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Introduction

ThepurposeofthesenotesisnottoprovideasolutiontoLeSerpentRouge.Instead,theintentionistoprovideinformationandrelevantquotationsfromotherworksrelatingtothesubjectmatterofLeSerpentRouge.Inthisway,itishoped,theresearcherwillbeableforhimself/herselftoexploreLeSerpentRougeandgleanfromitthetruthswhicharefoundthere.ExceptfortheFrenchtoEnglishtranslationandthechoiceofquotations,wemakeno

attempttointerpretthecontentsofthispoem.ThatWorkislefttoyou,DearReader!

MarcusWilliamsonandCorellaHughes17January1999

ThreeTranslations;1

TranslatedbyElizabethvanBuren

[1Aquarius]Howstrangearethemanuscriptsofmyfriend,greattravelleroftheunknown.Theyappeartomeseparately,buttheyseemasonetohimthatknowsthatthecoloursoftherainbowgivesa

singlewhitelight,ortotheartistwho,inhismagicpalette,mixessixtintstomakeblack.

[2Pisces]



Thisfriend,howwouldonepresenthim?Hisnameisamystery,buthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howcanonedescribe

him?MaybeasthepilotofthiseverlastingArkofNoah,impassivelikeapillaronhiswhiterocklookingforwardtowardsthesouth,

beyondtheblackrock.

[3Aries]InmydifficultpilgrimageIwastryingtohackmywaythroughthedensevegetationofthewoodswithmysword.IwantedtoreachtheabodeofthesleepingBEAUTYinwhomsomepoetscanseetheQUEENofalostkingdom.Desperatetofindtheway,Iwasaidedbytheparchmentsofmyfriend,beingformelikeAriadne's

thread.

[4Taurus]Thankstohim,henceforthwithmeasuredstepsandasureeye,Iamabletodiscoverthedispersedsixty-fourstonesoftheBrothers

oftheBEAUTYoftheblackwood,escapingthepursuitofusurpers,hadsownalongthewayastheyfledfromthewhiteFort.

[5Gemini]Toreassemblethescatteredstones,toworkwithsquareandcompasstoputtheminregularorder,tofindthelineofthe

meridianingoingfromEasttoWest,thenlookingfromtheSouthtotheNorth,thenfinallyinalldirectionstodiscoverthesolution,stationingoneselfinfrontofthefourteenstonesmarkedwithacross.Thecirclebeingtheringandthecrown,andhebeingthe

diademoftheQueenofthecastle.

[6Cancer]Themosaictilesofthissacredplacearealternativelyblackandwhite,andJesus,likeAsmodeusregardstheiralignments.Myviewseemsincapableofseeingthesummitwheredwellshidden

themarvellousbeauty.NotbeingHerculeswithmagicalpowershowcanIsolvethemysterioussymbolsengravedbywitnessesofthepast.However,inthesanctuaryisthefont,fountainofloveforthosewhobelieve,remindingusofthesewords,BYTHISSIGN

YOUWILLCONQUERhim.

[7Leo]ThescentoftheperfumeoftheherwhomIwishtoliberate,mountsupwardstowardsme.LongagoshewasnamedIsis,

queenofthebenevolentspring,COMETOMEALLYOUWHOLABOURANDAREHEAVYLADENANDIWILLCOMFORT



YOU.OthersknewherasMAGDALENEwiththecelebratedvaseofhealingbalm.TheinitiatesknewhertruenameOURLADYOF

THECROSSES.

[8Virgo]Iam,likethecelebratedpainterPoussin,puzzledbytheenigma"ETINARCADIAEGO".Wouldthevoiceofthebloodformanimageofourancestralpast.Yes,alightofinspirationfloodsmymind;nowIunderstand.NowIthefabuloussecret.Andwhatismoreamazingisthatwhenthefourknightsmoved,oneofthehorsesleftfourhoofprintsintherock.Hereisthesignwhich

DELACROIXhasgiveninoneofthethreepaintingsinthechapeloftheAngels.Thereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhas

traced:DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,ANDLETMENOTSINK.

TwotimesISembalmerandembalmed,miraculousvesseloftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends.

[9Libra]Ibeganmyjourneyinshadows,andcompleteditinthelight.Atthewindowoftheruinedhouse,Ilookacrossthetreesdenudedbyautumntothesummitofthemountain.Thecrossstoodoutfromthecrestunderthemiddaysun,itwasthefourteenthand

largestofallwith35cm.HerethenamIatmyknight'stoweronthe

divinesteedspanningtheAbyss.

[10Scorpio]HereisacelestialvisionfortheonewhofollowsthefourworksofEm.SIGNOLaroundthelineofthemeridian,evenattheheartofthesanctuaryfromwhereradiatesthesourceofbrotherlyLove.Iturnaboutonmyself,castingalookattheroseof"P"tothatofthe"S",thenfrom"S"to"P"...Andthespiralinmymindbecomesamonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsabsorbthelight;Ibecomegiddy,andIcarrymyhandtomymouth,instinctively,perhapslikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Damnation,Iknowthetruth,HEHASPASSED,buthehasalsoindoingGOOD,asdidHEoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanyhavepillagedtheHOUSE,leavingonlyembalmedcorpsesandnumbersofmetalthingsthattheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryisconcealedinthenewTempleofSOLOMONbuiltbythechildrenofSt

Vincent?

[11Ophiuchus]

Cursingtheprofaneintheirashesandthosewhofollowintheirways,returningfromtheabyssintowhichIhadplungedwhile



makingthegestureofhorror;hereistheproofthatIknewthesecretofthesealofSOLOMON,thatIhavevisitedthesecretplacesofthisQUEEN.Tothis,myfriend,donotaddortakeawayoneiota...thinkandthinkagain,thebaseLeadofmywords

maycontainthepurestgold.

[12Sagittarius]Returningagaintothewhitehill,theskyopeningitsfloodgatesIseemtosenseclosetomeapresence,itsfeetinthewater,likeonewhoisgoingtoreceivethesignofbaptism,Iturntowardsthe

East,andseefacingme,unwindingendlesslyitscoils,theenormousREDSERPENTmentionedintheparchments,saltyandbitter,thehuge,unleashedbeastbecomesredwithangerat

thefootofthewhitemountain.

[13Capricorn]Myemotionsareelated,DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIREIsay,andimmediatelyIawaken.IhaveomittedtotellyouthatitwasadreamIhadonthe17thofJanuary,thedayofSaintSULPICE.Onreflection,mytroublepersisting,IwishIwishthatItoldyouasaFairytalebyPERRAULT.Herethen,dearreader,inthepagesthatfollowtheresultofadreamwhichnursedmefromthestrange

totheunknown.

TOHIMWHOPASSESINDOINGGOOD.(Einaidvaddeu?)

LeSerpentRougeTranslatedbyMarcusWilliamsonandCorellaHughes

[1Aquarius]HowstrangearethemanuscriptsofthisFriend,greattravelleroftheunknown,theyappearedtomeseparately,yettheyformawholeforhimwhoknowsthatthecoloursoftherainbowgiveawhiteunity,orfortheartistforwhomtheblackspringsoutfrom

underhispaintbrush,madefromthesixcoloursofhismagicpallet.

[2Pisces]ThisFriend,howtointroducehimtoyou?Hisnameremainedamystery,buthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howtodescribe

himtoyou?Perhapslikethepilotoftheindestructibleark,impassivelikeacolumnonhiswhiterockscanningtowardsthe

south[midday]beyondtheblackrock.

[3Aries]



DuringmytestingpilgrimageItriedtoclearapathwiththeswordcrossingtheinextricablevegetationofthewoods,IwantedtoreachtheresidenceofthesleepingBEAUTYinwhomcertainpoetssawtheQUEENofapastrealm.Indesperationoffinding

mywayagaintheparchmentsofthisFriendwereforme,thethreadofAriadne.

[4Taurus]Thankstohim,fromnowonbymeasuredstepsandasureeye,Icandiscoverthesixty-fourdispersedstonesoftheperfectcubethatthebrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwoodescapinginthepursuitoftheusurpers,hadscatteredontheirwaywhilsttheyfled

fromthewhiteFort.

[5Gemini]Toreassemblethescatteredstones,workwiththesquareandcompasstoputthembackinregularorder,lookforthelineofthe

meridianingoingfromthesouthtothenorth,finallyinalldirectionstoobtainthedesiredsolution,stoppinginfrontofthe

fourteenstonesmarkedwithacross.Thecirclebeingthering[coilofsnake]andthecrown,andtohimthediademofthisQUEENof

Castel.

[6Cancer]Thestonesofthemosaicpavingofthesacredplacecouldbealternativelyblackandwhite,andJESUSlikeASMODEUS,

observingtheiralignment,myviewseemsincapableofseeingthesummitwherethemarvelloussleepingoneremainedhidden.Not

beingHERCULESwithmagicpower,howtodecodethemysterioussymbolscarvedbytheobserversofthepast.Inthesanctuaryhoweverthestoup,fountainofloveofthebelievers,remindsusofthesewords:BYTHISSIGNYOUSHALL

CONQUER.

[7Leo]FromherthatIwantedtofree,rosetowardsmetheemanationsofperfumewhichpermeatethesepulchre.Oncesomecalledher:ISIS,queenofthebeneficentsprings,COMETOMEALLYOUWHOSUFFERANDWHOAREOVERWHELMEDANDIWILLCOMFORTYOU,otherwise:MADELEINE,withthefamousvasefullofhealingbalm.Theinitiatesknowthetruename:NOTRE

DAMEDESCROSS.

[8Virgo]



IwasliketheshepherdsofthefamouspainterPOUSSIN,confusedinfrontoftheenigma:"ETINARCADIAEGO..."!Thevoiceoftheblood[race]woulditshowmetheimageofan

ancestralpast.Yes,thelightofthegeniuscrossedmymind.Isaw

again,Iunderstood!Iknewnowthisfabuloussecret.Andmarvellous,whenfromtheleapsofthefourhorsemen,theshoesofonehorsehadleftfourimprintsontherock,hereisthesignwhichDELACROIXhadgiveninoneofthreepicturesfromthechapelofangels.Hereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhadtraced:DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,SOTHATIDONOT

STAYTHERESINKING.TwotimesIS,embalmerandembalmed,miraculousvaseoftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends.

[9Libra]

Startedintheshadows,myjourneycouldonlybefinishedinlight.AtthewindowoftheruinedhouseIgazedacrossthetrees

strippedbyautumntothesummitofthemountain.Thecrossofthecreststoodoutunderthemiddaysun,itwasthefourteenthandthebiggestofallwithits35centimetres!HereIamtherefore

onmyhorserideonadivinesteedcrossingtheabyss.

[10Scorpio]CelestialvisionforhimwhoremembersthefourworksofEm.

SIGNOLaroundtheMeridianline,tothechoiritselffromthesanctuaryfromwhichbeamsthissourceoflovefromonetoanother,IturnaroundpassingthesiteoftheroseofthePtothatoftheS,thenfromtheStotheP...andthespiralinmymindbecominglikethemonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,the

shadowsobscurethelight,IamdizzyandIholdmyhandtomymouthbitinginstinctivelymypalm,perhapslikeOLIERinhis

coffin.Curses,Iunderstandthetruth,HEISGONE,buttohimtooindoingTHEGOOD,likeHIMoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanytimeshavetheysackedtheHOUSE,leavingonlytheembalmed

corpsesandnumerousmetalobjectswhichtheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryconcealsthenewtempleofSALOMONbuilt

bythechildrenofSaintVINCENT?

[11Ophiuchus]Cursingtheprofanersintheirashesandthosewholiveintheirtracks,leavingtheabysswhereIwasplungedinfinishingthegestureofhorror:"HereistheproofthatIknewthesecretoftheSealofSALOMON,thatofthisQUEENIhavevisitedthehidden

residences".Tothis,DearReader,becarefulnottoaddorremoveaniota...meditate,meditateagain,thevileleadofmywriting



containsperhapsthepurestgold.

[12Sagittarius]Returningthentothewhitehill,theskyhavingopeneditsgates,it

seemsthereisapresencenearme,thefeetinthewaterlikehimwhohasjustbeenbaptised,turningmyselfagaintowardstheeastfacingmeIsawunrollingwithoutend,hiscoils,theenormousSERPENTROUGEcitedintheparchments,saltyandbitter,theenormousbeastunleashedbecameatthefootofthiswhite

mountain,redwithanger.

[13Capricorn]Myemotionwasgreat"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE"Isaid,andIawokeimmediately.Ihaven'ttoldyouinfactthatthiswasa

dreamthatI'dhadthis17thJANUARY,feastdayofSaintSULPICE.Afterwardsmytroublepersisting,IwantedafterreflectiontotellyouastorybyPERRAULT.Herethen,DearReader,inthepageswhichfollowtheresultofadreamhavingsoothedmeintotheworldofthestrangeandunknown.GOOD

comestohimTHATDOESGOOD.

LeSerpentRougeTranslatedbyDavidWood

(ThistextappearsintheAppendixofGenisis)

[1Aquarius]Howstrangearethemanuscriptsofthisfriend,greattravelleroftheunknown.Theycometogetheraswhitelightbutforonewhoknowsseparately,theyarethecoloursoftherainbow;fortheartistthesesixcoloursunitelikemagicinhispaletteandformblack.

[2Pisces]Thisfriend,howwouldyouknowhim?Hisnameisamysterybuthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howcanonedescribehim?MaybelikethepilotoftheeverlastingArkofNoah,impassivelikeapillaronhiswhiterocklookingbeyondtheblackrocktowards

thesouth.

[3Aries]InmyarduoussearchIwastryingtohackawaywithmyswordthroughthedensevegetationofthewoods.Iwantedtoreachthe

placeofthe'SleepingBEAUTY'inwhichsomepoetscanseetheQUEENofalostkingdom.DesperatetofindthewayIwasaided



bytheparchmentsofmyfriend,theywereformelikethethreadofARIADNE.

[4Taurus]

Thankstohim,fromnowonwithawatchfuleyeIcouldmakesteadyprogress.Icanfindthe64scatteredstonesoftheperfectcubewhichtheBrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwoodhadscatteredwhentheyfledfromthewhitefortwhiletheywerebeing

persuedbytheusurpers.

[5Gemini]Reassemblethescatteredstonesand,workingwithsquareandcompass,putthembackinorder;findthelineofthemeridianingoingfromEasttoWest,thenlookingfromSouthtotheNorthand

finallyinalldirectionstofindthelooked-forsolution.Stationyourselfinfrontofthefourteenstonesmakingacross.Thecircleistheringandcrownandthecrownformsthediademofthe

QueenoftheCastle.

[6Cancer]TheMosaictilesofthissacredplacealternateblackorwhiteandJESUS,likeASMODEUSobservestheiralignments.Iseem

incapableofseeingthesummitofthesecretplaceoftheSleeping

Beauty.NotbeingHERCULESwithmagicalpowerhowdoIsolvethemysterioussymbolsengravedbythewitnessesofthepast.Inthesanctuaryhowever,isthefont,fountainoflove,ofthosewhobelieveremindingusofthesewords'BYTHISSIGNYOUWILL

CONQUER'.

[7Leo]Iamawareofthescentoftheperfumewhichimpregnatesthe

sepulchreoftheoneImustrelease.LongagohernamewasISIS,Queenofthebenevolentsprings,COMETOMEALLYOUWHO

LABOURANDAREHEAVYLADENANDIWILLGIVEYOUREST.OthersknewherasMAGDALENEwiththecelebratedvasefullofhealingbalm.TheinitiatesknowhertobeNOTREDAME

DESCROSS.

[8Virgo]IwasliketheshepherdsofthecelebratedpainterPOUSSIN

puzzledbytheenigmaof'ETINARCADIAEGO'.Wouldthevoiceofthebloodformanimageofourancestralpast.Yes,alightof

inspirationfloodsmymind;nowIunderstand.Iknownowthefabuloussecretandwhatismoreamazingisthatwhenthefour



knightsmoved,oneofthehorsesleftfourhoofprintsintherock.HereisthesignwhichDELACROIXhasgiveninoneofthethreepaintingsintheChapelofAngels.Thereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhastraced:'DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIRE,AND

LETMENOTSINK.TwotimesI.S.embalmingandembalmed.MiraculousvesseloftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends.

[9Libra]Ibeganmyjourneyinshadowsandcompleteditinthelight.AtthewindowoftheruinedhouseIlookacrossthetreesdenudedbyAutumn.Atthesummitofthemountain,thecrossstoodoutfromthecrestofthemiddaysun.Itwasthefourteenthandhighestofallwith35cm.Here,then,ismyknight'stoweronthecircuitofthe

divinehorsemanoftheabyss.

[10Scorpio]ThereisacelestialvisionfortheonewhorecallsthefourtasksofEM.SIGNOLaroundthelineofthemeridian;thesameChoir

(heart)ofthesanctuaryfromwhichradiatesthesourceofloveforoneanother.IturnlookingattheroseofPthentothatoftheS.ThenfromtheStothePuntilmymindisdizzy.Thespiralinmymindbecomeslikeamonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsabsorbthelight.Iputmyhandtomymouth,bitingmy

palm,maybelikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Curses,Iknowthetruth,HEHASPASSED,indoingGOODasdidHEoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanyhavepillagedtheHOUSE,leavingonlyembalmed

corpsesandanumberofmetalthingstheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryisconcealedinthenewTempleofSOLOMON,

builtbythechildrenofST.VINCENT?

[11Ophiuchus]Cursingtheprofaneintheirashesandthosewhofollowtheirways;returningfromthedarknesswhilemakingthegestureof

horrorattheabyssintowhichIhadplunged.HereistheproofthatIknewthesecretoftheSealofSOLOMONandIhadvisitedthesecretplacesofthisQUEEN.TakeHeedmyfriend,donotaddortakeawayoneiota;thinkandthinkagain,thebaseleadofmy

wordsmaycontainthepurestgold.

