Annonymus the Black Pullet

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The Black Pullet, or the Hen with the Golden Eggs.

"Comprising the Science of Magical Talismans and Rings; the art of Necromancy and the Kabbalah, for

conjuring the aerial and infernal spirits, sylphs, undines, and gnomes; for acuiring !noledge of the

secret sciences; for disco#ering treasures, for the gaining of poer to command all beings, and forunmas!ing all e#il spells and sorceries,

"$rom the teachings of Socrates, %ythagoras, %lato, &oroaster, son of the great 'romasis, and otherphilosophers hose manuscripts escaped the burning of %tolemy(s library, and translated from the

language of the Magi and of the )ieroglyphs, by the *octors Mi++aboula-abamia, *anhu+erus,Nehmahmian, -udahim, .liaeb, and translated into $rench by

'/-/S /*/R/0/1/$/

in .gypt234/

%R.$'C.

The or! hich e offer to the public must not be confused ith a collection of re#eries and errors tohich their authors ha#e tried to gi#e credence by announcing supernatural feats; hich the credulous

and the ignorant sie+ed ith a#idity/ 5e only uote the most respectable authorities and most dignified

in faith/ The principles hich e present are based on the doctrines of the ancients and modern, hofull

of respect for the *i#inity, ere alays the friends of man!ind, endea#oured to recall them to #irtue,

by

shoing them #ice in all its deformity/ 5e ha#e dran from the most pure sources, ha#ing only in #iethe lo#e of truth and the desire to enlighten those ho desire to disco#er the secrets of Nature and the

mar#els hich they unfold to those ho ne#er separate the dar!ness hich surrounds them/ 6t is only

gi#en to those ho are fa#oured by The 1reat 7eing, to raise themsel#es abo#e the terrestial sphere,and

to plan a bold flight in the etheric regions; it is for these pri#iledged men that e rite/

To us no importance is gi#en to the splenetic 8oices hich are raised against us/ The silence and the

smile of disdain ill be the only anser ith hich 5e shall oppose them, and e shall follo ithfirm

Sustained steps the route hich indicates to us the luminous stars hich fill the hea#ens, hich co#er

ourheads, and hich light these thousands of orlds, hich bless e#ery day ith our So#ereign Master of

the 9ni#erse, hich )e has created, also oursel#es, and hose 5ill maintains this admirable order,


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5hich commands our admiration, our respect and our lo#e/

The 7lac! %ullet or The )en ith the 1olden .ggs

7efore beginning the subject, and to acuaint my readers of this profound Science, hich until thepresent day has been the object of research of the most constant and profound meditations, 6 must

unbosom

myself ho these mar#elous secrets ere communicated to me, and the manner in hich the*i#ine %ro#idence alloed me to escape from the greatest dangers and, so to spea!, conducted me by

the

*i#ine )and, to pro#e that by *i#ine 5ill it is sufficient to raise unto )imself the last of 7eings or toprecipate to naught those ho are clothed ith all poer on .arth/ 5e all therefor come from 1od,

1od

is e#erything, and ithout 1od nothing can e:ist/ 5ho more than 6 may penetrate the truth eternal andsacred/

6 formed part of the e:pedition to .gypt, an officer in the army of the genius/ 6 too! part in the

successes

and re#erses of this army, hich #ictorious or obliged to cede to force from the e#entualities andcircumstances, alays co#ered itself ith glory/

's there is no point in relating here any detail hich deals ith this memorable campaign, 6 ill but

relate one single feature, ith hich 6 as touched, and is necessary for the de#elopment hich 6 mustgi#e to those hom 6 mentioned in my preface/ 6 had been sent by the 1eneral, under hose orders 6

found myself, to dra up the plans of the %yramids; he had gi#en me an escort of some mounted light

infantry horse/ 6 arri#ed ith them at my destination ithout e:periencing any accident, also ithoutnoticing anything that could conjecture the fate that aaited us/ 5e had dismounted near the %yramids,

our horses had been tethered; sitting on the sands e appeased the hunger that tormented us/ $rench

gaiety seasoned the food hich composed our frugal meal/ 6t as on the point of ending, and 6 as

occupied ith my or! hen all of a sudden a horde of desert 'rabs fell on us/ 5e did not ha#e thetime

to place oursel#es in a position of defence/ The blos of sords descended upon us, the bullets

histled,and 6 recei#ed se#eral ounds/ My unhappy companions ere lying on the ground dead or e:piring/

ur

cruel enemies after ha#ing remo#ed our eapons and clothes, disappeared ith our horses ith thespeed

of lightning/ 6 remained for some time in a state of prostration, facing the sun/ 't last reco#ering some

ofmy strength, 6 raised myself ith pain/ 6 had to sord cuts on the head, and one on the left arm/ 6

loo!ed around me/ 6 sa nothing but corpses, a burning s!y and arid sand in an immense desert and a

frightning solitude/ 5ith but the hope of a certain and cruel death, 6 resigned myself to saying goodbye

tomy country to my parents and to my friends/ 6n#o!ing hea#en, 6 craled to the %yramid, and the blood

hich ran ith abundance from my ounds reddened the sand hich as soon to be my tomb/

'rri#ing at the foot of these orldly mar#els 6 sat don and leaned against this enormous mass that hadseen many centuries pass by and hich ould see many more pass/ 6 thought that my e:istence hich

as soon to end had come to naught just as the day hich as nearing its end, the sun being on the

pointof plunging into the ocean/

"7rilliant star, recei#e my goodbyes," 6 said ith emotion/ "My eyes ill ne#er see you again, your


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benificent light ill ne#er shine on me again/ 1oodbye/" 's 6 said this goodbye hich 6 thought as

eternal, the sun disappeared/ The night came and co#ered the orld ith its dar! curtain/

6 as absorbed ith the most sad reflections hen a light noise could be heard a fe paces from me/ 'large slab of stone detached itself from the pyramid and fell on the sand; 6 turned to that side, and by

the

light of a small lantern that he carried in his hand, 6 percei#ed a #enerable old man ho came out of thepyramid/ ' hite beard co#ered his chest, a turban co#ered his head, and the rest of his costume

indicated that he as a Mohammedan/ )e cast his eyes around; then ad#ancing a fe steps he halted

opposite the corpse of one of my unhappy companions of misfortune/"h )ea#ens


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describe/ )a#ing e:amined my ounds he applied ith solemn formality se#eral balms hich came

from the #ases of hich 6 ha#e pre#iously spo!en/ )ardly had they been applied to my arms and head

than the pains ere soothed/ )e in#ited me to lie on his bed, and #ery soon a beneficial and soothingsleep eighed don my eyelids/

5hen 6 ao!e, 6 loo!ed around and sa sitting near me the good old man ho did not ish to parta!e

ofrest hile 6 as asleep as he feared that 6 might need help/ 6 tendered him my most grateful than!s by

the

most e:pressi#e signs/ 6n the same manner he signified to me that 6 must remain uiet/ )e ga#e me ane

portion of the cordial hich had already pro#ed its happy effects/ 'fterards he loo!ed at me ith

e:treme attention, and reali+ing that he had nothing to fear for my life, he affectionately patted myhand/

)e then lay don on some cushions on the other side of the chamber here e ere, and soon 6 heard

him sleeping profoundly and peacefully/

"h bene#olent one," 6 said to myself, "thou art #irtue par e:cellance and a pure emanation of the*i#inity; thou unitest and bringest men together and thou ma!est them forget the pains to hich they

are

prey/ Through thee they are returned to happiness, and too thou art this happiness, the object of all theirishes and all their desires/"

My host made a mo#ement and got up/ )e came to me and smiled at seeing me in a state of calm and

tranuility hich left him in no fear of my being/ )e ga#e me to understand that he as going to lea#eme so that he could go out of the pyramid and see hat as happening outside/ )e brought to my side

that hich he thought ould be necessary for my needs, and then he left me alone/

9ntil this moment 6 had not reflected at all on hat had happened to me in this e:igency/ 6 found

myselfsafe in this subterranean place, and 6 had no uneasiness relati#e to my host; hoe#er, this ould ha#e

to

come to an end by my departing after 6 had been cured and rejoining the 'rmy/ 6 as occupied iththese ideas hen 6 sa the old man reenter/ )e ga#e me to understand that se#eral 'rab corps and

Mamelou!s ere sur#eying the plain and that he had seen them ithout being noticed because his

retreatas impenetrable to all eyes/ )e indicated that he had me in his care and regarded me as his son;

therefore 6 could deli#er myself to the greatest security/ 6 indicated to him my complete gratitude, and

heappeared satisfied/ 's 6 appeared to be dissatisfied to be able to e:press myself only by signs, he

brought

me a boo! indicating that ith its help e could soon communicate together ithout hesitation/ The

career hich 6 had folloed since my childhood had familiarised me ith meditation, 6 lo#ed theapplication of mind, and 6 as soon in the condition to listen to my generous old man/ )e also shoed

such compliance in the lessons hich he ga#e me that e#en ith less good ill, one ould ha#e made

progress/ 6 remain silent on all that as relati#e to my ne education/ My complete cure andcon#alescence too! longer than 6 reali+ed/ My host ent out from time to time to see hat as ta!ing

place as he as in complete ignorance of earthly e#ents/

6n short, one day he as longer than usual, and on his return he informed me that the $rench 'rmy hade#acuated .gypt and that 6 could not hope to lea#e at this time ithout gi#ing an account of the days

that

6 had spent ith him/ 6 should stay ith him hich he ould ma!e me do by his !indness and lo#e so


