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The Book of The
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Albert Pike
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THE BOOK OF THE WORDS .
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THE T s rt TE aALfirS.
L - . T h e D i v i n e WISDOMMii . - . T h e D i v i n e WISDOM M a n i f e s t e d ; TEE Wornmi i i -.h e D i v i n e MIGETis . T h e D i v i n e S o v E E E I G I , .
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I m u s t p r o f e s s I k n o w e n o u g h t o h o l d m y t o n g u e , b u t n o t
enough to speak ; a n d t h e n o l e s s r e a l t h a n m i r a c u l o u s f r u i t s
I h a v e f o u n d i n m y d i l i g e n t i n q u i r y i n t o t h e s e a r c a n a , l e a d m e
o n t o s u c h d e g r e e s o f a d m i r a t i o n , t h e y c o m m a n d s i l e n c e , a n d
f o r c e m e t o h o l d m y t o n g u e .FrTA--R AsExoLE : P r o l e g . T h e a t r .
Che m . B r i t a n ni c . 6 .
I n t h e b o o k c a l l e d A rf e p hi i L 3 e r S e c r e t e s , which appears
t o h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n i n t h e 1 2 t h c e n t u r y, t h i s i s s a i d
" I s n o t t h i s a n a r t f u l l o f s e c r e t s ? : a n d b e l i e v e s t t h o u , 0
f o o l ! t h a t w e p l a i n l y t e a c h t h i s S e c r e t o f S e c r e t s , t a k i n g o u r
w o r d s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r l i t e r a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ?. I t
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EXTRACTSFROM THE PREFACE OF A BOOR ENTTTLED " Lose-LITEP-%"
PCBLLSEED AT L o - - , - D o - , , ; n; 1722 .[ T h e b o d y o f t h e w o r k c o n t a i n s n o t o n e w o r d in r e g a r d t o F r e e
J f a s o n r y , o r t h a t c a n be W i e m d t o a l l u d e t o i t , f o r w h i c h r e a s o n t h e
p r e f a c e i s t h e m o r e c u r i o u s . ]
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G r a n d M a s t e r , M a s t e r s , W a r d e n s a n d B r e t h r e n
o f t h e
Most Ancient and Most H onourable Frat ernity of the Free
Masons
o f
G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d I r e l a n d ,
B r o t h e r E u g e n i u s P h i l a l e t h e s
S e n d e t h G r e e t i n g .
M e n , B r e t h r e n ,
I a d d r e s s m y s e l f t o y o u a f t e r t h i s M a n n e r , b e c a u s e i t i s t h e
t r u e L a n g u a g e o f t h e B r o t h e r h o o d , a n d w h i c h t h e p r i m i t i v e
C h r i s t i a n B r e t h r e n , a s w el l a s t h o s e w h o w e r e f r o m t h e B e g i n -
n i n g , made u s e o f , a s w e l e a r n f r o m h o l y S c r i p t u r e s , a n d a nu n i n t e r r u p t e d T r a d i t i o n .
I p r e s e n t y o u w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g S h e e t s , a s b e l o n g i n g m o re
p r o p e r l y t o y o u t h a n a n y e l s e . B y w h a t I h e r e s a y , t h o s e o f
y o u w h o a r e n o t f a r i l l u m i n a t e d , w h o s t a n d i n t h e o u t w a r d
P l a c e , a n d a r e n o t w o r t h y t o l o o k b e h i n d t h e V e i ] , m a y f i n d n o
1 3
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1 4 THE BOOS OF THE WORDSd i s a g r e e a b l e o r u n p r o f i t a b l e E n t e r t a i n m e n t : and those wh
a r e s o h a p p y a s t o h a v e g r e a t e r L i g h t , w i l l d i s c o v e r u n d e
thes e Shadows somewhat trul y great and noble, and worth
t h e s e r i o u s A t t e n t i o n o f a G e n i u s t h e m o s t e l e v a t e d a n d s u b
l i m e : T h e S p i r i t u a l C e l e s t i a l C u b e , t h e o n l y t r u e , s o l i d a n d
i m m o v e a b le B a s i s a n d F o u n d a t i o n o f a l l K n o w l e d g e , P e a c e a n
Happiness .
I t h e r e f o r e , m y d e a r e s t B r e t h r e n , g r e e t y o u m o s t h e a r t i l y ,
a n d a m g l a d o f t h i s O p p o r t u n i t y t o r e j o i c e w i t h y o u , i n a s m u c h
a s i t h a t h p l e a s e d t h e A l m i g h t y, O n e , E t e r n a l , U n a l t e r a b l e
G o d , t o s e n d o u t h i s L i g h t , a n d h i s _ T r u t h , a n d h i s v i v i f y i n g
S p i r i t , w h e r e b y t h e B r o t h e r h o o d b e g i n s t o r e v i v e a g a i n i n t h i s
o u r I s l e , a n d P r i n c e s s e e k t o b e o f t h i s s a c r e d S o c i e t y , w h i c h
h a s b e e n f r o m t h e B e g i n n i n g , a n d a l w a y s s h a l l b e ; t h e G a t e s
o f H e l l s h a l l n e v e r p r e v a i l a g a i n s t i t , b u t i t s h a l l c o n t i n u e
w h i l e t h e S u n a n d M o o n e n d u r e t h , a n d t i l l t h e g e n e r a l C o n -
s u m m a t i o n o f a l l T h i n g s ; f o r s i n c e G o d , m y d e a r e s t B r e t h r e n ,
i s o f u s , w h o c a n b e a g a i n s t u s ?
T h i s b e i n g s o , I s h a l l s p e a k t o y o u a f e w W o r d s o n t h i s i m -
p o r t a n t S u b j e c t ; a n d p e r h a p s I a m t h e f i r s t t h a t e v e r s p o k e t o
y o u a f t e r t h i s M a n n e r . I s h a l l , a s b r i e f l y a s I c a n , p r e s e n t y o u
w i t h a t r u e a n d f a i t h f u l M i r r o r , a M i r r o r w h i c h w i l l n o t , w h i c h
c a n n o t f l a t t e r ( F l a t t e r y b e e t e r n a l l y b a n i s h ' d t h e B r o t h e r h o o d ) ,
wherein yon may s e e , o r r a t h e r b e r e m e m b e r e d , w h a t y o u a r e
a n d t h e n y o u n e e d n o t b e t o l d v e r y m u c h b o w y o u o u g h t t o
a c t . A n d i n t h i s I s h a l l u s e t h a t L i b e r t y a n d F r e e d o m , w h i c h
i s o u r e s s e n t i a l D i f f e r e n c e , r i c h l y d i s t i n g u i s h e s u s f r o m a l l
o t h e r s , a n d i s i n d e e d t h e v e r y S o u l a n d S p i r i t o f t h e B r o t h e r -
hood .
T h e S t y l e I s h a l l m a k e u s e o f i s m o s t c a t h o l i c k , p r i m i t i v e
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THE B o o s OF THE WORDS . 1 5a n d C h r i s t i a n ; i t i s w h a t i s e x t r a c t e d f r o m t h e s a c r e d S c r i p -
t u r e s . Remember that you are the Salt of t he Earth, the
L i g h t o f t h e W o r l d , a n d t h e F i r e o f t h e I I n i y e r s e . Ye a r e
l i v i n g S t o n e s , b u i l t u p a s p i r i t u a l H o u s e , w h o b e l i e v e a n d r e l y
o n t h e c h i e f Lap isA n g u l a r i s , w h i c h t h e . r e f r a c t o r y a n d d i s o b e -
d i e n t B u i l d e r s d i s a l l o w e d , y e a r e c a l l e d f r o m D a r k n e s s t o
L i g h t , y o u a r e a c h o s e n G e n e r a t i o n , a r o y a l P r i e s t h o o d .
T h i s m a k e s y o u , m r d e a r B r e t h r e n , f i t C o m p a n i o n s f o r t h e
g r e a t e s t K i n g s ; a n d n o w o n d e r , s i n c e t h e K i n g o f K i n g s b a t h
c o n d e s c e n d e d t o m a k e y o u s o t o h i m s e l f , c o m p a r e d t o w h o m
t h e m i g h t i e s t a n d m o s t h a u g h t y P r i n c e s o f t h e E a r t h a r e b u t
a s W o r m s , a n d t h a t n o t s o m u c h a s w e a r e a l l S o n s o f t h e s a m e
o n e E t e r n a l F a t h e r , b y w h o m a l l T h i n g s w e r e m a d e; b u t i n a s -
m u c h a s w e d o t h e W i l l o f h i s a n d o u r F a t h e r w h i c h i s i n
Heaven .
Y o u s e e n o w y o u r h i g h D i g n i t y ; y o u s e e w h a t y o u a r e ; a c t
a c c o r d i n g l y , a n d s h o w y o u r s e l v e s ( w h a t . y o u a r e ) M m e , a n d
w a l k w o r t h y t h e h i g h P r o f e s s i o n t o w h i c h T o u a r e c a l l e d . But
w h i l e I s a y t h i s , d o n o t i m a g i n e I s e t u p f o r a R a b b i , M a s t e r ,
o r I n s t r u c t o r , w h o a m o n e o f t h e l e a s t o f y o u , a m e r e N o v i c e , a
C a t e c h u m e n , a n d k n o w n o t h i n g . H o w e v e r , d o n o t d e s p i s e m y
M i t e , w h i c h I t h r o w i n t o y o u r T r e a s u r y , s i n c e ' t i s a l l I h a v e
o t h e r s m a y d o m o r e i n Q u a n t i t y , b u t n o t i n P r o p o r t i o n .
R e m e m b e r t h e n w h a t t h e g r e a t E n d w e a l l a i m a t i s : I s i t
n o t t o b e h a p p y h e r e a n d h e r e a f t e r ?F o r t h e y b o t h d e p e n d o n
e a c h o t h e r . T h e S e e d s o f t h a t e t e r n a l P e a c e a n d T r a n q u i l i t y
a n d e v e r l a s t i n g R e p o s e m u s t b e s o w n i n t h i s L i f e ;a n d h e t h a t
w o u l d g l o r i f y a n d e n j o y t h e S o v e r e i g n G o o d t h e n , m u s t l e a r n t o
d o i t n o w , a n d f r o m c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e C r e a t u r e g r a d u a l l y
a s c e n d t o a d o r e t h e C r e a t o r .
