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The Rites of Eleusis

…ome held swords. The incense made a haze, through which I saw a small white statue, illumined by a tiny lamp hung high on the cornice. A brother recited “ the banishing ritual of the Pentagram ” impressively and with due earnestness. Another brother was com- manded to “ purify the Temple with water.” This was done. Then we witnessed the “ Consecration of the Temple with Fire ” where- upon Crowley, habited in black, and accompanied by the brethren, led “ the Mystic Circumambulation.” They walked round the altar twice or thrice in a sort of relig…