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INDEX
To avoid uncertainty with regard to the way in which entries are listed in this Index, the following explanation should be helpful.
Where extensive sub-entries occur they are arranged alphabetically under various chief headings. Articles, the word “and,” as well as several minor prepositions are disregarded in any alphabetical sequence.
The following abbreviations are used: C. for century; ca. for circa, meaning approximately or about; fl. for flourished; r. for reigned or ruled.
Aaron’s death as a legendary cloak, 177
Abba (the Father), and Aima (the Mother), 213, 214
Abarbanel. See Abrabanel.
Abel, Eugenius (1858-1889), Orphica, q. 65 fn.
Abel: as convertible numerical symbol, 44 fn. Jesus &: Cain-Vulcain, 151 piercing of, by Cain, 151 permutation of, 188
Abhidharma: inner divinity in, idea, 55
Abhijnas, rf. to supernatural powers, 434
Abrabanel, Isaac (1437-1508), reason for Messiah’s symbol, 153 See Bio-Bibliography.
Abiff, Hiram (the Widow’s Son). See under Hiram Abiff.
Abraham [Abram] (fl. 1600? B.C.): Abrahm, resembles Brahma, 91 fn., 92 fn. Bunsen on antiquity of, 93 fn. invented Astronomy, 93 fn. Kabeirian-like name, 94 language of, not Hebrew, 176 name means no-brahman, 90-91, 94 prototype in Hindu Pantheon, 92 & fn. as sun-measure, 93 in wisdom book allegory, 175
Abraxas (the Supreme Unkown): a Gnostic Mystery name, 112-13 as placed in hierarchy of Basilides, 112 the Sun in Egyptian Symbology, 113 fn.
Absolute: and Infinite of Church, 51 first premise of Secret Doctrine, 185 Deity not builder of Universe, 210, 216-17 no relation to anything, 212-13,216 not the highest, 375
Acts: on Simon the Magician, 52-53, 109 cp. to Aprocryphal Gospels, 109 on miracles of Simon, 109 first use of term “Christians”, 121
Acts of the Apostles, written by Seleucus, 150
Adalbert, Bishop of Magdeburg (fl. 8th C.): 584 sentenced by 2nd Roman Concilium, 105
–Alberti Parvi Lucii Libellus de Mirabilibus Naturae Arcanis, condemned as sorcery, 105
Adam (s): accounts on, garbled, 198-99 Arab & Sufi tradition in, 175 daughters & pyramid measures, 65 Egyptian Atum same as, 204 Fall is soul’s descent into matter, 204 in Genesis allegory, 298 given mystery book before Fall, 175 Kabalist narrative on secret books & successors of, 175 meaning of name, 298 and primal pair, 203 and sevenfold (Sevekh), 203 and solar dragon, 203 sons of Elohim and, 201 on the “Third Race” of, 188, 204 fn. as two creations of man, 199
Adam-Kadmon: in Kabalistic numerology, 44 fn., 98 as upright pillar, 98 the Divine Androgyne, 146, 198-99 Brahma-the original of, 185 as the seventh creation, 199 a vehicle for manifestation, 218 born sans parents, 289 macrocosm of Pythagoras, 301-02
Adams, J.C. (1819-1892), discoverer of Neptune, 227
Adams Peak, sacred footprint on, 119
Adept (s): allegory of Initiation of, 160-61, 260-65 assimilate Deity, 255 fn., 383 astral body solidifies at death, 53, 383 biographies, 139, 140, 429 Black, in Catholic clergy, 28-29 Chinese Emperor and, 18 common mortals animated by, 383 criterion of an, 135 fn. degrees of, 371-75, 377 Delphic injunction and, 55 duty of, 252-53 as Dvijas, 140, 271 fn. Eastern & Western, 444 ever in communication, 306 elementáis used for tasks by, 118 & fn. few, in days of Aristotle, 270, 294 as Guardians, 33 Jews had learned, 181 know “Gods” as 1st principles, 50 known by words & deeds, 137 language of, 101 Left & Right Hand, 34, 101 lives of all, similar, 139-40, 141 as martyrs, 28, 31, 141, 373 fn. & mystic Brotherhoods, 28, 139, 296, 298 the Nagas or wise ones, 285 one living truth in, heart, 55 pass through 7 & 12 trials, 140 Paul declares himself an, 123 Personal Ego can live independently, 383 Peter, Simon, Paul & Apollonius, 108-09 Pitris revealed to superior, 277 Pre- & Post-Christian, 107, 135, 296-98 prefer their incognito, 28, 33, 298, 430 Principality after death, 166 fn. Purified Ego & astral of, 384, 386 Reborn consciously, 373 & fn., 377, 383, 406 fn. 585recall of Divine state, 52 renounce Nirvapa to help humanity, 53-54, 139, 373, 386-87, 396-97, 406 fn. Shamballa of, 447-48 8c fn. sign or mark of, 253 Sons of Will & Yoga resist left-hand, 251 are “Sons of God”, 271 fn. Spiritual Ego of, 383 statue of Mexican, 24 subject to Karma, 406 fn. thaumaturgical powers of, 107, 118 & fn., 119, 134 & fn.,135, 300, 429 transfers memory of past life, 377 true, never punish anyone, 31 fn. “Western paradise” of, 448 8c fn. as “Word” himself, 271 fn. worship all-pervasive Essence, 50 Yoga-power creates, 261
AdhTshtatha, agent at work in Prakriti, 393
Adi, generic name for first men, 175
Adi-Buddha: primeval wisdom, 371, 425, 426,458 and Avataras, 373-74 the Wisdom-Principle, 391, 425-26 is Absolute, 391 Eternal 8c conditionless, 392 is Vajradhara, 392 triad emanates from, 394 or Anima Mundi, 401, 425 Impersonal Idea of, 426 & fn.
Aditi: compared to Sephira, 87, 190-91, 418 fn. Bohu 8c Vach, 156 fn. -Vach, as female, 157 Primordial Water of Space, 191, 241 Tibetan “Space,” cp. with, 411 & fn. Rig-Veda on, 411 fn.
Adonai, Adon 8c Adam, 204
Adrian. See Hadrian.
Adultery, a death threat for Egyptian neophyte, 289
Aelian, Claudius (ca. 170-235 A.D.), on wisdom book given to the Egyptians, 175
Aeons: Basilides on the Seven, 112 8c their respective Heavens, 112 as world builders or Dhyani-Chohans, 151, 162 Stellar Spirits, 162 have lost caste as Archangels, 162 Christ an, 372 fn.
Aesculapius, on dialogue with Hermes, 294
Age (s): arrogance of modern, 5 astronomical cycles of Hindus, 357, 365-68 on close of Iron, 355, 356-57 knowledge during the Golden, 249 mystic lore even in dark, 45 piety & materialism of our, 1 Satya-Yuga, of purity, 249, 356-57 Sibylline prophecy of Golden, 355-57 as translated in N.T., 58 & fn.
Agrippa, H. Cornelius (1486-1535): Kabalistic works, rf. 95 & fn. on “time” 8c “Chance,” 98-99 Kabalah’s lore known to, 167 slandered, 278
586 Ahrens, Frans H. (1809-1881): on Hebrew letters as musical notes, 196 See Bio-Bibliography.
Ahriman, “God of this World,” 219,340
Aima (the Great Mother), in Apocalypse symbolism, 214
Ain-Soph: Semitic Parabrahman, 87, 184 185,197 an Impersonal First Cause, 184, 185, 234 outside human thought, 186 resembles “Sat,” 188-89 not Biblical Jehovah, 197 the boundless, 425
Air: Principle & ancient ideas on atoms, 420-21 and ether, 421
Akasa: and Nirvana, 411 as Aditi trs. as Space, 411 & Anima Mundi as Root of Life, 412
Akasic, “shell” 8c light, 53
Alabaster, H. (d. 1884), trs. The Wheel of the Law, 449
Alaya: Vijnana is hidden knowledge, 423 alone is eternal, 439 has absolute knowledge, 439 root of all, 439
Albath: and algath, 95 letter arrangements, 98
Albumazar (805-885), on Virgin constellation, 292 fn.
Alchemist (s): some wks. of, dangerous, 60 on Deity & circle, 62 the Chemist of today, 63 mediaeval, used Esoteric blinds, 167-68 Democritus of Abdera, 298 Moses & Solomon proficient in, 298
Alchemy: as old as man, 298 Egyptian priests taught, 298 of Chaldaeans & Chinese, 298-99 Spiritual, has physical counterpart, 299
Aleph: as bull symbol, 207 in Hebrew, 208
Alesia: ancient city renowned for its Mysteries, 294 the Thebes of the Kelts, 294 last Druids perished at, 311
Alexander Polyhistor (ca. 35 B.C.), on Abraham’s birth, 93 fn.
Alexander the Great (365-323 B.C.): swept away vestiges of Asia’s once pure Religion, 294 & Napoleon as earthly heroes, 381
Alexander Severus (205-235): r., 133 revered Apollonius, 135 a Neo-Platonist, 312
Alhim. See Elohim.
Al-om-jah, title of highest Egyptian Hierophant, 288-89
Alphabet (s): in Kabalistic symbols, 95, 102 Temura permutation, 95 fn. originate with the Gods, 97 philosophical formation of, 98 Hebrew, as an emanation, 102 of Thoth, and Tarot, 106 numerical values of letters, 181 587Hebrew, & Genesis, 206-07
Amasis II (560? - 526 B.C.), destroyed Egypt’s priestly lineage, 297
Amazons, “circle dance” of the, 316
Ambrose, Saint (340-397): on Eastern door, 318 saw Christ as angel of the Sun, 321 renounced yet influenced Christianity, 13 & fn. 305 fn. school dated from Hermes, 131, 307 T.S. compared to school of, 305 Wilder on, 12, 35, 305-07 works attributed to, 13 fn.-14 fn. wrote nothing, 11 fn., 13 & fn., 312
Amida Sutra, tr. by Kumarajiva, 448 See Bio-Bibliography.
Amita-Buddha: Amida or Amitabha, 425 ff., 448 Senzar meaning, 425 Chinese trs.,of term, 425-26 applied to Sakyamuni, 425 Ain-Soph & Anima Mundi, 425 cp. with Tib. Od-pag-med, 426 & Adi-Buddhi, 426 & fn. as boundless light, 409 & fn. Western Paradise of, 448 & fn.
Ammianus, Marcellinus (330?-395): Roman History on Hindu hermits, 22 on Zoroaster & magic, 23 & fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Ammonius Saccas (ca. 175-242): on Books of Thoth, 39 about Christ’s mission, 306-07 founder of Neo-Platonism, 11 fn., 12, 300, 305 called “god-taught,” 12, 13, 305, 308 influenced Judaism, 308 “Lover of truth,” 13 & fn., 305, 306 moral disciplines of, 307 Plotinus taught by, 13 fn. reconciled systems into one, 306-07, 308
Amrita, as Elixir of life, 403
Amru [Amr ibn-al-As] (ca. 594-664), burned Alexandrian library, 295
Amshaspends: seven, cp. with the Elohim, 198 fn., 321 church disfigured, 321-22
Amun: as Divine Wisdom, 301 founder of Eclectic system, 305-06 Egyptian Priest Pot-, 306 God of Wisdom, 306
Anael, regent of Venus, 315
Anagamin: Initiation rite of, 261-62 defined & cp. with Sakridagamin, 434 fn.
Anakim, as Divine Race, 94, 314
Anandamayakosa, 262
Anastasi Papyri: proves antiquity of Zodiac, 347-48 St. Paul’s invocation & discourse of the, 348
Anastasius the Sinaite (fl. 7th C.), Patrologie Grecque, on magic of Simon Magus, 119 See Bio-Bibliography.
Anaxagoras (500-428 B.C.), persecuted by mob, 35
588 “Ancient of Days,” the, 217
Ancient Wisdom: object of this book to vindicate, 2-4
Ancients, never worshipped stars or planets, 334
Androgyne, the heavenly, 187
Angel (s): astrologically & esoterically, 315 fn., 328-29, 338, 339-40 Basilides described orders of, 209 Builders of St. Denys, 209, 210 fn. Christ as, of Sun, 321, 338 in Christian Kabalism, 315 fn. or Dhyani-Chohans, 58 fn., 210, 328-29, 379, 381 double sets, invented by Latinists, 72, 327 Elect, & Planetary Spirits, 89, 189, 203-05, 210, 328-29 Elohim are lower, 212 and Enoch, 39 in Enoch’s visions, 77, 79 Guardian, 48, 113, 200, 328, 344, 380 fn. Hosts of, 112 & 13, 189, 200, 202-03, 209-10, 215-16, 314, 328-29, 336, 339-40 as Initiates, 83 of Kabalists & Gnostics, 340, 402-03 Lucifer &: the fallen, 314, 317 & fn., 327 Mikael, 338, 402 Mystic Tau and, 152 Pagans “plagarized” Christian, 72, 337-40 Planetary, are divine Beings, 314-15, 327-36, 338, 344 Raziel, Azazel & Adam, 175 St. Augustine on, 210 fn. Saturn as an, 113, 338, 339 Seven, of the Presence, 209, 210 fn.,_314, 329, 336, 379 seven Sephiroth, as, 189, 190, 210 Terrestrial, & Jesus, 160-61 Vajradhara, Metatron & El-Shaddai, 403
Anima Mundi: Universal Archaeus, 10 fn. or Adi-Buddha, 401, 425 Akasa & Astral Light, 412 World-Soul as reflection of Deity, 413
Annihilation: Does Buddhism teach? 415-421 ancients on, 418 &: fn. Absolute, unthinkable, 418 fn. as dispersion of matter, 420 of forms, not Spirit, 420
Annunciation, trinitarian symbolism, 100
Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham H. (1731-1805): on Ferouer as pure soul, 71 fn. on Persian Dev, 71 fn.
–Zend-Avesta, ouvrage de Zoroastre........., 71 fn. See Bio-Bibliography. d’Anselme, (n.d.), rf. 316
Anthimes, Bishop of Antioch (3rd C.), rf. 167
Anthony, Saint (ca. 250-350), mark of Tau borne by, 152
Anthropomorphism: by the multitude, 50 Epicurus on, of the Gods, 50 fn. in Bible, 67, 205, 208-09 of Kabalah, 211-12 of the “Water of Life,” 241-42
Anthropos, 205
589 Antichrist: De Mirville on Pagan, 71-72 ff., 321 Apollo viewed as, 318, 321 Apocalypse on the, 321 or Vice-Verbum, 321
Antiochus IV (?- 163 B.C.), never traveled sans an astrologer, 351
Anugraha, the 8th creation, in the Puranas, 199
Anupapadakas (the Parentless): the first born of Space, 202 ic fn. the Kabiri of Hi, 202 found in all religions, 289
Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi: meaning of, 409 fn. result of unity with, 409 heart of Perfect Ones, 409 fn.
Apion (fl. 1st C.), cited, 8
Apocalypse. See Revelation.
Apocrypha: cp. to New Testament, 109 are crude tradition, 109 Anglican church article on, 319 fn.
Apollo: As Ferouer of Christ, 71 fn. a cosmic verity, 72 fn. Cyprian vowed to, 163-64 initiated Orpheus, his son, 269 lyre of, 269, 271 fn. killed the Python, 287 Christ identified with, 318, 343 viewed as Antichrist, 318 invoked on day of sun, 350
Apollonius of Tyana (fl. 1st C.): allegorical account of, is Hermetic, 127, 128 and Adept who rivalled Jesus, 133, 253 on aristocratic associations, 130, 253 astral spirit freed by, 131,300 not an Avatara, 49 fn., Church viewed, as Wizard, 107, 129, 130, 132, 135 fn., 137 ff. De Mirville’s account denigrates, 135 details of, & age at death unknown,129,135 disappeared at death, 135 discoursed with Brahmans & Menippus, 127 a divine incarnation, 49 fn. duplicated miracles at Ephesus, 133 enshrined by emperors, philosophers & historians, 135-36 exorcised demons & plague, 134 foresaw future, 300 founded new school, 130 had Innate knowledge of languages, 134 Jesuits called, “medium of Satan,” 132, 137 as King-Initiate, 253 life veiled in mystery, 128-31, 138 miracles attested by History, 130, 131-36 name related to sun, 138 narrative based on Zodiacal signs, 128, 138 opposed bigotry, cant &: hypocrisy, 130 revered by Caracalla & Alexander Severus, 135 saved Tyana posthumously, 135-36 fn. Tortures of, 278 an unrivalled Theurgist, 128, 130, 132, 133-35, 300
590 Apostle (s): borrowed conceptions from Enoch, 78, 79 Paul knew Jesus’ teachings best, 122 Oriental Church faithful to, 125 horrified by crucifix, 153 Jesus taught, after death, 161 so-called “divine” inspiration of, 317-18 fn.
Apuleius, Lucius (fl. 2nd C.), initiated at Cenchreae, 123
Aquiba, Rabbi (ca. 50-132 A.D.): on seraphim etc., 98 and initiation dangers, 309
Aquinas, St. Thomas (1225?-1274): on primary &: secondary creation, 209 on divine thought of angels, 209 Gnostic ideas of, 209 confuses celestial hierarchy of Bible, 215 interpreted Christian Astrolatry, 319, 330
–Summa Theologica: God works through angels, 314, 330 & fn. on celestial influences, 346
Arab (s): ancient, & Syriac dialects, 196 number system came from India, 360
Arago, D.F.J. (1786-1853):
–Oeuvres d’Arago, Quotes Babinet on aerolites, 231
–Annuaire, on sidereal influences, 345 See Bio-Bibliography.
Archaeology, Palaeography, and the church, 70
Archangel (s): are the first “creation,” 111, 215-17 create and sustain universe, 111-12 the seven Aeons of Basilides, 112 finite, therefore imperfect, 217 Mikael cp. with Narada, 286 Michael cp. with Aryan Kumaras, 322-23, 329 identical with Pagan Gods, 335 Mikael as regent of several planets, 338 & fn.
Archetype (s): each mortal has his immortal, 51
Architects, the Divine, or imperfect Kosmos-Builders, 217 fn.
Archon (s): Initiate Paul on, 114, 322, 340 Basileus, of Athens, 114 magistrates supervising Eleusinian mysteries, 114 Archon tes: dual classes of, 322 paradigms of material evolution, 344
Arelim: father aspect of Jehovah, 189 angelic name of Jehovah, 190
Argonauts, attributed to Onamacritus, 293
Arhat (s): began tradition of Lamaic succession, 370, 425-29 as candidates for Arhatship, 370, 434 fn. “elect” of Buddha’s disciples, 370, 409 enter Nirvana at will, 434 591 failures in West, 431 Indian, forced to emigrate, 429 or Lohans in China, 428-29 order of Tsong-kha-pa to, 431 See also Adepts.
Arhatship, possible in Kali-Yuga, 430-31
Arians: defense, 144-45 on consubstantiality of Jesus Christ, 145
Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533), Orlando Furioso, valley of the Moon allegory, 45
Aristeas, rf. 179
Aristobulus (?-ca. 160 B.C.): founded School, 11 fn. on Plato &: Mosaic Books, 11 fn. Valckenaer on, 11 fn. on Aristotle’s ethics, 306
Aristophanes (448?-ca. 380 B.C.), rf. 257
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.): few adepts in time of, 270 Alexander the Great, his pupil, 294
–Metaphysics, on Gods as first principles, 50
Arithmetic: origins of, 360-61 decimal system existed ages ago, 361 Algebra and, 361
Arius (ca. 256-336): exiled, 144 nearly split Catholic Union, 144-45
Ark of Covenant, measurements cp. to Gt. Pyramid, 183 fn.
Arles (ancient city in Gaul): founded 2,000 B.C., 296 sack of its Druidic temples by Caesar, 296 restored by Constantine, 296
Arnaldus de Villa Nova (ca. 1235-1313?), Rosarius Philosophorum, 95 fn.
Arnobius the Elder (fl. 295?), Adversus Gentes, on Zoroaster, 23 & fn.
Arnold, Sir Edwin (1832-1904): sublime poet but not an initiate, 223 fn.
–Light of Asia, twice touches Initiate heights, 223 fn., rf. 452 fn.
Arnolphinus, F. L. (fl. 16th C.), Tractat de lapide, 95 fn.
Arrian Flavius (fl. 2nd C.): on similarity of Theban & Hindu Hercules, 248 on Sandracottus, 248
Artaxerxes I (?-425 B.C.), rf. 178
Arupa: Buddha partially revealed, world, 388 Arhat rises into first three, worlds, 409, 436 & fn.
Aryabhatta (476-?), exoteric figure given by, 359 See Bio-Bibliography.
Arya Samaj, address to, by Mr. Lane-Fox, 117 fn.
Aryan (s): and the Mysteries, 36, 62, 83, 155, 157 & fn. on primitive, 83, 250, 259 theories of creation among ancient, 87, 157 fn. Bible, 94 592 Scriptures & symbology, 193 fn., 196 & fn. unscrupulous priests amidst, 250 & fn.
Aryasanga (ca. 410-500): Buddhist Ritual of, 161 founder of Yogacharya School of Buddhism, 434-35, 451 fn. degeneration of, Yoga-charyas, 434 reunited with oldest Lodge of Brothers, 435 legend of, 451 fn.
–Descent of Buddhas, & source of their lineage, 396 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Aryavarta, ancient, wisdom center, 310 See also India.
Ashmole, Elias (1617-1692), tried to remodel Masonry, 279 See Bio-Bibliography.
Asiah, the 4th world in Kabalah, 302
Asiatic: cycles &: the Naros, 360 most, Adepts follow Buddha, 411
Asiatic Researches: rf. to Colebrooke article, 359 fn. q. S.A. Mackey’s theory on Hindu Yugas, 365-68
Asoka, King (?-232 B.C.): descendant of Baladeva, 248 Buddhist missionaries of, 263 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Assyrian tablets, and cuneiform literature, 4, 172, 198
Asterisms: yield age of Vedas, 362 in Hindu astronomical cycles, 363-65
Astra: weapons known in Mahabharata, 104 & fn. cp. to dynamite, 104 magical bow 8c arrow, 104 fn.
Astral: Adept conquers the, 103 Apollonius freed his, spirit, 131 body and heavenly prototype, 51, 209 fn. of Adept at death, 53, 384 & fn. during Initiation, 262 or etheric body after death, 161 8c fn., 209 fn., 384 fn. of Jesus, 384 Light 8c Vaidic Aditi, 191 Light as Magic Agent, 103 Light, as Root of Life, 412-13 Proclus on aerial body, 384 fn. second death of, 384 fn. sublimated matter, 419 Tau and the, soul, 152
Astrolatry: condemned by Church, yet used, 319 8c fn.-320 8c fn., 335-40 of Jews, 326 approved by Pope Pius V, 336 Jesuits used, to dominate, 341 a noble 8c base form of, 344 leads to Black Magic, 344-45 See also Sabaeanism.
Astrologer(s): accused of devilry by Church, 349 fn. charlatanry of later Chaldaen, 344 Daniel, chief of, 350 death penalty for remiss, 349 fn. Diodorus 8c judiciary, 351 593 first, under Ramses II, 344 Great, admit man’s free will, 346 Juvenal on, 349 fn. Kasdim & Gazzim, 350 N. Figulus & F. Tarutius, 351 recent prominent, 334 Pythagoras & Archaic, 347
Astrology: antiquity of, 347-48, 351 astronomy preceded & informed by, 138 fn., 320 fn., 326, 334-35, 347-48 Coleridge on, 320 fn. correspondences, Law of, 347, 349 decline of Occult, traced, 350-51 defense & rationale of, q. 346 degraded by Chaldaean quacks, 344 destiny written in stars, 138, 320 divine, for Initiates, 344-45 exoteric, became Black Magic, 345 Judiciary, used by Kabalists, 352 key to ceremonial, lost, 352 and Labarum, 151 Messiah’s coming &, 153 modern, from time of Diodorus, 351 Occult forces of constellations, 224, 349 Parent-monad in true, 349 Primitive, superior to modern, 348, 349, principle of moral freedom in, 346 science of, exact, 138 fn., 320 fn. scientists don’t all scoff, 352 studied by “Soul-eye”, 138 fn., 349 tabooed by Churches, 335, 349 white & black, 346-47 writers of antiquity believed, 349 fn.
Astronomus: Chief Hierophant’s title, 326 & fn. only, could contact Divine Hierophant, 332
Astronomy: ends in astrology, 320 fn. claims no fixed stars in nature, 228 Hindu, 201, 332, 357-59, 361-68 Initiate’s lives and, 141 modern, on ogdoad of Ancients, 227 narrative of Jesus and, 155-56 on Neptune, 227-28 Occult vs. Theological, 227 Rock observatories and secret cycles, 353, 357, 358 ff. and Seven Rishis, 202 & fn. taught in ancient temples, 330-32, 357
Atheism: a reaction to high metaphysics, 41 Sadducees did not follow, 182 fn. and Nirvana, 415 rejects Creation theory, 415
Athena, Wisdom personified, 46 fn.
Athenagoras (fl. 2nd C.): Ammonius influenced, 13, 305,308 knew unity of Platonic & Oriental systems, 16, 306
Athena Promachos, 14
Atlantean(s): Mysteries traced to, 36, 68, 246 594 Sorcery of the, 68 universal language esoteric since submersion, 181 giants of 3rd & 4th Races, 248 ancestors of 5th Race Aryans, 259, 302 of Asiah, 302
Atlantis: punishment & loss of, 84, 259 became land of vice, 246
Atma(n): the Self, the “Asmi,” 48 a beam of the infinite Ocean of Light, 49 no entity, 49
Atma-Buddhi: as Over-soul, 48 as personal God, 49
Atom(s): no dead, for Occultist, 415 rf. to “Transmigration of Life-,” 415
Atonement: dogma of, traced to ancient rite, 262 fn. Draper attributes to Gnostics, 262 fn. “Baptism of Blood,” 263 fn. true meaning & origin, 263 fn. not for fall in Eden, 263 fn. of Buddha, 398-99
Atroscope, in ancient astronomy, 366
Atum, or Adam of the Egyptians, 204
Augustine, Saint (354-430): ignorant of heliocentric system, 43 on divine thought of angles, 209 not an Initiate, 211 fn.
–De Genesis ad Litteram: on Angelic creation, 210 fn. on astrologers, 349 fn.
Augustus, Emperor (63 B.C. - 14 A.D.): an Initiate, 222 fn. reason for banishing Ovid, 222 fn. horoscope done by Theagenes, 351
AUM: sacred syllable as found among Greeks Sc Romans, 88 Brahmatmas alone can explain, 430 and the “Lost Word,” 430
Aurelian, Emperor (212 ? - 275): rf. 133 built shrine to Apollonius, 135 beheld apparition of Apollonius, 134-36 Sc fns.
Authority, curse of humanity, 117
Automatic writing, by air divinities in ancient China, 20
Avatamsaka Sutra; guarded by Nagas (Adepts), 285 q. on secret knowledge beyond the “Snowy Range,” 423 Sec Bio-Bibliography.
Avatara(s): Apollonius not an, 49 fn. Bija, the cause of, 371 Christos contains the Seed of an, 160 Church judgement on, 73 direct descent Sc line of, 372-73 Gautama not an, of Vishnu, 52 fn., 370-71 an Illusion by Divine Incarnation, 373 & 74 Jivanmukta compared to, 374 Karma-less, 374 595 Samkara, as an, 390, 391, 393 Seven Virtues qualify, 380 & fn. Theophania not a case of, 382-83 Visvakarman as Vithoba, 261
Avesta. See Zend-Avesta
Azara: Chaldaean priest of Fire, 177 restored Jewish books, 177 may be Ezra, 177
Aziluth, Kabalistic world of, 302
Azriel ben Manahem (1160-1238), Commentary of the Ten Sephiroth, 67 See Bio-Bibliography.
Aztec(s): magic of highest degree among, 25 civilization cp. with Egyptian, 25
Baal, worship, 192 ff., 282, 316
Babel: myth related to lost Mysterylanguage, 181
Babinet, Jacques (1794-1872): on the ogdoad of the ancients, 227 opposed to levitation, 231 on immense aerolite, 231
Babylon (ian): St. Peter died of old age at, 126 allegories of Genesis on tiles of, 170 Captivity not known to “Black Jews,” 174 and book of Xisuthros, 175 national history of Jews dates from, 176 O.T. based on, Magical texts, 197 man created on 7th day in, system, 198 texts on fall & creation, 204
Bacchus: identity of Jehovah with, 272-73 as Dionysos, 273 & fn. Zagreus, highest of Gods, 273 Osiris cp. with, 273 origin of rites of, 451-52 fn.
Bacon, Roger (1214?-1294), modern Science and, 5
Bactria, caves of, 35
Bahti, guard prehistoric Gobi treasures, 21
Bailly, J.S. (1736-1793): on astrology as mother of astronomy, 345
–Histoire de L’astronomie ancienne . . . , q. on Judiciary Astrology, 345
Baladeva (Balarâma): the prototype of Hercules, 246 and Krishna, 246, 248 descendants of, 248
Ballanche, Pierre (1776-1847): on Destruction as God of the World, 263 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Baptism: infant, not effective, 146 an example of Church dogma, 146 and cross, 148 mystic rite of, 151-52, 161 as inspiration by Christos- Sophia, 160-61 596 of Blood is origin of atonement, 262-63 fns.
Baronins, Cardinal Cesare (1538-1607): on practices of Carpocrates, 70
–Preface to St. Matthew’s Gospel, rf. 129 fn.
Barthelemy St. Hilaire, Jules (1805-1895), rf. 446 See Bio-Bibliography.
Baruch: on stars as vessels of glorious beings, 319 exiled from Protestant Bible, 319 fn.
Basileus: an Archon of Athens, 114 a chief Eleusinian mystae, 114
Basilides (2nd. C. A.D.): reasons stigmatised by Latin Church, 70 Egyptian Gnostic, 112 on the Seven Aeons, 112, 209 on Abraxes & his 365 Dwellings, 112 Gnostic innovator, 162 not a heretic, 162 on Angels as Builders, 209 Jesus’ body an illusion, 372 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Beal, Samuel (1825-1889), tr., rf. to Si-Yu-Ki, Buddhist Records of the Western World, travels of a pilgrim, 20 fn.
Bede, St. (673-735), ignorant of spherical earth, 43
Being(s): Yhvh yields mysteries of, 188-89 Sat is absolute, 189 Divine, of Kabalah, 301-02 a Ray of, within everyone, 310 Dharmakaya is formless, 392 & fn. Space the abode of invisible, 412
Bel: as Ferouer of Christ &: Angels, 71 fn. in cuneiform legend, 198 -Jupiter, 283 & Mylitta as sidereal rulers, 348
Bentley, John (n.d.): Indian antiquities researched by, 364
–. . . Hindu Astronomy: Fall of Angels deals with time-periods, 201 on the Lunar asterisms, 364 antiquity of, shown by four ecliptical points, 364 See Bio-Bibliography.
Bergen, Carl F.V. von (1838-1897), Lectures in Sweden, says no trinity in Bible, 354 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Bergier, N.S. (1718-1790), God worshipped in Sun, 325
Beriah, a lower order world in Kabalah, 302
Berosus (fl. 3rd C. B.C.): narrative based on antediluvian history of Xisuthros, 175 sidereal rule of Bel & Mylitta, 348
Besant, Annie (1847-1933): Reports 1st. Draft of S.D. at Ady ar in 1922, xxviii on her S.D. 3rd. Vol. arrangement, xxx & fn. Mr. Mulliss interviews, xxxi-ii &: G.R.S. Mead agree on 3rd. vol. MSS.’ problems, xxxviii, xl 597 as editor of H.P.B.’s posthumous work, xliii. - iv.
Bethlehem, Star of, is sacred Pentagram, 240
Bhagavad-Gita: rf. 431, 459 fn. inner God idea in, 55 attempts to discredit its antiquity, 240 proof of precession known at time of, 364 over 20,000 yrs. old, 364-65 on Krishna & divine births as an Avatara, 372
Bhagava ta-Pu rana: rf. 248 fn. on Hindu chronology, 364 over 20,000 yrs. old, 365
Bhante: Aryan Brahmans amidst Himalayan, 423 the Brothers, 423 fn.
Bhavani, patroness of the Thugs, rf. in comparative mythology, 452
Bhavaviveka (4th C.), founder of Svatantrika Madhyamika School, 438
Bhikshus (mendicants), varied levels of Nirvana for, 394 fn.
Bhons. See Bons.
Bhumi (Earth), double revolution in the Rasa Mandala, 332
Bhuvana, the luminous Essence of Indian allegory, 261
Bible: alone can’t reveal Occult secrets, 67, 84, 193-96, 208 & fn. anthropomorphism in, 67, 208-09 biographies in, have 3 aspects, 91 Book of Enoch cp. to, 78-79 borrows considerably, 75-76, 92-93, 172 fn., 195-96 chronology of Enoch, 80-82 on claim of Divine inspiration, 199, 201 commentaries on, 67 cp. to other sacred texts, 84, 92, 170, 175-76, 182-83, 193 ff„ 262-63 fn. Creation & its chronology, 188 fn. Douay version, rf. 60 fns. earth’s chronology in, 176, 191,193 Eastern interpreter needed for, 75-76 on Elohistic portions of, 195, 208 fn. first words of, 67, 206-07, 210-11 foundation square of, 157 & fn. glyphs in, 157, 195 Hebrew exists no more, 193-94 Initiates called “Perfect” in, 56 fn., 81 Jesus not the One God says, 159 and Kabalistic Book of Numbers, 191 key geometric figure & Moses, 95-96 a masterpiece Esoterically, 76, 84 misread and misrepresented, 121, 146-60, 182-83, 191, 193-94, 210-11, 242 fn., 501-02 Mosaic, unknown to West, 191,193 Neo-Platonic language in, 55, 148 not expressive of Highest Divinity, 185 numerical symbolism in, 44 & fn., 45, 61-62, 63,65, 598 67, 73-74, 92 fn., 146, 157-59, 181, 192, 193, 195 Occult & sacred at core, 84 parable & mystery in, 40, 45, 58 & fn., 73-74, 76, 146-60 personages from India, 92, 176 Phallicism in, 61-62, 177, 195, 207-08 Protestant interpretation of Solar tabernacle, 324 Revision & falsification in, 146-48, 149-50, 154, 156, 172, 173, 174, 182-83 fn., 191, 193-94, 197 fn., 210-11, 216, 262-63 fn. Sabaeanism in Vulgate, 324 Septiform theogony & chronology of, 201 on Spirituality of, 193 & fn., 195,208 Triune foundation of, 45 Old Testament: compared with N.T., 16 Esoteric symbology of, 36, 92 & fn., 137, 158-59, 176, 195-96, 272 fn. Wisdom books of, 46 fn., 61, 167-72, 193-96 doctrines from Enoch, 82 sources in Kabalah, 92-93, 168-70, 172-78 versions of Pentateuch, 172-74, 177 original, not in Bible, 174, 177 accuracy depends on Septuagint, 178-79 as “communication” from God, 193 on compilers of, 194, 195-96, 197 copied from Babylonian Magical Texts, 197 allegorical basis of Masonic rite, 264 New Testament: Gospels are Platonic, 16 Christian fathers on, 36 disfigured Christ, 43, 146, 148, 156, 158-60 compared with Apocrypha, 109 symbolical & allegorical, 121, 137,154 in a “heathen” language, 179 completed 300 yrs. after apostles, 263 fn.
Bibractis (ancient Gaul city): sacred college of Druids in, 295 rival of Thebes, Athens & Rome, 295 colossal city described by Ragon, 295 has few remaining relics, 296 last of Druids perished at, 311
Bigandet, Bishop (1813-1894), mistaken about term Adi- Buddha, 391 fn.
Bija: seed of Avatarism, 160 fn., 371 Vidya in the “Black Age,” 430-31
Binah: the Mother, 189 among 1st three Sephiroth, 189, 218 fn. passive Intelligence, 190, 213 divine name of Jehovah, 190 Kether & Ho km ah emanate seven Sephiroth, 190, 216 fn. corresponds to Jehovah manifest, 218 fn.
Biography(ies): of Initiates both mystic &: public, 137 ff. spiritual, based on Zodiac, 140 Adepts, are all legends, 140 no, of Jesus, 155
599 Bismarck, Prince Otto (1815-1898): knew aims of Jesuits, 267 q. Nuncio on Church fostering of Revolution, 267 See Bio-Bibliography.
“Black Jews,” came to India before 600 B.C., 174
Black Magic: anathemas of Church against, 17,105 antipode of Raja-Yoga, 60 fn. astrolatry often leads to, 344-45 Catholic clergy adepts in, 28-29, 105-06, 342 Catholics used, to convert others, 30-31 has counterpart, 17, 32 difference from White, 106 of Fourth Race, 68 Left Path of, 105 Mediaeval books on, 105 unconscious use of, 30, 32 use of will in, 30
Black Magician(s): a conscious sorcerer, 30 Dugpas of Sikkim & Bhutan, 30,105 cp. to European experimenter in Magnetism, 30 misuses of astral currents, 31 as enemies of Initiates, 31 Karma of, 31 fn. practitioners of the Left Path, 105
Blavatsky, H.P. (1831-1891): on modem science, 2 martyred for sake of S.D., 470 on Spiritualism, 470, 479-83, 488-92 Masters advise, going to America, 488 on Butlerov article, 497-99
–Blavatsky Collected Writings; References: xxvff., xlii, 2 fn., 4 fn., 32 fn., 60 fn., 67 fn., 118 fn., 127 fn., 129 fn., 146 fn., 148 fn., 149 fn., 196 fn., 245, 269 fn., 278 fn., 342 fn., 385 fn., 405 fn., 415 fn., 423 fn., 431 fn., 487 fn. on continental bridges, 279-80 on inner Buddhas, 394 fn. “Tibetan Teachings” article in, rf. 423 fn., 427 & fn.
