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ing a ceiling just at head height with the finger tips. The palms face upward
and the backs of the hands away from the head. Thumbs closed to side of palms.
Fingers straight and together.

"3. Water: the goddess Auramoth." Same body and foot position as #2, but head e
rect. Arms are brought down over the chest so that the thumbs touch above the
heart and the backs of the hands are to the front. The fingers meet below the
heart, forming between thumbs and fingers the descending triangle of water.

"4. Fire: the goddess Thoum-aesh-neith." Frontal. Head and body like #3. Arm
s are angled so that the thumbs meet in a line over the brow. Palmer side faci
ng. Fingers meet above head, forming between thumbs and fingers the ascending
triangle of fire.

"5,6. Spirit: the rending and closing of the veil." Head erect in both. #5 ha
s the same body posture as #1, except that the left and right feet are counterc
harged and flat on the floor with the heels in contact. Arms and hands are cro
oked forward at shoulder level such that the hands appear to be clawing open a
split veil --- hands have progressed to a point that the forearms are invisibl
e, being directly pointed at the front. Lower arms are flat and horizontal in
the plain of the image.
#6. has the same body posture as #1, feet in same position as #5. The arms are
elbow down against abdomen, with hands forward over heart in claws such that t
he knuckles are touching. Passing from #5 to #6 or vice versa is done by motio
n of shoulders and rotation of wrists. This is different from the other sign o
f opening the veil, the Sign of the Enterer, which is done with hands flat palm
to palm and then spread without rotation of wrists.

"7-10. The L V X signs."

"7. + Osiris slain --- the cross." Body and feet as in #2. Head bowed. Arms d
irectly horizontal from the shoulders in the plane of the image. Hands with fi
ngers together, thumbs to side of palm and palmer side forward. The tau shape
of the robe dominates the image.

"8. L Isis mourning --- the Svastica." The body is in semi-profile, head down
slightly and facing right of photograph. The arms, hands, legs and feet are po
sitioned to define a swastika. Left foot flat, carrying weight and angled towa
rd the right of the photo. Right foot toe down behind the figure to the left i
n the photo. Right upper arm due left in photo and forearm vertical with finge
rs closed and pointing upward. Left arm smoothly canted down to the right of th
e panel, with fingers closed and pointed down.

"9. V Typhon --- the Trident." Figure frontal and standing on tip toe, toes fo
rward and heels not touching. Head back. Arms angled in a "V" with the body t
o the top and outward in the plain of the photo. Fingers and thumbs as #7, but
continuing the lines of the arms.

"10. X Osiris risen --- the Pentagram." Body and feet as in #7. Head directly
frontal and level. Arms crossed over heart, right over left with hands extend