[12Sagittarius]Returningagaintothewhitehill,theskyopensitsfloodgates.

Closetomeapresence,itsfeetinthewater,likeonewhohasjust

receivedthemarkofbaptism,Iturnawayagaintotheeast,facingmeIseeunwindingendlesslybyhiscoils,theenormousRED



SERPENTmentionedinthedocuments,rigidandbitter,thehuge,unleashedbeastatthefootofthewhitemountainbeastbecomes

scarletwithanger.

[13Capricorn]Myemotionsareelated,DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIRE,immediatelyIwokeup,mydreamisover.Imeanttotellyouthatit

wasadreamIhadonthis17thJANUARY,thedayofSaintSULPICE,butthenightmarepersisted.Onreflection,IwishIhadtoldittoyouasafairytalebyPERRAULT.Inthepageswhichfollow,dearreader,aretheresultsofadreamwhichnursedmefromthebizarretotheunknown.LETHEWHOHASTHE

UNDERSTANDINGUSEITWITHWISDOM.

LeSerpentRouge:ThreeTranslationsCompiledandCompared

(CompilationbyR.L.Marcum)

W&H:TranslationbyMarcusWilliamsonandCorellaHughes

W:TranslationbyDavidWood(ThistextappearsintheAppendixofGenisis)

vB:TranslationbyElizabethvanBuren

1Aquarius

CommeilssontétrangeslesmanuscritsdecetAmi,grandvoyageurdel’inconnu,ilsmesontparvenusséparément,pourtant

ilsformentuntoutpourluiquisaitquelescouleursdel’arc-en-cieldonnentl’unitéblanche,oupourl’Artistequisoussonpinceau,faitdessixteintesdesapalettemagique,jaillirlenoir.

W&H:HowstrangearethemanuscriptsofthisFriend,greattravelleroftheunknown,theyappearedtomeseparately,yettheyformawholeforhimwhoknowsthatthecoloursoftherainbowgiveawhiteunity,orfortheArtistforwhomtheblackspringsoutfromunderhispaintbrush,madefromthesixcoloursofhismagic

palette.

W:Howstrangearethemanuscriptsofthisfriend,greattraveller



oftheunknown.Theycometogetheraswhitelightbutforonewhoknowsseparately,theyarethecoloursoftherainbow;fortheartistthesesixcoloursunitelikemagicinhispaletteandformblack.

vB:Howstrangearethemanuscriptsofmyfriend,greattravelleroftheunknown.Theyappeartomeseparately,buttheyseemasonetohimthatknowsthatthecoloursoftherainbowgivesa

singlewhitelight,ortotheartistwho,inhismagicpalette,mixessixtintstomakeblack.

2Pisces

CetAmi,commentvousleprésenter?Sonnomdemeuraunmystère,maissonnombreestceluid’unsceaucélèbre.Comment

vousledécrire?Peut-êtrecommelenautonnierdel’archeimperissable,impassiblecommeunecolonnesursonrocblanc,

scrutantverslemidi,au-delàdurocnoir.

W&H:ThisFriend,howtointroducehimtoyou?Hisnameremainedamystery,buthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howtodescribehimtoyou?Perhapslikethepilotoftheindestructible

[imperishable]ark,impassivelikeacolumnonhiswhiterockscanningtowardsthesouth[midday]beyondtheblackrock.

W:Thisfriend,howwouldyouknowhim?Hisnameisamysterybuthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howcanonedescribe

him?MaybelikethepilotoftheeverlastingArkofNoah,impassivelikeapillaronhiswhiterocklookingbeyondtheblackrock

towardsthesouth.

vB:Thisfriend,howwouldonepresenthim?Hisnameisa

mystery,buthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howcanonedescribehim?MaybeasthepilotofthiseverlastingArkofNoah,impassivelikeapillaronhiswhiterocklookingforwardtowards

thesouth,beyondtheblackrock.

3Aries

Dansmonpélérinageeprouvant,jetentaisdemefrayeràl’epéeunevoieàtraverslavégétationinextricabledesbois,jevoulais



parveniràlademeuredelaBELLEendormieenquicertainspoètesvoientlaREINEd’unroyaumedisparu.Audésespoirderetrouverlechemin,lesparcheminsdecetAmifurentpourmoile

fild’Ariane.

W&H:DuringmytestingpilgrimageItriedtoclearapathwiththeswordcrossingtheinextricablevegetationofthewoods,IwantedtoreachtheresidenceofthesleepingBEAUTYinwhomcertainpoetssawtheQUEENofapastrealm.IndesperationoffindingmywayagaintheparchmentsofthisFriendwereforme,the

threadofAriadne.

W:InmyarduoussearchIwastryingtohackawaywithmyswordthroughthedensevegetationofthewoods.Iwantedtoreachthe

placeofthe"SleepingBEAUTY"inwhichsomepoetscanseetheQUEENofalostkingdom.DesperatetofindthewayIwasaidedbytheparchmentsofmyfriend,theywereformelikethethreadof

ARIADNE.

vB:InmydifficultpilgrimageIwastryingtohackmywaythroughthedensevegetationofthewoodswithmysword.IwantedtoreachtheabodeofthesleepingBEAUTYinwhomsomepoetscanseetheQUEENofalostkingdom.Desperatetofindtheway,

Iwasaidedbytheparchmentsofmyfriend,beingformelikeAriadne’sthread.

4Taurus

Grâceàlui,désormaisàpasmesurésetd’unoeilsur,jepuisdecouvrirlessoixante-quatrepierresdisperséesducubeparfaitquelesFrèresdelaBELLEduboisnoiréchappantàlapoursuite

desusurpateurs,avaientseméesenroutequantilss’enfuirentduFortblanc.

W&H:Thankstohim,fromnowonbymeasuredstepsandasureeye,Icandiscoverthesixty-fourdispersedstonesoftheperfectcubethatthebrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwoodescapinginthepursuitoftheusurpers,hadscatteredontheirwaywhilst

theyfledfromthewhiteFort.

W:Thankstohim,fromnowonwithawatchfuleyeIcouldmakesteadyprogress.Icanfindthe64scatteredstonesoftheperfect



cubewhichtheBrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwoodhadscatteredwhentheyfledfromthewhitefortwhiletheywerebeing

persued[sic]bytheusurpers.

vB:Thankstohim,henceforthwithmeasuredstepsandasureeye,Iamabletodiscoverthedispersedsixty-fourstonesoftheBrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwood,escapingthepursuitofusurpers,hadsownalongthewayastheyfledfromthewhite

Fort.

5Gemini

Rassemblerlespierreséparses,oeuvrerdel’équerreetducompaspourlesremettreenorderrégulier,chercherlaligneduméridienenallantdel’Orientàl’Occident,puisregardantduMidiauNord,enfinentoussenspourobtenirlasolutioncherchée,faisantstationdevantlesquatorzepierresmarquéesd’unecroix.Lecercleétantl’anneauetcouronne,etluilediadèmedecette

REINEduCastel.

W&H:Toreassemblethescatteredstones,workwiththesquare

andcompasstoputthembackinregularorder,lookforthelineofthemeridianingoingfromtheEasttotheWest,thenlookingfromtheSouthtotheNorth,finallyinalldirectionstoobtainthedesiredsolution,stoppinginfrontofthefourteenstonesmarkedwithacross.Thecirclebeingthering[coilofsnake]andthecrown,and

tohimthediademofthisQUEENofCastel.

W:Reassemblethescatteredstonesand,workingwithsquareandcompass,putthembackinorder;findthelineofthemeridianingoingfromEasttoWest,thenlookingfromSouthtotheNorth

andfinallyinalldirectionstofindthelooked-forsolution.Stationyourselfinfrontofthefourteenstonesmakingacross.Thecircleistheringandcrownandthecrownformsthediademofthe

QueenoftheCastle.

vB:Toreassemblethescatteredstones,toworkwithsquareandcompasstoputtheminregularorder,tofindthelineofthe

meridianingoingfromEasttoWest,thenlookingfromtheSouthtotheNorth,thenfinallyinalldirectionstodiscoverthesolution,

stationingoneselfinfrontofthefourteenstonesmarkedwithacross.Thecirclebeingtheringandthecrown,andhebeingthe



diademoftheQueenofthecastle.

6Cancer

Lesdallesdupavémosaïquedulieusacrépouvaient-êtrealternativementblanchesounoires,etJESUS,commeASMODEEobserverleursalignments,mavuesemblaitincapabledevoirlesommetoùdemeuraitcachéelamerveilleuseendormie.N’étantpasHERCULEàlapuissancemagique,commentdéchiffrerlesmystérieuxsymbolesgravésparlesobservateursdupassé.Danslesanctuairepourtantlebénitier,fontained’amourdescroyants

redonnemémoiredecesmots:PARCESIGNETUle

VAINCRAS.

W&H:Thestonesofthemosaicpavingofthesacredplacecouldbealternativelyblackorwhite,andJESUSlikeASMODEUS,

observingtheiralignment,myviewseemsincapableofseeingthesummitwherethemarvelloussleepingoneremainedhidden.Not

beingHERCULESwithmagicpower,howtodecodethemysterioussymbolscarvedbytheobserversofthepast.Inthesanctuaryhoweverthestoup,fountainofloveofthebelievers,

remindsusofthesewords:BYTHISSIGNYOUSHALLCONQUER.

W:TheMosaictilesofthissacredplacealternateblackorwhiteandJESUS,likeASMODEUSobservestheiralignments.IseemincapableofseeingthesummitofthesecretplaceoftheSleepingBeauty.NotbeingHERCULESwithmagicalpowerhowdoIsolvethemysterioussymbolsengravedbythewitnessesofthepast.Inthesanctuaryhowever,isthefont,fountainoflove,ofthosewhobelieveremindingusofthesewords"BYTHISSIGNYOUWILL

CONQUER."

vB:Themosaictilesofthissacredplacearealternativelyblackandwhite,andJesus,likeAsmodeusregardstheiralignments.Myviewseemsincapableofseeingthesummitwheredwellshiddenthemarvellousbeauty.NotbeingHerculeswithmagicalpowershowcanIsolvethemysterioussymbolsengravedbywitnessesofthepast.However,inthesanctuaryisthefont,fountainofloveforthosewhobelieve,remindingusofthesewords,BYTHISSIGN

YOUWILLCONQUERhim.



7Leo

Decellequejedésiraislibérer,montaientversmoileseffluvesduparfumquiimprégnèrentlesépulchre.Jadislesunsl’avaientnommée:ISIS,reinedessourcesbienfaisantes,VENEZAMOIVOUSTOUSQUISOUFFREZETQUIETESACCABLESETJEVOUSSOULAGERAI,d’autres:MADELAINE,aucélèbrevase

pleind’unbaumeguérisseur.Lesinitiéssaventsonnomvéritable:NOTREDAMEDESCROSS.

W&H:FromherthatIwantedtofree,rosetowardsmetheemanationsofperfumewhichpermeatethesepulchre.Oncesome

calledher:ISIS,queenofthebeneficentsprings,COMETOMEALLYOUWHOSUFFERANDWHOAREOVERWHELMEDANDIWILLCOMFORTYOU,otherwise:MADELEINE,withthefamous

vasefullofhealingbalm.Theinitiatesknowthetruename:NOTREDAMEDESCROSS.

W:IamawareofthescentoftheperfumewhichimpregnatesthesepulchreoftheoneImustrelease.LongagohernamewasISIS,Queenofthebenevolentsprings,COMETOMEALLYOUWHO

LABOURANDAREHEAVYLADENANDIWILLGIVEYOUREST.OthersknewherasMAGDALENEwiththecelebratedvasefullofhealingbalm.TheinitiatesknowhertobeNOTREDAME

DESCROSS.

vB:ThescentoftheperfumeoftheherwhomIwishtoliberate,mountsupwardstowardsme.LongagoshewasnamedIsis,queenofthebenevolentspring,COMETOMEALLYOUWHOLABOURANDAREHEAVYLADENANDIWILLCOMFORT

YOU.OthersknewherasMAGDALENEwiththecelebratedvase

ofhealingbalm.TheinitiatesknewhertruenameOURLADYOFTHECROSSES.

8Virgo

J’étaiscommelesbergersducélèbrepeintrePOUSSIN,perplexedevantl’enigme:"ETINARCADIAEGO..."!Lavoixdusangallait-

ellemerendrel’imaged’unpasséancestral.Oui,l’éclairdugénietraversamapensée.Jerevoyais,jecomprenais!Jesavais



maintenantcesecretfabuleux.Etmerveille,lorsdessautsdesquatrecavaliers,lessavotsd’unchevalavaientlaisséquatreempreintessurlapierre,voilàlesignequeDELACROIXavait

donnédansl’undestroistableuxdelachapelledesAnges.Voilà

laseptièmesentencequ’unemainavaittracée:RETIREMOIDELABOUE,QUEJEN’YRESTEPASENFONCE.DeuxfoisIS,embaumeuseetembaumée,vasemiracledel’éternelleDame

BlanchedesLégendes.

W&H:IwasliketheshepherdsofthefamouspainterPOUSSIN,confusedinfrontoftheenigma:"ETINARCADIAEGO..."!Thevoiceoftheblood[race]woulditshowmetheimageofan

ancestralpast.Yes,thelightofthegeniuscrossedmymind.Isawagain,Iunderstood!Iknewnowthisfabuloussecret.And

marvellous,whenfromtheleapsofthefourhorsemen,theshoesofonehorsehadleftfourimprintsontherock,hereisthesign

whichDELACROIXhadgiveninoneofthethreepicturesfromthechapelofangels.Hereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhadtraced:DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,SOTHATIDONOT

STAYTHERESINKING.twotimesIS,embalmerandembalmed,miraculousvaseoftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends.

W:IwasliketheshepherdsofthecelebratedpainterPOUSSIN

puzzledbytheenigmaof"ETINARCADIAEGO."Wouldthevoiceofthebloodformanimageofourancestralpast.Yes,alightofinspirationfloodsmymind;nowIunderstand.Iknownowthefabuloussecretandwhatismoreamazingisthatwhenthefourknightsmoved,oneofthehorsesleftfourhoofprintsintherock.HereisthesignwhichDELACROIXhasgiveninoneofthethreepaintingsintheChapelofAngels.Thereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhastraced:"DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIRE,ANDLETMENOTSINK."TwotimesI.S.embalmingandembalmed.MiraculousvesseloftheeternalWhiteLadyof

Legends.

vB:Iam,likethecelebratedpainterPoussin,puzzledbytheenigma"ETINARCADIAEGO."Wouldthevoiceofthebloodformanimageofourancestralpast.Yes,alightofinspirationfloodsmymind;nowIunderstand.NowIthefabuloussecret.Andwhatismoreamazingisthatwhenthefourknightsmoved,oneofthehorsesleftfourhoofprintsintherock.Hereisthesignwhich

DELACROIXhasgiveninoneofthethreepaintingsinthechapel

oftheAngels.Thereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhastraced:DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,ANDLETMENOTSINK.



TwotimesISembalmerandembalmed,miraculousvesseloftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends.

9Libra

Commencédanslesténèbres,monvoyagenepouvaits’acheverqu’enLumière.Alafenêtredelamaisonruinée,jecontemplaisàtraverslesarbresdépouillésparl’autommelesommetdelamontagne.Lacroixdecrètesedétachaitsouslesoleildumidi,elleétaitlaquatorzièmeetlaplusgrandedetoutesavecses35centimètres!Mevoicidoncàmontourcavaliersurlecoursierdivin

chevauchantl’abîme.

W&H:Startedintheshadows,myjourneycouldonlybefinishedinlight.AtthewindowoftheruinedhouseIgazedacrossthetreesstrippedbyautumntothesummitofthemountain.Thecrossofcretestoodoutunderthemiddaysun,itwasthefourteenthandthebiggestofallwithits35centimetres!HereIamthereforeonmyhorseride[tour]onadivinesteedcrossingtheabyss.

W:Ibeganmyjourneyinshadowsandcompleteditinthelight.At

thewindowoftheruinedhouseIlookacrossthetreesdenudedbyAutumn.Atthesummitofthemountain,thecrossstoodoutfromthecrestofthemiddaysun.Itwasthefourteenthandhighestofallwith35cm.Here,then,ismyknight’stoweronthecircuitofthe

divinehorsemanoftheabyss.

vB:Ibeganmyjourneyinshadows,andcompleteditinthelight.Atthewindowoftheruinedhouse,Ilookacrossthetrees

denudedbyautumntothesummitofthemountain.Thecrossstoodoutfromthecrestunderthemiddaysun,itwasthe

fourteenthandlargestofallwith35cm.HerethenamIatmyknight’stoweronthedivinesteedspanningtheAbyss.

10Scorpio

VisioncélestepourceluiquimesouvientdesquatresoeuvresdeEm.SIGNOLautourdelaligneduMéridien,auchoeurmêmedu

sanctuaired’oùrayonnecettesourced’amourdesunspourlesautres,jepivotesurmoi-mêmepassantduregardlaroseduPà



celledel’S,puisdel’SauP...etlaspiraledansmonespritdevenantcommeunpoulpemonstrueuxexpulsantsonencre,lesténèbresabsorbentlalumière,j’ailevertigeetjeportemamainàmabouchemordantinstinctivementmapaume,peut-êtrecomme

OLIERdanssoncerceuil.Malédiction,jecomprendslavérité,ILESTPASSE,maisluiaussienfaisantLEBIEN,ainsiquexxxxxxxxCELUIdelatombefleurie.MaiscombienontsaccagélaMAISON,nelaissantquedescadavresembaumésetnombresdemétauxqu’ilsn’avaientpuemporter.QuelétrangemystèrerecèlelenouveautempledeSALOMONédifiéparlesenfantsdeSaint

VINCENT.

