isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter xi (fishers of men and their doctrines)

โ€œAt the hour of Gautama-Buddha's birth, there were 32,000 wonders performed. The clouds stopped immovable in the sky, the waters of the rivers ceased to flow; the flowers ceased unbudding; the birds remained silent and full of wonder; all nature remained suspended in her course, and was full of expectation. โ€œThere was a preternatural light [...]