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LEAP YEAR

EVITICUS 19:23, 24, 25: "And when ye shall

come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised; three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten of.

"But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.

"And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord, your God."

Deuteronomy 14:22 to 24: "Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed that the field bringeth forth year by year.

"And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine and of thine oil and the firstlings of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always."

We find that in one year there are twelve moons and a fraction equal to just about one-third. Therefore, it would require just three years to make an extra moon or month. This is where "Leap Year" comes in, as at that time there was great rejoicing, for at the end of three years all the tithes were gathered and laid up within the gates. This represents the seed of the field, one seed being saved every month, and at the end of the three years, if all seeds have been saved, there would be thirtysix and, with the extra month added, would make a total of thirty-seven seeds. As seven represents or stands for the conqueror, we can easily see that there is some special significance in this 37th seed, and also a great significance to the fourth year. The seed born at this time must have some special function to perform in the physiological economy and must be the seed which begins to lay the

foundation of the temple. For the seeds that are saved for three years complete a certain process in the body (if all are saved during that time); so that, with the beginning of the fourth year a special and most wonderful process begins. It is probable that the thirty-six seeds have been carried into the blood and completed the circuit of the body, producing a very great change therein, so that, when the three year process is completed, the thirty-seventh seed, or conqueror, is born and is the cause of very great rejoicing, as then the results of the three years, the tithes, are "collected within the gates"—taken to the Holy of Holies and used to lay the foundation of that sacred place.

I Kings 7:13 and 14: "And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram but of Tyre.

"He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali."

Naphtali refers to the Pisces sign and, of course, means fish. Therefore, Solomon used the fish, or seed born in the sign Pisces, to commence the building of his temple. As in Leap Year we add one day to February, making 29, we utilize this day or man (seed) for a special work, in the human body, every fourth year, in the Pisces month. There are thirteen full moons every fourth year.

REVELATION OF HERMES

"The Ne Plus Ultra Statement on Physical Regeneration," by Paracelsus, written at a time and in an age when concealment of deep esoteric truths was made necessary because of persecution by its enemies. Paracelsus has reserved the last line for the revealment as well as the concealment of the great key.

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HE Book of Revelation of Hermes, interpreted by Theophrasyus Paracelsus, concerning the SuDreme Secret of the World."

"Hermes, Plato, Aristotle and other philosophers, flourishing at different times, who have introduced the Arts, and more especially have explored the secrets of inferior creation, all these have eagerly sought a means whereby man's body might be preserved from decay and become endued with immortality. That there is one thing which may postpone decay, renew youth and prolong short human life.

Therefore, the above philosophers and many others have sought this ONE THING with great labor and have found that which preserves the human body from corruption and prolongs life itself, with respect to other elements, as it were like the heavens; from which they understood that the heavens are a substance above the Four Elements. And just as the heavens with respect to the other elements are held to be the fifth substance (for they are indestructible, stable, and suffer no foreign admixture), so also this ONE THING (compared to the forces of our body) is an indestructible essence, drying up all the superfluities of our bodies, and has been philosophically called by the above mentioned name. It is neither hot and dry like fire, nor cold and moist like water, nor warm and moist like air, nor dry and cold like earth. But it is a skillful, perfect equation of all the elements, a right commanding of natural forces, a most particular union of spiritual virtues and an indissoluble uniting of body and soul. It is the purest and noblest substance of an inde

structible body, which cannot be destroyed nor harmed by the elements, and produced by art. With this Aristotle prepared an apple (Fruit-seed, Authors) prolonging life by its scent, when he, fifteen days before his death, could neither eat nor drink on account of his old age. This spiritual Essence, or ONE THING, was revealed from above to Adam (man), and was greatly desired by the Holy Fathers; this also Hermes and Aristotle call the truth without lies, the most sure of all things certain; the secret of all secrets. It is the last and highest thing to be sought under the heavens. (Note by authors: "There is only ONE WAY under heaven, whereby ye may be saved—Jesus, Christed and crucified.")

"A wondrous closing and finish of philosophical work, by which are discovered the dews of heaven and the fastness of earth. What the mouth of man cannot utter is all found in this spirit. As Morienus says: 'He who has this has all things and wants no other aid,' for in it are all temporal happiness, bodily health and earthly fortune. It is the spirit of the fifth substance, a fount of all joys (beneath the rays of the Moon), the supporter of Heaven and Earth, the mover of Sea and Wind, the outpourer of Rain, upholding the strength of all things and an excellent spirit above heavenly and other spirits, giving Health, Joy, Peace, Love; driving away Hatred and Sorrow, bringing in Joy; expelling all Evil, quickly healing all diseases, destroying poverty and misery, leading to all good things, preventing all evil words and thoughts; giving man his heart's desire ('Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you'—Bible), bringing to the pious, earthly honor and long life, but to the wicked who misuse it, eternal punish

ment.

"This is the Spirit of Truth, which the world cannot comprehend without the interposition of the Holy Ghost, or without the instruction of those who knew it. The

same is of a mysterious nature, wondrous strength and boundless power. The saints from the beginning of the world have desired to behold its face for it heals all dead and living bodies.

Here Christ is my witness that I lie not, for all heavenly influences are united and combined therein. This essence also reveals all treasures in earth and sea, converts all metallic bodies into gold, and there is nothing like unto it under heaven. This Spirit is the secret, hidden from the beginning, yet granted by God to a few holy men for the revealing of these riches to His glory—dwelling in fiery form in the air, and leading earth with itself to heaven, while from its body there flows whole rivers of living water. This Spirit flies through the midst of the heavens like a morning mist, leads its burning fire into the water and has its shining realm in the heavens. And although these writings may be regarded as false by the reader, yet to the initiated they are true and possible, when the hidden sense is properly understood. For God is wonderful in His works and His wisdom is without end. This Spirit in its fiery form is called a Sandaraca, in the aerial a Kybrick, in the watery an Azoth, in the earthly Alcohouh and Aliocosoph. Hence they are deceived by these names, who, without instruction, think to find this Spirit of Life in things foreign to our art. although this Spirit which we seek, on account of its qualities, is called by these names, yet the same is not in these bodies and cannot be in them. For a refined Spirit cannot appear except in a body suitable to its nature. And, by however many names it may be called, let no one imagine that there be different spirits, for, say what one will, there is but one Spirit working everywhere and in all things. That is the spirit which, when rising, illuminates the heavens, when setting incorporates the purity of earth, and when brooding has embraced the waters. This spirit is named Raphael, the Angel of God, the subtlest and purest, whom the others all obey as their king.

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Through the same, Moses made the golden vessels in the Ark, and King Solomon did many beautiful works to the honor of God. Therewith Moses built the Tabernacle, Noah the Ark, Solomon the Temple. By this Ezra restored the Law and Miriam, Moses' sister, was hospitable. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and other righteous men have had life-long abundance and riches, and all the