Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

TheZelator Grade 181
The Square Zodiacal Chart
Layout the first twelve figures (Mothers, Daughters, and Nephews) on a chart
provided for interpretation of houses. (This is to give greater detail to the answer
of a complex question. A simple "yes/no" question will have been answered by
this point.) The figures are placed as follows:
Figure 1 goes in the 10th house.
Figure 3 goes in the 4th house.
Figure 5 goes in the 11th house.
Figure 7 goes in the 5th house.
Figure 9 goes in the 12th house.
Figure 11 goes in the 6th house.
Figure 2 goes in the 1st house.
Figure 4 goes in the 7th house.
Figure 6 goes in the 2nd house.
Figure 8 goes in the 8th house.
Figure 10 goes in the 3rd house.
Figure 12 goes in the 9th house.
(*One of the old Medieval rules in Geomancy was to check to see if the
Rubeusor Cauda Draconis fell in the first house. If either of these figures was present,
the Geomancer was advised to destroy the chart and wait at least two hours
before asking the question again. This old superstition is equivalent to teaching a
Tarot reader to destroy a reading and thoroughly panic the Querent if the Tarot
Trumps of the Devil or Death turned up as the Significator. Modem occultists no
longer view the Sign of Scorpio or the South Node of the Moon as Evil. Therefore
this particular rule should be disregarded.)
Determine which particular Zodiacal house relates to the question being
asked. This figure will have great significance to the reading.
Write down the Zodiacal attributions of each figure in each house. (If the
First house contains the figure of Amissio, which relates to Taurus, then the first
house startswith and is Taurus. The rest of the houses follow in order, so that Figure
6 in the 2nd house is in the house of Gemini, even if the Figure happens to be
Fortuna Minor, which relates to Leo. Thus as in Astrology, the ruling Planet of Leo,
the Sun, is in Gemini.)
Determine the Planets of the Tetragrams, as they fall in each house; i.e.,Puer
equals Mars, Conjunctio equals Mercury. A normal Zodiacal chart showing the
twelve houses in the circular chart or wheel form might be useful to write this information
on. (Amajor difference between Geomancy and Astrology is that in a Geomantic
chart, one Planet may occupy several different houses at the same time.)
Also determine the balance of Elements (Fire, Water, Air, Earth) in the
chart. See if an imbalance of Elemental forces is apparent.
Estimate the Accidental Dignityof the figure. Inmodem Astrology, Essential
Dignity relates to a Planet in a particular Sign. A Planet in a Sign in which it is
strengthened is in one of its Essential Dignities. Accidental Dignity relates to a
Planet in a particular house. A Planet in a house in which it is strengthened is in
one of its Accidental Dignities. The Accidental Dignity of a figure in a particular
house is a measure of its strength and the degree to which it will influence the
judgment.) This brings us to the fact that the Tetragrams are more strongly correlated
to the Planets than theyare to theZodiacal Signs,especially when they are placed in
Zodiacal houses, such as on the Square Chart. Itis for this reason that on the chart