W&H:CelestialvisionforhimwhoremembersthefourworksofEm.SignolaroundtheMeridianline,tothechoiritselffromthe

sanctuaryfromwhichbeamsthissourceoflovefromonetoanother,IturnaroundpassingthesiteoftheroseofthePtothatoftheS,thenfromtheStotheP...andthespiralinmymind

becominglikeamonstrousOctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsobscurethelight,IamdizzyandIholdmyhandtomymouthbitinginstinctivelymypalm,perhapslikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Curses,Iunderstandthetruth,HEISGONE,buttohimtooindoingTHEGOOD,likeHIMoftheflowerytomb.Buthowmany

havesackedtheHOUSE,leavingonlytheembalmedcorpsesand

numerousmetalobjectswhichtheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryconcealsthenewtempleofSOLOMONbuiltbytheChildrenofSaintVincent?

W:ThereisacelestialvisionfortheonewhorecallsthefourtasksofEM.SIGNOLaroundthelineofthemeridian;thesameChoir(heart)ofthesanctuaryfromwhichradiatesthesourceofloveforoneanother.IturnlookingattheroseofPthentothatoftheS.ThenfromtheStothePuntilmymindisdizzy.Thespiralinmymindbecomeslikeamonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,the

shadowsabsorbthelight.Iputmyhandtomymouth,bitingmypalm,maybelikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Curses,Iknowthetruth,HEHASPASSED,indoingGOODasdidHEoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanyhavepillagedtheHOUSE,leavingonlyembalmed

corpsesandanumberofmetalthingstheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryisconcealedinthenewTempleofSOLOMON,

builtbythechildrenofST.VINCENT?

vB:Hereisacelestialvisionfortheonewhofollowsthefourworks

ofEm.SIGNOLaroundthelineofthemeridian,evenattheheartofthesanctuaryfromwhereradiatesthesourceofbrotherlyLove.



Iturnaboutonmyself,castingalookattheroseof"P"tothatofthe"S",thenfrom"S"to"P"...Andthespiralinmymindbecomesamonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsabsorbthelight;Ibecomegiddy,andIcarrymyhandtomy

mouth,instinctively,perhapslikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Damnation,Iknowthetruth,HEHASPASSED,buthehasalsoindoingGOOD,asdidHEoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanyhavepillagedtheHOUSE,leavingonlyembalmedcorpsesand

numbersofmetalthingsthattheycouldnotcarry?WhatstrangemysteryisconcealedinthenewTempleofSOLOMONbuiltbythe

childrenofStVincent?

11Ophiuchus/Serpent

Maudissantlesprofanateursdansleurscendresetceuxquiviventsurleurstraces,sortantdel’abîmeoùj’étaisplongéen

accomplissantlegested’horreur:"VoicilapreuvequedusceaudeSALOMONjeconnaislesecret,quexxxxxxxxxxxdecetteREINEj’aivisitélesdemeurescachées."Aceci,AmiLecteur,gardetoid’ajouterouderetrancheruniota...médite,Médite

encore,levilplombdemonécritxxxxcontientpeut-êtrel’orleplus

pur.

W&H:Cursingtheprofanersintheirashesandthosewholiveintheirtracks,leavingtheabysswhereIwasplungedinfinishingthegestureofhorror:"HereistheproofthatIknewthesecretoftheSealofSOLOMON,thatofthisQUEENIhavevisitedthehiddenresidences."Tothis,DearReader,becarefulnottoaddorremoveaniota...meditate,meditateagain,thevileleadofmywriting

containsperhapsthepurestgold.

W:Cursingtheprofaneintheirashesandthosewhofollowtheirways;returningfromthedarknesswhilemakingthegestureof

horrorattheabyssintowhichIhadplunged.HereistheproofthatIknewthesecretoftheSealofSOLOMONandIhadvisitedthesecretplacesofthisQUEEN.TakeHeedmyfriend,donotaddortakeawayoneiota;thinkandthinkagain,thebaseleadofmy

wordsmaycontainthepurestgold.

vB:Cursingtheprofaneintheirashesandthosewhofollowin

theirways,returningfromtheabyssintowhichIhadplungedwhilemakingthegestureofhorror;hereistheproofthatIknewthe



secretofthesealofSOLOMON,thatIhavevisitedthesecretplacesofthisQUEEN.Tothis,myfriend,donotaddortakeawayoneiota...thinkandthinkagain,thebaseLeadofmywordsmay

containthepurestgold.

12Sagittarius

Revenantalorsàlablanchecoline,lecielayantouvertsesvannes,ilmesemblaprèsdemoisentiruneprésence,lespiedsdansl’eaucommeceluiquivientderecevoirlamarquedu

baptème,meretournantversl’est,faceàmoijevisdéroulantsansfinsesanneaux,l’énormeSERPENTROUGEcitédansles

parchemins,saléeetamère,l’énormebêtedéchainéedevintaupieddecemontblanc,rougeencolère.

W&H:Returningthentothewhitehill,theskyhavingopeneditsgates,itseemsthereisapresencenearme,thefeetinthewaterlikehimwhohasjustbeenbaptised,turningmyselfagaintowardstheeastfacingmeIsawunrollingwithoutend,hiscoils,the

enormousSERPENTROUGEcitedintheparchments,saltyandbitter,theenormousbeastunleashedbecameatthefootofthis

whitehill,redwithanger.

W:Returningagaintothewhitehill,theskyopensitsfloodgates.Closetomeapresence,itsfeetinthewater,likeonewhohasjustreceivedthemarkofbaptism,Iturnawayagaintotheeast,facingmeIseeunwindingendlesslybyhiscoils,theenormousRED

SERPENTmentionedinthedocuments,rigidandbitter,thehuge,unleashedbeastatthefootofthewhitemountainbeastbecomes

scarletwithanger.

vB:Returningagaintothewhitehill,theskyopeningitsfloodgatesIseemtosenseclosetomeapresence,itsfeetinthewater,like

onewhoisgoingtoreceivethesignofbaptism,IturntowardstheEast,andseefacingme,unwindingendlesslyitscoils,the

enormousREDSERPENTmentionedintheparchments,saltyandbitter,thehuge,unleashedbeastbecomesredwithangerat

thefootofthewhitemountain.

13Capricorn

Monémotionfutgrande,"RETIREMOIDELABOUE"disais-je,et

monréveilfutimmédiat.J’aiomisdevousdireeneffetquec’étaitunsongequej’avaisfaitce17JANVIER,fêtedeSaintSULPICE.



Parlasuitemontroublepersitant,j’aivouluaprèsréflexionsd’usagevouslerelateruncontedePERRAULT.VoicidoncAmiLecteur,danslespagesquisuiventlerésultatd’unrêvem’ayantbercédanslemondedel’étrangeàl’inconnu.AceluiquiPASSE

deFAIRELEBIEN!

W&H:Myemotionwasgreat"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE"Isaid,andIawokeimmediately.Ihaven’ttoldyouinfactthatthiswasadreamthatI’dhadthis17thJANUARY,feastdayofSaintSULPICE.Afterwardsmytroublepersisting,IwantedafterreflectiontotellyouastorybyPERRAULT.Herethen,DearReader,inthepageswhichfollowtheresultofadreamhavingsoothedmeintotheworldofthestrangeandunknown.GOOD

comestohimTHATDOESGOOD.

W:Myemotionsareelated,DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIRE,immediatelyIwokeup,mydreamisover.Imeanttotellyouthatit

wasadreamIhadonthis17thJANUARY,thedayofSaintSULPICE,butthenightmarepersisted.Onreflection,IwishIhadtoldittoyouasafairytalebyPERRAULT.Inthepageswhichfollow,dearreader,aretheresultsofadreamwhichnursedmefromthebizarretotheunknown.LETHEWHOHASTHE

UNDERSTANDINGUSEITWITHWISDOM.

vB:Myemotionsareelated,DELIVERMEOUTOFTHEMIREIsay,andimmediatelyIawaken.IhaveomittedtotellyouthatitwasadreamIhadonthe17thofJanuary,thedayofSaint

SULPICE.Onreflection,mytroublepersisting,IwishIwishthatItoldyouasaFairytalebyPERRAULT.Herethen,dearreader,inthepagesthatfollowtheresultofadreamwhichnursedmefromthestrangetotheunknown.TOHIMWHOPASSESINDOING

GOOD.

StructureofLeSerpentRouge

WhilstmanyknowofLeSerpentRougeasjustthepoemreproducedbelow,thispoemis,infact,onlytheAvantProposofthebook.TheentirebookLeSerpentRougecontainsthirteen

pagesstructuredasfollows.

Page1-Titlepage



"LESERPENTROUGE-NOTESSURSAINTGERMAINDESPRESETSAINTSULPICEDEPARIS"

"TheRedSerpent-NotesonSaintGermaindesPresandSaintSulpiceofParis"

Page2-Introduction

Includingthetext:

"...afteralongsleep,thesametheoriesreappear,withoutdoubttheyreturntouswithnew,richerclothes,butthe

foundationremainsthesameandthenewmaskwhichtheywearshouldnotmisleadthemanofknowledge..."

"...aprèsunlongsommeil,lesmêmeshypothèsesressucistent,sansdoutenousreviennent-ellesavecdes

vêtementsneufsetplusriches,maislefondrestelemêmeetlemasquenouveaudontelless'affublentnesauraittromper

l'hommedescience..."

Page3-AvantPropos

Includingthefirstfouroftheversesofthepoemandpartofthefifthpoem.

Page4-AvantPropos(continued)

Includingpartofthefifthverseofthepoemfollowedbyversessixtonine.

Page5-AvantPropos(continued)

Includingversestenthroughtothirteen.

Belowthelastoftheversesthe"author"hassignedhimself

"Octobre1966,l'Auteur,LOUISSAINT-MAXENT"

Pages6to9-Guide

Thesepagestaketheformofa"GuideBook"describingand



illustratingthelocationandinteriorofbothSaint-GermaindesPresandSaint-Sulpice.

Themainpictureonpage6isofthedemolitionofSaint-

GermaindesPresin1794.

Page7

ThisisaplanoftheabbeyofSaint-GermaindesPres,creditedtoGastondeKoker.

Page8

DescribesthehistoryofSaint-GermaindesPres,fromthesitebeingusedasatempleofIsisthroughtotheestablishmentof

thechurchof"Sainte-CroixetSaint-Vincent".TheillustrationsshowthefacadeofSaint-Germain,the"grandportal"ofthechurch,ablackandwhitefloorandpicturesofthreepeoplewhoappeartobePoussin,OlierandDelacroix.UnderneaththepicturesisaquotefromEmmaCalvetdated7

May1939.

Page9

ShowsapictureofthetombsofChildebertandChilperic,aswellasanextractfromaworkentitled"LeBi-CentenairedeMazarin-1861"showingtheinscriptionbeneaththegnomon

atSaint-Sulpice.

Page10

ProvidesageneologyoftheMerovingiantimetogetherwith

twomaps,showingthedistributionoflandsinGaulin511and620-632.

Page11

HasapictureofthemausoleumofM.LanguetdeGergyandastatueofChildebert,aswellastextbyPierreFeugereabout

ChildebertandUltragothe.

Page12



ContainsafloorplanofSaint-Sulpice,signedbyLouisSaintMaxent,emphasisingthelineofthemeridian(markedPraecum-PS)andtheseventhstationattheChapelof

Angels.

Page13

IsanaerialviewoftheLeftBank,FaubourgSaint-Germain,in1615.

TheTitleoftheBook

Thefulltitleofthebookis:

"LESERPENTROUGE-NOTESSURSAINTGERMAINDESPRESETSAINTSULPICEDEPARIS"

"THEREDSERPENT-NOTESONSAINTGERMAINDESPRESANDSAINTSULPICEOFPARIS"

StGermain-des-Pres

St.Sulpice.

"Saint-Germain"



Saint-GermainandSaint-SulpicearechurchesintheSaint-GermaindesPresareaofParis.

"In542,Childebert,sonofClovis,camebackfromSpainwithtwo

preciousrelics:ApieceofthetrueCrosssetinagoldreliquarydecoratedwithstones,andthetunicofSaintVincent,protectorofSaragossa.Hecouldonlyentrustmonkswiththecareofthosetwomagnificenttreasuresandsofoundedthemonasteryknown

as`Sainte-CroixetSaint-Vincent'".

Onthe23rdDecember558,theBishopofParis,Germain,formerlyAbbotofSaintSymphorienatAutun,consecratedthemonasteryand,thesameday,KingChildebertdied.HewasnaturallyburiedintheAbbeychurchwhichbecamearoyal

necropolis.Chilpericandhiscriminalwife,Fredegund,ClotaireII,BertrudeandtheirsonDagobert,werealsoburiedthere."

(Saint-Germain-des-Pres,Guidebook,Jean-PierreNortel,p.5)

"OurhistoricalsourcesdonottellmuchaboutthisMerovingianmonastery,butweknowthatBishopGermainexpressedhiswish

tobeburiedthere.Whenhewasproclaimedasaint,themonasterytookhisname."

(Saint-Germain-des-Pres,Guidebook,Jean-PierreNortel,p.7)

"StGermanusofParis.496-576BornnearAutun,hewasordainedpriestandbecameabbotofamonastery.In555hewasmadebishopofParis.HecuredKingChildebertIinthebodyandconvertedhimfromalicentiouslife.Thekingbuiltforhimthe

abbeyofStVincent,nowknownasSt-Germain-des-Pres.Saint-Germanusisoneofthosebishopstowhomhistoryhasgiventhe

titleof`fatherofthepoor'."(SaintsdayMay28)

(TheBookofSaints,p.244)

"SaintSulpice"

"Workonthisgiantchurchbeganin1646,butitwasonlycompleted120yearslater,aftersixarchitectshadworkedonthe

building.ThegrandioseItalianatefacadewithitsdoublecolonnadeistheworkofJean-BaptisteServandoni,from1733-45,

althoughthetwotowersremainedunfinishedathisdeath.Theoneontherighthasneverbeencompleted,andisstillfivemetres



shortofitsneighbour.Servandonihadoriginallyplannedtoconstructasemi-circularplaceinfrontofthechurch,butthiswasnevercarriedoutandthepresentonewasdesignedinthelast

centurybyVisconti,whoalsodesignedthefountain.Theinterioris

famedforthethreemuralsbyDelacroixinthefirstchapelontherightoftheentrance,depictingJacob'sfightwiththeAngel,HeliodoruschasedoutofthetempleandStMichaelkillingtheDragon.Don'tmissthetwogiantshellwaterstoops-agiftfromtheDogeofVenicetoFrançoisIerinthesixteenthcentury."

(TimeOutGuidetoParis)

"StSulpiciusII.BishopofBourgesfrom624to647hedevotedhimselftothecareanddefenceofthepoorandpersecuted,

particularlythosewhowerevictimsofacertainofficialofKingDagobert.Heisthetitularsaintofthechurchandseminaryof

SaintSulpiceatParis."


1Aquarius

"HowstrangearethemanuscriptsofthisFriend,great

travelleroftheunknown,theyappearedtomeseparately,yettheyformawholeforhimwhoknowsthatthecoloursoftherainbowgiveawhiteunity,orfortheArtistforwhomtheblackspringsoutfromunderhispaintbrush,madefromthesixcoloursofhis

magicpalette."

"CommeilssontétrangeslesmanuscritsdecetAmi,grandvoyageurdel'inconnu,ilsmesontparvenusséparément,pourtant

ilsformentuntoutpourluiquisaitquelescouleursdel'arc-en-ciel

donnentl'unitéblanche,oupourl'Artistequisoussonpinceau,faitdessixteintesdesapalettemagique,jaillirlenoir."

"manuscriptsofthisFriend"

PillarinthechurchatRennes-le-ChâteauPillarinthechurch

atRennes-le-Château"Oneofthesecolumnsprovedtobehollow.Insidethecuréfound

fourparchmentspreservedinsealedwoodentubes.Twooftheseparchmentsaresaidtohavecomprisedgeneologies,onedating



from1244,theotherfrom1644.Thetworemainingparchmentshadapparentlybeencomposedinthe1780sbyoneofSaunière'spredecessorsascuréofRennes-le-Château,theAbbéAntoine

Bigou."

(TheHolyBloodandtheHolyGrail,p.5)

"coloursoftherainbow"

"ThisstrangeLiquor(theSunshiningonitatNoon)attractedtheBeamsorSplendourtoitself,anddidsinkdownwards,asifcoagulatedwiththeHeat,butreflectedtotheEyesofthe

BeholdersamostbeautifulRain-bow.HerewehaveaperfectDescriptionofthePhilosophersMercury,butthereissomething

morebehind.ApolloniusconfessethhowtheBrachmanstoldhimafterwards,thatthisWaterwasacertainsecretWater,andthat

therewashidunderit,orwithinit,aBlood-redEarth."

(TheFameandConfessionoftheFraternityoftheRC,1652,p.b1-b2)

"Ofvarioussubsidiarycolours,greyfollowedblack,greenfollowedwhite,andtherainbowcoloursofthepeacock'stailalsoappeared

duringtheprocess:"BetwixtBlackandWhytesartayne.ThePekokesfetherswyllappeareplaine"wroteThomasCharnochin1574.""

(PreludetoChemistry,p.146)

"...inwhicharerepresentedbyorderallthecolorsofthestone,soastheycomeandgo,withthiswritinginFrench:

MoultplaistaDieuprocession

S'elleestfaicteendevotion:"

thatis,

MuchpleasethGodprocessionIf'tbedoneindevotion

whichisasitwerethebeginningofKingHerculeshisBook,whichentreatethofthecoloursofthestone,entitledIrisortheRainbow,

intheseterms,Operisprocessiomultumnaturaeplacet,thatisTheprocessionoftheworkisverypleasantuntoNature:thewhich



IhaveputthereexpresslyforthegreatClerkswhoshallunderstandtheallusion."

