The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

THE RITES OF ELEUSIS TAURUS. Thyself, the Warden of the Holy Graal. Myself, the Lord of the Bow. A nymph, a satyr— PAN, I. And Pan! CANCER. Brother Pan, I command thee to honour our Lady Artemis. TAURUS. Bear the Cup of Libation ! CANCER 333-333'333— [PAN reeifes [horas/rain Swi'nbnrne’s “ Atalanta.” When the hounds of spring are on winter’s traces . . . The wolf that follows, the fawn that flies. TAURUS. The goddess stirs not. CANCER. Silence is the secret of our Lady Artemis. PAN. Hath no man lifted her veil? CANCER No man hath lifted her veil. TAURUS. Bear the Cup of Libation! CANCER. 333-333—333. It is the hour ofsealing up the shrine. TAURUS. Let us banish the spirits of the elements. [Per/farms Με Lesser Banishing Riinal af Με Pentagram ana’ nim/m.] Bear the Cup of Libation! CANCER. 333-333-333. Let us banish the spirits of the planets. [Performs Με Lesser Banishing Ritual of Με Hexagram and returns] CANCER Bear the Cup of Libation! PAN. 333-333-333. Let us banish the holy Emanations from the One, lest our Lady’s sleep be stirred. [He banishes Με Sejfihirolh by Με αῤῤοίπἰεα’ Rz'luul. I 14