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that in my particular case of capti#ity my fate ould not be as cruel as 6 might thin! because he ould

teach me things hich ould astonish me and 6 should desire nothing in the ay of good fortune/ 6 had

begun to understand the Tur!ish language/ )e told me to get up/ 6 obeyed him/ )e too! me by the handand conducted me to the end of the chamber/ )e opened a door opposite the one by hich one entered,

and ta!ing a lamp from the table e entered a #ault here there ere disposed in regular lines se#eral

coffers hich he opened/ They ere full of gold and gems of e#ery !ind/ "?ou see my son that iththis

one ne#er fears po#erty/ .#erything is yours; 6 am reaching the end of my career, and 6 shall be happy

tolea#e them in your possession/ These treasures are not the fruit of a#arice and a sordid interest/ 6 on

them by the !noledge of ccult Sciences ith hich 6 am familiar and the boon hich has been

granted to me by The 1reat 7eing to penetrate the secrets of Nature/ 6 can still command the %oersthat

populate the .arth and Space and are not #isable to ordinary men/

"6 li!e you, my dear son/ 6 recognise in you the candour, sincerity, lo#e of truth, and aptitude for these

sciences, and most of all 6 ish you to !no that they ha#e cost me more than eighty years of research,meditation, and e:perience/

"The science of the Magicians, the language of the hieroglyphics, ha#e been lost by the donfall of

man/nly 6 am the guardian/ 6 ill impart these precious confidences to you, and e ill read together these

characters traced on the pyramids hich ha#e been the despair of scholars and before hich they ha#e

paled for many centuries/"The prophetic manner in hich he spo!e impressed me and 6 shoed a #ery li#ely desire to understand

that ith hich he ished to acuaint me/ 6 told him this in the Tur!ish language hich 6 as

beginning

to understand and to tal! in a manner so that 6 could be understood/"?our ishes shall be fulfilled," ansered my adopted father/ Then lifting one hand to the arch of

hea#en, he spo!e in a solemn tone= 0o#e, my son, lo#e the #ery good and the #ery grand 1od of the

philosophers, and ne#er become proud if he brings you in contact ith the children of isdom for youto

associate in their company and to ma!e you a participant in the onders of his poer/

'fter ha#ing finished this in#ocation of sorts, he then said hile loo!ing at me= "Such are the principleshich you must fathom/ Try and ma!e yourself orthy to recei#e the light/ The hour of your

regeneration has come/ ?ou ill become li!e a ne indi#idual/

"%ray fer#idly to )im ho alone has the poer to create ne hearts, to gi#e you that hich ill ma!eyou capable of great things that 6 ha#e to teach you, and to inspire me to ithhold from you none of the

mysteries of Nature/ %ray/ )ope/ 6 eulogise the eternal isdom hich has been placed in my soul and

ish to disclose to you its ineffable truths/ 'nd you ill be luc!y, my son, if nature has placed in your

soul the resolution that these high mysteries ill demand of you/ ?ou ill learn to command all Nature/1od alone ill be your master, and the enlightened 5ill alone be your eual/ The supreme intelligences

ill glory in obeying your desires/ The *emons ill not dare to be found here you are/ ?our #oice

illma!e them tremble in the pits of the abyss, and all the in#isibles ho inhabit the four elements ill


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esteem themsel#es happy to administer to your pleasures/ 6 adore you oh 1reat 1od for ha#ing

enthroned

man ith so much glory, and ha#ing established him as so#ereign monarch of all the or!s made byyour hands/

"*o you feel, my son, do you feel this heroic ambition hich is the sure stamp of the children of

isdom@ *o you dare to desire to ser#e only the one 1od and to dominate o#er all that is not 1od@)a#e

you understood hat it is to pro#e to be a man and to be unilling to be a sla#e since you are born to

bea So#ereign@ 'nd if you ha#e these noble thoughts, as the signs hich 6 ha#e found on your

physiognomy do not permit me to doubt, ha#e you considered maturely hether you ha#e the courage

and the strength to renounce all the things hich could possibly be an obstacle to attaining thegreatness

for hich you ha#e been born@"

't this point he stopped and regarded me fi:edly as if aiting for an anser, or as if he ere searching

toread my heart/

6 as!ed him, "5hat is that hich 6 ha#e to renounce@"

"'ll that is e#il in order to occupy yourself only ith that hich is good/ The proneness ith hichnearly all of us are born to #ice rather than to #irtue/ Those passions hich render us sla#es to our

senses

hich pre#ent us from applying oursel#es to study, tasting its seetness, and gathering its fruits/ ?ousee, my dear son, that the sacrifice hich 6 demand of you is not painful and is not abo#e your poers;

on the contrary, it ill ma!e you approach perfection as near as it is possible for man to attain/ *o you

accept that hich 6 propose@"

"h my $ather," 6 ansered, "nothing conforms more to my desires that that one should choosepropriety

and #irtue/"

"6t suffices," ansered the old man/ "7efore unfolding to you completely the doctrine hich illinitiate

you into the mysteries, hich are most profound and the most sacred, you must understand that the

elements are inhabited by #ery perfect creatures/ The immense space beteen hea#en and earth hasinhabitants far more noble than the birds and the gnats/ The #ast seas ha#e many other hosts than the

hales and dolphin/ 6t is the same in the depths of the earth hich contains other things than ater and

minerals, and the element of fire, more noble than the other three, has not been created to abide thereuseless and empty/ The air is full of an unnumbered multitude of beings ith human form>a little

proud

in appearance but in effect docile and great lo#ers of the sciences; subtle but obliging to the great

Magesand enemies of the foolish and the ignorant= these are the sylphs/ The seas and ri#ers are the habitat of

the ndines, the earth is full practically to the center of 1nomes, guardians of the treasures and the

precious stones/ These are the ingenious friends of man and easy to command/ They supply to thechildren of the Magicians all moneys of hich they ha#e need and only as! payment for their ser#ices

in

the glory of being commanded/"'s for the Salamanders, the inhabitants of the fire regions, they ser#e the philosophers, but they do not


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see! the attention of their company/

"6 could also tal! about the familiar spirits= Socrates, as ell as %ythagoras and a fe other ise men,

had his/ 6 ha#e one also; he is near me hen 6 ha#e need of him/ This ill no doubt seem strange toyou,

but e#en if your eyes do not con#ince you of the truth, you ill be able to belie#e it if you ha#e any

confidence in Socrates, %lato, %ythagoras, &oroaster, %roclus, %orphyry, 6amblichus, %tolemy,Trismegistus and other ise men to hose enlightenment one must add those ho gi#e us the natural

!noledge/

"6t remains for me to spea! to you of the Talismans, those magic circles, hich ill gi#e you the poerto command all the elements, to a#oid all the dangers, all the snares of your enemies, and to assure you

the success of all your enterprises and the fulfillment of your ishes/"

)e arose, opened a chest hich as at the foot of his bed, and too! out a cedarood bo: co#ered ingold

#eneer and enriched ith diamonds of an e:traordinary brilliance/ The loc! on hich as engra#ed

hieroglyphic characters as also of gold/ )e opened this cas!et, and 6 sa a large uantity of talismans

and rings hich ere enriched ith diamonds and engra#ed ith magical and cabalistic symbols/ 6tas

impossible to loo! at them ithout being da++led/

"?ou see, my son, each one has its #irtue, its peculiar #irtue, but to ma!e use of it you must understandthe language of the Magicians in order to pronounce the mysterious ords engra#ed thereon/ 6 ill

teach

them to you before or!ing ith you on the great performance ith the spirits and the animals ho aresubmissi#e to my authority and ho obey me blindly/

A?ou ill see hen you ha#e been initiated into all these mysteries of ho many errors the majority of

those ho pretend to be ser#ile to nature ha#e been guilty/ They lo#e the truth and belie#e they ha#e

disco#ered it by means of abstract ideas and lose their ay in the faith of a reason of hich they do not!no the limits/

"The #ulgar or common people do not see o#er the orld in hich they li#e other than an arch of

glittering light during the day and a scattering of stars during the night/ These are the limited ones ofthe

uni#erse/ Certain of the philosophers ha#e seen more and ha#e increased Btheir !noledge up to nearly

the present time to the point of affrighting our imagination/ $urther, hat prodigious or! is offered atone stro!e to the human spirit< .mploy eternity e#en to sur#ey it; ta!e the ings of dan, fly to the

planet Saturn in the s!ies hich e:tend o#er this planet/ ?ou ill find ithout ceasing ne spheres,

neorbs, orlds accumulating one abo#e another/ ?ou ill find infinity in matter, in space, in mo#ement,

in

the number of nuances and shades hich adorn them/ 's our souls e:pand ith our ideas and

assimilatein a certain manner the objects hich they penetrate, ho much then must a man become elated at

ha#ing penetrated the inconcei#able profundities/ 6 am an upstart than!s to isdom, and you ill reach

this point too/" )e arose and too! up se#eral manuscripts hich ere on the table/ "These preciousboo!s, my dear son, ill acuaint you ith things un!non to the rest of humanity and hich ill

seem

ne#er to ha#e e:isted/ These boo!s escaped the fire of the library of %tolemy/ They ha#e recei#ed some


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damage, as you see; in effect, se#eral pages ha#e been blac!ened by the fire/

"'h ell< 6t is by the !noledge hich 6 ha#e been able to dra from these or!s that 6 ha#e the

authority to command all the beings ho inhabit the aerial and terrestrial regions, !non and un!nonto

man/

"h my son< %rostrate yourself before the *i#inity, deplore in )is presence the errors of the humanspirit, and promise )im to be as #irtuous as it is possible for a man to be/ 1uard against studying moral

philosophy in the ignorant ritings of the multitudes, in the schemes produced by the heat of the

imagination, by the restlessness of the spirit, or by the desire for celebrity hich torments their authors/See! guidance in those or!s here, ha#ing no other interest than truth or other aim than public

usefulness, they render to morals and to #irtue the homage hich they ha#e deser#ed in all times and

from all peoples/"6 listened to this good old man ith an admiration mi:ed ith respect; he had stopped spea!ing and 6

thought 6 heard him still/ ' seet majesty reigned in all his features, and the persuasion seemed to pour

from his lips li!e a limpid stream running don a slope to fertili+e the prairies/ )e noticed my

admirationhich as a!in to ecstacy/

"My dear son," he said, "6 pardon your astonishment/ ?ou ha#e until no li#ed in the society of men

hoare corrupt, ho ha#e learnt to doubt e#erything and to forget the respect hich one oes to )im ho

has brought forth all from nothing/ 5isdom for them a meaningless difficulty, but as you learn it, it ill

become for you a practical #irtue/ ?ou ill loo! on it as something #ery simple, as natural to you as theair you breathe and as necessary to you for your e:istence/ ?our ounds are healing/ Tomorro 6 ill

commence your education in isdom, and 6 ill gi#e you the first lesson/ 6 am no going to my a#iary

to

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crystal hich appeared from the #oid/ Nine sla#es entered bringing #arious #iands on golden plates and

ine in #essels of the greatest richness/ 6ncense burned in tripods, and celestial music could be heard/

.#erything as placed on the table in the most beautiful order, and the sla#es stood to attention aroundus to ser#e/

"?ou see, my son," the good old man repeated to me, "6 ha#e but to command to be obeyed/ .at, ser#e

yourself, and choose hat ill gratify you/".#erything hich 6 tasted as delicious/ Then 6 too! my goblet, and the ine, li!e nectar, hich had

been poured into it, its bouuet forefunner to its delicate taste, appealed agreeably to my sense of smell/

5hen it had astonished my pallet and 6 had relished it, it seemed as though a di#ine fire floed throughmy #eins and as if 6 had acuired a ne e:istence/ 6 loo!ed at the sla#es ho ser#ed us; they ere all in

the floer of their youth, of the greatest beauty, and dressed in rose sil! tunics ith hite belts/ They

hadfloing golden curls a#ing on their shoulders/ 5ith loered eyes of respect, they attended to the

orders

of their master/

The old man alloed me to finish my sur#ey, and he then folloed up ith= "My son you ha#eappeased

your hunger@" "?es, my $ather/" )e raised his hand and said= suam, 7edac, 'cgos, and the sla#es

hurried to remo#e all that as on the table/ They ent out, the chandeliers disappeared, and to bedsarranged themsel#es on each side of the apartment hich as no longer lit e:cept for the lamp that cast

a

soft light not unli!e tilight/"There, my dear son, is the manner in hich you ill be ser#ed e#ery day/ ?our occupations ill #ary

innumerably and thus ill preser#e you from tediousness/ *eli#er yourself to sleep, 6 ill do the same,

and tomorro hen day appears, 6 ill !eep my ord hich 6 ha#e gi#en to you/"

"7ut my $ather, the daylight ill ne#er penetrate into your abode; ho can you !no hen brea! ofday

ill appear@"

"That depends on my ill, my son; it is another surprise that 6 ill arrange for you/ 9ntil tomorro,sleep in peace/"

)e e:tended his hand to me, and 6 pressed it to my heart/ )e approached his bed, lay don and soon

sleep eighed don his eyes/ 6 imitated him for a little hile after hich 6 fell asleep/Then 6 opened my eyes the lamp had #anished, daylight lit the chamber, and the rays of sun penetrated

there/ The old man as al!ing ith a boo! in his hand/ The mo#ement that 6 made interrupted his

perusal/ )e loo!ed at me smilingly/ 6 got up hurriedly and fle into the arms he opened to me/"My father, 6 salute you/"

"?ou ha#e rested ell, my dear son," he said, as 6 judge by the calm hich reigns on your countenance/


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Render homage to 1od ho has permitted you to enjoy again this beautiful day, hich lights you, and

ere 6 initiate you into the mysteries of isdom, 6 ill ha#e a con#ersation ith you on a point of my

doctrine hich is necessary for de#elopments/" )e ga#e me a boo! and opening it said= ")ere is thefirst

page and the prayer hich you must address to the 1reat 7eing/" 'nd 6 read that hich follos=

ration of the Sages/6mmortal, .ternal, 6neffable, and Sacred $ather of all things, ho is carried on the chariot rolling

ithout

cease, of the orlds hich rotate alays/ Ruler of the .theric %lain here ?our throne of poer ise:alted and from hose heights Thy formidable eyes disco#er e#erything and ?our beautiful and

saintly

ears hear e#erything/ )ar!en to ?our children hom ?ou ha#e lo#ed from their birth through all time/Since ?our lasting, great, and eternal majesty shines brightly o#er the orld and the starry hea#ens,

Thou

art raised abo#e them/ h, spar!ling fire< There ?ou light and maintain ?ourself in the appropriate

splendour/ There comes forth from ?our being ne#erfailing streams of light hich nourish ?ourinfinite

spirit/ This infinite spirit generates all things and ma!es this ine:haustible treasure of matter hich

cannot fail to procreate that hich alays surrounds it because of the forms ithout number ithhich

it is filled and ith hich ?ou ha#e filled it since the beginning of time/ $rom this spirit the #ery

saintly!ings ho are standing around ?our throne and ho compose ?our court also dra their origin/ h,

9ni#ersal $ather< h, 9niue ne< h, $ather of blissful mortals and immortals< ?ou ha#e particularly

created the poers hich are mar#elously li!e ?our eternal thought and ?our adorable essence/ ?ou

ha#e established them superior to the angels ho announce ?our ishes to the orld/ $inally, ?ou ha#ecreated us so#ereigns o#er the elements/ ur continued e:ertion is to praise ?ou and to adore ?our

desires/ 5e burn ith the desire to be possessed of ?ou/ h, $ather< h, Mother, the most tender of

Mothers< h, admirable e:ample of tender sentiments of Mothers< h, Son, the floer of all Sons< h,mould of all our shapes< 5ell belo#ed spirit, soul, harmony, and number of all things, e adore ?ou/

5hen 6 had finished, he said to me= "My dear son, 6 ha#e spo!en to you of the spirits that populate the

firmament, the sea, the earth, and fire, that is to say the elements/ 6 ha#e spo!en to you of the spirits andam going to go into greater detail to e:tend the limits of your intelligence and to gi#e you the means of

penetrating into and understanding the sacred mysteries hich ill be di#ulged to you/

"5hen the uni#erse as full of life, this uniue son, this 1odengendered, had recei#ed a sphericalbody,

the most perfect of all; he as subject to circular mo#ement, the simplest of all, the most suitable to his

shape/ The Supreme 7eing sur#eyed his or! ith complaisance, and ha#ing compared it ith the

modelhich )e folloed in his operations, )e recognised ith pleasure that the principal traits of the

original

repeated themsel#es in the copy/ )e did not grant him eternity for these to orlds could not ha#e thesame perfections/ )e made time, the mobile image of immobile eternity, hich measures the duration

of

the sensible orld as eternity measures that of the intellectual orld, and for that )e left traces of hispresence and his mo#ements/ The Supreme 7eing !indled the sun and cast him ith the other planets

into the #ast solitude of the airs/ 6t is from there that this hea#enly body floods the s!y ith its light/

The contri#er of all things then addressed )is commandment to the spirits to hom he had entrusted


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administration of the hea#enly bodies/

"1ods, ho oe your birth to Me, listen to My so#ereign commands/ ?ou do not ha#e the right to

immortality; but you participate in it by the poer of My ill, more poerful than the bonds hichunite

the parts of hich you are composed/ 6t remains for the perfection of all this to fill ith inhabitants the

seas, the earth, and the airs/ 6f they should oe the day to Me immediately, escape the empire of death,they ould become eual to the gods themsel#es/ 6 thus lay on you the care of producing them/ 'gents

of

My poer, unite to these perishable bodies the fa#or of immortality hich you ha#e recei#ed from Myhand/ Mold in particular those beings ho command other animals and ho are submissi#e to you;

ho

are born by your orders; ho increase by your good deeds, and ho after their death are reunited ithyou and participate in your happiness/"

)e spo!e, and suddenly, pouring into the basin here he had !needed the Soul of the 5orld the

remainder of this Soul held in reser#e, he then fashioned the indi#idual Souls, and joining to those of

men a small portion of the *i#ine .ssence, he attached to them irre#ocable destinies/ $inally, ha#ingappointed to the inferior gods the successi#e reclothement of mortal bodies to pro#ide for and control

their needs, the Supreme 7eing reentered into eternal rest/ The inferior gods ere obliged to employ

thesame means in de#eloping us and thus the maladies of the body and the e#en more dangerous ones of

the

soul/ 'll that is good in the uni#erse in general and in man in particular deri#es from the Supreme 1od;all that is defecti#e comes from the #ices inherent in matter/

"The earth and the hea#ens are populated, my dear son, ith Spirits to hom the Supreme 7eing has

confided the administration of the 9ni#erse; )e has distributed them e#eryhere nature appears to be

animated but principally in those regions hich stretch around and abo#e us from the earth up to thesphere of the Moon/ 6t is there here an immense authority is e:ercised, they dispensing life and death,

the good and the bad, light and dar!ness/

".ach nation, each indi#idual finds in these in#isible representati#es an ardent friend to protect him, anenemy no less ardent to pursue him/ They are clothed in an aerial body; their essence holds the middle

beteen *i#ine Nature and nature; they surpass us in intelligence; some of them are subject to our

passions, mostly in the changes hich pass them on to a superior ran!/ 7ecause of their innumerablemultitude, spirits are di#ided into four classes= the first of perfect beings hom the common herd adore

and ho reside in the stars; the second, those of the spirits properly called and of hom 6 con#ersed

ithyou; the third, those beings less perfect ho hoe#er, render great ser#ice to humanity; the fourth,

those

of our souls, after they ha#e been separated from the bodies hich they inhabited/ 5e may discern

fromthe first three the honors hich ill one day become part of our nature if e culti#ate e:clusi#ely

isdom and #irtue/

"To render you more sensible of that hich 6 ha#e put forard to you relati#e to the spirits, 6 ill gi#eyou an account of hat befell me ith those ho are submissi#e to me/ Kno also that they only

communicate to souls after a long time of preparation in meditation and prayer/ The dominion hich 6

ha#e obtained o#er my spirit is the result of my constancy in the practice of the #irtues/ 6n thebeginning 6


