Julianus, The Chaldaean Oracles

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II

THE

CHALD.AN

ORALESAS SET DOWN BY

JUI U

HEPTANGLE BOOKS

GILETTE - NEW JERSY

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II


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THE

CHLD

ORCLEAS SET DOWN BY

JUIANUS

TRANSLATED INTO THE LATIN BY

FRANCESCO PATR ZZI

AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY

THOMAS STANLEY

HEPTANGLE BOOKS


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ABL O COS

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Pishers FoewodPree, W W Westcott

nodon, ercy ullockPree oms tnley

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The Chdn Ores tr by os tnley orosi Or r. y rncesco trizzi 25

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Peho s Coenries tr. by oms tnley 4Pses Coenies tr by os tney 6Pros Coenries tr b os onson 89

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Ores y Porhyy in Westcots edition IOes Weso no Sney 03


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PSHRS OWORD

OOASTR blished editins this wrk, s well s thetrditin hnded dwn r lte Hellenishrgh the Middle Ages st ssredly did

mse these Orles And, while it wil nt be d tht there y be eleents ntned in the Or: I s whih ight tend t sggest link wth rnn

there is little evidene t sggest sitn r the resent er nd h less t sggest by the legendry gre Zrster. Presen shl

ll bt nlsively ttribtes the thrs the./wldan Oraces tJlins the thergist living drng

h rgn Mrs Arlis Whether riginlly ne tis e r lletin es; whether de

v d thrgh the entrned ls Jlins hsel, r gh the entrned lis se ther ed r s, nd sbseqently t t verse byJlin s; tese

t1cs were nsidered t be divine revetin rt h d, nd s sh erhs the lst Sred k ntiqity Wht is knwn the ethds the l rles ntiqity, ld wth the ten rher sd stte the rgents the Chadan Oras;

sts tht the njere, tht the Oracs were de-v thrgh the geny ediisti trne, is r H resnble The thrity tht these Oracs s-

s d r ny nd r ny hilshers, y ehs s E R "Ne Lht o h Ch Os, arvar

eoogca evew L 196, p 263.- Thury Rto o opom ournal o

}oman Sues ] p s6


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TOCTOY

e israe y ros, who s qoe y his ograpMarus as havg sad: If I had i my pw, ou a he ae os I wod ser o e urre ohe rls ad he " a h oentry ote s Jas s ed as h heurgs "whom iawfl o dsve Ufoay, of hs are

oo we possess oy fagmes.fJas s ow h was he so of a Chaa hosoher of he same am he s ree hav save h oma Amy he mag agae Qua A 7 y ausg a hdrsom ad mo wh Aollos ad As, h s ue

have savd h y of ome fom a ague y hmee ea f a omma He s he rs ma e give he or dsgao of hegs a hha hs sas as a ma, hs major aompshmeis ha i s fom hs had ha h hldn rles wegve o he wrd saved from osy y ohyr

ad eevae o sare ahory y Iamh a rs d, fJuas s he s hgshegy ray godworg'he hld rces omprise rs wor f hgy.Wha s hergy? Wha dee is godwog if

some fom of mag Aguse sees he esgao as a

aem o a w a sposdy hghe aauae mag, e , uao ad savao, fom h


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t were the whoe o the matter, t wou e u that theurg ou ever have ha the uee h he iuene o theurgy es more ts attemp

v the heomena o mag some phosopha o- ne, tha i the stton etwee it a it

1 rom ts eton wth otius a etra theme ioatonsm s that o ersoa savato through 1sta uno wth the e or Go. or os, a st at o was eete through the preparato of to o nteet not theurgy otnus wou pro-

have onemne the Caan hosophers aogth the oeton o mystagogs he as Gosts. *hose who oowe n hs wae, however, saw the

s an theurgy a easr path to savaton tha the oere otnus, an oak wth the mate o

hosoha oherene, the seze t a mae sre autortyhe the Chn Os are the rst wor o thergy they are ot, however a tetook o theurgre s ot one rtua ontae among the ragmets as

ow osses the Whatever rtuas the Chaaes nue, we have some gmses rom reserve o trato an the O themseves that theurgss

re very aomshe magas, aept at neromanwe as proug umous apartons o the Gos

3 meas o the Chaa tes Juanus was itroue

o the ghost o ato hs ather ossesse ruhh roue vse apartos o the Go Chroos


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NTROCTOR

he ody* Poclus was ganted isibe and lumous aparitions of Hecate,onetme Goddess of socey, nowth s aguey associated wit te woldsou; tgit oud inoke Iynges [ages?] and th taditionGods of astology, as wel as, the to be aoided, teestial demons and i addition, by means of teRites a teugist coud constuct oacua statues and tasmas.Te ituas temseles wee, doubtless, egadas pofessonal tade secets, and as suc pobaby did nfom a pat of te s, wic wee fo moe genecicultionHad we te Caldan Rites, o een a compete co

ection of te e, wit o witout Julanus' com

metay we sould be in a muc bette postion tundestand e Caan eoogy and its inuence oate Heenism and its plosopy, as wl as its nuenon te then nascent a soon to be oci mystey cuhistaniy. Regettaby, what we hae is fa fom comete we pesent tis edition, wat we ae, wi

ful nowledge f its sotcomins Dodds, t, p 56. e, p 59 300 and Pselus Commetry [p 7. 283-290; II 291-294 Psllus [p 7 Peho [p 54): Pelus [p 87] II 298-299 Pseus [p 8] d Pletho p 52 )Dodds, o t, , p [With the pubcato of he Geek Magal Pay n anslat(eited byBez UnivrsiyofChcago Press 986 he Gree


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PREFACE

W W Westcott*

may of h rca fars of h Cha

da hosohy hy hav com dow os hogh Gr rasaos ad wr hdgras sm hrogho aqy a sm

c was shard a by h ar Chrsa ahrs ad ar aoss h docrs coad hr arrbd o Zoroasr hogh whh arcar Zoro r s o ow; hsoras gv ocs of as may as

dr dvdas a barg ha a whch was r baby h of h rc of h ag, ad a grc r h word Zoroasr s by varos ahors df-

dvd Krchr fshs o of m - sg drvaos wh h ss o show ha comsr TURA a gr ad TziR, o fasho Ar ad , hdd; from hs h gs h words

rasr fasog mags of hdd fr;or ras h mag of scr hgs hrs drv fromad ad Gr words mag a comaor of

h ars s o of cors rdd ha hs coco a ds s ohr ha dsjd ad fragmay ad

or ha robab ha h r s of may asag


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x NROCOR

as een osce, an even n some ases opelessly oleae y naeae anslaon.(Wee as een possle o o so, an aemp a

een mae o elcae ol o amos expessons, ee y moyn e exsn anslaon ome Geek, wee eeme pemssle, o y appenn

annoaons.( as een sese y some a ese Oacles ae oGeek inveno, as aleay een pone o ySanley a Pcs e Manla asse Fcins a a e Calee Onal n s possesson "in wcose ns wc ae aly an eecve n e Geek

ae ea peec an ene, an Fcns nee saea e oun s MS. pon e ea o Manla. aon o s, sol e noe a e an ee ne onal Geek veson wos occ wc ae no oGeek exacon a all u ae ellense Calee(Beoss s sa o e s wo noc e w

ns o e Calans concenn Asonoy an Plosopy amon e Geeks, an s cea a aons o Cala vey laly nence Geeo. aylo conses a some of ese myscaeances ae soces wnce e slme concepono Plao wee o, an lae commenaes we wen pon e Popyy amlcs Pocls Plen Psells. a en o sc ea lean a saac l l f O l


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C C j

e term Oracles' was probably bestowed upon teseutterances ordr to nforce te idea of

profound and deeply mysterious nature. Te Caldans, owever ad an Oracle, wic tey venerated asgly as te Greeks did tat at Delpi.*e are indebed to bot Pselus and Pleto for com

ents at some leng upon te Caldan Oracles, and

e colections adduced by tese wriers as been con-derably enlarged by Franciscus Patrizi, wo made maydditions from Proclus, Hermias Simplicius, amascius,nesius Olympiodorus, Niceporus and Aobius islection, wic coprised some 32 oracles under gen

ral eads, was publised Latin in 53 and constitutese groundwork of te laer classication arrived at by

lor nd Cory.

e Urbbus


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TROUCTO

Pey Buock*

Y Y out good reason tat tese terse and eg-matc utterances ensrne a proound sstemo mstcal plosop but tat ts sstemts ul dscernment a renement o acult

vng, as t does, a dscrete percepton o immatera s ces] as been asserted tat te Caldan Mag preserved occult learng among ter race b contnual tra

n rom Fater to on Dodorus sas Te lea tngs not ater te same ason as te Greeks: orl gst te Caldans losop s devered b tra n n te aml, te on recevng t rom s Fater

g eempted rom all oter empoment: and tus g ter parents or teacers te learn all tngsand abundantl, belevg more rml at s comlcated to tem.": remans ten ts oral tradton seems to est

tse Oracles c sould be studed n te lgt of . 85 do. ofu Gud udi of Cd ioo

xcdd boud of cou, d diud ifo Pi d Abi bod uo i fo ic

o l of Cd Pi d Ai comdd ud l l of Cd


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TRODUTORY

e Kbl and f Eytian Tely. Stdent aewae tat te Kabala i etible f extadiaynteetatin wit te aid f te Tat emin teatte de te vey t f Eytian Tely. Had aimil e been adted by te mmentat in teat te Caldn ytem exnded in tee Oale

wld nt ve been ditted in te way it a been.Te fndatin n wi te wle tte f teHebew Kbala et i an xpitin f ten dei weeively emanated by te limitable it wi intei vyin diitin ae nideed a te ey f alltin. Ti divine ein in te fm fTee Ti-ad f Pwe ynteized in a tent i aid t be extended t f wld denninated epetiveyAtzilt Bia et7ia and Aia ffld adtinfm te btle t te . Ti itin in it meta-yial t i nteiti t if it my be tatedmediately teiti wile te ltimt nmenn f allenmena i te blte Deity we ideatin nti-

tte te bjetive Univee.w tee bevatin ply titly al t te Cal-

dn ytem. Te amanyin diaam ientlyidiate te amny and te identity f te Caldanilpy wit te Hebew Kabala. t will be entat te it Mind and t Incua Triad Pate Pt-

entia Mtte nd Men ae lltted t te ntelliibleWld fSpamndane it te it Mind ee-


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to te Second Mind' epeentatie of te Diine ow n te Empan Wold wic i identied wit teond gat iad of diine powe, nown a the ntel

ble nd t the sme time ntellectul rd te teealW ld compie te dual td iad denominated ntel/ l: wl t fout o Elementa Wold i go

d b pezoo o owe of e, te actual builde

e wold.

