WOODCUTS IN THE TEXT.

Fronii.piece. o c i a u m a of gicen jade, converted into a Gnostic talisman described at p. 197. Presented to the Repository, Woolwich, by General ±JG oy.

Title-page. T nc Ophite version of the "Good S h e p h e r d , " described at p. 2._>0. Sard. (New York.)

i v 0 a t h o o a i n i o n Serpent, inscribed 101 With Me [thou shalt be safe]. .Remarkable mineralogically, as being cut in a piece of true jade (Nephrite) (, Lewis Lollcction). P. xn.

°- 1. '^llG Gnostic Gorgon, a late Byzantine amulet. The legend, full of blunders and contractions, is AriOCAriOC KTPIOC C A B A C J L ) 0 6N TOI C T Y I C T O I C e T A O r H M e N O C , "Holy, holy, Lord of hosts, in the i0ncst, j s i c s s ca . Drawn to the actual size, from a cast, sent tome

many years ago by the late Mr. Albert W a y . But by a singular chance, lie gem itself (a green jasper) two years back, came into the hands of Mr.

\\ . Talbot Heady, who supplied m e with a drawing of it, from which it appears mat its other face represents Saint Anne, with the Infant Madonna m her arms, and her name and title in the field, the legend around being TCT6PA MGAAINH MGAAINOMeNH OJC 0AAATTAN TAAHNH CAINfcl. U, womb, black, blackening, as the calm soothes the sea [be itiou quiet]. Tnc gem is therctore a taliiman for the protection of women

o pregnancy ; a fact accounting for its frequent occurrence ; Chiflct figures another (the Gorgon side only) in his " A p i s t o p i s t u s , ' No. 70. P. 20.

. "• e Abraxas-god, as he is usually represented, with shield and whip to scaio away all evil spirits. The reverse exhibits the Agathodsemon Serpent, surrounded by triplets of the sacred animals of Egypt, all paying him adoration. The legend in the field EVIA, is Syriac for " S e r p e n t , " the rest remains unexplained. Drawn to the actual size, from a red jasper, discovered at Bombay, to which place it had probably been carried by the Persian refugees of the seventh century. (Lewis Collection.) P. 41.

No. 3. A circular green jasper (of the size of the drawing) preserved from time immemrrial in Maestricht Cathedral, where it passes for the Seal of Saint S e r v a t i u s , " although in reality many centuries posterior to

ins elate, being a late mediaeval work. The obverse represents the bust of some samt; the reverse, the Gnostic Gorgon ; around both rims a most barbarous attempt at a common Byzantine spell; that is, of a few of the first words only. The spell, in full, may be translated thus, " Death, (Mmpa) black, blackening, as a serpent dost thou writhe, as a lion dost thou roar ; but as a lamb shalt thou lie down ! *' P. 57.

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JNO. 4. l i i e Abraxas-god mounted in the chariot of the Sun. This design is unique in its kind, and of great value, as proving the original identity of the Basilidan deity with the Solar Power. H e has, however, been adopted into the new religion by the legend of the reverse, the Great I v a m e s , " lao and Abraxas placed within a coiled serpent, emblem

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No. 5. Horus, the Vernal Sun, seated on the lotus, type of the world, and reviewing the adoration of the Baboon, attribute of the moon. Jasper. ^JNew York.) P. l o o .

-No. 6. I n e b u n m his car, in his hand the orb; he is saluted m the legend as ' Thou art our Father! " and the word in the exergue Trallianus tells us is one of his titles, and enters into a spell against gout. The reverse exhibits Luna guiding her milk-white heifer, the Grecian substitute

silver anteloj:. x, 1ot.

No. 7. Isis, one lotus on her brow, holding a sceptre. Sardonyx.

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-No. 8. Caduceus, within a myrtle wreath. On the reverse is beautifully engraved. A P I K C 0 O 1 , which is the exact transliteration of the Hebrew charm against the special demon of the latrina, and which is found in the Tannud, being consequently more ancient that the fourth century. The meaning is Upon the head of a lion. Sard. (New York.) P. 178.

No. 9. The Abraxas god, engraved in so superior a style that the work must date from the earliest period of the sect. Green jasper. (New York.) ir. -LJT,

xso. 10. The Abraxas god, with the title " loa, Son of the Universe! " inis is a truer version of the Hebrew than the Eternal Son , proposed

for the silver antelope of the Hindoo Chandra H a e m a t i t e . (New York.)

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by Matter. Haematite. (New York.) P. 244.

No. 11. Talisman against the Evil Eye. The much-dreaded organ is shown encompassed by the symbols of the deities presiding over the days of the week, as the Lion, for the Sun, the Stag for the Moon, the Wolf for iviars, t e c , all combining to bame the force of the stroke. This attribution of days came from the Chaldean astrologers : it is represented in a painting at xierculaneum, but the earnest use of it to mark a date is found in JJio Cassius, who observes that Jerusalem was taken " on Saturn's D a y . " Sard. (New York.) P. 256.

No. 12. Drawing rudely scratched on the plaster of the wall of a guardroom, or the Palatme, representing a m a n of the lower class touncatus popeuus, or a slave, making a gesture of adoration to a biforru diety elevated upon steps,, with the explanatory inscription "Alexamenos, wo hips \P* i worshipping) u-oci. It is disputed whether this be a bona fide adoration of the jackal-headed Anubis; or the caricature by some heathen scoffer of the convert, Alexamenos aod his newly-found god, depicted here m the shape described by Tertulhan. tSee remarks at page —oiJ. P. _ i 9.

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No. 13. Bust of Apollo, in the Greek style, interpolated by a later hand

with a tahsmanic legend, that would have defied all interpretation but for

the existence of another of the same nature, yet rather more explicit.

This is a portrait^ Pescennius Niger (Paris), inscribed with an invocation

Holy iving, ii.pono, to preserve the health of that Emperor,

p e trie present one, chieny by trie initial letters. Ouri, there-

fore, must be read BaatXevs ATTOWGIV lepo? Seov(noov*) [{T{OCF~\ and, in

the same way, calls upon the God of Health to show this favour to

Pescennius rival, Severus. Sard. (New York.) P. 302.

No. 14. Tahsmamc Ring of Bishop Seffrid, found in his tomb; now

preserved in the Cathedral Library, Chichester. P. 328.

• o. . lie Agathoitomon, declaring by the legend " I am Cbnumis , Sun of the Universe, (00. The Greek numeral must be the Number of a

JName, just as BOO is that of Jesus, but what that name was, I leave to deeper Xabbal is ts than myself to discover. Calcedony. (British Museum.) J.. 340.

JNo. l b . Serapis and Agathodremon combined in one body; enthroned

and holding the Orb, as being Lord of the Universe. He receives the

adoration of the Cynocephalus, attribute of the moon; whence, perhaps, it

may be inferred that Serapis is to be understood now in the more restricted

seuse of the Solar Power. Green jasper. (New York.) P. 358.

No. 17. SPHINX, emblem of mystery, sporting with a narthex, the wand

carried by the candidates for initiation into the Dionysia. Campanian

sty ic, engraved upon the base of a Sard. oC;irabeus. (New York.) P. 372.

JNO. 18. The golden Delphic E, surmounted by a fillet of roses. For he explanation of tiie symbol, see p. 297. Cameo iu a^ate-onyx. (New

York.) P. 431.

No. 19. Vase, the lower part modelled as a triple face of the boy Atys; at the base lie the pastoral staff and -lie the pastoral start and pipes. Atys, in the Phrygian

myster ies , is invoked as the (Shepherd of the white stars, and guiding

them by the sound of his piping, which Tatian (Hymn to the Mother of

ic (jods ) explains by identifying h m i with the power that governs the motions of the heavens, Ped jasper. (New York.) P. 466.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

T I I F , drawings were, for the most part, made from gems in the Praun Cabinet, now transferred to the iintish Museum, some few from m y own collection, now in the Museum of Art, iscw York. The materials are either dark green and yellow jaspers, or calcedomes varying in colour from olive green to light yellow. All designs are drawn to double the actual

PLATE A.

VARIOUS TYPES OF THE GOD ABRAXAS.

1. Abraxas brandishing a whip, to scare away malignant influences, his shield emblazoned with some word of power. Keverse, the usual Greek transliteration 01 the tiebrew name 01 God.

- j . Abraxas, armed with, a sword ; the exceptionally neat execution of the mtagho bespeaks the first days of the religion.

3. Abraxas, wielding a mace, a Persian weapon that betrays the Asiatic origin of t i l l s particular design; the t/iuncCevoolt in the field identifies this Power with the classic Jupiter. ^ The reverse exhibits the Triple Hecate, Queen of Hell, brandishing various weapons for the same prophylactic purpose as the god himself. A unique combination of ideas, engraved upon a circular copper plaque, found in the south 01 France.

4. The Agathodajmon Serpent, with radiated head, identified by the legend with the god Abraxas. One of the few types that can with confidence be attributed to the sect of Ophites.

5. Abraxas, of very debased and late execution. The title babaoth, on the reverse, properly signifying "of h o s t s , " was mistaken by the ignorant Hellenists for the actual name of a Power, by translating " Lord of Hosts as ' the Lord S a b a o t h . ' Under this title he figures largely in the sigillum of the " Pistss-Sophia."

P L A T E B.

1. Abraxas, represented here with the head of an ass, and thereby identified with Typhon, a singular perversion of ancient ideas. This gem is valuable as distinctly declaring its purpose by the legend on the

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reverse, $YA(</>uXa<ro-e), " Defend m e , " addressed to the Power depicted

upon it ; and thus putting out 01 doubt the destruction of all the other

specimens of its class.

A, Abraxas, of neat work and early date, not later than the fourth

« / * 3. The Giant Typhoeus defying Jove : his serpent-legs denote that he is

the son of .Mother -hearth.. Inis beautiful intaglio, which is of Italo-Greek

workmanship, and found at Cuma3, is introduced here merely to show the

source whence the sectaries of the Decline borrowed the idea of similar

combinations of discordant natures. (Burnt sard: New York.)

4. Abraxas, with whip and shield, combining his influence with Horus,

seated on the lotus, the regular personification of the Vernal Sun. The

meaning of the type is set forth in the legend, which is the (jreek

transliteration of the xiebrew ofiewiesfi J.ICITYI, oun of the un iverse .

The union of the two types indicates that Abraxas is here to be under

stood in his original sense, the simple personification of the Solar Power.

PLATE C.

1. Terminal fisure, periiaps allusive by its form to Justinus /±i.on,

"The Cross." The interminable legend surrounding it yields no intelli

gible words, but the title below the Herrne, NIXAPOI~IAHC occurs also on

a talisman in the French Cabinet. The reverse gives the Seven Vowels (or

Voices ' ) that shroud the Ineilable JSame, which has never been uttered

aloud since the day of the destruction of the Temple, but is commuiicated

only m half-whispers to every Rabbi upon his ordination. It is a re

markable fact that a Talmuiist, who remembered the Second Temple,

observes that this Holy .Name was * warbled rather than pronounced ' in

the course of the service; hence we may suspect the possibility of

imitating its sound by the permutation of vowels that form so important

an element in the construction of our talismans.

2. Father Nile, reclining and holding forth a cornucopia, emblematic of

amity. As the number of ins (jreek name , obo, is equivalent to

that of Abraxas, it is probable that, according to Kabbahstic rules, he here

represents that god. This explanation is supported by the type of the

reverse, Horus, seated on the lotus, addressed by the (jreek transliteration

of the Hebrew Ablanathctntxlba, " Thou art our Father!

3. Horus seated in the baris, or sacred boat; the prow and poop

whereof terminate m the hawk s head of Phre, and the ox-head of Apis.

He is here addressed by the Ineliable -Name.

4. The same deity, addressed as before by the salutation jioldTidthciTi-

alba, followed by an unintelligible word. The unskilful gem-engraver,

unable to form curves m the lettering, has given to his B the form of rL,

and increased the dimculty of deciphering this legend.

5. The same, but now seated upon the scaraba?, type of the Creator,

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enclosed within the coiled serpent, emblem of Etemity. With these purely Pharaonic signs the reverse combines the name of the Jewish angel Michael, and the Seven Vowels of the Inenable isame; thus presenting an instructive example of that reconciliation of, apparently, the most antagonistic creeds which is the very foundation 01 Gnosticism.

PLATE D.

SIGILS OF THE CNUPHIS SERPENT.

