Ka : The Egyptian conception of one of the seven parts of man; 'a spiritual double or astral body. Not only did mankind possess a Ka, but 'animals and inanimate objects as well. Every mortal received a Ka at birth. When he died his Ka left him, but was supposed to hover near the body and occasionally to reanimate it. For this purpose statues were placed near the mummy in which the Ka might find a temporary shelter. The Ka was provided with food by the friends of the deceased who left provisions in the tomb for its use. (See Egypt and Vampire.)

Kabala, The : A Hebrew 'and Jewish system of theosophy. The word signifies "doctrines received from tradition." In ancient Hebrew literature tile name was used to denote the entire body of religions writings, the Pentateuch excepted. It is only in the early middle ages that the system of theosophy known as Kabalism was designated by that name. We will first consider the Kabala as a literary production before proceeding to examine it in the light of a hand-book of Hebrew occultism. The main sources which went to the making of' the Kabala 'are the Sepher Yesirah or Book of Creation, which is a combination of medieval mysticism 'and science. The date of origin of this work has been matter of great 'argument, but. it is perhaps safest to say that it seems to be earlier than the ninth century A.D. The Bahir or brilliant is first quoted by Nabmanides, 'and is usually 'attributed to his teacher, Ezra. It owes much to the Sepher Yesirah, 'and to a great extent foreshadows the Zohar, which is 'a commentary on the Pentateuch, including eleven dissertations on that book,-the most important of which 'are the Book of Secrets, the Secret of Secrets, the Mysteries of the Pentateuch and the Hidden Interpretation. It pretends to the 'authorship of Simon ben Yohai in the second century, and it is alleged that he drew his sources from traditional dialogues between God and Adam in Paradise. It is further stated that it was discovered in a cavern in Galilee where it had been hidden for one thousand years. It has been proved almost beyond doubt, however, that it was written in the thirteenth century, and the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders is 'alluded to. It is 'also believed that Moses de Leon, who died in 35, and who circulated and sold the Zohar, was himself its author. At the same time there is no doubt that it enshrines a large number of very 'ancient and important Hebrew traditions. The matter contained in the Kabala deals with the nature of God, the sephiroth or divine emanations, of 'angels 'and of man. God, known in the Kabala as En Soph, fills and contains the universe. As he is boundless, mind cannot conceive him, so in a certain mystical sense he is non-existent. The doctrine of the sephiroth is undoubtedly the most important to be met with in the pages of the Kabala. To justify his existence the Deity had to become active 'and creative, 'and this he achieved through the medium of the ten sephiroth or intelligences which emanated from him like rays proceeding from a luminary. The first sephiroth or emanation was the wish to become manifest, and this contained nine other intelligences or sephiroth, which 'again emanate one from the other-the second from the first, the third from the second, 'and so forth. These are known as the Crown, Wisdom, Intelligence, Love, Justice, Beauty, Firmness, Splendour. Foundation 'and Kingdom. From the junction of pairs of sephiroth, other emanations were formed thus from Wisdom 'and Intelligence proceeded Love or Mercy and from Mercy 'and Justice, Beauty. The sephiroth are 'also symbolical of primordial man and the heavenly man, of which earthly man is the shadow. They form three triads which respectively represent intellectual, moral, and physical qualities: the first, Wisdom, Intelligence and Crown; the second Love, Justice 'and Beauty; the third Firmness, Splendour and Foundation. The whole is circled or bound by Kingdom, the ninth sephiroth. Each of these triads symbolises a portion of the human frame: the first the head; the second the arms; the third the legs. It must be understood that though those sephiroth are emanations from God they remain a portion, and simply represent different aspects of the One Being.

Kabalistic cosmology posits four different worlds, each of which forms a sephiric system of a decade of emanations, which were verified in the following manner: the world of emanations or the heavenly man, a direct emanation from the En Soph. From it is produced the world of creation, or the Briatic world of pure nature, but yet not so spiritual as the first. The angel Metatron inhabits it and constitutes the world of pure spirit. He governs the visible world and guides the revolutions of The planets. From this is formed the world of formation or the Yetziratic world, still less refined, which is the abode of angels. Finally from these emanates the world of action or matter, the dwelling of evil spirits, which contains ten hells, each becoming lower until the depths of diabolical degradation is reached. The prince of this region is Samael, the evil spirit, the serpent of Genesis, otherwise " the Beast." But the universe was incomplete without the creation of man; the heavenly Adam, that is the tenth sephiroth created the earthly Adam, each member of whose body corresponds to a part of the visible universe. The human form, we are told, is shaped after the four letters which constitute the Jewish tetragrammation, Jhava, thus, the letters J h a v a . The souls of the whole human race pre-exist in the world of emanations, and are all destined to inhabit human bodies. Like the sephiroth from which it emanates, every soul has ten potentces, consisting of a trinity of triad - spirit, soul, cruder soul or neptesh. Each soul, before its entrance into the world consists of male and female united into one being, but when it descends to this earth, the two parts are separated and animate different bodies. The destiny of the soul upon earth is to develop the perfect germs implanted in it, which must ultimately return to En Soph. If it does not succeed in acquiring the experience for which it has been sent to earth, it must re-inhabit the body three time till it becomes duly purified. when all the souls in the world of the sephiroth shall have passed through this period of probation and returned to the bosom of En Soph, the jubilee will commence; even Satan will be restored to his angelic nature, and existence will be a Sabbath without end. The Kabala states that these esoteric doctrines are contained in the Hebrew scriptures, but cannot be perceived by the uninitiated; they are, however, plainly revealed to persons of spiritual mind.

Next considering the Kabala as occult literature, we find it stated that the philosophical doctrines developed in its pages are found to have been perpetuated by the secret method of oral tradition from the first ages of humanity. "The Kabala," says Dr. Ginsburg, when explaining the story of its birth, "was first taught by God Himself to a select company of angels, who formed a theosophic school in Paradise. After the Fall the angels most graciously communicated this heavenly doctrine to the disobedient child of earth, to furnish the protoplasts with the means of returning to their pristine nobility and felicity. From Adam it passed over to Noah, and then to Abraham, the friend of God, who emigrated with it to Egypt, where the patriarch allowed a portion of this mysterious doctrine to ooze out. It was in this way that the Egyptians obtained some knowledge of it, and the other Eastern nations could introduce it into their philosophical systems. Moses, who was learned in all the wisdom of Egypt, was first initiated into the Kabala in the land of his birth, but became most proficient in it during his wanderings in the wilderness, when he not only devoted to it the leisure hours of the whole forty years, but received lessons in it from one of the angels. By the aid of this mysterious science the lawgiver was enabled to solve the difficulties which arose during his management of the Israelites, in spite of the pilgrimages, wars, and frequent miseries of the nation. He covertly laid down the principles of this secret doctrine in the first four books of the Pentateuch, but withheld them from Deuteronomy. Moses also initiated the seventy Elders into the secrets of this doctrine, and they again transmitted them from hand to hand. Of all who formed the unbroken line of tradition, David and Solomon were the most deeply initiated into the Kabala. No one, however, dared to write it down till Schimeon ben Jochai, who lived at the time of the destruction of the second. After his death, his son, Rabbi Eleazar, and his secretary, Rabbi Abba, as well as his disciples, collated Rabbi Simon Ben Jochai's treatises, and out of these composed the celebrated work called Z H R, Zohar, Splendour, which is the grand storehouse of Kabalism."

The history of Kabalistic origins, however, is as has been shown almost wholly fabulous, and no evidence worthy of the name can he adduced in its support. The mysticism of the Mishna and the Talmud must be carefully distinguished from that of the Kabalistic writings, as they are undoubtedly of very considerable antiquity. But the Kabala has certain claims upon the modern student of mysticism. Its philosophical value is not depreciated by its modern origin, and it is regarded by many as an absolute guide to knowledge in all the most profound problems of existence. Its thesis is extensive and profound, but examination unfortunately proves it to be merely a series of dogmatic hypotheses, a body of positive doctrine based on a central assumption which is incapable of proof. This tradition, says Eliphas Levi, wholly reposes on the single dogma of magic, that the Visible is for us a proportional measure of the Invisible. In fact it proceeds by analogy from the known to the unknown. At the same time, it is a most interesting effort of the human mind.

Medieval magic was deeply indebted to Kabalistic combinations of the divine names for the terms of its rituals, and from it derived the belief in a resident virtue in sacred names and numbers. Certain definite rules are employed to discover the sublime source of power resident in the Jewish scriptures. Thus the words of several verses in the scriptures which are regarded as containing an occult sense, are placed over each other, and the letters are formed into new words by reading them vertically; or the words of the text are arranged in squares in such a manner as to be read vertically or otherwise. Words are joined together and re-divided, and the initial and final letters of certain words are formed into separate words. Again, every letter of the word is reduced to its numerical value, and the word is explained by another of the same quantity. Every letter of a word too is taken to be an initial of an abbreviation of it. The twenty-two letters of the alphabet are divided into two halves, one half is placed above the other, and the two letters which thus become associated are interchanged. This a becomes l, b, m, and so on. This cipher alphabet is called albm from the first interchanged pairs. The commutation of the twenty-two letters is effected by the last letter of the alphabet taking the place of the first, the last but one the place of the second and so forth. This cipher is called atbah. These permutations and combinations are much older than the Kabala, and obtained amongst Jewish occultists from time immemorial.

Lastly, it should be pointed out that the Kabala has been condemned nowhere more strongly than among the Jews themselves. Jewish orthodoxy has always been suspicious of it, and as Mr. A. E. Waite has well said: "The best lesson we can learn from it is the necessity of scrupulously separating the experimental knowledge of the mystics from their bizarre fields of speculation."

Kabotermannekens : According to the Flemish peasants, little spirits which play tricks on the women of the country, particularly on those who work in the dairy.

Kaf : According to the Musulmans, a great mountain that stretches to the horizon on every side. The earth is in the middle of this mountain, they say, like a finger in the middle of a ring. Its foundation is the stone Sakhrat, the least fragment of which is capable of working untold marvels. This stone it is which causes earthquakes. It is made of a single emerald. The mountain, which is frequently spoken of in Eastern tales, is said to be the habitation of genii. To reach it one must pass through dark wildernesses, and it is essential that the traveller be guided by a supernatural being.

Kai : The seneschal of King Arthur, known in the French romances as Messire Queux, or Maitre Queux or Kuex. He is prominent in the Morte d'Arthur. In the tale of Kilhwuh and Olwen in the Mabinogion, he is identified with a personage whose "breath lasted nine nights and days under water" and who "could exist nine nights and nine days without sleep." A wound from his sword could not be cured he could make himself as tall as the highest tree, and so great was the heat of his nature that, during rain, whatever he carried remained dry. Originally a deity, a rain-and-thunder god, he had apparently degenerated, through a series of mythological processes, into a mere hero.

Kale Thaungto : A town of wizards in Lower Burma. (See Burma.)

Kalid : (See Morien.)

Kapila : believed by the Hindus to be the god Vishnu, son of Brahman, in the fifth of his twenty-four incarnations. He wrote a series of philosophical propositions known as the Sutras, in which he states it is by philosophical study alone that one may attain union with the deity.

Kardec, Allen : The nom de guerre of Denizard Rivail, the French spiritualist whose doctrines were largely accepted on the Continent and especially in France. The chief tenet in spiritism was the doctrine of re-incarnation. Rivail, before his conversion to spiritualism, had occupied himself a great deal with animal magnetism. In 1856 he was introduced into a spiritualistic circle by Victorien Sardon. His Livre des Esprits and the works with which he followed it were based largely on communications received through mediums. They had a wide circulation, and the doctrines of spiritism became much more popular, in France at least, than those of the rival spiritualism, which did not include reincarnation among its tenets. The names A lien and Kardec which M. Rivail assumed were names he had borne in two former incarnations, revealed to him by mediumistic communications. He was the editor of La Revue Spirits, and the founder and president of the Parisian Society for Spiritualistic Studies, at which M. Camille Flammarion, then nineteen years of age, made his first acquaintance with psychic science in 1861. Allan Kardec died in 1869, his doctrines having by that time become firmly established. In Britain, however, they made but little headway, his only disciple of note in this country being Miss Anna Blackwell. (See France and Spiritualism.)

Karma : is a doctrine common to Brahmanism, Buddhism and Theosophy though theosophists have not adopted it wholly as it is taught in the two religions mentioned. The word karma itself means "action," but it may be useful to remember that generally the doctrine teaches that everything done is done for eternity, that, in short, " thou shalt reap as thou didst sow." Action is not homogeneous but on the contrary, contains three elements, the thought which conceives it, the will which finds the means of accomplishment, and the union of thought and will which brings the action to pass. It is plain, therefore, that thought is very potent for good or evil, for as the thought is, so will the action be. The miser, thinking of avarice, is avaricious, the libertine, thinking of vice, is vicious, and on the contrary, those of virtuous thoughts show virtue in their actions. Arising naturally from such teaching is the attention devoted to thought-power. Taking the analogy of the physical body which may be developed by regimen and training, based on natural scientific laws, theosophists teach that character may, in exactly the same way, be scientifically built up. Physical weakness can be eradicated and an opposite state of affairs brought about by special exercise of the weak part, and by a similar method, weakness of character may be converted into strength Every vice is considered to evidence the lack of a corresponding virtue, avarice for instance showing the absence of generosity. Instead, however, of allowing matters to rest at this, under the plea-arising from ignorance-that the man was naturally avaricious, theosophists, on the lines of scientific knowledge, teach that constant thought directed to generosity will in time change the man's nature in this respect. This result cannot, of course, be brought about in a day, and the length of time necessary depends on at least two factors, the strength of thought and the strength of the vice, for the latter may be the sum of the indulgence of many ages and hence correspondingly difficult to eradicate The doctrine of karma must, however, be considered not in its relation to one life only, but in the light of the theosophic teaching of reincarnation (q.v.). Re-incarnation is carried on under the law of karma as well as of evolution. The new-born man bears within him the seeds of what he formerly was. His character is the same as it was. It is as he made it in past existences and accordingly as he made it, so does it continue unless he himself change it as he had the power to do. Each succeeding existence finds that character more definite in one direction or another and if it be evil, the effort to change it becomes increasingly difficult, indeed a complete change may not be possible until many existences of effort have passed. In such cases as these, the promptings of evil may be too strong to be resisted, yet the man who has an intelligent knowledge of the workings of Karma, though he must eventually yield, does so only after the most desperate struggle of which his nature is capable, and thus, instead of yielding weakly and increasing the power of the evil, he has helped to destroy its potency. Only in the most rare cases can he free himself with one effort. (See also Theosophy and Evolution.)

Katean Secret Society : A secret society of foe Moluccas. Anyone who wished to become a member was introduced into the Katean house through an aperture in the form of a crocodile's jaws or a cassowary's beak. Having remained there for a few days lie was secretly removed to a remote spot. At the end of two months he was permitted to return to his relatives-hitherto unaware of his whereabouts-a member of the Katean Society.

Kathari : An heretical sect who excited the wrath of the clergy in mediaeval times. (See Waldenses.)

Katie King : A spirit. (See Materialism and Spiritualism.)

Katika Lima : Malay system of Astrology. (See Malays.)

Katika Tujo : Malay system of Astrology. (See Malays.)

Kauks : hatched from cock's egg: (See Cock.)

Keingala : The weather-wise mare of Asmund in the saga of Grettir the Strong. Her master believed in her weather prophecies, and in setting his second son, Grettir, to look after the horses, told him to be guided by Keingola, who would always return to the stable before a storm. As she persisted in remaining on the cold hillside, grazing on the scanty grass till the lad was nearly frozen with cold, Grettir determined to make her return home regardless of the weather. One morning before turning out the horses he tore off a long strip of her skin from wither to flank, This bad the effect of making the mare soon seek her stable; and the same thing occurring the next day, no storm impending, Asmund himself let out the horses, when he discovered what had been done,

Kelly, Edward : (See Dee.)

Kelpie_, The : A water spirit which, in Scotland, is believed to haunt streams and torrents. Kelpies appear to be of a mischievous nature, and were often accused of stopping the water-wheels of mills, and of swelling streams. The Kelpie is occasionally used as a name of terror to frighten unruly children; and it was believed that he also devoured women.

Kephalonomancy : A method of divination which "a practised by making divers signs on the baked head of an ass. It was familiar to the Germans and the Lombard, substituted for it the head of a goat. The ancients placed lighted carbon on an ass's head, and pronounced the names of those who were suspected of any crime. If a crackling coincided with the utterance of a name, the latter was taken as being that of the guilty person.

Kephu : a Karen Vampire. (See Vampire.)

Kepler, John-1571-1630 : A great mathematician and astrologer. He was born at Weil in Wurtemburg and educated at a monastic school at Maulbrunn and afterwards at the university of Tubingen, where he studied philosophy, mathematics, theology and astronomy. In 1593 he became professor of mathematics and morals at Gratz in Styria, where he also continued his astrological studies. He had an unhappy home life, and was somewhat persecuted for his doctrines. In 1626 were printed the famous Rodolphine tables, which he had prepared along with Tycho de Brahe, the astronomer. He died at Ratisbon. The laws of the courses of the planets, deduced by Kepler from observations made by Tycho, and known as The Three Laws of Kepler, became the foundation of Newton's discoveries, as well as the whole modern theory of the planets. His services in the cause of astronomy have placed him high amongst the distinguished men of science, and in 1808 a monument was erected to his memory at Ratisbon. His most important work is his Astronomia nova, seu Physica Coelestis tradita Commentariis de Motibus Stellae Martis (1609) which is still regarded as a classic by astronomers.

Kerheb : Egyptian Scribes. (See Egypt.)

Kerner, Dr. : (See Spiritualism.)

Kether, The : Kabbalistic name for the number one, and meaning "Reason "-the Crown, the equilibrating power. Also a Hebrew occult name for one of the three essentials of God-Reason.

Kevan of the Curling Locks : The lover of Cleena who went off to hunt in the woods, leaving her to be abducted by the fairies.

Key of Solomon the King : A magical treatise of medieval origin, of which a number of manuscripts are extant. It is supposed to be the work of King Solomon (q.v.), but is manifestly of comparatively modern origin, and was probably written in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. It is permeated with late Jewish ideas, and its chief intention appears to be the finding of treasure, and the making of such experiments as have for their object the interference with the free will of others. The power of the Divine Name is much in evidence, and the entire work is an absurd combination of pomposity and nonsense.

The Lemegeton, or Leeser Key of Solomon, is much more noteworthy. Its earliest examples date from the seventeenth century, and it invokes the hierarchies of the abyss by legions and millions. It is divided into four parts, which control the offices of all spirits at the will of the

operator. The first part, Goetia, contains forms of conjuration for seventy-two demons with an account of their powers and offices. The second part, Theurgia Goetia, deals with the spirits of the cardinal points, who are of mixed nature. The third hook is called the Pauline Art-the significance of which name is unaccountable. It deals with the angels of the hours of the day and night, and of the signs of the Zodiac. The fourth part is entitled Almadel, which enumerates four other choirs of spirits. The usual homilies regarding purity of life are insisted upon, as is the circumstance that none of the conjurations shall be applied to the injury of another.

Khalb : The Egyptian name for the shadow, which at death was supposed to quit the body to continue a separate existence of its own. It was represented under the form of a sunshade.

Khu : The Egyptian name for one of the immortal parts of man, probably the spirit. The word means " clear" or "luminous" and is symbolised by a flame of fire.

Khwaja Ka Mulay : (See Siberia.)

Klan : In Irish legend, Father of Lugh. His magical cow with her wonderful supply of milk having been stolen by Balor, he revenged himself by making Balor's daughter, Ethlinn, the mother of three sons. Of these two were drowned by Balor, and the third Lugh, escaping by falling into a bay, was wafted back to his father, Kian. Some years later, while fighting in Ulster, Kian fell in with the three sons of Turenn whose house was at enmity with him. To escape their notice, he turned himself into a pig, but they recognised him and he was wounded by one of them. He begged to be restored to his human shape before dying. This being granted, he rejoiced in having outwitted his enemies, as they would now have to pay the blood-fine for a man instead of a pig. The brothers, determined that there should be no blood-stained weapon to publish the deed, stoned Kian and buried his body.

King Robert of Sicily : (English romance of the fourteenth century, author unknown). It has never been printed. It tells how King Robert of Sicily was beguiled by pride into sneering at a priest who read mass. To punish him, an angel was sent down by God, and he, assuming Robert's shape, transformed the King into the likeness of his own fool he is sent out to lie with the dogs. He was at length allowed to resume his proper shape after a long and ignominious penance. See poem on the subject by Longfellow.

Kinocetus : A stone said to be good in casting out devils.

Kirk, Robert : (See Scotland.)

Kischuph : In the Kabala, the higher magical influence. It is divided into two branches, an elementary and a spiritual, and includes exorcism. Sometimes Kischuph exhibits a striking resemblance to the witchcraft of medieval times. Sorcerers were said to change themselves into animals, and go long distances in a very short time'. They may also induce pain and disease and death in men and animals. Still further allied to witches are the "women who make a contract with the Schedim, and meet them at certain times, dance with them, and visit these spirits who appear to them in the shape of goats. In many countries such women are killed." This form of Kischuph is true sorcery the other form, material Kischuph, is rather evil sympathy, consisting of disturbing influences on the natural elements produced by exciting false " rapports" in various substances.

Kiss, Bewitched by means of a : Florence Newton, a notorious witch of the Middle Ages, was on several occasions accused of having bewitched people by means of a kiss. The first was a servant-maid who had refused alms to her. About a week later the witch kissed her violently, from which time she suffered from fits and was transported from place to place, now being carried mysteriously to the top of the house, now being placed between two feather beds, and so on. The witch also caused the death of one David Jones, who stood sentinel over her in prison, by kissing his hand, and by the same means brought about the death of the children of three Youghal aldermen.

Klinnrath, Henry : A German alchemist and hierophant of the physical side of the Magnum Opus. He was certainly aware of the greater issues of Hermetic theorems and may be regarded as a follower of Paracelsus. He was born in Saxony about the year 1560. At the age of 28 he graduated in medicine at the University of Basle. He practised in Hamburg and thereafter in Dresden where he died in poverty and obscurity in 1601, at the age of forty-five. The most remarkable of his works, some of which are still in Manuscript, is the Anphitheatrum Sapientiae AEternae solius verae Chnstiano Kabbalisticum divino magicum, &c. It is an unfinished work and appeared after his decease with a preface and conclusion by Erasmus Wohlfahrt. It is a purely mystical and magical treatise. The seven steps leading to the goal of universal knowledge are described in a commentary on the Wisdom of Solomon. The work has been described as being the voice of ancient chaos, and its curious folding plates are particularly suggestive.

Klinschor, or Klingsor : Lord of the Magic Castle wherein are kept Arthur's mother and other queens. He is nephew to Virgilius of Naples and is overcome by Gawain. He is alluded to in the Parsival of Wolfram von Eschenbach.

Knigge : (See Illuminati.)

Knox, John : (See Scotland.)

Koilon : is the name applied to the ether by Mrs. Besant and Mr. C. W. Leadbeater in their book on Occult Chemistry. (See Ether; Theosophy.)

Kommasso : Evil spirits inhabiting trees. (See Burma.)

Koons' Spirit Room : A log seance-room erected in Dover, Athens County, Ohio, by a farmer, Jonathan Koons, in 1852. Koons, an early convert to spiritualism, had been told that he and his eight children would develop mediumistic powers, and the spirit-room was intended to be used for manifestations produced by their mediumship. The room was furnished with the appliances incidental to the spiritualistic séance - table for rappings, tambourines, and other musical instruments; phosphorus, by means of which the spirits might show themselves. The phenomena witnessed by the sitters, including Charles Partridge, editor of the Spiritual Telegraph, were of a varied nature, but in the main identical with the other manifestations of the same period. The spirits who visited Koon's log building claimed to be a band-one hundred and sixty-five in number-of men who had lived before the time of Adam, and from whom were descended the well-known spirit personalities, John and Katie King.

Kosh : The wicked forest fiend of the Bangala of the Southern Congo.

Koshel : (See Slavs.)

Kostchtchie, or " Deathless" : A Russian goblin of the bogle-boe species. This horrid monster is described as having a death's head and fleshless skeleton, "through which is seen the black blood flowing and the yellow heart beating." He is armed with an iron club, with which he knocks down all who come in his path. In spite of his ugliness, he is said to be a great admirer of young girls and women. He is avaricious, hates old and young alike, and particularly those who are fortunate. His dwelling is said to be amongst the mountains of the Koskels and the Caucasus. where his treasure is concealed.

Kostka, Jean : The pseudonym of Jules Doinel. A late Gnostic and initiate of the 33rd degree, who, converted to the Christian standpoint, revealed his diabolic adventures in the pages of La Verite under the title of " Lucifer Unmasked." He tells of diabolic happenings in the private chapel of a lady, "Madame X." who figures frequently in his pages, and who is thought to be the late Countess of Caithness, of visions of Jansen, and the classical deities. It is certain from the evidence that M. Kostka never came into personal contact with a Satanic or Luciferian cultus, and that his diabolic experiences were merely those of the amateur Satanist.

Kramat : (See Magic.)

Krata Repoa : or Initiation into the ancient Mysteries of the Priests of Egypt, written by C. F. Koppen and J. W. B. Von Hymmen, and. published at Berlin in 1782. The term Krata Repoa, said to be of Egyptian origin, possesses no affinity to that language so far as the present writer is aware. The work is divided into seven grades. That of Postophoris (a word used by Apuleius to signify a priest of Isis) corresponds to the apprentice or keeper of the sacred threshold. Secondly comes the degree of Neokaros, in which are to be found many ordeals and temptations. The third degree is the State of Death-of degree of judgment and of the passage of the Soul. The candidate was restored to light in the following degree, the Battle of. the Shadows. In the fifth grade a drama of Vengeance was enacted, and the sixth is that of the astronomer before the gate of the gods. In the final grade the whole scheme of initiation was expounded. It has been thought that these degrees corresponded to the actual procedure of a secret society, and it may be that in some measure they did, as one of their authors was a prominent member of The African Builders (q.v.), but although there would seem to be elements of real tradition in the work, most of it is probably mere invention.

Krstaca : Dalmatian name for a witch. (See Slavs.)

Kund : (See Scandinavia.)

Kyphl : Among the Egyptians, an aromatic substance, with soothing and healing properties, prepared from sixteen materials according to the prescription of the sacred books.