Ceremony for the degree of Knight of the Seven Stars, 47°
Dit Amerikaanse rituaal
dateert uit de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw.
The most ancient of all Symbols, the seven Stars of Ursa Major's annual
revolution round the Mystery Sun, a talisman (swastika), the seven Ristus and
their consort in the Pleides, one unfaithful. The Columns fall; scene changes; flaming star shows
the route the adept should take. Downfall of the traveller; passage of the
obscure vault; candlestick of seven branches which gives light to all the world,
its influence acts unceasingly on nature and man; new calculation of numbers;
use and virtue of the mapped signs of the Zodiac, and their spiritual influence
invention of the Compasses. Sign: incline head, place right index on brow.
Touch: with both hands seize each other's shoulders.
Password: Spero (hope).
Secret Word: Vigilo (watch).
Jewel and Symbol: a heptagon with a star at each angle.
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