B y t h e S a m é A u t ho r

The Tragedy f S i r Fra n c is B a con ( G ra n t Richa rds 1 902 )

o
'
,

The S ha k e sp e a re S y mphony ( Cha pma n é v Ha ll 1 9 0 6 ) ,

A Ne w L ight o n the R en a is s an ce ( De n t 19 0 9 ) ,

The Un disc o vered C o u n try ( C a sse ll 1 9 18 ) ,

A rcha ic En gla n d ( Cha p ma n <5 Ha ll 1 9 19 )»

,

T h e L ost L a n gu age of L on do n ( C a pe 1 93 5 ,

S p a ldi ng s Qu a rte rly ( S p a ldin g <5 Ho dge 19 2 3 - 1939

'
»
,

A VV A I TI NG P U BL ICATI O N
The Magic of Wo rds
Prehisto ry in Pla ce Na mes
The Wa n dering f e w
S t C reda
. a nd C rete
King A rthu r
Noa k s A rk ( A K ing A rthu r)
’
seq ue l to
The B i rth f B rita n n ia
o

Z e b e de e a n d Qu een S heb a

B og an d B ogies
The R o ot f je sse
o

The C o u th G oths
The G rea t White Hors e
 T HE

L O ST LA NG UA G E
O F S Y MB O L I S M
A N I NQ U I R Y I NTO T HE O R I G I N O F C E R TA I N
L ETT E R S , W O R DS NA ME S FA I R Y-
,
T A LE S , ,

FO LKLO R E A ND , MY TH O L O G I ES

HA ROL D BAYLEY

Th e Eng is l hmin d , n o t re a d ly
i s wa yd
e by r h c
e t o ri mo ve s fre e ly
un de r t he p re ssure o f fa t sc .

E
,

B TYL O R

O n e ma y , fo r a mo me n t , a ro u se in t e res t b y a ne v hy h
y p o t e sis , b u t
rt us o n ly by t h e a c c u m u la t ro n of fa c h
ts t at p ub lc
i o p rmo n rs p e rc e p t ub ly
.

c
i n fl ue n e d m t h e e n d .

W A LT ER JHN O S O N.

V OL . I

Ne m York

B A R NE S NO B L E , I NC .
 C O NT ENT S

C HA PTE R I

I NT RO DUC T O R Y

Emb lem t ra de ma rk s o f th e Midd e A ge s Th e Hugue n o ts l —

an d
-
Pa pe r mak ing -
W o rk in g me n s G ui ds Fre e maso nry
’
l an d

G no s t ic is m- The In t ima t e Re atio n b e tw e e n S ym b o ism l l an d

La n gua ge — A n t iq u ity of P a c e -
Name s l

C HA PT E R I I

T HE PA R A BL E O F T HE PI LG R I M
b
T he Bo he mia n Bre t h re n — Th e S word of t he S p irit— T he He lme t o f
S a va t ion The S ta ff o f Fa ith -
l —
Th e G ird e o f Rig hte o usn e ss l
-Th e W ings of A s pira tion —Jl h e S pe c ta c e s o f th e Ho ly l
‘

G ho s t The Un ic orn
—
T he F e ur d e Lys—
L ux ln ce t in l -
' ‘
“
t en e hrz s l h e C a n d le of th e Lo rd— A no in t e d
’

m
Th e of th e
Light ” —
T he I n vu l n e ra b e l S h ie d l a nd Bu c k l
erTh e
l
Do phin — The Bo n da g e I g n o ra n
‘

of c e : ; The —
Lib e rt y o f Ligh t

C HA PT E R I I I

T HE W A YS O F A SC ENT

La dde r of Pe rfe c tio n - T h e Po e S ta r Th e De e c tab e Mo un

l —
l l
t a in s W o rk is Praye r — The S ai — The Do ve The Re l —

b irth — A n tiquity o f t he id e a —
Th e S erp e n t of Re ge n e ra t ion
—
Th e W a y Purity The S ta g — T he Way of us tic e -The
of —
J
S ca l e s— Th e Numb e r E ig h t The W a y o f C ha rity— Jrh e
—

He art —
l
The W a y o f Humi ity T he A s s — T he W a y o f —

Ho pe -
T h e A n c h or Th e W ay o f U n flaggin g To il— Th e Ox
—
32—
54
vi THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM

C HA PT E R IV
“

T HE MI L LENNI U M
PA G ES
G lo b e a nd C ro ss —
The Me ss ia h —
C o mmun is m of Th e Ro ma n ce
f
o t he R ose —
T he Pe a sa n t s ’
W ar —
Th e Eva ng e ic a l l C hris
t ia n B ro t he rh o o d —
T he S ie g e of Mun s te r By Pe a c e
l
P e nt y and by W is do m Pe ac e —
T he S ta n da rd o f Rig hte o us
n e ss —
The Re n a is san c e —
T he “
Fo re run n e r of l
P e asa n t
Phce b us ”
—
Th e Po rta ls of th e The Ib is , th e B ird
Sky —
of

Mo rn in g —
T he Ba b o o n , th e l
Ha i e r o f th e Da wn ,

C HA PT E R V

T HE G OO D SPI R I T
Mo n o the ism o f the A n c ie n t s —
The T e t ra g ra mma to n —
Th e A l e ph

Ta u —
l
A p ha and O m e g a — T h e C o mpas s e s T he S phe re —

Th e S ca ra b a us— Th e Do ub e - l
h e ade d Ea g e — The T hun de r l
B ird— T he Th re e Circ l es l
T h e C o ve r Le a f T he Q ua drifo il
— —

-
Th e Figure Fo ur T he S va s t ika S o o mo n s
’
n o ts - Th e
— —
l K
Eye o f He a ve n —
T h e W at c he r T h e Pan t h e r s B re a th
’ —

The Bu ll ro a re r Th e Ba d S e rp e n t —
Th e Mys t ic T ie
J up it e r s
’
C ha in —
Th e C o ll ar of S S — T h e G o o s e t hat Laid the
l
G o de n Egg— T h e S illy S he e p -T h e G o o d S h e phe rd
T h e S a c re d in e K —
Ho n e y and Mi k T he Milk Pa il
l —

O R PHE US —
O S IR IS —
Th e S a c re d Bu ll —
T he Mo o n “
an

I n s trum e n t A rm ie s A b o ve
”
o f th e 7 0 —
10 5

C HA PT ER V I

T HE H O ST S O F T HE LO R D

Nigh t “
C hris t s
’
K n o c k in g Tim e -
Th e Mo o n
A w a k e n ing
T h e S ta rs —
T HOTH, t he
'
Mo on -G o d —
Th e Th re a te nin g Moo n
fa c e —
l
T he Zig z a g o f Effu ge n c e Th e C o n te s t b e tw e e n Lig h t —

a n d Da rk n e ss —
MERO A C H, Tro ub e r o f th e Evi O nes
“
D l ,
l
I N DR A , th e Lo rd of S ta rs —
ORM UZ —
A O P LLO —
HORU S —
Th e
Ha w k of l
Go d —
Th e G re a t B e a r, a S ymb o l o f the Se f l
e xis t e n t— T he Ho rn o f t he S p irit —
J a ck t he G ia n tk i ll
e r— The
Fie ry C ro ss a n d t he G at he rin g o f t he C l an s— Th e A wa k e n
in g Be ll — . T he C o c k ,
“
th e Na t ive Be llm a n o f th e Nigh t ”

Cha n t ic le r a n d t he R is in g S un
 CO NTENTS

C HA PTE R vu

KI NG S O LO MO N
PA G ES

Fire of Life T he S p irit ua

—
l S un —
“
Y ”
the G re a t Un it — Th e
So l
ar W he e B R A HMAl —
T he O vers o u - T he F o we r l l of

l
F am e —
T he Mys tic “
33
—
MITHR A , th e S u n ig ht l —
The
B irth da y of C h ris t —
The “
C o ck of A BR XA S A
” -Dl O NYSO S
Chi dre nl o f th e S un —
C it ie s o f t he S un —
So l o mo n , a So lar

He ro The S o ng f
o S olo mon — Th e C h a rio t o f th e ,
S un
Th e V is io n of A D ONA I —
T h e Tem p l e of SO LOMON —
The
Pala c e o f t he S un —
Th e G o de n C o l lumn — T he Tw in C o l umn s
—
Th e T h re e C o l umn s— T he Na il —
Th e Co rn e r-
S to n e --
The h

Pre a c he r 132 -166

C HA PT ER V 111

T HE FA I R SH U LA MI T E

S olo mo n s ’
B ride W isdo m —
s s — Egypt ian Myste ry or

Pas sio n-
p a ys l —
Th e In voca tion of O SI R I S Th e Litt le

S o lomo n T h e S h ula mite

” ’
S is te r of The S o ng of —
s I n c o n gru
ous Q ua lit i es Wisdo m ”
o ne l
a on e ye t man ifo d l —
Th e
Wedding S ong o f W zs do m é
‘ ' ‘
l h e V irg in S O PHIA —
I S TA RH
—
He r De sc e n t in to He ll —
Th e D e sc e n t of t he S un
l
S o o mo n n o ce a S cu io nll —
C in de re l l
a— CUPI D and PSYC HE
C I NDER ELLA “
ga rb ed lik e t he Light — T he Prin c e ss in t he
C a ve —
T he “
Ma id w it h th e Ha ir o f G o d — S UDO LI SU l
Th e Na mes of CI NDERELLA —
“
A . He ife r of the Da wn ”

CI NDER ELLA th e C hristin a 16 7 -195

C HA PT ER IX

C I ND ER ELLA

Magn a Mat e r —
Th e La dy of th e G rea t A b yss — The G oo d an d

Pe rfe ct S e rpe n t T he W ate r- Mothe r -S ymb o ism of B ue

—
l l
S ymb o ism of B a ckl S o o ty Fa c e The Maid o f the Mist
l —

—
Th e A n c ie n t o f Days T h e Hymn o f t h e Rob e o f G o ry —
l
l
Th e Pe ar of Pric e C in dere a s Ro b e s APO O th e Mo use ll LL
’
— —

The He a rth C a t Th e C rys ta S hoe Th e S alt o f W isdo m

— —
l —

Prin ce ss W oo de nc loak ”
196 231-
viii THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
C HA PT ER X

T HE ST A R O F T HE S EA
PAG ES
Ma ria —
La dy Da y T he S t ar o f th e S e a T he
— —
Mirro r o f Pe r
fec t io n —
Th e Le tte r M Me m th e W a te rs —
Th e Fo un ta in
of W is do m —
Th e W e ll of T rue W at e r —
Th e De w of th e
Holy S pirit Th e C up o f S a va t io n The Ch a ic e o f Eve r
—
l —
l
l as tin g l l
G o ry— Th e De e c ta b e Liq uo r o f W isdo m— The l
D ivine Nuc le us B e the l
,
”
th e Ho us e of G o d —
The He alt h
of th e S ic k —
So l o mo n s
’
S ea l —
Th e G a te of Hea ve n —
St
Ca the rin e W hee ls —
The K e ys o f He ave n —
T h e D iamo n d of

Da y —
T he Ho ly G oo se 2 32— 266

C HA PT E R X l

O NE- EY ES, A ND T H R EE-

EY E, T W O - EY ES

Five V irtue s Th e Fo ur C hi dre n o f W is do m -

—
O rigin o f the l
Fig ure Eig ht The T win C irc e s Th e All-—
pure Fo un t l —

O ne - Eye , T wo -
Eye s , a n d T h ree -
Eye s S ym b o is m o f t he —
l
Fa c e T he O n e -
—
Eye d A rim a s p ia ns T he G o d- G ua rdin g —
l
G riffi ns PO Y EM S—
L PH U
U YSSES I S HI A R EST ER The —
L —
' ’
—
H —

Roo t of J ES S E —
s ms
The S e ve n R x —
Th e C h i dre n l of Isra e l
Me an in g o f th e Name C in d e re ll a 26 7 — 2 87

C HA PT ER x11

T HE EY E O F T HE U NI V ERS E

Eye of Lig h t— T he Pe rfe c t C irc l e— The E at De p hi Th e l —

Le tt e r T —
Th e Le tt e r D —
The Le t te r Z —
T h e Le t te r X
Hoch I Hoch Hoch
l h e G re e k E leleu
' ' ‘

s e Ta u r e f — —

t h e S e mitic A llel uia ! o r Ha l le l uja h Hu r ray ’ -S ela h —

.

Vin e l La us —
T h e Nam e j oh n j a ms, j E HO V A H S ANTA
— — —

C LA U S APO LLO a n d Apple

—
0p , the Eye , Hoop an d Hope —
,

E U R O PE —
Th e Le tt e r P, o rigin a lly a S h e phe rd s C roo k
’

S ymb l o of Pa , t h e Fe e de r an d A ll-
Fa the r —
Pa t er , JUP I T ER ,

an d K T h O x-y D i y
S T PA TR IC —
e e e a s —
T he O x or ya h
IA KC HO S B CC HU S T h E gle H wk
,
A —
e a a or B ird of Fire —
T he
S un -G d PERUN B o d pe BR —
ea r an re — A HMA a n d t he G oo s e
—
Bm w —
T he He dge h o g —
T he S e a -
Urc h in — The B urr
LI BER or B A CC H S U a nd l iber ty — Th e S ca n d ina vian FR O
Fire , f a ir, pha r e, an d PHA RA O H —
Fa irie s , peris , p ixies, and

f er o u e r s 288— 322
 CO NTE NTS

C HA PT E R xl 11

T HE PR ES D ENT I O F T HE MO U NT A I NS
PA G ES

C rea tive Bu ll —
T he Be et l e or Ch a fe r —
HEO L, th e l
C e t ic S un
G od —
T h e Le t te r R , l
a so a
’
S h e p h e rd s C ro ok —
Th e G re e k
r h o— PA N, th e G o d o f S h e p h e rds a n d
Th e D e it y R A D EG O o T —

Pre s ide n t o f t h e Mo un t a in s PA N, t h e Orig in o f p en a n d he n —

—
PA N t e rm e d MI N 111271, m e a n in g a Hi -to p S ymb o is m o f
—
ll —
l
t h e Min ive r o r Erm in e T h e S a xo n I R MI N PA N prob ab y
— —
l
T A MM UZ
T a mb o urin e s T o m -
—
to m s T im b re s a n d Ta m
— —
l
—
U
b o u rs T A MM Z a n d S T G EO R G E T A MM a n d t he R ive r —
UZ
T A MI S E o r T HA MES T h e He sto n “
Fu rry D a n c e
—
Th e l —

Ro s e o f S T G EOR G E Ho t C ro s s - B u n s S ym b olis m o f Ra m
— —

a n d G oa t
“
I a m th e Le tte r A
—
”
A o rig in a y th e S ig n o f a —
ll
Mo un tain -Pe ak A lpha , A e p h , a n d E e p han t E EPHA NTA
—
l l —
L
The W h ite Ele ph a n t —
The w o rd s hea t an d hot —
Th e
Ba c kb o n e of O sI R I s —
T h e A sh e m Ma yp o le The Mighty
or —

A sh -
T re e Th e Ea r o f W h e a t —
T h e C a m el Mo un t C a rm e l —

T h e Pi lla r of Fire —
T he La b u rn u m -
T re e —
T h e A c a c ia -T re e
T h e T h o rn B u s h Th e G o ld e n S p ur T he S c e p tre T h e
— — —

So l ar Lio n —
Th e J
Lio n o f u da h Th e Tride n t Th e Pe n gu in
— —

or G re a t A uk —
C HR I ST th e Pip e r —
T h e Pip e s of PA N 32 3
—
37 5
T HE LO S T LA NG U A G E O F
S YMBO L IS M

C HA PT ER I

INT RO D UCTIO N
The re b e n o q ue st io n that a n e n o rmo us n umb e r o f the s e wa te r
, ca n

l fi
mark s ha d a re ig ious sign i c a n c e , b ut we are a sk e d to b e ie ve , o n the gro un d l
l
tha t th e s ame sym b o wa s us e d co n te mp o ran eo us y in va rio us p art s o f Euro p e ,l
l
tha t th ese symb o s fo rm e d a me an s o f in te rc o mmun ic at ion a n d s p irit ua l
e n c o u ra ge m e n t b e t w e e n a ll tho s e w h o h ad b e e n a dm it te d t o t h e se c re t s o f

t h e se c t . The s ugg e st io n h a s man y p o in ts to re c o mme nd it, b u t it re q uires

l l l l
a pro o n g e d a n d s c h o a r y a n a ys is b e fo re it c a n ra n k a s a n a c c e p tab e l
h ypo the s is .

I n a ll j us t ic e to Mr Ba yle y , le t us a dm it t h a t h e is n o t a rro gan t o r do g

ma tic .He has p ut fo rth a the o ry on so m e w h a t
in s uflic ie n t gro un ds , an d
ha s e vide n ce d so me o ve r-
an xie ty to e xpa n d t h a t t h e ry b e yo n d re a so n a b e l
p
lim its . B ut h e is re a dy t o c o n fe ss t ha t his o w n w o rk is o n e o f s ug g e s tio n
l
rath e r th a n o f pro o f, an d he ha s un do ub te d y e s tab is h e d a c a im to furthe r l l
c on s ide rat io n His h ypo thes is is inge nio us , fih d up to a po in t se e ms te na b e ;
.
'

l
b ut a t pre se nt we mus t re gard it as n o t pro ve n
’
Westminster G a z ette, 12th
.

Ma y 1909 .

T H I S bo o k wri t te n spe c i ally wi t h that e n d

, t ho u gh not
,

t he te n ta t iv e c o ncl u si o ns fo rm u l at e d t hre e
su b s tan t i at e s

e ars a o in A New Light on the Rena issa nce I t he n said

y g .

The fact s n o w pre se n te d t e n d t o pro ve t hat

1 Fro m t he i r fi rst appearan ce in 12 82 u n t1l t he l at te r
.
,

half o f t he e ight e e n t h c e n t u ry t he c u ri o u s de sig n s ,

i nse rte d i n t o pape r in t he fo rm o f wat e r-marks

2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
co n s t i t ute a c o he re n t an d un b ro k e n i
c ha n of

emblems .

2 . That t he se e m ble m s are tho ught-fo ss il s o r t ho ught

c rys tal s in w hi c h lie e n shri n e d t he as i rat i o n s an d
, p
t ra di t i o n s o f t he n u m e ro u s m ys t i c an d pu ri ta n i c
se ct s b w h i c h E u ro e wa s o ve rru n in t he Midd le
y p
Ages .

3 . H e nce that the se pape r-mark s are hi sto ri cal do cu

m e n t s o f h igh i m po rtan ce t hro w i n g light , n o t ,

o nl o n t he e vo l u t i o n o f E u ro ea n t ho u g ht b u t
y p ,

a l so u o n m a n o b sc u re ro b l e m s o f t he ast
p y p p .

4 . W at e r-marks d e n o te t hat pape r-maki n g w as an art

i n tro d u ce d i n to E u ro pe an d fo st e re d t he re b y t he
,

re -R e fo rm at i o n P ro t e sta n t sec t s k n o w n in F ran ce

p
as t he Albigeo i s a n d V au d0 1s an d in I tal a s t he
‘ y , _

Cathari o r Pat ari n i .

5 . That t he se he re si es t ho ugh n o m i n ally stam pe d o ut

,

b y t he P apacy e xi st e d secre tl y fo r se ve ral c e n t u ri e s

,

s u b se q u e n t t o t he i r di sa eara nce fro m t he sig ht

pp
o f hi s t o r
y .

6 . T he e m b e lli s hm e n t su se d b y pri n t e rs in t he Mid dl e

Age s are e mb l e m s S i m ilar t o t ho se u se d b y pape r
m ake rs an d e xpli cab l e b y a S im il ar co d e o f i n te r
,

re t at io n
p .

7 . T he k
aw ae n i n g k n o w n as t he R e n ai ssan c e w a s t he

di re c t re su l t o f an i n fl ue n ce de li b erat e ly an d,

t radi t i o nally e xe rci se d b y pape r- mak e rs pri n t e rs , ,

c o bb l e rs an d o t he r art i sa n s
,
.

8 T he n u rsi n g m
. o t he r o f t he Re n ai ssan c e an d c o u s e ,

q u e n t ly o f t he Re fo rm at i o n was n o t as hi the rto , ,

ass u m e d I taly b u t t he P ro ve n cal di stri ct o f

,

F ran ce .

The re is cu ri o u s a nd di re ct pro o f o f Vau do i s i n fl u e n ce a t

t he e n d o f o n e o f t he e arli e st e di t i o n s o f t he Bible ( t hat o f
 INT RO D UCTION
k n o w n t o co ll e c t o rs a s t he Olive ta n re t he fo ll o w
I 535 , ) w he ,

in g cl ai m is c u n n i n gly c o n ce al e d in c i phe r

Le s V a do is pe u ple é van gé liq ue

u
, ,

O n t mis c c t h é so r e n publiq e
”
r u .

T he ve hi c l e in w hi c h t hi s i n t ere st i n g c rypto gram was c o n

l

l d fro m
cea e t he w o r ld at large is t he Stanz a fo u n d at t he
end o f t he vo l u me T he first letters of ea ch w ord
. o f t he se
ve rses ,
as w il l b e se e n spe l l o u t t he se cre t m e ssag e
,

Le c t e ur en t e n ds, si ve rit é a ddre sse

V ie n s do n c in st a m me n t ro m esse
ou
yr sa
p
Et vif par e rl q l
le ue en exce lle n c e
V e ult a sse ure r n ost re gre lle espe ran c e
Le sprit iesus qui visit e et ordo n n e
No z t e n dre s me urs, ic i san s cry est o n n e

To ut ha ult raillart esc uman t so n ordure .

Pre n o n s vo u o ir l bie n faire libre me n t .

I e sus an c ro n s ve o ir et e rn e lle m n t e .
”

I n t he fo llo wi n g have ta ke n all s

ym b o l i sm to
b e m y pro vin c e , b u t t he s u bj ec ts ill u st rat e d are , as b e fo re ,
hi t he rto -
u n i n t e rpre t e d ri n t e rs ark s r- a rk s
’

p m an d a
p p e m .

M o st o f t hese sig n s i ly lo st the i r pri mi t ive

have e n t re

sig n ifi cance an d are

,
no w u se d
pu re l
y for c o m me rc i al

u r o ses ; b u t t he re was a t i m e w he n t he w e re n o t o n l
p p y y
t ra d e s ig n s b ut w e re al so
, w hi ch t he .

ea rl o f g re at ri ce w as re ve re d
p p .

T he e x t rao rdi n ary t e n ac i t y wi t h w hi c h t he Vau d o i s o r

Albigeo i s mai n tai n e d t he i r t radi t i o n s w il l t o so me e xt en t
acco u n t fo r t he a a riti o n o f t he i r m st i c t e n e t s in t he
pp y
fo rm o f pape r-mark s an d it is po ssibl e t o t race fai n tly t he
,
“

co u rse o f t h i s tra di t i o n li n k b
y l i nk .

T he pape r- m ill s o f E u ro pe have in t he mai n al ways b ee n , ,

si t u at e d in he re t i cal di s tri ct s in H o llan d fo r i n s tan ce w hi c h

—
, ,

Bayle de scrib e d as a great ark o f he re sy an d Lamart i n e

“
,
”
 4 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
as t he w o r s ho p o f k i n n o vat o rs and l
t he asy u m a n d t he

a rs e n al o id e as
f n ew .
”

Bu t t he t echn i cal t erm s o f pape r- m aki n g su c h as —

a c o rru t i o n o f t he F re n c h
“
“
re t re e , p re t ire i m l
py t hat .
—

e r- m a ki n g w as ri m aril a French art an d is w e ll

p pa p y a s , ,

k no w n t he i n t ro d u ct i o n o f pape r m aki ng i n t o E n glan d

,
‘

w as du e t o French re fu ge e s W here ve r t he se su ffere rs

.

l an de d t he y ac te d as m issm n aries o f ski ll e d lab o u r an d ,

t he re co rd s o f t he Pate n t O ffi ce sho w c l early t he act ivi t y o f

t he e xi l e s n o t o n l y in m an u fact ure b u t al so in i n ve n ti o n
, , .

N ume ro u s pat e n t s were take n o u t b y them fo r paper-maki n g ,

ri n t i n g s i n n i n g w e avi n g an d o t her art s I n 16 86 t he re

p , p , , .

is re fe re n ce t o a pate n t gran te d fo r maki n g w ri t i ng an d

ri n ti n g- a e r t he at e n t ee s havi n g lat e l b ro u gh t o u t o f
p p p p , y
F rance e xce ll e nt wo rk me n an d already set up seve ral n ew ,

i n ve n t e d m ill s an d e ngi n e s fo r m aki ng t hereo f n o t heret o ,

fo re u se d ih E n glan d .
”

A t t he pre se n t day t he pape r- m ake rs o f Sco t lan d e nj o y

a d e se rve d re -
e m i n e nc e an d it is i n t e re st i n g t o fi n d t hat
p ,

the i r i n du st ry like w i se o w es al so it s i n tro duc ti o n to the

At Glasgo w sa s S m i l e s o n e o f t he
”
sa me so u rce .
y , ,

re fu ge e s su cce e d e d in e st ab li s hi ng a pape r- m ill t he fi rst in ,

t hat part o f Sco tlan d The H u g u e n o t who e rec t e d it

.

e sca e d fro m Fran c e acc o m pa n i e d o n l y b y his li t t l e daug ht e r

p , .

Fo r so m e t i me aft e r his arri val i n Glasgo w he m ai n tai n e d ,

hi m se l f b y pic ki n g u p rag s in t he s t re e t s Bu t b y di nt o f .
,

t hrift an d dilige n c e he e ve n t u ally co n t rive d to acc u m u late

,

m ean s su ffici e n t t o e n ab l e him t o start his paper-m ill a n d ,

t hu s to lay t he fo u n dat i o n o f a n i m po rtan t b ra nch o f

”
Sco tt i sh i n dust ry .

T he pre se n t m ake rs o f t he pape r u se d fo r t he B an k o f

E ngland s n o te s are de sce n dan t s o f t he De Po rtal fam ily o f
’

P ro ve n ce m an y o f w ho se m e mb e rs are reco rde d as am o ngst

,

1
The Hug ueno ts, p 338 . .
 INTRO D UCTION 5

t he m o st ive o f t he le aders o f t he Al bige o i s

ac t Aft e r t he .

Re vo cat i o no f t he Edi c t o f Nan te s t he fo u n d er o f t he pre se n t ,

b usi n e ss fled to E n gl an d w he re he di e d in 17 0 4 ,
In .

his w i ll w hi ch is w ri tt e n in Fre n ch he says

,
“
I n t he fi rst ,

l a c e I t han k m G o d w i t ho u t c e asi n g fo r havi n g u t it in

p , y p ,

m y he art to e scape fro m pe rse c u t i o n a n d fo r havi n g b l e sse d ,

‘

m y proj e c t in m y o w n pe rso n an d in t hat o f m y c hildre n .

I re gard m y E ngli s h re fuge as t he b e st he ritage w hi ch I

c an b e q u eat h t o t he m
2 ”
.

The he adq u arte rs o f t he H ug u e n o ts w ere A u vergn e

'

A n go u mo i s an d t he So u the rn P ro vi n ce s o f F ran ce whe re

/

, , ,

in An go u mo i s alo n e acco rdi n g to S m i le s t he y o wn e d six

’

, ,

-
hu n dre d pape r m ill s 3
.

The Re vo cat i o n o f t he E di c t o f Nan t e s o st e n s ibly W ipe d

t he H u g u e n o ts w ho m Po pe Cl e m e n t X I id e n t ifi e d w i t h
—
.

t he e xec rabl e rac e o f t he an c i e n t Al bige n se s -co m ple te ly

o u t o f Fran ce ; t i t is c harac t eri s t i c o f t he s i ri t o f t he
y e p .

S o u t hern P ro vi nc e s t hat o n e hu n dre d ye ars aft e r t hat dis

a t ro u s e ve n t it w as t he ro g re ss t o P ari s o f a b att ali o n o f

bi
p
l arse illais m archi n g as t he y b e li e ve d t o su ppo rt t he t o t te r
,

ing s t at u e o f Lib e rty t hat t u rn e d t he scal e o f t he F re n ch

,

Re vo l u t i o n ‘
.

T he hi st o ri an o f paper- maki n g at A rche s in t he S o u t h o f ,

Fran ce s ate s t hat sec re t o rgan isat io n s dati n g fro m im

,
t
,

m e m o ri a an tiq u i ty e xi st e d amo n g t he pape r-m aki ng w o rk-

’ ‘ r
e
,
.

me n an d t hat t he se so l idl o rgan i se d a sso c i at i o n s

“
of
, y
co m rad e s hi e n d u re d fo r l o ng af t er t h R e vo l u t i o n
p e .

e ge n e ral spi ri t o f in su b
“
sa s he
“
O n e is st ru ck
”

y b y,
t h ,

o rdi n at i o n whi c h fro m all t i m e u n d e r t he a n c i en t re gi m e

Libra ry A ssocia tion Reco rd, iv p I 29 . . .

I diot , p 12 9 . .

3
The H ug ueno ts , p 158 . .

The re is a g raphic p re se n tme n t o f t h is e p iso de in The Reds of the Midi,

l
b y Fé ix G ra s l
S e e a s o S ecret S ocieties a n d t he Fren ch Revo lu t io n , Una
.

B irch .

V OL . I .
6 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
an i mat e d t he pape r-m aki n g w o rk me n Co ll ab o rat i ng in t he .

ro agat i o n o f w ri t t e n t ho ug ht w h i c h d u ri n g t he e ig ht e e n t h
p p , ,

ce n tu r w as t he m ai n d e st r uc t ive age n t o f t he e xi s t i n g stat e

y ,

o f a fl airs u n t il t he n re s e c t e d
’
p it w o u ld a
pp e ar t ha t t h e ,

a e r- m ki n g w o rk m e n had a fo re k n o w l e dge o f t he s o c i al
p p a

u phe aval s t hat w e re ab o u t t o take l ace an d o f w hi c h t he

p y ,

we re t he o b sc u re a u xili ari e s 1
He ck e t ho rn de vo te s a
”
.

c ha t e r o f his Secret Societies t o t he se g u ild s o r c o r o rat i o n s

p p ,

w hi c h e xi ste d n o t o nl y a m o n g t he pape r-m ake rs b u t al so ,

am o n g o t he r F re n c h art i san s an d o u rn e m e n F
j y ree maso n r
y .

was e arl y m ixe d u p w i t h t hi s comp agnonnage an d t he vari o u s ,

se c ti o n s o f it we re k no w n b i l e s s u c h as t he S o ns of
'

y t t

So lo mo n t he Co m pan i o n s o f the Fo xe s t he Fo xe s o f
,
”

,
”

,
”
Lib ert y t he I n de pe n de n t s a n d so fo rt h ,
” 2
.

T he pre li m i n ary c hapt e rs o f t he prese n t b o o k w hi ch I —

have c ut t o t he i r l o w e s t li m i t s w ill, I am afraid read —

,

so m e w hat w e aril b u t in C ha t e r VIII t he re ad e r w i ll b e

y p, .

i n tro d uce d t o so m e o f t he hi t he rt o u n appreciate d b eau ti e s

u n d e rl i n g fai ry- t al e s a n d in t h e l ate r c ha t e rs w e shal l
y , p
re ac h a g ro u o f fac t s t hat m u st I t hi n k u n do u b t e dl h av e
p y , ,

fo rm e d part o f t he G n o si s o r secre t W i s d o m o f t he A nc i e n ts .

It is co m mo n k n o w l e dge t hat d u ri n g t he early c e n t u ri e s o f

C hri st i an i ty t he re e xi ste d ce rt ai n G n o sti cs who clai me d
s u e rn at ural w i sd o m a n d a n abili t t o re st o re t o man ki n d
p y
t he l o s t k n o wl e dge o f t he t ru e a n d s u pre m e G o d
3 ”
.

T he G n o st i c u n l ik e t he m o d e rn agnostic o r avo w ed non

,
“
kn o wer clai me d t o b e gnostihos o r go o d at k n o wi n g an d
, ,

t f p pé d l p it gé é l d i q i d t t t mp
’ ’
l
O n es ra e b d i ti
es r n ra n su or na on u , e ou e s,

so us l i egim
’
a nc e n r im é l
e , a anv i p p ti C ll b t a l p
e s o u r e rs a e e rs . o a o ra n a ro

p g
a a t i
on d l e
p é a é it
ens e
q i p d t l crx v i
e,ii ie l u é,
té l gen an d g t e
"
s c e, a e
'

ra n a en

d t t
e s ruc e ur d l et t d e ho
’
a j q -la p té il mb l q l
e c se s , us ue v i re s ec , se e ue e s o u r e rs

p p
a e t i
e rs v e t
a ai n i d b l v
c o ns c e n ce m t i xes q i ll i
ou e t e rse en s so c au , u a a en

xili i H O f y Hi t i e ”
v i
s ur e n r e t d t il é t i t l
on s b cu a en es o s rs au a re s .
—
. n ro , s o r

des Pap eteries d la Cur/e d A rehes

’
et d A rehettes, p 35
’
. . Paris, 190 4 .

2
V o l i p p 3 17 -
. 24
. . .

3
Mo she im, E ccles Hist , p a rt 11 . . ch . v .
8 THE LOST LANGUAG E OF SYMBOLISM
G n o s t i c i sm ,
sa
y s Ki n g , ear ly to o k ro o t an d fl ouris e h d in
Southern G a ul, as t he t reat i se o f l re n aeu s di recte d agai n st
it at est st .

In 113 5— 12 0 4 . li sm att ai n e d pro bably

mat e ri al i st ic i
rat o n a

it s c li m ax in t he syste m o f M A I MO N I DES w ho re co g n i se d ,

o nl t h i m o r li t e ral se nse o f t he S c ri t u re s nd
y e
p r ar
y p a ,

di smi sse d as a fant ast i c d re am all CXl S tl ng alle go ri cal i n te r

p re t at io n s M r B e rnard P i c k s tat e s
.
“
A react i o n cam e

an d t he Kab ala e d in as a co u n t er o i se t o t he gro w i n g

1
ste
pp p
s hall o w n e s s o f t he Maim u n ist s philo sphy The sto rm ’
.

aga i n s t his s st e m broke out in P rovence an d s re ad o ve r

y p
Spai n .

T he e xt e n d e d H an d m ark e d Fo r (se e fig t he .

s mb o l o f Fid e li t o r fai t h m ai n t ai n e d is a s ix t e e n t h- e n t ur
y y c y ,

Provenml pap e r- m ark; an d it is l o gi cal t o su rm i se t hat t he

Fai t h t he re m ai n tai n e d was t he t radi ti o nal fai t h o f t hat lo n g
l o o d-so dd e n di s t ri c t an d t hat t he m ark s ut i
’
s u fl e ri n b n to
g , p ,

a e r w e re a c o n t in u an c e o f t he t ra di t i o n al G n o st i c s st e m
p p y
o f i n t erco mm u n i cat i o n
“
“
The i r ide as says K in g w ere
.
,
”

c o m m u n i ca te d t o t ho se i n i t i at e d b c o m o si t e fig u re s an d
y p
sighe havi n g a vo i c e to t he w i se b u t w hi c h t he vulgar ,
”
heare t h not .

M an y o f the se G n o st i c symbo l s fig ure at t he pre se n t day

am o n g t he i n sig n i a o f F re e m aso n r an d it is pro b ab l e t hat
y ,

Fre e maso n ry is t he last de po si tary o f tradi t i o n s t hat we re

ab a a o f th e Mid d e A g e s wa s the K l l
1Lik e its fo re run ne r the G n o s is , the
sec re t S c ie n c e o f W is do m , a n d its a dhe re n t s de igh t e d in t ermin g th e ms e ve s l l
“
ll ” “
in te ige n t an d c o nn o is se u rs o f se c re t w is do m
”
The Ca ha la , B e rn a rd .
—
'

Pic k .The Open Co ur t, 19 10 , p 146 “

Th e ab a a ,
”
sa id RE C H I ,
. . K l U LN
“
l l l
is n o th in g e se th a n s ymb o ic t he o o g y, in w h ic h n o t on y a re ette rs a n d l l
w o rd s symb o l
s of th in gs, b ut th in g s a re sy mb o l s o f o th e r t h in gs .
”
This
Kab alist ic m e tho d of l
in te rp re tat io n wa s he d t o h ave b e e n o rig in a y c o m ll
mun ic a t e d b y re ve l
a t io n , in o rde r t hat p e rs o n s o f ho y ife m ig ht b y it a t ta in l l
to a l
m ys t ica c o mm un io n w ith G o d, or de ifiCa t io n .
— ~
1n ge (W . R . Ch ristz a n
'

My sticism, p 26 9 . .

2
The Ope n Cou r t, 190 9, p 148 . .
 I NT RO DUCTION 9

k
ta e n o ve r b y t he m fro m t he se c re t i i
so c e t e s Middl e o f t he

Age s . The co u rse o f t he se t ra di t i o n s was n o t i mpro b ably

b y w ay o f t he Te m plars an d t he Ro si c ru ci ans De Q u i n c e y
.

mai n t ai n e d t hat t he la tt e r w h e n d rive n o u t o f Ge rm an y b y

e rse c u t i o n reappe are d i n E n gl a n d as F re e m as o n s an d
p ,

Eli as A shmole re co rd e d it in his Di ary t hat t he symbo ls

a n d s ig n s o f F re e maso n r w e re b or ro w e d art l f ro m t he
y p y
K n ight Te mplars an d partly fro m t he Ro si cru ci an s It is
—
. .

cl ai m e d fo r F re e m aso n ry t hat it is a b e au t if u l syste m o f

'

mo rali ty ve il e d in al lego ry a n d il l u st rate d b y sym b o ls a

"
nd , ,

acco rdi n g t o D r Olive r ,

T he n o b l e an d s ub li m e se dre ts o f
w hi ch we ( Fre e m aso n s) are po s se s se d are c o n tai n e d in o u r
tradi t i o n s re pre se n t e d b y hi ero glyphi c fig ure s an d i n t i m ate d
,

b y o ur sym bo l i c c u st o m s an d c e re m “ ”
o n i es Agai n says ”
.
,

Dr Olive r w e have de clare d o ve r a n d o ve r aga i n t hat t he

,

great secre t o f Chri st i an F ree maso n ry is t he practi ce o f

m o rali ty an d vi rt ue here as a pre parat i o n fo r happi n e ss in
a n o t he r w o rld
”
.

W hat e ve r m ay have b e e n it s o rigi n an d purpo se F re e ,

maso n ry s pre ad rapidl y o ve r E u ro pe n o t wi t hstan di n g t he

,

b i t te r o ppo si t i o n o f t he C h u rc h o f Ro m e In 17 3 8 at t he
.
,

i n st igat i o n o f t he I n q u isi t i o n t e rri b l e an at he mas we re fulm i

,

h at e d agai n st it all Fre e maso n s w e re e x c o m m u n i cate d a n d

,

t he pe n alty o f d eat h w as de c re e d aga i n st t he m .

M any o f t he trade-m arks illustraté d iii t he fo llo wi ng pages

'
‘
'

are o bvi o u sl M aso nic e m bl e m s w he n c e it m a b e i n fe rre d

y , y
that am o ng t he i n i t i at e s o f Fre e maso n ry w e re n u me ro u s
wo rki n g an d wayfari n g m e n T he ram ifi cat i o ns o f t he
.

me di e val secre t so c i e t i e s u po n w hi c h Fre e maso nry was

b u il t the amaz i n g vi t ali ty o f t radi t i o n adde d t o t he
,
»

di sse mi nat i n g po we rs o f i ti n e ran t apo stle s an d wand e ri n g

m i n stre l s all n o do u b t serve d t o k ee p alive t he smo ul de ri n g
,

e mb e rs o f w hat at o n e ti me m u st have b e e n a b rilli an t an d

highly d e ve lo pe d phi lo so phy .

10 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
T he aim an d i n te n t i o n of
famo u s pri n t e r w ho se m ark t he
is re pro du ce d he re w i t h w as e vid e n t l y t o c a rry o n t he
t radi t i o n al G rea t W i sd o m w ho s e e m b l e m t he se rpe n t
, , ,

s u rro u n d s a ai r o f st o rk s
p .

“
The se bi rd s sym b o li se d fili al pi e ty b y re aso n o f t he
c are an d so li c i t u d e w hi c h t he y w e re s u ppo se d t o e x e rc i se

t o w ard s age d s to rk s an d fili al pi e ty as de fi n e d b y

,

Co n fu ci u s an e xpe rt o n tha t s ubj e c t m ean s carryi n g o n

— —

”
t he ai m s o f o u r fo re fa t he rs
1
.

Bu t af te r m aki n g all re aso n abl e all o wan c e fo r t he fo rce

o f t radi t io n it is st ill e xcee di n gl y di ffi cu l t t o ac co u n t fo r
,

t he re co n di t e k n o w l e dge u n q u e st i o n ably po sse sse d b y t he

m ys t i cs o f t he Dark Age s I t w ill b e e vide n t t hat n o t o n l y

.

t he m ean i n g s o f Egypt i an sym bo l s s uc h as t he scarab t he

“

, ,

sail an d t he b u ckl e w e re e rfe c tl u n d e rst o o d b u t al so t hat

, p y, ,

G il
1
(H
es R ligi n f A i t Chi
. e o p 3
s o It i t imp b b l
n c en na , . 2 . s no ro a e

th t t h i
a s ti no fd i g
on o f th h v d
o n i th
a s o ur xpl a ti e rsf a e o ne s e e an a on o

the n u yl
rs e r t h t it i t h
o re t k w h b i g th b b i
a s e s or s o r n e a es .
 I NT RO D UCTIO N

t he i n ti mate re lat i o n b e tw e e n sym b o li sm an d w o rd o rig in s

was c o rre c t ly appre c i at e d .

Al t ho ugh e t ym o l o g ists a re agre e d t hat lan guage is fo ssi l

o e tr an d t hat t he c re at i o n o f e ve ry w o rd w as o rigi nall a
p y y
o e m e mb o d i n g a b o l d m e t apho r o r a b rig ht co n ce pt i o n
p y ,

it is q u i te u n reali se d ho w c l o se an d i n t i mate a re lat i o n

e xi st s b e t we e n sym b o l i s m a n d phil o l o g y Bu t as Re no u f .
,

o i n ts o u t s n o t i m ro b abl e t ha t t he cat in Eg i
“
p I t i , p ypt an ,

Ma u b e came t he sym bo l o f the Su n -G o d o r Day b e cau se

, ,

t he w o rd Ma u al so m ean s lig ht Re n o u f like w ise not e s

”
1
.
/

t hat n o t o n l y w as RA t he n a m e o f t he Su n- G o d b u t t hat ,

it was al so t he u su al Egypt i a n wo rd fo r Sun Si m ilarly t he .

Go o se o n e o f t he sym b o ls o f S EB was calle d a Sch ; t he

‘

, ,

Cro co di le o n e o f t he sym b o ls o f S EB EK was calle d a Sebeh

, ,

t he Ibi s o n e o f t he sym b o l s o f T EC HU w as cal l ed a Techu

, ,

an d t hé J ac kal o n e o f t he s m b o l s o f A N P U
, y ( A n u Bi s
) w as ,

call e d a n Anp u .

Paralle ls to t hi s Egyptian c u s to m are al so t race ab l e in

Eu ro pe w he re am o n g t he Gre e k s t he wo rd Psyche se rve d
, , ,

no t o n l t o d e n o t e t he 50 111b u t al so t he B u t t e rfl a s m bo l
y y y ,

o f t he S o u l and t he w o rd Mylitta se rve d b o t h as t he n ame

o f a Go dd e ss a n d o f he r s m b o l t he B ee A m o n g t he
y
'
.

an c i e n t S can di navi a n s t he B u ll o ne o f t he s m b o l s o f T H O R
, y ,

was n am e d a Thor t hi s b e i n g an e xa m ple acco rdi n g t o

, ,

Dr Al e xan de r W ilde r o f t he S o co m m o n in t ho se
'

u n n in
, p g
t i m e s o ft e n maki n g us u n ce rt ai n w he t he r t he acc id e n t o f
,

s i mi lar n ame o r so u n d le d t o ado t i o n as a s m b o l o r was

p y
m e re ly a b l un de r 2

I w as u n aw are t hat the re was a n y an c i e n t w arra n t fo r

what I su ppo se d t o b e t he n o ve l su ppo si t i o n t hat in m a ny

1
On the Origin a nd G ro w th of Relig ion as I l l us tra ted by the Relig io n of
A ncien t Egyp t, p 2 37 Hib t ert L ectu res, p 87 9
. . .

9
Sy mholica l La ng uag e of A n cien t A rt a nd My thology , R Pa yne - n ight, . K
p 12 4
. .
12 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
i n stan ce s t he n ame s o f o n ce-sacre d a n i m al s co n tai n w i thi n
t he m se l ve s t he k e y t o what w as o rigi n all
y y s m b o li se d .

T he id ea t hat ide n t i t i e s o f nam e w e re pri marily du e to

u n n i n g t o bl u n d e r o r t o ac c id e n t m u st b e di spe ll e d w he n
p , , ,

we fin d t hat as in m o st o f t h e e xam l e s n o te d b m se lf
p y y
—

—
t he sym b o li c val u e o f t he an i m al is n o t e xpresse d b y a
hom o nym o r pu n b u t in m o n o syllabl es t hat appare n t ly are
,

t he d e b ri s o f so m e m arv e l l o u sl y an c i e n t pre h i st o ri c al m o st , ,

e xt i n c t
p are n t t o n g u e M o d e rn
. l an g u age is a m o sai c in

whi c h lie e m b e dde d t he c hi ps an d fo ssil s o f pre d e ce sso rs in

c o m ari so n w i t h who se vast an t i u i t S an scri t is b u t a
p q y
s e e c h o f e s te rda I n it s gl ac i e r- lik e ro g re s s La n g u ag e
p y y .
p ,

m u st have b ro ught do wn alo ng t he age s t he de t ri t u s o f

to n g ues t ha t w e re spo k e n po ssi b l y m illi o n s o f years b e fo re
t he art o f reco rdi n g b y w ri t i n g w a s di sco v e re d b u t w hi c h , ,

n o t w i ths t an di n g we re i n d e l i b ly i n sc rib e d an d fai t hfu l ly

,

re se rve d in t h e fo rm o f m o u n t ai n rive r an d co u n tr
p , y ,

n am e s . E m pi re s may di sappe ar an d nat i o ns b e sun k i n to

o b l ivi o n u n d e r s u cc e ss ive wav e s o f i n vasio n b u t place ,

n am es a n d ro e r n am e s re se rv e d t radi t i o n all b w rd
p p p , y y o

o f mo u t h re m ai n t o so m e e xt e n t i n vi o l at e ; an d it is
,
I ,

am co n vi nce d in t hi s di re c t i o n t hat o n e m u st l oo k fo r
,

t h e hypo t he t i cal mo t he r- t o n g u e o f t he hypo t he t i cal pe o pl e ,

kno wn no wadays as Aryan s .

”

The pri m al ro o t s whi c h see m t o b e t rac eabl e in di re ct i o n s

far w ide r t han an y ye t reco n n o i t re d are t he S e m i t i c EL ,

m e an i ng G o d an d P o w er t he S e m iti c U R m e an i n g Fi re o r ,

Li ght ; t he S e m iti c J A H YA H o r IA H m e an i n g
, ,
Tho u art
,

o r t he Eve r- e xi st e n t ; t he S an scri t D 1 m ea n i n g B ril l i an t ; a n d

,

t he Hi n do o O M o r A U M m e an i n g t he Su n ,
It is al so .

e vid e n t t hat PA an d MA m e an i n g a Pare n t w e re o nce w ide l

, y
,

e xt e n s ive a n d in a dditi o n t o t he fo re go i n g I hav e I b el i e ve

, , ,

b y t he co m parative m e tho d reco ve re d fro m an t iqu i ty t he

,

ro o t a h a are n t l o n ce m an i n g rea t o r mi hty

, pp y e g g .
 INT RO D UCTION
-
The ll ab l e A K fi rst cam e u n d e r m t e n t io n in c o n
‘

y s
y a t

ne ct io n wi t h HA C KPEN Hill at Av e b u r in W il t s hi re O
y n .

a s u r o f t hi s h ill st o o d t he ru i n e d re m ai n s o f t he Head o f
“

p
t he co l o s sal Ro c k- t e m pl e t hat o n ce s t re tc he d in t he fo rm o f

a e r e n t o v e r t hr e e m il e s o f c o u n t ry A s P en n o t o ri o u sl
s p y .

m ean t Hea a it o cc u rre d to m e t hat HA C KPEN m ig ht o rigi nall y

'
,
”
have b e e n e qu ival e n t t o Great H e ad a su ppo si t i o n t hat ,

de rive d so m e su ppo rt fro m t he n ame s CA RNA C in B ri ttany

an d K A R N A K in Egypt A t b o t h the se spo t s as at AVEBU RY
.
, ,
’

are t he ru i n s o f ro digi o u s t e m l e s; an d t he u sual ru le t hat

p p
te mple si t e s we re prim ari ly b u ri al si t es se em e d easily a n d
legit imat e ly t o reso lve t he tw o KA R NA CS i n t o KA R N A K t he
'

reat CA R A/o r h e a o f s to n es co v e rin g a grav e O n e o f t he

g p .

great est sto n es at CA RN A C in B ri ttany is k no wn as M ENA K ,

an d o n e o f t he Lo n g shi o c k s l i n g o fi La n d s End is
’
R
’

p y
n am e d Ma w/ xx A s men was C e l t i c fo r stone t he nam e
.
,

M EN A K in bo t h t he se i nst ance s see mi n gly m ean t Grea t Stone .

T he re is al so at CA R N A C a gigan t i c t u m u l us nam e d T HU MI A C ,

s e e mi n l a co mbi n at i o n o f t um t he C el t i c fo r b illoek an d
gy at, , ,

great T he i rre si st ibl e c hi l d re n of A NA K are m e n ti o n ed in

.
“

De u te ro no my as great an d tall an d the y we re acco u n t e d

1 ”

gian t s CA ST O R an d P O LLU X w ho se appellati o n in ce rtai n

”
.
,

l ace s w as G rea t G ods w e re in G re e c e de n o m i n a t e d A NA k Es

p , .

Ana k was t he Phoe n i ci a n t e rm fo r a P ri n ce an d a tt a x is ,

o f tlié
“
t he G re e k fo r a n scri t w o rd s fo r
”
ri n c e O S
'
é ‘ '

p n e .

Ki ng is ga na ka an d w e find a t o cc urri n g persi ste n tly and

'

al m o st u n ive rsal l in divi n e an d ki n g ly t i t l es as fo r exam l e

y p , , ,

in A K BA R s t i ll m ean i n g
,
“
t he G re at in C O R MA C t he 2

Magn ifice n t the Hig h Ki n g o f I relan d in BA LA x

—
,

Ki n g o f M o ab ; in S H I S H A K who de po se d Re ho boam ; in ,

1
xi. to ; ix 2
‘

. .

2 This na me is supp o se d to me an so n o f a c ha ri ot ,
”
w h ich is ve ry
un c o n vinc in g I h ave n o t t ho ught it n e c e s s ary
. e ve ryw here to c on tras t

c urre n t o p in io n s with my o wn sugg e st io ns .

 14 . T HE LOST LA NG U AGE or SYMBOLI SM
Z TA K, t he Chaldean gre at m e sse nge r in O DA KO N a fo rm ,

o f t he B ab yl o n i s h DA G O N a n d in H A K O N t he n a m e o f t he ,

re se n t Ki ng o f N o rw a H A KO N o r H A A KO N o g n ate
p y . c ,

w i t h t he Ge rm an n am e HA c o w hi c h is de fi n e d b y di c t i o naries
‘

as m e a n i n g High Kin m u st b e al l i e d to the Greek wo rd

,
”

a rchon n o w m e an i ng su re m e ru ler b t i m i l I
, p u
pr ar
y , ,

t hi n k great o n e T he a rch o f a rchon su rvive s in o u r

”
“
.
,

E ngli sh mona rch an d a rcha ngel ; it o cc urs in t he ro yal nam es

A RC H ELA U S A RC H I DA MU S an d A RCA S and m ay pro b ab ly b e
, , ,

e q u at e d w i t h t he g u tt u ral a ch o f t he fab u l o u s G w RNA C H

'

w ho fig u res in Art hu ri a n l e ge n d T he G re e k
”
the G ia nt , .

w o rd s hit a
“
c hi e f
”
are a rohas an d a htor an d t he se l ike , ,
”
“
ri n c e an d a rchon ru l e r m
“ ”
a na h a a ea t in
, p , n o n ce , , ,

ro b abi l i t
“
n o u r ma or an d ma or w e
”
all
p y g rea t o ne
,
I j .
y
have paral l e l i n st an ce s of ti t l es pri mari ly trace ab le t o
great a n d in t he ce n t re o f magm a t here is reco gn i sab le
,
”

t he pri m o rdi al A K b l u n t e d i n to A G .

T he w o rd ma ximus is pho n et i cally ma hsim u s T he .

n o b l e s o r g re at m e n o f P ERU w e re k no w n as Cnra ca s
‘

.
,

T he a nc i e n t n am e fo r M EX I C O was A NA HU A C a n d in t he ,

t i m e o f C O RT EZ t he re w as a nat ive t ra di t i o n t hat A N A HU A C

“
w as o rigi n ally i n hab i te d b y gi an t s T he Gi an t S e rpe n t
”
.

o f S o u t h A m e ri c a is k n o w n as t he a na conda an d t he ,

t o pm o st pe a k o f t he A n de s is n am e d A CO N CA G U A In .

P ERU acco rdi ng to P re sco t t t he wo rd cap a c m eant grea t

, ,
“

l a n d t he S u re m e B e i ng he Creato r o f t he
o r p ow er fi c , p t ,

U n ive rse was ado red u n der t he name PA C HA C HA MA C

, .

T he t rip le a c o cc u rri n g in t hi s w o rd s ugge s ts t hat it was

e q u ival e n t t o T ri sm e gi st u s o r Thri c e Great O ne o f t he .

e ll at i o n s o f J UN O was A C REA i e t he G reat R H EA t h e

a
pp , . .
,

M agn a M at e r o f t he Go ds The Assyrian J U P I T ER was

’

e n t i tl e d M ERO D A C H an d t he radi cal a c is t he e arl i e st fo rm

,

o f o u r E n gli s h oa k sacre d t o J U P I T ER an d o n ce w o rshi d

'

, pp e ,

as t he g re at e st an d t he st ro n e st o f t he t rees Th e Eas t
g .
16 T HE L OST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
v al e n t T h ri n t e rs e m bl e m s are re ro d u ce d in
’
o n ce
p re . e
p p
facsi m i le fro m b o o k s m o st ly in my po sse ssi o n T he o u t li n e
.

draw i n gs are half-siz e repro du ct i o n s o f w at e r-m ark s so m e ,

fro m my o w n co l lec t i o n b u t m ai n ly fro m M o n s B riqu e t s

, .
’

mo n u m e ntal Les Filigra nes Dictionna ire historique des Ma rques

da Pap ier dés [our app a mtzon vers 12 82 jnsqu en 160 0 a vec 39
’
f '

fig u res da ns le t ext e et I 1 2 fa csimiles d e fili ra ne:

g (4 v o l.s ,

fo l i o B e rnard Q u aritch
, ,
 C HAPT ER I I

THE PA RABLE OF THE P ILG RI M

ll
G ive me my sc a o p she o f q uie t, ll
My s ta ff o f fa ith t o w a k upon , l
My s c rip o f jo y, imm orta die t, l
My b o tt e o f sa va t io n ,
l l
My g o wn l
o f g o ry, h o pe
’
s t rue ga g e
A n d th us I ll ta k e my p i grim ag e
’
l .

S 1R W A TER RA EI G L L H
.

T HE no ti o n t hat Li fe p i l g ri m age
is an d
a Ev e r man
y
a
p i l g ri m is co mm o n t o m o st e
p p o l e s a n d cl i m e s an d ,

Al l ego ri e s o n t hi s su bj e ct are w e ll-n igh u n ive rsal I n 16 3 1 .

o n e o f t he m w as w ri t t e n in B O H EMI A u n d e r t he t i t l e o f The

La byrinth f the World a nd the Pa ra dise f the Hea rt It s

“

o o .

au t ho r was J o hn A mo s K o m e n sky ( 159 2 a l e ad e r o f

t he se c t ari an s k n o w n a m o n g t he m se l ve s as t he Un i ty o r
”
Bre t hre n an d t o hi s to ry as t he Bo he m i an B re t hre n o r
,

T he se loiig- su fie rin g e n t hu s i asts

i
h
'
”
t he M o ravi an B ro the rs
'

w e re o bvi o u sl y a m an ife stat i o n o f t hat s pi ri t o f m ys t i c i sm

whi ch e i t he r ac t ive o r so m n o l e n t is t race ab l e fro m t he
, ,

daw n o f Hi sto ry an d w il l b e fo u n d n o t e d u n d e r su c h e pit he t s

,

as E sse n e s The rape u t i cs G n o st i c s M o n tan i sts Pau li ci an s

, , , , ,

M an i chee s Cat hari Vau do i s Al bige o i s Patari n i Lo llard s

, , , , , ,

F ri e n ds o f G o d Spi ri tual s Arno l di sts Frat ri cell i A n ab apt i st s

, , , , ,

Q uake rs an d m an y o the rs
, .

The La byrinth of the World was c o n de m n e d as he re t i c al ,

a n d u n t i l 1 82 0 w as i n c l u d e d a m o n g t he li st s o f d a n ge ro u s
, ,

17
 18 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
a nd fo rb idd e n b o o k s C O UN T LuTz o w to w ho m E n gli sh
.
—

re a d e rs are i n d e b t e d fo r an a d m i rabl e t ra n sl at i o n st at e s t hat —

so c o n g e n i al w as it s m st 1c 1sm t hat t he m an B o he m i an
y y ,

e xil e s w ho w e re d riv e n o n ac co u n t o f t he i r fai t h f ro m t he i r

b e l o ve d co u n try carri e d t he La byrinth w i t h t he m a n d t hat ,

it was o ft e n prac ti cal ly t he i r so l e po s se ssi o n I n B O H EMI A .

i t se lf t he b o o k b e i n g pro hi b i t e d t he fe w co pi e s t hat
, ,

e s ca e d d e s t ru c t i o n asse d fro m ha n d t o ha n d sec re t l an d

p p y ,

w e re safe l y hidd e n in t he co ttage s o f t he pe asa n t s .

T he a u t ho r o f The Pilgrim s Progress w as a pe rse cu t e d

’

B apti st t i n k e r an d [am o n g t he pat het i c re co rds o f Co n

,

t in e n t al A n ab a pt i s m w ill b e fo u n d t he c o n t i n u all y e x pre sse d

c o n vi c t i o n :
“
W e m u s t in t hi s w o rld su ffe r fo r P au l has ,

s a id t hat a ll tha t w ill live o d l in C h rist J esus mnst saj er

g y
p e rs e cu tion W .e m u s t co m p l e t e l y co n q u e r t he wo rld s in , _
,

d e at h an d t he de vil n o t w i t h m ate ri al sw o rds an d spears

, , ,

b u t w i t h t he sw o rd o f t he S pi ri t w hi c h is t he W o rd o f G o d
, ,

a n d w i t h t he s hi e ld o f fai t h w he re w i t h w e m u s t q u e n c h all
,

s ha r and fie r d art s a n d l ac e o n o u r he ad s t he he l m e t o f
p y p ,

salvat i o n w i t h t he arm o u r o f right e o u sn e ss an d o u r fe e t

, ,

b e s ho d w i t h t he pre parat i o n o f t he Go spe l B e i n g t hu s .

st re n g t he n e d w i t h t he se w ea o n s w e s hall w i t h I srae l et
p , g , ,

t hro u g h t he w ild e rn e ss o
pp o se ,
an d o ve rco m e all o ur

e n e mi e s I n 1550 an o t he r o b sc u re A n ab apt i st u n d e r
” 2
.

se n t e n c e o f d ea t h fo r he re sy e x cl ai m e d :
“
I t is n o t fo r t he
sa k e o f pa rt y o r fo r c o n spi racy t hat w e s u fl e r
’
, ,
w e se e k n o t
t o c o n t e st w i t h a n y sw o rd b u t t hat o f t he S pi ri t t hat is —
,

t he W o rd o f G o d
3 ”
.

T he se pi o us co n vi c t i o n s are t o b e see n e xpre sse d in t he

l
Th e La by ri n th f the Wo rl d a n d the Pa ra di se of th e Hea rt e dite d a n d
o ,

En glis h e d b y C o un t Lutz o w ( T h e T e mple Cla s sic s ) p 2 6 6 ,

. .

2
A Ma rtyr o lo gy of the Ch zcrche s of Ch rzs t co mmon ly ca l led B afi tists ,

l
t ra ns a te d fro m th e D utc h b y T V a n B raa g ht , a n d e d ite d fo r t h e Ha n se rd
.
J .

K lly
no s S o c ie t y b y E B U nd e rh i , vo l i p 37 6
. . ll
Lo n do n , 1850
. . . . .

3
I bid .
 THE PARABLE OF THE P ILG RI M 19

t ra e -
dmar bl e m s he re w it h re pre se n ti n g
k em ,
t he sw o r d of

t he Spi ri t an d t he he l m e t o f salvat i o n .

Al mo st e qually fami l i ar are t he pilgri m sym b o l s he re

b e lo w Fig 6 is t he sco u rge o f di sc i pli n e fig 7 t he gi rdl e
. .
,
.

o f right eo u s n e ss
1
fig 8 t he staff o f fai t h fig 10 t he scall o p
, .
, .

s he ll fi s 12 an d 13 t he b o t t l e o f salva t i o n an d fig 14 t he
g , .
, . .

w e ll o f salvat i o n w he re fro m w i t h jo y s hal l ye draw w a t e r

,

1 “
Righ t h ll b th g i dl
e o usn e ss s f hi l i a d f ith f l
e eth g i d l
r e o s o n s an a u ne ss e r e
”—
of h is re in s . I sa ia h xi 5 . .

2
Isa iah xl i 3 . .
20 T H E L OST LANGUAGE O F S YMBOLISM
 THE PA RA BLE OF THE PILG RI M '

21

I n The La byrinth f
o the World Ko m e n s ky f urn i shes h is

pilg ri m w ith ce rt a n i
i mpl e m e n t s in addi t i o n t o t he co n
ve n t io n al e q u i pme n t an d am o n g t he m are t he w in g s o f
,

as i at i o n he re wi t h re pre se n t ed
pr ,
H e m a k e s Ch ri st t o sa
y .
,

My so n I d w e l l in t wo spo t s 1n he ave n in My glo ry an d

, , ,

o n eart h in t he he art s o f t he h u m b l e A n d I d e si re t hat .

he n ce fo rt h t ho u al so sho u ld st have t wo d w e lli n g- p l ace s o ne

he re at ho me w he re I have pro m i se d t o b e w it h t he e
, t he

o t he r w 1t h Me T hat t ho u m ayst rai se t hyse lf

in he ave n .

t hi t he r I gi ve t he e t he se w i n g s ( w hi c h a re t he d e si re o f
,

e t e rn al ha i If o u do s t w ill it
pp n e s s an d
p y )
ra e r t h t h ou
. .

u ward u n to Mef a n d t ho u s hal t have

_

s hal t be ab l e t o fl
'

y p
de lig ht in Me an d I in t hee , .
”

[ W he n Ko m e n sk y s he ro starte d o n his q ue st t hro ugh t he

' ’

Ci ty o f Q u e e n V an i ty his gu ide False ho o d e n deavou re d

,

t o b li nd him t o t ru e re al i t b fi t t i n g him w i t h c e rtai n

y y
fal s i fyi n g gl asse s “
T he se spe c tacl e s as I afte rwards
.
,

un de rst o o d w e re fas hi on e d o u t o f t he gl ass o f Ill u si o n

, ,

an d t he ri m s w hi c h t he w e re se t in w e re o f t hat ho rn
y
w hi ch is name d C u s to m T he se di sto rti n g glasses of
”
.

Co n ve n ti o n ali ty sho we d eve ryt hi n g in sham c o l ou rs fo u l ,

V OL . I .
3
 22 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
as fai r, an d
black as whi te a n d it was o n ly whe n t he
,

ilg ri m m e rg e d fro m V an i ty Fai r an d t urn e d t o ward s

p e

C hri st t hat he rid hi m se lf o f h is m i sl eadi n g e n cu mb ran ce s .

The n in li e u o f t he spec tacl e s o f C u sto m C hri st b e sto we d

, ,

u o n him c e rt ai n H o l S e c t ac l e s f h i h “
h d
p y p o w c t e
, o u tw ar

b o rd e r w as t he W o rd o f G o d, an d t he glass w i t hi n it was
t he Ho ly Gho st .
”

The se sacre d spec tac l e s o f w hi ch so me are i ll ustrat e d

,

he re w i t h po ssesse d a fai ry-

,
like facu l ty t o re veal s u rpri si n g
wo n de rs A mo n g o t he rs t hey e nable d t he pilgri m to pe r
.
,

c e ive a n d re co g n i se hi t he rto u n see n fe ll o w -P uri tan s dw e lli n g

here an d t he re di spe rse d an d u n s u spe c t e d in t he W o rld
, .

I n earl y Chri st i an an d pre C hri s t i an t i m e s t he s ynib o l

—
24 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
One o f t he ge n e ri c d i
t e rm s u n er w h ch t he Pu ri tan s o f
t he M iddle Ag e s w ere design at e d was Ca tha ri i e t he pu re
,
. .

o nes .

fig 2 5 t he Pu ri tan U ni co rn is repre se n te d as fee di ng

In .

u o n a Fl e ur de L s whi ch a s an e mb l e m o f t he Tri n i t
p y , , y ,

is o n e o f t he fe w su rvival s st il l e m pl o ye d in C hri st i an
e ccl e si o l o I n fig 2 6 it is san c t ifi e d b a c ro ss an d in
gy .
y.
,

fig 2 7 is l e ttere d w i t h the i n i t i als I S stan di n g fo r J e w s

.
,

Salvat o r t he W ay t he Truth a n d t he Life

, ,
The po ssibl e ,
.

o bj ect i o n that Lati n was a langu age ab o ve t he co mpre he nsi o n

o f t he art i san c l ass e s may b e di sco u n t e d b t h e t e st i m o n of
y y
De Tho u w ho wro te in 1556 w i t h refe re nc e t o t he Vau do i s
‘
, ,

No twi t hstan di n g t he ir sq ual idn e ss it is surprismg that t hey ,

are ve r far fro m b e i n g u n c u l t ivat e d in t he i r m o ral s T hey

y .

a lmost a ll understa nd L a tin a n d are ab l e t o w ri t e fai rl e n ou g h

”

, y .

T he m o t to o f t he I t al ian Vau do i s was Lux lucet in tenebris 2

'

an d t h i s lig ht shi n i n g u nco m pre he n d e d in t he dark n e ss wa s

l ike C hris t t he Light o f t he W o rld sym b o li se d b y the Fle u r

, ,

de Lys I n fig 2 7 a t he Fl o w e r de L u ce o r Flo w er o f Light

. .

1
The Hugu en ots in Fra n ce, . l
5 S mi es, p 330 . .

2 Na rr a tive of an E xcursio n to the V a l ley s f Piedmon t , W m G illy,

o .

p . 2 57 .
PA RABLE THE P ILG RI M
26 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
is re
p rese n t ed fl a m i n g wi t h a halo an d in fi s 2 b an d 2 8 it
7
g , .

is s ho w n b u ddi ng an d e xte n di n g in all di re c t i o n s .

’

T he E n gli sh pri n t e r J O H N DA Y c o m pari ng t he dark n e ss

o f t he rec e di n g ri o d w i t h his o w n t i m e s o f
p p e
p u rer en

light e n me n t ado pt e d as a t rad e -m ark t he pi t hy i n si n u at i o n

,
“
t o t he read e r Ari se fo r it is Day
, , an d in a s i m il ar s i ri t
p
t h e pri n t e r J O H N W I G H T e m l o e d as his d e vi c e t he o rt ra i t
p y p
o f hi m se lf carr i n g S cientia w i t h t he m o t t o
y W ,e l c o m e t he ,

W ight t hat b ri nge th s uc h lig ht .

So me t i m e s t he Light was sym b o li se d b y a can dl e st i c k as ,

in t he e xam ple s he re w i t h .

31

Fig .
30 is su r mo u n te d b y a fig 3 1 t he Lig ht
c ro ss, a n d in .

is re pre se n t e d b y a S tar-cro ss o r l e tte r X I n t o t he fo rm o f .

t hi s X t he m yst i c s read t he l e t t e rs L V X so t ha t it fo rme d

a n i n ge n i o u s re b u s o r m o n o g ram O f t he wo rd
“
lu x
”
.

T he fo ll o w i n g de sig n s re pre se n t J e s us C hri st t he ,

A n o m t e d o f t he Lig ht M o n s Briq u e t has co lle c te d man y

.
”
.

s ec i m e n s o f t he se e fli ie s all o f w h i c h are d is t i n g u i she d b

p g , y
three l o c k s o f ha i r t he t h re e e vide n tl y b ei n g i n te n d e d t o
,

s m b o li se C hri s t s O ne n e s s w i t h t he Tri n i t I n fi s an d
’

y y g 3 3 . .

Lig h t d e n o te d b t he L u x c ro ss is ro ce e di n g o u t o f
3 4 y p
— —

t he m o u t h a n d t he ano i n ti n g o f t he Ligh t is u n m i stakab l

, y
i ndi cat e d in fig 33 b y t he po si ti o n o f t he Lux o n the l o c k s
.

o f hai r . The re is a si z e o f pape r k n o w n t o t hi s day as J ESU S

 THE P ARABLE OF THE P ILG RI M
an d as m o st o f t he i l
t e c h n ca t e rm s o f t he p
a
pe r t rade o w e
the ir or igi n to p rim 1t 1ve wat e r m ark s,
e it m ay safe l
y b e

i n fe rre d t hat t he d e sig n s no w u n de r ide rat i o n

co n s are t he

f th e t e rm “
J e su s ”
so u rc e o .

G o d, sa
y Ko m e n sk ,
s
y
“
is S hi e ld hn d t he d e sign s
our ,

he re w i t h re
p re se n t t hi s i n v u l n e rabl e S hi e ld a n d B u c kl e r .
28 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
T he le t ters I H S o n fig 3 5 are t he we ll-k n o wn i nit ial s
.

u s uall y mi s re ad t o i n di cat e J esus Hominum Sa l aa tor On

' s
.

fig 36 is t he Fl e u r de Lys a n d I S o f J e s us Salvato r ; an d
. ,

o n figs 3 8 an d 39 C hri st is re pre se n t e d b y a Fi s h

. Thi s .

was a sym b o l m uc h u se d b y t he pri mi tive C hri st i a n s in

t he Cataco m b s a n d it s po p ul ari ty was du e partly to t he fact
,

t hat t he l e tt e rs o f t he G re ek wo rd fo r fish yi e l d e d t he
’

i n i t ial s O f the se n te n ce J e s us Chri st So n o f Man Savi o u r

“
, , ,
.
”

The Fi s h f k e s t he fo rm o f a Do lphi n which was

O t e n ta ,

an c i e n t ly re gard e d as t he spec i al fri e n d O f m a n Amo ng t he.

Gre e k s t he Do l phi n w as ve n erat e d as the Savi o u r o f t he

s hi w re c ked an d t hi s s pe c i al q uality as a S avi o u r m ad e it a
p ,

favo u ri t e fish-e m b le m w i t h t he C hri st i an s .

40

A Do lphi n Was t he arm s o f the Fre n c h pro vi nce O f

DA U PHI NEY, w hi ch di st ri ct was t he headq uart e rs o f t he
Va u d o i s .

The des1gn e r o f t he can dle st i c k b elo w has ado pte d the

m ot to , I am spe n t in ’
o t he rs se rvi ce ,an d t he aim o f t he
”

myst i c has always b e e n t o l ead his fe ll o w s f ro m t he b o n dag e

 THE PA RABLE OF THE P ILG RI M 29

o f co rru pt i o n i n t o t he lib e rt y O f t he c hild re n O f Light T he .

e m b l e m o f t he I t ali an V au do i s was a b u rn i ng can dl e st an di n g

in a can dl e st i c k su rm o u n te d b y se ve n stars a n d l e t t e re d
u n de rn eat h, L ux lucet in tenebris
1
Me n can o n ly b e happy,
sa s E c k art shau se n , w h e n t he b an d ag e w hi ch i n t e rc e t s
y p
t he t ru e l ig ht fall s fro m t he i r e ye s, w h e n t he fe t t e rs o f
sl ave r are l o o se n e d fro m t he i r hearts T h e b l i n d m u st se e ,
y .

t he l a me m u st w alk, b e fo re happi n e ss ca n b e u n de rst o o d .

Bu t t he gre at a n d all-po w e rfu l law t o whi ch t he fe li c i t y o f

m a n is i n di sso l u b ly at tache d is t he o n e fo llo wi n g : Man ‘
,

le t re aso n ru l e o ve r yo u r passio n sf W he re he ask s

’t ’L
, ,
“
is t he m an t hat has n o pass i o n s Le t him s ho w hi m se lf .

Do w e n o t all w e ar t he c hai n s o f se n su ali ty m o re o r l e ss

he avi ly Are w e no t all slave s all s i n n e rs T hi s re al1sat 1o n
,

o f o u r lo w e st at e e x c i t e s in u s t h e d e s i re fo r re d e m t i o n ;
p
w e l ift o u r e ye s o n high 2 ”
.

T he de signs h e re w i t h po rt ray Eve ryman as t hi s d o l o ro us

sl ave I n fig 4 5 h e is see n l an gu i shi ng in t he b o n ds Of
. .

1 Bo mp l rn i ( S . A S hort History of the I ta l ia n Wa ldem es , p . 1

.

2
The Clo u d u onp K l
th e S a n ctu a ry , a r vo n Ec k art sha us e n , p 6 2
. .
30 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
w re tc he d n e ss d
t o war s a P e rfec t i o n t hat is sym b o li se d b y t he
i l
c rc e o ve r his he ad .

O n ly t he perfec t can b ri n g anyt hi n g to pe rfe c t i o n co n ,

“
t in u e s E c kart s hau se n The re is b u t O n e who is ab le t o
.

o e n o u r i nn e r e e s so t ha t w e m a b e ho ld T ru t h b
p y , y ; ut

O n e w ho can fre e u s fro m t he b o n d s o f se n su al i t y Thi s .

o ne isJ esu s C hrist t he Sa viour t he Sa viour becau s e

he W is he s t o e xt ri cat e u s fro m t he co n se q u e n ce s w hi c h fo ll o w
t he b li n d n e ss o f o u r n at u ral re aso n By t he po w e r o f
”
.

J e s us C hri st t he ho o dw i n k O f ig n o ra n ce fall s fro m o ur

“
 C HA PT ER I I I

THE W AYS OF ASCENT

My soul lik e quie t palme r
, ,

Tra ve ll e th to wards t he l
a nd o f h e a ve n

O ve r t he l
s i ve r mo un ta in s ,
W he re sp ring the nec ta r fo un tains .
’

S IR W A LTER L
RA EIG H .

l
A n d ma n y p e o p e s h a g o a n dll sa y : Co me ye , and le t us go up t o th e
mounta in o f th e Lo rd
’ —
. I SA I A H .

O NE m ight i n de fi n i t e ly mu l t i ply t he sym bo l s u n der whi ch

Al le go ry has ve il e d t he Q u e st O f t he Ide al an d al mo st ,

as m u l t ifari o u s are t he fo rms u n d e r w hi c h t he s m b o li st s

y
e x re sse d t he i r c o n c e pt i o n s o f t he Vi s i o n B e au t i fu l
p .

T he acco m pan yi n g de sign s re pre s e n t t he asce n t o f t he

so u l b m e an s o f t he Ladd e r O f P e rf e c t i o n t h e ti me
y ,

ho n o u re d Sca la Perfl ctionis o f M yst i c i sm

'
F ro m PLO T I NU S .

do w n ward t he re has b e e n a pe rsi ste n t preachi n g O f t hi s

Ladde r o f t he Virt ue s O u r t eac hi n g sa s PLO T 1NUs
”
.
y , ,

reac hes o n l y so far as t o i n di cat e t he w a

“ i n w hi c h t he
y
So ul sho uld go b u t t he Vi si o n i t se lf m ust b e the So ul s
,
’

1
o w n ac hi e ve m e n t
”
.

T h e Ladd e r was a favo u rite e m b l e m O f t he ro adway o f

t he G o ds b e cau se it d e pi c t e d a g rad u al asc e n t in go o d n ess
, ,

ro gre ss st e p b y st e p an d l i n e u o n li n e t o ward s Pe rfe c

a
p p
t io n Dan t e re co rd s t he vi s i o n
‘

Cf S t di i My ti l R lig i
. u es n R M J
s ca ep 76 on , . . o n e s, . .

32
 THE W AY S OF ASCENT
I saw rear
’
d u
p
In l
c o o ur like t o sun -
illu min e d go ld
A ladde r w hic h m y ke n
, p u rsu ed in vain ,

So lo ft y w as t he sum mit
” 1
.

T he i ty o f t he emb le ms he re wi t h is i n di cate d b y t he
san c t

A nge l o n t he t o p o f fig 53 an d b y t he cro ss su rmo un t i n g

.
,

fig 52 The go al o f asce n t is expre sse d in fig 54 b y t he

. . .

Fl e u r de Lys o f Light an d in fig 55 b y a Star the Vi si o n

, .
,

o f C hri s t t he Bright an d M o rn i n g Star .

I t was Vau do i s te n e t t hat J esu s Chri st w ho m all

a
“
,

t hi n gs O b ey is o u r P o l e S tar a n d t he o n ly star t hat w e

‘
t ‘

, ,

o u g ht t o fo ll o w w hi ch id ea is do u b tl e ss e x presse d in t he
”

cro w n e d an d lo n g- t ai le d s tar he re w i t h .

T he Vau do is al so re garde d Chri st as a Stag an d t he i r ,

a st o rs as C ham o i s w ho l e a e d fro m vi rt u e t o vi rt u e T 2
p p h e .

l e tte rs I S i mpl y t hat t he m e an i n g o f the de sig n he rew i th is

. .

t o b e fo u n d in t he pas sage The day s tarre ari se s in m e n s

’

he art s ye a t he day b reaks and t he sha do ws fl e e away an d

,

1
Pa ra dis o , Ca n to xxi .

2
Ed Mo n te t, IYistoire Litteraire des Va udoi s, p 6 5
’
. . .
.
34 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
C hri st co m e s as a sw ift Ro e an d oun
y g H art u po n t he

mo u n t ai ns B e the r
f
” 1
o .

M o n s B riq u e t re pro d u ce s u pward s o f t hre e hu n dre d

.

d e vi ce s (dat i n g fro m 13 18) w hi ch he de sc rib e s as M o u n t s ,

M o u n t ai n s o r Hill s
,
T hey are e m ble ms O f what B u n ya n
.
”

t e rm s t he De l e c tabl e M o u n tai n s in o t he r w o rd s t ho se
—
,

H o ly Hi ll s t o w hi ch t he P sal m i st l ift e d his e ye s and ,

w hi ch acco rdi n g t o O B A DI A H dro ppe d sw ee t w i n e T he

”

, , .

mys t i cs gl o ri e d in t he b e l i e f t hat t he y “
walke d wi t h t he
Lo rd treadi n g an d t ri ppi n g o ver t he pleasan t mo u n tai n s O f
,

t he H e ave n ly Lan d
”
a n d t he i r e e s we re st ra i n e d v
, y p e rse e r

ingly east ward in e xpec tat i o n o f C hri st s spe e dy co m i n g o ve r

’

t he hill s o f B e t her .

Cf S Fishe r, B aby B aptism meer B a bism, Lo n do n ,

. . 16 53, p 512
. .
 THE W AYS OF ASCENT 35

In Alle go ry hills o r m o u n tai n s ve ry fre q u e n tly i m ply

,

M e di t at i o n an d H e ave n ly Co m m u n io n a nd fo r t hi s re aso n
,

t he l e ge n d ru n s t hat t he H o l y G rail w as pre se rve d o n t he

su m m i t o f Montsa lva t t he M o u n tai n o f Sal vat i o n
-
, .

T he M o u n tai n s o f M yrrh an d t he Hi ll s o f F ran ki n ce n se ,

t o w hi ch t he wri t e r o f The S o n g o f S o l o mo n sa s he w ill

1
y

t
re reat , are id e all t he sam e as t ho se si lv e r m o u n ta i n s
y
o ve r w hi c h acc o rdi n g to Sir W al t e r Rale igh
,

My so ul like q u1e t pal me r

, ,

T rave lle t h t o w ards t he lan d o f heave n .

In E m bl e m t he y we re re pre se n t e d as t hre e , five , o r six, b ut

m o st u su all
y as t hre e . Am o n g t he J ew s t he three-peake d
M o u n t Olive t w as est eem e d t o b e ho ly an d ac co u n t e d t o
,

b e t he re side n ce o f t he D e i ty . M o u n t M e ru t he I n di an
,

iv 6
. .
3 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ho ly m o u ntai n , w as sa
p id to have
p d o f t hre e ea ks co m o se

go ld silve r a n d i ro n an d by Hi n do o s Tart ars M an c hu ri an s

, , , , ,

a n d M o n g o l s M o u n t M e ru w as ve n e rat e d a s t he dw e lli n g
,

p l ac e O f t he Tri n i t
y B ra hm a V i shn u and Siva
, T , h e F l e u r , .

de Lys O f Light po i se d o ve r fig 64 is an ide og raph o f t he . .

w o rd s A s a spi ri t b efo re o u r fac e is Chri st t he L o rd w ho

, ,

will lead us to the to ps Of t he mo u n tai n s in t he b o n ds o f

C hari ty .

T hi s passage is f ro m The Holy Con verse o f ST F RA N C I S '

O f A ssi s i If as is suppo se d Fran ci s was t he so n O f a

.
, ,

Vau do i se it w ill acco u n t fo r his arde n t pract i ce o f t he

,

W al de n si an te n e t W o rk is Praye r
“ “
I was e ve r said ” ”

, .
,

he ,
“
in t he habi t o f w o rki ng w i t h m i ne o w n han d s an d it ,

is m y firm w i sh t hat all t he o t he r b re thre n w o rk al so .

”

F ran c i s re verse d t he traditi o n al idea t hat t he Church al o ne

,

c o ul d save m e n s so u l s b y act i n g o n t he b e li e f t hat t he

’

Church i tse lf was to b e save d b y t he fai t h and w o rk o f t he

e o le A s u b se q u e n t d e v el o m e n t O f t he m o ve m e n t w as
p p .
p
t he fo rmat i o n Of t he alli e d o rd er o f Te rt i ari e s i e w o rki n g , . .

m e n an d w o m e n who m a1n tain e d the spi ri t o f his rul e at ,

t he same t i m e carryi ng o n t he i r w o rldly o cc upa t i o n s The .

m o st i m po rt an t feat u re o f t hi s m o ve m e n t says Dr Rufus ,

M Jo n e s was t he c ul t ivat i o n o f a g ro up spi ri t an d t he

.
,
“
,

fo rm at i o n O f a syst e m o f o rgan i sat i o n am o n g t he art i sa n s

a n d w o rki n g m e n wh i ch de ve l o pe d i n to o n e o f the
,

o w e rfu l fo rce s t hat fi n all y le d t o t he di s i n t e g rat i o n O f t he

p
”
fe u dal sys te m 1
.

The re is t hu s an o bvi o us p ro babil i ty o f m e e t i n g with

F ran c i scan m yst i ci sm expre sse d in the marks an d ci phe rs o f
c o n t e m po r c raft sm e n Fig ri n t e r s d e vi ce a n d
’
6 a is a
ar
y 5 p . .
,

figs 6 7 83 an d 84 are co pi e d fro m e xam pl e s o f se ve n t e e n t h

.
, ,

c e nt u ry d o me st i c s tai n e d gl ass e x h ibi t e d in t he M u sé e Cl u n y

at PA Rt s
1
S tudies in My s tica l Relig io n , p . 16 2 .
 THE W AYS OF ASCENT
In fig . 6 6 t he i l
c rc e is a P e rfe ctio n
ga i n t he sym bo l o f .

T he m yst i c l o ve d t o m e di tat e u po n t he s u pre m e po i n t o f

e rfe c t i o n an d to t h b e st o f his b ili t f ll w d t h
p ,
e a
y o o e e

i nj u nct i o n Be ye pe rfe ct as yo u r Fat he r in He ave n is

,
“
, i

rfec t i i i al Z su rm o u n t i n g fig 6 h d
”

p e . T he n t 7 e re s t a n s .

fo r Z i o n the B eau t y o f P e rfect i o n an d t he mo n o gram ”

, ,

in fig 6 8 re pre se n t s J esu s S alvat o r t he pro m i se d

.
,
3 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
D e l ive re r .
“
ll co me o u t o f Z i o n t he Delive re r
The re s ha ,

an d s hall t u rn aw ay u n go dli n e ss fro m J ac o b

l ”
.

O ve r fig 60 w as t he S tar and Cro s s o f t he e xpe ct e d

.

M e ssi ah o n figs 6 9 an d 7 0 is t he Cro w n o f Bli ss an d t he

.

fl u t te ri ng e agl e in fig 7 1 re pre se n t s t he pro m i se, The y t hat

.

wai t u po n t he Lo rd shall m o u n t u p w i t h w i n g s as eagl e s

,

an d t he y s ha ll ru n an d not b e we ary an d t he y shal l wal k ,

an d n o t fai n t .
” 2

T he sail su rmo u n t i n g fig 7 2 is a rare b u t u n m i s takab l e .

e m bl e m o f t he H o ly S pi ri t Sp iritus pri m aril y m ean s .

b re at h o r w i n d an e l e m e n t w hi ch t he em b le m -
,
m ake r c o u ld
onl e x re ss b d i t i n g so m e suc h o bj ec t as a sail w hi c h
y p y e
p c ,

cat c he s an d e n fo l d s t he w i n d
3
.

1 R o ma n s xi . 26 .
2
Isa iah 1 x 31
. .

3
S in c e writ ing , I fin d th a t th e sa i l was an l
Eg yp t ia n s ymb o fo r S p irit .

F E Hu m e
. . l s ta t e s :
“
Th e Eg ypt ian mb o
sy l l
fo r b re a th is the s a i o f a
40 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t he C ro ss o f Lux u po n it s su m mi t an d su rmo un tmg fig 7 7,
.

is t he d e vi ce o f a d o ve fl yi n g heave n ward .

W e co m e to t hee o u r Lady ( Po ve rty) co n t i n ues t he

, ,

wri te r o f The Holy Converse an d we b e se e ch t he e re ce ive

“
,

u s u n t o t he e in e ace w e d e si re t o b e co m e b o n d se rva n t s o f
p
t he Lo rd o f Vi rt u e b e cau se He is t he Ki n g o f Gl o r
y W e .

have heard t hat t ho u art Q u e e n o f Vi rt u e an d in so me ,

wi se have l earn e d it b y t ri al W he re fo re fall en at yo u r

.
,

fe et we e n t reat thee hu mb ly to de ign t o b e w i t h us and to

,

b e u nt o u s a way o f at tai n i ng u n to t he Ki n g o f Gl o ry .

O n ly ad mi t u s to t hy peace an d we shall b e save d ,

t hat t hro u g h t he e He may rec e iv e u s who t hro ug h t he e has

re de e m e d u s
1 ”
.

The e xpre ssi o n re d ee m e d has al ways po sse sse d

am o n g m yst i c s a m ean i n g so m e w hat di ffe re n t fro m t hat

whi ch po pularly o b tai n s Re de mpt i o n was b e l i e ve d t o b e

.

no t an ac t o f u n co n di t i o nal me rcy o r an i m m e di at e l o si n g o f
o n e s gu i lt s t ai n s b a su dd e n l n ge i n t o e fo u n tai n o f
’

y y p u t h
Emm an u e l s b l o o d b u t rat her a grad ual and pro gre ssive
’

a sl o w gro w t h a n d e x an s i o n o f m a n s s i ri t ual
’
ro ce ss
p , p p
facu lt i es That man is n o Chri st i an wro te a w ell-kn o w n
.
,
”

mys ti c w ho do t h m e re l y co mfo rt h i m sel f w ith t he su fl e r

’
,

ing d eat h an d sat i sfac t i o n of C hri st an d cl o t h i mpu t e it t o

, , ,

hi mse lf as a gift o f favo u r re mai n i n g hi mse l f st i ll a w ild

,

u m C mm ci m T mpl Cla
1
S ac r o er u , i pp 44 4 5
e e s s c s, .
—
.
 T HE W AYS OF ASCENT 4 1

b east an d u n re ge n e rat e If t hi s said sacrifi ce is to avai l fo r .

me it m u st b e w ro ug ht in me
,
The Fa t he r m u st b e ge t His .

So n in m y de si re o f fai t h
” 1
.

M ysti ci sm has u n ive rsally taught t hat e ve ry man has

w i t hi n hi m se lf t he g e rm s o r see d s o f D ivi n i t y an d t hat b y ,

se l f-c o n q u e s t t he se s ark s o f H eave n m a b e fa n n e d i n t o a

p y
flame t he fl ame i n t o a fire t he fire i n t o a star a n d t he star
, , ,

i nto a Su n .

T he s pi ri t o f Chri st w as re gard e d as a st ar daw n i n g in

t he dark ne s s o f t he so ul a l ig ht t hat s hi n e t h in a dark
“ f

,
.

l ace u n t il t he da d aw n a n d t he da - s t ar ari se in o ur
p , y y y
T he id eal o f P au l an d o f his m ysti c fo l lo we rs in
2 ”
hearts .

ge n e ral was Chri st in yo u an d e ve ry m an perfect in

“
,

an d t hi s id e al was fo st e re d b m
8
J esus Chri st sti c i sm
”

, y y
ce n t u ri es b e fo re Pa u l w as b o rn o r C hri st i an i t d w d u on
y a n e
p
the wo rl d Ye are gods an d all o f yo u are c hildre n o f
.
,

t he M o st Hig h e t w ho w ro t e t he 82 n d Psal m
”
sa s t he
y p o , ,

an d he
p re fac e s t h e as se rt i o n b y t he l am e nt T h e
y ,

k no w n o t n e i the r w i ll they u n de rstan d ; they wal k o n in

,

dark n e ss : all t he fo u n dat io n s o f t he eart h are o u t o f

”
co u rse .

No k n o w s whe n o r whe re the id ea o f Re -Bi rt h had

o ne

it s o rigi n Fo rty c e n tu ri e s ago it was cu rre n t in I n di a

.
,

w hi t he r it had pro b ably t rave ll e d fro m C hal d aea I n an .

Egypt i an do cu me n t assign ed to t he third ce n t u ry b e fo re z

Chri st t he re o cc urs t he qu e st i o n an d the an swe r W ho is “

,

-
t he au tho r o f Re Bi rt h
“
T he So n o f G o d the O n e Man , ,

b y Go d s w i l l T he sam e do c u m e n t t eac he s t hat n o o n e

’ ” ‘

can b e sav e d w i t ho u t R e -Bi rt h ; t hat t he m at eri al b o dy

e rc e ive d b t he s e n se s is n o t t o b e co n f u s e d w i t h t he
p y
s i ritu al a n d e ss e n t i al b o d t hat t r a c h R e -Bi rt h o n e
p y ; o e

1
Wm . Law, q uo te d in Christia n My sticism
, I n ge , p . 2 80 .
2
2 Pe te r i 19 . .

3
1 Col o ssia n s i
. 27, 2 8.
4 2 THE LO ST LANG U A G E OF SYMBOLISM
'

m u st q u e r t he b o dily se n se s d e ve lo p t he i n ward facu l ti e s

co n , ,

a n d re so l u t e l e xe rt o n e s w ill D i i n it
’
o w e r w he re u o n v
y p p y ,

s hall co m e t o b i rt h” Do st t ho u n o t k n o w c o n ti n u e s
“ ”

t he Egyp t i a n p hil o so phe r t ho u has t b e e n b o rn a G od

“
, ,

So n o f t he O n e Thi s an ci e n t hym n o f t he Re -Bi rth w as

t o b e re c i t e d in t he o pe n a ir faci n g so u t h- w est at s u n se t an d
,

t o ward s t he cas t at s u n ri s e a n d t he d o c t ri ne w as to b e k e pt
,

sec re t o r e so t e ri c
1
.

O n e o f t he fi rst e xpe rie n ce s o f Ko me n sk y s P i lg ri m is

‘ ’

his i n st ru c t i o n b y C hri st u po n t he n ece ssi ty o f b e i n g b o rn

agai n . O n b e i n g e q u i ppe d w i t h t he spec tacle s o f t he H o ly
S pi ri t he is t o ld t o pass b y agai n t he spo t s w he re previ o u sly
he had g o n e astray He e n t e rs a chu rch t hat was n am e d
.

‘
Chri sti an i ty an d se ein g w i t hi n it s i n n e rmo st po rt i o n
,
’

w hat see m e d t o b e a c u rt ai n e d o r sc re e n e d c han ce l he ,

i mm e di at e ly appro ache d it hee di n g n o t t ho se se ctarian s

,

w ho were w ran gli n g in t he ai sl e s Fro m w i t hi n t he ve ile d ”

.

sh ri ne w h i c h he e rce iv e d was t he tru t h o f C hri st i an i t

p y ,

t he re fl as he d lig ht a n d was wa ft e d frag ran ce ; ye t t o t he

P ilgri m s asto n i shme n t tho u san ds o f m e n passe d b y t he
’

an d did n o t e n t e r it
“
san ct u ar
y I saw al so that m an .
y
w ho w e re l earn e d in sc ri pt u re p ri e st s b i s ho s a n d o t he rs
p
—
, ,

w ho t ho u ght hig hly o f t he i r h o li n e ss w e n t aro u n d t he —

san c t u ar so m e i n d ee d l o o ke d in b u t did n o t e n t er an d
y , , ,

t hi s al so a ppe are d m o u rn fu l u n t o m e
” 2
.

The Egypt i an phil o so pher al ready qu o te d w ro te o f t he

Re - Bi rt h W he n eve r I see wi t hi n m yse lf t he si n ce re vi si o n
b ro ug ht t o b i rt h o u t o f G o d s m e rcy I have passe d t hro ugh
’

myse lf i n t o a b o dy t hat can n e ve r die an d n o w I a m not ,

3
w ha t I w a s b efore b u t I a m b o rn in Mi n d
,
Thi s is .
”

arall e l e d b K s asse rt i o n H e ho we v e r w ho has

’

p y o m e n sk
y , , ,

1
Persona l Relig ion in fig /p t, W . M . l
F in de rs Pe trie , pp 94, 9 8 . .

2
Pp 2 14, 2 15
. .

3
Perso n a l Re l ig io n in Egypt , W . M . l
F in de rs Pe t rie , p 94 . .
 T HE W AYS OF ASCENT 43

p asse d t hro u
gh t he i n n e rm o st p Ort al becomes somew ha t

difierent fro m o t he r me n : he is full o f bl 1ss jo y, ,

an d
” 1
eace
p .

To i s b e at i t u de Of Re n ai ssan ce o r Rege ne ra
atta n i to t h
-
t i o n was t he wo rld o ld go al o f m ys t i c i s m
“
To b e t e .

b o rn says Ec kart shau se n m e an s to re t u rn t o a -wo rl d

,
” “
,

whe re t he s pi ri t o f w i sdo m an d lo ve go v e rn s w he re a n i mal ,

T he G o t hi c R po i se d o n t he mo u n tai n s in
”
man o b e ys .
2
,

fig .
79 was t,he 1n 1t ia l and t he sym b o l o f Regenera tzo T he .

se r e n t co
p il e d u
p on t he cro ss, as in fi s 80 a n d 8 1, w as al so
g .

a s
ym b ol o f
gen e rat i o n o r salvat i o n fro m t he fact t hat
re ,

t hi s re pt i le peri o di cally slo ughs its ski n an d 13 b o rn an e w .

The m e an i n g o f the se rpe n t sym b o l is cl e n c he d in fig 80 .

b y t he addi t i o n o f t he l e t t e r R t hi s b e i n g o n e o f tho se —
.

“
case s w he re i n scri pt i o n s are place d ab o ve t he p1ct u re s
in o rde r t hat t he l e tt e r may e xplai n w hat t he han d has
d e pi c t e d 3
.
”

The tre fo i l su rm o u n t i ng fig 82 is a wide ly ac k n o w l e dge d .

1
P . 2 15 .

2
Clou d up on the S a nc tua ry , p 7 7 . .

3
C f Th e Ro ma n ce of Sy mbo lis m, S He a th, p
. . . 15
.
44 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
e m bl e m T ri n i ty Place d thu s u po n t he su mm i t o f
of t he .

t he H o l y Hi ll s it i n di c a t es t he t hre e l o av e s o f t he
“

k n o wl e dge o f t he Tri n i t y in w hi c h co n si s t s t he fi n al fe li c i ty
,

e m o rn i n g st ar a n d Ch ri s t
1 ”
o f e ve r soj o u rn e r b e l o w Th
y .

t he Fi sh n e e d n o e l u c ida t i o n The c re sc e n t m o o n s u r .

m o u n t i n g figs 84 an d 85 was a sym b o l o f t he La n d o f

.

H e ave n and w as u se d wi t h t hi s i m po rt b y t he e arly

, (

C hri st i an s in t he cataco mb s .
2

Bu t m bl e m s o f t he co n te m pl at ive life are relat iv ely

e

i n fre q u e n t in co m pari so n w i t h t ho se repre se n t i n g the active

vi rtu e s Eac h o f t he vari o u s Vi rt u e s an d G race s had its
.

o w n di st i n c t ive s m b o l , b m e a ns o f w hi c h w e re e x re sse d
y y p
t he se e rav l w ays o f asce n t .

T he fi rst o f t he Ways was pu ri ty a n d aspi rat i o n W ho .

shal l asce n d t he Hill o f t he L o rd as k s t he P sal m i s t an d ,

t he co n di t i o n fo ll o w s H e t hat hat h cl e an han ds an d a pu re

,

The W ay o f S o li t u d e an d P u ri ty was sym b o li se d

3”
he art .

b y t he S tag w hi ch w as al so re gard e d as a t ype o f re ligi o u s

,

as i rat i o n ro b abl f ro m t he assag e in t he P sal m s Lik

p p , y p e ,

as t he hart a n t e t h fo r t he w at e r b ro o k s T h e re was an
p .

1
Philobibl on , Richard de Bury .

2
The Word in the Pa t tern , Mrs G F W atts . . .

3
l
Psa m xxiv 3, 4 . .
 T HE W AY S OF ASCENT 45

lo ld b e l i ef t hat t he st ag, t ho u g h a t i m o ro u s cre at u re had a

,

ru t hl ess an ti pat hy t o sn ake s, w hi c h it l ab o u re d to d e st ro y ;

hen ce it came garde d as

be re a t e m b l e m o f t he
,
p
Chri st ian fight i ng agai n s t e vi l s 1
.

A seco n d was J u st i ce “
T he j u st Lo rd lo ve t h
J
.

” “
ust i ce an d t he at h o f t he j u st as a shi n i ng Light
, p

89

i
sh n e t h mo re mo re u n to the P e rfec t Day
an d The reader
.

w i ll
b e fam ili ar wi t h t he e m b l e m s s urm o u n t i n g the Scale s
o f J u st i ce , he re i ll u strat e d No t e ho w i nge n i o u sly t he
.

1
. . l
Sy mbo lism in Chri stia n A rt , F E Hu me , p . 17 6 .
46 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF S YMBOLISM

S pi ri t o f Lo ve has b e e n i n di cate d b y t he he art shape o f t he

Do v e s W i n g in fig 9 3 T he n u mb e r 8 s u rm o u n ti ng
’
. .

fig 90 has fro m m o st a n c i e n t t i m e s b e e n t he e m b l e m o f
.

re g e n e rat i o n I n Egypt it was o n e o f t he sym b o l s o f Th o t h

.
,

t he re fo rm er an d re g e n e ra t o r w ho po u re d t he w at e rs o f

u rifi cat i o n o n t he he ad s o f t he i n i t i at e d A cco rdi n g t o

p .

“
Sw e de n b o rg 8 co rre spo n d s t o pu rificat1o n
, an d t he
,

o ct ago n al fo rm o f C hri st i an fo n t s 13 sa1d t o have ari se n

fro m t hi s sym b o li c cau se 2
.

Ko m e n sky m ai n t ai n s t hat t he c re e d Of Tril e Chri st i

“

an it s su m m e d u
”
i in t w o w o rd s t hat e ve r o n e sho u ld l o ve
y p , y
G o d ab o ve all t hi n g s t hat can b e n am e d an d t hat he sho ul d
,

1
A rca na Celes tia , n 20 44, 2 6 33
. .

2
C f The S cien ce of Corresfi on den ce, E
. . Ma deley , p 36 3
. .
4 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
t hee b u t to do ju stly, an d to l o ve m e rcy an d to walk hu mb ly
,

w i t h t hy G o d T he s m b o l o f hu m ili t an d at i e n t
y y p
e n d u ran ce wa s t he A ss, an d b y t he c ro ss o f Lu x o n it s
“
fo re head was i mpli e d, It is hu m ili ty t hat m u st faste n yo u

to G o d, an d t ha t wi l l keep y ou in t t ad he re n ce
a co n s an

H im
”
to .

T he w he e l s u rm o u n ti n g figs 10 6 an d 10 7 was t he
.

e m b l e m o f D ivi n e re u n i o n A s t he i n n u m e rabl e rays o f a

.

1
Mic ah vi
. 8 .
 T HE W AY S OF ASCENT 49

i l
c rc e are u n t ei d in a si n gl e ce n t re so as t he m i n d m o u n t s
, ,
“

u w ard do di ffe re n ce s o f s e c t l o se t he i r bi tt e rn e ss an d m e rg e
p ,

i n to t he axl e -t re e o f C hri st .

A fifth W ay w as H o pe the A n cho r o f t he So u l T he

,
.

de sig n ers Of figs 10 8 to 1 15 pro bably had in t he i r m i n ds

.

t he w o rd s o f P au l w e m ight have a st ro n g c o n so l at i o n w ho ,

hav e fle d fo r re fu ge t o lay ho l d u po n t he ho pe se t b e fo re u s

whi ch ho pe w e have as an a n c ho r o f t he
l b o t h su re
so u ,

an d st e dfast a n d w h i c h e n t e re t h i n t o t hat w i t hi n t he v e il
,

w hi t her t he f o re ru n n e r is fo r u s e n t e re d e v e n J esu s m a de
, ,

an High P ri e s t fo r e v e r af t e r t he o rd e r o f M e l c h i se d ec
1 ”
‘

1
He b re ws vi 18— 20
. .
50 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
T he i n i t i al s LC o n fi g 1 14 sig n ify J e su s Chri st , who was
. .

re gard e d n o t o n l as The W a b u t al so as t he go al o f
y y ,
,

at t a i n m e n t I n fig 1 15 t he an cho r a n d s tar appe ar in t hi s

'

. .

latt e r se n se su rm o u n t i n g t he H o ly Hill s .

Ko m e n s k y c o mm e n t s u po n w hat he call s t he bl esse d se rvi

t u d e o f the S o ns o f G o d By t he aid o f his ho l y s pec tac l e s
.

t he pi lg ri m w as abl e t o pe rc e iv e t hat t he i n vi sibl e C hri st i an s

willi n gly t o o k u po n t he m se lve s hu mb l e an d m e an se rvi ce s an d ,

t ha t if t he y c o u l d b u t se e a w ay m w hi c h t he i r fe ll o w-
,
me n
m ight b e b e n e fi t e d t he y did n o t he si t at e an d did n o t de lay
,
.

116 117

No r did t he y e xt o l d e red n o r re
t he se rV 1ce s t he y had re n ,

m i n d o t he rs o f t he m b u t w he the r t he y m e t w i t h g rat i t u de
, ,

o r i n g rat i t u d e c o n t i n u e d se rvi n g q u i e t l an d g ail

‘ ” 1
, y y .

T he sym b o l o f di si n t ere st e d t o il an d i n d e fat igabl e fello w

se rvi ce w as t he Ox w hi c h acco rdi n g t o H u l m e w as , ,
,

e m b l e m at i c o f all w ho at i e n t l b ear t he o k e a n d l ab o u r
p y y
in sil e n c e fo r t he go o d o f o t he rs 2
M o n s B riq u e t re pro .
”
.

d uce s n early fifte e n hu n dre d vari e t i e s o f t he Ox w at e r-m ark ,

in u se b e t we e n t he y ears 132 1 a n d 6
1 00 ; an d, c o m m e nt

in g u on
p it s st ran ge m u lt iplicat 1o n in I t al y F ra nce a n d
, ,

G e rm any o b se rve s : T he fac t

,
“
o f it s w id e po pu l ari ty is
1
"
re al b u t it s cau se 13 u n k n o w n
”

, .

1
La by rin th, p 2 24 . .

2
S y m bo l ism in Ch ris tia n A r t , F E Hu me , p . . l 2 77 .

2
L es Fil igra n e s , vo l iv p 7 16 . . . .
 THE W AY S OF ASCENT 5
1

T he s ign o Ox o ccu rs n o t in fre q u e n tly u n ado rn e d

f t he ,

w he n it m ay b e re ad lik e t he m o t t o in fig 44
, I am spe n t in
.
,

se rvi c e ; b u t as a ru l e it is co m b i n e d w i t h so m e
’ ”
o t he rs

su l e m e n t ar s m b o l o r s m b o l s o f t he V i s i o n
pp y y y .

12 2

T he O bj e ct s urm o u nt n i g fig . 12 7 San graal w hi c h

is t he , ,

acc o rdi n g t o t radi t i o n w as t he c u u se d a t t he L as t S u

, p pp er ,

a n d s u b s e qu e n t l b J o se h o f Ari m at he a t o ca t c h t h e b l o o d
y y p
fl o w i n g fro m the crucifi e d Savi o u r s side Mr A E W ai te
’
. . .

co ns id e rs t he vari o u s ve rs i o n s O f t he q u e st fo r t he lO s t G ra il

as mi rro rs o f s i ri t u al c hival r m i rro rs of e rfe c t i o n

p y , p ,

age an t s o f t he m s t i c li fe as t h e t e ac hi n g o f t he C h u rc h
p y ,
52 THE LOST LANG UAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
i ri t u ali se d a n d as o f e ri n g 1n ro m an ce fo rm a i
f t t
s
p , p re s e n a on

o f all so u l s C
- hro n i cl e
’
1
.

I n t he e xam pl e o f t he G rail he re ill u st rat e d t he Ne w

,

W i n e o f Go d s ki n gdo m is sym bo li se d b y t he c l u s te ri n g
’

grape s ; b u t t he vari e t y o f St G rail e m bl e m s is prac t i cally

e n dl ess e ac h s m b o li st d e i c t i n g his Vi si o n acco rdi n g t o his
, y p
p re f e re n ce T h
. e m y s t i c s b e h e ld t he m s el v e s a s an u n b ro k e n

p ro ce ss1o u o f h u m a n t e m l e s an d t he H o l
p y G
, ra i l fo r w h i c h

12 5

e ac h st ro ve w as t he e ve r-e xpa n di n g ide al o f his o wn

i
asp ra t o n si .

The dways t o t heQ u e st t hu s far il l u strat e d have b ee n

ro a

P u ri ty an d A spi rat i o n J u s ti ce C hari ty H u m ili ty H o pe an d

, , , , ,

U n selfish S e rvi ce T he re are st ill o n e o r t wo o the rs ye t t o

.

b e co n side re d b u t sym b o l s o f t he m o re co n ve n t i o n al sch e m e s

,

o f salvat i o n a re n o t i ce ab l a b se n t T h e cr u c ifix d o e s n o t
y .

o c c u r in w at e r- m ark n o r do a n y e m bl e ms t hat can b e read

2
,

to i m ply j u st ifi c a t i o n b y F ai t h salvat i o n b y Bl o o d o r i n dee d

, , , ,

1A .E W a ite , The H idde n Ch u rch of the Ho ly G ra il : I ts L eg e n ds

. and

Sy mbolism con sider e d 272 t heir afi n ity w ith ce rta in My s teries of I n itia t io n
'
a nd

f a s ecret tra dition in Christia n Ti mes

o th er tr a ce s o
2 A mo n
g the e xa m p e s i us t ra t e d by Mon s B riq ue t t h e re is
l ll . on e

e xce tio n t o t h is s tat e me nt

p .
 THE W AYS OF ASCE NT 53

by yan i n g in t he n a t u re o f a V i cari o u s a t o n e m e n t
th T he .

cau s e li e s in t he fac t t ha t t he se po p u l ar pat hs w e re regard e d

b y t he m yst i cs as m i sl e adi n g an d fo r t hat reaso n w e re n o t ,

m appe d o u t 1n e mb l e m s Ki n g Art hu r says .

Spak e I not t ru ly , O m y k n ight s

W as I pro phe t w he n I said
to o dark a

T o t ho se w ho w e n t u po n t he o
y u e st
,
H l Q
T hat m o st o f t he m w o u d fo o w w an de rin g fire s l ll
Lo st in t he q ua
gm ire ?

Dr P at ri c k x re sses t he t radi t i o n al do c t rm e
( ) p 16 2 6— 17 0 7 e

o f m yst i ci sm in his o n c e po p ular b u t no w n e gl ec te d Pa ra ble

h e Pil rim w he re he sa s t ha t t h e o n l y Fai t h w hi c h w i ll

o
f t g , y
carr us t o J e ru sal e m is co n fo rm i ty t o t he e t hi cs o f J e s u s
y .

Bu t if I may b e so b o l d as t o i n t e rpo se a q ue st i o n
,
said ,

t he i n q u i re r
“
I pray sat i sfy m e w hy yo u call t hi s t he
,

p i l g ri m s fai t h : is t he re an
’

y e l se b e sid e s ?
“
T h e re is
”

,
”

re li e d his t e ac he r w e m ee t in t hi s w o rld w i t h a fai t h m o re

p
gallan t fin e an d de l i cat e t han the plai n an d ho m e ly b e l i e f
, , ,

w hi c h I hav e de scrib e d a m o di sh an d co u rtl

y fai t h it is ,

w hi ch s i t s s ti ll an d ye t s e t s yo u in t he lap o f Chri st
,
It .

p as se s un de r so m an
y n am e s t hat I c a n n o t s t a n d t o n u m b e r
,

t he m al l n o w I t is cal l e d a c ast i n g o f o u rse l ve s u po n C hri st

.
,

a re l i n g o n his m e ri t s a S hro u di n g o u rse l ve s u n d e r t he

y ,

ro b e s o f H is right e o u s n e ss : a n d =th o u g h s o m e t i m e s it is ~

c all e d a go i n g t o H im fo r sa lvat i o n ye t t he re is t hi s m st er
y y ,

in t he b u si ne ss t hat yo u may go an d ye t n o t go yo u m ay
, ,

o an d e t s tan d st ill o u ma c as t o u rs e l f u o n H im
g , y y y y p ,

and n o t c o me t o H im o r if
y o u t a k e o n e li t t l e s t e an d
p ,

b e at t he pai n s t o co m e t o H im t he w o rk is d o n e a n d , ,

o u n e e d n o t fo ll o w H im I t is i n d e e d a re st i n g no t a
y .
,

t rave l li n g grac e .

I ho pe yo u r so u l w ill n e ve r e n t e r i n t o t hi s se cre t n or ,

fo llo w t he rab b le in t he se gro u n dle ss fa n c i e s Bu t yo u W ill .

V OL . 1
.
5
54 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ra t he r
p u t to yo u r han d s to p u ll do w n
t ido l o f fai t h
t ha
wh i c h hat h b e e n se t u p w i t h so m u c h d e vo t i o n an d ,

re l igi ousl w o rshi e d so l o n g a mo ng u s t h t d e ad i mage

y pp a

o f fa i t h , w h i c h so m a n y have ado re d t ru st e d in ,
an d ,

p e ri she d I— m e an t he n o t i o n w hi c h hath b ee n so z e alo u sl

y
advan ce d ho w t hat b e li e vi n g is n o t hi n g e lse b u t a re l i n g
, y
o n J e su s fo r sal vat i o n a fidu c ial re cu mb e n c u o n Him a
y p
cast i n g o u rse lve s w ho l ly u po n His m e rit s ; o r a n ap lyi ng
p
o f His rig ht e o u sn e ss t o o u r s o u l s A n d if yo u t hro w all
.

t ho se o t he r phrase s af te r t he m w hi c h te ll u s t hat it is a
,

t aki n g o f C hri st a layi n g ho l d o f H im a cl o si n g wi t h Him

, , ,

o r an e mb rac i n g o f Him yo u s hall do t he b e t te r an d mo re

, ,

c e rtai n l o u rse l f fro m b e i n g dece iv e d

1 ”
se c u re
y y .

The Pa ra bl e f the Pilg rim ,

1 Lon do n , 1840, pp 96 , 97
o . .
56 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
s urm o u n t e d sphe re an d t hi s e m ble m has b ee n fo u n d in pape r
,

mad e as e arl y as 130 1 . I n t he co u rse o f lat e r ce n t u ri e s t he

ri m i t ive a n d si m l e fo rm s w e re g rad u all e mb e lli she d w i t h
p p y
su
pp l e m e n t ar
y ys m b o l s e vide n c e t ha t t he s i ri t u n d e rl i n g
, p y
t he se t rad e - m ark s w as n o t m e re m 1m 1c ry b ut a livi n g an d
,

i n t e llige n t t radi t i o n I n fig 12 8 t he ball an d Cro ss o f

. .

g rad ual en light e n me n t appears in place o f t he cro ss o f Lux

at t he s u m m i t o f a c an d l e st i c k .

The de vi se r o f fig 12 9 e xpre sse d t he u n ive rsal spread o f

.

C hri sti an i ty b y e xte n di n g a cro ss t o e ach o f t he fo u r q uart e rs

o f t he gl o b e . T he i n i t i al s LC o b vi o u sly i m ply J esu s C hri st
.
,

a n d in fig . 132 t he e age rl
y e x e c t e d re ig n o f S w e e t n e ss an d
p
Light is i n di cat e d b y t he H e art an d t he Fl e u r de Lys The .

Kin gdo m o f H eave n w as fre qu e n tly po i n t e d b y t he i n t ro

 T HE M ILLEN NIUM 57

d uct i o n o f a Cresce n t i nt o t he ci rc le T he capi tal A if .

,

w i t h a V -sha pe d cro s s-st ro ke st o o d fre q u e n t l fo r A ve ; 1

,y
a nd t hu s fig m b e read as A ve Millena rinm a n O ld
’

13
5 a
y
wo rl d m
.
,

o d e o f e x re ssi n g t he as i rat i o n
p p T hy K i n
gd o m ,

co m e
”
.

W i th glo b e an d c ro ss o f t he Mille n n i u m are fre

t he

u e n tl as so c i at e d t he H o l Hill s as in t he e x am l e s b e l o w
q y y p , .

These e mble m i se t he prophe cy “

It shall co m e t o pa ss
°

t hat t he m o u n t ai n o f t he ho u se o f t he Lo rd s hall b e e stab

lishe d in t he to p o f t he m o u n t ai n s, an d it shall b e e x al te d
ab o ve t he h i ll s ; an d t he e o l e shall fl o w u n t o it A d
p p n .

man y n at i o n s shall co m e , a n d say, Co m e , an d le t u s go u p _

t o t he m o u n ta i n o f t he L o rd , an d toa
-
E t hea ho u se of t he G od
of J aco b ; a nd he wil l teach u s of his w ays and w e w i ll ,

Wal k in his pat hs : fo r t he law shal l go fo rt h o f Z i o n an d ,

t he w o rd o f t he L o rd fro m J e ru sal e m A n d he s hall j u dge

.

amo n g ma n eo pl e an d re b u ke s t ro n g n a t i o n s afar o fl ;
’

y p ,

an d t he s hall b e at t he i r sw o rd s i n t o l o w s hare s an d t he i r
y p ,

s ears i n t o ru n i n g b o o k s z n at i o n s hall n o t lif t u a sw o rd

p p p
—

‘
O ve r th e a ta r to th e V irgin in the Church o f S t G udu e ,
1
l l
l
Brusse s, th e re ap pe a rs th e c iphe r h e re w ith I t re a ds, fo rwa rd
.

a n d b ac k ward, AV MA R IA .
 58 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
g i t
a a ns i
n at o n , n e i t he r s ha ll l
t he y earn war an
y m o re . Bu t
t he y sha ll sit e ve ry m an de r
vi n e a n d u n de r his fig
un his
t ree an d no n e shal l m a k e th e m afraid : fo r t he m o u t h o f

t he Lo rd o f ho s t s hat h spo k e n it Fo r all peo pl e w ill wal k .

e ve r o n e in t he n am e o f his go d a n d w e w ill wal k in

y ,

t he n am e o f t he L o rd o u r G o d fo r e ve r an d e v e r In .

t hat day sa i t h t he L o rd w ill I asse m b l e her t ha t halt e t h

, , ,

an d I w i ll ga t he r he r t hat is dr1ve n o u t a nd h e r t ha t I ,

have affl i c te d ; an d I w i ll ma ke he r t hat hal t e d a re m n an t ,

an d he r t hat w as cast far o f f a st ro n g n a ti o n : a n d t he

L o rd shall re ign o ve r t he m in m o u n t Z i o n fro m he n ce fo rth ,

e v e n fo r e ver
1 ”
.

I n t he ab o ve m arks 18 po rt raye d t he e agerl y e xpe c te d

Ki n g wh o was to rul e in Z i o n Fig 139 carryi n g t he scal es . . .

o f J u s t i ce a n d t he sw o rd o f t he S i ri t is c ro w n e d wi t h a
p ,

t re fo i l an d fig 14 0 b e ari n g t he gl o b e an d c ro ss is a
.
, pp ar ,

e n tl e x t e n di n g o n e han d in b e n e di c t i o n T h e sc e tre b o rne

y p .

b y fig 14 1 is t i ppe d s ign ifi can t ly w i t h t he Fl e u r de Lys

.

o f Ligh t .

T he d e vi se r o f fig 14 2 has i n di cat e d t he re ig n o f Light

.

b y t he e x t e n si o n high an d lo w o f the L ux cro ss

, , The .

le t t e r R w i t hi n t he c i rc l e was t he sign o f t he Ci ty o f Re
1 Micah iv . 1— 7 .
 T HE M1LLENN1U M 59

ge ne rati o n an d t he i n i t ial s I R sto o d in all pro babi l i ty fo r

,
. .

J e sus Re de m pto r Thi s co m bi ne d LR ( in fig 14 4 it is

. . .

hall o we d b y a cro ss) m ay b e see n carv e d o n a fragm e n t o f

st o n e t racer l i g t -
o da in t he gard e n f t h M usé e
y y n
y o e

Cl u ny at Pari s a re li c fro m so m e a n c i e n t ro o d-scre e n o r

,

bal u st rade Fig 14 5 sho ws t he two i n i t i al s co m bi n e d i n to

. .

a mo n o gram , an d fig . 14 6 ( w h i c h is t a ke n fro m a s ec
p i me n
of ve n te e n th-
se ce n t ur
y d o m e st i c s t ai n e d gl ass
s ho w s a
)
vari at i o n o f t hi s m o n o gra m .

A n e ight ee n t h- ce n t u r
y It al i an an t iq u ar
y su rm i se d t hat

the capital M fo u n d fre q u e n t ly o n a n c i e n t ge m s an d sign e t s

may have st o o d fo r t he wo rd Millena rium ; an d t he fac t 1

that t hi s l e tt er is co m bi n e d fre quen tly wi th wate r-mark e d

1
G emmce A n tigua Litterat ce, Fran c isc i Fic oro n n , Ro me , 17 57 , p . 21
.
60 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
em bl e m s o Mille n n i u m t e n ds to su ppo rt t he su p
f t he

o si t i o n T he c api t al M o ccu rs in pape r as earl y as 12 9 6

p .

at t 1m e s i t was di st i n g u i she d b y a c ro s s I t fig u res fre q u e n t l y

,

a s t he go al o f asce n t an d o ccas1o n ally it was c u ri o u sl i n te r

, y
b l e n d e d w i th t he gl o b e an d c ro ss an d t he l e t t e r A a s in
figs . 154 an d 155 .

The preval e n c e Of Mill e n n i u m e mble m s pro ves how

ri fe w e re Mill e n ari a n ideas The amb i t i o n o f m e di ae val
.

m yst i c i sm t o b ri n g ab o u t a pu rifi e d Chri sti an Co mm o n

w eal t h a n d to o ve rt u rn w hat it b e li e ve d to b e t he do m i n i o n
,

o f A n t i c hri st is e m hat i cal l e x resse d in t he Roma nce o the

f
'

p , y p
Rose w he re t he po e t w ri t e s
,
 T HE M ILLENNIUM
No o n e a pa rt,

Sho uld c ail m t he fuln ess o f t hy he art ,

B ut e ve r
y livin
g m an sho uld be

Jo in e d in o n e vast frat e rn it y
Lo vin g t he h uman
'

rac e as o n e
,

Ye t givin g spe c ial lo ve to n o n e

Me t e o ut suc h me asu re as
y e fain
Fro m O t hers wo u d l re c eive a ain .
g

I t is b e cause un ri
ght e o us fo k l
Re fuse to b e ar t he ge n t e yo k e l
O f t his fair lo ve ,
t hat it hat h b ee n
Ne e dful t o se t t he
g j ud e as sc re en

To shie ld t he w e ak a ain st t he st ro n
g g,
U pho ld t he right, q uell t he w ro n g an d .

The se so cial i st i c an d Uto pi an ideas were hel d ve ry

w idel y amo n g t he co m m o n man o f m edi a e val E u ro e
p ,

an d it was t he att e m t o f o u r E n gl i sh L o llard s t o carr

p y
them 1n t o prac t i cal efl ec t t hat b ro ught do wn u po n Lo llardy
'

suc h di sast ro u s an d pro t racte d persecu t i o n O u the .

'

Co n t i ne n t it is surpri si n g t hat hi sto ry re co rds n o at tem pt

“

t o e n fo rc e the Mil l e n n i u m b y t he swo rd u n t i l 1524 whe n ,

t he re bro k e Ou t t he ab o rtive re vo l u ti o n k no wn as t he
Peasan t s W ar The figu re m o st pro m i n e n tly asso ciate d
’
.

with thi s mo ve me n t is T ho mas M u n z e r a M aster o f Arts , ,

w ho “
fo u n de d a secre t so ci e t y pl e dg e d b
y a

so l e m n oat h t o lab o u r u n ceas i n gl

y fo r t he
pro mo tio n o f t he

n e w Ki n gd o m o f G o d o n ea rt h a Ki n gdo m t o b e b as e d o n ,

t he m o de l O f t he pr1m it ive C hri s ti an Chu rc h

1
M un z er .
”

who se ide as we re large ly de rive d fro m an i t i n eran t w eaver

w ho in t he co u rse o f his trave l s had co m e u n d e r t he
, ,

i n fl u en ce o f t he Bo hem i an Bre t hre n establi she d a speci al ,

ri n t i n g ress for t he di s se m i n at i o n o f his vi e w s I n fla me d

p p .

b y t he preachi n g o f M u nz er s apo stl es an d go ade d b y t he

’

,
1
E B lf t B x Th P
. e or a , t W e L d
eas a n s
’
89 9 p 239 a r, on o n, 1 , . .
62 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
i
ress o n fe u dal
f t he i r su e ri o rs t h easan t r f
o
pp o
p e
p y o ,

Ce n tral E u ro pe ro se in i n su rre cti o n an d e stabli she d amo n g

t he m se l ve s a n Evan ge li cal Chri st i an B ro t he rho o d
“ ”
In .

t he ir Tw elve A rticles t hey an n o u n ce d t he right s o f t he

c o mm o n m an co n d e m n i n g t he ab u se s o f t he t i m e s as
,

u n b e co m i n g a n d u n b ro the rl
“
c hu rli sh a n d n o t ac co rdi n g
y ,

t o t he w o rd o f G o d
“ ”
“
Chri st t he y co n te n de d hat h
.
, ,

u rchase d an d re d ee m e d u s al l wi t h His re c i o us b l o od
p p ,

t he po o r hi n d as w e ll as the highe st n o ne e xce pt e d , .

There fo re do we find in t he Scri pt ure t hat w e are free ,

a n d w e w il l b e free No t t hat w e w o ul d b e who lly fre e as

.

havi n g n o au t ho rity o ve r u s fo r t hi s G o d do t h no t t e ac h ,

W e shall l ive in o b e die n ce an d no t in the free do m o f

‘

us .
,

o u r fl eshl
y p ride s hall lo ve G o d as o u r Lo rd shall e st ee m

o u r n e ighb o urs as b ro t hers an d do t o t he m as w e wo u ld ,

have t he m do to u s
”
.

Fo r six m o n t hs t he ign o ra n t a n d m i sg u ide d pe asan try

hel d the i r o w n sac ki n g an d d e stro yi ng castle s an d co n ven t s
, ,

an d co m m it t i n g
'
d e plo rab le e xce sse s U po n fe u dali sm .

re ain in t h e rhan d o f ha n gi n g an d b e hea di n g t he re

g g e u
pp ,
“
was n o e n d
”
o r as a n o t he r co n t e m o rar ex re sse d it It
, , p y p
was all so that e ve n a sto n e had b ee n m o ve d t o pi ty fo r ,

t he chast i se me n t a n d ve n ge an ce o f t he co n q u eri n g l o rd s
1 ”
was great .

W i t hi n t e n years o f t he suppre ssi o n of t he Peasan ts ’

ri s i n g E u ro e w it n e s se d an o t he r e f fo rt t o i m o se fo rc ib l a
, p p y
m at e ri al Ki n gdo m o f C hri st A gro u p o f fan ati cs re i n fo rce d
.
,

b y e n thu si ast s a n d po li t i cal di sco n t e n t s fro m vari o u s parts

o f E u ro pe fo rt ifi e d t he m se l v e s w i t h i n t he c ity o f M un s t e r
, ,

roc lai me d J ru sal e m Ci of

“
an d i t t h n ew t h t
p e e e
y
'

.
,

Re ge ne rat i o n the t ho u san d ye ars Ki ngdo m acco rdi ng ’

, ,

u n t o H is H o l l ”
easu re
y p .

Th mb
e nu f vi t im t th i t g i al i s
er o c s ti oh b pl s d byra c n urre c on as e en ac e

so m e h istoria ns as h ig h as
64 THE LOST LA NG AG
U E 0 ?
1 SYMBOLISM
m e n t ; an d in fig 1 57 the i r m ean i n g is fu rt he r po i n t e d b y
.

t he a ddi t i o n o f t he heart a n d cro ss .

T he sym pat hi e s o f K o men sky l e an e d i n e vi tab l y t o w ard s

man He figu re s him in The La byrint/
”
t he co m m o n
‘
. z as

re se n t ni g e t i t i o n o f his m an ifo ld g ri e va n c e s sho w i n g

p a
p ,

his w e al s stri pe s a n d wo u n d s an d b eggi n g fo r so me t e

, , ,

m i ss i o n of b e i n g so d rive n an d harasse d t hat bl o o dy swe at

The co mmo n man is i n fo rm e d b y t he
”
ran d o w n him
“
.

Co u n c il o f Au t ho ri ty t hat as he appare n tly do e s n o t appre

,

c iat e tt he favo ur o f his s u pe ri o rs he m u st acc u st o m h i m se lf

,

i f i
t o t he r e ro c t y b u t t he co n ce ssi o n is i ro ni cal ly gran t e d
t hat if b y wi lli ngn ess co m pl i an ce an d tru e at tachm e n t
, ,

t o his su pe ri o rs an d rul e rs he can s u ccee d 1n gai n i n g t he i r

favo u r he shall b e al l o we d t o e nj o y it 1 ”

, .

Bu t t he w o rki n g m e n o f t he Middle Age s we re i n do m i

t ab l e o pt i mi st s an d t he co n t i n ue d t o an c ho r t he i r ho pe s
, y
u o n t he i mm i n e n ce o f C hri s t s c o m i n g fig
’

p I n 16 0 t h e .
'
.

A n cho r o f H o pe po i n ts u pw ard t o t he glo b e an d cro ss an d ,

t he cro ss u po n fig 16 1 st am s it as t he B an n e r o f C hri st
.
p
an d t he sig n o f H is t ri u m h
p .

B o th the se stan dards are t i ppe d w i t h t he t re fo i l a nd t he ,

s tre am e rs in fig . 16 2 we ave t he m se l ve s i n to t he fo rm o f

an S . T he l e tt e r S sto o d fre q u e n t ly fo r Spi rit u s an d in its ,

Pp . 183— 184 .
 T HE MILLENNIUM 65

re se n t c o n t e xt may b e bl
re a e m o f t he
d as an em
assage
p p ,

W he n t he e n e my shall co m e in like a fl o o d t he S pi ri t o f
t he Lo rd s hall lift u p a st an dard aga1n st h im A n d t he .

Re de e m e r shal l co me t o Z i o n an d u n to t he m t hat t u rn fro m

transgre ssi o n in J aco b sai t h t he Lo rd Ari se shi n e fo r t hy
, .
,

lig ht is co me an d the gl o ry o f t he Lo rd is ri se n upo n t he e

, .

Fo r b e ho l d t he dark n e ss s hal l co ve r the e arth and gro ss

, , ,

dark n e ss t he pe opl e b ut the Lo rd shall ari se upo n t he e ,

a n d his gl o r shal l b e se e n u o n t he e T e Z o f Z i o n is
1 ”

y p h .

se e n o n fig 16 3 a n d t he S o f S i ri t u s o n fig 164
.
, p . .

I t is hard fo r livi ng in t he se secu re an d co m

u s, .

arat ive l l ig h t d d t li t h w i t f l n e ss an d
p y e n e n e a
ys o re a ,
s e e s u

e x e ct at i o n w i t h w hi c h t he m e diaeval m st ic s earn e d fo r
‘

f
p y y
t he y s aid
”
t he b rig ht n e ss o f T h ri si n g M ak e hast e
”

y .
, ,

mak e has te m y b e l o ve d an d b e t ho u like to a ro e o r t o a

, ,

o u n g hart u o n t he m o u n t ai n s o f s i ce s U n t il t he da
y p p y .

b rea k an d t he shado w s fl e e away I w ill ge t m e t o t he

m o u n ta i n s o f m yrrh an d t o t he hill o f fran ki n ce n se 2
T he
”
.

e n li ht e n m e n t w hi c h t he he re t i c s o f t he Middl e Age s u n d er
g
st o o d as t he Mill e n n i u m is k no w n n o wada s as t he Re n ai s
y
1
Isa ia h lix 19, 20 ; 1
. x 1, 2 . .

2
l
S o ng o f S o o mon viii 14 iv 6. . .
66 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
sa n c e
; i
an d
t m a
y b e c o m p a re d w i t h t hat Re d e m pt i on

fo r w hi c h, says t he Apo st le Pa ul , all c re at i o n gro an s an d

t ravail s in t he pai n o f d e s i re ;

T he pri n t e rs mark he re w 1t h is a plan t b e i n g wat e re d

’
'

fro m t he ro se o f a wat e ri n g-po t , an d the mo t to rea ds DO N EC

OPTA TA V ENt A NT ,U n t il t he desi re d t hi n g s co me T he re .

can b e lit t l e d o u b t as t o w hat was i m li e d b opta t a t he

p y ,

de si re d-fo r t hi n gs B e fo re hhvin g m e t w i t h t hi s e lo q u e n t
.
”

d e vi ce I wro t e : W hat w e call t he Re nai ssan ce w as me re ly

t he f ru i t i n g o f a plan t w ho se c u l t had b e e n t he c he ri she d
w o rk o f ce n t u ri e s . It was n o t an u nt e n de d Wi l d
'

fl o we r b u t rat her a plan t rare an d e xo t i c che ri she d b y

'

, ,

ce n t u ri e s o f b l o o d an d t ears
”
.

Pro pheci e s o f t he e x pect e d Daw n we re as pl e n tifu l as

‘

w e re e m ble m s il l u strat i n g it a n d ho pe s o f t he b l e sse d

,

Au ro ra se e m n e ve r t o have fl agge d Figs 16 6 a n d 16 7

. .

ill u st rat e t he Daw n appro ac hi ng w i t h he r b rig ht st reame rs ,

~

the
“
fo reru n n e r o f pleasan t Phoeb u s w ho w i th her cle ar
, ,

A New Ligh t on the Rena issa nce, p 2 12. .

 THE MILLENNI UM
an d gli st e n i ng b e am s ,
b ri n gs fo rt h t ha t bl e sse d day l o ng
w i she d fo r f m an y
”
1
o . A u ro ra of t he Lati n s o r Eo s o f t he

G re e ks is ide n ti cal with the Hi n do o U shas ,

of w ho m
t ho usan d years ago an I n di an si n ge r w ro te
U sh as l Daught er o f t he sk y ,

H ld t hy ruddy light s o n high ;

o

Brin g us fo o d w it h daw nin g gay, '

Ric he s w it h t hy radian t ray ;

'

W hit e -ro b e d n m h o f mo rn in
y p g sk
y,
“

Brin g u s light , le t shado w s fl y

Lo , she co me s in c rim so n c ar,

Sc at t e rin g sple n do ur fro m a far ;
Fro m t he realm s b e yo n d t he sun
I n he r c hario t c o m e s t he Daw n ;
Ushas in he r lo ve lin e ss
C o me s t o ro use u s a n d t o b le ss !
Fa me Fra tem zta tzir, R C , a non ( 16 14
‘

. . .
 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
Mo t als in d vo t io n b e n d
r e ,

H ymn s d so n gs o f j y asc e n d ;
an o

U shas in he r radian t b e a ut y
C o m e s t o w ake u s to 0 u r dut y ; _

B rin gs us b le ssin gs in he r c ar,

Drive s all e vil t hin gs afar

W hit e -
ro b e d da u ght e r o f t he sk
y,
H o ld t hy ruddy light high, on

Day b y day w it h da w n ing light

Brin g u s b le ssin gs e ve r b right ,
Brin g us ble ssin gs 1n t hy c ar,
Drive t he shade s o f n ight afar 1

The keys su rm o u n ti n g t he e m b lem o f L o ve in fig 16 8

J
.

w e re t he s
ym b o ls o f an u s, t he do o rkee pe r o f H e ave n ,

who se na me J A NU S is a fo rm o f Dian u s, t i
an d co n a n s t he

sa m e ro o t as dies, day I t w as t he rol e o f J A NU S t o fli n g

.

o pe n t he rt al s o f t he s k an d l ib e rat e t he Daw n , so m e
po y
t i me s re pre se n t e d by a w adi n g bi rd .

T he w ad e rs he re w it h ( ibi se s
2
,
c ran e s, or he ro ns) yms

b o lise d M o rn i ng be cause stan di n g in w ate r

t he , ,
or at t he
s e asho re t he y w e re t he fi rst t o w e l co m e t he Daw n as
,

s he ca m e u p fro m t he East Ei t he r b y i nt e n t i o n o r .

in t u 1t 10 n Farqu harso n s well-k n o w n pi ct ure D a w n re

,
’

re se n t s a w ast e o f w at e rs an d a c ran e fl a i n g u ward s

p pp p .

1
Rig Ve da ; Hymn to U shas, the Da wn G o ddess, fro m I n dia n Poetry ,
p utt, p p 20 , 2 2
. .

2
T h e ib is w as l
a so re ve ren c e d a s th e
de s tro ye r o f se r e n ts a nd
p th e
drink e r o f pure water . S ee l
P uta rc h, [ sis a n d Osiris .
 T HE MILLENNI UM
Amo ng Egypti an s a bi rd k no w n as t he b e n n u a so rt
t he ,
—

o f he ro n w as re gard e d as t he e m bl e m o f Re ge n e rat i o n
—
,

an d b e t o k e n e d t he t e-
ari s i n g o f t he S u n t he re t u rn o f ,

O si ri s t o the l ight 1
.

170

T he Bab o o n wi t h u pl ifte d paws w as the e m bl em o f

w i s do m haili n g t he u pri si n g D aw n T he b ab o o n w as
.

ado t e d as an e m b l e m o f wi s do m fro m its s e ri o u s e x pre s

p
s i o n an d hu man w a s an d it s habit o f c hat t e ri n g at t he
y ,

s unri se led t o it s b e i n g re ve re n ce d as t he H ai ler o f t he

Daw n .
’
bab o o n an d t he ibi s w e re the emb l ems o f
T he
Tho th t he re fo rme r t he rege n e rato r a nd t he G o d o f
, , ,

wri t i ng a n d l e arn i n g T he Egypti an s call e d t he i b i s a

.

techu an d T EC HU was o n e o f t he n am e s o f T ho t h ; t he
,

m o n th Tho t h li k e o u r J an u ary de rive d fro m J A NU S w as t he

, ,

fi rst o r o pe n i n g m o n t h in t he year .

1
Cf The Ro ma nce of Sy mbo lis m , S He a th , p 154
. . . .

3
Rel ig ion of A ncien t Eg p t, W M F in d e rs Pe trie , p p
. . l . 2 2, 32 .

V OL. 1 .
6
 C HA PT ER V

THE GOO D S P I RIT

Be fo re b e g in n ing a n d w ithout a n e n d,
A s s p ac e e te rn a a n d a s s ure ty l s ure ,

Is fix d Powe a er Divin e whic h mo ves to goo d

O ly it l w
n s a s e n dure .
”

The L ight of A sia .

B EL I EF in t he e xist e nce o f a b e n e fice n t o m n i po te n t an d , ,

o m n i sc i e n t S i rit is an d has b e e n m o re o r l e ss u n ive rsal

p , ,
.

T he pri mi t ive re ligi o n s o f C hi n a Egypt M e xi co an d P e ru

‘
, , ,

u re m o n o the 1s m an d a hig h st an d ard o f e t hi cs

’
all e x hibi t a
p ,

an d M o n o t he i s m is s i m i larl a are n t i t h v e n e rab l e

y pp n e

co ll ec t io n o f I n di an h m n s an d l e ge n d s k n o wn as t he Ve das
y
( circa 1 0 0 B e
5 .
) .

He t he Fat he r, made us all,

He t he R ule r, he a rs o ur c a ll,

He t he Fe e de r, fe e ds e ac h n at io n ,

Eve ry c re at ure in it s st at io n

Nam e s of man y Go ds he b e ars,

Hi e s o ne —
we se e k by p ra
y e rs .
”
3

El se w he re t he Rig V eda aflirm s There is O n e Exi st

e n ce sage s call it b m an na m e s a n d t he re is re aso n
, y y
1
C f Egyp ti
. R l ig i
an E A W lli B d g
e on , . . a s u e .

2
Cf Th O ig i l R lig i
. e r f Chi
na J h R e on o na , o n os s .

3
Rig Veda , x 82 , fro m I n dia n Poetry , t ra n s b y Ro me sh Dutt, p 34
. . . .

B ra h ma Kn ow ledg e, L E Ba rn e tt, p 14 . . . .

70
7 2 THE LOST LANG UA GE o r SYMBOLISM
i t se lf t he p as t,
p re se n t , an d fu tu re fo rm s o f t he ve rb to “

Te tragrammato n w as re ve re d as a sym b o l o f t he
”
b e, t he
i m m ut able I A M I t is . fo u n d in t he o lo gi e s o t he r t han
t he H e b rew an d in t he , t rili te ra l fo rm A U M was u se d as

a passwo r d in t he Egypti an m yst e ri e s . I t was re garde d

-
'

a mo n g M o hamm e dan s as an o mn ific syll ab le w ho se y e flicac

c u re d t he bi t e s o f se r e n t s, an d re s t o re d t he l am e t he
p ,

m ai m e d an d t he b l i n d
, T he B ra hm i n s m ain t ai n t ha t all
.

ri t e s o b lat i o n s an d sacrifi c e s w il l ass away ; b u t t hat

, , p

w hi c h passe s no t l bl e A U M si n ce it is a
awa
y is t he s l a
y
“

s mb o l o f G o d t he L o rd o f c re at e d b e i n g s
1 ”

y , .

The co mb i n at i o n o f A an d T he re ill u st rat e d is t he

H e bre w fo rm o f Alp ha an d Omega T ( Ta u) b e i n g t he l ast ,

l e t t e r an d A (Alep h) t he first in t he H eb re w alphab e t

, .

T he sym b o l o f t he Alp ha an d t he Omega the Fi rst an d t he ,

1
Cf A Lexi
.
of F m y A G M k y ( ti l
con ree ason rJh v h
, . . ac e ar c es
“
e o a ,
”

Na me o f G o d,”
 THE GOO D SPI RIT 73

Last ,
was n o t rest r1c t e d to Chri st i an i ty
b e e n fo u n d
, b u t has
amo n g Eg
“
ypt i an d o c u me n t s Th e e x re ssi o n
p . l as t is
”

ge n e rally m i su n de rsto o d in t hi s co n n e ct io n t he tru e r ,

i mpli cat io n be i ng the e n d o f t he last days an d t he dawn o f

a n e w e ra o r b e gi n n i n g
1
.

Re late d t o t h e A lpha an d O me ga 1s t he fam ili ar Dove .

The D o ve w as re gard e d as a sym b o l o f t he Go o d S pi rit

b ecau se o f t he c i rcle s o n it s t hro at t he co lo u rs o f whi c h
,

we re t ake n to re pre se n t t he Seve n Spi ri ts o f G o d o r rays o f

t he pri sm co n st it u t e d b y t he T ri n ity
2
I t was also u n d e r
.

sto o d t hat t he so ft a n d i n s i n u at i n g vo i ce o f the tu rtle ”

was an e cho o n ear th vo i ce o f G o d T he Do ve was

o f t he ;
8

co n s id e re d t o b e an e q u ivale n t o f t he Al ha an d O m ega
p
becau se t he n u m e ri cal val u e o f t he G re e k wo rd fo r Do ve ,

80 1 was t he same as t he n u me rical vaiue o f t he l e tt ers A O

‘

,
4
w ritt e n bac kward s .

F ig 18 1 is t he w ell-k n o w n mark o f C hri s to pher Pl an t i n

.
,

the great pri n t e r T he c o m passe s w i t h o r w it ho u t t he

.
,

Han d o f G o d we re t he sign o f H1m w ho fixe d t he earth

,

a n d m e as u re d o u t t he firm ame n t T ere is a

”
an d sk h
y ,
.

1
Cf E n cy clope dia of Relig ion a n d E thics ( a rtic es A an d O ):
. l
2
Clo thea w ith the S u n , A n n a
’
K
in gsfo rd, p 2 9 8 . .

3
S olo mon a n d S o lomon ic Litera t ure, Mo nc ure D Co n way, p . . 12 3
.

4
Frag men ts of a Fa ith Fé rg o tten , G R S Me ad , p . . . .
 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
"

74

f
re e re n c e in P ro ve rb s C re ato r pre pari ng t he H e ave n s
1
t o t he

an d se t t i n g a co m pass u po n t he face o f t he de e p It is said .

t hat t he c o m pa ss e s t wo po i n ts re pre se n t spi ri t a n d m at t e r

’

l i fe an d fo rm fro m t he se all t he co m ple x1t 1e s o f t he

fl e e ti n g e ve r-chan gi n g man tle o f t he o n e -life are pro d uce d
,

w it hi n t he c i rc le se lf-
i m po se d b y t he B e i ng who has decree d
,

t he b o un d s o f His U n ive rse o r H is S ys te m .

T he a ut ho rs of The Poffert Way po i n t o ut t hat am o n g

t he s m b o ls an d i n s ig n i a o f t he Egypt i an Go d s n o ne is
y
m o re fre qu e n tly de pi ct e d t han t he Sphe re Thi s Sphe re .

i l l u st rate d b elo w was t he e m b le m o f creat ive M o ti o n

—
,

be cau se M an ife st i n g Fo rc e is ro tat o ry ; be i ng in fact t he ~

“
w he e l o f t he S pi ri t o f Life d e sc rib e d b y E Z EKI EL as a
”

w he e l w i t hi n a w he e l t he w ho le syst e m o f t he u n iverse
”

fro m t he plan e t to its u l t i mat e part i cle re vo l vi ng in t he

sam e ma n n e r 2
.

1
V II]. 27 .
2 P 16 7
. .
 THE GOO D S PI RIT 75

T he i nse ct ill u strate d in figs 18 8 an d 189 is t he

-
.
_

Egypt ian Scarab z m b o l o f se lf e xi st e n t

t he s B e i ng
y
us , .

T he sca rab q was w o rs hi ppe d a n d re ve re d b e cau se o f t he

i ridesce n t b eau ty o f its w i ng-sheat hs, b ut m o re part ic u larly

o n acco u n t o f it s pe c ul i ar habi t o f m o u l di n g m u d pe ll e t s .

“
There are man y t hat t o t hi s day, says P l ut arch,
bel i e ve t hat t he b e e tle ki n d hat h no fe mal e, b u t t hat t he
mal e s cast o u t t he i r spe rm i n to a ro u n d pe lle t o f ea rth,
whi ch t hey roll ab o u t b y t hru st i ng it backward wi t h t he i r
hi nde r part —
a n d t hi s in 1m1tat 1o n o f t he Su n Whi ch w hile ,

it mo ve s fro m we st t o east tu rn s t he heave n t he co n trary

,

The Egypti ans call e d t he scarab aeu s Chep era a

1 ”
way .
,

wo rd w hi c h is al so t he Egypt i an fo r Be i ng 2 ”
.

In fig 190 t he Scarab is asso c i at e d w i t h a t wo -

. he ad e d
Eagle t he symb o l o f O m n i po t e n ce
— 8
Th e tw o -heade d .

eagl e w as wo rs hi ed b t h e Hi t t i t e s as t he e mbl e m o f t he
pp y
1
[ s is a nd
Osiris .

2
Re n o uf, !{ibbert Lectur es , p 2 17
. .

3
The Mig r a tio n of Sy mbols , G d Alvie lla, p
’
. . 2 1.
 "

76 T HE LOST LANG UAGE or SYMBOLISM

Ki ng f H eave n , an d t he Hi t t i t e Bi rd o f t he Su n is said to
o

b e t he m agi c Ro c o f O ri e n tal myt ho lo gy I t was a ro c .

t he m o rtal e n e m y o f se rpe n t s t hat carri e d Si n db ad t he—

Sailo r to an alt i tu de so great t hat he lo st sight o f eart h,

a n d it was a Ro c t hat t rans o rt e d him i n t o t he valle
p y
o f di amo n d s
‘
C e n t ral Am e ri can myt ho lo gy reco rd s t he
.

e xi s te n c e o f a g re at bi rd c alle d V o c, an d asso c i ates it

-
w i t h a se rpe n t swall o wi n g e pi so de
2
T he A u st ral i an nat ive s .

b el i e ve t hat b i rd s were t he o rigi nal go d s, an d t hat t he

e agl e e s e c i all is a g re a t cre at ive o w e r?
p y p
Mr An dre w Lan g, w ho repro du ce s in Custom a nd Myth
an i ll u st ra t i o n o f t he N o rth A m e ri can Thu n d erbi rd ,
“

o b se rves t hat Re d I n di an s have always as far as E uro pean ,

kn o wle dge go e s b e e n 1n t he ha bi t o f u si ng pi ct u re writi n g

,

fo r t he p u rpo se o f re tai n i n g t he i r lege n d s po e m s an d , ,

i n can tat i o n s ‘
The e agl e was ide n t ifi e d w i t h Z EU S t he
.

Thu n de re r an d t he Euro pean Spread-Eagle (se e fig 192 )

,
.

acco rd s ver cl o se l wit h t he Re d-

I n di an Th u n derbi rd as
y y
i llu st rat e d in fig .

Du ri n g t he M o sa1c pe r1o d t he e agl e was regarded as an

e m b l e m o f t he H o ly Spi ri t an d it s po rtrayal w i th two ,

A c c o rdin g to S we de nb o rg , pre c io us sto n e s s ign ify sp irit ual truths, an d

1

th e ll
mo n ume nt s o f Eg yp t c a pre c io us sto n e s hard sto n e s o f truth Cf The . .

S cien ce of Corresp on de n ces, E Madele y, p 363 . . .

2
The Popo l V a h , th e My s tic a n d Heroic S ag as f
o th e Kiches f
o

Centra l A merica , L S p en c e , p 20
. . .

3
Custom a n d My th, A Lan g, p 54 . . .

4
P 294
. .

5
Fro m Cus tom a n d My th , p . 29 8.
 TH E GOO D S P I RIT 77

he ad s is id t o hav e re co rde d t he do u ble po rti o n o f S pi ri t

sa

mi rac u lo usly b e st o we d u po n El isha D an te re fers to t he

‘

ea gle as t he Bi rd o f G o d an d pi c tu re s t he spi rit s o f j u st

,
-

ri n ce s as fo rm i n g the i r ho st s i n t o t he figu re o f an e agl e

p .

Lo ho w hst rai
t u
p t o H eave n he ho l ds t he m re are d,
g
W in no w ing the air w it h t ho se e t e rn al plume s ”
.
1

In H e ral d ry o n e so me t i me s e n co u n t e rs an o n t he

sum mi t o f a ladder Ladder is t he Scala p erfi ctionis

. T he ,

an d t he e agl e is t he g oal o f t he Vi si o n .

O ccasi o nally t he de vi se rs o f eagl e e m b le m s e m phasi se d

t he pu rpo se o f t he i r d e s ign s b y a ddi ng a su ppl e m e n t ar
y
s m b o l o f t he Gre at S i ri t T h e C ro ss an d Thre e Ci rc l e s
y p .

1
Purga tory , Can to 11.
7 8 THE LO ST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
in fig 19 5, an d o n t he b re ast of fig 194 re re se n t t he
. . .
p
t hre e fo ld Dei ty, t hat Tri n i ti e an d U n itie w hi c h th si

196

gl o bo us t ri angle in a m o rtall immo rtall figure re pre se n ts .

No te in fig 19 6 t he o l ive wreat h o f Peace an d t he heart

.

o f L o ve .

T he mo de rn paw n b ro ke r s gn 1s a degrade d su rvival

’
Si

o f t he arm s o f t he M e di ci fam i ly an d su b seq u e n tly o f

Lo m b ardy . The t hre e go l de n spheres o n ce re prese n ted
1
Microcosmus , Purchas . Lo ndo n , 16 19 .
80 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
o at h was d mi n i ste re d am o n g t he Pythago rean s an o at h
a ,

w hi ch is give n b y J a mb lichu s as fo ll o w s

By t hat pure q uadrilit e ral Na me o n high ,

Nat u re s e t ernal fo un t ain an d supply
’

,
T he paren t o f all so uls t hat livin g b e
By it w it h fait hful o at h I sw ear t o t he e 1
, .
”

O n e reaso n fo r thi s re ve re n ce o f t he fig ure fo u r was

,

t he pe rfe c t e q u al ity o f t he fo u r s ides o f a sq uare n o n e o f ,

t he b o un di n g l i ne s e xce e di ng the o the rs b y a si n gle po i n t .

2

H e nce it became a ge o m etri cal symbo l o f t he Eq ui ty and

J ust i ce o f t he Divi n i ty in who m n o u ght u ne qual dwe lls
“
,
3
.
”

T he geo me t ri cal 4 was u se d n o t i n fre q u e n t l y t o d e no te

t he su pre m e po i n t a n d pi n n ac le o f asce n t It is t hu s e m.

l
p y o e d in figs 2 0 4 an d 2 0 3
. I n t he l at t e r t he in it ials LR
. .

w ill d en o te J e su s Re de m pt o r .

1
Cf A Lexicon of Freemason ry , Mack e y, p 348
. . .

2 I sis Unveil ed H P B a va tsk

, .
y,i 9
. l . .

3 O n an o ld ho use in Pe eb e s is a c arvin l
g o f th e n ume ra l 4 supp orte d

l
b y a ma e an d fe ma e gure l fiThe insc rip t io n reads
. We lov e Eq uity
 TH E GOO D SPI RIT
S o me t i me s t he 4 is du pl i cate d so t hat it reads e ithe r
,

u pw ard s o r d o w n w ard s A co rre spo n de n t has suggest ed

.

t hat t he c i rcl e in fig 2 0 6 re pre se n t s t he ro u n d w o rld an d

.
,

t hat t he two fo u rs sym b o li se t he passag e

“
Whi the r shall ,

I go fro m t hy S pi ri t ? o r whi the r shall I flee fro m t hy

p re se nc e 1 . If I asce n d u
p i n to hea ve n t ho u a rt t he r
e if, .

I make my b e d In he ll b eho ld t ho u art t he re 1

The Eagl e
”

, , .

he re wi t h 13 mark e d w i t h t he u pward an d t he do wn ward 4 .

Amo ng t he sym b o l s o f an t iqu ity pro b ably t he m o st

l
w id e y di st rib u te d is t he four-l i m b e d cro ss with l i ne s at
ri ht an gl e s t o eac h l i m b k w t he s va stika I t i
g
‘
n o,
n as s .

fo u n d in Scan dmaw a Pe rsi a I n diag Memco Pe ru G reece

'

, , , , ,

Sco tlan d an d in the pre hi st o ri c b uri al-gro un ds o f N o rt h

,

Ame ri ca where it appe ars always t o have b e e n asso ci ate d

,

wi t h su n -wo rshi p The m ean i ng mo st u sually assign e d t o

.

it is “
It is w e l l t he San s k ri t w o rd havi ng in it t he ro o ts
,
“
to b e
”
an d
“
w e ll Mrs G F W att s de scribes it
. .

a S ig n o f b e n e fice n ce i n di cati n g t hat t he m az e o f life

“
as

may b ew ilde r b u t t he pat h o f Light ru n s t hro ug h it

,

It is w e ll is t he n am e o f t he path an d t he k e y t o life
‘ ’

l n oto t
’
 1
82 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
e t e rn a l is in t he st ran ge labyri n th fo r tho se w ho m G od
l eade t h .
” 1

I T he s'va stika is to be se e n wo ve n i n to t he ce n tres o f t he

lab yri nt hin e de sign s ill u st rate d in figs 2 0 8 a nd 20 9 These
. .

i
t rac e r e s, k no wn in Italy as So lo m o n s K n o ts o ccu r in ’

m o re o r l e ss c o m pl i cate d fo rm s an d are fre q u e n tly t o b e

,

se e n on Ce l ti c cro sse s W i tho u t b egi n n i n g an d w i t ho ut

.

a n e n d t he w e re re gard e d as e m bl e m s o f t he D ivi n e I n
, y
sc ru t abili t an d it w as n o t u n u su al t o tw i s t t he m i n t o s e c ifi c
y , p
fo r m s so t hat t hey c o n st i t u te d s u ppl e me n tary symb o l s
1 1
The Wo rd in the Pa ttern , p . 1
5
.
 T HE GOO D S P I RIT
w i thi n ysm b ols A. s a rul e t he
y w e re t rac e d in a t hre e

o r fo u rfo ld fo rm, b u t fig 2 1 li l i g i
5 a
p u o us ex
—
e c ar
.
y n e n

c e t io n— is an u n e n di n g t rac i ng o f t hree t ri l e t s o f cl o ve r
p p

t he c e n tre is a five-
ra e d
y t
s a r, a n d t he who e l I S in
the fo rm o f a fl o we r Fig 2 16 also fo rm s t he
. . fl o we r a n d
star . Fig 2 18 is a tre fo i l asso ci at e d wi t h t he
. Lu x c ro s s

an d t he i n i t i al s o f J
e su s Re de m t o r
p .

The fo u rfo ld m ean der in t he ce n t re o f fig . 2 19 1s

t race ab l e to I n di a, a n d is o ccasi o n all f o u n d as in fig 2 20

y .

t he fo rm o f a Cal var Fig s 2 2 1 a n d 2 2 2 sho w vari a n t s

In
y . .

of t he sam e idea The re is an i n t e re s ti ng e xample o f K no t

.

ca rv m
g on the fo n t in D o ll o n Pari s h C hu rc h w he re t he
,
84 TH E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
arch t e c ti has w o v e n a se ri e s
f fig u re s e ight e ight , as has
o —

bee n me n t i o n e d , b e i n g t he sym bo l o f Re ge n erat i o n .

I n The La byrinth Ko me n s ky s tre n g t he n s his fe ll o w

su ffe re rs w it h t he as su ran ce , W e have a mo st watchfu l
guardian , pro tec to r, de fe n der t he Al m ighty G o d Hi mse lf
—

t he re fo re le t u s rej o i ce
”
1
.

Fig 2 2 3 de pi ct s t he fo re se e i n g, w atchful, an d u n slee pi n g

.

Eye o f t he Al m ighty, an e m b le m fam iliar t o I n dia and

kn own in Egypt as t he Eye o f H o ru s o r o f O sn us T he .

w at c he r Hi m se l f w as sym b o l i se d b y t he Pant he r o r .

Leo pard, pre su mably b e cause o f the e ye-l ike spo t s u po n

”

22 5

it s s ki n Egypt t he spo t t e d S ki n o f a l eo pard was

. In
al wa s s u s e n d e d n e ar t he i m ag e s o f O S I R I S w h wa s
y p o ,

hi m se l f re pre se n t e d as a cro u c hi n g l eo pard surm o u nt e d b y

an o pe n e ye T he n am e O S I RI S is said b y Pl utarc h t o have
.

b e e n u n de rst o o d as O s ma n y an d I R I e ye i e t he man y , . .

3 ”
e ed
y .

Figs 2 2 4 to 2 2 6 po rtray t he I n co m pre he nsible O n e

.
“

fu rn i she d w i t h i n n u me rab le e ye s w ho m all n at u re l o n ge th

“
aft e r I n di ffe re n t ways an d t he t ai l o f fig
,
2 2 4 is .

1 P . 2 34 .

T he t erms Le o pard a n d Pa n th e r se e m to ha ve b ee n us e d in difl e re n tly

'
1

an d in disc rimina t e y l l
The Le o p a rds o f Hera dry a re so me t ime s p an the rs
.

or l
io n s, a nd the p anth e r s sk in o f B a c c hus a n d Pan is s p o t te d ik e a
’
l
l '

e o pa rd s
’
.

3
[ sis a n d Os iris .
4
C f The G nost ics, Kin g, p 9 2
. . .
 THE GOO D SP I RIT
i uo u sl t w i t e d i n to t he fo rm o f a F l e ur de L s
co n s
p c y s y .

It was a favo u ri te de vi ce am o n g t he sym bo li sts t o u t il i se

t he tai l s o f the i r sym b o l i c c reat u re s an d n um e ro u s e xam ple s ,

o f t hi s c u st o m are t o be m e t w i t h I n t he pe rso n ali t y o f .

1

Jesu s Chri s t t he m yst i cs hai le d t he D ivi ne c u lm i n at i o n o f

all prec e di n g type s an d D e i t i e s he n c e J e s u s was so m e t i me s ,

s o k e n o f as Rabbi Ben P an t he r an d H e w as sa id t o hav e

p
bee n t he so n o f o n e Pan t he r So me mystic s assu m e t hi s to .

b e a play u po n t he G re e k wo rd s p a n a n d theos and t o m e an ,

“ ”
all t he Go d s
2
.

The o ld s u pe rsti t i o n t hat t he b reat h o f t he pan t he r was

so swee t l f ra ran t t ha t it all u re d m e n b e as ts an d cattl e to
y g , ,

i n hal e it was in all pro bab i l i ty du e to a fo rgo t te n fab le

, ,
.

B re at h means spi ri t an d in t he b re ath o f t he Pan t he r was pre

,

su mabl fig u re d t he swe e t n e ss o f t he B reat h o f Life o r H o l

y y ,

Spi ri t A ir b reat h an d w i n d we re w o rld-w ide syn o n ym s

.
, ,

fo r sp irit an d in man y lan guage s t he w o rd s fo r so ul , spi ri t

, ,

air an d b re at h are ide n t i cal ?

, ,
T he S upre me S pi rit se e m s
in many di re ct i o n s t o have b ee n o rigi n all y co nce ive d as
,

Ge n tle Air and Mighty W i n d The So u t h Ame ri can .

I n dian s wo rshi ppe d B U RA KA N t he m ighty w i n d whe nce

“
, ,

o ur w o rd
“
h u rri cane J U P I TER was t he De i ty o f w i n d
.
”

rai n and t hu n d e r a n d t he n at ive s o f Ne w Z e al a n d re gard e d

, ,

the w i n d as an i n di cat i o n o f t he pre se n ce o f G o d

‘
.

A hym n call e d b re a th o r ha ha an i n vo cati o n to

“ ”
,

t he m yst i c wi n d is pro n o un ce d b y M ao ri pri e s t s o n t he

,

i n i tiati o n o f yo u n g m e n i n to t he tri b al myst e ri e s? Amo n g

t he re l igi o u s rit e s o f an c i e n t n a ti o n s no ne was m o re
u n ive rsal t han t he u se o f an i m l e m e nt k n o w n n o wada s in
p y
“ “ “ “ ”
E n glan d as a sw i sh b uz z e r whi z z e r
,
”
bo o m e r, , ,
” ”

1
A w ll- k e w Mith i no ymb l w
n b ull w ith th t ft f h i
ra c s o t th
as a e u o a r a e

en d f it t il tw i t d i t th
o s a bs e d d n o f re e e ar e e ars o c o rn .

Clot/red w ith the S u n , A n n a K in g sfo rd, p

3 . 134 .

3
C f Re lig io n its Origin a n d Forms ,
. O J . . Ma c c ulloch , p 71
. .

1
Custom a nd My th, A Lan g , p 36 . . .
5
l bid .

V OL . I .
86 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLI SM
or b u ll ro are r Thi s presen t-day t o y has bee n de scrib e d
.

b y Pro fe s so r H addo n as pe rhaps t he mo s t an c i e n t w ide ly ,

s re ad a n d sac re d re li iOu s s m bo l l d 1
p , g y in t he w o r I t .

co n si st s o f a slab o f w o o d wh i c h whe n t i e d t o a i f
p e ce o ,

st ri n g a n d w hi rl e d ra id l ro u n d e m i t s a ro ari n g fl ut te ri n g
p y , , ,

an d u n eart hl n 0 1s e T h e A u st rali an nat ives amo n g w ho m

y .
,

t he t urn dum o r B u ll ro are r is s t ill in u se cl ai m t hat it ,

e n ab l e s t he i r so rce re rs t o fl o He ave n n e w o ma n
2
u
y p t O .

b e li e ve d t hat in t he so u n d o f a b u llro are r she heard t he

Au st ral i an G reat S pi ri t de sce n d in a m ighty ru shi n g
no i se The b u ll ro are r u se d always as a sacre d in st ru
3”
.
,

m e n t is st il l e mplo ye d in Ne w M exi co t he M alay

, ,

Pe n i n su la Ceylo n Ne w Z ealan d Africa an d Au stral ia

, , , , ,

an d u n de r t he n ame o f Rhombus it fig u re d ro m i n e n tl i
p y n

t he M yst eri e s o f Anc i e n t G re e ce Mr A n drew Lan g .

de scribi n g an e xhibi t i o n at t he Ro yal I n st i t ut i o n says t hat

whe n fi rst t he b u ll ro are r was whi rl e d ro u n d it did n o thi n g
in part i c u lar b ut t hat u po n warmi ng t o it s w o rk it
,

ro d u ce d w h at ma b e st b e d e sc rib e d as a m ig ht ru shi n g
p y y
no i se as if so m e su e rn at u ral b e i n g fl u t te re d a nd b uz z e d
p
it s w i n gs w i t h fe arful ro ar 4

P ri m i t ive races i magi n e t hat b y m i m i c ki ng an y e fle ct

'

t hey d es i re t o pro d uce t hey act u ally pro d u ce it ; t ha t t he

m a ki n g o f a fire cau se s s u n shi n e t he spri n kl i n g o f wat e r ,

b ri n gs rai n an d so fo rth ,
The re is t hu s a gre at .
5
.

ro babili t t ha t t he m yst e ri o u s an d hi t he rt o pe rpl e xi n g

p y
b u llro are r was use d to call o r e vo ke the Su pre me Spi ri t “

Ez e ki e l de scribe s t he vo ice o f t he S pi ri t as a great

ru sh i n g a n d t he re is a si m il ar re fe re n c e in The Ac t s t o
6 ”

,
7
a so u n d fro m H e ave n as o f a rus hi n g m ighty w i n d
”
.

1
Th e S tudy o f Ma n , p 327
. .
3
Cus tom a n d My th , p 35. .

4
3 I bid , p 35 . . . I bid , p 3 1
. . .

3
5
J G F
. . ra z e r, The G ol de n B o ug h, iii p 12 1
. . . iii 12 . .

7
ii 2 D io nyso s , who
. .
p o s s e s s e d s e ve ra o f thle a ttrib ut es sub s e q u e n t y l
88 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
was a
ppare n t ly co nside re d to b e an e m ble m o f t he re ge n e r
at i n g po we r o f t he H o ly S pi ri t The re ge n e rat ive n u m b e r
.

e ig ht is appare n t o n fig 2 2 7 an d o n fig 2 2 8 t he re a
.
, pp e ars .

a ro u g hl e x e c u t e d se r e n t t h s m b o l o f re ge n e rat i o n
y p e y , .

No b eas t o f t he fi e ld has had so ma ny l esso n s e x e mplifie d

b y it s att ri b u t e s as t he s e rpe n t T he sl o u g hi ng o f it s wo rn
.

o u t s ki n le d t o it s ad o t i o n a s a s m b o l o f t he s i ri t u al
p y p
re - bi rt h b ut the re was also se e n t o b e a clo se analo gy
,

b e twe e n t he se rpe n t s c rawl in t he d ust and t he e arth

’

cree i n g a tt i t u d e o f m at e ri ali s m T h us t he sam e o bj ec t

p .

s e rv e d so me t i m e s as t he s mb o l o f tw o di a me tri cal l
y y
o ppo se d id e as an d in all e go ry o n e me e ts as c o ns tan tly w i t h
,

t he Evi l as w i t h t he G o o d S e rpe n t I t was t he se rpe n t o f .

mate ri ali sm mo re su b t le t han an y b east o f t he fie ld

—

t ha t s e d u c e d Eve in Ed e n D u ri n g t he wan deri n g s o f the

.

I srae li tes t he d ual symb o li sm o f t he Serpe n t isb ro ught in t o

'

j u x tapo si t i o n in the st o ry t hat t he c hild re n o f I srae l w ere

m o rtally b i t te n b y se rpe n t s a n d t hat t ho se o nly who l o o ke d
,
.

u o n t he S e r e n t u lif t e d b M o se s w e re he al e d T h e re
p p p y .

is a M ao ri l ege n d t hat H e ave n an d Eart h w e re o n ce

u n i te d ,
b u t su b seq u e n tly w e re se ve re d b y a se rpe n t 1
It .

has b e e n t he m i ssi o n o f t he myst i cs an d t he po e t s to

a ttac k m a t e ri al i sm a n d re m arry t he su n d e re d Eart h a n d

H e av e n T he ide a t hat t he Se rpe n t symb o li se d M at e ri

.

alis m e l u c ida t e s m an y t radi t i o n al b u t fi ct i ti o u s e n m it 1e s ,

s u c h as t hat b e t w ee n t he S t ag a n d se r e n t s an d b e t we e n
’

p
t he Ro c an d p
se r e nts .

M yst i ci s m has always m ai n tai n e d t hat t he co nco u rse o f

w hi rli n g ato m s te rm e d
“
mat t e r b u t whi ch sc i e n ce has
”

b e e n q u i t e u n ab l e e i ther t o re du ce to it s u l t i mat e o r t o
de fi n e is u n sub stan t i al an d u n real an d t hat t he o n ly sub
, ,

sta nce in t hi s u n iverse is t he i n vi s i b l e F o rce c alle d S pi rit a ,

Fo rce w hi ch alo n e m o u lds a n d co n tro l s m at t e r to its de si re

1
Custo m a nd Myth , p 46
. .
 THE GOO D S P I RIT
l ike clay in t hef a po tte r
han ds They pre ache d in s easo n
o .

an d o u t o f seaso n , t he d o g ma t ha t s pi ri t w as pe rm an e n t a n d

mat t e r me re appe aran ce Amo ng o t he r m yst i c flo tsam fro m

.

t he pa st , F re e m aso n ry has i n he ri te d an d pre se rve d t he

t ra di t i o n o f a
”
m yst i c t ie , de scrib e d as t ha t sac re d an d
i n vi o lab le b o n d w hi c h u n i t e s m e n o f t he m o s t di sco rda nt
o 1n 1o n s i n t o o n e b o n d o f b ro t he rs, w hi c h gi v e s b u t o n e
p
lan guage t o m e n o f all n at i o n s, an d o n e al tar to m e n o f
” 1
all ligi o ns
re .

Th i s m ysteri o u s b o n d o f u n i o n can n o t b e an yt hi n g e l se ’

than SP I RI T t he I n fl u e n ce w hi ch l i n k s m i n ds o f S i m i lar
,

tast e s i n to ki n shi p an d hitche s Eart h t o H eaven A m o n g .

233

M o n s Briq u e t s e mb l e ms are so m e o bj e cts w hi ch he

.
’

”
de scrib e s as crotchets b u t w hi c h in re ali ty are lint s ( see
,

figs 2 2 9 t o
. I n fig 2 32 t he l i n k is att ache d t o t he
.

fo u rfo l d e mb le m o f Divi n i ty a n e mb le m w hi c h was al so,

at tac he d t o t he co mpasse s in fig 1 83 an d in fig 2
33 t he
. .

i n terlo c ki ng o f t wo l i n ks fo rm s a m yst i c t ie s ugge st ive o f

t he Rege n e rat ive eight So me o f the se t i es o r k n o t s are a
.
.

com bi n at i o n o f t he S o f Sp irit us an d o f t he figure e ig ht .

T he ext re m i t i e s o f t he o c tago n al S in fig 2 34 are t w o .

esses s tan di n g fo r Sa nctus Sp imt us Fro m t he S o f fig 2 2 1

'

.
, .

ri se s t he q u a d rifo i l
“
a n d t he fin ials of
( a nte
p , .
,

fig 2 39 are fo u r t re fo i l s I n fig 2 4 4 t he t hre e c i rcl es

. . .

of e rf ec ti o n have b ee n i n tro d u ce d an d in fig 2 4 0 t he
p , .

i n fere nce o f t he u pward an d do w n ward fo ur has b e en

su
pp l i e d b y t he cro s s .

1
A Lexicon f Freemason ry Mac k e y
o , , p . 22 7 .
9 0 TH E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOL ISM
I n figs 2 4 1 an d 2 4 3 the all-
.
“

pe rvadi n g S is hal l o w e d

w i t h a c ro ss, an d in fig 2 4 2 it is s u rro u n de d b t he c i rcl e

.

o f e t e rnal pe rfe c t i o n
. T he m yst i cs w e re li n k s in a l o n g
c hai n o f spi ri t ual t ra di t i o n ; t he y we re t he u n i t s o f a pro

ce ssi o n w hi ch it w as b e li e ve d st art e d fro m t he G o ld e n A ge

a n d fro m t he l an d o f H eave n . T he t o n gu e s o f mys t i c is m

9 2 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
At t i me s t he go l de n stri ng was re
p re sen et d by e ig ht -
like
kn o ts as in figs . 2 4 6 an d 2 4 7, b ut t he mo re u su al fo rm

was q ue nce o f plai n esses as in fig 2 4 8

a se .
,
w here t he i
c ha n

s urro u n d s t he Eagl e o f O m n i o t e n ce
p
J
.

I n t o the i n ner c hai n o f the Arm s o f e rusa e m l have

C O L L E G KI
fi
fl
’
fi
R O S A RI I I r a
r
fi

2 49

be e n wo ve n t he f Spi ri t us, t he R o f Re gene rat io , an d

S o

t he e ig ht -li k e m
st i c t ie A m o n g t he c ha i n b o rd e r o rn a
y
—
.

- -
m e n t o f t he se ve n tee n t h ce n t ury b o o k plat e , ill us trate d in
s

fig 2 50 , w i ll b e n o t i ce d t he i n i t ials S an d SS
. .

