On being offered a golden crown the true aspriant refused it as a sign of his distain for material power and wealth. In order to attain the Crown of Truth, he had to throw down the Golden Crown and trample it underfoot. At this, a priest cried "Outrage, vengeance!" and seizing an axe, struck him on the head. The 'dead' candidate was then wrapped in mummy bandages, laid in an open coffin and borne into the sanctuart of the Sprite. Later, in the Hall of Judgement, he was condemned to wander in the underground galleries.

Here he was divested of his mortuary garments and received instruction on death and resurrection. He was then given the sign of the degree, a form of embrace, and the password. The knowledge associated with this degree was artistic, concerning drawing and painting. He was also taught the hierogrammatical alphabet, the history and geography of Egypt, the fundamentals of astronomy and the art of rhetoric.

The candidates who aquired a satisfactory knowledge of the lesser mysteries, and practiced the rites of the third degree satisfactorily for a minium of eighteen months, could then be selected for admission to the first of the greater, spiritual mysteries. This was the fourth degree, which was regarded as the Alpha and the Omega of the pathway to Truth and the Will of God. This opening up of the higher self, or transmutation, was celebrated with great solemnity and ritual at the dual centers of Hermopolis and Akhenaton.

Armed with sword and shield the novice would be led through labyrinthine passages and subjected to attack by masked men carrying flaming torches and serpents. Overcome by these, he would be led, with eyes bandaged and a cord around his neck, into the hall of Maat. There he was raised extended ( a term used by masons today for a ritualized form of resurrection), his bandages were removed and he was introduced to the masters, who were attired in splendid robes and arrayed in order of rank. After an oration, he was ritually armed and presented to the pharoah, who presided over the whole assembly.

He then changed into robes more suited to his new status and had his name inscribed in the book of adepts. From this time on he had gained the priviledge of communication directly with the pharoah and received material and spiritual nourishment from his court. This degree allowed access to the study of the secret language of Ammonitish and the sciences of the human soul in preparation for the final three degrees in which he would learn to use the Word with increasing power.

Such was the importance of the attainment of the fourth degree that it brought with it the absolute right to demand entrance to the fifth at the Temple of Memphis. Here the candidate was led from one assembly to another where he watched others preform a drama which graphically portrayed the conquest of the 100-headed dragon, Typhon, by Horus. The learning that ensued after this degree was in alchemy.

This fourth degree may be considered a prelude to, a minor reflection of, the final and seventh degree of initiation in which the individual must undergo the trial of identification with all spheres of being. To complete the full initiatory cycle, therefore, demands the awakening and strengthening of all seven human principles. The candidate must have so tuned his seven-stringed lyre, so energized it with spiritual harmony, that it will vibrate in perfect synchrony with the spiritual essence of the seven principles or spheres of the cosmos. As Master KH wrote in 1882 to Allan O. Hume of Simla, India: "The degrees of an Adept's initiation mark the seven stages at which he discovers the secret of the sevenfold principles in nature and man and awakens his dormant powers" (Mahatma Letters, Letter XV, p. 99).

Of these higher degrees scarcely anything is known to us. This is natural, and indeed appropriate; for how could words describe that which can be understood only by the initiate? How could that which is essentially esoteric be revealed and still retain its mystic integrity? Important hints, however, have been given regarding the fifth, sixth, and seventh degrees.

In the fifth initiation, the initiant "meets his own god-self face to face, and for a longer or shorter time becomes one with it'' (Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, p. 283). This degree was called by the Greeks theophany, a word signifying "divine appearance" or "showing forth of a divinity," the appearance or manifestation of man's own higher self to himself. And while in the average candidate this sublime moment of intellectual ecstasis and high vision lasted but a short time, with further spiritual progress of the candidate the theophanic communion became more enduring and lasting, until finally, ultimately, man knew himself, not merely as the offspring spiritually of his own inner god, but as that inner god itself, in his essential being. -- Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, p. 447

The sixth initiation was consummated as the inevitable course of events following upon the successful spiritualization of the entire nature. This was called theopneusty by the Greeks -- a word literally signifying "god-breathing" or "divine inspiration" -- where the disciple felt the inbreathing from his own inner god and became, thus, inspired, the very word inspiration meaning "inbreathing." With the passing of time and the greater purification of the soul-vehicle, which is man himself, this inbreathing or inspiration became permanent. -- Ibid. In this degree "the inner god of the candidate breathes down into him, for a longer or shorter time, depending upon his advancement, the wisdom and the knowledge of all the universe . . ."; and "in the sixth degree, instead of one's own Higher Self, the initiant meets another One, . . ." (Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, pp. 284, 260).