This class of figures has no connection with Gnosticism considered as a development of Christianity; being nothing more than talismans for the jirotection of the chest, as I have already shown from Galen. It is true indeed that the i \ a b b a h s t s of Alexandria sought to heighten the Tfiedicmcit efficiency of the ancient Pharaonic sigil by adding to it formula? of their own fashion, embodying the all-powerful Name, but this did not endow the gem with any spiritual sense. The appellation " Kabbalist" I shall always employ in this treatise m its strictest acceptation, and the present is as good a place as any for stating m y reasons for doing so. It is the rule nowadays to treat the Kabbala as the pure production of the Middle Ages, and such it probably is, m the form under which it is now presented to us. I will not, indeed, go as far as the most learned Rabbi of our times, and boldly assert that Moses himself was a profound Kabbalist, although "the Wisdom of the E g y p t i a n s , " in which Holy Writ declares he was a proficient, was beyond a doubt something of very much the same nature. Whttever unprejudiced person will carefully read what I have adduced of the doctrines of Sastri and of JVlarcus (themselves converted Jews) will find there the regular system of the Kabbala fully developed, and its earliest and Egyptian rudiments in the Pistis Sophia of Valentmus. No person really acquainted with the history of religions can suppose that these theosophists invented these rules of interpretation: they merely transferred principles sanctioned by antiquity from the explanation of the Old Testament to that of the INew.

To return to our Chnuplas, Chubis, or Crtupiis (for thus the Greeks transliterated the Coptic Knepli) it is probable that the veneration in which this sigil of the Pharaoh Nechepsi was held, was the true source of the legend concerning Moses's elevation of the Brazen Serpent. At all events, I know of an enamel picture of the scene (date, thirteenth century) in which the Serpent, lifted up on the Cross, is figured with the radiated lion's head, really as he is seen on these talismans. This particular sigil is generally engraved on calcedony, varying in colour from olive-green to waxy-wiite. The best executed have for material the plasena traversed by an opaque white line (Pliny s laspis Granunatias), the estimation of which as an amulet by the Orientals he particularly mentions.

1. The reverse of this gem reads Chumis, accompanied by a row of vowels that appear to contain the word I E H , which is, according to Kabbala, an inferior title of God.

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2i, The Serpent elevated above the thymele, Bacchic altar—a combination betraying the influence of the Dionysiac Mysteries. H e declares in phonetic Hebrew, " I, I a m the Good Sp i r i t .y The reverse of this gem had been covered with a long invocation m minute characters; now almost entirely lost by the fracture 01 the material in the fire to which it had accompanied its owner. ^JNew York.)

3. This Chnuphis, of exceptionally fine work and yet finer material, has each of the seven rays of the crown tipped by one of the seven vowels that make up the Ineffable Name. u.he reverse exhibits the serpent-entwined wand, (badge of the Egyptian priesthood) which generally goes with this sigu, and doubtless added to its power. JMoses s rod and Aesculapius's club hence took their origin.

4. Another Chnuphis, in the ordinary style. It is noticeable how the gem-cutter has endeavoured to give variety to the endless repetition of the same sign, by altering the arrangement of the serpentine folds.

PLATE E.

MONUMENTS OF THE SEKAPIS WORSHIP.

1. Serapis, viewed as the Sun-god, enthroned ; at his feet, the triple-headed monster described by Macrobius. jJeiore him stands Isis, or Mother Earth, holding a bunch of wheat-ears and poppy-heads, to mark her character. ILIQ legend is the invocation Immaculate is Our .Lady, Isis!" A fine specimen of Alexandrian art, in a beautiful sard. (New York.)

2. Venus, arranging her hair at a mirror, held up to her by a Cupid; two Loves, hovering in the air, hold a myrtle-crown over her head. The inscription " The Manifestation of A r o r i p h , " occurs in a similar connection upon a gem m the Pans Cabinet. It is hard to determine whether she be the " n u d a v e n t a s , whose l v a b b a h s t i c revelation to Marcus is given in m y text; or merely a talisman for engendering love towards the wearer; the material, uia^ueiic- i i t undx i i t , suppoiis i n e latter acceptation. TnQ reverse exhibits Horus, seated on the lotus, planted upon the baris, which is constructed out of long papyrus-stalks lashed together. H e here takes the title of Abraxas, and is surrounded by adoring triplets of all the animals held sacred by the Egyptians. The symbol of the Sun is seen at his right.

3. Bust of Serapis, very curious for the prayer surrounding it, " Protect Jupiter! a proof thai• Serapis is here regarcied as the Supreme J j emg, and the ancient Jupiter reduced to the rank of an astral Power; as, indeed he was occasionally so understood m better times. Thus Persius :—** featur-numque gravem nostro love fregimus u n a . (v. oO.)

4. Isis, veiled, with the tubulus on her head, and leaning on a tall sceptre, in the pose of the rtoman Juno; for w h o m she might be mistaken but for the invocation on the other side, I3anle, Serapis, the Evil Eye ! which declares the object of this talisman.

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5. Serapis, enthroned, seen in front face. Inscribed " H e r m e s , ' followed

by three letters, the initials of some then well-known address to that

,-,0 . \J merciy a private signamre ^iviaruai. mennons a physician 01

the name) the initials refer to his business. The God of the Shades was

a very fit patron for a proiCdsional who had doubtless done his best to

swell the ranks of his subjects, Bed jasper. (New York.)

PLATE F.

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TYPES ADAPTED TO GNOSTIC IDEAS.

It is m tins class that the influence of Juoiaism is more stron0iy

marked than in any other fannly of these monuments. These gems

were designed as amulets against the power of demons, either considered

specially, or as manifested m the diseases 01 which they were the imal

cause to mankind. But before proceeding further, it will tend much to the

elucidation of this curious subject briefly to sketch the orthodox Jewish

doctrine upon this point. 1 here is no such thing in existence as a spirit

naturally evil, inasmuch as (iod, being all goodness, was absolutely

incapable of creating evil. Satan is himself an angel, like the others, and

has his own place in the Court of Heaven; but he is deputed to test, by

temptation, the strength of Man's virtue, since without a struggle there

can be no crown. The Babylonian Eabbi, Philemon, having demon

strated this grand truth to the satisfaction of his numerous school, was

surprised the next day by a visit from this Ange mal entendu, m a bodily

shape, who tendered him public thanksf for the pains he had taken to

set his character in a true light. But, unfortunately, the Demiurgus had

commenced his work by creating so vast a number of spirits, that the

Sabbath-even came upon him before he had made bodies enough for half

of them. These poor houseless beings are not naturally malignant, but

are jealous of their more fortunate brethren, for the same reason that the

man who has no coat to his back. hates the man that has . J. hey there-

fore roam up and down the world, ever striving to force their way into

bodies already occupied, where their struggles with the rightful owner give

birth to all the maladies that riesh is heir to. It is remarkable that the

latter belief is universal among primitive races, however widely separated—

the foamoiedes, the Hindoos, the Red Indians. Something similar, too, may

be found in Plutarch s curious disquisitions on the nature 01 demons,

contained in his two Treatises upon Oracles.

It is the fashion 01 our days to believe that the Jews borrowed all their

metaphysical theories from the Platonists of Alexandria ; but whoever has

gone deeply into the subject sees good reason to suspect that both Jews

and Greeks had gone, independently of each other, to a much more ancient

source for such traditions.

Or Jrolemo, as the Xlebrew t Ivisscd his knees 19 the ex-,inay equally well be read. predion in the Talmud.

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1. The Agathodaemon Serpent, mounted upon a pair of human legs. A unique variety of the class the same idea being more usually embodied in a human figure with head and neck of a serpent; or in a serpent with the head of Serapis. The long invocation on the field evidently begins with the name 01 Abraxas.

2. The jackal-headed Anuiis, an Egyptian sceptre in each hand, advancing between the Sun and the Moon, the regular emblems of Eternity. A remarkable specimen of religious syncretism, for the power of the Pharaonic god is doubled by adding, on the reverse, the name of Michael, guardian-angel of the Jewish race, between four stars, which certainly stand for the letters of the Great Tetragrammaton.

3. M u m m y , enveloped m the folds of the guardian Agathodamion. The detached letters around (often so found in these gems) seem to cloak the word " I n i t i a . " If so, this may have been a token (symbolum) given to t t ie neophyte upon his initiation into certain mytteries : a custom to which St. John alludes, mentioning the " white stone " with the N e w N a m e graven thereon, to be given to him that overcometh.

4. A Power equipped with double arms and wings, bearing sceptres to mark his dignity, and carrying on his head the sacramental Table. The tree-trunk below, with its Five lopped-off branches, had doubtless a deep mystic meaning, probably the degree of the person who carried the talisman. Ui the most barbarous execution, but valuable for the name " Baincho' on the reverse : the astral Power, according to the *' P i s t i s - S o p h i a , " resident

p l ^uiy. 5. Anuiis, m one hand the sceptre, m the other the lustral vase,

standing above the open left hand, which Apuleius informs us was the type of Justice. At his side is the goddess of Truth, her head formed out of a bunch of ostrich-feathers : under her feet the udder-shaped vessel carried in the Isiac procession. One deity is invoked by " Thou art our Father ! the other as Sun of the Universe ! " The letters in the middle eeem to make up the owner's |name, " Pia . . ." G. Anuiis, advancing with the sceptre and situla: the legend on the

reverse is unexplained. A talisman, certainly meant to be of mighty efficacy, for it combines 7. 7. A tansman, certainly meant to be of mighty efficacy, for

the influences of Anuiis, Cnuphis, and Horus with that of the God of m e Jews, rudely cut upon the four sides of a cube of steaschist.

PLATE G.

EGYPTIAN TYPES (continued).

i. In tins composition an element from a little-used, source is introduced. I n e Uiecian Apollo, distinguished by his proper attribute, the bay-branch, is seen caressing the Ibis, sacred to Thoth, scribe of the gods. The latter UUILJ bem 0 Kientiueci with xiermes, his birtt carries the ciiduceus ; it also bears upon its head the corn-measure, typical of abundance.

2. The Ass-headed Typhon, or the Principle of Evil, with quadruple

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wings and one foot hoofed, carries by the tail two monstrous scorpions: over his head a scarabams tiying. U t no esoteric meaning, o u t smiply an amulet against the bite of the reptile, made after the rule in such cases prescribed. The most convincing proof of the practice is the early Greek gem published by Gen. Cesnola ( Cyprus. pi. xl. (), representing two asps, with the explanation E X K ; and to this day the Arabs always draw upon their amulets the figure of the thing against which it ought to guard the wearer.

3. A Dual Power, who combines the jackal's head of Anubis with the ass's head of Typhon, whence one of his feet is hoofed, brandishes in his four hands swords and torches, wherewith to scare away the evil spirits. The legend on the reverse, I H E P A A M B A V B A K A KZIK A, has not been read, but contains the Coptic name of Anubis.

4. The Sun-god, Phre, with radiated head, adoring the seated Thoth, ibis-headed, and using the invocation (cut on the reverse) thou art our Father ! Inasmuch as the .Neo-Platonists made -tiermes to be the Power that regulates the motion of the heavens (for which reason Julian addressed his morning prayer to him), there is evident reason why the god of Day should thus do domage to Thoth as his superior and director.

5. A very popular Oryllus, its components being the emblems of the elements—the Bird standing for air; the Lion for Fire ; the Ram s head for Earth, and the Bacchic mark for water. This Pagan talisman has been Gnosticised by Thoth's ibis, with the Holy B a r n e s , " Abraxas and " lao;" but the work on both sides is evidently from the same hand, and in the style of the fourth century. 'Ihe material is a rarely-used stone obsidiaft*

PLATE H.

EGYPTIAN TYPES (continued}.

1. Tortoise lying upon the lotus, which springs out of the back of a crocodile. The unexplained legend of the reverse occurs again m connection with an analogous design—a vulture-headed winged Genius, seated on the back of a double-headed crocodile, published by \\ alsh (No. L6) in his Coins, Lrems, o c c , uiustratmg the riogress o \J c y. 2. The Ark of the Covenant, apparently copied from the " Altar of L y o n s ,

that so common device of the brass coins of Tiberius. The engraver ol this late Roman gem had not studied the minute description of the Ark, given in the Law. There is a K a b b m i c a l tradition (although savouring too much of Alexandrian philosophy to demand any credit) that the Cherubim placed over it were represented as male and female, in the act of copulation, in order to express the grand doctrine of the essence of Form and Matter, the two principles of all things. W h e n the Chaldeans broke into the Sanctuary, and beheld this most astounding emblem, they naturally enough exclaimed " Is this your God, of w h o m you boast, that H e is such a lover of purity !

On the side is a blundeied attempt at the mystic woiu, TctragHimmutoii,

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i.e. the JNaine of Four -Letters, viz. Jod, He, Van, He. For the Narnes of God, according to the Kabbah, are made up respectively, of Four, Forty-two, and Seventy-four letters. The second explains the motive for the number of sacrifices offered up by Balaam in his fruitless attempt to propitiate the God of the Hebrews; and perhaps may have induced the composers of the Lrenealogy of Jesus (though working independentlv of each other) to bring out the same mystic number by curtailing the second series of tliree of its kings.

y-w &ed and douoiy-armed .rower, holding four .Egyptian sceptres, and standing on a coiled serpent, enclosing a Holy Name. The legend is a transliteration of the Hebrew for .Light of L i g h t s . Another form of such transliteration is given by Caylus ( ' ltecueil d'Antiquites,' vi. PI. II), crpaopwvo-; reading from the end backwards; cut for reverse to a coiled serpent enclosing various sigla.

4. Thoth s balloon, bearing on his head the Solar disk, m the attitude of adoration. i n e reverse bears H N A - M E P C j u , sometimes written M A P O O -HN1, "Enlighten m y eyes! ' whence we may suspect this very common type to be no more than an amulet against ophthalmia.

5. Inis gem is given here as a good specimen of a type of which great numbers are to be met with, although its whole conception, and the vague symbols in the field—the Solomon's Seal, celestial globe, etc., entirely out of the antique taste, refer its creation to the fancy of mediaeval quacks and astrologers. \\ as the hgure suggested by the idol in the shape of an Old Man,"^ with whose worship the Templars were so persistently charged? ihe present example, belonging as it does to the original Praun Cabinet, must have been executed before the beginning of the seventeenth century.

6. '1 he outline of the human figure filled up with " Holy N a m e s , " and thereby representmg Adam Jxudmon, the P nmitive M a n of the Ivabala. The finest example of this curious design, and in which the letters are the most clearly defined, is the one Caylus gives (I.e. pi. 2 2 \ which has been cut by a later hand on the reverse of a Lion passant, in the Persian style.

7. The 15aboon adoring a Trian'jle, Egyptian symbol of the Moon, elevated upon a column bearing an inscription. The fact that the _tythagoreans ( who avowedly got then whole system from Egypt) symbolised Athene 03 the triangle, lends srengt-h to the idea that the Attic goddess was in her origin merely the expression of the Lunar Power.

PLATE J.

SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE MITHEAIC MYSTERIES.

1. This pretty design m ay be tersely described in a line of Manilius :—

" Quadrijugis et Phoebus equis et Delia b i g i s . "

Sol and Luna in their appropriate equipages : a heathenish device enough,

but the same hand has backed their influence by the invocation, " lao

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feabaoth, Abraxas ; He, i.e. the living God, protect Aparaslath''% the bearer

of tins talisman. Similar formulas, always attached to women s names,

very frequeuny occur.

2. The Zoroastnan Dog, of whom and whose olhce so much has been

said in tlie text. J. no ill-cut IJITU IS intended for tiie Haven, the usual

iVlithraic attribute.

3. The Lion of Baal, the Syrian Sun-god; below, the Scarabasus

^ P ^ f y ^ o e Creative Power. l n c Phoenician inscription Osan el, God

gives s t r eng th , " is the name of the owner of the signet. Levy quotes an

agate scaraba3US at the isritish JHuseum exactly similar to tins gem (a nne

sard), a proof of the popularity of both type and name.

^ 4. A unique talismauic device, converting a male Sphinx into a novel

bird, by the addition of the legs of a crane and the tail of a scorpion. It

is engraved m the Persian style: m y motive for admitting it into the

present class.

5. i ne ZiOuiacal l ion, guided by its astral Gemus in its course through

the seven planets.

6. The Sun-god, with radiated head, mounted upon a camel, typifying

the Ejast. I>elovv is set the fire-altar of Jjiithraic worship. t i e is followed

by Chanticleer, attribute of the god of Day, preceded by the Horse—his

peculiar sacrifice, as Ovid tells us :

Plncat equo Persis rauns Hypenona cmctum,

JNe detur Celen victima tarda deo. (Fasti. I. ouo—ob.)

PLATE IV.

M I T H R A I C (continued).

1. Circular copper plate, of the same size as the drawing, bearing the

name of jiurelius r urelius, the person for whose benefit the talisman was

devised. It represents a female figure, standing in the attitude of

adoration; legend, The jjirth of Salvat ion. On the reverse is seen

the Solar Lion bestriding a corpse, a type so frequent in this class that

it may reasonably be referred to the entrance-rite of initiation, the

simulation of death alluded to by fopartianus.

2. The most elegant of these mystic designs that has ever come to m y

knowledge. Two Cranes, one with the head of a l i a m , the other of a

Lul l , stand guardians over the Mithraic sacramental table, under which

lies crouched the Solar Ijion, the House of the Sun. ' Upon the table

are set the sacred vessels; above it is the Delphic E, badge of Apollo,

between two Palmyrene (?) letters, and over all the Seven Planets,

engraved with an accuracy worthy of its elegance in a very fine sard.

3. A talisman of uncommon potency, to judge from the profusion

of symbolism with which its two faces are overloaded. A four-winged,

four-armed Power, standing like the Babylonian Belus m the air, is involved

with a multiplicity of legends, amongst which the usual formulas " Thou

art our I< ather, Sun of the Universe, " Michael, " Adonai," can clearly

444 DESCRIPTION

be read. The reverse shows a female figure standing and adoring the Deity, who guides the Solar light. In the legends we can distinguish'

^luraxas, itiicnaei, and luicnaio. 4. This type only diners from the last by the addition of the prostrate

m a n under the .Lion s feet, and that nothing definite can be made out of the disjointed inscription. The reverse merely bears the Great Name " lao, S a b a o t h , and the Seven Vowlls. The potency of such words is still an article 01 faith with all true Jews. In tlie year looo—b, the fiabbi of Neutra, in Hungary, actually stood his trial for murder on the charge of having cursed, by the Ineffable ftame an enlightened lady w h o m he had ordered to leave the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, because she had ventured to make her appearance there with her hair m sight, and who had died suddenly on the very same day. The Rabbi only escaped conviction by publicly and solemnly disclaiming the possession of any such power, to the inexpressible disgust of his whole congregation, who looked upon him as a wretch tliat had denied his (rod in order to save ins iiie !

PLATE L.

MITIIRAIC (continued).

1. The JYlitliraic Lion, moving through the stars of heaven. The reverse exhibits a complete assemblage of the Sigla; that are found, dispersed, upon so many talismans. That they stand for the names of deities and astral Powers m a y be guessed from the fact that Mohammedans still express Jxlluh by a circle filled up with diagonal lines.

2. Lion-headed Man, doubtless a Leonticus (one of the grades in the Mithraic Mysteries), uttering, with uplifted hand, the inexplicable adjuration, " 0, Centaur of God, Thou match for a hundred [demons] ! " Here Uarovrofiaxos is formed after the analogy of ovo/idxos, " a match for o n e . " 3. A Mobed (Zioroastrian priest or Magus) performmg his nocturnal

devotions before an altar, on which are set up various sacra, amongst which m a y be recognised the regular insignia of his profession, the Sword and the Divimng-rods. iLngraved upon the base of a calcedony cone, an early form of the sknet in Assyria.

4. Horns, the Vernal Sun-god, making the gesture of adoration, his whip resting upon his left arm. He is seated upon the seed-vessel of the lotus, that aptest sympoi of the universe, m virtue of its innumerable contents. In the long, clearly-cut legend that fills the exergue, no hitherto-explained formula? are to be recognised.

PLATE M.

G-ENERAL TALISMANS.

1. Zodiacal Monster, compounded of Scorpio and Capricornus, carrying a legionary standard. Bearing in mind that the former Sign is under the patronage of Mars, according to Manilius—" Pngnax Mavorti Scorpius haeret"—and the latter a badge of the second Augustan Legion, we may

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 445

reasonably suppose this gem to have been engraved for the benefit of some member of that corps. Sard. (New York Museum.) 2. Three lines of the usual Gnostic siglaPj in a cartouche formed by a

coiled serpent, precisely in the same way that the Brahmins still write the Great N a m e A U M — a sure evidence of the meaning of these mystic characters. Sard., set in an iron ring, of which only fragments remain.

3. Fortuna, with rudder and horn of plenty, standing. The word Ifeliciter, m scattered letters, the usual acclamation of the crowd, and the palm-branch prove this gem a present to some favourite aitriga. Its purport is the same as that of the monogram so often found enclosed m the held of the Antomate medal, also accompanied, with a palm, which has at last been made out to contain the elements 01 Pali/ia l^cticiter!

4. Masks of Silenus and of .Bacchus, combined into the outline of an elephant's head, bearing a caduceus in his trunk. The typical beast of India is an allusion to the Indian origin of the god; and the conceit was a favourite with the Komans, to judge from the number of such compositions that they have bequeathed us. Bed jasper. (rsew York.)

5. iistrological j.Tine, or n rure produceu. by o . iv i am 0 m e circle of the Zodiac into equilateral triangles. Here, Virgo (Astraja) at the apex of a triangle, is borne up by Taurus and Capricorn. This was the horoscope of Pescennius .Niger, who placed it on the reverse of a coin, on account of its appropriateness to his surname of Justus, of which virtue Astraa was the emblem.

6. The Gorgons Head: the type explains itself by the legend, "I protect J iho ro m a n da res some Greco-Persian, to judge from his Oriental name. The younger Lucian tells us in his ' Philopatrios' that the Gorgon was placed upon the shields of the Heroes as being " a thing that wards off all d a n g e r s . Red jasper. QlNew York.)

7. Mars, grounding arms, m the costume of a soldier of the times of Constantine. The legend declares the virtue of the sigil: 'Mars hath cut on the disease of the liver. i5ut a most interesting point m the amulet has been discovered by Prof. Stephens, viz., that the four characters behind the head of Mars are the Runes for A B L E , Help. Under Constantine and his sons, the Franks (as Arnmian observes) were paramount in the army. It is easy to conceive how some orhcer of that nation has thought to augment the great virtue of this important talisman by the addition of one of his national spells. Engraved in a slight manner, upon nasmatite.

8. Jxakea. w a r n o i j upon a. prancing, steed, branG-isiiin , a 7?iwce, that specially Oriental weapon; legend, The Seal of G o d . " Curious for the material—a turquoise ; to the present day the Persians firmly believe in the protective virtue of this gem, to which they give the name of Phiruz—

J. 1 1 " V \\i LU1.

446 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

PLATE N.

G E N E R A L T A L I S M A N S (continued}.

1. Universal Nature, symbolised in a highly poetic manner, combining all her forces for the protection of the bearer. The Eagle of Jupiter (Air^); u io uoipfiins of iNeptune (Water); trie h%on of Sol (Fire), are moulded into the mask of Pan, whose semi-bestial nature is of the Earth,

w mcKelmann, m describing an intaglio 01 the Stosch Cabinet (No. 1232) all> playmS uP°n his syrinx, seated in the centre of the Zodiac, observes

that the ancients considered this god as the " Type of the Universe "; and saw in his horns and shaggy hairs mystic allusions to the solar rays. For the same reason Apollo shared his Gryphon with Pan, and Orpheus sings of him as Attuning the harmony of the world with his sportive m u s i c . " Onyx cameo (Rollm and Feuardent).

s, anamg, with the -Asp, badge of royalty, rising from her forehead. ^ The Coptic legend opens with the name of Osiris. Thecharacters in the inner circle seem to be Demotic—they are not Palmyrene. I have p iiuished tins gem, as being the nnest example of the class that has ever come to m y knowledge, by the kind permission of its owner, Mr. J. C. Robinson. Dark jasper. (On the reverse, a later hand has inscribed the " Great N a m e , " and the Seven Vowlls, to adapt the talisman to the new

Nos. 3 and G are very frequent forms, made up entirely of siglae and Numrrals ; on which latter subject more shall be said further on.

4. This spell, "Great is the Name of the One God , " is the Jewish defiance to its rival, " Great is the Name of Serapis,"—of which Caylus p ^ shes a beautiful example, in relief, of antique paste—a material that indicates a large manufacture of the same article to meet a constant demand.

5. Certain astral Powers, represented by their then well-known symbols, are enlisted, by this engraving, m the service of a lady, Sabinia Quinta. A popular kind of talisman this; another very similar is known to me, made for the benefit of one V xetorina.

P y u i a o 0 i a s is perpetually relcrred to by -Hippolytus as the real master of the Gnostics in the application of Numerals to the expression of things divine. He is known to have learned his system in Egypt; and necessarily brought away with him the cyphers which he found employed for the same purpose amongst his teachers. The primitive Egyptian numerals were of the simplest nature, but their abbreviations ultimately became distinct symbolical cyphers for the several days of the months; and out of these cyphers the Arabs composed their own system of notation. Hence it follows that many of the Gnostic siglm may be no more than numerals connected with the astrological use of the charm on which they occur. In fact, Porphyry says of Pythagoras (in his Late ) that his famous Numbers were merely hieroglyphs, whereby he expressed ideas connected with his own philosophy. The so-called " Pythagorean Nume-

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 447

rals are shown in the M S S . of Boethius's Geometry, composed in the sixth century. And that the A u m b e r s of Pythagoras were Ten. appears from the remark of Aristotle (Met. vn. 8) " that some philosophers maintained that ideas and numbers were of the same nature, and

amount to Ten in all That the INumrrals as written down by as written down by the last of the

LUIIU.1L,

the last of the K o m a n s ' were Egyptian demotic characters in their origin is a very probable

conjecture ; but it is a curious fact, and remarkably confirms what lias been said above, that several of them when viewed upside down assume the exact form of our present Arabic cyphers.

