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Ch. Ad.: InthePoweroftheNameAShRH andinthemightoftheconcealedName,____________, intheSymboloftheTabletofUnionandbytheWordEth, SpiritsoftheFiveElements,Hearme!

Depart(each Officer simultaneously makes banishing Pentagrams of their own Element before the Tablet, ending with Grade Sign.) inpeaceuntoyourhabitations.Maytherebepeacebetweenusandyou,andbeyereadytocomewhenyouarecalled.(each Officer simulta-neously makes Closing Sign then Passive Spirit Pentagram vibrating AGLA before the Tablet, ending with Sign of Silence. Officers turn to Double Cube.)

Chief Adept gives LVX signs; gives Closing Sign, and makes Passive Spirit Pentagram vibrating A.G.L.A. All face East and together make Qabalistic Cross.

Ch. Ad.: !!!!!

3rd Ad.: !!!!!

2nd Ad.: !!!!!

Hiereus: !!!!!

Hegemon: !!!!!

Dedication of MeritALL: Maythebenefitofthisact,andallacts,bededicated

UntothecompleteliberationandthesupremeenlightenmentOfallbeingseverywherepervadingspaceandtime.Somoteitbe.Maythebenefitsofpractice,oursandothers,cometofruition,Ultimatelyandimmediately,andweremaininthestateofpresence—Ah!

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ItisthesymboloftheRedRoseandtheCrossofGold, unitingthepowersofthe4and5and6withinitself, buttolearnitsfullmeaningandimportitisnecessary thatyoubeadmittedtothefellowshipofthatotherOrder towhichtheGoldenDawnisoneoftheVeils. Prepareyourselfthen.

YouhaveslainyourselfupontheAltar ofSacrificeandenteredintotheLight.

Ninemonthsmustyoudwellinthatwomb, ereyoucanbebornasaStarintheNight.

Officers return to Sepherotic thrones.

ClosingCh. Ad.: (Standing at Veil, facing West, Knock) FratersandSorores, pleaseassistmetoclosethePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti. All rise.

Ch. Ad.: Fr./Sr.Hiereus,Pleaseseethattheentranceisproperlyguarded.

Hiereus: Fr./Sr.ChiefAdept,(gives Closing Portal sign) theentranceisproperlyguarded.

Ch. Ad.: FratersandSorores,givetheSignsoftheNeophyte, (towards altar, done),Zelator, (done),Theoricus(done), Practicus,(done),Philosophus(done). GivethesignoftheRendingoftheVeil,(done). GivetheSignoftheClosingoftheVeil,(done). Fr./Sr.SecondAdept,whatistheWord?

2nd Ad.: Peh.

Ch. Ad.: Resh.

2nd Ad.: Kaph.

Ch. Ad.: Tau.

2nd Ad.: ThewholeWordisParoketh, whichistheVeiloftheSanctumSanctorum.

Ch. Ad.: InandbythatWord, IdeclarethePortaloftheVaultoftheAdeptidulyclosed.

Chief Adept turns East and draws curtain.

Officers take up their stations before Elemental Tablets.

Chief Adept stands West of the Altar, facing East, D.L. behind him/her.

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Ch. Ad.: Forintheninemonthsthatfollowandwhicharenecessary beforethePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti canbeopenedforyouagain, itisneedfulforyoutoproveandtobeproven inyourcraftofworkingtheMagickofLight. ForwhatliesbeyondistheNight.

Chief Adept directs Phil. to put down the Dim Lamp. He then rises with Scepter; hands Tablet of Union to 2nd Adept; takes up White Lamp; leads new D.L. to Altar, and places White Lamp thereon.

Second Adept follows bringing Tablet of Union to place on Altar.

Hegemon places Tarot Key Art on West side of Altar (if not already there).

Hiereus & Hegemon replace their Elements before their respective Tablets, and form a Cross around Double Cube with the 2nd and 3rd Adepts.

Second Adept and Third Adept hand Red Elemental Lamp and Blue Cup to D.L. who holds them while the Chief Adept directs his/her attention to the Tarot Trump. 3rd Adept returns West behind Ch. Ad. 2nd Ad. returns South.

Ch. Ad.: The25thPathoftheSepherYetzerahandthePathbeforeyou isthatofSamekhtowhichisreferredtheTarotKeyofArt, alsocalledTemperance.Studywellitssymbolism foritisaprofoundarcanumofthetaskbeforeyou. TheFireandtheWaterthatyouholdisaKeyalso. ThisPathisalsocalledtheIntelligenceofProbation, rememberthis,foritistheprimarytemptationbywhichthe Creator-Creatrixtriesallrighteouspersons. Thatis,initthereiseverpresentthetemptation toturnasidetotheonehandortotheother. (indicating the lamp and the cup)

Second Adept and Third Adept return Elements from central altar to their respec-tive Tablets.

Ch. Ad.: Seeingthatyouarenow LordofthePathsofthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti andhaveenteredintotheSecondDegree,itisfitting thatyoushouldhavetheknowledgeoftheemblems oftheHallsoftheFirstOrder. Itisthereforeyourresponsibilitytomake aspecialobjectofstudyoftheminboththeclassictext ofthisritualandinallotherOrderdocuments. Yetuponmybreastisasymbol,which, OLordoftheThresholdisasyetunknowntoyou. ItisnoSymboloftheGoldenDawn, noroftheFirstOrdernorofyourownDegree.

Opening/Ritual of Cross & Four Elements Rite of the Pentagram & the Five Paths

Letters: S,T,q m,i,s,n,k,T

On Altar: Rose Leaves, Red Lamp with Matches, Chalice of water, Dish of Salt, Cross of Five Squares Cross of Five Squares

Admission Badges: Cross of Five Squares Lamen of the Hiereus

North East West South

Earth Tablet Air Tablet Water Tablet Fire Table

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Opening/Ritual of Cross & Four Elements Rite of the Pentagram & the Five Paths

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NNW Diagram of Vitriolum Diagram of Pan and the Devil Tarot Key

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SSE Seven Palace of Holiness Diagram of Typhon and Death Tarot Key

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WSW Diagram of the Pentagram & Cross —

WNW Diagrams of Malkuth and Ain into Matter Diagrams of Malkuth and Ain into Matter

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Miscellaneous:WhiteLamp,Gong&Knocker,FlashPaper,TheLetterTau,DimKeruxLamp,PowderedIncense.

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Officers Meditation:Standing in Elemental Cross, facing out, Chief at Double Cube.

All: 1.OPriocul,Oproculesteprofani. 2.Bahlasti!Ompehda! 3.InthenameoftheMightyandTerribleOne,IproclaimthatIhave

banishedtheShellsuntotheirhabitations. 4.IinvokeTahuti,theLordofWisdomandofUtterance,theGodthat

comethforthfromtheVeil. 5.OThou!MajestyofGodhead!Wisdom-crownedTahuti!Lordofthe

GatesoftheUniverse!Thee,Thee,Iinvoke.OThouoftheIbisHead!Thee,TheeIinvoke.ThouwhowieldesttheWandofDoublePower!Thee,TheeIinvoke!ThouwhobearestinThylefthandtheRoseandCrossofLightandLife:Thee,Thee,Iinvoke.Thou,whoseheadisasanemerald,andThynemmesasthenight-skyblue!Thee,TheeIinvoke.Thou,whoseskinisoff lamingorangeasthoughitburnedinafur-nace!Thee,TheeIinvoke.

6.Behold!IamYesterday,To-Day,andtheBrotherofTo-Morrow!Iambornagainandagain.MineistheUnseenForce,whereoftheGodsaresprung!WhichisasLifeuntotheDwellersintheWatch-TowersoftheUniverse.IamtheCharioteeroftheEast,LordofthePastandoftheFuture.Iseebymineowninwardlight:LordofResurrection;WhocomethforthfromtheDusk,andmybirthisfromtheHouseofDeath.

7.OyetwoDivineHawksuponyourPinnacles!WhokeepwatchovertheUniverse!YewhocompanytheBiertotheHouseofRest!WhopilottheShipofRaadvancingonwardstotheheightsofheaven!LordoftheShrinewhichstandethintheCentreoftheEarth!

