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…ive elements and the five Paths leading from the First Order thereto, and who has been duly approved of by the Higher Powers. “The Three grades of the Second Order are entitled: Adeptus Minor, or Lesser Adept, 5°=6° answering to Tiphereth, the Reconciler, in the midst of the Sephirotic Tree. Adeptus Major, or Greater Adept, 6°=5° answering to Geburah. And Adeptus Exemptus, or Exempt Adept, 7°=4° answering to Chesed.” THE RITUALS OF THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN RITUAL OF THE 0°=o0° GRADE OF NEOPHYTE As the Ritual of the Grade of Neophyte is, wit…
1909 · PDF PAGE 274
…al gold of the Alchymist from the Black Dragon of Putrefaction in Evil.” . . . ‘I now congratulate you on having attained to the 1°= 10° grade of Zelator, and in recognition thereof I confer on you the mystic title of PERECLINOS DE FAUSTIS, which signifies that you are still far from the goal which has been reached by the complete Initiates.” Shortly after this the Closing takes place, and the prayer of the spirits of the Earth is rehearsed, and the licence to depart pronounced, and in the name of ADONAI HA ARETZ, the Hierophant declares the Te…
1909 · PDF PAGE 272
THE EQUINOX These seventeen squares represent the Sun, the Four Elements, and the Twelve Signs In this grade the lamps on the Pillars are unshaded, showing that you have quitted Altar and the entrance to the Holy Place stood the Laver of Brass, as a symbol of the Waters of Creation.” The Hegemon then explains the sym- bolic drawing of the Zodiac, which is most complicated, but consists mainly of twelve circles and a lamp in the centre to repre- sent the sun, “The whole figure repre- sents the Rose of Creation, and is a synthesis of the Visible …
1909 · PDF PAGE 270
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…
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THE EQUINOX (The Grade of 2°=9° is particularly attributed to the element Air; it refers to the Moon; the path of n is attri- buted to this degree. For other attributions see “ 777,” lines 9 and 11.) Tue Pentacrams or Earta Name: A D N I (Adonai). Invoking Surysyuog The sign of 1°=10°: Advance the right foot, stretch out the;right hand upwards and forwards, the left hand downwards and backwards, the palms open. (The Grade of 1°=10° is particularly attributed to the element of Earth. See “777,” lines 10 and 32 bis.) The Lesser Ritual of the Hexa…
1909 · PDF PAGE 291
…es—the Illuminating Tower of Light, and I give you the symbol of yy (Ash), which is the Hebrew name for fire. Having passed through this grade, thenewly made Philosophusearns — Dracrant 52, the title of Honoured Frater and is eligible for the post of Hiereus, The Altar Symbol in The closing then takes place, the adoration of the King of Fire the 4° i is made, and the Prayer of the Salamanders is rehearsed, and in the name of TETRAGRAMMATON TZEBAOTH the Temple is closed in the grade of 4°= 7°. In the space of seven months from a mere student in …
1909 · PDF PAGE 278
…ng of Air!” says the Hierophant. The prayer of the Sylphs follows ; and in the Name of SHADDAI EL CHAI the Temple is closed in the 2°=9° Grade of Theoricus. The following month, February, P. passed through the next grade, that of 3° = 8°. RITUAL OF THE 3° = 8° GRADE OF PRACTICUS This Grade is particularly attributed to the element of Water, and especially refers to the planet Mercury and to the thirty-first and thirtieth paths of wand. It opens with the Adoration to the King of the Waters, which is followed by the Advancement. The Theoricus fir…
1909 · PDF PAGE 267
…xecuting the Hierophant’s order, says: « By command of the Very Honoured Hierophant, I invest you with the distinguish- ing badge of the grade. It symbolises Light dawning in Darkness.” The four pillars being thus established, now only is the Candidate invested with the badge of the White Triangle of the Three Supernals formulating in Darkness ; and now only is the Higher Soul able to formulate a link with him if the human will of the natural man be in reality consenting thereto, For the free will of the Candidate as a natural man is never obse…
1909 · PDF PAGE 31
…ove the head and join the hands so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle. (See Illustration). (The Grade of 4° = 7° is particularly attributed to the element Fire; it refers to the planet Venus; the paths of px and » are attributed to this degree. For other attri- butions see “777,” lines 7 and 31.) Tue Pentacrams or WaTER o/\- «Ne ~@~4 The signs of 3° = 8°: Raise the arms till the elbows are on a level with the shoulders, bring the hands across the chest, touching the thumbs and tips of fingers so as to fo…
1909 · PDF PAGE 271
… the Hierophant and Neophyte remain, both facing the Altar. Here the Hierophant confers on the Neophyte the Secrets and Mysteries of the grade; and explains to him the Symbolism of the Temple as follows: “The three portals facing from the East are the gates of the paths which alone con- duct to the Inner. . . .” “The letters shin, tau, and qoph, make by metathesis mwp (Qesheth), which signifies a bow, the rainbow of promise stretched over our earth, This picture of the Flaming Sword of the Kerubim isa representation of the guardians of the gate…
1909 · PDF PAGE 283
…y, 1899, three months after P. had passed through the ceremony of 3°=8°, he was sufficiently prepared for the further advancement to the grade of 4°=7°. RITUAL OF THE 4° = 7° GRADE OF PHILOSOPHUS The First Part This Ritual is particularly attributed to the Element of Fire, and refers to the planet Venus, and the Twenty-ninth, Twenty-eighth, and Twenty-seventh paths of Qoph, Tzaddi and Pé. The Adoration commences by the Hicrophant saying: “TETRAGRAM- MATON TZEBAOTH! BLESSED BE THOU! THE LORD OF ARMIES IS THY NAME!” To this all answer “ Amen.” Th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 250
…r. . . .” Here we must leave the “ Lection,” returning to it in its proper place, and after explaining “the Diagram of the Paths and the Grades,” enter upon the Ritual of the o°=o° Grade of Neophyte. It will be at once apparent to the reader that the Diagram of the Paths is simply the ordinary Sephirotic Tree of Life, combined with the Tarot trumps, the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the thirty-two paths of the Sepher Yetzirah, the signs of the Zodiac, and the signs of the planets and the elements. The following account of it is tak…
1909 · PDF PAGE 300
THE EQUINOX Neophyte, is led up to the Portal of the First Grade, the Grade of Neophyte, and is momentarily revealed a flashing vision of Adonai, as it were a tongue of blinding flame out of the depths of darkness, to show him that there is light even in this dreadful night through which he has to journey. He learns that though Adonai is in Kether, Kether also is in Malkuth; but the Rituals which follow the 0°=o°, excepting the Portal, which consist more of symbols and their explana- tions than of rites and ceremonials, are more inclined to obs…
1909 · PDF PAGE 276
…ant confers on the Zelator the title of the Thirty-second Path; the Zelator then quits the Temple for a short time before passing to the Grade of Theoricus. The Ceremony of Theoricus is opened by the Hierophant, who says to the Zelator: “Frater Pereclinos de Faustis: as in the grade of 1°=10° there were given the symbolical representations of the Tree of Knowledge of the Good and Evil of the gate of Eden and of the Holy Place: so in the 2°=9° of Theoricus the ‘Sanctum Sanc- torum’ with the Ark and the Kerubim is shown: as well as the garden of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 253
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING THE TEMPLE «The Templeas arranged in the o° = 0° Grade of Neophyte of the order of the G.-. D.-:. in the Outer is placed looking towards the 7° of MM’ (J.H.V.H.) in Malkuth of Assiah. That is, that as ? and i answer unto the Sephiroth Chokmah and THE VEIL OF THE SANCTUARY. Binah in the Tree,* unto Aba and Aima,t Paint of * Rending through whose knowledge that of Kether — may be obtained; even so, the sacred rites “Toe Wail of Nevptbys mba weih of te of the Temple may gradually, and as it were Bates in spite of the…
1909 · PDF PAGE 30
…under a veil or curtain (actives), and then bring them together as if closing it up again and let them fall to the side (passives). (The Grade of the “ Portal” is particularly attributed to the element of Spirit; it refers to the Sun; the paths of >, 3, and y, are attributed to this degree. See “777,” lines 6 and 31 bis.). Tue PentaGRams oF FIRE /\ x Name: ALHIM (Elohim). Invoking Surysiuog iS)°
1909 · PDF PAGE 266
…ereus, I delegate to you the duty of entrusting the Candidate with the secret signs, grip, grand word and present pass-word of the o°=o° Grade of the Order of the Golden Dawn in the Outer, of placing him between the mystic pillars, and of superintending his fourth and final consecration.” The East of the Altar is the place of the Evil Triad, and he is brought there as though affirming that he will trample upon and cast out his evil persona, which will then become a support unto him, but it must first be cast down unto its right place. The Hiere…
1909 · PDF PAGE 247
…gh the introduction of Fra. V. N., and under his guidance P. entered the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and became a Neophyte in the Grade of O°=O° in the Outer. It may be of some interest to the reader, and also it may in some ways help to elucidate the present chapter, if a short account of the origin of this order is first entered upon. But it will be understood that the following historical sketch, as well as the accounts we are about to give of the rituals them- selves, are very much abbreviated and summarised, when we state that, the …
1909 · PDF PAGE 194
… written pn, not 4, and 800 nn, and soon. [Yet in some few Arcana the Finals are counted as such. This mystery, however, pertaineth to a Grade even more exalted than our beloved and erudite Brother had attained at the period of this Essay.—P.] * Whose Key number is 17 : by Taro—Hope; whose title is Daughter of the Firmament, dweller between the Waters. + The initial 7 is but the article “the.” ¢ For 11 is the Number of the Qliphoth; but when the Fall had occurred and the Sephira Malkuth had been cut off from the Tree by the folds of the Dragon …
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…evelations of the pure Qabalah, and the discovery of the relations between symbols. So exalted in truth are the states upon this Safifia grade that the rational man will almost always fail to understand them. Of the Rupa visions he has some experience, if only in analogy; he calls the mystic of Rupa a silly fool; so too of Vedana, whose mystic he calls a besotted ass; but the mystic of Safifia appears to him as a raving lunatic. The hashish correspondences of this stage are the mental analyses which I have gone into so fully above, sections v. …