The full title of the book is: The Hierophant or Gleanings from the Past Being and Exposition of Biblical Astronomy and the Symbolism and Mysteries on Which Were Founded All Ancient Religions and Secret Societies. Also an Explanation of the Dark Sayings and Allegories which Abound in the Pagan, Jewish and Christian Bibles. Also, The Real Sense of the Doctrines and Observances of the Modern Christian Churches.

“Without making any pretence to literary talent, I have in the following pages attempted to gather and arrange the fragmentary remains of a world-wide system of worship and belief which has been perpetuated under different names in the various systems of religion and continues to
give laws to the modern christian as well as the pagan world.”

INDEX
INTRODUCTION.
Object of the book, page 13—Universality of star -worship,
15—Basis of all religions and secret societies, 16—
Similarity of Jewish and heathen worship, 18—Antiquity
and supposed origin of Egypt, 1 9—Origin of the Priesthood,
22—Origin of Lent, 25—Jesus of Nazareth, 26.

CHAPTER I
The religious element in man, p. 28—Age of thought,
31—The Bible, 34—Destruction of ancient and modern
literature, 37—Reasons for running counter to the opinions
of the age, 39.

CHAPTER II
Introduction of religious forms, 43—Planet worship,
45—Saturn, Jupiter, Brahm, 45—Dives and Lazarus, 47
Sun travel, 50—Zodiac, 52—”War in heaven, 53—Moses
and the Jews, 54—Jewish sects, 55—Canonization of
Saints, 57—Symbol language, 58—Phallum worship, 63
— Correspondence, 65.

CHAPTER III.
Common origin of all religions, 67—The talent of the
world anciently absorbed by astronomy and astrology,
70—Origin of unlucky days and seasons, 71—War in
heaven, “7 2—Devil born, 73—Hell discovered, 74—Bottomless
pit, 74—Lake of fire, 75—Devil slain, 77—The
Old Serpent, 80—Origin of plays and secret societies, 84—
• Oriental style, 85—Witchcraft, 87.

CHAPTER IV.
Amours of the gods, 89—Trinity of evils, 90—Constellations,
96—Baal worship, 98—Indian star worship, 99
Ceremonies of Indians and Hebrews identical, 102—Jonal
among our western Indians, 102—Devil in China, 105—
The Cross among the Aztecs, 106.

CHAPTER V.
Osiris, Isis and Typlion, 107—Pyramids, 114 —System
of gradual Divinities,’ 118—Difference between Moses and
the Egyptians, 110—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob always
pagans, 120.
CHAPTER VI.
Circumcision, 125—Circle, 126r-Druids, 126—Celtic
temples, 127—Hall of Odin, 128—Masonry, 123—Names
of God, 128—Trinity, 132—Creation, 137.

CHAPTER VII
Origin of Man, 142—Garden of Eden and the fall, 144
— Mysteries in the Bible, 151—Oriental style, 152—Most
ancient names of God, 156
CHAPTER YIII.
Cherubim, 161—Satan to be restored, 166—Jacob’s
blessing, 168—Joseph’s coat, 168—Mistakes in Jewish
encampment, 174—White throne, 177.
CHAPTER IX.
David’s intrigues, 180—Samson, 182—Baalim. 186—
Phaeton, 187—Change of the names of the Patriarchs,
189—Abraham sacrificing Isaac, 190.

CHAPTER X.
Serpent symbol, 191—The two Sauls, 195—The Devil
202.
CHAPTER XL
Fallen spirits. 203—War in heaven, 213—The Apocalypse,
215—The mystical number seven, 215—The perfect
number twelve, 218—Seven churches, 219—The two
Covenants, 221—Theology of the Magi, 224—The Woman
clothed with the Sun, 225.
CHAPTER XIL
The Sun and Moon stand still, 227—Elijah translated,
228—Jonah and the whale, 230—Christmas, 231—Epiphany,
232—Phallum worship, 232—Assumption, 234—Nativity,
234.