Advancement into the Hall of the PracticiHet Nuit Redaction, v5.1, June, 2006

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EASTThis shading indicates the energy form of the hall,the Tetrahedron of Fire.

Fan

10 Sephiroth& Holy Name

With his/her Scepter the Hierophant makes the Banishing Circle and Pentagrams in the air before the Tablet.

Hiero: DepartyeinpeaceuntoyourHabitations.MaytheblessingoftheElohimTzabaothbeuponyou.Betherepeacebetweenusandyou,andbeyereadytocomewhenyearecalled!(knocks)

All return to their places —Practicus being directed to West of Altar, facing West.

Hiero: !!!!!!!!

Hiereus: !!!!!!!!

Heg: !!!!!!!!

Dedication of Merit

ALL: Maythebenefitofthisact,andallacts,bededicatedUntothecompleteliberationandthesupremeenlightenmentOfallbeingseverywherepervadingspaceandtime.Somoteitbe.Maythebenefitsofpractice,oursandothers,cometofrui-tion,Ultimatelyandimmediately,andweremaininthestateofpresence—Ah!

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CLOSING

Hiero: (knocks)Assistmetoclosethis3=8HallofthePractici.

All rise. The new Practicus is signed to rise.

Sr./Fr.Hegemon,seethattheTempleisproperlyguarded.

Heg: Sr./Fr.Hierophant,theTempleisproperlyguarded.

Hiero: LetusadoretheSpiritofWater!(knock)

All face East.

Hiero: LetELOHIMTZABAOTHbepraiseduntothecountlessAgesofTime,Amen!

Hegemon removes the seat of Practicus to the North, and leads Practicus to the East of Altar, where s/he stands facing West. Hierophant goes to the West before the Tablet of Water. All face West —Members arranging them-selves in balanced disposition, facing West.

Hiero: (knocks)LetusjointogetherwiththeUndinesorWaterspiritsintheirPrayer!

All: TerribleKingoftheSea,ThouwhoholdesttheKeysoftheCataractsofHeaven,andwhoenclosestthesubterraneanWatersinthecavernoushollowsofEarth,KingoftheDelugeandoftheRainsofSpring.Thouwhoopenestthesourcesoftheriversandofthefountains;Thouwhocommandestmoisturewhichis,asitwere,theBloodoftheEarth,tobecomethesapoftheplants.WeadoreTheeandweinvokeThee.SpeakThouuntous,ThyMobileandChangefulcreatures,intheGreatTempests,andweshalltremblebeforeThee.SpeaktousalsointhemurmurofthelimpidWaters,andweshalldesireThylove.

OVastness!WhereinalltheriversofBeingseektolosethemselves—whichrenewthemselveseverinThee!OThouOceanofInfinitePerfection!ODepthwhichexhalestintotheHeight!Leadusintothetruelife,throughintelligence,throughlove!LeadusuntoimmortalitythroughUnion,ThatourWillsbemadePure,Unassuagedofpurpose,deliveredfromtheLustofResult;EverywayPerfect.Amen.

Advancement into the 3=8 Hall of the Practici Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn

v5.1 ed. June, 2006

Opening/Path of Shin Path of Resh Entrance into Hod

Letters: S, T, q r, s, i, T m, x, p,r, SOn Altar: Trump XX—Judgement/Aeon Trump XIX—The Sun 10 small white stones

Admission Badges: Tetrahedron of Fire Greek Cross of 13 Squares Lamen of the Stolistes

Materials:

Opening/Path of Shin Path of Resh Entrance into Hod

SSE — Triangles on the Tree —

SSW Qabalah of 9 Chambers Olympic Spirits —

WSW 10 Sephiroth & Holy Name Planetary Symbols Lamen of the Stolistes

WNW 10 Sephiroth in 7 Palaces Tarot Attributions Tree in Daath

NNW 10 Averse Sephiroth Geomantic Figures Sephiroth in a Mercurial Figure

ENE — — Sigels of Mercury

E — — Kamea of Mercury

ESE — — Mercury on the Tree of Life

Challenges:

Diagrams:

Heirophant red lamp piece of wood —

Hiereus crystal Zippo-type lighter —

Hegemon dish of hot spice bowl of seeds —

For the Hall:North East West

Earth Tablet Air Tablet Water Tablet

green lamp yellow lamp blue lamp

bowl of salt fan or feather or flower cup of water

Recommended:fireextinguisher.

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Opening

All visualize the Hall surrounded with the silver crescent Tattwa of Water.

Hiero: (knocks)FratersandSororsofHetNuitoftheOpenSourceOrderoftheGoldenDawn,pleaseassistmetoopentheTempleasthe3=8HallofthePractici.Sr./Fr.Hegemon,seethattheTempleisproperlyguarded.(done)

Heg: Sr./Fr.Hierophant,theTempleisproperlyguarded.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,seethatthePracticiareassembled.

Hiereus: FratersandSororsPractici,givetheSignofthePracticus.(all officers and members of Practicus grade and above, includ-ing the Dias, rise and give sign) Sr./Fr.Hierophant,thePracticiareassembled.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,towhatparticularElementisthisHallattributed?

Heg: TotheElementofWater.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,towhatPlanetdoesthisHallespeciallyrefer?

Hiereus: TothePlanetMercury.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,whatPathsareattachedtothisHall?

Heg: The31stand30thPathsofSHINandRESH.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,towhatdoesthe31stPathrefer?

Hiereus: TotheReflectionoftheSphereofFIRE.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,towhatdoesthe30thPathallude?

Heg: TotheReflectionoftheSphereoftheSUN.

All rise and face East.

Hiero: LetusadoretheSpiritofWater.ELOHIMTSABAOTH—YeGodsofHosts!GlorybeuntotheRUACHELOHIM,thespiritwhomovedupontheFaceoftheWatersofCreation,

All: (salute)Amen!

Hierophant quits his/her Throne and goes to the West. Hegemon and Hiereus move clockwise and form a triangle with the Hierophant. S/he stands before the Tablet of Water before which is a Cup of Water. S/he makes in the air over the Tablet the Invoking Circle and Pentagrams of Water.

Hiero: OnthisTabletisshownthemeaningofthesymbolofMercurywheninscribedupontheTreeofLife.ItembracesallbutKetherandthehornsspringfromDaath,whichisnotproperlyspeakingaSephira,butrathertheconjunctionofChokmahandBinah.

Hierophant resumes his seat. Hegemon goes to the East and leads Theoricus to Hiereus who takes him/her to the West.

Hiereus: OnthisTabletareshownthePathswhenarrangedwithDAATHaddedtotheSephiroticTree.Itdiffersfromtheotherandmoreusualattributions.Furthermore,itassumesDaathisaSephirawhichsomedispute.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet in South.

Heg: ThisTabletshowsyouthemeaningofthealchemicalMercuryontheTreeofLifeofthefirstformoftheAlchemicalSephiroth.HereagainitembracesallbutKether.TheRadixMetallorum,thetriplefoliationatthebottomoftheCrossreferstoFiresymbolizedbytheadditionofthesignAriesthereto;anditfurtheralludestothe3principlesofSulphur,MercuryandSalt.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet in the North.

Heg: TheTabletbeforeyourepresentsthesymbolthePlanetsresumedinaMercurialFigure.IngradualdescentweobtainLuna,Mars,Sol,Venus,andbelowSaturnandJupiter,rightandleft.

Hegemon seats Theoricus in West facing East and returns to own seat. All sit.

Hiero: InowcongratulateyouonhavingpassedthroughtheCeremonyof3=8ofPracticus,andinrecognitionthereof,IconferuponyoutheMysticTitleofMonocrisDeAstris,whichmeans“UnicornfromtheStars;”andIgiveyoutheSymbolofMAIMwhichistheHebrewNameforWater.(knock)IntheNameofELOHIMTZABAOTH,Inowproclaimthatyouhavedulyenteredandbeenwelcomedintothe3=8HallofPracticus,andthatyouareInitiateoftheThirtiethandThirtyFirstPaths.

DAATH

Kether

Tiphareth

ChokmahBinah

Daath

ChesedGeburah

NetzachHod

Yesod

Malkuth

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Hierophant leads Aspirant to the Water Tablet in the West.

ThisHallisespeciallyreferredtotheElementofWaterandthereforetheGreatWatchtowerorTabletoftheWestformsoneofitsprincipleemblems.

Hiero: ItisknownastheSecondorGreatWesternQuadrangleorTabletofWater,anditisoneoftheFourGreatTabletsdeliv-ereduntoEnochbytheGreatAngelAve.FromitaredrawntheThreeHolySecretNames—EMPEHARSELGAIOL—whichareborneupontheBannersoftheWest,andtheNameoftheElementalKingoftheWatersRA’AGIOSEL—andnumberlessDivineandAngelicNameswhichappertainuntotheelementofWater.ThemeaningoftheTabletofEarthandAirwereexplainedtoyouintheprecedinghalls

Hierophant directs the Aspirant’s attention to the Altar.

TheCrossabovetheTrianglerepresentsthepoweroftheSpiritofLiferisingabovethetriangleoftheWatersandref lectingtheTriunethereinandissomarkedbytheLampsattheangles.WhiletheCupofPureWaterplacedatthejunctionoftheCrossandTrianglerepresentsthematernalLetterMem.

Hiero: ThePortalsintheEastandSouthEastarethePathswhichconducttotheHigherwhilethatintheSouthleadstotheGradeofPhilosophus,thehighestGradeoftheFirstOrder.

Hierophant and Theoricus proceed to the East.

Hiero: ThisGradeisalsorelatedtotheplanetMercury.ItsKameaormysticalsquareisformedof64squarescontainingthenum-bersfrom1to64arrangedsoastoshowthesamesumeachway.Itsrulingnumbersare8,84,260and2080.

ThisTabletshowsthemysticalsealsandNamesdrawnfromtheKameaofMercury.Thesealsareformedfromlinesdrawntocertainnumbersuponthesquare.Thenameansweringto8isASBOGA,thoseansweringto64DIN,JudgementandDONI,thatansweringto260isTIRIELtheIntelligenceofMercuryandlastly,thatansweringto2080isTAPHTHARTHARATHthenameoftheSpiritofMercury.

8 58 59 5 4 62 63 1

49 15 14 52 53 11 10 56

41 23 22 44 45 19 18 48

32 34 35 29 28 38 39 25

40 26 27 37 36 30 31 33

17 47 46 20 21 43 42 24

9 55 54 12 13 51 50 16

64 2 3 61 60 6 7 57

The Spirit of Mercury

The Intelligence of Mercury

8 58 59 5 4 62 63 1

49 15 14 52 53 11 10 56

41 23 22 44 45 19 18 48

32 34 35 29 28 38 39 25

40 26 27 37 36 30 31 33

17 47 46 20 21 43 42 24

9 55 54 12 13 51 50 16

64 2 3 61 60 6 7 57

8 58 59 5 4 62 63 1

49 15 14 52 53 11 10 56

41 23 22 44 45 19 18 48

32 34 35 29 28 38 39 25

40 26 27 37 36 30 31 33

17 47 46 20 21 43 42 24

9 55 54 12 13 51 50 16

64 2 3 61 60 6 7 57

Hiero: FromtheAir,theElohimformedtheWaters,andfromtheformlessandvoidmademireandclay,designedsurfacesuponthem,andhewedrecessesinthem,andformedthestrongmaterialfoundationIntheNameofALStrongandPowerful,andinthenameofELOHIMTSABAOTH,SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!

Takes Cup from before the Tablet and makes therewith the Sign of Scorpio in the air before it.

IntheNameofGABRIEL,theGreatArchangelofWater,andintheSignofSCORPIO,SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!

Makes a Cross with the Cup.

Hiero: IntheNameandlettersoftheGreatWesternQuadranglerevealeduntoEnochbytheGreatAngelAve,SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!IntheThreeGreatSecretNamesoftheOne,borneuponthebannersoftheWest—EMPEHARSELGAIOL—SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!IntheNameRA’AGIOSEL,GreatKingoftheWest,SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!

Hierophant replaces the Cup and returns to his/her place All return to their places.

InthenameofELOHIMTSABAOTH,IdeclaretheTempleopenedinthe3=8HallofthePractici.

Hiero: !!!!!!!!

Hiereus: !!!!!!!!

Heg: !!!!!!!!

All salute and are seated.

The Thirty-first Path of Shin

Hiero: FratersandSorors,ourSr./Fr._______,havingmadesuchprogressinthePathofMagickashasenabledhim/hertopassanexaminationintherequisiteknowledge,isthusnoweligibletoenterintotheHallofthePractici.Therefore,byourpowertowieldacurrentofinitiationIwouldundertaketoadvancehim/herindueform.Whatisyourwill?

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All: (respond)

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyousuperintendthepreparationoftheTheoricusandgivethecustomaryalarm?

Heg: (responds saluting)

Hegemon rises. S/he proceeds to leave the Temple, giving 0=0 sign in pass-ing the Hierophant’s throne. The Theoricus should be robed and wearing the Sash of his grade. Hegemon gives him/her the Badge—The Solid Triangular Pyramid—hoodwinks him/her, and leads him/her to the door. Hegemon gives the alarm—! !!! ! !!!. Hiereus opens the door, admits them, and returns to his/her seat.

All visualize the Aspirant surrounded by the silver crescent Tattwa of Water.

Heg: ThenalsothePyramidwasbuildedsothattheinitiationmightbecomplete

Hegemon conducts the Theoricus to the WEST and takes the Pyramid. Theoricus is faced towards Hiereus who rises.

Hiereus: GivemethesignoftheTheoricus.(done)GivemetheGrip.(done)

Hiereus: GivetheGrandWord.(This is given, Hegemon prompting if necessary. Shaddai EL Chai.)TheMysticNumber(45),andPassword(Mem-He).GivemealsotheMysticTitleandSymbolyoureceivedinthatHall.(done)

Theo: PoraiosdeRejectis.Ruach.(Prompted if necessary)

Hiero: PoraiosdeRejectis,doyousolemnlypledgeyourselfinaspirationtoparticipateintheMysteriesofthe31stand30thPathsofthisHallofthePracticiasyouhavealreadyswornrespectingtheprecedingHalls?

Theo: Ido.(Theoricus is faced West before Tablet by Hegemon)

Hiero: ThenyouwillstretchforthyourhandsinthepositionoftheSalutingSignofaNeophyteandsay:“IswearbytheAbyssoftheWaters.”(Theoricus repeats the words)

Hiero: LettheHoodwinkberemoved.(done. Hegemon places in his hand the cup of Water from before the Tablet)

Tetraktysalsocontainsthesymphonicratiosthatunderliethemathemati-calharmonyofthemusicalscale;1:2,theoctave,2:3,theperfectfifth;and3:4,theperfectfourth.

WemightfurthernotethattheTetraktys,beingaTriangularnumber,iscomposedofconsecutiveintegers,incorporatingboththeOddandtheEven,whereasSquarenumber(Limitedorperas)iscomposedofconsecutiveoddintegers,andoblongnumberofconsecutiveevenintegers(Indefiniteoraperion).Sincetheuniverseiscomprisedofperas andaperion woventogetherthroughmathematicalharmonia,itiseasytoseefromtheseconsiderationswhytheTetraktys,ortheDecad,wascalledKosmos(world-order),Ouranos(heaven),andPan(theAll).UpontheTetraktysthePythagoreanstooktheiroath.

Hiero: The3=8HallofthePracticiisreferredtotheSepherahHodandtheThirtiethandThirtyFirstPaths—thoseofReshandShin,areboundthereto.TheSignofthisHallisgivenbymakingatriangleonyourbellywiththethumbsandfingers,apexdownwards.(giving it)ThisformstheTriangleoftheElementofWater,towhichthisHallisattributed.

TheGripisthegeneralGripoftheFirstOrder.

TheGrandWordisanameoftenletters,ELOHIMTSA-BAOTH,whichmeansGodsofHosts.

TheMysticNumberis36,andfromitisformedthePasswordofthisHallwhichisELOAH,oneoftheDivineNames.Itshouldbeletteredseparatelywhengiven—AlephLamedHeh.

UntothisHallanduntotheSephirahHod,theEighthPathofSepher Yetsirahisreferred.ItiscalledtheABSOLUTEorPERFECTPATH,rememberthis,becauseitisthemeansofthePrimordial,whichhathnoroottowhichitmaybeestablished,exceptintheinmostcoreofthatGedulah,thatMagnificence,whichemanatefromtheinherentpropertiesofHod.

ThedistinguishingbadgeofthePracticuswhichyouarenowentitledtowear,isthesashoftheTheoricuswiththeaddi-tionofanorangecrossabovethepurplecrossandthenum-bers3and8respectively,leftandrightofitssummit,andbelowthenumber32,thenumbers30and31inorangebetweentwonarroworangelines.