(TheAlchemists,p.168,quotingfromNicholasFlamel)

"giveawhiteunity,orfortheArtistforwhomtheblackspringsoutfromunderhispaintbrush,madefromthesixcoloursofhismagic

palette"

"Takeheed,therefore,nottobedeceivedhere;foritisatruth,thatineachworktheWiseArtistoughttodissolvethebodywiththespirit;hemustcutofftheRaven'shead,whitentheBlackandvivifytheWhite;yetitisproperlyintheFirstoperationthattheWiseArtistcutsofftheheadoftheBlackDragonandofthe

Raven.

Hence,Hermessays,WhatisbornoftheCrowisthebeginningofthisArt.ConsiderthatitisbyseparationoftheBlack,foul,andstinkingfumesoftheBlackestBlackthatourastral,white,andresplendentStoneisformed,whichcontainsinitsveinsthebloodofthePelican.ItisatthisFirstPurificationoftheStone,andatthis

shiningwhiteness,thattheworkoftheFirstKingisended."

(ThePhilosopher'sStone,p.105-106,originallyTheSixKeysofExodus,fromTheHermeticalTriumphbyA.T.LimojondeStDidier(Englishtranslation1723))

2Pisces

"ThisFriend,howtointroducehimtoyou?Hisnameremainedamystery,buthisnumberisthatofafamousseal.Howtodescribe

himtoyou?Perhapslikethepilotoftheindestructible[imperishable]ark,

impassivelikeacolumnonhiswhiterockscanningtowardsthesouth[midday]beyondtheblackrock."

"CetAmi,commentvousleprésenter?Sonnomdemeuraunmystère,maissonnombreestceluid'unsceaucélèbre.Comment

vousledécrire?Peut-êtrecommelenautonnierdel'arche

imperissable,impassiblecommeunecolonnesursonrocblanc,scrutantversle

midi,au-delàdurocnoir."



"nameremainedamystery"

"Jehovah(Y.H.V.H.)isthesacredname,thetruenameoftheLord,revealedbyGodhimselftoMoses.TheHebrewsdidnot

writeitatall;neverthelessitwasengravedontheplateofgoldwhichwasattachedandfastenedbyaribbonofhyacinthtothemitreoftheHighPriest."

"Jehovaestlenomsacré,levrainomduseigneur,révéléparDieului-mêmeàMoïse.LesHébreuxnel'écrivaientpoint;ilétait

cependantgravésurlalamed'orquiétaitattachéeetretenueparunruband'hyacintheàlamitreduGrandPrêtre."

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.32)

"MyNamecontainsfiveandfifty,ayethathonlyeightletters;thethirdisthethirdpartofthefifth,whichaddedtothesixthwill

produceanumberwhoserootshallexceedthethirditselfbyjustthefirstanditisthehalfofthefourth.Nowthefifthandthe

seventhareequal,thelastandthefirstarealsoequal,andmakewiththesecondasmuchasthesixthhathwhichcontainsjustfourmorethanthethirdtripl'd.Nowtellme,mylord,howamIcalled?"

(ChymicalWedding,ThirdDay,p.39)

"famousseal"

Solomon'sSeal"TheSealofSolomonortheShieldofDavid,forunderbothnamesthesamethingwasdenoted,isa

hexagonalfigureconsistingoftwointerlacedtriangles,thusformingtheoutlinesofasix-pointedstar.UponitwasinscribedoneofthesacrednamesofGod,fromwhich

inscriptionitwassupposedprincipallytoderiveitstalismanicpowers.Thesepowerswereveryextensive,foritwas

believedthatitwouldextinguishfire,preventwoundsinaconflict,andperformmanyotherwonders."

(EncyclopediaofFreemasonry,p.674)

"...inthesceneryontheleftbloomsaflowerknownas"SceaudeSolomon"(Solomon'sSeal),apinklily-likeblossom"

(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.27,describingthelargewallfrescointhechurchatRennes-le-Château)



"...Iwenttotheletter,whichwasnowsoheavy,thathaditbeenmeregolditcouldhardlyhavebeensoweighty.NowasIwasdiligentlyviewingit,Ifoundalittleseal,onwhichacuriouscross

withthisinscription,INHOCSIGNOVINCES,wasengraved.(I.H.S.V.=OfficialmottooftheKnightTemplars.)

NowassoonasIespiedthissignIwasthemorecomforted,as

notbeingignorantthatsuchasealwaslittleacceptable,andmuchlessuseful,totheDevil."

(ChymicalWedding,FirstDay,p.4)

"EveryBrothershouldlookaboutforaworthyperson,whoafterhisdisceasemightsucceedhim.5.ThewordC.R.shouldbetheirSeal,Mark,andCharacter.6.TheFraternityshouldremainsecret

onehundredyears."

(TheFameandConfessionoftheFraternityoftheRC,1652,"Fama",p.14)

"pilotoftheindestructibleark"

"Noahwasagoodman,andhavingfoundgracebeforeGod,hehadbecometheconfidanteofhisvengefulplans.HebuiltthearkontheordergivenbytheLord,and,sealinghimselfinwithhisfamilyandtheanimalswhichhadtobesavedonthisearthinthe

vesselplacedunderdivineprotection,hewassavedfromthefloodinwhichallthecriminalpeopleperished."



"Noéétaitjuste,etayanttrouvégrâcedevantDieu,ilétaitdevenucommeleconfidentdesesdesseinsvengeurs.Ilconstruisit

l'archesurl'ordredonnéparleSeigneur,ets'enfermantavecsa

familleetlesanimauxquidevaientêtreconservéssurlaterredanscevaisseauplacésouslaprotectiondivine,ilfutsauvédudélugedanslequelpérirenttousleshommescriminels."


"And,moreover,thearkmadeofimperishablewoodwastheSaviourHimself.Forbythiswassignifiedtheimperishableandincorruptibletabernacleof(theLord)Himself,whichgenderednocorruptionofsin.Forthesinner,indeed,makesthisconfession:

"Mywoundsstank,andwerecorrupt,becauseofmyfoolishness."ButtheLordwaswithoutsin,madeofimperishablewood,asregardsHishumanity;thatis,ofthevirginandtheHolyGhostinwardly,andoutwardlyofthewordofGod,likeanarkoverlaid

withpurestgold."

(Hippolytus)

"ThefirstMasonicmythreferringtoNoahthatpresentsitself

isonewhichtellsusthat,whilehewaspiouslyengagedinthetaskofexhortinghiscontemporariestorepentance,hisattentionhadoftenbeendirectedtothepillarswhichEnochhaderectedonMountMoriah.Bydiligentsearchheatlengthdetectedtheentrancetothesubterraneanvault,and,onpersuinghisinquiries,discoveredthestoneoffoundation,

althoughhewasunabletocomprehendthemysticalcharacterstheredeposited.Leavingthese,therefore,where

hehadfoundthem,hesimplytookawaythestoneof

foundationonwhichtheyhadbeendeposited,andplaceditinthearkasaconvenientaltar."


"column"

"Aroundpillarmadetosupportaswellastoadornabuilding,whoseconstructionvariesinthedifferentordersofarchitecture.InMasonry,columnshaveasymbolicsignificationasthesupportsof

aLodge,andareknownastheColumnsofWisdom,StrengthandBeauty.ThebrokencolumnisalsoasymbolinMasonry."




"Onthestrengthofthis,thebackgroundfortheTreeofLife

seemedbestpresentedbyamaleandfemalepillaroftwostylizedpalmtrunks,onewhiteformaleandtheotherblackforfemale...itwassaidtheblackPillarconsistedofSeverity,thewhiteoneof

Mercy,andtheMiddlePillarofMildness."

(ConceptsofQabalah,p.115)

"whiterock"/"blackrock"

"Thiswhiterockwhichhitstheeyesatfirst,isfollowedbyaseatof

blackishrockextendingtowardsRokoNégro.Thisfeaturegavethenametothiswhiterock,placedontopoftheblackrocks,the

nameBlancfort-blank,white-forth,infront-."

"Cetterocheblanchequifrappelesyeuxtoutd'abord,estsuivied'uneassisederochersnoirâtres,s'étendantjusqu'àRokoNégro.Cetteparticularitéafaitdonneràcetterocheblanche,placéeentêtedesrochesnoires,lenomdeBlancfort-blank,blanc,-forth,

enavant-."

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.231)3Aries

"DuringmytestingpilgrimageItriedtoclearapathwiththeswordcrossingtheinextricablevegetationofthe

woods,IwantedtoreachtheresidenceofthesleepingBEAUTYinwhom

certainpoetssawtheQUEENofapastrealm.Indesperationoffinding

mywayagaintheparchmentsofthisFriendwereforme,thethreadofAriadne."

"Dansmonpélérinageeprouvant,jetentaisdemefrayeràl'epéeunevoieàtraverslavégétationinextricabledesbois,jevoulaisparveniràlademeuredelaBELLEendormieenqui

certainspoètesvoientlaREINEd'unroyaumedisparu.Audésespoirde

retrou-verlechemin,lesparcheminsdecetAmifurentpourmoilefild'



Ariane."

"testingpilgrimage"

"ThestoryoftheChymicalWeddingprovidesauniquedescriptionofaspiritualpathofdevelopment,asimportantinitscontentforthehumanbeinginthiscenturyasitwasforaspirantsthree

centuriesago.Thestorydescribedthejourneyundertakenbythepilgrim,astepbystepvindicationoftheunfoldingandmaturingofanenrichedreality,notsubjecttotheprocessesofdecayand

dissolutioninthetemporalphysicalsphere."

(ChymicalWedding,Introduction,p.1)

"Itriedtoclearapathwiththeswordcrossingtheinextricablevegetationofthewoods,Iwantedtoreachthe

residenceofthesleepingBEAUTY"

DirectreferencetotheTreeofLife.ThepathoftheswordbeingZain,thatbetweentheSephirothofBinahand

Tiphareth,thatisfromUnderstandingtoBeautywiththe"inextricablevegetation"beingthetreeitself.Thissamepath

crossestheAbyssoftheTreeofLife.

(ArchetypesontheTreeofLife,p.19)

"inextricablevegetation"

"Nowandagainonewouldtakethequestuponhimandtrytoforcehiswaythroughthethickhedge.Butnoonesucceeded.Thesharpthornsgrippedtheunhappyyoungmenlikeclutchinghands,andheldthemfast,sothattheycouldneithergoforwardnorback,

andtheyperishedmiserably."

(SleepingBeauty,p.75)

"sleepingBEAUTY"

FairytalebyCharlesPerraultfirstpublishedin1695as"Labelleauboisdormant"(TheBeautyoftheSleepingWood).

"Thenafairyroseinherplaceandsaid-

"Iwillbegin.MygifttothePrincessBriar-Roseisthegiftof



Beauty.Sheshallhaveeyeslikestars,andhairasbrightasthesunshineofthespringdayonwhichshewasborn,andcheeksasfreshandfairasthepetalsoftheflowerfromwhichshetakesher

name.""


"AndinthestoryoftheSleepingBeautytheprincemustwinthroughahedgeofthorns.Theprincesssleptbecauseshehadbeenprickedbyaspindle,perhapsoneofthethreespindlesoftheGrail-treeonwhichthecrystalwas,sotospeak,impaled,andthis"tree"was,aswehaveseen,ahiddenallusiontothe"BedofSolomon",inwhichshesleptuntilthesolarlightshouldreawaken

andbringhersparklingbacktolife."

(TheAncientSecret,p.142)

"ThesespindleshadbeenmadebySolomon'swifeoutofwoodfromtheTreeofLifewhichgrewinParadise..."


"BEAUTY"

"The'pathofbeauty',orTiphereth,theSixthSephira,issometimesrepresentedbyV,Vau,andthereforesometimesstandsforMicroprosopusbyitself;itisreallythecentralSephiraofthegroupofsixSephirothwhichcomposehim.

ThenumericalvalueofVauis6."

(TheKabbalahUnveiled,p.58)

"Thatis,throughDaathorKnowledge,wherebyWisdomiscombinedwithUnderstanding,andtheBeautifulPath(Tiphereth,theSixthSephirah)withhisbridetheQueen(Malkuth,theTenthSephirah);andthisistheconcealedidea,orsoul,pervadingthe

wholeemanation."

(TheMysticalQabalah,p.47)

""Here",saidhe,"liesburiedLadyVenus,thatbeautywhichhathundonemanyagreatman,bothinfourtune,honour,

blessingandprosperity.""



(ChymicalWedding,FifthDay,p.55)

"inwhomcertainpoetssawtheQUEENofapastrealm"

"ItistheObservationofsuchasskillDreams,Thattotravelinoursleepalongway,andallalone,isasignofDeath.ThisitseemsthePoetknew:forwhentheQueenofCarthagewastodyefor

love,hefitsherwiththisMelancholyVision."

(TheFameandConfessionoftheFraternityoftheRC,1652,p.A3)

ThePoetinthiscasemaybeVirgil(70BC-19BC)intheAeneid.TheQueenofCarthageisDidowholovedAeneasofTroy.

"Brigit-Apre-ChristianIrishgoddess,saidtohavebeenparticularlyreveredbythepoets...shewasassociatedparticularlywiththeartofhealingandthecraftoftheblacksmith.ThenameBrigitderivesfromanolderformBriganti,whosemeaning

approximatesto"thesublimeone"."

(DictionaryofCelticReligionandCulture,p.47)

"threadofAriadne"

"Now,beforeDaedalusleftCrete,hehadgivenAriadneamagicballofthread,andinstructedherhowtoenterandleavethe

Labyrinth.Shemustopentheentrancedoorandtiethelooseendofthethreadtothelintel;theballwouldthenrollalong,

diminishingasitwentandmaking,withdeviousturnsandtwists,fortheinnermostrecesswheretheMinotaurwaslodged.ThisballAriadnegavetoTheseus,andinstructedhimtofollowituntilhereachedthesleepingmonster,whomhemustseizebythehairandsacrificetoPoseidon.Hecouldthenfindhiswaybackby

rollingupthethreadintoaballagain."

(TheGreekMyths,VolumeOne,p.339)

"Ofcoursewehearofmoremarriagesamongthegods.ThereisZeus,theIndo-Europeangodofskyandweather,boundin

mysticalmarriagewiththegoddessesandmortalwomenalike.ThereisDionysus,whomarriesAriadneontheislandofNaxos.

Hesiod,Homer,VirgilandotherclassicalauthorsdescribetheirOlympianheroesandshowinlegendhowtheycanbetakenasà



modelforhumanunion'."

(TheMysticalMarriage,p.20)

4Taurus

"Thankstohim,fromnowonbymeasuredstepsandasureeye,Icandiscoverthesixty-fourdispersedstonesoftheperfectcubethatthebrothersoftheBEAUTYoftheblackwoodescapinginthe

pursuitoftheusurpers,hadscatteredontheirwaywhilsttheyfledfromthe

whiteFort."

"Grâceàlui,désormaisàpasmesurésetd'unoeilsur,je

puisdecouvrirlessoixante-quatrepierresdisperséesducubeparfait

quelesFrèresdelaBELLEduboisnoiréchappantàlapoursuitedes

usurpateurs,avaientseméesenroutequantilss'enfuirentduFortblanc."

"measuredsteps"

"AfterhavingpassedroundthebaseofthemountainofCardou,andhavingpassedthelittleriverwhichseparatesCardoufromthehillofBazeltheroadstartstoriseinagentleslope.Itmusthavehadawellknownsize,suchthattheGaulsknewtogivetheirroads.Thiswasnotatall,infact,asimplenarrow[230]and

dangeroustrack,butexcellentroadshavinganexactlymeasuredsize.Bazeltellsusnothingbutthis.Ingivingtothistermthehardpronunciationwhichitmusthavehadinthepast,wewouldhavesaidPassel.Yetpasssignifiesaroad,andellthemeasureof

lengthwhichtheCeltsused."

"AprèsavoircontournélabasedelamontagnedeCardou,etavoirdépassélepetitruisseauquisépareCardoudelacollinedeBazel,lechemincommenceàs'éleverenpentedouce.Ildevaitavoirunelargeurbiendéterminée,tellequelesGauloissavaientladonneràleursroutes.Cen'étaitpoint,eneffet,desimplessentiersétroitsetdangereux,maisd'excellentschemins

possédantunelargeurexactementmesurée.Bazelneveutpasdireautrechose.Enrendantàcetermelaprononciationassez

durequ'ildevaitavoirautrefois,nousaurionsàdirePassel.Or,passsignifieuneroute,etelllamesuredelongueurdontse



servaitlesCeltes.

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.230/231)

"Informertimes,andinsomeofthehighdegrees,abierorcoffinwasplacedinfrontofthealtar,asawell-knownsymbol,andinpassingoverthistoreachthealtar,thosevariouspositionsofthefeetwerenecessarilytakenwhichconstitutethepropermodeofadvancing.Respectwasthusnecessarilypaidtothememoryofa

worthyartistaswellastotheholyaltar."


"sureeye"

"Accordingly,thespiritualnatureismostcommonlysymbolisedbyaheart;theintellectualpowerbyanopenedeye,symbolisingthepinealglandorCyclopeaneye,whichisthetwo-facedJanusofthepaganMysteries;andthegenerativesystembyaflower,a

staff,acup,orahand."

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.LXXIV)

"sixty-fourdispersedstones"

"Theenragedandthreateningdevilisstaringattheblackandwhitepavingonthefloorofthechurch.AtthetimeofBoudetandSaunièrethereexistedjust64ofthesesquares,laidoutlikeachess-boardandorientatedonthefourpointsofthe

compass."

(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.26)

"Thechessboardconsistsof64squaresalternatelyblackandwhiteandsymbolisestheflooroftheHouseoftheMysteries.

