In t w o la rg e volu m es, d emy 460 , w ith Map s a nd Illustr a t i ons ,

a nd a se a r a te
p Cha rt f Fa i th Str ea ms
o ,

R IV E R S OF L IFE ;
SO URCES AND STREAMS O F T H E FAITH S O F

MAN IN A L L L AND S .

S how ing the Evolu ti on o f R eligi ou s Thou ght fr om the Ru d est

Sym b oli sm s to the L a test Sp i r itu a l D e velopm ents .

By MAJ O R- G E ER AL N J . G . R . F O RL O N G ,

A IC E . . . &c .
, 85 0 .

CO N T EN TS V I —I I d t y p g 1 30 II T W hip
OL nt ro u c or a e s, -
; r ee ors

pp 1 9 III S p t d Ph lli W hip pp 93 3 2 IV

. . . . ,
.

3 - 2; er en an a c ors - 2 ;
Fi W hip pp 3 40 V S W hi p pp 40 5 3 V I
. . . .
,

re ors 23 -
2; un ors 3- 4,
W hip pp 5 5 5 8
. . . .
, ,

A t nce s or ors ,
. 3 -
4 .

C N O N TE V II —V II E ly F it h f W t A i
TS OF OL . i R ldi ar a s o es ern s a, a s n a a

d A y i pp V III F i h f W t Ab igi i E p
. .

an 4 ss r a, 1 -1 1 ; a t s o es ern or nes n ur o e

d Adj C i pp 1 4 IX F Ab i
. .

an a cent h f E t ou nt r es, 2 -44 8 ; ai t s o a s ern or

gi N A A y d Sh i i pp 4 9 62
. .

ne s, on- rya n, r a n, a n em t c, . 1 -
2 .

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PP E —I A C l
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S econ h e n ur III Sk t h s ow n ar a ces an a t s ; e c

M p f A i t I di B l hi t t A h i g E ly
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a o d f nc en n a, an rom a uc s an o na m , s ow n ar

T ib th i S
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e r a cre a ces, c no ca a e o o s, o

Id d y F h i h ll F i th h v m
. .

ea s, a n m an l i e a t u res w c a a s a e ore or e ss n com m on .

If on roll er, t hi s i s 3 feet x 2 1 i nch es .

Tw o V olu m e s, de m y 4to, 1 270 pg a es, w i th Map s Pla t es, a nd nu m erou s

I g p C
,

llu st rat i ons, cloth ; a nd lar e se a ra t e hart i n cloth ca se, £6 63

C
.

hart a lone, £2 .

Ge ner al F ghorlon as de v ot ed m a ny y ea rs a nd i ncu rred ery h ea y cost v v

for t h e p p ur fp os e o resenti n gt o t h e w orld a w ork w hi c h no st u de nt of
C p om a rat i v R li gi
e e on ca n a f
ford t o negl ec t T he a u thor has allow ed nei ther

p v v g p g
.

t i m e, d i st a nc e nor cost to re ent hi m from i si ti n an

y s ot w here h e t hou h t
it p ibl
os s e t o disco v er t l dm onu m en a at a h e h as st u di ed not only t h e w r i tt en

sou rc es of I nd i a n m yt h l gy b h o o ,
ut as d one so b y t h e li h t g of t he ex pl a na t i ons

G EO R G E R ED WA Y , 1 2, Y ORK S T R EET .
 FO RL O NG S RIVER S O F L IFE
’
.

gi v en b y li i n v g v
nat i e a u t hori t i es, a nd of t he y et e x i st i n g a nci ent cu stom s of

I ndi a . v
H e h a s i si t ed t he m ost fa m ou s sanct u ari es ot h b of Eu ro p e a nd Asia,
s t u dyi n g a li ke th e ru i ns of J eru sal e m , of p D e l hi,d fR o fP a rnassu s, a n o om e .

Th e i m port a nce of a scert a n n i i g a nd r ecor di g h i n hi h l t d e ex pl a na t ons w c e a rne

B ra h m a ns gi v e of the y b l
s m o s a nd m t y h l gi l
o o d f h i ly
ca f i h re cor s o t e r e ar a t ,

w hi c h no b oo ks cont a i n, i g t s r ea a nd o bv i Th li f h i i
ou s. ly e st o au t or t es not on

c i t ed b ut re a d b y t he a u t hor cont a i ns som e 80 v l i l di g h l t

0 o u m es, nc u n t e ates

for t s of
ef t he b e st - k now n sch olars to pi h b i y hi h v il h
erce t e o sc u r t w c e s t e

a nci ent fa i t hs of Asi a .

” —S t . J a m es s
’
G a ze tte .

p h iv k h y pp d C p
Thi s i s t he m ost com re ens e w or tha t as et a ea re on om ara

ti v R ligi
e I i i di p
e bl t h d b
on . i
t s ly n i s ensa e o t e st u ent , eca u se t not on cont a ns

a ll t h bj t d f b y p
e su i b
e ct s h f rea t e O i t l o a st w r t ers, ut t at o m ore r ecent r en a

sc h l d h d
o ars, a n v h k l dg h ligh f p l i v ig i
s e s o er su c now e e t e t o e rsona n e st a t on .

Th l e d h h d i g l g
e a rn e au tfy il i d i h i d f i
or as ur n a on c ou rse o e ar s u t se w t n e at

g bl dilig h i g l f ili i ff d d hi b y hi d i
a e ence t e s n u ar E gi ac t es a or e m s u t es a s a n n ne er

un d h I di
er G vt e S b li
n f an ly di d b y t h id f
o er nm e nt . ym o sm , o t e n on st u e e a o

p d b k h h
i ct u r e s an di d h p d h ll t d i
oo s, e as st u e on t e s ot , a n a s co ec e an m m ense
m a ss fi f io g i bl
n or m at on not
y h ll gd e ne r a ll a t t a na e, e re a a rr a n e

an d l fi d ihp
c a ssi l e F hi w t p di er fe ct c ear ne ss r om t s e nc y clo ae a he
v l i ff i di C p iv
.

sh ow sh t e e N i
o u t on o a th s o one nt e re s te n om a ra t e

R l gi y b li
.

”
e id i on a n f f dt b i h
a nc ent hi k sI d m o sm ca n a or o e w t ou t t s w or .
-
n es"

( Am e ri ca ) .

U nder t h e t itle of
‘
Ri v ers of L i fe,
’
a v ery r em ar ka bl b
e oo k ha s j u st

a pp e a r ed It i s t h e g fi w or I di k of G eneral F orlon w ho rst w ent ou t to n a

H b l g t vi hi h h p d d y bl
.
,

som e f y y gort e ars a o. e e on s o a ser ce w c as ro u ce m an a e

m en, f hsom e li k Y l od C i gh
w d hi gh
om , h i i e u e an u nn n a m , st a n as a u t or t es

on m f O i l
a t t e rs h l gy o F h iz f G l F l gr ent a ar c aeo o r om t e s e o enera or on
’
s

v p i f h th h k ill d bt f
.

d h
olu m es, a n t e ex er enc e o f t e au or, t e w or w no ou orm one o

th e t i p t
m os t ib ti m t h Ev l i
or a nt fh F i h hi h
con r u ons on e o u t on o u m an a t s w c

h asy t pp de a Th h
e are h ll t h gh h h i t ith e au t or s ow s a r ou t at e s no w ou t

a g l gi f li g H i b g t l t d hi
st ron re i ou s ee g i
n e s to e con ra u a e on s cou ra e n

b i g i g b f h di g p bli h t pi
.

r n n e or e t
fi f i
e re a y t n u c su c a m a ss o n or m at on on o cs a s e

on ly k f Th
now n t o a h p v i ght ew gi h i g f e au t or m ay ro e r or w ron n t e t ra c n o

d b t h v l
.

w or s, f h id
u thi h h
e t i
a ue o t d t e ea s w c e t ra ces ou n m os cases oes not

d p d i
e en y y p y m l gy f t h i
n an ig ifi
wa u Gl g on et H ld o o or e r s n ca nc e .
”
as ow er a .

Thi i v yi p s s k ia vler f ly 1 3 0 p g
m orta nt w or n tw o o u m es o ne ar 0 a es,

i g l i v ly f T S p Fi S d A hip
,

t re a t n ex c u s e o d ree , e r ent , r e, u n, a n ncest or w ors an

b i gi l p d dj
,

a ll h ly f i h
t e f h
e ar a f A it E s o t e a or na ra ces o s a, u ro e, an a a cent

i
c ou nt r es, i d d f ll h ld I h
n ee l ly ll h o v m t g th
a t e w or t s ow s c ea r a t e mo e en s, row

d v l i iv l li g i h gh
, .
,

an f
e o u t on o — Aun i ersa re ou s t ou t .
”
T he m er c a n.

G EO R G E R ED WA Y , 1 2, YORK ST R EE T .
 p
Sur ely i t i s m ore hiloso hi cal t o t a k e i n t he p w hole oflife, in v
e ery

p i bl
oss e form , t h a n t o sh u t you rself u p i n one doct ri ne, w hi ch, w hile

y ou fondl y drea m y ou ha v e cr ea t e d i t , a nd t ha t i t i s ca p bl
a e of self

p
e x i st e nce , i s de e ndent for i t s v b g
ery ei n on t ha t hu m an li fe from
w h i ch v
you ha e fl ed, and w hi ch you de s i se Thi s i s t he w hole secret p
g p v
.

of th e Pa a n d oct rine , a nd t h e k ey t o t h ose rof ou nd i e w s of li fe

w hi ch w er e e ol ed vv i n t he i r gi
r el i on. Thi s i s t h e w orsh i p of P ria p u s,

of h u m an life, i n w hi ch not h n i g c om es a m i ss or i s t o b e st a gg ere d

at, h ow e v v p
er olu t u ou s or se nsu al, for a ll t hi n g s a re b ut v a ri e d m ani
fest a ti ons of li fe ; of life, ru ddy, d eli c iou s, full of fru it s, b as kin gi n

su nsh i ne a nd pl e nt y, dyed w ith th e j u i c e of g p

ra es oflife in v all ey s

coole d by snow y p ea ks a m id v i ney ar ds a nd sh a dy fou nt ains, a m on g

v v v
,

w hi ch , h ow e er, Saepe Fa u noru m oces e x a u di t ae, sae pe i sas form m

D e oru m
” —J H SH O RT H O U SE, i n J oh n Inglesant ”

bd
. . . .

A nd t h ose m e m b ers of t h e o y, w h i ch w e t hi nk t o b e le ss honou r

a b le , u p on t h ese we b e st ow m ore a b u nda nt honou r, & c .
-
x C ori n

t hi a ns x ii . 3 .
 P H A L L IC IS M

C E L E S T IA L AND T E R R E S T R IA L

HEA T HEN AN D CHRISTI AN

IT S I
C O N N EX O N W I TH T HE RO S IC U CI
R AN S AN D T HE

G N O ST IC S AN D IT S FO U N D A TI O N
IN B U D D H SM I

WITH A N ESSA ?
”
ON MTSTIC A N A TOM T

/
BY

T
I ll NN L

“
w r noa or ru n nos xca uc m x s , ETC . ETC.

L O ND O N

G IL O R G E RUD WA Y

Y O R K S T R EE T C O V EN T G A R D EN

MDCCCL XXX IV .
 CO NT EN T S

PA G E

IN T R O D U CT IO N
C H APTER 1 .
—Definit i ons a nd D ist i nct i ons lea di n g pt u o th e v eri t i es o f
Phalli ci sm
C H AP TER II —Tb e Hi story oft h e P h a li c l “
Sy b l S
m o tru ct u res ,
”
t h ei r
g g V g
.

O ri i n, G e nealo y, a nd a ri e t y t h rou h t h e su c ce ssi on of t he his

t or i co-reli iou s a es g g
C H AP T ER TIL —The Story oft he C la s es of t h e s Phalli
C H AP TER IV C . e lest i al or p
Theoso h i ca l Doc t ri ne oft h e U nsex u al Tra ns
c e nde nt al P hallici sm
C H APT ER V M -
Th e yster i es of t h e P ha llu s i t s ide alised G nost ic, Rosi
C g
.

c r u ci a n or hri st i an re nde ri n s
C H AP T ER VI — C Ri te s a nd i
e rem on es o f th I ndi e an Phal i c l Wo1 ship a nd

g l gi i g
.
,

its conne x i on w ith ene ral re i ou s m ea n n s

C H APT ER VII — b He re w P halli c i sm

C g b li k
.

H AP T ER V III—The Rosi cru c ia n a nd G nost i c Mea ni n s of t he O e s s,

pl
.

Py ra m i ds, a nd Pha lli c Monu m ent s of t h e Pe o e s of Ant iq i y u t

CH AP T ER IX — Tb e Ph alli a nd O hi ol o i cal Pri a i c Monu m e nt s t p g p yp i l ca

F
.

”
of T he a ll

C H A P T ER X -
Pria i c p Il l u st ra t i ons

C I Cb
.

H A P T ER X L — Tra nscend e nt al de a s oft h e Rosi cr u ci a ns t h e i r a a li st i c

p
Ph i loso hy a s t o t h e O c cu lt i nt erch a n e of N a t u re a nd of Ma i c g g
C C
H AP T ER X II— onside ra t i ons on t h e My st i c Ana t om y of t h e Rosi

p
.

cru ci a n P hiloso h ers

CH AP T ER X III —
R osicru ci an Profu ndi t i e s 3

C B li f
.

H AP T ER X 1 V — The Gnost i cs a nd t heir e e s

C I g
.

H AP T ER XV —The ndi an Re li i on s Annot at i ons on t he Sa cred

g
. .

W ri t i n s of t he H indu s
CH AP TER XV I .
-
g
An O ri i nal Essay
”
on Myst ic Anat om y , a nd t he Mast e 1
Passion, or The Act

AP P EN D X I .

The W orshi p of t he L in g am ( Pha llu s) or Ma le p

Pr i nci le, i n I ndi a
g C g I
,

P hysiolo ic al ont ests —The P elas i —The Rou nd Tow ers of rela nd

Adora t i on of t h e V v ul a

L in g am G od s i n G re a t B ri t a i n
 Contents .

Phalli c Worshi p a m on g th e Ga u ls
P ha lli c I dola tr y o f th J
e ew s

G nost i c Rit es
b
Sy m ol W orsh i p
b
The Sym ol of t he Ser ent p
The Rat ionale of G e nera t i on—The Sac r i fi c e of Vi g r t Cn
i ni y— o secrat e d
W om e n— B ri dal De v ot i ons

g
Th e Reli i ou s R it es of Anci ent Rom e
Sa c re d C olou rs —B ells 1 n Anci ent W orshi p —The C oc k as a n b
Em le m
I ND EX

N O TI CE —A sm all seri es of en ra g vi g n s illu st ra ti v e of t he su bj e ct of th e

p r es e nt w or k i s in p p i
re ara t on, u nd er t he su p erint e ndence of a g e nt lem a n

c onne ct ed w i t h t he Biih M
r t s u seu m , a nd w i ll b e issu ed, w i th lett er p r ess

p
d escr i t i ons, i n a v
con eni ent form , for p r esenta t i on to su b ib
s cr er s.

Those pp
ho m ay ca re for t his su le m ent w ill lea se not ify t hei r w i shes t o
w p
th e pb p
u li sh e r, i n ord er that a co y m ay b e forw a rd ed, for w hi ch t here i s no

ch ar g v
e w h a t e e r ; b u t i n no case w i ll t h e i llu st ra t ions b e su li ed t hrou h pp g
a g ent s, or oth er w ise t han on di rect a ppli ca t i on to T H E P UB ISL H ER .
 IN T R O D U C T IO N .

ALL th e se origi nal fact s a nd th eori e s as applic abl e ,

t o g e ne r a l r e ligi on w e r e fir st br ought forw ard by t he

,

a uth or in a w ork entitl e d

“
T he I ndi an R e ligi ons ; or
, ,
”
R esult s of t he My st eri ou s Buddhi sm publi sh e d in t he ,

e arly p a rt o f t he y ear 1 8 8 Sub se qu e ntly t o t he a

5 .
p
e ara nce of th a t b ook se v e r a l o th e r writ e r s impr esse d by
p ,

i t s imp ort anc e hith ert o u nsu sp e ct e d t ook up a nd e nl arg e d

, ,

up on t he d e t a il s r e ferri ng t o thi s subj e ct with out how , ,

e v e r, t o uchi ng or se e m i ng t o b e e v e n a w ar e of t he Spirit
, ,

a nd i nne r m e ani ng o f t he m a tt e r s which th e y so confi

de nt ly and ig norantly h andl e d with h ow e v e r all t he

, , ,

i nnoc e nt g ood fa ith in t he w orld Thi s ex pl or ati on i nt o

.

t he m od e rn da r e fe r s t o t he r e curr e nc e of t he i ntr oducti on

y
i nt o hi st ory of t he P H A L L IC T H EO R Y as supplyi ng
“ ”
,

t he ne c e ssa rily my stic gr ou nd w ork o f A L L R EL I G I O N

na fur ni shi ng a lt og e th e r t h e r e a sons for r e ligi on C on

,y .

s icu ou s a m ong th e se writ e r s sub se qu e nt in tim e t o t he

p ,

producti on of t he work ab ov e r e fe rr e d t o is D r Th omas , .

I nm an of Liv erp ool a writ e r of si ngul ar i ng enuity but

, , ,

a str a y in his g e ner al di sb e li e vi ng c onclu si ons his par ,

t icu lars b e i ng c orr e ct whil e his r e sult s are a rriv e d a t

,

e rr one o u sly th ough in full si nc e rity which i s d e e ply t o

, ,

b e r e gr e tt e d c onsid e ri ng t he di spl ay of so much i nd e

,

fa tig abl e r ese arch and the e x p e nditur e of so m uch v a lu

a bl e l ab our . D r Inrnan is t he a uth or of t w o p ond e r ou s
.
,

v ery l earne d v olum e s entitl e d ,

“
A N CI EN T F a rm s
,

b
 Int r odu cti on .

EMB O D ED I IN N A MES
AN CI
T o a c ert ai n e x t e nt
EN T .
”

th er e is a simil arity in thi s v alu abl e work to th a t of

G od fr e y Higgi ns which di spl a y e d wond erful p ene trati on
,

and p o w e r o f a na ly si s and i nd o mit abl e phil osophic a l in

,

sight e nthu si asm h ardih oo d a nd p e r se v e r a nc e publi sh e d

, , ,

u nd e r t he titl e of A N A C A L Y PSI S ; O R A N A T T EMPT

“
,

T o D R A W A SI D E T H E V E1 L O F T H E S A I T IC I SI S
”
in h eavy ,

qu art o v olum es in 1 8 3 3 1 8 3 4 1 8 3 62 The C EL T IC

,
“
, ,

”
D R U ID s a no th e r i m p ort ant qu a rt o of G odfr e y Higgi ns
, ,

a b ou ndi ng in a ntiqu a ri an truth a nd b e a u t ifully illu str a t e d , ,

a pp ea r e d in 1 8 2 9 ; and in 1 8 3 4 an i nv alu abl e, ,

“
a ntiqu a ri an Pha llic b ook T H E R O U N D TO W ER S O F,
”
I R EL A N D writt e n by a v ery acc o mpli sh e d sch ol ar H enry
, ,

O B rie n w ho of c o ur se m a i nly on acc o u nt of his in

’
, , ,

sight so lidity a nd g e nui ne ne ss e sp e ci a lly a s a dvoc ati ng

, , ,

na pr ovi ng — u nw e lc o m e a nd st a rtli ng antiqu ari an con

y ,

c lu sio ns in r e g ard t o t he R O U N D T O W ER S e nc ou nt e r e d ,

no t much l e ss th a n a st orm o f o pp o siti on Th e se b ook s .

( w e m a
y a v e r ) o n a cc ou nt o f
,
th e ir di f
fi cult e v a di ng a nd ,

r e l u ct a nt ( e v en ob sti na t e ) S bj e ct s for di sc ov e ry r ang e u

,

u nd e r the sa m e h e ad a s D r I nm a n s A N CI EN T F A I T H S .
” ’
.

T he y e x pl ai n id ol atry .

M e ssr s St anil and W ak e and W e st ropp and D r

.
, .

Ph e ne a w e ll known and i ndu stri ou s antiqu ary pr oduc e d

’

-
, ,

m e m o rand a and b ook s of gr e a t e r or l e ss imp ort anc e and

not e w orthi ne ss up on thi s str ang e but e ngr ossi ngly se
”
du c t iv e Ph allic subj ect wh e n th e ir a tt e nti on had b e e n
,

le d up t o it — th ough in truth th e e mul ativ e a tt enti on , ,

o f th e se sch ol ar s w as fir st ch all e ng e d by t he w ork s in

which t he t opic w as dil at e d up on (but only in the c ert ai n

prop e r w ay) by t he pr e se nt writ e r .

T he curi osity in r e g ard t o thi s su b ie c t Spr e ad a s w as ,

 Introd u cti on . x i

to be ex p ect ed . Ef
fort s
di si nt erm ent of the con
a t t he

clu sions o f t he anci ent my stic a l writ e r s t ak en up fr om ,

p oi nt t o p oi nt foll owe d on t he writi ng s of t he pr e sent

,

a uth or . T he A m eric ans in p articul ar in circuit ou s de ,

fl ecti ons or m or e pr omi si ng dir e ct searchi ng ou t wr ot e ,

and publi sh e d in r e c og nitiv e qu a rt e r s A nd thi s m ov e .

m ent e v ok e d sparks of re ani m a ti on t o t he truth s of t he

-

Ph allic t heory in v ari ou s dir e cti ons b ack agai n in ou r ow n

c ou ntry Through th ese m e ans w as i ncit ed notic e t o
.

th e se grand phil osophic a l pr obl e m s of the r e al m eani ng

o f t he old id ol atri e s in whi ch la t h e e x pr e ssi on o f
y
e nthu si a stic r e ligi on T he se ed s c ast at h az ard origi
.
,

na lly with much di stru st o f th e ir r e c e pti on i n thi s pr e se nt

t oo sh arp e ne d i nt e ll e ctu al a e t oo k r oot in t he N e w

-
g ,

W orld The m ainly forg ott e n pu z zl e s a m ong ou r i nqui si

.

tiv e br e thr en in A m eric a fou nd fit m a tri x in which t o

Spri ng . A nd in r e sp onse t o thi s a ntiqu ari an sig nal ,

sou nd e d a cr oss t he seas b oo k s in A m e ric a m ad e th e ir

,

a pp e a r anc e a ri si ng pri ncip a lly fr o m c e rt ai n ab str a ct and

, (
b e for e th a t ti m e u nc onsid e r e d e x c e pt by Sir Willi am ,

J one s t he gr eat I ndi an auth ority ) sp e cul ati ons as t o t he

, ,

grou ndwork of th at sh ad owy r e ligi on my st e ry of all

” —
m y st e ri e s Buddhi sm — h andl e d nowad ay s by v ery m any
and v e ry i nc om p e t e nt h and s Th e se origi nal id eas ab out
.

Buddhi sm w e r e publi sh e d by t he pre sent writ er in his

“ ”
w ork T he I ndi an R e ligi ons which c ont ai ns t he g erm ,

o f a ll t he ne w vi e w s But a ll th e se di scour ses by oth er

.

p e opl e a nd sp e cul ativ e a tt e mpt s t o di sc ov e r— thi s h ov e r

,

ing for e v e r r ou nd and r ou nd a subj e ct m or e th an ,

g e nera l d escripti on of which is d e ni e d and which is e v e r ,

i nt e nd e d t o b e denie d e ve n in t he m e nt al i nt er e st of t he
w

qu e ri st s th e m sel ve s— h av e b e e n v ai n b ec au se th e y h av e ,
x ii Int r oducti on
.

b een i nsu ffi ci ent form e d ou t of tha t w hich c ould su st ai n

,

no structur e and spri ngi ng fr om mi nd s not ab stra ct and

,

k e e n e no ugh t o fi n d o u t fo r th e m se lv e s — b e i ng not
a d e qu a t e ly gift e d .

The r e is a lway s a fix e d p oi nt of r e serv e in th ese occult

m a tt e r s b ey ond which it is h op e l e ss— as it has a lway s
,

b e e n and alway s mu st b e— t o p e ne trat e L arg e and

, .

imp ort ant e nough is the m argi n up t o thi s rigid line ,

b e y ond which t o all ordi nary e x pl or er s acc ess and dis

, ,

c ove r is a s imp o ssibl e a s it w o uld b e u nc omfort abl e if

y ,

by any p ossibility of c ompr eh ensi on arrival at th e se grand

sup e r na tur al truth s c ould e v e r b e r e a li se d— th a t is by t he ,

u su a l inOst a cut e i nquir e r s a m ong t he p eopl e B u t t he .

m aj ority of i nv e stig at or s— e v e n l e arne d i nv e stig at or s— are

dull e nough and are t oo c old of imagi nation t o b e im
,

pr e sse d with gr e at fa ct s if th e y h app en t o b e r e m ot e

id eas and new and difii cu lt t o b e b e li e ve d Th er e for e .

a ll i s a t t he b e st in thi s g e ne r a l i ncr e dibility . A nd t he

se cr e t s are so fi x e d and so sur e — b e i ng so d e e p buri e d -

for a ll tim e in sy m b o l s so my st e ri ou s a s t o b e far

b e y ond r eadi ng— th at t he p ar ad e d d e ciph erm ent s t o those ,

k nowi ng one s wh ose a tt e nti on has b e e n dr awn t o th e m

through the aggr e ssiv e v anity of t he Egypt ol ogi st s and in
t he e f fr ont e ry of som e of t he pr e d omi nati ng sci e ntific
p e opl e a lth ough trump e t e d in t he Pr e ss as di scov eri e s
, ,
”
a re l a ugh e d a t q ui e tly by those w ho k now b ett er But
“
.

t he p e r su a di ng of t he public i s e a sy by t he str e ngth of

na m e s a nd thr ough t he i nflu enc e ofauth ority in m att e rs

“
, .

”
o f o pi ni on,
a p e r su a si on which
-
did not e scap e t he
p e ne tra ti on of Sir G eorg e Corne w all L ewi s nor d oe s it ,

e v a d e t h e d e t e cti on of c e rt a i n c ool ob se rv e r s di sp ose d t o

p ass ov e r with a c e rt ai n m e asur e of c ont e mpt the p arad e of

 Int rodu cti on .

t he s tri ng of l ett er s— m arki ng d e gre e s — which lik e t he ,

p ap e r v ert eb rm ofthe fl ex ile t ail ofa kit e— a d orn m any a

na m e st a mp e d with t he st a mp s of a c ad e mic a l a nd ot he r

supp ose d and acc e pt e d l e a rne d soci e ti e s .

The pr e sent writ e r furth e rm or e cl aim s t o b e t he

fir st i ntroduc er as the grand phil osophic al probl em of
, ,
”
t he v a st r e ligi ou s and na ti onal imp ort anc e of Buddhi sm
“
,

so imp o rt ant t o E ngl and as b e i ng t he m i str e ss of I ndi a ,

,

o ft he imm e nse Buddhi stic c ou ntri e s with th e ir pr odigi ou s

,

p opul a ti ons Buddhi sm and it s Sp e cul ativ e fou nd ati ons

.
,

and t he qu e sti on wh e th e r th ese are fou nd e d in ab solut e

vit al truth or whe th e r th e y are t o b e di smi ssed a s m e r e

,

myth ol ogy has now b e c om e such an imp ort ant t opic tha t
,

no w ord s can r e a li se t he e x t e nt and p ossibl e r e sult s of

t he sa m e .

T he a tt e st ati on t o t he ju stic e o f his cl a im is t o b e

fou nd in t he fact of the nu m b e r of b ook s up on
t he su bj e ct o f Buddhi sm which h a v e app e a r e d si nc e

t he d a t e of t he “
I ndi an R e ligi ons ; or R e sult s of ,

t he My st e ri ou s Buddhi sm pr oduc e d in the y e ars

,

of t h e gr e at I ndi an Muti ny— v iz 1 8 5 7 1 8 5 8 Thi s

,
-
.

b ook — a m od e rat e si z e d oct av o — alth ough e ntir e ly

-

o pp ose d t o t he argum ent s and li ne o f i nd o ctri na ti on o f

nearly t he wh ol e of the Briti sh Pr e ss and t he p olitic a l

p eopl e h ea d e d by t he Times a nd t o the O pi ni ons

, ,

e nu nci a t e d and appr o v e d by t he g ener al ratificati on

o f t he p e opl e of E ngl and i n a pp e ar anc e) w a s w armly
( ,

a d opt e d and c e rtifi e d as e st a bli shi ng truth s by no l e ss

di sti ngui sh e d and e nthu si astic and p a tri otic auth oriti e s
th an a pr e vi ou s G ov e rnor G e ne r a] t he E arl of Ell e n
-
,

b or ough ; by Sir Er ski ne P e rry Ju dg e of t he Supr e m e

,

C ourt o f B omb ay a nd se v e r al oth e r m e mb e r s of t he

,
x 1v Int r odu ct i on .

Cou ncil I ndi a ; by Lord Ly ndhurst t he L ord Chan

of ,

c e llor m any m e mb e r s o f P arli a m e nt pri ncip ally fr om t he

, ,

Conse rv a tiv e r ank s and m any sch ol ar s and e nlight ene d

,

m e n not o nly in Fr anc e a nd E ngl and but in G e rm any

, , ,

a nd p a rticul arly in t he U nit e d St a t e s o f A m e ric a W h e r e ,

th e se subj e ct s w er e vi e w e d l arg e ly a p art from p olitic s ,

.

W e m ay d e cl ar e th at t he b ook w as r e c e ive d with gr ea t

m ark s of favour— t hi s in it s e x pl anati ons as sp e aki ng
, ,

truth (and u se ful e nlight e ni ng truth ) in r egard t o t he

, ,

r e a l O pi ni ons and fe e li ng s of t he v ast p opul a ti on of I ndi a ,

b oth of t he Hi nd oos and the M ahom e t ans N ot w ith

‘

st andi ng thi s it w a s truth ne c e ssarily u np opul ar and

, ,

di sb e li e v e d in at th a t tim e — now l ong p ast — provoki ng

a nd e nr agi ng in t he th e n na tur a l fie rce ness o f fe e li ng a nd

in t he impul se of i nt ense h ostility in E ngl and t o e v e ry

thi ng ( nativ e) of I ndi a T his w ork The I ndi an Re
.
“
. ,
”
ligions ,
now t ot a lly ou t of pri nt and v e ry sc arc e w a s ,

pu b li sh e d anonym ou sly and w a s fou nd e d up on a m a ss of

,

a uth o rit a tiv e pr oofs fur ni sh e d t o t he a uth or fr o m I ndi a

it se lf I t b or e— at onc e an entr ea ty and a w ar ni ng

.

up on it s titl e p ag e the signific ant w ord s of Th e mi st ocl e s

-

in his ow n nativ e Gr e e k as a ppli e d a nd a ddr e sse d t o t he

,
”
p e opl e of E ngl and Strik e but h e ar 1
, ,

It w a s r ea lly a v e ry b old cha ll eng e offe r e d t o public

o pi ni on in E ngl and— so a r o u se d and so a s t he pr ese nt , ,

writ e r th ought at t he ti me mi st ak en— thi s l ayi ng b e for e

,

t he p e opl e of E ngl and such a r e m onstr anc e in r e g ard

t o t he g e ne r al u nfortu na t e p olicy Of t he mi st ak es of .

thi s p olicy t he Briti sh p e opl e are now thor oughly con

i
v nc e d .

In m e v ery emi ne nt but at th a t tim e u np opul ar

so

qu art e r s in Engl and ( 1 8 5 7 1 8 5 8 ) thi s nov el and nu

-
 Introdu ct i on . xv

ex p ect e d anonymou s w ork se cur e d d ee p att enti on and

‘

w o n firm r e li a nc e But alth ough t oo bitt erly tru e a s the

.
,

b ook c all e d in qu esti on t he e ntir e r ou nd of O pi ni on and

o f d e ci si on in r egard t o r e m e di e s as pr onou nc e d in
, ,

E ngl and through t he Pr e ss a nd a s e m anati ng from t he ,

a uth oriti e s a nd c onfirm e d a nd a uth ori se d by P arli a m e nt

,

( th e n a r o u se d t o t he i nt e nse st spiri t of i ndig nati on and

o f e x cit e m e nt ) it s argum e nt s w e r e c onsid er e d a s in

,

cr e dibl e a nd it s st at em ent s a s t oo ex tr aordi nary and a s

, ,

t oo truly u ne x p ect e d wh e n a nnou nc e d a s c om i ng fr om

,

( o f a ll p eo pl e in t he W o rld ) a n
“
I ndi a n M i ssi on a ry ”
a s ,

w a s st a t e d on t he titl e p ag e Thi s a u th or ship and thi s

-
.

o rigi n w e r e v e ry na tur a lly r e g a rd e d a s a ph e nom e non

”
wh e n t he I ndi an Mi ssi onary app e ar e d as the a pol ogi st
“

on t he I ndi an sid e H e w a s only argui ng h ow e v e r for

.
, ,

tr u th H e o ffer e d r e al e vid e nc e T he judici ou s p eopl e

. .
,

o n c onsid e r a ti on di sc ov e r e d t o t he g e ne r a l a m a z e m e nt
, , ,

th a t t he fou nd a ti ons of Buddhi sm had b e e n hith e rt o

wh o lly m i su nd er st ood It w as r e a li se d at l ast th at th e se
.

fou nd a ti ons w er e not only my stic a l and u nex pl ai nabl e

b ec au se o ccult and c ab ali stic— not only imp ossible of
“
d eni al ( th a t is in th e ir r e sult s or c onclu si ons)
, ,

but tha t th e y w er e tru e The di f ficulty e sp e ci al ly ,

i n thi s c ou ntry, is t o m ak e new id e a s and ne w a nd ,

a pp a r e ntly c ontr adict ory vi e w s ofthi ng s u nd er st o od a b ov e , ,

a ll and i nv e t e r at e ly so) in t he c a se o fr e ligi on T h e r e i s an

( .

a m ou nt o fpr ejudic e i nc onc e iv abl e t o a ll w ho h a v e no t b e e n

e ith e r c o m p e ll e d or h a v e e l e ct e d t o m o v e i n t h e fac e o f i t .

”
(
“
H ave
y ou not h ea rd s a y s Mr ,
Willi am M o rri s.
,

how it ha s g one with m any a c a u se b e for e now ? Fir st ,

fe w m e n h e e d it N ex t m o st m e n c ont e m n it L astly
.
,
.
,
”
a ll m e n a cc e pt it A nd t he c au se is w on I )
.
xv i Introducti on .

Mr G e rald Massey
. N atural G enesi s and
,
in his “

”
Typ ol ogy of Primitiv e Cu st om s has drawn his id eas ,

j
u p on v e ry imp ort ant mythic sub e ct s fr om a r e m ot e sourc e
'
.

C omp ar a tiv e ly Sp e aki ng he has thu s r end er ed th e m,

se c ond h and -
H e has g a i ne d his noti ons from t he
.

“
I ndi an R e ligi ons ; or T he R e sult s of t he My st eri ou s
,
”
Budd hi sm and t he Curi o us Thi ng s of t he Out sid e
,
“

”
W orld r e sp e ctiv e ly publi sh e d so l ong ago and m or e
, ,
”
p articul arly fr om the R osicruci ans in it s fir st e diti on , ,

publi sh e d early in ( 8 70 .

Truly in c e rt a i n r e sp e ct s Mr G erald Masse y has read

, ,
.

wr ongly and has b e en ov e r e ag e r H e has trac e d

,
-
.

e rr one ou sly t he outli ni ng of his c onc e pti ons wh e n his

o rigi nal s se e m e d so m e wh a t r estiv e in his ow n mi st a ki ng

’
h and s . Mr G er a ld M assey s t w o p ond e rou s t om e s
.
,
”
T he B oo k of t he B egi nni ng s pr ese nt in t he first , ,

i nst anc e t he v e ry se ri ou s fault ofb e i ng gr eatly t oo bulky

, ,

a nd t he b o o k is f ar t oo e x p e nsiv e f or g e ne r al a cc e pt anc e

a nd circul a ti on In a dditi on t he w ork is u ni nviti ng from

.
,

i t s di f
fu siv e ne ss and it l ab our s u nd e r the si ngul ar d e m e rit
,

th at whil st m any of it s p a rticul ar s are c orr e ct and it s

, ,

group s of fa ct s t o a larg e ex t e nt tru stworthy t he g enera l ,

d e ducti ons th e r e fr o m are wh olly mi st ak en Th e y are .

guid e p ost s which i ndic at e t o th ose w ho c onsult and sp e ll

-

th e m o v e r in curi osity and hop e t he wrong p ath s It

, , .

i s c e rt a i nly m ost i nau spici ou s in t he i nt e r e st s of the pro

fou nd e r stud ent s o f th e se di fficult subj e ct s th at thi s
u ni nt e nd e d although b ewild e ri ng m az e of e rr one ou s
r esult s from app ar e ntly c orr e ct p articul ar s sh ould b e so
c onfid e ntly p ar ad e d For d oubt and c onti nu a l di stru st
.

a re t he p a r e nt s o f succ e ssful di sc o v e ry .

A s if all t he my st e ri e s— r e luct an t enough t o pr evi ou s

x viii Int r odu cti on .

art and archit ecm re of a ll

ti ons Phallici sm g av e
na .

richne ss c ol our and p o e tic a l v ar i e ty t o all the myths

, , .

Furth erm or e th ese i ndic a ti ons are d e t e ct e d as lyi ng

,

p u rp ose ly and felicit ou sly c onc e a l e d (but only in th e ir

o w n pur e m e th od of a cc e pt a ti o n) in all t he i nsig ni a of t he

Chri sti an Church Thi s at e v e ry p oi nt wh er e my st e ri ou s

.

(
ne ss a nd th e r e for e truth ) c omm e nc es and w h e r e pl a i n ,

t eachi ng (or t he pr actic al) c e ase s I t m ay b e v e ry sa fe ly .

a ssum e d a s a di sti ngui shi ng fact i n t he e x ami nati on o f the

w ork th at just in pr op orti on t o t he knowl e dg e l e arni ng , ,

and t a st e o f t he r ea d e r w ill b e t he quick ness of his

di sc ov ery r e c ogniti on and a ppr e ci ati on

, ,
.

It is r ea lly b e li e v e d that a lm ost e v ery b ook in what e v e r ,

l angu ag e fr om which anything of imp ort c ould b e

,

o bt a i ne d t o w a rd s t he fl oo d o f light (withi n t he pr op e r

b ound s) c ast up on thi s fasci nati ng subj e ct has b e e n ,

e x a mi ne d and a dduc e d in e vid enc e The my stic se x u a l .

”
a na t omy as b eari ng up on r e ligi on a nd t he
“
,
why s and ,
”
t he “
wh e r e for e s of t he ne c e ssarily occult e x i st enc e
o f th e se curi ou s subj e ct s h av e b e en car e fu lly g one
,

i nt o .

T he w ork will assum e as a sort of gr ou nd truth th a t

, ,

thi s c ont e mp or aneou s— gr e a tly t oo se lf su ffi cient and t oo -

se lf r e li ant — tim e r e m a i ns t oo c ompl a c e ntly c onfid ent in

-

it s ow n c onclu si ons The pr e se nt age ha s m a de up i t s

.

mi nd a s t o th a t which i s t ob e b e li e v e d and that which is

not t o b e b e li e v e d Th e r e is c e rta i nly no w ant of b ook s
.

t o e nt e r l a rg e ly i nt o a n e x a m i na ti on of t he r e ligi ou s id ea s

a nd sy st e m s which h a v e pr e v a il e d In a ll a g e s R eligi on .

o f so m e sort and an a ck nowl e dgm e nt of t he g od s

,
is ,

ne c essary for m an Hi st ori e s— m or e or l e ss a bl e and

.
,

b o ok s i nformi ng p e opl e in t he gr e at er or l e sse r d egre e

, ,
 Int r odu ct i on .

o f tha t which th ey did not k now b e fore— are c onti nu ally

a pp ear i ng . M em oirs th e ses and acc ou nt s orth od ox
, , , ,

critic al and e x pl anat ory som e with much l earni ng and

, ,

i ndica ti v e of c onsid erabl e l ab our trac e ou t t he o rigi nal

,

foot st e p s of t he nati ons which a cc ordi ng t o t he e arli e st

, ,

no ti ons c onne ct e d with t he pr o gr ess o f t he hum an ra c e ,

se t o u t ,
see ki ng ne w pl ac e s of se ttl em ent and m or e
c onv eni ent and i nviti ng h om e s But lik e m ost of th ose
.
,

w ho h a v e d e scri e d first — and th e n tr a c e d — the r e app ear

anc e o f I ndi an r e ligi ons id e a s a nd myth s in Egypt in

, , ,

P e r si a in Europ e in the m ost r e m ot e dir ections e v e n in

, ,

A m e ric a— qu e ri st s— truly t he m ost u nd au nt e d and r e so

lut e qu e ri st s— h av e thought th a t th e y e nd e d wh en th e y
p o i nt e d ou t t he simil arity .

Those w ho are surpri se d t o find t he t enacity of th e se

Ph allic v e stig e s and th at th e y ar e all t o b e re r ea d in
,
-

t he Egypti an and in t he Gr e e k and R om an sy st e m s of

th eol ogic a l c onstructi on and in th e ir m onum ent s se e m t o

, ,

thi nk th a t t he wond er di sapp ear s and th a t the riddl e has ,

b e en r e a d wh en th e se str ang e thi ng s are seen r e duc e d

,

i nt o ord e r and are e vid e nt in th e ir ne w h om e O n the .

c ontr ary t he fact is th a t t he w ond er i nst e ad o f b e i ng

, ,

e x pl a i ne d i s only ju st b e gi nni ng
,
T he pr obl em i nst ea d
.
,

of b e i ng r e solv e d has only j u st shift e d it s pl ac e and i s

, ,

a s much a pr obl e m still .

A ll r e ligi ons c om m e nc e in myth s a nd di sapp e ar in

myth s — b e c au se the e nd s and purp ose s oflife— of m an
a lt og e th e r — t he m e ani ng o f na tur e it se lf — are w r app e d

up in my st ery In the pre se nt w ork t he auth or s obj ect

.
’

i s t o Sh ow th at the m od e r n tim e ow es e v e rythi ng t o

t h e a nci e nt Th er e is not a form an id ea a grac e , , ,

se ntim e nt a fe licity in a rt which is not ow ing in '

a , ,
 x Int r oducti on .

one form or anoth er t o t he Ph allici sm and its m eans

, ,
’

of i ndic a ti on which at one tim e in t he m onum e nt s

,

sta tu esqu e ar chit e ctur al — c ov e r e d t h e wh ol e e arth

,
A ll .

thi s has b e e n ignor e d— av ert e d from— c ar e fully c onc e al e d

( t o g e th e r with all t he phil osophy which w e nt with it
) ,

b e c a u se it has b e en judg e d i nd e c ent A s if anythi ng .

se ri ou sly re st in in na tur e and b e i ng not ori ou sly e v e ry

g
a
,

thi ng in natur e and art (e v e rythi ng at l e ast th at is grand

and b e a utiful c ould b e— a p art fr o m t he mi nd m aki ng it
) ,

so— i nd e c e nt .

It m ay b e at onc e boldly assert e d as a truth th at th er e

is not a r e ligi on th a t d oes not spri ng fr om the sex u a l
di sti ncti ons A ll th e se gr ea t fact s h a v e b e en oblit er at e d
. .

In the pr e se nt w ork an att e m pt has b e e n m a d e t o do ju stic e

t o t he gr e a t ness and m aj e sty of t he a nci e nt s and t o e x hibit ,

th e ir id e as ofr e ligi on and of t he charact e r ofr e ligi on as

, ,

tru e —th ough ne c e ssarily cl oud e d ov e r (or r ath er illu s

t rat e d with a ll eg ory myth o l ogi e s) a s t he truth s of
) ( ,

a ll r e ligi ons m u st b e — nak e d truth ne v e r b e i ng i nt e nd e d

for m an .

Thu s w e are pre— e mi ne ntly c onstructiv e The work .

will b e fou nd t o c ont ai n a compl e t e surv e y ofthe r ati onal e

o f Buddhi sm and it s phil oso phic a l i nfl e cti ons a nd t he

d e pth s o f it s my stic id eas In r egard t o Buddhi sm and

.

t o i t s purp o se and fou nd ati on— wh e th e r tru e or fal se

t he w orld is i n a st a t e of gr e a t e r c ont e nti on th an e v e r at

t he pr e se nt p e ri od Thi s is wit nesse d by the num e r ou s

.

b ook s which c onti nu ally app ear tr ea ti ng of Buddhi sm

,

a nd of t he th e ori e s c onc e r ni ng it It will b e fou nd

.

th a t r e p o si ng up on the ab stracti ons of Bu ddhi sm t he

, ,

ne tw ork of myth ol ogica l a ll e g ory which has b e e n r ai se d

o v e r it and t he my stic d ogm a s which h a v e b e e n e mbr ac e d

,
 Intr odu ct i on . xx i

in ,
it hav e r efined and m e t a morph osed and spr ead and
, , ,

fitt e d and ad apt ed th e m se lv e s i nt o the b e li e fs of o th e r

,

c ou ntri es the wid est se p arat e d in tim e and pl ac e

, .

I t is a not eworthy fact— a guidi ng principl e in the

i nflu enc e s of civili sa ti on all ov e r the w orld— th a t all
r e ligions and all form s of r e ligi on— pr e t e rnatural as w e ,
’
c ont end and enlight ene d in m an s r e c e ptivity (or soul )
, ,

from t he origi nal d e sig n and i nt e nti on of a P ER SO N A L

P R O VI D EN C E— h av e st art e d fr om the c entr e of A si a .

T he art s of life and the sy st e m s oflivi ng in c ommu nity

t he gr a du a l c oal esci ng and a m alg am a ti on and the se ttl e

m ent of nati ons— ha e m o v e d m aj e stically in t he sublim e

v

”
m arch of t he c ent ur i es tiring ou t Tim e as it r e a lly ,

se e m s t o u s— c ont e mpl ati ng i n t h e se l att er d ay s

, ( wh en

a g e ne r a l imp a ti e nc e se e m s t o b e se t all m anki nd ) ; th e se

l att e r d ay s ful l ofe vil full of fear se lf c onc e it w eari ne ss

, , ,
-
, ,

c onfu si on and w oe fr om t he E ast all rou nd the w orld t o

, , , ,

t he W e st T he mi nd of m a n ha s m ov e d forth fr om t he
.

Tigri s and t he Euphra t e s— only b e c om e e rrant wh en

dr i v en ou t — ou t fr o m t h e a ll e g oric a l
”
G ard en in
af t e r tim e from B alkh (wit h found ati on u nk nown) t he ,

M oth e r and A narch of Citi e s or as t he c omm e nc e m ent

,

of a pr e vi ou s ne w e ra t o t he w orld or t o a ne w diS e n , p
sa ti on fr o m t he M ou nt a i n o f t he A rk or t he Cr adl e o f
, ,

Huma nity foll owi ng t he c our se of the l atitud e s W e st

,

ward and tr acki ng t he Su n t o the W e st ernmost sh or e s of

t he N e w W orld H e r e arr est e d by t he mighty P acific
.
,

O c e an which se e m s t he gr a nd b arri e r t o m anki nd and

,
”
his d esig ns “
Thu s far sh alt th ou c om e but no farth e r ,

— al ong th a t nev e r endi ng li ne r angi ng ath w art the w orl d

-
, ,

t he hi st ori e s of m an se e m t o culmi na t e P erh ap s h er e

.
,

f — / — e st wh e r e t he
h r
o n t he s o e o f the a r t h e
f a r t J ost W ,
xx ii Int r odu ct ion .

”
tir e d civilis ati ons se e m r ou si ng up as for a new di spl ay
—h aving m ad e t he whol e circl e of the earth — t he r e st
l e ss d e monstr ativ e c ommu niti e s with th eir i nv enti ons and
,

ast oni shm e nt s ( how u nlik e t he tr anquil gr eat ness of t he

anci e nt s 3) m ay sub sid e t o p e a c e For a se c ond ne w

.

prom e nad e of t he p e opl e s of t he world ar ound the eart h

se e m s u nlik e ly .

E normou s l abour— the l ab our of m anv y e ars— and an

e nthu si a sm which w as c o nv e rt e d ou t oft he utm ost origi na l

di sb e li e f of th ese wondrou sly stimul ati ng and b eautiful

Phallic b e li efs — a ll thi s curi ou s i nqu est i nt o the m e ani ng
a nd r e a lity of t he Ph allici sm which li e s at t he r oot of all

r e ligi ons— as al so oft he Chri sti an r eligi on— p ai ns tr oubl e , ,

and su S ic iou s e x ami nati on u ntil c onvi nc e d h av e g one t o

p ,

t he c o m pil ati on of t h e pr e se nt b ook It s chi e f m e rit or

.
,

a t l e ast one of it s ch oic e m e rit s is it s c onci se ne ss a nd

,

br e vity It c ompri se s withi n t he limit s of a m od e st

.
,

o ct a v o a ll th a t ca n b e k no w n
, ( or a t l e ast a ll th a t is
, ,

p ermitt e d t o b e known by p rud e nt c omp et e nt p ersons) ,

o f t he d octri ne s of t he B U D D H I ST S G N O ST Ic s and , ,

R O SI C R U CI A N S as c onnect e d with Ph allici sm

,
”
.

W e h av e g one ov e r t he wh ol e gr ou nd w ith c ar e t o
di sti ngui sh W e h av e fill e d up with d e t ail s oft he pri m i
.

t iv e w or ship ofthe cr ea tiv e pri ncipl e u nd er such symb ol s ,

a s t h e Ob e li sk Pill ar a nd Pyr a m id
, ,
W e h av e tra c e d .

t he divi si on o f se ct s a nd h a v e di scri m i nat e d in t he cha

,

rac t er o f t he Ph a llic m onu m e nt s wh e th e r as r e fe rri ng t o

,

t he pr e fe r e nc e oft he Lu na r i nflu e nc e or oft he S ol a r p ow e r ,

a s t he c au se of t he e arli e st w a r s and o f t he prim ae va l

”
d i sp e r si on . A n e nd e av our ha s b e e n m ad e t o e fl e ct thi s
hi st ory of t he m onum e nt s of antiquity not in t he spirit ,

a nd in t he m a nne r o f t he a ntiqu ary a nd c ompil e r only

,
 Int r od ucti on . xx iii
but with bj ect of the r e c ov ery of a faith b e li e vi ng
t he o ,

as w e do th a t t he p eopl e s o f a ntiquity had e x c e ll e nt

( )
r easons for what th e y did and w er e actu at e d by a fine
,

and t ru e i nsti nct . I t will v ery r eadily b e p erc e ived th at

t he e l e m e nt of fa ith is ne c e ssar y t o t he pr op e r apprehen

si on o f t he r eality and se ri ou sne ss of t he arr ay o f r e a l

m att er s which w e p ass in r e vi e w N othi ng strik e s for .

c ib l o r arr e st s t he a tt e nti on e fficaciou sl which i s not

,y y ,

b e li e v e d in by t he writ er and t he ab senc e ofthi s r eli anc e

,

is v e ry soon d e t e ct e d .

N ot t o burth en ou r p ag e s with sm all typ e and i nt e rrupt

-

t he na rra tiv e with sub sidi a ry c onfirm a t ory m att e r in t he

,

pl ac e s wh er e it is not so r eadily t o b e l ook e d for w e ,

h a ve d e cid e d t o r el eg at e t o an A pp endix c ert ai n no t e s of

v alu e in e lucid a ti on a nd tr anscript s of fact s and it e m s of
,

e vid e nc e . Th e se will b e fou nd t o m at eri ally h e lp the

'

r e ad e r t o a prop er and c onse cutiv e u nd er st anding o f the

su bj e ct.

A subj e ct lyi ng so ou t of Sight in t he ordi narily b e a t e n

hi st oric al p ath s— in r e g ard of which w e h av e truly so
much i nv e stig ati on a nd such e x p ositi on so r e it er at e d th a t it
w e ar i e s— will of c ourse b e fou nd ab stru se and di fficult t o
r e c oncil e with ordi nary c onclu si ons t o th ose wh ose a tt en
ti on b e for e thi s has not b e e n c all ed th er e t o and t o th ose
w ho h av e not hith e rt o m ad e it a Sp e ci a l study .

T he v ari ou s a cc ou nt s and t he c onj e ctur es m or e or l e ss

,

h appily h a z ard ed giv e n by di ffer ent author s r e sp e cti ng

,

t he r ea lity an d m e a ni ng — phil osophically and vit ally

o f t he Ph a llic w or ship a nd why i t s pr e v al e nc e sh ould
,

h av e b e en so gr ea t in o ld e n tim e s will not a littl e se rv e

,

t o puzz le t he r e a d e r and t o up se t t he for egone c onclu

si ons which he has d e riv e d in t he c our se ofhis e duc ati on .

xx iv Intr od uct i on .

He will find i nd eed th at he has much t o b e e nlight e ne d

, ,

c onc e rni ng if he has not dilige ntly sough t for k nowl e dg e

,

a t t he right sourc e s f ,
or t he prop e r u nd e r st andi ng of th e se

re ligi ous ab e rr a ti ons and t o c ompr eh e nd t he d e e p impr e s

,

s i on which t he u nsee n w orld t o the sh a m e of the m o d e rns)

(
h e ld ov e r the anci e nt s .

In thi s b ook wil l b e fou nd a m or e c ompl e t e a nd m or e

c onne c t e d acc ou nt th an has hith ert o app ear e d of t he
dif fe r ent form s of t he w or ship (which has di sti ngui sh e d
a ll ag e s
) , (
or p e culi ar v ene r a ti on not id ol atry
) g ene r ally
,

d enomi na t e d the Ph allic wor ship N o pr e vi ou s writ e r

.

has dissert e d so full y up on t he sh ad e s and v ari e ti e s of

.

thi s singul ar rit u al or trac e d up so c ompl et ely it s m ys

,

t e riou s bl e ndi ng s wi th t he id e as of t he phil osoph e r s ,

a s t o wh at li e s r e m o t e ly in N a tur e in r e g ard t o t he origi n

a nd hi st or of t he hum an r a c e T he w e ll k no wn w or k
y
-
.

o f Rich ard P ay ne K night is a mi ne of l e a rne d m a tt e r

b eari ng up on thi s subj e ct ; but it is d e vot e d m or e e sp e

c iall t o t he rit e s which c e l e br a t e d t he w or ship of Pri a pu s
y
a m ong t he R om ans .

T he antiqu ari an w orld has ye t t o do ju stic e t o t he

m e m ory of H e nry O B rie n a m ost p e ne tra ting antiqu a ry
’
, ,

w ho— gift e d p articul arly a nd richly by natur e— soon

p erc e iv e d the folly and i nc onsequ enc e of t he c onclu si ons
a fl oa t in his da in r e g ard t o t he R ou nd To w e r s of
y
Ir e l and A m ong t he c omp e tition e ssay s as t o t he origin
.

and d e sti na ti on of th ese fa m ou s R ou nd Tow e r s furni sh e d ,

in answ e r t o the d e sir e t o se ttl e thi s p oi nt if p ossibl e , ,

by t he offe r of it s fir st priz e or gold m e d al by t he ,

R oyal Iri sh A c ad e my in I 8 3 3 — 3 4 app e ar e d one e ssa y

, ,

which prov e d t o b e by O B rien— th at sh ould pr op e rly

’

h ave se ttl e d the d eb at e for e v e r It s a rgum ent s and .

 x vi Int r oduct i on .

Sir Willi a m J ones Wilford and oth er hi st ori ans trav e l

, , ,

l e rs and c omm ent at ors m or e or l e ss skill ed and pr e p ar e d

, ,

by study .

T he m ost p a i nst aki ng a nd i nd e fatigabl e of all th e se

e x pl or e r s i nt o t he fou nd a ti ons of t he old r e ligi ons is

G odfr e y Higgi ns But he l ose s sight of the gr eat con

.

t enti on impli e d in t he v e ry cau se in w adi ng amid st

t he l abyri nth s of e vid e nc e T he qu esti on i n r e ality is
.

not wh e th e r t he form s of t he r e ligi on ar e tru e but ,

wh e th e r r e ligi on it se lf is tru e W e b e li e v e th a t i t
.

i s and w e h av e writt en a cc ordi ngly— th a t is t o C O N

, ,

ST R U C T . G odfr ey Higgi ns ha s giv en t o the world— lik e

Thoma s I nman and oth er s— m arv e ll ou s b ook s m onu ,

m ent s o f i ndu st ry and of e x p e nse But th e y r e duc e .

r e ligi on t o a m e chanic al e x e rci se : Th e y are hi st oric al

a cc o u nt s o f rit e s c e r e m oni e s a nd u sag e s— and how th e y
, ,

h av e p asse d in the practic e of a ll t he p eopl e s— m a tt er s ,

truth s a nd r e l ati ons which nob o dy di sput es T he m a

, .

chi ne ry of a r e ligi on or of a ll r e li gi o n e v e ry p e r son can

, ,

u nd e r st a nd That which imp e l s t he m achi nery is t he

.

gr ea t subj e ct t o b e di scu sse d .

T o e x pl a i n t he symb ol s and t he my stici sm a lwa y s

a cc omp anyi ng th e m ,
t og e th e r with t he r ec ondit e r e fe
re nce s t o t h e u nsu sp e ct e d p o w e r s o f N atur e i m pli e d in

t he im ag e ry— oft en a purp o se d dr e a m or

”
masqu er ad e
-
of t he c e l ebrat e d G nostic g e m s — t o d e ciph er t he
hi er ogl y phic s w hich puzzl e str ang er s t o th e se curi ou s
subj e ct s — t o e lucid at e t he m e ani ng s c onv e y e d in t he

m onum e nt s and r e lic s sculptur e sq u e and archit e ctura l

,

a ll e x pr e ssiv e o f som e thi ng o f m om e nt t o b e tr ansm itt e d

a nd c o m m u nic a t e d ,
l e ft a s a l eg acy as it w e r e by t he
-
, ,

o d tim e s t o t h
l e l at e r tim e s — a ll thi s which o f c our se
, , , ,
 Int r odu cti on . x x vn

is t he ai m writ er s is a w ork of di fficulty which

of all , ,

mu st b e still furth er aggrav at e d u nl e ss the r ead er is

surr ou nd e d by b ooks of pri nt s or by t he a ctu al g e ms
. , ,

st a tu es sculptur e t o which r e fe r enc e in t he t ex t is m a d e

, ,
.

A nd e v e n th e n t he i nfe r e nc es will not b e u nd er st ood ,

Si nc e t he only v alu abl e fou nd ati o n o f a ll mu st b e meta

pyb si c truth or none a t a ll

,
I t i s with a vi e w t o furth er
.

i ng t he study of t he subj e ct th at w e writ e sugg e stiv ely .

Much h ow e v er (w e m ay add) will b e fou nd in the b ook

, ,

t o b e v e ry origi nal Som e c onsid e r abl e pr op orti on of

.

it s c ont e nt s w e appr eh end as it will su fli ciently st artl e

, , ,

will b e th ought — c ert a i nly at first— t o b e b ey ond b e li e f .

L e st it sh ould b e supp ose d th at t he author sh ar e s the

O pi ni ons— a pp ar ently W h olly r e al i stic — of t he writ e r s w ho

e x pr e ss th e ir vi e w s in t he A pp e ndi x sup er add e d a t t he ,

e nd of t he b ook he is d e sir ou s of r e c ordi ng a firm dis

,

cl a im e r .

H e a dmit s in many r e sp e ct s th e truth offa cts put

, ,

forw ard whil st he di ssent s fr om and di sall ow s as

, , ,

fou nd e d up on t oo h asty judgm ent and up on mi st ak e ,

t he c onclu si ons which se e m t o b e sought t o b e e licit e d

fr om th e m T he obj e ct of t he a uth or in the pr e sent

.

b ook is m e t aphy sic al constr uction not r e ligi ou s dest r uc ,

t ion.

H A R G R A V E J EN N I N G S .
 CH A PTER I .

DE FI N I T I O N S A N D D I ST I N C T I O N S L EAD I N G UP TO THE

V ER I T I ES O F P H A L L I C I SM .

Religi on is to be f ou nd a lone w i tb i ts j ust

yi ‘
ca t i on a nd

ex pl a na ti on i n tb c r ela ti ons b et w een i b e sex es. Tb er e an d

”
t b er ei n only . imply tha t t he thi ng N a tural Sel e cti on
To ,

which can only ari se a s any m ov e m e nt forward can ari se

, ,

thr ough so m e p ow er or through som e thi ng anal ogou s t o

,

t he op e ra ti on of t he se x es in ch o ic e a nd se l e cti on ; and
,

p ow e r up on th at ch oic e a nd se l ecti on t o multiply and t o ,

bri ng i nt o life and t o prop agat e like sex e s produ cmg of

, ,

“
th e m se lv e s ; t o imply th a t thi s thi ng N atur a l Se l e c ,
” ”
ti on or t he survival of t he fitt e st is acti ng w ithi n the ,

m att e r so t o say is wh en a rgu e d rigidly d own t o fou n

, , ,
‘

”
d ati on r e sult s t o say tha t N a tur al S e l e cti on is D eity
,

it se lf— which b eg s the wh ol e qu e sti on .

Such is i nevit ably the fa t e of all the l ogic al m e th od s of

phil osophi si ng t he A ri st o t e li an or B ac oni an m e th od
, ,

w hich a rgu e s fr om p articul a r s t o g e ne r a l s ; thi s is t he

sci e nt ific a nd t he pl au sibl e w ay b u t i t i s a s w e h a ve

, , ,

al w a y s c ont e nd e d t he w r ong
,
wa
y O nc e
g r ant t he .

pr e mi ss a nd it is all ov er with t he argum ent b e c au se

, ,

t he qu e sti on i s a lr ea dy b e gg e d and se ttl e d nor can, ,

th e r e b e farth e r di sput e Thi s i s e asily sh ow n in the

.

fa ll acy of b egi nni ng with any assu m pti on or by appro ,

p ria t ing an
y p articul ar gr ou nd or fou nd ati on t o c o mm e nc e

B
2 Pb a lli cism .

up on Thu s th er e m u st b e som e t ruth or t he ab st rae

.
, ,

t i on tru th ca n b e fi x e d a nd b e c om e r e c ogni sabl e in t he

, , ,

hum an r e ason W e assum e that the hu m an r e ason can

.

b e c om e an e ffi ci ent or t he fou nda ti on for truth Fr om

,
.

thi s com e s t he fat al m e t aph ysic al e rr or of di sc ov eri ng t he

p ossibility of hum an r eason in truth and t he c onv erse of ,

fi ndi ng a gr ou nd of truth t o build up on in hum an r eason ,

.

Such c onc e ssi on at onc e giv e s sci e nc e a nd giv es t o r e ali sm ,

a ll th a t i t ne e d s ; and will a dmit and p a ss a s u nd oubt e d , ,

all t he i nnum e ra bl e li nk s o f a n i nt e rmi nabl e ch ai n of

y
a rgum e nt l e a di ng anywh e r e wh en t he fir st t ou ch or li nk
, ,

or t he pr e mi ss— wh at ev er it b e —is acknowl edg e d as

a uth e ntic a nd a v e rit abl e thi ng
,
W e are only c orr e ct .

wh en w e r e tire i nt o cl oud land with sp e cu l ati on and a t ,

o nc e d e ny t he p ossibility of sp e ci a l truth or ab str act ,

“ ”
truth or i nd e e d any truth
,
Truth b e i ng your truth .
,
’
or m t ruth or an m an s truth Wh e r e can w e find
y ,y .

t he st and ard ?

W e r e m e mb e r th at m any y e ar s ago R ob e rt and

, ,

Willi a m Ch a mb e r s of Edi nburgh in a r evi e w of t he

, ,

curr ent phil osophi e s with an ex pl anati on of th e ir v aryi ng

,

ch ara ct e ri stic s ch ose t o critici se t he di sb e li evi ng philo

,

soph e r D a vid H u m e w ho se e k s t o e x p ose t h e fa ll a cy of

, ,

tha t which is acc e pt e d a s t he cl e ar est p ossibl e c omm on

se nse and r e ason nam e ly o f t he i nv ari abl e t ie of con
, ,

nex ion b e tw ee n c au se and e f fe ct or t he c e rt ainty of c au se ,

b e i ng foll owe d by e ffe ct and e ffe ct b e i ng pr e c e d e d by a

,

c au se Th e y end e d with a summi ng u p which w as v e ry

.

ef fi c aci ou s and tr ench ant a s far as it w ent and se e m e d t o ,

lay op e n t he whol e of thi s a pp ar e ntly obvi ou s ab surdity

o f t he gr e a t ra ti ona li st T he orth od ox br oth ers th o ught
.

th e ir e pigr am m atic di sp osal of the qu esti on and th eir ,

 Deyfnitions an d Disti ncti ons .
3

d eri siv e w ond er at it c ompl e t e and u nansw er abl e ; but

,

t o wh a t in r eality did it all a m ou nt ? T o an e v asi on

, , ,

not a r e soluti on oft he di f ficulty Th e y st at e d th a t wh e n

.
,

Hum e a rriv e d at the e nd of his finely sift e d e l ab orat e -

,

m e t aphy sic a l c onclu si ons a nd c a m e ou t at l ast with

, , ,

such a st artli ng clim ax h e o nly truly and in f

,
a ct a rriv e d
, ,

a t a b e li e f him se lf and th a t he w ho w as d e nyi ng t he

, , ,

v e ry p ossibility of b eli ef c am e t o a b eli e f th a t th er e

“
,
”
w as no b e li e f . Thi s w as a flyi ng j e e r a P arthi an d art , ,

of th e br o th e r s Ch a mb e r s ; w e do no t k no w wh e th e r a n
y
d oubt of t he sou nd ne ss ofth e ir phil osophy e v e r occurr e d
t o th e m . Th ey e vid ently th ought th ey w e r e c arryi ng o ff
t he phil oso phic al c ol our s in triumph a ft e r t he skirmi sh , ,

and e x p o si ng t he nonse nse of di sc onc e rt e d Hum e It .

ne v e r p e ne tr a t e d t o t he c onvicti o n of th e se se lf sa t isfie d -

c omm ent a t or s guidi ng t he public judgm ent as th e y

,

th ought th a t th ey w er e not c onfu ti ng Hum e but only

, ,

ef fe cti ng th e ir r e tr ea t u nd e r t he c ov e r of a wittici sm .

Wh a t w as t he fact ? Th e y w er e only mi st aki ng an

”
emot i on f or a b e li e f
. Hum e did not b e li e v e th a t th er e
w a s no c onne x i on b e tw e e n c au se a nd e f fe ct H e only .

fe lt an e m o ti on or p er su asi on— a di stru st wh e th er th er e

,

w as or wh e th e r th e r e c ould b e ne c e ssarily and ab st ra c

, ,

t e dly any c onnex i on b e tw e e n c au se and e f

,
fe ct .

Th e se t w o di sti ncti ons in fact phil osophic ally st and

, ,

wid e ap art . It is only in t he c oar se m et aphy sic a l

i nt e ll ect th a t th ey are not k e pt sep ar a t e A nd m ost of .

t he m od e rn phil osoph ers b e c a u se th e ir phil osophica l

,

i nt e ll e ct s a re not oft he high e st and th e ir p ene tra ti on not

,

o f t he r e fi ne d ch ar a ct e r— na tur e h a vi ng d e ni e d th e m t he

d e lic a t e p ow e r of analy si s or t he cl ose st di scri m i nati on

, ,

c onfou nd e m oti ons of t he h ear t with r e asons and con

4 Pb a l/icisi n:

e lu si ons of t he int e ll e ct and the h ead — whil e in fac t , ,

t he h ea d a nd t he h e art or t he r ea son and t he a f

,
fe cti ons ,

hav e b e e n se t in hop ele ss O pp ositi on t o e ach oth e r from

t he b e gi nni ng of tim e . Me n b eli e v e and yet c annot b e
,

sa id t o h a v e fa ith. Me n h ave faith ( that is know) a nd , ,

e t ca nno t b e sa id t o b e li e v e Th u s m e n h a v e fa ith in
y .

wh a t th e y c annot b e li e v e for i nst anc e in t ransu b st ant ia

, ,

ti on A nd th e y h av e b e li e f in wh at th e y can ne v e r k now
.
,

t h a t is ,
in t he spiritu a l w orld a nd in t he d octri ne o f
,

Spirit s ; and in p ast e v ent s which h ow e v er did not

, , ,
”
c e rt ai nly transact as r el at ed Th e r e is i nd e e d no fa ct
.
“
, ,

which ca nnot b e argu e d a w ay and shown t o b e nothi ng

,
.

V e ry c onsol at ory thi s for the i nh abit ant s of th a t which

,

th e y pre sum e is a re al w orld It has b e en sh own e v en

.
, ,

c onclu siv e ly tha t i t is i m p ossibl e that m an can b e in

,

c ont act with r eal solidity ; and th at Tim e its e lf is only

an ab stra cti on .

T he purp ort of the for e g oi ng r e m ark s will b e t he m or e

r e adily se en as w e a dv anc e with ou r th e m e and r e cogni se ,

t he r e lig i ou s i nt ensity of t he Ph allic w or ship i t s vit a lity , ,

a nd it s di spl ay in t he Ph a llic m onum e nt s b oth in th o se ,

d e v ot e d t o t he sol ar and t he lu nar myth s which equ ally ,

i ndicat e the sam e Fir e W or ship in it s grand divi si on of

-

c e l e sti a l and t e rr e stri a l ad or ati on In thi s e l e m ent of

.

”
Fir e and t he m agic a l rit es and formul ae ari si ng ou t of
it all t he my stic ana ly si s a nd anat om y of N atur e r est
,

a nd thi s sci e nc e is g e nui ne as fou nd e d on t he a str onomy

,

and astr ol ogy of t he Ch a ld e ans and o th e r e arly nati ons ,

w ho w e r e t he h e ir s oft he fir st k nowl e dg e or r e v e l a ti on .
6 Pb a lli cisnz .

Secondly, in s o h wi ng th a t it w as in c onsequ enc e of a

di sturbanc e which t ook pl ac e in t he u nity of t he fa ith of
t he e arly i nh abit ant s o f t he e a rth a t t he r e ne w e d p e ri od
,

o f it s e x i st e nc e th a t is t o sa soon a ft e r t he Fl ood ) th at
( y , ,

th ese sa m e symb olic a l e dific e s ca m e t o b e e r e ct e d in

c omm e m ora ti on o f t he grand schi sma tic divi si on .

Tb i r d/ y
,
in se tti ng forth th a t t he anci e nt e migr a ti ons with

w hich w e are a cqu a i nt e d are t o b e di sti nctly a ttribut e d

, ,

i n t he fir st i nst anc e sol e ly t o thi s divi si on of fa ith a nd

,

t o se p ar a t e r e ligi ou s opi ni ons — Fou r t b l a nd chi e fly,in

.
y ,

p oi nti ng ou t t he v alu e of a sy st e m ofi nt erpr et ati on which

se e m s t o supply t he Only k e for e x p ou ndi ng the r e ligi ou s
y
my st eri es ofall na ti ons or which m ay pr ev ail t o O p en t he
,

se a l e d hi st oric v olum e th at c ont ai ns the r e c ord s of

r e m ot e antiquity and by applyi ng it t o t he pr obl e m a tic al
,

di sp e r si on of na ti ons ( which has so oft en occupi e d t he

,

a tt e nti on of t he l e a rne d) and tra ci ng t he origi nal m o ti ve s

,

of th e ir se p ara ti on by a se ri e s o f a lmo st irr e fut abl e in

fe re nce s sh ow th a t it m ay thu s b e d e t e rmi ne d on a sur e r

,

b asi s th an can o th e rwi se b e e st abli sh e d wh a t na ti ons ,

w e r e in r e ality of an origi na l st ock by pr ovi ng th e m t o ,

h av e h e ld c omm on r e ligi ou s opi ni ons wh e n as ye t but , ,

t w o gr and se ct a ri an divi si ons di sput e d f or asc e nd e ncy in

t he mi nd s of m e n .

In answ e r t o t he fir st of th e se i nqui ri es as t o wh a t w a s,

my stically figur ed and r epr e sent e d u nd e r the c ol ossa l and

,

oth e r m onum e nt s and sa cr e d e dific e s of antiquity w e w ill ,

pr oc ee d t o d esigna t e r e sp e ctiv ely a s the h e ad and typ e

,

o f a ll succ e e di ng e dific e s o f lik e ch ar a ct e r t he To w e r of

,

B ab e l and t he gr eat Pyr amid s of Egypt The fir st of

, .

th e se w as e r e ct e d not l ong a ft er t he fou nd ati on ofthe Ch al

dze an m onarchy by Nimr od t he son of Cu sh 2 2 2 1 E C
, , , .
 Pb a llic Symb ol St r uct u res 7
-
.

The t e mpl e of B elu s form e d a squ ar e nearly thr e e

mil e s in c omp ass In t he middl e of the t e mpl e w as an
.

imm ense t owe r six hu ndr e d fe e t in h eight The rui ns

, .

a re now t w o hu ndr e d a nd thirty five fe e t high - The .

Gr eat Pyramid form s a sq u ar e e ach sid e of whose b ase

.

is se ve n hu ndr e d and forty fiv e fe e t and c ov e r s an ar e a

-
,

of ne arly fourt e e n a cr e s The p e rp endicul ar h e ight is

.

five hu ndr e d and si x ty fe e t T he Pyramid s w e r e e r ect e d

.

pr ob ably not l ong a ft er t he fou nd ati on of the Egyptian

m onarchy by Misraim t he son of Ham 2 1 8 8 B C
, , . .
,

Babyl on and M e mphi s b e i ng a mong t he fir st citi es built

a ft er t he Fl ood A nd wh en t he t ot ally d if
. fe r ent for ms of
th ese imm e nse na ti onal e dific e s are consid er e d t he in ,

uiri n g mi nd an sc arc e ly f il t k f r t he c a u se s which

q c a o se e o

d e cid e d th e ir anci ent archit e ct s t o e mpl oy so gig antic a

m ass of m at eri al s in one or the oth e r of th ese t w o
,

d e finit e form s ab ov e e v ery o th e r which might h av e b e e n

,

se l e ct e d ; a nd w e thi nk it will sc arc e ly b e d e ni e d th a t t he

form s r esp e ctiv e ly of th e se stup end ou s m onum ent s

(which a s will b e sh own w e r e only t he origi na l a rch e
, ,

typ es of i nnum e r abl e o th e r s which h av e b e en su b se

qu ently c onstruct e d ) mu st u nav oid ably b e c onsid er e d as
,

h a vi ng b e e n adopt e d as t he c ar ryi ng ou t ofsom e p ar a m ou nt

id ea or i nt e nti on on t he p art of th e ir prim ev al fou nd e r s .

Th er e is c au se t o b e li e v e th a t in the e r ecti on of the

,

“ ”
Ch ald aean To w er the pri ncipl e s of tru e M asonry
,

w e r e a t fir st abid e d by ; but sub se qu ently the c orrup, ,

ti on ofhum an natur e urgi ng m e n t o ov erthr ow a Spiritu al

w or ship which ab solut e ly r e quir e d purity and h oli ness
, ,

th e y sought t o e st abli sh a sy st e m th at virtu ally incu l

cat e d t he w or ship of t he cr ea tur e m or e than t he Cr e a t or ,

or the pr actic e o f u nr e str a i ne d

'

and fu rni sh e d a pr e t e x t f
8 Pb a lli cisnt .

lic ent i ous ne s s as p art and p arc e l of r eligi ou s rit es Such

,
.

wa t s h ci
an e n t w r hip h
o ft e L i n o n — a w or ship which
e o s g i

w e r ead of a s r e c ogni se d a nd est abli sh e d t hr ough out all

antiquity ; such w as t he obj e ct r eally w or shipp e d u nd e r

i t s c o l ossa l r e pr ese nt a tiv e in t he C hald ae an Tow e r th a t

, ,

“ ”
m agnific ent m onst e r U pright d efi ant as it w er e or
, , , ,

a pp e a li ng for b oth o f th e se m eani ng s are in c ert a i n

, ,

se nse s , ( and a cc e pt a ti ons

) id e ntic a l Thi
,
s w a s t he pro
.

“ ”
digiou s T ow e r or ob e li se ( or ob e li sk t he
, ,
k and the ,
”
c b e i ng i nt erch ange abl e) known fr om the d e scripti on,

in Scriptur e and t he hint s c ont ai ne d in it s a l le g ori e s or

, ,

r a th e r magnific ent myth s as t o the c au se s ofthe origi na l

,

D i sp e r si on as t he T ow e r of B ab e l B ab or B abbl e
, , ,
.

Th enc e has com e d own t o u s t he nam e for v ai n t alki ng ,

”
c onfu si on t he c onfu si on of t ongu es or l angu ag e s ;
,
“
,

wh en t he sudd e n sup e rna tura l i nt e rp ositi on c am e fr om

t he divi ne A rchit e ct o f t he U niv e r se m aki ng a fool o f ,

m anki nd and in t he imp ossibility of t he p eopl e u nd e r

, ,

st andi ng e a ch oth e r s m e a ni ng
’
r end eri ng soci e ty or a
, ,

g ener al c ommu nity of d e sig n and purp ose of t he hum an

r ac e a s w orki ng t o one c o m m on e nd— howev e r obvi ou s
, ,

in c om m on sense t he obj e ct might b e— inzpossi ble

, .

W e are h e r e se e ki ng t o est abli sh fi rstly the phil o , ,

sophic a l p o ssibility o f m a gic ; and se c ondly t h e a ctu a l

, ,

worki ng of m agic in t he r eal affa irs of the w orld ; not

with st andi ng the c ontr adicti ons of c omm on sense rightly ,

e nough p e rh ap s t o t he p ossi bility of m agic which

, , ,

m e ans t he u nnatur al i nt erfe r e nc e with na tur e and is a ,

“ ”
c ontr adicti on in t e rm s wh e n w e estim at e natur e a s all
,

th a t is or a s fi x e d and u na lt erabl e in it s ow n l aws as

, , ,

supr e m e ; e sp e ci ally in t he t ot a l ab se nc e of an pr oo f a t
, y ,
’
any t i m e or at a n e ri od o f t he w orld s hi st ory as
, y p ,
 Pb a llic Symb ol St r u ct u res
-
.
9

r e c e iv abl e in r ec ord or t e stim ony r easonabl e and b elie v ,

abl e th a t anythi ng lik e m agic or i nt e rfe r e nc e fr om with

, ,

ou t natur e e v e r obtrud e d or i nt e rj e ct e d fr o m out sid e th at

,

na tur e i nt o th at natur e—which how e v e r mi st ak e n or

, ,

m i su nd e r st ood from t he natur a l infirm itie s of m an— Still

“
build s t he w orld and is the w orld z— nothi ng oth er
” '

b e i ng so or b e i ng p ossibl e t o b e so ; But aft e r all

, ,

m an is n o t a ll " N or is c o mm o n se nse a ll— or i nd e e d

a n tb i n ou t ofthi s ou r World of Man "

y g
So much for th is fa m ou s Cha ld ae an Tow e r “
Tow e r ,

or P H A L L U S
”
of B ab e l ,
o f wh o s e no t ori ou s e x i st e nc e
,

tr aditi ons e v en in the m ost r e m ot e nati ons alm ost u ni

, ,

v e rsall e x i st ; a nd of wh o se a ctu a l sig nific a ti on m any

y
w e ighty pr oofs h av e b een c oll e ct e d by th at v e ry z e al ou s ,

p e ne tr a ti ng and abl e antiqu ary t he l at e Mr H e nry ,

.

O B rie n a uth or of a v ery c onclu siv e b ook

’
,
The R ound ,
”
To w e r s of Ir e l and Th ese R ou nd Tow e r s w e r e all
.

”
Ph a lli or Fir e Towe r s r a i se d in adh er enc e t o and in
,
~ -
, ,

e x pr e ssi on of t he i nc onc e iv ably anci e nt fa ith of t he P e r

si ans ,
P a r se e s or Fir e wor shipp e r s T o Mr O B rie n s
,
-
. .
’ ’

pr oofs w e might c e rta i nly add o th e r s e qu ally num er ou s

a nd irr e fr a g abl e w e r e w e h e r e i nt e ndi ng in thi s ch apt e r
, , ,

an e l a b or a t e tr e ati se i nst ea d of a circum scrib e d r e vi e w of

,

t he circum st anc e s a f fordi ng pr oofs .

T he w or ship of t he Li ng am th e n ofwhich the Pi lla r , ,

Tow er w as a s ha s b e e n sa id a gig antic figur e i nv o lv e d

, , ,

and signifi e d t he w or ship of t he M a l e Pri ncipl e o f t he

U niv e r se ; by which w as i nt e nd e d origi na lly a s has b e e n , ,

i ntima t e d t he worship of t he Tr u e a nd O nly G od ; in

,

a cc ord anc e with which a sse rti on w e find th at o ne i nt e r

re t a t ion of t he word J eh ov ah u nd oubt e dly signifi e s t he

p
U niv er sal M al e In I ndi a wh e r e u nd e ni abl e pr oo fs h av e
.
,
Io Pb a lli cisnt .

b e en fou nd of the e x i st enc e at one p e ri od of t ru e , ,

”
M asonry (see Freenza sons Qua r t erly Rev iew p I ’
,
.

thi s signific ati on is fou nd t o b e i nvo lve d in the nam es of

t he pri ncip a l d e iti e s A cc ordi ngly w e find th at t e mpl e s
.

in h onour of thi s U niv e r sa l M al e P ow e r w e r e a lway s ,

e r e ct e d in t h e figur e of it s r e pr e se nt a tiv e t he Li ng am ; th a t ,

is t o say in t he form of a t ow e r or c olum n— G od in his

,

u nity A lmost i nnu m e r abl e ex ampl e s of such e dific es

.

ab ou nd in anci e nt c ou ntri e s wh e r e thi s w or ship w as e ith e r

,

primitiv e or i ntroduc e d a t l at e r p eri od s and th e y fully

, ,

illu stra t e th e se fact s .

Wilford r e m ark s (Works vol iii 3 6 5 ) th at the Phallu s

,
. .
,

w as publicly wor shipp e d by t he na m e of Ballesw ara Li ng a ,

on t he b ank s of t he Euphr a t e s T he cubic room in t he

.

c av e of El e phant a lik ewi se c ont a i ns t he Li ngam (vol iv . .

,

a s d oe s a l so t he p ag od a of St one at Mahe rb aliporam ,

or City of t he Gr e a t B aa l l Sir Willi a m J ones

( v o v . .
,

ob se rv e s
( vol ii
, . .
,
c o lum ns w e r e e r e ct e d p e rh ap s ,

a s g no m ons o th e r s pr ob ably t o r e pr ese nt t he Ph a llu s of

,
”
I swa r a . E nough has h e r e b e en cit e d without d oubt , ,

t o di sp o se b oth t he l e a rne d a nd t he u nl e ar ne d t o con

sid e r th a t t he tru e sig n ific ati on of t he pill ar and t ow e r

w a s in r e ality such a s ha s h e r e b e e n st at e d .

In m any p art s of t he Bibl e w e find t he pill a r t o h av e

b e e n u nd oubt e dly a sacr e d e mbl e m ; a s in Isa ia b x ix , .

“
In th a t day sh all th er e b e an a lt ar t o J eh ov ah in the
mid st of t he l and of Egypt and a p illa r at t he b ord e r
,

th e r e of t o J ehovah and it sha ll b e for a sign and a

, , ,

w i t ness t o t b e L or A nd thi s w as t he e sp e ci a l form in

which it pl ea se d G od him se lf t o app e ar wh en he d w e lt ,

in t he pill ar th a t w e nt b e for e his ch ose n p e opl e as ,

sol e m nly r e c ord e d by M ose s .

 Pb a llic Synzb ol Str uct ures -
. l 1

Wh en h owe ve r pill ar s w er e set up t o r e c e iv e the

, ,

profane rit e s of id ol atrou s worship w e find th e m notic e d ,

in Scr i ptur e a s an abo mi nati on in lik e m anne r a s th e ir ,

gr ea t B abyloni an arch e typ e ; which b ei ng ob nox i ou s t o

”
G od a s such w as d e str oy e d by
, ,
fire fr om H eav en a s ,

i t s bl ast e d and vitrifi e d rui ns still r e m ai n i nc ontr ov e rtibly

t o a tt e st .

H avi ng thu s bri efly notic e d t he worship ofthe L I N G A M ,

or m a l e pri ncipl e it r e m a i ns t o Sh o w wh a t w a s t he tru e

,

and r e a l thi ng sig nifi e d u nd e r t he form of t he PY R A MI D ,

T R IA N G L E O r CONE
,
and with r e sp e ct t o t he my st e ri e s
:

c onc e a l e d and r e pr e sent e d in t he figur e of the pyra mid I ,

’
a ppr e h e nd th a t b e fo r e Mr O B rie n s lumi nou s r e mark s
’
.
,

on th a t subj e ct t he sci e ntific w orld in g e ne r a l w e r e in

,

a lm ost C imm e ri an ob scurity a s t o t he r e a l and opp osit e

t end ency of the wor ship i ndic a t e d by e dific e s e r e ct e d in

th at form A r em ark in t he Asia ti c Resea r cb es (vol i i
. . .
,

th at the pyr amid s of Egypt as w e ll as th ose

“
,

di scov er e d in Ir e l and [t he R ound Tow e r s are m eant

, ,

which ar e ob elisks a nd not pyra mids] and pr ob ably t oo

, , , ,

t he To w e r of B ab e l se e m t o h av e b ee n i nt e nd e d a s
,

no thi ng m or e th an im ag e s of sh ow s how

c onfu se d w e r e t he noti ons of t he l e arned as t o t he r eal ,

charact e r of t he pyramid wh en w e are thu s le d t o

,

supp ose th a t t he p r a mi d and t ow er a lik e r e pr e sent an

y
id entic al and m al e p ow e r a nd typify an id e ntic a l obj e ct
,
”
of a d or a ti on T he writ e r of t he for e g oi ng p assag es
.

se e m s t o b e in som e fa ult h er e b ecau se t he pyra mid s , ,

t ow er s ob e li sk s and pill ar s a lth ough of t he sa m e family

, , ,

of obj e ct s imply a d i f
,
fe r ent sig nific anc e In r e a lity t he .
,

t ow e rs and i ncli ne d pill ar s and t he ob e li sks with t h e

,
:

M a b a deo, Mah a- D eo— H ow li k e, t his, t o “

Mot he r ofG od
 Pb a l/
i cisnz
‘

“ ”
ch ar act eri stic w hich t he archit e ct s c all t he orbicul ar
curv e are t he sa m e as t he broad pyramid only sli m
, ,

and a spiri ng ; and t he pyr a mid s are t he sa m e as t he

pill ar s and t ow e r s only broad in t he b ase and l a titudinal

,
.

T he fact of t he m a tt er Is th a t all of th e se are pyra

mid al form s and th a t th e y only difl er in th e ir slimness
’

or br ea dth f or th e y a ll e x pr ess t he sam e r e ligi ou s m s

, y ,

t e riou s id e a ; which is sw e lli ng ri si ng or ex t e nsi on

, , ,

t he ch ar a ct e ri stic or t he m otiv e m ov e m ent in b o th se x e s , ,

for th a t grand act ”

tha t grand human act — which
-

se cur es u s e v e rythi ng t he upri si ng and rof ru sion of t he

, p
p e culi ar i nstrume nt s m al e and fe m al e for succ ess in the
, ,

se x u a l m a g i c c ongr e ss Thi s w e sh all d e cl ar e in di ffe r ent

.

p art s of ou r b ook t o b e MA G IC and a h oly sacra m e nt or

, ,

ch arm ; a nd it d oubtl e ss is symp ath e tic m agne ti sm of it s

ki nd fr om which it is p erfe ctly p ossibl e and prop e r t o
, , ,

e x tr a ct a ll irr e gul ar id e a s or ob sc e nity if t he mi nd b e

, ,

p ur ifi e d ad e qu at e ly t o will it so .