—Isis Unveiled: Rf.: 6, 44 fn., 54, 65 fn., 81 fn., 88 fn., 129 fn., 205 fn., 206 fn., 269, 273, 276, 302 fn., 314, 395 fn., 421 on antiquity of magic, 311 on Apollonius of Tyana, 130-31 Buddha taught rebirth, 449 on Celestial Virgin, 292 fn. on Chrestos, 282 David & Jehovah-worship, 317 on Democritus, 25 & fn. on Dionysos, 273 fn. q. on Divine Instructors, 47-48 divine prototypes exist through ages, 382 doctrine of Pitris very Esoteric, 277 on dogma of atonement, 262-63 fns. Egyptian division of Man, 381 Essenes were Christians, 282 on Etheric body in Nirvana, 161 & fn. on the invisible Master, 278 on Jesuits, rf. 342 on Josephus, 93-94 on Kabalah, 38 on Magic, 18-21, 22 Masters help in writing, 494-95 most ancient books for Initiated, 127 on Mystic Brotherhoods, 28, 114 600 Neophytes’ risks foretold, 310 Paul & the Archons, 114 Paul, founder of Christianity, 121 on Paul as Initiate, 122-24 Peter, rf. to 125, 126 fn., 127 & fn. Plato & Mysteries, 7-8, 274 on Pyramids, 24 fn. rebirth teaching in, 381 on sacred numbers of Pythagoras, 63 Schopenhauer on Will & Thought, 413-14 secrecy of Heliocentric System, 47 on Space and Maya, 419, 420-21 story of Initiation dangers, 309 fn. on true Gospel of Matthew, 149-50 on Universe, 412-13 on veneration of Isis by sages, 274 on “Word” in books, 443
–Lucifer (London): rf. vi, xii, xv, xxvi etc., 2 fn., 423 fn., 431 fn. on silly Kabalistic predictions, 501-02
–The Secret Doctrine: rf. 205 fn., 244 fn., 245, 248 fn. definitive edition now available, xxv fn. on authenticity of 1897 3rd. Vol., xxv-xliv 3rd volume of, never found, 1 fn. convertible Kabalistic symbols in, 44 fn. on Trinity, 186 on sex separation in 3rd Race, 204 fn. on Monadic Emanations, 380 Intro, to 1st Draft, 457-69 1st Draft outline of, contents, xxvii ff„ 463-65, 471-72
–Voice of the Silence, rf. v, rf. 392 fn.
Blind man, parable of, 58
Bliss, one Path leads to, 438-39
Bney ha-E16him, the “Sons of God,” 302
Bochart, Samuel (1599-1667), rf. 180
Bodhi, defined, 458-59 & fn.
Bodhidharma (fl. 460-534): brought truth seal of Buddhism into China, 447, 449 established esoteric branches, 447-49 completed patriarchal lineage, 447 See Bio-Bibliography.
Bodhisattva(s): rf. 55, 394, 434 astral Ego of Manushya-Buddha 391,392 astral principles remain in our sphere, 383, 390 continues Buddha’s work, 391,394 in Devachanic regions, 401 fn. emanated the 1st Initiates, 289 everyone, has a, 394-95 formed Samkara’s middle principles, 394, 404 as hypostasis of a Buddha, 390-91 Jesus a, 396 fn. are men, not disembodied Beings, 435 a mind-born son, 391 mystery of Buddha’s repeated “Reincarnations”, 404-05 Phra, became Gautama, 392 replaces Karana Sarira of a Buddha, 391 Sanat-Kumara, 383 601 signs of a, 427 & fn., 435 sprang from the “parentless,” 289 super-sensuous realm of a, 390 the three bodies and, 392 fn., 436 fn., 437 Tiani-Tsang, Tsong-kha-pa and Dezhin-Shegpa, 405 a willing sacrificial victim, 404
Bodhism: misconceived by readers of Esoteric Buddhism, 2
Bodleian Library: Bruce gave Enoch MS. to, 77 unwilling to publish Ethiopian text of Enoch, 79 Enoch text cp. to one in Paris, 83-84 fn.
Body: image of Soul, 10 fn. of Macrocosm, 10 fn. Astral, of high Adept solidifies , at death, 53 Samkara occupied, of dead Raja, 54 etheric, & Initiation, 161 and Astral double, 209 fn. Elohim build astral &: physical, 212 transference of self to new, 377 threefold, of high Adept, 436 fn.
Bodyul. See Tibet.
Bohu (Void): mother of the Gods, 156 Biblical cosmogony of, cp. to Phoenician, Gnostic etc., 156-57
Bon(s): pre-Lamaic religion, 19, 427 sorceries of the, 19-20, 427
Book of Commentaries (Buddhist): rf. 400, 405; q. 401,405 on Parinirvani, 401 on Karma of suicide, 404 on Karma of Gautama, 404-05, 405-06 on Being & Non-Being, 408 on three eternal things in the Universe, 408 signs of an Arhat, 408 unpublished Discourse of the Buddha in the, 408-10 its secret law preached to select Arhats, 409
Book of Dzyan: Stanzas are basis of the S.D. Vols., xxv on Darkness, 186 source of old alphabets, 206 derivation of “Dzyan,” 422 1st vol. of Kiu-te Commentaries, 422 one of 14 vols. based on archaic folio, 422 based on ... . Secret Wisdom of the World, 422 in charge of Teshu-Lama, 422 subject matter of, 467
Book of Enoch: rf. 403 Abraham’s relation to, 93-94 on Angels as Initiates, 39, 89 antiquity & sacred keys in, 89-90, 93 “Biblical prophecies” not in, 82 chapter missing from original MSS., 83 compiled by great Seer, 80-81, 88-89 declared apocryphal, 74, 76, 79, 82 or Eno’ichion, 60 fn., 81 exalted the “Elect Root,” 68, 89 foreshadows the Trinity, q. 79 Initiation ritual found in, 74 & fn. -75 fn., 83 & 84 Jesus acquainted with, 74, 77 Jews disavowed, 76, 82 602 a Kabalistic, Occult work, 74, 83 & 84, 89 Laurence trsl., cited, 39 fn., 76 5 Manvantaric Races covered in, 82, 83 Massey on 7 transgressing stars in, 200 Merkabah compared with, 76 a narrative of past, 80 New Testament cp. with, 74, 76, 79, 82 on Noah, 39 pre-existence of Messiah in, 78-79 prophecies of Races & SubRaces in, 80-83, 86 & pseudo-Enoch, 76 a revelation by Jude, 82-83 as revelation of Christianity, 79, 82-83 Skinner’s numerical speculation on, 93 on “Son of man” as Enoch, 86, 188 fn. symbolical throughout, 83, 89, 93, 403 Taro of, 89-90, 93 a transcript from far older texts, 78, 82, 83 fn., 89-90 visions & incantations in, 7 7-80, 82, q. 200 “Wheel” of, found in China, 93
Book of Joshua, old Samaritan work, 182 fn.
Book of the Dead: rf. 125 full of symbolism, 65 on separation of female sex, 198 seven sons of Ra in, 202 on ceremony of judgment, 288
Book of the Law of Moses, secret of Sadducees, 182 8c fn.
Book of Numbers: referred to by ancients, 95 fn. on unity and number ten, 97 real Kabalah found in Chaldaean, 174, 191 Persian Sufis now possess, 174 Shekhina, feminine in, 187 fn. needed as key to Kabalah, 191 only two or three copies now exist, 191 fn. Sepher-Yetzirah in, 206 fn.
Book of Splendour, The. See Zohar.
Books, most ancient, are for Initiated, 127
Books of Hermes. See Hermes Trismegistus.
Books of Kiu-te. See Kiu-te.
Books of Moses: Pentateuch, not the original, 172-73 8c fn., 174 disfigured by Talmudists, 174 “black Jews” of India have secreted their own, 174 real, unknown to West, 191, 350 Hilkiah rediscovered, 350
Bons: practiced necromancy in Tibet, 427 opposed reformed Lamaism of Tsong-kha-pa, 427 still powerful in Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal etc., 427, 433 and red-capped Dugpas, 433
Borrichius, Olaus (1626-1690), on antiquity of Alchemy, 298 See Bio-Bibliography.
Brahe, Tycho (1546-1601), Kepler, and Regiomontanus were astrologers, 334
Brahma(s): and “Abraham”, 91, 92 fn., 94 603 as “Archetypal Man,” 241-42 and Atman, 259-60 and Brahman, 185, 259 Brahmans worshipped, collectively, 190 fn., 259-60 and Buddhi, 157 on 7 Creations of, 198 destined to survive Church, 72 fn. as Ferouer of Christ, 71 fn. head has seven rays, 337 the heavenly Androgyne, 187, 188 Jehovah cp, with, 241 -Loka, or 7 th higher world, 375 the Lotus-born, 247 ( as male, is lower than Siva, 190 fn. manifests visible Universe, 241, 259 means “increase” or growth, 237 fn., 259 “Mind-bom Sons” of, 380 fn. not Absolute, Infinite Deity, 241-42 in Puranic allegory, 185, 190’fn., 241, 247-48 and 4th Race, 94 and seven Svargas, 337 as Sien-Chan or Nam-Kha, 408 & fn. sprang from Vishnu’s navel, 241 fn. transformations of, 94, 185, 188, 237, 241 Universe of, as illusion, 408 -Viraj, 188 , Vishnu and Siva, 65, 188, 190 fn.
Brahman (s): Brahma ignored by, 190 fn. Buddha a tempter of, 395 caste hereditary, not won thru merit, 250 fn. claim descent from Rishis, 22 fn. experts in philosophy & sciences, inc. magic, 312 fn. Himalayan asramas of Aryan, 423, 435 Initiates among, 429-30 kept aloof from world, 312 & fn., 423 Nirvana of, differs from Buddhist, 392 & rite of passage, 83 secret schools had reconciled with Esoteric Buddhism, 435 sinned by persecuting Buddha’s teachings, 398 temple, were not priests, 252 Tirthika-, view of Nirvana, 416 unscrupulous, took advantage of people, 250
Brahmavias: based on septenary principle, 45 mention the Astra, 104 part of Vedas, 23 7 fn. over 20,000 years old, 361 observes astronomical cycles, 362
Brahmanical: Buddhist Arhats persecuted by, 429 Buddhist metaphysics cp. to, 389 , Gods & their Saktis, 65 laws & perfect Yogis, 122 literature dated, 170, 361 ff. rights of blood replaced those of merit, 250 fn. rites derived from primitive Buddhist Philosophy, 123 fn. secresy, 429-30 secret school, parent of all others, 435 teachings in Pythagoras, 16 writings allegorical, 45, 389
Brahma Siddhanta: ancient Astronomical treatise, rf. 363 fn.
604 Brahmatma(s): Chief of Brahman Initiates, 152,430 and crossed keys, 152
Brain, enemy of spiritual memory, 52
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, on the all-embracing Self, 260
Brihaspati (Jupiter): cycle based on 60 yr. conjunctions, 357 Hindu sidereal cycles related to, 358
British Museum, Chaldaean rhombs, of real Tarot to be seen in, 106
Brotherhood(s): secret, still flourishes, 27 secret, mentioned in Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia, 27-28 selfish, of Catholic clergy, 28-29 our Guardians & Protectors, 63, 81 try to save humanity, 139, 252-53 most of Asian, follow Buddha or Samkara, 411
Bruce, James (1730-1794), discovered Book of Enoch MS., 77
Bruno, Giordano (1548-1600), rf. 165 fn.
Bstan-hgyur, is part of Buddhist canon of Tibetans, 424 fn.
Buddha(s): Amida-, not a myth, 425 Amitabha, “the boundless light”, 409 & fn., 425-26 Bodhisattva aspect continues after death of, 391, 394 Bodhisattva principle left to continue work, 391 born in each Yuga, 370, 388 Celestial, or Dhyani-Chohans, 427 Dhyani, overshadows human, 373, 394, 396 fn. disembodied consciousness of a, 387 generic use of term, 403 & fn., 458-59 Maitreya as, of 6th Race, 451 fn. Reincarnations, 427 Seven, in every, 394 fn. source of, 396 fn. three bodies of a, 390-92 & fn., 394 Tsong-kha-pa’s relation to, 427 the Tulku of a, 401
Buddha, Gautama (6437-543 B.C.): rf. 139, 140 acquired powers anew at each rebirth, 400 allegorical manner of death of, 85 fn., 404-06 fn., 416 Arhats modified teachings, 435 Arhats refused no one, 370, 432 atone for sin of His enemies, 398-99 Avalokitesvara was, Dhyani- Buddha, 394 not Avatara of Vishnu, 52 fn., 370-71, 395 Avatara or Jivanmukta? 374-75 Brahmanical mysteries divulged by, 85 fn., 285, 388 Brahmanical view of, 395 Brahmans cp. with, 389, 435 Brahmans persecuted, 398, 429, 435,450 cannot escape Karma, 388, 406 & fn. cave shadow of, 20 dead recalled to life by, 253 on destruction of passions, 419 discourse on Law, Nirvana & Space, 408-09 605 doctrines in Udyana, 19 dual inner personality, 407 dual role of public & private teacher, 400, 442 ethics & philosophy same as all other Initiates, 130-31 an exceptional Incarnation, 398 exclusion of Brahmans caused hatred of, 398 footprint of, in Ceylon, 119 gave Heart Seal to Kasyapa, 444-45 Great Sacrifice of, 384, 397-98, 405-07 and Hindu precepts cp., 289 an Historical Giant, 381 Hiuen-Tsang’s vision of, 20, 450 fn. Initiations required for, 400-01 Injunction against miracles, 19 on Inner Buddhas of, 394 fn. invited Pariahs to king’s table, 398 Jesus compared with, 395-96 Jesus had spirit of, 396 fn. lineage of, 447-49 lived for 100 years, 395-96, 405 fn. Maitreya to be sent by, 161 Manushya- and, compared, 389-90, 391, 394 fn. “Merciful & Blessed One,” 398, 405-06 & Nagarjuna school, 435, 449 on Nirvana, 416 Nirvana won thru own merit, 374 Occultists attitude towards, 108,374 overshadows Bodhisattvas, 161, 396 fn., 400-01, 403-06 a perfect Adept, 52, 55 Prajfta-Paramita learned by, from Indian sages, 435 preached for 1st time at Benares, 388, provided Upadhi of Samkara, 393-94, 404 purity & detachment, 432 reappearance was Karmic, 406 fn. reason emphasized above Faith by, 417, reborn as Samkara, 389 ff., 393,404-07 reborn to veil mysteries, 405, 442 refused full Nirvana, 389-90, , 401 fn., 406-07 Sakti is soul-power of, 400 fn., 407 Secret Doctrine taught by, 285,442,445 seven Buddhas in every, 394 fn. seven gifts described, 400 fn. seven Paths to Nirvana, 388 subtle body enshrines the Initiates, 390, 394 fn. succession of “Living,” 403 & fn., 431, 448-49 Sudras taught by, out of Mercy, 405-06 taught Avatamsaka to Nagas, 285 & fn. Tib. name for, was Sang- gyas-Panchen, 450 Tradition of Twin Doctrines, 370, 388, 443-53 Vedas revelation accepted by,398 writing “unknown” at time of? 4, 269 & fn.
Buddhahood: Path to, 400-01 misconceptions regarding, 450-53
Buddhapalita (4th C.), founder of Prasariga School, 438
Buddhi: Divine Soul, 49, 373, 387 -Manas, culls best of each incarnation, 50 Brahma & Purusha as names of, 157 606 vehicle of Atman, 209 fn. emanates from divine Flame, 373, 387 can reflect itself in Nirvâni, 387 Âdi-, and Budha, 425 &: fn., 458 & fn., 459
Buddhism: accepts nothing on faith alone, 417 and Bon sorceries, 19, 433, 442 compared to Brâhmanical writings, 45, 416, 429 dating of, in Tibet, 442 degeneration of Esoteric sects, 434,442,450-53 Esoteric & Exoteric Schools of, dated, 442 et seq. Gelugpa, a genuine source, 433, 442 & fn. Heart Doctrine School, 442, 450-53 is not Budhism, 458-59 keynote is life-eternal, 432 knew celestial rotation, 331 fn. Mahayana, on triple worlds, 390-92 merging of, with oldest Lodge, 435 Prasanga Mâdhyamika, 392 rejects avatar status for Gautama, 52 fn. rejects final annhilation, 416-17, 432 scorn for, 2, 4, 450 scriptures of, based on septenary principle, 45 Secret Law of, 419 fn. Southern, rejects doctrine on Àrupa World, 388 texts injurious to, cited, 424 three Eternals of, 408, 411 Tibetan, began in 7th C., 19, 433,442 traditions Sc dogmas, 417 et seq. unsettled orthodox Brahmans, 388,429 Vajradhara is Logos of, 401-02 Western misconceptions concerning, 432-442, 444-53
Buddhist(s): accused of Nihilism, 410, 415-17 arhats persecuted, 429, 442 asceticism, 419 & fn., 434 Burmese, view of Jesus, 396 fn. catechism, 417 celestial machines in, temples, 331 fn. on converts from, 450 Initiation rite, 261-62 missionaries brought Latin cross, 152 missionaries convert Essenes, 263 fn. monastery as early as 137 B.C., 442 Nirvana differs from Brahmans’, 392 Pantheon &: Nàgas, 284-85 primitive, Philosophy & Vedic rites, 123 fn. redeemer is Maitreya Buddha, 161 relic in Ceylon, 119 revered Jesus Sc Buddha, 108 Ritual of Aryâsanga, 161 says matter dispersed, not annihilated, 420 schisms & sectarianism, 434-35, 442, 450-51 schools in ancient India, 447 Tibetan, canon, 424 fn., 442, 450 tradition about living Buddha, 370, 403-07 Tsong-kha-pa as founder of, sect, 425
Builders, Divine, 26, 46, 209, 210
607 Bull(s): in Occult Symbology, 207 & fn. as solar God, is generative, 207 fn.
Bulstrode, Whitelocke (1650-1724), An Essay on Transmigration, a defence of Pythagoras, 420 See Bio-Bibliography.
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–Egypt’s place in Universal History: on 3 millenniums of Abraham, 93 fn., 176 on archaic hieroglyphics, 125, 126 tribe-recollections of Abraham, 176 dates the Gt. Pyramid, 297
Bunyan, John (1628-1688), on religion, 41
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Butler, Charles (1750-1832), on different Pentateuchs, 173 fn.
Butlerov, Alexander M. (1828-1886): encourages scientific investigation of spiritualistic 499-500
Buto, Aramean term for Bohu or void, 156, 157
Bythos, veiled goddess or “primitive woman”, 157
Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44 B.C.): destroyed Mystery centers in Gaul & Alexandria, 295-96 a “barbarian worthy of Rome,” 296 Commentaries, on Druids, 311 fn. rf. believed in Chaldaean Astrology, 351
Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di (1743? - 1795?), not forsaked during Inquisition, 278 Sc fn.
Cain: Sc Abel as sacrificing couple, 290 -Adam pyramid circle, 159 an androgyne, 44 fn., 188 astronomical Sc biblical relations, 158-59 as Jehovah, 44 Sc fn., 158, 188, 290 Kabalistic interpretation of, 44 Sc fn., 157, 158 Magicians in race of, 17 also Melchizadik, 157 as Third Race Man, 188 a transformed Elohim, 44 fn. Viraj cp. with, 188
Callistus I, Pope (?- 222), is “slandered” by Hippolytus, 118 See Bio-Bibliography.
Calumny, and lies revert to sender, 33
Calvin, John (1509-1564), confused Mikael and Christ, 338
608 Candlestick(s): cp. with Solar symbols, 320-21 and fns. Christ in symbolism, 320-22, 329 & 330 Jewish symbolic, later repr. Jehovah, 323 “Seven Golden” of St. John, 329 seven-branched, 329, 337
Caracalla, Emperor (188-217 A.D.), revered Apollonius, 135
Carlyle, Thomas (1795-1881), view of countrymen, 27
Camac, Catholic sorcery in crypts at, 29
Carpocrates (fl. 2nd C. A.D.): a Gnostic, 70 Baronius on, 70 See Bio-Bibliography.
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Cataclysm (s): Elect saved from, 81 at close of every Root-Race, 81 fn. of third Root-Race, 81 fn.
Catechism of Lanoos, on early evolution of lower kingdoms, 164 fn.
Catholic Church. See Roman Church.
Catholicism: defence by de Mirville, 71 et seq. Pagan deities may replace fictional God of, 71-72 fn. and Solar worship, 220-24 Kama-Ioka, Tohu-vah-bohu, and purgatory of, 238 fn. Pagan 8c Kabalistic learning known to, 335-36 fn.
Causal body, or Karana-sarira, rf. 49 fn.
Cause: One Universal, 10 fn., 185, 234, 249, 250 remains hidden, 249 secondary Powers divorced from the One, 250
Cazotte, Jacques (1719-1792), perished on the guillotine, 278
Cedrenus, George (fl. 11th C.): on angels’ sceptres, 327 on celestial machines, 331
Celestial: worlds & systems, 330 seven, Rectors, 330 wheels in the Initiation Adyta, 331 & fn. machines in Japanese temples, 331 fn. man’s inner link with, Beings, 395 Buddhas in human form, 427
Central America, Spaniards destroyed Mysteries of, 280
Cerinthus (1st. or 2nd. C. A.D.): stigmatised by Latin Church, 70 God of Jews not supreme God, 112 and Cerinthian belief in Aeons, 150-51 said Christ was an Aeon, 372 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Chagpa-Thog-med, Tib. name of Aryasanga, 451 fn.
609 Chaitanya (1485-1527), legend of, rf. 140
Chaldaean(s): Ain-Soph of, copies Parabrahman, 184 astronomy, 332 Book of Numbers, q. 97 Celestial Virgin symbols, 292 Charlatanry of, during late Roman era, 344 Creation system of the, 210 divine dynasties, cycle of, 245 on divisions of Ether, 165 & fn. Kabalah and Jews, 172-74 language differs greatly from Hebrew, 179-80 letters traced in sky, 97 Matthew originally in, language, 149 fn. Mysteries from Aryans, 36 sphere, 292 tiles pre-dated Christian era, 170
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–EgyPte ancienne: on God & his agents, q. 218 on transformation of Gods by Judaism, q. 218
–Egypte moderne: q. on Hermetic fall of Man, 332-33 Roman school of Astrology, rf. 351 & fn.
Chandrakirti (6th C. A.D.): taught Prasanga system, 438-39 on 2 Paths to Nirvana, 438-39 infallibility alone in the Dharmakaya state, 439 See Bio-Bibliography.
Chaos: its division in world cosmogonies, 198 or water, the female Power, 207, 241,243 Isis, Aditi, etc. formed in, 241 primordial germs created in, 241, 243 Waters of, 241, 242 is Theos, 243 the Tohu-vah-bohu or “Space,” 243-44 Kabalistic view of Biblical, 244 & fn. as female principle, 272 fn.
Charcot, Dr. Jean M. (1825-1893), experiments with hypnotism, 31
Charlemagne (742-814): given sorcerer’s talisman by Pope Leo III, 105-06 killed enemies with sorcery, 106
Charvaka, a nihilistic school of India, 438
Chela(s): take vow of poverty, 56 fn. pledged to secrecy, 60, 278 Christians on secrecy of Eastern, 75 used fruit diet, 164 & fn. visions induced during trials of, 165 fn., 276-77 on the just initiated, 278 few see their loving Master, 278 Indian, has two Guru’s, 278 hardships of, & risk, 309 no danger to unselfish, 309
Chelaship: Indian, 276-78 hardships & risks of, 309 & fn.
610 Chemnu, the “lovely spectre,” 32
Chidakasa, field of consciousness, 393
Chi-kai (538-597), rf. to his biography, 428 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
China: Missionary reports on, 17-18, 447-49 supermen & Emperor of, 18 ghosts & mt. spirits of, 18 Buddhist Lohans in, 18, 428 Gautama’s Word still known in, 443, 448-49
Chinese: adepts or Lohans, 18, 428 448 & fn., 449 symbolic language, 101 legend of Fang-Kwang, 428 fn. secret monasteries retain Buddhism, 443, 447-48 & fn.
Ching-fa-yin- Tsang: meaning in China, 444 really connotes Heart Seal, 445
Chitra-Sikhandin, “the bright- crested,” 334
Chiun (or Khiyun), as Saturn and later “Jehovah,” 326
Chod, secret rite pertaining to high Initiation, 406 fn.
Cho-Ku (Tib.), the Nirvanic body, 392 fn. See also Dharmakaya.
Chosroes II, King of Persia, (?- 628), on his immense celestial machine, 331
Chrestians, true followers of Jesus, 83, 84, 282 & fn.
Chrestos: a “man of sorrow,” 84, 284 as revealer of mysteries, 84-85, 284 Clement on the anointed, 88 and Christos, 88 &: fn., 122, 282 and Christ glorified, 88 fn. modelled on male principle of wisdom, 262-63 fn. universally adopted rite of the, 284
Christ: an Aeon incarnated in Jesus, 372 fn. ancient Wisdom reinstated by, 307 and Apollo compared, 318, 343 birth & Avataric cycle, 353 candlestick repr., 321 & fn. or Chrestos glorified, 88 & fn., 122 controversial nature of, 144-45 crucified by followers, 59, 385 on crucifixion & resurrection of, 137-38 Ideal of divinity in man, 122 as Mikael, 322, 402 Nazarenes were true to, 83 N.T. writers disfigured, 43, 147-48, 321 not “Lord of the Sheep,” 83-84, 343 Oriental Church faithful to Apostles of, 125 Pagan Initiate’s words used by, 147-48 reincarnation taught by 57-59, 384 return not recognized by John, 384 “of the seed of man,” 151 the “Sun adored,” 321 as “Sun of Righteousness,”318 true followers of, 83, 84, 282 & fn.
611 Christian(s): Apollonius biog. &, 128 Astrolatry halted by, 319 baptism not among early, 57 fn. & Chrestians, 83 crucify their Savior daily, 59 dishonest practices of, 121 early, cp. to our modern, 37, 83,452 emblems & their origins, 151-54 & fn. first, called Nazarenes, 121 God of, created in their own image, 146, 325 hated Philosophy, 325 Heb. MS. hidden from, 127 heliolatry of early, 343 “Heresiarchs” cp. with Buddhist Arhats, 429, 452 Holy Ghost female acc. to, 187 fn. Islamic Prophet regarded as false by, 108 Karma of, theology, 323 on learning as sin, 43 might follow Brahmans example, 190 fn. de Mirville fabricates, Theogony, 71, 319 missionaries on Genii, 18 mob destroyed Alexandrian library, 295 fn., 313 mob murdered Hypatia, 312 mortifications, 452 Neo-Platonism &, Theology, 305 rely on phonograph of dead language, 172 Saviour taught reincarnation, 57-59 suspicions of some, mystics, 197 symbolism cp. to Pagan, 71-72, 318-19, 321-22 Theology repells some, 59 Western, not followers of Christ, 83
Christianity: Ammonius influenced, 13, 305-08 Anti-Gnostic, 168, 305 and Avataric cycles, 353-56 “blind-man” parable in, 58-59 Book of Enoch and, 76 ff. and Buddhism cp., 452 changed mind on Christ’s nature, 144-45 and Christolatry, 283 clergy uses Black Magic, 27, 28-29, 30-31, 105-06, 116-17 confused about celestial Hierarchy, 215 contradictory dogmas of, 144-46 destroyed Esoteric interpretations, 12, 37, 447-52 dogmas & rituals taken from Pagans, 72-73, 147-48, 264, 271, 283, 305-06, 335-41, 397 early days of, 37, 42, 83, 124-26, 283, 304 Ebionites 1st & purest form of, 150 & Esoteric numeral systems, 97 “Father in Heaven” in, 56 fn. feared original Matthew, 149-50 Gnostics most philosophical, 212 had her Seers & prophets, 271 & heliocentric system of Pagans, 43 influenced by Eclectic system, 304 ff. meaning of “born again,” to, 57 & fn. de Mirville’s defence of Revelation in, 72 ff. modern cp. to early, 83 most anthropomorphic religion, 446 Oriental, purer than Roman, 125 612 Pagan identity with, 72-75, 221,305 Paul, not Jesus is founder of, 121, 304 Rig-Veda source for sacrificial lamb of, 397 Roman, successor to Peter, not Christ, 124-26 veiled Jesus’truths, 257, 305
Christie, Violet (early Theosophist): on her H.P.B. articles in The Theosophist, 474-75, 488, 496 fn. q. Fauvety on St. Simonists, 496 fn.
Christolatry, preceded by worship of true Chrestos, 283
Christos: and Chrestos, 88 & fn., 122, 282 Christ glorified, acc. to Kabalah, 88 fn. the perfect, 160 and Sophia inspire Jesus, 160-61 contains seed of Avatarism, 160 fn. and Christolatry, 283
Chromatius (?-410), Jerome addresses, 149
Chronology: Bible, found in Enoch, 80-83 septiform 200 Hindu, 357-68
Chrysostom, St.John (345?-407 A.D.): says Simon Magus a rival of St. Paul, 124 fn. sunlight veils true Sun, according to, 221
–De Incomprehensibili Natura Dei, on celestial orders, 340
Church. See under Protestant, Oriental, Roman etc.
Church Councils: conflict over consubstantiality & Trinity, 144-46 Antioch, on Christ’s Divinity, 144 Nicaea, & Arius, 144 Milan, reaffirms Arianism, 144-45 Sirmium & Ancyra, decrees against consubstantiality, 145 Saragossa, on Holy Trinity, 145 Constantinople, & Eutyches, 145 create God in their own image, 146 condemned Christian Astrolatry, 319
Church Fathers: destroyed Porphyry’s & others treatises, 313 borrowed Egyptian gods, 319 adopted Pagan angeology, 340 used Pagan secret cycles, 353
Chwohlsohn, D.A. (1819-1911), Nabathean Agriculture, rf. 65 fn.
Cicero, Marcus (106 - 43 B.C.): rf. 257, 349 fn., 351
–De Officiis, on virtues of Initiates, 251
Circle(s): habitat of Deity, 62, 186 Sephiroth as, 98 symbol of Unmanifested, 113 fn. Deity in hieroglyphic, 207 fn. 613 Elohim & the celestial, 208 fn. and value of pi, 208 fn. Primordial, 208 fn. squaring of the, 208 fn. Seven Heavenly, 314 “dance” of the planets, 316
Clairvoyance: divine, in Mysteries, 123, 142 Spiritual, derived from Sun, 142-43 to become a common faculty, 356 fn.
Cleather, Alice L. (1846-1938): Notes on H.P.B.’s Inner Group, xxvi, xxxviii See Bio-Bibliography.
Clement of Alexandria (150?-220?): rf. 43, 44, 323 accepted Enoch as revelation, 82-83 Ammonius influenced, 13, 308 Christian Neo-Platonist, 11 fn., 306, 323 fn. Eleusinian Initiate on Bible, 36 On Gnostics &: Basilides, 162 on identity of Jewish & Greek Mysteries, 36 an Initiate, 43, 46, 274-75 knew secret of heliocentric system, 323, 330, 332 knew unity of Platonic and Oriental systems, 16, 306 on Mysteries, 37, 46, 162, 256, 274, 320 planetary candelabrum of, 320, 323 on 7 stars & the Sun, 320 wrote about Alchemy, 298
–Homolies, on the Mysteries of Jesus, 162 & fn.
–Pedagogus, on emblem of Jesus, 154
–Stromateis: rf. 330 fn. on Mysteries, 36-38, 46, 69, 406 fn. on other sects, 88 Jewish Scriptural restoration, 178
Clementine Homilies. See also under Ebion.
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.), rf. 351
Clergy: crafty & ambitious in every age, 63, 139, 250 degraded ideals & Divine Beings, 63, 130, 139, 159-60, 162-63 envy & jealousy of, 115, 123-24 authority is curse of humanity, 117 & fn. some, dishonest, 121, 129 fn., 149 fn., 250 tried to wipe out memory of Apollonius, 128-29, 133 stratagem of Jesuits, 131-32 builds paradoxical dogmas, 146 concocted human mysteries, 160
Coats, John (1906-1979), gave MS. to de Zirkoff, 457
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–. . . “Sacred Writings of the Hindus,” Vedic cycle in Jyotisha, 359
–Sankya Karik, trs. with commentary, 329 fn.
Coleridge, S.T. (1772-1834), on astrology as a science, 320 fn.
614 Collective Life, happier than individual, 432
Collins, Mabel (1851-1927), Through the Gates of Gold, on “creation”, 243 fn.
Commodus, Emperor (161-192), killed a postulant in Mysteries, 279
Compassion: of Adepts, 386-87 of Gautama Siddhartha, 398-99
Confucius (551-478 B.C.): refused to explain his “Great Extreme,” 34 “golden rule” of, 256
Consciousness: causal, 379, 387 represented by double triangle, 379 twice-seven modes of, 380 of a Buddha or Jivanmukta, 387 disembodied, a cause, not effect, 387 a sentient spiritual principle, 387
Constant, Alphonse Louis, See Levi, Eliphas.
Constantine [Flavius Constantinus] (ca. 274-337): died a heathen, 13 fn., 148 founded secular church, 138 decreed Sun-day for worship of Christ, 138 worshipped Mars, 151 blood deluge under, 192
Constellation(s): leading stars of seven, 202 Gt. & Lesser Bear & the Polar Dragon, 202 in Akkadian Hymns & Revelation, 202 Occult forces of, & Magic, 224 Rishis and Great Bear, 334
Contemplation: merges Self in Universal Self, 400-01 develops powers, 401 leads to Dhyani-Buddhahood, 401
Copernicus, Nicholas (1473-1543), reincarnation of Nicholas de Cusa, 377-78
Coptic Legends of the Crucifixion, rf. 153
I & II Corinthians: rf. 397 & fn. on secret teachings, 48 on “temple of God,” 48, 55-56 & fn. on divine & worldly wisdom, 114 Christ as spirit of man, 122 Master-builder indicates Adept, 123 plurality of “Gods” in, 348 fn.
Correspondences, Occult Science of, 61, 347
Cory, Isaac Preston (1802-1842), Ancient Fragments, on Plato’s secrecy, 7 fn.
Cosmocratores: known by St. Paul, 322 seven series of, 322 paradigms of Nature-Spirits, 344
Cosmogony (ies): backbone of Occult, 8 and causality, 10 based on numerals & figures, 62-63 Genesiacal, 69, 210-15 Indian, source of Jewish, 87 Jewish symbols & mysteries of, 156-57 615 and Great Pyramid, 157 & fn.
Cousin, Voctor (1792-1867): influenced by Burnouf, 409
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Cow, or virgin heifer in sacrificial rites, 290 & fn.
Cowl, “does not make the friar,” 252
Cowper, William (1731-1800), on Bible, 75
“Cows”: as early Races, 83, 156 & fn. in Hindu mythology, 156 fn.
Crata Repoa . . . , on Egyptian Initiation ceremony, 288-9
Creation: allegory, sources, 197-99, 201-205 Angelic, of material world, 209, 210-11 fn. cannot evolve from nothing, 243 fn., 415 Catholic interpretation of, 209 the Fatherhood in second Heb., 205 in Genesis, 206-08 Gnostic, 205, 209 Kabalistic interp., 210-18 ff. Occultism rejects, 415 not evolution, 239 fn., 243 fn. Space is great storehouse of, 243
Creator(s): Wisdom as associate of, 46 fn. Who are the true? 216-17 & fns. the Logos is not, 216 fn.-17 &: fns. One Unconditioned Principle is not, 217 must have material for “creation,” 243 fn. Occultism recognizes no, 415
Credner, C.A. (1797-1857), Zur Gesch. des Kanons, shows Nicephorus accepting Heb. Matthew, 150 fn.
Creuzer, G.F. (1771-1858), Symbolik und Mythologie . . . on the Kabiri as 7 planets, 315-16
Criticism: What is? 14 Art and, 14
Crookes, Sir Wm. (1832-1919), Royal Society of London ostracized, 498 See Bio-Bibliography.
Cross: symbolic of Kosmic Man, 140 a purification during Initiation, 148 a secret sign among Adepts and Neophytes, 148-49 hallowed by the Pagans, 151 Egyptian or Tau, 152-53, 326 fn. real meaning of the, 152 found in Buddhist temples and zodiacs, 152 origin not Christian, 152, 192-93 and the t’phillin, 192 baptised in gore, 192
Crucifix: called “Tree of Infamy,” 153 unknown by Semites, 153 later adopted as Christian symbol, 153 symbolism of a Hindu, 287
Crucifixion: 616 all Hierophants met with, 84-85 & fn. of Christ during solar eclipse, 137 Vernal Equinox true date of, 137 real meaning of, 140-42, 148-49, 151-53 of Vithoba, as the Victim-Man, 286-87 Basilides on, 372 fn.
Csomo de Körös (1798?-1842): rf. 433, 436 fn., 437 fn., 440 mystic powers as Buddha’s “wives”, ,407 mislocates Sambhala, 440-41
Cube, the mystic, of Kabalah, 187,190
Cudworth, Ralph (1617-1688), Intellectual System of the Universe, on Platonic Trinity, 186 & fn.
Cusa, Cardinal Nicolaus de (1401-1464): devotee of Kabalah, 377, 379 adept reappearing as Copernicus, 377-78 Louis Moreri on, 378 fn. Hermes &: Pythagoras influenced, 378 fn. sought safety in monastic order, 379
–De Docta Ignorantia: discoveries of Copernicus forecast in, 378 opposes Geocentric system, 378 fn. on world as vast machine, 378 fn. on extra-terrestrials, 378 fn. See Bio-Bibliog. under Khrypffs.
Cycle(s): and Christianity, 353-56 of emanation & dissolution, 257 of emanations & numbers, 63, 216 fn., 243-45, 359-60 evolution & involution in, 290, 302-03 grafting during 2nd Round, 164 fn. Hindu astronomical, 357-58, 361-68 Hindu, and Roman Lustrum, 358 incarnation, of Egos, 49, 302-03 of motion transference, 239 fn. Mysteries disappear at close of, 294 Naros and other secret, 359-60 Necessity, 216, 303 Occultism & Saturn, 27, 176 of One Element, 210, 233-34 prove antiquity of Vedas, 361-63 & fn. quinquennial, 361-62 seventh decade, etc., 360 sidereal, related to Jupiter, 358 Solstices 8c Equinoctial, 362-64 Vriddhagarga, treatise on, 357 Yearly, and zodiacal, 360
Cyprianus of Antioch, St. (ca. 200-258 A.D.): a self-confessed black magician, 163 promoted to Bishop by Church, 163 “Confession” of, 163-66 claims had witnessed mysteries of Ceres, 164 describes so-called demoniacal initiation, 164-66 de Mirville alters words of, 164-66 & fns. an accomplished magician, 166 converted by Justine, 166-67 martyrdom & burial at Rome, 167 617 See Bio-Bibliography.
Cyril, Bishop (376-444), responsible for Hypatia’s murder, 312
Daemons. See Daimon.
Daevas (or devils): transformed Devas, 322 of Christ & Mikael, 323
Dag (Dagon, man-fish): inherited from Chaldees, 153 Messiah designated as, 153 why the emblem of Jesus, 154 worship, 192 ff.
Dagoba (Buddhist shrine), contained cross, 152
Daimon: death of Socrates & 35 fn. is Spirit, not demon, 165 fn., 307 & fn., 322-23 govern world, 307, 315, 348 fn. as Seventh Principle, 307 & fn. Church distorted, into demons, 307 fn., 315, 322 of St. Paul, 348 fn.
Daiviprakriti, “Light of the Logos”, 187 fn.
Daksha, fathered sons to people the Earth, 286
Dalai-Lama(s): honors Dhyani-Buddhas, 337 better known than Teshu Lamas, 427 fn. Tsong-kha-pa and, 427-28 relation to Teshu (Tashi) Lamas, 427 fn. - 28 fn.
Dalton, John (1766-1844), vindicated Democritus, 352 See Bio-Bibliography.