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1 6 THE BOOS OF THE WORDS .But alas ! m y B r e t h r e n , w h a t a r e w e a n d o u r l i t t l e G l o b
b e l o w , t o t h a t s t u p e n d o u s C e l e s t i a l M a s o n r y a b o v e ! w h e r e t h
A l m i g h t y A r c h i t e c t h a s s t r e t c h e d o u t t h e H e a v e n s a s a C u r -
t a i n , w h i c h h e h a s r i c h l y e m b r o i d e r e d w i t h S t a r s , a n d w i t h h i s
immortal Compasses, a s from a Punctum, c i r c u m s c r i b e d t h e
mi g h t y Au . : i s h i m s e l f t h e C e n t r e o f a l l T h i n g s , y e t k n o w s n o
C i r c u m f e r e n c e ? w h o l e t s d o w n h i s g o l d e n B a l a n c e , a n d w e i g h s
a l l T h i n g s a c c o r d i n g t o e t e r n a l i n c o r r u p t i b l e J u s t i c e , a n d
w h e r e t h e A c t i o n s o f t h e b e s t o f M e n a r e f r e q u e n t l y f o u n d t o o
l i g h t ; who has crea ted infinite Worlds, for what we know,
above us ; a n d t h o s e c a s t L u m i na r i e s w i t h i n o u r F e n , t o w h i c h
h e h a s g i v e n L a w s , a n d a l l o t t e d t h e m t h e i r p e c u l i a r i n f l u e n c e s ,
Intellige nces and Demons . I f t o d o a l l t h i s , a n d b e l i e v e o n ly
i n o n e G o d t h e F a t h e r A l m i g h t y , M a k e r o f H e a v e n a n d E a r t h ,
a n d o f a l l T h i n g s v i s i b l e a n d i n v i s i b l e , t h e m o s t g r a n d , e s s e n -
t i a l , t h e p r i m e , e t e r n a l , e v e r l a s t i n g , f u n d a m e n t a l A r t i c l e o f t h e
m o s t h o l y , c a t h o l i c k , u n i v e r s a l , a n d C h r i s t i a n F a i t h ( o f w h i c h
w e a r e ) m a k e s o n e a n A t h e i s t ; s u c h , m y d e a r e s t B r e t h r e n , a r e
w e a l l , a n d w e g l o r y i n i t L e t t h e I n f i d e l a n d P a g a n W o r l d
s a y w h a t t h e y w i l l , w e s h a l l h a v e t h e S u f f r a g e o f a l l C h r i s t i a n s ,
u n d e r w h a t e v e r o t h e r D e n o m i n a t i o n d i s t i n g u i s h e d , w h o c a n n o t
b e s o i n c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e m s e l v e s , a s t o t a k e u m b r a g e a t t h o s e
w h o b e l i e v e t h e p r i me A r t i c l e o f t h e i r ( t h a t i s o u r ) h o l y F a i t h .
0 t h o u E t e r n a l O n e ! t h o u I m m o r t a l u n i t t ! thou Incompre-
hensible Monas ! N e v e r l e t u s s w e r v e f r o m t h e s e e v e r l a s t i n g
Trut hs . Send out thy Light and thy Truth, tha t the y may
l e a d a n d b r i n g u s t o t h y h o l y H i l l a n d t h y T a b e r n a c l e . Wea r e i m p r i s o n e d , w h o s h a l l d e l i v e r u s f r o m t h e B o d y o f t h i s
Death ?W e a r e e x i l e d C h i l d r e n f r o m o u r C o u n t r y , w h e n s h a l l
w e r e t u r n ?
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THE BOOK OF THE WORDS 1 7Her e t h o u h a s t p l a c e d u s a s N o v i c e s a n d P r o b a t i o n e r s ;
w h e n s h a l l w e b e p r o f e s s e d a m o n g s t t h o s e b l e s s e d D e n i z e n s o f
t h e C e l e s t i a l J e r u s a l e m , n o t b u i l t w i t h H a n d s , a n d b e r e i n -
s t a t e d i n o u r I n n o c e n c e ? H e r e w e w a n d e r i n t h e d a r k g l o o m y
Vale of Tears and the Sh adow of Death , where we remember
n o t h i n g , a n d w h o d a r e s s a y W h a t d o s t t h o u ? H e r e h a l t t h o u
p l a c e d u s f o r R e a s o n s b e s t D o w n t o t h y A l m i g h t y J u s t i c e , a n d
t h y i n s c r u t a b l e C o u n s e l s , i n t o w h i c h t h e c u r i o u s P r i e r i s
s t r u c k b l i n d b y t h e r a d i a n t M a j e s t y o f t h y G l o r i e s , t h o u i n a c -
c e s s i b l e L i g h t ! t h o u e t e r n a l P o w e r ! Wisdom ! Love !
. I t i s t h e s a m e t h i n g i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e R e l i g i o n w e p r o f e s s ,
w h i c h i s t h e b e s t t h a t e v e r ' w a s , o r w i l l , o r c a n b e ; and who-
e v e r l i v e s u p t o i t c a n n e v e r p e r i s h e t e r n a l l y , f o r i t i s t h e L a w
o f N a t u r e , w h i c h i s t h e L a w o f G o d , f o r G o d i s N a t u r e . I t i s
t o l o v e G o d a b o v e . a l l T h i n g s , a n d o u r N e i g h b o u r a s o u r s e l f ;
t h i s i s t h e t r u e , p r i m i t i v e , c a t h o l i c k , a n d u n i v e r s a l R e l i g i o n ,
a g r e e d t o b e s o i n a l l T i m e s a n d A g e s , a n d c o n f i r m e d b y o u r
L o r d a n d M a s t e r J e s u s C h r i s t , w h o t e l l s u s , t h a t o n t h e s e h a n g
a l l t h e L a w a n d t h e P r o p h e t s .
Avoi d a l l Companions whos e ridicul ing of Religion is
t h o u g h t w i t t y , a n d . m o r e e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e w r e t c h e d d i s -
c o u r s e i s t u r n e d u p o n t h e a d o r a b l e M a j e s t y o f t h e m o s t H o l y
T r i n i t y , w h i c h i s a n e t e r n a l D o c t r i n e b e l i e v e d b y W i s e M e n i n
a l l A g e s . T h e a n c i e n t P h i l o s o p h e r s , w h o h a d n o r e v e a l e d R e -
l i g i o n , n o o t h e r L i g h t b u t t h e L i g h t o f N a t u r e , t a u g h t a n d
b e l i e v e d t h i s m o s t s a c r e d T r u t h , a s I c o u l d s h o w i n a p r o p e r
p l a c e a s c l e ar a s t h e S u n . Th e P l a t o n i c s , f o r e x a m p l e , t o i n -
s t a n c e n o m o r e , a c k n o w l e d g e i n t h e G o d h e a d t h r e e P e r s o n s ;
t h e f i r s t t h e y c a l l e d t h e F a t h e r o f t h e U n i v e r s e , o r o f a l l T h i n g s ;
t h e s e c o n d t h e S o n a n d f i r s t M i n d : t h a t i s , a c c o r d i n g t o Plo-
t
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IS THE BOOS OF THE WORDSt i n u c a n d Phz 7 o , the Divine Intellect , flowing from God tF a t h e r , a s L i g h t f r o m L i g h t , o r t h e W o r d t h a t i s s p o k e n f r
the Speaker : Hence he was called the Aoyoc , Verbum,
Ford, Light of Light, a nd the Sp lendour of God the Fat he
a n d t h e t h i r d t h e y c a l l e d t h e S p i r i t o r A n i m a J f u n d i , whi
D o v e - l i k e s a t e b r o o d i n g o n t h e F a c e o f t h e W a t e r s , a n d w h i c
i s c e l e s t i a l , a m a t o r i a l , D e n i a l H e a t , h a t c h t t h e U n i v e r s e .
A n d n o w , m y B r e t h r e n , y o u o f t h e h i g h e r C l a s s , p e r m i t m
a few Words, since you are but few ; and these fe w Fords
s h a l l s p e a k t o y o u i n R i d d l e s , b e c a u s e t o y o u i t i s g i v e n t
know those M y s t e r i e s which are h idden from the Unworthy .
H a v e y o u n o t s e e n t h e n , m y d e a r e s t B r e t h r e n , t h a t s t u p e n
d o u s B a t h , f i l l e d w i t h m o s t l i m p i d W a t e r , t h a n w h i c h n o P u r
c a n b e p a r e r , o f s u c h a d m i r a b l e ' M e c h a n i s m t h a t m a k e s e v e n
t h e g r e a t e s t P h i l o s o p h e r g a z e w i t h W o n d e r a n d A s t o n i s h m e n t
a n d i s t h e S u b j e c t o f t h e e t e r n a l C o n t e m p l a t i o n o f t h e w i s e s
M e n ? I t s F o r m i s a Q u a d r a t e , s u b l i m e l y p l a c e d o n s i z o t h e r s
b l a z i n g a l l w i t h c e l e s t i a l J e w e l s , e a c h a n g u l a r l y s u p p o r t e d w i t h
f o u r L i o n s . Here repose our mighty Ring and Que en (I sp eak
f o o l i s h l y , I a m n o t w o r t h y t o b e o f y o u ) , t h e K i n g s h i l l i n g i
h i s g l o r i o u s A p p a r e l o f t r a n s p a r e n t , i n c o r r u p t i b l e G o l d , b e s e t
w i t h l i v i n g S a p p h i r e s ; h e i s f a i r a n d r u d d y , a n d f e e d s a m o n g s t
t h e L i l l i e s ; h i s E y e s , t w o C a r b a n c l e s t h e m o s t b r i l l i a n t , d a r t -
i n g p r o l i f i c k , n e v e r - d y i n g F i r e s : a n d h i s l a r g e - f l o w i n g H a i r ,
b l a c k e r t h a n t h e d e e p e s t B l a c k , o r P l u m a g e o f t h e l o n g - l i v e d
Crow ; h i s R o y a l C o n s o r t v e s t e d i n T i s s u e o f i m m o r t a l S i l v e r ,
w a t e r e d w i t h E m e r a l d s , P e a r l s , a n d C o r a l . 0 mystic al Union
0 a dmirable Commerce
C a s t n o w y o u r E y e s t o t h e B a s i s o f t h i s c e l e s t i a l S t r u c t u r e ,
a n d y o u w i l l d i s c o v e r j u s t b e f o r e i t a l a r g e B a s o n o f P o r p h r r i a n
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THE BOOS OF THE WORDS 1 9M a r b l e , r e c e i r i n g f r o m t h e M o u t h o f a L i o n ' s H e a d , t o w h i c h
t w o B o d i e s d i s p l a y e d o n e a c h s i d e o f i t a r e c o n j o i n e d , a g r e e n -
i s h F o u n t a i n o f l i q u i d J a s p e r . P o n d e r t h i s w e l l , a n d c o n s i d e r .
