Book of Saphah

MASTER: Who are you, and your business?

INITIATE: A weaver of fabric (or whatever labor he follows) and lover of wisdom. I have come to learn of the wisdom of the Gods and Lords of heaven.

M: For your labor you are honored by the Gods and Lords of heaven. But before you can learn about heaven you shall be proved in corporeal parts. What are the elements?

I: Earth, air and the ether above the air.

M: What is man and his destiny?

I: Born of the earth: earthly. Freed from the earth: his inner part, the soul, ascends and dwells in the soul of things.

M: What, shall a dead man live?

I: Yes, and rejoice that he so lives. I have witnessed the souls of men returned to the earth, re- clothed in corporeal substance, and talked with them face to face in the presence of witnesses.

M: Then you do not fear to die?

I: I am in the keeping of Hong-she, Savior of man.

M: Who was Hong-she?

I: The only begotten Son of the Unseen. He was the incarnate and spiritual Son of the All Light of heaven and earth, born of the Virgin Mi, who descended from the far-off star, Tristya.

M: For what purpose did he come? And where has he gone?

I: He was made by Great Eolin, Creator of all things, to take charge of this corporeal world, which is his, to keep it forever. He still abides in spirit on this corporeal world.

M: Where and when did he live?

I: In the ancient days he lived in the far east.

M: What was his labor?

I: To do good. There was no evil in him; he was the All First who taught the power of the spirit over the corporeal part. All who have faith in him, can also work miracles, nor shall such persons ever die.

M: What became of him?

I: First he was bound on the wheel of Eolin; but the spirits of heaven unbound him. Then his hands were thrust through with swords, but there was no wound. He was then bound on an altar of sacrifice and burnt, but his corporeal parts would not be consumed, and he walked forth unharmed. Then a sword was thrust through his body, but it made no wound and gave no pain. Then he was placed in a coffin and buried, but in three days he rose up out of the grave and went forth preaching.

M: What finally became of him?

I: He still abides on the corporeal earth, and at times takes on a corporeal body and shows himself, he and his mother Mi, also.

M: What did he preach?

I: To do good to others; to harm no man, woman or child, and to pray only to the Great Eolin; to heal the sick by sacred words, and by motions of the hand. It is to learn those sacred words and signs that I have come to this holy temple.

M: Before you can be entrusted with such signs and words you shall be proven on your God and Savior, so that your faith is manifested. Know, then, that although you are blindfolded and do not see, yet you are surrounded by Gods and Lords of heaven and earth, and by a mortal priest most holy and powerful. If you have faith in your own words, and thus know the Son of the Sun, you have little to fear. Follow, therefore, your attendants to the places of sacrifice, so that we may bear testimony that you are holy. Remember, also, that all men must be tried, either in the corporeal world or in the next; without this there is no resurrection for them.

I: I trust in you, O my Savior, Hong-she. Let the attendants lead me forth. (The initiate is then taken and bound down on the altar H, naked, and a fire lit under him, and he thrusts his right arm down into the flames until it is proved he has power over fire and will not burn.)

M: By virtue of my power received from Hong-she, Son of the All Light, Savior of men, I pronounce, E’gau (i.e., he is Gau, i.e., proven). Release him, O you Lords of the Heavenly Host. As the All Holy Savior of men penetrates the corporeal part, so shall the corporeal part be divided.

I: In you, O my Savior, God of this corporeal world, I put my trust. Lead me forth, O you who are of the corporeal earth, and prove my soul. (He is next led to So-an, and there a sharp blade is thrust through his hand and withdrawn, and, if proved, there is no wound or blood.)

M: By your Light, Hong-she, descended in Fo’e’tse, angel messenger of the corporeal world, this is my brother of Chine and legion of Zerl. But you have still a greater gift for him. Lead him forth, O you Lords of the corporeal world, and thrust a sword through his body.

I: Go forth, O you Lords of the corporeal world, you do not know of what manner the spirit is. Forgive them, O Almighty, Hong-she, Son of Eolin, Creator of worlds. This is your body, this your blood. Let them eat and drink of them, in remembrance of you. Your hand will deliver; my soul shall never die! (A sword is then thrust through the body and withdrawn, but there is no wound or blood.)

I: In remembrance of him, I do these things. Behold the power of faith. By faith the All Creator created.

M: By your words you shall be proven. O you Lords of the corporeal world, bring him sand, water, and a veil. By his command a rose shall bloom in our midst.

I: O Hong-she, only first begotten Son of Du’e Mi, Mother of Eolin, Spouse of the All Light, offspring of the Creator of worlds, give me of your power for the blessings of the corporeal world. (Sand, water and a veil are brought before him, and he covers the sand and water with the veil and speaks as follows:)

I: As Gau sprang from nothing and stood triumphant on the corporeal world; so, come forth, O fiber of corporeal parts, and clothe the spirit-rose my eyes behold. (The rose or roses are then revealed, fresh grown amid the sand and water.)

M: This day I crown you my brother He’den’loo (Magi), of the Savior empowered on the corporeal earth to dwell by holy land and water! (The initiate then takes some of the water and sand, and sprinkles the attendants.)

I: This is my blood and my body, says Hong-she, the All Quickener. Take of them in my name.

THE LORDS (together): Behold the Es that rules over Corpor. Be mighty in will, O children of men. Be wise of will, O children of men. Be all truth in will, O children of men. Be all good works, O children of men. In all your best thoughts and wise perceiving, O children of men, learn from Es, the world unseen.

The Lords conduct him to the middle chamber, where he takes the oath.

I: To celibacy I am sworn, for he who begets a child is bound in spirit, after death, to his own offspring.

M: To the Es world I am all remembrance. To the corporeal world, all forgetful now and forever.

I: All vain words I renounce; all idle laughter I renounce; all love of corporeal things I renounce with abhorrence.

M: What of the Es, the great Unseen?

I: There are two heavens: one rests on the corporeal earth; one stands high in the firmament.

Between the two lies the bridge Chinvat, where Hong-she, Savior of men, stands. By his love the children of men can pass; by his curse they must return to the lower heaven till purged of all corporeal thoughts.

By the loud sounding trumpet of Fo’e’tses, Chief of the Heavenly Host, the Son of the All Light knows the secrets of the souls of men.

The Gods (angels) stationed at the four gates now come forward and salute. Then the Lords (angels) of the outer host come, with the working tools, and, together, they sing to the Great He’jo’is.

M: For what purpose is this coffin?

I: So that I may be coffined and buried in the corporeal earth.

M: Let the Lords of earth bury him in the name of Anra’mainyus (or Ugh’sa), the all corporeal death.

The initiate is then coffined and buried, and a watch set around the grave, over which a veil is thrown, and in the darkness the angels unearth him and set him free. When that happens, he is bestowed with regalia and implements, and with signs and holy words, which cannot be given outside the Sun degree of Faithists. Nor can the implements and working tools of the Lords and Gods of the outer circle be revealed except to those who have been duly prepared by fasting and prayer, and by a knowledge of the motions and positions of the corporeal worlds. Jehovih says: Only to the wise, the pure, and the just, do I reveal the mysteries of My kingdoms. Kii Ceremonies (TABLET OF KII CEREMONIES) Interpreted, reads thus: