tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468729721605308652024-03-05T21:32:36.761-08:00THE RUBY ROSE & GOLDEN CROSSMUSINGS ON THE INNER ORDER OF THE R.R. ET A.C.Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-30580082878361164552023-06-18T12:35:00.000-07:002023-06-18T12:35:35.090-07:00al Tinnin Vault - finished!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtP2gFRNCTML7jBB48FBhxatcqkq_xWwy9batPM-ZOL6hhg9rCWXDXDnvk_hueZTGSszywnhZtHPCtEx7gMnp_tl3YFylVc66Maei9JBCxZeiA_mgK1fkqZHIDeUYgls69tRKch0wQSY/s1600/al+Tinnin+Vault.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtP2gFRNCTML7jBB48FBhxatcqkq_xWwy9batPM-ZOL6hhg9rCWXDXDnvk_hueZTGSszywnhZtHPCtEx7gMnp_tl3YFylVc66Maei9JBCxZeiA_mgK1fkqZHIDeUYgls69tRKch0wQSY/s320/al+Tinnin+Vault.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623879429685227266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AL TINNIN VAULT<br /></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-82039623127645764862012-07-25T18:26:00.003-07:002012-07-25T18:48:34.342-07:00MAGICAE NIGRAE SPECULUM<div style="text-align: justify;">
One of the tools of a Magician is the <i>Magicae Nigrae S</i><i>peculum</i>,
or black magic mirror. <br />
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What is most interesting about a mirror is
that it reflects the environment around it in an exactly perfect manner. However, this replication of the image can vary. With a black mirror, this variance is intentionally skewed
according to the convex measurements of the surface, and the quality of the
glass or stone of which it is composed. A convex surface naturally distorts the image according to
certain parameters; while the glass itself is very dark, and thus it
lends a black or dim quality to whatever is perceived. <br />
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Symbolically, we have the
natural world, Assiah or rather the Earth element all around us; and so this is
reflected by Water, the emotional world. A mirror is a type of Water inasmuch as it is reflective. In the shadowy realm of the intentionally distorted black mirror, the surface lends a Kellipotic
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In modern practise, the Magic Mirror is of course the first choice
for many Magicians who are performing an evocation involving Goetic or
other base and evil entities. Meanwhile the crystal ball is usually the
first choice for scrying Angelic and other Spiritual Creatures.</div>
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The nature of a plain mirror itself is interesting. The
oldest mirrors are made of polished metal, and pre-date glass. The
clearer the polish and the less pitted and distorted the surface, the
better the reflection of the true image around oneself.
This metaphor is taken further in "The Bezels of Wisdom" by Ibn al Arabi, a
Sufi (Gnostic) Muslim, where Sun, used as an image of The Most High, is attributed to the reflected light of
Allah upon the mirror of the soul. <br />
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It may seem strange to the beginner to bring up Arabian magic, but in fact, most of the magic in
The Golden Dawn, such as the Kameas, Geomancy, and possibly scrying
(the last is implied and not proven) has all come to us from Arab and
later Muslim sources. This connection is something which we should all be proud to recognise, as during the dark ages, the Arabs were the caretakers of the Neo-platonic knowledge while most of Europe was illiterate and ignorant. We are literally indebted to them for this service.<br />
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Modern Magician's intentionally use a black mirror to work with the
darker entities, inasmuch as this is under Divine or Angelic control, seems to have a remedial effect upon the soul. The evocation may be done by any magician who has the ability to pick up the necessary skills through repetition; but like any endeavour, it is a special person that can make even his or her most mundane experiences a lesson in personal growth. The best of us will not focus only on ourselves, but rather take altruistic care for others, such as offering friendship, a kind ear, or even in offering healing; even if it is not of a medical nature, but rather in the form of an empathetic demeanor.</div>
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However, the danger in magic as a skill, rather than as additionally as a transformative process, is that many of us cannot see the mirror operating in ourselves. We can be well skilled in magical practice, we can be knowledgeable, but if we do not endeavour to <i>Gnothi Seauton</i>, which is Greek for "Know Thyself", there is little by way of spiritual substance or maturity to a Magician. </div>
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is a well-known metaphor in modern parlance about mirrors that may have
been recently used in psychology, but it has been adapted from much
older observations, such as al Arabi above. It is upon the nature of
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Or as Crowley said in his hilariously demeaning book review of A.E. Waite's Book of Ceremonial Magic:<br />
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"Ah, Mr. Waite, the world of magic is a mirror, wherein he who sees muck, is muck."</div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-50251103444060069812012-07-10T00:27:00.000-07:002018-06-10T21:05:49.351-07:00The SRIA and me<div style="text-align: center;">
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A few years ago, I became interested in the SRIA. There is very little information available on this obscure group, especially on the Internet, so I though I would make them the subject of this new post. The SRIA ritual is some very serious secret stuff, like one would expect from any other masonic, magical, or boy-Scout Order. So, while I can't tell you much about the funny handshakes used in the organisation, I will say that anyone who has been involved in Golden Dawn will find it less complicated, but just as interesting. Westcott and Mathers really did engineer GD to be for those who are Kabbalistically inclined to the practical. However, I thought it might be great to share some heart-warming anecdotes about the people involved, just to giove a true picture of what the Order is really like.<br />
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It has been about 10 or more years that I have known the SRIA folks in the other different orders I belong or have belonged to: AAFM, AASR, HRA, GD, RR et AC; plus in a few groups I don't belong to, like a Wiccan Coven a few miles from here, SOL, as well as the local Martinist group.<br />
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Working within the auspices of our local GD group, we have open communication with all of these other societies, many of whom I shared community projects and teachings with such as tarot classes, chakra workshops, that sort of thing. We also have an informal network where we can give each other a 'heads up' when difficult people make the rounds for occult membership, or to recommend good people to the other groups when they are better suited for something other than our own. <br />
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For the SRIA, I am told that the only impediment to joining is that you have to be a Freemason in good-standing, and a Trinitarian Christian. But, most Christians these days are non-practising, which I would think would be a major X-factor to contend with in populating these modern groups. So I had to ask: "How do you let someone in if they are not really a church-going Christian?" The Fratres I initially spoke with said that how they define "being a Christian" has more to do with being open and respectful to the content of what their Christian rituals and the RC tradition is about, rather than being a full-blown practising church Christian. They know that most spiritual people in this day-and-age are not always traditional in their approach. The SRIA is looking for decent people who will advance their organisation, and keep it running smoothly; they are looking to be inclusive whenever possible, and not exclusive at all, save to those who are not suitable. <br />
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So, what that really means is that a Master Mason who is dues-current, interested in the esoteric, who is able to self-proclaim a Christian, and most importantly, is not a known troublemaker; he will be offered membership. <br />
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These fellows also advance through the grades by doing a paper at every grade. These men know the difference between what can be proven about the history of the RC Order, and what is myth. In a nutshell, actual historic records prove that even the oldest RC orders active today and in the past started as re-enactment groups. We all know and love the myth of the RC Manifestos, and this sort of stage presentation is possibly repeated in the myth of the GD Cypher Manuscripts; but we really don't know for sure. The methodology of Academic History is all about collecting what was written down in more than one source; this creates corroboration. <br />
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Sure, the real truth of anything might not be written down, and so written history can be wrong, but historians know that. The discipline of history is just that; a rigorous set of disciplined rules applied to the information at hand. No source? Then we can't really say it happened <i>under those rules</i>, simple as that.<br />
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So why do these sort of RC groups flourish, seeing as they self-define as a new tradition, and happily state that 100% of them are merely re-enactments of what the myth in the RC Manifestoes could have been referring to? I think it is because it is personally meaningful to participate. Same with GD re-enactment groups, it is simply a worthy persuit as it stands, without needing to invoke some shadowy past lineage to validate today's important work. Even in GD, the central mystery is plainly spelled-out in the Adeptus Minor as being <i>"in the alembic of thine heart...". </i>Anyways, SRIA is a body which is populated by those who are not impressed by fools or common mendacity. <br />
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The men in our local SRIA college are fantastic. They are intelligent, most have degrees, all have successful careers, and they are Freemasons that have an active interest in the esoteric! The real spirit of the RC tradition is in learning and enlightenment through knowledge and altruism, not through elaborate or false traditional pedigrees. I always think about the myth of Christ or Buddha as representing those beings who broke from the older traditions that had become stifling spiritually and politically, and therefore went on to start something (relatively) fresh and original in their day. These exemplars were individuals, not pin-collectors.</div>
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Perhaps I am getting a little older myself, so I ask you to forgive me in advance and ask that you indulge me in a little reflection and story-telling about the Fratres I met in SRIA.</div>
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One of them who is in his late 70's now, caused quite a stir back in the 1980's when he helped pioneer the first Masonic visiting with Prince Hall Freemasonry Lodges in the North-West USA. For those of you who don't know, Prince Hall is African-American Freemasonry, an organisation that had previously been operating separately from Regular Freemasonry, which is another politely horrible way of saying it was still segregated! As there is no Prince Hall Freemasonry in Canada (where we live), he and a few of our masonic brothers from his lodge, travelled around the North-West USA on their own dime to make these Prince Hall connections. This was because he felt it would be fabulous to get to know these Brothers and see what kind of ritual work they were doing. Now, because of his efforts, a Freemason from Canada can travel down to the States to visit a Prince Hall Lodge, be accepted down there as a full Brother, and get to see their fabulous ceremonies; and visa-versa. Apparently they are chock full of powerful music and vibrant Baptist-style songs, with all the brethern singing. Offering Masonic recognition was quite an achievement in the Regan era!<br />
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Another high-ranking SRIA member is a local Judge, who also holds a high rank in HRA, AASR, etc, and has always been a practising Wiccan and Christian. We had a chuckle about how the different religions often take a hard-line attitude to literal facts; but that the mystical or esoteric side of the different religions can really transcend and merge with the other esoteric versions of these other faiths. His coven is apparently writing just the most amazing new Wiccan rituals. Nothing like seeing a Judge who holds wise-women in high regard schlepping around naked. Don`t slip on that puddle of water, brother!<br />
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Another member has a high rank in SOL, and is a very nice fellow; a person whom I look forward to seeing when I am out. He has also offered me online assistance in the minor projects I was working on. Very decent to take an interest and lend a helping hand without even being asked.<br />
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Another is a kind and very elderly Freemason in my Mother Lodge, who these days puts most of his Masonic time into the Eastern Star. Because it is one of the larger co-ed Orders, he just loves it when he and his wife attend Masonic meetings together. When I think about the two of them, I immediately recall them hunched over a picnic table cutting out the used stamps from old letters for charity drives they do. (That is retirement for you). It is so cute it actually brings a genuine tear to my eye.<br />
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There is a very handsome East Indian man that I have only chatted with once, but is very well educated in world myth; and whom I look forward to meeting again.<br />
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Plus, there have been a few GD people from my Temple that proceeded me into the SRIA, which was just fabulous to be an initiate at their hands instead of the other way around. Contrary to what some might think, sometimes it sucks to be "the Dungeon Master" all the time.<br />
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One of my GD Temple members and closest friends is enamored with Sufi mysticism, which has some pretty interesting links to the RC tradition. A body-builder and an imposing figure, his mother is Norse, and his Father is part African. By some trick of genetics, he looks completely Caucasian; and he never tires of telling new people he meets about his heritage and watching them be surprised. His ascent to Adeptus Minor in SRIA took 2 years, which is meteoric considering they meet quarterly, and he had to present a paper at each grade. I am told they made allowances to move him ahead quickly due to his obvious occult knowledge and merit.<br />
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These are the Fratres I know there so far. As far as my own membership is concerned, I have an unmistakeably Semitic name, and they were proud to invite me with my Greek Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish family background. Like I said, they seem to be more interested in those who are peaceful and interested, than solely in initiating your average Masonic church-goer. When you think about it, this makes sense, considering that this is still occult study that we are talking about here! I am constantly chatting with them about Kabbalistic and Orthodox Jewish ideas, and how these relate to Christianity.<br />
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So there you have it, a little survey of my experience with SRIA. A multi-cultural Trinitarian Christian organisation, an Order that is decidedly anti-racist, pro-feminist, pro-Semetic and actively involved in charity and other random acts of kindness. </div>
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Truly the best people that esoteric Freemasonry has to offer.<br />
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Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-24148862158215470582012-06-25T15:47:00.002-07:002012-06-25T20:14:41.229-07:00HOGD 30th Anno 'event'Congrats to the HOGD on their big event. <br />
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This "birthday e-card" below went around over the last few weeks to most of the GD and other Orders who are "fraternal" or rather co-ed "societal" with each other, as well as to authors and individuals of note, not all of whom are GD.<br />
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Kind of like a birthday at the office. ;)<br />
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Check out the Facebook Group:<br />
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Because of the distance from the States, our Temple
(www.thubantemple.com) do not get to meet a lot of people face to face
as often as some of the American temples and Orders; but we sure do
correspond online whenever possible, and when we do meet up, it
can really be worthwhile. After this announcement, and the Facebook
posts, the folks in our group have been sending me private emails saying
how proud they are to be part of GD in general, and happy for the HOGD
in their accomplishments as well.<br />
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Nice to see that the GD groups around the world are populated with healthy, well-mannered people who are in contact with each other, and get along well; even if we are in different orders. ;)<br />
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Thank you to the Cicero's and the HOGD, 30 years is a long time these days, that is way longer than the original Order ran without interruption for in Europe and the UK; you folks must be doing something right. Keep on writing and keep up The Great Work!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">SEPHIROTIC ATTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEOPHYTE HALL</span></div>
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INTRODUCTION</div>
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Many paradigms are present in the 0 = 0 ceremony, and most importantly we find the Sephirotic Tree of Life. In the preliminary Z-1 document, the ten officers are attributed to the ten spheres on the tree, but it is not entirely clear that this is the case. In this paper, the relationship is analyzed in an attempt to clarify it from the original Z-1, which I contend has a few minor omissions in it. Throughout the course of this paper, we will find that in the Neophyte Hall there are not one, but three completely different and distinct models of the Tree of Life which may be considered to be working simultaneously. </div>
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The first model is of the emblems and regalia of the Officers as attributed to the full ten Sepheroth of the Tree of Life, this is an ideal model. </div>
