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Did that divine knowledge which constituted the supreme possession of the pagan priestcrafts survive the destruction of their temples Is it yet accessible to mankind or does it lie buried beneath the rubbish of ages entombed within the very sanctuaries that were once illuminated by its splendor In Egypt writes Origen the philosophers have a sublime and secret knowledge respecting the nature of God What did Julian imply when he spoke of the secret initiations into the sacred Mysteries of the SevenRayed God who lifted souls to salvation through His own nature Who were the blessed theurgists who understood them profundities concerning which Julian dared not speak If this inner doctrine were always concealed from the masses for whom a simpler code had been devised is it not highly probable that the exponents of every aspect of modern civilizationphilosophic ethical religious and scientificare ignorant of the true meaning of the very theories and tenets on which their beliefs are founded Do the arts and sciences that the race has inherited from older nations conceal beneath theirfair exteriora mystery so great that only the most illumined intellect can grasp its importSuch is undoubtedly the case