Strona 38 z 134

Only the invocations were to be made, the chants and ceremonies

belonging to the Holy Sanctuary were to be observed. The air was

ladened with the sweet fragrance of incense and those subtle

perfumes that are so delightful and enticing to the soul. Hours

before the solemn Rites were to be performed, every part of the

Holy Temple must be permeated with their magical and mystical

influence.

The bodies of both Sarthia and Nu-nah lay in state before the

Altar in the Holy Sanctuary, both robed and perfumed as if for

burial.

The Hierophant of the Temple, the Priests and the Lay Priests,

and the Priestesses with their Vestal Virgins, were now assembled

in their respective places.

The hour of midnight had arrived. The chants now begun, set in

vibration the spiritual forces that appeal only to the soul and

spirit.