Ceremony for the degree of Prince of the Zodiac, 44°
Dit Amerikaanse rituaal
dateert uit de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw.
Teaches a knowledge of that great open book the Stellar Universe, as the
stars are mapped out in the Constellation, the positions of the Planets or
Plutarch says that the most ancient Herakles of Egypt, Tyre and Greece
represented the force which sends the Sun in its apparent path through the 12
signs, but the Sun itself and all its planets has a journey of its own. Hermetic allegory; severe proofs for complete
initiation; trial of Mercury; fire lost by Negligence; new embarrassment; an
instant lost; the Great work advances; planets take their places; proof of life;
expiation necessary; formation of a new man; product of labour; truth
discovered.
Sign: take sword, and circle round the floor.
Touch: mutually join right and left hands.
Password: Bereg.
Secret Word: Adonai (Arabian alchemist).
Jewel and Symbol: a book of which is 12 star, and the letters J. H.
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