Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

130 SELF-INITIATION INTO THE GoLDEN DAWN 'fRADmoN
(Give the License to Depart by saying:) Depart ye in peace untoyour
abodes. May the blessing of Adonai be upon you. Let there be peace
between us, and be ye ready to come when ye are called. (Return the
office of Hierophant to the godform of Osiris.)
The goddess Thme comes to your side. Both of you walk to the station of Dadouchos
where Thme traces the figure of the cross and triangle. The godform of Thaum­
Esh-Neith salutes with the Projection Sign-Thme answers with the Sign of Silence.
The godform of Thaum-Esh-Neith slowly fades from view. In this manner, Thme
releases all the godforms in the Hall: Auramoouth, Anubis, Horus, Osiris, and the
godforms on the Dais. All the astral entities in the Hall begin to fade from view.
Thme herself is once again the last godform to dissolve. You thank the goddess for
guiding you in the Zelator Hall. You then trace the figures of the cross and triangle
before her. She salutes you with the Projection Sign. You answer with the Sign of
Silence. Withdraw the white ray which had activated the godform back into your
heart center. Perform the Qabalistic Cross one last time to equilibrate all energies
within your sphere of sensation.
Take up the sword and perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
(Go to the East and say:) In the Name ofADONAIMELEKH, I declare this temple to be
duly closed in the grade ofZelator. (Give the Battery of Knocks: 4--3-3. Go to the station
of Hiereus andgive the Battery:4--3-3. Do the same at the station of Hegemon:
4-3-3. Give the Zelator Sign when exiting the temple.) The rite is finished.e
The Second Knowledge Lecture
SECTION 1: Basic Astrology-The Houses
A "house" is an arc (a portion of a curved line) which is onetwelfth
of the Zodiacal wheel. Spatially, the houses are 30 degrees
I-----:::~--l each, one-twelfth of the 360 degree circle. Whereas the Signs in a
horoscope are fixed divisions of the heavens, the houses are relative
sections of the heavens which depend on the time and place
of an individual's birth. The Earth's rotation causes the Planets
and the Signs to pass daily through all of the twelve houses. The first house
begins at 0 0 of the Ascendant.
A house symbolizes a basic area of activity. The interpretation of the
houses varies when they are inhabited by Planets.P Each house is ruled by one of
the Planets and is influenced by one of the Zodiacal Signs.
32 Keep in mind that although a house may not always contain a planet, it does not mean that there
is no activity in that region.