Haunt no more the Woods and Forests ; ( I s p e a k a s a F o o l )
h a u n t n o m o r e t h e f l e e t H a r t ; l e t t h e f l y i n g E a g l e f l y u u o b -
s e r v e d ; b u s y y o u r s e l v e s n o l o n g e r w i t h t h e d a n c i n g I d e o t ,
s w o l l e n T o a d s , a n d h i s o w n T a i l - d e v o u r i n g D r a g o n ; l e a v e t h e s e
a s E l e m e n t s t o y o u r Tyron e' .
T h e o b j e c t o f y o u r W i s h e s a n d D e s i r e s ( s o m e o f v o n m a y
p e r h a ps h a v e o b t a i n e d i t , I s p e a k a s a F o o l ) i s t h a t a d m i r a b l e
t h i n g w h i c h b a t h a S u b s t a n c e n e i t h e r t o o f i r s , n o r a l t o g e t h e r
e a r t h y , n o r s i m p l y w a t e r y ; n e i t h e r a Q u a l i t y . t h e m o s t a c u t e ,
o r m o s t o b t u s e , b u t o f a m i d d l e ' N a t u r e , a n d l i g h t t o t h e
T o u c h , a n d i n s o me m a n n e r s o f t , a t le a s t n o t h a rd ; n o t h a v i n g
A s p e r i t y , b u t e v e n i n s o m e s o r t s w e e t t o t h e T a s t e , o d o r o u s t o
t h e S m e l l , g r a t e f u l t o t h e S i g h t , a g r e e a b l e a n d d e l e c t a b l e t o t h e
H e a r i n g , a n d p l e a s a n t t o t h e T h o u g h t ; i n s h o r t , t h a t O n e o n l y
T h i n g , b e s i d e s which t h e r e i s n o o t h e r , a n d y e t e v e r r w b e r e
p o s s i b l e t o b e f o u n d , t h e b l e s s e d a n d m o s t s a c r e d S u b j e c t o f
t h e S q u a r e o f w i s e M e n , t h a t i shad a lmost blabbedi t o u t , a n d b e e n s a c r i l e g i o u s l y p e r j u r e d . I s h a l l t h e r e f o r e
s p e a k o f i t w i t h a C i r c u m l o c u t i o n y e t m o r e d a r k a n d o b s c u r e ,
t h a t n o n e b u t t h e S o n s o f S c i e n c e , a n d t h o s e w h o a r e i l l u m i -
nated with th e Sublime Mysteries and profound Secrets of
Masonry may understand I t i s t h e n , - c h a t b r i n g s y o u ,
m y d e a r e s t B r e t h r e n , t o t h e p e l l u c i d , d i a p h a n o us P a l a c e o f t h e
t r u e d i s i n t e r e s t e d L o v e r s o f W i s d o m , t h a t t r a n s p a r e n t P y r a m i d
o f p u r e S a l t , m o r e s p a r k li n g a n d r a d i a n t t h a n t h e f i n e s t o r i e n t
R u b y , i n t h e C e n t r e . o f w h i c h r e p o s e s i n a c c e s s a b l e L i g h t e p i t -
o m i z e d , t h a t i n c o r r u p t i b l e c e l e s t i a l F i r e , b la z i n g l i k e b u r n -
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CAUTIOhasce pag inas le gentibus observanda .
t r m o l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h , a n d t h e c o m p a r i s o n o f w o r d s i n d i f -
f f r e n t . l a n g u a g e s , a p p e a r , i n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e h u m a n i n t e l l e c t ,
n o t u n l i k e t h e s h i p p i n g o f t h e a n c i e n t s b e t w e e n S c y l l a a n d
Charybdis . " N o t h i n g s h o r t o f t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f U l y s s e s , w h o
c a u s e d h i m s e l f t o b e f a s t e n e d t o t h e m a s t , a n d h i s e a r s t o b e
s t o p p e d , c a n p r e v e n t o u r b e i n g l e d a w a y b y t h e s y r e n - s o n g o f
s i m i l a r i t y o f s o u n d s , a n d a d e l u s i v e c o m b i n a t i o n o f i m a g e s .
n v o n e w h o y i e l d s t o t h i s s e d u c t i o n i s l o s t , a n d w i l l a s s u r e d l y
s o o n e r o r l a t e r , s t r a n d h i s v e s s a l o n t h e r o c k s o fabsurdity.-
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THE WORDSGEN E l t A T .
Fay-MaoM e s t r e M a s o n d e f r a n c h e p i e r s , i v d s t a n t r e M a s o n i i i d .
e t l o u r s e r v a n t : i d ob : t e g u l e r i i i d e t s o n g a r c e o n i d o b .A Maste r Free M a s o n f o u r p e n c e , a n d o t h e r M a s o n s t h r e e
p e n c e , a n d t h e i r s e r v a n t s o n e p e n n y h a l f - p e n n y ; T i l e r s t h r e e
p e n c e , a n d t h e i r k n a v e s o n e p e n n y h a l f - p e n n y .
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I s s i n t q e c h e s c a n m a g e o n a t c a r p e n t e r d e q u e l c o n d i t i o n
q ' i l s o i t a r c e p a r s o n m e s t r e a q i i t s e r f d e f a i r e c h e s c u n o v e r -
a i g n e q e a l u i a p p e n t a f f a i r s o n d e f r a u n e h e p a r e o u d e g r o s s e
p e r e .
S o t h a t e v e r y m a s o n a n d c a r p e n t e r , o f w h a t c o n d i t i o n s o e v e r
h e b e , s h a l l b e c o m p e l l e d b y h i s m a s t e r t o w h o m h e s e r r e t h , t o
d o e v e r y w o r k t h a t t o h i m p e r t a i n e t h t o d o , e i t h e r o f F r e e
s t o n e o r o f r o u g h s t o n e .
Slat. 34 F d t a LI C h a p . 9, 1360-LT h a t n o p e r s o n o r p e r s o n s s h a l l , a t a n y t i m e a f t e r t h e f i r s t
d a y o f A p r i l n e x t c o m i n g , i n t e r r u p t , d e n y , l e t o r d i s t u r b a n y
F r e e M a s o n , B o u g h M a s o n , C a r p e n t e r , B r i c k l a y e r , bc .
Sla t 2 & 3 Edta PL Chap . 1 5 , 4.D.154 8
I n a p e t i t i o n f r o m t h e H o u s e o f C o m m o n s , p r e s e n t e d A .D .
1 4 4 5 , 2 3 H e n r y n t o r e g u l a t e w a g e s , w h i c h w a s g r a n t e d , a n d2 3
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TIM 800= or 723 WORMc o n v e r t e d i n t o a l a w , i t i s p r a y e d t h a t w i t h r e s p e c t t o M a s o n s
et-, "Tat from the feat of Ester unto Mighe l messe, ye wag e
of any fro mason or =sister carpente r e=cede not by the da
1 1 1 1 d., withe mete a nd drynke, and without mete a nd drynke,
d . o b . A Maister Tyler or Sclatter, rough Maister and mee
C a r p e n t e r , a n d o t h e r a r t i f i c i e r s e o n c e r n y n g e b i l d y n g e , b y t h
d a y , i i i d . ob . ; " and from Michaelmas to Easte r, the Maste
Masons and Carpenters one ball pe nny less by the day .
In 1446, from Easte r to Micha elmas, a Free Mason, wit
diet, by the day, 4 d . ; w i t h o u t , 5 1 d . ; a M a s t e r t i l e r , r o u g
M a s o n , S l a t e r , b y t h e d a y , w i t h d i e t , 3 d . , w i t h o u t d i e t , 4 1 d .
By 6 Henr y Yom , c . 3 , i t i s o r d e r e d t h a t " a Fr ee M ason
Mayster Carpenter, rough Ma son, bryklayer, 31ayster Tiler,
plommer, glasyer, ca reer and ioyner, from Ester to Migh elma
t o t a k e b y t h e d a y v i d . , w i t h o u t e m e t e , a n d w i t h m e t e i i i i . d . "
I n t h e r e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e g a g e s , f o r a r t i f i c i e r s , m a d e M a y
2 8 , 1 6 1 0 , b y t h e j u s t i c e s o f O k e h a m , i n t h e C o u n t y o f R u t l a n d ,
A free Mason which draws h is plotunk and set accordingly
haying charg e over others," was allowed before Ifichae lmas,
4 - c . : a nd " a r o u g h M a s o n , w h i c h c a n t a k e c h a r g e o f o t h e r s , " s omuch. And by like regula tions for Warwickshire, 36 Charles11, the allowances were, "A Free Mason, 6 d . , " &a ; "a Masterbrick-mason, 6 d . , " &c .
"Wm. Horwood, Freemason," contracte d to build Fothe r-ingay Chap el in 1436.-MSS EvUen .
"John W oo d, M a so n s," 13th H en r y V I , 1439, m ad e c o n-
tract with t he Abbot of St . Edmondsbury for th e rep airs and
r e s t o r a t i o n o f t h e g r e a t b e l l t o w e r , " i n a l l m a n n e r o f t h i n g s
tha t-longe to Free -Mas onry . "
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TZZ DOGS OF TSZ WORM 27f , O' ) 1 Am=; p l u r., Amanay im ; Opifez ; Architec-
tas ; a l s o f i d e s .-Gzszws A r t i s t ; a l s o f a i t h f u l , c o n s t a n t ,d e i o t e d.-LEL A li s so m-\'Ewx4x, Eng.-8eb Lez
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= g m. f i d e s , f i d e l i s ; o p i f e x , a r t i f e z , f s b e r.--Grs .
Whence, perhaps, t he Loyalists, i . e. the adh erents of the
S t u a r t s , a s s o c i a t e d , c a l l e d t h e m s e l v e s ` M a s o n s , ' t h e w o r d m e a n -
in& for the m, 'Loyal ; '
:Imxsx BEZOSa proper name, rendered in the English
B i b l e , Ah i m a & Numb. z i i i . 2 2 ; J os h . xv. 1 4 ; J u d . L 1 0 . I t i st r a n s l a t e d b y G e s e n i u s , frater d o n i , from i n c o n s t r u c t i o n
% 1 1 6 1_ , a B r o t h e r ; a nd i n a p a r t , p o r t i o n , g i f t
Als o, 13n m a x i , meant constituted, app ointed . -I "_
F r a i e a - D o n i , a Brother of th e Gift or giving, meant in He-
brew ' a B r o t h e r g i v e n ; ' o r , a s w h a t i s g i v e n t o o n e i s a c c e p t e d
by him t o whom it is given, 'an a v o r p t r d B r o t h e r . ' A l s o , 'one
c o ns t i tu t ed o r a p p o i n t e d a Broth e r . ', 1 i 1 , . B e z o * ; a P r i n c e .
