Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

TheZelator Grade
119
Frater/Soror , as in the grade of Neophyte, you came out of
the world to the Gateway of Hidden Knowledge, so in this grade
you pass through the Gateway and come into the Holy Place.
(Say:) I am now in the Court of the Tabernacle, where stood theAltar of
Burnt Offering, whereon were offered the sacrifices of animals, which
symbolized the Qlippoth or Evil Demons whoinhabit the planecontiguous
toand below theMaterial Universe.
Visualize the godform of Thaum-Esh-Neith leaving her station near the pillar. She
approaches you and traces the symbol of the Fylfot Cross in the air before you.
The goddess then hands you her censer. Picking up the censer you trace the symbol
of a cross in front of your own forehead. Then trace the three points of the
invoking Fire triangle.
At this point, picture in your mind's eye the Courtyard of the Tabernacle as it .
existed in the time of the ancient Hebrews. Take some time to imagine the following
guided visualization:
The Courtyard is oblong in shape, approximately 150 by 75 feet in
size. The walls of the Courtyard are composed of great curtains of
blue, violet and red, supported by brass pillars with capitals of
pure silver. There are twenty pillars running along each side of the
courtyard's length, and ten pillars along the sides comprising the
width. At the far end of the
Courtyard is the Tabernacle or
Sacred Tent of YHVH. But in the
middle of the Court stands the
Altar of Burnt Offering.
The altar is a large hollow
case approximately seven
and a half by four and a half feet
in size. It is made of wood and
overlaid with plates of brass. In
the center of the top side of the
altar is a grating of brass upon
which several pieces of wood
have been placed. At the four
comers are projections known as
"horns." On the sides of the altar
are brass rings through which
bars are placed to carry the altar.
Still watching with your
mind's eye, you witness a Priest
of the Hebrew mysteries about The Courtyard of theTabernacle