Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

312 SELF-INIT1ATION INTO THE GoLDEN DAWN TRADmON
Remain in the East. With the white end of the wand, trace the lesser invoking pentagram.
Thrust the wand through the center of the figure and vibrate, "YOD HEH
VAV HEH!" Do this same pentagram and intone the same name in all four quarters,
going from East to South, West and North. Return to the East. Say:
In theDivine Name SHADDAI EL CRAl,Iopen thistemple in theelement
ofAir.May theArchangel RAPHAELlook withfavor upon thisceremony!
May the Angel CHASSAN and the ruler ARAL bealso in attendance! I
have gained admission to this temple through theBadge of theCaduceus of
Hermes. Hear me!I amonewho hasreceived theMystic Title ofPoraios De
Rejectis and the symbol of RUACH. I have been brought from among the
Rejected. As aLord/Lady ofthe32ndPath, I invoke thepowers ofAir tobear
witness tomy spiritual endeavor. Grant metheknowledge oftheElement of
Air and theAstral Realm, so that I may obtain Greater Understanding of
Hidden Things andthereby advance in theGreat Work.
Circumambulate the temple 3 times, saluting with the Neophyte Signs when passing
the East.
Go to the West and face East. Give the Adoration to the Lord of the Universe:
Holy art Thou, Lord of the Universe!
Holyart Thou, Whom Naturehathnotformed!
Holyart Thou, the Vast and theMighty One!
Lord of theLight,andof the Darkness!
Go to the East and give the Theoricus Sign. Recite the Prayer of the Sylphs:
Spirit of Life! Spirit of Wisdom! Whose breath giveth forth and withdraweth
theform ofallthings: Thou, before Whom thelifeofbeings is but
a shadow which changeth, and a vapor which passeth: Thou, who
mountestupon theclouds, andwhowalkest uponthewings of thewind.
Thou, whobreathestforth Thy Breath, andendless space is peopled: Thou,
whodrawest in Thy Breath, andallthatcometh from Thee, returneth unto
Thee! Ceaseless Motion, in Eternal stability, be Thou eternally blessed!
We praise Thee and we bless Thee in the Changeless Empire of Created
Light,of Shades, of Reflections, andof Images-
And we aspire without cessation unto Thy Immutable and Imperishable
Brilliance. Let the Ray of Thy Intelligence and the warmth of Thy Love
penetrate evenunto us!
Thenthat which is volatile shall befixed; the Shadow shall bea Body; the
Spirit of Air shall bea Soul; the Dream shall bea Thought. And no more