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The second model is based around the temple's furnishings, and is a vertical or upright model. </div>
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The third model is based on the energies of the Officers auras in the astral world, and it is a horizontal model. </div>
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The most important point of this section is that the interaction between the latter two models is much like the elemental cross. This chiefly bound by the interaction of the Hierophant, when he is east of the altar (with the aid of the Officers through the ritual), and the Candidate when he stands just west of the altar in Malkuth. As the Magician in the Outer Order repeats the Qabalistic Cross, he actually ties these models together into a central point. These three paradigms creates a theoretical X, Y, and Z axis as described in mathematics, and as is meditated upon in the official practices by the Initiates of our Outer Order.</div>
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MODEL ONE
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THE EMBLEMATIC TREE OF LIFE IN THE OUTER ORDER</div>
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The first model of the Tree of Life seems obvious when listed, but it does not appear in print anywhere as of yet. This is the most important, and hitherto-fore most neglected model places the emblems and regalia of the Officers as attributed to the full ten Sepheroth of the Tree of Life. We shall term it the 'Emblematic Tree of Life in the Outer Order.' </div>
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TABLE I</div>
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THE EMBLEMATIC TREE OF LIFE IN THE OUTER ORDER
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Officers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Sephera</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">1</span></div>
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DESCRIPTION OF TABLE I</div>
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Here follows a descriptive list of how the attributions line up in table 1. This list is not to be considered to replace the full descriptions of the Officers in Z-1, it is merely a supportive summary of the sepherotic model, as summarised above.</div>
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1. The Very Honoured Hierophant bears the Crown Sceptre, which is a symbol of Kether. He also wears the Red Mantle which represents the rising light of the eastern sun, the Middle Pillar and the fiery spirit in all of the Outer Order imagery. In the ritual he portrays the Yechidah or higher self of the Candidate. </div>
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2. The Honoured Hegemon bears the split Mitre Sceptre which is dual; and the Calvary Cross Lamen, which in its simplest form is the linear figure for Chokmah. He also wears the White Mantle, which represents the blinding light of the noon-day sun, and the White Pillar in the Outer Order, particularly in the Zelator ritual. He represents the Chiah, or higher will of the Candidate. </div>
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3. The Honoured Hierus bears a Lamen of a Triangle, which is the linear figure for Binah. He also wears the Black Mantle, which represents the setting sun and the darkness of night, and the Black Pillar in the Outer Order as described in the Zelator ritual. He represents the Neshamah and the highest aspirations of the soul of the Candidate.</div>
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Before we continue, a word must be said to clarify the parts of the Cabbalistic Soul as given to the last two Officers, for it is the Hegemon is classically said to represent the Neschamah in Z-1, not the Heirus. However, if we take a good look at the Sepherotic attributions, this is slightly askew at first glance, as it seems they have switched. The Neschamah, as should be well known to the Adepts of the Order, is attributed to all three spheres of the supernal triad, and is most especially attributed to the Hegemon. This is fitting, as the Hegemon is the guide to the Candidate through the Outer Order rituals. However, a very deep concept is intimated by the fact that it is really the Hierus who has the Neschamah fully centred upon, and this is the gift of crisis, “by which means a pathway shall be opened onto that light” as it was set down in On the General Guidance and Purification of the Soul, as given to the Practicus of the Outer. </div>
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6. The Cancellarius bears the Sceptre topped with the Hexagram, the points of which mark the numeral six, which is the linear number of Tiphareth, and he bears the Yellow Mantle of that sphere.</div>
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7. The Dadouchos is attributed to Netzach. He is allied to the White Pillar whose base is is Netzach as per Z-1. This is attested to by the fact that his Lamen of Hermetic Cross is a fiery symbol like that sphere, and his censer is the emblem of the Lake of Fire and the Burning Bush.</div>
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8. The Stolistes is attributed to Hod. He is allied to the Black Pillar whose base is in Hod, as per Z-1. This is attested to by the fact that his Lamen of the Cup is the Admission Badge to that sphere, and his Water Cup is the emblem of the Holy Graal and the Well of Water. </div>
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9. The Kerux is attributed to Yesod. His Lamp and Wand is a symbol of light, and refer to the Psychopomp or Hermes, who guided the soul after death in Greek Myth, a meaning which is reinforced by the ritual, and well as being summarised by his Lamen. This is confirmed by the fact that his Lamen of the Caduceus is the Admission Badge to that sphere.</div>
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10. The Sentinel is without the temple, so he represents the door or gate of troaa, which is another title of Malkuth as given in the Zelator Ritual. He is the Nephesh and G'uph of the Candidate, and is thus always on guard against the shadows of the self and of the world, just as the autonomic nervous system is always awake and vigilant. </div>
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THE EMBLEMATIC TREE OF LIFE IN THE OUTER ORDER</div>
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MODEL TWO</div>
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THE CUBICAL TREE OF LIFE IN THE 0 = 0 HALL</div>
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This second model of the Tree of Life is based around the temple furnishings, and is only compared to the tree below Paroketh. We shall call it ‘The Cubical Tree of Life in the 0 = 0 Hall’. Termed the physical or Cubical Tree for short, it is attached to the furnishings of the Masonic four stone blocks or "cubes" used as the altar and the pillar bases. This model of the Cubical Tree explores the dimension of height, and is an upright model. The double cubical altar has for its bottom cube Malkuth, and the second cube forming the top of the pedestal altar or small column is Yesod. The pillar bases are of course Hod and Netzach, as shown in the traditional Z-1. The shafts of the pillars rise up the paths of Mem and Kaph, respectively, but find themselves terminating at Paroketh with these two triangles, which are none-other than the divided hexagram of Tiphareth. These triangles are split apart and placed onto the two pillars as the tetrahedrons to represent the demarcation of the Veil of Paroketh on each pillar. Standing west of the altar and viewing this vertical tree, our depth perception reinforces the image of a vertical tree.</div>
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In the 0 = 0 Hall and the Outer Order, the paths are marked by the Officer's wands and swords. This is not to be confused with the Admission Badges of the other Outer Order grades.</div>
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TABLE II</div>
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THE CUBICAL TREE OF LIFE IN THE 0 = 0 HALL</div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Path #</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Path Name</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">3.