beforebeingplungedintotheirlasttranceofforty—ninehours’duration（astothisday，intheEast），fromwhichtheyaroseasglorifiedadeptsorChristoi。"IntheClementineRecognitionsitisannouncedthatthefatheranointedhissonwith"oilthatwastakenfromthewoodoftheTreeofLife，andfromthisanointingheiscalledtheChrist"：whencetheChristianname。ThisagainisEgyptian。Horuswastheanointedsonofthefather。ThemodeofanointinghimfromtheTreeofLife，portrayedonthemonuments，isveryprimitiveindeed；andtheHorusofEgyptwascontinuedintheGnosticChrist，whoisreproducedupontheGnosticstonesastheintermediatelinkbetwixttheKarestandtheChrist，alsoastheHorusofbothsexes。（"ThenameandnatureoftheChrist。"——GeraldMassey）Mr。G。MasseyconnectstheGreekChristosorChristwiththeEgyptianKarest，the"mummytypeofimmortality，"andprovesitverythoroughly。HebeginsbysayingthatinEgyptianthe"WordofTruth"isMa—Kheru，andthatitisthetitleofHorus。Thusasheshows，HorusprecededChristastheMessengeroftheWordofTruth，theLogosorthemanifestorofthedivinenatureinhumanity。Inthesamepaperhewritesasfollows：TheGnosishadthreephases——astronomical，spiritual，anddoctrinal，andallthreecanbeidentifiedwiththeChristofEgypt。IntheastronomicalphasetheconstellationOrioniscalledtheSahuormummy。ThesoulofHoruswasrepresentedasrisingfromthedeadandascendingtoheaveninthestarsofOrion。Themummy—imagewasthepreservedone，thesaved，thereforeaportraitoftheSavior，asatypeofimmortality。Thiswasthefigureofadeadman，which，asPlutarchandHerodotustellus，wascarriedroundatanEgyptianbanquet，whentheguestswereinvitedtolookonitandeatanddrinkandbehappy，because，whentheydied，theywouldbecomewhattheimagesymbolized——thatis，theyalsowouldbeimmortal！ThistypeofimmortalitywascalledtheKarest，orKarust，anditwastheEgyptianChrist。ToKaresmeanstoembalm，anoint，tomaketheMummyasatypeoftheeternal；
　　and，whenmade，itwascalledtheKarest；sothatthisisnotmerelyamatterofnameforname，theKarestfortheChrist。ThisimageoftheKarestwasboundupinawoofwithoutaseam，thepropervestureoftheChrist！Nomatterwhatthelengthofthebandagemightbe，andsomeofthemummy—swatheshavebeenunwoundthatwere1，000yardsinlength，thewoofwasfrombeginningtoendwithoutaseam……Now，thisseamlessrobeoftheEgyptianKarestisaverytell—taletypeofthemysticalChrist，whobecomeshistoricintheGospelsasthewearerofacoatorchiton，madewithoutaseam，whichneithertheGreeknortheHebrewfullyexplains，butwhichisexplainedbytheEgyptianKetuforthewoof，andbytheseamlessrobeorswathingwithoutseamthatwasmadeforeternalwear，andwornbytheMummy—Christ，theimageofimmortalityinthetombsofEgypt。Further，JesusisputtodeathinaccordancewiththeinstructionsgivenformakingtheKarest。Notabonemustbebroken。ThetrueKarestmustbeperfectineverymember。"Thisishewhocomesoutsound；whommenknownotishisname。"IntheGospelsJesusrisesagainwitheverymembersound，liketheperfectly—preservedKarest，todemonstratethephysicalresurrectionofthemummy。But，intheEgyptianoriginal，themummytransforms。
　　Thedeceasedsays："Iamspiritualized。Iambecomeasoul。IriseasaGod。"Thistransformationintothespiritualimage，theKa，hasbeenomittedintheGospel。ThisspellingofthenameasChrestorChrestinLatinissupremelyimportant，becauseitenablesmetoprovetheidentitywiththeEgyptianKarestorKarust，thenameoftheChristastheembalmedmummy，whichwastheimageoftheresurrectioninEgyptiantombs，thetypeofimmortality，thelikenessoftheHorus，whoroseagainandmadethepathwayoutofthesepulcherforthosewhowerehisdisciplesorfollowers。Moreover，thistypeoftheKarestorMummy—ChristisreproducedintheCatacombsofRome。NorepresentationofthesupposedhistoricresurrectionofJesushasbeenfoundonanyoftheearlyChristianmonuments。
　　But，insteadofthemissingfact，wefindthesceneofLazarusbeingraisedfromthedead。Thisisdepictedoverandoveragainasthetypicalresurrectionwherethereisnorealone！ThesceneisnotexactlyinaccordancewiththerisingfromthegraveintheGospel。ItispurelyEgyptian，andLazarusisanEgyptianmummy！ThusLazarus，ineachrepresentation，isthemummy—typeoftheresurrection；LazarusistheKarest，whowastheEgyptianChrist，andwhoisreproducedbyGnosticartintheCatacombsofRomeasaformoftheGnosticChrist，whowasnotandcouldnotbecomeanhistoricalcharacter。Further，asthethingisEgyptian，itisprobablethatthenameisderivedfromEgyptian。Ifso，Laz（equaltoRas）meanstoberaisedup，whilearuisthemummybyname。WiththeGreekterminalsthisbecomesLazarus。InthecourseofhumanizingthemythosthetypicalrepresentationoftheresurrectionfoundinthetombsofRomeandEgyptwouldbecomethestoryofLazarusbeingraisedfromthedead。ThisKaresttypeoftheChristintheCatacombsisnotlimitedtoLazarus。BymeansoftheKaresttypetheChristandtheChristianscanbothbetracedintheancienttombsofEgypt。ThemummywasmadeinthislikenessoftheChrist。ItwastheChristbyname，identicalwiththeChrestoioftheGreekInscriptions。Thusthehonoreddead，whoroseagainasthefollowersofHorus—Makheru，theWordofTruth，arefoundtobetheChristians，ontheEgyptianmonuments。Ma—Kheruisthetermthatisalwaysappliedtothefaithfuloneswhowinthecrownoflifeandwearitatthefestivalwhichisdesignated’Comethoutome’——aninvitationbyHorustheJustifiertothosewhoarethe’Blessedonesofhisfather，Osiris’——theywho，havingmadetheWordofTruththelawoftheirlives，weretheJustified——[hoichrestoi]，theChristians，onearth。InafifthcenturyrepresentationoftheMadonnaandchildfromthecemeteryofSt。Valentinus，thenew—bornbabelyinginaboxorcribisalsotheKarest，ormummy—type，furtheridentifiedasthedivinebabeofthesolarmythosbythediskofthesunandthecrossoftheequinoxatthebackoftheinfant’shead。Thusthechild—Christofthehistoricfaithisborn，andvisiblybeginsintheKarestimageofthedeadChrist，whichwasthemummy—typeoftheresurrectioninEgyptforthousandsofyearsbeforetheChristianera。ThisdoublestheproofthattheChristoftheChristianCatacombswasasurvivaloftheKarestofEgypt。Moreover，asDidronshows，therewasaportraitoftheChristwhohadhisbodypaintedred！（35）ItwasapopulartraditionthattheChristwasofaredcomplexion。This，too，maybeexplainedasasurvivaloftheMummy—Christ。Itwasanaboriginalmodeofrenderingthingstapubycoloringthemred。Thedeadcorpsewascoatedwithredochre——averyprimitivemodeofmakingthemummy，ortheanointedone。ThustheGodPtahtellsRamesesIIthathehas"re—fashionedhisfleshinvermilion。"ThisanointingwithredochreiscalledKurabytheMaori，wholikewisemadetheKarestorChrist。Weseethemummy—imagecontinuedonanotherlineofdescentwhenwelearnthatamongotherperniciousheresiesanddeadlysinswithwhichtheKnightsTemplarswerecharged，wastheimpiouscustomofadoringaMummythathadredeyes。TheirIdol，calledBaphomet，isalsothoughttohavebeenamummy……TheMummywastheearliesthumanimageoftheChrist。IdonotdoubtthattheancientRomanfestivalscalledtheCharistiawereconnectedintheiroriginwiththeKarestandtheEucharistasacelebrationinhonorofthemanesoftheirdepartedkithandkin，forwhosesakestheybecamereconciledatthefriendlygatheringonceayear。Itishere，then，wehavetoseektheessentialconnectionbetweentheEgyptianChrist，theChristians，andtheRomanCatacombs。TheseChristianMysteries，ignorantlyexplainedtobeinexplicable，canbeexplainedbyGnosticismandMythology，butinnootherway。Itisnotthattheyareinsolublebyhumanreason，astheirincompetent，howsoeverhighlypaid，expoundersnow—a—dayspretend。Thatisbutthepuerileapologyoftheunqualifiedfortheirownhelplessignorance——theywhohaveneverbeeninpossessionofthegnosisorscienceoftheMysteriesbywhichalonethesethingscanbeexplainedinaccordancewiththeirnaturalgenesis。InEgyptonlycanwereadthemattertotheroot，oridentifytheoriginoftheChristbynatureandbyname，tofindatlastthattheChristwastheMummy—type，andthatourChristologyismummifiedmythology。"——AgnosticAnnualTheaboveisanexplanationonpurelyscientificevidence，but，perhaps，alittletoomaterialistic，justbecauseofthatscience，notwithstandingthattheauthorisawell—knownSpiritualist。OccultismpureandsimplefindsthesamemysticelementsintheChristianasinotherfaiths，thoughitrejectsasemphaticallyitsdogmaticandhistoriccharacter。Itisafactthatintheterms[IesoushoChristos]
　　（SeeActsv。42，ix。34；ICorinth。iii。11，etc。），thearticle[ho]designating"Christos，"provesitsimplyasurname，likethatofPhocion，whoisreferredtoas[Phokionhochrestos]（Plut。v。）。
　　Still，thepersonage（Jesus）soaddressed——wheneverhelived——wasagreatInitiateanda"SonofGod。"
　　For，wesayitagain，thesurnameChristosisbasedon，andthestoryoftheCrucifixionderivedfrom，eventsthatprecededit。Everywhere，inIndiaasinEgypt，inChaldeaasinGreece，alltheselegendswerebuiltupononeandthesameprimitivetype；thevoluntarysacrificeofthelogoi——theraysoftheoneLOGOS，thedirectmanifestedemanationfromtheOneever—concealedInfiniteandUnknown——whoseraysincarnatedinmankind。Theyconsentedtofallintomatter，andare，therefore，calledthe"FallenOnes。"Thisisoneofthosegreatmysterieswhichcanhardlybetoucheduponinamagazinearticle，butshallbenoticedinaseparateworkofmine，TheSecretDoctrine，veryfully。
　　Havingsaidsomuch，afewmorefactsmaybeaddedtotheetymologyofthetwoterms。[Christos]beingtheverbaladjectiveinGreekof[chrio]"toberubbedon，"asointmentorsalve，andthewordbeingfinallybroughttomean"theAnointedOne，"inChristiantheology；andKri，inSanskrit，thefirstsyllableinthenameofKrishna，meaning"topourout，orrubover，tocoverwith，"（36）
　　amongmanyotherthings，thismayleadoneaseasilytomakeofKrishna，"theanointedone。"ChristianphilologiststrytolimitthemeaningofKrishna’snametoitsderivationfromKrish，"black"；butiftheanalogyandcomparisonoftheSanskritwiththeGreekrootscontainedinthenamesofChrestos，Christos，andChrishna，areanalyzedmorecarefully，itwillbefoundthattheyareallofthesameorigin。（37）
　　"InBockh’sChristianInscriptions，numbering1287，thereisnosingleinstanceofanearlierdatethanthethirdcentury，whereinthenameisnotwrittenChrestorChreist。""TheNameandNatureoftheChrist，"byG。Massey，TheAgnosticAnnual。）
　　Yetnoneofthesenamescanbeunriddled，assomeOrientalistsimagine，merelywiththehelpofastronomyandtheknowledgeofzodiacalsignsinconjunctionwithphallicsymbols。Because，whilethesiderealsymbolsofthemysticcharactersorpersonificationsinPuranasorBible，fulfillastronomicalfunctions，theirspiritualanti—typesruleinvisibly，butveryeffectively，theworld。Theyexistasabstractionsonthehigherplane，asmanifestedideasontheastral，andbecomemales，femalesandandrogynepowersonthislowerplaneofours。Scorpio，asChrestos—Meshiac，andLeo，asChristos—MessiahantedatedbyfartheChristianerainthetrialsandtriumphsofInitiationduringtheMysteries，Scorpiostandingassymbolforthelatter，Leofortheglorifiedtriumphofthe"sun"oftruth。ThemysticphilosophyoftheallegoryiswellunderstoodbytheauthoroftheSourceofMeasures；whowrites：One（Chrestos）causinghimselftogodownintothepit（ofScorpio，orincarnationinthewomb）forthesalvationoftheworld；thiswastheSun，shornofhisgoldenrays，andcrownedwithblackened（38）ones（symbolizingthisloss）
　　asthethorns；theotherwasthetriumphantMessiah，mounteduptothesummitofthearchofheaven，personatedastheLionofthetribeofJudah。InbothinstanceshehadtheCross；
　　onceinhumiliation（asthesonofcopulation），andonceholdingitinhiscontrol，asthelawofcreation，hebeingJehovah——intheschemeoftheauthorsofdogmaticChristianity。For，asthesameauthorshowsfurther，John，JesusandevenApolloniusofTyanawerebutepitomizersofthehistoryoftheSun"underdifferencesofaspectorcondition。"
　　（39）Theexplanation，hesays，issimpleenough，whenitisconsideredthatthenamesJesus，Hebrew[JSH]andApollonius，orApollo，arealikenamesoftheSunintheheavens，and，necessarily，thehistoryoftheone，astohistravelsthroughthesigns，withthepersonificationsofhissufferings，triumphsandmiracles，couldbebutthehistoryoftheother，wheretherewasawide—spread，commonmethodofdescribingthosetravelsbypersonification。ThefactthattheSecularChurchwasfoundedbyConstantine，andthatitwasapartofhisdecree"thatthevenerabledayoftheSunshouldbethedaysetapartfortheworshipofJesusChristasSun—day，"
　　showsthattheyknewwellinthat"SecularChurch""thattheallegoryresteduponanastronomicalbasis，"astheauthoraffirms。Yet，again，thecircumstancethatbothPuranasandBiblearefullofsolarandastronomicalallegories，doesnotmilitateagainstthatotherfactthatallsuchscripturesinadditiontothesetwoareclosedbookstothescholars"havingauthority。"