"

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.CXXXII)

"Atthe[232]endofRokoNegrooneseesagainveryclearlythedifferentfoundationswhichservedtosupportthemenhirs;but

theyareoverturnedanddispersedhereandthereontheflanksof

themountain,inthegreatestdisorder."



"Ala[232]suitedeRokoNégro,onvoitencorefortbienlesassisesdiversesquiservaientdesupportauxménirs;maisceux-

cisontrenversésetdispersésçàetlàsurlesflancsdelamontagne,dansleplusgranddésordre.

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.231-232)

"perfectcube"

"Butallnaturalphenomenadependonasingleandimmutablelaw,representedbythephilosophalstoneanditssymbolicform,whichisthatofacube.Thislaw,expressedintheKabalabythenumber4,(Y.H.V.H.)furnishedtheHebrews

withallthemysteriesoftheirdivineTetragram."

(MoralsandDogma,p.732)

"AroughAshlaristheshapelessstonewhichistobepreparedinordertocommencethephilosophicalwork;andtobedeveloped,inordertochangeitsformfromtriangulartocubic,afterthe

separationfromitofitsSalt,Sulphur,andMercurybytheaidoftheSquare,Level,Plumb,andBalance,andalltheotherMasonic

implementswhichweusesymbolically."


"TheHolyofHolieswasthecubeofGod,thePresence-chamberofJehovah"

CUBE-8VERTICES.6SIDES.12CONNECTINGLINES=8+6+12=26=Y.H.V.H.

(TheTeachingoftheTemple,p.98)

"OftheremainingsymbolscommonlyassignedtoTiphareth[Beauty],thecube,thoughatfirstsightaChesedsymbol,can

correspondtoTipharethbecauseofitssixfaces"

(ThePracticalGuidetoQabalisticSymbolism,p.148)

"blackwood"

"ThisimageoftheHolyVirgin,holdinginherarmsherdivineSon

andsculptedinablackwood,indicatesherorientalorigin"



"CetteimagedelaSainteVierge,tenantsursesbrassondivinFilsetsculptéedansunboisnoir,indiquesaprovenance

orientale"


"whiteFort"

"ThecastleofBlanchefortguardedthevalleysoftheSalsandtheRialsesse.ItsawpassingthecrusadeofSimondeMontfortduringthecatharpapacy.ItwasthepropertyoftheHautpoulandFleuryfamilies,lordsoftheHaut-Razès.Notfarfromhereasilverminewasexploitedandinthisareaonefindsazuriteandcopper

pyrites."

"LechâteaudeBlanchefortgardaitlesvalléesdelaSalsetduRialsesse,ilavupasserlacroisadedeSimondeMontfort

pendantl'epopéecathare.IlfutlapropriétédesHautpouletdesFleury,seigneursdeHaut-Razès.Nonloinyfutexploitéeunemined'argent,danscesectueurontrouvedel'azuriteetdela

pyritedecuivre."

(CourtsCircuits,p.33)

"OntheleftbankoftheSals,thestonecirclestartstowardsthecragofBlancfort.Thenaturalpointofthisrockhasbeenraised,inthemiddleages,toallowtheconstructionofafortservingasanobservationpost.Thereremainsomeruinsofmasonrytestifying

totheexistenceofthisfort."

"SurlarivegauchedelaSals,lecromleckcommenceaurocherdeBlancfort.Lapointenaturelledecerocaétéenlevée,danslemoyen-âge,pourpermettrelaconstructiond'unfortinservantde

posted'observation.Ilresteencorequelquesvestigesdemaçonnerietémoignantdel'existencedecefortin."


5Gemini

"Toreassemblethescatteredstones,workwiththesquareand

compasstoputthembackinregularorder,lookforthelineofthe



medidianingoingfromtheEasttotheWest,thenlookingfromtheSouthto

theNorth,finallyinalldirectionstoobtainthedesiredsolution,stopping

infrontofthefourteenstonesmarkedwithacross.Thecirclebeingthering[coilofsnake]andthecrown,andtohimthediademofthisQUEENof

Castel."

"Rassemblerlespierreséparses,oeuvrerdel'équerreetducompaspourlesremettreenorderrégulier,chercherlalignedu

mé-ridienenallantdel'Orientàl'Occident,puisregardantduMidiauNord,enfinentoussenspourobtenirlasolutioncherchée,faisant

stationdevantlesquatorzepierresmarquéesd'unecroix.Lecercle

étantl'anneauetcouronne,etluilediadèmedecetteREINEduCastel"

"scatteredstones"

"Atthe[232]endofRokoNegrooneseesagainveryclearlythedifferentfoundationswhichservedtosupportthemenhirs;but

theyareoverturnedanddispersedhereandthereontheflanksofthemountain,inthegreatestdisorder."

"Ala[232]suitedeRokoNégro,onvoitencorefortbienlesassisesdiversesquiservaientdesupportauxménirs;maisceux-

cisontrenversésetdispersésçàetlàsurlesflancsdelamontagne,dansleplusgranddésordre.


"squareandcompass"

"MeasureacorneroftheCreation,andmultiplythatspaceinproportionalprogressionandtheentireInfinitewillmultiplyitscirclesfilledwithuniverses,whichwillpassinproportionalsegmentsbetweentheidealandelongatingbranchesofyourCompass.Nowsupposethatfromanypointwhateverofthe

InfiniteaboveyouahandholdsanotherCompassoraSquare,thelinesoftheCelestialtrianglewillnecessarilymeetthoseofthe

CompassofScience,toformtheMysteriousStarofSolomon."




"Thereforeitmustbere-vivified,andmadetobebornagainfromitsashes,whichyouwillaffectbyvirtueofthevegetationofthe

TreeofLife,representedtousbythebranchofacacia.Whoevershalllearntocomprehendandexecutethisgreatwork,willknowgreatthings,saytheSagesofthework;butwheneveryoudepartfromthecentreoftheSquareandtheCompassyouwillnolonger

beabletoworkwithsuccess."


"lineofthemeridian"

"Nowalthoughmanyapparentbywaysshowedthemselves,yetIstillproceededwithmycompass,andwouldnotbudgeonestepfromtheMeridianLine;howbeitthewaywasoftensoruggedand

impassable,thatIwasinnolittledoubtofit.OnthiswayIconstantlythoughtuponthedoveandtheraven,andyetcouldnotsearchoutthemeaning;untilatlengthuponahighhillafaroffIsawastatelyportal,towhich,notregardinghowfaritwasdistantbothfrommeandfromthewayIwason,Ihasted,becausethesunhadalreadyhidhimselfunderthehills,andIcouldseeno

abidingplaceelsewhere;andthisverilyIascribeonlytoGod,whomightwellhavepermittedmetogoforwardinthisway,andwithheldmyeyesthatsoImighthavegazedbesidethisgate."

(ChymicalWedding,SecondDay,p.12)

"In1727,LanguetdeGercy,priestofSaintSulpice,inthedesiretodetermineinaprecisemannerthemarchequinox,andin

consequence,theEasterSunday(theSundaywhichfollowsthefullmoonaftertheSpringequinox)-commissionedthefamous

englishastrologerHenrySullytobuildinthechurchanastronomicalgnomonandtotracethemeridian."

"En1727,MonsieurLanguetdeGercy,curédeSaintSulpice,dansledésirdedéterminerd'unemanièreprécisel'équinoxedemars,etparsuite,ledimanchedePâques(dimanchequisuitlapleineluneaprèsl'équinoxedeprintemps)-chargealecélèbrehorlogeranglaisHenrideSullyd'établirdansl'égliseungnomon

astronomique,etdetracerleméridienne."

(ThegnomonofthechurchofStSulpice)



"lookingfromtheSouthtotheNorth,finallyinalldirectionstoobtainthedesiredsolution...Thecirclebeingthering[coilof

snake]andthecrown"

DirectreferencetotheTreeofLife.FromTiphareth[Beauty],whichissituatedonthemiddlecolumnoftheTreeofLife,gofromSouthtoNorthtoreachKether[theCrown].TheringrepresentsthepictorialformoftheSephiraonthediagramoftheTreeofLife.

"fourteenstonesmarkedwithacross"

"TheStationsoftheCross-Whencarefullyexamined,itisclearthatthesestationsofthecrosshavelittleincommonwiththe

Passionasrecitedinthegospels.Accordingtotheprinciplesofthephoneticriddles,ofwhichtheFreemasonsaresofond,theAbbéBoudethadanomaliesaddedtoeachofthestationsofthecross,whichwereoriginallyastandardversion,boughtfroma

dealerinchurchdecorations.EachoftheseanomaliesdescribesapreciselocationtobefoundinthestonecirclearoundRennes-les-

Bains."


"Onecoulddoubtthattheceltshadwantedtomakethesemenhirs,ifasmallgreekcrosscarvedintothelengthofthebasedidnotindicatebyitspresencethesignificanceattributedtothese

greatstones."

"OnpourraitdouterquelesCeltesaientvouluenfairedesménirs,siunepetitecroixgrecquegravéesurunprolongementdelabasen'avertissaitparsaprésencedelasignificationattribuéeàces

grandespierres."


"circle"

DialecteLanguedocien LangueAnglo-SaxonneRound,rond,cercle. Round,rond,cercle

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.20,TableofLanguedocianand

Anglo-Saxonwords)



AtthesummitofBazel,oneseesverystrangestones,whichgotoformthecircleofthestonecircleoftherisingside[east]."

"AusommetduBazel,onaperçoitdespierreslevéesfort

étranges,quicontribuentàformerlecercleducromleckducôtédulevant."


"OnecouldaskoneselfwhythenameofRennesisgiventoourspa;andonefindseasilythereason,whenoneexaminescloselythisstrangelandscape:infactitsmountainscrownedwithrocks,formanimmensestonecircleofsixteentoeighteenkilometresin

circumference."

"OnpourraitsedemanderpourquoilenomdeRennesestappliquéànotrestationthermale;onentrouveaisémentla

raison,lorsqu'onexaminedeprèscetteétrangecontrée:eneffet,sesmontagnescouronnéesderoches,formentunimmenseCromleckdeseizeoudix-huitkilomètresdepourtour."


"ThecentreofthestonecircleofRennes-les-Bainsisfoundintheplacenamed,bytheGaulsthemselves,theCercle.IncallingitCercle-tocircle(cerkl)tosurround-[environner],surround

[entourer]thecentralpointofthestonecircleoftheRedones,andreaffirminginthiswayasmallcircleinalargerone,theDruidswantedtoexpresstheveryclearideathattheypossessedoneuniqueGodwhowasexistinginthebeings.GodbeingtheBeingeventhroughessence,heisalsoineverythinginaveryintimateway,inthatheisthecauseofeverythingthatexists.Thecreatedworldishererepresentedbythesmallcirclesurroundedbythe

largerone,andthislargecirclebyitssphericalshape,offerstothespirittheideaoftheessentialperfectionofGod,inwhomallbeingsliveanddie,who[247]containseverythingandexists

insidethem,notatalllikeapartoftheirbeingoranaccident,butlikeanagentispresentinthebeingonwhichitactsandwhichit

reachesbyitsvirtue."

"LecentreducromleckdeRennes-les-Bainssetrouvedanslelieunommé,parlesGauloiseux-mêmes,leCercle-.Enappelant

Cercle-tocircle(cerkl')environner,entourer-,lepointcentralducromleckdesRedones,etrenfermantainsiunpetitcercledansun



plusgrand,lesDruidesontvouluexprimerl'idéetrèsnettequ'ilspossédaientd'unDieuuniqueetexistantdanslesêtres.Dieu

étantl'Etremêmeparessence,ilestaussientouteschosesdelamanièrelaplusintime,puisqu'ilestlacausedetoutcequiexiste.

Lemondecrééesticireprésentéparlepetitcercleenfermédansunplusgrand,etcegrandcercleparsafiguresphérique,offreàl'espritl'idéedelaperfectionessentielledeDieu,enquitouslesêtresviventetsemeuvent,quicontienttouteschosesetexisteenelles,nonpointcommeunepartiedeleuressenceouunaccident,maiscommeunagentestprésentàl'êtresurlequelilagitetqu'il

atteintparsavertu."


"ring[coilofsnake]"

"WhereveryouseetheSerpentofFire,whereveryouseeitbecomingacirclewiththetailinitsmouth,thenitisthatyouhavepassedfromthespiralwhichgeneratestotheglobewhichistheresultofthegeneration;andtheSerpentturningonitself,takingthetailintoitsmouth,thatsymbolistheKosmosevolved."

(TheBuildingoftheKosmos,p.59)

"TheWayofInitiationfollowsthecoilingoftheSerpentofWisdomuponthetree,buttheWayofIlluminationfollowsthePathoftheArrowwhichisshotfromtheBowofPromise,Qesheth,the

rainbowofastralcoloursthatspreadslikeahalobehindYesod."


6Cancer

"Thestonesofthemosaicpavingofthesacredplacecouldbe



alternativelyblackorwhite,andJESUSlikeASMODEUS,observing

theiralignment,myviewseemsincapableofseeingthesummitwherethemarvelloussleepingoneremainedhidden.Notbeing

HERCULESwithmagicpower,howtodecodethemysterioussymbolscarvedbytheobserversofthepast.Inthesanctuaryhoweverthe

stoup,fountainofloveofthebelievers,remindsusofthesewords:BY

THISSIGNYOUSHALLCONQUER."

"Lesdallesdupavémosaïquedulieusacrépouvaient-êtreal-ternativementblanchesounoires,etJESUS,commeASMODEE

observer

leursalignments,mavuesemblaitincapabledevoirlesommetoùde-

meuraitcachéelamerveilleuseendormie.N'étantpasHERCULEàla

puissancemagique,commentdéchiffrerlesmystérieuxsymbolesgravés

parlesobservateursdupassé.Danslesanctuairepourtantlebéni-

tier,fontained'amourdescroyantsredonnemémoiredecesmots

:PARCESIGNETUleVAINCRAS."

"alternativelyblackandwhite"

"Theenragedandthreateningdevilisstaringattheblackandwhitepavingonthefloorofthechurch.AtthetimeofBoudetandSaunièrethereexistedjust64ofthesesquares,laidoutlikeachess-boardandorientatedonthefourpointsofthecompass.

UsingTWOchess-boardssimilartothisone,theabbeBoudetarrangedthe128lettersofabbeBigou'smanuscript.

WiththeKnight'smovehereconstitutedthetextofthemessagewhichwassigned"Pommesbleues"(blueapples),itselfaperfectanagramoftheepitaphfoundonthegraveofthemarquise."


"Thechessboardconsistsof64squaresalternatelyblackandwhiteandsymbolisestheflooroftheHouseoftheMysteries."



(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.CXXXII)

"...wherethegreatstruggleforsupremacybetweentheinnerand

theouterman,betweenthespiritandtheflesh,betweentherealselfandtheunrealselvesandveilsbuiltaroundit,hastobefoughtoutonthechequer-workfloorofourpresentexistenceamongtheblackandwhiteoppositesofgoodandevil,lightand

darkness,prosperityandadversity."

(TheMasonicInitiation,p.66)

"JESUS"

"Jesuscrouchesinthesamepositionasthedevilinthechurchentrance,butinverted,andtheclotheshewearsareofasimilarcolour,onlytheytooareinverted.Hetoostaresatthesymbolicpaving,drawingourattentiontotheneedforasecondchess-boardwhichmustbeusedbacktofrontinordertosolvethe

riddle."


"ASMODEUS"

"Asweenterthechurchwearegreetedbyahideousdevil,grimacingundertheweightoftheholywaterstoupandthefour

angelswhichsurmountit."


"Accordingtolegend,Asmodeus,themischeivousfallenbutnotunkindlyangelwhohelpedhim[Solomon],gavethekingthemysteriousmagicalworm,theShamir,apuzzletoall

Jewishcommentators,foritcutthenecessarystonesfortheentiretemplebymagic."




"summit"

DialecteLanguedocien LangueAnglo-SaxonneCrinko,sommet.Crinkle,pli,sinuosité.

(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.19,TableofLanguedocianandAnglo-Saxonwords)

"marvelloussleepingone"

"ForalongtimethePrincestoodandgazeduponher,forneverinallhislifehadheseenamaidensolovely.Thensuddenlyhebent

downandkissedherlips."


"HERCULES"

"HerculeswasthesonofJupiterandAlcmena.AsJunowasalwayshostiletotheoffspringofherhusbandbymortalmothers,shedeclaredwaragainstHerculesfromhisbirth.Shesenttwoserpentstodestroyhimashelayinhiscradle,buttheprecociousinfantstrangledthemwithhisownhands.Hewas,however,bytheartsofJunorenderedsubjecttoEurystheusandcompelledtoperformallhiscommands.Eurystheusenjoineduponhima

successionofdesperateadventures,whicharecalledthe"TwelveLaboursofHercules"."

Thetwelvelabourswere:

1.FightwiththeNemeanlion



2.SlaughteroftheLernaeanHydea3.CaptureoftheCeryneianHind4.CaptureoftheErymanthianBoar5.CleansingoftheAugeanstables

6.RemovetheStymphalianBirds7.CapturetheCretanBull8.CapturethefourmaresofDiomedes

9.ObtainingthegirdleofHippolyte,queenoftheAmazons10.TobringthecattleofGeryontoEurystheus11.ObtainingthegoldenapplesofHesperides

12.CaptureofCerberus

"Someoftheadepts,withconsiderablejustification,comparedtheoperationoftheGreatWorkwiththelaboursof

Hercules."

(PreludetoChemistry,p.161)

"Throughouttheworld'shistory,thelifestoriesofthesupremeSpiritualteachers,orSavioursofmankind,havebeensoidenticalinincidentthatathoughtfulcomparisonleadsinevitablytotheconclusionthattobe"apriestforeveraftertheorderofMelchizedek"istofilladefiniteofficeandto

performapredetermindworkinthetransmissionofspiritualforcefortheliberationofhumansouls.Forexample,the

parallelismbetweenthelivesofHerculesandofChristissoclosethatorthodoxwritersadmitHerculestohavebeenatypeofthatwhichtheChristwastoaccomplishandto

endure.