Damascius (ca. 480-?): on cosmocratores, 322 Primitive Principles, on Magi “first cause”, 202
Damis (fl. 1st C.): and narrative of Apollonius, 128 with Apollonius on travels, 133
Dance: “circle”, of planets cp. to King David’s, 316 & fn. Sabaean worship as, 316 Rasa Mandala, 316 & fn.
Dang-ma (purified soul), in Tibetan commentary, 408 8c fn., 411
Daniel (fl. 600 B.C.): versed in Occult astronomy, 138 8c fn., 350 foretold martyrdom of Meshiac, 138 an Initiate, 138 fn., 350 chief of Magi & Astrologers, 350
Daniel, original in Hebrew-Aramaic, 180
Dan-Scorpio, as death-life symbol, 151
Dante (1265-1321): Inferno: new Johannine Apocalypse, 45 Occult Revelation of, 45-46
Darkness: is eternal Light, 241 assumes aspect of “Chaos”, 241
David, King (?-ca. 960 B.C.): sacred hexagon of, 103 Psalms of, rf. 134 introduced Jehovah worship, 316-17
618 Dead: Festival of the, 99 raising of, 253 &: fn..
Death: three paths for Adept after, 53-54, 377 and resurrection, 58, 253 fn.
De Consensu Moysis et Jesu, falsely attributed to Ammonius, 13 fn.
Deity: abstract Space is, 234 belief in, within, needed, 54 the Changeless Unity, 212 Circle is secret habitat of, 62 concealed, acc. to Levi, 237 Egyptian, a God among Gods, 218 feminine form of, denied by Bible translators, 213 forces of nature as, 184, 249 gave birth to Heavenly Man, 23 7 gave geometric key to Moses, 95-96 geometrizes, 62, 66 Hermetic & Kabalistic, 301-02 inexhaustible fountain of life, 310 known only thru effects, 249 limited, of Protestants, 51 man cannot be as perfect as, 56 fn. names of, 87-88, 99, 310 Occultists must not destroy man’s, 64, 459-60 One Universal, 42, 67, 87, 210, 237, 249, 310, 325 fn. of Orphic Mysteries, 269 ff. or Over-soul, 48 personal, within no fiction, 54-55 Plato’s def. of, 9, 48, 62, 66, 413 reached by personal merit, 51-52 in sacred letters of all nations, 99 on selfish prayer to, 42 solar, & Catholicism, 220-24, 314-33 Sun best emblem of, 142, 221-23 symbolized by triangle, 99, 186 Universe woven from substance of, 67, 87 & fn., 184, 185-86, 210, 234, 237 of Zohar, 186
Dekad, of Pythagoras, 412-13
Delaplace, Bishop, Annales de la Propagation de la Foi, rf. 18 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Delphic Injunction: heeded, produced Adepts, 55, 430 part of most religions, 56, 430 for the few, 430
Delrio, Martin A. (1551-1608), Disquisitionum magicarum, rf. 349 fn.
Delta (Greek letter), symbolism, 99
Deluge: Archaeologists tracing, 46 no rf. to, in Enoch, 81, 82, 84 last, at close of 4th Root-Race, 81 Enoch MS. escaped the, 90 not Universal, 90
Demeter, Sophia based on, 262-63 fn.
Demiourgos(i): real Creator of worlds, 218, 340 the Unmanifested Logos, 218, 260 Champollion on, 218 Jehovah one of, 223 Rig-Veda on the, 260 commissioned 7 celestial Rectors, 330 619 governs mysterious wheels, 330-31
Democritus (ca. 460-? B.C.): rf. 133 studied magic with Magi, 25 & fn. Petronius on experiments of, 25 metaphysics in Orphic tradition, 254 an Alchemist, 298 on Deity as Sun, 324 vindicated by Dalton, 352 See Bio-Bibliography.
Demon(s): Cyprianus on various, 164-65 daimon mistranslated as, 165 fn., 307 fn.
Denys, St. (fl. 3rd C.): contemporary (?) of St. Paul, 210 fn., 418 God rules thru intermediaries, 330 seven Rectors as spheres in motion, 330-31, 332 Ain-Soph as non-Being, 418 See also Dionysius, Pseudo.
Desatir, The, on resplendent spheroid deity, 277
Destiny, thread of, cast by syzygy, 320
Deuteronomy, God of, related to Zohar, 184
Deva(s): Angels or Elohim, 81, 340 fn., 348 fn. dying Wisdom of, 81 of Paropamisus, 90 fn. language of the, Sanskrit, 96-97 impersonal “Creators”, 217 transformed into devils, 322 Hindu choirs of 340 fn.
Devachan (Tib. realm of bliss): Initiate may rest in, 262 “ruled” by Amita Buddha, 426 & fn. Sukhavati in Sanskrit, 426 & fn. one Path leads to, 439
Devadatta (6th. C. B.C.), a hostile relative of Buddha, 396 fn.
Devanagari. See Sanskrit.
Devanika, mountains of the Pamir, 90 fn.
Dev: Persian, Genius of Evil, 71 fn. obsesses soul of defunct, 71 fn.
Devil(s): “parodied” Church rites, 71 & 73 the Curati of de Mirville, 73 Church changed “Spirit” to, 307 fn.
Dezhin Shegpa: a work on Buddha’s “reincarnations”, 400 meaning of, 400 fn., 405 See also Tathagata.
Dhammapada, Buddha taught rebirth in, 449
Dharani, Skt. for a mystic word or mantra, 401
Dharma: in Tib. Bas-pa or Doctrine, 408, 450 explains Being & Non-Being, 408 on secret, or heart teaching, 443-53 why hidden, 450-52
Dharmakaya: a Nirvani “without remains”, 376, 399, 436, 440 Spiritual Ego can’t return from, 376, 384, 392, 401 fn. 620 cp. with Nirmänakaya, 376, 384, 392, 436-37,'439 personal Ego has no Käma-Loka, 384 ideal formless Being, 392 Cho-Ku in Tibetan, 392 fn., 436 and Nirvänic body, 392 fn., 436 fn. state endures until new Manvantara, 401 fn. Bodhisattva infallible only in, 439 a passionless sate, 439, 440
Dhritaräshtra, rf. 383
Dhyäna: is meditation or omnipotent devotion, 391 creates mind-bom Bodhisattvas, 391 Buddha enlightened by, 394 can develop spiritual powers, 400-01 is Sam-tan in Tibetan, 400
Dhyani-Bodhisattva, unlimited numbers of, 403
Dhyani-Buddha(s): the Anupapadaka, 289 assimilated thru meditation, 394-95 contemplation leads to becoming, 401 creates mind-born Bodhisattvas, 391 the Dharmakayas of preceding Manvantaras, 397 and divine flame in man, 373 in every person, 394-95 are Karmaless, 397 prevail throughout Maha-Kalpa, 391 Spirit of the Buddha, 391, 392, 394 unlimited numbers of, 403 as Vajrasattva, 392
Dhyani-Chohans: beyond sex differences, 58 fn. as celestial men, 203, 216-17, 379,427 conditioned & imperfect, 217 cp. with Seven Spirits of Catholics, 46 fn., 328, 379 Devas, Dhyani-Buddhas or Planetary Angels, 381 emanation of Primeval Light, 46 fn., 51, 210, 217, 371, 380 as emanations, 210, 217, 328, 379,380 fountainhead of humanity, 379,380 identical with Gnostic Aeons, 162, 340 & fn. instructed Third Race, 359 “Lord of Lords”, 380 & fn. “Mind-Born” &, 92, 328, 380 Sc fn. prototypes of Gods Sc men, 51, 58 fn., 92, 203, 217, 380 Sc fn., 381 and Rebirth theory, 379 related to 7th Principle, 307 fn. related to 7 Rishis, 203, 380 fn. seven primeval Builders, 402 seven Sons of Light, 371, 380 are “Sons of the Flame”, 248 Tsong-kha-pa gave signs of, 427
Dhyani-Pitarah, the Father-Gods, 92
Diana Astarte, model for Virgin Mary, 336 fn.
Diatessaron: spurious Sc not esoteric, 13 fn.- 14 fn. or “Harmony of the Gospels”, 14 fn.
Diaz del Castillo, B. (ca. 1492-1581): 621 implied rf., Historia ... de la Nueva España, on Aztec civilization, 25
Dictionnaire Encyclopédique de France, on Astrology, 346
Diels, H. (1848-1922), The Pre-Socratic Philosophers, rf. 10 fn.
Digha-Nikaya: collection of Buddhist Sutras, 431 says world need never lack Arhats, 431
Dinakara (day-maker), the sun in “gate of death” rite, 279
Diocletian, Emperor (245-313): St. Cyprianus martyred under, 167 burned alchemical books, 298
Diodorus Siculus (fl. 1st C. B.C.): rf. 257, 274 on five elements & God Pan, 100 fn. on Indian origin of Hercules, 246 on rebirth, 258
–Bibliotheca histórica: on meaning of Dionysos, 273 fn. modern Astrology began with, 351
Diodorus of Tarsus (fl. 5th C.), murdered St. Flavian, 145
Diogenes Laertius (3rd C. A.D.): rf. 139 Epicurus on Gods, 50 fn. on founding of Eclectic system, 305-06 air full of souls says, 420
Dion Cassius (150?-235?), Roman History, rf. 135 fn.
Dionysus (or sos): and Demeter cp. with Christos and Sophia, 263 fn. Diodorus on, 273 fn.
Dionysius Areopagita. See Dionysius, pseudo.
Dionysius, Pseudo-(fl. 6th C.): saw eclipse as portent of crucifixion, 137 on temple door facing East, 318
–Hierarchy: on “Angels” as builders, 209, 211 fn. on God’s co-operators, 210 fn. seven Spirits of the Presence, 210-11 fns.
–De divinis Nom., on 7 lamps of sanctuary, 337 See Bio-Bibliography.
Dionysus-Zagreus, fable based on Lama succession, 451 fn.- 52 fn.
Diseases: proceed from Moon, 143 and the Ether, 165 fn. attributed to Satan, 165 fn.
Divine: Apollonius a, incarnation, 49 fn., 300 Being & its many names, 310 clairvoyance in Mysteries, 123 clergy degraded, Beings, 63, 159-60 efflux, 310 Essence unknown, 185-86, 234 Flame of man, 373 forces grafted on, 164 fn. as Heavenly Man, 185, 310 Ideal shared by all Initiates, 130-31, 301-02 incarnations, 373 in Initiation, 259-61, 310 light shut out by Jehovah, 160-61, 185 622 mediators, 300 Moses met, Self on Mt. Sinai, 69 no, “miracles”, 116 Power differs from Jehovah, 197 Revelation defended, 72-73 rules for samadhi in, 310 Science abused, 103 seven prototypes of, Beings, 51 seven, reflections in man, 50 Simon the Magician a, incarnation, 52-53 Soul is Buddhi, 49 Spirit moves over “Waters”, 241 state reached by personal merit, 51-52 Substance & mystic Cube, 187 unity &: homogeneity of, Element, 235, 310 Wisdom emanated the Universe, 301-02 within, 48, 52 fn., 234, 300-01, 310, 394-95
Doctrine: of “continuous existence”, 53-54 ancient, of triple hypostasis, 185-86 of Astrology imparted at Initiation, 345 of Eye vs. Heart, 444-45, 447 See Heart Doctrine.
Dogma(s): of N.T. disfigured Christ, 43, 146, 148, 156, 158-60 and authority, curse of humanity, 117 Church, paradoxical, 146 infant baptism, false, 146 Kabalists source of Church, 341 fn.
Dogmatism: of anthropomorphism, 55 of Church, 116-17
Domitian, Emperor (51-96 A.D.): Apollonius’ vision of, 134 fn. consulted prophets, 351 See Bio-Bibliography.
Dorjechang. See Vajradhara.
Dorjesempa. See Vajrasattva.
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Douglas, Bishop (1721-1807), defamed Apollonius, 130
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Drach, David P.L.B. (1791-1865): rf. 260 a Rabbi converted to Catholicism, 220 fostered worship of physical Sun, 223-24 tried to reconcile Judaism & Christianity, 224
–Harmonie: rf. 260 on Zohar, 220, 224 equates Christ with Sun, 220-21 on Kabalistic Sun, 221, 224 See Bio-Bibliography.
Dragon: Adam & the solar, 203 Church considers, Satanic, 163-64 St. Cyprianus denounces, 163-64 Ea, the Sevenfold, 203 of Egypt as crocodile, 202-03 exiled from heaven, 403 lao Chnubis etc., 203 Polar, red with 7 heads, 202-03 Rahu, devours sun & moon during eclipses, 403 623 Saturn as, of Life, 203 steals Elixir of Life, 403
Draper, Prof. J.W. (1811-1882), History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science: on origin of Atonement dogma, 262 fn. on burning of Arabic MSS. by Cardinal Jimenez, 313
Druid(s): rites of Nature magic, 32 scientists & religion of, 134 fire sacred to, 258 cp. to Magi & Zoroastrians, 258 “Morning-Star” greeting of, 258 believed in reincarnation, 258 solar rite in Masonry, 281 slaughter of, at Alesia, 295, 311 varied magic rites of, 311
Drummond, Sir Wm. (1770?-1828), Oedipus Judaicus, on ancient unity of science &: religion, 291
Duad: held to be evil, 99 Monad vibrates to form, 213 is co-etemal, 213 and Triad, 213
Dugpa(s): use of will in sorcery, 30, 105 a conscious sorcerer, 30 poisoning of astral current, 31 Sikkim, & “Red-caps” of Tibet, 105 descendants of antediluvian sorcerers, 105
Du Halde, J.B. (1674-1743), Description ... de la Chine, implied rf. on magic & automatic writing, 20
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Dupuis, C.F. (1742-1809), rf. 324 Dus-Kyi-Khorlo. See Kala-Chakra Tantra.
Dvaraka: in Puranic legend, 247-48 word origin cp. to Thebes, 248
Dvija (or Dwija), or “twice-born” as Initiate, 140, 271 fn., 274
Dzog-pa’i-Ku, Tib. for body of bliss, 392 fn. See also Sambhogakaya.
Dzyan: Path of, won by merit, 400 meaning, 400 Buddha attained in previous lives, 400
Earth: and Isis, 155, 243, 265 envisioned by Chela on trial, 165 fn. divided into 7 zones, 359 7x7 divisions of sublunary, 165 fn. and its presiding planets, 201, 332 & water needed for procreation, 243 & water an illusive emanation, 243 higher aspects of, 277 in Rasa Mandala, 332 every Mayavic condition on, 386
East(ern): influences Western philosophy, 15-16,444 teachings of the, allegorical, 45, 46, 444 624 Secret Wisdom of the, 46 fn., 443-53 religion on reincarnation, 56 Sadducees at one with, Esotericism, 181-82 all temple portals faced, 222 Esotericism in, Sacred Books, 444 ff.
Easter: original event on vernal equinox, 137 & other cardinal sacred events, 137
Ebion: Epiphanius on, 151 felt Christ was a man, 151
–Clementine Homilies: rf. to author of, 150 on Secret Doctrine of Jesus, 162
Ebionites: on the Evangel of the, 149 & 150 fn. followers of the Nazarenes, 150 earliest Christians, 150 & fn. belief in Jesus as a man, 150 fn. Epiphanius laments upon, 151
Ecclesiastes: on search with wisdom, 242 cp. with Ecclesiasticus, 319 & fn.
Ecclesiasticism, Latin, &: the Reformation Protestants, 70
Ecclesiasticus: rf. 46 fn.; q. 61 & fn. on sun as spirit, 319 on Mirville’s sources, 319 & fn.
Eclectic System: Philalethians of the, 27, 308-09 on spiritual mediators, 300 main features, 300, 309 Theurgy of, 300, 309 on Planetary Spirits, 300 Neo-Platonic ecstasis of, 300-01 prototype of T.S., 305, 308 developed about 300 B.C.,305-06 penalties for breaking vows of Initiation in, 309
Eden: traditions based on Himalaya, 90 Garden of, & pyramid, 208
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, on teachings of Ammonius, 307
Edkins, Rev. J. (1823-1905), Chinese Buddhism: on Amida-Buddha, q. 425 Kwan-yin legend, 426 Amitabha Yoshi Fo, 426 fn. Gods as ideas in, 426 fns. on “Esoteric Schools” in, 445, 447-49 Western Paradise of, 448 & fn. on Metempsychosis in, 448 & fn., 449 mistaken ideas in, 445 et seq., 449-52 on Aphorisms of Lin-tse, q. 452
Egg: “Mundane,” septenary, 198 “Mundane,” & Brahma’s creation, 241
Ego(s): incarnation cycle of, 49, 382 ecstasy reached in Self-control of, 54 lower, as Chrestos, 88 fn. of Nirvani disappears, 376-77 & fn. dowry from former births, 382 Spiritual & purified personal, 383 Adept’s purified can remain, 384,386 625 Perfect, is Non-, 436
Egypt(ians): alphabet cp, with Devanagari, 97 antiquity of, papyri, 170, 348 Astrologers were Initiates, 344,349 burial places, 288-89 Cheops & decline of priestcraft, 297 correlations of Gods & Goddesses, 155-56 cubit & Masonic inch, 67, 91-92, 195 fn. degeneration, 350 descent of Healer/Kings, 253 Esotericism, 68, 125, 251-52, 294 Essenes formed by wandering Scribes of, 294, 306, 307 Ethiopian invasion of, 297 funeral ritual, 33 7 hieroglyphics, 207 fn., 344 hierophants & ascetics of India, 22 hierophants & sacred numbers, 63, 195 & 96, 344 inherit Atlantean Initiate system, 252 Initiation Rite, 279, 288-89 Isis of, Initiates, 292 Jesus as Initiate of, Mysteries, 294 Jews borrowed from 170, 172 fn., 195 fn., 197, 207 meaning & origin of, cross, 151-53, 207 Moses & Hierophants of, 172, 195 fn., 196 Mysteries known since Menes, 269 Mysteries traced, 36, 68, 125, 170, 186, 251-54, 269, 294, 297-98, 306 papyrus on Sun, 270-71 priests as sages, 252, 306 profaned her Mysteries, 294 secret speech of the, 97, 125, 294 source of, religion, 175, 350 symbolic carving of, 148 taught septenary Man, 380-81 Therapeutae, 306 Theurgy, 300 Trinity derived from Indians, 186,381
Egyptologists: challenge church, 72 discoveries of pre-Mosaic relics, 72 Baron Bunsen, on antiquities, 125 & fn., 297 on dethroning of ancient theocracy, 297
Eheyêh (I am), and Sephirah, 189 & fn.
Eidolon, Unity creates an Eikon or, 213
Eirenaeus Philalethes (1622?-1665), as Mediaeval Kabalist, 167
Eleazar, Rabbi (2nd C. A.D.): rf. 179 helped complete wk. of his father, 169
“Elect Root”: guarded sacred Science, 68 saved from conflagration, 81 dispersed, 82 refers to Initiates, not the Jews, 82
Electricity: one of “Three Mothers,” 64-65 the Universal Force, 225 Solar storehouse of, 225
Element(s): three, of Creation, Preservation 626 & Destruction, 100 and 4 German numbers, 100 fn. five, of Ancient world, 100 fn. four, subjective & objective, 157 & fn., 187 four, and INRI, 158 in Kabalistic Quaternary, 187 One, 210, 235 in Esoteric religious symbology, 243
Elementáis: used by Adepts in Magic, 118 & fn., 311 Cyprianus on, 165 Nature-Spirits & the Cosmocra- tores, 344 produce physical phenomena, 478-79 control of, 479 H.P.B. taught difference between, and shells, 480
Elementarles: impersonate departed souls, 482-83 danger of possession by, 487-88, 489-92 limited to locale of death, 490-91
Eleusinian Mysteries: Clement initiated into, 36, 274-75 & Jewish Mysteries, 36, 274 Paul and the, 114, 123 on the magistrates of the, 114 and Brahmanical Vedic rites, 123 fn. influenced Neo-Platonism, 300 use of mirror in, 451 fn. Indian origins of, 451 fn.-52 fn.
Ellenborough, Lady (ca. 1807-1881), presented with “Messianic” amulet, 153
Elijah, hears “small voice” in cave of Horeb, 131
Elohim: Aphrodite cp. to, 214 and the Archangels, 111-12, 200-02, 210 Cain a transformed, 44 fn. on “conformation” of, 211 Cosmogonies cp. with, 197-98 fn., 202, 204 erroneously rendered “God,” 201-02, 210-11, 213 as Forces of Nature, 184, 204 Gematria &: Mystical word division, 214-15 generating Powers, 239 of Genesis, 198, 200, 201-02 Gnostic cp. to Hebrew, 212 as Heavenly time-keepers, 202 a Host of Creative powers, 215, 217, 218 Jehovah one of, 215 Kabalah on, 211-15 Kabalistic meaning of, 43, 65, 67, 197 fn., 202, 208 & fn., 210-11, 214-15, 235, 239, 302 Kronus cp. with, 202 Man is seven-fold image of, 204-05, involved material Creation only, 212 “Mother of Formation” as, 214-15 Mythical dragon astronomically, 202-03 numerical key to, 87 fn., 200-02, 208 & fn., 214-15, 235 Occult Theogony of, 188 & fn., 202 One God behind diverse, 218 the Parentless of the S.D., 202 & fn., 204 in Phoenician mythology, 202 627 plurality of, 111, 197-98 fns., 204, 210-11, 213-15, 235 preceded Heavenly Father, 204 not Purusha or Prakriti, 212 Sepher Yetzirah on, 214 as 7 inferior Planetary Angels, 210^212 seven Pitris identical with, 202, 204 seven Primordial powers, 202, 204, 210 “Sons” of, astronomical terms, 65, 201-02 symbolizes conjunction of Abba & Aima, 213, 214 or Third Race, 302 as transgressors, 200-01, 204 Triad in relation to, 213 unites Masculine & Feminine, 211, 213-14 Word-form yields pi, 208 fn. word God substituted for, 242 & fn.
Elohists: were Seers, 183 cp. with Jehovists, 183-84 identified Deity with Nature, 184 made man the divine Elohim’s image, 184
Elymas (fl. 1st C.), foe of St. Paul, 132
Emanation(s): according to Basilides, 112 acc. to the Zohar, 189 cycle of, & numbers, 63, 186-87, 243-44 and dissolution, acc. to Seneca, 257 doctrine, 111, 184-85, 236-37, 301-02,413 of the Elohim, 237, 302 and “immanations,” 216 fn. Kabalistic system of, 301-02 Manu on, 412 one source of all, 310 Simon as first & second, 111 ten, are Form of God, 185, 212
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), rf. 300
Empedocles (4907-430? B.C.), rf., 133
Emperors, and Kings, once healers, 253
Empuses, dreaded in N. Europe for use by demonologists, 134
Enlightenment: degrees of recall of, 52 of a Buddha as enshrining his disciples, 390, 394 fn. & Initiation of Buddha, 400-01 of Kasyapa at death of Buddha, 444-45
Ennemoser, Joseph (1787-1854): rf. 297
–History of Magic, on loss of recorded Mysteries, 298
Enoch (the Prophet): stands for “Solar” year, 79 fn., 86, 93, 113 fn. on numerology of name, 86 as “Son of Man,” personified, 86, 113 fn., 188 fn. as Gt. grandfather of Noah, 86 three distinct Enochs in Bible, 86 fn. provides key to Sacred Word, 89 “Wheel of,” an archaic invention, 93-94 passed on Adam’s mystery book from Seth, 175
Enoch, Book of. See Book of Enoch.
Enoi’chion, means “internal eye” or Seer, 81
628 Enos: Son of Seth, or Man, 113 fn. symbol of solar year, 113 fn. permutation of Cain & Abel, 188
Envputements, described by Eliphas Levi, 31
Ephesians: on lords of darkness, 304 on principalities, 348 fn.
Ephesians, honored Apollonius with golden statue, 136
Epicurus (341-270 B.C.): on infidels & atheists, 50 quoted on the Gods, 50 fn.
Epictetus (fl. 1st C.): rf. 257 revered Apollonius, 136
Epiphanius (ca. 315-402): on Simon Magus, 110 reputation for untruth, 121
–Contra Ebionitas, on humanity of Christ, 151
–Panarion, on 1st Christian belief concerning Jesus, 150 fn. See Biobiblio. in B.C.W. XII.
Epistles (Pauline): symbolical & allegorical, 121, 218,304 used Gnostic term “Pleroma,” 162 fn. show knowledge of Kabalah, 218 only condemn false Gnosis, 218-19 reflect Eclectic system, 304 on Lucifer as the “daystar,” 317 &: fn.
Epoptae. See Epopteia.
Epopteia (Gk.): meaning of term, 123, 275 Paul one of the, 123 revelation in the Mysteries, 123,275 and Sanskrit rites cp., 123 fn. or final apocalypse, 275 Planetary Spirits revealed in, 276
Equinox(es): Vernal, as true Easter, 137 precession in ancient Hindu cycles, 362-65
Erasmus, D. (1465?-1536), rf. 177
Eratosthenes (ca. 276-196 B.C.), identified Virgin with Isis, 292 fn.
Eros, a primordial principle, 255 fn.
Esdras. See Ezra.
Esoteric: allegory & symbolism, 3, 69, 444 canon & initiation, 12, 445 Catechism & biog. of Apollonius, 217 Doctrine based on truth & fact, 199, 459-61 & exoteric “blinds,” 3, 43-45, 69, 180-81, 445-46 figure & Moses, 95-96 meaning of Theophania, 48-49, 276-77 numerical systems, 97, 181, 192 Plato &, Philosophy, 15-16 Religion of the elect, 41, 46-49, 67, 443, 445 Science of Pythagoras, 35, 47 teaching on reincarnation, 56,383 teachings of Desatir 8c Greeks, 277 and Western Taro compared, 94
629 Esotericism: ancient, 15, 65, 442, 444 ff. of Bible, questioned, 44-45, 146 ff., 172 ff. Eastern & Western sources of, 15-16, 44, 182-83, 444 ff. Hebrew, not primary, 182-83 of mystic literature, 54, 67 reasons for, 47-49, 68, 249 required by man’s iniquity, 41,46,47, 180-81 Roman Church rejects pure, 51 seven keys to, 183 of Third Race, 68 in Tibet, 425, 442
Essence, One Universal & Eternal, 185, 210
Essenes: acquainted with Mysteries, 263 fn., 306 descendants of Egyptian hierophants, 263 fn., 294, 306 converted to Buddhistic monasticism, 263 fn. amalgamated with earliest Christians, 263 fn.
Eternity: Aeonic, 51 of Universal Essence, 185, 210 and mystic Cube, 187 Manvantaras issue out of, 244 every event an indelible record in, 303 fathomless nature of, 372-73
Ether: or spiritus, 100 fn. Jesus’ inner body of, 161 Chaldean divisions of, 165 &: fn. “Pater Aether” as Satan, 165 fn. is incorruptible, 420-21
Ethics: all Initiates share same, 130-31, 256, 289 cultured by Mysteries, 256 Initiation requires noble, 309 & fn., 310, 380 & fn. most sublime code of, 388
Ethiopic: origins of Book of Enoch, 77 fn., 78 text withheld by Bodleian librarians, 79 Enoch text tampered with, 80 invasion of Egypt, 297
Eucharist, Sacrament & Jesus, 144
Euclid (fl. 300 B.C.), Pythagoras invented 47th proposition of, 95
Eudocia, Empress (4017-460?), warranted Cyprian’s confession, 163 See Bio-Bibliography.
Eudoxus (fl. 4th C. B.C.), learned math from Egyptian priests, 254 & fn.
Eugenius IV, Pope (1383-1447), awed by De Cusa’s learning, 378-79
Euripides (480-406 B.C.): rf., 257, 271
–The Madness of Herakles, q. 141
–Orestes, rf., 315
Eurydice, lost Soul of Orpheus, 141
Eusebians, on Jesus Christ, 145
Eusebius of Dorylaeum (?—ca. 452): condemned Eutyches, 145 deposed at Ephesus, 145 revised Egyptian synchronistic tables, 169
630 Eusebius Pamphili (ca. 264-ca. 340): & “spurious” wks. of Ammonius, 11 fn., 13 fn. most unscrupulous forger, 13 fn. reputation for untruth, 121 did not denounce Heb. Matthew, 150 fn. on identity of Christians & Therapeutae, 306
–Historia Ecclesiastica, 13 fn., 150 fn.
–Praeparatio evangelica: on Sun as Archangel, 271 invocation of Apollo, q. 350
Eutyches (ca. 375-ca. 454): excommunicated by Flavius, 145 reinstated at Council of Ephesus, 145 See Bio-Bibliography.
Evangelium of the Hebrews, on sex of Holy Ghost, 115
Eve: zodiacal rendering of, 155 as Vach etc., 155 fn. or Venus-Naamah, 156 as the primitive woman, 157, 188 fn. Sata-rupa, the Hindu, 188 the male Serpent and, 188 fn.
Evil: Powers of, 141, 217 fn. origin of, 217 fn. first men created no, 249
Evolution: Plato’s allegory on, cited, 7 subjective & objective, 157 or “Cycle of Necessity,” 216, 303 Le’vi’s spheres of, cp. with Occult, 236-37 cannot be “creation,” 239 fn. & involution are cyclic, 290, 303-04 & purification of Mankind, 303-04 law of spiritual gravity in, 303
Evolution, The (New York), Wilder q. on early Christians, 121
Exodus: Face of Moses veiled, 69 key universal figure given to Moses, 95-96 & fn. “Lord”, allegorical rf. to, 189 fn., 402 meaning of Moses’ altar, 273
Eye: Eternal, found in Annunciation painting, 100 fn. spiritual, & eternal truths, 249 Doctrine, 443 et. seq., 450-51
Ezra [or Esdras] (fl. 458 B.C.?): may have been Chaldaean Azara, 177 restored lost Jewish books, 177, 178, 182 fn. work finished by Judas Maccabeus, 182 fn. “Sacred text” of, 197
Faber, G.S. (1773-1854), Dissertation on the Mysteries of the Cabiri, on one religion as source of all, 258-59 fn.
Fabre d’Olivet, A. (1767-1825), neither Kabalist nor Occultist, 191
Faculté de Médecine, accepts hypnotism, 31
Fadeyev, Nadyezhda A., (1829-1919): 631 “a lady of unimpeachable veracity,” 483 received letter from Mahatma K.H., 483
Fa-hsiang-Tsung, Chinese School of Contemplation, 450 & fn.
Faith(s): blind, can lead to sorcery, 30-31 blind, or reason reveals Jesus? 143-44 Wisdom-Religion source of all, 305 Buddha’s criteria for, 417
Fakir, Vatu-, one just initiated, 278
Fall, The: of Mankind legends, 200, 204 of the 7 Watchers, 200 in The Book of Enoch, 200 literalized the astronomical allegory, 204 as angelic conversion & descent into matter, 204
Father: and “Son” in biblical allegory, 55, 205 Esoteric meaning of, “in heaven,” 56 fn., 205 is Boundless Time, 244 as the “Causal Soul,” 373
Fearlessness, needed for Initiation, 310
Female divinities, listed, 46 fn.
Ferouer(s): “Satanic” copies of de Mirville, 71 & fn. - 72 defined by Jacobi, 71 fn. - 72 fn. the Nous of the Greeks, 71 fn. Persian Dev the antithesis, 71 fn.
Fire: universal symbol of immortality, 100 fn., 324 use in Magic, 118-19 in Kabalistic enumeration, 215 destruction of 5th Race by, 258, 333 in Egyptian rite of Initiation, 279 is the Sun, 324, 332-33 Baptism by, 333
Five Years of Theosophy: rf. 53 fn., 181 fn., 269 fn., 280, 389, 405 fn. on continental bridges, 279-80 def. of Nirvana in, 393 on Inner Buddhas, 394 fn.
Flame: One Eternal Spirit as, 386 limitless, of consciousness, 387
Flammarion, Camille (1842-1925), on Jesuit revival of heliolatry, 335-36 fns. See Bio-Bibliography.
Flavian, Saint (390-449 A.D.): excommunicated Eutyches, 145 deposed at Council of Ephesus, 145 assaulted by Bishop Diodorus, 145
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Flood, the Great: those who escaped, 68 not Universal, 90
Fludd, Robert (1574-1637): Mediaeval Kabalist and Rosicrucian Alchemist, 167
Fohat: the informing divine energy, 211 fn.
Fontenelle, Bernard (1657-1757), rf., 134 See Bio-Bibliography.
Force(s): of Nature &: three Saktis, 64-65 632 so-called “imponderable,” 226 as atomistic agents of will, 226 problem of “self-generated,” 229-30 “blind,” 231-32 and matter, 413-14 of gravitation & WILL, 414
Foucher, Abbe’ Paul (1704-?): contradicts de Mirville, 71 fn.
–Mémoires de L ’Academie des Inscriptions, on Sabaeanism in Vulgate Bible, 324
Francis I (1494-1547), cured “King’s Evil,” 253 fn.
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Freemasonry. See Masonry.
Freethinkers: conversion of, 17 and magic, 33
Freppel, Abbé Charles Emile (1827-1891):
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Fruit, diet of Chelas, 164 fn.
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Gabalis, Comte de. See Villars.
Gabhastiman, in solar rite, 260
Gabriel, is Mercury personified, 335
Gaffarel, J. (1601-1681), on Taro & Teraphim, 93
Galatians, allegory of Abraham in, 37
Galileo (1564-1642): & his heliocentric system, 43 & fn. de Mirville on, 43 fn.
Gamaliel I (ca. 1st C. A.D.), on true & false doctrine, 33 See Bio-Bibliography.
Gaon, Haya (d. 1038): his theory of the Sephiroth, 171 named Kabalistic texts, 171
“Garden of delights”, Kabalistic interpretation, 309 fn.
“Gates of Death,” rite, in Egypt and India, 279, 288-89
Gaudapadacharya (fl. 500 B.C.), Sankhya-Bhashya, rf. 329 & fn.
Gaul: a Keltic Thebes in, 294 & fn. downfall of the Mysteries in, 294-95 last city of Bibractis described in, 295 revolt led by Sacrovir, 295
Gautama Buddha. See Buddha.
633 Gemara, on Mysteries in the Merkabah, 38
Gematria: used in Zohar calculation, 95 & fn. arithmetical by def., 97-98 first division of literal Kabalah, 214
Genesis: rf. 79, 93 fn., 180, 197 fn., 204, 238-39, 244 age of Enoch assigned by, 86 as Akamauth, or Wisdom, 46 fn. on Angelic hosts, 216, 328 its astronomical keys, 203, 208 & fn., 244 confusion in text of, 184, 197 fn. 208, 211, 216 cosmogony related to Pyramid, 69, 208 on Creation, 146, 197-99, 201-02, 206-209 fn., 210 dual nature of personages in, 157, 187, 198-99 Enochs of, are three, 86 fn. First 14 letters of, 207 generative potencies described in, 239, 244 Giants of, &: Nimrod, 94, 315 Great pyramid contains whole of, 208 meaning of Bereshith, 239 meaning of 1st words & verses, 67, 87, 197 fn., 203, 206-08, 210-11, 244 not originally in Hebrew, 172 numerical symbolism used in, 65 fn., 69, 172, 206-08, 211, 244 permutation of names in, 187, 188, 197 fn. recorded on Babylonian tiles, etc., 170 on “Sons of God” in, 298 as synopsis of Pentateuch, 65 written by Moses, 172
Genethliac tables, prove age of Egyptian Zodiac, 348
Genius, and law of rebirth, 381-82
Geo-centric system, why West clung to, 211 fn.
Geometry: backbone of Occult, 8, 62-63 ideas, numbers and, 10 fn., 62, 99 and body, 10 fn. in biblical symbology, 43-44 & fn., 62, 87 fn., 92 Kabalistic interpretations, 87 fn. fundamental figure & Moses, 95-96 of Pythagoras, 99 magical power of hexagon, 102-03 Key to Universal Knowledge and Language, 181, 192
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634 Ginsburg, C.D. (1831-1914): tr. Zohar under pen-name, 184 fn.
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–Zohar, rf. to his essay on ‘The Cabbalah ’. . . , 185 fn.
Gnomes, guard Gobi treasures, 21
Gnosis: still has many votaries, 27 is Mathematics of Pythagoras, 35, 46 profession of the “false,” 304, 341 & fn. science of Higher Self, 304 St. Paul’s regard for, 340 Sc 341 fn. on Church plagiarism of, 341 church accepts false, 341 fn.
Gnostic(s): Aeons echoed Eastern Avataras, 372 fn. Aeons emanated from Unknown, 162 Allegory of Jesus, 160-61 Angels as Builders, 209, 212 Anti-, Christians distort Kabalah, 168 Ebionitic, were pupils of Nazarenes, 150 Egyptian, teachings of, 112, rf. 199, 263 fn. Elohim Sc their creation, 205, 211-12 Essenian ideas of, 262-63 fn. not heretics, 70, 162 Holy Ghost female with, 187 fn. lao-Chnubis with 7 rays, 203 Mystery of the 7 Aeons, 112-13 origins of Atonement, 262 Sc 263 fns. were Ozarim, or Initiates, 263 fn. most philosophical Early Christians, 212, 304 reasons stigmatized, 70, 304 on soulless races or Gods, 205
Gnosticism: Oriental, in Pythagoras Sc Plato, 15,46 cp. with Latin Sc Gk. Orthodox, 70 Ebionitic, 150-51 on man’s creation, 199 in Paul’s Epistles, 218-19, 304 dating of, 262-63 fn. Essenian influences on, 262-63 fn. opposed by Paul, 304 and the Gnosis, 304 Jesus a false Messiah acc. to, 395
Gobi Desert: buried secrets in, 18-19, 21 Spirits in, 20-21 great treasures under, 21 cyclic revelation of its guarded secrets, 21
God: Abraxas as, 112 and Angelic Host, 215, 217 in Anthropomorphic religions, 242 Biblical allegories of, 57-59, 185 Clergy isolated, 250 Created in Man’s image, 146 Sc Divine Androgyne, 146, 185, 187 Elohim are not, 212 geometrizes, 62, 99, 185 Hebrew YHVH, 188 Hermetic Sc Kabalistic, 301-02, 314-15 an Immortal Entity, 54-55, 56 fn. 635 of Immutable Law, 42 -“Incarnate”, not recognized, 353-54 Jesus a mortal, not, 45 known by personal merit, 51-52 & fn. Kabalah on “Garment” of, 185 Man’s essence is, 213 and Monad compared, 49, 212 Monotheistic, oiN.T., 354 fn. of Mysteries, 269 ff., 276 &: numbers one 8c ten, 97, 112 fn. Over-soul, 48 personal, is Atma-Buddhi, 49 of Philosopher, 8 Plato’s definition, 9-10, 412 8c fn., 413 Presence, or Theophania, 48, 52 on propitiation by prayer of, 42 rules through intermediaries, 330 Solus, the one, 99 on temple of, 55-56 8c fn., 58 as Universal Mind, 7, 301, 413 within every heart, 48, 54-55, 56 8c fn. of Zohar, 184-86
Goddess(es): Pagan, called “demons” by Church, 64 “Mother,” of Light, Heat & Electricity, 64-65 Sarasvati inventress of Sanskrit, 96 Muth, Venus 8c Isis, 155-56 Vach-Viraj, 156 fn. Bohu as mother of Gods, 156-57 Sarasvati, 157 Seven Elohim as, 211-14
Gods: abstract forces, not physical potencies, 242 Adepts revere, not worship, 50 angelic host in Christianity, 215-17,319-25 8c angels as Pagan precursors, 72-73, 321-23 clergy isolated, from One Cause, 250 created ancient languages, 96-97, 196 fn. dual-sexed images of, 291 as Elohim of Genesis, 67, 184, 197-98 & fn., 201-02, 206, 208 & fn., 210, 215 Epicurus on, 8c infidels, 50 & fn. foresee future, 300-01 and God’s “militia,” 215 humanity once lived among, 68, 196 fn., 256 are imperfect, 217 Indian, & Jewish Patriarchs, 91 fn., 202, 381 Initiates become, 141, 246, 249, 256, 300 Invocation of, 350 Jehovah only one of, 223 Jewish & Christian names for, 348 fn. Logos cp. with, 218 & fns. as “Lords of Beings,” 380 fn. the “Mind-Bom Sons,” 380 fn. moral influence of, 345 mother of, 156, 214-15 needed still by World, 64 and numbers, 99 Pagan, as Christian prototypes, 71 fn.-72 Pagan, denounced by Church, 64, 71 Pagan, superior to Angels, 71 fn. - 72 fn. as Planetary Spirits, 276, 314, 334,344 as Planets. 326 prayed to by Kings, 351 r,evealed in Initiation, 276 Saktis of Brahmanical, 65 on self-created, 218 636 seven conscious “principles,” 50-51, 198, 209, 380 seven mansions of, 198, 202, 209, 380 sidereal proof needed, 231 Socrates on, 42, 256 subordinate to unknown Deity, 325 “Theophania” with, 48 three aspects in mythology of, 91 of Wisdom, 46 fn.