C ert a i n phil osoph e rs h av e ch os en t o vi e w thi s m att e r

in ano th e r light in r e g ard o f t he sam e ne ss of t he Ph a llic
,

sy m b o l s ,
wh e th er t he pill ar t ow er or pyramid W e , , .

r e ckon all th e se symb ol str u ctu re s t o signify ultim at e ly

-
, ,

— ”
but one thi ng the Fir e ap oth eosi se d as c e l e sti al and, ,

w or shipp e d as t he only p ossibl e and t he g enui ne repre ,

s e nt at ive of t he supr e m e t he chi e f d e ity t o b e a ddr e sse d

, ,

in a d or a ti on app e ase d and m ov e d t o m e rcy in my stic rit e s

, ,

pr ot esti ng sacrific e s and i nnum erabl e app ea li ng se rvic es

, ,

sol e m niti e s and O b se rv anc e s formi ng a fix e d co d e con

, ,

st it u t in a n immut abl e law ; t o b e c onfid e d t o t he h and

g
o f t he A rch Pri est s a s Sov e r e ig ns and t o S ov e r e ig ns i n
-
,

th e ir ch aract e r of Hi e roph ant s and S acr e d Gu ardi ans .

Th e se th e ori st s say th at as the t ow e r w as sacr e d to the

I4 Pb a l/
i cis771 .

Hi ndust an wh er e it ne v e r se e m s t o hav e ent e r e d t he

,

h e ad s of t he l egi sl at or s or p e opl e that anythi ng na t u ra l ,

could b e offensiv e ly i nd e c ent ”

W ilford m enti ons th a t
.

a cc ordi ng t o T he odore t A rnob iu s and Cl em e ns A l e x

, ,

andrinu s t he Y oni of t he Hi ndu s w as t he sol e obj e ct of

,

v ener ati on in t he my st eri e s of El e u si s For p roofs of .

t he high antiquity of thi s w or ship in Chi na t he di sc e r ni ng ,

r ead e r ne e d only c onsult Lord M a c art ne y s Tr a v els v ol i ’

, . .

”
‘
H ag e r M onum e nt of Y u
,
“
In b oth Amer i ca s w e
.
’
,

l earn it is a m a tt er of i nquiry wh at w as t he i nt enti onof

“
,

t he nativ e s wh e n th e y r a i se d so m any artifici al pyr a mid a l

hill s se v er al of which app ear t o h a v e serv e d ne ith e r a s

,
”
t omb s nor watch t ow er s nor t he b ase of a t e mpl e
,
-
, .

A b out y e ar s b e for e ou r e ra sacrific e s w er e offe r e d

,

in Chi na t o t he su pre m egb e ing on four gr ea t m ou nt a i ns

, , ,

call e d t he F our Y o The wh ol e c ou ntry of M ex ico

.

ab ou nd e d in pyra mid s a nd Humb oldt d e cl ar e s t h e b a si s

,

of t he Gr e a t Ch olul a t o h a v e b e e n twic e a s br oa d a s th a t

of t he Egypti an Ch e op s th ough it s h e ight is littl e m or e

,

than tha t of Myc e ri nu s The fact is that w h e r e v e r

.
,

thi s p e culi ar w or ship has fl ouri sh e d ( and it m u st ne v e r

b e l ost Sight of th at a ll id ol a try can b e Sh own t o h a v e
b e en origi nally b ase d on one or o th er ramific ati on of it ) ,

trac es are l e ft b ehi nd and r e lic s r e ma i n which ha ve a lway s ,

b een fou nd t o puzzl e the lea rne d antiqu ari an no l e ss th an

t he u nl e tt e r e d c onj e ctur e r .

“
In t he M ex ic an C od e x B orgianu s say s Humb oldt , ,

t he h e a d oft he sacrifici ng pri e st is c ov er e d w ith one of

th ose conic a l c ap s which ar e w or n in Chi na and on t he

north w e st c oa st of A m e ric a ; o pp osit e thi s figur e is se a t e d
-

t h e god of fire
”
.W e m ay no t e that the tri angl e w a s
i ndi sput ably a sacr e d e mbl e m fr om all antiquity a s ,
 Pb a llic Symb ol Str u ct u res
- .
5
I

might b e sh own by i nnum erabl e e x ampl es Th er e are .

e x c e e di ngly curi ou s c oi ns c a ll e d Cis t o b or i of P e rga m os

p ,

whic h city Cic ero m enti ons as p osse ssi ng a gr ea t numb e r o f

th e m o n which w e see r e pr e se nt e d v ariou s devices i ndi
, ,

c ativ e of r e c ondit e my st eri e s ; t he tri angl e surmou nti ng

t he wh ol e and h e ld in t he d e a dly fang s of se rp e nt s
, .

In c o mm enti ng on t he p articul ar br a nch of id ol atry

u nd e r di scu ssi on w e c annot but r e m ark th a t th er e app e ar s

“

, ,

j u st r eason t o b e li e v e that thi s w a s tb c p ecu lia r a b omina

,

t i on i nt o which t he T en Trib e s of I sra e l l ap se d at th e ir ,

se p ar a ti on fr om Jud ah u nd e r J e r ob oa m I nd e e d str ong .

pr e sumptive proof is o ffe r ed i nso much as fr om t he , ,

a cc o u nt giv e n by H e r od otu s and cit e d by J ose phu s o f

, ,

t he i nv a si on of t he Egypti an Shi sh ak u nd e r R eh ob oa m , ,

it app e ar s tha t h avi ng c onqu e r e d J eru sal e m and deyf/ed

, ,

t b e p u b li c b u i ldi n s by c arvi ng on th e m t he di sti nctiv e

g ,

symb ol s of his ow n p e culi a r a nd na ti ona l cr e e d ( th at i s

t o sa a cc ordi ng t o t he sa m e a uth o r by d e faci ng th e m

y , ,

with r ep r esenta tions of t b a t v ery symb ol tb e mys terious ,

oni which w e h av e b e en di scu ssi ng ) he r e turne d t o his

’

y , ,

ow n c ou nt ry with out in an wa m ol esti ng S am ari a t he

y y ,

r esid e nc e oft he T e n Trib e s w ho it ne e d s not any gr e a t

, ,

m ea sur e ofsagacity t o p e rc e iv e had d oubtl e ss e mbrac e d ,

his r e ligi ou s vi e ws Wh a t th ose vi e w s w e r e in t he sight

.
,

of G o d is fully e x pr e sse d in Ki n s 1 x iv
7 8 a nd
, g 9 , ,
.
, , , ,

2 6 a l so Ki n s 2 iii 2 8cc
xv .
, 3 0
3 4 ;
, , g 3 , , .
, , , .

It i s supp osed by t hose w ho h av e pur su e d th e se d eeply

i nt e r e sti ng a nd origi nal Ph allic i nquiri e s t he m ost cl osely ,

a nd a chi e v e d phil osophic r e sult s th e r e from with t he

gr ea t est succ ess th at it w as in c onsequ e nc e of a dis
,

t urb a nce which t ook pl ac e in t he u nity of the faith of t he

e ar ly i nh abit ant s of t he e arth th a t is t o sa soon a ft e r

y, ,
1 6 P/
J a/
li cism .

t he Fl ood,
that th ese sam e symb o lic a l edific es c am e t o b e
e r e ct e d in c omm em ora ti on o f t he grand schi sm atic divi
,

si on .

A t t he tim e of t he buildi ng of Bab e l w e h av e the ,

high e st authority for k nowi ng tha t t he sentim ent s of the

m e n t h e n and th e r e e ng ag e d w e r e in c ompl e t e u ni son
, ,

for M ose s r e c ord s th a t “

t he L ord sa id B e h ol d t h e , ,
”
p e opl e is O ne Had thi s u nity of fe e li ng b e en m ani
.

fe st e d in p e r se v eri ng in t he w or ship of t he tru e and only

G od up on wh ose a l m ighty nam e m e n alr ea dy b e g an t o
,

c a ll e v en whil e A d am w as ye t aliv e d oubtl e ss it would

, ,

h av e b e e n i nst ea d of a subj e ct of r e pr oach an occ asi on

, ,
”
ofa ppr o v a l t o Him wh ose nam e is O ne ( See
p es . .
,

iv 5.
,
But wh en thi s u nanimity w as m anife st e d only
,

in t he d e p ar t u r e of m en fr om t he pri ncipl e s of r e ligi on

’
and tru e M asonry and c onse qu ently from Truth it se lf
, ,
”
t he L o rd G od sc a tt e r e d th e m abr oad a s w e r e ad , ,
”
up on t he fa c e ofall the e arth .

A s ha s b e e n alr e ady ob se rv e d tr aditi ons are still ,

e x t end e d a lmo st thr ough o ut t he l e ngth a nd br e a dth of

t he e arth of thi s mira cul ou s and not abl e tr ansacti on : it

,

is i m p ossibl e in t he Sp ac e h e r e a ssig ne d e v e n c a su ally t o

d e sig na t e t he v ari ou s and m odifi e d form s in which thi s
hi st ory has b e en hand e d d own fr om t he r em a rkabl e ,

l eg e nd pr ese rv e d by the M ex ic an pri e st s a s r e l a t e d by ,

Humb oldt e v en t o t he wild fabl es b eli e v ed by the

,

sa v a g e s of t he South S ea s a nd str ang e ly a na l o g ou s t o

,

t he prim e v a l acc ou nt .

In W ilford s Essay on tb e Ni le vol iii p 3 6 0 w e find

’
. .
, , ,
.

th at thi s div er sity of opi ni on ( i e t he sup e ri ority of t he

.

m a l e or fe m a l e e mbl e m oft he sex u a l p art th a t of g e ne r a ,

ti on in r e g ard of t he idol atr ou s m agic w or ship ) see m s t o

, ,
 i c Symb ol Str uct ures
Pb a l/ -
.
7

h av e occ asi one d the g ener al w ar which is oft en m enti one d

in t he Puranas and w as c e l e br a t e d by the p oe t s of t he
,

w e st as t he b asi s of t he Gr e ci an myth ol ogy A cc ordi ng .

t o b oth N onnu s and the Hi nd u myth ol ogi st s it b eg an in ,

I ndi a wh enc e it spr e a d ov e r t he wh ol e gl ob e and all

, ,

m anki nd app ear t o hav e b or ne a p art in it Th e se

phy si ol ogic al c ont est s a ri si ng from a profou nd c onsid er a
,

ti on of the myst eri e s of anim al g ene r ati on and it s sup er ,

”
natur al “
wher e for e and on t he c omp arativ e i nflu enc e s
,

o f t he se x e s in t he pr od u cti on of p e rfe ct of fspri ng ( in

it se lf d own t o thi s i nst ant day the gr eat e st p ossibl e and
, , ,

t he a pp ar e ntly irr e solvabl e my st ery) z— th ese mighty

,

phy si ol og i c al di sput es i nd u c e d in t he r e fle ctiv e wi sd om of

,

t he e arli e st thi nk e r s l a id t he sublim e fou nd ati ons of t he

,

Phallic W or ship Th e y led t o vi ol e nt schi sm s in r e ligi on

.
,

and e v e n t o bl oody and d e v ast a ti ng w ar s which h av e ,

wholly p asse d ou t of the hi st ory of th e se earli e st tim es ;

or r a th e r th e y h av e ne v e r b e e n r e c ord e d in hi st ory ;

r e m ai ni ng only as a traditi on or if at all holdi ng pl ac e

, , ,

h oldi ng it only in t he fa i nt e st a lth ough t he sublim e st

,

form as a fa b le Th e se phy si ol ogic a l c ont e st s w e r e dis

,
.

gui se d u nd e r a v e il oft he wild e st all egori e s and e mbl e m s ,

in Egypt and I ndi a e sp e ci a lly a nd g e ner ally in e v e ry

, ,

o th e r c ou ntry.

T he e p och of w arfar e a nd bl ood sh e d is a llud e d t o

” ”
fr e qu ently a s the A ge of C ont e nti on or C onfu si on
“
,
.

Tha t thi s e ssenti a l di ffe r e nc e of O pi ni on as t o t he r ea l

asc e nd e ncy and sup e ri ority o f ma le or f ema le a s such , ,

i nv olv e d also the phy sic a l probl e m of the pr ed omi nant

ag e ncy ofe ith e r se x in t he my st e ry of g e ne ra ti on which ,

it is cl ear th e y w er e pl ea se d e rroneou sly t o l ook up on as

synonym ou s with Cr ea ti on it se lf is w e thi nk fully e vid e nt
, .

C
1 8 Pb a lli cism .

W e are i ncli ned howe v e r also t o b e li e v e th at the P ish de

, ,
-

D anaan s e ct th os e fi e rc e c ont end er s for the supr e m acy

,

of t he f e m al e i nflu enc e c e rt a i nly d e riv e d no littl e of t he ,

pl au sibility of th e ir pre t ensi ons from a r e fer enc e t o the

’
prim e val prophe cy that the W O MAN S se ed shou ld b rui se /

”
t he se rp e nt s h ea d In t hat sense a t l east it is na tur a l
’
'

t o supp os e th at th e y c ould h ardly f a il t o c onsid e r oth e r

w i se th an as supr e m e ly sa cr e d and m agic a l tha t my stic a l ,

’
c entr e of woman s body r e fe r enc e t o which is in t he , ,

grandly sup erstiti ous and grandly sacram ent a l sense ,

mad e in a whi sper t he b e st proof of the possibility of ,

magic and ofthe sup ernatural m otiv ed dire ctly p ersonal

, , ,

i nt erfe r e nc e of t he god s (by wh at ev er nam e w e m ay call

Th em or in conc entra ti on as O ne Him) with the d oings
, , , ,

o f Man Th at fe m al e p a rt b e for e which w e e v en now

.
, , ,
”
a p art f
“
rom Phallici sm can fall d own and worship as , ,
’
t he m ost gl ori ous obj e ct in a ll G od s cr eati on wh en ,

di scl ose d as the Rose in the G ard en of Fl ow e rs in the

p e rfe ctly form e d nak e d figur e ofa b e autiful wom an is in
-
*
, ,

fa ct th a t which it is d e se cra ti on t o u ncov e r oth e r th an

,

r e v er e nti ally and w orthily N ot ably accordi ng t o t he .

,

anci e nt tru e id eas e sp e ci a lly a m ong t he J e w s ,

it w as ,

3" T he w ord na e d, k ”
c onsi de re d radically, c om e s, w e t hin , from k
t he G k re e w ord Ni k e — m e ani n “ ”
g v
ict ory, i n one se nse as t he.
vi c t or
y of t he Evil G e niu s, and also
“
vi c t or
y
”
i n t he se nse ofp ow e r

t hat is, fe m ale pow er . T he sam e w ord also g fi

si ni e s
“
deat h ”
hus in
. T
G enesis
“
B ut of t he fruit of t he t re e w h ich i s in t he m idst of t he G ar e n, d
G od hat h sa id Ye Shall not e at of it , ne it he r shall
y e t ou c h it
L EST Y E DIE "
’
Thi s j
i n unc t ion, b e i t k
re m a r e d, st ran e l g y and c on

t radi c t ori ly as it sou nds, w as m ade to b oth Man ”

and
“
W om an ”

—C h p
.

( G enesis a . ii i .
, v. T he w hole of G e ne sis is b
c a alist ic, and

g g
.

ore of t he
t he re f fulle st forc e, t hou h it s purp ose and it s m eanin s are

im pe ne t ra ly b v
co ered o er w i t v h m ystery .
 Pb a lli c Symb oISi r a cl u r es -
. I
9

a lways r e g ard e d as t he v ery c entr e and m ost s acr e d p oi nt

o f t he r e ligi ons A m ong st t he H e br e w s it w as phil o
.

sophic a lly a nd my stic ally c o nsid er e d a s d ee p su nk in t he

pr ofu nditi e s of m yst ery t o br e ak in u npr e par e dly up on

,
'

, ,
”
which would impugn t he e t e rna l sup er natur al charm
t he l e g e nd ofwhich lay i ne x tric ably in t he C ab al a and
which di spl ay w ould c ompromi se nay oblit er at e it s pur , ,

p ose and u se in t he r epr oducti on oft he g e nera ti ons ; thu s

,

dis ob eyi ng in its exti ngui shm ent t he e nj oi ne d ex erci se of

, ,

t h e phy sic a l m e ans f or t he r e ne w a l a nd p e rp e tu ati on of

life ou t of ourse lv e s The ab str act strang eness of thi s

.

fact has e sc ap e d the wond er of p eopl e h ow e ve r st artli ng ,

it w ould a pp ear of it se lf e v en na tura lly ex c e pt from

, ,

e x p e ri enc e which t ak es aw ay t he surpri se fr om e v e rythi ng

, ,

and which fa mili arity r e c oncil e s u s t o t he mir a cl e e v e n o f

ou r ow n b e i ng .

Tak e a w ay the sh am e i ncid ent t o t he sex u a l p art s of

w oman and of m an a nd accu st om u s t o t he c onti nu al
,

famili ar sight of th e m a nd w e sh all grow t o r eg ard

,

the m with as much i ndi ffe r e nc e a s t he fa c e or t he fe e t .

Sh am e ,
human sh am e is t aught and a cquir e d it
, ,

b e i ng the e ffe ct of c om mu nity c omi ng fr om t he na tur a l ,

h abit ofblu shi ng at fe ll ow ship in r e l a ti on t o th e se thi ng s .

W e ne v e r blu sh at t he m e r e c onsci ou sne ss of b e i ng in

l ov e yet grow c onfu sed e v en a t l ov e which is the pur est
,

wh en w e are br ought t o b ook in t he Sight ofoth er p e opl e .

A no th e r r e m ark abl e e f fe ct in t he c ase of ex p e ri e nci ng

p assi on or l ov e is th at wh en it is fe lt m ost i nt e nse ly i t
, , ,

b e c om es e mb odi ed as it w e r e e v e n as a sort of sick ness

, , .

A nd it i s d oubtful wh e th e r i nd ee d t o t he natur al m an
, , ,

l ov e b e not a di se ase lik e a fe v er tha t is c aught a lth ough

, ,

it i s d e lici ou s in it s sensati ons and in it s l ov e l orn ,

-
20 Pb a lli cism .

w eak ne ss and l as sit u d e Is thi s a proof ofwh at st rang e .

,

gl ori ous u nimagi nabl e h e av en th e r e m ay b e pr e p ar e d for

,

u s of which in thi s st at e w e k now no thi ng ; wh e n e v e n

, , ,

it s pr e m onit ory anticip a tiv e myst e ri ous illnesse s or

, , ,

di sease s m ay b e actu ally t he d e lici ou sly divi ne afflicti on

,

of im m ort a l L ov e d e sc e ndi ng ou t of t he ski es or ou t o f

, ,

t he c e l esti a l r e gi ons i nt o t he r e sp onsiv e s oul of m an ?

,

Thu s it m ay r eally b e pr ofou ndly tru e as Plat o th ought , ,

”
th at not only the mu sic of t he sph e r e s is tru e and
“
,

th at thu s mu sic is v e rit ably t he a tm osph er e or m ag

, , ,

ne t ism of t he ang e l s a s R ob e rt Fl ood and t he R osi

, ,

c ruci ans t a ught ; but th at Sh ak esp e ar e w as right wh e n h e

impli e d th a t Music is the food of l ov e which alm ost

e v e ry m an s and w o m an s d a ily e x p e ri e nc e a ssur e s th e m
’ ’

it mu st b e .

W e w e r e h owe v e r ab out t o i nst ance as a r e m ark ab le

, , ,

proof of t he purifyi ng p ow e r of r ea l i nt ense a lth ough , ,

p er sonal l ov e wh e n g one forth and i ncorp orat e as i t

, ,

w e r e i nt o the obj e ct which th en b e c om es truly an

, ,

e nch ant e d obj e ct th a t in th e se e x a lt e d c a se s b odi l desi r e

, y, ,

for t he obj e ct is r ar e ly fe lt or th ought of which w ould

*
,

see m t o Show wild e nough a s it se e m s t o a sse rt it th a t

, ,

If it b e t hou gh b t a ou t at all, in l
re at ion t o t he v
indi idu al w it h

w hom t he p e rson m ay b e i n lo v e, in t hese e x alte d case s, t he t hou gh t of

t he vd “
lo
i i p ly m g i i
e one
”
li s s m fp a c n ex ce s s, or a st at e o i
ass onat e

d li i
e i hi h h
r um , bj n w d
c t f h
e o l ec t t ransce n s out o t e nat ura . H e nc e

P l i l v d l v f h hi g h
at on c o e , an
y bo e T oh f t h i e est , ma e t rue . ere ore t s

sort fl v io fi d d pi i l
o e s so reb i lne b dily
an s r tu a as t o e s n ess, o c ont a c t

b i g imp ibl fi S h id
e n oss e o h f g i g
t. h g uc d k e as as t e ore o n are t e rou n w or

f h p ib ili y f p f d f
’
an d h ti dé e r a son tr e o m i i
t e oss t o er e ct onast c sm ; an o

h d
nu n oo h m i or t fp pe l i gi i y d f h
a nt e nance o li e r e tu a v r nt ; an o t e re a sa

i
t on o fh lfd v t d m pli g p
at se -
h fl h
e ot e hi h i h g l i
t ra n u on t e es , w c s t e or ous

di i iv m k f h S i
st nct e M y
ar o d H mi
t e m l nd f m l
a nt s, art rs, an er t s, a e a e a e,

all h m t e gl i ly g ore h hor ou s l — i h R m

reat , w en t e one c ass as n t e o an
22 Pb a l/
i cism .

in s o m e sp e ct s Som e such vi e w as th is is cl e arly the only

re .

h op e of humanity Man is a m achi ne d ep end ent up on t he

.
,

surr ou ndi ng e l e m e nt s and u p on his f,

ood and it s de com

p ositi on for his nu t rition and c onsumi ng his ex qui sit e ly

,

a ttu ne d and m anipul at e d m achi nery gradu ally in t he , ,

”
t e rr e stri al vit al anim al h ea t (or flam ele ss fire t o mak e
, , ,

u se of a p ara d ox ic al fig u r e ;
) for m an fa ll s t o pi e c e s

ag a i n a figur e or rh od om ont a d e) wh e n he can no l ong e r

( , ,
”
m aint a i n himse lf in his na tur e Y e t t he v a l or ou s .

d e fenc e th a t h is nature m ak e s e v en agai nst it self is

, , ,

truly w ond e rful s tup endou s B u t m an fail s at l ast in

, .
, ,

t he i nc e ssant w ar b e c au se he is e nd ow e d— h ow e v er in
, ,

h eal t h and c onstituti on richly e ndow e d— only t o endur e

,

for a bri e f tim e Th er e is a ne v er c easi ng rav ag e ex c e pt

.
-
,

for t he i ndi sp ensabl e i nt e rv al s of r e st ori ng sl e e p e ffe ct e d ,

up on his fine ne rv e s up on which his e m oti ons b e autiful , ,

or t he r e v e r se acc ordi ng t o his r e fi ne m ent pl ay as up on

, ,

harpst rings wh en t he ang e l s t ouch or the d e vil s assail

, .

A ll thi s t he astr ol og er s say is r e gul a t e d by the

, ,
tr av er se
”
thr ough tim e of his h or osc op e ( fat ality or ne c essity) ; ,

a lth ough m an ne v e rth e l e ss has his i nd e p e nd e nt will o r

, , ,

p o w e r of e l e cti on for good or e vil in way s and by ,

m e th ods which su pem at u rally r end e r fr ee will a nd ne “ -

c e ssity id entic al in the divi ne c ou nse l s ofwhich Man in

”
,

his e x tr e m e ly limit e d c a p acity most ig norant of wha t ,

”
he s m ost a ssur e d
’
can form no m or e c onclu siv e id e a
, ,

th an he can of ab stra ct tim e or sp ace or anythi ng ,

“ ”
sc arc e ly e v e n t he
, c ogit o e rg o su m id entity H e has
, , .

only a fe a r of th a t out sid e — and a r e v e r enc e f or it b orn ,

ou t o ffe ar sc arc e ly ou t of l ov e of it
, .
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o tb c Pb a lli 2
.
3

CH A PTER III .

T H E ST O R Y O F T H E CL A SSES O F T H E P H AL L I .

TH E t w o i nflu enc e s M al e and F em al e are c onspicu ou s

, ,

in c ert ai n di f fe r enc es in the Ph allic m onum ent s which ,

u nit e dly h ow e v er signify t he s am e thi ng The di sput e s

, , .

oft he c omp ar ativ e sup e ri ority oft he Mal e ov e r t he Fe m a l e

pri ncipl e or ofthe Fe m al e ov e r t he M al e w er e the origi n

, , ,

am ong st t he e arli e st na ti ons of v ast d e sol ati ng War s of , ,

which no hi st ory sc arc e ly e v e n l eg end has d esc end e d t o

, ,

m od e rn p e ri od s Th e r e for e no acc ou nt r em ains of th e se

.
,

prim ev al war s which brought ab out the buildi ng of t he

,

fam ou s Tow er ofB ab e l and w er e ultimat e ly the c au se of

,

t he c onfu si on of l angu ag e s a nd t he origi na l di sp e r si on of

t he na ti ons O b e li sk s T ow e r s and St ee pl e s r e pr ese nt

.
, ,

and figur e forth the M a l e pri ncipl e Pyr amid s C ircul ar .

,

m agnifi e d form s and Rhomb oid al or U ndul a ti ng Ser

, , ,

p enti ne sh ap e s d enot e the Fe m al e natur al p ow e r T he

, .

one se t o f form s are m asculi ne ; th e r e for e aggr e ssiv e and ,

c omp e lli ng The oth e r set of form s are fe mi ni ne th e r e

.

fore submi ssiv e and e nnobli ng But all are alik e Ph allic
,
.
,

and m ean the sa m e thi ng th at is t he natur a l m otiv e d

,

p ow e r which c aus e s and dir ect s the world th at p ow e r ,

which is t he world in fact , .

W e h av e p erh ap s brought su ffici ently i nt o vi e w a nd ,

r eali se d t o t he r ea de r s a tt enti on as m ost imp ort ant in

’
, ,

e v e ry se nse as e x pl ana t ory o f r e ligi on and of r e ligi ou s

,

my st eri e s b oth the th eori e s of the myth s and the

, ,

actu aliti e s of t he myst e ri e s wh e th e r h eath en or e th nic , ,

2 4 Pb a lli cism .

Chri sti an or vi ndica tory Th e se Phallic obj e ct s innu m e .

,

rabl e are a lways p e culi ar in th e ir form and are of all

, ,

si ze s . I f th ese som e tim e s prodigi ou s structure s are

O b e li sk s C olum ns or P i ll a r s or as occ asi onally h app ens
, , , ,

si ngl e r ough hewn or p artly fashi one d upright s th e y

,
-
,
-
,

r e pr e sent and figur e forth t he m al e pri ncipl e Sub se .

qu ent t o the v ery early d e v otiona l ag e s th e s e pi ns or , , ,

upright s assum e d t he forms of solid or sl end er t ow e r s

, ,

t ors or Spri ngi ng ri si ng p o i nt e d fabric s

, ,
A m ong st the , .

Mu slem m im the se w er e minar e t s with egg shap e d su m ,

-

mit s ; in t he archit e ct u ra l practic e among th e Chri sti ans ,

t he t ow e r a tt enu a t e d int o t he spir e or st ee pl e Bu t t he .

m e m ori al structures with the l arge r b ase and with th a t ,

br oad e r incid enc e which might b e d enom i nat ed with a ,

c e rt ain apt ne ss the S a tu rni an angl e i ndicat e d the opp o

, ,

sit e i nflu e nc e th a t of t he F e mal e in my stic typ e or

, ,

a p o th e osi s Th e se symb ol structure s i nv olvi ng the id ea

.
-
,

of t h e fe mi nine p o w e r are t he m or e broadly v aulti ng in ,

sh a p e C hi e f and m ost m aj e stic ofall th e se monum ent s

.
, ,

a re t he Pyr amid s A ll t he my stic al m onum ent s o f t hi s

.

form and fashi on are in t he g e ne ra l se nse e qu a lly Ph alli ,

th at is d e v ot e d t o and in witne ss of t he worship of t he

, ,

di sti nctive sex u al p e culi ariti e s W e acc ept t he wh ol e a s .

m e ani ng t he one thi ng Pha llici sm all i n t erpr e t e d und e r the

, ,

g e ne ral ri si ng forc e ful form aspiri ng t oward s t he st ar s

, , , .

St at e ly b e y ond id e a and gl oomily m aj estic as is the asp ect

, ,

of th e se Lu nar or W o m anly m onum ent al structur e s th e y

’

c an b e soon di sti ngui sh e d Thi s group of the F e mi ni ne .

Ph allic form s c ompri se s t he Pyr amids in the fir st rank .

T he Ob e li sk i s a shru nk e n v e rtic al ly thi n c onc e ntr at e d , ,

pyr amid : t he Pyramid is a wid e ly squ ar e d ou t ob e li sk ’

b oth ex pr e ss the sa m e id e a In t he c onv eyanc e of c e rt ai n .

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o tb c P b a lli .
5

id ea s t o those w ho cont e mpl at e th em the pyram id boast s ,

o f pr oud e r signific anc e and i mpr esses with a hi nt of still

,

m ore imp e ne trabl e and m or e r e mov e d my st e ry W e .

se e m t o ga th e r dim sup e rnatura l id eas of the mighty

,

m oth e r of N atur e t he du sk divi nity cr owne d with t ow er s

, ,

the anci e nt e st am ong the anci e nt s the I si s or m y st eri ous , ,

c onsort of the D e throne d and Ruined th at almost t w o , ,

sex e d e ntity without a na m e She of t he Ve il which is ,

ne v e r t o b e lift e d p e rh ap s not e v en by the ange l s f

,
or ,

th e ir k nowl edg e is limit e d In short thi s tr e m end ou s .

,

ab stra cti on C yb e l e I
, deas Ma ter I si ac c ontroll e r of t he
, ,

z odi acs wh at e v er she b e has her r epr e s ent ativ e figur e in

, ,

t he h a lf buri e d Sphy nx e v e n t o ou r ow n day w atchi ng

-
, ,

t he st a r s a lth ough nearly sw all ow e d up in t he e ngulphi ng

,

sand s . Thi s is the G org on surviv al of the p eri od oft he

A rk e ld est d aught er of the myth ol ogi e s wh ose oth e r
, ,

fac e ( for J anu s like she l ook s t w o way s ) turne d away

,
-
, ,

from the w orld is b eautiful a s the fair e st one ofP aradi se

, .

That oth e r fac e of the G org on or Sphynx r ese mbl es, in , ,

one r e sp e ct th a t sid e of t he Lu nar di sc ; t he sid e of t he

,

M oon turne d away fr om ob se rv e r s on t he e arth that fa c e ,

which no m ort al e ye e ve r saw or will se e and which , , ,

for thi s r e a son is one o f t he gr e a t est my st eri e s in all

,

t he sk y.

T he for e g oi ng r e mark s furni sh the clu e t o thi s d oubl e

hi st ory of t he Phallu s in t he divid e d charact er of it s
,

w or ship wh e th e r the O b e li sk or Pill ar or wh e th er t he

, ,

Pyr amid b e the id ol I t is t oo pl ai n t o b e m isu nde r

.

st oo d .A s t he Gr e e k s wro t e Pa la i for Pé li th e y r e nd e r e d ,

t he w ord P alipu tra by P a la igonos which a l so m e ans t he

, ,

of fspri ng of P ali lit e r ally signifyi ng t he of

, fspri ng of t he
Ph allu s It w as not ori ou sly the Toni and not the Pb a llus
.
’

,
.
2 6 P b a llicism .

which a l one r e c e iv e d t he v ener ation of t he Hi ndu s ,

th ough now divid ed i nt o i nnum erabl e se ct s and an in

ex tric abl e m a z e of p olyth e i sm Wilford obs e rv e s tha t .

t he Y avanas w e r e t he anc est or s of t he Gr e e k s and ,

vol iii
( ’
. p 35 8.
) th
, at.t he P andit s insi st th a t the w ord s

Ta v a na and To ni are d e riv e d fr om t he sam e r oot Tu , ,

a nd th at t he Y avana s w e r e so nam e d from th e ir ob sti nat e

a sserti on of a sup e ri or i nflu e nc e in t he fe m a l e o v e r t he

m al e na tur e A n anci e nt b ook on a str onomy in San

.
,

scrit b e ars the titl e of Tav a na fatica which m ay b e

, ,

i nt e rpr e t e d the I onic s e ct

“ ”
Ther e is an anci ent prov erb
.

a m ong st t he P andit s th a t no b ase cr ea tur e can b e l ow e r

,
”
th an a Y av ana truly sh owi ng t he fluctu ati ng natur e o f
,

hum an opi ni ons and th e ori es which ne v e rth e l e ss h av e , , ,

t om t he b osom of soci e ty and Sh ak e n na ti ons t o th e ir ,

c entr e Th e ir cr e e d c au se d t he new p e opl e in Gr e e c e

.

t o nam e th e ir new c ou ntry it se lf I oni a fr om th a t conse ,

cr at e d Y 6 ni which th e y r e v er e d and t o disti ngui sh th e m ,

se lv e s a s t h e I onic or Y 6 nic se ct in i ndubit abl e r e fe r e nc e

,
-
,

t o th e ir p e culi ar O pi ni ons Th e se and such lik e r e se arch e s

.
-
,

fur ni sh u s with the r eal m eaning of pr op er nam e s and ,

a m ong st o th e r s th a t of t he gr e a t g odd e ss J u — no which ,

Wilford a sse rt s t o b e d eriv e d from the Y 6 ni of t he

Hi ndu s ; a l so if w e analy se the nam e of D i ana or D i ,

Y ana t he gre at g odd e ss of t he Eph e si ans w e sh all a t

, ,

onc e p e rc e iv e an id e ntical e tym ol ogy ; and wh en w e

r e m e mb e r th a t J u no w a s fabl e d t o h av e b e e n b orn at
-

A rg os and th at she w as p e culi arly w or shipp e d t b er e w e

, ,

sh all fully c oi ncid e i n th a t O pi ni on f or it i s t o b e ob se rv e d ,

th a t thi s nam e of A rgh a is d eriv e d fr om t he Bhag a of

t he Hi ndu s and b oth sig nifi e d t he Y oni and lik e wi se a n
, ,

a rk o r b oa t which w as u se d thr ough out a ntiquity as a

,
,
 Cla sses o
f tb c Pb a lli . 2
7

typ e of t he Y oni it self The Hi ndu g odd e s s Bagi s w as

.
, ,

i ndi ffe r e ntly c all ed Vagi s fr om which no d oubt is d erive d

, , ,

t he L a ti n v a i na ; and wh e n w e r e m e mb e r th a t Plut arch

g
i“
m ak e s t he oth erwi se i nex plic abl e asse rti on th at O siris ,

( or t he i nc arna ti on oft he m al e pri ncipl e) w as c omm and e r

of t he A rg o ; and wh e n w e l e arn th a t t he tru e m e ani ng

of t he nam e A rgh a nat h a or a s w e m ostly r e nd e r it

’
-
, , ,
.

Sp e a ki ng of t he gr e at id o l ) ernath is no o th e r th an
( J g
a , ,
”
“
l ord of t he b oat w e sh all p erc e iv e at onc e t he drift
,

of th e se d ark sent enc e s wh en truly and i nt e lligibly

,

e x p o u nd e d .

T he di scus si on of thi s w ord Argb a natur ally i nduc e s

u s t o r e m a rk c onc e rni ng an i nt e r me di a t e or middl e se ct ,

“
which say s Wilford
, is now pr e v al ent in I ndi a a nd
, ,
”
which w as g enerally di ffu se d ov er anci ent Europ e It .

w as i ntr o duc e d by t he P e l argi w ho H e r od otu s say s , , ,

w e r e t he sam e as the P e l asgi M any anci ent writ e r s .

af firm th a t th e y w e r e one of t he m ost anci ent p eopl es in

t he w orld It is assert e d th a t th e y fir st i nh abit e d A rgoli s
.
,

and ab out 1 8 8 B C p asse d i nt o ( Em oni a or Y o

3 , . .
, ,

m oni a and w er e aft e rward s di sp e r sed or e migr at e d i nt o

, ,

se v e r a l p art s of Gr ee c e Som e of t he P e l a sgi ans th a t had

.

b ee n driv en fr om A ttica ( Ya tic a) se ttl e d at L e mnos

,
-
, ,

whith e r so m e time aft e r th e y c arri e d som e A th eni an

, ,

w om e n wh om th ey had se iz ed on the c oast of A frica

, .

Th ey ra i se d childr en by th e se c aptiv e fe m al e s but a ft e r ,

w ard s d e stroy e d th e m t og e th er with th e ir m oth er s ,

t hr ough j eal ou sy b e c au se th e y di ffe r e d in m anne r s fr om

,

th e m se lv e s w hich h orrid murd e r w as att e nd e d by a

,

dr eadful p estil enc e Such is the acc ou nt giv en by t he

.

cl assic writ e r s ( P au sani as Strab o H e r odotu s Pl at o , , , ,

i “ Osir is a
nd Isis, t he Is
’
w a r a a nd I si
’
oft he Hi dn us .
2 8 Pb a llicism .

Virgil, O vid , Flaccu s, S ene c a But wh en w e w e igh , ,

t he for e g o i ng ar um ent s can w e d oubt th a t th e se w om en

g ,

w er e d e str oy e d through j ealou sy ofthee eligion and not ,

b e cau se th e y di ffer e d m e r e ly in m anne r s in accordanc e -

with t he p e culi ar ch ara ct e ri stic s of fanaticism which ,

brook s no O pp ositi on t o it s d e vouri ng natur e ?

T he w o rd P e l arg os w as d e riv e d say s Wilford from , ,
’
P h ala and A rgh a (Ph allu s and A rgha from B haga or
, , ,

Y 6 ni) those my st e ri ou s typ e s which t he l at e r myth ol ogi st

,

di stingui sh e d u nd er the nam es ofP all as and A rgo .

T he P e l argi v ene rat e d b o th m al e and fe m al e pri n

c i le s in u ni on a s th e ir c omp ou nd app e ll ati on i ndic a t e s
p , ,

and r e pr e se nt e d th e m c onj oi n tly wh en th e ir p ow e r s w e r e ,

supp ose d t o b e c ombi ne d by t he i nt erse cti on of t w o ,

e quil a t e r a l tri angl e s thu s t h a t p e culi ar symb ol

, ,

Form d all m ysteries t o b e ar,

’

t he e mbl e m of L u x and t o which i nnum er abl e perfec

,

ti ons and virtu e s i ncluding those ofthe C ross h av e b e en

, ,

a ttribut e d fr om tim e imm e m ori a l

,
The u ni on of th e se .

t w o symb o l s d e noti ng t he M a l e na tur e and t he F e m a l e

, ,

na tur e or t he Ph allu s t he m ark of which is t he uprigb t

, ,

li ne and t he Y oni the r e c ognitiv e m ark ofwhich is t he

, ,

b or i z onta l li ne are b e st r e nd e r e d or d e pict e d in t he

, , ,

d oubl e or c onj oi ne d e quil a t e r al tri angl e in i nt er se cti on

,
.

T he pyramid al a spiri ng e quil at e r a l tri angl e is M a l e and

, , ,

sig nifi e s Fir e and t he ru shi ng forc e of fire

,
m ou nti ng ,

upw ard s in it s ow n impul se c ontr adicti ng natur e inas , ,

much as it shoot s up aga i nst gravity T he pyr amid in .

r e v e r se or p oi nti ng d own is the i ndic ati ng sy m b ol of

, ,

Wa t e r or of t he lu nar F e m a l e i nflu enc e The cr oss

, , .

se cti on o f th e se a ll si nifica nt figur es giv e s the se x alpha

g
-
,
3 0 Pb a l/
i cism .

e x em lificat ion in t he Ph alli , Sp e ak i ng as it w e r e v r all o e

p
t he w orld, fr om all tim e ; and ye t r e m ai ni ng t he symb o l
”
ly b u d e r st ood by t he R osicruci ans and e v e n
( o n t o e n ,

to th e se v ouch safed limit e dly with the se v en fold

, ,
-

gu ard for sil enc e ) which giv e s t o Man my stic ally and
” ‘

, ,

sup e r natur a lly at onc e his only h op e and at t he sa m e

, ,

tim e hi s d e ep est dr ead For a cc ordi ng t o the asse rti on of

,
.
,

t he anci ent phil osoph e r m an fou nd all his G od s infea r

,
.

With the analy si s of one m or e e x ampl e w e mu st im

p e rfe ctly c onclud e thi s p o rti on of ou r G nostic subj e ct ;
a nd t he ne x t e x ampl e th a t occur s in thi s li ne of ex am i

na ti on is t he hi st ory of Myc e nae ; w hich w e are of ,

o pi ni on will c onfirm wh a t ha s hi th e rt o b e en a dv anc e d

,
.

’
Myc enae on which na me H enry O B rien has c omm ent e d
, ,

w a s situ a t e at t he e x tr e mity of t he pl a i n ofA rg os and w a s ,

t he c a pit a l of a ki ngd om wh os e l ast sov e r e ign Epyt u s , ,

w a s di sp ossesse d l 1 0 4 B C
,
on t he r e turn of t he H e r a
, . .
,

c lidae d esc end ant s of H e rcul es

,
.

Hi st ory i nform s u s th a t H e rcul e s w as a Myc enae an

pri nc e w ho w as for som e r eason or oth er b ani sh e d with
, , ,

a ll his fa mily and d esc e nd ant s fr o m t he c ou ntry and his ,

thr one p o ssesse d by an u surp e r L e t u s ex ami ne thi s .

na m e of H e rcul e s Chri s b e c omi ng t he Chri stu s

.
, ,

Chri st in t he Chri sti an id ea s or t he C onserv at or Savi our

, , , ,

t he Gr e e k s u se d t o e x pr e ss by x or Sp ani sh i ota t he ,

aspir a t e d b a o f t he Ori ent a l s Who sa id b a r i s In H ebr e w

,
.
,

b er es signifi e s the Su n (I sa i ah x ix but in A r abic t he

, .

m e ani ng of t he r adic al word is t o p reser v e (b a ris pr e ,

and H eri cal f om which H e Efiles is a Hi nd oo

s er v er
) -
r , ,

na m e of t he su rf “
I c annot h elp su sp e cti ng say s
'

.
,

Wilford th at H e rcul e s is t he sam e with Hera cula and

“
, ,

sig nifyi ng t he r ac e ofH e r a or H e ri th at is t he childr en ,

 f
Cla sses o t b c P b a lli .
3 1

of t he su n, of Phall u s alway s pr esent ed t he

which t he

e mbl e m a s t he vivifie r a nd pr e se rv er ofnatur e

,
H enc e .
,

p erhap s t he cry or a pp e al H aro l (Rescu e " Pr e se rv e ")

, , ,

in J e rs e y Thi s is v alid by anci ent law W e m ay h er e

. .

ob se rv e a s a curi ou s cit a ti o n th at thi s is a v e ry old cu st o m

, ,

in J e r se y survivi ng tim e ou t of mi nd the origi n ofwhich

, ,

no one k now s Conc e r ni ng it s m e ani ng th er e has b e e n

. .

pr odigiou s di sput e I t is su ffici ent t o say th at it has

.

puzzl ed all the antiqu ari es in Engl and t o judg e fr om t he ,

Transacti ons of all t he l e arne d soci e ti e s and r e it e ra t e d ,

i nquiri e s and ex ami na ti on in Notes a nd Quer ies and oth e r ,

profe ssedly ex pl ai ni ng p e ri odic al s The supp ose d ag .

gri e v e d p e r son in r eg ard of thi s si ngul ar c alli ng up on

,

t he name of H ar o ha s t he right t o go i nt o t he highw a y

, ,

a nd t o m ak e public pr o t e st a ti on of his w r ong He .

'

a ccl a im s up on thi s my st e ri ou s na m e sh outi ng a s if t o an ,

im agi nary p er son H e k ne e l s d own in t he middl e of t he

.

r oad t urns his fac e t o t he e ast lik e a M ah omm e d an

, , ,

r ai se s his v oic e and c all s a l oud up on an i nvi sibl e som e

,

b ody t o wh om he app eal s by t he u ni nt elligibl e nam e of

,

t o t he r e scu e
“
H ar o H ar o
, ,
i nv oki ng he lp or a ,

champi on which in som e sort of sup erstiti ou s sup er

; , ,

natur a l fashi on the suppli ant is im agi ne d th er e by t o

,

obt a i n .

Tha t H ercul e s and his foll ow er s of t he Pha llic se ct

w er e driv en fr om Myc enae by c onqu eror s of the opp osit e
r e ligi ou s p arty w e d e duc e fr om the rui ns th em se lv e s oft he
,

Cyclopae an pyr amid a l g at e of Myc e nze (ofwhich so m any

pu eril e and fli m sy e x pl ana ti ons h av e b een giv e n) w h ose ,

stup end ou s tri angul ar p e dim e nt and oth e r a ppr opri at e ,

archit e ctur a l a rr ang e m e nt s pr ov e it t o h av e b e e n con

,

struct e d by t he uph old e r s o f a c ontr ary f aith In con .

3 2 Pb a lli cism .

firma t ion thi s w e r e a d (v ol v p 2 70 Asia ti c

of , . .
, .
,

“
R esea r cb es ) th at D iodoru s Sicu lu s say s
,
the p ost e rity ,

of H e rcul e s r e igne d f or m any c e nturi e s in P ali b othra or

( -

B aali which m e ans lit e rally a c ou ntry p eopl e d by

t he childr e n oft he su n .

W e h av e h ere t o ex pl ai n th a t all A rchit e cture anci ent ,

and m od e r n i s g ov e r ne d simply by t w o id eas of e x pr e s

,

si on ,
both of which are e mi ne ntly Phallic and full of ,

m e ani ng c ert ainly of sacr e d m e ani ng The gov e rni ng

, .

li ne of all the t empl e s in t he old r e ligi ons is h oriz ont al ;

thu s the J ewi sh t e mpl e or t ab ernacl e li ne is h oriz ont al , , ,

foll owi ng the form of the ark (a rgb a a rc a rcb e c ase or , , ,

c ont ai ner) the oblong m agical d e p osit ory ofthe my st eri e s

, ,

in the p enet r a lia of which t he a lt ar fire or fir e of t he ,

-
,

g od s is t o bur n Thi s is t he shri ne of t he g od s t he

,
.
,

cont ai ner of god s or th e ir imag es The Egypti an .

t e mpl es —the ar chit ectur al w ond er s of the world — are

,
n e o —
v ast h oriz o t al hi r glyphic c over e d bulk s se ver e pon
, , ,

d e rons pyramid al impr e ssiv e only of gl oom and of

, , ,

m aj e stic th ough t e rribl e rit e s alway s

,
The Gr e e k .

t empl e s with th e ir e l ab or at e richly d e t aile d fri e z e s

, ,
-
,

r e se mbl e d l ong ch e st s with r ow s ofc ol onnad es str e tchi ng

,

d ow n t he sid e s and wid e ne d on pl at form s or stylob a tes

, , ,

a s th e y are t e ch nic ally c a ll e d B eside s foll owi ng ou t the .

,

sa m e l e v e ll e d li ne s which e x pr e sse d t he archit e ctura l

,

fe mi ni ne id ea th er e w er e the ma gnific ent d epr esse d p e di

,

m ent s the tympa na ofwhich w er e fill e d with myth ol ogic a l

,

sc ulptur e Th ese w e r e the tet ra styles sestyles octostyles

.
, , ,

deca styles or dodeca styles i nt o whic h the gr ad e s of t he

, ,

fr ont a l and r earward c ol onnad es of the t empl es w e r e

di sti ngui sh e d ; the p or ti cus p r ona os and p osti cus w e r e , ,

t e ch nic al nam es of the grand c ol onnad es e as t a nd w est .

 Cla sses of t b c Pb a lli .
33

O ver all,gl ory of t he su n of the O lym pi an

t he

Gr ee c e w as l avi sh ed A ll t he t e mpl e s and th e ir m aj e stic

.
,

de t a il w e r e m ade up t o t he sight in t he sup e rb d e e ply

, ,

su nk archit e ctur al sh ado w s t he grand e ur and t he b e auty

, ,

of which a re k now n only t o t he arti st r e v e lli ng as he ,

.

d oe s up on the pict ori a l wond er s of Gre ci an c ol onnad es ,

e nt abl a tur e s p e dim ent la cunce ( in t he i nt eri ors) and

, , ,

m ouldi ng s and t he outli ne s tha t e x h au st e l eganc e and

,

t ast e lit e r ally

, .

T he R o m an t e mpl e s i ndicat e t he sam e fe mi ni ne l at e r a l

li ne and h oriz ont al e x t ensi on Thi s h oriz ont a l archi .

t e ct u ra l form w a s th a t sa cr e d t o t he fe mi ni ne my stici sm .

C onstru cti on of thi s ch ara ct e r hi nt e d t he a d opti on of t he

fe m a l e id ea as t o t he pri ncip al ruli ng p o w e r But t he
,
.

a sc e ndi ng or a spiri ng li ne such a s th a t o f t h e e rpe n

,p
dicu lar Ph allu s or ob e li sk m e ant t he O pp osit e i de a or
, , ,

t he m al e i nflu e nc e Thi s w as t he Phallu s or Ph all os

.

pr op e r t he m asculi ne upright t he asc endi ng

, , ,

forc e ful a sse rti on ofarm e d natur e t he column of sl e nd e r , ,

sw ord e d c e l e sti al Fir e

,
.

The d oubl e L i t b oi, or Ph alli are twi n p ow e r s or , ,

d oubl e ju st as Light it se lf is a twi n p ow e r or d oubl e in

, , ,

it s ow n natur e and c ap a city for i t is not only light but , ,

a l so a nd a t t he sam e tim e t he M a tt e r ou t of which light

, ,

i s m a d e ; t he light b e i ng a lway s t he bright e r in pro ,

p orti on a s the sub st antiv e m att e r which suppli e s i t s life

m a gic a lly ) i s t he thick e st and t he d e nse st A ll thi s is
( ,
.

w e ll u nd e r st ood am ong the m ost acut e and the sou nd e st

na tur a li st s a nd phy si ol ogi st s Th ese are t he g od s of t he .

Phalli ; for in t he philO SO phic th e osophic th e ogonic

, , ,

sense t he Ph a lli are not id ol s

,
Th e y are M al e F em al e .
-
,

Mi nd M att e r S u n Moon H eav e n Earth C onc e pti on

-
,
-
,
-
,

D
34 Pb a llicism.

I mage ,
FirelW at er ; t he U pright Li ne and t he Lat e ra l
L i ne t og e th e r c onstituti ng t he Cross and , ( f
arth e r
) t h e

cross of Crucifix i on Which ofa thi Tw o Sense s or

.
ll s — ,

D oubl e Se nse or U nit e d Sense in D oubl e Sense— which

,

o f a ll i s fir st ? or which ca n b e fir st in dignity wh e n w e ,

e xa mi ne a b stra cti ons so pr ofou nd and so e v ad i ng

,
and ,

m e t aphy sic s so ex tr e m e ly a tt enu a t e d and shad ow y ?

W e m ay now p ass on t o the r e sult s of th e se curi ou s
i nquiri e s as t o t he r eal m eani ng of the Phalli t he ov er ,
.

p ow e ri ng Significanc e of which has b een t oo much

ignor e d T he Phalli are s acr e d m onum ent s but for fe ar
.
, ,

of c e rt ai n id e a s th a t ml ht b e ra i se d in r e l ati on t o th e m
g ,

m any w orthy sch ol ar s Shri nk fr omth e m W e aim in ou r .

di sse rt a ti on i nv olvi ng the archit e ctu ra l and arch aeol ogical

,

p oi nt s of ou r g ener al subj e ct at ex pl ai ning the v al u e of a

,

sy st e m of i nt e rpr e t ati on which se e m s t o c ont a i n t he only

k e y for e x p ou ndi ng t he r e ligi ou s my st e ri e s of all nati ons ,

or which m a pr e v a il t o op e n t he se al e d hi st oric v olum e

y
tha t c ont a i ns t he r e c ord s of l ong byg one antiquity and ,

a wh ol e r ou nd of Int e r esti ng puzzl e s The rich e s .

obt a i nabl e in t he m or e r e m o t e and hidd e n d e p artm e nt s

o f thi s Ph a llic and c onse qu e ntly G nostic

, subj e ct we , ,

m ay a lm ost say are i ne x h a u stibl e W e h a v e ca r e

.

fully r e fr a i ne d fr om strayi ng in or h av e only dis ,

cur siv e ly vi sit e d those t empti ng nooks and av enu es

, ,

th ose i nviti ng p ath s wh ose bright vi st as branchi ng ou t of ,

t he subj e ct ,
wou ld h av e le d u s u nd e sirably far But .

k e e pi ng t he str aight li ne trac e d ou t for ou r purp ose w e ,

find o ur se l ve s as it w er e arriv e d a t t he sh or e s of an
, ,

o c e an which a b ou nd s i nd e e d in pr e ci ou s sp o il s but which ,

tim e will not a dmit t he m e ans of a d e qu at e ly se curi ng .

H ow e v e r w e se e k in all pr oper ju stifi abl e r esp e ct s t o

, , , ,
 Cla sses o
f t b c P isa /
Ii .
35
fath om a d octri ne which m o r e th an any oth e r e v e r
,
-

broach ed prom i ses t o u nrav e l and dis ent angl e the r ea l

,

hi st ory o f m anki nd t he tru e c au ses of th e ir anci ent w ars

,

a nd e mig rati ons and of th e ir i nstituti ons fr om t he e arli e st

,

r e c ord s of humanity and which cer ta inly af

,
h r ds tb e only
r a t i ona l clue t o t b c ma z es o u ni v er sa l m t b olo
f y gy .

S ir Willi am J ones ha s c asu ally r e mark e d on the

a na l ogy b e tw ee n the G othic C e ltic and P e r si an with
, , ,

t he Sanscrit ; on t he id e ntity of m any of t he I ndi an ,

Egy pti an and Gre ci an g od s ; on t he anal ogy b e tw e en

,

P e ru and p art of I ndi a ; on t he e arly c onnex i on b e tw e en

I ndi a and A fric a ; on t he pr ob ability of I r el and b e i ng
p e opl e d by P e r si an migra ti on But if t he for eg oi ng
,

pri ncipl e s tha t guid e d tha t pr oc e ss of i nquiry by which

w e c l e a rly id e ntifi e d t he w or ship o f t he M ex ic ans and of

t he a nci e nt Chi ne se ( by a n i nqui siti on i nt o t he r adic a l

na m e s and natur e s of th e ir t e mpl e s a nd th e ir g od s) w e r e

foll owe d up and duly c arri e d ou t by m e n ofr eal eruditi on ,

c onv er sant with primitiv e a nd r adica l l angu ag es and ,

a nci e nt u niv e r sa l hi st ory w e are p e r su ad e d tha t — b

, y a

strict e tym ol ogic a l i n uiry i nt o t he p r op er na mes with

q (
a ll th e ir r am ific ati ons of t he c ou ntri e s of t he g od s and
) , ,

o f t he t e mpl e s of t he anci e nt s in c onne x i on with t he

,

for e goi ng th eori es— w e might arrive at a knowl e dg e

o f t he u niv e r sa l hi st ory of t h e w orld f ar e x c e e di ng i n
,

sci e ntific i nt e r e st an e t p osse sse d and a t a c ompl e t e

y y ,

a nd sa ti sf act ory e lucid a ti on o f i nnum e r abl e ob scur e and

e nigm a tic a l fact s r e l a tiv e t o t he v e stig e s and r e cord s

which r e m ai n Oft he nati ons of old wh e th er archit e ctural
, ,

m yth ol ogic al or hi st oric al a nd which only af

, ,
ford food for ,

w e had a lm ost s aid irr ati ona l c onj e ctur e v agu e surmis e
, , ,

o r pu e ril e and p ed antic di squi siti on .

3 6 Pb a llicism .

Ve ry r e c ently a m ost i ndu stri o u s author and antiqu ary ,

w ho Sp e nt m any y ear s on milit ary se rvic e in I ndi a l ab o ,

riou sl a nd e nthu si astic a lly r e c og ni si ng t he imp ort anc e of

y ,

his qu e st i nt o t he m eani ng o f w or ship s m ad e c omp ari son ,

o f t he m onum ent s t o de duc e t he t ok ens of r ea l r e ligi on

,
.

H e fou nd th e m all on cl ose and critic a l e x ami na ti on t o

, ,

m ean but t he one thi ng t he v e ry Ph allic worship which in

,

re m o t e d ays ov e r spr e a d t he wh o l e w orld and which ha s ,

le ft it s livi ng r em ai ns e v e n c onspicu ou sly t o b e ob se rv e d

,

a b out u s i n our ow n day w ith solid fou nd ati ons a ctu a lly
,

in ou r ow n r e ligi on and in e v e ry i nt e lligibl e form of

,

C hri sti anity .

M aj or G eneral Forlong s b ook entitl e d The River s of

-
’

L ife : A n A cc ou nt of t he F a ith s —ab ou ndi ng in illu stra

,

ti ons and publi sh e d in t w o e l ab orat e qu ar t o volum e s — is

, ,

t o a v e ry c onsid e r abl e e x t e nt G odfr e y Higgi ns ov e r ag a i n .

’
A nd G odfr ey Higgi ns e ncycl o p ae dic work s may b e con
side r e d as se ri ou sly com prom i sm n a as d estructiv e of
g y , ,

rea l liv e ly fa ith and r e a l r e ligi on ; b e c au se th a t which is

sup e r na tur a l is submitt e d t o r e a li stic qu e sti oni ng th a t

d a m a ge s the my st ery in which ye t truly li es t he p owe r
a nd t h e fo rc e of all r e ligi ons W e how e v er r epudi at e in
.

thi s pr esent b ook all id e a of offe ri ng t o t he r ead er any

thi ng but constructi on tru e a lth ough d oubtl e ss it ,
”
w ill pr o v e t o b e pr ofou nd my stic al stri ctly Chri sti an
, ,

p ar a d ox ic al c onstructi on W e c ont e nd for sp ecia l r ev ela

.

t i on ne c e ssarily wr a pt up in m y st e ri es
,
W e m ai nt ai n t he .

p ossib ility of mira cle in the my st e ri es of G od ; although

in t he w orld and in t h e id e as of t he w orld th e r e is
, ,

no thi ng m or e fi x e d a nd tru e th an t he imp ossibility of

mira cl e The pri ncipl e for which w e c ont end thr oughout
.

a ll o u r st a t e m e nt s a nd a rgum e nt s i s th at the id e as o f
3 8 Pb a lli cism .

re ligi on ; that rit e s and ritu al and form al w orship and

p ray e rs are of the ab solut e ne ce ssit y of thi ng s ; th a t tb e
'
‘

B i b le i s only misr ea d a nd misr ep r esent ed w b en r ej ected a s

a dv a nci ng supp osed
f a b ulous a nd cont r a di ctor
y t b i ngs

th at M oses did not m ak e mi st ak e s but sp ok e t o the ,

”
childr e n ofm e n in t he only w ay in which cb ildr en in ,

th e ir nonag e can b e addr esse d — th a t t he world is

, ,

i nd e e d a v e ry di ffe r ent pl ac e from tha t which it is assum e d

,

t o b e ; th a t wh a t i s d erid e d as sup e r stiti on is t he only

tru e and t he only sci e ntific k now ledge ; and m or eov e r , ,

th at m od er n knowl edg e and m od e r n sci enc e are t o a grea t , ,

e x t e nt not only sup erst i t i on but sup e r st iti on of a v ery ,

d e st ructive and d eadly kind .

In the fir st b ook which w e publi sh e d c onc e rni ng t h ese

subj e cts and in b egi nni ng ou r d e sig n t o bri ng t o t he con
,

t e mp oraneou s k nowl e dg e s om e tru e id e as of the R O SI

C R U CI A N S w e d escant ed in a work c all e d The I ndian
,
*

”
R e ligi ons ; or R e sult s oft he My st e ri ou s Buddhi sm on t he ,

fact of St one h eng e b e i ng ph a llic in it s d e sign and purp ose ,

a ph allic t e mpl e o fa n antiquity pr o digi ou s e v e n pr ob ably

,

a r e lic of t he Fir st D i sp e r si on ; a nd w e st a t e d that it

e x pr e sse d d e ifi e d ph a llici sm in p e rpl ex i ng but c onvi nci ng

form s all o v e r it Such st at e m e nt s w e r e ofc ourse gr eatly

.
, ,

t o t he c onst e rna ti on of og tr ot b e li e v e r s w ho c ould not

j -
, ,

for a m o m e nt c onc e iv e th a t such e x traordi nary and su p

, ,

ose dl i nd cent thi ng s w r p ibl D ubtl s t

p y e e e os,s e o e s a .
,

“
L ondon A siat ic Soc ie t y . T he su bj e c t of Ram a, or B oodh,
a nd t he B u ddhists , or B hu ddist s, is v
so e n e lo e d p in b
o sc u rit y, b ut st ill
o fsu ch de e p i nte re st , t hat it is l
w e l w ort hy t he at t e nt ion of t he le arne d
an d c u riou s ; for it is a re g
li ion t hat has p
s rea d far and w ide ; of w hich
Fo in Chi na w as t he c hie f; and w hich i t is
cg i d in t b i s sa id is r e o n se

cou nt r
y , at St oneb enge .
’
T he W onde rs of lora ; or T he Narrat i e E v
o fa J ou rney i n I ndia . B y J O HN B SEEL Y , a t ain B N I L ondon
. C p . . .

1 8 2 5. Se e l
a so G dfrey
o H iggi ns
’
A nacalyp sis, ”“
C e lt ic D ruids, & c ”
.
 Cla sses f
o
'

tb e Pb a lli .
39

first the s afely m ovi ng w ould b e r esp ect abl e anti quari an
,
-
,
-

world and still m or e su spici ou sly t he rigidly judic i ou s

, , ,

Chri sti an and the orthod ox w e r e full of di sb e li e f a nd ,

"

di sapproval Y e t th e y are now fast changi ng th e ir

.
, ,

O pi ni ons and givi ng in one a ft e r the oth e r m or e or l e s s

, ,

r e luct antly in t he fa c e of such i nsurmou nt abl e e vid enc e

, .

But as ye t th e y do not fully se e t he m aj e sty and

, ,
‘

grand e ur and e v en the profou ndly sublim e Chri sti an

, ,

b eautiful sid e in the myst e ri ou s and sol e m n s ense of thi s

truly gr e a t subj e ct ; so gu ard e dly watch e d by t he phil o
soph e r s and my stic s of a ll tim e .

W e find th at M aj or G e ne ra l Forl ong has ad opt e d a ll -

ou r r e fe r e nc e s m ad e so l ong a o a s t o t he sex u al m ean

g , ,

i ng s of the myth i ndic a t e d in St on eh e ng e He tr eat s of .

it as a Phallic m onum e nt and pl a c es his my st e riou s ,

”
Sna k e wh ose effigy is the k ey and symb ol of all th e se
,

Lu nar Th eosoph ic r e v eri e s imm e di at e ly in front of and ,

b e l ow his drawi ng of St oneh eng e He id entifi e s t he .

sym b o l with t he si ngul a r obj e ct St a ndi ng solit arily in ,

a dv anc e of St one h e ng e p opul a rly k now n u nd e r t he na m e ,

of t he
’
Fri ar s Thi s upright d ark st one which , ,

r e ars it se lf si ngul arly and w e irdly in the solitud e and ,

st and s by it se lf som e di st anc e in adv anc e of t he circl e s o f

,

“ ”
gig antic Tr ili tb oi c oll e ctiv e l y c all e d St oneh e ng e
, ,

is str ang e ly ch ang e d in it s tr ansmi ssi on d ow n t o

m od e rn tim e s and is now p asse d off i nt o a m asq u e rad e of
,

T he “
F riar s
y y
’
y H v i i
e e l, alw a s a nx i ou sl show n t o e v er s t or

an d pl ex S h g i
ore r at d k f l bl g v id ly
t one e n e , s a ar orm e ss, o on st one , e e nt

p l d m h i dv f h g
,

i din i
re c t ih b
c onne x on w t d ut ace uc n a anc e o , t e ra n

d f b
,

i i l f
e x t e r or c r c e o I i h ki d f st one s. t s t e sa m e n o st o ne , an o a ou t

th e m ig ifi
sa e h fm
s n C b K b K bl
c a nc e , C b as t e a ou s a e e a, or aa a ;
fG d —
,

H
,

”
or B h l B h ]
et - c at e lp i f d i
or ou se o o or cent ra -
o nt or a orat on

p il g i
, ,

f h H dg i
or t e a h d M
s, or hi h i ir ll
m s to t e sa c re e c c a, -
w c s
,
as s we

k now n, t he J e rusale m
”'
oft he Mahom m e dans .
4 0 Pb a llicism .

li ngual transformati on or t e r end e ri ng Thi s commemo -

.

”
rat ive st one or upright
,
is no Fri ar s H e el
,
a s it i s
’
,

famili arly d e si gna t e d ; but i t is a Lingham or Ph allus and ,

”
i s d e dic a t e d t o Fr e y a or Fr e i a or t he Frid ay D ivi nity , ,

od or g odd e ss f or th e r e 1 8 no se x in th e se r esp e ct s ; it
g ,

IS e i th e r or b oth as an a b stra cti on or a p e r sonifi e d I d e a

,
.

It is a Frid ay god or godd e ss or a qu ee n Ve nu s or , ,

A phr odit e Bh ag a or the

, ,
“
G eniu s of Fire not of , ,

c our se t he g eniu s of ordi nary fire but of t he sup er

, ,

se nsu a l sup e r e sse nti a l divi ne ly op e r a tiv e c e l e sti a l Fir e

, , ,
.

O b e li sk s h av e b e e n r a i se d as sacr e d my stic a l obj e ct s ,

and b ow e d b e for e a s id o l s in a ll ag e s ; l ook e d up on ,

”
my stically and figura tiv e ly as t he K ey s of P ar adi se
“
,
.

W e in Engl and sh ould prop e rly h av e se t ou r gr ea t e st

a rch aeol ogic a l a cqui siti on t he Ob e li sk not as a t pr ese nt
, , ,

st andi ng in its mi st ak e n m ean p ositi on amid st t he

, ,

angl e s of t he Th a m e s Emb ank m e nt ; but imit ati ng the ,

anci e nt s and t he a cut e judici ou s a rti stic p eopl e o f t he

, , ,

middl e ag es in It aly and e l sewh ere w e should h av e

, ,

pl ac e d thi s pric e l ess m agnific e nt M e mphi an tr ophy

,

b e twe en Sir Chri st oph e r \Vre n s ki ngly t owers fl anki ng ’

,

t he w e st e rn p ortic oe s o f S a i nt P aul s C ath edr a l ; and

’

h avi ng r a i se d thi s m agic Emp e ror of the Upright s in

front of ou r c ol ossal Chri sti an T e mpl e w e sh ould h a v e ,

cr ow ne d and surm ou nt e d him with the gl ori ou s symb ol

”
o f t he S avi our ( in thi s Chri sti an c ou ntry) e m pha si sing ,

a nd c appi ng t he Spl e nd our s and dig niti e s of all t he g od s

o f a ll t h e th ou sand s of y ea r s o f Egypt with t he t riu m ,

phant Cr oss " Such would i nd e e d h av e b e en a w orthy , ,

obj e ct f or t he multitud e o f L ond on t o g a z e a t But .

Isondon is c onfe sse dly not A th ens any m or e th an any one

‘

d
o f it s m e tr op olit an and c o rp or a t e a mi ni str at or s has e v e r

pr ove d him se lf a Phidi as or a P e ricl es , .

 Tra nscendental Pb a llici s m .
41

CH A PTER IV .

C EL E ST I AL , O R T HEO SO P H I CA L D O CT R N E I O F T H E U N SEX UA L ,

TR AN S CEN D E N T A L P H AL L I CI SM .

O V ER the p ortic oe s of a ll t he Egypti an t e mpl es the ,

winge d di sc of t he su n is pl a c e d b e tw een t w o h ood e d

sna k e s ( the cob r a cap e/ lo) sig nifyi ng th at lumi nary pl a c e d
,

b etw e en it s t w o grea t attribut e s ofm oti on and life The .

sa m e c ombi nati on o f symb o l s t o e x pr e ss t he sa m e at t ri

,

but e s is ob se rv abl e up on t he c oi ns of the Phce nicians

,

a nd C arth agi ni ans

( M . eda i l/es de B a tens
’

p 1 ; Mus , . .

Hu nt er t ab 1 5 fig 5 a nd viii ) Th ese sam e symb ol s

, .
,
.
, .

a l so a pp e ar t o h av e b e e n anci ently e mpl oy e d by the

D ruid s of Brit ai n and G aul a s th e y still a re by t he ,

id ol a t e r s of Chi na Se e Stu k e ley s Ab ury ; the origi na l

.
’

na m e of which t e mpl e he ob e rv e s w as t he Snak e s

“ ’
s , ,

H e ad a nd it is r em ark abl e th at t he r e m ai ns of a
simil ar circl e of St one s in B oeoti a had t he sa m e nam e in

t h e tim e o f P au sani as T he Sc andi navi an g odd e ss Isa or

.
,

D is a w as som e tim e s r e pr e se nt e d b e tw e en t w o serp ent s

,

R u db eck At la nt
[ O l
. pt iii
.
,
c 1 p 2
5 . and pt i i
.
,
.
, ,
, . .
,

p 3 3
.
4 fig
,
A
. and p
,
and a Simil ar m od e of
.

c anoni sati on is e mpl oy e d in the ap oth eosi s of Cl eop atra ,

a s e x pr e sse d on he r c oi ns .

P e rp e tu al l amp s are k e pt bur ni ng in t he i nmost r e c e sse s

of a ll t he gr e a t p ag od a s in I ndi a t he Hi nd oos h oldi ng ,

Fir e t o b e t he e ssenc e of all a ctiv e p ow er in nature .

Numa is said t o h av e c onse cra t e d the p erp e tua l Fir e as ,

t he fir st of all thi ng s and t he soul of m att er ; which

,
 2 Pb a lli cism .

w ith out it is moti onl ess and d ea d Fir e s ofthe s am e ki nd

, .

w e r e, for t he sam e r easons pr e se rv e d in m ost of the ,

pri ncip al t e mpl e s both Gr e e k and B arbari an ; th er e b e ing

,

sc a rc e ly a c ou ntry in t he w o rld wh e r e som e tra c e s o f the

a d ora ti on p a id t o fire are no t t o b e fou nd

[ H u et D e . .

maa st Ev a ng P r cep iv
. . c 5 ; L afi ta u Mceurs t i
.
, .
, .
, , . .
,

p 1 5 3 ] T he pryta ncea oft he Gr ee k citi e s are the p oi nt s

.

wh e r e t he sacr e d fir es w e r e bu rne d in the Templ e s .

T he ch ara ct e ri stic a ttribut e o f t he p a ssiv e g e ne ra tiv e

p ow e r w as e x pr e sse d in symb olic a l writi ng by di ffer e nt
e nigm a tic a l r e pr e sent a ti ons o f t he m ost di sti nctiv e cha

r act e rist ic of t he sex ; such a s t he Sh e ll call e d t he

,
,

Concb a Vener is [August de Ci v D ei lib vi c . t he Fig .

,
. .
,
.
i

l ea f [Plu ta r cb de Is et Osir p 3 6 . t he Barl e y c or n , .

-

E us ta t b i n Homer p
[ . or t he l e tt e r D elta
, .
[ S ui da s
]
a ll of which occur v e ry fr e qu e ntly up on c oi ns and oth e r

anci e nt m onum e nt s in thi s se nse ,

The sam e a ttribut e .
,

p e r sonifi e d a s the g odd e ss of l ov e or d e sir e is u su a lly ,

r e pr e sent e d u nd e r t he voluptu ou s form of a b e autiful

na k e d w om a n fr e qu e ntly di st i ngui sh e d by one of th e se
,

symb ol s and c a ll e d V e nu s Cypri s or A phr odit e na m e s

, , , ,

of r a th e r u nc e rt a i n e tym ol ogy O th er attribut es of t he .

g odd ess ofb eauty w er e on som e o cc asi ons add ed wh enc e ,

t he symb o lic a l st a tu e of V e nu s a t P aph os had a b e ard ,

and oth e r a pp e ar anc e s of virility ; which se e m s t o h av e

b e en the m o st anci ent m od e of r e pr e senti ng t he c e l esti al ,

a s di sti ngui sh e d fr om t he p opul a r g o dd ess of th a t nam e ; ,

t he o ne b e i ng a p e r sonific a ti on of a g e ne r al procr e a tiv e

p ow e r and t he oth er only of a nim a l d esir e [Signum et

,
.
-

b uj us Vener i s est Cypri ba r b a t u m corp ore sed v est e mulieb r i , ,

cu m scept r o et sta tura v i ri Ma cr ob lib iii p . T he .

, . .
, .

fig w as a still m ore c ommon symb ol ; t he st atu e s of Pri apu s

 Tr a nscendenta l Pb a lli ci sm .
43

b e ing m ad e of t he tr ee and t he
fruit b e i ng c arri e d with
,

t he b a l/ in h a nci e nt pr oc e s si ons in h onour of

p us t e

B acchu s Whence w e oft e n se e p ortrait s of p e r sons in

.

It aly p a i nt e d with t he fig in one h and t o signify th e ir ,

orth o d ox d evoti on t o t he fair se x [ Se e p ortra it of .

Tassoni pr efi x ed t o t he 4t o e diti on of t he Seccb ia Rapita ,

“
8 m] H enc e al so ar ose t he It ali an ex pr e ssi on fa r la
, ,
-

”
i which w as d one by putti ng t he thumb b e tw e en t h e
j ca
,

middl e and forefingers a s it app e ar s in m any Pri apic , “

o rna m e nt s now e x t ant ; o r by putti ng t he fi ng e r or t he

thu m b i nt o the corner ofthe m outh and drawing it d ow n ; ,

o f whi ch th e r e is a r e pr e se nt a ti on in a sm all Pri apic figur e

o f e x qui sit e sculptur e e ngra v e d a m ong t he A ntiquiti e s of

H ercu lanaeu m ( B r onz i . t ab x civ

) .
, . .

It is t o th e se ob sc e ne g e stur e s th at the e x pr e ssi ons of

”
figging and biti ng t h e thumb which Sh ak e sp e ar e
,
“
,

prob ably t ook fr om transl a ti ons of It alian nove l s se e m t o ,

a llud e S e e 1 Henr [ V A ct V and Rom eo a nd

.
[ y SC
3 .
,
.
, .
,

y u li et A ct I SC
,
I
] .A n
,
oth e r old writ e r w ho pr ob ably
. .
,

“
u nd er st ood It al ian c all s the l att e r givi ng t he fico and
, ,

a cc o rdi ng t o i t s anci e nt m e a ni ng it might v e ry na tur a lly ,

b e e m pl oy e d a s a sil e nt r e pr oa ch of e f fe m i na cy .

The k e y which is still w orn with the Pri apic h and a s

, , ,

a n a mul e t by t he w om e n o f It a ly a pp ear s t o h av e b e e n ,
,

an e mbl e m ofsimil ar m e a ni ng a s t he e quiv oc al u se of t he ,

na m e of it in t he l angu a g e of th a t c ou ntry impli e s

,
Of , .

t he sam e ki nd t oo a pp e ar s t o h a v e b e e n t he cr oss in the

, ,

form of the l e tt e r T a tt a ch e d t o a circl e which all or

, , ,

m ost of t he figur es of Egypti an d e iti es b oth m al e and

, ,

fe m a l e c arry in the l e ft h and and by which t he Syri ans

, , ,

Ph oenici ans and oth e r i nh abit ant s of A si a r epr esent e d

, ,

t he pl ane t Ve nu s— w or shipp e d by th e m a s t he natura l

 44 Pb a lli cism .

e mbl e m or imag e ofth at g odd e ss [Proc/i Pa rapb r lib . . .

, .

ii p 9 7 —See al so Mi cb Ang D e la cb a usse p art ii

.
, . .
”
. .
, .
,

N o xx x vi fol 6 2 a nd ya b lonski Pa nt b Egyp t lib ii

. .
,
.
,
.
, .
, . .
,

c vii
. s . The cr oss in thi s form is som e tim es
, .

obs e rv abl e on c oi ns ; and se v e ra l of th e m w e r e fou nd in

a t e mpl e ofSe ra pi s d e m o lish e d a t t he g ene ral d e st ructi on ,

of th ose e dific e s by t he e mp e r or Th eod osiu s ; and w e r e

sa id by t he Chri sti an antiqu ari e s of th a t time t o sig nify

, ,

t he fu tur e life S u ida s i n v

J I n sol e m n
[ p . .
,
rav os

sa crific e s a ll t he L apl and id ol s w e r e m ark e d with it fr om

t he bl ood of t he victim s
[ ef
Scb ez L a
ppa ni c c x g , . .
,

p I I2 ] ; and it occur s on m any Ru nic m onum ents found

.

in Sw e d en and D e nm ark which are of an age l ong ,

ant e ri or t o t he appr oa ch o f Chri sti anity t o th ose c ou ntri es ,

and pr ob ably t o it s a pp earanc e in t he w orld

, , [ C l R ud . .

b eck Atla nt p ii c x i p 6 6 2 and p 1 1 1 c i 3 i ii

:
. . . . . .
, , .
, . .
, , , .
, .

0 1 Va r elli Sca ndagr R u ni c , B or la se, Hist

. . .
f
o Cor nw a ll
p . m e oft he e arly c oi ns of t he Ph oenici ans
On so ,

w e find it a tt ach e d t o a Ch a pl e t o f b e ad s pl a c e d in a circl e ,

so a s t o form a c ompl e t e r osa ry From t he v ery nam e of .

”
“
rosary in c onnex i on with th e se ultra r emot e m att e r s
,
-
,

w e can p e rc e iv e t he r ep li ca ti on— if w e m a m ak e u se of
y
s uch a w o rd — of t he R osicruci an a d e pt s t o th e se f ar of f -

and figur ativ e vi e ws of t he my st e ri ou s r e l ati onship of t he

Cr oss and R ose : and m or e ov e r of t he m eani ngs con , ,

v e e d thr ough t he ap o c a lyptic symb o l of t he C ru cifie d

y
Rose which t o ordi nary u nd e r st andi ng s is u ni nt e lligibl e
, , ,

a nd a m as qu e r ad e — a lth ough a sig nally grand sig nific ant ,

”—
m asqu erad e only t o b e pl ay e d b e for e and pr esent e d

t o t he appr e h ensi on of the tru e R osicruci an I niti at e s The .

”
R osary as a form is pr e ci se ly t he sam e symb ol although
, , ,

t he d e v ot ee s are m a i nly if not wh olly in a st a t e ofigno , ,

 Pb a lli cism .

re oj ic e t o cultiv at e the e l eg a nt and u se ful arts ; and th ere

,

by t o gi ve a nd r e c e ive h appi ne ss ( Str a b o lib x p , . .

, .

T he B abyl on i an w om e n of e v e ry r ank and c onditi on

h e ld it t o b e an i ndi sp e nsabl e duty of r e ligi on t o pr ostitut e
th e m se lv e s onc e in th e ir live s in t he t e mpl e of Mylitt a
, , ,

w ho w a s t he sa m e g odd ess as t he V e nu s o ft he Gr e e k s ,

t o any str ang e r w ho c a m e and of fe r e d m one y ; which ,

wh e th er littl e or much w as a cc e pt e d and appli e d t o

, ,

sa cr e d pur p ose s Numb e r s of th e se d e vout l adi e s w e r e

.

a l w a y s in w a iti ng and t he strang e r had t he lib e rty r e gu

, ,

l at e d by a c ert ain d e t ermi ni ng form oflot of ch oosi ng in ,

wh a t e v er dir e cti on his liki ng should pr e vail as the wom en ,

r e cli ne d in row s in the w alks ab out the t e mpl e gu ard e d by ,

t he sa cr e d u sag e s but e x p o se d oth e rwi se fr e e ly e nough ;

,

no r e fu sa l b e i ng a ll ow e d ( Her odot us lib A simil ar, .

cu st o m pr e vail ed in Cypru s ( Herod c a nd

pro , .
‘

b ably in m any oth e r c ou ntri es it b e i ng as H er odotu s , ,

ob se rv es t he pr a ctic e of all m anki nd e x c e pt t he Gr e e k s

, ,

a nd Egypti ans t o t a k e such lib e rti es with th e ir t e mpl e s

, ,

which th e y c onclud e d mu st b e pl e asi ng t o t he D e ity si nc e

, , ,

bird s and anim al s acti ng u nd e r t he guid anc e of i nstinct

, ,

o r by t he imm e di a t e i m pul se of H e a v e n did t he sam e , .

T he e x c e pti ons he might safe ly h av e omitt e d a t l east ,

so f ar as r e l a t e s t o t he Gr e e k s ; for th e r e w e r e a th ou sand

sa cr e d pr o stitut e s k e pt in e ach of t h e c e l e bra t e d t e mpl e s

o f V e nu s a t Ery x and C ori nth ; w ho acc ordi ng t o all

, ,

a cc o u nt s w e r e e x tr e m e ly e x p e rt and assidu ou s in a tt e ndi ng

,

t o t he duti es o fth e ir pr ofe ssi on ( St r a b o lib viii

. D i odar , . . .

Sic lib iv ; Pb ilodemi Epigr i n B r u nck A na lect vol ii

.
, . . . . .
,
. .
,

p 8
. I t is not lik e ly th at the t e mpl e which th e y serv e d
Sh ould b e t he only pl a c e e x e mpt fr o m b e i ng t he sc e ne o f

th e se fr e e d om s D i ony siu s of H alic arnassu s cl aim s t he

.
 Ir a nsccndent a l Pb a lli cism .
47

sa me ex ec pti on in fav our of t he Rom ans but as w e , ,

su sp e ct , e q u a lly with out r e a son ; f or Juv e nal w ho liv e d ,

only a century l a t e r wh e n t he sa m e r e ligi on and ne arly

,

the sa m e m anne r s pr e v a il e d se e m s t o c onsid e r e v ery ,

t e mpl e in Rom e a s a ki nd of lic e nse d broth e l

Nupe r e nim , u t re e t o,
p fanu m I sidis et G anym e den,
P ac is, e t adve ct as se c re t a p a lat ia m at is r
,

Et C e re re m , ( nam u o non p roste t f e m ina t e m p lo

q
Noti or A u fidis m aechas c e le b rat e sole b as.
” — Sa t . ix .
, 22 .

Whil e t he t e mpl es of t he Hi ndoos p osse sse d th e ir

e st abli shm e nt s m ost of th e m had b and s of c ons e cra t e d
,

prostitut e s c all e d the W o m en of t he Id ol s el e ct e d in th e ir

, ,

infancy by t he Bra hmi ns for the b e auty ofth e ir p e r sons ,

and tr a i ne d up with e v e ry e l e g ant acc ompli shm e nt th a t

c ould r e nd e r th e m attra ctiv e and i nsur e succ ess in t he ,

profe ssi on which th e y ex e rci se d at onc e for the pl easure

and pr ofit o f t he pri e sth ood Th e y w er e ne v er all ow e d
.

t o d e s e r t t h e t e mpl e ; and t he of fspri ng of th e ir pro

m iscu ou s e mbra c e s w e r e if m al e s c onse cr a t e d t o t he
, ,

se rvic e of t h e d e ity in t he c e r e m oni es of his w or ship ;

and ,
if fe m al es e duc at e d in t he pr ofe ssi on o f th e ir
,

m oth e r s ( Ma uri ce Antiq lnd vol i p art i p

. . .
, . .
, .
, .

N ight b e i ng t he a ppr opri a t e se ason for th e se my st e ri e s

, ,

a nd b e i ng a l so supp ose d t o h a v e som e g e ni a l and nutritiv e

i nflu enc e in it se lf ( Orpb Hymn ii w a s p e r sonifi e d a s

. . .

t he sourc e of all thi ng s t he p assiv e pr oductiv e pri ncipl e

,

of t he u niv e r se ( Di odar Si c I i c .which t he .

,
.
, .
, .

”
Egypti ans c all d by a na m e tha t signifi e d night
e “

o p or A emp ca lled At b or b s ti ll i n t b e Cop ti c

,
(j a b/
onslei .
,

Pa ntb Egyp t lib i c i s

.
,
. .H e si od say s th at the
,
. .
,
“
.

night s b e l ong t o t he bl e sse d g od s ; a s it is th e n th a t

dr e ams d e sc end fr om H ea v e n t o for ewar n and i nstruct

4 8 Pb a lli ctsm .

m en .
( Hesi od H enc e Night is c all e d
. Epy .

d b l t by t h a nci e nt p oe ts ; and t o
ev c
pp ) g o
ow ,o o r ene v o,
en e ,

p erform any u nse e mly act or g e stur e in t he fac e ofnight ,

ac e of t he su n w a s a ccou nt e d
( th ough Still m or e in t he f )
a h e i nou s o f fenc e ( H esiod Epy . Thi s m a se e m
y . .
,

i nde e d a c ontradicti on t o th e ir practic e : but it mu st b e

,

r e m e mb e r e d tha t a free commu nica ti on b e tween the sex es

w a s ne v e r r e ck one d cr imi nal by t he anci ent s u nl e ss wh e n ,

i njuri ou s t o t he p e ac e or prid e offa mili e s ; and as t o t he

foul and u nna tura l d e bauch e ri e s imput e d t o t he Baccha
na li an soci e ti e s suppr esse d by t he R om ans th e y w e r e e ith er ,

m e r e c alu m ni e s or abus es i ntroduc e d by privat e p er sons

, ,

a nd ne v e r c ou nt e nanc e d by pu b lic auth ority in an p a rt

y
of t he w orld Had t he Chri sti an s oci e ti e s su nk u nd e r
.

t he fir st st orms of p e r se cuti on p ost e rity might hav e ,

b e li e v e d th e m guilty of Simil ar crim e s ; of which th e y

w e r e e qu a lly accu se d by wit ne ss e s as nu m erou s ( L i v . .

Hist l x x x i x c 9 & c
,
. Mosb eim & c ) W e do
.
, .
,
.
,
.
,

i nd e e d s om e tim es find i ndicati ons of u nnatura l lu st s in

,
“
anci e nt sculptur e s : but th e y w er e u nd oubt e dly the w ork s
of priv a t e c apric e ; or simil ar c omp ositi ons w ould h av e

b e en fou nd up on c oi ns ; which th e y ne v er are ex c e pt ,

up on t he Spint riae of Tib eriu s which are supp ose d

‘ ’
,

t o h av e b e en m e r e ly tick e ts of a dmi ssi on t o t he sc e ne s of

his pri va t e a mu se m e nt Such pr e p ost e r ou s a pp e tit e s

.
,

though but t oo ob servabl e in all t he l at e r ag e s of Gr e e c e ,

a pp ear t o h av e b e e n wh olly u nk now n t o t he simplicity of

t he early tim e s ; th e y ne v e r b e i ng onc e notic e d e ith e r in

t he Ili a d t he O dy ssey or t he g enui ne p oe m of H e si od ;

, ,

for a s t o t he li ne s in t he form e r p oe m a lludi ng t o t he

”
r ap e o f G anym e d e the y are m anifestly spuri ou s , (II . .