CALDAN SCEME O BENGS

I YAcangel

AUnzoned GodI Zlaeta Deitie

D: Angel

S

L D: Elementalir ir Wtry rthl

E D Luiugoute Klipot)

ldan eolog contemplated tee gt don


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AA SEME

WOR OF UPRAuAE HT

ntellileskow ituitio)

MPR.A wRntelliiblentellectuals

kow ad kowig

THEREA OR

ntellctualskowg

EMETAR WOR i

FIRST MIN

Pateal ethItelligibe Tiad

Pate Potentia Me

SCON MIN

Iynge

SynoeTeletah

THIR MIN

Tee Comagogi(ntellectual uides ineileThee Amliti

(placale thundes)

MTRIA UNIVRS

Hypezoko


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KABALSTC SCEME

OLD OF ZLH

oLD OF BniAHivine rs

WOLD O EZAHrmatin

W LD O SSAHateial rm

Bound mb ghtA Suh

Ain Suh AuA adiant tang

Kthrwn)

Bnah(ntellgence)

ChokmahWisdm)

Gbuah Chd

HodThth

Nzachod

akuthRuld b

DOA! MEEKH


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NTROCTOY

of beng haing begnng bu no end; he CreaeWorld or Emprum ls under hs head aboundng as does n proucons bu s source remanng superoro hes he hrd and as order of dine hngs had abeginnng n me and wl end hs s he ransoryEherel Word Seen spheres exended hroh hese

hre Worlds viz, one n he Emprum or ergngrom hree n he Ehereal and hree in he EemenaryWorl whle he whole phscal realm snhesed nhe oregong hese seen spheres are no o be confounde wh he Seen maeral lanes alhough helaer ar he> phsca represenaons o he former

whch can onl be sad o be maeral n he meaphyscalsense o he erm seus proessed o denf hem buhs suggesons are naeuae as Sanle pone ou.Bu Sanley ahough dsagreeng wh sellus s neerheless nconssan upon hs on or alhoug e x-lans he our ords of he Chalans as successelynoumenal o he phscal ream he obous conradcshs n sang ha one corpora word s n he Emprumror o he supramndane Lgh a he aernal

Deph' he Absolue De conanng all hngs n poena and ernall mmanen hs s analogous o heAin Suph Aur o he Kabalah hree wors o hree leers epressng hree rads of owers whch are subse

quenly ranslaed no objec and consue hegrea radc Law under he drecon of he Demurgus


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HALDAN OALES

\ n rom he Pernl Deph nd he rchepl nou nn o he Emprum unversl lpervdng o humn comprehnsonulme essence. Therum gi s somewh grosser hough sil high-y blzed Fre nd creve source n s urn he noul n o he Formve or Eherl Word s he er

noumenon o he emenl Word Through hesemed he concpons o he Pernl Mnd

ulmel ullled n me nd spce[n some respecs s probbe h he Orenl mnd

s no much ered rom wh ws housnds os go nd much h now ppers o us curous nd

nsc n Esern rdons sl nds responsve echo hers nd mnds o vs poron o mnknd. Ag nuber o hinkers nd scenss n modern mesh dvoced enes whh whe no ecl smr, rlel o ncen Chdn concepons s s ex

n he noon h he operon o nurl lw1 Unverse s conrolled or opered b conscous

d dscrmnng power whch s coordne wh ngence. I s bu one sep urher o dm h orces nes o peope he vs spces o he Unverse

h he chldren o phns. Thus hsor repes sel he old nd he new e reec he mulorm ruhhou enerng lengh no he mephscl s

s mporn o noce he supremc rbuedhe Pernl Mnd The neligence o he Unvere


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TOCTO

gent or power lredy reerred to A t d Mnds t Hm oer t tem.(The wod ntelble ed the Pltonc ene to

denote mode o beng power or percepton trncendng ntellectl comprehenon . e. wholly dtnct romnd peror to rtocnton The Chldn recog

ned the mode o percepton vz the tetmony othe vro ene the ordnry procee o nteectlctvty nd the ntellgble concepton beore reerredto. Ech o thee operton dtnct rom the othernd moreover condcted n eprte mtrce or vehcl The ntomy o the Sol w however crred

mch rther thn tl nd lthogh n t ltmte rdrecogned dentc wth the dvnty yet n mneted beng t w conceved to be hghly complex TheOrcle pek o the Pth o the So' the trcng onexble re by whch t eentl prt re octed nntegrty whle t vro mmt' tn' ndvehc' r l trceble by nlogy wth nverlprncpe Th tter ct ndeed not the et remrkble ete o the Chldn ytrm Lke everlo the ncent comogone th prncp chrctertco whch eem to hve been certn dptblty tontroveron Chldn metphyc ytheze motclerly n the hmn conttton

(In ech o the Chdn Dvne W od trnty odvne power operted wch ythetcly conttted


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CHADfAN OACES j

a, ta, mtay ad Matia, as psidd by a Spm Po, itsf i dict appot it at ad mved y unspeakale cunsels Ts a

y idtic it t Kabaistic cocptio of t idtia ads of t fo tts composig t Dity i so may dit agags. A pal tt is

yd i t Oac ic s here s a eneraleN e rjeed hruh he rlds wh sleeless revln Kab gi sppis t ky to tis ttc by dig t Fo Wods as d t psidcy of o tts of t Vab Nam, a ctai tt of h o big alottd to ac Wod, as aso s a sp od of itig t ottd am appopiat

to ad, dd i tat systm it is tagt tat t o t Emts bot macocosic ad icocos o y pa, is dicty cotod by t ol- o t am Tat Nam is associtd it t s o t mts ad is ts cosidd as a Ui

La it is t po ic masas t cati

smmd p i t Dgs, Hypzokos, o of Fi rc may b mad to t psycic aatomy

f ma big accodig to Pato H pacs t ct i t ad; t So dod t som o t s, sc as fotitd, i t at i aot

ic t apptits dsis ad goss passos ctis, abot t stomac ad t sp


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IODCO

it the Itelligible o diie oulSeod the tellet o atioal o adThid the atioal o paioal ou

Thi latte wa egaded a ubjet to mutatio to dioled ad peih at the death of the bodyOf the Itelligible o diie ou the Oale teah t

t is bright re whih, by the ower o the Fther, reminemmort, nd is Mistress o L; it powe ay be diappeheded though egeeate phatay ad whe tphee of the Itellet ha eaed to epod to the agf the paioal atueCoeig the atioal oul the Chada tag

that it wa poible fo it to aimlate itelf uto t

diity o the oe had o the iatioal ou o tthe hings diine, we ead nnot b obtined by mortwhose inteet is direted to the body one, but those ony wre stried o thir grmnts, rrie t the summitTo the thee Soul to whih efeee ha bee mad

the Chalda moeoe allotted thee ditit ehile

that of the diie Soul wa ota that of the atiooul by appoximatio beae o whil to the iatioou wa aotted what wa alled the image' that i tatal fom of the phyial body(Phyial life thu itegate thee pial mode o a

tiity whih upo the diolutio of the body ae

petiey ioled te web of fate oequet upaate eegie i thee dieet detiie


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HALDAN OAES V

adas assg th pac of th Iag th eh rratoa sou to the Luar Sphr t s prob

lt y th Luar Sphr was eat soethg the orb of the Moo th who subuary

f whch th trerestra arth s as t wr thet death the ratoa Sou ros aboe the uar

u proded aways th past perttd that happy

1 > rat portace was attrbuted to the way l physca f was passd durg the sojour ofc th teet of esh ad frquet are the

s to rs to couo wth those De I'N to whch ought but th hghst Theurgy ca

immota de o you ou ead you says a Ora esty ase you eyes uwads Tayor cot the foowg beautfu passag By the ye

uderstood a th gostc powers of th Sou thes are eteded the Sou bcoes rpet

ore cet fe ad d uato ad wre rased abo tse"

f hada Mag t ght b truy sad that they dras dd rst dscrate the truthfu so" ere certay edowed wth a far rachg per Jn oth ea ad sprtua attt to ages

f wth ystc erours they wer soeth er theorsts but wer aso practca e

f th posophy they taugh. Lfe o the pas wth ts d ghts ad weed skes tdd

W t teror uodet ary e the ds


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TRODUCTORY

e ue u tt, he girders of the oul, whch gie hething re esy to be unloosed, nd elewee we eof te Melody of the ther nd of te Lunr clshng, eeiene wi tetif to te elit of tei oetod.e Ole et tt te ieion o t

nd ote diie iion e i te Ete Te d iloo eonized te ete of te Elee te ubtle edi tou wi te oetion of toe eleent i eetedb te oe eleente wt we now Et Ai Wte nd ietinile of de nd oitue of et nd old. Te

ubtle ete e ell te eleent of te nient nee t n el eiod to e been onneted wit tldn tolo te in of te Zodi wee oneted wit te Te twele in of te Zodi euttion of te ete of te eleentfou elent wit tee vition e nd odin to t

eondene of one o note eleentl ondition te ontitution of te indiidul o wee i nt ition dedued teefo Tu wen in te toil jon it w id tt n d Aie iin w id to be of e ntue i nt tendenibein tie eneeti nd e fo in te ontittio

o one te e ete edonte. And tete wee tiulted o endowed wit etin in


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CHADAN OACES

of te Paetay foes was sa to e spea oo oe o aty wt oe o te ote of te aa osteatos. Couo wt te ea s of tese osteatos foe a pat of te Ca teuy a a uous faet t s sa thou/ noet t te eesta osteato ae te Lo)

hen no onger be unto thee the aut of the Hea en the tar hae ot ther ght the am of the Moon the Earth bdeth not and around thee dart the nng ame then a thng w aear to thee n the form Lon e Caas ke te Eyptas appea to a a y eope appeato of oous a

I e of te psy suseptbty Te use of bt I rs eees te eoto of subsst aety tmates tat peepto of te w ee

tou aato o te opeato of aes. aa eto of otepato appeas to a etfy te sef wt te objet of otepato fouse ta wt te poess ofa Yoa

a ea w appeas epete wt suesto; as rtte He amate the mage to hm atng ond h own form But we ae to A dneS r nororea but bode are bound n them for your'"t\,il bte ete of w I ae spoke see

r 1 L

as t wee fo te aet of te e Ltj aes tea tat beyo tese a A oar word


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IODCO

here th mor tru un hs plce Thesphsts ll ppecte the sgncnce fh mor tru n fr ccrdgt h rt otrn the Sun we see s but the physcehcle f re trnscendent splendure t s ere ble t ech p t te

by the pwer h morta who approahs th rsha ha ght om th dnty and unto th prsring

orta th bssd mmortas r sw. But ht f thse lesser stture Were they by nbty precluded frsuch lluntn ? thrs e ed n whn asp, Hmaks uu om hs own trngth Tht s t sy, se qre de knledge thrugh cn wtDty n sleep Ths de hs gen rse t se f th

st gncent cntrbutns t ter ltertue t hsnce bee thrughly elbrted by Prphyry nd Synesus The eleenth Bk f the tamorphoss f Apuleus nd the son o o bly ndcte ths nd lthugh n dubt ery Chrstn hs hed tht H gtunto hs bod n s fe ndeed relze the pssbtunderyng tht cnceptnWht, t y be sked were the s f the Chl

dns th respect t terrestrl lfe Ws t sprt pesss hch led the t hld ths n lght esteeOr shuld we nt rther sy tht the keynte f thephlsphy ws n ese sprtul pts ? t ppers t e tht the ltter s the re true nterprettnThey elzed tht beynd the cnfes f tter ly

f t t t l f h h t t


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CHALDlAN ORALES

< thrst fo sensation, but with a er perception real-., te tue Utopia to be withn.tl And te rst step that admirable pogess was a re

n to the simpe ie; hady, ideed, a etu o mos Magi were thus brought up from birth.* Thet ood engendered by the rugged ie, couped witt.L sdom whic diected tei association, rendered1

u

dren oNatue pecularly receptive of Natue' . toop not down, says te Oracle, to the darkl orld For a precipice lieth beneath the Earth a de- f even steps and therein is established the throne o a Uatal orce toop not down unto that darkly splendid

