a close relation with each other through the rays which influence them. these are: ray i. vulcan. pluto. ray ii .j upiter. the sun. ray iii. saturn. the earth. ray iv .m ercury .t he moon. ray vi .n eptune .m ars. these relationships will provide a somewhat new field of investigation for astrologers. you will note therefore how peculiarly this earth on which we live is suited to the development of the incarnating sons of god. man comes forth, as do all lives within the radius of influe

" seventh ray "let the builders cease their work. the temple is completed. let the soul enter into its heritage and from the holy place command all work to end. then in the silence subsequent let him chant forth the word `the creative work is over. i, the creator, am. naught else remains but me" references to the secret doctrine ray 1. will or power planet. sun, substituting for the veiled planet vulcan. day. sunday. exoteric colour .o range. s.d.iii. p. 478. esoteric colour. red. human principle. prana or life-vitality. divine principle. the one life. spirit. this is regarded as a principle only when our seven planes are seen as the seven sub-planes of the cosmic physical plane. element. the akasha "it is written- 261- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyrigh

terically, this principle of vitality or prana is seated in the centre at the base of the spine. note: esoterically speaking, the planets which are the expression of the three major rays are: ray i. uranus. ray ii. neptune. ray iii. saturn. a study of this will make it apparent why saturn is ever the stabiliser. in this present cycle, the two rays of power and love are directing their energies to vulcan and jupiter, whilst saturn's attention is turned towards our planet, the earth. thus we have the ten rays of perfection, the vehicles of manifestation of what h.p.b. calls "the imperfect gods" the planetary logoi. see a treatise on cosmic fire, where this is elaborated. use the index. the rays and the planes- 264- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

e of personality control. this is, as you know, a thing to be overcome in all nations and individuals- 44- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust governing great britain, therefore, are the following energies, working through the zodiacal signs and the ruling planets: great britain 1. gemini with its rulers, mercury, venus and the earth> nation. 2. taurus with its rulers, venus and vulcan. 3. leo with its ruler, the sun> capital. 4. libra with its rulers, venus, uranus and saturn. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. the personality ray will or power. 1st. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming via the planetary rulers: a. ray 4. harmony through conflict, via mercury, leading to a definite link with germany (as a study of the earlier tabulation will show. it account

pment. c. ray 3. active intelligence or adaptability, via the earth and also via the planet saturn as it appears among the rulers of libra. here you have a clue as to why the british empire covers the earth, for there is a close connection between the earth, as a whole, and great britain. it links great britain also with the third ray personality of france. d. ray 1. will or power, via the planet vulcan. there is in the first ray as it expresses itself through vulcan very little of the destroyer aspect as there is in the planetary influence of pluto, another agent of the first ray. again you find in this ruler of great britain's taurian personality, a link with the first ray german personality. it accounts also for the forging of the chains which tie the empire together, making it a unity

rd towards a goal, irrespective of consequences and implications, yet essentially the inner straight line of foreseen and planned activity will hold italy true to the objective. the following conditioning forces make the story of italy sufficiently clear: italy 1. leo with its ruler, the sun> nation 2. sagittarius with its rulers, jupiter, the earth and mars. 3. taurus- with its rulers, venus and vulcan> capital. 4. leo with its ruler, the sun. 5. soul ray ideals, devotion. 6th. 6. personality harmony through conflict. 4th. 7. ray influences of an indirect nature, coming through the planetary rulers: a. ray 2. love-wisdom, via the sun and jupiter. this again relates italy to the second ray soul of great britain and tends to a basic understanding. i would here point out that in this second

tes the two countries. of this there is one curious little instance, which demonstrates an almost uniform working of this scientific bent for the good of the entire world (venus in relation with jupiter. that is the invention of the telephone by alexander graham bell and the development of the radio by marconi- 47- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust e. ray 1. will or power, via vulcan, the forger and the worker in metals whose influence in this case closely associates itself with the undeveloped aspect of the leonian influence. in the above hints you may find much that is explanatory and much that will clarify british-italian relations. the destinies of the two countries are closely allied and together they can potently affect the german race and influence it towards a b

gittarius with its rulers, jupiter, the earth and mars. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. personality ray idealism devotion. 6th. 7. indirect influences via the planetary rulers are many, and the rays conditioning this country are consequently many, owing to the mixture of races found there. of these influences there are eleven in all, for the earth presents two aspects and the moon veils both vulcan and uranus. a. ray 7. order and magic, via uranus. this influence is inherited from the atlantean world, which still rules the territorial aspect of the states, which is a remnant of old atlantis. it is this that produces the many magical, spiritualistic and occult groups which flourish today in the states. b. ray 2. love-wisdom, via jupiter, thus linking the states closely with great brita

hich still rules the territorial aspect of the states, which is a remnant of old atlantis. it is this that produces the many magical, spiritualistic and occult groups which flourish today in the states. b. ray 2. love-wisdom, via jupiter, thus linking the states closely with great britain and indirectly with france. c. ray 4. harmony through conflict, via the moon, veiling in this case the planet vulcan. vulcan here "forges on his anvil, through fire and blows, that linking network which covers all the nation and makes it hold together" this ray produces the condition which brings together germany and the states, for the fourth ray is the german soul ray and the first ray, which vulcan transmits via the moon, links the german soul and personality to the united states. hence the vast number

states. hence the vast numbers of germans who come to the states in order to escape from the personality activity of germany as it expresses itself through its first ray destroyer aspect. d. ray 4. i enumerate this ray for the second time because it expresses itself here through mercury, the messenger, and emphasises the harmony aspect in contradistinction to the conflict angle which the moon and vulcan together have precipitated. it is the moon-vulcan relation which produces the political conflict which always rages in the states. e. ray 5. concrete knowledge and science, via venus. this confers the intelligence which is so marked in the american people and will eventually determine the lines along which their education will run and their religious organisations. f. ray 3. active intellig

ity of the states, thus presenting very real problems in a young people who are apt always to be fanatical and exclusive. exclusiveness is one of the major weaknesses of the sixth ray type. h. ray 4. this influence appears, as you see, frequently, but this time it is through the moon as it veils uranus. this produces a conflict of a different nature than that which takes place when the moon veils vulcan or transmits the energy of the fourth ray direct. uranus is the medium for- 49- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the 7th ray and the function of its blending with the fourth, via the moon, is to bring about a magical relationship between the many diverse nationalities found in the states and so fuse and blend them into an homogeneous whole which is not the case at this

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

h must some day disappear. in esoteric astrology, the effect of the moon is noted as a thought effect and as the result of a powerful and most ancient thoughtform; nevertheless, the moon has no quality of her own and can transmit nothing to the earth. let me reiterate: the moon is a dead form; it has no emanation at all. that is why the moon is spoken of in the ancient teaching as "veiling either vulcan or uranus" this hint or inference has always been here and astrologers would do well to experiment with this suggestion i have made anent the moon and (instead of working with the moon) let them work with vulcan when dealing with the undeveloped or average man and with uranus when considering the highly developed man. they would find some interesting and convincing results eventuate. studen

e and the material from themselves, and yield themselves to the divine impulse" a treatise on cosmic fire, pages 1196-1207 tabulation iii i. dynamic energy. electric fire cancer 1. sirius. saturn. fifth creative hierarchy capricorn (the 8th unknown) the cardinal cross- 30- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the great aries bear. sun, veiling vulcan. second creative hierarchy libra (the 11th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative

ove within their horoscopes and the will aspect is latent but unexpressed. tabulation v. the unorthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection with disciples and initiates note: in charts connected with the path, progress is from aries to pisces through taurus, etc. constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .m ercury .4 th ray .v irgo .s ame ray. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces" 3. gemini. venus. 5th ray. none. 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. scorpio" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .s agittarius- 41- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology

pisces. pluto. 1st ray. taurus" note: in connection with disciples and the zodiacal signs, gemini and libra are two constellations which through their rulers express 5th and 7th ray energy. for some occult reason, they remain unrelated to any other of the signs. the relation between the other constellations through the planets, as expressing the rays, is as follows: 1. taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto, are related to ray 1. transmutation of desire into sacrifice and of the individual will into the divine will. the world saviour 2. leo and aquarius, through the sun and jupiter, are related to ray 2. development of the individual consciousness into world consciousness. thus a man becomes a world server. the world server 3. sagittarius and capricorn, through the earth and saturn

ion to the fact that in tabulation iv, the relationship is between the planets which rule, and in tabulation v the emphasis is laid upon the conditioning ray. tabulation vi. planetary rulers in 3 tabulations constellation o rthodox d isciple h ierarchies 1. aries .m ars. mercury .u ranus- 42- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. taurus. venus. vulcan. vulcan. 3. gemini. mercury .v enus. the earth. 4. cancer. the moon. neptune. neptune. 5. leo. the sun. the sun. the sun. 6. virgo. mercury .t he moon. jupiter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulat

libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6. virgo. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. plut

n. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio and aquarius, through mercury and moon. e. ray 6 cancer and sagittarius, through neptune and mars- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in view of all the above, and starting with the basic fact of th

he various initiations, the influence of the planets affects the candidate in a totally different manner than earlier. cyclically the energies from the constellations pour through the planetary- 44- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust centres. a. at the first initiation, the disciple has to contend with the crystallising and destroying forces of vulcan and pluto. the influence of vulcan reaches to the very depths of his nature, whilst pluto drags to the surface and destroys all that hinders in these lower regions. b. at the second initiation, the candidate comes under the influence of three planets neptune, venus and jupiter. the three centres solar plexus, heart and throat are actively involved. c. at the third initiation, the moon (veil

