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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]
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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
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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
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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]
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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]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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"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
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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
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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"
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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
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shortofitsneighbour.Servandonihadoriginallyplannedtoconstructasemi-circularplaceinfrontofthechurch,butthiswasnevercarriedoutandthepresentonewasdesignedinthelast
centurybyVisconti,whoalsodesignedthefountain.Theinterioris
famedforthethreemuralsbyDelacroixinthefirstchapelontherightoftheentrance,depictingJacob'sfightwiththeAngel,HeliodoruschasedoutofthetempleandStMichaelkillingtheDragon.Don'tmissthetwogiantshellwaterstoops-agiftfromtheDogeofVenicetoFrançoisIerinthesixteenthcentury."
(TimeOutGuidetoParis)
"StSulpiciusII.BishopofBourgesfrom624to647hedevotedhimselftothecareanddefenceofthepoorandpersecuted,
particularlythosewhowerevictimsofacertainofficialofKingDagobert.Heisthetitularsaintofthechurchandseminaryof
SaintSulpiceatParis."
(TheBookofSaints,p.523)
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
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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
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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."
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"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)
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"...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."
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"Noéétaitjuste,etayanttrouvégrâcedevantDieu,ilétaitdevenucommeleconfidentdesesdesseinsvengeurs.Ilconstruisit
l'archesurl'ordredonnéparleSeigneur,ets'enfermantavecsa
familleetlesanimauxquidevaientêtreconservéssurlaterredanscevaisseauplacésouslaprotectiondivine,ilfutsauvédudélugedanslequelpérirenttousleshommescriminels."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.48)
"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."
(EncyclopediaofFreemasonry,p.515)
"column"
"Aroundpillarmadetosupportaswellastoadornabuilding,whoseconstructionvariesinthedifferentordersofarchitecture.InMasonry,columnshaveasymbolicsignificationasthesupportsof
aLodge,andareknownastheColumnsofWisdom,StrengthandBeauty.ThebrokencolumnisalsoasymbolinMasonry."
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(EncyclopediaofFreemasonry,p.161)
"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'
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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
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Beauty.Sheshallhaveeyeslikestars,andhairasbrightasthesunshineofthespringdayonwhichshewasborn,andcheeksasfreshandfairasthepetalsoftheflowerfromwhichshetakesher
name.""
(SleepingBeauty,p.29)
"AndinthestoryoftheSleepingBeautytheprincemustwinthroughahedgeofthorns.Theprincesssleptbecauseshehadbeenprickedbyaspindle,perhapsoneofthethreespindlesoftheGrail-treeonwhichthecrystalwas,sotospeak,impaled,andthis"tree"was,aswehaveseen,ahiddenallusiontothe"BedofSolomon",inwhichshesleptuntilthesolarlightshouldreawaken
andbringhersparklingbacktolife."
(TheAncientSecret,p.142)
"ThesespindleshadbeenmadebySolomon'swifeoutofwoodfromtheTreeofLifewhichgrewinParadise..."
(TheAncientSecret,p.83)
"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.""
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(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,VirgilandotherclassicalauthorsdescribetheirOlympianheroesandshowinlegendhowtheycanbetakenas`a
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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
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servaitlesCeltes.
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.230/231)
"Informertimes,andinsomeofthehighdegrees,abierorcoffinwasplacedinfrontofthealtar,asawell-knownsymbol,andinpassingoverthistoreachthealtar,thosevariouspositionsofthefeetwerenecessarilytakenwhichconstitutethepropermodeofadvancing.Respectwasthusnecessarilypaidtothememoryofa
worthyartistaswellastotheholyaltar."
(EncyclopediaofFreemasonry,p.717)
"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."
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"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."
(MoralsandDogma,p.787)
"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"
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"CetteimagedelaSainteVierge,tenantsursesbrassondivinFilsetsculptéedansunboisnoir,indiquesaprovenance
orientale"
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.279)
"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."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.230-231)
5Gemini
"Toreassemblethescatteredstones,workwiththesquareand
compasstoputthembackinregularorder,lookforthelineofthe
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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.
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.231-232)
"squareandcompass"
"MeasureacorneroftheCreation,andmultiplythatspaceinproportionalprogressionandtheentireInfinitewillmultiplyitscirclesfilledwithuniverses,whichwillpassinproportionalsegmentsbetweentheidealandelongatingbranchesofyourCompass.Nowsupposethatfromanypointwhateverofthe
InfiniteaboveyouahandholdsanotherCompassoraSquare,thelinesoftheCelestialtrianglewillnecessarilymeetthoseofthe
CompassofScience,toformtheMysteriousStarofSolomon."