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Hiero: TheSpecialPracticefortheNeophyteisthetwo-foldpracticeofRefugeandtheDedicationofMerit,fortheZelatortheLesserBanishingRitualofthePentagram,fortheTheoricus,theMiddlePillar.ForthePracticusitistheDissolutioninto‘Shunyata’ortheAbsolute.

Thisisameditation.Whilesounding“Ah,”visualizetheUniversecollapsingintoyourbody.Soundasecond“Ah,”andvisualizeyourbodycollapsingintoabrilliantwhiteletter“A”atyourheart.Itisthebrillianceofsunlightonsnow.Sound“Ah”athirdtimeandvisualizetheletter“A”slowlydissolv-ingfromthebottomupward.Asitdisappears,youbecomeemptiness.Remaininthatstateaslongaspossible.

Hiero: IntheprecedinghallsyouwereintroducedtotheTreeofLifeastheLightingFlashofcreationandtheCompleteTreeasamodeloftheCosmos.InthishallyouwillbeintroducedtothemostfundamentalformandbasisoftheTree:

On the altar is a pile of 10 white stones.

The Tetraktys of Pythagoras(author: David Fideler, ThePythagoreanSourcebookandLibrary, introduction, p28, Phanes Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987, with minor edits.)

Hiero: Inadditiontoseeingitasaformativeagentactiveinnature,thePythagoreansperceivedaprincipalofNumber,bestexem-plifiedinthefigureoftheTetraktyswhich,wemightsayinthepresentcentury,stoodasanumericalparadigmofwholesystems.

ForthePythagoreanstheTetraktyssymbolizedtheperfectionofNumberandtheelementsthatcompriseit.InonesenseitwouldbepropertosaythattheTetraktyssymbolizes,likethemusicalscale,adifferentiatedimageofUnity;inthecaseoftheTetraktys,itisanimageofunitystartingatOne,proceedingthroughfourlevelsofmanifestation,andreturningtounity,i.e.,ten.

Inthesphereofgeometry,Onerepresentsthepoint[placeonestoneonthealtar],Tworepresentstheline[2nd&3rdstone],Threerepresentsthesurface[3morestones],andFourthetetrahedron[4morestones],thefirstthree-dimensionalform.Hence,intherealmofspacetheTetraktysrepresentstheconti-nuitylinkingthedimensionlesspointwiththemanifestationofthefirstbody;thefigureoftheTetraktysitselfalsorepresentstheverticalhierarchyofrelationbetweenUnityandemergingMultiplicity.Intherealmofmusic,itwillbeseenthatthe

Hiero: SprinklewithyourhandafewdropsofWatertowardstheTabletofWaterintheWestandsay:“LetthepowersofWaterwitnessmypledge.” (done. Theoricus repeats the words. Hegemon replaces Cup)

ConducttheTheoricustotheEastandplacehim/herbetweentheMysticalPillars.BeforeyouarethePortalsofthe31st,32nd,and29thPaths.Ofthese,asyoualreadyknow,thecentraloneleadstotheHalloftheTheoricifromthatofZelator.Theoneonyourlefthandnowopentoyou,isthe31st,whichleadsfromthe1=10ofZelatortothe3=8ofPracticus.TakeinyourrighthandthePyramidofFlame,andfollowyourGuide,AXIOKERSA,theKABIR,wholeadsyouthroughthePathofFIRE.

Hegemon leads the Theoricus between the Pillars, past Hiero. making the Saluting Sign of a Neophyte in passing, circumambulates the Hall and halts at Hierophant’s Throne. Hierophant rises as they approach, red lamp in hand.

Hiero: Axieros,theFIRSTKABIR,spakeuntoKasmillostheAspirant,andsaid:“IamtheApexofthePyramidofFlame.IamtheSolarFirepouringforthitsbeamsuponthelowerWorld—Life-giving,Light-producing.Bywhatsymboldostthouseektopassby?”

Theo: BythesymbolofthePyramidofFlame.(assisted)

Hiero then offers the Theoricus his/her lamp, saying

Hiero: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Solar Fire and the Lamp Flame.

Hiero: Passonthen.(indicating for Theo to circumambulate w/ Heg) HearThouthevoiceofAXIEROS,theFirstKABIR;‘TheMindoftheFatherwhirledforthinreechoingroar—comprehendingbyinvincibleWill,ideasomniform,whichf lyingforthfromthatOneFountainissued.For,fromtheFatheralikeweretheWillandtheEnd,bywhichyettheyareconnectedwiththeFather,accordingtoalternatingLifethroughvaryingvehicles.Butastheyweredividedasunder,beingbyIntellectualFiredistributedintootherIntellectuals.

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Hiero: FortheKingofallpreviouslyplacedbeforethepolymorphousWorld,bywhichtheUniverseshinesforthdeckedwithideasallvarious,ofwhichtheFoundationisoneandAlone.Fromthis:theothersrushforthdistributedandseparatedthroughthevariousbodiesoftheUniverseandareborneinswarmsthroughitsvastAbysses,everwhirlingforthinIllimitableRadiation.TheyareIntellectualConceptionsfromthePaternalFountain,partakingabundantlyoftheBrillianceofFireintheculminationofUnrestingTime.ButthePrimary,Self-PerfectFountainoftheFatherpoursforththesePrimogenialIdeas.Thesebeingmany,ascendf lashinglyintotheShiningWorldandinthemarecontainedtheThreesupernals—becauseitistheOperator—becauseitistheGiveroftheLife-bearingFire—becauseitfilleththeLife-producingBosomofHecate—anditinstillethintotheSynoches,theenliveningstrengthofFire,imbuedwithMightyPower.

TheCreatorofall,Self-operating,formedtheWorld,andtherewasacertainmassoffire,andalltheseself-operatingHeproduced,sothattheCosmicBodymightbecompletelyconformed—thattheCosmosmightbemanifestandnotappearmembranous.AndHefixedavastmultitudeofin-wanderingstars,notbyastrainlaboriousandhurtful,buttoupholdthemwithstability,voidofmovement—forcingFireforwardintoFire.”HereuntoisthespeechofAXIEROS.(knock)

Hegemon leads Theoricus to the seat of Hiereus who rises holding his/her Crystal. They halt before him/her.

Hiereus: AXIOKERSOS,theSecondKABIR,spaketoKasmillostheAspirantandsaid:“IamtheleftbasalangleoftheTriangleofFlame.IamtheFireVolcanicandTerrestrial,f lashinglyf lamingthroughAbyssesofEarth—Firerending—Firepenetrating—tearingasunderthecurtainofMatter—Fireconstrained—Firetormented—ragingandwhirlinginluridstorm.”

Bywhatsigndostthouseektopassby?”

The Entrance into Hod

All visualize the Aspirant surrounded with the silver crescent Tattwa of Water.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyouinstructtheTheoricusintheProperalarm,presenthim/herwiththenecessaryAdmissionBadge,andadmithim/her?

Heg: Iwill.

Hegemon takes Badge, the Lamen of the Stolisties, and brings Theoricus, telling him/her to knock ! !!! ! !!!.

Hiero: PlacetheTheoricusbeforethePortalofthe31stpathbywhichs/hehassymbolicallyenteredthisHallfromthe1=10ofZelator.(done) PlacetheTheoricusnowbeforetheportalofthe30thPathbywhichs/hehassymbolicallyenteredthisHallfromthe2=9ofTheoricus.(done)

Hiereus: BywhatSymboldostthouenterherein?

Asp: (presenting the Lamen of the Stolistes and assisted in reply by the Hegemon)BytheParticularEmblemoftheStolistes,theCupofWater.

Hiereus offers cup from West Altar. Aspirant drinks from the cup. If there are multiple aspirants, the others wait their turn.

Hiereus: (indicating the diagram of the Cup of the Stolistes)TheCupoftheStolistespartakesinpartoftheSymbolismoftheLaverofMosesandtheSeaofSolomon.OntheTreeofLife,itembracesnineoftheSephiroth,exclusiveofKether,thusindicatingitsreceptiveandembodyingnature.YesodandMalkuthformthetrianglebelow,theformertheapex,thelatterthebase.LiketheCaduceus,itfurtherrepresentstheThreeElementsofWater,AirandFire.TheCrescentistheWaterwhichisabovetheFirmament,theCircleistheFirmament,andtheTriangle,theconsumingFirebelow,whichisopposedtotheCelestialFiresymbolizedbytheupperpartoftheCaduceus.

Hiereus puts admission badge aside. Hegemon directs Theoricus to Hiero. Hiereus and Hegemon stand at either side of the Altar, facing it, and with the Hiero forming the triangle of water. Hiero. explains the special prac-tice, Dissolution into “Shunyata” or the Absolute.

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EASTThis shading indicates the energy form of the hall,the Lamen of the Stolistes.

Fan

The Cupof the Stolistes

Theo: BytheSymbolofthePyramidofFlame.(assisted)

Hiereus then offers the Theoricus his/her Crystal, saying:

Hiereus: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Terrestrial Fire and the Crystal.

Hiereus: Passonthen.(indicating for Theo to circumambulate w/ Heg) HearthouthevoiceofAXIOKERSOS,theSecondKABIR:“FornotinMatterdidtheFirewhichisintheBeyondFirstencloseHisPowerinacts,butinMind;fortheFormeroftheFieryWorldistheMindofMind,WhofirstsprangfromMind,clothingtheoneFirewiththeotherFire,bindingthemtogethersothatHemightminglethefountainouscraterswhilepreservingunsulliedthebrillianceofHisownFire—andthenceaFieryWhirlwinddrawingdownthebrillianceoftheFlashingFlame—penetratingtheAbyssesoftheUniverse;thencefromdownwardsallextendtheirwondrousrays,abundantlyanimatingLight,Fire,AetherandtheUniverse.FromHimleapforthallrelentlessthunders,andthewhirlwind-wrapped,storm-enrolledBosomoftheAll-splendidStrengthofHecate,andHewhoencircleththeBrillianceofFireandtheStrongspiritofthePoles,allfierybeyond.”

HereuntoisthespeechofAXIOKERSOS.(knock)

Hegemon leads Theoricus round to his/her own seat whereupon s/he takes up his/her bowl of cayenne pepper, or other red, hot spice or sauce.

Heg: AXIOKERSA,thethirdKABIR,spaketoKasmillostheAspirant,andsaid:“IamtheRightBasalAngleoftheTriangleofFlame.

Heg: IamtheFireastralandf luid,windingandcoruscatingthroughtheFirmament.IamtheLifeofbeings—thevitalheatofexistence.BywhatSigndostthouseektopassby?”

Hiereus comes forward to prompt Theoricus and act as Guide.

Theo: BytheSymbolofthePyramidofFlame.

Hegemon then offers the Theoricus his/her Spice, saying

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Heg: Youcannotpassmebywithouttastingofmyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Astral Fire and the Pepper.

Heg: Passonthen.(indicates for Theo. to circumambulate with the Hiereus) HearThouthevoiceofAXIOKERSA,theThirdKABIR:“TheFatherhathwithdrawnHimselfbuthathnotshutupHisOwnFireinHisIntellectualPower.AllthingsaresprungfromthatOneFire,forallthingsdidtheFatherofallthingsperfect,anddeliveredthemovertotheSecondMindWhomallhumankindcallFirst.TheMindoftheFatherridingonthesubtlegirderswhichglitterwiththetracingofinflexibleandrelentlessFire.

TheSoul,beingabrilliantFire,bythePoweroftheFatherremainethimmortalandisMistressofLife,andfillethupthemanyrecessesoftheBosomoftheWorld,thechannelsbeingintermixed,whereinsheperformeththeworksofIncorruptibleFire.”

HereuntoisthespeechofAXIOKERSA.(knock)

Hiereus seats Aspirant in the West. If there are multiple aspirants, the next is brought in.

Hiero: StoopnotdownuntothatdarklysplendidWorldwhereincontinuallyliethafaithlessDepth,andHadeswrappedincloudsdelightinginunintellegibleimages,precipitous,winding,ablackeverrollingAbyss,everespousingaBody,unluminous,formlessandvoid.

NaturepersuadethusthattherearepureDaemonsandthateventheevilgermsofMattermayalikebecomeusefulandgood.ButtheseareMysterieswhichareevolvedintheprofoundabyssoftheMind.

SuchafireexistethextendingthroughtherushingsofAirorevenafireformlesswhencecomeththeImageofaVoice,orevenaflashingLight,abounding,whirlingforth,cryingaloud.

AlsothereisthevisionoftheFire-flashingcourserofLight,orofaChildbornealoftontheshouldersoftheCelestialsteed,fieryorclothedingold,ornakedandshootingwithabow,shaftsoflight,andstandingontheshouldersofahorse.

Heg: ThisshowsoneofthetrueandgenuineattributionsoftheTarottrumpstotheHebrewalphabetwhichwaslongasecretamongtheInitiatesandnowpublishedandforyoutostudy.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of Olympic Spirits in the SSW.

Heg: BeforeyouistheTabletoftheOlympicorAerialPlanetarySpiritswiththeirSeals, ArathrorofSaturn,

BethorofJupiter,PhaleghofMars,OchoftheSun,HagithofVenus,OphielofMercuryandPhuloftheMoon.

Hiereus leads Theoricus around to the Triads on the Tree diagram in the SSE.

Hiereus: ThisTabletrepresentstheTriadoperatingthroughtheSephiroth,andreflecteddownwardsinthefourTrianglesoftheElements,throughtheTreeofLife.NoticethatAirisreflectedfromKetherthroughTipharethtoYesod.WaterisreflectedfromBinahthroughChesedtoHod;andFireisreflectedfromChokmahthroughGeburahtoNetzach.WhileMalkuthisEarth,thereceptacleoftheotherthree.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of Geomantic Figures in the NNW.

Heg: ThisshowsyoutheGeomanticFigureswiththeirrulingIntelligences,andGenii;alsothetalismanicSymbolsallottedtoeachGeomanticfigure.Thesearederivedfromthembydrawinglinestothepointscomposingthem,soastoformgeometricfigurestherefrom.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to the East.

Hiero: IhavemuchpleasureinconferringuponyouthetitleofInitiateoftheThirtiethPath.YouwillnowquittheTempleforashorttime,andonyourreturntheCeremonyofyourreceptionintothe3=8HallofthePracticiwilltakeplace.

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Hegemon conducts Theoricus to Hierophant, to whom s/he hands the Solar Greek Cross,

Hiero: ThesolarGreekCrossisformedofthirteensquareswhichfitlyrefertotheSun’smotionthroughtheZodiac,theseSignsbeingfurtherarrangedinthearmsoftheCrossaccordingtotheFourElementswiththesuninthecenterandrepresentingthatluminaryasthecenterofthewhole.TheThirtiethPathoftheSepher YetzirahwhichanswerethtotheLetterReshiscalledtheCOLLECTINGINTELLIGENCE,rememberthis,anditissocalledbecausefromittheAstrologersdeducethejudgmentoftheStarsandoftheCelestialSigns,andtheperfectionsoftheirscienceaccordingtotherulesoftheirresolutions.ItisthereforetheReflectionoftheSphereoftheSunandthePathconnectingYESODwithHOD—FoundationwithSplendor.

Hierophant rises. Hegemon and Theoricus step back and follow hiM/her to the Altar where s/he places Theoricus in the West, Hierophant stands to the North, Hegemon to the South.

Hiero: BeforeyouupontheAltaristheNineteenthKeyofTAROTwhichsymbolicallyunitestheseideas.Studyitwell.TakenoteofthesetwochildrenwhoresembletheSignGeminiwhichunitestheEarthySignofTauruswiththeWaterySignCancer,andthattheSignGeminiwasbytheGreeksandRomansreferredtoApolloandtheSun.

Hierophant returns to his/her Throne. Theoricus remains in the West.

Hiereus: TheAstrologicalsymbolsoftheplanetsarederivedfromthe3primaryformsofthecircle,thecrescentandthecross,eithersinglyorincombination.ThecircledenotestheSunandgold,thecrescenttheMoonandsilver,respectively,analogoustotheRedandtheWhitealchemicalnatures.Thecrossisthesymbolofcorrosionandthecorrosionofmetalsisusuallyofthecomplementarycolortothatwhichtheynaturallyapprox-imate.Mercuryistheonlyonewhichunitestheseprimaryformsinonesymbol.

Hegemon indicates the Tablet of Tarot Attributions.

Butifthymeditationprolongethitself,thoushaltuniteallthesesymbolsintheformofaLION.