Laurenc e Dermott, a uth or of the Ahiman Bezan, began his
schism about the year 1745, in which year t he Prete nder, as
the leg itimate King of England and Scotland was calle d, made
a n a t t e m p t t o r e c o v e r t h e t h r o n e .
D e r m o t t w a s a n I r i s h m a n , a n d , i t i s a l t o g e t h e r p r o b t b l e , a n
adherent in secret of the Stua rts . The English Masonry was
Hanoverian, Hanoverian noblemen manage d it, the Prince of
Wales being a member, and th e third Grand Mas ter and sev-
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2 8 THE BOOK OF THE WORDSe r a l s u b s e q u e n t o n e s , M i n i s t e r s o f G e o r g e t h e F i r s t H e n
p r o b a b l y , t h e r e b e ll i o n o f D e r m o t t a g a i n s t t h e G r a n d L o d g e
England ; a n d h i s c h a r g e t h a t i t h a d r e m o v e d t h e o l d l a
marks, and his claim that he and his adherents were
A n c i e n t Masons .
D e r m o t t h i m s e l f i n t r o d u c e d i n t o E n g l a n d . a b o ut 1750 ,
R o y a l A r c h , m o d i f i e d f r o m t h a t o f E n o c h , - w i t h o t h e r F r e
d e g r e e s ; a n d t h e t i t l e o f h i s b o o k , w h i c h b e n e v e r e i p l a i n
m e a n t , w e b e l i e v e , ` A B r o t h e r , c o n s t i t u t e d o r A c c e p t e d P r i n c
t o s h o w t o t h o s e w h o c o u l d u n d e r s t a n d , u n d e r c o v e r o f a t i
of a 'book, th at h e was a Prince-Mason [one l o y a l t o
P r i n c e ? ] , a s t h o s e c a l l e d t h e m s e l v e s i n F r a n c e w h o h a d
h i g h d e g r e e s , a n d t h a t b e w a s a J a c o b i t e - a n a d h e r e n t o f
f a m i l y o f S t u a r t .
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JAcHn lakayn . T h e n a m e o f t h e r i g h t - h a n d c o l ub e f o r e t h e P o r t i c o o f t h e T e m p l e o f S o l o m o n ; p r e s e n t t e n s
i n H i p h h l , o f 1 ; : , 6 n o r c a r e n ; p r e s e n t p l u r a l i n H i t h p : i hyacunnu, means ,formed o r f a s h i o n e d , in the womb . An
means ` d i p o s e = p r e p a r e , , f r z , e s t a b l i s h . '
w G e s e n i u s g i r e s t h e p r i m a r y m e a n i n g o f f _ , a s e r e c t u s s t e t i ta nd J _ a s e r e c t , u p r i g h t , s o u n d , w i d e , p r o b u s . The secondar
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THE BOOM OF THE WORDS 2 9m e a n i n g , h e s a y s , i s e x i s t e d , w a s ;
P; : , k u n a n , s e t up, e r e c t ,
b u i l d , s t r e n g t h e n , s u s t a i n , f o u n d , c r e a t e , f o r m , : t h e l a s t i n D e u t .
==ii. 6, jJJ~~i 'tp h e p r o d u c e d , b e g a t , e z s e p r o d u z i t
[ , i v y ] M e e , a n d 1 f a s h i o n e d t h e e . I n N i p h h a l , e r e c t e d h i r n s d f ,
s t o o d u p e r e c t o r , f i r m , i s f o u n d e d , p r e p a r e d , r e a d y .
Ni ph . p a ss . P i h e ' l 1 H i p h . : E r e c t e d l i m s d f , r o s e u p , s t o o d
f r r m , u p r i g h t , s l i f r e a d y , i u t r epid
a p e d e s t a l , a b a s e , a f o u n d a t i o n : a n d Y e s f i d , F u n -
d a m e n t u m , F o u n d a t i o n , S t a b i l i t y , o n e o f t h e S e p h i r o t h , i s , i n
Adam-Eadmon, re pres ente d by the rnembrum virile .
I t i s n o t d i f f i c u l t t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t i s s y m b o l i z e d b y t h i s
w or d . T h e c o l u m n o n t h e r i g h t r e p r e s e n t e d t h e r i g i d n i e m -
brum Lipz l e , o b j e c t o f w o r s h i p a m o n g a l l t h e a n c i e n t n a t i o n s ,
which th e servant of Abraham grasp ed whe n he swore to do
h i s L o r d ' s b i d d i n g ; t h e P h a l l u s , i n c o n d i t i o n t o c r e a t e , p r e -
p a r e d , r e a d y , e r e c t a n d u p r i g h t .
T h i s s y m b o l a p p e a r s i n a l l t h e s a c r e d m o n u m e n t s o f a n t i -
q u i t y , a n d w a s e v e r y w h e r e t h e s y m b o l o f t h e g e n e r a t i v e o r
c r e a t i v e p o w e r o f G o d . B o t h t h e w o r d s o f t h e B o o k B a r a s i t h ,
t h a t a r e i n o u r E n g l i s h B i b l e t r a n s l a t e d ` c r e a t e ' a n d ` m a k e , '
m e a n i n r e a l i t y ( a n d a r e a l s o u s e d i n t h a t s e n s e ) , t o produce
f r o m o n e ' s s e l f , t o b e g e t b y c o p u l a t i o n a n d i m p r e a a t i o n .
Phallic columns also we re common in every part of th e
o r i e n t , a n d o b e l i s c s , s t a n d i n g s t o n e s , t h e s t o c k s o f t r e e s , t h e
r o u n d t o w e r s i n I r e l a n d , a n d e v e n t h e c r o s s , w e r e r e p r e s e n t a -
t i o n s o f t h e v i r i l e m e m b e r .T h a t t h e c o l u m n s o f t h e T e m p l e
s h o u l d r e p r e s e n t t h i s o r g a n , a n d o n e o f t h e m b e d e s i g n a t e d bT
a n a m e s i g n i fr i n g e r e c t i o n , v i g o r , p o t e n c y , w a s n o t a t a l l s i n -
g u l a r. E v e n t h e p a l m - t r e e a n d t h e p i n e w e r e u s e d t o r e p r e s e n t
the same . O n t h i s s u b j e c t , t h e c u r i o u s s t u d e n t m a y c o n s u l t
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3 0 TEE BOOR OF THE WORDS .Payne K n i g h t ' s Worship of P r i a p u s , I n m a n ' s A n c i e n t F a i t h
D u l a u r e , Ew t re abregae de diferen s Cues, and other woro n a n c i e n t r e l i g i o n s .
"In an age," 3Ir . Knight say s, "when no prejudices
a r t i f i c i a l d e c e n c y e x i s t e d , w h a t m o r e j u s t a n d n a t u r a l i m a
c o u l d t h e y f i n d , b y w h i c h t o e x p r e s s t h e i r i d e a o f t h e b e n e f
cent power of the Great Creator, than that organ whic
endowed them with th e power of procreation, and made the
p a r t a k e r s , n o t o n l y o f t h e f e l i c i t y o f t h e D e i t y , b u t o f H i s g r e a
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a t t r i b u t e - t h a t o f m u l t i p l y i n g H i s o w n i m a g e
communicating His blessings and e xtending them to genera
t i o n s y e t u n b o r n ? "
M e n w h o w e r e t a u g h t b y t h e i r r e l i g i o u s g u i d e s o r s a c r e
b o o k s t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e y w e r e c r e a t e d i n t h e i m a g e o f t h
D e i t y , a n d t h a t H e h a d t h e f o r m o f a m a n , c o u l d n o t r e a s o n
a b l y b e a s h a m e d o f a n o r g a n w h i c h h e p o s s e s s e d , a n d t o w h i c
t h e y m ys t i c a l l y i m p u t e d t h e g e n e r a t i o n o f a l l t h i n g s . I t b e
came the sacred symbol of th e Divine Generative Power, b
i n e v i t a b l e c o n s e q u e n c e . The book of Genesis (i . e . o f t h
B e g e t t i n g ) , t e l l s u s t h a t t h e f i r s t m a n a n d w o m a n w e r e n a k e
i n P a r a d i s e , a n d f e l t n o s h a m e ; a n d t h e d o c t r i n e o f t h e r e s u r
r e c t i o n o f t h e b o d y n e c e s s a r i l y i m p l i e s t h e p o s s e s s i o n a n d
e x p o s u r e w i t h o ut s h a m e o f t h e p a r t s o f g e n e r a t i o n i n t h e n e x t
l i f e .
T h e H e b r e w K a b a l a h d e a l s l a r g e l y w i t h t h e i d e a s o f p r o -
c r e a t i o n , a n d p r o d u c t i o n t h e r e b y , b e t w e e n t h e v a r i o u s p e r s o n i -
f i c a t i o n s o f t h e D e i t y . In th e Hymns of the Rig-Veda , Light
a n d H e a t , I n d r a a n d V i s h n u a r e c a l l e d g e n e r a t o r s ; and more
t h a n o n e w o r d , f o r e x a m p l e , S u k r a , m e a n i n g l i g h t , b r i g h t n e s s ,
means also the virile seed . S o , a l s o , i n t h e l a t e r V e d a ,
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t i o n w a s t h u s e f f e c t e d . T h e s a m e n o t i o n i s f o u n d i n t h e B o o k
B a r a s i t h .
P h i l o , i n h i s f i r s t k o s m o g o n y , g i v i n g t h e t h e o l o g y o f t h e
P h o e n i c i a n s , a s s u m es t h a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e A 1 1 , was a d a r k
a n d s t o r m y a t m o s p h e r e , o r a b r e a t h o f m u r k y a i r , a n d t h i c k
u n f a t h o m a b l e b l a c k c h a o s ( t h e T o l a t B o h u , o r ` w i t h o u t f o r m
a n d v o i d ' o f t h e b o o k o f G e n e s i s ] ; b u t t h a t t h e s e h a d n o b e -
g i n n i n g , a n d f o r a g e s , n o l i m i t s .
" T h e n , " h e s a y s [Chap . i i . 2 ] , " t h e S p i r i t w a s i n f l a m e d
w i t h l o s e f o r t h e e t e r n a l b e g i n n i n g s , a n d a p e n e t r a t i o n t o o k
p l a c e ; a n d t h i s i n t e r m i n g l i n g w a s c a l l e d D e s i r e .