PLATE 0.

HINDOO SYMBOLS AND CASTE-MARKS.

I. No. 1. Type of Mahadeva or Siva. Fire personified. .Ao. 2. Type of Vishnu : Wtter.

J\o. 3. I n e olierfcun ': symbol of the union of the two Elements.

No. 4. The five-pointed figure representing the conjunction of Brahma \Lreator) with Siva (Destroyer) becomes the famous "Solomons Seal,' the badge of the Jewish nation, and therefore engraved upon their tombs in the Roman Catacombs.

i n e equilateral inan0ie, Trncun, symbolises Inune Co-equality. A (mamemauca) the sen-existmg Deity. I n e circle expresses

iiralima, or E.termty. I n e Triangle inscribed m the Circle, Trinity in Unity. 'J he Circle within the Triangle, Unity in Trinity.

i n e worsmppers of a Sacti remale Power) mark their sacred jars with the very expressive symbol, No. 5; those of Vishnu with I\o.&; and those of Siva with No. 8, which signifies the copulation of Siva with Durga.

Amongst the signatures of the ancient Jama (Buddhist) kings, occur the symbols 8 and 9; and also the so-called " M a e a n d o r , " that frequent decoration of Ixreek Coins.

The six following symbols are various Caste-marks, which religious Hindoos put upon their foreheads every morning, with ashes of cowdung, or coloured earths, and powdered sandalwood, producing a great variety in them by the employment of different colours. Those figured here designate the followers of Vishnu.

11. These marks distinguish the votaries of Siva and his wife, Pauvati. The most obvious symbol of the Passive Principle of Nature, the mystic Yoni, (and with which Sesostris branded the nations that had submitted to his arms without resistance) is decorously repressed in the general form of these marks, the two Deities being those that preside over propagation and change which the vulgar call by the name of Death.

ill. Otiier caste-marks, denoting minor ditlerences m the sects that bear them : they are given here because they include m their number some that appear to have been the originals of certain Mediaeval siglse.

IV. Characters cut upon the rock in the sandstone quarries of Silsilis

448 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

rl O J P 1 " J-iidu they d.re uij//iuotiic(ic may be inferred from the

fact 01 their accompanying the figures of various animals; they are of great interest to us, being identical "with those so often found upon our talisman.

V. Palmyrene characters from a finely-cut inscription now in the ljOuvre.

VI. Siglx, exactly of the nature of Masons' Marks, and of very ancient date, for they are found on the pottery deposited in the Gallic tombs around Bologna. Some are stamped in the clay before baking, and therefore must have indicated the maker s name; but the greater number have been scratched on the surface at some later time, probably when placed in the sepulchre, to carry down to posterity the memory of the deceased. Those here given are selected from the list figured by the Conte Ixozzalim in his very instructive memoir ' Gli Scavi presso Bologna,' ±ot t,

v 11. Masons Marks, cut on the ashlar of the old Palace of Sadilat, near pahan, whence they were copied by Ouseley, m the belief that they were

inscriptions in some unknown tongue. VIII. Masons' Marks^ from the "Drawing-room" of Raglan Castle, an

Elizabethan building. They will suffice for specimens of the notation, all the medieeval, early or late, being of the same nature, though infinitely varied m minor details. Many lists of these have been published from time to time, the most recent, of the Marks in Duffield Church, a Norman building, published m the Journal of the Derbyshire Arch. Soc, ix. p. 168.

1 A. Every genuine Free Mason (not Rosicrucian recoctus Freemason) after serving his apprenticeship, and being made " free and accepted " of the Craft, receives his own " M a r k , " which he must thenceforth cut upon every stone that he dresses, in order to identify his own work when payday comes. The essential principle m the Mark is that it must have an odd number of terminations. The Marks here set down were in use with the masons employed in the construction of the South \v ales Railway. The most convincing proof of the emptiness of the lofty pretensions of our so-called Freemasons, is that they actually are entirely ignorant that this most ancient rule of the Craft, to which they pretend to belong, is stm regulany foiiowco.,

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX

JOSEPH JACOBS, B.A.

PART I.—GNOSTICISM AND ITS SOURCES, pp. 1-112.

T H E Gnostic heresies play so important a part in the Christianity of the

first three centuries that they naturally come up for treatment in all the

Church histories for that period, such as those of Gieseler, Neander, Hase,

and fociian, as well as m the histories 01 Gnnstian doctrine (Ilagenbach,

F. i \ . lucier, F. VJ. Baur, A. j.Neander, L. iNoack, t v c ) , and even in the

histories of philosophy of Ueberweg, Zeller, &c. But the monographic

treatment of the subject from the theological standpoint—the Gnostic

gems attracted early attention—may be said to have begun with

A. Neander.—Die genetische Entwickelmig der vornehmsten gnos-

tischen Systeme. Berl. 1818. [Sober and clear.]

Cv. A. IjCwald.—De Doctrinci Gnosticet. 1818.

J. Matter. Ihstoire critique du gnosticisms et de son influence sur les

autres sectes rehgieuses et philosophiques pendant les six premiers

siecles. Pans, 2 tomes, 1828. [Second and best edition, Strasbourg,

3 tomes, 1843. Somewhat superficial and viewy, but still useful;

giving outlines of whole subject, including iconography.]

E. Burton.—Inquiry into the Heresies of the Apsstolic Age. Oxford,

1830. [Bampton lectures for 1829, uncritical; superseded for

English readers by Maneel.]

J. A. Mochler.— Versudi iiber d. Ursprung dcs Gnosticismus. Tub.

l o o l .

F. C. Baur.—Die Christhche Gnosis. Tubingen, 1835. [The place of

publication indicates the tendency of this publication. Baur's

views are read to best advantage in his Das Christenthum der 3

ersten Jahrhunderte.']

INorton. History of the vrnostics. 1845.

J l . Eossel. Geschichte der Untersuchungen iiber d. Gnosticismus in his

J tieologisc/ie Jyac/uetss. l>erl. 1847.

E. A. Lipsius.—Gnosticismus in Ersch and Griiber. Bnd. 71. 18GO.

[The starting-point of new lines of inquiry rendered necessary by

m o puuiicanon by lUiiier of the P tuiosoplhumenei attributed to

mppolytus oiar. i less, t o o l >\J

W . Mlller. Geschichte der Cosmologie der griechischen Kirche bis an

2 G

450 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.

I I . L. Manscl.— The Gnostic Heresies of the J'irst and Second Centuries.

London, 1875. [Posthumous. Edited by J. B. Lightfoot. Best

English work, clear, fair, mainly founded on Lipsius, classification

of sects geographical. His arrangement is : Notices of Gnosticism

in New Test. (iv. v.)—Precursors, Simon Magus and Menander

(vi.)—The Ophite Sects (vu.) Cerintlms, Carpocrates, JSazarenes

and Mjbwmtes (viu.) Syrian /jects, Saturmnus, Tanan, jjarde-

sanes (ix.)—Egyptian, Basilides ^ (x.) Valentinus and Valen-

tinians (xi. xii.)—Asiatic Gnosticism, Marcion (xm.) Judaismg

Rieaction, \jiememines, l^i/itsa i \ .y.]

A. Hilgenfeld.—Die Ketzergeschichte des Urchristenthums. Leipzig,

1884. [Ill-arranged, but at present the work round which

* discussion on Gnosticism centres.]

These are the cruef monographs on the wnoio subject. i>csiuos these,

several articles m theological reviews may be mentioned, many of

them reaching the length of monographs. They were mostly

occasioned by the various publications mentioned above, as can be

seen by their dates. F. K. .Lucke m Berliner theol. Zeitseii. lo19 ;

J. \J. 1J. Lricseler m Hall. lit. z.eit. J-o—o\ and m tjiudien u.

Kritiken, 1830 ; F. C. Baur. ibid., 1837 ; H. T. Cheever in Amer.

BiUl. Ilepos. 1840 ; I!. Baxmann, Deutsche Ztst. 1861 [translated

Amer. Tlieol. lieo. 1862] ; l l i lgenickl in /.tst.f. wiss. tlieol. 1x1. xm.

Articles m encyclopedias oncn show original research, or present

useful summrries: besides the epoch-making one of Jjipsius m

Ersch and Giiiber, reference may be made to the sa*ue writer s

article " Gnosis ' m Schenkel s Bibel-hexikon \\h\K>) ; C. P. \ \ mg

m McClmtock and Strong, vol. in. l o i o [_useful biuiiography] ;

\V. L. Alexander in last edition of ivitto and J. i j . Jacob! m

The SOURCES are scanty and scattered, at any rate as regarcis m -

ependent works by Gnostics. In addition to

Grabo's Spicilcgium, there have been published-

dependent works by Gnostics. In addition to scattered fragments in

Minter. Gilie gnosticx. ivopenh. lot—

Korbcrg.—Codex Nazareus vel hwer Adami. .Lciacn, l b l o . [The so-called Bible of Gnosticism, i.e. of the Mendaites; on

whom see Christian Ilevieiv, Jan. 1855,and Petermann m Herzog.]

A. l l a h n . — Bardesanes Gnosticus Syrorum primus hymnologus

Leipz. 1819.

A. Halm —Antitheses Marcioms Gnostici. -Leipz. 1 o - o .

M. G. Schwartze. Pistis Sojmia, opus gnosticum a codice manuscripto

Coptus Londini descripsit et Latme vertit M. G. Schwartze,

edidit J. H. Petermann. Berl. 18ol—o.

[r><ow considered to be a production of the later Ophite schools,

see K. Kostlin, Die gnostische System des Bucncs Pistis Sophia

in Tlieol. Jcuiro. for l oo l . j

APPENDIX. 4:51

i>ut the real sources 01 our knowledge of Gnosticism are to be found in the earliest heresiologists, Irenasus (Adv. hiereses}, Epiphanius (Adv.

/} a i( JO -tus {ijitutfius diia PhilosopfiuTncTtcij ; on the trust-worthiness of tliese a considerable literature exists.

G. Yo\kmnT.—Die Quellen der Ketzergeschichte. I. End. 1855. 1. A. ljipsius. -Zur Qiteuenlcritifc des tipiphamos. 180;) .

„ Die Quellen der dltesten Ketzergwchtclite. 1875. A. l l i l U U l C h . . Ztllr itfUClteilfcVlc'lK d. Lf6SCfl. CtCS /TlOSt tClS ' / t lUS, I c W o .

~,> >» m Zstt j , iiit. i keol. iwf4:, pp. 14o—-ib.

c, u s iveizcrgesciiichte j-,oes thorougmy into tliese sources.

P. <J- AristomUus. Valckaener s monograph J9e Aristobido Judxo, j -ouo , is s u n the fulicst anci best.

P. 4-., vide p. l o , note on .hnoch. " Book of A d a m "—Codex Nasareus Liber Adami appellate, syriace

ptus, uuineque reaaitus a M. JSorbery. Uenin, 1815. •*-* 7. ^'i the large literature on Jiiphesus it is sufficient to refer to

t r u n l , Jisphesiaca, Ben. 1843 ; Faikcner, Ephesus and, the Temple of Diana. 1862.

P. 8.—On traces of Gnosticism in the Gospels. C. C. Tittmann, De vestigus Gnosticorum in Novo Testamento frustra gutssitis, Le\j>. 1773; translated Contributions to Foreign JAterature. N e w York,

, o •• s "•"'j 1'i " " SCCp

i • 14. 1 ltle given above, also Kostlin's monograph. *• • 24. Jews in ancient world form the subject of Prof. Mayor's

elaborate notes on Juvenal xiv. 06-106, running over twelve closely p ted pages and preceded more suo by an elaborate bibliography of previous treatment. The only thing of importance since is a paper of i l eyc t s Les juifs devant I opinion romaine in lieu, des etudes juives. 1oo-t. The relations of (jnosticism and Judaism formed the subject of the historian Graetz's first work, Gnosticismus und Judenthum. Krotoschin, 1846.

P. 29. The Zendavesta is now translated in Sacred Books of the East, vols. IV . xxm. and xxxi. For literature see Tide, Outlines of the

j of iieiigion, § l\K). Onief work, Jiang, Essays on the Parsis m Triibner's Oriental Series. O n Persian influences on Jewish angelology, ivohut, Awgclologie des Tahnuds. 1868.

