Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

TheTheoricus Grade 245
letter SHIN, the symbol of Fire; the heads and upper halves of the Serpentsform
ALEPH,thesymbol ofAir;while their tails enclose MEM, the
symbol of Water. TheFire ofLife above, theWaters ofCreation below, and
theAir symbol vibrating between them.
Thme leads you to the Westof the altar facingEast.Stillholding the Caduceus Badge,
observe the emblems upon the altar for a few moments. Visualizethe following:
In your mind's eye see yourself again at the end of the indigo Path
of Tau, facing the Gate to the astral temple of Yesod.A large violet
door is in front of you. Carved into it is the letter Yod painted in
yellow. The winged Kerubim are at either side of you, blocking
your final passage into Yesod with the BannEjr of the West. You
hold up the Caduceus Lamen and proclaim that you have received
the Title of Lord/Lady of the 32nd Path. The Banner of the West is
removed and the Kerubim permit you final entrance into Yesod.
Astrally, you give the Neophyte Signs followed by the Sign of a
Theoricus and then step through the door into Yesod.
The temple is a nine-sided chamber colored in rich violet
tones. Anine-sided polygon is etched into the floor,while quartz and
ebony diagrams of the phases of the moon are etched into the ceiling.
Ahint of Jasmine is in the Air, and in the center of the room you
notice a silver altar upon which is the sacred flame of the temple.
The mighty Kerubim are also here, but their appearance has
also changed. They are now seen to have many wings and many
eyes. Whereas before each Kerub had the face of one of the Elemental
creatures (human, lion, eagle and bull), now each Kerub has
the faces of all four. Two pairs of wings grace the bodies of each
Kerub, two wings stretched upward and two outward, covering
their sides. The glories surrounding the creatures are like sparkling
ice, and a flaming light flickers back and forth between the creatures.
Only the flashing colors of their tunics suggest which Element
each individual Kerub is associated with.
The Archangel Gabriel is here as well, a dark-haired feminine
Angel dressed in robes of blue and violet trimmed with
orange and yellow. S/he leads you to a silver curtain at the far end
of the temple. Giving the Sign of the Spiraling Light, you step
through the curtain.
You step out into the Courtyard of the Tabernacle that you
first encountered in the preceding initiation. You walk past the
altar of Sacrifice and the Laver of Brass and enter the outer chamber
of the Holy Place before the golden altar where you previously
offered up incense. The familiar table of Shewbread and the Sevenbranched
Candlestick are in the North and South respectively. You
still have some of the coals and incense from your previous journey