THE PENTAGRAM 
  
In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial birth, 
  
Man mastered the mammoth and horse; and Man was the Lord of the Earth. 
  
  
He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree; 
  
He compassed the earth therein, and Man was the Lord of the Sea. 
  
  
He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the lightning for hire: 
  
He drove the celestial team; and Man was the Lord of the Fire. 
  
  
Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs of the aeons declare  
  
The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of the Air. 
  
  
Arise, O man, in thy strength! the kingdom is thine to inherit,  
  
Till the high gods witness at length that Man is the Lord of his spirit.