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Furnishing in the Temple</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Officers Wands and Swords</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Kether </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Far east of the Veil of Paroketh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Crown on Hierophant's Sceptre</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">2</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Chokmah</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">3</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Binah</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Tip of Hierus' Sword</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Daath</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">N/A</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper ring on Hierophant's Crown Sceptre</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">4</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Chesed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Just east of the Veil of Paroketh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper ring on Hegemon's Split-Mitre Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Maltese Cross on Praemonstrator's Scepter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">5</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Geburah</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Point of slashing impact on Hierus' Sword of Severity,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">6</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Tiphareth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Tetrahedronal Capitols on the Pillars</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower ring on Hierophant's Crown Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Hexagram on Cancellarius' Sceptre</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">7</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Netzach</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Base of White Pillar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper ring on Hegemon's Split-Mitre Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Ring on Praemonstrator's Scepter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">8</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Hod</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Base of Black Pillar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Hilt of the Hierus' Sword of Severity,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Hilt of Imperator's Sword</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">9</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Yesod</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Top of Double-Cube Altar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower ring on Hierophant's Crown Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Ring on Cancellarius' Sceptre</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Malkuth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Bottom of Double-Cube Altar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Spherical pommels of all the listed wands and swords</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">11</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Aleph</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">12</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Beth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">13</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Gimel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper and upper centre shaft or grip of Hierophant's Crown Sceptre</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">14</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Daleth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">15</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Heh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">16</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Vav</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper shaft or grip of the Hegmon's Split-Mitre Sceptre </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">17</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Zain</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">18</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Cheth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper blade of the Hierus' Sword of Severity</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">19</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Teth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">20</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Yod</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">21</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Kaph</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower half of the White Pillar or Column</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper ring on Hegemon's Split-Mitre Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Main shaft on Praemonstrator's Scepter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">22</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Mem</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower half of the Black Pillar or Column</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower blade of the Hierus' Sword of Severity,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Blade of Imperator's Sword</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">23</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lamed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">24</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Nun</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Samech</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Lower central shaft of Hierophant's Crown Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">26</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Ayin</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">27</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Peh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">28</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Tzaddi</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Qoph</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Upper ring on Hegemon's Split-Mitre Sceptre,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">30</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Resh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">31</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Shin</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Handle of the Hierus' Sword of Severity,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Handle of Imperator's Sword</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">32</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">Tav</span></div>
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DESCRIPTION OF TABLE II</div>
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This arrangement shows how the columns of the Pillars are formed of the same sections of the Tree of Life that some of the Sceptres and Swords symbolise, thus affirming their relationship with the pillars. </div>
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The Hierophant's Crown Sceptre is gripped by Tav, as is the Cancellarius' Sceptre. </div>
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The Hegemon's and Praemonstrator's Sceptres are gripped by Qoph, and rise through the White Pillar. </div>
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The Hierus' and Imperator's Swords are gripped by Shin, and rise through the Black Pillar.</div>
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It is important that all the Chief's Weapons terminate not at the Veil of Paroketh, but in the second triad of the Second Order.</div>
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If the Candidate is the Middle Pillar, then he is being gripped by the Hierophant during the ritual, and it is THE NEW CANDIDATE'S CROWN AND PERSONAL SPHERES ON THE TREE OF LIFE that are being activated by the Hierophant, the Three Chiefs, and the team of Officers. </div>
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Meanwhile the Hermetic nature of the Order is also being transmitted by the Cancellarius through his Sceptre by the Tav grip as Hermes and Thoth creating the Universe.</div>
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The heads of the Sceptres and points or tips of the Swords of the Three Principal Officers and the Three Chiefs mark the influence of the first six spheres in both the Auric and Cubical models. This is very important, and is further entered into in the paper entitled Planetary Attributions to the Neophyte Hall, which is also for the advanced ZAM.</div>
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The pommels of all the weapons are equated with the altar, therefore showing the relationship between the rap on the altar or side-altar and the masonic step and stomp on the floor when the Candidate is brought to the light. This stomp connects the Auric horizontal and the Cubic vertical Trees with the third tree of the ideal symbolism as represented by the Officer's regalia, and particularly thier Sceptres. These three models operate together much like an X, Y and Z axis.</div>
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One also immediately notices that there are missing paths in the third column of table 2. These are neatly marked by certain pair of Inner Order weapons on the altar at the 5 = 6: the Crook and the Scourge of the Chief Adept.</div>
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THE CUBICAL TREE OF LIFE IN THE OUTER ORDER</div>
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The third model is based on the energies of the Officers auras in the astral world, and it too is only below the Veil of Paroketh. This shall be termed ‘The Auric Tree of Life in the 0 = 0 Hall’. Called the astral or Auric Tree for short, is nearly identical to the familiar Z-1 document, and here we may term it an energetic tree, and theorise that it is made on an energetic level of the Officer's auric fields. </div>
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The Auric Tree explores the dimension of length, and is a horizontal model along on the temple floor, i.e. one looks down on it with a bird's eye view. It is made of the God-Forms and
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When looking at table 3 and the corresponding illustration 2, it is best to keep in mind that in any temple hall, from the most opulent to the most humble, there will be physical features that need not be considered limitations that will inevitable cause variations in the ideal format which these diagrams represent. </div>
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Hod</div>
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1. The V.H. Hierophant's throne is before the Veil on the path of Samech leading to Tiphareth.</div>