s mars and pluto function in connection with the sacral centre (mars) and the solar plexus (pluto. this latter planet becomes active in the life of the man who is "becoming alive in the higher sense, his lower nature passes into the smoke and darkness of pluto, who governs the lesser burning ground, in order that the man may live in truth in the higher land of light" 3. the sun (standing here for vulcan, which is a sacred planet) governs a centre in the front of the throat which is related to the para-thyroids and not to the thyroid gland, which is related to the throat centre. this centre in the front of the throat falls into disuse as the creative period of throat activity begins. it acts as a "mediator" between the higher and the lower creative organs (between the sacral and the throat

thyroids and not to the thyroid gland, which is related to the throat centre. this centre in the front of the throat falls into disuse as the creative period of throat activity begins. it acts as a "mediator" between the higher and the lower creative organs (between the sacral and the throat centres) and leads eventually to that creative activity which is consciously that of the functioning soul. vulcan was one of the first creative workers among men. he was also related to "cain who killed his brother" the symbolism underlying these ancient myths will be easily interpreted by the intuitive student. some of the tasks which i propose to undertake in this section of our treatise on the seven rays are as follows: 1. consider why five of the seven rays express themselves through two sets of pl

urn. gemini, the twins .m ercury .v enus. ii. love-wisdom .v irgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon (veiling a planet. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune- 52- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus, the bull .v enus. vulcan. iv. harmony through. scorpio, the scorpion. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devotion .s agittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. aries, the ram

rtance than appears in his individual life, which the orthodox horoscope seeks to elucidate. it only determines his little destiny and unimportant fate. esoteric astrology indicates his group usefulness and the scope of his potential consciousness. i would remind you here that frequently when the ruler of a sign is given as the sun or the moon i shall speak of one of the hidden planets, uranus or vulcan. these are interchangeable in their use and it is difficult to tell to which the esoteric planet refers unless you have been told. hence my above reference to uranus. in connection with aries, which expresses or is the agent primarily of the first ray of will or power, the ray of the destroyer, it should be stated that first ray energy comes from the divine prototype in the great bear, that

him to enter into the life and mind of the planetary logos, has dealt only with the second division and that in its lowest aspect. two other points might here be touched upon, and for their understanding you will have to accept my statements as temporary hypotheses at least, for you are in no position to know them as truth for yourselves. exoteric astrology has said and it is widely accepted that vulcan, uranus, pluto and neptune do not govern signs but only have affinity with them. i am touching upon this here because we are going to consider the planet pluto in relation to pisces. this affinity has only stated a partial truth and is only temporarily true from the standpoint of the modern astrologer. their existence has only been inferred or discovered within the last two or three centuri

entually there has to be the complete fusion of love and mind before a world saviour can manifest and function efficiently, and this is pre-eminently the final result of the forces of the mutable cross, as they work out the qualities released by the planets active in pisces, sagittarius, virgo and gemini. these planets are: orthodox jupiter and mercury. esoteric pluto. the earth. the moon (hiding vulcan) and venus. as you know, pluto stands for death or the region of death; the earth stands for the sphere of experience; the moon or vulcan stands for the glorification, through purification and detachment, of matter, and venus stands for the emergence of the love principle through the directing power of the mind. students will find it interesting to work out the implications for themselves

recognitions and the reactions which condition man's consciousness when he is preparing to transfer off the mutable cross and mount the fixed cross. he comes, therefore, 1. through venus under the power of mind, transmuted into wisdom through the instrumentality of love. 2. through the moon under the bondage of form in order through form experience to achieve release and the "uplift of matter" in vulcan. 3. through the earth under the influence of planetary experience (which is different to individual experience) in order to transmute his personal consciousness into group awareness. 4. through pluto under the destroying power of death death of desire, death of the personality and of all which holds him between the pairs of opposites, in order to achieve the final liberation. pluto or death

ter mars, presenting opportunity to work off karma and to be successful in so doing and indicating the method employed, that of conflict and of war. leo gives us jupiter, the moon and mars. he indicates, therefore, the success which is incident to proved discipleship and consequent readiness for initiation, the seeing of the vision with which jupiter rewards the disciple, and the experience which vulcan confers. vulcan has been hitherto hidden, but its influence has steadily superseded all lunar control, for the personality or form side of life is lost to sight in the radiance of the sun, the soul. the light of vulcan and the light of the sun are one light and these three mercury, vulcan and the sun stand for a synthesis and a radiance which eventually dims the light of mercury and it "fal

een hitherto hidden, but its influence has steadily superseded all lunar control, for the personality or form side of life is lost to sight in the radiance of the sun, the soul. the light of vulcan and the light of the sun are one light and these three mercury, vulcan and the sun stand for a synthesis and a radiance which eventually dims the light of mercury and it "falls" into the background and vulcan too becomes invisible and only the sun remains. we have consequently a vision of the sun, the experience of the personality and effort, which is the mode of attainment governed by mars. the keywords of this sign are obvious in their implications. where the personality is concerned and the wheel rotates in the normal manner for the ordinary average or undeveloped person, the word is "and the

and which he has learned to control and use; in other cases, the soul energies intensify certain of the personality forces and the effect of the exoteric planets is supplemented by an increasingly steady inflow of the energies of the esoteric planets, and these begin to have a dominantly esoteric effect. in capricorn, for instance, the influence of saturn is both exoteric and esoteric; in taurus, vulcan has both an esoteric and hierarchical effect, whilst in leo the sun rules all three the exoteric, the esoteric and the hierarchical life. this we will study somewhat later in this section and when we come to the consideration of the constellation leo. planetary influences are unusually potent in aquarius during this world cycle because it is, in a peculiar way, a culminating sign for the ma

third, that on the path of discipleship three constellations control and lead up to the activity of capricorn, at which time initiation becomes possible. fourth, on the path of initiation the activity of all the three crosses is felt simultaneously through the medium of the "released powers" of taurus, libra and pisces. you will note also that the first ray influence, expressing through pluto and vulcan, is only felt in a positive manner upon the path of discipleship. this first ray potency has only lately been experienced by humanity as a whole as it neared the stage of being the world disciple, and vast numbers relatively stood upon the path of discipleship and probation. hence the recent discovery of pluto and the sensed power- 100- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric ast

nner upon the path of discipleship. this first ray potency has only lately been experienced by humanity as a whole as it neared the stage of being the world disciple, and vast numbers relatively stood upon the path of discipleship and probation. hence the recent discovery of pluto and the sensed power- 100- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust of vulcan, veiled by the potency of mercury and hidden behind the planet. second ray influences and potencies are abidingly present and pour into our planetary sphere and life, via the sun (veiling a hidden planet) and jupiter. these sweep the forces of leo, sagittarius, pisces, aquarius and virgo into and through our entire planet and all its kingdoms in nature. from the above few points, hints can

y lives manifesting in the vehicle of expression which we call the solar system. all these respond to the influences of the first ray- 117- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust which is, to all intents and purposes, the energy of divine embodied will, which has been esoterically described as "unavoidable directed purpose" within our solar system, vulcan and pluto are expressions or custodians of this first ray energy and are, as i have told you, esoteric planets. the first indication of the true spiritual will only begins to manifest upon the path of discipleship hence the late discovery of these two planets (late in point of time and from the angle of human knowledge) for it is only in this aryan race period that humanity is to any large

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are viewed as one integrated whole and as the four aspects of one vital circulatory system will the truth emerge. only as they are acknowledged to be the four major distributing agents of the combined rays of the individual man will the true nature of material phenomena be grasped. it might be added here that: 1. the etheric vehicle from the circulatory angle, is governed by the moon, as it veils vulcan. 2. the nervous system is ruled by venus. 3. the endocrine system is governed by saturn. 4. the blood stream is governed by neptune. these four systems are in reality the manifestation of the four aspects of matter in its lowest or purely physical expression. there are other aspects of expression of the fundamental substance, but these are the four of greatest importance- 87- a treatise on

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

t the new disciple on the way. the teacher called. the gods replied. they came and gave to hercules their gifts and many words of sage advice, knowing the tasks ahead and the perils of the way. minerva handed him a robe, woven by herself, a robe that fitted well, of beauty rare and fine. he put it on, with triumph and with pride; exulting in his youth he had to prove himself, a golden breastplate vulcan forged for hercules, to guard his heart, the source of life and strength. this golden gift was girded on, and, shielded thus, the new disciple felt secure. he had yet to prove his strength. neptune arrived with horses twain and handed them, in leash, to hercules. straight from the place of waters came they, of beauty rare and proven strength. and hercules was pleased, for he had yet to prov

f vocation. the vocation of elijah had passed on to elisha; the vocation of the christ, the world savior, came to an end at the crucifixion [25] when he entered upon greater and more important work. the wisdom that was now realized by hercules because he had made the at-onement with the soul, impressed upon him a sense of vocation. he was pledged to the spiritual life and nothing could deter him. vulcan gave him a golden breastplate, magnetic and protective, the symbol of energy, emanating from high sources of spiritual power, which will enable the aspirant to undertake the twelve labors and go forward unafraid. from neptune, the god of the waters, he received horses. the symbology underlying this gift is very interesting. horses, as well as neptune, the god of the waters and the deity of

as has been noted, making it the outstanding sign of synthesis. including virgo itself, we have nine signs or energies interplaying, the number of the months of gestation of the human embryo. again "as above so below. the orthodox ruler of the sign is mercury "the versatile energy of the son of mind, the soul, the intermediary between the father and mother. the esoteric ruler is the moon, veiling vulcan. the moon rules the form and we are again reminded that it is the will of god to manifest through the form. vulcan is an expression of first ray energy, while the moon exerts fourth ray energy; jupiter is the hierarchical ruler representing the second creative hierarchy (divine builders of earth's planetary manifestation, and brings in second ray energy. the tibetan points out that mercury

be sought; from the angle of soul "i come forth and from the plane of mind, i rule. taurus, the bull element: earth sign (as are also virgo and capricorn- 121- the labours of hercules quality: desire, for the mass of men; will or directed purpose for the disciple. polar opposite: scorpio, water sign (conflict of duality; desire overcome; triumphant discipleship. rulers: exoteric, venus; esoteric, vulcan. keywords: from the angle of form "let struggle be undismayed; from the angle of soul "i see and when the eye is opened, all is illumined. gemini, the twins element: air sign (as are also libra and aquarius. quality: duality. love-wisdom. fluidity. control of every pair of opposites. the underlying love of deity reaches our solar system through gemini. polar opposite: sagittarius. a fire si

