Ritual Fire

Orphic Hymns | Hymn I. THE GODDESS PROTHYRÆA

“I. TO THE GODDESS PROTHYRÆA * . The FUMIGATION from STORAX. O venerable goddess, hear my pray'r, For labour pains are thy peculiar care; in thee, when stretch'd upon the bed of grief, The sex as in a mirror view relief. Guard of the race, e…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn II. NIGHT

“II. TO NIGHT. The FUMIGATION with TORCHES. NIGHT, parent goddess, source of sweet repose, From whom at first both Gods and men arose, Hear, blessed Venus, deck'd with starry light, 3 In sleep's deep silence dwelling Ebon night! Dreams and s…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn III. HEAVEN

“III. TO HEAVEN. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. GREAT Heav'n, whose mighty frame no respite knows, Father of all, from whom the world arose: Hear, bounteous parent, source and end of all, Forever whirling round this earthly ball; Abode of…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn IV. FIRE

“IV. TO FIRE. The FUMIGATION from SAFFRON. O Ever untam'd Fire, who reign'st on high In Jove's dominions ruler of the sky; The glorious sun with dazzling lustre bright, And moon and stars from thee derive their light; All taming pow'r, æther…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn V. PROTOGONUS, Or the FIRST-BORN

“V. TO PROTOGONUS, Or the FIRST-BORN. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH. O Mighty first-begotten, hear my pray'r, 1 Two-fold, egg-born, and wand'ring thro' the air, p. 119 Bull-roarer, glorying in thy golden wings, 3 From whom the race of Gods and m…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn VI. THE STARS

“VI. TO THE STARS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. WITH holy voice I call the stars on high, Pure sacred lights and genii of the sky. Celestial stars, the progeny of Night, In whirling circles beaming far your light, Refulgent rays around the…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn VII. THE SUN

“VII. TO THE SUN. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA. HEAR golden Titan, whose eternal eye With broad survey, illumines all the sky. Self-born, unwearied in diffusing light, And to all eyes the mirrour of delight: Lord of the seasons…”

Orphic Hymns | Hymn VIII. THE MOON

“VIII. TO THE MOON * . The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. HEAR, Goddess queen, diffusing silver light, Bull-horn'd and wand'ring thro' the gloom of Night. 2 p. 125 With stars surrounded, and with circuit wide Night's torch extending, thro' the h…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 5 (part 3)

“When Isis heard of this she went to Byblos, and, gaining admittance to the palace through the report of the royal maidens, she was made nurse to one of the king's sons, Instead of nursing the child in the ordinary way, Isis gave him her fin…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 6 (part 20)

“The mighty ones in heaven shoot out fire under the caldrons which are heaped up with the haunches of the firstborn; and he that maketh those who live (514) in heaven to revolve round Unas hath shot into the caldrons the haunches of their wo…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 10 (part 18)

“The charms against serpents in the pyramid texts of the Vth and VIth dynasties have their equivalents in the XXXIst and XXXIIIrd Chapters of the Book of the Dead, which are found on coffins of the XIth and XIIth dynasties; and in the XVIIIt…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 10 (part 20)

“Next, he was delivered over to merciless tormentors, who tortured him in a place where there were multitudes of savage beasts; and, when he had been cast into the place of outer darkness, he saw a ditch more than two hundred feet deep fille…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 13 (part 8)

“27.) Chapter LXXXIX. "The Chapter of causing the soul to be united to its body in Neter-khert." (See pp. 112, 318, and pl. 17.) The two incense burners which stand, one at the head and one at the foot of the bier, are peculiar to the pap…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 16 (part 3)

“The palettes of the Egyptian scribe were rectangular, and were made of wood, stone, basalt, ivory (see Nos. 5512a, 5513, 5525a, and 12,779, etc., in the British Museum). They measure from 10 to 17 inches in length, and from 2 to 3 inches…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 18 (part 1)