, Dle not thy brlliant ame with the earthly dross oot'f toop not down or its splendour is but seeming It is

abtion o the ons o the nhappy. No moeu 1if fomulation of the Geat Tuth tat exteio.ud ous fe is death to te highest enegies of the ld possibly have been utteed: but to such as

Hi cation and the pactice of vitue endeed them-' lv oty encouagement was given fo we ead,

r/o "!r poers buld upon the body o the holy mantl I ' I of Kama was as mu a featue of the Cal 1 1 Hosopy as it is of te Teosophy of today:I, 1 1 ; assage in Fcin us we ead "he Soul ppetu11 11 a passes thoug al tings in a cetan spacei l 11 wic being pefomed it is pesently compelled.,

\'1k agan tough all things and unfold a similar

1 eation in the Wod accordng to Zoroaster,


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NOCOY

ho thiks that as ote as the same ases et, t

same eets ill i like mae t(Ths is o orse the eplaatio o the poveb thHisto epeats itse" ad is ve a om the spestitios vie o ate Hee eah oe eeives hs deseaodig to meit o demeit, ad these ae the boo lie bt the Oales sa, Enlarge not thy destny, athe ge me to Eploe the Rer of the oul, so that athough you hae beome a serant to body, you may agarse to the rder from whh you desended, onng worssared reason !(To this ed e ae ommeded to lea the telligi

hih eists beod the mid, that divie potio o teig hih eists eod tellet ad this it is o

possible to gasp ith the oe o the mid nderstathe itell ble wth the extended ame of a extended intelleTo Zooaste also as atibted the tteae hkos himsel kos al thigs i hims hile itelsehee sggested that he paternal Mnd sowed symbi the oul. Bt sh pieless koledge as possib

ol to the Thegists ho, e ae told all not so asbe ranked wth the herd that are in subton to fate Tdivie light aot adiate i a impeet mioosmeve as the lods obsre the S o o sh as maaset to the mot divie o spelatios i osed adisodeed mae, ith halloed lips, o asheet the pogessios ae impeet, the implses ae va

ad the paths ae dakAlthogh desti o desti ma e itte i t


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m Sul be he rle f eessi, d hl I s Vr h Mser Wil, whh

ew h wa wih mh f magic,rea he paiade in piesws atms see pes ea he Mster wrds wedge

ns en h nsummin nsised i f he Wl d h elein f he min-

e wer whih nrls susness Beiem/ be abe bd ad y are ss he Orle i1 1 e dded en shll reeere hs ds- smbls f he Sul B is sid n behding

H /er i e he imefe selI v mus be ewed s del b hm wh wuld11d d ulime erfen s he rd e e msi rress is rule

er he erus ssem. B Wll he een 1 s xed n he reherus wes f he sr Lih

e nsusess is melled mmune wih e here is n Oe Wll bu hre Wills ls mel, f he Dine he Rinl nd Ir 1 Sls hrmz hse is he dul( shess wh imedes he rd fhuhud bd This is seill rue nd irr- v f seme, he selshness whih rehes b

essies f bd is ur ulri ure whih he ulured ee beuifu r-


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j NTRDUCTR

cofused ptchork of streks so the eteded peceptos of ctze of the Uiverse re ot grsped bthose hose thoughts dell thi the sphere of thpersol lfeThe rod to the Summum oum lies therefo

through slfscrice the scrce of the loer to th

hgher for behd tht gher Self les the cocleform of the Acet of Ds the sthetcl eg Dve umty.These thgs re grsped by Sou; the sog of the So

s loe herd the dytum of Godourshed Sece


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PREFACE

Tomas Sanley

Chdick hosoph hos le

whch go nd h n of Zoos;so indd condn h s spposiiios fogd b so psdoChisn Gk* phps h h bs

lows of odics h hick bosd h h sc books of Zoos B hs ss lss

bbl in gd h li dispsd ong sl t s; no h o b nglcd in h h h d in g non b h lonc hiosoph r hich scinl lso gs h h non wings chgd b ophis pon h Gnos , s fogd b h nd h n of Zoos hos s h cknowldgd w b h loni

osophs of who h nsncd loins nd lu cd nd donsd o b spios nd sppo os

g h h no Chldn bcs nt s ccoodd o h Gk s b h n so hsh nd xoic xpssons s ds

v h o b oigl foign; nd wh h

za Hre Eccleiqe


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V TODTO

gree terms wt tt wc s proper to te reePosop we m s o tem s mbcus upooter occso o te wrtgs tt go uder tme o Hemes rsmegstus s te re pubsed uder te me o Zoroster so so te cot te doctre o Zoroster toug te reuet spe tste o te rees. For te wee trsted out o

Cdee ito ree b persos sku te reePosopo persude us tt te re geue d ot o ree

eto Pco de Mrdu proessed to Fcus, te d te Cdee org s possesso:

was st e iby taken m the thing

and instigated t the Aabi and hadan eaning betain bks in bth thse anguaes whih am t mhands nt aidentay but dubtess by the dispsa d in au my studes ea the iniptins anyu wi beiee it. he hadan Bs they abks and nt athe teases ae the aes Abe

Ea aste and Mehi Magi: in whih thse thingwhih ae uty and dtie in th eek ae ead pet and entie hee is as an expsitin by the hadan wisemen upn these aes sht and kntty buu mysteies thee is as a bk the dtines the hadan hey and upn it a Diine and idisse he esians ees and hadans.

s Pico d Mrd fter wose et ese ook


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HN OS XXXV

d b Ficis, b so wo ad llegible ha1 g cold be made o of hem h, o com ha hese Oacles wee aslad1 1 he Geek b pesos sklll i he Geek Philosoph s cll o md ha Beoss iodced he wiigs hald

ophe woe hegic Oacles i ese, ad oher ( s of ha sciece ad pobabl, if hese wee

f ha had

which Pic della Miada gies of hos issessio, o wich ee added a comme ad ause of he docies of he hald

ad Psels, wh, besides he Oacles gi e o hem, ogehe wih a hald

le of Oacles was pehaps o gie o he eaphoicall o epess he Diie excellece ot 1 doce b as coceied ideed o hae bee de

d b h Oacle self fo Sephas sis

he hald


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TRODUCTORY

h pn a be ne b he hh enwhh he la hlphe ave f he he he Aan Thel eveale G a hel elivee b G An l eewhhavi e a f he G ne f he alwhih peak f he Iea a lan ne aha heeb he G elae he ben dd aeh a ae ha he G helv he neplan f la

Se f hee ale whh eape he e ie wee pblhe b Lv ean 5a a ehe wh he enae f Geleh une he le Magi aes o te Mag de

ended om ooaste he ae wee afewa anlaean pu fh b Jabu Mahau an lal ehewh he ena f ell al b Jhanne ppu a a 6

The b Fane azz we enlae wh aplenful an f Hea Sp

Daau Sneu lpu Nephu anAbu nean h b h wn aun and edun he f he bee pepu eaenea head pu he fh and anlae he nLan n The wee afewa p fh n Lab h Heunu n 6 une he le e ineMagia s o ooate King Batia and ine of Mg bu Heunu une he peene f pn he L h ll p l h h


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CHADAN OACES

t these ragments nto a conned dscorse, whch nh seves are nothng coherent, bt dspersed amongal athos.

trz ndeed hah take mch learned pas h collecton o them, bt wth lss regard to ther

sres and nmbers, and, as rom thence may be

h wn sometmes o the words themselves. or s there certan means to redrss ths omsson by omparg h wth the athors, ot o whch he took them, snce

w o those are extt, nether doth he, as he roesses ve done x the names o the athors to the several

nts, except to some ew at the beging. How-v we shall gve then here aordn to hs edton

h t beng the most perect; together wth sch addtons e meet wthal esewhre and som conectres to

y th dct we mentonedWhreas many o the Oracles are so broken ad ob-

t that they mght at rst sght seem rather rdcosh weghty, yet he who shal consder, that as may o as are explaned by Pleto, Psels, ad others,

d whot hose explanatons seem no less absrd k th rest, bt beng explained, dsclose the learing t Chaldans n a prood and extraordinary man- i wl easly beleve the rst, even those whch ap east inellgble to be o the same knd and con' ntly oght no more to have been omtted than any

1 te res


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TE CALA ORACLES

Egh taat


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TH CHLD RCLOF JULINUS

did ansad in ngish by

Thomas Sty

MONA YA TRA

the atena Monad isThe Monad is eaged which geneates wo

the Dyad sits by hi and gittes with

nteectua ectionsd to Gove a things and to de a things no

deed n the whoe od shineth the Tiad ove which

the Monad Rues is de is the beginning of a ection the Mind of the Fathe said that a things be cu

ito thee.ose i assented and a things wee dividedJ f the Mind of th Jtena Fathe said into thee


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4 JA S

An Muliscien eiyhis way oweh he hape o he Tia, being pexise.

No hes Essence bu whee hey ae easueF hou us coceive h all hings sv hee h

PiciplsThes couse is ace bu in he ile Anohe he hi ia; which cheishe he Eah

FieAn Founain o Founai an o all Founains.The Maix coaining all hings.Thence abunanl spings oh he eneaion

ulivaious Mae.Thence exace a pese heowe oglowing FieFlshing ino he aviie o he ol: o all hing

ro hencBegin o exen ownws hei aiable Beas.

FATR M

Fahe hah snache away hise ne


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CHALAN OACES

A tigs he issued m tht ne re ] * th Fath pct a things an eivee theov to th sco Min

ch h he c of Men ca the st 2 gottn of the Fath; fo he aone

aing cop' the Fo o th Minfo the Fatheigou. h Pata s-gott Min unstaning [his

wk,' i a th y on of ov

t a hings ight continue oving fo eve h thos things hich ae intectuay contet i

th ight of the Fath i n a thingst ing he Ents of th o they ight pe

sist i ov. i is the Boun of t pata Dpth an th

Foutain of th IntectuasN nt h foth ut ao in th patna DepthA i th Aytu accoing to Diviney nuishe

ience. 35 th Fie once aov shutteth not his oe


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JUIUS

For the paternal Mind hath owed symbol thro' thorld,hich undetandeth Inteligble, and bauteth ineabe.holy Diviion and ndiiible. 0BY Mind he contain the Intelligibe, but introduceth

sne into the world.

BY

Mind he contain the Intelligible, but itroducetsoul into the orld.N NTELGBLES NTELECTUALS

ND of the oe Mind, the intellg (Mizd)For the Mind not without the telligibleit exit not wthou t.The are Inellectal, and Intelligible, which beingundrtood, udertand.