Godwin, William (1756-1836), Lives of the Necromancers, on 1st authentic record of alchemy, 298
Golden Age: had a common faith, 305 not yet arrived, 355 or Satya-Yuga, 357 See also Ages; Yugas.
Gomes, Michael: Coulomb Case, The, rf. 473 Fragments, edited from H.P.B.’s “Mystical History”, 476-96
Gon-pa, Lamasery with Tsong-Kha-Pa’s records, 427
Gospel(s): Oriental elements are in, 16 parallel passages from Enoch compared to, 77-82 made up legend, 109 N.T. cp. with Apocryphal, 109 Kabalistical reading of, 151-59 Synoptical, characters, 353
Gospel According to the Hebrews: for 400 yrs. the true Gospel of Matthew, 150 Jerome knew not heretical, 150, 159 approved in a synod, 150 Justin Martyr used only, 150 fn. reveals Jesus in true light, 159
Gougenot des Mousseaux, H.R. (1805-1878):
–La Magie au XIXme Siecle, Abbe Hue q. on lunar image in Tibetan temple, 331
–Les Mediateurs ... on Mercury, 148
Grace, and “miracles” only Magic, 116
Graetz, Heinrich (1817-1891), rf., 138
Graha-Raja (King of the Constellations), in initiatory rite, 260
Gravitation: on presumably Universal law of, 228-232 science says infallible, 228-29 a self-generated Blind law, 229,231 no cosmic intervention allowed by Science, 229-30
Greek(s): ancient, canon of proportion, 14 the mysterious Yavanas, 21 Pagan Mysteries traced, 36, 46-48 Ferouer is Nous of, 71 fn. version of Matthew false, 149-50 Philosophers & Desatir, 277 numerical system, 360
Greek Orthodox Church: cp. to Latin, 70 purer than Roman, 70 transformed idea of Aeons, 162 changed “Pleroma” of Gnostics, to Heavenly Host, 162
637 Gregory Nazianzen, Saint (325?-389?), letter to St. Jerome quoted on clergy manipulation, 160
Group(s): seven, of Souls, 349 -life, full of endless bliss, 432
Guardian Angel. See under Angel(s) or Watcher(s).
Guinness, H. Grattan (1835-1910):
–Approaching End of the Age: professes to solve Bible chronology, 199 on Bible as divine revelation, 199-200 Mr. Massey’s arguments against theories of, q. 200
–Light for the Last Days, 200 fn.
Gupta-Vidya: found in early Kabalah, 167 Mediaeval Christology masked, Occult Records of the, 172
Guru(s): few Chelas see their, 278 dares all & keeps silent, 278 and the Pi tris, 278 Nirvana mystery conveyed by, 374 ultimate source of truth, 376
Gyatsho, Tenzin (XIVth Dalai Lama) (1935- ):
–Opening of the Wisdom Eye, rf. 442 fn. See Bio-Bibliography under Tenzin.
Gymnosophists: ascetics of ancient India, 22 founders of magic? 22
Gyut. See Kiu-te.
Hades: symbolism, 148, 284 or Kama-Ioka, 209 or Sheol, 284
Hadrian, Emperor (76-138 A.D.): Antium library of, rf. 135, 307 used Mantras to heal, 253 astrology used by, 351 See Bio-Bibliography.
Hai Gaon (Hai ben Sherira), (939-1038): perfected theory of Sephiroth, 171 See Bio-Bibliography.
Hair: Samson’s, 261 7 locks Sc 7 sins, 261 & fn.
Hakamim, lower class of Magicians, 350
Hall of Spirits, 289
Halleluiah, used for conjuration, 77
Haller, Albrecht Von (1708-1777), Uber den Ursprung des Ubels, on glorious Spirits in stars, 232 & fn.
Hardy, Spence (d. 1868), A Manual of Buddhism, rf. 437 & fn.
Hari, the Preserver, 186
Hari-ashvas: 5,000 sons begotten to people earth, 286 Initiates as incarnations of the, 286
Hartmann, Franz (1838-1912), trs. Magicon, 62 fn.
Hartmann, K. von (1842-1906), rf. 413
Hatha-Yoga, degeneration of Aryasangas into, 434
638 Haug, M. (1827-1876), rf. to Aitareya Brahmanam, II, 22 fn.
Haya Gaon. See Hai Gaon.
Hayah: and Hayah, 188 as passive existence, 189 Hayah, not, as Prana, 189 resembles Jivatman, 189
Healers: all Initiates are, 252-53 some kings were, 253 & fn.
Heart Doctrine, of Buddhism: 419 & fn. or Heart’s Seal, 443 difference between “Eye” and, 443 ff.
Heat, one of “Three Mothers,” 64-65
Heathen Pantheon, as seen by Church, 73
Heaven(s): linguistic sources for term, 90 in Gnostic hierarchy, 112 “War in,” 201, 403 Kabalistic, is double, 206 great army of, 215, 403 “Hosts” of, 286 “western” paradise of Lohans, 448 & fn.
Heber & Gheber, the “Giants” of Genesis, rf. 314-15
Hebrew: antiquity of, alphabet denied, Bible exists no more, 193 cp. to Sanskrit, 96, 180, 196 & fn. 206 derived from Palmyrene, 172 an “emanation,” 102 of Genesis, 206-07 holds hidden meanings, 102, 155-57, 206-07 172-73, 179-80, 183 & fn., 196 fn. “Letters of the Angels,” 97, 102, 196 fn. Matthew changed by Jerome, 129 fn., 149 fn., 150 a monosyllabic language, 196 fn. names in Magic, 118 not language of God, 195 Scriptures have 2 schools, 183 scource of measures, 158-59, 195 & fn. symbolic & numerical letters, 207-08, 244
Hebrew Scriptures. See Jewish Scriptures.
Hebron, Mysteries of the Kabiri, 314, 315
Helen of Troy, glorified by legendary Simon Magus, 110
Heliocentric system: Galileo vs. church on, 43 & fn. Pythagoras taught, secretly, 47, 332 Jewish candelabrum represented, 320,323 taught ages before Copernicus, 323
Heliodorus (fl. 400 A.D.), Jerome addresses, 149
Heliolatry: as Sabaeanism, 316, 318, 319 strong element in Roman Church, 319 Universal, not star worship, 334 Jesuits and, 335-36 & fns., 343
Heliopolis (City of the Sun): Plato worshipped at Shrine of, 254 Egyptian name of, 257 & fn.
Helios, meaning “Most High,” 271
639 Hell, as Kingdom of Temptation, 141
Heracles. See Hercules.
Heraclius, Emperor (575?-641), rf., 331
Hercules: Baladeva of the race of Heri, 246 q., 248 Diodorus on legend of, 246 Egyptian worship of, 246, 247 Euripides on, 141 incarnations of, 247-48 Indian origin of, 246, 248 as Krishna’s brother, 247 Purânic allegory of, 247-48 as “Soter” or Initiate, 141 twelve labors of, 140
Hermaphrodite: mystery of, 83 self-sacrifice of Divine, 290-91
Hermes-Trismegistus : rf„ 331 on four worlds of, 46 cosmogony of, 86, 198, 301, 332-33 or Thoth as Moses (numerically), 93 and school of Ammonius, 131 on decline of Egyptian mysteries, 294 on thread of destiny, 320 on agents of Sun, 332-33
Hermes-Trismegistus, Books of: Ammonius accepted, 301 ancient works, 95-96 fn. Astrolatry of Khaldi, 344 brought wisdom from India, 131,301 cosmogony veiled in, 86, 95-96, 198, 223 divine Theogony of, 347 doctrine of, 301 on the formless, 86-87 Holy Ghost in, 115 number ten in, 97 oldest numerology in, 97 Pantheistic axiom in, 97 Planetary rulers acc. to, 314 prehistoric revelation in, 65, 223 saying on Ptah, 65 fn. Three Mothers symbolism in, 64-65 world of infinite sphere, 379
–Minerva Mundi, on Solar Logos, 223
–Poimandres, on heavenly divisions, 198
–Tabula Smaragdina and Tractatus . . . metallorum, rf., 95 fn.-96 fns.
Hermetic(al): alphabet & numerals, 95, 96 ff. Axiom, 97, 337 doctrines, 86-89 meaning of “Tres Matres,” 64-65 Philosophy in Apollonius’ biography, 127, 300-01 Philosophy on 7th Key, 103 teachings considered speculative, 232 fn. “thread of destiny,” 320 works dangerous to unfit, 60
Herod, King (ca. 73-4 B.C.), as evil power, 141
Herodotus (484-425 B.C.): on pyramids, 24 fn. never mentions Jews or Solomon, 177-78 fns. on Hercules’ non-Greek origin, 246 says Orpheus brought Mysteries from India, 270, 293 on antiquity of the Mysteries, 274, 293, 451-52 fn.
640 Herschel, Sir John (1792-1871), On the Study of Natural Philosophy, q. Newton on unstable world, 230
Herschel, Sir Wm. (1738-1822): on so-called fixed stars, 228 fn. telescopic relativity shown by, 228 fn.
Hexagon: as seventh key, 102 magical power of, 102-03 symbol of creation or generation, 103 seal of Solomon, etc., 103 universally revered symbol, 103 Absolute key in Magic, 103
Hierarchies: divine 7, in man, 50, 112, 391 celestial, in Vedas, 92 numerical values, 92 fn., 112 fn. Basilides on evolution of, 112 not two heavenly, 327 linked to man, 394-95
Hieroglyphics: rf., 125, 151-53, 207 & fn., 254 & fn. and primitive philosophy, 254-55
Hieronymus, St. See Jerome.
Hierophant(s): as Astrologers, 344-45 became wanderers, 294, 306, 307 on becoming a, 275-76, 326 fn. a conqueror of Death, 286, 288-89 on decline of, 296-98 disappearance of, once WORD passed on, 263 Egyptian, 22, 32, 47, 63, 83, 84, 262, 288, 296-98, 326 & fn., 344 and Esoteric canon, 12, 46-47, 148 feigned murder of, 263-64 function in Initiation rite, 261-62 guided soul to nether kingdoms, 262 “Head” of the, 84, 332 “Heart’s blood” given to neophyte, 262, 264 hidden Divine, 332 highest Egyptian, 288, 326, 332 historical, are martyrs, 84-85, 261, 263 kept watch over neophyte, 262 knew all Sciences, 8 many, still in pre-Christian era, 148, 296-97 Mexican Priest-, 24 passes on Occult Powers, 175 fn. policy of secrecy, 47 ff., 263, 297-98 as Solar potencies, 264, 332 Victim or “Lord of the Sheep,” 83-84
Higgins, Godfrey (1773-1833), The Celtic Druids, rf. to Stonehenge as an orrery, 358-59
Higher Self: communion with, 48, 51-52, 111 but a refracted Beam, 50, 111 and the Gods, 50 reached by personal merit, 52 purity needed to recall fully, 52 is “God” or divine prototype, 52 fn., Ill, 260 and doctrine of Emanation, 111 of an Adept, 386-87
Hilkiah: helped rewrite Mosaic Books, 178 641 rediscovered Bks. of Moses, 350
Himalaya(n): origin of Book of Enoch, 90 locale of Eden, 90, 422 fn. -23 fn. Himmel (heaven) derived from, 90 fn. on great Teachers of the, 423 & fn. Asramas scattered over Trans-, or Cis-, slopes, 423 Bhante (or Brothers), 423 & fn.
Hinayana: “Little Vehicle” of Buddhism, 434 exoteric views of Buddhaship, 435
Hindu(s): astronomy, 332, 358-59, 361-68 and biblical analogy, 188 ancient magic & learning preserved by, 22 chronology, & Yugas, 358-68 divided earth into 7 zones, 359 knew Zodiacal cycle, 366 medical knowledge unsurpassed, 22 meditation practice, 241 music & Sanskrit Ollas, 196 pantheons revealed, 91, 92 fn. revere “Waters of Life” in sacred streams, 242 secret cycles, 353-54, 356-57, 358 ff. so-called “idolatrous,” 142 Trinity & divine hypostases of Egyptians & Greeks, 185 & 186
Hippolytus, Saint, (d. 240?): rf. 120 Ms. brands Simon as priest of Satan, 116 Papists call, an “unknown heretic,” 117
–Philosophumena: on Simon Magus, 116, 118, 119 B.C.W. XII, rf. on, 118 fn.
Hiram Abiff: rf., 192 architect &: founder of metals, 265 astronomical rite only? 268 companions typify last months of year, 264 cp. to hierophant of the Saptarshi, 268 cp. with Osiris, 264, 265, 279 hero of Masonry, 264, 279 Indian “Loka-chakshu,” 279 Jesuits replace, with their own rituals, 265 rite of, described, 279 Roman Church never received true mystery of, 268 a Sun-God, 264-65 used secretly to this day, 268
Hiranyagarbha, Creator in manifested triad, 186
History, legend is true, 466
Hiuen-Tsang (596-664): on magic in Udyana, 19 & fn. pious courage of, 19 biog. rf. to, 19 fn. vision of Buddha’s shadow, 20
–Maha-Prajfia-Paramita, tr.445
–Si-yu-ki, on prayer & visions, 20 See Bio-Bibliography.
Hlun-Chub, highest degree of seership, 406 & fn.
Hokmah: one of first three Sephiroth, 189-90, 213-14, 216 fn. or Wisdom, 190, 213 an active potency, 190 emanated the passive Intelligence, 190 642 Kether, and Binah emanted the 7 Sephiroth, 190, 216 fn.
Holy Ghost: Kabalistic teaching on, 61 Simon accused of blasphemy against, 115 on female sex of, 115, 187 fn., 213-14 Paraclete applied to, 163 fn. said to dictate N.T. in Gk., 179 scribes “aided” by, 194 Christian idea of the, 213, 214
Holy Spirit: rendered as dove, 159 fn. John as, 159 & fn. permits “adaptation” of Scripture, 194
Holy Trinity: Church Councils wrought dogma of, 145 echoed Avataric doctrine, 145, 186, 189 & fn. murders over dogmas of, 145 forms a unity in Kabalistic, 213 Kether, Hokmah & Binah, q. 213, 216 fn.
Homer (fl. 1000 B.C.): rf., 271 Plato on, 8 on language of Gods & men, 196
Hopahme. See Od-pag-med.
Hopkins, Jeffrey, rf. to Meditation on Emptiness, 439 fn.
Home, Thomas H. (1780-1862), An Introduction to the . . . Holy Scriptures, quoted by Kenealy on O.T. compilers, 194, 195 See Bio-Bibliography.
Horner, LB. (n.d.), tr., Milinda’s Questions, 374 fn.
Horus: the free Mason, 265 Initiate of terrestrial lodge, 265
Hosea, Kabalistic “prediction” of, 501-02
Host(s): Angelic, 215-16, 322, 328, 335-36 Mikael is Chief of the, 338
Huc, Abbé E.R. (1813-1860), quoted on lunar landscape in Tibetan lamasery, 331 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Hui Neng (638-713), rf. to his Platform Sutra, 392 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Humanity: abuse sacred truth, 61 Adepts renounce Nirvana to help, 53-54 after 7th Round & 7th Race, 58 cross typifies kosmic origin of, 140 dogma & authority, curse of, 117 Egos of, 8c incarnations, 49, 302-03 evolutionary task of, 303, 379 1st races of, semi-Divine, 2, 40, 68, 249, 289-90 gross minds of present, 290 Initiates sent to save, 139, 287 intellect of, at expense of wisdom, 333 not ready for truth, 46, 64 now Sons of Evil, not God, 287 once had universal language, 180-81 pure spirits once, 68, 287, 289 643 reflections of 7 Hierarchies in, 50, 379 reform of, 251 Rig-Veda Bible of, 240 Selfishness of, 41 7 prototypes of, 51, still must cling to its Gods, 64 Third Root-Race, acc. to Enoch, 80 unfit to use Esoteric scriptures, 45
Hutchinson, Anne (1591-1643), Holy Ghost wrote in Greek according to, 179
Hypatia (?-415): teacher of Bishop Synesius, 312 a Neo-Platonist, 312 Christian mob murdered, 312
Hypnotism: lesser branch of magic, 22-23, 29 genuine sorcery, 29 combined with Black Magic by priests, 30-31 Dr. Charcot 8c French experiments in, 31 large scale, of Simon Magus, 118 & fn.
Hyponoia (ύπόνοια), 50
Hypostasis, ancient theory of triple, 185-86, 224
Ialdabaoth: the Jewish Jehovah, 160, 161, 205 fn. chief of lower terrestrial Angels, 160, 205 hides Divine light, 160, 198 fn. in Gnostic Allegory, 161, 202, 205
Iamblichus (255?-333): rf., 46, 139, 348 on Sun as divine Wisdom, 271, 324 venerated the Mysteries, 274, 331 introduced Eclectics to Theurgy, 300 a Thaumaturgist, 304 on celestial gods & spirits, 322 dual system of Archontes, 322
–De Mysteriis, on Katharsis of the Mystic rites, 275
–Life of Pythagoras, on powers of, 274 8c fn.
Iao: identified with Jupiter, Jehovah & Sun, 272 Phoenician’s idea of God, 272 fn. Mystery-name given highest neophytes, 289 the One Supreme Being, 310 or Samaritan labe, 310
Iao-Chnubis: Gnostic god of number seven, 203 wears seven rays, 203
Iarchas, King, oracle of Amphiaraus, 127, 128
Idea(s): geometry, numbers and, 10 fn., 62 in “Mathematics of Truth,” 62 creative, in mystic Cube, 187 Triune, 8c Positive Duad, 213 proceed from Space, 243
Idolatry: false charges of, 50 worship of Divine Essence not, 50
644 IE, of Jah, conceptive power of 1st divine Emanation, 301
Ignorance, fostered by Jesuits, 341
Illusion: a primitive Substance beyond, 419 Buddhist ascetic conquers, 419 See also Maya, 419 & fn.
Illusionists, 182
Immaculate: origin of all adepts, 139-40 purification rites, 275-78, 288
Immortality: realized during Initiation, 276-77, 279, 288-89
Incarnation(s): divine, or Avataras, 373 a special illusion, 373-74 uninterrupted, of high Adept, 377 See also Avataras.
India(n): Adepts or Mahatmas, 447 fn., 449 ancient land of Aryas, 21 ascetic life compared to Egyptian, 22 gods of, & Jewish Patriarchs, 91 fn., 92-93 Hebrew use of numbers came from, 245 Hercules is of, origin, 246-48 Holy Trinity idea from, 18586 Initiates & adepts, 444 ff. obscurity of its Occult Science, 22, 444, 447 fn. Mathematics born in, 360 once focus of Divine Wisdom, 310 Pantheon dramatized in her religious Mysteries, 260-62 Prakriti & Purusha of, Philosophy, 211-12 “Primordial Circle” &: temples of, 208 fn. sages and reformers, 46, 449 secret cycles, 353, 354, 35657, 358 ff. source of Arts &: Sciences, 21 System needs occult key, 444
Infinite: a paradox in Christianity, 51 cycle of Emanations and, 63, 185-87 Unity is Ain-Soph, 186
Initiate(s): ancient books written for, 127 Astrologers were, 344 Atlantean iniquities resisted by, 251 Atlanteans first, 16, 250-52 “Atonement,” known to, 263 fn. Brahmátmá, chief of Hindu, 152,430 Buddhist &: Hindu, 277, 285, 429-31 causes “remains” to stay in world, 377 classical writers on, 251-52, 274-78 commit nothing to writing, 33-34, degrees & trials of, 140-41, 249, 251-53, 261-62, 277-79 dialogue of ancient, 74 fn.- 75 fn., 288 Egyptian, 24, 252, 253, 263 fn., 279, 284, 344 in Era of Jesus, 148, 253 few see living, 278 first Hierophants of Humanity, 81 & fn., 251-53, 269-70 full, beyond Brahmanical laws, 122, 430 645 full, can recall divine state, 52 Gautama as a King-, 253, 374 are Glorified “Gods,” or Angels, 141, 147-48, 246, 249, 253, 256, 276-78, 384 fn. Gnostic, Ozarim, 263 fn. Guardians & Protectors, 63, 81, 139, 251, 278 Guru transfers Wisdom to, 161, 175 fn., 275-77, 376,430 as healers & Naturopaths, 252-53 Heirlooms in stone observatories, 359 hold key to Universal Symbology, 23, 46, 101, 139, 344,430 Inner Deity is Initiator, 54, 288 of Interior Mysteries, few, 114, 253, 277 Jesus, Buddha, Apollonius & Krishna, of same school, 139, 253 Jesus a Nazar, 123 Job an Arabian, 26 as Kings, 253 known as “Perfect,” 56 fn., 81, 251 Masonry originated by, 250-51 Mexicans had, 24, 280 mystery of “Sun-”, 88, 139-40, 142, 148, 223, 260, 264-65, 281, 284 numbers yield secrets to, 62-63, 95-97 only, safely use Esoteric scriptures, 45, 101, 149, 250, 309 fn., 429-30 original, were among men, 246, 249, 250-51 penalized for revelations, 85 & fn., 309 fn., 430 persecutions of, 278, 429-31 Plato on god-like nature of, 256, 276 prefer their incognito, 28, 33, 278, 429-30 preliminary trial of neophytes, 288-89 Priestcraft and, 250-53 purity & chastity of, 289, 309 fn. pyramids and, 24, 280, 288-89 raising of dead criteria for, 253, 279 real, cannot be crushed, 267-68, 278 rebirth of genuine, 3 73 & fn., 374-76,400 receiving the “Word,” 271 fn., 289,430 responsibility of, 252-53 revive comatose, 253 sacrifices physical to Spiritual Self, 142, 277 St. Paul an, 122 secrecy of, 33, 39, 41, 46, 149, 250-51, 268, 270, 309 fn., 359, 429-30 as “Son of Man,” 81, 287 soul-power tested, 32, 140-42, 251, 275-76, 278, 288 Tau laid on breast of, 151 thanksgiving prayer of, 148 Theophany of, 276 transmitted their knowledge to kings, 252-53 try to save Humanity, 139, 246,251, 262,468 two types of Gurus in India, 278 universal language among, 101,127 unknown communities of, 28 268, 278
Initiation(s): Alchemy imparted at, 299 Archaic records of, 358 Astrqlogy given in, 345 astronomical foundation of, 141, 142, 148, 151 & fn., 264, 332 646 awful sanctity of its rites, 275, 279, 289 Buddhists & Hindus practice ancient, rites, 277 crypts in Mexico, India & central Asia, 24, 262 danger before supreme, 34, 309 & fa., 310 degrees of Egyptian, 288-89 Egyptian & Indian Mysteries of, 254, 260-65, 279 and Esoteric canon, 12, 45, 168, 246, 249 ethics worldwide, 256 failure in, 255-56, 262, 309 & fn. “Gate of Death,” rite, 279, 288-89, 290 Gnostic Allegory of Jesus’, 160-61 Herculean labors 8c zodiacal signs, 140 Hierophant may die in, 260, 261, 262-65 Jesus used words of Pagan, 147-48 Karma of illegal revealer, 34 fn., 39-40, 309 & fn. Keynote of greatest Mystery of, 142, 255 lodges of Central & South America, 280 and “lyre of Apollo,” 269, 271 fn. Masonic rites of, 168, 250-51, 264-65 Mithraic, adopted in Church rites, 319 fn. - 320 fn. and Mystic birth, 139-40, 141, 148, 271 fn. Mystic Tau in, 152 Neo-Platonic, 310 not needed for ecstacy, 54 oldest ritual of, 74 & fn. 75 fn., 277 outline of, rite, 261-62 outwardly a school, inwardly Religion, 255 pledge and oaths of, 165-66 purification rites before, 275-76, 279, 288 in pyramids, 24 & fn., 262, 280 rapid Path to, 439 revelation 8c Theophania, 48, 274-76 rites of, same everywhere, 141, 148-49, 262, 274-75, 277, 279 Sabazius 8c Eleusis, 114 Science of Science, 255 secrecy imposed in, 308-09 fn. secret observatories 8c Halls of, 332 self-sacrifice in, as Spiritual death, 290 Seven Planets and, 88, 142 Sevenfold, taught by Orpheus, 269 shedding of Wisdom, 264 stone tablets used in, 126, 246, 252 “Sun” of, 221, 260-65 symbolic carving of Egyptian, 148 towers of, 281-82 trials of, 253, 260, 261-65, 274-76, 288-89 “Twelve Tortures,” of, 288-89, 319 fn. veiled in Dark Ages, 45, 165-66, 168 why, originated, 249, 276
Initiator(s): Book of Enoch on, 39, 84 Celestial, 54, 75 fn., 81, 83-84, 140 Chaldean of St. Cyprianus, 166 Emperor Commodus as, killed postulant, 279 the First, and sacred prophecy, 39 Hierophant is the Supreme, 647 84, 166 & fn., 260, 261, 262-65 is Inner Deity, 54 may die, but is not killed, 263-64, 290 Vis'vakarman & Vikartana as, 260-61, 264
Inquisition: Holy, abolished by Napoleon, 104
IN RI: translation of, 158 Square of, biblically, 158 and four elements, 158 astronomical relations of, 158 monograph of Jesus Chrestos on cross, 158 as pyramid-base numbers, 158
Intellect, has paralysed spiritual perception, 333
Invisibility, achieved by mesmerism, 134
Invocation: used to free astral spirit, 131 of gods, 350
Involution: cyclic law of, 290, 303 on ascending arc of spirituality, 303-04
Ireland (Irene): round towers of, 222, 281 sacred fires of Druids in, 258
Irenaeus (130?-202?): rf. 202, [Biog. in B.C.W., XII] reputation for untruth, 121 cunning use of name ‘Peter,’ 124 on Eve as “primitive woman,” 157
–Contra Haereses: (or Adversus Haereses) on Simon Magus, 110 on the Ebionites, 150 fn. on Gnostic creation, 199 on Ogdoad of Moses, etc., q., 199
Iron Age. See Ages; Yugas.
Isaiah: rf., 314 fn., 338 fn., 402 on Lucifer, 315
Isis: Egyptian goddess of the earth, 155, 243, 265, 292 dual nature of, 155-56 Homs of, 156 fn. “Lodge” in Masonry, 265 Rose as symbol of, 292
Islam: prophet of, as viewed by Christians, 108 huge serpent lived in temple of, 164 fn. tradition of Adam & Angel, 175
Isocrates (436-338 B.C.), rf., 257
Israelites. See Jews.
Issa, boy lessus or Christ in Greek, 292 fn.
Isvara, the “Lord” of Hindus, 373
Jacob(’s): 12 sons cp. to Brahmanical Rishis, 22 fn. pillow of, 158
Jacob, Major G.A. (Translator), Vedanta-sara, rf. 410 fn.; q., 437 A Manual of Hindu Pantheism, view of spiritual goal, 410
Jaina, cross or Svastika, 207
648 James (Apostle): hated Paul, 123 in transfiguration scene, 159
Jam-yang-shay-ba (1648-1721), Great Exposition of the Tenets, rf. 439 & fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Jana-Loka, State of Sanat- Kumara, 383
Jang-Chhub (Tib.), are living Bodhisattvas, 423 fn.
Japan’s, secret subterranean temple devices, 331 fn.
Jehovah: Adam-Kadmon, Cain, Able, Seth, as, 43-44 fn. and Arelim, 189, 190 in astronomical interpretation, 158, 316, 323 also Bacchus, 272, 273 Biblical, not the Divine Power, 197, 208, 218 -Binah, 188 fn., 189, 190 Brahma of Jews, 190 & fn. compound name as bi-sexual humanity, 187, 189 confused Christian Celestial Hierarchy, 215, 218, 323 as Dionysos, 273 & fn. dual role as Metatron, 402 Egyptian God Neith cp. to, 218 Elohim synthesized in, 335 “fathered” Third Race, 188 in Gnostic allegory on Jesus, 160-61 God, not highest, 190, 215, 272 “Heavenly Man,” 218, 283 Hebrew Yod, 99 Highest Lord of Israel, 217-18, 272 lao of the Phoenicians, 272 and Jehovites, 42, 184 of Jews is laldabaoth, 160-61 Kabalistic Binah, 218 fn. Kabalistic interpretations of, 43-44 fn., 87 fn., 158, 184-85, 187 Kabiri and, 272, 317 and Moses, 208 name veils the unpronounceable, 42, 43-44 numerical key to, 87 fn., 112-113 fns., 158 one of Demiurgi, 223 one of the Elohim, 215, 335 “One God,” 337-38 a personal deity, 188, 190, 283 phallic symbol, 184 a Planetary Spirit, 272, 316 is Saturn, 113, 316, 326 shuts out Divine Light, 160-61 is the Sun, 324 Third Sephiroth, 168, 189 & fn. - 90, 218 fn. is Viraj manifested, 218 fn.
Jehovists: were nominal prophets, 183 altered Mosaic texts, 183 fn. as Exotericists, 183 anthropomorphized Jehovah, 184,185 view of man, 184 David originated, 316
Jellinek, Adolf (1821-1893), rf. 171
Jennings, Rev. D. (16911762), Jewish Antiquities, rf. 183 fn.
Jennings, Hargrave (1817?- 1890): best authority on Rosicru- cianism, 291
–Phallicism...: on mysticism as soul of religion, 120-21 649 on modern science as superstition, 121 on Rose & Cross, 291-92
Jeremiah, rf. on threat to Israel in, 173
Jerome, Saint (ca. 340-420 A.D.): rf., 323 called Mt. gospel heretical, 129 fn. on candlestick symbol, 330 a fanatic, 13 fn. feared Gospel would destroy Church, 150 on Keys to scripture, 102 knew Hebrew Matthew was not heretical, 150 perverted Biblical texts, 129 fn., 149-50, 159-60 St. Gregory Nazianzen’s letter to, q. 160 on St. John vs. Apollonius, 129 & fn. on works attributed to Ammonius, 11 fn., 13 fn.
–Commentary to Matthew, on genuine Hebrew, 149
–De Ciris illustribus liber: on author of true Matthew, 129 fn. Nazarenes permitted tr. of Matthew, 149
–Dialogi contra Pelagianos, on Chaldaic origin of Matthew, 149 fn.
–Ep ad Paulinam, on learning of Apollonius, 136
–Opera Omnia, admits Hebrew Matthew is Esoteric, 149
Jesuit(s): astrolatry perverted Gnosis, 341 Black Magic used by, 342 casuistry used against Pagans, 72-73 condemns Occultism, 342 crimes of, 342-43 heliolatry of, 335-36 & fns. infiltrated Masonry, 265-66 Knights Templars predecessors of, 341 Military Ecclesiastics, 341 & fn. organized pseudo-Rosicrucian societies, 266 parasite on Roman Church, 341 plottings of, 265-67 seek Universal dominion, 341 stigmatized Apollonius, 132
Jesus: Aderenosa as virgin mother, 292 fn. Ammonius on mission of, 307 Apostles spurned reappearance of, 385 Apostles urged to preserve silence, 34, 35, 162,308 Bardesanian view of, 395 no biography of, 155, 388 a Buddhist can honor, 108, 395 came to fulfill the law, 122 Christ an Aeon who Incarnated in, 372 fn. Church veiled, truths, 257 conflicts in Roman Church over, 144-46 crucified daily by disciples, 59,385 crucified during eclipse of Sun,137 descent into kingdom of Satan, 142 dictate on prayer, 307 fn. disciples of, and Paul, 121 Eucharist and, 134 evidence of, adeptship, 146-48, 154 650 in eyes of Occultist, 154, 159, 160, 283, 384, 388, 394, 396 followers mangled truths of, 396 Gnostic allegory of, 160-61 Gt. master, on “perfection,” 56 fn. Hebrew name means Sun, 138 or lessus, 292 fn. ignored Jehovah, 207 fn. incarnation of Devadatta, 396 fn. initiate of Egyptian Mysteries, 283-84 inspired by Mercury, 395 John’s failure to recognize, 384 John gives clue to birth of, 137 knowledge of, Aetheric body, 161 learned mission after baptism, 160 “Man of Sorrows,” 34, 146, 385 meekness & charity personified, 174 monogram of INRI, 158-59 narrative based on Zodiac, 155, 335-36 fn. Nazar Initiate, 123, 148, 149, 154, 160, 162 not unique, 143-44, 159 Occultists defend the man, 74, 108, 143, 154, 160 only a man, 150 & fn., 160, 388, 396 fn. opposed public worship, 207 fn., 307 fn. Paul knew teachings of, best, 122 Paul not, founder of Christianity, 121-22 personification of, suffering, 138, 159, 161 predecessor of Apollonius, 130, 137-38 presented as a God, 45, 107-08, 143, 144, 162 promise of miracles, 396 Reason not Faith reveals, 14344 regarded as Prophet by Moslems, 108 rendering parables of, 33, 34, 74, 76, 108, 160 represented by Fish, 153-54, 159 resurrection on Vernal Equinox, 137 revelation concerning, last words, 146-48, 159 Roman Church not sucessor to, 124-26 sectarians oppose, 395 similarity with Gautama, 395-96 Skinner on, as Astronomical figure, 138, 155-56, 158 & fn., 158-59 some repelled by theological, 59, 143 “Son of God,” 160 Son of his deeds, not God, 143-44, 396 fn. Sophia-Christos entered, 160 spirit of Buddha in, 396 fn. Spiritual giant, 381 Talmud claims, was lapidated, 153 fn. taught Apostles after resurrection, 161 taught Rebirth, 57-59 taught a Secret Doctrine, 149, 162, 308 teachings found in Enoch, 74, 77-79 Theosophy respects, 143, 160 transfiguration scene, 159 true Christos of Initiation, 83, 122, 147, 148, 160
Jethro, Midian priest, 175 fn.
651 Jews: Ain-Soph copies Parabrahman, 184-85 ancient Mystery language and, 169 Astrolatry of, 272, 326 “Black”, have their own scriptures, 174 borrowed revelation of older nations, 205, 323, 359 deified organs of generation, 62 have distorted echo of Kabalah, 174 Divine Spirit of, 157 fn. early phonetic languages of, 176 given anthropomorphic God, 69 God of, not Supreme God, 112, 113, 190, 272 laldabaoth was Jehovah of, 160-61 India & cosmogony of, 87, 188-89, 323 Kabalistic oral tradition dated, 170 Karaim, of Crimea, 174 Learned Adepts of, 181, 195 Merkabah of, 47 Monotheism of, 170, 207 fn. Mosaic, as Sabaeans, 323 most phallic religion of, 205 mutilated Moses’ teachings, 174 national history of, 176 national Karma of, 193 fn. no twelve tribes of, 178 fn. not the “Elect” Root of Enoch, 82 numbers from India, 245, 359, 360-61 origin of Abraham, 90-92, 93 fn., 176 preserved most phallic God, 207 fn. rely on dead language, 172 sacred numerations of, 359, 360 Samson an Initiate of, 272 fn. selfish prayers of, 42 symbolic records of, 170 symbolism of encampment, 158 Teraphim & Taro, 93 theory of angels from Persia, 323 “Three Mothers” & Saktis, 65 Unspiritual people, 157 fn.
Jewish Scriptures: Astronomical keys in, 65-66 Bible exists no more, 193-94 compared with Gospels, 16, 74, 77-79 copied from Egyptian & Chaldaean, 170, 172 creative auxiliary in, 46 fn. & 47 on death of Jesus, 153 fn. degraded Wisdom Religion, 176-77, 195, 205 enigmas due to Moses, 69, 17274, 183 fn. Keys to, 102, 157-59, 176, 183, 195 Mysteries of, 36, 69, 87-89, 170, 172-74 not archaic Esoteric System, 195 Rabbi Wise on, 39 restored by Ezra, 178, 194 revelation in, 205 rewritten, 178, 193-94, 195 Samaritans repudiated canonical, 174 tampered with, 177, 193-94 two schools of, 183 written Kabalistic lore of, dated, 170 Zohar not merely Jewish wisdom, 93, 169-70
Jimenez, Cardinal (1436-1517), burned thousands of Arabic Ms., 313
Jinarajadasa, C. (1875-1953): 652 rf. XV, xxviii on WMS., 457 fn., 462 fn., 470 on H.P.B.’s link with Masters, 474
Jiva: and Vijfianamaya Kosa, 49 or Prana & its vehicle, 209 fn.
Jivanmukta(s): state, 52 & fn., 122, 374, 376, 387, 439 fn. cp. to Avatara, 374 obtains Nirvana by own merits, 374 consciousness when in Nirmana- Kaya state, 387 the “Perfect Ones,” 409 fn., 439 fn. during Samadhi, 439
Jivatman: Universal life or Soul, 189 resembles Hayah, 189
Job: on morning stars, 26 Jerome perverted text in, 129 fn. on “gates of death”, 288 a poem of Initiation, 289
Job, an Arabian Initiate, 26
John: “Blind Man” parable in, 58-59 on divinity of humanity, 48 on Elias, 57 inner Deity idea in, 55 on Kingdom of God, 57 meaning of “born again” in, 57 & fn. passage X, 8: too cruel for Jesus, 74 plagiarized “Prophecies” in, 74, 78 reincarnation in, 384 on the “way”, 396 fn. written by a Platonist, not John, 124 fn.
