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the uni ^ sentation of the miindane egg ^ systems ' a ; ¦ ' symbol : nf vt ^ The interior of the cavern of initiation was lit by innum erabfe l ^ mps ^ and ther ^ principal hierophants sehtatives of Br ^ ma , 1 ^
Supreme Beity of the Hindoos ^ godof th ^ mamfosta ^ iohs of his attribute Bantheon , t ^ when he gains his meridian in the south ) he is Siva ; and when he sets-m / tho : west , ' ^
Again ; hi the Eorbastric im ^^ initiation ; ^ vas circular , b em ^ and the Sun in the east , with the surrb indispensable part of the ' ^^ oj ^ b of the reOeption-rooih .
Suit is continued ; a ^ intim ^ es that ^ Sun * god who had been incarnate , that is , appeared on the earth , or rose , and who was at length put to death by T y ^^ biF ¦ dd ^ kness
.--In the great mysteries of Eleusis , which were celebrated at Athens , we learn from Chrysostomy as well as other authorities , that the temple of initiation was symbolic of the universe , and we know that one of the officers represented the Sun .
In the Celtic mysteries of the Druids , the temple of initiation was either oval , to represent the mundane egg , —a symbol , as I have already said , of the world , —or circular , because the circle was a symbol of the universe , —or cruciform , in allusion to the four elements Or constituents of the universe . In the island of Lewis , in
Scotland , there is one combining the cruciform and circular form ; there is a circle consisting of twelve stones , while three each are placed on the east , the west , and the south ; and thirty-eight , in two parallel lines , on the north , forming an avenue to the circular temple . In the centre of the circle is the image of the god . In the initiation into these rites , the solar deity performed an important part of the celebrations commenced at daybreak , when the Sun was hailed at his appearance as the 6 i God of Yictory ; the king who rises
in light and ascends the sky , " But I need not multiply these instances : every country and religion of the ancient world would afford one . Sufficient has been cited to show the complete coincidence between the symbolism , in
this respect , of Masonry and the ancient rites and mysteries , and to suggest for them a common origin ; the Sun being always in the former , from the earliest times of the primitive or patriarchal Masonry , considered simply as a manifestation of wisdom , strength , and beauty of the Divine Architect , while it was by the latter , in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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the uni ^ sentation of the miindane egg ^ systems ' a ; ¦ ' symbol : nf vt ^ The interior of the cavern of initiation was lit by innum erabfe l ^ mps ^ and ther ^ principal hierophants sehtatives of Br ^ ma , 1 ^
Supreme Beity of the Hindoos ^ godof th ^ mamfosta ^ iohs of his attribute Bantheon , t ^ when he gains his meridian in the south ) he is Siva ; and when he sets-m / tho : west , ' ^
Again ; hi the Eorbastric im ^^ initiation ; ^ vas circular , b em ^ and the Sun in the east , with the surrb indispensable part of the ' ^^ oj ^ b of the reOeption-rooih .
Suit is continued ; a ^ intim ^ es that ^ Sun * god who had been incarnate , that is , appeared on the earth , or rose , and who was at length put to death by T y ^^ biF ¦ dd ^ kness
.--In the great mysteries of Eleusis , which were celebrated at Athens , we learn from Chrysostomy as well as other authorities , that the temple of initiation was symbolic of the universe , and we know that one of the officers represented the Sun .
In the Celtic mysteries of the Druids , the temple of initiation was either oval , to represent the mundane egg , —a symbol , as I have already said , of the world , —or circular , because the circle was a symbol of the universe , —or cruciform , in allusion to the four elements Or constituents of the universe . In the island of Lewis , in
Scotland , there is one combining the cruciform and circular form ; there is a circle consisting of twelve stones , while three each are placed on the east , the west , and the south ; and thirty-eight , in two parallel lines , on the north , forming an avenue to the circular temple . In the centre of the circle is the image of the god . In the initiation into these rites , the solar deity performed an important part of the celebrations commenced at daybreak , when the Sun was hailed at his appearance as the 6 i God of Yictory ; the king who rises
in light and ascends the sky , " But I need not multiply these instances : every country and religion of the ancient world would afford one . Sufficient has been cited to show the complete coincidence between the symbolism , in
this respect , of Masonry and the ancient rites and mysteries , and to suggest for them a common origin ; the Sun being always in the former , from the earliest times of the primitive or patriarchal Masonry , considered simply as a manifestation of wisdom , strength , and beauty of the Divine Architect , while it was by the latter , in