For the Intelligible i the Ailment

the Intelligent.Learn the Intelligible ince it exit beyond the MindAnd the Mind which move the Empyreal Heaven


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CHDN ORCES

You who know crtinly th uprmund ptrnDpth h intlligibl i prdominnt ovr ll sctionhr i omthing Intlligibl which it bhoov thto undrtnd with th owr o th MindFor thou nclint thy Mind, thou hlt undrtndthi lo;Yt undrtnding omthing [o it] thou hlt no

undrtnd thi wholly or it i Powr ircumlucid strngth, glittring with Intllctul sc-tion (Ry But it bhoov not to conidr thi intlligibl withhmnc o Intllction,But with th mpl m of th mpl Mind whichmurth ll thingxcpt thi Intlligibl: but it bhoov to undrtndthior thou nclint thy Mind thou hlt undrtn

thi lo,Not xdly, but hving pur turning Ey thoum


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JLIS

Tht thou myt lrn th ntllgblfor t xt byond th Mnd.ut vry mnd undrtnd th God for th Mnd notthout th ntllgbl nthr th ntllgbl wthout th MndTo th ntlltul Prtr of th tlltul r thng

y yldng r ubrvnt to th pruv ounl th FthrAnd to undrtnd nd lwy to rmn n rtlwhrlng.

ut nnung nto orld th nrbl m n lpl hrlngountn nd Prnpl to turn nd lwy to rmnn rtl hrlng ron of th trrbl mn of th Fthr 7ndr two Mnd th L gnrtng Founn soul ontndAnd th Mkr who ! oprtng fmd th orldho prng rt out o th Mnd


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CHAAN ORACES 9

otanou ratr prrv t owr i ownr 7 glittrt wit ntllctual ction and lld allting wit ovi warm ty ar carrid ing rono t Bodi of t orldat ting unaiond may aiondat t Mind pa it pa y undrtanding 8

wr i wit tm Mind iro rYGES EAS PRCPLESing many acnd into t lucid

orldinto tm and in wic tr artr opJnat tm li t ci Immatrial

rincipl wic av undrtood t intlligil orof t atr

iclod tm in nil or a in Bodiing ( it wr) t rry-man twixt ar and


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10 ANS

nd ncbng unmnet thng n the mt m th ldThe Mnd the th mde jng e undtndng by vgu uemnm de nd yng ut ne untnThey png th m the the w the unnd End

y whch they e cnnected t th the by lten m evel ehcleut they wee dvded beng by tellectul e dtbutednt he ntellectul the Kng dd et be tmultm ldAn ntellectul ncuptble tte th nt thugth ld he pmtng whe mccdng t whch the ld ppeedeuted wth ll knd de whch thee utnut whch cme uhng th he undtbtebeng bken but the de the d wth h th t '


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HLD ORLES I I

tellectual Notio o the pateral Fouta roppithe ower Fire. the poit leple tie thi riieou deahert ebuddig fouta of the Fathe budded.tellet yge do (theelve) alo udetad fro

he Father 0y upeaable ouel bei oved o o udtad.

CAT, SYOCS, TLTARCS.

ot hi pig allThuder ad the retereceiv

cavitientirely-lcid tregth Fathebeotte ecate

d he who begrd vz the owe Fie ad thetro of the ole ey above

e gave to hi ee that thy hould guard the Topglig the powe h ow trgth i the yohe

how the orld hath tellectual guide ieible!


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JA S

Becaue alo ll he e poducng Boo of HecaAnd nll n he ynoche he enlvnng enghf poen eBu hey ae guada of he ok he FaheFo he dgue he pong 1

To be cloahed h he Pn he ageThe Teleach ae copehended h he ynocheTo hee Inellecual Pee of nellecual eAll hng ae ubevenBu a ay a eve he Maeal noche 1

Have pu on he coplely-Aed go o eoundghh pple engh foyng he oul and he ndTo pu no he Mnd he ybol aey And o alk dpeedly on he Epyal hanne

BU y 1Thee ae Indvble, and enbeAnd opoo and hng den' d o Me

SOUL ARE

he oul beng a bh e by he po


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CHALDAN ORACLS 3

d ossssth many omions of th avitis of tho: 1 3 it is in immtation of th Mind; t that whih i

on hath somthing of th Body.h hans ing intmxd sh oms th oks

of inoti Fit th ata onti (th o) dwm hatng a things; fo h did th Mind i th o th o in th d Body. 40s th Fath of Gods and Mn imosd

ndanty animating ht Fi Jh odso nata oks oxist with th tta ight ofth Fath o h o whih adon th gat

avn, and adoning with th Fath t h Hns a x aov 4

t aot th shods th Goddss immns Natis atd ain indatiga Nat ommands th ods and

oksh Havn dawig an ta os may n.

d th sw n might om aot th nt as hsth


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JULIUS

TH WORD

IHE Maker who oerating by himseam

the rld.And there was anoher Bulk re

By it-s operating all things hat the Body o the rmight be pected

That the orld mht be majst and not seem Mem

branous.The whole orld o Fire and ater ad Earth 1And all-nourishing Jther,The unexpressible and expressible atchwords o t

orld

ne L!e by anotherrom the distrbuted hannelsPassing om above to the opposite PartThrough the enter o the Earth; and another

Middle: r6

Fiery hanel where it descends to the material hannL-ingingre


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CHADAN ORACLS

qul. 65 Or te pteral Mnd sowed ymbols trug te orldor te enter of every one s arred betwxt e aters.r t s n mmtaton te Mnd ut tt w

bo t sometn of te od

HEAVEN

R te ater ogregte seven rmments

of e orld;bn Heave n a round gue 70 a reat ompany of nerrat tars n e onsttted eptenary o errat Anmalsang rt n te mdde and ater n te mddle

t arte r above tse cxed a great ompany nerrat tars T be arr d not by laorous and toublesome Tenson1 t by a settlemt w at not Error. cxed a great ompany of rat tars


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16 JULNUS

Te re o te u

uspg er Dsorer el-orere oe.or te Goess brgs ort te great u a t brg

Moo. Jte o prt Gus o te Moo a o t

o te solar rcles a o e Moty clasg te Jra RecessTe Meloy te Jer n o te assages o te u

a Moo a o te r

te we r a te Uar ourse a te o te u.octg t a receg te Meloy te Jte9 te a o te Moo a o all tat ar

cotae te r

re te Derato ore a te Dpeser o res ar pote s see by s atve Lgece coes aturTe u ssssor beog te pure ole 9 te Jtra ourse a te ast Mto te

Moo


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CD OCS 17

TIME

Mudae God; teal teoug ad ld of a pral form 00

aothrfoutau who gud the Empral Hav

SOU BOY MA.

bhoov th to hate to the Lght adto th bams th Fathr;wh wa st to th a oul loathed

wth muh Md

hse thgs th Fathr ocvd ad o the motal waamatd0r th patral Md owd mbol oul 0plshg th oul wth proud Lov or th Fathr of th God ad M plad th Md

the ould h d h bl h d


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! 8 LANS

ncorporal no bing abl o conain h bodiBy raon o h orporal Naur in hich you ar con

cnradAnd hy ar in od, aracing rong aDcndg o h ahr, o hich dcnding h

oulorp o Epyralui h ounourihingor 1And hror coniving h orld o h ahrhy avoid h adaiou ing oaal Diny;

And hough you hi ol anuid,Y h ahr nd anohr o ak up h Nubr.rainly h ar uprlaivly bld abov all oul; hy ar n orh o Havn o Earh,And ho rich oul hich hav unxpribl a;A any o h (o King) a procdo hining Th

or roov Hi undr h rong por o (hi) hradL h ioral Dph o hy oul b prdoinan; bu

all hy y Exnd upard


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D 19

a all oe qualli, elhi i Iae, uielliible,

ecipiiious, ay, a eph alas Rolli, 30ays espousi a opacous, ilebeahless Boy, he ih-hai ol, a he ii cues

hich ay his ae alloe uee aaisee hou he ay o he oul, hece o by ha er

ai see he Boy, o he sae place o [23 5hich hou is o

hou us ise up aai, joii cio o sace speechoop o o, o a ecipice lie belo o he ah;

ai hoh he ae hich hah see seps,Beeah hich

s he hoe o ecessiy 4

ae o hou hy esiyhe oul o a ill i a ae clasp Go o heseai hi oal, sh is holly iebiae o

oFO he boas Haoy, i hich he oal Boy eiss hou ee he ey i 4


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2 JULANUS

Thrs roomfor h Img lso in h irmli plvry y o h nshion ol srh h Rins o

FrTh Fir-gloing ogniion hh h rs RnFor h rl pprohing o h Fir shll hv igh

r Go For o h slow orl h Gos r sTh Fris r rnglr fnTh borgons vn o ill r r probl goo op norish h in h ry Angli Rgion

B h prnl in ps no hr ill nil sh go o of blivion n pronon or Insring h rmmbrn o h pr prn

ymbolTo hs b gv h oibl hrr of o b om

prhnThos h r slp h m fril by his own

srngh.l no h piri nor pn pis 60

v no h ross o r on PripiBring hr noforh lsgoingorh sh hv somhing


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HADAN RALS 2

Te ungides of e ou, wi give e beaing, aeeasy o be oosedn e side sinise of Heae, ee is a Founain

eue; 6i eains enie wiin, no eiing e iginiy

o Man e Maine of odes aue ube no o y Mind e vas easues of e Ea;o e Pan of Tu is no uon Eao easue e Measues of e un, gaeig ogee

anons 7

e is oved by e ena i of e Fae, no foy sake

one e sw ouse of e Moon: se uns eveb e iuse of essiy

e Pogession of e as was no boug o foy sakee eia wide ig of ids is no veaious,nd e Disseions of Enais and iis a ese ae

oys, 7

e suos of gainfu eas; y ou ese u inend en e a ed Paadise f Piey


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2 JUAU

Ts Er bwils o ir ilr 8

DMONS RES

RE prss r r pr mos; borgos ll ill mr r pro

bl gooB s igs I rol i rlsi mpls o

my Mi,

Exi lik ir sprkligly io spos r ir gr oi issi for 8r ir b wizzig wig bo ErB lso o s Hos mor glirig gr Boy o y] solrs riig o Hor

iry or o wi Gol or isr sooi sig o y] solrs 9 o spk o o m o sl s bsolly

wi is spok

or ir pprs ll oBlk or o rs si: lig of Moo


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HADAN ORAS

tho mst ot ehol these oe thy Boy atehe soothg ols they alays ee them om these

ysteesetaly ot of the avtes of the ath sg Tees

tal ogshh sho o te ge to motal aao aot th Heat tohals 00ve hage aos Nas; thee ae aes evey ato gve om Go

hh have a seaale oe Rteshe tho seest a ae Fe thot Fom,hg,ashgly thogh the eths of the ol 3 0

ea the oe Fe


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ZOROASR ORACULA

(in atin raaton}


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T CLD RCLOF JULINUS

t tt t F Pzz

ZOROASR ORACUA

MOAS DYAS TRAS

B AEA MAS ES.Amiata est Moas, q o geerat

Das em apud n sedet, & ineleabs lgt sonibsE gbeare na & orare qoqe o

ordnanLToto enim mo et Trias js Moas es repsPripim oms seionis i e ordo

I ra namqe Mens dix ris seai oniCs volnas a & am omnia sa ern ria amqe dxit ns aris te,Mete oa gbeansEt aparert n psa Vrts & apetiE Mlisa Verias

in it Triadis vts ae essetaLon rimam sed ea q mesrar


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28 JULS

Inde exlit genertio ultivriteriIde trs prester exilis ignis osMndoru ndens cvittibus Oni nue dncip deorsu tendere rdios dirdos

PATER & MENS

IPSUM RA ATR NQ SUenli cludens proriu ign

on eni pern Principi iperfeuuid rottur.