8.Behold,Heisinme,andIinHim!MineistheRadiance,whereinPtahf loathethoverthefirmament!Itraveluponhigh!ItreaduponthefirmamentofNu!Iraiseaf lashingf lame,withthelightningofMineEye!Everrushingon,inthesplendourofthedailyglorifiedRa:givingmylifetotheDwellersofEarth.

AsatokenofyourattainmenttotheWhitePillar, IconferuponyoutheWhiteSashofGestation. (Third Adept puts on white sash).

TheGripofthisDegreeistheGripoftheFirstOrder, butgivenwiththeLeftHandrepresentingtheSepherahChesed andtheWhitePillar.TheSignisgiventhus:(giving it) andsymbolizestherendingasunderofaveil. Theansweringsignisgivenbytheconverse,thus:(giving it). ThePassword,asyouhavelearnedisParoketh, whichistheVeiloftheSanctumSanctorum andisexchangedbyletter,thus:

Ch. Ad.: Peh.

Phil.: (Prompted)Resh.

Ch. Ad.: Kaph.

Phil.: Tau

Ch. Ad.: Also,IgreetandcallyouOsirusDominusLiminis, thedeceasedLordOsirus-of-the-Threshold.

Youhaveearnedthattitleandstatusbypassing throughtheRitesoftheCrossandthePentagram fortheseritesareritualsofdeathandcorruption, thealchemicalblackeningbeforetheGoldcanemerge. Further,IgiveyoutheWordEthwhichcrowns thePyramidoftheFourElementsinthe4=7Hall, andisonesymboloftheSpirit whichconvertstheCrossintothePentagram.

WhereforeabovemyThroneisthisTablet, (indicating tablet)calledtheTabletofUnion whichbindstogethertheFourTablets intooneunderthepresidencyoftheSpirit

Ch. Ad.: ThusfarbyworkoftheIntellect,andbyaidoftheRites, haveyoucome.Nowmustyoulabortoestablish thePentagraminyourself,tomakeyourselftruly aMicrocosmref lectingtheMacrocosm whosesymbolicHexagramofTipharethliesyetbeforeyou. ThusitisthespecialtaskoftheDominusLiminus toinvokeinturneachoftheElements. ThisDegreeisinonesenseattributedtoYesod, thebaseofthePathofProbation,Sagittarius. ThustheSashthatyouwearcouldalsobecalled theSashofProbation.


Ch. Ad.: AsyouhavepiercedtheVeilitisproperthatyoulearn tocallandwieldthatwhichliesbeyondthatVeil:LVX. Therefore,asbynamesandbyimages areallpowersawakenedandreawakened, beholdintheOfficersofthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti theSignswhichcalltheLight, thefirstofwhichyounowstandin andwhichpracticeyouwillmakeyourspecialobject duringyourtimeinthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti.

The three adepts formulate the LVX by the INRI:LVX formula. The Light is to be focused upon the new Dominus Liminis.

Ch. Ad.: I

2nd Ad.: N

3rd Ad.: R

All Three: I

Ch. Ad.: Yod

2nd Ad.: Nun

3rd Ad.: Resh

All Three: Yod

Ch. Ad.: Virgo,Isis,MightyMother

2nd Ad.: Scorpio,ApophisDestroyer

3rd Ad.: Sol,Osirus,SlainandRisen.

All Three: Isis,Apophis,Osiris,IAO!

Ch. Ad.: TheSignofOsirisSlain

2nd Ad.: TheSignoftheMourningofIsis

3rd Ad.: TheSignofApophisTriumphant

All Three: TheSignofOsirisRisen,LVX,Lux,LightoftheCross!

Chief Adept directs Phil. to put arms down.

Ch. Ad.: I.N.R.I.hasmanyanddiversmeaningsintheHermeticArt. OneisIntraNaturaRegnetIgnus, Or“WithinNatureReignsFire.” AnotherisIngusNaturamRenovirIntegra, Or“FirerenewstheIntegrityofNature.” ThisistheFireorLightthatweinvoke.

Igreetyou,DominusLiminis,orLordoftheThreshold, asthetitlenowbestoweduponyouistranslated.

9.IfIsay“Comeupuponthemountains!”theCelestialWatersshallf lowatmyWord.ForIamRaincarnate!KephracreatedintheFlesh!IamtheEidolonofmyfatherTmu,LordoftheCityoftheSun!

10.TheGodwhocommandsisinmymouth!TheGodofWisdomisinmyHeart!MytongueistheSanctuaryofTruth!AndaGodsittethuponmylips.

11.MyWordisaccomplishedeveryday!Andthedesireofmyheartrealisesitself,asthatofPtahwhenHecreateth!IamEternal;thereforeallthingsareasmydesigns;thereforedoallthingsobeymyWord.

12.ThereforedoThoucomeforthuntomefromThineabodeintheSilence:UnutterableWisdom!All-Light!All-Power!Thoth!Hermes!Mercury!Odin!BywhatevernameIcallThee,ThouartstillnamelesstoEternity:.ComeThouforth,Isay,andaidandguardmeinthisworkofArt.

13.Thou,StaroftheEast,thatdidstconducttheMagi!ThouartTheSameall-presentinHeavenandinHell!ThouthatvibratestbetweentheLightandtheDarkness!Rising,descending!Changingever,yeteverTheSame!TheSunisThyFather!ThyMotheristheMoon!TheWindhathborneTheeinitsbosom:andEarthhathevernourishedthechangelessGodheadofThyYouth!

14.ComeThouforth,Isay,comeThouforth!AndmakeallSpiritssubjectuntoMe:SothateverySpiritoftheFirmamentAndoftheEther.AndoftheEarth.AndundertheEarth.OndrylandAndintheWater.OfwhirlingAirAndofrushingFire.AndeverySpellandScourgeofGodtheVastOne,maybeobedientuntoMe!

15.IinvokethepriestessoftheSilverStar,AsitheCurvedOne,bytheritualofSilence.

16.ImakeopenthegateofBliss;IdescendfromthePalaceoftheStars;Igreetyou,Iembraceyou,OchildrenofEarth,thataregatheredtogetherintheHallofDarkness.

17.(Apause.)


18.TheSpeechintheSilence.TheWordsagainsttheSonofNight.TheVoiceofTahutiintheUniverseinthePresenceoftheEternal.TheFormulasofKnowledge.TheWisdomofBreath.TheRootofVibration.TheShakingoftheInvisible.TheRollingAsunderoftheDarkness.TheBecomingVisibleofMatter.ThePiercingoftheScalesoftheCrocodile.TheBreakingForthoftheLight!*

*Source:LIBER ISRAFEL,subfiguraLXIV,A.•.A.•.PublicationinClassB.Imprimatur:N.FraA.•.A.•.

Officers return to Sephirotic positions.

OpeningChief Adept is behind Veil in the East, symbolically in Tiphareth—other Officers in their Sephirotic Stations— Third Adept in the North East (Hod), Second Adept in the South East (Netzach)—Hiereus in the West (Malkuth), Hegemon East of the Double Cube Altar (Altar in Yesod, at the center of an equilateral triangle outer officer’s thrones). The Hall is in Darkness, Elemental Lamps unlit— no lights except those burning behind Veil and for reading. Asp. Should be preped for test and wearing 4=7 sash.

Any members attending must give Portal Signs upon entering the Temple. Portal Members sit in the North—Full 5=6 in South.

All: Ah—Ah—Ah—(no knock)

2nd. Ad.: (Knocks, all rise)FratersandSorores, assistmetoopenthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti. Fr./Sr.Hiereus,pleaseseethattheentranceisclosedandguarded.

Hiereus: Fr./Sr.SecondAdept,(making opening Portal Sign)theentranceisclosedandguarded.

2nd Ad.: FratersandSorores,intokenofoursearchfortheLight,givetheSignofthe0=0HalloftheNeophytestotheEast.

All turn East, give and hold sign. From behind Veil, the Chief Adept’s hand, hold-ing a White Lamp or candle is stretched out. Chief Adept makes Sign of Silence behind veil and withdraws Lamp, all make sign of Silence as Lamp is withdrawn. All remain standing, facing East.

Ch. Ad.: TheLightshinethinDarkness,buttheDarknesscomprehendethitnot.

2nd Ad.: NaughtexistedintheCHAOS,theUn-Formed,Un-StableandNeverEnduring.

Fr./Sr.Hiereus,whatistheSymbolupontheAltar?

Ch. Ad.: IntheLetterResh(Incense)

3rd Ad.: IntheLetterPeh. (Water of Life)

Ch. Ad.: IntheLetterShin.(Incense)

2nd Ad.: IntheLetterKaph.(Incense Sticks)

Ch. Ad.: IntheLetterAleph (Incense)

All: IntheLetterTeth.(Phil. drops in motto)

Chief Adept makes Spirit Pentagrams over the Whole, then stretching out Scepter touches Phil. on the breast. Placing Lamp on Altar of Incense, Chief Adept takes the Cross around Phil.’s neck and showing the back, black side says:

Ch. Ad.: S/hewhohathknownme,thoughbutfromafar, ismarkedoutandchosenfromamongfolk, ands/heshallneverturnbackorturnaside, fors/hehathmadethelinkthatisnottobebroken, nay,notbythemaliceoftheFourGreatPrinces oftheeviloftheworld,norbyChoronzon,thatmightyDevil, norbythewrathofGod, norbytheaff lictionandfeeblenessofthesoul.

Yetwiththisassurancebenotthoucontent; forthoughthouhastthewingsoftheEagle,theyarevain, excepttheybejoinedtotheshouldersoftheBull. Nowtherefore,Isendforthashaftofmylight, evenasaladderletdownfromtheheavenupontheearth, andbythisblackcrossofThemisthatIholdbeforethineeyes, doIswearuntotheethatthepath shallbeopenhenceforthforevermore.(Gong)

Second Adept and Third Adept come forward between the Pillars, Rending the Veil in passing, to stand along side Chief Adept, Second Adept in South, Third Adept in North.

Ch. Ad.: StretchoutyourhandtotouchtheBlackPillar(done), thePillaroftheFirstDegree, whereinallwasasyetthedarknessofthePathTau. Thiswasaperiodofrestrictionandofgroping. StretchoutyourrighthandnowtotouchtheWhitePillar oftheSecondDegreewhereinistheFireofthePathSamekh. Standingthusyouareatthepointofequilibrium, MasterofBoth,LordoftheSecondDegree, LordofthePathsoftheVaultoftheAdepti. YetRememberthattheOnePillarcannotsupport theWholeTemplewithouttheOther. StandingthusyoualsostandintheSignofOsirusSlain. OursistheMagickofLight.


All lay down Elemental emblems & scripts

3rd Ad.: Peh(Knocks, gives Sign of Water)

Hegemon: Resh(Knocks, gives Sign of Air)

2nd Ad.: Kaph(Knocks, gives Sign of Fire)

Hiereus: Tau(Knocks, gives Sign of Earth)

All: (All make Qabalistic Cross vibrating the word). Pa!—(vertical) Ro!—(horizontal) Keth!—(at heart)

Phil: (Prompted by Third Adept)IntheWordParoketh, inthePoweroftheCrossandthePentagram, IclaimtobeholdthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti.

Ch. Ad.: (Gong)ItistheWordoftheVeil, theVeiloftheSanctumSanctorum.,andoftheTemple, andbeforetheHolyofHolies,theVeilwhichisrentasunder. ItistheVeiloftheFourElementsoftheBodyofHuman-kind, whichisofferedupontheCrossintheserviceoftheWorld. (Chief Adept stands)IntheWordPhrath, intheSpiritofServiceandSacrifice,drawnigh.

Second Adept shows Phil. Opening Sign.

2nd Ad.: ThisistheSignoftheRendingoftheVeil, andthusstandingyouformtheTauCross.

All retrieve Elemental Emblems. Second Adept and Third Adept stand at the Veil, ready to open it. as Phil. gives sign. Phil., holding Dim Lamp and Motto, gives Portal Sign. Second Adept and Third Adept use wands to draw back Veil, reveal-ing Chief Adept standing also in the Sign of Tau, with Scepter and White Lamp. Second Adept and Third Adept and Phil. enter Veil until Phil. stands between Pillars, Second Adept — South, Third Adept— North. Hegemon and Hiereus behind. Phil. should remain in Sign throughout Offering Ritual.

Ch. Ad.: Freelyandoffullpurposeandwithunderstanding doyouofferyourselfupontheAltaroftheSpirit?

Phil.: Ido.

As they say their Words, each officer comes forward to drop their emblems into the brazier and makes Grade Sign while doing so. I.e., approach and center on brazier; deposit most of element; make Grade Sign; say Words. Chief Adept makes appro-priate pentagram over each. Phil. drops in Motto.

Hiereus: IntheLetterTau.(Salt)

Ch. Ad.: IntheLetterHeh(Incense)

Hegemon: IntheLetterResh(Rose petals)

Hiereus: TheSymboloftheequatedforcesoftheFourElements.

2nd Ad.: IntheMidstofCHAOSletthePoweroftheCrossbeestablished.

Chief Adept signs Cross with Lamp through veil and withdraws. Hiereus goes to the East, leads All in Q-Cross and performs Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram centered on each Tablet. When s/he returns East, All join in making final Qabalistic Cross, facing East.

Hiereus returns to throne, faces East, all others facing West.

Hiereus makes 1=10 sign, breaks sign and Knocks.

Hegemon makes 2=9, breaks sign and Knocks.

Third Adept makes 3=8, breaks sign and Knocks.

Second Adept makes 4=7, breaks sign and Knocks.

Ch. Ad. TheCrossupontheAltarisalso aCrossofcorrosion,corruption,disintegrationanddeath. ThereforedoesitfallinthePathsofDeathandtheDevil. UnlessinHodtheGloryfulfilethmatter andtheCorruptibleputsonIncorruption, thusattaininguntothebeautyofTiphareth; UnlessinNetzach,DeathisswallowedupinVictory andtheDestroyerbecomestheTransmuter intoPureAlchemicGold. NototherwisecanweattaintotheQuintessence andfromtheCrossformthePentagram. Whatthen,OThirdAdept,istheadditionalMysticTitle bestoweduponaPhilosophusasalinkwiththeSecondOrder?

3rd Ad.: TheNameoftheFourthSacredRiver,Phrath.

Hiereus: Tau

Hegemon: Resh

3rd Ad.: Peh

Ch. Ad.: Fr./Sr.SecondAdept,whatmaybeaddedtothisWord?

2nd Ad.: Kaph(Knock)

Hiereus: Tau(Knock)

Hegemon: Resh(Knock)

3rd Ad.: Peh(Knock)

Ch. Ad.: ThewholewordisPAROKETH,whichistheVeiloftheSanctumSanctorum.

All make Signs of the Rending of the Veil towards the East. Cue off Hegemon.


Ch. Ad.: (Knock)InandbythatWord,LetthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdeptibeopened.

Second and Third Adepts use wands to draw aside curtains revealing Chief Adept who is standing with Pentacle and White Lamp in left hand, Scepter in right. S/he gives the INRI:LVX Signs. [Light is projected from 6 balanced by 7 & 8, focused through 9 and reflected back to altar by 10. This draws Source from Sephirotic scale to Elemental]

Ch. Ad.: LetusestablishtheDominionoftheMysticETH,unitingtheFourElements.

Chief Adept comes in front of the Veil and takes position in front of the Air Tablet, facing East. All face East. Hegemon takes Rose Leaves from Double Cube and stands behind Chief. All make Qabalistic cross.

Hegemon places Rose Leaves before Air Tablet and stands in the 2=9 sign.

Chief Adept Invokes Air. Heg. lights Elemental Lamp from White Lamp, gives Grade Sign, “Spirits of [Element], Rise up and Awake!”, and holds sign.

Hegemon takes Rose Leaves to Elemental Altar and puts them on Air arm of Cross, goes East of Double Cube and faces West in sign.

Chief makes Sign of Silence.

Chief Adept goes South, Second Adept places Red Lamp & matches before Fire Tablet and Stands in sign. Chief Invokes Fire and Second Adept lights Red Lamp and Elemental Altar Lamp. Second Adept takes Red Lamp and matches to Altar and puts them on Fire arm of Cross and stands South of Double Cube facing North in sign.