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4. The V.H. Praemonstrator's throne is before the Veil, on the path of Kaph leading to Chesed.</div>
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5. The V.H. Imperator's throne is before the Veil on the path of Mem leading to Geburah.</div>
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Let us keep distinct the difference between tables 1 and 2, which we shall again summarise here. Table one is The Emblematic Tree of Life, and it is a ranking of the Officers symbolic regalia. Table 2 is the actual Auric energies the Chiefs, Officers, and Members create, mainly based on the Z-1 Document, with very slight corrections.</div>
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The following is very important in understanding this section of the paper: we must stress the difference between the actual spheres that the Officer's represent as shown by their regalia and shown in table 1, and the placement or throne Locations on the lower portion of the Tree of Life which are located in the Auric tree or revised Z-1, and shown in table 2. Without a good understanding of this, the following summary of our train of thought thus far will be most unhelpful to the ZAM.</div>
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1. The Very Honoured Hierophant sits on the path of Samech at Paroketh leading to Tiphareth, but as he bears the Crown Sceptre, he is really a representation of Kether and the Yechidah of the Candidate. </div>
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The shaft of his sceptre represents the middle pillar, and marks the path he walks to greet the candidate at the altar, as each of the following sections reiterates on the various planes. He grips the shaft by the path of Tav, just as he grips the Candidate during the Obligation, and when first exchanging the token. </div>
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2. The Honoured Hegemon sits at the intersection of Peh and Samech, but as he bears the split Mitre Headed Sceptre that bears the cross of Chokmah, as does his Lamen, among other things. He therefore represents Chokmah and the Chiah or true will of the Candidate.</div>
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3. The Honoured Hierus sits in the west of the temple, in Earth of Earth of Malkuth, but he bears the Sword of the pillar of severity he is really representing Binah. The triangular Lamen, apart from many other meanings, is the symbol of Binah and the Neschamah, which is summarised in that sphere.</div>
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4. The Greatly Honoured Praemonstrator sits at the Veil of Paroketh, but as his Maltese Cross sceptre and the blue colour of his mantle suggest, he represents the memory and higher learning of the sphere of Chesed.</div>
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5. The Very Honoured Imperator sits at the Veil of Paroketh, but as his Sword and the red colour of his mantle suggest, he represents the impetus and leadership of the sphere of Geburah.</div>
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6. The Very Honoured Cancellarius also sits at the Veil of Paroketh, but as his Hexagram sceptre and the yellow colour of his mantle suggest, he is the only officer on the dais that truly represents the sphere of Tiphareth, all of the others are just the refracted light of the higher spheres through the crystalline veil of Paroketh. He represents the harmonious conjunction and cessation of opposites in the communion and balance of Tiphareth.</div>
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7. The Dadouchos sits and is attributed to Netzach, the lowest sphere of fire, and he is the fire-bearer. His Lamen suggests the stellar or solar whirl of the creation of the elements and spiritual fire.</div>
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8. The Stolistes sits and is attributed to Hod, the lowest sphere of water, and is the water bearer. His Lamen is the admission badge to Hod. The Cup of water, the final home of the spirit in communion with the elements at the Eucharist.</div>
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9. The Kerux sits at the south-west, and makes the announcements in the north-east, but he is is really representative of Yesod, as his Lamen is the admission badge thereof. This Officer bears the herald staff and the Lamen design is the caduceus. He is representative of the lowest sphere of air.</div>
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10. The Sentinel is without the west of the hall, guarding the outer portal. As the last Officer in the scheme, he fittingly represents Malkuth. His Lamen is the eye of Ayin and Capricornus, the earthy goat god.</div>
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The incorporation of these new Cubical and Auric paradigms also has the virtue of straightening the Auric model of the Tree of Life from Z-1 into the more traditional geometrical form we are familiar with in the Golden Dawn tradition.</div>
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The altar in the cubical model sits in the Air of Earth position of Malkuth in the energetic model. The pillar bases in the cubical model are still allied energetically to the Stolistes and Dadouchos.</div>
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This also makes the triangle of manifestation attributed to Yesod be placed on the cubical Altar in one model, and on the floor east of the altar in the other model.</div>
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On the altar the higher self manifests in the triangle of the Order when the candidate places his or her hand upon it during the Obligation and Prayer, for here it behaves much like the Triangle of Art. This link is sealed when the Very Honoured Hierophant touches the Candidates hand during these two occasions, as the prayer and obligation aid in manifesting the Candidate’s higher self. </div>
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The Evil Persona is tied to both to the Yesod of the Auric Tree, and the Yesod of the Altar, but then, so is the manifestation of the Yechidah or higher self, represented by the Very Honoured Hierophant coming to that same place. That is why the Hierophant touches the Candidates hand over the triangle during the prayer and Obligation. This action of the higher self holds the Evil Persona in place from above and below. On the floor, the Very Honoured Hierophant also manifests the higher self, which steps down on the evil persona, holding it in check. This is a precursor to the same symbolism of the floor of the Vault. </div>
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In classical evocation, two older authorities, Aleister Crowley and Dr. Thomas Rudd, support this application of what we now term the Z-2 formula.</div>
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In Crowley’s description of the Magic Circle in MTP, he places the three tiny diamond symbols just inside the circle to mark the corners of a second, larger triangle that the magician stands inside during the evocation. The intimation is that “(as the spirit is in the triangle to the magician, so is the magician in the circle or triangle to god.)” Always seemingly unconventional and brilliant on his own, when this insight is placed into its true context, one can see that it is clearly gleaned from Z-2 and this portion of the Neophyte Ritual.</div>
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In Rudd’s Goetic work, the Triangle of Art as a large fixture outside the circle is often forgone for placing a crystal upon the altar, often over a small triangle. The magician is seated on a throne, and scrys the spirit through the show-stone. Thus in Z-2 terms, the triangle is either east of the circle in the energetic or Auric Yesod, or the crystal is placed on the altar in the Cubical Yesod.</div>
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These two well-respected and innovative magicians provide excellent examples of the method of manifestation that is echoed in the later Z-2 Formula of the R.R. et A.C.</div>
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In summary, the use of these three distinct models instead of just the single traditional plan of Z-1 better illustrates the symbolism of the 0 = 0 Hall. Possibly this was the original intention of Z-1, which may have been obscured and muddied in the original author’s execution of that important foundational document.</div>
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We have discussed the three Tree of Life paradigms. The first was the regalia andSceptre tops on all ten spheres of the tree; the second was the vertical or Cubical model of the furniture of the temple on the lower half of the tree; and the third was a slight variation of the classic Z-1 document where the lower half of the tree is projected on the temple, from the Very Honoured Hierophant's throne before the Veil of Paroketh at Tiphareth in the east, all the way to the Honoured Hierus and Earth of Earth in Malkuth in the west, like a birds-eye view or map of the entire Outer Order. It is this paradigm that is repeated in the Portal Grade as a summary of the territory covered in the Outer Order, and it is Portal where we learn that the entire Outer Order “quitteth not Malkuth.” </div>
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These three models interact like an X, Y, and Z axis in the 0 = 0 Ceremony, and this is confirmed in the Zelator Ceremony when the Neophyte becomes a full Initiate. The Zelator opening ceremony incorporates the Qabalistic Cross, and over the fourth dimention of time, the Initiate binds these models to his own auric sphere by constant repetition of the QC and the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram during his sojourn in the Outer Order.</div>
Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-26344712808409341882009-09-12T21:00:00.000-07:002009-09-13T13:26:06.211-07:00The Jewel of a Theoricus Adeptus Minor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX1e4pZt13C_wlXIKCH1WbB8lcmqMCrrg719oGewnrF-wSyLmLCP4Zin5BKfsUjOOE2zSpSOCNwlkd6-gXn_aKIVHd6NYrPBET2n9PpfY3-sCw3aYsamIrU37WxGtUSDM2A_dri_8FNc/s1600-h/The+Theoricus+Adeptus+Minor+Jewel+of+Frater+YShY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX1e4pZt13C_wlXIKCH1WbB8lcmqMCrrg719oGewnrF-wSyLmLCP4Zin5BKfsUjOOE2zSpSOCNwlkd6-gXn_aKIVHd6NYrPBET2n9PpfY3-sCw3aYsamIrU37WxGtUSDM2A_dri_8FNc/s320/The+Theoricus+Adeptus+Minor+Jewel+of+Frater+YShY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380843938429517474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Ring<br />Jewel of a Theoricus Adeptus Minor</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Multi-Media cardboard, paper and pen & ink.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Created by </span><span style="font-style: italic;">VH Frater YShY</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Fall 2009</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Jewel of a Theoricus Adeptus Minor is the Ring, from the Ring and Disk of a ThAM. As the ThAM studies the 1 = 10 grade, so too is the Jewel is hung by a ribbon of white, or the four colors of Malkuth. The colors of the ring are attributed to the elements, and are the three primaries and black (or alternately the three primaries and instead of black, the four colors of Malkuth). This use of primary colour is to show that to the ThAM the elements are not as intermingled as they were to the ZAM, who (apart from white charges) uses the earth tones in the creation of the earth disk of that sub-grade.<br /><br />A cross between a pendulum and the Ouija board, I have never been a tremendous supporter of the Ring and Disk as it smacks of the table turning and spirit seances popular in the Fin du siecle. Not that this means it should be excluded, it has its place. <em></em> In my opinion, and speaking only from my own experiences, I have had equal but different successes with the Enochian system. Enochian seems better suited for full conversations, while The Ring and Disk is best to receive certain formula by way of specific words and quotes, information some magicians have less success gathering through scrying. For some reason, Enochian magicians have not all learned the trick of automatic writing while scrying, a technique already touched upon in a post below, and therefore the Ring and Disk are more useful for very specific words to be received. It is for this reason I do recommend both types of working.<br /><br />The divine name upon it in white is Eheieh, meaning "I AM", and which among other things, is attributed to Kether, the first sphere and the numeral one in 1 = 10.<br /></div></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-69098726908692792262009-09-09T21:05:00.001-07:002009-09-13T00:01:11.618-07:00Complete Rose Cross<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2ylTITwiogHCiusvN2CR96NhTdxUpv5wJOu6nD23BTj2t5mtRxknejIgDenPy33i2j2uig_drLMzCkmYP5_IOPMKJJaP5UzPT6_uBQ_8-N3vhxZiAks5ZFmBHEwTWNei2kPV_awqdtI/s1600-h/The+Complete+Rose+Cross+of+Frater+YShY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2ylTITwiogHCiusvN2CR96NhTdxUpv5wJOu6nD23BTj2t5mtRxknejIgDenPy33i2j2uig_drLMzCkmYP5_IOPMKJJaP5UzPT6_uBQ_8-N3vhxZiAks5ZFmBHEwTWNei2kPV_awqdtI/s320/The+Complete+Rose+Cross+of+Frater+YShY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380843397962510146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Complete Rose Cross of the R.R. et A.C.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Jewel of a Zelator Adeptus Minor<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Multi-Media cardboard and acrylic.<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Created by VH Frater YShY, March 2001ev.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;">The Jewel of a Zelator Adeptus Minor is the Complete Rose Cross, which is a key to all the solitary <span> R.R. et A.C. </span>rituals.<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>The cardboard </span><span>used is actually book-board, and about 1/8" thick</span><span>.</span> It is five layers of card, built up to make the petals of the rose three-dimensional, which also makes the overall depth 5/8" thick. You can see this by clicking on the high resolution photo, where the camera angle shows the petal of lamed slightly blocking the glyph of Saturn at the top point of the hexagram. If I was ever to undertake the creation of this Jewel again, I would use MDF or wood for the cross, and finish the rose the same way with the book-board. This would make a slightly sturdier device, as it is beginning to show slight signs of wear from use.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the latest CRC I have constructed, the first one was completed in 1993, and the first paint version in 1994. I may scan and post these later to show some artistic progression. In my opinion, this is by far the best. These jewels do wear down a bit over the years, and the colors fade a lot over time. While I believe that it is good to hone ones skills at the art, I have taken a bit of a break from re-making this item for the time being.<br /></div></div><br /><br /></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-57472685351728012492009-08-26T20:25:00.000-07:002009-09-09T14:24:56.761-07:00The Universe Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1UBUEAogp7BDNJcco35jGICK1ZXyrbMu64pmJSSUBJE6d-Tdy3b21lsE_0RHjleg2vcUiAAdkj9UXY5fsTPV3lPP-TTUm0yzIuiDL_kZD9cOYcU4glDMsNA4WK5H_qU01X9lOTkCOuY/s1600-h/Axis+Mundi+I.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1UBUEAogp7BDNJcco35jGICK1ZXyrbMu64pmJSSUBJE6d-Tdy3b21lsE_0RHjleg2vcUiAAdkj9UXY5fsTPV3lPP-TTUm0yzIuiDL_kZD9cOYcU4glDMsNA4WK5H_qU01X9lOTkCOuY/s320/Axis+Mundi+I.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374479905426705282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Axis Mundi I: Savior Self<br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Here is an interesting image of the Axis Mundi, painted by Gerry Bannan. I would love to tell you more about him and his work, but he is a man of very few words. His work can be viewed at http://www.gerrybannan.com</span>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-28898654728037105482009-08-26T19:54:00.000-07:002009-08-26T20:24:44.802-07:00Arrakis, Mu Draconis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcjzmndfDZn6-zw6q3iPlh1AsFI2dB97KTWYNLrY427W-Z-FCsDUKcaM9svrk_fa1zD-Ny1YxqHRNxJTKL923rVnxK9glok13iobuOUO91MdQV6t0aVPTsh3PTrsXSVWVWL6Y3b2Ypwg/s1600-h/hang.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcjzmndfDZn6-zw6q3iPlh1AsFI2dB97KTWYNLrY427W-Z-FCsDUKcaM9svrk_fa1zD-Ny1YxqHRNxJTKL923rVnxK9glok13iobuOUO91MdQV6t0aVPTsh3PTrsXSVWVWL6Y3b2Ypwg/s320/hang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374476699836495682" border="0" /></a><br />While researching the various heavenly bodies, I put together this work on Arrakis. Because of some of the references, it most correctly belongs to this Second Order blog.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The star traditionally known by the name Arrakis is Mu Draconis, a binary star in Draco. The name Arrakis is commonly derived from the Arabic term الراقص ar-rāqiṣ, "the dancer". Possibly it was given this name because in the night sky this star in particular twinkles and dances more than others, possibly from its binary nature.<br /><br />The nature of the Greek letter Mu and the Hebrew Mem is that of stability, for Mem is indeed the stable intelligence. While the path of Mem leads to Adeptus Major, it mirrors the path of Tav that leads to the portal in Yesod (in the more occult understanding of that sphere and grade.) Interestingly enough, it is in the 6 = 5 grade that the portal is studied, as the pentagram or microcosmic man that was first revealed at Theoricus can attest to.<br /><br />The tarot attribution to Mem is of course the Hanged Man, and when that card itself is inverted, it shows a dancer in motion. The hanged one himself is pictured in the trump as Odin spying the runes, and is a representation of sulphur. The numeral 21 is actually 12 with the decimals reversed, and thus the Hanged man is linked to Key 21, the Universe. For in the activity of life, the only true stability is found in motion.<br /><br />The microcosmic god of the self known as the Christos, Odin, and the Hanged One shows this as the dance of reversal and inversion, for what is at first the truth is later a terrible lie, and the most unlikely answer is often the one that holds the fleeting potential for today's temporary truths.<br /><br />The macrocosmic ideal is the Spiritus Mundi as evidenced by the Universe Card, she is the Isis of Nature, the Great Mother as the most ancient illustration of the Tao. As she dances keeping the Axis Mundi, she shows the natural and spiritual ideal of social balance through the discipline of continuous motion as illustrated by the exultation of Saturn in Libra, and of which R.R. et A.C. magicians strive to emulate.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo is from </span><cite style="font-style: italic;">omphalos.org.uk, and bears this description:<br /><br /></cite><span style="font-style: italic;">Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule as the Hanged Man and Bird-Masks of Maat on the Tree of Life in Pentagrammaton (photo by Ben Last)</span></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-85445482486355724482009-06-24T16:20:00.000-07:002009-07-15T20:35:07.326-07:00Who invented the R.R. et A.C. color scales?