E 2 65 & c
.
, ,
r 2
3 0 & C
.
) .
, .
 Tr a nscendenta l Pb a l/i ci sm .
49

Thi s m ay b e v ery tru e t o a c ert ai n ex t ent But nu .

fortu nat e ly from the t e stim ony of all antiquity— and

,

c e rt a i nly m od ern r ea d er s e nd e a vour t o thi nk t he b e st of

t he a nci e nt tim es— w e are c omp e ll e d t o b e li e v e th a t the

si ns a nd e normiti es of t he e ar ly g e ne ra ti ons w e r e awful

i nd e e d W e enc ou nt er enough of all thi s rui n ous sid e

.
“

”
of hum an life in t he Scriptur e s a nd g ath e r a cc ou nt s ofit
,

fr om t he e arli e st hi stori ans w ho in th e ir g e ne ra l t ast e

, , ,

p e rh ap s a l so from fear se e m d esirou s of not sayi ng

, , ,

t oo much . Th e r e is r e ason t o b e li ev e th at t he w orld

—
b e for e the D e l u g e of which D e lug e e v en in it s
“ ”
,

t ot a l ch ar act e r th e r e i s m or e th an e nough proof in t he

,

a cc ou nt s o f all t he na ti ons in t he p e ne tr ativ e critic a l

,

mi nd— w as fill e d with m onstrou s Si ns and w ick ed ne ss ,

a nd crim e s a g ai nst natur e it se lf— e v e n sci ent ic m a n b e i ng

if
d egr ad e d w or se th an the brut es .
5 0 Pb a lli cismfi

CH A PTER V .

TH E MY ST ER I E S O F T H E P H A L L U S. IT S I D EAL I SED G N O ST I C,
I I
R O S CR U C AN, OR CH R I ST I A N R EN D ER N G S. I

T H O U G H the Gr ee k writ e r s c all t he d e ity w ho w as

r epr e s ent e d by the sacr e d g oa t a t M e nd es Pan he m or e , ,

e xa ctly answ e r s t o Pri a p u s or t he g e ne r ativ e a ttribut e

,

c onsid e r e d ab stra ct e dly (D i odar Sic lib i p 7 8 ) which . .

, . .
, .

w a s u su a lly r e pr e se nt e d in Egypt as w e ll as in Gr e e c e , ,

by the Ph allu s only ( Ib i d p . .Thi s d e ity w as

,
.

h onour e d with a pl a c e in m ost of th e ir t e mpl es as

t he Li ng a m or L ingha m is in th ose of t he Hi nd oos ; and

, ,

a ll t he h e r e dit a ry pri e st s w e r e i niti at e d or c onse cr a t e d t o

him b e for e th ey assum e d t he sac e rd ot al offic e (Ib i d

,
.
,

p 7 8 ) he w as c onsid e r e d a s a sort ofacc e ssory attribut e

.

t o all t he oth e r divi ne pe rsonificat ions ; and t ruly so f or ,

with out thi s or som e Simil ar m eans or machi nery th ey

, ,

th e m se lv e s obviou sly c ould not b e The v ery root and .

fou nd ati on of t he Buddhi stic th eosophic al id e as is t he

imp ossibility o fany ph a se s or form s of b e ing or re cogni ,

ti on e x i sti ng oth e rwi se th an as e vil A ll t he mi st ak e s of

, .

th e ol ogi ans are d e riv e d fr o m th e ir r e luct anc e t o a dmit

t he id e a th a t Ni r w a n or Ni r w a na ,
of t he Buddhi st s ,

m e ans annihil ati on or ab sorpti on i nt o nothi ng which in

, , ,

truth the r ea l Buddhi sm t e ach e s But thi s su b st r a t u m

,
.
,

”
or gr o u nd pri ncipl e of Bud dhi sm
“
annihil a ti on is not, ,

t o b e t a k e n in t he w ay which th e se e rr one ou s c onstru e r s

o f Buddhi sm supp o se Th e br oa d outli ne of t he Budd

.

hi st phil osophy is a pr opo siti on th at all c ompr eh ensibl e ,

 Myster i es of t b e Pb a llus .
5 1

i t c
e x s e n e, th at all form s ph ases or formul ari e s o f
, ,

e x i st e nc e all e moti on o f a n ki nd stir or se nse of i ndi

, y , ,

v i du ali t — t he co i to er o s u m of D esc art es th t v ry

y g g , ; a
, e e

thi ng in fact is only g oo d or b ad r e l ativ ely ; th at in

, ,

r e ality a p art from m anife st a ti on or a cc e pt anc e of t he

,

t hi ng th er e is notb ing ei t b er good or ev il ; b e i ng only

,
’
g ood or e vil in m an s ne c e ssit at e d sel fd e lu si on : tha t all -

life p articul arly human life is a p ar ad e of pb enomena

, , ,

of wh a t e v e r ch ara ct e r t he m o v e m e nt op e ra ti ng m a b e
y .

It will foll ow c onclu siv e ly th a t e x tric ati on r e scu e or

, , , ,

p e rmane nt and p erfe ct d e liv e ranc e ou t of thi s M asqu e rad e

of B e i ng t o t ally di f
,
fe r ent t o wh at it se e m s is H e av en ; ,

and th a t thi s st at e o f bl i ss i s a tt ai nabl e by t he p e rfe ct

B hu ddist s in withdrawi ng ou t ofb e i ng by r e p ea t e d puri

,

fica t ions a ssi st e d by t he multitudi nou s spirit s i nt o th a t

, ,

Ni r v a na which th e se ab stru se fant a stic r e ligi oni st s d e e m

t he bl e sse d St a t e of ultim a t e ne v e r e ndi ng rh a p sody of
,
-

p erfe ct qui e t cl ear ofall Stimulu s o f c onsci ou sne ss Thi s

,
.

is an e c st atic st a t e imp ossibl e of d e vi ati on or ch ang e

, ,
.

It is the l ast Light t he Pler oma or ful ness of e ve rythi ng

, , .

It m ay d oubtl e ss b e tru e th a t the phil osophy of Budd

, , ,

hism is a sh adowy phil oso phy ; but thi s is t he tru e

i nt e nt and purp ose of it ; and w e thi nk ju st as cl e arly , ,

st a t e d
.

A mid st t he Ph allic id e a s t he pr e v aili ng p e r su asi on is

,

th at all t he divi ne personifica t ions imply th at th eir gr e a t

e nd and purp ose — and t he v e ry e x pl ana ti on and u st ifica
j
ti on of th e ir e x i st enc e— is g e ne r ati on producti on or
;
, ,

r enov a ti on g ene ral r e pl ac e m e nt in fact A p art of t he ,

.

w or ship offe r e d t o the goa t M e nd e s and the bull A pi s

, , , ,

c onsi st e d in t he wom en t e nd e ri ng t o him th e ir p er sons ,

which it seems the form e r o ft e n acc e pt ed though the ,

5 2 Pb a llict sm .

t ast e o l att e r w as t oo c orr e ct (Pinda r ap ud

f t he . .

St r a b on x vii p 8 0 2 ; Her odot lib n s 4 6 ; Di odor

.
, .
,
. .
, . .
, . .

Si c lib i )
.
, . A n a tt e mpt see m s t o h a v e b e en m a d e in
.
,

e arly tim e s t o i ntr oduc e simil ar a ct s of d e v oti on i nt o

,

Italy ; for wh en t he ora cl e of Juno w as consult e d up on

t h e l ong c onti nu e d b arr e nne ss of t he Rom an m atrons it s
-
,

a nsw e r w as Iliada S m atr es c a p e r hirtu s init o

,
but th e se
my stic r e fi ne m e nt s not b e i ng u nd e r st ood by thi s u nintelli
ent p e opl e th e y c o uld thi nk of no o th e r i nt e rpr e t a ti on
g , ,

and truly of no oth e r w ay of ful filli ng t he m and at e th an ,

sa cr ifici ng a g oa t a nd a pplyi ng t he Ski n cut i nt o t hong s

, , ,

t o t he b ar e b a ck s of t he l a di e s— w b ippi ng t b em i n fa ct , .

Thi s is t he origi n of a c e rt a i n ki nd of fl agellation .

x se ct is cu t ie nda
“
J u ssae su a t e rg a m a rit a
e pe llib u s e pe r

dab ant which how e v e r had the d e sir e d e ffe ct Virqu e

, , ,
”
p a t e r subit o nu pt aqu e m a t e r e r at ( O v i d
,
. .

Thi s e x pl ains t he floggi ng of the wom en a t t he c e r e

m oni e s of the Lup e rca l at Rom e a nd t he dir e cti ons of ,

“
C ae sar t o his wife C alphu rnia St and you dire ctly in ,
”
A nt oniu s w ay wh e n he d oth ru n his c our se
’
Se e .

’
Sh a k e sp e a r e s yu li us Caesa r in the sc ene wh e r e t he R om an ,

g a m e s— which in th e ir my st e ri e s w e r e all Ph allic and

, ,

a str o no mic a l —are r e fe rr e d t o A t M e nd es fe m al e g oa t s .

,

w e r e a l so h e ld sacr e d a s sy m b ol s of t he p assiv e g e ne r a
,

tiv e a ttribut e ( Str a b on lib x vn 8 1 2 ) and on Gr e ci an .

, . .
,

m onum e nt s of art w e oft e n find c apri ne satyr s of t he

fe m al e sex A fe m al e P anth e ic figur e in silv er ofwhich
.
,

a n e ngr a vi ng w as publi sh e d by C ou nt C aylu s t om e vii

( .
,

pl . r epr e se nt s Cyb ele t he u niv e r sal m oth er a s , ,

m i x i ng t he pr oductiv e e l e m e nt s of h ea t and m oi stur e

Fir e a nd W at er t he t w o grand c omp onent s ( i ndic ati ng
,

ha lv e s) of t h e vi sibl e w orld a cc ordi ng t o t he Rosi ,

54 P b a llici sm .

na an
vi V enu s or the G e niu s of the Fat efu l Fri day
,
”
,
”
a da of d ay s in t he l e ft h and e d sup e rstiti ons o f a ll
-
y
c o u ntri es .

O f m onum ent al st one s of a c onical form t he Pha llic ,

or Pri a pic typ e has e sp e ci a lly at all p e ri od s b e en b u ma n ,

fr om the crown of t he h e a d t o the li ne of t he v entra l

r e gi on or t he li ne of t he d oubl e divi si on t aki ng st art at
, ,

t he c entr e p oi nt b e tw e e n t he thigh s Thi s si gnificant .

,

m a th e m a tical a l so my stic a l form is r e pr e sent e d u p on t he

,

c ol oni al m e d al s of Tyr e by m onum ent s of conic shap e

”
c all e d a mbrosi a l st one s fr o m which pr obably c am e t he , ,

a m b erics so fr e qu e nt all o v e r t he north e rn h e mi sph e r e

,
.

Th ese fr om t he r e mai ns still ex t ant app ear t o h av e b e en

, ,

c omp ose d ofone of th e se c ones le t i nto the gr ou nd with ,

a no th e r St one pl ac e d up on t he p o i nt of it B owi ng St one s

( ) -
,

a nd so nic e ly b al anc e d th a t t he wi nd c ould m ov e it ,

th ough so p ond erou s th a t no human forc e unaid e d by ,

m achi ne ry can di spl a c e it Wh enc e th e y are al so ca ll e d

,
.

”
L oggi ng R ocks and P e nd er or P endr e St ones (N or
-
,
-

d en s Cor nw a ll p
’
a s th e y w e r e a nci e ntly
, . Livi ng
” ”
S t one s and St one s of G od (Pseudo Sa ncb on Fr agm
,
“ -
. .

ap u d Eu s eb B l The l ast titl e se e m s t o b e a

“
. a t ‘r ta .

”
c orru pti on oft he script ur a l nam e B e th e l
“
In truth it , .
,

is t he sam e thi ng .

D am a sciu s saw se v e r a l of th e se st ones in t he ne igh

b ou rhood of H e li op oli s or B aalb e ck in Syri a ; and ,
.

m e nti ons one which w a s th e n m ov e d by the wi nd ( In

v i t ti Isi dor i ap u d P b ot B i b li otb Cod . Th ese . .

o r a cul ar st one s or sp ea ki ng Id ol s (f
,
or such a ll th e se

m onum ent s are) are e qu a lly fou nd in t he w est e rn e x t re

,

m it ie s of E u r op e and t he e a st e rn e x tr e miti e s of A si a ; in
B rit a i n not ably at St one h e ng e which i s a t e mpl e o f th e se
, ,
 l/Iyster i es o
I f [ b e P/
J a llus .
55

id ol s a nd a t A bury or A v ebury which is a t e mpl e of

, , ,

mystic a l st ones d edic at e d t o the wor ship of the Serp e nt .

Fr om t he w e st e rnm ost limit of Europ e (at the m argi n of

t he A tl antic a t C arna c in Britt any o t he e ast e rnm ost
, , )
,
t
”
fr onti e r of Chi na th e se supp ose d enchant e d St one s are
,

— ”
t o b e fou nd st one l e tt e r s
( or t abul at es i nscrib ed
, )
sc a tt e r e d br oadc ast o f t he o rigi nal fa ith— t he signal s and
,

hi e r oglyphic s of which se e m t o h av e b e en dr opp ed at the

b e gi nni ng of hi st oric a l tim e from h e av en e a ch st one
,

St or e d it m a b e sa id i nvi sibly with t he origi nal Pro

, y ,

m ethean fire .
5 6 Pb a lli ci sm .

CH A PTER VI .

I
R T ES A N D C ER EMO N I E S O F TH E I N D I AN P H AL L C I W O R SH I P ,
A N D IT S C O NN EX I O N W I TH G EN E RAL R EL I GI O U S MEAN I N G S .

DAN CI form e d an imp ort ant p art of the c er e m oni a l

NG

wor ship of most East e rn p eopl e s D anci ng girl s w e r e .

a tt a ch e d t o t he Egypt i an and a l so t o t he J e wi sh t e mpl e s .

D a vid al so as w e are t old

, ,
“
d anc e d b e for e the L ord
,
”
with all his might A nd t o e v e ry t e mpl e of any
.

p ort anc e in I ndi a w e find a Na utcb or troop of d anci ng

, , ,

girl s a tt ach ed Th e se w om en are generally pr ocur e d

.

wh en quit e y oung a nd are early i niti at e d i nt o all the

,

myst e ri e s of the pr ofe ssi on Th e y ar e i nstruct e d in .

d anci ng and v ocal and i nstrum ent a l mu sic th e ir chi e f

, ,

e mpl oym e nt b e i ng t o ch ant t he sa cr e d hymns and p e rfo rm ,

na u t cb es b e for e t h e god o n t he r e curr e nc e ofhigh fe stiv a l s

, .

Bu t thi s is not th e only and in p e culi ar sense s not t he, , ,

m ost imp ort ant and c e rt a i nly not t he m ost se ductiv e

,
.

se rvic e r e quir e d of th e m ; f or b e sid e s b e i ng t he a ck no w

l e dg e d mi str e sse s of t he offici ati ng pri e st s it is th e ir duty ,

t o pr ostitut e th e m se lv e s in t h e c ourt s of t he t e m pl e s t o
, ,

a ll c om e r s a nd thu s r a i se fu nd s f
,
or t he e nrich m ent o f t he

pl ac e of w or ship t o which th e y b e l ong .

Th ey are alway s w om en of c onsid e rabl e p e r sona l

a ttr acti ons a nd som e tim e s b oasti ng t he m ost r e m ark abl e
,

b e auty e ith e r of fa c e or for m and v ery fre qu ently of

, ,

b o th c om bi ne d Th e se Sp e ci a l a llur ement s of cou nt e

.

nanc e and sh ap e are h e ight e ne d by all the ch oic e bl andi sh

m e nt s of dr e ss m anner of di sp osa l of dr e ss (or u ndre ss)

, ,
 India n Pb a lli c Worsb ip .
57

j e we l s accompli shme nt s and art ; so th a t th ey fr equ ently

, ,

r e ce iv e l arge sums in r e turn for t he fa v ours th e y gr ant ,

and fifty one hu ndr e d and e v e n t w o hu ndr e d rup ees h av e

, ,

b e en know n t o b e p aid t o th ese syr ens for one night s ’

p osse ssi on .

N or ar e th e se u sag es v e ry much t o b e w ond er e d a t as ,

th e se fe m al e s c ompri se among th e ir num b er p erh ap s som e

oft he l o v e li e st wom en in t he w orld A ll t e mpt ati ons are .

h e ight ene d by th e ir se cr e cy and by th e ir b ei ng artfully ,

k ept b ack .

It ha s b een said alr eady th at a m ong the cl as ses fr om ,

which a m e dium for sa cti is sel e ct ed is t he c ourt e san and ,

d anci ng girl grad e Th e y are i nd ee d m or e fr equ e ntly

- .
, ,

ch osen for thi s h onour th an oth e rs A N a utcb wom an .

e st e e m s it a p e culi ar privil e g e t o b e c om e R a db a D ea on

such o cc a si ons It is an offi c e the duti e s of which th e se

.

a d e pt s are on e v e ry a cc ou nt b e tt e r c a lcul a t e d t o fulfil

, ,

wi th sati sfacti on t o the se ct of Sa cteya s w ho m ay r equire

th e ir a id th an a m or e i nnoc ent and u nsophi stica t e d girl
, .

The w or ship ofSa cti i s the a d or ati on ofP ow e r which

-

t he Hi nd us typify by t he Toni or w omb t he Argb a or , , ,

v ulv a and by t he l ea v e s and fl o w e r s of c e rt a i n pl ant s

, ,

th ought t o r e sembl e it Thu s w e find in t he Ana nda .

T a nt r a m ( c vi v er se 1 3 ) an a llu si on t o t h e Asw a ttb a

. .
, ,

or sa cr e d fi tr ee t he l e a f of which is in t he sh ap e of a
g
-
,

h e ar t and much r ese mbl e s the c onv enti onal form of the
,

oni t o which it is c om p ar e d
y , .

A sw att ha pat rasadru sam Y oniaciaram c hab haj anam .

T '

am ra rtIpya, suvaru aist u rac hit am t al prasasyat e

,
”
.

In Egypt l earn th at Typb o som e tim e s b ore the

,
we

na m e of Setb o by which th e y m ean t he tyr annical and

“ ‘
,

o r a s t he w ord fr e qu ently sig nifi e s

’
o v e rb e a ri ng P o w e r , , ,
5 8 Pb a lli ct sm .

‘
ihe P ow e r th at ov e rturns all things and that o ve rl eap s ,
'

a ll b ou nd s .
’
( Plu t a r cb de Isi de et Osi r i de xxx vi
, ) , .

In Ana nda Ta nt r a m cap vii i 4 8 and oth e r p as sag e s

, . .
, , ,

r e fe r e nc e is m ad e t o B b aga ma la She app ear s t o b e the.

g odd ess w ho pr esid e s ov er t he p udendum muli eb re i e -

, . .

t h e d e ifi e d Vulv a ; and t he Sa cti is thu s p er sonifi e d In .

t he m e nt al a d or ati on of Sact i a di agr am i s fram e d and ,

t he figur e im agi ne d t o b e se e n i nsid e t he Vu lv a Thi s is .

t he Adb om ukb a m or l ow e r fa c e i e t he Toni wh e r e i n

-
, , . .
,

t he w or shipp e r i s t o im agi ne (ma ntapa m) a ch ap e l t o b e

e r e ct e d.
( Ana nda Ta nt r a m ) A ll t he f
. orms of Sa cti

p uj a r equir e the u se of som e or all of the five Ma ka ra s .

Th e y are e num erat e d in t he Sya ma Ra b asya Mudr a .

and M a ithu na are t he fiv e fold Ma kci ra which t ak e ,

T he five Ma lt a ra s are ma nsa ma tsya

”
a w a y all sin .
, ,

ma dya ma i tb u na and mu dr a ; th at is flesh fish w i ne

, , , , ,

w om en and c e rt ai n my stic al twi sti ngs or g esticul ati ons

,

with the fi ng ers Such are som e of t he p e culi ar featur es

.

of t he w or ship of P o w e r ( G N O ST ICI SM
) which com ,

b ined with t he Li ng a Puj a (adorati on of the Ph allu s)

-
,

c onstitut e s at t he pr e sent day one of the m ost p opul ar

d ogm as oft he Hi nd us .

Sim on M a g us is supp ose d t o hav e b e en t he fou nd e r

o f w e st e r n G nostici sm H e it w as w ho c orrupt e d the
.

Nicol ait ans (Vi d Ap oca lyp se ii 6

. .
,
Th e y h e ld
.
, ,

se nsu a l pl easur e t o b e t he tru e cr ee d In t he For eign .

u a r t er l R ev iew ( pp h f ll wi g p g
Q y 1
5.
9 t ,e o o n a s sa e

o ccur s T he gr a nd obj e ct of the m agic of t he Chri s

ti ans in the middl e ag e s w as t o obt a i n the c omm and ov e r
t h e se rvic es of d e m ons ; such w e r e t he pur suit s of witch e s .

But th e se w er e a lway s l ooke d u p on as crimi nal T he .

b e li e f th a t m en p o ssess t he p ow e r t o c ontrol spirit s w as

 India n P b a lli c Worsb ip .
59

not p e culi ar to the G nostic Chr i sti ans The liturgi es of .

t he R om an and Gr e e k C hurch e s c ont a i n se v e ra l rul e s on

th ese subj e ct s .

T he m e m oir s of Scipi o de Ricci Bi sh op of Pist oj a , ,

r e v eal som e r e m arkabl e fa ct s pl ai nly d e m onstra ti ng that

'
,

sact e a id e as had fou nd th e ir w ay i nt o the m onast e ri e s

y
and c onv e nt s of I t aly in t he l att e r p art o ft he l ast c e ntury .

SEL L O N d oes not se e m t o b e a war e wh e r e Sact inism (or

Sac t ism ) b ord ers on G nostici sm and wh e r e G nostici sm ,

and A phrodi t ism p as s up i nt o e x c e pti onal my stici sm ; and

a ga i n wh e r e thi s l a tt e r which t ak e s in t he fou nd a ti on of

,

all r e ligi on ri se s i nt o and e v ani sh e s in the irra di ati on of

,

R osicruci ani sm— l ast and ho li e st and the m ost ab stru se ,

and a b str a ct of a ll— spr ea di ng a nd l ost in celest i a l ma i c

g .

Thi s is t he only tru e fa ith b e cau se forbidd en t o all and

, ,

se cr e t t o all in t he St a t e of fl e sh f
,
or Man c annot su st a i n ,
”
t he
“
di scl osur e of G od and liv e , U nd e r all thi s .
,

Masonry ( th at is a u tb ent ic M asonry ) can al one liv e and

, ,

Spr i ng .

A cc ordi ng t o The odore t A rnob iu s and Cl e m e ns of

, ,

A l e x andr ia t he Toni of t he Hi nd us w a s t he sol e obj e ct

,

o f v e ne r a ti on in t he my st e ri es of El e u si s D emos t b enes
( .

on t b c Cr ow n ) Wh en t he p eopl e of Syr acu se w er e

.

sa crifici ng t o g odd e sses th e y oflere d c ak e s in a c ert a i n

,

form ca ll e d p m (Ap ulei us p

,
u as and in som e
, .

t e m pl e s wh e r e t he pri est esse s w er e prob ably v e nt rilo

,

qui st s th e y so far imp ose d on the cr e dulou s multitud e

, ,

w ho c a m e t o a d or e t he Vu lv a a s t o m a k e th e m b e li e v e
,

th a t i t Sp ok e and g av e oracl e s T he Ph allic rit e s w er e .

so w e ll k nown a m ong t he Gr e e k s th a t a m e tr e c onsi sti ng

of thr e e tr och e e s only d e riv e d i t s nam e th e r e fr om In the .

O pi ni on o f th ose w ho c ompil e d t he P u r a na s Ph al lu s w as ,
60 P b a llicism .

fir st publicly wor shipp e d by t he nam e of B cisew a r r a

L i nga on t he b ank s of Cu m uda t i or Euphrat e s a nd t he , ,

J ew s a ccordi ng t o R abbi A cha se e m t o h av e had som e

, ,

such id e a a s m a b e c o ll e ct e d fr om wh at i s sa id r e g a rdi ng
,y
”
t he di ffe r e nt e arth s which form e d t he b ody of A d am .

In m any of t he O b se rv anc es pr acti se d in the r e ligi o u s

sol e m niti e s of the Hi nd oos so litud e is e nj o i ne d ; but all ,

t he pri ncip a l c er e m oni e s c om pr e h e nd the w or ship of Sa cti

or Pow er and r e quir e f

,
or th a t purp o se t he pr e se nc e of
, ,

a y ou ng and b eautiful girl a s t h e livi ng r e pr e se nt ativ e of ,

t he go dd e ss The fe m a l e thu s w or shipp e d is e v e r aft e r

.
, ,

d enomi nat e d Togi ni i e a tt a ch e d Thi s Sanscrit w ord is

, . . .
,

in t he di a l e ct s pr onou nc e d 7ogi or Z ogee and is e qui

, ,

v al ent t o a se cul ar nu n as th e se wom e n are sub se qu ently ,

supp ort e d by a lm s T he w ord fr om cu st om ha s b e co m e

.
, ,

e quiv al e nt with sena and thu s is e x actly t he s am e a s D u t i

,

or B ut ica ( doo t y car) T he b ook s of m orality dir e ct a

- -
.

faithful wife t o shu n t he soci e ty of Togi ni or fe m al e s ,

w ho h av e b e en a d or e d a s Sa ct i .

T he sa cti sy st e m b ear s a striki ng af finity with Ep i

c u re anism It t e ach es ma t e ri a lism and t he A t omic sy st e m
.
,

t he Ana nda Ta nt r a m c x vii

o f ch anc e
( C omp ar e
.
-
, . .
,

with L u cr et i us lib iii ) T he wor ship of w om en and the

, . .
,

Sa cta b oma v i db i are gr ou nd e d on p assag e s in t h e Veda

’
,

which orth odox Brahmi ns r e gard a s of d oubtful auth ority .

( Vi de Ri
g Ved am . bk ii c viii
. se cti ons 1
, 3 1 4 zud
. .
, . .
, , ,

a ttham , 8 th p anna m : rick s b 1 4 which c ont a i n t he , .

,

Su cla Homa Ma ntra m ,

”

Thi s wor ship of t he Sa ct i is m ostly c e l ebrat e d in a

mi x e d soci ety t he m en of which r epr e sent B b a nra v is and
,

Nayi ka s .

T he Sa cti is personifie d b y a na ked

gi r l, t o wh om m e at
 62 Pb a lli cism .

of t he body The Ka ucb i lu a s are anoth er branch o f

t he Sae t as se ct ; th e ir wor ship much r e s e mbl e s th a t o f

t he Cau las . Th e y are howe v er distingui sh e d by one

, ,

p e culi ar rit e not pr acti se d by t he ot her s and throw i nt o

, ,

confu si on all t he ti e s of fe mal e r e l ati onship na t u r a l ,

r estrai nt s are wh olly di sre gard e d and a comm u nity of ,

wom en am ong the v o t ari e s i nculca t e d O n t he occasi ons .

of t he p e rform anc e of divi ne w or ship the w om e n and ,

girl s d e p osit th e ir :7uli es or bodic e s in a b ox ea ch

, , ,

l e tt e r e d and nu mb er e d in ch arg e of the G u r u or pri est

, , .

A t t he cl os e of the rit e s t he m al e w or shipp e r s t ak e ea ch

,

a j u lie fr o m the b ox and t he fe m al e t o wh om t he l e tt e r

,

and numb e r app e rt a i ns e v en w e r e she t he si st e r of t he

,

m an w ho dra ws t he lot is forc e d by t he i ne x or abl e law

, ,

oft he pl ac e and of t he sacr e d ne c essiti e s of t he se rvic e

, ,

t o b e c om e hi s c onj o i nt p art ne r f or t he night in th e se

l ascivi ou s orgi e s W e are h er e at onc e r e mi nd e d of

t he lu stful sole m ni t 1e s pr a cti se d a mid st t he my st e ri es of

t he t e mpl e s oft he B abyl oni ans ; and of t he ab and onm e nt

t o irr e gul ar pl easur e pr e v a ili ng in t he p enet r a li a wh e r e ,

t he rit e s of t he B ona D ea a m ong st th e R om ans w e r e

, ,

c e l e brat e d by the outwar dly acc e pt e d chast est and m ost ,

seri ou s and w e ll m anne r e d w om en m a tr ons and girl s a lik e

-
, ,

of t he high e st qu ality in R om e A ll th ese se cr e t fe s

.

t ivals or c e l e br a ti ons w e r e sacr e d and m ost c ar e fully ,

c ov e r ed in all the ir wild e st ex c esse s by t he s ancti ons of

, ,

r eli gi on and i ncr e dibl e a s it mu st app e ar all t he

, , ,

sol e m niti e s of sacr e d i ncid e nc e .

T he num e rous t e rr a— c ott a figure s and im ag e s in iv ory ,

t o which L ay ard has giv e n t he g e ne r a l na m e of Ve nu s

( K an ,) se e m u nqu e sti onably t o b e imp e r sona ti ons of

Sa cti or t he fe m al e p ow e r a s t he Y oni is r ath e r ob tru

, ,
 Indi a n Pb a l/t c Wor sb ip . 63

sivel r e r e s ent ed in m any o f th e se st a tu e tt e s whil e t he

y p ,

fi ssur e and oth er natural a pp end ag e s are ab sent in oth er s .

In t he form e r no t only is t he Y oni (or I oni) p ortra y e d

, ,

but a c e rt ai n ornam en t on t he mom v eneris is curl e d

“

pr e ci se ly in the s am e c onv e nti ona l m anne r as is se en

in t he b e ard s of the m al e st atu es in t he A ssyri a n
“

antiquiti e s . Whil e in t he l a tt e r the tru e Ve nu s t he

, , ,

fissur e a nd t he a pp e nd ag e s are omitt e d

,
Why thi s
prud e ry ? T he app endag e s are t he surr ou ndi ng h a ir .

O ne is th er e for e le d t o b e li e v e th a t t he a d or a ti on of
Sa ct i w a s a pr omi nent featur e in t he A ssyri an w or ship .

A nd thi s id ea i s c onfirm e d by a b a s r eli ef of cl a y fou nd

-
,

a t Su sa which giv e s a nud e fe m a l e h a vi ng the oni de

, , y
and h oldi ng in her h and s t he Ar b a
p ict e d
, g ( origi nals in

t he B riti sh Mu se um ) The a ttitud e of thi s fig u r e and

.
,

t he m anne r in which t he Argb a is pl a c e d i n her h and s ,

rese mbl e s in a r e mark abl e m anne r t he im ag e s of the

, ,

Hi ndu g odd ess Dev i , .

64 Pb a lli cism .

CH A PTER V II .

H E BR E W P H AL L I C I S M .

IN t he G e mar a Sanh e drim c 3 0 cit e d by Ryl and will

, .
, ,

b e fou nd m any p e culi ariti e s of t he H ebr ew m e th od of

d ealing with t he my stic sid e ofPhallici sm .

If r e fer e nc e b e m ad e t o ch ap iv vol iii of L e wi s s. .

, . .
,
’

Or igi nes Heb ra i cce much curi ou s i nform ati on will b e fou nd
”
r eg ardi ng t he Idol at ry oft he H ebr ew s which not only
“
,

pl ai nly sh ows tha t th e y ad or e d Phallu s but goes far t o ,

c onfirm t he hyp oth e si s th a t t he obj e ct of v ene r a ti on in

t he A rk of t he C ov e nant w a s t he e mbl e m it self or a typ e ,

of it A t p ag e 2 3 v ol iii t he m ost
“
.
, . w e r ea d tha t
.
,

a nci e nt m onum e nt s of id o l a try a m o ng the G entil e s w e r e ,

c onse crat e d Pill ar s ( L i nga s s) or C olumns ( Ob e li sk s)

’
,

w hich t he H e br e w s w e r e forbidd e n t o e r ect a s obj e ct s

o f divi ne h om ag e and a d o r a ti on Y e t he add s

. Thi s ,

practic e is c onc e iv e d t o ari se from an i mi ta ti on of 7a cob ,

”
w ho t ook a st one and s et i t up 8cc A gai n Thi s St one
,
.
,

w a s h e ld in gr e a t v e ne r a ti on in l a t e r tim e s by t he J e w s
”
a nd r e m ov e d t o J e ru sa l e m Th e y w e r e accu st om e d t o
.

” ” “
a no i nt thi s st one ,
a nd fr o m t he word B eth e l t he ,

pl ac e w h er e the pill ar w a s e r e ct e d cam e the word ,

B oe t ylia am ong t he h eath e n which signifi ed rud e st one s

,

which th e y worshipp e d e ith e r as symb ols of divi nity

, ,
”
or a s tru e g od s anim a t e d by som e h e av enly p ow e r .

I nd e e d it w ould se e m not improb abl e that t he e r e cti on of

a cob a ctu a lly g av e ri se t o t he w or ship o f
‘

t h e Pi lla r o f :i
”
Phallu s a mong som e of the p ag an p eopl e s For say s .
,
 Heb rew Pb a lli cism . 65

L e wi s, l earned B ochart a ssert s tha t t he Ph oenici ans

t he ,

( a t l east a s t he J e w s thi nk
) fir st w or shipp e d thi s v e ry

st one which J ac ob anoi nt e d and a ft e rw ard s c onse cra t e d

,

”
o th e r s &c ,
It is t o littl e purp ose th at w e are r e mi nd e d
.

th a t t he J e ws w er e forbidd e n by th e ir law t o m ak e “

”
u nt o th e m se lv es an
y gr a v e n im ag e for as L e wi s sh ow s
, ,

in the fo ll o wi ng p assag e th e r e m ay b e e x c e pti ons t o thi s

, ,

a s t o e v e ry o th e r g e ne r a l rul e N otwith st andi ng t he

se v e rity of t he la w ag ai nst t he m aki ng o f im ag e s et as
y , ,

Ju sti n M artyr ob serv es in his b ook agai nst T rypho it ,

mu st b e so m ewh at my st eri ou s th at G od in t he c ase of

,

t he Bra z e n Se rp ent sh ould c omm and an im ag e t o b e

”
m ad e ; for which he say s one of t he J ews c onfesse d
,
“
,
”
he ne v e r c ould h ear a r ea son fr om any of th e ir d oc t or s .

T he B r a z en S e rp ent conti nu e d t o b e w or shipp e d by t he

J e w s and i nc ense w as offe r e d t o th at id ol till t he r e ign
, ,

of H e z e ki ah For a s it is writt e n in t he la w of M ose s

.
,

‘
wh osoe v e r l ook s up on it sh all liv e th e y fanci e d th e y
,
’

might obt a i n bl e ssi ng s by it s me di a ti on and th er e for e ,

”
th ought it w orthy t o b e w or shipp e d T he l ea r ne d .

“
D r J ack son ob se rv e s
. th a t t he pi ou s H e z eki ah w as
,

m ov e d with t he gr ea t e r i ndig nati on a g a i nst thi s i m ag e ,

b e c au se in truth it ne ver w a s a typ e o f ou r S avi our but ,

”
a figur e ofhis gr and e ne my &c , .

Th en w e find the J e ws r e l ap si ng i nt o id ol a try by

t he a d or a ti on of t he G old e n C a l f In r e g ard t o thi s
.

”
G old en C alf (which w as no t a G o ld en C alf at all
“
,

but som e thi ng v e ry di ffer e nt and of i nfi nit e ly gr e a t e r

,

signific a nc e ) w e m ay r e c a ll t o t h e r e ad e r s a tt e nti on t he
’
,

m ost imp ort ant fact th at it w as not se t up by a fe w

schi sm a tic s but by t he e ntir e p eopl e with A ar on a t th e ir
, ,

h ead The Calf sup er stiti on w as i ndubit ably in p art and

.
 Pb a llici sm .

incid ent ally r elic of wh a t t he I srae l it es had se en in

a

Egypt in t he worship of A pi s and M nevi s N ex t w e .

h av e the gold e n calv e s se t u p by J eroboam at D an and

B e th e] Th en foll ow s (yu dges viii 2 2 & c ) the w orship
. .
, .

o f Gid e o n s Eph od ; f o r t he Eph o d m a d e by Gid e on w it h

’

t he Sp oil of t he Midi a nit e s b e c am e a ft e r his d ea th a n

obj e ct ofId ol atry ( L e wi s O r i

g
. H eb p W , e h a v e a l so . . .

Mic ah s Im ag e s and Ter apb i m T he S am arit an t e mpl e w as

’
.

u p on M o u nt G e rizim T he J ew s a ccu se t he S a m a rit ans

.

of t w o i nst anc e s of id o l a try c ommitt e d in thi s pl a c e ; t he

fir st th a t th e y w or shipp e d t he im ag e of a D o ve ; t he
,

o th e r th a t th e y p a id divi ne a d o ra ti on t o c e rt ai n T e r a phim s
”
or id o l g o d s th at w e r e hid u nd e r t he m ou nt a i n

p . W e l earn fro m St J e rom e ( w ho r e c e iv e d it by .

tra diti on from t he anci ent J e w s and i nd ee d it is so st a t e d ,

in N u mb ers x x v I 2 & c — x x iii

, .
,
2 8 and num e r o u s
,
. .
,

o th e r p assag es of t he Old T e st am ent ) that t he J e w s ,

a d o r e d B a al Ph e g or ( B aa l Phe or)
-
t he Pri apu s of t he
-
,

”
Gre e k s and Romans It w as he say s
.
“
pri ncip ally , ,

w or shipp d by w m — c olent i b us ma x i me
f emi ni s B a a l
‘
e o e n c

P b egor, ob b
o scceni magni t u di nem quem nos P ri apu m p
os

s a mus a pp ella r e.
’

“
T he d orati on o b se rv e s M a imonid e s t he m ost
a , ,

a cut e a nd l e ar ne d of t h e C ab ali stic D oct ors m ad e t o

“
,

thi s id o l c a ll e d P e hor c onsi st e d in discov eri ng t b e mons

,

f
v ener i s b e or e i t Ch e m osh ( pr ob ably t he sam e a s B aa l
.

Phe or) a l so r e c e iv e d t he h om ag e of t he J e w s a s did ,

Milc om M ol ech B aal b e rith (or Cyb e l e) and num e rou s

, ,
-
,

o th e r s Fr om all thi s it will b e seen that t he J e w s fe ll

.

i nt o idol a try and Phallic id ol atry t oo ; c onsequ ently th e r e

,

will not a pp e ar anythi ng so v e ry St artling in the supp osi

ti on tha t t he Ark of t he Cove nant c ont ai ne d a Ph allu s .
 Heb rew Pb a llicism . 67

W e h av e se e n that t heJ c b w as h e ld in p e culi ar

St one of a o
“ ”
v e ner ati on w as w orshipp e d and anoi nt ed
,
We .

k now from t he J e wi sh r e c ord s tha t the A rk w as su p

p ose d t o c ontai n a ta b le of stone ; and if it can b e d em on
st ra t e d th a t th at st one w as ph allic and e t id entic al with
y ,

t he sa c re d nam e J eh ov ah or Y e ho Vah which w ritt e n in ,

u np o i nt e d H ebrew with four l e tt ers is J E V E or ,

- - -

J-
H V-
H -
( t he H b e i ng m e r e l y a n a spir a t e a nd t he

s am e as E ) Thi s proc e ss l e av e s us t he t w o l e tt er s I and V

.

(or in anoth e r ofit s form s U ) th e n i f w e pl ac e t he I i n

t he U w e h av e t he holy of h oli e s w e al so h av e the
L i nga and Y oni and A rgh a of t he Hi ndu s t he Isw arra ,

or supr e m e l ord and h e r e w e h av e t he wh ol e se cr e t

of i t s m stic and arc c e l esti a l i mp ort c onfirm e d i n it se lf

y -
,

by b e i ng id entic al with t he L inyoni of t he A rk of t he

C ov enant .

In Gr e gori e s w ork s [ Not es a nd O bser v a t ions up on

’

sev er a l P a ssa es i n Scr i t ur e— m L ond 1 6 8 4 v ol i

g p 4 ,
.
, , . .
,

pp 1 2 0 2 1 ] is a p assag e t o t he e ffe ct th at N oah d aily

.
-

pr ay e d in t he A rk b e for e t he B ody of A d am ‘
i e , . .

b e for e t he Phallu s— A d a m b e i ng the prim itiv e Phallu s ,

“
gr e a t pr ocre at or of t he hu m an r ac e It m ay p ossibly .

”
se e m str a ng e he say s,
“
th a t thi s ori son sh ould b e d aily
,
”
sa id b e for e t he b ody o f A d am
“
but it is a m ost con
,

fe sse d tradi ti on among t he e ast e r n m e n that A dam w as

c omm and e d by G od tha t his d ea d b ody Sh ould b e k ept
a b o v e gr ou nd ti ll a fulne ss of tim e sh ould c om e t o c ommit

it Ine fanooaa t o t he m iddle o f t b c ca ri b b

y a pri e st of t he

M ost High G od Thi s m eans Mou nt M ori ah the M eru ,

of I ndi a .

Thi s b ody of A d am Was e mb alm e d and transmitt e d

from fa th er t o Son till a t l ast it w as d e liv er e d up b y
,
68 Pb a lli cism .

”
L am e ch i nt o the h and s o fN oah A ga i n The middle
.
,

of t he A rk w as the pl a c e o f pr ay e r and m a d e h o ly by ,

t he pr e se nc e ofA da m s b o dy
[ nd
’ “
Ib id p
. A .
,
.

so so on as e v er t he da b e g a n t o br e a k N oah st o o d up
y
”
t oward s t he b ody ofA d a m & c & c and pray e d
, .
, .
, .

H er e com e in t he id eas of the G nostic s and t he sup e r ,

” ”
st it ions c onc e rni ng G allu s and the sol e mn c ockcrow ,

t he anno u nc e m e nt of t he m o rn and t he drivi ng b a ck

of t he d ark ne ss i t s b e a t en and discomfit e d my st e ri ou s

,

a g e nt s v ani shi ng in t he Str e ngth e ni ng m agnific e nt and , ,

e t so l e m n light till a t l a st t he SU N app e ar s h

'

y , on t e

rim oft he h oriz on .

T o r e turn h ow e v e r t o t he t abl e s of st one and t o t he ,

Pi lla r of ya cob . O u r m o d e rn r e nd eri ng of th e ir form i s

a di agr a m o r in o th e r w ord s t w o h ea d st one s pl ac e d sid e
, ,

by sid e N ow if w e a lt e r t he p ositi on a littl e a ll owi ng

.
,

one t o r e cli ne h oriz ont ally surm ount ed by t he oth e r

,

p e rp endicul ar w e sh all obt ai n a c ompl e t e Li nga and

,

—
Y oni t he sacr e d
”
N am e of t he holy of h oli es
“ ”

b e for e m enti one d and the Pi lla r or M ast in t he A rgha

,

or b oa t a s r e pr e se nt e d in t he A rk of t he Eg pti ans
, y .

The tr e a tm e nt o f t he Wi ng s of t he supp orti ng d o v e s or ,

sa cr e d bird s on e a ch sid e of thi s ark c onv e y s t o u s a

, ,

su ffici e ntly c orr e ct id e a o f wh e r e t he H ebr ews obt a i ne d

th e ir Ch erubim and S e r aphi m only sub stituting a hum an,

h ea d and b ody for the bird s d e li ne ati on ’

.

Up on c onsulti ng t he H e br e w dicti onary of G e se niu s

w e sh a ll find t he w o rd m
( ar ou n) and
( ar on
) g
Si

nif y gin an a r k a cb est

,
In G e ne si s 1 2 6 t he w ord i s
. .
,

u se d a s a m um m y ch e st or c offi n for J oseph in Egypt

-
.

T he a rk of the c o v e nant might in t he sam e w ay b e , ,

call e d t he c offi n For th e se r easons I t IS conclud e d th at

.
,
7 0 Pb a llicism .

CH APTER VIII .

T H E R O S ICR U C AN I AN D G N O STI C MEAN I N G S O F TH E O B EL ISK S,

THE P Y RA MI DS ,
AN D TH E PH AL L I C MO N U MEN TS OF

THE P EO P L E S O F AN IIQU IT Y
'‘
.

IT is b serv e d by D i ony siu s t he g e ograph er th at

o , ,

B acchu s w as worshipp e d w ith p e culi a r z eal and d evoti on

by t he anci ent i nh abit ant s ofsom e of t he sm all er Briti sh
i sl and s W ha t i sl and s are m e ant is u nc e rt a i n ; but pro
.

b ably t he Heb rid es or O read es H e r e the w om en .

,

crowne d with ivy c e l ebrat e d his cl a m orou s nocturnal

,

ri t es up on the shor e s of t he north e rn oc ean in the sam e ,

m anne r a s t he Thraci ans did up on t he bank s of the

A b sint hu s or the I nd i ans b t he G ang e s In St u k e le s
’
, y y .

Iti ner a ry is t he gr ou nd pl an of a n a nci e nt C e ltic or

-
,

S candi na vi an t e mpl e fou nd in Z e al and c onsi sti ng of a

, ,

circl e of rud e st ones w ithi n a squ ar e : and it is prob abl e

tha t m any oth e r s of th ese circl e s w e r e i ncl ose d in squ ar e
a r eas . St oneh eng e is the m ost imp or tant m onum ent of
thi s ki nd now ex t ant ; and fro m a p assag e ofH ecat aeu s ,

pr e se rv e d by D iodoru s Sicu lu s i t se e m s t o h a ve b een not

,

w h o lly u nk now n t o th a t a nci e nt hi st ori an ; w ho might

h av e c oll e ct e d som e v agu e a cc ou nt s of t he Briti sh I sland s

from t he Ph oenici an and Carth agi ni an m erchant s w ho ,
”
tr ad e d th er e for t in “
T he H yp e rb ore ans said he , ,

“
i nh abit an i sl and b eyond G aul in which A p oll o is w or
,

ship e d i n a circul a r t e mpl e c onsid e r ab l e f or i t s Si z e and

p
”
rich ne ss . Thi s i sl and can b e no o th e r th an Brit ai n .

The l a rg e ob e lisk s of stone fou nd in m any p art s oft he

 Mea ning of t b e s Obefisks .
7 1

no rth such as th ose a t Ru dst one and near Boroughbridg e

,

in Y o rk shir e b e l ong e d t o t he sam e r eligi on

, O b e li sk s .
,

as Pli ny ob serv es w e r e sa cr e d t o t he Su n ; wh ose ra y s

,

th ey signifi e d b oth by th e ir form and nam e ( Lib x x x vi . . .

,

l 1 4 ) The y w er e th e r e for e t he e mbl e m s of light t he

.
, , ,

prim ary and e ssenti a l e m ana ti ons of t he d ei t y ; wh enc e

r a di ati ng t he h ead or surr ou ndi ng i t wi th a di a d e m of
,

sm a ll o b e li sk s w as a m o d e o f c onse cra ti o n or de ificat ion

,

which fl att ery oft en e mpl oy e d in t he p ortr ait s b oth of the

Mace de m onian k i ngs and oft he Rom an emp erors T he .

my st ag ogu e s and p oe t s ex pr esse d the sam e m eani ng by

t he e pith e t AY KEIO E or AY KAt oz ; which is o cc asi ona lly

appli e d t o a lm ost e v e ry p e rsonificati on of the d e ity ,

a nd m or e e sp e ci a lly t o A p oll o ; w ho is lik e wi se c all e d

AY KH IEN ET H E
‘
or
,
as c ontract e d AYKHTENH E which ,

myth ol ogi st s ha v e e x pl ai ne d by an ab surd fabl e of his

h avi ng b e e n b orn i n Lyci a ; wh er e as it sig nifi e s t he
A uth or or G ene r a t or o f Light b e i ng d eriv e d fr om Ar KH ,

o th erwi se Ar x os of which t he L ati n w ord lu x is a con

,

tr acti on ( L u kei os L u ka i os L u ke L u kos — Il A 1 0 1

. . .
-
’

, . .
, .
,

Scb ol D i dym et Ven Her a clid Pa nt p 4 1 7 ed G a le )

. . . . .
, .
,
. .

In symb olic a l writi ng t h e sa m e m e ani ng w a s signifi e d

,

by t he appropri at e e mbl e m s in v ari ou s c ou ntri e s wh enc e

t he ZEY E MEIAIXIO B a t Sicy on and t he A p oll o C a ri na ,

a t M e ga ra in A ttic a w e r e r e pr e se nt ed by st ones of t he
,

a b o v e m e nti one d for m ( Pa u sa n i n Cor

- c 9 s . as .
,
.
,
.

w as al so t he A p oll o A gyi e u s i n v ari ou s pl a c e s ; and b oth

A p oll o and D i ana by simpl e c olum ns p oi nt e d at t he t op

elisci or Ph a lli ; o r a s th e symb ol b e g an t o b e
( O b ) ,

humani sed with the a dditi on of a h e ad h and s and fe e t

, , , ,

O n a L apl and drum an i nstrum e nt which w as e mpl oy e d

,

for the purp ose s of m agi c and divi nati on am ong st t he ,

7 2 P b a l/
i cism .

c onsu lti ng m e dium s of the L app s and Fi nns t he godde ss ,

a pp l
ea e d to — l sa o r D i sa — i s r e pr esent e d by a pyramid
,

surm ou nt e d w ith t he sig nific ant e mbl e m so fr e qu ently

ob se rv e d in the h and s of t he E gypti an d e iti e s ( O i R u d ,

.

b eck A t la nt p ii c v p 2 7 7 and c x i 2 6 1 ) and t he

.
, . .
,
. .
, .
,
. .
,

pyr a mid has lik ewi se b e e n ob se rv e d among t he r e ligi ou s

symb ol s o f t he sa v ag es of N orth A m e ric a ( fi
L a ta u .
,

Mceu rs des Sa u v ages t i pp 1 4 6 and ,

The m ost. .
, .

sa cr e d id o l t oo o f t he Hi nd oo s in t he gr e a t t e mpl e of
, ,

J ugge rnaut in the pr ovi nc e of O ri ssa is a pyr amida l

, ,

st one ( H a milt on s Tr a v els i n I and t he a lt ar in t he

’
ndi a )

t e mpl e o f M e x ic o up on which hum an victim s w e r e,

sa crific e d t o t he d e ity of t h e Su n w a s a p o i n t ed pyr amid , ,

o n one sid e o f which t he u nh appy c a ptiv e w as e x t e nd e d

o n his b a ck i n ord e r t o h av e his h e art t ak e n ou t by

,

ost a s Hi stor
’
t he pri e st A c o tb e I d es p
( .
y f n i , .

T he spir es a nd pi nnacl e s with which our old church e s

a re d e c or a t e d— i nd e ed all upright s i ncludi ng all the , ,

a rchit e ctur al famili e s and t he v ari e ti e s of t or s , t ow er s , ,

a nd st e e pl e s t he e sp e ci a l m ark and gl ory of Chri sti an

,

buildi ng — c om e from th e se anci e nt sy m b ol s Th ey are .

e v e rywh e r e i ndica tiv e of t he Phallu s or i nd ex finge r ,

-

”—
d e no ti ng t he Fir e t he aspiri ng fire ag a i nst t he i n
, ,

clina t ion of gr avity which w as t he fir st vit ali se d id ea or

, ,

Id ol w or shipp e d m agically and phil osophica lly— t he eu

,

liv e ni ng g odlik e P ow er T he i nnum e r abl e w e athe rc ock s

,
.
,

with which the p oi nt e d st e e pl e s are surm ount ed though ,

now only e mpl oy e d t o Sh ow t he dir e cti on of t he wi nd ,

w e r e origi nally e m bl e m s of t he Su n ; for t he cock is the

na tura l e mbl e m — t he m agic a l
”
l ook ou t t o d e scry t he -
,

d a wn T he c ock with his l ofty and shr ill sou ndi ng

.
“
,
-

”
cry in t he profu ndity of t he u niv er sal still ne ss is the
, ,
74 Pb a lli cism .

t he w orld upp ose d t o b e produc e d (Eurip ap ud

,
w as s . .

Plu ta r cb de Is et Ost r )
. . T he no ti on of such a ne c e ssary
.

mix tur e or r e ciprocal op erati on w as acc ordi ng t o Plu

, , ,

t arch of imm e m ori al antiquity d e riv e d fro m t he e arli est

, ,

th eol ogi st s and l e gi sl at or s not only in traditi ons and ,

re p ort s but a l so in my st e ri es and sacr e d rit e s b o th Gr e e k

, ,

and B arb ar i an
( D e Is . et Osi r p 6
3 9 ; H
. ipp ocra t .
,
. .

”
A -
l a sn i
, .
,
Fir e w as h e ld t o b e the Effici e nt Pri n
”
ci le o f b o th P ow e r s ; th a t is t he Light of Fir e w as
p ,

m y stic a lly t a k e n as t he livi ng p ow e r of t he G ood or

B e ne efi c n t Impul se ; as t he Fir e
”
o f Light — t he r a dic a l

b ase of t he sam e t w o thing s G ood or Light and Evil , , , ,

”
or Fir e w as Fir e m oti on h eat or impul se ; the
, , , ,

wh ol e b e ing Simply an ab str acti on u ni nt e lligibl e t o t he ,

’
m e r e hum an r e ason ( which in r ea lity as t oward s G od s , ,

m e anings and purp oses is not b i ng) t he t w o c ontrari e ti e s

,

or opp osit e s b e i ng in fact t he sam e thi ng ou t of t he

, , ,

mi nd and i nd e p end e nt not only of ph enom ena but

, , ,

farth e r of t he p ossibility of ph enom ena Thi s is t he tru e

,
.

do ctri ne — a b str ac t a nd h op e l e ssly

,
my stic a l a s it i s— of

t he R osicru ci ans w hi ch ha s b e e n u niv e rsa lly m isu nde r

,

s t ood by t he l e arne d w orld and shru nk f r om by Chri sti an

,

t h eol ogi a ns A cc ordi ng t o som e of t he l at e r Egypti ans

.
,

t h e e th e r e a l fire w as supp ose d t o b e c onc entr at e d in the

su n . But Plut arch controv e rt s thi s O pi ni on and assert s ,

th a t Typh on the e vil or d e stroying p ow er w as a t e rr e s

, ,

tri a l or m a t e ri al fire e ssenti a lly di ffe r ent from the ae th ere a l

,
.

Plut arch m eans th at t he aeth e r ea l or c e l esti a l Fir e is

” ”
Light which is t he flow e r the gl ory or a cme of H eat
, , , ,

stimul a t e d i nt o vi sibility lucidity i nt o pr oof of it se lf i nt o

, , ,

Fir e Plut arch a s w ell as oth e r Gr e e k writ er s admit s

.
, ,

T yph on t o h a v e b e en the broth e r of O siri s the C ai n t o ,

 Mea ni ng of t b e s Ob eli sks .
75
” ”
t he A b e l , Esau t o t he
J ac ob L aw t o the Proph e t s ,
“
,

Omega t o Alpb a oft he Jud a ic or I sr aeliti sh sy st e m T he .

”
Gr eek s r egard e d thi s D ark G eniu s as a b e i ng as sacr e d
”
in his ow n w ay as t he “
G eniu s of the Light e qu ally ,

spru ng from KPO NO ): and PEA or Tim e and M att er In , .

thi s h ow e v e r as in oth e r i nst anc e s he foll owed his ow n

, , ,

pr e p ossessi ons and w as p a rtly le d by the new sy st e m of

,

t he Egypti an Pl a t onic s ( G nostici sm in fact ) a cc ordi ng , ,

t o which th e r e w a s an O rigi na l Evil Pri ncipl e in na tur e ,

co e t e r nal with t he G ood a nd a cti ng in p e rp e tu a l opp o

-
,

siti ou t o it TI IIS O lnl O Il o w e s it s origi n t o a fa l se noti o n

.
p ,

which w e are apt t o form o f goo d and e vil by c onsid er ,

ing th e m as se lf ex i sti ng i nh e r ent pr op e rti e s i nst e ad of

-
,

r e l ativ e m odific ati ons d e p end ent up on circum st anc e s and

c au se s W e ow e the v ery c ap acity for thi nki ng ab out
.

g ood and e vil at all or o f knowi ng any di ffer enc e in

,

th e m t o t he fact th a t i n t b e a b st r a ct in nature th er e is
, , ,

r eally no di ffe r enc e b e tw e en g ood and e vil .

The arr ow or d art ( B k or ofl a g) w as t he appr opri a t e

e os,
'
e o ,

”
e mbl e m of t he p ow e r th a t w as e x e rci se d by t he Fir e ,

Su n A p oll o or Ph oe bu s
,
Ev e ry Ob e li sk w as a t ypical
.

r epr e sent a tiv e in st one ofa ray or b eam oft he far darti ng -
,

o p e r a tiv e vivifyi ng fire

, If the ob eli sk s are att entiv e ly
.

r egard e d ap art fr om t he or nam ent al cradl es in which th e y

,

are d e p osit e d it will b e se e n th a t th e y h av e no Squ ar e d

, ,

solidly imp ose d b ase s ; but th a t t he angl e s are r ou nd e d

-
,

or orbicul ar with t he i nt e nti on th a t t he wh ol e p ond e r o us

,

w e ight sh ould r est on a c e ntr e thread li ne with the ,

lib erty t o p oi se or oscill a t e or swi ng fr eely Thi s w as

, , .

t he i nt e nti on in t he mi nd of t he origi nal fabric a t ors a nd

se tt e r s u p of th ese m onst e r m agic spli nt s of st one ; th e y

-

w e r e rai se d t o nod or b ow i nt e llig ently r ec ognisi ng and ,

76 PlJ a lli ctsnz a

re plyi ng m agically as oracl e s t o qu esti ons on t he p art

, ,

o f sup e r stiti ou s c onsult ant s — lik e t he m od e rn tippi ng “

”
t abl e s oft he Spiritu ali st s Th e se id eas ofthe v alu e se t
.

up on th e m and oft he r esp e ct and sup e rnatural aw e wi t h

,

which th e y w e r e r e g ard e d se e m natura l e nough wh e n w e

,

r e m e mb e r the stra ng e and hith e rt o u ni nt e lligibl e nam e by

which th e y w er e known a m ong t he e arly p e opl e in
W a l es and C ornwall— th a t of B owi ng Stone s — and“ ” -

wh e n w e can se e with ou r ow n e y e s how such r olli ng

a nd swi ngi ng on th e ir ow n a x es wh e n fir st se t m ovi ng in

oscill a ti on ,
w as p ossibl e t o th ese stup endou s giddy ,

m onst e rs The ob eli sk s w ould thu s pr ov e of t he sam e

.

”
a s t he
“
o rigi na l purp ose L og an or R ocki ng Stones ,
-
.

Th e se w e r e ov erp owe ri ng m asse s so b eautifully p oi se d as

t o b e c a p abl e of b e i ng se t in m oti on by t he fi ng e r of a
—
child c onsultant Id ol s of S t one i nt o which the Logh ,
”
,

or Spirit of G od w as supp o se d t o d e sc end wh e n i nv ok e d

, , ,

in t he a sse mbly of t he p eopl e se e ki ng answe r s fr om t he

D e ity and pr ostr a t e d b e for e t he m aj e stic al ly sublim e
, ,

supp os e d e nch ant e d obj e ct .

T he sig ns of t he z odi a c w e r e t a k en from t he mystic

symb ol s ; and not a s so m e l e a rne d a uth or s h av e supp ose d
, ,

t h e my stic symb ol s fr om t he sig ns of t he z odi a c By .

a ttr acti ng o r h e avi ng t he w a t e r s of t he o c e an t he M oon ,

( D i a na) na t u r a lly a pp e a r e d t o b e t he so v e r e ign of hu

m idit y ; and by see mi ng t o op e ra t e so p ow e rfully up on

t he c onstituti ons of w om e n she e qu all y a pp eare d t o b e
,

t he p atr one ss and r e gul a tr e ss of nutr iti on and p assiv e

”
g e ne rati on .C al or soli s a re facit lu naris hu m e ct at ,
.

( M a cr ob S
. a t vii
,
. c x ) .
,
T .h e . a nci ent Egypti ans or a t ,

l ea st som e ofthem app ear t o h av e know n that wat er and

,

a ir a re but of one subst anc e P u ta r cb do I s et Osi r

( l .
) . .
7 8 Pb a lli cirm .

is fr e qu e ntly a dd e d t h e ornam ent which archit e cts

ju nct s

c all t he h one y suckl e The Gr ee k s d e c or at e d t he c apit a l s

.

of th e ir c o lum ns with t he foli ag e o f vari ou s pl ant s,

tim es of t he a ra ni b a r and som e tim e s of t he aqu atic ki nd

,
.

S ee D enon pl li and and 1x &

( .
,
.x 1 .2 , 3 , ,
I
3 , c .
, , , .
,

wh e r e t he original s fr om which t he Gr eek s t ook th e ir

Cori nthi an c a pit al s pl a i nly a pp ear ) It might have b e en
.

”
m or e pr op e rly c all e d the Egypti an ord er so far at
“
,

l e ast as r e l a t e s t o the form and d e corati on oft he c apit al s .

P e culi ar d e c orat ive m ouldi ng s of e x c e e ding gra c e and

,

b e auty are i ntroduc e d in the I onic ord er a mong whi ch

, ,

figur e l arg e ly the h oney suckl e and l otu s A noth e r enrich .

m e nt is also e mpl oy e d in gra c e ful c ombi na ti on in the

, ,

cap it al s and m ou ldi ng s Thi s is a rchit e ctural d e t a il in the

.
,

m ouldi ng s fu ll of sugge st e d purp ose and c a ll e d t he e gg

, ,
” “ ”
and a nch or ,
or e
gg and t ongu e ,
”
and sp e ar h ead -
m oulding s O n the Isi ac t abl e the
.
,

figu r es of I si s are r e present e d h oldi ng t he st e m of t he

lot us surm ou nt e d by t he se e d ve sse l in one h and and t he
,
-

c ircl e and cr oss (t he cr u x a nra t a n t he o th e r

) i A ll t h e .

Gr e e k archi t ectur e b ear s t he t ok ens of t he Egypti an ,

re nd e r e d e l e g ant .

W e m ay r e asonably i nfe r t hat t he gr eat e st nu mb e r ofthe

su p e rb e dific e s now r e m a i ni ng in Egypt w e r e e x e cut e d , ,

or a t l e a st b e gu n, b e for e t he H om e ric or e v e n Tr oj an ,

t im e s ; m any of th e m b e i ng su ch as c ould not hav e b e e n

fi ni sh e d but in a l ong c our se of y ears e ve n supp osing the ,

w ealth and re sourc e s of the anc i ent kings of Egypt t o

h av e e qu a ll e d th ose oft he gr e at e st oft he Rom an e mp er ors .

T he c olum ns b e i ng thu s sa cr e d symb ol s t he t e mpl e s ,

th e m se lv e s of which th e y alway s form e d th e pri ncipa l

,

p art w er e e mbl e m s of t he d e ity signi fyi ng g enerally t he

, ,
 Mea nings of tb e Ob elisks .
79

s iv pr oductiv e p ow e r Thu s t he cl assic styl e s of

pa s e .

ar chit e ctur e the Gr ee k and t he Rom an and p articul arly

, ,

” “ ”
th at o f the l at er al ( a r ea ark lik e
“
arch aic m e ani ng
,
-
, ,

old or t ab e rnacl e of which t he h oriz ont al li ne of t he

)
, ,

Cr oss w as the s acr e d symb ol m eani ng my stic ally t he ,

” ”
o f t he I nfi nit e C ontriv e r o f
“
T o B e or t he J ssit
“ -
,
u ,

—
A ll o r t o sp e a k m asonic a lly t he “
Gr eat A rchit ect of ,
”
t he Ki ng (of Ki ng s) or t he
“
t he U niv er se ,
Gr ea t ,

M ast er — t he cl assic t e mpl e s w e r e p e at w er e a lway s , ,

figure d forth or d e t ail e d in t he l a t e r a l or u niv er sal h ori

, ,

z ont al or flu e nt b ase li ne u nc e il e d -
op e n t o ,

t he h e a v e ns from which t he divi nity w as supp ose d t o

,

d e sc end t o his shri ne A ll th is w as r e p roduc ed in c e rt ai n

.

w ay s i n t he Chri sti an sy st e m and p artic u l arly in t he ‘

G nostic r eadings of Chri sti anit y .

T he m ost ob vi ou s and c onse qu e ntl y t he m ost anci e nt

symb ol of t he pr o ducti ve p ow e r of t he
“
W a t e rs ( t he
”

” “ ”
“
Gr eat D e e p t he Se c ond P e r son in the U niv e rse
, ,

t he
“
S e c ond Pe r son of the Chri sti an in t he
my stic sense t he Chr i st ( X) or the Virgi n M ary
, ,

M M a r Ma r e e ith er divi nit y f

( a r ia , ) ,
i ndi fe r ently fr om
, , ,
"

t he femi ni ne a ngle as t he p o int of vi e w— the m ost a nci e nt

of t he symb ol s o f t he se c o nd gr ea t p ow e r of t he R osi

cruci ans w e r e p eat w as a fish The anci ent s p articul arly

, ,
.
, ,

t he Ph oe nici a ns b a r b a r ised thi s i de a p ar odyi ng it alth ough

, , ,

se ri o u sly and i nt e nti onally i nt o t he ir D ag on or G od or , ,

t he Gr e a t D e e p o r t he VVa t ersfi
‘ 6
,

F rom t h is a cce t at ion oft he p m yt h w e b

o t ain t he W at e rs di ide d v '

from t he W at e rs
”
of t he Mosaic t he oso p hica l g
c osm o on — t he
y
b ”
A yss, t he m at t er ou t of w hich all t hi n s w e re m ade , an g d w ithou t

w hic h not hin w as m ade ,g”

o f t he p hilosop he rs—t he D e u l g e, or th e

e x t i nct ion o fall g il y h m

u t u ani t y in t he di v i jne u dgme nt —t h e A rk , or
 80 PlJ a lli cism -
.

W e find univ er sal symb ol t he Fi sh (let /

t he J im Ix , ,

t b e u r) Ix ion ( t he R ock ) t he Fi sh a s the G nostic symb o l

,
-
, , ,

o f t he S a vi our in m any w a y s up on m any of t he e arli est ,

c o i ns It is a pri ncip al figu r e up on t he G nostic ge m s or

.

t a li sm ans T he godd e ss of t he Ph oenici ans w as repre

.

se nt e d by t he h ead and b o dy of a w om an t e rmi na ti ng ,

b e l ow in a fish (L ucia n de Syr D ea s . But on .

,
.

t he Ph oe nici an as w e ll a s Gr e e k c oi ns now e x t ant t he , ,

e r sonag e is o ft he o th e r se x A nd in pl a t e L of v ol i
p . . . .

of t h e S e l e ct Sp e cim ens is e ngr a v e d a b ea utiful figur e o f

t he my stic Cupid or first b e g o tt e n L ov e t e rmi na ti ng in -

,

a n a qu atic pl ant which a ffordi ng m or e e l eg anc e and ,

v ari e ty of form w as empl oy e d t o signify t he sam e m ean

,
”
ing— th a t is t he “
Spirit up on t he W a t e r s
,
Fro m thi s .

c o nnex i on of id eas b e twe en t he Fi sh and the Savi our ,

c o m e s t he my stic symbol m eani ng t he fe m a l e v ulv a or

fi sh s m outh— t he mitr e cl e ft and p e culi arly sh ap ed of
’

, ,

t h e archbi sh op s and bi sh op s e sp e ci a ll y th ose e x a mp le s of ,

t he v ery e arli e st Chri sti an m itr e s or t he cl ov e n sym , ,

b olical sa cr e d h e a d c ov eri ng s
,
T he fur Pi leur Pileon
- .
, ,

t he p re se rv at io n o f t he e x am p l o f h u m a nit
y t h ro g h
e Noah— t he Ra v e n u

o f D oom t he bl ac k fl ying spirit of c onde m nat ion : —the D ove w it h

g gi
,

w in s b ut w it hou t fe e t , no rest for t he sole o fhe r foot (t he ori nal o f

t he y g
ou n e r so ns
’
m art le t i n he raldry) , t he w hite , re - soarin g g l
an ew i nged -

gv
,

sp irit of re c onc iliat ion, a nd of t he se c ond disp e nsa t ion, and o f for i e

ne ss and ne w li fe , ac c orde d t hrou gh t he w om an as t he m e ans o f h t e

H oly- Se x . Thi s t he fe m ale is, an d t hu s bl d b y G od A lm

e sse t - ig h y
a nd c o m m it t e d t o t he g
Man— for u ardianshi p of w hom ( m yst ic all
y) he
re sp onsib le t o G od in his F irst D e at h alt hough not in his
“ ”
st and s -
,

” —
Se cond for i n t he sp irit u al ac ce p t anc e of t he idea ofD e at h t he re ,

T w o D EAT HS A ll life d i s t he F i rsr D e at h

”
are
“
. It is t o b e
e .

ho pe d t hat v ery fe w hav e di d o w ill die t he

“ ”
Sec ond D e at h
e r

re arding w h i c h w e hav e m yst ic al hi nt s in t he u ne x p lore d pro

g ,

fu ndit i s ofSc rip t u re

e .
82 Plya llicism .

of a ll w est ern armi e s ,

as ex e mplifi e d in th e ir eq ui p
m ent s ]
Virgi nity w as a som e thi ng e sp e ci ally l ook e d up on as
i na li enabl e and as a p a rticul ar pr op e rty of the G od s I t
,
.

w a s a sup e rna tura l gift— ou t o f t he li abiliti es and i nd e ,

p e nd ent oft he world N o m ort a l d are d t ouch it S avag e

. .

b arb ari sm only could lay h and on it Thu s e v en the .

,

B rid e w as in c e rt ai n r e g a rds only a v i cti m H e nc e her “

, , .

i nv e stm ent in w b i te w as as much a p enit enti a l d enot e

m e nt as an i ndic a ti on of purity T he victim s am ong the .
,

R om ans w e r e arr ay e d in whit e She w as t o b e rna teb ed

, .
,

a s i t w e r e fr om her r e l a tiv e s f
, or t he purp ose of m arri age ;
”
h enc e t he pr e t end e d ru nni ng away with t he Brid e
“
,
”
with t he m asqu er adi ng ex hibiti on of the vi ol ent h and ,

on t he p a rt of t he Brid e gr oo m t o se iz e he r a m ong st , ,

so m e e arly p e opl e s For th e se r e a sons t he R om an

.
,

na ti on e nt e rt ai ne d som e v e ry a wful sup e r stiti o u s id e as , ,

in th e ir pr ofou nd r e sp e ct for t he m agic d e fensiv e ne ss and

“
sa cr e d putti ng asid e impli e d in t h e v e ry nam e of v irginfi

H e nce t he du t ies of t he B e st -Man in t he c e le b ration o f a

m arr i g
a ev ; er
y ort u nat e l
f y v
alle i at e d i n m ode rn t im es, ot herw ise w e

shou ld find v v er
y few
( e e n d e ot e d f
) v
rie nd s d isp ose d t o a c c e p t su ch

se riou s d
an mf bl u nc o ort a e p
re s ons b
i ilit ie s . T he “ B e st - M an
”
w as

d d H b d Ch p ion He b ou nd in t he old ri orou s g

’
t he int e n e us an s am . w as

d li v
”
h
d ay, b y oat , t o e e r t e h B e t rot he d O ne , or t he B ride , p
s ot ess l
and saf e , i nt o t he h ands of t he B ride room , his g lie g e- p rinc ipal ”
on

t he oc c asion. It w as t h e o blig a t i on of t his B e st - Man to be com e

t he arm e d se nt ine l, and t o t a e k p ost b e fore t he B edcham e r D oor, t he n b -

b e c om e sac re d l
and so e m n, w he re w hat w as t o b e done w as t o b e done i n

t he p re se nce o f t he G o ds ( solv er e z ona m , T he B est - Man , fully

a rm e d and e q ipp d— i
u e n a ncie nt t im e s it w as in arm our, w it h vi sor

dow n ( for t he cham p ion w as a non

ym ou s ,—
) kp ge t u ar d bf e ore t he

door and s nc e t o i him w as com m it t e d p osse ssion ofthe k ey ( in co p y of

b
.

”
t he sym ol ke y) , he h ad , sw ord i n hand, t o m aint ai n t he door or

doors a gi
a nst all com ers ; vit ally g
a ainst t hose w ho m i ht g at t e m pt
 Mea ni ng of i b e s Ob elisks . 83

T he ch astity of t he V est a l Virgi ns— w ho had ch arg e of

” —
t he “
H oly Fir e e qu ally as the virgi nity o f t he Nu ns

o f S ai nt Bridg e t a m ong t he e a rli e r d e v ot e e s oft he Chri s

”
ti an fa ith w ho with a lik e ob se rv anc e m a i nt ai ne d sentry
, ,
“
,

A m a z on Priest s as th e y m ight b e c a ll e d in thi s m anne r

- ~

, ,

— o v er th e u ndyi ng “ Light ” in t he cl oi st e r s a nd sanc

t u a ries of t he Chri st — thi s st at e of ab solut e virgi nity

w a s a n a ll p ow e rful obj e ct-

N o m att e r wh a t the e normity .

of he r guilt o th e rwi se t he w om an— if a virgi n— c ould ,

not b e subj e ct e d t o t he l a st p e nalty of d e a th by vi ol e nt

”
h and H e r e w e see t he r e ason of t he putti ng aw ay
.

or t he sil e nt awful livi ng buri al o f t he V e st a l Virgi n

, , ,

e v e n in t he d oubt no one h avi ng wit ne sse d t he act — of -

re sc ue . T he se nt r
y
’
s du t y w as t o k ee p t his w at c h u nt i l daydaw n,
w he n his p art icular vi se r c e w as su pp ose d t o b e p
su e rse de d or a c com

plishe d It w as . d f iv d y
e e ns e ut o f t his ki nd w hi ch w as g b im a ine d to e

t he ori in of “
g p l dg i g f
e n ,
”
or saf
et
y at c on v iv i l ai g Th m eet n s. e

p urp ose and u se h i m d

as n o e rn days, and in th e i f d
e x e rc se o mo ern

form alit ie s, p asse d l g h a t o et e r ou t o fre c o g nit ion or o fk l dg T hi now e e. s

gl
si n u ar w at c h of h B id g
t e
“

r e room s
’ “
B est - M an
”
w as held i n fu ll
l
so e m n tiy u nt i l t he se nt ine l w as re lie e d at v “
c oc k -
c row ,
”
w he n his
o blig i at o ns w e re t e rm i nat e d . A ny at t e m pts at d ist u r b ance
( f
or t he

g
w om e n, am on st t he anc ie nt s, u se d t o ma k e a show of ru shin g t o t he

a ss ist anc e o f t he B ride ) or a t int e rru p t io n— e v e n on t he p art o f t he

m ost de s p e rate ri avl of t he ne w ly m - arri e d m an, w ho, at a ll ha z ards,

w ant e d t o b k i —f
re a n or su c h t hin s g hv a e oc c u rre d —w ere to be reso
”
lut e ly w it hst ood w hilst t he se nt ry re m ai ne d t he c u st odian oft he k ey,
and he w as c om e lle d t o p ho d hisl p ost , an d, i f ne ce ssary, to s a
y l hi s
a ssai ant, el v
gh h h ld b hi
e n alt hou b h Ad l i e s ou e s ow n rot e r. n a so n

l hi f ll j ifi i ( b y l
,

thi iy h
s e x t re m tld b h ld h , e w ou e e arm ess, s u u st c at o n aw

b h D iv i d h ) b i g h f h h B id l C h b
ot ne an u m an e n t e ac t t at t e r a - am er w as a

h l y pl d b h g dm ”
o i m y i lly
ace , as l d d t w as st c a se a e an sac re , ot as re ar s en

and pi i s d h h
r ts b d v an h i k f hi lif
t at k p e w as ou n e e n at t e r s o s e, t o ee

g d v i i h d di h g f hi high hiv l i f i W
,

uar o er t, n t e ue sc ar e o t s c a r c u nc t on. e

h ll m m y i l d i g
e re re c a 30 v i h e i f h F st ca o n s, e en n t e c e re m on e s o t e re e

m i h p p
asons, h t b v fh i
e blim f i h l d l dg
ro e r O se r anc e s o t e r su e o rm s n t e se a e o e.
 Pb a llza rnz
'

84 .

t he i nfr acti on of her v ow s and t he evid enc e b e i ng -

pr esumptiv e only ofhe r guilt H ence the fine pr e c auti ons .

of t he R o m an e quity A s a si ng u l ar di f
. fe r e nc e in t he ,

i d e as of t he str ang e sa cr e d ne ss and a l so t he p e culi ar ,

r e ligi ou s p e rfe cti on e v e n o f t he id ea of t he w a nt o f

v irgi nity a m ong st di f fe r e nt p e opl e s in t he c ont rari e ty of ,

th e ir sup e rstiti on m ay b e cit e d the impr essi ons of t he

,

Hi nd oos In the mi nd s of thi s p e opl e no w om an is a fit

.
,

c andid a t e for H eav en u nl e ss she has fulfill ed wh a t t o th e m is

t he v e ry purp ose ofhe r b e i ng and sa crific e d her virgi nity ; ,

m a d e ov er as it w e r e her du e t o G od— no fe mal e e nt e r

, ,

i ng H e av e n w ho se e k s t o p a ss b odily u nprov en Such a .

n o ti o n pr e v a il e d a l so a m o
,
ng t h e I sr a
,
e lit e s — wit ne ss t he
”
l am ent for Tam maz or T ham m az t he H ebr e w Phce b u s , ,

a nd t he p e ri od of sa crifici a l m our ni ng amid st the m ou n

“

t a i ns sp ent by t he d aught er of J ephtha— a sort of

,

Iphig e ni a— b ew a i li ng ly er v i rgi ni ty, and thi s actu a lly

“ ”
’

“
b e for e t he L ord Thi s is one o fthe most tragic al and
t ouchi ng st ori e s in t he O ld T est am ent narrativ e t o the ,

m e ani ng s of which v e ry littl e a tt enti on is ordi nar ily p a id .

T he M ah om e t ans i m agi ne th a t w om an has no sou l and ,

th e r e for e no pl ac e in a futur e w orld u nl e ss qu alifi ed and ,

fitt e d th e r e for by b e i ng t a k en ou t of t he ordi nary c a t e

g ory of wom en by e x tr a na tural m eans and by Sp e ci a l -
,

m agic m erit s T he Hou r ir— the femal e ex qui sit e ly

.
,

phy sic ally endow e d p opul ac e of t he Mu ssulman P ar adi se

— t he S irit Fl ow e r s of which are only for plucki ng and
p
r ene wi ng u se are m e r e ly imp e r sonat e d m eans ofaggr e ssiv e
,

ma le d e light .

w ho m a k e s v e ry nic e di sti ncti ons i n th ese

*
A writ er
Pi e rre D u fou r, L Antigu it e la plus
’ ’

reculcfe j urgu oi
’
no: j ourr ,

v ol. iii .
,
c ha p . i , B rux e lle s, 1 8 6 x
. .
86 Pb a lli ci sm .

t he p eo pl e th er e for e by t he Roman law the ca r nyfca or

, , ,

e x e cuti one r s w e r e c omp e ll e d b e for e th e y d e str oy e d th e m

, ,

“ ”
curi u ly o e x pr e ss t he id e a) t o e limi na t e t he od
( so o s t g ,

ou t of t he victim b e for e th e y i nflict e d t he l ast p e nalty ;

and th e y c onse qu e ntly w e r e oblig e d as a p art of th e ir ,

odi ou s of fi c e i nd ee d a s th e ir duty t o d e flow e r t he fe ma l e s ;

, ,
”
and in plucki ng t he l ast b eautiful d e ar
“
Ro ss of th e ir ,

ma id enh ood ou t of th em t o m ak e th e m tb i ngs fit t o b e , ,

‘
thrown aw ayfi e

Thi s is t he r eas on why a cc ordi ng t o t he old u nwritt en ,

law of E ngl and anci ent a s t he fou nd ati ons of the

'

Constituti on it se lf w om en in t he h and s of t he public

, ,

ex e cuti one r s w e r e a lway s bur ne d or str angl e d at the

,

st ak e a nd thu s di smi sse d as it w e r e h onour ably and not

, ,

h ang e d lik e m en or d og s I t w as a tribut e t o t he su p

, .

p ose d G od in w oma n as the m or e gl oriou s and m agic

obj e ct ; and it w as an a ck nowl e dgm e nt of t he supp ose d

sacr e d ne ss of t he str ang e ly my st e ri ou s ch ar a ct e ri stic s in

t he a rr ang e m ent s of t h e my stic ana t omy w h e r e i n she ,

is sp e ci ally c onstitut e d with ne v e rth e l e ss si ngul a r draw

,

ba ck s di sabiliti e s and p e culi ariti e s Man is philoso

, ,
.

h icall h e ld t o b e a ph e no m e non ju st as w om an is
p y ,

r egard e d as a ph enom enon only in t he l att e r c ase t o an , , ,

i nfi nit e ly farth e r e x t e nt From som e of th e se r e asons

.

”
a ri se s t he i nh e r e nt sa cr e d ness of t he hum an A ct all
“

t h e w orld o v e r a nd high e st a nd m ost pr ofou ndly so in

,

t he r e ligi ons oft he m ost civili se d p eopl e s .

“ Le Vl O l de s vi g é
e r e s c hr t i e nne s n ét ait donc dans l origine qu u n
’ ’ ’

p rélim inaire de la pe ine c apit ale é ,

c onform m e nt a l usa e de la p nalit
’
g é é
rom aine . V it iat az p riu s a c a nifice de in st rangu lat aa
r .
’
( Su e t onius da ns
T7621 ? ) —PIERRE D UFOU R L Histoire d P
,
’
la v ie de ,
c r ost it u tion .
 J e P b a lli
T/ . 87

CH A PTER IX .

T H E P H AL L I, AND TH E I
O P H O L O G CA L I PR AP C I I MO N U MEN T S,
T YP I CAL on
“
TH E F AL L .
”

TH ER E w er e pil e s of st one s or si ngl e st ones dis , ,

t ribut e d in form e r tim e s all o v e r t he north c all e d by t he ,

Gr e ek s A 0 4 0 1 EP MA IO I littl e hill s or m ou nd s ofM ercury ;

)
’
, ,

o f wh om th e y w e r e pr ob ably t he origi na l symb ol s Th e y .

w e r e pl ac e d by the sid es or in t he p oi nt s of i nt e r se cti on

, ,

o fr oads and e v e ry tra v e ll e r th a t p a sse d Si ste ,

th r e w a st one up on th e m in h onour of M e rcu ry t he ,

u ardi an of all w ay s or t h e g e ne r a l cl assic c onduct or

g ,
.

( A nt/ vol
,
lib iv Epigr I 2 PlJ u r nut de Na t Deor )
. .
, . . . .

Th er e can b e no doubt th a t ma ny of the anci ent Crosse s

o b se rv abl e in such situ a ti ons w e r e e r e ct ed up on th e se

m o u nd s th eir pyramid al form affordi ng a c omm odi ou s

,

b ase and t he sub stituti on of a new obj e ct b e i ng t he m ost

,

o bvi ou s and u su al r e m e dy f or such ki nd s of sup e r stiti on .

T he old P e l asgi an M e rcury of t he A th eni ans c onsi st e d

o f a hum an h e ad pl ac ed up on a n i nv e rt e d ob e li sk with a

phal lu s ; ofwhich se ver a l are e x t ant W e find al so fe m al e .

dr ape d figur e s t e rmi na ti ng i n t he sam e squ ar e form Th e se .

se e m t o b e o f t he Ve nu s A rchiti s or Primitiv e V e nu s ; ,

o f wh om th e r e w as a st a tu e o f w ood a t D e l os supp o se d ,

t o b e t he w ork ofD ae d a lu s a nd anoth e r in a t e mpl e up on

M ou nt L ib anu s ofwhich t he d e scripti on o f M acrobiu s

,

e x a ctly c orr esp ond s with t he figur e s now e x t ant H er .

a pp eara nc e w as m e l anch olic he r h e a d c ov e r ed and he r

, ,
"

fa c e su st ai ne d by her l e ft h and which w as c onc e al e d ,

u nd er her g arm ent (Sat i ch ap x x i ) Som e of th ese

. . .
, . .
88 Pb a lli cism
’

figure s h av e the mystic titl e A zn A zt A up on th em sig nifyi ng ,

p e rh ap s t he w elc om e or gra tul a ti on t o t he r e turni ng

Spri ng : f or th e y e vid e ntly r e pr e se nt natur e in wi nt e r ,

still su st a i ne d by t he i nv e rt e d ob e li sk t he e m anati on of
,

t he su n p oi nt e d d ownw ard s but h avi ng all her p ow e r s

e nv e l op e d in gl oom and sa d ne ss Som e of th ese figur es

.

w er e prob ably lik e t he P a phi an Venu s androgynou s ;

, ,

wh e nc e ar ose t he Her maplsr odi t ce a ft e rward s r epr e sent e d

,

u nd e r m or e e l e g ant fo rm s ; a cc ou nt e d f or a s u su a l by

p o e tical fabl es O ccasi onally t he a ttr i but e see m s t o b e

.

sig nifi e d by t he ca and wi ng s of M e rcury

p .

T he symbolical m e ani ng o f t he oliv e t he fir and t he , ,

a ppl e,
t he h onorary r e w ard s in t he Olympic I sthmi an , ,

a nd Pythi an g am e s all b or e r e fe r e nc e t o t he myth s and ,

,

t he my st e ri e s in r e ligi on T he p ar sl ey w hich form e d

.
,

t he cr ow n of t he Rom an vict or s w as e qu ally a m y stic ,

pl ant ; it b e i ng r epr esent e d on c oi ns in t he sam e m anne r

a s t he fi l eaf and with t h e sa m e sig nific a ti on ( Hes cl?
g y
-
,

prob ably on accou nt of a p e culi ar i nflu enc e which it is

sti ll supp ose d t o h av e up on t he fe m a l e c onstituti on .

T he c onfu si on o f p e r sona g e s and of ch ar a ct e ri stic s

a m ong t he g od s and h e r oe s a ri si ng fr o m a c onfu si on of
,

nam e s and t erm s w as fa cilit a t e d in it s pr ogr e ss by t he

,

b e li e f th a t t he univ er sal g e ne ra tiv e pri ncipl e or it s sub ,

o rdi na t e e m anati ons m ight act in such a m anne r th a t

,

a fe m a l e o f t he hum an sp e ci es might b e impr e g na t e d

wi t h out t he co op erati on of a m al e (Pluta r cb Sym

-
. .

p os ia c
,
lib
. vii
. i pr
,
obl A . n d as thi s n o ti on w as e x

t re m e ly u se ful and c onv e ni e nt i n c onc e a li ng t he fr a ilti es

o f w om e n qui e ti ng t he j e a l o u si es of hu sb and s pr ot e cti ng

, ,

t he h onour of famili es and gu a rdi ng with r e ligi ou s aw e

,

t he p ow e r of b old u surp e r s it w a s na tur ally ch eri sh e d

,
9 0 Ploa llicis m .

Ph araoh s is the h e r e dit a ry divi si on i nt o c ast e s d e riv e d

, ,

from metempsycloosi s . Thi s d octri ne form e d t he rul e ,

and w as a fu nd a m e nt a l a rticl e of faith in b oth I ndi a

and Egypt as a l so with t he anci e nt G aul s Brit ons and

, , ,

m any o th e r na ti ons T he Hi nd oo c ast es r ank a cc ordi ng

.

t o t he numb e r o f tr ansmigr a ti ons which th e so ul i s su p

p ose d t o h a v e u nd erg one a nd it s consequ ent pr ox imity

,

t o or di st anc e fr om re ab sorpti on i nt o the divi ne e sse nc e

, ,
-
,

or i nt e ll e ctu a l a by ss fr o m which it Spr ang

,
T he sa cr e d .

B rahmi ns wh ose soul s a re a ppr oachi ng t o a t e u ni on with

,
-

th e ir sourc e ar e far ab o v e t he w re tch e d p ari ah s w ho

, ,

are l ow e st in the alph ab e t of ca stes Th ese l ast are .

without any rank in t he hi e rarchy ; and are th e r e for e

supp o se d t o h a v e all t he l ong humili ati ng and p a i nful
, ,

transmigrati ons ye t b e for e th e m A s the r esp e ctiv e .

di sti ncti ons are in b oth h e r e dit ary the soul b e i ng su p

, .
,

p ose d t o d esc e nd i nt o one cl ass for pu ni shm e nt and

asc end i nt o t he o th e r f or r e w ard t he mi se ry of d e gr a d a
,

ti on is with ou t h0 pe e v en in p ost erity ; t he wr e tch e d

p ar ent s h avi ng nothi ng t o b e qu e a th t o th e ir u nfortu na t e
of fspri ng th a t is not t a i nt e d with e v erl asti ng i nfa my and
humili ati on L oss ofca ste is th e r e fore t he most dr e adful
.

pu ni shm ent th at a Hi nd oo can su ffer ; as it affe ct s b oth

his b ody a nd his soul e x t e nd s b e y ond t he gra v e and
, ,

r e duc es b oth him and his p ost e rity for e v er t o a Si tu a t i on

b e l ow th at ofa brut e .