P. 66. JJr. Ixinsburg collected in small compass the modern views on the lvabbala in his monograph The Kabbala. 1866. It has attracted, little attention from Jewish scholars since that date. All scientific inquirers place the origin of Kabbala in the twelfth

x iry, uiough mysticism akin to it appears as early as Bible times. O n the great influence of the Kabbala in Middle Ages cf. Stockl, Liesch. d. Philos. im Mittelaltcr. Bud. ii. O n the Talmud at the time of writing three monographs are about to appear— Prof. Strack separately; Dr. Ginsburg in Smith-Wace, Diet, of

2t G 2

•1J2 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.

Christ. Biog.; and Dr. Schillcr-Szinessy in iLncy. Brit. Ham

burger s Jxeal-Encyclopctate, though unequal, is useiiu and at

present the easiest means of getting second-hand information

about Talmudical topics.

P. 40.—Camillo Leonardi, Speculum Lapidum. Ven. loCL.

P. 42.— The earliest monograph dealing with the relations of Gnosticism

to the Ijast is J. J. Schmidt, Verwandschajt d. gnostisclien Lelire

rsiit den Religionssystemen d. Orients. Leip. 1828. On Manes

and Mamchcism the great work is still lieausobre, Ihstoire critique

du Manicheisme. 17o-±. Jiut important additions to our knowledge

have come from Oriental sources, which are given in somewhat

haphazard fashion but with excellent index in r lugel, Mam, seine

Lelire und seine Sciirytt-n. Leip. 1OO-J. Early works on M a m are

given in Fabricius, Bill, grcec. t. vii. p. 310 seq., ed. Harles. See

also Kessler, Untersuchungen z. Genesis d. manicMisch. Religions-

system. 1876.

p. 49.—F or bibliography of .buddhism see liole, Outlines § oA. A good

short account by T. I\hys Davids (S.P.C.K.). The best recent

books are Oldenburg, Buddha; fits Life and lJoctrmes, l o o o;

and I I . Ivern, Der Buddhismus u. seme (jeschichte in Indien.

Leipz. 1885.

P. 51 TI.—See Buddhist lie-cords of the Western World, translated by

S. Beal. JJ vols. 1obo.

P. 52.— The best account of the l ssenes is m the appendices to .Lightfoot s

ColossianSj strangely neglected by German inquirers as Lucius.

P. 58.—The special literature on Simon Magus is rather large.

JMosheim.—De it no bartone ivlago m his Dissert, ad tiist. eccL

pert. 2,i\(i ed. vol. ii. Alton. 17b*.

A. Simson.—Lebtn und Le/ire Simon Magiers m Zt. j , tiist.

Theol. 1841.

F. Hudsen.—Sirnonis Magi vita doctrinaque. Berl. 1868. [Progr.]

A. Jlilgenfehl.—Bar Magier Simon in Zt. f. wiss. Thieol. 1868,

pp. 00 t —Jo.

R. A. Lipsius.—Die Qudlen d. romischen Petrussage. Kiel, 1872.

\ \ . Moller m HerzogPliitt, 1884, t. xn. pp. 246-ob.

On the alleged statue of Simon see A. van Dale, De statua

Simonis Magi. Amst. 1700; and Corp. Ins. Lat. vi. 1. _

P. 70.—On iMsilides besides the jjisputatio in z>acagm, \jOiiect.

monument, veter. see

Uhlhorn.—System des Dasilides. 1ooo.

l>aur in his Theol. Jahrb, 1ooo.

Hofstede de Groot.—Basilides als erste Zeuge f. neutestament

Scft'i ijten j_translated iiom u u t e n j . 1000.

J. _L. Jacobi.— Ueber d. ursprungl. ISasilid. System m /jt, f.

Ivirchengesch. loi 7 ; p. 4J<_> it.

P. 82.~ ]»esides the Ophite Textbook Pistis fooplna mentioned above,

the special treatments are to be found in

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX. 453

Moshcim. Gesch. d. Schlanyenbruder. llelmst. 1746-8.

A. r iilunor. De Ojj/iitis. Hint. l o o * .

-Lipsius. ueber de opini. System in Zt.f. wiss. Theol. 1863-4.

F. Giraud. Ophitm, dissertatio historico-theologjca de eorum

j e plao us acjans. jraris, loo-* |_DCSS modern worKj.

P. 104. On the Eigyptian Pantheon see Lipsius, Der Gotterkreis d. alien

Aegypter. iscrlin Academy, 1oo l , and Tiele 1. c, § 29. Iho i r

t | ibfaeiiLRuoii HI art best given in Perrot-ompiez, Jiistoire de VArt

l JJJi te viiao im_,iish Litinsi.it.ion, 1ooij. Mas-p o, c tvuiujots cjjpbLtiiiie, 1oot.

P A R T 11.—'WoESiiir OF M I T H R A S A N D SERAris, pp. 115 seq.

THE interesting problems that have collected about the worship of

Mithras have been dealt with in the following special works :—

Sainte-Croix. Eecherches critiques sur les mysteres du pagauisme.

Paris, 1817.

foeel. Die i\± it/was Lrc/icimnmsse. lo—o.

Hammer.—JMitiirialca. Vienna, 1834.

Creuzcr.—Das Mithreum. Heidelb. 1838.

Lajam. liecherches sur le culte public et les mysteres de Mithra. Paris, l o i I—o.

vVindischmann.—Mithra. 1857.

Shrines of Mithras are described by J. Hodgson in Eliena Archeoloyie

i. 274T-3*J09 who gives the earlier literature, and by Stark, Zwei

MWirxen d. yrosstierzogi. Attei ttiunieisammluny in Jvirlsruhie. 1<SG4.

P. l i b . On the Persian relations of Mithraicism see Burnouf, Sur le

Jcacna.

P. 117.—For another etymology see G. Barzilai, Gli Abraxas, studeo

J . ^ LU, _LO I 3.

P. 119. This view of the origin of Christmas was first enunciated by

vvernsaoit, JJe origtne solemnium JNatalls C/irtsti ex fesiivitate

Aatalts J?ivicti, AVittenb. 1757; he is followed Ity Jablonsky

in his Opuscula, Amst. 1809, vol. iii. p. 351 seq., who argues that

the Bas-ilidans caused the adoption (p. 361).

P. 1-U. Tnc latest monograph on the fcadducees and Phansees is that

of Jii. jVLontet, Hjssai sur les or (genes des partis sadduceens et

phiartscens. i a n s , 1o^o. A iiilL bibliography at end of Seiilert's

article Sadducaer in Hlerzog-Phtt.

P. 129.—Flam. Vacca in Nordiui, Hornet Antiqua, pt. iv. 1771.

P. Lot. On comemporary Parsees, T. L). F. lvaraka, History of the X (hi SIS) 2 V O l S . J-OOO.

P. loJ.—Caste-marks of modern Hindoos are given in Sir Gr. Birdwood's

Industrial Arts of India. 1880 (plate M ) .

P. 1oo. On penances m general, the exhaustive work of F. AV. H.

'xD-t BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.

Yyssscrschleben, Die Bussordnungen der abendlandischen Kivclie. Halle, 1851. On those of the Brahmins, Sir M. Williams, Modern India

PP. 158 seq.—See bibliog. note on p. 104. P.l 14.1 -I lie nutre is UHKHOWII m t n c Eastern L-nurcn j v. llcrelCj

JJCU aj z. tr ut ytbutiLiue, t. n.

P. 179.—J\eierencc may be made here to ljcssings well-known essay. P. LJo. The latest study of the jettatura is, I am iuiormed by JMr.

Mitt, a series of articles, La Fascination, by Tuchmann in JjlGl'USiUC. 1 o o O - 7 .

PART 111.— THE AGATIIOD^EMON WORSHIP AND THE ABRAXAS

(JEMS, pi>. 215 seq.

P. _jj.i. u u stipent UOISIIIJ corn p. miroductory essay to Ferguson, Tree and Serpent Worship, second ed. 1873. Among Semites, j iauenssm, Stiidien zur sentii. li el Mjionsgescin elite I. s iv.

P. — —0.—J. 1><J1 lermaun, Ucoer die Getjwien der JiltC'ti mit dem Abraxasbilde. Stuck 1—o. B>erl. 1818, 19, 20.

P. 230. This formed the subject of a monograph by F. X. Krans, J his Spotterueijvx. Freib. 1bi'l. V. cut on ]>. 279 here.

P, - o l . Vide Jiarzilais tract quoted m bibliog. note on p. 117. P. 254.—On the age of this "Gcmatria" see J. Gow, Ihst, of Greek

jMaillttilttZLLbj p. •irt.

P. «iO<J. For (iii)liography of ixisiiiucs see note on p. 70. P. - b o . Uu \ a Lent in us, LT. l i e n n c i , Die Valentinische Crnosis und die

Ifeih'je Schrift. Berl. 1871. P. *ttJ. On the ng. see monograph referred to m bibliog. note on

p. 230. P. _ b l . The 9.) epithets of God m Islam form the subject of Ei. Arnold s

poem, Pearls of the iHiitlt. 1C'^~)-..

P. 281 n.—Levy, Gemmm und SiegeL 18GS), p. 47-9 and Taf. iii.

P. _h4. Die bvherin von Prevorst was published 1800, and translated

into almost all European languages.

P A R T IV.—TEE F I G U R E D M O N U M E N T S O F GNOSTICISM, pp. 305 seq.

GNOSTIC gems have long attracted the attention of antiquarians, their

stjarait invtou_,(iuoii utgiiiiung w u n

Macarius.—[Hcureux] Abraxas sen Apmtopsstts. Ant. 1657; with appendix by Chifllct. [Plates included in Gorkcaus, Dattyliotheca, 3rd edit. Leyd. 1695.]

Kirchmann.—De cinnuus. 1657, c. xxi. XUontiaucon. D jintKjuite expligiwe, l a n s , 17.—,; vol. n. livre i n ,

J-i'js AbiUxas, pp. oOo seq. Supp. vol. n. 1724, pp. 209 seq.

BIBLIOGRAPHICALi APPENDIX. 455

Gon.— Thesaurus gemmarum astriferarum. ^ riorence, xiov, 101. [_mclucles essay by P a s s e n , jse geiiim s . - - j.

Mrrrette.— Traite des pierres gravies. 1750. II.08-(o. i\ Miinter.— Versuch ilber d. Kirchlichen A.lttrthumer der {jnostiker.

i. i JU.

Bellerman.—Vide bibhog. note to p. l-6 [only vignettes on title pages]. KoW.—PalxocjrapMa critica. 1819-29; 4 vols. [third and fourth on

.Matter. Ilistoire du gnosticisme. ±O-JO. |_~nd cu nuii , _LO-±O.]

Hammer.—Deux coffrets gnostiques du inoyen ojje. l b o — Stickel.—De gemma Abraxea nondum edita. 1o-l-i. Mttter.— Voyage gnostique en Itahe. loo t - . King.—The Gnostics and their remains, ancient and medixval.

London, 1864. [First edition of present work including all the gems in the preceding and more also: 13 plates and 27 woodcuts.]

N o collection of consequence has been made or published since 180-1 till the present volume.

p. 309.—On IA12 see u n i t v. lSaudissms elaborate essay uer Ursprung des Gottesnamens 'law " in his Studien zur senaiischen IieligionHOGRcliichte, 1873, pp. lbl—254. On the nameitsi.lf cf. S. K, Driver, Recent Theories on the Origin and Nature of the Tetra-grammaton m Studia Jjibltca. l o o o , pp. J.-20.

p. 370.—On the apices of Boethius considerable discussion has arisen. \ v o c p e k e , in Jour. Asiat. 1ooo , p. o-l, traces them iiom India; T. I I . Martin, Annali di matem. 1 b b o , p. uoU, from lijgypt; while Friedlein, Zahheichen, pp. 15-19, & c , and W iissenborn in Zt. Math. 1'hys., 1879, declare the passage m Boethius to be a forgery. bee Grow, Iltst. Greek Math., p. ob .

P. 372.—On magic squares treated mathematically, see \>c Morgan in English Cyclopedia, sub. voce. sect. Arts and Scwnces, vol. v.

col. 415.

PART V.—TEMPLARS, EOSICRUCIAXS, FREEMASONS.

O N the TEMPLARS the most complete history is still that of Dupm, Ilistoire de I ordre Tnilitttire des Tempita s. 15ruxelleti, 1751. On their mysteries, Loiseleur, La doctrine secrete des J.empiers. Uueans, i o i 2 . And the trials, Miehelet, 7'roces des Tempiiers. 1871. The statutes contained m Merzdort, (leheuihsUttutoi des Ordens der loupelkerreii,

Halle, 1877, have been shown to be fictitious by 11. (x. P rutz, ucheimlehre und Geheiinslatut'ti des Teiiqielherren Ordenis. I!erl. 1879. See also F. Schottmiiller, Der Untergaug des Temller-Ordeus, m i t urkundhehen Beitriigen. 2 vols. 1887.

