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Masonic Celestial Mysteries.
and always troubling the rivers Eridanus and Po with his feet , * but Cetus had better be examined and not described . Apis Senior and A p is Junior cannot have their mouths filled with either straw or grass , but Cetus can have his mouth in the green
field like an ox . Apis , the sun king , ou John Bull invariabl y meets his death at the end of the year . Sometimes like Antinous he is drowned iu the river Nihil , at other times he is slaughtered ivith the
sword of M ythras . & c . When the sun man is slain , the elders assemble ancl strike off the heifer ' s neck at 286 ° , the Epiphany . —See Montfaucou , plate 112 , vol . 2 , and thence it ascends to heaven , as Apis Taurus , that is , the forequarters ascend ,
Fig . i . for the hind quarters are forbidden the Hebers , or Hebrews . The hind quarters left behind are quite good enough for those believing in the cross below ( See Scutum ) and the cross , and the hind quarters of A p is on the 1 st Jan ., AR 281 . " He
that killeth au ox is as if he slew a man . "t To fully understand how and wh y the sun bull received the name of John , requires further insig ht into the laws , when the esoteric reading of Col , or Gaul , France and Wales , ancl the dispute between
M & nJcar of Cetus , the Prince of Whales , and the Dauphin , the Dolphin , and mirach ocean Venus , or mermaid , and Dauphiness , or Dolp hiness , will elucidate many obscure passages of ancient history .
The magnificent man-headed lion of Layard , in the British Museum , is the sun-man lion of the tribe of Jucla , with the wings of Aquila ; and the sun-man bull is Apis of Memphis , with the wings of Aquila , both indicating the sun passing the
winter solstice , and the opening of a new year on the 1 st Jan ., and these sublime monuments have for ages past recorded the opening of the year in E gypt , ancl will continue to record time so long as the sun ancl moon endure throughout all generations .: ] :
OLD BTJIrTS . A Paper read at the Tynwald Lodge of Instruction , Douglas , Isle of Man , on Monday , Oct . 25 , 1869 . By Bro . JAMUS ADAMS , B . A ., Secretary Tynwald Lodge . History is like a magic mirror , in which , we behold
the men , manners , and events of bygone ages ; and as the liyes of bj'gone nations resemble in many respectsthe liyes of those now in existence , the study of history lias at all times proved delightful to intelligent mindsand the more so as , by a careful study of past events
and their consequences , a very correct judgment of theresults of social and political events in the present timecan be formed . The histories of the earliest nations are ,, however almost entirely lost . The scanty information afforded by tbe Bible concerning the civilised nationswith whom the Jews had to deal serves only to increaseour thirst for more extensive information .
It is not until about 500 years before oar era that Herodotus , the father of history , gives us definite and _ clear pictures both of the Grecian nation , and also of those nations -with , whom the Greeks had constant intercourse . From the time of this historian we have an uninterrupted succession of histories that enables us to
seeby a clear light the manners and customs , the scienceand knowledge , of all the civilised nations of Europe . A , thick veil shuts out from the view of the many the events that occurred before the age of history . This veil is partially drawn for the student who examines ,, with an intelligent mind , the stories related in the
Grecian mythology . These fables may appear coarse and ' even absurd to the vulgar , but to the student they teach science and morality—recording , also , the learning and civilisation of nations that existed long anterior to the Greeks . There is , however , a clearer and more brilliant proof of the existence of au ancient state of civilisation
in those monuments of skill—the remains of temples and ' ruined cities that exist in so many nations- The loftypyramids , the stupendous walls and sculptured stones of ancient cities , declare the genius and mental refinement of peoples whose names are unknown . The architects , and artists amongst them have left undeniable proofs of
the learning , skill , and mental culture of mankind in every age of the world . The record of their greatnesgand mental power is imprinted on stone with an iron pen , that all may be struck with admiration of the men that : that have lived .
There is nothing more astounding to a traveller in , what we call a new country than when he comes to the ruins of a great city—a city without a name—giving us the record of a great , educated , and polished people . But when we ask , When did they live ? the only answer is , " Ages ago , before tbe sayages occupied these
landseven long before it became overgrown with wood . " Such , cities are to be met with in Canada , in the midst of a dense forest , in various parts of North . America , but more especially in Mexico , where the elegance of the architecture displayed in the ruined temples and the beauty of the sculptured pillars excite as much wonder and admiration as the most splendid ruins in Attica .
