Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

292 SELF-INITIATION INTO THE GoWEN DAWN l'RADmoN
Cernunnos
with the satyrs, because of their shared physical appearance.)
Satyrs delighted in chasing nymphs and and were
attracted to the pursuit of pleasure. They were also the faithful
companions of the god Dionysus.
The SILENI were rural genii of springs and rivers whose
name appears to mean "water which bubbles as it flows."
Unlike the satyrs, whose bodies were derived from hegoats,
thebodies of the sileni were derived from horses, an
animal symbolic of water. They possessed the ears, tail and
hooves of horses.
PAN: The Greek god of the woods and forests, Pan is also
the god of herds and wild places. He is depicted with the
horns, haunches, legs and hooves of a goat. This god often
carries the syrinx or panpipes.
FLORA: The Roman goddess of Spring and vegetation.
CERNUNNOS: The Celtic homed god and universal Father-god. He is usually
shown as a man with stag's horns, wearing a golden neck ring and sitting crosslegged.
Cernunnos is sometimes portrayed as having three heads. At times he is
accompanied
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by a homed serpent and a stag.e
SECTION 9: Admission Badges and Diagrams
The Solid Greek Cubical C/V5S is the Admission Badge for the 32nd
.. Path of Tau in the grade of Theoricus. Itis composed of twenty-two
\1/ external squares which refer to the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew
alphabet. The cross is an emblem of the equilibrated and balanced
powers of the Elements through the forces represented by the
Hebrew letters. Upon the front of the cross are the Hebrew letters
which correspond to the four Elements: Aleph-Air, Shin-Fire, Mem-Water, and
Tau-Earth. In the center is the letter Resh, which is attributed to the Sun.
On the back of the cross are the Hebrew letters that represent the remaining
Planets (minus Resh-Sol and Tau-Saturn). They are: Beth-Mercury, Peh-Mars,
Gimel-Moon, Daleth-Venus withKaph-Jupiter in the center.
The remaining three sides of the Aleph-Air arm contain the letters corresponding
to Libra (Lamed), Aquarius (Tzaddi) and Gemini (Zayin). The sides of
the Shin-Fire arm are covered by the letters which refer to Aries (Heh), Leo (Teth)
and Sagittarius (Samekh). The Mem-Water arm includes the letters which are
attributed to Cancer (Cheth), Scorpio (Nun) and Pisces (Qoph). The sides of the
Tau-Earth arm include the letters corresponding to Capricorn (Ayin), Taurus
(Vav) and Virgo (Yod).
The Cubical Cross combines the symbolism of the balanced Elements with
the twenty-two letters (the powers of the Three Mothers, the seven Planets and the
twelve Zodiacal Signs) to emphasize the eternal forces which are behind the base
Elements of the physical universe.