" T h i s d e s i r e i s t h e b e g i n ni n g o f t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h i n g s - b u t
i t s e l f h a d n o c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h e ALL"
I n t h e B o o k o f E n o c h , c h a p .n s p e a k i n g o f t h e f a l l e na n g e l s i t i s s a i d , ` T h e n a m e o f t h e f i r s t i s ITekun : h e i t w a swho seduced a ll the sons of the Holy Angels ; a n d c a u s i n g
t h e m t o d e s c e n d o n e a r t h , l e d a s t r a y t h e o f f s p r i n g o f m e n'
E v i d e n t l y a p e r s o n i f i c a t i o n o f L u s t , a n d t h e s a m e a s Y a k a i n ;
a n d f i t l y r e p r e s e n t e d b y a p h a l l i c c o l u m n .
Boat.- ;
j l : a a z : S t r o n g , s t r e n g t h , s o u r c e o f s t r e n g t h ; a g o a t ; a s h e -
g o a t.-LmS t r o n g , v e h e m e n t , s t r e n g t h , f o r t i t u d e , r e f u g e , s p l e n d o u r , g l o ry ,
9p r a i s e.--GF SEsru s
F i e r y , s t r o n g , s t r o n g o f a p p e t i t e , g r e e d y , v i g o u r , s t r e n g t h , impu-dence-N_?Ewmw : .
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3 2 THE Boos OF THE WORDSG e s e n i u s r e n d e r s
' V:, a g ile, al a c er , ag ility , al a c r i ty .
ZAnd Lee g ives a s the mea ning of ` S t r o n g , ' a p p l i e d
a n g e r , d e s i r e , l o v e .
The ] p r e f i x e d m e a n s w i t h o r i n , o r g i v e s t h e w o r d t h e f o
o f t h e L a t i n g e r u n d - r o b o r a n d o , s t r e n g t h e n i n g , - Lrv, - ` in, t c h
w h e n , s t r e n g t h e n i n g . '
I t i s w o r t h y o f f u r t h e r n o t e t h a t t h e 7 t h S e p h i r a h o r E m
n a t i o n o f t h e D e i t y , i n t h e E a b a l a h , i s f o u n d a t i o n , e s t
l i s h m e n t , s t a b i l i t y , a n d t h a t , t h e t e n S e p h i r o t h b e i n g a s s i g n
to the different pa rts of th e body of Adam Eadmon, thi
T e s u d , i s t h e g e n e r a t i v e o r g a n .
T h e a c t o f g e n e r a t i o n o r c r e a t i o n b y t h e D e i t y n e v e r c e a s
This may g ive one meaning of the name Boaz . B u t i t s p
mary meaning is, s t r o n g , f i r m , a g i l e , r i g o r o u s , s t o u t , a l l e , a
w h i c h a r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e P h a l l u s , a s a s y m b o l o f t
D i v i n e g e n e r a t i v e p o t e n c y , r e p r e s e n t e d b y u p r i g h t s t o n e s , o b e
l i s c s a n d c o l u m n s .
T h e p o m e g r a n a t e a n d l o t u s , b e i n g a l s o e m b l e m s o f f e m a l
f r u i t f u l n e s s , w e r e a p p r op r i a t e a n d s i g n i f i c a n t o r n a m e n t s o f t h
p h a l l i c c o l u m n s .
T h e d i m e n s i o n s o f t h e c o l u m n s w e r e t h e s a m e . Each wa
I S c u b i t s i n h e i g h t , a n d 1 2 i n c i r c u m f e r e n c e , w i t h a c a p i t a l
c h a p i t e r o r h ea d , o f t h e h e i g h t o f f i v e c u b i t s . T h e c h a p i t e r s [ i
Hebrew c a t a r a t , f r o m 1 1 ~ , t o surround o r e n c i r c l
and a diadem o r c r o w n ] , w e r e e g g - s h a p e d o r c o n i c a l , i f t h e
resembled those which served as models, h aying chain- o
c h e q u e r - w o r k a t t h e b o t t o m , " a n d p o m e g r a n a t e s a r o u n d t h e i
l o w e r p a r t , w i t h n e t - w o r k r e a c h i n g a s h i g h a s t h e l i n e o
g r e a t e s t p r o t u b e ra n c e , - and above that t he flowers or seed
v e s s e l s o f t h e l o t u s . ' A n d i f t h e p i l l a r s were P h a l l i c , t h e d i m e n
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THE Boos OF T IE WORDS. 3 3s i o n s g i v e n i n Ring s a r e c o r r e c t a n d i n t h e o r c U n a r y propor-
t ions .
T h e a n c i e n t s , t o r e p r e s e n t , b y a ph y s i c a l o b j e c t , t h e r e g e n -
e r a t i n g f o r c e o f t h e S u n i n S p r i n g , a n d t h e a c t i o n o f t h i s f o r c e
o n a l l t h e b e i n g s o f ' N a t u r e , a d o p t e d t h e i m a g e o f m a s c u l i n i t y ,
w h i c h t h e G r e e k s c a l l e d 0 ? 4 1 1 .10Z, P h a l l o s . P h a l o s w a s - w h i t e ,
s p l e n d i d . P h a o s , Light : P l w l a s , a l s o , a c o n e , t h e a p e x o f a
helmet P h a l c r o s , w h i t e , s p u m i n g , f o a m i n g : P 1 a l u n ' ) , m a k e
s p l e n d i d . By the very name, it was connected with t he
S u n .
T h i s i m a g e w a s n o t t h e n i n d e c e n t O n t h e c o n t r a r y , i t - w a s
v e n e r a t e d , a s o n e o f t h e m o s t s a c r e d o b j e c t s o f w o r s h i p . I t
w o u l d b e d i f f i c u l t t o i m a g i n e a s y m b o l m o r e s i m p l e , m o r e e n e r -
g e t i c , a n d m o r e e x p r e s s i v e o f t h e t h i n g s i g n i f i e d . Accordingly,
i t - w a s a d o p t e d a n d i t s - w o r s h i p f l o u r i s h e d e v e r y w h e r e ; a nd
w a x e n i m a g e s o f t h e v i r i l i a w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e c h u r c h a t
I s e r n i a i n ? N a p l e s a s l a t e a s 1 7 8 0 . T h e y w e r e p u b l i c l y s o l d
t h e r e f o r t h a t p u r p o s e . P a y n e K n i g h t , i n h i s D i s c o u r s e o n t h e
TT 'ors hip of Priapus, p u bl i s h e d i n 1 7 8 6 , a n d p r i v a t e l y r e p ri n t e d
i n 1 8 6 5 , g i v e s s e v e r a l o f t h e s e e x - v o t i .
' D u l a u r e [ H i s t o i r e a b r e g e e d e d i e r e n s C u l t e s , i i. 2 0 e t s e q . ]
t h i n k s t h a t t h e P h a l l u s w a s n o t o r i g i n a l l y u n i t e d t o a h u m a n
b o d y , b u t t h a t a s i n t h e S p r i n g o f t h e y e a r a l l a n i m a l s a r e
m o v e d a n d s t i r r e d b y t h e s e x u a l i m p u l s e , a n d t h e B u l l - w a s ,
2 , 4 0 0 y e a r s B. C . , t h e C o n s t e l l a t i o n i n t o w h i c h t h e S a n e n t e r e da t t h e v e r n a l e q u i n o x , a n d t h e s i g n o f t h e G o a t e q u a l l y i n d i -
c a t e d t h e r e t u r n o f S p r i n g , t h e s e s i g n s w e r e d e e m e d t o p a r t a k e
o f t h e a c t i o n o f t h e r e g e n e r a t i n g S u n , t h e g e n e r a t i v e P o t e n c y
t h a t r e n e w e d t h e l i f e ' o f n a t u r e w a s a s c r i b e d t o t h e m , a l s o , a n d
t h e y w e r e w o r s h i p p e d , a n d t h e i r g e n i t a l p a r t s w e r e w o r s h i p p e d
3
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a l s o , " a s e x p r e s s i n g i n a s p e c i a l a n d m o s t e n e r g e t i c m a n n e r
t h e m i n d a n d t h e e y e s , t h e r e g e n e r a t i v e p o t e n c y , s o u r c e o f t
f e c u n d i t y a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e S u n i n t h e S p r i n g , a n d t o t h o
animals that were emblems of him . T h i s , h e t h i n k s , a c c o u n
' f o r t h e d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e s i z e o f t h e v i r i l i a a f t e r w a r d s a t t a c h
t o p o s t s a n d p i l l a r s a n d t o t h e f i g u r e s o f m e n , - s o m e t i m e s
H e r o d o t u s s a y s , a l m o s t a s l a r g e a s a l l t h e r e s t o f t h e b o d y . H
s a y s t h a t t h e w o m e n c a r r i e d a b o u t s u c h i m a g e s , c a u s i n g t h
m e m b e r t o m o v e , b y a s t r i n g , a n d a d d s , " But why do thes
f i g u r e s h a v e t h e g e n i t a l m e m b e r o f s o d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e a s i z e
and why do th e women move tha t part only? A sacred reaso
i s g i v e n f o r i t ; b u t I a m n o t a t l i b e r t y t o m a k e i t k n o w n . "
I t i s m o r e p r o b a b l e t h a t t h e g e n i t a l i a , w i t h t h e p r i n c i p a
organ p l e n o v i g o r e , became a symbol of the Divine ge nerativ
p o t e n c y , a t l e a s t 4 , 0 0 0 y e a r s b e f o r e C h r i s t , a n d b e f o r e t h e a n
c e s t o r s o f t h e E g y p t i a n s e m i g r a t e d f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l h o m e o
t h e A r y a n r a c e ; a n d t h a t t h e B u l l w a s a s s i g n e d a s a n a m e a n
f i g u r e t o t h e c o n s t e l l a t i o n T a u r u s , o n a c c o u n t o f t h e s i z e o f h i
o r g a n a n d h i s v i g o r i n c o p u l a t i o n , a n d b e c a u s e t h e w e a l t h o
these ancient herdsmen consisted in the multiplication o
cattle, which a re continually spoken of as wealth, in the
Vedas .
The hu man form was alway s assigned to the Deity, and
c r e a t i o n h a s a l w a y s b e e n r e p r e s e n t e d a s e f f e c t e d b y g e n e r a
t i o n . I t m u s t h a v e b e e n t h e h u m a n P h a l l u s t h a t f i r s t b e c a m e
a s a c r e d s y m b o l ; a n d i t d o e s n o t a p p e a r t h a t t h e o r g a n s o f a
a n i m a l , o f t h e B u l l , f o r e x a m p l e , w e r e e v e r r e p r e s e n t e d a s
a t t a c h e d t o t h e h u m a n f i g u r e . T h e s e a n i m a l s , t h e B u l l , G o a t ,
and Ram, were s econdary symbols of the D ivine genera tive
potency ; and the stones, columns and other objects of th e
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o r g a n s . Diodorus Siculus informs us tha t the Goat being
p r o n e t o s e x u a l c o i t i o n , t h a t m e m b e r o f h i s b o d y w h i c h w a s
t h e i n s t r u m e n t o f g e n e r a t i o n w a s d e e m e d w o r t h y o f a d o r a t i o n ;
and he adds, t hat not only the Egyptians, but many other
p e o p l e s w o r s h i p p e d t h e s i g n o f t h e m a s c u l i n e s e x , a n d e m -
p l o y e d i t a s a s a c r e d o b j e c t i n t h e c e r e m o n i e s o f t h e m y s t e r i e s ,
b e c a u s e i t i s f r o m i t t h a t t h e g e n e r a t i o n o f a n i m a l s p r o -
c e e d s .
W h a t e v e r t h i s s y m b o l w a s c a l l e d , P h a l l u s , P r i a p u s , 3fut inus ,
Tuta nus, Fasc inum, Linga, dc, a n d h o w d i f f e r e n t s o e y e r t h e
w o r s h i p o f i t a m o n g d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n s , t h e r e a s o n s f o r t h e w o r -
s h i p a l w a y s r e f e r r e d t o t h e f e c u n d a t i n g a c t i o n o f t h e S u n o f
t h e S p r i n g , a n d o f L i g h t
T h e G n o s t i c s r e p r e s e n t e d t h e i r S u n - G o d I a w in the same
a t t i t u d e , w i t h t h e s a m e a t t r i b u t e s .
Among the monuments of Egypt, d escribed by the Egsp
t i a a C o m m i s s i o n , i s s e e n a n O s i r i s o f g i g a n t i c s t a t u r e , h o l d i n g
h i s P h a l l u s - w i t h h i s r i g h t h a n d , t h e e j a c u l a t i o n s f r o m t h e
member producing animals and men .
A n d i n t h e m y t h o l o g i e s o f d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n s , t h e i m p o t e n c e
o f t h e S u n , - w h e r e a t a l l n a t u r e I a n D i s h e s , i n t h e A u t u m n , w a s
a l l e g o r i z e d b y f a t a l a c c i d e n t s h a p p e n i n g t o t h e o r g a n s o f g e n -
e r a t i o n o f t h e S u n - G o d s .
W h e n O s i r i s w a s c u t i n t o p i e c e s b y T y p h o n , t h a t p a r t o f
his body was f l u n g i n t o t h e F i l e : Atys , th e Su n-God of
Phrygia, mutilated himself, or was mutilated by others .
A d o n i s , S u n - G o d o f P h o e n i c i a , w a s w o u n d e d i n t h o s e o r g a n s b y
a w i l d b o a r .
Odin, the Scandinavian Sun-God, and 4arnna, t he 3rran
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8 6 THE BOOK OF THE WORDSDeity, are mutilated in the same manner, and their v i r i l i
restored.T h e P h a l l i o r p h a l l i c c o l u m n s , i n t h e v e s t i b u l e o f t h e T e m
p l e o f t h e S a n a t H i e r a p o l i s , s e r v e d a s m o d e l s f o r t h e c o n s t r u c
t i o n o f s u c h p i l l a r s e l s e w h e r e . E v e n i n t h e t i m e o f V i t r u v i u s
r o u n d t o w e r s , w h o s e t o p w a s s h a p e d l i k e a n e g g , w e r e c a l l e
p h a l a ' . A n d t h e p i l l a r s o f t h e T e m p l e a t J e r u s a l e m w e r e e r i
d e n t l T p h a l l i c .
T h e s i g n s o f t h e s e x e s w e r e , w i t h t h e H i n d u s , t h e e m b l e m
o f t h e a c t i v e a n d p a s s i v e p r i n c i p le s o f n a t u r e .
Marcus Keane (Towers a nd T e m p l e s o f A n c i e n t I r e l a n d , 3 0 3 )
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THE BOOR OF THE WORDS 3 7a g r e es - w i t h O ' B r i e n (Bound Towers of I r e l a n d ) , t h a t t h e I r i s h
R o u n d T o w e r s ( l i s t s o f w h i c h h a v e b e e n m a d e t o t h e n u m b e r
of 120, and the remains of about 66 are trace able), w ere
" P h a l l i c T e m p l e s , e r e c t e d b y t h e T u a t h - d e - D a n a a n s a n d t h e i r
p r e d e c e s s o r s , t h e C u s h i t e i n h a b i t a n t s o f I r e l a n d . "
O f t h e t w o T o w e r s f i g u r e d o n t h e p r e c e d i n g p a g e , a i s t h a t
a t C l o n d a l k i n , i n I r e l a n d , c o p i e d f r o m t h e w o r k o f O ' B r i e n ,
a n d b i s t h a t o f D e v e n i s h i n I r e l a n d , a s g i v e n b y K e a n e .
S i m i l a r T o w e r s o f u n k n o w n a n t i q u i t y , w i t h t h e s a m e c o n i c a l
t o p s , a r e f o u n d i n P e r s i a ( o n e a t t h e r u i n s o f J o r j a n , n e a r A s t e r -
a b a d ) , a n d i n I n d i a , o n e o f t h e l a t t e r o f w h i c h i s d e s c r i b e d b y
L o rd S a le n t ia , wh o s ay s of s u ch bu i ld i n gs , " I t i s s i n g u l a r t h a t
t h e r e i s n o t r a d i t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e m , n o r a r e t h e y h e l d i n a n y
r e s p e c t b y t h e H i n d u s o f t h i s c o u n t r y . "
A n e n g r a v i n g o f t h e R o u n d T o w e r a t A r d m o r e i s g i v e n b y
O ' B r i e n a t p a g e 7 0 , a n d t h a t o f C l o n d a l k i n , c o p i e d b y m e , w i ll
b e f o u n d a t p a g e 1 0 0 o f h i s w o r k .
These " Round Towers," he s ans, " were symbols of the
f r u c t i f y i n g p o t e n c y o f t h e S u n . But what w a s t h e f o r m , " h e
asks, "under which this Deity was recognized? `Look o n
t h i s p i c t u r e , a n d o n t h a t ! ' T h e E a s t e r n v o t a r i e s , s u i t i n g t h e
a c t i o n t o t h e i d e a , a n d t h a t t h e i r v i v i d i m a g i n a t i o n m i g h t b e
s t i l l m o r e e n l i v e n e d b y t h e v e r y form o f t h e T e m p l e i n w h i c h
t h e y a d d r e s s e d t h e i r c o w s , a c t u a l l y c o n s t r u c t e d i t s a r c h i t e c t u r e
a f t e r t h e m o d e l o f t h e m e m b r u m v i r i l e , w h i c h , o b s c e n i t y a p a r t ,
i s t h e d i v i n e l y f o r m e d a n d i n d i s p e n s a b l e m o d i u m s e l e c t e d b y
G o d H i m s e l f f o r h u m a n p r o p a g a t i o n a n d s e x u a l p r o l i f i c a c r .
"This was the Phallus of which we read in Lucian, as
e x i s t i n g i n S y r i a , - o f s u c h e x t r a o r d i n a r y h e i g h t , a n d w h i c h , n o t
l e s s t h a n t h e E g y p t i a n P y r a m i d s , h a s h e r e t o f o r e p u z z l e d a n t i -
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38 THE BOOR OF THE WORDS .q u a r i e s , - l i t t l e d r e a m i n g t h a t i t w a s t h e c o u n t e r p a r t o f o
B o u n d T o w e r s , a n d t h a t b o t h w e r e t h e p r o t o t y p e s o f t h e t w
p i l l a r s w h i c h H i r a m w r o u g h t b e f o r e t h e T e m p l e o f S o l o m o n .
I d o n o t m e a n t h a t t h e c o l u m n s w e r e shaped l i k e t h e p h a
l u s ; but that they r e p r e s e n t e d i t , a n d w e r e s y m b o l s o f t h
g e n e r a t i v e p o w e r o f t h e D e i t y .
The Indian Lingo i t s e l f , a s w i l l b e s e e n b e l o w , w h i l e r e p r
s e n t i n g t h e g e n i t a l o r g a n w a s n o t i n i t s shape . The ca se wa
t h e s a m e - w i t h a l l p h a l l i c c o l u m n s a n d t o w e r s , w i t h t h e T a u
c r o s s , a n d o t h e r g e n e r a t i v e , a s w e l l a s p r o d u c t i v e s y m b o l s .
. T h e o r i g i n o f t h e L i n g a w o r s h i p a f f o r d s a s t r i k i n g i n -
s t a n c e o f t h e t r u t h o f t h e s a y i n g t h a t t h e s y m b o ls o f t h e w i s e
a l w a y s b e c o m e t h e i d o l s o f t h e v u l g a r . I n t h e a n c i e n t A r y a n
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THE BOOS OF THE WORDS 3 9s a c r i f i c e s , i n t h e d a y s o f t h e V e d i c B a r d s , t h e f i r e w a s p r o c u r e d
b y t h e r a p i d r o t a t i o n o f a n u p r i g h t s t i c k , s e t u p o n a f l a t p i e c e
o f w o o d , a n d m a d e t o r e v o l v e s w i f t l y b y m e a n s o f a c o r d . Th e
f i r e , A g n i , w a s p o e t i c a l l y s a i d t o b e ` g e n e r a t e d ' t h u s , a n d t h i s
u s e o f t h e w o r d t h a t h a d t h a t s i g n i f i c a t i o n c a u s e d t h e u p r i g h t
s t i c k t o b e c o m p a r e d t o t h e m a l e o r g a n , a n d t h e f l a t p i e c e o f
w o o d o n t h e g r o u n d , t o t h e f e m a l e o r g a n , o f g e n e r a t i o n : a n d a t
l a s t , t h e t w o b e c a m e t h e T > ; n c r a .
L a y a r d s a y s t h a t i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o c o m p r e h e n d , b y t h e
h e l p o f t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s a l o n e , t h e p l a n o r a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e
Temple of Solomon : a n d t h a t f r o m t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s o n l y i t i s
i m p o s s i b le t o r e p r o d u c e t h e c o l u m n s - w i t h a n y c e r t a i n t y , i s
e v i d e n t f r o m t h e i m m e n s e q u a n t i t y o f n o n s e n s e t h a t h a s b e e n
w r i t t e n a b o u t t h e m . T o w h a t o r i g i n a l g e n i u s w e o w e t h e b r i l -
l i a n t i d e a o f s u r m o u n t i n g o n e o f t h e m w i t h a c e l e s t i a l a n d t h e
o t h e r w i t h a t e r r e s t r i a l g l o b e , w e d o n o t k n o w .