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sa him only rarely; one day yielding to my repeated entreaties he transported me to the realm of the

spirits/ 0isten, my son, to the story of my #oyage/

AThe moment of departure ha#ing arri#ed, 6 felt my soul detatch itself from the bonds hich attached itto

the body, and 6 found myself in the middle of a ne orld of animated substances, good or malignant,

blithe or sad, prudent or careless/ 5e folloed them for some time, and 6 thought 6 recogni+ed someho

ere directing the interests of nations and those of indi#iduals, the researches of sages and the opinions

of the multitude/"Soon a oman of gigantic stature e:tended her blac! #eils o#er the #ault of the s!ies; and ha#ing

descended sloly to earth, she ga#e her orders to the cortege hich had accompanied her/ 5e glided

intose#eral houses/ Sleep and its ministers scattered poppies ith full hands; and hile silence and peace

spread gently around #irtuous men, remorses and frightful spectres shoo! the beds of the ic!ed ith

#iolence/

"A*an and the hours open the barriers of the day,( my guide said to me/ A6t is time to rise into the air/See the tutelary spirits of .gypt soaring o#er the different tons and regions hich the Nile irrigates/

They dispel as much as possible the e#ils ith hich they are menaced; ne#ertheless, their countryside

ill be de#astated because the spirits en#eloped in dar! clouds are ad#ancing and thundering againstus;

he then announced to me the arri#al of the army of hich you formed a part because he had !noledge

of its comming/Abser#e no these assiduous agents, ho, ith a flight as rapid and as restless as the sallo, s!im

o#er the earth and cast piercing loo!s on all sides for greed and a#idity; these are the inspectors of

human

affairs/ Some spread their seet influence o#er the mortals hom they protect; others launch therelentless Nemesis against gra#e transgressions/ See these mediators, these e:pounders ho rise and

descend ithout cease; they carry your prayers and your offerings to the gods; they bring bac! to us

happy or distressing dreams and the secrets of the future hich are then re#ealed to you by the mouthof

the oracles/(

"h my protector


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"$ortune appeared suddenly/ My guide said to me, A?ou can spea! ith her/( 6 felicitated her on the

gifts

hich she distributed to mortals/ She told me in a serious tone that she did not gi#e but too! a greatinterest/ 5hile uttering these ords, she soa!ed the floers and fruits hich she held in one hand in a

poisoned cup hich she held in the other/

"Then passed near us to poerful spirits ho left long trails of light after them/ The one as ar andthe other isdom/

"My guide told me to armies ere approaching each other and ere on the point of coming to blos/

5isdom ould place herself near the general hose cause as just and he ould be the #ictor becauseorth must triumph/

"A0et us lea#e these unhappy spheres,( said my spirit/ 5e leapt the limits of the sphere of dar!ness and

death ith the speed of lightning and of thought/ 5e then shot abo#e the sphere of the Moon, and ereached the regions lit by eternal day/ A0et us stop for an instant,( said my guide/ ACast your eyes o#er

the

magnificent spectacle hich surrounds you; listen to the di#ine harmony hich is produced by the

regular mo#ement of the celestial bodies; loo! ho to each planet, each star, is attached a spirit hichdirects its course/ These hea#enly bodies are populated by sublime intelligences of a nature superior to

ours/

A5ith my eyes fi:ed on the sun, 6 contemplated ith ra#ishment the spirit ho ith a #igorous armpushes this scintillating globe on the course hich he has decreed/ 6 atched him cast aside ith fury

the

souls ho endea#oured to plunge into the boiling surges of this sphere to purify themsel#es althoughthey ere not orthy of this blessing/ Touched by their misfortune, 6 begged my conductor to ta!e me

aay from this sight and to lead me into the distance toards an enclosure here one could escape the

rays of light hich ere too brilliant/ 6 hoped to catch a glimpse of the So#ereign of the 9ni#erse

surrounded by the assistants of )is throne and of those pure beings ho our philosophers call numbers,eternal ideas or spirits of the mortals/ My spirit told me that the So#ereign inhabits regions inaccessable

to humans, that e should offer him our homage and descend to earth/

")ardly had he spo!en hen e found oursel#es in the same place from hence e had made ourdeparture/ )e said to me, A6 ha#e let you become acuainted ith that hich no mortal has e#er been

permitted to glimpse/ $rom this moment it is no longer forbidden to me to hide anything from you/(

'ndhe un#eiled to me all the mysteries in hich 6 ill let you participate/ To con#ince you of the truth of

all

that 6 ha#e gi#en out to you, you ill see my spirit, ho ill become yours since 6 ha#e adopted you asmy son/ )e ill see in you another me/(

)e pronounced these to ords= Kou:, mpa:/ 6n that instant 6 sa appear a young man of the most

beautiful stature; the remainder of his person shone ith all the charms, and on the summit of his head

shone a flame of hich my eyes could not sustain the brilliance/ )e said smiling at the old man= les,Nothos, %erius/ The old man too! his hand and ansered= Solathas, &anteur, *inanteur/ The spirit too!

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The old man noticed that the spirit(s light da++led my eyes/ "5hen you ha#e been initiated into the

mysteries of isdom, you ill be able to contemplate this fire ithout danger and e#en to stand the

raysof the sun/ 0et us begin the initiation, let us stand/"

6 e:ecuted this order hich he had gi#en as did the spirit/ )e placed his hand on my head and said=

"Sina, Misas, Tanaim, rsel, Misanthos/" ' #oice hich came from the ca#ern herein ere thecoffers

containing all the precious stones ga#e this anser=

"Tor+as, .licanthus, rbitau /" )ardly had the last ord been pronounced than e found oursel#es inthe

most profound dar!ness/ The fire hich shone on the head of the spirit had also disappeared/

"7e ithout dread or fear," the old man said/"My father, am 6 not ith you@"

"?our anser pleases me, it proclaims confidence/ ?ou ill no test the effects of it/" )e then said=

"Thomatos, 7enasser, .lianter/" .#erything as then lit up but by a seemingly dar! light, and 6 sa

enterse#eral indi#iduals ho too! up positions around the room/ ")ere are all the spirits ho ill be

subser#ient to you; 6 ill proclaim them to you/" )e too! me by the hand and conducted me around the

room/ )e stopped in front of e#ery spirit and said to me, "Repeat ith me= 0itau, 6+er, snas/" 6 obeyedand each spirit boed saying, "Nanther/" There ere thirtythree/ 5hen e had reached the last one, he

told me to return to the place hich 6 had occupied/ Then he too! a and si: feet in length ha#ing at

oneend the head of a serpent and at the other the tail/ n the and ere plates of gold the same as the head

and tail on hich ere engra#ed the characters as illustrated in $igure D/ )e formed a circle by uniting

each end by a golden chain hich he passed through to lin!s; he put it on the ground and placed

himself in the center/"5hat do you ish to see at this moment, my son@" he as!ed me/

"The plain on hich you found me at the point of death from pain and ant," 6 ansered/

)e raised his hands toard hea#en and said, "Soutram, 9barsinens/" 6mmediately the spiritsapproached

me and ta!ing me in their arms, they lifted

No/ D$igure of the 5and stained ith blood of the lamb/


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These characters should be ritten on the and ith 6ndia in!/

me, and 6 found myself transported to the foot of the %yramid/ 6 sa a multitude of 'rabs on horsebac!

ho ere sur#eying it/ 'lthough 6 had not noticed him, the old man as near me enjoying myastonishment/ "?ou see, my son, ho all the spirits are submissi#e to you, ho they ill obey you and

aait your orders/ *o you ish to return to the place hich you left or to soar for some time in the

middle of the aerial parts@ *o you !no that you can see all that is happening around you and that youare #isible only to the 1reat 7eing ho ishes to accord you isdom and to those ho accompany

you@" 6 testified to the desire to sur#ey the immensity/ "%ronounce Saram hile e:tending your arms

toards the east, and you ill be satisfied/" 6 uttered this ord and made the indicated sign/ The spiritslifted me up as ell as the old man/ 5e approached the clouds, and the #ast hori+on opened to my

enchanted eyes/ The old man once again said to me= "?ou see 6 ha#e not made #ain promises, you ill

ha#e the same success in all your underta!ings, but let us return to the %yramid/ The spirits aait us,and

e ill continue our or!ings/" )e said "Rabiam," and #ery soon e reentered the abode of the old

man/

5hen e ere seated, the spirits disappeared, only the first one remaining ith us/ 'll the insigniaere

changed, and a #ery intense light illuminated the #ault/ )e then formed the second Magic Circle/


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%lacing himself therein, the old man said to me= "1o near your spirit/ 6 gi#e you permission for 6 !no

that you ha#e a pure heart, that you ha#e ne#er been guilty of any action hich ould ma!e you blush/

6fthat ere not the case, you ould be struc! don dead on entering this circle/ 1o, my son/" 6 folloed

his instructions/ )e opened the cas!et here all the rings ere to be found, and dre out that one

shonin $igure E as ell as the talisman hich he placed in my hands/


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"This one ill ser#e to conjur the celestial and infernal poers/ %ut the ring on your finger and the

talisman o#er your heart, then pronounce the folloing ords= Siras, .tar, 7esanar, and you ill

percei#e the effects/")ardly had these ords come from my mouth than 6 sa a multitude of spirits and figures of different

shapes/ The spirit ho as at my side said to me= "Command and order and your desires ill be

satisfied/" The old man added, "My son, the s!y and the hells are at your orders/ 6 thin! that at thismoment you are not in ant of anything; therefore, if you belie#e me, put off until later pro#ing the

