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The Rites of Eleusis
THE RITES OF ELEUSIS
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The Rites of Eleusis
THE RITES OF ELEUSIS “ We are the poets ! We are the children of wood and stream, of mist and mountain, of sun and wind ! We are the Greeks ! and to us the rites of Eleusis should open the doors of Heaven, and we shall enter in and see God face to face . . . Under the stars will I go forth, my brothers, and drink of that lustral dew : I will return, my brothers, when I have seen God face to face and read within those eternal eyes the secret that shall make you free. Then will I choose you and test you and instruct you in the Mysteries of Eleusi…
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1910 · PDF PAGE 15
The Rites of Eleusis
10 THE RITES OF ELEUSIS will be celebrated at Caxton Hall, Westminster, as follows : THE RITE OF SATURN 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19th. THE RITE OF JUPITER 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26th. THE RITE OF MARS 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. THE RITE OF SOL 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9th. THE RITE OF VENUS 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16th. THE RITE OF MERCURY 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23rd. THE RITE OF LUNA 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30th. Tickets will not be sold separately ; the rent for the series is Five Guineas. Tickets are, however, transferable. Doors will be open at …
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The Rites of Eleusis
…great Pan, tears asunder the veil and displays the hope of humanity, the Crowned Child of the Future. All this is symbolized in the holy rites which we have recovered from the darkness of history, and now in the fullness of time disclose that the world may be redeemed. For the corruptible shall put on incorruptibility, the mortal shall put on immortality ; my adepts shall walk crowned in the Gardens of the World, enjoying the breeze and the sunlight, plucking the roses and filling their mouths with ripe grapes. They shall dance in the moonlight…
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The Rites of Eleusis
…and perfect, so that even those who are already skilful may obtain further success. Let us add a short analysis of the present series of rites ; they may be taken as illustrating Humanity, its fate both good and evil. Man, unable to solve the Riddle of Existence, takes counsel of Saturn, extreme old age. Such answer as he can get is the one word “ Despair.” Is there more hope in the dignity and wisdom of Jupiter ? No ; for the noble senior lacks the vigour of Mars the warrior. Counsel is in vain without determination to carry it out.
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