Shake speare de scribi n g t he sym b o ls o f n o bil i ty carri e d

 T HE GOO D S P I RIT 93

at t he bapt i sm o f Q ue e n Eliz ab e th de tail s co llars o f SS , .

The se like o the r paraphe rn ali a o f H e ral dry we re o n ce

, ,

s m b o li c an d the c o llar o f SS re rese n t e d t he go ld e n c ha i n

y , p
o f Sa nctus Sp iritus
,
A so li tary S may al m o st i n vari ably b e
.

re a d as Sp iritus a do u bl e SS as Sa nctus Sp irit us an d a t reb le

, ,

SSS as the t hre e acclamat i o n s Sa nctus ! Sa nctus Sa nctus l ,

Three e ight-l ike esses maki n g t he n u m b e r 888 b o re t he

addi t i o n al s ig n ifi ca t i o n
“
J e sus the n u m e ri cal val ue o f t he
,
”

le tt e rs J E S U S amo u n t i ng e xac tly to 888 By so m e

, , , , ,
.

suc h s i m i lar m e t ho d o f co m u tati o n t he n u m b e r 6 6 6 wa s

p ,

reco g n i se d as t he mark o f t he b east

”
.

2 52

I n Fragments f o a Fa ith Forgotten, y t ha tMr M ead

t he sa s

Ge n erative Po w er was calle d no t o n ly w i n d b ut al so a

e l at t e r b ec au se o f t h e h i ssi n g so u n d it ro d u c e s
1 ”
se r e n t
p t,h p .

The m ean mg o f t he ge e se e mb le m s he rew i t h puz z l e d

m e fo r a lo n g wh il e u n t il t he idea st ru c k me t hat t he fl ame
e me r m f ro m t he m o u t hs was i n t e n d e d t o re rese n t t he
g g p
go o se s hi ss
’
.

The re is littl e do u bt t hat thi s was a fo rt un ate gu e ss ;

t hat t he go o se was assu me d to b e f ul l o f t he H o ly S pi ri t ,

an d t hat it s sibil an t h i s s was u n de rst oo d t o b e t he e m i ssi o n

o f S iri t T h e wo rd oose is e vid e n t l all i e d t o gaast t he
p .
g y ,

an c i e n t fo rm o f gho st i e sp i rit ,
The A n glo -
. . Saxo n fo r
.

go o se w as gas w hi ch agai n b ri n gs u s bac k to gho st o r ghoost

,

1 P . 15.
94 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
'

as it i m e s u se d t o b e spelt
so m e t P LU TA RC H says t hat .
1

t he Egypt i a n s give t he n am e o f J u pi t e r to t he brea th

3
:

it was pro b ab ly fo r t hi s re aso n t hat t he go o se o r b reat h-

'

bi rd
was sac re d t o J u n o t he fe mal e J U P I T ER It is pe rhaps fo r .

t he sam e re aso n t hat t he Hi n do o s re pre se n t B RA H M A t he

B reat h o f Life as ridi n g u po n a go o se and t hat the Egyptian s ,

s mb o l i se d S eb t he Fat he r o f O s i ri s as a go o se w hi ch t he
'

y y
t e rm ed The G reat Cac k le r 3 ”
.

Acco rdi n g to t he Hi n do o theo ry o f creati o n t he S u pre me

’

Spi ri t laid a go lde n egg re sple n de nt as t he Sun an d fro m ,

t hi s go ld e n egg was b o rn B RA H MA t he pro g en i t o r o f t he ,

U n ive rse T he Egyptian s had a s i m i lar sto ry an d de scrib e d

.
,

2 53

t he s un as a ngg e p i m laid
e val go o se
by in l a t t he
e r r
,

t i m e s said t o b e a G o d
‘
It is pro b abl e t hat o u r fai ry t ale
.

o f t he g o o se t hat la id t he go lde n eggs is a re li c o f t hi s ve r

y
an c i e n t m t ho lo g I n fig 2 54 t he go o se is se e n s i t t i ng
y y . .

u o n it s n e s t a n d in fig 2 55 it is as so c i at e d w i t h it s
p ,
.

t radi t i o n al egg .

T he sugge sti o n u n de rlyi n g t he tal e o f t he slai n g o o se

o f t he go l d e n e ggs w o u ld appear t o b e t hat S pi ri t o r
I n spi rat i o n is t he m agi c pro vide r o f daily and pe rpe t ual
t re asu re s ; an d t hat t he fo o l w ho kills his go o se is t he u n
1
S k ea t, E tym ol og ica l Diction a ry .
2
[ s is a nd Os iris .

3
Re no uf, Hibber t L ectu res , p 111 .
,
. Th e Egypt Ia n na me fo r a c e rta in

k in d o f go o se w a s S eb .

1
Re lig ion of A n cien t Egypt, W M F in de rs Pe trie , p 6 8 Ac c o rdin g l
‘
. . . .

-
Mr Ba ring G o u d , th e Ro c o f th e A ra bia n Nig hts b ro o ds o ve r its grea t
l
I

“
to
lm
u in o us e gg, th e sun ”
c f Curio us M y ths of the Middl e A g es , p 4 1
. .
9 6 T HE LOST LA NG U A G E O F SYMBOLISM
acc o u n t fo r
x pre ssi o n sill
o ur
y g o o se e t he w o rd sill
, y ,
.

b e i n g o f pi o u s de rivat i o n an d m ea n i n g o rigi n ally b le sse d

, ,

happy i n n o ce n t a n d g e n t l e A t t he t i m e o f C aesar s i n va
’

, , .

si o n t he g o o se w as ta u t o t he B ri to n s The re is no 1
p .

gro u n d fo r t he po pu lar ide a t hat t he go o se is in an y respect

a fo o li s h fo wl b u t o n t he co n t rar it is d e sc rib e d b t h
, y y o se

w ho have st udi e d it s habi t s as t he w i se st b i rd in E u ro pe

”
2
.

A symb o li c rel ative o f the s illy go o se i s t he silly

“ .
,

she e
p w h i c h in fi s
,g 2 59 t o 2 6 1 is see n in t he t radi t i o n al
.

as e c t o f t he Ag n u s D e i rai si n g u t h e E n sign o f C hri st

p p .

259

T he Lam b w i th its fl e ece o f s n o w w as t he sym b o l o f mee k

ne ss i n n o c e n ce an d u ri t M uch ast o ral o e tr i
, p y ,p p y s re t e
.
p
se n t ive o f so m e t hi n g m o re t han Arcadi an h il an d e r i n g and
p ,

t he S he h e rd s a n d S he phe rd e sse s o f t he po e t s are n o t in fre

p
q ue n t ly all ego ri c W i t h m yst ic 1n t u 1t 1o n a m o d ern po e t has
.

w e l l w ri t ten

She w al ks t he l dy f m y de light ,
a o
,

A she phe rde ss o f she ep

He r flo c k s are t ho ught s She k e e ps t he m .

She guards t he m fro m t he st e e p

i

She fe e ds t he m he fragran t he ight

on t

A n d fo lds t he m in fo r sle ep 3 ”
.

Rhys ( S ir Hibbert Lectu res , p . 17 5 .

2
Cf A n ima ls, A rtisa ns,
. a nd Other S tu dies of B ird s a nd B ea s ts,
Mrs A ice Me yn e
l ll
1

C .
J . Corn ish .
3
.
 THE GOO D SP I RIT 97

In a ll e go ry t he re are u sually t hre e mean i ngs att rib u te d .

t o e v e ry sym b o l t hu s ,
ta ki n g s he e p as an in st a n c e
—
the re —

are t he t hre e d e g re e s e w hi t e an d i n n o ce n t t ho ught s

( )
I t h
o f t he m i n d 2 t he man hi m s e l f w ho has b eco m e l amb - lik
( ) e

L a mb o f G o d s i m i larl
“
( 3) ( )
”
t h e
y t h e re is : I , h e w ho

ru l e s an d she he rd s his o w n tho u g ht s ; 2 ) he w ho s he he rd s

p ( p
his fe l lo w c re at u re s ; an d ( 3) t he su pre me Go o d S he phe rd .

I t w as t o she phe rd s w atc hi n g t he i r fl o c ks b y n ig ht t hat t he

a nge l o f t he L o rd is said t o have a n n o u n ce d t he co m i ng o f

t he C hri st J u
. s t as a cc o rdi n g t o I sai ah t he wat chfu l an d
, ,

u n sl u m b e ri n g eese we re c o lle c t e d an d g at he re d t o ge t he r, so
g
d o e s E z e ki e l asse m bl e t he sheep Fo r t hu s sai t h t he
Lo rd G o d ; Be ho ld I e ve n I wil l bo th search m y she ep
'

, , , ,

a n d see k t he m o u t A s a she phe rd se e ke t h o u t his fl o c k in

.

t he day t hat he is amo n g his s he e p t hat are sca tt e re d ; so

wi ll I se e k o u t m y shee p an d will de live r t he m o u t o f all
,

p l ac e s w he re the
y have b e e n scat t e re d in t he cl o u d
y an d

dar k day A n d I will b ri n g t he m o u t fro m t he pe o ple an d

.
,

gathe r t he m fro m t he co u n tri e s and w i ll b ri ng t he m to t he i r

,

o w n l a n d a n d fe e d t he m u o n t he m o u n t ai n s o f I srae l b
, p y
t he rive rs a n d in all t he i n habi t e d pl ace s o f t he co u n t ry
,
.

I will fee d t he m in a go o d past u re an d u po n the high ,

mo u n t ai n s of I srae l s hal l t he i r fo ld b e t he re shall they lie

in a go o d fo ld a n d in a fat pastu re s hall t hey fe e d u po n the
,

mo u n t ai ns o f I sra e l I w ill fee d my fl o ek an d I will cau se

.
e

t he m to lie d o w n sai t h t he L o rd G o d
,
I wi ll see k t hat whi ch
.

was lo s t an d b ri n g agai n t ha t w hi c h was d rive n away a n d

, ,

w ill b i n d u p t hat w hi c h was b ro k e n an d w ill st re n g the n ,

“
t hat w hi c h w as s i c k T hu s co ncl ud e s Ez e ki e l shall
”
.
, ,

t he y k n o w t ha t I t he L o rd t he i r G o d a m wi t h t he m a n d t hat ,

t he y e ve n t he ho use o f I s rae l are my peo pl e sai t h t he L o rd

, , ,

God . A n d ye m y fl o c k t he fl o c k o f m y pas t u re are me n

, , ,

o u r G o d sai t h t he L o rd G o d
1 ”
a n d 1 am
y ,
.
9 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
P ET ER e x ho rti n g the e lde rs amo n g his he are rs to fe e d
t he fl o c k o f G o d u n t il t he C hi e f S he phe rd shal l a ppe ar
‘
,

o b se rve s : Ye we re as she e p go i ng astray b u t are n o w ,

"
re t u rn e d u n t o t he S he he rd a n d Bi s ho of
2
o u r so ul s
p p y .

T he past o ral staffs he re w i t h are sym b o l s o f t he Go o d

'

S he phe rd an d the Bi s ho p o f Al l So uls The C ro ss o f Lig ht ’

.

s u rmo u n t s fig 2 6 d fi 2 6 2 d 2 6 are di st i n g u i she d

3
. a n , gs an .
4
b y t he Tre fo il o f t he De i ty .

T he id ea o f a he ave n ly S he phe rd o r Fee der t he give r ,

o f D ivi n e N ec t ar is c o m m o n to n e arl all pri m i t ive b e li e fs

, y

In fac t afte r t he e ight h ce n tu ry Chri st i an i ty l arge ly dis

, ,

c o n t i n u e d t he u se o f t he G o o d S he he rd e m bl e m b ecau se it
p
“
w as so w id ely e m pl o ye d am o n g J e w s a n d Paga ns I n t he .

H e rme t i c li t erat u re o f Egypt ( 30 0 B C G o d is re fe rre d. .

t o as t he S he phe rd a n d Ki n g w ho l ead s w i t h law an d j u st i ce ,

a n d de u t e s his L o go s t he W o rd m ad e fl e sh his first

p
b o rn So n t o t ake c harge o f t he Sacre d Fl o ck
,
‘
.

Thi s ho ly fl o c k n u mb e re d n o t o n ly she e p b u t do u bt
le ss also ge e se an d ki n e an d t he re are c ertai n e arly
,

C hri sti an i n sc ri pt i o n s whe re i n t he n e o phyt e s are t e rm e d

1 2
1, v . iii 2 51, . .

3
The Ro ma n ce of Sy mbo lis m, S i Hea th , p 12 2 . .

4
C f Th e [fy mns of H e r mes , G R S Me ad
. . . . A s o Perso n a l Relig ion
. l
in Egyp t b efore Chr is tia n ity , W M F in de rs Petrie, pas sim
. . l .
10 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
be a lan d flo w ing w ith m i l k
‘

an d ho n e y, pre sum ab ly t he
sa me ho n e y t hat , ac co r di n g t o t he Ka leva la ,
I s fe rme n t in g an d is w o rkin g
O n t he hills o f go lde n c o lo ur 5
A n d upo n t he plain s o f silve r,
T he re is foo d fo r t ho se w ho hun ge r
'

The re is drin k fo r all t he t hirst y,

T h ere is foo d t o e at t hat fills n o t ,

n e ve r le sse n s
”
T he re is drin k t hat .
1

fre q u e n tly
“

The figu re o f Chri st t he Go o d S he phe rd is

re re se n t e d w i t h a v es se l han gmg on his arm o r sus ended on
p
p

a tree . Thi s, ”
sa
y s Mr Syd n ey H eat h ,
“ is h
t e mu let t a or

m i l k-pail, an d was co n side re d s

ym b o lic of t he i i
sp r t u al
n o u ri shme n t d e rive d fro m C I Figs 2 6 5 t o 2 6 7 .

re s u mab l re rese n t m u lc t ra s s u s e n d e d fro m a b ra n c h

p y p p .

Am o ng t he an ci e n t s m ilk w as re garde d as a H eave nly

,

n o u ri sh me n t an d t he laver o f re g e ne rati o n an d it is s t i ll ,

a d m i n i st ere d b y Hi n do o s t o d yi n g perso n s T he m o de rn .

de sce n dan t s fro m Z o ro ast rian i sm use it sacrame ntally an d ,

s uc h is t he b e l i e f in it s c l e ans i n g e f
fi cacy t hat scru pu l o u s
Parsee s st i ll carry a small b o ttle in the i r po cke t whe re w i th
t o pu rify the m se l ve s fro m a n y u n hall o w e d c o n tact .

By t he pri m i t ive C hri st i an s C H RI ST t he Go o d S he phe rd

,

was ide n t ifi e d Wi th O R P H EU S an d an e arly e m bl e m in t he

,

1
xxxu 40 7— 4 18
. .
3
Ro ma n ce f
o Sy mbolism, p . 12 3.
 THE GOO D SPI RIT
Cataco mb s re pre se n ts Him si tt i n g O R P H EU S- l ike am o n g t he
bi rd s and be ast s c harm i n g t he m wi t h t he go lde n t o n e s o f
,

His musi c O R P H EU S fab le d to b e t he so n o f Apo ll o t he

.
,

ro t e c t o r o f fl o c k s an d cat tle is said t o have b t h

p e
, e n e

i n ve n t o r o f l e tt e rs and o f e ve ryt hi n g t hat co n t ri b u te d t o

‘
c i vili sa ti o n an d in la t e r t i m e s t he re s ran g u a m st i c
, p p y
o rd e r w h i c h m a i n t ai n e d an e n t h u s i ast i c w o rshi o f his
p
m e mo ry a n d do c tri n e s H e was regarde d as the fi rst po e t
.

o f t he H e ro i c A e a n t e ri o r b o t h t o H O MER a n d H ESI O D an d
g , ,

his charac te ri st i c s rea ppear in t he Ka le va la in t he pe rson o f '

W A I NA MO I NEN Th i s cu l tu re he ro is reco rd e d t o have b ee n

.

t he so n o f U KKO t he l o rd o f t he vaul t o f air

”

, an d t o have ,

b e e n se n t by his All-right e o u s Fathe r t o t each me n m u si c

an d t he art s o f agri c u l t ure The Ka le va la te l l s ho w W A I N A
.
f

MO I NEN se ate d h i m se l f “
o n a h i ll all si l ve r shi n i n g
[Si r

W alte r Ral e igh s silver mounta ins ( 5) an d ho w he l ure d t he

’

wo l ve s o u t o f the i r l airs t he fish o u t o f t he rive rs an d t he

, ,

birds o u t o f t he b ran che s Fi n ally .

T he w ho le o f T apio s peo ple ,

A ll t he b oys a n d all t he maide n s,

C limb e d upon a moun ta in summit,
”
T hat t he y might e njo y t he m usic .
2

In Egypt the cu t u re l he ro an d w o rl d-
harmo m se r was
O SI RI S the rege n erato r O su us is s aid to have i n ve n t e d
.

agri c ult ural i n st ru m e n t s t o have t a ught m e n ho w t o harn e ss

,

o xe n t o t he
p l o u gh an d ho w right l , y t o w o rshi
p t he Go ds .

Afte r havi n g be sto we d the se ble ssi n gs u po n his o wn co u n t ry

m e n b e asse m b l e d a ho s t w i t h w h i c h he se t fo rt h to co n qu e r
,

t he w o rl d n o t w i t h we a o n s b u t w ith m u si c an d e l o q u e n c e
, p ,
.

The b e ne fice n t care e r o f O SI R I S w as ho w e ve r c u t s u dde n ly , ,

sho rt b
y t he m u rd e ro u s t ri c ke r
y o f T Y P H ON h is e n vi o u s ,

Ba xpo u ds O rp he u as “ Ph il phy i t pre t ti th t i ”

co n e n s os o an n er a on a s
,

p b b ly co
ro a t
rre c .

2
Runo , xii 6o , 63. .

V OL . I .
10 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOL ISM
10 4 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ru de ly d e sign e d past o ral cro o k surm o u n t i ng fig 2 82 is an .

i m pl i cat i o n o f t he Go o d She phe rd o ve r fig 2 83 is t he ,

.

Trefo i l o f t he T ri n i ty an d t he LC u n de r fig 2 7 5 are t he
,
. .

fam ili ar i n i t i al s o f J esu s C hri st .

Fig 2 84 is a c o m bi nat i o n o f c re sce n t m o o n an d B ull s

.
’

head an d t he ho rn s o f fig 2 85 are agai n t he c re sce n t m o o n

, .

w hi ch is he re as so c i at e d w i t h the sym b o l o f t he Cre ato r

b ecau se t he Mo o n w as he ld t o b e a s ig n o f t he H eave n ly
ho st t hat was asse m bl e d by O si ri s . T he wri t e r o f Eccle si
ast ic u s re e rs f to he r as an i n st rum e n t o f t he arm i es ab o ve ,
i i g in t he firm am e n t o f H eaven the b eau ty o f H e ave n
sh n n
, ,

t he gl o ry o f t he s t ars an o rn am e n t givi n g light in t he

,

highe st pl ace s o f t he Lo rd an d t he re was a Rabbi n i c l e ge n d

”

that t he S tars acc o mpan i e d t he M o on wai t i ng u po n he r as a ,

reward fo r he r givi n g light d u ri n g t he dark n e ss o f t he l o n g

n ig ht A t t he c o mman d me n t o f t he H o ly O n e sa s t he
.

I y ,
 THE GO O D S P I RIT 10 5

i O f Ecclesi ast i c u s t hey w ill stan d in t he i r o rde r an d

w r te r ,

n e v e r fa n t t he i r wa tc he s e m b l e m s he re w i t h
i
”
in T h e .
1

de pi c t t hi s l e ge n d o f t he m o o n att e n de d b y t he starry H o sts

o f H e ave n Fig 2 86 has su rvive d as t he arm s o f Tu rkey
. .
,

an d fig 2 8 .
7 as t ho se o f Egypt .

O n e m u s t di ffe re n t i a te b e t we e n the sym b o li sm o f t he

B ull t he Ox an d t he Co w T he B u ll re pre se n te d t he
, ,
.

De i ty in His m al e aspe c t o f Creat o r t he Co w t he pro ,

du c tive m ilk- yi e ldi n g q uali t i e s o f t he M ag n a M ate r F o r .

t hi s re aso n the Co w w as sac re d t o I s i s w as w o rs hi ed

pp ,

a m o ng t he Hi n d o o s a n d is s t il l re ve re d as a sac re d s m b o l
, y

o f t he De i ty b y t he —

1n hab ita n t sGo ld Co ast The

o f t he .

s t ro n g t o i l i n g an d at i e n t Ox d raggi n g t he l o u g h o ve r t he
, , p , p
hard- arc he d so il a n d c o m pe lli n
g t h e eart h t o
y i e l d he r
p .

i n crease was t he symb o l o f u n re m itt in g to i l an d self

,

sacrifi ce It was am o ng t he o x e n t hat C hri st n o t w i t ho u t

.
,

re aso n is re c o rde d t o hav e b ee n b o rn

,
.

The o xe n t hat lab o u r an d en d u re t he ge e se t hat ne ithe r ,

sl u m b e r n o r sl e e a n d t he s tars w hi ch at t he co m m an d m e n t
p ,

o f t he H o l O n e st an d u n t i ri n g in t he i r wat c he s sym b o li
y ,

call
y p re re se n t t he u n i t s o f t he H e ave n l
y H o s t m arshalle d

b y t he G o d o f Light .

Cf E l i t i u xliii cc e s a s c s .
 C HA PTER V I

THE HOSTS OF THE LO RD

l
The h ea ing o f t he w o r d l
l
Is in its n a m e e ss sain ts Eac h se para te s ta r
.

S e e ms no th in g, b ut a myria d scattere d s ta rs
Bre ak up t he n ig h t a n d mak e it b e a utifu l .
”

T HE Mo o n w as re ke ne r an d assemble r o f
garde d as t he awa

t he S tars t he St ars w e re i c t u re d as t he gl o rifi e d s o u l s o f

, p
sa i n ts a n d hero e s an d t he Nig ht - sk S angl e d w i t h t he
, y p
l ights o f H e ave n was vi ew e d as a sym bo l o f the ho st s o f
t he Lo rd I n t he myt ho l o gi es o f b o th East a n d W e st
.

Night t he N u rsi n g-M o the r o f t he Go lde n S tars is

, ,

add re sse d as an awe - i nspi ri n g n o b le an d b e n e fice n t B e i ng

, , .

To t he Chri st i an m ys t i c s Night si m i l arl y appeale d as t he

e ri o d o f Chri s t s
’
ro g re s s an d
p p ,

His k n o c kin g t ime t he so ul s dumb w at c h, ’

W he n spirit s t he ir fair kin dre d c at c h ” 1

.

U pward s fo u r t ho usan d years ago o n e o f t he Ve di c

o f ,
“
p o e t s w ro t e : Ni g h t a
pp ro ach e s ill u m i n e d w i t h st ars an d

l an e t s an d lo o ki n g o n all sid e s w i t h n u m b e rl e ss e e s o ve r
p , , y ,

o w e rs all m e an e r l ig ht s T h e i mm o rt al g o dd e ss e rvad e s
p .
p
t he firmam e n t co ve ri n g t he lo w val l e ys an d shru b s an d t he
, ,

l o fty m o u ntai n s an d tre e s ; xb u t so o n she di sturb s t he glo o m

w i t h ce l e st i al e fi ulge nc e
'

Advanc i n g wi t h bright n e ss at
.

H V a ughan
. .

106
10 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLI SM
x
t he n e t w o r l d b y the u n law ful me tho d o f su i c ide No te .

ho w t hreate n i n g an d ad mo n i to ry a fro wn is po rtraye d on

t he Fac es o f figs 2 90 t o 2 9 2 . .

In o n e o f t he Vedi c hym ns t he supre me S pi ri t is

i n t ro du ce d pro n o unc i n g so me o f his o wn attrib ut e s “
I .
‘

p ass lik e t he b re e z e H e is ma de t o sa
,
”

y :
“
I su
ppo rt the '

M o on de st ro yer o f fo e s 1
I n t he praye r pre vi o u sly
”

, .

q uo ted t he Night was haile d as t he di st u rbe r o f t he glo o m

w hi ch was me l te d b y her D ivi n e e fful g en ce an d t he five ,

p i
o nted z igz ags su rm o u n t in g figs . 2 93 t o 2 96 were t he
s mb o l o f t hi s e fl ul e n ce
’
y g .

Ah b ut I rejo ic e ,
in Theem y G od 0 T ho u
'

T ho u z i z a
g gg e d e fl ul e n c e o f t he b urn in g sta rs
g .

T ho u w ildermen t o f in digo light s

immac ulat e fire
”
T ho u gre y ho rn of .
2

T he i
anc e n t s re garde d t he m b e r five as sac re d t o t he
nu

God o f Lig ht ,
an d t he at t rib u t e s o f De i ty w ere he ld t o

co n s s t o f
i fi l y B
ve, n am e
'
e i n g S a me n
,
e ss D iv e rsi ty
,
M o ti o n
, , ,

an d Rest The ho rn s o f fig 2 85 ( a nte p 10 4 ) are do u b t l e ss

3
. . .

fo r t hi s re aso n marke d w i t h five divi si o n s .

It was t he ambi t i o n o f t he myst i c to b e co me t he pe rfe ct

-
ce n t re o f a five fo l d S tar
“
The re fo re O my G o d fashi o n
.
, ,

me i n to a five- p o i n t e d s tar o f Ru b
y b u rn i n g b e n e at h t h e

The Hin doos , a non .

, p . 148 .

3
Treas ure House of I mag es .

3 Plutarc h , On th e E a t Delphi .
 THE HOSTS OF THE LO RD 10 9

fo un dati o n s o f T hy U n i ty t hat I m ay m o u n t t he P illar o f

lThy Glo ry a n d b e l o st 1n ad m i rat i o n O f t he t ri pl e u n i ty o f
Thy Go d he ad .

1
'

Thi s passage is an expre ssi o n o f t he idea u n de rlyi n g t he

Stars ill u s tra t e d 1n figs 2 9 7 t o 30 3
. .

Re vi e w i n g t he myst i c f t he s k y, w e fin d t he m
i
a rm e s o

t o have b ee n co m po se d o f u n i t s t ypifi e d w hil e o n e art h b y

o xe n e t o i l i n g a n d e n d u ri n g), she e p ( t he i n n o ce n t a n d
( t h
u re , an d ge e se o se fille d w i t h t he H o l S i ri t
p ) ( t h y p ) Th. e

1
C omp are a so : My O ne n e s s is My de s ig n an d I have de s ign e d it fo r
l ~

t he e the re fo re c o the th y s o u w ith it th a t th o u ma yst b e th e Daw n in g -

l l s ta r

o f My Un ity for e ve r Fro m the A ra b ic S up reme Pen o f Bah a U a h ll

”—
. .
1 10 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
St arry H o sts recru 1te d fro m e art h we re b e li e ve d t o fight
— —

e ve rl ast i n gl in t he 1r c o u rse s a gai n st d ark n e ss a nd t o b e

y
r e t u all di s e ll i n g an d o u t m an oe u vri n g t he s i ri t s o f
e
p p y p p
Evil Lege n ds o f thi s cyclo pe an co n te st are t o b e fo u n d in
.

t he an nal s o f all nat i on s I n Bab ylo n t he l ead e r o f t he

.

H o sts o f Light was M ERO DA C H a name me an i n g t he

.
,
“

g f day A no t he r
g d t i f l i ’

y oun st e e r o . o s o t th s
e s was

w ild b u ll s an d he was al so k n o w n as
”

, an n i hilato r

o f t he e n e m
y
“
,
”
ro o t e r o u t o f all e vil an d tr o u b l
”
e r o f
t he e vil As “
K1n g o f t he H eave n s M ERO DA C H
.

w as 1de n t ifie d w i t h JU P I T ER as w e ll as w i t h o the r he ave n l y

b o di e s Dr P i n che s o b se rve s t hat
.
“
t rav e rs i n g t he sk y in
rea t z i z a s J U P I T ER se e m e d to t he B ab l o n i an s t o su e r
g g g y p
i n t e n d t he stars an d thu s was re garde d as e m bl e mat i c o f
M ERO DAC H shephe rdi n g the m past uri n g the go d s like —
‘
1 12 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
l i g
e ve r as t n e n c o u n t e r, m an as a fre e a
g ent l
p ya ed a art
p
w i t h his so u l as a s t a ke .
1

I t is u n n ece ssary t o ide r in de tail t hi s w o rl d-w ide

co n s

b e li e f in t he e xi ste n c e o f a H o ly W ar A mo n g t he Gre e ks .

an d Ro m a n s it w as t ifi ed b J U P I T ER warri n g a a1n st the

yp y g
Ti tan s ; in S ca n di n avi a b y t he e n co u n t ers o f T H O R an d
“

t he gi an t s a n d a d rag o n sl aye r o r a gia n t kill e r se e m s t o b e

,

art o f t he t raditi o n o f e ve r E ro e an an d O ri e n t al race

p y u
p ,

c ivi l i se d o r savage I n t he Bab ylo n is t e pi c o f C re at i o n

.
,

t he S pi rit o f E vi l is re pre se n t e d as b ri n gi n g i n t o e xi ste n ce

gi an t se rpe n t s sharp o f t o o t h a n d st ro n g w i t h po i so n filli n g

, , ,

t he i r b o di e s lik e bl o o d ; t e rri b l e d rago n s o f all u ri ng

b rilli an ce ragi n g d o gs fishm e n an d o t he r m o n st ro u s fo rm s
, , , .

M ERO DA C H t he c o n qu e ro r o f the se ho rro rs is re pre se n te d

, ,

as st ridi n g o ve r t he ro st rat e b o d o f a s e r e n t w hi c h t u rn s
p y p
it s he ad t o at tac k him w h il st the G o d t hre at e n s it w i th
o i nte d wea o n T h e G re e k s re re se n t e d AP O LL O t h
a
p p .

p e ,

G o d O f Day st ruggli n g w i t h an d st ran gli ng a Pyt ho n

,
The .

Egypt i an s po rtraye d H O R U S t re adi n g u po n c ro co dil e s and

g raspi n g n o xi o u s an i mal s in his han ds C H R I ST pro m i se d .

h is di sc i pl e s po w e r t o t read do wn se rpe n t s an d sco rpi o n s ,

“
a n d in I sai a h it is p ro phe s i e d I n t hat day t he L o rd wi t h
,

his so re an d gre at an d st ro n g sw o rd S hall pu n i sh l e vi athan

S A K ap d i Th T
1
. . hi g f Z
a a, t p 26
e ea c n o o roa s er, . .
 THE HOSTS OF THE LO RD
'

t he i e rc i n g se r e n t e ve n l e vi at ha n t ha t c ro o k e d se r e n t ;
p p , p
a n d he s hall sla e d rag o n t ha t is in t he se a
” 1
y t h I n t he .

ill ust rat io n s o n p 1 12 t he radi an t B e i n g is se e n t re a di n g

.
,

do w n s n ake s a nd d rago n s an d in fig 30 5 He is carryi n g

, .

t he five - p e arl e d e n sig n o f t he

p ro m i s e d Daw n .

I n t he Fi n n i sh ve rs i o n o f t hi s u n ive rsal fabl e t he task ,

o f b ri dl i n g t he w o lve s a n d d e s t ro i n g t he d rago n is ass ig n e d

y
t o I LMA R I NEN ,
t he g re a t pri m e val c raft sm an b u t Fi n l an d
b e i n g a la n d O f lake s an d m arshe s lo cal co lo u r n ece ssi tat e d ,

a fre s h- w at e r m o n s t e r an d t he d e vasta t i n g d rag o n i b u s

, ,

fig u re s as a cru e l an d d e vo u ri n g pike T hi s t e rrib le fan ge d .

v

’
fish w as se ve n b o at s l e n g t h in it s b ac k an d it s e x t e n d e d ,

go rge was t hre e gre at rive rs w idt h in b read th I L MA R I N EN

’
.
,

it s co n q ue ro r is i n st ru ct e d
,

Do n o t t ho u b e so de spo n de n t ,
Fo rge t he e n o w a fie ry e agle
Fo rge a bird o f fire all fl a min g
T his t he m ight y pik e shall c a pt ure .

T he le g e n d c o n t in u e s

T he n t h e smit h, e e n
’
Ilma in e n r
,

D e at hle ss art ist o f t he smit hy,

Fo rge d him se lf a fi e ry e agle
Fo rge d a bird o f fire all fl am in g .

F
Ole zagle
r'
fl

T he n t he bird, t hat n
,

T o o k his fl ight ,
a n d u pw a rd so arin
g
Fo rt h he fl e w , t he pik e t o c apt ure .

Aft e r a t e rri b l e co m b at t he d e m o n fish is o ve rco m e a n d

e ve n t u all b f
o rn e o f t o t he b ran c he s o f a n o a k t re e
y
—
.

T he eagl e has al re ady b e e n c o n s ide re d as t he sym b o l o f

t he O m n i po t e n t S p i ri t In t he de sig n s he re wi t h t he head
.

o f an e agl e is bl e n d e d w i t h five - ra e d fi e r fl am e a n d l e st
y y ,

1
I sa ia h xxvii . I .
2
Ka leva la , xix , Run o
f
. .
1 14 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t he re s ho u ld de sig n ers o f figs
b e any m i s u n de rstan di n g, t he .

6 n d 30 7 have e m hasi se d t he i r m e an i n g b y t he S o f
3 0 a p
Sp ri us a
i t n d t h e S t ar-cro ss o f Lig ht T he e agle may he re.

b e re garde d as t hat H aw k o f go l d whi c h w as t he sym b o l

“

o f H O RU S a n d w hi c h t he s k is said m st i call
y t o m i rro r
, y y

T he st ars se e m c o me t s, rushin
g down

T o ge m T hy ro b es, b e de w T hy c ro w n ,
Like t he m oo n -
pl u me s o f a st ran e b ird,
g
By agre at w in d su b lime ly st irre d
T ho u draw est t he light o f all t he skies

I n to T hy w ak e 1
”
.

T he de sign he rew i t h ( fig 3 I 1) is le tte re d O LMUz pe rhaps o n e

.
,

a m o n g t he m an
y v ari an t s o f t he g rea t nam e O RMU Z N ot .

on l y do t he le t t e rs SS su ppo rt t he c ro w n b u t the w ho le ,

d e s ign is t race d in q u iveri n g li n e s re pre se n t i ng t he fli cke ri n g

,

fire o f spi ri t 2
. T he he art-S hape d b o dy o f t he bi rd im pl i e s
t he G o d o f L o ve .

T he M o o n was as has b e e n s e e n t he awake n e r an d t he

, ,

a s se m bl e r o f t he stars T he Lo rd an d Le ad e r o f t he H o st s
.

w as t he S e ve n fo ld S pi ri t s m b o li se d b y t he Eagl e b u t t hi s
y ,

s e v e n fo ld o w e r was so m e t i m es re re se n te d b t h
p p y e c o n

s t e ll at i o n k n o w n as t he G re at B ear an d in fig 12 t h i
,3 s .

B e ar is re pre se n te d o n t he Eagle s b reast ’

.

1
A ha ! A C ro w e y
. l
The E q uin ox! , p 46 ,
vo l . . 1, No 3 . .

2
fl
No t e the a min g n e c k s o f man y o the r e a g e l e mb le ms .
1 16 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
i
th s na me , e ve n amo ng vage s
sa y g reat in w ho se co u n tr no

b ears e xi st The o rigi n o f t he n am e G re at B ear is q u i t e

.
1

u n kn o w n al t ho u g h Max Mfi lle r e n d e avo u re d t o pro v e

‘
.

more sno t hat it a ro se f ro m t he co rru pt i o n o f a w o rd m ean ing

s o m e t hi n g o rigi n al l di f
f e re n t T h i s c o n st e l lat i o n was o nce
y .

k n o w n as t he S hee pfo ld ; an d it wo ul d appe ar fro m

2 ”

t he e m bl e m s he re w i t h t hat t he G re at B ear w as re gard e d as

a s m b o l o f t he G re at S pi ri t t he T ri pl e P e rfec t i o n ( n o te
'

y ,

t he t hre e c i rc l e s o n t he c o llar o f fig 3 t he Lig ht o f t he .

W o rld t,
he A l p ha a n d O m e g a o r J e s u s C h r i s t ,
.

T he o n ly re aso n I can su rm i se fo r t hi s sym b o li sm is t he

mat e ri al fac t t hat B e ars hib ern at e du ri n g w i n t er an d su b

s 1st l o n g pe ri o d s u po n t he i r o w n fat an d t hat t hu s b y

fo r ,

t he s i m pl e s st e m o f a n a l o gy u n d e rl yi n g all s m b o li sm t he
y y
B ear b e cam e e l e vat e d i n to an e mble m o f t he Se lf-Exi st e n t _
,

t he Ev e rla st i n g t he I AM T he fo li age am o ng w hi ch t he
G re at B e ar in t he o rnam e n t he re w i t h is seate d is t he myst i c
.
,

A maran t h a fact co n firm ato ry o f t hi s t heo ry fo r t he

, ,

A m aran th o f t he po e ts w as a fam ilar an d w e ll-re co gn i se d

s m b o l o f t he e ve rl ast i n g an d t he I n c orru t i b le
3
y p .

Cus to m a n d My th , A La ng , p p
. . 12 1— 142 .

2
The Pe rfect Way , p 33 1
. .

A ma ra n tos = th e
3 l
e ve r a s t in g . It s b l o o d-
re d fl o we r n e ve r fa de s , b ut
re ma ins re d to t h e a s t l . Cf Milton
“
l
I m mo rta A ma ra n th , a fl o we r w h ic h o n ce
In Pa ra dise , fas t b y th e T ree of Life ,
l
B e gun to b o o m b ut so o n fo r man s offe nc e ,
’

To He a ve n re mo ve d wh e re rs t it grew
”
fi
Pa r a dise L os t; .
—
 T HE HOSTS OF T H E L O RD

V OL
. .
I
 1 18 THE LO ST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLI SM
The co n st e l lat i o n
Great B ear co n si st s o f Se ve n
of t he
Great S tars t w o o f w hi ch po i n t t o t he Po l e S tar t he fixe d
, ,

hi n ge an d pivo t u po n w hi c h t u rn s t he U n ive rse T he

‘

re aso n w h t h e an c i e n t s chri s te n e d t he co n st e ll at i o n o f t he
y
Great Bear b y t hi s appare n t ly i n appro pri ate n am e was in all
p ro b ab ili t
y i t s co n st i t u t i o n o f S even G re at S t a rs T h e .

as so c i at i o n o f Seven w i t h t he S i rit o f G o d has e rs i st e d t o

p p
t he pre se n t day a n d C hri st i an s still s pea k o f t he sevenfo l d
,

gift s o f the Sep tifo rm Spi ri t O R MUZ t he su pre m e G o d o f .

,

Lig ht w as said to s it at t he head o f a Hi e rarc hy o f Severe

,

H o ly I mm o rt al s Of I N DRA t he Ve das stat e

1
.

Seven b righ t rays b e de c k his b ro w ,

”
Seven great rive rs fro m him flo w 2 .

The Hi n do o s d e scrib e O M t he so lar fire as ridi n g in a car , ,

draw n b y seven gre e n ho rse s pre ce d e d b y t he Daw n a n d ,

fo llo w e d b y t ho usan d s o f Ge n i i w o rshi ppi n g him an d

m o d u lat i ng his prai se s 3
The Egypt ian s e xpre sse d t he .

n ame o f t he S u re m e B e i ng b a w o rd o f seven vo w e l s an d
‘
p y ,

t he as so ciat ion o f se ve n w i th t he G reat S pi ri t w as appare n t ly

“
u n iv e rsal .

I t is e vide n t that t he m yst i c has in all age s co n ce ive d

hi mse lf as a mi n i at u re fac s i m il e o f t he S pi ri t u al P o w e rs
ab o ve him an d t here is s mal l d o u b t t hat t he d e vi sers o f
,

s e l f- n g t he w o rd s o f I sai ah
6
t he se Be ar e m b l e m s a l
pp y i , ,

1
Th R gv d E V Ae z ld p 9
e a, . . rn o , . 1 .

2
B ut t, p 10 . .

3 The Hin doo s , p 155 . .

4
The G n os tics, in g , p 3 19 K . .

5 l
P utarch, disc ussin g th e symb o ism l o f n u mb e rs , sa ys An d w ha t n ee d

l
is th e re t o ta k a b o ut th e o th e rs w hen th e S e ve n , s a c re d t o Ap o o , w i a on e ll ll l
l l
e xh a u s t th e w ho e da y, sh o u d o n e a t t e m p t t o e n ume ra t e all it s p ro pe rt ie s ?

In th e n e xt p a c e , w e s ha p ro ve th a t th e W ise Me n q ua rre e d w ith c ommo n

l ll ll
ll l
c usto m a s we a s w ith o n g t ra ditio n , w h e n t he y p ush e d do w n th e S e ve n fro m

l
its p a ce o f h o n o ur a n d d e dica te d th e Five un to the go d a s the m ore p ro pe r y l
m E a t Delp hi
”
p e rt a in in g t o h i O u t h e .
—
.

5 lix . I .
12 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
The Thre e Rays striki n g do w n o n to fig 32 8 are t he .

Thre e Light Rays t hat o cc u r fre q u e n tly in Egypt i an hi e ro

l
g yp h ic s ; t h1
e m o re m o d e rn d esc e n dan t o f t he se t hre e ra s
y
is t he t hre e -l o b e d Fl e u r de Lys whe n ce t he he raldi c t hree
,

fe at he rs o f t he P ri n c e o f W al e s .

I n S can di n avi an m yt ho l o gy the H o rn was fab l e d t o b e

32 5 32 7

ve d d er Y d ra sill t he sac re d w o rld -tre e A cc o rd

pre se r un
gg ,
.

t he m id s t o f H eave n
“
in g t o t he Fi n n s it was in
”

,
an d ,

t he Ka leva la at t ri b u t e s t o it t he same m agi c al pro pe rt i e s o f

m a kin g t he d e s e rt bl o sso m l ike t he ro se as w e re assign e d t o ,

t h e H o ly G rail

Fe t b t he co w -
ho rn fro m a dist a n c e ,
e
Fe t c h it fro m t he m idst of h e ave n
B rin g t he m e ad-
ho rn do w n fro m h eave n ,
Let t he ho n e y-
h o rn b e so un de d .

1
S ig n s a nd Sy m bols f Pr imordia l
o Al a n , A . W . Ch urc h wa rd , pa ss im .
 THE HOSTS OF THE LO RD
Blo w in t o t he ho rn t he n st ro n g ly ,

And e at t he t un e s re so u n din
p re
g
l
B o w t he n fl o w e rs up n t he o hu m mo c k s,
Blo w t he n fair t he he at hla d s b o rde rs
’
n

M k e t he me ado w s b rde rs lo vely

a
’
o
,

A n d t he fo re st bo rde rs c harmin g,
Borde rs o f the m arshe s 1

'

The in e flab le m u si c of th s i m ysti c ho rn is i n t ro du ce d by

Te n n yso n re u l de vi s i o n o f t he
t o t he H o l y Grail
as a
p
A t de ad o f n ight I h e a rd a so un d
A s o f a silve r ho r fro m e r t he h ills
’
n o

Blo w n an d I t h ught I t is n o t A rt hur s u se

‘ ’
o
, ,

T o h u n t b y mo o light n an d t h sle n de r so u e nd
,

A s fro m a dist an c e b e yo n d dist a n c e gre w ,

C o m in g upo n m e O n e ve r harp n o r ho rn ,
—

No r aught w e b lo w w it h b reat h, or t o uc h w it h han d,

W as lik e t hat m usic as it ca me .
” 2

S o m et i m e s H o rn was dul ce t in its call ; at o t her

t he
ti me s it was t he thu n de ro u s t ru m pe t rally o f the go d s an d ,

it fig u re s sig n ifi ca n t l y in o u r fai ry- t al e o f J ac k t he Gi a n t

Killer J ac k havi n g o ve rc o m e certai n n o to ri o us gi an t s
.
, ,

a rrive s at t he e n c ha n t e d cas t l e o f t he i n fam o u s G A LLI G A NT UA .

Aide d b y a w i c ke d c o nj u re r G A LLI G A NT UA has b e t raye d

,

man y k n ig ht s an d l adi e s i n to his castl e an d b y blac k ,

m agi c has t ransfo rm e d t he m i n to di sgrace fu l shape s On .

1
Run o , xxxu .
 12 2 THE LOST LANG UAGE OF SYMBOLISM
'

a dvan c i n g to t he att ac k o f t hi s cas tl e o f 1n 1qu ity t he he ro ,

J ac k fi n d s hangi n g u p o n t he o u te r do o r a go lde n ho rn
s t ru n g o n a s i l ve r c hain an d u n d e rn e at h t he ho rn are in ,
.

s crib ed t he l i n e s

W h e ve r shall t his t ru m pe t b l w
o o

Shall s n t h gia t ve rt hr w oo e n o o
,

A d b r k t he b lac k
n c ha t m e t st r i h t
ea
g en n n a

ll sh ll b e in h appy stat e 1
”
S o a a .

J ac k so u n d s a b last w he re u po n t he castl e t re m b l es to its

,

vast fo u n dat i o n s a n d the gian t an d t he co nj u ro r t hro w n

, , .

i n to ho rrid co n fu si o n t e ar t he i r hai r an d b i te t he i r t hu mb s
,

a t t he k n o w l e dge t ha t t he i r i n fam o u s re ig n is a t an e n d .

I n du e co u rse J ac k sl ays t he gi an t t he t ran sfo rm e d l o rd s ‘

,

an d l a di e s a re se t fre e a n d re t u rn t o t he n ro e r s ha e s
"

p p p ,

an d t he e n c ha n t e d c as t l e c ru m b l es aw a i n t o t he air lik e a
y
w i s p o f smo k e I t is pro b abl e t hat t hi s fai ry-
?
t al e is a

ve i le d all ego ry t hat t he e n slaved an d transfo rm e d lo rd s an d

,

ladi e s typi fy t he n o bl e q u ali t i e s an d pri n c i ple s o f t he m i n d

o r Cit o f t he S o u l a n d t hat t he w i c ke d gi an t is t he e rso n ifi
y , p
c a t i o n O f V i c e Se lfishn ess o r Mam m o n ju st as t he gi a n t s o f
, , ,

m yt ho l o gy w hi ch t he G re e k s po rtraye d w i t h d rag o n -like

,

t ail s t ypifi e d t he l u st s a n d pas si o n s o f t he so u l

,
I t was .

re t t il f ig d b t h t -t e ll e rs t ha t t he gi a n t s d e vo u re d
p y e n e y e s o r
y
s he e a n d o x e n i e t he i n n o ce n t a n d i n d u st ri o u s ri n c i l es
p ,
. .
p p
in t he li t tl e w o rl d o f Man .

I n N o rt hern myt ho l o gy t he H o rn fig u re s as t he pro pe rt y

o f H EI MD A L t he w a t c hman o f t he go d s w ho was s ta t i o n e d
3
, ,

b y t he Rai n b o w Bridge i n t o Val halla w he re he m ai n t ai n e d ,

a n u n sl e e i n vigil ag ai n s t t h e at tac k s an d m ac hi n at i o n s o f
'

p g
t he g ian ts
“
I am fo rce d t o t he co n cl u si o n says P ro fe sso r
.
,
”

1
E g li h F i y T l
n s a rJ J b p a es , . ac o s, . 111 .

2 Th e t y f J
s or ih o ll p i g t th
er c d f th
o co ilv t mp t i
a s n a e so un o e s er ru e s s

p b b l y v i t f th i f b l
ro a a ar an o s a e .

H imd l w
e ig i lly id t i l w ith Ty
a a s or naid t b th en f u
ca r, s a o e e s o urc e o o r

w or d T sday -
ue 1V o th
. My th l gy F K fm
r ern p 69 o o , . au an n, . .
 12 4 THE LO ST LANGUAGE O F SYMBOLISM

I t w as an an c ie n t
‘

Sco tti sh Highlan ds to

c u st o m in t he
s u m m o n t he c l a n s fo r w ar b m e an s o f a fi e r i d
y y c ro s s car r e

sw i ftl b fl e e t m esse n ge rs fro m l ac e t o l T h i m i

y y p p ac e s
y s.t e r

329

cm but ne ve r-faili n g cal l t o arm s co n si st e d o f a small c ro ss o f

light w o od di ppe d i n t o t he b lo o d o f a go at a n d se t aflam e
at it s e x t re m i t i e s Fig 330 appe ars t o i ll ustrat e t hi s myst i c
. .

su m m o n s T he c ro ss is po i se d b e t we e n t he ho rn s o f t he
.

aw a ke n i n g a n d
llyi ng M o o n I ts su mm i t is b e i n g an o i n te d
ra
“
w i t h w hat a m ys t i c w o u ld t e rm t he i n u n dati n g fire o f

t he Vo id an d t he o bj e c t s han gi n g fro m t he e x t e n d e d
,

arm s re re se n t re su m abl e i t her d ro s o f bl o o d o r fl eck s

p p y p
o f fl am e . Figs 33 1 an d 332 ill u st rate t he i n spi ri n g call
.

o f t he P ro he t J O EL e t he t ru m e t in Z i o n an d
“
p Bl ow , y p
so u n d a n al arm in m
y H ol
y M o u n tai n an d ag ai n
,
”
B l ow,
 THE HO ST S '

OF THE LO RD
t he t ru mp t i e n Z io n ify a fast call a so le mn asse m bly
,
san c t , ,

gathe r the e
p po le
sa n c t if
y t he
,
co n gre gat i o n s T h i s .
”

b l o w i n g o f t he t ru mpe t was a pre l u de t o t he Mil le n n i u m

‘

w he n t he Lo rd shall u t t e r H is vo i c e b e fo re His army, fo r

His camp is ve ry great 1 ”
.

Min e e yes have see n t he glo ry o f t he c min g o f t he Lo rd o

He has so un de d fo rt h t he t rum pe t t hat shall ne ve r c all ret reat .

Over the H o rn sho wn 1n fig 333 is a hammer- he ad e x

.
,

ress1ve o f t he ve rse I s no t m w o rd like as a fire sai t h

p y ,

t he Lo rd ; an d like a ha mmer t hat b re ak e th t he ro c k in

i e ce s I n co nj u n ct i o n w i t h t he H o rn o f fig 334 is a
p .

flame in t he fo rm o f a swo rd .

At t i me s t he sym b o l i c H o rn was asso ci ate d wi t h a

Bell w hi ch acco rdi ng t o DURANDU S typifi e d acu te an d
, ,

i n si st e n t preachi ng The Bell fo rme d an e sse n ti al e le me n t

.

in O ri e n tal re ligi o u s u sage an d in Ce l ti c Chri sti an i ty it w as

,

re gard e d b n e w co n ve rt s a s t he ac t ual t e o f t he G o d
y yp
head ? Of the 2 58 B e ll e mb le m s i l l u s trate d b y M o n s .

B riq uet 2 39 are de co rat e d w i t h threefo ld to ps t he t re fo il

, , ,

t he Fl e ur de Lys o r t he t hree c i rcle s o f Pe rfe c t i o n- an d all

,
n

t he d e s ig ns he re w i t h are asso c iated b y s i m i lar e mb l e ms o f

t he De i t y . Fig 336 is di sti ngu i she d b y t he i n iti als o f
.

J e su s Re dempto r an d t he re is li ttle do ub t t hat t he

,

s mb o l i st s re gard e d t he B e ll n o t o n l as t he call o f C H R I ST
y y ,

b u t as a S ig n o f C H RI ST Hi mse lf -
I t is re late d t hat w he n
‘

—
.

e ve r t he fai t h o r t he rig ht was 1n e o ard B e ll ra n g in

j p y a ,

t he Te m ple o f t he S an g real an d that o n t he so u n di n g o f

t hat B e l l a K n ig ht w e n t fo rth swo rd in han d in its d e fe nce .

B e lls we re fable d to po sse ss t he po we r o f di spe lli n g

p l ag u e s
,
st o rm s an d u n c l ean s i ri t s
, p an d ST A N T H O NY , ,

w ho se e xpe ri e n ce w i t h e vi l spi rits was pro ve rbi ally e x

J l 1
oe 11. I I .

J r mi h xxiii 29
2
e e a . .

2
Th G no ti eKi g C W p 7 2 ( I t ditio )
s cs , n , . .
, . s e n .
12 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
te nsive is said t o have go n e am o ng t he ru i n e d tem ples
,

of agan i sm ro u t i n g o u t b y m ea n s o f his b e ll t he d e vi l s
p
t hat i n fe st e d t he m . A t t he mo de rn co n secrati o n o f a b e ll ,

t he Bi sho p says praye rs o ve r it w h ich ab o un d in m yst i c

al l u si o n s ; amo n gst o t he rs to t he t ru m pe t d e stro yi n g t he
,

wall s o f J e ric ho an d t he t hu n d er d rivi n g b ack the P hi l i st i n e s

34 1

at Sam u e l s sac rifice

’
The G olden Legend o pe n s w i t h Sat a n
.
1

an d t he s i ri ts o f t he air s we e i n g aro u n d t he u n sil e n cea b l e

p p
bell s an d st rivi ng in vai n t o dash do wn an d de stro y t he m .

T he B ell s o f t he Spi rit t hat o c tave o f t he Re n ai ssan ce

—

w hi c h t he myst i cs ke pt pe ali n g t hro ug ho u t t he l o n g vigil

,

o f t he Dark Ag es are re lat e d t o

,

T he c hee rful co c k t he sad n ight s c o mfo rt e r

’

, ,

W ait in g u po n t he risin
g o f t he sun .
” 2

1
Curio us My ths of the Middle Ag es , S Ba ring-
G o u d, p 609
. l . .

2
Corn elia , T Kyd, 159 5
. .
12 8 THE LOST LANG UAGE OF SYM BOLISM
The co c k figu re s in Scan di n avi an m yt ho lo gy u n de r t he n am e
’

o f G ullin k a m b i i e
( g dco mb ), an d his m i ssi o n , lik e t hat o f
o l . .

H EI MDA L , was t o awake n an d spe e d fort h t he H e ro e s 1

.

T he o rigi n o f Chan ticle r s sym b o li s m was pro bably

’

t wo fo l d He hai le d t he ri si n g su n a n d he po sse sse d a

.

c ri mso n c o m b , wh i c h o ne may surm i se , was tak e n t o

re re se n t t he z igz agge d e ffu lg e n ce o f t he da an d t he fi
p y er
y
o i n t e d b ea ms o f m o rn i n g T h s t he Co c k was do u b l
p u .
y
sac re d to t he Su n , an d he was regarde d as t he H e ral d w ho

an n o u nce d t he Co m i n g o f AP O LL O .

Fat he r o f Light s w hat sun n

y se e d,

W hat glan c e o f day hast T ho u co n fi n

’
d
I n to t his bird ? T o all t he bre e d
This b usy ray T ho u hast assign d ’

Their magne tism w o rks all n ight ,

A nd dreams o f Paradise an d light

” 2
.

It is a C h io nt o f
ne se ifai t h t h t t he i r su n an d S avi o u r
p a

Z A S e n te rs t he wo rl d at m id n ight o f t he 2 4 th day o f t he
12 t h mo n t h O n t hat o ccasi o n a go lde n co c k whi ch is said
.

t o b e se at e d o n t he to pm o st b o u gh o f t he T re e o f Life
do e s no t wai t fo r t he dawn b ut in ho n o u r o f t he adve n t ,

o f t he s i rit ual s u n c ro w s all n ight l o n g T he c harac te r

p .

o f thi s all e go ri c co c k is o i n te d b t he st at e me n t t hat w he n

p y
all the co c k s in t he wo rl d are t hu s
“
he b e gi n s to cro w ,

sti rre d u an d b e gi n t o cro w C h i n e se b e li e ve t hat

”

p T h e .

it is t he co c k s fu n c ti o n to awake n t he gl o ri o u s s u n whi ch
’

in di spelli n g dark ness is he l d t o di spe rse t he e vi l spi ri t s o f

,

n ig ht The se spi rits so t he Chi n e se thi n k ab ho r t he

.
, ,

t rut h o f t he S u n s l ight an d shri n k bac k i n t o t he dark ne ss

’

o f H el l That tlie co c k was t he spec i al fo e o f d e mo n s

?

1
N orth e rn ,
I ldy tholog
’
p 9 6 K 2
H V aughan
aufma nn , . . . .

3 l
Pre sumab y th is is th e o rig in of the p o pu ar idea tha t gh o sts n e c e s sa ri yl l
sl in k ho me a t c oc k c ro w . . .
J
Mr ] W o hn s to n has se vera a nc ie nt a mps made l l
in rock form .
 THE HOSTS OF THE LO RD
an d t he po we r of i m i larl y t he b e l i ef o f o t he r
dark ne ss was s

n at i o n s an d
,
in t he Avesta O RMU 2 Hi msel f is made t o
, ,

t ra n sl at e t he mo rn i n g so n g o f t he co c k i n t o t he w o rd s

Ri se ye m e n an d prai se t he j u st i ce w hi c h is m o st pe rfe ct .

B e ho ld t he demo n s are pu t t o flight I n t he sym b o l i c

wri t i n g o f t he C hi n e se t he S u n is st ill re pre se n t e d b y a
a n d a co n sc i e n t i o u s Pa rs ee w o u ld s u fl e r
’

coc k in a c i rcl e
2
,

deat h rathe r t han b e g u i l t y o f t he c ri m e o f killi n g o n e .

I n fig 34 8 t he Bi rd o f Daw n is cl appi n g his go ld e n wi n g s

.

as t he S u n rise s b e hi n d him .

J u st ly
re c e n t be e n rat he r pro m i n e n tly
C han ticle r has
b e fo re t he pu b l
o w i n g t o t he g e n i u s o f M Ro s ta n d t he
i c .
,

Pro ve n cal po e t T he sym b o li s m o f M Ro stan d s drama

. .
’

is d escrib e d b y M J e an De lai re as felle w s

.
3

C han t e cl e r is t he t ype no t o n ly o f evolving b u t o f ,

evolved h u ma n i t
y H e is m a n a s he m ay b e
. m an as he ,

w ill b e whe n he has f u l ly re ali se d t he divi n i t y lat e n t w i t hi n

him .He t ypifi e s t he hu man i ty o f t he f u t u re as w ell as ,

o f t he past an d t he p re se n t .

At fi rst we s ee C han te cl e r as ma n on ly at t he c o se o f
l
1
Teu ton ic My tho logy ,
R ydb e rg , p 30 5 . .

Sy m bo lic L a ng u ag e of A r t a n d My tho l ogy, R Pa yn e - K n ig h t,

2 .
p 70
. .

3
I n Th e Occul t Re view .
130 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
t he s ub li me
p o em we se e him as t he G o d-in -
m an . We
hail in him a h u man i ty t hat has l earne d its su pre me l e sso n ,

t hat has reac he d a po i n t in it s e vo l u t i o n w he n it no t o n l y

e rc e ive s t he Id e al b u t is w il l i n g t o die fo r it w he n it is
p ,

not o nl re ad t o die fo r it b u t in fin ite l m o re di f fi c ul t

y y y
—
,

t as k —
to re al i se it in it s dai ly li fe I t s ide al has b e co m e .

t he id e al o f service fi r love s sa he
“
T he u t m o st fo r t he
’

Highe st .

His ill u si o n s shat t e re d his d ream di spe lle d his lo ve , ,

ali e n at e d his m e ssage ridi c u l e d

,
C ha nt ecl e r ye t ri se s ab o ve ,

de spai r n ay in his ho u r o f d e spai r he is st ro nge r t ha n e ve r

, ,

m o re ab so l u t e ly co n vi nce d o f his m 1ss10 n mo re c o m ple te l y ,

fai t hfu l t o his t ru st He w ill b eli e ve in his he ave n

.

o i n t e d t ask e ve n t ho ugh heave n i t se l f s e e m s ag ai n s t

a
pp ,
’
him e ve n t ho ug h t he s u n has ri se n w hil e he C ha n t e c le r
,
.
”
, ,

li st e n e d e nt rance d to t he vo i ce o f t he Nig ht i ngal e He

, , '
.
‘

w ill b e li e ve hi m se l f n e ce ssary t o Nat u re s plan Fo r is n o t

’

m an hi m sel f o n e o f t he co sm i c fo rcé s t hat s hape t he w o rld 2

“
W ho k n o w s he as ks wi t h t he s u b li me au dac i ty o f
,

g e n i u s w ho k no ws t hat if I si n g daily m y so ng o f daw n

, ,

an d a fte r m e in o t he r fa rm s o t he r bi rd s take u t he re frai n

, p ,

of m so n g e ve r m o m fo r a l o n g l o n g w hil e w ho k n o w s
y y , , , ,

if so m e day so me day t he re w ill b e n o mo re n ight

— —

Si je c han t e , e xac t , so n o re , e t S i, so n o re ,

Exac t , b ie n pré s mo i, pe n da n t l o n gt e m ps e n c o re ,
a

C haq ue fe rm e a so n C o q q ui c han t e da n s sa c o ur,

Je c ro is q il’
u n
’

y a ura pl us de n uit

Q uan d

Uh j
o ur

W as an
y y s st e m o f ide ali sti c p hi l o so h
p y e ve r m o re

re c se i in it s m e ssage an d it s ro mi s e ? Thinh t he id e al ,
p p
live t he ide al an d it b eco m e s t he re al it weave s i t se l f i n t o
, ,

o ur daily li fe 11 b e co m e s part o f o u rse l f it b e co m e s o u r

, ,
 C HA PT ER V I I

KING SOLOMO N
Ma n is n o t dust, man is not dus t, I sa y
l
A ig htn ing s ub sta n c e th roug h his b e in g runs
fl
A a me he k n o w s n o t o f i ume s h is c ay ll l
Th e c o s mic fire tha t fe eds the s wa rm in g s un s .

l
A s g ian t w or ds, se n t sp inn in g in to s pac e ,
l
Ho d in the ir c e n tre sti the p are n t a me ll fl
So ma n , w ithin tha t un disc o ve re d p a c e l
—
l
His c e n tre sto re s th e ig h t from wh ic h he c am e .

Man is not fl e sh , fl
man is n o t e sh, b ut fire !
His se n s e s c h e a t h im an d h is vis io n ie s l .

S w ifte r a n d k e e n e r t ha n h is so u sl d
’
e sire ,

Th e flam
m o th e rs h im e
e t h at e s h is e ye s lud .

l
Pu s in g b e n e ath all b odie s, e re b e g un
l ll l
F ash in g a n d thri in g c o s e b ehin d t he sc re en ,
l
A sa c re d s ub sta n c e , b in din g a s the sun ,
Ye arn s fo r man s re c o gn it io n in the se en
’

A G E A MO RG A N L N .

T HE i
anc e n t s su
pp o se d t hat t he so u l i
co n s st e d Of fo u r
l
e e me n t s, fire , air, eart h, a n d w at e r ; an d t hat t he se , w he n

u n tei d t o o k t he fo rm o f fire an d b e came fla me Thi s

,
.

he ave n l y c o m po si t i o n w as scatt e re d like se e d am o n g m e n

an d a n i m al s W he re it b ec a m e m i n gl e d in vari o us propo r
,

t i o n s w i t h eart h an d it s p u ri t y m o re o r l e s s allo ye d a n d
,

i mpai re d It was b e li e ve d t hat aft e r dea t h t he i mpu ri t i e s

.

o f m at t e r w e re u rge d awa b i m m e rs i n g t he so u l in
p y y
water ve n t ilat i n g it in t he c urre n t s o f t he w i n d o r re fin
, ,

In 11 b fi T h e S u re m e S i ri t was id e ali se d as 1m
g y re
p p
i
.

132
 KI NG SO LOMO N
m ac u late fire d sym b o li se d as a pu re a n d e le m e n t al flam e
an

b urn i n g in in fin it u de l
A mo n g t he C hi n e se , t hi s i n fi n i t e O n e w as re garde d as
fixe d o nt i of daz z li n g l u mi n o s i ty aro u n d w hi ch i l d
c rc e
a
p ,

in gl or o f m o t i o n t he so ul s
re m e s t t h o se w ho
psu
y
had su cc e ssf ul ly passe d t hro ug h t he o rd e al s o f eart h an d
l
had ade q uat ely p u rifi e d the 1r co rpo re al gro ss n e ss .

I n t he pre ce di n g c hapt e r an i ll u st rati o n w as give n o f

t he he ad o f an Eagl e a s so c i at e d w i t h t he c o sm i c Fl am e .

Thi s spi ri t ual Fi re o f t he U n ive rse is sho wn he re w i t h as

H A G il 1
R l gi
. .
f A i t Chi
e s, e i p 48
o ns o n c en na , . .

V OL . I .
1
34 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
t he go al o f a sce n t , an d in figs 3 50 353 it appe ars as
.
—
o ne o f
t he W ays . The le t t e rs I H S fo rm i ng t he c e n t re o f fig .

3 55 p ro ve J e s u s C hri st t o have be e n ide n t ifi e d w i t h t he

Fi re o f Li fe an d t he co n trac ti o n m ark Surm o u n t i n g
, t he

m o n o gram IHS sho w sl e t t ers w e re co rrect ly

t hat t he se

u n de rst o o d an d e m pl o e d in t hei r o rigi n al m e an i n g

y
I H S O U S n o t in t he i r mo de rn mi si n t e rpre te d se n se
,

J
( ) esus
( )
S a lva tor H ominum
( ) .

Fro m Flame as t he sym bo l o f S pi ri t t o t he Su n t he , ,

Ce n t re an d S ustai n e r o f t he m at e ri al U n ive rse t he P ri m al ,

So u rce an d O rigi n light an d warm t h c re at i o n live s

in w ho se
a n d m o ve s a n d has it s b e i n g is l ess t han a s t e I n t he
, p .

Su n e m bl e m s he re re pro d u ce d t he so lar fe at u re s are n ot

c l u m s il e x ec u t e d b ut ro ve u o n c l o se scru t i n t o be
y p , p y
su
pp l e m e n tar
y y s mbo l s .

Thre e small c i rcle s o f pe rfe ct io n fo rm the Face o f fi g .

T h H t f fig 6 0 i t h s m b o l o f Lo ve a n d if
359 . e ea r o 3 s e .
y ,
13 6 THE LOST LANG UAGE OF SYMBOLISM
T he S u n —
m
a u n ive rsa
b o l o f t he De i t
l s w as o fte n
y y
—

re rese n t e d as a w he e l , a n d fi s 8 h w t hi w h l
p g 3 7 4 37 S o s e e —
.

e m b l e m in t he co u rse o f it s e vo l u t i o n T he rays co n s t it ut e d .

37 1

t he s o
p ke s t he P e rfe ct O NE w as re garde d as bo th ce n t re

i
an d c rc u m e re n ce f ?

T he i m ple st fo rm o f Su n W he e l o r t he Exce lle n t

s
“

W he e l o f Go od Law is a ci rc le qu art e re d i n to fo ur seg

37 5 37 7

m e n ts . I n figs 37 5 an d 37 6 t hi s id e a is se e n so me w hat
.

e l ab o rate d , an d w e s hal l m ee t l ate r w i th o t he r fo rm s, so me

i n fi n i te ly mo re co m pl e x .

U n dern eat h fig 37 9 is a capi t al B an d at t i me s thi s

.
,

sac re d i n i t i al was like Y , e mplo ye d as a se parate sym bo l

,
.

The l e tte r B sto o d fo r B rahma t he B re at h o f all that ,

i

S1
d My t i
a cre m g th M y
s er es a L Pl g p 55
on e a as , e on e on , . .
 K ING SOLOMON
‘

I 37

m o ve s an d o f e ve r
yt h i ng .
t hat is fixe d t he ,
G em o f t he
Sk y,
”
the Savi o u r an d t he ,
Lo rd o f St ars .

r n -
Acco di g t o t he Ve das w hat t he s u n an d light are ,

t o t h i s vi s ibl e w o rld t ha t are t he s u pre m e go o d an d t ru t h t o

,

t he i n t e l lect u al an d vi si b l e u n ive rse ; an d a s o u r co rpo re al

e have di st i n c t bj t s e n l ig hte n e d b
i
t on of o
yes a
p ec
e rc e
p y
t he su n t hu s o ur so u l s
,
c e rtai n kn o wle dge b y
ac q u i re ,

me di tati ng o n t he l ig ht o f t ru t h w hi ch e man ate s fro m t he

B e i ng o f B e i n gs : t hat is t he l ight b y w hi ch al o n e o u r
m i n d s can b e di rec te d in t he path t o b e atit ude l ”
.

Brahma was t he B e i ng o f Be i n gs t he mo st e xce lle n t ,

1
Th e Hin doos, p . 153 .
13 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Ray, d t he gi ve r o f e fl ulge nc e l e tt e r B fo rm s t he
‘

an . T he
ce n t re o f t he S u n -w he e l he re wi t h, an d fo rm s an e x re ss ve i
p
hi e ro gl yph o f t he b e li e f t hat t he u n i ve rse is c re a t e d fro m “

an d b
y B ra hm a a s the w eb rom the sp ider a n d a s t he s ark s
f p
fro m fire 1
”
.

No t ly w as B rahm a re pre se n te d t o b e t he S pi n n e r o f
on

C reat i o n b ut says Dr Barn e t t He is so me t i m e s typifi e d

, ,
.
,

m ac ro co s m i call y b y t he pu ru s ha in t he S u n The w o rd
”
.

a li t e ral l m n d in fi s 6 an d 3 87
”

p ur ush y e an s m an a
g 3 8 ,
.

t hi s m an w i t hi n a so lar w he e l o r Fig u re in t he S u n is , ,
.

u n m i s takab l d e i c te d I n o ne han d H e ca rri e s a pal m

y p .

or O li ve b ran c h, an d in t he o t he r t he s w o r d o f t he S pi ri t
in bo t h c ase s He is po rtraye d fig 3 86 is
c ro w n e d ,
a nd in .

are n t l t hro n e d A V edi c Te D eum add re sse d t o t hi s

a
pp y .

S pi ri t ual Lo rd o f Lig ht ru ns : I k no w t hat G re at S pi ri t

“
,

su n - h ue d b e yo n d t he dark n e ss
, Kn o w i n g Him man .
,

e sca e s De at h ; t he re is no o t he r w a t w lk A G at
p y o a re .

Lo rd is t he S pi ri t mo ve r o f t he un derstan di ng rul e r o f
, ,

thi s p ure appro ac h Lig ht u nfadi n g , The S pi ri t dw e ll s .

e ve r as i n w ard so u l an i nch in Stat u re w i t hi n m e n s

, ,
’

he art s co n ce ive d b y t he he art t he i m agi nat i o n t he t ho ug ht

, , ,

de at hle ss t he y b ec o m e w ho k no w thi s He k n o w s w hat

’

.
,

m ay b e k n o w n b u t t here is no ne t o k n o w H im
, Me n .

call Him t he P ri m al t he G re at S i ri t S u b t l e r t han t he

p , .

1
B ra h ma Know ledg e , L D . . Ba rn e t t, p . 21 .
14 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
fl am i n g Su n , in fig 388 as a so lar w he e l in figs 383 an d
.
,
.

8
3 4 a s t he l e t t e r B,
an d in fi g 39 3 9
s 0. 1,
a n d ,39 2 as a se ve n

fo ld Fire o r ro se o f fl ame I am i n cl i n e d t o t hi n k t hat t hi s

,

fl ame fire ro se c i rc u lar clo u d o r whate ve r it may b e ( see

, , , ,

ce n t re o f fig 39 . was d e lib erate l y re pre se n te d as i n c ho at e

and i nco m pre he n s ibl e .

I n fig 394 t he re lat io n o f B rahm t he Mighty B re at h to

.
, ,

t he m yst i cHi e rarc hy di agrammati cally expre sse d B rahm , ,

t he Ove rso u l o r Clo u d o f Un k no w mg su rm o u n ti n g the”

Tri m u rt i o r t hre e fo l d man ife stati o n o f Hi m se lf .

At tache d t o t he B o f fig 39 5 are t he supple me n tary l e tt ers

.

S and B b e twee n w hi ch appears an i n de x fi n ge r A s S

,
.

al mo st i nvari abl read s Sp iritus a n d t he o i n t i n g han d

y , p pre

s u m ab l i m li e s nota bene t hi s e mbl e m m a b e d e c i he red

y p , y p
as S i ri t B rahma T h S fi in in t he Mil le n n i ar
p . e
gu re s a
g a
y
em b l e m b e lo w an d t h e B o f fig i i g n i o u sl
, 3 7
9 s
. so n e
y
 KING SO LOMO N
forme d t hat its xtre mi t i e s read S S I n fig 8 t h s um
e . .
39 e

B co n si st s o f t he past o ral c ro o k of t he Go o d
mit o
f t he

She pherd .

Asso c i at e d w i t h t he Su n s on
p g
a e 14 2 are t he n u me ral s
in fi s 4 0 1 an d 4 0 2 t he se n u m b e rs fo rm t he s ubj e ct
an d
33, g
'

. .

se parat e e mb le m s T he n u m b e r 33 was re ve re n ce d in
.

i llu strat ed in Signs

“;
an c e n t i Egypt ,
an d is o
f
“

Th e re we re re c ko ne d to b e 33 M ys te rie s ,

t he secret s o f w hi c h sa s Dr C hu rc hward h av e u o t he
”

p t
y , ,

re se n t t i me n o t b e e n di sco ve re d e M e xi c an s
1
T
”

p h por .

t ra e d 2 6 Lig ht s l u s t he se ve n st ars o f t he G re at B ea r
y p , ,

i e a to tal o f 3
. . Ce n t uri e s ago t he w o rld o f Ve di c re ligi o n
.

“
s w arm e d w e are t o l d w i t h go d s
“
D
”
et sa s r
, y , y ,

Barn e t t t he n umb e r is u sually give n as fairy -th ee

,
.
” 3

1
Pp P 3
Hz n dmsm, p
’
2
. 117 , 17 7 . . 27 2 . . 10 .
14 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
The C hri st i an G n o st ic s t au ght t hat t he e man at i o n s fro m t he
De i t y w e re all su mm e d u p i n o n e ab so l u te U n i ty, 33 in
“
.

an d t he age o f C hri st at t he t i m e o f H is Re su rrec t i o n

1
all,

w as co m pu t e d as 33
2
The au t ho rs o f The Peiyect Way s tat e ,
.
‘

T he age o f ful l an d fi n al pe rfe ct i o n fo r t he man re ge n e ra

‘
te
IS t he a e o f 33, m st i call c o m u t e d , t hu s i m l i ng his
g y y p py
acco m li s hme n t o f t he t hi rt - t hre e st e s o f i n i t i a t i o n , o f
p y p
w hi c h t he last an d highest is his asce n si o n b y t rans “ ”

m u t at i o n t o fi n al divi n e u n i o n
3
Ove r fig 4 0 1 w il l b e
. .

i d a co mbi n at i o n o f t he fig ure 4 ( = t he Divi n e

n o t ce

Equ ili b ri um) an d t he let t er Hi e rarch Th e e x

l a n at i o n o f t he se s m b o l s w o u ld a e ar t o b e fo u n d in t he
p y pp
fo ll o w i n g passage fro m The Perfect Way : “
I n o rde r t o
gai n P o we r an d the Re su rre cti o n a man m u st fi rst o f
"
,
’

all b e a Hiera rch t hat is t o sa he m ust have att a i n e d t he

, y
m agi cal age o f 33 ye ars . He w ho shall at tai n to
t hi s pe rfec t i o n m u st b e o n e w ho is w i t ho u t fear an d
w i t ho u t d e s i re save to w ard s G o d
, O n ly w he n he
.

ha s attai n e d t hi s e q u ilib ri u m i s b e fre e M ean whil e he ’

‘
.
,

1
The Wedding S o ng of Wis do m, G R S . . . Me ad , p 36. .

2
Ou r L a dy in A r t, Mrs H e n ne r, xxvn
. J .
3
P . 2 35
.
 '

14 4 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM

t he Hi n do o I n n a/1 an d I n dra-like M I T H RA was t he
, , ,

i n vi n cibl e l e ade r o f t he ce l e sti al ho sts an d t he rel e n tle ss ,

W
'

e nem o f s u fl e rin st e ri l it vi a n d i m uri t i t h hi

y g , y ce p , y , s .

tho u san d e ars an d his t e n t ho u san d eye s M I T H RA was ,

”

e ve r aw a k e a n d e ve rl ast i ngl o n t he watc h t o ro t ec t t he

, y p
wo rld fro m t he mal ig n an t ho s ts o f Da rk n e ss M I T H RA as a .

warri o r w as n o t o n l y t he G o d o f warri o rs an d t he P ro t e c to r
o f all b ra v e de e d s a n d c hivalro u s adve n t u re s b u t like O su us , ,

a n d o t he r C u l t u re Go ds he was t he fe c u n d at o r o f all '

n at u re , t he l o rd o f w id e pa st u re s an d t he give r o f he rd s
, .

It was M I T H RA w ho po ure d fo rth t he wate rs an d was t he

cau se r o f gro w i n g pl an t s No t o n ly was he t he b e sto w e r o f
.

m at eri al b e n e fits b u t he was al so likew i se t he giver o f peace

-
,

o f he art an d t he make r o f co n co rd am o n g all who wo rshi ppe d

him . Mr M ead states : T he se cret o f re ge ne rat io n o f

“
,

b e i n g bo rn an e w o r spi ri t ual ly o r fro m abo ve in b ri e f

, ,
—
,

t he divi n i s i ng o f ma n w as t he l as t wo rd o f t he Mi t hra ri te s
—

all e l se is i n t ro d uc t o ry o r anc illary .

T he w o rshi p o f Mi t hra was at o n e t i m e ve ry wide ly

e x t e n d e d a nd is said t o have b e e n m ai n t ai n e d in a n u n b ro k e n
,

tradi t i o n t hro ugh t he se cre t so c i e t i e s o f t he M iddl e Age s ,

un t il it c am e i n t o t he han d s o f t he Ro si c ru c i an s an d ,

1 The My s teries of Mith ra , p 47

. .
 KI NG SOLOM O N
t he n ce by a fai n t re flex to t he F re em aso n ry o f o ur o wn
‘
ti m es .

M IT H RA as t he me di ato r be twee n Light an d Dark n e ss

,
”
,

re se n t e d so man o i n t s o f ide n t i t t J s us C hri s t t hat

p yp y o e

t he pe rpl e xe d Fat he rs o f C hri st i an i t y w e re fo rc e d t o t he

co n cl u si o n t ha t paga n i sm was a pi n g t he i r sacre d ri te s .

Te rt u ll ian co mplai n e d t hat t he de vi l b y gu ile had pe rve rte d

t he tru t h a n d e m u l o u sl m i m i cs e ve n t he re ci se art i c u lars
'

y p p
o f t he divi n e sac ram e n t s b y t he m st e ri e s o f id o l s
y H e to o .
, ,

bapt iz e s so me o f co u rse his o w n b e l i eve rs an d fai thfu l

—

he pro mi se s t he re m i ss i o n o f s i n s b y a b at h If l st ill .
f

re me m b e r rightl Mi t hra t here s ig n s his so l di e rs o n t he i r

y ,

fo re head s ce le b rates al so t he g fl e rin g o f b read i n t ro du ce s

,
’
,

an i mage o f t he re s u rre c t i o n a n d u rc hase s fo r h i m se l f a

p ,

cro w n at t he sw o rd s po i n t
3’ ”
.

I t is we ll k n o wn t hat in t he t ran s i t i o n fro m pagan ry t o

C hri st ian i ty t he C hri st i an cl e rgy fi n di n g it i mpo ssible ,

t o wean t he po pu l ac e fro m o ld c u s t o m s o r t o e radi c at e

p ri m i t ive b e li efs di sc ree t l

, y m e t t he s i t u ati o n b
y div e rt i n g

p ag an fe st ival s t o t h e h o n o u r o f C hri st I t is n o t so .

ge n eral ly k n o w n t hat De ce m b e r 2 st h t he C hri st m as Day o f ,

Chri ste n do m was n e ce ssari ly t h us fixe d fo r t he re aso n that

,

t hi s d at e w as t he bi rt hday o f M I T H RA an d t hat t he o bd u rat e ,

heat he n fl at ly re fu se d t o re l i n q u i s h t he i r che ri she d fe st ival .

It was n o t un t i l A D 4 0 0 that t he fi linte h Fathe rs acce pt e d

. .

t he i n e vi tab l e an d tac t f u ll y ad o pt e d t he Bi rt hday o f M I T H RA

as t he o flic ial Bi rth d a o f C hri st i an i t A t t h e b e gi n n i ng o f
y y .

t he fift h ce n t u ry S C hr so sto m re fe rri n g t o t he f e st ival o f

y .
,

the paga n Su n go d w ro t e ,
O n t hi s day also t he bi rt hday
o f C hri s t w a s la tel fixed a t Ro m e in o rd e r t hat w h ile t he
y ,

hea t he n s w e re b u sy w i t h t he i r pro fan e c e re m o n i e s t he ,

1
The G nostics, p 117 Ki g
n , . .

2
Frag men ts of a Fa ith Fo rg o tten , Mea d, p 56 . .

3
Th e My steri es of Mithra , Me a d, pp 56 , 57 . .
14 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
Chri st ia n s m ight perfo rm t he i r sacre d ri te s u n di st urb e d .

The y call t hi s ( 2 5t h De ce m b e r) t he b i rt hday o f t he I n vi n c ible

O n e ( Mi t hra) b u t Who is so i n vi n c i b l e as t he Lo rd They
call it t he Bi rt hday o f t he S o l ar Di sc b u t C hri st is t he Su n
" 1
o f Rig ht e o u s n e ss .

T he t w e n t y-fift h day o f t he t we lft h m o n t h in t he

e ar w a s t he b i rt hd ay o f Z A S t he S a vi o u r Su n o f a n c i e n t
y ,

C hi n a a n d it w as al so t he b i rt hday o f t he Egypt i an go d s
,

O smu s an d H o a u s o f t he G re e k D I O NYSO S o f t he Hi n do o
, ,

V I S H NU a n d o f t he S yri an TA MMU Z T he c o c k w hi c h 2
.
,

s ig n ali se d t he a dve n t o f Z as was Mi t hra a sol sac re d to ,

Phcxeb u s a n d in fac t t o t he Su n d e i t i e s o f prac t i call y

, , ,

all na t i o n s W he n pe rche d at t he s u m m i t o f a pill ar as in

.
,

t he fig u re here w i t h t he e m b l e m was I a m t o ld k n o w n as
, , ,

C o c k o f Ab raxas T he n ame A B RA XA S w hi c h is
”
“
t he .
,

at t he ro o t o f t he fa m o u s m agi c- wo rd Ab racadab ra, was

‘

o n e o f t he n u m e ro u s m s t e r w o rd s co i n e d t o e x ress
y y p
m at he m at i call y t he u n spe akab l e n ame o f t he S upre m e S pi ri t .

Ab raxas wa s acce pte d as a m ys ti c e q u ival e n t o f M RA S ,

b ecau s e t he n u m e ri cal val u e s o f t he t w o n a m e s b o t h alike

w o rk o u t t o t he n u m b e r 3 6 5 It w as as se rt e d t hat t he re
.

w e re as m an y heave n s as t he re w e re days in t he ye a r a n d ,

Ro m a n ce o
f Sy m bo l is m , 8 . Hea th p 37 , . .

A ry a n S u n My ths , an o n .
, p p 6 2, 6 5, 7 1, 84
. .
14 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM

i n carn at i o n o f t he ge n e rative po we r o f D I O NYSO S , an d t he

e at i n g o f a n 0 x w as art o f t he c u l t o f Di o n so s
p y .

Dion ysus cc
( Ba h usi.
( Fro m a Pain t in g a t Pompeu

fig 4 1 1
In .
1
t hi s So lar he ro is re
p t d wi th
re se n e his
sym b o li c a n i m al , the pan t he r .

4 13 4 15

T he l e tte r D su rm o u n t i n g t he B u ll s Head
’
fig 4 12
in .

is t he i n i t i al o f Di o nyso s an d ,
i
t h s c haract e r se rve d al so a s

1
R e pro duc e d fro m S m ith
’
s Cl ass ica l Dictiona ry , b y pe rmiss io n of

Mr ] Murray
. .
 KING S OLOMO N 14
9

se arat e m b l I n fi s I 4s 1 6 it is hal lo w e d wit h

a
p y o g 4 4
~
. .

a c ro s s , a n d in fig 4 13 is a s so c i at e d t he S tar o f Lig ht
. .

O u r E n gli s h w o rd day ( Lat i n dies) is aflilia t e d w i t h t he

“

San scri t dya us, w hi ch is al so t he ro o t o f D I O NYSO S, D IA N A ,

DI O N E J UN O J U P IT ER Z EU S an d ( pre s u mab l y) Z A S
or , , , .

Fig 4 12 is t hu s capabl e o f tw o re adi n gs : e i t he r as

.

D I O NYSO S t he go d o f day o r as t he pat h o f t he e n d u ri n g

, ,

is as a shi n i ng lig ht that s hi n e t h mo re an d m o re u n to t he

P e rfe ct Day .

T he n ame D I O NYSO S has su rvi ve d in t he fo r m

D ENN I S to the pre se n t day a n d t he t i me -ho n o ure d te n e t ,
a

t hat Man is a s park o f t he pri m e val Lig ht is t race abl e

in man y o t he r pro pe r n am e s su c h as L L EW L U KE L U C I U S , , , ,

LU C Y an d s i milar vari an t s o f Lax ; in C LA R EN CE C LA RA

, , ,
“
me anin g I shi n e in PHCEBE (shining) J ER MYN ( bright
”
e tc .
, , ,

or
g litterin
g) A NN O RA
( g )
li ht ,
T RY P H O SA
( v etj
y sh in in
g) a nd , ,

BLEN DA ( da z z ling) l .

'

E tymo l o gy o fle rs e vide nce in e ve ry di re ct io n n o t o n ly ,

of ri me val s u n - w o rshi b u t al so o f t he w e ll - k n o w n fac t

p p ,

t hat it w as c u sto m ary fo r b o t h ki ng s an d c o m m o n e rs to

s t l e t he m se lve s l ig o f t he S u n o r e ve n t he S u n i t s e l f
“
y h t .

