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

THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN SYSTEM OF MAGIC
Yod on the right, and vice versa. So the attributions of the Kerubic squares of the
right lesser angles of the two lower tablets have only two arrangements, viz: for the upper
and for the lower angles. This does not mean that the squares will be identical; as we shall
see later, their elemental composition will differ in each lesser angle.
1. The Servient squares.
These, it will be remembered, are in four vertical columns of four squares, or
four horizontal ranks of four squares. To avoid confusion the word "column" will be
used to denote vertical, and the word "rank" to denote horizontal rows invariably.
The four columns follow the order of the four Kerubic squares always. The four
squares under Heh are also attributed to Heh and so forth. The four ranks are also
dependent on the four Kerubic squares, and whatever order these are in, right to left is
the order of the servient ranks downwards. This rule is invariable, and does NOT
depend on whether the Name reads right to left or left to right. Examples:
Air of Air Air of Fire
Heh (f) Yod Heh Vau Heh Yod Heh (f) Vau
Heh (f) 1st Rank Heh 1st Rank
Yod 2nd Rank Yod 2nd Rank
Heh 3rd Rank Heh (f) 3rd Rank
Vau 4th Rank Vau 4th Rank
Thus each servient square has a double attribution, by column and rank, no two
being alike in the same lesser angle. We may get Heh, Heh column and Vau, Vau Rank,
or Vau, Vau Column and Heh, Heh Rank. The other attributions will be quite different
in the two cases (in one case to Pisces, the Moon of the Tarot Trumps; Qoph and Laetitia;
in the other to Aquarius, the Star; Tzaddi and Tristitia.)
But these other attributions are dependent on those to the Name, which are, as has
been said, the key to the system, and should be thoroughly mastered before going on to
work out the corresponding Astrological, Tarot, and Geomantic attributions as
explained in the next chapter.
CHAPTER FOUR
THE ASTROLOGICAL, TAROT, HEBREW AND GEOMANTIC ATTRIBUTIONS
The White Squares.
1. The Great Crosses refer to the 36 Decans of the Zodiac. The squares allotted to Yod
will be fiery signs, those to Heh watery signs, those to Vau airy, those to Heh final
earthy.
It will be remembered that in attributing the letters of the Name we took groups of three
squares. Each group of three represents one sign, the separate squares being allotted to
the
three Decans as ruled by the Planets. The Decans of each sign go downwards or from left
to
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