Horus, or the Astrognostic Final Judgment

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...some of my readers might even reproach me for not declaring the reports of Jesus, which are found in the so-called Gospel writers original: Evangelisten; refers to the authors of the four Gospels, to be lies that were supposedly forged long after his lifetime; however, I simply preferred to attribute too much, rather than too little, credit to these writings. Moreover, anyone who does not wish to accept my explanation of that miraculous calming of the storm original: Besänftigung des ungestümen Sees; referring to the biblical account of Jesus stilling the Sea of Galilee need only assume that the storm happened to subside on its own through natural causes just as Jesus commanded it to be still. If, however, one objects to my explanation of the resurrection story by saying that Jesus, because of the wounds in his feet, could by no means have walked to Bethany and Emmaus original: Emahus; the site of a post-resurrection appearance in the Gospel of Luke if he had been a mere human, then one must first prove to me that he was actually nailed through the feet, and not merely tied, before I can grant this objection any weight.

As for the appendix, I hope it will make amends for what the book may seem to have disturbed. Had I not been able to show my readers a new harbor for their peace of soul original: Seelenruhe; a state of spiritual tranquility, I would never have dared to show them the shallowness and silting up of the old one; for one must take nothing from the public if one cannot give them something better in its place. All religions have arisen from the contemplation of nature, especially the heavens; therefore, I too have quite naturally derived my religious principles from the contemplation of nature. In ancient times, because of the lack—