The mo de rn n am e S A MP SO N o r S A MSO N is de fi n e d as
s l e n did s u n
“
me an i n g p
” an d w i t hi n h i sto ri c t i m e s t he
,

e m e ro rs o f P e ru w e re e n t i tl e d re n o f t he Su n
“
p C h ild .
”

T he Egypt ian Ci t y o f t he Sun kn o w n to t he G ree k s as .

H EL I O PO L I S was o rigi n ally n ame d O N an d O N is e vide n t ly , .

o n e o f t he m o st an c i e n t t i t l e s o f t he S un W e mee t w i th .

it in it s radi cal si m pli c i ty in t he n am e o f t he S we di s h Ki n g

O N o r A U N an d aga i n in t he l ater fo rm s HA C O N H A KO N o r
, , ,

HA A KO N I have al ready ( pp 13 15) give n reaso n s fo r my

. .
—

d fi iti q t df m M H l N m
1 ’
Th e se e n o n s a re Sw Ch i ti
uo e ro rs e e na an s r s an a es ,

f m wh i h I l
ro xt
c t th f ll w i g a so eESDRA S
rac i i g f l ig h t MA LALEEL
e o o n r s n o
= h ini g f G d A BNER = f the
s n o f lig h t S I ND BERT = p k l i g b ig ht ;
o a r o s ar n r 3

S EA BERT = q u i g b i
con
g h t N 0 R BE
er n R T = b ig h t
r s ETHE L BERT
n ess r n es

no b ly b igh t r .

V OL . I .
 5
1 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
b e l i e f t hat A c m e an t great an d it is re aso nable t o assu me ,

t ha t t he pri ma ry m e a n in g o f H A C O N w as gre at S u n ”
.

The re was a t o w n in M ace do n i a n ame d A C O NT I S MA T he .

o ld e s t c a i t al ci t k no w n t hi st o r i t h Eg t i
p y o
y s e
yp an

H I ERA C O N PO LI S a n d t he n am e o f t hi s s u n -wo rshi ppi n g c i ty

,

is s e e m i n gl y divi sible i n t o Hier sac re d a c g re at on s u n , , ,

olis c i t T h n a m e o f t he h ig he st ea k in t he A n d e s
p y . e
p ,

AC O N CA G UA s ugge sts t hat t hi s m o u n t ai n li k e m any o the rs

, , ,

w as d e di cat e d t o an d nam e d aft e r t he gre a t Su n W e agai n .

me e t Ahon in O DA KO N t he S u n go d o f t he P hili s t i n e s, an d
1
,
\

ro b abl agai n in t he al te rn at iv e n a m e DA G O N al t ho ug h t he
p y ,

D ag o f t hi s te rm m ay b e t he D ag o f Day an d a ki n t o t he
ro e r n a me DA G O B ERT n o w sa1d to m e an D
”
a b ri ht
2
p p .

y g
,
.

Mrs Swan i n te rpre t s t he t w o n am e s EZ RA an d Z ERA H as

Ri si n g o f Lig ht t he Ra in b o t h t he se i n stan ce s b e i n g n o
”

do u b t co gn at e w i t h t he Egypt i an Ra w hi ch n o t o nly was ,

t he n ame o f t he S u n go d b u t was al so t he u s u al ,

Egypt i an wo rd fo r t he S un ’
T he San sc ri t fo r a pri nce is
.
l

Raja h an d fo r a Ki n g Raja n
‘

Lem pri ere me n t i o n s se ve n .

an c i e n t c 1t 1e s n am e d A C RA a n d t he re se n t a i t al of
‘

p c
p ,

A S H A N T EE be ars t hat name : I su ggest t hat it o riginally x

me an t G re at Ra .

'

T he o n ce ki n gly b u t n o w c o mm o n Co rn i sh n am e '

CY MB EL I N E is Ce ltic fo r Lo rd o f t he S u n
“ ”
4
an d t he Bel
~

o f C YMB EL I N E is id e n t i cal w i t h t he Bel o f B ELENU S t he

‘

Ce lt i c APO LLO ; wi t h t he Ba l o f BA L D ER t he Su n go d o f ,
,

Scan di n avia ; and w i t h B A A L t he gre at S u n go d o f t he ,

P hoen i cian s It w o ul d thu s appear pro bab le t hat BA LA K

.
,

t he Ki n g o f M o ab st l e d hi m se l f o r w as t hu s s t l e d aft e r
‘

y , y
G re at B aal an d t hat t he place s n am e d B ELLA C in France an d
,

B ELL EEK in I re lan d w e re o rigi n ally like t he fam o u s BA A LBEC

‘

shri n e s d e di cat e d t o Great B aal i e t he S u n ,

. . .

C mp
o t h O DA K f O DA KO N w ith t h O DA C H f MERODA C H
a re e o e o .

Mrs S wa n .
3
Re n c uf, Hibb e r t L ect u res, p . 109 .
4
Mrs S wan .
I
52 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
an d t he appare n t ly co n t radi cto ry te rms appli e d b y t he Bride
t o S o lo m o n are w ho lly i nappre he n sibl e u n l e ss u n d e rs to o d as
b e i n g a ddre sse d to t he divin e Su n o f t he S o u l The B ride .

gro o m is de sc rib e d as co mi ng o ut of t he w ildern e ss like

p i ll ars o f sm o k e
‘
an e x re ssi o n sugg e s t ive o f t he
p , p i ll ar o f

s m o ke b y whi c h t he I srae l i t e s w e re le d du ri ng daytime

t hro ug h t he w i l de rn e ss He is acclai me d as a pre c io u s
.
“

o i n t me n t as b e i ng co me l as J eru sal e m e rribl e

“ ”

, y y e t t ,

i b H e is al so lik e n e d t o
”
as a n arm a co m
2
y w t h a n ne rs .

o f ho rse s a n d in t he q u e s t i o n T ell me O
“
p yan , t hou , ,

w ho m m y s o u l l o ve t h whe re t ho u fe e de st w here t ho u
, ,

make st t hy fl o c k to rest at n o o n is pro b abl y an all u s i o n

” 3
,

t o t he sacre d he rd s o f t he S u n T he do ve - e ed
y B ride .

gro o m is describ e d as b e i n g in t he cle fts o f the ro c k an d

" 4
in t he secre t place s o f t he stai rs an id e a t hat is n o n se n se ,

e xc e t it b e u n d e rs to o d as a re fe re n c e t o t he all e rv asi ve
p p
—

c haract er o f t he Ove rso u l He b ro ught m e says t he

'

.
,

B ride to t he b an qu et i n g ho u se and his ban n e r o ve r me

,
—
,

w as l o ve h rase s u gge st ive o f T h e Ki n g o f Lo ve m

a
p y
"
S he phe rd is T he Bride gro o m s peaki n g o f his wi n e an d
.
,

milk e x te n d s like C hri st t he i n vi tat i o n

, ,
Eat 0 fri e n ds
, , ,
5
dri n k yea d ri n k ab u n dan t l y O b e lo ve d
, , an d a ai n
g , ,
”

k n o cki ng C hri stlike a t t he do o r he e xclai m s O pen t o m e , , ,

m y S i ste r my l o ve m y do ve m y u n de file d fo r m y he ad is
, , ,

fille d w i t h de w an d m y lo cks w i t h t he d ro ps o f t he n ight .

” 5

T hi s passage is o b vi o u sly t he i n spi rat i o n o f t he li n e s

Go d s sile t searc hi g fl ight ’
n
,
n

W he n my Lo d s he ad is fille d w it h de w an d all
r
’
,

His l c k s re w e t w it h t he c le ar dr ps o f n ight
o a o

His so ft o ft c all ,
s
,

His k n c kin g t ime t he so ul s dumb w at c h

o
’

W he n spir1t s t h e ir fair k in dre d c at c h .

7

f S olomon
1
S ong o iii 6
. .

4 5 v. 1
ii
. 14 . .
 KING SOLOMO N
Bu t t he de w-d re n che d l o c k s o f AP O LL O are a po e t i c c o mm o n
p lac e , an d in The Fa erie Q ueene, fo r in s t an c e , S pe n se r w ri t e s
'

At last t he g o ld en O rie n t a l gat e

O f gre at e r H e av en
’

g an t o o pe n ,
fair,
A n d Phoe b us fre sh as b ride gro o m to his m at e
C a me dan cin g fo rt h, sha hing his dew y ha ir ,
A n d hurl d his glist e n in g b e ams t hro u gh glo o m y a ir
’
.

T he o
p e ne r o f t he G at e sf Day w as J A NU S DI A NU S
o

D I O NYSO S an d in fig ,
.
4 7
1 t he D o f D i o n
yso s is a s so c i at e d
w i t h t he sym b o l o f t he m o u n tai n s , w he n ce , as a P salm ist

says, co m e t h my li re ef . T he e xu l t at i o n o f t he B ride at
‘

t he s
p d y c o m i n g o f he r
ee Su n -
like Lo rd an d c hampi o n is
e x re s se d in ecstat i c ssage : T vo i c e o f m
“
p t h e
pa h e
y
be lo ve d ! Be ho ld he co me t h le api n g up on the mounta ins
, ,

ski
pp i n g u o n t he h ill s
p M y b e l o ve d is lik e a ro e o r a .

o u n g hart B e ho ld he t d t h b e hin d o ur w all he

'

y . s an e ,

lo o ke t h fo rth at t he w i n do w s she w i n g hi m se l f t hro ug h t he ,

My b e l o ve d spake a n d said u n to m e Ri se u p my
,

2
latt i ce .
,

l o ve my fai r o n e an d co m e aw ay Fo r 10 t he wi n t e r is
, , .
, ,

st t he rai n is o ve r an d go n e t h fl w ea r o n t he
p a , e o e rs a
pp
e arth t he t i m e o f t he s i n gi n g o f bi rd s is c o m e a n d t he vo ice
, ,

o f t he t u rt l e
3
is heard in o u r l an d 4
”
.

Bk i , . . ca n to v .
, st . 2 .

2
C o mpare S hak e s p e a re s Re ve a in g DA Y th ro ugh ’
l e ve ry c ra n n y
pee p s ,
’

Lu crece 3
T h e t urt e do ve = th e Ho y S pirit
. l l . ii 8.
—
12 .
 1
54 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Ki ng So l o m o n w as so m e t i m es re prese n t e d in t he S t
Ge o rge -like atti t u d e o f a Drago n -slaye r a n d t he A rab i an s ,

c re di t him w i t h w agi n
g a e r e t u al w arfa re agai n s t w i c k e d
p p
ge n ii a n d gi an ts T hi s fe at ure b ri ng s So lo m o n s t ill fu rthe r
‘
.

i n to li n e w i t h O R MU Z M I T H RA M ERO D A C H O SI R1s I ND RA
, , , , ,

a n d o t he r S o l ar S av i o u rs .

By t he an c i e n t s t he S u n w as ge ne rall y de pi ct e d as a
c ha ri o t e e r d ri vi n g a te am o f fo u r ho rse s Thi s i mm o rtal .

c hari o t o f t he S u n is I n all pro b ab ili t t h e s u bj e c t o f t he

y
as sag e : Ki n g S o l o m o n m ad e hi m se lf a c hari o t o f t he
“
p
wo o d o f Le b a n o n He m ad e t he pill ars t he re o f o f silve r
.
,

t he b o t to m t he re o f o f go ld t he co ve ri n g o f it o f pu rpl e t he
, ,

m id st t he re o f b e i n g pave d w i t h l o ve Thi s ve rse lik e ” 2

.
,

t he re s t o f t he po e m is a t i ss u e o f sym b o li sm
, T he w o o d .

o f L e b a n o n w a s a S i m il e fo r i n co rru t ibili t s i l ve r t ifi d
3
p y yp e ,

k n o w le dge tgo ld was t he symb o l o f wi sdo m an d pu rpl e

,
g
D
a ,
—

co m b i n a t i o n o f re d a n d bl u e p re su m ab l d e o t d
y n e a c o n
—

u n c t io n o f t he re d o f Lo ve an d t he b l u e o f Tru t h T h e
j .

asse rt i o n t hat S o l o m o n ma de himself a c hari o t e xpre sse s ,

t he vi tal e s se n c e o f m ys t i c i s m i e t hat m a n is his o w n fat e

,
. .
,

a n d t he ma k e r a n d c o n t ro ll e r o f his o w n d e s t i n I t w
y as a .

cardi n al d o c t ri n e t hat t he hu m b l e s t i n divid u al m ig ht in t i m e

d e ve l o p his s park o f Pe rso n ali ty i n to a spi ri t ual S u n an d ,

b y his o w n e f
f o rt s c har i o t e er -like d ri ve his so u l i n to t he
, ,
"
i n n e rm o st H all s o f H eave n “
T he righte o u s
. s a s t he
y ,

S hal l S hi ne fo rt h as the sun in t he

“
w ri t e r o f M at t he w ,

ki ngd o m o f t he i r Fat he r El i sha 13 re co rde d to have had

.

a v isio n o f t he m o u n t a i n o f t he L o rd fi ll e d w i t h c hari o ts

a n d ho rse s o f fire T he wri t e r o f P sal mlvl l l re fers t o t he

. .

“
c hari o t s o f G o d b e i n g t w e n t y t ho u san d e ve n t ho u san d s ,

o f an ge l s a n d t he I n di an m t ho l ogi st s c o n c e ive d I n d ra
, y
1
Cent ury Cy clope dia qf Na mes , B G S mit h, a rt . S o o mo n. . l . iii .

3
Flo w ers in L a ng uag e : A ssocia tion a n d Ta les, Pra tt a n d Mi ll
e r, p . 18 .

1
xiii 43
. .
156 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
i
c o n t n u e s, Re t u rn, re t u rn , 0 S hu l am i te ,
re t u rn , re t u r m
t hat w e
,
m ay l oo k u
pon thee . W hat w ill y e se e In t he
S hu la mite T he an s we r, A s it w e re t he c o m pa n y o f tw o
arm 1es ,
”
x t re m el y s ugge s t ive o f t he c hari o te e r H o st se e n
is e

an d re co rd e d b Eli st ill w e n t
1
sha I t cam e t o as s as t he
y p y
o n an d t alk e d t ha t b e ho l d t he re a eare d a c hari o t o f fire
pp ,

a n d ho rse s o f fire an d art e d t he m b o t h as u n d e r an d Elij ah

p ,

w e n t u p b y a whi rl w i n d i n t o H eave n A n d Eli sha cri e d

'

My fat her my fathe r t he c hari o ts o f I sra e l an d t he ho rse

, ,

m e n t he re o f A n d he saw him n o mo re 2

I n t he pri n t e r s mark ab o ve ill u st rat e d t he t e am are

’

re re se n t e d as st u m bli n g at t he d az z li n radi an c e o f the i r

p g
drive r The ho rse as e xem pl ifi e d in sub se qu e n t chapte rs
.
, ,

was t he e m bl e m o f t he I n t e llec t an d t he re aso n fo r ,

re re se n t at i o n o f our ho rse s 15 b ecau se our is t he n u m b er o f

p f f
e qu i t
y a n d fo u r ho rse s s m b o li se t he di sco rdan t fac ul t i e s o f
, y
t he Mi n d b ro u ght i n to c o n t ro l an d t raI n e d t o t he e q u i poi se

o f Pe rfec t i o n .

T he Hi ndo o s po rtray t he c hari o t o f O M t he Su n as

b e i n g d raw n b y seve n gre e n ho rse s pre c e d e d b y A RU NA t he
Daw n an d fo ll o we d b y a co u n t l e ss ho st o f go o d ge n ii .

A mo ng the t i t le s o f t he Su n are Dynma ni The G e m o f ,

"
t he S avi o u r t he Lo rd o f
“
t he S k y Ta ra ni
,
G ra hap a ti
, , ,

t he S tars an d Mitra t he F rie n d ge n erally u n de rsto o d ”

, , ,

t o m e an friend of the w a ter lily w hi c h e x pa n d s he r pe tal s at

t he ri s i n g o f t he s u n an d c lo s es t he m o n his se t t i n g
3
In .

The Song of Solomon t he b ride 18 sig n ifican tly t erm e d “

l ily
o f t he valle y an d t he de scri pti o n o f he r alt o ge the r
,
”

l o ve ly b ridegroo m co n cl u de s w i t h the e xpre ss io n Thi s Is ,

my b e l o ve d an d t hi s is my fi iend
”
.

I n fig 4 19 t he ge n tl e -
. e e d Di o n so s is
y y p o rt ra e d w i t hi n
y
a T e m le a n d t hi s avi l i o n o f t he Da I s c u rt ai n e d w it h
p , p y
1
2 K i g vi 17 n s . . Ki g 1 -1 2 2
n s 11 11
. 2 .

3
The Hin doos, pp . 155 157 —
.
4 vi
16 .
.
 KING SOLOMO N
drape ry b ab l re rese n t i n g t he c u rt ai n s o f S o l o m o n
p y
,
ro
p .

The at te n dant vi rgi n s may b e e q u at e d w i t h t ho se who in

t he Song applau d t he pre c i o u s na m e o f S o lo mo n The re
“ ‘

fo re do t he v irgi n s l o ve t hee Drawm e w e w ill ru n afte r

W e will b e glad an d rej o i ce in t hee w e w ill ,

re me m b e r t hy l o ve mo re t han wi n e T he u pright l o ve .

Dio n y sus ( Bee c h -

l e nt heo ned. ( Pon c
e. Ba ils. do Tun . n ot I? l

4 19

t he e .
”
2
Be ho ld , i gs t he Bride fgtho u art fai r my lo ve
s n g a

t ho u has t do ve s e e s B e ho ld t ho u a rt fai r m y b e l o ve d
’

y .
, ,

ea l e asa n t : a l so o u r b e d is gre e n T he b e am s o f o u r
y , p .

ho u se are ce dar an d o u r raft e rs o f fir 3

”
.
,

Thi s mys te ri o u s gre e n “

b e d has pro ve d su c h a
st u mb li n g- blo c k t o co mme n tato rs t hat t he y have fo u n d it
n e ce ssar t o st u l at e t he e xi st e n c e o f a she he rd l o ve r so
y o
p p ,

st ri c k e n w i t h po ve rt y t ha t all he co u ld b e st o w u po n his
bride was a m ean co nch o f grass Bu t t he co l o u r G reen .

3
2
i 4
. . 1 15
.
—
17 .
15 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLI SM
was at o n e i me a w ide l y u n d e rsto o d
t vergree n em ble m of e

or e ve rlas t i n g a n d t hi s e x l an at i o nal s o rat i o n al i se s t he

p ,

reen ho rse s o f t he H in dO O S u n od T h e Eg t i ans

p l a ce d
'

g g yp . .

reenst o n e am ul e t s in t he i r t o mb s as re re se n t at ive o f e t e rn al
g p
o ut h an d as a t e o f t hat w hi c h is e ve rl as t i n g e ve rg re e n
y yp , ,

fre sh yo u n g an d i mm o rtal A t t he pre se n t day b o t h

, ,
.

Chri stian s an d M o ham me dan s in Pal e st i n e make vo w s to

St G e o rge in c ase o f dange r an d di st re ss a n d addre ss him
1
,

t he e ve rgre e n gre e n o n e T he gre e n b e d o f S o l o m o n

”
as .

wo u ld t hu s see m t o b e a po e t i c all u s i o n t o t he e ve rlast i n g

n u t i al s o f t he S u n an d it fo ll o w s t hat t he b eam s o f o u r
p ,

w hi c h “
ce d ar a n d o u r raft e rs o f fir have
”
ho u se are ,

re fe re n ce t o t he Ci t o r T e m l e o f t he Su n T h e l o ft
y p y .

-
fir t re e w as t he sym b o l o f e l e vat i o n 2
a n d t he H o u se
'
”

o f C e dar i n co rru t ibl e a n d st ro n m b e c o m are d to

p , g a
y p ,

t he T e m pl e o f S o l o mo n t he sym b o li c N o v a S o lyma t he
'

, ,

New J e ru sale m t he Ci ty o f t he Su n t he spi ri t u al c ity

, ,

w hi c h lay jb urs quare a n d w ho se le n g t h was as l arg e as its ,

b re ad t h 8
.

T he t radi t i o n t hat t he Te mpl e o f S o l o m o n is t he

Ki n gd o m o f H e ave n has b e e n re strai n e d alo n g w i t h m u c h —

o t he r d e t ri t u s fro m m t ho l o g a n d fabl e b t he F ree m aso n s

y y y
—
,

w ho se vo cat i o n is avo w e d t o b e t he re b u i l di n g o f t he
Te m pl e o r Ci ty o f t he S o u l .

T he m yst i cs pri mary co n sid e rat i o n was t o t ran sfo rm t he

dark cave o r stable o f his i n dividu al m i n d i nt o a m in iat u re
Te m pl e o f t he H o ly Spi ri t ; his n e x t t o b e co m e a n ail 4
,

st o n e ill ar in t h e g re ate r c o s m i c Te m l e o f Ki n g
or
, p p
S o lo m o n T he co ve n an t Him t hat o ve rco m e t h w ill I
.
“
,

“
1
S t G eo rg e fo r E ng la n d, c o m p i e d b y l H O F p
. . . 13 .

2
Flo w ers in La ng uag e, etc , p 2 1 . . .

3 “
The
'
l e n g th a n d th e b re a dth an d t he h e igh t of it a re e q ua l ,
Re ve l a

t io n xxi 16 . .

4 “
K no w ye n o t th a t ye a re t he Te mp le of G od a nd tha t th e S p irit of

G o d dwe ll e th in yo u —
1 C o rin th ia n s iii . 16 .
160 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
on t he l e ft Bo az an d u ill rs w as l il
t he to p o f t he
p , on
p a
y
wo rk ; so was t he w o rk o f t he pillars fi n i she d T hi s .

Fle u r de Lis o r lily-w o rk is d u ly appare nt in t he e mb le ms

he re w it h a n d t he F l e u r de Lis as w e h ave see n was a
, , ,

s m b o l o f light T h e S t ar cro ss o f Lig ht s urm o u n t i n g fig

y . .

2 6 i t he e f o e e q u ival e t t o Lil -w o rk A c co rdi n g t o

”

4 s r r n
y .

Dr C hu rchward s Signs a nd Symbols qf Primordia l Ma n t hi s

’

S tar-c ro ss sym bo l w as t he Hi ero glyphic sign o f t he Egypt i an

H O RU S H O RU S w hi ch was t he earl i e r n am e o f O SI RI S in
.
,

o n e o r a n o t he r o f his vari o u s fo rm s w as d e scri b e d in t he ,

sacre d w ri t i n g s a s Lo rd o f t he P illars the Light o f t he ,

”

W o rld t he Lo rd o f Life an d Light t he B rui se r o f

,
“ “
,

t he Se rpe n t t he C o n q ue ro r o f t he Drago n t he Ove r

,
”

co me r o f t he o we rs o f Dark n e ss an d Dro ug ht H O RUS

p .

t he All-see in g o n e was Lo rd o f t he No rt he rn Light s i

"
G o d o f t he Po le S tar Difl use r o f Light , t he
'
”
an d t he ,
“
Give r o f rays t he Te ache r o f t he W ay and was
“
,
”

re gard e d as s m b o li c o f t he
y P o we r w hi c h l e ad s t he so u l

fro m deat h dark n e ss an d ig n o ran ce to t he m an si o n s o f t he

, ,

Ble sse d He was the Divi n e H eal e r an d t he Go o d P hysi ci an

.
,

t he Pri n c e o f Pe ac e an d G o o dvvill t he Man ife sto r o f t he

'

Eve r Hidde n Fat he r a n d B u ilder o f t he Te mpl e Of Pe ace

,
.

H O RU S aro se fro m t he dead an d e stab li she d hi m se lf fo r

“

e ve r He was t he re pre se n tat ive o f e te rn al yo u t h t he

”
.
,

gre e n sho o t s o f t re e s an d o f e ve ryt hi ng t hat is go o d .

Amo n g his t i t le s w as Pri n ce o f t he E me rald S to ne an d ,

his e m bl e m was t he eagl e haw k T his e ve rg re e n So lar G o d

:

was said t o have re n t t he ve il o f t he Tab e rn ac l e (o f t he

fl e sh) an d amo n g t he Dru id s he was k n o w n u n de rt he n am e
,

He s u s l
I t w o u ld se e m t hat t he Egypt i a n H o ru s an d t he
.

C hri st ian J e su s b o t h t o a large e xt e n t pe rso n ifie d t he sam e

ideal and t hat t he re we re e xce lle n t reaso n s fo r t he stat e m e n t
1
S ig n s Sy mbo ls of Primo r dia l
and Ma ir , pp 51, 52 , 6 3, 88, 9 3,
. 10 8, 111,

186, 2 34, 2 46 , 2 7 1, 2 7 5, 2 7 8, 2 80 , 281 .

 KING SOLOMO N
o f t he H e b re w ro
phet Eg O ut
t h av e I call e d m
of
p yp y
so n ”
.
1
I t is po ss ible t hat t he sacre d H he re ill u st rate d
stan d s fo r H O R U S a n d t hat t he l e tt e r O s t an d s fo r his l at e r
,

a e llat i o n O SI RI S B u t t he l e tt e r o r w o rd 0 I s I t se l f a
pp . .

hi e ro glyph fo r t he ro u n d su n an d t he c o rre ct n e ss o f m y
2
,

su rm i se t hat t he O N o f S O L O MO N a n d H A C O N m ean t s u n is

so me w hat co n fi rme d b t he fac t t hat w e m e e t w i t h vari a n t s

y
o f t he se n a m e s in t he fo rm s S A LO MO an d HA c o O t he r .

varia t i o n s o f S O L O MO N are S UL EI MA N an d SO O LEMA U N w hi c h ,

be co m e sig n ifi ca n t in vi e w o f t he fac t that t he c i ty o f O N

is w rit t e n in t he O l d Te sta me n t in tw o w ays A U N a n d A N ,

b o th o f w hi c h are re n de re d i n to E n gli s h b y t he wo rd O N .

I t t hu s b e co me s mo re t han a co ifidid eii ce t hat t he Ki n g o f

‘
i

Swe de n was name d O N o r A U N an d t he re m u st b e a radi cal

,

rel at i o n b e t w e e n t he se t e rm s a n d t he O M o r A u M o f t he

Hi n do o s .

I n Egypt t he l e t te r 0 o rigi n al ly re pre se n t e d “

t he
e m an in m o u t h o f a fish w hi c h giv e s bi rt h t o wat e r as t he
g
life o f t he w o rld .I t t hus re pre se n t e d t he w ate r o f life ,

1
Ho se a xi
. 1 Ma tthe w 11. 1 5.

2
A n aca lyps is , Higg in s, i 109
. . .

3
Origin a n d La ng uag e of My ths, K ava n agh ( Morg an )
,
1 32
. .
16 2 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
an d w as re garde d
y m b o l an das theign o f t he su stai n e r
s s

o f n e w li fe a n d n e w bi rt h
1
W i t hi n fig 4 30 t he d e sign e r
. .

has sig n ifi can tly i n t ro d u ce d t he re g e n e ra t ive n u m b e r 8 .

T he t hre e t ri an gl e s o r rays u po n t he s u mmi t o f fig .

are a ve r an c i e n t fo rm o f t he t hree fo ld Lig ht o f t he W o rld

y .

“
The y re prese n t t he n ame o f t he G reat Give r o f Light ”

a n d w e re u se d w i t h t hi s sig n ifi ca n ce a m o n g t he ri m o rdi a l
p
Egypt i an s M e xi can s an d o ff-sho o t race s
, ,
T he se an ci e nt .
2

e o l e s al so m a d e w id e u se o f t hi s D u al P ill ar s m b o l a n d
p p y ,

t o t he m is t race ab l e t he e xpre ssi o n G reat Arc hi te c t o f t he ,

U n i ve rse T he t wo pillars sym b o li se d t he gat e way o f

.

e t e rn i t a n d w e re u se d as a t e o f e t e rn al s t ab ili t T he
y yp y .

rec i se m e a n i n g o f e ac h a rt i c u lar ill ar ha s vari e d sl ight l

p p p y
a m o n g di f fe re n t race s a n d at di ffe re n t e po c hs b u t t he id e as ,

u n d e rl i n g t he m are f u n d am e n t all
y y u n i fo rm Ja chin an d .

Boa z t he t w i n pi ll ars in t he po rc h o f Ki n g S o l o m o n s
’

, ,

Te mpl e m ean S t re n gt h an d B e au ty an d w he n three pillars

, ,

are re re se n t e d as in fi s 4 4 2 an d 4 4 3 t he d e n o t e W i s do m
p g ,
.
y , ,

St re n gt h a n d B e au t y Thi s sym b o l o f three pillars o ccu rs

,
.
4

a m o n g t he Hi n d o o s an d w as al s o u se d b t he M a as o f
, y y
M e xi co an d t he I n cas o f Pe ru A m o n g t he se it re pre se n te d .

1
S ig n s a nd Sy m bo l s o f Pr imo rdia l Ma n
Dr Ch u rc hwa rd, p 346
,
. .

1
2
I bid 188 3
I bid , p 59 I bid , p 38
‘

pp 3 5 1
— .
. .
.
, . . . . .
164 THE LOST LANG UAGE OF SYMBOLISM
as
“
W i s do m ,
”
“
Po we r J ,
dgi ng and
“
Go o d ne ss . u

fro m t he e vid e n ce o f e m b l e m s it m ay b e safely assu m e d

t hat t he t hre e c i rcl es whi c h su b se q u e n t l y sym b o li se d t he

Chri st i a n Tri n i ty an d w hi c h appear ab o ve fig ; 4 2 3 o rigi n all y ,

typifi e d Pe rfect W i sdo m Pe rfect Po we r a nd Pe rfe ct ,

”

G o o d n e ss O ve r fig 4 4 3 w ill b e n o ti ce d t he t hre e fo ld
. .

fl am e o f t he Pe rpe t u al Fi re .

Figs 4 4 4 t o 4 4 6 are de sc ri b e d b y M o n s B riq u e t as

. .

na il s a n d in t he m i n d s o f t he de s ig n e rs t he se p ro b abl
”

, y

444 446

s
ymb o l i se d t he
p ro m i se o f I sai a h, “
I w ill fast e n him as a

na il I n a s u re
pl ace an d he sha ll b e fo r a gl o ri o u s t hro ne t o
’
his fat he r s A n d t hey s hall han g u po n him all t he
ho u se .

glo ry o f his fat he r s ho u se 2 ’

It is al so pro b ab l e t hat t hi s .
”

sym b o l o f t he n ail had so m e re l at i o n t o t he passage in E z ra,

“
A nd n OW
'
fO I a li t tl e
'
s
p ace grace hat h b e e n s he w e d fro m ~

t he Lo rd l eave u s a re m n an t t o e scape an d to
o u r G o d, t o
,

give u s a nail in his ho l y place t hat o u r G od may lighte n ,

o u r e e s a n d give u s a li tt l e re vivi n g in o u r b o n d ag e
y .

The re is fu rt he r re fe re n ce to a n ail in Ze chari ah, T he

Lo rd o f ho st s hat h vi s i t ed his fl o c k t he ho u se o f J u da h , ,

1
S ig n s and Sy m bo ls of Primo rdia l Ma n ,
Dr C hurchwa rd , p 44 . .

2
xxii 2 3, 2 4
. .
3
ix 8
. .
 KING SOLOMO N
and hat h ma d e t he m as his go o dly ho rse in t he b at t l e .

O u t o f Him cam e fo rth t he c o rn e r, o u t o f Him

'

t he n ai l .
”
1

T he e xpre ssi o n c o rn e r he re pre s u m abl y m e a n s co rn e r

me
”
sa .

T he c o rn e r-s to n e he re ill ust rate d is pre su mab ly

C P

C hri st I n w ho m all t he b u ildi n g fitly fra m e d t o g e t he r

,

gro we t h u n to an ho ly t e m pl e in t he Lo rd i I n w ho m ye
al so are b u i l de d t o ge t he r fo r a m -hab i t at i o n o f G o d t hro u g h
”
t he S pi ri t
2
'

D r M o n c u re D C o n w ay has c lo se l y i de n t ifi e d t he
.
3

c harac t e r an d sa i n gs o f J e s u s Ch ri st w i t h t ho se o f S o l o m o n
y .

T he st udy o f e m bl e m s pro ve s t hat t he m ysti cs o f t he

Mi ddl e Age s e n t e rtai n e d si m ilar n o t i o n s o f t hi s ide n t i ty ,

an d t hat in t he i r e e s t he gl o ri o u s S o l o m o n l e a pi n g o ve r
y ,

t he m o u n t ai n s o f B e t he r was n o n e o t he r t han J e s u s C hri st

,
.

T he figu re s here w i t h m ay re pre se nt t he Rul e r o f No va

S o lyma an d the P ri n ce o f P e ace o r it is po ssible t hat fig 4 4 9
,
.

may b e i n t e n de d fo r M I T H RA w ho was ge n e ral ly re pre ,

1
x . Ep he s ia ns 11 2 142 2
. .

3
Cf S o lo mon
. a n d S o l o m o n ic L itera t u re.

V OL . I .
16 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
se n t e d as a
y oun g m an w i t h his head co ve re d by a t u rb an ,
f
a t e r t he m an n e r o f t hePe rsi an s ; b ut 1
t he q u e st i o n ne e d
no t be d e b at e d f are n t l S O L O MO N a n d M I T H RA w e re
,
o r a
pp y
i m ply t w o a m o n g ma n o t he r nam e s fo r t he
sam e e rso n ifica
‘

s
y p
ti o n . The Mexi can s po rt raye d HO RU S w it h an o pe n m o u t h N

an d o i n t i n g fi n g e r re re se n t i n g him a s pre achi n g o r a s a

p p ,

Saye r o f Sayi n gs in t he Te m ple It w ill b e n o t i ce d

.

( see a nte ,p 2 7) .t h at t he e flig ie s o f J es u s C

'
h ri s t are a ll
o e n- m o u t he d an d t hat t he o rt rait s o f Ki ng S o l o m o n
p , p
he re wi th si m ilarly d e pi c t him as t he u t te re r o f w i se w o rdS:
,
.

B ecau se t he pre acher was wi se he st ill taught t he pe o pl e ,

k no wl e dge ; yea he gave go o d he e d and so ught o u t an d

, , ,

se t in o rd e r m an ro ve rb s T h e w o rd s o f t he w i se are as
yp .

go ad s an d as n ail s faste n e d b y t he mast e rs o f asse m bl i e s

, ,

w hi ch are give n f ro m o n e she phe rd

” 3
.

1
Le mp rie re .

2
S ig n s a n d Sy mbo l s of Pri mordia l Ma n , p . 281
.

3
l
Ec c e siaste s xii 9, 11 . .
 16 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
Tru t h It w as Use d to pe rso n ify t he Ce l e st i al I n flue n ce
.

w hi c h at a l at er pe ri o d w as de s crib e d as t he H o ly S pi ri t ”
.

W i sdo m w hi c h is t he wo rk e r o f all go o d thi ngs says

'

“ ”

, ,

S o l o mo n t aug ht m e : fo r in he r is an u n d e rstan di ng
“
,

s i ri t ho l o ne o nl m an i fo ld s u b t il liv e l c l e ar u n de file d
p y
, y , , y , , , , ,

p l ai n n o t s u bj ec t to hu rt
,
l o vi n g t he t hi ng t hat is go o d
, ,

q u ick w hi ch can no t b e l e t te d ready t o d o go o d Ki n d

, ,
.

t o m a n st e adfas t su re fre e fro m care havi n g all po we r

, , , , ,

o ve rs e e i n g all t hi n g s a n d go i n g t hro u g h all u n d e rst an di n g

, ,

u re an d mo s t su b t i l s i rit s F o r w i s d o m is m o re m o vi n
p , p .
g
t han an y m o t i o n s he
p asse t h a n d go e t h t hro u g h all t hi ng s

b y re aso n o f he r p ure n e ss Fo r she is t he bre at h o f t he

.

o we r o f G o d a nd a re i n fl u e nc e fl o w i n g fro m t he gl o r
p p u , y
o f t he Al m ig ht : t he re fo re ca n n o de file d t hi n g fall i n to
y
he r . Fo r she is t he b rig ht ne ss o f t he e ve rlast i ng lig ht ,

t he u n spo tt e d m i rro r o f t he po w e r o f G o d an d t he i mage ,

o f His g o o d n e ss A n d b e i ng b u t o n e s he can do all t hi n gs

.
,

an d re m ai n i n g in he rs e lf S he ; m ak e t h all t hi n g s n e w : an d
,

in all age s e n te ri n g i n to ho ly so ul s s he m a k e t h t he m fri e n d s ,

o f G o d and ro he t s F o r G o d l o ve t h n o n e b u t him t hat

p p , .

dwe ll e t h w i th w i sdo m Fo r she is mo re b e au ti ful t han t he

"

s u n an d a b o v e all t he o rd e rs o f s t ars
, be i ng co m pare d w i t h
t he l ight S he is fo u n d b e fo re it
,
Fo r a ft e r t hi s co m e t h .

n ig ht : b ut vi c e s hall no t pre vai l agai n st W isdo m .

W ho so finde t h m e says W i sdo m o f herse l f ,

fin de t h ,

l i fe b u t he t hat si n n e th agai n st m e w ro nge th his o w n

,

so u l ; All t he at hat e m e l o ve d e at h
” 2
t h ‘

y .

I n Egypt W i s do m was pe rso n ifi e d b y I S I S a m an ifo l d 3

,

go dde ss o f who m it was i n scrib e d : I am t ha t whi ch is

“
,

has b ee n an d shal l b e an d n o man has l if te d my ve i l

”
.
,

Si m i larly o f W i sdo m t he H e brews w ro te : The first

1
Wisdo m o f S olo m o n vn . Pro ve rb s viii.

'
3
I s is wa s w o rship pe d difl e re n t n a m e s in diffe re n t p ro vin c e s
un de r . At
T h e b e s sh e was Mu t, a t Bub a ste s S ek het, a n d a t De nde ra Ha thor .
 THE FAI R SHULAM ITE
man kn e w he r no t e rfe c t ly m o re s hall t he last fin d he r
p ,
no

o ut . Fo r he r t ho u g ht s a re m o re t ha n t he se a an d he r
c o u n se s pl f d
ro o u ne r t ha n t he Great D e e
p I t is n o t e .
”

w o rt hy t hat t he w ri t e r o f The Song of Solomon is hi m se lf

r l e x e d at t he co m l e x c harac t e r o f h is o w n he ro i n e
p pe p .

Bik e P ilat e w ho aske d :

»
“
W hat is Tru t h P he l e ave s u n ”

an swe re d h is o w n q u e r
y
“
W h o is s he t ha t l o o k e t h fo rth
,

as t he m o rn i n g fai r as t he mo o n c l ear as t he s u n an d
, , ,

t e rribl e as a n arm y w i t h ba n n e rs
1

It w as c u s to mary in t he T e m pl e s o f I S I S fo r c e rt ai n
c hant s o r H m ns o f I n vo cat i o n t o b e s u n g b t h ri e st s
y y e
p
an d ri e s te sse s T h e se f u n c t i o n s w e re acco m a n i e d b
p .
p y
s ec tac ular a n d d ramat i c ef f t t h f re ru n n e rs o f t he
p e c s e o —

c lassi c M ste r1e s a n d t he c o m arat ive l m o d e rn Mi racl e

y p y
Plays I n t he wo rshi p o f I SI S it was c u sto m ary fo r a
.

ri e s te ss t o i m e rso n a t e t he M o o n - g o dd e ss an d fo r a ri e s t
p p p
to p lay t he part o f O s i ri s he r S u n - , g o d B rid e g ro o m T h e .

c ere m o n t h u s assu m e d t he fo rm o f a d ram at i c di al o g u e

y
an d o ccaSIO n al cho ru s b e tw e e n I SI S and O SI RI S
—
I t is .

ro b ab l e t ha t age an t s o f t hi s m s t i c marri age b e t w e e n t he

p p y
Su n an d M o o n we re o n ce a w idespre ad c u st o m t he y w e re
certai n l y c u sto m ary in Cre te w he re pe ri o di cally the Ki n g
,

an d Q u e e n w eari n g t he m as k s Of a b u ll an d co w re s pec t iv e l y
, ,
"
ac te d t he so l e m n rite T he m an uscri pt s o f so m e o f t he
2
.

Egypt i an i n vo cat i o ns have ag e s a n d fo ur o f ,

t he m have re ce n tly b ee n pu b l i s he d u n d e r t he t i t l e o f The

Burden of I sis .A co m pari so n wi t h The Song qf Solomon
make s it appear pro b abl e t hat t he lat t e r is n o t an an tho l o gy
o f J e w i sh W e ddi ng S o n g s b u t t he lib re tto a l mo st u n e di t e d
, , ,

of a - Su n an d M o o n M yst e ry Pl ay Fo r c o mpari so n a fe w.

assage s are he re c i t e d s id e b s ide

p y
1
S ong qf S o lo m on vi 10
. .

2
Th e Dying G od, J . G Fraz e r, p 69
. . .
17 0 T HE LOST LA NG UA G E O F SYMBOLISM

FRO M T HE
: FRO M AN

SO NG OF SO LO MO N . I N V O CA T I O N T O O sm rs .

( T h e B u rden o I sis
f ) .

Be c a u se o f t he savo u r o f t hy H ail ,
-
t ho u sw e e t sc e n t e d o n e

g o o d o in t m e n t s
,
t hy n a m e is as T he re is u n gue n t fo r t he hair at
O in t m e n t po ure d fo rt h t he re fo re th
y c o m in
g S w eet sc e n t e d
.

do t he virgin s lo ve t he e , i 3 . . o do u rs a re u o n t h
p y h air, w it h

un ue n t s t ha t pro c e e d fro m him

g
se lf, p 4 7 . .

I a m sic k o f o ve , l ii 5 . . I in a me d w it h lo vin g
am fl
Draw m e , we wi ll
r un a ft e r t he e H ail ! A ppro ac h Be
t he e , i 4
. . ho ld, I w e e p fo r t he e alo n e
c o me t o me w ho runn er/ 1 b e c a use

ofm desire t o b e ho ld t he e , p
y .

Be ho ld, t ho u a rt fair, m y lo ve Be ho ld ! t he b e a ut iful fac e o f

b e ho ld, t ho u art fair ; t ho u hast t he b e lo ve d Lo rd t urn e d t o w ards
do ve s e ye s, i 15
’
. . us
, p 3
. 1.

C o me t ho u in pe ace , 0 o ur

Lo rd w ho m w e b e ho ld ; o ur

prin c e , p 3 1 . .

_
Ho w fair is th
y lo ve ,
my C o me t o t he o n e w ho lo ve t h
t he e , O t ho u w ho art b e a ut iful
1
sist er , my spo use , iv. 10 . .

C o me t o t hy sister 5 c o m e t o t hy
w ife , p 2 1 . .

T he vo ic e o f my b elo ve d ! Be ho ld he co me t h p 49. .

behold, he comet h leapin g upo n

t he m o un t ain s ! ii 8 . .

U n t il t he day b re ak , a n d t he T ho u illu min e st at t he day

shado w s fl ee aw a , ii 1
y 7 . . b re ak an d t ho u re st e st at e ve n in g ;
t his be in g t hy daily w o rk He .

b rin ge t h t he e t o t he mo u n t ain s,
p .

1
One o f th e l
tit e s o f I s is was l
t he ro ya w ife a n d sister .
 17 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
T he se ge ne ral si m i lari t i e s o f style an d s ubje c t matte r a

are st rik i ng b u t t he re are al so m an y fu rt he r re markab l e

,

o i n t s o f c o n t ac t T h e n am e O S I RI S is d e ri ve d ac co rdi n g
p .
,

t o Le Pl o n g e o n fro m a M aya ve rb m e an i n g to desire

,

vehemently a n d t he w o rd has t hu s so m e t i me s b e e n i n t e r
,

p re t e d as
“
H e w ho w as ve r
y m u c h d es i re d a n d d earl
y
b e l o ve d .

T he pe ri o d w he n t he i n vo cati o n s t o O si ri s w ere fi rst

w ri tte n is n o t k n o w n A s t he i r late st e di to r sugge st s it is
.
,

ro b ab l e t hat in t he earli e st t i m e s t he w e re co m m i t t e d t o
p y
m e m o ry a n d han de d d o w n b y m e an s o f o ral t radi t i o n fro m
ge n erat i o n to ge n e rat i o n San ct ifie d b y age an d do u bly.

san c t ifi e d b sac re d asso c i at i o n s it s e e m s ro b abl e t hat an

y p ,

O si ri an t e mple-chan t fe ll i n to t he han d s o f so me Syri an

sc rib e b y w ho m it w as re ligi o u sly e di te d c hri ste n e d The
, ,

Song of Solomon an d as su c h pre se rve d

‘
,
The re fe re n c e t o .

P harao h s c hari o ts ’
m ay n o t i m po ssibly b e a passage
” 2

t hat e scape d t he e di t o ri al e ye o f t he J e w i s h adapte r .

Al tho ugh t he dra ma tis p ersome O f The Song of Solomon

c o n si s t s s i m pl o f t he B rid e t he B ride gro o m an d a c ho ru s
y , ,

Of ri e s t e sse s t he re I s I t w i l l b e n o t i ce d a so rt o f e ilo gu e
p , , p ,
,

re l a t i n g t o a m st e ri o u s
y
“
l i t t l e si ste r
3
T h i s l i tt l e s i s t e r
.
”

is perhaps N EP H T HY S w ho acco rdi n g to P ro fe sso r Pe tri e

, , ,

was a s ha do w d o ub l e O f I si s re p u t e dl h e r s i s te r an d
y y ,

alwa s a sso c i at e d w it h he r : she s e e m s t o have n o o t he r

y
fu n ct i o n O r n o t i m pro bably t he “
li tt l e si ste r m ay b e
” 4
.

I si s he rse lf t he nam e I si s b e i n g derive d b y Le Plo n ge o n

,
‘

“
fro m the M aya w o rd icin m ean i n g little si s te r In t hi s
5 ”
.
,

c ase The Song o S lomon m u st b e ra i se d t o g rat i o n

f o a e n e

hig her an d un d e rst o o d as a di al o gu e b e t w e e n t he pare n ts o f

1
S acred My thology a mong th e May a s , p 87 . .
2
i 9
. .

3 “
We l l
ha ve a itt e s is te r an d s h e h a th n o b re as ts . W h at shall we do for
o ur s is ter o n th e da y t ha t s h e s h a b e s p o k e n fo r ll —
S ong of S olo mo n viii .

Queen Moo
5
Religio n of A ncien t Egyp t, p 44 . . I 54 , .
 THE FAI R SHULAM ITE 17 3

I si s an d O si ri s i e Kn e pt h an d Nu t T he Egypt i an like all

,
. . .
,

an c i e n t m s t i c s c o n ce iv e d h is d e i t i e s n o t a s so l i tar b ut
y , y ,

as havi n g e ac h his o r he r d u al a flin it

y a n d c o u n t e r a rt
, p , .

I n Hi n do o st o ry t he divi n e C o w e xc l ai m s t o h e r c o n so rt
t he d ivi n e B u ll Fo r w hat am I b u t a d o u b l e a nd a co py
an d a n e c ho o f a B e i n g w hi c h is T ho u
1

If as is al mo st i n vari abl y t he case in m yt ho l o gy t he

, ,

M o t he r 18 b u t t he co u n t e rpart O f t he F at he r t he Child ,

co n st i t ut i n g t he Tri a d m u s t n at u rall h ave b e e n t he co u n te r

y
art O f it s O S I R I S t he so n is t he re fo re e sse n t all
p p are n t s .
i y
ide n t i cal w i t h Kn e pt h an d I S I S t he dau ghte r o r li t tle si ste r
,

is t he d ual i ty o f t he G reat M o t he r NUT T he appare n t .

arado x R A is t he s o u l o f O si ri s a n d O s i ri s t he s o u l o f
p
Ra m
, ,

a b e t he b e tt e r u n d ers t o o d in co m ari so n w i t h t he
, y p
Chri stian t e ne t t hat C hri st is n o t o n ly t he So n b u t is
“ ”

also t he l ik e n ess o f t he Fat he r an d a Pe rso n al i t in w ho m

y ,

dwells all t he fu l n e ss o f t he Go dhe a d b o dily .

I t is s ig n ifi ca n t t hat in The Song of Solomon no t o n ly is

t he B rid e t he s i st e r o f t he B rid eg ro o m b u t s he is a l so his ,

l ivi n g co u n te rpart do u bl e i mage an d e c ho She is a

, , , .

she he rd e s s ;
p h e a s he he rd
p H e is t e rribl e as a n arm
.
y
w i t h ban n e rs S he l o o k e t h fo rt h t e rr ibl e as a n arm wi h
”

t
y
ban n e rs She is blac k ; his l o c ks are b lac k as t he rave n
. .

He fee de t h amo n g lili e s she is a lily am o n g t ho rn s He .

is fai r ; s he all fai r a n d t he fai re st am o n g w o m e n

,
B o th .

have a garde n b o t h are mo st e xq u is i t e l y pe rfu m e d an d

, ,

b o th are asso ci at e d wi t h a c hari o t .

Tho se featu re s Of t he S hu lam i t e w hi c h appare n tly

“
,
'

c o n fli c t w i t h o n e a n o t he r m ay b e s u m me d u p a s fo ll o w s
,

She is s mi t t e n w o u n de d a n d d e spi se d ye t t he d a ugh t e r o f

, , ,

ri n ce a n d b e au t if u ll s ho d Sh e is t he k e e e r o f a vi n e
’

a
p , y p . .

ard t he awa k e n e r o f t ho s e w ho sl e e i n g a fo u n t ai n
y , p a s
p r , , ,

1
The Heifer of th e Da w n , A . W . Ba in , p 7 2 . .

2
Co l o ss ia n s ii 9. .
17 4 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
we ll d t he give r B e hi n d he r ve i l l u rk t he
of e ace
a , an p .

e e s O f a d o ve e d e sc rib e s he rse lf as bl ac k et is
“ ”
S h
'

y .
y ,

like n e d t o a lily t o a ro se t o t he m o rn i n g t o t he m o o n t o
, , , ,

t he s u n t o an i m pre g n ab l e fo rt re ss an d to a n arm y t e rri b le

, ,

w i t h b a n n e rs .

I n t he W i sdo m o f So l o mo n W isdo m is de scrib e d as o n e ,

o nl an i fo ld an d t hi s m an ifo ld n e ss was e q u all

”
m
”
et
y , y , y
a c harac t e ri s t i c o f I S I S w ho se att rib u t e s an d e i t he t s w e re so
, p
n u m e ro u s t hat in t he h i e ro gl h i c s s he is call e d t he m
y p an
y
n am e d t he
” “ -
t ho u sa n d n a me d an d in Gre e k I n sc ri t io n s
”

, p ,

h
t e m r i a d -
n am e d
y .

I n t he Apo c ryphal Ac t s o f Tho mas

“
t here is a sho rt

o e m w h i c h Mr G R S M e ad has e di t e d u n d e r t he t i t l e
p . . .

The Wedding Song of P s dom I t is b e li e ve d t o have b ee n.

o rigi n all c o m o s e d in S ri ac b u t t he re is m o re ro b abili t

y p y p , y
t hat lik e t he s o call e d Song of Solomon it re ac he d Syri a b y
—

m e an s o f Oral t radi t i o n a n d re fe rre d I n t he fi rst i n st an ce t o

I S I S W he t he r o r n o t t hi s is so fro m i n te rn al e vide n ce it
.

t he m aide n o f The Weddin

“
is i n d u b i tab l e t hat g
om is id e n t i cal w i t h Ki ng S o l o m o n s b rid e He r
’
o
f hV isd .

W e ddi n g S o n g ru n s as fo llo w s .

T he Maide n isLight ’
s Da ught e r
O n he r t he Kin g Radian c e
’
s re st e t h .

St at e ly he r Loo k an d
de ight so m e , l
W it h rad an ti b e a ut y fo rt h-
shin in
g .

Like un t o sprin
g
-fl o w e rs a re he r G arme n t s,
Fro m t he m st re am e t h sc e n t O f sw e e t o do ur .

O n t he C ro w n o f he r H e ad t he Kin g t hro n e t h .

(W it h Livin g Foo d) fee din

g t ho se
’
n e at h Him .

T ru t h on he r H e ad d o t h re o s
p e,
She se n de t h fo rt h Jy f
o ro m he r Fe e t .
”
1

1
The W edding S o ng of Wisdo m , G R S
. . . Me a d
17 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Mi n e o w n vi n e yard have 1 n o t ke pt a n d t hi s l am e n t

is st ill fu rthe r e l u c idate d b y a re fe re n ce t o t he l e ge n d o f a

de sce n t i n t o t he u n de r-world b y I S H T A R t he Assyri an —

e q u ival e n t o f I S I S I t 13 re lat e d t hat I S H T A R t he daughte r

.
,

O f S I N t he G o d o f Lig ht s t o o e d f ro m h er he av e n l s t a te
, p , y e

a n d d e sc e n d e d i n t o t he l an d O f dark n e ss w he re t hey “

b e ho ld n o t t he lig ht b u t d u s t is t he i r b re ad an d m u d t he i r
,

fo o d . O n d raw i n g n ig h t he gat e s o f t hi s di s mal l an d ,

I S H TA R spak e : Ho po rt e r ! O pe n thy gate ! O pen t hy

“
,

gate t hat I m ay e n t e r in l T he po rt er re po rt s he r pre se n c e

t o A LLA T U t he Q u ee n o f t he u n d e r-
,
wo rld w ho t ho ugh , ,

ragi n g w i t h hat re d at he r u nw e l c o m e vi s i t o r g ran t s he r ,

entr o n t he c o n dit io n t hat at e ac h o f t he se ve n ga t e wa s

y _
y
t o t he i n fe rn al ki n gdo m I S H T A R s hall re li n q u i sh so m e
o rt i o n o f he r q ue e n ly appare l A t e ach gat e s he is acc o rd
p -
.

in gly st ri ppe d o f a garm e n t an d in du e co u rse is u she re d i n t o

,

t he pre s e n c e O f A llat u n u d e an d w i t ho u t po we r W he re
'

u on t he ragi n g A L LA T U st ru c k I S H T A R w i t h all m an n e r
p
c o n t i n u e s t he l e ge n d
“
of b light s a n d di se ase s ; b ut , ,

“
I S H TA R w as n o t l e ft fo r e ve r in t he cl u tc he s o f A LLA T U .
"

T he n e w s o f he r di st re ssful co n di t i o n was co n veye d t o he r

a re n t s S I N a n d EA w ho t he re u po n c re at e d a re sc u e r n am e d
p ,

-
T

“
U DDUS HU N A MI R a w o rd s ign ifyi n g h i s light s hi n e s 3 ”

, .

I S H TA R is re vivifie d b y b e i n g spri n kl e d wi t h t he W ate rs o f

Life an d o n be i n g e scort e d bac k to t he uppe r-wo rld has at ,

e ac h O f t he se ve n gat e s re s t o re d t o he r t he vari o u s i e ce s
, p
of a are l O f w hi c h pre vi o u sl y s he had b ee n de rive d
pp p .

The he ro i n e o f The Song of Solomon is m e nt i o n e d as t he

o e n e r o f t he d o o r an d t he c ri e r ab o u t the c i ty : W i s d o m
p
is d e sc ri b e d a s se cre t l y se tt i n g t he gat e s o f t he Ci ty aj ar
a n d it is said S he c ri e t h at t he gat e s at t he e n t ry o f t he
, ,

1
S on g ]
e S o l o m on I . 6 .

2
B a by lo n ia n R el ig io n , L W in g , p I 7 9. . K .
'

3
The Re l ig ion of B a by lo n ia a n d A ssy ria , M . J as tro w , jr
.
, p . 14 2 .
 T HE FAI R
'

SHULAM ITE 17 7

c i ty at t he co m i n g in at t he do o rs U n to yo u 0 m e n I
, .
, ,

c all ; an d m v o i ce is t o t he so n s o f m a n O n e O f t he
y .

ti t l e s o f I S I S wa s T he O pe n e r o f t he W ays I S II T A R w a s .

t he k n o c ke r at t he d o o r a n d t hre a te ne d t he po rt e r o f t he
,

-
u n d e r w o rl d :
“
I w ill sm i te the do o r 1 w ill shat te r t he ,

bo l t I w i l l sm i te t he t hre s ho l d an d t ear d o wn t he do o rs I
, ,

will ra i se u p t he d e ad .

I sht arft he Go dde s o f Mo n i g a m I s r n

,

I shtar t he Go dde ss o f Eve in g a m I

,
n
,

(I am I sht a r t
) p ,
t h l
o o enh f h av bel g t ocm y psu r m
o
ye en e on s o e ac .

Bu t t o appre c i at e The Song of Solomon in t he fu l ne ss o f

I t s s m b o l i sm o n e m u st c o n s u l t n o t o n l m t h o lo g an d
y y y y
h il o lo g b u t al so fai r - t al e s w h i ch in ma n
p y , y y cas e s
,
are , ,

myt ho lo gy s til l livi n g .

Like m o st a n c i e n t l ite ra tu re The Song of Solomon an d ,

ma ny o t he r b o o ks n o w c o n tai n e d wi t hi n o u r Bi b l e c i rc u l ate d
o rigi n all b w o rd o f m o u t h T h e s acre d P op ul V a h o f t he
y y .

M ayas t he Rig-V eda O f t he H in do o s t he Z enda -V esta o f t he

,
/
,

Pe rsi ans an d t he po pular Ka le va la o f t he Fi n n s are co ll e e

, —
'
,

t i o n s o f l ege n d s a n d t radi t i o n s m o st O f w hi c h w e re han d e d ,

d o w n fro m m o u th t o m o u t h c i rculat i n g t hus fo r u n to l d ,

ce n t u ri e s b e fo re t he y w e re fo rmali se d an d co m m i t t e d t o
e t In g . I t is s t artl i ng t o fin d t hat so m e o f t he c l ass i c
myt hs t hat o n e asso c i ate s w i t h Gre ece an d Ro m e have t he i r
o t he difl ere n ce o f c u st o m
’
co un t e r art s m o difie d m e re l t
”

p y
— f

an d e n vi ro n m e n t a mo n g savag e a n d u n d e ve l o e d rac e s
p
—

su c h a s t he M ao ri s an d Z u l u s e o l e s w ho so far as is
‘

p p , ,

k n o wn have n e ve r po sse sse d an y syste m O f w ritin g Li tt le

, .

o r n o di s t i n c t i o n c a n b e d raw n b e t w ee n c l ass i c M t h a n d
y
o u l ar F a i r - t al e : m t h was O b vi o u sl O n c e F ai r - t al e
p p y y y y ,

1
Pro ve rb s 3, 4 viii. .

Ba by lonia n Re lig io n , C W in g, p . . K . 180 .

3
Fro m a hym n to I sh ta r q uo te d in Th e Re lig i o n f
o B a by l o n ia and

A ssy ria , M as t ro w , jr , p 3 11
. J . . .
 17 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
an d w hat is fte n F ai r - t al e
o se d
ro ve s into b e m e re
pp o su
y p
man y i n stan ce s t o b e u n su spec te d Theo l o gy .

The re is a n I n di an st o ry k n o w n as The D escent of the Sun ,

w hi c h a s it s t i t l e sho w s is a S o l ar myt h
,
Li terally t ran s
,
.

l at e d it sho u ld b e calle d The G lory of the G oing D ow n of the

,

Sun b u t t hi s says it s t ran slat o r is o n ly t he e x o te ric physi cal

,
‘
, ,

e mt e lo e O f an i n n e r m st i c al m e a n i n g w h i c h is The D ivine
’

p y ,

L ustre of the D escent ( In ca rna tion) qf Him w ho took Three Step s ,

i e V I S H NU o r t he S u n t he l at e r K R I S HN A o r Hin doO
. .
,

AP O LLO The se T hre e S t e ps O f t he Su n i n di cat e n o t his

.

Ri s e Z e n i t h an d S e t t i n g b u t a so me w hat i n ve rte d cycl e

, , , ,

i e H is G o i n g D o w n H is P e ri o d O f Dark n e s s an d His
. .
, ,

Ri si n g Agai n T O pri mit ive m an t he se m ys ti cal t hree st e ps

.

S um m ari s e d a n d s m b o li s e d t he m st e r O f bi rt h an d d ea t h
y y y ,

[we ex tenebris a daz z li n g lig ht I n m o st p ro fo u n d dark n e s s

, ,

a heave n l b od d o o m e d to u t o n m o rt ali t an d s u ff er
y y p y
fo r a peri o d in t hi s l o w e r w o rld O f dark ne ss b i rt h an d , ,

d e at h Mr Bai n pre l u de s his t ran sla ti o n

. w i t h a q u o t at i o n
fro m S an sc ri t A n d in a dre am I saw a l o t u s fall e n f ro m
H e ave n a n d t he n am e O f his he roi n e t he Go dde ss S H R I
,
”

, ,

m e ans n o t o n l y Sacre d Lo t u s b u t al so L u st re “
T he ,
.

de sce n t o f I S H TA R is a versi o n o f t hat fall e n Lo t u s an d t he ,

S o ng O f S o l o m o n is a l o ve d u et b e t w e e n a lily am o n g t ho rn s
a n d S O L O MO N t he S u n T he H e ro o f The D escent of the Sun
.

is n a m e d KA MA LA MI T RA w hi c h m e an s t he Lo ve r o f t he ,

Lo t u s i e t he Su n ; M I T RA is M I T H RA a n d m e an s Sun
,
. .
,

light T he s to ry ru n s t hat o nc e upo n a t i m e o n t he

.

sl o e s O f Hi m al a a t he re
p y li ve d a
yo u ng K i ng O f t he

S pi ri t s o f t he A ir n am e d KA MA LA MI T RA “
fo r he was a ,

o rt i o n o f t h e S u n L rd o f C re at u re s b e sto w e d
” 2
p T h e o .

u on
p K A MA LA MI T RA a w i fe O f b e a u t
y so s u r as s i n g t hat
p
KA MA LA MI T RA gre w b o as t fu l whe re u po n t he tw o l o ve rs ,

1
Th e D esce n t f
o th e S u n A Cy cl e f
o B ir th t ra n s l a t e d fr o m t he Orig in a l
MS , by F . W . Ba in .
2
P 3 . .
180 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
vi n di ct i ve pl ays t he ste pm o t he r C U P I D w i th his hai rs o f
, ,

go ld t hat yi e ld e d o u t a sw e e t savo u r his n ec k m o re whi t e ,

g g
/

t ha n m ilk his hair ha n in co m e l b e h i n d an d b efo re t he

, y ,

b rig ht n e ss w he reo f did darke n t he lig ht O f t he l amp

” 1
l
p ya s ,

t he p ri n c e an d P S Y C H E O f suc h
p
—
a ssi n g b e a u ty an d
m aide n ly m aj e sty t hat n o e arthly c re at u re c o u ld b y an y ,

m e an s s u flic ie n tly e xpre ss is C I N DER ELLA —

T he t as k O f .

s e ara t i n g g ra i n i m o se d u o n P SY C H E a n d rfo rm e d fo r
p p p p e

he r b y an t s is identica lb t he t as k i m po se d acco rdi n g t o o n e

'
,

ve rsi o n u po n C ENDRI LLO I Psvc n a s two e nvi o u s a n d

2 ’
' '
.
,

s i t e ful s i s t e rs n au g ht h g s arm e d wit h w i c k e d m i n d s

p y a

ro u d s i st e rs O f t he fai r - t l C U P
—
are t he t wo
p y a e I D s un .
,

like a n d S O LO MO N like sl i ps t hro ug h t he sm all e st c rac k Of

—
,

t he w i n d o w an d a wa k e n s Psvc u e w i t h t he lig ht t o u c h O f
”

a g o ld e n arro w
”
3
.

T he pri n c i pal po i n t O f co n tac t b e twe e n t he he ro in e o f

The Song of Solomon an d t he he ro i n e o f o u r n u rse ry s to ry is
t he c r s t al sl i
y pp er H,
o w b ea u t ifu l are t h fe e t w i t h s ho e s;
y
0 pri n ce s dau ght e r Ye t t hi s same gl o ri o u s pri n ce ss is
’
4

d e scri b e d b y t he po e t as sm i t te n w o u n d e d a n d de spi se d , ,
.

H e r m o t he r s c hildre n ( t he pro u d si st e rs) w e re a n gry

’

w i t h he r c o m pe lli n g her t o pe rfo rm u n wo rthy t ask s ye t

, ,

e ve n t u al l h e r b e l o ve d ri nc e b ri n g s he r t o t he b an q u e t i n g
y p
ho u se e b all an d t he b a n n e r o f Lo ve w ave s o ve r he r
( t h ) ,
.

NO o n e k n o w s w he re o r w he n t he st o ry o f Ci n de re ll a
o rigi n at e d . It is a ho u se ho ld tal e in E u ro pe As i a Afri c a , , ,

a n d A m e ri c a a n d is a s fa m ili ar t o u n c ivili se d as t o c ivili se d

,

n at i o n s. U n de r t he au spi ce s o f t he Fo lk-Lo re So ci e t y ,

34 5 v a ri a n t s co ll ec t e d fro m a ll p ar t s o f t h e w o rld h av e b e en

u b li s he d in b o o k fo rm h e di t o r re m arki n g t hat t he
“

p t e ,

n u m b e r m ig h t have b ee n i n d e fi n i t e l i n c rea se d had n o t t he

y
1
A dlin g to n l a t io n fro m A p u l e iu s
’
s t ra n s .

2
Cin de r ella , p 4 55 . .

1
3
Ag e of Fa ble , B ul finc h . V II . I .
 THE FAI R SHULAMITE
So cie ty c o ncl u de d t ha t it w as n e c e ss a r
y to m ak e a n arb t ra r i y
s to
p t o t he appa re n t l y u n e n di ng l ab o u r o f co ll e c t i n g .
1

The fram e w o rk Of t he t al e is t hat C I N D ERELLA t he ,

da ughte r o f a st ar-cro w n e d ki n g o r q u e e n fl e e s fro m he r ,

ri n c e l ho m e in o rd e r t o e sca e a di s tas t e f ul m arri ag e

p y p .

S h e t a k e s s ervi ce a s a g o o s e -gi rl a sc u ll i o n o r in so m e , ,

o t he r e q u all m e an c a ac i t an d b e w ild e rs t he n e ig hb o u rs
y p y ,

b y appea ri ng at c hurc h o r at the fam o u s b all in a su c ce ssi o n

, ,

o f w o n de r- aw aki n g d re sse s T he e x t rao rdi n ary c haracte r o f

.

C I N DERELLA S c hahging ro be s f urn i she s n ot O nly t he cl u e to

’

t he al l e go ri c s ig n ifi can c e O f C I N DERELL A h e rse l f b u t al so ,

t hro w s u n e x pe c te d lig ht u po n The Song of Solomon .

The vari e d garm e n ts ass u m e d seria tim b y t he e l u sive

C I N DERELLA are d e scribe d in e x pli ci t de tail O n e is said t o .

have b e e n “
wo ve n O f t he s tars O f h e ave n an o t he r o f

m o o n b e am s ; an o t he r o f su n b e am s ; a n o t he r w as “
a
p e a rl

dré ss wi t ho u t sl i t o r se am an o t he
“
r w as like t he sea
w i t h fi she s S w I mm I n g I n it a n o t he r w as m ad e o f all t he
fl o wers o f t he wo rld ; ano t her was c o ve re d w i t h li t tle
” “

go lde n b e ll s an d c hai n s o f go ld ; an o t he r was je t blac k ;

“

an o t he r w as like t he lig ht So ni e t im e s t he se ast o n i shi n g

.

ve stm e n t s are hidde n o n e u n de r t he o t he r b e n e at h CI N D ER

ELLA s a ss u me d c l o a k o f ass- ski n c at - s ki n m o use -s ki n
’

, or , ,

- -
l o u se s ki n an d o ccasi o n ally t he li ttl e sc ul l i o n e m e rge s as
"

,
“
a b eau t ifu l gi rl n a ke d an d shin in
, g J ik e t he S u n .
”

I n se ve ral parts o f E u ro pe t he s to ry ! O f Ci n d e re ll a is

kno w n as T he B ro t he r an d Si ste r a nd t he he ro in e s
“
,
’

adve n t u re s arise fro m he r re fu sal t o e n t e rt ai n he r b ro t he r s

’

ro o sa l s Sh e fli e s e x c lai m i n g
p p .
,

O p a t h O p w id en e r en e

Fo r to b e a b ro t he r s b ride
’

Is a w ful sin
” 2
an .

1 l
O ur En g is h n u rs e ry ve rsio n is a ve rs io n im po rte d fro m Fra n c e to wa rd s
t he e n d o f t he s e ve n te e n t h c e n t u ry ; t h e l
e ss k n o w n b ut m o re p rim It ive
l
Eng ish s to ry is k n o w n as
“
C p 0
a
’
R us h e s
” 2
Ci n derel la , p 4 28
. . .

V OL . I .
13
 18 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
I S I S w as t he si s te r o f O si ri s t he Shulm an it e w as t he si ste r
o f So lo m o n a n d in P ro ve rb s it re ad s Say u n to W i s do m
, ,

t ho u art m si s t e r
” 1
y .

F ro m t i me i mm e mo ri al an d b y ge n e ral co n ve n t i o n Tru t h ,

ha s b e e n re pre se n t e d a s a n a ke d gi rl I n t he pri n te r s m ark

’
.

he re wi t h Ti m e is see n he lpi ng T ru t h 0 u t o f a cave t he ~

m o t t o re adi n g Tru t h b ri n gs hidde n t hi ngs t o lig ht ”

T he .

Scan di n avi an ve rsi o n o f Ci n d e rel la k n o w n as T he Pri n ce ss

,

in t he Cave , re lat es t hat w ar havi n g b ro ke n o u t Ki ng ,

s e cre t e d his d a u g h t e r in a cav e rn W i th he r w e re b u ri e d

.

se ven m aide n s an d s u flic ie n t pro vi si o n s fo r se ve n years T he

‘
.

ri n c e s s w o rk s w i t hi n t h e cave a t g o ld e n e m b ro id e r an d
p y ,

w a i t s in pat i e n t e xpe c tat Io n o f re l ea se A t t he e n d o f se ve n

'

e a rs s he scrape s a ho le w i t h he r k n ife in t he cavern ro o f a n d

y '
,

aft e r w o rki n g fo r t hre e days s ucce e d s in e fl ec t ing he r escape

, .

N e x t t o a cave t he seco n d m o st co n ve n ti o n al l o cati o n fo r

‘

Tru t h is t he b o tt o m o f a we ll an d in t he Po rt ugu e se an d
,

Si c ili a n vers i o n s o f C I N DERELLA t he he ro i n e is t he re plac e d .

1
V II .
4 . Cin derella , p p . 17 3, 37 7 , 40 7 .
184 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
In a Sl av i
ve rs o n o f Ci n de re lla she s hi n e s lik e t he s u n so ,

t hat n e ar he r o n e ca n se e b n ig h t a s w e ll as b d a lig ht
1
y y y ;
a n d i n a S c an di n avi a n vari a n t C I N D ER ELLA is d e scri b e d a s
’

so m e t hi n g lik e t he l o n g b e am o f a s ho o t i n g st ar t hro u g h

d e n s e m i st .

T he he ro i ne as a pe rso n ifi cat i o n o f T ru t h is e ve n mo re
, ,

u nm i s ta kab l e in t he m al e co u n t e r art t o t h Ci n de re ll a
p e

s t o ri e s i e t he c c l e o f t al e s w he re t he rOle s are re ve rse d a nd

,
. .
y
t he all- gl o ri o u s pri n ce ss is w o o e d an d w o n b y a li ttl e
ki tche n -b o y o r he rd-b o y S e ve ral o f t he se m asc uli n e
.

vari an t s o f Ci n d e re ll a are i n cl u d e d in Mi ss C o x s co lle c

’

tio n ,
a n d acc o rdi n g t o o n e o f t he m t he Ki n g d e po si t s
his prec i o u s pri n c e ss o n the su mm i t o f a crys tal m o u n ta i n

ro c l ai m in g t ha t w ho e v e r s ucce e d s in scali n g it s sli

p pp yer

sid e s shall have he r in m arri ag e T he H e ro a s b lac k a s

.
,

a sw e e a n d al w a s b h w i h b ridi n
p y y t e s t o ve n s e r
y , g up

t he s t e e p sid e s o n a li t tl e o x T hi s m agi c o x/fig u re s in

‘
.

fai ry-t al e ve ry fre q u e n t ly an d is o fte n appare n tly t he

s m b o l o f t o il a n d l ab o u r M h i n c rease is b t h
y u c
y e

s t re n g t h o f t he o x .

T he re is a tal e t o ld a m o ng SLA v he rd sm e n a n d peasan t s

o f A Ma id w ith Ha ir o G old T i s P ri n c e s s is t he d au ght e r
’

f h .

o f a Ki n g w ho se c r s t al al ac e is b u il t u o n an i sl an d Sh e
y p p .

s i t s acc o m an i e d b t w e lve m aid e n s a t a ro u n d tabl e a

p y
—

t ab l e w hi c h m ay b e e q uat e d w i t h t he Ro u n d Ta b l e O f Ki ng
A rthu r a Id his t w e l ve Kn ig ht s The go lde n li g ht fro m the .

ri n c e s s s hai r is re fl e c t e d o n t he sea a n d s k o rn i n g
’

p y e ve r
y m
as s he c o m b s it T he he ro s n am e I s G EO RG E a n d t hi s
’

,
.

G EO R G E is e vide n tly a re lati o n o f t he St Ge o rg e o f

C hri st i an i ty O n t he acco m pli s hm e n t o f his i m po se d task s
.

—
o n e o f w hi ch is t he c o ll ec t i o n o f t he scat t e re d an d l o s t

earl s o f t he ri n ce ss s b ro ke n n e c kl ac e; a n d an o t he r t he
’

p p
1
Cin de rel l a , p 333 . .
2
I b id .
, p . 52 8
.
3
I bid .
, p 4 52
. .

4
I bid , p 44 7
. . .
5
Pro ve rb s xIv 4 . .
 T HE FAI R SHULAMITE
re co ve ri n g f he r l o st
o i g
r n fro m t he bo tt o m o f t he se a

G EO RG E c 6 m e s fac e to face w i t h t he m a id e n . W he re u po n
she aro s e fro m he r
‘
se at an d l o o se n i n g he r hea d-d re s s
e xpose d t o fu ll vi e w t he s pl e n do ur o f he r wo n de rfu l hai r ,

w hi c h had t he a ppeara n ce o f a w at e rfall o f g o ld e n rays a n d

c o v e re d he r fro m h e a d t o fo Ot T he gl o ri o u s light t hat .

gli tte re d fro m it daz z l e d t he he ro s e ye s an d he i m m e di at e ly ’

fe ll in l o ve w i t h he r T he a ll e go ri cal c hara c t e r o f t hi s st o ry
.

is re n de re d e vide n t b y its c o n cl u s i o n G EO RG E is u n happily .

l i
s a n, b u t is re st o re d aga i n li fe b y t he pri n ce ss who
to ,

p o u rs u po n him t he W at e r o f Li fe “
Ah me
.
said .
,
”

G EO RG E ru b n
g his e es
y
“
how , w e ll I h ave sl e t !
p
Ye s, d t he ri n ce s s Sm li c o u ld
“ ”
an sw e re
p i n
g no o ne ,

have l
s eb e tte r b u t
pt , w i t ho u t m e yo u w o ul d have sl e p t
1 ”
t hro ug h e t e rn i t y .

I n t he Te m pl e o f LU XO R t he C re ato r is d e pi c t e d as
m o de lli n g tw o figu re s a b o dy an d a so u l : I S IS is an i m a
—

ti n g t he m wi th l ife I says I SI S i n flam e t he he art s o i

.
“ 2
,
”

, .

hu n dre d s o f t ho u sands
” 3
I n The Song of Solomon t he
.
.

dH d m Emily J H di g p 87
i

F iy T l f th S l v P
1 t easa n s a n s ar
a r a es o e a er en , . n , . .

2
A G uide to the A n tiq uities f Upp er Egyp t
o , A E P. . . W e iga ll , p 75 . .

3
B u r de n of I sis , p 37 . .
 1 86 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF S Y MBOLI SM
he ro i n e t he lips o f t ho se that
k ”
1
a slee
‘

cau se s
p are t o s pe a .

'

Si m ilarly Cin de re lla a w a hens t he ho u se ho ld b y he r si ngi ng

'

T he se rvan t s co mpl ai n o f b e i n g k e pt awa k e , b u t t he o u n g

y
m as te r t hro ws aw a
y his ha bitua l sleep ing dra ught, hast e n s
to
'

C I N D ER ELLA an d e xcl ai m s,
“
he ar yo u , I he ar yo u I
I ” 1
1

O ne m ay al so co m pare t he invitat io h O f W i sdo m , Co m e ,

e at o f m
y b re ad an d d ri n k o f t he w i n e tha t I have m i ngle d ,
fo rsa ke t he fo o l i sh live ; and
“
All n ight lo n g e xho rts Z O RO A S rER ,
“
add re ss t he
'

he ave n l y W i sd o m all n ight lo ng cal l fo r t he W i sdo m t hat

”
w ill ke e p t he e awa ke
4
.

T he re is a S LAv fai ry-tale e n t itle d The Sp irit of the

Stepp es I t relat e s t o a pri n ce ss w ho se b ro w w as cal m an d
.
5

u re a s t he M o o n w ho se li s w e re re d as a ro se b u d a n d
p , p
w ho se vo i c e w as so e l o q u e n t t hat I t so u n de d like a s ho w e r
of e arl s B u t w o n d erf ul b e o n d co m are w as t he
y p ex
p .

re s s ive b eau t o f he r e e s If s he l o o ke d at o u ki n d l
p y y y ..
y
o u s e e m e d to fl o a t in a sea o f o if an gril d
y jy y it m a e
y ou ,

n u m b w i t h fe ar a n d o u w ere i n st an tl t ransfo rm e d i n to
y y
a b l o c k o f ice Thi s pri n ce ss w ho se n ame w as SU DO LI SA
.
, ,

w as wai t e d u po n b y tw elve c o m pan i o n s w ho w e re al m o s t as

c harm in g a s t he i r m i st re ss M an y a pri nce cam e fro m afar .

an d e n t e re d t he li st s as a s u i t o r b u t n o n e w as su cce ssf u l in ,

w i n n i n g he r l o ve I t happen e d t ha t t he e ye o f K O ST RY an
.
,

i n fam o u s o gre w ho li ve d u n de rgro u n d fe ll u po n t he ,

b e au t i fu l I slan d o f SU DO LI SA w he re b right as so many stars , ,

st o o d t he t w e l v e mai de n s an d am id st t he m sl eepi n g upo n , ,

a c o uc h o f sw a n s d o w n la
y S U DO LI SA he rse lf l o ve l
y as t he ,

daw n o f Day KO ST EY t he o gre cast lo n gi ng e ye s at the

.
, ,

ri n ce ss w he re u o n she su m mo n i n g he r arm u t he rs el f
p , p y p , ,

at it s he ad an d le d he r s o ldi e rs agai n s t him Bu t K O ST EV .

1 v
iii .
9 .
2
Pro ve rb s ix 56
3
. .

1
‘
S o l o mo n a nd S o larn on ic Litera tur e, Mon c ure C o n wa y, p 6 5 . .

5 S la v Ta les, — 20 6
pp 1
. 87 .
 1 88 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
w i t h he r
“

e ve n i
w t ho u t hav i ng see n h er . T he l i
co n c u s o n

of t he tal e m ay b e ta e n k fro m a n o t he r Sl av st o r
y, w hi c h
re c o rds t hat o n t he arrival o f t he Pri n ce Re de e m e r, he
w as fill e d w i t h b e w ilde rm e nt fo r i n s te a d o f o n e prin c e s s
“

, ,

he perce ive d t w e l ve all e q u ally beau t i fu l b u t u n de rst oo d ,

o n l o o ki n g c l o se r t hat e l e ve n o f t he m w e re m e re ly t he
m i rro re d re fl e c t i o n s o f o ne so le pri n c e ss “
I have co m e ”
.
,

said t he P ri n c e of m O w n free w i l l t o re sc u e
“
o u an d
y , y
re st o re
y o u to
y our
p are n t s I f I s ho u ld n o t s u ccee d I n
.

savi n g
y ou s we e t
, p ri n ce s s l if e w ill n o lo n e i b e d e ar t o
g ,
'

m e b u t I am fu ll o f ho pe an d I b eg yo u first t o give m e
, ,

a dra u ht o f t he S r t g t h- Givi n g W at e r fro m t he H e ro i c

'

e n
g
W e ll . Eve n ts e n d happily b u t b e fo re b e sto w i ng he r ,

han d u po n he r l o ve r t he P ri n ce ss as ks him six riddl e s, o f

,

w hi c h t he fi ft h is I e xi st e d b e fo re t he c re at i o n o f A DA M
“
.

I am alw ays c han gi n g I n su cce ssi o n t he t wo co l o u rs o f my

'

d ress T ho u san ds O f ye ars have go n e b y b u t I have

.
,

re maIn e d u na l t ere d b o t h in c o l o u r an d fo rm W i t h t hi s .

”
clai 1n c o m pare t hat p ut fo rw ard b y “
W i sdo m in t he
Bec k o f P ro v e rb s “
I was se t u p fro m e ve rlasti n g fro m
, ,

t he b e gi n n in g o r e ve r t he e art h was
,
W he n t he re we re .
,

no de pt hs I w as b ro u ght fo rth ; w he n t here we re n o

,

fo u n tai n s abo un di n g w i t h wa te r B e fo re t he m o u n tai n s .

w e re se t tle d b e fo re t he hi ll s was I b ro ug ht fo rt h
1 ”

, .

I t is pro ve rbi al t hat the S pi ri t o f man is a can dl e o f

t he Lo rd an d it is c la i m e d fo r W i sdo m t hat t he Lig ht
1
1
,

w hi c h co m e th fro m he r s hal l n e ve r go o u t I n so me .

ve rsi o n s o f Ci n de re lla t he he ro in e I s co n ce ale d fo r t he sake

,

o f he r safe t i n a l arg e silve r c an d l e st i c k T h i s can dl es t i c k

y .

is b o ught b y a pri n ce w ho is asto n i she d to fin d t hat it ,

O pe n s an d co n t ai n s a lo ve l y g i rl
1
1
I n the acco mpan yi n g
.
.

de sign t he fig ure o f t hi s Vi rgi n o f Lig ht co n st itute s t he

c an dle st i c k .

1
viii 2 3-
. 25 .
3
Prove rb s xx .
3
Cin derella , pp . 198, 2 10 . l
 THE FAI R SHULAM ITE
A n o the r ve rsi o n o f Ci n de re lla repre se n t s he r as b e i n g
hidd e n fo r t he sake o f safe t y w i t hi n a go lde n c he st .

Se rvan ts s pyi n g t hrou gh t he keyho le see t he i n co mparab le

m aide n an d de te rm In I n g to se l l he r t hey haw k t he case
, , ,

a n d it s c o n te n t s t hro u g ho u t t he w o rld M any are ready .

to b u y t he at t rac t ive b o x b u t n o n e 18 w illi ng t o m ak e an

,

of fe r fo r t he gi rl an d t he servan t s t he re fo re t hro w he r
.

, , ,

i n to a bri ar-b u sh .
1

me dic fe dvt in candelfi

, ro

W i sd o my S o l o mo n
,
sa s is gl o ri o u s an d n e ve r fad e t h
,

awa
y Y ea
. s he is e as il
, y se e n o f t he m t hat l o ve he r a n d

fo u n d o f s uch as se e k he r Shi pre ve n t e t h t he m t hat

.
“
,

de si re her in m aki n g he rse lf fi rst kno w n u n t o t he m .

W ho so se e ke t h he r e arly shall have n o great t ravail fo r he ,

shall fi d he r s i t t i n g at his d o o rs rsi ca n v e rs i o n o f

2
n A C o .
”

C I N DERELLA re pre se nt s t he he ro i ne as b e i ng no la rger tha n

one s little fin er a n d so t i n as hardl o be e rce t ibl e
’
t
g y y p p .

A passi n g pri n ce hearIng t he so u n d o f he r e xqu I g g

S I n In
“

vo ws he w i ll marry t he u n k no wn si n g W he n ce
co m e s t he vo i ce ? T he an sw e r is She is n o t di stan t , ,

Ci d 1
ll p 3 4
n ere a, W i d m f S l m vi
. 1 .
2
s o o o o on .
 190 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t he be au t i fu l maide n , she is he re fe e t Co m pare
at t hy .
” 1

t hi s dim in u t Ive Ci n d ere lla wi t h t he passage fro m a Ve di c

Te D eum q u o te d o n page 138 “
T he S pi ri t d we ll s e ve r as
c
,

i n ward so ul a n inch in sta ture w i t hi n m e n s he art s

,
’
.
”

T he fairy- tal e s t hus far q u o t e d are n o t pfo fe sse dly

all eg o ri e s n o r are t he y t he pro d u ct i o n s o f li t e rar art ifi ce
, y
t he y are b ut w ays id e s t o ri e s fam ili ar to u n e d u cat e d pe o pl e .

The all ego ri c al t he o ry o f myt ho l o gy a n d fai ry- tal e has it ,

I s co ns id ere d be e n fi nally d e m o li s he d b y t he di sco ve ry

,
.

m ade b y t he B ro t he rs G R I MM t hat fai ry- tal e s have n o t

d e sce n ded fro m t he e d ucate d to t he Un e d ucat e d classe s ,

b u t vice versa have e m anate d as it were fro m t he so il , , ,

asce n di ng fro m t he co tt age t o t he cast le fi nally be i ng ,

co lle ct e d fro m o ral t radi t i o n s an d cr stal li se d b li t t é rat e u rs

y y
i n to b o o k fo rm Mr A n dre w L a ng was o f t he o pi n i o n t hat
.

fai ry-sto ri e s are large l y re li cs o f savage ry an d b arb ari sm .

a d t h a t t he b ea r se lf-evid e n t t race s o f t he i r b e st i a l o rigi n

n
y .

