Initiation into the Ancient Secret Society of Egyptian Priests

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...hermetic pillars, on which moral teachings were depicted; these he was required to memorize 4).

As soon as he knew them by heart, the ThesmophoreIntroducer 5) would come to him. He held a whip in his hand to keep the common people away from the gates of the uninitiated, into which he led the new initiate.

The candidate’s eyes were blindfolded and his hands were bound with strong linen strips.

4. Iamblichus on the Mysteries original: "Ямплихъ о таинствахъ". Iamblichus was a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher who wrote "On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians.". Pausanias original: "Папзаній"; likely a misspelling of Pausanias, the Greek traveler in Book 1 clearly relates that these pillars stood in certain subterranean vaults near Thebes.

5. Introducer. The endings of names, which usually end in -us, are here for the most part changed to -es and -os according to the Egyptian pronunciation.