From t he Sp e cim ens th at h av e app ear e d in Eur op e an

l angu ag e s t he p oe try of t he Hi nd oos se e ms t o b e in t he
,

sa m e styl e as th e ir art ; a nd t o c onsi st of gig antic gl oo m y , ,

and op er ose ficti ons d e stitut e of a ll th ose r a c e s which

, g
di sti ngui sh the r eligi ou s a nd p oe tical fabl e s oft he Gr ee k s .

T he i nc arnati ons which form t he pri ncip al subj e ct s o f

 J é Ploa lli
T/ I
.
9

s culptur e in all t he t e mpl es of I ndi a Tib e t Tart ary a nd , , ,

C hi na are ab ove all oth er s c a lcul at e d t o c all forth the

,

id eal p e rfe cti ons of the art by e x p andi ng and e x alti ng

,

t he im agi na ti on of t he arti st and e x citi ng his a mbiti on t o

,

surp ass t he simpl e imit ati on o f ordi nary form s in ord er ,

t o pr oduc e a m od e l of e x c e ll e nc e w orthy t o b e t he cor

ore al h abit a ti on of t he D e ity : but thi s no nati on of t he

p ,

E ast nor i nd e ed of t he E arth e x c e pt t he Gr e ek s and

, ,

th ose w ho c opi e d th em e v e r a tt e mpt e d L e t t he pr e ci ou s

,
.

wr e ck s and fragm ent s th er e for e oft he art and g e niu s of

, ,

th a t wond e rful p eopl e b e c o ll e ct e d with c are and pre

”
s e rv e d with r e ve r enc e as ex ampl e s of what m an is
,

c ap abl e of u nd er p e culi ar circum st anc e s ; which as th e y ,

h a ve ne v e r occurr e d but onc e may ne v e r occur agai n

,

A ft e r t he supr e m e Tri a d t he fram e r s of t he v ast

,

O ri e nt a l sy st e m supp ose d an imm ense h ost of i nfe ri or

spirit s t o h av e b e en pr oduc e d ; p a rt of wh om aft e rward s

r eb e lli ng u nd er th e ir chi e fs Moisasoor and Rhaab on the ,

m at e ri a l w orld w a s pr e p ar e d for th e ir pri son and pl ac e of

purgati on ; in which th e y w e r e t o p a ss through e ighty
”
ni ne tr ansmigr ati ons pri or t o th e ir r e st ora ti on D uri ng .

thi s tim e th e y are ex p ose d t o the m achi na ti ons of th e ir

form e r l e a d e r s ; w ho e nd ea v our t o m ak e th e m vi ol at e the
l aw s of t he Om nip ot ent and thu s r e l ap se i nt o h op e l e ss
,

p e rditi on or l ose th e ir ca ste and h av e all the t edi ou s and

, ,

p ai nful tr ansmigrati ons alr eady p assed t o go t hr ough ag ai n ;

t o pr e v e nt which th e ir m or e dutiful br e thr e n t he Em a
, ,

na ti ons th a t r e m ai ne d faithful t o t he Om nip ot e nt w e r e ,

a ll ow e d t o c o mfort ch e ri sh and assi st th e m in th e ir

, , p as

sa g e : a nd th at a ll might h a v e e qu a l O pp ortu niti e s of

r e d e e mi ng th e m se lv es the D ivi ne P e r sonag e s of t he

,
”
“
Gr eat Tri ad (the sam e in e ffic acy and purp ose as
, ,
9 2 Pb a lli cism .

t he Chr i sti an had a t di f fe r e nt tim e s b e com e

i nc ar na t e in di f fe r e nt form s ( t he Chri sti an sy st e m of
”
“
M e rcy or of M e di ati on or
,
“
and

i n di f fe r e nt c ou ntri e s t o t he i nh abit ant s of which th e y

,

had giv e n di f fe r ent l aw s and i nstituti ons suit abl e t o th e ir

r e sp e ctiv e clima t es natur es and circum st anc es It would
, , .

fo ll ow fr om thi s th a t e ach r e ligi on m ay b e g ood and

, ,

m ay b e e f fic aci ou s in t he furth e r anc e of t he D ivi ne ulti

m a t e i nt e nti ons ofwhich of c our se Man mu st b e e ntir e ly
, , ,

i g nor ant ; and in r e g ard of which he m ay m ak e c ompl e t e ,

mi st a k e s fr om the i nsu ffici e ncy of that which he assum e s

,

t o b e r ea son whil e ofa b solut e truth m an k now s nothi ng ;

o r why can he not fo r e se e t he futur e ju st a s he r e c all s

t he p a st ?

T he h e a d of Pr ose rpi ne a pp ear s i n numb e rl ess in ,

s t anc e s surr ou nd e d by d o lphi ns

,
A nd up on t he v ery
.

a nci e nt m e d al s of S id e in P a mphyli a t he p om e gr anat e , ,

t he fruit p e culi arly c onse cr a t e d t o her is b orne up on t he ,

b ack of one ( Mus Hu nter t ab x lix fig 3 & c ) By

. . .
, . .
, .
,
.

pr e v a ili ng up on her t o e at ofp om e granat e Plut o is said t o ,

h av e pr ocur e d her st ay duri ng h alf t he y e ar in the i nferna l

r e gi ons ; and a p art of t he Gr e e k c er e m ony of m arri ag e
still c onsi st s in m any pl a c e s in t he brid e s tr ea di ng up on a
’
, ,

p om e grana t e The flow er ofit is al so occ asi onally e mpl oy e d

.

as a n orna m e nt up on t h e di ad e m s of both H ercul e s

a nd B a cchu s and lik e wi se form s t he d e vic e oft h e Rh odi an
,

m e d a l s ; on som e of which w e h av e se e n di sti nctly repre

se nt e d a n e ar of barl e y spri ngi ng fr om one sid e of it and ,

t he bulb of t he l otu s or ne lumb o fr om t he o th e r

,
It , .

th e r e for e h old s t he pl ac e of the m al e or activ e g e nerativ e ,

a ttribut e ; and acc ordi ngly w e find it on a br onz e fr ag

m ent publi sh e d by C aylu s as t he r e sult of t he u ni on of

,
 94 Plya llicism .

fi ery purific a ti on the form of which is d e riv e d from t he

,
“

” " “
ay s P ay ne K night a nd which are w orn by t he
6
e s
gg , ,

”
D i oscuri ( Di oscu r i t he se cr e t d ark or u nk now n g od s)
-
, , ,

“
a s b e fo r e ob se rv e d surm ou nt e d with a st e ri sk s signify
, ,

t he h e mi sph er e s of t he e arth Sex t Emp i ri c x i

( 37 ; se e . . .
, .
,

a l so A cb ill Ta t I p b a nd 1 0 c it
sa o
.
gg 1 2
.
7 3 ) . A n
, d . . .

is p ossibl e th at t he a st e ri sk s m ay in thi s c ase m ean t he , ,

m orni ng and e v e ni ng st ar s ,

T he cap is t he I si ac or M e mphi an thric e sacr e d h e ad

, ,
-

”
co v e r and is t he origi n of t he u nit e d ki ng pri e stly
,
“ -

mitr e t he di ad e m oft he P e r si an m onarch s as al so of t he

, ,

mythic h ood of t he D og e s of V enic or t he corone t

e “
,

e ncircl e d
”
crown with t he bulg e d sali ent cap— cl ov e n in
, ,

t he i nst anc e oft he Emp e r or s of t he E ast and t he W e st

in Eur op e th ose ofRu ssi a and of G erm any

, .

“ ” ”
B oth d e structi on and cr eati on w er e acc ordi ng t o ,

t he r e ligi ou s phil osophy of t he anci ent s m e r e ly “

di sso ,

”
lu t ion a nd r enov ati on t o which a ll sublu nary b odi e s ,

e v e n th a t of t he E arth it se lf w e r e supp ose d t o b e p e ri odi ,

” “ ”
ca lly li abl e “
Fir e and w at er w er e h e ld t o b e the
.

gr e a t effici ent pri ncipl e s of b oth ; and as t he spirit or

vit a l pri ncipl e of th ought and m ent a l p e rc epti on w as a l one
supp ose d t o b e imm ort a l a nd u nch ang e d t he c ompl e t e ,

di ssoluti on of t he b ody which it anim at ed w as c onc e iv e d

, ,

t o b e t he only m eans of it s c o mpl e t e e m ancip ati on H e re i n .

x
= =
Py a K night e vidently di d not k now t hat this m yt hic cap or
ne ,

c ov er f — “ ”
or t he he ad c alle d i n m odern t im e s t he
,
C ap of L ib e rty ,

and w hich is alw ays re ,d m e ans t he Sac rific ial Rit e of Ci rcu m c s on. i i
W he nce t his Cap,
”
he b v
o se r es, b e c am e a dist inct ion of ran k , as it
w as am on g t he Scyt hians Scy tb ia ns of r a né ,
( m it ocpopt xoi , L u cia n
’
.

or a s m ol of f
y b
re e dom a nd e m anc ip at ion, as i t w as am on
’
t he g
G re e k s a nd Rom ans, is not e asil
y a sc e rt aine d ( S ee Tib H am st er/ru in , . .

N ot in L ucia n D ia log D eon ,

. . .
 Tb e Pb a lli .
95

t he d octri ne s of the B u ddb ist s (or B b u ddist s w hich ,

l att e r is t he m ore prop e r a cc e ntu a ti on ) pr e ci se ly a gre e ,

with the id e as ofthe Gr e e k s and R om ans The Egyp .

ti an m ona rch s ere ct ed for t he fi nal d e p ositi on ofth e ir ow n

b odi e s th ose v ast pyramid al m onum ent s (the symb ol s of
”
th at Fir e of w hich th e y w er e c omm em ora tiv e) w h ose ,

e x c e ssiv e str ength and solidity w e r e w e ll c alcul a t e d t o

se cur e th e m a s l ong a s t he e arth it se lf l ast e d .

T h e c orp or eal re sid e nc e of thi s divi ne p ar t icl e or

em ana ti on t he soul as w e ll as o f the gr osse r pri ncipl e o f
, ,

vit a l h e at and anim al m oti on w as supp ose d t o b e t he

,

bl ood H enc e the e ver re a pp e ari ng i d eas of t he sa cr ed

.
-

b e b lood pr e v a ili ng in a ll t he th eo l ogi e s which

cb a r a cter of t ,

h av e l earni ng for th e ir b ase ; and not ably among st the

Ori e nt a l s ( the H ebr e w s p ar ticul arly) the Gr e e k s t he
, , ,

R o m ans and e ven t he Chri sti ans in the d e licacy of th e ir

, ,

pr ofou nd e r phil osophical l e arni ng as i ndic at e d in th e i r

,
”
id e as of t he mystic proc e sse s of t he Crucifix i on t he
“
,

H oly Euch ari st and t he d e e p m e ani ng s of t he ord er of

,

“ ”
t he Rou nd Tabl e and c onc entra ti ng ar ou nd t he id eas
,
” ”
of t h e Re d Cross and the ,
R ose s .

Purific a ti on by fir e is still in u se a mong t he Hi nd oos ,

as it w a s a m ong t he ea rli e st R o m ans and a l so am ong t he ,

na tiv e Iri sh ; m en w om en and childr e n a nd e v en c a ttl e

, , , ,

in Ir e l and l eapi ng ov e r or p a ssi ng thr ough t he sacr e d

, ,

fir e s annu ally ki ndl e d in h onou r of B aa l ; an anci ent titl e

”—
of t h e Su n or r a th e r o f t he “
, C e l e sti al Fir e t he l ast

thi ng t o b e p ene trat e d t o ( in m agic) of all cr e at e d

thi ng s .

T o thi s id e a o f sacrific e and t o t he e x pi at ory sacrific e

,

in bl ood w e ow e t he c omp ositi ons so fr e qu ent in t he

, ,

sculptur e s of t he third and fourth c enturi e s of Mithra s , ,

9 6 Pb a lli cism .

t he P e r si an M e di a tor or his fe m al e p er sonific ati on a

, ,

wi ng e d Vict ory sacrifici ng a bull It se e m s prob abl e th a t

,
.

t he sanctity a nci e ntly a ttribut e d t o re d or purpl e arose

fr om i t s similitud e t o bl ood for i t had b een cu st omar y , ,

in e arly ti m e s t o p a i nt not only t he fac e s of t he st atu es

,

o f t he d e iti e s with v e rmili on ( pr op e rly ca r mi ne) but a l so ,

t he b odi e s of t he R om an C onsul s and D ict a t or s duri ng ,

t he sa cr e d c e r e m ony of t he Triumph ; fr om which a nci ent

cu st o m the imp eri al purpl e of l a t e r ag es is d e riv e d .

0
Fr om th e se id eas of t he m agic and the sacr e d ne ss of
c ol our s p articul arly in the auguri al and h e ra ldic sense it
, ,

is a pp ar e nt th at t he anci e nt a ugur s w e r e h er ald s T he .

m od e rn h e ra ld s are or ought t o b e rightfully augur s in

, , ,

c ert ai n illu stra tiv e r esp e ct s in r e g ard t o the du e m ar sh al

,

li ng of arm s in t he my stic or mea ni ng se nse Re d is the .

r oy al c ol our Purpl e is the imp e ri al c ol our as m e ani ng t he

.
,

u ni on of r oy alti es or t he Gr eat e r King ship or t he titl e of

, ,
”
“
Ki ng of Ki ng s The rich e st bl ood has a purpli sh ti ng e
.
,

as is w e ll k nown Fr om thi s r e ason c om es t he v ery littl e

.
,
”
u nd e r st ood word blu e bl ood (sa ng a z ur ) a s implyi ng
“ - -
,

t h e tru e pur e a ri st ocr a cy

,
Th e r e for e in the my stic and
.
,

myth ol ogic al sacr e d i nfle cti on whil st Jupit e r b e c om e s t he

,

Ki ng of t he G od s and cl a im s re d or i nst ant or si m pl e , ,

bl ood c ol our a s his di sti ngui shi ng col our t he anarch

-
, , ,

or e arli e st o f t he G od s or fa th e r of Jupit e r or as he
, ,

m ay b e d e signat e d in thi s c onne cti on t he Emp e r or

, ,

of t he G od s— S aturn has a ssigne d for a rch ki ngly or

,
-
,

i mp er ia l c ol our t he e x qui sit e ly h e ight ene d bl ood

,
-

c ol our in d e e p est di gnity or purpl e The r e a l Tyri an

, , .

purpl e a s it is c all e d w as not ab solut e ly re d a s

, , ,

by m ost mi st ak e n hi st ori ans it is assum e d t o h a ve

b e en but a ca rmi ne of i nex pr essibl e brilli ancy and
, ,
9 8 Pb a lli cism .

ti ans ,
and a so t he
l high pri e st of the J ews hu ng the se ,

b e ll s
,
a s sa cr e d e mbl e m s t o th e ir sac erd ot a l garm ent s
,

a nd t he Bra hmi ns still c onti nu e t o ri ng a sm all b e ll a t t he

i nt erval s of th eir pray e r s abluti ons and oth e r act s of, ,

my stic d e v oti on ; which cu st om is still pre serv e d in the ,

C a th olic Church at the e l e v a ti on ofthe h ost (Plu ta r cb . .

Synzposia a lib iv qu 5 ; Ex od c xx viii ) The L a c e

,
. .
, .
,
. .

d e m oni ans b eat up on a br ass v e sse l or pan— a k e ttl e

drum ; which id ea w as p e rh ap s t he origi n oft he k e ttl e
,
“
,
”
drum s sol e ly p e rt a i ni ng t o t he H ou sehold C avalry of t he
S ov e r e ign of E ngl and and c ov er e d with the b anne r s or
, ,

tr ophi es of t he roy al arm s The L ace dem onians as a

,
.
,

my stic ob se rv anc e or c e r e m ony in h onour of th e ir g od s

, ,

b e at up on th e se m e t allic di sc s or dr um s on the d ea th of , ,

th e ir ki ng s W e still r e t ai n the cu st om of t olli ng a b e ll

.

on such o cc asi ons T he Chi nese r a i se a cl ash a mid st the ir

.

m e t al s at the tim e of an e clip se in ord e r as th e y say t o

, , , ,
”
sc a r e a w a y t h e Gr e a t D r agon which has l aid a pl ot ,

t o c arry a w ay t h e light — his gr ea t e ne my t he D r ag on ,

”
Sl ay e r ,
Ph oebu s t he Su n , .

The r e a son of th e se p ar a ll e l c e r e m oni e s am ong all t he ,

p e opl e s and t he si ngul ar simil arity of th e ir sup e r stiti ons

, ,

l oc ally a nd g ene r ally a s if th ey with one c onsent w e r e

, , ,

addr e sse d t o t h e sa m e obj e ct with only slightly v aryi ng ,

m anne r s and t he u se m a d e a pp ar e ntly of the se lf sam e , ,

-

m achi ne ry t o w ork t oward s th e se e nd s r e m ai n as g ene ra lly ,

u nknow n as e v er in spit e of i nnum erabl e gu esse s The

, .

r a ison d et r e of anci ent c e r e m oni e s which still su rviv e and

’ '

th e ir ob sti nat e a dh er enc e and t enacity in the u sag e e v en ,

in t he af fe cti ons of t he p eopl e — t he i nh er e nt life of ,

sup e r stiti ons surpri se s u s whil st th e y in truth b e wi ld e r

, , , , .

“ I t i s sa id ” say s t he G old en L eg e nd by W nk n
, y y
 Tb c Pb a lli .
99
~

de W ord e the evil Spiryt e s t hat b en in t he regyon of

“
‘

,
’
t h a yr e dou b t e m och e wh e n th e y h e r e t he b e ll es ronge n

a nd thi s is t he c au se why t he b e ll e s b e n ron en wh e n i t

g
t hondre th a nd wh en gr e t e t e mp e st e and o u tr ag e s of
,

w e th er happ en t o the e nd that t he fe i nd e s and w yck ed

,

Spir t es shold b e ab ash e d and fl e e and c e ase of t he

y ,
”
m ovying of the t e mp est e Thi s ri nging of the b e ll s o f
.

t he Church at t he tim e of thu nd e r st orm s is still pr acti se d

, ,

in m any p ari sh e s in E ngl and .

T he G od P an is calle d in t he Orphic Hymns Jup i t e r ,

t he m ov e r of all thi ng s a nd is d e scrib e d a s h arm oni si ng

,

a ll thi ng s by t he mu sic of his pip e H

( y m n X v er 1 2 . . .
, .
,

Fra gm N o xx viii v er 1 3 e d G esn ) H e i s a l so c all e d

. . .
, .
, . .

t h e p e rv a d e r of t he sk y O
( pr b H ym n V). . . .

A m ong t he Gr e e k s all d anci ng w a s o f the mim e tic

,

ki nd D ancing w as al so a p art of t he c er e moni al in all

.

my stic rit es wh enc e it w as h e ld a m ong st t he Gre e k s and

,

Rom ans in v ery high e st e e m D

( p e i n os lib i c x vii.
) .
,
.
.
,
. .

P an i s som e tim e s r e p re se nt e d as r e ady t o e x e cut e

his ch ar act eri stic offic e and som e ti me s as e xhibiti ng t he
,

r e sult of it ; in t he form er all t he mu scl e s of his fac e ,

a nd b ody a pp ear str a i ne d and c ontr a ct e d ; and in t he

l att e r fa ll en and dil a t e d ; whi le in b oth t he pb a llus is of

,

di spr op orti onat e m ag nitud e t o sig nify th at it r epr e sent e d

,

t he pr e d omi nant attri b u t e These figures are fr e qu e nt in

.

c oll e cti ons of sm alf bronz e s T he r ead e r i nt e nt on t he ,

i nv e stig ati on of th e se truly (in e v e ry vi e w) m ost im

p ort ant subj e ct s is c onfid e ntly r e fe rr ed for c onvicti on t o
, , ,

t he m ag nific e nt c oll e cti on ( t he ch oic e st and ra r e st i n

t he w orld ) of Ph allic a nci e nt r e m a i ns fr om a ll p ar t s ,

a nd g a th e r e d fr om all c ou ntri e s now d ep osit e d in t he ,

Briti sh Mu seum .
1 oo Pb a llicism .

In one i nst anc e amid st the anci ent Phallic obj e ct s Pan
, ,

a pp e ar s p ouri ng w at e r up on t he i nstrum ent (B r onz i

d Ercola no t av
’
, . but m or e c omm only st anding nea r
w a t e r and a ccomp ani e d by a qu atic fowl s ; in which cha
,

ract er he i s c onfou nd e d with Pri apu s t o wh o m g e e se

,

w e re p articul arly sacr e d (Petr onii Sa tyr ic cxx x vi

, .

H enc e t he Swan of L e d a and his Pri apic d oi ng s with t he

,

h eroi ne and her enj oym ent th er eof Swans fr e qu ently

,
.

occur a s e mbl e ms of the w at e r s up on c oi ns ; and som e

tim e s with t he h ead ofA p oll o on the r e ve rs e Se e Coi ns .

C la z omence i n Peller i n and Mus Hu nter wh ere m a

of , . .
, y
b e fou nd som e allu si on t o th e anci ent noti on of th e i r
si ngi ng ; a noti on whi ch m a h a v e ari se n fr om t he noi se s
y
th e y m ak e in the high l atitud e s of the N orth pri or t o ,

th e ir d e p artur e at the ap proach ofwi nt er

, .
 oz Pb a lli cism .

sh ad ow e d and no wond e r th at th e y should so imp ress

,

a nd o v e r sh a d o w " The e arly p eopl es of the worl d find ,

ing th a t Man had alr e a dy got so much in his ow n i ndi

v idu a l p e r sonal p ow e r gr e w t o r e c o gni se th at th e y had
,

ga i ne d a w ond erful gift gi ve n t o th e m for som e gre at

,

e nd si nc e G od had giv e n it
,
T he r e fl e ctiv e mi nd l ook
.
,

ing i nw a rd s r e c ogni se d t he G od s— and all t he p ow e rs

,

of t he G od s— ih the na tura l fa ct s of r e pr oducti on ; t he

m a chi ne ry ( t o u se such a w ord) o f which b e i ng so ,

c ontrary and unex p e ct e d struck th e m a s cl early the

,

re sult o f th ought and of a di r e ct d e sign not a ccid e nt a l

‘

, , .

T e h o bj e ct s of thi s gr an d di spl a y— t o sp e ak in the

a b stra ct — r e m a i ned t he gr eat puzzl e W e thi nk in .

v a s tly t oo light a m ann e r — gr ow n fre e a nd pr e sumi ng

in our fa mili arity— of th ese truly se ri ou s thi ng s now in , ,

t he m od e rn day wh en sci e nc e se e m s t o h av e e x pl ai ne d
,

a ll th a t i s t he w orld .

T he Gr ee k s and Romans br ought forw ard t he r eal

a nd t he vi sibl e — w e m e an t he i nstrum e nt s— of t he se x u a l

r e l ati ons in a w ay and w ith a fr e e d om i nconc e ivabl e t o

, ,

th ose w ho know nothing of t he u nd e rlyi ng m eani ng

e vid e nt in th e ir g e m s and c oi ns a nd sculptur e , .

I nd e e d so artfully is all thi s v e il e d and so littl e obvi ou s

, ,

i s t he li ne of c onne cti on b e tw e e n the o bj e ct se t forw ard a s

(
a n e x pr e ssi on and t he thi ng it se lf which i s simp ly in all
,

c ase s t he conju ncti on of the sex es) th at it r equire s v e ry

, ,

consid e r abl e pr actic e and much l e arni ng and quick in

,

sight t o g ath e r up t he m e ani ng s

,
T o pr ov e all thi s it
.
,

will b e only ne c e ssary t o r e fe r t o t he glyptic r e m a i ns

v e ry r e m a rk abl e ) ofwhich w e sup e ra dd t he d escripti ons
( ,

fr o m a v e ry r ar e and curi ou s b ook of t he l ast c e ntury ,

with t he title of V EN ER ES ET P R I A PI
“
Th ese ge m s .
 p
Pr ia ic Illustr a ti ons . 1o
3

a nd c oi ns and fant astic r e pr esent ati ons c om e d ow n fr om

t he v e ry r e m ot e tim e s of the R om e o f t he C ae s ars
, .

Pri apu s u nd er all his form s and in his cl assic al p oe tical

, , ,

r end e ri ng s, wh e th er as H erm es as Pan as Fau n as , , ,

Sh e ph e rd a s si ngl e b odi e d or as d oubl e b odi ed, human

,
- -
,

se mi hum an h alf c a pri ne bl ock r e v e r se d c one

-
,
-
st one or
, , ,

stump ,
b e ar s t he sa m e li ne am ent s t he sam e orbicul ar ,

d e v e l o pm ent the id entic al m e t am orph ose s and m ystic

,

m eani ng and is se t up at all b ou nd s in i nnum e rabl e

, , ,

pill ar s or p ost s or ob eli sk s or r e v er se d pi ns or l ongi

, , ,

t u dinal r e v e r se d pyramida l fr agm ent ary bl ock s or

, ,
”
sh ap e s as, G od oft he G ard e ns Thi s strang e figu re .

Pri apu s or P an—with his h orns and his hir sut e accom
anim e nt s with t he r eeds a nd t he cymb al s a nd t he
p , , ,

cl ash e s of m e t al produc e d in t he jar oft he

il
s v ki i g
e r- ss n c
ym bl
a s,
”

and t he di scord ant scr e am s and y ell s and sh out s which

a cc o mp any him— all of thi s ov erp ow eri ngly v eh e m e nt ,

mythic ritu al ofwhich the Ba cch anal s and B acchant e s g av e

ri ot ou s and di sord erly d anci ng or l eapi ng or c onvul si onary
e x pr e ssi on— is in c e rt a i n se ns e s urg e d in t he w orld s sense
’
, ,

of thi ng s a s a pr o t est a g a i nst t he ord e r and r e gul arity o f

natur e . Thi s Pri apu s or u nnatur a l grot e squ e figur e m ay

b e tr e a t e d a s a Sc ar e crow or a s t he Fir st oft he Sc ar e cr ow s
,
.

I nd e c ency a cc ordi ng t o mod er n id e as is pu sh e d t o an

, ,

e x tr e m e in th e se irr e gul ar lu stful sc e ne s M ost of t he

,
.

”
r e pr e senta ti ons in V e ner e s e t Pri api are t oo fr e e
“

( th e y are a ll q uit e t he r e v e r se o f c oa r se ) t o r e pr o duc e ,

a lm ost t o d e scrib e T he g e ne r al impr e ssi on one b ear s

.

a wa y a ft e r a n e x a mi na ti on o f th e se m a st e rpi e c e s o f anci e nt

a rt is t he fa l se one th a t t he p e opl e t o wh om th e y w e r e
,

fa mili ar must h av e b e e n gl ari ngly se nsu al and syst em at i

1 0 2

h d ow ed and no wond e r th a t th e y should so impress

s a ,

and o v e r sh ad ow " The e arly p e opl e s of t he world find ,

ing th a t Man had alr e a dy got so much in his ow n indi

vidu al p e rsonal p ow er gr e w t o r e c ogni se th at th e y had
,

g ai ne d a w ond erful gift giv en t o th e m for som e gre at

,

e nd si nc e G od had giv en it
,
T he r e fl e ctiv e m i nd l ook
.
,

i g
n i nw a rd,
s r e c og n i se d t h e G o d s— and all t he p ow e r s

of t h e G o d s— in the na tura l fa ct s of r e pr oducti on ; t he

m a chi ne ry ( t o u se such a w ord) of which b e i ng so ,

c ontrary and u nex p e ct e d struck th e m as cl early the

,

r esult of th ought and of a dir e ct d e sign not a ccid ent al

‘

, , .

T he o e bj ct s o f thi s gr an d di spl a y— t o sp e ak in t he

a b str a ct — r e m a i ne d t he gr e at pu z z l e W e thi nk in
.

v a stly t oo light a m anne r— gr ow n fr e e and pr esumi ng

i n our famili arity— of th ese truly se ri ou s thi ng s now in , ,

t h e m od ern day wh en sci e nc e se e m s t o h av e ex pl ai ne d

,

all th a t i s t he w orld .

The Gr e e k s and R omans br ought forw ard t he r ea l

a nd t he vi sibl e — w e m e an t he i nstru m e nt s— o f t he se x u a l

r e l ati ons in a w ay and w ith a fr e e d om i nconc e ivabl e t o

, ,

those w ho know nothing of t he u nd erlyi ng m e ani ng

e vid e nt in th e ir g e m s a nd c oi ns and sculptur e , .

I nd e ed so artfully is all thi s v e il e d and so littl e obvi ou s

, ,

is t he li ne of c onne cti on b e tw e e n t he obj e ct se t forward a s

(
a n e x pr e ssi on and t he thi ng it se lf which i s simply in all
,

c ase s t he c onju ncti on of the

,
it r equire s v ery
c onsid er abl e pr actic e and much l e ar ni ng and quick in
,

sight t o g a th e r up t he m e ani ng s
,
T o pr ov e all thi s it
.
,

will b e only nec e ssary t o r e fe r t o the glyptic r e m a i ns

v e ry r e m ark abl e ) ofwhich w e sup e r a dd t he d e scripti ons
( ,

fr om a v e r r ar e and curi ou s b ook of t he l ast c e ntury

y ,

with t he titl e of V EN ER ES ET P R I A PI
“
Th ese ge m s
.
 0 4 . P/
J a lli clsm
‘

ca l ly libidi nous But w e must r e m e mb e r that L ycurgus

.
,

w ho k ne w natur e w e ll w as t he fir st t o b e c onvi nc e d th at
,

t he fr e e e x hibition of the nak e d hum an form wh e th er ,

m al e or fe m al e wh e n gr own fa mili ar w as t he sur e st

, ,

and m ost c ompl e t e m e ans of r e duci ng de sir e within rul e

‘

a nd limit a nd of pl a ci ng i rr e gul a r e a g erne ss withi n t he

,

b ou nd s of c ontrol For thi s r eason tha t wi se and pru d ent

.
,

l e gi sl at or m ad e it a rul e in Sp art a th a t t he public gym

nastic e x e rci se s sh ould b e p a rt a k e n of in c omm on by b oth

m al e s and fem a l e s Thu s t he r ac es and c omb at s and

.
, ,

t he r ou nd of t he tr a i ni ng f or t he h e a lthful and b e autiful

di spl ay of t he limb s— of c ou rse und e r pr op e r and judici ou s

r e gul a ti ons— the gam e s w hich w er e a lway s in th e ir in ,

dicat ions and e x pr e ssi ons sa cr e d a nd my stica l Lycurgu s , ,

o rd e r e d sh ould b e c e l e br at e d in t he sight of t he wh o l e ,

of t he p e o pl e by b oth y outh s and m a id ens in a t ot al

,

st a t e o f nudity Wi th ou r m od e rn id e as thi s w ou ld
.
,

se e m t o b e a lm o st i mp ossibl e But w e can w e ll r e c og .

ni se how a ll th e se str ang e e x hibiti ons a nd how all th ese ,

m ost wid e ly acc e pt e d Ph allic fact s b or e sway am ong t he ,

p e opl e s o f antiquity Ev e ry d e p artm ent oft he art oft he

.

a nci e nt s in a ll p a rt s o f t he w orld b e ars t he m ost u nm i s

, ,

t ak abl e wit ne ss of thi s gr ea t truth .

T he for e g oi ng ob se rv a ti ons m ay b e re fe rr e d m or e
p ar t icul arly t o the c oll e cti on of e ngr av e d g e m s illu st rat ,

ing t he r e m ot e r m yth ol ogy o f t he Gr e e k s and R om ans ,

publi sh e d at Le yd en som e y ears b e for e the outbr ea k of

t he gr e a t Fr e nch R e v oluti on This w ork fi c onsi sting
‘
.
e

at:
Vener es ,
i ab ser v a nt ur in g emmis a ntigu zs, L u gd B at av orum n d
'

ut . .
o

Eg b
.

T he le t t e rp re ss i n F re nc h and n lish has b e e n at t ri u t e d t o D H an

’

v
c a r ille , b u t , w e t hin k
he w as far t oo se riou s an au t hor t o e x p re ss
g
,

him se lf, d o, w it h t he
‘

as he see m s to li ht ne ss of t he w rit er of t he
p reface a nd not e s t o t his v olum e .
 p
P r i a i c Illust ra ti ons . 10
5

of s e v enty one pl at e s will e x pr ess thi ngs v ery signific ant

-
,

t o th ose w ho are c a p abl e o f t aki ng up t he m e ani ng s of

t he old u nfortu na t e ly di scr e dit e d th e osophy ; and si ngul a r

, ,

in t he m a tt e r it is e v e n m or e r e m ark abl e by t he m anne r

,

in which it is pr ese nt e d T he c oll e cti on m ay b e con

.

side re d not only a s a m onum e nt al m ast e rpi ec e of t he

fancy of t he anci ent s but a s a m e mori al of th e ir t al e nt s
,

“ ”
a nd skill in d e sig ni ng and e ngr a vi ng My r e al O pi ni on
.
,

“
say s t he a uth or o f t he pr e fa c e t o t he v o lum e is th a t ,

t he gr e a t e st p ar t of th e se e x c e e di ngly curi ou s e ngra v e d

st ones c anno t h av e b ee n e x e cut e d b e for e t he e mpir e o f

”
A ugu stu s and Tib eriu s l think it al so p rob abl e t h a t
.

se v e r a l of th e m are t he pr e ci ou s figur e s of Ele phant l s ,

t he Gr e e k c ourt e san— which w ere supp ose d t o b e irr e

cove rab l l ost and only s urvivi ng in tr aditi on f or th e i r

y , ,

i nex pr e ssibl e succ e ss and m agnific enc e in t he Ve nu s lik e -

and Pri ap e an sense Thi s fam ou s Eleph ant is not

.
,

m e re ly t he Gr e ek c ou rt e san but t he c ourt esan pa r,

ex cellence ,
had t he au d acity ( or m aj e stic c oura g e ?) t o
comp ose b ook s and t o pr ovid e illu strati ons up on t he
,

ch oic e st se cr e t s of her profe ssi on in ju stificati on and in ,

gl ory of it .

Su e t oniu s say s th at Tib eriu s had th ese b ook s pl ac e d

in his priv a t e libra ry a nd th a t t he fam ou s A ul a or ‘ ’
, ,

banqu e ti ng h all in his w orld r e nowne d G old en P al a c e

- -

th er hi t ri hi t thi o f N e r o) w as orna m e nt e d
( o s o ans n s

with m ag nific e nt pictur e s p a i nt e d by t he first arti st s in

,

R om e ; pictur e s tw e lv e in nu m b e r and ach na m e d aft e r , e

a sign of t he z o di a c of life si z e and wh olly in th e nud e ;

,
-
,

figur e s di spl ayi ng t he tw e lve p ostur es in which t he

‘ ’

Gr e a t A ct c ould b e t he m ost succ e ssfully acc ompli sh e d

th at is for t he purp os e of ex t orti ng th e r e from th e m ost
,
t0 6 Pb a llicism .

ex qui sit e pl easur e and at the sam e tim e of r eali si ng the

,

origi na l i nt enti ons of N a tur e in t he se curi ng o f t he m o st

”
fe licit ou sly e nd ow e d pr og e ny A ugury sup e r stiti on in
.
,

c onnexion with th ose o ccult studi e s b e c am e in a ft e r ,

ag es ,
in t he h and s of t he a d e pt s th at whi ch w as de ,

nom i nat e d the my stic or c e l e sti a l ana t omy, a f ra m e work

or m a th e m a tic al pl an o f hum an b e i ng s wh olly form e d in

t he my st e ri ou s i nvi sibl e r e gi ons fill e d with R osicruci an

”
Int e llige nc ie s and which w a s c a ll e d the M acr oc osm in
, ,

“
c ontradi sti ncti on t o th a t which w as styl e d the world o f
” “ ”
m an and his surr oundi ng s or the Microc osm ,
A ll .

thi s in a ft e r ag e s w as d e m onstr at e d by the m a tch

, ,

l ess phy si ol ogi st H enry C or ne liu s A gripp a It form e d

, .

a mi ne a m agic mi ne w ork e d i nt o by t he R osicruci ans

, , ,

in which all t he c ompl e x iti e s of astrol ogy and all t he ,

se ttl e m e nt s and t he fi x i ng and t he p oi si ng and t he d e t e r

,

m inat ive s of t he h or osc op es of e v e ry livi ng human e ntity

b orn i nt o thi s world and all t he fat aliti es of e v e rythi ng
, ,

w e r e t o b e fou nd caught as it w e r e in the e ternal w e b o f

, , ,

t he ne c e ssiti e s of thi ng s a s spu n by t he Imm or ta l D e vi se r

, .

T he e dit or of thi s c u ri ou s illu strat e d b oo k thu s

pr oc e e d s :
“
T he st a t e m e nt is a scrib e d t o Su e t oniu s t h a t the
Emp eror Tib e riu s had so m e of t he d e signs ofthe b e for e
m e nt i one d sup erbly a cc o mpli sh e d Elephant is pl a c e d in
c e rt ai n of his r oom s at C aprae a answ eri ng t he purp ose s ,

o f t he v olum e t o which w e r e fe r Thi s voluptu ou s tyra nt .

is said t o h a v e p osse sse d v e ry c onsid e r abl e t ast e in par

t icu lar r e sp e ct s .

Cub i cu la l
p i
u r fa ria m dis p ari ta t a b elli s, ac si
gi lli s

la sci v i ssi ma r u m pi ct u r a r u nz, et i

fg ur a r um a dor na v i t,
”
li b r isgue Elepb a nti dis i nst r u xi t ‘
.
10 8 Plya lli ci sm .

t he od w ho is goi ng to giv e him t he pre fer enc e to

g
M ar s .

Fe stus y s that fr e qu e ntly b e for e t he y ou ng marri e d

sa

w om en w er e d e liv e r e d t o th e ir hu sband s they u se d t o

’
b e c onduct e d i nt o one o f Pri apu s t e mpl es and m a d e
t o sit i n si nu o j us Figur e XII see m s t o b e a pr e p ar a
. .

ti on for such a c e r e mony .

Fig ur e XIII show s M od e sty turni ng her b ack on a

.

Pri apu s conc eal ed in a b ask e t of fruit which W ant onne ss ,

pr e sent s t o he r .

Figu r e XXV B acchu s and A ri ad ne pr e p are th e m se lv e s

.

t o sa crific e t o Pri apu s in t he pr e senc e of L ov e Satyr s

, , ,

and B a cch ant e s .

Figur e XXVII Thi s sm all figur e of brass r e pr esent s

.

a pu s a s t he od of t he
( t oo obvi ou sly f or d e scripti on
) Pri g
g ard ens .

Figur e XXV In thi s pl a t e a m onst e r v u l va st and s lik e

.

a for est tr e e aw aiti ng t he arriv a l oft he e mbl e m ofPri apu s ,

which is b orne al oft on a triumph a l car with att end ant ,

nymph s and cupid s .

Figur e s II and III (P art II ) A st one which w as

. . .

form e rly in the cabi ne t of B ar on S t ock (whose c oll e ction

t he Ki ng of Pru ssi a purch a se d is e ngra v e d on b oth sid e s
) .

M e ssa lina wife of Cl audiu s is se e n sitti ng b e for e a littl e

, ,

ch ap e l in wh ich th e re is a Pri apu s ; whi l e on the r e v ers e

ar e se v e n Pri apu se s surr ou ndi ng a snail an anim al which
( ,

as t he natur ali st s sa h avi ng b o th sex e s is t he symb o l of

y , ,

lubricity) with t he word Inv i cta

, att ri

but e d t o M essali na and which a llude s t o that v ers e of

,

Juv e nal Et la ssa ta v i ri s nona u m sa tia ta r ecessi t

,
’
.

Figur e V is a t ermina l of Pri a pu s with the attribut e

.
,

o f H e rcul e s in ord e r t o c o mm e m or a t e t he e x pl oit of t he

,
 p
P r ia i c Illust r a ti ons.
9

od in
c onnex i on with t he forty ni ne d aught er s of
g
-

Th e spiu s Ki ng ofB oeoti a

,
.

“
Figure VI r e pr esent s a di a l ogu e b etw e e n a v e ry
.

”
m agnific ent Pri apu s and a m an w ho put s his e ar t o it ,

a s if w a iti ng f or an answ e r in supp ose d a llu si on t o t he ,

vi ol e nc e o f p assi on which Sp eak s with such e ne rgy that

nothi ng e l se is h eard .

Figu r e VII sh ows a ki nd of wh e e l of a l ott e ry t he

.
,

priz e s a tt ach e d t o which are e mbl e m s ofPri apu s Cupid .

turns t he wh ee l with di ffi culty a fe m al e on each sid e ,

s ee mi ng t o r e t ard it s progr e ssi on .

Figu r e VIII A t erminal of Pri apu s with t he Thyr sus

.

’
ofB acchu s which a llud e s t o H or ac e s v er se Si ne Cerer e et
, ,

B a ccloofr iget Venus .

Figur e XI A Satyr ridi ng up on a Pri apu s

. .

Fig ure X V A B acch ant e with her kne e s up on a

.
,

bask e t c onse cra t e s a small figur e t o Pri apu s whil e

, ,

anoth e r w om an sitti ng in a b a sk e t pl ay s up on t he d o ubl e

'

flut e T he my st eri ou s b ask e t sh ow s th at thi s god s

.
’

O p e ra ti ons o ught t o b e se cr e t .

Figur e XVII The u su al divi nity easily r e c ogni se d by

.
,

his na tura l figur e is w alki ng up on a c ock s l eg s Comp ar e ’

, .

with XX V .

Figur e XXIII A y ou ng h er o sacrifici ng t o Pri apu s

. .

O n t he t op ofthe c olum n up on which t he e mbl e m of t he ,

od is e ngra v e d is a light e d fire

g , .

Fi gur e XXV A cupid ridi ng up on a Pri apu s with a

.
,

li on s l eg s h old s the bridl e and a whip t o sh ow how

’
, ,

L ove is abl e t o t am e P assi on .

Figur e XXVI C e r e m oni e s p erform e d a t t he fe ast of

.

Pri apu s The god st andi ng up on a c olumn is surr ou nd e d

.
, ,

with branch e s of the oliv e tr e e e ith er b e c aus e he is t he -

,
 1 10 P b a lli cism .

prot ect or of t he g ard ens or b e c au se he l ov es p e a c e, of

which the oliv e tr e e is t he symbol
- .

Figure XXVII V enu s foll owe d by a y ou ng m an

.
, ,

pr e sent s t o Pri a pu s som e branch e s of myrtl e B e hind .

t he t e rmi na l of t he god ( w ho is r e pr e se nt e d u nd e r t he

figur e of a y ou ng man in the vigour of his age) a S aty r

pl ay s up on the flut e and d anc e s In t he m eantim e L ov e.

burns his b ow up on t he a lt ar which is a dorne d with ,

wr e ath s as on a festiv al
,
.

Figur e s XXX and X XXI T w o Pri apu ses of an

. .

immoderat e siz e fou nd in t he e nvirons of A lb ano the ,

anci ent A lba .

Figur e XXXIV A nud e fe m al e p er form s a sa crific e t o

.

Pri apu s by p ouri ng wi ne u p on t he flam es which i ssu e

fr om a bra zi e r at t he foo t ofhis st atu e .

The d enomi na ti on ofMe rcury a s t he god oft he fr onti e rs ,

the b ord e r s or limi t s a m ong t he G e rm ans and t he C e lt s ,

w as appli e d t o all t he m ark st one s or st ones of t he

-
,

b ound ari es which i ndic at e d the confine s of any p articul ar

,

d om ai n Thi s applic ati on t og e th e r with the sacr e d id e as

.
,

which alway s w ent with th e se monum ent s w as i ntroduc e d ,

i nt o that p art ofIt aly t o which t he Romans gav e the nam e

of Ci salpi ne G aul by the C e lt s or G aul s w ho e f
, fe ct e d t he
c onqu est oft he c ou ntry and e st abli sh e d in it th e ir u sag e s
,

and r e ligi on . Thr ough thi s i ntr oducti on It aly c a m e

t o p os se ss t w o se p ar a t e di vi niti e s th ough b oth w e r e in
,

c e rt ai n r e sp e ct s id entic a l in charact e r Tw o di ffe re nt .

nam e s w e r e a scrib e d t o th e m in r e g ard t o an i nfle cti on or a

ch ange of th e ir p ot enti ality With one m eani ng th e y w e r e

.

”
c all e d Te rm e s or t he T e rmi nal s or t he fix e d
, , With .

”
ano th e r th e y w e r e c all e d the varyi ng Franc e furni sh e s .

a gr ea t numb e r of na m e s i ndic a tiv e of t he w or shi f

'

o
p
1 12 Pb a llicism .

t e rm inal s bl ock s of wood or tru nk s of tr ee s c onst 1

,
or , ,

t u t ed t he H e rm es t he T e rm e s the M e rcuri es or th ose

, , ,

id ol s or h alv es O f m en th at ou r arti st s h av e r eproduc e d,

in so m any cl a ssic form s m ost of which are v e ry b eautifu l , .

In c our se of tim e t he origi n of th e se div e r se figur e s thu s ,

m e t am orph osed thu s strang e ly c omp ose d gr e w i ndi stinct

, ,

in t he id e as O f t he p e opl e s T he Ph a llu s id o l with the .

fe e t of t he g oat pl ac ed in t he fi e ld s or e r e ct in t he mid st
,

o f cultiv a t e d l and s b ec am e t he o d P an Pl a c e d in the

g , .

gr ov es in t he fore st s or amid st t he m ou nt ai ns it w as the

, , ,

F au n t he Silvan the S atyr A m ong st the vi ne s the

, , .

figu r e sa lut e d t he ob se rv e r as B acchu s A t t he limits of .

t errit ori e s in t he public way s at cross road s or at t he

, ,
-
,

e ntr anc e s of vill a s or dw e lli ng h ou se s t he Id ol Ph a llu s -

,

re c e iv e d t he nam e of H e rm e s C asm illu s or M e rcury with , ,

t he di sti ng ui shi ng m asculi ne p o i nt s O p e nly di spl ay e d or

m or e c ove rtly or slyly sugg e st ed according t o the fre e ,

dom of t he id e as pr e vaili ng in t he di strict .

W e will t ermi nat e thi s se cti on O f ou r hi st ory with t he

foll owi ng i nt ere sting p articul ars drawn fr om t he D i ,
”
v init e s Gé nér a tric e s ch e z le s A nci e ns e t le s M od e rne s
’

o f J A D u lau re
. . A t p ag e 4 1 7 of t he se cond v olum e
.

O f t he se c ond e diti on t he auth o r sa y s

”
L e s v ases ( a c ase c oll at e ra l with a ll t he cl assic va s es
)
d ont j e vi ens d indiqu er le s p e i ntur es l asciv e s éta i ent
’

de s O bj e t s re ligi e ux Ils sont d ans le Mu sée du Roi de

.

N apl e s 5 C ap o di M ont e 1 13 ont été decou vert s dans

, .

d e s t omb ea u x pres de N ol a ; e t l on sa it qu e le s t om
,
’

b eaux ét a i e nt ch e z le s anci ens sacr e s comm e le sanctu air e

, ,
’

L e sav ant aut e ur qui a décrit ces v ases e t publié le s ,

d e ssi ns de l eur p ei nture vi ent a l appu i de m on O pi ni on ,

’
.

’
O n r e ncontr e dit il d ans le s m onum e nt s u ne mul
, ,
‘
,
 p
P r i a i c Illust r a ti ons . 1 1
3

t it u de de P r ia ées ; p
trouve m e m e d ans le s li e u x
on e n

le s m oi ns su sc e ptibl es de le s r e c e v oir : ce qui pr ouv e

c ombi en le s Gr ec s e t ai ent fam ili ari sé s a v e c ce s im ag e s q u e
’

d ans nos m oeur s nou s nomm ons O b scene s

,
.

L e s P r iapees r e pré senté es c om m e O bj e t s r e ligi e u x

’

, ,

sont en tr es grand nombr e— Qi elq u e sy st em e qu on

-
’

se fa sse a ce t ég ard il faut t ouj our s r e v enir a c e tt e idé e

.

pri ncip al e q u e le s anci e ns n y v oy a i ent qu u n e mblem e

,
’ ’

d e la na tur e féc ond ant e e t de la r e pr oducti on d es é tres ,

qui serv ent a la c omp ositi on e t a l ent re t ien de l u nivers ’ ’

.

C est a c e tt e idée q u e nou s d e v ons c e s Priape s d e t out es

’

le s form e s qu on r e nc ontr e d ans les c abine t s e t c es

’
,

f
O fira ndes d e t out e e sp ec e qui r app e ll e nt le cult e du di e u ,
’
d e L a m psaqu e .

Le m em e aut eur parl e de l amp e s antiqu e s qui O fl i e nt

de s im ag e s lic e nci e u ses e t d ont plu si e ur s sont c onservé e s
,

a la Bibli o th equ e R oya l e il cr o it qu e ll e s p ouv a i ent é t re ’

a ppliqué e s a l u sa g e d e la r e ligi on
’
.

1 1 cit e les pi e rr es gr avé es e t m ém e ces m éd aill es , ,

a pp e lé e s s i nt r i enne s qui r e pré se nt e nt a ce l

’
p , q u e O n a ,

c ru le s deb auch e s d e T ib ere d ans l i l e de C a ré e e t le s

’
, p ,

bi z arr e s accou plem ens au x qu e l s il d onna it le nom de

Spi nt r iae . Il pl a c e a n r ang de s plu s cé lé b res pr oducti ons
a ntiqu e s d e ce g e nr e le gr o up e du S a tyr e e t la ch evr e
’
d u Mu sé e de P or tici qu on me p e ut v oir q u av e c u ne ,
’

p e rmi ssi on p articuli er e ; u n autr e group e a pe u pres ,

s e m bl abl e trouve a N e ttu no v e ndu par le c ardi nal

’

, ,

A l e x andr e A lb ani au d e r ni e r roi de P o l og ne e t c onse rvé ,

a ctu e ll e m e nt a D r e sd e ; le P ria e du Mu sé e du c ardi na l

p
A lb ani a v e c e t le P ria e du Mu sé e de
, p
Fl or enc e .

“ ’ ’
S i l on s é t onnait m oi ns de c e qu e la r eligi on des
1 I4 Plya llicisrn .

an ci ens a c omm andé des s acrific es humai ns le plu s grand

,
’
a tt e nt a t c ontr e le s sociétés u e de ce qu e ll e a c onsa cr é
“

q
,

l a ct e de la r eprod u cti on de s é tre s act e conse rv at e ur dc

’
,

l e Spé ce hum a i ne ; s i l nou s p ar ai ssait m oi ns e tr ang e de

’ ’ ’

v oir l h omm e abu se r par piété de son p e nch ant a la

’
, ,

cru auté q u e de le voir abu se r par le m em e m otif de sa

, ,

prop ensi on natur e ll e au x pl a i sir s de l amour nou s feri ons

’
,

nou s m em e s la sa tir e de nos pr opr e s O pi ni ons e t no u s

-
,

a v ou e ri ons notr e préfér e nc e p our nu cult e qui détru it e t

”
d onne la m ort a c elui qui c ons erv e e t d onne la vie .
1 1 6 P b a llicism .

which w e e nt ert ai n up on th e se myst ri u e o s and all- im

p ort ant sex u al and th eosophic a l subj e ct s But w e wi sh .

t o b e u nd e r st ood a s u niv e r sa lly d e pr e c ati ng h asty judg

“
m ent up on th e m The opi ni on which c om e s upp e r
.

”
m ost is g ene rally wr ong not only up on th ese t opic s but , ,

not i nfr e qu ently up on a ll t opic s in r esp e ct ofwhich th e r e

m ay b e i nquiry W e d e sir e t o b e sp e ak a fr e e ar e na for

.

all ou r id e a s— a nd th e y a re in far pr e va ili ng pre pon

,
-

d e ranc e ex pl anatory in one w ay or oth er O f the noti ons

,

of th a t r e now ne d a nd e t c a r e fully and e sse nti a lly m s

y , y
t eriou s succ e ssi on o fm e n t h e much d e b at e d R osicruci ans
,
-
.

”
T he “
R C sought r e so lut e ly t o st and al oof from all
. .

m anki nd in c ert ai n v e ry p e culi ar r e sp e ct s Th e y w e r e

, .

d e t erm i ne d t o tram pl e up on t he b ase p art s O f th e ir

na tur e — t o turn fr om t he t e m pt a ti on and t o r e fu se t he

e m br ac e s of w om en A nd ye t t he obj e ct ofth e ir a d or a
.

”
ti on w as t he Rose th e nc e one of th e ir nam e s and t he
,

— ”
o ne h alf of th e ir di sti ngui shi ng titl e t he Rose, with
“

a ll t he my stic al m e ani ng s which as it w e r e imp e r sona t e d

, , ,

—
foll ow with t he id e as of th a t fl ow e r the Q1 e en O f “ ”

”
t he G ard en m ost gl ori ou s wh en r enew e d and r e c a ll e d
, ,
” ”
t o life in t he sh ow e r The Br oth e r s of the R C
“
. .
, .

w e r e a l so ord ai ne d t o p ov e rty ye t se t asid e a s S a i nt s

, , , , ,

t o ef fe ct a ll the g oo d th e y c o uld in t he w orld— th e m se lv e s

r e m a i ni ng u nseen u nknow n and u nh onoure d ; c onsid e r e d
, ,

as p osse ssi ng all th e rich e s O f t he w orld in th e ir se cr e t ,

sup e r natur a l p ow e r s o v e r t he i nvi sibl e w orld a s t he

rul er s of t he spirit s the m eans O ft he p erp e tu ati on of

y outh and b eauty ; all gift s divi ne and hu m an a s t he , ,
”
“
S ons of G od and a cc e ss t o t he c ouncil s of t he ang e l s
,

and a rch ang e l s— e t b e a ri ng t he Cr o ss o f Chri st nd

y a ,

o nly gl orifi e d in t he su f fe ri ng s and in t he sacrific e O f the ,

 Tr a nscendenta l Idea s f
o tb c Rosi cr u cia ns . 1 1
7

Imm ort al R e d eem e r w ho Him se lf alth ough t he Son of

, ,

G od t ook up on hi m se lf all t he si ns and imp e rfe cti ons O f

,

humanity and submitt ed t o b e com e a se rv ant and at l ast

, ,

t o b e d e spi se d and m oc ke d and aflix e d with t he pi e rci ng

, ,

a s J a c ob B e hm en
na il s
( m e t aph oric ally and my stic a lly ,
” ”
sa y s
, struck thr ough b o th w orld s of t h e vi sibl e and
”
t he up on t he a ccurse d Tr e e 1
“

In all matt e r s brought forward in thi s B ook and duly ,

( and c e rt a i nly c auti ou sly

) pl ac e d b e for e ou r r e a d e r s in

ou r succ e ssiv e Cha pt e r s w e fall b ack qui e tly th ough

, ( ,

with c onfidence ) up on c onclu si ons which hav e b e en only

,

arriv e d at — a ft e r much p au si ng— e v en s u sp i ci ous p ausi ng

a t the succ e ssiv e st ag e s O fa cquir e m e nt .

H ow e v e r b old and aud aci ou s t he th eory m ay app e ar t o

r ose w at e r phil osoph er s and t o sentiment ali st s ofa c e rt ai n
-
,

ord e r w e will la t h e m or a l and t he r e asons f or t he

, y ,

m or al b e for e t he r ead er in a few w ord s Thi s th e ory pre

, .

a ssum es in t he ab stru se se nse th a t th e r e is no virtu e so

, ,

pur e l ofty and g e nuine as th a t virtu e which yi e ld s and

, , ,

surr e nd e r s w h e n th e r e i s no e sc a p e f or it — r e sig ni ng

simp ly w aen i t ca n do no more ; wh en all m eans O f

r esi st anc e are ex h au st e d ; wh e n force (which is the k ey
t o u nl ock t he submi ssi on O f all t he w orld s b odily and ,

spiritu a l ) is ma ster The u nfortu nat e Lucr e ti a — th ough

.

h er se lf sacrifice spr ang fr om a m ost nobl e soul — th e r e

-

for e ( in thi s vi ew) m ad e a mi st ak e in dyi ng i nst ea d of ,

livi ng F orc e which is t he m ast er O f t he world w as

.
, ,

pr ese nt in t h e form ofher r avi sh er H e m ight e v en h av e .

a ck nowl e dg e d t he a uth ority of t he g od s and u St ifie d

j ,

him se lf— nay appl aud e d him se lf— b y t he ex ampl e of all

,

t he g o d s Thi s phil osophic vi ew of the case has ne v er

.

e t b e en a dmitt e d simply b e c aus e t he w orld has fall en

y ,
1 1 8 P lJ a llici sm .

i nt o a sudd en passi on ofi ndig nat i on at Tarqui n s act I t ’

.

will h er e at onc e b e se en th a t it w as Chri sti anity a l one

, ,

or the id e a o f Chri sti anity— which ga v e t o the w orld that

”
sublim e ch ara ct e r t he ,
K night Errant and r e ali se d all
-
,

t he gr and sy st e m O fch a mpi onship p e rv adi ng throughout , ,

a nd pr e v a ili ng in t he fe ud a l sy st em and it s p e rfe ct ch a i n ,

of oblig a ti ons and h onour s r ea chi ng in u nbr ok e n c orr e

,

S o ndin and c ompl e m e nt ary succ essi on fr om t he cr ow n

p g
truly e v e n d own t o t he sense of duty and of gr atitu de in ,

t he se rf w ho w ork e d f
,
or his ow n su st ai nm e nt pr o t e ct e d ,

by his l ord and submi ssiv e t o the ruli ng of G od It

,
.

w as only in t he abu se s o f th e se gr e at and g ood thi ng s

that r api ne vi ol enc e r obb e ry and wr ong a rose But t o

, , , .

p ass t o ou r a rgum ent C omb ati ng for th at which is

.

c a ll e d sex u a l virtu e t o the bitt e r end or t o the l ast is a -

, ,

m i st ak e a nd an e rr or o f outr ag e ag ai nst one se lf and of

’

foolhardi ness ; a mi sr e nd e ri ng O f tru e c onduct e ven in ,

t he c a u se of t he m ost e x alt e d virtu e it se lf H enc e —how .

e v e r fine and gr and in th e ory — and d oubtl e ss so f ar a s

t he i ndividu a li t y or t he p e r son him se lf or h e r se lf ( th e

, ,

fe m al e p articul arly) is conc e rne d i t is gr and— t he folly of

, ,

such gr a tuit ou s h e r o i sm— w hich i s sur e ly

”
se lf murd e r -

if anythi ng b e— is cl ear Thi s conditi on of i nvi ol ability

.

O f t h e b o dy m e ch ani sm h ow e v e r ex qui sit e f c f h

( , ) in a e O t e ,

v e ry ch ar act e r and natur e O f t he b ody which w as form e d ,

for t he e nj oym ent in p erfe cti on of t he v e ry A ct which is

, ,

thu s p e tul antly and ob sti nat e ly flung b ack in the fa c e O f

t he v e ry c o ntri ve r of it all— which i s know n as N a tur e

i s a ft e r a ll u nnatur al
, , .

Why sh ould ari se thi s mi spl a c e d e nthu si asm— thi s

bli nd gr atuit ou s d e fenc e — thi s cli ngi ng t o the id e a of the
,

fighti ng t o t he l ast for t he cit ad e l which it i s t he ve ry

1 2 O Pb a llicism .

”*
t he an ci ents ,
t he v e ry nam e of h arl ot w as a s b tract e dly
Mr Myles Mc sw
.
y i n a le t t e r t o the aut hor dat e d A p ril 4t h,
e e ne

b
,

T he w ord ( an i m p ort ant w ord) A l in Ara ic st ands

’
1 371 , sa
y s
‘

for t he U za, ’
V e nu s t he
‘
W om an I su m it t he t erm V e nus
’ ‘ ’
. b
ts de n ve d from t he C h ld i a a c Be noth ( W om e n) ’
. The G kre e s chan e gd
t he B to V and the t erm inal
‘
ot h
’
to os,
’
he nce V en os
,
’
or, a s w e

ha v e t he w ord from t he L i at ns, V en us .

’
Th e re is no dou b t b ut t hat
t he A ra ic b U za is de r
’
iv d f e rom t he Hb e rew
‘
A ishe, t he W om an ,
’

or, as the G k r ee s c al l he r, ‘
I sis .
’
Ve n u s, we k now , had t w o c ha

ract e rs. Th e re g h F l i h ld
w ere t w o w ays of regardi n t e
‘
e ma e
’
n t e o

w or ld d hi di i
an i t i is i d h st gh t h h l my h l gy
nc t on s m a nt a ne t r ou e w o e t o o

gh h h l f h my h
,

o f h G t e k dh f f re e s, an h t e re ore , o c ou rse , t rou t e w o e o t e t o

l gyo h hi
or t
y f e h C f
st or O ly m p od f t eh d i g f
ou rt o h us an o t e o n s o t e

gd fh Rm h b
,

o s o t he d p d o d l ans, d ( w f o a o te
) an a t e re not or t e et ter

th ligi
e re id d h
ou s p mi ly b if l f bl f h G k
eas an t e su ere ne nt e au t u a es o t e re e s.

V e nu s,
’
I i or h W s s, h
’
G dd
or t e f ll h i
om an, or t
’
e o e ss
’
o a t e anc e nt

lig i h ( d i p l d 2) h g h h i h
’
h
’
re ons, s one
y or
y s a e t rou t e m t s n t w o c arac t e rs
—b d d a
g and d h oo h ; an i ly i h gi g
t e se c arac t e rs w e re cont nu ous nt e rc an n ,

o r, i h d h y
n ot e r w or s, t e
( y i ll y f ) id i
w ere l T hm st ca ,
o cou rse , ent ca . ere

w as t h h e cV ast e i g h p i
e nu s, or u s n h i ph ot d er e x re ss ons, t e t r um ant , sacre

Vi gi q d d h
,
‘
r h n, h
’
d h w h
o s are i i f h t e c ara c t e r st c s o t e u nc on ue re an t e

i v i ibl D i
n nc e h h ana, w i h kd o, w d h f en i
se e n n er na e ne ss, an t ere ore n

h er p f i i d
ro anat on, w as d p g i h h ffi f
c te as a sa cre ersona e w t t e o ce o

l au nchi g h m g i p
n t l y by h p
e a f
c fi i g ih h
e na t t e ow er o t rans x n w t t e c urse ,

w hi h c d ihil i
t e rror an
( M ) Danni i fl i a t on A as h an ana n c t s on c t z on, w o

w as, i q
n c onse ue nce, t orn t o pi by h v gi g d i h e ce s t e a en n e m ons n t e

s h p a fhi
e o h d Th
s ow n h V — if h i d
ou n s. fV e c i ast e e nu s t e ea o e nu s s

e v h f h i y— h V U i
er t at o c ast t h V
w as t e f h ‘
e nu s ran a,
’
or t e e nus o t e

stars, or fh v o Th V P dm
e a e n. h h l e I m
e nu s an e os
’
w as t e ar ot . a

f lly
u vi d
c on l f h
nc e fl
as a re su t o id i f ll h
t e m ost c are u c ons e rat on o a t ese

ly ( d ig dly) v di g
,

p p ly
ur ose f d d i
c on u se an nc e ssant h es ne e a n m att ers, t at

f hi A b i d U d iv d H pp
’ ’
rom t s ra c w orh y za l
wei d er e t e w or
‘
u sse as a e

lv
,

to l di a h les w h o hi
et t h f l di p
e m se d
es ou t t o hip re or w o ee s ose t o w ors

t hi V s P d i hi
e nu s a n e m osp i l —v y n t p bl d b
e r ow n a rt c u ar er a cce ta e, ou t
l — ess H
m a nne r . d h (
e nce B i l y)
ou r w or hi d w ore
’
se e a e re

f p i i Th i H b Sh k
’
d hi
’
w om e n or rost t u t o n. i e w or re n e re w s a er.
’

W k G d K h g bl l Sh gg
’
h ‘ ’
e now t e i an h are nt erc an ea e e t t ers, e nce a e r.
’

Wh h et h er i id t e se ly c o ncid l i i
e nc e s are o n
y ac c e nt a or not t s not v er
e as
y d l
to b v hl h f i v y i
e c are , ut
,
ne ert d i
e ess, t m e ac t s er c u r ou s an t see s

p v g dd l h hy
,

to ro e a oo l ly ea p d t at t e h h so c ose c orre s on t o e ac ot e r.
”
 Tr a nscendenta l Idea s f
o tb e Rosi cr ucia ns .

t m e d sacre d and t he pr ofe ssi on l ook e d up on not only

e s ee ,

a s ne c e ssa ry but a s gr a nd a nd pr a i se w orthy T he dignity .

a nd d e fia nc e ( a s it w e r e in t he nobl e se nse ) o f t he in , ,

fracti on O f virtu e w as h e ld gr ea t u nd er c ertai n circum

st anc e s T he i nt e r e st a nd t he r e sp e ct w as alway s t he
.

sublim est t he r e a d e r m a r e m ark in t he c ase s o fe nforc e d

, y ,

vi ol a ti on T he su st ai nm e nt of thi s ki nd of life from

.
,
,

ne c e ssity w a s h onour e d by t he St a t e
,
and w a s su r ,

r ou nd e d by a p e culi ar sort of sanct ificat ion H enc e in .

,

c ert ai n a sp e ct s and ari si ng from c ert ai n consid erati ons

, ,
”
the stup e nd ou s dignity and h oli ne ss o f t he
“
M agd al en
— she th e my st e ri ou s id ea of wh om ( in t he occult sens e)
w as c o mm e nsur a t e with t he tr e mbli ng of H e a v en o f ,

E arth and o f t he l ast m e mb er of t he Et e rna l Tripli

,
“

” —
cat e t h e N e th e r R e gi ons— k nowi ng of d ol e k now ,
” ”
ing of Fir e “
k nowi ng of t he pu ni shm e nt s for t he
“
,
”
Pr e sumpti on which is hi nt e d in t he C ab al a a s t he
, , ,
”
c au se of h avi ng e mpti e d H e av en of O ne Thir d of it s
”
I nhabit ant s c onse q u ently r eal i si ng the S e cond F all
,
“
,

th at in which t he Human R ac e is conc e rne d or th e ,

“
F a ll of Man ne c e ssit ati ng r eligi on bri ngi ng a bout
”
, , ,
”
thr ough t he D ivi ne B enig nity the offe r e d R e d ee m e r , ,

or t he Pr opiti a t ory Chri st t o i nsur e t he ch ang e in t he ,

”
“
D ivi ne I nt e nti ons which se cur e d e v erythi ng a cc ordi ng
, ,
*
t o t he C ab ali st s .

Th b ld pl i h d f h
ose w e re i nde e d l o ex orers nt o t e w on e rs o t e nat u ra

w orld S l . d fi h v p p i i
a t an m S l li k
re bla e ro e rt e s n co m on . a t, e a su t e

fl id p
u all h i
e ne t rat e sp ibl d p ht hi h i d
at s corru
y t e an se arat es t at w c s e ca

hil i q i k
,

i g
n df l
an ou h,
hi h i
w d Fi d
st t
y h
u c e ns t at w c s sou n . re est ro s t at

w hi h i p i h b l
c d h
s by bli h h i p i h bl i i p
er s a e, an t e re e st a s es t e m er s a e n ts u rest

p f i d l d
e r e ct on, a n d b eaif l f m sfb i g Th
t o ne w a n m ore e au t u or s o e n us

b h ff k i d f s i N Ev y e l d i h
.

ot e e ct a n o t ran rm at on. ow er on ,
ou r or sa t

b y hi b i g i v l
,
.

l d ih fi
’
sh ll b
a e sa t e w t ily l d i h h fi
re , s e n n o unt ar sa t e w t t e re
1 z2 Pb a lli cism .

But t o p ass b ack t o ou r si ngul ar th em e in r ega rd t o

t he pr e v a l e nt th ough na tur a l e rr or in t he c onsid e ra ti on of

th a t fe e li ng c all e d fe ma l e virtu e o f c ourse only in t he ,

a b str a ct a nd in t he phil osophic al a nd tr ansc e nd e nt a l se nse .

W e do not wi sh t o c onsid e r thi s str ang e an d m y st e ri ou s

subj e ct in an oth e r light — w e m ean fr om an o th e r p oi nt
y y
o f vi e w— th an the phil o sophic a l and t he m e r e ly c ontr o ,

v ersial and Sp e cul ativ e L e t u s r e fl e ct for a fe w m o m ent s

.

”
up on t he imp or t ant p ar t which t he Id ea of the “

”
“
M agd a l en pl ay s in t he r e sult s and in t he phil osophic a l
c onclu si ons of the whol e rou nd of the u niv er sal The o
sophy . I t li es per du sid e by sid e with the sacr e d i

my stici sm acc om p anyi ng t he th e ol ogica l r e v eri e s or

dr e a m s— tru e as all dr ea m s in t he l e sser or the l arg e r
,

“ ”
e x t e nsi on are tru e enough alth ough truly so only in “
,
”
th e ir ow n world which is t he w orld of t he myst eri es
, ,

which aga i n surrou nd and m ak e a m er e i sl and as it w er e , ,

of t he r e a l and t he tru e — a cc ordi ng t o

“
m an s truth ” ’
,

truth th a t in r eality ou t of t he c omm onpl ac e r eality— t o

, ,

”
u se a p a r a d ox is no tr uth at all T he id e a of t he .

M a gd a l e n i s that of t he twi n si st e r of Virgi nity : Of t he

“ ”
o th e r si st e r (or twi n si st e r) or t h e Whit e Si st e r t o
,
” “
thi s Red Si st e r ( re d with In thi s o ccult and
G nostic sense she is t he Gl ori ou s C ou nt e rp art or ,

S i st e r as a transform e d h oli e st m y stic m eans of t he

, , ,
”—
S acr e d Virgi n the Virgi n M ary h e rse lf— the Mi
”
racu lou s H e r oi ne
“
st ar cr owne d
,
-
lily i nv e st e d of t he -
,
” —
A nnu nci ati on pr ocl a im e d by the Chi e fe st Fri e nd t o
Man a m ong the A rch ang e l s t he A ng e l G abri e l t he
”
, ,

o f c onde m ni n g j dgu m e nt ( H eb . x .
7, x ii
2 . as t he v ict im s on t he

l
a t ar w e re l d
sa t e w it h salt
( Lv e it i i 1 3 ,. Ez k e . x l iii . 2 4 . See
L g)
.

an e .
1 2 4 P b a llicism .

to fli ng b ack prot esti ng t he outr ag e— t o Sp eak vividly

, ,
”
i ndig nantly fr om thi s Sid e N a tur e i nt o t he v ery lap of
,
“
,

t he g od s th a t p e rmit i t,
-
th ose v ery god s h e r e assum e d
,

a s t he i nc ont e st abl e D ivi nity w ho m a k e and ord a i n t he

,

sacrifice — th a t d e structi on t o which t he Victim succumb s .

A y t he virtu e which is pr ostitut e d o v e r t he fac e of t he

,

wh ol e e arth is ne v er in r eality t ouch e d Talk not t o u s

of e sc a p e s " Tb e w or ld b a s no escap es L east of all are
.

th er e e sc ap es in d eath
.
 Mystic Ana tomy of Rosicr u cia n Pb i losoplyer s .

CH A PTER X II .

I
C O N S D ER A T O N S I ON TH E MY S T I C A NAT O M Y O F TH E

I
R O S CR U C A N I I
P H L O S O P H ER S .

TH E h e roe s of the H oly G rac l are t he divi ne gu ardi ans

of i t s m eani ng s Th e y are ch osen of G od se t asid e in
.
,

th e ir purity and alth ough gift e d with t he might of M ar s

, ,

or t he v a l our and a ddr ess a nd t he sublim e ang e lic str e ngth

of t he Sh e ph e rd b o
y D a vid th e y are h ar m l e ss t o a ll t he
-
,

humbl e d e servi ng and g ood and are the chosen ex e

, , ,

c u t ant s of t h e h e av e nly purp o ses t o b e c om mitt e d a l one t o ,

“ ”
th ose Sp otl ess as childr en In a se nse p artly (wh en
.
,

a d o pt d i nt o t he high e r form s of G o d s se rvic e which

’
e
,

se rvic e a ssum e s a ll sort s of ra nk s a nd d egr e e s and all ,

form s of sup e ri ority and of i nferi ority in t he a sc endi ng

, , ,

a cc ordi ng t o t he gift s and m ov e m ent s up w ard of t he

se rv e r or o f t he h e a v e nly a ssi st e d infl u e nce s— t he m or e
,
-

ef fe ctu ally or t he l ess e f fe ctu ally av a il e d O f) — t he ch am ,

pi ons of t he H oly G raé l w er e gradu ally cl e ar e d of th e ir

mort a l di sabli ng c onditi ons Th e y pr ogr e sse d acc ordi ng
.
,

t o th e ir purity in m agic p ow e r
,
Th e y acquir e d b e auty .

up on b eauty and gra c e up on gr ac e ki ndl e d in new k now ,

l e dg e p asse d u p i nt o a ne w e r l e v e l of ex c ell e nc e and

, ,

a cquir e d wh en th e y w er e a cc e pt e d t he my st e ri ou s d oubl e
, ,

na tur e t h e p ossibility of which is k nown only in t he

,

c ou nse l s o f t he A lmighty by which wh en d e sp a tch e d t o

, ,

di sch arg e som e p articul ar O ffic e of ch ampi onship a s t he

se rv ant so ldi e r s o f t he L ord th e y r esig ne d t e mp or arily
-
, , ,

th e ir se mi ang e l char act er and p asse d t o e arth as m en and

-
,
1 26 P lJ a lli cism .

mi x e d inthe affair sofm en and liv e d and mi ngl e d with p eopl e

,

in t he ordi nary w ay with a m an s b ody only t o b e gl ori

’
,

fie d and t o b e t e stifi e d t o ( i n t he assuranc e of a ll) tran s

si t oril a s m or e th an hum a n wh en th e y ch ose t o di spl a y

y ,

th em se lv es as sup e rhum an Thu s fr om t he t al e O f the

.

ch ampi on Loh engri n w e l ear n th at the w arri or is t he

sa cr e d my stic br oth e r of t he u ndi sc ov e r abl e m ona st e ry or ,

h old or fortr ess Or c a stl e or h e rm it ag e or p al a c e

, , , ,

wh at e v e r nam e w e ch oose t o giv e it — of t he my st e ri ou s

M ou nt of S afe ty or S a lva ti on or Mont Sa longge or
,
”
, ,

” ”
“
Selo aggi o th a t c astl e d p ea k amid st t he e ncircli ng
“
,

w ood s which a lth ough sought for e v e r by hum an foot

, ,

and e e i s ne v e r t o b e fou nd e x c e pt thr ough t he a ssent

y ,

o f t h e br o th e r s th e m se lv e s T he k night is r e pr e se nt e d a s
.

”
ri si ng from his kne es th e r e in t he Chap el oft he G raé l ,

b e for e t he alt ar of which he p a sse s his d ay s and night s in

c ea se l ess prostra t e ad or ati on H e h ear s the Si ngl e w arn
.

ing q ui e t Str ok e O f t he h oly b e ll which d e cl ar e s th a t in ,

som e p art of t he w orld e t u nk nown som e d ese rvi ng

( y
as
)
”
su f fe r e r gr oans or shri e k s in sor e Str a it and th a t ,

he ( t he ch ampi on) is t he one se l e ct e d and su m m one d for

t he surp a ssi ng duty of t he i nt e rfe r e nc e and t he r e scu e .

A rm e d and h e lm e d with his m ail e d foot r e ady t o b e

,

pl ace d in his k nightly stirrup and his h and twi st e d in t he ,

l ong m ane of his ch arg e r r e ady t o m ou nt t he ch ampi on

, , ,

with his e y e s r ai se d t o h e a v e n in e x p e ct ati on w ait s for ,

t he m ag1c S1gn which Sh a ll c onv e y t o him i t s hi er oglyphic a l

dir e cti ons The ord e r s a rriv e ; t he p ath is p oi nt e d ou t

.
.

H e r e sig ns him se lf t o i nvi sibl e guid anc e In his dr e am .

,

or in his sl e e p c ouch ant lik e the gl ori ou s lily fl ow er

,
-

up on his burni sh e d Shi e ld which fl ash e s t o the light hi s

”
c ogni zanc e t he Silve r sw an
“
, t he k night L oh engri n
,
-
1 2 8 Pb a lli cism .

of t he l m n w eddi ng d anc e so signific ant of G erman

so e -
,
”
my stici sm and t e rm e d the Torch D anc e of the Brid al
,
-
,

or t he fa m ou s F a ck e lt anz a lm ost a l w ay s p e rform e d a t c ourt

,

and o th e r gr and w e ddi ng s which in such a se ri ou s c ou ntry ,

a s G e r m any are sol e m niti e s ; how all th ese Stirri ng and

w e ird and stra ng e ly i nt er e sti ng circumst anc e s and e v ent s

-

c am e t o p ass and wha t is th e ir ( e v e n hi st orica l ) i ssu e w e

,

sh all l ea v e t he hi st ori ans of t he T e ut onic pr ofu nditi e s t o

d e cl ar e and the rom ancist s of t he G e rman F ath erl and

,

m or e fully t o d e scrib e and t o e m b e lli sh Furth e r le t t he .

,

profou nd mu sical i ntric a ci e s and t he d e e p dr eami ng O fthe -

som e tim e s ov e r cl o ud e d m eani ng s and purp ose s of the

-

t he e nc hant re ss O rt ru d a nd b y th e e v il - m inde d i nt end in g assassin T e lra

m ond w he n he is v q
a n u ishe d. T he K igh n t s o f t he G rael
'

w ere b ou nd

v v
ne e r t o re e al t he ir real c h aract er, and t o forsa k e a ll t he i r hu m an
gg
e n a e m e nt s a nd e nt an gl e m e nt s at t he fi rst re c a ll t o t he ir se cre t b
ha ita
t ion or c ast le . T he c ou nc il of t he K ig hn t s or B rothe rs of t he H ly o

G rail, or G racl,
'

w as a re fl ex o f t he sa cre d b ond sanc t i fi e d by sac ra

m e nt s w hic h h eld t he m a j est i c and m yst ic Rosic ru cians t o g h Th et e r. e se

w e re re ally t he g u ardians o f t he g re at e r m yst e rie s .I hi f h

n t s se nse o t e

m yste ri ou s and t he sa c re d, t he
“
g art e r
”
of t he M N bl h O d
ost o e t e r er

of t he G ar te r
’
-
t he fi rst of chi alry— is v g
not a ll b art e r
”
at a ut

K
,
” ”
t he Ga r der , or ee p e r, t he sac re de st a nd holie st gu ardian o f the
p
su e rnat ural c hast it
y of none ot he r t ha n t he m ost l
e x a t ed fe m inine
pe rson a lit y ( o f co urse i n t he b
a st ra c t a nd m i racu lou s se nse
) t he
y v er

g i dl b
,

foundat ion of C hrist ianity— t he C e st u s

”
or r e o f t he le sse d and
i m m ac u lat e V i rg in Mary t he Que e n o ea e n w it h h r v i ct orio s
,
fH v e u

foot for all t he ag e s p ast a nd t o c om e t ra n u on t he D rag on i n m p li g p

,

, , ,

he r ce le st ial p u rit y a s the Mot he r of C hri t

”
s .

In adv ancing t his v e ry orig inal and une x p e c t e d b ut g e nu ine eading

,

of t he m yst e rie s w hic h app ert in su bj e c t i v e ly t o t hi m ag nific e nt orde r

a s

w e c an at onc e see t he ab surd it y of c onf e rri ng t he o rder u p on sove re ig ns

,

or p ri nce s or u p o n an p e rsons w ho are not C hrist ians h ow e v e r p olit i

y ,

c all i m p ort ant t he m a se e m t o t he p e op le of E ng land H e rald and s

y y y .

skille d a rchz ologi st s and p hilosop he rs w ho are p resu m e d t o b e p e op le ,

ofp e ne t rat ion w ill p e rc e i v e all t hi s at onc e

,
.
 Mystic Ana tomy of Ro icrucia n P/i losopl ers s J o . 1 2
9

co mp oser W agne r b e had r e c our se t o in ord er t o ra i se the

mi nd and a ttu ne t he i nt er e st and a tt e nti on t o the m e t a
phy sic a l subtl e ti es i nv olv e d in the ad equ at e c onsid er ati on
o f t he d e sign a uth ority a nd w eight o f thi s l e g end o r
, , ,

s t ory or fabl e or hi st ory or a ll e g ory or truth

, , (
, t o a ,

c e rt ai n impr e ssiv e e x t e nt) o f L oh engri n t he K night o f

, ,

t he Sangra e l a t onc e t he pu zz l e of all c o mm ent a t or s o f

, ,

a ll antiqu ari es na of a ll Chri sti anity But u nd e r st ood

y , ,
.
,

o r no t t he wh ol e st o ry is v e ry b e autiful p oe tic ally gra phic

, ,

a nd i nt e r esti ng a nd at t he sa m e tim e r e ligi ou s and sacr e d

, .

In bri e f a nd as an e x plana ti on o f th e ir supp ose d r e al

,

c h ar a ct e r t he k night s of Ki ng A rthur s c ourt w e r e a im

’
,

ing t o achi e v e b y th e ir e f
,
fort s in thi s w orld and in th e ir
a ct s of r escu e and of b e ne fic e nce th e ir pr esu m e d a ng e l
,

a ssi st e d tra v e r se up t h e di fficult h e ight s se t with m or a l

pr e cipic e s to t he aspiri ng h e av e n .

The y w e r e in th e ir w orldly ch ar act e r as h oly pilgrim s

, ,

se t a t ask sw or n t o sa cr e d O blig a t i ons u nit e d in a fr at e rn ity

, ,

wh ose di sti ngui shi ng m ar k and b oast w e r e the m ai nt enanc e

a m ong th e m se lv e s of rit es a nd o f an e l ab or a t e k nightly

e v e n m onastic— rul e as nearly a s p o ssibl e and as f ar as w as

c onsi st e nt with t he c onti nu al ne c e ssary e x erci se of th e i r

w arlik e c alli ng Th e y w e r e e nj oi ne d t o thi s so l ong a s th ei r
.

y outh and p ow e r s and t he Spirit of a dv entur e r e ma i ne d

t o i nspir e th e m with t he u ses of t he e l ab or a t e c e r e

m oni a l Th e se m ast ers in t he profe ssi on of chiva lry

.

r ea li se d t he activ e and sublim e k nightly ch ar act eri stic s in

t he O ld d ay s a g e s b e for e t h e fa l se id e a e nt e r e d m e n s
’
,

mi nd s th a t th e ir only purp ose in t he w orld w as t o e ng ag e

in c omm e rc e and in buyi ng and se lli ng and e x ch angi ng
a nd b arg a i ni ng in a ddi ng thi s it e m t o th a t it e m i n con
, ,

solid ati ng t he incre ase and in r e ali si ng c apit al The c apit al

'

.
,

it
1
3 0 Pb a lli ci sm .

th ey sought w as t he a ccumul ati on ofh ealth ofp e ac e and ,

qui et ness ofcomfort and h appi ne ss ofr e st e nj oym ent and

, , , ,

c omp e t e nc e Th e ir a im s w e r e m od e r at e w ant s and sati s

.

facti on knowl edg e and wi sd om pi e ty and h op e and tru st

, , , , .

C omp ar e thi s u nw orldly life and t he id eas tha t th e se ,

h e ro e s e nt e rt ai ne d of t he ench antm ent s of music with

*
,

T he i de as of t he a nc ie nt s as t o t he c harac te r an d t he p ow er of

m u sic w ere v er
y re m ar a k bl e. T he m u sic of t he s phere s w as t he g rand

harm oniou s rha p sody— t he life and b re at h and lan g g u a e oft he v

di init i e s,
w he re w it h t he g ods fi rst g
im a i ne d, and t he n b il
u t u
p
”
a nd e ndow e d
”

Nat ure Th us m usic is m gi a c al, and w e ha v e in it t he t radit ion of t he

P b
.

fi rst st at e , o r o f ara dise , now fee ly, int e rm it t e ntly re ca le d l as h int s

— t hat are so sad that t he
y m o v e t o t e ars as i n a dre am
”
.

T he Rosicru c i ans c ont e nd t hat m u si c, or m e lody, w hic h is e nchant

m e nt , p e rv ades all nat u re i n it s p p

ros e rou s or i nt e nde d p rogre ss ,
l
a t hou gh
it is onl
y t he w ail, or p laint , of t h e i nst inct i v e sou l on it s w ou nde d, or

sac ri fi ce d, or Ru ine d ”
Side . It m ou rns for it s O ri inal L ost g P ara

dise . T he m usic of t he sphere s is no u nreal t hi n g ,

b ut real as i s t he
a t m os p he re oft he Sp i i r t s. For m u si c is as t he a t m os p here of t he s p irit s
and discords, t hou h t he g b alanc e of reat ion, are
nec e ssary su pp ort and C
a m e diu m f or t he c oarse and low sp i rit s, w ho inu ndat e, as it w e re t he

g k
,

lee s and se t t lin s of Nat u re , or t he sha dow s and dar p lac es of Nat u re
for t he ba ss is as ne c e ssa r
y to em p hasise and t o bi gr n ou t and su pp ort
t he g
li ht e r, or m ot i vdS e ide of m usic, as t he shadow s are indisp e nsa le b
t o su pp ly t he life a nd re a lit
y to o bj i h e cts n t e rea l w orld. It is onl
y t he
p
re s onsi e v sou l of m an t ha t i s m o v d by e m u sic . T he low e r ani m als

ha v e no se nse of m usi c , alt hou b h hyh v gh h i t e re s no dou t t at t e a e a

f
m eans o m i i g ih
com h h u n c at n fl g g B
w t e ac ot e r, or som e sort o an u a e ut

hi g ( h v ib f
.

th l e i l
ow e r an ll pp d h ma s are a st o e s ort a t som e t n w at e er t e, or

i i t lly
s t ot ak by )un hi h now n h h f
f f m an f , w c st at e as t e e e c t as o a sort o

li i d dm te h d h
ream f h y k p g
t o t e m , an l h gh h yt e re o re t e ma e no ro re ss, a t ou t e

h v a i pi i lp
e c e rt a n s pi g d m
r t ua d li h ki d
e rc e t o ns re at e r an ore e c at e t an m an n

H v ly m i i
.

Th h l e w ld i k
o e w or i li s t a e n as a m u s ca nst ru m e nt . ea e n us c s

p d d f
ro u cem l di p
ro m l i p e op h p h f h
ou s su e rnat ura m ac t u on t e at s o t e

pl hi h
ane t s, w d h d c S i g by h
st an , v l fh
as c or s or t r n s, t e cross-t ra e o t e su n,

i h
n t lip i f e ec t c, d f mrom st ar f m plt o st a r, a n ro not e t o not e , or ro ane t

to pl E hly i i i
anet . artp i lly i i i mus f h m
c s m c rosc o ca an m t at on o t e sa e,

an d li fh v
a re Th R i
c o i gh h ll
ea e n. i e os cru c ans t au t t at a nat u re s
1
3 2 Ploa lli cism
.

g ene ra ti ons ? W e thi nk that t he St ory of the c enturi e s

t e ll s in r eality of no progr e ss The w orld r e volv e s in a
.

ne v e r e ndi ng circl e
-
. C ivili sa ti ons u se and fall c ontra dict
,

e ach o th e r ch ang e wh olly in th e ir ch ar a ct e r

,
. Bu t th at is
all . N ati ons only advanc e t o achi ev e th e ir high e st p oi nt
,

and th en t o r e c e d e .Such is the fa t e of commu niti e s ,

such t he fat e of i ndividu al s such ,

is t he fat e of the .

w orld .
 Rosi cr u cia n P r o
fu ndit ies .
1
33

CH APTER X III .

