Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

298 SELF-INlTIATION INTO THE GoWEN DAWN TRADITION
MEDITATION
for the2 = 9 grade of Theoricusb
Let the Theoricus practice the Moon Breath, while saying mentally the word
AUM: (Moon breath is through the left nostril only.)
Let him meditate upon the waxing and waning crescents, while visualizing a silver
crescent upon an indigo background.
Let him now call before his mind the Signs of the Airy Triplicity IT f!: ~ and
enclosed in these, let him meditate upon the numbers nine and five and therewith
the form of the Pentagram and Pentangle.
Let him now rise in imagination above the mineral world into the world of trees
and flowers and identify himself in love and sympathywith the Powers of the Elements
behind these.
Let him realize the mental world where the mind rules over matter, and let him
meditate upon the ideas of appearance and reality.e
RHYTHMIC BREATHING
As stated in the Neophyte Ritual, "The letter 'H' is our mode of representing the
ancient Greek aspirate or breathing, and breath is the evidence of Life." Once the
procedures of body awareness and relaxation have been learned, the techniques of
rhythmic breathing should be mastered. The previous exercises should have
demonstrated to the student the fact that most of us have a massive amount of tension
in our bodies. This tension can inhibit proper breathing. Improper breathing
can in fact rob one of vitality and lifeforce. One of the goals of rhythmic breathing is
to rid the body of neuromuscular tension, thus improving physical as well as magical
vitality and energy.
Ifbreath is indeed the evidence of life, then the initiate should proceed on the idea
that the life of the universe exists everywhere and in fact pervades the atmosphere
around us. Rhythmic breathing is based upon the precept that life is the active
principle in the very air we breathe, and we as magical beings can draw upon this
all-pervasive vitality.
74 From Regardie's TheGolden Dawn.