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(MoralsandDogma,p.841)
"Thereforeitmustbere-vivified,andmadetobebornagainfromitsashes,whichyouwillaffectbyvirtueofthevegetationofthe
TreeofLife,representedtousbythebranchofacacia.Whoevershalllearntocomprehendandexecutethisgreatwork,willknowgreatthings,saytheSagesofthework;butwheneveryoudepartfromthecentreoftheSquareandtheCompassyouwillnolonger
beabletoworkwithsuccess."
(MoralsandDogma,p.786)
"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)
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"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."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.32)
"Onecoulddoubtthattheceltshadwantedtomakethesemenhirs,ifasmallgreekcrosscarvedintothelengthofthebasedidnotindicatebyitspresencethesignificanceattributedtothese
greatstones."
"OnpourraitdouterquelesCeltesaientvouluenfairedesménirs,siunepetitecroixgrecquegravéesurunprolongementdelabasen'avertissaitparsaprésencedelasignificationattribuéeàces
grandespierres."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.232)
"circle"
DialecteLanguedocien LangueAnglo-SaxonneRound,rond,cercle. Round,rond,cercle
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.20,TableofLanguedocianand
Anglo-Saxonwords)
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AtthesummitofBazel,oneseesverystrangestones,whichgotoformthecircleofthestonecircleoftherisingside[east]."
"AusommetduBazel,onaperçoitdespierreslevéesfort
étranges,quicontribuentàformerlecercleducromleckducôtédulevant."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.230)
"OnecouldaskoneselfwhythenameofRennesisgiventoourspa;andonefindseasilythereason,whenoneexaminescloselythisstrangelandscape:infactitsmountainscrownedwithrocks,formanimmensestonecircleofsixteentoeighteenkilometresin
circumference."
"OnpourraitsedemanderpourquoilenomdeRennesestappliquéànotrestationthermale;onentrouveaisémentla
raison,lorsqu'onexaminedeprèscetteétrangecontrée:eneffet,sesmontagnescouronnéesderoches,formentunimmenseCromleckdeseizeoudix-huitkilomètresdepourtour."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.225)
"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
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plusgrand,lesDruidesontvouluexprimerl'idéetrèsnettequ'ilspossédaientd'unDieuuniqueetexistantdanslesêtres.Dieu
étantl'Etremêmeparessence,ilestaussientouteschosesdelamanièrelaplusintime,puisqu'ilestlacausedetoutcequiexiste.
Lemondecrééesticireprésentéparlepetitcercleenfermédansunplusgrand,etcegrandcercleparsafiguresphérique,offreàl'espritl'idéedelaperfectionessentielledeDieu,enquitouslesêtresviventetsemeuvent,quicontienttouteschosesetexisteenelles,nonpointcommeunepartiedeleuressenceouunaccident,maiscommeunagentestprésentàl'êtresurlequelilagitetqu'il
atteintparsavertu."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.246-247)
"ring[coilofsnake]"
"WhereveryouseetheSerpentofFire,whereveryouseeitbecomingacirclewiththetailinitsmouth,thenitisthatyouhavepassedfromthespiralwhichgeneratestotheglobewhichistheresultofthegeneration;andtheSerpentturningonitself,takingthetailintoitsmouth,thatsymbolistheKosmosevolved."
(TheBuildingoftheKosmos,p.59)
"TheWayofInitiationfollowsthecoilingoftheSerpentofWisdomuponthetree,buttheWayofIlluminationfollowsthePathoftheArrowwhichisshotfromtheBowofPromise,Qesheth,the
rainbowofastralcoloursthatspreadslikeahalobehindYesod."
(TheMysticalQabalah,p.59)
6Cancer
"Thestonesofthemosaicpavingofthesacredplacecouldbe
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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."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.26)
"Thechessboardconsistsof64squaresalternatelyblackandwhiteandsymbolisestheflooroftheHouseoftheMysteries."
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(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.CXXXII)
"...wherethegreatstruggleforsupremacybetweentheinnerand
theouterman,betweenthespiritandtheflesh,betweentherealselfandtheunrealselvesandveilsbuiltaroundit,hastobefoughtoutonthechequer-workfloorofourpresentexistenceamongtheblackandwhiteoppositesofgoodandevil,lightand
darkness,prosperityandadversity."
(TheMasonicInitiation,p.66)
"JESUS"
"Jesuscrouchesinthesamepositionasthedevilinthechurchentrance,butinverted,andtheclotheshewearsareofasimilarcolour,onlytheytooareinverted.Hetoostaresatthesymbolicpaving,drawingourattentiontotheneedforasecondchess-boardwhichmustbeusedbacktofrontinordertosolvethe
riddle."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.27)
"ASMODEUS"
"Asweenterthechurchwearegreetedbyahideousdevil,grimacingundertheweightoftheholywaterstoupandthefour
angelswhichsurmountit."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.24)
"Accordingtolegend,Asmodeus,themischeivousfallenbutnotunkindlyangelwhohelpedhim[Solomon],gavethekingthemysteriousmagicalworm,theShamir,apuzzletoall
Jewishcommentators,foritcutthenecessarystonesfortheentiretemplebymagic."
(TheAncientSecret,p.108)
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"summit"
DialecteLanguedocien LangueAnglo-SaxonneCrinko,sommet.Crinkle,pli,sinuosité.
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.19,TableofLanguedocianandAnglo-Saxonwords)
"marvelloussleepingone"
"ForalongtimethePrincestoodandgazeduponher,forneverinallhislifehadheseenamaidensolovely.Thensuddenlyhebent
downandkissedherlips."
(SleepingBeauty,p.94)
"HERCULES"
"HerculeswasthesonofJupiterandAlcmena.AsJunowasalwayshostiletotheoffspringofherhusbandbymortalmothers,shedeclaredwaragainstHerculesfromhisbirth.Shesenttwoserpentstodestroyhimashelayinhiscradle,buttheprecociousinfantstrangledthemwithhisownhands.Hewas,however,bytheartsofJunorenderedsubjecttoEurystheusandcompelledtoperformallhiscommands.Eurystheusenjoineduponhima
successionofdesperateadventures,whicharecalledthe"TwelveLaboursofHercules"."
Thetwelvelabourswere:
1.FightwiththeNemeanlion
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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
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entreatethofthecoloursofthestone,entitledIrisortheRainbow,intheseterms,Operisprocessiomultumnaturaeplacet,thatis
TheprocessionoftheworkisverypleasantuntoNature:thewhichIhaveputthereexpresslyforthegreatClerkswhoshall
understandtheallusion."
(TheAlchemists,p.168,quotingfromNicholasFlamel)
ThereisnodoubtthatHerculesexistedonlyinGreekandLatinmyth:however,itisusefultoremark,thisfamousherotakesarealconsistanceandreclothesthecharacterwithtruth,assoonashepersonifiesthecelticnationandthemigrationofthispeople
towardstheeasternlandsofeurope."
"Ilesthorsdedoutequ'Herculeaexistéseulementdanslesmythesgrecsetlatins:cependant,ilestutiledeleremarquer,cehérosfameuxprenduneréelleconsistanceetrevêtlecaractèredelavérité,dèsqu'ilpersonnifielanationceltiqueetlamigration
decepeupleverslescontréesoccidentalesdel'Europe."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.214)
"decodethemysterioussymbolscarvedbyobserversofthepast"
"ThiscrossisplacedattheexactlocationofthestonewhereonepreviouslysawanengravedgreekcrosslikethosewhichexistpresentlyattheCapdel'Homme,andnearthetremblingrocks."
"Cettecroixestplacéeàl'endroitexactdelapierreoùl'onvoyaitautrefoisgravéeunecroixgrecquesemblableàcellesquiexistentprésentementauCapdél'Hommé,etàproximitédesroches
branlantes."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.229)
"Onecoulddoubtthattheceltshadwantedtomakethesemenhirs,ifasmallgreekcrosscarvedintothelengthofthebasedidnotindicatebyitspresencethesignificanceattributedtothese
greatstones."
"OnpourraitdouterquelesCeltesaientvouluenfairedesménirs,siunepetitecroixgrecquegravéesurunprolongementdelabase
n'avertissaitparsaprésencedelasignificationattribuéeàcesgrandespierres."
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(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.232)
"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."
(ChymicalWedding,FirstDay,p.4)
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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."
(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLV)
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"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"
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"ThefollowerofChrist,`outofwhomhehadcastsevendevils',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."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.273)
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"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
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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"
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NicolasPoussin(1594-1665).PainteroftheShepherdsofArcadia(LesBergersd'Arcadie).