John, Saint (the Apostle): of the Apocalypse, 115 Apocrypha proclaimed doubtful, 129 & fn. on Apollonius of Tyana, 129, 133 called “Son of Thunder,” 129 & fn. “competition of miracles,” 129, 133 failed to recognize Christ in new form, 384 Gospel of, not written by, 124 fn. hated Pagan Mysteries, 123 as holy Spirit, 159 a Kabalist, 123 miracles at Ephesus, 133 “Seven Golden Candlesticks” of, 329 Simon ignored “authority” of, 116 slanders Nicolaitans, 117
John the Baptist: birth of related to Christ, 137,384 quoted in relation to solar cycle, 137 & 138
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Joshua (ca. 1537-ca. 1427 B.C.), initiated by Moses, 264
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Judas Maccabeus (? -160 B.C.), finished Bible of Ezra, 178, 182 fn.
Jude (Apostle), referred to Enoch as revelation, 82
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Justin Martyr (100?-165 A.D.): rf. 83, 128 used Heb. version of Matthew, 150 fn. charged with Sun worship, 324
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Kalki-Avatara: Messiah awaited in Asia, 354, issues from Sambhala at end of a Kalpa, 354 brings back Golden Age, 354
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Kama-Ioka: not imperative for Adept, 53 or Hades, 209 is Tohu-vah-bohu, 238 fn.
Kama-rupa, as vehicle of Manas, 209 fn.
Kamsa, or opposing power in Initiation rites, 141
Kanjur (Tib. frKah-hgyur): has section on mystic knowledge, 402 Kala-Chakra Tantra most important work in the, 402 part of Buddhist canon of Tibetans, 424 fn. on legend of mysterious casket, 441 fn.
Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804), on unknown inner substance, 414
Kapila, Sankhya-Sutras attributed to, 55
Karaim Jews: reject Torah Sc Pentateuch, 174 have own Books of Moses, 174
Karana-sarira: “causal” body, 49 fn. Ego principle, 391
Karanatman (Causal Soul): rf. 49 the overshadowing Principle, 57 fn. Isvara of the Hindus, 373 called “God” by Christians, 373
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Karma: and Adept, 31 fn., 373 fn. Avatara has no, 374 in Bible, 59-60 of Executioners, 31 Gods or Adepts cannot escape, 404, 406 fn. indelible record, not prophecy, 303 and Karmasakshin, 260 as Lord of Sheep, 84 Mystery of, and Samkara, 404 national, of Jews, 193 fn. only personal merit of, reveals Divine, 51-52 & repetition of events, 303 of revealing mysteries, 34 & fn., 404-05 shared, of Jesus Sc Apollonius, 130 Supreme Initiator, 84, 260
Karmasakshin, witness of Karma of men, 260 & fn.
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Kashmir: Lohans go to China, 428 evidence of Buddhism in the Punjab, 428 fn.
Kasyapa (6th. C. B.C.): given secrets of Buddha’s system before His death, 444
Katharsis: trials of purification, 275 mystic rites Sc gradation, 275
Kefa, or Sophia, of Egypt, 199
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I & II Kings: rf. 272 fn. Elijah hears small voice, 131 Solomon’s “Pyramid” 8c Masonry, 264 rf. to leaping prophets, 316
Kircher, Father Athanasius (1602-1680): restored Jews’s encampment, 158
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Krittika (also Karttika), cycle of, and Vernal Equinox, 362-63
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Kuei, Genii of the mts., 18
Kukarmadesa (or land of vice), Atlantean, 246
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Lamb: in Christian symbolism, 321, 397 sacrifice of, cp. with Purusha’s disappearance in matter, 397
Lamedh: an ox-goad symbol, 207 numerical Bible symbol in word “El”, 208
660 Lampridius (fl. 3rd C.), rf. to Alexander Severus, 135 See also Scrip tores . . .
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Linga: Siva as the, 190 fn. has spiritual meaning, 282 same as biblical pillars, 282
Linga-Sarira: vehicle of Prana, 209 fn. can’t leave body till death, 209 fn.
“Little Albert”: a half-esoteric literary relic, 105 and the “Red Dragon,” 105 a vulgar imitation, 105
Livy, Titus (59 B.c. - 17 A.D.), rf. 298
Locke, John (1632-1704), quoted on Bible, 75
Logos (oi): or “First-Born”, is perfect, 216 & fn., 217 a co-eternal Energy, 216 fn. only vivifies, does not create, 216-17 the Unmanifested, 218 & fn. Ormazd, Ahura-Mazda, Vit-nam- Ahmi, etc., 218 fns. the Self-created, 218 & fns. Allegory of the Solar, 223, 260-61 related to Solar Trinity, 22223,260 Visvakarman of the Rig-Veda, 260-61 Vajradhara is, of Buddhism, 401-02
Lohans: or solitary Adepts of China, 18 “sweet-voiced” disciples of Buddha, 428 & fn.
“Loka-chakshu,” Eye of the World, 279
Loka-palas, personified points of compass, 92 fn.
Lokottaradharma (Sk.), highest world of causes, 401
Longinus (fl. 3rd. C.), taught by Ammonius, 313
Lord: of Splendour & Light, rf. 55 of the “Sheep” in Enoch, 83 & 84
663 Lost Word, greater than aum, 430
Lotus: symbol of Trimurti, 100 sacred to Isis, 100 Christians replace with water-lily, 100
Love, C.E. (Fr. railway engineer) : on eternal &: substantial nature of causal forces, 226 system on Occult lines, 226
–Essai . ... de la lumière, on Electricity as Intelligence, 226
Lowth, Robert Bishop (1710-1787), rf. 180
Lucanus (39-65 A.D.), Pharsalia, belief on rebirth, 258
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Lucifer: Church view on, & fallen Angels, 314-15, 317, 327 connected with Venus, 315 as Morning Star, 315, 317 fns., 321 Biblical rfs. to, 317 & fns. and Satan’s host, 327
Luke: suggest reincarnation, 58 & fn. Esoteric meaning in, 58 fn., 137, 384 fn. ' on John’s resurrection, 137 two divine Potencies in, 214 on Lucifer & the Sun, 317 &: fn.
Lully, Raymond (1235?-1315): bloody death of, 278
–De Angelis opus divinum . . . . , 96 fn.
Lumazi, of the Assyrians: cp. with Elohim, 202 lead flocks of stars, 202
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–Monumental Christianity . . . (& A Miracle in Stone), explains pre-Christian rites & symbols, as found in Church, 72, 286 on “Krishna’s” crucifixion, 286-87' Hindu crucifix symbolism, 287
Lustrum, time cycle of the Romans, 358
Luther, Martin (1483-1546): rf. 266 alleged confession of, 166 fn.
Lycanthrophy, of Simon Magus, 119
Lycurgus (fl. 9th C. B.C.): disappeared at death, 135 an admirable leader, 254
Mackenzie, Kenneth (?-1886): Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia: rf. 27-28, 265 on reasons Gnostics stigmatised, 70 on science of numbers, 96 praises Eliphas Levi, 233 664on Jesuit destruction of Masonry, 266 on Sun symbol in Masonry, 281 on worship of Chrestos, 283 See Bio-Bibliography.
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Macrocosm: immortal Soul &, 10 fn. of Paracelsus, 51 the Esse of Universe, 185 the eternal kosmos, 209 3 principles & 4 vehicles, 209 drama of, & microcosm, 303, 393
Macroprosopus, symbolical “Ancient of Days”, rf. 168
Maddina Nag, planet Venus, 258 fn.
Madhava-Vidyaranya (fl. 14th C.), rf. Sankara-Dig-Vijaya, 399 fn.
Madhyamika: view in Buddhism, 390-92 & fn., 438 two divisions of, 438
Madhyantika, celebrated Lohan and sculptor of 100 ft. Buddha, 428 fn.
Magi: say space &: time source of all, 202 and Star of Bethlehem, 240
Magians: rites reformed by Zoroaster, 23 initiated at Bactria, 35 of Persia 8c Babylon, 46-47
Magic: anterior to age of Odin, 23 Black, in Catholic clergy, 28-29, 30-31, 105-06 Black, infers White, 17, 32, 10102 Black & Sorcery, 29, 59, 60, 105, 106, 163, 264 blended with all Religions, 23, 32, 105 in Book of Enoch, 77 Brahmans knew science of, 312 fn. not Charlatanry, 22, 24, 32 Church, 17, 27, 32, 116-17 Democritus on, 25 Divine or White, 32, 106, 311 and “Divine Miracles,” 116-17 a dual power, 59, 103, 105, , 163,311 Eliphas Levi on, 31 fine division between White 8c Black, 106 not founded by Zoroaster, 23 Hexagon as absolute key in, 103 Hypnotism a lesser branch of, 22-23 Isis could only give hints on, 22 Mikael patron of 7th work of, 339 motive determines effects of, 106 or Natural Philosophy, 25 numerals morally dangerous, 60-61 & Occult forces of constellations, 224 as old as man, 22-23, 24, 311 secrets revealed in true, 311 of Simon 8c disciples, 118-19 Spiritual, differs from natural, 47-48, 54, 163-64, 311 still in full sway, 32, 105 symbolized by Litera Pythagorae, 101 665 true student keeps silent on, 33, 60 two branches of, 27, 32, 101, 105,106 in Udyana, 19
Magician (s): ancient strongholds of, 19-22 Apollonius a great, 128 confession of St. Cyprianus the, 163-64 exposed by Masters, 27 gain power over elementals, 311 Hindu, the greatest, 22 many unconscious, 32-33 need no artificial lighting, 311 Neo-Platonic, 304 Padmasambhava a master, 19 perils await unfit, 60-61 requires long training, 54, 116, 311 Simon a, 118-19 source of Church dogma, 341 fn. true, pities sorcerers, 33 Zoroaster reformer of, rites, 23
Magicon oder das geheime System, etc., on true vs. common mathematics, 62 description by F. Hartmann, rf. 62 fn.
Mah, mystical Kabalistic name, 215
Mahabharata: has history of Hercula, 246 on Narada’s chastity, 286 over 20,000 yrs. old, 365
Maha-Ch ohan: Chief of the Brothers, 422 fn. - 23 fn. sacred residence of, 423 fn.
Maha-Kalpa: 100 yrs. of Brahma, 375 fn. arvipa spheres during, 375 fn.
Maha-Prajna-Paramita Sutra: on Chinese trs. of Hiuen Tsang, 445 on Ananda’s mission, 445
Mahatma Letters, rf. 385 fn.
Mahatmas: existence of, 3 fn., 28 Brahm-Atma Chief of all, 430
Maha-Vishnu, power containing Seed of Avatarism, 160 fn., 371
Mahayana: on 3 aspects of a Buddha, 390-92 & fn. on “Buddhic” bodies, 391-92 and Hinayana schisms, 434 on the 3 bodies & Nirvana, 436 fn.
Mahayuga, duration of, 243-44, 357
Maimonides (1135-1204): on true sense of Genesis, 36 recommends silence, 36
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Maitreya Buddha: old world destroyed after, 161 future world savior of 6th Race, 354,436, 451 teacher of Aryasanga, 451 fn.
–Champai-chos-nga, five books of, 451 fn.
Malachi: Kabalistic key needed for, 318 “prophecy” of Christ’s coming, 318
Malakhim, Biblical angels, 338
Malech, or Melech and Moloch, 338
666 Malhandreni, H., Ritual of Initiations, some rules for neophytes, 289
Man(’s): Adamic, or fleshly, 199, 204, 289-90, 302 allegorical fall of, 81, 175, 188 fn., 200, 204, 289-90, 302-03, 332-33 Anthröpos, 205 Buddha within every, 394-95 Christian creates God in, own image, 146 Cross typifies Kosmic origin of, 140 danger in metaphysics for, 41, 45,47-48 Divine, rules Sun, 332 as Divine Builder, 26 Divinity through personal merit alone, 51-52 “Double,” 209 fn. Essence is the Absolute, 213, 310 in Gnostic creation, 205 “God” or divine prototype within, 52 fn., 55, 301, 310 Heavenly, of Kabalah, 185, 197 fn., 301-02, 332 Hierarchial scale of, 379 history of “First,” 175, 204-05, 289 and human nature, 110, 251 as image of Elohim, 184, 188 fn., 197 fn.-98, 204-05, 212,302 iniquity of, 41, 57, 302 Jehovists see, as, 184, 188 “Know Thyself,” 48, 55, 56 lived among Gods, 68, 92, 205 must be freed from superstition 8c priestcraft, 251 as Nebuchadnezzar, 81 Nicodemus’ view of, 57 Numerical value acc. Gnostics, 92 fn. & Occult Truths, 26, 40-41 Pre-Adamite, 205, 289 procreation of, in Third RootRace, 80-81, 175, 188 & fn., 204, 289-90, 302-03 prototypes of, or 7 Divine reflections, 50, 51, 197 fn., 198 & fn., 199, 204-05, 379,391 septenary division, 386 ff. is seventh creation, 197 fn.- 98 & fn., 204-05, 379 Son of, the ideal Messiah of Enoch, 78-79, 81 Soul & Spirit, 209 fn. Spiritual perception paralysed, 333,462 superior to gods, 205, 213 tabernacle, 58 task of evolution, 303 three Upadhis in, 386 two creations of, 199, 204-05
Manas: “half-terrestrial”, 49 is Jiva in Vedanta, 49 conscious Ego, 59 & fn. 5th principle & struggle of 5th Race, 302 rapid development of, 333 grows at expense of wisdom, 333
Mânasaputras, incarnation of, in humanity, 205
Manava-Dharma-Sastra. See Manu.
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Manes (Manichaeus) (2167-276?): knew Christian mysteries, 116 Seleucus disciple of, 150 why called the “Paraclete”, 163 & fn. Church accuses, of sorcery, 163 cp. to St. Cyprianus, 163 disciple of Terebinthus, 163 fn.
667 Manes: expiations to, 99 reason for worship, 134-35
Manifestation: differs from creation, 208-18 of Universe, 236-37 Kabalistic teaching on, 237
Mani Kah-‘bum, oldest historical Scripture in Tibet, 426
Mankind: actors touring Earth, 303 Adepts renounce Nirvana to help, 43-54 changes little, 110 differences amidst, 57 dogma & authority curse of, 117 earliest races soulless, 205 “fall into matter”, 289-90, 302-03, 332-33 few appreciate Occult truths, 26,41 “Gods” of, must not be destroyed, 64 gross minds of present, 290 hates to think, 17, 57, 64 a herd of sheep, 16, 57 iniquity of, acc. to Enoch, 81 Initiates help, 252-53 linked with heavenly bodies, 349 must have ideals, 41 must know basic truths of religion, 63-64 once had universal language, 180-81 originally parentless, 289, 302-03 Races of, predicted in Enoch, 80-83 resents entering a new path, 17 of Satya-Yuga God like, 249 science & origin of, 23 sevenfold Elohim &, 204-05 a Son of Evil now, not God, 287 unprepared for primeval truths, 45, 46, 47-48 and Yugas, 68
Manoah, and son Samson, 272
Mantra: part of Trinity, 187 “Word” Universe sprang from, 237 is older part of Vedas, 23 7 fn. used in healing, 253 sacred, of Lohans, 428 & fn. not a prayer, 428 fn. Atharva-Veda gives magic formula of, 428 fn.
Manu: born of Brahma, 188 -Vaivasvata in creation alleogry, 188 reign of a, 366-67
–Laws of Manu: among oldest works, 311 allowed magic, 311 & fn. above caste, 377 fn. on emanation of Universe, 412 Manava-Dharma-Sastra in Skt., 412 fn.
Manushi(s): and sacred words of Initiation, 39 first human school of, 81
Manushya-Buddhas: or earthly Initiates, 289 originally parentless, 289 trinitarian form of, 389 transference to Nirmanakaya state, 389 or Bodhisattvas, 392
Manu-Smriti, on Uedas’source, 92
Manvantara(s): Enoch a narrative of 1st 5 Races of, 80, 82 space generates, 244 668 cycle & birth of Avatâras, 353 related to Hindu astronomy, 366-67 a Manu reigned in each, 366
Manvantaric Guardians, 63, 81, 353. 379-81
Manzoli, Pier Angelo (1503-1543), Zodiacus vitae, 46 & fn.
Mara, King, rf. 141
Marcellinus, Ammianus, on Zoroaster, 23
Marcion (2nd C. A.D.): stigmatised by Latin Church, 70 on God of the Jews, 113 intermediate Being of, 113
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor (121-180), rf. 257
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Mars: Constantine bore standard of, 151 symbolism & glyph of, 151 personified strength, 335 as St. Michael, 335
Martinists, Magicon attributed to, 62 fn.
Martyrs: Levi on execution of, 31 revealers of mysteries as, 84-85
Mashalim. See Proverbs.
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Masonry: based on Kabalah, 66, 123, 168 great hero of, is Hiram, 264-65, 279 Initiation modelled on Lesser Mysteries, 279 Jesuits have destroyed, 265, 266-67 and Masonic inch, 67 the “master-builder”, 123, 168 now a mere Benefit Club, 266 Occult, 168-69, 192, 279 rites of Initiation, 264-65, 279 rite of Osiris described, 279 Scottish, not real, 279 speculative & archaic, 192 the Sun in, 281 triple degrees of, 279 triple Tau tradition in, 152
Masons: of the “Grant Orient”, 40 fn., 279, 296 fn. and Kabalists cp. 192 wrong about phallicism of archaic symbolism, 192 Egyptian origins forgotten by, 294,279 cajoling of, by Jesuits, 266 triple duty of, 279 know little of their symbols, 281 Ragon a chief writer for, 296 fn.
Masorah: changed meaning in Genesis, 67, 182 fn. in altered Hebrew alphabet, 182 fn. 669 scheme a modern blind, 206 fn.
Masoretic Points: and retrenchment of Hebrew alphabet, 180, 182 fn. altered Sepher-Yetzirah, 206 fn.
Masses: spiritual limitations of, 249 superstition of, 249-50, 251 reform of, 251 enslavement of, 251
Massey, Gerald (1828-1907): traced Jewish revelations to origins, 199
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Master(s): and Esoteric canon, 12, 85 may visit Europe, 27 on crucifixion of, 85 Occult law Sc revelation by, 85 & fn. try to help humanity, 139, 252-53 rarely found in Lamaseries, 423 residence of, Chief, 423 fn. M. outlines S.D. for H.P.B., 470 advise H.P.B. to go to America, 488
Materialism, our century of, 352
Materiality: fall into, 40, 289-90 of present mankind, 290
Mathematics: backbone of Occult cosmogony, 8, 62-63 Bible displays pure, 193 Central Point symbolises the One, 241 fn. Divine, synonym for Magic, 66-67 of Hindu secret cycles, 353-54, 356-57, 358 ff. means Gnosis or Esoteric Science, 35, 66 precision of, glorified, 227 in Pythagorean code, 35, 62 Soul and, 10 fn. and squaring of circle, 208 fn. of systems of measurement, 67, 91-92 “True” vs. common, 62-63 Western religion based on, 92, 137-38, 157-59
Mathers, S.L. MacGregor (1854-1918): on Genesis, 210 on the Elohim, 210, 214 on the Sepher Yetzirah, 214-15
Matter: an aggregation of forces, 413-14 co-etemalized with Spirit, 415 on “dead”, of Science, 414-15 eternal, 217, 233-34 Fire Sc Motion, 87 Jehovah rules, 160-61 as manifestation of Will, 414 is Mulaprakriti Sc Svabhavat, 234 never annihilated only dispersed, 420 numerical demonstrations of, Sc Spirit, 63, 97, 99 represented by duad, 99
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670 Matthew: rf. 34, 108 on casting pearls before swine, 35 on perfection of Christians, 56 fn. original, perverted by Jerome, 129 fn., 149-50 & fns. Greek & Hebrew MSS cp., 146, 149 fn., 150 final words of Jesus distorted, 146-48, 159 Jesus’ words from Pagan rites, 148 Church fears original, 159-60
Matthew: wished to keep his evangel secret, 149 Apostle, wrote in Hebrew, 149 fn. true Gospel of, unknown to world, 149 Jerome distrusted Gospel of, 159-60
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Mayavi-Rupa, of Adept, 375, 377
Mazdeans: had triple Sun, 322 borrowed from Indian religions, 323
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Meditation, develops spiritual powers, 400-01
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Menander (2nd C. A.D.), reason Latin Church stigmatised, 70
Mendeleyev, D.I. (1834-1907) rf., 498
Menes (fl. 3100 B.C.): Egyptian Mysteries known since, 269 Hierophant &: founder of Thebes, 296
Menippus of Corinth (fl. 2nd C. B.C.), in biography of Apollonius, 127
Menthu-hetep, Queen (ca. 2782 b.C.): tomb pre-dates Biblical creation, 125 coffin inscription has Mystery Word, 125
671 Mercury: God of Secret Wisdom, 35 fn. ibis-headed psychopomp, 148 God of Death, 151 & fn. personified omniscience, 335 is Nebo & Budha, 395, 425 fn., 458 fn. Jesus inspired by Genius of, 395
Mercy, of Adept, 386-87, 398-99
Merkabah: initiation into, 38 vehicle of higher knowledge, 47 known by author of Zohar, 88 See Bio-Bibliography.
Mesmerism: miscalled “hypnotism”, 22-23 invisibility is power of, 134
Messiah(s): called “Interpreter”, 153 comes at conjunction in Pisces, 153 concerning the two, 283-84 designated “Fish”, 153 the Elect One & “angels of power”, 79 King, or the Sun, 336 or Lion of Judah, 283 Manes the second, 163 fn. and Messianic Mystery, 353 pre-existence of, in Enoch, 78-79 prophecy of, in Vishnu Purana, 356 religions all expect a, 436
Messianic: amulet described, 153 cycle relates to Root Races, 353
Metatron, angel of the Jews, 340, 402-03
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Michael Angelo (1475-1564), designed Church for star-worship, 337
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Mikados, celestial machines in temple of, 331 fn.
Mikael: alleged conqueror of Solar Gods, 321 Angel of the Face of God, 402 as Archangel Michael, 286, 322-23, 329 and Christ cp. with Mithra Sc Ormuzd, 322-23 cp. with Kumaras, 329 672 dragon slayer & “guardian of the planets”, 338 & fn., 403 dual role cp. with Vajradhara’s, 402 feats & names of, 338 the “invisible virgin combatant”, 329,338 is Jehovah, 338, 402 Mars called, 335 regent of Saturn, Sun, Venus and Jupiter, 338 8c fn. -Sabbathiel, 338
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Mind: God as Universal, 7, 9 Universal, reveals objects, 10 public, not ready for occult truths, 64 gross, of present mankind, 290
Mind-Born, Races received primeval truths, 46, 66-67
Minerva, or Divine Wisdom, 111
Minerva Mundi, on divinity within the Sun, 223 & fn.
Miracles: how Occultist regards, 108 post-Christian, and Adepts, 109, 133 “true” & “false”, 109, 133 and “grace” are only Magic, 116 causes of “divine”, same as Sorcery, 117 patristic writers on, protected by de Mirville, 133
Mirror: in Buddhist allegory, 451-52 use in Eleusinian Mysteries, 451
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Mishnah Hagigah, on Merkabah, 38
Mishnah Sanhedrin, rf. 153 fn.
Missionaries: report on Chinese mt. spirits, 18 unfairly judge Hindu phallicism, 291 ridicule Buddhist works, 424 fn.
Mitford, Godolphin (d. 1883?), rf. “Elixir of Life”, 53 fn.
Mithra: cp. with Archangel Mikael, 322 Ahura Mazda on, 322
Mithraic, rites & symbolism, 319-20 fn., 321-22
Mitla, “abode of the dead” in Mezo-America, 280
Moderatus (ca. 50-100), on symbols of Pythagoras, 95
Moksha: unified with Nirvana, 411 only real to a pure soul, 411 rooted in non-being, 415, 416
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Mongolia: secrets of Gobi Desert, 18-19, 21 rf. Ssanang-Sstzen’s chronicles of, 21 fn.
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Moon: Socrates on, 35 fn.-36 fn. fourth principle of Planetary System, 142 reflects Earth’s passions, 142 influences of, 143 lunacy & diseases from, 143 orbit is narrowing, 230 light in Druidic practices, 311 “living” painting of, 331 fn.
Moor, E. (1771-1848), rf. Hindoo Pantheon, 286
Morality: esoteric knowledge disasterous without, 45, 309 & fn., 310 affected by magic numerals, 60-61 Mysteries cultured, 250 fn., 256, 274, 276 first principle of strong, 251 Secret Doctrine unified by, 289 planetary Gods source of, 345
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Moses (fl. 12th C. B.C.): angels mentioned by, 328 based Genesiacal cosmogony on Great Pyramid, 69, 157-58, 195 fn. Books of, 11 fn., 172-75 Books of, need occult key, 12, 42, 65 fn. and “children of men”, 121 died after initiating Joshua, 263-64 said earth & water make a Soul, 242 exile & solitary death of, 278 Genesis written by, 172 given key geometric figure, 95-96 on God of the living, 58 no Hebrew in days of, 172 an Initiate, 68, 69, 172, 175 fn., 182 fn., 193, 195 fn., 242 initiated by Jethro, 175 fn. initiated 70 Elders, 42 and Jehovah the same, 208 meaning of Genesis in days of, 67, 157, 172, 328 met Divine Self on Mt. Sinai, 69 numerical symbolism used by, 65 fn., 69, 172 Pentateuch during time of, 172, 177 pre-Mosaic relics tell legend of, 72 Promised Land never reached, 193 fn. “records” his own death, 177 and square of INRI, 158 veiled his Pentateuch, 69, 172, 177
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Motion: perpetual acc. to Science, 229 in gravitational theory, 229-30 perpetual, or Breath, 236-37, 419 of celestial spheres, 330-31
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Mountain: spirits of China, 18 of Light image, 20
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Mystic(s): on achieving state of the, 51-52 allegorically one with Trinity, 111 can become Adept, 55 characters of Kabalah dangerous, 60 how Ecstasy obtained by, 54 1st, taught by Divine Instructors, 47 life of all Initiates similar, 139-40, 142 literature on God within, 54 mediaeval, & Kabalah, 168, 169 Pythagoras & Plato, 15, 63 reason for secretiveness, 6 same, philosophy of all Adepts, 130-31, 139 Simon Magus a, 110 suspicions of some Christian, 197 Today’s, cp. to Middle Ages,63
Mysticism: is not criticism, 14 Oriental, influenced Plato and Pythagoras, 15 Jowett on “Pagan”, 15
Mythology: Vedic influence on Chaldean, 91 & fn., 200-01 three aspects of Heroic, 91 foundation-stones of religions, 241
Myths: as personifications of cosmic Powers, 241 Rig-Veda & origins of, 241
Nabang-lob-Sang (1617-1682), Fifth Dalai Lama, 428 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
678 Nabuchadrezzar II (d. 562 B.C.), Jewish Scriptures perished in times of, 178
Nachmanides, Moses (1194-1270), on passage in Genesis, 67
Naga(s): or Vasuki, in Hindu Pantheon, 284 and Initiation legend, 284, 435 Sesha-, as Vishnu’s couch, 284 or Anata as Eternity symbol, 284 Church degrades, to tempter, 284 of Buddhists are superior beings, 285 veiled name for Initiates, 435
Nâgârjuna (ca. 120 B.C. ): received Sutras from Adepts, 285 driven from India by Brahmans, 285 an Initiate, 285, 435 Mahayana school of, 434, 435, 449 taught same secret doctrine as Gautama, 435 Chinese allegorical account of, 435-36 authored contemplative works, 449 See Bio-Bibliography.
Nagasena (fl. 2nd C. B.C.), defines Nirvana, 374, 416
Nagy, Joseph (1804-1849), Mémoire sur le système solaire, q. on light, 226
Naljor-chod-pa, rf.to Yogacharya school of Buddhism, 450
Naljor-ngonsum, meditation by self-perception, 438-39
Name(s): ancient, of Sun, 270-71 Biblical, closer to Physiology than Religion, 61-62 of Biblical God, 188 of Creators, 217 & fn. for days of week, 350 of highest Egyptian Hierophant, 288 Ineffable, in every heart, 131 of Mikael & Michael, 338 of the One, 310 of 7 angels, 315 fn. of 7 Elohim, 202 of 7 Kumaras, 329 fn. seven, of Sephirah, 189 of 7 worlds of Kosmos, 209
Napoleon, Bonaparte (1769-1821): abolished Inquisition, 104 world at “armed peace” since, 356 earthly hero, 381
Nara: the Great Deep, 244 and Nara, Supreme Spirit, 244
Narada: son of Brahma, 285 & 86 Rishi & Vaidic author, 285 an Initiate, 285-86 q. on Patala, 285 one of the 7 Rishis, 286 a founder of the Mysteries, 286 refused marriage in Krishna’s time, 286 prototype for Christian Archangel Mikael, 286 and the Hari-ashvas, 286
Narayana: sexless “mover on the waters,” 79, 187 fn., 241, 317 the Self-created Logos, 218 fructifies Mundane Egg, 241 a form of Vishnu, 317
Naros: first secret cycle, 359 transformations of the, 359-60
679 Nature: Aryan & Jewish veils of, 62 brain is organ of sensuous, 52 celestial Host creators of visible, 216 concrete & abstract, 10 fn. divine Beings do exist in, 63 divine forces grafted on, 164 fn. does not arise from a void, 243 fn. dual, 17 Elohim are forces of, 184 endowed with living Intelligences, 226 and God, 97 greatest mystery of, 142 magic is Philosophy of, 25 monotheism & polytheism, both in, 373 Occult Science and, 64, 226 personified as Virgin, 292 & fn. Science “powerless” vs., 10 fn. some secrets of, murderous, 104-05, unbiased study of, reveals truth, 249, 466
Nazarenes: true followers of Christ, 83, 121 Paul as one of the, 123 a class of Chaldaean Theurgists, 123 St. Peter, of the, 127 were Kabalistic Gnostics, 150 allegory of Jesus’life, 160-61
Nebular theory, found in Archaic cosmogony, 87
Necepso (fl. 13th. C. B.C.), an Egyptian astrologer, 344
Necropolis, world becoming a vast, 462
Neith (mother of Ra): as Jehovah or Aditi, 218 & fn. called “Heavenly Virgin,” 351
Neophyte(s): must take vow of poverty, 56 fn. 8c trials of initiation, 74-75 fn., 83-84, 261-62, 288-89 must expect to be crucified, 85 must have “heart of a lion,” 85 transformed into Hierophant, 286 secrecy imposed upon, 308
Neo-Platonic School: founded by Ammonius, 11 fn., 12, 300, 305, 308 prototype for the T.S., 308 taught Theurgy & Magic, 308 Orpheus & Pythagoras influenced, 308, 310 on Initiations 8c failures in, 310 chief aim, 310 Indian influences, 310 Hypatia an Ornament of the, 312 cp. with Brahmanical, 312
Neo-Platonists: absurdities of, 6, 12 Ammonius and the, 300 ff. chief aim of, Initiation, 310 Christian theology influenced by,305,308 cp. with Vedantins, 301, 309 concerning Theophania, 52 confused with Philo, 11 fn. Eleusinian Mysteries and, 300 impressed the aristocracy, 312 Jowett on interpretations of, 11, 12 last era of Wisdom teaching, 467-68 mixed freely with world, 312 vow of secrecy, 7, 48-49, 308 Wilder on, 301-02, 310, 312-13
Neptune: not of this system, 227 680 validity of discovery, 227-28 occult theory on, 228
Nero (37-68 A.D.), as an “Icarus”, 119
Neter Khari, hieratic alphabet of the Egyptians, 97
Neteru, the Egyptian term for the Elohim, 218
New Testament. See Bible and individual books.
Newton, Isaac (1642-1727), rf. 177 was concerned about moon’s narrowing orbit, 230
Ngo-vo-nyid-med par Mraba, Tibetan sect of, 438
Nicephorus (ca. 758-829), Stichometry, inc. Hebrew Matthew, 150 fn.
Nicholas V, Pope (? - 1455), and de Cusa, 378-79
Nicodemus, a Master in name only, 57 & fn.
Nidanas: 12 causes of existence, 432 & fn. based on the “Four Truths”, 432 fn. Tibetan word for, 432 fn.
Niebuhr, B.G. (1776-1831), rf. 466 See Bio-Bibliography.
Nihil: “Infinite All” of ancients, 418 Absolute Deity, 418 term degraded by Materialists and Monotheism, 418
Nirmanakaya(s): Apollonius, 49 fn. astral Ego of Adept, 161, 384 cp. with Dharmakaya, 376, 384, 397,439 & fn. cp. with Manushya-Buddha, 389 conscious incarnations, 375 on “consciousness” of the, 387 Higher Principles may be in Nirvana, 375, 384, 387, 389-90, 396-97 linked to Gt. Sacrifice, 397 one of three Buddhic bodies, 392 fn., 436 fn. primeval Sacrifice, 397 Samkara’s spirit used, of Buddha, 393 state, not infallible, 439 stay to help humanity, 373, 376, 384, 392 & fn., 397,437 Tul-pa’i-Ku in Tibetan, 392 fn., 436 fn. two kinds of, 376, 389
Nirukta (glossary): rf. 269 fn. on Visvakarman, 261
Nirvana: as an Absolute condition, 375, 376 an actionless state, 374, 420-21 Adepts renounce, to help Humanity, 53-54, 161 & fn., 373, 386-87, 396-97,406 fn. of a Buddha, 371 fn., 373-74, 387-93 cannot really be entered, 375 on content of, 375-76, 393 defined, 421 Devachan is, of Initiate, 262, 371 & fn., 375 differs among lesser adepts, 371 fn., 375, 376 is eternal, 374, 416, 432-33 extinction not, 415-19, 420-21 Higher Principles of Adept may remain in, 375, 376, 389-92 immoral inferences to, 437 as Impersonal life-eternal, 432 Invisible & imponderable, 421 Jaina text on Buddha’s ascent into, 416 681 as Moksha, is a state, 58 fn., 411, 415, 421 Mukti is freedom or, 459 fn. Occult Metaphysics based on, 415 one of three Eternals, 408, 411 Parabrahman identical with, 376 as re-absorption, 416, 433 result of link with inner Deity, 55,375 rooted in non-being, 416 Samadhi is not real, 53, 371 fn. Seven Paths to, 388, 436 fn. six keys to, 392 fn. a state of “no return”? 375 fn., 389-92, 406 fn., 420, 437 temptations leading to, 262 threshold of Parinirvana, 392 as totality of Spiritual Wisdom, 371 two kinds of, 436 fn. of the Vedantins, 392-93, 415-16
Nirvani: steps to attain state of, 375, 400-01, 420-21 cannot return? 375 fn. illusory incarnation of, 375 fn. with & without “remains”, 376, 384,436 can reflect its Buddhi in former astral body, 387 immortality not inconsistent with, 449
Nissi, & Jehovah, & Passover month of Nisan, 273
Noah: kept secrets of initiation, 39 his Deluge taken seriously, 46 period in terms of pyramid measures, 65, 195 fn. personified mankind of the Fifth Root Race, 86 Ark, & sacred cubit-value, 195 fn.
Nofre, means Chrestos, 283
North Pole: changes of noted, 366-67 or Meru, 367
Notaricon, used in Zohar calculation, 95 & fn.
Numa Pompilius (715-673 B.C.): tomb of, 105 and Collegia Fabrorum, 192 books of, destroyed, 298
Number(s): Arabic system of, from India, 360-61 as emanations, 243-45 432 in Cosmic evolution, 353-54, 357 of Great Kabalah dangerous, 60-61 in Hindu chronology, 361-68 ideas, figures and, 10 fn., 62-63, 95-99, 359 and Kabalah, 212-15 of Kabalistic “Tohu-vah-bohu”, 244 & fn. keys to scriptures, 43-44 & fn., 61-63, 65 fn., 95-102, 112, 157-59, 207-08, 359 keys to universal knowledge, 181, 192, 243-44 lucky &: unlucky, 99 of man, 112 manifestations of Time, 244 mental magic and, 96 Naros related to, 6, 359-60 the perfect, 112 fn. Philolaus on, 10 fn. Roman, & Alphabet, 360 sacred, reconcile spirit & matter, 63, 112 fn. secret cycles and, 357-59 symbolism of Brahma & Abram, 92 fn.
Nurho de Manhar. See Ginsburg, C.D.
682 Nying-po. See Alaya.
Occult: Alphabet system, 99, 100-02, 172, 181, 206-08 Arch-Druid lore, 32 astronomy on Electricity, 225 fate of English, Societies, 267 few fit for, Science, 54, 64 Fundamental principle of, Philosophy, 235 lore alone doesn’t reveal Nature, 192 Natural Magic, 32 Mysteries 8c its martyrs, 26 mystic lore even in dark ages, 45 powers of initiated, 175 8c fn. Science of Correspondences, 61, 64, 157 Science in India, 22 Symbolism in Aryan light, 192, 207, 208 8c fn. Symbology of the Jews, 157, 188, 206, 207, 208 & fn. Theogony, 188 8c fn. truth satirized, 46 truths revealed gradually, 64 Unity, real basis of, Science, 61
Occultism: All great Avataras recognized by, 240, 372 Apollonius Biog. reveals secrets of, 127 axiomatic truth of, 61 backbone of, 8, 63 based on Nature’s facts, 64,101 Church dogmas 8c rituals taken from, 339 common key to, 3, 12, 61, 181,192 dangerous to average mind, 54, 59-60, 64 demonstrated by reason, 372 Eastern cp. with Western, 232 & fn., 233-40, 444 Jesuits opposition to, 267 magic figure of Eastern, 236 priceless works saved for, 296 reasons for secrecy in, 47-49, 59-60, 181, 232 fn. rejects Creator 8c Creation, 415 student of, non-sectarian, 107-08, 240 teaches union with Higher Self, 51 theoretical, is harmless, 59 triumph of, by 21st C., 27 two branches of, 27, 101
Occultist(s): Accepts man’s need for religion, 41 advanced, are sworn Initiates, 60 fn., 85 Aryan light imperative key for, 192 Christians borrow from, 341 compared to clergy, 160, 267 continental, as Kabalists, 167 don’t reject original Bible, 84 epigraph of Eastern, 61 on genuine Eastern, 232 fn., 233, 444 ff. honors Martyrs of all religions, 108 know “Gods” are 1st principles, 50 know Jesus as Initiate, 160 de Mirville’s view of, 43 Matter always alive, 414-15 must be fearless yet forgiving, 85-86 must not destroy “Gods” of Mankind, 64, 107-08 never seeks revenge, 86 respects every creed and faith, 107-08 reunites Ideas to Numbers, 62-63, 95-99 683 vindicated, 27, 43, 64, 267
Odin, magic rites anterior to age of, 23
Od-pad-med: means Infinite Light, 422 fn. Chief Bodhisattva, 422-23 fns. is Amitabh a, 4 26 derived from Adi-Buddhi, 426 & fn. Mani Kah-’bum personifies, 426 See Also Amitabha.