Then comes the seventh and last of the degrees of initiation before masterhood is achieved. This initiation usually took place at the winter solstice. The ancient pagan initiates considered the four points of the year, the winter and summer solstices and the spring and autumnal equinoxes, as representative of holy workings in the cosmos. The birth of the sun at the beginning of the year symbolized to them the mystic birth of the initiate, and it is significant that nearly all the great world saviors, such as Jesus the Christ, Krishna the Avatara, Apollonius of Tyana, and others, celebrate their "birthdays" at this sacred time: the rebirth of the solar deity.

Admission to the ultimate mysteries of Saphenath Pancah, revealed at the seventh and final degree, was granted at the twin temples of Behedet and Heliopolis which represented the dual attributes necessary for the awakening of the crown chakra. These were the ultimate centers of illumination into the pure knowledge of God that has held to be beyond all understanding. Attainment of this degree was far from automatic; the candidate had to be of such outstanding merit that he could be invited by the pharoah with the full consent of the Inner Fraternity.

The most complete and detailed explaination of the supreme mystery was then imparted to the new initiate, or prophet, whereby he gained both the right and the ability to read all the mystical books of Hermes and the scriptures of other nations to which he now had the Royal Key. The Prophet was one who knew all the mysteries and had attained full illumination and union with the divine. His surpreme prerogative was his entitlement to vote in the election of the pharoah. It was also from the ranks of the prophets that all officers of the sacred society were appointed.

The preparation for and the attainment of the seven degrees were part of a continous graded process leading to full illumination.

This seventh degree, which is called theopathy -- a Greek word meaning "god-suffering" or "divine- enduring" -- is the most sublime mystery of all, . . . the initiant, the candidate, suffered himself to become, abandoned himself fully to be, a truly selfless channel of communication of his own inner god, his own higher self; he became lost as it were in the greater self of his own higher self.-- Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, p. 447

Few indeed are those whose soul strength is so great that they can suffer in fullness the presence of divinity. This is the reward of the highest adepts, those whose sacrifice and wisdom surround humanity with a guardian wall diamond-like in compassion and protection.

In the seventh degree, the neophyte passes the portals of the sun; "he becomes for a passing moment the Wondrous Watcher himself '' (Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, p. 260). The solar initiation is complete: the neophyte dies, and the hierophant is born.

The Mystery Schools

Jesus, Moses, Abraham, King David and Solomon took this training.

The Mysteries in olden times were regarded so highly that preparation for entrance was deemed the most royal gift a father could bequeath his sons. At the age of seven years, boys were received and disciplined in heart and mind, so that on reaching adulthood they either took their places in the world and exerted an edifying influence among the people; or if they were especially favored by right of inner fitness, they remained within the Sanctuary and passed as far as they could into the Greater Mysteries.

Certain ones were trained for the sole purpose of teaching the laws of life in seats of higher learning; others received the preliminary rites in order to prepare them to govern the State with equanimity and honor. Still others underwent the discipline and purification of the first degrees and then devoted their lives to bringing beauty to mankind, whether in sculpture or color, in verse or harmony. Thus did these early civilizations ripen in spiritual things under the guidance of initiated philosophers and statesmen, artists, and musicians.

Many branches of the arts and sciences were taught in the Lesser Mysteries, notably geography, astronomy, chemistry, physiology, psychology, geology, meteorology, as well as music, the "most divine and spiritual of arts" (Mahatma Letters, Letter XXIVb, p. 188); similarly art and architecture were studied, whose lost "canon of proportion" immortalized the Greek temples. These sciences were held as secret studies of the Mysteries, not because they would not have been understood if taught as schools and universities teach them today, but because such sciences and arts were studied from their causal rather than their effectual aspect.

Much derision has been cast on the ancients for withholding knowledge that even a child can understand in its simpler forms. Certainly the simpler forms were taught openly, but their occult background was kept rigidly secret (as it is even now, though the world at large little dreams of this fact) as fit only for those who would not misuse the knowledge obtained. Can as much wisdom be shown today when, as soon as scientists discover some new device, opportunity is instantly found to turn that invention to destructive uses? One is driven to admire the strength and wisdom of the ancients who knew better than to turn knowledge over indiscriminately to those lacking moral control. With all our boasted superiority, we have not yet caught up on all lines with the scientific knowledge of our ancient forebears.

As H. P. Blavatsky wrote in 1877:

If modern masters are so much in advance of the old ones, why do they not restore to us the lost arts of our postdiluvian forefathers? Why do they not give us the unfading colors of Luxor -- the Tyrian purple; the bright vermilion and dazzling blue which decorate the walls of this place, and are as bright as on the first day of their application?

The indestructible cement of the pyramids and of ancient aqueducts; the Damascus blade, which can be turned like a corkscrew in its scabbard without breaking; the gorgeous, unparalleled tints of the stained glass that is found amid the dust of old ruins and beams in the windows of ancient cathedrals; and the secret of the true malleable glass? And if chemistry is so little able to rival even with the early mediaeval ages in some arts, why boast of achievements which, according to strong probability, were perfectly known thousands of years ago? The more archaeology and philology advance, the more humiliating to our pride are the discoveries which are daily made, the more glorious testimony do they bear in behalf of those who, perhaps on account of the distance of their remote antiquity, have been until now considered ignorant flounderers in the deepest mire of superstition. -- Isis Unveiled 1:239

In the Mysteries, geography was not merely a study of topography; rather the periodical risings and sinkings of continents was the subject of investigation in accordance with the cyclic events of racial history; secret centers of the earth were learned of, and our intimate relation to the two poles and the four points of the compass. HPB suggestively hints:

The two poles are called the right and left ends of our globe -- the right being the North Pole -- or the head and feet of the earth. Every beneficent (astral and cosmic) action comes from the North; every lethal influence from the South Pole. They are much connected with and influence "right" and "left" hand magic.-- Secret Doctrine 2:400n

Meteorology was the study of the currents of wind and rain, not from the effectual standpoint, but as bearing streams of vital energy from all parts of the solar system and beyond. Lightning and thunder, etc., were not merely electromagnetic phenomena -- words that are accurate enough, yet unless occultly understood convey little more than a statement of effects produced. When considered from the causal aspect they are seen to be outer manifestations of interior forces bursting from cosmic space into our atmosphere and affecting the lives of earth.

In Chaldea, Egypt, Mexico and Peru, Wales, Iceland, and India, astrology was regarded with veneration. Its deeper teachings were transmitted from mouth to ear, so sacred and profoundly spiritual were they then considered. Mere fortune-telling and other similar trifles were held vulgar in the eyes of the hierophants. The recognized influences of the sun and planets upon human beings were not viewed as simply mechanical, compelling individuals to this or that character or mode of conduct. Such interchange of planetary and solar life energies among terrestrial beings was understood as springing from our common galactic heritage. The septenary nature of the planets was taken into account in reckoning septenary human nature. Hence the intermingling of life-atoms from the various planetary systems with the earth, and vice versa, constitutes one of the major studies of esoteric astrology.

Furthermore, the science of prediction of tremendous cyclic occurrences on earth was mastered not only in India to a fine hair's breadth (see the Surya-Siddhanta of Asuramaya, the oldest treatise on astronomy extant, Secret Doctrine 2:326), but also in ancient Chaldea, whose modern representatives of some four and five thousand years ago still held archaic astrology as a major characteristic of their secret Mysteries. The famous ziggurat or high tower of Borsippa in Babylonia is clear testimonial to knowledge of the sevenfold planetary influences on humanity. Called the stages of the seven spheres, each of its stories bore a different color, representative of one of the seven sacred planets. At the top of a ziggurat was a sacred shrine, often with a table or couch of gold.

Thus what may have seemed to the public mere astronomical observatories were secret training centers within whose inner recesses esoteric astrology formed one of the important studies of the Lesser Mysteries. Medicine and surgery, physics and alchemy, poetry, mathematics, and philosophy likewise were studied from their inner standpoint. This instruction consists not in the learning by rote of scores of formulae, but in the inner perception of occult rationale, so that knowledge benevolently applied for others may in time become wisdom.

