Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.pdf

THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN SYSTEM OF MAGIC
It also falls out that no Passive Queen can, under any circumstances of Board or setting, check
an active Kerubic, Cardinal; Common or Elemental square in her own rank of Lesser Angles, nor a
similar passive square in the other rank.
It is to be seen that there are certain Signs whereon the Queens are strong and others whereon
they are weak.
In defence the Queens, or Watery Forces of each Element, are strong in the Water, Earth,
Scorpio and Taurus squares of their respective domains. But in attacking the vulnerable points of the
hostile domain depends on which Elements are in operation.
If Water be the Prime Player, and hence the point of attack, the Watery Queen can deliver a
strong counter attack on Water, Earth, Scorpio and Taurus of yellow (being in the same rank), and on
Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius and Libra of red. While the friendly Water of Earth delivers attack on
Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius, and Libra of yellow and Water, Earth, Scorpio, and Taurus of Red.
The Aries System then offers the strong points for the Airy portion of an Elemental Force in
defence; and the Cancer System in offence.
The Watery Forces of the Elements never oppose one another, nor clash in their action. Each
undulates onwards unaffected by and unaffecting the undulations of the others. Each Queen will
swamp opposing force only when that force encroaches on the domain of the particular Queen.
Every Queen has to fear the attack of the opposing Airy forces. But as the latter develop force
as the matter proceeds towards ultimation, the Queen when protected is not likely to be destroyed by
an opposing and threatening Bishop. The same is true as regards the hostile Knight’s attack.
This rule of play is generally sound except in the case of a Queen that can check the Ptah
Square; which ability greatly enhances her value.
THE BISHOP
The Bishops of Partners always govern the same set of squares; and the Bishops of the
opposing sides govern opposite sets of squares. These sets are the same as those before mentioned as
the Aries and Cancer Systems.
The Bishops of the Prime Player and his ally always govern the Cancer system; and those of
the opponent always act in the Aries System.
Hence if the Ptah square be of the Aries system, the airy parts of the opposing forces have
great power; but if it be of the Cancer System the opposing aerial forces are impotent in direct attack,
and can only be operative secondarily. It follows, too, that the Bishops and Queens are great
opponents, since the Bishops operate over the same system as their opposing Queens. The Queens can
only touch 16 squares, while the Bishop can touch 32, giving the latter a great superiority in this
respect. But the Queen must be considered the equal of the Bishop from the power she possesses to
hop over an intervening piece, which would arrest the approach of the Bishop.
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