Journal Entry #5

5 things I understand
1. The sophisticated doctrine of the later and materialistic Magi of Persia; it was they who represented the two poles of the intellectual world as deities.
2. The sociteies in question were the depositaries of a tradition of errors and truths admixed; but they transmitted, under the seal of terrific pledges, the Great Arcanum of ancient omnitoptence, together with the ever frustrated hopes of extinct worships and fallen priesthoods.
3.The great masters of Christianity either failed of refused to understand the mysticism of the Golden Ass.
4. The little work that is condemned in the church relates to the domiain of Black Magic.
5.Black Magic retreated before the light of Christianity and prodgidies were took in the refuge of a dark circle.

4 questions
Was the assertion of misguided mothers an inference of a fact?
Why did the Antique Mysteries ridecule the asses of Bethleham?
What is theEpitome Delictorum?
Why was Fredegonde so evil?

3 words i do not know
1. Pg 159 Sanguinary-full of or characterized by bloodshed
2. Pg 163 Porousness-permeable by water, air, etc.
3. Pg 173 Diaconate-the office or dignity of a deacon

2 literary Elements
1."its ceaseless currents have a wearing effect like water" Pg 160- Simile
2."The churh could do no lessnthan condemn them energetically" Pg 171- personification

1 sentece sentence
The devil was one of the orignal introducers of the perception of Black Magic.