His beneficent influences caused his identification with the Principle of Good and the BRAHMA of the Hindus, and MITHRAS of the Persians, and ATHOM, AMUN, PHTHA, and OSIRIS, of the Egyptians, the BEL of the Chaldeans, the ADONAI of the Phnicians, the ADONIS and APOLLO of the Greeks, became but personifications of the Sun, the regenerating Principle, image of that fecundity which perpetuates and rejuvenates the world's existence."Īmong all the nations of antiquity, altars, mounds, and temples were dedicated to the worship of the orb of day. It was their need of light, and of his creative energy, that was felt by all men and nothing was more fearful to them than his absence. He was to them immense, indivisible, imperishable, and everywhere present. Author of Life, heat, and ignition, he was to them the efficient cause of all generation, for without him there was no movement, no existence, no form. Concerning the origin of sun worship, Albert Pike makes the following concise statement in his Morals and Dogma: "To them he was the innate fire of bodies, the fire of Nature. The primitive mind, recognizing the beneficent power of the solar orb, adored it as the proxy of the Supreme Deity. Complex modern theologies are merely involvements and amplifications of this simple aboriginal belief. THE adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most natural forms of religious expression. Sacred Texts Esoteric Index Previous Next Secret Teachings of All Ages: The Sun, A Universal Deity
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