On the JiOSICRTjciANS the earlier nterature is given m \ v . v. iMurr, JJeber d. luahren Ursprung d. hosenkreiizer. See also l i u n l c , Ursprung ttnd vornehmste Schicksale d. Orden d. Freimaurer und llosenkreuzer, 1810 ; and Klupfel, sub voc. m tlerzog-l litt. On the origin of Freemasonry,

'xOO BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.

full references m K. F. Gould's huge and uncritical History of Freemasonry, vol. i. 1884.

P. 6J6n. A third edition in two vols. appeared in 1887.

P. 409. On the influence of these Manichaean, sects in spreading Eastern folklore through Europe, see M . Caster, Greeko-Slavonic IIvvI CtCUi ft. 1 o o i.

P. 4J.G.—Assemblies of Al Hariri, translated by T. Chenery, vol. i. 1867; and Riickcrt's remarkable translation, Dei Venvamllunyen u6& JlOU OCld.

INDEX.

A. A. A., Ivabalistic, 199 ABAANA0ANAABA, 246, 317 A i i.maji, the iHagian, n2 fvugiirus, jurist s letter to, ol 7

AlJUACADABiRA, I >_ 1II l - ' l , O I U t> U l ,

Abraxas as Phoebus, 103

, the Sun-god, 117 , yniology of, Zi)i

310

J.VOIIDIOH tienned, 257 , iULiUimg 01, zOJ

, curious type of, 328 • ngure, nrst mention of, 111

M I e LrUC, Z T O ,

• -gems, how used, 274 • -gems, materials and art of, 2 t-t -gems,

- o 0 C l , UXSCriDtXl , 250 Abraxaster-geios, zzo Abraxoids, zo / Abraham, statue of, 161 Abrak, the Mystery of, 317 Aciiamotii, \v lsdom, ooO Achoreus, ozz Adad, the Sun, 161 Adam, Book of, 4, 415

-Kadmon, 34 Kadmon typified, 233

Added talisimanic legends, 277 iLdoyicii-, Adonis, ZJ\J

Adoneus, the Invisible, 2 J / A.E.I.O.U., Austrian version of, 234 .ZEueas, his funeral sacrifice, 367 iEons, Simon's, 67

, whence derived, 260 —---~, list of the, 2bo

, male and female, 263 > , seals and numbers of the, 331

, addresses of the Soul to the, 332 , pictures of the, ooo

XCjaLUli l jJ iUS,

, the Sun, 177 Aj-jiicnouflomon Serpent, 2VO

AGATHODXEMON, legend, 216 Agathodsemou gems, examples, 296 Ahriman, 1 'JVII, 1 O _

Akbar, Ins religion, 416 Aiaoaiches, 27 Aiuigenses, ineir creed, 340

, last traces of the, 399 Alexamenos, <jvojjito of, 230 Alexaiiuna, the oerapis of, IO9 jiitctii) sigla for, IU AUeius Caronius, spell of, 223 >.vij)niiueiical names, o i l ' Amen, why used in prayer, 267 Amenti, trie Four, l u b A M H N , the Three, 147 Ammian, upon tlie Magi, 272 Amor, how adopt I , 234 itmsnaspands, the fecven, 140 Amyciae, Apollo of, Zyh •t ICiLj and the Rosy Cross, 394 Andrew, Kcvelation to St., 341

& i ?

Angcis Names, talisman, 193 , JJ a y, o ±±

Anngonus Gonatas, his treaty with ASOKa, 51 ^

Anuois, witli two faces, 110 , with triple head, 293 -\jlll IblUS, ZoU

vjiiiibLus, n 0 u r e of, 279 vjiiiibLus, n0ure U l , 279 •-Lyphon, O\JA

Apis-bulls, catacombs of the, 164 Apollo, with talisimanic legend, 302 jipoijonius of Tyana, oo

p IUI&, ub jvpsetnus and trie par -i-puicius, iiu

, ' De Magia,' 283 Arabic terms m mediaeval arf, 418 Arction, the Second, 77

, jj(_miurgus, o i Arclions of tlie threat Fate, 352

Aristotle, copied by Basilides, 70 Ark of the Covenant, 7 Artemis of Pallene, 167

**Jo INDEX.

Arthur's Oon, 136 A.S. the Rosicrucian, 315

, why enjoined, 419 Asoka's Edicts, 51 Assassins, the sect or, 410 Assassins, the sect

their Degrees, to. , grucies of, i l l

410 z (/.

Assembly, Masonic, oi8 Ass-headed deity, 230 Astrology, in liome, 111 Assumption of deities forms, o o o Atneistan, nrst klaxon builder, o o o Athelstans' Constitutions, 381 ATIONONOMA, y-.\j\X\ J - ^ n ^ l n J l 1 7 2

Augustine, a M a m e h {_,C J l - l t . 0 C d, 172

Mamehajan. 48 of, 2GG , /bit A U M , symbolism

or OM,2GG * , virtues of its use, ^ 0 7

-, type of the Trinity, 320 A\la, bisiiopric of, 06.) rt^ccti apa?, place of torment, 000 B A B Y L O N I A N characters used in talismans, 3ho

AjiwyiGnii nwncvi, ouo—OJ

Bacchic serpe p L i d'lo -LKlLLllUS, Tile taUIl-toOU, d--j

• , god of the Jews, 323 Bacon's ' House of Wisdom,' 398 lMJaaj i luS, I>U10C1US, Z.)J

Balaam's sacrifices, 442 Bambino, il santissimo, 3 3 ' ! JjapJiomet 01 the Temllars, 235

xiapiiometic figures, 403

Jiaphometicum lMysterium, 128 .1X11 DOIO, £0,1

• , ' Mother of the Saviour,' 3 3 3 xsarruel, upon the Idununati, 425, 426 J J MIL ieb, ma Ej^sLLlilj 70, Zi>/

Basilidau doctrine defined, 258 J5ath, scroll found at, 300 15. C. 11. J_J. JYL. JV. S., 402 jjeienus, loo

, Gallic Sun-god, 136 JJetulns, thunderbolt, _JJO 'Birth of the N e w .un, 306 jjiiiiitKiy of Miuiras, i u

e o *™ b SLS, loo Boctliius Arithmttic, 370 ' Bologna, Scavi presso,' 428 jjouuioii, v,aiuinal, jjountiary

ou2 k. J i l l I L , L11L, I U

Spirit, J J L U C j . 1 j .€iminUk., 2 J J

Boundless Power, 59 Bouteilles cemetery, 371

aonmans, origin of, 2iA isnindmarkcs, Mitnraic, 139 Brazen Serpent, the, 218

Serpent whence derived, 3

.oromiius, how ngured, lo— lirother, Masonic, 378

Buddha^ Gaya, inscription at, 269 Buddha's Foot, 270, 271 Buddhism described, 49 Buddhist missions, 51

feVIUOOlS, OoJ

influence on Gnosticism, 390 i.Q< lmlE>, lilt, SCCL, "±UJ

-I J l J i l , 1U1 t i l l i l .O, l i ) j J J N J I , lu.itJi.ia.L', I O J

j ju i ie tm Monumental, on Masons itLaiKS, ooo

J j l l l l S , mummies of, 164 ' J 1 b"Uil*t/i penance, 154

Ajj-Ztuiune Gorgon-amulets, fOJ i_jAiiiui, copper of me, oJ Kjiiu.ucc-utj ITS syniDonsm, 1il> Camillus Leonardi, 338

, bearer of souls, l o o C a r i x m a n , their origin, 391 v^ariiai\on, gold plaque fountl at, o o J C-aste-marks, and various siylx ex-

[UcilULU, 13, 14

diuusion of, o o o Catalogues of (gnostic gems, 2io Cave of Mithras, 136 c n a m , i>ianic, otj-

v^nauce, iuiiiira:C, 126 cnarun, the Etruscan, 1o^s, l b 7 Ceraunia, talismainc, I J 7 V- L»L-|JIUH,t.LLH, ZZO

Chiflet's talisman, 290 cnuticnc. Tomb 194 Chinese symbols, 391 Christ, identified with Serapis, 161 Christ's person described, 162 Christinas day, how fixed, 120 L.'iii\socheir of Tepiirice, i t 2 Ldmumis, various spellings of, 216

dinuphis, with mystic numeral, 340 geiii-iegends, /-to

Circle of the Sun, 300 Clemens Alexandriuus, 257 Clemens and Basilides, 257 4 Cleopatra, Death of,' 1S±

INDEX. 459

L>nidus, Tempic at, *>uu V ' H JlLi L« t i l l U U O I J. Coenct, auue, d/1 Colic, amulet for t he , 367 , MIL, JG7 Collar of S b , its origin, 219 * College of Arabian Snges,' 394 Colossus of diiiercut metals, J bo Constancy, emblem of, 220 Constitution.es iirtis (jcometricae, oi7

\jon 111101100, mciitorious, oot , oou Corax of Mithras, 120 Liow, typo of Isis, ii\) Counterrcit of tlie fcpint, oo

Crescent and seven stars, o l 8 V^TUbB, k5I0l_l Ul Lilt-, -J

Crown of Mithras, 128 Crusades, their ciiect, 418 Cursing by the Name, 444

Pscum, the, oou v^yiiuucp s,

VJJ piicr of the Iiiuniiiictii, w o Cypselus, Coffer of, 183 A.A.A.» 199

AAMNAMENELYG, D O Dante s allotment of Heaven, o-io Dante's Cliaron, 188 jjcath, antique type ot, 179 V J l , 179

, extinction of, OOJ , Grecian types of, 188 , m ancient art, 11 %)

- , tepintual, what, loO ±/ceune, tooms of the, z.t± jJeities represented by numrrals, o\)i u e i p m c Jiij the, -Ji jjeniiurgus, how banied, oou ' , doing the work of the,' 334 Demons, I\.abbalistic, ob

i ) c Qumcy, on the Eosicrucians, oJo Destructive Principle, 167 j./wdf iici symuoi, oui jjevls, casting out of, LOO ——, their various shapes, oo7 Dextvs&: -Z'ede, oou jjiagrauima of the vjpnites, oo~> A I K A I Q Z , on a gem, 129 JJIOUJsiac ojluooia m

427 JJis, the Roman, l c 7 Dis-pater, of Gaul, 101 jJiviumg-rods of the i>ia.

pa o '

1 / l V l U l I l g - M l S i v i d 0 i , 307

XJQi tUlC, l l l l lb lUl l I toLb , —Ul

, Ot tllO P ill'bcCS, lo7

* Domine quo vadis, Church of, 271

Donatist Contcssion of Faith, 3 i o JJonneT-iicii., straiu-pjtii, Draco, type of * The good and Perfect

Serpent,' 289. * Dragon of the Outer Darkness, ooo Dragon shaped, non-s \ c , ,

oo7 Dream-bringing demons, a) Dreams, caused by magic, ±u

, sold by Jews, 221 Druidical religion, 4—,

stone, with Caste-marks, oo7 Druidism, invented in Britam, 421 Druids, put down by i lbcrius, Druses of .Lebanon, -i13 Dualism, Hindoo, Zb-±

of deities, _i04 Dolcino Fra, and Margrrita, 03 Durya, of the Indians, 260 U*V-A-» zob .L DELPHIICTM, „ j / Egg of the Wrrld, o07 j_j0yptian uciLitb, IISt UI, iutj

sacred animals, 107 vrobpci f the, .. oo

EICZETC CAPAniC, 327 Eleazar, drives out devils, 280 Jiiiements, i t i igc is of the, oj

, toons of tlie, zo_ j_jicpiitintti, rock-ieiiipiL of, *±**/

J ^ l l a s , 1 L 0 L U U U l , i l O t

Emanation, doctrine of, 92 _L>mdlldUOLlb, LitL J J u b l l l U i l U , £.00

, doctrine of, 259 , the Five, their Coptic names, 313

li,mcsa, Temple of, lo-t

J-dUipLUULlLb tjltULUU, U

Enoch, Book of, 18

i or the _Li ]Hpi ia i l lUO, LO

Ephcsus, School of, 7 -Lphesian Spen, inc , v>. I'jpoptas, the JMasomc, ^_b Esoteric Mohammddanism, 415 i.jfabL'UCb, origin Ul L11L, OL

Evil Eye, talisman for, ^oG , theory of the, u o

Spirus, ongm of, I O J 403 J_J\e-covert<i ii&uic,

FAUI.I;S, (suobtic love of, lia

x1 uCulties, whence derived, o-iu

460 INDEX.

-T<iKii, badge of a, 3j\j

Fate, omce of, GOV Ferdmand of Naples, 392 -T trillVbdt)

