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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth |
| by Thoth the Atlantean |
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EMERALD TABLET I |
| The History of Thoth, The Atlantean |
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| I, Thoth, the Atlantean, master of mysteries,
keeper of records, mighty king, magician, living
from generation to generation, being about to
pass into the Halls of Amenti, set down for the
guidance of those that are to come after, these
records of the mighty wisdom of Great Atlantis. |
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| In the great city of Keor on the island of
Undal in a time far past, I began this incarnation.
Not as the little men of the present age did
the mighty ones of Atlantis live and die, but
rather from aeon to aeon did they renew their
life in the Halls of Amenti where the river of
life flows eternally onward. |
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| A hundred times ten have I descended the dark
way that led into light, and as many times have
I ascended from the darkness into the light,
my strength and power renewed. |
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| Now for a time I descend, and the men of Khem
shall know me no more. But in a time yet unborn
will I rise again, mighty and potent, requiring
an accounting of those left behind me. Then beware,
O men of Khem, if ye have falsely betrayed my
teaching, for I shall cast ye down from your
high estate into the darkness of the caves from
whence ye came. Betray not my secrets to the
men of the North or the men of the South lest
my curse fall upon ye. Remember and heed my words,
for surely will I return again and require of
thee that which ye guard. Aye, even from beyond
time and from beyond death will I return, rewarding
or punishing as ye have requited your trust.
Great were my people in the ancient days, great
beyond the conception of the little people now
around me; knowing the wisdom of old, seeking
far within the heart of infinity knowledge that
belonged to Earth's youth. Wise were we with
the wisdom of the Children of Light who dwelt
among us. Strong were we with the power drawn
from the eternal fire. And of all these, greatest
among the children of men was my father, Thotme,
keeper of the great temple, link between the
Children of Light who dwelt within the temple
and the races of men who inhabited the ten islands. Mouthpiece,
after the three, of the Dweller of Unal, speaking
to the Kings with the voice that must be obeyed. |
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| Grew I there from a child into manhood, being
taught by my father the elder mysteries, until
in time there grew within the fire of wisdom,
until it burst into a consuming flame. Naught
desired I but the attainment of wisdom. Until
on a great day the command came from the Dweller
of the Temple that I be brought before him. Few
there were among the children of men who had
looked upon that mighty face and lived, for not
as the sons of men are the Children of Light
when they are not incarnate in a physical body. |
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| Chosen was I from the sons of men, taught by
the Dweller so that his purposes might be fulfilled,
purposes yet unborn in the womb of time. Long
ages I dwelt in the Temple, learning ever and
yet ever more wisdom, until I, too, approached
the light emitted from the great fire. Taught
me he, the path to Amenti, the underworld where
the great king sits upon his throne of might.
Deep I bowed in homage before the Lords of Life
and the Lords of Death, receiving as my gift
the key of Life. Free was I of the Halls of Amenti,
bound not by death to the circle of life. Far
to the stars I journeyed until space and time
became as naught. Then having drunk deep of the
cup of wisdom, I looked into thehearts of men
and there found I greatermysteries and was glad.For
only in the Search for Truthcould my Soul be
stilledand the flame within be quenched. |
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| Down through the ages I lived, seeing those
around me taste of the cup of death and return
again in the light of life. Gradually from the
Kingdoms of Atlantis passed waves of consciousness
that had been one with me, only to be replaced
by spawn of a lower star. |
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| In obedience to the law, the word of the Master
grew into flower. Downward into darkness turned
the thoughts of the Atlanteans, until at last
in his wrath arose from his Agwanti, the Dweller,
(this word has no English equivalent; it means
a state of detachment) speaking The Word, calling
the power. Deep in Earth's heart, the sons of
Amenti heard, and hearing, directed the changing
of the flower of fire that burns eternally, changing
and shifting, using the Logos, until that great
fire changed its direction. |
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| Over the world then broke the great waters,
drowning and sinking, changing Earth's balance
until only the Temple of Light was left standing
on the great mountain on Undal still rising out
of the water; some there were who were living,
saved from the rush of the fountains. |
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| Called to me then the Master, saying: "Gather
ye together my people. Take them by the arts
ye have learned of far across the waters, until
ye reach the land of the hairy barbarians, dwelling
in caves of the desert. Follow there the plan
that ye know of." |
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| Gathered I then my people and entered the great
ship of the Master. Upward we rose into the morning.
