Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

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nymphs, Water sprites, mermaids and nereids, They are said to be vital, graceful
and generally beneficent to humans. The Queen of the Water spirits is called
Nichsa. These beings are assigned to the Western quarter of creation.
SALAMANDERS: The strongest and most powerful of the Elementals,
the Salamanders live in that spiritual ether which is the invisible Fire of Nature.
Physical Fire and warmth cannot exist without them. The Salamanders work
through the emotional nature of humans and animals by means of the bloodstream
and body heat. They also exert influence over all fiery-tempered beings.
They are said to be the most difficult of all Elementals to communicate with,
owing to the incineratory nature of their Element. However the smoke of burning
incense is a medium for their expression. Salamanders vary in size and appearance,
from fiery balls or tongues of flame to mythological armored figures and
fiery lizard-like creatures. In temperament they are dangerous and unpredictable.
Their mighty King is an awe-inspiring flaming Spirit known as Djin. The Salamanders
are assigned to the Southern quarter of creation.x)
SECTION 4: Tetragrammaton and the Kerubim
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Tetragrammaton is a Greek word that means "Four-Lettered
This alludes to the unknowable and unpronounceable
name of God symbolized by the Hebrew letters Yod Heh Vav
, , Heh.38 Each of these four letters is assigned to one of the four
M,MName."
. Elements of Nature: Yod-Fire, Heh-Water, Vav-Air, and Heh
final [or Heh Sophith]-Earth.
These letters portray the balance inherent to the Qabalistic system, for Yod­
Fire and Vav-Air are masculine, positive energies, while Heh-Water and Heh Final­
Earth are feminineandnegative potencies. The Tetragrammaton is the cornerstone of
the fourfold model of the manifest universe. It indicates that the Divine is a unified
whole which contains within itself all opposites in balanced disposition. Legend
has it that the proper understanding and pronunciation of this Supreme
Name of God are the Keys to divine power.
The Kerubim, "the Strong Ones," are the living Powers of Tetragrammaton
on the Material Plane and the Presidents of the four Elements. They operate
through the Fixed orKerubic Signs of the Zodiac:
Kerub of Fire: ARYEH, the Lion, attributed to the Sign LEO
Kerub of Water: NESHER, the Eagle, attributed to the Sign SCORPIO
Kerub ofAir: ADAM, the Man, attributed to the Sign AQUARIUS
Kerub of Earth: SHOR, the Bull, attributed to the Sign TAURUS
The Kerubim are the guardians of the four Cardinal points and the four
.rivers which flow down the Tree of Life from the Creator. In Genesis the Kerubim
were the Angels who hid the Garden of Eden from the sight of a fallen humanity.
They were also the four creatures seen in Ezekiel's vision. x)
38 The name Jehovah is a transcription of the Four-lettered nameYHVH.