THE EQUINOX
“The Priest with the mask of Osiris spake and said: ‘I am the water, stagnant, and
silent, and still; reflecting all, concealing
am the inundation.
name. Hail unto ye!
unto ye! for the rending of
the darkness is nigh!’”
The Hiereus says:
“The Priest with the mask
of Horus spake and said: «I
am the Water, turbid, and
troubled, and deep. Iam the
Banisher of Peace in the vast
abode of Waters! None is
so strong that can withstand
the Strength of the great
Waters : the Vastness of their
Terror: the Magnitude of
their Fear: the Roar of their
thundering Voice. Iam the
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The Unification of the Planets
in Mercury.
in gloom.
Iam the recession
of the torrent, the
Storm veiled in Terror is my Name. Hail unto the
mighty Powers of Nature and the chiefs of the whirling
Storm.’”
The Hegemon then says :
“The priestess with the mask of Isis spake and
said: ‘The traveller through the gates of Anubis is my
Name. I am the water perfect, and limpid, and pure,
ever flowing out towards the silver sea. Iam the ever-
passing Present, which stands in the place of the Past ;
Iam the fertilised land. Hail unto the dwellers of the
wings of the Morning!’”
The Hierophant then delivers the following ora-
tion :
«T arise in the Place of the Gathering of the Waters
through the rolled-back clouds of Night. From the
Father of Waters went forth the Spirit rending asunder
the veils of the Darkness. And there was but a vastness
of Life.
of Silver and of Depth in the place of the Gathering of Waters,
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