Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

122 SELF-INTIlATION IN10 THE GoLDEN DAWN 'TRAomoN
tion in the West of the temple. Instructed by the Keryx, you advance between the
pillars. The form of the Hegemon (Thme) rises East of the pillars to bar your further
progress into the temple with her scepter. Thme speaks:
Thou canst not enter the Holy Place, unless thou canst give the
Sign and Grip of a Zelator.
You give the Zelator Sign and Step. Youthen exchange the Grip of the grade with
the officer/ godform. Thme nods as Anubis returns to his station. She speaks:
Having made Offering at the brazen altar, having been cleansed at
the Laver, and having passed the tests prescribed for thee, thou
mayest enter the Holy Place.
Take a step forward toward the altar. At this point return in your mind's eye to the
guided visualization of the Courtyard of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness. Imagine
the following:
Past the Laver of Brass is the entrance to the Tabernacle.The structure
itself is a large and magnificent tent supported by boards of
wood overlaid with gold and silver. Four successive coverings of
curtains cover the sides of the Tabernacle. The three outer curtains
are constructed from goats' hair, badger skins and red-dyed ram
skins. The entrance into the sanctuary is composed of curtains
hung from seven mighty pillars.
In your mind's eye you enter the outer chamber of the
Tabernacle known as the Holy Place. The inner curtain is a sensuous
linen embroidered with the figures of the Kerubim in blue, violet
and red. Surrounded on all
sides by such rich decorations,
you notice that to your left is a
low table of bread, to your right
is a large candelabrum, and in
the center of the room is a golden
altar, beyond which is a curtain
of sumptuous cloth thatveils the
innermost Sanctuary, as yet concealed
from you. The scent of
Frankincense fills the room.
The officer/ godform of the
Hegemon takes you by the hand
and leads you Northeast of the
altar, where a diagram is located.
Inyour mind's eye you picture an
The Table of Shew-bread oblong golden table with legs.
Upon this table are placed twelve