Chief Adept goes West. Third Adept places Cup before Water Tablet and stands in sign. Chief Invokes water and Third Adept lights Lamp. Third Adept takes Cup to Altar and puts it on Water arm of Cross and stands West of Double Cube facing East in sign.

Chief Adept goes North, Hiereus places Salt before Earth Tablet and Stands in sign. Chief Invokes Earth and Hiereus lights Lamp. Hiereus takes Salt to Altar and puts it on Earth arm of Cross and stands North of Double Cube facing South in sign.

Chief completes orbit to the East, and continues around saying:

Ch. Ad.: Do(gesture East)what(South)thou(West) wilt(North)and then onward to West of Altar, stops and says: shallbethewholeofthelaw.

With the word, “Law,” All give 0=0 signs towards Altar, and then stand in own Elemental Signs. Chief Adept makes invoking Active Spirit Pentagram; gives Opening Sign; Makes LVX Signs. All drop grade signs and face East.

Phil. places Cross of 5-Squares about neck and raises Dim Lamp over Elements. A moment of silence for the Phil. to focus and connect with the energy of the action. Then, all come east of the Altar. Phil. in middle with Lamp and Cross around neck. Second Adept right and Third Adept left. Hegemon and Hiereus behind and left and right, respectively. Each brings Elemental Emblems from Altar. Hiereus— Salt, Hegemon— Rose-petals, Second Adept—Red Lamp & Incense sticks, Third Adept— Water (water is not H20 but whisky), Phil.— Motto written on paper (preferably flash-paper).

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.Philosophus, whatwastheadditionalSymbolgivenyou inthe4=7asalinkwiththeSecondOrder?

Phil.: Phrath

Hegemon hands Phil. paper with motto. All advance towards the Veil.

2nd Ad.: HailHiddenWardenofthePortaloftheVault!HereisonewhocomesintheWordPhrath.

Ch. Ad.: (Gong)IfhewouldrendtheVeil,lethim/hercompletetheWord.

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.Hiereus,whatknowyouoftheWord?

Hiereus: Tau,theLetterofSaturn,rulingthePathofMalkuthtoYesod,linkedtoEarth.

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.Hegemon,whatknowyouoftheWord?

Hegemon: Resh,theLetterofSol,thePathjoiningYesodtoHod, anditisalsotheLetterlinkedwithruleoverAir astheSunruleththeAirinTiphareth.

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.ThirdAdept,whatknowyouoftheWord?

3rd Ad.: Peh,theLetterofMars,ofthePathjoiningHodtoNetzach, whichisalsoaLetterlinkedtoWater,asMarsrulethWater, andtoFire,asMarsrulethFireinGeburah.

2nd Ad.: MarsinPehlinkeththebaseoftheBlackPillar totheBaseoftheWhitePillar, andtheconverseofMarsisJupiter— forJupiterisLordofFire,butinChesedHerulethWater, balancingMarsinGeburah. Now,theLetterofJupiterisKaph, linkingNetzachwithChesed;andKaphcontinueth thePathPehtoChesed,andisthehighestPath nowvisibletoyou.ItisthePathofAspiration anditsPlanetJupiterrulesalsoinSagittarius. Therefore,taketheLightoftheHighestforGuide, andthusdoIrevealtheLetterKaphuntoyou andcompletetheWord:


Hegemon: FivePathsarebeforeyou— fourhaveyouattemptedandeachwasguarded byasymbolsinisteranddread.Yet, DebatenotoftheimagesayingBeyond!Beyond! OnemountethuntotheCrownbythemoon andbytheSun,andbythearrow,andbytheFoundation, andbythedarkhomeofthestarsfromtheblackearth. NototherwisemayyereachuntotheSmoothPoint Thus,bythisstraightandnarrowwayonly isadvancebetweenthedangers thathavethreatenedyoupossible.

Third Adept descends to North side of Altar.

3rd Ad.: Sagittarius,theArcherisabi-corporateSign— theCentaur;theManandtheHorsecombined. Recallwhatwassaiduntotheeinthepassage ofthe31stPathofFire, leadinguntothe3=8HallofthePractici:

“Alsothereisthevisionofthefiref lashingCourserofLight, oralsoachildbornealoftupontheshoulders oftheCelestialSteed,fieryorclothedwithgold, ornakedandshootingfromthebowshaftsoflight andstandingontheshoulderofahorse. But,ifthymeditationprolongethitselfthoushaltunite allthesesymbolsintheformofaLion.”

ForthuswiltthoucleaveupwardbythePathofSagittarius, throughtheSixthSepherahintothePathofTeth, answeringtoLeo,theLion—thereconcilingPath betweenMercyandSeverity,ChesedandGeburah, beneathwhosecenterhangsthegloriousSunofTiphareth Therefore,bythestraightandnarrowPathofSagittarius, letthePhilosophusadvance, likethearrowfromthecenterofQesheth,theBow.

Second Adept descends to South of the Altar

2nd Ad.: Beforeyou,upontheAltarlie theFourEmblemsofyourpurifiedbody, andoverthemistheSymbolofthePentagram, whilebeneathinthemidstisthefive-squared CrossoftheFourElementsandtheSpiritwithinthem. Ifyouarewilling,inserviceandinsacrificetooffer thepurifiedpowersofyourbody, bindaboutyournecktheCross, andstretchtheLightyoubearover theFourEmblemsinprayerandoffering.

Ch. Ad.: ThouwhoartI,beyondallIam,Whohastnonatureandnoname,Whoart,whenallbutthouaregone,Thou,centreandsecretoftheSun,Thou,hiddenspringofallthingsknownAndunknown,Thoualoof,alone,Thou,thetruefirewithinthereedBroodingandbreeding,sourceandseedOflife,love,liberty,andlight,Thoubeyondspeechandbeyondsight,TheeIinvoke,myfaintfreshfireKindlingasmineintentsaspire.TheeIinvoke,abidingone,Thee,centreandsecretoftheSun,AndthatmostholymysteryOfwhichthevehicleamI.Appear,mostawfulandmostmild,Asitislawful,tothychild!*

*Source:Liber XV Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ Canon Missæ

All make Qabalistic Cross together. Officers Face Double Cube. Chief Adept moves East of Double Cube, faces West, lays Pentacle upon Cross. Holds Lamp and Wand on high.

Ch. Ad.: MaytheCrossoftheFourElements becometrulypurifiedandplantedinIncorruption. WhereforeintheNameofAShRH andintheConcealedName__________, doIaddthepowerofthePentagram whichistheGlorifiedbodyofOsirus, theSignoftheMicrocosmos.

All lights are turned up. Chief Adept hangs Pentacle on hook in center of Hall, raises Scepter and Lamp on high and invokes [This formulates the Triangle about the Cross.]:

ALL: OlSonufVa-OrsagiGohoIadaBalta ElexarpehComananuTabitoem Zodakara,EkaZodakareOdZodameranu OdoKikleQaaPiapePiamoelOdVaoan.

Chief Adept returns to throne. Second and Third follow and stand by pillars on outside. Hiereus and Hegemon stand at thrones.

Ch. Ad.: LetusadoretheUniverseandSpace.(All face East)

ALL: HolyartThou,whoartUniverse!(Sign) HolyartThou,whoartinNatureFormed!(Sign) HolyartThou,theVastandtheMighty!(Sign) SourceofDarkness,SourceofLight!(Sign of Silence),


All resume throne positions.

Ch. Ad.: (Facing West)BytheWordParokethandtheSignoftheRendingoftheVeil,(give sign)IdeclarethatthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdeptihasbeenopened.

Ch. Ad.: !!!!!

2nd Ad.: !!!!!

3rd Ad.: !!!!!

Hiereus: !!!!!

Hegemon: !!!!!

Chief circumambulates once, then returns to seat. Officers step up to Double Cube, take up elements and spiral out to place on elemental altars. Elemental Lamps are veiled. All take seats. The Double Cube is moved Westward out of Yesod and the Pentagram is swung aside and hidden.

the ritual of the Cross and Four elementsCh. Ad.: (Concealed behind Veil)ThePortalsymbolicallyopenedfortheOrder isyetclosedtotheunpreparedAspirant.

Temple in darkness save at East.

