Treatise Sion

(

The Revelation of Zion)

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

SINCE the Oriental transcript of this work was imperfect in many parts, the translation of

it had to be taken according to the great original book, on account of the purity of its text,

and, therefore, it won for itself the advantage of understanding and completing the

exercises with serenity and confidence. The translator, in the meantime believes, that no

one, who feels honestly called to these things, can ever be made the subject of ill-fortune,

or be deceived by the wiles and deceptions of the old serpent, the inevitable fate that will

and must fall to his lot under any other exorcisms, and that he may cheerfully and safely

move thence. because only the angels of God will perform the service required by Him.

INTRODUCTION AND BEGINNING

The Vestibule of Entrance

The language and manuscript of this rare and eternal monument of light, and of a higher

wisdom, are borrowed from the Cuthans, a tribe of the Samaritans, who were called

Cuthim in the Chaldee dialect according to the Talmud, and they were so called in a spirit

of derision. They were termed sorcerers because they taught in Cutha, their original place

of abode, and afterward in Samaria, the Kabala or Higher Magic (Book of Kings).

Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, the chosen archpriests, are shining lights among the

Eastern magicians. They were kings and teachers--the first priest-teachers of this glorious

knowledge--and from these Samaritans-Cuthans, who were called Nergal according to

the traditions of the Talmud, originated the Gypsies, who, through degeneracy, lost the

consecration of their primordial powers.

LAWS OF ENTRANCE

. Before you can enter the temple of consecrated light, you must purify your soul and

body during thirteen days.

. As a brother and disciple of the new covenant, or as a Christian, you must receive the

Holy Sacrament for the glorification of the three kings--Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.

. Three holy masses must be read as often as you make use of this book in your priestly

service with your intention fixed upon the three glorified kings.

. You must provide yourself with a ram's horn, wherewith to call together the angels and

spirits. This horn must be included in your intentions of the holy mass.

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