THE PYRAMID

An Altar to God , a temple of Initiation , a

resting place for the gods.
" In that day there shall be an altar to the Lord in the midst
of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the
Lord ; and it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the
Lord of Hosts in the Land of Egypt.” — Isaiah 19 : 19 , 20.

on the interior of the Pyramid there was a temple de

signed to teach and illustrate all known science , and es
pecially the Sacred or Secret Science of the Soul . The
Soul of man was known to the Initiates as a direct ray of Light
from Deity . The Sublime Drama , which the temples were built
to exemplify , represented successive stages in the Soul's pro
gress through matter for the purpose of gaining the wisdom
of the gods; fall from pristine purity
its

an

alliance with
to
its "

gross matter transmigration through various experiences

;

for the purpose probation and purification

of

its

ultimate
,
the

growth into manhood and should animal nature gain the

,

or

ascendency descent again into degradation

its

contrawise
,

,
spiritual nature prevail
its

its

should the new rebirth and

in

final transformation into Cosmic Consciousness

.
by of

of

The greatest these temples was the famous Temple

Cheops which profound and correct astronomical calcula
,

be

the then physical center

of

tions the founders designed

to
,

the earth
.

the
be

They likewise metaphysically designed great

it
to
all

the sublime teachings which

of

center for the school

in
,
for
of

the form the Greater Mysteries too profound the vulgar

,

organized and exemplified Symbolic

be

mind were later

to
,

in

which and during which symbols

or

Ritualistic Initiation
,

,
in

the

displaced inner development and knowledge

of

result
as

personal experience
.