Ogdoad: Gods of the Gnostics, 218 the eight superior powers, 315-16
Olcott, Henry S. (1832-1907): rf. 483 See Introductory survey, xxviii, xxxix on plan for S.D., 470
–A Buddhist Catechism, q. from the Kalama Sutta, 417
Old Testament. See under Bible and individual books.
Ollas, sacred, of Sanskrit letters, 196
Olshausen, H. (1796-1839), Nachweis der Echtheit... on Gk. & Heb. Matthew, 149 fn.
One: Absolute, is relationless, 212-13, 216 cannot create, 216-17 Deity, inaccessible, 249 Eternal Substance or Essence, 210, 233-34 heavenly Androgyne, 187 Kabalah anthropomorphises the, 211 Logos as Energy of the, 216 fn. Number, is Ten when manifested, 187 & fn., 212, 412-13 Numberless names for the, 310 Unity & homogeneity of, 235
Onnofre, a title of Osiris, 283
Onomacritus (530-480 B.C.), compiler of Orphic literature, 293
Ophanim: or cosmic Wheels, 190, 217 “Auxiliaries” who participate in wk. of creation, 217 & fn.
Ophites, allegory of Jesus’ Life, 160-61
Oriental: Mysticism in Plato, 15-16 Secret Doctrine source, 26 scriptures profound, 45
Oriental Church: older & purer than Roman, 125 didn’t secede from Apostolic, 125 Councils contradictory, 144-46. See also Church Councils.
Orientalists (Western): should study Zohar, 38 & fn. misinterpreted Buddhism, 409-10, 432-33, 446-47 Bons & Dugpas influenced, 433 records of true Esoteric Schools unknown to, 447 fn., 450-53
Origen (185?-254?): cited, 36 and Ammonius, 313
–Adversum Celsum, on Simon Magus, rf. 109
–Commentary in Job, rf. 115 fn.
684 –De Principiis: on Garden of Eden, 37, 313 & fn.
–Homilia In Leviticum, shows Bible is symbolic, 37
Ormuzd (also Ormazd): as Ferouer of Christ, 71 fn., 321 as cosmic verity, 72 fn. of unmanifested Logoi, 218 fn. --Ahriman, 282 as Anti-Christ, 321-22 Mithra and, 322
Orpheus (fl. 1400 B.C. ?): rf. 331 brought mysteries from India, 269, 270, 293, 308, 350 dating of, 293 founder of Mysteries, 273, 293, 308, 350 “murder” of, 278 on nature as creative mother, 65 fn. Orphic Hymns, 293 popularized Indian metaphysics, 186, 254 seven-stringed lyre of, 269 taught Kings, 350 taught Trinity of divine hypostases, 186 trial of, 141 and Varro on Kabiri, 314
Osiris: and Bel symbolism, 318 fn. “a black God,” 241 as cosmic verity, 72 fn. as divine sponsor of Initiate, 148 Egyptian Zagreus, 273 & fn. as Ferouer of Christ, 71 fn., 148 as Fire, 243 Hiram Abiff modelled on, 279 Initiatory rite of, 241, 279,288 Isis and, symbolism, 292 Isis legends found in India, 126,279 “Onnofre,” 283 raised in Nysa, 273 fn. represented life, 148, 151 fn. as seventh principle, 381 son of Zeus, 273 fn. Sun or Heavenly King, 270, 282, 321
Oversoul: normally only overshadows man, 48 as “Guardian Angel,” 48
Ovid (43 B.C. - 17 A.D.): not an Initiate, 222 fn. reason for banishment, 222 fn.
Padmasambhava (fl. 8th-9th C.): chief apostle of Tibetan Buddhism, 19 master magician, 19 See Bio-Bibliography.
Pagan (s): accused of Devil dealing, 42, 73, 314 accused falsely by Church, 224 called “fiends of Hell,” 71 and Christianity, 221, 271, 305-06, 314, 335, 353-56 Christianity “anticipated” by, 71-72, 73, 143, 148-49, 271, 340 Constantine died a, 148 Deities acc. to de Mirville, 71-72 Deity, impersonal, 335 emblems & Jesus, 154, 271, 307, 320-21, 324, 335 fn. Gods superior to Angels, 71 fn.- 72 fn., 330 & fn., 335 Jesus used, Rite, 147-48 685 Latin Church woos influential, 70 Miss, destroyed by Church, 271 Oracles & Christ’s coming, 271, 324 “plagiarisms”, 143, 148, 314, 325, 335 fn. - 36 fn,, 340 secret cycles & life of Christ, 353-56 Sidereal worship, 314-16, 326 ff., 330-31, 335 source of Church dogma, 341 fn. “superstition”, 335 symbols engulfed by Christians, 167, 292, 307 & fn., 314-26 et passim, 330, 335 & fn. system of 7 Rectors of the Demiourgos, 330-31 taught earth’s rotundity, 42, 330-31 fn. Virgin Mary based on, symbol, 292 & fn.
Palaeography, Catholic interest in, 70-71
Palingenius, Marcel. See Manzoli, Pier Angelo.
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Pamphilius (2407-309), library held true Matthew, 149
Pan: and the five elements, 100 fn. and Sanskrit Paflcha, 100 fn.
Pan-chhen-rin-po-chhe (Great Jewel of Wisdom), prophecy, 431 & fn. See also Tashi Lama(s).
Pandus, taught Mysteries in 3,300 B.C., 269
Panini: as Grammarian, 4 “Was writing known before?” rf. 269 & fn.
Pantaenus (155? - 216): influenced by Ammonius, 13, 308 knew unity of Platonic & Oriental systems, 16, 306
Pantheism: in theory of Soul Force by Scientist, 226 Roman Catholic Monotheists and, 226 endows Nature with living Intelligence, 226
Pantheon(s): ancient, compared, 91, 155-57, 291 three levels of interpretation in, 91 Hindu, cp. to Biblical, 92, 403 of India explains cosmic mysteries, 208 Hindu & Buddhist 403
Papheronmes Papyrus, addressing the Sun, 270
Parables: Karma of revealing, 34 & fn. Secret Teaching propagated only in, 35 in Bible narratives, 40, 58
Parabrahman: the Supreme, 55, 241 fn., 446 and Mulaprakriti, 87 as Ain Soph of Kabalists, 87, 184,197 Vedantin claims kinship with, 111 man’s essence is, 212-13, 459 the Absolute All, 212-13, 433, 446 Logos is co-etemal with, 216 fn. and the Demiourgos, 218 Brahma sprang from, 241 fn. identical with Nirvana, 376, 433 686 both Spirit & Matter, 393 8c fn. called Àdi-Buddhaby Aryans,458
Paracelsus (1493-1541): rf. 5, 167 on man's triune Spirits, 51 also a Kabalist, 167 overtly a Catholic, 169 trials of, 278
Paraclete: Manes called, 163 the “comforter”, 163 fn.
Paradise: eternal Western, in Tibetan lore, 422 fn., 448 fn. the Mahâ-Chohan’s residence in, 423 fn. mistaken views on Amida- Buddha’s, 448 & fn. a bona-fide locality, 448 & fn.
Paramârtha: Adepts gave, Sutras to Nâgârjuna, 285 absolute impersonal consciousness, 436
Paramârthasatya (Tib. is: Don-dam-pa’i-den pa), or Absolute Truth, 436
Paramâtman: a high Yogi, 377 & fn. Egotism disappears in, 377 fn. freed by Laws of Manu, 377 fn.
Paramitas (perfections), keys to Path to Nirvana, 392 fn., 436 fn.
Parâsara, rf. 257
Parieshit, successor of Yudhish- fhira, 367-68
Parinirvâna (Skt.): refusal of, by Tathâgata, 401 Adept in, can no longer incarnate, 401 lasts throughout 7 Rounds, 401 fn.
Parinirvani (Skt.), one who has reached Parinirvana, 401
Parinishpanna: the perfect, changless state of, 436 the voidness of conditionless Reality, 436
Parker, John A. (19th. C.), quadrature a perfect measure, 195 fn.
Parmenides (fl. 5th C. B.C.), One Beingness of, 239 fn.
Parnasi, huts of Hindu ascetics, 90
Parnassus, Mount: Himalayan origins of Gk., 90 and Paropamisus, 90 fn.
Paropamisus, the hill of Bamian, 90 fn.
Parsis, as Sun worshippers, 142
Pascal, B. (1623-1662), rf. 378 fn., 379
Pashai, or Udyana, sorcery and witchcraft in, 19
Past: Present 8c Future, are one, 303 records of Secret Wisdom destroyed, 467
Patala: allegorical nether regions, 260, 262, 284 initiates descent into, 260, 262, 284 ruled by Vasuki, 284 identical to Hebrew Shiac, 284 as America, the Antipodes, 284
Patanjali, idea of inner God in Yoga Sutras of, 55
Path(s): student must discern Right from Left, 60 687 Left, use thunderbolts, 104-05 Left, desecrated Towers of Initiation, 281-82 Buddha high on, of Dzyan, 400 of Perfection leads to Buddha-hood, 400-01 four steps on, to Arhatship, 434 & fn. two way to enter, to Nirvana, 438-39
Patriarchs: Biblical, 16, 92, 252 fn., 380 fn. and Indian gods, 91 fn.-92 fn., 380 fn. Adam & the 7 fallen, 203 Progenitors of human race, 252, 380 fn. Jewish, were not priests, 252 fn. original meaning of, 252 fn., 380 & fn.
Paul, Bishop of Samosata, (fl. 3rd C.), denied Christ’s divinity, 144
Paul IV, Pope (1476-1559), built Church for Astrolatry, 337
Paul, Saint (fl. 1st C.): rf. 54, 55, 322, 396 abrogated law of circumcision, 122 Acts & Epistles of, allegories, 121 admits Secret Doctrine, 218 on Biblical allegory, 37, 48 on Christ as Spirit of Man, 122 cp. to Vedantin, 56 contrasted with Peter, 114, 123-24 doctrine put above wisdom of ages, 123 Eclectic doctrines of, 304 Epistles openly opposed by Peter, 114 Gnostic term Plerbma used by, 162 fn., 340 hated by Peter, John & James, 123 not infallible, 122-23 an Initiate, 43,48, 114, 122-23 not Jesus founder of Christianity, 121-22 knew of Celestial orders, 340, 348 knew God as a Principle, 413 on Living God, 48, 55-56 the “Master Builder,” 123 on Mt. Sinai, 37 a Nazar, 123 opposed to Gnosticism, 304, 341 fn. and Plato, 114, 218-19 recognized plurality of “Gods,” 348 revised by Church, 169 & fn. scarcely understood by his time, 322 on secret Gnosis, & Archons, 114 Simon Magus may have been, 113-14, 124 Skinner on, as Apotheosis of Christ, 122 uses Platonist’s language, 219, 304
Pausanias, (fl. ca. 150) descended into den of Trophonius, 135
Peking: rf. 18 Chinese Emperor in, respects Tibetan Lamas, 448
Peling-pa (Europe), Tibetan prophecy on, 431
Penna, Horace Della (1680-1747), Memoirs, ridicules exaggerated lore of Kiu-te, 422 fn.-23 fn.
Pentagram, sacred, and the Magi, 240
Pentateuch: apotheosis of Phallicism, 177 688 Astrolatry & Sabaean worship in, 76, 328 based on Book of Enoch, 82 corrupted by ambitious Rabbis, 194 differs from Mosaic Book of Creation, 177 Jewish angelology of, 328 Levite text replaced Mosaic, 183 fn. not originally in Hebrew, 172, 173 & fn. present, not original, 172, 177, 191, 194 Rig-Veda earlier than, 240 Sadducees rejected, 182 fn. Samaritan, 46 fn., 172, 173 fn., 182 fn. synopsized in Genesis, 65 veiled by Moses, 69, 172
Perfect (teleioi): Bible & Plato called Initiates the, 56 fn.
Perfection: of Adept, 55 & 56 fn. Paul & Essenes on Initiates’, 56 fn. man cannot reach, of God, 56 fn.
Persia(n): oldest languages in, 180 traditions, mostly old Aryan, 199 temples with celestial images, 331
Personality: & Personal God, 49-50 Buddhi-Manas culls, 50 Adept can use same, 8c body, after death, 53, 375 nucleus of, remains until Kalpa ends,^57 Tn. of Adepts follows astronomical pattern, 138-39 of Adepts 8c private lives differ, 140 selfishness of, led to Mysteries, 249 when inspired by Spirit of star, 349 cause of pain, 432
Peruvian records, destroyed by Spanish conquerors, 280
Peshawar, cave of Buddha’s shadow in, 19
Petemenoph Papyrus, Hermetic law of correspondences in, 347
Petephre (Potiphar), priest of Heliopolis, 254
Peter (Apostle): Epistles of Paul opposed by, 114 not initiate, 123-25, 126 Jesus taught Secret Doctrine, says, 162 Kabalistic rendering as Earth, 159 knees impressed on stone, 119 lived & died at Babylon, 127 not a martyr, 126 “miracle” of, acc. to Church, 113, 125-26 never founded Latin Church, 124,126 persecuted Paul, 123-24 & fn. preached circumcision rite, 124 “triumph” over Simon, 113, 119-20 wrote on destruction of 5th Race, 257-58
Peter I 8c II: q. on Last days 8c coming of Christ, 257-58 on Jesus as Lord Chrestos, 282 fn. on divine Lucifer, 317
Petosiris (13th C. B.C.), 8c Necepso, 1st astrologers of Egypt, 344
Petroma, stone tablets used by Hierophants, 124, 126
689 Petronius, Gaius (d. 66 A.D.), Satyricon, on Democritus, 25
Phalguni, & Hindu astronomical vernal cycles, 362-63
Phallicism: of Hebrew Bible, 195, 198, 205, 207 & fn. symbol of generation, 207 fn. Rose & Cross, 291-92
Pharisees: pretensions of, 181-82 fn. Pentateuch rejected by Saducees, 182 fn. borrowed doctrines from Magians, 301
Phidias (f. 5th C. B.C.): and modern sculpture, 14 his Athena Promachos, 14
Philadelphus. See Ptolemy Philadelphus.
Philaletheians: true & false, 13 Secret Brotherhoods &, 27, 209, 313 Ammonius a, 306, 313 instructions for, 308 eclectic system of, 309 Plotinus, Origenes & Longinus, 313 few tenets of, remain, 313
Philalethes. See Vaughn, Thomas.
Philistines, David influenced by, rites, 316
Philo Judaeus (fl. 1st C. B.C.): rf. 271 in school of Aristobulus, 11 fn., 306 said Mosaic Books source of Platonism, 11 fn., 306 failed to reveal Mysteries, 39 and Septuagint tr., 178-79 on allegory in Bible, 197 on origin of evil, 217 fn. rf. Archangels of, 218
–De Septen, on sacred events, 137
Philolaus (fl. 450 B.C.): a Pythagorean, 223 on Solar Fire, 223
–Fragments, on number, 10 fn.
Philology, floundering in mere hypotheses, 196
Philosopher(s): esoteric presence in works of ancient, 3, 48, 277 old, intellectual quarries, 6 sacred obligation of old, 6 most Greek, initiated, 7, 276 & 77 God of, infinite, 8 modern, believe in “blind chance”, 9 fn. “physical”, & Universal Mind, 10 Adepts respected by Chinese, 18 stone, 26 works of some, dangerous, 60 true, is impartial, 459
Philosophical Inquirer, The (Madras), rf. 117
Philosophy: Esoteric, sees Buddha’s spirit in Jesus, 396 fn. most religious, reject ex nihilo, 415 only Esoteric, can withstand materialism, 459 Esoteric, reconciles all religions, 459
Philostratus, Flavius (1707-245): trs. Life of Apollonius, 128 132 on sidereal globes in Babylonian temples, 331
690 –Life of Apollonius: kept hidden by Church, 137-38 cp. with New Testament, 138
Phoenician(s): divine origins of, 94 sacred alphabet, 97 cosmogony, 156, 202, 272 fn. divinities were Elohim, 202 lao of, same as Jehovah, 272 reverence for Sun, 272 fn.
Phorminx, seven-stringed lyre, 269
Photius (820-891), warrented Cyprian’s confession, 163
Pico della Mirandola, G. (1463-1494): challenged Church, 169 fn. follower of Pico & Reuchlin, 220
Pierre Soleil, Sun-stone, 221
Pindar (ca. 522-443 B.C.): rf. 257 on Zeus & Bacchus, 273 fn.
Pisces, Messiah comes in, 153
Pisistratus (ca. 600-527 B.C.), rf. 293
Pitar, reveals Presence for chela, 278 See also Pitri(s).
Pitha-sthana, in Tantrik Mysteries, 126
Pitri(s): planetary gods as, 202, 277 and Patriarchs, 202 identical with 7 Elohim, 202 revealed in final Initiation, 277-78 as disembodied Mahatma, 278
Pius II, Pope (1405-1464), in awe of De Cusa’s learning, 378-79
Pius V, Pope (1504-1572), fostered star-worship, 336
Pi-yun-si Pagoda, Hall of Lohans, 429
Planet(s): celestial work of seven, 88, 142,210,328 co-workers of Unknown All, 330 dual aspect as celestial bodies, 322 dwellings of Sun’s lictors, 327, 328,332 Elohim architects of physical, 212 Messiah’s coming & two, 153 mysteries of Initiation 8c seven, 142, 315-16 fn., 332 personified, 335 & fn. Rectors or Angels of 336 sacred circular dance of, 316 & fn. Sepher Yetzirah on mysteries of, 88 seven, and Sephiroth, 189, 210 seventh, a mystery, 332 “Star-regents” informing deities of, 329 visible bodies of Planetary Angels, 210, 315 fn., 322, 327,330, 334, 335
Planetary Spirits: ancient Kings prayed to, 351 as angels, 210, 314, 321, 334, 336 collective host, 164 fn. as “divine Powers”, 314 and Elect Angels, 89, 314, 336-37, 349 high spiritual 8c moral influence, 345 intermediary agencies, 330 Jehovah a, 272 Kabiri as highest, 314-15 and man’s soul, 300 Mysteries of, 315, 330-33 Pitris, revealed in final Mysteries, 277 691 Popes worship, 337 are Regents, not physical planets, 328 & 329 ruled by hidden Hierophant, 332 Seven, 225, 226, 314, 322, 332, 336-37, 349 seven, and Elohim, 198 fn., 200, 201-03, 204-05 seven, of the Presence, 46 fn., 189, 209, 210 & fn., 314 or 7 Rectors of Church, 336 Theoi of Plato, 326 universe formed by, 334
Plato (429-347 B.C.): rf. 271 Atlantis of, 46 called Initiates Perfect, 56 fn. crucified God of, 287 def. of Deity, 9, 62, 186 doctrine of Monad, 186 follower of Pythagoras, 15, 62, 308 hidden meaning in, 7, 8, 14-15, 46, 62-63, 340 Ideas as aeons or emanations, 340 influenced by Orpheus, 308 an Initiate, 6, 8, 15, 257, 274, 2.76 on Initiates, 256, 274-77 Josephus q., on Homer, 8 Jowett on, 8 ff., 10-16 monotheism & Gods, 7-8 Oriental mysticism in, 15, 16, 63, 308 planets, or the Gods, 326, 340 severe morality of, 274 similar life to Jesus, 139 Solomon not mentioned by, 177 fn. on Soul & body, 10 fn. Sun as a living being, 324 on Sun & Son, 271 taught at Heliopolis, 254 transcendental math of, 62-63 used Books of Thoth, 39
–Banquet, rf. 7
–Cratylus, rf. 7, 326 fn.
–Dialogues, spirit of mysticism in, 4, 8, 14-16
–Epistles: enigmatic teaching in, 7 fn. source of teachings, 16
–Laws, on prayers, 42
–Parmenides, rf. 7, 413 fn.
–Phaedo, on founders of the Mysteries, 256
–Phaedrus: on the Mysteries, 7, 274, 276 on man’s original purity, 68, 277
–Republic, on Gnosis, 218-19, 340
–Timaeus: only Initiate can understand, 7, 15 a Pythagorean Dialogue, 11 Jowett downgrades, 11, 15 on men as pure spirits, 68
Platonic method, key to Buddhism, 419
Pleroma: the Unknown of Gnostics, 162 Church transforms into “Heavenly Host”, 162 defined, 162 fn. found in Paul’s Epistles, 162 fn., 340
Pliny (ca. 23-79 A.D.): believed in Chaldean Astrology, 351
–Natural History: on Zoroaster, 23 & fn. wrote on Celtic wisdom & lore, 311
Plotinus (ca. 205-270): Jowett’s opinion of, 12 692 taught by Ammonius for 11 yrs., 13 fn., 313 “ecstasy” of Theophania def., 48-49 felt divine fountain, 49 fn. rf. to doctrine of triple emanation, 186 practiced Theurgy, 304
Plutarch (ca. 46-120): rf. 139, 257 on circle of celestial worlds, 330 knew heliocentric system, 332
–Isis, on Muth as Isis, 155-56
Pluto: and Romans’ second month, 99 and Latin Church rite, 99 Orpheus in kingdom of, 141
Pneuma, the Holy, as female, 115
Pococke, Edward (1604-1691): on word origins, 90 fn.
–India in Greece, on derivation of Parnassus, 90 fn.
Poets, have glimpses of the Mysteries, 222-23 fn.
Poimandrés, on 7 creative Gods, 198
Poles, revolution of the, 366-68
Polo, Marco (ca. 1254-1324): earliest traveler into Tibet, 18 and Gobi wilderness, 18-19 on Pashai adepts, 19
Polytheism: cp. with Monotheism, 51, 65, 373 raison d’etre for, 65, 207 fn. prevented profanation of the One Deity, 207 fn. Christians adopted, 207 fn.
Pope(s): kept silent on heliocentricity. 43 fn. gave sorcery book to Charlemagne, 106 successors to Peter, not Christ, 125 perhaps several, Pagans, 139 many, not holy or infallible, 144 Pius 5th favors Astrolatry, 336 several, honor planetary spirits, 337 used by Jesuits, 341 some, in awe of de Cusa, 3 78-79
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744), maxim on love, 41
Pork, in allegory of Buddha’s death, 85 fn.
Porphyry (233-305): rf. 46 Jowett on, 12 on Ammonius, 12 fn. experienced Theophany, 49 fn. opposed Theurgy, 300, 304 on Divine efflux, 310 volumes destroyed by Church Fathers, 313
–De vitaPythagorae, on symbols of Pythagoras, 95 on Chaldaen oracles & invocation of Apollo, 350
Possession, during seances possible, 487-88, 489-92
Power(s): of Apollonius, 131 ff., 300 Divine, differs from Jehovah, 197 first principle of moral, 251 of Initiate to preserve “remains,” 377 knowing languages without study, 134 & fn. of knowledge, 1 male & female, in evolution, 157 meditation can develop, 400-01 moral purity needed for, 311 693 must be regained every life, 400 priestcraft & secondary, 250 & principalities, 348 fn. prophetic, 303 psychical, & Initiations, 277 real not grace or miracles, 116 seven Occult passed to Initiate, 175 fn. super-human, lead to pride, 259 symbolized by wives, 407 to transfer self after death, 377 used secretly by Buddhists, 19
Pradyumna, animated by Sanat-Kumara, 383
Prajapati(s): cp. to Sephiroth of Kabalists, 87, 187, 218 fn., 418 fn. the 7 Elohim, 198 fn., 203, 212 identical with the 7 Rishis & Kumaras, 203 fashioned man, 212 are half-human angels, 217 fn. Lord of Beings, 241
Prajna-Paramita, learned by Gautama from Indian Sages, 435
Prakriti: beyond Elohim & sexual imagery, 211-12 unimaginable abstraction, 212 as substance of Parabrahman, 393
Pralaya: quaternary and, 187 & secret cycle of Manvantara,353 dissolution, 412
Prana: resembles Hayah, 189 ever-changing life, 189
Prasad, Rama. See Rama Prasada.
Prasanga Madhyamika: most rationalistic system of Buddhism, 392 on power of doubt over Initiate, 438 analagous to Advaita school, 438 founded by Buddhapâlita, 438 exoteric & esoteric divisions of, 438-39 cp. with Yoga-Charyâ school, 439-40
Prasenajit, King, protector of Buddha, 19
Pratyagàtma, defined, 459 fn.
Pratyeka-Buddhas: not a later development of Buddhism, 434 first chief degree of Hierarchy, 435 have Wisdom of Buddhas, but are not teachers, 435
Prayer: Hiuen-Tsang on visions 8c, 20 on true, vs. selfish, 42, 307 fn. Socrates on, 42 can result in unconscious magic, 116 contemplation, asceticism 8c, results of, 116 real, is not formal, 120 fn., 307 fn. as communion with God, 307 fn. Christian vs. Pagan, 327 “Our Lord the Sun”, 343
Pre-Adamite, Race of Men, 205
Precession: period of, 200 of Constellations, 354 in Hindu chronology, 362 ff. ancient Aryans knew, 363 fn.
Prejudice, mind must be free of, 457
Pressensé, E.D. de (1824-1891), 694 Histoire des trois premiers siècles de l’église chrétienne, on Greek MS. about Simon, 116
Pretextatus (fl. 4th C. A.D.), praises Grecian mysteries, 256
Priest(s): Catholic, use Black Magic, 28-29, 30-31 &: official prayer, 42 & Divine miracles, 116 unscrupulous, 250 & fn. Egyptian, guardians of Truth, 251-52 early, were Initiates, 251-52 inherited patriarchal powers, 252 Science once arcana of the, 291 Jesuit, seek domination, 341
Primordial, seven Rays or Breaths, 380,390
Principalities, thrones, dominions, rectors, etc., 348 fn.
Principle(s): Adepts know Gods as first, 50, 394 aspirants must recognize own Immortal, 55 of Buddha & mortals cp., 391, 394 fn. circle: symbol of Unmanifesting, 113 fn. each, a vehicle for next higher, 209 fn., 386 the “Father” is highest, 56 fn., 142 5th, vehicle of “God”, 59 & fn. of Gautama reunited in Samkara, 393-94 Gods are seven conscious, 50-51, 380-81, 394 gradual differentiations of, 386 inner God is not 7th, alone, 49, 56 & fn., 209 fn. Krishna is 7th, 141 one fundamental, of Occult Philosophy, 235, 386 Paul on God as a, 413 purified egotistical, of Adept, 386-87, 394 reflect indivisible One Flame, , 386 Samkara an Avatara of 7th, 390 septenary, 209, 234, 380-81, 386,391 seven constellations & higher, 204 seventh, of Planetary System, 142 seventh, remains to end of Kalpa, 57 fn., 386 the Taijasa or luminous, 51 three root-, 209 & fn. unconditioned, does not create, 216-17 this Visvakarman is 7th, 261
Proclus (ca. 410-485): rf. 42 fn. Jowett on, 12 combined Theosophy & Theurgy, 305 on Orpheus, 308 & doctrine of perpetual motion, 331 on aerial body of Adept, 384 fn.
–On The Cratylus of Plato, on Ineffable Name, 131
–On Plato’s Republic, on many forms of Gods, 277
–Theology of Plato, gives 3 grades of Mysteries, 275
Prometheus: fable, remembered by Moses, 69 as revealer of mysteries, 84, 333 humanity before, 204 fn. personified “Baptism by Fire,” 333
695 Prophets: false, implies true, 303 Sibylline prophecy known by ages of, 356
Protestant(s): Catholic conversion of nominal, 17, 266 danger to, from Black Magic of Rome, 29, 30-31 limited to Deity of, 51 Reformation, 70 strategem to explain doctrines, 72 creation begins at 3rd stage, 209 missionaries used by Jesuits, 266 missionaries fostered Indian Mutiny, 267 nations & Occultism, 267 transformed Catholic host, 323
Proverbs, personifies Wisdom of Solomon, 46 fn.
Psalms: rf. 180, 242 “South demon” of, 134 Matthew verses cp. with, 146-47 on Lord of Israel, 217, 218 on rejected stone, 220 tabernacle in Sun, 324
Psychic States, proceed from moon, 143
Psychology: studied with Soul-eye, 138 fn. an exact science, 138 fn.
Ptah, seven sons of, 202
Ptolemy, Claudius (fl. 2nd C. A.D.): rf. 350 recorded principles of Astrology, 350
–Tetrabiblos, astrological scripture, rf. 346
Ptolemy Philadelphus (309-246 B.C.): Josephus on, 179 fostered many philosophic systems, 306
Ptolemy Philometer (d. 146 B.C.), Aristobulus a sycophant of, 11 fn.
PTR: Hieroglyphic interpretation, 126 and seat of initiation, 1 26
Public, must learn that Initiates work for Humanity, 468
Puranas: cp. to Bible, 45, 185, 188, 240 corroborated the Sibylline prophecy, 356 doctrine of Emanation in, 185 Esoteric “blinds” in, 3, 212 far older than Mosaic Bks., 240 on Great Pralaya, 257 have an 8th creation, 199 mention the Astra, 104 fn. de Mirville q. Weber on, 73 on Mundane Egg, 185 over 20,000 years old, 361 predictions on future races, 356 & fn. religious Mysteries of, 260-62
Purity: needed for full recall of Spirit, 52 Adepts, can solidify astral body at death, 53 of life produces “Grace & Miracles,” 116
Purucker, Dr. Gottfried de (1874-1942), Esoteric Tradition, rf. 146 fn.
Pushkine, Alexander (1799-1837), personification at seance, 481
696 Purusha: part of Trinity, 187 beyond sexual imagery, 211-12 unimaginable abstraction, 212 as agent of Parabrahman, 393 the “thousand-headed”, 397 slaughtered at world’s foundation, 397 meaning of its sacrifice, 397
Purushottama: Divine Spirit, 241
Pyramid(s): age 8c purpose of Great, 297 architecturally, all of Genesis, 208 astronomical meaning of Great, 68, 157-58 astronomical symbols of, 208 of Aztecs, 25 and Biblical names, 65-66, 157-59, 208 Cheops not the builder of, 297 cp. with Solomon’s temple, 65, 183 fn., 195 date cp. with Books of Moses, 183 fn. dating by science, 24 fn. degraded by moderns, 24 expresses a living being, 100 fn., 195 founded on Aryan Mysteries, 157 fn. and Garden of Eden, 208 Indian Pantheon related to, 208 8c fn. Initiations within, 24 fn., 262, 280,297 and INRI glyph, 158 a living Esoteric monument, 195,208 measured objective spheres, 157, 208 measurements same as Arc of the Covenant, 183 fn., 195 fn. of Mezo-America, 280 purpose known by Herodotus, 24 fn. quaternary as base, 100 fn., 157-58, 195 fn. related to the elements, 158 sacred cubit derived from, 195 fn., 208 symbolism of, 24 fn., 68, 91-92, 100 fn.,157-59
Pyrrhus, King (318-272 B.C.), healed with touch of his foot, 253
Pythagoras (6th C. B.C.): rf. 5, 95, 133, 219, 331, 347 asserted Sun’s triple form, 186, 221 and Books of Thoth, 39 Byblus 8c Tyre mysteries known to, 274 called himself Sage, not Philosopher, 255 fn. disciple of Aryan sages, 412 fn. drank “waters of life”, 276 fn. Egyptian Hierophants taught, 63, 274 fn. established Copernican system, 347 Gnosis of, 46 on God as Universal Mind, 7, 99,413 God of, not personal, 412 fn. grounded his philosophy in Buddhism, 419 initiated into Orphic Mysteries, 308 invented “Euclid” proposition, 95 knew Astrology 8c Theogony, 347 knew heliocentric system, 332 known for severe morality, 274 learned number system in Egypt 8c India, 95, 186, 254 less bigotry in time of, 468 life resembles Jesus’, 139 lover of truth, 13 697 Oriental Mysticism of, 15-16, 95, 308 paid penalty for revelations, 85 Plato and, 15-16 public teachings vs. private, 47, 308 scientists & Mysteries of, 134 “Son of Mercury”, 35 fn. on soul, 99 taught theurgy in Babylon, 274 fn. as teacher, 35, 85, 95, 308 ten symbols of universe, 113 fn. on tetraktys, 99, 112 fn.-13 fn.
Pythagorean(s): central Spiritual Sun, 223 cypher, 98 doctrine of Emanation, 413 Kabalists used, methods, 62, 95, 154 & 155 Litera Pythagorae, 101 Moderatus q. by Porphyry, 95 Mystic Dekad of, 412-13 sacred numbers, 98, 154 fn., 412-13 science of arithmancy, 99 solved perpetual motion, 331, 332 on Spirits as Breaths, 420-21 symbols known in ancient India, 95, 186 system of numerals, 62-63, 95 ff. teaching on Unity, 412 fn., 413 tenets grounded in Buddhism, 419, 420 Triangle, 186
Qabbalah. See Kabalah.
Quaternary: in Great Pyramid, 100 fn., 15758, 195 fn. concreted the elements, 158 emanates the Kosmos, 187 the sacred cubit-value, 195 fn.
Quinquennial Age, 361-62
Qu-tamy, Nabathaean revelations of, the Chaldaic MS, 65
Race(s): all, are same company of men, 303 anthropological evolution of, 156 appearance of new continent in 6th, 258 Biblical names as early human, 44 fn. birth of 1st human, 83, 204 Brahma born in 4th, 94 cataclysm at close of every, 81 fn., 257-58 destruction of 5th, forecast, 257-58 Dhyani-Chohans instructed 3rd, 359 divine dynasties of, 47-48, 81, 252-53, 302 egotism of Western, 211 fn. Enoch &: Noah personified, 86 Esotericism worldwide during 3rd, 68, 81 fifth, derived from preceding, 302 First, semi-divine, 40, 46, 81, 302 Fourth, profaned Mysteries, 68, 81, 86, 103, 207 fn., 249, 259 Initiates since 4th Root-, 16, 46-48, 81 Messianic cycle related to, 353 Mysteries originated during 4th, 246 “mystery of Hermaphrodite,” 83-84 698 primal truths delivered to early, 46, 81, 103 prophecies concerning, 80-83, 86 PurSnic allegory of, 247-48 records of last two, kept secret, 80 royal privilege of our 5th, Kings, 253 second, & Phoenicians, 94 sexual separation during 3rd, 204 & fn. Sibylline promise of a new, 355-56 Third, & “wheel” of Enoch, 94
Radiation: theory of, & numbers, 63 from Divine Substance, 234
Ragon de Bettingnies, Jean (1781-1862): rf. 281 shows binary source of Good 8c Evil, 99 on triangle as perfect figure, 99 on Hindu Trimürti, 100 on Lotus, 100 non-initiated, 191, 296 fn. about his life & works, 296 fn.
–Des Initiations Anciennes et Modernes: on Masonry, 250 q. on source of Mysteries, 250 fn., 254 Egyptian priests witheld truth, 251
–Fastes Initiatiques, 296 fn.
–Hermes, Ragon chief writer for his journal, 296 fn.
–Maçonnerie Occulte: on number & letter symbolism, 98-100 & fn. on Geometry of Sacred Name,99 on Pyramid as quaternary, 100 fn.
–Orthodoxie Maçonnique: killing of Initiate allegory, 263 fn., 279 on solar rites in Masonry, 264-65, 279, 281 on 3 degrees of Masonry, 279 on Virgin birth, 292 fn. on last stronghold of the Mysteries, 294, 295-96 true meaning of Freemasonry, 464 fn.
Ràhu, the Great Dragon, 403
Raivata, Raja: grandson of Manu’s 4th son, 247 summary of Purânic allegory, 247-48
Raja-Yoga: two-fold path of, 439 as known to Prasanga, 439
Râkshasas of India, 21
Rama Prasâda, F.T.S., .... Nature’s Finer Forces, recommends Black Magic, 60 fn.
Ramayana, on magical weapon, 104
Ramses the II (Sesostris), (fl. 13th C. B.C.), Greatest King of Egypt, 344
Ransom, Josephine (1879-1960), A Short History of The Theosophical Society, on S.D., Vol. Ill, xl-xli & fn.
Raphael, is Jupiter Christianized, 335
Rasa Mandala: Symbolic dance of planets & Zodiac, 316 & fn. Mysteries of the Heavenly, 332
Rawlinson, Canon George (1812-1902), on Aryan influence on Mythology, 90-91 &: fn.
Ray(s): Seven, or Rishis, 208 fn., 241 of the One in all, 310 infused Samkara, 390
699 Reality: one Eternal, 185, 210 Spirit is only, 420
Reason(ing): inductive, 9 Absolute Unity is supreme, 61 not blind faith reveals Jesus, 143-44
Rebirth: and twice-born, 57 Spiritual, 57 & fn. by power of illusion, 372, 373 three classes of, 373 conscious, of Adept, 373 from higher realms, 375 fn. theory applied to celestial Being, 379 of great characters, 381-82
Red-caps, of Tibet, 105
“Red Dragon,” or the Great Albert, 105
Redemption, Gnostic & Buddhist, similar, 161
Regent(s): Planetary, as Parent-Monad, 349 key to Occult Astrology, 349 Esoterically are seven, 349, 380 for each of earth’s regions, 380
Regiomontanus. See Miiller, John.
Reigle, David, rf. The Books of Kiu-te, 402 fn.
Reincarnation: French school of, rf. 56 opposed by idea of chance, 56-57 & Spiritual rebirth, 57, 381-82 in Bible, 57 & fn., 58 and modern theory of, 111 Apollonius possible, of Jesus, 130 wide-spread_belief in, 134 Bhagavad Gita on, 372 conscious, is for the few, 381 of Divine Prototype, 382
Religion(s): all, have Karma, 323 all, versions of One Wisdom-, 143, 305, 459-60, 467-68 Black Magic of Catholic Clergy, 28-29, 105-06 Christian facsimiles of Pagan, 71-73, 335-41 Exoteric, & future generations, 63-64 formal worship is not, 120 fn. Initiation is true, 255 Jesuits foster material, 341 Magic blended with all, 23 Magic more effective in some, 32 Man’s “worst cloak”, 41 modem day, 41 mysticism is soul of, 120 no, higher than truth, 323 Occultists’ attitude toward, 107-08 some form of, needed, 41 Theistic, degrade “Gods”, 242 tolerance of all, needed, 240 Western, based on mathematics, 92
Remusat, John P.A. (1788-1832): on Buddha’s Heart Seal, 444-45 revealed secret Buddhist books, 446 See Bio-Bibliography.
Renan, J.E. (1823-1892): rf. 112, 153 negates idea of sidereal Intelligence, 231 See Bio-Bibliography.
