The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE EQUINOX RITUAL OF THE 1° = 10° GRADE OF ZELATOR* The opening in this ritual is very similar to that in the last; the chief exception being that this grade is more particularly attributed to the element of “ earth.” The Temple having been declared open, the Hierophant says : “ Except Adonai build the House their labour is but lost that build it. Except Adonai keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain! Frater Neophyte, oe aye by what aid do you seek admission to im) Pp the 1°= 10° Grade of Zelator of the G.:.D.+.?” The Hegemon, answering for him, says: Hueroppagt. “ By the guidance of Adonai; by the pos- Vv session of the requisite knowledge ; by the dispensation you hold; by the secret signs and tokens of the o° = o° Grade, and by this symbol of the Hermetic Cross.” The Neophyte is then conducted to the West, and being placed between the mystic pillars, pledges himself to secrecy. 7 WY The Hierophant, congratulating him, finally says: “ Let the Neophyte enter the Rea Ab tagp. Banger of the West Bagper of the Cost Ligpts Unspede eens path of Evil.” Then the following takes place. Stolistes: | Kerux. Dadouchos, Hiereus; Whence comest thou? | Kerux (for Neophyte): Iam come from between the pillars and seek the hidden knowledge in the Name of Adonai. Hiereus : And the Angel Samael (Angel of Evil) answered and said : Iam the Prince of Darkness and of Night. The wicked and rebellious man gazeth upon the face of Nature and he findeth therein naught but terror and obscurity; unto him it is but the Darkness of the Darkness; and he is but as a drunken man groping in the dark. Return, for thou canst not pass by. Hierophant: Let the Neophyte enter the path of Good, Hegemon: Whence comest thou? Kerux (for Neophyte): I am come from between the pillars and seek for the hidden Light of Occult Knowledge. DiacraM 11. Arrangement of the Temple in the 1° = 10° Ritual (first part). * The following five Rituals are considerably abridged; chiefly toeconomise space and so allow the rituals of the Neophyte and Adeptus Minor to be dealt with more fully. They are of little magical interest, value, or importance. 262