Dark beneath us lay the Temple. Suddenly over
it rose the waters. Vanished from Earth, until
the time appointed, was the great Temple. |
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| Fast we fled toward the sun of the morning,
until beneath us lay the land of the children
of Khem. Raging, they came with cudgels and spears
lifted in anger seeking to slay and utterly destroy
the Sons of Atlantis. Then raised I my staff
and directed a ray of vibration, striking them
still in their tracks as fragments of stone of
the mountain. Then spoke I to them in words calm
and peaceful, telling them of the might of Atlantis,
saying we were children of the Sun and its messengers.
Cowed I them by my display of magic-science,
until at my feet they groveled, when I released
them. |
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| Long dwelt we in the land of Khem, long and
yet long again. Until obeying the commands of
the Master, who while sleeping yet lives eternally,
I sent from me the Sons of Atlantis, sent them
in many directions, that from the womb of time
wisdom might rise again in her children. |
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| Long time dwelt I in the land of Khem, doing
great works by the wisdom within me. Upward grew
into the light of knowledge the children of Khem,
watered by the rains of my wisdom. Blasted I
then a path to Amenti so that I might retain
my powers, living from age to age a Sun of Atlantis,
keeping the wisdom, preserving the records. |
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| Great grew the sons of Khem, conquering the
people around them, growing slowly upwards in
Soul force. Now for a time I go from among them
into the dark halls of Amenti, deep in the halls
of the Earth, before the Lords of the Powers,
face to face once again with the Dweller. |
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| Raised I high over the entrance, a doorway,
a gateway leading down to Amenti. Few there would
be with courage to dare it, few pass the portal
to dark Amenti. Raised over the passage, I, a
mighty pyramid, using the power that overcomes
Earth force (gravity). Deep and yet deeper placed
I a force-house or chamber; from it carved I
a circular passage reaching almost to the great
summit. There in the apex, set I the crystal,
sending the ray into the "Time-Space",
drawing the force from out of the ether, concentrating
upon the gateway to Amenti. (See The Great Pyramid
by Doreal.) |
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| Other chambers I built and left vacant to all
seeming, yet hidden within them are the keys
to Amenti. He who in courage would dare the dark
realms, let him be purified first by long fasting.
Lie in the sarcophagus of stone in my chamber.
Then to reveal I to him the great mysteries.
Soon shall he follow to where I shall meet him,
even in the darkness of Earth shall I meet him,
I, Thoth, Lord of Wisdom, meet him and hold him
and dwell with him always. |
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| Built I the Great Pyramid, patterned after
the pyramid of earth force, burning eternally
so that it, too, might remain through the ages.
In it, I built my knowledge of "Magic-Science" so
that it might be here when again I return from
Amenti. Aye, while I sleep in the Halls of Amenti,
my Soul roaming free will incarnate, dwell among
men in this form or another. (Hermes, thrice-born.) |
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| Emissary on Earth am I of the Dweller, fulfilling
his commands so man might be lifted. Now return
I to the Halls of Amenti, leaving behind me some
of my wisdom. Preserve ye and keep ye the command
of the Dweller: Lift ever upwards your eyes toward
the light. Surely in time, ye are one with the
Master, surely by right ye are one with the Master,
surely by right ye are one with the All. |
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| Now I depart from ye. Know my commandments,
keep them and be them, and I will be with you,
helping and guiding you into the Light. |
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| Now before me opens the portal. Go I down in
the darkness of night. |
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