2nd Ad.: (seated)FratersandSorores,ourFr./Sr.__________,havingbeenamemberofthe4=7HallofthePhilosophiandhavingpassedthefivefoldexaminationprescribedforadmissiontotheSecondOrder,awaitswithouttheHall.

Fr./Sr.ThirdAdept,Willyouexaminehim/herinhis/herknowl-edgeoftheWords,GripandSignofthe4=7HallandoftheWordPhrath;Seethats/heisdulyprepared,wearingtheSashofthePhilosophus,andaroundhis/hernecktheAdmissionBadge.Finally,instructhim/herinthenecessaryknocksandadmithim/her.

All lights except faint light in the East are extinguished. Second Adept stands before the Veil. Hegemon and Hiereus bar the way with Tools near the door. Third Adept, having prepared Phil. brings him just within the door. Phil. knocks.

Hegemon: TheRealmofChaosandofAncientNight, ereevertheAeonswere,whentherewasneitherHeaven, norEarth,norwasthereanySea, whenNaughtwas,savetheShapeUnluminous, formlessandvoid.

Hiereus: ToandfrointheDeeps,swayedthecoilsoftheDragon withEightHeadsandElevenHorns. EightPowersofPossibility,ElevenDirectionsofChange. Yet,ElevenweretheRulersoftheQlippoth, andattheirheadweretheDualContendingForces.

OnallsidesPantotheeye,totheear;TheperfumeofPanpervading, thetasteofhimutterlyfillingmymouth, sothatthetonguebreaksforth intoaweirdandmonstrousspeech.Theembraceofhimintenseoneverycenter ofpainandpleasure.ThesixthinteriorsenseaflamewiththeinmostselfofHim,Myselff lungdowntheprecipiceofbeingEventotheabyss,annihilation.Anendtoloneliness,astoall.Pan!Pan!IoPan!IoPan!

3rd Ad.: The26thPathoftheSepherYetzerah, towhichtheTarotKeyoftheDevilisreferred iscalledtheRenovatingIntelligence,rememberthis, because,byitarerenewedallthechangingforms whicharerenewedbytheCreationoftheWorld. ReturnagaintoYesod,forherenomoremaybespoken.

Third Adept returns to Sepherotic station. Hiereus leads Phil. West of Double Cube. Hegemon rises as they approach. Hiereus and Hegemon stand on either side of Phil. All three face East.

Hiereus: (Showing Lamen)Inguardianshipandnotinenmity, haveIbarredyourventuring,OPhilosophus. NowmayitberevealeduntoyouthatinmyLamenofOffice ishiddentheKeywhichyouseek. FortheTriangleintheCircle isthehighsymboloftheHolyTriad, andthefirstThreeSepheroth, andofBinahwhereinistheSphereofSaturn, RulerofthePathTau.ThereforedoIwearit,andtherefore, whenyouenteredtheHalloftheNeophytesinthe0=0Rite, whenfirstthehood-winkwasraised, youbeheldbeforeyoutheSwordthatbarred andtheSymbolwhichovercomeththebarrier. TheLameninitsmorespecialattributiontotheHiereus, hasthefollowingmeanings. InthecirclearetheFourSephiroth, Tiphareth,Netzach,HodandYesod. ThefirstthreearetheanglesoftheTriangleinscribedwithin, whilethesidesarethePathsofNun,AyinandPeh,respectively. ThecenteristheLetterSamekh,andthe25thPath. WhiletheWheelrevolves,thehubisstill. Seekeverthenthecenter,lookfromwithouttowithin. BeholdtheKeytoyourPath.

Hiereus puts Badge aside.


Allcorpsesaresacreduntome; theyshallnotbetouchedsaveinmineeucharist. Alllonelyplacesaresacreduntome; whereonemangatherethhimselftogetherinmyname, therewillIleapforthinthemidstofhim.

Iamthehideousgod;andwhomasterethmeisuglierthanI. YetIgivemorethanBacchusandApollo; mygiftsexceedtheoliveandthehorse.

Whoworshippethmemustworshipmewithmanyrites. Iamconcealedwithallconcealments; whentheMostHolyAncientOneisstripped anddriventhroughthemarketplace Iamstillsecretandapart.

WhomIloveIchastisewithmanyrods. Allthingsaresacredtome;nothingissacredfromme. ForthereisnoholinesswhereIamnot. FearnotwhenIfallinthefuryofthestorm; formineacornsareblownafarbythewind; andverilyIshallriseagain,andmychildrenaboutme, sothatweshallupliftourforestinEternity.

Eternityisthestormthatcoverethme. IamExistence, thatExistencethatexistethnot savethroughitsownExistence, thatisbeyondtheExistenceofExistences, androoteddeeperthantheNo-Thing-Tree inthelandofNo-Thing.

Hiereus shows Phil. figure of Pan.

Hiereus: BeholdtheImageofPan.

Intomylonelinesscomes—Thesoundofaf luteindimgroves thathaunttheuttermosthills.Evenfromthebraverivertheyreach totheedgeofthewilderness.AndIbeholdPan.Thesnowsareeternal,above,above—Andtheirperfumesmokesupwards intothenostrilsofthestars.ButwhathaveItodowiththese?Tomeonlythedistantf lute,theabidingvisionofPan.

Hiereus and Hegemon lower tools and step back.

2nd Ad.: (Faces East, gives 0=0 sign with hands inches before the Veil) ThenbreathedforthThoth outoftheUnutterableAbyss—TheWord!(holds sign) ThenstoodforthThothintheSignoftheEnterer, ontheThresholdoftheHallofTime asTimewasbornoftheEternal SostoodThothinthePoweroftheWord, givingforthLight, whiletheAeonsthatwereunbegotten unfoldedbeforehim.

2nd Adept holds Sign. 3rd Adept directs Phil. to give 0=0 sign toward the East.

2nd Ad.: AndtheElohimsaid,“LettherebeLight.”

The hand of the Chief Adept hands out the Dim Lamp. 2nd Adept receives it, makes Sign of Silence. 3rd Adept directs Phil. to make Sign of Silence also. 2nd Adept faces West. 3rd Adept leaves Phil. and proceeds East taking Banner of the W. in left hand on the way, then takes Dim Lamp in right hand and returns sun-wise to face Phil. S/he holds Dim Lamp and Banner of W. facing Phil.

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.________,whatwastheTitleyoureceivedinthe4=7HallofthePhilosophi?

Phil: (unprompted)PharosIlluminans.

Third Adept gives Phil. Dim Lamp to hold in his/her right hand and takes his/her station on the left hand of Phil. just inside threshold

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.PharosIlluminans,wearehereassembledtoopenforyouthePortaloftheVaultoftheAdepti,whichadmitsyoutotheSecondDegreeandbringsyoutotheThresholdoftheInnerorSecondOrder.

Becauseoftheincreasedpowerthatwillfollowif,withsteadfastwillandaspiration,youtakethisstepinessenceaswellasinform,itisneedfulthatyoutakefurtherpledges.Areyousowilling?

Phil.: Iamwilling.

2nd Ad.: ThentakinginyourrighthandtheBanneroftheWestandplaceyourlefthandinthatoftheThirdAdept,whoisthelivingsymboloftheBlackPillarwhichgovernstheFirstOrder,andtouchthecor-respondingEmblem,theBlacksashofrestriction,onyourbreast,andthusbindyourselfwhileraisingtheLightwhichyouhold,inwitnessofyourpledge.

Phil. raises right hand holding Banner and Lamp, while his/her left hand, held by Third Adept, touches Sash.

2nd Ad.: First,doyoupledgeyourselftopursue,cultivate,andpreservetheMysteriesofthesePathsandofthisCeremony?


Phil.: Ido.

2nd Ad.: Second,doyoufurtherpromisetousewhateverpracticalknowledgeyoumaynow,oratanyfuturetimepossessinaccordwithyourTrueWillalone?

Phil.: Ido.

2nd Ad.: Third,doyoualsopromisetoregardalltheknowledge impartedtoyouasatrust,givenintoyourhands, notforselfishadvantage,butfortheserviceofallLife, thattheancienttraditionofInitiation bekeptpureandundefiled andtheLightbenotlostforthosethatseekitinthisPath?

