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

THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN SYSTEM OF MAGIC
(The procession pauses at the Throne of the Hiereus, who knocks once. The
Kerux faces him on the right hand. The Hegemon leads up the Novice and raises his
hoodwink. The Hiereus stands with drawn Sword holding the Banner of the West.)
Hiereus.
You cannot pass by me, says the Guardian of the West, until you have
learned my Name.
Hegemon.
(On the part of the Novice). You are darkness in the place of darkness,
questioning the Seekers of the Light.
Hiereus.
The Mystery of the Presence in the West is declared at the Gate of the Temple
for the encouragement of reconciled souls. I am the protection from the evil that is
within you. I am Divine Fortitude. I am Judgment, by which the good is set apart
from the evil. I am the Providence which works in darkness. Go forward and fear not,
for he who is established in God does not tremble at the flame or at the flood, or at
the inconstant shadows of the air.
(The Hegemon replaces the hoodwink; the procession moves forward till it
arrives again at the North. The Kerux, turning, bars the way for the second time.
The Stolistes and Dadouchos come forward as before.)
Kerux.
The desires and emotions of the natural man are a sea in torment:
unpurified and unconsecrated, their place is not found by the Throne of the Temple
in the East. (The Stolistes cross-marks as before.)
Stolistes.
In the Name of the Fountain of Living Water which cleanses the heart of
man, I purify you with Water. (The Dadouchos censes as before.)
Dadouchos.
In the Name of the Divine Desire which converts the heart of man, 1
consecrate you with fire.
Hegemon.
Son of the night and time, thrice washed with Holy Water and purged by
consecrated Fire, your way is free in the East.
(The Kerux leads the procession to the Throne of the Hierophant. The
Hegemon leads up the Novice and raises his hoodwink, so that he sees the
Hierophant, standing with uplifted Sceptre, holding the Banner of the East.)
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