Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

The Theoricus Grade 237
violet. She steps between you andyour guide, barring your passage with the Banner
of the West and the fan of Air. The figure speaks to you:
The Priest with the mask of the Man spake and said: "Thou canst
not pass the Gate of the Eastern Heaven unless thou canst tell
me my name:'
(Youanswer:) Thou art NUET,goddess of the Firmament of Air. Thou
art HARMACHIS, Lord of the Eastern Sun. 67
Inwhat signs and symbols do ye come? (She demands.)
I come in theLetter ALEPH,in theBanner ofLight,andthesymbol of the
Equated Forces. (Youreply holding up the banner and the cross.)
Satisfied with your answers, the winged figure stands back and traces the sigil of
Aquarius before you with the fan. Agentle breeze washes over you as she does so.
Visualize the sigil at your heart center as your aura is filled temporarily with a yellow
Light. Take up the fan at the station of the Hierophant and trace the sigil in the
air before you. The figure speaks once more:
In the sign of the Man and in the name of the Kerub ADAM, Child of
Air, thou art purified. Pass thou on.
Anubis leads you once around the temple, through the blue-violet which colors
the Path of Tau. After your experience with the Kerub, the shadows of the Path
resume their play, yet they do not distract you from the light of the Keryx's
lantern. Again you hear Horus speak:
I am OSIRIS, the Soul in twin aspect, united to the Higher by purification,
perfected by suffering, glorified through trial. I have come
where the great gods are, through the Power of the Mighty Name.
Anubis leads you around to the South and the station of the Hegemon. The figure
of the officer erupts forth like an explosive flame. No longer do you recognize the
familiar features of Thme. The officer has taken on the appearance of a fierce lionheaded
figure with great wings, dressed in a royal tunic of red and green. He
thrusts between you and Anubis, halting your passage with the Banner of the
West and the red lamp. The majestic figure speaks to you:
67 In the original Order Manuscripts, the names given here were Nu and Hormaku. Nu is a male
Deity, whereas Nuet is the proper female divinity that is indicated here. Hormaku is simply a corrupted
form of Harmachis. These mistakes and others have been amended here; all of the corrected
god-names for this section of the ritual were provided by Adam P.Forrest.