{"id":1561,"date":"2020-07-18T10:07:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T10:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2020-07-18T10:07:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T10:07:53","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-18th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/07\/18\/lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-18th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 18th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Seventh-Day Sabbath and Weekday Sabbath<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Book of Saphah Emethachava, Hi\u2019dang, M\u2019hak<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><strong>EMETHACHAVAH.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">BROTHERHOOD OF FAITHISTS.<br \/>\nWITH MODERN GODS SUBSTITUTED IN PLACE OF THE ANCIENTS.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-377\" src=\"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87-300x295.jpg 300w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87-275x270.jpg 275w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87-24x24.jpg 24w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-87.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Plate 87.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">As the student will perceive, the Tablet contains three degrees. The headings<br \/>\nonly could be given in the plates, being too complicated for hieroglyphic<br \/>\ncharacters in such small space. For the outer rim, begin at the bottom and<br \/>\nread alternately either side, till arriving at the top, where will be found the<br \/>\nSymbol of Corpor and the great serpent (solar phalanx), and wark. The small<br \/>\nstars in the inner circle represent the positions of mortals within the chamber<br \/>\nduring the ceremonies. The three degrees are called: First, M&#8217;git&#8217;ow (dawn);<br \/>\nsecond, Hi&#8217;dang (high noon); third, M-hak (golden chamber), which are given<br \/>\nin darkness. In English they are called, Dawn, Noon and Evening. They<br \/>\nwere about the time of Zarathustra (Zoroaster), or, say, 8,000 or 9,000 B.K.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. These that follow being the first three rites of Emethachavah, that is to say:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. M&#8217;git&#8217;ow said: A baker came to sell me bread. I said: Sell thy bread to my wife. She and<br \/>\nI are one.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. The baker said: The two are one?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. This was the beginning of wisdom. I went into a field and heard the birds singing:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. The Unknown said: The twain are one!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. I said: Couldst Thou, O Father, make all men as one, there would be peace and joy! No<br \/>\nwar!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. The Unknown said: Make thou the Family of the Ancients! Husband and wife shall be<br \/>\nthy key. Husband, wife and children shall be thy model.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. I said: I can not make all men think alike, act alike, do alike.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. A vision came upon me. I saw a score of musicians, and every one had a different<br \/>\ninstrument, and they set about tuning their instruments, every one his own way, saying:<br \/>\nSave we have our instruments tuned as one instrument, there can be no music; tune,<br \/>\ntherefore, thine instrument to mine.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. After a long while they wearied, for they were no nearer than at first. And every one<br \/>\nsaid: It is impossible to attune them! It is useless trying more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. The Unknown spake out of the firmament, saying: Choose ye one instrument<br \/>\nfirst, and then attune another one to it. This accomplished, attune then a third<br \/>\ninstrument to them; after that, a fourth, and so on, and ye shall be all attuned alike.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. Thereupon the musicians set to work, but could not agree whose should be the first<br \/>\ninstrument.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. A pillar of fire descended from heaven and stood in the midst of the musicians; and<br \/>\nin the center of the pillar of fire there appeared an instrument called the All Perfect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. The instrument gave forth one note, and all the musicians attuned to it. The Voice<br \/>\nsaid: I have given the key-note, find ye the rest.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. The pillar of fire departed. The instruments thus attuned in harmony played<br \/>\nrapturously. The vision then departed.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. This I perceive: to make the man and wife one; to make the man, wife and child one;<br \/>\nto make the village one; to make the state one; to make the empire one; all in harmony, as<br \/>\none instrument, can not be done without a Central Sun, a Creator, to attune to. When a<br \/>\nman is attuned to Him, and a woman attuned to Him, they will themselves be as one.<br \/>\nWhen the family and the village are attuned to Him, it is easy. Without Him harmony can<br \/>\nnot be.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. He, the Creator, then, must be first in all things, first in all places. He must be the<br \/>\nnearest of all things, nearest of all places. In our rites and ceremonies He must be the All<br \/>\nIdeal Perfection! the embodiment of a Perfect Person.<br \/>\n(End of prelude.)<br \/>\n(T. goeth to the altar and lighteth the incense, and the priests come and stand beside the<br \/>\naltar, they, and the initiates with them, saying:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. Emblem of worlds moldering into dust and of the harvest of souls ascending to the<br \/>\netherean realms above; emblem of mine own mortal dissolution and of the ascent of my<br \/>\nsoul, but whither, O Jehovih!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. In Thee, Jehovih, will I have faith. In Thee only. Emeth (Faith) shall be my name, the<br \/>\nfoundation of my soul.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. Henceforth I will eschew fame and the applause of men. Mine hands will I fold<br \/>\nagainst earthly fame, and in Thy name, prepare my soul for heaven!<br \/>\n(Signs withheld from publication.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. East: Over all the earth gave I dominion into man&#8217;s hands; but I rule over man<br \/>\nboth on earth and in heaven, saith Jehovih. I fashioned the earth and breathed upon it,<br \/>\nand man came forth a living soul. The veins in his body I made, and I made him<br \/>\nconscious that he is. I speak into his ear, and hold up Mine hand before him that he may<br \/>\nnot err, but rejoice that he liveth and that he may glorify Me and My works. But he<br \/>\nturneth aside and boasteth there is none greater than man.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. P. and I.: O Jehovih, mighty in heaven, hallowed be Thy name! May I never forget<br \/>\nThee nor set myself up against Thee nor Thy kingdoms! (One bell.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. E.: Who are these that call on Jehovih&#8217;s name?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. P.: Wanderers on the earth who are unappeased with corporeal things. From Corpor to<br \/>\nEs we turn in Jehovih&#8217;s name.