ThenwhennolongerarevisibletotheetheVaultoftheHeavensandtheMassoftheEarth;whentoThee,theStarshavelosttheirlightandtheLampoftheMoonisveiled;whentheEarthabidethnotandaroundtheeistheLighteningFlame—thencallnotbeforethyselftheVisibleImageoftheSoulofNature,forthoumustnotbeholditerethybodyispurgedbytheSacredRites—since,everdraggingdowntheSoulandleadingitfromtheSacredThings,fromtheconfinesofMatter,arisetheterrestrialDog-facedDemons,nevershowingtruesignuntomortalgaze.

SothereforefirstthepriestwhogoverneththeworksofFiremustsprinklewiththelustralwateroftheLoud,ResoundingSea.

“LabourthouaroundtheStrophalosofHecate.”Whichistosay:whirlHerJynxwheelininvocation,andWhenthoushaltseeaterrestrialDæmonapproaching,cryaloudandsacrificetheStoneMNI-ZOU-RIN.

ChangenotthebarbarousNamesofEvocation,fortheyareNamesDivine,havingintheSacredRitesapowerineffable.

Andwhen,afterallthephantomshavevanished,thoushaltseethatHolyandFormlessFire—thatFirewhichdartsandf lashesthroughtheHiddenDepthsoftheUniverse,HearThouthevoiceofFire.

HereuntoisthespeechofKabir.(knell)

Hegemon conducts the Theoricus to the foot of Hierophant’s Throne, and taking the Triangular Pyramid, hands it to Hierophant.

Hiero: ThesolidTriangularPyramidisanappropriatehieroglyphofFire.Itisformedoffourtriangles,threevisibleandoneconcealed,whichyetisthesynthesisoftherest.ThethreevisibletrianglesrepresentFire,Solar,Volcanic,andAstral,whilethefourthrepresentsthelatentHeat.AUD,active,AUB,passive,AUR,equilibrated—whileASCHisthenameofFire.

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Puts Pyramid aside.

Hiero: TheThirtyFirstPathoftheSepherYetsirahwhichanswerethuntotheletterSHINiscalledthePERPETUALINTELLIGENCE,rememberthis,anditissocalledbecauseitregulatesthepropermotionofthesunandtheMoonintheirproperorder,eachinanorbitconvenientforit.Itisthereforearef lectionofthesphereofFire,andthePathconnectingtheMaterialUniverseasdepictedinMalkuthwiththePillarofSeverityandthesideofGeburah,throughtheSephirahHOD.

Hierophant rises. Hegemon steps back and when s/he has descended from the Dais, indicates to Theoricus to follow him/her. S/he leads Theoricus to the West of the altar, Hegemon follows and stands on the South Side—Hierophant being on the North.

Hiero: Beforeyouuponthealtar,istheTwentiethKeyoftheTAROT,whichsymbolicallyresumestheseIdeas.Studyitwell.Sr./Fr.Hierus,pleaseintroducetheAspiranttoTheBookofThoth—ChapteroftheGoldenDawn.

Hierophant returns to his/her Throne. Hegemon comes round to the North of the Altar, and leads Theoricus to West. Hiereus comes forward and explains the two Sephirotic Tablets.

Hiereus: TheTabletbeforeyourepresentsthe10Sephirothcombinedinsevenpalaces.ThefirstPalacecontainsKether,ChokmahandBinah,the2ndChesed,the3rdGeburah,the4thTiphareth,the5thNetzach,the6thHod,the7thYesodandMalkuth.

ThissecondTabletrepresentstheattributionofthe10Sephirothtothe4lettersoftheHolyNameofASHERAH.Ketherasyouwillobserve,isnotincludedtherein,butitissymbolizedbythecentermostpointoftheAleph.ItisMACROPROSOPUSorARIKHANPIN,theVastCountenance.

ChokmahisattributedtoAleph,ortheFatherABBA;BinahisattributedtoShinorAIMA,theMother;ReshembracesthesixnextSephiroth,whichtogetherformMICROPROSOPUSorZAUIRANPIN,theLesserCountenance.MalkuthisreferredtotheHehortheBrideoftheApocalypse.

Heg: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Equinoctal Solar Fire and the Seed.

Heg: ThusfarthevoiceofAXIOKERSA!(knock) Passon!

Hiereus seats Aspirant in the West. If there are multiple aspirants, the next is brought in.

Hiero: TheFatherofallcongregatedtheSevenFirmamentsoftheCosmos,circumscribingtheHeavenwithconvexform.HeconstitutedaSeptenaryofWanderingExistences,suspendingtheirdisorderinwelldisposedzones.Hemadethemsixinnumberandfortheseventh,hecastintothemidstthereoftheFireofthesun—intothatCenterfromwhichalllinesareequal—thattheSwiftSunmaycomearoundthatCentereagerlyurgingitselftowardsthatCenterofResoundingLight.

Asraysoflight,Hislocksf lowforth,stretchingtotheconfinesofspace,andofthesolarCircles,andoftheLunarf lashingsandoftheAerialRecesses,theMelodyoftheAetherandoftheSunandofthePassagesoftheMoonandoftheAir.

ThewholenessoftheSunisinthesupermundaneorders,forthereinaSolarWorldandendlessLightsubsist.TheSunmoretruemeasuresallthingsbytime,forheistheTimeofTime,andhisdiscisintheStarlessabovetheinerraticSphere,andheisthecenteroftheTripleWorld.TheSunisFireandtheDispenserofFire.HeisalsothechannelfortheHigherFire.OAether,SunandSpiritoftheMoon,yearetheLeadersofAir.

AndtheGreatGoddessbringsforththevastSunandthebrilliantMoonandthewideAir,andtheLunarCourseandtheSolarPole.Shecollectsit,receivingthemelodyoftheAetherandoftheSunandoftheMoonandofwhatsoeveriscontainedinair.UnwearieddothNatureruleovertheWorldsandWorks.SothatthePeriodofallthingsmaybeaccomplished.AndabovetheshouldersoftheGreatGoddess,isNatureinhervastnessexalted.

