The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars - Volume 2

ful of its general features, and perfect in the complete fulfillment of the purpose for which it was intended, viz.:- to convey to the human mind a lesson, a

ded at the result of our researches and the wisdom of human nature displayed in formulating such perfe

eek myths and fables, is reputed to be the son of Venus by a MORTAL father, upon the plane of reality. As that of actual PARENT and CHIL

at be. But if in reality it was a falsehood, how can it become a truth by the simple addition of acceptan

ss, because he was, in his astral and magnetic nature, ruled and governed by Venus, born under one of her celestial signs and when she

which thus, unconsciously, accepts an absolute truth under a physical disguise, the metaphysical t

n see no reason why AENEAS MAY NOT IN REALITY belong to that celestial vortex represented by Venus upon the plane of material life. This being the case, we see how beautiful the ancients' system of temple worship must have been. The simple rustic, in reverence and awe, accepting the gross and physical meaning-the only one possible to his dark, sensuous mind. The scholar and philosopher bow their wiser heads with equal humility, accepting with equally sincere faith the more abstract form of the allegory; while on the other hand, the priest and the Initiate, lifting their loftier souls above the earth and its formulas of illusion and matter, accept that higher and more spiritual application, which renders them equally as sincere and devout as their less enlightened worshipers. It is thus we find these astro-myths true for all time, true in every age of the world, and EQUALLY TRUE OF ALL NATIONS. And this is the real r

d primitive man clothe his ideas in actual forms, and in these impersonations, they combined the nature of the celestial orb with that of the zodiacal sign or signs, in which the planet exerted its chief and most potent activities. For instance, the planet Mars, whose chief constellation is Aries, was described as a great warrior, mighty in battle, fierce in anger, fearless, reckless, and destructive; while the mechanical and cons

oduced. They were called gods and goddesses. This was quite natural, as the planets of our system are

ching us that the union of skill and be

of Aeneas. Rome was founded when the Sun in his orbit had entered the sign Aries, and Mars was the god most honored by the Romans. In time, with the degeneration of human races and their worship, to the r

other Earth. Gai signifies the Earth as a whole, Rhea the productive powers o

he (Eros), we are told, brings harmony out of chaos. Here, we see

the waters of winter, to shine resplendent in the western skies at evening, an

mes, typical of solar energy, especially in ref

Europe, Asia, or anywhere else, and he conclusively shows that such dates are Astro-Masonic points on the ce

ere given the real key, and the student must fathom particulars for himself. The chief work, and most valuable in its line, is Ovid's "Metamorphoses." The next, also the most valuable in its line, is "The Mythological Astronomy of the A

eroes, while a study of Mackey, and a careful comparison with "La Clef" and "La Clef Hermetique" will reveal all that pertains to

ome of the delusions, into which the subtle, magi

the Iron Age, when there was a vertical Sun at the poles; or, in other words, when the pole of the Earth was ninety degrees removed from the pole of the ecliptic. To those who can read aright, every lineament tells as plainly as the written word the history of that awful past, marking the march of time, recording the revolutions of the Sun in his orbit of 25,920 years, and relating with wonderful accuracy the climatic changes, in their la

strous forms are the types of actual, once living physical embodiments, and, wi

e anything true, or even approaching the truth,

ancient classification of WORK and LABOR, and gives us a clear insight into the original designs, or pictorial representations, of the t

physical characteristics of climate and the temporal characteristics of work. As the Sun entered the sign, so the temple rites varied in honor of the labors performed, and the symbol thus became the object o

e were three months when the land was overflowed with water; hence, they had only nine working months out of doors, and from this fact sp

t leviathan mentioned in the

nd Mount Zion of the Hebrew Bible mean the same, the Pole-Star; and there, on the pictured planisphere, sits Cephus, the migh

ure and personal research, trusting the keys we have given in this chapter and their careful study may induce