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. E.: For what purpose are ye in this holy chamber?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. I.: To be initiated into the light and dominions of heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. E.: Have ye been prepared for this?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. I.: Yea.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. E.: How have ye been prepared?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. I.: We abstain from flesh food and from strong drink, and endeavor to purify our<br \/>\ncorporeal bodies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. E.: Man may be pure in the corporeal body, but unprepared to receive the wisdom of<br \/>\nhigh heaven. How else have ye been prepared?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. I.: We have witnessed the spirits of the dead who have returned to the earth, reclothed<br \/>\nin corporeal appearances. We have talked with them in the presence of witnesses.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. E.: My friends, since ye live on the earth, and can commune with the spirits of<br \/>\nheaven, why are ye still unappeased?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. I.: The people of the earth lust after the things of the earth, and deceive us on all<br \/>\noccasions. The spirits who manifest are of little wisdom; they know but little of heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. E.: Since your faith in mortals is nothing, and your faith in spirits from heaven<br \/>\nlittle more, how hope ye to gain wisdom and truth by calling on the name of Jehovih?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. I.: We know there are angels in heaven who have risen above the bondage of earth.<br \/>\nWe aim to purify ourselves, that such may come to us and give us light. By attuning<br \/>\nourselves to Jehovih, we have faith that He will provide us according to our talents,<br \/>\nwhich we received from His hand.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. E.: Have ye not called for the spirits of the well-known?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. I.: Alas, we find that spirits can assume any name and form, and so deceive us.<br \/>\nWe have no faith in names; they are as the wind. Some spirits have kingdoms in<br \/>\nthe lower heavens, and they seek to win subjects for themselves in time to come.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">39. E.: How hope ye to distinguish free spirits from the bound?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">40. I.: Spirits who talk of their own earthly lives, and of earthly things, are familiar<br \/>\nspirits who abide with mortals. There are spirits above them who can come and teach us<br \/>\nof things in heaven. By serving Jehovih, we hope to adapt ourselves to their presence.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">41. E.: Have not Osiris, and Baal, and Dagon, and Ashtaroth, appeared in many places?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">42. I.: It is so said, but they have shown no wisdom, nor have they come but through<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">deceivers and persons who lust after earthly things.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">43. E.: Save ye become workers for Jehovih, by lifting up your fellow-men, how hope ye<br \/>\nfor good angels to come and lift you up?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">44. I.: What shall we do? Give us light?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">45. E.: Make ye a covenant with Jehovih that your pledges may be recorded in high<br \/>\nheaven. Consider your words, for Jehovih is ever present and heareth all done in His<br \/>\nname. Angels are also present, who have no interest in the affairs of men, save for the<br \/>\nredemption of their souls. That which ye swear shall ye do from this time forth forever!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">46. P. and I.: This, then, be my covenant: I will serve Thee, O Jehovih, and no other God,<br \/>\nnor Lord, nor any other person born of woman, who professeth to save the souls of men;<br \/>\nnor will I pray to them or adore them; for by their names have the nations of the earth<br \/>\nbeen accursed with war and destruction. But to Thee only, O Jehovih, will I pay homage<br \/>\nand adoration, now and forever. For Thee will I labor, by doing righteously toward all<br \/>\nmen, and equally with all these my brethren, the Emeth (Faithists) in one Everlasting<br \/>\nFather, Creator of worlds! With all my might, and my wisdom and love, will I strive to<br \/>\nenlighten my fellow-men and to lift them up out of darkness. More shall my labor be for<br \/>\nothers than for myself, henceforth forever! And my substance shall be given to relieve the<br \/>\nhelpless and distressed. Help me, O Jehovih, and make me strong in this my covenant,<br \/>\nnow and forever. Amen.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">47. E.: This is the Dawn! Behold the rising Sun!<br \/>\n(The salutations are withheld from publication.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">48. Ye are now on the road of everlasting light. Swerve not from your covenant with<br \/>\nJehovih, and the spirits from the second heaven will abide with you. He who taught you<br \/>\nbefore will invest you with, etc.<br \/>\n(Withheld from publication.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">49. In the name of Eolin, and by His power and wisdom vested in me, do I receive<br \/>\nthee as my brother (or sister, as the case may be) of the Ancient Order of Dawn of the<br \/>\nBrotherhood of Emeth, and I salute thee with the rod, etc.<br \/>\n(Withheld from publication.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><strong>HI&#8217;DANG.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">High Noon, or Sun Degree.&#8211;The same Tablet is used in this degree as in Dawn. The<br \/>\nchildren of Dawn always used the sacred name of Eolin, whilst the sons and daughters of<br \/>\nthe All Light say, Eloih or Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. Dang: Let the Faithist remember his Father in heaven. The rising Sun adorneth the<br \/>\nEast.<br \/>\n( Here the Onetavis and the Emeth&#8217;a give the signs of Dawn, facing to the East.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. Dang: Give voice, O ye that remember Him. His name is a power in heaven and earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. O. and I.: In Jehovih&#8217;s name! (The salutation and signs withheld from publication.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. D.: Before proceeding on the road of everlasting life, let the Hyarh measure the bread<br \/>\nand meal, that far-distant regions may not entrap us in want. If the measure be short, then<br \/>\nwe must replenish.<br \/>\n(The Hyarh pass five times around the altar, spelling the sacred name by the motions of<br \/>\ntheir arms, halting for that purpose at the eastern fire. The Orgives now bring forth a<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">polished stone tablet, with chalk or ink to write with, and lie the tablet on the altar to<br \/>\nthe south of the tripod and the prophet&#8217;s seat. Wa-wa-tu-sa&#8217;a (women), five in<br \/>\nnumber, bring water in basins and set them down by the feet of the Emeth&#8217;a. Hyarh saith:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. Arise, O Children of Dawn! Come to the west of the altar, O Children of Dawn! (This<br \/>\ndo they.