A hundred
times ten have I descended the dark way that led into light, and
as many times have I ascended from the darkness into the light,
my strength and power renewed.
Now for a
time I descend, and the men of Khem shall know me no more. But
in a time yet unborn will I rise again, mighty and potent, requiring
an accounting of those left behind me. Then beware, O men of Khem,
if ye have falsely betrayed my teaching, for I shall cast ye down
from your high estate into the darkness of the caves from whence
ye came. Betray not my secrets to the men of the North or the
men of the South lest my curse fall upon ye. Remember and heed
my words, for surely will I return again and require of thee that
which ye guard. Aye, even from beyond time and from beyond death
will I return, rewarding or punishing as ye have requited your
trust. Great were my people in the ancient days, great beyond
the conception of the little people now around me; knowing the
wisdom of old, seeking far within the heart of infinity knowledge
that belonged to Earth's youth. Wise were we with the wisdom of
the Children of Light who dwelt among us. Strong were we with
the power drawn from the eternal fire. And of all these, greatest
among the children of men was my father, Thotme, keeper of the
great temple, link between the Children of Light who dwelt within
the temple and the races of men who inhabited the ten islands.
Mouthpiece, after the three, of the Dweller of Unal, speaking
to the Kings with the voice that must be obeyed.
Grew I there
from a child into manhood, being taught by my father the elder
mysteries, until in time there grew within the fire of wisdom,
until it burst into a consuming flame. Naught desired I but the
attainment of wisdom. Until on a great day the command came from
the Dweller of the Temple that I be brought before him. Few there
were among the children of men who had looked upon that mighty
face and lived, for not as the sons of men are the Children of
Light when they are not incarnate in a physical body.
Chosen was
I from the sons of men, taught by the Dweller so that his purposes
might be fulfilled, purposes yet unborn in the womb of time. Long
ages I dwelt in the Temple, learning ever and yet ever more wisdom,
until I, too, approached the light emitted from the great fire.
Taught me he, the path to Amenti, the underworld where the great
king sits upon his throne of might. Deep I bowed in homage before
the Lords of Life and the Lords of Death, receiving as my gift
the key of Life. Free was I of the Halls of Amenti, bound not
by death to the circle of life. Far to the stars I journeyed until
space and time became as naught. Then having drunk deep of the
cup of wisdom, I looked into the hearts of men and there found
I greater mysteries and was glad.For only in the Search for Truth
could my Soul be stilled and the flame within be quenched.
Down through
the ages I lived, seeing those around me taste of the cup of death
and return again in the light of life. Gradually from the Kingdoms
of Atlantis passed waves of consciousness that had been one with
me, only to be replaced by spawn of a lower star.
In obedience
to the law, the word of the Master grew into flower. Downward
into darkness turned the thoughts of the Atlanteans, until at
last in his wrath arose from his Agwanti, the Dweller, (this word
has no English equivalent; it means a state of detachment) speaking
The Word, calling the power. Deep in Earth's heart, the sons of
Amenti heard, and hearing, directed the changing of the flower
of fire that burns eternally, changing and shifting, using the
Logos, until that great fire changed its direction.
Over the
world then broke the great waters, drowning and sinking, changing
Earth's balance until only the Temple of Light was left standing
on the great mountain on Undal still rising out of the water;
some there were who were living, saved from the rush of the fountains.
Called to
me then the Master, saying: "Gather ye together my people.
Take them by the arts ye have learned of far across the waters,
until ye reach the land of the hairy barbarians, dwelling in caves
of the desert. Follow there the plan that ye know of."
Gathered
I then my people and entered the great ship of the Master. Upward
we rose into the morning. Dark beneath us lay the Temple. Suddenly
over it rose the waters. Vanished from Earth, until the time appointed,
was the great Temple.
Fast we fled
toward the sun of the morning, until beneath us lay the land of
the children of Khem. Raging, they came with cudgels and spears
lifted in anger seeking to slay and utterly destroy the Sons of
Atlantis. Then raised I my staff and directed a ray of vibration,
striking them still in their tracks as fragments of stone of the
mountain. Then spoke I to them in words calm and peaceful, telling
them of the might of Atlantis, saying we were children of the
Sun and its messengers. Cowed I them by my display of magic-science,
until at my feet they groveled, when I released them.
Long dwelt
we in the land of Khem, long and yet long again. Until obeying
the commands of the Master, who while sleeping yet lives eternally,
I sent from me the Sons of Atlantis, sent them in many directions,
that from the womb of time wisdom might rise again in her children.
Long time
dwelt I in the land of Khem, doing great works by the wisdom within
me. Upward grew into the light of knowledge the children of Khem,
watered by the rains of my wisdom. Blasted I then a path to Amenti
so that I might retain my powers, living from age to age a Sun
of Atlantis, keeping the wisdom, preserving the records.
Great grew
the sons of Khem, conquering the people around them, growing slowly
upwards in Soul force. Now for a time I go from among them into
the dark halls of Amenti, deep in the halls of the Earth, before
the Lords of the Powers, face to face once again with the Dweller.
Raised I
high over the entrance, a doorway, a gateway leading down to Amenti.
Few there would be with courage to dare it, few pass the portal
to dark Amenti. Raised over the passage, I, a mighty pyramid,
using the power that overcomes Earth force (gravity). Deep and
yet deeper placed I a force-house or chamber; from it carved I
a circular passage reaching almost to the great summit. There
in the apex, set I the crystal, sending the ray into the "Time-Space",
drawing the force from out of the ether, concentrating upon the
gateway to Amenti.
Other chambers
I built and left vacant to all seeming, yet hidden within them
are the keys to Amenti. He who in courage would dare the dark
realms, let him be purified first by long fasting. Lie in the
sarcophagus of stone in my chamber. Then to reveal I to him the
great mysteries. Soon shall he follow to where I shall meet him,
even in the darkness of Earth shall I meet him, I, Thoth, Lord
of Wisdom, meet him and hold him and dwell with him always.
Built I the
Great Pyramid, patterned after the pyramid of earth force, burning
eternally so that it, too, might remain through the ages. In it,
I built my knowledge of "Magic-Science" so that it might
be here when again I return from Amenti. Aye, while I sleep in
the Halls of Amenti, my Soul roaming free will incarnate, dwell
among men in this form or another. (Hermes, thrice-born.)
Emissary
on Earth am I of the Dweller, fulfilling his commands so man might
be lifted. Now return I to the Halls of Amenti, leaving behind
me some of my wisdom. Preserve ye and keep ye the command of the
Dweller: Lift ever upwards your eyes toward the light. Surely
in time, ye are one with the Master,
surely by right ye are one with the Master,
surely by right ye are one with the All.
Now I depart
from ye. Know my commandments, keep them and be them, and I will
be with you, helping and guiding you into the Light.
Now before
me opens the portal. Go I down in the darkness of night.
