Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

238 SELF-INITIATION INTO lHE GoLDEN DAWN 1'RAomoN
The Priest with the mask of the Lion spake and said: "Thou canst
not pass the Gate of the Southern Heaven unless thou canst tell
me my name."
(You answer:) MAU, theLion, verypowerful Lord ofFire, is Thy Name.
Thou art RE, theSun in hisstrength.
In what signs and symbols do ye come? (He demands.)
I come in the LetterSHIN, in the Banner of the East, and thesymbol of
theCubical Cross. (You reply holding up the banner and the cross.)
The Kerub stands back and traces the sigil of Leo before you with the lamp. Ahot
gust of air flows over you as he does so. Visualize the sigil at your heart center as
your aura is filled briefly with a red Light. Take up the lamp at the station of the
Hegemon and trace the sigil in the air before you.
The Kerub speaks once more:
In the sign of the Lion, and in the Name of the Kerub ARVEH, Child
of Fire, thou art purified. Pass thou on.
Anubis turns to the station of Keryx in the North, leaving you under the charge of
Thme, who once again becomes your guide. Thme leads you once around the temple,
through the 32nd Path. (The blue-violet of the Tau is speckled with stars now,
as if you were looking at the night sky.)
Again you hear Horus speak:
I have passed through the Gates of the Firmament. Give me your
hands, for I am made as ye, Ve Lords of Truth! For Veare the formers
of the Soul.
Thme leads you around to the South and the station of the Hiereus, The figure of
the officer rises like the crest of a mighty ocean wave. No longer do you look upon
the features of Horus, although the characteristics of this new deity are somewhat
similar. The officer has taken on the appearance of a great hawk-headed figure
with powerful clashing wings, dressed in a royal tunic of blue and orange. He
steps in between you and Anubis, blocking your passage with the Banner of the
West and the cup. The figure speaks to you:
The Priest with the mask of the Eagle spake and said: "Thou canst
not pass the Gate of the Western Heaven unless thou canst tell me
my name."