T h e T e m p l e w a s 6 0 c u b i t s , o r s o m e w h a t o v e r 9 0 f e e t , l o n g ;
2 0 , o r s o m e w h a t o v e r 3 0 f e e t , b r o a d ; a n d 3 0 , o r s o m e w h a t o v e r
4 5 f e e t , h i g h . T h e P o r c h o r Propykeurn i n f r o n t w a s 2 0 c u b i t sb r o a d a n d 1 0 d e e p . T h e c o l u m n s w e r e , i t i s s t a t e d i n I S i n g s ,
v i i . , 1 8 c u b i t s h i g h a n d 1 2 i n c i r c u m f e r e n c e , w i t h c a p i t a l s 5
c u b i t s h i g h : i . e . , t h e w h o l e h e i gh t , c a p i t a l s i n c l u d e d , w a s 2 3
c u b i t s , o r a b o u t 3 0 f e e t . T h e y w e r e o f b r o n z e .
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e t r a n s l a t i o n , t h e r e w e r e i n e a c h c a p i t a l
s e v e n n e t s o f c h e q u e r - w o r k a n d w r e a t h s o f c h a i n - w o r k . Above
t h e s e , i t s e e m s , w e r e t w o r o w s o f p o m e g ra n a t e s , a n d a b o v e
t h e s e ` l i l y - w o r k . '
I n 2 Chron . i i i. , t h e c o l u m n s a r e s a i d t o h a v e b e e n 3 5 c u b i t s
h i g h , w i t h c a p i t a ls 5 c u b i t s , - w i t h c h a i n s o n t o p , a n d w r e a t h s
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4 0 THE BOOB OF TEE WORDSc o v e r i n g t h e p o m m e l s o f t h e t w o c a p i t a l s , a n d 4 0 0 p o m e g r a n
a t e s o n t h e w r e a t h s , c o v e r i n g ( o r a b o v e ) t h e p o m m e l s .
A s t h e t w o b o o k s o f C h r o n i c l e s a r e o f c o n s i d e r a b l y l a t e
d a t e t h a n t h o s e o f K i n g s , t h e p r o b a b i li t y i s t h a t t h e d e s c r i
t i o n i n K i n g s i s t h e m o r e c o r r e c t o n e .
T h e l o t u s , o r w a t e r - l i l y , t h e N e l u m b o o f L i n n e u s , g r o w s i
t h e w a t e r , a n d a m o n g s t i t s b r o a d l e a v e s p u t s f o r t h a f l o w e r , i
t h e c e n t r e o f - w h i c h i s f o r m e d t h e s e e d - v e s s e l , s h a p e d l i k e
bell or inverted cone, and pu nctuat ed on top with littl
c a v i t i e s , i n w h i c h t h e s e e d s , r e s e m b l i n g s m a l l r o u n d a c o r n s
a n d e x c e e d i n g l y h a r d , g r o w . T h e o r i f i c e s o f t h e s e c e l l s a r e t o
small to permit the seeds to drop out when ripe, and the
s h o o t f o r t h i n t o n e w p l a n t s , i n t h e p l a c e s w h e r e t h e y w e r e
f o r m e d , t h e b u l b o f t h e v e s s e l s e r v i n g a s a m a t r i x t o n o u r i s h
them, until they acquire such a degree of ma g n i t u d e a s t
b u r s t i t o p e n a n d r e l e a s e t h e m s e l v e s , a f t e r w h i c h t h e y t a k e
r o o t w h e r e v e r t h e y s i n k .
T h i s p l a n t i s f o u n d i n t h e f r e s h - w a f e r p o n d s i n A r k a n s a s ,
where it is called th e monocco nut, a name the derivation
- w h e r e o f I d o n o t k n o w . I t r e p re s e n t e d , a n c i e n t l y, t h e p r o d uc -
t i v e p o w e r o f - N a t u r e , a n d f o r m s t h e u p p e r p a r t o f t h e b a s e o f
the Linga . Brahma sits upon it ; a n d t h e f i g u r e o f I s i s , o n
t h e I s i a c T a b l e t , h o l d s t h e s t e m o f t h i s p l a n t , s u r m o u n t e d b y
t h e s e e d - v e s s e l , i n o n e h a n d , a n d t h e c r o s s , r e p r e s e n t i ng t h e
m a l e o r g a n o f g e n e r a t i o n , i n t h e o t h e r . O n t h e s a m e T a b l e t i s
the rep resenta tion of an Egypt ian Temple, the colu mns of
w h i c h a r e e x a c t l y l i k e t h e p l a n t w h i c h I s i s h o l d s i n h e r h a n d ,
e x c e p t t h a t t h e - stem is made larger . Columns and Capita ls
o f t h e s a m e k i n d e x i s t i n g r e a t n u m b e r s a m o n g t h e r u i n s o f
T h e b e s a n d o n t h e i s l a n d o f P h i l a - _
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T h e C a p i t a l s o f E g T p t i a n c o l u m n s w e r e i m i t a t i o n s o f t h i s
s e e d v e s s e l , s u r r o u n d e d b y o t h e r o r n a m e n t s a n d s m a l l e r v e s -
s e l s o f t h e s a m e k i n d ; a l l o f w h i c h w e r e s y m b o l i c ; t h e p o m e -
g r a n a t e b e i n g a s y m b ol o f t h e p r o d u c t i v e p o w e r o f - N a t u r e , a n d
a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e f e m a l e o r g a n o f g e n e r a t i o n .
B e l o w i s a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e s e e d v e s s e l , l e a f a n d f l o w e r
o f t h e l o t u s . I n I n d i a , t h e f l o w e r w a s e s p e c i a l l y t h e s y m b ol o f
t h e p r o d u c t i v e P o w e r : i n E g y p t , t h e s e e d - v e s s e l
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4 THE BOOS OF THE WORDS .O n t h i s a n d t h e n e s t p a g e w e g i v e t w o E g y pt i a n C a p i t a l s ,
G a r t a s s e a n d C a l a p s h e , o n t h e l e f t b a n k o f t h e N i l e , c o p i
f r o m G a u ' s Antiquites de la 217u b i e .
O n b o t h t h e s e C a p i t a l s a r e s e e n t h e ` l i l y - w o r k , ' o r i m i t a
t i o n s o f t h e s e e d - v e s s e l o f t h e l o t u s , w i t h l e a v e s a n d f r u i t
t h e g r a p e , a n d t h a t - w h i c h i s c a l l e d i n . o u r t r a n s l a t i o n suet -work
and chain-work . I t i s q u i t e i m p o s s i b l e t h a t t h e r e c a n b e a n y
certainty in regard to the Hebrew words thus tra nslated .
T h e s e - w o r d s [ 1 S i n g s ; a re S a b a k i , n r n a a s a h s a b a k a h
g e d al i n c m a a hh s a r a s a r o t h l a k a t a r o t h a s a r a l - r a a s h a a m u d i n .
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THE BOOK OF THE WORDS .S a b a k i m , c a n c i, gratings, b a r s , b a l u s t r a d e , r a i s i n g ; , ,
maasah, m ad e , w o r k ; . . . . s a b er a h , n e t ; d a t h r i , t r e l l i s ; . . . .
g e d a l i m , f e s t o o n s ; m a a s a h , made, work ; . . . . s a r a s a r o t h ,
r -
I r f ` , ' ' I ~ . 1 ~ l u i
c a t e n u l a , l i t t l e c h a i n ; . . . . l a k a t a r o t h , f o r t h e c a p i t a l s ; . . .
a s a r , w h i c h ; . . . a w l - r a a s , on to p of ; . . . . h a am udi m , the
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I t i s e q u a l l y e v i d e n t t h a t n o t h i n g d e f i n i t e o r c e r t a i n c a n
a s c e r t a i n e d a s t o t h e n w a s a h s u s a n , l i l y - w o r k , a n d t h e r a m a
nim, pomegranates
B u t t h e E g y p t i a n c a p i t a l s t h a t w e h a v e c o p i e d , g i v e a v e
c l e a r a n d c e r t a i n i d e a o f t h e g e n e r a l s h a p e o f t h e c a p i t a l s o
t h e c o l u m n s o f t h e T e m p l e , " o f l i l y - w o r k f o u r c u b i t s ." Thi
r. F f f r # ,
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r t
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s h o w s t h a t t h e l o t u s s e e d - v e s s e l s c o m p o s e d f o u r -
f i f t h s o f t h e c h a p i t e r o r c a p i t a l , t h e o t h e r f i f t h b e i n g , p r o b a b l y,
t h e r e t i c u l a t e d w o r k a n d f e s t o o n s w i t h t h e p o m e g r a n a t e s a b o v e
t h em .
On this page we give the columns and entablature of
the e ntrance to an Egypt ian Temple , and on the nest, an-
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THZ BOOK OF TEE WORDS.o t h e r f r o n t o f a l i k e T e m p le , f r o m t h e s a m e g r e a t w o r k. It
w i l l b e s e e n t h a t t h e p r o p o r t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s h a f t o f t h e
c o l u m n s a n d t h e h e i g h t o f t h e c a p i t a l , i s j u s t a b o u t t h e s a m e
a s t h a t g i v e n i n 1_Eings as t o t h e c o l u m n s o f t h e T e m p l e , -
1 S t o 5 . I n t h e s e c o n d c o p y t h e h e i g h t a n d d i a m e t e r o f t h e
s h a f t s a r e a s 1 3 t o 6 , w h i c h m a k e s t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f h e i g h t
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4 6 TZE BOOS OF TEE WORDS.a n d c i r c u m f e re n c e o f t h e s h a f t , a s 2 8 t o 1 6 , o r a s 1 8 1 t o
t h a t o f t h e c o l u m ns o f t h e T e m p le b e i n g 1 8 t o 1 2 .
The ph allic charac ter of the columns of the Temple
s h o w n b y t h e s e e d - v e s s e l s o f t h e l o t u s , a n d b y t h e P o m e g r a
a t e s , w h i c h , s u r m o u n t i n g t h e u p r i g h t s h a f t o f t h a t h e i g h t a
c i r c u m f e r e n c e , u n i t e t h e s y m b o l s o f t h e g e n e r a t i v e a n d p r
d u c t i v e o r g a n s a n d p o w e r s .
, = ; 7 , damxrd, column, and also a he ap or pile, is fro
s t o o d , s t e i i t , s u l s t i f i t , e s s f i t i t , s u r r e r i t , s t o o d u p , a r o s
e r e c t e d i t s e l f .
