Initiation into the Ancient Secret Society of Egyptian Priests

After this, he was circumcised original: "обрѣзывали". In the context of the Crata Repoa rite, this refers to a historical (though debated) practice among the Egyptian priesthood intended to signify purity and a separation from the mundane world. 2).

Soon thereafter, he was forbidden from eating certain foods 3), and he could not consume any wine until he received permission for it in the highest degree.

Finally, like a prisoner, he was required to devote several months to his own private reflection, spending this time in a subterranean cave. They granted him permission to set down his thoughts in writing, which were then examined with great diligence to understand the intellect and character of this new member.

Then they led him into a subterranean passage decorated with Hermetic The text ends mid-sentence. "Hermetic" (Гермесовыми) refers to Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary figure associated with the invention of writing, magic, and the Egyptian mysteries.

2. Herodotus, Book 2. Clement of Alexandria, Stromata original: "Строматопъ"; from the Greek "Stromateis", meaning "Miscellanies" or "Patchwork". This was a major work of early Christian philosophy., or books of various contents, Book 1.
3. Such as garden vegetables and fish.