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CHAPTER VII.
THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ADEPT.
Initiation achieved, and Ordeal undergone,
the character both of building and of Ritual
seem to undergo a transformation. Not that
the air of mystery is in any way lessened,
rather it deepens if possible, as we penetrate
into the more secret parts. But the period of
weakness and of expectancy once passed, a
sense of power and triumph grows more and
more distinctly perceptible as we enter the
secret places of absolute "Truth." Turning
back with the Initiate, now become the Adept
from the " Meskwa" or Place of Ordeal, we
retrace our steps upwards, under the direction
Q
CHAPTER VII.
THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ADEPT.
Initiation achieved, and Ordeal undergone,
the character both of building and of Ritual
seem to undergo a transformation. Not that
the air of mystery is in any way lessened,
rather it deepens if possible, as we penetrate
into the more secret parts. But the period of
weakness and of expectancy once passed, a
sense of power and triumph grows more and
more distinctly perceptible as we enter the
secret places of absolute "Truth." Turning
back with the Initiate, now become the Adept
from the " Meskwa" or Place of Ordeal, we
retrace our steps upwards, under the direction
Q