I I
R O S CR U C A N PRO F I I
U N D T ES.

IT is rti on of t he occult phil osoph ers that the

a n a sse

m e ani ng and purp ose of life is a lt og e th er mi st ak e n .

Th at is— tha t it is ne c e ssarily— in t he nec essity of

”—
thi ng s mi st aken Th at i nasmuch as b e li v es m an is
.
, ,

i nc ap acit at e d for pr onou nci ng up on t he na t ure of b is 19a

”
b e ing it— itself H e b e i ng a
. liv er is it “ ”

“
life ,
Th e se p ositi ons are obvi ou s wh en thu s ,

st a t e d . Phil osophy and c omm on sense t ak e it for gr ant e d

th a t life ne e d s c onsci ou sne ss or som e form in which t he
,

c onsci ou sne ss m ay r e sid e in ord e r th at the liv er m ay

,
”
“
liv e A b stract phil osophy asse rts t hat the liv er ( livi ng)
.

u nliv e s ( in t he tru e sense) for tb e v ery p urp ose of li v ing .

In o th e r w ord s it is c onclud e d th at a s m an is t he
, , thing
”
se e n
,
t he i ndividu a l c anno t e v e r go ou t of him se lf to ,
” ”
se e him se lf . The judg e d a t t he b ar c annot c ease his
“

ch ar act e r t o b e com e anoth e r ch aract er and t o ch ang e ,

pl ac e s with his judg e and b e c om e t he judg e on the

,
”
b e nch The i ndividu al c anno t go ou t of him se lf t o
.
“

”
b e c om e som e thi ng oth e r th an him se lf and t o judg e of
wh a t he is him se lf
,
.

N ow all thi s obvi ou sly c a nno t b e in c om m on sense

, , ,

o r in an sense A nd i n thi s m anner thi s phil osophy i s

y .
, ,

a ppli e d in t he H e rm e tic se nse The a lch e mi st s c ont end e d

.

th a t it is p ossibl e (by art) t o o bt a i n ou t o ft he b ou ndl e ss ,

h oly u nappropri at e d e t e rna l y outh of N a tur e a wh er e

, ,
”—
with a l by m eans of which t o wr e ak t o u se a str ang e
 P/
J a llicism
'

1
34 .

w ord Thu s th er e c ould b e mir acul ou s r enewal p ossibl e

.

e v e n o u t o f t he e x i st e nt p ow e r s o f N atur e .

N O one k now s t he purp oses of G od nor can any one ,

limit t he p owe rs of G od N o one can apply t he word

.

”
“
imp o ssibl e t o the p ow e r s of G od A lmighty ; for t he
”
w ord p ossibl e only appli e s t o m an s ( fal se) noti ons of ’

thi ng s which appreh ensi on only spri ng s fr om his senses ;

,

which culmi nat e in the su m a nd p e rfecti on of all his

,

se nse s in his r e ason ; a nd his se nse s do no t m ak e r eason

, ,

for th e y r ath er m ak e u nr ea son F arth e r w e will stat e

.
,

t he c a se still m or e Str ongly ( if m or e curi ou sly) wh en w e

say th a t it is the r e al fa ct in t he one se nse (t he ab str a ct

,
” “
se nse ) th a t m en only
“
die b e c a u se th e y do not liv e
,
”
an
y l ong e r b e c a u se th a t which liv es in th e m c anno t

an
y l ong e r m ai nt ai n it se lf i n th e m It i s not t he m an
.
,

but t he thi ng th at is i n t he m an th a t di es Thu s m en , .

r e ally ( and only) die by t he v e ry m e ans by which th e y

l iv e— tha t is by t he na tura l nutrim e nt or the m eans of
,

d e structi on (h ow ev e r sl ow) by which th ey liv e V e ry .

na tur a lly fire sh ould c e a se t o bur n it se lf ou t in t he c on ,

sumpti on and d e c omp ositi on and u si ng up of t he fu e l by

which t he fire (t he life in the w orld of e l e m e nt s) is pro

du ce d and m a i nt a i ne d . T he na tur al nutrim e nt is t he
inde finit e ly d e l ay e d c orr osi on t he Sl ow m eans of de st ru c
,

ti on D ig esti on is d e str oyi ng agit ati on in t he b ody of

.
, ,

i t s ki nd ; which in tim e w e a r s ou t t he solid s and bri ng s

, , ,

o n d e cr e pitud e A ll t he ph e nom e na of thi s— as it w e r e

.

e a ti ng a w a y or na tur a l nutriti on i s a s t he fl am e le ss fire

,

which fe e d s up on t he solid s a nd a t l a st c onsum e s m an

, .

T h e tru e art t o liv e i s t o e a t a s littl e a s p ossibl e t o ,

m a i nt ai n t he b ody in it s ba l anc e of h ealth A nd as t o .

d e c e ase man di e s d aily in his b odily secr eti ons and

, ,
1
3 6 P b a lli cism .

c omp ari son t o th e m t he wi se st of ordi nary m ank m d as

,

d olt s and bl ockh e a d s and e st e e m e d all the rich e s of the

,

w orld and all t he a ccu m ul a ti ons o f ki ng s a s b e l ow con

, ,
’
t empt in t he fa c e of t he R osicruci ans p ossibl e p ow e r t o
,

c onv ert solidity it se lf i nt o g old (which of c ou rse t ak es in

e v e rythi ng) and t o i nstitut e d e a li ng s t o th e ir a dv ant ag e
, , ,

w ith all t he w orld s of t h e i nvi si b l e s To such m en as th e se

.

wh a t c ould w orldly rich e s b e ? O n t he c ontrary i nst e a d ,

o f d e siri ng w orldly h onour s a nd a dv ant a g e s or wi shi ng t o ,

b e e v e n k nown th e y ig nor e d all hum an a ssoci a ti on a s

, ,

symp a th e tic t o th e m and th e y fl e d fr om t he e y es of m e n

,

in th e ir ch ar act e r of phil osoph e r s ; but th e y m i x e d with

t he w orld fa mili arly in th e ir a pp e ar anc e of o rdi nary pe r

sons e nj oyi ng th e w orld a nd u si ng it a s a sort of pl ay

, , ,

or e x tr a v a g ant or brut a l m a sq u e r a d e w h e r e with t o a mu se , .

In fact a ft er all a nd notwith st andi ng t he w ond e ri ng

, ,

whi sp e r s and a cc ou nt s ab o ut th em th er e is only t he sus ,

i ci on of t he ex i st e nc e o f th e se Str ang e b e i ng s as r e a l
p
m en for no m an in t he old tim e any m or e th an in t he ,

e ri od ne ar e r t o t he pr e se nt or in t he pr ese nt ti m e s can
p , ,

b oa st tha t he has e v er b e e n fac e t o fac e or th a t he ha s ,

e v e r b e e n in r e a l vi sibl e c onv e r se with a R osicruci an or ,

with one of th e se tr ansc e nd e ntly illu stri ou s phil osoph er s ,

in r e gard o fwh om it ha s b e e n h a z ard e d a s a supp ositi on

“ ”
th a t th e y mu st ha v e b e e n of the cou ncil of G od in ,

t h e sa m e se nse a s S a i nt J oh n t he D ivi ne or Eli as or , ,

E noch o r t he Transfigu re d such b e i ng t he only m e th od

,

o f e x pl a i ni ng th e ir supp ose d — th e ir app ar ently pre pos

t e rou s pr e t e nsi ons In th e ir sup e rl ativ e m aj e sty of sup e
.

r iorit t o it a nd in th e ir w e ari ness a nd di sgu st o f e v e ry

y ,

thi ng hum an th ey e v en d e cli ne d u nb ound e d l ength of

,

life in thi s w orld r ej e cti ng with all p ossibl e joy t he i nfi nit e

,
 R osi cr u ci a n Pr o
fu ndi t i es . 1
37

prol ong a ti on p ossibl e of life d own h er e in thi s m ort a l

st a t e
,
which (it w as said of th e m) a lr e ady lay in th e ir
h and s by t he m eans ofth e ir fam ou s e li x ir or th eir m agic ,

m e th od s ofrejuv enesc enc e ; al so th e ir c omm and ofb eauty ,

or of rich e s and of a ll sup e r na tur a l gift s— so sur e ly in

,

th e ir h and s but r e fuse d and ignor e d b ec au se of th e ir

,

i nt erp e ne tra ti on of p e r su asi on of t he v anity of all life in

c omp ari son with the ne v e r endi ng a lway s b egi nni ng pr os
-
,
-

t rat ion i n t he se nse of i n ni t e b u mi li t

, fi y b e for e G od t he , ,

A lmighty In th e ir soul s th e y w e r e a lw ay s pr ostr a t e

.

b e for e t he Throne of t he A lmighty Cr eat or in wh ose ,

se rvic e a lone la t h e imm ort al r a ptur e

y
’

The se cr e t s of th e se Sublim e Br oth e rs t he tru e m e m ,

b e r s of t h e R“
are no m or e t o b e divulg e d th an
.
,

th e y ca n b e supp ose d acc e ssibl e t o e v en t he most sup e r

e mi nent a m ong t he ordi nar y childr en o f m e n I nd e e d .
,

t he b est sa fe gu ard of t he my st e ri e s is t he p e rfe ct i m

p ossibility of th e ir e v e r b e i ng r end er e d i nt e lligibl e or , ,

if i nt e lligibl e of th e ir e v e r b e i ng b e li e v e d p ossibl e
, .

” “ ”
Out sid e and I nsid e wh e n th e y c ontra dict e a ch
, ,

o th e r
, ca n a ssur e dly ne v e r b e c o m e id entic al e x c e pt in ,

sup e rna tur a l p osse ssi on o r in th a t st a t e which m e n u nd e r

,

st and by th a t u naccou nt in a nd u na cc ou nt abl e w o rd

g , ,

t he i nfl ow o f the H oly Gh o st It is a mi racl e ( which

.

mu st a lwa y s b e divi ne ; b e c au se a miracl e o th erwi se th an ,

divi ne is o f c ourse an imp ossibility) wh e r e i n in the

, , , ,

mi nd of t he subj e ct m om ent arily r e ali se d t o it convicti on ,

tr am pl e s triumph antly up t he imp ossibiliti e s i nt o the pos

”—
sibl e " A nd th e r e i n tim e b e c om e s
,
“
no tim e Sp a c e
”
b e c om e s no Sp a ce .

It is t he h erm e tic th eory th a t t he Sh ad ow s l ost fr om ,

thi s Sid e are not wh olly g one— that t he l oss is not e u

,
1
3 8 Pb a l/
i ci sm .

t irely p asse d ou t of t he m agic ri ng s or fold s or i nv e st , ,

”
m e nt s of thi s world s natur e which in r e ality b egi ns
’
, , ,

t o r e ne w wh e n it se e m s t o c e a se ; but th a t it is r e c ov e r
,

abl e in t he m agic a rt o f t he a d e p ts or R o sicruci ans ; ,

”
a nd th a t i t s obj e ct s can b e ot b ack i n t he e x e rci se of
g ,

t he m a gic ,
and o f t he a d e qu a t e practic e of t he tru e
A lch e mi st s ; i nt e nt up on th e ir O bj e ct and t ak e n up ou t ,

of t he l ow e r w orld t o w ork in the high e r

, .

T he R osicruci ans w ho e x pl or e d t he w ond e r s of t he

,

na tur a l w orld and t he w ond e r s a nd my st e ri es of t he sup e r

,

se nsu a l w orld — th ose supp ose d m agici ans w ho forc e d or , ,

w ho r a th e r p r a ed dow n i nt o t he v e ry d e pth s o f th e ir
y ,

ab ase m e nt and humility b e for e t he id e a of G od and of

(
t he r e scui ng m e rciful and pityi ng G od) ri si ng thu s i nt o
, , ,

sai nth o od l ook e d up on na tur e with v e ry di f

,
fe r e nt e y e s t o
ordi nary phil osoph e r s Th ey w e r e e nabl e d ( spiritu a lly)
.

t o p ene tr a t e t o t he truth of t he origi nal F a ll o f t he A ng e l s ,

”
and t o tr a c e t he m ark s ofthe thu nd er ( th e y ne e d e d not ,

”
in th e ir sense of humbl e ne ss and “
p ov erty of spirit t o
, ,

t ak e w arni ng by th e m) which had pr e cipit at ed t he ov e r

thrown r e b e lli ou s Spirit s fr om the h e ight s and h old s and , ,

p a l a c e s of H ea v en (u nd e r the ruling of t he A rch D ivi nity)

t o t he di sm a l v al e s and t he e arthqu a k e ch a nne ll e d sid e s of
,
-

t he m ou nt a i ns a nd t he fir e s and d ark ness of t he p ena l

,

H e ll —th e ir pri son ; t he m onst e r mythic ch a i ns of which ,

are gr asp e d in t he h and s o f t he w atchi ng S a i nt Mich ae l ,

t he g ene rali ssimo of t he armi e s of H e av e n ; whose

’
a rch ang e lic p e r sona lity is figur e d forth
( for m an s fe e bl e r ,

c ompr e h ensi on u nabl e t o ri se ou t of t he m ath em atic s of

,

t he fa l se na tur e which is t h e p a r ody of t he r e a l natur e )

, ,

in t he bl e sse d S a i nt G e org e on e arth w ith his S angui ne , _

” —
Cr oss a t onc e the t ali sm an through h eav e n and t he ,
1 40 Pb a lli cism .

g erons a mbiti on Thi s stra i ni ng a ft er t he k nowl e dg e

.

which N ature has— for t he pr e se rv ati on of it se lf b e it ,

no t e d — SO su cce ssfii lly c onc e a l e d and buri e d d e e p in t he

my st eri e s is in the Milt onic Sense

,
“
du st and bitt er ,

” — ”
a sh e s t he appl e s of So d o m i nst e ad ofthe ap pl es of
,

t he H e sp e rid e s— gu ard e d by t he D r ag on ; t he Old S e rp e nt ,

o r Fir st R e b e l b e it r e m e mb e r e d
,
Thi s cl ass ofwi se m e n
.
,

or wiz ard s are th ose w ho are fabl e d t o h a v e

,
sold
”
th e ir soul s or the ch anc e or p ossibility of the surviv a l
-
, ,

of th a t which the w orld c a ll s th e ir soul ou t of thi s w orld ,

t o t he Fi e nd the E ne my of M anki nd he is t o b e fou nd

, (
in all th eo l ogi es in all ag e s) for w ea lth and h onour s a nd
, , ,

l ong life and a rou nd of p ow er and a n ex hau sti on of

,

sensu a l e nj o ym ent and t h e i ndulg enc e of the human

,

p assions for a t erm— t o which t he lib er al and p olitic D e vil

w as ne v e r fou nd grudgi ng e nough t o fix a limit : t he

m ost i nsati a t e app e tit es w e r e t o b e fully sati sfi e d in thi s

r e sp e ct with worldly enj oym ent s in all t he fabl e s b ear ,

ing up on thi s subj e ct — traf fick e r s o f t he sort lik e F au st

z ,

a nd his c omp e e r s b arg ai ne d for thi ng s vi sibl e in the

,

w orld ; ex ch angi ng whit e h a ir s and d e cr e pitud e p ov erty ,

a nd di sd ai n for w ealth and u nb ou nd e d p ow e r

,
Th ey .

e x ch ang e d i nt ox ic ati on of d e light for the h orror s of

d e sp a ir ne w life and ne w cr e a ti on for t he worn ou t old
,
-

ife and for t he old cr e a ti on which had b e e n e x h a u st e d

, ,

and w as fou nd only su f fu se d with angui sh and d e sp a ir of

all sort s . But the Rosicruci ans w e r e ch ampi ons of know
l e dg e and ofa ims of a di ffe r ent St amp and d espi si ng t he , ,

v ai n thi ng s of thi s life sought for o th er life th an thi s

, .

”
Th ey sought no alli anc e with Tra it ors ag a i nst H eav e n .

Th ey tra mpl e d t he d esirabl e thi ng s of thi s l ow er w orld

u nd e r foot Th ey had transc e nd e d ou t oft he du st and
.
 Rosicr u ci a n P r ofundi t ies . 1 41

h
as es rdi nary life Th e y w e r e tru e t o th eir nam e s
of o .

”
o ft he Broth er s ofthe Re d Cr oss They w er e gl orifi e d
.

with a p assi on ofgri e f for the a ccumul ati ng sorr ow s first in ,

t he infl ict ions which sprang i nt o t he t e mp e st oft e ar s and ,

a t l ast — ih t he na tura l a nd sup e r na tur a l rig ou rs o f t he

”
G ard enofA g ony .

T he t ortur e s and t he sa crific e of C a lv ary — the P assi on

of t he Cr oss— w er e in th e ir gl ori ou s bl e sse d m agic and
,

triumph the pr ot est a nd app e al (how thi s should b e and

, ,

b e R EA L can only b e se e n of c our se in t he my stic a l

, , ,

c onvicti on of the i niti at es) T he flowi ng bl ood stre am e d

.

fr om the cr own or t he pi e rci ng circl e t of the th orns of

,

H e ll T he R ose is fe mi ni ne It s lu strou s c armi ne p e t al s

. .

are gu ard e d with th orns The R ose is t he m ost b eautiful

.

of fl ow e r s The R ose is t h e Qree n of G od s G ard en

.
’
.

It is not t he Rose a l one which is t he m agical id ea ( or

, ,
”
truth) But it is t he Cru cifie d Rose or the M artyr e d
.
,

Rose ( by t he gr and my stic A p oc alyptic figur e) which is ,

t h e t a li sm an t he st and ard t he obj e ct of ad orati on of all

, ,

t he Sons of Wi sdom or of t h e tru e R osicruci ans

, .

H ow thi s l att er a sse rti on sh ould b e i nt elligibl e and b e ,

R EA L can only b e see n of c our se my stic ally in t he con

, , ,

v ic t ion of the g e nui ne m e mb e r s oft he R C . .

 1 42 Pb a lli cism .

CHA PTER XIV .

TH E G N O ST I C S AN D TH E R I F
B EL I E S.

TH E b e li efs of t he G nostic s are not by any m eans t o

b e c onsid e r e d as sh ar e d by t he pr e se nt auth or a lth ough ,

h e m ay see m t o a rgu e na rr owly for th e m ; or for th e m

.

in c e rt a i n ap ol og e tic Sh ap e s or som e fr ee sh ap e
, .

Th e se phil osophic outli ne s figur e forth the fou nd ati on

a nd ab str act m e aning s ne v e r t o b e t ak en lit e rally
, or ,
'

brought t oo cl ose hom e of t he G nostic L e ft H and Sid e

,
- -

c ont e mpl ati on of N atur e— a c ont e mpl ati on i nform e d and

illumi nat ed a lthough r e ckone d a p ocryphal and h e r e tic al
, ,

a nd one which m a
y for r ea s ons u nfath omabl e in t he
,

phil osophi e s hav e b e en sup e rnatur ally sugg est e d Sup e r

, .

na tu ra li sm ( th at is
“
N atur e m ad e by som e oth er thi ng
,

”
th an it se lf ) is u ndoubt e dly tru e a lth ough in t he natur e ,

o f thi ng s it c anno t b e r e c oncil e d with c omm on se nse .

C omm on sense u ndoubt e dly a cc e pt s and mu st a cc e pt if ,

it w ould b e tru e t o it se lf t he out sid e world with w hich

, ,

it is in c ont act e v ery day ; an thi s (tru ly) is the world

d “

”
of thi ng s . Thi s phra se t he w orld o f thi ng s com
, ,

l i
pri se s al th at m ea t in t he world of t he thi ngs of
s n “
,

t h e se nses
”
. A ll a re
“
id e a s
”
i n fa ct — which is concep
,

ti on fr om m om ent t o m om e nt and thi s p arad e of id eas is

, ,

a ll th a t i s r ea lly r ea l But thi s c ogit ati on withi n ou r

.

se lv e s ,
or th ought or pictur e
, or wh at e v e r it b e — o r
,

r esp onse t o shadow fro m out sid e or e ffe c t u p on t he sen ,

s or i u m— will by no m e ans pr ov e th a t w e ar e r ea lly in

c ont act with r e al thi ngs Thi s noti on has b een succ e ss
.
1 44 Pb a lli cism

r ead e r b y and b y will a dmit and c onfirm) as is p ossibl e

,
- -
, ,

wh e n t he gre at aim of sp eaki ng t o t he p oi nt is t o b e

a tt a i ne d .W e hav e alr ea dy t oo m uch v e rbi age and t oo
fe w id ea s in t he w orld .

The tr e ati se which w e h av e in vi e w is one c e rt a i nly

origi nal . A t fir st Sight t he ob se rv ati ons— or som e of t he
,

ob se rv a ti ons— will see m v e ry fr ee But w e do not writ e .

for t he ordi nary ki nd s of r ead e rs W e do not writ e for .

the ov e r fa stidi ous nor f

- or r e a d e r s a lw a y s pr e p ar e d with
,

th e ir su spici ons p articul arly ab out our m ai nt enanc e of

,

wh a t are c a ll ed d ec e nci e s O ur c omm ent s are not in .

t end e d t o b e ex ami ne d by the hyp e rcritic al or u ltra

se nsiti v e For th ere is a fa ls e se nsitiv e ne ss which is quit e
.

mi spl ac e d and a fal se d elic acy which is no d e licacy at all

, ,

but only an ill advi se d self di stru stful h eavy illit e rat e
-
,
-
, , ,

Sh a m e fa c e d b arb arism N atur e is na tur e and natur e

.
,

will b e na tur e t o t he end ofthe ch apt e r Try as w e will .

t o ef fe ct the e limi nati on th a t which is i ns e p arabl e fr om

,

na tur e will stick t o it A nd it will stick t o it som e tim e s

.
, ,

with m or e d ang erou s r e sult s aft e r it s e li mi nati on has b e en

-

a tt e mpt e d For in th e se p e culi ar c ases it is not famili arity

.

which br e e d s cont empt but famili arity which c onduc es t o

,

r esp ect. For the m eans and the e f fe ct are so c ontra

dict ory a nd ye t so grand ; in t he se nse th at whil st such
,

and su ch thi ng s are ord e r e d— such and such things are

forbidd e n .

In all t he m att e r s tr e at e d of in thi s B ook in t he m ean ,

ing and purp os e ofart — such a s mu sic p articularly— t he ,

grand c ont e nti on is wh e th e r t he world m ay b e said t o

,

h a ve SP R U N G — t o apply t he w ord thu s— fr om fe e li ng or ,

w a s C O N ST R U C T ED— SO t o d e scrib e t he mythic m aki ng of

na tur e — fr o m sci e nc e ? Inthi s di sti ncti on li es e v e rythi ng

 Tb e Gn
osti cs an d t b ei r B eliefs . 1 45

of p hil osophic ab stracti on in r egard t o t he subj e ct s

” ”
P ow e r and Lov e a s origi nat or s of the sch e m e o f
,
“
,

thi ng s W e m ay put the qu e sti on in oth er w ords as a

'

th eosophic sp e cul ati on wh e th er m an— and th er e for e art

,

is fr om t he b ea d or t he b ea r t 9 W e thi nk e ntir e ly t he
,
.

” ”
l att e r in as far as L ov e is gr e at er th an Wi sd om
.

“ “
, ,

a nd is i t s rul e r In thi s gr e a t fa ct of t he sup e ri ority of

.

“
L ov e ov er W i sd om and in t he w e ll k now n truth
” ”
,
-

tha t t he one d om i nat e s t he oth e r it app ear s t o u s li e s a ll , ,

t he h op e of t he w orld Through wi sd om— my stic ally

.

t he w orld w ould ne v e r h a v e b e e n Thr ough j u stic e the .

w orld w ould ne v er h av e b e e n sp ar e d and p erp e tu at e d , .

In t h e r e g ard of j u stic e t he w orld is naught M e rcy

,
.

“
a nd l o v e c ombi ne d and i nt erfu sed b e c om e Imm ort a l
, ,

”
Pity and th e re for e t he m ea ns o f saving it ; i nd e ed thi s
, ,
”
“
Imm ort al Pity a l one sav e s t he w orld Th er e for e — in t he .

hum an sense— c ontriti on : th er e for e sa crific e th e r e for e , : ,

submi ssi o n lik e as littl e childr e n th ese sa v e it .

V e rily v erily I say u nt o you u nl e ss ye b ec om e a s littl e

, , ,
‘

childr en — h um an prid e a nd t he vanity of sci e nc e b e i ng

’

trodd e n u nd er foo t by you “

ye sh a ll in no w i se se e , ,

t he ki ngd o m o f G od T o thi s p ossibl e r e l ax i ng of t he

.

st e r nne ss o f pu ni sh m e nt ( J u stic e ) a nd t he pu nitiv e th e r e

(
for e cl eansi ng ) aw ard s of J eh ov ah t he S ai nt s p ene tra t e d , .

“ ”
Thi s m e ans t he Pr o piti a ti on or t he sacrific e o f t h e ,

S A VI O U R or o f t he se nsitiv e or sy m p athi si ng sid e o f

”
, , ,

hu m an natur e al ar m e d a t p a i n in i mm ort al t error a t t he

, ,

su ffe ri ng s of hu m anity a nd m e lti ng in pity a t it ; th er e

,

for e p art aki ng of t he p a i n t o i nv alid at e t he h or rors of it

, ,

a nd r esig ni ng f or t he p e na lty Si nc e th a t c ould b e a l one

,

su ffici ent In thi s e m oti on fr om t he h e art li e s all r e ligi on

.
,

a nd a ll th a t w e can k now o f o ur se lv e s ,
o f h op e — of ,
1 46 P b a l/
i ci sm .

h op e for hum anity in thi s e arthly st at e which is cl early ,

p enal for som e origi nal imm ort al sin of the r e al natur e
, , ,

of which Man can k no w no thi ng .

In t he e nthu si asm o f d e v o ti on G od m ov e d th e r e t o and

, ,
”
p e r m itti ng it foreg oi ng Wi sd o m alt og e th er the hum an
, ,

h eart (not t he H EA D r e m e m b e r the seat of the int e lli

, ,

g enc e ) giv e s w ay and p our s it se lf i nsti nctiv e ly ou t in

, ,

p ity— givi ng it se lf for th a t which it se ek s t o shar e and , ,

in Sh ari ng t o sav e ,
Th a t t he guilt and F all of ou r Fir st
.

P ar ent s in myst e ri ou s w ay s which w e c annot u nd er st and

, , ,

and f or thi ng s and f or crim e s ag ai nst G od which w e

c annot u nd er st and is tru e a nd a r eal thi ng in t he p ar ad e
, , ,

and t h e p ossibiliti e s o f th a t ab str a cti on Tim e h ow e v e r

, , ,

i m p ossibl e of b e li e f in c o m m on sense w e m ak e ab solut e ,

a cc ou nt ; in som e m od e or m anne r which it is imp ossibl e

, ,

for t he hum an r ac e t o u nd e r st and and which— in thi s ,

e a rthly st at e— mu st e v e r tr ansc e nd all p ossibility of t he

m e ans of r eachi ng ’
Chri st s immort al sadness at t he
.

w orld (which is a rui n) m ay b e u nd er st ood in som e of

th e se m y stical and r em ot e sense s Chri st s se lf sacrifice .
’
-

in it (and for it) i nduc e d by th a t imm ort al pity — ang e lic ,

g odlik e Si nc e it is spr e a d thr ough t he ag es and as it is

, ,
”
c om m e nsurat e with t he e x p ansi on of t he p anora m as of
“

Ti m e thi s can sure ly a cquir e ju stificati on in fa ith a s a

-
, ,

r eality— if anythi ng e ith e r in t he world (or ou t of it) i s

”
r e al Th e nc e t he G ard en of A g ony
.
“
Th enc e t he .

r e c ord in the w ord s of t he Scriptur e

,
My soul is sad ,
”
e v e n u nt o t ear s of bl o o d l My ul s sa d e v e n
“
( -
) so i ,
”
u nt o D eath 1
T he writi ng s of t he gr e a t my stic al ma st e r J a c ob ,

B oehm i ndic at e all th e se ph ase s and sp eci alti e s of fa ith

,

i n a w ond e rfully sub tl e m anne r H e b e c om e s a m ost.

1 48 Pb a llici s m .

is di scl os e d as i nspi ri ng a ll e nthu si asm in the pr esent ,

ex e rci se o f t he Chri sti an r e ligi on i n E ngl a nd J ac ob B oehm ,

sh o uld b e so m uch whi sp e r e d d ow n and SO gr e atly dr e ad e d .

But t he E ngli sh esp e ci a lly in t he m od ern day are v ery

, ,

u nimpr e ssi onabl e cold and imp a ssiv e

, , .

T he my stic vi ew s pr op ou nd e d by J a c ob B oehm in
r e gard t o the Chri sti an sch em e gr e a tly r ese mbl e d the
pr o fou ndly m et aphy sica l far O ff ( stigm ati se d as vi si onary)
,
-

id e as of R ob ert Fludd It is imp ossibl e t o supp ose oth e r

.

th an th a t in som e form or by som e m e ans Rob e rt Fludd

w a s a cqu aint e d with t h e a p o c a lyptic impr e ssi ons and t he

d e e p r e ligi ou s dr eami ng of t he gr e a t G e rman my stic .

W e h av e i nnu m e rabl e proo fs of thi s in a p arall el con

sid e r a ti on of t he writi ng s of b o th B oehm wrot e i nspira
.

ti o n all — th at i s a lt og e th e r fr om t he i nt eri or vi si on
y ,

—and he wrot e fr om t h e out sid e imp ossibiliti es i nt o

t he i nsid e p ossibiliti es H e w as an u ne ducat e d m an a
.
,

p oor m an a l owly m an H e had no sch ol arship no l earn

,
.
,

ing R ob e rt Fludd on t he c ontr ary w a s one oft he m ost

.
, ,

l e arne d m en of his tim e with r eadi ng sch ol arship and

, , ,

e x p e ri e nc e wid e ly ex t e nsiv e and g ath e r e d up fr om al l t he

,

e rudit e c e ntr es . Th e r e w as a ll the di ffe r enc e in the world

b e tw e e n t he t w o gr ea t m en— st andi ng al one and nu
a ppr oa ch abl e in th e ir tim e in th e ir thi nki ng p o w e r— and

e t th e ir c onclu si ons a nd noti ons w e r e e x a ctly t he sam e

y ,

or if th e y di f
,
fe r ed di f fer e d only in d e gr e e
, .

A pu z zl e also e x i st s in t he hi st ory of Rob e rt Fludd ,

t h e gre a t E ngli sh R osicruci an and t he supp ose d fou nd e r

, ,

or di sc ov e r e r or r e v e a l e r or r e st or e r ( thi s l att e r w ould

, ,

b e t he b e tt e r m eani ng with which t o i nv e st t he wond er)

o f Fr e e m asonry if w e are t o b e li e v e D e Qi ince y s ’
,

a cc ou nt of t he supp ose d origi n of Fr e e m as onry Thi s .

 Tb e Gn osti cs a nd t b ei r B eli efs . 1 49

puzzl e ari ses a ft er all th at app ear s as c ert ai nty fr om the

, ,

d oubt wh e th er th e r e w e r e not tw o Flu dds ; i nd ee d t o ,

c om e t he cl o ser in u ne x p e ct e d ju x t ap ositi on e v e n t w o ,

R ob ert Flu dds O f thi s nove l and si ngul ar probl e m in

.

bi ogr aphic al id ent ific ati on w e offer the foll owi ng s olu ,

ti on d eriv e d from the B i ograpb i e Uni v erselle t om x v

, ,
. .
,

p 1 0 9 et sup ra
.
, .

ue / u es b i b li o ra b es ont con ondu Rob er t F

“
Q q g p f lood ( o f
B er st ed in K ent in t he Eliz ab e th an tim e ) a v ec u n a u t re
, , ,

R ober t domi ni ca i n Angla is né a Tor b et qui fl or issa i t

, , ,

da ns le 1 4 si ecle Ce r eligie u x a v a i t fa i t a ussi des r e

e .

b ercb es et la isse des

'

My te e de la Na t ur e,
'

c e cr i ts, s u r les s r s

cc
q ui l
’
a v a it
f ai t su r nom mer P E R SC R U T A T O R ’
( le

Cb er cb eur ) .
yea n Pi t s et
y g
a c u es B ob a r d, d
’
a p r es
y ea n

L ela nd, lu i a ttr i b u ent DE IMP R ES SIO N IBU S A ER 1 s ;

DE MIR A B IL IB U S EL EMEN T O R U M ; DE MA G I A C ER E

MO N IA L I ; DE MY ST E R IIS S EC R ET O R U M ET CO R
”
R EC T O R IU M h ese studi e s and su b
A L C H Y MIfE. A ll t

j ect s cl ose ly c orr e sp ond c e rt a i nly with th o se 0 11 , ,

a cc ou nt of which t he r e a l a nd u nd oubt e d R ob e rt Fludd

,

or Fl ood b e c a m e ju stly fa m ou s
, It is i m p ossibl e t o t e ll .

now w ho thi s fir st R ob e rt Fl ood w a s or wh e th e r he w as , ,

o r w as no t a n a nc e st or o f t he se c ond
, .

T he se ct c all e d t he G nostic s i nclud e d a l arg e numb e r

"

i“
Tb c G nost ics Cla ss ic an d M di e e va l, b y t he Re v C . W . Ki g n .

L
.

o ndon : 1 865 .

T hi s w or k is a m e re c old t ra nsc ri t p of t he hist oric al side o f t he

c harac t erist ic s of t he v a rio u s ord e rs of t he fam ou s a nd m u c h- re p rob at e d

G nost ics . It is ne cessari l
y p oor a nd i nsu f
fi c ie nt i n at t e m p t in t o t rea t , g
w itb b now ledge,
no of t he i m p o rt a nt m st i c p ec uli a ri t ies w h i c h dis
y
t ingu i sh t hese f a nc if
ul p hilosop he rs T he ac c ou nts o f t he G nost ic s b y
g g
.

t h is au t hor, w ho w holly fails to ras p t he i r m e anin a re , o f c ou rse ,

p rej udiced bj
,

, since he de a l s w it h t he su e ct sim p ly from t he o rt hodo x

1
5 0 Pb a lli ci sm .

of pr ofe s si ng Chri sti ans a nd th e ir doctri ne s w er e m ai n ,

t aine d by a succ e ssi on of pr o fe ssor s— c a ll e d by th e m

a p ostl e s— w ho spr e ad th e m so z e a l ou sly abr oa d in di f fe

‘

r ent p art s of t he G entil e w orld th a t in m any pl ac e s th e y

w er e c onsid er ed as t he only p e opl e b e l ongi ng t o t he
r e ligi on o f the Cross and th e ir c onduct and b eli e fs t he ,

o nly rul e by which it s m or a lity c ould b e e stim at e d The .

G nostic s h a v e l eft no a cc ou nt of th em se lv e s Th e y are .

k nown t o h av e writt en som e b ook s but t he Str e am of ,

tim e has brought d ow n none t o the present day Th e ir .

o pi ni ons th e r e for e w ould h a v e p e ri sh e d

,
p erh ap s with
, , ,

th e m se lv e s m any c enturi e s ago w er e th e y not pre serv e d

, ,

a nd e mb odi e d in t he w o rk s o f c ont e m p or ary Chri sti an

writ er s Ire nmu s has d e t a il e d th e ir d octri ne s and Epi

.
,

p h aniu s w ho hi m se lf had b e e n a G nostic r e l at e s th e ir

, ,

rit e s and pra ctic es B e sid e s th e se se v e r al oth e r fath er s of

.
,

t he Church giv e an a cc ou nt o f t he liv e s and d octri ne s of

t he se ct with m e mb e r s o f which th e y w e r e p e r sona lly

,

a cqu a i nt e d S om e m od e r n writ e r s h av e t ak en up t he
.

c a u se of t he G nostic s and in v ari ou s m anner s and a s , ,

c auti ou sly a s th e y c ould h a v e d e cl ar e d th a t th ey h a v e ,

b e en gr e a tly mi sr e pr e se nt e d and th a t m any am ong th ose ,

w ho cl a im e d t o b e orth o d o x h a v e in som e i nst anc e s a nd ,

a nd ac a de m ic p
st a nd oint . In a w or d, t he Re v C . W . Ki g hn an dl e s
g bj
.

his reat su e ct li k e m ost m e n o f t he Ch u rc h w he n t he

y w rit e u p on
t he se m at t ers — i n a p f
e r u nc t or
y se lf- assure d s p irit He c rit i c ise s li k e

g
.
,

a m ere c olle c t or and c om p are r of m e d als, c oi ns, e m s, and so fort h— a

b arre n arc hw olo

gist . T he b k
oo h ow e v e r, is fu rnishe d w i t h e n ra g vi g n s

b k g
,

of som e o ft he e st now n t alism ans a nd em s oft he G nost ic s, m ore or

less au t he nt i c a nd cu r ou s i ; b ut t hese illu st rat ions, i nst ead o fb i ge n ll we

e x e cu t e d , a re v y rou h and ine le

er g g a nt — a f at al fau lt t o t h f
e f
orc e o

t hese t hin s g . B y su ch i nc onclusi v e m e ans t here w as ex hib i d te no

k g
now led e of w ha t is m e ant b y t he se , i n re alit y, w ondrou s t o e ns— t he k
o nl
y re vl
e at on i oft he se cre t ide as o f t he se st ran el
y p rof
o u nd t hi n e rs g k .
1
5 2 Pb a l/
icism .

a S implicity not simpl e in t he l arg e se nse but simpl e in

, ,

t he sm all se nse Th e y say th a t t he mi nd s ofth ese p eopl e

.

a re no t l o fty e nough — th e y a sse rt th a t ordi nary Chri sti ans

are i nc ap abl e of vi ewi ng t he tru e Chri sti an id e a s as

a b str a cti ons or of ri si ng i nt o r e a l spiritu a lity or t ransce n
,

d ent a li sm They m ai nt a i n th a t ordi nary th eol ogi ans

.

in fa ct th a t all w ho e nt e rt a i n a di f
,
fe r e nt opi ni on t o t hose
opi ni ons t o which th e y th e m se lv es pr ofe ss t o h a v e a tt ai ne d

are full
-
of c onclu si ons d e riv e d from prejudic e and
”
i ncr e dulity simil ar t o t he Scriptura l h ard ne ss of h e art
,
“

which ca rri es with it a p ara ll e l h ard ness of t he u nd e r

”
st andi ng imput e d t o t he oblivi ou s and r e luct ant H ebr e ws
,

—imp a ti e nt a s not u nd e r st a ndi ng wh a t th e y w e r e t o ld

,
.

T he fam ou s G nostic g e m s t he w ond e r and t he puz z l e of

,

a ll c omm e nt a t or s up on t he m y st e ri e s of t he G nostic s are ,

t he only m onu m e nt s t he G nostic s th e m se lv e s h a v e tr ans

m it t e d of t he ir d ari ng i m a gi na ti ons and pri ncipl e s su sp e ct e d

in som e qu a rt e r s as lic e nti o u s .

S om e of t he fi ne st and gr and e st (not fine or gr and

‘

i n t he se nse of fi ni sh or e x e c uti on but in t he id e as ,

which th e y sugg e st — a lth ough only t o the c a p abl e ,

which ne c e ssit a t e s l arg e k no wl e dg e — and of t he subli m e

my st e ri e s of which th e y Sp e ak and t o which th ey are ,

whi sp e r e d t o r e fe r) are giv en in r eproducti on in thi s

-

, ,

pr e se nt w ork and h a v e b e e n se l e ct e d with t he gr e at e st

,

c ar e and with c auti ou s judgm ent Th e se are c onfid ently .

submitt e d t o t he O b se rv a ti on o f th ose p e r sons e l e v a t e d in

mi nd and of a phil osophic al and curi ou s turn But it .

m u st not b e supp ose d th a t t h e ex e cuti on of th e se G nostic

g e m s or c oi ns or o bj e ct s is ne c essarily b e autiful or ex
, ,

ce lle nt In fac t in t he m aj o rity of i nst anc e s it i s quit e

,
.
,

t he r e v er se S om e e v en a t fir st c onsid erati on of th e m
.
, ,
 Tb c G nost i cs a nd t b ei r B elie
f s . 1
53

see m barbarou s a nd u ni nt e lligibl e b e i ng b ewild eri ng

,

a nd no t a nsw e ri ng t o a n a pp ar e ntly r easonabl e id ea

y .

Thi s m ay c onvi nc e as all t he m or e na tural c onsid eri ng

th at t he v ery purp ose of th e se g e m s or t ok e ns or m ark s
, , ,

o r c o i ns is a m att e r o f d oubt and d e b a t e and th a t th e y ,

are m ost know n as t a li sm ans and amul e t s of c our se ,

c arryi ng t he id e a of ch arm s and Sp ell s and bri ngi ng in ,

t he impr e ssi ons of m agic and m agic sp e cul ati ons a nd

sup e rna tura l p ow er s wh e th er d eriv e d from h oly or

,

u nh oly sourc e s with th e m and obtrudi ng all thi s i nt o

, ,

t he o rdi nary w orld of m an di sturbi ng it w ith

,
“
thought s
”
b e y ond t he r each es ofhis soul .

Thu s t he G nostic s h av e b e e n a lway s r egard e d as

u nc omfort abl e phil osoph e r s truly as th eir nam e impli es
, , ,

“ ” ”
k nowi ng and p erh a p s k nowi ng t oo much bri ngi ng
, ,

a w e ight of my st e ry with th e m a nd impr e ssi ng u s a s

,

those strang e and u nacc ou nt abl e m ov er s through t he

w orld r e g ar di ng wh om hi st ory sp e ak s with subdu e d
,

br e ath a nd r omanc e t e ll s e x citi ng t a l e s— p er sons in r e g ard

of wh o m one w alk s ou t of t he w a
y wh ose tim e , o f
a pp e ar anc e is twilight wh o se a dv e nt is pre d e not e d by
,
-

murmur s of thu nd er wh ose m ov e m e nt s are wayw ard

, ,

wh ose c omi ng s and g oi ng s are p e rpl e x i ng whose addr e ss ,

is fant a stic and ye t fe arful a nd w ho m u st b e r e g ard e d

,

wit h di stru st if not with appr eh ensi on and ab solut e

,

su spici on. Such w e r e t he G nostic s— a t a ll e v ent s in t he ,

u su al orth od ox Chri sti an vi e w Such w er e a l so th ose

.

r enow ne d di scr edit e d ch ar act e r s t he Rosicruci ans in

, , ,

t h e p opul ar id ea Thu s it mu st a lway s b e with r e mark

.

a bl e ch ar act e r s and gr e a t m e n .

Th e se phil osoph e rs assum e d t he a pp e ll ati on of G nostic s

in t he s e lf su f-
f
ici ent and e nthu si a stic b e li e f th at th e y
1
54 Pb a llici sm .

j y d a m or e i nti m a t e a cqu ai nt anc e with t he D ivine

en o e

na tur e a nd a pr ofou nd e r i nsight i nt o r e ligi ou s my st e ri e s

th an w as v ouch safe d t o t he r e st of t he Chri sti an w orld .

Th e y w e r e a l m ost with out e x c e pti on of the G entil e

, ,

rac e and th e ir pri ncip al fou nd e r s se em t o h av e b e e n

,

nativ e s of Syri a and Egypt T he p ath s of sp e cul ati on

.

b e i ng v ari ou s and i nfi nit e t he G nostic s w e r e imp erc e ptibly

,

divid e d i nt o m or e than fifty p articul ar se ct s of which t he ,

m ost c e l e br at e d app e ar t o h a v e b e e n t he B a silide ans t he ,

V al enti ni ans and the M arci onit es Th e y first b e cam e

,
.

c onspicu ou s in the se cond c e ntury a ft e r t he d eath of th e

,

a p o stl e s and u nd e r t he r e ign o f t he E m p e r or H a dri an ;

,

th e y flouri sh e d duri ng t he third c e ntury and w er e sup e r ,

se de d for t he m ost p art in th e ir imp ort anc e in t he

, ,

fou rth or fifth T he Ori e nt a l phil osophy w a s t he

.

pri ncip a l fou nt a i n fr om which th e y dr e w th e ir id eas .

T he r a ti onal soul or c onsci ou s e ntity a cc ordi ng t o tha t

, ,

r e fining phil osophy w as impri sone d in c orrupt m att e r

,

c ontr ary t o the will of the Supr em e B e i ng and the w orld ,

w a s subj e ct t o t he d omi ni on of a numb e r of e vil g enii or ,

m a lignant spirit s T o lib e r a t e t he soul from he r t hral

.

dom and e m ancip at e t he hum an r a c e fr om t he tyr anny of

th e se d e mons the E ast ern sag e s e x p e ct e d t he c omi ng
,

o f an e x tr aordi nary m e sse ng e r fr om t he M ost High .

T he foll ow e r s of th e G nostic r e ligi on r e duc e d t h e fact s

a nd d octri ne s of t he G osp e l i nt o c onformity with th e ir

Ori ent al t ene t s Th eir no ti ons c onc e rni ng J e su s C hri st

.

w e r e a s foll ow s z— Th e y c onsid e r e d Him as t he Son of

G od but th e y d eni e d b oth H is d e ity and H is hum anity
, ,

t he for m e r b e cau se th e y id e ntifi e d H im with t he vi si ona ry

d e liv e r e r of th e ir E ast er n sup e r stiti on t he l a tt e r b e cau se

,

th e y h e ld e v erythi ng c orp or e al t o b e i ntri nsic a lly and

1
5 6 Pb a lli ci sm .

thi s world b e i ng a sort o f m e th od ofb e i ng of purgat ory ,

or pu ni sh m e nt f or so m e na m e l e ss si ns in som e oth e r pl a c e

or st a t e t he wh o l e hi st ory and a cc ou nt of which and t he

, ,

r e a sons for which h av e b e e n purp ose ly hidd en aw ay fr om

,

m an s knowl edg e or h av e b e en l ost The r ea d e r will

’
, .

p e rc e iv e th at w e are a rgui ng th a t thi s w orld is not t he

pr op e r world of m an and th a t a cc ording t o the id eas of
, ,

t he Buddhi st s m an is not in a pr op e r w orld at a ll but

, ,

th at he is the victim of the d e c e itful i nv e stm ent s vi si ons ,

in circl es on circl es but ye t r e a l and m a t e ri al a s he t a k es

, ,
”
“
th e m t o b e ; m an b e i ng asl ee p as it w e r e for , ,
”
th ou sand s of y ear s and b e i ng in his hi st orical p e ri od s
, ,
”
and in his pr o c esse s of se nsa ti on
“
no t in r e ality a t a ll
, ,

but only p assing on u nc onsci ou sly a s the sp ort of the

d e lu si ons ofthe i nv e t e r a t e M ay a Thi s w as a strang e
“
.
,

sh a d owy b e li e f but it w as t he r e a l phil osophy and t he

,

only one r e li e d up on by t h e g e nui ne G nostic s a nd al so ,

cl ose ly assi m il ati ng t o t he pr ofou nd m e t aphy sic a l de du c

ti ons of the Buddhi st s wh ose phil osophy w as pr e cur sory
,

t o th at of t he Pl a t oni st s e v e rythi ng origi na lly not only

, ,

t h e re ligiou s but t he na ti ons c omi ng from t he Ea st a nd

, , ,

w orki ng gr adu ally w estw ard s as if ob eyi ng a grand law ,

o f N a tur e w hich sh ould p a ss a ll b enomena in t he w a of

, p y
t he r olli ng of t he w orld T he w orld w as p e opl e d w e st
.

w ard A ll civili sati on ha s pr oc e ed e d and i nt ensifi e d in

.
,

t he c our se of the g e ne r a ti ons w e st w ard ; and pr ogr ess has

,

m a d e it s m arch with t he su n Thu s w e are wit ne ssi ng .

,

“ ”
p erh ap s the l ast r ally (so t o u se the word ) of t h e
,

o v e r e l ab or a t e d a nd e x tr a v a g ant
-
a nd d eb ase d hyp e r
”
civili sati on o f thi s D i sp e nsa ti on culmi nati ng O ppre s ,

siv e l e v e n of fensiv e ly i n t h upri i ng multitudi n ou s

y , e s
,
”
c entr e s ofthe Far W e st of the pr odigi ou s c onti ne nt s
 T b c G nosti cs d
an t b ei r B elief
s . 1 57

of t he t w o A m e ric as, tr e tchi ng nearly fr om p ol e t o p ol e

s

on t he W e st b oard a nd faci ng ag a i n th a t m e t aph oric a lly

, ( .

sp e aki ng w o rm e a t e n hiv e o f o ld for m a l gr and e ur s a nd

) -

o f t he O ld sci e ntific e l ab or a ti ons of anci e nt e st and m ost

fix e d and fossili se d civili sati on— Chi na with i t s milli ons ,

(wi t h a far o ff m e ani ng) of curi ou s micr oscopic al cr ea tur es

-
,

a r a c e or r a c e s which in c e rt a i n qu ai nt se nses ca n h a rdly

, , , ,

b e pr onou nc e d hum a n ; a t l ea st as w e W e st e rns u nd er st and

hum anity ; t he i ng enuiti e s of th ese m ar v e ll ou s Chi ne se
b e i ng of th a t p e culi a r ch aract er th at th e y see m short ,

e v e n fr o m th e ir fix e dne ss a nd fi ni sh of p e rfe cti on a nd in

, ,

th eir inex pansive ness and u nim pu lsive ne ss ofhum an A nd , .

e t — actu a lly t o sa and t o add t o t he w ond e r— in thi s

y y
m onum ent a l C a th ay which se e m s fr om it s found a ti on t o
, , ,

h av e work e d through the era s in a sort of a dr ea m a s ofa

”
tut e l ary t oy sh op soci ally and hi st orically or as in the
, , ,
” ’
rigiditi e s of a myth ol ogi se d N oah s A rk with all it s ,

pri nc e s and p a tri arch s and all it s ani m al s and habitud e s

, ,

r eally in thi s old Chi na wh e re i n— w ithou t m eani ng it a s

, ,
m

a j ok e — t he qu a i nt p eo pl e se e m in t he e t e rnal it e r a ti on
,

of th e ir fo rm s a nd m anne r s and cu st om s t o w ork b a ck ,

w ard s and not t o b eg e t sons a s N atur e see m s t o ex p e ct

,

o f t he g e ne r a ti ons but a ctu ally t o giv e ag a i n t h e birth

,

i nt o t he w orld of th e ir gr andfath e r s a cti ng u nd e r t he ,

dict a t e s of a bli nd p e rv e r se m e ch a ni sm — h er e at t he l ast ,

m argi n of t he w orld e a stward w e e nc ou nt e r t he m ost

,

i nc ontr ov e rtibl e tr ac e s of t he u niv er sal Ph allici sm or ,

wor ship and de ificat ion ofthe hum an ap oth e osi sed sex u al , ,
” ”
m agic a l m e ans and i nstru m e nt s (m a d e im ag e s and
“ “

symb ol s of t he g o d s) Th e se w e r e c ogni se in fe licit ou s

.

di sgui se s not only in t he t empl e s and at e v e ry c orner of

,

t he str e e t s of e v e ry Chi ne se city and t own but m ag ,

1
5 8 Pb a lli cism .

nifice nt ly and b eautifully in t he m any st ori e d p agod as -

,

d ott e d a ll ov e r with ti nkli ng b e ll s ; in t he c arvi ng s

and e av e s a nd c om ic e s in t he Silk s a nd S t rm gs in t he
‘

, ,

u mb os and umbr e ll as in all t he e mb e lli sh me nt s thr ough out

,

Chi na outd oor s and i nd oors i nu nd at e d all ov er with e v e ry

, ,

form of mythol ogica l z ool ogy — nam e ly r end e ri ng s of , , .

dragon bird dragon b e ast or drag on fish

-
,
-
,
-
.

Chi na se e m s t o b e p opul at e d and t o b e i nsti nct in ,

t he liv e ly r e c oll e cti ons of th ose h a ppy tr a v e ll e r s w ho

h av e vi sit e d it with e t ernal i m ag e s lu strou s in t he

,

go ld of the gr and g old en Su n or D ragon of Y e ll ow ,

Fir e r e c alling t he one sup erb id ol atry which m ay b e

,
”
sp e cifi e d as th a t of B ells a nd t he D r ag on T he Chi ne se
“
.

p ag od as are in truth no o th e r th an v e rit abl e Tor s or

, ,

Phalli of t he sam e ch ar act e r as th ose fou nd all ov e r t he

,

e a rth A ll th ese sp ea k t h e sa m e st ory and c onv e y t he

.

sam e m e ani ng as t he Iri sh R ou nd Tow e r s as all t he ,

t ow e r s of I ndi a as all t he mi nar e t s of t he M ah om e t ans

, ,

a s a ll t he ob e li sk s in Egypt and e l se wh e r e a s t he Gr e a t ,

Pyra mid— nay all pyramid s and pyr am idic a l Structur e s

, ,

a s t he r ough Si ngl e st one s a nd c orne ds a nd cr oml e ch s ,

a nd st one pill ar s a nd st one cr o sse s a s t he circl e s of st one s , ,

and gr oup s of m e m ori a l st one s a nd v otiv e st one s a s t he , ,

m enhirs of Britt a ny as t he c am s or c a irns— as C ar nac in

,

t he W e st of Fr anc e a s St oneh e ng e and A bury or A v e

, ,
”
bury in Engl and ; as t he u niv er sal Tors and archi
,
“

t e ct u ral r ou nd s ; nay t o su m up t he wh ol e p a r ad e of
,
”
e x e mpl ar s fr om t he origi na l B ab e l t o t he l ast church
“
,

t owe r or spir e r a i se d y e st e rd ay in any p art o f the w orld ,

”—
sacr e d a nd bl e sse d — which
“
or fr om t he pill ow st one -

”
t he p a tri arch J a c ob t ook a nd se t on e nd a s his pill ar
st one or m otiv e m ark
, or a lt a r of a ck nowl e dgm e nt t o
-
,
1 60 Pb a lli cism .

a nd c omb at it as t he na t u ra l e ne my of t he soul ; whil e

, ,

on t he o th e r h and p e r so ns o f di sso lut e pr op e nsiti e s w e r e

,

e asily br ought t o b e li e v e th a t t he d e e d s of t he outw ard

m an had no r e l ati on wh a t e v e r t o t he st at e of t he i nw ard ,

a nd th a t c onse qu e ntly t he id e a of m o ra l r e str a i nt up on

, ,

the form e r w as ab surd .

It m ay b e d oubtful wh e th e r t he G nostic s of t he rigid

or th ose of t he se nsu a l sch oo l did m ost t o pr ejudic e t he

c au se ofChri sti anity in the e y e s ofthe h eath en world T he .

r e ligi on oft he g osp e l is as far fr om b e i ng a c od e ofau st er e

di scipli ne and rigid O b se rvanc e s a s it is from sancti oni ng
t he vic e s and p assi ons of ou r c orrupt na tur e .

W e h av e said th at the G nostic s fir st acquir e d c e l e brity

in t he se cond c entu ry ; th e ir fir st a pp earanc e h ow e v e r , ,

in e ccl e si astic al hi st ory b e l ong s t o an earli e r d a t e and ,

has b e e n tr ac e d sati sfact orily e v e n so far b ack as t he

a p ost o lic tim es A t t he p e ri od wh en t he gosp e l w as fir st
.

pr omulgat ed the practic e of m agic and the be li e f in t he

, ,

p ow e r s ofc e rt a i n m en in thi s r e sp e ct w as g ene ral in e v e ry

,

p art of t he civili se d world ; a nd the r e c annot b e a d oubt

th a t t he m or e i m p ort ant na ti ons had a tt ai ne d t o t he high e st
p o ssibl e p oi nt of p e rfe cti on and of civilisat 1on in all t he
, ,

art s o f livi ng .T he p opul a r cr e e d and the highly wrought

,
-

im agi nati on oft he e duca t e d t he skilful and t he lu x uri ou s

, ,

na t h e no ti ons of t he sp e cul a t or s and t he phil osoph e r s

y , ,

in t he ne c e ssiti es of thi ng s a nd in the vi sibl e and b e li e v e d

,

a b ou ndi ng rich ness of na tur e — p e opl e d all t he r e gi ons

”
c onc e iv abl e r e al and u nr e al e arth air fl ood and fire
, , , , , ,

with c e rt a i n i nflu e nc e s and pow e r s which c ould b e app ea l e d

t o a nd m anag e d and sw a y e d for g ood or f
,
or e vil by t he
, ,

pr ofici e nt in the u se of sp e ll s and ch arm s my stic al sound s ,

a nd e m bl e m s .
 Tb e Gn ost i cs a nd t b ei r B eliefs . 1 61

The Egypti ans w e r e pr ov e rbi a l for ch eri shi ng th e se

wi ld impr e ssi ons of the p ossibiliti es of p ene trati ng t o and
o fh o ldi ng c omm e rc e with t he u nk now n and of op e r a ti ng ,

u p on t he tru e faculti e s of Spirit s and e ntiti e s— m or e or

l ess c ommu nic ativ e or di sp ose d or not i ndi sposed t o b e

, , ,

c o m m u nic ativ e and ev e n t o b e nefit by traffi c with m en

,

and w om e n Th e se d egr e es a nd ord ers of spirit s w er e

.

farth e r im agi ned t o p art ak e in t he gift and end owm ent or ,

i n t he d e pr av ati on and pu ni shm e nt by t he Supr e m e

P ow e r— w orki ng t hrough all m a tt e r by m eans of it s
r e pr e se nt ativ e s and mi ni st er s Th e se Spirit s w e r e a l so
.

supp ose d t o b e c a p abl e of hum an ch ar act e ri stic s The .

life of all natur e w as i magi ne d t o b e c onsci ou s a nd p e ne

t ra t ive . T he se nses w e r e only t he m e ans ofanaly si s ofa
e ne r a l gr and m agic i nt ellig e nc e — an i nt e llig enc e which
g ,

di f fu se d thr ough natur e w as i nfiltr a t e d thr ough u niv e r sa l

,

b e i ng a nd op erat e d in m an in v ari ou s i nflu enc ed m od e s

, ,

in re g ard ofwhich he w a s t ot a lly u naw ar e of t he spri ng

or o bj e ct ; nor c ould he gu e ss whith e r he w as drifti ng in

t he dir e cti ons and in t he si nu ositi e s of a strol ogy

,
wh er e -

t he sm all e st sh ould i ntr oduc e t o t he gr e at e st a nd t he ,

gr eat e st sh ould bri ng ab out and t e rmi nat e and ac t in t he

,

sma ll e st a ll ob e yi ng a c e rt a i n e x t e nd e d sup e r na tur a l

-

s ch e m e ,
of which m an c ould surmi se ne ith er t he par

t icu lar drift nor t he g e ne r a l purp ose N or w as m an .

e qu al in his limit e d faculti e s t o gu e ssi ng t he m e ani ng s of

, ,

na tur e — thi s b e i ng i n t he h a nd s— not e v e n of t he i nfe ri or ,

but only of t he high pl ac e d g od s in t he asc endi ng ch ai n

-
,

o f d e gr e e s e v e n up t o t he High e st .

The Egypti ans w e r e pr ov e rbi a l for ent e rt ai ni ng t he

m ost si ngul ar pr ep osse ssi ons in r e g ard t o b e i ng fa t e , ,

ne c essity ch ar m s sci enc e and m agic — thi s l ast si ni st e r

, , , ,

M
1 62 Pb a lli cism .

and m al e v ol ent as ex e rci se d by t he envi ou s and m alici ou s

re t e m at u ral p ow e rs ; a s a l so g ood r e scui ng and b ene
p , ,

v ol ent wh en i nt erp ose d as a m eans of ex tricati on by t he

, , ,

a g ent s or a ng e l s of t he gr e a t g ood g e ni u s or m e rcifu l

, , ,

m ast e r of u niv ersal natur e W e find in t he A ct s of the

.
,
”
A p ostl e s th at t he Study of curi ou s art s w a s c omm on
,
“

a m ong st t he i nh abit an t s o f t he m o st p oli sh e d city of t he

E ast It is not surpri si ng th e re for e th a t m any of the

.
, ,

first c onv e rt s t o the Cross Sh ould hav e c orrupt e d t he

purity ofthe new cr e e d with a pr ofane m i x ture of th e ir
a nci ent habit s and id e as Simon M agu s is by many
.

writ e r s c onsid e r e d as t he fath er ofall t he G nostic h er e si es .

H e had b e e n (or i s assum e d t o h a v e b een) a wi zard by

profe ssion ; and so p e r su ad e d w e r e the p e opl e th a t he
w a s som e e x tr aordi nary p e r son th a t th e y af fi rm e d him t o
”
be “
the gr ea t p ow e r of G od (A ct s viii 9 It is .
,

a sse rt e d th a t he w as c onv e rt e d by Philip s pr e achi ng and

’
,

th a t he b e li e v e d and w as b apti se d H ow e v e r thi s m ay

.

b e it is sa id of him th a t he r e l ap se d soon a ft e r i nt o his

,

old w a y s and w e find th a t he is r ep ort e d t o h av e pr o f

, fe r e d
m one y t o P e t er and J oh n t o b e e ndu e d lik e th em with
, , ,

t he p o w e r of w orki ng mir a cl e s The t e rribl e r e buk e

.

which thi s impi ou s prop osa l m e t with br ought him for a ,

se a son t o a p enit e nt fr a m e of mi nd
,
H e r e h ow e v er
.
, ,

t h e ap ost olic narr ativ e l eav e s him ; and t o c ompl e t e his ,

hi st ory w e mu st r e fe r t o o the r s ourc es of i nform ati on

, .

W e le arn fr om Orig en th at he w as at R om e duri ng the

p e rse cuti ons u nd e r N e ro ; th at he t au ght his foll ow e r s
th at th ey might c onform t o t he rit e s of P ag ani sm with out
Sin ; a nd th a t by thi s l atitudi nari an d octri ne he sav e d
, ,

th e m fr om t he cru e lti e s p e rp e trat e d on th e ir m or e con

sci e nt iou s br e thr e n O
( g.r i en a dv Celsum . A ll ,
1 64 Pb a lli cism .

t d in arm ou r an im a g e of vict ory in his h and and

se n e , ,

the e agl e and thu nd e rb olt a t his fe e t O n the r e v e r se is .

an i nscr ipti on which ha s no t b e e n e x pl aine d H ow e v e r .

,

t he id e a s of all t he G nostic s w e r e su f fu se d d e e ply and

inex tric ably with Pha llicism and with the p rofunditi e s and ,

my st e ri es ofPhallici sm— which in fact is t he gold en k e y , ,

t o u nl o ck a ll t he t r easuri e s o f t he sa cr e d c ontrov e r si ali st s ,

and t he th e ol o i ans and th e o sophi st s and i nt e rp e ne tr a t e s

g ,

all t he r e v e ri es oft he phil oso ph e r s of t he d e e ply thi nki ng -

G nostic ord er — m en w ho r e ally did c onstruct Chri sti anity

fr om t he g ra nd p oint of vi e w For t he tru e G nostic s .

w e r e phil osoph ers w ho b orr o w e d ou t of the e x t end e d

” ”
t o u se a figur e ) of
(
“
sp a c e s su blimity and c onjur e d ,

t he fire s of t he ab str u se r m a gic int o t he br ig ht e st l ight s ,

” “ ”
t o illumi na t e t he st ructur e s di scl ose d t o t he dr e am s
o fm an fro m amid st th e m ; t o r e v e a l t o t he w orld
(a lb e i t

only f n inspir e d r e c og niti on t he ab od e of

or m om ent s
) i , ,

t he gr e a t e r D ivi nit ie s
” w ho v ouch safe d t he “
Se nsibl e
,
” ”
Ex i st e nc e Thi s Sensibl e Ex i st enc e i s t o b e a cc e pt e d
.
“

and i nt e rpr e t e d in t he B u ddh istic sense — Buddhi sm z

b eing e t-
h — o f all the t h e ol ogi e s ,

t aki ng it s st and (for e arth and for e arthly c ompr eh e nsi on) ,

on Ph a llic ism— c e l e sti a l in t he fir st inst anc e t e rr e stri al ,

e v e ntu a lly ; and wit ne sse d t o in t he archit e ctur al m onu

m ent s oft he wh ol e w orld in all ag e s and amid st all p e opl e s

, , .

Thi s is seen in all t he v ari e ti e s of st e epl e and t ow er ,

and turr e t ; all t he form s o f pyr a mid and ob e li sk

; a ll t he
se cr e t symb o l s v e ntur e d by t he sag e b u ild e r s ; all t he

We m ust e l im in
a t e al l ideas o f i nde ce nc y in re g Ph lli
ar d t o t he a c

con vi ct i ons a nd t he Ph lli a hi p b f

c w ors e ore w e b
ecom e q lifi d k ua e to ta e
in, v
or e e n realise , t h pe ib ili y f h
oss t o t e se ide as, whi h a c d b dly re u n ou te
st ran e an
g d dif
. fi cu l fb li f
t o e e .
 Tb e G nosti c; a nd t b ei r Belief
s . 1 65

”
d oubl e m eani ng t ok ens and i nsignia h az ard ed in c oi ns
-
,

t ali sm ans a nd m ed al s A ll are t ali sm ans r ecogni sed and

, .
,
” ”
“
h ail e d by t he k nowi ng one s which p ass e v e ry day
“
, , ,

a s thr ou gh t he w orld u nse en and a s if b o rne in t he hand s

,

o f a n i nvi sible a rmy .

The si ngul a r arr ang e m e nt of the l e tt e r s i n the G nostic

a mul e t or t a li sm a n t o which w e h a v e b e for e m a d e r e fe
,

r e nc e is suppo sed t o b e ex pr essiv e of t he coil ofa serp e nt

, ,

th at favourit e G nostic e m bl em which is fou nd in v ari ou s ,

form s and c om bi na ti ons upo n m ost of th e ir ta li sm anic "

r e m a i ns and ofwhich i nst anc es c onti nu ally occur

,
.

M enand e r w ho app e ar e d in t he r ei gn of V e sp asi an

, ,

h ad m any di scipl e s a t A nti och I t app ears from t he .

,

t e stim oni e s of Irenze u s T e rtulli an a nd Ju sti n M ar tyr tha t

, , ,

he pr e t e nd e d t o b e one o f t he mom or b ene v ol e nt pri n ,

c i le s se nt fr o m t he p le r oma o r h e a v e nly h abit ati on t o

p , , ,

s ucc our t he so ul s th at la in b ond ag e and m ai nt ai n th e m

y ,

a g a i nst t he fra ud and forc e o ft he demon: w ho sw ay e d t he

e a rth. A s th e r e fo r e he did not so much corrupt the

, ,

r e ligi on w hich Chri st t aught as se t hi m se lf up in his,

pl a c e a s a R e d ee m er se nt fr o m G od w e mu st acqui esc e ,

i n t he O pi ni on o fM osh e im th a t M e nand e r no m or e th an
, ,

S im on is pr op erly t o b e r ank e d am ong t he G nostic s of

,

t he fir st c e ntury .

The cl a im h ow e v e r oft he Nic ol ait ans t o th at app e ll a

, ,

ti on is u ndi sput e d Th e se se ct ari es w ho defiled t he

.
,

c hurch a t P e rg a m os and wh om Chri st by t he m outh o f

, ,

his ap ostl e m e nti ons wi t h r e pr ob ati on a re supp ose d t o

, ,

h av e d e riv e d th e ir origi n fr om N ich ol as one of t he sev e n ,

d e ac ons a prose lyt e ofA nti och The gr oss lic e nti ou sne ss
,
.

o f th e ir pr a ctic e w e h a v e up on t he a uth ority o f t he divi ne

S avi ou r ( Rev ela ti on ii 6 1 4 I5 ) th e ir qu e sti ona bl e

.
, ,
1 66 Pb a l/
icirm .

O pi ni ons are t estifi e d by m any of t he fa th e rs I r enae us , ,

Tertulli an C l e m ent and o th e r s w ho t e ll us th at th e i r

, , ,

b e li e f e mbrac e d the d octr ine of t he good and e vil pri n

ciple s— th e ream t he origi n of t he w orld fr om t he h ands
,

of i nfe ri or spirit s and g ene r a lly all t he id eas whi ch h a v e

,

b e en m enti one d a s the pr e va ili ng t ene t s of t he G nostics .

Th e ir immorality is d e scrib e d t o hav e b ee n as r e v olti ng

a s th e ir opi ni ons w e r e fant a stic al Th ey h e ld sensu al .

pl e asur e t o b e the tru e bl e sse dne ss of m an and the gr e at ,

e nd f or which he w a s cr e at e d The Nic ol ait ans soon

.

lost t he nam e of th e ir fou nd e r and branch e d ou t i nt o a

,

v ari e ty of ne w se ct s all e qu ally di sti ngui sh e d for ex tra

,

v agant pri ncipl e s and di ssolut e b eh avi our It has b e en .

st a t e d th a t t he G nostic s w e r e g e ne r ally G e ntil e s Ce .

rint hu s is an e x c e pti on t o thi s r e m ark H e w as by birth .

a J e w ; a nd t he r e ligi o u s sch e m e which he form e d and

promulgat e d w as an am alg am ati on or c ombinati on of

Christi anity Judaism and t he O ri ent a l sup e r stiti ons
, ,

a lr e a dy d e scrib e d The sub st anc e of thi s wild cr e e d is

.

thu s giv en by M osh e im H e t aught th at t he Cr e a t or

o f thi s w orld wh om he c onsid er e d a l so as t he so v e r e ign
,

of t he J e wi sh p e opl e w a s a B e i ng e nd ow e d with t he
,

great e st virtu es and d e riv e d his birth fr om t he Supr e m e

,

G od ; th a t thi s B e i ng fe ll by d e gr e e s from his na tiv e

, ,

virtu e and primitiv e dignity ; tha t the Supr e m e G od in ,

c onse qu e nc e of thi s d e t ermi ne d t o d e stroy his e mpir e

, ,

and se nt up on earth f or thi s purp ose one of t he e v e r

, ,

h appy and gl ori ou s fr om wh ose nam e w as C H R I ST th at

,

thi s C H R I ST ch ose for his habit ati on t he p e r son of J ESU S ,

a m an of t he m ost illu stri o u s sanctity and ju stic e t he son

,

of J ose ph a nd M ary
; and d e sc e ndi ng in the form of a
,

d ov e e nt e r e d i nt o him whil e he w as r e c e ivi ng the b apti sm

,
.
1 ,
68 Pb a I
/i cism .

W e p r oc e e d cc ou nt giv en by B asilides of t he
t o t he a

cr eati on o f the w orld T he l owe st ord er of a ng el s had

.

built th e ir h e av en up on t he c onfine s of m att e r or rath er ,

” ”
th e y had c onstru ct e d it ou t of m att e r or d arkness , ,

a s t he R o sicruci an th e osophy fra m e d t he id e a ;

“
d ark
” ”
ne ss or
“
,
m att e r b e i ng t he l e e s sifti ng s or r esidu um
, , , ,
”
t he a ccur se d sub sid enc e oft he m at e ri a l s ou t of which ,

a l one a cc ordi ng t o t he R osicruci ans c ould b e obt a i ne d

, ,
” ”
t he m eans t o const ruct t he world or c onjur e u p“
,
”
for th e wh ol e o f i t is m agic na tur e The wh ol e of .

t he cr ea ti on— a cc ordi ng t o t h e c ab a li stic sp e cul a t ors— w as

t he r e sult of t he gig ant i c R e b e lli on in H eav en and ,

w a s b r o ught ab out by a nd i ncid e nt t o t he c onqu e st of

, ,

t he a mbiti ou s but ov e rthr own a dv e rse hi e rarchy thu s ,

”
stripp e d o f th e ir fir st c e l e sti a l gl ory o f light as t he
“
,
”
sons o f G od ; which i nv e sti ng gl ory o f light w as th en
“

”
chang e d i nt o t he r e dne ss oft he fi e rc e fir e s of the p enal
H e ll — or pl ac e of d ol e and d oom Th e se id e as— b e it .

not e d— are t o b e fou nd i n som e form or oth e r m or e or

, ,

l e ss re fine d— and th er e for e tru e— in e v e ry r e ligi on which

w a s e v e r i nstitut e d u nd e r H ea v e n ; th e r e for e th e r e c an

b e no qu e sti on with r e g ard t o th e ir solidity if r ea l truth ,

b e a p ossibility a t a ll — which is a ft e r a ll d o ubtful , ,

for t he c o mp one nt s of truth ca n b e t ak e n t o pi e c e s a nd ,

sc a tt e r e d ou t of t he only r e c e pt acl e in which tr u th can

find h old or r e fug e— nam e ly in t he hum an r e a son

, ,
si nc e -
,

ou t o f t he hum an r e a son th e r e i s not th e r e ne v e r w as

, , ,

nor c an th e r e e v e r b e anythi ng For t ak e t he r e ason or

.
, ,

r ath er t he sense of self of t he Man away and the

“ ” “ ”
,

wh ol e w orld di sapp e ars " T he G nostic s w e r e fully sen

sibl e o f a ll thi s The y w e r e t he cl ose st o f t he phil o
.

soph e r s w ho had hu nt e d N a tur e ou t o f all he r se cr e t

,
 The Gn
ostics a nd t b ei r B eliefs . 1 69

pl ac es and r e sort s The y had c om e sudd enly on N atur e

.

surpri si ng he r a s t he myth ol ogic a l A ct aeon br ok e u n

pr e p ar e dly up on t he sight ofthe m atchl ess awfu l spl endour ,

o f b e a uty o f t he nak e d D i ana H e had his r ew ard in

.

“ ”
b e i ng m ark e d or attir ed as t he h erald s c all it with
, ,

t he “
h or ns ; and the G nostic s in a c ert ai n sense and , ,

by a r ough sort of figur e for c o mi ng up on N at u r e and

,
”—
d e t e cti ng her b ehi nd t he sc e ne s c ontrivi ng her trick s ,

h av e b e e n brand ed and p oi nt e d a t through t he Chri sti an ,

g e ne ra ti ons as t he m ost awful of h e r e tic s and the m ost

, ,

fl agit iou s ofm e n— e v en m agici ans and r e pr ob at e s owni ng ,

no a ll e gi anc e nor e v e n a dmitti ng e ith e r G od or d e vil

,
.

Th at thi s is err one ou s w e all m ay b e as su r ed I f any .

thi ng t he e r ror lay the oth e r w ay ; for the G nostic s

,

p e opl e d all sp ac e with Spirit s and r e fe rr e d e v e rythi ng t o

,

e nch antm e nt s and t o t he wi e ld e r s and w ork e r s of t he

,

e nch antm e nt s— t he E nch ant e r s .

But t o r e turn t o t he id e as of t he G nostics c onc e rni ng

t he cr e a ti on . Th ey asse rt e d — my stic ally of c ourse ,

th a t it w as t he l ow e r ord e r of a ng e l s w ho built th e ir
h eav e n up on the c onfine s of m att e r and that th ey s oon ,

c onc e iv e d the d e sign of m ouldi ng it i nt o a h abit abl e gl ob e ,

and cr ea ti ng a r a c e of b e i ng s t o p e o pl e it A nima l life .

w as all th e y had t o c ommu nic a t e t o th e ir cr e atur e s ; but

G od a ppr ovi ng th e ir pl an add e d a r e asonabl e soul ; and

, ,

m anki nd thu s cr eat e d b e c a m e t h e ab solut e pr op erty of

, ,

t h e Spirit s wh ose pl ea sur e had fir st c a ll e d it i nt o e x i st e nc e .

T he li nk s which c onne ct e d thi s e x tr e m e ly b old sch e m e

with t he Chri sti an di sp ensati on w e r e fashi oned with t he
sam e a pp ar e ntly pr ofane h ardih oo d o f i nv e nti on T he .

a ng e lic a rchit e ct s of the vi sibl e w orld b e c am e c orrupt e d

by th e ir familiarity with m att er ; th e y had b e en t oo con

1
7 0 Pb a lli eism .

v e rs ant wit h cl ay— t he vap our s of t he earth w ent up and

t a rni sh e d th e ir bright e ssenc e s ; h enc e th ey fe ll from th e ir ,

h ea v enly ch aract e r and w ax i ng j ea l ou s of the Supr e m e

, ,

B e i ng sought t o dimi ni sh his gl ory and advanc e th e ir

,

ow n T he tru e knowl e dg e of his divi ne natur e which

.
,

he had st a mp e d up on t he huma n mi nd th e y sought t o ,

oblit e r a t e Th e ir hand s w e r e al so aga inst each oth e r ;

.
, ,

and th e y sh ook t he na ti ons with th e ir c ont est s f or d omi ni on .

T he fi e rc e st and proud e st of th e se d e g ene rat e Spirits w as

t he G od oft he J e wi sh p eopl e I t w as pri ncip ally t o qu e ll
.

his turbul e nc e and ove rthrow his e mpir e that the Supr e m e
, ,

r oane d u nd e r his
( in c omp assi on f or m anki nd which g ,

sent forth his Son t he chi e f of t he semi s w ho in

sc e ptr e
) , ,

cor ora t e d him se lf with t he m an J e su s t o e x e cut e his gr e at

p
c ommi ssi on The d em on d eity pr e par e d for his d e fe nc e
.

his mi ni st e r s went forth— t he m an J e su s fe ll i nt o th e ir

h and s and w as put t o d e ath ; but aga i nst Chri st all th e ir
m alic e and fury sp ent th e m se lv es m v ai n A cc ording t o .

’
Ir e nae u s B asilide s d eni e d the r eality of Chri st s b ody
, ,

a nd h e ld th a t Sim on of Cyr e ne su f fe r e d in his st ead

, , .

M osh e im is O f O pi ni on th a t som e of his di scipl es not ,

him se lf t aught thi s d octri ne B asilide s did not i nv e nt

, .
,

but a d opt e d the word A B R A X A S which r e pr ese nt e d the

, ,

chi e f d e ity of t he G nostic s ; wh ose p e r sonality and his ,

a ttribut e s are t o b e fou nd i ndic a t e d my stic ally up on e v e ry

,

G nostic ge m Thi s mythic na m e — A B RA X A s— repre

.

se nt e d t h e numb er of d ay s i n t he sol ar r e v oluti on ; it

st ood in t he old symb olic a l l angu ag e of Egypt f

,
or t he ,

su n it se lf t he l ord and g ov e rnor o f t he h e a v e ns

,
Fr om .

th e nc e the G nostics of th at c ou ntry tr ansfe rr e d it t o t he

G od of th e ir d e mi p ag an d e mi Chri sti an sy st e m
-
,
-
,
.

The a b ov e acc ou nt a f fords a c ompr e h e nsiv e vi e w oft he

1
7 2 Plya lli cism .

t he r e cit al of his t ene t s and pra ctic es as t oo sh ocki ng for

Chri sti an ears ob t u r i t u di nem par t entosa m ni mi u m et
,p
”—
b or r i b i lem ou a cc o u nt of th e ir m onstr ou s and r e v olti ng

a b omi na ti ons H e di f fe r e d fr om t he se ct ofBa silide s only

.

i n t he b old e r bl asph e mi e s of his cr e e d and t he far m ore

e norm ou s e x c e sse s o fhis pr actic e H e and his di scipl e s b e
.

lie ve d th e m se lv e s t o r e se mbl e Chri st inall thing s e x c e pt th a t ,

th ey w e r e i nfinit e ly m or e p owe rful for the d e m ons w er e

,

subj e ct t o th eir ench antm e nt s and b ound t o se rv e th e m .

His mor a l t ene t s not only p ermitt e d sensu ality and crim e ,

but r e c omm end e d and i nculc at e d th e m Et ernal s alva .

ti on he m ai nt a i ned w as only within t he r e ach of th ose

, ,

w ho had d ari ngly fill e d up th e m e asur e of i niquity O ur .

lu st s and app e tit e s w e r e i mpl ant e d by G od him se lf and ,

had th e r e for e nothi ng crimi na l in th e m

, ,
The only sin .

w as in opp osi ng th e ir impul se s those w ho did so w ould

b e pu ni sh e d by t he p assag e of th e ir soul s i nt o o th er
b odi e s ; th ose w ho ob e y e d th e ir d e sir es and p assi ons
w ould asc end ab ov e t he ang e l s t o the b osom of G od t he
Fath e r In supp ort of th e se a troci ou s dogmas he w as not
.

b ackward t o cit e Scriptur e The t e x t . A gr e e with ,

thi ne adv e r sary quickly whil st thou art in t he w ay with

,
”
him l est he d e liv er th e e t o t he judg e he i nt e rpr e t e d as
, ,

an i nju ncti on t o yi e ld t o e v e ry c arna l i ncli nati on The .

practic e of Carpocrat e s and his se ct w as not b e hind th e ir

“
d octri ne Sh all I blu sh only t o t e ll wh a t th e y do not
.

blu sh t o do is the i ndig nant e x pr e ssi on of Epiphaniu s

whil e he r e cit e s th e ir alm ost i ncr e dibl e e x c e ss e s Th e ir .

P asc a l fea st the l ea st foul and di sgu sti ng of th e ir r e ligi on

,

rit e s is d e scrib e d a s a b anqu e t ofob sc e nity and h orr or

, .

T he Ophi tes or Serp enti nia ns pr ese nt a r e m ark abl e

, ,

v ari e ty o f the Egypti an G nostic s Th e y foll ow e d in .

,
 Tb e Gn osti cs a nd tlyei r
’

B eli efs . 1 73

g eneral t he sy st e m of Val enti ne but th ey add e d t he

, ,

m onstrou s t ene t tha t the se rp e nt ( fr om which th e y t ook

th e ir nam e) w a s e ithe r Chri st Himse lf or Wi sd om dis
gui sed in t he form of the serp ent A t fir st vi e w it is .

di fficult t o c onc e iv e by w h a t p erv e r si on of id eas so ou t

r ag eou s a d octri ne c ould h av e b e en i nv ent e d or r e c e iv ed .

A littl e r e f l e cti on h ow ev e r shows tha t it flowe d ea sily

, ,

from th a t p art oft he sy st e m which sep arat ed the Supr e m e

B e i ng fr o m t he cr e at or of t he w orld and r epr e s e nt e d t he
,

l att e r a s in r eb e lli on aga i nst the form er The serp e nt .

,

t h e r e for e in t e mpti ng t he m oth e r of m anki nd c ould not

, ,

but b e an obj e ct of v e ne ra ti on for by so d oi ng he w a s

,

sh a ki ng t o i t s b asi s t he ki ngd o m of t he D e miurg e We .

l earn fr om A ugu sti ne and oth er s th at the Ophit es w e r e ‘

not c ont ent with t he ab stra ct w or ship of th e ir gr ov e lli ng

divi nity T he se rp ent w e hav e alr eady m enti oned w as

.
, ,

a fa v ourit e e mbl e m of t he G nostics ; wh e th e r Gr ee k or

Roman A frican or A si atic th e y w er e e qu ally di sp ose d t o

, ,

a d opt t he figur e o f th a t my st e ri ou s cr eatur e and t o r e nd e r

it as a pri nc e ly p ot ency in t he c ont e mpl ativ e and vi si onary

,

w ay in th e ir my stic sch e m e s all t he na ti ons of antiquity

, ,

r e gardi ng it with simil ar fe e li ngs of aw e and v ene rati on .

A cc ordi ngly no d e vic e is m or e c omm on up on the G nostic

a mul e t s .

M osh e im al so m enti ons a G nostic se ct which h eld th a t

t he p leni t u de of divi ne truth r esid e d in t he Gr e e k a lph a

b e t a nd th a t on thi s a cc ou nt J e su s Chri st w as d e signat e d

,

t he A lph a and O m e g a .

Sat u rninu s C e rd o and Marci on w e r e t he chi e f ap ostl e s

, ,

of t he A si a tic G nostici sm t o which w e pr oc e e d now t o

,
’
dir e ct t he r ead er s a tt e nti on Sat urninu s w as cont e mp o
.

r ary with St Ig natiu s and t aught with gr eat succ e s s a t

.
,
 1 74 Ploa lli a sm .

A nti och . He d octri ne of t w o e t ernal pri ncipl e s

h e ld t he ,

t he one g ood t he oth e r e vil ,

T he l att e r w a s id e ntic a l
.

with m a tt e r and call e d t he m a t eri al pri ncipl e or tha t of

, ,

d arkne ss Se v en a ng e l s w ho pr e side d over the se v en

.
,

pl ane t s w e r e the archit e ct s of the world Wh en t he

,
.

work ofcr eati on w as compl e t e d t he g ood pri ncipl e smil e d ,

up on it and bl essed it and as the fir st t oken ofhis fav our

, , ,

he gav e a r easonabl e soul t o t he i nh abit ant s of t he ne w

e arth . He th en p art e d it e qu a lly a mong t he se v en cr ea t
ing ang e l s wh ose gov e rnm e nt w as the natura l const ru c
,

ti on of the astr ologica l sy st e m by the m eans of t he ,

h armoni ou s goi ng of which or the mu sic of t he sph e r e s , ,

a cc ordi ng t o t he t ea chi ng of Pyth ag or as t he w orld w a s ,

r e duc e d in t he hand s of t he g od s i nto t he b eautiful ord e r

, ,

i n which it has g one on gr owi ng and i nvig orati ng A m ong .

t he se v en cr ea ti ng ang e l s w a s one w ho b e c am e t he m ost

p ow erfu l of all and w ho w as t he G od of t he H ebr e w
,
”
p e opl e Thi s w as the Satur n oft he myth ol ogi st s and he
. ,

w a s v e ne ra t e d am ong t he J e w s by t he d e dic a ti on t o him

”
oft he se v e nth day or the Sabb ath ,
t he S aturd ay t he ,
”
Saturn 8 D ay a m ong st t he Sc andi navi ans A cc ordi ng
’
“ .

to th e se d a rk myth s t h e S o v e r e ig n D i sp oser of A ll
Thi ng s or t he Supr e m e r e t ai ne d in His ow n h and s
,
“
,

”
t h e l ord sh i p o r t he s
,
up e ri ority o f t h e
“
King of Ki ng s ,

o v e r all H ad it d e p end e d up on t he good pri ncipl e a l one

.
,

al l m a n ki nd w ould h a v e b e e n wi s e an d ju st or thi s st a t e ,

of t he w orld or thi s w orld a lt og e th e r w ould b a ne b een i m

, ,

possib le as mu st in the philosophic sense b e readily seen

, , , .

“ ” —
T he A dv e r sary h ow e v e r or in fact D IFFER EN C E
,
“ ”
, ,

” ”
T w o inst e ad of O ne
.
h app ened t o assert his p ow e r
-
.

“
T h e w orld o r
“
T ,
h e W o rd w as m ad e fl esh and ha d
, ,

su nk u nd er t he law which had ne c essit at ed t he fall or ,

 1
7 6 Pb a llieism .

d v r d t o r e duc e t o vassal ag e all the soul s of

t iou sly e n ea ou e

m e n k e e pi ng th e m in a t e di ou s and mi ser abl e c aptivity

,
.

A noth e r se ct c a ll e d th e m se lv e s C ai nit e s fro m th e ir

,

v ene ra ti on for t he ch ara ct e r of C a i n w ho th e y assert e d

, , ,

w a s t he O f fspri ng of a m or e p ot e nt e ne rgy and th e r e for e

,

pr e d omi na t e d ov e r A b el w ho Spr ang from a w eak er

,

o rigi n O th e r s t ook t he na m e ofJud as I sc ari ot and h e ld

.
,

th at ap ost at e in t he high e st r e v er e nc e Oth e r s riot e d

.

st ill m or e wildly in d e pr a vity and pr o fane ne ss H avi ng .