6ntelligence and acti#ity of these spirits/ To ma!e them disappear, remo#e the ring from your finger and

the talisman from the place hich it occupies, and they ill return to their sphere/" 6 did that hich he


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ordered me to do, and they all ent li!e a dream/

"There remain many things for me to teach you to ma!e you at ease ith these rings and talismans/

Thisinstruction ill be the object of #ery important or! hich e shall do together ith the help of our

spirit/

"0et us follo the course of our e:periences/ Stay here you are/" )e ga#e me another ring andtalisman

B$igure No/ 3/

"These to precious objects, my son, are destined to ma!e you lo#ed by the most beautiful portion ofthe

human race/ There is not a oman ho ould not be happy to please you and ho ould not employ

allpossible means to be successful at it/ *o you ish the most beautiful odalisue of the 1rand Caliph


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These characters should be engra#ed on the inside of the ring/

should be brought before you in an instant@ %ut the ring on the second finger of your left hand, press

thetalisman against your lips, and say tenderly in a hisper= o Nades, Suradis, Manier/" Suddenly a spirit

ith rosecoloured ings appeared; he placed himself on his !nees before me/ ")e aaits your orders,"

the old man said/ "Say to him= Sader, %rostas, Solaster/" 6 repeated these ords, and the spirit #anished/")e is going to tra#erse an immense space ith the rapidity of thought, and the most beautiful forms

ill

appear before your eyes and ill ser#e as a model to paint those houris hich our *i#ine %rophetpromises to his faithful ser#ants/ my son, ho blessed you are; not e#ery mortal obtains from the

1reat

Spirit such fa#ours as 6 can see by the speed ith hich your ishes are e:ecuted/")e had finished spea!ing hen the spirit ith the rosecoloured ings arri#ed carrying in his arms a

oman en#eloped in a large hite #eil/ She seemed to be asleep, and he placed her gently on a couch

hich appeared near me/ )e raised the #eil hich hid her/ Ne#er had anything so beautiful been offered

to my eyes; she as 8enus ith all the charms of innocence/ She sighed and opened the most beautifuleyes in the orld hich came to rest on me4 6n a most harmonious #oice she uttered a cry of surprise

saying, "6t is he/" The old man told me to approach the beauty, place a !nee on the ground, for it is thus

that one should spea! to her, and to ta!e her hand/ 6 obeyed, and the di#inity to hom 6 addressed myhomage said to me= "6 ha#e seen thee in a dream, and the reality thereof ma!es thee more dear to my

heart/ 6 prefer you to the Sultan ho for a long time has fatigued me ith his homage/" "That is

enough,"said the old man, and he said forcefully, "Mammes 0aher/" $our sla#es appeared to remo#e the couch

and she ho had made such a #i#id impression on my heart/ The old man noticed my emotion and the

pain hich resulted from her departure/ )e said to me, "?ou ill see her again/ 9nderstand that in

orderto possess isdom, it is necessary to !no ho to resist the allurements of #oluptuousness/"

)is ords made me come to myself, and 6 said to him, "%ardon, my father, but you ha#e seen her, that

ismy e:cuse/"

6 replaced the ring and the talisman in the cas!et, and he ga#e me that hich is illustrated in $igure No/

F/


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"This talisman and this ring are not less #aluable/ They ill enable you to disco#er all the treasures

hich e:ist and to ensure you the possession of them/ %lace the ring on the second finger of your righthand, enclose the talisman ith the thumb and little finger of your left hand, and say, naim, %erantes,

Rasonastos/" 6 repeated these three ords, and se#en spirits of a bron+e colour appeared, each carrying

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large hide bag hich they emptied at my feet/ They contained gold coins hich rolled in the middle of

the hail here e ere/ 6 had not noticed that one of the spirits had on his shoulder a blac! bird, its

headco#ered ith a !ind of hood/ "6t is this bird," the old man said to me, "ho has made them find all this

treasure/ *o not thin! that these are some of hat you ha#e seen here/ ?ou can assure yourself of this/"

6replied, "?ou are for me the truth itself/ My father< *o you belie#e that 6 ould insult you by

doubting@"

)e made a sign, and the spirits replaced the gold in the bags and disappeared/"?ou see, my son, hat the #irtues of these talismans and rings are/ 5hen you !no them all, you ill

be able, ithout my aid, to perform such miracles as you judge proper/ Replace in the cas!et those of

hich you ha#e made proof, and ta!e this one B$igure No/ G/"They ill enable you to disco#er the most hidden secrets; you ill be able to penetrate e#eryhere

ithout being seen, and not a single ord in the uni#erse can be uttered ithout it coming to your ears,

hether you ish to listen to it yourself or to ha#e it


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brought bac! to us by your agents hen you order them to do so/ To pro#e it to you, repeat these ords

and place the talisman near your ear hile you hold the ring tightly in your left hand= Nitrae, Radou,Sunandam/" 6 distinctly heard a #oice hich said to me= "The 1rand Mogul has decided in his pri#ate

council that he must declare ar on the .mperor of China/" 'nother #oice said to me= "'ll is rumour in

Constantinople/ 0ast night the Sultana as carried off, and the 1rand Sultan is in despair/ )e has hadall

the eunuchs thron into the sea after ha#ing had them beheaded/" "h )ea#ens< 5hat mischief 6 ha#e

done ithout ishing it," 6 cried in pain/ "5ell, my son," the old man said, "it is a lesson for you tolearn> not to be ensla#ed by your passions and to !no ho to curb them/ This is enough for today,

tomorro e ill continue/"

The ne:t day e folloed the course of our mysterious operations/ The spirit had not left us/ "?ou see,my son," said the old man, "that e#erything becomes easy ith confidence and a pure soul ithout

stain/"

)e opened the cas!et and too! from it the talisman and ring B$igure No/ 2/

5hen he had placed them in my hands, he pronounced to ords, hich 6 ill teach you/ "%lace thisring on the little finger of your left hand and the talisman to your right ear, and the most discreet man

ill

di#ulge to you his most hidden thoughts/ )ere are the to ords= Noctar, Raiban, and if you add a thirdord, hich is 7iranther, your greatest enemies ill not be able to pre#ent themsel#es from loudly

publishing their projects against you/ 6n order to con#ince you, 6 am going to ha#e appear before you

oneof the 7eys of Cairo, and he ill impart to you all of his schemes against the $rench/" )e then said

"Nocdar," to the spirit ho then #anished li!e lightening/ ' uarter of an hour after he returned ith the

7ey ho said= "5e ha#e made a treaty of alliance ith the .nglish, and the armistice concluded ith

the$rench ill be bro!en ithout arning/" )e disappeared ith the spirit after the old man had said=


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These magical characters should be engra#ed on the inside of the ring/

"&elander/ The Mufti of the 1rand Mosue ill appear before your eyes and sho you a manuscript of

aor! hich he has composed and hich he has refused to sho to his best friends, e#en the 1rand

8isir/" 6 did that hich has pre#iously been indicated, and #ery soon the Mufti appeared and placing his

manuscript on the table, he said to me= "Tonas, &ugar," hich means in the language of the magi= readand belie#e/ The old man loo!ed at him affectionately; he ga#e him his hand pronounced ith

seetness

and e:pression, o Solem/ The Mufti, after boing, disappeared/


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"Return the talisman and the ring to me," the old man said, "and ta!e this/" B$igure No/ H

Characters to be engra#ed on the inside of the ring/

"6t ill ser#e to acti#ate as many spirits as you ish to underta!e or to stop operations hich ould becontrary to you/ The magic ords are= &orami, &aitu:, .lastot/ 5e ill not at this moment ma!e any

e:periments; tomorro e ill go to the shores of the Nile and e ill ha#e constructed a bridge of a

single arch on hich e shall pass to the other side of the ri#er/")ere is the ne:t talisman and its ring B$igure No/ I/


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They ha#e the property of destroying e#erything, of commanding the elements, of calling don the

thunder, hail, the stars, earthua!es, hurricanes, ater spouts on land and sea, and of preser#ing ourfriends from all accidents/ )ere are the ords hich one must pronounce Bthe numbers indicate each

thing that you ish to operate= first, you pronounce= *itau, )urandos; second, Ridas, Talimol; third,

'trosis, Narpida; fourth, 9usur, 6tar; fifth, )ispen, Tromador; si:th, %aranthes, )istanos/


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"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ D4 ill ma!e you in#isible to all eyes, e#en those of the spirits/

nly the 1reat 7eing could be itness to your steps and your actions/ ?ou ill penetrate e#eryhereinto the bosom of the seas, into the boels of the earth, you can li!eise sur#ey the airs, and no action

of

men can be hidden from you/ Say only= 7enatir, Carar!au, *edos, .tinarmi/"6 repeated these four ords, and through the alls of the %yramid 6 sa to 'rabs ho ere on the

plain

and ho ere profiting by the obscurity to ransac! a tomb here they hoped to find something of#alue/

"?ou ill be able, hen you ish, to pro#e the other things hich 6 ill ha#e taught you, it ill only

benecessary to place the ring successi#ely on the different fingers of the right hand/


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"The talisman and ring B$igure No/ DD ill ser#e to transport you into hate#er part of the orld you

judge appropriate ithout running any danger/ Say merely these ords= Raditus, %olastrien, Terpandu,strata, %ericatur, .rmas/ 7ut 6 hope that you ill not ma!e use of these means to lea#e me ithout my

consent/ %romise it to me/" "My father, 6 sear to it/"


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"5ith the talisman and the ring B$igure No/ DJ you ill be able to open all loc!s, no matter hat

secretsha#e been employed to shut them; you ill not need a !ey/ Simply by touching them ith the ring and

pronouncing these three ords= Saritap, %erniso:, ttarim, they ill open of themsel#es ithout

difficulty/ Ma!e proof of this on the spot, my son," the old man told me/ "Close the cas!et hich yousee

on that table/" 6 did this, and after ha#ing assured myself that nothing could open it but the !ey, 6

touchedit ith the ring and pronounced the magic ords, and it opened of its on accord/ "6t ill be the same,"

added the old man, "ith all the doors of prisons, fortified castles, here they might loc! you up/