"ETINARCADIAEGO"
Latinphrasetranslatingas"AndItooaminArcadia"
ShepherdsofArcadiaatShugboroughHall"Erymanthe,mountainofArcadia,wastheshelterofaboarwhose
furyfilledtheentireareawithfear."
"Erymanthe,montagned'Arcadie,étaitl'asiled'unsanglierdontlafureurremplissaitd'effroilacontréeentière."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.301)
"ARCADIA"
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"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'isalsoknownasan`Ark'or`Boat';andtheArcadianswerethe`PeopleoftheArk'orthe`ArchRace'-`thepeopleofthe
Covenant'.AsPhoenicians,theywerereknowedsailorsandnavigators,aswellasteachersandhealers."
(Arcadia,p.106-109)
"voiceoftheblood"
Referencetothegeneology("TableauDynastique")onpage10ofLeSerpentRouge.
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"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
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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
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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"
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"Retire-moidelaboue,etquejen'enfonceplus!Quejesoisdélivrédemesennemisetdugouffre!"
(Bible,Psalms,69:14)
"RescuemefromthemirebeforeIsinkin;SoIshallbesavedfromthosewhohateme,
Fromthewaterydepths.Letnotthewaveswashoverme,Northedeepswallowmeup,
Northepitcloseitsmouthonme."
(Bible,Psalms,69:14)
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."
(ChymicalWedding,FirstDay,p.7)
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"twotimesIS"
"ThisEgyptiandeityundermanynamesappearsastheprincipleofnaturalfecundityamongnearlyallthereligionsof
theancientworld.ShewasknownasthegoddesswithtenthousandappellationsandwasmetamorphosedbyChristianityintotheVirginMary,forIsis,althoughshegavebirthtoalllivingthings-chiefamongthemtheSun-stillremainedavirgin,accordingtothelegendaryaccounts."
(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLV)
"Isis,representedintheSongofSolomonbythedarkmaidofJerusalem,issymbolicofreceptiveNature-thewatery,
maternalprinciplewhichcreatesallthingsoutofherselfafterimpregnationhasbeenachievedbythevirilityofthesun."
(SecretTeachingsofallAges,p.XLV)
"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."
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"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
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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."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.234-235)
"divinesteed"
"AndnowIsawheavenopen,andawhitehorseappear;itsriderwascalledTrustworthyandTrue;inuprightnesshejudgesandmakeswar.Hiseyeswereflamesoffireandhewascrownedwithmanycoronets;thenamewrittenonhimwasknownonlytohimself,hiscloakwassoakedinblood.He
isknownbythename,TheWordofGod."
(Bible,Revelation19:11-13)
"Parlacroixetcechevaldedieu"
"Bythecrossandthishorseofgod"
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(DecodedmessagefromtheparchmentfoundbySauniere)
"crossingtheabyss"
"ThenIsawanangelcomedownfromheavenwiththekeyoftheAbyssinhishandandanenormouschain.Heoverpoweredthedragon,thatprimevalserpentwhichisthedevilandSatan,and
chainedhimupforathousandyears.HehurledhimintotheAbyssandshuttheentranceandsealeditoverhim,tomakesurehewouldnotleadthenationsastrayagainuntilthethousandyears
hadpassed."
(Bible,Revelation20:1-3)
"WecannotresolvetostudythenamesofthesefalsedivinitiesandtheidolatrousbeliefsofthesedegenerateGauls.Theabyssintowhichtheywereluredistooterribleforonetostaybehindand
fathomit."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.305)
"ThemeaningofthewordKether,wehavealreadynoted,is
Crown.ChokmahmeansWisdom,andBinahmeansUnderstanding.ButpendenttothesetwolaterSephirothisacuriousandmysteriousthird,whichisneverrepresentedinthe
glyphoftheTree;thisistheinvisibleSephirah,Daath,Knowledge,anditissaidtobeformedoutoftheconjunctionofChokmahand
BinahandissituatedastridetheAbyss."
(TheMysticalQabalah,p.43)
10Scorpio
"CelestialvisionforhimwhoremembersthefourworksofEm.SIGNOLaroundtheMeridianline,tothechoiritselffromthesanctuaryfromwhichbeamsthissourceoflovefromoneto
another,IturnaroundpassingthesiteoftheroseofthePtothatoftheS,thenfromtheStotheP...andthespiralinmymindbecominglike
amonstrousoctopusexpellingitsink,theshadowsobscurethe
light,IamdizzyandIholdmyhandtomymouthbitinginstinctively
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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
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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
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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
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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)"
(TheAncientSecret,p.108)
"Ifyoumakemeanaltarofstone,donotbuilditofdressedstones;forifyouuseachiselonit,youwillprofaneit."
