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#}}}\f1\par}\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 Book 16}\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 Asclepius to King Ammon}\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Asclepius to King Ammon concerning}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 God}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 matter}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}
{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 evil fate}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Sun}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 spiritual substance}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 divine nature}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 Man}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the
law of that}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 which
fills the universe; the seven stars; the image of man.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\
par\pard\plain\ql\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf2 1. My King, I am sending you an important letter which crowns}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 and recalls to
mind all the others. It does not accord with common}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\
cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 opinion, indeed it refutes what most people
think. In fact it will}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf2 appear to contradict some of the things that I have previously said.}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 For my teacher,
Hermes, often used to say to me privately and}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 also in the presence of Tat, that the
composition of my books would}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 appear most simple and clear to those who read them. }\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 He added,}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 however, that they are obscure
and keep the meaning of the words}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 hidden. He said they would become even more obscure later when}
{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the Greeks decide
to translate our language into theirs, which will}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3
}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 lead to even greater distortion and obscurity.}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 2. When expressed
in its original language, the text preserves the}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3
}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 pure spirit of the words. For the very quality of the
sound and the}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
pronunciation of the Egyptian language carries in itself the power}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 of what is being spoken.}\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Therefore, }
{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 O}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 King, as far as it
is in your power, and your power}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 is}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 unl}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 i}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 m}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 i}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 ted, please ensure that this text is not
translated, in order}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf3 that these mysteries do not reach the Greeks. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 For the arrogant,}{\lang1033\langfe1033\
f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 loose and showy style of the Greek
language, will sap the majesty}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 and strength of our own which preserves the power of the words.}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 The Greeks, }{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 O}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 King, use empty
words which produce mere displays.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 That is the philosophy of the Greeks: a noise of
words. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 We}
{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 do not use such
language but sounds full of power.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 3 . Here I shall, begin my letter by invoking God, the
Lord,}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
Creator and Father, who encompasses everything. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 He, being all}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 th}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 in}{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 gs, }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 is}{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the One and being one, is all things. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 The totality of}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 everything is one and is in
One. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 There
is no second here, for both}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 are one. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 May you remember this principle, }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 O}{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 King, for the rest}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 of my letter.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 For if anyone were to attack that which
seems to be the All and}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the One, which are the same, taking the term 'All' to be
separate}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 from the
One and to be a plurality, not a fullness}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 which is}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 impossible}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 he will sever the All from the One, and thus will bring}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the All to n}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 othing}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 . }\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 For of necessity all things
are one, since there is}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 in fact a One which never ceases to be one lest the totality be}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 dissolved.}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 4. See how in the
central parts of the earth there are many springs}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2
}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 of water and sources of fire rising up; and in one
place you can see}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2
the three natures: fire, water and earth, dependent on one single}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 root. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 Hence there is believed to be a
storehouse of all matter, which}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 gives forth its own abundance and receives in return the
substance}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 from
above.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 5.
Even so the Creator, that is to say the Sun, ever links heaven to}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 earth, sending his substance
down from above, and raising up}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 matter from below. He draws everything around himself and
into}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
himself, and from himself gives all to all, bestowing his light in}\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 abundance. }\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 For it is he whose
beneficent powers not only pervade}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the heavens and the air, but reach down to the lowest depth in
the}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 earth
and abyss of the sea.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 6. If there is a spiritual substance, then it is the body of the Sun,}
{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 which his light
contains. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
The Sun alone being near to himself in}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 place and nature knows of what his substance is made }{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 of }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 and whe}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 r}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 e}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 it flows. We cannot see him, but by
systematic efforts we can}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 understand him.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 7. The vision of the Sun, however, does not involve effort, for
the}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 brilliance of
his countenance shines throughout the entire }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 C}
{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 osmos,}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 both above and below. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Wearing the }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3
C}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 osmos as a crown he sits at}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the cent}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3
e}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 r. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Like a skilled driver he safely guides the chariot of
the}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 C}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 osmos binding the
reins to himself, so that it does not run amok.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 His reins are life, soul, breath,
immortality and generation. He}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 slackens the reins so that the chariot can run freely, but not
too far}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 from
himself; in fact it stays with him.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 8. In this way everything is created. The Sun bestows on
the}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
immortals their everlasting life and he nourishes the eternal}\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 regions of the }{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 C}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 osmos with the ascending light
sent forth from the}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
side that faces heaven; with the descending light that illumines}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 the entire hollow realm of
