Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

30 SELF-INITIATION INTO mE GoLDEN DAWN 'TRADmoN
Visualize the goddess Thme appearing at your right side. Also imagine the godform
of Osiris in the East. In your mind you hear him ask:
Inheritor of a DyingWorld, whyseekest thouto enterour Sacred Hall?
(Youanswer:) My Soul wanders in Darkness andseeks the Light of the
Hidden Knowledge. I believe thatin this sacred temple of theMysteries,
knowledge of that Light may beobtained. I am truly willing to take a
solemn obligation in the presence of this assembly to uphold the sacred
Mysteries andthecurrent oftheLight.
I understand thatthere is nothing contrary tomy civil, moral orreligious
duties in thisobligation. Although the magical virtues can indeed awaken
intomomentary life in thewicked andfoolish hearts, theycannot reign in
any heart thathas notthenatural virtues to be their throne.
Osiris speaks to you:
He who is the fountain of the Spirit of man and of things, came not
to break, but to fulfill the law.Are you ready to take this oath?
Say: "I am ready to take this oath." Kneel down and place your right hand on the
cross and triangle on the altar. Imagine the astral forms of the six primary officer/
godforms gathering around you to form a hexagram. The Hegemon is already
at your right. The Hierophant as Horus the Elder comes down from the East, pinning
a black serpent under his foot as he comes to the East of the altar. Hiereus
appears at your left. Behind you are Stolistes, Keryx and Dadouchos. The Hierophant,
who has taken on the godform of HOOR OVER takes your left hand in his.
At this point in the ritual you are aware that the Hall seems much more crowded
now withgodforms than before-godforms that you can barely perceive. In the
East the colossal form of Thoth remains in the Sign of the Enterer. Winged Kerubic
deities mark the four cardinal points of the temple. Additional Egyptian figures
are stationed at the sub-quarters. But you are mostly aware of forty-two
silent figures who line all sides of the temple walls. However your attention is
captured by the four colored candles which designate the boundaries of your
temple circle. In their place are four enormous pillars of fire and cloud. The pillar
to your right and the one in front of you are dual pillars of Light. The pillar
to your left and the one behind you are the twin pillars of Darkness. After a
pause, repeat the oath:
I (legal name) in thePresence of the Lord of the Universe, who works in
silence andwhom naught but silence can express, andin thisHall ofthe
Neophytes of thecurrent of the Golden Dawn, do, of my ownfree will,
hereby andhereon, mostsolemnly promise by and on thisholy symbol of
the Light, todedicate my life tothepursuit ofthemysteries ofthe Golden