　　（！）Nordoesitaffectthatothertruth，thatallthosesystemsarenottheworkofmortalman，noraretheyhisinventionintheiroriginandbasis。
　　Thus"Christos，"underwhatevername，meansmorethanKarest，amummy，oreventhe"anointed"andtheelectoftheology。BothofthelatterapplytoChrestos，themanofsorrowandtribulation，inhisphysical，mental，andpsychicconditions，andbothrelatetotheHebrewMashiac（fromwhenceMessiah）
　　condition，asthewordisetymologized（40）byFuerst，andtheauthorofTheSourceofMeasures，p。255。ChristosisthecrownofgloryofthesufferingChrestosofthemysteries，asofthecandidatetothefinalUNION，ofwhateverraceandcreed。TothetruefolloweroftheSPIRITOFTRUTH，itmatterslittle，therefore，whetherJesus，asmanandChrestos，livedduringtheeracalledChristian，orbefore，orneverlivedatall。TheAdepts，wholivedanddiedforhumanity，haveexistedinmanyandalltheages，andmanywerethegoodandholymeninantiquitywhoborethesurnameortitleofChrestosbeforeJesusofNazareth，otherwiseJesus（orJehoshua）BenPandirawasborn。（41）
　　Therefore，onemaybepermittedtoconclude，withgoodreason，thatJesus，orJehoshua，waslikeSocrates，likePhocian，likeTheodorus，andsomanyotherssurnamedChrestos，i。e。，the"good，theexcellent，"
　　thegentle，andtheholyInitiate，whoshowedthe"way"totheChristoscondition，andthusbecamehimself"theWay"intheheartsofhisenthusiasticadmirers。TheChristians，asallthe"Hero—worshippers"havetriedtothrowintothebackgroundalltheotherChrestoi，whohaveappearedtothemasrivalsoftheirMan—God。ButifthevoiceoftheMYSTERIES
　　hasbecomesilentformanyagesintheWest，ifEleusis，Memphis，Antium，Delphi，andCresahavelongagobeenmadethetombsofaScienceonceascolossalintheWestasitisyetintheEast，therearesuccessorsnowbeingpreparedforthem。Wearein1887andthenineteenthcenturyisclosetoitsdeath。Thetwentiethcenturyhasstrangedevelopmentsinstoreforhumanity，andmayevenbethelastofitsname。
　　FOOTNOTES：
　　18。Theword[chreon]isexplainedbyHerodotus（7，11，7，）asthatwhichanoracledeclares，and[tochreon]isgivenbyPlutarch（Nich。14。）as"fate，""necessity。"VideHerodotus，7，215；5，108；andSophocles，Phil。437。（returntotext）
　　19。SeeLiddellandScott’sGreek—EnglishLexicon。（returntotext）
　　20。HenceofaGuru，"ateacher，"
　　andchela，a"disciple，"intheirmutualrelations。（returntotext）
　　21。Inhisrecentwork——TheEarlyDaysofChristianity，CanonFarrarremarks：——"Somehavesupposedapleasantplayofwordsfoundedonit，as……betweenChrestos（’sweet’
　　Ps。xxx。，iv。，8）andChristos（Christ），"（I。p。158，footnote）。Butthereisnothingtosuppose，sinceitbeganbya"playofwords，"
　　indeed。ThenameChristuswasnot"distortedintoChrestus，"
　　asthelearnedauthorwouldmakehisreadersbelieve（p。19），butitwastheadjectiveandnounChrestoswhichbecamedistortedintoChristus，andappliedtoJesus。Inafootnoteontheword"Chrestian，"occurringintheFirstEpistleofPeter（chap。iv。，16），inwhichintherevisedlaterMSS。thewordwaschangedintoChristian，CanonFarrarremarksagain，"Perhapsweshouldreadtheignorantheathendistortion，Chrestian。"Mostdecidedlyweshould；fortheeloquentwritershouldrememberhisMaster’scommandtorenderuntoCaesarthatwhichisCaesar’s。
　　Hisdislikenotwithstanding，Mr。FarrarisobligedtoadmitthatthenameChristianwasfirstINVENTED，bythesneering，mockingAntiochians，asearlyasA。D。44，buthadnotcomeintogeneralusebeforethepersecutionbyNero。"Tacitus，"hesays，"usesthewordChristianswithsomethingofapology。ItiswellknownthatintheN。T。itonlyoccursthreetimes，andalwaysinvolvesahostilesense（Actsxi。26，xxvi。28asitdoesiniv。16）。"ItwasnotClaudiusalonewholookedwithalarmandsuspicionontheChristians，sonicknamedinderisionfortheircarnalizingasubjectiveprincipleorattribute，butallthepagannations。ForTacitus，speakingofthosewhomthemassescalled"Christians，"describesthemasasetofmendetestedfortheirenormitiesandcrimes。Nowonder，forhistoryrepeatsitself。Thereare，nodoubt，thousandsofnoble，sincere，andvirtuousChristian—bornmenandwomennow。ButwehaveonlytolookattheviciousnessofChristian"heathen"converts；atthemoralityofthoseproselytesinIndia，whomthemissionariesthemselvesdeclinetotakeintotheirservice，todrawaparallelbetweentheconvertsof1800yearsago，andthemodernheathens"touchedbygrace。"（returntotext）
　　22。JustinMartyr，Tertullian，Lactantius，ClemensAlexandrinus，andothersspeltitinthisway。（returntotext）
　　23。VideLiddellandScott’sGreekandEnglishLexicon。Chrestosisreallyonewhoiscontinuallywarned，advised，guided，whetherbyoracleorprophet。Mr。G。Masseyisnotcorrectinsayingthat"……TheGnosticformofthenameChrest，orChrestos，denotestheGoodGod，notahumanoriginal，"foritdenotedthelatter，i。e。，agood，holyman；butheisquiterightwhenheaddsthat"Chrestianussignifies……’SweetnessandLight’。"’TheChrestoi，astheGoodPeople，werepre—extant。NumerousGreekinscriptionsshowthatthedeparted，thehero，thesaintlyone——thatis，the’Good’
　　——wasstyledChrestos，ortheChrist；andfromthismeaningofthe’Good’doesJustin，theprimalapologist，derivetheChristianname。
　　ThisidentifiesitwiththeGnosticsource，andwiththe’GoodGod’whorevealedhimselfaccordingtoMarcion——thatis，theUn—NeferorGood—openeroftheEgyptiantheology。"——（AgnosticAnnual。）（returntotext）
　　24。AgainImustbringforwardwhatMr。
　　G。Masseysays（whomIquoterepeatedlybecausehehasstudiedthissubjectsothoroughlyandsoconscientiously）。
　　"Mycontention，orratherexplanation，"hesays，"isthattheauthoroftheChristiannameistheMummy—ChristofEgypt，calledtheKarest，whichwasatypeoftheimmortalspiritinman，theChristwithin（asPaulhasit），thedivineoffspringincarnated，theLogos，theWordofTruth，theMakheruofEgypt。Itdidnotoriginateasameretype！ThepreservedmummywasthedeadbodyofanyonethatwasKarest，ormummified，tobekeptbytheliving；and，throughconstantrepetition，thisbecameatypeoftheresurrectionfrom（notof！）thedead。"Seetheexplanationofthisfurtheron。（returntotext）