water, earth and air, he enlivens and}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 sets in motion birth and death.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 9. The creatures in this region}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 of the }{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 C}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 osmos he remakes and}\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 reshapes in a
cyclical movement, exchanging one for another,}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 kind for kind, form for form. In so creating he
acts just as he}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf2 does with the celestial bodies. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 Change is constant for all bodies:}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 for immortals without
dissolution, for mortals with dissolution.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 Thus the immortal differs from the mortal and
the mortal from}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf2 the immortal.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 10. Just as his light is continuous, so also he creates life
continuously,}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
without interruption everywhere, and in abundance.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Around him are many choirs of spiritual
powers like many different}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 armies. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf3 They dwell together, and are not far from the immortals.}\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Assigned to the region of
men, they oversee their affairs. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 They}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 carry out the commands of the gods with tempests, hurricanes,}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 whirlwinds; with
volcanoes and earthquakes, avenging impiety}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 with famine and wars.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 11. Irreverence is mankind's greatest
offence against the gods; for}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf3 the gods' work is to do good, men's to show reverence, and for the}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 spiritual powers to
serve. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
Whatever else men have the audacity to}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 undertake through error, recklessness, compulsion, or
ignorance, the gods will hold them guiltless. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 Only}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 irreverence comes under judgment.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 12. Every kind of creature is
sustained and nourished by the Sun.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 As the spiritual world embraces the physical and fills it
out with}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3
every different kind of form, so the Sun also embraces}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 everything}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3
}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 in the }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 C}{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 osmos, raising up and strengthening all generations. }\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 And}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf3 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 when they are spent and ebbing
away he receives them back.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 13. The choir of spirits, or rather choirs are placed under
the}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 command
of the Sun; 'choirs' because there are many different}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\
par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 kinds of powers. They are set in
formation under the stars, and are}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 equal in number to them. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 Thus arrayed they serve each of the}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 stars. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 Some of these powers are good
and some are evil by nature,}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 that is to say in their activity. For the essence of a
spiritual power}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 is
its activity. There are also some who are a mixture of good and}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 evil.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 14. All these spirits have been
given authority over affairs upon}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 earth and over turbulence there. They cause a vanety of
disorders}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 both
publicly in cities and among nations, but also in the}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 life of individuals. For they shape our
souls after themselves}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf4 and arouse them by residing in our sinews, in our marrow, ve}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 in}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 s}\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 and arteries, and even in our
brain, penetrating as deep as our}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3 very entrails.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf3\par\pard\plain\
ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 15. The spirits who are set as attendants beneath
each star}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4
according to what each birth merits, take possession of each one}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 of us at the moment we are
born 'and are given breath. Never}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 stationary but turning about they change places from moment to}
{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 moment. Now when
these spirits enter the two parts of the soul}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }
{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 through the body, each agitates the soul according to
its own}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 activity.
But the rational part of the soul stands free of the tyranny}{\lang1033\langfe1033\
f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 of these powers and remains fit
to receive God.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf4 16. When by way of the Sun that rational part in a man is}\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 illumined by a ray of
light, the spiritual}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf4 powers cease to affect them. For no spirit or god has any power}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 against one ray from the
supreme God. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf4 But all other men are borne}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 and led, both soul and body, by the powers, whose activities
they}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 dearly love.
It is their thinking which is misled and misleads, not}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 the love. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 Thus the powers have control over all our
affairs upon}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 earth
through the instruments of our bodies. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\
ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 This control Hermes}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4
}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 called }{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 it }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 destiny.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 17. Thus the spiritual world depends upon God and the
physical}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4
world on the spiritual, and through the spiritual and phys}{\lang1033\langfe1033\
f2\fs32\cf4 i}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 cal}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\
plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 world the Sun receives from God a flow of
consciousness, that is of}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf4 creative power. Around the Sun are the eight}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\
fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 spheres, who depend on it; first is the
sphere of the fixed stars,}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf4 then the six of the planets and the one that encircles the earth}{\
lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 ,}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 the}\lang9\langfe9\
f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 spiritual powers depend on
the spheres, and men upon the spiritual}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf4 }{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 powers. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4 Thus all things and all men are dependent upon God.}\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf4\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf5 18.
Wherefore the Father of all is God, the Creator is the Sun, and}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf5 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 the }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\
cf5 C}{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 osmos is the instrument of his creative power.
His spiritual}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2
substance governs the heavens, the heavens govern the gods, and}{\lang1033\
langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 the powers, which are
appointed by the gods, govern men. }\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 This is}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 the host of gods and powers.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\
pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 19. Through these instruments God by
Himself creates all this,}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 and all things partake of God; since this is so, they are
God.}\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2
Therefore in creating all things, he creates Himself; and He can}\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql{\lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 never cease to create, for He
Himself never ceases to be. As God}{\lang1033\langfe1033\f2\fs32\cf2 }{\lang9\
langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2 has no end, so His handiwork has neither beginning nor end.}\
lang9\langfe9\f2\fs32\cf2\par\pard\plain\ql\sl275\slmult1\sa200\lang9\langfe9\f2\
fs32\par}