T he e xi st e n ce o f barbari c e le me n t s n e cd no t b e co n te s te d ,

b ut side b y side wit h t he se t he re are u n q u e st i o n abl y t race s

of a ure an d pri m It Ive m ytho l o g w h i c h m u st hav e co m e
p y
do wn t o u s b y wo rd O f m o u t h u n e di t e d u n t ampe re d wit h ,
‘

an d u n su s ect e d
p .

I n m an y case s t he n a m e s o f t he drama tis p ersona si n ifi

g
c an tl v e al t he m e an i n g s o f t he m t hs T he fac t t hat
y re
y .

l l
'

t h m e v a in d i fl e re t o ca i t i s e m t -m e e n t i re l
e se n a s r
y n e s e s o
y
t o di sc re dit Mr Lan g s t he o ry t hat myt h was pro b ably
’
‘

c arri e d f ro m c o u n t r t co u n t r b f m al e c a tiv e s I t
y o
y y e p .

wil l also st ill fu rthe r di scre di t Max M ull e r s di sease o f ’

lan g u age t he o ry fo r as w ill b e see n t he c han g e d n a m e s

, , ,

o f t he c harac t e rs are f re qu e n tl o f vi t al s ig n ifi ca n c e a n d
y
re ve al exac t l t h e u n d e rl i n g m e an i n g o f t he fab l e
y y .

1
Cin derel la , p 338 C o mpa re W ordswo rth
. .

“
W isdom is o ft t ime s n e a re r whe n we
. st o o p
”
Tha n w he n we
»
so a r .
192 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
l u st ro u s S H RI
y sa s Ki i
“
n g s dau g ht e r fro m a far
I am a
’

co u n t r T h sam e idea is l ike w i se e m hasi se d in

y . e
p a

Syri an ve rsi o n o f this so lar myth w hcre in t he C hi l d o f t he ,

Su n says “
I had clo t hed m e as t hey we re t hat t he y might ,

n o t g u e ss I had co m e fro m afar b u t fro m s o m e o ccasi o n ,

.

o r o t he r t he
y l e a rn e d I w a s not o their country
f .
” 2

T he syll ab l e s E LLA o cc u rri n g in MA R I U OELLA B A R BA R ,

ELL A , an d C I N DERELL A are t he Gree k Ele w hi ch mean s

, ,

S hi n e r o r give r o f lig ht ELE is t he ro o t o f ELELEU S o n e

.
,

o f t he su rn a m e s o f AP O LL O a n d D I O NY SO S I t is al so fo u n d 8
.

in ELEUT HER t he So n o f AP O LL O I n H EL I O S t he Su n an d in , ,

S EL EN E t he M o o n T he n ame o f J UN O L U C I N A
. J UN O
in he r aspe ct o f Lig ht- Give r w as ELEUT HO T he .

H ELL ES P O N T take s it s n ame fro m H ELL E a maide n w ho ,

fle d fro m he r fat he r s ho u se t o e scape t he o ppre ssi o n o f

’ '

he r m o t her- in -law b u t fe ll fro m a c l o u d i n to t he se a and

,

was d ro w ne d Thi s H ELL E m u st b e a re lat ive o f H EL I O S

.
‘

th e Su n an d he r d ro w n i n g I s pro babl y a po e t i c acco u n t o f

,

t he su n s i n ki n g i n t o t he se a .

In Fi n lan d C I N D ERELLA is k n o wn as “
B eau t i fu l
C LA RA C LA RA is de rive d fro m cla reo I shi ne a n d m ean s ,
-
,

bright shi n i n g clear b rilli an t t o t he sig ht I n B O L O G N A

, , ,
.

t he Ca n dl e sti c k- C I N D ERELLA is na me d Z I z O LA e vid e n tl

y a

d e rivat i o n fro m Z I Z A w hi c h was o n e o f t he appellat i o n s

,

o f
Acco rdi n g t o a J e w i sh vari an t C I N D ERELLA S n am e is ,
’

CA EHA a wo rd t hat m ean s A uro ra

,
8
A u ro ra d e rive d fro m .
,

a urum m e an s t he go l d e n b e au t o f t he m o rn i n g t he ro s
, y y ,

fi n gere d Daw n .

1
D escen t of the S u n , p 87 . .

2
fl y mn of the Ro be of Glo ry , G R S . . . Me a d , pp . 18-19 .

3
Le mp riere .
1
Ibid .

5 5
Cin derella , p 533 . . I bid , p 198. . .

7
Cu rio us tldy ths of th e Middle A g es S Ba ring - G o u d, p 332 l
’

.
,
. .

5
Cin dere l la , p 354. .
 T HE FAI R SHULAM ITE
“

19 3

In J u tl an d C I N DERELLA is n ame d LU C Y fro m lux light ,

, , ,

o r luceo I give l ig ht
,
L U CY de rive d fro m t he sam e radi cal
.
,

as L UN A t he M o o n an d L U C I FER t he Lig ht -
,
B r i n ge r m e a n s ,

a s h i n i n g c hild b o rn at s u n rise o r da b re ak
“
y .

It I s t hu s see n t hat t he po pu lar n am e s o f C I N DERELLA

are as re co n di t e a n d s ign ifi ca n t as t he cl ass i c w o rd P SY C H E

o f Gre e k m t h
y P SY C H E w ho has m u c h in c o mm o n w i t h
.
,

C I N DERELLA me ans B re at h o r So ul an d b y almo st ge n eral

, ,

c o n se n t P SY C H E is re gard e d a s s m b o l i c o f t he so ul s ark
y p
ri so n e d w i t hi n t he m at e ri al b o d
p y
To arrive at t he fu ll me an i n g o f t he n ame Ci n de re lla ,

o n e ma re fe r t o a Hi n do o st o r e n t i tle d b it s En lish
y y y g
t ran slat o r ( i) A Hei e Daw n
1
, fl f
r o t h '
A h e if er figure s .

fre qu e n tly as t he fai ry go d mo t he r t o C I N DERELLA a n d so me ,

t i m e s t he li t tl e an i m al has go lde n ho rn s All swe e t n ess .

,
”

sa s t he Ri V e da - “
is c o ll e c t e d in t he H e i fe r t h e Re d
”

y g , ,

O n e o f t he Dawn an d t he w o rd H e ife r is st ill u se d in t he

,

O ri e n t t o si gn ify a w ife o r Q ue e n T he H e ife r w i t h .

go lde n ho rn s is H A T H O R t he give r o f liqu id l i fe and t he

, ,

go l de n ho rn s are t he go lde n ho rn s o f the n e w mo o n .

D I A N A appears re peate dl y w i th t he c re sce n t so po se d as t o

a ear lik e t he ho rn s o f a c o w an d t he sam e arran ge m e n t
pp ,

may b e se e n in fig 2 85 ( a nte p .
_
The s t o ry call e d A
, .

Heifier of the D a w n re lat e s to a P ri n c e ss w ho ve ils he r

ide n t i ty u n d er t he di sgu i se o f a hag dm g id an d appe ars day
“

aft e r da o a he art b ro k e n an d w o m an - h a i n g Ki n g T hi
y t t s .

H e ifer o f t he Dawn po sse sse s t he pro te an e l u sive , ,

a n d c o n t radi ct o r c ha ract e ri st i c s o f Ci n d e re lla a n d o f t h e fai r

y
S hul ami te . Fi rst she appears clo the d in dark bl u e like an
i n carn at i o n o f t he n ight o f n ew mo o n n e xt she re se mble s
t he sk b e fo re t he d aw n t o uc he d w i t h t he fi rs t st re ak o f
y
re d an d re m ark s
, 0 Ki n g I a m yo u n g ye t am 1o ld e r t han
, ,

tho u art .
”
Ne xt she re se mb le s an i n carnat i o n o f t he sap o f
1
F . W . Ba in .
-
194 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t he t ree o f y o u t h a n d re m ar
k s t ha t he r n am e is MA DHU PA
MA N I A RI , i e f bl o sso ms fo r t he ho ne y d ri n ke rs
”
. .
,
l
a c u st e r o .

Ne x t she see m s in t he Ki n g s e ye S lik e an I n carnat Io n o f t he

’ '

dew o f t he m o rn i n g an d like an e m bl e m o f t he l o ve t hat

was rising fi om its a shes in his ow n hea rt e m b o di e d I n a
fe m i n i ne fo rm ; n ext, a s an esse n ce i n carn ate d b y t he will
f t he C reat o r in a w ho ll y difl e re n t yet e q u ally de li c i o u s
'

fo rm an d l ike t he e mb o di e d peace O f t he Ki ng 3 o w n m i n d ’
.

Ne xt she se e m s in t he Ki n g s eye s like t he n e c tar o f ’

re c o n c i l i ati o n In fe m i n i n e fo rm a n d o n he r li s t he re wa s a
p
s m il e t hat sat l ike s u n lig ht Fi nall y, she se e m s like a
.

d raught o f t he n e ctar o f l o ve l o ngi n g i n carnat e in a fe m i n i n e

fo rm . T he b e wilde re d an d e n rapt II re d Ki ng gro w n si c k

o f l o ve e x cl ai m s t hat he ne e de d b u t t he t o u c h O f her han d

t o b u rst i n t o a fl a m e Th e n she lo o ke d at him w i th m o c k

.

gravity an d said T he se are sym pto m s ve ry dangero u s an d

al arm i ng t o t he p h s i c i a n T rl o u s T h
”

y hy . case is
p a e .

Ki n g says Tho u mayst like n me to a fire w hich w a s a ll but

extinguished an d co u l d n o t b e re ki n dl e d A n d t he n it blaz e d .

f ro m it s ashe s w i t h a u re fl am e s u c h as it had n e ver

u
p p
u t fo rth b e fo re alf f rig ht e n e d an d hal f lau g hi n g , t he
”

p .H
H e i fe r o f t he Daw n e xclaI m s A ry u pu tra , le t m e go H a st .

t ho u n o t g u e ssed t hat I am t he Q u ee n S u bse qu e n tly

t he Ki n g re mark s Said I no t we ll t hat I was fire an d she
t he fu e l ? O r is it n o t rat he r I t hat a m t he f u e l a n d she
t hat is the fire, fo r certai n l y she b u rns m e like a fl am e
”
.

I n CA TA LO N IA C I N DERELLA is k n o w n as “
Th e Fi re
o n acco u n t o f he r o cc u at i o n , a n d I n J U T LA N D
1
Bl o w e r ”

p
she is c alle d W hi ppe r o f t he A she s, to w hi p m ean i n g to ”

st i r u or o ke I t w o u ld t h u s se e m t hat C I N D ER ELLA , t he
p p
'
.

b right an d s hi n i n g o n e , w ho s i t s a m o ng t he c in de rs an d
kee ps t he fire al ight , is a pe rso n ifi cat i o n o f t he Ho ly Spi ri t
dwe lli n g u n ho n o u re d am id t he sm o u l de ri n g ashe s o f t he
1
Cin de rel la , p 311 . .
 Be auty, T ruth, an d Rarity,
G rac e in al l simp ic ity,l
He re l
e nc o se d in c inde rs l ie .

S HA KES PEARE .

HA V I N G e stabli she d t he pro babi l i t y t hat C I N DERELLA co n

,

ta i n s m a n y t rac e s o f o rigi n al all e go ry it is pe rm issib le t L

'

x
,

co n s ide r t hi s t he o r in c l o se r d e tai l an d t o i n q u i re i n t o
y ,
'
t he m e a n i n g u n de rl yi n g C I NDERELL A s pro t e an c ha n g e s o f
ra i me n t. He r su pe rn at u ral and m yst i cal d re sse s se e m
u n u e stI o n ab l t o s m b o l i se t he aw a k e n i n g g w t h d
q y y ro a n , ,

fi n al apo t he o si s o f W i s do m w i t hi n t he m i n d
'

T he A n c i e n ts co nce ive d a pri me val an d se l f- e xi s te n t

M o t he r o f all W i sdo m w ho figu res in M yt ho l o gy as t he

'

Magna Ma ter t he Bona D ea t he All-M o the r o f t he G o d s

, ,

a n d in Ro m an c e t hi s pri m al M o t he r appears as t he fa i r
y
Q uee n o r fai ry Go d mo t her .

T he m o t her o f Ki n g SO L O MO N is me n ti o n e d in t he
Can t i cl e s as havi ng c ro w n e d him o n t he day o f his
espo usal s 1
. I n S LA v l ege n d t hi s M o t he r o f t he Su n is
describ e d so me t i m e s as t he Se a i nt o w ho se arm s t he Su n
,

s i n k s w e ari l o n t he clo se o f da at oth e r t i me s as si t t i n g

y y
Fate -like in a go lde n castle b u il t see mingly o f fire
, .

f S o lomo n
1
S o ng o II I. 11.
 CI NDERELLA I 97
'

I t is l m o st a u n i versal feat ure o f t he Ci n de re llatale s

a

t hat t he he ro i n e I s t he l ivi n g I m age o f he r l o ve l M o t he r ;

y
a n d t hu s a s t u d o f t he M o t he r s i m u l t a n e o u sl re veal s t he
y y
c harac t e r o f t he Da u g ht e r I n a S an scrit l e ge n d t he Fat he r
.
, ,

w ho w as
“
o f t he ra c e o f t he S u n had a c hi l d e xac t ly
”

re se m bli n g h im in e ve ry parti c u l ar e xce pt age an d t he ,

Fat he r O b se rve s He is n o t an o ther b u t my ve ry se lf

, ,
.
” 1

W he n S H RI t he he ro i n e o f t he Descent of the Sun is d o o m e d

, ,

t o w an d e r c he e rl e ssly o n e art h t he Lo rd o f C re at ure s sa s , y ,

“
I m u st n o t leave he r lo ve ly b o dy to t he pl ay o f c hanc e ,

fo r it has in it so m e t hi ng o f my o w n D ivi n i ty
”
.

The re l ati o n t he n o f Ci n d e re l l a to her Star-

, , c ro w n e d

M o the r an d o f many o the r famo u s M o the r-

—
an d- D aug hters
O f M t ho lo g — is t hat o f t he s t ream l e t t o t he o ce an t h
y y e ,

s ark to t he fire t h e e o t o t he Ove rso u l

p g ,
.

C I N D ERELLA S fai ry go d m o the r o r real mo t he r is

’
2

vari o u sly describe d as an age d w o man a be autiful q ue e n ,

‘

w it h a star u po n her bro w a co w w i t h go l de n ho rn s a , ,

w ater n ym ph a me rm aid l ivi n g in a g ro t to o f pearl an d

'
‘

c o ral a n d as a sea- s e r e n t n a m e d LA BI S MI NA
'

, p .

The co nce pt i o n o f t he Se a as t he G re at M o t her o f all

Cre at i o n is co mm o n to an ci e n t co smo go n i e s W he t he r t hi s .

u nive rsal b e l i e f aro se b e cau se h si cal l ife was k no w n to

p y
have o rigi n at e d in wate r o r w he t he r t he se a was sym b Oli
,

call e m lo e d b o f t he in Isu m e rab le an al o gi e s

--
e cause
p y
f

y
a -

be tw e e n W ate r an d W i sdo m is a po i n t that it wo u l d b e ,

fu t i le t o di scu ss : it can n o t ho we ve r b e q u es ti o ne d that

, ,

fro m t he re m o test age s t he S pi ri t o f Tru t h o r W i sd o m has

b e e n t ypifi e d b y W ate r an d t he Sea .

I n Bab ylo n i an co smo go n y t he D e e p o r De pt h w as

re ga rde d as a s m b o l o f U n fat ho m a b l e W i sd o m
y
8
W i sdo m .
,

f the D ash, F W B a in , p 4
1
A n E sse n ce o . . . .

2
No t to be c o n fus e d w it h t h e c rue l s te p m o t he r .

We dding f Wis do m Me ad
3
S o ng o , , p 52. .

V OL . 1 .
19 8 T HE LOST LANGU AGE OF SYMBOLISM
t he Spo u se o f t he
S upre me Cre ato r w as said t o dwe ll in ,

t he d e pt hs i l li mi table o ce a n an d was t e rm e d t he
o f t he
“
,

Lady o f t he Abyss a nd t he Vo i ce o f t he Abyss 1

An .
”

an c i e n t I ri s h Go dd e ss
pro b abl
y t he m o st a n c i e n t
—
w as —

nam e d D O MNU an d Sir J O II N R HY S b e l i e ve s t hi s wo rd t o

,
.

have s ig n ifi e d the Ab yss o r De e p Sea 2

T hre e t ho u san d .

e ars b e fo re C H R I ST C hi E m e ro r is sa id t o hav e
y a n e se
p,

i n st i t u t e d t he m usi c o f t he Gre at Abyss in o rde r t o

b ri ng spi ri ts an d m e n i n to harmo ny ; an d fro m pre hi sto ri c
1
1

t i me s the t e rm Abyss se e ms t o have b ee n e xt e n sively ”

u se d t o d e n o te t he U n k n o w n t he M yste ri o us an d t he , ,

U n fatho mab le LA III SMI NA t he Sea-se rpe nt go dmo t he r o f

.
,

C I N DERELLA is e vide ntly a co rrupt i o n fro m L A BYSME t he

,
’

o ld Frehc h s u e rlat ive o f Ab ss It m e an s t he ro fo u n de st

p y p .
.

de pth t he pri mal c haos t he u n fat ho mable an d u n searchable

, ,

de e p an d acco rdi n g to Dr M U RRA Y

, ,
“
a sub te rran eo u s ,

re se rvo i r o f w at ers
” 1
.

A m o ng the name s o f t he G re at M o t he r-Go dde ss CY BEL E

we re MA an d M A I A te rms w hi c h in all pro babi l i ty w ere ,

rel at e d t o M A YA t he n am e o f t he gre at e m i re t hat o n ce

, p
fl o uri s he d in S O U T H A MER I CA T race s o f t his e mpi re exi st .

in t he ru in e d c 1t 1e s o f MExI C O an d t he re are so me w ho
’

m ai n tai n t hat it w as t he fe rt i l e pare n t fro m w hi c h sprang

t he c ivili sat i o n s o f E G Y PT an d ASSY R I A The m e an i n g .

o f t he nam e M A YA has b e e n a ssu me d to b e t he M o t he r

o f t he W at e rs o r t he
“
Teats o t e
”
f h W a t e rs M A -Y -A

s he o f t he fo u r h u n dred b reasts as t he y we re wo n t t o ,

e x re ss t he
p E p h e s i an Go dd e ss Th e re aso n
g iv en b y .
5

1 “
Wh y s he wa s c a ll ed
‘
T he La dy of Ab yss , a n d e lse whe re the
th e
’ '
‘

V o ice o f t he
Ab y s s,
’
is no t k no wn .
”—
B a by l on ia n a n d A ssy ria n Rel igio n ,
T G
. . Pin che s, p 6 2 . .

3
Hibber t Lect u res , 1886 Le ct ure V I ,
.

3
Religion of A ncien t China H A G ile s , p 8 ,
. . . .

5
Q u een Mao a n d the Eg p tia n Sphinx , . l
A Le P o n geo n , p xxxix . .
2 00 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
b ee n ge n e rally re pre se n t e d b y t hi s pre hi sto ri c an d al mo st
u n ive rsal sig n LE PL O N G EO N st ate s t hat am o n g t he
.

M ayas t he w avy-l i ne hi e ro glyph fo r w ate r t erm i nate d w i th

t he he a d o f a sn ake b ecau se t he y co m pare d t he w ave s o f
,

the o c e an to t he u n d u lat i o n s o f a m o vi n g se rpe n t Fo r .

t hi s reaso n t he y n ame d t he Sea Ca na lz t he G re at a n d P o wer

,

fu l Sement 1
Ana conda t he n a me o f t he gi an t serpe n t o f
.
,

So u th A m eri ca w o u l d t hus see m to b e re so lvabl e i n to a na k

,

the gi an t onda w ave s Th i s c o n n e c t i o n o f t he se rpe nt w ith

,
.

t he se a is pro b ab ly t he t ru e o rigi n o f t he u n ive rsal u s e o f t he

se r e n t as a s m b o l o f C e l e st i al W i s do m a s m b o l i s m fo r
p y , y

46 3

t h e re aso n o f wh ch a n u m e r o f re co n
i b di t e an d i n ge n i o u s
s ec u l at i o n s have f ro m t i m e t o t i me b e u t fo rw ard
p en
p .

F ro m t he abo ve de sign s it is e vide n t t hat t he m e di aeval

s m b o l i st s u se d t he se r e n t w i t h a k n o w l e dge f it
y p o s

ri m ar an d e l e m e n tal m e an i n g o f sea wav e s a n d t hi s

p y ,

o rigi n al c o n n e c t i o n b e t wee n t he se r e n t an d wa te r was no

p
do u b t an addi t i o n al re aso n fo r t he se rpe n t s s ign ifican ce as ’

e m b le m o f Re ge n e rat i o n

It w ill b e n o t i ce d t hat t he head o f fig has b e e n

'

sacrifi c e d in o rd e r to i n t ro d u c e t he t hre e c i rc l e s o f P e rfec t

Lo ve Perfe ct W i sdo m an d P e rfe ct Po wer an d se ve ral o f

, , ,

t he d e sign s b e l o w have b ee n c ro w n e d w i t h t hi s tri pl e pe rfe c

tio n . T he he art o f Lo ve is e m e rgi ng fro m t he m o u t h o f
1
S a cred My steries a mong t/
ze Ma yas a n d Quit /les , p . 1x4.
 CIN D E RELLA
fig 4 6 4 ,
. an d fro m figs . 6
4 5 an d Lig ht is b e i n g bo rn
in t he fo rm f eur— de -
l s d t he of T he
o a fi y an cro ss

cre sce n t mo o n w as a s
ym b ol an d at trib u te o f Sm the G o d o f
,

Light , the Fat he r o f I S H TA R an d th e C re at o r o f Light .

20 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
S e veral o f these S erpe n t e mbl e m s are sig n ifican tly e n
fo l di n g an egg w i t hi n t he i r co ils Acco rdi n g t o an ci e n t .

co s m o go n t h e Vi rgi n Egg t he E t e rnal G e rin o r Egg o f

y ,

t he U n ive rse was e ver b e i n g e n c i rcl e d b y an d i n t o t he

,

Go o d She phe rd o f Creative W i sdo m ‘

.

Thi s De ity was co nce ive d so me t i me s as masc uli n e ,

so m e t i m e s as fe m i n i n e b u t mo re o ft e n as d u al
,
A mo n g .

p r1m1t ive m e n d es ce n t b e i n g rec k o n e d n o t t hro u g h t he

,

fathe r b u t t he m o ther it may safe ly b e assum e d t hat t he

,

Go o d Spi ri t was o rigi nally c o n ce ive d as bei ng the W ater

Motlier T he Se rpe n t fig 4 7 7 has t he he ad an d ho rns o f a

.
, .
,

B ull i m plyi n g a co mbi n at i o n o f W I S DO M t he M o t he r an d

,

AP I S t he Creat o r an d Fi rs t Cause T ho se w ho w ere .

i n i t i ate d i n to t he myste ri e s o f O S I RI S w e re t o l d t hat A p t s

o u ght t o b e re gard e d as a fa i r a n d b ea u t ifu l i m age o f t he i r
"
o wn so ul T he cerastes o r ho rne d serpe n t was as sacre d
‘

am o n g t he M a as as am o n g t he Eg t i an s an d t hi s re pti l e
y yp
.

ro b ab l d iv d it t i t t f it m bi i n g
p y er e s s a nc
y o n ac c o u n o s co n

so m e o f t he a t t rib ut e s o f b o t h B u ll an d S e r e n t C ERA ST ES
p .

w as a nam e appl i e d b y t he Gree ks t o Z EU S t he ho rn e d

"
Z e us .
3
So me ti me s two se rpe n t s we re co rrelate d as in ,

1
Tb e Cha l de a n Ora c les, G R S Mea d, i 60
. . . . .

2
S a cred fily s temes a mong t he Maya s, Le P o n ge o n , p 9 8 l
‘

. .

3
K
Fa me n ig ht , Sy mbol La ng of A n cien t A rt, p 138
. . . .
20 4 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
THA M i m pl y pe rm utat i o n s o f the sam e fo u r l e tters
are s ,

e ac h o f w hi c h s t an d s fo r an at t rib u t e o f t he fo u rfo ld De it
y .

I t is clai me d b y m ysti c s t hat t he sacro san ct A U M o f t he

Hi n do o s is a co m bi n at i o n o f s i m ilar i n i t i al s A stan di n g ,

fo r t he fo u n dative po we r o f t he C re ato r U fo r t he ge n e ra ,

t ive po w e r o f t he M o t he r an d M fo r the i r e n ge n de rin gs , ,

o r t he So n Thu s t he myst e ry nam e A U M is capab l e o f

.

e rm u tat i o n s w hi c h in t he M a a l an g u age read

p y
U A -M = I am t he mal e Cre ato r
—
.

M-U-A = the M ake r o f t he se wate rs .

A -U - M= thy M o t her s So n ’
.

T he Tri n i ty A U M in t he al t e rn at ive fo rm
. . . O M is hai le d
as He w ho re s te t h u po n the face O f t he Mi l ky O c ean ,

w ho art c e l e b rat e d b y a t ho u san d n ame s an d u n de r vari o u s

fo rm s 2
.
”

I n I n di a t he syllabl e A U M is pro n o u n ce d l ike a drawl i ng

A me n an d t he re m u st b e a clo se co n n e cti o n b e t wee n the
,

A UM o f I n di a t he A MUN- RA an d A MUN -KNEPT H o f Egypt

, ,

a n d t he J U P I TER- A MMO N o f G re e ce A MUN-KNEPT H was .

t he Eg ti an J U P I T ER a n d t his go o d ge n i u s was re re se n t e d
yp , p
as a S e r e n t
p w h i ch acco rdi n g t o
,
H O RA PO LLO
,
w as
“
t he ,

e m b l e m o f t he S i ri t w h i c h e rvad e s t he u n ive rse

3 ”

p p I t .

w o uld t hu s appe ar t hat t he S ea w as fro m t he fi rst a sym b o l

o f u n fat ho m ab l e Tru t h o r W i s d o m an d t hat t he Go o d ,

Se rpe n t was i n vari ably ide n t ifie d as an al tern at ive sig n fo r

t he same ide a The re was a tradi t i o n t hat t he Garde n o f
.

the H e spe ride s w as g uard e d b y t hre e N ymphs an d an

e ver- watc hfu l S erpe n t n ame d LA DO N I n B o he m i a Ci n de r .

e lla is k n o w n as The P ri n c e ss w ith t he Go l d S tar o n he r

b ro w and he r n am e is LA DA
,
‘
I t is pro bab le t hat t hi s is
.

Queen Moo t he Eg yp tia n Slohinx, Le P o n g e o n, p 23 l

1
a nd . .

2
Th e G n os tics a n d thei r Rema i ns, in g , p 2 7 K . .

Queen Moo , p
3
49 . .

4
Cin derella , p 4 18 ;. l
s ee a so Fraz e r, The Dy ing G od, p p . 2 6 1, 26 2 .
 CIN D E RELLA 20 5

e i t he r t he fe m i n i n e o r di mi n u t ive fo rm o f LA DO N t he Go o d .

Se rp e nt a n d that t he roo t o f b o t h wo rds is to b e fo u n d in

,

LA a s yl labl e w h i ch in t he M aya lan gu age m e an s

,
‘

t ha t

w hi ch has e xi st e d fo r e ve r
1
t he E t e rn al Tru t h
”
.

T he I n di a n go d s are said t o u pc hu rn t he n e c tar o f t he

del ectable B utt e r o f t he B ri n e an d t he Hi n do o s affi rm t hat ,

t he t hre e m yst i c l e t te rs A U M w e re
“
m ilke d o u t b y t he
Cre ato r Acco rdi ng t o an I n di an versi o n O f C I N DERELLA
.
,

t he he ro i n e is t he s e v e n t h O f se v e n dau ght e rs all o f w ho m ,

w e d t he Pri n ce C I ND ERELLA havi n g u nj u st ly fall en u n de r

.

a c l o u d o f s u sp i c i o n t he c hi l dre n say t o t he i r fat he r

, Le t
o u r se ve n t h w ife w ho is in t he d u n ge o n c o me fo rt h
y .

Place se ve n c urtai n s b et we e n her an d u s an d watch w hat

happe n s Ci n dere lla is b ro u ght o u t an d se ve n c u rtai n s
.
”

are
p l ac e d b e t w e e n he r an d t he c hild re n T h re e s t rea m s .

o f m i l k s ri n g fro m her b re ast s a nd

p e n e t rat i n g t he se v e n
p , ,

c u rt ai ns ,
ru n i n to the c hi l d ren s mo u ths
'
' ’
I t is n o t an .
2

m m n i n c id e t i n f a i -t al e s fo r w i n e h nd
u cn o o n r
y ,
o ne
y a , ,

j e we l s to ram fro m t he he ro i n e s mo u t h ; b u t t hre e milky

‘
’

st ream s t hr o u g h se ven v e il s is an id e a so pe c u l i arl bi z arre

y
t hat as B aco n says o f c ertai n fabl e s it pro c lai m s a parabl e
, ,
.

afar of f Ro man Ca t ho li c s are tau ght t hat ST G ERT RU DE

.

was divi n e ly in st ru ct e d an d t hat as o ft e n as t he A n g e li c

, ,

Sal u tat i o n is de vo ut ly re ci t e d by t he fai t hfu l o n eart h ,

thre e e fiicacio u s st re am l e t s pro ce e d fro m t he Fathe r t he ,

So n an d t he H o ly Gho st , mo st s we e t ly pe n e t rat i n g t he
, ,

3
Vi rgi n s heart
’
.

T he Se ven ve i l s t hro ugh w hi ch C I N DERELLA S t hre e

’
'

st ream l e t s e n e t ra t e m a b co m are d w i t h t he Se ven gat e s

p y e p
o f t he u n de r- wo rld t hro ugh w hi c h I S H T A R passe d an d t he ,

S even plan e t ary sphe res t hro ugh w hi c h S O P HI A t he Vi rgi n ,

1
S acre d My steries a mong the May a s , l
Le P o n ge o n , p 54 . .

3
A ll for j esu s Fa b e r, p
,
. 10 4 .
20 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI S M
of Light aro se The se se ve n sphe res w ho se mo ve me n t
,
.
,

made t he fab led m usi c o f t he sphe re s were su ppo se d to b e ,

i mpo se d o ne u po n ano the r l ike a n est of i n ve rte d crystall i ne

b o wl s PLA T O co n ce ive d a heave n ly M ermaid to b e seated
.

s i n gi n g u po n eac h sphe re an d t he se S e ve n S re ns o f t he
y ,

S phere s may b e co mpare d w i t h the Se ve n M aide n s o f

C I N DERELLA t he Seve n Maide n s o f S O PH 1A t he Seve n
, ,

HA T HO RS o r Fate s and t he Se ve n Spi ri t s whi ch stan d befo re

,

t he T hro n e o f G o d
1
.

“
Acco rdi n g to Ge ne si s In t he b egi n n i n g t he e arth was
,

w i t ho u t fo rm a n d vo id ,
an d dark n e ss was u o n t he face o f
p
t he d e e p : a n d t he S pi ri t o f G o d mo ve d u po n t he fac e o f

t he wat e rs .An d G o d said, Le t t he re b e light : an d t he re

"
was l ig ht . Acco rdi n g t o M exi can t radi ti o n s as stat e d in
the sacre d Pap al V ah Eve ryt hi n g was wi t ho ut life cal m
, ,

a n d s il e n t ; all w as m o t i o n l e ss an d q u i e t Vo id was t he .

i m me n si ty o f t he heave n s t he face o f t he eart h did n o t

,

man ife st i t se l f ye t o n ly t he tran q u i l sea was an d t he spac e

o f t he he ave n s Al l was i m m o bility an d si l e n ce in t he
.

da rk n e ss in t he n ight ; o n ly t he C reato r t he M aker t he , ,

Do mi nat o r t he S e rpe n t co ve re d with feat he rs t he y who

, ,

e n ge n d e r t he y w ho c reate we re o n t he wat e rs as a n e ver

, ,

i n creas i n g light The y are surro u n de d b y gre en an d bl ue

.
2
.
”

T he Vi rgi n O f Lig ht was w ide ly regarde d as t he first

b o rn o f t he S u pre me Spi rit “
I says W I S DO M O f he rse lf
.
,
”

was se t u p f ro m e ve rlast i n g fro m t he b egi n n i n g o r e ve r

, ,
.

the e art h was W he n t here we re n o de pt hs I was bro ught

.
,
»

fo rt h whe n t here we re n o fo u n tai n s ab o u n di n g wi t h wate r .

Be fo re t he mo u n tai n s we re se ttle d ; b e fo re t he hi ll s was

I b ro ught fo rt h : w hile as yet he had no t made t he eart h ,

n o r t he fi e ld s n o r t he hig he st part o f t he d u st o f t he w o rl d
,
.

W he n he pre pare d the heave n s I w as t he re : whe n he ,

R v l tie i 4
e a on . .

2
Quo te d in S acr ed My tholog y a mong the Mayas , p . 111
.
20 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
A du c k ho ve rs ver t he wate rs b ut is u n able t o fin d any
o ,

fo o ti n g u n t il t he M o t he r o f t he W at e rs u pli ft s he r k n e e

a n d s ho u l d e rs fro m t he wav e s t h u s afl o rdin

'

t o t he b i rd a
g ,

n e s t 1n - l ace S e v e n e gg s s ix o f go l d an d o n e o f i ro n
g p
—
.

are laid ,
a n d t he d u c k b ro o d s o ve r t he m fo r t hree days .

The n t he M o t he r o f t he W at e rs ro l ls t he eggs i n to t he
'

ocean w he re t he y are s hatt e re d i n t o p i e ce s

,
Fro m t he yo lk .

o f o n e o f t he m gre w o u r Su n fro m t he whi t e o ur M o o ri , ‘

from the u ppe r fragm e n t o f a she ll ro se t he vau lt o f heave n

an d fro m t he l o we r hal f spran g t he so lid e art h No w, .

c o nti n u e s t he Ka leva la
'
,

t he t ime passe d q uic kly o ve r ,

A n d t he ye ars ro lle d q uic kly o n w ard

I n t he n e w Sun s shin in g lust re
’

I n t he n e w Mo on s so ft e r b e am in g
’

Still t he W at e r- Mo t he r fl o at e d ,

W at e r- Mo t her maid ae rial , ,

Eve r o n t he peac e ful w at e rs ,

O n t he billo w s fo am y surfac e
’

W it h t he mo vin g‘

w ave s b e fo re h e r
A n d t he he ave n se re n e b e hin d he r .

W he n t he n in t h year ha d passe d o ve r

A n d t he su mme r t e n t h w as passin g,
Fm mt he se a he r h e ad sh e ift e d, l
A n d h e r fo re he ad she uplift e d ,

A n d she t he n b e gan c re at io n ,

A n d she b 10ught t he w o r ld t o o rde r

O n t he O pe n o c e a ns ’
surfac e ,

O n t he far-
e xt e n din
g w at e rs .

I n t he l
e mb e ms b e lo w are re pre se n t at i o n s n o t o n ly O f t he
W at e r- M o t he r he rse l f b ut also o f a du c k fl o at i n g o n t he
,

far-
'

e x t e n di n g w at e rs
. T he fact t hat I S I S is re ferre d t o as a
.

du c k le ad s o n e t o co njectu re t hat t he re e xi st e d in Egypt a

lege n d si m i lar t o t hat o f F I NLA N D
1
Runo , i . 24 5, 2 6 1 .
 CIN D E RELLA
C o m e t ho u in pe ac e t o t hy se at, 0 Lo rd C o n q ue ro r
Sho w u s t he G re at B ull, t he lo vab le Lo rd as he shall b e co me
Thy duck, t hy Sist er I sis, pro duc e t h t he sw ee t o do urs b elo n in
g g
t o t he e a n d w it h t he e
” 1
.

I n m an y o f t he se W at e r-
M o t he r an d P ri n ce ss e mbl e m s
the hai rs are c are fu ll arran ge d as Six j u st as in t he J ESU S
y
—

e mbl e m s 2 7 t he ha i rs we re re re se n t e d as three
( a nte, .
p ) p .

In an c i e n t M EX I C O t he hai r o f t he G re at M o the r was

1
The B u rden f I sis
o , p 34
. .
2 10 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
care ul f ly arrang e d On he r fo re head in curls an d cro sse s ,

t he c u rl s b e i n g m ade t o fo rm t he c ro sse s In t he fi rst

1
.

e di t i o n o f Ki n g s G nostics a fac si m il e O f S OP H I A is re
’
2

re ro d u c e d w i t h he r
p l o c k s care f u ll
y arran ge d t hre e o n

e i t he r s ide o f her head ; b u t in t he seco n d an d re vi se d

e di t i o n o f t hi s wo rk S O P H I A S s1x hai rs have b e e n ign o ran t l

’

, y
e mb e ll i she d b y t he art i st re vi se r i n t o an i n de t e rm i n at e an d

mean i n gl e ss n u mb er It wil l b e no t i ce d t hat fig 4 7 9

. .

- o n ue d s ix de n o ti n g t he attrib u te s o f
( 0 ) i ix t
‘

a nte 2 2 s
, p . s
g ,

t he De i ty i e ,
Po wer Maj esty W i sdo m Lo ve M e rcy
. .
, , , , ,

an d J u st i ce
”
The se o r si milar six po wers we re said t o b e
.

t he six ro o t s o r radi cal s o f t he Pare n t Fla me the B o u n d ,

le ss Po we r whi c h sto o d stande th an d shall stan d an d t he se , , ,

s ix as ec ts O f t he Flam e ro b ab l acc o u n t fo r t he six ve sta l

p p y
vi rgi n s who se d uty it was t o ke e p al ight t he sac re d Fi re .

Six perfect i o ns are attac he d t o t he So lar W hee l fig 4 93 .

,

an d m t he s ix le t t e rs o f t he n ame J E S O U S t h e m st ic s sa w
y
an i de n t i t b e t we e n J e su s and S O P H 1A t h e D aug ht e r o f
y ,
‘
Light .

T he nat ive s o f t he SA N DW I C H I S LA N DS have a tradi t i o n

t hat in t he b e gi n n i n g t he re was n o t hi n g b u t w at e r u n t il t he ,

D e i ty in t he fo rm o f a big bi rd de sce n de d fro m o n high

an d l aid an e in t he se a T h at e b u rs t an d fro m it
gg gg .
,
‘
cam e fo rt h H A WA I Acco rdi ng t o Gree k M yt ho lo gy
.
,

Lo ve i ssu e d fro m t he egg o f Night flo at i n g in c hao s T he °

.

Hi n do o s t each t hat t he S upre me S pi ri t b y u n i o n w i t h t he

Go dde ss M aya produ ce d t he wat ers an d in t he m de po si t e d ,
“

ro d u ctive seed T h i s g e rm b e cam e an e b ri ll i a n t as

a
p .
gg ,

go ld respl e n d e n t as a star an d fro m it was repro duce d t he

, ,

1
S ign s a n d Sy mbo ls of Primo rdia l Al a n , A . W . Churc hward, p 369 . .

2
18 l
64, p a te v fig 1 . . .

3
The G no stics , Kin g , p 6 1 . .

1 Frag men ts of a Fa ith Fo rg ot ten , G R S . . . Mea d , p 369

. .

5
Po ly nesia n Resea rches , E is ll .

9
Le m priere , No x .
2 12 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLI SM
A mo n g t he M ayas B l u e b e i n g t he co lo u r o f the vaul t o f
,

he ave n , w as sym b o li c o f ho l i n e ss san ct I ty c hast i ty he n ce , , ,

o f ha n MExI C O E G Y PT an d C H A L DEA b l u e was

1
pp i n ess . I , , ,

w o rn d u ri n g mo u rn i n g as a to ke n o f t he fe li c ity whi ch t he
so u l fre e d fro m t he t ram me l s o f mat t e r was e nj o i n g in
, y ,

t he ce l e s t i al re gi o n s Egyptian m u m mi e s are fre qu e n tly

.
—

fo u n d s hro u de d in a n e t wo rk o f blu e b e ads I n o rde r t o .

S I n if t he i r e xal t e d a n d heave n l h rac t e r t he G o d s we re

g y y c a

fre que n tly pai n t e d b l ue T he t e rm bl ue-blo o de d may

.

have o rigi nat e d fro m t hi s cau se a n d u p t o t he ti me o f t he ,

S pan i sh c o n qu e st o f M exi co t ho se n at ive s who o ffere d ,

t he m s e l ve s as ro iti at o r sacrifi c e s t o t he i r De i t sm eare d

p p y y
the i r bo di e s wi t h b l u e pai n t ”
.

Two s hade s o f Bl u e have always b e e n re co g n i se d b y

M yst i ci s m an d Po e try ; t he fai r Turq uo i se o f a cl o u dless
_

sk an d t he t ran sce n d e n t al U l ram a ri n e o f La i s Laz u li

”
3
y t p .

In I N DI A t he pu re u n su lli e d e l e me n tal bl u e is st ill t he

, ,

u n e art hl c o lo u r t he c o l o u r o f t he m st i c l o t u s an d t he
y , y
lan gu o ro us l o n g-eye d Go d s
,
.

O n e ve rsi o n o f Ci n de re lla describ e s he r di st i n ctive d re ss

'

as
“
blu e like t he sk y ; an o t he r as o f t he co lo u r o f
” “

n o o n t id e s k y ;
”
an o t h e r a s s e a- co l o u re d a n o t he r as

dark b lu e co ve re d w i t h go lde n e m bro ide ry

'

ano t he r as

l ike t he wave s o f the sea an o t he r a s

“
l ike t he sea w i t h
fi she s sw i mm i n g in it an d an o t he r as
“
c o l o u r o f sea

c o ve re d w i t h go l d e n fishe s
” 4
.

T he Go dd ess I si s is de n o m i n at e d n o t o n ly “
Lady o f
t he B e gi n n i n g an d
” “
Lady o f t he Em eral d ”
b u t al so ,

“
Lady o f t he Tu rq u o i se an d she i n vo ke s O siri s as t he
,
”

G o d o f Tu rqu o i se an d Lapi s Laz u l i W i t h Turq u o i se .

Queen Moo p
1
, .
90 .

2
I bid .

3 l
U tram a rin e = “
b e yo n d th e sea .

4
Cinderel la , pp 130 , 159, 18 1, 2 50. .

5
Eve rgre e n immo rta ity l .
 CI NDE RELLA
ifs thy hai r tw i n e d Lapi s Laz u li t he fi n e st o f Lapi s
an d wi th ,

La z ul i Lo t he . Lapi s Laz u l i is abo ve t hy hai r ! ’

»
”
1

I n t he symb o li c m o sai c Wi t h w hi c h t he fai r S hu lam i t e

hails Ki n g So l o m o n he is d e sc ri b e d as b right ivo ry o ve r
‘

t he b u e o f t he sapphi re havi n g
laid w i th sapphi re s l
2 ”

, ‘
.

db ub tless t he sam e sig n ificat i o n as t he de e p bl ue o f Lapi s

Laz u l i
A t radi ti o nal e pit he t fo r M I N ERVA t he G re e k Go dde ss ,

o f W i s d o m w as t he b l ue e ye d ma id
”
an d in t he st o r of
y
—
.

, ,

t he de sce n t o f t he Su n KA MA LA MI T RA wo rk s o u t his fa t e, ,

s u rr d fo rw ard b y t he i rre si st ib le blue l ig ht in t he e e s

p e y
o f S hri W he n S hri m e e ts he r lo ve r I n thi s u n de r-
. w o rl d ,

she ba t he s him in a flo o d o f blue c o l o u r f ro m her w o n d ro u s

e es
y , an d l o o ki n g t o ward s h€r K A MA LA MIT RA fi n d s t he ,

whole wo rl d van i sh in a m i st o f blue W he n ne x t he me t .

he r it i s relate d t hat t he b l u e co lo ur o f S H RI S w o n d ro us
’
~

sho t f ro m t hem an d s t ream i n g ab o ut t he roo m

y
e es ,

i ll um i n ate d it w it h t he glo ry o f t he se t ti n g s un .

T he b e auty o f C I N DERELLA l ight s u p t he w ho le ro o m

“
,

-
and S H R I l ike C I N D E RELLA
“
shin es l ike t he S u n
3
I t is .
”

, , ,

too al m o st a t radi t i o n that t he Pri n ce ss o f Fai ryl a n d s hall

,

have b l u e e ye s an d hai r l ike a wate rfall o f go lde n Lig ht .

Blac k t he hu e o f an o the r o f Ci n de re lla s ro b e s is n o w

,
’

t he sym b o l o f e vi l b ut e vid e n t ly it had o rigi nall y a go o d

,

sig n ificat i o n I S I S w as at t im e s re pre se n t e d as blac k an d

.
,

D IA N A t he Go dde ss o f Lig ht w as re pre se n te d in difl e re n tly

’

, ,

as w hi t e a n d b lac k Dr I N MA N w ho se e ye s we re fasc i n ate d

.
,

by phall ic i sm att rib u te s w hat was o bvi o u sl y a sacre d blac k

,

n ess t o an in d e c e n t an d o n his pa rt i magi n ar o rigi n

“
, y , I ,

have he says so ug ht in vai n fo r e ve n a pl au sibl e reaso n

”

, ,

fo r t he b lackn e ss o f sacre d vi rgi n s an d chi l d re n in ce rtai n

1
B u r de n f I s is
o , p 55
. .

2
S ong qf S ol o mo n v 14 . .

3
Cin dere l la , p p 242 , 333 . .

V OL . I .
 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Papal S hri n e s wh ich is co m patibl e w i th dece n cy an d
,

C hri st i an i ty I t is c le ar t hat t he ma t te r w il l no t b e ar t he
.
,

light .
” 1

Bu t t he re is n o i n d e ce n c y ab o u t b l ac k n e ss an d it s mean ,

i g
n is e a s ilv acc e ss b
i l e I t w as a sym bo l o f t he D ivi ne
“
.

Dark o f I n sc ru tabili ty O f Sile n c e an d o f E te rn ity

”
I t w as
, , .

e sse n t i al l o n e o f t he hu e s o f W i s do m a n d w as t hu s u n d e r
y
st o o d b y Mi l to n w ho re fe rri n g t o Cassio e ia wri t e s
, p , ,

G dd ss sag an d h ly o e
,
e o ,

W h e s in t ly vi g i t oo b rightos a sa e s

T o hit t he se n se o f h uman sight

A n d t he re fo re to o ur w e a ke r vie w

O e rlaid
’
w it h b lac k, sta id Wisdom s hue ’
.
” 2

M any o f t he go d s a n d go dd e sse s o f t he past have b ee n

o rt ra e d as d u al - h u e dL White t o sig n if Ti m e an d Blo ch
p
—
y y
t o d e n o t e E t e rn i ty W h i t e fo r Day an d Bl ac k fo r Night
, .

Night t he M o t he r o f all t hi ngs was po rtraye d in a s tarry

, ,

ve i l ho l di n g in he r arm s t wo c hild re n o ne w hi te t he o the r

, , ,

blac k T he Egypt i an s wo rshi ppe d t he Gre at S pi ri t as

.

E n dle ss Ti m e an d E te rn i ty T he co l o u r o f K RI S H NA .
”

w as b l u e a n d his n a m e m ean s
“
Bl u e -blac k O SI RI S like .
”

, ,

H O RU S was so m e t i m e s b lac k an d so m e t i m e s W hi te
,
3
AP I S .
,

t he sac re d o x w as b l ac k w i t h a w h i t i sh s po t re sembli n g a
,

m o on A M UN
.
-KNEPT H t he u n m an ife st Di vi n e W i sd o m
‘
, ,
“
w as de sc ri b e d as a t hri ce u n k n o w n
d ark n e ss tran sc e n di n g

all i n t e ll ec t ual pe rc e p t i o n
”
a n d t he an C1e n t Hi n do o Sta nz a s,

D s ea k o f t he W hi t e B ri l li an t So n o f t he Dark
o
f z y an
p
Hidde n Fat he r T he Gree k wo rd fo r da rkness I s hnep h
.
6

1 Pag a n Sy mbo lism , A W I uma n , p 80 . . . .

3
I l Pen se roso .

.
3
S ign s a n d Sy m bo ls of Primo r dia l Ma n , A . W . C hurc h wa rd, pp . 27,

1
Le mpriere
‘
.

5
S a cred My s teries a mong the May a s , l
Le P on ge o n , p 53 . .

5
The S ta n z a s f
o D aya n , p 30 . .
2 16 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
At o t he rs s he c r e s o u t i “

p l e adi n gl
y
Darkn e ss b e hin d m e light ,
on m y w ay,
C arry m e , c arr
y m e , ho me to

W he n
l

p u rs u e d de si rabl e s she flings o ve r he r sho ulde r

by un

a w hite v e il wo ve n o f m i st re n d e ri n g he rs el f i n vi sib l e an d , ,

o ccasi o n all s he t hwart s he r u rs u e rs b t hro w i n g b al l s o r

y p y
b ags o f m i s t and b y scat te ri ng ha n dful s o f pearl s an d j e w e l s 1
.

Of t he riddle s pu t t o t he pri n ce b y t he Slav M aid wit h

t he g o ld e n hai r o n e is ,
Fi re can n o t l ight m e b ru sh can n o t ,

sw ee m ai nt e r can pa i n t m e n o hidi ng- l ac e se c u re

p e no
p , p ,

T he lo ve r co rrec tly an swe rs S un shi ne The

”
me .
, .

mai d t he n pu t s him a n o t her riddl e “

I e xi ste d b e fo re t he
orea ti on o f A DA M I am always changing I n s u cce ssi o n t he
.

t wo c o l o urs o f m y d re ss Tho u san d s o f years have go n e .

b y b u t I have re mai n e d u n al t e re d b o t h in c o lo u r an d fo rm
”
.
,

W hy says t he P ri n ce yo u m u st b e Ti me i n cl udi ng
,
“
,
‘
,
2
day an d n ight Thi s is adm i t te dly t he co rrec t an swe r
.
’ ”

an d amo n g t he a n c i e n t s Ti m e w as an at t rib u t e an d as e ct
, , p
o f t he D e i t T e Pe rsi an s c all e d Him Ti e wi t ho u t
“
y h . m
b o u n ds o r B o u n dle ss Ti me an d t he Egypt i an s spo ke
, ,
”

o f H im as The G re a t G re e n O n e E n d le ss Ti me an d
“
, ,

T he t wo al te rn at ive co l o u rs o f the M aide n s

”
E t e rni ty .
’

d re ss areas t he pri n ce g ue sse d t he garb o f Ti me i n cl u di n g d ay ,

an d n ig ht da b e i n g w h i t e an d n ig ht b e i n g bl ac k W i sdo m
y , ,

al t e rn at e l v e i l e d an d u n veil e d m an ife s t an d i n sc r utabl e

y ,
.

I n fig 4 85 (a nte p 2 0 9) IS I S t he Du c k is s e e n fl o at i ng o n
.
,
.

t he pri me val wate rs an d su rro u n di n g he r is a c l o c k di al t he

, ,

Face o f Ti m e I n t he b egi n n i n g say t he Sta nz a : of Daya n

.
, ,

T he E t e rn al Pare n t w rappe d in her Eve r- I n vi sibl e Ro b e s

had sl um b e re d o n ce agai n fo r Sew n C e n t u ri e s Ti me was .

pl t e d
1
Ci d l l pp 32 3 3 5 33
n e re a, .
4 8 O v i t f th i
, 2 , 1, 1 . ne ar an o s co u e r a s,

Whit b f a d b l k b h i d ; N b dy h ll
e e o re n ac wh el g n Ci d ll o o s a se e e re o .
”—
n ere a,

.
p 476
. .

2
S la v Ta l es , p p . 22 8, 229 .
 CINDE RELLA 2 17

n o t, fo r it lay as l e e p in t he I n fi n i t e B o so m o f D u rat i o n It
w ill b e n o t i ce d t hat t he c harac te rs o n t hi s c l o c k Face c o n s i s t
o f t he C ro ss o f Lig ht a n d t he fig u re I , re ad abl e as e i t he r Isi s

or Je su s In fig 4 94 t he clo c k han d co n 3 1st s o f t he Fleur de

. .

Lys o f Light a n d t he he art o f Lo ve an d I n t he ce n t re o f ,

fig 4 9 5 t he re appe ars in li e u o f han d s a sevenfo ld fl ame o r

.

cl o u d O n e o f t he fi rst e x pe ri e n ces o f K o m e n s ky S P ilgri m

’
.

u po n q u it t i n g t he la b yri n t h o f t hi s wo rld a n d b e ho ldi ng

t hi n gs t hro ug h t he spe c tac l e s o f t he H o l y S pi ri t is t he

visio n o f a clo c k A stran ge light pe rvade s e ve ryt hinguan d
.

w hat pre vi o u sl y had appeare d t o b e b u t C H A O S fall s i n to a ,

rh
yt h m c, w e - i
o r e re ll y dm dT h s
e ee m i n gl
st e
s .
y m e anm
g
le ss an d scatte fe d w he e l s o f life u n i t e i n t o t he fo rm o f an
i nstrume n t si m ilar to a clo c k w hi ch sho ws t he co urse o f the
,

wo rld and it s divi n e g u idance I b e he l d says K o m e n s ky

.
, ,

t he wo rl d b e fo re me as a vas t clo gk w o rk fashi o ne d o u t o f ,

dive rs vi sib l e an d i n vi sible mat e rials an d it w as w holly

glassy tran spare nt, an d fragi l e It had t ho usand s n ay
,
.
, ,

t ho u sa n d s o f t ho u san d s o f la rge r a n d s m all er co l u m n s w he e l s

, , ,

ho o ks t e et h d e n t s an d all t he se m o ve d an d wo rke d t o ge t he r
, , , ,

so m e s il e n t l o me w i t h m uc h ru s t li n g an d rat tl i n g o f dive rs
’

y s ,

fashi o n s In t he m iddl e o f all sto o d t he largest pri nc i pal

.
, ,

e t i n vi sib le w he e l f ro m it t he vari o u s mo t i o n s o f t he o the rs

y
p ro ce e de d in s o m e u n fat ho mab l e m anne r F o r t he
p o w er .

1 S ta nz as f Day a n , p
o . 18.
2 18 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
o f w he e l pe n e tra te d t hro ug h
t he di re ct e d
all i g
t h n s, an d

e ve r t hi n g
y H o w t h i s w as d o n e
. I w as n o t i n de e d ab le , ,

ful ly t o fat ho m ; b u t t hat it w as t ru ly d o ne I saw ve ry ,

c l e arl
y an d e vid e n t l
y N ow .t hi s a
pp e are d
, t o m e b o th
w o n d ro u s a n d m o s t de lig h tfu l : t ho ug h all t he se w he e l s
s ho o k c o n t i n uall an d so m e t i m e s van i she d fo r a t i m e f
y or —
,

t he t ee th an d d e n ts an d e ve n t he w he e l s a n d li t t l e co l u m n s
, ,

w e re so m e ti m e s di s pl ac e d a n d fe l l t o pi e c es ye t t he g e n e ral —

mo ve m e n t n e ve r s to ppe d ; fo r b y so me w o n d ro u s co n t riv
an c e o f t hi s sec re t di re c t i o n all t ha t wa s wan ti n g w as e ve r

re pla c e d fill e d u p re n e w e d
, ,
.

“
I w i l l spea k mo re cl earl y : I saw t he gl o ry o f G o d ,

and ho w he ave n an d e art h a n d t he ab ss a n d all t hat can b e

, y ,

i m agi ne d b e yo n d t he w o rld as far as t he e n dl e ss l i m i t s o f

e t e r n i t y w e re fu ll o f H is po w e r an d divi n i t y
,
I saw ho w .

H is o m n i po t e n ce pe n e trate d e ve ryt hi n g an d w as t he fo u n ,

dat i o n o f all t hi n gs ; t hat all t hat b e fe ll in t he w ho le w ide

w o rld w a s acco rdi n g t o H is w ill t he s mall e st t hi ngs an d ,

t he g re at e s t t ha t al so I saw .

Ti m e o r t he A nci e n t o f Days in t he S em it ic 15 RA a ,

w o rd id e n t ifi e d b y Le P l o nge o n w i t h t he M ayan LA mea n i n g ,

t ha t w h i c h has e xi s t e d fo r e ve r : T he E te rn al Tru t h
“ 1 ”
.

RA says D r C hu rc hw ard is calle d t he age d o n e o f t he

“
, ,

c o n fi n e s o f t he M o u n t o f Gl o ry I S I S w as t he Mi s t re ss
.
” 2

o f t he M o u n tai n t he di vi n e
,
”
L a d y o f t he M o u n d 3
In .
”

fai ry-tal e t he M aid wi t h t he Go l d e n H ai r an d t he wo n de r

fu l e ye s o f b l u e is pl ac e d n o t i n freq u e n t l y o n t he s um m i t o f
‘

a c r s t al m o u n t a i n T e re is a Hi n do o l e g e n d t ha t t he
‘
y h .

Lo rd o f Ti m e dwe lls o n a t ran sce n de n t m o u n tai n who se

s u m m i t gl o w s lik e a t o n g u e o f fl a me at s u n s e t an d t o ward s ,

1
S a cred My s teries a mo ng the May as , p 54
.

2
S ig n s a n d Sy mbols of Pr imordia l Al a n , p 34 7 . .

3
I bid , p 123
. .

4
Cin dere ll a , pp 447 , 4 52
. .
2 20 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
magn ifi ce n t garme n t s shall b e re sto re d to him He desce n ds .

t o t he la n d o f B A BEL a wo rd w hi c h L E PLO N G EO N d e ri ve s
—

fro m M aya w o rds m e an i ng c u s to m w ay o f o u r a n ce st o rs 1

, ,

i e c o n ve n t i o n
. . take s l o dgi ngs n ear the l o u d-b re athi ng
s e r e n t a n d awai t s a n o ppo rt u n i t y t o win t he pearl
p .

Lo n w as I t he re ye a all lo n e ly
e
, ,

T o my fello w - lo dge rs a st ran ge r .

Bu t gra d uall y t he n at ive s o f Bab e l l u re the b o y i n to

fo rge t f ul n e ss o f his high o rigi n an d o f his mi ssi o n an d fro m ,

t he w e ig ht o f t he i r vi c t ual s he san k i n t o a pro fo u n d sl e e p .

M ean t i me t he Pare n ts pe rce ivmg all that was happe n i n g

, ,

grew an xi o us an d addre sse d a le t te r to t he i r So n “

Up an d .

sl e
’
ari se fro m t h e re m e m b e r t hat t ho u art a Ki n g s So n
y p , ,

se e w ho m t ho u hast se rve d I n t h slave do m b e t hi n k t hyse l f

y ,

o f t he
p earl re m e m b e r t h
, y g l o ri o u s ro b e t hy S pl e n did ,

Whe re u po n co n ti n u e s t he sto ry,

_

M an t l e re me mb e r ,

I sn at c he d up t he Pearl
An d H o use o f my Fat he r
t urn e d t o t he ,

T he ir filt hy a n d un c le an garme n t s
I st ripp d o fi an d le ft in t he ir c o un t ry
’

e .

T o t he w ay t hat I c ame I b e t o o k m e ,

T o t he light f o u r H o m to t he Daw n lan d

o e .

His wo n d e rfu l ro b e is re t urn e d t o him an d he an d his Pearl

a re re c e ive d w i t h rej o i c i n g at t he co u rt o f his Ro al Fat he r
y .

W i sdo m is pro ve rb i al ly n o t o n l y an exce lle n t j ew e l b u t ,

t he P earl o f G re a t Pri ce T he mo n u m e n t s o f Egypt cal l

.

rec i o u s st o n e s ard st o n e s o f Tru t h l ”

2
p h a n d t he
p e ar h a s ,

al w a s b e e n a s m b o li c no p lus ultra d o u b t l e ss b reaso n o f

y y y ,

t he n um ero u s an al o gi e s e xi s t i n g b e tw e e n it an d T ru t h It .

w as o n ce s u ppo se d t hat o yst e rs came t o t he surface d u rin g

n ig ht- t im e a n d o pe ne d t he i r she l l s i n t o w hi c h fe l l d e w d ro ps
,

Queen Moo, p
1
34 . .

2
The S cience of Co rresp o n den ce, E . Madeley , p 36 3
. .
 CI NDE RELLA
t ha t t urn e d i n to pe arls T he Pearl was certai n ly regarde d
.

as a sym b o l o f t he S o ul o r Spi ri t lyi n g e n ca se d w i t hi n t he

hu man b o dy The re was a t i me says Plat o w he n we '

.
, ,

were n o t ye t su n k i n to thi s to mb whi ch n o w we b ear ,

’

ab o u t wi t h u s a n d cal l it b o d y b o u n d fast ( to it) like

’

,
“
(
o ste r to it s
y
1
T h e re is as B ro w n i n g sa s a n
y i n m o st
, ,

ce n t re in u s all Whe re Trut h abid e s in f ull n e ss

”
an d t he ,

e arl b e m s he ri cal v er e rfe c t o rb o f s u re me l o ve

p g p a yp p
—

lin e ss —
ir was fo r t h i s addi t i o n al reaso n d o u b t l e ss ado pte d
’

as a s mb o l o f P e rfec t i o n I t i ro ve rbi al t hat no t o n l

y s
p .
y a re

the li ps o f k n o wl e dge a pre c i ou s j e w e l b u t t hat W i sdo mis ,

herse lf Perfe c ti o n an d le ad s he r fo l l o w e rs t o Pe rfe cti o n T he .

n u mb e r se ve n so con stan t l asso c i at e d wi t h W i sd o m was b

, y y ,

o ld wri t e rs c al l e d t he n um b e r o f P e rfe c t i o n C hri st l ike n e d

2 -
.

H eave n t o a Pearl o f Great Pri ce an d t he twe lve gate s o f ,

t he Ne w J e ru sal e m were said t o b e t w e l ve pearl s

’

e ve r
y
se ve ral gat e was o f o n e earl l e sse d is t he man
1 ”

p B .
,
”

sa s W i s d o m t hat he are t h m e wat c hi n g dai l t m g t

y , y a
y a e s , ,

wa i t i n g at t he po st s o f my do o rs Fo r who so fin de t h m e .

fin de t h l ife .
”
Wi sdo m is in dee d always co n n ect e d wi th
t he Pe rfe c t Pe arl a n d she 1s e q u ally asso c 1ate d w it h t he
,

Gate ways o f H eave n .

So me t i m e s Ci n de re lla is calle d P REC I O SA ; an d fai ri e s

5

le ad her t o a go lde n po rt al w he re a go ld star lig ht s u po n

”
“
,

1
Ph eedru s ( 2 50 C o mpa re a so l
Living frie n ds, b e wise , a n d dry
Stra ig ht w ay e ve ry we e p in g e ye .

W ha t l
ye ift up o n t he b ie r
Is n o t wo rth a s in g e t ea r l .

’
Tis lla n e m pty s ea s he - , one

O t f w h i h t h pe l i g
u o c e ar s one ;
Th h ll i b k it li th
e s e s ro en, es e re

Th p l th ll th e li e ar ,
e a , e so u , s h e re .
” —
A NO N .

2
Ch ristia n Sy mb li m H lm p
o s , u e, . 11 .

3
l
Re ve a t io n xxi . 2 1. 1
‘
Pro ve rb s viii 34 35 .
—
.

5
Cin de re l la , pp . 16 2, 16 3, 2 16 , 24 7 , 348, 349 .
, 222 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
he r b ro w . She ks fro m he r Fat he r a pearl d re ss w i t ho u t
as

sl i t o r s ea m She l et s do w n he r hai r and shake s o u t sho w e rs

o f pe arl s S he is c lo t he d fro m he ad t o fo o t w i t h n e c kl ace s o f
b ri ll i an ts an d pre c i o u s sto n e s an d ge ms fall fro m he r li ps w he n
,
”
she s e a ks A t t i m e s S he w e ars di m o n d d ress
‘

a a or a
p .
,

go ld d re ss t ri mme d w i t h di amo n d s o r a ro b e o f silk t hread ,

t hi c k w i t h di am o n d s an d pe arl s Acco rdi n g t o The Hymn .

o y t he ve st m e n t o f t he Ki n g s S o n w as of
’
o the Robe o
f f G l r ,

go ld t i ssu e wi t h j e we ls e n cruste d an d it s seam s w e re ,

fast e n e d w i t h adama n t i n e jew e ls di am o n d s

1
( l o
,
) a . .
,

de scrI pt io n 1n V I ting co mpari so n w i t h Ci n de re ll a s d re ss o f

’

s ilk t hre ad t hi c k w i t h di a m o n d s an d e arl s

p .

T he Ro b e o f Glo ry is f u rt he r spec ifi e d as all b e spangl e d

w i t h s parkli n g sple n do u r O f c o lo urs a n d a s w ro u g ht
“ ”
in
a m o tl e O f co lo u r Si il l C I N DER ELLA has a dre s s
2
m
”
ar
y .
y ,

o f all co l o u rs s ec ifi e d so m e t i m e s a s o n d erfu l
”

,p a w
sc i n t ill at i n g dre ss o f s le n do u r assi n g d e scri t i o n
” ”

, p p p .

A n o t her ve rsi o n graphi cally re co rd s t he gli t te r o f he r ro be

as
“
like t he c u rli n g o f a stream in t he su n 3
.
”

Bu t pe rhaps t he m o st st riki n g O f t he se co i n cid e n c e s is

t he m u s i cal pro pe rt i e s o f t he Ro b e o f Glo ry T he 9 0 t h .

co u l e t o f The Hymn reads

p
I he ard t he so u n d o f it s m usic
W hic h it w hispe re d as it desc e n de d .

Si m ilarl y Ci n de re lla has a d re ss that ri ngs like a b e ll as s he

,

co m e s d o w n st ai rs Thi s re markabl e garm e n t is de sc ribe d

.

as co ve re d w i t h li t t l e b e ll s an d c hai ns o f go ld A t t i m e s it .

o f c hi m e s
“
is a d re ss an d a t o t he rs a ro b e o f go ld e n

b e ll s
.
”
These go lde n chi m e s i mm e di at ely sugge st t he
1

1
The Robe f
o G lo ry , 26 , 70 .

2
I bid , . 26 .

3
Cin der el la , p p 27 2, 3 13, 396 , 40 1
. .

4
I bid , PP 135, 136 . 194, 19 s. 2 58. 32 1
.
224 THE LOST LANG UAG E OF SYMBOLISM
w o n der Of wo n d e rs , of mo o n b e am s, w o ve n
”
w o ve n an d
O f s u n b e a m s,
”
an d o c cas o n a i ll y as so daz z li ng t hat it has to
be c arr e i d by l
re a s o
y f page s .
” 1

I n t he apo t he o s s O f t he i ly pi ct u re d as
Su n , he is u s ual

drivi ng his fo u r-stee de d chari o t Sim il arly Ci n de re lla is .

,

e qu i e d wi th a g o l de n c har i o t s l e n did c hari o t

” 2
or a
pp p .

Bu t as is mo re u sual an d appro pri at e he r t ra di t i o n al co rtege

, ,

is a c rystal co ac h an d fo u r w hi t e ho rse s .

Ci n dere lla, ro b e d Apo ll o -like w i t h t he S u n light o cca ,

s io nall d o n s a m a n t l e m a d e o f t he s ki n s o f fi e ld m i ce
y ,

u n der w hi c h s he c l o a k s he r m ag n ifi ce n t ro b e s an d ma ki n g ,

he rse lf O f n o re pu t at i o n se t s he rsel f t o t he acco m pli shm e n t

O f m ean an d e ve r d a t as k s I n t he Te m l e s O f AP O LL O it
y y p .

was u s ual t o m ai n tai n w hi t e m i ce w hi c h w e re re garde d as ,

sacre d t o t he S u n go d a n d Smintheus t he M o u se was o n e O f

,

t he appe llat i o n s o f A po ll o T he G re e k s t he mse lve s we re

.

ign o ran t o f t he o rigi n o f t hi s a sso c iat i o n o f APO LLO an d a

m o u se a n d mo d e rn savan t s are e q u ally at a l o ss t o e xplai n
,

it. Nu m e ro u s i n st an ces m ig ht b e add u ce d in w hi ch a H e ro

o r H e ro i n e s to o s t o a t e rm O f se rvi t u d e b e fo re ful fi ll i n g a n
p
e xal t e d d e s t i n AP O LL O te n d e d t he fl o c ks o f A DMET U S an d
y .

se rve d L A O MED O N fo r a w age ; H ERC UL ES w as fo r t w e lve

e ars in t he s e rvi c e o f E U RY ST H EU S aft e r w hi c h he b e ca me

y ,

i mmo rtal ; S A RG O N w as a garde n e r s b o y an d SO LO MO N a ’

sc u l l i o n T he m o u se b e i n g t he m e an e st an d smalle st o f t he
.

a n i mal w o rld it ma h ave se rve d as a s m b o l o f t he h u mbl e

y , y
o si t i o n w h i c h AP O LL O had o n ce fil l e d an d t o whi c h he was
p ,

c o n ce ive d a s b e i n g w illi n g t o aga i n d e sc e n d If t hi s w e re .

so ,
it w as si m ply a pro to type o f t he spl e n do u r O f t he
.

i m mo rtal Lig ht i n carnati n g in a stable at B e t hle he m A s .

t he D e an O f Ely re c e n t ly O b serve d t he re is n o d an ge r o f ,

lo we ri n g G o d Eve n b efo re t he I n carn at i o n m e n co uld

.

Cin de re lla , p p 80 , . 16 7 , 2 7 4. 353, 36 8, 37 6 , 39 6, 4 13

2
I bid , pp 2 85, 406
. . .
 CINDE RELLA
rea l i se t he in co m parable e xal t e dn e ss an d i n co mparable
c on d e sce n s i o n w h i c h m e e t in G o d
”
.

T he a nc i e n t s co n c e ive d t he i r d ivi n i t i e s n o t as su pe r
mu n dan e b e i n gs O f a di ffe re n t cali b re fro m man ki n d b u t as ,

sto o i n g s m at h e t i call an d n o t i n fre q u e n t l t o do n t he

p y p y y
m o u sesk in o f hu man i ty C o m e m y b e l o ve d ”
sa s
.
y , ,

S O LO MO N t o his Bride le t u s go fo rt h i n to t he fi e l d let us

“
,

In I n di an m yt ho lo gy GA N ESA t he G o d o f W i sdo m is , ,

re re se n t e d as e le han t - he ad e d a n d wi t h his fo o t u o n a
p p p ,

mo u se he re aga i n t he ide a i n t e n d e d pro b ab ly b e i n

, , ,
g that
he em b race s t he w ho l e gamu t o f creat i o n f ro m t he gre at e st
t o t he eas I n E G Y PT t he mou se was sacre d t o HO RU S
l t _
.
, .

t he Savi o u r G o d o f Lig h t
2
.

No t o nl y do es C I N D ERELLA c lo ak he rse l f u n de r a man tl e

o f mou s e sk in b u t amo n g he r di sgu i ses is t he h id e of an ass
, .

The Ass u po n w hi ch C hri st ro d e i n to J e ru sal e m is pro

ve rb ially t he e m b l e m o f H u mili ty ; an d t he A ss- s ki n

m a n t l e may b e ide n t ifi e d as t he c l o ak O f hu m ili ty ,

So m e t i m e s t he s t o ry Of C I N DERELLA is k n o w n a s T he
H eart h Cat a n d t he he ro i n e ro b e s h erse l f in a m an t l e
3 ”

m ade fro m t he s ki ns o f cat s

(
The Egypt i a n s figu re d a cat
.

w i t h a h u ma n fac e o n t he arch o f t he sistrum a nd u se d t he ,

sa me w o rd MA U t o d e n o t e b o t h ca t an d li ht
‘
g I n her .
‘

as e c t o f t he H eart h Cat C I N DER ELLA e vid e n tl co rre s o n d s

p y p
w i t h t he Ro m an c o n ce pt i o n O f V ESTA t he G o dde ss o f H e art h
5
,

an d Ho m e V e sta was r e pre se n t e d as ve il e d an d he r

.
,

Te m pl e was b u il t in the fo rm O f t he Ro u n d O f P e rfe ct i o n

"

That C I N D ERELLA w as ide n t ifi e d w i t h t he H e art h Go dd e ss

f S ol omon
1
S o ng o vii 11
. .

2
Cus tom a n d My th, A La n g, pp . . 113, 116 .

3
Cin de rel la , p 34 1 . .

4
Re n o uf, Hihhe rt
Lectures , p 2 3 7 . .

5
T he w o rd he a r th, a c co rdin g to Pa yn e - n igh t, is fro m K HERTHA , th e
G e rman name fo r th e G o dde ss V ES TA .
226 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
is be
i n fe rre d fro m t he li n e s w hi ch are pu t i n t o he r m o u th
'

to

Mi st b e fo re m e m i st be hi n d m e G o d Al m ighty ab o ve
, ,

me Little ange l s guardi an an ge l s pro te ct t he ho u se

, ,

w hi l st I m aw ay T he an ci e n t s co n ce i ve d t he Magna
1
’ ”
.

Ma ter as the great W o rkw o man a n d it was said o f W i sdo m , ,

sw e e t l d o t h she o rd e r all t hi n gs I N DERELL A S n am e

2
y C .
” ’

LU C REZ IA fu rt he r ide n t ifi e s he r as t he Go ddess O f H o me

Life No t o nly was L U CREZ I A t he Ro man m at ro n pro
.
‘

, ,

ve rb ially a pa t t e rn o f i mmac u l at e c hast i ty b u t she w as ,

al so t he id e al ho u se k e e e r an d w he n s u m m o n e d b h
p y, er

hu sban d s m e sse n ge
’

c o ve re d at ho me e m pl o e d in t he m id s t O f he r fe mal e
“
y
‘”
se rvan t s an d ea sing their la bour by sha rin
3
g i t h b
erse l

T he w o rd s i tal i ci se d are a c l u e t o the m e an m g o f

C I N DERELLA S s ho e s w hi ch are so m e t im e s de scrib ed as o f
’ '

so m e t i m e s as O f go ld so m e t i m e s as
“
blue glass
” ”

, Sun ,

sho e s so m e t i m e s a s e arl -e m b ro id e re d o r s an gle d w i t h

, p p
“
j ewe ls and so me t i m e s as matchle ss
,
.

T he m e an i ng o f t he se m i rac u l o u s s ho e s w hi c h are ,

graphi cally de scribe d as b o u n di n g t o ward s Ci n d e rel la s fo o t ’

like i ro n t o a m agn e t 5
may pe rhaps b e e li c i t e d fro m
,
” “

t he Concorda nce t o t he w ri t i n g s O f E m an u e l S w e d e n b o rg
6
.

Sho es says Swe de n bo rg co rre spo n d t o t he l o we st

,
”
“
,
“
n at u ral t hi n gs an d t h e so l e s b eau t ifu ll s ho d
“”

, y are

e mb le mat i c O f t he l o ve o f m aki n g o ne se lf u s e f u l The .

de si re O f b e i n g he lpfu l is t he ke yn o te o f C I N DERELLA S ’

c harac t e r a n d t he fo u n t ai n o f all he r go o d fo rt u n e T he .

t ale g e n e rally o pe n s b y C I N DERELLA an d he r t wo st e p

s i st e rs m ee t i n g an an i m al a fai r o r an o ld m an w ho
y , , ,

i m plo re s the m fo r so m e m ean se rvic e The pro u d si st e rs ,

Pride an d Se lfishn e ss haug hti ly decli n e b ut C I N DERELLA , , ,

Cin dere l la , p 42 1 . .
2
W is do m of So l
o mo n viii . x
.

4
3
Le m priere .

5
I bid , p . . 16 1. A rt . S ho e .
228 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
she saw t he re re e cfl ted .
1
Co m pare w it h t hi s 1n ci e n t d t he

7 6 t h l
co u p e t of The Hymn f
o the Robe f
o G lory, whe re t he
he ro e xcl ai m s O f his ro b e

At o n c e as so o n as I saw 1t,

T he glo ry looked like my ow n sel

f .

Thi s co u
pl etb ee n al te rn at ive ly tran slate d as M yse lf
has
I saw as in a glass b e fo re my fac e 3 ”
.

I n a large an d wide l y e xt e n d e d c i rcl e O f C I N DERELLA tales

t he he ro i n e is o n e o f t hree daughte rs w ho K I N G L EA R ,

l ike are aske d to e xpre ss t he de pt h o f t he ir fil ial affec tio n

, .

Ci n de rella l ike Co rde lia m ake s n o e xtravagan t pro te statio n s

, , ,

b u t in e ve ry ve 1sio n re pl i e s t hat she lo ve s he r fat her l ike “

sal t She is acc o rdi n gly t u rn e d o u t O f do o rs an d is n o t

”
.
,

rec all e d u n ti l he r m i sgu id e d fat he r has di sco vere d b sad

y
e x pe ri e n ce t he val u e o f sal t I n t he se sto rie s it 1s i nvari
.

abl S al t W i t h w h i c h Ci n d e re lla is id e n tifi e d an d Sal t was

y ,

t he sym b o l O f W i s d o m W i sdo m was fre q ue n tly person i

.

- “
fie d ho l di n g a sal t cell ar an d t he b e sto wal O f Sa l Sap ientia
, ,

t he S al t O f W i sdo m is s t il l a fo rm al i ty in t he Lat i n C hu rch

‘
, .

T he he ave n l y S O P H I A appears in myst i cal S ci e n ce as sodium

n t he D escent o the Sun
5
o r sal t an d he r co l o u r is e ll ow I f
, y .

S a m is said t o b e t he ve ry sal t O f t he se a o f b e au ty i nspi ri n g ,

in all w ho dran k o f it an i n sat i abl e t hi rs t an d an i n to l e rabl e

“
c ravi n g fo r t he w at e r o f t he b l u e l ak e s O f he r e e s C h ri s t
y .

de scrib e d H is fo ll o we rs a s t he salt O f t he eart h an d it was salt ,

t hat w as e mpl o ye d b y Eli sha t o swe e t e n t he wate r o f J e ri c ho ,

A n d he w e n t fo rt h u nto t he s pri n g o f t he wat e rs an d cast ,

1
Cin dere lla , pp 19 1, 19 2
. .

3
The Hy mn of the Ro be of G l ory , G R S Me ad, p 9 3 . . . . .

3
New A tla n tis a c o n tin ua t ion o f, b y R H , Lon d o n , 1660 , p 2 3 . . . .

4
Chri stia n Sy mbolis m, Mrs H e n n e r, p 3 . J . .

5 T e Pe r ect Wa 6
h f y , p 5 . .

0 “
Co mpare S o ng of S olomon 11 4 : Th in e e ye s ik e the fishpo ols in
. l
He shb o n ”
.
 CIN DE RELLA 229

t he sa lt in the re , id Thu s sai t h t he Lo rd I have he al e d

a n d sa , ,

t he se w a t e rs t he re s hal l n o t b e f ro m t he n c e an y m o re
deat h o r barre n l an d So t he wate rs w e re he al e d u n to t hi s
.

day acco rdi n g t o the sayi n g Of E l i sha w hi c h he spa k e

” 1
.
,

The re is a si m i lar parab le to l d o f ho w M o se s swe e t e n e d

t he bit t e r w at e rs o f M A RA b u t i n s t e a d O f sa lt M o se s t hre w in
,

w ood . It is c u ri o u s t o fin d t hat in a great m an y lo cali t i e s

C I N DERELLA is k no w n as Ma ria Wood vari e d so m e t i m e s i n to ,

Ma ria Wa inscot an d Princess Woodencloa k Acco rdi n g to .

’
t he se vari an t s a w o o d e n s he at h is fi t te d aro u n d Ci n d e re lla s
,

bo dy o r an o ak -tree lo g is ho llo we d o u t so as to fo rm a
,

e t t i co at an d Ci n de re l la ge t s in an d o u t o f he r wo o d e n
p ,

she athi n g at w i ll O n o n e o ccasi o n she is O b serve d e me rg

.

in g fro m he r wai n sco t b y a prin ce w ho m arri e s h e r ,

.
”

The re is a curi o u s passage in The Song of Solomon re lati ng to

t he m yst e ri o u s
“
l i t tle si ster I t reads : W hat shall w e do
“
.
”

fo r o u r sis te r i n t he day w hen she shall b e spo ke n fo r ? If

s he b e a wal l w e w i ll b u i l d u o n he r a l ace O f si lv e r an d
, p p a

if s he be a do o r w e w ill inclose her w ith boa rds of ceda r

,
3
.
”

Acco rdi ng t o SW EDBNBO nG woo d is t he sym b o l o f ,

c e l e st i a l go o dn e ss in it s lo w e st co rpo real plan e It is .

s e c i all O f go o dw il l t o n e ighb o u r
’

p y t he t yp e o ne s a

s m b o l i s m d eriv e d fro m t he u ti li t O f w o o d fo r fire- m aki n g

y y
an d h o u se -b u ildi n g pu rpo se s The re m u st I t hi n k b e .
, ,

so m e c o n nec t i o n b e t w ee n C I N DERELL A S w o o de n sheat hi n g

’

an d S W EDENB O RG 5 s t at e m e n t T he q u alityo f t he 1n n o ce n c e
’

o f li tt l e c hild re n has b e e n re re se n t e d t o m e b a so m e thi n g

p y
w o o de n al m o s t d e vo id O f life
,
4
.

I t 1s si n gu l ar t hat Ci n de re lla if n o t a m aid O f-all- w o rk ,

—
,

is ge n e rally a go o se -gi rl o r te n d e r O f ge e se ,
If a shephe rde ss .

1
2 Ki g n s 11. 2 1, 2 2 .

2
Cin de r el la , p p . 10 1, 10 5, 110 , 303, 333, 4 10 .

3
viii 8, 9 . .

4
A Co n corda nce to the w rit in g s of S we de n b o rg . A rt . W oo d.

V OL . I . I 6
230 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
o f shee p is she who t e n d s he r i n n o ce n t id e as, a go o se herd is
lo gi cally she w ho che ri shes he r spi ri t ual i ty The ge e se t hat
. .

are g ua rde d b C I N DER ELLA , havi n g t he W it t o re co g n i se t he

y
b e au ty O f t he i r i n co mparab l e m i s t re ss, si n g i n c ho ru s

H iss H iss H iss !

, ,

W hat a b eaut iful lady is t his

Just lik e t he Moo n a d t he Sun is she
n ,

So m e n o ble man s daught e r she see ms t o me

’ ”
.
1

Eve ry S un day C I N DERELLA re mo ve s he r wo o de n di sg u i se

a nd co m b s he r hai r fro m w hi c h fal l g o ld e n i s an d t he se
, pp ,

ppi s are
p i c ke d u b
p y t he g o sli n gs
2
.

There is a fu rt he r very co mm o n and c le arly symb o li c

featu re in t he sto ry o f C I N DERELLA W he n ill-t re ate d b y .

he r ste pm o t he r so me fri e n dly an d sympat he t i c an i m al s uc h

.
, ,

as a Bl u e Co w o r a W h i t e Lam b se rve s he r a s a co n fi dan t e

,

an d go o d ge n i us The cru el S t epmo t he r w ho may safe l y b e

.
,

ide n t ifi e d w i th Gian t Ci rcu m stan ce o rd e rs he r st e pdaughte r

,

t o s laug ht er t hi s ve ry t hi n g in t he wo rl d she m o st lo ve s .

G ri e vi ngly Ci n de re lla do e s so an d fro m t he blo o d o f he r

,

sac rifi c e t he re s ri n gs her b e au t ifu l d re sse s an d he r f u t u re

p
happi n e ss . I t has b e e n said I b e l ie ve b y Fe n e lo n t ha t
, ,

G o d al o n e k no ws hO w t o cru c i fy
”
.

I n so me ve rsi o n s t he tas k i mpo se d u po n Ci n d e re ll a is

grai n -so rt i n g si m ilar to t hat i mpo se d u po n Psyche T he
, .

me an i n g O f t hi s i m po siti o n is so sugge stive t hat Dr F raz e r

has e n t i t l e d o n e o f his wo rk s Psyche s Ta sk an d has de di ca te d
’

it t o all w ho are e n gage d in P syche s task O f s o rt i n g o u t t he

’

se e d s o f go o d fro m t he se e d s o f e vil
”
.

I n his i n tro du ct i o n t o Mi ss Co x s co lle c ti o n o f Cinderella

’

tal e s Mr A n dre w Lan g d e scrib e s t he m as o f i m m e n se

,

eri o d o f w i l d fancy lik e

“
an t iq u i t an d as dat i n g f ro m a
, y p
t hat in w h i c h t he m o re b ac kward race s are st i ll o r w e re
1
emanate , p . 2 12 .
2
I bid , p 334
. . .
 C HA PT ER X

T HE STA R OF THE SEA

I must b e c o me Quee n Ma ry a n d b irth to G o d must g ive ,
l
If I in b e ss e dn e ss fo r e ve rmo re w o u d ive ”
l l .

HEFFLER SC .

[
IT is pro b ab l e t hat t he w o rshi p o f t he Vi rgi n M A RY did
m o re to t e m pe r t he u n l o ve l y fe ro c i t i e s o f t he dark ages
t ha n an y o t he r fe at u re o f t he C at ho li c fai t h The w ildest .

swash b u c kl e r t ho u ght it n o sl u r u o n his m an ho o d t o d ro

p p
t he k n e e b e fo re he r w ays ide shri n e an d t he m ise rable st ,

e a sa n t d e riv e d so m e co m fo rt fro m an Av e Ma ria

p .

T he C hu rc h has e n d o w e d t he Vi rgi n M A RY w i t h o t he r
an d m o re a n c i e n t fe at u re s t han t he Ne w T e st am e n t a ss i n s
g
he r Fro m The Song of Solomon it has b o rro w e d the t i t les
’

Ro se o f S haro n ,
“”
Lily o f th e Vall ey Ce dar o f ,
”

Le ban o n an d To we r o f David ; an d fro m t he Apoca

,
”
“ ”

lypse it has derive d it s co n ce pt i o n o f t he Q u e e n o f H e ave n

st a n di n g u o n t he M o o n cl o t he d w i t h t he S u n a n d c ro w n e d
p ,

w i th t he t w e lve S tars o f t he A ss u m pt io n. .

Re ligi o n g raft s n e w c o n c e pt i o n s o n t o an ci e n t t e n e t s ,

an d n o fre sh c ree d has e ve r e ra di cat e d t he o l d e r b e li e f s o n

w hi c h it has b e e n i m po s e d The w o rshi p o f t he Q u e e n o f

.