　　25。OrLydda。ReferenceismadeheretotheRabbinicaltraditionintheBabylonianGemara，calledSepherToledothJeshu，aboutJesusbeingthesonofonenamedPandira，andhavinglivedacenturyearlierthantheeracalledChristian，namely，duringthereignoftheJewishkingAlexanderJannaeusandhiswifeSalome，whoreignedfromtheyear106to79B。C。AccusedbytheJewsofhavinglearnedthemagicartinEgypt，andofhavingstolenfromtheHolyofHoliestheIncommunicableName，Jehoshua（Jesus）wasputtodeathbytheSanhedrinatLud。Hewasstonedandthencrucifiedonatree，ontheeveofPassover。ThenarrativeisascribedtotheTalmudisticauthorsofSotaandSanhedrin，p。19，BookofZechiel。SeeIsisUnveiled，II。201；Arnobius，Adv。
　　Gentes，I，43；EliphasLevi’sSciencedesEsprits，and"TheHistoricalJesusandMythicalChrist，"alecturebyG。Massey。（returntotext）
　　26。"Christianusquantuminterpretationedeunctionededucitas。SedutcumpreferamChrestianuspronunciatusavobis（namnecnominiscertaestnotitiapenesvos）desuavitatevelbenignitatecompositumest。"CanonFarrarmakesagreatefforttoshowsuchlapsuscalamibyvariousFathersastheresultsofdisgustandfear。"Therecanbelittledoubt，"hesays（intheEarlyDaysofChristianity）"thatthe……nameChristian……wasanick—nameduetothewitoftheAntiochians……Itisclearthatthesacredwritersavoidedthename（Christians）becauseitwasemployedbytheirenemies（Tac。Ann。
　　xv。44）。ItonlybecamefamiliarwhenthevirtuesofChristianshadshedlusteruponit"Thisisaverylameexcuse，andapoorexplanationtogiveforsoeminentathinkerasCanonFarrar。Astothe"virtuesofChristians"
　　eversheddinglusteruponthename，letushopethatthewriterhadinhismind’seyeneitherBishopCyril，ofAlexandria，norEusebius，northeEmperorConstantine，ofmurderousfame，noryetthePopesBorgiaandtheHolyInquisition。（returntotext）
　　27。QuotedbyG。Higgins。（SeeVol。I。，pp。569—573。）（returntotext）
　　28。InthedaysofHomer，wefindthiscity，oncecelebratedforitsmysteries，thechiefseatofInitiationandthenameofChrestosusedasatitleduringthemysteries。ItismentionedintheIliad。ii。，520as"Krisa。"Dr。ClarkesuspecteditsruinsunderthepresentsiteofKrestona，asmalltown，orvillagerather，inPhocis，neartheCrissaeanBay。（SeeE。D。Clarke，4thed。，Vol。viii，p。239，"Delphi。"）（returntotext）
　　29。TherootofChrestosandChrestosisoneandthesame；[chrao]whichmeans"consultingtheoracle，"inonesense，butinanotherone"consecrated，"setapart，belongingtosometemple，ororacle，ordevotedtooracularservices。
　　Ontheotherhand，theword[chre（chreo）]means"obligation，"
　　a"bond，duty，"oronewhoisundertheobligationofpledges，orvowstaken。（returntotext）
　　30。Theadjective[chrestos]wasalsousedasanadjectivebeforepropernamesasacompliment，asinPlat。Theaet，p。166A，"[HoutoshoSokrateshochrestos]"；（hereSocratesistheChrestos），andalsoasasurname，asshownbyPlutarch（V。Phocion），whowondershowsucharoughanddullfellowasPhocioncouldbesurnamedChrestos。（returntotext）
　　31。Therearestrangefeatures，quitesuggestive，foranOccultist，inthemyth（ifone）ofJanus。SomemakeofhimthepersonificationofKosmos，others，ofCoelus（heaven），henceheis"two—faced"becauseofhistwocharactersofspiritandmatter；andheisnotonly"JanusBifrons"（two—faced），butalsoQuadrifrons——theperfectsquare，theemblemoftheKabbalisticDeity。Histempleswerebuiltwithfourequalsides，withadoorandthreewindowsoneachside。Mythologistsexplainitasanemblemofthefourseasonsoftheyear，andthreemonthsineachseason，andinallofthetwelvemonthsoftheyear。DuringthemysteriesofInitiation，however，hebecametheDay—SunandtheNight—Sun。Henceheisoftenrepresentedwiththenumber300inonehand，andintheother65，orthenumberofdaysoftheSolaryear。NowChanoch（KanochandEnoshintheBible）is，asmaybeshownonKabalisticauthority，whethersonofCain，sonofSeth，orthesonofMethuselah，oneandthesamepersonage。
　　AsChanoch（accordingtoFuerst），"heistheInitiator，Instructor——oftheastronomicalcircleandsolaryear，"assonofMethuselah，whoissaidtohavelived365yearsandbeentakentoheavenalive，astherepresentativeoftheSun（orGod）。（SeeBookofEnoch。）
　　ThispatriarchhasmanyfeaturesincommonwithJanus，who，exoterically，isIonbutIAOkabalistically，orJehovah，the"LordGodofGenerations，"
　　themysteriousYod，orONE（aphallicnumber）。ForJanusorIonisalsoConsivius，aconserendo，becausehepresidedovergenerations。HeisshowngivinghospitalitytoSaturn（Kronos"time"），andistheInitiatoroftheyear，ortimedividedinto365。（returntotext）
　　32。Staurosbecamethecross，theinstrumentofcrucifixion，farlater，whenitbegantoberepresentedasaChristiansymbolandwiththeGreekletterT，theTau。（Luc。Jud。Voc。）Itsprimitivemeaningwasphallic，asymbolforthemaleandfemaleelements；
　　thegreatserpentoftemptation，thebodywhichhadtobekilledorsubduedbythedragonofwisdom，theseven—voweledsolarchnouphisorSpiritofChristosoftheGnostics，or，again，ApollokillingPython。（returntotext）
　　33。EventothisdayinIndia，thecandidateloseshisnameandasalsoinMasonry，hisage（monksandnunsalsochangingtheirChristiannamesattheirtakingtheorderorveil），andbeginscountinghisyearsfromthedayheisacceptedachelaandentersuponthecycleofinitiations。ThusSaulwas"achildofoneyear，"whenhebegantoreign，thoughagrown—upadult。See1Samuelch。xiii。1，andHebrewscrolls，abouthisinitiationbySamuel。（returntotext）
　　34。Demosthenes，DeCorona，313，declaresthatthecandidatesforinitiationintotheGreekmysterieswereanointedwithoil。SotheyarenowinIndia，evenintheinitiationtheYogimysteries——variousointmentsorunguentsbeingused。（returntotext）
　　35。BecauseheiskabalisticallythenewAdam，thecelestialman，andAdamwasmadeofredearth。（returntotext）
　　36。HencethememorializingofthedoctrineduringtheMYSTERIES。Thepuremonad，the"god"incarnatingandbecomingChrestos，orman，onhistrialoflife，aseriesofthosetrialsledhimtothecrucifixionofflesh，andfinallyintotheChristoscondition。
　　（returntotext）
　　37。OnthebestauthoritythederivationoftheGreekChristosisshownfromtheSanskritrootghrish="rub"；thus：ghrish—a—mi—to，"torub，"andghrish—ta—s"flayed，sore。"Moreover，Krish，whichmeansinonesensetoploughandmakefurrows，meansalsotocausepain，"totorturetotorment，"andghrsh—ta—s"rubbing"——
　　allthesetermsrelatingtoChrestosandChristosconditions。OnehastodieinChrestos，i。e。，killone’spersonalityanditspassions，toblotouteveryideaofseparatenessfromone’s"Father，"