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

ps, and thenwhen dressed the race begins again.as the vast storm-cloud falls in glittering drops, even so the great myths of the olden time are bro-ken up into small fairy-tales, and as these drops in turn reuniteen rivire ou sur lestang,(on silent lake or streamlet lone,)as villon hath it, even so minor myths are again formed from the fallen waters. in this story we clear-ly have the dog made by vulcan and the wolf jupiter settled the question by petrifying them asyou may read in julius polluxhis fifth book, or any other on mythology. is canis fuit postea jove inlapidem conversus. page 54 this is pretty, but it is only imitation, and neither in form or spirit really equal to the incantations,which are sincere in faith. and it may here be observed in sorrow, yet in very truth, that in a ve

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pure and spotless, and therefore espoused by him as his wife. of the two was born an incombustible oil; for mercury became so proud that he hardly knew himself. he put twelve keys of basil valentine 17 of 95 forth eagle feathers, and devoured the slippery tail, of the dragon, and challenged mars to battle. then mars summoned his horsemen, and bade them enclose mercury in prison under the ward of vulcan, until he should be liberated by one of the female sex. when this became known, the other planets assembled and held a deliberation on the question, what would be the best and wisest course to adopt. when they were met together, saturn first came forward, and delivered himself as follows: i, saturn, the greatest of the planets in the firmament, declare here before you all, that i am the mea

nt his knees, inclined his sceptre, and with great authority twelve keys of basil valentine 18 of 95 bade them carry out the demand of saturn. he added that he would punish everyone who did not aid the execution of this sentence. then mars presented himself, with sword drawn v v a sword that shone with many colours, and gave out a beautiful and unwonted splendour. this sword he gave to the warder vulcan, and bade him slay mercury, and burn him, together with his bones, to ashes. this vulcan consented to do. while he was executing his office, there appeared a beautiful lady in a long, silver robe, intertissued with many waters, who was immediately recognised as the moon, the wife of the sun. she fell on her knees, and with outspread hands, and flowing tears, besought them to liberate her hu

xecuting his office, there appeared a beautiful lady in a long, silver robe, intertissued with many waters, who was immediately recognised as the moon, the wife of the sun. she fell on her knees, and with outspread hands, and flowing tears, besought them to liberate her husband v v the sun v v from the prison in which, through the crafty wiles of mercury, he was being detained by the planets. but vulcan refused to listen to her request; nor was he softened by the moving prayers of lady venus, who appeared in a crimson robe, intertissued with threads of green, and charmed all by the beauty of her countenance and the fragrance of the flowers which she bore in her hand. she interceded with vulcan, the judge, in the chaldee tongue, and reminded him that a woman was to effect the deliverance of

ge in the salt water of the vast ocean, and emerge thence in renovated beauty. plunge thy volatile spirits in a deep spring whose waters never fail, that they may become like their mother, who is hidden therein, and born of three. twelve keys of basil valentine 21 of 95 hungary is my native land, the sky and the stars are my habitation, the earth is my spouse. though i must die and be buried, yet vulcan causes me to be born anew. therefore, hungary is my native land, and my mother encloses the whole world. when all that were present had received these his sayings, he thus continued: cause that which is above to be below; that which is visible, to be invisible; and that which is palpable, to become impalpable. again, let that which is below become that which is above; let the invisible beco

s a stone, and no stone; therein nature alone operates. a fountain flows from it. the fixed part submerges its father, absorbing it, body and life, until the soul is returned to it. and the volatile mother like to him, is produced in her own kingdom; and he by his virtue and power receives greater strength. the volatile mother when prepared surpasses the sun in summer. thus the father by means of vulcan was twelve keys of basil valentine 73 of 95 produced from the spirit. body, soul, and spirit exist in both, whence the whole matter proceeds. it proceeds from one, and is one matter. bind together the fixed and the volatile; they are two, and three, and yet one only. if you do not understand you will attain nothing. adam was in a bath v v wherein venus found her like, which bath the aged dr

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yrian accounts, whose tiles mention seven primitive men, or adams, the real meaning of which name may be ascertained through the kabala. those who know anything of the samothracian mysteries will also remember that the generic name of the kabiri was the "holy fires" which created on seven localities of the island of electria (or samothrace) the "kabir born of the holy lemnos (the island sacred to vulcan. according to pindar (see "philosophumena" miller's edition, p. 98, this kabir, whose name was adamas, was, in the traditions of lemnos, the type of the primitive man born from the bosom of the earth. he was the archetype of the first males in the order of generation, and was one of the seven autochthonous ancestors or progenitors of mankind (ibid, p. 108. if, while coupling with this the f

their best to conceal their true nature, if not their importance. as in the case of the kumaras, the number of the kabeiri is uncertain. some say that there were three or four only; others say seven. aschieros, achiosersa, achiochersus, and camillus may very well stand for the alter egos of the four kumaras- sanat-kumara, sananda, sanaka, and sanatana. the former deities, whose reputed father was vulcan, were often confounded with the dioscuri, corybantes, anaces, etc; just as the kumara, whose reputed father is brahma (or rather, the "flame of his wrath" which prompted him to perform the ninth or kumara creation, resulting in rudra or nilalohita (siva) and the kumaras, were confounded with the asuras, the rudras, and the pitris, for the simple reason that they are all one- i.e, correlativ

s* of the earth; which karshvares in their seven[[footnote(s* no "god" who curses his (supposed) own work, because he has made it imperfect, can be the one infinite absolute wisdom, whether called bel or jehovah* in the indian allegory of tarakamaya, the war between the gods and the asuras headed by soma (the moon, the king of plants, it is viswa-karma, the artificer of the gods, who forges, like vulcan (tubal-kain, their weapons for them* we have said elsewhere that the "woman with child" of revelation (xii) was aime, the great mother, or binah, the third sephiroth "whose name is jehovah; and the "dragon" who seeks to devour her coming child (the universe, is the dragon of absolute wisdom- that wisdom which, recognising the non-separateness of the universe and everything in it from the ab

pious titans, etc- then biblical chronology falls by its own weight, and along with it all the patriarchs- the antediluvian and pre-atlantean titans. as now discovered and proven, cain is mars, the god of power and generation, and of the first (sexual) bloodshed* tubal-cain is a kabir "an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; or- if this will please better- he is one with hephaestos or vulcan; jabal is taken from the kabiri- instructors in agriculture "such as have cattle" and jubal is "the father of all those who handle the harp" he, or they who fabricated the harp for kronos and the trident for poseidon[[footnote(s* vide for further details upon the satanic myth, part ii. on symbolism, in this volume* as he is also vulcan or vul-cain, the greatest god with the later egyptians

production. astronomically, too* he held the birthplace of the day and year, the place of its increase of strength, aries, and likewise the place of its death, scorpio. he held the house of venus, and that of the scorpion. he, as birth, was good; as death, was evil. as good, he was light; as bad, he was night. as good, he was man; as bad, he was woman. he held the cardinal points, and as cain, or vulcan* or pater sadic, or melchizadek, he was lord of the ecliptic, or[[footnote(s* the aeolian name of mars was[[areus, and the greek ares[[ares, is a name over the etymological significance of which, philologists and indianists, greek and sanskrit scholars have vainly worked to this day. very strangely, max muller connects both the names mars and ares with the sanskrit root mar, whence he trace

ration of the yugas) which he dwarfed to 4,320 lunar years before the "birth of christ- as "foreordained" in the sidereal (besides the invisible) heavens, and proved "by the apparition of the star of bethlehem- appeals to suidas and his authority. but suidas had no other warrant for it than his own speculations, and he[[vol. 2, page] 620 the secret doctrine. was no initiate. he cites, as a proof, vulcan, in showing him as having, according to chronological claim, reigned 4,477 years, i.e, 4,477 days, as he thinks, or rendered in years, 12 years, 3 months, and 7 days; he has 5 days in his original- thus committing an error even in such an easy calculation (see suidas, art[[heelios) true, there are other ancient writers guilty of like fallacious speculations- calisthenes, for instance, who a

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inds, and rain" the ancients knew and could distinguish the corporeal from the spiritual elements, in the forces of nature. the four-fold jupiter, as the four-faced brahma- the aerial, the fulgurant, the terrestrial, and the marine god- the lord and master of the four elements, may stand as a representative for the great cosmic gods of every nation. while passing power over the fire to hephaistos-vulcan, over the sea, to poseidon-neptune, and over the earth, to pluto-aidoneus- the aerial jove was all these; for aether, from the first, had pre-eminence over, and was the synthesis of, all the elements. tradition points to a grotto, a vast cave in the deserts of central asia, whereinto light pours through its four seemingly natural apertures or clefts placed crossways at the four cardinal poi

things which ye heard from your father. ye do the works of your father. ye are of your father, the devil. he was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. when one speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own; for his father also is a liar and the father thereof" etc, etc. that "father" of the pharisees was jehovah, because identical with cain, saturn, vulcan, etc- the planet under which they were born, and the god whom they worshipped. evidently there must be an occult meaning sought in these words and admonitions, however mistranslated, since they are pronounced by one who threatened with hell-fire anyone who says simply raca (fool) to his brother (matthew v, 22. and evidently, again, the planets are not merely spheres, twinkling in space, and

