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... its circumference , which they fixed by saying that a man , if he walked steadily on , could go round it in one year of 365 days . Now , reckon- ing the circumference at 24,900 miles , it is easily 6 SECRET SOCIETIES.
... its circumference , which they fixed by saying that a man , if he walked steadily on , could go round it in one year of 365 days . Now , reckon- ing the circumference at 24,900 miles , it is easily 6 SECRET SOCIETIES.
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... round him were assembled the præsules and dispensers of the mysteries . By these the novice was received with con- gratulations , and after having entered into the usual engage- ments for keeping secret the rites of Zoroaster , the ...
... round him were assembled the præsules and dispensers of the mysteries . By these the novice was received with con- gratulations , and after having entered into the usual engage- ments for keeping secret the rites of Zoroaster , the ...
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... round the necks of their children and of sick persons ; they applied it to the string or fillets with which they wrapped up their mummies , where we still find it ; it became , in fact , an amulet ( amolitio malorum ) . Other nations ...
... round the necks of their children and of sick persons ; they applied it to the string or fillets with which they wrapped up their mummies , where we still find it ; it became , in fact , an amulet ( amolitio malorum ) . Other nations ...
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... round , the snake , the ears of corn , and the sistrum represent the titular deities of the Hecatæan ( Hecate , God- dess of Night ) , Bacchic , Eleusinian , and Ionic mysteries ; that is , the mystic rites in general for whose sake the ...
... round , the snake , the ears of corn , and the sistrum represent the titular deities of the Hecatæan ( Hecate , God- dess of Night ) , Bacchic , Eleusinian , and Ionic mysteries ; that is , the mystic rites in general for whose sake the ...
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... round his neck . Then they dragged him to the hall , where he was to be initiated into a new degree , and the spectres or shades disappeared . He was led into the assembly , his eyes were unbandaged , and he beheld a magnificent hall ...
... round his neck . Then they dragged him to the hall , where he was to be initiated into a new degree , and the spectres or shades disappeared . He was led into the assembly , his eyes were unbandaged , and he beheld a magnificent hall ...
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The Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries, Volumen1 Charles William Heckethorn Vista completa - 1897 |
The Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries, Volumen1 Charles William Heckethorn Vista completa - 1897 |
Términos y frases comunes
Albigenses Alchymists ancient Apuleius aspirant Assassins astronomical auto-da-fé became blood body Böhme brethren Buddhism burnt Cabbala Cabbalistic called Camorra Camorristi candidate Cathari caverns celebrated celestial century ceremonies Ceres chief Christ Christian Church creed cross darkness death degree Deity divine doctrine Druids Druses earth Egypt Egyptian eternal evil existed fact faith father festival fire Freemasonry Freemasons Garduna German Gnostics Grand heaven heresy heretics hierophant History holy human Illuminati India initiation Inquisition Inquisitors Isis Jesuits Jews king knowledge latter light living London Magi Manichæans Manichæism masonic master meaning Mithras murder mysteries mystic Nature night origin Oromazes Osiris Paris password Persian Pope priests prisoners religion religious represented rites Rosicrucians sacred secret societies sect serpent seven signs Skopzi spirit sword symbol symbolised Templars temple theosophy Thugs tion torture trials Typhon universal victims Vishnu vols whence whilst word worship Zoroaster
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Página 202 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Página 19 - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think; They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
Página 9 - Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas, Atque metus omnes, et inexorabile fatum Subjecit pedibus, strepitumque Acherontis avari.
Página 8 - What is now called the Christian religion, has existed among the ancients, and was not absent from the beginning of the human race, until Christ came in the flesh : from which time the true religion, which existed already, began to be called Christian.
Página 45 - I am all that has been, all that is, and all that will be, and no mortal has drawn aside my veil.
Página 111 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Página 257 - It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools."' Now, while she was speaking, she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise; but they heard nothing. Then, after again listening, she cried in a sharp voice, 'Ho! muffle your mouths with both hands, and stir not from the ring of the circles, as ye value life and its blessings.
Página 38 - ... wanted Light, and the worship taught him was the worship of God, the Source of Light. The vast Temple of Elephanta, perhaps the oldest in the world, hewn out of the rock, and 135 feet square, was used for initiations; as were the still vaster caverns of Salsette, with their 300 apartments.
Página 44 - ... was characterized by the severest trials of courage and fortitude. The principal seat of the mysteries was at Memphis, in the neighborhood of the great Pyramid. They were of two kinds, the greater and the less: the former being the mysteries of Osiris and Serapis; the latter those of Isis. The mysteries of Osiris were celebrated at the autumnal equinox; those of Serapis at the summer solstice; and those of Isis at the vernal equinox. The candidate was required to exhibit proofs of a blameless...
Página 28 - ... of veneration; and, by an involuntary impulse, frequently produced an act of worship. Here he was received with congratulations; and after having entered into the usual engagements for keeping secret the sacred rites of Mithras, the sacred WORDS were entrusted to him, of which the ineffable TETRACTYS, or Name of God was the chief.