Heave n w as fl o u ri shi n g l o n g b e fo re t he t i me o f J ER EMI A H ‘

,

an d w he n t h e C hri s
,
t i an Chu rc h appo m t e d it s fe s t ivals it ,

fixe d u po n 2 5t h M arch as Lady Day fo r t he reaso n that

J mi h xli 6
1
e re a v
. 1 , 22 .

2 32
 THE STAR OF THE SEA
th i s dat e was ce l eb rate d t hro ugho ut t he: G reci an an d Ro m an
w o rld as t he fe st ival o f t he m i rac ul o u s co n ce pti o n o f t he
“
Ble sse d Vi rgi n J UN O The m o n t h o f May n o w
.
,

de di cate d t o t he Vi rgi n M A RY was like wi se t he m o n th o f , ,

T h e t i tl e s o f
”
t he pagan vi rgi n m o t he rs O u r Lady
1
.
,

Q ue e n o f H eave n an d M o the r o f G o d we re b o rn e
,
”

b y I S I S t he i mm ac u lat e a n d A ssu m pt i o n -like I si s was

, , ,

re rese n te d s ta n di n g o n t he cre sce n t mo o n an d su rro u n d e d

p
b y t we l ve s tars 2
.

The Vi rgi n M ary is d e sig n ate d b y t he Cat ho l i c C hu rc h

O ur Lady o f W i s do m a n d Ma ter Sap ientia W he n po r ’
.

t raye d a s O u r Lady o f W i s do m she is re pre se n t e d readi n g ,

t he s e ve n t h chapte r o f t he W i s do m o f S olo m o n o pen e d

at t he w o rd s Fo r she is t he b re ath o f t he po w e r o f G o d
,

an d a i n fl ue n ce fl o wi ng f ro m h gl f h
‘

pu re t e o r
y o t e

Alm ighty 3
. Acco rdi n g t o t he au t ho r o f Our Lady in Art
”

M ary fro m e arli e st Chri st i an i ty has sto od as a sym b o l o f

t he C hu rc h a n d o f t he i n divid u al so u l w ho se sal vat i o n is in

h e r So n .
”
If t hi s b e so t he Lat i n C hu rch has fai t hfu l ly
4
,

re s erve d so m e m e m o r o f t he o rigi n al an d e so t e r1c m e an

p y
o f t he ab l e
in
g pa r .

Am o n t he t i tl e s o f Q u e e n M ary 13 S T ELL A M A R I S t he
g ,

S tar O f t he Sea an a ppe llat i o n fo r whi ch it is di ffic u l t t o

—

di sce rn an y Bib l ical j u st ificat i o n Star o f t he Se a was ”

ho w e ve r o n e o f t he t i t l e s o f I srs a n d o t h r pagan go dde sse s

,
e ,

an d o n e m u s t as su m e t ha t it was san c t i o n e d b C hri s t i an i t

y y
fo r t he u su al reaso n t hat t he pe o pl e o b st i nate ly re fu se d t o
re li n q u i sh it .

The S t ar o f t he Sea is re pre se n t e d in t he acco m pany

in g W at e r- M o the r e m bl e m s MA RY M A R I A M Y RR H A , , , ,

M I RI A M o r M A RA t he sparkli ng light o f t he w ate rs t he

, , ,

vi rgin daught er o f LA BI SMI NA t he G reat Abys s ,

.

1
B ibl e My ths , A . W Do a n e
.
, p 335
. .

3
Ou r La dy in A rt, Mrs H . J e n n e r, p . 15
.
2 34 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
T he i
c rc u arl m i rro r in t he han d s o f figs 500 to 50 3 is
.
.

t he Mi rro r o f P e rf e c t i o n , w hi c h, e ve n t o da , is t he fam i l i ar
y
a tt r i b u te Trut h .

In t he S o lo m o n W i sd o m cl ear an d u n
W i s do m o f , ,

de file d is d e fi n e d as t he b right n e ss o f t he e ve rlast i n g lig ht

, ,

t he u n spo t te d mirror o f t he po we r o f G o d an d the i m age o f

,

His G o o dne ss 1
.

1
V II
2 36 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
MYRR I-
IA H ER MES t he Logos o f t he Gre e k s was b o rn
, ,

o f t he vi rgi n M Y RR H A o r M A I A an d t he m o t her o f the ,

Si am e se Savi o ur was calle d M A YA M A RI A 1

All the se .

n am e s a re re lat e d t o Ma rc t he Se a a n d t he i m m acu lat e

, ,

u rit o f t he vario u s M o t he r- M ar s 1s e x l ai n e d b t h e
p y y p y
m yst i c t e ne t that S p1r1t I n it s e l e me n t was lik e wat e r
-
,

e sse n t i all u re an d t hat sin an d m at e ri ali sm b e i n g m e re ly

yp ,

fo re ign bo di e s wo u l d in the co urse o f t i me se t tl e i n to

,

se di m e n t an d l e av e t he S 1r1t I n I t s ri st i n e b e au t
p p u re
p y .

Thu s Sche fller si n gs

I m ust b e co me Q ue e n Ma y r an d birt h to G o d m ust give ,
I f I in b le sse dn e ss fo r e verm o re w o u d ive l l .

T he k n o wle dge M ary t he Vi rgi n was sym b o li se d b y

t hat
Ma re t he Se a se e ms to have b ee n i n te n ti o n ally reco gn i se d
, ,

b y t he Si e n e se pai n te rs o f w ho se M a do n n as Mrs J e n n e r
‘

,
“
The e xcessiv e grace o f t he li ne s o f he r ( M ary s)
’
wri t e s :
u n d ula t i n g fig u re re c all s t he w o n de rf u l c u r ve s o f ro lli ng
I n t he ru l e s la id do w n in 164 9 b y t he A rt
”
w ave s
2
.

Ce n so r Of t he H o ly I n qu i si t i o n it was o rdai n e d that M ary ,

was t o b e po rt raye d in a scarf o r m an tle o f Blue h e r ro b e ,

w a s t o b e o f spo t l e s s w hi te a n d he r hai r was to b e golden

3
.

I n fig 50 6 t he S tar o f t he Sea appe ars o ve r t he l e t te r M ;

.

su rm o u n t i n g fig re t he t hre e c i rcl e s o f rfe c t P o we r

5 1 0 a .
pe ,

Lo ve an d W i sdo m an d i n t o fig 50 8 have be e n i ntro d u ce d

, .

,
t he s ix attrib u t e s pre vi o u sl y assoc i at e d w i t h t he W at er
M o the r .

W he n t he le tte r M was t ake n o ve r fro m the Egypt i an s

b y t he P hoen i ci an s it was s uppo se d t o re sembl e ri pple s an d
,

w as c hri ste n e d Me m “
t he wate rs
4
The w o rd cm is
”

, .

My t A W D o an e , p 332
h
1
B ibl e s, . . . .

2
Our La dy tn A rt, p 44 . .

3
16ml , p 7 . .

Cha mbers s E n cy clop e dia,

4 ’
vi
.
760 .
 THE STA R OF THE SEA 2 37

H e b re w fo r w a ter an d in t he e m bl e m s he re w i t h t he l e t t e r
,
‘

M is de sign e d like th e wave s o r ri ppl e s o f W at e r .

So m e ti me s as in fig 515 the sym b o li st s c o n stru c te d it

,
.
,

fro m two esses place d b ac k t o bac k whi ch as o n all pre vI o u s

, ,

o ccas i o n s read Sa nctus Sp iritus

,
.

C I N DERELLA as we have already se e n ( a nte p

,
Is ,
.

in vari o u s l o cali t i e s k n o w n as M A RA M A RI A M A RY , , ,

513 515

M A RI ETTA a n d MA R I U CELLA
, w hi c h are said t o
,
'

b e de rivat ive s o f t he gli tt e ri n g light o f t he sea T he r

.

I n di an Go dde ss o f Be au ty was like AP H RO D I T E said t o

, ,

have b e e n b o rn o f t he Se a an d t he re is an 1n scr1pt io n t o
,

I si s whi ch hail s her as

Ble ss d G o dde ss a d Mo t he I sis f t he m a y n am s
e n r
,
o n e ,

T o w h m t he h ave s gave b irt h o n t h e glit t e i g w ave s f t he se a

o e n r n o
,
'

A n d w ho m t he dark n e ss b e gat t he light fo r all man k in d

'

” 1
as .

1
A Ha n dbo k o of Egypti an Re lig ion , A Erma n , p
. . 24 5 .
2 38 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
T he f t he pari s h o f M aryl e b o n e co n si s t o f t he Ro se
arm s o

o f S haro n a n d t he Lil o f t he Vall e , b e n e at h w hi c h

y y (fig 5 ) I6 .

e ars w hat is he raldi call d e scrib e d as a b w v

a
pp y arr
y a
y
o f six The se wave s o f the se a, a lterna tely bla ck a nd w hite,
”
.

co rre spo n d in all pro babili ty to t he six attrib ut es o f de i ty

s m b o li se d b he six hai rs o f fi s 4 88 t o 4 2
y y t g .
9 ( p 2 0 9) an d .

t he s ix o bj e ct s re prese n te d in fig 50 8 The se wave s o f

. .

t he sp i ri t u al se a al so a pp e ar o n t he su m m i t o f fig 51
9 and .

o n t he m ill e n n i ar e m bl e m h e re w i t h I n fig 5 18 t he l e tt e r
y . .

M by t he addi t i o n o f a fift h st ro ke has b e e n e x te n d e d i n to

a w avy z igz ag o f t he w ate rs . AsMi ll e n n i u m was to

t he

c o n si st o f t he u n i ve rsal re I gn o f S pi ri t and a fu ll n e ss o f t he

k n o wl e dge o f t he Lo rd it is pe rm i ssibl e t o re ad M e i the r

,

a s Mille n ariu m o r em t he w at e rs an d it is l ai n that t he

, , p
s m b o li st s e m l o e d it in b o t h se n se s
y p y .

I n t he d e sig n s he re w i t h t he pu re e fll u e n ce fro m t he
Eve rlast i n g Light is sym b o li se d b y si m ple waves ab o ve
a n d b e l o w fig 52 1 b y w av y li n e s su rro u n di n g fig 52 2 an d
.
,
.
,

b y t he S IX sn ake li k e fo rm s o f t he l e tt e r M o r S in fig 52 3
—
. .

I n fig 52 4 t he wave s ( m ark e d M ) asce n d an d de sce n d

.

fro m t he su rm o u n t i n g F le -
ur de-lys an d at t he b ase o f t hi s
,

e m b le m t he y fo rm t he m se lve s i n t o t he S S o f Sa nctus

Sp iritus .

A mo ng all i
n at o n s an d fro m t he re m o t e s t an t iq u i t y
,
 THE LOST LANGU AGE OF SYMBOLISM
Go dd e ss se e go o d to pu rify a n d c l e an se t hy he art The n .

t he m idw i fe po u re d w at e r o n t he c hild s hea d sa i n g O ’

y ,

my gran dso n m y so n t a ke t hi s wat e r o f t he Lo rd o f t he

, ,

W o rld w hi c h is t hy l ife i n vigo rat i n g an d re fre shi n g , ,

washi n g a n d c l ean si ng I pray t hat t hi s ce l e sti al wat e r

.
,

blu e an d l ig ht bl u e may e n t e r i n to thy b o dy an d t here

,

live I pray t hat it m ay d e st ro y in t he e and pu t away

.

fro m t he e all thi n gs e vil an d adve rse t hat we re give n t he e

b e fo re t he b egi n n i ng o f t he wo rl d W he re so e ver tho u .

art in t hi s c hild 0 hu rt fu l t h i n g b e go n e ! le ave it ; pu t

, ,

t hyse l f apart ; fo r n o w d o e s it live a n e w a n d an e w is it ,

b o rn n o w agai n is it pu rifi e d an d cl e a n se d ; n o w agai n is

,

it s hape n e d an d e n ge n de re d b y o u r M o t he r t he G o ddess
f W at e r
” 1
o .

T he Lati n C hu rc h has appl i e d Virgi n M A RY t he t o t he

e n cl o sed gard e n a
“
So lo m o n i c i mage O f t he B ride as an ,

s ri n g shut up , a fo u n ta i n sea led

”

p
2
Th i s id e a is parall e l e d .

b y a n Egypt i an hym n t o T H O T H in w h i ch he is co mpare d ,

t o a w e ll n o t t o b e f o u n d b y t he t alkat ive a n d n o i sy
“
Tho u sw e e t spri ng fo r t he t hi rsty in t he d e s e rt ! I t is
closed fo r t ho se w ho s pe ak t he re it is op en fo r t ho se w ho ,

ke e p s ile n ce t he re w he n t he sil e n t m a n co m e t h he fin de t h
8
t he s pri n g .

T he he ro in e o f The Song of Solomon is fu rt he r de sig n at e d

as
“
a fo u n t a i n o f gard e n s a w e ll O f livi n g w at e rs , an d ,

T he u n c an o n i cal Go spe l acco rdi n g

” 4
s t rea m s fro m L e b an o n .

t o t he H e b re w s re lat e s t ha t aft e r t he b ap t i sm O f C hri st t he

‘

e n t i re fo u n t a i n o f t he H o l y S p i ri t d e sce n de d an d re s t e d

u on
p H im ;
5
a n d t h i s s
ym b o li c f o u n ta in 1s e vid e n tl
y
a s n o n m fo r t he sym b o li c D o v e o r H o l y S pi ri t o f t he
y y _

1
Na tive Ra ces, Ba n c ro ft, iii 37 2 . .

2
S ong f
o S o lo mon iv . 12 .

3
A Ha n dbook of Egyp tia n Re ligio n , A Erma n , .
p 84
. .

1
iv
‘
. 15 .

5
S o l o mo n a nd S o lo mon ic L itera t u re , D . M
. C o n w a y, p . 183 .
 THE STAR OF THE SEA
i l G o spe l s Am o n g t he Parsi s t he i n fl u e n ce o f
ca n o n ca .

A NA H I T A ( t he vi rgi n o f t he H o ly S pi ri t) is always de scrib e d

as a fo u n t ai n d e sce n di n g o n t he sai n t s an d he ro e s t o w ho m

she give s s t re n g t h an d in t h e figu re he re w i t h

1
t hi s fo u n tai n
2
“

, ,

s ri n gi n g fro m t he G o dd e ss o f t h e ce l e st i al w at e rs is se e n
p ,

de sce n di n g u po n H ERCUL ES ( b o rn 2 5t h D ece m b er) an d

e nabli n g him t o c l e a n se t he s t ab l e o f A u geas T he po pu l ar .

He rc u l e s l
c ea nm n
i l
g t h e S t a b e : o f A u ge r»
l
Re ie f a t Ro me )
( Fro a

ve rsi o n o f t hi s l e ge n d is t hat H e rcu le s acco m pli she d his

ard u o u s t as k b di v e rt i n g t h e -rive r Al h b u t t he
y p eu s a
,

d e sig n e r o f fig 52 5 se e m s t o have b ee n ac q uai n t e d w i t h a

.

di ffe re n t ve rsi o n .

Sto ri e s o f m i rac ul o u s heal i n g wat e rs are co m m o n t o

t he f o lk l o re o f m o s t n at i o n s an d t he se w at e rs a re de sc ri b e d
—
,

in fai ry-tal e as t he W e ll o f t he W o rld the W e l l b e yo n d ,

”

t he W o rld “
W at e r o f t he W e ll o f Vi rt ue s t he W e ll
“
” ”
t he
, ,

1
S o l o mon a nd S o lo mo n ic Litera tu re , D . M C o n w a y, p 183
. . .

2
Fro m S m ith s Cla ssica l Dict io n a ry
’
. B y k in d p e rm is s mn of Mr J .

Murra y .
24 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
o f T rUe W a te r ,
Co rdial t he Ve sse l o f
t he
“
Re vivi n g ,
“

Co rdial B alsam a n d so m e t i m e s si m ply Livi n g W at e rs

,
” 1
.
”

T he qu e st fo r thi s W at er o f Life is t he c hi e f i n c id e n t
in a l arge an d i m po rta n t gro u p o f n u rse ry tal e s T he .

m agi c e lixi r re vive s t he dead awake s t he sl e e pi n g cure s , ,

t he s i c k o pe n s t he e ye s o f t he bli n d re sto re s the pe trifi e d

, ,

t o li fe c au se s a vast acce ssi o n o f st re n g t h t o t he st ro n g an d

, ,

i m part s i mmo rtal yo u t h an d l o ve li n e ss T he M ao ri s .

,

M o n go ls I n di an s Slavs an d apparen tly e ve ry race o n

, , ,

e art h
,
have t raditi o n s o f an i n e x hau st i b l e Fo u n tai n o f
Yo u t h w he re i n it was so me t i me s mai n tai n e d t he Fai ri e s
,

di ppe d c hildre n in o rder t o fre e the m fro m m o rtali ty .

S uch fo u n tai ns are spo ke n o f in JA PA N an d o n e o f t he m ,

is sa id t o b e hidd e n o n t he t o p o f M o u n t F UJ I : w ho e ver
2
fi n ds an d dri n ks o f it will live fo r e ver .

I n B RI T TA NY CI N DER ELLA is k n o w n as CE SA RI NE a
,
3
nd ,

so m e t i m e s t he m agi c fo u n ta i n o f Fai r lan d is ca ll e d Ca

’
e sar s
y
W e ll I n RU SSI A t he re is a Ci n de re l la-type o f st o ry whi c h
.

re lat e s ho w t he o u n ge st o f t hre e irls was ki ll e d b h er

y g y
j e alo u s S is te r The m u rdere d maide n co n veys a m essage
.

t o he r fat he r :
“
Yo u w ill n o t bri n g m e t o l ife agai n t ill
o u fe tc h w ate r fro m t he Cz ar s W e ll W i i ’ ”

y t h t h s s he .

is re st o re d t o l ife ; t he Cz ar marri e s he r an d she fre e ly

'

fo rgive s her u n wo rthy siste rs 4

.

Re late d t o t he se Fai ry- tale s o f a M agi c W ell is an o the r

l arge cycl e o f s to ri e s in whi ch t he he ro i ne is u n di sgui se dly
call e d
“
Tru t h an d t he vi llai n False ho o d
,
”
A H un .
”

gari an ve rsi o n d e sc ribe s ho w Tru t h refu si n g t o adm i t t he ,

s u e ri o ri t
p y o f F al se ho o d h a s he r e e s
y p u t o ut b, y t h e

lat t e r Tru t h lyi n g mai me d o ve rhea rs t wo de vi ls b o asti n g

.

t hat t he y hav e c u t O fl t he wat e r su ppl y fro m t he n e ig hb o u r

1
The Childho od of Fictio n , J . A . Ma c Cullo c h , p 54 . .

2
I bid , p 54 66 3
Cin derella , p 37 3
p
—
. . . . .

1
Th e Chil dhoo d f Fictio n , J A Mac c u o c h , p ll
‘
o . . . I 10 .
24 4 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
m i se t hat t he d he ave n s shall
d ”
n de w
1
pro ro
p o w a n d in a ,

s i m il ar ro he c in H o s e a t he D e i t h i m lf i id t ifi d
p p y y s e s e n e

w i t h t he D e w “
I w ill b e as t he de w T he D e wdro ps
”
—
.

he re il l u strat e d are n o t o nly m ark e d w i t h t he w avy li n e s o f

wat e r b u t are furt he r id e n t ifi e d w i t h t he S pi ri t b y t he
,

H e art o f Lo ve appe ari ng o n fig 530 t he t hree Rays o f .

,
'

Light o n figs 52 8 an d 52 9 an d t he t hre e fo ld at t ri b u t e s o n

.
,

figs 530 , 53 1,
. an d 53 2 .

D e w was favo u rite e m b le m b y reaso n of its

a si n g ul arl
y
s m b o li s i n g t he cardi n al d o c t ri n e o f M sti c i sm tha t e ve r
y y y
“
m an is a m 1c r0 co sm o s o r wo rld I n m in iat u re I n e ac h .

de w d ro p e ve ryt hi n g is re fl e ct e d fro m t he Su n i t se lf do w n ,
‘

t o t he m i n u t e st O bj e c t It w as b e l i e ve d t hat G o d was in
.

e ve r
y i n divid u a l acc o rdi n g t o h is c a ac i t
p y fo r re fl e c t i n g

G o d an d t hat each in h is d e gre e re fl e cte d Go d s i mage

’

ac c o rdi n g t o t he d e ve l o pm e n t a n d pur ity O f his so u l

2
.

Th i s idea u n iversally fam ili ar t o the po e t s is ex pre ssed

, ,

b y S hell e y in t he l i n e s
W hat is H e ave n
l

A glo be o f de w ,

Fillin g in t h m o rn in g e w e n

So m e e ye d fl w e r w ho se y n g le ave s w ake n
o ou

O n a n n imagi e d w o rld u n

C n st e ll t e d s n s n shak e
o a u u n
,

O rb it me asure l ss are f rle d

s e u

I n t hat f ail an d f di g sphe re r a n .

‘
1
xxxiii 2 6 2 8
.
—
.
2
The Perfect Way , pp 6 1, 6 2
.

3
Ode to Hea ven .
 THE STAR OF THE SEA
Fro m T hy ha n d , Oliv e r W e n d e l l H o l me s
sa s
y ,

T h w o rlds w e r c st
e yet ve r l
e
y afl t c l im s e ea e a

Fr m t h t sam H d it s lit t l shin i g sphe r

o a e an e n e

O f st ar-
”
lit de w .
1

The Light f
o Asia co n c u l de s w i th an a
pp ea l to AUM
“
I m y re fuge I n t hy o rde r O M
t a ke
T he de w is o n t he lo t u s ! Rise gre at sun l
A n d lift m y le af an d mix m e w it h t he w ave
O M MA I PA D ME HU M, t he Su n rise c o me s
N 1

T he de w dro p slips in t o t he shin in g Se a

”
.

533

I n t he b o ve e m b l e m W i s d o m
a ,
t he Alma Ma te r ,
is re
p re

se n t e d c ro w n e d “ lik e t he To w e r of David b u ild e d fo r an

arm o ur
” 2
y .

O n t he c ro w n o f he r he a d t he Kin g t hro n e t h,
T rut h o n he r he ad do t h re po se ” 3
.

1
Win d Cl o u ds a n d S ta rdrif ts .
2
S ong f
o S o l o m on iv 4 . .

3
The Wedding S o ng of Wis do m .

V OL . I .
24 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
In o ne ha n d s he ho lds the su n light ,
in t he o t he r a c ha l i ce
i n to w hi ch is di st illi n g t he de w o f he ave n Re pre se n ta .

ti o n s o f a fai r an d b eau t i ful vi rgi n claspi n g t he symb o li c

c hal i c e se t am o n g e vil s i ri t s a n d b e as t s w ho t r t d g
, p y o ra

he r do w n are co m m o n in m e di ae val art

,
I n t he u n can o n i cal
.

Books of the Sa viour C hri s t is said t o b e He w ho

, b r i n ge t h
a cu
p fu ll o f i n t u i t i o n an d w i s do m an d als o
p ru de n ce a n d
'

gi ve t h it t o t he so ul an d cast e t h t he so u l i n to a b o dy whi c h
w ill n o t b e abl e t o fal l asl ee p a n d fo rge t b ecau se o f t he c u p
of ru d e n ce w hi ch hat h b e e n g iv e n u n t o it ; b u t w i l l b e
p
e ve r pu re in he art an d se e ki n g aft e r t he m ys te ri e s o f l ig ht

un til it hath fo u n d t he m b y o rde r o f t he Vi rgi n o f Light

in o rd e r (t hat that so u l) m ay i n he ri t t he Light fo r e ve r
” 1
.
_

I n t he ab o ve cu ps the co n te n t s are i n di cate d b y t he

Fleur- de lys o f l ight t he l e t t e rs I S
—
,
J e su s Salvato r) an d b y ,

a c i rc l e re pre se n t i n g e i t he r t he pearl O f pri ce o r a gl o b e o f

de w . T he d e sig n e rs o f t he se e m b le m s w e re pre sumably

i n fl u e n ce d b y t he w o rds o f t he P sal mi st The so rro ws o f
“
,

deat h co mpas se d me an d t he pains o f he ll gat ho ld u po n m e

,

I fo u n d t ro u bl e a n d so rro w I w i l l t ake t he c u p o f
. .

”
Salva t i o n an d c all u po n t he n am e o f t he Lo rd
2
.

T he m yst i c cu ps flago n s vase s chali ce s an d vesse l s o f

, , , ,

Salvat i o n assu m e d an appare n t ly i n fi n i te vari e ty o f fo rm

,

1
Frag m en ts of a Fa ith Forg otten , G R S . . . Me a d , p 518
. .

2 l
Ps a m c xvi 3, I 3
. .
24 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
fig .
54 6 is t h efam ili ar I H S O n fig 54 9 is t he i n i t i al M
. .
,

an d t he l e tt e rs M R o n fig 550 .su
ppo rt e d b
, y S S ha n dl e s ,

pre su m ab l
y i m l
py M a ria Redem trix
p S u rm o un t i n g figs 551
. .

554

an d 552 is t he D o ve o f t he H o ly S pi ri t The H e art o f Lo ve

.

di s t i n gu i she s fig 553, an d t he b o di e s o f t he m ag n ifi e d vase s

.

he re w i t h l i
a so c o n s st o f hearts su
pp o rt e d by SS han dle s .

T hefl o w e rs spri n gi ng fro m t he g ro u p b e l o w are Fleurs

de-lys Lili es o f t he Fi e ld a n d M arigo ld s t he lat te r sym b o l
, , ,
1

i si n g t he m yst i c go ld o f M ary .
 T HE STA R OF THE SEA
Fig s 56
. 0 t o
57 0 re
pr e s e n t var i o u s fo rm s o f t h e Fl a m e.

No te ho w in figs 56 2 an d 56 3 t h i s divi n e fire fo rm s at it s

.

s u mm it i l an d t he cre sce n t m o o n O ve r fig 56 1
t he t re fo . .

t he fire is b u rn i n g like a six- ra e d S u n a n d t he S ig n o f t he

y ,

M o o n is On the b o dy o f t he Vase .

T he t ri pl e arran ge m e n t o n fig 57 0 is pre su m ab ly a n o t he r
.

fo rm o f t he t hre e rays o f Light , an d t he ve sse l w i t h a s po u t

i ides I n appearan ce w i th t he e mbl e m at i c vase t ha t w as
co n c

c arri e d a t t he fe st ival s O f I S I S
. AP UL EI U S de scri b e s it as
a smal l v e sse l m ad e o f b u rn i she d go l d an d m o s t s kilf u ll
y
w ro ught o u t in t o a he m i s pheri cal b o tt o m e mb o sse d e x
, ,

t e rnall
y w i t h st ran g e Egypt i a n fig u re s . I t s m o u th b u t
2 50 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
slig htly rai se d w as e x te n de d i n t o a spo u t a n d
,
j
ro e c t e
p d
c o n s id e ra b l b e ond od o f t he o wl t hi s
1 ”

y y t he b y b . By

sacre d ve ssel was t yp ifi de t he d d

ea and rI S e n O i i
s r s 2 .

1
The G n ostics, C . W . Ki g
n , p . 111
.
2
B ib le Fo lk -
Lore, p 324
. .
2 52 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
I n The Song of Solomon t he B ride gro o m is m ade t o say h

I have d ru n k m y w i n e w i t h my m ilk : e at, 0 fri e n ds ; .

d ri n k , ye a, d ri n k ab u n dan tly, O b e lo ve d 1
Thi s e lixi r o f .
”

li fe ,
x ll e n t an d de l e c tab le liqu o r o f W i s do m is agai n
i
th s e ce

m e n t i o n e d in The Song of Solomon as that b e st w i n e t ha t

“
go e t h d o w n sw e e t ly cau si n g t he l i ps o f t ho se that are
,
” 2
asl e e t o s eak
p p .

580 583
-
T he ho n e y an d m ilk Un d e r S hul am ite
t he t o n gue o f t he 3

are d o u b t l e ss id e n t i c al w i t h t he
“
wi n e an d ho n ey fab l e d
t o fl o w fro m t he m o u t h o f Ci n d e re ll a I n o n e ve rsi o n
1
.

Ci n de re lla s fai ry vi si to rs e m e rge fro m a vase an d fro m t hi s

’

sa m e vas e t he y ro d u c e he r e xq u i s i t e d re s se s A di ng
5
p cc o r .

t o an o t he r v e rsi o n w h e re i n Ci n d e re l la g e ts he r c l o t hi n g
fro m an appl e t re e she says ,

Lit t le g lde n a pple t eo r e

,

l V ith my va se of gold ha v e I w a t ered t hee,

W it h my spade o f go d have I digge d t hy m o u d
l l
l
G ive m e yo u r o ve y c o t he s, l ra
p y, l I
l
A n d t ak e m y ug y rags aw ay 6 ”
.

1 v 3
. 1 . V II
9 . . iv '11
. .

1
Cin der e l la , p . 188 . I bid , p 349 . . .
6
I b id , p
. . 139 .
 THE STA R OF T HE SEA .

l
Amo n g t he y ase s he re w i t h figs 552 582 a n d 583 are
,
.
, ,

d eco rate d w i t h se ve n ci rcle s de n o ti n g pro b ab ly the se ve n

,

fo ld gi fts o r pe rfec t i o n s o f t he H o ly Spi rit O ccasi o n al ly .

t he se c i rc l e s a re arra n ge d in t hre e g ro u ps o f t hre e t hu s ,

fo rm i n g t he i mm utabl e n u mb e r Ni n e Ni n e is e q u i vale n t
.

to the H e b re w w o rd fo r Truth an d has t he pec u liar pro pe rty

w he n mu l t i pl i e d of e ve r d u c i n g I t self Thu s t wic e

re pro .

n i n e are 18 an d t
l
t hri ce n i n e are 2 7 a n d
I n figs 587 an d 588 t he Vase o f T ru t h is s u rm o u n t e d
.

w i t h se ve n n uc l eat e d ce ll s an d N U C L EO LU S t he divi n e
, ,

Nucleus t he Germ o f Life was o n e o f t he appe llat i o n s

, ,

u nder W hi c h t he H o ly S pi ri t was k n o w n am o ng t he mys t i cs 1

.

T he sym b o l N u se d as in figs 589 t o 593 e i t he r se para t e ly

, .

o r in co m bi nat i o n is m e re l a co n t rac t e d fo rm o f M an d
, y ,

has b e en si m i larl y d e rive d fro m the Egypt i an hi e ro gl yph

_
.

fo r wa t e r .I n PA L ERMO C I N DERELL A is n am e d N I N A an d
,

s o m e t i m e s N I N ETTA T he fo rm e r w he n ce t he c i t y O f
2 '

.
,

N I N EV EH d e rive d it s name was o n e o f t he t itl es o f I shtar

, .

Ni n a says Dr P I N C HES ano t he r fo rm o f I S H TA R was a

,
”

, ,

go dde ss o f c reati o n typifie d in t he te e mi ng l ife o f t he o cean ,

a n d he r n am e is wri tt e n w i t h a c haracte r stan di n

g fo r a ho u se

o r re c e tacl e w i t h t he S ig n fo r fis h
p W h e n N I NA

1
S e e The Pe rfect Way , pas s im . Cin de re l la , p 349
2 . .

3
The Religion of B a by lo n ia a n d A ss ria , p 7 5,
y .
2 54 T HE LOST LANGU AGE OF SYMBOLI SM
C N LL b d d b f i i f m t he m ag1c
( I D ERE A
) ha s e e n re s s e
y a r e s ro

vase t he fo llo w i n g c u ri o u s di alo gu e take s place

,

Prince Lady ho w are yo u

,

Nina
”
A s in wi n te r .

Prince Ho w are yo u call e d

Nina
”
By my n am e .

Prince W he re do yo u live
Nina I n the house w ith the door .

W he n t he Phaen iciahs k o ve r fro m E G Y PT t he l e tt e r

to o

t he y call e d it nun t he Fi sh I S H TA R re pre se n t e d b y a

'

.
,

fish in a ho u se is t he re fo re c learly t he same as NI NA o r

C I N DERELLA dw e l l i n g I n t he ho u se wit h t he do o r ‘ In .

Egypt i an the o l o gy t hi s H o u se o f W i sdo m appears in the

n am e H A T H O R HAT HO R - “
t he
,
H o use o f H O RU S 2
.
”

Acco rdi n g t o a Swi ss vari an t o f C I N DERELLA she is acco ste d

,

b y t he cu ri o u s t i t l e “
go l d B e the l l 11
w hi ch i m m e di at e ly
,
”

1
Cin derel la , p 349
. .

3
2 56 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
fl u e n ce he w o ul d i n evi t abl y be di ssi pa te d an d lo st in t he
”
a byss .
1

Thi s ide a o f W i sdo m as a H o use and a W all e l u cidate s

t he o the rw i s e a b su rd asse rtio n o f t he S hu l am i t e I am a
“
,

w all 2
I t is also lik e ly t hat t he pre c e di n g passage “
”
. T he ,

b e am s o f o u r ho u se are c e dar a n d o ur raft e rs are fit ”

has , ,

re fe re n c e to t hi s H o u se o f W i s d o m w hi c h is n o do u b t ,

fu n dame n tal ly ide n t i cal w it h t he Te m ple o f S o l o m o n .

T he Lat i n Chu rc h t eac he s t hat M ary I S t he m o t he r

'

o f G race an d t he Star w ho gu id e s an d c o n d uc t s u s t o t he

harb o ur o f S alvat i o n O n e o f the ti tl es o f Ci n d e re lla is

.

AN NIiNI O R - ..
-
m o t he r A n n a d arl i n g 1
an d t he n am e :
,
1

A NN E me an s G race o f G o d 1
.

T he Lat i n C hurch has al so assig n e d t o t he Vi rgi n M ary

t he t i tl e H eal t h o f t he Sic k By t he si c k m ysti c s have
”
.
,

al wa s u n d e rst o o d ig n o ran ce a n d m o ral o r m en t al S i c k n e ss

y .

“
Turn agai n t o t he m o st high says t he w ri te r O f ,
”

E ccle si ast e s a n d t u rn away fro m i n iq u i ty fo r he will l e ad

“
, ,

t he e o u t o f dark n e ss i n to t he light o f hea lth

” 1
.

h fi e -
T e v po i n t e d star de scrib e d in t he e m b l e m he re w i t h
a s t he Symb o l o f H e alth is t he P e n tago n o r famo u s Se al
w i t h w hi c h Ki ng S o l o m o n is fab l e d t o have w o rke d h is
a m az i n g ma rve l s It was w i t h t hi s po te n t t ali sm an t hat he
.

w arde d o ff all d an g e rs an d co n t ro ll e d t he e vi l g enii

[ Dr .

M A C KEY stat e s t hat amo n g t he fo ll o we rs o f PYT H A G O RA S

a n d PYT I- I A G O RA S de rive d his h i l o so hi c id e as fro m E G Y P T
p p
-
t he t ri ple t ri an gl e re pre se n t e d Light a n d was an e m bl e m

o f H eal t h I t is t here fo re pro bab le t hat t he le tte r S o n

7
.

fig 60 1 stan d s fo r SA NI TA S an d t he l e tters S H o n fig 60 0
. .

fo r SA NI TA S HO MI NO RU M .

1
The Perfect Way , p
. 27 3 .
2
S ong of S o l omon viii I O .

1
3
I bid i Cin derella , p 2 4 8
‘
.
, . 17 . . .

5
S im i a r y A l l _ NN BEL
A an d HA NNI BA L mea n the G ra c e o f BAL, B EL,
or BAA L
'
.
é xviii 2 . .

7
A L exicon f
o Freema so n ry , p . 10 4 .
 T HE STA R OF THE SEA
'
‘
2 58 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
T he c harac te rs gl e s o f fig 6 i g in t he an
pp a
59
e ar n a re .

u n k n o w n t o m e b u t t he y appe ar t o b e Ru n i c
, Ru n e s w e re .

t he an c i e n t al phab e t o f t he H e at he n N o rt hm e n t he o ld ,

N o rse wo rd run o rigi n ally mean i n g so m et hi n g se cre t o r

magi cal T he Ru n i c al phab e t was e n t i re ly an g u lar t he
’

.
,

c harac te rs b e i n g co n s t ru c t e d f ro m t he fo rm s take n b y l i t tl e

s t i c k s u se d fo r divmin
g p u rpo ses .

I n T/ ze Song o f S olomon t he B rid e sa

y s t o he r B ride

gro o m Se t m e as a seal u po n t hy heart as a se al u po n

, ,
l
t hi ne arm
”
.

Amo n g t he G n o st i c s t he seal o f So lo mo n was assign e d

t o t he Vi rgi n S O P H I A a n d was re ga rd e d as t he m ark o f an d
, ,

ass o rt t o t he Ki n gd o m o f Light A t d e at h it was b e li e ve d

p p , .

t hat t he so u l w o u l d b e b ro ught to j u dg me n t b e fo re t he

Vi rgi n an d pro vide d t he mark o f he r S e al w e re fo u n d

,

u o n it w o u ld b e ad m i t t e d fo rt hwi t h i n t o t h T ‘

p , e reas u r
y
o f Ligh t
2
.

“
Ign o rance says S H A KES P EA RE is t he c u rse o f G o d ;
,
“
,

k n o wl e dge t he wing whe re by we fly to He ave n 3

T he
”

same id e a w as vo i ce d b S A DI t he P e rsi a n o et w h i
y p o n , , ,
'
zom m ai n tai n s t hat
“
his Scroll of l w i t ho u t learn i ng w e
,
”
c an n o t k no w G o d .

fast ho ld o f t he skirt o f k n o w le dge ,

Fo r learn in g w ill Co n ve y t he e t o e ve rlast in g ab o de s .

Se e k no ught b ut k no w le dge if t ho u art w ise ,

Fo r it is n e gle c t ful t o re main w it ho ut w isdo m .

Fro m le arn in g t he re w ill c o me t o t he e pe rfe c t io n as

, re a rds re
g ligio n a n d t he wor d l .
”

T he Gn o st i cs be li e ve d t hat SO P H I A ifi e d that aspi ra

t yp
t io nal e l e me nt in t he so u l w hi ch is c o n st an t l as i ring to
y p

viii . 6 .

z
l e G n ostics, Ki g n , pp
‘

.
- 6
3 5 35
2 .

3
Hamy VI .
, iv 7
. .
2 60 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Cat he rin e W heel
'
" 1
di n g to po pu lar e st i mat i o n
aro se , acc o r
,

fro m the Le ge n d o f ST CA T HERI N E a Chri st i an vi rgi n o f ,

Ale xan dri a w ho pu bl i cly c o n fe sse d t he Go spe l

, 3 7)
0

a n d w as d o o m e d t o d eat h o n t o o t he d whee l s No le ss t han .

fi fty paga n philo so phe rs se nt b y t he E mpero r t o pe rve rt he r

,

w hil e s he was in pri so n w ere t he ms e lve s c o n ve rte d to ,

C hri s ti a n i ty b y he r W in n in g a nd i rre si st i b l e e ldqu e n ce

he n ce she was re garde d t he patro n e ss o f phil o so he rs
p

an d l earn e d sc ho o l s H avi n g rej e cte d all o ffe rs o f e art hly

.

m arri age she w as ta ke n in a vi s i o n t o H e ave n an d b e cam e

,

t he s po u se o f C H RI ST w ho plig ht e d his t ro t h t o he r w i t h
,

a ri n g
2
.

I t is c l ea r t hat t hi s Sto ry is a C hri st i an i se d ve rsi o n o f

s o m e fa r m o re a n c ie n t l e ge n d Cat he ri n e ( fro m t he G re e k
.

1
I t w ld b oui t ti g t
e t h w th b l i g fi w k
n e re s n o ll d
ra c e o e az n re or ca e a

C th i
a Wh l
er ne q i d it
ee ac m Sp k a d fi
u re s h na thi g i
e . ar s n re a ve no n n

co mm onw ith t h Ch i t i lg d
e rs an e en .

Cl mmbe rs s E n cy clafi a dz a iii 9

'
2 ’ '
. .
,
 THE STA R OF THE SEA
wo rd Ca tb a ros = p ure ) is ly t he all-pu re i m mac u la t e
l
c ea r , ,

an d u n de file d B rid e O f t he S o n g O f S o l o m o n an d t he _ ,

to ot h e d w he e l w i t h w hi c h s he is id e n t ifi e d is t he fo u r o r

six- ra e d S o l ar whe el C I N D ERELL A is s o m e t i me s c all e d

y .

La Bella Ca ta rina !an d the re a re m o n u m e n t s t o I S I S b e ari n g

t he i n sc ri pt i o n I mmacu late is o u r Lady I si s .
”

O ne O f t he G no st i c phil o so phe rs ha s l e ft o n re c o rd t he
acc o un t O f an all e ge d vi si o n O f S O P H I A
”
Tru th says he .
, ,

l o o ke d u po n m e an d o pe n e d he r m o u t h a n d u t t e re d a
w o rd a n d t hat w o rd b e cam e a Name ; a Na m e whi c h w e
,

k n o w an d speak J ESU S C H R I ST : an d havi n g n ame d H im

—
,

s he he l d he r T e re is n o d o u b t t hat t he m ys t i c s
” 3
p e ace h
.

O f t he Middl e Ag e s ide n tifi e d C H R I ST w i t h S O P H I A a n d t hi s ,

ide n t i ty is re fl e c te d in t he six-raye d So lar w he e l s here w i t h .

Ove r fig 6 1 I is t he H o ly O NE o f J ESU S t he T ru e Light

.
, ,

a n d t he m ean i ng O f t he o t he r e x am l e s is e l u c id at e d b h
‘

y t e
p

S e e Tlee G n o s t ics , Ki g
n , p 438
. .

3
I bid , p 288
. . .

V OL . I .
2 62 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t hre e c i rcle s o f pe rfec t i o n the pasto ral cro o k O f t he G o o d
,

S he phe rd t he M o o n o f He ave n an d t he C ro w n O f Glo ry

, , . .

T he e q u ati o n O f C H RI ST an d S O PH I A as bo t h b e i n g
i n carn ate W i sdo m is re n de re d t he m o re c o mple te ab y
“
,
'
’
“
C hri st s clai m I am t he do o r b y m e if a ny m an e n te r in ,
"
h e s hal l b e save d an d shall go I n an d o u t an d fin d past u re
, , .
1

I n fig 6 18 t he t re fo i le d H an d is e x t e n di n g a k e y fro m
.

H eave n do u b t l e ss t he k e y o f David re fe rre d to in

—

I sai ah xxn 2 2 “
W o e u n t o yo u
. said C hri s t add re ss i n g

t he l aw e rs
y
“
for
ye h ave t ake n awa
, y t he k f
ey o know led e
g
e e n te re d n o t I n o u rse lve s an d t he m t hat we re e n t e ri ng
y y ,

in ye hi n de red 2 ”
Acco rdi n g t o a Ge rm an ve rsi o n o f
.

C I N D ERELLA t he he ro i ne catc he s sight o f a gli t t e ri n g

,

so m e t hi n g t hro w s a s t o n e a t it a n
,
d a go ld e n k e y fall s ,

i n t o he r han d W i t h t hi s k ey she u n lo c ks a c u pb o ard

.

full o f t he m o st e xq u i s i t e cl o t he s ; do n s a S ilve r d re ss ;
fi n d s a m agi c ste e d wai t i ng he r b e he st s an d go e s to t he ,

dan ce .
3

F ro m t he e m ble m s he re wi t h it is e asy t o se e hOw t he

m ysti c s u n de rst o o d t hi s magi c k e y T he han d le o f figs 6 19 . .

t o 6 2 1 is t he H e a rt o f Love an d O f figs 6 2 2 an d 6 2 3 it is ,
.

t he P earl o f P V zsdom The S e rpe n t i n e wave s o f LA BI S MI NA

'

fo rme d i n to t he le t te r M co n st i t u t e t he base o f fig 6 2 2 an d .
,

t he i n i t i al s S S are se en o n t he cro ss ke ys in fig 6 2 4 In . .

fig 6 2 5 t he ke ys o f heave n a re id e n t ifi e d w i th t he heart o f
.

Lo ve an d t he fo urfo l d heart-shape d m e an de r o ve r fig 6 2 6
,
.

is pre su mab ly t he fl am i ng ro se O f Lo ve
,
.

1
Jh x9
o n . L k xi 5
.
3
u e . 2 .
2 64 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
A sso c i ate d wi t h t he di a mo nd-han dle d k e y o f fig 6 2 8 is
‘

t he H aw k o r D o v e o f t he H o l S i ri t ; T he re is a s t riki n g
y p

si m i larity be tw e e n t hi s d e sig n an d the Egypt i an Do ve re pro

du ce d o n pag e 10 4 vo l ii,
.T he Do ve w as t he at trib u t e o f
.

I S H TA R an d V ENU S and in The Song of Solomon is l ikewi se

,
 T HE STA R O F T HE SEA 265
‘

a s so c a t e i d w i th t he Brid e : My dove ,
my u n de file d is b u t
” 1
o ne .

In fig u re he re w i t h t he k ey o f kn o wle dge is asso c iat e d

t he
n o t w i t h t he d o ve b u t w i t h t he H o l G o o se o r G ho st I
y n .

fig 634 t he Go o se is cro w n e d w i t h t he tri ple Perfe c ti o n in

.

figs 6 32 a n d 6 33 w i t h t he di ade m o f b e au ty an d in fig 6 3 5
.
, .

it appe ars in co m bi n at i o n w i t h t he c ro s s .

The co nju n ct io n O f G o o se Do ve a nd Ke y appe ars t o , ,

i n di cat e t hat Sp irit w as regarde d as t he o n ly o pe n e r O f t he

D o o rs O f H eave n G o d is a spi ri t a n d t he y t hat w o rshi p
.
,

him must w o rs hi p him in sp m t an d in t ru t h .

W i th po e t i c i n t u iti o n Mrs Kat he ri n e Tyn an s u ms u p

m o s t o f t he t i m e - ho n o u re d sym b o l s o r S i m i l e s o f S t e lla ‘

M ari s t he Bo n a Dea t he i mmacu late M ag n a M ate r in he r

, , ,
"
o e m e n titl e d e i t al i c s are m i n e
“
T he M o t he r T h
p . .

“
I a m t he p lla rs
i O f t he ho u se
The keyston e o f t he arc h a m I .

T ake me aw ay, an d roo f an d w all

W o uld fall t o ruin ut t er ly .

I am t he fi re u on t he
p hea rt h,
I am t he light o h
f t e
good sun .

I a m t he he a t t hat w arm s t he e art h,

W hic h e lse w e re co lde r tha n a st o n e .

A t m e t he ildre n w arm the ir han ds 3

ch

I am t he i r light o f lo ve alive .

W it ho ut me co ld t he hearthst n e st an ds
'

o
,

Nor c uld t he pre c io us c hildre n t hrive

o .

I am the t w ist t hat ho lds t o ge th e r

T he c hi dre nl in it s sac re d rin

g,
T he ir knot o f lo ve , fro m w hose l
c o se t e t he r

NO lo st l
c hi d
g oes a -
w an de rin g .
266 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
I a m the house from fl oo r t o ro o f.

I de c k t he w alls, t he b o ard I spre ad

I Spin t he c urt ain s, w arp an d w o o f,

A n d shake t he do w n to be t he ir bed.

I a m t he ir w a llg a ain st a ll dan ge r,

T he ir door a ain st t he w in d
g a n d sno w .

T ho u W ho m a w o m an laid in man ge r ,

T ak e m e no t t i ll t he c hildre n
gro w
2 68 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
b y t he H e art O fLove an d t he B o o k O f Know ledge Hop e is al so
e x re sse d b t he A n c ho r a n d Fea r b t he S ca l e s O f J u st i ce
p y , y .

Of W I SDO M S chi l dre n two we re regarde d as in co m

’

,
.

arab l t he c hi e fe st an d t he se t w o K n o w l e dge an d
p y , ,

Fai r Lo ve w e re sym b o l i se d b y m ul t ifari o u s fo rm s an d

,
”

m e t ho d s
. The stream s O f m i l k fl o w i n g fro m the Alma
 ONE-EYE ,
T W O EYES ,
e TH RE E -
EYES 2 69

Ma ter re pre se n t e d in fig .
533 ( a nte,
p . 24 5 )p ro b abl
y d e n o t e

t he m an d in t he Cro ss Ke ys he re w i t h t he y are re pre se n t e d

b y t wo Pe arls o r Ci rcl e s
.
2 70 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
S o m e t i me s t he twi n c i rcle s t he m se lves fo rm Scales o r are
o i se d w i t hi n t he scal e s T h e E
gyp t i an s b e l i e ve d t hat at
p .

de at h t he act i o n O f t he di se m bo di e d soul was we ighe d b y

T H O T H b e fo re M A AT t he Go dde ss O f Tru t h and t hat t hi s
, ,

j u dgme n t to o k place in a H eave n ly H all cal l e d t he Hal l

O f t he Tw o Truths! The l e t t er M w he n fo un d in co mb i n a
?

ti o n with scal e s pro bably st an ds fo r Ma t an d t he figure 8

2
, ,

al so fre q u e n t l o c c urrin g se e fi s 6
y ( g 4 .8 an d ,

was as we have al re ady se e n , t he n u mb e r O f T H O T H t he

, ,

re ge n e rato r . It was said O f C H RI ST b y a c e le b rat e d m yst i c

t hat
“
in H is e sse n tial e le m e n t s His n u mbe r is an d it

wo ul d appear pro bable t hat t hi s figu re 8 was re garde d as t he

n u m b er O f re g e n e rat i o n b e cau se it is c o m o se d o f t he t w i n
p
ci rc l e s o f Lo ve an d K n o w l e dge in c l o se i mpo si t i o n In figs . .

6 51 to 6 53 t he tw o ro u n d s are n o t t o u chi n g b u t in fig ,
.

6 54 t he y fo rm i n t o a pe rfe ct 8 an d in fig 64 6 t hi s sac re d
,
.
.

n umbe r a ears as t h e go al O f Vi si o n
pp .

Am o n g i n scri pt i o n s t o I S I S is t he clai m I have made

“
,

J ust i ce m o re po we rful t han si l ve r an d go ld I have cau se d .

Tru th t o b e co n side re d b eaut ifu l ”

an d it is e vide n t t ha t
,
4

t he m e di ae val m yst i c aspi re d in very m u c h t he same t e rm s as

t he m o d e rn po e t . 0 Tho u mighty G o d make m e as a ,

balance O f rub i e s an d J e t t hat is cast in t he la

p o f t he su n .

I b e se e ch t he e 0 Tho u Great G o d t hat I may fl ash fo rt h

, ,

t he w o n d e r O f Thy b right n e ss and m e lt i n t o t he pe rfe c t

,

o i se o f T h B e i n g , 0 T ho u G o d m
5
p y y G od .

F ro m t he fact t hat t he t wi n c i rcl e s appear n o t in

fre q ue n tly o n t he Vase O f W i sdo m o n e may i n fe r t hat ,
‘

1
A Ha n dbook of Egyptia n Rel igio n , A Erman , p 10 8 . . .

2
Ma t is re pre se n te d as the Daug hte r of RA, Mistre s s o f He ave n , Ru e r o f l
Ea rth, a n d Pre side n t o f the Ne th e r-
W or d l
The Eg ypt ian moa t is n o t o n y
. l
J
T ruth a n d us t ic e b ut O rde r a n d Law in t he physic a l a s w e ll a s in th e mo ra l
l
wor d
”
. Re no uf, Hzbber t Lectu res, p 120
—
'

. .

3
L ife of L o uis Cla u de de S t Ma r tin , A E W a ite , p 4 11 .
, . . .

4
A Ha n dbook , Erman , p 2 4 5 . .
2 72 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ch i l dre n o
pp f W i sd o m
y a il I n fig
e ar as e es an d n o s t r s . .

6 59 t he e ye s have d e lib e rat e ly b e e n place d in j u x t apo si t i o n ,

a n d w he n d raw n as e rfe c t c i rcl e s t he re is li tt l e d o u b t t hat

p
t he y sym b o l i se d t he re g e n e ra te e ye s o f Pe rfe c t L o ve an d
P e rfec t W i sd o m .

The Egyptian s I m agi n e d t he De i ty as po sse sse d O f tw o

e e s t he S u n an d t he M o o n an d t he s e t he t e rm e d t he
y , y
e e s o f t he N o rt h an d S o u t h o r t he e e O f HO RU S = Li ht
y y g ,

a n d t he e e o f S U T = Dark ne s s T h e b e li e ve d t hat t he
y y .

re g e n e rat e m an w o u l d have t h i s d u al S ig ht b est o we d as a .

Gi ft fro m t he Go ds an d t hat e ve nt ually tw o e ye s are “

,

give n to him an d he b eco me s glo ri o u s t he re wi t h 1

.
”

I n fig 6 6 0 t he se sym b o l i c e ye s are asso c i at e d w i t h t he

.

st ar O f Lig ht a n d in fig 6 6 1 t he , y fo rm it s n o rt he rn a n d it s
.

s o u t he rn o i n ts I n fig 6 6 3 t h e t w i n c i rc l e s have b e e n
p . .

co m b i n e d wi t h t h e t hree lig h t -ra s

y and in fig 6 6 4 , .

t he se t hre e rays aré fl o w i n g fro m t he m o u t h o f a B u ll .

T he S u pre m e S pi ri t w as ve ry w id e ly re pre se n t e d as be i n g
b e arde d The A ssyrIan S I N t he Ill u m i nat o r t he G o d o f
.
, ,

Light an d W i sdo m t he H e ife r o f A NU

“
,
has a lo n g ,
” 2

fl o w i n g he ard t he co l o ur o f lap is la z uli an d t hi s bl u e heard

3
,

w a s in all pro babi l i ty a sym bo l o f o u tpo u ri n g, d e sce n di n g

Tru t h .
‘

In fig 6 6 2 t he sym b o li c l ight fl o w i ng fro m t he m o u t h

.

is e x pre sse d b y a de sig n co m b i n i ng t he T c ro ss the Lat i n ,

c ro ss t he T ri a n gl e an d t he C re sc e n t M o o n
, ,
.

I n fig 6 6 6 t he c i rcl e O f t he Pe rfe ct an d E te rn al O NE has

.

S e e S ign: a nd Sy mbo ls o
f Pn mordia l
’

Ma n , C hurch wa rd, p . 20 1, 20 2 ,

34 5
2 l
A NU was a so th e na me of a G ae ic g odde ss Of p ro sp e rity a n d l
ab un da n c e .

3 Rel i
g io n of B a by l on ia a n d A ssy n a , a stro w,
p 7 6
‘

J . .

4 Th l
e a me n it ies o f T h e o o g y s e e m a wa ys t o de ma nd th a t the G o ds o f l
’
l
o n e s n e ighb o ur sh o u d b e re ga rde d a s De mo n s Our te rm De vi Is c o gn ate . l
w ith dowel , the G ypsy fo r G o d O g re w a s Origin a y a Northe rn De ity, a n d ll
he B bl d ”
f fa i -
ta s p ro b ab a p r
e v e rsl o n o f b ue -
b earde d S I Nl l
t o r e I
ue e a r y y i .
 ONE-EYE ,
T W O EYES,
~
TH REE-EYES 2 73

b ee n mad e to do du ty
‘

as a mo ut h
, an din fig 6 6 7 t hi s
.

mo u t h has s ig n ifican t ly b e e n T he Stag was n o t

2 74 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
on ly a sym b o l O f S o li tary P uri ty b u t it s b ran chi n g an tlers ,

we re l ike n e d to t he rays o f t he ri si ng Su n an d t he S tag

,
,

t hu s b e co me s a S o l ar e mb l e m T he m o u t h was re garde d .

as a w e ll o r fo u n ta i n a n d it is ro ve rb i al t hat t he mo u t h
p ,

o f a righteo u s man is a we l l o f l ife Fig 6 66 w i ll t hu s

1 ”
. .

de no t e w hat MATT H EW A RN O L D t e rme d t he lo n e ly pure

“

n e ss O f t he all- u re Fo u n t
”

p .

I f, in l
t he si e n t m in d Of O ne all -
pu re
A t first I magIn d lay
’

T he sac re d w o rld an d b
y pro c e ssio n sure

Fro m t hose ll de e ps
st i ,
in fo rm an d c o o ur l dre st ,
Se aso n s lt e rn at in g
a ,
an d n i
ght an d day,
T he lo n g-muse d t ho ught t o n o rt h, so ut h, e ast , an d w e nt

T o o k t he n it s all-
se e n w a
y

0 w akin g o na w o r d w hic h t hus-

l W Ise sprin
gs l
W he t her it ne e ds t he co u n t

Be t w ixt th
y w ak in
g an d t he b irt h O f t hin s
g
A ge s or ho urs O
w akin g o n Life s st re am
’

By lo n e ly pure ne ss t o t he all-
p u re Fo un t
‘

(O nl
y yb t his t ho u can st t he c o lo ur d dre am
)
’

O f Life re mo un t .

T hin ,
t hin t he ple asan t h u man e gro w ,
n o is s

A n d fain t t he c it y gle am s

Rare t he lo ne past o ra hut s l marve l n o t t ho u

T he so e l mn pe ak s b ut t o t he st ars are k no w n ,
But t o t he St ars, an d t he c o ld l un ar b e ams
A lo ne t he sun arise s an d a o n e l
Sprin g t he gre at st re am s.

In Italy ve rsi o n o f Ci n de re lla cal le d M o na

t he re is a

Cat ari n a i e t he l o n e P u re o n e an d in so me lo cal iti e s

,
“
. .
,

t he s to ry o f Ci n d e re l la is t o ld u n d e r t he t i t l e O ne-Eye ,

T wo - E d T h e -E es T h e fact t hat C I N DERELLA

”

yes a n ,
re
y .

1
Pro verb s x 11
. .
276 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLI SM
i
s on o n e-
e e d b ab i l it d e sc e n d e d fro m an
has , in all
y p y ro ,

i mm e m o ri al past Fabl e re co rds t he e xi st e n ce o f a o n e -e ye d

.

rac e o f m e n w ho it is said , w e re co n st an t ly e n de avo u ri ng

, ,

t o filc h t he ho ard e d go l d o ve r w hi c h ce rtai n riflin s ke t

g p
w at c h a n d ward .

T he se o n e-eyed pe o ple were e n t I tIed Arima spi an s -a

w o rd s u gg e st ive o f A RI MA NES t he P e rsi an L u c ife r ‘
G riflin s
,
.
'

li o n bo di e d m o n ste rs w i t h e agl e -he ads an d w i n gs are

k n o w n to have typifi e d W i sdo m an d E nlig ht e n me n t an d ,
2

t he g o ld t ha t it w as t he i r m i s s i o n t o watch o ve r an d d e fe n d

w as pro b ab l y t he go l d O f W i sdo m I n t he cu t he re wi t h a pai r .

668

o f griffi n s are s u
pp o rt n i g W i sdo m in he r fo rm o f t he W at e r
M o t he r G riflin s d eco rate t he he lm e t t hat pro te ct s t he head
.

O f Mi n e rva a n am e g e n e rall a t t ri b u t e d t o t he sam e ro o t as

y
—

mens t he Mi n d an d t he y are O fte n re pre se n t e d gu ardi n g t he

,
—

V ase O f W i sdo m 3
I n sc u l pt u re the G riflin u s u all y appe ars
.

ho ldi n g a b all u n d e r it s c l aw an d pse u d o - riflin s m a b

‘

g y e ,

s e e n in t hi s at t it u d e o n t he ara e t O f H o l b orn Vi a d u c t
p p .

T hi s ball t he P e arl O f W i sdo m is t he sam e Bal l o f Pe r

, ,

fe c t io n as is he ld b y t he se ve n -starre d BO N A D EA w ho
e ars o ve r t h e o rt i c o o f t he B ri t i sh M u se u m a s t he
a
pp p
1
I t is s a id th a t fro m A R I MA NES , th e Prin c e of Da rk ne ss, w e de rive o ur

e xp re s s io n
“
o ld Ha rry ”
,
me a n in g th e D e vi l My th
.
—
ol ogy f
o the A ry a n
Na tio ns , Co x, p 56 7 . .

Ho m e of Hon o u r J C El wo rthy p 1 16 , . .
, . .

O n S ta t io n e rs Hall t h e re is a re plic a o f l
c a s s ic ll
m e da io n t h us
'
3 ’
te
a

p re s e n t in g t h e m .
 EYE, T W O -EYES,
O NE- TH REE-EYES 2 77

c e ntra l figu re to t he g ro up o f Go d s an d Go dde sse s In fig . .

6 6 9 t he G re at M o t he r ho ld s a b all an d a ri n g
1
T he m agi c .

ri ng fig uri n g so l arge l in S o l o m o n i c m t ho l o g h d r o
y y y a p
b ab ly t he same sig n ifi can ce as o u r m o d e rn we ddi n g ri n g ,

t he H e a t hen o rigi n o f w h i c h n e arl l e d t o it s ab o li t i o n

y
duri n g t he Co m mo nweal th. S o m e o f t he Gri ffi n s he re 2

ill u strate d are cro w n e d w i t h t he Fle u r-de -lys o f E n light e n

me n t Fig 6 7 2 w ho is m arke d w i t h t he sig n o f t he c ro ss
‘

. .
, ,

has his tai l t wi n ed i n to t he fo rm o f t he Pe arl an d in fig ,

.

h
R l
m
ea. or ca e s. th an a Bow Lamp ) .

669

6 7 3 t he b e e n i mpo se d in t he ce n t re o f t he b o dy
Cl l Cle
'
has .

J e su s C hri st was re garde d as t he Maste r G rifiin an d t he

‘ »

,
3

I an d 8 u n de r fig 6 74 -w i ll t h us s ta n d fo r t he H o l y
.
» :

One w ho man ife sts Hi m se lf as t he n u m b e r 8 .

O n fig 6 7 6 t here is an i n di st i n c t i n scri pt i o n in w hi c h
.

t he l e t t ers S H are pro min e n t The i n scri pt i o n o n fig 6 7 7. .

1
Fro m S mith s Cla ssica l Dictionary
’
B y pe rmiss io n o f Mr Murra y
. .
J . .

2
The form o f the ring, says an o ld write r, b e in g c irc u a r, tha t is ro un d
”
l
a n d w ith o ut e n d, impo rte th thus muc h th a t t he ir mutua o ve a n d h e a ty
r ll '

l l
a fl e c tion sh o u d round y fl ow fro m the o n e to t he o the r a s in a C irc e , a n d
'

l
ll
tha t c o n t in ua y a n d fo r e ve r
”
Tb a Origin s of Popula r S uperstition s,
.

T S ha rpe r Kno wls o n, p 99

. . .

S e e Da n te s Pu rg a ton o ca n to s xxx a n d xxxi

‘
3 ’
. .

V OL . I .
278 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SY MBOLI SM

( a G reat B e ar) re ad s I SS ,
and t he w o rdi n g on fig . 6 74
c o n clu d e s w i t h t he let t e rs I S .

675 6 76

Acco rdi n g t o t he au tho rs o f l e Peffi ct Way , t he w o r ds

I s an d I sa o rigi nally m ean t Lig ht an d t he n am e , s s, o n ce

I sa -
I sa w as Egyp t i an fo r Light-
, Light ! Tho se who we re
1
IX xxx .
 2 80 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
0 fri e n ds I die an d N O MA N give s me t he bl o w
,
They .

an swe re d
“
If no ma n hu rt s t he e it is t he st ro ke o f J o v e , ,

a n d t ho u m u st b ear it So sayi n g t he y le f t him g ro an

.
,

ing . O n t he fo ll o w i n g m o rn i n g U LY SS ES safe fro m t he ,

cl u t c he s o f t he gi an t s ho u te d in d e ri si o n
, Cycl o ps
t he G o d s have w e l l re q u i te d t he e fo r t h atro c i o u s d ee d s
y .

Kn o w it is U LY SSES to w ho m t ho u o west t hy sham e fu l

l o ss o f sig ht
, .

The Tartars have a s to ry o f a o n e - e e d m a n-

y e ati n g gi an t , ,

a n d t he he ro B x S SA T as u s ual b u rn s o u t t he mo n st e r s e e
’

, y ,

w i t h a re d- ho t k n ife .
1

Ce l t ic lege n d re l ate s t hat a certai n he ro n am ed Luo xi

-
bli n de d a o n e e ye d gi an t b y m ean s o f a re d-ho t i ro n an d
2
,

t hi s n am e L U G H is alw a s e q u at e d w i th L L EU t he W e l s h
y ,

w o rd fo r Light ?

T he am big u o u s Issx Ysse 13512 o r 155A is re l ate d t o , , ,

Essa t he Lati n ve rb t o b e “
an d f ro m m e is d e rive d t he
”

, ,

w o rd E sse nc e a phil o so phi c an d po e t 1e syn o n ym fo r t he S o u l

,

or Light w i t hi n .
”

It wo ul d thu s appear pro b abl e t hat t he Odysse y is to

s o me e x t e n t a n al l e go r o f t he S o u l an d t ha t O o vssau s t he
y , ,

w an d e re r is t ru ly N O MA N n o hist o ric pe rso n age b u t l ike

, , , , ,

Ci n de re lla a pe rso n ifi ca ti o n o f t he so ul t he spark t he G o d

, , ,
f

w i t hi n “
Dwe lle r in t he l n n e rm o st T he w o rd- l
” ”

,
or
p y a .

"
u o n I ss x t he Lig ht an d 1 h i m se l f is c o m a rabl e t o
p ,
551 , p , ,

Ci n de re lla s amaz e d awake n i n g to t he fac t t hat t he glo ry o f

’

he r daz i ng radi an ce is he rse lf .

T he syll abl e s xssr o r i sm appear t o have anc i e n tl y m e ant

.
~

Lig/ zt in m an
y di re c t i o n s W e m e e t t he m in s . sn t h e ,

n am e o f t he n ym ph w ho w as said t o b e t he m o t he r o f t he

Sun in N Y SA t he mo u n tai n whe re D I O NYSO S w as b o rn a n d

, ,

1
Cin dere lla , p 4 89 . .

2
Ce l tic My ”: a n d Leg en d, C ha r e s S qu ire , p l . 2 39 .

J
Rh ys , , Hzbbert Lectu res , pp 239 , 409
’
3
. .
 EYE, T W O -EYES ,
O NE- TH REE-EYES 231

in M o u n t NxSSA o f E thi o pi a whe re O sxa xs w as b o rn T he

,
‘
.

sac re d S t o n e L an t e rn s o r Lig ht rec e ptac l e s o f J apa n are st ill

c alle d I sl aa oro an d t he J a pa n e se H eave n ly G ra n d c hi l d is

’
’

sa id t o have d e sce n d e d to eart h u po n M o u n t KI R I S H I MA

"

s s was k no w n in N o rt he rn E u ro pe as s r t he C hald e an
so l ar he ro was IZ DUB A R a n d t he l a s t o f t he J a an e se t w i n
p
de i t i e s w e re n ame d IZ A NA G I a n d IZ A NA MI .

In Laplan d t he go dd e ss co rre spo n di n g t o s s w as

w o rshi ppe d u n d e r t he n am e I SA a n d t hi s w o rd m u s t b e ,

re l at e d to I S I A a G re e k var1an t o f s s sig n ifyi n g ac co rdi n g

, , ,

t o Plato ,
H o ly O n e “
I n tellige n ce an d Pe rc e pti on
, , .

T he na me s s w as un de rs to o d by P l u tarc h as m e an i ng
K n o wle dge .
” 3

I n H e bre w t he syllabl e 15 b eco m e s I ES an d t hu s t he ,

J e w s te rm I SAI A H J ESA I A H ; co n ve rse ly t he wo rd J ESSE is

re s u m abl id e n t i c al w i t h I SS E I n t he co l l e c t i o n o f m s t i c
p y .
y
li te rat ure gro u pe d toge t he r in o u r Bibl e un de r t he S 1gn ifica n t
t itl e I SA I A H is a pro phecy o f t he f u t u re w he n
, t he eart h ,

s hall b e f u ll o f t he k n o wl e dg e o f t he L ord as t he w at e rs ,

t he re s hal l b e
”
co ve r t he sea I n t hat day says I sai ah
”
.

'
, ,

a ro o t o f J ESSE A n d t here shall co m e fo rt h a ro d o u t o f

.

t he st e m o f J ESSE an d a B ran c h shall g ro w o u t o f his ro o t s

” 4
, .

The ro o t o f J ESS E as re prese n te d he re wit h is j o e-

, l i mb e d , ,

an d is t hu s t he ro o t o f Lig ht .

T[ting s S ee n in jap a n , C ive Ho l ll a n d, p

. 209 .

l
Cji P uta rc h s I sis a n d Osih ir
’
 OF
'

2 82 THE LOST LANGUAGE SYM BOLISM

H O SEA t he re is a Mille n n i ary pro phe cy w he re i n o cc u rs
In
t he e n ig m at i c passag e :
“
A n d it s hal l b e at t hat day sai t h ,

t he Lo rd t hat t ho u shal t call m e I s m

, a n d s hal t call m e n o

mo re B AA L I Fo r I w ill t ake away t he nam e s o f B aal i m o u t

.

o f her m o u t h a n d t he y s hall n o m o re b e re m e m b ere d b

, y
“
t he i r n am e T he B aalim w e re se co n dary divi n i t i e s i n t o
.

w hi ch t he P hoe n i c i a n G re at G o d E1 was subdivide d a n d .

,

s u w as pro bably a syn o n ym fo r t he pri m al Light The .

Ce l t i c gi an t bli n de d b y LU G H t he Light was name d BA LO R , , ,

t he Ba Lo f w hi c h m ay pe rhaps b e e q u ate d w i t h t he Ba a l o f

Baal i m .

The an i mal u po n w hi c h t he le tt e rs 18 5 are i n scrib e d

i r an d t he S e ve n S t ars o f t he G o ld e n B e ar
( p 7 ) 8 B
'

a nte ,
2 . s a ea ,

w ere k no w n as t he S e ve n Riskis o r shi n i n g Lig ht s Fro m .

t hi s w o rd a n i n i t i al vo we l has e vid e n tl y w o rn o f f A s the .

S e ve n sta rs are ve ry li ke a plo ugh an d t he co n stellati o n was ,

so me t i m e s k n o w n as t he Seven Ploughing Oxen it is pro b ab l e ,

h
t at t he l o s t v o w e l w as 4 m a ki n g A r-isk is The syllabl e A R
1 , .
,

w hi c h is I ri sh fo r P l o ug h is t he ro o t o f m an y te rm s re l at i n g
,

t o pl o u g hi n g s u c h as Ara ble A rya n e t c Aris/ zis w il l t hu s

2
, , , .
,

si m l an d reaso n abl y re so lve i n to Plough L i hts

py g .

Ursa t he Lat i n fo r B e ar is fro m t he sam e ro o t as

, ,

U S H A S t he Daw n ; an d t he shi n i n g US H A S (t he usizer o f

,

Day) iS ide n t ical w i t h s s The Ve di c Man in t he Su n

‘
'

.
,

c o rre s po n di n g t o t he ge n e ri c t e rm Adam w as e n t i tl e d ,

PU RU S H A S H R I t he w ife o f V I S H NU be fo re de sce n di ng
.
, ,

fro m t he Su n was k n o wn as A NUS HA Y1N1 an d t he w ife o f

, ,
3

1 11
. x6 , 17 .
2
The n ame G eorg e me an s a p lo ugh o r husb a n dman . Eng ish l rura l f lk
o

ll
st i p ro no un c e th is
“
J
AARG E,
”
wh e re in the y un c o n sc io us y pre se rve l th e

p rimit ive ra dica l AR .

3 The Mo untains of KxRxsm MA a rein the Is a n d o f KIUS HIO ,

s ituat e d l
an d it is re c o rde d o f a c e rta in J
a pan e se G o d tha t h e es ta b is he d h im se f l l
u n de r th e n a me o f O KUN UI N S HI a t a p ace na me d I l MO I n S an sc rit the ZU .

“
ro o t US H me an s to b urn .
 2 84 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
He r M aj e sty b e en Su ppo se d to m ean Q u e e n
has he re
Eliz abe t h b u t t he Eli z ab e t h in t he po e t s m i n d w as
’

e vide n t l
y t he Dau g ht e r o f Z i o n w ho was “
all gl o ri o us ,

w i t hi n EL l Z Z A -B ET H i e t he H o u se o f t he Light
—
, . .

o f God .

It 13 o bvi o u s t ha t J
es/
I SRA EL re fe rs ft c
znrun or
“

q u e nt ly t o so me t hi n g mo re t han a n hi sto ri c tribe o f S e m i ti c

de mo n-wo rshi ppers an d t hat I SRA EL he o r she is so me ti m e s
, , ,

e rso n ifi cat i o n o f t he i n divid u al so u l wan de ri n g in t he

a
p
w ild e rn e ss I sugge s t t hat t he n ame I SRA EL re so lve s i tself
.

n a t u rall e Lig ht o f
”
1n t o I s t h RA t h e e t e rn al Su n w hi c h
y , , ,

has e xi ste d fo r e ve r “
1 ”
EL t he Fi rs t Cau se t he pri n c i ple
, ,

o r b e gi n n i n g o f all t hi n g s The po e t i c “
I SRA EL t hu s
.
” 2 ”

a ears a s a n ex t e n s i o n o f t he n am e Ez RA R i s i ng of
pp ,

Light, a nd as an o t he r pe rso n ificat io n o f t he D ivi ne E sse nce

3 "
,

Light o r Co lo ny in t he so ul
,

I t was sa id o f W i sdo m “
She is t he b ri ght n e ss o f t he ,

eve rlast i n g Light she is m o re b eaut if u l t han t he S u n a n d

,
“
ab o ve all t he o rd e r o f St ars I n so me parts o f I tal y .

Ci n d e rella is e n t i t le d L ISA BELLuc c a name o bvi o u sl

5 ’

y ,

aki n t o I SA B ELLA w hi c h m a m ean e i t he r B e au t iful Lig ht

y ,
“
T he S hi n i ng o f t he Lig ht T he syl l ab l e s ELLA as in
”
or .
,

Ci n de re ll a are fo u n d in stella a star ; an d aster an al te r

, , ,

n at ive w o rd fo r s t ar is re late d t o A S H TA RO T H
,
A S H T A RO T H .

a n d A ST A RT E a re a e lla t i o n s o f I S H T A R a n d I S H TA R has b e e n
pp ,

id e n t ifi e d w i th E ST H ER a n am e w hi c h is radi cally id e n ti cal

,

w i t h t he Z e n di c sta ra a s tar T he G re e k ve rsi o n o f the

,
.

Bo o k o f E sthe r co n tai ns t he remarkable passage A little

1
C o mpa re the na Z
mes E RA a nd Z ER A , b o th sa id to me a n ris ing o f H
Lig h t ”
. Clz ris tzan
—
Na mes, He e na M S w a n l . .

A L exicon of Free ma so n ry , Mac k e y, p 2 29 . .

Th is is the de n it io n g ive n in Mrs S wa n s Chris tia n Na mes

fi Prim ari y l
3 ’
.

l
it p ro b a b y me an t Ez o r I RA, th e Lig h t o f RA Z .

4
W is do m o f S olo mo n vii .

5
Cin dere l la , p . 2 8 1.
 EYE, T W O -
O NE- EYES, TH REE-EYES 2 85

f
o untain beca me a river, a n d t he re was l ig ht , an d t he s u n , an d
Thi s rive r is E ST H ER, an d t he t wo d rago n s
i
n n ch wat e r .

are I an d H A MA N .
”
I n Eccl e si ast i c u s a s i m ilar pi e ce o f

au to b o i graphy is pu t i n t o t he m o u th o f I al so
came o ut as a b ro o k fro m a rive r a n d a s a co n d u i t i n t o

a garde n I said I w i ll wat e r my

.
, b e st garde n an d w ill
,

wat e r ab u n dan t l m garde n b e d m

y y a nd 1 0 y rook beca me a
b ,

river
,
an d m
y riv er b e came a s ea I w ill y e t.m ake my
2 86 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
do ct ri n e t o shi n e as t he mo rn i n g an d w i ll se n d fo rt h her ,

l ight afar o ff I w i ll ye t po ur o u t do ctri n e as pro phe cy an d

.

l eave it to all age s fo r e ver T he Rab b i s se e m t o pre se rve

.
” 1

so me tradi t i o n o f a S im 1lat i n t e rpre t at i o n w he n t hey call

Esthe r t he “
hi n d o f t he Dawn a n d in t he Tal m u d it is
”

st ate d t hat he r co m l e xi o n was t he co l o u r o f go l d

2
p .

I n t he ab o ve e mbl e m s o f L ISA EELLu c c o r C I N D ERELLA

’

s he is se at e d o n t he z igz ag s o f e lful e n ce a n d is ado rn e d

g
w i th t he hai r je w e l o f t he D aw n go dde s s .

O n t he scro ll e m e rgi n g f ro m t he m o u th o f fig 6 8 1 is .

a wo rd t hat w as alm o st ce rtai n l M A NA S u t tw o s t ro ke s

”
.

y b ,

o f t he l e tt e r N have u n fo rt u n ate l b ro ke n awa M A NA S

y y .

in San scri t m e an s m i n d o r an o f t ho u ght

“
”
f u ncti o n o f
”

g , ,

c o g n i t i o n an d ac t i o t he e go o r 1n dividu alis in g pr1n c iple

”

n ,

so me ti m e s c all e d t he rat i o n al o r hu man so u l The .

Cre sce n t M o o n was t he badge o f bl u e-b e arde d SI N t he ,

Assyri an G o d o f Lig ht an d t he wo rd Ci n de re ll a is in ,

d ub i t ably relate d t o SI N T he e tym o lo gy o f o u r wo rd

e rb at i m fro m
.

Cinder is so sugge stive t hat I q u o t e it v

W e Do wo o o 5 Dictiona ry of Englislz Etymology
’ “
It s ho ul d .

b e w ri tt e n Sinder co rrespo n di n g t o Germ an Sinter ; D u tc h

,

Sindel Sintel Old N o rse

,
Sindr sig n i fyi n g in t he fi rst pl ace
t he b r i ll i a t sparks w hi c h are d riv e n o ff w he n w hi t e -
n - ho t i ro n
is b eat e n o n t he an vi l t he n t he bl ac k scale s to w hi c h t he y
,

t u rn w he n co ld an d t he slag o r d ro ss o f i ro n o f w hic h t he y
,

are c o m po se d T he o rigi n o f t he wo rd is se e n in Old

“

. _

No rse Sindra t o sparkle t o t hro w o u t sparks a parall e l

, ,
—

fo rm w i t h Tyndra t o sparkl e In G erm an y Z under is

‘

, .

u se d as a s yn o n ym w i t h Sinder T he Old N o rse o f o u r .

w ord T I N DER is S xNDR 1 = a fli n t fo r st riki n g fire asso ci at e d

w i t h a t i n kli n g so u n d .

T he n am e S xNDEAD is do u b tl e ss o f si m il ar de rivat i o n to
1
xxv x . .

2
B ibl e Fo lk l or e, a n o n .
, p . i98 .
 C HA PT ER X I I

THE EYE OF THE UNIVE RSE

O n th e e a rth t he b ro k e n a rc s , in the he a ve ns the Pe rfe c t Ro un d .

BROW I G NN .

Le t us t he n a c k n o w e dg e l
man a b o rn p o e t De s pite his utmo st
.

l
e ffo rts , w e re h e ma d e n o ugh t o e m p o y t h e m, he c o ul d n o t s uc c e e d in e xha us t ~

l l l
in g h is a ng uag e o f; he po e t ica e e me nt whic h is in he re n t in it, in strippin g
l fl l
it o f b o sso m, o w e r, a nd fruit, a n d e a ving it n o t hin g b ut a b a re a n d na k e d
s te m. He may fa n c y fo r a mo me n t t ha t he h a s suc c e e de d in do in g th is, b ut
ll l l l
it w i o n y ne e d fo r h im to b e c o me a itt e b e tte r ph i o o ge r, to g o a itt e ll l l
de epe r in to the study o f th e wo rds wh ic h he is u s in g, an d he w i l disc o ve r l
tha t he is a s re mo te fro m t his co n s umma tio n a s e ve r
”
TR E C .
—
NH .

T HE e xpre ssi o n o n e- e ed w as n o t u se d i n vari abl i

y y n an

u n favo u rab l e se n se , an d t he E e o f S H 1V A , t he E e o f
y y
H O RU S, an d t he Eye o f Z EU S we re t i m e -ho n o u re d sym b o l s
of D ivi n e O m n i sc i e n ce W O T A N ,
t.h e bl u e -
c l o a k e d All
Fat her o f N o rt he rn mytho lo gy, was said to po sse ss a so li tary
e e , u n d e rs to o d b m t ho l o gi st s t o o i nt b e o n d all d o u b t
y y y p y
t o t he S u n , t he o ne e el o n g l o o k s d o w n fro m
w hi c h all day
y
H eave n u po n t he Earth 1
I n t he m i n d o f ST M A TT H EW
”

t he si n gl e e ye w as t he e qu at i o n o f Lig ht
“
T he lig ht o f .

t he b o dy is t he e ye : if t he re fo re t hi n e e ye b e si n gl e t hy , ,

w ho l e b o dy s hal l b e fu ll o f lig ht
”
2
.

I n fig 6 82 a re co n cihat io n o r ato n e me n t o f t he two

.

c i rcl e s is in ro g re ss a n d t he d u al s ig ht is m e rgi n g i n t o t he
p
s i n gl e e e o f Lig ht
y .

1
A ry a n My tk o logy , G . W . Co x, p . 19 3 . Ma tthe w vi . 22 .

2 88
 THE EYE OF THE .
I

U NIV ERSE

T he s i m i l i t u de o f G o d t o a c i rcl e is c o m mo n t o the o
lo gian s a n d phi lo so phers I n t he pi c t u re w ri t i n g o f an ci e n t
.

M exi co t he Dei ty is re pre se n te d by a ci rc le pre ci se ly as was

O RMU Z b y t he Pe rs i an s, an d A SSU R by t he A ssyri an s
1
.

The Egypt i an s co n sid e re d G o d as t he Eye o f t he

Umve rse an d a po i n t wi t hi n a c i rcle was regarde d b y t he m
‘

as a s m b o l o f t he De i ty s u rro u n d e d b e t e rn i t : a gl o b e
y y y
typifi e d th e supre m e an d e ve rlast i n g G o d
11
.

Gre e k fo r Su n is Helios i e t he S hi n i n g Light

The ,
. . .

The A ssyri an S u n -
G o d S m , t he E n gl i s h an d t he
”
su n , /

D utc h z o n we re pro b ably o nce is-in is un an d ix-on ,

—
, , ,

t he Light o f t he Light o f t he Su n
O ne or It is o n e .

of t he axi o ms o f P h il o l o g
y t h at vo w e l so u n d s are e u al t o
q _

o n e a n o t he r an d have l i t t l e if a ny i n divid u al i m po rtan ce ;

3
, ,

t he ol o f so] m u s t t he re fo re b e e qual t o EL m ean i n g G o d

‘
s ,

an d Po w e r an d t he I c e l an di c Swe di sh D an i sh Lati n a n d
, , , , ,

1
G t Citi
rea f t h A es oi te W o l d T
n c enA B k l y p 36 7
r , Em n . . uc e , . . e rso
i hi E
n s ssa
y i l f t
o n c rc e s re e rs th U tt i b l
o e th fl yi g P fe t
na a na e as
“
e n er c
”

a ro un d w hic h t h e ha n ds o f m an c an ne ve r mee t .

2
A L exicon of Free mas onry , Ma ck e y .

3 l fi l
V o ta ire de n e d e tymo o g y a s a sc ie n c e in w h ic h vo w e s s ign ify no th in g l
a t a ll a n d c on s o na n t s ve ry itt e l l
”
Up on th is Ma x Miille r c o mme n ts
.
“
It
l l
is o n y in the p re s e n t c e n tury th a t e t ymo o gy h a s tak e n its ran k as a S c ie n ce ,
l
a n d it is c urio us t o o b s e rve t h a t wha t V o ta ire in t e n de d a s a sarc a sm h a s

l
n o w b e c o me o n e o f its a ck n o w e dg e d p rin c i e s
p
”
S cien ce qf La ng uag e, l .
—

and se rie s , p 2 48
. .
2 90 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
P o rtug u e se sol m ay b e e quate d w i t h Is EL t he Light o f ,

EL .
”
I tal ian s cal l the S un ni Sole t he so l i tary o n e and , ,
”

t he F re nc h soleil may b e e q u at e d w ith sole il o r EL t he So le ,

an d S o l i tar G o d t he M o n o cle o r L o n e G re at EYE

y , .

T he C hal dee s sym b o li se d EU SO PH t he Light o f Life b y , ,

a n e q u i lat e ral t ri an gl e a n d b t he Hi n do o s t he gre at A U M

y ,

dw ell i n g in t he i n fi n i te is si mi larly fig ure d The Egypt i ans .

re garde d t he T ri angl e as Nat u re b eau t iful an d fru i t fu l ,

an d t he e n c i rcl e d Tri angl e he re w i t h w ill t hu s e x re s s t he

p
w o rds o f PLU T A RC H T he are a w i t hi n t hi s t ri an gl e is t he
co mm o n heart h o f t he m all a n d is n am e d t he ,
P l ai n o f
T ru t h in w hi c h t he Reaso n t he fo rms an d the pat te rn o f
,
’

, ,
'

687

all t hi ngs t ha t have bee nll b e are sto re d u p

,
an d
that s ha ,

n o t t o b e di s t u rb e d an d as E t e rn i t d w e ll s aro u n d t he m
y , ,

fro m t he n ce Ti me l ike a st re am fro m a fo u n ta i n fl o w s

.

, ,
1
do wn u po n the wo rlds .
”

T he Z o f Z EU S fo rmmg the ce n tre - , o f fig 6 87 “

t he .
,

EYE O f Z EU S wh i c h se e s all an d k n o w s all co n si st s o f t hre e

”
.
,

st ro ke s a n swe ri n g t o t he Tri pl e ray A co mm o b utn 3 .

