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On Freemasonry. The Spurious Freemasonry Of Ancient Times.
promised to give it to any person present , whose body it should most convenientl y hold . Osiris was tempted to try the experiment ; but was no sooner laid in the chest , than it was nailed down and thrown into the river . This was the aphanism of the Mysteries ; and it must be observed that the candidate was put through a corresponding series
of ceremonies to produce a stron g and lasting impression upon his mind . The first persons who discovered the above transaction were Pan and the Satyrs , who communicated the intelligence to the people ; and they were overwhelmed with horror and amazement . * The bod y of Osiris , thus committed to the mercy of
winds and waves , was cast up at By blus in Phoenicia , and left at the foot of a tamarind tree . Isis , in the extremity of sorrow and despair at the loss of her husband , set out in company with Thoth , ancl traversed the earth in search of the bod }' , making the air re-echo with her lamentations . After many extraordinary adventuresthey at length gained
, possession of her husband ' s corse , with which she returned to E gypt in triumph , intending to g ive it a splendid interment . B y the treachery of T yphon she was again deprived of the body , which was severed into fourteen parts , and secreted in as many different p laces . Isis , with unparalleled zeal and perseveranceundertook a second journey to search
, for the scattered fragments ; and after considerable fatigue , and repeated disappointments , she succeeded in finding every part , and buried them in the several p laces where they were discovered ; erecting an altar over every grave , to mark the situation where her beloved husband ' s remains
were deposited . It was then proclaimed that Osiris was risen from the dead ; and the most extravagant demonstrations of joy were used to express the sincere deli g ht of the Myst £ e on this interesting occasion . This was the euresis . It will be observed that the main facts in this fable were in all countries the same , although the names of the
individuals in whose honour the rites were celebrated , varied with the varying language of the people . Ogygia me Bacchum vocat ; Osirin Egyptus putat ; Mysi Phanacem nominant ; Dionuson Intli existimant ; Romana sacra Liberum ; Arabica gens Adoneum .
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On Freemasonry. The Spurious Freemasonry Of Ancient Times.
promised to give it to any person present , whose body it should most convenientl y hold . Osiris was tempted to try the experiment ; but was no sooner laid in the chest , than it was nailed down and thrown into the river . This was the aphanism of the Mysteries ; and it must be observed that the candidate was put through a corresponding series
of ceremonies to produce a stron g and lasting impression upon his mind . The first persons who discovered the above transaction were Pan and the Satyrs , who communicated the intelligence to the people ; and they were overwhelmed with horror and amazement . * The bod y of Osiris , thus committed to the mercy of
winds and waves , was cast up at By blus in Phoenicia , and left at the foot of a tamarind tree . Isis , in the extremity of sorrow and despair at the loss of her husband , set out in company with Thoth , ancl traversed the earth in search of the bod }' , making the air re-echo with her lamentations . After many extraordinary adventuresthey at length gained
, possession of her husband ' s corse , with which she returned to E gypt in triumph , intending to g ive it a splendid interment . B y the treachery of T yphon she was again deprived of the body , which was severed into fourteen parts , and secreted in as many different p laces . Isis , with unparalleled zeal and perseveranceundertook a second journey to search
, for the scattered fragments ; and after considerable fatigue , and repeated disappointments , she succeeded in finding every part , and buried them in the several p laces where they were discovered ; erecting an altar over every grave , to mark the situation where her beloved husband ' s remains
were deposited . It was then proclaimed that Osiris was risen from the dead ; and the most extravagant demonstrations of joy were used to express the sincere deli g ht of the Myst £ e on this interesting occasion . This was the euresis . It will be observed that the main facts in this fable were in all countries the same , although the names of the
individuals in whose honour the rites were celebrated , varied with the varying language of the people . Ogygia me Bacchum vocat ; Osirin Egyptus putat ; Mysi Phanacem nominant ; Dionuson Intli existimant ; Romana sacra Liberum ; Arabica gens Adoneum .