Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

The Theoricus Grade 289
Deities associated with the Planet Saturn include: PTAH (Egyptian) ISIS
(Egyptian), CRONUS (Greek), HERA (Greek), RHEA (Greek), SATURNUS
(Roman) EA (Assyro-Babylonian)and ISHTAR (Assyro-Babylonian).
The following is list of Saturnian associations:
Hebrew Name: Shabbathai
Sephiroth: Binah
Archangel: Cassiel
Day: Saturday
Planetary Intelligence: Agiel
Planetary Spirit: Zazel
Olympic Planetary Spirit: Aratron
Metal: Lead, antimony
Gemstones: Onyx, jet, anthracite
Incenses: Assafoetida, scammony, sulfur
Trees: Yew,cypress
Herbs/plants: Ivy, hemlock, nightshade, amaranth, hemp
Animals: Crow, raven, chimera, spider
SECTION 8: Plants and Herbs
The Vegetable Kingdom is closely affiliated with the Sephirah of
Yesod and the Moon. All plants contain a high percentage of water
which connects them to the Lunar energies. Plant life is quite literally
vital to all animal life on earth. Plants make up the staple food
of humanity throughout the world. It is only with great difficulty
that human beings can adapt to areas where plants do not thrive.
And without plants, there would be no oxygen-no air to breathe.
Plants are among the greatest Alchemists in nature, absorbing water and
nutrients from the soil through a system of roots, soaking up sunlight into leaves,
and converting both into food for growth and reproduction. Through respiration,
plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. But photosynthesis is the unique
process of green plants, which manufacture their own food and food for all animal
life from the Sun's energy (not unlike the sphere of Yesod which receives the
reflected Solar light from Tiphareth and distributes it to the active sphere of
Malkuth). The chlorophyll-bearing leaves are where the process of photosynthesis
takes place. Sunlight is converted into sugar and starch grains. The final method
by which plants convert carbohydrates, fats and proteins into protoplasm is called
assimilation, the process of creating living material out of nonliving material. This
mechanism is very close to the mystery of life itself.
The reproductive process of plants also depends heavily on the Air: Fertilization
takes place when pollen is carried from one plant to another by the wind
or by flying insects. Seeds containing young embryonic plants are dispersed by
the winds or by birds and other creatures.