Phil.: Ido.

2nd Ad.: Fourthandlast,doyoupromise toseektheStarinEveryManandEveryWoman withinourOrderandwithoutit; Tolaborinthecreationofthepeaceandharmony thatcomeswhenLoveistheLaw,LoveunderWill. Buttocontend,ifneedbe,AsBrothersFight; AndtobeWillingtoDestroythis OuterManifestationoftheOrdershoulditsoneed liberationfromcorruption?

Phil.: Ido.

2nd Ad.: Then,realizingtheCrossaroundyourneck, liftupyourrighthand, holdingtheBannerandtheLightandsay:— “IundertaketomaintaintheVeil betweenthe1stand2ndOrders. MaythePowersoftheElementsbearwitnesstomypledges.”

Done. Third Adept replaces Banner of the West and returns to his/her Sepherotic throne. Phil. stays just inside threshold.

2nd Ad.: TheSymboloftheNeophyteis0=0. Tothefirst0isattachedaCircle—tothesecond,aSquare. Theunionofthecircleandthesquarehasmanymeanings, ofwhichonemustbeputbeforeyou, forthisyoumustaccomplishinyourownperson, ereyoucanadvancefurther. ForifintheMysticSphereofTruth, thewayofInitiationmaybetroddenalone, yetinanotherSphereithathathree-foldaspect— partthatcanbegiventoonefromwithout— partthatcanbeattainedbyonealone— partthatcanonlycomefromtheDivine.

CanyourtearsprevailagainsttheTideoftheSea, yourmightagainstthewavesofthestorm, yourloveagainstthesorrowsofalltheworld?

Phil.: (Prompted)LetmeseekthenthePathofAyin.

3rd Ad.: Itisopentoyoutothelimitofyourstrength.

Hegemon returns to his/her station at the West of Altar. Third Adept leads Phil. deocil towards West.

Hiereus: (knocks, rises quickly, and bars way in the West) BythePowerofPanandtheGoatofMendes,stand!

3rd Ad.: ThusfarandnofartherareyoupermittedtopenetratethePathAyinatthistime,whosemysteriesmaynowbepartiallyrevealedtoyou.(Taking Phil. to Northeast, Hiereus following)Beholdthe15thKeyoftheTarot:

GnarledOakofGod!Inthybranchesisthelightningnested!AbovetheehangstheEyelessHawk.Thouareblastedandblack!

Supremelysolitaryinthatheathofscrub.Up!Theruddycloudshangoverthee!Itisthestorm.Thereisaf laminggashintheskyUp.

Thouaretossedaboutinthegripofthestorm foranaeonandanaeonandanaeon. Butthougivestnotthysap; thoufallestnot.

Onlyintheendshaltthougiveupthysapwhen thegreatGodF.I.A.T.isenthroned onthedayofBe-with-Us…

NowshaltthouadoremewhoamtheEyeandtheTooth, theGoatoftheSpirit,theLordofCreation. IamtheEyeintheTriangle, theSilverStartheyeadore. IamBaphomet,thatistheEightfoldWord thatshallbeequilibratedwiththeThree. Thereisnoactorpassion thatshallnotbeahymninminehonor. Allholythingsandallsymbolicthingsshallbemysacraments. Theseanimalsaresacreduntome;thegoat,andtheduck, andtheass,andthegazelle, theman,thewomanandthechild.


Hiereus: Surelysomerevelationisathand;SurelytheSecondComingisathand.TheSecondComing!HardlyarethosewordsoutWhenavastimageoutofSpiritusMundiTroublesmysight:somewhereinthesandsofthedesertAshapewithlionbodyandtheheadofaman,Agazeblankandpitilessasthesun,Ismovingitsslowthighs,whileallaboutitReelshadowsoftheindignantdesertbirds.Thedarknessdropsagain;butnowIknowThattwentycenturiesofstonysleepWerevexedtonightmarebyarockingcradle,Andwhatroughbeast,itshourcomeroundatlast,SlouchestowardsBethlehemtobeborn?

2nd Ad.: The24thPathofSepherYetzerahtowhich theTarotKeyofDeathisreferrediscalled theImaginativeIntelligence,rememberthis, anditissocalledbecauseitgivesformtoallsimilitudes whicharecreatedinamannersimilartoitsharmoniouselegances. FortheoutwardformalwaysfollowstheHiddenlaw, thusfromChaosisproducedharmony, justasabeautifulf lowerisproducedfromdecayingmatter. ReturnnowtoYesod,forherenomoremaybespoken.

Second Adept returns to station. Hiereus leads Phil. to Hegemon near Altar then returns to Elemental station in the North.

Hegemon: ApproachnowthestationofHodbythePathofResh,theSun.

Hegemon leads Phil. to 3rd Adept’s station before the paths of Mem and A’ayin. 3rd Adept rises.

3rd Ad.: AlreadytheSashoftheBlackPillarisuponyou— alreadyyouhavepassedthedarkPathofTau. Whatmoredoyouseekofme,Initiateofthe1stDegree?

Phil.: (Prompted)IseekthePathofMem,thePathofSacrifice.

Hiereus: (Knock)Bewarned,vaingloriousone! SamsonbrokedowntheTwoPillarsandperished. HavingbutonePillar,canyoubearupthemightofGeburah, canyouattainstrengthwithouttheLifeofTiphareth?

3rd Ad.: ThePortalofMemisbarred. YetitiswelltobewillingfortheSacrificeitself, ifasyetnotfullyprepared. ForinthePathofMemrulestheHangedMan, thepoweroftheGreatWaters.

Now,intheOrder,youweregivenintellectualteaching, andearnedyourentranceintotheHallsintests ofwhatwastaught.Here,youmustprove thatyouhavetrulyattainedthusfarofyourownstrength, andafteryoumayprogressbythehigherSoulwithinyou. Aroundyourneck,youwear theSymboloftheCrossofFourElements, equilibratedandequated. EstablishitfirmlyintheSphereofyourownbeing andadvancebytheSunwithcourage.

2nd returns to throne. Phil. circumambulates around hall. Hiereus and Hegemon move to Northwest to bar the way as in 1=10. When done with blocking officers return to Elemental positions.

Hiereus: GivemetheWordsandSignsoftheZelator[Adonai Ha Aretz, Periclinus de Faustus, 55, Nun Heh].

Hiereus: GivemetheGripoftheFirstOrder.(done. Hegemon returns to station.)

Hiereus takes Phil. deocil to North, directs him to take up Salt from before the Earth Tablet. Both facing North, Hiereus makes Cross over Salt with Sword then faces altar and stands in the 1=10 Sign while Phil. circumambulates deosil saying Earth Names.

Phil.: AdonaiHaAretz,Auriel,EmorDialHectega,IcZodHehChal.

S/he returns to North. Hiereus makes Earth Pentagram over Salt. Phil. removes Lamp Shade. Hiereus takes Phil. to Altar and directs him to place Salt at North side of Altar. Hiereus takes him to diagrams in the West.

Hiereus: TheCrossofFourTrianglescalledtheMalteseCross, isaSymboloftheFourElementsinbalanceddisposition. ItisheregiveninthecolorsoftheKingscaleanditisassigned totheFourSepherothoftheHallsoftheFirstOrder. ItistheCrosswhichheadsthePraemonstrator’sWand whorepresentstheFourthSepherahChesed. FourisalsotheNumberofJupiterwhosePathunites ChesedtoNetzach.ThisCrossisthereforeafitemblem foraPhilosophusoftheGradeof4=7.

Inthisdiagram(indicating it)arepresented theCircle,thePoint,theLine, theCross,theSquareandtheCube. FortheCircleistheAbyss,theNothingness,theAIN. ThepointisKether.NowthePointhasnodimension, butinmoving,ittracestheLine.

The Point

Nya rTk


Hiereus: Thisgivesthefirstnumber—Unity—yet thereinliesdualityunmanifest,fortwoPointsmarkitsends. ThemovementofthelinemakesthePlaneorSquarethus:(indicat-

ing).ThemotionofthePointatsquareanglestoitsfirstdirectionandintersectingitmakestheCross.SothereforearetheSquareandtheCrossbutoneSymbol,derivingfromtheCircleandthePoint.

Here(indicating it) isshowntheOccultSymbolofMalkuth,theTenthSepherah.ItisinFourparts,correspondingtotheMalteseCross.TheyareFireofEarth,WaterofEarth,AirofEarth,andEarthofEarth,asindicatedbytheSymbol.TheycorrespondtotheFourHallsoftheFirstOrder,whichinonesense,neverleavesMalkuth,beingtheHallsoftheFourLowestSepherothofMalkuthinAssiah.UponthemissurchargedawhiteHexagraminaCircle.

The6and4make10,thenumberofMalkuthontheTree. TheHexagramisalsothesignoftheMacrocosm— ofTiphareth,andoftheSixUpperSephiroth, whereforehereitiswhite— SpiritimpactingandvivifyingMatter. Sixarethemidpointsoftheplanesboundingacube, whichderivesfromthesquare,andfromtheCross iftheCenterpointmovesthus(indicating third direction). Malkuthmustthenbeequatedandrefined bythe6impactingthe4: andthelinkbetween6and4isthenumberofthePentagram. Inthesenumbersandfiguresarehidmanyrevelations.

Hierus directs Phil. to remain in W. then goes to Elemental position, strikes sign, rests.

2nd Ad.: HavingachievedentryintoMalkuth,itisneedfulthatyoushouldpassthroughthePathofTau,thedarkPathoftheSub-LunarAstralPlane,Goon,therefore,totheTabletoftheEast.

Phil. travels deocil and is directed onward by 2nd Adept. Hiereus and Hegemon go Northeast and bar the way, points of tools downwards and crossing.

Phil. goes towards the East and is stopped. Hegemon demands 2=9 Words and Signs. [Shaddai El Chai, Poraios de Rejectus, 45, Mem Heh]. Hiereus returns to North of Altar strikes 1=10 Sign & rests. Hegemon leads Phil. to Tablet, directs Phil. to take up rose leaves, makes Cross over bowl and directs Phil. to circumam-bulate repeating Air Names. Hegemon stands in 2=9 Sign.

Phil.: ShaddaiElChai,Raphael,OroIbahAozpi,Bataivah.

Anddustofthelaboringearth; Andbodiesofthingstobe Inthehousesofdeathandofbirth; Andwroughtwithweepingandlaughter, Andfashionedwithloathingandlove, Withlifebeforeandafter Anddeathbeneathandabove, Foradayandanightandamorrow, Thathisstrengthmightendureforaspan Withtravailandheavysorrow, Theholyspiritofman.

2nd Ad.: Fromthewindsofthenorthandthesouth Theygatheredasuntostrife; Theybreatheduponhismouth, Theyfilledhisbodywithlife; Eyesightandspeechtheywrought Fortheveilsofthesoultherein, Atimeforlaborandthought, Atimetoserveandtosin, Theygavehimlightinhisways Andlove,andaspacefordelight, Andbeautyandlengthofdays, Andnight,andsleepinthenight. Hisspeechisaburningfire; Withhislipshetravaileth: Inhisheartisablinddesire, Inhiseyesforeknowledgeofdeath; Heweavesandisclothedwithderision; Sow,andheshallnotreap; Hislifeisawatchoravision Betweenasleepandasleep.

Hiereus shows the figure of Typhon.

Hiereus: BeholdtheimageofApophisorTyphon:

TurningandturninginthewideninggyreThefalconcannothearthefalconer:Thingsfallapart;thecentercannothold;MereanarchyisloosedupontheworldTheblood-dimmedtideisloosed,andeverywhereTheceremonyofinnocenceisdrowned;Thebestlackallconviction,whiletheworstArefullofpassionateintensity.


Hiereus: (Knock)Beware! Temerityisnotcourage,InitiateoftheFirstDegree! RememberthewarningoftheTowerStruckbyLightning thatwasrevealedinthehighestPath youhaveyetadventuredintheseHalls. AsahousebuiltupontheSandcannotendure, sowithoutthestrengthofGeburah theHeightofChesedcannotbeassailed. Stay,there,ereyourlimbsbebrokenupontheWheel.

2nd Ad.: ThePortalofKaphisbarred,yetitiswelltoaspire, thoughitmaybefollytoattempt. ThisPathisgovernedbytheWheelofLifeandDeath, andharditistobefreedfromtheWheel.

Phil.: (Prompted by Hegemon)LetmeseekthenthePathofNun.

2nd Ad.: Itisopentoyou,untothelimitofyourstrength.

Hegemon returns to his/her station at the West of Altar. Second Adept leads Phil. deocil towards West.

Hiereus: (knocks and rises quickly to bar the way in the West) InthePowerofTyphontheDestroyerandDeaththeTransformer,stand.

2nd Ad.: Thusfarandnofartherisitpermittedtopenetrate intothePathofNunatthistime. TheMysteriesmaynowbepartiallyrevealeduntoyou.

Second Adept takes Phil. to Southeast and shows the Death Trump. Hiereus fol-lows.

2nd Ad.: Beforethebeginningofyears, Therecametothemakingofman Time,withagiftoftears; Grief,withaglassthatran; Pleasure,withpainforleaven; Summer,withf lowersthatfell; Remembrancefallenfromheaven, Andmadnessrisenfromhell; Strengthwithouthandstosmite; Lovethatenduresforabreath: Night,theshadowoflight, Andlifetheshadowofdeath. Andthehighgodstookinhand Fireandthefallingoftears, Andameasureofslidingsand Fromunderthefeetoftheyears; Andfrothanddriftofthesea;

Phil. returns to E. Hegemon makes invoking Air Pentagram and directs Phil. to uncover Lamp. Hegemon takes Phil. to Altar and directs him to put Rose Petals at East side, then standing East of the Altar in Yesod, Hegemon shows Great Hermetic Arcanum on the altar.

Hegemon: ThisSymbolrepresentstheGreatHermeticArcanum.ThefeetoftheFigurerestupontheEarthandtheSea.IntheHandarerepresentedthehotandmoistnatures,symbolisedbythetorchandthehornofwater.ThesearefurtherstrengthenedbytheSolarandfieryEmblemsoftheKingandLion,andtheLunaandwateryemblemsoftheQueenandDolphin.Abovethewholefigurerisethewingsoftheaerialnature,theReconcilerbetweentheFireandtheWater.ComparethisSymbolwiththeAngeldescribedinthe10thChapteroftheApocalypseorRevelationofSt.John:

“AndIsawanothermightyAngelcomedownfromheavenclothedwithacloud;andarainbowwasuponhishead,andhisfaceasitwere,theSun,andhisfeetwereaspillarsoffire,andhehadinhishandalittlebookopen;andhesethisrightfootupontheSeaandhisleftfootupontheEarth,andhecriedwithaloudvoiceaswhenalionroareth,(theGreenLion,thePathofLeoandTethaboveTiphareth)andwhenhecried,seventhundersutteredtheirvoices,(sevenAeons,representedundertheregimenofthePlanets).”TheDragonissuingfromthecaverepresentsvolcanicfires.TheThelemitessaythatthe‘littlebook’istheBookoftheLaw.

Heg. leads Phil. in spiral out once around; hands him/her over to Hiereus in the North and returns to place. 2nd and 3rd go to South West. Hiereus leads Phil. around deocil. 2nd and 3rd bar way with crossed wands down pointing; Hiereus returns to Elemental station and gives 1=10 sign; 3rd Adept asks for 3=8 Words and Signs.[Elohim Tzabaoth, Monocris de Astris, 36 Eloah]. 2nd Adept retires to throne. Third Adept conducts Phil. to West, gives him/her cup of water, makes cross over cup, and directs Phil. to circumambulate saying the Water Names while s/he remains standing in the Grade Sign until Phil. returns to West.

Phil.: ElohimTzabaoth,Gabriel,EmpehArselGaiol,Raagiosel

Third Adept makes invoking Pentagram of Water over Cup. Phil. removes shade from Lamp. Third Adept takes him/her to Altar where Phil. places cup in the West. Hiereus comes to Altar. 3rd retires to Elemental position. Hiereus takes Phil. to Tablet in North East.


