Journal Entry #10

5 Things that I understand
1. Magnetism revealed to Baron Du Poet the science of magic and he concealed what he found even though he felt as though he should reveal it.
2. This excentric power of attraction or projection supposes invariably a diseased condition in the person who is subject thereof.
3. Genius is judged by the tribunal of mediocricty, and this judgement is without appeal, because, being the light of the world, genius is accounted as a thing that is null.
4. The universal law of the onstruments of eternal justice, the seal of Solomon, is keys and his rings are a token of supreme of royalty.
5.Faith is the confidence which is imparted by religion- to say that, by common belief.

4 questions
Why was there an additional verticl branch added to Saint Andrew's cross?
Why was Erdan inquiring what would become of her son at his marriage?
What is the relationship between vampires and magicians?
Why did sorcerers have multiple relationships ith holy powers?

3 words that I do not know
1. Pg 343 Thaumaturgist-a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
2. Pg 344 Follies-the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
3. Pg 348 Fakir-a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker

2 literary elements
1."It mounts the crupper and gallops behind us like remorse" Pg 342- Simile
2."Science has conquered the lightning and converted it to torches" Pg 342- personification

1 summary sentence
The most intemperate and absurd o all faiths is to believe that there is no universal and absolute intelligent principle.