.

hi t he rt o u n de c i phe re d sym b o l o n G n o st i c ge m s is t he le t t e r
‘

S o r Z tlzrice re peate d an d traverse d b y a straight ro d

'

t hro u gh the m iddl e Thi s is agai n t he H o ly O n e a nd t he

.

tri pl e rays c o rre spo n di ng t o t he t hre e e xc l amat i o ns Sa nctus ! ,

Sa nctns ! Sa nctus ! T he charact e rs s u rro u n di ng fig 6 87 .

c o n s i st o f five di am o n ds a n d t he l e t te rs A U 0 M T he .

t hree stro ke s at tac he d t o t he rig ht o f t he A are aga i n t he .

1
1 2 18:
1 On tire Cessa tio n o
f G ra des . Tire G n o stics, p .
2 92 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
 THE EYE OF THE UNIVE RSE
T he c harac t e r T ,
w he the r in it s
'

large o r s mal l fo rm , w as
s i m ilarly t he le tte r T o r t he Tau cro ss w as t he
of light .

si a ta u t he si na ture o r m ark o f e n lig ht e n m e n t m e n t i o n e d

g n g ,

in EZ EKI EL as b e i n g b ran d e d u po n t he fo re he ad s o f t he
e l ect an d it s sa n ct i t is e x e m lifi e d in t he e mb l e m s he re
1
, y p
re ce di n g
p .

T he Lati n T w as o rigi n all y wri t te n it w as su b se

q u e n tly alte re d t o x an d t he st ro ke w ith whi c h w e n o w '

cro ss o u r small t s is a re ve rs i o n t o t he o rigi n al cro s s

’ ”
.

T he Ci rcl e s he re w i t h e x hibi t all fo u r c harac te rs fig 6 9 3 .

t he o r igi n al pl us sig n fig b se qu e n t X o f Lu x ;
. 6 94 t he
. su

an d fi s 6 an d 6 6 t he m o d e n l arg e an d small T
g 95 .
9 r .

I n t he M ayan al phab et T w as e xpre sse d b y t he same

s ig n as t he Lat i n T an d al so b an e q u i l ate ral t ri a ngle ? I
y n
t he Gre e k al phab e t D o r delta is e xpre sse d b a t ri an gl e a n d
“

y ,

it w o ul d se e m t hat t he m ean i n g e xp re sse d b y T an d D was

o rigi n all id e n ti cal T h i s id e n ti t m x l a i n the i n t e r
y .
y a
y e p
c han ge abi l i t o f T a n d D fo rm u l at e d in G ri m m s Law as
’

y ,

for e xampl e in Tins an d Deus t he T e u t o n i c an d Lat i n

, ,

t e rm s fo r De i t T he G re e k fo r G o d is Theos an d t he Th
y .

o f t hi s wo rd is s i m l a vari an t o f T o r D I n t h e
py .

1
ix 4
. .

2
S e e The A lp ha het Dr Is aac Ta y o r l .

3
S a cred My steries a mong the Quiches , Le P o n g eo n ( A l .
p xii
.

V OL . I .
194 THE LO ST LANGUAGE O F SYM BOLISM

Phoen i c ian an d Gre e k al phabe ts Th w as de n o te d b y a c i rcle

divide d i n to fo u r q uarte rs 1
.

T he S ansc ri t w o rd dyu, m ean i n g brillia nt an d resp lendent ,

is su pp o se d t o b e t he ro o t o f D EU S D xEs D I A NA D xEU an d , , , ,

so fo rt h b ut d u is a w o rd o f t wo s ll abl e s a n d is i n co r
, y y
re ctl d e scri b e d a s a ro o t T h e t ru e ro o t is t he doc o r dy
y .
,

an d it is e vide n t t ha t t hi s m o n o s ll ab l e carri e s in i t se lf t he
y
idea o f bri lli an ce light an d spl e n do u r Thu s t he Lat i n
, ,
.

D eus o r D ies an d t he S pan i sh Dios re so lve s i n t o the

S hi n i n g Light . T he m e an i ng e xpre sse d b y t he Gre e k
”

Theos o r t he Ge rman Tius is pre c i se ly t he sam e an d in t he ,

n am e Z eus we are aga i n c o n fro n t e d w i t h t he vari abili t of

y
Z w i th T D o r Th The sam e i n terchan geabili ty is
, , .

a
pp are n t in Tuesda
y an d Z iesta
g o r D ien sta
g t he an ci e n t ,

an d m o de rn G erm an fo r Tu esda
y .

I n fig 687 ( a nte p 2 90) Light w as re pre se n t e d b y t he

.
, .

l e tter Z an d j u dgi n g fro m t he sign ifi can t fre qu e n cy wi th

,

w hi ch t hi s charac te r e n t e rs i n to t he na m e s o f Su n - Go ds an d
i n t o w o rds havi n g re lati o n to b rillian t l ight I sugge st t hat ,

in t he sa m e way as M an d N w e re o n ce hi e ro glyphi c
re re se n t ati o n s o f se a wave s so Z was at o n e t i me u n d er
p ,

st o o d to e x re ss th e d e sce n di n g z igz ag s o f the l igh t n i n g

p
flash .

O u r wo rd Z ed b o rro we d f ro m t he Phoen i ci an s is
, ,

p ro b abl
y t he P e rs i an w o rd iz ed w i t h t he i w o rn o fli T h e

l a ws were acco rdi n g t o Z o ro as tri an theo so phy t he t hi rty

, ,

arc h- a n ge l s o f O RMU Z t he L o rd o f Lig ht a n d t he re s id e d

, yp ,

as g u ardi an s iri t s o ve r t he t h i rt d a s o r dies o f t he m o n t h

p y y .

l l
In th e G ree k a phab e t th is e t te r w as a so e xp res s e d b y
1 l
l
a po in t w ith in a c irc e , an d in th e o ld a phab et o f I ta y it is l l
e xpre ss e d b y X in a c irc e a s at b a se o f fig 70 5 l Th e Qua k e rs . .

a re sa id to ha ve ado p te d t he de n ta
“
tho u
”
an d
“
th e e of l
t he ir e ve ryday spe ec h a s a c o n s ta n t re min de r o f th e Prima l
B rea th o r S p irit, an d in fig 70 5 th e s ymb o ic th o r X fo rms
. l
70 5 l
the ha n d e o f t he Ke y o f Life .
29 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF S Y M BOLI SM
The Fre n c h wo rd fo r bl az e is rayon, an d as a z is e qu ival e n t
t o iz , o ur w o rd bla z e may lik e blitz b e re s t o re d i n to bele z e,
'

the Fi re of BEL W e h ave he re perhaps t he o rigi n

.
”
of t he
wo rds blast ,
bliss, blush, an d bless, an d o f t he pro pe r nam e s

B LA I SE and BELA SSES There was e vide n t ly so m e clo se co n

.

n e c tio n be t wee n t he pagan B A A L o r BEL fire s an d t he

Chri st i an ST B LA SE, B LA I SE BLAYSE e tc I n E N G LA N D , , .

ST B LASE S Day was fo rm e rly marke d b y se ve ral S 1gn 1fican t

’

o b se rva n c es t he l ig hti n g o f tape rs b o n fi res o n hill s e t c

—
, ,
.
,

an d at BRA DFO RD in Y O R KS H I RE a fest ival is s t il l he l d in his

me mo ry e ve ry five ye ars 1
.

It was cus to mary amo ng the an ci e n ts t o e mplo y divi n e

n ame s as adj ec t ive s as n o w ad a s w e al so do w he n u si n g
y
—

g ood , ga udy
j ovia l m
, a rtia l m ercuria l
,
sa turnine an d
, , ,

venereal I t is al so e vide n t t hat divi n e n ame s serve d

. ,

a n d st ill se rve n o t i n fre q u e n tl as n o u n s Of a c e rt ai n

y .

I ri sh divi n i ty name d B RESS whi c h m ean s b eau t ifu l it is , ,

e au t ifu l t h1n g in I re l a n d e t he r
“
reco rd e d t hat e ver b w h
y
p l ai n o r fo rt re ss o r ale o r to rc h o r w o m an o r m an
, ,
w as , ,
”

co m are d wi t h him so t hat m e n said o f t he m

“
t hat is a
p , ,

BR Ess .
2 ”
T hi s c u sto m is st i ll appare n t in J A PA N whe re t he ,

wo rd Ka mi G o d is u se d al s o t o m e an a n yt hi n g an d e v e ry
, ,

t hi n g t hat is in an y re spe c t G o d- like .

T hu s it is pro b able t hat t o BEL t he G o d of Light t he , ,

Co n q ue ro r o f t he Drago n w e o we t he F ren ch adj ect i ve bel, ,

me an i n g b e au t iful go o d an d ho n est , In t he East Bel was

, .

use d as a ge n e ri c t erm fo r L o rd o r Ru l e r .

The A n gl o - Saxo n w o rd fo r b right whi t e an d s hi n i n g , ,

was bla c e vid e n t ly B ELA C , t he G re at Be l

, a n d j u s t as t he ,

Gre e ks u se d Knep haio s t o de n o te dark n e ss o r i n sc ru t abili ty

a n d t he Hi n do o s KR xST NA t o m e an bla ck so we n o w ,

1
A B oo/ é of the S a in ts , L H Da wson , p 24 . . . .

1
1
Cel tic My th a n d Leg en d, C S q uire , p 50 . . .

3
S hin to, W G A s to n , p 5
. . . .
 THE EYE OF THE UNIVE RSE 2 97

em l
p yo t he t e rm bla ck in it s
'

se co n dary se n se ,
i e t he
. . di rec t
o si t e o f t he S ax o n blo c
o
pp .

In fig t h l e tte r Z surm o u n s t he t head o f an 0 x o r

.
7 7
0 e

70 7

B ULL ,
t he an i mal that is sa id to b e l lo w , an d w ho se name
Bull or Bullock is fil i ate d t o BEL o r BELL O C
af .
‘
That at is
ra di cally t he same as a t is sho w n b
y ab u n d an t e vide n ce ,

s u c h, fo r i n stan ce ,
as t he ide n t ity b e twe e n o ur Oa k-tre e an d
1
Co mpa re the p ro p e r n ames B AC K, B A E, B L L K ULL H
OC , a n d B E OC LL
l
a so the Highla nd
p a c e - l
na me BE OC A T LL H N UY
In the c as e o f o c a na m e s . l l
l l l
the raw ma te ria s of a n g ua ge do n Ot e n d th e mse ve s w ith th e same fac i it yl l
a s o ther wo rds to th e p roc e sse s o f de c o m po s it io n a n d re c o n s truc t io n , a n d
,

ma ny name s have for th ousan ds o f years re ma ine d unc h a ng e d, a nd so me

l
t imes in ge r ro un d th e no w de se rt e d site s o f t h e p a ce s to wh ic h th e y re fe r l .

T he n ame s o f four of th e o de st c it ie s o f the wor d-HE RO , G A A, S w e n,

l l B N Z
H l
a n d HA MAT , are s t il pro n o un c e d b y t he in hab itan ts in p re c ise y the sa me l
m a n n e r as wa s th e ca se p e rhaps thirty o r fort y c en t urie s a go , de fyin g o fte n
l
t ime s th e p e rs iste n t a tte mpt s o i ru e rs t o s ub s titute s o me o th er n a me During .

th e th re e hundre d ye ars o f th e G re ek ru e , an a t te mp t was ma de b y the l

c o n q ue ro rs to c h an g e t h e n ame o f HA MAi H t o Ep ip han ia, b ut th e an c ie n t
’‘

l l
ap pe l at io n in ge re d o n the l
ips of th e s urrounding trib e s, a n d has n o w
l
re s ume d its swa y, wh i e the G re e k n a me has b e e n utter y forgo t te n The l .

na me o f A cc ho , wh ic h we fin d in the O ld Te stame nt, was s upe rse de d fo r so me

t ime b y the G re e k n a me o f Pto e mais l

g oe s b y the n a me o f A
Th is is n o w fo rgo tte n , an d t he p ace
. l
A KK
T he G re e k s a ttem pte d t o impo se the ir na me o f
.

Nic o po lis on th e town o f Emma us, b ut in va in ; fo r the mo de rn n ame ,

ll l
A MWAS, st i a sse rts th e vita ity o f th e a n c ien t des ign a tio n W e re a d in the .

l l
Bo o k o f Chron ic e s t ha t S o o mon b ui t T A MO R in t he w i de rn e ss l Th e D l .

Romans atte mpte d to impo se o n it the n ame o f A drian o po is, b ut t his l

ll l
a ppe a tio n h as u tte r y pe rish e d, an d t he B e do uin s s t i g ive th e an c ie n t n ame ll
l
o f Tadmor to the de so a te fo re st o f e re c t an d pro s tra te c o umn s whic h ma rk s l
t he s ite o f t he c it y o f th e pa ms
”
l
Words a n d Places, Dr Isaac T ay o r,
. l
p 2 56
. .
2 98 THE LOST LANG UA GE OF SYMBOLISM
t he A ngl o -Saxo n Ac t re e Si m ilarly t he De vo n shi re Ri ve r
—
.
,

O C K is k n o wn al te rn at ive ly a s t he Exr b o t h n am e s acco rdi n g , ,

t o B A KI N G - G O UL D b e i n g trace ab l e t o the sam e Cel t i c ro o t s

, ,

a n d t he di ffe re nce b e i n g due t o t here havi n g b ee n t wo

di sti nc t b ran che s o f t he Ce lt i c fam il y pl an t e d o n t he riV e r
o n e ab o ve t he o t he r
1
T he l e t t e r X w hi ch I have syste
.
,

m at ically d eco d e d as t he sym b o l o f light is n am e d exe an d

‘

, ,

o ne t i ca ll i s is ease e G re a t Ligh t X s e m lo e d
”

p h y t h t h ,
i p y .
'

b y m at he mat i c i an s as t he fi rs t o f t he u n kn o w n q u an t i t i e s an d ,

am o n g C hri s t i ans it is an ab b re vi at e d s ig n fo r t he n am e o f

C H RI ST .

A t t he Dio nys iak o r Great D i o n ysian F est ival s it was

c u st o m ar
y fo r t he asse m b l e d w o rshi
pp e rs t o rai se l o ud

s ho u t s o f Axle Ta ure u n d e rst o o d b

y PLU TA RC H t o m e an
—

“
W o rthy is t he B u ll 2
Bu t t he d é cl amat io n o r g re at
.
”

c lam o u r o f Axia s ee m i n gl o n ce m ea n t d az e G reat Fi re

y ,

o r Light a m e an i n
—
g t o whi c h m an
y o t he r che e rs a n d

glo ri as o f the pre se n t day are t raceab le The m o de rn .

C hri st ian c han t s so me what u n w i tt i ngly ab o ut rai si n g t he “

Trisagion fo r e v e r an d aye 3
Trisagion e q u ival e n t to
”
.
,

Lat i n Ter-sa nctus is ms agim ; i e a t hri ce -re peate d sho u t

’

—
. .
,

o f agion /G reat Su n o r O ne T he Ge rm an Hoe/ z ! is s t il l

"

to - day u n de rsto od t o m e an Hig h day The w ar- of

” 4
cr
y .
,

t he an c ie n t G re e k s was Eleleu i e ele lu the shi n i ng light. . .

, ,

a n d t o t hi s t he H e b re w s se e m t o have add e d J A H m aki ng I t ,

Ha llelzga b o r Alleluia T he N u n s o f St M ary s C H EST ER

'
' ’
r
,
. .
,

u se d t o s i n g a H ym n Qui crewvit cwlum lully lully la a n d, , , ,

t hi s m ys t e ri o u s lully lully la is a su rvi v ,

al o f t he e c s tat i c

cr I a luz ! I a luz i e t he Eve n - e xi ste n t Lig ht ! t he Eve r

y ,
. .

e xi s t e n t Lig ht

T he S e m i t i c fo r Fire an d Lig ht is Ur w he n ce C hri sti an ,

1
Devo n , p 16. .
2
G reek Qu estions , 36 .

3
Hy mns A n cien t a nd Mode rn , N0 itz 3
. a

4
Origin o f Pop u la r S up e rst ition s, T S ha rpe r . Kn o wlso n , p 53 . .
30 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
Each l ang uage w he t he r San scri t o r Z u l u is l ike a pal im p
, ,

se s t w hi ch if caref ul ly han dl e d w i ll di sclo se t he o ri gi n al

, , ,

t e x t b e n e at h t he su pe rfi c i al w ri t i n g an d t ho ug h t hat o ri i na l
g ,

t e x t m ay b e m o re di f fi c ul t t o re co ve r in illi t e rate lan gu age s ,

e t it is t he re n e ve rthe l e ss Ev l an g uage if l
y er
y p p y
ro e r .
,

su m m o n e d w il l re veal t o u s t he m i n d o f t he art i st w ho
,

frame d it fro m it s earl i e st awake n i n g to it s late st dreams

, .

Eve ry o n e w i ll teach u s the sam e l e sso n t he l e sso n o n ,

w hi c h t he w ho l e S ci e n ce o f Tho ught is base d t hat t he re is

”

n o l a n g u ag e w i t ho u t reaso n a s t here is n o re aso n w i t ho u t ,

language 1
.
”

A n an alysi s o f t he se ve ral t e rm s fo r ma n soul o r sp irit

‘

, ,

re ve al s t he ti me - ho n o u re d b e l i ef t hat t he hu man race

e m e rge d in it s i n fan cy fro m t he Great Light an d t hat ,

e ver h u m an so ul was a s ark o r fragm e n t o f t he Eve r

y p
Exi st e n t Ove rso ul The Egypt i an fo r ma n was so t he .
,

G e rm an fo r soul is seele co g nat e with Sela/ z f an d

m e a n i n g like w i se t he “
Light o f t he Eve rlast i n g The .

Du tch fo r soul is z iel t he fi e ry l ight o f G o d an d t he , ,

E n gli sh soul was o n ce pre su mably is ol t he e sse n ce o r light o f ,

God 2
The He b re w fo r ma n is islz an d fo r wo man islza
. .

T he Lat in lzomo is 0 M t he Su n as al so is t he F re n ch lzomme , ,

an d ame t he F re n c h fo r soul is appare n tl y t he Hi n do o A U M

, ,
.

The a n c i e n t M e xi can s t race d t he i r de sce n t fro m a n an ce s to r

n am e d Co xc o x l o a rk oak se a rk out so t he
,
. . Great , ,
At

Great Light t he G rea t Great Light 3

T he Te u t o n s cl ai m
”
.
,

t o have d e sc e n de d fro m T m o r T u xsc o an A ryan G o d o f ,

Light an d t he nam e T UI SCO m ay b e re sto re d i n t o In is

‘

a ct 0 t he “
,
b rilli an t l ight o f t he Gre at A German
B iogr ap/
zies o f Words , In tro .

3
We ma y se e si mia r l vo w e l e ro s ion g o in g o n a t th e pre s e nt day, a n d
th e w o rd cute wi ll so o n tak e it s p a c e in thel dic tio na rie s in addit ion to
a cu te, its p ro pe r fo rm .

3
This do ub in g o f a t it e is a w o r d -
l l
w ide c o mmo n p ac e , l l l
sim i a r to o ur
‘6
K ing of Kin gs an d Lo rd o f Lo rds , V e ry G Od o f V e ry G o d
”
.
 THE EYE OF THE UNIVE RSE
f
or t he fi rs t -
b o rn m an A S KR a s a rt urw as , ,

l ight o r e sse nce o f t he G reat Light T he w o rd a sler .

”

me a n s al so a sh - tre e an d t he Gre e k s imagin e d t hat o ne o f

,

p
t hi race s o f m e n sprang f ro m as h tre e s
tre w as t he sy m b o l o f Lig h t a n d sac re
The A S H o r I S H
d t o t he so l e -
e ed
—
.

e y
'
W A
~
O T N a
,
n d t he e x p re s s i o n so n o f t he as h- t ree w as u se d
1 ”
as syn o n ym o u s w ith man .

Not o n lydo t he ge n e ri c te rm s fo r m an so ul , an d spi ri t ,

re veal t he an c ie n t co nce t i o n b u t t he sam e ari st o crac of

p , y
t ho ught is man ife st in m a n y i n divid u al n am e s an d su rn a m e s .

The Sco tc h U RE is t he H e b re w ar ; E R I C o r H ERRI C K

is ur it ; H A R RI S an d R HY S w e re o n ce ar is H A W KER ,
.

o r H O C KER are in all pro b ability t he same n am e s as K ER R .

or CA RR The P e rs i an O MA R is paralle l wi t h t he Gre e k

.
,

HO MER and b o t h n ame s m ay pro b ably b e e quat e d wi t h

,

a mor and a mour pri m aril y m e an i n g sunliglzt o r sunfire a n d

, ,

seco n dari l l T e na m e A NN is a n the Su n an d A NN A

'

y ove h ;
,

is t he same as a na t he A ssyri an w o rd fo r lzea o en a n d A NU

, , , _

t he A ssyrian n am e fo r t he Al l- Fathe r The Sco t c h IA N o r .

I O N is ide n t i cal w i t h t he C o n t i n e n t al H A H N an d t he E n gli sh

J OHN pro no u n ce d in co u n t rydi st ri cts J
,
A H- ON J A H or J E . .

is He bre w fo r t he Eve r Exi st e n t an d J O H N J O A N a n d J A N E

—
, , ,

m e a n t he e ve r- e xi st e n t O n e o r S u n So like w i se d o e s t he .

E u ro pean J O H A N o r J EA N an d t he P e rsia n J EH A N expre ss t he

Egypt ian t e n e t Tho u hast be en b o rn a go d So n o f t he
“
, ,

O ne an d t he H e b re w
,
“
Ye are go ds a an d all o f yo u are
,
2 "
c hildre n o f t he M ost Hig h .

T he n ame s J ESSE J ESS I E an d J O SE m ean ,

Eve r-Ex ist e n t
,

Gre at Lig ht The C o rn i sh J O Z O N is t he “

e ve r e xi s t e n t
”
—
.

S u n light an d t hi s same me a n i n g u n de rl i e s J A NU S J O NA S
,
”
, ,

J O N ES J O H N S an d H A N S H I C KS is t he Great Light
, ,
“
.
,
”

H O C KEN HA CO N an d H A A KO N are t he G re at Su n o r Great

, ,

Mull S i f L g g ii 47 8
e r, c en ce o an ua e, . .

P alm lxxxii 2
s .
30 2 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
O ne, an d HA c o H U G O ,
, an d JA G O ,
t he
“
E ve r-Exi st en t
g rea t O .
”

The high an ce st r
y of
‘

t he hu man Ego, t he I m yself, “

”
t he I o f t he fi rst pe rso n
“
s i n g u l ar is re fl e ct e d in t he G re e k

an d Lat i n t e rm E o t he G reat T h e A n gl o - S x o n fo r
g , a
“
I was [ c an d t he Old E n gl i sh It T he Du tc h is I t
”
.
,

t he I ce l an di c is Eb an d t he Ge rm an l ab T he Fre n ch J
, e .

m ean s t he e ve r-e xi st e n t an d in t he Dan i sh an d Sw e di sh l eg ,

an d J w e are aga i n co n fro n t e d w i t h ve r- xi t n t gr e t

a
g e e s e a
“
one The Li t huan i an fo r I m yse lf is Asz i e t he light
.
“
, . .

o f t he s tro n g Lig ht a n d in t he S an scrit Ab a m t he re is as

”

, ,

it we re a n eclzo o f t he w o rd s I A M
1 “ ”
.
,

T he J o o f ever- existent o c cu rs In J A H W E o r J EH O VA H

in J O VE w hi c h is t he sam e w o rd as J EHO VA H in J U P I T ER
, ,

e ve r-e xi st e n t F at he r ; in t he J apan e se
”
i e fu p ita r t he
. .
,

J I MMU ; an d in J
2
U MA LA t he Fi n n i sh A LL FAT H ER The ,
.

lat te r n ame m ay b e re so lve d i n to J U M t he e ve r- e xi ste n t ,

"
A LA o r A LL A H t he G o d w ho has e xi st e d fo r e ve r
”
Su n , , .

I n G erman y S A N T A C L A U S is k n o wn al t e rn at ive ly as
K n e cht (Kn ight) C LO BES C LO BES is t he same w o rd as o u r .

lob es a n d t he ro o t o f b o t h is t he s ll ab l e ob o nce m ea n i n g
g , y ,

t he sam e as Orb Ob m e a n i n g a ba ll is t he fo u n dat i o n o f

.
, ,

obus a ba ll an d al so o f obolus a li t t l e b all

, ,
T he w o rd bolus ,
.

o r l arge ill is obolus w i t h a l o st i n i t i al an d t o t he same

p ,

ro o t are t race abl e b ow l a ro u n d b all an d bow l a c i rc ul ar

'

, , ,
,

u t e n sil Globe m u st o rigi nally have b e e n ag d ebt t he

.
'

Gre at O rb o f G o d C LO BEs w i ll t he re fo re l ik e A C LA US
.
, ,

P 1
m b ly s
re sull d w ith th pl i g f y th t E h w th v i e
a o ca e e eas n an c a c o as e o c

o f th e G rea t 0 .

2
On asce n d in g t he th ro n e of h is fa th e rs,
l ate A D . . 186 8, Mutsuh ito , t he
J
Em p e ro r o f a pa n , t hus a dd re s se d h is p e o p e My ho use , tha t fro m immu l J
l J
T en s hi h a s ru e d o ve r a pa n a c c o rdin g to th e w i o f th e g o ds , is t h e o des t ll l
dyn a sty o n e a rth, an d is c a rrie d b ac k t e n t ho us a n d yea rs b e yo n d immu to
, J
th e t im e w he n o ur D ivin e a n c e s to rs a id the fo un da t io n s o f t h e ea rth
”
l .

J U
I MM is t h e sa m e as t he En g ish IMMY, a fo rm o f AMES , o r, a s it use d to
J
b e p ro n o unc e d, EA MES, t e th e Eve r a s tin g S un igh t . .
l J
l
:

l .
J
3 4
0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY M BOLI SM
b ib, t he g re at o rb , d fo r round, krona b ur en, t he
“

a an —
a
”
g reat fire su n .

It w o u l d appe ar t o b e o n e o f t he pri m e langu age l

c ue s to

t hat sharp an d b l u n t co n so nan ts, su ch as S an d Z T an d D , ,

P an d B were o rigi n al ly ide n t i cal o r at all e ve n ts had a

,

val u e so n e arly ide n t i cal t hat t he y m ay b e gro u pe d t o ge the r

l ike mal e an d fe male o f o n e speci es Thi s fac t is re co gn i se d .

in t he al phab e t o f P i t m an s S ho rt han d w he re P an d B T
’

, ,

a n d D Ch an d J K an d G e t c are re re se n t e d b
p t he am
, , y s e ,
.
,

s ig n s b u t lig ht an d dark
,
t hu s : \= p \=b ; =t I =d , , ,

=c h =j k I n acco rdance w i t h t hi s
'

, g , .

rul e t he ob o f t he Ru ss i an Gael i c I ri sh an d Li t huan i an , , ,

a l e b e co m e s t he up o f t he E n gl i sh app le t he G e rm an
pp "
,

apfel t he I cela n di c ep li The k n o wl e dge t hat ap is e q ual1 '

.
,

t o ob o r orb e n a b le s u s t o re d uce t he nam e Ap ollo i n t o

‘

" 2
Ap 01lo t h e o rb o f t he Lo rd Eve rlast i n g
,
.

I am t he EY E w it h w hic h t he un ive rse

Be ho lds it self an d k n o w s itself divin e ,

A ll harmo n y o f in st ru me n t o r ve rse ,
A ll pro phec y, all me dic in e are mine ,
A ll light o f A rt an d Nat ure
,
-
to my so n
g
in t he ir o w n right be lo n g
”
V ic t o ry an d prai se .
3

’
Ap m u s t b e t he Gree k ap o me an i ng far
ro o t o f t he ,
“

a n d it m ay al s o b e e q u at e d w i t h o u r up an d up w a rds
”
awa
y , ,

b o t h m e an i n g t o wards the o rb it is also t he fo un dat i o n o f

o timus t he be st an d o f op timism o r fait h in t he hig hest
4
p , , .

1 l “
l
Th is e tymo ogy o f App e is c o n rme d b y th e Fre n c h p o mme, i e
”
fi . .

ll l
op a m, th e S un Ba ; a so b y p o mo lo, th e n a me fo r a g ia n t o ran g e The w o rd .

o ra ng e re s o ve s in t o or-
l o u-
je, the go de n eve r a s tin g S un l l .

2
A mo n g th e Pe ruvia n s cap a c wa s n o t o n ly a n ad e c tive me an ing g rea t j
a n d p ow erfu l , b ut it was a s o a n a me fo r th e S un l A S an d A PASO N were . PU
l U
a t e rn a t ive fo rm s o f A RZ , t he Ba b y o n ish g re a t A b ys s l .

3
ll
S h e e y, Hy mn of Ap o l lo
4 l l
Hig h ma y s im i a r y b e e quate d w ith t o wa rds the I o r Eye .
 T H E EYE O F T HE U NIV ERSE 3 5
0

Co u n t ry peo ple p ro n o u n c e up oo
p , an d t he c h ild s lzoop ’

may have be e n so na me d b ecau se it was a c i rcl e lik e t he

Su n . Op is no t o n ly t he ro o t o f ho
pe d lzappy b u t it is
an

l
a so the f op tics,
f o u n da t i o n o op tica l, an d o t he r t e rm s re l a t i n g

t o t he e ye o r e yeb all The w o rd eye, pho n e t i cal ly “

. I, ”

may have ari se n fro m t he fact t hat t he eye is a b all l ike t he

Su n , an d t hi s id ea ru n s t hro ugh t he e tymo l o gy O f e ye in
‘
m an y lan gu age s .

O Ps o r O p rs was o n e o f the n am e s o f J UN O , th e u n iqu e ,

2

e ve r- e xi s te n t O , o r, as she was so m e t im e s k n o w n , DE ME T E R,

t he M o t he r o f b ri lli a n t sple n do ur O Ps was t he gi v er o f

.

o s, ri c he s, w he n c e t he w o rd op ulent p l t i f d m t all
p en y s u n a e n
y
op ulenty, a n d t he Lati n fo r p lenty is cop ia , a k op e ia A — —
.

s n o n m fo r p lent is a o -un- d a nee

y y y .

The syll ab le O P, m e an i n g Eye , o c cu rs in m an y pro pe r

‘

l ac e -n am e s , n o tab l n ET H I O PI A a n d EU RO PE
3
n am e s an d i
p y .

Co x tran slate s EU R O PE as me an i n g t he s le n do u r
p of

m o rni n g, a n d t he w o rd is al te rn at ive l re n d e re d
”

y t h e

b ro ad- e ed u t t he t wo s l l able s o f EU R O PE a re si m l
”

y B.
y py
a re ve rse d fo rm O f t he E ngl i s h su rn am e H OO PE R, t he E e o r
y
H o o p O f Light, i e t he Su n I t is a c uri o u s co i n c ide n c e
. . .

t ha t in t he I sl and O f L E W I S (L LEw = light ) t he re is a pl ac e

n a m e d E R RO P I E, cl o se t o w hi c h is EYE P e n i n su la .

W i t hi n t he O PE o r H o o p o r Agap e o f fig 7 0 8 appe ars t he .

le t te r P T he e arl i e st fo rm o f P j u dgi ng fro m figs 7 0 9

.
—
.

to w hi c h a re re pro d u ce d fro M o n s B riq u et s co lle cm .

’

t i o n o f arc hai c P s - w as a s he phe rd s cro ok, an d P in t he se

’ ’

e mb l e m s s tan d s se e m i n gl fo r PA , t he Fat he r, t he S h e he rd ,
y p
a n d Bi s ho o f all so u l s
p
.

1
T he S a n scrit fo r Eye is A KS HI ( = A K1!H 1 Lith ua n ia n A IS , La tin K
U
O CULUS ( dimin utive o f O C S ), G re e k O MMA , S w e dis h O G A , Rus sia n O KO N

O ( = e ve r-
S pa n ish O J e xis te n t Po rt ug ue se O LH Lo rd O(
2
Pin c h e s ( T Rel igion f B a by l on ia a nd A s eyrz a , p p
‘

. o . 17 , 93 .

3
C o m p a re HOPPs, HOPE, O Pl E, ORE J
J EPPE J
,
OPP ,
A .

4
A g ap e is th e G re e k fo r Love .
30 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
Pa , w hi c h acco r di ng to Max M ulle r m e an s no t to beget
but top rotect an d to nourislz,
‘
is t he ro o t o f t he Gree k an d

L at i n p a ter, I tal i an pa dre an d o f p a ren t a pare n t

of
“

t he , , .

T he P e rsi an fo r
'
Fat he r is p iaa r t he San sc ri t p ita r t he , ,

M ao ri p a ra an d in see m i n gly all lan guage s p a o r p i o n ce

,

m e an t t he Pare n t t he P ro te cto r an d t he F ee de r
,
ST ,
.

N I C H O LA S- 3 syno n ym fo r SA N TA C LA U S o r Fathe r C hri s tm as

4
,

- is said t o have b e e n b o rn at PA TA RA ; a n d in I taly t he

‘

Fest ival o f ST N I C H O LA S is call e d Z O PATA i e t he Fire

2
'

. .
,

Fa t he r A sym bo l Of t he Su pre me Fathe r was t he Peaco ck K

.

an d thi s bl em may b e se e n e mb ro ide re d o n t he ve st

em

m e n ts o f Cat ho li c ecc l e si ast i cs T he P e aco c k l ike t he Go o se

‘

.
, ,

was t he Bi rd O f J U N O o r O Ps O bvi o u sl y b e cau se O f t he

“

bl ue iridesce n t eye s o f it s wo n de rful plu mage It is fable d

a
.

t ha t A R G U S su rn am e d PA N O PT ES o r t he All- se e i n g
“ ”

,
was ,

c han g e d i n t o a P e ac o c k an d if t he n a me A RG U S b e an al s e d
, y ,

it yi e ld s a r goose t he Fi re Gho st o r Spi ri t ”

, I n the .

figure here w i th A RG U S stan di ng u po n a T o r Ta u C ro ss

s u rm o u n t s t he O rb The Fre n c h fo r P e ac o c k is p a on i e
.
, . .

1
Cfi ip s , 11 22 . .
2
B ran d, A n tiq u ities , p . 22 6 .
3
C o mp a re t he b l ue iride sc e n t o alp .
30 8 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
a ter-
a rea, an d m e a n t G re at Fat her T he pa tro n sai n t o f
p .

I re l a n d is pre su m ably a c o rru pt e d fo rm o f PA T ER I C K, t he

G re at Fat he r an d t he S ham ro ck o r Cl o ve r l e af may b e re
,
'

garde d as t he t hre efo ld sym b o l o f a c lover t he Great Lo ve r ,

.

In fig 7 13 t he le t t e r P e m b e lli s he d i n t o a past o ra l st afi
'

su rm o u n t s t he S o lar W he e l o r Su n Fl o w e r t he G o l de n ,

B ull s Eye o f t he U n ive rse

’
.

T he Dai sy o r dyz 1 fo rm e d l ike a li ttl e ye l l o w su n

,

e n c i rc l e d b radi at i n g w h i t e fl o re t s was he l d t o s mb o li se
y y ,

t he Eye o f Day, a n d t he gi an t vari e ty of Dai sy is ca lle d

an Oxeye .

I n figs 7 15 an d 7 16 t he P o f the Great

. Pare n t appe ars
u o n t he hea d O f an Ox
p I n Eg yp t t h e . sacre d Ox w as

kn o wn AP I S i e op is t he Eye o f Light
as , . .
,
.

O u r w o rd Ox pho n e t i cal ly ok so was e vid e n tl y b e st o w e d

, ,

b e cau se appare n t ly fro m t he d awn o f hu m an life t he Ox

w as re garde d as a sym b o l o f t he C re at o r t he S o lar Savi o u r , ,

t he G re at Lig ht T h e San scri t fo r B u ll is nkslza n i e

.
, . .

ukislt a n t he g re at S u n lig ht
,
T he Gre e k fo r B u ll o r Ox
.
,

ta uros is ra di cally ta n o r T a n d m ea n s t he b ril l i an t an d

, ,

st ro n g Light .

T e
h gi a n t Ox o f C e n t ral A s i a 13 c al l e d a Ya k i e Y -a le .
,
.

Or J -a le t he E ve r-
,
e xi st e n t G re at O n e T he m o st an c i e n t
.
 T HE EYE O F T H E U NIV ERSE

t erm fo r D I O NYso s w as IA KC H O S, Of wh ic h t he s
yll ab l e c n o s,

as in A RO U S is e vide n tly co g n at e w i t h o u r goose an d ghost

, .

IA KC HO S w ill t h u s re so l ve i t se l f i n t o t he E ve r e xi st e n t —

G re at Gho st Spi ri t o r B reat h an d t hi s hig h sym b o li s m O f

, , ,

the Go o se w ill pe rhaps acco u n t fo r it s o t he rw i s e In e xpli ca b l e

I t ali an n am e s oca an d p ap ero .

In fig 7 17 t he Z is b l az o n e d o n t he Eagl e o f O m
.

n i o t e n ce t he Bi rd o f Fi re t he H aw k o f G o ld E as t a n d
p , ,
.

we s t t he E a gl e -
haw k w as i n vari ab l y t he sym b o l O f t he s u n .

I n Egypt H aw k s w e re ke pt in t he Su n -go d s t e m pl e w he re
’

the De it y hi m se lf w as re pre se n t e d as a m an w i th a haw ks

‘ ’

head an d t he di sk O f t he G re e k fo rSu n o ve r it .
1
The
H aw k is hiera x a w o rd t hat has m u c h pu z z l e d phil o lo ge rs
, ,

b u t w hi c h O b vi o u sly is lzier sacre d o r ho ly t o a t se t he

, ,

Great Light The Lat i n fo r lza w k is a ccip iter a w o rd

.
,

co n t ai n i n g t he p iter O f J U P I T ER a nd r e so lva b le i n t o a le se v

p itar ,
G re at L I
g ht F at he r
'
T h e La t i n fo r E agl e is a uila
.
q ,

an d t he S pan i s h aguila T he co re O f b o t h t he s e w o rd s
.

is e vid e n t l y H u m an Egypt i an t e rm fo r G o d t he F at he r
, ,

an d b o t h t hu s re a d a le H U H I la t h e G re at F a t he r Ev e r
—

last i n g .T he I ri sh fo r E agl e w as a clt il pro b ab ly a n of

2
, ,

Fra z e r, G o l den B ong /

t , iii p 1 12 . . .

2 “
In th e Eg ypt ia n t he O n e G o d PTA H or U
A T M RA w a s Ha it i, th e
l
Ete rna in the c ha ra c te r o f G o d the Fa the r .
”
-Ch urc h w a rd (A . S ign s
a n d Sy mbo ls of Primordia l ill/ cm , p 36 5 . .

V O LI I .
 3 10 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SY MBOLISM
t he G re at G o d, w i t h w h i ch we m ay co m pare t he F re nch
ai le an d t he E ng l i sh ea le
1
g g .

O n e O f t he su rn am e s f D I O NYso s was PU RI PA xs, a O

w o rd u n de rst o o d t o m e an So n o f Fire Pa r o r pyr is

”
“
.

G re e k fo r Fi re, an d the G re e k s so m e ti m es call e d t he

Light n i n g PUR D 10 8, i e t he Fi re o f o s o r DYA U S, t he
. .

Shi n i ng light, t he Sk y Pyre in E n gli sh m ea n s a fu ne ral

.

fire , in U m b ri an pyr m ean s l ight , an d in Tahi t i an p ara

'

t o b l az e a s a fire
“
m ean s I n S an scri t p ra ma ntlza m e an s
”
.

t he sti c k w it h w hi ch o n e ki n dl e d fire , an d t he p a r o f

p ra ma ntlt a is n o d o ubt id e nt i cal w i t h t he

p a r o f PR OM E T H EU S,

traditi o n al B ri nge r o f Fi re
t he .

It is reco rd e d b y o n e o f t he Gree k hi stori an s that t he

Slavs k ne w o nly o n e go d the fa brica tor of liglztning w ho m , ,

t hey l o o k upo n as t he rul er O f all Thi s G o d repre se n t e d .

,

w i t h ti me he a d s w as n am e d P ERUN an d w as po rt raye d
,

w i t h a fie ry- re d face su rro u n d e d b y fl am e s

,
He was .

w o rshi pped b y t he Ru ss1an s t he B o he m i an s t he Po l e s a n d , , ,

t he Bul gari an s A pe rpe tual fire was m ai n tai ne d in ho n o u r

.
_

o f P ERUN w hi ch if e x t i n g u i she d wa s re ki n dl e d b s ark s

, , y p ,

s tru c k f ro m a sto n e hel d in t he han d o f t he G o d s i m age

2 ’
.

T he n ame PERU N e vide n tly m e an t e i the r Fi re o f t he

Su n o r the O n e Fi re ; an b e i n g st il l t he Fre n c h fo r one 3

an d t he ro o t o f unus unit uni ue e t c

q ,
P ERUN
4
w as al so
, , .

Eeg is S c an dinavian fo r 0a k = AC The Po rtuguese for Hawk is A CO R

1
.

l
G re a t Fire ) O ur Ha w k is a mo s t ide n tica w ith O R K, G a e ic fo r
. l l
th e Grea t fis h . l
Co mp are a so Hag , Old S c an din a vian fo r a Hawk The re .

is a va rie ty of Ha wk k n o wn in En g a n d as a l
Ho b b y, an o the r as a G os
”

lt a w k o r G re a t Light Ha w k
'
.

2
Cf Religious Sy stem of the Wor ld, p 26 1
. . .

3 T h e re is no l
do ub t that the En g is h on e ; th e Fre n ch on , a n , o r acn e ; the
l-
S c o t c h a n d A n g o S axo n a n e o r a n the G erma n ez n La tin a n us , the on e
'

lig ht ” —
a l l mea n t th e S u n, th e so e o n e l
T h e Fin n ish fo r one is it? o ry asi,
.

t h e g re at igh tl th e S an scrit is ale t he Bre to n u na n , th e o n e sun

”
T he .

A ng o - l l
S axo n fo r o n y wa s a n lz c, i e o n e -ik e , un iq ue l
’

. . .

4 l
C o mpa re the En g is h s urn ame PERR I N .
3 12 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
P I N E w ho is
,
he re p re re se n t e d 1
w i th t he Fl e u r-de -lys
t i ppe d sc e pt re O f Ligh t an d is cro w n e d w i t h t he to w e r

o f Tru t h .

T he fam o u s P ERSEP O L I S ,
o ne O f t he w o n de rs O f t he

Easte rn w o rld m u st have m e an t PER-SE-P O L I S t he Ci ty o f

, ,

P ERSE t he lig ht O f PER an d the lan d o f P ERS I A o rigi n ally

, ,

P ERSI S cl e arly o we s it s n am e t o t he sam e ro o t T he

,
2
.

Pe rs e p ho n e n n n
( Pro se rp i e) e t h ro ed. ( G erh ard, Archl o lo g Zett
. . t av. ll

S pa n i sh P ER EZ m ay b e e qu ate d w i th t he I tali an
s u rn am e
‘

PER I Z Z I a n d w i t h t he P ER I ZZ I T ES O f t he Old Te st am e n t
, .

T he Fi re -w o rs h i ppi n g P A R S I S w e re o rigi n ally lik e t he —

PA RI S H t he fo u n de rs o f t he Ci ty O f PA R I S -t he fo llo we rs
,
3

o r c hild re n o f PER I n P ER U t he re is a t o w n n am e d PER

.
,

Fro m S m ith Cla ss ica l Dict ion a ry , b y pe rm is s io n o f Mr Murra y J

1 ’
s . .

2 l l
A te rn a tive y E A M, Lo rd S un
“
L ”
.

3 l
T h e n a m e PA R I S , th e ig h t o f th e S un , m a y b e c o n t rast e d w ith HE E L N
or L
S E ENA , th e Mo o n Th e Fre n c h o n c e h a d a g ir s n a m e S ELENI S S A , i a
.
’
l . .

the ligh t o f the Mo o n .

 T H E EYE O F TH E U NIVE RSE 3 3
1

in Co rn w all a pla ce nam e d PA R a n d PA R R is a fam ili ar ,

1 “

E n gli sh su rn am e Cl o se t o St o n e he n ge is P ER H A M a n d
.
,

e l se whe re in En glan d w e m e e t w i th PERT O N PY R F O R D , ,

PU R B EC K PU R PLEET PER BO RO U G H a n d P I R B R I G HT
, , , .

T he Su n G o d P ERUN is pro b ab ly t he G o dfat he r o f t he

—

S to n e am phi t he atre in Co rn wall c all e d P ER RA N RO UN D ,

w hi c h is s i t u at e at P ERRA N Z A BUL O E a ru i n e d se t tl e m e n t ,

ab o u n di n g in p re h i st o ri c re m ai n s I n C o rn w all t h e re is .

a P ER RA N W ELL an d al s o a P ERRA N P O RT H , .

I n S o u t h A me ri c a is t he c i ty O f PA RA in A s ia is ,
f

P ERA an d in De vo n is PA RA CO ME all pro bably o w ing the ir

, ,
/

n o m e n c l at u re t o a S hri n e o f t he F at he r Fi re .

PA R t he fo u n dat i o n O f o u r Wo rd p a rent m ay b e e q u a t e d
, ,

w i t h t he F re n c h p ire w hi c h m ean s
“
fat he r an d t he S u n
”

, ,

G O d P ERU Nm ay pro b abl y b e e q u at e d w i t h p é re an t he o n e ,

Fat he r .

Pur is F re n c h fo r p ure an d is t he ro o t O f p rime p rima l , ,

p ri m iti ve
p rem i
,
er a n d p g
r o ress
,
ive Pe rf ect o r a s t h e .F re nch ,

have it p a rfa it m u st o rigi n ally have i m pli e d m ade b y o r

, ,

like PER PER m e a n i n g tlzrouglz o r thorouglz is t he fo u n da

'

.
, ,

t i o n o f t he adj e c t ive s p erma nent p ermea ting p erse verin

g , , ,

p erva sive,
p ertina cious,
p erennia l, a n d p resent . Pa rdon m e a n s
t he dona tion gift or O f PER,
an d j u st as io ns w as
p ri m a ril
y
t he light o f t he Eve rl ast i n g so m u st it s E n gli s h e q u i val e n t
,

p ra ise have m e a n t
p e r a z t he l lgllt T he S an sc ri t
_
e

Pa ras/ t a is t he e q u iva l e n t O f t he g e n e ri c t e m AD A M
q Th e .

Fre n ch fo r sp irit is esp rit an d t he P o rt u gu e se fo r liglt t is esp erti ,

i e t he lig ht O f shi n i n g PER

. . I n o u r w o rd sp irit an d in t he
.

Lat i n spiritus t he i n i t i al vo w e l has pho n e ti call y d ecaye d .

M an y w o rd s n o w co m m e nc i ng w i t h se st sp e t c w e re , , ,
.
,

o rigi n all s e ll e d w i t h an i n i t i al v o w e l a n d n at i ve rac e s

y p ,

O ft e n fin d it i m o ssibl e t o ro n o u n c e s u c h a s ll ab l e as o u r
p p y
Cl t
o se PAR LUX U LYAN
o d S t B LAZEY
a re PAR I S i
an C ih . s a o rn s

surn a me .
3 14 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
s chool i
w t ho u t yi ng isc ho o l
sa or su k O O l T h e G re e k .

w o rd p eri m e an i n g he re t he re an d e ve ryw he re is e q u i val e n t

, , , ,

t o t he Lati n ubigue A P e rsi an n am e fo r radi a

.

w i n ge d spi ri t s is peri o r p a ri ; t he Ne w Z e al an d M ao ri

725 7 29

s
p k
ea o f t he fai ri e s as
p a ia relze w ho m t h e
y s t at e,
d w e ll O h !

t he fi e ry m o u n t a i n n am e d P I R O N G I A a w o rd s u gg est i ve
1
1
,

o f Eve r- Exi st e n t P ERUN an d al so o f PA R NA SSU S The .

H o me o f t he Pe rsI an p eri w as PA RA D I SE a n d t he G arde n

3
,
i

1
S ee Miille r ,
S cien ce
f La ng uag e 11 2 09 , 2 10
o , . .

2
Co wa n Ma oris of New Z ea la n d p 20 3 , . .

3
T he G e rm an s te rm D e a th Heimg a ng , “
a g o ing ho m e
”
. The w o rds s

Ho me a n d He im b o th m e a n O M t h e S un , o r O MMA , th e Eye
, .
3 16 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
Ge rm an is ba r, t he D u tc h beer ; a n d as b is
pp a
y are n tl

e ve r
yw h e rei n t e rc han ge ab le w i t h p o u r ,
1
E n gli sh bea r w ill
re s o l v e i n t o ba ur t he Fat he r O f Lig h t ,
T he B e ar sym b o l .
,

o f t h e S e l f Exi s t e n t w as fig u re d u o n t he Bi rd o f Fi re in
p
—
,

fig 3 12 (a nte p I I
. a n d in all l a n gu age s t he e q u ival e n t s
,
.

t o B ear m e an al so Lig ht o r Fi re T he Fre n ch ours an d t he .

Lat i n ursa re so lve i n t o a r se t he Fi re light an d t he San scri t , ,

riksha e x an d s i n t o a r ih isha t he fire o f t he g re at I S H A

p , .

T he s i m ilari ty o f t hi s w o rd riksha (b ear) t o rishi ( Shi ne r)

w as t he pe g u p o n w h i c h Max M ull er hu n g his o n ce all
o u l ar t he o ry t ha t m yt ho l o gy w se ase o f
“
as du e t o a di
p p
la n g u age I n o rd e r t o fin d so m e e xplan at i o n fo r t he B e ar
.

”
b e i n g na m e d S hi n e r or brilli an t he wa s d rive n to the ,

fu t il e su gge s t i o n t hat it w as b ecau se o f t he a n i m al s b rig ht

’

e e s o r fro m his b rilli an t t aw n y fu r

2 ”

y ,
.

So m e t i m e s t he B ear is call e d B RU I N a n am e w hich may ,

b e e q u at e d w i t h PERA U N o r P ERU N T he co l o u r brun o r .

brow n m ay have b e e n n a m e d aft e r t he co l o u r O f B ru i n s fu r

’
.

The All-Fat he r o f Te u to n i c m yt ho l o gy w as n am e d BUR

bra is H e b re w fo r crea te bra o is C e l ti c fo r good an d t he , ,

S o n s O f BU R are said t o have sl ai n t he pri me val gi an t s and to

have c re at e d t h e C e l e st i al S phe re s T he ro o t bur m e an i n g
?
,

w ill acc o u n t fo r su c h w o rd s as burn burnished bra ss

”
fire , , , ,

bra z ier bright brillia nt an d b reez e ( Ci n de rs)

, , T he Ge rm an
, .

fo r fi re is brennen an d t he S pan i sh b rillo .

I n Scan dm aV Ia n m yt ho l o gy B RA GI So n O f OD I N w as t he
b rilli an t gl e am i n g Lo rd O f t h e S k y an d Day an d t he c hie P ,

o f t he Fi re M a id e n s w as n am e d B R UN H I L D E
‘
.

1 Th e mo st a n c ien t fo rm of t hePERA HTA

na me B ER T HA wa s
B re t o n fo r p a rdo n is ba rdo ne The re is a h i in C o rn wall k n o wn a s PERTI NNY
. ll
o r BA RT I NE l
In n um e ra b e in s ta n c e s o f s im i ar in te rre a tio n c an b e a dduce d
. l l .

L ng u ag e , ii 37 9
2
f
S cie n ce a o . . .

3 R ydb e rg, Te u t My tho logy , 389, 4 18, 42 5, 42 8

’

. .

V AL KYR E o r W A R E, th e Fire Ma ide n s , reso

LKU lv ’
1
in to V A L K UR
‘
es

s t ro n g g re a t Fire .
 THE EYE OF T HE
. U NIVE RSE 3 7
1

T he na me B R I D G ET
bl e to B RI G HI T t he I ri sh is t race a ,

Go dde ss O f is so m e t i m e s re fe rre d to as
Fi re w ho ,
“
t he
Pre sidi n g Care a n d t he hu sb an d o f B R I G HI T was n am e d

BR Ess .O ne O f t he t i t l e s o f O PS o r C YB EL E w as B ERE
C I NT H I A an d A G N I t he I n di a n G o d o f Fi re is al t ern at ive l
, y ,

kn o w n as BR I HA S PA TI l
T he So n o f B RA H MA was n am e d
.

,
-
BR I G HU a n d B R I G II U w as t he “
D i sco ve re r o f fire 2
In .
”

San scri t t he wo rd bhra ma me an s whirl i n g l eapi n g fl ame an d , ,

bhra ma m u st b e id e n t i cal wi t h t he divi n e n ame s B RA H MA

an d B RA H M T he lat t e r re so lve s i n t o bur a rm t he Fi e ry
.
,

Sun o r S o lar E ra The n ame A B RA H A M is admi tte d ly

B RA H M t he G e rman B RA H MS wi ll m ean t he light o f B RA H M ,

w i t h whi ch m ay al so b e co m pare d t he E ngli sh surn am e s

B RA M B RA H M an d B RO U G H A M T he lat te r is pro n o u n ce d
,
’
,
.

Broom an d t he Broom an d G orse b u sh o f E u rope w e re pre

,

s u mabl so c hri s t e n e d b e cau se t he i r flam e lik e fl o w e rs hav e

y
t he appe ara n ce O f ag or se t he G reat Go lde n Fi re Light ”
.
,

In H e b re w Bra m m e an s “
fat he r o f a m u lt i t u de .
”

B RA H MA is re pre se n t e d as ridi n g u po n a go o se ag oos —

,

t he Great Lig ht ; o r a g an d e r a
g a n dnr t he G reat En —
,

duri n g Su n ; an d o n e o f t he t i t le s o f BA CC II U S t he Fat her

4
,

Go o se was BRO MI U S T he o ld S co t ch fo r go o se was

, .
5

cla his i e a h el a his t he G re at G o d t he Gre at Lig ht

,
. .
,
an d ,
_

in se e m i ngly all lan g u age s t he n am e s fo r “

g o o se m e a n t
al so Su n .

T he ro o t BU R Is re s po n sibl e fo r1n n iim e rab le pl ace - n am e s

an d ro e r nam e s an d fo r a dj e c t iv e s su c h as burly ( o r b u r
p p ,

1
PATI, the S hin in g Fa th er ; ER I HA S , Fire Light .

2
M Miille r
.
, Biog r .
f Words
o , p . 190 .

c om pare BA RR , B RR
2
, BO R I S , B
U UP
A R C H, B A R ER, B ER AR , e tc U K N D .

1
GA
‘
ND
ER m ay b e e qua te d w ith CO OR , th e g ig a n t ic e ag e o f S o ut h ND l
America
”
Th e g a n ne t or S o an goo se is a se a g o ose
. l .

5
. l
S w g as , Ice g a s , Da n g aa s , D u a n d G g a ns , L a ns er
. . Th e n a me . . . .

l
bm ndt is app ie d to a varie t y o f go os e a so ba rn a cle, L b em acla o r bernecha , l .

Fr bem aclze
. .
 3 18 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
like brisk an d bra ve; The s ho u t o f Bra vo w as, it m ay b e
ass u m e igi nally Bura vo o r Bur a ve I hail t hee BU R
d ,
or ,
“
,

T he wo rd appl au se po i n ts sugge st i ve ly t o t he c o n c l u si o n
“

t hat it was o rigi nally op la us a la us O r lan din g o f the ,

b e n e fice n t H o o p .

The n am e s burr an d burdoch appl i e d t o the spiky l i t tle

2
,

se e d- ve sse ls O f t he he dge ro w we re e vide n tly b e stowe d w i t h ,

t he o e t i c n o t i o n t hat t he cli n gi n g b u rr was a m i n i at u re

p
Su n b all The sa me n 0 t 1o n u n de rl i e s t he n o m e n clat u re o f
.

t he he dge ho g w hi c h ro ll s i t se lf i n t o a ri c kl b all T h
, p y e .

.
S pan i sh fo r he dge ho g is eriz o an d t he Fre n ch herisson bo t h
3
,
.

,
‘

owhi ch re so lve i n to ar is on i e Fi re Light Su n O u r

f ,
. . .

he dge ho g is pho n e t i cal ly qiog e ve rl ast i n g gre at o n e an d as

,

ch m u st b e e q u ival e n t t o s al t e rn a t iv e n a m e O f urchin
j it ,

W al lo o n uret han w il l m ea n Fi re O f t he Eve r-e xi st e n t Su n

—
.

'

I n t he e m b le m here w i t h t he u rchi n is su rm o u n t e d b y t he
fivefo ld lig ht o f t he P are n t Fl am e .

Se a-U rc hin sq -ro u n d shellfi sh wi t h m u l t i t u di n o u s spike s

m o st e xq u i si t e l yco l o u re d se e m i n gly de ri ve the i r n am e fo r
—

t he sam e re aso n as t he he dge ho g a n d t he S w e di sh na m e

fo r sea- u rc hi n is borre .

1
l
B a r e y w a s in A n g l o -
S axo n time s writ te n B aer lic, i e B u r -ik e
. . l or B aer
lik e, Fa th e r-o i-Fire -ik e l . Th e b e a rde d fire lik e s p ik e l
b ar e y is ob vio us y
of l
th e c au se o f it s n ame
”
.
2
Burr, the G reat S hine r .

3
E reau is Zen d fo r r ight .
1
C o mp a re surna me HA RR I S O N .
32 0 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
e q uate d w i t h t he p eri o r pixi e s an d t he t e rm fa iries is co gn ate ,
1

w i t h t he P e rsi a n w o rd F erouers Th e Fe ro u e rs w e re t he .

grade o f Divi n e b e i n gs n e xt in ran k b e l o w t he Iz eds a n d in ,

Ce l t i c iz od m e an s fa ir I n fi n i te in n u m be r t he Fe ro u e rs
.
,,

ro t ec t e d m an d u ri n g his m o rt al li fe a n d u rifi e d his so u l

p p
o n t he Da O f A sce n si o n
y .

The O l d I ri sh fi r like t he Lat I n vir was t he ge n e ri c

, ,

t e rm fo r ma n a n d FR I UJ A t he alt e rn at iv e n ame O f F R0 is t he
, , ,

Te u to n i c adj ect ive frija m ea n i n g free dea r an d beloved , , ,

.

-
It m ay b e co mpare d w i t h t he S an sc ri t p riya m e an i n g w ife ,

o r loved one an d w it h t he G o t hi c
, fii j on t o love w h e n ce it ,
—
,

is ass u m e d o u r w o rd friend
, T he adj e ct ives fresh an d frisky .

are e q u ivale n t t o brisk an d k d orce is a ki n t o

p y
e r a n f p ow er ,
.

PH A RE t he P ri me val P OW ER t he fo u n dat i o n O f o ur te rms

, ,

firm firma ment first an d foremost is t he ro o t o f t he dyn ast i c

, , , ,

t i tl e PH A RA O H an d o f t he n ame s
2
P H RA PH A RA MO N D , ,

FA RA DA Y F RA Z ER F ERG U S FA RQ UH A RSO N F R ED ER I C K F R I TZ
, , , , , ,

e tc . T he To wn O f PHER ENI C E al t e rn at ive ly B ER EN I C E an d ,

o rigi n all H ES P ERI S 1s t he fabl e d si t e O f t he gard e n o f t he

y ,

H e speride s PH O RO N EU S is Gre e k fo r di sco ve re r o f fire

.
,
”

a n d t he F O RTUN AT E I slan ds m ight l egi t i mat e l y b e spe l t

PHO RT U NA T E I n t he w o rd op htha lmia op h is O bvi o u sly
’

a fo rm O f op o r ob The FA RO E I slan d s w e re pro b ab l y

.

n am e d af t e r F R0 w ho w as do u b tl e s s also t he o rigi n o f
,

fr a nc m ean i n g
, f ree o f f r a nk m e a n i n g op en an d o f F R u n ,

a n d F RA N C E T he an c i e n t t o w n O f F1RA N w as al t e rn at ive ly
.
_

k n o wn as PH A RA N an d t hi s acco rdi n g to Le psi u s is t he

, , ,

sam e as t he P A RA N o f t he Old Te st am e n t
11
.

A s t he ac u t e F mu st b e e q u al t o t he b l u n t V t he I n di an ,

VA RUN A e xpre sse s t he sam e ide a as P ERUN t he u n iqu e ,

1
Pixy = Pick z e . T he ir l e ade r wa s P C U K
. C o mpare a sol B row n ies,
Sp rites (se purite s), and s p rightly .

2
O r PERAA .

3
Egyp t , E thiopia , a nd S ina i, p 30 4 . .
 THE EYE OF THE U NI V E RSE ‘

PO W ER or P ER E . T he F ri si an t e rm Fat he r is
fo r va a r, to
w ho m we m ay at t r i b u te t he c ty i n ame V ER O N A an d t he
C hri s t i an n am e V ERO NI CA .
l

T he or igi n al i de n t i ty f V ER w i t h B ER m ay b e
o d e d uce d
fro m place -n am e s a
ppare n t l
y all t he wo rld o v e r . M o u nt
BERO MA in M asho n al an d is ive ly M o u n t V ERO MA l
a t e rn at .

I n Co rn wall is a ST B U RYA N a n d a ST V ERY A N t he fo rm e r

is n o do u b t id e n t i cal w i t h t he C hri st i an n am e B RY A N o r
B RI EN .

V ER is t he Fre nc h fo r Sp ri n g , i e se p uring, t he fire o f . .

P ER E ,
an d is t he ro o t o f verdure V I R is Lat i n fo r strength,
.

an d in San scri t t he w o rd vrisha n ,

acco r din g to Max M ulle r ,

s t ro n g ri s i n g s u n Fre nc h vra i
“
In
”
m e an s t he .
2
m e an s
t ru e , an d t he sa me ro o t is re s o n si b l e
p fo r verité ,
v era x,

vera city , virtue, virility, an d very T he e xpre ssi o n

.
“
Ve ry
G od o f Ve ry God is st ill in f re uent
q u se .

T he c o n s o rt O fO DI N t he Scan di navi an O NE EYE was

, ,

sa id to be F RI O ,
t he G reat Fi re an d t he m e an s b y w hi c h ,
”

1
T h e V e ra I l g dm th b
co n e en ft t h g h t
us a ve e e n an a er ou .

2
S cien ce o f La ng u ag e , ii 46 3 . .
32 2 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
t he i
an c e n t s o b ta i n e d f fire w as riction l . FU R I C K is a so

e vid e n t l
y t he ro o t O f t he n am e A F R I C A ; a c o n cl u s i o n

stre n g t he ne d b t h e fac t t hat Afri ca w as al t e rn at ive l k n o wn

y y
as A RA R I CA . I n Pe ru t he wo rd V I RA CO C HA b e side s m ean i n g ,

t he G reat Fat he r was a ge n e ri c t erm fo r all divi n e b e i n g s

1
.
,

Sir J o hn Mau n de ville me n t i o n s in his Asia tic Tra v els 2

a l ace nam e d PHA RSI PEE i e PH A R t he Fi re F at he r A t

p ,
. .
,
.

PHA RS I PEE t he re was said t o b e a marve llo u s S parro w-haw k

—
w e m ay cal l it a Peregrine ( p er- e -
g u r un t he Fi re o f t he —
,

O n e G reat PO W ER) an d w ho so e ve r wa tc he d t hi s b i rd fo r
—

s e ve n d a s an d s e ve n n ig ht s so m e said t hre e d a s an d
y y
—

t hree n ig ht s —
w o u ld have e very de si re g ran t e d b y a
“
fai r
lady O f fairie .I n fig 7 39 t he l e t te r F is fig u re d o n t he
”
.

Bi rd o f Fi re an d fig 7 4 0 is de sig n e d in su c h a way as t o
,
.

co n ve t he n o t i o n o f a fl am i ng Fi re
y .

1
My th of A n cien t Mexico a n d Per u
.
, S pe nc e p 48
. .

2
C h a p te r X I I I .
32 4 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ev ide n t ly t he fo u n dat i o n O f ta uros t he Gre e k ta urus t he ,

Lat i n an d tom t he Span i s h fo r B u ll T he C hi n e se have

,
1
,
.

s t il l a T e m l e cal l e d t he Pal ac e O f t he H o rn e d B u ll an d t he
p ,

same s m b o l is ve n e rat e d in J a a n an d all O ve r Hi n d us t an

y p .

T H O R t he Scan di n avian J u pi t e r was repre se nt e d 1n t he

, ,
-
Te mple O f U p sAL (O P C I EL ) w i t h t he he ad o f a B u ll u po n
2 i

his b re ast ; a n d in Old S ca n di n avi an as in P hoen i c i an a n d ,

C halde e thur w as t he ge n e ri c t e rm fo r bull

, tur w as
3

Chalde e fo r sun ‘
A t MI A KO ( O M-
. YA K-O in J apan t he ,

c re a t o ni O f t he w orld is re
p re se n t e d un de r t he i m age o f
a B u ll b re aki n g t he s he ll O f an e
gg an d an i m at i n g t he

c on t e n t s w i t h his b re at h .
5

T he n am e PT A H m u st have b e e n pro n o u n ce d e i t he r
1
Th e C ity a rm s o f TO R I NO or B ullT U R IN a re a ra mpa n t .

2
l
Up sa , the Eye o f t h e Fire o f G o d, wa s a so c a e d U PS A A T his l ll L .

l
n a m e is a mo s t ide n t ic a l
w ith up s il on , t he G re ek n a m e fo r t he ir e tte r v l .

C o mp a re a so epsil o n , t he G re e k n a me fo r E
l O ne o f th e t it e s o f B ACC S . l HU
wa s PS I LAs .

3
Pa yn e - K Sy m bol Za ng
n ig h t (R . . .
f
o A n cie n t A rt a n d tltly tho log y , p 2 0 . .

1
Higg e n s , A na ca lyp sis , i 60 7 . .

5
Pa yn e - n ig h t ( R Sy mbo l La ng
K . . .
f
o A n cie n t A r t a n d My tho log) , p 20
 T HE P RESI DE NT OF T HE MOUNTAINS 32 5

O PT A H, t he i i g Eye o r PA TA H the shi n i n g Fat he r

sh n n , , ,

a n d Eg t o l o gi s t s have co mm e n t e d u o n t he fac t t hat t he

yp p
i mage s O f PT A H cl o s e ly re se m b l e t he p a ta ihoi o r small
fig ure s c arri e d ab o u t b y Phoe n i c i an sailo rs T he wo rd p a ta .

is re late d to p ehti t he Egypt i a n fo r strong o r strengt h an d t o

“

, ,

p a t u t he M a o ri t e rm fo r a ther ; a n d t he
f p a ta ihoi o r p a ta ihs

we re pre su m ab l y s mall sym b o l s o f St Pat ri c k t he Gre at ,

St ro n g Fat he r .

I n s u b se q u e n t ag e s t he t e rm P T A H w as e x t e n d e d b y
t he addi t i o n o f la t e r G o d- s uc h a s S EKER w ho s e
1
na me s , ,

s m b o l w as a H aw k T h e n a m e S EKER S O KA R o r S Eo E R
y .
, , ,

is cl e arl y t he sam e as t he E n gli sh wo rd sa her a ki nd o f ,

Falco n T he F re n c h an d Span i s h call t hi s bi rd sa cre an d

.
,

t he A ra bi an s sa gr A t t he t o w n o f O P I S in A ssyri a w as t he
.

c hi e f shri n e o f t he De i t Z A KA R an d t hi s nam e ide n t ifi e d

y , ,

w i t h t he Bi b l i c al I SSA C H A R t he So n o f J A C O B is t he fo u n da
2
, ,

ti o n o f o u r wo rd sa cred ( Fre n ch sa cre) The S u pre m e G o d .

o f B u dd h i s m is k n o w n as S ER RA .

I n addi t i o n to t he t itl e PT A H - S EKER t he Egypti an Al l

Fat her was n am e d also PTA H -S EKER-O SI R I S A n e arli e r .

fo rm o f t he n am e O S I RI S t he W atc he r t he M an y-Eye d t he
, , ,

Go o d Be m g was A SA R o r A SI R E SA R is the T urki sh S I RE

, .
,

is t he Pe rsi an n am e fo r G o d an d sire w h i c h is E n gl i s h
,
3 —
,

fo r fa ther I S Chalde an fo r light

, T he pre sidi n g D e i t y O f .

ASSY RI A w as n am e d A SSU R A SU RA w as o n e o f t he appe lla .

t i o n s O f VA RUN A an d A SU RA has b e e n e uat e d w it h A HU RA

q
'
‘
'

M A Z DA i e O R MU Z
,
. . I n H e b re w t he nam e AZ U R m ea n s
.
4

“
He t hat assi st s ASSER is an E n gli sh surn am e ; an d in
Assyri an A SSU R o r ASU R m ean s Holy The re is an in scrip .

1
K
V a ryin g in to S O A R , S EG ER , e tc .

2
J
AC O BU
S is La tin fo r A MES J .

3
l l
O ur En g is h t it e S ir h a s th e s a me me an mg A t o n e t ime a ll p rie s ts .

l
w e re e n tit e d S ir o r S ir reveren ce ; so me t ime s a s S ir j oh n T he in g is . K
a ddress e d a s S ire .

1
C o x, A ry a n l ily/th o logy , p 156
‘
. .

VOL . I .
32 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
i
t o n at N I N EV EH w he re t he w o rd a sur o ccu rs t hre e t i m e s ‘

s ugge st i n g t he e xc lam at i o n H o l y ! H o l y ! H o ly
, or

H o ly !H o ly !H o ly O ne Az ure is t he Sk y-bl ue o f t he
1
.

Heave n s an d in Scan di navi an m yt ho lo gy t he Twe lve se lf

,

e xi s te n t spi ri t s w ho dwe l t in A SG A R D w ere te rme d t he

A ESI R ASA RI was o ne o f t he appellat i o n s o f M ERO DA C H
.
,

t he yo u n g st ee r o f Day who is de sc ri b e d as
, pa st u r

in g the G o d s like she e p an d it is o bvi o u s t hat A SA R I

,
”

an d co rre lat ive t e rm s m a b e e q uat e d w i t h O S I RI S T h us

y .

PTA H s later appe llat i o n o f PT A H -S EKER O S I R I S re so lve s i n t o

’
—

t he id e a ,
S hi n i ng Fat her t he light o f t he Great Fi re the
, ,

blaz e o f t he Fi re l ight .

O S I R I S was kn o w n alt e rn at ive ly as U NNEFER t he o n e o r ,

So l ar Fi re an d in fig 7 4 3 t he su n is su b scribe d A U NF a
,
.
,

c o n t rac t e d fo rm o f t hi s t e rm T he i n n e r c i rcle o f t he Eye

.

is cal le d t he iris an d t he n am e O si R I s is g e n eral l y i n t e r

,

re t e d t o m e an t h M - d I R I S t he Rai n b o w w as
p e an
y ye e .
, ,

t he i rid e sce n t m e sse n ge r o f t he go d s b u t m o re part i c u la rly:

,

o f J UN O an d eros is t he G ree k fo r Love O si R I s was al so n .

kn o w n as U NBU na me an in g one o r sun an d bu Fa fner

, , , .

T hat BA is i n terchan ge able w i t h an d e qu ivale n t t o PA is

o bvi o u s fro m m a n co n sid e rat i o n s ; s u ch fo r i n s t an c e as
y , ,

t he fac t t hat t he c i ty o f P A RA ST w as al t e rn at ive ly k n o w n as

BUBA ST I S t hat t he Tu rki s h Pa s/ t a is e q u i val e n t t o Ba slza w ,

Pinc h e s, Re ligion of B a by l on z a a nd
’

A ssy rz a , p 87
’
1 . .

2
p 61
.
3 2 8 THE LOST LA NGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
a l phab e t o f M e xi co a b e e t le w as the s ig n
le t t e r L o f t he ,
I

an d El w as re s u m abl so c all e d b e ca u se it s m b o li se d El
’

p y y ,

m e an i ng P o w e r o r G o d T he M ayan s re pre se n te d L b y a
.

do t w i t hi n a c i rcl e a n d b y a n ac u t e an gl e I n t he e m b l e m s.

he re w i t h t he l e t te r is gl o rifi e d w i t h t he c ro w n a n d c ro ss an d ,

in fig 7 4 7 it is as so c i ate d w i t h t he P o f PA
.
_
.

T he w o rd chafer m ean t pri m arily Eve r-e xi st i ng Fire _ ,

a n d t he
p era o f che era ma
p y b e r e n d e re d p bre o r p ow e r T he .

t e rm sca ra b m a b e c o m are d w i t h esca rbot t he F re n c h fo r

y p ,

b ee tle a n d e x te n de d i n t o is a c-a r a b o r es-a o-a r-bo

,
— —
.

7 48 7 49 7 50

T he Egypt i an chep era is al m o st t he E n gli s h shep herd, an d

t he G e rm an fo r shep herd is schafer T he F re n c h fo r shep herd
.

is berger ( bur- z hay), Ba ur, t he e ve r-e xi ste n t , a n d t he ”

Sa n scri t is p ayu T he I t ali an fo r s he phe rd is p ecorajo, i e

. . .

eh-
op - ur aj t he Eye , t he g reat Fi re e v e r-e xi s t e n t,
”
o,—
a n d t he

Ce l t i c fo r she phe rd w as bugel I n figs an d 7 4

.
9 P is .

i d w i t h a b ugl e a n d in En gli sh b ugle has t wo

a ss o c a t e ,

a ddi t i o n al m ean i n gs I t i m pli e s a w ild o x a n d al so a

.

c i rc u l ar o r o val -sha e d o rn am e n t
p T he ro o t Of bu le is bu
g .
g ,

s an E n gli s h t e rm fo r all t he t ri b e o f b e e t l e s
2
a n d bu
g i .

ll
D o n n e y ( L), A t la n tis , p 2 19 . .

2
T h e re is a Rive r BUG in Rus s ia a n d xa n o t h e r in A us tria . UG G E i
B s an

E ng lish surna m e .
 T H E PRESI DENT OF THE MOU NTAINS
"
‘

32 9

O n e m ay s u rm ise t hat , apart fro m sym b o li sm , t he y w e re so

call e d b eca u se t he a re ro u n d s ha e d like ob u , t he Mig h t
y p g y
O rb Fig 7 50 is su rm o u n t e d b y an O rb
. . .

Am o n g C e l t s t he b e e tl e w as n a m e d chouil o r chuy l
t he ,

an d in s o me di st ri c t s ha l T h e w o rd h u l is e u a l t o
y y q .

heal ha ul o r b an] t he C e l t i c name fo r t he Sun

, , ,
It is .

se e m i n gl f ro m heat e t e rn al EL at w e d e ri ve o u r
1
y t he t
,
h ,

adj e c t i ve s ha le w hole an d holy ,

T he Te u to n i c fo r H o ly
,
.

is hel heli heil o r a la i e E LLA G o d t ha t has e xi s t e d

, , , , . .
,

fo r e ve r t he A LL an d t he W H O L E
, I n a ppare n tly all .
“

langu age s t he wo rd sig n i fyi ng holy has be e n de rive d fro m

t he divi n e ly ho n o u re d s u n lig ht
2
.

T he Lat i n P has t he sam e fo rm as t he G re e k l e tt e r

n ame d Rho O n e o f the m o st famo u s e m bl e m s o f e arly
.

Chri sti an i ty k n o w n as the LA BA RU M the se al o f Co n stan t i n e

—
, ,

o r t he Chi- Rho m o n o gram is t he l e tt e r X s u rm o u n t e d b y a —

P The t wo l e tte rs Chi an d Rho are ass u me d t o re ad Chr

.
,

a co n t rac t i o n fo r t he n am e C H R I ST b u t t he s m b o l w as in
y ,

u se fo r l o n g age s ri o r t o C hri s t i a n i t an d it ro b a bl sto o d

p y p y ,

fo r X t he G re at Fi re an d P Pate r o r PA T A H
O

T he w o rd
“

.
, , ,

la ba rum re so lve s i n t o la ba r um t he e ve rl ast i n g F at he r ,

T he Pe Ekse o f t hi s fam o u s sym b o l w as al so d o u bt

"
Su n .

l e ss u n de rsto o d t o m ean Pa x= p ea ce T he an c i e n t s pe rso n i .

fie d PA x as a divi n i t y an d b ui l t t e m ples t o his ho no u r As

‘

t he m s t i c fo rm s o f p i re re se n t a s h h s c ro o k t h
y p ep er
d e _ _ ,

l e t te r w as do ub tle ss u n de rst o o d al so t o m e an Payu the G o o d ,

S he phe rd Fro m t he e m ble m s he re w i t h i t is e vid e n t t hat R

.

w as s i m ilarl y d e rive d fro m a s he he rd s cro o k u r l e t te r

’

p O .

R is Ar t he Fi re an d in fig 14 2 a nte p 59 A R fo rm e d t he
, , .
, ,
.
,

c e n t re o f t he S o l ar E e T h e Egypt i an w o rd fo r eye w as
y .

or HA R was o ne o f t he name s o f t he o n e -e ye d O DI N an d in ,

1
Co mpa re s urn a mes H ULL an d HOO L E .

C o mp a re G re e k Hag i os a n d Hi eros
2
T h e wo rd
'

sa in t o r sa n ta
’

. wa s

prima ri y l sa n .
330 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
No rse ha rr m e an t high, do u btle ss b ecau se HA R was u p o n 1

high . T he G re e k Rho pro bab ly d e ri ve d its n am e fro m RA ,

an d t he I t ali an wo r d p p a ero, a
g reen
g oose, was p re s u mably
Fat he r RA . . Ra is do u b t re spo n si b l e fo r t he E ngl i sh
no

w o rd s ray a n d ra dia nt, an d fo r i n n u m e rab l e l ac e -

n ame s an d
p
su rn ame s .
2
The Dan i sh fo r goose is ra d a a s o r ray a a s,
g g

in No rthe rn E u ro pe t he p ri n c i
p a l De i ty was at o ne t ime
3
RA DG O ST RA DEG O S I or
''
.

T he P o f t he G re at S he phe rd is the fo u n dat i o n o f PA N,

t he G o d o f all S he phe rd s , an d t he n a m e PA N m ay b e u n de r

d i n di ffe ren t ly as
s to o p
o a n, t he S u n D i s k, or p a a n, Fat he r
Su n AP O LLO w ho
.
4
,
w as part i c u larly w o rshi ppe d at t he

C mp1
p l o - m a re a ce na es HA RBO R O UG H HA R BY HA RG RAV E , , , e t c . , a nd

m HA RDY pl HA R ”
s u rna th
e ,
e re s e n de n t .

2
C o m pa re RAY, W RA v , R EA Y , R A O UL ,
REA N , REHA N ,
R EJ
A N E, RE NE ,

RA B L A , RAC KH A M, RA C KS O LE, e tc .

The c h ie f se at o f h is wo rsh ip wa s a mo n g a peo p e na me d the O BOTR ITES ,

3
l
w ho se t e rrito ry c o rre s p o n de d ro ugh ly t o pre se n t -da y MEC EN RG ( B u rg KL BU
‘

m ea n s a st ro n gh o d, a n d th e re m a in in g MEC KLEN o o k s c u rio us y ik e O MEKA

l l l l
o r O MEG A - L EN) I n BO HEMIA se ve ra p ac e s a re s up po se d to h ave b e e n
. l l
n a m e d a fter R AD EG O ST, a n d the O BOTRI TES are a so b e ie ve d t o b e re sp o n l l
s ib e fo r t h e n ame s B ER I , B R EME , LE-
l SE-
l P- LN
I c , a n d m an y o the rs N .

4 l
I n e ve ry a n c ie n t a n gua g e the re is a c e rta in a mb ig uity : t h us o f
S a n s c rit Mr F W Ba in in th e pre fa ce o f o n e o f his In d ian sto rie s w rite s
. .

l l l
The n a m e o f the itt e In dia n fab e , he re pre se n te d to th e o ve r o f c urio sities l
l
in an En g ish dre s s, is a mb ig uo us W e ma y tra n s a te it in difie re n tly, e ithe r
. l ‘ '

The Ne w Moo n in th e Ha ir of the Go d of G o ds, o r e se S he tha t reduces l

332 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
It is u su ally ass ume d t hat PA N was a di vi n i ty o f G re e k
c o n ce t i o n b u t H ERO DO T U S re c o rd s t hat t he Eg t i an s
p , yp ,

co n t ra ri w i se re gard e d
, PA N as e xc ee di n gly a n ci e nt an d “

b e l o n gi n g t o t ho se w ho m t he y c all e d t he e ight Go ds ie ,
. .

t he o rigi n al O G D O A D He stat e s : T he se Egypti an s w ho

“
.

are t he Me n de sian s c o n s id e r PA N t o b e o n e o f t he e ig ht

go ds w ho e xi ste d b e fo re the t w e lve an d PA N is re pre se n t e d ,

in Egypt b y t he pain te rs an d t he sc ul pt o rs j u st as he is in
G re e ce w i th t he face an d l e gs o f a go at T he y do n o t ho w
, .
,

e ve r b e li e ve t hi s t o b e his s ha e o r c o n s ide r him in an

, p y
re s e c t u n like t h e o t he r o d b u t t he re re se n t him t hu s
p g y p ,

fo r a reaso n w hi c h I pre fe r n o t t o re late 1

”
.

PA N a n d his c o nso rt M A YA w e re ad o re d in C EN T RA L
A MERI CA an d at t he t o w n o f PA NUCA o r PA N CA in MExi c o
,
2

t he S pan i ard s o n the i r e n t r f o u n d s u e rb t e m l e s an d

y p p
i mage s o f PA N T he n am e s PA N an d M A I A e nt e r l arge ly
.
3

i n to t he M ayan vo cab u lary M A I A b e i ng t he sam e as M A YA , ,

t he n am e o f t he P e n i n su l ar a n d PA N co m b i n e d w i t h M A YA
,

fo rm i ng t he n ame o f t he an c i e n t capi t al M A YA PA N .

Amo n g t he Gre e k s t he n am e PA N w as u se d to m ean the

All, t he Every thing, Universa l PA N, t he ro o t o f
an d the .

PA NA C EA , t he G o dd e ss o f H ealt h, m u st b e e q ual to Ba n an d
ba n, bon, o r b en, m e an i n g good, are t he ro o t s o f benign ,
benevolent, benison, e t c Bonheur is t he F re n ch fo r happ iness
. .

PA N w o u ld appear t o have b e e n an o rigi n al De i ty o f

J A PA N o r J A P O N T he Japan e se call the i r co u n t ry NI PPO N
.

( pp )
on i a n a,
n d t he i r n a t i o nal c he e r is B A N Z I t he light o f
t he g re at F I RE o r L I F E In m o d ern J apan e se N I PP O N is
.

"
u n de rs t o o d t o m e a n Fo u n tai n o r So u rc e o f Light .

PA N is re co rd e d to have b e e n t he so n o f A I T HER t he ,

all- e rm e ati n g ether an d t he M o t he r o f PA N is said vari o u sl

p , y
1 Bk . ii
.
p 46. .

2
C o mpare s urna e PA H R ST m NK U .

3 ’
Bra ss e ur s I n tro duc t io n t o La n da s Re la ct o n
’
'

.
 THE P RESI DE NT OF '

THE MOU NTAINS 3 33

have b e e n D RY O P E, t he
1
to E n du ri n g Great U n i t o r EYE ,

Ye s Ow ns t he O n e E s se n ce o r Lig ht o r PEN EL O P E
”
or or , , .

Acco rdi n g to Gre e k myt ho lo gy t he first bo rn wo man w as —

PA N DO RA .
0

Pente in G re e k m ean s Five ; p a nch o r p un! is San sc ri t

d Gypsy fo r Five A B o r Pun orb is s u
a n d t he PUNJ o se d
an , ! pp
to b e so n am e d b e cau se it is wat e re d b y Five Rive rs . Cfi ’

the coa s t o f A RA B I A i slan d call e d PA NC HEA

‘ ‘
OI U RO B I A is an

w he re o n w a s a m ag n ifi ce n t Te m ple o f J u pi t e r I t is a m o st .

c u ri o u s fact t hat t he fo rm o f o u r n u m e ra l 5 is id e n t i c al

wi t h t he l e t t e r P in t he I n di an al phab e t fro m w hi c h have ,

also b e e n d e rive d ce rt ain o t he r o f o u r n u m e rals

2
.

The W e l sh fo r G reat S pi ri t is M A W R PEN A ET H I R ,

w hi c h ca n n o t b u t b e re la t e d t o t he N o rt h- Am e rican -I n di an
t e rm fo r G re at S pi ri t M A H O P EN ET A ;
3
i n de e d so n u m e ro u s ,

are t he s i m ilari t i e s b e tw e e n t he lan g u age o f W A L ES a n d t hat

of ce rt ai n t ri b e s o f A MER I C A t ha t t he W e l s h have c l a i m e d

t he ho n o u r o f b e i n g t he fi rst E u ro pea n s e tt le rs in M EX I C O .

REA DE s tat es : “
W e have it o n t he aut ho ri ty o f a Captai n
Davi e s an d Li e u te n an t Ro b e rts o f HA W C O R DEN in Fli n t shi re
a n d fro m an M S e n t ry in W illi am P e n n s j o u rn al e vide n c e
’
.
,

co ll ec te d b t he fam o u s Dr O w e n P u g he t hat t he t ri b e s o f
y ,

t he Illi n o i s Mado ca n t e s t he Pado n cas a n d Mu d I n di an s

, , ,

s o ke t h e W e l sh l an g u age s n o t i m ro b ab l e t hat t he
”

p I t i p .
4

W hi t e PA Ni s n o w calle d P A W N EES we re o rigi nally a t rib e

,
”

o f PA N wo rs hi e rs
pp .

PA N in t he fe arfu l maj e sty o f h is h ighe r aspect s is t he

, ,

so u rc e o f t he w o rd p a nic Si m ilarly t he wo rd fea r m ay b e

.
,

e q u at e d w i t h F I R E app a lling w i t h AP O LL O a n d t he F re n c h
, ,

p e ur w i t h P O W ER .

