Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

The Neophyte Grade
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The Mystical Words-KHABS AM PEKHT-are ancient Egyptian, and
are theorigin of the Greek "KONX OM PAX" which wasuttered at the
Eleusinian Mysteries. A literal translation would be"Light rushing outin
oneRay,"and theysignifythesame form of Light as thatsymbolized by
thestaffoftheKeryx.
East ofthe Double Cubical Altarofcreated things are thePillars ofHermes
andof Solomon. On these are painted certain Hieroglyphics from the17th
and125th chapters oftheBook oftheDead. They are thesymbols ofthetwo
powers ofday andnight, love andhate, work andrest, thesubtleforce ofthe
lodestone andtheeternal out-pouring andin-pouring oftheHeart ofGod.
The lamps thatbum, though withaveiled light, upon their summitsshow
that thepathway to Hidden Knowledge, unlike thepathway ofNaturewhich
is a continual undulation, the windinghither and thither of the
Serpent-is thestraight andnarroui waybetween them.
It was because ofthis that I stepped between the Pillars toreceive theLight
andtoreceive thefourth andfinal consecration. Two contending Forces and
one which unites them eternally. Two basal angles of thetriangle andone
which forms theapex. Such is theorigin ofCreation-it is theTriad ofLife.
The throne of the Hierophant at the gate of the East is the place of the
Guardian oftheDawning Sun. The throne oftheHiereus at thegate ofthe
West is theplace oftheGuardian against themultitudes that sleep through
the Light and awaken at the twilight. The throne of theHegemon seated
between thecolumns is theplace of Balanced Power, between theultimate
Light andtheultimate Darkness.
The wandoftheKeryx is thebeam ofLight from theHidden Wisdom, and
his lamp is an emblem of theever-burning lamp of the Guardian of the
Mysteries.
The seat of the Stolistes at the gate of the North is the place of the
Guardian of theCauldron and thewellof Water-ofcold and moisture.
The seat of the Dadouchos at the gate of the South is the place of the
Guardian oftheLakeofFire andtheBurning Bush.
Go to the Southwest to face the astral figure of Anubis of the East. The god traces
. the sigil of the Caduceus before you. Take up the Caduceus Wand and the lantern.
Walk deosil to the Northeast and say:
In thename of theLord of the Universe, who works in silence andwhom
naught but silence can express, hear yeall,thatI (give magical motto)
proclaim to have duly initiated myselfinto theGolden Dawn current of
magic asa Neophyte of the0 = 0 grade.