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"5ith the talisman and ring B$igure No/ DE, you ill be able to see hat ta!es place in all houses

ithout being obliged to enter them; you ill be able to read the thoughts of e#eryone hom youapproach and ith hom you find yourself, and you ill be able to render them ser#ice or do them

injury

as you ish/ 6t ill be sufficient to place the talisman on your head and then to blo on the ring saying=o

Tarot, Ni+ael, .starnas, Tantare+ these ords are for !noing the thoughts of people/

"6n order to render ser#ice to those ho deser#e it, you say= Nista, Saper, 8isnos, and they illimmediately enjoy all sorts of prosperities/


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"To punish the ic!ed and your enemies, you ill say= atros, Nifer, Ro:as, Rortos, and they ill at

once suffer punishment and frightful torment/ 5hat you ha#e already seen should pro#e to you that 6

ha#e ad#anced nothing hich cannot be realised; therefore it is useless to ma!e proof thereof/Characters to be engra#ed on the inside of the ring/

"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ D3 ill ser#e you to destroy all the projects hich could be

madeagainst you, and if any spirit ished to oppose your ishes, you could force him to submit to you/

%lace

the talisman on a table under your left hand and ith the ring on the second finger of the right hand,you

say in a bass #oice, hile inclining your head=

Senapos, Terfita, .stamos, %erfiter, Notarin/


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"The talisman and ring B$igure No/ DF ha#e a property as e:traordinary as agreeable; they ill gi#e


you all the #irtues, all the talents, and the inclination to do good by changing all substances hich areof

a bad uality and rendering them e:cellent/ $or the first object, hile ele#ating the talisman and ith

thering placed on the first joint of the third finger of the left hand, it is sufficient to pronounce these

ords=

Turan, .stonos, $u+a/"$or the second operation you say= 8a+otas, Testanar, and you ill see operate the onder hich 6 ha#e


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proclaimed to you/

"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ DG ill assist you to !no all the minerals and #egetables, their

#irtues and properties, and you ill possess the uni#ersal medicine/ There is no illness that you ill notbe able to cure and no cure that you ill underta!e ithout success/ 'esculapius and )ippocrates ill

only be no#ices compared to you/ ?ou pronounce only these ords= Reterrem, Salibat, Cratares,

)isater,and hen you are near a sic! person you ill carry thet talisman on the stomach and the ring ith a St/

'ndre(s Cross around your nec! on a ribbon the colour of fire/



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"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ D2 ill !eep you safe in the midst of the most ferocious

animals,

to subdue them to your ill, to !no by their different cries hat they ant as they ha#e a languageamong themsel#es/ Mad animals ill !eep at a distance from you, and you ill ma!e them perish

forthith by pronouncing the ords hich 6 am going to indicate to you/

"$or the first operation it is sufficient to say= )ocatos, 6morad, Surater, Mar!ila/ $or the second=Trumantrem, Ricona, .stupit, :a/



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"The talisman and ring B$igure No/ DH ill enable you to !no the good or bad intentions of all the

indi#iduals hom you ill meet to guarantee you of it and to impress on their face a mar! hich illbe

noticed by e#eryone/ 6t is sufficient to pronounce these mysterious ords, hile placing the talisman

onyour heart and the ring on the little finger of your right hand/ ?ou ill then say= Crostes, $urinot,

Katipa,

1arinos/"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ DI ill


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gi#e you all talents and a profound understanding of all the arts so that you can perform ith as much

brilliance as the greatest masters and foremost artists/ 6t is sufficient to carry the talisman and the ring

ina manner you judge suitable hile pronouncing these se#en ords= Ritas, nalun, Tersorit, mbas,

Serpitas, Luitathar, &amarath hile adding afterards the name of the art or the talent hich you ish

topossess/

"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ J4 ill help you to in at lotteries and to ma!e certain hen

playing a game that you ill obtain the fortune of your ad#ersaries/ ?ou ill place the talisman on yourleft arm, adjusting it ith a hite ribbon, and the ring on the little finger of your right hand; then you

ill

say these ords= Ro!es for a selection, %ilatus for a combination of to numbers, &otas for dice,Tulitas

for four inning numbers, atanitos for fi#e inning numbers/ 7e sure to pronounce all the ords

hen

you are on a uine, and for a card game you ill pronounce them each time the cards are shuffled, if itis


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you or your partner, and before commencing you ill touch your left arm on the spot here the

talisman

is to be found ith your right hand, and you ill !iss your ring/ 'll this must be done ithout draingthe attention of your ad#ersary/



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"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ JD ill enable you to direct all the infernal poers against your

enemies or against those ho ould injure your friends/ ?ou ill carry it in a manner hich you

consider suitable and pronounce merely these three ords= sthariman, 8isantiparos, Noctatur/


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"The talisman and the ring B$igure No/ JJ ill ser#e you to recognise hat the infernal poers ish to

underta!e, and you can abort all their projects by placing the talisman on your chest and the ring on thefirst joint of the little finger of the left hand/ ?ou pronounce these ords= 'ctatos, Catipta, 7ejouran,

6tapan, Marnutus/

Composition of the Talismans and the Rings/


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"'s it is possible that you ha#e not had the means of ma!ing talismans and rings similar to mine," the

old

man said to me, "you ill ma!e them up in the manner hich 6 ill indicate/ Kno that the rings are ofbron+ed steel ith the characters engra#ed thereon/ The talismans should be made of sil! cloth in the

dimensions of the figures/

No/ D/ 5hite satin embroidered in gold/No/ J/ Red satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ E/ S!yblue satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ 3/ 7lac! satin embroidered in sil#er/No/ F/ 1reen satin embroidered in gold/

No/ G/ 8iolet satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ 2/ 1oldenyello satin embroidered in gold/No/ H/ 0ilac satin ith shaded sil!/

No/ I/ %oppyred satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ D4/ ?ello satin embroidered in blac! sil!/

No/ DD/ %uce satin embroidered in gold/No/ DJ/ *ar! blue satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ DE/ %ale grey satin embroidered in gold/

No/ D3/ Rose satin embroidered in sil#er/No/ DF/ 1oldenyello satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ DG/ range satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ D2/ *ar! green satin embroidered in gold/No/ DH/ 7lac! satin embroidered in gold/


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No/ DI/ 5hite satin embroidered in blac! sil!/

No/ J4/ Cherry satin embroidered in sil#er/

No/ JD/ 1rey5hite satin, shaded/No/ JJ/ Red satin, embroidered in the middle ith gold, the border in sil#er, and the signs in blac! and

hite sil!/

The old man, after ha#ing gi#en me this information, replaced all the talismans and rings in the cas!et/The spirit ho as at my side closed it arid ga#e him the !ey/ The old man said to me= "'ll the

onders

hich ha#e been performed in front of ?ou, my dear son, ought not to lea#e any doubt of the %oerand

#irtue of these talismans and rings/ 6f you ha#e not e:perienced any obstacle in your enterprises, it is

because your heart is pure, that your soul is ithout stain, and that #irtue, probity, and honour illalays be dear to you/ ' man ho had the least reproach to ma!e to himself, ho had destroyed the

good of others, or ho had only the intention of so doing, ould not be able to participate in our

mysteries/ 6n #ain ould he ha#e in his possession all that you see, our magical language !non to

him/The celestial poers>aerial, infernal, terrestrial, and those of the oceans and fire>ould rebel against

him/ 'll that he ished to underta!e ould turn to his shame and his confusion, and at each in#ocation

hich he might ma!e, the poers that he implored for help and inter#ention ould anser him=Renounce thy projects/ Thou art guilty/ 7efore commanding us, purify thyself, e:piate thy faults/

"6f after these emanations he continued to conjure the poers, he ould finish by being punished and

ould ithout fail lose his life/ Remember then, my dear son, that all is possible ith #irtue and thatnot

one fault ill remain unpunished/ There are still to prayers hich you must be careful to recite before

and after each conjuration that you ish to do; here they are=

$irst %rayer/The Celestial $ire abo#e is an incorruptable flame, alays scintillating, the source of life, fountain of

all

the 7eings, and principle of all things/ This flame produces all and nothing perishes e:cept hich itconsumes= it ma!es itself !non by itself/ This fire cannot be contained in any place; it is ithout

body

or matter/ 6t encompasses the s!ies, and from it emanates a little spar! hich ma!es all fire of the Sun,of

the Moon, and the Stars/ That is hat 6 !no of 1od= do not try to !no more because that is beyond

you, such judge as thou art/ Moreo#er, !no that the unjust or ic!ed man cannot hide himself infront

of 1od; no address or any e:cuse can disguise anything from his piercing eyes/ 'll is clear to 1od= 1od

is e#eryhere/

Second %rayer/There is in 1od as immense profundity of flame; the heart ought not, hoe#er, to fear to touch or to be


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touched by this adorable fire; it ill not be consumed by this seet fire, hose tranuil and perishable

heat ma!es the union, harmony, and duration of the orld/ Nothing e:ists e:cept by this fire hich is

1od/ No one has engendered it; it is ithout mother, it !nos all, and no one is able to !no anythingof

it/ 6t is immo#able in its projects and its name is ineffable/ )ere then is that hich is 1od; because for

us,ho are his messengers, e are but a small part of 1od/

"?ou see, my son, that all the instructions that 6 gi#e you ha#e as a basis the respect hich one oes to

