archaic symbolism of the world-religions.

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BOOK II.,P ART II.
THE
ARCHAIC SYMBOLISM OF THE
WORLD-RELIGIONS.
" The narrativoefst he Doctrianree i tsc loak,T he
simplleo oko nlya tt heg arment-thiast, uponn atrhrea ­
tivoef t heD octrinmeo;r et heykn own ot. Thei nstructed,
howe.vers,e en otm ereltyh e cloak,b utw hat thcleoa k
covers"
(TheZ o A, iii1.5,2 ;Fr anck, II9.)
H H
"THE MYSTERIES THE FAITH( are)
OF NOT TO BE
. , l.t is, r equisei tto hidei na
DIVULGED TO ALL,
mystertyh ew isdoms poken."
(ClemA.l ex".S,t rom.1"2 .)
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
EsoTERITCE NETSC oRROBORATEIDN E VERYS cRIPTUR..E. 449
XVI. ADAM-ADAMI 452
XVII. THE "HoLY oF HoLIES" -ITs DEGRADATION 459
XVIII.O N THEM YTH OF THE" FALLENA NGEL,I"N I TSV ARIOUPSH ASES 475
The EvilS piriWth:o and What? 475
The Godso fL ighptr oceefdr omt heG odso fD arkness 483
The ManyM eaningosf t h"e War inH eaven" 492
XIX. Is PLEROMAS ATAN'LSA IR? ... 506
XX. PROMETHEUST,H E TITAN 519
His OriigniA nn cienItn dia 519
XXI. ENOICHION-HENOCH 529
XXII. THE SYMBOLISOMF THE MYSTERY-NAMElSA o AND jEHOVAH,
WITHT HEIRR ELATIOTNO THE CROSSA ND CIRCLE 536
Crosasn dC ircle 545
TheF alolf t heC rosisnt oM atter 553
XXIII.T HE UPANISHADISN GNOSTICL ITERATURE 563
XXIV. THE CROSSA ND THE PYTHAGOREADNE CADE 573
XXV. THE MYSTERIEOSF THE HEBDOMAD... 590
Saptaparna 590
TheT etraktiinrs e latitoon tHheep tagon 598
The SeptnearyE lementi nt heV edas.I tc orroborattehse
Occult Teacchoinncgne irngt heS evenG lobeasn dt he
SeveRna ces 6os
TheS epteanryi nt heE xoteircW orks ... 6n
Seveinn A stronomSyc,in ecea ndM agic 618
The SeveSno ulosf t heE gyptoliosgts... 630
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BOOK II.-PARTI I.
ESOTREICT ENTESC OH.RBOORATED IN EVERY
SCRPITUEH..
IN viwe of srttahenegn eosfts h teec ahgi,sn anmda noayfd otcrine
whicfhr otmh meo desrcnit fieicns tda-nipnomtu sste eambu srds,o me
necesasnadar dyd iteixolpnaanolans th iavteo mbaed eT.h tee hories
cotnaneidi nt hSee coPnadro tft hSet anazraeesv emno rdei ffitct uol
assimitlhaattneh owshei cahre em bodiinVe od.l I ,o nC osgmonoy.
Theoltohgeeyfr,o, hr aetso b eq uesthieornaeesS,d c iencbeei ntw hiel l
Adde(nPdaaIr It)I ..S inocuerd octrdiinffesesorw idely from the
crureindteo afs bMoattehr iaalnTidhs emo ltohgOeycc ,u ltmiussbttes
eveprr epatrore edpt ehlae t taocfek ist ohroe frb oth.