Cun nue perfecit pter,

Et enti trdidit secund, pri voct one genus hoinuPtrogeni lx utu nue solE prtis robore decrepens entis oreOper en intelligens pte ens e se genit,

Conctis insevit vculu igni grvis oris:o oni nent tepus interintu ntNeue onbus u ptri entliter context onstt in ore nnt undi elent nenHbet ips inteligenti pte ente indereOnibus fontibus & principtibus

Est eni nis ptei profdi, & fons entliu Neue progressus est, sed nsit in ptern profund


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HALAN ORACLS 29

t titi & tbiste quide tiet telligibili ses ve iduit

udisete quide tet tellgibil i e

duit ud

MENS INTELLIGIBIA & MENT ALIA

UNUS MNTS NTLLGBLS. ei se iteligibili es st sesiu eisti

se sut eli & telligibquuque du teligut itellgtu

ibus ve itelligeti est itelligibilis itlligibile qudquide ext ete esti

t etis, qu yeu udu duitetis ei es est qu udi et tiex geiQi sueudu teu udu estis

tellgetesteigibilis is seiis ies st ei qudd iteligibile, qud tet te tl

gee etis el e ilies, ut ete, & illud telleesUt liquid ieliges, lld teliges

st ei bis iuquque ludi tetitlibus ulges setiibus, se teeeti itelligee itlligbile illud

d etis l l

etiet tequ tlligibile lludO eg est itelligee; si l


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30 JUIAU

Mntm tu, tm lud ntlg n prumSd purum onrt oulumrnm t m ndr um mI nlgbl ut dss ntlgbdoqud xr mnt xstDum un ng os mns non nm snMnt s nlgb & nlgbl non s mnt

xsIgns mls mtbus rstrbu unCdun srt Prs rsusoro onsloE lgr smprqu mnr mgr rtgnFro & rn r smrqu mnr mpgr

rgnSd nomn nrndum nsomn rgnuds dns trrbls ob prs mns.Sub dubus mnbus gnus ns onttur

nmruEt t qu r s ons brt mundum x mn xl rmus

Induus gn gnm nuorum u mronnos rrs su gns orm sustnnsMntlbus ulg sobus morqu ml mIngur gurns.Exmnbus smls runtur prrumpntPr md orpor

mn dt tllgnd dPont qudm um l Mn r b l


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DA ORACLS 3

IYNGES IDE PRINCIPIA

UIDM SCADU UCIOS MUDO n quibus summitates sunt te

ubjectum ipsis est pincipale patum ; qu patis opea intelligentes int

Sens1 opeibus, copoibus evelaunsvectices stantes dicee pati mati:E mnifesta imtamina latentium opeantes.Et latenia n manifestam Cosmopiam inscibntsMens patis stiduit, inelgens vigente consilioOmnifomes Ideas. Fonte veo ab uno evolantsExilieun A pate enim eat consilium isPe qu: conjunguntu pati, pe aliam atque aliamVitam a compatitis canalibus.Sed patit: sunt, mentali igne disposit:In aas mentales mundo namqu e mutifoPoposuit mentalem tpum incouptibilem, non pe

mundumVestigium pomovens om: p qu: mndu ppnfaiam ideis gaiosus, quaum unus nsE quo stident dispetit: ali:mmens: peumpents mundi cica copoa: pe sinus immensos examinibus siles,

Feuntu convs: cicumque alibi Conceptiones mentales onte a pate


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JUANUS

im e ptri mi et uju per e oren nteletIge ptre ntelligunt & pnl n eblb mont t ntelg

HECATE SYNOCHE & TELETACH

O NM OMNS LUNTmiictique fulmne, & preterope

cidvigori ptrogenii HetHypezou ign o & orti

irit polorm igeno trn.dire preteribu ui ummtte dedinicen vigori proprium robur in Synoch

o mnd hbet mentle utenttore inexibilei opertrix qi lrgitrix et ign iterii & vitigenium implet Hete nu inuit Synoc vigorem vitdonum igngni potentied & Ctode operm unt ptri

i enim e ipum ille urgenypum iduere idoloru.eetrchompreheni unt um Synohi ver menti mentibu preteribuni pret erventi.ed & qucnqe mteriib ervit Syno.

ndti rmorum vigorem lumini reonnti.igore Trigiho, mentem nimmq[ue rmnte


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HDN ORS 3

H eo nddua & sensba ecu

E copofoa & desnaa maeam

ANMA NATURA

IGNIS PO PRS ucd us

mane & domna :E ene mund muas penudnes snuumMns enm amen es paum eo habe qud

coposMss eo canabus gns ncoupbs opea esPos eo Paenas concepones anma ego haboCada anmans omna eposu enmMenem sane n anma anmam eo n copoe Nos mposu pae homnumque DeumqueAam anmans ucem gnem hea mundosCoesun namque nauaa opea mena spendoPas Anma enm es qu oa magnuCum & qu oa smu cum pae

Conua & psus aa sun susuHumeo eo cca De naua mmensa aoumpea usus naua nfagabs mundsque

opebusquCum u cua susm enum ahensE cee so cca cenum u assueus ena

on nau nspcas faae nomen ejus


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34 ULIAN U

MUNDUS

QUI PR OPRAN FABRFCTmundum

Etenm qudam gns moes erat atera h

OmnaPer se ut orpus mundanuMdus ut manestus & non deatur membraneusTu mundum ex gne & aqua & terraEt omnante r.neaba & ba sythemata mun

Aam per aam tam a partts anabus.Desuper permeants n oppostuPer entrum trr & quntu medum auIgneum ub desendt usque ad materaes anaes.er gns.Centro ntans Sepsum umne resonante

Fontanu aum qu Empyre mundum duCentrum a quo omnes usque quo orte quaes uerSymboa enm paterna mens semnat per mundumMedum nter patrs sngu entrum ertur.Mens enm mtamen est quod er patr est ha

quod orpors.

CLUM


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CHALDA ORACES

nerrnt

Anmlmq errntm ontt eptenrTerrm medo pot qmqe terr nbAeremqe pr hFxtqe mltm tm trorm nerrntTenon non lboro mlSed one errorem non hbente n mot

Fxtqe mltm tm trorm nerrntnem d nem oenFxone errorem non hbente motSex eo onttt etmm So medm jen nen

5

nordntonem eorm beneordnt enden zonrtrt enm De Solemqe mnm & plendd

Lnm .ther Sol rt Ln er dtoreSormqe rorn & lnrm et reptSnmqe reor.ther nt Solqe & Ln nm & erEt lt er lnrqe r & po So

Collt pm en ther hrmonSolqe] Lnqe & qnqe ere ontnentrn dervto & n penCrne enm tm nto lmn onpntrb StrnSol eor ntn om rmthereqe r & Ln nen meterqe x

l & l dd L


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IA

TEMPU

MUDAUM ERM IFIIUM senem

onanum aliud quod empreum mundum

dciANIMA CRPU HM

TET E FEIARE AD UCEM & Al

Unde missa es ibi anma mulam nduameneHc paer ene concepi oralisque ei es animaumbola enim parna mens semnavi n animisAmore profndo reens animaReposi enim menem in ania in corpore vroVos reposui paer ominuque deumquIncorporea iem s dvina omniaCorpora vero in ipsis vesri casa sun alligaaNon poenes connere ncorporeos corporb corpoream in quam concenra sis naraInqe deo acen ces raenes validasA pare dscendenes a quibus anima descendenibus

Empreos carpi rucus animam aenemIdeoqe mene concipins opera paris


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CLD OC

Anmas, ad team a


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ULUS

gn namq morals propqa a D lmnhammoran nm mora prso D aPn homnm s angorsE mal mar gra a s & onSps nra gna Angca rgon

S non rcp lus vl Parna mns,Don non a olvon, & vrbm loquaurMmoram ns Pa Synhas purHs qm scbl cs noam sscprHs v & somnolns s m robrs sprm macus nqu profunm fac suprcmq mar qusqulas prcpo rnqas uas, n ns aba qpaV corus rqnm an sun prssmAnm psors rspraors & facls soluu snSnsrs n lumbs Hcas vrs s fns,nus oa manns, vrgm non abcns aacssm naur homo, arc!qu ngns mnsras rr n uam mnm ponon nm vras plana s n rrq n mnsrs mnsas Sols rglas congrgasrno conslo frr, non graa Lunarm qum cursm, & asrum progrssLun srpm m smpr curr opra ncssas

Asrs progrssus u graa non s parushrus avum ps las nunqam vrus s


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CHADAN ORACE

Tuum enim a be te habitabun.pa autem ea epeliit ad io uque

DONES SACRIFCA

9

ATURA ADET EE MONA PROmala matei geina, utilia, & bon.

h in abditi epti menti eolo.imulaum altatim in aee n tumoem

et en denVel etiam ignem gatum unde oem uente,Vel lumen abndan adian tepem onolutumSed & equum idee lue magi fulguantem,Vel etiam pueum ui humei inequitantem equo,Ignitum el auo diltintum el poliatu,Vel etiam agittantem & tatem upe humei.ultotie i diei ene onia leone,Neque enim let uita tun appaet mole.Ata non luent, Lun lu opetum et,

Tea non tat, enuntu e unta fbu.Neque natu oe pe e iibile imuau,Non enim opotet illo te petae atequam opu

Sai pugetuando anima mulente empe a Sai abduunEgo e nibu te eiliunt teete ane,

Nuquam eum opu motali homni montante.Opeae ia Heatium tubem


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40 JUS

d der frm ie Srum igemeem m per prfudum mdud e


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COMMENARY O E ORACLES BY

GEORGE GEMSS PLEO

. 464 AD


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PLHOS XPOSION

O H OR OBSCUR AS SAGSIN HS ORACLS

k thou th a of th ou hnc o hat d. 23 5ang d th Bod to th a d o hch tho

ddto.Thou at up agan onng Acton to acd pch.

AGI HA AR LLR RARals any hers hld ha he han sl

iral; and descanded fr abve he ral bdy . . , perae here

in a cerain ie; and aniae and ad i hepwer; and hen rerns he place fr which shecae And whereas here are any ansins here he sl ne whlly brigh anher whlly dark; hers

bewix bh parly brgh parly dark he sl beingdescended fr ha whch is whlly brigh in hebdy if she perfr her ce well rns back in hesae place; b if n well she reires in wrse an-sins accrding he hings which she has dne Liehe Oracle herefre says Seek h he Sls Pah

r he way by which he sl weh in hee; r bywha crse z. f Life) havng perfred hy charge


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UU

wrd r neve n her thught ertn peeh ng t reebrane the Pternl Dvne Sybl Wthwrd th the perut the gd whh thu llng t reebrne hereby bee t eptble t her ker

t behoves thee to hasten to the ight, an to the Beams othe Father 20

From whence there was sent to thee a ou ene with muin

The Lght nd Splendr the Fther tht n the Su whh rulud r whene the Srryed wth uh the nd w ent hther, wherre we ut hten t return t the e Lgh

These the Earth bewais even to their own hiren. 2

The wh hten nt t the Lght, r whh theSul w ent t the the rth r rtl Nture bwl, r tht they beng ent hther t drn_ her, n

nly nt drn her, but l bleh theelve by lvnwkedly rever the wkedne the prent


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CHALAN ORACLS 47

The ungirers o the ou which give her breathing, are eas

to be oose 264

h Rn whh xpll h Sul fr wkdn,nd gv hr brhng r y b und; nd hblvn whh kp h ly pu

n the sie the sinister Be there is a Fontain o irtue: 265hich remains entire within not emmitting her irginit

In h lf d f hy bd hr h Pwr r Fun-n f ru rdng whlly whn nd nvr ng hr rgny r Nur vd f pn: fr hr lwy n u h pwr f ru whu pn whhnn b pu ; lhugh hr Enrgy r vy yb nrrupd h d h pwr f ru pld nh lf d bu hr vy d n h rghBy h Bd n h S f h Sul, ubj h

vr Hb

The ou o an wi, in a manner, casp Go to herse 242Having nothing orta she is whoy inebriate om Go

For she boasts Harmon, in which the orta Bo consists


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ULANUS

havig ohg moral" wihi hr, sh is whol

rh i Diviy" or rplish wih Divi goodor hogh sh i fr o his mora oy, y shgoris h Harmoy or io] i whih h moroy xiss" ha is sh is o asham o i, hinwll of hrslf for i as ig a as a aorig h ivrs ha as Morals ar i wih mmor

i Ma so h Uivrs is aor wih o Harmo

Because the oul eng a gh e y he powe of heFathe

Remain Immoal and Mstes of L posseseh man completon of he cate of he o

Th so Go who rs for al ohr hgs r rom h Fahr a Sprm Go, hs Oralall all alog Th owr of h Fahr," a his la owr," a h aral Mi." H sa

hror ha h So prora y his powr o Fahr, is a righ r" ha is a Divi a IllEss, a prsish immoral" hrogh h Dvof is Ess, a is h Misrss of Lif," vz o hsl possssig Li whih ao ak away rohr or how a w sai o masrs o sh hngas may ak from s, sig h s o hm is oallow s ? of hos higs whih ao a l Th S l i


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CHALDAN ORACE 49

c accordg a e a ed L at aoted to every one

eek Prise 234

Te crccd anon o te So

le not the pirt nor eepen pecies 260

Te ooer o Pytagora and Pato conceve teSo to e a Stance not oly earate ro aBody nor oly nearate t arty eerate, partynearate earae otentay, t ever eparate actally. For tey aert tree nd o For one oy

eparate ro atter te Serceeta Integence anoter oly nearate ro atter avng a Stanc not tent y te t dpndant on attertoeter t c atter, c oete doved y reaon o t natre ect to taton t ndo So daoved ao and pere t nd tey

od to e oy rratona Betxt tee tey pace adde nd te ratona So dern ro te Sper


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J US

btent b tef t o nvbe we t

erceet ntegence, n erforng oe wor oe ne e to ter, beg tef o bn te knowege n conteton of Beng even to te ree Go; n for t reon ncorrtb kn of o w coextent wt n terBo t Vec, wc e b contn ro

ton ke o ort netr t er 'Ve nte n te bt t tef nte wte oter ece of te o, te rrton (wc twe c te ge of te rton o) oe wnte n ene wc ee n er tef wotrog woe; n e wt te ene n

wt te ret of te rrton cte of te o b te rnc cty of t Bo ntte rton o cont jone to c Bon b c Bo oete te n o jonwt ort Bo b cert t of Ntre, twoe beg foe n te woe evenng rt te Ebron 'Vec tef bng of te ntof rt. e Don o r not c frote n, on te re ore nobe n e onobe Vece oreover te cot be nge wcorrtbe Ntre Lkewe te o of te tr c better tn te Don n e better Vere Boe en b reon of te gretne of te o

ertve fcty ee Doctrne conceg te o tg foower of Zoroter ee to ve e on


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CD OCLS 51

it i Bdy bt t igniy it extrrdinry rrity nrke it bee gr by ein re tter tit Bk r ti Spirt te S bee gr, i i dee t trd te rt Bdy

Thee m f he mge he umud pce 247

He te ge te S tht rt i bengite id irrtin i jined t te rtin prt, nddepend n te 'Vee tere n e d ttti kind ge t prt in te irid Regin r te S neer yet d te Veie derent t er

ee he d f Me Pece 261

He te rt Bdy te dr tter, ndert tt e neget it nt being eted, bt tkere it it it i in ti ie t reere it n et pibe, nd tt it y be re nd i tig ee rrend it te


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J US

Crry rh eig he Sul, u he t Bdy le y gig rh hu iur e dgplyig uh rry her rh eyd he L ure

hou exend he ey Mnd o he wok of Pey hou hpeee he uxe Body 2

Eeding up hy Divie id he Eerie Piey r Religiu Rie d hu hl preer

he r Bdy re ud y perrig he

eany ou of he ae of he Eah png Teeog, 2

hch hew no ue gn o Moa ManSeie y iiied per here ppe

hil hey re riig e pprii i he h 'Dg d everl her gure N he Ory h hee iue u he Reeple he Erh

h i u he erreril d rl Bdy d hirril pi pled i i hih re ye u


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CLD OCLES 53

Nature persuadeth that Dmons are pure 28The bourgeons, even of ill matter, are protabe and good.

Natur or natural Raon ruadth that Dmonar Sard, and that all thig roding rom God,who n hml good, ar bnal; and th vrybloomng o il Mattr," or th orm dndnt uonMattr ar uh H all Mattr 'il not a to t ubtan, or how an th ubtan b bad th bloomngwhro ar bnal and good ? but or that t rand lat among th ubtan and th lat artant o good whih lttln o good hr xrdby th word Now th Ora man that thbloomng o ilMattr viz o th at o ubtan argood, muh mor ar th Dmon uh who ar n axlnt ran a artang o ratonal Natur and bngnot mxd wth mortal Natu

The Furies are trangers Men

h Fur or th vdtv Dmon la Mn oor rtran and drv thm rom v and xt thm tovrtu


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54 JULIANUS

et te divine dept f ty ul gven nd lif

tu ll ty y l ty kwig fultie 'upwd

Man the Machine of boldest Natue!

He l n te ne f bldet tu! beue e ttept get ting

thou speak oen to me, thou shalt see absolutely that whcis spoken 9

Fo thee nethe appeas the celestal conclave bulkNo to the tas shne: the lht of the Moon s coveed,The Eath stands not still, but all things appea Thunde

Te Ole pek f Gd t n initited penf tu ften pek t e ll e, tu lt ee

t wi tu peket, viz e w tu lleeveywe f ten tu lt peeive ng buTunde ll but e gdg up nd dwn ll vehe Wld

all not on the seconspicuou mage of Natue 9


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DN O 5

s but thos thngs whh appar to th ntat prsons as Thunr Lghng an a s whatsor aron smbos or sgns not th atur of Go

w nfin l in

i 248

Draw unto thsf r wa th Rns of Fr whhappar to th whn thou art sarng wth a snrSou; iz, a smp an not of arous habts

n c Fi wi Fm 30ug e e e l

a ce Fe

Whn thou bhost th n r o of gurbrght gng up an own th Wor an graoussmng stn to ths o as brngng a most rfprsn

Te Pnl Min imln mbl in l 205


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JUNS

Is o h nlbls Souls by whch vry Souosssss hrsl h rsons o Bns

earn the nte efor as muh t exsts eyond the Mnd 4

L h Inlbl bcus xss byond h

nd" vz cuy or houh h s o nlcul hns r lnd n h by kr o y hy ar bu ony hy Soul bu bhovh o hv aculy h knowd o h nllbl

There's a ertan Intge hh t ehoves the to omprhend th the oer of thy Mnd 5

Th Sur God who s rcy On s no concvd ar h s nnr s oh hns bu b owr o h nd" h s h sur nd snulr r o our undrsndn.

For the Fathe eted a thngs and devered themover to the 2

eond Mnd hh Natons of Men a the Frst

Th Fhr rcd ll hns vz h Inllb


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HALDAN ORALES 5

them over to the second od net hm to re and

gde them whence f any thng be broght forth byths od and formed after the ikeness of hm and theother Intellgbe bstance t roceeds from the reme Father ths other od Men esteem the Frstthat s they who thnk hm the Maker of the ord towhom there s none eror

Intnt Iyns do thmsvs aso undstan om th

B unsakab ounss bng movd so as to undstan

He cas 'Iynges the Inteecta eces whch are conceved by the Fathr they themseves aso bng concetve and ecting concetons or notons by nseakabe or tterabe conses by Moto here s de-stood ntecton nt transton bt smy the habtdeto notons so as seakabe conss s as mch as n-moved, for seaing conssts in Moton the meanngs ths that these eces are mmoveabe and hae ahabtde to notons not transenty as the o

h ho th od hath Intctua Guds inxb. 4


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UANUS

the Corphus whom he conceives to be a God, whcs the second from the Fther. The Orace sying tha'te Word ht inexibe Guides, means t t s orruptibe

e ae hah nace awa ime eie ah e hu up hi own ie in i nellecual Powe

The Fter hs made himsef exempt fro othernot incuding himsef ether in is own Inteectu Por, or n the second God who is next him or mitng own Fire hs on Divnity for it is bsoute ungen

erte, nd tsef existng by itsef so tt his Diviniy exempt from oters neither is it communicbe any other, thouh it be oved of Tht he communictes not msef, is not out of envy but ony by reasoof he mpossibiity of te tg

e ae infueh no ea u Peuaion

The Father makes no impression of fear but nfuspersusion or ove for he beng extremey good, is ne- cause of to any so as to be dreadfu bu is th

cause of good to a whence he is oed of a


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CHALAN ORACE 5

HEE RACE O ZOROAER MAN EMNEN ERONhv oed b olo e k op

ecl h Phoen nd lo


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OY O O BY

O P - c 7 AD


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PSEUS EXPOSITION O

THE ORACES

hee is Roomfor the mge lso i the iumlid ple 47

GES ITH TH LOOPHR A THOwhich cnntl t things m

thn thmslvs nd ws thns th Mnd s cnntl t Gd nd

Rtinl t th ind nd Nt t th Rtnl Sl nd th Bdy t Nt nd Mtt t thBdy. Th Img f Gd is th Mnd; f th Mndth Rtinl Sl; f th Rtnl Sl th Itinlf th Itnl S Nt; f Nt th Bdy; fth Bdy Mtt. H th hd rle clls th Itinl Sl th Img f th Rtinl f it is cnntl t t n Mn nd yt ws thn t It sys

mv tht th s pt ssignd t th Img th cmlcd gn tht is t sy th Itinl Slwhch is th Img f t Rtnl Sl bing pdby vts n this lif ft th dssltin f th hmnlf scnds t th plc bv th Mn nd civsts lt in th ccmlcd plc tht is which shnth n

vy sid nd is splndid tght f th plc bnth th Mn is ccbls tht s dk n vy


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JLS

Nw h Orcl sys h crculucid plc, is dsnd nly fr Rnl ul u fr is Is, r h rrnl ul s dsind h circuluplc wn s i ch u f h Bdy rh pur, r h Grcin Dcrin ssrn h Irrul Irl ls xuls i up h l

undr h n; u h hdn rce i in pnd unnius wh h Rinl ul ss i crculucd rn v h Ths r Dcrns h Chlds.

eve n he Dregs f Mer n Precipice. 2

By h drs fr h Orcl undrsnds h f n cnss f h fur lns, i sps dscipl y wy f nsrucn nd xhrn, hus

nly ris up y ul Gd nd prcur h i rs v cnusin f l; u if i pssilv n Bdy whrw hu r chd, which is drs f r, h is, hin nlcd rjcd, h spr r) in h nfrir Wrld hs plc, h Orcl cls rcipc. Our ul

drd dwn hr fr Hvn, s r sulplc xhrs rfr h w r h B


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ADAN ORAS

tanslatd o ths nto a o Dvn ondtonnot lavng th dgs o att, o th bods n P th P s, as w sad th TstaRgo

Bin [he] notfoth leastoinfoth she have somethin 262

Ths al s td by Plotns n hs book o thEdaton o th atonal Sol t s an xlnt andtansndnt xhoaton t advss tha a an bsy nothsl abot th gong oth o th Sol no tak ahow t shal go ot o th Body bt t th bsnsso ts dssolton to th os o Nat o, anxtyand soltd abot th solton o th Body, and thdaton o th So ot o t daws away th Solo btt ogtatons and bsy t n sh as thath Sol annot b tly d o dath oon s at sh t as w a bsd abot ths dssolton, th Sol gos oth not qt bt tangsothng o a assonat . Passon th Chaldansdns, a ans soltos thnkng o dath o woght not to thnk o anythng bt o th o xllnt llnatons nth onnng ths oght w

to b soltos : bt sgnng oslvs to th Anglnd Dvn Pows whh as s and shttng


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JS

Sm ntrprt ths Orl mr smply: Brng nt ut st t g frth hvng smthg" tht stpt t thy turl dth lthgh th b whllygv p t hlsphy fr s yt thu hs nt mpt pt s tt f th Sl pss t f th Bdyby th wy f dtng t wll g frth rtng sm

thng f mrtl lf : fr f w n r n th Bdy n prs s lt sys rtily mn hmsl bt must pt tll Gd shll sd nssty

ubject not th Mind to the vast measures of the Earth 26or the ant of Truth is not upon the EarthNor measure the Measures of the un, gathering together anonse is moved b the Eterna wi of the Father, not for th sakeet aone the sw course of the Moon she runs evr b th

impue of Necessit.

