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hili! Initiation into <strong>the</strong> Science." identical with <strong>the</strong> Egyptian Kneph,<br />

"II!I� on <strong>the</strong> heavenly seven-headed<br />

III ,'soteric traditions <strong>the</strong> current is with <strong>the</strong><br />

"I )r,lnmian", <strong>the</strong> name being derived from ,<strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Typhon. Draco was associated with Set and his was <strong>the</strong> Sirius star,<br />

111,,11 connected with <strong>the</strong> planet Saturn. In <strong>the</strong> occult philosophy<br />

H.·I/Typhon is <strong>the</strong> initiator, <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> creative lunar ",n,PTO'"<br />

dlIIOlic, untamed and uncontrollable. The awakening <strong>of</strong> this energy,<br />

<strong>the</strong> span <strong>of</strong> consciousness. This is <strong>the</strong><br />

IllIwr <strong>the</strong> Kundalini. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most important on <strong>the</strong><br />

I lmnmian Path is to awaken <strong>the</strong> hidden lunar and to bring it at<br />

h.llance with <strong>the</strong> solar element. The Draconian current is <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong><br />

III harmonious - between <strong>the</strong> Matter and <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong> inner<br />

lind <strong>the</strong> outer Dragon, <strong>the</strong> Darkness and <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> creation<br />

nml <strong>the</strong> force <strong>of</strong> destruction, <strong>the</strong> masculine and <strong>the</strong> The<br />

which this concept is <strong>the</strong> equilibrium an opposites.<br />

As <strong>the</strong> adversary <strong>of</strong> Horus, Set <strong>the</strong> dynamic principle <strong>of</strong> change<br />

lind evolution. The Tradition is <strong>the</strong>refore a process in which an<br />

is supposed to reach a particular condition, in <strong>the</strong><br />

human nature as ti<strong>the</strong> . It means to challenge and transcend<br />

barriers and limitations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> commonly structures in <strong>the</strong><br />

!iurrounding world, to tum <strong>the</strong> wheel <strong>of</strong> eternal and to release <strong>the</strong><br />

that consciousness and allows for in <strong>the</strong><br />

The Typhonian/Draconian path is characterized iconoclasm, <strong>the</strong><br />

destruction <strong>of</strong> false and emblems conceal <strong>the</strong> true picture <strong>of</strong><br />

reality. It above all, an inner transformation which alters <strong>the</strong> we<br />

perceive <strong>the</strong> world. It annihilates boundaries <strong>of</strong> perception and leads to<br />

dynamic In ancient Typhonian cults <strong>the</strong> symbol <strong>of</strong> natural<br />

dynamics was <strong>the</strong> serpent - it represented <strong>the</strong> energy, raw<br />

and pure force, cosmic consciousness. It <strong>the</strong> vital force<br />

behind <strong>the</strong> eternal in Nature: death, and re-birth - hence<br />

numerous depictions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> as a cosmic circle, like in <strong>the</strong> Gnostic<br />

image <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> his own taiL<br />

Kenneth Grant <strong>the</strong> Tunh.nni Tradition as <strong>the</strong> at<br />

forces <strong>of</strong> darkness and chaos. In <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> QabaHstic<br />

II Helena Blavatsky: Isis Unveiled

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