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. East: (with sound of gong, twice): Hear us, O Jehovih! Thy voice be with us. Thy<br \/>\nwisdom guide us. Thy love exalt us. As we hope for Thy exalted angels to come and<br \/>\nminister to us, O show us, Mighty and All Perfect, how we can best minister to others<br \/>\nwho are less fortunate than ourselves. Sting us, O Jehovih, as with wasps and nettles, if<br \/>\nwe fail to devote our whole time to the lifting up of our fellow-men. Thou hast measured<br \/>\nall things, and made wisely. Hearken to me, O Jehovih.<br \/>\n(Seven priests, representatives of the seven stars, now pass in front of the East, but face<br \/>\nsouth and salute upward with the twelve preceeding signs.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. East: Jehovih saith: As a builder measureth the place for the house and provideth a sure<br \/>\nfoundation, let not My chosen neglect the All Light that I have given to every soul. Ye are<br \/>\nas the stones in one building in My sight; and every one must be squared for the place I<br \/>\nfashioned from the beginning. The Emeth&#8217;a shall be My house; to them will I give the<br \/>\nwhole earth. Yea, all others shall fail; but My chosen shall not fail.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. Jehovih saith: There have been idolaters from the time of the ancients to this day. Yea,<br \/>\nthey have had idols of stone and wood and brass; and they have had spirits in heaven and<br \/>\nhell, before whom they bowed down and worshiped, but I put their idols away and none<br \/>\ncan find them. See to it, O My beloved, that ye be searched out and made upright before<br \/>\nMe.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Hyarh: Speak, O Emeth&#8217;a! Before the Father, raise up your voices. What was the<br \/>\nbuilding of the house of Dawn? How stood the temple? How stood the spirit chamber<br \/>\nthereof?<br \/>\n(The Emeth&#8217;a here give the description and name the instruments used, the position of the<br \/>\nstars, after which they repeat the reading of Tablet Emeth, all of which is withheld from<br \/>\npublication. After this the Hyarh saith:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. H.: By what right are ye in this chamber of light?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. Em.: By right of our covenant with Jehovih. Behold the ark! Jehovih&#8217;s name we have<br \/>\nwritten.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. H.: What was done at Dawn in the East?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. Em.: A philosopher passed twice about the table of the ancients. He held the key of<br \/>\nmany in one, and disclosed it before our eyes. After that he lighted the incense and<br \/>\ndeparted. Then we covenanted, swearing an oath unto Jehovih, which was duly deposited,<br \/>\nand thereupon were proclaimed under a Hawitcha with Dhargot, and then saluted<br \/>\nChildren of Dawn.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. H.: Are ye still steadfast in your oath?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. Em.: Yea.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. H.: What more desire ye?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. Em.: More light from heaven!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. H.: Of the earth shall man learn earthly things. But light from heaven descendeth to<br \/>\nmortals by the angels in heaven, who are servants of the Most High!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. East: As the sun at noon is to the corporeal earth, so is Jehovih to the souls of men.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">As the eye turneth to the east to behold the rising sun, so turneth the spirit of the Child of<br \/>\nDawn to Jehovih, the Great Spirit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. North: He hath uttered the sacred name. His hands have made the signs of the<br \/>\nancients. His feet have run quickly to the afflicted, and his substance lifted them up.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. East: As the wicked find strength in armies, so, not single-handed, laboreth the Child<br \/>\nof Dawn.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. North: He hath united in a brotherhood with many. In the chamber of holies<br \/>\nsupplicated he the Great Spirit. The words of enchantment are at his tongue&#8217;s end; with<br \/>\nhis own hand writeth he on stone the pass-word of the Faithist. It is the circumference of<br \/>\nall. It extendeth from left to right, and from below and upward, and it holdeth the symbol<br \/>\nof life.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. East: I am the Self within all selfs, saith Jehovih. Nor things seen, nor things unseen,<br \/>\nnor light and darkness are, nor were, but all things proceed out of Me, and are of Me.<br \/>\nInto motion and life quickened I them, and all of them are but members of My body.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. East: I made man a spirit, but I gave him a corporeal body that he might learn<br \/>\ncorporeal things, saith Jehovih. Death I made that man might inherit My etherean worlds<br \/>\nin the firmament of heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. East: But man turned away from Me and desired the things of earth; and after death<br \/>\nhis spirit was bound to that which he desired, and he became a wandering spirit on the<br \/>\nface of the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. Em.: In the midst of my desires I am cast down. I am unworthy in thy sight, O<br \/>\nJehovih! Have I not set store on my house and my land, and on all manner of earthly<br \/>\nthings? Yea, as with a chain, have I bound my spirit to become a wanderer on the earth?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. East: Man buildeth a kingdom, and he gathereth riches, saith Jehovih. Yea, he warreth<br \/>\nagainst his brethen for the glory of the king and chief ruler, and the profane man. For<br \/>\nopinion&#8217;s sake they slay one another outright.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. East: Jehovih said: The spirit of the rich man have I bound, and the warrior, and great<br \/>\ncaptain, and the man of renown, and the leader of men; and his spirit can not rise up from<br \/>\nthe earth. A companion have I made him in the lower heavens to the wanton and the<br \/>\ndrunkard, to the chaotic and foul-smelling.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. Em.: Never, O Jehovih, will I raise up my hand against any man; nor will I war for the<br \/>\nking, nor chief ruler, nor for any man, nor for any land, nor house, nor earthly thing. And<br \/>\nthough I be placed in front of battle, yet will I not take any man&#8217;s life! So help me, O<br \/>\nFather in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. East: And the spirit of the bound have I made to encompass the earth in all places, and<br \/>\nuntil they put away the darkness that is in them, they shall not inherit My etherean worlds,<br \/>\nsaith Jehovih. Neither shall they hear My voice, nor believe in My person, for they have<br \/>\ndescended into darkness and are blind and dumb to My glories in the firmament of<br \/>\nheaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. East: But I provided for them in their darkness, saith Jehovih. For I bring the earth<br \/>\ninto a light region in the firmament above, and I send My holy angels to deliver them out<br \/>\nof darkness and bondage. In My name raise they up men with eyes to see and ears to hear,<br \/>\nand I proclaim unto all the nations of the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. Em.: Make of my body and my spirit, O Jehovih, a servant unto Thee; and whatsoever<br \/>\nThou puttest upon me, that will I accept and do with all my might and wisdom and love.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">That which Thou hast taught me, will I proclaim, fearing naught that may come upon me;<br \/>\nfor Thou shalt make of me an example of steadfastness for Thy glory. For the loss of my<br \/>\nearthly Gods will I complain not; nor for imprisonment nor toil, nor sickness nor death!<br \/>\nTo Thy servant these things are as nothing. Without Thee, O Jehovih, I am as nothing; but<br \/>\nThy servant will I be henceforth forever. Amen!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. Hyarh: My friends, what was the light of the ancients?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. Em.: To learn the earth and call if Ah! To learn the sky and call it Oh! To learn the<br \/>\nunseen power, as the wind, and call it E-O-Ih!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. H.: Which was the secret pass-word to the lodge of light with the ancients? What was<br \/>\nnext?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. Em.: To worship Eloih; to do no murder; to keep holy one day in seven; to steal not<br \/>\nand to commit no adultery.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. H.: What was the next light?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. Em.: To do not unto others that which we desire not done unto us.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">39. H.: What next?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">40. Em.: To do unto others even as we desire them to do unto us; to love one&#8217;s neighbor<br \/>\nas one&#8217;s self; to return good for evil.<br \/>\n(Here ended the ancient light. But in kosmon, to the order of this day, is added:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">41. H.: A greater light I now give unto you, in the name of Jehovih, which is: <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">THAT YE<br \/>\nSHALL DO GOOD UNTO OTHERS WITH ALL YOUR WISDOM AND STRENGTH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ALL THE<br \/>\nDAYS OF YOUR LIVES; AND THAT YE SHALL PERCEIVE NO EVIL IN ANY MAN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">NOR<br \/>\nWOMAN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">NOR CHILD, BUT IN THEIR BIRTH AND SURROUNDINGS.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">42. Em.: This, also, do I accept of Thee, O Jehovih. Help me to swerve not, O Thou<br \/>\nLight of my soul, for Thy glory and for the glory of Thy dominions, forever!<br \/>\n(Thereupon follow the anointing rod of fire and the key to the astronomical<br \/>\nproblems. After this the Em. are conducted to North, South, West, and East, where<br \/>\nthey are bestowed with raiment, the ceremony of which is withheld from publication.)<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><strong>M&#8217;HAK.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">[DARK, OR DEGREE OF GOLDEN CHAMBER.]<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">(This, then, is the upper chamber of the Panic age, and the Golden Chamber of the second<br \/>\nbranch, Chine. Herein stand the Gods and Saviors of this day, even as the idolaters of the<br \/>\nancient days had other Gods and Saviors in their days.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OUTH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">: If a man do evil, it taketh root in him, and will be entailed on his spirit, even<br \/>\ninto the next world. But if a man practice righteousness it will also take root, and his<br \/>\nspirit will become as a star of glory in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. W<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">EST<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">: If a man court evil companions in this world, he shall find them also in the spirit<br \/>\nworld (Es). But if he constantly seek Jehovih, to and do his will, he shall find happiness<br \/>\nboth here and hereafter.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. N<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORTH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">: If a man minister unto others, so will he be ministered unto by the angels of<br \/>\nheaven. But whosoever would grow in all gifts, let him labor to become one with the<br \/>\nFather, and the Father will grow in him forever.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. E<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">AST<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">: Naked bring I man into the world, saith Jehovih. But I provide others for him in<br \/>\nhis infancy, that he may be fed and clothed. But when he is strong and wise, I command<br \/>\nhim to provide for himself, that he may be an honor and glory in My handiwork.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. Let no man shirk from the trials I put upon him, for in so doing he robbeth his own<br \/>\nsoul.<br \/>\n(The Gowai and Initiates now march thrice around the Tablet, repeating the philosophy<br \/>\nand the examination that arise out of the Degree of Dawn, and the Light of High Noon.<br \/>\nWhen they have arrived at the West, the Washutaga sound the gong, and they halt thereat.<br \/>\nThe West saith):<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. W.: Who cometh here?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. I.: A Faithist in Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. W.: Who is Jehovih?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. I.: The Great Spirit. He who is over all and within all. The Potent and Unseen. He it is<br \/>\nwhose Ever Presence quickeneth into life all that live.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. W.: Where is Jehovih?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. I.: Everywhere, nor is there place without Him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. W.: What is His form?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. I.: No man can attain to know His form.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. W.: What is His extent?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. I.: No man can attain to know His extent.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. W.: Is He Person?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. I.: Inasmuch as all the living are persons, so is He the All Person of all things.<br \/>\nInasmuch as His Ever Presence quickened into life all that live, so is His Ever Presence<br \/>\nwith the living, seeing, hearing and feeling every word and act of all men, women and<br \/>\nchildren on earth and in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. W.: What interest hast thou in Him?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. I.: He is my Father! He is within my soul. I am within Him, and a very member of His<br \/>\nperson.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. W.: Whence came His name?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. I.: As the wind whispereth E in the leaves, and uttereth O in the ocean&#8217;s surge and in<br \/>\nthe thunder above, and Ih in the winter&#8217;s shrill whistle, so came the name E-O-Ih, which<br \/>\nhath become Jehovih, and Eloih, and Elohim and Wenohim.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. W.: How was He discovered?