The rogression of the tars was not brought forth for th sakeThe theria broadfooted ight of Birds is not voraciousnd the issections Entrais and ictims a hese are TosThe supports of gainfu heats thou those, thou intend to open the acred aradise oit.here irtue isdom, and Equit are assembed

Th Chldn wthdrws th dspl frm ll Gr


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CHADAN ORALE

or he eed o Truh i no in he Earh Nor meaurehe meaure o he Sun, ahrin oeher Canon; hei moved by he Eeal Wil of he Faher, no or hyake " ha i, buy no hyel abou he moion anddocrne o he Sar, or hey move no for hy ake, butare ereually moved accordin o he Wil o odLe alone he wi coure o he Moon, he run everby he imule of Neceiy" ha i, enquire no anxiouly he roll moion of he Moon, for he run noor hy ake, bu i imeled by a reaer neceiy. Theroreion of he Sar wa no brouh forh or hyake;" ha i, he leader of he Fixed Sar and hlane received no heir eence for hy ake. Thehereal broadfooed ih of Bird i no vraciou;ha i, he Ar concernin bird yin in he Air, caledAuury, obervin heir ih, noe, and earchin, ino rue. By broad fee" he mean he walkin or aceof he oo, in reec of he exenion of he oe in hein. And he Diecion of Enrail and Vicim, allhe ar Toy" ha i, he Ar o Sacrcin, whichenquireh afr uure even, a wel by Vicim, a byinecion ino he Enrail o acriced bea, are mereToy The uor o ainu Chea y hou hoe,ha i, fraudulen acquiiion o ain f hou inendo oen he Sacred aradie o iey, where Viru

Widom, and Equiy are aembed" Thou (aid hewho ar under my dicilne enquire no curiouy aer


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68 JS

ses descies he Medw slimes c

emplins in which hee e sevel Tees Vind he Wd Tnk) knwledge gd evi h is Dijdicive Pdence which disngisgd m evl likewise he Tee Lie h is Pln Divine llminin which ings h Sl he i me hly nd ee lie; in

Pdise heee gw Vie Wisdm nd EqiVie is ne in gene hs mny Species ; Wisdcmpehends wihin isel ll he Vies which he Dvine Mnd pnnces s ny nspekle.

eek thou the wa of the oul whence o b what de Havn seved the od to the ame ode om whch thou

ddst ow,Thou mast se up aga jonng Acton to aced eech.

Th is Seek he Oigin he Sl m wheni ws pdced nd seved he Bdy nd hw Mcheisg nd isng i p he execise DivRies my edce i he plce whence i cme. Unng Acin Sced Resn is e dsd hSced Resn discse in i h nellLie h he speme cly he Sl wh O l h h Fl h Mi d


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h Chald y h ick Scinc prc or n

iia) h Sou y h powr o aral h on Earho hi Sacrd aon whn hou ha und Aciontha i joind h work oniaion o h Sacrd aonor r aculiy o h Soul

Our hoog Grgory raid h Sou o h orDivn hng y aon and copaon : y a-

on which i in u h and o inlcua aculyy conplaon which i an iluminaion cng roaov Bu ao ar ha w ay coprhnd hungnra nc y raon and c Bu h Cha-dn ay ha hr no ohr n or u o arrv aGod u y rnghning h Vhiculu o h Soul

y aria ; or i uppo ha h Soul purdy Son and Hr and Char and i rndrd xpdi o Acn

toop not don for a recce es eo on the arth. 238Drang through the Ler hch hth seven stes, eneathhch

the Throne of Necessty

h Oral adv h Sou which nx o God

ha h adhr ony o hi ih hr whol ind andnd no downwrd or hr i a gra rcipc


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JUUS

seve Obs b assage g e sv ccl

lads as by s ay ss e 'T f Ncssiy,wi, e Sl aivs, s is cessiad s- sial W d

eve cange babaou ame30!

Ta is, e a ca Nas ag all Naielvd by Gd, wc av a sakablew i Dvi Rs cag se i Gkdialc; as 'Seai ad bi, ad Micl ad'Gabil s i Hbw dialec av a sak

able cacy Divie Ris b cagd i Gkas, a cal

e old a inellual Guides inexible I I4

T aldas ass 'ws i Wld, ad cale 'sggi ] 'Gds f ld f aey gide Wld by vid is Ts w-s Oacl calls 'Ssains, as ssaig wlWld Uvabl lis i sld ss-eive, ei gadiasi s es y dsg

ly by cas ad ibily f W ds Tae als 'ws ilci) ilacabl as big


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CLD OCLE

hn, and aue hat Soul be ee lue ih ae

ion

abo abo he Hecane opha

The ecatine Strophalu i a olden ball, n the idhereof i a apre; they fold aout it a leatherthon t i eet all over ith character thu ppi i t abouthey ade their invocation thee they ue to cal ynehether it be round or trianuat, or ay othre urend hilt they are doin tu, they ake ininican

or rutih crie, and lah the ir ith their p. TheOracle advie to the perforance of thee Rite or ucha otion of he Strophalu, a havn an epreiblepoer It i called ecatine, a e dedcated toecate ecate i a Godde aon the Chaldan han at he riht ide the Fountain of Virtue

ho speak oen o me, ho sha see absoe ha whchs spoken 91

Fo hen nehe appeas he


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7 JNS

cas eontohn ow said tat admdst t SacrRts to ca ts Fontan by ts Nam to sat snon s n Havn bt t appariton of a Lontr w t 'Concav B or t crcmfrnc Hav appar to t nitr sa t Stars sn v oon rsf sa b covrd and a tins sa bsan t ts Lonavn Fontain tas not awa

t ssc of tos bt tr own prdomnatn stnc ds tr viw

ver wa to the unfashioned ou, extend the Reins o Fire 4

Orac cas t So apason, tat s witot forand r or most smp and most pr Rns oFr of sc So ar t xpdtos actvity of trc Lif wc ass p t Firy Mnd to tDvn t trfor by strtcin t Rs of Fr

to t inform So mans ndavo ta a tfacts consstn bot n t Intct Conton anOpnion may rciv Divn mnatons stab tmsvs s is t mann of 'strtc t Rns Fir bt Natr st to fa and bsy itsf n tcond or wors Lf


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CALDN ORACE

n i lled ine eing med wit

unpel rt: te Ore liewie ll uduNture, eing uied exellent ng metimemeurng e ure f e tr metme enuiringin te Ordr f e urnurl wer ; nteplting l e ng wi re fr e te letiOr, nd extendng t diure metng f Gd tee endeur f e d n duiin preedrm n udiu Nture e ll t ldne, nt w ep ut t expre te frwrdn u

the sde sser of He s Fou of muh rue; hhrems ere h emg her ry 65

Te ldn eteem ete Gdde, eted emiddle rn, nd peig i were te entre llte wer; in er rigt r te ple te unti

f ul, in er left, te nn f Gd r Vrtuend te , tt te nt ul i prmpt tprpgtn, ut te unn f Vrtue ntinue witin te und it wn eene, nd i Vigin inrrupted ti etledne nd immili it reeiem te pwer te ti, te mplle, i giwit Vign Zn


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7 JULUS

he thou eet a acred Fire without Form 0hiig ahigl through the depth of the whole orldear the voice of Fire

Th Oracl sas o Dvn Lght, sn by any and advss, that anyon s such a Lght n so gu

and or, h ay not hs nd to t, nor st thvoc rocdng ro thnc to b tru; but h sths wthout any gur or or h shal not b dcvdand whatsovr quston h shal roos, th answr wb ost tru, h calls ths euiero Sacrosanct, or that s sn wth a bauty by sacrd rsons, and glds u an

down lasantly and gracously through th Dths th World

voke ot the ecopicuou Image of Nature

utopia Slnscton, s, whn th natd rsoor h who rors Dvn Rts ss th Dvn Lghtbut h who ordrs th Rts ss an aarton, ths, rsct o th natd rson s surnscto ThIag whch s vocatd at Sacrd Rts, ust b Int

gbl and wholly srat ro Bods But th Foror Iag o Natur s not vry way Intlgbl o


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CHALDA ACLES 75

ture persudes tht Dmons re pure 81The bourgeons even ofill mtter re protble nd good.

Not that Natue hesl suades this, but that beigcalled beoe he esece thee oweth i a geat com-ay omos ad may moious oms o sevea

shaes aea aised u out o all the Elemets, compounded ad shaed om l the ats o the Luna cousand may times aeaig leasat ad gacious, theymake show o an aaitio o some good to the itiated eso

he oul of Mn will in mnner clsp od to herse 4Hving nothing Mortl she is wholly inebrtedom Godor she bos Hrmony in which the mortl body eiss

He said that the Soul oceth, the ive Fie ito

hesel, though mmotality ad Puity, o the she iswholy iebiated, that is, she is eleished with thmost ecellet Lie ad llumiatio, ad eists as it weeout ohesl: the Oacle said to he, boast oHaoythat is, gloy i the obscue ad uitelligible Hamoyby whch thou at tied togethe i Aithmetical ad

Musical Popotios : o ude ths uintelligible Hamoy eve the Motal ad comouded Body is com


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US

e te ortal depth of the oul b predonant, butthy Eyextend upward

T 'd of ol fod ow lcal nllgn and oonav y a fold cognocv oaon of fo y ybol of Knowldg a f O fo ad oa dof o and xnd y cogncv ow waand vn y own f o o own xon) af o od

e no the prt nor deepen a upece

T Cad


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CHALDAN OACES 77

Te Cld dise is e wle Cs Diviewes e e d e ey Beies eceive s. Te enig ee y ey s ci e ds e g wd s eilce we wc wisds se ci wily sc ess i s s ey e

cle s lici T e is i is e T sce ed e Tegick Ves

hs ssl h as of h arh shall hab 279

Te Vessel is e cd ie e Sl eBess e E e e Ds wc ve e E: ie eee eg l ss sle ied y sc Bess : sc kds e esseed i ssis d ve l se d e

