Jesus receives from the hierophant his mystic name and number. Passes the first brotherhood test, and receives his first degree, SINCERITY.
The master took down from the wall a scroll on which was written down the number and the name of every attribute and character. He said,
2 The circle is the symbol of the perfect man, and seven is the number of the perfect man;
3 The Logos is the perfect word; that which creates; that which destroys, and that which saves.
4 This Hebrew master is the Logos of the Holy One, the Circle of the human race, the Seven of time.
5 And in the record book the scribe wrote down, The Logos-Circle-Seven; and thus was Jesus known.
6 The master said, The Logos will give heed to what I say: No man can enter into light till he has found himself. Go forth and search till you have found your soul and then return.
7 The guide led Jesus to a room in which the light was faint and mellow, like the light of early dawn.
8 The chamber walls were marked with mystic signs, with hieroglyphs and sacred texts; and in this chamber Jesus found himself alone where he remained for many days.
9 He read the sacred texts; thought out the meanings of the hieroglyphs and sought the import of the master’s charge to find himself.