Resurrection: Bible on, 58 & fn. Jerome claimed physical, 129 fn. of Christ on Equinox, 137 700 Spiritual, or Initiation, 141, 284 physical, impossible, 253 fn. rite of Chrestos, 283-84
Reuchlin, John (1455-1522): rf. 220, 266 Mediaeval Rosicrucian & Alchemist, 167 viewed Zohar as key to Gospels, 167 fathered Reformation, 169 See Bio-Bibliography.
Reuvens, C.J.C. (1793-1837), Lettre a M. Letronne, on Zodiac’s antiquity, 348
Revelation: Sc anthropomorphism, 208-09 primal, didn’t die with the Mysteries, 269 of Planetary Spirits, 276 meditation leads to, 400-01
Revelation: rf. 117,403 John fanatical author of, 116, 123-24 rf. to Tau as signet, 152 on “number of the beast,” 214 Kabalistic book, 214 Seraphim as “Seven burning lamps” in, 314 Seven seals of, 320 fn. on two suns, 321 on Mikael, 338 Sc fn.
Revolution, fostered by Roman Church, 267
Revue des Deux Mondes: Babinet on ancients’ Ogdoad, 227 Herschel names asteroids in, 227 Thierry on true History, 466
Reynaud J.E. (1806-1863), Terre et del, quoted on mutations of planetry orbits, 231
Rice, as “forbidden fruit,” or Occult knowledge, 85 fn.
Rig-Veda: Manu-Smrtti on, 92 written in Treta-Yuga, 94 Visvakarman as Root-Saviour, 142 called “Bible of Humanity,” 240 seven chief Deities of, 241 Muller on antiquity of, 259, 362 on prayer Sc Brahman, 259-60 poetical mysticism of, 260-62 Samhita, rf. 362 is fount of world religions, 39 7 on Aditi, 411 fn.
Rinchen-na-dun, the 7 precious gifts, 400 Sc fn.
Rishis: Amshaspends or, 349 cp. with 7 SephlrOth, 190 cp. to 12 sons of Jacob, 22 fn. Fifth race inheritors of, 68 founders of magic, 22, 68 Hierophant of 7 great, 268 leaders not priests, 252 fn. mind-born sons, 289 revered as demi-gods, 22 fn., 202 Sc fn. scientists’ disdain for, 4-5 seven, before Vedic period, 22 fn., 203, 208 fn. seven, or Elohim, 202 Sc fn., 208 fn. seven, Prajápatis are, 203 or 7 Rays, 208 fn., 337 Star, on earth, 334, 349
Rite(s): outline of Initiation, 261-62 Sc fns. Masonic, based on O. T., 264 typifies Cycle of Life, 268 some, of real Masonry preserved, 279
701 Ritual: grows at expense of inner reality, 120 fn. Egyptian funeral, 337 Roman Church, taken from Occultism, 339
Rivail, Hippolyte-L.-D. (1803-1869), reincarnation theory flawed, 56
Robert II (970?-1031), rf. 253 fn.
Ro-Imphab, the “Heavenly King”, 270
Roman: Ammonius influenced, Empire, 13 numerals, 360
Roman Catholic(s): adopted Neo-Platonic teachings, 307 fn. adopted Pagan “communion” wafer, 319 fn. Astrolatry of, 220-24, 319 & fn., 324-25, 329, 335-37 & fns., 338-40 Church Fathers condemn “false gods”, 73 clergy uses Black Magic, 28-29, 30-31, 105-06, 116-17 concerning “Kischuph”, 104 conversion of nominal Protestants, 17 on first “creation”, 111, 209 foster revolutions, 267 Jewish angelology used by, 328 missionaries on Genii, 17-18 missionaries ignorant of Buddhist works, 424 fn. Pius 5th favors star-worship, 336 Protestants used for, designs, 266-67 at State Religion, 104 teaching cp. with Eastern, 46 fn., 48, 209, 318-19
Roman Church: accepts false Gnosis, 341 fn. Adalbert condemned by, 105 adopted exotericism of heathens, 51, 72 ff., 224, 307 & fn., 324-25 allied with Pagans, 70, 324, 341 fn. Ammonius renounced, 13 fn. anathamas against Magicians, 17, 104-05, 116-17 Angelology & Theodicy, 339-40 8c fn. on Biblical patriarchs, 16 Black Arts in, 28-29, 30-31, 105-06, 116-17 boa-constrictor of Error, 27 cp. with Greek Church, 70 concocts human mysteries, 160 condemns Spiritualist 8c Mason, 104 Constantine founded secular, 138 destroyed Esoteric interpretations of Scripture, 12, 37, 43, 44,45, 159-60, 257, 325 destroyed Masonry, 265-68 destroyed Pagan MSS, 271 “divine miracles” of, 116-17, 119 Esoteric numeral systems in, 97 Fathers of early, uneducated, 43 and Galileo, 43 fn. hierarchy changes dogmas, 144-46, 162, 339 Holy Office of, 45 interpretation of creation, 209 Jesuits as parasites on, 341 de Mirville’s defence of, 70-73 ff.. Oriental Church purer than, 125 Pagan deities replace God of, 71-72 fn., 223-24 Pagan “plagiarisms”, 72-73, 143, 271, 314, 338-40 Peter was not founder of, 124, 126 702 repressed biog. of Apollonius, 128, 133-34, 137-38 rituals taken from Occultists, 339 Sabaeanism seen in, 324-25, 335-41 seceded from Apostolic, 125 spurred revolutions, 267 star-worshippers, 224, 319 & fn., 329, 336, 339 stray offshoot of magic, 27 & Sun worship, 220-24, 319, 324, 325, 335-37 & fns. sword of Damocles over, 72 texts cp. with Protestant, 319, 324 took Neo-Platonic teachings, 307 fn. Trinity caused violence, 145 usurped by Bishops, 70 See also Church Councils.
Romans, on God as Principle, 413
Rome: Simonium in, 119 St. Peter probably never in, 126 had only lesser Mysteries, 296 star-worship church built in, 337 had school of Astrology, 351
Romulus (fl. 8th C. B.C.): ruins of, temple, 119 disappeared at death, 135
Rose, the crucified, or Isis, 291-92
Rosicrucian(s): some works of dangerous, 60 Illuminati & Hermetic symbols, 64 penalized for Occult revelations, 85 Jesuit opposition to, 266 Initiate cannot be crushed, 267-68 Masonry cp. with, 281 sexual symbolism in, rites, 291-92
Rossi, G.B. de (1822-1894), Roma Sotterranea, on Chrestos, 283 See Bio-Bibliography.
Rota. See Taro.
Rouge, Oliver C.E. de (1818-1872), Étude sur une stelle Égyptienne . . , on hieroglyphic PTR, 126 See Bio-Bibliography.
Rougemont, Vicomte de (1808-1876), Egyptian funeral rite, q. 337
Round, grafting occurs in 2nd, 164 fn.
Round Towers, of Ireland used only for Initiation, 281
Ruah: Divine Spirit, 157 fn. is feminine, 213 fn., 214 and Elohim, 214
Ruins, and relics of Mezo- American Initiation lodges, 280-81
Runes, and talismans, 104
Rüpa: and Arüpa, rf. 388 super-sensuous, of a Bodhisattva, 390
Sabaeanism: rf. 318 in Pentateuch, 76 on History of Races, 175 Adam of, 175 worships through dance, 316 Roman Church and, 323, 324, 334-37 & fns., 338-39 703 of Jews, 326 degenerated into Black Magic, 344-45 See also Astrolatry.
Sabaeans: worship celestial hosts, 326, 344-45 Christian, 335-36 fns.
Sabaoth, or Jehovah, 326
Sabbath: means Saturn’s day, 113, 338 dedicated to Jehovah, 113
Sabine, Edward, Sir (1788-1833), Magnetic experiments cited, 352
Sacrifice: of adepts, 53-54, 161 & fn., 373, 386-87, 396-97 of Nirmanakayas, 373, 376, 384, 392, 397 of Spirit in Matter, 397 of “lamb” allegory, 397
Sacrovir (d. 21 A.D.): chief of the Gauls, 295 defended Bibractis, 295
Sadducees: as materialistic “lawgivers,” 38 as unbelievers, 84, 182 fn. cp. to Pharisees, 181-82 fn. as Illusionists, 182 on sect 8c founder, 182 fn. Law of Moses only scripture of, 182 & fn. why called atheists, 182 fn. Aryan heritage retained, 193 fn.
Sages: ancient, & Science, 8-9, 13, 23 of India, etc., 46-47 of antiquity not Idolaters, 50
Sahasra-Kirana, neophyte during solar rite, 261 Saint Hilaire. See Barthelemy. St.-Martin, Louis (1743-1803), hid his wisdom due to persecution, 278
Saint Simonists, searched for “Woman from East,” 496 8c fn.
Saint Thomas. See Aquinas, St. Thomas.
Sai's, perfected art of legislation, 254
Sakhayana Brahmana, on precession, 362
Sakridagamin: trials of, 261 fn., 262 stages beyond, 262, 434 fn. meaning of, 434 fn.
Sakti(s): Indian, cp. with 3 Mothers, 65 inherent in Parabrahman, 216 fn. yoga power of, 400 fn., 407
Sakyamuni. See Buddha.
Samadhi: blissful but not Nirvana, 53, 371 fn. posthumous, 53 true Adept forgoes, 53-54 Porphyry’s description of, 310
Samaritans: repudiated Jewish canon, 174 on real Books of Moses, 174 & fn., 182 fn. Pentateuch far older than Septuagint, 182 fn.
Samatha-Vipashy ana: religious abstract meditation, 400 Zhine-lhag thong in Tib., 400
Sambhala: Kalki-Avatara descends from, 354 704 Sarpkara still in, 399 far beyond Himalayas, 399 Kala-Chakra system came from, _ 441 Aryasanga’s origin in, 451 fn.
Sambhogakaya: the Causal or Dhyani-Buddhas, 392 works through a human Buddha, 392 impervious to all sensations, 392 fn. body of bliss, 392 fn. Dzog-pa’i-Ku in Tib. 392 fn., 436 fn.
Samkara, the Destroyer of Kosmic Triad, 186
Samkaracharya (509-477 B.C.): rf. 139, among Sambhala Brotherhood, 399 “Astral” of Gautama reborn in, _ 389-90,391,393-94 Atman of, distinct from Buddha’s, 390 Avatara, 390, 391, 393-94, 404 direct incarnation of Siva, 390 disappeared at death, 135 fn., 399,404 great Dravidian Guru, 399 greatest Vedantic teacher, 389 Karmic mystery of death, 404 & fn., 405 lived in dead Raja’s body, 54 middle principles of, 394 name of his successors, 403 fn. primitive Wisdom-Religion of, 389 reconciled Buddha’s teaching & Brahmanism, 398 Commentary on Vedanta Sutras, on Parabrahman, 393 & fn. Svetasvatara Upanishad Prologue, on Gnosis, 437
Samma Sambuddha, defined, 452 fn.
Sam-Sam, Kabalah of the Sabaeans, 176
Samson: hair of, 261 & fn., 272 fn. consecrated as Nazarite, 272 fn. &: Delilah allegory, 272 fn.
Sam-tan: is contemplation, 400 Dhyana is Skt., 400 can develop spiritual powers, 400-01
I &: II Samuel: cp. with Pentateuch, 183 fn. on David’s dance, 316
Samvatsara, 1st year of Hindu quinquennial age, 362, 164-65
Samvritisatya: relative truth, 436 Kun zab chi-den pa, in Tibetan, 436
Sanat, the “Ancient,” 187
Sanat-Kumara: High Adept, 383 dwells in Jana-Loka, 383
Sanchoniathon: on the Elohim as auxiliaries of time, 202 on antiquity of the Mysteries, 274
Sang-gyas: incarnation in Tsong-kha-pa, 427 -Panchen, rf. 450 See also Buddha.
Sangharama, place of meditation, 409 & fn.
Sang-Sum, seat of 3 secrets, 405, 407
Sanjfia, pure spiritual conscience, 261 fn.
Sankhya-Sutras, rf. 55
705 Sanskrit: Occult significance of, 96, 102, 181 fn., 196 fn. of Divine origin, 96-97, 196 fn., 197, 254 fn. cp. Hebrew & Egyptian, 96, 97, 196 fn. as musical notation, 196 & fn.
Saoshyant, or Messiah, 354
Saptaparna: Man compared to, plant, 394 fn. analogy of 7 Buddhas in every Buddha, 394 fn.
Saptarshi: seven great Rishis, 268 Hierophant of, 268
Sarasvati: Inventress of Sanskrit, 96 Goddess of Wisdom, 157 Sophia based on, 262-63 fn.
Sarcophagus: as baptismal font in pyramid, 24 fn. com rejuvenated from 4,000 year-old, 27
Saros, a cycle, 176
Saryati, Manu’s 4th son, 247
Sastras, on Moksha, 374-75
Sat: untranslatable, 188 Be-ness, 189 resembles Ain-Soph, 189
Satan: followers of, acc. to Church, 104 not Prince of the World, 164 fn. masquerades at seances, 164 fn. as tempting Serpent, 284, 338 as Fallen Angel or Lucifer, 314-15, 317, 322 & his Angels, 322, 327, 338 is Saturn, Savior & Jehovah, 339 See also Devil.
Satanism: Pagans accused of, 71-72, 338 rival heresies always accused of, 104 St. Cyprianus denounces, 163-66 and Satanic host, 165, 322
Satapatha-Brähmana, on precession, 362
Sata-rüpa, as Hindu Eve, 188
Saturn: Occultism &: cycle of, 27 8c Jehovah in Kabalistic numerals, 44 fn. & its presiding angel, 113, 338 is Jewish Jehovah, 113, 316, 326 Sabbath is, -day, 113, 338 Messiah 8c conjunction of, 8c Jupiter, 153 or Zeruan, as emblem of time, 176 as “Father of Gods,” 334 Mikael is spirit of, 8c Sun, etc., 338 & fn. as Satan in Church, 338-39
Saturninus (1st C. A.D.): stigmatized by Latin Church, 70 of Antioch, as Asiatic Gnostic, 113 on angels as 7 Planetary Regents, 113,209 on “Saturn” as God of Jews, 113 See Bio-Bibliography.
Satyrs, sing in Cyprian’s vision, 164 8c fn.
Saviour(s): “Son of Man,” as, 81, 287 Root of all, 142 Jesus not the only, 143, 159,287 or “good shepherds,” 287 8c Mother Mary symbolism, 292 706 Christ or Apollo as, 318 emblematic life of World-, 353 & cycle of 4320 years, 353 all, from one seed, 371
Sayanacharya (fl. 14th C.), on Samkara as Avatara of Siva, 390
Sayce, Prof. A.H. (1845-1933): rf. 6 claims keys to cuneiform tablets, 4, 6
–Hibbert Lectures: on modern Assyriologists, 4 on the Elohim, 198 on Babylonian creation, 204
–History of Babylonia, rf. 72 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Schlagintweit, Prof. Emil, (1835-1904): learned Orientalist, 400 fn. perplexities of, 433, 440
–Buddhism in Tibet: rf. 436 fn., 437 fn. on Nagarjuna’s quest, 285 seven gifts of Initiate, 400 fn. misrepresents Sakti, 400 fn. on Human Buddhas, 403 on Buddha’s generic name, 403 fn. on secret rite of Chod, 406 fn. misrepresents Tibetan Mysticism, 440-41 on mystery of Sky-born casket, 441 & fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
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Scholars: most, are conceited, 2-3, 13 prominent, deny Esotericism of Scriptures, 3, 12 assumptions of, need proof, 6
Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788-1860): theories cp. with Indian, 413, 414 fn.
–Parerga and Paralipomena: ideas on Will, 413, 414 denied reality of Matter, 414
Science(s): astrology & psychology exact, 138 fn. authority of, used in S.D., 461 bias & prejudice of, 2-3, 5,16, 23,121 rejected by Theologians, 228 of Correspondences veil Truth, 62 Divine, transformed into Sorcery, 86, 103 Eastern books & mysteries of, 45, 87-88 Hierophants had all, 8 Initiation is true, 255, 309 fn. mocks truth, 1-2 nebular theory &c archaic doctrine, 87 purity of Science of, 309 fn. pyramids & principles, 24 fn. rejects ancient records on man’s origins, 23 707 Tyndall says, “powerless,” 10 fn.
Scientist(s): not Philaletheians, 13 some, unconscious sorcerers, 30 scorns Magic, 31 some, long for restoration of Mysteries, 134 “Kabalistic,” of 19th C., 225-26 some generate semi-mystical systems, 225-26
Scorpio: as Mars-Lupa, 155 as “Chrestos,” 155 Heb. synonym for, 284 sign in Patala rite, 284
Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Apollonius’ vision of Aurelian, 135-36 fn.
Scripture(s): World, key in Eastern Occultism, 3, 12 Jewish, cp. N.T., 16 Hebrew, a compilation, 39, 170, 194 Eastern, used septenary principle, 45 mistranslated, 146-47 Holy Spirit “adapts,” 194 angelology in Roman Catholic, 339-40
Seal of Solomon, real Occult Hexagon, 103
Seances: held by priests for conversion, 30 danger of possession during, 487-88, 489-92
Seasons: Solstice, & Equinoctial, 362-65 Bhagavad Gita on the, 364-65
Secchi, Father Pietro A. (1818-1878), rf. 225
Secret Doctrine: Adepts of, 33 All Adepts share, 93, 174 antiquity of, 269-70 Aryan traditions of, 174 Bible Esoterically is part of, 67 in Books of Thoth, 39 Buddha taught, 285, 460-61 didn’t die with Mysteries, 269 forces of Nature, Deity of, 184 “heavenly creation” 1st in, 205 Heb. Matthew a, work, 149-50 Kabalists accept bulk of, 328 on Mystic Cube, 187 persecuted for ages, 269 premises a universal Essence, 185 principles & vehicles of, 209 & fn. reasons for secrecy of, 47 ff. on reconstruction of Universe, 236-37 seven keys to, 183 source of Hindu &: Buddhist Pantheons, 403 survived in East, 33, 268-69 on task of evolution, 303 truth & fact based, 199 Universal Science in, 26, 33 will be vindicated, 27 witnesses of, 45-46, 112, 174, 269 Zohar a veil of, 220 See also under Blavatsky for text known as.
Sectarians, opposed Jesus & Buddha, 395-96
Seer(s): may confuse mystic states, 52 708 a great, compiled Book of Enoch, 81 Elohists called, 183 contemplation helps create, 401 Thong-lam-pa, is Tibetan for, 401
Selden, John (1584-1654), on planets’ names, 327
Seleucus [Leucius Charinus] (fl. 3rd C.): disciple of Manichaeus, 150 8c Acts of the Apostles, 150
Self: -control produces ecstasy, 54 Deity within, 54 Moses met Divine, 69 -created Logos, 218 & fn. Rig-Veda on Divine, 259-60 all contained in, 260 sun symbol of, 260 merged in Universal, 401 on freed Spiritual, 409-10 collective, replaces Individual, 432-33
Selfishness: true knowledge if free of, 1. 40, 249 of Roman Catholic clergy, 28-29, 30-31 Power abused by human, 40, 249 fostered by most prayers, 42 led to veiling of Mysteries, 249 prevents Initiation, 309 8c fn. source of sorrows, 432
Seneca, Lucius (5 B.C.-65 A.D.): rf. 257
–Hercules Oetaeus, on cyclic emanation, 257
Senzar: “Secret Doctrine Speech”, 97 influenced Egyptian alphabet, 97 yields several meanings, 101 fn. form of Adi is Amida, 425
Sepher-Toldoth-Yeshu: on Peter, the Nazarene, 127 old Hebrew MS. hidden from Christians, 127
Sepher-Yetzirah (Book of Creation): rf. 60, 67, 98, 187, 206 fn. attributed to Abraham, 171, 214 celestial Adepts 8c 7 planets, 88 from Chaldaean Book of Numbers, 206 fn. feminine Trinity in, 214 on Holy Spirit, 186, 214 Kabalistic views on, 167, 171 on manifesting Kosmos, 187 mystery of “Sun-Initiate” in, 88 Occult key in, 206 signature of, 87 & fn. source of later Kabalistic works, 171 tampered with, 206 fn. & the “thirtieth way,” 88 “Three Mothers” in, 64-65, 187
Sephirah: crown of the Sephiroth, 189-90 as spritual Substance, 189 seven names of, 189 of Talmud, 189-90 third potency, 189 fn., 190, 218 fn. nine others issued from first, 190 a female Power, 218
Sephiroth: Cain a form of Binah, 44 fn. constructed Universe out of Chaos, 242 divine Host of, 242 709 emanate from Adam-Kadmon, 289, 302 emanations from One Cause, 67, 185, 189,301-02,418 first of, the Infinite, 418 Form of God, 185, 242 four worlds emanate from, 302 higher three, 213-14, 216 fn.- 217 fn. identical with Dhyani-Chohans, 418 fn. Jehovah the third, 168, 189-90 résumé of, Tree, 234 seven, emanated from union of Hokmah & Binah, 190 seven Planetary Angels embody our solar system, 210 “Seven Spirits of the Presence,” 189, 210, 418 three orders of, 189-90 as wheels or circles, 98
Septenary: is sacred, 103 key to Things Concealed, 103, 183 Svastika as, 103 in Brahmanical allegory, 198 chronology of Judaism, 200 division, once universal, 204-05, 380-81 principle in man, 380, 386 Egyptian notions on, 381 Esoteric system accepts, 386
Septuagint: O.T. based on, 178 account of, compilation, 179 differs from Samaritan Pentateuch, 182 cp. with Vulgate on sun, 324
Serapeiom, Egyptian temple which faced the sun, 222
Seraphim: Planetary Angels of Church, 314 meanings in O.T., 314 fn.
Serpent(s): or Nagas, 284-85 meaning of, crushed head, 287-88 in Mithraic rites, 322
Serpent Dragon: St. Cyprian denounces, 163-64 in ancient temples, 164 & fn. Apollo killed the, 287
Sesostris (ca. 1613 B.C.), founder of Memphis, 297
Seth: the Jehovah male, 44 fn., 187, 188 Son of, as solar year, 113 fn. received Adam’s Wisdom Book, 175 the Third son or 3rd Race, 188
Seven: acolytes, 337 Adam as chief of fallen, 203, 204 Angels are Creators, 209, 210, 211 fn., 314, 315, 328-31, 334, 380 Avataric state &, virtues, 380 &: fn. -branched chandelier, 320, 330, 337 Breaths, Rays or Flames, 208, 241, 379-80, 390 Builders draft Divine Forces, 164 fn. Creations of Brahma, 198 days of the week, 335, 350 deposed constellations of Enoch, 200, 203 divine reflections in man, 50,198 Eastern books based on, 45, 202 Elohim, 197 & fn., 198 fn., 201-02 Emanations of Wisdom, 46 fn. 710 eyes of Lord, 337 Gods of Astrology, 349 & 50 Gods or Principles, 50-51, 198, 217, 380, 386 groups of souls, 349 hierarchies of Being, 386 inferior, “Spirits of Wickedness,” 205 keys to secret knowledge, 183, 200, 202, 205 Kronidae cause the Fall, 200 Primeval, 68, 380 Primordial powers, 200-02, 337, 379, 390 Races concealed in cosmic myths, 156, 202 Regents or Celestial Rectors, 315 fn., 328-31, 380 Sevekh, god of number, 203 Spheres of Dante, 45-46 spirits of Presence, 329, 336-37, 349,379 universal doctrine of, 204-05 worlds of Kabalah, 209 Worlds of Mercury Trismegistus, 46 Zones of Gods, 198, 380
Sex: result of materiality, 58 fn., 81 & fn., 289-90 no, differences in future, 58 fn. separation in Third Race, 204 fn. no, distinctions in One Element, 211 symbolism of Rose &: Cross, 291-92
Seyffarth, Gustav (1796-1885): Kabalistic discoveries of, 44 fn. on early Semitic dialects, 176
–Beitr'age zur Kenntiss . . .: q. Philo on sacred events, 137 on Easter at Vernal Equinox, 137 on Goddess Muth as Venus, 155-56
Shakers, circle dance of, 317
Sakyamuni. See Buddha, Gautama.
Shedd, W.G.T. (1820-1894), Dogmatic Theology, favored intolerance, 108
Sheep, symbolism in Enoch, 74, 83
Shekhinah: cp. with Mulaprakriti, 87 1st effulgency in Kosmos, 187 in Jewish Kabalah is female, 187 fn.
Shen, Genii of the Mts., 18
Shiloh, dance of daughters of, 316
Shimeon ben-Shetah (2nd C. B.C.), numerical system of, 98
Shimon ben-Yohai (ca. 2nd C. B.C.): compilei of Zohar, 37, 88-89, 169, 220 great Jewish Initiate, 37-38, 88-89 & Merkabah, 88 on miraculous death, 89 &c fn.
Siang-kyan, Chinese idol-worship, 450
Sibylline: prophecy, 318, 355-56 corrborated by Puranas, 356
Sidereal Souls: condemned by Church Council, 319, 336 ff. as guiding intelligences, 319, 345 in Church star-rites, 319 fn., 320 fn., 336-40 & fns., 343 Church appropriates, old localities, 325, 336 ff. worshipped, not graven images, 326,
711 Sien-Chan, as world of Illusion, 408 & fn.
Sign of Vishnu: sacred hexagon, 103 a curse on those who divulged, 103
Signum Tau, mystic seal, 152
Simon the Just, rf. 182 fn.
Simon Magus (fl. 1st C.): Acts on, 109 apostolic “authority” ignored by, 116-17 Church called, Necromancer, 107, 109, 115, 116, 118-19 divine incarnation, 52-53, 110 & doctrine of Emanations, 111 feats of magic, 118-20 Kabalist & Mystic, 110-11, 113 and Peter, 110, 115, 124 & fn. Peter’s “miracle” over, 113, 115, 120 Philip baptized, 109, 116 Origen et al on, 109-10 rival of Paul, 124 fn. was St. Paul ?, 113, 115 as Seer, used allegorical language, 111 stigmatized by Church, 113, 116, 124 fn.
Simonium, & relic of Peter, 119
Sin(s): decree upon sinners, 82 annihilation of sinners &, 86 Samson’s hair & 7 cardinal, 261 fn. expiation for mankind’s, 263 fn.
Sinnett, A.P. (1840-1921): chary of linking H.P.B. & Masters, 474
–Esoteric Buddhism: rf. 302 fn., 371,469 Bodhism clarified in, 2, 458-59 Kama-Loka is Tohu-vah-bohu, 238 fn. on Samkara, 390
–Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky: H.P.B.’s notes on: Baron de Palm, 494 being libeled, 492-93 concentration during inspired writings, 485 dangers of seances, 487-88, 489-92 elementaries act as departed souls, 482-83 hidden letter, 477 invisible helper, 478-79 rf. K.H. letter, 483 Masters’ help in writing Isis, 494-95 medium vs. mediator, 476 near-assassination, 487 obsession by alcholic spook, 488-89 phenomena never satisfying, 479 seeing astral of Master, 486 seeing thoughts, 484 shells of “spirits”, 482-83 “spirit” of Poushkine, 481 thought reading & raps, 477, 480-81 two selves, 485-86 will or passivity & magic, 479
Sishtas, as Celestial Initiators, 54
Siva: Sakti of, & 3 Mothers, 65 Brahma, Vishnu &, 188, 190 fn. and generation, 190 fn. God of destruction, 263 fn.
Six, secret cycles based on, 359-60
712 Skinner, J.R. (1830-1893): cp. with Gen. Pike, 40 fn. a Mason, 40 fn., 66, 91 dsicovered a key to Mysteries, 40, 44 fn., 65-66, 87 fn., 138 fn. limited by choice of numeration, 154-55, 193, 195, 208 on Tohu-vah-bohu, 244 fn. correspondence with H.P.B., 473
–Source of Measures: rf. 177 fn. on Abram, 92 fn. on Astrology & Jesus, 138, 151, 155-56, 158-59 Bible’s strange features, 40, 65-66, 208 Biblical & Cardinal events compared, 137-38, 158 Biblical Yah-ve unriddled, 91,188 on celestial harlotry, 201 cp. Greek & Hebrew MSS., 146-50, 157-59 ff. on cross & Labarum, 151 & fn. 154-55 dating of Great Pyramid, 183 fn., 195 & fn. Enoch as Solar year, 93 on Hebrew source of measures, 158-59, 183 fn., 195, 208 ignores keys to mystic Jesus, 154-55, 195, 208 on INRI glyph, 158-59 Jehovah, Cain etc., & Elohim, 43-44 & fn., 87 fn., 155-59, 188 on Jesus’last words, 146-47 Jesus 8c pagans, 155 fn. Kabalah 8c Masonry, 66 key to signature of Sspher Yetztrah, 81 fn. a mathematical revelation, 146, 157-59 8c fn. merit of Hebrew Bible, 192-93 195 Moses as Hermes or Thoth, 93 N.T. cp. with Life of Apollonius, 137-38 Paul & Jesus, 121-22 pyramids & Genesis, 208 on two Messiahs, 283 Zodiacal Egyptian correlations, 155-56
Smith, George (1840-1876): rf. 198
–Ancient History . . . , discoveries of Egyptologists, 72 Smriti, oral teachings, 171-72
Smyth, C.P. (1819-1900): degrades pyramids, 24 fn. studies systems of measurement, 91-92, 183 fn.
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Société Spirite, lasted only 2 weeks, 487
Society for Psychical Research, Hodgson Report clarified, 473 8c fn.
Socrates (469-399 B.C.): revealed his daimôn, 35 fn. death of, 35 fn., 222 fn. allegory on moon, 35-36 fn. noble injunction of, 48 not Initiate, 222 fn. on great Initiates, 256, 257 saluted Sun, 271
Socrates Scholasticus (380-440): Ecclesiastical History: rf. 151 fn. on death of Terebinthus, 163 fn.
Sod, cp. with Gupta-Vidyâ, 185
Sodalian Oath, Plato et al took, 7
713 Solar: symbols, 99, 137, 222, 260, 270-72, 282, 316-25 year, 113 fn. events related to sacred, 137, 264-65 system Builders, 210, 261 Spirit of Sun, 220-21, 321, 324 Trinity, 222 Force is electricity, 225 system not perfect, 230 Initiation, 260-65 Gods & Christian Demons, 325 guides of, system, 348-49
Solomon (ca. 973-933 B.C.): Temple of, & Great Pyramid, 65, 195 & fn. Seal of, 103, 153 & fn. legends of, like Apollonian, 128 mystic Tau used in, Temple, 152 Masons regard, as myth, 177-78 & fns. Herodotus never mentions, 177-78 fns. sacred dimensions of, Temple, 195 fn. Masonic rite & Temple allegory, 264
Solon (ca. 638-559 B.C.), and Lycurgus, 254
Solstices: John & Jesus born on, 137 Hindu astronomy on, 362-64
Soma: helped liberate soul from body, 123 fn. in Hindu Mysteries, 276 fn.
Somakara, Sesha Jyotisha, Commentary, 362
Son(s) of God: Divine Instructors, 81 fn., 287, 298 rf. to Isis on, 81 fn. all Initiates called, 270-74 fn. mankind was, now Sons of Evil, 287 meaning in Genesis, 298 war between, & Atlanteans, 302
Son of Man: first Hierophant, 81 at close of 3rd Root-Race, 81 as Savior, 81
Sons of Light: Instructors of early man, 68 vs. the Son of Evil, 287
Sons of Will 8c Yoga, rf. 251
Sophia: as Wisdom, 46 fn. consort of Simon Magus, 110-11 doctrine of Emanations and Christos, 111, 160 Celestial Virgin, 160 gave Jesus wisdom, 161 Guru may transfer, 161 other names for, 199, 263 fn. copy of 3rd Sephiroth, 263 fn.
Sorcerer(s): evil nature of, 33 pitied by true Magicians, 33 Pope Leo HI a, 105-06 Cyprian a penitent, 163 thunderbolts of, 104-05 unconscious, 31-33, 116
Sorcery: of Atlanteans, 68, 302 blind faith leads priets to, 30-31 of Dugpas, 29-30, 105 hypnotism is, 29-30, 31 misuse of Occultism leads to, 59-60 Pope Leo’s book of, 105-06 of Roman Catholic clergy, 28-29 of St. Cyprian, 163-66 same cause as “divine miracles”, 117 in Tartary & Tibet, 19-20
714 Soter, savior as Sun-Initiate, 71, 88, 137-38, 140-41
Soul(s): astral, 8c Tau, 151-52 body as image of, 10 fn., 49 ceremony of, judgement, 288-89 Earth & Water produce a, 243 Egyptians’ notions on, 381 Electric Force inferior to, 226 elements of 5th Race, 302 as emanation of its God, 49, 51, 310 -Eye studies psychology, 138 fn. Immortality of, in Plato’s work, 7, 10 fn. Initiation proves, survival, 276 invocation of, 20 of man becoming paralyzed, 462 Mercury a psychopomp, 148 on newly-created, 372 a Quaternary, 99 root-principle of Man, 209 fn., 226 Science &: Religion feud over, 372 fn. seven groups of, 349 Sidereal, & Christian astrolatry, 319 Thread, 51 union with Divine, 310 Universal, Boundless, 425
Sozomen (ca. 400-443), history is untrustworthy, 151 fn.
Space: Abstract, is Deity, 234 Aditi as, 408 fn., 411 fn. Buddha’s teaching on, 411 Eternal Root of All, 412 garment of Mother, 243 invisible beings in, 412 on, Maya & Nirvana, 419-21 numbers as emanations from, 243-44 One Element in, 412 one of Three Eternals, 408, 411 ancients view of, 411-12 Tho-og is Tibetan for, 408 fn., 411 fn. Waters of, 244
Spells: on magic, 31 astral fluid in, 31 of Arch-Druid, 32
Speusippus (d. 339 B.C.), on Deity, 413
Sphere(s): celestial, 201, 330 eighth, of Occult doctrine, 256 and their Rectors, 330-31
Sphinx, as unveiled by Skinner, 91-92
Spirit(s): Apollonius freed astral, 131 Chinese 8c Tibetan, 18 as collective Deity, 314, 334 divine, or Higher Self, 48-49 of Gobi Desert, 20-21 Initiation & immortal, 276 know, thru personal merit, 51-52 levels of, recall, 52 Man as pure, 303, 420 Matter, 8c numbers, 63, 97 and matter as “Reality”, 414, 420 no Maya, 420 One, of Truth ever-hidden, 249 a root-principle of Mn, 209 fn. rules Sun’s course, 319 seven, in Egyptian rite, 337 Tau 8c divine, 151-52 uncreated, in repose, 419 usedin Magic, 118-19
Spiritual: beings as mediators, 300 biographies of Adepts, 137 ff. birthday of Initiates, 140 clairvoyance from Sun, 142-43 715 Ego & its fountainhead, 382 Ego can’t reincarnate, 384 Esotericism of God within, 54 Eye & Eternal Truths, 249, 300 first qualification for, Path, 54 law of, gravity, 303 perception paralysed, 333 photography, 300-01 visible sun veils “Sun,” 221-23 world becoming less, 462
Spiritualism: stray off-shoot of magic, 27 Boa-constrictor of Error, 27 priests use for conversion, 30-31 phenomena of, not satisfied, 479 shells act as departed souls in, 482-83 danger of possession in, 487-88, 489-92
Spon, J. (1647-1685), Miscellaneous . . . , on Crêstos, 283
Shramanas, purity of, has degenerated, 434
Srâvakas, Buddhist listeners, 434
Srotapanna, rite of, 262 & fn.
Srotapatti, 1st stage on Buddhist Path, 434 fn.
Sruti, divine oral revelation, 398
Ssang-Ssetzen (17th C.), rf. to his chronicles, 21 fn.
Star(s): angels are, 328 & constellations near Gt. Bear, 202, 334 divine rulers in, 314, 315, 334, 336 no fixed, 228 influence of, dual, 345 the 7 Lumazi, Rishis, & Elohim etc., 202, 334 “Spirits of “Church,” 335-37, 339 visible Sun only central, 272 worshippers adore inner, 224, 272, 314, 334, 336, 344-45
Star-Angels: of Church, 112-13, 315 & fn., 329,336 or Seven Stars, 202, 314 Regents who inform planets, 329 or Rishis, 334 cp. to Pagan Star-worship, 336 Papal Bull on, 336
Stellato, M.P. See Manzoli.
Stobaeus, John (5th C.), rf. Eclogue, 413 fn.
Stonehenge: used by Catholic Clergy, 29, 30-31 surrounded by planisphere, 358-59
Strabo (63 B.C. ? - 24 A.D.), Geography, on perpetual fire in Ireland, 258
Subba Row, T. (1856-1890): “Twelve Signs of the Zodiac”: on ancient Skt. & myths, 181 fn. on permutations in Tantrika Sastras, 181 fn. “Personal & Impersonal God”, Nirvana defined, 393
Substance: One Eternal, 210, 233-34, 419 emanates the One Element, 210 in Boundless Ether, 419
Suetonius Tranquillus (707-140?), 716 Lives of the Caesars, on Nero & Simon Magus, 119
Sufi(s): Persian, have Book of Numbers, 174 & Sabaean tradition on Adam, 175
Suicide, Karmic effects on next life, 404-05
Suides (Greek Lexicon), defines Kabiri, 315
Sukhavati: Celestial region, 426 fn. one Path leads to, 439 Devachan in Tib., 439
Sun(s): alignment with planets, 320 allegorical mysteries of, 22123, 260-65, 324, 327 ancient names for, 270, 321-22 angel of as Morning Star, 321 Arch-Druid represents, 281 Christ or Apollo as, 318, 320, 324,338, 343 the Christ of Roman Church, 324 citadel of the “Lord,” 319 in dance symbolism, 316 & fns. the Day-maker, 279 dual aspects in religions, 282 dual symbolism in Apocalypse, 321 in Esoteric Astrolatry, 32627 ff. Eye of World, 279 in Freemasonry, 281 on, fuel loss, 230 glorified by ancients, 142, 222-23, 260, 261, 270-72, 282, 319 ff., 324 Heavenly Man rules, 332 Hermes on, 223 Initiates as, 140, 142, 260, 261, 264-65, 270, 318, 324 Jehovah attached to visible, 272,324 John & Jesus epitomize, 137 Logos of our system, 223, 260 manifests 7th principle, 142 Mazdeans had triple, 322 Mikael as spirit of, 338 & fn. a mirror of fire, 223, 324 as Most High, 271 Neophyte as, 261 & fn. & Planet co-workers with Demiourgos, 330 Rectors of, 321-22, 327 of Righteousness, 141, 270, 318 Rites, 264-65, 270-79, 281 Samson personifies, 261 fn. as 2nd hypostasis of Christ, 221, 260 as Self & Soul, 260 as Solar spirit in Zohar, 220,225 as Statue of God, 318 & fn. symbol of Deity, 99, 142, 220, 260, 270-72, 282, 318 & fn., 319, 321-25 temples of antiquity face, 221,318 Universal storehouse of Electricity, 225 visible, tabernacle of Spiritual, 272,324
Sun-God(s) [or Soters]: Apollo, Bacchus, Osiris, etc., 325 Classic poet’s names for, 324,325 or Demiurgi, issue from Solar fire, 223 deposed by Christians, 325 as “Ferouers,” 71 & fn. Hiram & Osiris cp., 264-65 Honover, the Eternal, 321 immaculate birth, 71, 139-40 Mikael as conqueror of, 321 Osiris as heavenly king, 270, 282, 321 717 as Saviors, 71, 137, 138, 140-42, 223, 270-71, 321 & “Sun-Initiates,” 88, 140-41, 142, 223, 260, 325 & fn. Surya, 260 fn., 332 Visvakarman “fable” &, 260-62
Sun-stone (pierre soleil): of Zohar, 220 identified with Christ, 221 stele of Serapeum, 270 fn.