“PLATES V. AND VI. Vignettes: The funereal procession to the tomb; running the length of the two plates. In the centre of Plate V. the mummy of the dead man is seen lying in a chest or shrine mounted on a boat with runners, which is draw…”

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 19 (part 3)

“The god Tmu, seated within the Sun-disk in the boat of the setting sun, facing a table of offerings. 6. The god Rehu, in the form of a lion (to illustrate line 133). 7. The serpent Uatchit, the lady of flame, a symbol of the eye of Ra,…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 37 (part 1)

“§ 8. The Gold-Finding Hen I must pass, however, to the incubation of the gold-finding hen, which is the head and crown of the proceedings. The grand Oromasis, the father of Zoroaster, was the first person who possessed one of these marvel…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 49 (part 3)

“Amen . When shaping this knife recite the Psalm Deus, judicium tuum Regi da . Then write these words upon the Rod: AGLA, ADONAY, ELOE, may the work of this wooden Knife be accomplished by you! Say also over it: CARA, CHERNA, SITO, CIRNA.…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 50 (part 1)

“§ 8. Concerning Aspersion and Cleansing In the preparation of the instruments, as already abundantly evident, and in the more important works which follow it. the ceremonies of aspersion and fumigation, that is, of purifying and consecrat…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 50 (part 2)

“The perfumes are aloes wood and incense for most occasions, and mace for the fumigation of the circle. The Book of True Black Magic omits mace but substitutes benzoin and storax, and any others at choice, without specific distinction as to…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 5)

“Having read so far, if he come not, write his seal on parchment; put it in a black box, with brimstone, assafœtida and other stinking perfumes; bind the said box with iron wire, hang it on the point of your sword, hold it over the fire of c…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 1)

“CHAPTER VI The Mysteries of Infernal Evocation according to the Grand Grimoire § 1. The Rite of Lucifuge THE Grand Grimoire divides with the Grimoire of Honorius the darksome honour of an intelligible and unmutilated Ritual of Black Magic.…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 2)

“From the purpose for which it is intended, and from the silence of the Grimoire, it may be inferred that the preparation of the goatskin is exceedingly simple and does not involve the removal of the hair. When the night of action has arriv…”

The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 3)

“FIRST PRAYER O great and living God, subsisting in one and the same person, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; I adore Thee with the deepest veneration., and I submit with the liveliest confidence to Thy holy and sufficient Protection.…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter VI

“Moreover, the gifts arising from the manifestations are not all of them equal, nor have the same fruits. But the presence of the Gods, indeed, imparts to us health of body, virtue of soul, purity of intellect, and in one word elevates every…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter VII

“Moreover, in the manifestations there is an indication of the order which the powers that are seen possess. For the Gods are surrounded by either Gods or angels; but archangels have angels either preceding or coarranged with them, or follow…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter VIII

“Moreover, with respect to the tenuity and subtilty of light, the Gods extend a light so subtle that corporeal eyes cannot sustain it, 100 but are affected in the same manner as fishes, when they are drawn upward from turbid and thick water…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter X-a

“What you introduce, however, for the purpose of obtaining a knowledge of these things, whether it be your own opinion, or whether you have heard it from others, is neither true nor rightly asserted. For you say, “ that to speak 104 boastin…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter VI

“That, however, which is the greatest thing is this, that he who [appears to] draw down a certain divinity, sees a spirit descending and entering into some one, recognizes its magnitude and quality, and is also mystically persuaded and gover…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XVI

“Descending, however, to particulars, the soul of animals, the dæmon who presides over them, the air, the motion of the air, and the circulation of the heavens, variously change the viscera, 156 conformably to the will of the Gods. But an in…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XXIV

“In what follows, while you endeavour to unfold divination, you entirely subvert it. For if a passion of the soul is admitted to be the cause of it, what wise man will attribute to an unstable and stupid thing orderly and stable foreknowledg…”

Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XXIX

“Why, therefore, does the maker of images, who effects these things, desert himself, though he is better than these images, and consists of 195 things of a more excellent nature, and confide in inanimate idols, which are inspired with the re…”

