Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

24 SELF-INTI1ATIONINTO THE GoWEN DAWN 1"RAomoN
Slowly and with much feeling, perform the Qabalistic Cross, drawing the light
down from the Kether of the universe into the Kether at the crown of your head as
you continue the QC (saying "ATAH,MALKUTH, VE-GEBURAH, VE-GEDULAH,
LE-OLAHM, AMEN"). Strongly visualize the cross of Light you have formed in
the center of your body. Trace within your heart the Hebrew letters of the name
THME in glowing white. Project a white ray of thought from your heart toward
the image of Thme you have created before you. See the figure breathe in life as
your thought-ray animates it. Address the form:
THMt.! Beautiful Oneof theFeather of Truth! I beseech thee to actupon
my behalfin this my questfor theLight Divine! Guide me, 0 thouwho
art none other but my ownHigher Self. Aid meandescort mein thisHall
ofJudgment. I ama trueandwillingSeeker ofLight and Knowledge. Act
as my overseer and reconciler. Speak for me amidst the assembly of the
gods and the guardians of this temple. My intentions are honest. I am
ready to undergo testandtrial. I wishtobepurified andconsecrated to the
Light. Grant that my heart is made MAAT! Grant that my Will is made
MAAT! Merciful THME!Letme be judged aright! Grant thatthishumble
aspirant before you benot turnedawayfrom that resplendent Light
which resides in theEast. Award meentrance intotheHall of Two Truths!
Letmepenetrate theThreshold in thePath oftheEnterer!
Thme speaks to you in your own mind:
I am the representative of your Higher and Holy Self. It is only
through my intervention that thou canst even approach this sacred
Hall. The Higher must arbitrate on behalf of the Lower, elevating it
by virtue of association. In this Hall I am thy tongue, thy heart, and
thy eye. Fear not, for I shall guide and conduct thee through the Hall
of MAAT.Fear not, for I shall speak for thee in this assembly of the
gods and the current of the Light.
Imagine the goddess Thme communicating in silence with the energies in the
East. She is the representative of your Higher Self,interceding on your behalf with
the guardians of the Hall. You hear her voice as she calls out the names of other
godforms in the East of the temple: ESE, NEBETHO, THOOUTH and another,
HOOR OUER. You have a vague impression of four figures in the East, seated
before a veil. As Thme continues to address the figures, the scene becomes hazy,
and it appears that the goddess stands not before the seated figures in the East, but
before the gigantic form of Thoth-Djehoti-the ibis-headed god of Wisdom.
Thme continues a silent discussion with the god. After a few moments Thme turns
toward you, salutes with the Neophyte Signs toward the West and says silently:
Thou mayest proceed, 0 aspirant; thou art MAAT.