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C

Chastanier +

A French mason who established in London in 1767 a Lodge called “The Illuminated Theosophists” [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

D

Demrusch +

A Giant in the mythology of ancient Iran [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

O

Ophites +

A Gnostic Fraternity in Egypt, and one of the earliest sects of Gnosticism, or ''Gnosis ''(Wisdom, Knowledge), known as the “Brotherhood of the Serpent”. It flourished early in the second century, and while holding some of the principles of Valentinus had its own occult rites and symbology. A living serpent, representing the Christos‐principle (i.e., the divine reincarnating Monad, not Jesus the man), was displayed in their mysteries and reverenced as a symbol of wisdom, Sophia, the type of the all‐good and all‐wise. The Gnostics were not a Christian sect, in the common acceptation of this term, as the ''Christos ''of pre‐Christian thought and the Gnosis was ''not ''the “god‐man” Christ, but the divine EGO, made one with Buddhi. Their Christos was the “Eternal Initiate”, the Pilgrim, typified by hundreds of Ophidian symbols for several thousands of years before the “ Christian” era, so‐ called. One can see it on the “Belzoni tomb” from Egypt, ''as a winged serpent with three heads ''(Atma‐Buddhi‐Manas), and ''four ''human legs, typifying its androgynous character; on the walls of the descent to the sepulchral chambers of Rameses V., it is found as a snake with vulture’s wings—the vulture and hawk being solar symbols. “The heavens are scribbled over with interminable snakes ‘ writes Herschel of the Egyptian chart of stars. “The ''Meissi ''(Messiah?) meaning the ''Sacred Word, ''was a good serpent”, writes Bonwick in his ''Egyptian Belief. ''“This serpent of goodness, with its head crowned, was mounted upon a cross and formed a sacred standard of Egypt.” The Jews ''borrowed ''it in their “brazen serpent of Moses”. It is to this “Healer” and “Saviour”, therefore, that the Ophites referred, and not to Jesus or his words, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so it behoves the Son of Man to be lifted up”— when explaining the meaning of their ''ophis. ''Tertullian, whether wittingly or unwittingly, mixed up the two. The four‐winged serpent is the god Chnuphis. The good serpent bore the cross of life around its neck, or suspended from its mouth. The winged serpents become the Seraphim (Seraph, ''Saraph) ''of the Jews. In the 87th chapter of the ''Ritual ''(the Book of the Dead) the human soul transformed into ''Bata'', the omniscient serpents says:—“ I am the serpent '''Ba‐ta, '''of long years, Soul of the Soul, laid out and born daily; I am the Soul that descends on the earth”, i.e., the Ego [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG).

B

Bythos +

A Gnostic term meaning “Depth” or the “great Deep”, Chaos. It is equivalent to space, before anything had formed itself in it from the primordial atoms that exist eternally in its spatial depths, according to the teachings of Occultism [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

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Iurbo Adunai +

A Gnostic term, or the compound name for Iao Jehovah, whom the Ophites regarded as an emanation of their Ilda‐Baoth, the Son of Sophia Achamoth—the proud, ambitious and jealous god, and impure Spirit, whom many of the Gnostic sects regarded as the god of Moses. “Iurbo is called by the Abortions (the Jews) Adunai” says the ''Codex Nazaræus ''(vol. iii., p.13 The “Abortions” and ''Abortives ''was the nickname given to the Jews by their opponents the Gnostics [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

B

Burham‐i‐Kati +

A Hermetic Eastern work [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

Busardier +

A Hermetic philosopher born in Bohemia who is credited with having made a genuine powder of projection. He left the bulk of his ''red ''powder to a friend named Richthausen, an adept and alchemist of Vienna. Some years after Busardier’s death, in 1637, Richthausen introduced himself to the Emperor Ferdinand III, who is known to have been ardently devoted to alchemy, and together they are said to have converted three pounds of mercury into the finest gold with one single grain of Busardier’s powder. In 1658 the Elector of Mayence also was permitted to test the powder, and the gold produced with it was declared by the Master of the Mint to be such, that he had never seen finer. Such are the claims vouchsafed by the city records and chronicles [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Macroprosopus +