(Bible,Exodus,XX.25)
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"Olier"
OlierJean-JacquesOlier
Jean-JacquesOlier(1608-1657),founderin1641oftheSulpicians.ResponsibleforstartingthebuildingofthechurchofStSulpicein1642.OlierisburiedinStSulpice.20September1608to2April1657.1652gaveupworkasapriestandestablishedasocietyofpriests.DiedundertheeyesofStVincentdePaulwho
hadcometoseehim.
"newtempleofSOLOMON"
"ThismessagereferstothechurchatStSulpice,anesoterictemplecopiedfromtheTempleofSolomonandfinishedatthetimeofthedeathofthemarquise,ontheterritoryoftheabbeyof
St.GermaindesPres"
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.12)
"ChildrenofSaintVincent"
"StVincenttheDeacon.d.304AnativeofHuescawhobecamedeacontoStValeriusatSaragossaandwasmartyredatValenciaunderDiocletian.Hehasalwaysbeenwidelyveneratedbythe
Westernchurch.StAugustine,StLeoandPrudentiuswroteinhishonour.Insomeplacesheishonouredasthepatronof
vinedressers.Detailsofhismartyrdomarelackingbutthefactofitisindisputable.Heisdepictedasadeaconholdingoneormanyewersandabook;orwitharavenorravensdefendinghismartyredbody;beingtornwithhooks,orholdingamillstone.
SaintsdayGregorianCalendarJanuary22.
(TheBookofSaints,p.567)
"ThesanctuaryisguardedbythechildrenofSaintVincentdePaul,thesaintwhoseheartbelongedtotheorphansand
unfortunates,andunderthe[277]directionofthesepiousandwisemissionaries,trueinheritorsofthevirtuesandthecharityoftheirbenevolentfounder,theprivilegedtemplesawacrowd,larger
thanever,kneelingandprayinginthesacredwalls."
"LesanctuaireestgardéparlesenfantsdeSaintVincentdePaul,
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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."
(Bible,Revelation20:1-3)
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"WecannotresolvetostudythenamesofthesefalsedivinitiesandtheidolatrousbeliefsofthesedegenerateGauls.Theabyssintowhichtheywereluredistooterribleforonetostaybehindand
fathomit."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.305)
"SealofSOLOMON"
"TheSealofSolomonortheShieldofDavid,forunderbothnamesthesamethingwasdenoted,isahexagonalfigureconsistingoftwointerlacedtriangles,thusformingthe
outlinesofasix-pointedstar.Uponitwasinscribedoneof
thesacrednamesofGod,fromwhichinscriptionitwassupposedprincipallytoderiveitstalismanicpowers.Thesepowerswereveryextensive,foritwasbelievedthatitwouldextinguishfire,preventwoundsinaconflict,andperform
manyotherwonders."
(EncyclopediaofFreemasonry,p.674)
"...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"
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"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
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colour,onlytheytooareinverted.Hetoostaresatthesymbolicpaving,drawingourattentiontotheneedforasecondchess-boardwhichmustbeusedbacktofrontinordertosolvethe
riddle."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.27)
"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
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secretreservedonlyfortheinitiated."
(ThePracticalQabalah,p.29)
"Itcontainedthricesevenleaves,forsotheywerecountedinthetopoftheleaves,andalwayseveryseventhleafwaswithoutanywriting,butinsteadthereofuponthefirstseventhleaf,therewaspaintedaVirgin,andserpentsswallowingherup;inthesecondseventh,aCrosswhereonaserpentwascrucified;andinthelastseventh,therewerepainteddesertsorwildernessesinthemidstwhereofranmanyfairmountains,fromwhencethereissuedoutanumberofserpents,whichranupanddownhereandthere."
(TheAlchemists,p.164,quotingfromNicholasFlamel)
"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
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seseauxamères."
(LaVraieLangueCeltique,p.227)
"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!"
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"DELIVERMEFROMTHEMIRE"
"RescuemefromthemirebeforeIsinkin;SoIshallbesavedfromthosewhohateme,
Fromthewaterydepths.Letnotthewaveswashoverme,Northedeepswallowmeup,
Northepitcloseitsmouthonme."
