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List ye, O Man, to the deep hidden wisdom, |
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lost to the world since the time of the Dwellers, |
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lost and forgotten by men of this age. |
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Know ye this Earth is but a portal, |
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guarded by powers unknown to man. |
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Yet, the Dark Lords hide the entrance |
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that leads to the Heaven-born land. |
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Know ye, the way to the sphere of Arulu |
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is guarded by barriers opened only to Light-born man. |
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Upon Earth, I am the holder of the keys |
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to the gates of the Sacred Land. |
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Command I, by the powers beyond me, |
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to leave the keys to the world of man. |
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Before I depart, I give ye the Secrets of how |
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ye may rise from the bondage of darkness, |
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cast off the fetters of flesh that have bound ye, |
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rise from the darkness into the Light. |
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Know ye, the soul must be cleansed of its darkness, |
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ere ye may enter the portals of Light. |
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Thus, I established among ye the Mysteries |
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so that the Secrets may always be found. |
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Aye, though man may fall into darkness, |
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always the Light will shine as a guide. |
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Hidden in darkness, veiled in symbols, |
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always the way to the portal will be found. |
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Man in the future will deny the mysteries |
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but always the way the seeker will find. |
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Now I command ye to maintain my secrets, |
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giving only to those ye have tested, |
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so that the pure may not be corrupted, |
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so that the power of Truth may prevail. |
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List ye now to the unveiling of Mystery. |
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List to the symbols of Mystery I give. |
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Make of it a religion for only thus will its essence remain. |
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Regions there are two between |
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this life and the Great One, |
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traveled by the Souls |
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who depart from this Earth; |
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Duat, the home of the powers of illusion; |
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Sekhet Hetspet, the House of the Gods. |
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Osiris, the symbol of the guard of the portal, |
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who turns back the souls of unworthy men. |
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Beyond lies the sphere of the heaven-born powers, |
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Arulu, the land where the Great Ones have passed. |
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There, when my work among men has been finished, |
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will I join the Great Ones of my Ancient home. |
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Seven are the mansions of the house of the Mighty; |
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Three guards the portal of each house from the darkness; |
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Fifteen the ways that lead to Duat. |
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Twelve are the houses of the Lords of Illusion, |
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facing four ways, each of them different. |
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Forty and Two are the great powers, |
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judging the Dead who seek for the portal. |
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Four are the Sons of Horus, |
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Two are the Guards of East and West of Isis, |
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the mother who pleads for her children, Queen of the Moon, |
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reflecting the Sun. |
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Ba is the Essence, living forever. |
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Ka is the Shadow that man knows as life. |
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Ba cometh not until Ka is incarnate. |
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These are mysteries to preserve through the ages. |
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Keys are they of life and of Death. |
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Hear ye now the mystery of mysteries: |
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learn of the circle beginningless and endless, |
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the form of He who is One and in all. |
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Listen and hear it, go forth and apply it, |
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thus will ye travel the way that I go. |
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Mystery in Mystery, |
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yet clear to the Light-born, |
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the Secret of all I now will reveal. |
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I will declare a secret to the initiated, |
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but let the door be wholly shut against the profane. |
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Three is the mystery, come from the great one. |
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Hear, and Light on thee will dawn. |
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In the primeval, dwell three unities. |
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Other than these, none can exist. |
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These are the equilibrium, source of creation: |
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one God, one Truth, one point of freedom. |
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Three come forth from the three of the balance: |
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all life, all good, all power. |
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Three are the qualities of God in his Light-home: |
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Infinite power, Infinite Wisdom, Infinite Love. |
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Three are the powers given to the Masters: |
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To transmute evil, assist good, use discrimination. |
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Three are the things inevitable for God to perform: |
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Manifest power, wisdom and love. |
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Three are the powers creating all things: |
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Divine Love possessed of perfect knowledge, |
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Divine Wisdom knowing all possible means, |
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Divine Power possessed by the joint will of |
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Divine Love and Wisdom. |
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Three are the circles (states) of existence: |
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The circle of Light where dwells nothing but God, |
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and only God can traverse it; |
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the circle of Chaos where all things |
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by nature arise from death; |
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the Circle of awareness where |
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all things spring from life. |
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All things animate are of three states of existence: |
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chaos or death, liberty in humanity and felicity of Heaven. |
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Three necessities control all things: |
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beginning in the Great Deep, the circle of chaos, plenitude in Heaven. |
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Three are the paths of the Soul: |
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Man, Liberty, Light. |
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Three are the hindrances: |
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lack of endeavor to obtain knowledge; |
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non-attachment to god; attachment to evil. |
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In man, the three are manifest. |
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Three are the Kings of power within. |
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Three are the chambers of the mysteries, |
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found yet not found in the body of man. |