Ther eacdaennre evrb et ooof treenm diendt h,aa tst haeb undant
quotaftorimov nasoru ios lSdc ripptruor,vte ehse tseea cghsai rnaes
old thaweso r;la dntdh atth per esweonrtik sa simpaltet etmop t
renrdi,en m odelrnang auega nidn ap hraosleowgiytw hh icthhs ec ien­
tifiacne dd uatcesdt udiesfnma ti liaarrc,hG aeince asnidHs i tsorays
taugihnct e rtAasaiitnic cen torfee sso tleeraircn Tihnegmy.u sbte
accepdt oerr jeceteodnt heoiwrnm eriftusl,ol rpy a trilay;lb ut not
befotrheeh ya vbee ecnra euflcloym peadwr itthhc eo rresptohnedoi­ng
logidcoaglma anstd h meo desrcni entthiefioacrn isdep se cusl.a tion
Onefe elass eridoouubswt h ethweirta,hl li nittesl laeccutetuseasnl,
ouarg ed eitssi nteodd i scionev aecrwh e stnearotnnei veonn seo litary
uninistcihaootlrpea hrdli osopchaeprao bflf eu lcloym prehtehned ing
spiorfia rtc hpahiicl osNooprch ayo.nn bee e pxectteodd os ob,e fore
three al meoaftn hieen tsge rmtshA,epl haa ntdh Oem egao fE astern
esortiec,it shmweo rdSsaa tn dA ast,-fsroeu esleyid nt hRei Vge-da,
ande lsewhetroher-oiusga hsilsmyit lead\.Vt ihotuhtik set yo the
Arya\nVi sodmt,h Ceo smongyoo ft hRei ishsa nd Atrhhea itsis n
dangoefr remadienaildne gt ttoet rha ev erOarigeean ltiAstas.ti s
a
nomte retlhnyee gaotfSi aonnto ,ir si tt h "eno ty eetix st"i fn;ogS ra its
inis tenlefi tthhe"ere x is,t"en no"trb ei.n"gS ATi tsh e uiatmbm,l e
theev eprr enstce,h aenlgeasnsde trenarol,o f torma ntdh rowuhigch h
alplr oceeBdusti. ti sf amro rteh atnhp eo tenftoiricantel h see ,e d
whipcrho spo enlwatrhdpe r coeosfsd evpemleo,no trw haits cnaolw led
evolutIitito shn e.ev ebre comtihngoghut, h nee vmearn iefstinSagt. ';'
• TheH egeldioacnt rwihnieci,hd einfiteAsb solBuetie11 g" Be-newsist"nho n­
or
Beinagn,dr" e prnetstseh Uen ivearssa ene t<rb11eaclD miisin dge,n twiicattlhh Ve e danta
philosophy.
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THE SERCETD OCTRINE.
is bforroAnms aat,n Ads ATi sb egotbtySe antt: h pee pretumaolt iionn
a circtlreu;,ly yeat c icrlteh acta nb es qaureodn laytt hseu preme
Iintiioa,ant tte ht hresohfPo arladn inrav.a
Barsttha ratr eedfl ecotnti ehoR nig V-edwah cihw amse afnotar s tern
crit,ia cnui nsuumsatleh,r oerfea,sw atsh uoghatno, r iingvaileo wft his
archvaoimlceu .I ts oh appe,hn oewde,vt eahrtw,h iclrei titchiasti ng,
schorleavre aat lreudwt iht,h outh mibseeailwnfag or fei tfsu ilml por­
tancHee.p remibsyse asy itnhga"n te hietirnt hlena guangoeir nt e h
thohutog ft hReig -eVd"a hash e" beeanb lteod isvcetorh aqtu ality
ofp rimintaitvuseri amlp lwichciihtsy om, a nya rfeia nt os eieni . t"B arth
haMd axM ii.lelri nhs im idn'esy weh ewnr ittiihnsgF. o rt eh famous
Oxofrpdr eosfshoarts rh ouoguhcth araiscettdeh rhey mns tohfRe i g
Vedaa,st huen sophiicsatteexdp resosfti horenle igifoelueisno gf
a
patsorianln opceeonptl" enI.t hVee dhiymcn st he iadnedma ytsh s
appeianr tshiemiprla ensdf trh eessfto r;"m - thSea nkrsistc holar
thkisn.B aritsoh fa d iffnetor peionnhi,o wever.