1od, 5ho is the principle of all things and 5hose ineffable and limitless goodness fills us to the brimeach day ith all )is goodness, hen e render oursel#es orthy of it by our respect and our

submission

to )is ill and )is immutable decree/"The old man after these short reflections said to me= "?ou ha#e no doubt noticed, my son, that 6 ha#e

spo!en to you about the birds to hom 6 as going to gi#e food, and you ha#e seen spirits ho had one

ith them; hen the pieces of gold ere deposited at your feet, it as these birds ho enabled them to

disco#er it by their instinct and by the magical and cabalistic ords hich one pronounced/ To procurethese birds there are difficulties ithout number that one must conuer, and the profane, those ho are

not initiated into our mysteries, ma!e useless efforts to obtain them/ 6t is of the mar#elous 7lac! )en

that6 am going to con#erse ith you/ The great romasis, father of &oroaster, as the first ho possessed

one; it is from him that 6 possess the secret of calling them into e:istence, and here is the manuscript in

hich is contained the manner of hatching these birds ho are as rare as precious/" )e opened for meat

the same time this manuscript hose co#er as a thin plate of gold co#ered ith diamonds, rubies,

topa+es and sapphires hose brilliance it as impossible to bear/ The paper as of a da++ling

hiteness,and the hieroglyphic characters ere traced by hand in rosecoloured in!/

"6 ill teach ?9 to read in this boo! as 6 can," he said to me, "but let us occupy oursel#es ith the

ayto hatch the 7lac! )en and to procure the eggs hich she ill come forth/" )e too! se#eral pieces of

aromatic oods such as aloes, cedar, or lemon, laurel, some root of 6ris, and some roses hose lea#es

had been dried in the sun/ BTranslators note= the author distinctly states lea#es, not petals/ )e put thelot

in a chafingdish of gold/ poured on top thereof balsamic oil of the purest essence, transparent gum, and

ha#ing pronounced the ords= 'thas, Solinam, .rminatos, %asaim, the sunlight penetrated the #ault/)e

placed a glass on the chafingdish/ 't the same moment that the sun(s struc! the glass, the perfumes

and

pieces of odorous ood hich ere in the dish burst into flame, the glass liuified, and an agreeableodor as diffused in the #ault/ 8ery soon nothing as left but cinders/ The old man, ho had not

ceased

to atch ith the greatest attention, too! a golden egg hich been in a blac! #el#et bag and hich 6had

not noticed/ )e opened this egg, closed the burning cinders therein, and placed it then on a blac!

cushion/)e co#ered it ith a faceted roc!crystal bell; then, raising his eyes and his arms toard the #ault, he

cried= o Sanataper, 6smai, Nontapilus, .rti#aler, Canopistus/ The sun seemed to dart its rays on this bell

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The bell became the colour of fire, the golden egg disappeared before my eyes, a thin #apour rose in

the

air, and 6 sa a little blac! pullet hich stirred, got to its feet and cluc!ed faintly/ The old man

e:tendedone of his fingers to it, and it placed itself thereon/ )e then pronounced these to ords= 7inusas,

Testipas, and the inged creature glided onto his breast/


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There," said the old man, "is the manner of procuring a 7lac! )en/ 6n a fe days it ill be of ordinary

si+e, and 6 ill instruct it in front of you/ ?ou ill see the instinct of this animal to disco#er the most

hidden treasures and that the smallest particle of gold cannot escape it/ 0et us gi#e than!s to the 1reat7eing ho has permitted us to penetrate these mysteries and to perform such prodigies and mar#els/

5e

ill say together the to prayers recounted further bac!/" 'fter ha#ing fulfilled this duty, he said to me,"My son, this is enough/ 5e ill ta!e a little rest/" The sun had shone on us for some time/ 6t

disappeared, and its light as replaced by that of se#eral chandeliers/ The spirit, ho had not left us,

too!a lyre, and accompanying himself he sang in the language of the magicians of the .ternal %oer and

the

mar#els of nature/The old man listened ith attention to the accents of the spirit/ $or myself 6 as enchanted, arid he

smiled in obser#ing me/ "This is enough," he said to the spirit/ "7efore deli#ering oursel#es to rest, 6

ish to sho you the means of ha#ing a 7lac! )en ithout ha#ing recourse to those hich 6 ha#e

used,for it ould be difficult to obtain the perfumes and the other materials hich 6 placed in the chaffing

dish

if others than you or 6 ished to perform this great or!/ 7ut if someday you find someone ho isorthy of being initiated, here is the means hich you should employ/ Ta!e an egg hich you ill

e:pose at noon to the gleams of the sun, obser#ing that it has not the least stain/ Then you choose a hen

as blac! as possible; if it has any feathers of another colour, you ill pull them out/ ?ou ill co#er itshead ith a hood of blac! material in such a manner that it cannot distinguish anything/ ?ou ill allo

it the use of its bea!/ .nclose it in a bo: lined also ith blac! material, big enough to contain it, and

place that in a room here daylight cannot penetrate/ 7e careful to bring it food only at night/ 5hen all

these indispensible precautions ha#e been ta!en, you ill gi#e it the egg to sit on, ta!ing care that it isnot

disturbed by any noise/ 6t all depends on the blac!ness of this hen, its imagination ill be impressed

ithit, and at the proper time you ill see hatched a hen hich is completely blac!/ 7ut 6 repeat to you, is

necessary that those ho perform this shall be orthy by their isdom and #irtue to participate in these

sacred and di#ine mysteries/ $or, if e are not able to read the hearts of men, it is not the same ith the1reat Spirit; all is !non to him and he penetrates our most secret intentions and our most hidden

thoughts/ 6t is after that that )e accords or refuses to us )is fa#ours and )is gifts/

"ur sitting has been so long," he added, "that 5e must ta!e some food before deli#ering oursel#es torest/" )e clapped his hands three times, and the Sla#es, the spirits ho had pre#iously appeared,

offered

themsel#es again to my attention, and in an instant e had all the #iands that could satisfy taste aroma,

and the eyes/ The meal as #ery gay; the old man annimated it by his sallies/ The spirit as also of theparty/ 6 as as inspired, and 6 joined the con#ersation/ 't last sleep eighed don our eyes, and e left

the table to taste its seetness/

The most agreeable dreams lulled me ith their cheerful images, and hen 6 ao!e daylight lit up ourabode/ 6 did not see the old man or the spirit/ 6 thought that they had gone out, and 6 abandoned myself

to

my reflections/ The present assures me of the future, nothing could ma!e me an:ious/ 6f fortune gi#eshappiness, 6 said to myself, ho ill be happier than 6/ 6 cannot see any ish hich ill not be

accomplished at once; my lot ould be en#ied if it ere !non by the remainder of men/ 6 ant to be

able to return to my country soon/ 's 6 folloed up this idea, 6 heard a slight noise and sa the old man


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enter folloed by the spirit/ They approached me, both too! me by the hand, and 6 left my bed of rest at

once/

A?ou ha#e rested ell, my dear son," the old man said/ "*uring your sleep 6 ent out ith the spirit to#isit my birds, and 6 am going to ma!e you acuainted ith their talents/ 't the same instant he touched

a

spring hich as in the all, a section opened, and se#en blac! birds hich 6 recognised as hens erebrought in in a cage by to blac! sla#es/ "These animals ha#e a mar#elous instinct for finding gold/

?ou

ill be the judge/" )e placed se#eral pieces of gold under the cushions, in the cre#ices of alls underthe

folds of his turban, then said to the sla#es= Tournabos, $ati#os, 'lmabisos/ They opened the cage,

unco#ered the heads of the birds, and the hens came out and fle immediately in the different placeshere the gold as hidden/ They pic!ed up the pieces in their bea!s and deposited them at the feet of

the

old man/ )e too! these birds one after the other and carressed them/ )e said to me= "?ou see ho tame

they are; e ill go out for a hile on the plain; 6 ha#e placed in the sand se#eral pieces of gold/ 5eill

release our birds, and soon they ill ha#e disco#ered the treasure/" )e made a sign to the sla#es ho

reclosed the birds in the cage e departed/'s soon as e had come out of the %yramid for about fi#e hundred paces onto the plain, he released the

birds/ They ent a fe paces; soon it seemed that their instinct indicated to them here the treasure

asto be found/ They fle in that direction, and all se#en of them started scratching/ They soon disco#ered

the sac!s, and one of them started to cac!le; e approached and sa the sac!s hich the old man had

hidden/ 6 could not pre#ent myself from shoing my surprise/ "My son, you see that all is possible ith

the aid of 1od and his poerful protection/" 5e too! the sac!s and reentered the %yramid/)e had the birds reenclosed ith the same precautions as ere ta!en to let them out/ )e then said to

me=

"0et us see hat condition my neborn is in/" )e opened a little bo: lined ith don in hich he hadenclosed it, and already feathers ere beginning to appear/ "' fe more days," he said, "and it ill be

able to recei#e the first lessons/ )e replaced the bo: in its place/ "Since e ha#e been together," said

theold man, "e ha#e not gone out; e ill ma!e a little e:cursion into the country and ear the costume

of

the locality/" The spirit co#ered his head ith a turban and dressed completely li!e a Tur!/ 6 did thesame, and e prepared to depart/ 7efore lea#ing 6 sa the old man ta!e a talisman and a ring/ 6

remar!ed

on it, and he told me that perhaps it might be necessary for us and that precaution as the mother of

security/ 5e then ent our ay and al!ed uietly for some time/ The old man spo!e to us of thechanges hich too! place in the orld from time to time, of the re#olution of the stars and the planets/

)e seemed to gi#e notice to us and to foreshado things hich ould follo/ 'll of a sudden a horde

of'rabs pounced upon us ith raised sords/ The old man loo!ed at them ithout fright, and he raised

his

hand; the brigands stopped/ )e pronounced the ords prescribed for the talisman B$igure No/ D4 ande

became in#isible/ The astonished 'rabs loo!ed on all sides ithout seeing us/ 6t is impossible to paint a

picture of the astonishment of these #illains/ Their chief appeared astounded/ The old man smiled/ )e