,

in ou r i ntroduct ory r e m ark s pr esent e d the r e a d e r with

,

t he m ost prom i nent fe a tur e s of t he G nostic h e r e si es in

g e ner al w e shall m er e ly r e p e at h er e ( t o acc ou nt for the

,

origi n O f th ose g e m s of which som e of t he m o st r e m ark

abl e Sp e cim e ns h av e b e en r e pr oduc e d

) th at it w a s one of

th e ir m ost r e mark abl e t ene t s that m al e vol ent spirit s rul e d

t he world pr e si de d ov e r u niv e r sal natur e and c au se d all
, ,

t he di se ase s and su f fe ri ng s of humanity By k now l e dge

.

or sci e nc e th e y b e li e v e d th ese spirit s c ould b e c ontr oll e d

, , ,

t h e ir p owe r su sp e nd e d and e v en th e ir m a l e v ol enc e

,

charm e d t o t he u se and b enefit of m an O f thi s sci enc e

.

th e y b oast e d th e m se lv e s t he m ast ers ; and it c onsi st e d

c hi e fly in t he e f fic a cy of numb e r s and of c e rt a i n m yst e
ri ons hi e r oglyphic s and e mbl e m atic charact er s ad opt ed
chi e fly fr om t he Egypti ans .
 Tb e Indi a n Religions . 1
77

CH A PTER XV .

TH E I N D I AN R EL IGI O N S — A N N O TA T I O N S
. ON TH E S A CR ED

W R ITI N G S O F TH E H I N D U S.

IT is ou r d esig n t o i nstitut e a p ara ll e l b e tw e e n t he

th eol ogic al Id eas of t he I ndi an p e opl e s and th e ir I nv ad e r s
a nd C o nqu e r or s t he M ah omm e d ans a nd t he Philoso
, ,

p h ical Th e se s stigm a ti se d and r ej e ct e d a s H e r e si e s of

, ,

t he N eo Pl a t oni st s or H alf Chri sti ans or M tho My stic s

y
- - -
, ,

— in fact oft he G nostic s A ll t he for e g oi ng is i ntim at e ly

, .

a lli e d with t he c onclu si ons of t he R osicruci ans in as f ar ,

a s th e se v aryi ng Sp e cul a t or s t h e G nostic s and t he o th e r

(
se ct s
) w er e foll owi ng ou t a lth ough th e y occ asi onally
,

branch e d off up on sid e r oad s t he sa me obj ects which are

,

r e put e d t o h av e b een A L R E A D Y in t he h and s of the

, ,

S e cr e t Brothe rh ood of T he Illumi nat e d or the Fra

“
,

t e rnit y o ft he Re d Cr oss .

T he origi n of t he r e ligi ou s w or ship of t he Hi ndu s is

l ost in r e m ot e antiquity A ll th at has b e en h and e d d ow n
.

t o u s by or a l tr aditi on se e m s t o c onfirm t he hyp o th e si s

th at for m any ag e s ant e ri or t o t he tim e of Menu th e ir ,

first l aw giv e r th e y w er e wor shipp e r s o f one G od only

,

wh om th e y d esig nat e d B r ii b m At ma t he Br e athi ng Soul

“
, ,

a sp iritu a l Supr e m e B e i ng c oe v a l with t he form ati on o f

,

t he w orld with out e nd e v e rl asti ng p e rm e a ti ng a ll Sp ac e

, , , ,

t he b e ne fice nt di sp ose r o f e v e nt s T he w or ship o f t he

.

Hi ndu s a t thi s p eri od w as prob ably simpl e and th e ir ,

c er e m oni e s w er e fe w In proc e ss of tim e h ow e v er t he

.
, ,

d at e of which c annot b e c orr e ctly d e t e rmi ned th e y app ea r ,

N
1
7 8 Pb a llicism .

to h av e a do pt e d a m at e ri al typ e or e mbl e m ofB ru hm : a

‘

rud e bl ock of stone b eg an t o b e se t up Thi s w as the .

P b a llus or a s th e y t e rm e d it t he L I N G A
, ,
Thi s e mbl e m
,
.

had r e fe r e nc e t o t he pr ocr eativ e p ow e r se en through out

na tur e a nd in th a t prim ae v al age w as r e g ard e d with t he
,

gr eat e st aw e and v enerati on T o t he i nflu enc e of thi s .

imag e w as a ttribut e d the fructifyi ng w armth which

br ought t o p erfecti on the fruit s of t he e arth and con
tribut e d t o t he re pm du ct ion of m an anim al s and e v e ry , ,

“ ”
thi ng th a t has life Thi s is t he d e ifi e d attracti on or
.
,

”
“
m agica l comi ng t og e th er of the R osicrucians and t he
, ,
”
d e ifi e d gr avity of t he st ati stic al or r eali si ng philoso
“

phe rs .

Thi s simpl e and primitiv e id ol atry c am e by d e gr ee s t o

div e rg e i nt o t he ad or ati on ofthe e l e m e nt of Fir e a nd at ,

l e ngth d e v e l op e d it se lf by i nstituti on of an e m anati on

fr om B r ii b m Atma or B r a/ , 9 m At ma in his Triu ne ,

c ap acity a s Cre at or Pr eserv e r or S avi our and D e str oy e r

, , .

Th e se a ttribut e s w ere d eifi e d u nd er the nam e s of B r a hma ,

Vi sb nu and Si v a on wh om w e r e c onfe rr e d thr e e G u na s

, ,
”—
or
“
Q 1 alit ie s v iz R j
a as .
( p,
a ssi on
) Sa t ( purity ) a n d , ,

T u ma s ( d arkne ss) Thi s is t he Tr i mur ti T he word

. .

” ” ”
“
Tr i m u r t i “ “
m eans thr e e form e d or The Thr e e
-
,
.

’
Mu r ti is t o b e t ak en as signifyi ng al so an image or lik e
ness Our vit al soul s are accordi ng t o t he V e d ant a no
.
,
’

mor e th an imag es of t he Supr e m e Spirit (Asi Res . . .

,

v ol iii .
) .

T he ne x t st e p t oward s t he form ati on of a P a nth eon

w as t he i nstituti on of Ana fa s a nd Av a nta r a s gr eat e r
a nd l esse r l nc ar na ti ons by which one or o th e r of t he Tr i a d
,

imp art e d a p orti on of his divi ne e ssenc e b oth t o m e n

g e ne r a lly B ahu rdu rs or h e r oe s) and t o brut es
( T he .
1 8o P b a lli cism .

It c
is ry h owe v e r t o ob serv e h er e th at Pro
ne e ssa , ,

fe ssor Wil son whi l e a dmitti ng th at t he L i nga is pe r

,
“

”
h ap s t he m ost anci ent O bj e ct of h om ag e ad opt e d in I ndi a ,

s ub se u ent l t o i b e r i t ua l o
“
a dd s th a t it b e c a m e p opul a r q y f
t b e Vedb a s which w as chi e fly if not wh olly a ddr e sse d t o
, , ,

th e El e m ent s and p a r t i cu la r ly t o F
”
,
ire How far t he .

w or ship of t he L i nga is a uth ori se d by t he Ve dhas ,

Mr Edwar d Sell on says is dou b tfu lfi

.
’
,
e

H ow e v er thi s m ay b e i t i s abu nd antly cl ear tha t t he

,

L i nga ie or (which t e rm c ov e r s t he m eani ng g e ne rally)

,

Pha llic w or shi p is t he m ai n purp ort of se v era l of the

P u r a na si Of thi s th e r e c annot b e a doub t i T he
u niv er sality of Li ng a Puj a (or w or ship ) at the p eri od of
-

t h e M ah omm e d an i nv asi on of I ndi a is w e ll a tt est e d T he , .

Id ol d e str oy e d by M ahm oud at G hizni ( notwith st andi ng

t h e r e m ark abl e st ori e s r e l a t e d by t he M ah omm e d an
chr onicl e r s of a c ol ossa l im a g e of hum an form which t he
Br ahmi ns o ffer e d imm ense sum s t o sav e from de st ru c
ti on and which up on b e i ng sh att er e d by a bl ow from
, ,

M ahm oud s m ac e di sg org e d a v ast tr e asur e of gold and

’
,

pr e ci ou s st ones of im m e nse v alu e t he wh ol e of which ,

st ory Wil son a sse rt s is a pur e fi ct ion

) w a s nothi ng m or e ,

th an one o f those my stic a l bl ock s of st one c all e d Li nga s .

Si v a u nd e r t he typ e o f t he L i nga is pr a ctic ally a lm ost t he

onl y form in which th a t d e ity i s r e v e r e nc e d T he pre .

v a l e nc e of thi s wor ship thr ough out the wh ol e tract of the

G ang es as far as B e na r e s is su ffici ently c onspicu ou s
, , .

as
In t ru t h a nd in b
t he a st ra c t se nse , p re cisely t he sam e t hing
it is
Phallic W orship is F ire Worship
,

onl
y p re se nt e d in anothe r form .
-

Hi d g
.

1 P u r a na s
”
, t he m o de rn Sc ri t u res p of t he n u s, as d ist in ih d
u s e

from t he V e dhas, or m ore a nc ie nt Sc ri p t u re s .

1 W i lson on Hi d n u se c t s ( A s R es .
,
. v ol. x v n.
)
 Tb e Indi a n Religions . l 8I

"
In B e ng al t he L i nga nfi Te mpl e s are c omm only er ect e d
in a rang e of six e ight or tw e lv e on each sid e of a , , ,

G hau ti l e adi ng t o t he riv er K alm a is a circul ar group .

o f one hu ndr e d and e ight t e mpl es e r e ct e d by t he R aj ah

ofBurdw an Th e se t em pl e s and i nd e ed all th ose fou nd

.
, , ,

in B eng a l c onsi st of a simpl e ch amb e r of a squ ar e form

, ,

sur m ou nt e d by a p r a mi da l cent r e t he a r ea of e a ch i s
y ,

v e ry sm all The Li nga of bl ack or whit e m arbl e and

.
,

som e tim e s of al ab ast e r slightly ti nt e d and gilt is pl ac e d

'

in t he middl e .

Sp e aki ng of Si v a and P aw ati 1 M de L angl e t say s , .

L es d e ux divi nités d ont il s agit sont tr es souv ent e t

’
,

tr es pi e u se m e nt ad oré e s sou s la figur e du Li nga (le Phallu s

’
des anci e ns) e t de l yoni d ans l e ur my stéri e u se conj u nc
ti on L yoni se nomm e B b aga ( p udendu m m uli eb re)
.
’
,

Ma db eri d ouc e e t Argb a v ase e n form e de b a t ea u d ans

, , ,

l aqu e ll e on o ffr e de s fl eur s a la divi nité t e l s sont le s nom s

de l Adb er a Sa t ti ( e nergi e de la c onc e pti on v ivifié e par le
’
-

Li ng a) Qrand c e tt e dée sse est r eprésentée par le

.

j
’
symb ol e q u e e vi e ns d indi u er e ll e pr e nd le nom de
q .
,

Dev i ( divi ne) plu s c ommu ném e nt q u e c e ux de B b a v a ni

, ,

de Pr acriti & c Suiv ant le s théol ogi ens Hi nd ou s u ne

, .
,
’
viv e di scu ssi on s el e va e ntr e Pa w at i (né e de s m ont ag nes) ,

T he L in g a m , ’
or L ingha m ( w i t h t he as
pira te H) ,
is v
e e r w he re
y
t he p r ot u ber a nt .

1 G hau t ,
' “a
hi h g place a pp l ie d to p ass su ch as t he L aulpe t
a ,

P v y t o t he t ab l e
,

ass, w here t ra elle rs asce nd from t he c am p ai n c ount r

g
land of t he D e c c an also, a nd i n t his i nst anc e, si g nif
y i n g a n a rt i fi c ial
“
g
hi h p la ce c onst ruc t ed e it he r of stone o r m arble w ith an imme nse
fl ight of step s leading dow n t o a river There are nume rous gb a t of
, ,

. u s

t his de sc ri p t io n o n t he b ank s of t he G a ng e s w he re t he b nk s a e t oo a r

hig h t o all ow t he pe op l e t o app roach t he S t re am w ith safe t y

,

As R s v ol x v ii pp 2 0 8 2 0 9 and 2 1 0
. e .
, . .
,
.
, ,
.
I8 2 Pb a lli ci sm .

et Ma b a de -
va
( le p e mp s a pr es le u r
grand di e u)
t ,
eu de
m ari ag e su r l infl u ence de s se x e s d ans la producti on de s
,
’

é t re s ; ils c onvi nr e nt de cré e r Sép arém e nt u ne rac e d i nd i

’
"

vidu s L e s e nfant s de Ma b a dev a fu r ent nombr e u x e t

.
-
,
'

se dé v ouerent an c u lt e de la di v i ni t e m ale ; m a i s ils m an

u aie nt d int e llige nce e t de forc e e t ils ét a i e nt m al con

’

q ,

form és C e ux de P a w ati é toient b eau x bi en fait s e t

.
,

d u n e x c e ll e nt na tur e l ; c e p e nd a nt ob sédés par le s L i n

’
,

a dja ou e nfant s de Ma b a dev a ils e nv ire nt a u x m a i ns

g
-
, ,

a v e c e u x e t le s v ai nquir e nt
,
Ma b a dev a a ll ait d ans sa .
-

fur e u r anéantir d u n c oup d oeil le s Y Oni dj a v ai nqu e ur s si

’ ’
,

P aw ati me l e ut appaisé L e s Br ahmane s O firent au x

’ ‘
.

Li ng a de s fl e ur s e t ou t soi n qu and ils font l eur s cé ré

,
’
m oni e s d a llu m er se pt l amp e s l esqu e ll e s se l on M athuri n ,

V e yssiére la Cr oz e re se m b le nt au ch and e li e r a se pt
,

branch e s de s Juifs qu on v oit at Rom e su r l arc de Titu s

*
,
i
’ ’
.

L e s fe m m e s p ort e nt d e s Li ng a s a n cou e t au x bras ;

c e ll e s qui dé sirent d e ve nir fe conde s r end ent a c e tt e
id ol e u n cult e t out p articuli e r ; e ll es ont d a u t ant plu s de ’

c onfiance d ans ses pr etr e s qu e c eu x ci font v oeu de -

T he o fef ri ngs
pr e se nt e d a t t he thr e sh old B e na r e s
are .

is t he p e culi a r se a t of thi s form of w or ship T he pri n .

c i al d e ity Siv a th e r e c a ll e d Viw esw arra a s O b se rv e d

p , , ,

a lr ea dy is a Li ng a ; a nd m o st O f t he chi e f O bj e ct s of pil
,

gri m ag e a re si m il ar bl ock s of st one N o l e ss than forty .

sev e n Li ng a s are vi sit e d a ll of re e mi ne nt sanctity ; b u t

p
-
,

th e r e are hu ndr ed s of i nfe ri or not e still w orshipp e d and ,

De L glan et is i n e rror he re . T he P u neb a ty , as it s nam e i m p lie s,

c o nsist s o f five , not se e n, v lam p s .

T Mn o u m ent s Anc i ens et M d rn o e es de IHindou sta n, par L

’
. L . de
L gl an et. P aris : 2 vl o s .
, fol , . 1 8 10 .
 1 84 P b a llieism .

”
she h old s a ma la or r osar y of one hu ndr e d and e ight
, ,

r ou nd b ead s which is not vi sibl e as her hand is pl ac e d

, ,

withi n a b ag of gold broc ad e ( ka mpb a b) call e d gu muki

‘
,
‘

t o k ee p of f i nse ct s or a ny a dv e r se i nflu enc e Her la ngi .

,

or b odic e i s y e ll ow her dr e ss tr ansp ar e nt mu sli n e dg e d

, ,

with g old ( uper v a st ra ) In fr ont of her are t he five .

l amp s c all e d puneb a ty u se d in thi s p uj a t og e th e r wi t h

, , ,

t he j a r i or sp out e d v e sse l f
, or lu str a l w a t e r ; t he dipp a
, ,

or cup t o spri nkl e t he fl ow e r s which she has of

,
fe r e d and ,

which are see n on t he L i nga and l astly t he ga ntb a or ‘

, , ,

sacr e d b e ll u se d fr e qu e ntly duri ng t he r e c apitul ati on of

,

t he pr e scrib e d mu nt r a s or i nc ant a ti ons ,

N early all t he .

pj u a s a re c onduct e d with fr e qu e nt ri ngi ng of b e ll s t he

,

o bj e ct of which is tw o fo ld fir st t o w a k e up t he a tt e n
,

ti on a t p articul ar p art s o f t he se rvic e ; and se c ondly , ,

to sc ar e a w ay m alig nant dew a s and evil spirit s ;

pr e ci se ly in fact for t he sam e r e asons as th e y a re
, ,

u se d at t he c e l e bra ti on of m ass in R om an C a th o lic

c ou ntri es .

T he Li ng a and t he E a rth are acc ordi ng t o t he Hi ndu s , ,

“
id entic al and the M ou nt a i n o f M e ru is t er m e d the N a v e l
,
”
o f t h e E arth M e ru is supp ose d t o b e the c e ntr e of
.

t he u niv e r se a nd is sa id t o b e o a ns high
, yj ,

br oad at t he t op a t t he b o tt o m
,
It is Ci rcul ar .
,

a nd form e d lik e a n i nv e rt e d c one Thi s noti on w as not .

c onfi ne d t o I ndi a for wh e n Cl e anth es assert e d th at t he

,

e a rth w as in t he sh a p e o f a c one
( A s R es,
thi s . .
,

i s t o b e u nd e r st ood only o f thi s m ou nt a in Mer u of I ndi a ,

.

A nax i m e ne s (Plu ta r ch de p la ci t pb i losopb ) said th a t thi s . .

c olum n w as pl a i n and of st one e x actly lik e M e ru — the ,

‘

P f h i h bit t f C yl (j
’
‘
p ga r w ett e
( a w a t i ) o t e n a an s o e on oi n

v ille As Res Thi s m ou nt ai n say s he is “

, . v ol .
, .
, ,
 Tb e In
dia n Religi ons 85
“
. 1

en tir e ly of st one , yjo a na s high and i

,
n

circumfe r e nc e and of t he s am e siz e fr om the t op t o the

,
”
b ott o m .

In I ndi a t he foll ow e r s of Buddh a ( Tr a iloyeya D erpa na ) -

i nsi st t h a t th a t m ou nt a i n is lik e a drum with a sw e ll in the

,

middl e in th at sam e form a s t he t omt oms u se d in t he E ast

, .

In t he W e st the sa m e O pi ni on w a s e x pr e sse d by L e ucippu s ,

a nd t h e B u ddb ists in I ndi a giv e th a t sh ap e a l so t o i sl and s .

Thi s figur e is giv en a s an e mbl e m of the r e u ni on of the

p ow e r s of N atur e Mer u is t he sacr e d and prim aev al
,

L i nga : and t he e arth b e ne a th i s th e my st e ri ou s Toni

e x p and e d ,
and O p e n lik e t he Pa dma or L o tu s T he .

c onv ex ity in t he c entr e is the nav e l of Vi sb nu and t he ,

phy si ol ogic al myst eri es of their r e ligi on are oft en re pre

se nt e d by t he e mbl e m o f t h e L otu s ; wh e r e t he wh ol e

fl ow e r sig nifi e s b oth t he e arth and the t w o pri ncipl e s of

it s fe cu nd a ti on . T he g e r m is b oth Mer u and t he L i nga ;
t he p e t a l s and fil a m e nt s are t he m ou nt a i ns which e n

circl e Mer u and are al so t he typ e of t he Toni The

,
.

four l eav e s o f t he ca li x are t he four v ast r egi ons turni ng

t oward s t he four c ardi nal p oint s O f t he t w o geogra.

hi cal sy st e m s of t he Hi ndu s t he fir st or m or e anci e nt

p ,

as se t fo rth in t he P u ra na s) d e scrib e s t he E arth a s a

(
c onv e x surfac e gr adu ally Sl opi ng t oward s t he b ord e r s and ,

su rr ou nd e d by t he o c e an T he se c o nd and m or e m od e r n
.
,

sy st e m is th a t which ha s b e e n a d opt e d by th e ir a str o

,
v

nom e rs . The follow e rs o f t he P ur a na s c onsid e r the

e arth a s a
fl a t s u r a ce or ne arly so a nd th e ir k nowl e dg e
f , ,

d oe s not e x t e nd much b ey ond t he old c onti nent or t he ,

sup e ri or h e mi sph e r e .

T he l e a v e s of t he L otu s r e pr e se nt the di ffe r ent i sl and s

in t he oc e an ar ou nd 7a mb u and a cc ordi ng t o t he Hi ndu
, ,
 1 86 Pb a lli cism .

yt m
s s e ,
t he wh ol e ea rth fl oa t s up on t he wat e r s lik e a

b oa t .

T h e Argb a Hi ndu s and t he cymbium of t he

"e
’
o f t he
Egypti ans are al so e mbl e m s of t he e arth and of t he ,

Toni T he Argb a or Cymbium sig nifi es a v esse l cup or

.
,

di sh in which fruit s or flowe r s are offe r e d t o t he D e iti es

, ,

a nd ought t o b e in t he sh ap e of a b oa t ; th ough m any

are o v al circul ar or e v e n squ ar e

, , .

Isw a r r a or B a cchu s is styl e d Argb a Na ut b a or

, ,
-
,

”
L ord t he origi na l c ontriv e r of t he
,
b oat sh ap e d -

v e sse l and Osi r i s t he Isw a rr a or B a cchu s of Egypt , ,

a cc ordi ng t o Plut arch w as c o mm and e r of t he Argo and , ,

w as r e pr e se nt e d by t he Egypt i ans in a b oa t c arri e d on

, , ,

t he sh ould e r s ofa gr ea t m any m e n The ship wor shipp e d .

by t he Su ev i acc ordi ng t o Tacitu s w as the Argb a or

, , ,

Argo t he typ e of t he p udendu m m uli eb r e

,
The Argb a .
,

or Toni with t he L i nga of st one is t o b e fou nd a ll o v e r

, ,

I ndi a as an obj e ct ofw or ship Fl ow e r s are offe r e d t o it .

,

if
T he t hre e w ords Amb a , N a bbi , Argb a
a nd see m t o ha v e c au se d

g reat u sio n a m on
c onf g t he G re e k m yt holo ist s, g w ho e e n asc ri e v b to

t he e art h all t he fanc ifu l sha es p of t he Argb a , w hic h w as i nt e nde d at

fi rst as a m e re em bl m H
e h y p
. e nc e t e re re se nt e d it i n t he form of a

b oat , ofa c u p, or o f q i aih b i uo t w t a oss n t he c e nt re , slo p ing t ow ards

t he c irc u m ere nc e , wf h b ki
h y pl
e red h t e ac e t e oc ean. — Aga tb em , oo .

ib
p ll l g m q
.
,

c. i O h
. d t e rs e scr h h
ed t e e art as a s u are or ara e o ra an

vl
,

G re e c e pp d li w as su h i i h D lp hi i h
ose to e on t e su m m t , w t e n t e na e or

v 33 T h
,

lp
c e nt ra f h h l — P i d Py b 6 E ip [
art o t e w o e. n t . . ur . 0fl .
, 2 e

d v vl fh
. .

ly C h i i
,

J e w s, an h e i i d h en t h e e ar r st a ns, ns st e t at t e t ru e na e o t e

h
e art J l
w as d h Mh m d M
er usa em T h A gh i
,
an t e o a me ans, ecca . e r a s

a
yp
t f h Adbe o S i P t f C
e pi d d
er a - a ct , or ow e r o onc e t on, e x e rt e an

i ifi d b y h L i g
v v e Ph ll t d h e i h h h ip A g
n a or a u s, one a n t e sam e w t t e s r o,

w hi h c b il di g
w as O ph by J
u d P ll
t, a c cor d d n to r e u s, u no a n a as a n a c c or

b y P ll d A g
,

i g
n A p ll i
to o h i
on u s, fJ a as an r os, at s
t e nst a nc e o uno.

Orpb Argon . . v ., 66 . Apoll , lib . .

5, 1 1
90 . As Res . .
,
vol. 1 1 1 .
1 88 Pb a lli cism .

one O fhis h ead s cut off by Siv a and his p uj a or wor shi p
, , ,

w as a b o li sh e d
.

The i nt e nt of thi s l eg e nd is e vid e ntly t o advanc e the

cl aims o f the Si v a se ct ; and if w e sub stitut e t he con
t endi ng fa ct s for t he b attl e of t he D eu ta s or ang e l s the
, ,

fabl e wil l a pp ear not quit e d e stitut e of hi st oric al fact nor

,

wholly with out fou nd ati on .

 My tic s Ana i onzy . 1 89

CH APTER X VI .

MY ST I C A N AT O M Y ,
AN D T H E MA ST ER I
P A S S ON O R T H E A CT .

T H ESE se cti ons of ou r b ook are drawn fr om c onsid e

ra ti ons ari si ng ou t of t he my st e ri ou s phil osophy of t he
i nt er c e l e sti al and t e rr e stri al hum an anat omy of the e x
-

p e rt s of the anci ent cl assic tim e s and of t he middl e ag es ,

a nd p a rticul arly fr om t he r e m o t e myth s and myth ol ogi e s

o ft he O ri e nt a l c ou ntri es .

T he wh o l e sy st e m and t he vi e w of t he a ct b oth ,

th e or e tic and practical is c onsid e r e d wh eth e r it b e vi e w e d

, ,

a s a rit e a sa crific e a sa cra m e nt a m agic sp e ll or rac

, , p ,

tic e and is d e v e l op e d and c o mm e nt e d up on acc ordi ng t o

,

t he my stic d octri ne s pr op ou nd e d by J ac ob B oeh m The .

e x a mi na ti on of thi s di f ficult a nd e v adi ng subj e ct is de

du ce d a cc ordi ng t o the my stic a l id e a s outli ne d in origi n
a nd r e gul arity as pr oduc e d ou t o f the occult i nflu e nc e of

t he pl ane t s i n g enui ne Ch a ld a ic a nd a uth orit ativ e a strol ogy ,

which t ot ally mi su nd er st ood are blu nd er e d and sp oil e d in

, ,

m od e rn a tt e mpt ed r end e ri ng s ( which in th e mse lv e s supply

th e ir ow n proof ofi nsu ffici e ncy and are th e ir ow n c onfut a ,

ti on) and in t he hi nt s and sugg e sti ons ga th e r e d fr om a mid st

,

t he m a z es which are purp ose ly i nt e rw ov e n t o blu nt a nd t o

l e a d a way t o di sapp oi nt and t o b affle i nquiry of t he

, , ,

C ab a l a in which all t he l earni ng and k nowl edg e of the

,

old w orld w as shut up and it s p ow e r and light l a id asid e

,
”
wh en t he Old Prim ae v al W orld w as Rui ne d “
The .

a cti on i nt e r acti on and cr oss a cti on o f the st ar s in t he

,
-
,
-

m utu al e f fe ct s and op e ra ti on up on e ach oth e r o f t he ,

1
.

90 Pb a lli ci snz .

pl ane t s and m or e p articul arly t he cross m ovi ng and the

,
-

a mplifyi ng and w ani ng cr e sc e nt a nd d e cr e sc e nt p ow e r s

,

aggr e ssiv e and d e fe nsiv e ) o f t he M oon— a ll r e l a tiv e ly

(
qu alifyi ng and h arm oni si ng— all thi s is t he t e lluric and
”
c e l esti a l hi st ory se t a s it w e r e t o sl e e p in t he divi ne
, , ,
”
o rch e str a ti on Spri ngi ng t o life m eani ng and vig our in
, , ,
”
t he
“
mu sic of the Sph e r e s ( no fa l se thi ng but a r e al ,

thi ng) by m e ans of which t he mi ni st e r s of t he origi

,

na ti ng G o d m ad e t he cr e a ti on of t he W orld p o ssibl e

N ature in thi s su pe r e ssenti ally divi ne h andiwork fi ndi ng

,
-
,

at onc e it s supp ort a nd it s imp e rfe cti ons in t he r e luct ant ,

“ ”
p e r si st ently prot e sti ng ba ss with out which c ontr ast ,

m u sic w ould b e i m p ossibl e Mu sic in oth e r se nse s than

.
,

those of m am — w ho in r eality (as he has b e c o m e in

,

his l ost and d e pr a v e d st a t e ) is d e af as an a dd e r —

”
,
is
t he a ir of P ar a di se S om e tim es e v en now at m agic
.
, ,

m om e nt s with th ose w ho are gift e d t o appr eh e n d it s

,

ef fe ct th e r e c om e fl oa ti ng o v e r t he soul dim dr eamy

, ,

r e c oll e cti ons of th a t h appy pl ac e mi ngl e d with sad ,

r e fl e ctiv e c onsci ou sne ss th at through t he tr eason of his

, ,

gr ea t pr og enit or A d am m an has for e v er l ost his first

, ,

i nt e nd e d c e l e sti a l h om e
,
.

T he d o ctri ne of t he my stic s is th a t t he S e c ond Gr e a t

L umi nary the mighty M oon (rul e r a nd Ql e e n of t he
,

D a rk ne ss) is all p ow e rful in c e rt a i n se nse s

,
-
She t ak es .

h alf p art in the r end eri ng of m en s fat e She l ab ours (in

-
’
.

t he h a lf p art) t o m ak e up t he h u m an and e v ery cr e a tur e s

’
-

d e sti ny The figur e of t he Man lik e a phant om has t o

.
, ,
”
p a ss thr ough M ansi ons or the thirt e en lu na ti ons— in -

t he y e ar Man is m ad e in the m oon for t he my stic

.
“ ”
,

p assag e of the child in t he m othe r s w omb is m ark e d by ’

di sti nct st ag e s a t th e se ni ne strang e g at e s (or m ore

 1 9z Pb a l/
icisnz .

H enry C orne liu s A gripp a A lbertu s M agnu s Pl at o and

, , ,

t he Id ea li st s ; B a tti st a Va n H e lm ont G u glie lm u s Pos; ,

t e llu s J e r om e C ard an and the Mystic s ; Rob er tu s de

’

, ,

Flu ct ib u s and the A lch e m i st s ; J acob B oehm and t he

, ,

Tr ansc end e nt ali st s ; —all t he gr e at e st m i nd s of antiquity

a nd of t he middl e ag e s .

C oit to n hum an is sy nth e si s— it is t he u ni on o f H alf

, ,

Se x Man ( so assum e d in thi s ab str act sense ) a nd H alf

”
, ,
”
Se x ,
W om an ( so assum e d al so in thi s ab str act sense )
, , .

”
T he u ni on of th e se T w o h alf se x es is t he est abli sh -

m ent of a Whol e Se x — h ermaphr odit e (H e rm e s

A phr odit e V e nu s M e rcury )
,
-T he m e ch anic al d e fi niti on
.

of Se x is p ow e r of bli ssful protru si on hum an org anic ,

sh ooti ng will e d c onsci ou s m ag ne ti sm ( f or an e nd

, , ) with ,

clim ax of di ssoluti on and d estructi on ( in t he e nd) p eri sh ,

” ”
ing as in t he “
flow e r of thi s st alk Thu s C orne liu s .

A gripp a and P ar ac e l su s— thu s t he my stic anat omi st s lik e ,

Fludd and Van H elm ont .

” “ ”
T he ord e r s i ncr e a se a nd
“
multiply are ord e r s t o
b e t a k e n a s id entica l a lth o ugh in fact th e y are dir e ctly
, , ,

c ontr adict ory It is th e se thi ng s which are se t ag ai nst

.

e a ch oth e r which c onstitut e t he stup e nd ou s and irr e si stibl e

na tur a l t e mpt ati on ( obt a i ne d ou t of sh a m e or ou t of d eni a l ,

of a ll thi s e nch a nt e d sid e of life

a nd di s r ac e
g ) ,
.

It is fr om th e se c onj oi nt r ea sons th at i it s my st e ry ,
n
,

t he u niv e r sa l succ e ss and u niv e r sa l p ow e r of thi s sid e of

life spri ng s It is i nsep arabl e from t he human b e i ng and

.
,

y e t str ang e t o sa
, y in t he phil osophic and th e r e for e t he
, ,

tru e sense it is only accid ent a l t o t he hu m an b e i ng Thi s

, , .

p assi on is t he m ast e r p assi on This p assi on is t he k ey .

no t e of e v e rythi ng A ll t he oth e r p assi ons are m ad e t he

.

se rv ant s o f thi s d omi nant o ne A mbiti on i s m a d e a fool

.
 My ti c
s Ana tomy . 1
93

by i t R ev eng e m ai nly is c au se d by it Lov e r ag e is

.
.

worst rag e A varic e p our s ou t it s tr easure t o obt ai n it

.
.

Prid e submit s t he l ow e st t o it Lu x ury is the gre at e st .

1n 1 t
\
.

Th e r e for e for
th e se r e asons which are i ndi sput abl e
, ,

( as all t h w orld a nd t he e x p e ri e nc e of all t he w orld

e

wit ne sse s) b oth in t he p ast ti m e and in the pr e sent

, ,

th e r e is t he gr eat e r ne c e ssity th at ou t of m an s t e ’

sp onsibl e natur e ( f or he has a r e sp o nsibl e natur e fr o m ,

fe a r in r eg ard t o hi m se lf ) sh ould b e d erive d the na tura l

,

safe gu ard s ag ai nst thi s e nd owm e nt or t he r e v e r se ?

( as

which shall w e d i st i ngui sh it A s w e w e ll k now a ll t he ,

grac e b eauty d elight and gl ory of li fe Spri ng fr om i t

, , , ,

a s w e ll a s t he p o ssibility of h orr or a nd t e rr or It is a .

h e a v en on earth in som e sense s and yet in it s v e ry , ,

na tur e th er e is a p ossibility of c onv e rti ng thi s h e a v e n

,

i nt o a h e ll In any w ay it is a h e av e n which r e signs all

.
,

it s fl a m e s (bright fla m e s) of j oy a nd l eav e s ( in t he e nd)

,

in ou r h and s only th e se na tur a l phy sic al r e sult s of com

b u st ion du st — t he m ort a l r e siduu m which p e rp e tu a t e s
,

t he h e ir ship of d egr ad a ti on a nd of sh am e Man is t he .

h e ir of the fir st A d am and th e r e for e he is b or n i nt o

,

di sgrac e and has c onse qu ently t o fac e t he p e nalty for t h e ,

pur e ang el s av ert fr om him .

“
Cursed now is t he gr ou nd for thy sake ”
W ho
sh all sa v e him thi s rui n o f rui ns thi s Man ou t
,
“
, ,

o f t he t e rr or of t he a by ss i nt o which he ha s fall e n
thr ough t he tr eason of his fir st prog e nit or yi e ldi ng ,

in his w e akne ss t o t he lur e s o f t he Gr eat E ne m y ?

W ho sh all r escu e t he c ond e m ne d ? O nly the pi tyi ng
Ch ampi on wh ose Im m ort a l M e rcy has trav e rsed a ll t he
w orld s b ad as w e ll as good W e i nst anc e thi s t o sh ow
, .

0
 1
94 Pb a lli cism .

th a t t he id e a oft he Savi our is an i nse p ar abl e nec e ssity for

fall en Man W e thi nk th a t t he w orld is wrong in it s
.

thu s childi shly ignori ng t he phil osophical and critic a l

e x a mi na ti on o f thi s all imp ort ant r ang e of obj ect s of -

a tt e nti on which w e fe e l so liciti ng and pr o v oc ativ e in Ou r

,

b ody e v e ry day of ou r liv e s and with ou t the : regul ted

"

, a

i ndulg e nc e of which a s t he chi e f spur w e sh ould with e r , , ,

sp o il , and c onsum e Th e se are thi ng s which m u st b e

.

th ought of wh e th e r w e will or no Th er e is a prud ery

, .

which aft e r all is only hyp ocri sy— which is worse

, ,

th an t he r e asons for sh am e or the e x hibiti on and t he

c onfe ssi on of e v en t he sh am e it self N atur e has no .

sh a m e s But the hum an cr e a tur e in his humanity has

.
, ,

sh a m e s— ov e rp ow e ri ng i ne r ad ic a bl e sh a m e s , .

Whil e Man r e mai ns Man i t is i m p ossibl e t o r e si st t he

forc e of his natu ral d esir e s which w e do not see why w e ,

sh o uld no t d e sig nat e by th e ir tru e w e ll u nd e r st ood nam e ,

-
,

lu st Th e r e is an irr e si stibl e ru sh t o t he F e m al e b eautiful

.
,

b ody Th er e is a c ert ai n so rt of wild u ngov ernabl e im

.
,

pul se t ot a lly b eyond r e ason and se nse e xhibit e d in a ll th ese

, ,

succ essful c ase s which w e sh a ll no t b e f ,

ar wr ong in cha

ra c t e risin a s a ki nd of t he wr ea ki ng o f a fe e li ng si m il ar t o
g ,

”
“
r ag e h o w e v er ab surd t he e x pr e ssi on m ay se em up on thi s
, ,

pr e sent e d p e rsonality A g a i nst all t he mi schi e fs d ang er s

.
, ,

a nd i nc onv e ni e nc e s which w ou ld b e sur e t o ari se f r om t he

m i sti m e d pr e sentm e nt of thi s irr esi stibly b e autiful sh a p e ,

m an ha s t a k e n his m e asur e s fr o m t he b e gi nni ng of tim e .

Th e nc e dr e ss Th enc e ( p articul arly ) t he fe mal e dr ess

.
,

a rtfully c ontriv e d in a ll judici ou s w e ll r e gul a t e d c ou ntri es

, ,
-
,

t o di sa pp o i nt t o e v ad e t o m ask t o i nv olv e t o ab neg a t e

, , , , ,
” —
t o c onc e a l Thenc e skirt s the l ong er t he b e tt e r in
“
.

t h e purit a nic se nse — i the full e r t he wid e r in t he

, ( ne ce s , ,
I
96 Pb a lli cism .

u niv ers a l a nonymity of t he l o w e r half of t he p e rson of

woman which in r e ality is an e x ti ngui shm ent biblically
,

for t he fe ar of her
”
W e h av e Scriptur e w arrant for .

thi s fear in t he ordi nanc e s of the Bibl e W om en are .

”
command e d t o cove r th e ir h ead s in that O b scur e t e x t
and in th a t str ang e d e t e rr e nt w a rni ng f fe ar of the
“
or ,

”
ang e l s Th er e is a v ast am ou nt of m agic my stici sm
.

mi ngli ng with th ese sp e ci a l ord e r s in r eg ard t o w om en in

t he sa cr e d Scriptur e s which w e do not e l e ct — at all e v ent s

sat
y rs and t he s
yl v ans, an d p
t he re re se nt at i es a nd t he v ca ric at u re s of

t hat playful F at he r ”
and
“
M
ot he r
”
of Nat u re ” — a nim at e and

rean im at e , p e rnat u ral—w ho p re sided at ( and j oined in)

nat ural and su

t hat g rand c arni v al and disp lay and g ran B iblical f t w he n

“ ” “ ”
,
es a ,

t he m ult it ude of t he C hildre n of I srae l fi nding t hat Mose s de laye d ,

his c om ing d ow n fi om t he Mou nt ai n ( of Sinai) dissat isfi e d w ith t heir ,

s rose in re be llion t o de m and ofA aron a v isible t rop hy or t alism an

c h ie f , , ,

or su p e rnat u ral obj c t t o go be f

”
or
god
“
e ore t he m
, A nd w he n , .

t he ir desire w as ac c e de d t o, t he y b ow e d do w n bf e ore t he G olde n C al f,

and i n t he ir c rowds t he y ran riot , in a sort of fram
t ic ,
sac re d de fi anc e ,

k —
”
f

“
an d “
A te a nd dran , and rose u p to l
p y
a . As t o t his
play
w hat i t w as— a nd w hat w as i ts u ni e rsa v l c harac t e r — and t hat it w as, in
fact , a g rand , i nde c e nt gi —
or e a ll k ee n- si gh t e d ant i u ari ans and q B i le b
ex plore rs a nd ex plainers (all , o f c ou rse , ex ce pt t he ri gidly ort hodox )
are now fu lly a g re e d . T his “ ”
god, t o go bf
e ore t he m , t he g ra nd

t alism an to i ncit e t he m to vi c t or
y, w as d b
u n ou t e dly t he P h ll
a u s,

de m ande d b y t he I srae lit es in t he ir re col e c t ion of t he m yst e r i e s oft he l

Eg yp t ians F or t he si n
.
”
of t he
pb a llu s
( pb g
a llos,
" a il 7
l a s, i n t he

k
G re e ) is i n t he hand of all t he i nnu m e ra le u res, la ishe d w ith an b fig v
v p
o e r ow e ri ngly ma j est i c, e nf
orc in g re it e rat on o n e
i v yfl er f
at su r ace, and

u p on e v e
y r c olu m n and g
m i ht y frie
i t ma
y z e a ll v h ild
o er t e w e rness
,
as

l
b e c al e d, of t he sand e ngulp he d st ruct u re s and m yriad m onu m e nt s of
-

a ncie nt yp t — Eg
u nread o r w holl
( y m i )
sread as t his w onde rfii l s m ol
y b
has hithe rt o b e e n. It has b ee n i g nore d, or t u rne d a w ay from ( p er h p a s

p rope ly and la dably) t hro g h all t he latt e r ag es

r u u . B ut al l t he a bvo e

w ill p rov e t he u niv e rsalit y of t hi s P hallic eli ion

g r . It w ill also Show
t he g
i noranc e o f t he a esg ing d re ar to it , an d t he t hic kh ea de d p ru de r
y
o ft he m ode m s i n t he ir t hi k i g i
n n t a sham e ful inst ead ofa no bl i ge s n.
 Mystic A na t omy . 1
97

in thi s pr e sent pl ac e— t o r e fe r t o c ert ai nly not m or e ,

e x plicitly t o e x pl a i n In c e rt a i n se nse s a b e autiful

.
,

p e rfe ctly form ed nak e d w om an is— si ngul ar a nd u n

-

e x p e ct e d a s t he e x pr e ssi on m a se e m u ntil t he a rec ia

y pp
ti on r eali ses t he r easons— a t e rribl e obj ect w e m ean in ,

t he se nse — t he ab str act se nse — O fa w e a t he r as a w ond e r ,

a s t he w ork o f a M ak e r a nd as t he pr e se nt ati on o f he r
,

a s a t e mpt a ti on Thu s w e se e how a nak e d wom an m ay

.

b e t e rribl e b e c au se she is an a wful obj e ct p ossibly ,

b e ca u se of her almost i m p ossibly t o b e r esi st e d ch arm s ,

by r e ason th at wh en she is in thi s nud e c onditi on she

c onstitut e s t he m ost d ang e r ou s of all t empt ati ons A nd .

wh e n not vulgari se d by t he w orld s w ay s and id eas ’

a nd c ont act by t he i ndig niti e s which are t o b e fou nd

,

tur which tur i i t up — a w om a n

in na e ( a nd n a e
ye t ns s s o n)
thu s di scl ose d w e r e p e at is p erfe ct and is a phe nom e
, , ,

w e k nob
“
non a h Id e a] a p eril ou s pr e se ntm e nt fr o m
, ,
"

”
no t wh e nc e d esig ned b e g ott e n or gift ed " She is an
, , ,

id ea l c ont e mpl at ed as it w e r e u nd e r imp ossi b l e or

, , , , ,

r a th e r u nd e r se em i ngly tr e asonabl e c onditi ons and t he

, ,

m ost m agnific e nt ph enom e non or (in thi s ab stract tran , ,

sce nde nt al se nse) u ni nt e lligibl e obj e ct which t he w o rld

not thi s w orld only which i s nothi ng but t he sup e r

( , ,

se nsu a l w orld t he w orld o f t he ang e l s and d e vil s ) has

, ,

se e n . The l o w e r h a lf of th e p e r son o fw om an from t he ,

“ ”
w a i st d ow nw ard s is sacr e d B e auty ,
wr e aki ng a nd
.

“ w
re cki ng”
t he d es iri ng o n e up o n i t — b eau ty w h e th e r ,

m a l e or fe m al e for it is e ith e r a lth ough t he b e auty th at

, ,

a ttr a ct s se nsu ally mu st b e o f t he fe mi ni ne ord e r for ,

str e ngth i s t he ch ar a ct e ri stic o f m a n whil e b e auty is t he ,

c onditi on o f ju stificati on in t h e ch aract eri stic s o f t he

w om an — b eauty w e r e p e at in it s lur e is a m ag ne t t o
, , , ,
 I
98 Pb a lli cism .

t he hum an natur e It is a ll subdui ng— th e r e is no limit

.
-

t o its p o w e r .It ne ed s m ost c ar e fully t o b e gu ard e d

a g a i nst . T he wi se p e r son sh ould a lw ay s c onti nu ally and
c ar e fully w atch him self (or h e r se lf) For p assi on— fierce .

p a ssi on— is fr equ ently alik e t he lot with b oth se x es .

Thi s surm ou nti ng fa ct pr e sses up t o r e c ogniti on in all

tim e and from a th ou sand hi st ori e s It is strang e th a t .

w om e n sh ould ent ert ai n a p assi on for th eir ow n sex but , ,

ne v e rth e l e ss it is tru e a lth ough th e y h a v e no p ow e r t o

, ,

pr oduc e dir e ct pl easur e with e a ch oth er P articul arly is .

i t tru e with th ose w om en w ho fr om na tur al c onstituti on

, ,

are m o st pr one t o se lf i ndulg e nc e ; and still m or e si ngu

-

larly with th a t lu x uri ou s cl a ss c a ll e d l a di e s of pl easur e ,

w ho e nj oy t he m ost li b er a l o pp o rtu niti es fr om t he r e gul ar ,

e x e rci se o f th e ir pr o fe ssi on in t he e x p e ct e d a nd in the

,

prop e rly c onc e d e d w ay But a p e rv ert e d a nd a p amp er e d

.

im agi na ti on is full of trick s W e find thi s Irr egul arity

.

with a ll t he app e tit es which in truth r equire t he m ost

, , ,

c ar e ful g ov ernm e nt and a m ost d e sp o tic ally a ppli e d di sci -

pli ne It is w e ll k nown th a t am ong c ourt esans par

.
,

t ic u la rly in Franc e a nd It a ly a nd i n S outh A m e ric a som e ,

o f t he m o st r aptur o u s e ngr ossm e nt s o f thi s p assi ona t e , ,

p articul ar ki nd e x i st b e t w e e n w om en m utu ally in l ove

, , ,

in t he se nsu al r esp e ct (ye s a nd in t h e se ntim e nt a l r e sp e ct s

, ,

t oo) with e a ch oth e r a nd givi ng w a y t o thi s l ov e with

,

an a b a nd onm e nt f ar e x c e e di n
g th e ir a tt ach m e nt t o m e n .

Th e r e is much of thi s r e ferr e d t o in m any old Fr e nch

b oo k s no t ably in t he c e l ebr a t e d m e m o irs of B rant Om e
, .

T w o w om e n h av e b e e n k now n t o form a v e ry fai thful

l e agu e for pl easi ng e ach o th e r S om e w om e n of a .

p e culi arly sensiti ve e v en highly r e fi ne d ch aract e r as

, ,

w e l l a s o th er s m or e irr e gul a rly a nd d e fi antly di sp osed ,

2 0 0 P b a lli ci sm .

D esir e, in th ese r e gard s with w om en as w e ll as with ,

m en,— and m or e p articularly with wom en on a ccou nt

o f t h e fe e bl e ne ss and t he l avi sh w armth and fant a stic

impr essi onability of th e ir natur e— is m ost e cc e ntric It is .

ne v e r t o b e e stim a t e d or i nd e e d pr ovid e d a g a i nst

, ,
It , .

b affl es r e ason It is c ontr ary som etim es t o comm on

.
, ,

s ense . I t will fly in t he fac e (as far as it dar e s) of t he

most ordi nary id eas of d e c e ncy Sha ll w e b e t ak en .

wrongly (admiri ng w om e n as w e do) in asse rti ng th at ,

a s a rul e and in t he fu n d a m e nt a l c omp ar i son of t he

r e al radica l na tur e s of t he t w o sex es m en are m or e ,

mod est th an wom e n ? It sou nds v e ry e x tr aordi nary W e .

do not m e an oth e rwi se th an pr op e rly t o put thi s impr es

si on for w a rd W e do not imply thi s as an imput ati on
.
,

but in t he s e nse of nearne ss t o natur e lik e the i nstinct s ,

o f childr e n T he id e a of t he l o v e abl e m al e is not t he

.

r ough hir sut e H e rcul e s lik e or N e ptu ne lik e ( Poseidon)

,
-
,
-
,

or e v e n M ar s lik e ch a mpi on m an but t he Hyl as t he -

, ,

Hyp e ri on t he A p oll o t he A d oni s t he G anym e d e t he

, , , ,

N arci ssu s t he H e rmaphro ditu s — the id e al b e i ng o r d e mi

, , ,

divi nity truly the so m e thi ng r e se mbli ng a god but no t

, ,

quit e lik e it t he cr e a tur e wh ose charm s and se ductiv e

, ,

sl e nd e r grac e s m or e cl ose ly r e se mbl e the i nsi nu ati ng

a ttr a cti ons o f w o m an s o w n m a gic a l sex
’
T he pr oofs O f .

thi s asse rti on are su ffici e ntly abu ndant The most m ast e r .

fu l p assi on e v e r e nt e rt a i ne d not abl y in t he i nst anc e of a

,

t hi ngdp d e en s u p on t he m ind, an d u p on t he firm st at e a n d t he l

e ast c it i y
o fh
t v
e ne r ou s s st e m .
y It is ou r de c ide dly firm op inion— form e d from
o b v i
se r at o ns of a lar g e ra n g e —t hat c ont inual sm o in p art icul arly in k g
b gfl
,

t he e arly p art oft he day, and t he t oo h a it ual u se o f int ox ic at i n u ids

a nd sim ilar m e t hods o f e x c i t e m e nt , bye ond bigg e n e ne rally and pe r
j
mane nt ly i n u riou s t o m e n, are c om p rom s n i i g d an e nf b g
ee li n i n t he
fore oing gv er
y i m p ort a nt p ri v p
at e re s e c t .
 My t i c
r A na tomy . 2oI

w om an p ossesse d ofso much and such u nb ou nd e d p ow e r ,

wh en e verythi ng r e al and phy sic al in thi s r e sp ect lay at

, ,

he r fe e t w as that fi e ry a nd ye t m ost t e nd e r l ov e — t he
,

m ost p ersi st ent and p e rm ane nt of all her p assi ons it is ,

sa i d — e nt e rt a i ne d by t he Imp e ri al s ov e r e ig n o f Ru ssi a ,

t he Empr e ss Ca th e ri ne t he S e c ond t o wh om w a s appli e d

,

t he r ar e st and e t c e rt a i nly t he m ost di sti ngui sh e d

y p os

sibl e titl e i n thi s v e ry gr and in one se nse a nd e t v e ry

, y ,

irr e gul ar and di sturbi ng in anoth e r sense— w e m e an the

d e gr ad ati on or the dignity— which sh all w e c all it ? or ,

“ ”
r ath e r m ay w e not c al l it b oth in one and one in
, ,
”
b oth b e i ng di sti ngui sh e d a s L a piu fu t at rice ne l
,

m ond o A nd thi s is t he fi e rc e and ye t the soft e st l ov e

,

—which is sa id t o h av e b e en e nt e rt ai ne d by thi s t re
m e nd ons woman— as m ercil e ss i n he r cru e lti e s as in he r
lu st s for a littl e slip of a m an ( much m or e lik e a w om an
,

th an a m an) with flowi ng ri ngl e t s t he whit e st of ski ns

, , ,

a nd t he sm all est a nd m ost d e li c a t e of fe a tur e s t he ,

”
fair fa c e d L ansk oi as Byr on c all s him C ath eri ne is said
-
,
.

t o h av e gri e ve d t e rribly f or him a ft e r his d ea th a nd t o ,

h av e shut h e r se lf up for a w e e k a ft e r b e i ng appri se d of

it givi ng w ay t o a p assi on of t ear s r e fu si ng t o se e a ny
, ,

b ody and forge tful alt og e th e r o fthe c ar s St t naye o f a e —

, ,

o f e v e rythi ng which w ould di stra ct he r a tt e nti on f or o ne

m om ent fr om the r egr e t and afli ict ion which p osse sse d
h er for t he l oss of her ( a t o nc e) t oy and fav ourit e Thi s .

tyl
is t he e fl e m inat e s e of m an which som e sa
y
— a nd w e

are i ncli ne d t o b e li e v e th a t th e y h av e r eason f or wh a t

th e y say—e x erci se s t he gr e a t e st p ow e r though it is ne v e r

,

a ck nowl e dg e d and is a lw ay s d e ni e d o v e r fe m a l e fa nci e s

,
.

”
L ord Byr on assert s in his D on J u an that thi s is t he
, ,

”
ki nd of m al e fe mal e se mbl anc e which is v ery d ang e
“ -
 P/
J a lli a m z
'

2 .

r ou s in it s riv alri es t o t he mor e m anly typ e a nd he sp e ak s ,

of it with an af fi r m ativ e sort of p o e tic noncb o/

a nce a s

Th at fond, P p
a risian as e ct w hic h u p se t old T ro
y,
A nd fou nde d D oc t ors
’
C om m ons.
”

B eauty w e r ep e a t in it s lur e is a m agne t t o the human

, ,

na tur e . Man mu st c ease t o b e m an or b e turne d i nt o

a st ock t o with st and it L ov e s v e ry t orm ent and writh
.
’
,

ing of forc e ful imp ati e nc e at i t in t he ac t of g e ne ra ti on , ,

ha s b e e n c onv ert e d by N atur e i nt o all conqu e ri ng but m ad -

,
”
and u ni nt e lligibl e wr e a ki ng a h e a v en of se nse
j y
o ,
as ,

i t se e m s T he p u d end a b o th in the m al e and the fe m al e

.
, ,

are m a ne t s and th e ir na tur al d e liri o u sly d e lightful pre

g , ,

se nt m e nt t o e ach oth e r i s m agic m ag ne ti sm sup e ra dd e d -

,

”
a nd
“
i ncid ent al only (le t it b e r e mar k e d) t o m an s fir st ’

na tur e . Th e se ph enom ena l org ans— sup erb and mi

ra cu lou s in th e ir sp e ci a l a ddr e ss or u se — are
“
P ositiv e
N eg ativ e in Man N e g ativ e P ositiv e in W om an
” “
,
” -
.

W om an is Man h alfw ay forw ard Man is W om an

”
,
”
.
,

h alfway b ackward B oth are c orp or e a lly and sex u ally

.

O ne in c om pl e t e c oiti on or d oubl e t ie or id e ntific a ti on of

, ,
-
,
” ”
t w o si ngl es i nt o t e mp or ary ab solut e one si ngl e
“ “
, , .

Man— sh arp acut e and pi e rci ng forward wom an

, , :

blu nt a nd r e c eptiv e in a p a ssi onat e ly e a g e r aby ss gapi ng ,

t o u se a n ugly w ord w e a d m it c onc e r ni ng it i nt o m a gic

( , ) ,

j y
o , b a ckw ard But th
. a t which m e e t s a nd c onflict s is t he

sa m e p assi ona t e b attl e with e a ch ag a i nst e a ch se e k i ng

,

se lfi sh vict ory and fi ndi ng vict ory in d e fe a t and di sgr ac e

, ,

d e fe at in which all j oy fa ll s t o t he e arth agai n in it s

a cc ompli sh m e nt and sh a m e H e nc e t he sacr ed ne ss.
,
”
my st e ry and miracl e of t he act (which is wor ship of
,

i t s ki nd and the gr e at e st w or ship of it s ki nd) and h e nc e

, ,

t he h orribl e sin of mi sacti ng or mi sr e a di ng or r e v er si ng

, ,
 2 0 4 Pb a l/
icirm .

’
but it is so only cc ordi ng t o t he ordi nary w orld s m e thod
a ,

o r t o t he sch ol a stic m e th o d s of a cc e pt a nc e which t he ,

c ab ali stic e x p ert s wh olly r ej e ct a s mi st ak en and h old in ,

utt e r sc orn The c ab ali stic phil osoph e r s c ont end th at

.

th e y a l one h old the k e y s— ne c essarily in t he m ost se cr e t

a nd j e al ou s and of c our fe ctu a l gu ardi anshi p — which
( se e f
)
u nl ock all the my st eri e s of tim e sp ac e and e t ernity a nd , , ,

of H ea v e n a nd H e ll and a ll t he w ond e r s of t he ine x

,

hau st ib le phy sic al u niv er se H enc e t he imp ort anc e of

.

t he Ph allic d octri nes a nd of t he m agic v alidity of t he

Phallic r e ligi on si nc e th e se only can b e e st e e m e d de cla

,

rat ive of t he purp o se s of G od and of t he m eani ng of t he

pr oducti on of all thi ng s— m ort a l and Spiritu al both— i nt o

thi s pr odigi ou s and p ort e nt ou s u niv er se— truly pro
digiou s as all m en know ; truly p ort ent ou s as t he ch ose n
, ,

ones or t he e nlight e ne d one s a re c onvi nc e d

, ,
.

But t o r e turn t o ou r Ph allic the m e The act of g e ne .

r ati on has b een c onv e rt e d e v en in it s fr enz i e d p ai n and in

,

i t s p ai nful fr enzy i nt o an all c onqu e ri ng but m ad and

,
-

—
u ni nt e lligibl e joy a wr e aki ng a s i nt o a h ea v e n of “
,
”
sense ,
a s it se e m s o f which m e t a ph oric ally and id e a lly
, , ,

for figur e s and m e t aph or s e x pr e ss r ea l thi ng s aft e r all ,

a nd thi ng s r eal in t he w orld a s pr oph e ci es and a s a sort

, ,

o f pr oph e tic a l a du m br a ti on so t o c a ll t he sort of thi ng

,

not e t a ct e d in t he w o rld n t c m p
y or o
y e t
, o e t o a ss

a lth ough in all c e rt a i nty c o mi ng t o p ass — th a t

( , , ) thi ng s ,

is e v ent s and i ncid ent s— so m e tim es trivi al som e ti m e s

, ,

imp ort ant that r e st or li ng e r in t he li m b o or mi st s of

,

p ossibility or th at m ay b e e ith e r hurri e d or r e t ard e d or

, ,

e v e n e fl ace d or ch ang e d as m a a cc ord with t he sup e r

, y
hum an and sup er natural c ou nse l s of t he i nvi sibl e Rul er s
a nd Guid es filli ng th a t u nk now n a nd u nim agi ne d w orld
,
 Myrti c A na t omy . 2 0
5

o f which th ese my st e ri ou s vi si onary disj octa momb ra are

t he obj e ct s Thu s pr oph e ci es and prefigu rings m ay b e
.

tru e in t he sense th a t now it is not ye t tim e th a t has

a rriv e d t o u s a lth ough i t b e the tim e th a t is p ast t o t he
, ,

int ellige ncie s which a t onc e can l ook b oth b ackw ard and
“

N ow t o G od th er e can b e no such thi ng as

”
forward .
,

tim e b e c au se t he futur e is as much p ast t o him a s the

,

p ast is alr e ady p ast t o u s A nd w e k now th a t if w e

.

proj e ct t he farth e st from ou r Vi ew the aby sse s of tim e

“ ”

all b e c om e s a s u nk now n a s u ntru e and as much mi st and

, ,

v ap our as t he v e ry futur e a s t he v ery morr ow as t he

, ,

near e st e v en a s t he
,
v ery nex t h our t o any giv en ,

m om ent .

Thu s pr oph eci es of thi ng s not ye t act e d are ye t tru e

o fthe thi ng s t o b e a ct e d a s t he futur e is a lr e a dy t he p a st
,

i n t he Mi nd of t he D ivi ne B e cau se G od is the whol e

.

th at is .

T he mi st ak e ofth ose w ho will r e fu se t o ra i se th e ir mi nd s

t o u nd e r st a nd my st e ri ou s subj e ct s c onne ct e d with r e ligi on

w ould b e prov oki ng w e r e it not piti abl e For t he w ant .

o f t he p ow e r o f im a gi na tiv e se lf r a i si ng which is pro

-
,

du ce d only ou t of e nt hu si a sm — which of c our se is se t , ,

ag a i nst c omm on se nse — t he wh ol e st ory of t he “

H oly
”
G ra e l which m eans t he my stic b ody of the Lord J e su s
,
”
Chr i st t he myst eri e s of t he R ou nd Tabl e o f t he
,
“
,
”
H oly Euch ari st a s u nd e rst ood in t he Rom an C a th olic
,

and Gr e e k Church es t he life a nd c ar ee r of Ki ng A rthur

, ,

and t he a chi e v e m e nt s — r om antic and tr aditi onary as th e y

w er e— o f t he K night s o fth a t w ondrou s C ourt which dis

pl ay e d it s chivalric and m aj e stic shows at C ae rl e on a t ,

C a m el ot and in citi es a s gl ori ou sly romantic and p oe ti

,

c ally d e fu nct a s citi e s in cl oud s the a dve ntur e s of the

,
 2 o6 Pb a lli cism .

K night s Err ant and t he Tw e lv e P al adi ns of t he gr eat

Emp eror Charl e m ag ne ; na y t he d eeply t ouchi ng and
,

m agnanim ou s a cc ou nt of the fou nd ati on of the M ost “

N obl e Ord e r of the G art e r with it s gl ori ou s w arlik e

,

m e ani ng s— ab stru se and my stica l as th ey are— all th e se

o f or nothi ng i n th e se d a y s Th e y are r e ck one d ou t
g .

wor n sup e rse d ed m er e ly fanciful r egard ed as nothi ng

, , ,

th at is r e ckoned nothi ng of imp ort anc e— in the g ene ra l

,

mi nd— e v en the high e st e duca t e d— w e m ean a ca d e mically

i nstruct e d — g ener al mi nd A ll th e se gr e at m att e r s of
.

th ought all such st ori e s and id eas t he Sagas of t he

, , i

Ni b e lung en— t he Sc andi na vi an P anth eon fill e d as it is ,

with g od s and h eroe s — l e g e nd s hi st ory— all th at can

, ,

i nstruct d e light and e l e va t e if it c annot b e r e concil e d t o

, , ,

t he h ard e st most c omm onpl ac e e v en vulgar c om m on

, ,

se nse or c anno t b e fou nd t o b e of r e a l lit e r a l

, pro ,

du c ib le u se in som e w ay or o th e r is und e rv a lu e d and ,

p asse d ov e r w ith c ont e mptu ou s negl e ct if not actu a lly ,

d erid e d .

In t he gr and sup er na tur a l c ont e nti on ofwhich w e h av e

”
t he traditi o n only t h e m ythic ,
“
Re d D r agon which ,

m e ans t he one h a lf of t he wh ol e circl e of thi ng s is a ,

M a st er aga i nst whom and with wh om t he ne v e r endi ng

, ,
-

”
( u ntil t h e
“
N e w J e r u sa l e m ) w a r is w ag e d t he
“
ange lic ,

” ”
w ar. i h
It s t e Child Chiv alry oth e r wi se t he I nno ,
“

”
c e nc e and t he P ow e r which is t o c onqu er Child
, .

chiv alry is a word littl e lik e ly t o b e u nd er st ood by a

r e ad er fortifi ed only in t he k nowl e dg e of the c oll e g es
a nd sch ool s ; a nd e t th a t w ord and t he id e a o f t he
y
” “ ”
“
I nnoc e nc e a nd t he P ow e r lie a t t he fou nd a ti on of
,

all t he Chri sti an th eo sophy Childhood of v al our (m e an

.

ing it s si m plicity ) M a idh oo d of v a l our e ani ng i

, ( m ts
 Pb a lli a rm
'

20 8 .

and t he pr p
o e r i t
ne rpr t r
e e s o f a ll such — that sword of
Sai nt Mich ael or of t he Ch a mpi on of H eav e n or sw ord, ,

of Solom onfi t he Ki ng of I sr a e l and the E nch ant e r w ho

‘ e
,

“
T h Sw d f S l m n t h K ing f I l Th E ‘ ’ ‘
e or o o o o , e o srae ,
or e u

chante r.
’
It is e x ce e din gly i v c u r ou s how t hese m yst eri ou s ideas ha e

f d h i
ou n lifi
t e r ex em
p f h l d ih
c at on n t
y i
i h f
h i i ig i e orm s o e ra r , w c ,
n t s or n,

w as a sacre d i sc ence. ld y d i p T h gh hf g v
rou e ra r an ts ow e rs o ran e o e r

s y m b li m o h is h -
p fw f h ci k i d — h
are
y i f
e r e ct oli g i t e r n t e m st e r es o re on

w ere p m lg d T h i ifi d il f h ld y b id b i g
ro u at e . e sc e nt c et a s o e ra r , es es e n

e mi ly p i
ne nt q f ll f p p
ct u res ue , are d f y b li l i h u o ur ose an o s m o ca r c ne ss.

h Ki g f I
”
F m hi m y h f h
ro t s t d fS l m
o t e sw or l d o o o on, t e n o srae ,
an

h W iz d f h A h g l S i Mi h l ( h ”
t e h
ar G l di
; or t e a us o t e rc an e a nt c ae t e

Tyl f H v —k L dg
” “ ” ” ”
d h
er anS i l t e e nt ne h o ea en t a e n as t e o e,

i n th M e i ) d h pi
ason c se nse i g p , h g l di
an t e d e rc n s e ar, or t e a u s or sw or

o fS i G g d i mi l
a nt e or e , an p i d p ph i
ts ff i rac u ou s o e rat on an ro et c e e ct n

iki g h gh f h h D g — h gh h ”
h
t e st r n t rou fh o t e t roa t o t e ra on,
’
t rou t e se

st ran eg ly b p hy i l
a st ru se , i i
m eta h G i id s ca f h not ons, ar se s t e nost c ea o t e
“
d i
se con f fG d
nt e r i h hi
e re nce o h gh hi hi f
o
”
w t s c reat 1 on, t rou s c e

d l e c arant , mb as i ico — S i Mi h l
at ant m d i h hi
m n st e r, a nt c ae
“ ar e w t s

v ig
,
”
t h d u n e r, h i w p d ( f
o s h Ap
re lyp )
re se nt e re e r to t e oc a se as t ra e rs n

ld v i ib l d i v i ib l g d f hi g
“ w or ”
t h e s s I e an n
y s
y e. n re ar o t s re at m st er

i g i i h l f f h I p i l di d m f h v
ar se s t o re co n t on t e c e t
”
o t e m er a a e o t e so e

ig Ov g ifi ly j ll d “c e t ”
re f R
ns o i h
u ss a. l f i h er t e r se s t e ma n c e nt ew e e

ig l f d m p i — h C T h E mp
”
s na o re e t on t f R i i h
e ross. e e ror o u ss a s t e

Cz C ar, C —h i h C
sa r, or aesar K i t Kmat
(h s, t e e sar, or a se r, or sar t e

l C dK
e t t e rs an v ib l ) h E p ( h are c o n e rt f e -
t e m eror t e su c ce ssor o

i ) f h E I m p i l E gl f R
,

C onst ant ne ho h t e a st , b w en t e er a a e o om e e c am e

d bl h d d Th C E p b h fh E d f
”
ou e - ea e . e aesar o r m e ror, ot o t e ast a n o

h W
t e i l
e st , i h
s a so, d iv d f n t e h O i l i hse nse s er e rom t e r e nt a s, n t e

I hm li i h
s ae t sL fH dd , or
“
p i e t f -
pl i
an e f
”
a c ce ta t on -
or an ex anat on o

w hi h c f h
re e r t o p f hi b kot er Th R i
art s o i t s oo ,
or t o
“
e os c ru c ans,
”

d E di i 8 79 — h H U zz H zz “ ” ”
S e con L d t on, on on, I t e ou ssa, a, u a,

U ss, H”
or ( i h l u ss i g) h M gi l S
w t a se x e ss m e an n , or t e a ca on, or

C hild f h W ”
o ht e h i g i ( di g i ) f h
om an, e w o, n u se or s u se o t e

Pi r i
nc e, h h ig h h d
s t t et fS p
at t e R g li y r il hi t an
”
o u re m e e a t , u nt s

fC
”
i
e ne m e s a re d hi f ma l e il h l f h d d id
s oot st oo o r u nt t e e t- an e s e o re a

i v q ih d g d Th E p f G y i
,

i
t on s an u s e or t e - arran e . e m eror o e rm an s, a t

thi p i d h
s er o ,
dC t e se con E p — h i h E p fh e sa r or m e ror t at s, t e m e ror o t e

W — h l gi i
e st t e e f Ch l
t m at e g h gh i i di
su c c e ssor o ar e m a ne , t ou t s a s
 My ti c r Ana t omy . 20 9

hasfast ene d t he D evi l d ow n in t he abyss and pl ac e d his ,

sea l up on him t he p e nt ag o n in m agic th a t tr e m e nd ou s

( ) ,

Sig n k now n i n m agic st ory by t he nam e of t he Wiz ard s ’

,
” —
Foot th at triumphant gl a iv e has p asse d sh e e r through
”
t he
“
Wild s of H ell and has cl ov en it ( m et aph oric ally )
in h alf A ll thi s is rh a p sodic al of c our se but it is t he
.
, ,

i nformi ng spirit of the A p o ca lyp se and oft he proph e ci e s .

It v ivifies and i nsi nu at es lik e a thr e ad of fire t hr ough all , ,

p ut e d p oint w ho is, o r ou gh t to b e , t his E p m e ror p rop e rly a m on g t he

g E mp g
,

he ralds, w he t he r it shou ld b e i ht y t he
r l e ror of G e rm an
y, p
s ru n

from t he B o Ru ssi,-
”
or Po Ru ssi,
”
-
o r h
t e “ P ru ss a n i
”
(B a nd P
a l so
,
le t i t b e rem a r e kd are v bl l
con e rt i e e t t ers i n t he dia l e cts
) . T he
b ig i lly T
,

s
ylla le B0 ,
”
or
“
P0 ,
”
is or na au ri ne —t he sam e is to be
re m a r e d o k f t he pre syllab le D —i h
o
”
n t e nam e of t he c ou nt r ,
y Bo
h e m ia, g
all t his i nt i m at i n t he T i m y hi m gi ear ly B v i o ne or a ur ne , t c, a c

d fh
e sce nt o N h t B vi e se
( T i ) b b ort ern h d Th o ne or au r ne ar arous or e s. e

su pp f h R y l P
ort e rs o i t e h pp
o a f h russ a n arm s, no w t e su ort e rs o t e arm s

o f h tI p i l G m
e m E pi er a B b i er S lv g an m re ,
”
are ar ar ans, a a e or

S v g Sylv b ”
a a e O
m e n, ( U i a ns,f h rsons h f or rs ne s, or o t e e ars, t e re ore

rou gh g h) e nou f h d b v i b ll b i g h
m en o t e w oo s, or o ne s, u s, oast n t e

—f q b ly i h
,

”
h orns, i G re h ld y
ue nt n Th
e rm a n e ra r ,
not a n t e c re st s. e
“ ”
c re st m f co es b irom b i C
cr crt a , c If h r ert 1 cr rr , c r rr
,
or HR1 ST . t e

ill g i
,

re ad k f
er ma h I p i l G m
es re e re nc e t o t h e m er a er a n c row n e w a a n

g i h y hi l f d l
re c o n se t e m i i di
t c i i h
c e t,
”
m i l an a so see ts n c at ons nt e ar or a

e nsig f h A
n o i tE p i hi h i O i / h g d i
e u st r a n m re , w c s sst f r sc J ,
c an e nt o

A i h
u st e r sc A i d
or hi h p l i
u rt r an, i d d an h w c osse sses c a m s, n ee to t e

E E p i hi h l i y
,

h B yz
ast e rn, o r t i e ant ne d i di p m re , w c c a ms et st an n s ut e

b h
et w e e n t E p fR i h E p e m fG
e ror o
y d h u ss a , t e m e ror o e rm a n an t e

E p Th Ki g ( h E mp
,

m fA e ror i o u st r a . k f h e n not t e e ror, m ar or t e

Pp i h p h i dig ifi d
,

o e s t e su d i
rem e p ) fR
crow ne o ne n t s n e re s e c t o om e

— il a t t e i — i p p l h Cm
now non e x st e nt y h z i f s ro e r t e sar
,
or t e su e ra n o

th Re E pi h H ly R
om an m E m pi d h h E p
re t e o o m an re ; an as su c t e m e ror

E p N p l h T hi d ( hi
,

N p l
a h Fi
o e on t d l h
e rst , a n a so t e m e ror a o e on t e r s

l i i h F hd b l hi k hi p dy) gh
’
u nc e s m t at or, or, as t e re nc ou t e ss t n now s aro sou t

k h hi — h K i g f h R fP i
, ,

t o m a e e ac s son Th i l t e n o t e o m a ns. e t t e o r nc e

o f h G ll
t e IV ll a W l
e s, or d h f h D lp hi
a e s, or D p hi a e s, a n t at o t e o n, or au n,

th i l f h ld
e t t e o t f h Ki g f F
e e i i il
est son o hi t e n o ra nce , s s m ar t o t s.
2 1o Pb a /
li cirm .

t he vi si onary m azes of t he w ov e n f abric of t he writi ng s

o f th a t sublim e arch my stic J a c ob B ehm e n t o wh om if
-
, , ,

he d e sir e s farth er light and high er light w e r e fe r the ,

studi o u s a nd i nqui sitiv e r e ad er N one oth e r than a

.

s tudi ou s
( w ho mu st th e r e for e b e an i nqui sitiv e
, , ) r e ad e r

o ught t o d ea l with th ese subj e ct s a b str a ct a nd tr ans

,

c e nde nt al a nd of c our se e l e vat e d a nd scriptur al a nd ,

,

th e r e for e u nd oubt edly Chri sti an (th ough in t he phil o ,

sophic a l se nse Chri sti an) as th e y are H ere in th ese

,
.
,

hi st ori e s or in th ese a cc e pt e d a cc ou nt s of Saint Mich ael

, ,

t he A rch ang e l and in his i m p e r sona t e d soldi e rly sh a dow

, , ,

”
or
“
d oubl e conqu eri ng t he D r a g on in Egypt and in
, ,

his slaught e ri ng oft he D r ag on sa vi ng t he Pri nc e ss S abra

, ,

o r S e b a or Sh eb a ( som e e x a m i ne r s o f t he m yth s c a ll he r
,
” ”
t he
Q u e e n Sh eb a or Th e b a o r T e b a or t he
, ,
“
A rk, ,

e pit om i se d or i m p e r so na t e d in t he fe m i ni ne for m — e v en
,
”
K i ng S ol o m on s Qi e en o f Sh e b a ) thi s S a i nt Michae l
’
-

a nd thi s S a i nt G e org e m a b e sa fe ly a ll ott e d a l so t o a nd

y , , ,

a ssig ne d i m p ort ant pl ac e s in t he r e ligi ou s m y st eri e s

,

( c e rt a i nly t he Chri sti a n r e ligi ou s m y st e ri e s) g ath e r e d ,

a r ou nd a nd c onstituti ng t he m e a ni ng s o f t h e H oly G ra é l
, .

T he H o ly G ra cl is t he p ar e nt and pr oduc e r of a nd i n i t s
’

d e v e l op m e nt grows i nt o and b e c om e s t he sam e thi ng as

,
”
the
“
Rou nd Tabl e of Ki ng A rthur t he Briti sh ki ng , .

T h e R ou nd Tabl e w a s t he c o nsulti ng a str onomic a l and , ,

a str ol ogic a l
( cl e arly m agic
) di sc e nd ow e d
,
with s up e r
natur a l gift s g ai ne d fr om H e a v e n thr ough t he pr ay e r s a nd
,

t h e m i ni str a ti o n of t he e nch a nt e r s or sa g e s or m agi , , .

T he R ou nd Tabl e w as a l so a spiritu a l pl ane t ariu m a ,

mirr or e m bl e m atic of t he wh ol e circl e of t he t e rr estri a l

a nd ang e lic r ou nd s or circu it s or c our ses or d om i ni ons
, , ,
” ”
o f t he se e n a nd t he
“
u nse e n 11 ni v e rse b oth t he b ody -
,
.
2 r2 P b a lli ci rm .

th e ory of gr eat ne ss and p ow e r Edward III d e dic at es t he

,
.

e ntir e Ord e r with all it s rit e s form s sentim ent s and

, , ,
, ,

m eani ng s c onse cr ati ng t h e who l e t o the Virgi n M ary a s

, ,

t h e P a tr oness o f t he S a cr e d Ord e r of t he G a rt e r ,

”
K e e p er or G ard e r she b e i ng t he ( b e e n of H e av e n
, ,
”
and t he I m m acul a t e M oth e r of J esu s Chri st Lord and
“

” ”
“ “
S avi our b e for e wh om e v e ry kne e shall b ow In .
.

clud e d in thi s u niv er sal ob e i sanc e are t he r e b e lli ou s

—
i nh abit ant s now ast r d b y S i t Mich l impri sone d
m e e a n a e —
”—
i n t he v ast abysses o f t he ne th erm ost H old na m e ly ,

D ark ness and M att e r — which is ye t tr ansc end e nt a lly t he , ,

r earm ost sid e of Light Light and D arkne ss are id entic al

.

i n th e m se lv es b e i ng only divi sibl e in t he hum an mi nd ;

,

for a s t he Sophi st s c ont e nd D ark ness is but t he r e v e r se d

, ,

sid e o f Light and a cc ordi ng t o R ob e rt Fludd D ark ne ss

, , ,

a d opt e d illu m i nati on in ord e r t o m ak e 1 t se lf vi sibl e .

Light a s t he sci e ntific phil osoph e r s know v e ry w e ll is

, ,

m a t e ri a l e nough a lth ough

,
we l ack such e x qui sit e ly
d e lic a t e b a l anc e s a s w ould b e r equir e d t o w e igh it .

B oth S a int Michae l and S ai nt G eorg e are typ e s Th e y .

are sa i nt e d p er sonag e s or dig nifi e d h eroe s or p ow e r s

, ,

a p oth e o si se d .Th ey are e a ch r e pr esent e d with th e ir

a ppr opri a t e fa culti es a nd a ttribut e s Th e se are r e pr oduc e d
.

a nd st a nd m ultipli e d di sti ngui sh e d by di ffe r ent na m e s

-

ih all t he myth ol ogi e s But t he id ea r e g ardi ng e ach is a

.

g e ne ra l one Thi s id ea a nd r e pr e sent ativ e noti on is th a t

.

o f t h e a ll p ow e rful ch a mpi on— childlik e i n his “ virgi n

-

” —
i c c
n no e n e so p ow e rful th a t thi s G od fille d i nno c e nc e -

” ”
t he S e r a phi m
( k now m ost t he Ch e
,
rubim “ l o v e m o st )
c an sh a tt e r t he w orld articul a t e d— so t o u se t he w ord
(
i n t h e m agic o f Lucife r but c ond e m ned in opp ositi on t o
, ) ,

t h e a rtful c onstructi ons w on o u t o f t he p e rmi ssi on o f t he

,
 My tic s Ana tomy . 2 1
3
— ” —
Supr e m e artfu l c onstructi ons ( thi s sid e life )
“
of t he

m agnific e nt ap ost at e t he m ighty r eb el but ye t a t t he

, , ,
”
sam e tim e t he Light bri ng er t he Lucife r— the M or n
,
-
,

Son o f t he Mor ni ng
” ”
ing St ar the
,
t he v e ry high e st -

”
titl e ou t ofh eaven for in h ea v e n it c annot b e but ou t
“
, ,

o f h e a v e n it is e v e rythi ng In an a pp ar e ntly i ncr e dibl e

.

sid e o f his ch ar a ct e r— f or le t t he r ead e r c ar e fully r e m ark

tha t qu aliti es are ofno sex — thi s A rchang e l S ai nt Mich a e l

is t he i nvi ncibl e se x l e ss c e l e sti al E nerg y — t o dig nify
“
,

—
him by his grand ch aract eri stic t he i nvi ncibl e Virgi n “

C omb at ant cl oth e d — (and ye t sudd enly i nt e rp o se s a

stup e nd o u s m y st e ry a my st e ry which li e s a t t he v e ry r oo t
,

of tru e Buddhi sm and G nostici sm for b oth in th eir , ,

r adic a l m e t aphysic a l b ase s are t he sam e) — clo t l1 e d a nd

, ,

a t t he sa m e tim e a rm e d in t he d enyi ng m a il o f t he
,

“
G nostic r e fu sal t o Thi s is anoth er myth a ,

“ ”
myth withi n myth s a t t he sam e ti m e th at it i s a
,
”
stup e nd ou s
“
m y st e ry of my st e ri e s b e c au se it is so ,

imp ossibl e and c ontradict ory U ne x pl ai nabl e a s t he .

“
A p oc alyp se U nre v e al abl e a s t he R e ve l ati on
. .

The writi ng s of J ac ob B ehm en ab ou nd with th e se

str ang e c ontr adict ory th e osophic Sp ecul a ti ons Thi s is .

truly t he my stici sm of t he G nostic s t he M anich e e s a nd , ,

Budd hi st s It is al so in c ert a i n ofit s phase s t he my stici sm

.
, ,

o f t he Pl at oni st s It is pr e ci se ly t he r e v e r se o f th ose
.
-

d octri ne s u su ally a ttribut e d a m ong t he l e ar ne d t o t he

Buddhi st s and t o t he r easoni ng phil osoph er s a m ong t he
pr o fe ssor s of t he forms of b eli e f e nu m e rat e d ab o v e .

F act s m ay b e right in phil osophy and ye t t he int e rpre ,

t a t ion o f som e of t he f act s or of m ost of th e m m a b e

, y ,

l
T he m e t ap hysica fou ndat ions of B u ddhism a nd G nost ic ism are

t he sam e .
2 1 4 P/
J a lli ci s m .

a ll wr ong b e c au se t he i nquir e r s m e ans of e x ami nati on

,
’

m ay b e i nc omm e nsur a t e o r faulty in som e pri ncip a l

'

r esp ect s which m ay sp oil all his d educti ons and con
,

clu sions e v e n in t he i nst anc e of o th e rwi se v e ry cl e v e r

, , ,

m en . A mbiti on and se l f occup a ti on a nd se lf c onc e it are

- -

gr eat d e t e rr e nt s in th ese r e sp e ct s Ev e n ab solut e igno .

r anc e has a gr e at d ea l t o do with such m i st ak e s For .

a c a d e mic di sti ncti ons in th e m se lv e s are not w orth

, ,

much .

But t o r e sum e with ou r ultra m e t aphy sic al di sti ncti ons-

in t he r e gi on of thi s ( sa v e for th a t l eadi ng my stic J ac ob ,

B ehm en and for one or t w o o th e r s of a si m il ar pro

,

fou ndly th oughtful ch ar act e r) u nk now n and hith e rt o v e ry ,

sup e rfici ally e x pl or e d my stic ana t om y Wom e n m ay

“
,

b e sa id t o b e Me n F orward -
Men m ay b e said t o b e
.

W om en Backward -
”
T o c om pr e h e nd all thi s it i s
.

a b solut e ly ne c e ssary t o p o sse ss an i ntim a t e a cqu a i nt anc e

with t he d e t ail s of hum an a nat omy p articul arly in it s ,

m ost ex tr aordi nary and e v asiv e form s A t t he sa m e .

tim e nothi ng can b e m ad e of thi s r e luct ant and m ys

,

t erio u s subj e ct e x c e pt by th o se gift e d with p ow e r s o f

the k e e ne st acut ene ss of ob se rvati on and t he m o st

c auti ou s judg m ent Man and W o m an are t he sam e in
.
,
”
r e v e r se of e ach oth e r The ju ncti on is t he Sh ock
.
“
It .

is not see n ex c e pt by t h e my stic a na t om i st s th a t in t he

, ,

umbilicu s and it s ex t ensi on i nst ant and c ont emp or aneou s

m an a nd e v e ry m an is and m u st b e in c onti nu ou s a nd
, ( , )
c orp or e a l dir e ct d esc e nt fr om t he pr o t otyp e and mu st ,

c onse cutiv e ly in an e t e rnal ch ai n of a li ne u ntil i nt e r

, ,

r u t e d pr op ag a t e as a si ngl e b e i ng forw a rd whil e m an is

p , ,

m an a nd t he str ang e for e ig n r ac e — t o Sp e ak thu s of m an

,

as a n ab str a cti on fr om a n a lt o g e th e r di ffer e nt st andp o i nt

,
2 1 6 J a l/
P/ i ci sm .

h ood These are grea t w ondrou s e ndow m ent sfl She

. ,
e

i nspir e s all N atur e wi th the fe ar ofher The p oet s h av e .

T he p rescript ion t o K i g D v id h
n a , t e fa v ou rit e of H v ea e n,
”
b e it

re m e m b e re d, b y his m ost kilf l p hy i i

s u s c ans, w he n t he Ki g n w as
“
old

a nd st ric k en i n years,
”
w as t he at t e ndanc e and m i nist rat ion of a m aid .

I Now Ki g n D a id v w as o ld, a nd st r c i k en i n years, and t hey

v
.

c o e re d hi m w it h l
c ot hes, bu t he gat no he at . 2 W here fore his
.

v
se r ant s sa id u nt o him , L et the re b sou ght f
or me
y L ord t he K ing a

y ou n g vi gi r n, and le t he r st a nd bf e ore t he K i ng ,
an d le t he r c he rish

hi m , le t he r lie i n t hy o so m , t hat m y ord t he K i n m ay ge t

a nd b L g
h e at
’
3 S o t he
y sou ht f or a f g
ai r dam se l t hrou hou t all t he c oast s g
b g
. .

ound A b iShag, a Sh u nam m it e , a nd rou ht he r t o t he

x

of I srael, and f

g
K in 4 A nd t he dam se l w as e ry fair, and c he rish e d t he K in , and v g
h Ki g k
. .

m inist e re d t o him ; b ut t e n new b er not .

” — I Kings ,
i . 1 —4 .

O u r au t hor has g iv A bi h g
en s a ,
t he v er
y ai r dam se l s adu m
f
’
b rat ion,

m ost cu riou sl
y
T hi g K i g D v id b i g v
.

da n e r ofinc ont inenc e , n e n er old m an, is

s a a
y
a not h er c on vi i g g m h nc n h ar u pl m d ent t dy
at ou r aut
’
or s c at a as an re m e

an d li ff
re h i fi i i
e f ld g i
or t e v i gi F v i g i
n rm t e s o o h a e s a r n. or r ns a re t e

g p i
re at est t e m v y llyt at ons, h f l fi er inat u ra to t e au t o ncont ne nc e .

f i g h f i fh T
,

N if h Si ow t e n o eat n t fK l dg fG de ru t o t e re e o now e e o oo

d Ev il h S ip lK l dg f W ( i h p i i f
’
an w e re t e cr t ura now e e o a o m an as s t e o n on o

som e l d )
e arne p l V i g i i
m en y y li k l b h
a s ot e ss
y v y h i g ir
p nt ma e e t e er t n n ro

i g h Ev il D y fM hi h h b g ili g fW b y h D v il
,

t ra c t n t at a o an, w c t e e u n o om an t e e ,

an d h d i
e r se b y h Ev il O u c t on fi b gh p h h ppy M t e ne , rst rou t u on t e u n a an.