Sod iveidad ndp ersonathloe p airneio ofSn asnk rsitaists ott hse
importaanindnc ter viansloiufcet he VReidgat ,h atth oospei nsi on
becoemneet libyri aswshiecdh ewvaeytr h eiyn cliTnhesu. M r. Max
Mii.llerd ecltahra:e" tsN owheirtesh wei ddei stawhniccesh e parates
thaen cipeonetmo sfI dnifaor mt hmeo satni cenltir taetuorfGe re ece
morcel eafretll,ty h awnh ewne c ompatrhege r owimnygto hfst he
Vedwai tthh e gfruolwalnn d de acyemdyt hosn w hciht hpeo etorfy
Homeirfs uo nd.e TdheV ediats h ree Tahloe goonfyt hAer yarna ces,
whitlhea tH esoifoi dsa distocratreidec oaftt uhroe rigiimnaagle ."
Thiisas s wepeinags stei,roa nnpde rhaps ujnrsuatti hnie tgrse neral
applitci.ao Bnuwt hyn ottr tyoa ccofuonir?tt O rientaclainsndtoost
sof,o trh eryee jctth ceh ronoolfto hgSeye c reDto ctrainncdeo ,u ld
hardaldymt ihtfe ca tt habte twteheeRn i g-Vheymdnisca ndH esoid's
Theogonyo ftt oheunssa onfdy se ahrasv eeal pseSdo.t hefyia lto
seteh atth Gen oemky thasr e lnnoog etrh ep ritmiivsey mbolical
lnaguaogeft heI intiattehe sd,i pslceiosf t eh go-dsHeiro­
phnatst,h ed iviannec i"es natrc ifircse,a"n dt hadtsi figurbeyd
thdei tsancaen,de ncumbeedbr yt heex bueragnrto wotfhh u amn
profafnnaec yt,eh y now standdi seltdioi krmetga eso fs tars
inr unnwianevgs .Bu itHf e sisoC do'smogaonnTdyh eogaornteyob e
viewaescd a ricaotftu ehr oersi giimnaaglhe oswm, u cmho rseot he
mytihnst hHee breGwe neisints h sei gohftt oh sefowrh omt heayr e
,
nom ordei vriveneel aotrti howeno rodfG odt,h aHnes i'oTsdh eogony
ifso Mrr G.l adstone.
" Thep oetirt(y t hRei gV edac)o ntaaipnpse taor mse ,o nt he
contyr,sa"ar yBsa rt"th o b eo f signularreljiy1cr aherd aecrat nd
a
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artilfiyec alibaolraftueloldfa ,l lusainodrn est ic,oe fnp creesten(s?it)oo n s
mystiacnidtse hmo shoipicsn ig,ah nttdh mea nneorfi tesx presissi on
sucahsr eimndosn em oer ferqunetolyft hpeh rsaeolionug syae m ong
certsamiangl rlo uopfsi nititahteatdnh, ep oetlinacg uea ogfa lagre
commnui.t"y( "ThRee ligoifIo nnds,i "pa .x i.i)i
Wew inlolst t otpoe nquoiftr hece r iwthiacht e c aknn oowft he
phsreaoliongu yes amongt he"i naittdei,o"r w hethheebr le ongs
hismetlofs ucahg ro;uf po,ir nt hleta tecrae s,h ew ouhladr dhlayv e
uesds uclha ungage.B utt haeb osvheo wtshr ee amrkadbilsreae ge­
menbte twsecenh oelvaewrnis t rhe rgdat ot heex tecrnahla treaorcft he
RiVge da.\: Vha,tt h,ec nana nyo ft hme oderSna knrsitkinsotws
aboiuttis n teornrea slo tmeeraincib negy,ot nhdce o rrienecfrtce eno f
Bartthh,at htSi csr iphtaubsre eec no mpiblyIeN IdT ITAES?
Thew hoolfet hper esweonrtk iesn dveaoanut rop rotvheti rsu th.
Thea necniatd pesth aevs oeldvt hger eat porfos ibcelnehcmowese, v er
unwilmlodienrmgna t eriamlaiybs etm oa dmtihtfec a t.Th me ysteries
ofL ifaen dD eatwhe rfeta hodm beyt heg reamtas tre-minodfs
antuiiqt;a yndi fte hyh avper esetrhveeimdns ecraenssdyi cleein,it s
beacusteh epsreol besmf romde parotft hes aecdrm yste;ra ineds ,
sceondbleaycu,s teh emyu shta vree amniedi ncorhmeepinbslteot he
vasmtaj oroifmt eyn t hne,a st ehyd on ow.I fs ucthec ahgisna rset ill
rergdaeads c himebryoa usro p potnsei nnp hiolpoh,siy tm ayb e
a
conastoiltootn h Teh eohsiospttosl a er,no ng oopdr oso,tf hatth e
spceulatoifmo ondse prsny chosl-owghieststhreeiro Iuedsa tlsi,ls ike
1\I.Hr erbeSrptec ne,or rw oo-algtrhienpsged uo-dIeasl-iasrfteam ro re
chirimce.a Ilnede,di nstoefra edts inogn tfihremf u onadtiooffn ca ts
inN atruet,eh ya rteh eu nheawlitolh'tlyh-- e-pwsoi fsm atesrtiiacl i
imagaitni,oo fnt heb rains thtahte- maenvndoo lm voerdeW .h ile
tehyd enwye,a ffimr;a ndo uarffi rmaitoincs o rrobboyra altmeods t all
thsega eosf a nitqu.i BteylviienignO ccultainsdam h osotfi nvisible
Potenciesr esfanooswr,e s g aoyoC edr tsuusm ,q sucocidr oe ditdowih ;i ch
:
ourc riticsC rredeJaputdl ceyuA sp ellNae.i thiescr o enrvtbeytd h e
:
othneordr,o essu ch raffetese cuvleotnu lri tptlnlaee.t E pusre m uove!
Nori st ehraen yn eedp rosofe liyztinAgsr. e mrakebdy t hwei se
Ccie,r oT"i me detshtserp oueylcsa tiomnasnb ,u otfc ointfi rtmhse
jdugmenotfn tauer."L etu sb idoeu tri meM.en awhiilte n,oi itsn
thheu macno nsttiiottnowu itnienss si letnhcdeees trucotfoi noen' s
gosdw,h etthheerby et ruoerf laseA.n da st eholoagnymd a treialism
havec omibnetdgo ethteodr e sttrhooeyl g do dosfa nqtuiiatnyds eek
tod isfieeg vuerryp hoillhdo iscocapoclnpe ti,oi tn ijs usbtu tt thhea t
lovoefor lswd i sdom dsehfoetunhldedp i orso intb,iy p roivntgh atth e
whoalsree anlo ft he itsaw,tob e,sf tormoefnd e ww epaonmsad eo ut
ofv eroylm dat erial.
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452 THE SECRETD CCTRIXE.
§ XVI.
ADAM-DAAMI.
NAMES suhc asA dam-dAamuies,d b yM r. Chwoslohinn h is
"NabatehanA gruilct"u:'ra'en dd eribdyeM d. R enanm,a yp rove
litttotl hepe r aonfeT.o t hOec uclthiosewtv,e orn,ct eh athtte e rm
isfu ondi na w orokf s ucihm mnesaen tuiiqtayst haebo vecti e,di t
provae gso odde :af loirn stathnacte Awdasa mmaia infoslydm b,o l
oriiangtiwnigtt hh Aer yapne opalste eh,r oowto rsdh osw, havanidn g
been tfarkotemhn e bmy t hSee miatnedts h Teu ran-iaasmn ansy
othtehri wnegrs.e
"AdamA-dam"i igse enar icco mponuanmdae s o ld laausna gegs
areT.h eS ecrDeoctt ritaneceh etsh aAtd -i twhaens a mgei ven
tot hfier sspte akirnage co fm ankind-tihnRi osu -nbdyt hAer ya.n s
Hencteh eA doi and Ad(otnhaaenie c niptl urfaorlm t howefo rd
nm
Adon)w, hicthh Jew esa ppltioet dh eJihero vha and anwgheol s,
were stihmepfi lryss tp iriatnudea tlh erseoanolsf t he e;a rth
antdh geo dA doinsw,h oi nh imsa ny varsitaoftooidtro h n"eF s ri st
Lor.d"A daimst hSea snkrAidat- N!itlza,l smoe anifisnrtgL or,da s
Ad-Iwasrao,r a nAy d( thfier sfto)l lobwyae ndya j dcetiovres ub­
stainv.te Ther esaonf otrh iisst hastu cthur thwse rec omomn
a
ihneirtanIctwe a.as r evieloranet ceibvyte hdfie n t mankinbde fore
thatti mwehi c,ih nB iballpi hcreaosl,oi gscy alle"dh tep erioofod n e
liapnw do r,do"r s pee;kc nhwo leed egxpandbeymd a no'wsni ntiuoint
latoenrb, u ts tillalth eird dfeornm p raonfaotnui ndearna dequate
symboyl.To hgea tuhort ho"ef Qa bba,l( caachordt)iont,gh p eh ilo­
sopchawilr iintgosfI bGneb ir,"os lhotwhsIe rs aeluisti"enA gdo an,i
··
(Lordi)nt seaodfE h'y(eIha m)a ndYH VH,a nda ddtsah tw,h ile
Adoniarsie nde"Lr oerd"d int hBei bl"et,hl eo wedsetsn iagtioorn ,
thDee iitn:t\y a tutrheme,o rgeen ertaelrE mlo hi,im st rsalnaGtoe"dd .
(p.75 .1)
A curiwoourswk a st ralnastiendr 86oort heearb,o buytt he
OrientCahlwisosolnth, a npdr esetnote evde crr-eidnualnofldui sp tp an
Europuen dtehrie n notcietonflNt a e b atheAagnr icultuIrnet. eh o pinion
oft hter anstlhaaattro crh vaoilcu imse" a compleitnei tiiantittoohn e
mysteorfti hepesr - eAdamniatoteni so,nt haetu horoifut nyd eniably
authendtoiccu mentsI.ti" s" nai nvalcuomapbelineud ,mt hfeu elploi mte
oft hDeo ctrhien,loe dfts h aer atnssd c iceennso,ot n loyf Cthhdaee la,n s
buta losfo Atshyseir aannsCd a nnaiatoefts hp er ehiasegt.so"rT ihecs e
* Vidien fra.
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" NABATHEAN AGRICULTURE." 453
"Nabath"e-aanss scormiett ihcosu ghts-iwmeprtlehy Se a beaonrs ,
Chaldseatnao rr-swpheirpsTh.e woarr ke tirsai nofsnrl otamhtA er baic,
inwtoh ilcahn guiawtga eas t fi rtsrta lnastferdot mh Ceh ald.e an
Maosudit,h eA rabHiics torsipaena,ok fst hosNea baatnh>e,
ande xplainso ritgihinetn ih riw si s:e A"ft etrh eD elug(e? )
then atieosntsa bltihsehemelsdvi ensv aricoouutsnr ieAsm.o ng
thewseer teh eN abathewahnosf ,uo ndetdh ec itoyf B aby,l on
and wtehroeds ees cenodfHa anmt sw hsoe ttilnte hde sparmioevn ce
under the olfNe imardoetdrh,sse ho ionpf C uswhh,o wtahsseo onf
Hama,n dg re-agtranodfsN oona.h Thitso opkl aacte
thtei mweh eNni mrroedc eitvhgeeod v ernoofrB sahbliyopana ist he
deleogfaD ztaeh hanka meBdi usr.pa"
Thtear nlastoCrhw,o lhsnofi,n dtsah tt haess ertoifto hnhisis s torian
arienp eercfatc cowridtt hh oosfl't'Ie o siensGe neszws;h imloer e irreve­
renctri icmtsi gehpxtr etshsoe p intihoant for retahsitoshn e ivre ry
trusthho ublesd u estcpedI.ti su selteoas rsg uep otihwnihtsi, ci hs
ofn ov lauient hper esqeunets .t Tihoewn eather-bleogan-tse­inn,c e
buriperdom b,la entdh dei cffiulotfay c cnotuionnga ,n lyog ilg rou,n d
ca
fotrh peh enomdeenrailv oaftm iilolnio ofpn eso polfve a iroursa c,e s
ofm ayn icvilniazteiadon ndts rb iefsor,m t hreceo up(lNeosa sho'nsis n)
34y6e a'ra:sf't tehrDe el u,gm eayb el ett fot hKea rmoaft h ea uthoorf
Genewsihse,t hheei rsc allMeosde sE zor.ra That wihsiit ncehr esting
int hweo rnko tiiciset cdso enntttshd,eo ctreinnuensc iinai, ttw ehdi ch
araeg a,ii nfr eaeds oterailcomasaltll olyft , h eimd ecnatwliit ht he
SecrTeetan cghsi.
Qutarmeerseu ggetshtaetdb othomikigs h hta vbee esni mpacl oyp y
made uNnebduecrh adnIIe.zf,rz oamr Hsaommei ttirce a"tniifis­e,
niteolrya nicetn,w"h itlheae ut homra intoani" nnist,e rannadl
m e
exteervniacdl,ee "tnh aittC sh aldoeraninga il wwriatsto eufntr otmh e
oradlsi courasnedts e achoifna gwse alBtahybyl onn liaanwdnoer,
nameQdu- tamwyh,oh ad usedf otrh olsceetr uessit lmlo raenc ient
materlisa.T hefi rsAtrb aitcr aantsiliospn al cehdy C howlsoshon
fabra cakst hXeI II.c enBt.C.. Ont hfier spt agoeft ihs"r elvae­
ti,o"tn haetu hoorra,m a nuenQsitl.s-, t,ad meycltahrae"tst hdeoc trines
proopundtehdei rnwe,er eo rigitnoalbldylS yat urnt ot hMeo on,w ho
commttntihcemta oth eerid d owl,h iicdho rle veatlheedmt oh edre votteheew, r iter
-thaed eSpctr iobfte ht aw ork-Qtl.-tamy.
Thed eatlisg ivbeynt hGeo df otrh bee fintea ndi nstruocft ion
mortaslhsop,wre ioodfis n aclculdaubrlaeta inaods n e roifen sum ber­
less kianngDdyd noasmtsite hs aptr eecdet dhaep pearoanEn acreot hf
* SeeG enesanidst hea uthorised ChroInno lCohgayp.ti .x ." Xcah leavetthh e
Ark'"'B .C2.3 48.'C'h apter "�imrodt hefir st::V lonarcsht,a"n dosv er
x.
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454- THE SECRET DOCTRINE.
Adami( t"h reeeda-r"t)hT.h ese pheavreai roodu,sas sem dighhtav e
beeenxp ectetdh,de ee fndoefrt shc eh rognyoo ftl hoBei ibcldaela d-letter
meanianlgm otsoft ru y.D eR ougemwoanstt h fier stto kmeaa
le-vie-aenrmasag intshtte r alnaost.rH er epreosha ic'mhw'i ht"sa crifiig
cn
Mosteos aanno nymaouuots.rh "B eorsuhseu, r egs",ho wevgerre at
werhei cshr onoloegircralow rassa, tl etai snp erefcatc rcdow itthh e
propwhietrthe gatrotd h fier smte, ns inhcees peaokfAsl o rus-Adam,
ofX isuthmsa-nNdoo faB lelzu-,sN im,r"eo tdc".Th eroeerf,h"e a dds,
"t hweo rmkus bt ea nA POCRYPHtAo rbaen gweidti htc so ntpeomra­ries
thfeo ubrotoohfkE s drats,h oafEt n oclzt,h Sei byOlralciel,nsa en tdh Beo ookf
Hermes-oeev oefr tyhe sdea tinngo furtbhaecrkt hant wo or three
n
centuB.rCi.e" sE waldc amdeo wns tihlalr doenr C howls,o hn
andfi nalMl.y R enan.I nt he" RevuGee rmanitquheee. ­x"t
puppiull dlosw tnh ea uotrhiotfyh ism astbeyra ,ks inhgi mt o
shoawr easwohnyh iNsa batAlzgreicaltnr es hounlodbt e t hfear udu­
u u
lewnotr okfs omJee owf t hteh iorrdf oucretnhto ufor uyer r ?a Itca n
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