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Singerman ID: supp3113
Year: 1889
Entry: Farrington, Marie L. Facing the Sphinx. ... San Francisco:
The author, 1889. 207 p.
Author/Editor: Farrington, Marie L
Location: San Francisco, CA
Holdings: CU-B; DLC; IU; NBB; NBuU; OCl; PBm; RPB; ViArM
Title: Facing the Sphinx. ...
Language: English
Printer/Publisher: The author
Notes: A theosophical exploration of ancient secret wisdom and
symbology, the signs of the zodiac, the seven elements,
symbolism of numbers and the cross, "cyclic law," male and
female principles, sphinxes, Atlantis, phallic and tree
symbolism, gnostic traditions, etc.
Attention is given to diverse topics like the tabernacle
in the desert and the ark of the covenant, the Zohar and
other Jewish mystical texts, gematria, the tree of knowledge,
and much more.
The author draws upon Madame Blavatsky’s newly published
set, The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion,
and Philosophy (1888).
A perfect copy has a frontispiece.
Collection: Chronological File, 1676 to 1900