<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8nJK_834taJpVRa0du9aiJTTSsi_gNqyawtUsSd6T3x_0zb8dEqGzpjMsR_kUyC_3EouG9TkUvqcfbi46yW8o8eMIGeVYxUgxdt5ZKkDsA_AchKFNvEu1c5uW994lm7Dm1Yo8QF6K1U/s1600-h/moinamathers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8nJK_834taJpVRa0du9aiJTTSsi_gNqyawtUsSd6T3x_0zb8dEqGzpjMsR_kUyC_3EouG9TkUvqcfbi46yW8o8eMIGeVYxUgxdt5ZKkDsA_AchKFNvEu1c5uW994lm7Dm1Yo8QF6K1U/s320/moinamathers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351038132730677090" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MOINA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MATHERS</span>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Did Moina <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mathers</span> invent our system of colors? Some modern Adepts specul<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ate tha</span>t it was actually her who did the ground work, saying that the knowledge of color theory required for such an undertaking must have come from an artist. It is possible or even probable that she did create them, for as the saying goes, behind every good magical Order or best-selling tarot deck is a woman artist who did<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">n't get</span> paid very well for her efforts. Even so, it doesn't take an expert artist to figure these col<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ors</span> out. I mean <span style="font-style: italic;">we</span> were all able to learn these scales, and after the <sp></sp>ZAM training is finished, every Adept is a color expert, but not every Adept is an artist! The first thing I noticed (when when I was in grade 10 art class and studying GD instead of doing my math homework), was that the twelve colors stem from the six primaries and secondaries, and how well that fits with Astrology and Hebrew on the Complete Symbol of the Rose Cross. In the ideal world o<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">f color</span> theory the angles of the astrological aspects work together exactly the same way as paint is mixed. Of course most of our paint pigments don't behave perfectly, and in the execution of our magical work is really where artistic ability in mixing comes in.
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<br />I think Mr. Mathers, with his possibl<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">y n</span>e<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ar-schizop</span>hrenic level of synthetic genius could have easily picked up a color wheel his wife left laying around and holding it up to an astrological chart put two and two together. At any rate, we all know she was a huge contibutor, and whether s<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">he inve</span>nted it the system of color or not, there is no doubt in my mind that she did most of the hard work painting e<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">verything </span>just right.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The artist of this painting of Moina Mathers is Linda<span class="twelve_poin<<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"> <spa>Macfarlane</spa></span>. A prolific artist, her specialty is painting portraits of magical women. She <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">did</span> a beautiful rendition of Levi's Baphomet, who by his or her hermaphroditic nat<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ure sli</span>pped under her female-only criteria. For years it hung in our local downtown temple at the turn of the millennium. <f></f>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Linda and her ex husband Peter were the people behind the original 93 Publishing in Montreal, Quebec, printing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">the first</span> new editions of many of Crowley`s works for North Ameri<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ca. U</span>ndoubtedly a knowledgeable and powerful woman in her own ri<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">ght, I </span>have had great conversations with her about her time in Kenneth Grant's OTO, which she had the privilege of being excommunicated from back in the days<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"> before</span> it was even called Typhonian. She also has a keen interest in Voodoo, <span cla="">Tantric</span> Hinduism and of course the history and practice of Thelema. Linda has also had the dubious and distinguished honor of being the first magician to introduce H.B. to the Book of the Law. Apparently s<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">he picked </span>him up hitch-hiking when he was but a backpacking teenager. Friendly and relatively solitary, I first heard this story not from the relatively ego-less Linda, but from our mutual friends who love to brag about her at parties.
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">More of her excellent work can be found at: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">http://w</span>ww.aiwass.com</span>
<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"></span>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-84348861647544944762009-06-22T23:42:00.000-07:002009-06-24T23:33:45.884-07:00Reverse of the Complete Symbol of the Rose Cross<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lKgOlxFo0RIOFTI4_Kwx2Qcqc-XcjIw009zR1NKFlcEgY8s6MXTxOnGMg-DrzFKLyDFXCw31PtfrDqdhmSWvd9x4UiND9VoKgKntPPqrvhc8WuOUkLBu7rkHglewBw6kXD-wO-GBK24/s1600-h/DWG167.GIF"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lKgOlxFo0RIOFTI4_Kwx2Qcqc-XcjIw009zR1NKFlcEgY8s6MXTxOnGMg-DrzFKLyDFXCw31PtfrDqdhmSWvd9x4UiND9VoKgKntPPqrvhc8WuOUkLBu7rkHglewBw6kXD-wO-GBK24/s320/DWG167.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350410017270840114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyone who has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">taken</span> the time to create a Complete Symbol of the Rose Cross knows how very time consuming, difficult, and how very <span style="font-style: italic;">rewarding</span> such an endeavor can be. For a new Adept, working alone to make this device can be very frustrating, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">that's</span> just painting the front of it! Some Inner Orders only give the E Document instructions and it is often quite difficult for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ZAM</span></span></span> to figure out the reverse inscriptions. The original Order description requires the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ZAM</span></span></span> to reverse-translate it back into Latin, a daunting task unless one has a working knowledge of Latin, or knows others who do. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ZAM</span></span> is often hard pressed to finish the Jewel <span style="font-style: italic;">by himself and unassisted by others.</span> Some of us belong to Orders who offer additional internal documents with the correct translation, while others are solitary or belong to an Order who takes the above injunction to finish the 5 = 6 Jewel alone literally, as if it were a test.<br /><br />Perhaps he is lucky, or fortuitous, and the new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ZAM</span></span></span> happily stumbles upon the above old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre</span></span></span>-R.R. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">et</span></span></span> A.C. Rosicrucian ink drawing in an old folio book and ran it through an online Latin translator, ahem, like I did a few years ago.<br /></div><br />Here are the instructions from the E Document, complete with the old Orders characteristically archaic forms of capitalization:<br /><br /></div><div class="f1"><div style="text-align: justify;"> "At the top is written in Latin: 'The Master Jesus Christ, God and Man,' between four Maltese crosses, which represent the four pyramids of the Elements opened out. This is placed at the uppermost part because here is affirmed the descent of the Divine Force into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Tiphareth</span></span></span>, which is the central point between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Supernals</span></span></span> and Inferiors. But at the lowest part is written the Motto of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Zelator</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Adeptus</span></span></span> Minor, because therein is the affirmation of the elevation of the Human into the Divine. But this is impossible without the assistance of the Divine Spirit from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kether</span></span></span>, whence the space above <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Malkuth</span></span></span> is white upon the front aspect of the Cross -white being the Symbol of the Spiritual rescuing from the material. In the centre, between the symbols of the Alchemical Principles of which the outermost is Sulphur, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">purgational</span></span></span> fire of suffering and self-sacrifice is written in Latin: 'Blessed be the Lord our God who hath given us the Symbol <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">SIGNUM</span></span></span> and this is a word of six letters, thus representing the six periods (creative) in the Universe. And the Regimen of the Planets necessary ere the Glory of the Sun can be obtained."