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。