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# f the IJodge with its covering , is anoto chstiii , which binds in one common origin the symbolism and ceremonies of Ere ^ masonry with the syi ^ initiatiom ^ - ¦ ¦ ¦ : v- - ' ^/' -- ' . ;
This inyst ^ seven rounds or step ^ the ^ aneie ^ ^ or instance , in
were seven stages or d ^ temples , or rator cave conducteil ) , a high ladde r of s founds was dedic the sun ; so tha ^ ji ^ itefi ^ the symbol of the sidereal progress
ladder Of seven Steps ; but here the names were different , although there was the same allusion to the symbol of the universe ; . ;; T ! he seven stisps were e the Indian universe . The iQwest
World tf Ke-eooisiem World s or intermediate region between the ftfto sixth , J &^^ is the sphere of Truth , the abode of Brahma himself as I have already said , represented by the Sun : and thus we arrive Once more at the symbol of the universe and the solar orb .
Doctor Oliver thinks that among the Scandinavian mysteries he has found the mystic ladder in the sacred tree Tdrasil ; but , although I am inclined to coincide with his views , the explication is too elaborate and complicated for a popular discourse . It is unnecessary io carry these parallelisms farther . Any one , however , can see in them undoubted reference to that septenary division which so
universally prevailed throughout the ancient world , and the influence of which is still felt even in the common-day life and observances of our own time . Seven was among the Hebrews their perfect number ; and hence we see it continually recurring in all their sacred rites . The creation was perfected in seven days—seven priests , with seven trumpets , encompassed the walls of Jericho for seven days—Noah received seven days' notice of the commencement of the Deluge , and
seven persons accompanied him into the ark , which rested on Mount Ararat in the seventh month—Solomon was seven years building the Temple—the candlesticks in the Tabernacle consisted of seven branches , —with hundreds of other instances of the preponderance of this talismanic number , if there were either time or necessity to cite them . Among the Gentile nations the same number was " equally sacred . Pythagoras called it a venerable number . The septenary division of the days of the week , although not , as has been supposed ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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# f the IJodge with its covering , is anoto chstiii , which binds in one common origin the symbolism and ceremonies of Ere ^ masonry with the syi ^ initiatiom ^ - ¦ ¦ ¦ : v- - ' ^/' -- ' . ;
This inyst ^ seven rounds or step ^ the ^ aneie ^ ^ or instance , in
were seven stages or d ^ temples , or rator cave conducteil ) , a high ladde r of s founds was dedic the sun ; so tha ^ ji ^ itefi ^ the symbol of the sidereal progress
ladder Of seven Steps ; but here the names were different , although there was the same allusion to the symbol of the universe ; . ;; T ! he seven stisps were e the Indian universe . The iQwest
World tf Ke-eooisiem World s or intermediate region between the ftfto sixth , J &^^ is the sphere of Truth , the abode of Brahma himself as I have already said , represented by the Sun : and thus we arrive Once more at the symbol of the universe and the solar orb .
Doctor Oliver thinks that among the Scandinavian mysteries he has found the mystic ladder in the sacred tree Tdrasil ; but , although I am inclined to coincide with his views , the explication is too elaborate and complicated for a popular discourse . It is unnecessary io carry these parallelisms farther . Any one , however , can see in them undoubted reference to that septenary division which so
universally prevailed throughout the ancient world , and the influence of which is still felt even in the common-day life and observances of our own time . Seven was among the Hebrews their perfect number ; and hence we see it continually recurring in all their sacred rites . The creation was perfected in seven days—seven priests , with seven trumpets , encompassed the walls of Jericho for seven days—Noah received seven days' notice of the commencement of the Deluge , and
seven persons accompanied him into the ark , which rested on Mount Ararat in the seventh month—Solomon was seven years building the Temple—the candlesticks in the Tabernacle consisted of seven branches , —with hundreds of other instances of the preponderance of this talismanic number , if there were either time or necessity to cite them . Among the Gentile nations the same number was " equally sacred . Pythagoras called it a venerable number . The septenary division of the days of the week , although not , as has been supposed ,