(ComtedeGabalis,p.295-296)

"...inwhicharerepresentedbyorderallthecolorsofthestone,soastheycomeandgo,withthiswritinginFrench:

MoultplaistaDieuprocessionS'elleestfaicteendevotion:"

thatis,

MuchpleasethGodprocessionIf'tbedoneindevotion

whichisasitwerethebeginningofKingHerculeshisBook,which



entreatethofthecoloursofthestone,entitledIrisortheRainbow,intheseterms,Operisprocessiomultumnaturaeplacet,thatis

TheprocessionoftheworkisverypleasantuntoNature:thewhichIhaveputthereexpresslyforthegreatClerkswhoshall

understandtheallusion."


ThereisnodoubtthatHerculesexistedonlyinGreekandLatinmyth:however,itisusefultoremark,thisfamousherotakesarealconsistanceandreclothesthecharacterwithtruth,assoonashepersonifiesthecelticnationandthemigrationofthispeople

towardstheeasternlandsofeurope."

"Ilesthorsdedoutequ'Herculeaexistéseulementdanslesmythesgrecsetlatins:cependant,ilestutiledeleremarquer,cehérosfameuxprenduneréelleconsistanceetrevêtlecaractèredelavérité,dèsqu'ilpersonnifielanationceltiqueetlamigration

decepeupleverslescontréesoccidentalesdel'Europe."


"decodethemysterioussymbolscarvedbyobserversofthepast"

"ThiscrossisplacedattheexactlocationofthestonewhereonepreviouslysawanengravedgreekcrosslikethosewhichexistpresentlyattheCapdel'Homme,andnearthetremblingrocks."

"Cettecroixestplacéeàl'endroitexactdelapierreoùl'onvoyaitautrefoisgravéeunecroixgrecquesemblableàcellesquiexistentprésentementauCapdél'Hommé,etàproximitédesroches

branlantes."


"Onecoulddoubtthattheceltshadwantedtomakethesemenhirs,ifasmallgreekcrosscarvedintothelengthofthebasedidnotindicatebyitspresencethesignificanceattributedtothese

greatstones."

"OnpourraitdouterquelesCeltesaientvouluenfairedesménirs,siunepetitecroixgrecquegravéesurunprolongementdelabase

n'avertissaitparsaprésencedelasignificationattribuéeàcesgrandespierres."




"fountainoflove"

The"FontainedesAmours"isthenamegiventoapoolintheriverSals,neartoRennes-les-Bains.

"AndforthatreasonIwouldprayyou,thatyouwouldbepleasedtotellme,howtheydocallthisFountain,whichissoamiableandwholesome.Sheanswered;Friendsbehold,sinceyoudesiretoknowit;Itmostproperlyiscalled,theFountainoftheLovers.Howitmustbeknowntoyou,thateversinceourMotherEve,thatIhavegovernedalltheworld,asgreatastisinalltheCircle,

nothingwithoutmecanrule,unlessGodwouldinspireit.IwhoamcalledNatureOenvironedtheEarth,without,withinandinthe

middle."

(AllegoryofJohnoftheFountain)

"BYTHISSIGNYOUSHALLCONQUER"

Parcecesignetulevaincras

Parcesignetulevaincras"Bythissignyoushallconquer"isequivalentto"Parcesignetulevaincras"(french)whichisequivalentto"Inhocsigniovinces"(latin).TheabbreviationIHSorIHSVisalso

seen.

AttheBattleofMilvianBridge,ConstantinewassaidtohaveobservedinavisionaflamingcrossintheheavensaccompaniedbythewordsINHOCSIGNOVINCES.Thebattlewenthisway.

"...Iwenttotheletter,whichwasnowsoheavy,thathaditbeenmeregolditcouldhardlyhavebeensoweighty.NowasIwasdiligentlyviewingit,Ifoundalittleseal,onwhichacuriouscrosswiththisinscription,INHOCSIGNOVINCES,wasengraved.

NowassoonasIespiedthissignIwasthemorecomforted,asnotbeingignorantthatsuchasealwaslittleacceptable,andmuch

lessuseful,totheDevil."




Theinscription"Parcesignetulevaincras"canbeseenInthechurchatRennes-le-ChâteauabovethestatueoftheDeviland

belowthefourangels.

7Leo

"FromherthatIwantedtofree,rosetowardsmetheemanationsofperfumewhichpermeatethesepulchre.Oncesomecalledher:ISIS,queenofthebeneficentsprings,COMETOMEALL

YOUWHOSUFFERANDWHOAREOVERWHELMEDANDIWILL

COMFORTYOU,otherwise:MADELEINE,withthefamousvasefullofhealingbalm.Theinitiatesknowthetruename:NOTREDAMEDESCROSS."

"Decellequejedésiraislibérer,montaientversmoilesef-fluvesduparfumquiimprégnèrentlesépulchre.Jadislesuns

l'avaientnommée:ISIS,reinedessourcesbienfaisantes,VENEZAMOI

VOUSTOUSQUISOUFFREZETQUIETESACCABLESETJEVOUS

SOULAGERAI,d'autres:MADELAINE,aucélèbrevasepleind'unbaumeguérisseur.Les

initiéssaventsonnomvéritable:NOTREDAMEDESCROSS."

ISIS

"ThisEgyptiandeityundermanynamesappearsastheprincipleofnaturalfecundityamongnearlyallthereligionsoftheancientworld.Shewasknownasthegoddesswithten

thousandappellationsandwasmetamorphosedbyChristianityintotheVirginMary,forIsis,althoughshegavebirthtoalllivingthings-chiefamongthemtheSun-stillremainedavirgin,accordingtothelegendaryaccounts."

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLV)

"Isis,representedintheSongofSolomonbythedarkmaidofJerusalem,issymbolicofreceptiveNature-thewatery,

maternalprinciplewhichcreatesallthingsoutofherselfafterimpregnationhasbeenachievedbythevirilityofthesun."




"Isis,visitingByblos,recoveredthebodyofherhusband,butitwasagainstolenbyTyphon,whocutitintofourteenparts,

whichhescatteredallovertheearth.

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLVI)

"COMETOMEALLYOUWHOSUFFERANDWHOAREOVERWHELMEDANDIWILLCOMFORTYOU"

Venezamoi...Venezamoi...

ThistextappearsbelowthewallfrescointhechurchatRennes-le-Château.

"Venezàmoi,voustousquipeinezetployezsouslefardeau,etmoijevoussoulagerai."

(Bible,Matthew11:28)

"Comeuntomeallyethatlabourandareheavyladen,andIwillgiveyourest.Takemyyokeuponyou,andlearnofme,forIammeekandlowlyinheartandyeshallfindrestuntoyoursouls.For

myyokeiseasy,andmyburdenislight."

(Bible,Matthew11:28-30)

"MADELEINE"



"ThefollowerofChrist,òutofwhomhehadcastsevendevils',whostoodbyhiscross,wenttoanointthebodyatthetombandtowhomtherisenChristappearedonEasterSundaymorning,hasoften,butnotuniversallyintheWest,beenidentifiedwithboth

MarythesisterofMarthaofBethanyandwiththewomanwhowasasinner,whoanointedChrist'sfeetinthehouseofSimon(Luke

7:37)"

(OxfordDictionaryofSaints,p.329)

"Thisfountain,locatedontherightbankoftheBlanque,isfoundonekilometretothesouthofthethermalstation.Ithasbeen

knownforafewyearsbythenameoftheMadeleine;butitscelticnamereproducedinthelandrecord,isthatofthefountainoftheGoad.Thewaterfromthisspring,emerginginabundancefromthelowercrackofalargesandstonerock,isveryiron-bearing,andof

astronglydistinctivetaste."

"Cettefontaine,placéesurlarivedroitedelaBlanque,setrouveàladistanced'unkilomètreàpeuprèsausuddelastation

thermale.Onladésignedepuispeud'annéessouslenomdelaMadeleine;maissonnomceltiquereproduitdanslecadastre,estceluidelafontainedelaGode.L'eaudecettesource,émergeantavecabondancedelafailleinférieured'unegranderochedegrés,

esttrèsferrugineuse,etd'ungoûtatramentairefortementprononcé."




"healingbalm"

ThestatueofStMadeleine(MaryMagdalen)inthechurchat

Rennes-le-Châteaucarriesavaseofhealingbalm.

"Suddenlyawomancameinwhohadabadnameinthetown.ShehadheardshewasdiningPhariseeandhadbroughtwithheranalabasterjarofointment.Shewaitedbehindhimathisfeet,weeping,andhertearsfellonhisfeet,andshewipedthemawaywithherhair;thenshecoveredhisfeetwithkissesandannointed

themwiththeointment."

(Bible,Luke7:37)

"NOTREDAMEDESCROSS"

"Wecanciteagainthenameofanothersanctuaryofourregion,situatedneartoCaunesandcalledOurLadyoftheCros.Theretoo,beneaththemagnificentfountainwhichflowsatthefootofthemountain,onehasmarkedacross-cross[croix]-.AstatueoftheHolyVirginhas,later,replacedthecrossneartothefountain,andthesanctuarybuiltnearby,receivedthenameofOurLadyofthe

CrosorOurLadyoftheCross.

"Nouspourrionsciterencorelenomd'unautresanctuairedenoscontrées,situéprèsdeCaunesetappeléNotre-DameduCros.Làaussi,au-dessusdelamagnifiquefontainequijaillitaupieddelamontagne,onavaitmarquéunecroix-cross,croix-.UnestatuedelaSainteViergea,plustard,remplacélacroixauprèsdelafontaine,etlesanctuairebâtiàpeudedistance,areçulenomde

Notre-DameduCrosouNotreDamedelaCroix."

(LaVraieLangueCeltiquep.280)

8Virgo

"IwasliketheshepherdsofthefamouspainterPOUSSIN,confused

infrontoftheenigma:"ETINARCADIAEGO..."!Thevoiceoftheblood[race]would

itshowmetheimageofanancestralpast.Yes,thelightofthe

geniuscrossedmymind.Isawagain,Iunderstood!Iknewnowthisfabulous



secret.Andmarvellous,whenfromtheleapsofthefourhorsemen,the

shoesofonehorsehadleftfourimprintsontherock,hereisthesignwhichDELACROIXhadgiveninoneofthree

picturesfromthechapelofAngels.Hereistheseventhsentencewhichahandhad

traced:DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,SOTHATIDONOTSTAYTHERESINKING.

TwotimesIS,embalmerandembalmed,miraculousvaseoftheeternalWhiteLadyofLegends."

"J'étaiscommelesbergersducélèbrepeintrePOUSSIN,perplexedevantl'enigme:"ETINARCADIAEGO..."!Lavoixdusangallait-

ellemerendrel'imaged'unpasséancestral.Oui,l'éclairdugénie

traver-samapensée.Jerevoyais,jecomprenais!Jesavaismaintenant

cese-cretfabuleux.Etmerveille,lorsdessautsdesquatrecavaliers,lessavotsd'unchevalavaientlaisséquatreempreintessurlapierre,

voi-

làlesignequeDELACROIXavaitdonnédansl'undestroistableuxde

lachapelledesAnges.Voilàlaseptièmesentencequ'unemainavait

tracée:RETIREMOIDELABOUE,QUEJEN'YRESTEPASENFONCE.Deuxfois

IS,embaumeuseetembaumée,vasemiracledel'éternelleDameBlanchedesLégendes."

"liketheshepherds"

"LevialsoremarksthatofttimesthetruepracticalMagiciansarefoundinthecountry,thatisunintellectualandunsophisticated,or

simplesheperds."

(TheTreeofLife-aStudyinMagic,p.80-81)

Thepicture"LesBergersd'Arcadie"byPoussindepictsshepherdspuzzlingovertheinscriptiononatomb"EtinArcadiaEgo".

"famouspainterPOUSSIN"



NicolasPoussin(1594-1665).PainteroftheShepherdsofArcadia(LesBergersd'Arcadie).

"ETINARCADIAEGO"

Latinphrasetranslatingas"AndItooaminArcadia"

ShepherdsofArcadiaatShugboroughHall"Erymanthe,mountainofArcadia,wastheshelterofaboarwhose

furyfilledtheentireareawithfear."

"Erymanthe,montagned'Arcadie,étaitl'asiled'unsanglierdontlafureurremplissaitd'effroilacontréeentière."


"ARCADIA"



"ArcadiaderivesitsnamefromArcas,thesonofZeusandthebeautifulCallisto.CallistowasgiventheformofabearbyZeus,representedintheskybyUrsaMajor,theGreatBear.

WhenArcasdied,Zeusmadehimintoaconstellationandsethimbesidehismother.InArcaswehaveUrsaMinor,theLittleBear.ThefirststarofthesevenstarsoftheLittleBearisthepresentNorthPoleStar,anditcarriesthenameofArcas.Itsignifiesthecrown`jewel'oftheworldanditsheavens.UrsaMinorwasalsoknownasPhoenice,orUrsaPhoenicia.TheArcadianswereknownas`theBearRace';theywerealso(in

theirmostancientsense)theoriginalPhoenicians.Furthermore,thestarsofUrsaMinorwerethoseprincipallyusedinallnavigationbylandaswellasbysea,todirectthecourseofthetraveller.ThustheArcadianorBearRacewereknownastheguidesorpathfindersofmankind,leadingandlightingthewaylikeMercuryorHermes.The`Bear'isalsoknownasanÀrk'or`Boat';andtheArcadianswerethe`PeopleoftheArk'ortheÀrchRace'-`thepeopleofthe

Covenant'.AsPhoenicians,theywerereknowedsailorsandnavigators,aswellasteachersandhealers."

(Arcadia,p.106-109)

"voiceoftheblood"

Referencetothegeneology("TableauDynastique")onpage10ofLeSerpentRouge.



"leapsofthefourhorsemen"

"Thefirsthorse,signifyingthefireether,wascalledJupiter

andoccupiedthehighestplaceintheorderoftheelements.Thishorsewaswinged,veryfleet,and,describingthelargestcircle,encompassedalltheothers.Itshonewiththepurestlight,andonitsbodyweretheimagesofthesun,themoon,thestars,andallthebodiesintheetherealregions.The

secondhorse,signifyingtheelementofair,wasJuno.ItwasinferiortothehorseofJupiteranddescribedasmallercircle;itscolorwasblackbutthatpartexposedtothesunbecame

luminous,thussignifiyingthediurnalandnocturnalconditionsofair.Thethirdhorse,symbolisingtheelementof

water,wassacredtoNeptune.Itwasofheavygaitanddescribedaverysmallcircle.Thefourthhorse,signifyingthe

staticelementofearth,describedasimmovableandchampingitsbit,wasthesteedofVesta.Despitetheirdifferencesintemperature,thesefourhorseslived

harmoniouslytogether,whichisinaccordwiththeprinciplesofthephilosophers,whodeclaredtheworldtobepreserved

bytheconcordandharmonyofitselements."

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.CLXXXVII)

"theshoesofonehorsehadleftfourimprintsontherock"

Fromabovequoteitcanbeseenthatonlyonehorsecouldleaveimprints,thatbeinghorseofthe'earth',orperhapstheone"of

heavygait"

"DELACROIX"

Ferdinand-Victor-EugèneDelacroix,artist,bornon26April1798atCharenton-Saint-Maurice,France.TheworksreferredtoherearethepaintingsintheChapelofAngelsatSaintSulpicewhichwasconceivedin1849.Workwasstartedin1855andfinishedin

June1861.Thethreepicturesare:

LecombatdeJacobavecl'Ange-JacobfightingtheAngel

HeliodorechasseduTemple-HeliodoruschasedfromtheTemple



StMichaelTerrassantleDemon-StMichaeloverwhelmingtheDemon

Delacroixdiedon13August1863inParis.

JacobfightingtheAngelappearsinthepicturebyDelacroixintheChapelofAngelsatStSulpice.

"Furthermore,theuniverseisbalancedbytwoforceswhichmaintainitinequilibrium,beingtheforcewhichattractsand

thatwhichrepels.Theyexistalikeinphysics,inphilosophyandinreligion;inphysicstheyproduceequilibrium,in

philosophycriticism,inreligionprogressiverevelation.Theancientsrepresentedthismysterybytheconflictbetween

ErosandAnteros,thestrugglebetweenJacobandtheangel,andbytheequilibriumofthegoldenmountain,whichgodson

theonesideanddemonsontheotherencirclewiththesymbolicserpentofIndia."

(TranscendentalMagic,p.50)

"theseventhsentencewhichahandhadtraced"

ReferencetotheseventhStationoftheCrossatStSulpice,wherethistextisengravedinstoneonthewall.

"JESUSEPUISERETOMBERETIREMOIDELABOUEQUEJEN'YRESTEPAS

ENFONCE



PsalmsLXVIII"

(SaintSulpice,SeventhStationoftheCross)

"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,SOTHATIDONOTSTAYTHERESINKING"

"Retire-moidelaboue,etquejen'enfonceplus!Quejesoisdélivrédemesennemisetdugouffre!"

(Bible,Psalms,69:14)

"RescuemefromthemirebeforeIsinkin;

SoIshallbesavedfromthosewhohateme,Fromthewaterydepths.

Letnotthewaveswashoverme,Northedeepswallowmeup,

Northepitcloseitsmouthonme."