Eliphaz Lcvi (_Uphonse-Louis Constant) says that of th
two columns, Takarn and Baaz, one was white and th e othe
U a c k. I f i n d n o p r o o f o f t h a t a n y w h e re .e i t h e r d o I t h i n k t h a t o n e r e p r e s e n t e d t h e g e n e r a t i v e , a n
t h e o t h e r t h e p r o d u c t i v e p o w e r o f t h e D e i t y . They were a lik
i n a l l r e s p e c t s , o f t h e s a m e s h a p e a n d h e i g h t , a n d s i m i l a r l
ornamented ; w i t h pomegranates, a n d l i y - w r o r k
The lilies were th e lotus, wh ose connection wit
p h a l l i c e m b l e m s i s k n o w n t o a l l s c h o l a r s ; and the pomegran
a t e , a s y m b o l o f t h e f e m a l e o r g a n a n d o f f r u i t f u ln e s s , w a s a n
e q u a l l y a p p r o p r i a t e o r n a m e n t .
Thus while s y m b o l i z e d t h e s t a t e o f e r e c t i o n o f t h
rnembrum. v i r i l e , w h e n p r e p a r e d f o r b e g e t t i n g o r c r e a t i n g , i n t h
womb, s y m b o l i z e d t h e p o t e n c y , r i g o r , a n d f i e r c e a n d e v e
c r u e l d e s i r e o f t h e s a m e m e m b e r. I t was t h e s e x u a l v i g o r a n
p o w e r, t h e i n o r d i n a t e l u s t o f t h e g o a t , t h a t g a t e t h a t a n i m a l
the name d a z o r O a z .
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k h a b e l , a r o p e o r c o r d
c h o r.-Pros . s s i i i . 3 4 .
; ; 1 ( t u o r t o ) , a f f i x e d , m e a n t h i s .
T h e s a m e w o r d k h a b e l m e a n t b i n d i n g , a n d a p l e d g e : t o b i n d
a s w i t h a p l e d g e .-Eze k . x v i i i . 1 2 - 1 6 ; z xx ii i 1 5 ; J o b , x x i i _ 6 .
k h a l d - t o , h i s p l e d g e .-Eze k . x - . - i i i . 7 .
" I f w i t h i n t h e l e n g t h o f m y c a b l e - t o w , " t h e r e f o r e , m e a n s , i f
w i t h i n t h e e x t e n t , m e a n i n g a n d s p i r i t o f m y o b li g a t i o n .
a c a b l e a t t a c h e d t o a n a n -
SaIBBOLZSay now a n d h e s a i d
1")h=."Judges , iii . 6 .I t i s u n c e r t a i n w h a t w a s t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n s o u n d b e t w e e n
` ; and r , . I f o n e w a s S h , a n d t h e o t h e r S , t h e w o r d s w e r e
m o r e p r o p e r l y S l a b a l a t and S a b a l a t .
T h e S y r i a n s u s e d t h e C a l o n e , a n d t h e A r a b s (Sin, (., 1the S yriac Samech being ~Yl) : a n d t h e C h a l d e a n s g e n e r a l l y
s u b s t i t u t e d C f o r C .T h e w o r d m e a n s a n e a r o f c o r n , a b r a n c h o f a n o l i v e - t r e e .
-Job, xxiv . 3 4 ; Z e c h . i r . 1 2 , a n d a s t r e a m o f wa t e r .-I s . x i r i i .
1 2 ; P s . l x i x . 1 6 .
We do not know when this word was adopted, and no one
h a s e v e r b e e n a b l e t o f i n d a n y e s p e c i a l s i g n i f i c a n c e i n i t a s a
Masonic word . B u t I a m e n t i r e l y s a t i s f i e d t h a t t h e r e w a s
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43 THE Boos OF THE 'WORDSo r i g i n a l l y a c o n c e a l e d s i g n i f i c a n c e i n e v e r y w o r d u s e d i n
Masonic degree . Some secret meaning and application w
c o v e r e d a n d c o n ce a l e d b ' r e a c h o f t h e m . W e f a i l n o w t o s e e t
a p p l i c a t i o n t o a n y t h i n g i n F r e e - M a s o n r y o f t h e a c c o u n t g i v e
br the He brew chronicler of the use made of this w o r d .
w h i c h t o d e t e c t t h e m e n o f a p a r t i c u l a r T r i b e , w h o p r o n o u n c e
i t d i f f e r e n t l y f r o m o t h e r s .
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of words by Englishme n and Scotchmen, a nd that it wa
a d o p t e d e i t h e r a s a S t u a r t p a s s - w o r d o r a s a H a n o v e r i a n o n e
o n a c c o u n t o f t h a t d i f f e r e n c e . Most probably it wa s adopt e
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d e a t h o f Q u e e n - k n n e , t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f M a s o n r r , c h a n g e d i t
f o r m u l a s , a n d u s e d i t a s a m e a n s o f p o l i t i c a l a s s o c i a t i o n ; an
that by the Ephraimites they represented the Highlander
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l a n d c l a n s r o s e i n f a v o r o f J a m e s , i n 1 7 1 5 . T h e i n s u r r e c t i o n
e r a s e a s i l y s u p p r e s s e d ; b u t a n o t h e r w a s a n t i c i p a t e d a n d p r e -
p a r e d f o r , u n t i l it o c c u r r e d i n 1 7 4 a n d e n d e d w i t h t h e b a t t l e
o f C u l l o d e n . L o d g e s o f F r e e - M a s o n s , w h o s e M a s t e r s , a t l e a s t ,
b o u n d t h e m s e l v e s t o o b e y t h e l a w s o f t h e S u p r e m e L e g i s l a t u r e ,
i . e . t h e a c t s o f P a r l i a m e n t e x c l u d i n g t h e f a m i l y o f S t u a r t a n d
a l l C a t h o l i c s f r o m t h e t h r o n e , a n d n o t t o e n g a g e i n p l o t s a n d
c o n s p i r a c i e s a g a i n s t t h e S t a t e , b e c a m e n u m e r o u s , e s p e c i a l ly i n
L o n d o n , i n a f e w T e a r s a f t e r w h a t i s c a l l e d t h e r e r i r a l o f F r e e -
M a s o n r T , i n 1 1 1 7 ; and s omewh at before 1745 Lawre nce D er-
m o t t a p p e a r e d o n t h e s c e n e , a n d c h a r g e d t h e E n g l i s h L o d g e s
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d e c r e e , a n d Jadcin t h a t o f t h e s e c o n d : - b u t t h a t w a s a s m a l l
m a t t e r . I t i s m o r e l i k e l y t h a t t h e r e a l c h a r g e a n d c a u s e o f t h e
s c h i s m w a s t h a t t h e y h a d m a d e M a s o n r y a H a n o v e r i a n , i n s t e a d
o f a J a c o b i t e a s s o c i a t i o n , a s i t h a d a t f i r s t b e e n . Hence he
c a l l e d h i s a d h e r e n t sA n c i e n t ' M a s o n s , a n d t h e o t h e r s , t h e M o d -
erns ,. a n d a d o p t e d d e g r e e s w o r k e d b y t h e J a c o b i t e s i n F r a n c e ,
a n d a m o n g t h e m t h e R o v a l A r c h , t o w h i c h b e t r a n s f e r r e d t h e
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c i a t i o n , o n e n o t k n o w n t o t h e H a n o v e r i a n M a s o n s , a n d h a v i n g
r e f e r e n c e t o t h e r e b u i l d i n g o f t h e T e m p l e , i . e . t o t h e r e s t o r a -
t i o n o f t h e S t u a r t s .
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t w o p r o n u n c i a t i o n s i n d i c a t e d t h e p a r t i s a n p o l i t i c a l c h a r a c t e r
o f t h e E n g l i s h a n d t h e S c o t t i s h F r e e - M a s o n r y . -
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w a s d e m a n d e d , w a s m e a n t t h e T w e e d , w h i c h i n p a r t s e p a r a t e s
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t h e H i g h l a n d e r s , l i k e t h e E p h r a i m i t e s , w e r e a l l r e b e l l i o u s , a
d i s c o n t e n t e d , t u r b u le n t T r i b e .
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a n d i r o n ; b u t w h a t t h e r e a l s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e n a m e i s , a s u s e
i n t h i s d e g r e e , I a m n o t a b l e t o d i s c o v e r .
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t h e R i n g a n d A r t i f i c e r . I n R i n g s i t i s w r i t t e n , e x c e pt i n t h r e e
i n s t a n c e s , Eh i r m . I n C h r o n i c l e s , i t i s w r i t t e n , e x c e p
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v i i . 4 0 , w e f i n d t h e n a m e w r i t t e ni n f u l l , . S h i n - o n t : a n d , i
t h e l a s t o f t h e s e v e r s e s , a l s o w ri t t e n C " ) % i i , a s i f t o s h o w t h a t
t h e r e w a s s o m e m r s t e r v i n v o l v e d i n t h e u s e o r d i s u s e o f t h e ;
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a n d t h e r e f o r e I i h i r- o m i s t h e o l d e s t f o r m o f t h e n a m e , w h i c h
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I t b e l o n g e d a l i k e t o t h e Kina o f T s u r a n d t o o n e o f h i s s u b -
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w i d o w o f t h e T r i b e o f N e p t e l a i , a n d i n t h e B o o k D e b r a i H a i -
mim : : , of a woman of t he Tribe of Dan ; a t a n y r a t e , H e b r e w
o n t h e m o t h e r ' s s i d e , a n d T s i i r i a n o n t h e f a t h e r ' s : a n d a g r a n d -
son of Benjamin had the same name .
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summit of Mount S i n a i : , - , ' ) , - , , t o b e w a r m o r b u r n , w i t h a n g e r
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work : K h i r o s o r E b u r o s , t h e S u n , , t t c . , w h i l e t:-; meant
: + n a r t i f i c e r , o r w o r k ma n , i n b r a s s o r s t o n e , a s c u l p t o r , a c r a f t s -
m a n , a n d a l s o a n e n c h a n t e r .
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c l e a r , s h i n i n g , i l l u s t r i o u s , n o b l e .
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t h i s s i g n i f c a t i on ,x t r i Tt!FTa t ro ovopa at~zOU aTO TOY
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t i o n , b e c o m e s C y r u s "
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pound of Kh&r or K& 7 r , the Sun, -probable K h o r e s c 1 .
e s h , i n H e b r e w , i s f i r e , l i g h t , l i g h t n i n g , s p l e n d o r .
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i s s a i d b y G u i g n a u t t o m e a n , t h a t w h i c h w a s f r o m t h e b e g i
n i n g . K A o r - e s c h m e a n t L i g h t o f t h e S u n , o r m a n i f e s t a t i o n
t h a t w h i c h t h e S u n i s .
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v a t i o n s a r e t o o o f t e n i n c o r r e c t . A s , a s h , u sh , v a s i s , i n S a n s k r i t
` t o b u r n , b l a z e , s h i n e ; ' a n d A s - u r a , Z e n d A h - u r a , i s ` l u m i n a r y
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