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

work, was thrown from mount olympus by his father zeus because he took the part of his mother hera in a quarrel; as a result of the fall, he became lame. he created armour, weapons and jewels for the gods in his workshop beneath the volcanic mount etna, in sicily, and as a reward was given aphrodite as his unwilling bride. he was among the least charismatic of the gods, but his roman counterpart, vulcan, fashioned jupiter's thunderbolts. hephaestus is patron of metal-workers in much of the western world and in the middle east from where his cult originated. he is effective in all rituals for craftsmanship, for the acquisition of wealth and treasures, for the development of skills and precision and for controlled power for a particular purpose. deities of healing aesculapius aesculapius was

CHYMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ

ed by base rascals, it shall not, on their part, pass unrevenged. and furthermore his majesty resolves shortly to communicate to your lordships a catalogue of heretics or index expurgatorius, that you may henceforth be able to discern between the good and the evil with better judgement. and because his majesty before long also intends to rummage his library, and offer up the seductive writings to vulcan, he friendlily, humbly, and courteously entreats every one of your lordships to do the same with your own, whereby it is to be hoped that all evil and mischief may for the time to come be remedied. and you are withal to be admonished, never henceforth to covet an entrance here so inconsiderately, lest the former excuse about seducers be taken from you, and you fall into disgrace and contemp

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

eity having upon his head disk and plumes.[1] nut the female principle of nu; she is depicted with the head of a snake surmounted by a disk, or with the head of a cat.[2] ptah was associated with the god khnemu in carrying out at the creation the mandates of thoth the divine intelligence; his name means the "opener" and he was identified by the greeks with greek h!'faistos, and by the latins with vulcan. he was worshipped at a very early date in memphis, which is called in egyptian texts "the house of the ka of ptah, and according to herodotus his temple there was founded by mena or menes.[3] he is called the "exceedingly great god, the beginning of being "the father of fathers and power of powers" and "he created his form [1. lanzone, dizionario, tav. 166, no. 2. for fuller descriptions o

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all their influence to become initiates. interesting details as to the bacchanal cult of the cabiri were obtained in 1888 by the excavation of their temple near thebes. statues of a deity called cabeiros were found, attended by a boy cupbearer. his attributes appear to be bacchic. the cabiri were often mentioned as powerful magicians, and herodotus and other writers speak of the cabiri as sons of vulcan. cicero, however, regarded them as the children of proserpine, and jupiter was often named as their father. strabo, on the other hand, regarded them as the ministers of hecate, and bochart recognized in them the three principal infernal deities, pluto, proserpine, and mercury. although it is assumed that they were originally of semitic origin, a temple of memphis was found consecrated to th

o athens. there are also traditions that the worship of the cabiri originally came from the troad (territory surrounding the ancient city of troy, a semitic center. in his book the egypt of herodotus (1841, john kenrick brings forward the following conclusions concerning the cabiri: 1. the existence of the worship of the cabiri at memphis under a pygmy form, and its connection with the worship of vulcan. the coins of thessalonica also establish this connection; those which bear the legend kabeiros having a figure with a hammer in his hand, the pileus and apron of vulcan, and sometimes an anvil near the feet. 2. the cabiri belonged also to the phoenician theology. the proofs are drawn from the statements of herodotus. also the coins of cossyra, a phoenician settlement, exhibit a dwarfish fi

belonged also to the phoenician theology. the proofs are drawn from the statements of herodotus. also the coins of cossyra, a phoenician settlement, exhibit a dwarfish figure with the hammer and short apron, and sometimes a radiated head, apparently allusive to the element of fire, like the star of the dioscuri. 3. the isle of lemnos was another remarkable seat of the worship of the cabiri and of vulcan, as representing the element of fire. mystic rites were celebrated here over which they presided, and the coins of the island exhibit the head of vulcan, or a cabirus, with the pileus, hammer, and forceps. it was this connection with fire, metallurgy, and the most remarkable product of the act, weapons of war, which caused the cabiri to be identified with the cureks of etolia, the idaei dac

given of the samothracian deities, and the number of them so differently stated, some making them two, some four, some eight, the latter agreeing with the number of early egyptian gods mentioned by herodotus. it is still probable that their original number was two, from their identification with the dioscuri and tyndaridae, and from the number of the pataeci on phoenician vessels. the addition of vulcan as their father or brother made them three, and a fourth may have been their mother cabira. 5. the samothracian divinities continued to be held in high veneration in late times, but are commonly spoken of in connection with navigation, as the twin dioscuri or tyndaridae; on the other hand the dioscuri are spoken of as the curetes or corybantes. the coins of tripolis exhibit the spears and s

ous legends of the enchantments he had wrought emerged. thus virgil was said to have fashioned a brazen fly and planted it on the gate of fair parthenope to free the city from the inroads of the insects of beelzebub. on a neapolitan hill he built a brass statue and placed a trumpet in its mouth. when the north wind blew a roar so terrible came from that trumpet that it drove the noxious blasts of vulcan s forges back into the sea. at one of the gates of naples, virgil supposedly raised two statues of stone and gifted them respectively with the power of blighting or blessing the strangers who passed by one or the other of them on entering the city. he constructed three public baths for the removal of every disease afflicting the human body, but the physicians, in a dread of losing their pat

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d him of a mermaid to whom he was to apply when in difficulty. wayland smith is also referred to in the sigfried story as in company with another metalsmith named mimi when sigfried joins the smithy. his workmanship is praised in the beowulf saga and he is mentioned there and elsewhere as a maker of impregnable armor. he is the supernatural smith of the teutonic peoples and comparable to the gods vulcan and hephaistos in roman and greek mythology. weatherhead, leslie (dixon (1893.1976) british methodist minister interested in aspects of parapsychology. weatherhead was born on october 14, 1893, in london. he studied at the university of manchester (m.a, 1926) and richmond college, and he later received his doctorate at the university of london (1950. he served as a chaplain to british troop

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

nning, is constructed on similar principles; he is the usual old man with a sickle; has a chariot drawn by stags as in the magic image of saturn used by bruno in the de umbris.5' ibid, pp. 53-4, 60. 2 see above, pp. 7 ff, 23 ff. 3 op. lat, i l l, pp. 63-8* see above, p. 71. 5 op. lat, i l l, pp. 68-73; s e e above, p. 196. 310 giordano bruno in germany among other statues are those of prometheus, vulcan, thetis, sagittarius, mount olympus, coelius, demogorgon, minerva (an important statue for she represents "ecstasy" or a "kind of continuation of human reason with divine or demonic intelligence"1, venus, arrow of cupid (this statue connects with imagery in the eroici furori, and aeon. the order of the series is not an astrological order, but is based on an order of concepts. in this extrao

sitione; if we remember that isis can mean the earth or nature, we have something corresponding to the isis of the spaccio in the tellus group of the other work. one naturally thinks, in connection with these "principles, of the twelve olympian gods whom manilius associates with the signs of the zodiac, namely minerva, venus, apollo, mercury 327 giordano bruno: last published work jupiter, ceres, vulcan, mars, diana, vesta, juno, neptune. it is possible that bruno has these in mind but is, as usual, adapting and altering a conventional scheme to suit his own purposes. the astrological aspect of bruno's "principles" is certainly strong, for the seven which correspond to the seven planets (jupiter, saturn, mars, mercury, apollo-sol, luna, venus) are actually illustrated by cuts showing the p

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

ites divine ruler over a over human initiation by water [baptism] purged humanity called brotherhood/ abraham's seed dwelling typified by/ in the new jer-u-salem abraham ecclesiastical powers which means melchisedec is there shall be peace called king of division into races--nations- salem [peace] sects and peace hence there is war--oppression- prevailed slavery- saturn period unity and diversity vulcan period polarian epoch love and hate kingdom of god [1] heat [7- sun period venus period hyperborean epoch new galilee [2] fire [6] brotherhood- moon period [3] fire--male sex--state [5] jupiter period lemurian epoch water--female sex--church aryan epoch- earth period fire/male--air/nations atlantean epoch end of involution water/female--earth/races beginning of evolution [4- and the divisio

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

s of tubal-cain please take note that hall makes reference to tubal-cain, above. we need to review this sentence because it too reveals satanism. the mason must "follow in the footsteps of his forefather, tubal-cain, who with the mighty strength of the war god hammered his sword into a plowshare" in the masonic quiz book, the candidate is asked this question "who was tubal cain" answer "he is the vulcan of the pagans [william p. peterson, editor, masonic quiz book "ask me brother, chicago, illinois, charles t. power company, 1950, p. 18, 88, 131, 213; also found in john yarker, the arcane schools: a review of their origin and antiquity: with a general history of freemasonry and its relation to the theosophic scientific and philosophic mysteries, belfast, ireland, william tait, 1909, p. 30;

ireland, william tait, 1909, p. 30; also found in a. r. chambers, editor, questions and answers, 1972, p. 237; also found in malcom duncan, duncan's ritual of freemasonry, new york, david mckay company, inc, n.d. 3rd edition, p. 94] tubal-cain is the password given in the third degree of master mason. you can identify freemasonry with paganism within this sentence. but what is the meaning of the vulcan of the pagans? a very important question because manly p. hall advises the mason that, once he has the seething energies of lucifer in his hands, he is to walk in tubal-cain's footsteps. hall makes it sound like tubal-cain is one of the greek gods, does he not? and, we know conclusively that tubal-cain is vulcan of the pagans. let us review who vulcan of the pagans is, by looking within occ

pagans? a very important question because manly p. hall advises the mason that, once he has the seething energies of lucifer in his hands, he is to walk in tubal-cain's footsteps. hall makes it sound like tubal-cain is one of the greek gods, does he not? and, we know conclusively that tubal-cain is vulcan of the pagans. let us review who vulcan of the pagans is, by looking within occult sources "vulcan was a sun deity who was associated with fire, thunderbolts and light. the festival in honor of him was called the vulcania in which human sacrifices were offered [percival george woodcock, short dictionary of mythology, new york, philosophical library, p. 152 "according to diel, he bears a family relationship to the christian devil [j.e. cirlot, translated by jack sage, a dictionary of symb