(Bible,Psalms,69:14)
"Retire-moidelaboue,etquejen'enfonceplus!Quejesoisdélivrédemesennemisetdugouffre!"
(Bible,Psalms,69:14)
SplendorSolis-TheEighthPicture
"DepictsaQueenwithangels'wings-andmostgorgeously
dressed.Shehasagoldencrownandneckornament,withgoldenchains,yellowsleevesandflowing.Skirtofdressornamentedwithaflowinggreenfoliagepatternandredandblueflowers.Fromherleftshoulderhangsabluedraperywithgoldedgesherslippersareredandgold.Inherhandsheholdsacrimsonrobeedgedwithgold,whichsheisholdingouttoanakedblackmanwhois
standingtothekneesinablackmudpool.Hisleftarmiswhiteandslightlysoiled.Hisrightarm,neckandheadisbloodred.Heholdshisrighthandoverhisrightthightowardsandasiftocoverhisnakedness.Hestandswithrightsidetowardsusandonthe
profileisseenacirculartransparentglassglobe,justcoveringheadallbutprofile,throughthisglobearetobeseenontheorgan
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ofSelf-esteem,therightcheekbone,andovertherighteye,threeluminousspots,ineachofwhichisseenasmallredcross.TheQueenseemstobeencouragingandsympathisingwithhim.Alandscapewithalakeisseeninthedistance.Village,roadway
withafewdistantpeoplewalkingandboatsailingonthelake,withislandsintheextremedistance."
(SplendorSolis,TheEighthPicture)
"Whereuponthegreatestpart,andevenImyself,despairedofredemption,andcalleduponGodthathewouldhavepityonus,
and(ifpossible)deliverusoutofthisobscurity;whothen
alsoheardsomeofus."
(ChymicalWedding,FirstDay,p.7)
"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."
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(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.27)
Blanchefort
"MariedeNegreDables-DameD'HautpouldeBlanchefortdiedinthechateauofRenneson17thJanuary1781attheageof67."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.7)
Sauniere
"UntilthedaywhenMarinettediscoveredhim(AbbeBerengerSauniere)prostrateinfrontoftheTourMagdalaonJanuary17th,
1917...AfterhavingpassedonthesecrettohisfriendtheAbbeRiviereofEsperazathecureofRennes-le-Châteaudiedon
January22nd1917."
(Rennes-le-Château,AVisitor'sGuide,p.18)
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.
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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
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NumericalValue
Path
TarotImage
Aleph
PrimalEnergy,Ox
A
KethertoChokmah
1
11
Fool
Beth
House,Container
B
KethertoBinah
2
12
Magician
Gimel
Camel
G
KethertoTipareth
3
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13
HighPriestess
Daleth
Door,Opening
D
ChokmahtoBinah
4
14
Empress
Heh
Window
H
ChokmahtoTipareth
5
15
Emperor
Vav
Nail,Hook
U
ChokmahtoChesed
6
16
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Hierophant
Zain
Sword
Z
BinahtoTipareth
7
17
Lovers
Cheth
Field,Fence
Ch
BinahtoGeburah
8
18
Chariot
Teth
Serpent
T
ChesedtoGeburah
9
19
Strength
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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
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Water
M
GeburahtoHod
40
23
HangedMan
Nun
Fish
N
TiparethtoNetzach
50
24
Death
Samekh
Prop,Support
S
TiparethtoYesod
60
25
Temperance
Ayin
Eye
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O
TiparethtoHod
70
26
Devil
Peh
Mouth
P
NetzachtoHod
80
27
Tower
Tzaddi
Fishhook
Tz
NetzachtoYesod
90
28
Star
Qoph
BackofHead
Q
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NetzachtoMalkuth
100
29
Moon
Resh
Face,Head
R
HodtoYesod
200
30
Sun
Shin
Tooth
Sh
HodtoMalkuth
300
31
Judgement
Tav
Cross
Th
YesodtoMalkuth
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32
World
SephirothontheTreeofLife
Sephira
Path
Attribute
God-Name
Intelligence
Angel
Symbols
Planet
Kether
1
Crown
Eheieh
Hidden
MetatronChaiohhaQadesh
primalpoint,swastika
FirstSwirlings
Chokmah
2
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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
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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
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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
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Resplendent
SandalphonAshim
circle,equal-armedcross.
Earth
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