The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

ECCLESIAE GNOSTICAE CATHOLICAE spot; I upraise thee; I lead thee to the East; I set thee upon the summit of the Earth. He thrones the Priestess upon the altar. The Deacon and the children follow, they in rank, be- hind him. The Priestess takes the Book of the Law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. The PRIEST gives the lance to the Dracon to hold, and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the PriEstEss, making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. The thumb of the PRIEST is always between his index and medius, whenever he is not holding the Lance. The PRIEST takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses, as before. The children replace their weapons on their respec- tive altars. The PRIEST kisses the Book of the Law three times. He kneels for a space in adoration, with joined hands, knuckles closed, thumb in position aforesaid. He rises, and draws the veil over the whole altar. All rise and stand to order. The PRIEST takes the lance from the DEacon, and holds it as before, as Osiris or Pthah. He cir- cumambulates the Temple three times, followed by the DEacon and the children as before. (These, when not using their hands, keep their arms crossed upon their breasts.) 255