　　theDivineSpiritinman；tobecomeonewiththeeternalandabsoluteLifeandLight（SAT）beforeonecanreachthegloriousstateofChristos，theregeneratedman，themaninspiritualfreedom。（returntotext）
　　38。TheOrientalistsandTheologiansareinvitedtoreadoverandstudytheallegoryofVisvakarman，the"Omnificent，"theVedicGod，thearchitectoftheworld，whosacrificedhimselftohimselfortheworld，afterhavingofferedupallworlds，whicharehimself，ina"SarvaMadha"（generalsacrifice）——andponderoverit。InthePuranicallegory，hisdaughterYoga—siddha"Spiritualconsciousness，"thewifeofSurya，theSun，complainstohimofthetoogreateffulgenceofherhusband；andVisvakarma，inhischaracterofTakshaka，"woodcutterandcarpenter，"placingtheSunuponhislathecutsawayapartofhisbrightness。Suryalooks，afterthis，crownedwithdarkthornsinsteadofrays，andbecomesVikarttana（"shornofhisrays"）。
　　AllthesenamesaretermswhichwereusedbythecandidateswhengoingthroughthetrialsofInitiation。TheHierophant—InitiatorpersonatedVisvakarman；
　　thefather，andthegeneralartificerofthegods（theadeptsonearth），andthecandidate——Surya，theSun，whohadtokillallhisfierypassionsandwearthecrownofthornswhilecrucifyinghisbodybeforehecouldriseandbere—bornintoanewlifeastheglorified"LightoftheWorld"——Christos。NoOrientalistseemstohaveeverperceivedthesuggestiveanalogy，letalonetoapplyit！（returntotext）
　　39。TheauthoroftheSourceofMeasuresthinksthatthis"servestoexplainwhyithasbeenthattheLifeofApolloniusofTyana，byPhilostratus，hasbeensocarefullykeptbackfromtranslationandpopularreading。"Thosewhohavestudieditintheoriginalhavebeenforcedtothecommentthateitherthe"LifeofApolloniushasbeentakenfromtheNewTestament，orthatNewTestamentnarrativeshavebeentakenfromtheLifeofApollonius，becauseofthemanifestsamenessofthemeansofconstructionofthenarrative。"
　　（p。260）。（returntotext）
　　40。"Thewordshiach，isinHebrewthesamewordasaverbal，signifyingtogodownintothepit。Asanoun，placeofthorns，pit。ThehifilparticipleofthiswordisMessiach，ortheGreekMessias，Christ，andmeans"hewhocausestogodownintothepit"（orhell，indogmatism）。
　　Inesotericphilosophy，thisgoingdownintothepithasthemostmysterioussignificance。TheSpirit"Christos"orratherthe"Logos"（readLogoi），issaidto"godownintothepit，"whenitincarnatesinflesh，isbornasaman。AfterhavingrobbedtheElohim（orgods）oftheirsecret，thepro—creating"fireoflife，"
　　theAngelsofLightareshowncastdownintothepitorabyssofmatter，calledHell，orthebottomlesspit，bythekindtheologians。
　　This，inCosmogonyandAnthropology。DuringtheMysteries，however，itistheChrestos，neophyte，（asman），etc。，whohadtodescendintothecryptsofInitiationandtrials；andfinally，duringthe"SleepofSiloam"orthefinaltrancecondition，duringthehoursofwhichthenewInitiatehasthelastandfinalmysteriesofbeingdivulgedtohim。Hades，Scheol，orPatala，areallone。ThesametakesplaceintheEastnow，astookplace2，000yearsagointheWest，duringtheMYSTERIES。（returntotext）
　　41。Severalclassicsbeartestimonytothisfact。
　　Lucian，c。16says[Phokionhochrestos]，and[Phokionhoepiklen]
　　（[legomenos]，surnamed）[chrestos]。InPhaedr。p。226E；
　　itiswritten，"youmeanTheodorustheChrestos。""[TonchrestonlegeisTheodoron]。"Plutarchshowsthesame；and[Chrestos]——Chrestus，isthepropername（seethewordinThesaur。Steph。）ofanoratoranddiscipleofHerodesAtticus。（returntotext）
　　H。P。Blavatsky，"TheEsotericCharacteroftheGospels"pt3TheEsotericCharacteroftheGospelsPartIII
　　NoonecanberegardedasaChristianunlessheprofesses，orissupposedtoprofess，beliefinJesus，bybaptism，andinsalvation，"throughthebloodofChrist。"TobeconsideredagoodChristian，onehas，asaconditiosinequanon，toshowfaithinthedogmasexpoundedbytheChurchandtoprofessthem；afterwhichamanisatlibertytoleadaprivateandpubliclifeonprinciplesdiametricallyoppositetothoseexpressedintheSermonontheMount。Thechiefpointandthatwhichisdemandedofhimis，thatheshouldhave——orpretendtohave——ablindfaithin，andvenerationfor，theecclesiasticalteachingsofhisspecialChurch。"FaithisthekeyofChristendom，"saithChaucer，andthepenaltyforlackingitisasclearlystatedaswordscanmakeit，inSt。Mark’sGospel，Chapterxvi。，verse16th：
　　"Hethatbelievethandisbaptizedshallbesaved；buthethatbelievethnotshallbedamned。"
　　IttroublestheChurchverylittlethatthemostcarefulsearchforthesewordsintheoldesttextsduringthelastcenturiesremainedfruitless；
　　or，thattherecentrevisionoftheBibleledtoaunanimousconvictioninthetruth—seekingandtruth—lovingscholarsemployedinthattask，thatnosuchun—Christ—likesentencewastobefound，exceptinsomeofthelatest，fraudulenttexts。ThegoodChristianpeoplehadassimilatedtheconsolingwords，andtheyhadbecometheverypithandmarrowoftheircharitablesouls。Totakeawaythehopeofeternaldamnation，forallothersexceptthemselves，fromthesechosenvesselsoftheGodofIsrael，wasliketakingtheirverylife。Thetruth—lovingandGod—fearingrevisersgotscared；theylefttheforgedpassage（aninterpolationofelevenverses，fromthe9thtothe20th），andsatisfiedtheirconscienceswithafoot—noteremarkofaveryequivocalcharacter，onethatwouldgracetheworkanddohonortothediplomaticfacultiesofthecraftiestJesuits。Ittellsthe"believer"that：——ThetwooldestGreekMSS。andsomeotherauthoritiesOMITfromverse9totheend。SomeauthoritieshaveadifferentendingtotheGospel，（42）——andexplainsnofurther。
　　Butthetwo"oldestGreekMSS。"omittheversesnolensvolens，asthesehaveneverexisted。Andthelearnedandtruth—lovingrevisersknowthisbetterthananyofusdo；yetthewickedfalsehoodisprintedattheveryseatofProtestantDivinity，anditisallowedtogoon，glaringintothefacesofcominggenerationsofstudentsoftheologyand，hence，intothoseoftheirfutureparishioners。Neithercanbe，noraretheydeceivedbyit，yetbothpretendbeliefintheauthenticityofthecruelwordsworthyofatheologicalSatan。AndthisSatan—MolochistheirownGodofinfinitemercyandjusticeinHeaven，andtheincarnatesymbolofloveandcharityonEarth——blendedinone！
　　Trulymysteriousareyourparadoxicalways，Oh——ChurchesofChrist！
　　Ihavenointentionofrepeatingherestaleargumentsandlogicalexposé；softhewholetheologicalscheme；forallthishasbeendone，overandoveragain，andinamostexcellentway，bytheablest"Infidels"ofEnglandandAmerica。ButImaybrieflyrepeataprophecywhichisaself—evidentresultofthepresentstateofmen’smindsinChristendom。BeliefintheBibleliterally，andinacanalizedChrist，willnotlastaquarterofacenturylonger。TheChurcheswillhavetopartwiththeircherisheddogmas，orthe20thcenturywillwitnessthedownfallandruinofallChristendom，andwithit，beliefeveninaChristos，aspureSpirit。Theverynamehasnowbecomeobnoxious，andtheologicalChristianitymustdieout，nevertoresurrectagaininitspresentform。This，initself，wouldbethehappiestsolutionofall，weretherenodangerfromthenaturalreactionwhichissuretofollow：crassmaterialismwillbetheconsequenceandtheresultofcenturiesofblindfaith，unlessthelossofoldidealsisreplacedbyotherideals，unassailable，becauseuniversal，andbuiltontherockofeternaltruths，insteadoftheshiftingsandsofhumanfancy。Pureimmaterialitymustreplace，intheend，theterribleanthropomorphismofthoseidealsintheconceptionsofourmoderndogmatists。
　　Otherwise，whyshouldChristiandogmas——theperfectcounterpartofthosebelongingtootherexotericandpaganreligions——claimanysuperiority？
　　Thebodiesofallthesewerebuiltuponthesameastronomicalandphysiological（orphallic）symbols。Astrologically，everyreligiousdogmatheworldover，maybetracedto，andlocatedin，theZodiacalsignsandtheSun。Andsolongasthescienceofcomparativesymbologyoranytheologyhasonlytwokeystoopenthemysteriesofreligiousdogmas——andthesetwoonlyverypartiallymastered，howcanalineofdemarcationbedrawn，oranydifferencemadebetweenthereligionsofsay，ChrishnaandChrist，betweensalvationthroughthebloodofthe"first—bornprimevalmale"ofonefaith，andthatofthe"onlybegottenSon"oftheother，faryounger，religion？
　　StudytheVedas；readeventhesuperficial，oftendisfiguredwritingsofourgreatOrientalists，andthinkoverwhatyouwillhavelearnt。BeholdBrahmans，EgyptianHierophants，andChaldeanMagi，teachingseveralthousandyearsbeforeourerathatthegodsthemselveshadbeenonlymortals（inpreviousbirths）untiltheywontheirimmortalitybyofferingtheirbloodtotheirSupremeGodorchief。TheBookoftheDead，teachesthatmortalman"becameonewiththegodsthroughaninterflowofacommonlifeinthecommonbloodofthetwo。"Mortalsgavethebloodoftheirfirst—bornsonsinsacrificetotheGods。InhisHinduism，p。35，ProfessorMonierWilliams，translatingfromtheTaitiriyaBrahmana，writes：
　　——"Bymeansofthesacrificethegodsobtainedheaven。"AndintheTandyaBrahmana：——"Thelordofcreaturesofferedhimselfasacrificeforthegods。"……AndagainintheSatapathaBrahmana：——"Hewho，knowingthis，sacrificeswiththePurusha—medhaorthesacrificeoftheprimevalmale，becomeseverything。"
　　WheneverIheartheVedicritesdiscussedandcalled"disgustinghumansacrifices，"andcannibalism（sic。），Ifeelalwaysinclinedtoask，where’sthedifference？Yetthereisone，infact；forwhileChristiansarecompelledtoaccepttheallegorical（though，whenunderstood，highlyphilosophical）dramaoftheNewTestamentCrucifixion，asthatofAbrahamandIsaacliterally（43），Brahmanism——itsphilosophicalschoolsatanyrate——teachesitsadherents，thatthis（pagan）sacrificeofthe"primevalmale"isapurelyallegoricalandphilosophicalsymbol。Readintheirdead—lettermeaning，thefourgospelsaresimplyslightlyalteredversionsofwhattheChurchproclaimsasSatanicplagiarisms（byanticipation）ofChristiandogmasinPaganreligions。Materialismhasaperfectrighttofindinallofthemthesamesensualworshipand"solar"
　　mythsasanywhereelse。Analyzedandcriticizedsuperficiallyandonitsdead—letterface，ProfessorJoly（"ManbeforeMetals，"pp。189—190）findingintheSvastika，thecruxansata，andthecrosspureandsimple，meresexualsymbols——isjustifiedinspeakingashedoes。Seeingthat"thefatherofthesacredfire（inIndia）borethenameofTwashtri，thatisthedivinecarpenterwhomadetheSwastikaandthePramantha，whosefrictionproducedthedivinechildAgni，inLatinIgnis；thathismotherwasnamedMaya；hehimself，styledAkta（anointed，orChristos）afterthepriestshadpoureduponhisheadthespirituoussomaandonhisbodybutterpurifiedbysacrifice"；seeingallthishehasafullrighttoremarkthat：ThecloseresemblancewhichexistsbetweencertainceremoniesoftheworshipofAgniandcertainritesoftheCatholicreligionmaybeexplainedbytheircommonorigin。AgniintheconditionofAkta，oranointed，issuggestiveofChrist；Maya，Mary，hismother；Twashtri，St。Joseph，thecarpenteroftheBible。HastheprofessoroftheScienceFacultyofToulouseexplainedanythingbydrawingattentiontothatwhichanyonecansee？Ofcoursenot。Butif，inhisignoranceoftheesotericmeaningoftheallegoryhehasaddednothingtohumanknowledge，hehasontheotherhanddestroyedfaithinmanyofhispupilsinboththe"divineorigin"orChristianityanditsChurchandhelpedtoincreasethenumberofMaterialists。Forsurely，noman，oncehedevoteshimselftosuchcomparativestudies，canregardthereligionoftheWestinanylightbutthatofapaleandenfeebledcopyofolderandnoblerphilosophies。
　　Theoriginofallreligions——Judaeo—Christianityincluded——istobefoundinafewprimevaltruths，notoneofwhichcanbeexplainedapartfromalltheothers，aseachisacomplementoftherestinsomeonedetail。
　　Andtheyareall，moreorless，brokenraysofthesameSunoftruth，andtheirbeginningshavetobesoughtinthearchaicrecordsoftheWisdom—religion。
　　Withoutthelightofthelatter，thegreatestscholarscanseebuttheskeletonsthereofcoveredwithmasksoffancy，andbasedmostlyonpersonifiedZodiacalsigns。
　　Athickfilmofallegoryandblinds，the"darksayings"
　　offictionandparable，thuscoverstheoriginalesoterictextsfromwhichtheNewTestament——asnowknown——wascompiled。Whence，then，theGospels，thelifeofJesusofNazareth？Hasitnotbeenrepeatedlystatedthatnohuman，mortalbraincouldhaveinventedthelifeoftheJewishReformer，followedbytheawfuldramaonCalvary？Wesay，ontheauthorityoftheesotericEasternSchool，thatallthiscamefromtheGnostics，asfarasthenameChristosandtheastronomico—mysticalallegoriesareconcerned，andfromthewritingsoftheancientTanaimasregardstheKabalisticconnectionofJesusorJoshua，withtheBiblicalpersonifications。OneoftheseisthemysticesotericnameofJehovah——
