THE RITES OF ELEUSIS
And of the Ether,
Of the Earth,
And under the Earth,
On dry land,
And in the Water,
Of whirling Air,
And of rushing Fire,
And every spell and scourge of God, may be obedient
unto Me!
[A pause.
[MERCURYgoes to his throne.
FR. GEMINI.
1. Brother Virgo, didst thou hear the Voice?
VIRGO. Ay, Brother.
FR. GEMINI. Tell me, Brother, is not Mercury a great God
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VIRGO. Indeed, Son of Maia, the greatest of all Gods that
tread upon the Milky Way.
FR. GEMINI. It is so.
SOR. GEMINI. Yet, Brother, there is the Sun-God!
VIRGO. Is not Mercury the Sun-God, when hidden during
the Night, among the souls of the dead?
Hail unto Thee,
Trismegistus, Hail unto thee!
SOR. GEMINI. Hail, 0 Sender of Dreams!
BR. GEMINI. Hail, Ο Supporter of Bacchus Infant!
MERCURY. Hail, Twins!
FIRST PROBATIONER. Thou art indeed the greatest of all
Gods, O Mercury!
CHORUS. Hail, Mercury.
MERCURY. Yet, ye will betray me!
Bury me in a nameless grave!
I came from God the world to save,
I brought it wisdom from above,
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