A Kabalistic term, made of a compound Greek word: meaning the Vast or Great Countenance (See “Kabalistic Faces”); a title of Kether, the Crown, the highest Sephira. It is the name of the Universe, called ''Arikh‐Anpin'', the totality of that of which Microprosopus or ''Zauir‐Anpin ''“the lesser countenance”, is the part and antithesis. In its high or abstract metaphysical sense, Microprosopus is Adam Kadmon, the ''vehicle of Ain‐Suph'', and the crown of the Sephirothal Tree, though since Sephira and Adam Kadmon are in fact one under two aspects, it comes to the same thing. Interpretations are many, and they differ [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

F

Falk +

A Kabbalistic Jew, reputed to have worked “miracles”. Kenneth Mackenzie quotes in regard to him from the German annalist Archenoiz’ work on England (1788) :—“ There exists in London an extraordinary man who for thirty years has been celebrated in Kabbalistic records. He is named Caїn Chenul Falk. A certain Count de Rautzow, lately dead in the service of France, with the rank of Field‐Marshal, certifies that he has seen this Falk in Brunswick, and that evocations of spirits took place in the presence of credible witnesses.” These “spirits” were Elementals, whom Falk brought into view by the conjurations used by every Kabbalist. His son, Johann Friedrich Falk, likewise a Jew, was also a Kabbalist of repute, and was once the head of a Kabbalistic college in London. His occupation was that of a jeweller and appraiser of diamonds, and he was a wealthy man. To this day the mystic writings and rare Kabbalistic works bequeathed by him to a trustee may be perused in a certain half‐public library in London, by every genuine student of Occultism. Falk’s own writings are all still in MS., and some in cypher [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

D

Demon est Deus inversus +

A Kabbalistic axiom; lit., “the devil is god reversed”; which means that there is neither evil nor good, but that the forces which create the one create the other, according to the nature of the materials they find to work upon [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

G

Geburah +

A Kabbalistic term ; the fifth Sephira, a female and passive potency, meaning severity and power; from it is named the Pillar of Severity. [ w. w w.] [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

B

Black Fire +

A Kabbalistic term for Absolute Light and Wisdom; “black” because it is incomprehensible to our finite intellects [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

Beth Elohim +

A Kabbalistic treatise treating of the angels, souls of men, and demons. The name means “House of the Godsʺ [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

H

Hiranyakasipu +

A King of the Daityas, whom Vishnu—in his ''avatar ''of the “man.lion”—puts to death [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

K

Kanishka +

A King of the Tochari, who flourished when the third Buddhist Synod met in Kashmir, i.e., about the middle of the last century B.C., a great patron of Buddhism, he built the finest ''stûpas ''or dagobas in Northern India and Kabulistan [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

N

Nath +

A Lord: used of gods and men; a title added to the first name of men and things as ''Badrinath ''(lord of mountains), a famous place of pilgrimage; ''Gopinath ''(lord of the shepherdesses), used of Krishna [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Marabut +

A Mahometan pilgrim who has been to Mekka, a saint. After his death his body is placed in an open sepulchre built above ground, like other buildings, but in the middle of the streets and public places of populated cities. Placed inside the small and only room of the tomb (and several such public sarcophagi of brick and mortar may be seen to this day in the streets and squares of Cairo), the devotion of the way farers keeps a lamp ever burning at his head. The tombs of some of these marabuts are very famous for the miracles they are alleged to perform [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

C

Cabletow +

A Masonic term for a certain object used in the Lodges. Its origin lies in the thread of the Brahman ascetics, a thread which is also used for magical purposes in Tibet [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Masben +

A Masonic term meaning “the Sun in putrefaction”. Has a direct reference—perhaps forgotten by the Masons—to their “Word at Low Breath” [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

F

Fakir +

A Mussulman ascetic in India, a Mahometan “Yogi”. The name is often applied, though erroneously. to Hindu ascetics; for strictly speaking only [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +