Advancement into

the Hall of the Practici

Het Nuit Redaction, v5.1, June, 2006
OPEN SOURCE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN
3=8
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Practicus 27
EAST
This 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,bededicated
Untothecompleteliberationandthesupremeenlightenment
Ofallbeingseverywherepervadingspaceandtime.
Somoteitbe.
Maythebenefitsofpractice,oursandothers,cometofrui-
tion,Ultimatelyandimmediately,
andweremaininthestateofpresenceAh!
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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: LetELOHIMTZABAOTH
bepraiseduntothecountlessAgesofTime,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)LetusjointogetherwiththeUndinesorWater
spiritsintheirPrayer!
All: TerribleKingoftheSea,ThouwhoholdesttheKeysofthe
CataractsofHeaven,andwhoenclosestthesubterranean
WatersinthecavernoushollowsofEarth,
KingoftheDelugeandoftheRainsofSpring.
Thouwhoopenestthesourcesoftheriversandofthe
fountains;Thouwhocommandestmoisturewhichis,asit
were,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, S
On Altar: Trump XXJudgement/Aeon Trump XIXThe 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)FratersandSororsofHetNuit
oftheOpenSourceOrderoftheGoldenDawn,
pleaseassistmetoopentheTemple
asthe3=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,towhatparticularElement
isthisHallattributed?
Heg: TotheElementofWater.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,towhatPlanetdoesthisHallespeciallyrefer?
Hiereus: TothePlanetMercury.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,whatPathsareattachedtothisHall?
Heg: The31stand30thPathsofSHINandRESH.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,towhatdoesthe31stPathrefer?
Hiereus: TotheRef lectionoftheSphereofFIRE.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,towhatdoesthe30thPathallude?
Heg: TotheRef lectionoftheSphereoftheSUN.
All rise and face East.
Hiero: LetusadoretheSpiritofWater.
ELOHIMTSABAOTHYeGodsofHosts!
GlorybeuntotheRUACHELOHIM,thespirit
whomovedupontheFaceoftheWatersofCreation,
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: OnthisTabletisshownthemeaningofthesymbolof
MercurywheninscribedupontheTreeofLife.Itembracesall
butKetherandthehornsspringfromDaath,whichisnot
properlyspeakingaSephira,butrathertheconjunctionof
ChokmahandBinah.
Hierophant resumes his seat. Hegemon goes to the East and leads Theoricus
to Hiereus who takes him/her to the West.
Hiereus: OnthisTabletareshownthePathswhenarrangedwith
DAATHaddedtotheSephiroticTree.Itdiffersfromtheother
andmoreusualattributions.Furthermore,itassumesDaath
isaSephirawhichsomedispute.
Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet in South.
Heg: ThisTabletshowsyouthemeaningofthealchemicalMercury
ontheTreeofLifeofthefirstformoftheAlchemical
Sephiroth.HereagainitembracesallbutKether.TheRadix
Metallorum,thetriplefoliationatthebottomoftheCross
referstoFiresymbolizedbytheadditionofthesignAries
thereto;anditfurtheralludestothe3principlesofSulphur,
MercuryandSalt.
Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet in the North.
Heg: TheTabletbeforeyourepresentsthesymbolthePlanets
resumedinaMercurialFigure.Ingradualdescentweobtain
Luna,Mars,Sol,Venus,andbelowSaturnandJupiter,right
andleft.
Hegemon seats Theoricus in West facing East and returns to own
seat. All sit.
Hiero: Inowcongratulateyouonhavingpassedthrough
theCeremonyof3=8ofPracticus,andinrecognitionthereof,
IconferuponyoutheMysticTitleofMonocrisDeAstris,
whichmeansUnicornfromtheStars;
andIgiveyoutheSymbolofMAIM
whichistheHebrewNameforWater.
(knock)IntheNameofELOHIMTZABAOTH,
Inowproclaimthatyouhavedulyenteredandbeenwelcomed
intothe3=8HallofPracticus,andthatyouareInitiate
oftheThirtiethandThirtyFirstPaths.
DAATH
Kether
Tiphareth
Chokmah Binah
Daath
Chesed Geburah
Netzach Hod
Yesod
Malkuth
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Hierophant leads Aspirant to the Water Tablet in the West.
ThisHallisespeciallyreferredtotheElementofWaterand
thereforetheGreatWatchtowerorTabletoftheWestforms
oneofitsprincipleemblems.
Hiero: ItisknownastheSecondorGreatWesternQuadrangleor
TabletofWater,anditisoneoftheFourGreatTabletsdeliv-
ereduntoEnochbytheGreatAngelAve.Fromitaredrawn
theThreeHolySecretNamesEMPEHARSELGAIOL
whichareborneupontheBannersoftheWest,
andtheNameoftheElementalKingoftheWaters
RAAGIOSELandnumberlessDivineandAngelicNames
whichappertainuntotheelementofWater.
ThemeaningoftheTabletofEarthandAir
wereexplainedtoyouintheprecedinghalls
Hierophant directs the Aspirants attention to the Altar.
TheCrossabovetheTrianglerepresents
thepoweroftheSpiritofLiferisingabove
thetriangleoftheWatersandref lectingtheTriunetherein
andissomarkedbytheLampsattheangles.
WhiletheCupofPureWaterplacedatthejunction
oftheCrossandTrianglerepresentsthematernalLetterMem.
Hiero: ThePortalsintheEastandSouthEastarethePathswhich
conducttotheHigherwhilethatintheSouthleadstothe
GradeofPhilosophus,thehighestGradeoftheFirstOrder.
Hierophant and Theoricus proceed to the East.
Hiero: ThisGradeisalsorelatedtotheplanetMercury.ItsKameaor
mysticalsquareisformedof64squarescontainingthenum-
bersfrom1to64arrangedsoastoshowthesamesumeach
way.Itsrulingnumbersare8,84,260and2080.
ThisTabletshowsthemysticalsealsandNamesdrawn
fromtheKameaofMercury.Thesealsareformedfrom
linesdrawntocertainnumbersuponthesquare.Thename
answeringto8isASBOGA,thoseansweringto64DIN,
JudgementandDONI,thatansweringto260isTIRIELthe
IntelligenceofMercuryandlastly,thatansweringto2080is
TAPHTHARTHARATHthenameoftheSpiritofMercury.
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,
andformedthestrongmaterialfoundation
IntheNameofALStrongandPowerful,andinthenameof
ELOHIMTSABAOTH,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: IntheNameandlettersoftheGreatWesternQuadrangle
revealeduntoEnochbytheGreatAngelAve,
SpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!
IntheThreeGreatSecretNamesoftheOne,
borneuponthebannersoftheWest
EMPEHARSELGAIOLSpiritsofWater,Riseup&awake!
IntheNameRAAGIOSEL,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._______,
havingmadesuchprogressinthePathofMagick
ashasenabledhim/hertopassanexamination
intherequisiteknowledge,
isthusnoweligibletoenterintotheHallofthePractici.
Therefore,byourpowertowieldacurrentofinitiation
Iwouldundertaketoadvancehim/herindueform.
Whatisyourwill?
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All: (respond)
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyousuperintendthepreparationofthe
Theoricusandgivethecustomaryalarm?
Heg: (responds saluting)
Hegemon rises. S/he proceeds to leave the Temple, giving 0=0 sign in pass-
ing the Hierophants throne. The Theoricus should be robed and wearing the
Sash of his grade. Hegemon gives him/her the BadgeThe Solid Triangular
Pyramidhoodwinks 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: ThenalsothePyramidwasbuilded
sothattheinitiationmightbecomplete
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).
GivemealsotheMysticTitleandSymbol
youreceivedinthatHall.(done)
Theo: PoraiosdeRejectis.Ruach.(Prompted if necessary)
Hiero: PoraiosdeRejectis,doyousolemnlypledgeyourself
inaspirationtoparticipateintheMysteries
ofthe31stand30thPathsofthisHallofthePractici
asyouhavealreadyswornrespectingtheprecedingHalls?
Theo: Ido.(Theoricus is faced West before Tablet by Hegemon)
Hiero: Thenyouwillstretchforthyourhandsintheposition
oftheSalutingSignofaNeophyteandsay:
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,beingaTriangular
number,iscomposedofconsecutiveintegers,incorporating
boththeOddandtheEven,whereasSquarenumber(Limited
orperas)iscomposedofconsecutiveoddintegers,andoblong
numberofconsecutiveevenintegers(Indefiniteoraperion).
Sincetheuniverseiscomprisedofperas andaperion woven
togetherthroughmathematicalharmonia,itiseasytosee
fromtheseconsiderationswhytheTetraktys,ortheDecad,was
calledKosmos(world-order),Ouranos(heaven),andPan(the
All).UpontheTetraktysthePythagoreanstooktheiroath.
Hiero: The3=8HallofthePracticiisreferredtotheSepherahHod
andtheThirtiethandThirtyFirstPaths
thoseofReshandShin,areboundthereto.
TheSignofthisHallisgivenbymakingatriangle
onyourbellywiththethumbsandfingers,apexdownwards.
(giving it)ThisformstheTriangleoftheElementofWater,
towhichthisHallisattributed.
TheGripisthegeneralGripoftheFirstOrder.
TheGrandWordisanameoftenletters,ELOHIMTSA-
BAOTH,whichmeansGodsofHosts.
TheMysticNumberis36,andfromitisformedthePassword
ofthisHallwhichisELOAH,oneoftheDivineNames.It
shouldbeletteredseparatelywhengivenAlephLamedHeh.
UntothisHallanduntotheSephirahHod,
theEighthPathofSepher Yetsirahisreferred.
ItiscalledtheABSOLUTEorPERFECTPATH,rememberthis,
becauseitisthemeansofthePrimordial,
whichhathnoroottowhichitmaybeestablished,
exceptintheinmostcoreofthatGedulah,thatMagnificence,
whichemanatefromtheinherentpropertiesofHod.
ThedistinguishingbadgeofthePracticuswhichyouarenow
entitledtowear,isthesashoftheTheoricuswiththeaddi-
tionofanorangecrossabovethepurplecrossandthenum-
bers3and8respectively,leftandrightofitssummit,and
belowthenumber32,thenumbers30and31inorange
betweentwonarroworangelines.
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Hiero: TheSpecialPracticefortheNeophyteisthetwo-foldpractice
ofRefugeandtheDedicationofMerit,fortheZelatorthe
LesserBanishingRitualofthePentagram,fortheTheoricus,
theMiddlePillar.ForthePracticusitistheDissolutioninto
ShunyataortheAbsolute.
Thisisameditation.WhilesoundingAh,visualizethe
Universecollapsingintoyourbody.SoundasecondAh,and
visualizeyourbodycollapsingintoabrilliantwhiteletterA
atyourheart.Itisthebrillianceofsunlightonsnow.Sound
AhathirdtimeandvisualizetheletterAslowlydissolv-
ingfromthebottomupward.Asitdisappears,youbecome
emptiness.Remaininthatstateaslongaspossible.
Hiero: IntheprecedinghallsyouwereintroducedtotheTreeofLife
astheLightingFlashofcreationandtheCompleteTreeasa
modeloftheCosmos.Inthishallyouwillbeintroducedto
themostfundamentalformandbasisoftheTree:
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,wemightsayin
thepresentcentury,stoodasanumericalparadigmofwhole
systems.
ForthePythagoreanstheTetraktyssymbolizedtheperfectionof
Numberandtheelementsthatcompriseit.Inonesenseitwould
bepropertosaythattheTetraktyssymbolizes,likethemusical
scale,adifferentiatedimageofUnity;inthecaseoftheTetraktys,
itisanimageofunitystartingatOne,proceedingthroughfour
levelsofmanifestation,andreturningtounity,i.e.,ten.
Inthesphereofgeometry,Onerepresentsthepoint[placeone
stoneonthealtar],Tworepresentstheline[2nd&3rdstone],
Threerepresentsthesurface[3morestones],andFourthe
tetrahedron[4morestones],thefirstthree-dimensionalform.
Hence,intherealmofspacetheTetraktysrepresentstheconti-
nuitylinkingthedimensionlesspointwiththemanifestationof
thefirstbody;thefigureoftheTetraktysitselfalsorepresents
theverticalhierarchyofrelationbetweenUnityandemerging
Multiplicity.Intherealmofmusic,itwillbeseenthatthe
Hiero: SprinklewithyourhandafewdropsofWatertowards
theTabletofWaterintheWestandsay:
LetthepowersofWaterwitnessmypledge. (done. Theoricus
repeats the words. Hegemon replaces Cup)
ConducttheTheoricustotheEast
andplacehim/herbetweentheMysticalPillars.
BeforeyouarethePortalsofthe31st,32nd,and29thPaths.
Ofthese,asyoualreadyknow,thecentraloneleadstothe
HalloftheTheoricifromthatofZelator.
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 Hierophants Throne. Hierophant rises as they approach, red lamp in
hand.
Hiero: Axieros,theFIRSTKABIR,
spakeuntoKasmillostheAspirant,andsaid:
IamtheApexofthePyramidofFlame.
IamtheSolarFirepouringforthitsbeams
uponthelowerWorldLife-giving,Light-producing.
Bywhatsymboldostthouseektopassby?
Theo: BythesymbolofthePyramidofFlame.(assisted)
Hiero then offers the Theoricus his/her lamp, saying
Hiero: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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,beingbyIntellectualFire
distributedintootherIntellectuals.
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Hiero: FortheKingofallpreviouslyplacedbeforethepolymorphous
World,bywhichtheUniverseshinesforthdeckedwithideas
allvarious,ofwhichtheFoundationisoneandAlone.
Fromthis:theothersrushforthdistributedandseparated
throughthevariousbodiesoftheUniverseandareborne
inswarmsthroughitsvastAbysses,everwhirlingforthin
IllimitableRadiation.
TheyareIntellectualConceptionsfromthePaternalFountain,
partakingabundantlyoftheBrillianceofFire
intheculminationofUnrestingTime.
ButthePrimary,Self-PerfectFountainoftheFather
poursforththesePrimogenialIdeas.
Thesebeingmany,ascendf lashinglyintotheShiningWorld
andinthemarecontainedtheThreesupernals
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
FirerendingFirepenetrating
tearingasunderthecurtainofMatter
FireconstrainedFiretormented
ragingandwhirlinginluridstorm.
Bywhatsigndostthouseektopassby?
The Entrance into Hod
All visualize the Aspirant surrounded with the silver crescent Tattwa of Water.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyouinstructtheTheoricusintheProper
alarm,presenthim/herwiththenecessaryAdmissionBadge,
andadmithim/her?
Heg: Iwill.
Hegemon takes Badge, the Lamen of the Stolisties, and brings Theoricus,
telling him/her to knock ! !!! ! !!!.
Hiero: PlacetheTheoricusbeforethePortalofthe31stpathbywhich
s/hehassymbolicallyenteredthisHallfromthe1=10ofZelator.
(done) PlacetheTheoricusnowbeforetheportalofthe30thPath
bywhichs/hehassymbolicallyenteredthisHallfromthe2=9of
Theoricus.(done)
Hiereus: BywhatSymboldostthouenterherein?
Asp: (presenting the Lamen of the Stolistes and assisted in reply by
the Hegemon)BytheParticularEmblemoftheStolistes,the
CupofWater.
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)
TheCupoftheStolistespartakesinpartoftheSymbolism
oftheLaverofMosesandtheSeaofSolomon.
OntheTreeofLife,itembracesnineoftheSephiroth,
exclusiveofKether,thusindicatingitsreceptive
andembodyingnature.
YesodandMalkuthformthetrianglebelow,
theformertheapex,thelatterthebase.
LiketheCaduceus,itfurtherrepresents
theThreeElementsofWater,AirandFire.
TheCrescentistheWaterwhichisabovetheFirmament,
theCircleistheFirmament,
andtheTriangle,theconsumingFirebelow,
whichisopposedtotheCelestialFire
symbolizedbytheupperpartoftheCaduceus.
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.
Practicus 9
EAST
This shading indicates
the energy form of the hall,
the Lamen of the Stolistes.
Fan
The Cup
of the Stolistes
Theo: BytheSymbolofthePyramidofFlame.(assisted)
Hiereus then offers the Theoricus his/her Crystal, saying:
Hiereus: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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:
FornotinMatterdidtheFirewhichisintheBeyond
FirstencloseHisPowerinacts,butinMind;
fortheFormeroftheFieryWorldistheMindofMind,
WhofirstsprangfromMind,clothingtheoneFirewiththe
otherFire,bindingthemtogethersothatHemightmingle
thefountainouscraterswhilepreservingunsullied
thebrillianceofHisownFireandthenceaFieryWhirlwind
drawingdownthebrillianceoftheFlashingFlame
penetratingtheAbyssesoftheUniverse;
thencefromdownwardsallextendtheirwondrousrays,
abundantlyanimatingLight,Fire,AetherandtheUniverse.
FromHimleapforthallrelentlessthunders,
andthewhirlwind-wrapped,storm-enrolled
BosomoftheAll-splendidStrengthofHecate,
andHewhoencircleththeBrillianceofFire
andtheStrongspiritofthePoles,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.
IamtheLifeofbeingsthevitalheatofexistence.
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: Youcannotpassmebywithouttastingofmyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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:
TheFatherhathwithdrawnHimself
buthathnotshutupHisOwnFireinHisIntellectualPower.
AllthingsaresprungfromthatOneFire,
forallthingsdidtheFatherofallthingsperfect,
anddeliveredthemovertotheSecondMind
WhomallhumankindcallFirst.
TheMindoftheFatherridingonthesubtlegirders
whichglitterwiththetracingofinf lexibleandrelentlessFire.
TheSoul,beingabrilliantFire,bythePoweroftheFather
remainethimmortalandisMistressofLife,
andfillethupthemanyrecessesoftheBosomoftheWorld,
thechannelsbeingintermixed,
whereinsheperformeththeworksofIncorruptibleFire.
HereuntoisthespeechofAXIOKERSA.(knock)
Hiereus seats Aspirant in the West. If there are multiple aspirants, the next
is brought in.
Hiero: StoopnotdownuntothatdarklysplendidWorld
whereincontinuallyliethafaithlessDepth,
andHadeswrappedincloudsdelightinginunintellegibleimages,
precipitous,winding,ablackeverrollingAbyss,
everespousingaBody,unluminous,formlessandvoid.
NaturepersuadethusthattherearepureDaemons
andthateventheevilgermsofMattermayalike
becomeusefulandgood.ButtheseareMysteries
whichareevolvedintheprofoundabyssoftheMind.
SuchafireexistethextendingthroughtherushingsofAir
orevenafireformlesswhencecomeththeImageofaVoice,
orevenaflashingLight,abounding,whirlingforth,cryingaloud.
AlsothereisthevisionoftheFire-flashingcourserofLight,
orofaChildbornealoftontheshouldersoftheCelestialsteed,
fieryorclothedingold,ornakedandshootingwithabow,
shaftsoflight,andstandingontheshouldersofahorse.
Heg: Thisshowsoneofthetrueandgenuineattributionsofthe
TarottrumpstotheHebrewalphabetwhichwaslongasecret
amongtheInitiatesandnowpublishedandforyoutostudy.
Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of Olympic Spirits in the SSW.
Heg: BeforeyouistheTabletoftheOlympicorAerialPlanetary
SpiritswiththeirSeals,
ArathrorofSaturn,
BethorofJupiter,
PhaleghofMars,
OchoftheSun,
HagithofVenus,
OphielofMercuryand
PhuloftheMoon.
Hiereus leads Theoricus around to the Triads on the Tree diagram in the SSE.
Hiereus: ThisTabletrepresentstheTriadoperatingthroughthe
Sephiroth,andreflecteddownwardsinthefourTrianglesofthe
Elements,throughtheTreeofLife.NoticethatAirisreflected
fromKetherthroughTipharethtoYesod.Waterisreflected
fromBinahthroughChesedtoHod;andFireisreflectedfrom
ChokmahthroughGeburahtoNetzach.WhileMalkuthis
Earth,thereceptacleoftheotherthree.

Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of Geomantic Figures in the NNW.
Heg: ThisshowsyoutheGeomanticFigureswiththeirruling
Intelligences,andGenii;alsothetalismanicSymbolsallotted
toeachGeomanticfigure.Thesearederivedfromthemby
drawinglinestothepointscomposingthem,soastoform
geometricfigurestherefrom.
Hegemon leads Theoricus to the East.
Hiero: Ihavemuchpleasureinconferringuponyouthetitleof
InitiateoftheThirtiethPath.YouwillnowquittheTemple
forashorttime,andonyourreturntheCeremonyofyour
receptionintothe3=8HallofthePracticiwilltakeplace.
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Hegemon conducts Theoricus to Hierophant, to whom s/he hands the Solar
Greek Cross,
Hiero: ThesolarGreekCrossisformedofthirteensquares
whichfitlyrefertotheSunsmotionthroughtheZodiac,
theseSignsbeingfurtherarrangedinthearmsoftheCross
accordingtotheFourElementswiththesuninthecenter
andrepresentingthatluminaryasthecenterofthewhole.
TheThirtiethPathoftheSepher Yetzirahwhichanswereth
totheLetterReshiscalledtheCOLLECTINGINTELLIGENCE,
rememberthis,anditissocalledbecausefromit
theAstrologersdeducethejudgmentoftheStars
andoftheCelestialSigns,andtheperfectionsoftheirscience
accordingtotherulesoftheirresolutions.
ItisthereforetheRef lectionoftheSphereoftheSun
andthePathconnectingYESODwithHODFoundationwith
Splendor.
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: BeforeyouupontheAltaristheNineteenthKeyofTAROT
whichsymbolicallyunitestheseideas.Studyitwell.
TakenoteofthesetwochildrenwhoresembletheSignGemini
whichunitestheEarthySignofTauruswiththeWaterySign
Cancer,andthattheSignGeminiwasbytheGreeksand
RomansreferredtoApolloandtheSun.
Hierophant returns to his/her Throne. Theoricus remains in the West.
Hiereus: TheAstrologicalsymbolsoftheplanetsarederivedfromthe3
primaryformsofthecircle,thecrescentandthecross,either
singlyorincombination.ThecircledenotestheSunandgold,
thecrescenttheMoonandsilver,respectively,analogousto
theRedandtheWhitealchemicalnatures.Thecrossisthe
symbolofcorrosionandthecorrosionofmetalsisusuallyof
thecomplementarycolortothatwhichtheynaturallyapprox-
imate.Mercuryistheonlyonewhichunitestheseprimary
formsinonesymbol.
Hegemon indicates the Tablet of Tarot Attributions.
Butifthymeditationprolongethitself,
thoushaltuniteallthesesymbolsintheformofaLION.
Thenwhennolongerarevisibletothee
theVaultoftheHeavensandtheMassoftheEarth;
whentoThee,theStarshavelosttheirlight
andtheLampoftheMoonisveiled;
whentheEarthabidethnotandaroundthee
istheLighteningFlame
thencallnotbeforethyselftheVisibleImageoftheSoulof
Nature,forthoumustnotbeholditerethybodyispurged
bytheSacredRitessince,everdraggingdowntheSoul
andleadingitfromtheSacredThings,
fromtheconfinesofMatter,arisetheterrestrialDog-faced
Demons,nevershowingtruesignuntomortalgaze.
SothereforefirstthepriestwhogoverneththeworksofFire
mustsprinklewiththelustralwateroftheLoud,ResoundingSea.
LabourthouaroundtheStrophalosofHecate.
Whichistosay:whirlHerJynxwheelininvocation,and
WhenthoushaltseeaterrestrialDmonapproaching,
cryaloudandsacrificetheStoneMNI-ZOU-RIN.
ChangenotthebarbarousNamesofEvocation,
fortheyareNamesDivine,
havingintheSacredRitesapowerineffable.
Andwhen,afterallthephantomshavevanished,
thoushaltseethatHolyandFormlessFire
thatFirewhichdartsandf lashes
throughtheHiddenDepthsoftheUniverse,
HearThouthevoiceofFire.
HereuntoisthespeechofKabir.(knell)
Hegemon conducts the Theoricus to the foot of Hierophants Throne, and
taking the Triangular Pyramid, hands it to Hierophant.
Hiero: ThesolidTriangularPyramidisanappropriatehieroglyphofFire.
Itisformedoffourtriangles,threevisibleandoneconcealed,
whichyetisthesynthesisoftherest.
Thethreevisibletriangles
representFire,Solar,Volcanic,andAstral,
whilethefourthrepresentsthelatentHeat.
AUD,active,AUB,passive,AUR,equilibrated
whileASCHisthenameofFire.
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Puts Pyramid aside.
Hiero: TheThirtyFirstPathoftheSepherYetsirahwhichanswereth
untotheletterSHINiscalledthePERPETUALINTELLIGENCE,
rememberthis,anditissocalledbecauseitregulatestheproper
motionofthesunandtheMoonintheirproperorder,eachin
anorbitconvenientforit.
Itisthereforearef lectionofthesphereofFire,
andthePathconnectingtheMaterialUniverse
asdepictedinMalkuthwiththePillarofSeverity
andthesideofGeburah,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 SideHierophant
being on the North.
Hiero: Beforeyouuponthealtar,
istheTwentiethKeyoftheTAROT,
whichsymbolicallyresumestheseIdeas.Studyitwell.
Sr./Fr.Hierus,pleaseintroducetheAspirantto
TheBookofThothChapteroftheGoldenDawn.
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: TheTabletbeforeyourepresentsthe10Sephirothcombined
insevenpalaces.ThefirstPalacecontainsKether,Chokmah
andBinah,the2ndChesed,the3rdGeburah,the4th
Tiphareth,the5thNetzach,the6thHod,the7thYesodand
Malkuth.
ThissecondTabletrepresentstheattributionofthe10
Sephirothtothe4lettersoftheHolyNameofASHERAH.
Ketherasyouwillobserve,isnotincludedtherein,but
itissymbolizedbythecentermostpointoftheAleph.
ItisMACROPROSOPUSorARIKHANPIN,theVast
Countenance.
ChokmahisattributedtoAleph,ortheFatherABBA;
BinahisattributedtoShinorAIMA,theMother;
ReshembracesthesixnextSephiroth,whichtogether
formMICROPROSOPUSorZAUIRANPIN,theLesser
Countenance.MalkuthisreferredtotheHehortheBrideof
theApocalypse.
Heg: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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: TheFatherofallcongregatedtheSevenFirmaments
oftheCosmos,circumscribingtheHeavenwithconvexform.
HeconstitutedaSeptenaryofWanderingExistences,
suspendingtheirdisorderinwelldisposedzones.
Hemadethemsixinnumberandfortheseventh,
hecastintothemidstthereoftheFireofthesun
intothatCenterfromwhichalllinesareequal
thattheSwiftSunmaycomearoundthatCenter
eagerlyurgingitselftowardsthatCenterofResoundingLight.
Asraysoflight,Hislocksf lowforth,
stretchingtotheconfinesofspace,andofthesolarCircles,
andoftheLunarf lashingsandoftheAerialRecesses,
theMelodyoftheAetherandoftheSun
andofthePassagesoftheMoonandoftheAir.
ThewholenessoftheSunisinthesupermundaneorders,
forthereinaSolarWorldandendlessLightsubsist.
TheSunmoretruemeasuresallthingsbytime,
forheistheTimeofTime,andhisdiscisintheStarless
abovetheinerraticSphere,andheisthecenter
oftheTripleWorld.TheSunisFireandtheDispenserofFire.
HeisalsothechannelfortheHigherFire.
OAether,SunandSpiritoftheMoon,
yearetheLeadersofAir.
AndtheGreatGoddessbringsforththevastSun
andthebrilliantMoonandthewideAir,
andtheLunarCourseandtheSolarPole.
Shecollectsit,receivingthemelodyoftheAetherandof
theSunandoftheMoonandofwhatsoeveriscontainedinair.
UnwearieddothNatureruleovertheWorldsandWorks.
SothatthePeriodofallthingsmaybeaccomplished.
AndabovetheshouldersoftheGreatGoddess,
isNatureinhervastnessexalted.
ThusfarthevoiceoftheKabiri.(knock)
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Hiero: IamtheSuningreatestelevation,bringinguponEarth
theripeningheatfructifyingallthings
urgingforwardthegrowthofvegetablenature,Lifegiving,
Light-producingcrowningsummerwithgoldenharvest,
andfillingthelapofplenteousAutumn
withthePurplevintageoftheVine.
Hiero then offers the Theoricus the piece of Wood, saying
Hiero: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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:
IamthesuningreatestdepressionbeneaththeEquator
whencoldisgreatestandheatisleast
withdrawinghislightindarkeningwinter,
theDwellerinmistandstorm.
Hiereus then offers the Theoricus his/her lighter making sure s/he smells it
and then lights it, saying:
Hiereus: Youcannotpassmebywithoutgazingintomyfire
andtellingmeofmynature.
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,theThirdKabir
spaketoKasmillostheCandidateandsaid:
IamtheSuninEquinox,initiatingSummer
orheraldingWintermildandgenialinoperation,
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,accordingtothesimilarityoftheir
numbers.Thus,inonechamberyouwillseeGimel,Lamed
andShinclassedtogether,whosenumbersaresimilar3,30,
300andsoon.Theuppermostisthemostusualformofthe
diagram.Inthelowerthechambersarearrangedaccordingto
theSephiroth.
Hegemon leads Theoricus to Tablet of 10 Averse Sephiroth in the NNW.
Heg: InthedimpasttheQlippothwereshroudedinsuperstition
andcalledevilbytheunknowing,butbenotdeceived,for
withinthemliegreatpowersandmysteriesfortheenlight-
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;and
Nach-ash-i-el,theObsceneOnes.
ThetenthistherealmofLilith,alsocalledKi-si-kil-lil-la-ke,
theQueenoftheNightandoftheDarkMoon,whosepowers
areEnticement,ProvocationandDomination.
ForagesinthelandsbytheWesternGatetheQlippoth
wereconsideredevilandpoisonstothesoul.Knowthen,O
Theoricus,eachofthesepoisonsisofthesametasteasthe
GodsoftheSephiroth.Ontheroadtoyourcompletelibera-
tionandsupremeenlightenmentyouwillneedtorealizethis
identityandaquirethepoweroftheirtransformation,oneto
theother.
Theoricus is lead to the East facing the Hierophant.
Hiero: Ihavemuchpleasureinconferringonyou
theTitleofInitiateoftheThirtyFirstPath.
YouwillnowquittheTempleforashorttime,
andonyourreturntheceremonyofyourpassage
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Theoricus is lead out by Hegemon who makes the Neophyte sign on passing
Hierophants throne. Theoricus should also do this.
The Thirtieth Path of Resh
Temple arranged as in diagram. Portal RESH shown.
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hegemon,willyoupresenttheTheoricuswiththe
necessaryadmissionBadgeandinstructhim/herinthe
knocksofthishall?
Heg: assents
Hiero: Sr./Fr.Hiereus,onreceivingtheproperalarm,willyouplease
admittheAspirant?
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,beforeyouinthe
EastliethePortalsofthe30th,25th,and28thPaths
leadingfromthe2=9HalloftheTheoricitothoseHalls
whicharebeyond.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: