A MYSTERY PLAY IN THREE ACTS
ADAPTED FROM
THE IDYLL OF THE WHITE LOTUS
This
Drama is a story which has been told in all Ages, and among every people. It is the tragedy of the Soul.Attracted
by Desire, the Ruling Element in the lower nature of Man, the Soul stoops to sin; brought to itself by suffering, it turns for help to the redeeming Spirit within, and in the final sacrifice, achieves apotheosis and sheds a blessing on mankind.AN EGYPTIAN PEASANT WOMAN
Isis or Mother Nature.
SENSA (Her Son)
The Human Soul entering into possession of its temple, the Body, at adolescence.
THE LADY OF THE LOTUS
The Spiritual Principle in Sensa.
THE DARK GODDESS
The Sensual Principle in Sensa.
SEBOUA (A Gardener)
Intuition.
AGMAHD (A High Priest of the Temple)
Ambition.
KAMEN-BAKA (A High Priest of the Temple)
Desire.
"THE TEN"
The Five Senses in their two aspects; active and receptive.
"THE FOUR" Priests of the Temple
Psychic Senses and their spiritual counterparts.
THE OLD PRIEST
Intellect without Vision.
HESEP-TI (A Nobleman) and THE PEOPLE
Represent demands from the Outer World.
A DREAM WOMAN
The Artistic Principle in Sensa.
NEOPHYTES and OTHER PRIESTS
Instruments of Action.