　　notthepresentfancifulGodoftheprofaneJewsignorantoftheirownmysteries，theGodacceptedbythestillmoreignorantChristians——butthecompoundJehovahofthepaganInitiation。ThisisprovenveryplainlybytheglyphsormysticcombinationsofvarioussignswhichhavesurvivedtothisdayintheRomanCatholichieroglyphics。
　　TheGnosticRecordscontainedtheepitomeofthechiefscenesenactedduringthemysteriesofinitiation，sincethememoryofman；thougheventhatwasgivenoutinvariablyunderthegarbofsemi—allegory，wheneverentrustedtoparchmentorpaper。ButtheancientTanaim，theInitiatesfromwhomthewisdomoftheKabala（oraltradition）wasobtainedbythelaterTalmudists，hadintheirpossessionthesecretsofthemysterylanguage，anditisinthislanguagethattheGospelswerewritten。（44）Healonewhohasmasteredtheesotericcipherofantiquity——thesecretmeaningofthenumerals，acommonpropertyatonetimeofallnations——hasthefullproofofthegeniuswhichwasdisplayedintheblendingofthepurelyEgypto—Jewish，OldTestamentallegoriesandnames，andthoseofthepagan—GreekGnostics，themostrefinedofallthemysticsofthatday。BishopNewtonprovesithimselfquiteinnocently，byshowingthat"St。Barnabas，thecompanionofSt。Paul，inhisepistle（ch。ix。）discovers……thenameofJesuscrucifiedinthenumber318，"
　　namely，BarnabasfindsitinthemysticGreekIHT——thetaubeingtheglyphofthecross。Onthis，aKabalist，theauthorofanunpublishedMS。ontheKeyofFormationoftheMysteryLanguage，observes：——ButthisisbutaplayupontheHebrewlettersJodh，Cheth，andShin，fromwhencetheIHSasthemonogramofChristcomingdowntoourday，andthisreadsas[JChSh]
　　or381，andsumofthelettersbeing318orthenumberofAbrahamandhisSatan，andofJoshuaandhisAmalek……alsothenumberofJacobandhisantagonist……（GodfreyHigginsgivestheauthorityforthenumber608）……ItisthenumberofMelchizedek’sname，forthevalueofthelastis304andMelchizedekwasthepriestofthemosthighGod，withoutbeginningorendingofdays。ThesolutionandsecretofMelchizedekarefoundinthefactthat：——intheancientPantheonsthetwoplanetswhichhadexistedfrometernity（aeoniceternity）andwereeternal，weretheSunandtheMoon，orOsirisandIsis，hencethetermsofwithoutbeginningorendingofdays。304multipliedbytwois608。SoalsothenumbersinthewordSeth，whowasatypeoftheyear。Thereareanumberofauthoritiesforthenumber888asapplyingtothenameofJesusChrist，andassaidthisisinantagonismtothe666oftheAnti—Christ……ThestaplevalueinthenameofJoshuawasthenumber365，theindicationoftheSolaryear，whileJehovahdelightedinbeingtheindicationoftheLunaryear——andJesusChristwasbothJoshuaandJehovahintheChristianPantheon。ThisisbutanillustrationtoourpointtoprovethattheChristianapplicationofthecompoundnameJesus—ChristisallbasedonGnosticandEasternmysticism。ItwasonlyrightandnaturalthatChroniclersliketheinitiatedGnostics，pledgedtosecrecy，shouldveilorcloakthefinalmeaningoftheiroldestandmostsacredteachings。TherightoftheChurchfatherstocoverthewholewithanepithemeofeuhemerizedfancyisrathermoredubious。（45）TheGnosticScribeandChroniclerdeceivednoone。EveryInitiateintotheArchaicgnosis——whetherofthepre—Christianorpost—Christianperiod——knewwellthevalueofeverywordofthe"mystery—language。"FortheseGnostics——theinspirersofprimitiveChristianity——were"themostcultured，themostlearnedandmostwealthyoftheChristianname，"asGibbonhasit。Neitherthey，northeirhumblerfollowers，wereindangerofacceptingthedeadletteroftheirowntexts。ButitwasdifferentwiththevictimsofthefabricatorsofwhatisnowcalledorthodoxandhistoricChristianity。Theirsuccessorshaveallbeenmadetofallintothemistakesofthe"foolishGalatians"reprovedbyPaul，who，ashetellsthem（Galat。iii。
　　1—5），havingbegun（bybelieving）intheSpirit（ofChristos），"endedbybelievingintheflesh，"——i。e。，acorporealChrist。
　　ForsuchisthetruemeaningoftheGreeksentence（46），"[enarzamenoiPneumati，nunsarkiepiteleisthe。]"ThatPaulwasagnostic，afounderofanewsectofgnosiswhichrecognized，asallothergnosticsectsdid，a"Christ—Spirit，"thoughitwentagainstitsopponents，therivalsects，issufficientlycleartoallbutdogmatistsandtheologians。NorisitlessclearthattheprimitiveteachingsofJesus，wheneverhemayhavelived，couldbediscoveredonlyinGnosticteachings；
　　againstwhichdiscovery，thefalsifierswhodraggeddownSpiritintomatter，thusdegradingthenoblephilosophyofprimevalWisdom—Religion，havetakenampleprecautionsfromthefirst。TheworksofBasilidesalone——"ThephilosopherdevotedtothecontemplationofDivinethings，"asClementdescribeshim——the24volumesofhisinterpretationsupontheGospels——wereallburnedbyorderoftheChurch，Eusebiustellsus（Hist。Ecctes。，iv。7）。
　　AstheseInterpretationswerewrittenatatimewhentheGospelswehavenow，werenotyetinexistence（47），hereisagoodproofthattheEvangel，thedoctrinesofwhichweredeliveredtoBasilidesbytheApostleMatthew，andGlaucus，thediscipleofPeter（ClemensAl。Strom。vii。7，§；106），musthavedifferedwidelyfromthepresentNewTestament。NorcanthesedoctrinesbejudgedbythedistortedaccountsofthemlefttoposteritybyTertullian。Yeteventhelittlethispartisanfanaticgives，showsthechiefgnosticdoctrinestobeidentical，undertheirownpeculiarterminologyandpersonations，withthoseoftheSecretDoctrineoftheEast。For，discussingBasilides，the"pious，god—like，theosophicphilosopher，"
　　asClementofAlexandriathoughthim，Tertullianexclaims：Afterthis，Basilides，theHeretic，brokeloose。
　　（48）HeassertedthatthereisaSupremeGod，bynameAbraxas，bywhomMind[Mahat]wascreatedwhichtheGreekscallNous。FromthisemanatedtheWord；fromtheWord，Providence；fromProvidence，VirtueandWisdom；fromthesetwoagain，Virtues，Principalities（49），andPowersweremade；thenceinfiniteproductionsandemissionsofangels。Amongthelowestangels，indeed，andthosethatmadethisworld，hesetslastofallthegodoftheJews，whomhedeniestobeGodhimself，affirmingthatheisbutoneoftheangels。（50）（IsisUnveiled，II，289）AnotherproofoftheclaimthattheGospelofMatthewintheusualGreektextsisnottheoriginalgospelwritteninHebrew，isgivenbynolessanauthoritythanSt。Jerome（orHieronymus）。ThesuspicionofaconsciousandgradualeuhemerizationoftheChristprincipleeversincethebeginning，growsintoaconviction，oncethatonebecomesacquaintedwithacertainconfessioncontainedinbookii。
