The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

THE RITES OF ELEUSIS Exeunt OMNES ext. SOL. This ends in eomflete a’arh— ness. Silence. There is aflash oflight, and the stage is shewn empty. Only a glimmer remains. New SCORPIO-APOPHIS steals 071 to the stage, 01,175/?!ןטשקa low secret melody)“ The red lights ina/ease. She uncovers and embmees the corpse. Then covers it again, goes to the throne, and instals herself therean. The green light dawns andglows brighterandbrighter, as the red light dwindles ana’goes out] SCORPIO-APOPHIS. 7777777. [The PROBATIONERS and other 5/?!שלפשenter, ereet. SCORPIO-APOPHIS. Children, array yourselves before me, and worship at my feet. ARIES. Our Lord is slain. And who art thou that hast assumed His Throne? LEO. Our Lord is slain. And who art thou that hast assumed His Throne? SCORPIO-APOPHIS. I am the Mother of the Gods and the Sister of Time and the Daughter of Space. I am Nature that holdeth sway when the effort of man is exhausted. . . . . , . Brother Leo, I am the goddess that cometh forth riding upon the Lion. Behold ! I strike thee with my wand, and inspire thee. I command thee to declare me unto the multitude. LEO. Lo ! in the interstellar space of night Clothed with deep darkness, the majestic spaces Abidethe dawn of deity and light, Vibrate before the passionless pale faces * Canzonetta: D’Ambrosio. 74