GAMBLE ELIZA BURT THE GOD IDEA OF THE ANCIENTS OR SEX IN RELIGION

t, was separated from matter and came to be regarded as an independent entity, which itself had created matter out of nothing. thus is noticed the extent to which the god-idea has been developed in accordance with the relative positions of the sexes [97] l. t. ives, art words. according to the grecian mythology, much of which was a comparatively late development, mortal woman was the handiwork of vulcan the firegod, who, being commissioned by jove to execute "a snare for gods and man" moulded the beauteous form of woman. this is a worthy example of the contempt and scorn shown by the greeks for women during the later period of their career as a nation. that such contempt was a later development is shown in the fact that woman was originally the gift of pallas athene, or wisdom. when she fi

resenting it to be the "healer of nations" they also kept a phallic emblem in a box, chest, or ark which they worshipped as the "god of hosts" the "life giver" etc. it has been observed that although the jews frequently lost their ark, they were never without their serpent-pole. at a certain stage in the religious development of mankind all the temples in africa and western asia were dedicated to vulcan the fire god or the "lord of fire" to whom all furnaces were sacred. the principal festivals in honor of this deity took place in the spring, at the easter season, and on the 23d of august, when it is said that the licentiousness practiced in the temples compared with those of the "harvest homes" of europe when the sun was in libra and the harvest had been garnered in. vulcan was the "god o

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

referred totoandq,which causeth a transposition in the attribution, for these are cognate symbols. but at one time the82thesorcerer and his apprenticesword of justice wastheegyptian 'knife' symbol of the*'sickle of leo, while the scales represented the sun having'.just quitted the balance point of highest declination. similarly the female and the lionrepresentedthe idea of venus (lady) offire of vulcan (hinexalted).but'the earliest attribution was the lion-goddess (or lion-god of.'horus)to.q.andmatthegoddess oftruthwith herscales'to, and this is therefore better. alsowas attributed to.225..horus at one time. so unto the 'foolish man' is attributed air, moveable .and'.never permanent.the'juggler' isthenatural symbol of mercury, the god of tricksters and also of thedeeper.knowledge.the'high

othetripodalimercurytheturtle[i,jupitertheeagletjyceresthebasket'-vulcanthecap with serpent1tlmarsthewolftdianathedogv'svestathelamp=junothepeacock)(neptunethedolphin pairing the opposite signs together we obtain known affinities of the gods and goddesses, thus:"the. name of the forepart of that constellation under the title of 'horus of the solar mountain'.onthetarot trumps83and""minerva a. d vulcan8andttjvenus and man;dandtapollo and.dianaljzlandmercury and vestaandjupiter aj:l.djuno1ij1and)(ceresandneptunethusitmay beremarkedeilpassantistotallydifferenttotheastrological attribution of the. planets bearing the names of certain of tbe deities tothesigns.[officialpublication ofthea-:0:.copiedfrommathers'ms byj.w,brodie-innes;c.1910 .9.note by s.r.m.d.upon the rosicrucian ritualofthe rel

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idon, pluto; wuotan, donar, fro; har, lafnhar, thri'si, dodecalogies, and the plenitude of pantheism. but it is to my mind a fundamental feature of polytheism, that the good and beneficent principle in the divine preponderates; only some isolated deities, subordinate to the whole, incline to the evil or hurtful, like the norse loki, whose nature even then is more on a par with that of hephgestus (vulcan) than of the christian devil. goodness predominates even in elvish sprites: to the nix, the homesprite, nay the giant, it is but partially that cruelty and malice are attributed. in harmony with this is the mild way in which our antiquity pictures death and the underworld. but for all that, amid the vast variety of character and colouring in these mythologies, the dualistic antagonism need

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

e most interesting of all the works of origen is his doctrine of the preexistence of souls. he was a pupil of ammonius saccas, and for a long time attended the lectures of this great teacher of philosophy. page 165 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt panaenus a platonic philosopher in the alexandrian school of the philaletheians. pandora in greek mythology, the first woman on earth, created by vulcan out of clay to punish prometheus and counteract his gift to mortals. each god having made her a present of some virtue, she was made to carry them in a box to prometheus, who, however, being endowed with foresight, sent her away, changing the gifts into evils. thus, when his brother epimetheus saw and married her, when he opened the box, all the evils now afflicting humanity issued from it

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

like the shechinah, in which god appeared. and hence the custom arose of keeping up an unextinguished fire in the ancient temples. vesta is properly an oriental word, derived from the hebrew ca, as fire. thence the word astarte, in the phoenician dialect. the signification of the term is the same as the p r sbestoj, the ignis ternus, the perpetual fire itself. they that worshipped either vesta or vulcan, or the masterpower of nature which is known under those names, were properly fire-worshippers. god, then, being wont to appear in fire, and being conceived to dwell in fire, the notion spread universally, and was universally admitted. first, then, it was not at all out of the way to think of engaging in friendship with god by 58 the rosicrucians. the same means as they contracted friendshi

iumphal top, or tuft. the grenadier cap, and the loose black hussar cap, derive remotely from the same sacred, mithraic, or emblematical bonnet, or high pyramidal cap. it, in this instance, changes to black, because it is devoted to the illustration of the fire-workers (grenadiers, who, among i 254 the rosicrucians. modern military, succeed the vulcanists, cyclopes, classic smiths, or servants of vulcan, or mulciber, the artful worker among the metals in the fire, or amidst the forces of nature. this idea will be found by a reference to the high cap among the persians, or fire-worshippers; and to the black cap among the bohemians and in the east. all travellers in eastern lands will remember that the tops of the minarets reminded themof the high-pointed black caps of the persians. the phry

e doge of venice. besides the bonnet rouge, the pope s mitre nay, all mitres or conical head-coverings have their name from the terms mithradic, or mithraic. the origin of this whole class of names is mittra, or mithra. the cap of the grenadier, the shape of which is alike all over europe, is related to the tartar lambskin caps, which are dyed black; and it is black also from its association with vulcan and the fire-worshippers (smiths. the scotch glengarry cap will prove on examination to be only a cocked phrygian. all the black conical caps, and the meaning of this strange symbol, came from the east. the loose black fur caps derive from the tartars. the cap of liberty (bonnet rouge) the crista or crest (male, and the female (amazon) helmet, all mean the same idea; in the instance of the

f this figure. the symbol is a parallelogram, or an oblong, when the shape adopted is that of the temples. it then is the navis, nave, or ship which is the argo. les chinois l adorent dans f t. la langue chinoise n ayant ni le b ni le d, ce peuple a prononc f t ce que les indiens et les parses prononcent b t, bot, bod, bodd, ou boudd par o bref f t, au pegou, est devenu fota et fta. query, pthah (vulcan) of the egyptians, and the teutonic f s in friga (the runic venus" ffriga friday? b f, p f, are interchangeable letters (see arabic and sanscrit vocabularies. the olic digamma is the crux of philologists. the ancients pronounced every word which began with a vowel with an aspirate, which had the sound of our w, and was often expressed by b or u, and also g. for this, the figure of a double

on, which is only an abused copy of the antique. in our deduction (as shown in a previous group of illustrations) of the modern military fur caps particularly the grenadier caps of all modern armies, as well as those of other branches of the military service from that common great original, into which they can be securely traced, the mythic phrygian cap when red, the venus attiring or arming. 277 vulcan s pileus when black, we prove the transmission of an inextinguishable important hint in religion. the following are some of the most significant talismans of the gnostics: fig. 254. bai, a prize. fig. 255. gnostic invocation. in fig. 255 we have the representation of the gnostic female power in nature, venus, or aphrodite, disclosing in the beauty, grace, and splendour of the material creat

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

he assumption that the intervals of time between transits were susceptible to a least-common-denominator which was the probable time of revolution of the suspected planet around the sun. such calculations led consistently to disappointment and sometimes to heartbreak. no intra-mercurial planet was ever found, although mathematical astronomers were so confidant of its existence they even named it "vulcan" much time was spent searching for the hypothetical object and many an astronomer hoped to make 138 the discovery and thus perpetuate his name. since it was realized that such an object would never be far from the sun, searching was especially vigorous at times of total solar eclipse (such an opportunity was afforded by the total eclipse of july 29th, 1878 or which more later. authors child

ur astronomer of oregeres, france, announced that he had observed the passage of a body of planetary size across the sun on march 26. dr. lescarbault wrote to le verrier, knowing of le verrier's interest in intra-mercurial planets. the cloak and dagger investigation and third degree imposed on the good doctor by le verrier is quite an incident. le verrier was convinced that this was a transit of "vulcan" and predicted another transit for march 22, 1877. at that time astronomers of the whole civilized world were alerted, and an intense and eager watch was kept on that date, in order to confirm the existence of "vulcan" and to verify le verrier's orbital computations. nobody saw anything on march 22, 1877; and the whole idea of an intra-mercurial planet has been pretty much broken down but:

LIBER 777

f scripture, god the healer of plagues 9 diana (as[[terminus, jupiter] god the holy ghost (as incubus) 1010 ceres ecclesia xsti, the virgin mary 11 jupiter[[juno, olus] matthew 12 mercury sardis 13 diana laodicea 14 venus thyatira 15 mars, minerva [the disciples are too indefinite] 16 venus[[hymen. 17 castor and pollux [janus[[hymen. 18 mercury[[lares and penates. 19 venus (repressing the fire of vulcan. 20 [attis, ceres, adonis[[vesta, flora. 21 jupiter [pluto] philadelphia 22 vulcan[[venus, nemesis. 23 neptune[[rhea] john, jesus as hanged man 24 mars[[mors. 25 diana (as archer[[iris. 26 pan, vesta, bacchus. 27 mars pergamos 28 juno[ olus. 29 neptune. 30 apollo[[ops] smyrna 31 vulcan, pluto mark 32 saturn[[terminus, astr a] ephesus 32 bis ceres luke 31 bis [liber[[bacchus] the holy ghost

selene who was a personification of the moon as distinct from the goddesses with lunar aspects such as artemis, hekate, etc. similarly helios was a personification of the sun. see betz (ed. the greek magical papyri in translation. col. xxxv. agrippa (de occ. phil. tom ii cap xiv) in his orphic scale of the number twelve refers the twelve principle gods of rome to the zodiac: a pallas (minerva) g vulcan b venus h mars c phoebus i diana d mercury j vesta e jupiter k juno f ceres l neptune. crowley omitted jupiter and phoebus from these for some reason. col. xxxvi. the evangelists follow the traditional attribution to the kerubim. godwin gives the apostles thus (he does not state his source: a matthias b thaddeus c simon d john e peter f andew g bartholemew h phillip i james son of zebedee j

