Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

234 SELF-INITIATION INTO THE GOLDEN DAWN TRADfTION
In theName ofRAPHAEL,theGreat Archangel ofAir,andin theSign of
thehead oftheMan, Spirits ofAir adore your Creator!"
Trace a cross with the fan. Say:
In theNames andLetters oftheGreat Eastern Quadrangle, revealed unto
Enoch by the Great Angel AVE, SpiritsofAir adore your Creator!
Hold the fan high and say:
In the Three Great Secret Names of God, borne upon the Banners of the
East, ORO IBAHAOZPI, Spirits ofAir adore yourCreator! In theName
of BATAIVAH, Great Kingof theEast, Spirits ofAir,adore yourCreator!
Replace the fan and return to the East facing West. Visualize all the officer/godforms
returning to their stations. Say:
In theNameof SHADDAI ELCHA!, I declare this temple opened in the
2 = 9 grade of Theoricus.
Give the following knocks with the pommel of the scepter. n ", ", (three sets
of three knocks). Visualize the officer/ godform of Hiereus repeating the Battery
of knocks: 3-3-3. Visualize the officer/ godform of Hegemon sounding the
Battery: 3-3-3.
Step out of the office of Hierophant and return the officer-form to the dominion of
Osiris, unto whom it rightly belongs. Place the fan by the station of the Hierophant,
the red lamp or candle by the Hegemon, the cup by the Hiereus, and the salt next to
the Keryx. The goddess Thme then leads you to the West of the temple.
PART 1: Advancement in the 32nd Path of Tau
Visualize all of the astral officer / godforms at their respective stations. At this
point, the temple has been opened under the guidance of the Guardians of the
Hall, with your (very active) participation. You have already done much to activate
the Element of Air within your sphere of sensation. As in the previous initiation
ceremony, you must now take a few moments to reestablish yourself as a candidate
who seeks for entrance into this Hall. Perform the Qabalistic Cross to maintain
a psychic balance of all the Elements within your aura. Recall the experience
in the antechamber, where you were blindfolded in the darkness. Restore the persona
of the aspirant within you.
Take up the Greek Cubical Cross in your right hand. Give the Battery of knocks
3-3-3. Stand in the Western part of the Hall facing East and say: