ILLUSTRATION FROM THE SECRECY OF THE MYSTERY-RITES.

11. That, no doubt, is the meaning of the mystery-rites' injunction not

to reveal their secrets to the uninitiated. As that which is divine is

unspeakable, it is ordered that the initiate should not talk thereof to

any (uninitiated person) who have not had the happiness of beholding it

(the vision).

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