The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

July 22 23, Turning to A was turning to sleep, as too often 32 װ THE EQUINOX . Thoughts ofA happens. 24. A day off, apparently. (This means that there is 25 no entry in the original diary. It does not imply that nothing was done, only that nothing was worthy record, or that such record was omitted. Note the “apparently,” as of surprise.) . A bad day. (Going out of Nursing Home.) 26. Went down to stay with D. D. S. 27 . Here we have a most extraordinary entry, which needs explanation and illustration. Fra. Ρ. was cruCified by Fra. D. D. S., and on that cross made to repeat this oath: " I, P——, a member of the Body of Christ, do hereby solemnly obligate myself, etc., to lead a pure and unselfish life, and will entirely devote myself so to raise, etc., myself to the Knowledge of my higher and Divine Genius that I shall be He. “ In witness of which I invoke the great Angel Hua to give me a proof of his existence." P. transcribes this, and continues: “Complete and perfect visualization of . . here are hiero— glyphics which may mean “ Christ as -??־ on cross.” He goes on: “ ‘The low dark hill, the storm, the star.’ But the Pylon of the Camel (z'. e. the path of Gimel) open, and a ray therein : withal a certain vision of A remem- bered only as a glory now attainable.