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By Koresh — Part XVI.
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the to a first step that is absolutely demonstrated. Hence, the Koreshan System of Cosmogony has a certain, Beginning with this sub-caption to end of paragraph, "The unequivocal, and proven premise as the starting point ushering in of this new kingdom of righteousness," etc., was origi ef all experimentation and rational progress. nally written for the Chicago Journal, and appeared in that paper October 17, 1896. The earth according to this system is 8,000 miles The Flaming Sword 103 in diameter, 25,000 miles in circumference, with an wherein it had become modified for its transformation astral or star center, around which are atmospheres> to spirit. The literal meaning is the flesh of the Christ the outermost being our own, which rests upon the or Anointed, or purified and consecrated flesh. This earth and water surface of the earth. There are three maybeverified from theScriptures as follows: "Having atmospheres; namely, oxygen, nitrogen, and possibly therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by "argon," and immediately above and resting upon this the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which he one, an atmosphere of hydrogen, and above and beyond hath consecrated for us; through the veil, that is to that, one of aboron. Outside of these atmospheres is say, his flesh." (Hebrews x: 19, 20.) the water and land surface of the earth. The shell is It is thus seen that the two-leaved gates constitute about 100 miles in thickness, aud is composed of the the veil of the temple, the consecrated flesh, or the flesh various geological strata, under which are Ave mineral of Christ, which every individual must put on in order strata; and under these, seven metallic strata, the to go into the most holy place, the sanctuary of the outermost being gold. This is the outermost environ living God. This condition Jesus reached, and entered ment of the shell or crust of the earth. within the veil (beyond the flesh into the heavenly realm The seven lamina? or strata, with the mineral plates by overcoming death in the body) by the transforma of the circumference, are so arranged as to constitute, tion of the flesh to psyche and pneuma, or soul and so to speak, a complex voltaic pile so reciprocally spirit. His people at the second coming, or at the end related to the nucleus or stellar center as to form a of the Christian age or era, must enter through the veil great galvano-magnetic cell for the generation of the (the purified flesh) by overcoming the lusts of the flesh, physical spirit-substances permeating space, which are into the inner sanctuary, the heavenly place. Cyrus ignorantly defined by the physicists as "lumiuiferous the Shepherd is the essential guide to this sauctum ether." This composite physical spirit-substance is of sanctorum. as many qualities as there are metallic and mineral The temple of God is the perfected human structure substances to be reduced from the atomic state to that made complete by the union of the two sex forms and of the ether which interflows from center to circumfer functions in one perfect form—the image and likeness of ence, and from circumference to center. There are two God. This temple is both macrocosmic and microcospoints or places of terminal transmutation. At the mic. The individual man is the pattern and archetype center, the converging physical spirit-substances—which of the macrocosmic or Grand Man, and the little uni are the substances of the dematerialization of material verse or least form is in every particular like the macro atoms—are partially materialized and enter into a per cosm or the man in his greatest form. petual combustion, which, again reduced to descending In the individual brain there is a fold of pia mater or gravic physical spirit-substances, are materialized, (soft mother) dipping down from the circumferences of deposited, and formulated at the various strata of the the brain through the fissure of Bichat. It invests the general crust or rind of the system. conarium or pineal gland—the central point or pole of £/><? Reciprocal Relationship of Center and Cir rest of the whole encephalic mass. It terminates in two cumference Comprises an Integralism sheets or leaves gathered into loops which border its The reciprocal relationship of center and circumfer extremities. This two-leaved curtain is called by the ence comprises a cosmogouic integralism, which is a per anatomists the velum interpositum, the interposing petual structure with its attendant functions. Within veil or curtain. At these extremities the blood corpus this form are sun, moon, planets, stars, etc., all of which cles, which are carried to the brain from the body are contained within the sphere. The sun and other through the blood-vessels of the brain, are transformed heavenly bodies are not, therefore, great worlds, but from blood to spirit by a gradual transformation various lights, "the greater light to rule the day, and through the velum, until at the extremity there is a sud the lesser light to rule the night." The stars also were den transformation from the blood cell to spirit. At set "in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon this extreme point of transformation the cells drop off the earth." in purified little drops of serum or spirit. These are the (To be continued.') droppings of the sanctuary. They are the tears of contrition. KEY TO THE LAW OF JUDGMENT But why the tears of contrition? A tear (or water) What the TwcLcavod Gates Symbolize; cannot be produced but by the contrition (rubbing Cyrus the Guide to the Sanctum Sanctorum together) of substances. Contrition (cod and terere) (From the Writings of Korebh) signifies rubbing against; grinding to powder. At the PART IV point where these tear-drops are produced they are TTHE TWO-LEAVED gates is a translation or render- changed from the cellular to the angular form, and ing from delathalm, a word with a dual ending, there is a double process of transformation by which which literally means double hangings or curtains, and the crystallic or the acetic spirit substance is carried in. refers to the curtains or hangings which separated the one direction, while the water from the attrition takes holy from the most holy place in the tabernacle and another direction. the temple. These curtains in the temple, called the veil, The attritus, the mineral deposit formed by the symbolized the utmost extremity of the human flesh rubbing or grinding together of substances, and which 104 The Flaming Sword is the earthy deposit produced by the conjunction which The strength of every living thing is in its seed. If unites the blood cell and the spirit—by which the tear this potency in man goes to the propagation of the drop and also the acetic substance are formed—is carried animal life, the life that constantly dies, it does so at directly to the pineal gland. It is not carried there iu the peril of his spiritual nature; for his spirit flows down the state of matter, but in the state of acetic substance through the channel of his vegetative function to multi and deposited in the pineal gland (through thestructure plication in the flesh. of which it meets an alkaline substance) and is there The elevation or lifting up of the desires, restrains deposited in the form of phosphate and carbonate of the flow toward the flesh and conserves the potency of lime. Thence is derived a purer spirit, passing down life, the substance which otherwise goes to formulate from the pineal gland through the corpora quadrigem- the corruptible flesh and nature of man. There can be ina to the cerebellum, in which is the Tree of Life, arbor but one normal restraint to the corruptible passion, and vitae. The channel of this communication is the fibre that is the substitution of something higher, better, which unites the two lateral halves of the nates and purer, and more attractive for the affections to rest in; testes of the corpora quadrigewina. All these organs a more supreme and holier object of love. The nature and offices in the individual have their correspondences that is being purified for heaven can understand this, iu the universal— the macrocosm or the man in the but the gross and animal man cannot. greatest form. Second principle. The thoughts of men and women The water-carrier of the human brain (Aquarius) is must have a center of rest toward which the flow of the the channel formed by the union of the fimbriated conserved potency of the affections (loves) trends, and extremity of the fornix, with the extremity of the blood into which they must center. Thought is actual sub vessels in the choroid plexus. Fornix means arch. This stance, and flows in the direction which the thoughts is the royal arch of masonry. It is the king's highway. take and toward the objects upon which the mind rests. The bed of this channel or water-carrier is the thalamus It has two universal qualities; namely, truth, which is (bridal chamber) of the brain; the place of union of the intellectual or mental, and affection or love, which is bride and groom in their first marriage. emotional. Oie Human Brain the Archetype of the Divine That the ultimate desires of the human race—the Kingdom desires culminating with the end of the age—may polar The human brain perfected in itsform and functions, ize properly and a'ccording to the divine purpose in is the archetype of the divine kingdom. Its form is the humanity, the name Cyrus has been given and handed form of the kingdom. Its methods, the processes by down through all ages as the name of the Divine Hu which it formulates its dominions in its limitations and manity who shall constitute the center of rest. It is boundaries, are also the methods by which the everlast said of him: "He is my Shepherd, and shall perform all ing kingdom shall be formulated and established in the my pleasure." "In that day there shall be a root of earth. These are mysteries which cannot be fully com Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign [sign or throne] prehended by the people who shall constitute the new of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest kingdom, until after the channel of divine transmission shall be glorious." The Cyrus who is to light the world and communication by the theocrasis (translation) of with his glory will be the son of Jesse. Cyrus, the Sign of the Lord's coming, is opened. After Third principle. All who look for the coming of the the theocrasis and the opening of communication all Son of man must seek for and behold the Sign of the mysteries shall be revealed. The waiting ones of the Son of man in the biological heavens, as the true indi flock shall wait yet a little season, and then shall they cator of the time and method of the kingdom's formula behold the revelation of Jesus the Christ. tion. Cyrus is this Sign. He is Aquarius. He is the The time has come for certain initiatory measures Water-bearer, the Communicator of the ultimate divine to be inaugurated, through which the kingdom may truth which is the science of immortal life. He is the have its formulation. These measures are outlined by channel for the pure river of the water of life. Behold the authority and under the direction of Jehovah, the he cometh! Seek ye him! Lord of all the heavens and the earth. The confirmation of the "Sign of the Son of man in HuTi-inifcy is tobi fitted for the higher life by a heaven" is the theocrasis of Cyhus. This is the terminal higher marriage. The marriage of the animal man is transformation of the blood of the new covenant (con through the animal propensities and passions. The junction) to the spirit of the new flesh. The theocrasis offspring of these marriages is the corrupt and corrupt has been denominated in the Hebrew and Christian ible animal man, the male and female in two forms. systems as "translation." It is transformation and absorption. This is the form and manifestation of death. The Fourth principle. There will come no genuine truth animal (the beast) will continue to be propagated and to the world except as it comes through Cyrus, the corruption will continue to follow this form of marriage divinely appointed channel for its communication. If so long as it continues to be consummated. Hence, the truth could have come unadulterated in any other way, first principle, namely, male and female continency, he would not have been appointed and chosen for such a work. All other claims and claimauts are therefore must be instituted and adhered to by such as will enter false, as will be demonstrated in the clear light of the the higher life through the divine marriage or the con rising Sun. junctive unity of God and man. This law is absolute. (To be continued.') <§p .^w I I Tf?e Indicia of Human Progress u: DERTHALDINE, IMATRONA (0 V
THE WORLD-EMPIRE CITY establish the fundamental premise of his message; his The Greatest and Most Beautiful City scientific system called Koreshan Universology. of Historic Time Planned by Koresh Having founded in its least form his College of Life, MONG the interesting propositions being sub his Society Arch-Triumphant, and the Ecclesia of his mitted to thoughtful progressives, is that of New Covenantee proceeded, by studying the movement building a world-empire city. The purpose of of the sign through the constellations of the Zodiac, to the city as we have learned it, is to make it the locate the earthly vitellus; the initial gate of the Holy headquarters of representatives of all nations, devoted City he is destined to build as the seat of his World to science and art in the broadest sense; that is, cooper Empire. Having located it, with a handful of devoted atively, for the welfare of the world. adherents he proceeded by land and water routes to Plans for such a city, and literature recommending gain a footing in the earth, for his little flock of them to careful consideration, have been put forth by initiates. Mr. Hendrika C. Anderson of Rome, and a notable band It now being the time of Armageddon as foretold, in of co-working engineers, architects, and artists. Tiiis which the move was made, fallacy and evil, within and noble effort seems in some degree like a reflex response without the fold of the Shepherd, have done their worst to the projected thought and plans of Koresh, made in to defeat the building of even the initial gate of the New 1893-4. In 1893 the marvelous White City of the Jerusalem, in its new world home,—the United States. Chicago World's Fair awoke in thousands of human The United States is, in a broad sense, representatively souls a devout longing to see white cities; cities beautiful the fulness of the Gentiles, the great absorbent of all everywhere the world over. Since that time human Israel. In the supreme and most actual and potential intelligence, as to the possibilities of wisely sanitary, sense, Cyrus, as the visible Shepherd, was that fulness in beautifully built cities, has found expression in many whom all Israel was gathered as the Deific spirit enti practical projects for rebuilding and beautifying such ties of the New Jerusalem. cities as now exist. In projecting his plan of city building, Koresh The project of building a world-empire city has (Cyrus) artistically diagrammed his science of squaring already found its best expressions directly from the the circle, and declared the methods by which the plan central mind of human thought. Those familiar with might be applied to the greater city as elaborated from Biblical lore know that prophets and apostles en rapport its initial gate to cover the area indicated by the Apos as its tents and tabernacles with the central mind, tle John in cubits; some 1500 square miles. Owing to because of devotion to truth and practical righteousness the physical cataclysm foretold by Koresh to occur have foretold the building of a Holy City in earth as a almost simultaneously with a world-wide social revolu habitation for thesupremely truth-loving, and law-abid tion, the greater city must await the coming of its ing people of the most High. Isaiah wrote of a Messi arch-natural builders, the Sons of God, to appear early anic city-builder, one Cyrus the Shepherd and Stone of in this the Aquarian era. Israel. The initial city, Koresh declared would be a scien Some have foolishly fancied that Cyrus, the Persian, tifically colonized city of refuge for the aspirants to the fulfilled this prophecy completely. He did in type, but divine Sonship. This arch-natural Sonship, Koresh according to the Apostle Paul's statement relating to taught would be an attainment resulting from a cheer all the events in the history of ancient Israel, they were ful obedience to the laws of immortal manhood, as ful but "types and ensamples" for the instruction of the filled by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Seed of the people of the Most High in attaining the glory of their arch-natural Sonship and the Son of man, Cyrus, the ultimate destiny of arch-natural Sonship. The great Shepherd. clock of the ages, the ever active physical heavens, is The Lord Jesus it is written begat in those he found now declaring to its scientific observers, that this great receptive to his teachings the living hope of attaining destiny is imminent for the true Israel of God, the this Sonship. These aspirants for immortal manhood spiritually begotten of Jehovah. are now scattered abroad among all sorts and conditions These are to be the builders of the true Holy City of of men, but according to the indications of prophecy the Lord's world empire in earth. That this fact might they will, in the order of law, be gathered in due season become known to men, the Lord sent his Messenger, by the knowledge of the truth; /. e., truth in its most foretold to come, with his message regarding his inheri scientific systematized aspect. tance of the earth, and theestablishment of his kingdom This aspect constitutes the gospel of the kingdom in in righteousness. earth, which will gather the lovers of truth and right This message is a most rationally scientific one. In eousness together, for the building of a Holy City in commuuicating it he became the most literal fulfilment earth, whose builder and maker in the supreme sense is of the prophecy concerning "the man with a plumb-line God, the Lord. This God of Israel the Savior is to in his hand," for with a plumb-line he proceeded to enthrone himself in the minds and hearts of his elect, as
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