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

enus, the sun, mars, jupiter, and saturn, the latter containing the symbols of the zodiacal constellations. above the arch of the heavens (saturn) is the dwelling place of the different powers controlling the universe. the supreme council of the gods is composed of twelve deities--six male and six female--which correspond to the positive and negative signs of the zodiac. the six gods are jupiter, vulcan, apollo, mars, neptune, and mercury; the six goddesses are juno, ceres, vesta, minerva, venus, and diana. jupiter rides his eagle as the symbol of his sovereignty over the world, and juno is seated upon a peacock, the proper symbol of her haughtiness and glory. p. 34 oath of loyalty upon the sacred inscription. here also the kings donned azure robes and sat in judgment. at daybreak they wro

kingdoms of earth were but copies of the kingdoms of heaven, and the kingdoms of heaven were best symbolized by the solar kingdom, in which the sun was the supreme ruler, the planets his privy council, and all nature the subjects of his empire. many deities have been associated with the sun. the greeks believed that apollo, bacchus, dionysos, sabazius, hercules, jason, ulysses, zeus, uranus, and vulcan partook of either the visible or invisible attributes of the sun. the norwegians regarded balder the beautiful as a solar deity, and odin is often connected with the celestial orb, especially because of his one eye. among the egyptians, osiris, ra, anubis, hermes, and even the mysterious ammon himself had points of resemblance with the solar disc. isis was the mother of the sun, and even ty

sun, which is the source of all wisdom, and those whose spiritual senses have awakened to life will see that sun and be conscious of his existence; but those who have not attained spiritual consciousness may yet feel his power by an inner faculty which is called intuition" certain rosicrucian scholars have given special appellations to these three phases of the sun: the spiritual sun they called vulcan; the soular and intellectual sun, christ and lucifer respectively; and the material sun, the jewish demiurgus jehovah. lucifer here represents the intellectual mind without the illumination of the spiritual mind; therefore it is "the false light" the false light is finally overcome and redeemed by the true light of the soul, called the second logos or christ. the secret processes by which t

he first four odd numbers added to the first four even numbers, thus: 1+ 3 +5 +7= 16 2+ 4+ 6+ 8= 20 36 keywords given to the tetrad are impetuosity, strength, virility, two-mothered, and the key keeper of nature, because the universal constitution cannot be without it. it is also called harmony and the first profundity. the following deities partook of the nature of the tetrad: hercules, mercury, vulcan, bacchus, and urania (one of the muses. the triad represents the primary colors and the major planets, while the tetrad represents the secondary colors and the minor planets. from the first triangle come forth the seven spirits, symbolized by a triangle and a square. these together form the masonic apron. the pentad--5--is the union of an odd and an even number (3 and 2. among the greeks, t

nts these were boundless. the ennead is the limitless number because there is nothing beyond it but the infinite 10. it was called boundary and limitation, because it gathered all numbers within itself. it was called the sphere of the air, because it surrounded the numbers as air surrounds the earth, among the gods and goddesses who partook in greater or less degree of its nature were prometheus, vulcan, juno, the sister and wife of jupiter, p an, and aglaia, tritogenia, curetes, proserpine, hyperion, and terpsichore (a muse. the 9 was looked upon as evil, because it was an inverted 6. according to the eleusinian mysteries, it was the number of the spheres through which the consciousness passed on its way to birth. because of its close resemblance to the spermatozoon, the 9 has been associ

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

ries in his hand. he is known by a variety of names to witches in addition to that of lucifer: cernunnos, mamilion, robin, dumus, hu, janus or dianus, barabbon or barabbas among others. his symbolism is partly akin to that of thunor, the norse thunder god of battle, and again of pan and dionysus, the classical gods of ecstatic debauch and revelry. in his alignment with fire, he evokes memories of vulcan (hephaestus) and wayland smith. as vulcan is the suitor of venus and pan of diana, so is the horned one the pursuer of habondia. however, many witches who belong to female-oriented covens which focus their attentions more on the goddess than the god argue that the boot is actually on the other foot. their contention is that it was, and is, the goddess who took the initiative in the chase. e

MORALS AND DOGMA

a symbolic image of the world; and the world is the universal principle of all things. this symbol was borrowed from the egyptians, who also consecrated the egg to osiris, germ of light, himself born, says diodorus, from that famous egg. in thebes, in upper egypt, he was represented as emitting it from his mouth, and causing to issue from it the first principle of heat and light, or the fire-god, vulcan, or phtha. we find this egg even in japan, between the horns of the famous mithriac bull, whose attributes osiris, apis, and bacchus all borrowed. orpheus, author of the grecian mysteries, which he carried from egypt to greece, consecrated this symbol: and taught that matter, uncreated and informous, existed from all eternity, unorganized, as chaos; containing in itself the principles of al

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

olympus, and to obtain from heaven the vital spark so necessary for the further progress and comfort of the human race. he accordingly contrived to steal some sparks from the chariot of the sun, which he conveyed to earth hidden in a hollow tube. furious at being again outwitted, zeus determined to be revenged first on mankind, and then on prometheus. to punish the former he commanded hephastus (vulcan) to mould a beautiful woman out of clay, and determined that through her instrumentality trouble and misery should be brought into the world. the gods were so charmed with the graceful and artistic creation of hephastus, that they all determined to endow her with some special gift. hermes (mercury) bestowed on her a smooth persuasive tongue, aphrodite gave her beauty and the art of pleasing

the nemoralia, or grove festivals, were celebrated in her honour on the 13th of august, on the lacus nemorensis, or forest-buried lake, near aricia. the priest who officiated in her temple on this spot, was always a fugitive slave, who had gained his office by murdering his predecessor, and hence was constantly armed, in order that he might thus be prepared to encounter a new aspirant. hephastus (vulcan. hephastus, the son of zeus and hera, was the god of fire in its beneficial aspect, and the presiding deity over all workmanship accomplished by means of this useful element. he was universally honoured, not only as the [98]god of all mechanical arts, but also as a house and hearth divinity, who exercised a beneficial influence on civilized society in general. unlike the other greek divinit

a powerful, brawny, and very muscular man of middle height and mature age; his strong uplifted arm is raised in the act of striking the anvil with a hammer, which he holds in one hand, whilst with the other he is turning a thunderbolt, which an eagle beside him is waiting to carry to zeus. the principal seat of his worship was the island of lemnos, where he was regarded with peculiar veneration. vulcan. the roman vulcan was merely an importation from greece, which never at any time took firm root in rome, nor entered largely into the actual life and sympathies of the nation, his worship being unattended by the devotional feeling and enthusiasm which characterized the religious rites of the other deities. he still, however, retained in rome his [101]greek attributes as god of fire, and unr

s worship being unattended by the devotional feeling and enthusiasm which characterized the religious rites of the other deities. he still, however, retained in rome his [101]greek attributes as god of fire, and unrivalled master of the art of working in metals, and was ranked among the twelve great gods of olympus, whose gilded statues were arranged consecutively along the forum. his roman name, vulcan, would seem to indicate a connection with the first great metal-working artificer of biblical history, tubal-cain. poseidon (neptune. poseidon was the son of kronos and rhea, and the brother of zeus. he was god of the sea, more particularly of the mediterranean, and, like the element over which he presided, was of a variable disposition, now violently agitated, and now calm and placid, for

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from olympus, the gods loved, quarrelled, watched the world, and helped and hindered mortals according to their whims. presided over by zeus (roman jupiter, ruler of heaven and earth, there were many gods and immortals of whom 12 are usually regarded as the most important: aphrodite (venus, apollo (apollo, ares (mars, artemis (diana, athena (minerva, demeter (ceres, dionysus (bacchus, hephaestus (vulcan, hera (juno, hermes (mercury, hestia (vesta, and poseidon (neptune. hades (pluto, zeus brother, ruled the underworld. these olympian gods succeeded earlier generations of gods. gaia (mother earth) was the first goddess, and bore the race of titans by her son uranus. the titans, led by cronos (saturn, seized power from uranus; and in turn were defeated by their own children, led by cronos so

s place, but the youth was unable to control the horses of the sun. the earth would have been destroyed by fire had not zeus struck phaethon down with a thunderbolt. goddess of wisdom athena passed on her knowledge and wisdom to prometheus, who shared it with humankind. according to one myth, prometheus had assisted at athena s birth from zeus head, although other sources name the god hephaestus (vulcan. sickness and misery prometheus passed on only good gifts to mankind; the ills of the world he shut up in a jar. until these were released by pandora, the first woman, men lived carefree lives with no sorrow, hard work, or disease. pandora by dante gabriel rossetti (1828-82) according to one greek tradition there have been five ages of man: the golden age during the time of the titan cronos

ankind would have to eat the meat raw. but prometheus, guided up into the sky by athena, stole fire from the chariot of the sun and brought it down to earth in a fennel stalk; the origin of the olympic torch. prometheus fennel stalk athena pandora s box pandora, the first mortal woman, was created by several gods, on zeus orders, to wreak havoc after prometheus stole fire from heaven. hephaestus (vulcan) shaped her; aphrodite (venus) gave her beauty; helios taught her to sing; hermes (mercury) to flatter and deceive; and athena (minerva) clothed her. although prometheus told epimetheus to refuse any gifts from zeus, he accepted pandora and married her. as intended, she brought chaos, opening a forbidden jar and releasing all the ills of the world that had been shut away. only blind hope re

pimetheus to refuse any gifts from zeus, he accepted pandora and married her. as intended, she brought chaos, opening a forbidden jar and releasing all the ills of the world that had been shut away. only blind hope remained pandora coaxed it out to comfort humankind. aphrodite and ares 26 aphrodite and ares aphrodite (roman venus, the goddess of love, was married to the blacksmith god hephaestus (vulcan) to whom she was never faithful. one day, helios, the sun god, came to hephaestus and told him that he had seen aphrodite with her lover ares (mars, the god of war, in the blacksmith s own palace. deeply jealous, hephaestus went to his workshop and in a fury fashioned a net of metal so fine and light that it was almost invisible, yet so strong that it could not be broken. this he fastened t

oken of submission. together with amaterasu s mirror and jewels, it formed the japanese imperial regalia. susano then returned the rice paddy princess to human form and made her his wife. susano no mikoto preparing to kill the eight-headed dragon, 1832, by keisei. the greek gods 124 hera x m mars key married descriptive (nymph) roman name union olympian gods atlas x hesperus hephaestus hesperides vulcan m aphrodite venus the greek gods this family tree, starting with the union of the sky and earth, uranus and gaia, shows the relationships between the greek gods and goddesses mentioned in this book. the fourth generation became the deities of mount olympus and were the first to have children with mortals, thus mixing the divine and human bloodlines. the olympians were led by zeus, who was e

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mplex than that of the other olympians. as a child, the story goes, he was torn apart by wild women and spent three years in the underworld. the worship of dionysius played a significant role in the development of greek drama. the romans adopted this pantheon and gave many of them different names. the roman gods were, in the same order, jupiter, juno, venus, mars, minerva, diana, mercury, apollo, vulcan, neptune, vesta, ceres, pluto, and bacchus (in parts of the roman empire, the emperor was also worshipped as a god) these gods, along with many minor deities who came to earth to do the bidding of the gods, controlled the fate of humankind. zeus also appeared in human form, or even in animal form at times, to father children by mortal women. some of his sons became the heroes of greek legen

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.st) for heracles as the type of a certain process of initiation, see further steiner, egyptian myths and mysteries, pp. 36 39. there were no mysteries of heracles, but he was regarded as in some sense the archetypal initiate at eleusis: burkert, ancient mystery cults, p. 76. 82. steiner considered the promethean myth to be the expression of an archaic mystery that had been betrayed the so-called vulcan mysteries: see an outline of occult science (anthroposophic press, hudson, ny, 1984, pp. 195ff. 83. there is an instructive account of the layout of the sanctuaries in k. b tticher, erg nzungen zu den letzten untersuchungen notes 221 auf der akropolis in athen, in philologus, supplementary volume iii, part 3 (r.st) for a more up-to-date account, see g. mylonas, eleusis and the eleusinian my

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grip that is about to occur. dr. dennis cuddy, premier researcher of the global conspiracy and expert on occult symbols, writes "some christians have wondered why pope john paul ii seemed to use a hand gesture when photographed with gorbachev in 1989 that was similar to the real grip of the master mason (a grip shown in duncan s masonic ritual and monitor, 3d edition, 1976) and star trek spock's 'vulcan salute (dr. dennis cuddy, now is the dawning of the new age new world order, hearthstone pub, oklahoma city, ok, 1991, p. 387) the late pope john paul ii greets archbishop charles salatka and they share the real grip of a fellow craft mason. simultaneously, the pontiff gives the "cover grip" with his left hand to conceal the maneuver. secret handshakes of the illuminati 173 soviet president

so below" gesture. michael richards, who portrayed the klutzy "kramer" in seinfeld, also seems to relish giving cabalistic and masonic hand signs and gestures. richards was pictured on the front cover of the scottish rite journal, and inside the publication, he told of how pleased he is to be a freemason.3 star trek's leonard nimoy("mr. spock) is constantly sighted in cabalistic poses. his famous vulcan hand sign on the tv series was actually the hebrew letter, shin.4 its display is part and parcel of jewish religion. so every time viewers observed mr. spock (nimoy) giving the sign, they were unknowingly being made a participant in a cabalistic occult ritual. sodom, egypt, and 21st century judaism in one of the most controversial of all the many video documentaries i have produced, cauldro

atesman, january 31, 2004, p. a2) chaim potok, hasidic jewish writer and novelist, creates a headcovering of cabalistic magic. this sign is also reminiscent of the fourth sign in the initiation for the select master's degree (see richardson's monitor of freemasonry, p. 85 (photo: newsweek, august 5, 2002) mr. spock, a star trek character played by actor leonard nimoy, became famous for giving the vulcan greeting with his right hand. nimoy, a jew, says that the sign is the same gesture given in jewish synagogues when the rabbi and elders bring out the holy of holies. it is based on the hebrew letter "shin" in essence, on the popular tv show, every time spock gave the "shin" vulcan greeting hand sign, he was invoking cabalistic magic. twenty-two scorched by the sun solar signs, circles, and

lluminati have become the unacknowledged "masters" who run the christian establishment behind-the-scenes. the big name clergy and evangelists today merely follow the script laid down for them by their elite controllers. page from webster's dictionary where v sign is pictured but never defined or explained! such words as "vulcanism "vulcanize" and "vulgar" are defined, however, in close proximity. vulcan is the ancient god of fire and destruction. victory for the devil 521 sir winston churchill, a crypto jew, a mason, a druid witch, and war-time prime minister of great britain, flashes his famous "v" sign. long used to represent a number of occultic tasks, including divine man, sexual license, and fire, churchill's frequent use spurred the use of the device by an uninformed populace as a si

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represented with the elephant s skin upon her head, instead of a helmet; and with a countenance between male and female, such as the artist would naturally give her, when he endeavoured to blend the greek and indian symbols, and mould them into one.2 minerva is said by the greek mythologists to have been born without a mother from the head of jupiter, who was delivered of her by the assistance of vulcan. this, in plain language, means no more than that she was a pure emanation of the divine mind, operating by means of the universal agent fire, and not, like others of the allegorical personages, sprung from any of the particular operations of the deity upon external matter. hence she is said to be next in dignity to her father, and to be endowed with all his attributes;3 for, as wisdom is t

origin in its affinity with our northern word war; for, if we write it in the ancient manner, with the pelasgian vau, or olian digamma #arhj (war s, it scarcely differs at all. behind the bearded head, on the first-mentioned celtiberian medal is an instrument like a pair of firetongs, or blacksmith's pincers;4 from which it seems that the personage here represented is the same as the `hfaistoj or vulcan of the greek and roman mythology. the same ideas are expressed somewhat more plainly on the medals of sernia in italy, which are executed with all the refinement and elegance of grecian art.5 on one side is apollo, the diurnal sun, mounting in his chariot; and on the other a beardless head, with the same cap on, and the same instrument behind it, but with the youthful features and elegant c

omewhat more plainly on the medals of sernia in italy, which are executed with all the refinement and elegance of grecian art.5 on one side is apollo, the diurnal sun, mounting in his chariot; and on the other a beardless head, with the same cap on, and the same instrument behind it, but with the youthful features and elegant character of countenance usually attributed to mercury, who, as well as vulcan, was the god of art and mechanism; and whose peculiar office it also was to conduct the souls of the deceased to their eternal mansions, from whence came the epithet diaktwr, applied to him by homer. he was, therefore, in this respect, the same as the helman of the 1 eurip. hecuba. 2 malles, introd; hist. de danemarc, c. 9. 3 `epta epi qhbaj, v. 535. 4 plate x. fig 2. 5 see plate x, fig. 6

d; hist. de danemarc, c. 9. 3 `epta epi qhbaj, v. 535. 4 plate x. fig 2. 5 see plate x, fig. 6, from one belonging to me. of priapus 81 celtes and scythians, who was supposed to conduct the souls of all who died a violent death (which alone was accounted truly happy) to the palace of valhala.1 it seems that the attributes of the deity which the greeks represented by the mythological personages of vulcan and mercury, were united in the celtic mythology. c sar tells us that the germans worshipped vulcan, or fire, with the sun and moon; and i shall soon have occasion to show that the greeks held fire to be the real conductor of the dead, and emancipator of the soul. the sernians, bordering upon the samnites, a celtic nation, might naturally be supposed to have adopted the notions of their nei

n; and i shall soon have occasion to show that the greeks held fire to be the real conductor of the dead, and emancipator of the soul. the sernians, bordering upon the samnites, a celtic nation, might naturally be supposed to have adopted the notions of their neighbours, or, what is more probable, preserved the religion of their ancestors more pure than the hellenic greeks. hence they represented vulcan, who, from the inscription on the exergue of their coins, appears to have been their tutelar god, with the characteristic features of mercury, who was only a different personification of the same deity. at lycopolis in egypt the destroying power of the sun was represented by a wolf; which, as macrobius says, was worshipped there as apollo.2 the wolf appears devouring grapes in the ornaments

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nly to manipulate the forms of the cre- ated universe without acknowledging the light of spirit or the unmanifest. he or she may also be differentiated from the mystic, who seeks only a perfect union with the all and has no desire to manipulate the universe of forms beyond that goal. the mechanical being, the scientist, denies heaven and revels in earthly delights. for scientists, the furnaces of vulcan are the be-all and end-all of exis- tence. the mystical being, the saint, denies the forms of earth and glories in the spirit. encased in flesh, mystics persist in pretending that their bodies do not exist. on a stable platform between the two pans of this balance stands the magus, a magical being who denies neither aspect of reality but seeks to unite them in har- mony, as they were united