P CO, . emblem of, 219

i? nteen ± omts, .Masonic, 37 x omxs, luasonic, Oii)

Fire, amulet against, 422 - the First Principle, 69

.rive, the sacred number. , number, ZJo words on the vesture of Jesus,

oOo Foot, carved on stone, 185

, the divme, 270

Forniulai, txnottic, 2,o0 , p UipUoL OI, r>L9

Forty-two a sacred number, 442 * Free and accepted,' 385

oury, u-iiii(juiij of, 375 filt t Cal-dbllfcillcU., 391

, pretender founder of, 376 Free-masons, the real, J o b

x1 rccmasons, true origin of title, o J i Frog and serpent, symbolical, 36 Future punishments, 356 x ynoi, tjwttbZiiiLi, ooj * G A B E S , the book of,' 343 I r a i e n , upon the jasper, 219

, upon demoniacal possession, 280 Gallic brand-marks, 428

coins with Tribal marks, 429 Garnet talisman, 289 ' Gate of the Gods,' 346 Gaul, Gnosticism in, 338

i^eoinancy, Arab, oUo Geometrical symbols for deities, 307

2ol ercnealogy of xuary, Gerniamcus, bewitched, vTlLLLl],

oOo LI], L\

vriiosis, machinery of the, IU-1 , the Jewish, 4 -, true aim of the, 333

l_Tiiustic gems, lists of, 2 2 id

symuonsm, preservation of, d/i> Guosticised types, 277 iriiosticism, beginnings of, 21

, wide dinusion of, oS/ Godhead, how constituted, S.) God s name, how expressed by the

\*oui plaque, Carnarvon, ' Good ou<-'! the,'

oSJ

354 vruiDon, an ainiuct, I O J

fe , origin&J type of, 167 , j u t of x^eath, i s

Gracchus destroys Cave of Mithras, 126 ' Great Names,' the, 308

stavus ivaoiphus, chymic gold coins of, 396 , oJb

no,--urQ.cfi(iii) iiuraxas, £oi xiadnan, upon Serapis, 161

AI pies f •iici Syrens, l o j P J j on tombs, loo

xieavens, me, ^ O J , obo Hebdomad of Basilides, 81 Hebrew terms used by Christians, 125

words, false use of, bS — words, use of, 2So

liecaic, how mvoked, .Zol Helena, ' the Lost Sheep,' 68

, made an idol, 70 nenodorus, upon the H A H xLye, LJD H euo^iLuaius, nj

, magic practices of, 226 xien, description of, dob

•, fa('tls OIj 1ilt

' Helmet of Adoneus,' 296 * of Hades,' 186 Henry in. employs Italian artists, 384 Ilenry vi. on Freemasonry, 376 Heracleomte passport to the moribund, 329

Iliero prohibits human sacrifices, 417 Hindoo deities, 264

duahstic deities, 264 symoois explained, o^o

ipeiviuts, on x>asuides, zo / ins x reatist, 11 i his Treatist., 11

Historians of Gnosticism, 11 Holy JName, xSasilidan, 259

Homer, Ophite explanation of, 86 xioop, type of Time, 179 iiorapollo s Interpretation, 108 noise, symbllic, loi) llorua or JVtoses, 322

, how adopted, 232 Hosea Lux, mystic book of, 397 Hours, Genu of the, 300 H u m a n sacrifices, 220

, UlUlCll, r±Zl

IAO, his various titles, 326 lao, the Lunar Genius, 332 JaoSf Autumnal Sun, 321 IAQ, the name explained, 319 Ibis, type of Moon, nji Idea, the Platonic, 34

INDEX. 461

j.u01-woramp, i_*nosuc, (\j

luoiSj woou.cn, of primitive Greece, Ul T the Primal Man, 351

i ^ u u r d H L c , m o goti of, z o i

HCOVC,

1G7

umerical value o t , 255 numerical value v , 255

UiAUdjOLJl, ULIllUll, dot

, son of Darkness, 37 ±iiumiYi(tiit grades of the, "tzo

Imprecations nxed on le inpie-wllls, ooO

Incubi and Succubse, 334 India, i i c r connexion with v^reecc, 271

, her influence upon Egypt, 320

, p o l u u " M 2 ' *

, source of the l*iagi, 2 i _ visited by Greeks, 53

Indian sources of (juosticism, 42 unliable rs Ineiiable rs ame, t h e , 266 , £\ib

Name, Hindoo, 2GG • JName, origin of, 32\j One, Mystery of the, 148

Infant sacrifice, 334 Infernal powers depicted, 364

mated, Diaiid-marKmg of the, i n i t i a t i o n , tests a t , 421

139 .LI 11 Ll tLLlUlJ ,

, t h e , 38 421

LI1U , 38 Inner M an, Innsbruck Tablet, the, 127

pi lU so, 1\.U tlAclb, £rLO—O

, Gnostic, 248-9 Inserted l e g e n d s , o z 7 Inserted l e 0 c i i s,

the Moon, 324

67

o l O

' Invisible Gods, the, Invocation of JSames, J.O/1)

Isiac Procession, 111 o j m u o i s , to.

Isis, symbol held by, 301 iialian m a s o n s , metua>vaj masons, mecuseval, •*•*«•, i-sOii '-'i Liiui . iu.cr.

384 !>«•, gotl Liiunder, 175 I T A N T A , 198

Izeds, iiOrodSLrian, I O Z J A M B U E S , magician, 40 James i. of Scotland, Act concerning

iMasons, 371 Jasper, virtue of, 219, 222 Jerome, on j jasi.iiu.es, _ O J

, on Spamsh Gnosticism, O d J

lAJ J_Jc^L(\ • to 1-iiXj Lrt, 126 Jersey, Gallic coins of, 429 Jerusalem, visitcu o j Scymicus, i i J CSUS, 11 lo UlV OLilLlOLl U LSUS, iiivocation, *Jo5

-, meltable origin of, z o o

Jewish badge, 388 inliuence at H o m e ,

Joan IVLd^lLldllH, '±\J

RoinOj 27

f J_> i t V < l l J l>. Ot i> avarre, Jovis Axur , 278

2zU

Jovis Axur, 278 t) UUdlSUl, Orl—111 OI, 28 Judaism, on0in M 28

^' s y i u u u i u i , 1 i u

Justinian's persecution, 340 Justin Martyr on Mithras, 122 JYAiiUALA, real JVABBALA, real source of of t h e , 3

-, and Talmud, 3 3 Kabbalistic cyphers, 199

Zo7

, 3

- titles, . I v a n L VdUlj l b /

Karamala, Psychopompos, 16G ivdutaliduciir, Zb^

ivavlacav, o o i\-(j jianuMj i\0nuscastuS) ' Kells, Book of,' 430 j v c r n e r , on t a l i s m a n s , z u 5

oG9

jvcrner, UlllblllaTlo, 205 Iverner s division of the Soul, Jvmgdoms of rs ature, J o Ivircher s Leaden Book, 362 jvnppoth, demons, o o ivnocker, Masonic, 403 * Knot of Hercules,' 176 Ao.st i , /iOroastnan 401 Kronos, abode of, 241 ——, how figured, 240 Krjp, how figured, 190 IJADY, the L*reat, ,5U/

Lump, spell made to the, 223 .Language of Gnostic legends, .LiiipO, 11 J-LUcSCO, 00±

ljarva, i o i , ghost, 181

Lat, the Ilindoo, 298

o l o

ZoZ

Temple of, 422 , 422

j - j an ICL,

Leaden Books, 362

Lebanon, sects of the, 340 L t ' g i ' i i d s , translations o t , 311 j_ /C 0 euus , U l , ol 1

j_jeonticus, vjoracicus, l i b AjCsoing, on r recmasonry, -t-L

Xi1 1 Li 1 i i l ) - , U l I C w L H U O ! i jLi ic r iUj- , lUj-jLIlUb, 2ib

ijotters, composing a female form, Zoo Life, possible duration of, 221 -Light, l^mpire of, 8 * of lights, 293 ——, The Divine, 81 ' , Place Oi, 350 Lines and dots on gems, 305 ijion, typical, J U J

462 INDEX.

Lion, form of Bacchus, 131

-headed man, 131

.Litanies of the dead deaci, ddl type of Logos, 107

Lodge, ceremonies at the, o b z , iiciaoiiiL, oou of St. Thcodosius, 424

* , the Scottish,' 425 , xtmplarSj 413

i Logos, emanation of the, 2G1 , JNous, Sophia, z o i , version of fotieyn^ z&o

Lord of Light, 47 Lots of the Kingdom, 153 _L.OlUb, L X p i d l L l L U , 1 / ±

J-iOVe, A Ul 1CLL, Ut7 1 C l l b C t , O.'

Lower world, Euler of, 97 Lucan's Gods of Hell, 170 Lucian's Philopatris, 184

± O X i l H s , OO

O' 1 1 l - y ° l l , U l C , H 2

Lunus dens, 324 Lydney, leaden scrolls found at, o u l JMACIIOIUL'S, on vLsculapius, 177

• , on Serapis, L J 9 , on the descent of t r i o Soul, 346

Magdalene, discourse of the, 150 Magi, Lrcneral Council of, 49 • , their origin, 273 Magic, cultivated in Britain, 421

the founders of, 40 the founders founders of, 22 -, founders " • * . > 221

40

obJ,

Papyrus,* spell from -chain, to m a k e

2b>2 "•I J

r &) , Zi±Z>)

/(jitt,

iiKiuiivn&i) of nanri, 4 io Manuaitcs, -t

the , 415

Massoney, a T e m -Masson, iUassoney,

, 111C, 415 iManeiiLi, inscription at v m a , o o i Manes, history of, it>

, m a use of Palmyrene alphauct, 370

Mamciicism, loo, 157 Mamciicism, 1ob, 157 -, elements of, 47 , h o w diffused over Europe, 409 , wliy SUCCCMsIUl, i i u

Manicneists, persecuted by Justinian, 408

MAPOOHNI, talisman, 313

Marcus, * Revelation ' of, 286 Maria Honorii, 191

Maiim, scroJia found at Villa, 366

Marks of owners , Gallic, 428

lTiaroni, aooe, izo

Mary Magdalene, on the use of talis-

mans, 332

, ICevciation to, 349

, the Heavenly, 141

''Masonic Grip,' 337

IUB, (jeriuine, oto J ' 0

& , '-'•llt'-11-1 '-'•') ^^*

Masonry, genuine rules of, 377 Masons1 Marks, origin of, 385 Matter, to DO renounced, o o o

s theory, 326 y > i i i u s i u u , L U I

Medicinal talismans, 328

iHercia, me i_ja(iy of, ooo Merchants of the Staple, their Marks,

385

Meru, Mount, 42

Mete, Von Hammer's, 404

J. LILI11[ b j hllU&lH, O J J

Middle space, the, 102 , arclion of the, 353

' , the Platonic, 347 , lao, Ruler of the, 325

liitssa, ucrived, i z o Mithraic bronze ticket, 9

Cave, discovery of a, ue&ree&j Lm., IL7

131

monuments, 1 l o Sacraments, i—•

• remains in the West, 422 IVLlLilltlS, D O U g l l l w i l l i UIOOU, i Z i

, h o w figured, 133. identified with Christ, 119

i Zioroaster s, 110

liioocu, msignia of a, i u Modern for e , 275 iiLOJociniLS, grtsuii jasper, 2ay

Moniiaucon, obo Moon, absorber of souls, 347

, Egyptian idea of the, 324 , h o w lighted, 48

• , type of, 107 Moor's ' Hindoo Pantheon,' 267 Moses, magician, i l l 131 y I l lL i I , lOO

U±s b l t M l t h , LI1L, ±-±0

, benctit of the, 352 , explanation of m e , O J

Mystery of the First Court, 352

INDEX. *±DO

Mystic Names, Invocation by, 285 Nans, the element AVater, 224

, worship of the, 101 JNaasem, tiieir celestial hierarchy, oVJ

Nabis on gem, 244 JName, power of the, 201

^~~, virtue of tlie, Zoo ±>auiee, expressed by numrrals, z o i

, spells made up of Holy, 281

of God, how made up, 286

Nushirwan protects Philosophers, 56 iNature,ii.cuvean(i Jrassive, symbolized,

112

i\avel, Circio of the Sun, oho -TseDucnatinezzar, oo-i Nebuchadnezzar's * Image, whence