O d i if r a Fi P m t, h d our h A pp l (
rst are nt s a not e at t e
‘
e
’
as m ost
D iv i ll
nes a h y lly did) M ow t eigh h v b re a iv d i h
, an m t a e e e n c onc e e w t out

i
S n, a n d W ig h h v b o m angh f h i h m t a e hi roud ll t ort w t ou t sorrow t s an a

ot h A
er big ct s lly p f e d
n di g
nat u ra h W ill f hie r orm e ac c o r n to t e o s

g
,

C h S
re a t or, as d ih
t e i b
un h b y h F ll W ill
oe s rou n w t ou t S n, ut t at , t e a

d Pl f d ligh h b m i fl
,

an d p i l ly hi f
e a su re , a n art c u ar t s onn o e t, as e co e s nu

an d i
at ro c ous d L h g an bi d d
u st i asi g v row n e x or t ant an om nat n o er

e v y hi g i h ld W h p h p hi
er t n n t e w or .l i i —b f en er a s t s nat u ra nst nc t e ore

th e F ll ap ’
i - w as a lp p u re ,iy f h S
nnoc e nt , nat u ra ro e ns t as or t e t ars t o

Ev i N v y y p d by h
,

k p hi
ee t e r c ou rses. en n at u re , e er wa co rru t e t e se

m e ans, t h R dy i hig hly e i

e me l F i shi h Vi g irat ona . or, n t s c ase , t e r n
h e at d an ll b l d i u ncont ro i i d d a l d by h j
e es re s, rr t at e an e x a te t e u x ta

p ii d
os t o n a n fM h v h ld d phy i lly i p bl
c o nt act o an, ow e er t us o an s ca nca a e,

i lf
e x e rt s g i lly d ymp h i lly p d b y h b di g
t se m a ne t ca an s at et c a ,
s u rre t e a ou n n
 My ti c s Ana t omy . 2 1
7

fe igne d that a nak e d w om an if a m aid can w alk through , ,

t he w orld and th a t all N a tur e will thrill and tr e mbl e a t

,

fanc ies v v d i m g i iv W m l i i g i h f b l
of in e nt i e an a nat e o an, ux ur at n n t e ee e

o bj h ly id lly g dg i g ly d v i ly ff d d
e ct t u s on ac c e nt a ru n an en ou s a or e ,
e x e rt s

g i i v i ibl p i di i d i b i ( m
, ,

i lfb y i
t se ts ma c n s e ex a ns o n, ra at on, an nc u at on wo an

b ig h
e com n i ft e h l i b
m an
’
f lly
n orc e k d) d h e re , et t e care u re m ar e an t en

h
s e so a c t s, w t ih h v ig f ht at dly i h ou r i i se ntf o rt out w ar n er nst nc t o

d l ig h (
e iv d b y N
t c ont r
) i e k i g p d d
at u re l i
,
p ly n se e n t o re ro u c e a n to m u t ,

not w t ih di g h sta n l nld p d d f m p nd

t e u se ess, o h ,
ex en e or re se te to er, so

t h h
at i di pp i
e r o w n e x c t e m e nt i f h at p by sa o nt m e nt re n orc es er ow e r

i p l yi g
m i h n i toff y t t N e a r oh dy d h ur .i ow t e re m e an t e re st orat on t o

h lh ea t d g h f h g d M i hi v iv ifyi g i g l dmi i
an st re n t o t e a e an n t s n ,
s n u ar a ns

i
t rat on o f h hl t p hy i i ( m ) h p
e m at c e ss ib hs c an dy wo an ,
w o rescr es t e re m e ,

i f d i
s ou n h f h nt h V i gi
e a ct p d h v ig
t at t e dly i r n ex an s t at ou r ou t w ar n

m h i l ( h g if i g N v g
,

h eri i nst nc t ec f an c a
) f
t e i h t o c u nn n at u re or prese r n er

d yi g p i l gi g i i ll d hi h p i g f m h ’
e ca n h s e c e s, er on n , as t s ca e w c s r n s ro er

g iv h l k
,

i nt e nse d i p d e s re fh to lf dro u ce o h e rse an to e er i e ne ss to t e

H p i g ll h d f h i y Th h m
,
’
w or ld . e re s r n s a t e en o u m an t . us t e wo an s

p ow e rs an d i i fi d h i nc t e m e nt s p d f y n dly t hi he r e sca e an sa e t ou t w ar , w c

s h e ld
w ou h i otm d
e r w se
p di g
c onsu h e an u se u a ccor n to er nat ure ,

D iv i
,

i nw ardly i p i n h l i
roc re at on, i fh by h
t e na t u ra nt e nt on o er er ne

A h ut A d
or. h h n hi on tO ld D e d A h
ot hi
e r, t O ld s u st an s e s,
’
t s
‘

M an hi ,
’
i t s p ih
a nc e nt g l f p i y b y hi
‘
st u m w t not a ree n ea u on t,
’
ma s

b i f ll f pi i d v i li y h v p k f i i k i dl d
,

c onc u ne , u o s r t s an ta t , a e s ar s o rean m at on n e

i hi (
n m li i i )
a ne w e k p h b liv h f
x r s
u te , so as t o ee t e em e rs a e, t at , or w a nt

o f h f l flif
t e ue obl b k i h g d m g i l fl
e , are not a e to re a ou t nt o t e ra n a ca a

o fL h v g d illi g i i i l h g h i ffi i
u st , ow e er ea e r an w n n nt e nt on, a t ou nsu c e nt t o

k g
ta e d
re e
p d (h
n w oo g
or fp
ow d ) fer d t B e w ro n sort o ow er o w oo ut

m b li g dl b fli k i g
.

i f h O ld M
t e Vi l F l h
an s
’
ta am e t u s t re n an am ent , c er n

v
, ,

so t o sa
y h i lf ho erl d p dm se y i s oup i y i roc ee to tr t o an m at e ost e r t n

v i l — p d d b y h D v il— h
, ,

o e r- st mu us i
tem te to ly
e st ru c t o n t e e e m ust on

ex p hi e ct p dy E i is o w n s ee d i d f q i i g lif
x t nc t on, a n nst e a o re - ac u r n ne w e

i gh Th h v b if l d p
,

h e di
m u st e ou t r t h . us t e w om a n, ow e er e au t u an te m t

i g n , b
m u st d hime d ( id d b y h
sacre to g l h ill h lp, an a e t e an e s, w o w e

hi i h im nf l d s re usa i ) h ani l l f h — Tb C
c o nt ne nce e w orsw ear er.
” “
c ure

o
f Old Ag d P i
e an
f T b By h g r eser v a t on o M h i i or/l . t at re at at e m at c a n

an d P hy i i R g s c an, B E d i d b y Ri h d B
o er a con. ML te c ar row ne . .

C ll M d L d L d P i d b y Th m F l h S P l
,
’
o . e . on . on on, r nt e o as es e r t. au s

Ch
,

u rc h
y d,
ar 1 68 3 .
2 1 8 P/
J a llicis m .

he r, b e for e her a nd w orship her ; tha t t he d evil s

and b ow
will fly fr om her fa c e a nd t he wild animal s crouch at her
,

fe e t ; the angry thu nd e r s of H eav en b e still ed and t he ,

bright su n— and still m or e the m oon b e cau se t he moon

, , ,

is t he g eniu s and (m y st e ri ou sly and mythic a lly) t he

,

m ak er ofwom an— b e am forth .

T is said t hat t he lion w ill t u rn a nd

’
fl ee
”
F rom m aid i n t he p p
'

a u de o fhe r ur i ty .

d
An ye t — to se tg ai nst thi s— p erp etu al m aidhood or
a ,

e v e n pro l ong e d m a idh ood i s im possib le t o w om an e x c e p t

, _
,

a s a tt e nd e d with u nutt e r abl e mi schi e fs a m ong st which as , ,

c e rt ai nly not t he l e ast will b e r e ckone d e v en in t he b e st

, ,

r egul at e d fe m al e mi nd th a t of the a lmost c ert ai n rui n

,

of h e r b e a uty Th
. e s e f a ct s a n d th eo ri e s— and m or e

fact s and th eori e s th a t lie b e hi nd and pr e ss up on one

in th e ir nu m b e r — furni sh pr obl e m s and wond e ri ng s as t o
wh a t sh ould r eal ly b e a s N a tur e i nt end e d or as con
, ,

du cive t o t he g e ne ra l vit a l p olicy or of t he pr e t e r natur a l ,

i nt e nti ons in r egard of he r ; wh e th er t he li ne s of pro

b ab ilit y i n r e g ard t o w o m a n s life in t
’
h e w o rld — b e autiful
and rui nou sly se ductiv e a s w o m a n i s t o m a n— l ea d up
t o di stru st if she b e o r t o t h e c onclu si on th a t she i s
,

not i nt e nd e d f
,
or p e r sona l rigid h oli ne ss f or t he putti ng ,

a sid e a nd d e ni al with t he t e rr or s
,
b oth t o w om an and ,

m an which c orr e sp ond with thi s u nc o mfort abl e fix edne ss

,

of her fat e ; or wh e th e r t h e i nsti nctiv e d e sir e s and re

p
p osse ssi ons sh ould b e a ll o w e d ( and e nj oi ned) with full ,

sc op e a cc ord e d ; a nd wh e th e r in a new ord e r of thi ng s , ,

fr e e lic e nc e and ab solut e c osm opol1t 1sm sh ould b ec om e

m od e and m anner s i ntrod u ci ng t o as e qu ally gr e a t or
, ,
’

w or se dang er s and t o Spiritu a l d e mor ali sati on with no

, ,

r e fer enc e t o any r esp onsibility of m an and t o his ,

 2 2o Pha lli ci sm .

N atur e b e c au se it is u nna tur al as c ommon se nse u nd e r

, ,

st a nd s N a tur e .

In e r g rd t W m a n— all he r p e culi ariti e s a nd s m

a o o
y
athies he r w e ak ness and h er u nw orthi ne ss h er m a gic
p , ,

i nfe ri or na tur e and her m agic Si ni st er and ye t h ea v enly

, ,

as t he a ssu a siv e t o t he i nh e r e nt brut a lity of m an) sup e ri or

(
natur e ari se ou t of thi s fa ct — ofher b e i ng u nd e r m an of
, ,

her b e i ng t he subj e ct and not t he obj e ct of cr e a ti on .

M s Q i kly
r . u c g
Say— w hat t hin i— w hat t hi n ? g
g
.

Fa lstafi What t hin — W hy

A T hi g
n
’
t o t han kG od o n
”
"

Thi s as thu s put forward is a j e e r of Shak e sp ear e but it

, , ,

c ont a i ns pr ofou nd phil osophic a l truth as t o t he r e al cha

ract e r of w om an a p ar t fr o m he r m agic e x c e ll e nc e, fr om
,

t he m a gic a l p oi nt of vi e w — a p art from he r se x a lt og e th e r

, .

A ga i n t he ac t of g e ner a ti on t he m ost r e si stl ess m or se l

, ,

”
in t h e D e vil s arm oury of t e mpt a ti ons as it ha s e v e r
’
,

b e en fou nd in all ag e s all ov e r t he world and whi ch has ,

se i z e d t o it se lf t he high e st id ea o f b e a uty which t he mi nd

a nd t h e e ag e r symp a thi es of m an h av e b e e n e v e r a bl e t o

a chi e v e bli nd a nd m a d a nd a d e lu si on as in r e a lity it

( , , , ,

i s) thi s fir st id e a in t he e arli e st a ge a nd gr a sp at t he
, , ,
”
u na tta i nabl e is a t t he sam e tim e m an s l ast sna tch in
, , ,
’
,

a e a t t he ultim a t e d e p art e d
g , j y(
o wh e n p o w e r ha s g one ,

e v en in r e m e mbr anc e ) a nd it i s t he l a st cli ng f , or fe licity

th at fl ash e s up ou t of vit ality in t he e x piri ng e mb er s of

surr e nd e ri ng age " I n t he old d a y s— in t he anci e nt P ag an

tim es— in t he high e st cultur e d in t he m ost p oe tic cl assic ,

p eri od s thi s li nk b e twe en e arth and h e av en— a s it m ay

,

m ost truly b e ca ll e d — w as sacr e d— w as an act of w orship ,

— it is so i ntimat e d in all the myth s and myth ol ogi e s It .

”
w a s a sublim e r e ligi ou s rit e in t he old cl assic tim es as ,
 Mystic A na tomy . 2 2 1

l am ong the J e ws The J e ws w er e alway s a v e ry

a so .

lu stful p eopl e Th er e are c e rt a i n natura l r easons which

.

r end e r thi s t end ency p eculi ar and r e m arkabl e in th em I t .

i s v e ry g e ne ra lly admitt e d th a t a l so the M ah om e t ans

, , ,

a m o ng a ll t he trib es a nd r ac e s are v e ry pr one t o libidi nou s

,

i ndulg enc e The act w as sacr e d a s a rit e t o the god s

.
, , ,

in t he a nci ent tim e s . It w a s a lway s l ook ed up on as a

sa cr e d rit e a m ong t he Chri sti ans Th e se id e as are strictly
.

v alid — a lth ough nev er t ak e n notic e of— e v e n in th ese l att e r

tim es supp osed t o b e e x c e e di ngly ch ast e and acc e pt ed as
, ,

s crupul o u s ly r e ligi ou s— ab ou ndi ng ne v e rth e l e ss in a v ast

, ,

a m ou nt of hyp ocri sy a s th e y u nd oubt e dly do

, A t l east .
,
’
thi s in all m en s priv at e j udgm e nt s and c onvicti ons ab out
th e se sensu a l matt e r s .

A cc ordi ng t o t he M ah o mm e d ans a ll a wom an s form

’

”
i s m agic a l
“
,
whil e t he m an s form is m e ch anic al A ll
’
.

t h e O ri e nt al s a s is w e ll k now n h old t he id ea o f w om an
, ,

v e ry lightly The w om an s b o dy t he M ah o mmed an c ov er s

.
’

up and hid e s ( as if N atur e w as a sh am e d of it) in public ,

a nd a lw ay s a t th ose tim es wh e n circum st anc e or ne c e ssity

'

c o mp e l s he r app eari ng in public But for his ow n privat e

.

’
gr a tific ati on the Ori ent al r e duc e s wom an s form t o it s
e arli e st nak e d ne ss th er e for e t o it s m agic th er e for e t o i t s
, ,

primitiv e pr ovocati on in t he b e auty of it s m agic sym

m e tric al b ar ene ss wh e n no e y e s se e but his ow n offeri ng
, ,

h e r b o dy a s the m e ans of his m ost e x qui sit e e nj oym e nt .

T he r e ad e r will pr ob ably p e rc e iv e by thi s how e x

i sit e l fi ne a nd d e lic a t e t h e t a st es o f som e o f t he m o st
q u
y
r e fi ne d of t he Ori e nt al s mu st b e and will at onc e ,

furth e r a ppr eh end t he c au se s a nd r e asons— and r eali se

t h e j u st ifica t ion— f or t he e x tr e m e impl a c abl e and r e l e nt
, ,

l e ss j eal ou sy of the Turk s and th ose oth er stubb ornly

2 2 2 P/
J a lli cism .

se ns au l p eopl es Thi s u niv e r sa l p assi on affect s nati ons

.

a nd c u
o n tri es— as w e k no w i t d o e s i ndividu a l s— v e ry
“
di ffe r e ntly But a m ong st t he Ori ent al s wh er e l ov e
. ,

” ”
r ag e is v e ry oft en t he gr e at e st of r age s the c ool “
,

i nquir e r and the c orr e ctly c omp ari ng and w e ighi ng phil o
soph e r will soon p e rc e iv e ho w t he gr e a t est of d ang e r

mu st t he m ost sp ee dily spri ng up th er e in r eg ard t o th at

p oi nt wh er e all the p assi ons of m e n c onc e ntr at e t he m ost
forcibly i nt o fierceness Ori ent al m an at thi s wh olly
.
,

di scl ose d nak ed b eauty of w om an wh en p e rmitt e d t o ,

c onc e ntr e all his u ni nt errupt e d r avi sh e d att ention on it

, ,

with out di stracti on from out sid e thi ng s is wh olly occupi e d ,

in his az e g which Sight o f t h e gl o ri ou s obj e ct — b e i ng

,

c o mpl e t e— int ensifie s his pl easur e and i nt ox ic ati on T he .

m n o
a f t h e E a st tr e a t s h is lu st fo r thi s b e a uty — for ,

all th e se e nj oym e nt s are not forbidd e n t o him ; f or hi s

h ea v e n is c omp ose d of h ouri s and th e se e nj oy e d u nd e r

,

t h e m ost d e lici ou s of circum st anc e s with e v e r spri ngi ng

,
-

r e newa l of p ower and pl e asur e t he O ri ent al —let it b e

,
-

r e m ark e d — i ndulge s his v ag ari e s of id e a in th e se lu x uri ou s

r esp e ct s— his whim s and his fanci e s no t ably in t he dis ,

pl ay of t he limb s of t he wom e n in his se ragli os e ith er ,

fr e e ly di spl ay ed or t e mpti ngly and artfully se m i i nv est e d -

,

e ith e r f or t e mpt a ti on t o or in r e st fr o m or in solicit a ti on

, ,

i n t he futur e for t he e x e rci se o f his d e sir es— in dia

,

p h anou s or op aqu e dr aw e r s or tr o u se r s in t he H ar e m s .

T he M osl e m in fact — t o put t he c a se v ery r oughly but

, ,

v e ry truly and v e ry b ene fici ally in t he right i nt e re st s of

, ,

thi s v e ry d elicat e but ex tr e m e ly i m p ort ant subj e ct (e sp e

c ial l c onsid e ri ng t he t e nd e ncy — d oubtl e ss lax and irr e
y
gul r of t he pr e sent t im eS) t he Ori e nt al — t o u se a
a — -

”
c oar se im ag e d e v our s wom en in thi s w ay e a ti ng
 2 24 P/
J a ili cism .

for his lf gratifyi ng purp ose s with fl e shly se ducti on

se -
, .

H e Strip s her as much a s is p ossibl e t o him in priv a t e

, , ,

to giv e e dg e and p oi nt and Spur t o his dom i ne e ri ng lu st ,

which will k now no ch e ck fr om m agnanimity or forb ear

a nc e and is Stimul a t e d by r esi st anc e
,
H e c ov ers a s much .

a s he c an of his ow n fo rm in his m orbid and ye t ,

highly sensitiv e prid e and d ark p e r sonal r e se rv e ex c ep t

-
, ,

for w ar wh en of c our se he astut e ly cl oth e s and arm s

, , ,

himself fit ly The Turk s are p erh ap s t he m ost formally

.

d e c ent and pr oud in all t he dig nifi e d se ri ou s w alk s oflife

, , ,

of all p eopl e s M aho m e t had sup erna tur al g eniu s and

.

pri nc e ly prid e T he Turk bowstri ngs his ene mi e s givi ng

.
,

th e m thu s the m asculi ne a ccola de and accordi ng th e m ,

t he dignity o fthe h onour ably c ond e m ne d H e a cc ord s t o .

his m al e crimi nal s t he privil e g es du e t o th e m a s m en and ,

i nflict s e x e cuti on impli e d u nd er t he t e rm s of r e sp e ct

, ,

u nd er pronou nc e d and di sti nct and acc e pt e d m e th od s of

e x e cuti on or of r e m ov a l ou t of thi s w orld
,
H e c onfer s .

th e O b se rv anc e s of ex e cuti on such as t he h onour of b e ,

h eadi ng or by t he m e th od s of g e tti ng rid of his victim

, ,
”
or t he d e vo t ed t o d e a th put in pr actic e by t he Thug s
, ,

w ho m a d e a c onse cr at iv e rit e or sacrific e of t he str ang

li ng of th e ir vict im s or w e r e e v en supp ose d t o a ssi st th e m

,,

“
r e ligi ou sly in fr e e i ng th e m from t he a nim a l ri ng s and
”
purg at ori es hi nd eri ng th e m in th e ir forward progr e ss of
,
'

e x a lt a ti on o u t o f t he c ond e m na ti on which t o th e se Sp e e n

l ativ e A si atic s thi s e arthly life m e ant Thi s sort of .

h onour abl e m e thod of putti ng t o d e a th is practi se d in

t he i nst anc e of m a l e s But in t he i nst anc e of fe m a l e s
.
,

in t he i nspir ati on of t he di sd a i n of t he m in E ast e r n ,

c ou ntri e s t he wom an is r e mov e d o u t of t he w or ld as

,

not prop e rly of it and is th er e for e s ubmitt e d t o i ndig n

,
 My t i s c A na t omy . 2 2
5

m e th od s o f putti ng t o d e a th if crimi nal — such as are

, ,

a ppli e d t o t he l ow e r o rd e r s o f cr e at u r e s— not th at t he

cru e lty is gr eat er but th a t t he c ar e l essne ss and di sr eg ard

,

are gr e a t e r and m or e c ont e mptu ou s .

T he b owstri ng o r h angi ng or e x e cuti on by t he sw ord

, ,

or ax e o r p oi son are t h e m e a ns e mpl oy e d t o e x e cut e

,

ju stic e up on m al es a m ong t he Turk s Th er e is con .

sid e r a ti on and a c e rt a i n ki nd o f h onour in a ll th e se for m s

of d e a th. Som e thi ng of t he sa m e vi e w o ft he i nfe ri ority

o f w om a n g ener ally pr e v a il e d a mongst t he R om ans ,

e v e n in th e ir m o st highly civili se d tim e s u nd e r t he ,

Emp e r or s Thu s it w as ag a i nst t he Roman law t o put a

.

virgi n t o d eath b ec au se a virgi n (whil e such) w as sacr e d

, ,

a nd no t t o b e e x p ose d t o thi s l ast p e na lty which w as a ,

d e gr ad ati on in a c e rt a i n occult se nse — th a t is as a d e se ,

cra ti on fr om the sacr e d ne ss o f t he id ea ofvirgi nity which ,

w as a m att e r for t he g od s a nd a ch aract eri stic of t he

,

g od s
Fa rth e r th an thi s— in r e g ard o fou r ow n c ountry By .

t he old c onstituti ona l u nwritt e n law of E ngl and w om e n

,

c ond em ne d t o d eath w e r e ne v e h ang ed (like the r

c ani ne cr e atur es for i nst anc e ) b u t b ur ned which w a s

, , ,

t he nobl e r p e nalty a ppli e d t o m a r ty r

, ( t o th o se w ho s

r e b e ll e d ag ai nst t he g o d s) and t o th ose nut guilty of any

cri m e s o f a low d epth o f e nor m ity Min i mu ms e x ecu .
,

ti on by fire and a l so t o th a t in m any mi nds sh e bitt e r e r

‘

;
, ,

p orti on of t he se nt e nc e t h e pr e vi ou s outr age o f th e m by

,

t he e x e cuti one r s t he fir st fe m a l e Ch ri sti a n m artyr s w e r e

,

subj e ct e d m any o f wh o m a re no w r e ck one d a m o ng th a t

,

gl ori ou s c om pany of sai nt s in h e a v e n w ho l a id d ow n th e ir

liv e s in all t he c onst ancy o f a dh e si on t o th e ir b e li e f .

But t he nobl er and t he m or e m anly (th a t is in t he ,

Q
2 2 6 P lJ a /
li cism .

se nse w orthy) pu ni sh m e nt s t he Turk s i nflict w h e n th e ir

,

e ne mi e s are m al es wh e n th e y c ond e m n th e ir crimi nal s

,
.

But a noth e r form of r e tributi on is m e t e d ou t t o the

wom e n Th e ir l ast pu ni shm ent a nd p e nalty vari es The
. .

m ast e r of his sl a v e s m u st e v olv e fine di sti ncti ons ou t of

t he c omp a ssi on of hi s ow n b osom if he fe e l s th em ,
But .

he p ossesse s the p ow e r t o di sp ose of his pr op e rty a s he

pl eases ; and in t he i nst anc e s wh er e he di sd ai ns he
, ,

d estr oy s with c old bl ood e d i ndi ffe r enc e H e submit s his

-
.

d e li nqu e nt wom en t o the l ast pu ni sh m ent and p enalty in

his o w n c ont e mptu ou s fashi ons The Turk ti e s up his
.

u nfortu na t e ly l ap sed w om en— w om en l ap se d from t he

tyrannica l b odily a ll egi anc e and serfd om t o him al one in , ,

t h e r e l e ntl e ss gr e e di ne ss of his i ne x or ably se lfi sh lu st s

in t h e d ark j e a l ou sy and t he Sli nki ng di sd a i n of his ow n

,

di sapp o i nt e d p articul ar d e sir e t o grasp all t o him se lf

,

in t he sa ck and di sm i sse s th e m i nt o th at
, out sid e of
”
life as w e m a in o u r ignor anc e of it in thi s ou r r e al
, y , , , ,

g enui ne sensibl e life d e signat e it

, ,
w h a t e v e r it b e in
-
,

his c ar e l e ssne ss of r e gard t o it in t he c ase of t he fe m a l e ;

in r e sp e ct o fwh om he will no t e v en a d m it t he id ea of a
soul z— thu s he g e t s rid o f t h e r e m o v e d w om an as a

t lJ i ng— a s a thi ng t o b e d e liv e r e d ov e r i nt o t he v o id .

W o m an in truth owe s he r p ositi on in t he soci al scal e

, ,

sol e ly t o t he id e a s of t he Chri sti a ns in th ese r e sp e ct s .

W o m en ow e e v e rythi g t o Chri sti anity— b oth th e ir

n

h onour and th e ir pl ac e A nd th e ir a ll e gi anc e a nd

.

w or ship is du e t o t he m ag nific e nt id ea occurri ng sol e ly in ,

t h e Chri sti an g osp e l o f t h e i m m a cul at e birth of t he

,

”
Re d e e m e r ofM anki nd thr ough ( o f cour se t he Virgi n ) ,
“ ”
M ary t he M oth er
, It is a str ang e thi ng th at none
.
,

o f ou r a cut est th e ol ogi ans (a t all ev ent s t he m od ern ,

2 2 8 Pb a lli cism .

di al e ctic s nor of the t alki ng di sput ativ e phil osoph er s or

, ,

S ci e ntific m e n c a n m o
,
v e a g a i n s t thi s C E R T A I N T Y A n d .

t he irr i
es s tibl e m r
o a l i s c a uti on a n d se lf d oubt — -
wh er e i n
w e fe e l di sp ose d t o a cc e pt e v e rythi ng and d e ny nothi ng .

id
T he e a of a e a se r li d G o d — ap art fr o m t he e x a lt a ti o n of

m an s a ttribut e s and of the hum an form (w e u se the

’

w ord human advi se dly— om itti ng t he di sti ncti on ofm a l e

‘ ’

a nd fe m al e) r e fl e c t i on a ssur e s u s is utt e rly imp ossibl e

,
If .

w e b e gi n t o thi nk o th e rwi se w e fa ll i nt o t he tr a p se t by

t he d e vil and v ee r a b o ut p e rc
,
e ivi n g th a t G o d— ifw e
,

b egi n with ou r definit ions— m ay b e anythi ng or no thi ng .

W e a g a i n di sti nctly assert b e y ond fe ar of cont radic

,

ti on tha t wom en ow e th e ir r escu e in m en s id eas e ntir e ly

, ,
’
,

t o t he op e r a ti on of t he Chri sti an id e a s and e sp e ci ally t o ,

t h e i nflu enc e of chiv alry i n t h e old d ay s T he pe rsu a .

si ons o f t he Chri sti ans in r e g a rd t o t he tru e ch a r a ct e r o f

wom e n and th e ir pl ac e in t he sch em e of thi ngs are quit e

, ,

di ffe r e nt t o th ose of t he A si a tic s The Chri sti ans b ase .

th e ir vi e w s up on t he i m pul se s and the h eroic noti ons ,

e m ph asi si ng a cti on a s se e n
,
in chiv alry and knight
e rr a ntry which a re e sp e ci a lly i nsti nct s o f t he Cr oss
,
It .

i s ve ry Simil arly t h e c ase with t he I sr a e lit e s It w as t he .

”
bri ngi ng o ft he Virg i n M ary and t he M agd al en t o t he
fr ont th at r ai se d w o m an th a t e l e v a t e d her ou t of t he
,

d egrad ati ons cu st om ary in the E ast and ou t of t he ,

h u m ili ati ng and c ont e mptu ou s id ea ent ert ai ne d of t he

se x by t h e J e w s Th e r e i s no limit t o the r e pug nanc e
.

fe lt t o t he fe mi ni ne id ea g e ner a lly a m ong t he J e wi sh

eO le : t h e e x c e pti on is t o t he h e r oi ne s w ho p a sse d
p p ,

o u t o f t he di sabiliti e s o f w o m e n i nt o t he Spl e nd o ur s of

champi onship prop e r t o m an sa vi ng th e ir nati on in t h e

,

d e voti on of th e ir se lf sacrifice — provi ng triumph ant such

-
,
 My tic
s A na t omy. 2 2 9

as Judith J ael D eb orah a nd o th e r s Simil ar t o th ese

, , , ,

w ho in thi s r e sp e ct from t he gr ea t ne ss o f th e ir achi e v e

, ,

m ent s b e c a m e as it w er e sov e r e ig ns for sov er eig ns are

, , , ,

o f no se x a nd in e v ery i nst a n c e m a w e ll b e cl asse d a s

, y
”
o f t he nobl e r se x o r a s g ood a s m e n A t l ea st th ese
“
, .
,

grand H e br e w h eroi ne s b e c a m e o fa l m ost a s much dig nity

and r e put e a s t he J e wi sh ch a m pi ons t o t he J e w s .

Th e se sex u a l noti ons c onstitut e t he grou nd w ork and

form the di ffe r enc e b e tw e en t h e id e as a mong the Turk s
a nd th ose pr e v aili ng a m ong Chri sti ans in r e g ard t o w om e n .

Th e se fix e d p er su asi ons d eriv e d fr om th eir r eligi ons are

, ,

t he sourc e a nd r e ason oft he c ontrar y ch ar act e r oft he tr ea t

m e nt of w om e n and t he O pp o sit e vi e w s in r egard ofth em ,

by t he p eopl e of t he t w o r e ligi ons M ah om e t a n and ,

Chri sti an— i nd e ed by t he pr ofe ssor s of all t he A si a tic

,

for m s of b e li e f In r e sp ectful and in truly r e v er enti a l

.

c onsid er ati on of th ese se x u a l fa ct s (c onti nu ally b e c omi ng

o ccult li e s t he fou nd a ti on o f a ll fa ith s a nd of a ll phil o
)
sophi es st a rti ng fr om t he vi e w s o f t he t r u e ch ar act e r of th a t

cr e a tur e m uch pu ffe d up in his civili sa ti on m an ; which ,

tru e ch aract e r is in r e ality su fli cie nt ly low W e b eli e v e

, , .

th a t in t he pr ogr ess of t he ag e s m an has stray e d aw ay

from the origi nal e nlight e nm e nt and that c easi ng t o b e , ,

t he h e a v en se e i ng a nd h e a v e n r e c e ptiv e child near e st t o

- -
,

t he truth in t h e child s i nst i nct s i m pr e ssi onabl e t o h e a v e nly

’
,

or a ng e lic i nfl u e nc e s m an has b e c o m e d e vil e nd ow e d in

,
-

k nowi ng ; e ati ng as it w e r e t he se c ond A ppl e

, ,
.

T he wh ol e m agic r e a l Sid e of hum an natur e a nd t he

, ,

sup e r natur a l origi n of th a t str ang e u niv e r sa l fe e li ng which , ,

fr o m w ant o fa b ett er k nowl e dg e o fwha t in r eality it is , , ,

w e c a ll sb a me in r e g ar d t o p articul a r p a rt s o fo u r p e r sons
, ,

prov e t o the m or e pr ofou ndly th oughtful and t o th ose ,

2
3 0 Pb a llicism .

w ho b str act th e m se lv e s fr o m t he u sag es of life su f

can a

ficie nt ly t o t ak e i nd e p end e nt vi e w s
“
from t he out sid e , ,
”
o f th e ir form a nd m ak e u p ( a s i t w er e) and w ond e r -
,

a t t he u se s a nd t he di sgr a c e in t h e e x e rci se of c e rt a i n o f
, ,

th e ir m em b er s— se i z ed and a d apt e d t o answ e r ex tra

’
o rdi na ry obj e ct s h a vi ng no thi ng t o do with the p e r son s
,

i ndividu a l w e ll b e i ng— all th e se Strang e m att e r s st artl e

-

a nd c onfu se a nd supply t h e d e e p e st pr obl e m in life

,
.

T he id ea of t he sham e of t he A c t is t he fou nd ati on of

not only all c e lib a cy or m ona stici sm b oth sa cr e d and ,

profane and p enanc e or se lf imm ol a ti on— in oth er w ord s

, ,
-
,

of
“
sacrifice
”—
but at onc e e x pl a i ns and ju st ifie s— e v e n
e nj o i ns a nd ord e r s it —a t a ll e v e nt s in a ll i nst anc e s of
,

sp e ci a l se lf d e v o ti on t o t he se rvic e o f G od A lmighty
- -

for Pri e st s and th ose t o wh o m are c o mmitt e d the gu ar

,

diansh ip a nd a t t he sa m e tim e t he ex er ci se of t he m ys
, , ,

t e r ie s For thi s r ea son in t h e R om i sh Church t h e cup

.
, ,
”
o f h
t e
“
S acr am ent the Cup o f t he H oly Spirit of
,
“

” ”
G od or o f t he
“
,
H oly Gh ost is d eni e d t o t he L a ity ,

v e ry pr op e rly and obvi ou sly For thi s sacr e d my stic .

,

r e ason— a l so v e ry pr op e rly a nd obvi ou sly— t he Bl e sse d

” ” ”
Cup t he Sa ng Rea l or Bl ood Roy al my stica lly
,
“ “
,

i n t h e e l ab or a t e and Spl e ndidly m a nifice nt “ p ar a d e of

g
-

of t he High Ch ri sti a n Church— h ow e v e r not

”
sol e m niti e s
,

a ck nowl e dg e d and c onsid e r e d a n ill e giti m a t e or b ast ar d

, , ,

d aught e r of t he E st abli sh e d Church or P arli am e nt ary ,

Pr ot e st ant Church ( an imp o ssibl e Church) —c ont a i ns

“ ” ”
mi x e d p ot a ti on or w at e r m i x e d with and diluti ng
“
, ,
”
or t e m p e ri ng t he
“
wi ne t he p ow e r and t he m eani ng , ,

o f t h e full my st e ry c onv e y e d in t he Wi ne b e i ng v eiled

,

e v e n t o t he c e l ebr ant s .

T he Br oth e r s of t he “ R C sought r esolut e ly t o . .

 P/
J a lli cism
‘

2 2
3 .

es d o ubtl e ss t h e h a ndiw o rk — of N a tur e thi s so

y , , ,

ve ry i nti m a t e h alvi ng or c o i ncid e nt m agic ju ncti on or ,

fe ll ow ship “
ou t o f
”
n a tur e a n d “
in
”
n a tur e — a nd ,

thi s a t t he sam e tim e ) i s t he only he av e n— at all

“ ”

e v e nt s i s t he b est h eav e n
,
T he Brid e has alwa y s b e e n .

a sh a m e d o f h er se lf She ha s alw ay s ne e d e d c onsol ati on

.

and simul a t e d r e tri e v a l a s if t o c ond one p e na lti e s S om e ,

.

o f t h e qu a i nt form s o f m a rri a g e a l so sp e ak of t he nee d , ,

f
f f —
of and of t he p ssibl
( o e pr o e r o
) i ns t an t r escu e e v en

a t t he i nst anc e of a nd as by t he o rd a i nm e nt pr oc e e di ng,

fr om N a tur e h erself or fr om t he auth ors of na tur e

, ,
.

H ow e v e r fr om t he strictly ph allic and fr om t he Pri ap ean

, ,

vi e w— which is an u niv e r sa l one— the Brid e has e l e ct e d

( h e nc e c om e t he pr odigi ou s r e sp onsibiliti e s of t he m a n
)
t o for e g o t he right s of pl e a se d e x e rci se which her m oth e r ,

N a tur e has conferr e d up on he r— right s ex t endi ng t o an

,

i nfi nit e ly wid er privil e g e tha n th ose a ssig ne d t o the one

m an ch o sen (and p e rh a p s t he m an soon t o pr ov e tr a it or ou s
, ,

t o his u nd e rt aki ng s— which m a p e rh ap s b e b e y ond

y , ,

h im ) She h e r se lf has p e rh a p s in her fond and foo li sh

.
, , , , ,

o v e r h a sty tru st
-
and ig no r a nt a nd i nconsid e r at e se lf
,

a b ne g a ti on r e sig ne d he r right s t o a c omm u nity g e ne r a l in

r e g ard t o hu sband s or e ffici e nt s e quiv al ent Thi s will , .

d e p e nd up on t he vi e w t ak e n o f the natur al right s o f

w om e n in r e gard t o t he v e ry prop e r and v ery na tur al , ,

a nd i nc ont e st ably i nali e na bl e pri vil e g e s of he r cl a i m s a s a

, ,

wom an on m anfi A ll w om e n— of c our se all t he girl s

‘
, ,

4‘
M r. L g on
’
s
“
B by
a lonian Ma rriag e Mark e t ( sold ”
in 1 88 2 to
t he H ll y I i i f o ow a nst t u t o n or 6 , 3c o gi u ne as ) w as a su rdl b y nam e d,
i g h
se e h n bj h d t at t e su ec t a not hin g w hat e v er to do w it h g
m arria e.

P b b ly h i
ro a i d t e ar st ocrat c an ot he r c row ds w ho fille d h
t e R y l o a
A d ca
y d g z d
em i h an a e w t c u riosit
y u pon t his p ict ure w ou ld h v a e

b h kd hd i b d
ee n s oc e a t ee n e scrib e d un er d i ts ri ght nam e . W he n
 Mystic Ana t omy . 2
33

a nd t he y ou ng w om en— m ay b e, in so me se nses, con

w ill E gl n an d— and e ducat e d E gl

n an d, i n t he g re at e r de g ree — b e com e

less hyp oc ri t ic a l an d m ore c and id T he sce ne re p rese nt ed in t he

p ict u re re la t e d t o t he hist orical, l e g lia se d indul g e nce of t he m e re st

a c c ide nt al lust ( an aw ful t yranny) , in ful lm ent ofa sac red o li at ory law fi bg
i n B a ylonia b . We o nl
y w o nde r w he t he r t he c row ds ofladie s, old and
y ou n g— m ost dili g e nt in t he a aiv l of lasse s g t o re a ise l p art ic l
u ars —t hese
m ostly fashiona le ladies, w ho b c row de d rou nd a n d adm ire d t h is p ic t u re
( w hich fe ll far short inde e d o fit s o bj ect
) , w e re aw are of it s re al m e a nin g .

T he follow in g is t he a u t he nt ic a c c ou nt of t hi s sla vi h (b s ut i n its

i nt e nt ion subli ) l me so e m nit
y as p ract ise d by t he b
B a ylonians . It is
g iv b y H d
,

st ric t l
y t ru e i ll h p na t e art i c u a rs as l en e ro ot u s.

L es B b yl i
y a D l on e ns, l i b i
”
h sa s u au re ,
“ out u ne o en ont e u se

t ou t efm é d e l p y
me, n bligé e fi d ans i d
e a s, e st o e , u ne ~
o s ans sa v e , e se

re nd re pl d V é au tem p y live a m é e g Pl i nu s, ou r s
’
re r u t ran e r. u s e u rs

d ll d é d ig d vi fd v l a
’
d
’
e nt r e e s, a nant e se o r c on on u es a e c es au t re s, c au se e

l g il q l i pi l f p d v pl
’
or u e ue i heu r ns re nt l eu rs r c e sse s, se ont ort er e a nt e t em e

d d
a ns h v L a ll i
es c ars c ou i e rt s.
y d ie ll e e s se t e nne nt ass se s, a ant e rr re e es

g d b d d m iq q i l pg é
,

un ran nom re e o m i l
e st ues u e s ont a c c om a n es ; a s e

pl p d éy d l p ie d dé p d d pl
’
u art e s au t re s s ass e nt a ns a ce e t e rre e n ant e u t em e

d Vé e v d fi ll
nu s, a ec u ne cou ronne d l e L e ce e a u t ou r e a t te . e s u ne s

arriv l e nt , i O v i
e s au t re s se re t re nt . p d llé ép é n o t e n t ou t t e m s es a es s ar e s

p d
ar d g
es c o r d L é
a es g te n
p e d u s. ll é es t ra n e rs se rom ne nt a ns c e s a es
,

et c h i i l f
o s sse nt q i l pl i es l pl Q d
em me s f u eur a se nt e us. u an u ne e mm e

a p i pl r s li ll
ac e pe n ce h z ll q eu , e q lq e ne e ut re t ou rne r c e e e ue ue ue

é g li i j éd l g
t ra n e r ne u l g
a t et i e
’
ar e nt su r es e nou x , e t
’
n a t e u c om m e rc e

a v ll h d li
ec e e é Il f q l g
o rs u eu l i j
sac r d
. au t ue
’ '
e t ran er, e n u e t a nt e

l g l M l ’
l i di J i d e i O l A y i
’ ’
‘
e nt , se : nv o u e a e se tta r es ss r e ns
ar u
q y .

d o nne nta Vé l d My li ( L lq
nu s diq
e nom
q i e l t ta . ue ue mo ue ue so t a

som m e , il ép p i d f l l i l def d
n
’
rouv e ra o nt g e re u s : a o e en ; c ar c e t ar e nt

d vi é E ll i l p i q i l i j e d l g il
’
e e nt sa c r . e su t e l i re m e r u u te e ar e nt ; et ne u

p i d p p E fi q d ll
’
i d
’
e st e rm s e re ou sse r e rso nne . n n, u an e e s e st ac t t ee e
q u

ce q ll d v i a l d
ue e e b d
a t a a g ll
e e se en s a
’
an o nnant
'
u n e t ran e r, e e re t ou rne

l q lq q l i d il
,

h z Ap e
’ ’
c ll
e e e. r s c e a, ue
p ue so m m e u on u onne , n e st as

p ib l d l é d i
oss e eC ll q i a s p g u re . ill el g e es u o nt e n art a e u ne t a e
'

e a nt e e t

d l b
e aé f p l g éj d l pl i l l id
e au t ne ont as u n on s ou r a ns e t em e ; ma s es a es

y d v
re st e nt g p q ll
a a nt a e , p v i fi a l l i arce Il y
u e
’
es me eu e nt sat s a re a o .

en e a
q i y d
m me i u q —H d e m e u re nt C li t ro s o u u at re a ns.
”
er o ot e , o,

c ha p . c x ci x .
 2
34 Pb a lli cism .

sidere d a s t he u niv ersal childr e n of Ye na s —in this w ay ; ~

t he gr e a t M oth er t he grand sublim e I si s ; she wh ose

, ,

in m agic aw e — is ne v e r t o b e r e m ov e d — b e
”—
“
v e il
c au se a cc ordi ng t o t he myth ol ogi st s t he c onse qu enc es
, ,

w ould b e only t oo fat al V e nu s is the flow er of “

.

h eav e n Thi s is t he V enu s P and e m os ;— for th e god

.
-

d e ss V e nu s has m any nam e s In truth V enu s in som e

, ,
.
, ,

of he r ph a ses is d oubl e sex e d

“
,
Ther e i s t he V e nu s
-

b a r b a ta ”
or ,
“

and with t he sam e d oubl e m e ani ng

S
M in t he sa m e d oubl e w ay
a s in t he m tho
, ,

y , ,

l ogic al se nse th er e is not only a Lu na but a Lu nus The

, ,
.

na m e V e nus in it se lf i s m asculi ne in it s t e rmi nati on a nd

, , ,

t he g odd e ss b e c om e s t he od a nd the
g od t he g odd e ss
g , ,

so m e tim e s T he chi e f or l e adi ng V e nu s is h ow e v e r in

.
, ,

t he m o st b e autiful and gl o ri ou s r e l a ti onship t o m an— t he

”
t he V e nu s P and e m os— th a t i s t he
“
V enu s Victri x ,
-
,

p a tr one ss of all fr e e wom en ; or t o su m up in one sup e r ,

”
l a tiv e w ord V e nu s is t he Grand Hu sse y ofthe W orld
, .

N ow in r eg ard t o t he l ofti e st right s b or n w ith e v e ry

,

fe m al e and t he t ali smanic t ok ens ofwhich She b e ar s and

, ,

p ar a d e s (se cre tly) through ou t t he w orld s b oth vi sibl e ,

a nd i nv i sibl e— b oth na tur a l and su e rna t u ral b ot h hum an

p h
a nd divi ne — sh e put s in e vid e nc e in t he e st abli shm e nt o f
,

which she can app eal t o her p e r sona l proofs— u nl e ss

( which h app e ns som e tim e s) she b e d e fr aud e d by natur e
,

“ ”—
as sp o ilt w ork which m ar sh a lli ng of proofs (as w e
r e p e a t ) is irr e si stibl e and triu m ph ant in any c ourt of t he
w orld a nd has a lw ay s so b e e n— in any c ourt and b e fore
, ,

a n judg m e nt sea t Hu m an or D ivi ne

y
-
.
,

Th e r e is a l arg e am ou nt of hyp ocri sy in thu s se eki ng

t o d e a l i n t he se lfi sh a p ol og e tic b arg a i ni ng w a ab out
, , y , ,

t he m a tt e r s which are r e fe rr e d c o ar se ly t o t h e pr o mpti ng s

, ,
 2
3 6 Pb a llicism .

0 11 e ith er sid e of the l egitim a t e and only pr op erly ,

a uth ori se d e ntr anc e t o t h e Tribu nal W e c all all ofthi s

.

N atur e b e i ng r e luct ant t o ack nowl edg e t he vivid

,
”
vit ality oft he P e r sonality oft he R uling and G ov er ni ng
G od . Th er e for e w e m anufactur e t o ourselv e s all sort s
o f a p ol ogi es and pr o t e st a ti ons ab out th e se c e rt a i n qu e s
”
t ionab le i ncid ent s of m arri ag e ( as th e y se e m in hum an
fear) and so forth ; a s if t o ask so many sancti ons of
,

t he Church t o m ak e i t h oly ne v e r b e i ng sa ti sfi e d
,
or ,

fe eli ng quit e easy u ntil bl e ssi ng aft er bl e ssing is sought

,

o v e r i t — t he tr esp a ss of t he d e sir e t o liv e a nd t o e nj o y , ,

a s th e n t he only limit — t o a sk but onc e ; and th e n t o b e

g
t he privil e g e in t he i nt e r e st of hum anity t o t he obt a i ni ng
, ,

of a r e pr e sent ativ e of our se lv e s and t he c onti nui ng of

m an se curi ng t he privil e g e ou t oft he m e rcy and forgiv e

, ,

ne ss of Pr ovid e nc e for for m i ng such libidi nou s wi sh e s

, ,

Spru ng a s w e e d s only fit f or t he fire ou t of t he

, ,
d e vil
”
sow n m ort al fi e ld l e ft as t he l egacy of the E ne my of
,
“

”
M anki nd for the fat e d i nh e rit or s of that fearful fi e ld of ,

a nd f or t he childr e n of A d am t o i nh erit— t he h e ir s of "

t he Cur se .

Th e r e is nothi ng in t he l ow e r and sensibl e world th at

i s not pr od u c e d and h ath i t s im ag e in the sup e ri or w orld .

Si nc e t he form of the b ody a s w e ll a s t he soul i s m ad e

, ,

a ft e r t he im ag e of t he H e a v e nly Man a figur e of t he ,

forthc om i ng b ody which i s t o cl ose t he newly d e sc e ndi ng -

soul is se nt d own fr om t he c e l e sti a l r e gi ons t o h ov e r o v e r

t h e c ouch of t h e hu sb and a nd wife wh e n th e y c opul a t e ,

i n ord e r th at t he c onc e pti on m ay b e form e d acc ordi ng t o

thi s m od el W e h av e b e for e d e cl ar e d in thi s ch apt e r on
.
,

t h e my stic anat omy e nl arg e d up on by C or ne liu s A gripp a

, ,
”
th a t t he hum an act by which t he p owe r of p e rp e tu a
,

ti on has b e e n pl ac e d in t he e x e rci se by m an and has b e e n ,

 My ti s c A na tomy . 2
37

l v t d i nt o t he irr e si stibl e na tur al t e mpt ati on is rightly

e e a e ,

a sol e m nity or m agic e nd owm e nt or c e l ebr a ti on t o which

, ,

a ll na tur e no t a ssent s simply but c oncur s as t he m a st e r

, ,

k e y h ow e v e r bli ndly or ig nor a ntly or brut ally oft e n

, ,

“
pra cti se d T he S oh ar iii 1 0 4 a b d ecl ar e s th a t A t
.
,
.
, , , ,

c onnubi al i nt ercour se on e arth t he H oly O ne ( bl esse d b e ,

H e l) se nd s a hum an for m which b e ar s t he i m pr ess of t h e

divi ne st am p Thi s form is pr e se nt a t i nt ercour se and
.
, ,

if w e w e r e p e rmitt e d t o se e it w e sh ould p erc e iv e ov e r ,

o u r h e a d s a n im ag e r e se mbli ng a hum an fa c e A nd it i s .

in thi s im ag e th a t w e are form e d A S l ong as thi s im ag e .

is no t se nt by G od and d oe s no t d e sc e nd and h ov er ov e r
,

ou r h e a d s th er e ca n b e no c onc e pti on ; f
,
or it is writt e n
,
”
A nd G od cr e at e d m an in his o w n i m a g e ( G e n i . .

Thi s im ag e r e c e iv es u s w h en w e e nt er t he worl d i t ,

d e v e l op s it se lf with u s wh e n w e grow and acc omp ani e s ,

u s wh e n w e d ep art thi s life as it i s writt e n ,

Sur ely ,
”
m a n w a lk e d in a n im ag e .

T h e foll ow e r s o f thi s se cr e t d octri ne of t he K a bb al ah

cl a im for it a pre A d am it e e x i st e nc e It is a l so c all e d t he
-
.

se cr e t wi sd om b e c au se it w a s only h a nd e d d ow n by tr a diti on
,

thr ough t he i niti at ed a nd it s wh ol e st ory i s i ndic at e d in

,

t he H e b r e w Scriptur e s by sig ns w hich are hidd e n a nd

u ni nt e lligibl e t o th ose w ho ha v e no t b e e n i nstruct e d in

it s my st e ri e s A ll hum an c ou nt e nanc e s are divi sibl e
.

i nt o t he four primordi a l typ e s o f fac e which ap pe ar ed a t

t he my st e ri ou s ch ari ot thr o ne in t h e vi si on o f t he pr oph e t
-

E z e ki e l — v i z t he fa c e o f m an o f t he li on t he ox and
, , , ,

t h e e agl e . Our fac e s r e se m bl e th e se m or e or l e ss accord

i ng t o t he r a nk which ou r soul s occupy in t he i nt e ll e ctu a l
o r m o r a l d o mi ni on ; and phy si og no m y d o e s not c onsi st in

t h e e x t e r na l li nea m e nt s but i n t he fe atur e s which a re

,

my st eri ou sly draw n in u s .

2 40 pp
A endi x .

a nd t he first Ph all u s r ct e d on its bank s ( u nd e r

w as e e

the nam e of B AL ESW A R A L I N G A ) Thi s is c onfirm e d .

by D iodoru s Sicu lu s w ho say s th at S e mira mi s brought

,

a n ob e li sk fr om t he m ou nt a i ns o f A rm e ni a and e r e ct e d

it in t he m ost conspicu ou s p art of Babyl on It w as .

fe e t high a nd i s r e ck one d by t he sa m e a uth or

1
5 0 ,

one o f t he se v e n w ond e r s of t he w orld T he J e w s .

,

in th e ir Talmud allud e t o so m e thi ng of thi s ki nd ;

,

Sp e a ki ng o f t he di f fe r e nt ki nd s o f e arth of which t he
b ody ofA d am w a s form e d th e y say th a t the earth which ,

c omp ose d his g ene r a tiv e p art s w as brought fr o m B aby

lon — (Wilfor d A D i sser ta ti on on Semi r a mis
.
,
Asia ti c .

Resea r cb es v ol iv pp 3 6 7
,
. .
, .

H enry O B rien qu o t e s fr om Sir Willi am J one s an

’

a cc ou nt o fa tt e m pt s m a d e a g a i nst She e v ah ( Siv a by a se ct

)
o f hyp o critic al d e v ot e e s wh o se pr actic e s he ha d e x p o se d .

It c onclud e s as foll ow s N o t ye t di sh eart e ne d by all

th e se di sa pp oi ntm ent s th e y c oll e ct e d a ll th e ir pray e r s , ,

th e ir p e nanc e s th e ir ch ariti e s and oth e r good work s t he

, ,

m ost a cc e pt abl e of all sa crific e s and d e m andi ng in r e turn , ,

o nly v e ng e anc e ag a i nst Sh e ev ah th e y se nt a c onsumi ng ,

fire t o d e str oy his g e nit a l p art s She e vah i nc ense d a t .

,

thi s a tt e m pt tur ne d t he fire with i ndigna t i on a g ai nst the

,

hum an r ac e and m anki nd w ould h av e soon b e e n d e stro y e d

,

ha d not Vishnou al arm e d a t t he d ang e r impl or e d him t o

, ,

su sp e nd his wr a th A t his e ntr e ati e s Shee v ah r e l e nt e d

. .

But it w a s ord ai ne d th a t in his t e mpl e s th ose p art s sh ould

b e w or shipp e d which t he fa l se d e v ot e e s had i m pi ou sly
”
a tt e mpt e d t o d e str oy A nd a cc ordi ngly t he E ast e r n
.

v ot ari e s suiti ng t he a cti on t o the id ea and th a t th e ir

, ,

vivid imagi nati on might b e still m or e e nliv ene d by t he

v e ry for m of the t e m pl e in which th e y addr e sse d th e ir
 A pp endi x . 24 t

vow s actu ally c onstruct e d it s archit ectur e a ft er t he m od el

,

o f t he m emb r u m v i r i le which ob sc enity ap art is t he

, , ,

divi ne ly form e d and i ndi sp e nsabl e m edium se l e ct e d by

-

G od him se lf for hum an pr op ag a ti on a nd se x u a l prolificacy .

Thi s w as the Phallu s o fwhich w e r e ad in Luci an in his ,

’
tr eati se D e D e a Syri a as e x i sti ng in Syri a of such
‘
,

e x tr aordi na ry h e ight t he c ou nt e rp art of ou r Rou nd

,

To we r s and b oth pr ot otyp e s of t he t w o pill ars

,
’

which Hiram wrought b e for e t he t e mpl e of S ol o

R ou nd
’
O B rie n Tow er s Ir ela nd,
m on .
( , f
o 10 0

A Fr e nchman r e c ently r e tur ne d fr omI ndi a and w ho ,

fur ni sh e s m e with th e se d e t a il s assur es m e of his h avi ng ,

furtive ly p e ne tr at e d i nt o t he most se cr e t sanctu ary of t he

p ag od a ofT re viscare c onse cr at e d t o t he w or ship of Siva
, ,

a nd h a vi ng se e n th e r e a ki nd ofgr anit e p e d e st a l c onsi sti ng

o f a l arg e b ase a nd a c olum n supp orti ng a b asi n fr om the ,

c e ntr e of which ru ns v e rtic ally a c ol ossal Li ng am ab out

thre e fe e t high B e l ow in t he St one formi ng t he b ase is
.
, ,

a l arg e cl e ft r e pr e se nti ng t he fe m al e se x In thi s sanc .

t u ary which is only lit fr om ab ov e a nd on thi s st one t he

, , ,

pri e st s of Siva i niti at e i nt o t he my st e ri es of l ov e the

y ou ng de v idanis or d anci ng girl s o f t he t empl e .

H A
’

r é ee de d
fi r ens Cu lt es
'

( D u la u re i s,
toi r e b g ) .

U nlik e t he ab omi nabl e r e aliti es o f Egypt and G re ece ,

w e se e t he ph allic e mbl e m in t he Hi ndu P a nth eon with out

.

of fe nc e and k no w no t u ntil t he i nform a ti on b e e x t ort ed

, , ,

th a t w e are c ont em pl ati ng a symb ol wh ose pr ot otyp e is

i nd e lic at e Ob e li sk s and pill ar s o f wh a t e v e r sh ap e are
.
, ,

symb o l s o f Siv a or M ah ad e v a H e is Fir e the d estroy e r

.
, ,

t he g e ne ra t or and t he c onic a l or pyr a mid a l sh ap e b e i ng

,

t he na tur a l form of fire is appli e d t o i t s r e pr ese nt a tiv e a nd

,

R
2 4 2 pp
A endi x .

s ymb oli sed by a tri angl e a p ex u pw ard A s the d e ity pre .

sidi ng o v e r g ene r a ti on hi s typ e is t he Li ng a a lm ost t he ,

o nly form u nd e r which h e is r e v e r enc e d It is a l so .

,

p e rhap s t he m ost anci e nt obj e ct o f h om ag e ad opt e d in

,

I ndi a sub se qu ently t o t he ritu a l of t he V e d as which w as ,

chi efly if not wh olly addr e sse d t o t he e l e m ent s and par

, , ,

t icu larly t o fire Th e r e can b e no d oubt th at at t he

.

p e ri od of t he M ah omm e d an i nva si on t he w orship of t he

Li ng a w a s common a ll o v e r I ndi a Tw elve gr e at Li ng as
.
,

which w er e obj e ct s of e sp e ci al v e nerati on w er e at tha t ,

tim e st andi ng at wid e ly di st ant pl ac e s one b e i ng a t ,

Ram e rise ra m in t he e x tr e m e south Of th ese se v e r al

.

w e r e d e str oy e d by t he e arly M ah omm e d an c onqu e r or s the ,

m ost not abl e b e ing th a t a t Som nath in Guz er at d em o , ,

lishe d by Mahmud of G hi z ni c onc e rni ng which Mirk

,

h ond a c ont e m p orary of t h a t c onqu e ror writ e s as fol

, ,

l ow s The t e mpl e in which t he id o l of S om na th st ood

w as o f c onsid e r abl e e x t e nt b oth in l e ngth and br e a dth .

T he id ol w a s of p oli sh e d St one It s h e ight w as ab out

.

fiv e cubit s and it s thick ne ss in pr op orti on ; t w o cubit s

,

w e r e b e l o w grou nd M ah m ud h avi ng e nt e r e d t he t e mpl e

.
, ,

brok e t he St one S om na th with a h eavy m a c e S om e of .

t he fr ag m e nt s he ord e r e d t o b e c onv e y e d t o G hizni and ,

th e y w e r e p lac e d a t the thr e sh old of t he gr eat m osqu e .

The st ory of t he id ol b e i ng h oll ow and h avi ng a nu m b er .

o f j e w e l s hidd en withi n it i s a m od e r n Eur op e an e m b e l

lish m ent for which no fou nd ati on is di sc ov e r abl e

,
The .

Hi ndu s i nsi st that t he bl a ck st one in t he wa ll s of t he

C aab a a t Mecca is a Li ng a or Ph a llu s of M ah ad e v a and ,

th a t it w as pl ac e d in t he w a ll ou t of c ont em pt on t he
, ,

e st abli sh m e nt of I sl ami sm but th a t t he ne wly c onv e rt e d

,
-

pilgrim s would not giv e up it s worship and th at the ,

2 44 Ap p endi x .

u p d d in a c ase r ou nd t he ne ck or som e tim e s ti e d in

s s en e ,

t he turb an Th ey a re nu m e r ou s in t he D eccan e sp e ci ally

. ,

in My sor e and a l so i T
n h n a na — M oor Hi ndu Pa nt b eon
,
e
g .
, .

C ol e man Myt b ology of t b e Hi ndus Wil son Sket cb of

,
.
,

t b e Religi ou s Sects o t b c Hi ndus Wilf ord D i sser t a t i on

f .
,

on Semi r a mis, & c .

T he trict e st ch astit y i t pr escrib e d t o t he pri e st s of

s

Siva and wh en th e y e x e rci se th e ir mi ni stry th e y are

,

b ou nd t o a b st ai n fr om all d e sire s that t he im ag e th e y

w orship might sugg e st A s th e y are oblig e d t o offici at e
.

i n a st at e of nudity it fo ll ow s th a t sh ould th e y fa il t o
c ontrol th e ir th ought s and sh ould e x cit e d imagi nati on
,

transmit it s i nflu enc e t o th e ir e x t e rnal organs t he p eopl e , ,

w ho c ould no t fa il at onc e t o b e c o m e c og niz ant of such

pricki ng s of t he fl esh w ould st one th e m — (Sonnerat

, .
,

Voyage a u x Indes i 3 1 I ) ,
.
, .

PH Y SIO L O GI CAL CO N T E ST S —T H E P EL A S G I — TH E R O UN D

T O W ER S OF I R EL A N D — A D O R A T I O N O F TH E V V UL A.

Th e re l e g e nd in t he Servasaru ofwhich t he figu

is a

rat iv e m e ani ng is o bvi o u s Wh e n P arv ati (D e vi ) w as

.

u nit e d in m arri ag e t o M ah ad e v a ( Siv a) t he divi ne p air ,

had onc e a di sput e on t he c om p ar a tiv e i nflu e nc e of t he

se x e s in pr oduci ng a nim a t e d b e i ng s and each r eso lv e d by ,

mutu a l agr e e m e nt t o cr e a t e a new rac e of m e n T he .

r ac e produc e d by M ah ad e va w er e v ery num e r ou s and ,

d e v ot e d th e m se lve s ex clu siv e ly t o the wor ship of t he

m al e d e ity but th e ir i nt e ll e ct s w e r e dull th e ir b odi e s
, ,

fe ebl e th e ir li m b s di st ort ed and th e ir c ompl ex i on of

, ,

m any di ffer ent hu e s P arv a ti had at t he sam e tim e

.

cr e a t e d a multitud e of human b ei ng s w ho a d or e d t he
fe m al e p ow e r only and w e r e all w ell sh ap ed with Swe e t
,
-
,
 A pp endi x . 2 45

as ep ct s a nd fine c ompl e x i ons A furi ou s c ont e st e nsu e d

.

'

b e t w e e n t he t w o nations a nd t he L ingajas w e r e d e fe at ed
,

i n b attl e ; but M ah ad e v a e nr ag e d ag ai nst t he Y oni as

, j ,

w ould h av e d estroy e d th e m with t he fire o f his e ye if ,

P arva ti had not i nt erposed and app e ased him ; but he

w ould Sp ar e th e m only on c onditi on th at th ey Sh ould
i nst antly l eav e t he c ou ntry w ith a promi se t o se e it no
,

m or e and fr om t he Y oni which th e y ad or e d as t he sol e

, ,

c au se ofth e ir ex i st e nc e th e y w e r e nam e d Y avanas

, .

Th e r e is a sect of Hi ndu s w ho a tt e mpti ng t o r e concil e ,

t he t w o sy st e m s t e ll u s in th e ir a ll eg oric al styl e th a t
, , ,

P arva ti and M ah ad e v a fou nd th eir c oncurr enc e e ssenti a l

t o t he p e rfe cti on of th e ir o f fspri ng and th at Vi sh nu a t , ,

t he r e qu e st of t he g odd e ss effe ct e d a r e c oncili ati o n

,

b e t w e e n th e m ; h e nc e t he na v e l of Vi sh nu by which th ey ,

m e an t he os t incce is wor shipp e d as one and the sam e

,

with the sacr ed Y oni — Wilford On Egyp t a nd t b e Ni le

.
, .

Asi a ti c R esea rc/ J es vol iii

,
.pp 3 6 1 .
,
.

The m od e r n Hi ndu ph a llic w or ship i s m a i nly o f thi s

typ e .
“
The A rgh a with t he Li ng a of st one is fou nd
, ,

a ll o v e r I ndi a a s a n obj e ct o f w or ship ; it i s str e w e d with

fl ow er s a nd w at er is p our e d on t he Li ng a T he rim
, .

”
r e pr e sent s the Yoni (Wilford O n the Sa cr ed Isles i n t b e ,

West Asia tic Resea rcb es vol viii p

.
,
“
T he Li ng a
. .
,
.
,

t he im m e di at e typ e of t he r e g e ne ra t or Siv a is g e ne r a lly ,

r e pr ese nt e d in m y stic al c onju ncti on with t he Y oni and

A rgh a If he dig a p ond t he Hi ndu if a S aiva , , ,

im agi ne s it a typ e of t he Y o ni or D e vi a nd c annot fu lly ,

e nj o y t he c omfort it o f fe r s him u ntil it b e r e u nit e d t o th e

o th e r typ e s o f e l e m e nt al na tur e A ft e r num er ou s c e r e
.

m oni e s a m ast is on a lucky a nd sacr e d day i nsert e d

, , ,

i nt o t he c e ntr e of the myst e ri ou s Y oni or t ank T he .

2 46 A pp endi x .

m ast r e pr e se nt s t he Li ng a or Siva and now t he t ypic a l

. ,

r eu ni on of the origi na l p ow e r s of natur e is compl e t e .

T he l ast c e r e m ony of pl a ci ng t he Li ng a or m ast is com

m ouly c a ll e d the m arri ag e oft he Li ng a and Y oni Strictly .

sp eak i ng t he brim of t he t ank i s t he Y oni i t s are a t he

, ,

A rgh a In front of m ost t e m pl e s of e mi nenc e is se e n a

.

t ank som e of th e m e x c e e di ngly b eautiful and in t he

, ,

c e ntr e of t he t ank a m ast g e nera lly with w ood en st e p s ,

na il e d up it s sid e s t o fa cilit a t e a sc e nt t o i t s cr oss tr e es

,
-
,

for t he purp ose ofh o i sti ng a fl ag or d e c or ati ng t he Li ng a

or m a st with g a rl and s of fl ow e r s or spri nkli ng it with ,

w at er or pl a ci ng light s on i t In som e t e mpl e s D e vi is

,
.

e x clu siv e ly w or shipp e d by her v o t ari e s the Sact is and , ,

t he t ank s a tt a ch e d t o such t e m pl e s h av e no m ast or

” —
Li ng a M oor Hi ndu P a nt heon
(
.
,3 8 ,

The Ph a llic and a t t he sam e tim e P e r si an origi n of

, ,

those r e m ark abl e m onum e nt s t he Iri sh R ou nd Tow er s , ,

has b e e n m ost e x h au stiv e ly d e m onstrat e d by H enry

’
O B rie n A cc ordi ng t o him th e y w e r e e r e ct e d by a
.

col ony o f t he Tu ath de D anaans or L i nga m G od - -

,
-

A l m one r s w ho fl e e i ng fr o m Ir an t he anci e nt na m e o f
, , ,

P e r si a in c o nse qu e nc e of t he vict ori e s a chi e v e d by th e ir

,

riva l s t he Pi sh de D anaans or Toni G od A lm one r s se ttl e d

,
- -
,
- -
,

in Ir e l and T he na m e s Fiadh N e m ea dh or Pid h N e

.
-
,
-

m ead giv e n t o th e m in early Iri sh annal s he tr ansl a t e s a s

, ,

C onse cra t e d Li ng am s Pidh b e i ng t he plur al of Budh

, ,

which sig nifi e s not only t he su n a s the sourc e of g e ne ra

ti on but a l so t he m al e org an He c onti nu e s
, The .

R ou nd To w e r s ofIr e l and w e r e sp e cifically c onstruct e d for

t he tw ofold purp ose of w or shippi ng t he Su n and M oon
— a s t he auth or s of g e ne r ati on a nd v e g e t ativ e h e a t —land
from the ne ar e r c o nv e r se which th e ir e l e v ati on a fford e d of .
2 48 A pp en di x .

Pr e p are d St one is the m at e ri a l ofwhich th ey are g enerally

c omp ose d and e vid ently in som e i nst anc e s brought from
, , ,

a fa r S om e ti m e s al so th e y a pp e ar c onstruct ed of an
.

a rtifici a l sub st anc e r ese mbli ng a r e ddi sh brick squ ar e d

, , ,

a nd c orr e sp ondi ng t o t he comp ositi on of t he R ou nd

Tow e r s o fMazu nderan With thr e e e x c ept i ons all h av e .

a row o f a p e rtur e s t ow a rd s t he t o ju st u nd e r t he
p p ro ,

leeti ng r oof In g ene ra l t he numb e r is four and th e n

.
,

th e y c orr esp ond t o the c ardi nal p o i nt s In thre e i nst anc es .

th e r e is one ap ertur e t oward s t he summit in one i nst anc e ,

th er e occur fiv e in one Six in one se v en in one e ight

, ,
s

a p e rtur e s I nsid e th e y are p e rfe ctly e mpty fr om t he d oor

.

upw ard s but most of th em are divid e d e ith e r by r e st s or

, ,

pr oj e cti ng st one s i nt o l oft s or st o ri e s v aryi ng in numb e r

, ,

fr om thr e e to e ight A striki ng p e rfe cti on ob serv abl e in

.

th e ir c onstructi on is t he i nimit abl e p e rp e ndicul ar i nvari

”
ably m a i nt a i ne d rie n R ou nd Tow er s o
’

( O B .
f Ir ela nd , ,

61, 5 1 1
“
W h en c
id e a obt ai ne d th a t ou r w o rld w as
on e the

fe m al e it w a s e asy t o i nduc e t he fa ithful t o b e li e v e th a t

,

na tur a l ch a sm s w e r e typic a l o f th a t p a rt which ch ar a c

t e rise s w om an A s a t birth t he ne w b e i ng e m e rge s fr om

.

t he m o th e r so it w a s supp o se d th a t e m e rg e nc e fr om a
,

t e rr e stri a l cl e ft w as e quiva l e nt t o a ne w birth In dir e ct .

prop orti o n t o t he re se m bl anc e b e tw e en t he Sign and the

thi ng signifi e d w as t he sacr e d ne ss of t he chi nk and t he
, ,

a m ou nt of virtu e which w a s i m p a rt e d by p assi ng thr ough

it Fr om na tura l ch asm s b e i ng c onsid e r e d h oly t he v ene

.

r ati o n for a p e rtur e s in St one s as b e i ng e q u ally sym b olic al , ,

”
w a s a na tur a l tra nsiti on I nm an A nci ent Fa i t/
( J s em
.
,

b odi ed i a A nci ent Na mes, i .

,

T he m ost an ci ent oracl e a nd pl ac e ofw or shi p a t D e lph os

 pp
A endi x . 2 49

w as that of the e arth in a c a v e which w as c all e d D e lphi ,

a n ob sol e t e Gr e e k w o rd sy nonym ou s with Y oni in Sanscrit ;

for it is t he O pi ni on of d e v out Hi ndu s th a t c a v e s are

symb ol s of t he sa cr e d Yoni Thi s opi ni on pr e v ail e d al so
.

in t he W e st for p e rforati ons a nd cl e ft s in st o ne s and

,

r ock s w e r e c all e d C avim D i ab oli by t he first Chri sti ans ,

w ho a lw ay s b e st ow e d t he a pp e ll ati on o f d e vil s on t he

d e iti es of t he h e ath en P e rfora t e d st one s are not u m

.

c omm on in I ndi a and d e vout p e opl e p ass through th e m

, ,

wh e n the op eni ng will admit it in ord e r t o b e rege ne ,

r at ed — (Wilford O n Mou nt Ca uca sus ,

Asi a ti c R e .

sea r cloes v ol vi
, . p .
, .

Th ose proph e tic w om e n of Etruri a d e sig nat e d Sibyl s

’ “
w er e say s O Brie n nam e d fr om t he sam e c au se b e i ng
, , ,

pri est esse s oft he se rp e nt t he Sab h or Y o ni

Pythi a is e x actly sy nonym ou s with Sibyl m ea ning t he ,

pri e st e ss w ho pr e sid e d ov e r t he Pith which lik e Sab hu s , , ,

m eans as w e ll serp ent a s Y oni and t he oracl e which she ,

a tt e nd e d w a s c a ll e d D e lphi fr o m D e divi ne and hi t h

, p , , ,

Y oni— it b e i ng but a c av e in t he sh ap e of th a t symb ol ,

o v e r t he orific e o f which t he pri e st e ss u se d t o t a k e he r

sea t up o n a sacr e d trip od or t he r e ligi ou sly e m bl e m a tic -

D r I nm a n say s th at in som e pl ac e s it w a s
”
pyramid . .

p ositiv e ly b e li e v e d th a t ora cl e s of a p e culi arly sa cr e d

“

na tur e w e r e utt e r e d by or through t he vulv a la

b occa i nfer i or e of sibyl s pyth one sse s or st a tu e s or thr ough
, , ,

”
cl e ft s in t he e arth a s at D e lphi So a cc ordi ng t o M aj or
, .
,

G enera l F orl ong t he i m ag e o f gfl l sgg up b y N e bu

, fi
fl
fl

chadne zz ar o n t he pl a i n o f D ur a in t he pr ovi nc e o f ,

B abyl on w as noj hingfl i

, p h allic ob e li sk a s is sh o w n ,

by it s h e ight b e i ng Si x ty cubit s a nd it s di a m e t e r but six .

( R i
'
ver s c
y gL
‘
e ii
‘
,
.
,
2 5 0 pp
A endi x .

L I N GAM G O D S IN G R EA T B R I TA I N .

Of t he w or ship of the li ng am G ener al Forl ong writ e s

“
T he ge ner ality ofou r c ou ntrym e n h a v e no c onc e pti on
o f t he o v e rruli ng pr e v al e nc e of thi s faith and of the
numb e r of it s li ng am g od s thr ough out ou r i sl and s We .

’
h av e b e en h oodwi nk e d by t he u nju stifiabl e t erm crosse s
appli e d t o t he anci e nt symb o l s which w e r e alw ay s in t he
,

form of ob e li sk s or c olu m ns and e re ct ed on pr omi nent ,

pl ac es a s on knoll s or op e n w oodl and sit es at cr oss

, ,

road s and c entr es of m art s or vill ag es Th e se e mbl e m s .

w er e u su ally on a pl atform r a i se d one t o five or e v e n

,

se v e n st e p s T he only pl au sibl e r eason for c alli ng th e se

.

obj e ct s cr osse s is th a t b e i ng t he T e rm i nu s or pill a r god

‘ ’ -
, ,

he is u su ally fou nd wh e r e fi e ld s p ath s or highw ay s m e e t ,

o r cr oss a nd b e c au se t he ne w fa ith a s it triu m ph e d ov e r

, ,

t he o ld l ab our e d t o a d a pt r e m od e l and r ena m e t h e o ld

, ,

c olum ns and p ed e st a l s t o suit t he new id e as and in it s

, ,

ig noranc e l ost Sight of t he old d e ity both in the Li ngam ,

a nd Cr oss The Fir e go d might still h av e his nich e s on

.
-

th e se sh a ft s but with Virgi ns and babi e s havi ng circl e s

, ,

o r h a l oe s r ou nd th e m a nd in c omp any with r ay e d su ns

, ,

r ose s tri angl e s and h or se Sh oe for m s su ffici e ntly a ppr o

,
-
,

p ria t e t o pl ea se t he m os t fa nt a stic Y o nik o r I o ni an

w or shipp e r s ; whil st arrow s o r sp ear h ead s and d agg er s

,
-
,

w e r e transfor m ed i nt o fl e u r — de lis ch ar m s gr at e ful t o -

,

t he vi si on of e v e ry Li ng a m d e v ot e e T he m util a ti on .

a nd tr ansfor m ati on w e r e pr ob a bly th ought c om pl e t e wh e n

t he c olum ns w e r e sur m ou nt e d by a cr oss in t he old T au

or circl e for m s ; which h ow e v e r only r e nd e r e d t he wh o l e

, ,

m or e r e pl et e with Siva ik symb oli sm A s e duca ti on or .

,

r ath e r p ow e r t o foll ow pr e ach er s w as a tt a i ne d th e se , ,

2
5 2 A pp en di x .

8 1— 8 uth or pr oc e e d s t o giv e a bri e f

T he a
3 3
a cc ou nt of a numb e r o fso— c a ll ed crosses t he ph allic origi n ,

o fwhich m a b e vi sibly r e c ogni se d T o qu ot e a f e w of

y .

th e se d e scripti ons m ay b e i nt e r esti ng Gl endow er sha ft .

a t C orw e n M e ri one th a blu nt e d c olum n with a Y oni or

, ,
’
O m e g a form at h ead and a curi ou s d agge r or sp e ar
‘
, ,
”
t he c onv e nti ona l ph a llic d e vic e
“
The Bi sl e y sh aft .
,

G loce st ershire is a p e rfe ct Li ng am or the gl ans of one

, , ,

such a s w e see 0 11 A ssyri an a lt ar sculpturi ng s a nd it is ,

” “
sa id t o b e built o v e r a sa cr e d w e ll Tott enh am or .
,

T otham shire is a c ov e ri ng t o t he old Toth or Li nga and

, ,

is now a solid Spir e ri si ng str aight from t he gr ou nd t he

, ,
”
fav ourit e form thr ough out t he E ast ern w orld “
The .

N e v e rn Sh a ft P e mbrok e w ould p ass for a good M ah a

, ,
”
d e v a in any p art of I ndi a Ch e dd ar sh a ft on t he
.
,

M e ndip Hill s and Chippi ng C olu m n N orth Gl oc est e r

, ,

shir e are o r w e r e t he m o st p e rfe ct M ah ad e v a s p o ssibl e

, ,

b oth as t o c olumn and p e dim ent b ei ng r a i se d on thr e e ,

”
s t e p s lik e so m any E a st e r n li ng am s Gl ast onbury
“
.
,

sh a ft w a s cl e arly a li ng a m or gl ans such a s A ssyri ans ,

w or shipp e d but much m or e t ap e r ed and endi ng in a

, ,

nud e figur e Britt on wrot e tha t it had fall en with t he

.

buildi ng surrou ndi ng it — t he Y oni or c ell— i nt o c ompl e t e

”
d e c ay in his tim e (Ib id ii 3 8 5 . .
, .
,

O B rien p oi nt s ou t t he Ph a llic origi n o f t he m ay

’

p ol e T he garl and tr av er se d by t he p ol e w a s typic al of

.

t he Y oni t he p ol e of t he Li ng am
, .

“
In S outh e r n E ngl and t w o nam e s occur in l a t e r d ay s ,

which se e m t o h av e som e wha t r e pl ac e d Taut — Idri s t he ,

Gi ant and Mich ae l t he A rchange l The l a tt e r has

, .

b e en w or shipp ed as a god a t v ari ou s tim e s a nd in wid e ly ,

di ffe r e nt c ou ntri es but u su a lly in or ne ar t o w at e rs as in

, ,
 A pp endi x . 2 53

A rm orik a, A puli a, and o n t he

cr e d i sl e t c one of St sa .

M ich ae l wh er e Rom ans a s w e ll as Ph oe nici ans se e m t o

, , ,

h av e thickly c ongr eg at e d and up on his m ou nt St Mich ae l .

had a l so a ch air the C e lti sh e uph e mi sm for ark or w omb

, .

Th er e are four gr ea t arch ang e l s which t he w orld

ha s at di f
,
fe r e nt tim e s a nd u nd e r v ari ou s form s acc e pt e d a s ,

M ah a K al s or Gr e at Sivas T he Mich ae l or arch ang e l o f .

J ahv e h c orr esp ond s t o t he G abri e l of A la and is a god ,

of Tumb as
’
c av e s or a rk s wi e ldi ng a rod or Tri S ool
, ,
-
.

With out M ah akal t he l ab our e r l ab our e th in v ai n ,

t he fi tr e e c annot bl ossom ne ith e r sh a ll fruit b e in th e

g
-
,

vi ne s t he l ab our oft he oliv e sh a ll fail and t he fi e ld s Sh all

, ,

yi e ld no m e at t he flock sh all b e cut off fr om the fold

, ,

a nd th e r e sh all b e no h e rd in t he st all s The C orn

w all and N orm andy m ou nt s of S t Mich ael are com .

p ar ativ ely cl ose t o each oth e r and t he l att e r is a l so c all e d ,

a M ons Tumb a The faith id e a s of th ese St Mich ae l s

. .

a re e v e r t he sa m e A t P e nz anc e on Mid su m m e r
.
,

e v e which g ood Chri sti ans pr e fe r t o c all t he e v e o f St

,
.

J oh n t he B apti st t he y ou ng and old of b oth sex e s

,

a sse mbl e with light e d t orch e s ; thr e e t ar b arr e l s e r e ct e d -

on t a ll p ol e s in t he m ark e t pl a c e on t he pi e r a nd in -
,

o th e r c onspicu ou s sp o t s are th e n urg e d i nt o a st a t e o f

,

vivid c ombu sti on N o soo ne r are t he t orch es bur ne d ou t

.

( th e r e is e vid e nt sig nific anc e h e r e

) th an t he i nh abit ant s

p o ur forth fr om t he qu ay a nd it s ne ighb ourhood form a ,

l ong stri ng and ru n furi ou sly through e v ery Str e e t v ocife

, ,

r a ti ng A ngy e an _
,
( I sht ar l I sht ar and a t l e ngth
‘

sudd e nly st op wh en t he t w o l a st o f t he Stri ng a mighty

, (
se r e nt e l e v ati ng th e ir cl asp e d h a nd s f orm a n e e t o
p ) , y ,

thi s enormo u s ne e dle (S iy a) through w hich t he thr e a d o f ,

p opul ac e ru ns and thu s th e y c onti nu e t o r ep ea t t he g a m e

,
 54 A pp endi x .

— Ri v ers
till w e ari ne ss di ssolv u i es t he n on .
( qf L f,
i e

i 45 6 ) '
)

“
In t he churchy ard of t he vill ag e o f Ru dst one in t he ,

E ast Ridi ng ofY ork shir e th e r e st and s fix e d in t he gr ound

,

a si ngl e upright St one It st and s ab out four y ard s from

.

t he north east c orne r of Ru dst one Church

-
which is ,

Situ a t e d on a high hill It s d e pth u nd e rgr ou nd is e qu a l

.

t o its h e ight ab ov e — a fact which w a s asc e rt a i ne d by

Sir Willi a m Strickl and in t he y ear 1 77 6 A ll t he .

four sid e s are a littl e c onv e x and the wh ol e cov er e d with ,

m oss I t 1S of a v ery hard ki nd of St one It is tw enty

. .

four fe e t l ong ab o ve grou nd and it is five fe e t t en br oad ,

and t w o fe e t thick The w e ight of it ha s b e e n c omput e d

.

a t upw a rd s of forty t ons The vill ag e pr ob ably t ook it s

.

na m e fr om t he st one T he w ord Rud in Y ork shir e m e ans

.

re d. It is sp e lt Ru dst an and o ft en Ru dde st an Imm e , .

dia t e ly a dj o i ni ng t o t he t own ofB or oughbridg e in t he N orth ,

Ridi ng o f Y ork shir e and withi n ab out a mil e of t he

,

anci e nt c a pit a l o fBrit ai n I se u r m a

y b e se e n thr e e Si m il ar
, ,
”
st one s a l m o st e qu a lly l arg e
, ( G odfr e y Higgi ns Celti c
.
,

D r ui ds l x x iv ) H e r e is a p e rfe ct Li nga and t he a sso

,
.
,

c iat ion with t he w ord re d i s v e ry sig nific ant thi s c o l our ,

b e i ng u se d in anoi nti ng such st one s Higgi ns hi m se lf .

e l se wh e r e say s
“
Throughout a ll t he world the first obj e ct
,

o f id o l a try se e m s t o h av e b e e n a pl a i n u nw r ought st one

,

pl a c e d in t he gr ou nd as an e mbl e m of t he ge ne r ativ e or
”
pr ocr eativ e p owe r s of N atur e Celti c D r u i ds .
,

N o one w ho has studi e d ph a llic and sol ar w or ship in

”
t he E a st c ould say s th e a,uth or of Ri v ers of L if m ak e“ e
,

an m i st a k e a s t o t he purp ort o f t he shri ne a t St one

y
h e ng e ; alth ough I c onfe ss t he m a ny a cc ou nt s of it I had
r ea d ha d no t aw ak e ne d my a tt e nti on t o t he r e a l fa ct s so
.
,
 5 6 pp
A endi x .

b arr en w om en fertil e ofr e st ori ng ex hau st e d m anh ood and

, ,

o fcuri ng se cr e t di se a se s a nd it w as c onse qu e ntly t he cu st om

,

t o of fe r t o him a s t o his pr e d e c e ssor Pri apu s ex v oto in

, ,

w ax ,
r e pr ese nti ng t he w e ak or afflict e d m e mb e r s A t .

V ar ag e s in Provenc e the fl oor of his ch ap e l w as c ov er e d

, ,

with th e m and wh e n t he wi nd h app ene d t o cl ash th e m

,

t og eth er the th ought s of th ose p ayi ng th e ir d e voti ons t o

t h e sa i nt w e r e apt t o b e sugg e stiv ely i nt e rrupt e d At .

Embru n a mong st t he r e lic s in t he pri ncip a l church w as

i nclud e d the ph allu s ofSt Fou t in and t he worshipp e r s of .
,

thi s in imit ati on of p ag an rit e s offer e d lib ati ons t o th e ir

, ,

idol by p ouri ng w i ne on it s ex tr e mity which is d escrib e d ,

a s b e i ng r e dd e ne d by t he pr a ctic e The wi ne w a s c aught .

in a j ar and all ow e d to tur n sour wh e n u nd e r t he nam e , ,

”
of holy vinegar it w a s empl oy e d by wom en for a
“
,

si ngul ar purp ose A t Or ang e in t he church of St

.
, .

Eu t ropiu s w as anoth e r ph allu s m ad e o f w ood c ov e r e d

, ,

with l eath e r and furni sh e d with it s natura l app endag es

, ,

which w as highly v ener at e d by t he i nhabit ant s of t he

t own but which w as bur nt by the Pr ot est ant s in t he
,

m ark e t pl a c e in I5 6 2 w h e n it em itt e d a v e ry e vil odour

-
, .

A t Puy e n V e l ay barr e n w o m e n pr ay e d t o a St Fou t in .

,

a nd scr a p e d aw ay a n e norm ou s ph allic br anch pr e se nt e d

by t he sa i nt b e li evi ng th at th ese scrapi ng s i nfu se d in

,

dr i nk w ou ld re nde r th e m fe rtil e Oth e r Pri apic st atu es .

w er e Si m il arly c onv ert e d i nt o sa i nt s A t B ourg D i e u .

,

ne a r B ourg es t he i nh abit ant s c onti nu e d t o w or ship one

,

e x i sti ng no d oubt fr om t he tim e of t he R o m ans

, , T he .

m onk s not d ari ng t o put an end t o such r e ligi ou s practic e s ,

c onv ert e d it i nt o St G u erlichon or Gr e luch on B arr en

.
, .

w om e n fl ock e d t o t he abb e y t o i m pl or e t he sa i nt s ’

prolific aid and t o c e l e bra t e a novena in his h onour and on f

,
 Appendi x . 2
57

ea ch o f t he i d ay s str e tch ed th e m se lv e s a t full l e ngth

n ne

o n his figur e pl ac e d h oriz o nt a lly and th e n scr ap e d a w a y

,

som e p articl es fr om a p art o f his p er son a s pr om i ne nt a s

t he c orr e sp ondi ng m e mb e r in his pr ot otyp e Pri a pu s .

Th e se p articl es in w at e r c onstitut e d a miracul ou s b ev e rag e ,

a nd t he c onti nu e d b e li e f i n th e ir e f i c acy r e sult e d in a

f
dimi nuti on oft he m e mb er in qu e sti on A t the c omm enc e .

m ent of t he pr e se nt c entury a st atu e of St Gr eluch o n .

w as t o b e se e n in t he w a ll of a h ou se a t B ourg e s with
, ,

i t s m e mb e r a lm ost e nt ir e ly scr ap e d away by fe m al e

d e vot e e s St Gill e s in Britt any St Ré né in A nj ou
. .
,
.
,

St Regnau d and St A rna ud w e r e simil arly ad ored

.
, .
, ,

t hou gh in t he c a se of t he l a tt e r a my stic apr on u su ally

'

Shr oud e d t he symb ol o f fe cu ndity a nd w a s only r a i se d i n ,

fav our o f st eril e d e vot e e s i t s m er e i nsp ecti on w a s how ,

e v e r su f
,
fi ci e nt with fa ith t o e f
,
fe ct mir acl es N ear Br e st
,
.

St ood t he ch ap e l of St G u i no lé o r G u in ala is e vid e ntly

g .
g , ,

d eriv e d fr om gigner e t o b e g e t T he ph allic symb ol o f

, .

thi s sai nt c onsi st e d o f a l ong w ood e n pe g trav er si ng his

St a tu e a nd sh owi ng it se lf in fr o nt in a v e ry sa li e nt fashi o n
,
.

T he l oc a l v ot ari e s scr ap e d o f
f t he e nd of thi s m irac u l ou s
a nd ne v e r fa ili ng e a nd th ese scr a pi ng s m i x e d w ith
p g
-
, ,

w at er form e d a p ow e rful a ntid o t e t o st erility th ough

, ,

sc and a l cr e dit s t he m onk s o f t he a bb e y with a f fordi ng a

c ert ai n a m ount of a id in thi s m att e r Wh e n by o ft .

r e p eat e d scr api ng s the peg got w or n aw ay a bl ow fr o m ,

b ehi nd with a m all e t br ought i t t o it s pri sti ne pr om i ne nc e ,

a nd thu s a noth e r m ir a cl e w a s pr e se nt e d t o t he fa ithfu l ,

wh ose d e voti on c onti nu ed u nab a t e d till t he m iddl e o f t h e

e ight e e nth c e ntury Guig nol e t w as a l so h onou re d a t
.

Puy in the sam e w ay the sc ra pi ng s b e i ng i nfu se d in thi s

,

c ase in wi ne and the cu r e t aki ng c ar e th at t he ph allu s w a s

'

,
 5 8 ‘
A pp ndi x
e .

’
a lway s in a st at e ofpromi nenc e b e fitti ng t he sai nt s p e culi ar
r e put ati on and alth ough an archbi sh op in thi s i nst anc e tri e d
,

t o put a St op t o t he cult it sub si st e d till t he R e v oluti on

,
.

u lau re Hi st oi r e Ab r egée de difler ens Cu lt es ii 26 7 seqq )

’ '

( D , ,
.
, , .

T he e norm ou s ph allu s of whit e m arbl e fou nd at A ix ,

i n Pr ov e nc e w a s a n ex v ot o o f
,
fe r e d t o t h e d e ity pr e sidi ng
-

o v e r t he th e rm a l w a t e r s b ya gr a t e ful or e x p e ct ant p a ti e nt
,
.

T he b as r e li e fs oft he P ont du G ard a nd the am phith eatr e

-

a t N i m e s Sh ow Si ngul ar v ar i e ti e s o f ph alli Simpl e d oubl e , , ,

a nd tripl e with br anch e s p e ck e d by bird s fur ni sh e d with

, , ,

wi ng s cl aw s b e ll s & c O ne is bridl e d and ridd en by a

, , , .

w o m an h oldi ng the r e i ns A t Ch at e l e t in Champ agne .

, ,

a tripl e ph a llu s in br onz e with t he c e ntra l m e mb e r in ,

r e p ose and the oth e r t w o in the full e st v ig our w as

, ,

d i sc ov e r e d O ne of t he m o st Si ngul ar m onum e nt s ofthi s

.

w or ship w as fou nd in an anci ent t omb di sc ov e r e d near

A mi e ns It is in br onz e and r e pr e sent s a hu m an figure
.
,

in a w a lki ng a ttitud e h a lf c o v e r e d with the ki nd of h ood

,

c a ll e d B ardocu cu lu s It is in t w o p art s and on r e m ovi ng

.
,

t he upp e r p orti on c onsi sti ng o f t he h e ad a rm s and b ody

, , , ,
’

a Ph a llu s hidd en in i t s h o ll ow is r e v ea l e d and a pp ea r s ,

st andi ng on t he t w o hum a n l e g s The ch apt e r of t he .

c ath e dr a l of Ami e ns pr e se rv e d thi s in it s tr ea sury till the

Re v oluti on ( D u lau re ii 2 4 0 , D ri nki ng gl asse s
.
,
-

m ad e in the form of Phalli such as w e r e u se d in t he ,

my st e ri e s of C olyth h av e b e e n di sc ov er e d In the
, .

mu se um a t Portici on t h e c o v e r of an anci ent v ase which

, ,

se e m s t o h av e b e e n u se d f or sa cr e d purp ose s is an ,

e nor m ou s ph all us w hich a w om an is e m bra ci ng with

,

h e r a rm s a nd l e g s whil st ano th e r Sh ow s a d e al e r in ph al li ,

o de ri ng a b ask e tful of hi s w a r e s t o a w om an w ho e x hibit s ,

e vid e nt delight a t t he ir e x tr aor di nary prop orti ons .

2 60 A pp endi x .

T he t e mpl e ly 1 2 0 fe e t l ong 4 0 broad and 6 0

w a s on , ,

high i n t w o st ori e s whil e t he p orch w as a l arg e t ow e r

, , ,

0 fe e t l o n g 2 0 br oa d a nd 2 4 0 high " Th e H oly o f

4 , ,

H oli e s w as cut off with g old en cha i ns from the r e st of

t he m ner t e mpl e shr oud e d and b e d e ck e d with t w o h ood e d
,

se rp ent s c all ed Ch e rubim and with serp ent symb ol s

, , .

T he c arvi ng s on t he w a ll s w e r e symb olic p alm tr e e s op e n -

,

fl ow er s and Ch erubim & c T he t e m pl e w as v e ry lik e

,
.

hu ndr e d s w e se e in t he E ast e x c e pt th at i t s w all s w e r e a

,

littl e high er than u su al and the ph allic Spir e ou t of pro

p ortion T he J e wi sh p orch is but t he ob eli sk which t he
.

Egypti an pl ac e d b e sid e his t em ple the B oodhist pill ar s ,

which st ood all around th e ir D ag ob a s t he pill ar s of ,

H e rcul e s which st oo d ne ar t he Ph oenici an t em pl e and

, ,

t he Spir e which St and s b e sid e t he Chri sti an church T he .

littl e ark st and s u nd e r t he sh ad ow of the gr e a t spir e ,

a nd b esid e the r e a l littl e ark withi n w e h a v e t he id e a

”
r e p ea t e d by the pr e senc e ofJ aki n and B oaz ( F orl ong .
,

R i vers o
f

f fl j e i 2 ,
1
3.
,

H E B R EW B AA L -
P EG O R .

T he c e r e m oni e s ob ser ve d in t he w or ship of B aa l

Ph e g or or B aa l P e or h av e ex e rci se d t he p ens of se v e r a l
, ,

c om m ent at or s A ccordi ng t o Phil o w or shipp er s pre

.

sent e d all the outw ard orific e s of t he b ody Rabbi .

S ol om on J archi in his C o mm ent ary on Numb e r s x x v

, .
,

a scrib e s t o th e m a Still m or e i nd e c ent and di sgu sti ng

pr a ctic e A ccordi ng t o him t he wor shipp e r pr e senti ng
.
,

his b a r e p ost e ri or s t o t he a lt ar r e li e v e d his b ow e l s a nd

, ,

of fe r e d t he r e sult t o t h e id ol E0 qu od dist endeb ant

“
,

”
c or am ill o foram en podicis e t st ercu s offereb ant B ey e r .

c onclud e s th at t he M oabiti sh w om en fir st prostitut e d

 A pp endi x . 2 61

th e m se lv e s t o the id ol a nd th e n t o t he I sra elit e s and ,

thi s vi e w is h e ld by St J e r o m e w ho in his c omm e nt ary

.
, ,

o n H ose a ix .r epr e sent s t he id o l a s h avi ng in i t s m outh

,

t he ch a r a ct e ri stic o fPri a pu s D e niq u e int e rpre t a t u r B e e l

,

Ph e g or id olu m t ent iginis h ab e ns in ore id e st in su mm i ,

”
t a t e pe lle m u t t u rpit u dine m m e m bri virili ost e nde re t
, .

I nm an tr ansl ati ng p e or a s t he o p e ni ng of the m aid e n s

,
“ ’

” ”
hy m en and B aal P eor a s My L ord t he O p e ner
,
“
,

h old s him t o h av e b e e n a Pri apu s a nd add s ,

“
Fr om :

t im e imm e m ori al the v irgini ty o f w om an has b e e n sp ok e n

o f a s he r gr e a t e st tr ea sur e H e nc e it has b ee n cl a i m e d
.

for t he d e ity . In anci e nt tim e s t he cl aim w as m ad e by

t he od a s p e r so na t e d by or i nh abiti ng t h e b ody o f his
g
pri est on e arth S om e tim e s t he d e m and w as m ad e for
.

t he god a s r e pr e se nt e d by his i m a g e w hich w a s sp e ci ally

,

form e d for t he purp ose .

B
H E R EW P H AL L I CI SM .

Brug sch B e y in his addr e ss r e gardi ng t he J ewi sh

,

E x odu s d e liv er e d a t t he Ori e nt a l C ongr ess in 1 8 74 said

, ,

th a t t he se rp ent of br ass c a ll e d K er eh or t he p oli sh ed

“
, ,

”
w as r e g ard e d a s t h e livi ng sy m b o l o f G od A se rp e nt .

a nd a p o l e f or a p e rp e tu a lly r e curri ng ph a llic e m bl e m .

It m ay g e ner a lly b e t ak e n t o r e pr e sent t he mem b r u m

v i r i le a cc om p ani e d by t he quick e ni ng or e x citi ng p a ssi o n .
,

T he I sr a e lit es had c e rt a i nly no m onop o ly o fit ,

T he e x act sh ap e and m a k e o f t h e i m ag e se t up by
A a r on t o b e w o r shipp e d in t he w ild er ne ss has b e e n
gr e atly squ abbl e d ov e r by orth od o x a nd u nor th od ox ’
.

T he b e st H e br a i st s h old th e tr a nsl ati o n c al f u nt e nabl e ‘ ’

,

a nd e v e n if it w e r e pr ob abl e th a t t he I sr a e li t e s a s ha s ,

b e e n a ll e g e d had a r e crud esc e nc e t ow ard s t he faith o f

,

th e ir l oath ed t askm ast er s t he Egypti ans th er e r e m ai ns ,

2 62 pp
A endi x .

t he fact th at t he im ag e of a c alf h old s no p art in t he

myth ol ogic al p anth eon of th e se l a tt er wh ose adora ti on ,

w a s p a id t o livi ng bull s a nd c o w s The m ost t e nabl e .

v i e w phil ol ogic ally is th a t so m e thi ng r ou nd or orbicul ar ,

p ossibly a c one lik e th at symb oli si ng V e nu s is i nt end e d ,

by t he Origi na l word e mpl o y ed .

T he anci e nt J e w s had sm all L ar e s and P e na t e s or ,

Y oni s and Li ngam s W e h a v e t w o i nstanc es of such in

.

t h e id o l s o f Re b e ccah and t he Qu e e n iM oth e r M aa ch ah

Ki g — th t f h 1 8 c a ll e d a Mi hlit
( 1 n s x v 1
3) . a o t e ( b e e n p
z e t h or in t he l angu ag e of t he Vulg a t e a
,
Simul acrum ,
”
Pri api . In th ose oscill a ti ons i nt o id ol atry of which th e y ,

w e r e culp abl e fr om t he v e ry out se t th e y app e ar som e ,

ti m e s t o h av e l e ane d t o t he m asculi ne and som e tim e s t o

t he fe m i ni ne c u lt th ough it m ay b e sa id th at g e ne ra lly
,

t he trib e s pr e fe rr e d t he w or ship oft he fe m a l e e ne rgi e s or

O f t h e Gr o v e T he Eph od lik e t he A rk is a fe mi ni ne
.
, ,

Sy m b o l and Gid e o n s a tt ack on t he a lt ar of B aal w a s an

’
,

a tt e m pt t o up se t t he w or ship of the Su n od Mic ah

g - .
,

h avi ng b o th Ephod and Te r aphim t he l att e r b e i ng Lin ,

g am s or p e nat e s se e m s t o h av e w or shipp e d both organs

, .

In l att e r ti m e s w e find t he dw e ll e r s on M ou nt s M ori ah

a nd Z i on Ebal and G eri z i m a t const antly r e curr e nt
, ,

e nm ity a nd di f
,
fe r e nt cult s pr e v a ili ng a lt e rna t e ly or e x i st
ing c o e v ally Our i nsp e cti on of and i nv e stig ati ons
.

r eg ardi ng t he sacr e d Shri nes in and ab out J eru sal e m — and

of m a ny simil ar sa cr e d hill s in t he E ast wh e r e t he v ot ari e s
,

o f t h e Right and L e ft H and se ct s Siva is and Vishnu v as

, ,

or I on im h av e simil arly d e t e rmi ne d up on a j o i nt w or ship

-
,

— haS l ong c onvi nc e d u s th a t t he H oly S e pulchr e w as t he

Li ng am and S ol ar Fire Shri ne of t he S e cr e t G od T he ,
’

’
M ost High and Lord o f all H oly Fir e s and th at the
,
‘ ’
,
2 64 A pp endi x .

a nd t he H ebr ew myth s T he first t ell s us th at Mah a

.

d e v a w as t he prim ary b e i ng and that fro m him arose t he

,

Sact i . T he se c ond m ak e s A d am t he origi nal and Eve

t he pr oduct of his right sid e A ft e r t he cr ea ti on t he
.

Egypti an V edic and J e wi sh st ori e s all pl a c e t he w om an

, ,

b e sid e a citron or p om e granat e tr e e or e l se one b eari ng ,

b oth fruit s ; near thi s is a c obra or asp the e mbl e m of ,

m al e d e sir e b ec au se th e se se rp e nt s can i nflat e and e r e ct

,

th e m se lv e s at will T he u nop ene d flow e rs Of t he citron

.

a nd it s fruit r e se m bl e a t e sticl e in sh ap e ; t he fl ow e r of

t he p om e gr anat e is Sh a p e d lik e a b e ll which cl ose ly ,

r e sembl e s t he fem a l e br ea st and wh en a rr ang e d in ,

bu nch e s o f thre e r e c a ll s t o mi nd t he phallic tri ad The

,
.

fruit of t he p om e granat e typifi es t he full w om b The .

e a ti ng of t he a ppl e i s e quiv a l e nt t o r e c e ivi ng th a t which

is a t thi s day t o m any a y ou ng and fa ir d aught e r ofEv e

, ,

t he dir e ful spri ng of w o es u nnumb er e d

’
‘
( I nm an .
,

Ancient Fa i tb s em b odi ed in A nci ent Na mes, i , 49 8 .

G N O ST C I I
R TE S

T he b eli ef and pr a ctic e s of som e oft he G nostic se ct s

w e r e m o st r e v olti ng “
The soul a cc ordi ng t o t he
.
,

Ophi t e s on it s d e p artur e fr o m t he b ody has t o p ass

, ,

thr ough t he r egi ons of t h e S e v e n P ow e rs which it c annot ,

do u nl ess fully i m pr e g na t e d with k nowl e dg e (gnosi s) ,

o th e rwi se it is se i z e d and swall ow e d by the dragon

form e d rul er of t he world ( S at an O phiom orphos) and ,

v oid e d through his t ail b a ck up on earth wh er e it animat e s ,

a swi ne or o th e r brut e a nd r e p e a t s i t s c ar ee r onc e m or e

, .

But if fill e d with knowl e dg e it e sc ap e s t he S e v en P ower s ,

tr am pl e s u p on the h ea d o f S ab aoth and asc end s t o the ,

e ighth h e av en t he ab od e O f B trb elo t he U niv e r sa l

, .
,
 A pp endi x . 2 65

M oth er B u t if c onvict e d o f h avi ng l e ft any o ffspri ng

.

up on earth it is d e t ai ne d b e l ow u ntil it has c oll e ct e d all

,

o f th e m and a ttr act e d th e m withi n it se lf Thi s c oll ee .

ti on of it self w as O bt ai ne d by t he ob se rvanc e ofp erp e tu al

’

ch astity or r ath er (by t he u su al c o m p e nsati on) o f all t he

,

u nnatural vic e s tha t i nv ari ably spri ng fr om such a n articl e

o f fa ith If how e ver a fem a l e o ft he c ongr ega ti on Sh o uld
.
, ,

a ll ow h e r se lf t o b e c om e pr e g na nt t he e ld e r s c au se d ab or
,

ti on and t aki ng t he foetu s p ou nd e d it in a m orta r

, ,

t og e th e r with h oney p e pp e r and oth er spic e s and pe r

, ,

fum es Th en thi s c ongr eg ati on of swi ne and d og s

.
‘ ’

a sse m bl e d and e a ch dippi ng his fi ng e r i nt o t he m e ss

, ,

t ast e d of it Thi s th e y t erm e d t he P erfect P assi on

.
,

sayi ng ,
W e h av e not b e e n d e c e iv e d by t he Ru le r of
‘

C oncupi sc e nc e but w e h av e g a th er e d up ag ai n t he b ack

,

o f ou r br oth e r
’
slidi ng In illu str ati on of t he
.

pu ni shm e nt for l e avi ng O ffspri ng b ehi nd and SO d oi ng t he ,

w ork of t he D em iurgu s th e y t old a wild l ege nd th a t Eli a s

,

him se lf had b e en r ej e ct e d from t he gat e s o f H e a v e n ,

th ough t o his ow n c onsci e nc e a pur e virgi n b e c au se a ,

fem al e d e m on had g ath e r e d up his se e d and for m e d i nfant s

th er ewith which t o his c onfu si on she th e r e prod uc e d in
,

t e stim ony H e nc e t he origi n O f t he Su c cu b ce in l at e r

.

tim e s alth ough th e y w e r e supp ose d t o do t he w ork o f

,

th e ir fa th e r t he d e vil in a di ffe r e nt w ay c onne ct e d with ,

his sup po se d r e l a ti ons t o t he witch e s wh ose l ov e r he w a s

”
Ki g ost i cs a nd t b ei r Rema i ns
ex o flici o ( . n Tb c G n , ,

“
T he N e za ire s or N a za ra ins form a sp e ci al se ct in Syri a ,

a nd liv e sc att e r e d a m ong st M ah om e t ans D ru se s a nd , ,

Chri sti ans Th e y a d or e G od a nd b e li e v e in J e su s Chri st

.

a s a pr oph e t ch ose n t o i nstruct m anki nd and giv e th e m

la w. Th ey pr ay i ndi ffe r e ntly t o t he ap ostl e s t he Virgi n , ,

2 66 A pp e ndi x .

and ci t proph e t s Th e y practi se b apti sm by

t he an e n .

imm e r si on c e l ebrat e the N a tivity the A sc ensi on and

, , ,

som e oth e r of the fe stiv a l s i nstitut e d a m ong st u s Th e y .

h av e a si ngul ar one which th e y call by t he nam e of t he

W om b In thi s sol e m nity th e y salut e wom en wit h a
.

h oly r e sp e ct and affe cti o na t e ly e mbrac e th e ir kne e s

, ,

wh e nc e com e s th e ir titl e W o r shipp er s or A dor e r s of the '

W omb Lib e rti nag e is e l e v a t e d i nt o a m ax im by t he

.

N e zaires A m ong st o th e r d e pra viti es th ey all ow a plu

.

ralit ofwiv e s T h e da of t he Circumci si on wh e n t h e ir

y y .
,

y ear com m enc es all the w om e n ar e gath er e d t og e th e r in

,

t he h all of sa crific e t he wi nd ow s are cl ose d

,
and t he ,

light s put ou t The m e n th en e nt er and each t ak e s by

.
,

ch anc e the fir st woman w ho c om e s t o h and Thi s ab om i .

nati on i s r ene w e d se v e ra l tim e s duri ng t he y ea r a nd ,

p articul arly at t he fe stiv a l of t he W om b in m e mory of ,

t he cr ea ti on o f m an and w o m an It is cu st omary for t he .

chi e f of t he law t o t ak e p art in it with his wife oblig e d ,

”
lik e any oth er w om an t o m i ngl e with the crowd .

a riti V
( M o a e vol ii
yg,
p , . .
,
.

S Y MB O L W O R S H IP .

W e c om e now p ea k
wh at w e m ay d e signa t e
to S of

fe ma l e e mbl em s It m ay e a sily b e u nd er st ood th at few

.

p e opl e if any w ould b e so gross as t o u se in r e ligi ou s

, ,

w or ship tru e simul acra of th ose p art s which th e ir owne r s

thi nk i t sh am e ful t o Sp e a k of a nd a pu ni sh m ent or r e pr oach
”
publicly t o Sh ow A s a sch ol ar say s D r I n , .

“
m an ,
I had l earne d th a t t he Gr e e k l e tt e r D EL T A is
e x pr e ssiv e o f the fe m a l e o rg an b o th i n sh ap e and id e a , .

T he se l e cti on of nam e and symb ol w as judici ou s for t he ,

w ord D ale th and D e lt a signify t he d oor of a h ou se and

2 68 pp
A endi x .

myst ery impli ed th er eby it m ay b e poi nt e d ou t that the

h e lm e t of Plut o w as the e mbl e m o f t he g ene rativ e pri n
”
c i le s hidd e n or u nd e v e l op e d in t he b osom of t he e arth
p
.

— ( R oll e R eligions de la G r ece i

, , .
,

“
In studyi ng t he m e ani ng o f t he FI SH as an e mbl e m
sacr e d t o I sht ar and V e nu s w e fir st notic e it s e x t raordina )

m f
f
;
,

W e ne t e th a t t he fish se l e ct e d is O

which wh en l ook e d a t fr om ab ov e is a lm ond Sh ap e d A

, ,
-
.

g old c arp m ay st and as the typ e of t he sacr e d fish To the .

su rg e on or anat omi st t o wh om e v e ry p a rt of t he b ody is

,

fa mili ar t he Sid e vi ew ofa c arp is sugg e stiv e ; the fork in

,

t h e t a il r e mi nd s him of wh a t h e k no w s a s la fou r cb et t e .

T he acc ouch eur will r e m e mb e r how fr e qu e ntly he has h eard

o f t h e os t i ncco and m a r e c oll e ct how anx i ou s h e w as t o
,y
c a tch a t e nch th at he mi ght se e t he r e ason why t he
,
’
O p e ni ng i nt o t he w omb w a s c a ll e d t he t e nch s m outh .

Putti ng th e se thi ng s t og e th e r w e c onclud e ,

th a t t he fish w as sacr e d b e c au se t he form of it s b ody

r e pr e se nt s one d oor and t he form of it s m outh the oth e r
,

d oor thr ough which a ll t he ani m a l cr e a ti on p asse s i nt o life

,
.

T he figur e of a pr 1e st 1 s giv e n in one o f t he w ork s on

N i ne v eh wh er e p art of t he cl othi ng c onsi st s ofa big fish
, .

T he h ea d of t h e m i ni st e r is sur m ou nt e d by it s h ead ,

which h a vi ng i t s m outh op e n i ndic a t e s t he origi n of the

, ,

B I SH O P S MI T R E A S it w ould o f c our se b e i nc onv eni ent

’
.
, ,

t o w e a r t he wh ol e a ni m al t he h e a d w a s u se d t o typify
,

t h e b o dy g e ne r ally and t he mitr e w a s for m

, e d t o r e pr e se nt

t h e h e a d — (I nm an Anci ent Fa i t b s i
.
, II 1 2 ,
.
, ,
“
T he sh a p e of t he P O M EG R A N A T E r ese m bl e s th at of
t h e gr a vid ut eru s in t he fe m a l e a nd t he a bu nd anc e o f
,

se e d s which it c ont a i ns m ak e s it a f i tti ng e m bl em of t he

pr olific w omb of t he c e l e sti a l m oth e r It s u se w as .
 Ap p en di x . 2 69

a d opt e d l a rg e ly i n v ari ou s form s o f w or ship In o ne .

p art o f Syri a it w as d e ifi ed and a t e mpl e e r e ct e d in its ,

h onour — (I nm an Ancient Fa i tb s
.
,
6 1 1— 1 2 ,
.

T he L O T U S w a s the m ost sa cr e d pl ant o f t he anci e nt s ,

a nd typifi e d t he t w o pri ncipl e s o f t he e arth s fe cu nd a ti on

’

c ombi ne d t he g erm st andi ng for t he L i nga m the fila

, ,

m ent s and p e t al s for the Toni “

Nymph a sig nifi es a .

y ou ng nubil e wom an a c e rt a i n p art of t he y oni and t he

,

c aly x of r o se s ; t he l otu s is a nymph aea H e nc e a m aid e n .

is symb oli se d as b e i ng and h avi ng a R O S E and t he l otu s ,

”—
typifi e s I si s and Sact i I m a n Anci ent F a it b s ii
( .n , ,
.
,

“
T he FIG T R EE is r e p e at e dly j o i ne d with t he vi ne by
-

t he sa cr e d writ er s It s H e br e w nam e is t ena b

.
,

d eriv e d fr o m a r oo t which sig nifi es t o b e crook ened ‘

or b e nt a l so t o c opul at e The w ord e x pr e ssiv e oft he

‘ ’
.

fig tr e e i s t he sam e a s th a t u se d for coi t u s

-
It w as of .

t he l ea v e s o f thi s tr e e th a t a pr ons w e r e m ad e t o c ov e r

ou r nak e d p ar e nt s and none c an se e t he l e af with out

,

u nd er st andi ng t he r e ason o f t he se l e cti on ; it r e se mbl e s

t he t r efoi l t he fl eu r de lys a nd su ndry o th e r e mbl e m s
,
- -
,

sugg e stiv e o f t he tri ad The fruit of t he tr e e

.

r e se m bl es in Sh ap e the virgi n u t e ru s It s for m le d t o t he .

id e a th a t it w ould pr omot e fe rtility T o thi s day in .

,

Ori ent a l c ou ntri e s t he hidd e n m eani ng oft he fig is al m ost

,

as w e ll k no w n as i t s c omm e rci a l v a lu e W e ca n .

not d oubt wh e n w e put th e se c onsid er ati ons t og t h e r th a t

,
e
,

t o sit u nd e r t he vi ne a nd fi tr w a s a n e x pr e ssi on
‘ ’
ee
g
-

e quiv a l e nt to e nj oyi ng a ll t he lu x uri es o f life as a n ,

old pr ay e r b ook e x pr e sse s i t a t b e d a nd a t b oard

’
-
, .

I m an Anci ent F a i tb s i 26
( n , 5 , .
,

“
W h e n Sp e aki ng of t he SO c all e d A ssyri an gr ov e I -
,

St at e d th a t t he pi ne c one O f fe r e d by pri e st s t o t he d e ity ,

2
7 0 Ap p endi x .

”
r epr ese nt e d by th at e mbl e m w as typical of the t est e s
, ,

t he a na l og u e of t he mu nd ane e gg In a n anci ent ge m

.

d e pict e d by M affe i w e not ic e t he p e culi ar sh ap e of t he

a lt ar t h e tripl e pill ar ar i si ng fr om it t he a ss s h ea d and
’
, ,

fict ile of fe ri ng s t he lad of fe ri ng a pi ne c one surrou nd e d

,

with l e av e s and c a rryi ng on his h e ad a b ask e t in which

, ,

t w o ph alli are di sti nctly t o b e r e c og ni se d The d e ity t o .

wh om t he sacrific e is offe r e d is B acchu s as figur e d by t he ,

p eopl e of L amp sacu s O n his Should er he b e ar s a

.

thyr su s a w and or virga t ermi nati ng in a pi ne c one and

, ,

h avi ng t w o ribb ons d angli ng from it W e se e th en .

, ,

th a t am ong st c e rt a i n of t he anci e nt s t he PI N E C O N E the ,

B A SKET and t he T H YR SU S w er e associ at e d with B acchu s

, ,

or t he so l ar d e ity u nd e r t he m a l e e mbl e m Out of .

tw enty se v e n gem s figur e d by Rap oni in which t he

-
,

thyr su s oc cur s in all it e ith e r i ndic a t es B acchu s or e l se

,

i s a ssoci a t e d with such surro undi ng circumst anc e s as t o

sugg e st an id e a of lic e nti ou s enj oy m e nt It is one of t he .

e mbl e m s i ntroduc e d i nt o a r e pr esent ati on of a fe m al e

Of fe ri ng sa crific e t o the god of L amp sacu s In t w o pictur es .
,

wh e r e t he act or s are dru nk t he thyr su s has fa ll e n d own

,

a b a tt u In B a cchic sc e ne s t he thyr su s i s occ a si ona lly

.

a sso ci a t e d with t he R I N G t he e m bl e m of t he fe m a l e and

, ,

i n one v e ry sig nific ant sc e ne wh e r e i n B acchu s and ,

A ri ad ne are sea t e d u pon a li one ss t he pi ne c one and ,

”—
fill e t are b e i ng c ar esse d by the fe m al e ( I nm an A nci ent
.
,

Fa i t b s ii 4 9 —
,
0 49
.
,

Mandrak es are lik e ou r pl ant the Or cb i s ma scula ,

a nd th e ir r oo t s cl o se ly r e se m bl e t he scr ot u m o r t h e t w o

t e sticl e s ; c onse qu ently th e y w e r e supp ose d t o h a v e p ot e ncy

in l ov e af fa ir s and w er e o f
fe r e d t o V e nu s Th e r e is a pictur e .

a t P omp e ii inwhich a l o vi ng c oupl e are pr ese nti ng O f

, fe ri ng s
2
7 2 A pp endi x .

w as u se d whenev e r th e r e w as m aleficia or imp ot e nti a ,

”
a nd t he m andr ak e w a s e m pl oy e d f or a Simil ar purp ose .

A nci ent Fa i t b s i 8 ii
( 33 ,
2 50
.
, ,
.
,

A cc ordi ng t o t he D octri ne O f Signatur e s ’

“
that ,

t h e a pp e a ranc e of a n obj e ct i ndic a t e s t he m al a dy f or

which N atur e has d e signe d it for a r e m edy t he l ocu st ,

w as e mpl oy e d a s a m e dici ne f fe cti ons of t he

or c e rt a i n af

g e nit al s A si ngul ar am ul e t illu strati ng thi s is figur e d by

.

C aylu s a l ocu st oft he na tur al siz e cut in agat e engra v e d

, , ,

on t he b ase with t h e e x pl ana t ory addr e ss t o i t s i nflu e nc e ,

L ocu st a serv a p ene m T isicrat is T o ex pl ai n t he se l e c .

’

ti on of thi s i nse ct for such a purp ose it mu st b e ,

m e nti one d th at t he Gr e e k s saw in it s cyli ndrical cam ,

b er e d annulat e d b ody an a nal ogy t o the ph allu s ; and

,

he nc e it s virtu e as a fa sci nam as it s figur e impli e d wh a t ,

t he l a tt e r form actu a lly r e pr e se nt e d H enc e Eccl esi ast e s ’

.

simil e t he G R A SSH O P PER sh a ll b e a burd e n a lludi ng t o

’
, ,
”—
t he l oss of viril e p ow e r c onse qu ent on old age Ki ng
( .
,

Tb e G nost ics a nd t b ei r R ema i ns, 2 1 2-2

“
T he cc ou nt of it s g enit al m e m b e r w as
G OA T, on a ,

a m ong st t he Egypti ans pl a c e d in t he r ank s of t he g o d s ,

for t he sam e r e ason th a t t he Gr e e k s p aid divi ne h onour s

t o Pri a pu s Thi s a ni m a l b e i ng Strongly i ncli ne d
.

t o t he ac t of V e nu s it w a s h e ld th at t he m e m b e r of hi s
,

b ody w hich is t he i nstrum ent of g enerati on m erit e d t o b e

a d or e d b e c au se i t is by thi s th a t N atur e giv e s birth t o
,
”—
a ll b e i ng s ( D i.odor us Si culus lib i see ,
. .
, .

D u lau re say s th a t t he Gr e e k s a d or ed u nd e r t he nam e s ,

o f P a n F a u ns S a tyr s & c
, , rur a l d e iti e s wh ose figures a t
, .
,

t h e sam e ti m e r e pr e se nt e d t he sh ap e of t he goa t a nd t he

ch ar act e ri stic attribut e o f Pri apu s Th e y had t he h orns .

,

som e tim e s t he e ar s and a lw ay s t he thigh s l e g s and fe e t

, , ,
 A pp endi x . 2
73

o f t he im al and al so t he ph allu s in a st at e of vigour

an , .

Te mpl es h av e b e en r a i se d t o th e m ; th e y are r e pr e sent e d

in a st a t e of e nergy a r r ecti s i ta mem b r a u t b i r ci na tu r a m
,
”—
i mi t ent u i ( D i odor us Si c
. lib i se c .
, . .
, .

T he FL A G EL L U M in t he h and s of O siri s had it s m e an

ing it b e i ng l ong k now n th a t fl age llat ion se rv e d as a
,

m eans for t he r e st or ati on o f viril e p ow e r A cc ordi ng t o .

D r I nm an t he cr ook u su a lly b or ne in his oth er h and had

.
, ,

a lso a c onne ctiv e hidd e n m e ani ng di f ficult t o i ndic at e H e .

furth e r tra c e s a curi ou s r e l ati on b e twe en t he sc ourg e and

a nim a l s wh ose hid e s are m ar k e d with Sp ot s and in con
,

ne x ion wi th wh om it is fr e qu e ntly d e pict e d G ener al For .

l ong p oi nt s ou t t oo th at Kh e m an Egypti an ph allic d e ity

, , ,

i s a l so fu r ni sh e d with a whip “ t he quick e ne r or e x cit e r ,

.

ng fr om Mr M C la t ch e s Cb i na Rev ea led th a t
t i ‘ ’
y .
,

“
t he old ph allic g od s r e pr ese nt e d u nd er t w o e vid e nt
,

sy m b o l s t he Khe e n or Y ang which is t he mem b r u m

, ,

l
v i r i e, and t he Khw -
a n or Y in, t h e p u dendum m u li eb r e,
”
or Y oni he a dd s th a t Y ang the agit at or or wh ip is
,
“
, ,

se e n a cti ng on Y in a s r e pr ese nti ng r e c e ptiv e fe m a l e v i s

,
f

”
i ner t i ce .

P orphyru s say s th a t t he B U L L ch ose n t o fill t he p art o f

a od a t H e li op oli s had g e nit a l org ans o f e x tr aordi na ry
g
siz e ,
b e tt e r t o d enot e t he g e ner ativ e p ow e r th a t t he
t he

su n e x e rci se s up on na tur e by i t s h ea t A mm i anu s M arc e l .

li nu s al so say s th at the bull a d or e d a t M em phi s had

e vid e nt t ok e ns ofg e ne r a tiv e faculty .

D u lau re in Sp eaki ng of t h e m ost r e m ark abl e i so l a t e d

,

ph allu s which Vivant D enou fou nd at Th e b e s in Upp e r ,

Egypt in a w oman s t omb say s th a t thi s phallu s ( w hich ha d

,
’
,

b e en a livi ng org an) w as e mb alm e d and wrapp e d in b a n

d ag es and w as fou nd pl ac e d on the c orr esp ondi ng org a n o f
,
2
74 A pp endi x .

t he fe m al e mummy The e ngravi ng he giv es of the

.

mummy and t he ph allu s pr ov e s th at t he l att e r w as of

m or e th an natura l si ze and did not b e l ong t o the hum an
,

”
Sp e ci e s .
“
I am i ncli ne d t o b eli e v e he add s th at the , ,

m ummy w as th at of a w om an of rank and the e m ,

b alm e d ph a llu s th at of one of t he sacr e d bull s e x tract e d ,

a ft e r t he a nim al s d ea th and pl a c e d in t he t omb a s a

’
,

pr ese rv ativ e aga i nst t he e vil spirit s which t he anci ent s

b e li e v e d t orm ent e d t he soul s of t he d e ad The Gr ee k s .

a nd R om ans som e tim e s pl a c e d figur e s of t he ph allu s in

”—
se p u lchr e s fr om a simil ar m o tiv e D u laure Hin oi r e
(
‘
.
,

A b r égee des Cult er & C ii 5 6 5

’

, .
, .
,

A noth e r anim a l w as simil arly h onour e d “

Th e r e is a .

pl ac e in Egypt c all e d C hu se a T he A phrodit e is w or .

shipp e d in it u nd e r t he nam e of Ur ani a

,
T he p e opl e a l so .

wor ship a c ow and st at e as a r ea son for th eir fa ith th a t

, , ,

t he cow b e l ong s t o thi s divi nity For t he cow ha s an .

i nt ense b u rni ng for c opul ati on and l ong s for it m or e th an ,

t he m a l e so th a t wh e n she h e a r s t he b e ll owi ng of t he
,

bull she b e c om e s e x c e e di ngly ex cit e d and i nflam ed .

T he I si s h e r se lf h ow e v e r t he Egypti ans d e pict with h or ns

, ,

lik e a cow . D e Na t u r A nn ua l” x . .

TH E SY MB O L O F TH E S E R P EN T .

For al ong p e ri od Iw as u nabl e t o se e any significanc e

in t h e a d op ti on of t he se rp e nt a s an e mbl e m ; nor did I
r e cogni se it u ntil I c onv er se d with a g e ntl e man w ho w as
fam ili ar with t he c obra in I ndi a H e t old m e th at thi s .

sna k e a nd t he Egypti an c e r a st e s are b oth abl e t o i nfla t e

t he ski n ar o u nd t he h ead and t o m a k e th e m se lv e s l arg e

,

a nd e r e ct In thi s th e y r e se mbl e t he ch ar act eri stic p art

.

of m an ; c onse qu e ntly t he se rp ent b e c am e a c ov e rt nam e

2 7 6 A pp endi x .

m ak e s u s r ec ogni se t he so l ar e m bl em and it s mu nd ane

r epr e sent a tiv e ment ula a r r eci a o n a sp ot opp osit e t o the
,
’
c e ntre of t he m al e s b ody w e find a l oz eng e symb olic a l of
t h e y oni whil st opp osit e t o his fe e t i s t he amph ora wh ose
, ,

my stic sig nificati on m ay r e a dily b e r e c ogni sed— i t is m eant

for Our anos or t he Su n fructifyi ng Te rr a or t he E arth
, , , ,

by p ouri ng fr om him se lf i nt o her The thr e e st ar s ov e r .

t he h e a d of t he figur e a nd t he i nv e rt e d tri angl e on it s

,

h ead are r epr e sent ati ons of t he m yth ol ogical four e qui
, ,

v a l ent t o the Egypti an symb ol o f life Opp osit e are t he .

m oon a nd anoth er se rp e nt of sm all e r siz e th an th a t

chara ct e ri si ng t he m a l e which m ay b e r eadily r e c ogni se d
,

by phy si ol ogi st s a s sy m b olic of t ensio clit or idis In a .

p art c orr e sp ondi ng t o t he di a m ond on t he l eft sid e i s a

six r a y e d wh e e l e mbl e m a tic a pp a r e ntly of t he su n
-
, ,
At ,
.

t h e fe m a l e s fe e t is pl a c e d a cup which is i nt end e d t o

’
,
”
r e pr e sent t he p assiv e e l e m e nt in cr eati on ( Ib i d i .
,
.
,

p x iii ) F oll ow ing t he tr a ck of D r D onald son w ho in

. . .
,
”
t h e B oo k of J ash ar d e m onstr a t e s th a t t he w ord ak ab ,

tr ansl at e d h e e l in G e ne si s x iii is a e uph e mi sm for

.

p u denda m ulieb ria he hold s th at the i nt erpre t ati on of

,

t h e se nt e nc e Thou sh alt brui se his h ead and he sh all

, ,

“
brui se thy h e el sh o uld b e Gl ori am fasci ni congre ssio
,

t ollit e t c aput ej u s humil e fa cit se d infligit i nju ri am ,

m oritura m entu la qu am im pre gnat ionem efficit e t ut e ri per

”
nova s m e nse s t u m ore m pr o fe rt ( Ib id i . .
, .
,

“
W e m ay r ath er ascrib e t he i ntroducti on of ophi ol a try
i nt o Chr1 st 1an se ct s as t he m o v e m ent of a v ery c onsid e r
a bl e and i nt e ll e ctu al b ody which r ose i nt o gr ea t imp ort

a nc e in t h e se c ond a nd third c e nturi es and which b e c a m e ,

pr om i nent a s a branch o f t he Nic ol ait ans and G nostic s .

Th e se affi rm ed (and t ru ly th ough th ey saw it not) th a t

,
 pp
A endi x . 2
77

fro m t he b egi nni ng G od— th at is t he Cr e at or— had in , ,

O phit e form m anife st e d hi m se lf t o t he w orld th at he

, ,
‘

him se lf w a s of D rac onic for m and w as th at S erp e nt o f

,
’

P ar adi se which had on th a t occ asi on i m p art e d wi sd om and

k nowl edg e t o ou r first p ar e nt s (w e r e th e y fa r wrong ?)
so th e se Chri sti ans k e pt se rp e nt s i n b a sk e t s ch e st s a nd , ,

a rk s a nd th e ir Euch ari stic se rvic e c onsi st e d in o p e ni ng a n

,

a rk a nd e ntici ng t he se rp e nt t o c o m e ou t by bit s o f

br ead which h avi ng d one a nd fold e d hi m self ab out the

, ,

br e ad th e n he w as a v erit abl e B e th el a nd B e th l eh e m
,
- -
,

a nd t he sacrific e w as c ompl e t e t he pi ou s m ight th e n

‘

ki ss the se rp e nt and t he se rvic e w as c onclud e d by

,

si ngi ng hym ns t o A lmighty G od Such w as but t he .

c onti nu anc e o f servic e s which had b e e n v ery old wh e n

th e se b e g an B acch ana l s w e ll u nderst odd the c onse crat e d
.

cup and hym ns t o t he A g a th o d e m on an -

d D em osth e ne s ,

su f fe r e d se v e r e ly for his e l oqu ent d e nu nci ati on ag ai nst

J Eschine s for b e i ng t he b e ar e r ofsuch B a cchic a nd se rp e nt
my st e ri e s D e lphi strictly k e pt it s S abb ath s or se ve n
.
,

d ay s by si m il ar hy m ns and my st e ri e s t o Pyth on A
, .

str ang e r a t t he Chri stian sa cr a m e nt m ight se e in i t s bit s

— ”
o f br e a d a simil ar id ea t he e ntici ng of t he Spirit .

“
It w ould se em tha t t he C aduc e u s of M ercury th a t ,

Rod of Life is du e t o t he fact o f th e anci e nt s h avi ng

,

ob se rv e d th a t se rp e nt s c onj o i n in thi s d oubl e circul ar but

e r e ct form a s in E scu la iu s D C E B alfour

’
rod r
, p . . . .
,

wh e n a t A h m e d nag ar in 1 8 4 1 saw t w o livi ng snak e s

,

drop i nt o his g ard e n o ff t he th atch of his bu ngal ow in a

, ,

p e rfe ctly cl ear m oonlight night Th e y w er e (he say s) .

c obras and st ood e r e ct a s in t he for m o f t he E scul api an

,
‘

rod a nd no one c ould h av e se e n th e m with out a t o nc e

,

r e cogni si ng th at th e y w e r e in c ongr e ss It is a m ost .

2
7 8 A pp endi x .

fortunat e thi ng say East em s t o se e thi s and if a cl oth b e

, , ,

th en thr own o v er th em it b e c om e s a form of La k shmi , ,

”—
orl o ng Ri v ers
a nd of t he high e st pr ocr e a tiv e e ne rgy
( F .
,

q if e i ,
.
,

TH E I
R A T O N AL E OF G EN ER AT I O N .
— TH E SA CR I FI CE OF

VI R GI N I T Y .
— CO N SECR AT ED W O MEN .
— B R I D AL DE V I
O T O N S.

T he Romans w er e accu st om e d t o i nv ok e the assi st anc e

of se v e r a l d e iti e s in t he m a tt e r of g ene r a ti on Meu rsiu s .

( A nt i ui ties v ol v
q D e Pu e rp e ri o
,
.
) m.e nti ons S atur nu s u t
,

se m en conf errit Lib e r e t Lib e r a u t se m e n e m itt e re nt hi c

,

viri s ill a fe m inis J anu s u t se m eni in m a trice m comm e

, ,

anti anu am a eri e t Ju no e t M e na u t fior e s m e nst ru os

j p ,

re e re nt
g a d foe tu s c onc e pti i ncr e m e nt a m V it u nu s u t ,

vit am clar e t Sent inu s u t se nsum St A u gu st ine ( De

, . .
~

Ci ui ta t e D ei lib vi
f
ca
p 9, ) c ompl
. e t e s t he c a t al ogu e
., .
,

, g
a ddi ng a m o n st oth e r s J u a t inu s w ho bri ng s t he sp ou se s
g , ,

t og e th e r ; Virginiea w ho l oosens t he virgi na l z one ; ,

Volu pia w ho a wak e ns d e sir e ; Stimul a w ho st imul a t e s

, ,

t he hu sb and ; St renia w ho l e nd s him t he str e ngth of ,

which he has nee d ; and d oe s not forg e t Lib e r w ho giv e s ,

t o t he m an i nv oki ng him a r e productiv e e m i ssi on ; whil st

Lib era a cc ord s the sam e favour a s it w as the n r egard e d , ,

th ough id e as h av e som e wh at ch ang e d on thi s p oi nt t o ,

w om a n .

T he y ou ng Hi ndu s a ccordi ng t o M e nd e z Pi nt o c ould , ,

not b e r e c e iv e d in P ara di se with th e ir virgi nity .

D uqu e sne in t he ne ighb ourh ood o f P ondich e rry saw

, ,

brid e s m ak e a c ompl e t e sa crific e of th e ir v irgi nity t o a

w ood e n id ol ; and a si m il ar cu st om obt ai ne d in t he
ne ighb ourh ood ofY ra wh e r e y ou ng girl s of fe r e d the fir st
,

fr u it s o f Hym en t o a simil ar id ol with a Li nga of iron ,

2 80 p
A pendi x .

of w om en and the sourc e s of conjug al vigour In conse .

u e nce of th e se supp ose d virtu e s brid e s b e for e b e i ng

q ,
’
de liv e r e d ov e r t o th e ir hu sb and s e mbr a c e s w er e con ,

duct e d by th eir p ar ent s t o one of th e se imag es and with , ,

h e a d s c ove r e d by a v eil se at e d th e m se lv es on t he most

“

,
“
s ali ent p orti on St A ugu sti ne say s on thi s subj ect A
. .
,

cu st om th oug ht t o b e v e ry pr op e r and v ery r e ligi ou s

a m on g st t he R om an l adi e s i s th a t o f obligi ng brid e s t o

se a t th e m se lv e s up on t he monstr ou s and sup e r abu nd ant

”
fa scinu m of a Pri apu s (D e Ci v i zczze D ei vi So
‘ ‘

,
.
,

L a c t ant iu s w ould se e m t o r e fe r t o t he pr a ctic e obt a i ni ng

i n som e Ori e nt a l c ou ntri es o f t he sa crifice b e ing e ntir e ly
a cc ompli sh e d by t he od of w ood or ir on in t he as
g p
“
sag e . A nd Mut inu s on wh ose e x tr e mity brid e s se a t
,

th e mse l ve s in ord e r th at t he god m ay a pp e ar t o h av e re ’

”
c e ive d t h e fir st sacrific e of th e ir m od esty e F a lsd R eli
( D
on P o ssibly t he j e al ou sy o f t he R om an brid e gr oom s
g i e) .

put a limi t t o such c ompl e t e d e voti on though a c ert ai n ,

c ont act w as no d oubt d e e m e d ne e dful t o r end e r t he

, ,

c e r e m ony c om pl e t e assur e fe cu ndity and ne u trali se Sp e ll s

, ,

a nd e nch antm e nt s dir e ct e d ag a i nst a h appy c onsumm a ti on

of t he u ni on . M arri e d wom e n a l so foll owe d thi s pr actic e

in ord e r t o d estr oy t hech a rm th a t r e nd e r e d th e m st e ril e ,

but m or e h ard ene d th an t he brid e s th e y c arri e d th e ir ,

d e v oti on furth er .
“
D o not you yourse lv e s l ead y our
wives t o T u t inu s and t o d e str oy a ll eg e d ench antm ent s
, , ,

do not you m ak e t he m b e strid e t he imm ense and h orribl e

”
fascinu m P
( A r nob i us lib ,
A gr oup engr av e d by
.

Meu rsiu s from the ga ll e ry at Fl or e nc e gives a re pre

se nt at ion of thi s c e r e m ony A w om an with her h e a d
.
,

c ov er e d by a ki nd of cap st and s with h er hand s engag e d

,

i n supp orti ng her uplift e d g arm e nt s l e avi ng a p art of her ,

 A pp e ndi x . 2 81

b ody ex p osed A n e normou s Ph allu s r ears it se lf from

.

t he r ou nd a s f a r a s t he se x u a l org ans o f t he figur e

g .

Th ese w hich are vi sibly prop orti oned on a l arg e sc al e

, ,

se e m t o b e i n c o nt a ct with t he upp e r e nd o f t he Ph allu s .

T he cu st o m is i nd e e d far fr om ob sol e t e
, ,
“
M any a .

”
day say s G e ne r a l F orl ong
,
“
h av e I St ood a t e arly d awn
,

a t t he d oor of my t e nt pitch e d in a sa cr e d gr ov e a nd
, ,

gaz e d a t t he littl e gr oup s of fe m al e s st ealthily e m e rgi ng

fro m t he a dj oi ni ng h alf Sl e epi ng vill ag e e ach with a littl e
-
,

g arl and or bu nch ofSw e e t fl ower s and p e rh ap s c ostly oil

, ,

w e ndi ng th e ir w ay t o th a t t e mpl e in t he grov e or g ard e n

of t he od and g odd e ss o f cr e a ti on a nd wh e n none w e r e
g ,

th ought t o se e acc omp anyi ng th e ir e arnest pra y e r for

,

P ooli P a l a m ( child fruit ) with a r e sp e ct fu l abr asi on of a

- -

c e rta i n p art of th e ir p e r son o n Li ng a j e e and a littl e appli

-

c a ti on o f t he drippi ng s th a t are for e v e r trickli ng fr om

”
t he orific e o f t h e A rgh a F orl ong R i v er s o e i
( f f L i , , .
,

So D r I nm an Sp eaki ng of t he upright and

.
,

circul ar St one so c omm on in Ori e nt al vill ag e s say s T he , ,

t w o i ndic a t e t he m a l e a nd fe m al e a nd a m e dic a l fr i e nd
,

r e sid e nt in I ndi a has t ol d m e th at he has se e n w om e n

m ou nt up on the l ow e r st one and se a t th em se lv e s r e v e r e ntly
up on t he u pright one h a vi ng fir st adju st e d th e ir dre ss so
,

as t o pr e v e nt it i nt e rfe ri ng with th e ir p erfe ct c o nt a ct with

t h e mi ni a tur e ob e lisc . D uri ng t he sitti ng a sh ort p ray e r

se e m e d f litti ng ov e r t he w orshipp er s lip s but t he wh ol e
’
,
”
af fair w as soon ov e r .

W h e n sp eaki ng oft he so c a ll e d A ssyri an grov e I st at e d

-

th a t t he pi ne c one o ffe r e d by pri est s t o the d e ity re pre ,

se nt e d by th a t e m bl e m w as typic al o f t he t e sti s t h e ,

a na l ogu e o ft he m u nd ane e gg In a n anci e nt ge m d e pict e d

.

by M affe i w e notic e t he p e culi ar sh ap e of t he alt ar t he ,

2 82 A pp ndi
e x .

tripl e pi ll ar ari si ng fr om it the as s s head and fict ile ,

’

of feri ng s the la d of
,
fe ri ng a pi ne c one surrou nd e d w ith
l eav es and c arryi ng on his h ea d a b asket in which t w o
,

ph alli are di sti nctly t o b e r e c ogni sed The d eity t o wh om .

t he sa crific e is of fe r e d is B acchu s a s figur ed by t he p eopl e ,

of L a mp sacu s O n his sh ould e r he b ear s a thyr su s a

.
,

wand or virga t e rminati ng in a pi ne cone and h avi ng t w o

, ,

ribb ons d angl i ng fr om it W e se e them th at a m ongst .

, ,

c ert ai n oft he anci ent s t he A SS t he PI N E C O N E t he B A SK ET

, , , ,

a nd t he T H Y R SU S w e r e a ssoci a t e d with Bacchu s or t h e ,

sol a r d e ity u nd e r t he m a l e e mbl e m Out oftwe nty se v en . ~

g e m s figu r e d by R ap oni in W t h the thyrsu s occur s in

,
,

a ll it e ith e r i ndic a t es B acchu s or e l se is associ a t e d wi th ,

such surr ou ndi ng circum st anc e s a s t o sugg e st an id e a o f

lic enti ou s e nj oym ent It is one ofthe e mbl em s i ntroduc e d

.

i nt o a r e pr e se nt ati on of a fe ma l e offeri ng sacrific e t o the ,

od of L a mp sa cu s In t w pictur wh er e t he act or s are

g . o es ,

dru nk t he thyr su s ha s fall en d own a ba tt u In B a cchic

, .

sc e ne s t he thyr su s is o cc a si ona lly associ at e d with t he R I N G

,

t he e mbl e m of t he fe m a l e ; and in one v e ry signific ant

sc e ne wh e r e i n B acchu s a nd A ri a d ne are sea t e d up on a

,

li one ss t he pi ne c one and fill e t are b ei ng car esse d by the

,

”
fe m al e I nm an A nci ent Fa i t hs ii
.
( -
’ 4 90 , .
,

TH E R EL I GI O U S I
R T E S O F A N C EN T R O ME . I

G e ner al F orl ong in his Riv er s of Life has d ealt at ”

, ,

gr e at l ength with t he e sse nti all y ph allic basi s u nd e rlyi ng

t he r e ligi on of R om e but hith ert o all but ignor e d by
,

wr it er s on wh at is u su ally styl e d cl assic mythol ogy H e .

id entifi e s t he P a l ati ne Hill a s th at d edicat ed fr om t he

e arli e st tim e s t o t he m a l e e ne r y and the C a pit oli ne a s
g ,

th at sacr e d e sp eci ally t o the fe m al e cult to which he h old s ,

 2 84 A pp ndi
e x .

R om an l adi es proc e ed e d in st at e t o t he Qi irinal wh er e

,
,

St oo d t he t e mpl e o f t he Ph a llu s t oo k p osse ssi on of thi s ,

sa cr e d obj e ct and e sc ort e d it in pr o c e ssi on t o t he t em pl e

,

o f V e nu s Eryci na wh e r e th e y pl a c e d it in t he b osom of
,

t he g odd e ss A c or ne li an
. with a r e pr e se nt ati on
of thi s c e r e mony up on it has b e e n e ngr av e d in t he Cult e
,

S e cr e t de s D ames Rom ai ne s A triumph al chari o t b ears .

a ki nd of alt ar on which r est s a c o l ossa l Ph a llu s

, A .

g e niu s h o veri ng ab ov e thi s obj e ct h old s a cr ow n offl owe r s

su sp e nd e d ov e r it The ch ari ot and g e niu s are u nd e r a
.

squ a r e c ano py supp ort e d a t t he fo ur c or ne r s by Sp ear s

, ,

e a ch b orne by a se mi nud e w om an T he ch ari ot is drawn

-
.

by g oa t sand bull s ridd en by wi ng e d childr en and is pre

, ,

c e d e d by a gr oup of w om en bl owi ng trump e t s Furth e r .

o n a nd in fr ont of t he car is an o bj e ct ch a r act e ri stic oft he

, ,

fe m a l e sex r e pr e senti ng t he si nus v eneris Thi s e mbl e m

,
.
,

t h e pr o p orti ons of which c orr e sp ond t o th o se of t he

Ph a llu s on the chari ot is uph e ld by t w o g enii Th ese , .

a pp e a r t o b e p oi nti ng ou t t o t he Ph allu s t he pl ac e it is

t o o ccupy T he c e r e m ony a cc ompli sh e d t he R om an

.
,

l a di e s d e v outly e sc ort e d t he Ph allu s b ack t o it s t e mpl e .

T he my st e ri e s of B a cchu s w e r e c e l e br at e d a t Rom e in
t h e t e m pl e of th a t god and in t he sa cr e d w ood ne ar t he

Tib er styl e d Si m il a A t t he o ut se t wom e n a l one w e re

, .

a dmitt e d t o th ese c e r e m oni e s which t ook p lac e in t he ,

d aytim e A w om an of C a mp ani a
. na m e d Paccu lla ,

Mi ni a on b e i ng m ad e pri est e ss e ntir e ly chang e d the

, ,

na tur e o f t he i nsti t uti on by i niti a ti ng he r t w o sons a nd ,

d e cr e e i ng th a t the m y st eri e s sh ould only b e c e l ebrat e d

by night O th e r m en w e r e i ntro duc e d and with th e m
.
,

Se e p ag e 8, Fi g X X V A py of t his w ill
'

10 . . co
ge m be
g iv e n am on g ou r illu st rat ions .
 A pp endi x . 85

frightfu l di sord er s T he y outh s admitt ed w er e nev e r

.

m or e th an twenty years ofage I ntroduc ed by t he pri e st s

’

i nt o subt e rr ane an v ault s t he y ou ng i niti at e w as e x p ose d

,

t o th e ir b rut ality whil st frightful y e ll s a nd t he din of

,

drum s a nd cymb al s serv e d t o dr ow n the outcri es th e ir

vi ol enc e might pr ov ok e Wi ne fl owi ng in abu ndanc e
. .

stimul a t e d e x c esse s which t he sh ad e of night furth e r

,

fav our e d A ge and se x w e r e c onfou nd ed all sh am e w as

.
,

c ast asid e and e v e ry sp e ci es of lu x ury e v en th at c ontra ry

, ,

t o na tur e sulli e d t he t e mpl e of t he divi nity

,
If any o f .

t h e y ou ng i niti at e s r e si st e d t he i m p ortu niti e s of t he lib e r

ti ne pri e st s and pri e st e sses a nd acquitt e d th e m se lve s

,

ne glig e ntly in the p e culi ar duti e s e x p e ct e d fr om th e m th e y ,

w e r e sa crific e d by b e i ng a tt a ch e d t o m achi ne s w hich su d ,

de nly plu ng e d th e m i nt o l ow e r c av e rns wh er e th e y m e t ,

th e ir d eath T he pri est s a cc ou nt e d for th e ir di sapp e ar anc e

.

by a scribi ng it t o the acti on of t he god wh om th e y w e r e

a ll e g e d t o h av e o f fe nd e d Sh outi ng a nd d anci ng by
.

m e n a nd w om en supp ose d t o b e m ov e d by divi ne in

,

fl u e nc e form e d a l e adi ng e pi sod e in th ese c e r e m oni e s

, .

W om en with di shev e ll ed h air w e r e se e n t o plu ng e light e d

t orch e s ch emic ally pr e p ar e d b e for eh and i nt o t he w at e r s
, ,

o f t he Tib e r with out e x ti ngui shi ng th e m A t th e se m id .

night a sse mbli es p oi sons w e r e br e w e d will s forg e d pe r , ,

j uri e s arrang ed and murd e r s pl anne d T he i niti a t e s w e re

,
.

o f a ll cl a sses e v e n t he v e ry high e st a nd t h e ir nu m b e r s
, ,

b e c am e so gr e at th at th ey w e r e r e gard e d a s a d a nge r t o
t he St a t e ag a i nst w hich th e y are sa id t o h a v e pl ott e d
,
.

C onse qu ently the S enat e o n t he r e pr ese nt ati ons o f t he

,

C onsul Posthu m iu s ab oli sh e d th e se asse m bli e s A U C

,
. . .

6 Juv e na l in his Si x th S atir e h as sp ok e n in t e r m s

5 4 .
, ,

ha rdly q uot abl e of t he e x c e sse s pr acti se d a t t he fe stiv a l

o f t he B ona D e a .
2 86 A pp endi x .

G ener al F orl ong has a l so a fe w g e ner al ob servati ons

up on the m ark e d Phall o Fir e w or shi p of t he Gr e e k s and
-

R omans t oo c ommonly c a ll e d Fir e and A nc e st or W or

,

ship T he signs or N ishi ns of t he g e ne r ati ng p ar e nts

’
.

that is t he Lar es and P enat e s— w e r e pl ac e d in t he fa mily

,

ni ch e s cl ose t o t he h oly fl a m e — “
th a t hot air ” “
h oly ,

” ”
spirit or ,
br eath the activ e forc e of the H ebr ew
,

B R A and t he Egypti an P t a t he e nge nd er e r of t he

,
’
,
”
h e av ens and earth b e for e w hich ignorant and sup e r
,

st it iou s ra c e s pra y e d and pr ostr a t e d th e m se lv e s just a s ,

th ey do t o day b efor e v ery Simil a r symb ol s The Gr e ek s

- .

and R o m ans w atch e d ov e r th eir fir es a s cl ose ly a s do ou r

P ar se e s or Z or oastri ans The m a l e s oft he family had t o

.

see th a t t he h o ly fl am e ne v e r w e nt ou t but in t he ab ,

senc e of t h e h e ad of t he h o u se and pr actic a lly at all ,

tim e s thi s sacr ed duty d evolv e d on t he m a tr on of the

,

hou se Ev e ry e v e ni ng t he sacr e d fire w as c ar e fully

.

c ov e r e d with ash e s so tha t it might not go ou t by

,

ov e r sight but qui e tly sm ould e r on ; a nd in t he m o rni ng

,

t he a sh e s w e r e r e m ov e d wh e n it w a s bright ene d up and

,

w or shipp e d In M arch or ear ly spri ng it w as all ow e d t o

.
, ,

die ou t but not b e for e t he N e w Y e ar s Fir e had b e e n

’
,

ki ndl e d fr om S ol s r ay s and pl ac e d in the S anctu ary N o

’
.

u ncl e an obj e ct w as all ow e d t o c o m e ne ar A gni ; none

dur st e v e r warm th emse lv e s nea r him ; nor c ould any
bl am eworthy acti on t ak e pl ac e in his pr e se nc e H e w as .

only a ppr oa ch e d f or ad or ati on or pr ay e r ; not a s Fir e ,

which he w as not but as sex u al fl am e or Life

, ,

It se e m s e x tr aordi nary t o A si a tic s as I h av e oft en fou nd ,

wh en c onv e r si ng with th em ab out R om an faith s and wh at ,

Eur op eans b e li ev e in r eg ard t o th ese tha t thi s matt e r is Still ,

so mi su nd e r st ood in Eur op e wh e r e t he w or ship oft he L ar es

,
 2 88 A pp ndi
e x.

M ahad e vi Ram s ski ns dy e d re d w er e ord e r e d for t he

.
’

J e wi sh t ab e r nacl e (Ex odu s x x v Scarl e t c e d ar w ood

.
,
-
,

and hy ssop w e r e bur nt with t he red h e ife r u se d in t he

wat er of se p ara ti on ( Nu m b e r s x ix In t he R o mi sh .

Church the high e st dig nit a ri e s w e ar sc arl e t and purpl e .

Re d p owd e r is u se d in Hi nd u w or ship J aganat h i s p a i nt e d ,

r e d a nd f or a pri e st t o thr o w t he p owd e r on a wom an s

’
,

br east is e quival ent t o soliciti ng a dult e ry C ol one l F orb e s .

”
L esli e not e s th at w h at he styl es t he e x clud e d m e mb er
of an I ndi an st one circl e t he situ a ti on ofwhich he lik e ns
,

t o th a t of t he Fri ar s H e e l at St one h eng e w a s d a ub e d

’ ’

with whit e p atch es with a re d m ark in t he c entr e and

, ,
’
r e call s t he v ermili on oil and mi nium u sed t o Sm e a r J ov e s .

st atu e o r symb ol at R om e on fe st a l d ay s Thi s is Still .

t he pr actic e a ll ov e r I ndi a sh owi ng how cl ose l y Gr e e c e

,

a nd R o m e h av e fo ll ow e d t he I ndi an cult E sp e ci a lly is .

it u se d for O m phi or r otu nd e gg lik e obj e ct s a pr otrudi ng

,
-
,

o v at e fa c e of a tr ee or r o ck ; u nd e r such a tr e e th e r e

w ould sur e t o b e se en or im agined and imm e di a t e ly ,

d e pict e d an Eva Chavah or cl e ft T he nature of t hi s

, , , .

b esm eari ng Sho w s t he obj e ct is d e dicat e d t o t he d e iti e s of

fertility re d oil and w a t e r m e ani ng thi s all ov e r t he E a st
, ,

for obvi ou s r e a sons I h av e oft e n avail e d m y se lf

o f a r e ligi ou s fe e li ng by m arki ng li ne s if ru nni ng o v e r r ock s

or st one s or on tr e es with re d c ol our e d li nes or d o t s re d

-
,
’
b e i ng P arv ati s hu e fertility a nd much as t he cultiv at or
, ,

fe ar e d t o se e a th eodolit e l e v e ll e d across his f amily soil ,

he w ould ne v e r try t o e f fa c e t he re d m ark s u nl e ss he

w as a n e duc at e d sc e ptic which ou r school s and chi e f
,

citi e s h av e not b e e n Sl ow t o produc e and which w e

-
,
”
th ankfully w e lcom e F orl ong R i v er s o L
( .
f if )e , .

“
Pri apu s w as re pr e sent e d with the h ead of Pan or
 A pp endi x . 2 89

t he Fau ns—
that is t o say with g oat s h or ns and e ars
,
’
.

Wh en he had arm s— for he w as no t a l w ay s fou nd wit h

th e m— Pri apu s h eld in one h and a scyth e and som e ti m e s ,

with his l e ft h and grasp ed lik e O siri s t he ch ar act eri stic

, ,

fe atu re ofhis divi nity which w as a lway s c ol ossal thr e at e n

, ,

ing a nd p ai nt e d re d
, A ll t he figur e s o f P ri apu s
w e r e no t thu s c oarse ly m ad e ; som e w er e wr ough t with
c ar e as w e ll as t he Te r m i formi ng the l ow e r p art Th a t
, .

which t he figur e b or e h er e w as st ark nak e d and p ai nt e d

”—
re d D u lau re Hist oi r e A b r é e e de di e r e ns Cu lt es
( ii ’ '

.
, g ,
.
,

1 69
NoLi ngam wor ship can b e c onduct e d without t he
b e ll ; in u ni on t he Li ng am and b e ll giv e forth life and
sou nd a s S iv a s pri e st s h a v e c onfe ssed t o m e B e ll
’
, .

o r na m e nt a ti on is v e ry c onspicu ou s o n sacr e d buildi ng s ,

wh er e it is u su ally said t o r e pr e sent t he m amm ae and ,

d e not e fertility A c opp er v ase fou nd at C air o sh ow s

.

u s I si s a s t h e nur si ng m oth e r for m i ng t og e th e r with her

, ,

b oy a C olum n of Life i nsid e wh a t w e m ay c all t he

’ ‘
, ,
’
A ssyri an Tr e e or D oor o f Life or t he J e wi sh Gr ov e
’
.
,

T he b e ll flow er s arou nd th e m are h e ld t o b e t he Cib oriu m

or Egypti an b e an a nd t o r e pr e se nt b oi b a b e ll a nd a t e a t
, ,

whil st t he m atur e d b ean w as th ought v e ry lik e t he

m al e org an N ear t he furth e st w e st e r n sourc e of
t he Ta y a m ong st t he m ost rugg e d a nd l oft y sc e ne ry o f
,
’
P e rth sh ir e li e s the Sc otti sh P ool ofB e th e sd a h er e c all e d
,
‘
,

t he H oly P ool of St ra thfillan a c e ntr e f or u nk no w n a g e s

,

o f h ea li ng e f fic acy o f bl essi ng a nd sup e r stiti o n

,
N ear t o .

thi s p ool sit e of t he old D ruidic shri ne o f F e l an B al an

, , ,

o r Fa ola n did t he ne w fa ith e r e ct i t s a nci e nt church o f

,

S t Fill an and appropri at e d t he o ld Sivaik he ll o f c onic a l

.
,

sh a p e a nd ph allic h a ndl e Truly as t he L ord Bi sh op o f

. ,

U
2
9 0 A pp ndi e x.

B r echi n y in his acc ou nt o f thi s b ell the h andl e is

sa s ,
‘

t he m ost r e m ark abl e p art f or th e r e w e find twic e r e p eat e d

,
’
t he w e ll k now n h e a th e n e mbl e m o f t he ph allu s
- .

( F orl ong R i v ers o L

f if,
e i 2
3 2 2
33 ; ii ,
2 99.
,
-
.
,

T he p a ssag e “
M or e ov e r b e c au se t he d aught er s of
, ,

Z i on are h aughty w a lki ng and mi nci ng as they

”
g o a nd m aki ng a ti nkli ng with th e ir fe e t
, ( I sa i ah iii .

i m pli es th a t th ey t oo wor e b e ll s as an o rnam ent “

No .

gr e at e r r e proach can b e c ast U p on a w om an than th a t she

ha s c arri e d i nt o m arri e d life t h e e vid e nc e of pr e c e d ent
impurity Those w ho are fam ili ar with t he M osaic law
. ,

will r e m emb er the str e ss l a id up on the t ok ens of vir ‘

gi nity a nd t he imp ort anc e which t he m oth e r a tt ach e d t o

,
’

b e i ng abl e t o produc e th e m for he r d aught e r Th ere is .

’
a b e li e f th a t wh a t phy si o l ogi st s c a ll t he hym e n m ay ‘

b e d estr oy e d by such a n a ccid e nt a s t oo l ong a strid e in

w alki ng ru nni ng or st e ppi ng ov e r a Stil e or by a Singl e
, , ,

jump T o pr e v ent the p ossibility ofsuch an occurr enc e and

.
,

t he c a su a lty which it i nv olv e s all m a id ens h av e th e ir dr e ss

,

fur ni sh e d with a light c ord or ch ai n ab out the l ev e l ofthe

k ne e s Thi s enabl e s th em t o t ak e sh ort p ac e s but not
.
,
’
to Str a ddl e o ve r a nythi ng T o m a k e t h e fe tt e r a s or na
.

m e nt a l a s p ossibl e t he lig a ture i s fu r ni sh e d with b e ll s

, .

Thi s cu st o m is r e ferr e d t o in t he sent e nc e ab ov e qu ot e d .

T he cu st o m al so pr e v ail e d in anci e nt A r abi a a s is e vid e nt ,

fr om M oh amm e d s i nju ncti on in the K oran L e t th e m

’
,
‘

( t h e w om e n) not m ak e a noi se with th e ir fee t th a t t he ,

o rna m e nt s th e y hid e m a not b e di sc ov e r e d Wh ’

en
y .

m arri ag e is c onsu m m at e d th er e is no occ asi on for t he u se

o f t he ji ngli ng ch a i n T o b e ar aw ay th e b ell th e r e for e ’
.
, ,

i s e quiv a l e nt t o t aki ng a virgi n t o wife In P omp e ii

‘ ’
.

a nd H e rcul aneum wh e r e p ai nti ng s still t e ll u s o f t he i nner

,
2
9 2 A pp endi x .

’
h ands over their Rock of A g e s t he Tsur oo Sal em ,
- -
.

The p oor owne r s had ne v e r pr ob ably b ee n a sk e d or if ,

so in a w a
y which br ook e d not r e fu sal if th e y w ould ,

yi e ld up t o the ir d e ity t he ch e e ry annou nc e r of th e ir

u ne v ent ful days of l ab our ; for in ge ne r al t he se l e cti on
fall s on t he fi nest bird of the vill ag e and t he a ctu al ,

sacrificers are r ar e ly th ose w ho l ose a nythi ng by t he

transa cti on In thi s I sp eak of t he cu st om s of rud e

.

I ndi an trib es ; but such sacrific e s w er e al so c ommon t o

and p e rform e d in much t h e sa m e w a by Ph oeni ci ans
y ,

Scyth s Su e v e s J e w s Gr ee k s & c
, , ,
T he h or se w as al so
, . ,

s acrific e d by all p eopl e s at so m e p eri od of th eir hi st ory ;

but t he c ock has b een the enduring favourit e and cru e lly ,

th ough he has b een tr eat e d wh e r e v er a Sab e an or ph a llic

,

a lt ar ha s b e e n r ai se d his re e mi ne nc e has b e e n a cknow

p
-
,

l e dg e d A s an e mbl e m of a w orld wid e id ea he still

.
-

divid e s t he right t o r u l e on t he t empl es and Spir e s of

Chri sti an Europ e and on the humbl e r shri nes of m any
,

na ti ons with t he Cr e sc e nt of I si s a nd A r abi a a nd t he T au

, ,
”
or Cr oss th a t anci ent
,
“
w ood ofh e alth ( F orl ong Ri v ers ,

qf f L i e i , 3 38 . ii
,
2
7 4 . T
,
h e c onne x i on b e tw e e n

t he c ock t he su n and t he id e a o f m a sculi nity has e x i st e d

, , ,

fr o m t he e arli est known tim e s t o t he pr e se nt The u ni on .

o f id ea s app e ar s t o b e — 1 Th a t t he c ock procl aim s t he

.

su nri se . 2 Tha t t he c ock is for i t s si z e u nu su ally Str ong

.
,

plucky and c our ag eou s 3 Th at it see m s t o h av e u m

, . .

” —
limit e d p ow er s among st the h ens ( I nm an A n cient .
,

Fa i tb s, i , 5 3 6
.
 IN D E X .

Anna ca na nnx, 65 Bl ls a nd J g
i n les, t he i r m ea ni n a t g
b
1 e

(
A ra x as o ft he G nost ics) 1 6 7 m a sq u era de s, 9 7
b g
A ish a a nd K i n g
Da id ( not e) , v ,

2 1 6 B e lls i n A nc i e nt Worshi , 2 8
9 p
fl eho s o r O chog, 75 fl
Fi
7 2 1
A da m
Ad v ( t he
t he ,
rst
1
Ma n) ,
1 93 B e s t Ma n a t W e dd i n s, hi s cha ra c te r g
e rsa ry, 74 a nd d u t i es , 8 2
E ons, t h e
g pp , 1 66

C B e t he ] , 6 4
A r i a, H enry orneli u s, 1 0 6 B e t hels, or m a rk s to nes, 1 1 1
Alc he m i st s, som e of t he i dea s of t he , B et hy les, or com m e m ora t i v e stones,
1
33 1 10

B i bl p
1

A m u let s, 43
g
Analo y of t he L a w s of Mu si cal
e, m i sre ad a nd m i sre re sente d,

p
T e m e r am e nt t o t he N a t u ral D i s
38

sona nce of
g
rea t i on, C
”
131

g v
B o c ha r t , 6 5
B ody of Ada m
( a alist ic i dea s reCb
A n el of t h e L ord, i n t he fi u r at i e
gg g
a rdi n g
t h e) , 6 8 , 2 40
st ru
g
le w i t h t he Pa tr i arc h 37 B ow i n g
St ones, 5 4
p
,

An els of t he G nost ics, 1 6 9 B

Annot a t i ons on t he Sa cre d W ri t i n s g ra h m a , w or shi of ,

B ra nt em e, Me m oi rs of, 1 98
1 87

oft h e H i ndoos,
p p
A ocaly se, 5 8, 2 0 9
1 77 B
B
zg
ra e n Ser e nt , 6

r i h t Esse nce s, 1 0
5 p
p
A oll o a nd Dia na , 7 1 B
7
b
O elisk on t h e Tha m e s
pp
A les of Sodom , 1 40
ri t i sh

b
Em a nk m e nt, 40
Ari stot eli a n Met hod, ar u es from g B z
ron i d Erc ola no, 1 0 0
p g
’

a rt i cu lars t o

Assy r ia n W orshi
ener als 1
63 p , B
B
rot h e rs oft he Red ross , 1 41 C
g
As tr olo y of t he Chald mans, 6
,

B
rot he rs of t he

g
r u s c h, B e , 2 6 1
y
R 1 1 6 .

At horh, 47 B ra h m At m a , 1 7 8

B
-

B G
AAL -PH E O R , or B aal Pheor 6 6, 2 60 B
u dd hi st s a nd t h e Rosar
y 44 45 , ,

B b g
yloni a n Marri a e Mark et
,

L on s ’
g B
u ddh is t i c Se nse, 1 6 4

p
u ll, a t Mem h i s a nd H e li o oli s, 2 p
pi
a - .

73
ct u r e , 2 B
B byl i W f v
y ron, L o rd , q u ot e d, 2 0 1 , 2 0 2
2
3
om en ra n k
on a n
v
a o e ery
d di i
an
b d p i i
i h con
m it t e
t on
to
once
rost tut
n t ei r

on as a re li
li es CA B , Keb , Ke la
CC bb b , or C b aa a, 39

gi b v 4
su a a la , t he , 1 89
a nce, 6
B h l S i pp
o ns o se r a li st s, 1 2 1
a cc i an oc i e t es, su
a na
t h e Rom a ns, 48
ressed b y CC b
a

a a lis t ic P hiloso h e rs p ,
20 5
a i ni t es, 1 76
Ba c ch a na ls a nd B
a cch ant es , 9 7
B g
a con, Ro er ( u ot ed , 2 1 7
)
Ca rpocra t es t he G nost i c 1 7 1 , 1 72
C C, ,

B
q
a coni a n Me t hod, t he hi loso hy of p p a t ha

C y or hi na , 1 5 7
Em re ss a nd he r p
g
t h e schools a r u e s from a rt i c u lars p a t he ri ne, t he ,

g
t o enerals 2 C
a m ou rs, 2 0 1

g a u la Ri t e s ( m y st ic) i n l l i ndoosta u ,
.

B a le sw ara -L i n a , 2 40 62
B a sili de a ns, G nost ics, 1 5 4
B eh m e n, J b
aco , t he rea t m st ic al g C a u se s of t he g
O ri i na l Dis pe rsion,
y
Ma st er, 1 1 6 , 1 46 ; o osi t ion t o, a nd pp CC
6
F
g
di sre ard of, 1 47, 2 1 3
e les t i a l i re , 9 5
e lt i c Dr u id s,
”
q u ot ed, 2
5;
 Index
2
94 .

Ceri u thu s, t he G nost ic, 1 6 7 Enoch, 1 3 6

CC b
e st u s of t h e 1 28 p
Esca es from t he w orld, 124
b
ha m ers, Ro er t a nd W illi a m , of Ete rnal Tri li ca te , 1 2 1 p
b g
Edi n u r h, t heir fau lty illu st ra
t ion of H u m e t he hiloso h er, 3 p p F fM
AL L o a n, 1 2 1
C b
her u i m a nd Sera h i m 6 8 p F t D F t l g d f 39
F l 94
en 1
C
au s or r. o
g
. , au s u s, e ,

hi ne se Great Dra on, 9 8 em a e, 1

CC v
hi alry, 1 2 9 F l B ty 97
em a e

g F i gl f B l y
ea u , 1

hri st ian Arc hi t ectu re, t he reli i on of h l tt t

i di t i v
ea corn, er
p g , ar e or e e
”
t h e u ri h t or c ent ral ray, 6 9 D l d
e ta. st a n s a s n f h t
C F l ifl
ca e o e

hri st ian const ru ct ion, t o b e c orrec t em a e 4 n u ence, 2

p p
,

m u st of cour se b e h i loso hi ca l Fg T
i 69
Fi W hip C l i l d ti f
- ree, 2

const ru ct i on, 3 7 e est a on o

C
re -

t Fi
ors . a ora
h ri st i a n m a rt yrs, 2 2 5 h t l e e em en
Cb Cp F i W h ip T 5 , r e,
o ra di a ello, 4 1 i l d ti errest r a on

CC t Fi
re - ors . a ora

om m on Se nse, 1 43 f h l
t e e e m en ,
onch a V b
eneris, t he e m lem of t h e Fi h y h
o

, m
5
re,

d i h th
t s connect e w t 68 e, 2
Fl g ll i th L p l t R
.
s

fem ale m ans, 42 e at on a t om e ,

C g pp
a e u er ca a

orneliu s A ri a, 2 2 7

C
ross a nd Rose, t h e, 44, 1 1 6
p ” -
A ocaly t i c p
Fl d R b E gli h D m i i ( f
Y
52
oo

k) 4 h C
, o ert , n s o n can o

Cru ci fi ed Rose t ent u r

fig Fl d R b f B d i K t y 49
eu or ,
1 ,
1
o ert , erst e n en
v
u re, 1 41

p
oo , o ,

Cu m u d- a t i or Eu h rat es De vat a s 4
F l g M j G l hi b k
. 1 9
a nd t he L i ngha or Ph allu s, 2 39 or on

Th Ri v
, a or - enera , s oo ,

f L if A ccou nt
I G I
D AN C N Gi rls i n ndi a , 56 f h F i h t
e
f d t 3
t s, r e erre
ers o
”
e : an
6
g F El
o e a o,
k
D ar ness and L i ht , 2 1 2 th
e m ent s, 6
v I — gb
D a id of sr a el danci n efor e t he F C p i hip 9
ou r
om a n ons
e, 1 0

F ly R vi
ree ,
1 1
”
f
’
Ark , 5 6 re em asons Q u ar te r
v I — S p e ew o
D a i d of sra el th e he herd B oy, 1 8 0,
4 q d
u ot e , 5

5 F i H l S h g Ph lli
’
ee a t t one en e, a
p p
1 2

bj
r ar s a c
Da u hi n, t h e, or D el h i n, 2 0 9 e ct , 3 9
g g p i d y Di v i i y t F i gd
o
D elu e, m ore t ha n enou h roof ofi n n t
g dd 4
r a o re a, o or
t he r ecords a nd t radi t i ons of all t h e o ess, 0

nat i ons, 49
g
D em i u r e, t he, 1 73 G B I h A h g l
R EL t an e 1 2
i g
A 3 e rc ,

D onon, 2 73 G ll ( d h y h t m t c oncern n
hi fi g
a us an e s
D e Qu i ncey, Thom as, hi s a ccou nt of t )
pp g F yt h l gi l f bl
s ure , 2 91

t h e su ose d ori i n of re e m a sonry , G a ny m e d e, t he mf oo ca a e o ,

I4; 48
g
D eu t a s or An els, 1 8 8 G d f Ag y h 6 t
v
D e i, H indu G od dess, 6 3 G d
ar en o
f Ed
en o h
on
en,
,

t
e, 1 4

K p
ar 9 e, 2 1
Dia na, i n t h e m yst i c i sm of t he G d er, 1 2 8
t h M t N bl O d
ar er or ee
G nosti cs, 1 6 9 G a r t e r, e fth os o e r er o e,
D ist i ncti ons i n Myst ic Ana t om y, 2 1 4 6
v z G l C i lp i
20
D i i ni t és Gé néra t ri c e s c he les ne, 1 1 0
hi p f t h Ph ll
au sa
Anc i ens et le s Modernes, 1 1 2
,

G l d h t W ors
g
au s, a n e o e a u s,
Doct ri ne of Si nat u res, 2 7 2 1 1 1

D onaldson, D r , 2 7 6 G e m ara Sa nhe dri m , 64

v g fi
.

D o e of R econcil i at i on i n t h e D elu e, Gene si s x i ii 2 2 ( t h e signi cat i on of

t h e m ea ni n of 8 0g t he w ord H e el ”
2 76
.

g
,

Gla di u s of t h e Archan el Michael

Y
EG PTIAN Platoni cs, 75 311
,

Eleph a nt i s, t h e cou rt esan, a nd he r G nost i c Gem s, t he, 1 5 2 , 1 70

t w el vp
e ost u res, 1 0 6 L eft -H a nd Si de of Nat u re,
Eli as, 1 3 6
p
1 42

Enforced rost i tu t ion, 1 2 3 Gnosti c Rit es, 2 64

 2
9 6 Index .

g
L o a n or Rock i n Stones, 7 6 g Mu sic i ts p e rnat ural ch aracte r a nd
g C p , su
L ohe n ri n ( th e ham ion) , 1 2 6 pow er, 1 30
L ondon Asia ti c Soci e ty, 3 8 Mu si c a nd w m e i n a nci ent rel i i ous g
L ot u s, t h e, 1 8 5, 2 6 9 cele r at i ons, 45b ‘

v
L o e or W i sdom , w hi ch i s th e reat est , g Myli t t a —a m on the a yloni ans, 46
Myst i c Anatom y, 1 2 5, 1 8 9
g Bb
a nd w hi ch ( i n t he m yst i c, hi dde n
s ense, )

w orld ? 1 45
i s t he rodu cer of t h e p My steri es of e le ra t ion i n t he Te m
p
les oft he a yloni ans, 46
CB bb
L u cr e t i a, phiIOSOphi c i e w ofher fat e,
1 1
v My st e ri e s of Eleu sis, 5 9
My st i cal Dra on, t h e, 1 40 g
7

MAGD AL EN t he 2 2 8 9 NAME S oft h

day s ofth e w eek , 5 3
v v
, ,
-
e
Maha de a (Si a) 2 3 9 N at u ra l Se le c t i on ( Act i ng w i t hi n
g
.
,

Mah m ou d at G hizni 1 8 0 m a tt er, e x erci si n choi ce, m ust b e

Mah omm e dans x77
,

t he D e i ty i tself e s t he w h ole Bg
Ma hom m edan i ew s
,

v concer ni n g q u est i on) , 1

N a u t che s i n ndi a, 5 6 I
.

w om e n, 2 2 1
Ma i m onides q u oted 6 6 b
N el a m o—L ot u s or Wa t er L ily, 7 6
Ma le a nd em ale F ,

crea t ed he N e za i re s or N azara ins ( t he) , 2 65

N 0 0 11 3 of Ant ioch, t he G nosti c,
2
t he m , 191
3
Mandra k e s 2 70 1 5

Ma n s rea son of no
’
,

v al u e in g
Ni ht, 48
v
j dgi g g
u se or
n of th e t hin s of God, 1 N i r a na, 5 0 -5 1
45
v
u

Marcioni t es 1 5 4 N i rw a n, or N i r ana ou tli ne of t h e —

Ma rlow e s F au stu s p
,
’

q u ota ti on from rea l B

eli e fs of t h e u ddh ist s es e B
( not e)
,

c i ally i n rela t i on t o t h e m eani n

,

g
37
Marria e, 2 3 2 g ,

gv
w hi ch t hey i e t o t h ei r i deas c on
Ma sonr y, 5 9 c er ni n t he i r g ”
N i r w a n, or N i r
Ma st er P a ssion, t h e , 1 8 9 v a na ,
50 , 5 1
”

May a of t he u ddhi st s, 1 5 6 B N u t ri t i on t he nat u ra l hu m a n,

Mc sw e e ney, Myles, enu s-Pandem os, V “
fl am eless fire, ”

U zz V 34
1

U za , a, H u ssey or enu s ( not e) ,

O B IS K d eri a le from
O b li vb
C—
1 20 EL
J , or e se,

Me c ca t he e ru sale m of t he Mahom t w o h a ldai c t e nm s, signi f “

y i ng ob ,
”

m e d ans, 3 9
,

g ”
m a i c a nd li s, a ra y of t he su n,
M é m oi r e s u r ZEgyp te, 2 6 3
’
or of li ht , 5 3 g
M e x i c a ns, t h e, w orsh i p of nd of t he b
O elisk of Se m i ra m is, 2 40
a nc i e nt C , a

h i nese, si m ilar, 33 b
O eli sk s a nd Pi lla rs 2 41
Mx
M
i e d N a t u r e , 1 75
p
od er n O i ni on, cla ss o inion, 1 1 5 p
O B ri e n s Rou nd To w ers of r ela nd,
'
’
,

I
M oloch of Sc r i t u r e , 1 79
Mont Salv egge or Sa l a io, 1 2 6
p
v gg
2 41
C
O ld h i na , 1 5 7
O ld Pri m azv a l W orld ru in of t he,
M
,
”
H
’
i nd u Pa nt he on, 2 46 89
p g p p
oor s 1
M osa i c T h eoso h i c al Cosm o on , 7 9
y O h i t es, or Se r ent i ni ans, 1 7 2
M osh e i m q u ot ed , 1 63 O rder of t h e G art e r, 1 2 8
M ou nt M
e ru , 1 8 4 O r i ent al N ot i ons i n regard to t he
M ou nt M
or i a h, t h e c ru of ndia , 6 7 M I fe m ale sex, 2 2 3 ( et seq )
M ou nt of Sa fe t y , o r Sal a t i on, 1 2 6 v g
O ri en, 1 6 2
.

M a nt r a s a nd Sa cr e d Te x t s a m on t he g g
O r i i n of t he L in a, or Phallu s, g
H i ndoos, 6 1
M v
u sc o i t e s, t h e G olden H eif er a ni m al
2 40

O r ig i nes H e b r a i cce , 64
b
sy m ol of t h e s is, or a f em a leI g
O ri i na l Di s ersal of Pr i m i ti p v Na
b
e
sy m ol, 5 3 t ions, 5
M u si c, t h e a i r of Pa ra di se, 1 3 0 O gi e s of B a cch u s,

O p hi
r 45
LIu si c a nd M
e lod , 1 3 0 H ym ns, 9 9
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Stu dy .

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’
WORKS .

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t , 7s 6d. .

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The Rosi cru ci ans .

T h e ir Myst eries w i th c hap t rs on the Anc i ent Fi r and Serp nt

B i tes a nd e e e
o
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