Philosophumena; or, The refutation of all heresies, Volume I — David Hume — John Shaqi
Philosophumena; or, The refutation of all heresies, Volume I
David Hume · en
14. It seems well then to use for comparison a certain one of the
books[202] magnified by them wherein it is said: “I am a voice of
awaking from sleep in the aeon of the night, (and) now I begin to
lay bare the power from Chaos. The power is the mud of the abyss,
which raises the mire of the imperishable watery void, the whole
power of the convulsion, pale as water, ever-moving, bearing with
it the stationary, holding back those that tremble, setting free
those that approach, relieving those that sigh, bringing down those
that increase, a faithful steward of the traces of the winds, taking
advantage of the things thrown up by the [Sidenote: p. 194.] twelve
eyes of the Law,[203] showing a seal to the power which arranges by
itself the onrushing unseen water which is called Thalassa.[204]
Ignorance has called this power Kronos guarded with chains since he
bound together the maze of the dense and cloudy and unknown and dark
Tartarus. There are born after the image of this (power) Cepheus,
Prometheus, Iapetus.[205] (The) power to whom Thalassa is entrusted is
masculo-feminine, who traces back the hissing (water) from the twelve
mouths of the twelve pipes and after preparing distributes it. (This
power) is small and reduces the boisterous restraining rising (of the
sea) and seals up the ways of her paths, so that nothing should declare
war or suffer change. The Typhonic daughter of this (power) is the
faithful guard of all sorts of waters. Her name is Chorzar. Ignorance
calls her Poseidôn, after whose likeness came Glaucus, Melicertes,
Iö,[206] Nebroë. He that is encircled with the 12-angled pyramid[207]
and darkens the gate into the pyramid [Sidenote: p. 195.] with divers
colours and perfects the whole blackness[208]--this one is called
Core[209] whose 5 ministers are: first Ou, 2nd Aoai, 3rd Ouô, 4th
Ouöab, 5th ... Other faithful stewards there are of his toparchy of
day and night who rest in their authority. Ignorance has called them
the wandering stars on which hangs perishable birth. Steward of the
rising of the wind[210] is Carphasemocheir (and second) Eccabaccara,
but ignorance calls these Curetes. (The) third ruler of the winds is
Ariel[211] after whose image came Æolus (and) Briares. And ruler of
the 12-houred night (is) Soclas[212] whom ignorance has called Osiris.
After his likeness there were born Admetus, Medea, Hellen, Aethusa.
Ruler of the 12-houred day-time is Euno. He is steward of the rising
of the first-blessed[213] and ætherial (goddess) whom ignorance calls
Isis. The sign of this (ruler) is the Dog-star[214] after whose image
were born Ptolemy son of Arsinoë, Didyme, Cleopatra, Olympias. (The)
right hand power of God is she whom [Sidenote: p. 196.] ignorance
calls Rhea, after whose image were born Attis, Mygdon,[215] Oenone.
The left-hand power has authority over nurture whom ignorance calls
Demeter. Her name is Bena. After the likeness of this (god) were born
Celeus, Triptolemus, Misyr,[216] Praxidice. (The) right-hand power