French with English translation Simplified English version Food of the Wise finds an oval-shaped steel tub which fills with clear water upon his arrival. There's also a fine white sand at the bottom, used to purify the water. The steel vessel is on three brass feet. Brass is copper (Venus) mixed with zinc and steel is iron (Mars) mixed with carbon, so we have both the masculine and the feminine here, though they may just be watered-down versions. On the side of the tub that f

French with English translation Simplified English version Our narrator, having just discovered the bird, altar, and torch, turns around to realize that he's been standing by a huge palace on the clouds this whole time! Four rows of columns rise at different heights, topped by a golden ball. In order, the columns are white, black, green, and red. While the artist in me can't stand this questionable decor choice, it's clear that this gaudy combination of colors is here for a r

French with English translation Simplified English version After failing his fire journey, our narrator finds himself back on the surface of the earth. But before he can get situated, the guide grabs him again! He's pulled up, up, up in the air, so fast that he can't even think of anything to compare it to. Looking down, he realizes that he's no longer anywhere near the volcanoes of Naples . No, he now appears to be in Egypt, looking down at the pyramids . His guide continues

French with English translation Simplified English version We left our narrator standing before a wall that seemed to indicate that the reddening/fire journey was coming up, but then that wall disappears. Suddenly, where the wall was before, there's a lake of fire. " Sulphur and bitumen rolled in flaming waves. " He trembles. He's afraid. A loud, authoritative voice tells him he has to walk across the fire. Even though he was trembling a moment ago, he listens to the voice. T