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. I.: The angels of heaven taught man of Him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. W.: Who are the angels of heaven?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. I.: People who once lived on earth or other corporeal worlds?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. W.: What is their form?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. I.: Even as mortals, but being perfect.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. W.: Where is heaven?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. I.: Worlds unseen by mortals fill the etherean firmament above. These worlds are<br \/>\nheaven; these the spirit worlds; these the etherean worlds; these are the abodes of the<br \/>\nspirits of the dead.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. W.: How came the angels from heaven down to the corporeal earth?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. I.: In the Dan&#8217;ha they come direct; at other times they come through familiar spirits?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. W.: Who are familiar spirits?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. I.: Our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and other relatives and friends who have not<br \/>\nbeen long dead, and such other spirits as have not learned of or risen to the heavens above<br \/>\nearth&#8217;s atmosphere. Many of these abide on the earth and with mortals, some for a few<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">years, some for a hundred, and some for a thousand or more years.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. W.: What is an idol?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. I.: Anything that is worshiped, having form and figure.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. W.: Who is God?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. I.: A spirit with a heavenly throne believed by people in darkness to be the Creator<br \/>\nof all things. Familiar spirits have oft called themselves God, and so taught mortals.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. W.: Who are Saviors?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">39. I.: Familiar spirits who have kingdoms in atmospherea, which, by the ancients, was<br \/>\ncalled the lower heaven. Saviors are tyrants who make slaves of other spirits, who believe<br \/>\nin them. Their slaves are sent back to mortals as guardian angels or familiars, in order to<br \/>\nmake captives of mortals after death, to augment the Savior&#8217;s kingdoms in atmospherea.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">40. W.: How can a man escape the toils of false Lords, Gods, Saviors and familiars?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">41. I.: He shall covenant with Jehovih every day of his life, and serve Him by doing good<br \/>\nworks unto others with all his wisdom and strength. Nor shall he call in prayer on the<br \/>\nname of a Savior or God, nor any other spirit, but on the Great Spirit only. If he do this,<br \/>\nand eschew contention and war, and leadership, and earthly gain, and earthly<br \/>\naggrandizement, then will etherean angels come and guard him in the name of Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">42. W.: Who are ethereans?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">43. I.: Spirits who have risen above the bondage of the earth and its atmosphere;<br \/>\nspirits who can come only to such mortals as have attained beyond earthly desires.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">44. W.: Hath it not been said: Swear not at all?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">45. I.: Jehovih saith: Swear unto thy Father in heaven every day of thy life; and if thou<br \/>\nfail to keep thine oath, thou shalt renew it on the following day, with repentance.<br \/>\nBut in all swearing it shall be for perfecting one&#8217;s self and for the glory of the Father.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">46. W.: Thou hast spoken wisely. Go, then, to the east, and stand upright before Jehovih,<br \/>\nand there pray or utter an anthem of praise unto Him, that He may be glorified in thee,<br \/>\nand thy guardian angels have honor in their pupil.<br \/>\n(The M. and I. pass around the tablet; the E. soundeth the gong thrice; the I. maketh<br \/>\ninformal prayer, and, at the termination, he repeateth with the M., as followeth:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">47. M and I.: Give ear unto me, O Jehovih! The vanities of the earth have no<br \/>\ncountenance in my sight; they are as one cast down in the day of his triumph.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">48. Neither doth flesh food enter my mouth; nor strong drink, nor substance that cometh<br \/>\nfrom an animal, or is part thereof; nor fish, nor worms, nor anything that breathes or hath<br \/>\nbreathed. (And if the I. is a prophet he addeth, nor roots, nor seeds that grow in the field.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">49. In the air and in the fruits thereof is my substance; into the air riseth my spirit upward<br \/>\nunto Thee, O my Father in heaven!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">50. Quicker hast Thou made my spirit than my flesh; quicker Thou my soul than the dust<br \/>\nof the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">51. Who can comprehend Thy handiwork? Who else but Thee knoweth the delight of my<br \/>\nsoul unto Thee? Verily art Thou the comfort of the living, the solace of the dying and the<br \/>\njoy of the dead.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">52. I was not, and I knew not. Thy hand moved and brought me forth, and lo, here I am!<br \/>\nYea, Thy spirit moved upon Mi (mother earth), and I am one of the fruits thereof.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">53. How shall I glorify Thee; and in Thy service how shall I render Thee recompense?<br \/>\n(During the last two verses the I. marcheth around the altar and arriveth at E. Four bells.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">54. E.: My brother (or sister), thou hast covenanted with our Father at Dawn and at High<br \/>\nNoon, saying: That that thou hast taught me will I proclaim, fearing naught that may<br \/>\ncome upon me.<br \/>\nGo forth, then, and see to it that thou turnest not backward. Neither shalt thou raise up thy<br \/>\nhand to do any man hurt.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">55. E.: Since the time of the ancients to this day the worshipers of the One Great Spirit<br \/>\nhave been persecuted and abused by idolaters of Gods and Saviors.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">56. E.: If, therefore, enemies accuse thee or assault thee, hear thou them patiently, but<br \/>\npress onward in peace to the end, and the Father will be with thee.<br \/>\n(The I. turneth to the south, face upward.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">57. I.: Such is my will unto Thee, O Jehovih! Thou shalt be the song of my life, Thou, the<br \/>\ntheme of my delight. Unto Thee will I give praise without ceasing, and my prayers shall<br \/>\nbe without number.<br \/>\n(He marcheth forth now in the order of opening Dawn. The E. retireth beyond the ark.