　　oftheComment。toMatthewbyHieronymus。Forwefindinittheproofsofadeliberatesubstitutionofthewholegospel，theonenowintheCanonhavingbeenevidentlyrewrittenbythistoozealousChurchFather。
　　（51）Hesaysthathewassenttowardthecloseofthefourthcenturyby"theirFelicities，"theBishopsChromatiusandHeliodorustoCaesarea，withthemissiontocomparetheGreektext（theonlyonetheyeverhad）withtheHebreworiginalversionpreservedbytheNazarenesintheirlibrary，andtotranslateit。Hetranslatedit，butunderprotest；for，ashesays，theEvangel"exhibitedmatternotforedification，butfordestruction。"（52）
　　The"destruction"ofwhat？OfthedogmathatJesusofNazarethandtheChristosareone——evidently；henceforthe"destruction"ofthenewlyplannedreligion。（53）InthissamelettertheSaint（whoadvisedhisconvertstokilltheirfathers，trampleonthebosomthatfedthem，bywalkingoverthebodiesoftheirmothers，iftheparentsstoodasanobstaclebetweentheirsonsandChrist）——admitsthatMatthewdidnotwishhisgospeltobeopenlywritten，hencethattheMS。wasasecretone。Butwhileadmittingalsothatthisgospel"waswritteninHebrewcharactersandbythehandofhimself"
　　（Matthew），yetinanotherplacehecontradictshimselfandassuresposteritythatasitwastamperedwithandre—writtenbyadiscipleofManicheus，namedSeleucus……"theearsoftheChurchproperlyrefusedtolistentoit。"（Hieronymus，Comment。toMatthew，bookii。chapterxii。，13。）
　　NowonderthattheverymeaningofthetermsChrestosandChristos，andthebearingofbothon"JesusofNazareth，"anamecoinedoutofJoshuatheNazar，hasnowbecomeadeadletterforallwiththeexceptionofnon—ChristianOccultists。ForeventheKabalistshavenooriginaldatanowtorelyupon。TheZoharandtheKabalahavebeenremodeledbyChristianhandsoutofrecognition；andwereitnotforacopyoftheChaldeanBookofNumberstherewouldremainnobetterthangarbledaccounts。LetnotourBrothers，theso—calledChristianKabalistsofEnglandandFrance，manyofwhomareTheosophists，protesttoovehemently；forthisishistory（SeeMunk）。Itisasfoolishtomaintain，assomeGermanOrientalistsandmoderncriticsstilldo，thattheKabalahasneverexistedbeforethedayoftheSpanishJew，MosesdeLeon，accusedofhavingforgedthispseudographinthe13thcentury，astoclaimthatanyoftheKabalisticalworksnowinourpossessionareasoriginalastheywerewhenRabbiSimeonBenJochaideliveredthe"traditionstohissonsandfollowers。Notasingleofthesebooksisimmaculate，nonehasescapedmutilationbyChristianhands。Munk，oneofthemostlearnedandablecriticsofhisdayonthissubject，provesit，whileprotestingaswedo，againsttheassumptionthatitisapost—Christianforgery，forhesays：Itappearsevidenttousthattheauthormadeuseofancientdocuments，andamongtheseofcertainMidraschimorcollectionsoftraditionsandBiblicalexpositions，whichwedonotnowpossess。Afterwhich，quotingfromTholuck（1。c。pp。24and31），headds："HayaGaon，whodiedin1038，istoourknowledgethefirstauthorwhodevelopedthetheoryoftheSephirothandhegavetothemthenameswhichwefindagaintobeamongtheKabalists（Tellenik，MosesbenSchemTobdiLeon，p。13，note5）；thisdoctor，whohadintimateintercoursewiththeSyrianandChaldeanChristiansavans，wasenabledbytheselasttoacquireaknowledgeofsomeoftheGnosticwritings。"Which"Gnosticwritings"andesoterictenetspassedpartandparcelintotheKabalisticworks，withmanymoremoderninterpolationsthatwenowfindintheZohar，asMunkwellproves。TheKabalaisChristiannow，notJewish。
　　Thus，whatwithseveralgenerationsofmostactiveChurchFatherseverworkingatthedestructionofolddocumentsandthepreparationofnewpassagestobeinterpolatedinthosewhichhappenedtosurvive，thereremainsoftheGnostics——thelegitimateoffspringoftheArchaicWisdom—religion——butafewunrecognizableshreds。Butaparticleofgenuinegoldwillglitterforever；and，howevergarbledtheaccountsleftbyTertullianandEpiphaniusoftheDoctrinesofthe"Heretics，"anoccultistcanyetfindeveninthemtracesofthoseprimevaltruthswhichwereonceuniversallyimpartedduringthemysteriesofInitiation。Amongotherworkswithmostsuggestiveallegoriesinthem，wehavestilltheso—calledApocryphalGospels，andthelastdiscoveredasthemostpreciousrelicofGnosticliterature，afragmentcalledPistis—Sophia，"Knowledge—Wisdom。"
　　InmynextarticleupontheEsotericcharacteroftheGospels，IhopetobeabletodemonstratethatthosewhotranslatePistisby"Faith，"
　　areutterlywrong。Theword"faith"asgraceorsomethingtobebelievedinthroughunreasonedorblindfaith，isawordthatdatesonlysinceChristianity。NorhasPauleverusedthisterminthissenseinhisEpistles；andPaulwasundeniablyanINITIATE。（ThisserieswasnevercompletedbyH。P。B。）
　　FOOTNOTES：
　　42。Vide"GospelaccordingtoSt。Mark，"
　　intherevisededitionprintedfortheUniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge，1881。（returntotext）
　　43。Vide"TheSoldier’sDaughter，"Lucifer，vol。I，No。6，bytheRev。T。G。Headley，andnoticethedesperateprotestofthistrueChristian，againsttheliteralacceptanceofthe"bloodsacrifices，""Atonementbyblood，"etc。，intheChurchofEngland。
　　Thereactionbegins：anothersignofthetimes。（returntotext）
　　44。ThuswhilethethreeSynopticsdisplayacombinationofthepaganGreekandJewishsymbologiestheRevelationiswritteninthemysterylanguageoftheTanaim——therelicofEgyptianandChaldeanwisdom——andSt。John’sGospelispurelyGnostic。
　　（returntotext）
　　45。"TheclaimofChristianitytopossessDivineauthorityrestsontheignorantbeliefthatthemysticalChristcouldanddidbecomeaPerson，whereasthegnosisprovesthecorporealChristtobeonlyacounterfeitPresentmentofthetrans—corporealman；consequently，historicalportraitureis，andevermustbe，afatalmodeoffalsifyinganddiscreditingtheSpiritualReality。"（G。Massey，"GnosticandHistoricChristianity。"）（returntotext）
　　46。Thissentenceanalyzedmeans"Shallyou，whointhebeginninglookedtotheChrist—Spirit，nowendbybelievinginaChristofflesh，"oritmeansnothing。Theverb[epiteloumai]
　　hasnotthemeaningof"becomingperfect，"butof"endingby，"becomingso。Paul’slifelongstrugglewithPeterandothers，andwhathehimselftellsofhisvisionofaSpiritualChristandnotofJesusofNazareth，asintheActs——aresomanyproofsofthis。（returntotext）
　　47。SeeSupernaturalReligion，vol。