Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

The Zelator Grade 175
This system of divination is unlike others in that the psychic awareness of
the diviner is of less importance than in a system such as Tarot. It is the diviner's
ability to evoke the Spirit that becomes the focus of consideration for a successful
Geomantic divination. This is the reason why Geomancy is perhaps a better
method for individuals who have trouble visualizing or interpreting a reading.
The Mechanics ofGeomancy
Usingpenandpaper: Formulate and state a question you wish to have answered in
the divination.
Using a Squilling sheet or Geomancy chart especially created for Divination,
trace an invoking Pentagram of Earth in the center of a circle. Inside the pentagram
draw the sigil of the Planetary Genius who pertains to your question-the Genius
of the Planet whose energy would be most receptive or helpful in the matter.
The diviner should recite a short invocation prior to tracing these magical
symbols. First invoke the highest Divine Name for Elemental Earth, followed by
the hierarchy of Angels associated with Earth, and finally enlist the help of the
Planetary Genius who is involved in the working.
The following invocation, which procures the aid of the Genius Hismael is
an example of such an invocation. The underlined names can be exchanged for
whatever entities the Geomancer intends to work with.
In the Divine Name ofADONAI HA-ARETZ, I invoke themightyand
powerful AngelURIEL, comeforth andinvest thisdivination with Truth.
I invoke thee, choir ofAngelsknown as ASHIM, thou Souls of Flame, I
invoke thee SACHIEL. thou Archangel of TZEDEK' who rules the day
andhourof thePlanet lUPITER. Come forthLOPHIEL to manifest the
Spirit ofthisworking-the Spirit HISMAEL. Comeforth I sayandinvest
thisworking with thetruthofwhatI perceive. 56
Next create the sixteen RootLines required for judging the outcome by randomly
squilling sixteen lines of ink dots as they fall into the sixteen different segments
of the chart. (This process should take on somewhat of the nature of automatic
writing, with the diviner notconsciously aware of number of dots beingputon
the paper.) When finished, each of the sixteen sections should contain at least one
dot. Then determine whether each line has either an odd or even number of dots. If
a line hasaneven number it isassigned two dots. Ifthenumber isodd, it receives one dot.
The Mothers
The sixteen lines produce four Mothers known as figures 1-4 on the Squilling
sheet. Each Mother is a figure formed from four of the sixteen Root Lines. Look at
the first Mother Tetragram that you have constructed. Next to the top Root Line,
write the word HEAD. Next to the second Root Line, write the word NECK. Next
56 Adapted from an invocation from Mitch and Gail Henson's article "By the Signs of the Earth:
Geomancy in the Golden Dawn," published in TheGolden DawnTournai, Book 1: Divination.