 Initiation. — The periods of initiation were regulated by the increase and decrease of the moon, and the mysteries were divided into four degrees, and the candidate might be initiated into the first at the early age of eight years. He was then prepared...  The Secret Societies of All Ages & Countries - Volume 1 - Side 39af Charles William Heckethorn - 2005 - 376 siderBegrænset visning - Om denne bog
 | George Oliver - 1829 - 318 sider
...texes." § Vid. Signs and Symbols. p. 180. D LECTURE III. CEREMONY OF INITIATION AMONGST THE BRAHMINS. THE periods of initiation were regulated by the increase...the moon;* and the mysteries were divided into Four Steps or Degrees ealled Char Asherum, which were equally the dispensers of virtue in a greater or less... | |
 | George Oliver - 1841 - 348 sider
...calyx of the lotos, the point within a circle,§ and the intersection of two equilateral triangles. The periods of initiation were regulated by the increase and decrease of the moon ;[| and the * Maur. Ind. Ant. vol. ii. p. 156. f A specimen of this obscene emblem is preserved in the Museum of... | |
 | 1845 - 402 sider
...MYSTERIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. NUMBER III. CEREMONY OF INITIATION AMONGST THE BRAHMINS. THE periods of initiation were regulated by the increase...the moon ; and the mysteries were divided into Four Steps or Degrees called Char Asherum, which were equally the dispensers of virtue in a greater or less... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 356 sider
...calyx of the lotos, the point within a circle,29 and the intersection of two equilateral triangles. The periods of initiation were regulated by the increase and decrease of the moon;30 and the mysteries were divided into Four Steps, or Degrees, called Cluir Asherum, which were... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - 1870 - 766 sider
...in the following passage : — The periods of Initiation, he says, were regula ted by the encrease and decrease of the moon, and the Mysteries were divided into four steps or degrees called Char Asherum, which were equally the dispensers of perfection in greater or... | |
 | 1874 - 906 sider
...was used for initiations ; as were the still vaster caverns of Salsette, with their 300 apartments. The periods of initiation were regulated by the increase and decrease of the moon. The mysteries were divided into four steps or degrees. The Candidate might receive the first at eight... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 1875 - 468 sider
...represent his creative power, though in India it was also typified by the petal and calyx of the lotus. 39. Initiation. — The periods of initiation were regulated...occupation in prayers, fastings, ablutions, and the study of astronomy. In the hot season he sat exposed to five fires, four blazing around him, with the... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 1875 - 422 sider
...represent his creative power, though in India it was also typified by the petal and calyx of the lotus. 39. Initiation. — The periods of initiation were regulated...occupation in prayers, fastings, ablutions, and the study of astronomy. In the hot season he sat exposed to five fires, four blazing around him, with the... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 1897 - 392 sider
...other sacred animals, all carved out of the living rock, are especially noteworthy. In the sacellum, only accessible to the initiated, the supreme Deity...occupation in prayers, fastings, ablutions, and the study of astronomy. In the hot season he sat exposed to five fires, four blazing around him, with the... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 1897 - 388 sider
...other sacred animals, all carved out of the living rock, are especially noteworthy. In the sacellum, only accessible to the initiated, the supreme Deity...occupation in prayers, fastings, ablutions, and the study of astronomy. In the hot season he sat exposed to five fires, four blazing around him, with the... | |
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