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flashed through the ancient hallways and, striking the veil that hung between theobelisks, rent it down the center and disclosed a vaulted chamber with a circulardome, dimly lighted by invisible lamps.Bearing his now flaming cross, Aradamas entered the room and instinctively gazedupward to the lofty dome. There, floating in space, far above his head, he saw agreat closed eye surrounded by fleecy clouds and rainbow colors. Long Aradamasgazed upon the wonderful sight, for he knew that it was the Eye of Horus, the All-Seeing Eye of the gods.As he stood there, he prayed that the will of the gods might be made known untohim and that in some way he might be found worthy to open that closed eye in thetemple of the living God.As he stood there gazing upward, the eyelid flickered. As the great orb slowlyopened, the chamber was filled with a dazzling, blinding light that seemed toconsume the very stones with fire. Aradamas staggered. It seemed as if every atomof his being was scorched by the effulgence of that glow. He instinctively closed hiseyes and now he feared to open them, for in that terrific blaze of splendor it seemedthat only blindness would follow his action. Little by little, a strange feeling of peaceand ca lm descended upon him and at length he dared to open his eyes to find thatthe glare was gone, the entire chamber was bathed in a soft, wondrous glow fromthe mighty Eye in the ceiling. The white robe he had worn had also given place toone of living fire which blazed as though with the reflection of thousands of lessereyes from the divine orb above. As his eyes became accustomed to the glow, he sawthat he was no longer alone. He was surrounded by twelve white-robed figures who,bowing before him, held up strange insignia wrought from living gold.As Aradamas looked, all the figures pointed, and as he followed the direction of theirhands, he saw a staircase of living light that led far up into the dome and passed theEye in the ceiling.With one voice, the twelve said: "Yonder lies the way of liberation."Without a moment's hesitation, Aradamas mounted the staircase, and with feet thatseemed to barely touch the steps, climbed upward into the dawn of a greatunknown. At last, after climbing many steps, he reached a doorway that opened ashe neared it. The breath of morning air fanned his cheek and a golden ray ofsunshine played among the waves of his dark hair. He stood on the top of a mightypyramid, before him a blazing altar. In the distance, far over the horizon, the rollingsands of the Egyptian de sert reflected the first rays of the morning sun which, like aglobe of golden fire, rose again out of the eternal East. As Aradamus stood there, avoice that seemed to issue from the very heavens chanted a strange song, and ahand, reaching out as it were from the globe of day itself, placed a serpent wroughtof gyld upon the brow of the new initiate."Behold Khepera, the rising sun! For as he brings the mighty globe of day out of thedarkness of night, between his claws, so for thee the Sun of Spirit has risen from thedarkness of night and in the name of the living God, we hail thee Priest of Ra."SO MOTE IT BE