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. it is necessary to transmute the lead of the personality into the pure gold of the spirit: this is alchemy. the moon must be transformed into the sun. the moon is the soul; the sun is the inner christ. we need to be christified. no human being can return to the father without having been devoured by the serpent. no one can be devoured by the serpent without having worked in the flaming forge of vulcan (sex. the key of christification is the arcanum a.z.f. the mantra for the arcanum a.z.f. is i.a.o. i (ignis, fire; a (aqua) water; o (origo, principle, spirit. la madre lleva a su hijo (el verbo) en sus brazos. y est sentada entre las dos columnas que simbolizan al hombre y la mujer. adorad a la virgen del mar, hermanos m os. en el arcano ii del tarot aparece la divina madre asiendo con su

esitamos cristificarnos. ning n ser humano puede retornar al padre sin haber sido devorado por la serpiente. nadie puede ser devorado por ella sin haber trabajado en la fragua encendida de vulcano (el sexo. la llave de la cristificaci n es el arcano a.z.f. el mantram del gran arcano es i.a.o. i (ignis, fuego: a (aqua) agua; o (origo, principio, esp ritu. 18 mars descends into the flaming forge of vulcan in order to retemper his sword and to conquer the heart of venus; hercules descends in order to clean the stables of augias2 with the sacred fire and perseus descends in order to cut off medusa's head. remember beloved disciples that our divine mother is nuit [pronounced noot] and her word is (56) fiftysix. this number is kabbalistically added as follows: 5+ 6= 11, then 1+ 1= 2. one is the

that the human species remained within the maternal womb of the divine cosmic mother isis (rea, cibeles, mary, adonia, insobertha, kali, etc) gestating for nine ages. in the authentic initiation, this return to the point of departure is nothing more than the descent into the ninth sphere, which is a test of action for the supreme dignity of the great hierophant of mysteries. the flaming forge of vulcan is found in the ninth sphere (sex. there, mars descends in order to retemper his flaming sword and conquer the heart of venus (the venusian initiation. hercules descends in order to clean the stables of augias (our lower animal depths. perseus descends in order to cut off the head of medusa (the psychological "i" or the terrestrial adam) with his flaming sword. all of the great masters of h

ality of the sexual energies to adam christ; this is how he becomes absolutely strong. the path is named transmutation and sexual sublimation. whosoever reaches these heights becomes a master of samadhi. the same energy that produces sexual sensations (when it is transmuted) then produces mystical ecstasy. christ, buddha, hermes, quetzalcoatl and many other avatars were suprasexual [the forge of] vulcan sexual energy is divided into three distinct types. first: the energy having to do with the reproduction of the species. second: the energy having to do with the spheres of thought, feeling and will. third: the energy that is found related with the world of pure spirit. la esfera de la suprasexualidad, es la esfera de la iluminaci n interna. el gozo sexual precede al xtasis m stico. las sen

n tres tipos diferentes. el primer tipo se relaciona con la reproducci n de la especie, el segundo con las esferas del pensamiento y la voluntad, el tercero con el mundo del esp ritu puro. 68 all of the processes related with sexual transmutation are possible because of the intervention of the vital body. this is the archeus14 that elaborates the blood and the semen in the human organism. this is vulcan that transmutes the seminal liquor into christic energy. the vital body is the vehicle of the soul-consciousness in the human being. the consciousness is the flame and the vital body is the wick. vulcan exists within the microcosmos and within the macrocosmos, in the human being and in nature. the great vulcan of nature is eden, this is the etheric world. cosmic rhythms any alchemist fledgl

a son superficiales e in tiles. necesitamos un cambio de conciencia. cuando disolvemos la conciencia lunar nace en nosotros la conciencia solar. 72 it is necessary for the sinful adam to die within us so that the adam christ can be born within us. when we liberate the solar electronic matter enveloped within the seminal atoms, we grasp the flaming sword. perseus descends into the flaming forge of vulcan in order to decapitate the sinful adam (the medusa) with his flaming sword. john the baptist is decapitated and christ is crucified in order to save the world. the slaughter of the innocent children (the initiates) is the repetition of the initiation. then the solar consciousness is born within us; this consciousness contains in itself the knower, knowledge and the known things. three in on

sun and with the moon in order to incarnate the star, this star has eight points. indeed, the star of eight points is venus. whosoever attains the venusian initiation has the bliss of incarnating the dragon of wisdom (the inner christ, the arcanum 17 represents the hope. the gnostic student should be very careful with the work in the laboratorium oratorium. since the betrayal of the sanctuary of vulcan, the doctrine of ahriman was spread everywhere; this is the doctrine of the nicholaitans that transforms human beings into disgusting sub-lunar demons. the adepts of the left hand color their doctrine a very beautiful hue filled with ineffable and sublime mysticism. many are the brethren of the path that have entered this tenebrous path. the basic foundation of the doctrine of the nicholait

magical powers. in such a case, the fiery serpent descends downward to the atomic infernos of the human being and becomes the the tail of satan. this is how the human being is definitively born in the abyss as a submerged sub-lunar type of demon. there are many students of the luminous path that have gone astray by this dark path. it is good to remember that the great masters of the sanctuary of vulcan fell under this subtle temptation and were converted into terrible, perverse demons. the narrow door there are many students of occultism who are convinced that many paths exist in order to reach god. there are some who affirm that three paths exist; there are others who state that seven paths exist, and still others who believe that twelve paths exist. we state that the three, the seven an

cada uno de los veintid s arcanos mayores del tarot dentro de vosotros mismos, eres imitatus, o sea el que otros han colocado en la senda del filo de la navaja. esfu rzate en llegar a adeptus, ste es le producto de sus propias obras, el que conquista la ciencia por s mismo, el hijo de su mismo trabajo. 140 primeval gnosis teaches three steps through which anyone who works in the flaming forge of vulcan has to pass through. these steps are as follows: purification illumination perfection it so happens that curious people who enter into our gnostic studies want immediate illumination, astral projections, clairvoyance, practical magic, etc, and when they do not achieve this, they immediately leave. no one can achieve illumination without having been previously purified. only those that have

self, the ray that joins us to the abstract absolute space. hieroglyph hieroglyphic of this arcanum: the crown of life is amidst the four mysterious animals of sexual alchemy. in the middle of the crown, truth is represented as a naked woman who has a little stick in each hand (the priest and the priestess; this is sexual alchemy. we can incarnate the truth only by working in the flaming forge of vulcan el n mero veintid s se adiciona kabal sti-camente as: 2 m s 2 igual: 4. el santo tres emana de la estrella interior, el tres m s su estrella interior es el santo cuatro, el misterioso tetragrammaton, el iod he vau he. ahora compren-deremos porque el arcano veintid s es la corona de la vida "se fiel hasta la muerte y yo te dar la corona de la vida. apocalipsis 2:10 bienaventurado aqu l que e

ect the inner lodge very well so that doctrines, people, demons, etc. do not penetrate inside the inner sanctuary and thus sabotage the great work. in practical life, we may see that students (apparently very serious) when they became careless, when they could not protect their own inner lodge, were invaded by people and strange doctrines. often times they continue working in the flaming forge of vulcan, but they mixed many different methods and systems. the result of all of this was a true tower of babel, a barbaric confusion whose only purpose was to bring disorder into the inner lodge of their consciousness. therefore, it is necessary to have the inner lodge, the authentic school of inner education, in perfect order. we are absolutely sure that only one door and only one way exist: sex

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ic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 50. chapter eight the tetrad, four, 4. he pythagoreans, said nicomachus, call the number four the greatest miracle, a god after another manner, a manifold divinity, the fountain of nature, and its key bearer. it is the introducer and cause of the permanency of the mathematical discipline. it is most masculine and robust; it is hercules and aeolus. it is mercury, vulcan, and bacchus. among the muses, urania. they also called it feminine, effective of virility, and an exciter of bacchic fury. in harmony, it was said to form by the quadruple numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott ratio, the symphony dis-diapason. they called it justice, as the first evenly even number. as a type of deity, we all know of the famous hebrew t

mer the most diaphanous and exalted, the others becoming more and more concrete and manifest. the ten sephiroth exist on each plane, those of the higher planes being more sublime than those of the lowest. each world has a secret name and number. man displays 4 evil tendencies, one in opposition to each of these 4 worlds. an evil inclination, evil thoughts, evil words and evil actions (isaac myer. vulcan gave apollo and diana arrows on the 4th day of their nativity. this say, sir thomas browne, is the gentile equivalent to the creation of the sun and moon on the 4th day. 55. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the talmud lays down the law as to a woman s drinking, saying one cup of wine is good for her, two do her harm, three demoralize her, and the fo

er an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott chapter thirteen the ennead, nine, 9. he ennead is the first square of an odd number, it was said to be like the ocean flowing around the other numbers within the decad. no further elementary number is possible; hence it is like the horizon because all the numbers are bounded by it. we find that it was called prometheus, and freedom from strife, and vulcan, because the ascent of numbers is as far as 9, just as the ascent of things decomposed by fire is as far as the sphere of fire (the summit of the air, and juno, because the sphere of the air is arranged according to the novenary (nine) system, and sister and wife to jupiter from its conjunction with the monad. and telesphoros or bringing to an end because the human offspring is carried 9 ca

ene, tragedy; euterpe, music; erato, love, inspiration and pantomime; terpsichore, dancing; urania, astronomy; thalia, comedy and polyhymnia, eloquence. the novensiles are the nine sabine gods: viz. hercules, romulus, aesculapius, bacchus, aeneas, vesta, santa, fortuna and fides. the sabines became merged with the romans about 266 b.c. 90. the nine gods of the etruscans were juno, minerva, tinia, vulcan, mars, saturn, hercules, summanus and vedius; the etruscans also became united with the romans. note in macaulay s poem of horatius, lars porsena of clusium by the nine gods he swore, in 596 b.c. lars porsena led the etruscans; they were then most powerful; from the estrucans the romans took much of their law, custom and superstition. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by

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