However fascinating to the imagination and of whatever degree of intellectual and psychic stimulation to the neophyte were these studies, they were not the major aim of the Mysteries. Behind all training of the mind was the impelling urge for soul purification through discipline and contemplation. As stimulus and guidance, dramatic presentations were given of the descent of the candidate into the underworld, his trial in the nether regions through meeting and conquering himself, his ascent into the stream of life and light, culminating in final communion and "friendship" with the divinities. So effective were the dramatic rites that participation in them constituted a signal part of the initiatory training in preparation for the Greater Mysteries.

Comparison of the ritual of the Lesser Mysteries, as practiced in the ancient world with slight variations of detail, reveals the universal story of the descent into the underworld in the symbol of the wheat or corn deity. The seed or grain represents the candidate. As the seed enters into the dark regions of the moist earth, many are the difficulties of soil and environment to contend with; it "dies" in giving birth to root and stalk.

Finally, as the period of germination expires, tender shoots of the grain sprout above the surface of the earth, and in time the seed-that-was bursts forth in flower with the aid of sun and rain. In like manner the candidate "dies" in the regions of the underworld, the lower spheres, where he meets and conquers the difficulties of environment; shedding his impermanent self, he dies in giving birth to budding masterhood. At the appropriate hour, the disciple-that-was rises to the spheres of light and life; taken into the presence of other plants of divinity, he finds friendship with the gods and blooms into the full flower of adepthood.

Thus is dramatized in esoteric imagery the spiritual travail of those "giving birth to themselves" (Secret Doctrine 2:559) -- as an ancient manuscript describes the birth of the adept within the neophyte, the supreme initiation.

Continued on The Greater Mysteries

In the deeper Mystery-training, the pupil must not only learn to build the mystic vessel of awakened consciousness which will carry him from plane to plane but, in the process of such individual becoming, must rediscover for himself the ageless routes of initiation.

In wisdom and foresight, nature is consistent throughout: one law, one plan, one structure. With charming thrift she rehearses the pathways of initiation through the cycles of sleep and death. Death and its processes form the heart and core of the Greater Mysteries: through death of the inferior the superior finds birth. Except the seed die, the flower cannot bloom; except the flower die, the seed cannot form. "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it'' (Matt. 10:39).

Sleep is an incomplete death -- unconsciously experienced; death is a complete sleep -- unconsciously experienced; initiation is a self-conscious sleep or "death'' of the lower elements with a fully conscious liberation of the spiritual soul along the pathways of sleep and death.

In sleep the body "dies" imperfectly, for the golden cord remains linked to the slumbering body. If the soul is not weighted with material desire, then a natural quiescence ensues. During the brief hours of nightly sleep, if the karma be favorable the freed spirit-soul may ascend out of the sphere of earth along the invisible magnetic pathways to higher realms. The ascent is instantaneous, followed by the return along identic pathways until the soul once again enters the sleeping body and a new day dawns.

The pathways of sleep traversed night after night constitute an unconscious journey along the routes of initiation. Such momentary and unrecognized contact during sleep is not wasted; the very repetition of the selfsame process acts as an invisible spur to the ordinary person. If the aspirations continue and the life is made purer, faint impressions of beauty and grandeur will penetrate the soul, intuitions will manifest, and the aspirant will find benediction sweeping into his days through nightly communion with higher spheres.

Death is the following of the same processes of sleep, only perfectly so. The body is cast off permanently and dissipates; the golden cord is withdrawn, and the soul, freed of its terrestrial elements, enters the spheres of temporary purgation. Liberated and cleansed of earthly dross, the soul ascends to its spiritual parent, the higher self, and in peace and bliss undreamed of pursues the identic journey of sleep. In each of the mansions of space, a stop is made, shorter or longer depending upon the links of affinity formerly made through past experience of the spiritual soul until, strengthened by divine contact, it once again treads the ancient pathway, and a child is born on earth.

From the pages of; Atlantis Rising;The prophectic Code of the Pyramid. Marcellinus contemporary, Iamblichus, wrote a treatise on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, and described the Initiation associated with the Sphinx. In a secret location between the paws of the feline monument, he said, is a bronze door, its opening triggered by a hidden spring. Beyond it, the neophytes went into a circular room. From this point on, they were subject to a series of trials to become full members among the Initiates, eventually reaching Masterhood...The Drawing of the interior under the Sphinx is on .. Hall of Records

The Great Judgement Hall of Maat also known as Mekhatt which means 'the balance of the Earth'. The hieroglyphic sign for the verb 'to weigh' shows a triangle or a 'builders square'. The plumb-bob suspended from the apex is a sign meaning 'balance the Earth' or 'weighing'. The triangle is also the cross-section of the Pyramid.

Chakra Theory

The chakra system can been viewed as a "seven-leveled philosophical model of the universe." The seven chakras (Sanskrit for wheels or disks) are wheels of bioenergetic activity radiating from nerve ganglia (clusters) that start at the base of the spine and continue on to the crown of the head.

Although the energy of the chakras can be monitored, they have no mass or substance of their own. Each individual chakra does, however, have a general location. These locations are as follows:
Chakra one (earth): Base of spine. Associated with survival.
Chakra two (water): Lower abdomen. Associated with emotions and sexuality.
Chakra three (fire): Solar plexus. Associated with power and will.
Chakra four (air): Just over the sternum. Associated with love and balance.
Chakra five (sound): Throat. Associated with communication and creativity.
Chakra six (light): Center of forehead, brow. Associated with intuition and imagination.
Chakra seven (thought): Top of head.

Associated with knowledge and understanding. Each of the chakras also denotes one of the eastern elements (shown in parentheses), adding three intangibles to the "standard" four western elements.

As you can see, the lower chakras are more dense and material, while the higher chakras are more "free" and conceptual. It is an eastern belief that this is because they are closer to their source. Beyond the crown is Shiva, the male principal, believed to symbolize pure consciousness and bliss. Beyond the root is Shakti, the female principal, the mother of the universe and creation itself (herself?). By coming together in union, Shiva can descend upon Shakti and bring Divine Consciousness into the universe while Shakti brings form to pure consciousness.

This can be seen in mundane life as well. Ideas (7) become visualized (6) and then shared with others verbally or written down (5). The love of the idea (4) brings one to invest their will and energy into its creation (3). The passion/need (2) to finish this act of creation urges one to provide it form (1) and thus finish the process. We will call this transfer of ideas into form the manifesting current. Consequently, the transfer of form into ideas can be thought of as the liberating current. These two forces are constantly running through the body and connecting the chakras.

Chakras are our energy centers - they are the openings for life energy to flow into and out of our aura. Their function is to vitalize the physical body, to bring about the development of our self-consciousness, and are associated with our physical, mental and emotional interactions. see History of chakra

Chakras are also lines on the ground that connect spiritual centers. The pyramids of course were set on these centers and the connecting lines and cities are where the initiations were carried out for each of the seven degrees..
There are also centers in Europe that connect Amiens, St. Denis, Notre Dame de Paris, Chartres at Orleans, Tours, Poitiers, Le Puy and Toulouse. These European centers were on a line of pilgrimage and initiation for the Knights Templar. The first degree was at Compostela, the site of the burial place of James the Just. The seventh and final degree was given at Rosslyn. Each of the other cities on the route had a magnificent cathedral built by the Templars for this purpose. Some of these can be found on this Search Engine
Here is The Cathredal at Orleans Chartres and Notre-Dame de Paris

Another very interesting fact is that these sites are ancient Druidic sites. North of Paris, the sublime architectrue of Amiens Cathedral is the site of the Drudic oracle of the Jupiter mysteries. Jupiter is the Latin name for the Father of Light and the Hebrew name for Jupiter was Zedek, the city-god of Salem revered by Melchizedek. Jupiter is also described by Lewis Spence as the father of Kibeiri, a title usually reserved for Melchizedek. Are Jupiter and Melchizedek the same character in differing mythological guise?

This site documents an on-going investigation into the origins of geometry reportedly marked into the landscape in the positions of certain ancient churches, chateaux and mountain peaks around the ancient hilltop village of Rennes-le-Château, France. This project began as an independent attempt to verify or disprove the findings of Henry Lincoln, as published in his book The Holy Place (1991), and more recently in The Key to the Sacred Pattern (1997). The Sacred Landscape Geometry of Rennes-le-chateau

Whatever the truth of this, it was believed that thinking and thus meaningful life itself have their home at the Jupiter oracle; it is the center of true knowledge. The art of Jupiter is rightful speech, for as Mars has formed the word in the air, Jupiter takes it and fills it with divine, spiritual life and vitalizes the form of the body prepared for the next life.

Rosslyn Chapel is the seventh sacred site that lies within the mystical embrase of these two pillers that symbolize the Alpha and the Omega of an ancient pathway of initiation. This is the site revered by the Druids as the oracle of Saturn, the supreme Guardian of Secrets.