UL11VCU, l U O

j>cciicp._os, ±Ying, 2 iu JNeutra, l taubi of, plate iv, * New Name, Newton

> 4

a, 129 ioLUUc, lilt.) 3SG

xMcocreon, i o u JNiic, derivation of, oZ\)

i n y - i i i i i t Names of God, 231 _l> 0™UC1I1,_ Vj Oi l . J- l lC . 75

txOU, 2ol

j\G-bemg (jiou, l l i e , 75

JNodens, Temple of ucus, ool i^toijiim^, of ijd.oiiiu.es, 72 Numbers of the Names, 287

IN aio, sacrGQ. I U , JNumorals, sacred, i\)y ouJ

* rs L\JL UClLlOsJ, 0\J i • , oLauuiu0 deities, O U j , 368

Numrrical forces, 254 O. O. O. 1JJ Oath of Artaxerxes, 116 Obsidian arrow-heads, 203 Ocean of the Ophites, 87 Ogdoad of J_>asuides, o i Old Man of the Mountain, 418 Old Man s Head, xJaphometic idol, 404

' Omestes Dionysos, human sacrifice

to, 168 Omphalos of ue ip iu , zoo ONOKOIHTHZ, 230 (jphiuchus, J o , Lot Ophite doctrine of the First Principle* 224

tncogony, O\JO

, hymn of the, 92 , Uicrr perfect saennce, ozo , their system, b - , 92

Ophites, Schema of the, 332, 342 Or, The Divine Light, 35 Oracio of the Clarian Apollo, 321 urcus, lo j Orcus, 189

, the demon, 356

Orai, Venus, ooZ

, on Gnostic deities, 325 Orites, 209

Orleans, Paulicians of, 410

unnuzd, i^oou, LOZ Orpheus, on m^hiic -iMames, Zo-±

, M Lybienes of, *u i

Osthanes, magician, 421 Outer Darkness, the, 357 Ovid's * Ibis, 181 PALMYRENE alphabet, 370 Pantheism of Manes, 48 Pantheism of the Manicheans, 156 •tapyrus, LUG i>ia0ic, zzo

Liord of tlie \ \ est, 188

JTi t lL t l , how personified, 190

LI, origm of ±ois, 171 < ovt , Liit, pencei j oo±

Passport, for the next world, 329 Paulicians, sect of, 409 Pegasus, Daage of the ±cmpiars, iZ\j Penances, xiinuoo, loo PerdTtii, »cci, L+JO

x. ui._ea-pluiii, OWL Perugifi, Mithraic Cave at, 132 ireter i j -owci, Pythagoras, 3ib PetraoeSy talismanic gem, 299

j . ctriis, civis Romanus, 384 Jrhanaces, Sun-god, 1ib, 140 L miip, iTospel of, ooo Phoenician deities, 240 Phocius, on tlie Jjx-tylus, 207 Pictisli tattoo-marks, 420 Pilate s letter to Lcntulus, 162 x ne vjiiKj-jHars, iiie, 4 z j

lOl>lb-k.UpjJItl , UUcLl jSlb U l , 14

, analysis of the soul, 349

, celestial hierarchy, 239

doctrine of the Sacraments, 141

oi1 -, lvabbalistic names of deities tiecSj

, -ineogony of the, o-ti , ivpes explained, - O J

Plague, amulet against, 317

464 INDEX.

Planetary genii, Gnostic gods, 325

Planets, mystic names of the, 309

a, U U l l J t l U , £±0

Pluto, how figured, 186 J. 1ULU, P l l l t U S , l o t )

v XIXLIYIUJ, MO

Powers, ngures of the, o±o , invocations to tlie, o l o , names of the, 198

Prami Cabinet, gems m the, 292 Prayer of the Saviour, 289 PriBLdiiiiiu, ooo, t u o

t ,

p gation of species why promoited, '119

Proserpmc, xJape of, ±o/ T€po(popos, x^vptian priest, o i o toiomy iv., t o o

Punch, council of five, 299 Punic language, late use of, 283 x jLiiu0uiafa, my Four uooivb, -±o

, studies in Ijgypt, 2oi , source of i n s system, 11

Pythagorcsm jMimeruit«, 37i) symoois for lA'ities, ou /

I^UAKRIELSOMIENS^S, LJiristian, OJk

t,,juatLTmoii, the J>aaiiiuau, Zhl i-guatuor Coroncuif .sot Queen of the dead, 184 Quietism, iiicioiemi(i, o±-± i^mnternion, the ixisilidan, z o z RADICALS, Simon s Sis, 61

Raspe's remarks on Gnostic symbolism, 291

lieceivers of .Light, 354 XiLL() 0 l l lL10 n y s L 0 ,

itegeneiauon typiiitu, +*oo Ring, Magic, to make a, 243 Rosicrucian ceremonies, 3 J b

syimjuiiLtU p es, 3

ibOslciuciauy, UILIr uujtjci., ooo Round Churches, 402 XLUQOJI ii. patronises alchemists, ivo Runic legend on a talisman, 11 S.S.S. on bar, _iis Sacrcu animals of xjgypt, 1U6 baenhee, the True, 11a Sadi, female Power, 264 Salagrama, L\>O Samaritan legends, 316 Samothracian Mysteries, ho Saugraal, quest of the, 405 Sanscrit names in Egypt, 265, o z 0

, " his real character, 441 Saturn, sons of, 422 oiiiurmnus, zou

y , eaoui, ooo Scottish Jvnight, costume and ceremonies of the, 426

Scytmcus, precursor of Manes, £o Seal used by Christ, 317 Seals of the mens, o o l Seed of the VY orld, 73

&eeie, ixerven-geist, Lretst, oio u., mif, u , o<- 8

Seherm von X I L l U l D L . i - O T r i t v u i B i , 284

C e M G C € I A A M , explained, 222, 326 C3LpilUru( .U, LUC, OO

t. epoy mutiny, i-o

ncrapeum, when destroyed, n>-±

S 1 ,

x oot, attribute oi, H1 1 ^ eOL, « J I , 271 , gems rcieinng to, 1 i z , how figured, 159

• , introduction of, loo , type of the Universe, 321 and ii^athousemon combined, ooo

Serenus Sammonicus, 220, 316 J. U IL, I4L-pt i l l t i l l t i f l i , old

, guardian of tomb, d o / • , guide of souls, 368 Servatius, seal of samt, 0 / Seven-branched canillcstick, 388 Seven vowels, mystery of the, 201 Severus Alexander, his worship, 16, 227 o/y((C, bianding for uoiucb, i\)

•. igns and Pa 366

Masonic, DOT Passwords, Masonic, rnmon Magus, history of, oo Simon s Four Books, 64 SiDij Assjiian Moon-god, oZ± Sin, the cause of, 349 Sins to be renounced, 356 oheieiuii, idTvu., l o i oKcieton, IQ.TXXX, l o i S icep and ucath, typined, loo *•' a s y i H U L I S UA.[JliilI-llAl, lOO

feoii luvicto Comiti, Z2.L Salome's question to the Lord, 335 Solomon s Seal, 388, 423 * Sons of the prophets, 273 Sorlcs AntiateSy ooui, chau^e of sh

-, how

oOo shape m

l JIIEV 11 Hi t 11* O I

the, 346

conBUiiuted, 37 , planetary origin of the, 3xt

INDEX. 4 bo

Soul, Platonic division 01 the, *>T:I foouis, scut bu*'K into other DOUICH, »>«oo

^ P 1 x, ° j ,*•

Spiritual iuau, the, 9.t ' * who, 414

1MC11, WI10, 2 iO

Spirits, i-iSSfiy oil, .iJt>

Spucen, its cause, 348 *" 1 tiry-cut leiLLis, 2to to J , c tip s, t

DllCliS, a^King

otone, tools or, ZUZ counsel scl Or, oUu

, o U u

Stone, tools , 202 Stonehenge, Mason's mark at, 387 DLUK.(_.ljj s LllcUiy, i ) t i

Sufi, the Persian, 414 Sun, invoked, ^ u o

and Moon,

tailblliullb, ZoCj

tncir names used as

~o l-'u; various types of, 6LL

J.au, the J gyptian, IUZ , n z , 401J Tauiooona, io-± Temllars, accusations against, 401

, cause of their ruin, 420

, grades of, ti1 i lie x aiiM in tlie i a i iM in, oJt i

, bUppiLOOl , b. to •

Thor s hammer, JOG, 403 j . nunuei ooii, ceu, zvi> Tikkun, universal type, .i4 Timomy, i j j , loieration, anciem, ^ Tomb of a Koman Empress, 192

LI t Clr*Ui L • , J. ty i.

Suttee, monument of a, 185

Sicastika, mendicants' badge, 390

Symbol, l^mblem, ooO iji/TUuoi/d of bronze, ooo Symuunc i i 0 u r c b , expressiiij., dociinica,

2uo Syiiiooiisin, uo 0 n i . ttuun u , t&i tsyrobols, transmission of, *tZo Syrian influence on niedisoval Imirope,

417 TABOR, I j lg l l t 01, oUU

Talismanic conversions, 277 Talismans, material of, 275 Taraka's penances, 153 Tat and o«£ , .267

Temple-church, symbolism of the, -±tu Ion, a sacred number, 30.1 Terbintnus, i o .leriiiiiiaii, io7 Tetragramniaton, talismanic, 4-U

j_neogony, the 0iades in the ixiiosiiC) 341

j.neosebius, zoo Thales, doctrine of, 224

Ll c ' lHUI US, 1 J l JLombs, talismans found in, oi1 j.ortmcs, the J.wcive, i i 127 Tower of 13aucJ, 382

of Silence, 137

j .o\\ nicy taiini iu , t t», Trades-union Hides, medaeval, ob. j Transposaition n e LILTS,

J.II1UI, L CUIciU, iiepLili. , \ y l

o l4

p ,

nianofie, xiosicrucidii o* L» xtosicruciciii, 315

lnkasa, Cerberus, J o b .trinity, n^yptia-i, 3

, the Hindoo, 2G9

j.ruth, how neuron, zoo , Jvcvclation of, 2 c b

UDDER-SHAPED BOWL, 111

Ulysses and the Syrens, ISO Ulysses visit to Hades, 10.) Uninitiated, their future state, «5o± Universal ^Nature typified, 446

religion, idea of, D W , yji, 417

uuncrse, ic-absorption of, O _ J , L^ p i i i cu y k.u ap , ->

Uterine amulet, oOU VAL.ENTINUS, Z i l

, his system, 2 0 0 Valentinian Sacraments, 141

' Vultus Triformis,' 395 ' Varancs,' derived, 273 v use, the Bapnonietic, iu.> 'Vase of Sins, 111

v eiannii, t>>yo Venus Ainulyoinene, 287 Verulamium, spells found at, 339

, scrolls found at, 3GO

Vesture, the shining, of J e s i u . , tsuo ' Vibies abreptio,' 182 Victory-stones, Runic, 212 Vienna Cabinet, gems of l ILL, Virgil, on spells, 281 Virgus Copa Synsca, l o t Virgm of J_JI0IIL, O J I

V I S L O I U I s magic scroll, 3;io

2 ib

"2 H

40(> INDEX.

Vishnu's Foot, 270

Von Hummer on Tortures, 128

s theory, 403 Vow LIS, cne seven, yj.t vowels, sniouuinor tnc iTriat ^Name. ' Great Name,* Vowels, shrouding 315

W A T E R , the First Principle, 224 t tlBUdLipi, o | iirttlCUS, tA-k

W cbtminster Hall, Masons Marks

White stone, St. John's, 129 T\ 1IK1S, l l l l K l O O , Zl)D

w lugcu Foot, the, is.) Wisdom of Egypt, 278 Wisdom of the J gyptians, 437 i> isiiom, the Jrower, O.JO

>V JoUOIlK B C d C l , G v\ lsdom, , G Woes, denounced, OJS Wolf of Serapis, 160 Wrood's Serapis, 312

>\ oru, tuo tine. *\ ord,

Words of pow , 2.*YL

creation of, 132 p ° " ^r»

u onus, the four, ot>

ifuntieiiherZ) specus at St. Aiuans, T-ZO Wren establishes Freemasonry, 391, 422 XERXES, lUlnopian troop of, 203

, sacrifice of his nephews, loo X.P.fe. on coffer, 396 YAMA, .Lord of Hell, IGo

, and Serapis, 270

putra, Hades, 71 Yang, Cliinese symbol, 391 Year, how typified, 179^ Yellow jasper, talismanic, 132 Yoni, Hindoo, 111 York, Mitliraic Tablet at, 136 / I . / I ,ZI. on bar, 218

Zarmanes Chagan, 54 /jeiiuavesta, analysis of the, 2.9 Zenodorus, his colossus of Mercury, 430 Zodiac, mystic sense of the, 346 Zodiacal gems, frequency of, 132

ijora.s, o i J Ajords, 349 iiUruaaLLr, a lidciriau, 272 Zoroastnan Augelolopry,!)

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