<br /></div><blockquote><br /><br /></blockquote>The correct Latin is as follows:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">MAGISTER</span></span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">IESUS</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">CHRISTUS</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">DEUS</span></span></span> ET HOMO<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">BENEDICTUS</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">DOMINUS</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">DEUS</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">NOSTER</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">QUI</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">DEDIT</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">NOBIS</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">SIGNUM</span></span></span><br /><br />VERY<br />HONORED<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">FRATER</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">YECHIDAH</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">SHEMESH</span></span></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">YETZIRAH</span></span></span><br />R.R. ET A.C.<br /><br /><br /></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-84105754740577545002009-06-22T15:52:00.000-07:002009-06-22T17:05:30.968-07:00Why ``YShY``<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP5dFtLt1X0MsxzQ-R_p15R-p7TcI3my4ybhCGqQx8lVwcPLwOs2yAD5fMtk09BDfBz8TIpQ6V8dIIXt21MHU1rZpGFrU60oQW_8NShyT36A6mlF38NxEIqhE3_XBZkk0EIJCaWfmYSM/s1600-h/cross08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP5dFtLt1X0MsxzQ-R_p15R-p7TcI3my4ybhCGqQx8lVwcPLwOs2yAD5fMtk09BDfBz8TIpQ6V8dIIXt21MHU1rZpGFrU60oQW_8NShyT36A6mlF38NxEIqhE3_XBZkk0EIJCaWfmYSM/s320/cross08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350306488484031282" border="0" /></a><br />My Second Order motto is Yechidah Shemesh Yetzirah, which is rough Hebrew meaning "the true self's solar form".Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446872972160530865.post-59832407217009731592009-06-22T15:28:00.001-07:002009-06-25T20:48:04.163-07:00Enochian Experiences<div style="text-align: justify;">Ten years ago, I would not have made a post on this subject for fear of giving others a false direction based on my unique experiences. Say a new student might not have similar results if left to a more personal, experiential, experimental and scientific approach. With a new person doing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Enochian</span>, we would just call the spirit up and let the new seer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">scry</span></span> away. We would ask them prepared questions about what they are seeing, and troubleshooting the ceremony as we went. Sometimes it took two or three sessions to get things rolling with an inexperienced magician, but most of our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">colleagues</span> were already Adept at magic before we even began <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">scrying</span>, so we had a lot of success. This care and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">discretion</span> with new people is something I picked up from my A.`.A.`. experiences with different friends over the years, the old 'don't lead your witness' with respect to magic. Now with experience training 30 or more people with this work, I have seen the same phenomenon happen so many times, I no longer feel the need for such a ponderous and slow approach training people, and am pleased to jot some notes down if they will help anyone else on the matter. Here's a few things that I would have liked to have heard when I was just getting started that aren't in any book.<br /><br />Practice from the beginning repeating your visions aloud while they are happening, if working alone, learn to record as you go. A little practice makes it easy, and you can learn to let the vision continue on without loosing it. There is nothing more pointless and boring in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Enochian</span></span> group work than working with a single seer who is silent the whole time as they <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">scry</span></span> and later who can't remember what they saw, or loose trance because they haven't cultivated the skill of writing or repeating aloud for a scribe to record what they have seen. Magic is very serious business, but it can be fun for a group too. No gawking or party tricks, but I doubt anyone would get involved if they weren't at least interested in it! It is like learning to type, it is best to practice the good habits of repeating visions as they come or learning to write as it happens, right from the beginning of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ZAM</span></span> work. A magician's better speed and accuracy will come as a result. A Canadian, I also liken this to tapping a tree for sap, it is a renewable resource. I have found these simple practices that follow have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">halped</span></span> many, including myself, improve in the art.<br /><br />At the trance-inducing point, after the key is read, I often repeat the hierarchies again, and definitely test using the spirit name (as well as the banners, the seven double letters, all the basic stuff). I like to repeat vibrating the spirit or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">senior's</span></span> name the most at this point, it helps me tune in quicker. I vibrate it, but I noticed if people belt it out with too much gusto, it can break the trance, so we often try to not do it theatrically like in an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">LRP</span></span>, but let the seer vibrate it quieter, but still properly. Here is the key: do it as taught, but visualize it having a tremendous force in the vision. That way we stay in our trance.<br /><br />After each bout of vibration, slowly the picture comes clearer, and in stages audio and visual clarity take place. We test it with the traditional order methods, then when I hit the place where full audio and detailed visual contact occurs, like you said, they definitely want you to get to the point! They are very impulsive without being impatient or reckless. There is simply a raw 'get to business' that I have rarely experienced with other entities, and especially not with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Goetic</span></span> or planetary spirits. It is almost as if they are waiting patiently for us to get it together while we take our requisite few moments to go under trance, or 'tune in' and they are already good to go with their first sentence. "Why have you called?" or some such. It feels like a jolt where this imperative impulse to reply quickly is communicated to me. When training a new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">seer</span>, they are often frightened at this moment, regardless of the preparation before. It really sinks home that these entities behave as if they are independent beings, regardless of one's preconceived personal philosophy on the matter. Let us take the psychological concept of projection into account here. It works for any relationship, spirit or human. For example, the spirit of my wife is only a psychological projection of mine when I mistake her for my mother, and endeavour to set sundry menial tasks for her, otherwise the universe still behaves as if she was an independent being =).<br /><br />There is also a high level of empathy possible with these communications that some of us don't notice at first, I imagine I can actually feel what they are feeling. Really they are supremely genuine and severe beings.<br /><br />I prepared a generic list of questions for my first working, mainly because it was what you were supposed to do, but right away they seemed shallow and inappropriate because they were not tailor made for the entity. To choose an entity, I use the astrological attributions of element, sub-element, and possibly planet, etc. For example, the Mercury Senior on the Earth Tablet is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ahmlicu</span></span>. Then using this as a basis, one can ask specific articulate and relevant questions of them, and at best work with them for a specific personal need, instead of calling them up one after another to create a nice book or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">grimoire</span></span> of attributes as was my previous compulsion! With a specific personal concern, they are much more helpful. Regardless of the system of attributes one subscribes to, or how well we know ourselves, starting somewhere with care is better than beginning from a place of no genuine effort towards making a new contact with another being. it is literally the first meeting at the beginning of a relationship.<br /><br />Finally, I never ask an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Enochian</span></span> Senior to do anything menial for me on the physical plane, that task seems reserved for other ranks of Subservient angle Angels and other spirits. I actually prefer the seven planetary spirits (i.e. Bartzabel, Quedemial, etc) from the Qamea system of evocation for those sundry tasks.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This post originally appeared on the Golden Dawn Forum, and after I received a few replies, I slightly reworded it for purposes of clarity.</span></div>Frater YShYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11328779411859819281noreply@blogger.com0