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pronounced the ord Natarter in a loud #oice, and they too! flight ith lightening rapidity/ "7e calm,"

said the old man/ "$or a long time they ill not dare to appear in this territory/"

5e continued al!ing for some time/ The time passed ith an e:traordinary rapidity; the con#ersation

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the old man as so #aried, so instructi#e, that it as impossible to listen to him ithout being charmed

by all that he said/ "0et us return to our abode/" 'fter ha#ing pronounced these ords, he loo!ed at the

sun and cried= "7rilliant star, image of the *i#inity, thou ho #i#ifies the earth and gi#es life to nature,recei#e my homage; may 6 ere 6 lea#e the earth constantly enjoy thy light/"

"5hat has gi#en birth to these somber ideas," 6 immediately cried/ "5hy do you thin! of lea#ing

earth@""'h, my son< .ach day hich passes, each that e ta!e leads us toards the tomb/ 0uc!y is the just

man

ho can go to sleep in peace in the care of 1od to enjoy thereafter the reards promised to #irtue/'lso,

my son, do you belie#e that 6 do not concern myself ith my last hour@ 't my age it is permitted to

thin!of it, and 6 ha#e alays li#ed in a manner so as to be able to die ithout fear/ 6 am J24 years old, and 6

ha#e seen many things pass; 6 ill pass also hen my turn comes/ 'nd no enough of this matter/ 6 see

that 6 trouble you, and that is not my intention/ 0et us tal! of other things/

"The talisman and ring B$igure No/ J4 ill furnish you ith the means to in at lotteries/ 6 ish alsoto

indicate to you an infallible calculation to obtain the same ad#antages/ 6t is really #ery simple/ ?ou ta!e

agame of piuet composed of thirtyto cards/ ?ou shuffle them, cut and e:tract nineteen cards one after

the other commencing ith that hich is underneath/ Ta!e their numbers= !no, the ace is DD, the !ing

3,the ueen E, the !na#e J, and the other cards their numerical #alue/ 'dd up the total/ Then add the E4 or

ED days of the month in hich you find yourself, your age, the day of your birth, that is to say, the first,

second or third or such other day, and a date hen you ha#e pro#ed something happy or agreeable= you

add all these numbers, you ta!e a third of it, and you place in the lottery the numbers hich thisaddition

has gi#en you/ ?ou can be certain that these numbers ill come out in totality or in part on the different

heels/ $or instance, if you find the numbers DE, FJ, 2E, you can ta!e again ED, JF, E2, and the unities/This calculation is infallible/ ?ou can con#ince yourself/ The number E4 is pri#iledged, and it is from

this that all is calculated for E times E4 ma!es I4; it is from this that one does not ish to e:ceed this

number in the lottery/ 6t is the same ith all games/"The numbers hich ha#e E for a root are the most fortunate; odd is all/ 1od, after ha#ing created the

orld and being occupied for si: days in establishing the admirable order hich e:ists, rested on the

se#enth, hich is odd/ 0et us ta!e 1od as an e:ample and a model in all that e do and e ill beassured in all that e underta!e/ ?ou ha#e noticed, my son, that odd numbers are the basis of all the

mysterious operations into hich 6 ha#e initiated you/"

5e continued our route and arri#ed at the %yramid/ )e opened the door, and e ent don/ 'rri#ing in

the hall, e sat don on a sofa hich faced the table on hich as the cas!et of the tasilmans/ The oldman replaced the one hich had ser#ed to clear aay the 'rabs, and e remained in silence for some

time/

The old man appeared tired/ )e reclined on the and soon he as asleep/ 6 cast my eyes on his #enerablefigure, and 6 admired his serenity, Calmness spread o#er all his features/ 6 remar!ed about this to the

spirit ho told me= "6t is the image of his soul/ 6 ha#e obeyed him for more than a century/ ?ou cannot


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ha#e any idea of his #irtue, of his isdom, of his goodness/ )is days are numerous, and all are mar!ed

by

some good deed, of the unhappy he has rescued ithout their e#er !noing ho the being as hocame

to their help/ 6f the eternal Soul ho has created all should ta!e the figure of a mortal, it is his hich )e

ould borro/ 6s not the just man in effect the image of 1od on earth@ Many ha#e ta!en title, but homany ha#e usurped it and merited little/" 'fter ha#ing pronounced these ords, the spirit got up, !nelt

on

the ground near the old man, and raising his hands and eyes toards hea#en, said in a solemn tonehich

aed me=

".ternal Spirit, 5ho hears me and 5ho reads heart, prolong the life of this #irtuous man/ .nsure thathe

adorns by his presence for a long time to come the earth hich ?ou enrich ith Thy gifts, unless ?ou

ha#e reser#ed for him near Thee a reard orthy of him/"

The sentiments ith hich he e:pressed these ords !eenly mo#ed me/ Tears et my eyes, and 6 fellon

my !nees as he had/

The old man ao!e at this moment, and casting his eyes on us, he said to us ith a smile, "5hat areyou

doing, my children@" 6 ansered that e ere praying to the 1reat 7eing to conser#e our father for us/

"My good friends," ansered the old man, "our life has a term set by %ro#idence hich e cannote:tend= e#erything begins, e#erything must end; 1od alone is eternal/ The only thing hich can sur#i#e

us is the memory of our #irtues and the good e:amples hich e ha#e set/ 5hile li!e #oyagers e can

percei#e the course of our destiny and hat good or e#il e ha#e done as e ha#e been more or less

thesla#es of our passions, happy is he ho has been able to command himself and to distinguish the

happiness hich is praiseorthy from hat is not/ $or myself, 6 ha#e been happy enough; 6 made the

distinction in the springtime of my life, and in the inter 6 taste the seetness/ 6 shall soon return intothe

bosom of )im ho has created me; a dream announced it to me in my sleep/ 6n a fe hours my soul

illlea#e its mortal remains and ill rise toards the celestial regions/"

"h hea#ens< my father," 6 cried, "hat do you announce@"

"5hat you must aait li!e myself, my dear son but 6 bless my departure since 6 ha#e the consolation indying of lea#ing my heritage to a man ho is deser#ing, ho lo#es #irtue, ho practices it, and ho

ill

ne#er step aside from it/ 6 ill inform you of my last ishes, and you ill e:ecute them punctually if

youlo#e me and if you are grateful/"

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and prostrated themsel#es at my feet/ ".:tend your hand o#er them as a sign of domination," the old

man

said to me/ 6 obeyed/ They arose, and the old man(s ha#ing made a sign, they disappeared/)e added, "Ta!e the gold urn hich you ill find in the cabinet on the right and place it on the table/

5hen 6 no longer e:ist, place my body in the middle of this chamber/ Ta!e the aromatic oods, hich

you ill find near the coffers filled ith gold, and surround me ith them/ 'fter ha#ing poured o#erthe

pyre the liuid enclosed in the #ase suspended from the roof, you ill use the talisman ith hich 6

formed the egg in hich as enclosed the 7lac! )en/ 'fter ha#ing pronounced the mysterious ords,you ill set the funeralpile on fire to consume my mortal remains/ Ta!e the ashes and enclose them in

the urn/ Conser#e them/ Men, cherish my memory; 6 die content/ 6 ould ha#e li!ed to sho you the

means of instructing the little 7lac! %ullet, but )ea#en hich !nos our projects has not ished it so/dous ill teach you; he also !nos this secret/ 6 feel my soul ready to fly aay/ Come, my dear son,

dry your tears so that 6 can press you once again to my heart/ Remember, death is only dreaded by the

guilty and the unjust man/" 6 approached him and he ga#e me a last !iss/ "1oodbye, my dear son," he

said/ "0isten to my last ishes/"5hile 6 as still bending o#er the sofa, he e:pired/ 6 could not help myself saying, hile sobbing, that

the death of the just is seet and orthy of en#y/ 6 fell almost unconscious at the feet of my benefactor/

dous brought me bac! to my senses by obser#ing that e had to obey our father/ 5e then punctuallyperformed that hich he had ordered, and soon there remained only the ashes of the most just and most

#irtuous of men/

6 said to dous, "5e ill lea#e this day and ma!e all the necessary arrangements for returning to mycountry/ "6 am ith you," ansered the spirit/ "?our ishes are la for me; command and 6 obey/" 6

had

all the sla#es brought before me and had them put on $rench costumes/ 6t sufficed me to ha#e recourse

tothe talismans/ 6 had all the treasures and the effects hich ere in the underground #aults transported to

the ban!s of the Nile and pro#ided for the precious urn hich 6 personally !ept/ dous found a boat/

5eent don the ri#er, and #ery soon e entered the roadstead here a #essel as about to set sail for

Marseilles/ 6 boarded ith all my people, and soon e ere in midocean/ The captain of the #essel and

the sailors e:amined us ith e:treme curiosity/ 's 6 spo!e all languages at ill, they ere e#en moresurprised/

Night came and the ind rose/ The captain told me that he feared a storm/ 6 told him that his #essel as

good and ould resist it/ That hich he foretold arri#ed; the sea became furious/ $ear and despair ereon all faces/ The pilot could no longer control the ship/ nly 6, calm and tranuil, seemed unmo#ed/

%ro#ided ith the talisman and ring B$igure No/ I and pronouncing the mysterious ords, 6 sei+ed the

tiller and the #essel hich, the instant before, as the plaything of the inds and the surrounding

a#es,sailed forard lightly o#er the #ast bosom of the sea/ The hole cre regarded me as a god, e#en

gi#ing

me that name/ "6 am but man," 6 told them/ "My friends, 6 do not frighten easily, 6 !no the art ofna#igation, and you see, it is only necessary to be composed to stand the storm at bay/"

The rest of our #oyage as #ery happy/ 5e arri#ed at Marseilles, and e passed through uarantine


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before stepping ashore/ 6 paid for my passage and that of my folloers ith a generosity hich

astonished the captain/ 6 ga#e a present to each man o

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