Gospel of Philip | Section 1c

“And Jesus said, “Whoever will not eat my flesh and drink my blood has no life within him.” What does he mean? His flesh is the word and blood the holy spirit. Who has received these has food and drink and clothing. I condemn those who sa…”

Gospel of Thomas | Logion 82

“Jesus said, "He who is near me is near the fire, and he who is far from me is far from the kingdom."…”

Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ad

“And also let them trust unto him, if they should come unto the Place of the Height: because it (is) he who will see and redeem us, 38 and there is a great mystery [69 ] of deliverance in him: and he is he who will deliver all the powers out…”

Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-ag

“And he hath the authority for to move about in all the arrays of the Inheritances of the Light, for to move about in them from without out unto within and from within in unto without and from above unto below and from below unto above, and…”

Pistis Sophia | Document THIRD-d

“Say unto them, Do love of God and receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say unto them, Be righteous and receive the mysteries, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light. Say u…”

Pistis Sophia | Document THIRD-p

“And whenever the soul, whenever she should say the mystery of the loosening of the seals, and immediately is wont to be loosened the counterfeit spirit; and it is wont to cease coming in against the soul, and it ceaseth from allotting the s…”

Pistis Sophia | Document THIRD-t

“And are not wont those Contentious (ones) they are not wont to prevail to pass through the Chaoses, for them to come unto the arrays which are above the Chaoses, and 150 convict the souls which come out of those Places. Now therefore the s…”

Pistis Sophia | Document THIRD-u

“Concerning the word therefore of the forgiveness of the sins which thou saidst unto us once in a parable, saying, I came to cast fire upon the earth; and also, What is that which I wish, except that it should be kindled: and also thou separ…”

Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter V — Of the Wonderful Natures of Fire and Earth | Chapter V, Section 1a

“CHAPTER V. Of the Wonderful Natures of Fire and Earth . There are two things, saith Hermes, viz., Fire and Earth, which are sufficient for the operation of all wonderful things: the former is active, the latter passive. Fire, as saith Di…”

Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter V — Of the Wonderful Natures of Fire and Earth | Chapter V, Section 1b

“Hence it was that the first and most wise institutors of religions and ceremonies ordained that prayers, singings and all manner of divine worships whatsoever should not be performed without lighted candles or torches (hence, also, was that…”

Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LVII — Of Geomancy, Hydromancy, Aeromancy, and Pyromancy, Four Divinations of Elements | Chapter LVII, Section 1b

“So the wife of Cicero foretold that he would be consul the next year because, when a certain man, after the sacrifice was ended, would look in the ashes, there suddenly broke forth a flame. Of this kind are those that Pliny speaks of—that…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | INTRODUCTION-h

“The primal idea of Pythagoras, which Bruno worked out to a more distinct development is this: numbers are the beginning of things; in other words numbers are the cause of the existence of material things; they are not final, but are always…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | INTRODUCTION-l

“There he passed the first day of that imprisonment which was to last for eight years. The next day he went over the lagoon in a gondola, in the company of his jailors, who took him to the prison of the Holy Office, and left him there. Lev…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | Fifth Dialogue-f

“I understand it all; but what is the meaning of, "May I be happy in this governance and with these bonds, and may that light not cease?" Tans. He means, and he proves, that every sort of love, the greater its dominion and the surer its hol…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | Fifth Dialogue-l

“Here are shown the pains and troubles which beset love, principally love of a low kind, which is no other than the forge of Vulcan, that smith who makes the bolts of Jove which torment offending souls. For ill-ordered love has in itself th…”

The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part II (Gli Eroici Furori) | First Dialogue-b

“This is precisely the humour of a furious lover, though the same may be said of nearly all mortals who are seriously affected in any way. We cannot say that this accords with all conditions in a general way, but only with those mortals who…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXIX, Section 1a

