Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

282 SELF-INITIATION INTO lHE GoLDEN DAWN 'fRADmoN
The Planets
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Sol
Venus
Mercury
Luna
Assafoetida, Scammony, Sulfur
Saffron
Pepper, Dragon's Blood
Olibanum, Cinnamon
Sandal~ood,Myrtle
Mastic, White Sandal, Mace, Storax
Camphor, Aloes
The Elements
Fire
Water
Air
Earth
Olibanum
Onycha,Myrrh
Galbanum
Storax
Hebrew and Other Names Connected with Air
Element Name: RUACH (n,,)
Outer DivineName: SHADDAI EL CHAI (~n ~ac ~,t:)
Cardinal Point: MIZRACH (East) (n,,~)
Archangel: RAPHAEL &acl')
Angel:CHASSAN (Tt:n)
Ruler: ARAL &ac,ac)
Elementals: SYLPHS
KingofSylphs: PARALDA
Mythological Image
cfa Sylph
RAPHAEL: (Specifically Raphael Ruachel) is the great winged Archangel of Elemental
Air, whose name means "Healer of God." Stationed in the East, Raphael is visualized
as a tall, fair figure standing upon the clouds in robes of yellow and violet. He
holds the Caduceus of Hermes as a symbol of his healing po~ers of intellect.
ADAM: The name of thehuman-headed Kerub of Air in the East, symbolizedbythe
Zodiacal Sign of Aquarius. A winged sphinx-like figure who wears a nemyss and
tunic in the colors of yellow and violet.
Beings and Deities of Air and Sky
ANU: a supreme sky god of the Babylonians who reigned over the heavens. His
name means "sky," and he resided in the uppermost region which was called the
"sky of Anu." All other deities of the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon honored Anu as
their "father" or chief. He symbolized po~er andjustice. His royal emblems were the
scepter, the diadem, the crown, and the staff of command. His army, whichwas used
to destroy the wicked were the stars that he had created (called the "soldiers of
Anu"). Never leaving the heavenly regions, he occasionally traversed a portion of the
sky reserved only for himcalled"Anu'sWay."