Now _(G) had never loved, but she would solve all the mysteries, even the mystery of death; and so she journeyed to the netherlands.
The guardian of the portals challenged her, strip off thy garment, lay aside thy jewels, for naught may ye bring with ye unto this our land.
So she laid down her garments and her jewels and was bound as are all who enter the realm of Death the mighty one. Suc h was her beauty that Death himself knelt and kissed her feet, saying "Blessed be thy feet that have brought thee in these ways, abide with me let me place my cold hands on thy heart".
She replied "I love thee not; why dost thou, cause all things that I love, and take delight in to fade and die?"
"Lady" replied Death "It is age and fate, against which I am helpless. Age causes all things to wither but when men die at the end of time; I give them rest and peace, and strength so that they may, return. "But thou, art lovely return not; Abide with me." But she answered,"I love thee not." Then said Death "An'thou recieve not my hand on thy heart thou must recieve Death's scourge." "It is fate better so." She said; and knelt and Death scourged her and she cried; "I feel the pangs of love." And Death said; "Blessed be" and gave her the five fold kiss saying "Thus only may ye attain to joy and knowledge" and he taught her all the mysteries. and they loved and were one, and he taught her all the magicks, for there are three great events in the life of man Love, Death and Resurrection in a new body, and magick controls them all. For to fullfill love on must return again at the same time and place as the loved one, and you must remember and love, them again. But to be reborn you must die and you must be born, and these be all the m agicks.