PsalmsLXVIII"

(SaintSulpice,SeventhStationoftheCross)

"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE,SOTHATIDONOTSTAYTHERESINKING"





"RescuemefromthemirebeforeIsinkin;SoIshallbesavedfromthosewhohateme,

Fromthewaterydepths.Letnotthewaveswashoverme,Northedeepswallowmeup,



SplendorSolis-TheEighthPicture"DepictsaQueenwithangels'wings-andmostgorgeously

dressed.Shehasagoldencrownandneckornament,withgoldenchains,yellowsleevesandflowing.Skirtofdressornamentedwithaflowinggreenfoliagepatternandredandblueflowers.Fromherleftshoulderhangsabluedraperywithgoldedgesherslippersareredandgold.Inherhandsheholdsacrimsonrobeedgedwithgold,whichsheisholdingouttoanakedblackmanwhois

standingtothekneesinablackmudpool.Hisleftarmiswhite

andslightlysoiled.Hisrightarm,neckandheadisbloodred.Heholdshisrighthandoverhisrightthightowardsandasiftocoverhisnakedness.Hestandswithrightsidetowardsusandontheprofileisseenacirculartransparentglassglobe,justcovering

headallbutprofile,throughthisglobearetobeseenontheorganofSelf-esteem,therightcheekbone,andovertherighteye,threeluminousspots,ineachofwhichisseenasmallredcross.TheQueenseemstobeencouragingandsympathysingwithhim.Alandscapewithalakeisseeninthedistance.Village,roadway

withafewdistantpeoplewalkingandboatsailingonthelake,with

islandsintheextremedistance."

(SplendorSolis,TheEighthPicture)

"Whereuponthegreatestpart,andevenImyself,despairedofredemption,andcalleduponGodthathewouldhavepityonus,and(ifpossible)deliverusoutofthisobscurity;whothenalso

heardsomeofus."




"twotimesIS"

"ThisEgyptiandeityundermanynamesappearsastheprincipleofnaturalfecundityamongnearlyallthereligionsof

theancientworld.ShewasknownasthegoddesswithtenthousandappellationsandwasmetamorphosedbyChristianityintotheVirginMary,forIsis,althoughshegavebirthtoalllivingthings-chiefamongthemtheSun-stillremainedavirgin,accordingtothelegendaryaccounts."


"Isis,representedintheSongofSolomonbythedarkmaidofJerusalem,issymbolicofreceptiveNature-thewatery,

maternalprinciplewhichcreatesallthingsoutofherselfafterimpregnationhasbeenachievedbythevirilityofthesun."


"Isis,visitingByblos,recoveredthebodyofherhusband,butitwasagainstolenbyTyphon,whocutitintofourteenparts,

whichhescatteredallovertheearth.

(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLVI)

"WhiteLadyofLegends."

"SometimestheravenisaWhiteGoddessofdeathandrebirth:theancientEuropeanQueenoftheDead.TheWhiteLady,assheissometimescalled,maybeseendressedin

blackwhenshecomesforthasaraventogatherthesoulsofthedead."

(TheRaven)9Libra

"Startedintheshadows,myjourneycouldonlybefinishedinlight.AtthewindowoftheruinedhouseIgazedacrossthetreesstrippedbyautumntothesummitofthemountain.Thecrossofcretestoodoutunderthemiddaysun,itwasthe

fourteenthandthebiggestofallwithits35centimetres!HereIamthereforeonmyhorseride[tour]onadivinesteedcrossingthe

abyss."



"Commencédanslesténèbres,monvoyagenepouvaits'acheverqu'enLumière.Alafenêtredelamaisonruinée,jecontemplaisàtraverslesarbresdépouillésparl'autommelesommetdela

montagne.Lacroixdecrètesedétachaitsouslesoleildumidi,elleétaitlaquatorzièmeetlaplusgrandedetoutesavecses35centimètres!

Mevoicidoncàmontourcavaliersurlecoursierdivinchevauchant

l'abîme."

"Startedintheshadows,myjourneycouldonlybefinishedinlight"

"Whentheaspiranthasqualifiedtoenterintothisplacebehindthe

secondveil,hefindseverythingdarktothephysicaleye,anditisnecessarythatheshouldhaveanotherlightwithin.WhenhefirstcametotheeasternTemplegate,hewas"poor,naked,and

blind"askingforLIGHT.HewasthenshownthedimlightwhichappearedinthesmokeabovetheAltarofsacrifice,andtoldthatinordertoadvancehemustkindlewithinhimselfthatflamebyremorseforwrongdoing.LateronhewasshownthemoreexcellentlightintheEastRoomoftheTabernacle,which

proceededfromtheSeven-branchedCandlestick;inotherwords

hewasgivenalightofknowledgeandofreasonthatbyithemightadvancefurtheruponthepath."

(AncientandModernInitiation,p.39)

"EverysystemofrealInitiation,whetherofthepastorpresent,isdividedintothreeclear-cutstages;sincebeforeanyonecanpassfromhisnaturaldarknesstotheLight

supernalanddiscovertheBlazingStarorGloryofhisowncentre,therearethreedistincttaskstobeachieved."

(TheMasonicInitiation,p.19)

"crossofcrete"

Deliberatemis-spellingusingcrète(Crete,Greece)inplaceofcrête(crest)toindicateaGreekcross.

"fourteenth"

Indicatingthe14crosses(stations)aroundthechurchatSt



SulpiceandatRennes-le-Château.

"35centimetres"

"Attheleft[235]ofthismenhirlookingatthespaanditsparishchurch,onediscoversontheneighbouringrockssomegreekcrossesdeeplyengravedwithachiselandmeasuringfrom20to30and35centimetres.thesecrosseswithequallimbsandnumberingfiveinthisoneplacemusthavebeenengravedbyorderofthefirstchristianmissionariessentintothearea.Thesacredsignofredemptionhasturnedthereforetothebenefitofpuretruth,thetraditionalrespectofwhichthemenhirsweretheobject,arespectwhich,inthedeplorablemoralstateintowhichtheconquestsoftheromanrepublichadplungedthecelts,

addressedperhapstothestonesthemselves."

"Agauche[235]deceménirregardantlastationthermaleetsonégliseparoissiale,ondécouvresurlesrochesvoisinesdescroixgrecquesprofondémentgravéesparleciseauetmesurantdepuis

vingtjusqu'àtrenteettrente-cinqcentimètres.Cescroix,àbrancheségalesetaunombredecinqsurceseulpoint,ontdûêtregravéesparordredespremiersmissionnaireschrétiensenvoyésdanslacontrée.Lesignesacrédelarédemptiona

détournéainsiauprofitdelapurevérité,lerespecttraditionneldontlesménirsétaientl'objet,respectqui,dansl'étatmoraldéplorableoùlesconquêtesdelarépubliqueromaineavaient

plongélesCeltes,s'adressaitpeut-êtreauxpierreselles-mêmes."


"divinesteed"

"AndnowIsawheavenopen,andawhitehorseappear;itsriderwascalledTrustworthyandTrue;inuprightnesshejudgesandmakeswar.Hiseyeswereflamesoffireandhewascrownedwithmanycoronets;thenamewrittenonhimwasknownonlytohimself,hiscloakwassoakedinblood.He

isknownbythename,TheWordofGod."

(Bible,Revelation19:11-13)

"Parlacroixetcechevaldedieu"

"Bythecrossandthishorseofgod"



(DecodedmessagefromtheparchmentfoundbySauniere)

"crossingtheabyss"

"ThenIsawanangelcomedownfromheavenwiththekeyoftheAbyssinhishandandanenormouschain.Heoverpoweredthedragon,thatprimevalserpentwhichisthedevilandSatan,and

chainedhimupforathousandyears.HehurledhimintotheAbyssandshuttheentranceandsealeditoverhim,tomakesurehewouldnotleadthenationsastrayagainuntilthethousandyears

hadpassed."


"WecannotresolvetostudythenamesofthesefalsedivinitiesandtheidolatrousbeliefsofthesedegenerateGauls.Theabyssintowhichtheywereluredistooterribleforonetostaybehindand

fathomit."


"ThemeaningofthewordKether,wehavealreadynoted,is

Crown.ChokmahmeansWisdom,andBinahmeansUnderstanding.ButpendenttothesetwolaterSephirothisacuriousandmysteriousthird,whichisneverrepresentedinthe

glyphoftheTree;thisistheinvisibleSephirah,Daath,Knowledge,anditissaidtobeformedoutoftheconjunctionofChokmahand

BinahandissituatedastridetheAbyss."


10Scorpio

"CelestialvisionforhimwhoremembersthefourworksofEm.SIGNOLaroundtheMeridianline,tothechoiritselffromthesanctuaryfromwhichbeamsthissourceoflovefromoneto

another,IturnaroundpassingthesiteoftheroseofthePtothatoftheS,thenfromtheStotheP...andthespiralinmymindbecominglike

amonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsobscurethe

light,IamdizzyandIholdmyhandtomymouthbitinginstinctively



mypalm,perhapslikeOLIERinhiscoffin.Curses,Iunderstandthetruth,HEISGONE,buttohimtooindoing

THEGOOD,likeHIMoftheflowerytomb.ButhowmanyhavesackedtheHOUSE,leavingonlytheembalmed

corpsesandnumerousmetalobjectswhichtheycouldnotcarry?Whatstrangemystery

concealsthenewtempleofSOLOMONbuiltbythechildrenofSaintVINCENT?"

"VisioncélestepourceluiquimesouvientdesquatresoeuvresdeEm.SIGNOLautourdelaligneduMéridien,auchoeurmême

dusanctuaired'oùrayonnecettesourced'amourdesunspourles

autres,jepivotesurmoi-mêmepassantduregardlaroseduPàcellede

l'S,puisdel'SauP...etlaspiraledansmonespritdevenantcomme

unpoulpemonstrueuxexpulsantsonencre,lesténèbresabsorbentla

lu-mière,j'ailevertigeetjeportemamainàmabouchemordantins-

tinctivementmapaume,peut-êtrecommeOLIERdansson

cerceuil.Malé-diction,jecomprendslavérité,ILESTPASSE,maisluiaussienfai-

santLEBIEN,ainsiquexxxxxxxxCELUIdelatombefleurie.MaiscombienontsaccagélaMAISON,nelaissantquedescadavres

embaumésetnombresdemétauxqu'ilsn'avaientpuemporter.Quelétrange

mys-tèrerecèlelenouveautempledeSALOMONédifiéparlesenfants

de

SaintVINCENT."

"Em.Signol"

EmileSignol-PainterandmemberoftheAcademyofArts,Paris.

"Yesterday,weelectedthatinsipidSignoltotheInstitute.Meissoniergotasmanyassixteenvotes,andthustheonlypeople

lefttocompetewithhimwereSignolandthatantiquatedold

Hesse,bothofthemrepresentativesoroffspring,oftheEcole.Butshudderingattheideaofseeinganoriginaltalententerthe



Academy,thesetwogroupsjoinedforcestodestroyhim.ThiswasdoneatthepriceofSignol'selection.Theresultwillbefarmoredeadlythanifthey'ddecidedonHesse,andoldmanwhowillleavenopupilstoperpetuatethetasteoftheschoolofDavid."

(TheJournalofEugeneDelacroix,p.363-364)

"fourworks"

TherearefourpaintingsbyEmileSignolaroundtheMeridianline.However,theanagramSIGNOLaroundLAproducesLANGLOIS.ClaudeLangloisistheengineerwhocompletedtheGnomonat

SaintSulpicein1744.

Hisfourworkswere:

1.Erectedanobeliskofwhitemarble(10.72metres)whichcanbeseeninthenorthernarmofthetrancept

2.Tracedthemeridian(intheNorth-Southdirection)withabandofcopperinlaidinthepavingofthechurchandleadinguptothe

obelisk

3.Establishedinthewindowofthesouthernarmofthetranceptagnomonequippedwithalenswithan80footfocallength

4.Markedonthegroundwithacopperplaquethespotwheretheraysofthesunfallonsummersolstice.Thisplaquewasremovedseveralyearsagotobere-engraved.Onecanseetodaythe

marbleplaquewhichwasoverthecopperplaque.

("LeGnomondeL'EgliseSaintSulpice",SaintSulpice)

"Meridianline"

"Nowalthoughmanyapparentbywaysshowedthemselves,yetIstillproceededwithmycompass,andwouldnotbudgeonestepfromtheMeridianLine;howbeitthewaywasoftensoruggedand

impassable,thatIwasinnolittledoubtofit.OnthiswayIconstantlythoughtuponthedoveandtheraven,andyetcouldnotsearchoutthemeaning;untilatlengthuponahighhillafaroffIsawastatelyportal,towhich,notregardinghowfaritwasdistant

bothfrommeandfromthewayIwason,Ihasted,becausethesunhadalreadyhidhimselfunderthehills,andIcouldseeno



abidingplaceelsewhere;andthisverilyIascribeonlytoGod,whomightwellhavepermittedmetogoforwardinthisway,andwithheldmyeyesthatsoImighthavegazedbesidethisgate."

(ChymicalWedding,SecondDay,p.12)

"siteoftheroseofthePtothatoftheS,thenfromtheStotheP..."

RoseBossatStGermaindesPres

TheSP,separatedbyarose,appearsabovetheChapelofStPeterandStPaulinthechurchatStGermaindesPres.Thereare

twosuch"SP"bosseswhichfaceeachotherinthechapel.

PSmayalsobeareferencetothePrioryofSion

"Octopus"

ReferencetotheOctopusinthechurchatStSulpice.LaPoulpe=PulpitorOctopus.Thisoctopus-shapedpulpitwasaGiftfromthe

DogeofVenicetoFrancoisI.

TheOctopusappearsonthegravestoneofMariedeNegre

Dables-Damed'HautpouldeBlanchefort,whichissaidtohavebeendefacedbySauniere.

"Iholdmyhandtomymouthbitinginstinctivelymypalm"

DirectreferencetotheTreeofLife:

Hand=Yodpath20betweenChesedandTipareth-Hermit

Mouth=Pehpath27betweenNetzachandHod-Tower



Palmofhand=Kaphpath21betweenChesedandNetzach-Wheel

"flowerytomb"

ThetitleoftheLordofRennesandBlanchefortpasseduponthedeathofFrancoisd'Hautpoul(thehusbandofMariedeNegreDables)tothecouple'syoungestdaughterGabrielle.ThiswasbecausetheBlanchefortlandsformedpartofherdowryandthetitle,underFrenchlaw,wentwiththeland.ShewasmarriedtoPaulFrancoisVincentdeFleurywhobecameLordofRennes.TheirsonPaulUrbaindeFleurydiedin1836andwasburiedinthecemeteryatRennes-les-Bains.LeTresorMauditbyGerarddeSedestatesthattherewereatonetimetwotombstonesforPaul

UrbaindeFleury.Thishasnotbeenproven.

The"FauteuilduDiable"(Devil'sArmchair)wascarvedintotheshapeofaseatfortheComtedeFleuryintheeighteenthcentury.

"GermaineofPibrac,shepherdess,BornatPibrac,c.1579;diedthere,1601."

"Butpeoplebegantotakeadifferentviewofherwhenirwas

reportedthatonewinter'sdayherstepmotheraccusedheroftakingaloafofbreadtogivetoabeggar;Germaineopenedherapronanditwasfullofspringflowers.Notlongafter,shewas

founddead,underthestairs.From1644miraclesofhealingweresaidtotakeplaceathergrave,whichhasbeenaplaceof

pilgimagefromthatdaytothis."

(PenguinDictionaryofSaints,p.155-156)

"metalobjectswhichtheycouldnotcarry"

"...forSolomonhadtobuildhistemplewithoutirontoolsbecauseofaMosaicprohibition(ExodusXX.25)"


"Ifyoumakemeanaltarofstone,donotbuilditofdressedstones;forifyouuseachiselonit,youwillprofaneit."

(Bible,Exodus,XX.25)



"Olier"

OlierJean-JacquesOlier

Jean-JacquesOlier(1608-1657),founderin1641oftheSulpicians.ResponsibleforstartingthebuildingofthechurchofStSulpicein1642.OlierisburiedinStSulpice.20September1608to2April1657.1652gaveupworkasapriestandestablishedasocietyofpriests.DiedundertheeyesofStVincentdePaulwho

hadcometoseehim.

"newtempleofSOLOMON"

"ThismessagereferstothechurchatStSulpice,anesoterictemplecopiedfromtheTempleofSolomonandfinishedatthetimeofthedeathofthemarquise,ontheterritoryoftheabbeyof

St.GermaindesPres"


"ChildrenofSaintVincent"

"StVincenttheDeacon.d.304AnativeofHuescawhobecamedeacontoStValeriusatSaragossaandwasmartyredatValenciaunderDiocletian.Hehasalwaysbeenwidelyveneratedbythe

Westernchurch.StAugustine,StLeoandPrudentiuswroteinhishonour.Insomeplacesheishonouredasthepatronof

vinedressers.Detailsofhismartyrdomarelackingbutthefactofitisindisputable.Heisdepictedasadeaconholdingoneormanyewersandabook;orwitharavenorravensdefendinghismartyredbody;beingtornwithhooks,orholdingamillstone.

SaintsdayGregorianCalendarJanuary22.


"ThesanctuaryisguardedbythechildrenofSaintVincentdePaul,thesaintwhoseheartbelongedtotheorphansand

unfortunates,andunderthe[277]directionofthesepiousandwisemissionaries,trueinheritorsofthevirtuesandthecharityoftheirbenevolentfounder,theprivilegedtemplesawacrowd,larger

thanever,kneelingandprayinginthesacredwalls."

"LesanctuaireestgardéparlesenfantsdeSaintVincentdePaul,



lesaintdontlecoeurappartenaitauxorphelinsetauxmalheureux,etsousla[277]directiondecespieuxetsavantsmissionnaires,digneshéritiersdesvertusetdelacharitédeleurbienheureuxfondateur,letempleprivilégiéavuunefoule,plusconsidérable

quejamais,s'agenouilleretprierdansl'enceintesacrée."

