An encyclopedic outline of masonic, hermetic, cabbalistic and rosicrucian symbolical philosophy. Being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals, allegories and mysteries of all ages (1928) - Page 12

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THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR INHABITANTS The Paracelsian theory of underworld beings—The orders of elemental beings—The Gnomes, Undines, Salamanders, and Sylphs—Demonology—The male and female demons original: "incubus and succubus"—Vampirism.	CV
HERMETIC PHARMACOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND THERAPEUTICS The healing methods of Paracelsus—Rebirth of plants from ashes term: Palingenesis—Hermetic theories concerning the cause of disease—Medicinal properties of herbs—The use of drugs in the Mysteries—The sect of the Assassins.	CIX
THE QABBALAH, THE SECRET DOCTRINE OF ISRAEL The written and unwritten laws—The origin of the Qabbalistic writings—Rabbi Simeon ben Jochai—The great Qabbalistic books—The divisions of the Qabbalistic system—The Book of Formation original: "Sepher Yetzirah".	CXIII
FUNDAMENTALS OF QABBALISTIC COSMOGONY The Infinite original: "AIN SOPH" and the Cosmic Egg—The Qabbalistic system of worlds—The Qabbalistic interpretation of Ezekiel's vision—The great image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream—The Universal Grand Man—The fifty gates of life.	CXVII
THE TREE OF THE EMANATIONS original: "SEPHIROTH" The thirty-two paths of wisdom—The Greater and the Lesser Face—Kircher's Sephirothic Tree—The mystery of Knowledge original: "Daath"—The three pillars supporting the Sephirothic Tree—The four letters of the Sacred Name.	CXXI
QABBALISTIC KEYS TO THE CREATION OF MAN The systems of Gematria, Notarikon, and Temurah term: Gematria, Notarikon, and Temurah are Qabbalistic methods for interpreting Hebrew scripture through numbers and letter permutations.—The Elohim—The four Adams—Arabian traditions concerning Adam—Adam as the archetype of mankind—The early Christian Church on the subject of marriage.	CXXV
AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAROT CARDS The origin of playing cards—The wheel of the world original: "rota mundi" of the Rosicrucians—The problem of Tarot symbolism—The unnumbered card—The symbolism of the twenty-one major trumps—The suit cards.	CXXIX
THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS Moses, the Egyptian initiate—The building of the Tabernacle—The furnishings of the Tabernacle—The Ark of the Covenant—The Robes of Glory—The Urim and Thummim note: Sacred devices used by ancient Hebrew high priests for divination..	CXXXIII
THE FRATERNITY OF THE ROSE CROSS The life of Father Christian Rosencreutz—Johann Valentin Andreae—The alchemical teachings of the Rosicrucians—Significance of the Rosy Cross—The Rosicrucian Temple—The adepts of the Rose Cross.	CXXXVII
ROSICRUCIAN DOCTRINES AND TENETS The Confession of the Fraternity original: "Confessio Fraternitatis"—The Anatomy of Melancholy—John Heydon on Rosicrucianism—The three mountains of the wise—The philosophical egg—The objects of the Rosicrucian Order.	CXLI
FIFTEEN ROSICRUCIAN AND QABBALISTIC DIAGRAMS The Heavens original: "Schamayim", the Ocean of Spirit—The Seven Days of Creation—The symbolic tomb of Christian Rosencreutz—The regions of the elements—The New Jerusalem—The grand secret of Nature.	CXLV
ALCHEMY AND ITS EXPONENTS The multiplication of metals—The medal of Emperor Leopold I—Paracelsus of Hohenheim—Raymond Lully—Nicolas Flamel—Count Bernard of Treviso.	CXLIX
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY The origin of alchemical philosophy—Alexander the Great and the talking trees—Nature and art—Alchemical symbolism—The Song of Solomon—The Philosopher’s Gold.	CLIII
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY, PART II The alchemical prayer—The Emerald Tablet of Hermes—A letter from the Brothers of the Rosy Cross—The magical Mountain of the Moon—An alchemical formula—The dew of the sages.	CLVII
THE CHEMICAL WEDDING original: "THE CHEMICAL MARRIAGE" Christian Rosencreutz is invited to the Chemical Wedding original: "Chymische Hochzeit"—The Light-bringing Virgin original: "Virgo Lucifera"—The philosophical Inquisition—The Tower of Olympus—The artificial miniature humans term: homunculi—The Knights of the Golden Stone.	CLXI
BACON, SHAKESPEARE, AND THE ROSICRUCIANS The Rosicrucian mask—Life of William Shakespeare—Sir Francis Bacon—The acrostic signatures—The significant number thirty-three—The philosophic death.	CLXV
THE CRYPTOGRAM AS A FACTOR IN SYMBOLIC PHILOSOPHY Secret alphabets—The two-letter original: "biliteral" cipher—Pictorial ciphers—Secret oral ciphers term: acroamatic ciphers—Numerical and musical ciphers—Code ciphers.	CLXIX
FREEMASONIC SYMBOLISM The pillars raised by the sons of Seth—Enoch and the Royal Arches—The Dionysian Architects—The Roman Colleges original: "Collegia"—Solomon, the personification of universal Wisdom—Freemasonry’s priceless heritage.	CLXXIII
MYSTIC CHRISTIANITY St. Irenaeus on the life of Christ—The original name of Jesus—The Anointed man—The Essenes—The Arthurian cycle—Merlin the Mage.	CLXXVII
THE CROSS AND THE CRUCIFIXION The Golden Legend original: "Aurea Legenda"—The lost libraries of Alexandria—The cross in pagan symbolism—The crucifixion, a cosmic allegory—The crucifixion of Quetzalcoatl—The nails of the Passion.	CLXXXI