PA N is t he G o dfat he r o f SP A I N a co n t rac te d fo rm o f t he —

o ld e r H I S P A N I A a n d t o t he sam e ro o t are n o d o u b t t raceabl e

,

DR O PE i E gli h m Ch m b E y l 2 ’
s an n s s urn a e. i 88 a ers s nc c o .
, . 1 .

4
3
A t la n tis , p . ii 5 . Th e V eil o f I sis , p . i 96 .
334 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
t he Lat i n p a nis, b read, Fre n c h p a in PA N is evi
an d t he .

de n tly also t he ro o t o f p ensive an d o f p ensé e, t he Fre n ch

“

fo r t ho ught T he Gypsy fo r t o t hi n k is p encha va , an d t he

.
"

Pe rsi an is p endashten i The t i m e -ho no u re d e mble m o f re

me mb ran ce an d ki n d thought is t he fl o we r we call a p a nsy,
fro m w hic h o n e may de du ce the fact t hat t he anci e n ts de fi n e d
“
light o r fire o f G o d
’
thought as t he .

PA N was part i c u larly styl e d Preside n t o f t he M o u n

ta i n s, an d in m an l a n g uage s his nam e has b eco m e a
1”

y
ge n eri c te rm fo r hi lls an d m o un tai ns The Chi n e se fo r . .

2
mounta in or hill is p a n, an d t he t ii
n c an was p enna h,
w he n ce , it is d erive d t he Co rn i sh p en an d t he
o se d was
pp su ,

Sco tch ben All o ve r t he wo rld t he ro o t pen o r ben en te rs

.
“

i nto m o u ntai n n am es fro m t he AP EN NI N ES to the P ENN I N E

,

RA N G E an d fro m t he G re ci an PI N DU S M o u n tai n s t o t he
Pe ru vi an P I N RA .

The Chi ne se regard mo u n tai n s as t he sym b o l o f

Co n st an cy an d Fi rmn e ss and acco rdi n g to SW EDENBO RG in ,
“
, ,

t he an c i e n t C hu rc h divi n e wo rsh i p w as u po n m o u n tai ns ,

because m o u n tai n s sign ifi e d ce le st i al Lo ve 3

.
”

I n Egypt PA N was k n o w n as MI N an d three gigan t i c ,

l i me sto n e figu re s o f MI N have b e e n fo u n d at the to wn o f

Ko p ro s t he chi e f se at o f his wo rshi p
'

,
MI N says .
4
,
”

Pro fesso r P etri e w as t he ma le pri n c i ple

, an d it is ,
”

ro bab l e t ha t MI N is t he sam e as ma n
“
in co n t radi st i n ct i o n
p ,

to w oma n .Ma n in Sco tlan d pro n o u n ce d man is t he ro o t o f

, ,

t he Lat i n mens t he E n gli sh mind t he San scrit ma na s an d

, , , ,

o f t he G ree k monos m e an i n g single solita ry a lone It was

m
, , , .

o rigi n all e rha s am on t he O ne S un v b ”

y p , p , o r it a
y h a , e e e n ,

a co al i t i o n o f ma on t he O ne M o t he r as in moon t he s m b o l
, y , ,

1
Wisdo m of the A n cien ts , B ac o n .

2
K n ox G l oss of G eog r Te rms, p 30 3
. . . .

3
A rca na Celestia , n 42 88 . .

4 l
Pe trie ( F in de rs ), Relig io n of Ancien t Egyp t, p 59 . .

5
In G yp sy lan g ua g e ma n is the pe rso n al pro n oun I .
”
336 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
or m iniver ; w i t hi n t he b o u n da ri e s o f BO DMI N is t he p ar s h i
o f ST M I NV ER .

b e li e ve d b y t he -an c i e n t s an d is s t i l l an i n g rai n e d
I t was ,

ide a a mo n g n at ive race s t hat ki n gs a n d rule rs are So n s o f , .

"
t he S u n t he livi n g i mage s an d vi c e re ge n t s o r
, s had o w s

o f t he H o l T i s divi n i t o f ki n g s is re fl e c t e d n o t
‘
y S un h y .

o nl in ge ne ri c t e rm s lik e mona rch S a n sc ri t chuni G e rm an

y g , ,

honig “
gre a t u n iq u e o n e
,
b u t part i c u l arl y in d yn as t i c
,
” 2

na me s .

Acco rdi n g p di t i o n s t he
to g i
o ri in al ki n g o f
r e st ly t ra

Egypt was a ce rtai n MEN M EN A o r MENEs an d Menes , ,

—

,
“
so le Lig ht was a ge n e ri c t e rm fo r t he w hi te o r
”
t he ,

go lde n Su n B u ll o f O si R is M ENU R t he so l e Fi re was

“
.
, ,

a na m e o f t he Sac re d B u l l o f MNEV i s J UN O was t e rme d .

M EN A a n d in O l d Lat i n ma nis me ant good an d prop itious ;

,

ma nes is t he Lat i n fo r a ncestors M EN ES o f Egypt m ay b e .

e q u at e d w i t h t he n a m e Mi No s a ki n gl n a m e in C R ET E
y , ,

an d C R ET E w as t he se at o f t he Minota ur a fab ul o u sly ,

m o n stro u s B u l l .

l l l
The e a r y mo n arc h s o f B a b y o n w e re w o rsh ipp e d a s g o ds in th e ir
life t ime .Th e k in g s o f T yre t ra c e d the ir de s c e n t fro m Baa , a n d l
l
a pp a re n t y p ro fe ss e d t o b e g o d s in t h e ir o wn pe rso n
”
— Fra z e r, A do n is, A tt is , .

Osiris , pp 10 , I I . .

I n Ne w Ze a a n d l a Ta m po m
c h ie f
i i
s s o na y :
r
“
s a idTh in k n o t t ha t
to a
I am ma n , t ha t m y o rigin is o f the e a rt h I co me fro m the h e a ve n s ;
'

a .

my a re a ll t h e re ; th e y a re go ds an d I s ha ll re tu rn t o t he m
”
a n c e s to rs .

T ho m p so n , The S to ry of New Z ea la n d , i p 9 5 . . .

“
l
In a n c ie n t Eg ypt it w as the b e ie f tha t t he ru ing k ing o r so ve re ig n o f l
Eg yp t wa s the iving imag e an d vic e re ge n t o f th e sun -
l go d ( Ra ) He wa s ln .

ve s t e d w ith th e a tt rib ute s o f divin it y, an d t h a t in t h e e a r ie s t t ime s, o f w hic h we l

p o s s e s s m o n um e n t a e vid en ce - R l
e n o uf, Rel igi o n of A ncie n t Egyp t, p I 6 1 . .

2
C o mpa re Raja h , Rey , Rex. A nar , A rcho n , e tc S ha h is a c o n trac te d .

fo rm o fpa disha h p a d, a s in pa dre , m ea n in g , n o do ub t, Fa the r, a n d isha , the

—

Lig ht .Ks h i ( a kishi) is S a n sc rit fo r t o ru e S hieh l .

”
l
wa s p ro b a b y I S H! EK,
t h e G re a t Lig ht ; Ka iser , p ho n e t ic a y Ky s a r, ma y b e ll re s to re d t o ah ye a r,

th e G re a t Lig ht o f Ligh t an d l
A kba r is s im p y a h ba r. t he G re a t Fire . The
wo rd e mp e ro r o r e m ereu r
p is, as th e Fre nc h
pro n o un ce it, o m p er a r , S un ,
”
Fa the r, Fire .
 THE P RESI D ENT OF THE M OU NTAINS
‘

337

In Ox M o u n tai n s an d T A U RI CA w as a
I re lan d are t he ,

su rn am e o f D I A N A M o u n t TA U RU S al so k n o w n as A MA NUs
.
, ,

A NT I I A U R U S an d A MA RA NT PI A is t he larg e s t m o u n t ai n in
1
' '

, ,
2

AS I A .

M ENA t he o rigi n al Ki n g o f Egypt m u st b e re late d t o

,
‘
,

M A NU t he N o ah an d fi rs t an c e sto r o f t he Hi n do o s T he
, .

o rigi nal o f t he G e rm an ra ce is said t o ha ve b e e n M A NNU S ,

an d ma nus ma nush o r monish are t he G w o rd s fo r ma n

, yp y
s , , .

T he Sa n sc ri t fo r ma n is ma na sha .

MO N t he ro o t o f monocle monop oly e tc is t he base o f t he

, ,
3
,
.
,

Egypti an ro yal n am e M EN EPTA H so l e Eye re sple n dé n t , ,

”

a n d it is al so t he fo u n d at i o n o f monde a n d mundus t he ro u n d ,

w o rld t he u n ive rse

,
.

MI N w ho w as part icu larly w o rshippe d at t he ci ty o f

,
/

M EN DES w as al so re ve re n ce d in Egypt u n d e r t he n am e o f
,

M ENT U ‘
The pri n c i pal shri n e o f M EN T U w ho w as figu re d
.
,

w i t h t he he ad o f a H a w k w as at t he c i ty o f ERMENT w h i c h , ,

is aki n n o t o n ly t o t he S ax o n I R MI N b u t al so t o HER MO N
, , ,

a n al t e rn at ive n a m e fo r M o u n t Z i o n I t is e vid e n t t hat .

MI N like PA N b e ca m e a ge n e ri c t e rm fo r mounta in T he
, ,
.

Japan e se fo r mounta in- p ea k is mine a n d in En lis h min o n c e

g ,

m ean t t he “
b row o f a hill T he gre at m o u n t ai n ca ll e d
” 5

M O N C H w as do u b tl e ss n a m e d afte r MO N t he E ve r Exi st e n t
6
,
—
,

an d t he sa m e ro o t is re s o n s ibl e fo r t he g e n e ri c t e rm s mons
‘

p ,

mont mount mound an d all t he i r n u m e ro u s c o rre lat ive s

, , , .

Mons is t he Lat i n fo r a bove an d flie ve rb mount m e an s t o

_

rise u w a rd
p W i t h t h e w o rd s
. mounta in an d monta ne
g

1
C o mpa re n ame A TI A TER N P .

2
A MA R A NTHA m e a n s im morta l an d u nfa ding .

3
C o m pa re I t a ia n p a c e -
n a m e MO O O I
l l N P L .

4
C o m pa re s u rn a m e MI NTO .

Edm un d s , Na mes of Pla ces , p 2 37 . .

2
Co mp a re MA C H R IA a n d MA C HEST ER N U N . Th e l
a tt e r town, k no w n
l
a so a s MA NIG C EA STER a nd MA NCUNIUM , w a s fo un de d b y t h e B R I G A NT ES , a

t rib e fro m YOR S HIR E K .

33 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
m ay b e co m are d t he M O N TA I G N E
na me s M O N TA G U E
“

p , ,

M O N I CA M O NA CO MO NI G U E an d M UN G O
, , ,
The w o rd .

mungo is Ce l t i c fo r lova ble a n d t he I ri sh P ro vi n ce M O N A

,

C HA N is no m i n ally rela te d t o t he A s i at i c M O N G O L IA t he ,

co u n t r o f t he MO N G U Ls A d yn ast i c t i t l e o f t he M e xi can
y .

e m e ro rs w as M O N T EZ U MA m e an i n g t he M o u n t o f t he
p ,

Blaz i n g Su n an d t he En ama o f t hi s name may b e e qu ate d

,

w i t h Iz u ME a J apane se Go dde ss an d w it h t he Assyri an I SU M

, , ,

se e m i n gl a n am e o f t he fire G o d
1 ”

y .

T he si t e o f PA N S ru i n e d c i ty o f M EN DES is no w marke d
’

o nl b t he mo u n d s o f A S H MO U N a n ame in w hi c h is re t ai n e d
y y ,

moun, t he f mound an d mount I n t he e m bl e m he re wi t h

'

ro o t o .

a fo u rfo l d c ro ss is o i s e d u o n a t hre e fo ld H o l M o u nt
p p y .

The re is a Chri st i an tradi t i o n t hat whe n t he an ge li c ho sts

he ralde d t he b i rt h o f J ESU S C H RI ST , a ho l l o w g ro an re ve r
b e rat e d t hro ugh t he I sl e s o f G re ece , i n t i mat i ng t hat great
PA N w as de ad ,
an d t ha t divi ni t i e s o f O LY MPU S
t he e rstw h le i
we re de t hro n e d a n d o u t c ast Thi s st o ry o rigi n ate d fro m
.

t he i n c id e n t reco rde d b y PLU T A R C H t hat w hil e c ru i s i n g n e ar

,

t he i sl a n d o f PAxo s n o t e t he n am e
—
an E
gyp t i an
p i l ot —

n am e d T H A MU S heard co m i n g fro m t he sho re re e at e d c ri e s

p
of T H A MU S t he vo ice su b se q u e n tly an n o u n ci ng t hat
Great Pan was A s Dr Fraz e r has su rm i se d t he ,

t ru e i n fe re n ce fro m t hi s s to ry a ppe ars t o b e t he e q u a t i o n o f

1 Pin c he s , Rel igio n of B aby lo n ia a nd A ssy r ia , p 93

. .
34 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
t hat t he c rcu ar i l
dru m w as so n am e d afte r dur oom t he ‘
,

E n d uri n g Su n T he Lat i n fo r drum is timp a nus

. .

The re is a ki n d o f small drum k n o wn as a ta bor o r .

ta bour w h i c h s u gge st s M o u n t TA B O R a m o u n t ai n d o u b t l e ss ,

o f a re m arkab l
“
t hu s n a m e d b e c au se it is ro u n d s ha e
” 2
y p .

T he Byz an t i n e m yst i cs u se d t o sit wa t chi n g t he i r n ave ls o r ,

c i rcl e s o f t he Si m in t he ho pe o f w i t n e ss i n g t he far
“ ”

fam e d Light o f TA B O R s t ream i n g t here fro m as fro m ,

“
a fo c u s .

T he b rightly- co l o u re d ribb o n s o f t he t a m b o u ri n e l ike ,

t he m an y- co lo u re d s tre am e rs fro m t he ri n g at t he su m m i t

o f t he M aypo le symb o li se d t he all-radi an t st rea m i ng

, ,

s u n shi n e .

Layard in his acco u n t o f a so lar fe st ival n ear N I N EVEH

de scri b e s ho w t he nat ives in the i r e xu l tan t fre n z y hurle d
t am b o u ri n e s i n t o t he a ir w hil e t he w o m e n m ad e t he ro c ks
,

re so u n d w i t h s hrill c rie s o f ta hlehl

4
.

T hi s cry o fta hlehl appe ars t o b e ta el a le H ail re spl e n d e n t ,

God T he w o rd ha il is t he Ce lt i c ha el t he Sun an d is , ,

radi cal l
y t h e sa m e a s t he w o rd yule H ia l in Dan i s h an d .

Sw e di sh m e an s w heel an d if w e di scard t he di ffe re n ce s o f

,

s e lli n g hueel a n d hiul are t he sa m e w o rd I n Y o rk shi re

p ,
.
,

e o l e u n t il c o m arat ive l rece n t l u se d t o c r U l U l e !

p p , p y y y e ,

in t he c hu rc he s a s a t o ke n o f rej o i c i n g a n d t he c o m m o n so rt ,

ra n ab o u t t he st re e t s s i n gi n g

Ule l Ule ! Ule Ule 1

T h re e puddin gs in a pule ,
U
”
C rac k n ut s a n d c r
y le
5

1
C o m pare s urn a m e DR MMO U ND an d pl
-
a c e n a m e s s u c h as MINDRUM ,

D UNDRUM U L
D R M I S H, D R O MO R E, DR MOD, e tc
,
U .

2
W rig ht E a rly Tra vels in Pa l es tin e, p 9 . .

3
Kin g ( C The G n os tics , p 300
. . .

4
Nin eveh p 186
,
. .

5 ’
B ra n d s A n t iq u it ies , p . 2 52 .
 '

THE P RESI DENT OF THE MOUNTAI NS 34 1

Hool m e an t
i

In [ M 1XE I CO t he H e ad ,
t he De i ty, and ho
me an t fi ve .

In all p ro b a bi l i ty t he w o r d hubbub aro se fro m t he ex

hilarat in g f H O B-
i
cr e s HO B ! rai se d at t he so lar fe st ival s
o .

I n H e b re w hoba b m ean s beloved, a n d o n e o f t he w o rld s

’

mo st sacre d t re es is t he ba oba b, t he Fat he r H O BA B .

bb d h i h Ev -Exi s te n t O rb , a re an c i e n t
y o a n c op, e t e e r . .

B ri t i sh words fo r a hill- top , an d a re t he n c e t race abl e in

pl ac e

n ame s such as EV A NJ O B B o r EV A NC HO P in RA D N O R S H I R E .

The Syri an TA MMuz has b e e n e q uate d , n o tably b y r M

-
Bari n g Go ul d , wi t h o u r pat ro n sai n t , ST G EO RG E
2
In t he .

Ru ssi an pro vi n ce o f G EO RG I A , w ho se so u t he rn bo u n dary

‘

is t he mo u n ta i n s o f A R MEN I A ( Ha rmonia ST G EO RG E is n o t
re garde d m e re l a s a sai n t , b u t is w o rs hi e d a s t he De i t
y pp y .

Addre sse d as G o d Sai nt Ge o rge o f I R HI NT I , he o cc upi e s in ”

t he m i n ds o f t he G eo rg ian s pre c i se ly t he po si t i o n o f M e di at o r
an d I n t e rce sso r, as d o e s C hri st in t he m i n ds o f C hri st i an s .

The C ro ss o f ST G EO RG E, w ho was said t o have b ee n

born at t he ci ty o f D I O S PO L I S, appears in fig 7 54 , an d that .

S t G e o rge was ide n t ifi e d wi t h mounta ins is plai n fro m t he

fact t hat in G EO RG I A t he re are n o hills n o r sm all m o u n tai n s
wi t ho u t chu rc he s in ho n o u r o f St Ge o rge
”
8
.

T he mo st famo u s c hape l in t he wo rld is pe rhaps t hat o f [

St Ge o rge o n t he Hil l at W I N DSO R 4

A t t he n e ig hb o u ri n g
.

ETO N t here is st il l he ld a triennia l fe sgiy al call e d M O NT EM

o rigi nall in ho n o u r o fMon Tern , t he S o l e S u n T h e Eg t i
y yp an

TEM, t he Lo rd o f Light , an d t he ge n tl e - flo win g, li fe givi n g

”
—

River T H AMES, T HA MI SE, o r TA MES I S, are pre s u m abl y alli e d

5

Le P o nge o n , S a cred My steri es , p 63

l . .

2
Cu rious My ths of the Middl e Ag es .

3
J
a vakh ish vil i
- l l ”
Fo k Ta e s o f the G e o rg ian s , The Qu es t, a n ua ry J
I9I2 .
4
T h e n a me Win d sor me a n s w in din g sho re .

5
To wards O XF
O RD is th e vi age of T HA MF ll
T he o rig ina n ame s o f
. l
Oxfo rd we re CA ER ( the s e at o f) MEMPHRI C , afte rwa rds B ELLO S ITUM, a n d
C A ER PEN HALG OIT .

V OL . I .
34 2 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF S YMBOLISM
to TA MMU Z the l ight o r esse nce o f TA M o r Fathe r T I ME
, .

I n t he T H A MES vall e y T I MMS is a fam iliar su rn am e .

ET O N in B u cks o n c e he ld a great an n ual Fai r u po n

A S H- W e d n e sday The cult o f ST GEO RG E was n o ti ce ab ly
.

rac t i se d at t he to wn o f A S H BY D E LA Z O U C H B A S H BY w as
p
anc i e n tl c all e d ESSEBY an d A S H BU RY n e ar O KEH A MP T O N
y ,

w as al so o rigi n all y k n o w n as ES SEBU RY 1

.

The famo u s F u rry Dan ce at H ELST O N ( Heo l s ” z ’

To w n in Co rnwall was, an d st ill is a Fa i r H ighday

” ”

, , ,
“
Eye day ,
”
or Ho lyday o f ST G EO RG E a stanz a in t he ”

o ld F u rr S n g ru n n i n g
y o

A s fo r Sain t Ge o rge 0 ,
Sain t G e o rge he w as a Kn ight 0 ;
O f all t he Kin gs in C h rist e n do m,
Kin g G eo rgie is t he right 0 ,
In e ve ry lan d 0 ,
Eac h lan d w he re e r w e ’
g o

The wo rd furry m ight e q u ally w e ll b e verry, a fire o r S pri ng

dance , an d the same ro o t reappears in PHA RNA V A S, a ki ngly
nam e in G EO RG IA T he mo st ce l e b rate d Q ue e n o f Geo rgi a
.

w as T HA MA R o r TA MA RA .

The play u po n 0 in t he F u rry S o n g o f Ki n g G e o

is su gge st i ve o f t he I tal i an G EO R G I O I n Ru ssi a t he sai n .

k no wn as YU RG EN i e yur-ag-en t he Eve r-
,
,
. . e xi st e n t Fi re , ,

t he Mig hty Su n A m o n g M ussul man s his name is

.
”

KO U DR an d EL KO U DU R (ah-o-dur) t he Great E n d u ri n g
'

t he y say is n o t ye t de ad b u t st ill fli e s ro u n d a n d ro u n d
, , '

wo rld .
8
A t U R MI in P e rsia an d U R MI can n o t b u t
,
—

re la te d t o U R MI N t he C hu rc he s o f St G e o rge are fre qu e n

—

b y t ho se s u ffe ri n g fro m fe ar t e pa nic , . . .

T he Ro se St Ge o rge s fl o w e r sym b o li ses L o ve an d t h

’

, , ,

W il I mp i l G ett
1
so n , er a az e er .

Nea HELS TON i MA NACC A N

2
r s .

2
H 0 F,
. . . S t G eorg e for E ng la n d, p . 28 .
344 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
ho t c ro s s - b u n s, w hi c h are ro u n d cake s s tam pe d wi t h t he
S ig n at u re o f ST G EO RG E . T hi s Cu sto m is t raceab le to Egypt,
where sacrifi ci al cake s, made o f the pure st an d m o st de le ct
ab l e i n g re di e n t s, w e re o u sal e o u t sid e t he T e m l e s T h
p . e

w o rd bun w as o rigi n ally b oun, an d t he G re e k s chan ge d it

sl ig htl i T e wo rd bans in G re e k al so m e an s a n
1
n to bous h
y .

O x, an d t he sac re d b u n s w e re so m e t i m e s mad e w i t h a
re pre se n tat i o n o f tw o ho rn s . A t Y u le t ide it is u sual t o eat
mince pic s, o r, as t he y are al so n am e d , happy months
i

“ ”
. In
S co tlan d li t tl e t ro o ps o f bo ys an d gi rls we re wo nt to pe ram
b u lat e t he vi llage s at Chri st mas t i me cryi n g , Hag me n a,
"
Hag me na, give u s ca ke s a n d che e se an d le t u s go away .

T hi s m o st re markabl e w o rd Hagmena , u se d o n t he se o ccasi o n s,

is s u ppo se d , says t he cau ti o u s B ran d, to b e o f an an t iq u i ty
ri o r t o t he i n t ro d u c t i o n o f t he C hri s t i an fai t h o u ld
2
p . I t w
se e m t o b e m o re ag e d t han A G - M ENA , the Great M ENA , t he
t radi t i o n al pre hi st o ri c a n ce st o r o f Egypt i a n ro yal ty To.

a cco un t fo r t he w o rd s bun a n d p ie, o n e m a assu m e e it he r

y
t hat t he se c o m e s t ibl e s w e re o rigi n ally c i rc u lar, o r t hat t he
an c ie n t s b e li e v e d , as ma n C h ri st i a n s stil l b e li e ve , t hat in t he
y
sac ram e n t o f t he bun, wafe r, o r p ie, t he w e re e at i n g t he
y
ve ri table an d su b stan t i al b o dy o f t he i r Spi ri tu al Fathe r .

T he B o o k o r O rdi n al e o f C hu rch S ervi c e is calle d t he p ie,

an d t he li tt l e c he s t t hat ho ld s t he c o n se c rate d H o s t is k no w n
“

as t he p ix . Pi U s, a s ta n d ard Papal n ame , m ean s t he same

as pious . Pihhis in Gypsy lang u age me an s t he fe male
b re ast s, w hi c h are al so t e rm e d b y t he gypsi e s birh an d ba rk:
B I R o r B I ROU w as a t i t l e o f t he Assyri an MER, t he
Fi re , o r Amour an d t he ide a o f t he Great Fe e de r is re
in p iep t, t he W all ac hi a n fo r brea sts and in o u r E ngli s
fo o d fo r i n fan t s, a n d p ap s o r bubs, t he fe mal e b re asts .

A t t he Egypt i an c i t y o f T H EB ES, w ho se n am e o rigi n at e d

1
B ran d, A n tiguit ies , p 8 1
.

2
Th e fe s tiva survive s to-
l da y un de r th e na me of Ho gma nay .
 TH E P RESI DENT OF T HE MOUNTAI NS 34 5

ll e d A P A MO N-RA was w o rshi e d u n de r

1
fro m a san c t u ar y ca
pp ,

the gu i se o f a Ra m an d in fig 7 57 t he H e ad o f a Ram
,
.

a ears in t he ce n t re o f t he Eye
pp .

T he Ram, fig uri n g as A RES in t he Z o di ac was , t he

s mb o l o f C reat iv e H eat T h e Egypt i a n fo r ra m w as ba ,
y .

an d t hi s sam e wo rd al so sig n ifi e d soul Belus t he Lat i n .

,

ra m is alli e d t o BELENU S
,
t he C e l t i c AP O LL O a n d tup
, , ,
t he

Engl i s h fo r a mal e she e p m ay b e e qu at e d w i t h top , , t he

re s
p l e n de n t is id e n ti cal w i t h U R A s E RO S , ,

H O RU S e tc and o u r ra m was e vide n tly o nc e ura m t he

,
.
, ,

So lar Fire Ka mr is I ce lan di c fo r strong a n d t he ide a o f

.
2
,

st re n gt h s t ra ig ht ne ss an d o w e r is re tai n e d in t he w o rd
, p ,

ra mrod an d t he ve rb to ra m I n H e b re w ra m m ea n s high
.
,

a n d ra ma h a lo ty l i S i
f p a ce n a n sc r t R A MA i s th e S u n R A M .

1 “
l
A p, al on g with th e fe min in e art ic e Tap, fro m wh ic h th e G re e k s ma de
H B
T E E, was t he na me o f o n e part icu a r sa n c tua ry o f A MMO
’
l ”
Le ps ius , N .

Egyp t, E thiopia , a n d S in ai, Bo h n s Lib ra ry, p 248 . .

2
l l
The gypsie s o f En g a nd c a l th e ir ang ua g e , as the g yps ie s o f man yl
ot he r co un tries ca ll
th e irs , Ro ma ny o r Ro ma nes a w o rd e ithe r de rive d fro m —

fi
t he I n d ia n Ra m or Ra ma , w h ic h s ig n i e s a h usb a n d, o r fro m th e to w n Ro me ,
i

whic h too k it s name e ithe r fro m t he I n dia n Ra m o r fro m th e G a u ic w erd

l
l
“

Ro m , wh ic h is n e ar y ta n tamo un t to h usb a n d o r ma n fo r, a s the In dian Ra m

mea n s a husb an d o r man , so doe s th e G a u ic Rom s ig n ify tha t w h ich c o n l
l
s t itute s a ma n a n d e nab e s h im t o b e co me a h usb a n d
”
G e o rg e Bo rro w, .
—

Roma no La vo-
Lil, I ntro .
34 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOL ISM '

o f t he l A MES ES, t ran sl at e d b

n a me
R ’
is t he ro o t ro
y a
y t he

ii m e an So n o f t he Su n , an d o f RA MA D A N o r
”
a u t ho r t e s t o

R A MA Z A N a gre at ,
Feast amo n g M aho m me dan peo pl e s .

T he w o rd RA MA DA N i m plyi n g c o n su m i n g fire is all i e d t o

, ,

t he Arab ian ro o t ra med, it w a s hot Ra ma z a n is sa n ra ma 2

,

t he H o ly Su n .

RI MMO N BER o r BI RQ U t he Babylo n is h A l m ighty w as

, , , ,

al t e rn ative l k n o w n as RA MMA NU an d as Urim is t he l u ral

y p ,

o f Ur, t he t itl eRI MMO N m ay b e un derstoo d as Urim Mon ,

So le Lo rd o f Fi re s an d Lig hts .
”

W hat e ve r la m ps on Eart h or H e av en m ay shin e

A re po rtio n s o f O NE PO W ER w hic h Is MI N E .
”
3

T he pri n c i pal to w n s in t he MA N MA NO BI A
I sle o f , ,
or

MA NX LA ND RA MSEY an d P EEL .

In fig .
7 60 a G o at is ra mp i n g on a m o u n ta i n -
p e ak . At .

M EN DES in Egypt MI N was wo rs hi ppe d u n de r t he fo rm o f

, ,
‘
a g o at an d in t ha t di st ri ct mendef
,
s w as t he g e n e ri c n am e fo r

oa t I n G REEC E as in E G Y P T Pan was fig u r d a s havi n g

g .
, e ,

t he co u n t e na n ce an d li mb s o f a g oa t T he c ho ral o de s s u n g .

1
T he g l o rie s of RA MES ES II . w e re sun g by Eg ypt ia n po e t
an na m e d

PE NT UR A . I n Corn wa ll i s a RA ME He ad an d a N
PE TIR E Po in t .

2
C o m pa re Re p ub li
c of S AN REMO .
3
Hy mn of A pol lo , S he lle y .

4 C o mp a re En g ish l MENDENHA M .
 ]

34 8 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM

J e su s C hri st it is asse rte d I am Alpha an d O m ega the ,

“
,

b egi n n in g an d t he e n di n g sai t h t he L o rd w hi ch is a nd , , ,

w hi c h w as a n d w hi c h is t o co m e t he Al m ig ht y
”
1
, I n all , .

langu age s t he great A see m s t o have sto o d fo r a sym bo l o f

t he Ag e d U nagin g Co n stan t an d Everlast i ng H I LL the
, , , ,

I mm u tabl e EL t he U n chan geab le Fi rst Cau se

, .

That a m o u n tai n -to p was regarde d as a sym bo l an d a

si cal s i m ili t u d e o f t he sacre d A s e vid e n ce d t o so m e
2
h
p y i
e xt e n t b g e n e ri c t e rm s fo r m o u n t ai n s u c h as t he G re e k
y ,

a hra t he gre at Fi re A ; Savo yade cra u

,
Slavo n i c ga ra ,

-
A n gl o Saxo n la vv i e el a w L o rd A W “
J apan e seya ma o r ”

,
.
, .

H ol u n iq u e S u n A L i m 2
y a m a sa n,
y a t n onta na S pan i sh
monta nha an d sierra .

T he na mes J AH an d YA H re so l ve i n t o t he Exi ste n t or

2
Re v i 8. . .

2
l
T ha t th e A h a d s ome re c o n dite s ig n i ca n c e is e vide n t fro m the
e t te r fi
J
w o rds o f e sus fo un d in t h e A po cryp ha G o sp e l o f Th omas l
A n d he o ok ed l
e us, a n d sa id to h im : Tho u wh o a rt ig n o ra n t o f t he
upo n th e t e a c h e r Zac c h a

n a tu re o f th e l
A p ha , h o w ca n s t th ou te ac h oth e rs th e Be ta ? Tho u hypo crite !
firs t , if t ho u k n o w e st, te ac h t h e A , a n d we s ha b e ie ve the e a b o ut the B ll l .

The n h e b e ga n to q ue st io n the te ac he r a b o ut the firs t e t te r, a n d he was no t l

l
a b e t o a n s w e r h im A n d in t h e he a rin g o f man y, the c hi d sa ys to Zac c hae us
. l
l
He a r, 0 te a c he r, the o rde r o f the fi rst e t te r, a n d n o t ic e he re h o w it has in e s, l
l
a n d a m id d e s t ro k e c ro ss in g t ho se w hic h t ho u s ee s t c o mmo n ( in e s ) l
b ro ug ht t og e th e r the h ighe s t pa rt suppo rt ing th e m a n d a ga in b ring ing th e m
un de r o n e h ea d ; w ith th re e po in t s ( o f in te rse c t io n ) o f t he s a m e k in d

p r in c ip a a n l
d s u b o rdina t e ; o f e q ua e n g th Th ll
o u h a s t th e in e s Of t he A
. l .

A n d w he n t he te a c h e r Zac c h aeus he a rd the c h i d s pe akin g s uch and so g rea t l

ll l
a e g o rie s o f t he first e t te r, h e w a s a t a g re a t oss a b o ut s uc h a narra t ive , a n d l '

’
a b o ut h is te a c h in g .

l
Th e th re e in es o f th e A a re p e rh a ps exp a ine d in th e fo o wing pa ssage l ll
fro m a fift ee n th c e n tury MS q uo te d b y S ir o hn Rhys . J
T h e th re e e e me n ts l
l
o f a e t t e r a re l s in c e it is o f t h e p re se nce o f on e o r o th e r o f t h e th re e a

le t te r c o n s ist s , they a re t h ree be a ms of l ig ht, a nd it is o f t h e m a re fo rme d the

s ixte e n o g yrve n s , t h a t is t he s ixte en e tte rs l

The se b e o ng a so to a n o the r
. l l
a rt se ve n ( s c o re ) a n d S e ve n o gyrve ns , w hic h are n o o th e r th an th e s ymb o s o f l
th e ra n k o f t h e s e ve n sc o re a n d se ve n w o rds in t h e pa re n tage o f the W e s h l
la g
n ua g ,
e a n d it is f ro m t h e m all o th e r w or d s a re de rive d ”
—
H i b b er t Lect u res, .

26 8 ( I ta l ics min e )
‘

p . . .

2
T h e I ta l ia n fo r ra m is neon /
one .
 THE P RESI D ENT OF THE MOUNTAINS 34 9

U ique
n AH A an d t hi s pri m e radical may b e re co gn i se d
or ,

it s o rigi n al s i m pl i c i t y in t he E n gli sh w o rd a w e a n d in ,

s u rn am e s HA Y an d HA W Agha is t he San scri t fo r .

'
Lard ; a rha I n S an scri t m ea n s Sun an d also a hymn of p ra ise ,

The H appy Lan d o f PA N t he leade r o f t he ce l e st i al dan ce ,

an d so n g was A RCA D IA o r A RCA DY

,
a n a m e re so l vi n g i n t o ,

t he respl e n d e n t m ighty A
“
A is t he ro o t o f age and o f .

t he Sa nsc rit ayus m e an i n g li fi It is

,
a l so t he fo u n dat i o n o f '
.

n ame s su c h as A H A B A HA z H A Y ES H A W ES an d AA RO N ; , , , ,

AA RO N in H e b re w m ean s lo fty o r mo u n t ai n o u s an d in
-
“
,
.

C um b e rlan d t here is a m o u ntai n nain e d AA RO N END T he .

'

High Po n t i ff o f t he M ayans was kn o wn as t he Gay i e a c 1

,
. .

a
y t
,
h e g re at A K A Y an d G A Y are E n g l i s h su rn ame s a nd

ay is an adj ec t ive : hay is T e ut o ic fo r re oicin

g p j g .

I n all pro babi l i t y boa t he P o rt u gu e se fo r good w as o rigi n , ,

all Fat he r A s Itali a n fo r

”
b Oca t he gre at A i
y o a ,
.
, ,

oose ; a na was Chal d e an fo r hea ven ; a n d a na was San sc ri t

g
fo r mother Abu bu a ? is Arabi c fo r fa ther ; at the to w n
.

o f A BA t he re Was a fam o u s o racl e o f AP O LL O an d M o u n t

A BU in I n di a is a c e l e b rate d place o f pilg ri mage A t ab o u t .

t he m iddl e o f M o u n t A BU the fo l lo we rs o f V I S HNU k n o w n ,

as t he J A I N S haV C e rec te d a mag n ifi c e n t g ro u p o f five

,

T he fi rst le tte r
Egyptian alphab e t was a hom o f t he ,

me an i ng eagle an d t he fi rst l e t te r o f t he H e b rew w as

,

a le h
p m ,ea n i n g ox A l h
p ,a t he G re ek fo r A .m u s t b e a ,

late r fo rm o f alep h an d is ph o n e t i cally a lep h a Ca lip h

.

,
2
.

o r Ca li h a as al so Ca di E ast e rn t i tl es o f a u t ho ri t ll m
p , y a ean , ,

t he gre at A Ale ph o r Al ha ; an d t he Sai n t s n a m e A L P H A G E

’ ’

, p , , ,

Queen Moo , p . 19 .

2
Nea r TA DCA STER Yo rk s hire is U ES E , i e U ES- LL K LF LL
'

in A KELI F ? O n . .

th e Rive r D UDDO N l
in C umb er a n d, ne ar ULV ERS I O NE, is the Cha pe ry o f ' ‘
l
U LP HA T h i
. e re s ano t he r U LP
HA in W e stmo re a n d Near PE RITH l . N
is ULFS BY O US BY
or .

2
C t b yi l
an e r ur nc ude s th e pa rishe s o f S t A ph ag e a n d l Pa trixb o urne .
350 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
is pro b ab ly relat e d T he I srae li t e s l apse d i n to t he w o rshi p
.

o f a go ld e n ca lf t he an c i e nt M u sco vi t es al so w o rshi ppe d a

go lde n c alf ; and t he wo rd ca lf is see mi n gly a co nt racti o n o f
1

a c- a li he g re at A T G o t hi c fo r calf w as ha lbo the

f
,
t h e .
,

G reat Lord Fat he r an d t he A L P S an d CA LVA RY se e m i n gly

2

o w e t he i r n am e s t o t hi s same ro o t .

Dr Taylo r mai n t ai n s t hat t he H e b re w a lep h is id e n t i cal

8

w i t h elep h o f elep ha nt t he gre ate s t m o s t po we rfu l a n d fo re

, , ,

mo st o f all b e ast s The Se m i t i c fo r elep ha nt is p ul w hi ch

.
,

n t he O l d Tes tame n t
"
al s o m ean s hin I a ce rtai n Ki n
4
g .
g
PUI is m e n tio n e d as e n te rin g i nt o a leagu e w i th Ki n g
.

M ENA H EM i e So le Eagle o r So l e A ?
,
. .

LE PL O N G EO N stat e s t hat am o n g t he M ayas t he m asto do n

was ve n e rat e d as an im age o f t he De i ty o n Eart h p ib l
ro b i
y ,

b ecau se t hi s pachyde rm was t he large st an d m o st po we rful

c re at ure t hat live d in t he l an d M uch t o t he pe rple xi ty ” 5
.

o f hi s to ri an s a re re s e n tat i o n o f t he e l e han t t he s m bo l
p p y ,

o f o we r a n d is t o b e fo u n d carve d o n o n e o f
p
t he ro u n d t o we rs o f S co tl an d in co m pan y w i t h a c ru c ifi x
“
’

an d a l am b H I G G EN S w ho fi rst su ppo se d t he se sym b o l s

.

, “
t o b e o f C hri sti an o rigi n su b se q u e n t l w ro t e : I now
y ,

do u b t [the m o de rn date o f t he t o w e r] fo r we have o ve r an d

o ve r agai n se e n t he c ru c ifi e d m a n b e fo re C hri st W e have .

al so fo u n d t he Lam b t hat t ake t h away t he si n s o f t he

‘

w o rl d a mo n g t he CA RNU PES o f Gau l b e fo re t he t i me o f

’
'

Chri st ; a n d w he n I co n t e mplat e the se an d t he e le phan t ,

o f Ga n e sa an d t he
,
ri n g a n d it s c o b ra Linga I ona an d , , ,

Nandies fo u n d n o t far fro m t he t o we r

,
I am i n du ce d
do u b t m y fo rm e r co nclu si o n s The e l epha n t t he
'

to .
,

GA NESA o f I n di a is a ve ry st u bb o rn fe llow to b e fo u n d he re
,
.

1 Payn e -Kn ight, p 147 . .

2
Part o f th e A lp dist ric t is n a me d the O ER A B L ND .

3
The A lpha be t, i 169 . .
4
2 Kin g s xv .

5
S ac red My steries a mong th e May as, p 64. .

2
B ible Myth s , p I I 7 . .
352 T HE L OST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLISM
H o ly G hOst upo n M A YA a hu manm o the r an d t hi s H o ly , ,

G ho st o r S pi ri t desce n de d in t he fo rm o f a w hi t e ele phant 1

.

S to w in his Survey speaks o f elepha nts as olipha n ts whe nce ,

o n e ma su rm i se t he m ea n i n g o f t he E n gl i sh su rname
y
O LI P H A N T 2 '

T he Ge rman fo r goa t is z iege t he

.
ag e d F i re an d t he , ,

San sc rit is aga the mighty A O u r E n gl i sh goa t is vari e d

, .

in t he lang uages o f E u ro pe i n t o gat goot geit ged get a n d , , , , ,

t he radi cal o f all t he se w o rd s is a t w hi ch is t he Egypt i an fo r ,

g oa t T.h e re is reaso n as w ill b e se e n to su rm i se t hat t hi s

,
'
,

s llabl e o n ce m ean t t he sam e as o u r m o de rn E n gli sh hea t

y
an d hot .

ET NA ,
8
t he vo lcan o is
,
t
a co n rac t e d fo rm o f a ttun a t he ,

P hoen ici an fo r a f u rnace . The F re n ch fo r stove is étuve ,

an d t he sy a ll ble s et, a t, at, e tc o cc u r

.
, pe rs i ste n tl
y in wo rd s

l tive t o hea t o r t hi n gs hot

re a .

J ust as t an d d are i n t e rchan geab le el sew he re t he y he re ,

agai n var T h e e arl E n gl i s h fo r hot was hoot t he A n gl o

‘

y y
.
,

Saxo n ha t ; D u tc h is heet Swe di sh het ; an d Dan i s h hed .

T he F re nch fo r w a rm is cha ud an d fo r warmth cha leur , ,

t he Eve r- Exi ste n t Eve rlasti ng Fi re ,

.

TA MMUZ w as k n o w n as AT Y S o r ATT I S an d his al t e rn at i ve ,

na m e A DO N I S re so l ve s w i t h a S i n gu l ar apt n e ss to c u rre n t
,
"
arm S u n l ight ton the Az tec fo r sun
“
o i n io n i w A
’

n to
p ,
.
, ,

a n d a ten t he Egypti an fo r sun

,
w o ul d appear t o have ,

o rigi nall an d PT A H
“
m
’
e an t t he hot one o r t he hot un
y
HO T EP o n e o f t he ti tles o f t he Egypt i an PA TA H may pe r
, ,
“
haps b e t ran sli t e rate d i n t o t he Fat he r S h i n i ng A H o r A ,

t he Ho t H o o p
”
.

The pri nci pal Fi re De i t y amo n g t he J apan e se is ATA G O m

”
SA MA ATA G O may b e un dersto o d as t he ho t m ighty O
'

.
,

1
Do a ne , B ib le My ths .

2 l
Nume rous re ma in s o f e e phan ts have b ee n fo un d in Brita in .

2
Co mpa re C hris tian n ame E A DN .
 THE PRESI DENT OF THE MOUNTAINS 3 53

an d t he w o r d S A MA l s clo se ly a ki n t o SA MA s t he B abylo n i sh ,

Su n - G o d o r Go dd e ss w ho w as al so k n ow n as U T U KI z e t he
, , . .

Ho t Gre at O n e T he c hi e f shri n e o f A TA G o - SA MA
is at t he su mm i t o f t he high h i l l o f ATA G o n e a r KI O T Q an d ,

[t ill shri n e s are d e di ca te d t o him at all t he chi e f c i t i e s o f

JA PA N I n t he o ld state re l igi o n t he G o d an d fire were
.

re gard e d as id e n t i cal
‘
.

T he J apan e se w ord ka mi m e an i n g G o d and an yt hi n g ,

go dl ike is t he sam e a s K A MI t he o ld n am e fo r Egypt

,
2
, .

K/ za ma is t he H e b re w for sun a n d ra m kem a n d ca n are , , ,

t he G ypsy wo rd s fo r sun I n San scri t t ha n me an s 52m in

”
.

H e b rew k/ za m m e an s Izea t ; an d it is
pro b ab l e t hat t he n am e

KA M1 o r KA MI T appl i e d t o Egypt mean t n o t Blac k Lan d ,

”

b ut t he Lan d o f t he G re at Ho t Su n The wo rd E G Y PT
”
.

re so l ve s i n t o EJ - YP- TE t he ag e d B ril l i an t Eye

, .
”

O n t he sho res o f t he Re d (a red) o r Fi re-ho t Sea ,

w hi ch t he I t alian s call ma r Rom is t he n o to ri o u sl y ho t ,

to wn o f A DEN Adim is t he San scri t fo r first an d A DA M

.
,

is b e l i e ve d t o b e t he fi rst an ce st o r o f H u ma n i ty A DO N .

was t he gre at D e i t y o f t he P hoe n i c i an s an d AD O N A I is a ,

mys t i c an d po e t i c t e rm fo r t he S u pre me S pi ri t spo ke n o f

as t he Mona d Mona d/ .z is t he Gae l i c fo r mounta in o r b ill ,

c o rre s o n di n g t o t he W e l sh mynydd an d b o t h t he se t e rm s
p ,

o cc u r fre q u e n tl i l -
ac e n am e s
‘
y n
p .

T he B ab yl o n i sh RA MMA NU B I R o r B I RQ U w as k n o w n , , ,

as A DDU
“
o t b r1lli5i1cé
“
al t e rn at ive l h A DA D h e at
‘

y , ,

o f hea t s
”
an d DA DU
“
b ri ll ian t o f b ri l lia n ts ( P
, ) I n t he
”
.

la ngu age o f t he R o m any o r Gypsy da d an d da do m ean fa t/ t or ,

an d a re c l earl t he same as o u r E n gli s h da d a n d da ddy

y .

T he Ce l t i c fo r a ncestors was go ur da dou an d ta dou koz b o t h ,

W
'

A s to n , S ltz rt to , p 44
. G .
, . .

2
H
Or C EM] , w he n c e the w o rd citem zst ty
'

3
C o m p are Afgha n tit e Klta n l
I n Ce lt ic the . n a me s KEA N a nd KENNY
me a nt va s t
a .

4
Ta y l
o r, Words a n d Pla ces, p .
326 .
 '

3 54 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM

f w hi ch fle ct t he pri m i t ive beli ef t hat m an s fi rst
te rm s
’
o re

Pare n t w as Daddy G reat Fi re o r Daddy G re at Light .

”

In the Go spe l s D I D YMU S is m e n t i o n e d as ano t her n ame fo r

,

T H O MA S
T he Ce lt i c
fo r fa ther was tad o r ta t, t he o rigi n , pe rhaps,
o f t he su rn am e s T o n , TA I T , TA DDY, all o f w hi c h m a b e
y
c o m are d w i t h t he Eg ti an s m b o l cal l e d t he ta t, da d, o r
p yp y
da dda The Ta t, a re pre se n t ati o n o f fo u r pillars, was t he
.
2

e m bl e m o f st abili t I t h as rece n tl b e e n d e c ide d t hat t he

y .
y ,

ta t o r da d also re pre se n te d t he spi n e o r ba c kbo n e (buck bone)

O sxm s 8
I n t he e m ble m he re w i t h t he l e t t e r
. fo rm s

t he fo u n da ti o n to a flame -like ‘
Fi re
t re e , s
pi n al l
c o um n , o r

of Li fe Thi s ro d o r st e m o f J ESS E m a b e e q ua te d wi t h
.
y ,

t he d sb era a phall i c o bj ec t m e n t i o n e d in t he Old Te stam e n t

,

in co n n e c t i o n w i th t he w orshi p o f A S H TO RET H The Askera .

w as a n u pright st e m o r po l e an sw e ri n g sym b o li cally to t he

Engli sh M aypo le I n J apan a ce rt ai n san ct 1ty sh ll at taches
.

t o t he ce n t ra p l i ll r ki g - o st o f t he ho u se k w n as
ar o n
p n o ,

da ikoku bashira — T he ba sk im o r Fat he r A S H ERA is co n n ec te d

.

l
i

l he F re n c h fo r a n c e sto r is d ic u l
' ‘
1.
The C e tic fo r a ng el is cl, G o d . .

2 l
C o mp are En g ish tea t o r dud . Ta d is G yp s y fo r milk , a n d in the sa me

3
T irard, Book of Dea d, p 79 . .

l
O siris w a s b e ie ve d to have b e e n imprisone d in a t ree trun k .
356 THE LOST LANGUAG E OF SYMBOLISM
un der t he t ree The se t hre e maids t he fam ili ar Tri n i ty
.
” 1 “

o f Go o d T ho u g ht Go o d De e d an d Go o d W o rd may b e
, , ,

co m pare d w i t h t he t hre e g u ardi an Q u e e n s o f Ki n g A RT HU R ;

a n d t he n am e IO - DU R-AS- IL may b e re so l ve d i n to the

Gre at E n d u ri n g Light o f G o d .
”

I n fig 7 6 5 t he vi tal U rge t he rej u ve n at i n g Fi re is

.
, ,

s m b o li se d b an ear o f b eard e d w heat o r b arl e y T he

y y .

Fre n ch fo r b arley 1s orge a wo rd w hic h ide n ti cal w i t h urge

, , ,

ars i n bur eon a n o ule n t an d ri c hl -b u rst i n g b u d

2
rea
pp e
g p , y .

O ne o G n o st i c appe llat i o n s fo r C hri st t he Bre ad o f

f t he ,

Li fe was t he Gre at W he at-ear

, HO RU S was e n t i tl e d t he
G re e n Ear o f W heat an d t he Ear o f W heat was a w e ll
,

kn o w n att rib ut e o f I SI S C ERES an d o t he r aspe ct s o f t he

, ,

Great Pare n t I t symb o li se d t he spermat i c po wer o f t he

.

C re at o r an d may b e e q u at e d w i t h t he staff o f life t he lat te r ,

h ra se b e i n g t o t hi s day pro ve rbi ally appli e d t o w he at

p .

I n t he ve st i b ule o f t he B ri t i sh M u se u m t he re is a
sc ul t ure re pre se n t i n g Mi t h ra slayi n g t he sac rifi ce d B ULL
p ,

1
Fro m Th E dda , W Fa ra day, p 29 . . .

3 ll ll
Bud wa s o rigin a y spe ed budde o r badde, an d t he Po rtugue se fo r g oat
 THE PRESI D E NT OF THE MOUNTAINS 3 57

an d t he b lo o d fl owi ng fro m t he wo u n de d B u ll is in t he
fo rm o f t zree / w h e at —
e a rs .

A n e ar o f b e arde d w he at figu re s o n t he i ge o f t he B ri t i sh co n a

Ki n g CU NO BELI NU S b e tt e r k n o w n as C Y MB EL I N E (A D circa
, . .

The capi tal o f Ki n g C U NO B ELI NU s BELENU S t he so l ar RA M —

, ,

t he g reat u n iq u e O wa s C O L C H EST ER t he n k n o w n as
—
1
,

CA MULO DUNU M Sir J O HN R HYS e q u ate s CU MH A L t he ro o t

.
,

o f t h i s n am e w i t h himmel t he Ge rm an fo r hea ven ; an d

, ,

b ea m s: is t he sam e as E VA N w hi ch w as o n e o f t he t i t l e s o f
2
,

BA c c Hu s The c i ty o f RO ME acco rdi n g t o s o m e acc o un t s

.
, ,

was n am e d a fte r t he Go dd e ss RO MA a d au ght e r o f E VA N D ER , ,

e n d u ri n g E VA N RO MULU S t he altqrn at 1ve fo u n de r

“ ”
t he
°

.
,

o f RO ME is said t o have i n st i t u t e d fo r t he s e r
, fi ce o f t he go ds
a n o rd e r o f ri e st s call e d C A MI LL I o r CA MI LLE C A MI LL E is
’

p .

a F re n c h C hri st i an nam e ; C A MI LLU S w a s a Ro m ansu rn a m e ;

an d in I TA LY a n d M ESO P O T A MI A t he re w ere e o le n a m e d
p p a

t he CA MELA NI I n E n glan d an d in Sco tlan d -

. t he re is a Rive r
CA MEL ; CA MMEL is an E n gli sh s u rn a me ; an d t he same ro o ts
a re res o n sib l e fo r C A MEL O T t h e w o n d ro u s c i t o f Ki n g
p y ,

A RT HU R whi ch t he po e t s de scri b e as a c i t y o f spi res an d

,

tu rre ts pil e d pic t u re squ e ly u po n t he sl o pe s o f a st e e p

s

m o u n tam .

The m b o l i c ca m e l he re ill u s t rat e d has in e ve r

s
y y c as e

it s hu m p re pre se n t e d as a t hre e fo ld o r H o ly m o u n t a fac t —

t hat le d me to i n v e s t igat e t he co n n e ctio n , if an y, b e twe e n

t he w o rd ca mel an d CA R MEL, t he Sac re d m o u n t I n a ddi .

t i o n to M o u n t C A R MEL in P ale st i n e t he re is a CA R MEL

Po i n t in A N G L ESEY, a n d in S O U T H A MER I CA there is an
A LTA CA MELA .
3

1
fl
PHRYXUS ( Fun k sn s ) is sa id t o h ave o w n t o C O C HI S o n th e b a c k o f L
l
a g o de n ra m L H
C O C ESTER w a s the cap ita o f t he TR I O A TES
. l N BN .

2
Co mp a re n am es , EV A , EV A S , LEV A , a n d B EV A o r A P-
N N EV A N N N .

3
L
The A TA h e re use d ma y b e co m pa re d w ith th e B rit ish A LT a n d the
G ae ic A LLTI-
l l
I A, m e an in g a st e e p p a ce o r mo un tain distric t , a n d use d t hus
l
fre q ue n t y in S c o t l an d a n d W ale s .

VOL . I .
358 THE L OST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
In The
f Song B Solomon
rid e g ro o m s he ad is t he
“
’
o

like ne d t o M o u nt CA R MEL Thi n e hea d u po n the e is like

CA RMEL a n d in Mi cah t he id ea o f CA RMEL is co u l e d w i t h
1 ”
-
p
t hat o f a fru i tful ro d o r a s pik e o f t he sta f f o f li fe
,
“
Fe e d
t hy peo pl e w ith thy rod t he fl o c k o f t hi n e he ri tage w hi ch , ,

dwe l l so li tarily in t he wo o d in t he m idst o f CA R MEL , .

" 2

T he w o rd CA RMEL acc o rdi n g to t he reco gn i se d a u tho ri

,

t i e s m e an s n o t o n l circumcised la mb b u t al so ha r vest wine

, y , ,

f
o G od— otherw ise a
g a rden or orc a r h d —
an d full f
o ea rs o
f corn .

So me A rt hurian st u de n t s ide n t i fy CA MEL O T wi t h G U I L D

FO RD o rigi n ally G I LF O R D in S U RREY The H e b re w fo r
, , .

ca mel is gimel ; and gimel, t he t hi rd le tt e r o f t he H e b re w

‘

al hab e t , is b e li e ve d t o have t a ke n it s fo rm fro m t he cam e l s

'

p
hu mp 3
The re m u s t t here fo re have b ee n so m e pe cu li ar S ig
.

n ifica n c e att ach ni g t o t he cam e l s hu m p an d if G U I L DF O R D b e ’

e qu i val e n t t o CA MEL OT w e m a erha s rig htl a ssu m e t hat

y p p y ,

G I L 1s a de cayed fo rm o f gimel .

Am o n g t he place -n am e s I n t he Vi ci n i ty o f Sto n e he n ge Is
a G O MELDO N a mel 18 Old E n gli sh fo r a ncient a n d G EMMEL
g , ,

is a Sco tc h s u rn ame I n B A BYL O N I A t he re was a ki ng G I MEL

.
,

S I N ( 2 500 he was d e ifi e d du ri n g his life t i m e an d aft e r ,

his d e at h a t e m ple in LA G A S H Lo rd G reat A sh was —

n a m e d aft e r him
4
.

The re I s an Asi at i c o x wi t h a camel-like hu m p upo n its

1
1
5V II . . v 4
2 Th A lph b t T yl
n . I .
p 87
3 e a e a o r, . .

J t w R lig i f B by l i d A y p 56
4
as ro , e on o a on a a n ss n a, . 1 .
360 THE Lo sT LA NG UAGE o r S Y M BOLI SM
i

sight that o n e an d all o f u s save She who sto o d u p and , ,

st re tc he d he r han d s t o ward t he Fi re san k do w n b e fo re it , ,

an d hid o u r face s in t he sa n d .

Of t he same fam ily as t he go lde n La burnum an d aki n t o

it in the spl e n do u r o f its fl o we ry cataract s is the tree we
G reat A S HU R
”
s e ll a ca cia b ut ro n o u n ce a kashur t he
p p , ,
.

Aca cia is said t o b e t he G re e k a ha hia t he t ho rn y

,
,

Egypti an acac i a an d it s ro o t is a his a p oint o r thorn

,
1
,
.

T he Tho rn is a t re e o f spike s o r spi n e s sp ike m e an ing al so

'

, ,

a sha rp p oint a na il an d an ea r o orn ; s ine me an i n g al so

, f c p ,

t he ba ckbone .

Acco rdi n g to Rabbi n i cal traditi o n t he b u rn i ng b ush ,

re i n t he G o d o f I srae l a
2
u o n M o u n t Si n ai w h e e are d t o
p , pp
M o se s was a thorn b u sh I n Egypt t he tho rn b ush was
, .

asso c i at e d wi th U NBU a n d t he thorny acac i a was re pu te d to ,

b e t he habitat i o n o f t he m o the r- go dde ss N EIT H I n Assyri an .

the o lo gy we mee t w ith the thorny t re e o f l ight sacre d to

ASHU R and in ARA B I A t he thorny lo tu s was co n se crate d to
,

BAA L 3
.

The cro w n o f thorn w it h w hi ch t he J ew s cro w n e d Chri st

is said t o have b ee n plai te d fro m t he spi n y shru b nam e d
a ge n u s b e l o n gi n g t o t he n at u ral o rde r
'

njnba
4
jg
z nbe o r
j ,

rha mna cea The H o ly T-

. ho rn o f Glasto n b ury is te rm e d
'

th e sa cra sp ina an d t he jzg nba was k n o w n as sp ina christi

,
.

There is l ittl e do u b t t hat in the c hildho o d o f t he W o rld a l l

p ri c kl
y o r s ik
p y th i n gs we re re garde d as s m b o li c o f t he
y
darti n g radi ati n g an d pi e rci n g Fi re a c o n cl u si o n w hi ch an
, , ,

an al si s o f t he w o rd s p nr ih el bur is cl es p in es se pyx an d
y , , , ,

so fo rt h wi ll co n fi rm,
The A me ri can s t e rm t he spiky b urr
.

-
o f t he H o rse o r H O RU S C he st n u t a buck eye - 5
The sym b o li c .

1
S k ea t .

2
N l
S I A I wa s a te rna t ive y k n o wn l as HOREB an d C HOR E B .

3
B ibl e Folk -
Lore , p 6 1 . .

4
Cha mbe rs s E n g rclofi mdza
'
’
.

5
The w o rd was p re s umab y l ca rrie d a c ro ss l
b y the Pi grim Fa the rs .
 THE P RESI DE NT OF THE MOUNTAINS
'

36 1

t wIg, s
p ra
y
, b ranc h ,
ra mea n, o r vir o
g h e re il l u st rat e d m a
'

y b e

re c o gn i se d as Bnchthorn ,
Bella cthorn, o r H aw t ho rn t he t ho rn
1 —

o f t he HA W o r A .

It is e vide n t t hat t he axi s o f t he U n ive rse was co n ce ive d

'

in difl e re n tly as e i the r a fi e ry c o l u m n a pillar a b ac kb o n e a , , ,

a n ai l
'

s i ne a s ike a t o rso a t ru n k a st afl iv ot
p , p , ,a p a , _
, , ,

i d l a xl e -t ree a ro d or a o le I n t hi s u n ive rsal

s
p n e a n , p , , .

character E R O S t he G o d o f L o ve o r A t trac t i o n t he fi rst

, ,

i
r nc i l e o f an i m a t i o n t he fat he r o f G o d s and m e n an d t he
p p , ,

re g u l at o r a n d di s o ser o f all t hi n gs w as w o rshi e d u n de r

p pp ,

t he n am e PRI A P U S PU R I -
A PUS Li was said t o pe rva de
e -
— —
.

t he U n ive rse wi t h t he m o t i o n o f his w m gs b ri n gi n g pure

, .

l ight an d t he n ce was calle d the Sple n did t he Se lf-illu m i n e d

, , ,

t he Ru l i n g PR I A P U S
2
.

T he rugge d staff t hat o cc u rs in he ral d ry in c o nj u n ct i o n

wi t h a B ear had do u b tl ess a S im ila r s ig n ifi cat i o n Thi s t o rso .
,

o r ru gge d st a fl is re re se n t e d in fi
'

p , g 77 1 . .

1
T he re is a to wn of HAC KTHOR N E n e ar ER MI NE S tre e t as it pas se s
LI CON LNS H R E I .

2
Gm
bh I fy mn . .
3 6 2 T H E LOST LAN GUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
Lyi n g so u t h o f W H I T EY an d S CA R BO RO U G H u n d e r the
e n c ro ac hi n g se a are t he su b m e rge d re m a i ns o f t he o n ce

fl o u ri shi ng ci ty o f O WT H O R N E O n t he same co astli n e have

‘
.

al so b e e n was he d awa t he o rt s o f RAV ENS RO D an d RA V EN S

y p
PUR . Rod o r rode o n ce as in H o lyro o d had t he se co n dary
, ,

m ean i n g o f a c ro ss Sp ur t he ro o t o f sp erm,o cc urs I n t he

.
,

n am e s SP U RR S P U RL I N G SP U RG E S p u RG Eo N e t c ; in t he
, , , ,
.

I ri sh SP ERRI N M o u n tai n s ; an d at SP U R N H ead t he si te o f ,

a nci e n t RA V ENS PU R whe re t he re is a so -

, call e d B ULL Lig ht
re w i t h s tarre d w i t h a five -
”
s hi
p. T h e le
g h e ,
ra e d ep eron
y
Or sp ur an d an o i n t e d wi t h a desce n di ng st re ak o f fl ame is ,

mi ngly a sym b o l O f G o d, t he Go l d e n Spu r, t he E n e rgi si n g

‘

see

S pe rm, S park, S pu rt, o r S pi ri t The arm s o f M O NA are t he .

-
we ll k no wn t ri n i t y o f l e g s ; t he se t hre e l eg s,
“
s u rre d an d
p
garn i she d O R, e m ergi ng fro m a so lar face, are t he arms
”

o f T R I N A C RIA o r T hre e A n gl e s, n o w S I C I LY .

Clo se t o SP U R N H EA D are t he t o w n s o f PA ULL, PAT RI NG

TO N, B A RT O N , B RI G G , H ULL , a nd G O O L E, i e t he G reat Y UL E . .

o r W H EEL W i thi n t he prec i nc ts o f G O O L E is t he t o wn shi p

o f A R MI N .

Layard all u d es t o an A rabi an t rib e t he Y EZ I D I S w ho , ,

o ssess a h ig hl re ve re nce d s m b o l w hi c h t he t e rm M EL EK
p y y y
TA o s o r Ki n g TA o s The M EL EK TA o s
. Su n -go d great ,

shi n i n g l ig ht -
was t he i m age o f a peac o c k s u ppo rte d o n a
1 W ills dn ( Be ck le s ) , S t or y of Lo st E ng l a n d, p 82. .
 T HE P RESI DENT OR T HE MOUNTAINS 6
3 5

In t he e m b e ms l he re w i t h PA N, MO N , or T U M is
re d
re se n t e artl w i t h t he face o f a Go at a n d l w i h
p p y p a r t y t
t hat o f a Li o n A s a symb o l o f t he S u n t he li o n was
.
,

an d is a u n ive rsal e m b l e m an d t he ca u se is ro b ab l
, p , y
t race abl e t o t he re se m b l an ce be twe e n t he co n ve n t i o nal
so lar face an d t he taw n e ll o w m an e - d d face o f
‘

y y su r ro u
, n e ,
1 “
Leo . T he w o rd leo m e an s Eve rlast i n g O a n d lean , ,

la on o r lion m ay b e re so lve d i n t o e ve rl ast i n g O n e The

”

, .

H e b re w fo r lion is la ish t he eve rlast i n g Light an d t he

, ,
”

Persi an sher may b e e quate d w i th AS HU R .

It is cu sto mary t o ide nt ify C hri st wi t h t he Li o n o f “

J u dah asso c iat e d in Revelat i o n w i t h t he Ro o t o f David

, .
2

J U DA H is said t o have b ee n t he fat her o f five so n s a n d t he ,

8

S ig n Leo is t he fi th in t he Z o di ac I n fig 7 8 1 t he Li o n is
f . .

ide n t ifi e d w i t h J U D A H t he Ever-Exi ste n t B rill i an t A b y

, ,
”

five he art s a nd figs 7 82 an d 7 83 are sk ilfu ll y de sig n e d to

,
.

re re se n t the Livi n g Fi re
p .

I n fig 7 85 w he re real i sm has b ee n sacrifi ce d t o symbo l

.
,

ism t he head co nsi st s o f a lily o r iris

,
The m an e fo rm s .

ei ht lo b es an d the b eard t hree v s o r ra s o f Lig ht

’

g y T h e .

tai l re pre se n t s a po m e g r a n at e w hi c h in H e b re w is call e d,

a rimmon i e RI MMO N The right han d is g raspi n g t he

‘

. . .
,

C mp
1
LEOPO LD LEOTAR D,LEO NARD C L EO tc
o are , , , e .

1 Ch i l ii 4 3
ron c e s . .
36 6 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM
ix l ight n i n gs of Divi n e P o we r an d t he l e ft
'

s arro w s or ,

han d ho ld s mo o n-
s ha e d c re s se t or b eaco n l ight T he
a
p .

tr ide n t or t hre e -o r e
f k d spear a fam ili ar e m bl e m o f po we r
—

—
is an al te rnat ive fo rm o ft he C ro ss .

A recu mb e n t l i o n w as the Egypti an hi e ro glyph fo r

t he l e tt e r L an d in I N D IA P ERS IA an d appa re n t ly e very
'

, , ,

art o f t he wo rld t he l i o n is t he reco g n i se d e m b l e m o f

p ,

st re n gt h c o in age
,
a n d t he S u n
,
I n M A S H O NA LA N D t he
.

n at ives ll
ca li o n Mondom t he l o n e e ndu ri n g O
t he ,
“
,

an d it is t he re w o rsh i ppe d as a go o d d eit y

. B EN T .
,

de scribi ng a Vi si t to t he Mondoro s Hig h P ri e st w ho like ’

_
, ,

his M ast er is al so te rme d “

t he M o n d o ro
“
T h
”
sa s : e
, y n
,

we q u e st i o n e d him ab o u t t he li o n- go d an d he gave u s t o ,

u n de rst an d t hat t he M o n do ro o r li o n -go d o f Mto k o s ’ '

c o u n tr i s a so rt o f s i ri t u al l i o n w hi ch o n l e ars in
y p y pp
a .

t i m e o f dan g er an d fig hts fo r t he m e n o f M to k o ; all

‘
’

go o d me n o f t he t rib e w he n t hey die pass i n to the l i o n

, ,

form an d re appear t o fight fo r t he i r fri e n d s I t is q u i t e

‘

cl e ar t hat t he se sav age s e n t e rtai n a firm b e li e f in a n af te r

l ife a n d a spi ri t ual wo rld and worshi p t he i r ance sto rs as

,
3 6 8 T H E LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLI SM

Li n co l n shi re l l e d W YBO ST O N in t he pari sh o f

is a
place ca ,

EA T O N S O CO N ~
O n t he U S E ( usih o r G re at O U SE) n e ar
.

t he W YE in t he C o u nty o f M O N MO U T H is t he t o w n o f
CA ER L EO N i e the sea t o r fortress of the lion The ro ck o f
,
. . .

LA O N t he st ro ngho ld o f the late r M ero vi n gian ki ngs was

, ,

al so k n o w n as LA U DU NU M The place - n am e LA U o r LEO

.
,

as I n L EI D EN ag ai n t he Leo s D en an d L EO N
’
—
as in t he —
,

F re n ch LA O N an d LYO Ns is always alt e rn ative ly L U G U S i e

, ,
. .

Lord G rea t Ouse Uz o r Light ,

The l o st lan d o f LYO NESSE
,
.
1

was al te rn at ive ly t e rm e d L O G RI S an d t he Fre n c h LYO NESSE ,

n o w N O R MA N D Y an d B R I T T A NY as o rigi nall
( ) w y o n e l arge

ro vi n ce call e d L UG DU NENSI S divid e d l ike t he Cro ss o f St

p ,

Geo rge i n t o four quarte rs kn o wn re spect ive ly as LUG ,

DU NENSI S P R I MA - S ECUN DA -TERT 1A an d -Q UA RTA The re

, , , .

is a L EO MI N STER o n t he Rive r LU G n e ar S H REW S BU RY an d ,

S H R EW S BU RY w as k n o w n to t he anc i e n t B ri to n s as P EN G
W ER N T he Bi rd he re w i t h is e i t he r t he Penguin a b i rd
.
,

o f PA N ? o r it may b e i n t e n de d t o r e re se n t t he Auk o r
p
G rea t d uh .

In Su sse x L EO MI N ST ER co n tai n i n g t he hamle t

t he re is a ,

o f C RO SS BU S H L EI N ST ER (o r LEO NSTO W ER) o ne o f t he fo ur

.
,

ro vi n c e s o f I re l an d ( o r U R ELA N D) m a
y b e e q u at e d wi th
p ,

L EI D EN an d LA U DU NU M an d LEI NST U R is n ext t o M UN STER ’

,

m LUG US y M C Sq t ill l i g
“ ”“
Th e na e , sa s t rth iti . f u ire , s c n s o e c es o

LY ONS LAO N ,
d LEYD EN ll
, an i tly ll d LUGUDUNUM My th l gy
,
a a nc en ca e .
”—
o o

f
o A n cien t B rita in , p 13 . .

2 L “
U STER = G o d s T o w e r
’ ”
Co mpa re a sol ULLES WATER n e ar PEN
'

RI TII , PATTER or PATERDA LE, B I RKFELL, a nd POO L EY .

 THE P RESI DE NT OF THE MOU NTAI NS 6
3 9

M I N ST ER o r M I N I ST ER a to we r o r fo rtre ss o f MI NI S l t he
, , ,

So le Light T he c hi ef se at o f APO LLO -wo rship w as t he c i t y

.

o f PA TA RA t he n a me C L EO P A T RA re so lve s i n t o a c lea a ta ra
p ,

t he G re at L EO t he Eve rl as t i ng 0 Fat he r e n d u ri n g A
, , .

L EO like Pi u s t he lig ht o f PA a n d U R BA N the b e n ig n

, , , ,

F I RE is a co n ve n ti o n al name assu m e d b y t he Po pe s o r
,

P apas T he c ro sse d pi pe s he re wi t h are t he sym b o l o f

.

C hri st t he P i pe r o r G re at PA PA
, , .
2

T he Fat he r o f t he All says o n e o f t he G n o st I C w r1t e rs

.
, ,

is mo re o ve r de n o m I n at e d t he P i pe r b e cau se that whi c h

’

is b o rn is t he harm o n io u s S pi ri t (o r B re at h) T he Sp 1r1t I s .

likew i se call e d t he Fat he r an d t he So n b ego tt e n b y t he ,

Fat he r fo r t he w o rs hi p o f t he Pe rfe ct is n o t carn al b u t ,

s i ri t ual T h i s is t he m st e r o f t he I n c o m re he n si b l e
p .
y y p
O n e fu rn i she d w i t h i n n um e rabl e e ye s W ho m all Nat u re ,

l o nge t h afte r in difl e re n t ways T hi s is t he W o rd o f G o d

'
”
3
. .

There is a S LA V fai ry-tal e re late d o f o n e o f t he

CA R PA T H I A N M o u ntai n s call e d t he CA RA I MA N b u t w hi ch ,

a
pp li es e q u a ll
y t o M A N o r PA N t h e P re s id e n t o f a ll ,

mo u n t ai n s I t ru n s t hu s . Lo n g l o n g ago w he n t he s k y , ,

w as n e are r t o t he e arth t ha n n o w , a n d t he re w as
_
m o re w at e r
t han la n d t heie d we l t m ig ht y
Ca rpat hi a n s in t he
'

,
a so rc e re r .

i
H wa
e s as tall a s t he t al l e s t pi n e -
t re e an d he carri e d u o n
p ,

his hea d a who l e tre e w i t h g re e n t w ig s an d b u ddi ng bra n c he s .

His b e ard that was many yard s long was o f m o s s an d so

, , ,

w e re his e ye b ro w s H is Cl o t hi ng w as o f b ark his vo i ce

.
,

was like ro lli n g t hu n d e r a n d b e n e at h his a rm he ca rri e d

“

a s e t b f bag i e s as b i as a ho u se
pp g ,
H e co u ld do a n t hi n g
y .

he like d w i t h h is bag pi pe s W he n he pl aye d So ft ly yo u ng .

,

gre e n spra n g up all ro u n d ab o u t him as far as his e ye co uld ,

MINNS MI NNES i E gli h

or m s an n s s urn a e .

2
I T v l
n th
ra Am e s D W llon m ti e th G t Ki g
a z on r a ace en ons e re a n

V lt
u i Eg yp t th
ure — n lt w th ymb l f m t l e vu ure S as e s o o a e rn a c a re — as ar

h m ph
co r a p p (us
p W h at ha t h i i t h.l l th i t ifi m e er s s e oca or e sc e n c na e

I t
c a n no y sa . S Th G ti K g p 9 3
ee e n os cs , in ,
. 2 .
 37 0 THE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM
e
r ac h; if he b l e w harde r, he co u ld c re at e l ivi ng thi n gs ; but
w he n h e b l e w fe arfu ll y l o u d t he n su ch a st o rm aro se t hat
,

t he m o u n t ai n s s ho o k a nd t he se a shra n k b ac k fro m t he
ro c k s s o t hat m o re lan d was l e ft u n co ve re d
, .

O n ce he was attac ke d b y so m e po w erful e n e m i e s b u t , ,

i n st ead o f havi ng t o de fe n d hi m se l f b e m e rely put t he ,

b ag pi pe s to his l i p s a n d c han ge d his fo e s i n to pi n e s an d

,

b ee ch-t re e s He was n e ve r t i re d o f playi n g fo r I t delighte d

.
,

his c a r w he n t he e c ho se n t b ac k t he so u n d o f h is m usi c t o
him b u t st il l m o re was his eye de lig ht e d t o se e all gro w
,

i n to life aro u n d him The n wo uld t ho u san d s o f she e p

.

e ar o n e ve r h e ig ht and fro m e ve r valle an d u o n

a
pp y y y p ,

t he fo re he ad o f e ach g re w a l i t tl e t re e w he re b t he Ca rai m an
y ,

m ight k n o w w h i ch we re his an d fro m t he sto n e s aro u n d ,

to o ,
do gs sprang fo rt h a n d e ve ry o n e o f t he m kn e w his
, ,

vo i ce Si n ce he had n o t n o t i ce d m u c h t hat was go o d in

.

t he i n habi ta n t s o f o t he r co u n t ri e s h e he s i tat e d a l o n g w hil e

,

b e fo re m aki n g an y hu man b e i n gs Ye t he cam e t o t he co n

.

c lu s io n t hat c hild re n w e re go o d a n d l o vi n g an d he d e c id e d ,

t o peo pl e his l an d wi t h c hild re n o n ly SO he b e gan t o play.

t he S we e te st t u n e he had e ve r ye t co m po se d -an d b e ho ld

c hild re n spran g u p o n e ve r s id e a n d e t m o re c hild re n in

y y , ,

e n dl e s s c ro wd s No w yo u can fan cy ho w w o n d e rf ul t he
.

Caraima n s ki n gd o m l o o ke d N o t hi ng b ut play was e ve r

’
.

an d t he l it t l e c re at ure s t o d l e d a n d ro ll e d
carri e d o n t he re
d
aro u n d in t hat b e au t if u l w o rld an d w e re ve r happ T h
y y e
y .

c re t u n d e r t he e w e s an d s uc k e d t he m i l k fro m t he i r
p
u d de rs ; t he l u c ke d he rb s a n d f ru i t a n d at e t he m ; t he
yp y
s l e t o n b e d s O f m o ss a n d u n d e r o ve rhan gi n g ro ck s an d
p ,

w e re as happy as t he day w as l o n g The i r happi n e ss crept

.

e ve n I n t o t he i r S l e e fo r t he n t he Carai m an pl aye d t he m
p ,

t he l o ve li e s t ai rs so t hat t he y had al ways b e au tifu l d ream s

,
.

The re was n e ve r an y angry w o rd spo ke n I n t he ki n gdo m

o f t he C arai m an fo r t he se c hild re n w ere all so sw e e t an d
,
37 2 T HE LOST LANG U AGE OF SYMBOLISM
b ad as these , an d t he n he w as lly to o fo n d o f his li t tl e
rea

e o le N x t h t h g ht f t ki n g aw a v t h i o ve r
p p . e e o u o a
y e e r
y n
g
whi c h t he y m ight q u arre l b u t t he n all w o u ld b eco me dry
a n d b arre n fo r it was b u t o ve r a han dfu l o f e art h an d m o ss
,

t hat t he st rife ha d ari se n a n d in t ru t h o n l b e cau se som e

, , y ,

o f t he c hild re n had b e e n i n d u st ri o u s a n d o t he rs l az y
_
.
.

The n he be t ho ught hi m se lf o f maki n g t he m pre se n t s a n d ,

gave t o e ach she e p an d do gs an d a garde n fo r his part i c u lar

u se . Bu t t hi s o n ly m ade t hi n gs far w o rse S o m e plan t e d
.

t he i r ga rd e n s b u t o t hers le t t he m ru n w ild an d t he n
, ,

e rc e ive d t hat t he c u l t ivate d garde n s w e re t he fai re s t a n d

p ,

t hat t he shee p t hat had go o d ast u re g ave t he m o st m ilk

p .

The n t he tro ub le becam e gre at i n de e d The l az y c hildre n .

m ade a l e ag u e agai n st t he o the rs attac ke d t he m a n d t o o k , ,

m o f t he i r gard e n s T h n t he i n d u stri o u s o ne s
awa
y an
y e .

m o ve d to a f re s h spo t w hi c h so o n g re w fa i r al so u n d e r
,

t he i r han d s o r e l se t he re f u se d t o b e d ri ve n o u t a n d l o n
, y g ,

c o n fli c t s aro s e in t he c o u rse o f w hi c h so m e o f t he c hild re n

,

w e re sl ai n . W he n t he y saw d e at h fo r t he fi rs t t i me t he y
w e re gre a tly frig ht e n e d an d g ri e ve d an d swo re t o ke e p ,

e ace w i t h o n e a n o t he r B t ll m v i t h o u ld n o t
p u a a n e
y c —
.

s ta q u i e t fo r l o n g ; so a s t he w w l t h t ki l l o ne
y , y e r e n o o o

an o t her t he e gan t o t ak e aw a b
’

, y b y e ac h o t he r s ro e rt
p p y y
s t e al t h an d w i t h c u n n i ng A n d t hi s was far sadd e r t o se e
.

t he Carai m an i n d e e d gre w so heav o f hea rt o ve r it t hat

, , y
he w e pt ri ve rs o f t e ars The y fl o w e d do w n t hro ugh the
.

vall e a n d i n t o t he s e a ; t t h w i k e d c hild re n n e ve r
y y e e c

c o n s id e re d t ha t t hese w e re t he t e ars t he i r ki n d fat he r w as

w e e pi n g o ve r t he m a n d we n t o n bi cke ri ng a n d q uarre l l i n g
, ,

The re u po n t he Carai man wept e ve r m o re an d mo re and ,

his t ears t u rne d t o t o rre n t s an d catarac ts t ha t de vast ate d t he

l an d an d e n de d b y chan g i n g it i n t o o ne large l ake w he re i n
, ,

c o u n tl e ss livi n g c reat ure s cam e t o t he i r d eat h The n he .

c ease d w e e i n g a nd bl e w a m ig ht w i nd w h i c h l e f t t he
p , y ,
 THE P RESI DENT OF THE MOUNTAI NS 37 3

lan d dry gai n b u t n o w all t he gre e n gro wt h ha d van i s he d

a
,

ho u se s an d garde n s lay b u ri e d u n de r he aps o f s to n e s an d

.
,

t he she e p fo r l ac k o f pa s t u re n o l o n ge r g ave an y m ilk

, , .

The n t he c hil dre n cu t t he i r t hro at s ope n w i th sharp st o n e s ,

to se e if t he m ilk w o u ld n o t flo w o u t in a fre s h pl ac e but

i n s tead o f m ilk blo o d g u she d o u t an d whe n t he y had
, ,

d ru n k t hat t he y be ca m e fi e rce an d we re al ways cravi n g fo r

,
.

mo re o f it So t he y sle w m an y o t he r shee p s te ali n g t ho se

.
,

o f t he i r b re t hre n an d dran k b l o o d an d at e m e at
, The n .

t he Carai m an said The re m u st b e large r an i m als made

,
‘
,

o r t he re w ill so o n b e n o n e l e ft an d b l e w agai n u o n his

p
bagpi pe s A n d b e ho l d ! w il d b ull s cam e i n to t he w o rld
’

.
,

a n d w i n ge d ho rse s w i th l o ng sc al t il s an d e l e han t s a n d
y a p , ,

se r e n ts T h e c hi l d re n n o w b e ga n t o fig ht w i t h all t he se
p .

cre at u res an d t he re b y gre w ve ry t all a n d s t ro n g t he m se lve s

,
.

Many o f t he an i m al s allo w e d t he m se lve s to b e tame d an d

m ade u se fu l ; b u t o t he rs pu rs u e d t he c hi l d re n an d kill e d
t he m an d as t he y n o l o n ge r d w e l t m s u c h pe ac e a n d safe ty
, ,

m an y g ri e vo u s an d dan ge ro u s si c k n e sse s appe are d am o n g

t he m . So o n the y b ecame in all re spec ts like t he m e n o f
o t he r l an d s an d t he C a rai man gre w m o re a n d m o re so u re d
,
:

ar id gl o o my si n ce all t hat whi ch he had i n te n d e d t o u se

,

fo r go o d had b u t t u rne d to e vi l
,
His c reat ure s t o o
.
, ,

n e 1t he r lo v e d n o r t ru s t e d him an d i n st e ad o f
, p e rc e ivi ng

that t hey t he m selve s had w ro ug ht the harm tho u ght t hat ,

t he Cara i m an had se n t so rro w u po n t he m o u t o f wan t o n

c ru e l ty an d spo rt They wo u ld n o lo n ger li st e n to the
.

bag pi pe s w ho se swe e t stra1n s had o f o ld b e e n w o n t to

,

del ight t he i r e ars T he o ld gi an t i n de e d did n o t o fte n

.
, ,

c are t o play o n his p i pe s n o w He had gro wn w e ary fo r

.

very so rro w a n d w o uld slee p fo r ho u rs to ge the r u n de r t he

,

shade o f his e ye b ro w s w hi c h had g ro w n do w n i n to his

,

beard Bu t so me ti mes he wo uld start u p o ut o f sle e p pu t ,

t he pi pe s t o his mo u t h a d b l w v y t u m t -
bl as t o u t
n o a
,
e r r
pe
37 4 T HE LOST LANGUAGE OF SYM BOLI SM
i n to t he w i c ke d wo rld H e n ce t he re at last aro se su ch a
.

ragi ng s t o rm t ha t t he t re e s gro u n d cre a ki n g an d g ro an i n g

, ,

aga i n st o n e an o t he r a n d cau se d a fire t o b u rs t o u t so t hat

’

, ,

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c l o u d s an d s ho o k do w n rai n t o q u e nc h t he fire
,
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t hi s w hi l e t he h u m an b e i ng s b e l o w had b u t On e t ho u ght
ho w to put t he b ag pi pe s to si l e n ce fo r e ve r an d e ve r So .

t he y se t o u t w ith l an ce s an d s pears an d sli ngs an d st o n e s

, ,

t o gi ve b at tl e t o t he gi an t b ut at t he sight o f them he
b u rst i n t o s uc h lau ght e r t hat an e art hq uake to o k place ,

w hi ch sw al l o we d t he m all u p w i th t he i r dwe ll i n gs an d t he i r
,

c at tl e
. T he n an o t he r ho st se t o ut agai n st him w i th pi n e
t o rc he s w he re w i t h t o se t his b eard o n fire
,
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t he i r b ea re rs fe ll bac kw ard s to t he e art h A thi rd ho st

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w o ul d have b o u n d him w hi le he sl e pt b u t he st re t c he d his ,

l i m b s an d the bo n d s b urst an d all t he me n ab o u t him w e re

, ,

c ru s he d t o a to ms . T he n the y w o ul d have se t upo n him

all t he m ig hty w i l d b e ast s he had c re at e d Bu t he swe pt
t he air t o g e t he r an d m
.

ad e t he re o f an e n dl e ss fall o f sn o w ,

t hat c o ve re d t he m o ve r a n d o v e r a n d b uri e d t he m d ee p an d
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t u rn e d t o ice ab o ve t he m so t ha t afte r t ho u san d s o f e ars

y ,

w hen the i r lik e w as n o m o re to b e se e n o n eart h tho se b east s

r

lay st ill w i t h fu r an d fl e sh u n c han ge d e m b e dde d in t he ice

, ,
.

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b agpi pe s b y ste al t h an d carryi n g t he m o f? w hil e t he gi an t was
,

as l e e B u t he la id h is head u po n t he m a n d it was so he avy

p .
,

t ha t m e n an d b east s t o ge t he r co u l d n o t drag t he pi pe s fro m

u n d e r it So at last t hey c re pt u p qu ite so ft ly a n d b o re d a

.

t i n y ho l e in t he b ag pi pe s an d lo
—
t he re a ro se su c h a sto rm

t hat o n e c o u ld n o t te ll e art h o r s e a o r sk y apart an d scarce l y ,

a n t hi n g s u rvive d o f all t hat t he C arai m an had c rea t e d B ut

y .

t he gi a n t aw o k e n o m o re he is s t ill sl u m b e ri n g an d u nd e r ,