More on the planaterary influences on Astrology . This information does site the planets in the solar system as effecting our lives. A free astrology chart link helps us identify our ruling planet and the effects this planet has on our daily lives. We also have more information on the Druids who built the great Stonehenge and the Celts who seem to be the forbearers of the now lost masonic true secrets.

Kabbalah, Qabalah or Cabala.

Liberation & Manifestation

It comes from the Hebrew word QBL meaning "oral tradition". An esoteric and mystical division of Judaism. What the Kabbalah does is present a symbolic explanation of the origins of the universe. It shows the relationship of humans to the God with the approach to creation where the Infinate Light manifests through different Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.
The Kabbalah has strong links with Gnosticism.

This is a Hieroglyph of the three sacred lotus lilies meaning "Tree of Life". It was the trunk of the Tree of Life which represented the World Pillar or Axis Munde (literally "Axis of the Mound") around which the heavens appeared to revolve. The World Pillar was the centre of the universe. It was Osiris as the Djed Pillar, the Pillar of Stability and it was the Great Pyramid of Egypt.

"Liberation is the path of transcendence. Manifestation is the path of immanence. Both lead to the same place: the divine" -Anodea Judith, Eastern Body, Western Mind

The chakas correspond to The "tree of Life; The centers are arranged in three columns. The left column is called the Pillar of Severity.

This represents the female side of man and contains three sephira: Binah (Understanding), Geburah (Severity) and Hod (Splendor).

The right column is called the Pillar of Mercy. This represents the male side of man and also contains three sephira: Chokmah (Wisdom), Chesed (Mercy) and Netzach (Victory).

The middle pillar is called the Pillar of Equilibrium. It represents the balance between the male and female pillars. It contains four sephira: Kether (Crown), Tiphareth (Beauty), Yesod (Foundation) and Malkuth (Kingdom).

The Kabbala requires four of these Trees, one for each world of the cosmos. The connections; Winged Discs, Omphalos, Arcs & Archetypes - The ark of the Covenant, Isis - Greek - Egyptian art. more..Tree of Life Kabala

Another important finding..Solomons Temple was based on the Chakras of man.
see this on Temple Secrets

Thus the splendor of the whole world will be thine, and all darkness shall flee from thee.

From The secrets of the Emerald Tablet

The Seven Rights

Each of the seven chakras has a basic right that, if infringed upon or not claimed/expressed, can provide problems in that chakra and thus, in life.

1. The right to be here: simply to exist, take care of ourselves, and have possessions.
2. The right to feel: to express and understand one’s emotions, needs, and wants.
3. The right to act: to be innovative and free.
4. The right to love and be loved: freedom from projected or received prejudice, low self-esteem, and violent conflict. Being the central chakra, if any of the other rights is harmed, the right to love may be harmed as well.
5. The right to speak and hear truth: Transgressions include: not be listened to, family secrets, and not being spoken to honestly.
6. The right to see: Transgressions include: being told our perception is inaccurate, having things deliberately hidden from us, and having the scope of ones vision denied.
7. The right to know: the right to truth, accurate information, knowledge, and to simply know what’s going on. This includes spiritual knowledge and the right to connect with and interpret the divine as one chooses. see.. Chakra Resources

Thus in death the age-old routes of initiation are followed by the spiritual monad in conscious recognition, but as yet in unconscious appreciation by the ordinary human soul.

A human being is many-sided: he has within him a divine monad, a spiritual soul, and a human soul which works through his vital-astral-physical nature. We must guard against the lower gaining dominion over the higher and must watch carefully, particularly in discussion of these holy themes, lest we become so fascinated by their beauty and intellectual splendor, that we forget their essential worth -- that of ethics. Unless an individual has made ethics the foundation of his character, his heart and mind will be continually shaken by the storms of desire.

Those who care for little beyond the immediate will have scant attraction to deeper things, but those who have begun to think and feel intuitively may find themselves irresistibly drawn to the ancient wisdom. However, to those already stirring from the sleep of matter, warning is repeatedly given against entertaining the notion that initiation is just around the corner. One must defend the heart against selfish desire for so-called occult powers as one would defend oneself against the bite of a serpent. The initiations referred to, more particularly in the previous chapter, are not described but only alluded to as hints of what some day the worthy disciple may find himself fortunate enough to experience. from Mysteries 9

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