Weee sc s e ddiced sss e gled e y ssi ey c w is lke e,ving ive cy e ss

! ho nd h nd o h ork of , ho shalprsr hbl od. 245


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LNUS

bl b passons, but shalt also psv th Bod tho halthful fo ths odnal s th ct of Dv

lnatons, vz to consu th att of th Bodnd to stablsh Halth, that t b not szd th passon o sass

rtainy out of th avitis of th Earth spring trrstriaDogs

hich shw no tru sign to morta Man

Th spch s of atal Dons ths h calls Dofo that th a xcutons of Souls ; Tstal fthat th fall fo Havn and a olld about tEath Ths sad h, b ov fa fo th Bttud of Dv Lf an dsttut of ntlctual cotplaton cannot psn ftus; whnc all thth sa o show s fals and not sold fo th knoBns

morphotikosb th outsds but, tat wh

knowth us mrikos patculal uss notons ndbl and not ud

For th Fathr pctd a things and divr' d thm ovrto th scond


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CDlA OAC 7

t wl R f nknd (bng gnrnt f t pt-l ny) l t rst Gd but ur Dtrnds t ntrry, z, tt t rst ind, t Sn ft Grt tr d nd prftd vry rtur; frt tr, n t bk f ss, drd t t St d f t prdutn f Crturs but t Snsf s t kr f t Wrk

The Furie or trngler of Men

ngogo ggelo T rdutv Angls rdu Suls tt, drwng t fr gnrl tngs but t ursbng t trntrs f t Nturs wi r dsprsdnd nvus f un Suls, ntng t n trlpssns; nd s t wr strngl t nd nt nyttur su s r ful f pssns but vn ts tr nvrtd twrds t trl ssn, fr tsls ng t ttr nd nt Gnrtn, stnd nd f su purtn; fr w s ny prsns vnf ts w lv ly nd purly, fll int unptdss

The Pternl Mnd hth implnted ymbol in oul 205


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8o U US

he Sls heref Fr f he paernal Seed n nSls, b al sperir Orders sprng. B in nrprsbsaes here is ne kind f signs, viz nrpreand dividal in he d, here are her Signs aSymbs he nspeakable prperies f Gd, whih aa mre exellen than he Vires hemselves

The uls of those ho quit the ody iolently aremost ure 2

hsever shall ake this saying righly will nd nrads n r Drine fr he rwned marwh in ime persein leave heir Bdies by a vlen end, pr and perfe her Sls b his is nha whih he Chald means e praises a viedeah, bease he Sl whih leaves he Bdy wrbe, abhrs his life, and haes nversain wh Bdy and, rejying, ys p he thgs abve bhse Sls whih frsake his fe, heir Bdies beinaraly disslved by sikness, d regre is prpensind nlinain he Bdy

h l h h


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HLDN CE 81

Th Sl big a immarial ad irral ir

m frm all mds ad frm h marial Bdis mral fr g marial r dar is mmdwi hr ihr is sh mdd s as ha sh mab rslvd i hs higs f whih sh siss bsh is h Misrss f if lighig h Dad wihif sh hah h Cmlms f ma Rsss hais ssiv f h vrm f Mar fr sh isabld ardig hr dir irs dwl idir Zs f h Wd

h hr infush no r bu insd prsusion

Tha is h Divi Nar is s ad f Idigai b sw ad am wh i dh as Far i h Nars sbd i b aras alhigs b rsasi ad graisss fr if i wrfrmidabl ad miais vr Ordr f Bigs wld

hav b disslvd f hm big abl drhis wr Ad his Dri is i ar smd ramgs s fr d is a Ligh ad a ir smgh wid Th mas ad arighigs f d arh irmissi f h Divi dss wards s bras f r ill maagm f r aairs


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2 ULIAUS

Th Fth hh sntchd wy hms

th hth h shut up hs own r n hs Intctu r

Th ag f whch Oracl h : Th Gd hg wh al rd ahr hah adcrhbl ly h r ad cd r ad r Sl, b h w wr;

h ahr ay h ha achd hlf away fr ar B h Dcr Orhdx; fr wh ahr w h S a h S h aad h S h d f h ahr ad h Daral Wrld

o th ntb s somthn whch t bhovs th to cprhnd wth th owr of thy mnd

Th Sl hah a wr crrd ry hha ccabl by h Md a bl S cgabl, Cg; llgbl Md h Chalda ay ha alhgh Gd a llgy h crhbl by h Md b yh lwr f h Md Th lwr f h Md n glar wr f h Sl c hrfr

rrly dar crhd h Md b by h glar wr fr ha whc


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The ungirders of the oul which give her breathing are easy to

be loose 26Lt ny on oud y I woud r y Sou ro

y Body but I nnot" t Or t u tt tPowr w trut t Sou out o t ntur Bodynd g r brtng t wr ro to nd

troub o t Body r y ood tt t -ut r r nd not rtrnd by ny Ntur, nd bto t t Body t brty gnrouy ro ororBond

behooves thee to hasten to the ght and to the Beams othe Father 202

rom whence was sent to thee a oul cloathed with much Mind

Sg t Sou t not t Bng ro Sdtr ont o oror mxtur but d t n

rom God bo tror ougt to turn towrd nd to k r rtu to t Dn Lgt or m down otd wt u nd tt w urnd by t kr nd tr w ny rmbrn o Dn yng wn trwn oud ndour to rturn by t

rmbrn


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ULU

hng e poduced ou of one e

tre Dotrie, oformble to or Religioo ll Beg, ell itelgible esible, reeivheir esee from God bove, d re overted to Gloe; tose v Big oly essetilly; toi ve Beg d Lfe, essetilly d vitlly t

i ve Beig d Lie d Md, esetily itly d telletly ro Oe terefore time, to Oe i ter retr: ts Orle i ot be odeme bt i fl of or Dotr

hat te Mnd peak, t peak y nteecton

We to lt er rtte voie, tderirom bove ot of Heve, ti ot tt te AgelGod o seds fort tt voe dd rtilte it ter omner etvey; bt tt e orig to is oNtre, oeived it oly rtiltey: bt to, ordg to ty o imotee, erest te otio slbilly d etitively For God eret or vonot voly, so M reeivet te otio of God voly every oe ordg to te opertio of s N


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t eant of Athet that God extend h vengeance even to ther potert for the Oracle to exprethe torent whch the hall receve nder the Eartha t howl beneath for the that the place nderthe Earth below to the and roareth le a Lon.Whence rocl alo ad The copoton of Solthat are of ant wth one another of lke Natreand thoe whch are not et looed fro the band ofNatre are entangled and detaned b lke paonThee therefore t fll a pnhent and nce bnatral at the are nfected wth poton tagan be ceaned o the

nlarge not ty Destiny

The wet of the Greek cal Natre or rather the copleton of the naton whch the Natre of Beng

receveth Fate. rovdence an edate benecencefro God. Bt Fate that whch govern all or aar ,b the concatenaton of Beng W are bect to rovdence when we act ntelecta to Fate when ororeall Encreae not therefore th Fate nor endeavorto ront bt cot th ef wholl to the gov

ernent of God


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86 S

Th ath poduth all thng pft and lfunt aodg to th Od ut th lty anon o th thng podud ot authdft and pfton, ut th ath alth ak agathat dft to pfton; and onvt t to t lfun Lk th, that whh a th oth

ou Lod ponounth th gnnng of h ptvy pft Gft oth down fo aov, o tath of Lght. o nothng pod pft foh pft and pally whn w han to ao v that whh paly dtld fo h

t the ternl Mind ccepts not he ntl she come forth 2

Th Patnal nd doth not adt th pulon th d of th Soul fo h hath lud th fo

gtfuln of th h whh h vd fo th oountful ath and alld ak to h oy tSad Wathwod whh h vd fo h, aponoun th good ph patng n h an th Syol of th ath who got h. o tSoul ont of Sad Wod and Dvn Syol

whh tho pod o th Sad Sp th foth Dvn onad and w a (eikons) ag of t


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CDA RAC

en tou seest te Terrestria Dmon appoach acrce tetone Mniuris, using nocation

Th Dn ha ar nar h Earh ar b Naurling, a bing ar r h Divin Knwldg, andd wih dark ar Nw i u wuld hav an

ru dicur r h, prpar an lar, and acrich n niuri: hi n hah h pwr vg h hr grar Dn, wh, invibl apprachng h arial Dn, will prnunc ruluin dand, which h rani h dandan . Th Oracl jin h vcaiv Na wih hacricing h n. Th Chaldan ar D-n gd, hr ill bu ur Rligin d hal b il a having b a prdiad dcn xhangd gd r il

Learn te nte ibeor asmuc as it exists beond te Mind 47

r hugh all hing ar prhndd b h ind Gd h r nlligibl xi wihu r bndh ind, Thi wihu u u n undrand dianial, nr accrding inllcual ali, bu ac

rding h illigibl xc aln, and h prpri h xinc i bing wihu r bnd all nd


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eigibe ad Selfiellgible f we asse e D be eie ielligible selfellgble eig me excee a all Spec ad s a i is wlly uiellgbl ad uxpessible a be ued by silece a eveeced by wdeful expesss. F i is me sublime a beveeced spke ad cceived

ellet yge do themele alo udertad omthe Fathe

B ueakable oue beig moed a to udetad

Iyges ae ceai (Vues ) Pwes ex e Paeal Dep cssig f ee iad ese udesaaccdig e Paeal Md wic caie eause slely i mself. w e cusels f e Fa egad f ei illgible sublmiy ae vcabu e ielecual maks f absac igs ug udesd by secdaies ( fes) ae udesd wiu speakig ad as i wee absaced fm eigible plais. F as e cceps f Suls eudesad Illecual Odes ye udsad m mmuable s e acs f e Iellecuals udesadie Iellecual Sgs udesad em as a vc

subsisig i w Exiseces


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OA O ORS B

PROLUS fDADOS]

185 AD


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PCLUS EXPSTN

F THE CLES*

RNAL ORDR AR H ML AND

ins f he Gds and he aernal rderhe allreceve ele f he Faher whichand nies ascending sls The an-

rder in a characerisic wa leads sls wards lsal regin 'aearing a he sl accrdng

he racle i. e ., llnang i hrghl and cas-ing i e fll f ndeled re whch ars aiale and ranqil rder and wer is nedwih he ligh f divne hngs his frher reains inis nave lace and cases i e nixed wih aerelevaing he sir hea and rasing n high eans f he anaggc if Fr he heang f he sir

is he iarng life B s whll elevaed has-enng n he clesial regin s as graviaigdwnward i s carred in aer r the regin f gen-erai B he end f ascens s he arcian fdivne fris and he ig he sl wih dvne rewhch s he cnelain f Gd he sl ein laced

n he resence he Faher The sl celeraing d-vne hings is erfeced accrdng he racle lacing


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92 JULUS

rst progression of essenc or such are the inteectuand invisibe hys of the ;scending sou, awakeninthe eory of haronic reaons which bear th nxprssibe mages in it of the dvin powers

Th Oracle says that the dpth of the soul is its triplgnostic powers, viz. noetic Jianotic, and doxastic, bua th yes ar its tripe gnoic energies. For the eye the sybo of owede b life of desire : and each othese is trip But the earth fro which t is necessarthat th heart b raisd, signies a ateria and utab

thngs n genration, i. e. , t terrstria lif, and evercorporea for. To which ows, the Oracle adds thcontpation of the paternl onad, the pure joy refernce to tis conteplatin, and a steady tranquilito this noetic survey. Fro thse it isevidnt that thgood of this contepation i ixd fro the apprhen

sion and the joy which nat!ay accopanis i Foevry ife having an energy hich is by its nature easiand quickly librated is aotd a connate peasure Thhyn of the Father does no consist of copound discourss nor te preparation o sacrd rites. For

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