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Moreover, it is worth noting in this connection that the Hebraic doctrine speaks of a ‘dew of light’ emanating

And we should add that Melek, ‘king’, and Malak, ‘angel’ or ‘messenger’, are really two forms of one and the same word; and in addition, Malaki, ‘my messenger’ (that is, the messenger of God, or the ‘angel in whom God dwells’, Malak ha-Elohim), is an anagram of Mikaël.17

According to Saint Hippolytus, ‘the Messiah and the Antichrist both have the lion for their emblem,’19 and it, too, is a solar symbol; and the same could be said of the serpent20 and of many other symbols.

1. Besides, there is a great difference of meaning between ‘the World’ and ‘this world’, so much so that in certain languages two entirely distinct terms are used to designate them: thus, in Arabic ‘the World’ is al-’ālam, while ‘this world’ is addunyā. 2. The Gospels themselves quite explicitly declare moreover that what is in question is not peace as understood by the profane world (John 14:27). 3. La Kabbale juive, VI, p503.

4 THE THREE SUPREME FUNCTIONS

It is important to note that these terms, in Sanskrit, properly denote principles, and that they cannot be applied to human beings except insofar as they represent these principles, so that, even in such cases, they are attached essentially to functions and not to individualities.

‘As he comes forth from the temple,’ writes Ossendowski, ‘the King of the World radiates Divine Light.’

The King of the World [said a Lama to Ossendowski] is in contact with the thoughts of all the men who influence the lot and life of all humankind… He realizes all their thoughts and plans. If these be pleasing before God, the King of the World will invisibly help them; if they are unpleasant in the sight of God, the King will bring them to destruction. This power is given to Agharti by the mysterious science of Om, with which we begin all our prayers.

‘This one is the Lord of all; this one is the Omniscient [who sees at once all effects in their cause]; this one is the inner Director of all [who resides at the center of the world and governs it from within, directing its movement without participating in it]; this one is the Source of all [legitimate power]; this one is verily the place of origin and dissolution of all beings [of the cyclical manifestation whose Law he represents].’12

The Mahānga offers gold to Christ and hails him as ‘King’; the Mahātmā offers incense and hails him as ‘Priest’; and finally the Brahātmā, hailing him as ‘Prophet’, or Spiritual Master par excellence, offers myrrh (the balm of incorruptibility, symbol of Amrita).14

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The King of the World by Rene Guenon, James R. Wetmore, Henry Fohr presents key insights from the Christian Mysticism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.

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