Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

194 SELF-INITIATION INlO lHE GoLDEN DAWN 'fRADmoN
A Talisman using the sigils may be constructed in the shape of a circle,
placing the emblems at opposite ends of a wheel with eight spokes. A phrase or
versicle which has meaning to the student may be written in a circle along the
outer edge of the talisman. A square containing a given number of compartments
may be used in place of the wheel or on the reverse side of the Talisman.e
SECTION 8: Correspondences of Malkuth
The 1 = 10 grade of Zelator is attributed to the sphere of Malkuth on
the Qabalistic Tree of Life.This is the first grade that actually places
the aspiring magician on the Tree of Life. Malkuth has the additional
titles of the Gate, and the Inferior Mother, and it is the ultimate
Sephirah of form and manifestation. (Review all information on
Malkuth given in Chapter 1.)
Name in English: The Kingdom
Divine (Atziluthic) Name: Adonai Ha-Aretz
Archangel (Briatic) Name: Sandalphon
Angelic (Yetziratic) Choir: Ashim
Planet orHouse ofAssiah: Olam ha-Yesodoth
Spiritual experience: Vision of the Holy Guardian Angel
Qabalistic Number: Ten
Color (Briatic): Citrine, russet, olive, black
Element: Earth
Part ofAnatomy: Feet
Tarot cards: The Four Tens
Magical Image: A young woman, crowned and throned
Incense: Dittany of Crete
Gemstone: Rock crystal, salt
Symbols: Double cube altar, equal-armed cross,
the magick circle, the triangle of art
Lineal Figure: Dekagram
Virtue: Discrimination
Vice: Inertia
SECTION 9: Ritual Images and Diagrams
The Laver of Water ofPurification refers to the Waters of Binah, the
female power reflected in the Waters of Creation.
The Altar ofBurntOffering for the sacrifice of animals symbolizes
the Qlippoth or Evil Demons of the plane contiguous to
and below the material universe. It points out that our passions
should be sacrificed. The Qlippoth are the Evil Demons of Matter
and the shells of the Dead.