Ceremony for the degree of Knight of the Seven Stars, 47°

Dit Amerikaanse rituaal dateert uit de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw.



The most ancient of all Symbols, the seven Stars of Ursa Major's annual revolution round the Mystery Sun, a talisman (swastika), the seven Ristus and their consort in the Pleides, one unfaithful.

The Columns fall; scene changes; flaming star shows the route the adept should take. Downfall of the traveller; passage of the obscure vault; candlestick of seven branches which gives light to all the world, its influence acts unceasingly on nature and man; new calculation of numbers; use and virtue of the mapped signs of the Zodiac, and their spiritual influence invention of the Compasses.
Sign: incline head, place right index on brow.
Touch: with both hands seize each other's shoulders.
Password: Spero (hope).
Secret Word: Vigilo (watch).
Jewel and Symbol: a heptagon with a star at each angle.
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