<br \/>\nThe Fesays lower the light to almost darkness, and the four drujas prepare themselves<br \/>\nin the druk, light the incense of sacrifice, and robe themselves in the orders of the four<br \/>\ngreat idolaters of the cycle belonging to the order. Meanwhile the I. goeth forth, saying:)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">58. I.: I will go forth proclaiming Thee and Thy works, O Jehovih! In Thee shall Thy<br \/>\nchildren rejoice with great joy. Yea, the inhabitants of the earth shall turn away from evil<br \/>\nand learn to glorify Thee!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">59. They have beholden the Rising Sun and the High Noon, and the stars in the firmament<br \/>\nabove, and they shall sing unto Thee for Thy glorious works.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">60. Thy unseen heavens will I proclaim, and for the inheritance thereof shall people<br \/>\neschew war and earthly aggrandizement.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">61. Yea, all people shall rejoice with me for the glory of the earth, and for Thy kingdoms<br \/>\nabove. Unto Thee shall they sing with rejoicing all the days of their lives, and Thy voice<br \/>\nshall come upon them.<br \/>\n(Here boundeth forth from the N.-E. the druj, which of this day is Brahma of the<br \/>\nZarathustrian ancients, and he flieth madly upon the I.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">62. B: Halt! vain man! Blasphemer of the Zarathustrian law! I have heard thy insulting<br \/>\ntongue. Thou raisest up thy voice against the wisdom of the ancients. Know, then, that the<br \/>\nAll Spirit spake to Zarathustra, the All Pure, who was the incarnation of All Light, born<br \/>\nof the virgin Mi. This is the Zarathustrian law; the holy light of earth and heaven; the<br \/>\nBrahman religion. Whoever since then saith: Lo, I hear the Voice, or lo, I see the Hand, is<br \/>\na blasphemer, an imposter! Have a care of thy speech!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">63. I.: I would teach man to be happy and to rejoice in the Father over all!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">64. B.: Insulting man, and of a truth a most wicked teacher. Man should torture his flesh,<br \/>\nand by long fasts and abhorrent labor, make the earth hateful in his sight. Do thou not<br \/>\nthis, and thou shalt return to the earth a wandering spirit to afflict mortals.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">65. I.: Nay, I would make the labor of earth a joy and thanksgiving, having faith in the<br \/>\nGreat Spirit, Jehovih!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">66. B.: O Brahma! O Zarathustra! Go, barbarian! Out of my sight! Thou insulter of the<br \/>\nancients! Thou contaminatest the sacred land of Brahma! Begone, begone! Thou that<br \/>\nreverest not the caste of men!<br \/>\nHere the I. escapeth past B., who retireth to his druk. Again the I. goeth forth.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">67. I.: Rejoice, O ye inhabitants of the earth. Jehovih liveth and reigneth, and ye are a<br \/>\nglory within His works!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">68. Fear not, O my beloved. His hand is over all. His wisdom knoweth your just deserts.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">69. Go not backward, O all ye people. He is ever at your hand in wisdom and strength.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">70. A nurse provided He for the newborn, and the spirit of the full-grown man is in his<br \/>\nkeeping.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">71. With your eyes, O my beloved, go not back to the ancients, nor seal not up your souls,<br \/>\nand He will give you light.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">72. Arouse ye up, O ye inhabitants of the earth! He is the same, yesterday, to-day and<br \/>\nforever!<br \/>\n(Here boundeth forth from the S.-E. druj, which in this cycle is Buddha, and he assaileth<br \/>\nthe I. violently.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">73. B<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">U<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">: Hold! Thou man of darkness! Barbarian, hold thy tongue! Insulter of the ancients!<br \/>\nBlasphemer against great Buddha! Who can hear the Voice? Thou!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">74. The All Light descended to the earth incarnate form in Gotama Buddha. Who&#8217;er since<br \/>\nthen saith: I can hear the Voice, is an imposter, a breeder of revolt against all truth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">75. I.: I proclaim the living Presence.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">76. Bu.: Heedest thou not the Ahura&#8217;Mazdian law! To establish Buddha on earth, more<br \/>\nthan a hundred millions have been slain in war! This day the Buddhists have twenty<br \/>\nmillion soldiers. Wouldst thou insult this mighty power? Turn the nations loose in<br \/>\nblasphemous song?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">77. I.: I would lift man up from the bondage of the ancients.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">78. Bu.: Nay, begone, or thy blood be upon thy head. Thou defilest the holy land of<br \/>\nBuddha. Out of my dominions! thou that heedest not the caste of men! Begone!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">79. I.: But hear me&#8212;(The I. succeedeth in passing him.) Bu.: Nay, I will not. I will<br \/>\nscourge thee with stripes! (Whipping him.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">80. (As he graspeth the chastening rod the I. maketh his escape. Bu. retireth to his druk.<br \/>\nThe I. goeth forth again.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">81. I.: Better art Thou, O Jehovih, our Living Father, than the dead ancients. Better Thy<br \/>\nlove than the dominion of the whole earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">82. Who shall fear when our Father in heaven is also within us. Who shall take anger to<br \/>\nhis soul for the darkness of men?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">83. Glorify Him, O all ye people, in praise and thanksgiving. He speaketh in the song of<br \/>\nthe bird. He painteth the flowers of the field with His own hand.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">84. Of all the living, man alone turneth away from Thee! Man alone setteth up an idol on<br \/>\nearth or imagineth one in heaven, and worshipeth it.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">85. Proclaim Him with great joy, O my beloved; there is but one All Person, the Great<br \/>\nSpirit, Jehovih.<br \/>\n(Here boundeth forth from the N.-W. the druj, which, of this cycle is Christian. He<br \/>\nassaulteth the I. violently and in rage.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">86. C.: Fanatic! Infidel! Blasphemer against Christ! Sayest thou God hath lungs and<br \/>\nlips, and a voice, and thou canst hear Him? O thou insulter of this enlightened age!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">87. Only the ancient prophets could hear Him. Then God descended to the earth,<br \/>\nincarnated himself in a woman, and was born of a virgin, becoming Christ, the Savior of<br \/>\nthe world! Christ is the lamb of peace! He is the fountain of love. Christ saith: I am the<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">life and the light!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">88. I.: I know only one Great Spirit, Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">89. C.: Thou liest! Thou disturber of the peace! Thou infidel to the holy book and<br \/>\nChristian law! To establish Christ on earth, a hundred millions have been slain in war!