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Hear ye now of he who is liberated, |
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freed from the bondage of life into Light. |
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Knowing the source of all worlds shall be open. |
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Aye, even the Gates of Arulu shall not be barred. |
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Yet heed, O man, who would'st enter heaven. |
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If ye be not worthy, |
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better it be to fall into the fire. |
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Know ye the celestials pass through the pure flame. |
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At every revolution of the heavens, |
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they bathe in the fountains of Light. |
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List ye, O man, to this mystery: |
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Long in the past before ye were man-born, |
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I dwelled in Ancient Atlantis. |
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There in the Temple, |
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I drank of the Wisdom, |
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poured as a fountain of Light |
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from the Dweller. |
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Give the key to ascend to the |
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Presence of Light in the Great world. |
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Stood I before the Holy One |
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enthroned in the Flower of Fire. |
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Veiled was he by the lightnings of darkness, |
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else my Soul by the Glory have been shattered. |
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Forth from the feet of his Throne like the diamond, |
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rolled forth four rivers of flame from his footstool, |
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rolled through the channels of clouds to the Man-world. |
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Filled was the hall with Spirits of Heaven. |
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Wonder of wonders was the Starry palace. |
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Above the sky, like a rainbow of Fire and Sunlight, |
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were Formed the Spirits. |
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Sang they the glories of the Holy One. |
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Then from the midst of the Fire came a voice: |
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Behold the Glory of the first Cause. |
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I beheld that Light, high above all darkness, |
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reflected in my own being. |
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I attained, as it were, to the God of all Gods, |
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the Spirit-Sun, the Sovereign of the Sun spheres. |
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There is One, Even the First, |
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who hath no beginning, |
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who hath no end; |
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who hath made all things, |
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who govern all, |
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who is good, |
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who is just, |
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who illumines, |
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who sustains. |
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Then from the throne, there poured a great radiance, |
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surrounding and lifting my soul by its power. |
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Swiftly I moved through the spaces of Heaven, |
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shown was I the mystery of mysteries, |
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shown the Secret heart of the cosmos. |
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Carried was I to the land of Arulu, |
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stood before the Lords in their Houses. |
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Opened they the Doorway so I might |
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glimpse the primeval chaos. |
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Shuddered my soul to the vision of horror, |
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shrank back my soul from the ocean of darkness. |
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Then saw I the need for the barriers, |
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saw the need for the Lords of Arulu.. |
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Only they with their Infinite balance could |
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stand in the way of the inpouring chaos. |
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Only they could guard God's creation. |
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Then did I pass around the circle of eight. |
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Saw all the souls who had conquered the darkness. |
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Saw the splendor of Light where they dwelled. |
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Longed I to take my place in their circle, |
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but longed I also for the way I had chosen, |
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when I stood in the Halls of Amenti |
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and made my choice to the work I would do. |
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Passed I from the Halls of Arulu |
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down to the earth space where my body lay. |
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Arose I from the earth where I rested. |
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Stood I before the Dweller. |
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Gave my pledge to renounce my Great |
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right until my work on Earth was completed, |
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until the Age of darkness be past. |
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List ye, O man, to the words I shall give ye. |
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In them shall ye find the Essence of Life. |
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Before I return to the Halls of Amenti, |
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taught shall ye be the Secrets of Secrets, |
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how ye, too, may arise to the Light. |
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Preserve them and guard them, |
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hide them in symbols, |
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so the profane will laugh and renounce. |
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In every land, form ye the mysteries. |
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Make the way hard for the seeker to tread. |
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Thus will the weak and the wavering be rejected. |
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Thus will the secrets be hidden and guarded, |
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held till the time when the wheel shall be turned. |
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Through the dark ages, waiting and watching, |
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my Spirit shall remain in the deep hidden land. |
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When one has passed all the trials of the outer, |
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summon ye me by the Key that ye hold. |
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Then will I, the Initiator, answer, |
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come from the Halls of the Gods in Amenti. |
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Then will I receive the initiate, give him the words of power. |
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Hark ye, remember, these words of warning: |
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bring not to me one lacking in wisdom, |
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impure in heart or weak in his purpose. |
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Else I will withdraw from ye your power |
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to summon me from the place of my sleeping. |
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Now go ye forth and summon thy brothers |
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so that I may impart the wisdom to light thy |
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path when my presence is gone. |
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Come to the chamber beneath my temple. |
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Eat not food until three days are past. |
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There will I give thee the essence of wisdom |
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so that with power ye may shine amongst men. |
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There will I give unto thee the secrets so that |
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ye, to, may rise to the |
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Heavens, God-men in Truth |
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as in essence ye be. |
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Depart now and leave me while I summon |
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those ye know of but as yet know not. |