(LaVraieLangueCeltiquep.276-277)

11Serpent

"Cursingtheprofanersintheirashesandthosewholiveintheirtracks,leavingtheabysswhereIwasplungedinfinishingthegestureofhorror:"HereistheproofthatIknewthesecret

oftheSealof

SOLOMON,thatofthisQUEENIhavevisitedthehiddenresidences".Tothis,DearReader,becarefulnotto

addorremoveaniota...meditate,meditateagain,thevileleadofmy

writingcontainsperhapsthepurestgold."

"Maudissantlesprofanateursdansleurscendresetceuxquivi-ventsurleurstraces,sortantdel'abîmeoùj'étaisplongéen

accom-

plissantlegested'horreur:"VoicilapreuvequedusceaudeSALO-

MONjeconnaislesecret,quexxxxxxxxxxxdecetteREINEj'aivisité

lesdemeurescachées."Aceci,AmiLecteur,gardetoid'ajouterou

deretrancheruniota...médite,Méditeencore,levilplombdemon

écritxxxxcontientpeut-êtrel'orlepluspur."

"abyss"

"ThenIsawanangelcomedownfromheavenwiththekeyoftheAbyssinhishandandanenormouschain.Heoverpoweredthedragon,thatprimevalserpentwhichisthedevilandSatan,and

chainedhimupforathousandyears.HehurledhimintotheAbyssandshuttheentranceandsealeditoverhim,tomakesurehewouldnotleadthenationsastrayagainuntilthethousandyears

hadpassed."




"WecannotresolvetostudythenamesofthesefalsedivinitiesandtheidolatrousbeliefsofthesedegenerateGauls.Theabyssintowhichtheywereluredistooterribleforonetostaybehindand

fathomit."


"SealofSOLOMON"

"TheSealofSolomonortheShieldofDavid,forunderbothnamesthesamethingwasdenoted,isahexagonalfigureconsistingoftwointerlacedtriangles,thusformingthe

outlinesofasix-pointedstar.Uponitwasinscribedoneof

thesacrednamesofGod,fromwhichinscriptionitwassupposedprincipallytoderiveitstalismanicpowers.Thesepowerswereveryextensive,foritwasbelievedthatitwouldextinguishfire,preventwoundsinaconflict,andperform

manyotherwonders."


"...inthesceneryontheleftbloomsaflowerknownas"Sceaude

Solomon"(Solomon'sSeal),apinklily-likeblossom"

((Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.27,describingthelargewallfrescointhechurchatRennes-le-Château)

"DearReader"

"HereGentleReader,youshallfindeincorporatedinourConfessionthirtysevenReasonsofourpurpose,andintention,

thewhichaccordingtothypleasurethoumaystseekoutandcomparethemtogether:thoumaystalsoconsiderwiththyself,iftheybeweighty,andsufficientenoughtobringandpersuadethee

fortotakeourparts."

(TheFameandConfessionoftheFraternityoftheRC,1652,PrefacetotheConfession,p.32)

"addorremoveaniota"

"WhateverIamnowcommandingyou,youmustkeepandobserve,addingnothingtoit,takingnothingaway"



"Gardecequetuasreçu,<<sansrienajouter,nirienretrancher>>"

(Bible,Deuteronomy,13:1)

"vileleadofmywritingcontainsperhapsthepurestgold"

"ThewhichproofagainIrepeatedthrice,andfounditstillalike,andthesaidremainingsilveroutofaquafortis,wasoftheverybestflexiblesilverthatcouldbe;sothatinthetotal,thesaid

medicine(orelixir)hadtransmutedsixdramsandtwoscruplesoftheleadandsilver,intomostpuregold"

(TheAlchemists,p.189,quotingfromTheTestimonyofHelvetius)

12Sagittarius

"Returningthentothewhitehill,theskyhavingopeneditsgates,itseemsthereisapresencenearme,thefeetin

thewaterlikehimwhohasjustbeenbaptised,turningmyselfagain

towardstheeastfacingmeIsawunrollingwithoutend,hiscoils,

theenormousSERPENTROUGEcitedintheparchments,saltyandbitter,theenormousbeastunleashedbecameatthefootofthiswhite

hill,redwithanger."

"Revenantalorsàlablanchecoline,lecielayantouvertsesvannes,ilmesemblaprèsdemoisentiruneprésence,lespieds

dansl'eaucommeceluiquivientderecevoirlamarquedubaptème,me

re-

tournantversl'est,faceàmoijevisdéroulantsansfinsesanneaux,

l'énormeSERPENTROUGEcitédanslesparchemins,saléeetamère,l'é-

normebêtedéchainéedevintaupieddecemontblanc,rougeencolère."

"likehimwhohasjustbeenbaptised"

"Jesuscrouchesinthesamepositionasthedevilinthechurchentrance,butinverted,andtheclotheshewearsareofasimilar



colour,onlytheytooareinverted.Hetoostaresatthesymbolicpaving,drawingourattentiontotheneedforasecondchess-boardwhichmustbeusedbacktofrontinordertosolvethe

riddle."


"SERPENT"

"Kundalini,theSphinxofYoga,isShakti,theking'sdaughter,whomustbeawakenedifYogaistoreachitssupernalgoal.ForHatha-Yoga,Shaktiisinmicrocosmicformtherevelationoftheprimaevalforceofthefeminineinthephysicaland

ethericbodies.Sheisshownintheformofaserpent,butalsoasayoungwomanofenticingbeauty.AslongastheShaktiforceinmanisasleep,hecannotattaintohigherwisdom."

ISIS=SHAKTI-KUNDALINI

(TheSecretSciences,p.68)

"ThisserpentofwisdomissocoiledabouttheTreethatitsbodypassesovereachpathinsuccessiononthewayofreturnwithits

tailnearMalkuthanditstailbyKether,itindicatesthecorrectorderofnumberingthepathsupontheTree.Thiswasoncea



secretreservedonlyfortheinitiated."

(ThePracticalQabalah,p.29)

"Itcontainedthricesevenleaves,forsotheywerecountedinthetopoftheleaves,andalwayseveryseventhleafwaswithoutanywriting,butinsteadthereofuponthefirstseventhleaf,therewaspaintedaVirgin,andserpentsswallowingherup;inthesecondseventh,aCrosswhereonaserpentwascrucified;andinthelastseventh,therewerepainteddesertsorwildernessesinthemidstwhereofranmanyfairmountains,fromwhencethereissuedoutanumberofserpents,whichranupanddownhereandthere."


"saltyandbitter"

"TheSalsorsaltyriver,flowsfirstfromtherising[east]tothesleeping[west],andafteritsjunctionwiththeBlanque,towardsthecentreoftheStoneCircleoftheRedones,followsitscourse

fromtheSouthtotheNorthuntiltheentranceofthegorgewhereitstartstodrawoutthefirstnaturalpeaks.UntilithasreceivedtheRialses,itturnsagaintowardsthesleeping[west]andheads

towardtheAldertopouritsbitterwaters."

"LaSalsourivièresalèe,couled'aborddulevantaucouchant,et,aprèssajonctionaveclaBlanque,verslecentreduCromleckdesRedones,poursuitsoncoursdusudaunordjusqu'àl'entréedelagorgeoùcommencentàsedessinerlespremièresaiguilles

naturelles.Dèsqu'elleareçulesRialsés,ellesedétournedenouveauverslecouchant,etsedirigeversl'Alderpourydéverser



seseauxamères."


"redwithanger"

"ThisstrangeLiquor(theSunshiningonitatNoon)attractedtheBeamsorSplendourtoitself,anddidsinkdownwards,asifcoagulatedwiththeHeat,butreflectedtotheEyesofthe

BeholdersamostbeautifulRain-bow.HerewehaveaperfectDescriptionofthePhilosophersMercury,butthereissomethingmorebehind.ApolloniusconfessethhowtheBrachmanstoldhimafterwards,thatthisWaterwasacertainsecretWater,andthat

therewashidunderit,orwithinit,aBlood-redEarth."

(TheFameandConfessionoftheFraternityoftheRC,1652,p.b1-b2)

13Capricorn

"Myemotionwasgreat"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE"Isaid,and

Iawokeimmediately.Ihaven'ttoldyouinfactthatthiswas

adreamthatI'dhadthis17thJANUARY,feastdayofSaintSULPICE.Afterwardsmytroublepersisting,Iwantedafterreflection

totellyouastorybyPERRAULT.Herethen,DearReader,inthepageswhichfollowtheresultofadreamhavingsoothedme

intotheworldofthestrangeandunknown.GOODcomestohimTHAT

DOESGOOD."

"Monémotionfutgrande,"RETIREMOIDELABOUE"disais-je,

etmonréveilfutimmédiat.J'aiomisdevousdireeneffetquec'étaitunsongequej'avaisfaitce17JANVIER,fêtedeSaintSULPICE.

Parlasuitemontroublepersitant,j'aivouluaprèsréflexionsd'usagevouslerelateruncontedePERRAULT.VoicidoncAmiLecteur,

danslespagesquisuiventlerésultatd'unrêvem'ayantbercédanslemondedel'étrangeàl'inconnu.AceluiquiPASSEdeFAIRELE

BIEN!"



"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE"

"RescuemefromthemirebeforeIsinkin;SoIshallbesavedfromthosewhohateme,

Fromthewaterydepths.Letnotthewaveswashoverme,Northedeepswallowmeup,





SplendorSolis-TheEighthPicture

"DepictsaQueenwithangels'wings-andmostgorgeously

dressed.Shehasagoldencrownandneckornament,withgoldenchains,yellowsleevesandflowing.Skirtofdressornamentedwithaflowinggreenfoliagepatternandredandblueflowers.Fromherleftshoulderhangsabluedraperywithgoldedgesherslippersareredandgold.Inherhandsheholdsacrimsonrobeedgedwithgold,whichsheisholdingouttoanakedblackmanwhois

standingtothekneesinablackmudpool.Hisleftarmiswhiteandslightlysoiled.Hisrightarm,neckandheadisbloodred.Heholdshisrighthandoverhisrightthightowardsandasiftocoverhisnakedness.Hestandswithrightsidetowardsusandonthe

profileisseenacirculartransparentglassglobe,justcoveringheadallbutprofile,throughthisglobearetobeseenontheorgan



ofSelf-esteem,therightcheekbone,andovertherighteye,threeluminousspots,ineachofwhichisseenasmallredcross.TheQueenseemstobeencouragingandsympathisingwithhim.Alandscapewithalakeisseeninthedistance.Village,roadway

withafewdistantpeoplewalkingandboatsailingonthelake,withislandsintheextremedistance."

(SplendorSolis,TheEighthPicture)

"Whereuponthegreatestpart,andevenImyself,despairedofredemption,andcalleduponGodthathewouldhavepityonus,

and(ifpossible)deliverusoutofthisobscurity;whothen

alsoheardsomeofus."


"17thJANUARY"

StAnthony

"Antonywasburiedbyhisownchoiceinaplaceknowntonone.Butby561hisrelicswerefoundandtranslatedtoAlexandria.

Muchlater,translationswereclaimedbyConstantinopleandbyLaMotte,wheretheOrderofHospitallersofSaintAntonywasfoundedc.1100.Thisbecameapilgrimagecentreforthosewhosufferedfromergotism(calledStAntony'sFire).Thehospitallers,whoworeblackrobeswithablueTau-cross,becamewidespreadovermuchofWesternEurope.Theyusedtorideabout,ringing

littlebellstoattractalms;thebellswereafterwardshungroundthenecksofanimalstoprotectthemfromdisease.Byspecialprivilegethisorder'spigswereallowedtoroamfreelyinthe

streets,whencetheemblemsofpigsandbellsinStAntony'slater

iconography......Feast17thJanuary"

(OxfordDictionaryofSaints,p.26)

"StAntonyErmite.Thepresenceinthechurchofthissaint,wholedanexemplarylifemaybeintendedtosuggestanearbylocation-'LaGrottedel'Ermite'(theHermit'sGrotto).Itisnotsimplychancewhichmakesarayofsunlightpassthroughthestainedglasswindowoppositeandilluminatethestatueon

preciselyJanuary17th,thedateonwhichheiscelebrated,andonwhichhediedattheageof105."




Blanchefort

"MariedeNegreDables-DameD'HautpouldeBlanchefortdiedinthechateauofRenneson17thJanuary1781attheageof67."


Sauniere

"UntilthedaywhenMarinettediscoveredhim(AbbeBerengerSauniere)prostrateinfrontoftheTourMagdalaonJanuary17th,

1917...AfterhavingpassedonthesecrettohisfriendtheAbbeRiviereofEsperazathecureofRennes-le-Châteaudiedon

January22nd1917."


NicolasFlamel

NicolasFlamel

NicolasFlamel"Havingthis,IeasilyaccomplishedtheMastery,for,knowingthepreparationofthefirstAgents,andafterfollowingmyBook

accordingtotheletter,Icouldnothavemissedit,thoughIwould.Then,thefirsttimethatImadeprojectionwasuponMercury,whereofIturnedhalf-a-pound,orthereabouts,intopureSilver,

betterthanthatoftheMine,asImyselfassayed,andmadeothersassaymanytimes.ThiswasuponaMonday,the17thofJanuary,aboutnoon,inmyhouse,Perrenellaonlybeingpresent,inthe

yearoftherestoringofmankind,1382."

(ExpositionoftheHieroglyphicallFigureswhichhecausedtobeepainteduponanArchinSt.InnocentsChurch-yard,inParis.,

NicolasFlamel-London,1624)

StSulpice

17JanuaryistheSaint'sday(feastday)ofStSulpice.ThechurchofStSulpiceandthechurchatRennes-le-Châteauareboth

locatedontheParisMeridien.



SigisbertIV

KingDagobertII"January17thAD681wasthedateSigisbertIVwasreputedtohavearrivedatRennes-le-Château.Heisthe

mysteriouslinkintheMerovingianlinewho,assonofDagobertII,wouldhavebeenhisheir.Ashislifewasindangerhewasapparentlyconcealedandfromhimcamealineofkingswhohave

neverruled."

(Genisis,p.45)

SerpentRouge

January17th1967isthepublicationdategivenonthetitlepageof

LeSerpentRouge

PapacyreturnstoRome

In1309thepapacymovedfromRometoAvignon.On17January1377,PopeGregoryXIreachedRomeafterleavingAvignonon13

September1376.

"PERRAULT"

"Perrault'suniquecontributionwastopiecetogethertheelementsofearliermodelsandreworkthemtoproducestoriesofliterarysophisticationandmoralweight.CharlesPerrault(1628-1703)foreverwillstandasthecreativegeniusofMotherGoose."

"Biblio"Magazine,December1997

AppendixA-TheTreeofLife

PathsontheTreeofLife

HebrewLetter

Meaning

EnglishLetter

JoiningSephiroth



NumericalValue

Path

TarotImage

Aleph

PrimalEnergy,Ox

A

KethertoChokmah

1

11

Fool

Beth

House,Container

B

KethertoBinah

2

12

Magician

Gimel

Camel

G

KethertoTipareth

3



13

HighPriestess

Daleth

Door,Opening

D

ChokmahtoBinah

4

14

Empress

Heh

Window

H

ChokmahtoTipareth

5

15

Emperor

Vav

Nail,Hook

U

ChokmahtoChesed

6

16



Hierophant

Zain

Sword

Z

BinahtoTipareth

7

17

Lovers

Cheth

Field,Fence

Ch

BinahtoGeburah

8

18

Chariot

Teth

Serpent

T

ChesedtoGeburah

9

19

Strength



Yod

Hand

I,Y

ChesedtoTipareth

10

20

Hermit

Kaph

PalmofHand

K

ChesedtoNetzach

20

21

Wheel

Lamed

Ox-Goad,Whip

L

GeburahtoTipareth

30

22

Justice

Mem



Water

M

GeburahtoHod

40

23

HangedMan

Nun

Fish

N

TiparethtoNetzach

50

24

Death

Samekh

Prop,Support

S

TiparethtoYesod

60

25

Temperance

Ayin

Eye



O

TiparethtoHod

70

26

Devil

Peh

Mouth

P

NetzachtoHod

80

27

Tower

Tzaddi

Fishhook

Tz

NetzachtoYesod

90

28

Star

Qoph

BackofHead

Q



NetzachtoMalkuth

100

29

Moon

Resh

Face,Head

R

HodtoYesod

200

30

Sun

Shin

Tooth

Sh

HodtoMalkuth

300

31

Judgement

Tav

Cross

Th

YesodtoMalkuth



400

32

World

SephirothontheTreeofLife

Sephira

Path

Attribute

God-Name

Intelligence

Angel

Symbols

Planet

Kether

1

Crown

Eheieh

Hidden

MetatronChaiohhaQadesh

primalpoint,swastika

FirstSwirlings

Chokmah

2



Wisdom

JHVH

Illuminating

RatzeilAuphanim

line,phallus,rodofpower

SphereoftheZodiac

Binah

3

Understanding

JHVHElohim

Sactifying

TzaphkielAralim

yoni,cup,triangle

Saturn

Chesed

4

Mercy

El

Cohesive

TzadkielChashmalim

pyramid,cross,wand

Jupiter



Geburah

5

Strength,Severity

ElohimGibor

Radical

KhamaelSeraphim

pentagon,five-petalledrose,spear

Mars

Tipareth

6

Beauty

JHVHAloahva’Daath

Mediating

RaphaelMalachim

rosy-crosscube

Sun

Netzach

7

Victory

JHVHTzabaoth

Occult

HanielElohim



lamp,gridle

Venus

Hod

8

Glory

ElohimTzabaoth

Absolute

MichaelBeniElohim

versicle,apron

Mercury

Yesod

9

Foundation

ShaddaiElChai

Pure

GabrielCherubim

perfumes,sandals

Moon

Malkuth

10

Kingdom

AdonaihaAretz



Resplendent

SandalphonAshim

circle,equal-armedcross.

Earth

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