<br \/>\nKnow thou, this day, the Christians have seven millions of soldiers, and the mightiest<br \/>\nships of war on the globe!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">90. I.: I teach peace and love!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">91. C.: Hold thy tongue, infidel! Christ saith: Think not I am come to send peace on earth;<br \/>\nI am not come to send peace, but a sword; Christ saith: I come to set man at variance<br \/>\nagainst his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her<br \/>\nmother-in-law.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">92. Before Christ shall every knee bow and every tongue confess him Lord of all. Down<br \/>\non thy knees, infidel, and confess to him. Down!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">93. I.: Never. To none but great Jehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">94. C.: O blasphemer against the Lord! Now will I bind thee for heresy behind prison<br \/>\nbars, and thy sacred books confiscate. (He seizeth a cord.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">95. I.: Nay, bind me not. I would but raise up my fellow-men.<br \/>\n(The I. escapeth.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">96. C.: Dog! Desecrator of religious liberty, begone out of this fair land of meekness and<br \/>\nlove!<br \/>\n(C. retireth to his druk. The I. goeth forth again.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">97. I.: Hear ye Him, O all ye people of the earth, and ye of heaven above. His voice is in<br \/>\nthe air, and in the stones of the earth. Yea. He speaketh in the sun and moon and stars! All<br \/>\nthings in heaven and earth are the expression of His soul.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">98. Make merry, O ye inhabitants of the earth. Jehovih is Ever Present, and none can<br \/>\ncounterfeit Him. Open your ears that ye may hear His Voice, and your eyes that ye may<br \/>\nbehold His Person!<br \/>\n(Here wearily cometh forth from the S.-W. the druj, which, in this cycle, is Mohammed,<br \/>\nand he raiseth a stick and preventeth the I. passing.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">99. M: Foolish man! Thou talkest to the wind. Only the ancient prophets could hear the<br \/>\nvoice. Mohammed was His prophet. Go, then, read the prophets of old, and study the<br \/>\nkoran. Since Mohammed, no more wisdom can come into the world.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">100. I.: I would raise up the ignorant and debased.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">101. M.: Nay, thou art a fool! The ignorant and debased are as God made them. They are<br \/>\ncontent; disturb them not.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">102. I.: I would make their labor light.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">103. M.: Be wise. Yesterday thou wert born; to-day thou livest; to-morrow thou diest, and<br \/>\nthe next day thou wilt be forgotten. Go, then, procure wine and women, and feast thyself<br \/>\nwhile thou mayst.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">104. I.: I teach a higher life.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">105. M.: I want no higher life. This world is good enough for me. God is just. He hath<br \/>\nprovided heavens for angels. The earth he made for man, and to man gave he passions to<br \/>\nbe indulged. Otherwise he had not given them. Therefore I will have of the earth its<br \/>\nsweetness whilst I may. God hath already made all things; all is finished. Man hath<br \/>\nnothing to do but seek pleasure and die.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">106. I.: I would make the life of the peasant a pleasant one.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">107. M.: Thou disturbest my kingdom. To establish Mohammed, a hundred millions have<br \/>\nbeen slain in war. The Mohammed hath this day two millions of soldiers. That is<br \/>\nsufficient. Depart thou, then, out of the honest land of the Mohammed, and may God&#8217;s<br \/>\nholy book and the koran enlighten thee.<br \/>\n(Here he passeth the druj, and the latter goeth to his druk.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">108. I.: Alas, O my Father, who art Ever Present! Yesterday I was puffed up with great<br \/>\njoy, but the four quarters of the world (druks) have risen up against me. To-day I am cast<br \/>\ndown in sorrow.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">109. The inhabitants of the earth are bound down by the little light of the ancients; but<br \/>\nThy Great Light of Living Presence they put afar off. What shall I do, O Father, that I may<br \/>\ncontribute to the founding of Thy kingdom on earth? O give me light, that my labor be<br \/>\nnot vain!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">110. E. (with four bells): My friend, the Great Spirit beholdeth thee at all times and<br \/>\nplaces; and since thou hast been faithful to Him, so have His etherean spirits ministered<br \/>\nunto thee. And now that thou asketh for light from our Father, thy words are not in<br \/>\nvain.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">111. E.: Repair thou, then, into Dehabalizzah (Golden Chamber), where the voice of self<br \/>\nand dispute never enter; and thou shalt learn of the mysteries of the dominions of the<br \/>\nGods and Saviors; after which thou shalt learn to apply thy labor that it not be vain, but<br \/>\nprofitable to the world and a glory to Jehovih in founding His kingdom.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">112. I.: Angels of heaven lead the way!<br \/>\n(Here the W., the I., and spirits (if present), who have taken on corporeal forms, lead the<br \/>\nway, ascending to the Golden Chamber. Within this chamber the lights give a golden<br \/>\ncolor, and the roof of the chamber is blue, with golden stars, twinkling. On the E., W., N.<br \/>\nand S. are altars with the sacred instruments for measuring, surmounted with golden<br \/>\ncolored flags. Here are represented, the spider&#8217;s net, the ant-house, the broken implements<br \/>\nof war, the sacred wheel of the ancients, the Sun at Morn and at High Noon, the<br \/>\nrepresentative idols of all nations and religions. In the E. and W. and N. and S. stand the<br \/>\nangels of triumph. In the midst of the chamber stand the tablet and altar of the ancients.<br \/>\nAbove the E., in letters of fire, is the name J<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">EHOVIH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">. Above the W., in letters of fire, is the<br \/>\nname E<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LOIH<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">. Above the N., in letters of fire, is the name E<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">LOHIM<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">. Above the S., in letters of<br \/>\nfire, is the name E<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OLIN<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, and suspended from the center, in letters of fire, is the name<br \/>\nE-O-I<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">H. <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">In the extreme druk&#8217;a, in golden letters, is the word M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">I<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, and in red, is the word<br \/>\nO<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! When the I. and the W. and the angels enter the chamber, low, sweet music saluteth<br \/>\nthem, and they march around the central altar in single file thrice, arriving at E. as the<br \/>\nmusic ceaseth. Five bells are sounded, and the I. and W. and spirits face about to the E.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">113. E.: Who cometh here?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">114. I.: One anxious to learn how best to serve the Father, that his life may be fruitful<br \/>\nunto others.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">115. V<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">OICE FROM THE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">S<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">PIRIT, OR A <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ORTAL <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">R<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">EPRESENTATIVE STANDING ON THE RIGHT OF THE <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">E.:<br \/>\nHow easier it is to bend a young sprout than a full grown oak! saith Jehovih. Have not the<br \/>\nGods and Saviors in the lower heavens discovered this, and so set guardian spirits and<br \/>\nfamiliars over the newborn? What wonder is it that men are stiff-necked in the doctrines<br \/>\nof the ancients? Spirits of darkness urge them on, and they delight in war and earthly<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">dominions, for the benefit of their Gods and Saviors. Neither know they that they are<br \/>\nservants to spirits of darkness; and they glorify themselves in caste, and in riches, and<br \/>\ndominion, and in becoming rulers and chief leaders.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">116. Jehovih saith: Let My chosen be wise after the manner of the self-Gods and Saviors,<br \/>\nand also seek out infants and little ones and become guardians over them, but unto<br \/>\nrighteousness and good works, teaching them peace and love, and to live in harmony, and<br \/>\nto abjure war and earthly profit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">117. As much as ye do this, especially teaching spirit communion, so do ye lay the<br \/>\nfoundation for My etherean spirits to come and abide with them as guardians during life,<br \/>\nand even after death.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">118. Neither shall ye circumscribe them in any of the talents I have given them, especially<br \/>\nin the love of liberty, but perfect them in all things, teaching them to live in families of<br \/>\ntens, or twenties, or hundreds, or thousands, even as in the olden times, holding all things<br \/>\nin common, and being as brethren, one with another.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">119. Waste not your time in discoursing with those who, having heard, will not practice<br \/>\nMy commandments. Nevertheless, to as many as come in your way, ye shall say: If ye can<br \/>\nnot curb your self-desires in this world, neither can ye in the next; and if ye can not live in<br \/>\na brotherhood of peace and love on earth, neither shall ye find a brotherhood of peace and<br \/>\nlove in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">120. I.: I have heard Thy wisdom, O Jehovih, and I swear unto Thee, with all my soul, I<br \/>\nwill fulfill these Thy just commandments with all my wisdom and strength. Help me, O<br \/>\nFather, to this end, for Thy Glory forever and ever. Amen!<br \/>\n(Responses, Amen, from E., W., N. and S., and other places within the chamber.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">121. E.: By Thy Power, Wisdom and Love, and in Thy Name, O Jehovih, do I receive this<br \/>\nThy son (or daughter), and proclaim him brother (or sister) of the Golden Chamber! In<br \/>\nThy name, O Father, I proclaim him in all the earth and in heaven above by these Thy<br \/>\nsolemn rites, for Thy glory. Amen!<br \/>\n(Responses. Amen! Now cometh the Dan of Su&#8217;is, bearing the regalia. Next to him come<br \/>\nthe du&#8217;ji, seven young girls, representing the seven stars, bearing the symbols of Industry<br \/>\nand Peace, and they form around about the I. a crescent facing the E., so that the E.<br \/>\nformeth the eighth star betwixt the horns of the crescent. Hoo&#8217;artyo, in golden lace,<br \/>\ncometh from the W. and proceedeth to give the signs and pass-words. After this the<br \/>\nyoungest child present mounteth the k&#8217;sam, and in proper words (which are withheld from<br \/>\npublication) proceedeth to clothe the I. in the golden fleece. Hoo&#8217;artyo giveth the<br \/>\ninjunctions of the ancients, and the D. calleth forth the Tablets of the moon, and the<br \/>\nstudies of the stars, and enjoineth prayer. The magi now illustrateth on a tablet<br \/>\n(blackboard) the prophecy of the rise and fall of nations, the origin of man and language,<br \/>\nhow the corporeal world is governed by the es world, and giveth the I. the key of<br \/>\ninvocation.)<br \/>\nThe I. is now required to give:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">122. The Panic name of the twenty-five signs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">123. To trace the names down through the languages to the present period.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">124. To designate the place in the heavens where the present sign would be situated.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">125. The position of the altar in the temple.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">126. To give the cyclic dates of the signs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">127. What group of stars, according to the Panic names, gave the field 1, 2, 3, and of 4, 5,<br \/>\n6, and of all the others, and the period of time of grouping them?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">128. Why is this degree called M&#8217;hak, or Golden Chamber?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">129. Why were the four days in each moon set apart as mass days, or sacred days?<br \/>\nAt what period, according to the Panic names, was the first mass ordained on earth?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">130. What was the position of the great serpent (solar phalanx) at that time?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">131. To the last question the I. respondeth: Alas, O Avaya (priest), I have not traveled so<br \/>\nfar. The Avaya saith: Then I will prepare thee for another degree. The I. respondeth: So<br \/>\nbe it. Here endeth the M&#8217;hak degree, with music and prayer.<br \/>\n(The accompanying Tablet showeth the moon days, and order of prayer and anthem, as in<br \/>\nthe ancient times:)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-380\" src=\"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-88-Ceremony-of-the-Holy-Mass-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-88-Ceremony-of-the-Holy-Mass-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-88-Ceremony-of-the-Holy-Mass-360x270.jpg 360w, http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Plate-88-Ceremony-of-the-Holy-Mass.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Plate 88. CEREMONY OF THE HOLY MASS.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">[for interpretation, see preceding Tablets]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh-Day Sabbath and Weekday Sabbath Book of Saphah Emethachava, Hi\u2019dang, M\u2019hak EMETHACHAVAH. BROTHERHOOD OF FAITHISTS. WITH MODERN GODS SUBSTITUTED IN PLACE OF THE ANCIENTS. Plate 87. As the student will perceive, the Tablet contains three degrees. 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