Sunyata: learned by Gautama from, Indian sages, 435 definition, 435
Supernatural Religion. See Cassels, Walter.
Superstition(s): has basis of fact, 64 modern science is, 121 popular, & the mysteries, 250-51
Surya (the Sun): initiation rite concerning, 260-62 one of 9 witnessing divinities, 260 ruled by Divine Man, 332
Surya Siddhdnta: dates vernal equinox, 363 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Sutratman, or “Thread-Soul,” 51
Suzuki, D.T. (1870-1966), tr. of Lahkavatara Sutra, 416 fn.
Svabhavat, is Eternal Root of All, 234
Svasamvedana, Skt. term def., 436
Svastika: a septenary in the mystic sign, 103 in Hermetic Philosophy, 103 in Occult symbology, 207
Svetasvatara Upanishad, Samkara on, 437
Swedenborg, Emmanuel (1688-1772): envisioned Stockholm fire, 134 fn. feigned insanity, 278 on ancient Lost World, 443, 466 advanced clairvoyance of, 444
Symbologist(s): on foundation of Magic, 23, 59 fn. contradictions of, 23, 125-26 modern, detect only phallicism, 32,192 discoveries alarm Church, 72-73, 111 unriddle Bible, 91-92, 111, 126,191,192 mistaken on Pagan sunworship, 270 Christian, 291-92
Symbology: acolytes, 337 of Adam, 142 added for less evolved, 63, 140 ancient mystical works, 65 & fn., 101-02, 200-21, 260-65, 321 animal, 83-84, 148, 152-53, 175, 207 & fn., 263 fn., 287-88, 290,322, 397 Aryan light key to, 192 of baptism, 148 in Bible, 36-37, 43-44, 61-62, 65 & fn., 91, 92 fn., 157-59, 201-04, 261 fn., 264, 292, 314-23 ff. Cain and Abel, 290 candlestick, 320, 321-23, 329, 337 Catholic clergy knows, 28, 71-72, 292 Cherubs, 323 circle dance, 316-17 718 “communion” wafer, 319-20 fns. crucified Rose, 291-92 crucifixion, 286-87 Eastern scriptures’, deep, 45, 65 Egyptian, oldest, 207 fn. Esoteric elements in religious, 243 Fall & War of Titans, 200-01, 203-05,403 of Guatemalan “Medal”, 24-25 hair of neophyte, 261 & fn. Hermetic 3 Mothers, 64-65 identity of heathen & Christian, 72, 140, 156-61, 200, 292-93, 314-25 ff. Initiates hold key to, 23, 101, 125-26, 139-40, 142, 263-64, 379 of Initiation, 260-64 Isis and Osiris, 292 of Jesus’life, 160-61, 287 of Lotus, 100 many meanings, 59 fn., 100-02, 126, 207, 264 Masonic, 264-65 in metaphysical languages, 101-02, 192, 206 mirror, 451 & fn. morning star, 321 Mystery Gods, 270, 337 N.T. is all, 121 of numbers, forms & letters, 24 fn., 32, 62, 92 fn., 96-103, 112-13 fns., 139-40, 151-53, 158, 186-87, 207, 291-92 & fn., 337, 379-80 of Orpheus’ lyre, 269 Pagan, disfigured, 71-75, 166 fn., 317, 319 & fn. Physiology key to, 291 of planets, 335 purpose of Jewish, 156 of seven rays, 337 Solar, 99, 142, 175, 220, 260-62, 264-65, 287, 314-25 ff. in Taro, 93 Tower of Babel, 180-81 of tree as a book, 175 & fn. twelve labors of Hercules, 140 of virgin birth, etc., 139-40, 291-92
Synedrion, rejected Enoch, 76
Synesius, Bishop (370-430): on stone tablets, 65 fn. taught by Hypatia, 312 See Bio-Bibliography.
Syriac, and Arabic not sacerdotal languages, 196
Syzygy, known by ancients, 320
Tacitus, C. (ca. 55-117), believed in Astrology, 349 fn.
Taijasa: the Shining of Vedantins, 51 clear recall of, needs purity, 52
Talmud: Fish-Messiah in, 153 on Sephiroth, 189-91 story of Tannaim, 309 fn.
Talmudists: disfigured Books of Moses, 174,182 on “garden of delight”, 309 fn. Jesus inspired by Mercury, 395
Tannaim: Samarian sect, 38, 115 Simon Magus pupil of, 115 Kabalistic tradition, 170
Tantalus, trial of, 260
Tantra. See Kiu-te.
Tantrika: Mysteries cp. with Egyptian, 126 719 works and Sanskrit, 181 fn., 196 fn.
Tarchon, terrible treatises of, 104
Targes, magic thunderbolds of, 104
Taro(t): shows identity of East & West, 89 90 of Enoch before Moses, 89, 93, 94 Pope calls, invention of Hell, 93 sidereal transmutation in, 93 as “wheels”, 93, 94, 106 ancient tolla leaf, 94 alphabet of Thoth in, 106 real, in British Museum, 106 on Chaldean rhombs, 106 the “rotating globes of Hecate,” 106
Tashi (Teshu) Lamas: hold secret works, 422 and Tsong-kha-pa, 427 less known than Dalai, 427 fn. sent Arhats to China, 427-28 fn. series of Buddha incarnations, 427-28 fn. prophecy on, rebirth in West, 431
Tatar, related to Zodiacal cycle, 360
Tathagata: refuge for man, 398 meaning, 400 fn., 405 refused Parinirvana, 401 & fn. taught men & devas, 447 Brahmans repudiate, 450 See also Buddha.
Tatian (fl. 2nd C.): not author of Diatessaron, 14 fn. disciple of Justin Martyr, 150 fn. used original version of Matthew, 150 fn.
Tau: Egyptian cross of eternal life, 151-52, 153 as magic talisman, 152-53, 207, 326 fn. Christians adopted, 152 as “Ineffable Name”, 152, 153 triple, in Solomon’s temple, 152 hierophants’ last degree, 326 fn.
Taylor, Thomas (1758-1835): rf. 42 fn. Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries: rf. 114 fn., 125 fn., 452 fn. on Theophany, 276-77
Teacher: not needed for mystic ecstasy, 54 Chinese for, 450 See also Guru.
Telete, perfective rite, 275
Temples: ancient, face Sun, 221 great, in Bibractis, 295
Temptation, Initiates descend to kingdom of, 141, 262
Temura(h): in Zohar calculations, 95 & fn. deciphers anagrams, 98 in Sepher Yetztrah, 98
Terah, maker of images, 326
Teraphim: oracular use in Taro, 93 symbolic hieroglyphics, 315, 326 and Astrolatry, 326
Terebinthus (fl. 2nd C.), Manes’ teacher, 163 fn.
Ternary: beneficent number, 99 in divine figure, 99
720 Teruph, sacred anagram 97
Teshu Lamas. See Tashi Lamas.
Tetragrammaton: power of, 102, 153 or mystic Tau, 153 yields mystery of Being, 188-89 See also Yhvh & Yah-veh.
Thales (ca. 640-546 B.C.): view on Soul, 242 learned metaphysics from Orpheus, 254
Thango-pa Chhe-go-mo, Gelong, on need for key to Buddhist works, 424 fn.
Thar-lam, Tib. for Path of Deliverance, 401
Thaumaturgists, Neo-Platonic, 300, 304
Thebes: city of 100 gates, 248 cp. with Dvârâkâ, 248
Theg-pa chen-po mdo, Mahayana Sûtras may be injurious to uninitiated, 45
Theodoret (393?-457), on Paul and Simon Magus, 124 fn.
Theodosius II (401-450), and Sozomen, 151 fn.
Theologians: rejected Enoch, 76 on Simon, 115-20 concocted mysteries, 160
Theology: repulsive picture of Jesus, 59 bigotry of, & ungodly works, 109,160 Christian, phallic, 205 Neo-Platonism & Christian, 305 karma of Christian, 323
Theon of Smyrna (fl. 2nd C.), Mathematica shows mystic stages, 275-76
Theopathy, defined, 49 fn.
Theophania (or Theophany): master key to Theurgy, 48 of Plotinus, Porphyry, etc., 49 fn., 64 may be only a flash, 51 defined, 52 all have potential for, 52 fn. gods revealed in, 276 visions of Plato & Proclus, 276 differs from Nirvana, 371 fn. special cases of life-long, 382
Theopneusty: defined, 49 fn. full recall of divine state, 52
Theosophical Society: aims to reconcile religions, 305 its prototype, 308
Theosophist The (Adyar): rf. 60 fn., 62 fn„ 474 fn., 475 fn., 487, 488 WMS. quoted on, 60 fn., 65 fn., 94, 104, 223 fn., 318 fn., 319, 321 fn., 325 & fn., 427 fn., 457-62, 473 rf. “Hindu Music” art., 196 fn. on superiority of Western Occultism, 232 does not reveal all, 232 fn. “Antiquity of the Vedas” q., 360-62, 363 fn., 364-65 on Dostoievsky extract, 385 fn. on “Reincarnations in Tibet”, 427 chart cps., with WMS., 471 on St. Simonists & H.P.B., 496 & fn.
721 Theosophists: accused of superstition, 2, 4 knowledge of true, 25-26 fight pretence, 41 do not believe in miracles, 107 feel malice of clergy, 130 fn. view Jesus as Initiate, 160 cp. with Christian clergy, 160 Alexandrian, 301
Theosophy: rejected by materialists and pietists, 2 respects Jesus, 143, 160 of Neo-Platonists, 301 ff.
Theurgy: key to practical, 48, 51-52, 116 teaches union with Higher Self, 51-52 Porphyry opposed to, 304 Plotinus et al practiced, 304 Ammonius’ school taught, 308
Thibaut, George (1848-1914), tr. Vedanta Sutras, q. Samkara on Parabrahman, 393 fn.
Thierry, Augustin (1795-1856), on true History, 466 See Bio-Bibliography.
Things Concealed, on power of hexagon, 103
Tholuck, F.A.G. (1799-1877), on Sephiroth theory, 171 See Bio-Bibliography.
Thonglam, Path of Seeing in Tib., 442 & fn.
Thong-lam-pa: created by meditation, 400-01 a Seer in Tibetan, 401 one on Path of Seeing, 442 &: fn.
Thorah, Zohar on recital of, 38
Thoth, is self-created, 218
Thoth, Books of: identical with Eastern teaching, 39 enjoin secrecy, 39, 84 and Memphis fraternity, 39 cp. to Bible, 84 Moses was Thoth numerically, 93 “thrice famous”, 104 See also Hermes etc.
Thothori-Nyan-tsan (4th C.), Tibetan King & “heavenly” casket, 441 & fn.
Thought: Eternal, manifests Universe, 237 solidarity of, & morality, 251 survival of, 409 fn.
Thrasymedes, large scale hypnotism, 118 fn.
Three Mothers: Light, Heat & Electricity, 64 of Jews & Indian Shaktis, 65 in Kabalistic Trinity, 214 emanate 3 Fathers, 214
Thunderbolts, evoked as magic weapons, 104
Tiani-Tsang, incarnation of Buddha, 404
Tiberius, Emperor (42 B.c.-37 A.D.): Gauls revolted against, 295 believed in divination, 351
Tibet(an): Abbe Hue on Lunar canvas, 331 fn. and Buddha, 405, 442 Buddhism confused with Bon religion, 433, 442 called Tu-fon by Chinese Buddhists, 450 fastness of Esoteric Doctrine, 443,450 722 Hindu ashramas in, snowy range, 423 key to exclusiveness of, 431 prophecy of foreign invasion, 431 Rig Veda written in, 94 sacred canon, 422-24 8c fn., 425-26, 442 sacred spots of the Brothers, 423 & fn., 431, 442 temples’ have orrerys, 331 fn.
T’ien-T’ai: famous monastery in China, 428 Mantra masters at, 428 & fn. publ., comments on state of Buddhism, 450-52
Tikkun: in Kabalistic cosmogony, 301-02 the pattern or idea of form, 301-02 the macrocosm, 302
Time: a succession of numbers, 98 futurity and, 98-99 Boundless generates Manvan- taras, 244 divisions of unreal, 440
I Timothy: rf. 124 fn., 396 fn. on rejection of Gnosis, 304
Tiresias, a Boeotian diviner, 351
Tirthankara, ceremony in Nepal, 74 fn.-75 fn.
Titans, War of, related to Time-Periods, 200-01
Titus, Emperor (40? - 81), owed his victory to Apollonius, 135
Tod, Col. James (1782-1835), Annals of Rajasthan, on Indian origin of Hercules, 246
Tohu-vah-bohu: Chaos in Kosmos, 187, 233, 235, 244, as taught by Eliphas Levi, 233-35, 237-38 primordial Darkness, 235, 244 theological meaning, 238 fn., 244 cp. with Gk. Hades, 238 Kabalistic enumeration of, 244 & fn.
Tong-Pa-nyi, freedom from desire, 452 fn.
Tower of Babel, and “one-lip” Mystery language, 181
Towers: places of Initiation, 222, 281-82 relics of ancient Wisdom, 281 idol-fanes for profane, 282
Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, rf. 16 fn.
Transmigration, of men into animals denied by Esoteric Buddhists, 448 fn.
Tree: of Knowledge, 59 & fn., 459 fn. of Life, 142, 153 records of early races on, leaves, 175
Treta-Yuga: Rishis of, 68, 368 one brazen or, in each Maha-Yuga, 368
Triad: Holy, or Tetraktys, 50, 99, 189, 190 emanations, 50, 185-86, 189, 216 fn., 394 triple hypostasis, 185-86, 187,189 Hindu, 185-86, 188 723 Kabalistic, 189, 207, 216 fn. or occult trident, 207
Triangle: the divine figure, 99, 186 symbolized eternal perfection, 99 in Greek delta, etc., 99 double, or hexagon, 103, 379 Pythagorean, 186 interlaced, 379-80
Tribes: ten lost, of Israel, 174, 179 of Karaim Jews, 174 Ptolemy summoned lost, 179
Trikaya: Mahayana view of, 390-92 & fn., 436 & fn. of the Nirvanic state, 401 fn.
Trimurti, personifications, 100, 186, 188
Trinitarianism: not found in Enoch, 79 not supported by Bible, 354 fn.
Trinity: Church strife over, 145 Hindu, Greek 8c Egyptian, 185-86, 188 meaning of divine hypostasis in, 186-87, 224 Kabalistic, is feminine, 214 of Kether, Hokmah 8c Binah, 216 fn. ’ Solar, is universal, 222-23 Kabalistic Sun and, 224 Supersubstantial, 337 not in Bible, 354 fn. in Mahayana Buddhism, 390-92 8c fn.
Trinosophes, Les, Masonic Brotherhood founded by Ragon, 296 fn.
Tritheimius, J. (1462-1516): Rosicrucian, 167 Kabalist 8c monk, 209 invented cipher, 266
–De Secundis Deis, seven angels created world, 266 See Bio-Bibliography.
Trophonius, descent into den of, 135
Truth: Absolute 8c relative, 436 climbs uphill, 457 dogma & authority end, 117, 323 grand, in Eastern scriptures, 45 Guru communicates ultimate, 376 in heart of Adepts, 55 mankind not prepared for, 46, 64 martyrdom for occult, 26 mathematics of 62-63 no religion higher than, 323, 465-66 revealed, but reveiled, 257 and Secret Brotherhood, 27 way to approach, 249
Tsaba: or Archangels, 111, 216 meaning in Tsabaoth, 326 of, Hosts, 328 ornatus in Vulgate, 328 Moses rf. to in Genesis, 328
Tsabaoth-Elohim, derivation of, 216, 326
Tsonda, and death of Buddha, 85
Tsong-kha-pa (1357-1419): dissolution at death, 135 fn. incarnation of Buddha, 405, 425,427 founder of secret school, 425 Pars! scholars on, 427 forbade necromancy, 427, 441 724 told how to recognize a Bodhisattva, 427 Lamaism split after, 427-28 on attempts to enlighten West, 431 Dus-Kyi Khorlo rewritten by, 441 See Bio-Bibliography.
Tsung-men, Chinese esoteric Buddhism, 447, 450
Tulku. See Tul-pa’i-Ku.
Tulpa, process of voluntary incarnation, 401 & fn.
Tul-pa’i-Ku (or Tulku): Nirmänakäya in Tib., 392 fn., 437 Adept’s conscious incarnation, 401 fn., 437
Turan, evil spirits of, 21
Tushita, celestial region of Maitreya Buddha, 451 fn.
Tyndall, John (1820-1893), q. 6 says Science powerless, 10 fn.
Typhon (or Kepha): Great Bear constellation in Egypt, 203 and Sut-Typhonian, 203 “Mother of the Revolutions”, 203 the Old Dragon, 203 kills Osirus during rite of Initiation, 279 Egyptian god of darkness, 318-19 “West” acc. to Church, 318-19
Udyäna: birthplace of Padma-Sambhava, 19 locale of sorcery & witchcraft, 19 on inhabitants of, 19
Ulpian Library, verifies feats of Apollonius, 136 fn.
Unity: Absolute, basis of Occult Sciences, 61, 289 Absolute, of man’s essence, 212-13 Ain-Soph as Infinite, 186 Boundless All of Puranas, 186 of Divine Element, 235 Duad formed by, q. 213 in Plurality, 61, 97, 413 of Secret Doctrine, 289 Seven Rays of, in Rig-Veda, 241 symbol degraded, 207 & fn. Universal, 111, 412 fn.
Universal: Adept’s mercy is, 386-87 archaic Philosophy was, 287, 289 Buddha’s, precepts, 289 causality, 10 fn., 185, 249 Deity above personal self, 42, 111 Essence is Absolute, 185 Jivatman as, life, or soul, 189 language keys are geometrical, 181,192 language lost with Atlantis, 180-81, 246, 248, 249 language of Initiates, 101, 112 & fn., 169, 181 language once Kabalistic, 169, 192 Maya, 408 & fn. Mind, 7, 9-10 “myths,” 241 septenary doctrine once, 204-05, 225 solar Force of Zaliwsky, 225 Soul, 425 725 Spirit reflected in Higher Self, 111 Sun, cause of All, 223 Symbology, 23, 96, 99 ff„ 112 fn. 181, 287 Wisdom, 402, 425-26
Universe: Ain-Soph and, 186, 234 archetype of Unseen, 332 Brahma as, 185, 408 &: fn. Chaos to sense, cosmos to reason, 412 creation of the 208-11 fn., 212-18, 234-37, 301-02 Eternal Essence or Thought, 210, 237, 301 as “Garment of God,” 184, 185 God’s intermediaries govern, 330 hypotheses of the, 9 fn. Kabalah on form of, 185, 225, 301 not Perfect, 230 Philolaus on, 10 fn. Plato’s, of ideas, 10 pre-Kosmic state of, 186, 237 psycho-cosmical, 209 fn. reconstruction of, 236-37 reveals Divine Being, 301 7 Rays can solve problems of, 208 fn. Sien-Chan & Nam-Kha as terms for, 408 & fn. Space and, synonyms, 412 three Eternals in, 408, 411 triple hypostasis of the, 185-86, 225 Vishnu pervades, 185 woven from Deity’s substance, 67, 184, 185
Unknown: Emanates the “Father” and “Son,” 111 Divine Essence, 185-86 7 planets co-workers with, 330 Supreme Unmanifested, 402
Unselfishness, needed for Initiation, 309 & fn.
Upädhis: Man has three, 386 synthesized by Atman, 386 Samkara’s spirit used Buddha’s “astral” for, 303
Upanishad(s): Max Miiller on, 3 means “Secret Doctrine,” 3 &: fn. allegorical, 45, 65, 240 dangerous if unriddled, 45 primeval Record found in, 65 over 20,000 years old, 361 source of true study, 375-76
Uranus: the “mystery planet” ? 332 & the hidden Hierophant, 332
Urban, VIII, Pope, (1568-1644, de Mirville accuses Galileo of persecuting, 43 fn.
Vach: respecting creation. 156 187, 198, 290 Aditi and, 156 & fn. Hindu “Mother of all that lives,” 156 fn. meanings in A tharva- Veda, 156 fn. or articulate speech, 187 and Viraj, 187, 198 “melodious cow,” the female Logos, 290
Vächisvara, the “Voice-deity” of the Brahmans, 408 fn.
Vaidhätra, patronymic for Kumaras, 328
Vaishnavas, regard Vishnu as Supreme God, 241 fn.
726 Vajradhara: rf.,392, 401 is Adi or Supreme Buddha, 392, 401 Revent of Dhyani Chohans, 401-02 Never objective Logos, 401-02 conqueror of demons allegory, 402 dual role cp. with Metatron of Jewish Kabalists, 402 is in 2nd. Arupa World, 402-03 See also Vajrasattva.
Vajrapani, the Subduer of Evil Spirits, 403
Vajrasattva: dual aspect of Vajradhara, 402 and Dhyani-Buddhas, 392 as Vajradhara is unmanifest, 402
Valas (Volvas), Nordic priestesses, 23
Valckenaer, Louis Gaspar (1715-1785), on Aristobulus, 11 fn.
Valentinus (fl. 2nd. C. A.D.) one of the Egyptian Gnostics, 112
Vallancey, Charles (1721-1812), on similarity of Chaldaic & Gaelic languages, 258 fn.
Varro, Marcus T. (116-27 B.C.), calls Gods “divine powers,”, 314
Vassilyev, L.C. see Wassilyev.
Vasuki: God of Secret Wisdom, 284 ruling Deity of Patala, 284
Vatican: falsely claims to be Apostolic Church, 124-26 defaced ancient treatises, 313 burnt Porphyry’s writings, 313
Vaughn, Thomas (1622-1666), as Medieval Kabalist, 167
Vayu, as earth’s sphere, 53
Veddnta-Sutras. See Vyasa.
Vedantin(s): and Kabalists, 87, 309 rejects his personal individuality, 111 Neo-Platonists cp. with, 301 & fn. eclectic school purely, 309 Avatara & Jlvanmukta states are same to, 374 on “Impersonal God” of the, 410
Vedas: on Antiquity of written, 170, 359, 360-65 astronomical wks. are keys to, 361-68 Atharva on cow, 156 &: fn. based on septenary principle, 45 dated at 30,000 B.C., 361 enjoin secrecy, 39 fount of all religions, 397 & Hindu Chronology, 362-68 idea of Inner God, 55 & Laws of Manu, 311 laws of Nature in, 63 as musical notations, 196 occult key needed, 12, 39, 45, 62 older portion is Mantra, 237 fn. on precession of equinoxes, 363 fn. primeval record found in, 65, 92, 362-68 pure, accepted by Gautama, 398 secret cycle of the, 359 source in Fire, Air & Sun, 92 727 and Vaidic poets, 6 and Vedic rites, 123 fn., 311 veils the sublime, 62, 196 Zohar echoes earliest, 67
Vedic Rites, derived from primitive Buddhist Philosophy, 123 fn.
Venus: cosmogonical mysteries of, Isis or Muth, 155-56 sacred to Druids, Greeks & Chaldeans, 258 & fn., 315 Maddina Nag of Chaldeans, 258 fn. connected with Lucifer, 315 Mother of Kabiri, 315 fn. Egyptian view of, 315 fn. Mikael and, 338 fn.
Vespasian, Emperor (9 - 79 A.D.): rf. 133 used Mantras to heal, 253 consulted Astrologers daily, 351
Vice-regent, Duad is, of Monad, 213
Victor, Bishop of Capua (fl. 6th C.): wrote Latin version of Diatessaron, 14 fn. attributed Diatessaron to Tatian, 14 fn.
Vijnana, internal knowledge, 439
Vijnanamaya Kosa, half-spiritual manas, 49
Vikara, defined, 459 fn.
Vikartana: as neophyte in solar mystery, 260, 281 symbolism remains, 268 Villars, Abbe Montfaucon de (1635-1673), Le Comte de Gabalis, occult satire, 46
Viraj: issues from heavenly Androgyne, 187, 198 Brahma-, and biblical analogy, 188 -Manu in creation allegory, 188
Virgil (70-19 B.C.) on reign of Apollo and Virgin, 318
–Aeneid, q., 141, 318
–Eclogue: Christ’s birth not prophecized in, 354-55 Sibylline prophecy q., 355
Virgin(s): true meaning, 139, 292 & fn. World, or “Celestial Maidens,” 292 Mary based on Pagan symbol, 292 & fn., 336 fn. of Magi & Chaldaeans, 292 fn. reign of Apollo and, 318 as Virgo, 354 Astraea, 355
Virgo, cyclic return of the constellation, 354
Vishnu: Brahma, and Siva, 188, 190 fn. Brahma sprang from navel of, 241 fn. crucified Sun as, 286 Esoteric, is all wisdom, 371 exiles Rahu from Hindu Heaven, 403 in form of a boar, 85 fn. Gautama not Avatara of, 52 fn., 370-71 Krishna as Avatara of, 317 Maha-, seed of all Avatars, 370-71 numerology of names of, 245 pervades the Universe, 185, 241 fn. 728 as preserver higher than Brahma, 190 fn. Sakti of, & “Three Mothers,” 65 on Sign of, 103
Vishnu-Purana: a source of Kabalah, 185 on emanation of Universe, 185 on the Boundless, 186 on Kumaras, 204 on Baladeva-Hercules, 247-48 prophecy of Divine Savior at close of Kali-Yuga, 356
Vision(s): Hiuen-Tsang on prayer and, 20 Apollonius’, of Domitian’s murder, 134 fn. Swedenborg’s, of distant fire, 134 fn. higher, thru discipline of Initiations, 277
Visvakarman: allegorical evolution of, 260-62 as crucified Avatara, 261-62 as “Great Architect,” 261 in India’s Pantheon, 260-62 Logos as the, 260 mystically, 7th principle, 261 omnificent Root of all Saviours, 142 performs Great sacrifice, 261 in Rig-Veda, 261 Round towers used in, rites, 281 as Sun Initiate, 260, 261-62, 283 symbolism survives, 268
Vitellius (15 - 69 A.D.), dared not exile Chaldaeans, 351
Vifhoba, as crucified Sun in Hindoo Pantheon, 286
Void: is primeval Chaos, 156 in various cosmogonies, 156
Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet (1694-1778), A Philosophical Dictionary, on the Mysteries, 250 & fn.
Vopiscus, Flavius (fl. 3rd. C.), Divas Aurelianus, on apparition of Apollonius, 135-136 fn.
Votan, disappeared at death, 135
Vriddhagarga, treatise on Hindu cycles, 357
Vril, modelled after the ancient Astra, 105-06
Vyasa: was of the Hercula race, 246
–Vedanta Sutras, rf. 393 fn.
Wachtmeister, Countess C. (1838-1910): See Introductory, First Draft of Secret Doctrine in handwriting of, xxvii, 470
Waite, A.E. (1857-1942): rf. 278 fn. Transcendental Magic, 32 fn.
Walton, Bishop Brian (16001661), Prolegomena, rf. 173 & fn.
Wandering Jew, on legend of the, 31 & fns.
War: of the Titans, 201 between 3rd & 4th Root Races, 302 in Heaven allegory, 403
Warburton, Dr. Wm. (1698-1779), Divine Legation, on purity & nobility of Mysteries, 275
729 Warren, Lt. Col. John, tr. (n.d.):
–Kala-Sankalita, on 12 yr. cycle of Jupiter, 358
–Collection of Memoirs . . . , rf. 358 fn. See Bio-Bibliography.
Wassilyev, L.C. (? - 1785), Der Buddhismus, rf. 437, 438,440
Watcher, Silent, or Guardian Angel, 380 fn.
Water(s): of Space, sprang from Chaos, 241 of Life, 241-42,403 stands for 5th principle of Kosmos, 242 of Salvation, 242 prima materia in Mosaic books, 243 synonym for Earth, & Isis in Egypt, 243 Eastern vs. West, view of earth and, 243 Amrita, in Hindu allegory, 403
Waterman, A.E., Obituary; The “Hodgson Report"....rf. 473 fn.
Water-lily, as Christian symbol, 100
Weber, Prof. Albrecht (1825-1901), History of Indian Literature, on Buddhist scriptures, 443 See Bio-Bibliography.
“Wheel of Enoch:” a universal heirloom, 93 first attempt at symbology, 94 Kabalistic & Cuneiform cp., 94
Wheels of the Sun, 332
White Magic: counterpart of Black, 17, 32, 106 sacred truths underlie, 32 judged by motive, 106
Whitehead, Rev. John (? - 1804), The Apocalypse Revealed, rf. to Swedenborg, 443 & fn.
Wilder, Prof. Alexander (1823-1908): among best Platonists, 12 ff. cp. Paul with Gk. Initiates, 114
–Eleusinian & Bacchic Mysteries: on dishonesty among early Christians, 121 on title Peter, 123-25 Indian origin of, rites, 451 fn.- 52 fn.
–New Platonism & Alchemy: adept biog., similarity of, 139,313 on Alexandrian Theosophists, 301 ff., 308 on Ammonius, 13-14, 35, 301, 305-08 Apollonius’ seership, 300 distortions of Neo-Platonism, 312 on the Essenes, 35 on names of the One, 310 Plotinus & other Philaletheians, 313 spiritual photography, 300-01 sublime ecstasy & divine union, 310 Thaumaturgists in, 304, 308, 312 fn. Theophany described in, 49 fn. on Thoth, 39 unity of Platonic & Oriental Systems in, 16, 301-02 on Wisdom religion, 46-47
Will: used for Black Magic, 30 magic numerals and, 60-61 prayer is intense, & desire, 116 730 & thought acc. to Schopenhauer, 414
Wilson, H.H. (1786-1860), translator of:
–Sankya Karik, 329 fn.
–Vishnu Purina, rf. 186 fn., 204 fn. q. on Grecian & Egyptian borrowings from Hindu, 186 on future Avatara, 356-57 on Yoga powers, 440
Winter Solstice, Hindu astronomical cycles concerning, 362-64
Wisdom: All proceeds from Divine, 301 of Ancients, 307 axiomatic truth of Hidden, 61 guarded by Initiates, 46 & fn., 47-48, 181 -language, esoteric since Atlantis, 181 of Love, or “philosophia,” 255 fn. mystic euhemerisation, 157 personified, 46 fn. sacrificed to intellect, 333 secrets of Oriental, 7, 46-47
Wisdom: rf., 46 fn. epigraph on God’s order and number, 61 & fn.
Wisdom of Jesus. See Ecclesiasticus.
Wisdom-Religion: once widespread, 68, 180-81 degraded by Jews, 176 the Eclectic Theosophical, 305 common parent of all beliefs, 305 India the source of, 310
Wise, Rabbi I.M. (1819-1900), on oracular nature of Hebrew scriptures, 39
Wolff, Joseph (1795-1862), rf. to Journal of, 174 fn.
“Wolves”: penalty of the, 83 the “sheep” & the, 83
Woman: in Adam’s rib allegory, 198 created from Man in every religion, 198
Wool, used to free astral spirit, 131
Word(s): made flesh, 49, 237 the Mystery, 125-26 part of the Trinity, 186-87 Eternal Thought becomes the, 237 as Mantra, 237 & fn. Universe springs forth from, 237 one man in nation may know, 263,430 all Adepts become the, 271 fn. guardian angel of the, 321 Vice-, destroys Anti-Christ, 321 Sacred, passed at death, 430, 444 ancient long-lost, 443-44
Wordsworth, Wm. (1770-1850), defines Tohu-vah-bohu, 234
Worlds: Kabalistic, enumerated, 302 purification of the, 303-04 celestial, or spheres, 330-31 of Buddhism, 390-91, 409 & fn.
Worship, inner, Real, not ritual, 120 fn.
Writing: many Sages left no, 13-14 N.T. a disfigured, 43
Wu-wei-chen-jen, defined, 453
731 Wu-liang-Sheu. See Amitabha Buddha.
Wu-liang-sheu-king: sütra of Amitabha Buddha, 425 dating from Han Dynasty, 448-49 See Bio-Bibliography.
Wiirzburg MS.: Interpolations: 60 fn., 61 fn., 65 fn., 87 fn., 94, 104, 223 & fn., 261-62, 266-67, 268, 317 fn., 318 & fn., 319 & fn., 325 & fn., 335-37, 338, 339, 341-43, 457-69
Xenocrates (ca. 395-314 B.C.), on Deity, 413
Xerxes (ca. 519-465 B.C.), Magi of, 25
Xisuthros, legendary chronicler of antediluvian dynasties, 175
Y (and Gk. T), symbology of the Litera Pythagorae, 101 & fn.
Yah: represents masculine potency of Hokmah, 190 male name of Jehovah, 190
Yâh-Jehovah Tsabaôth: signature as a numerical indice, 87 & fn. Skinner’s key to, 87 fn.
Yarab, father of primitive Arabians, 196
Yaska, a predecessor of Panini, 269 fn.
Yah-Veh: or God-Eve, as Cain andro- gynized, 44 fn. yields mysteries, 188-89 and Yahve-Tzbaout, 326
Yava-Aleim, Mysteries, 181, 326
Ya-Yakav, one of several prehistoric revelations, 65
Yehuda ha-Levi. See Judah ha-Levi.
Yetzirah, world of Kabalistic cherubim & seraphim, 302
Yhvh: Trinity within, 188 yields mystery of Being, 188-89 the “Mystery” Lord, 272 &: fn. See also Yah-Veh, and Tetragramaton.
Yod (Yodh): initial of Jehovah, 99, 187, 188 -Havah, became Jehovah, ’ 187, 188 fn. man/woman in Enoch, 187 the, as father, 188 as perfect unity, 207 as organ of procreation, 207
Yoga: Raja, 60 fn., 450 fn. & knowing languages without study, 134 & fn. Sons of Will and, 251 Hatha-, 434 Chinese Yogi-mi-kean, 450 fn.
Yogacharya(s): Aryasanga school, 434 on degeneration of, 434 a Mahayana system, 437 cp. to Visishtadvaitis, 438 cp. with Prasaftga followers, 439
732 Yoga-Siddhá, virgin Goddess who creates Adepts, 261
Yogis: perfect, free of Brahmanical laws, 122
Yo-ya-hoo: made of indestructible plates, 65 fn. symbolic writing in, 65 fn.
Yudhisthira: reign of, commenced Kali Yuga, 365 astronomical theory on Hindu legend of, 365
Yuga(s): man during various, 68, 247-49 Rig-Veda written in Treta-, 94 and numbers: 4, 3 & 2, 243-44 Satya-, & Star Rishis, 334 prophecy about Kali-, 356 Krita-, the Golden, 357 astrological configuration during Satya-, 357 Maha, & astronomical cycles, 357 Samvatsara; Parivatsara; Idvat- sara; Anuvatsara 8c Udravatsara, 358
Yule, Col. Henry (1820-1889): translator, The Book of Ser Marco Polo: on magical rites in Tartary & Tibet, 19-20 q. on sorcery, 19, 20
Zadkiel. See Lilly, William.
Zadoc: pupil of Simon the Just, 182 fn. founded Sadducee sect ca. 400 B.C., 182 fn.
Zagreus, Egyptian Bacchus, 273
Zamatog, Tib. religious wk., 441 fn.
Zechariah, seven eyes of the lord, 337
Zem-Zem, Arabic Kabalah, 176
Zend-Avesta: rf. 55 needs Occult interpretation, 12 same as Bible on woman’s origin, 198
Zeus: Jove of Nysa, 273 fn. and Dionysos, 273 fn. governs Bacchus, 273 fn. among Divine names, 310
Zhelihovsky, Vera P. de (1835-1896): H.P.B.’s Notes on her biographical sketch, 473-96
Zipara (or Sippara): City of the Sun in Xisuthros legend, 175 and Zipora, 175 fn.
Zipora (wife of Moses), and Hierophants 7 occult powers, 175 fn.
Zirkoff, Boris de (1902-1981): on S.D. HI authenticity, See Introductory. WMS. from Adyar and, 457 Chart of WMS. contents, 471-72 plan for App. II, 473 rf. to H.P.B. letter, 495 fns.
Zodiac: in ancient astrological magic, 155 733 antiquity of, 347-48 of European astronomers, 363 fn. Hindu chronology of, 362-68 Jesus’life and, 137-38, 155-56 meaning of 12 Initiates in, 140 monuments in Egypt, 348 and mythological tables, 348 retrograde motion & precession of, 362-65 revolution of, cycle, 360 Shepherd of, 321 twelve lords of, 348
Zohar: rf. 60 Ain-Soph of, is Parabrahman, 184, 186, 418 authorship of, 88-89 & fn., 169-71, 220 Book of Dzyan cp. to, 185-86 calculation methods in, 95 Catholicism cp. with, 220 Christology has disguised, 168 on compilers of, 37, 168, 169, 171, 220 dating of, 263 fn. on emanation of Sephiroth, 189, 216-17 fns. Esoteric thesaurus, 167 on Holy Ghost, 115 Jewish wisdom plus other sources, 93, 167, 169-71, 184,185, 220 lost until 13th C., 171 on man’s exile into matter, 303 Midraschim in, 170-71 modern interpolations in, 171 as quoted by Myer, 38 Rabbinical, cp. to Occult, 168-72, 220 on “Sacred Aged” ones, 217 secret signs in, 93 full of symbolism, 65 & fn., 93, 95, 167-69 teaches practical Occultism, 93 teaching on Solar Spirit, 220 on Thorah, 38 Vedas echoed on Universe, 67, 185 a Veil of Secret Doctrine, 220 wisdom of, unfathomable, 220
Zoroaster (fl. 6th C. B.C.): founder of Magian rites, 23 Reformer of magic, 23 & fn. transformed Dev into Evil Genius, 71 fn. paid penalty for revealing Occult secrets, 85
Zoroastrianism: ideas of Plato & Pythagoras resemble, 16 M. Anquetil on, 71 fn. and Pagan Deities, 71 fn., 322 revered Sun, 271 dogmas cp. with Christian, 322-23 transformed Hindu Devas, 322-23 borrowed from India, 323
Zung (Tib.), a mystic word or mantra, 401