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Masonic Celestial Mysteries.
and always troubling the rivers Eridanus and Po with his feet , * but Cetus had better be examined and not described . Apis Senior and A p is Junior cannot have their mouths filled with either straw or grass , but Cetus can have his mouth in the green
field like an ox . Apis , the sun king , ou John Bull invariabl y meets his death at the end of the year . Sometimes like Antinous he is drowned iu the river Nihil , at other times he is slaughtered ivith the
sword of M ythras . & c . When the sun man is slain , the elders assemble ancl strike off the heifer ' s neck at 286 ° , the Epiphany . —See Montfaucou , plate 112 , vol . 2 , and thence it ascends to heaven , as Apis Taurus , that is , the forequarters ascend ,
Fig . i . for the hind quarters are forbidden the Hebers , or Hebrews . The hind quarters left behind are quite good enough for those believing in the cross below ( See Scutum ) and the cross , and the hind quarters of A p is on the 1 st Jan ., AR 281 . " He
that killeth au ox is as if he slew a man . "t To fully understand how and wh y the sun bull received the name of John , requires further insig ht into the laws , when the esoteric reading of Col , or Gaul , France and Wales , ancl the dispute between
M & nJcar of Cetus , the Prince of Whales , and the Dauphin , the Dolphin , and mirach ocean Venus , or mermaid , and Dauphiness , or Dolp hiness , will elucidate many obscure passages of ancient history .
The magnificent man-headed lion of Layard , in the British Museum , is the sun-man lion of the tribe of Jucla , with the wings of Aquila ; and the sun-man bull is Apis of Memphis , with the wings of Aquila , both indicating the sun passing the
winter solstice , and the opening of a new year on the 1 st Jan ., and these sublime monuments have for ages past recorded the opening of the year in E gypt , ancl will continue to record time so long as the sun ancl moon endure throughout all generations .: ] :
OLD BTJIrTS . A Paper read at the Tynwald Lodge of Instruction , Douglas , Isle of Man , on Monday , Oct . 25 , 1869 . By Bro . JAMUS ADAMS , B . A ., Secretary Tynwald Lodge . History is like a magic mirror , in which , we behold
the men , manners , and events of bygone ages ; and as the liyes of bj'gone nations resemble in many respectsthe liyes of those now in existence , the study of history lias at all times proved delightful to intelligent mindsand the more so as , by a careful study of past events
and their consequences , a very correct judgment of theresults of social and political events in the present timecan be formed . The histories of the earliest nations are ,, however almost entirely lost . The scanty information afforded by tbe Bible concerning the civilised nationswith whom the Jews had to deal serves only to increaseour thirst for more extensive information .
It is not until about 500 years before oar era that Herodotus , the father of history , gives us definite and _ clear pictures both of the Grecian nation , and also of those nations -with , whom the Greeks had constant intercourse . From the time of this historian we have an uninterrupted succession of histories that enables us to
seeby a clear light the manners and customs , the scienceand knowledge , of all the civilised nations of Europe . A , thick veil shuts out from the view of the many the events that occurred before the age of history . This veil is partially drawn for the student who examines ,, with an intelligent mind , the stories related in the
Grecian mythology . These fables may appear coarse and ' even absurd to the vulgar , but to the student they teach science and morality—recording , also , the learning and civilisation of nations that existed long anterior to the Greeks . There is , however , a clearer and more brilliant proof of the existence of au ancient state of civilisation
in those monuments of skill—the remains of temples and ' ruined cities that exist in so many nations- The loftypyramids , the stupendous walls and sculptured stones of ancient cities , declare the genius and mental refinement of peoples whose names are unknown . The architects , and artists amongst them have left undeniable proofs of
the learning , skill , and mental culture of mankind in every age of the world . The record of their greatnesgand mental power is imprinted on stone with an iron pen , that all may be struck with admiration of the men that : that have lived .
There is nothing more astounding to a traveller in , what we call a new country than when he comes to the ruins of a great city—a city without a name—giving us the record of a great , educated , and polished people . But when we ask , When did they live ? the only answer is , " Ages ago , before tbe sayages occupied these
landseven long before it became overgrown with wood . " Such , cities are to be met with in Canada , in the midst of a dense forest , in various parts of North . America , but more especially in Mexico , where the elegance of the architecture displayed in the ruined temples and the beauty of the sculptured pillars excite as much wonder and admiration as the most splendid ruins in Attica .