“(Homage to you, O Sacred Gâthas!) 1. Unto you (O Ahura and Asha!) the Soul of the Kine (our sacred herds and folk) cried aloud: For whom did ye create me, and by 1 whom did ye fashion me? On me comes the assault of wrath, and of violent p…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXX, Section 1a

“1. And now I will proclaim, O ye who are drawing near and seeking 1 to be taught! those animadversions 2 which appertain to Him who knows (all things) whatsoever; the praises which are for Ahura, and the sacrifices (which spring) from the…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXI, Section 1a

“1. These doctrines (therefore) we are earnestly declaring to You as we recite them forth from memory, words (till now) unheard 1 (with faith) by those who by means of the doctrinal vows 2 of the harmful Lie are delivering the settlements o…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXI, Section 1c

“49 harm to the tiller's herd, to the pious husbandman's flock, who speaks no word with lying, (who abjures the Lie-demon's faith 1 )? 16. Yea, I would ask Thee such a thing as this: How such an one as he who, with wise action, has striven…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXIV, Section 1a

“1. As to those (three gifts of blessings), Immortality, the Righteous Order, and the (established) Kingdom of Welfare, which Thou, O Mazda! hast given through (holy) deeds, words, and the sacrifice unto these (Thy servants here in my sigh…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ushtavaiti Gatha, Yasna XLIII, Section 1a

“1. Salvation to this man 1 , salvation to him whosoever (he may be 2 )! Let the absolutely ruling Great Creator grant (us, He) the living Lord, the two eternal powers. Yea, verily 3 , I ask it of Thee (O Ahura) for the maintaining 4 Righ…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ushtavaiti Gatha, Yasna XLIII, Section 1b

“102 righteous may I be a mighty help and joy 1 , since to preparations 2 for Thy Kingdom, and in desire (for its approach), I would devote myself so long as to Thee, O Mazda! I may praise, and weave my song. 9. Yea, I conceived of Thee a…”

Avesta (Gathas) | Ushtavaiti Gatha, Yasna XLVI, Section 1a

“1. To what land to turn 1 ; aye, whither turning shall I go? On the part of 2 a kinsman (prince), or allied peer, none, to conciliate, give 3 (offerings) to me (to help my cause), nor yet the throngs of labour, (not) even such as these 4…”

The Kalevala | Rune XII-d

“Spake the stout-heart, Lemminkainen: "Rise ye heroes of the broadsword, Ye, the earth's eternal heroes, From the deeps, ye sickle-bearers, From the brooks, ye crossbow-shooters, Come, thou forest, with thine archers, Come, ye thickets, with…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLIII-b

“"Let from these arise a mountain From the bottom of the deep-sea, Let a rock arise in water, That the war-ship of Pohyola, With her thousand men and heroes, May be wrecked upon the summit, By the aid of surging billows." Instantly a reef ar…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLV-c

“"Omnipresent God of mercy, Thou who livest in the heavens, Hasten hither, thou art needed, Hasten to thine ailing children, To observe their cruel tortures, To dispel these fell diseases, Drive destruction from our borders. Bring with thee…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLVII-a

“STEALS SUN, MOON, AND FIRE. Wainamoinen, ancient minstrel, Touched again his magic harp-strings, Sang in miracles of concord, Filled the north with joy and gladness. Melodies arose to heaven, Songs arose to Luna's chambers, Echoed through…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLVII-b

“Quick the heavens are burst asunder, Quick the vault of Ukko opens, Downward drops the wayward Fire-child, Downward quick the red-ball rushes, Shoots across the arch of heaven, Hisses through the startled cloudlets, Flashes through the trou…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLVII-c

“Greater knowledge had the mother, Did not journey to Manala, Knew the word to check the red-flame, How to banish the intruder Through the eyelet of a needle, Through the death-hole of the hatchet." Then the ancient Wainamoinen Questioned Il…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLVIII-a

“OF THE FIRE-FISH. Wainamoinen, the enchanter, The eternal wisdom-singer, Long reflected, well considered, How to weave the net of flax-yarn, Weave the fish-net of the fathers. Spake the minstrel of Wainola: "Who will plow the field and fa…”