ThusfarthevoiceoftheKabiri.(knock)

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Hiero: “IamtheSuningreatestelevation,bringinguponEarththeripeningheat—fructifyingallthings—urgingforwardthegrowthofvegetablenature,Lifegiving,Light-producing—crowningsummerwithgoldenharvest,andfillingthelapofplenteousAutumnwiththePurplevintageoftheVine.”

Hiero then offers the Theoricus the piece of Wood, saying

Hiero: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Summer Solstice Solar Fire and the Wood.

Hiero: ThusfarthevoiceofAXIEROS!(knock) Passon!

Hegemon leads Theoricus to the Seat of Hiereus who rises with Zippo-type lighter.

Hiereus: AXIOKERSOS,theSecondKabir,spakeuntoKASMILLOStheAspirant,andsaid:“IamthesuningreatestdepressionbeneaththeEquatorwhencoldisgreatestandheatisleast—withdrawinghislightindarkeningwinter,theDwellerinmistandstorm.”

Hiereus then offers the Theoricus his/her lighter making sure s/he smells it and then lights it, saying:

Hiereus: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfireandtellingmeofmynature.

S/he waits until the Theoricus has made a connection between the symbol-ism of Winter Solstice Solar Fire and the Naphtha.

Hiereus: ThusfarthevoiceofAXIOKERSOS!(knock)Passon!

Hegemon leads Theoricus to his/her own seat, takes bowl of seeds, and says:

Heg: AXIOKERSA,theThirdKabirspaketoKasmillostheCandidateandsaid:“IamtheSuninEquinox,initiatingSummerorheraldingWinter—mildandgenialinoperation,givingforthorwithdrawingthevitalheatoflife.”theDwellerinmistandstorm.”

Hegemon then offers the Theoricus his/her bowl of seeds, saying:

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Qaballah of 9 Chambers in the SSW.

Heg: Thisistheso-calledQabalahofNineChambers.Initthelet-tersareclassedtogether,accordingtothesimilarityoftheirnumbers.Thus,inonechamberyouwillseeGimel,LamedandShinclassedtogether,whosenumbersaresimilar3,30,300andsoon.Theuppermostisthemostusualformofthediagram.InthelowerthechambersarearrangedaccordingtotheSephiroth.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of 10 Averse Sephiroth in the NNW.

Heg: InthedimpasttheQlippothwereshroudedinsuperstitionandcalledevilbytheunknowing,butbenotdeceived,forwithinthemliegreatpowersandmysteriesfortheenlight-ened.Fearthemnot!

Theyare: Ke-reth-i-el,theTwoContendingForces;

Gho-gi-el,theHinderers;Sa-tor-i-al,theConcealers;GaghShek-e-lah,theSmitersortheBreakersinPieces;Go-la-hab,theBurnerswithFire;Zo-mi-el,theDisputers;Qetz-eph-i-el,theRavensofDispersion;Sam-i-el,theJugglersofTruth;andNach-ash-i-el,theObsceneOnes.

ThetenthistherealmofLilith,alsocalledKi-si-kil-lil-la-ke,theQueenoftheNightandoftheDarkMoon,whosepowersareEnticement,ProvocationandDomination.

ForagesinthelandsbytheWesternGatetheQlippothwereconsideredevilandpoisonstothesoul.Knowthen,OTheoricus,eachofthesepoisonsis“ofthesametaste”astheGodsoftheSephiroth.Ontheroadtoyourcompletelibera-tionandsupremeenlightenmentyouwillneedtorealizethisidentityandaquirethepoweroftheirtransformation,onetotheother.

Theoricus is lead to the East facing the Hierophant.

Hiero: IhavemuchpleasureinconferringonyoutheTitleofInitiateoftheThirtyFirstPath.YouwillnowquittheTempleforashorttime,andonyourreturntheceremonyofyourpassageoftheThirtiethPathwilltakeplace.

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This shading indicates the energy form of the hall,the Greek Cross of 13 Squares.

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Theoricus is lead out by Hegemon who makes the Neophyte sign on passing Hierophant’s throne. Theoricus should also do this.

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Temple arranged as in diagram. Portal RESH shown.

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyoupresenttheTheoricuswiththenecessaryadmissionBadgeandinstructhim/herintheknocksofthishall?

Heg: assents

Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,onreceivingtheproperalarm,willyoupleaseadmittheAspirant?

Hiereus: assents

Hegemon rises and salutes in the 3=8. Asp. gives the alarm: ! !!! ! !!!, then admits Theoricus after having given him/her The Greek Cross of Thirteen Squares. All visualize the Aspirant surrounded by the silver crescent Tattwa of Water.

As s/he brings him/her in, the Hegemon says:

Heg: Thenthesundidappearunclouded,andthemouthofAsiwasonthemouthofAsar

S/he leads Theoricus to the North East, and places him/her facing the Pillars.

Hiero: (knocks)Sr./Fr.Porais/PoraiadeRejectis,beforeyouintheEastliethePortalsofthe30th,25th,and28thPathsleadingfromthe2=9HalloftheTheoricitothoseHallswhicharebeyond.Ofthese,theonlyonenowopentoyou,istheThirtiethwhichleadstothe3=8HallofthePractici.TakeinyourrighthandtheSolarGreekCross,andfollowyourGuidethroughthePathwayoftheSun.

Heg: BeforetheIntellectualWhirlingsofIntellectualFire,allthingsrespondthroughtheWilloftheFatherofAll.

Hegemon leads Theoricus between Pillars and halts before Hierophant, who rises, piece of wood in hand.

Hiero: AXIEROS.theFirstKabir,spakeuntoKasmillostheAspirantandsaid: