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isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter ix (misinterpreted myths)

“Burnouf, noticing the fact that the story of the deluge is found only in one of the most modern Brahmanas, also thinks that it might have been borrowed by the Hindus from the Semitic nations. Against such an assumption are ranged all the traditions and customs of the Hindus. The Aryans, and especially the Brahmans, [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter ix (misinterpreted myths)

“The deluge appears in the Hindu books only as a tradition. It claims no sacred character, and we find it but in the Mahabharata, the Puranas, and still earlier in the Satapatha, one of the latest Brahmanas. It is more than probable that Moses, or whoever wrote for him, used these accounts as the basis [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter ix (misinterpreted myths)

“The seventh chapter of Genesis is but another version of the first. Thus, while the latter reads: “…and darkness was upon the face of the deep; And the spirit (of God) moved upon the face of the waters”, in chapter seventh, it is said: “…and the waters prevailed…and the ark went (with Noah – the [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter ix (misinterpreted myths)

“The cosmogonical speculations of the first six chapters of Genesis are shown in the races of “sons of Gods”, “giants”, etc., of chapter vi. Properly speaking, the story of the formation of our earth, or “creation”, as it is very improperly called, begins with the rescue of Noah from the deluge. The Chaldeo-Babylonian tablets recently [...]

Grateful Day, Everyone…

“We are not concerned about those who doubt, but to all Earnest Students of America, We say: “Arise with the Scepter of your Dominion, and all this condition in America which has endeavored to bring Her into destruction, shall dissolve from within Her borders!”  Do you think We forget the rest of the World in [...]