The Kalevala | Rune XLVIII-c

“Spake the ancient Wainamoinen: "May I touch thee with my fingers, Using not my gloves of iron, Using not my blue-stone mittens? This the Sun-child hears and answers: "I should like to carve the Fire-fish, I should like this pike to handle,…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 5 (part 6)

“"In the lightning flash, the fourth form of nature, is the origin of life, and it attains perfection in the constancy of the fire. Here, in the object of division, is the p. 111 spirit born, and this spirit can either go backwards and ent…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 9)

“"All sacrificing without faith and divine desire is an p. 219 abomination before God, and does not reach the gate of divine glory; but if man enters therein with the power of faith, he surrenders to it his free will, and desires by that me…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 10)

“Thus the desire of God in the Word perceived the desire of man through the fire; for in the (divine) fire was consumed the animal vanity in the will of man, by means of the wrath, and then the purified human will, with the incorporated para…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 11)

“At the same time it made one fire out of the combination of the human life-fire and the divine love-fire, and therewith was constituted a true sacrifice of sin and restitution, because the sin was sacrificed to the fire of divine wrath, to…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 16)

“21.) "If there were even a thousand persons well taught by God and regenerated in the Spirit of Christ assembled together, and if each of them had his own particular gift and self-knowledge in God, nevertheless they would all be one in the…”

The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 14 (part 7)

“This light moderates the action of the fiery will still active in them, the blessings of their good deeds surround them, the hope for still greater glorification is their life, and from the trouble and persecution which they have suffered t…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter IV, Section 1b

“The acts of one who is devoid of attachment, who is free , whose mind is fixed on knowledge, and who performs action for (the purpose of) the sacrifice are all destroyed. Brahman is the oblation; with Brahman (as a sacrificial instrument)…”

The Bhagavad Gita | Chapter IX, Section 1a

“CHAPTER IX. Now I will speak to you, who are not given to carping, of that most mysterious knowledge, accompanied by experience, by knowing which you will be released from evil. It is the chief among the sciences, the chief among the myst…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book II | Sutra 1

“The practices which make for union with the Soul are: fervent aspiration, spiritual reading, and complete obedience to the Master. The word which I have rendered 'fervent aspiration' means primarily 'fire'; and, in the Eastern teaching, it…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book II | Sutra 2

“Their aim is, to bring soul-vision, and to wear away hindrances. The aim of fervour, spiritual reading and obedience to the Master, is, to bring soul-vision, and to wear away hindrances. Or, to use the phrase we have already adopted, the ai…”

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book IV | Sutra 23

“The psychic nature, taking on the colour of the Seer and of things seen, leads to the perception of all objects. In the unregenerate man, the psychic nature is saturated with images of material things, of things seen, or heard, or tasted, o…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter II-d

“Names of any dignity or importance must be conferred by the old men, and especially so if they have any spiritual significance; as Sacred Cloud, Mysterious Night, Spirit Woman, and the like. Such a name was sometimes borne by three generat…”

The Soul of the Indian | Chapter IV-b

“The same thing occurred when he took his first step, when his ears were pierced, and when he shot his first game, so that his childish exploits and progress were known to the whole clan as to a larger family, and he grew into manhood with t…”

Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 111a

“THE MOUNDS AND THE CONSTANT FIRE: THE OLD SACRED THINGS Some say that the mounds were built by another people. Others say they were built by the ancestors of the old Ani′-Kĭtu′hwagĭ for townhouse foundations, so that the townhouses would b…”

Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 126b

“Thus ginseng, or “sang,” as it is more often called by the white mountaineers, is known to the laity as â′talĭ-gûlĭ′ , “the mountain climber,” but is addressed in the formulas as Yûñwĭ Usdi′ , “Little Man,” while selu (corn) is invoked unde…”

Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 126e

“It was either smoked in the pipe or sprinkled upon the fire, never rolled into cigarettes, as among the tribes of the Southwest, neither was it ever smoked for the mere pleasure of the sensation. Of late years white neighbors have taught t…”

The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1f

“Fire for men | is the fairest gift, And power to see the sun; Health as well, | if a man may have it, And a life not stained with sin. 69. All wretched is no man, | though never so sick; Some from their sons have joy, Some win it from kin…”

The Poetic Edda: Voluspo | Section 1f

“Lothur : apparently an older name for Loki, the treacherous but ingenious son of Laufey, whose divinity Snorri regards as somewhat doubtful. He was adopted by Othin, who subsequently had good reason to regret it. Loki probably represents…”

The Poetic Edda: Voluspo | Section 1i

“On all sides saw I | Valkyries assemble, Ready to ride | to the ranks of the gods; Skuld bore the shield, | and Skogul rode next, Guth, Hild, Gondul, | and Geirskogul. Of Herjan's maidens | the list have ye heard, Valkyries ready | to ride…”

The Poetic Edda: Voluspo | Section 1m

“This stanza refers to the story that he was sent by the gods with Hönir as a hostage to the Wanes after their war (cf. stanza 21 and note), and that the Wanes cut off his head and returned it to the gods. Othin embalmed the head, and by m…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XIV (part 2)

“None of the angels could enter and could behold His face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. 22. The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh H…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XXXI

“CHAPTER XXXI. 1. And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were ⌈ groves of ⌉ trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. 2. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌈ to the east of the en…”

The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LXXI

“LXXI. Two earlier visions of Enoch . CHAPTER LXXI. 1. And it came to pass after this that my spirit was translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the holy sons of God . They were stepping on flames of fire: Their garments were…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter VIII, Section 1b

“Buddhism, however, acknowledges the existence of some of the Hindu deities, and from the various friendly offices which those Devas are said to have rendered to Gotama, Buddhists evince a respect for their idols.' See also Buddhaghosha's Pa…”

The Dhammapada | Chapter XXVI, Section 1a

“p. 89 CHAPTER XXVI. THE BRÂHMA N A (ARHAT). 383. Stop the stream valiantly, drive away the desires, O Brâhma n a! When you have understood the destruction of all that was made, you will understand that which was not made. 384. If the…”

Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1g

“When the gods, his fathers, beheld the fulfillment of his word, They rejoiced, and they did homage unto him, saying, " Marduk is king!" They bestowed upon him the scepter, and the throne, and the ring, They give him an invincible weapony wh…”

Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet XI — The Flood | Tablet XI, Section 1c

“Sooth, then, am I to give birth, unto (these) mine own people Only to glut (with their bodies) the Sea as though they were fish-spawn?' 125. Gods—Anunnaki—wept with her, the gods were sitting (all) humbled, (Aye), in (their) weeping, (and)…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 71 (part 7)

“Welcker, Maury, and now Decharme, show the name Kabeiron meaning "the powerful through fire," from the Greek word [[kaio]] "to burn." The Semitic Kabirim, "the powerful, the mighty, and the great," answering to the Greek [[ megaloi dunatoi…”

The Secret Doctrine | Page 73 (part 6)

“Zeus, it is said, proposed to annihilate these puny ephemerals, and to plant upon the earth a new race in their stead." We see the Lords of Being doing likewise, and exterminating the first product of nature and the sea, in the Stanzas (V,…”

The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY IV

“Another Tyrannical Jewish King. A certain Jewish king, the same who is referred to in the Sura "Signs of the Zodiac," I made up his mind to utterly exterminate the Christian faith, and with that view he set up a huge idol, and issued comman…”

Îsâ-Upanishad | Îsâ, Section 1b

“Remember thy deeds 5 ! 18. Agni, lead us on to wealth (beatitude) by a good path, thou, O God, who knowest all things! p. 314 [paragraph continues] Keep far from us crooked evil, and we shall offer thee the fullest praise! (Rv. I, 189…”