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A man stands guard at the entrance, dressed in a loose gown of a blue-grey material. On his head a peculiar hat, something like a college cap, with a square flat top. A belt of some metal, like a blue watch-spring,1 is around his waist, from which hang in front two tassels.
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The first man wears a black gown and black turban, with a black star upon it. Following him sit a certain number similarly attired, but without a star. And so on through nine groups, each group being distinguished by a different dress and turban, the last number being clothed in yellow, and the first man having a golden star in his yellow turban. Between the pillars and in front of each priest, the light towards him, hangs a lamp, in shape something like a shallow sauce-boat.2 The lights opposite the black group are miserable and dim. The flames grow larger and the lights brighter, as the colour of the dresses becomes brighter, until the lights opposite the yellows are very large and bright.
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A ll along the gallery leading to this chamber the men were sitting down and had sandals, but here around the altar stand, bare-footed, the same number as in the previous groups, venerable looking men, in snow white gowns and turbans; their long beards and hair also white. A golden star with golden rays upon each turban. In their hands golden dishes, upon which is broken bread.3 Similar dishes, but of baser metal, were in the hands of all the men in the gallery.
I am led to the East side of the altar. On the wall in front of me is a large golden 7 (seven). Also on the righ t; likewise on the left. Looking behind upon the east wall is again another 7.4 In all four sevens.
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1. The symbolical colour of magnetism and its Force.—Ed. [H.P.B.]
2. The Yoni-shaped Argua, the lamp of the phallic and exoteric, or dead-letter creeds. This is typical.—Ed. [H.P.B.]
3.The broken fragments of the One Truth, which underlies each and every religion.—Ed. [H.P.B.]
4.The four septenaries of the moon, the Occult meaning of the division of the lunar month, which division contains the mystery of generation and birth. This “dream” shows that the “Chela” has entered the phase of practical instruction given so often in symbolical dreams.—Ed. [H.P.B.]
spring, is around his waist, from which hang in front two tassels.