THE MYSTERY OF THE APOCALYPSE The sacred city of Ephesus—The authorship of the Revelation of John original: "Apocalypse"—The Alpha and Omega—The Lamb of God—The Four Horsemen—The number of the beast.	CLXXXV
THE FAITH OF ISLAM The life of Mohammed—The revelation of the Koran—The farewell pilgrimage—The tomb of the Prophet—The Kaaba at Mecca—The secret doctrine of Islam.	CLXXXIX
AMERICAN INDIAN SYMBOLISM The ceremony of the peace pipe—The historical Hiawatha—The Book of the People original: "Popol Vuh"—American Indian sorcery—The Mysteries of the Underworld original: "Xibalba"—The Grand Medicine Society original: "Midewiwin".	CXCIII
THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR EMISSARIES The Golden Chain of Homer—Hypatia, the Alexandrian Neo-Platonist—The "divine" Cagliostro—The Count of St. Germain—The designing of the American flag—The Declaration of Independence.	CXCVII
CONCLUSION	CCI
BIBLIOGRAPHY	CCV
INDEX	CCXII

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	FACING PAGE
PRINCE RAGOCZY OF TRANSYLVANIA—COUNT OF ST. GERMAIN . . . . . .	Frontispiece
GROUP OF WORLD RELIGIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XIII
MITHRAS IN THE FORM OF THE LION-HEADED KRONOS original: "LEONTOCEPHALIC" . . . . . . .	XXI
ABRAXAS, A GNOSTIC ALL-GOD original: "PANTHEOS" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XXV
AN INITIATION CEREMONY IN THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES . . . . . .	XXIX
ODIN, THE SCANDINAVIAN FATHER-GOD . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XXXIII
HERMES STANDING UPON THE BACK OF TYPHON . . . . . . . . . .	XXXVII
AN IDEALISTIC DEPICTION OF THE ATLANTEAN MYSTERY TEMPLE . . . .	XLI
THE ISIS OF SAIS original: "SAITIC ISIS" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XLV
CELESTIAL VIRGIN WITH SUN GOD IN HER ARMS . . . . . . . . . .	XLIX
THE CONTENTS OF THE ZODIACAL EGG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LIII
THE BEMBINE TABLET note: An elaborate bronze plate of ancient Egyptian design, also called the Mensa Isiaca. OF ISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LVII
CONSULTING THE ORACLE OF DELPHI . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXI
PYTHAGORAS OF CROTONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXV
THE FORTY-SEVENTH PROPOSITION OF EUCLID . . . . . . . . . . .	LXIX
THE HAND OF THE MYSTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXXIII
KING SOLOMON AND THE SHEDD note: Shedd refers to a type of spirit or demon in Jewish folklore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXXVII
THE MACROCOSM AND THE MICROCOSM . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXXXI
OANNES, THE FISH MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXXXV
THE JEWEL OF THE ROSY CROSS original: "ROSE CROIX" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	LXXXIX
THE YGGDRASIL TREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XCIII
THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	XCVII
THE INVOCATION OF MEPHISTOPHELES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CI
MAGICIAN INVOKING ELEMENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CV
THE CONSUMMATION OF THE GREAT WORK original: "MAGNUM OPUS" . . . . . . . . . . . .	CIX
THE ANCIENT OF THE ANCIENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXIII
THE GRAND MAN OF THE ZOHAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXVII
THE TREE OF THE EMANATIONS original: "SEPHIROTH" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXXI
THE CHERUB OF EZEKIEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXXV
A LAYOUT OF MAJOR TAROT TRUMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXXIX
THE COURTYARD OF THE TABERNACLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXXXIII
THE ROSICRUCIAN PHILOSOPHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXXXVII
OPENING THE TOMB OF FATHER CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ . . . . . .	CXLI
GRAND ROSICRUCIAN ALCHEMICAL FORMULA . . . . . . . . . . .	CXLV
PARACELSUS PERFORMING THE EXPERIMENT OF RESTORING LIFE FROM ASHES original: "PALINGENESIS" . .	CXLIX
CASTING THE MOLTEN SEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CLIII
THE EMERALD TABLET OF HERMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CLVII
SEVEN PAGES OF COLOR PLATES FROM A HERMETIC MANUSCRIPT, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED IN NAPLES, BY CLAUDIUS DE DOMINICO CELENTANO VALLIS NOVI .	CLXI
SHAKESPEARE PORTRAIT WITH BACON PORTRAIT SUPERIMPOSED . . . .	CLXV
THE HERALDIC ARMS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST . . . . . . . . .	CLXIX
THE THREE GRAND MASTERS OF THE LODGE OF JERUSALEM . . . . .	CLXXIII
PARSIFAL AND THE HOLY GRAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CLXXVII
A ROSICRUCIAN CRUCIFIXION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CLXXXI
THE KEY TO DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CLXXXV
MOHAMMED CLEANSING THE KAABA original: "CAABA" OF IDOLATRY . . . . . . . . .	CLXXXIX
THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNDERWORLD original: "XIBALBA" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXCIII
THE MARTYRDOM OF HYPATIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CXCVII
THE DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE—THE SUPREME SYMBOL . . . . . . . .	CCI