Hiereus: ThisTabletshowsthesymbolicmannerinwhichcertainnameshavebeenusedbyourancientbrethren.YouwillnotethattheinitialsofthissentencemaketheLatinwordVitriolum,Sulphuricacid.Furthermore,thewordVitriol,Sulphur,andMercuryeachconsistofsevenlettersansweringtothealchemicpowersofthesevenPlanets.

TheinitialsofthefollowingsentenceinLatin,thesubtlef luid,theLightoftheEarth,makethewordS.A.L.T.salt,andfurther,thefourwordsofthesentenceanswertothefourElements:Subtilis,Air;Aqua,Water;Lux,Fire;andTerra,Earth.Andthefourwordsunitedyield20letters,thatis,theproductoffour,thenumberoftheElements,multipliedbyFive,thenumberofthePentagram.

ThewordsFiatLux,meaning“LettherebeLight,”consistof7letters.ThelettersofFiatformtheinitialsofFlatis,Air;Aqua,Water;Ignus,Fire;andTerra,Earth.Whichfournamesagainyield20lettersasinthepreviouscase.AndthewordLuxisformedfromtheanglesoftheCross,LVX.

Hegemon goes to South. Hiereus leads Phil. to Hegemon and retires to elemental position. Hegemon leads Phil. to Southeast where 2nd and 3rd bar the way with crossed wands. 2nd Adept asks for 4=7 Words and Signs. [AShRH Tzabaoth, Pharos Illuminans, 28, Kaph Cheth]. Second Adept comes forward and conducts Phil. to South. Third Adept remains at Elemental position, strikes 3=8 Sign, & rests.

Second Adept gives Phil. Red Lamp & Matches; makes Cross over it; directs Phil. to go around saying the Fire Names while 2nd remains standing in the Grade Sign.

Phil.: AShRHTzabaoth,Michael,OipTaaPedoce,Edelpernaa

Phil. returns to South. Second Adept makes invoking Pentagram of Fire over Red Lamp & Matches. Phil. removes shade from Lamp. Second Adept takes him/her to Altar where s/he places Red Lamp in the South. Hegemon comes forward and shows tablet in Southeast. 2nd Adept retires to elemental position strikes Sign and rests.

Hegemon:ThesearetheSevenPalacesofHolinessoftheBriaticWorld.ThefirstisthePalaceoftheHolyofHoliesansweringtoKether,ChokmahandBinah,andtheDivineNameEL.

ThesecondisthePalaceofLove,answeringtoChesedandtheDivineNameMATZPATZ(Mem,Tzaddi,Peh,Tzaddi),whichisaTemurahofTetragrammaton.

ThethirdisthePalaceofMerit,answeringtoGeburah,andtheDivineNameYEHEVID(Yod,Heh,Vau,Daleth).

ThefourthisthePalaceofBenevolence,answeringtoTipharethandTETRAGRAMMATON.

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Therefore,intheRitualofthe32ndPath, youpassedbytheFourKerubicStations, asafore-shadowingoftheRitesoftheCross, thefullcompletionoftheFirstOrder whichyouhavenowaccomplished. HavingtraversedthePathofTau, theSub-LunarAstralPlane andoftheBlackPillar,standfirminYesod, thattheBlackPillarmaybecometheWhite.

Hiereus leads Phil. to Hegemon at Altar and takes away Tau. Hegemon rises as Phil. approaches but stands between Phil. and the Altar, so that Phil. does not too clearly apprehend the change in Symbols.

Hegemon: BeforeyouintheEast,aretheFivePortals ofthe21st,24th,25th,26th,and23rdPaths. FivewilldividetheNumberoftheLetterofeachofthem, asitwilldividewithoutremainderthenumberoftheletter ofeveryPathfromthatofYod,the20th tothatofTau,the32nd. TheFivePathsvisibleareassignedtoMem,Water; Ayin,CapricornanEarthySign; Samekh,Sagittarius,aFierySign; Nun,Scorpio,aWaterySign, butinitsHighestaspectalsoaRulerofAir; andKaph,Jupiter,whichPlanetisakintoSpirit, andrulesespeciallyAspiration. ThusbothinNumberandsignificancethesePaths jointlysetforththeeternalsymbolofthePentagram. ThisSymbolmustnowbeestablished— whereforeadvancingbytheKerubicPathofAquarius approachthehighestinNetzach.

Hegemon leads Phil. to 2nd Adept’s station before the paths of Kaph and Nun. 2nd Adept rises.

In the following Paths selections of Poetry are read to the Aspirant that express the nature of the path in the best judgement of the initiator(s). They are replaceable at will and may efficaciously be chosen subject to the personal associations of the reader, the Aspirant or the Initiator(s). It is useful to gender-adjust those selections that contain emphatic references and pronouns to match that of the Aspirant.

2nd Ad.: WhereforedoyoustandatthebaseoftheWhitePillar,LordoftheFirstDegree?

Phil.: (Prompted by Hegemon)IseekthePathofKaph,thePathofAspiration.


rite of the Pentagram and the Five PathsDiagrams changed, Double Cube Altar in Sepherotic position, Pentagram suspended above Altar. Philosophus still has Dim Lamp.

2nd Ad.: !

3rd Ad.: !

Hegemon: !

Hiereus: !

Chief Adept parts curtain, makes invoking Active Spirit Pentagram with Lamp, Knocks and withdraws.

2nd Ad.: Fr./Sr.Hiereus,willyoupleasepresentthePhilosophuswiththeadmissionBadge,instructhim/herintheproperalarmandadmithim/her?

Hiereus: Iwill

Hiereus salutes, makes Qabalistic Cross at the door, and goes out. S/he gives Lamen to Philosophus who knocks five times. Hegemon opens door. Philosophus & Hiereus enter, make Qabalistic Cross. Hegemon returns to place. Hiereus leads Philosophus sun-wise to West and points out Diagram of Malkuth in West Northwest from the previous part, then indicating the Temple, says,

Hiereus: HereinhasbeenestablishedtheEquatedCross whichisrulerovertheKingdomofMatter. ThisSymbolmaybefoundevenupon thecrownsoftheKingsofthisEarth.

Hands Phil. Tau Letter-Portal.

Hiereus: TheletterTauleadsfromtheAiryquarter ofMalkuthintoYesod. AirisuppermostintheSymbolasinthePlanetEarth wheretheatmosphereisfurthestfromthecore. Moreover,theLetterTausignifiestheCross, theimpactofSpirituponmatter. MylamenisgivenyouasyourBadgeorKey, forIamtheRulerinMalkuth, andtheGuardianoftheUnderworld. IamalsoLordofthePathofTau, thelinkbetweenthefirstandseconddegrees, andalsobetweentheOuterandtheInner.

Hiereus: ThisPathofTau,darkandfullofMystery, underthepresidencyofSaturn andtheTarotKeyoftheUniverse,leads, asyouhavelearnedinthe2=9Hall, throughtheAstralPlane.

ThefifthisthePalaceoftheSubstanceofHeaven,answeringtoNetzachandELOHIM.

ThesixthisthePalaceofSeverityansweringtoHodandMATZPATZ.

TheseventhisthePalaceofCrystalWhitenessansweringtoYesodandMalkuth,andtheDivineNameYAHandADONAI.

ButthesynthesisoftheseHolyNamesistobefoundinthewordTAKLITHwhichisPerfection.

2nd Adept leads Phil. to West of Double Cube. Hegemon goes East of Altar. 2nd Adept takes Cross from Philosophus’ neck and places it in the midst of the Four Elements. Hiereus directs Philosophus to stand in Neophyte Sign. 3rd Ad. behind him/her. The four Officers strike Grade Signs.

Hiereus: Fromthecenteroutwards,somoveththepoint asittraceththelineandtheCross. EquatedandEquilibratedherelie theFourElementsofthebodyofOsirusslain.

3rd Ad.: ForAusarUn-NeferwhoisfoundperfectbeforetheGods, hathsaid:“ThesearetheElementsofmyBody, PerfectedthroughSuffering,GlorifiedthroughTrial. ForthescentoftheDyingRose Isasthereleasedsighofmysuffering: Andthef lameredfireastheEnergyofmineUndauntedWill: AndtheCupofWineisthepouringout oftheBloodofmyHeart: SacrificeduntoRegeneration,untoNewerLife: AndtheBreadandSaltareastheFoundationsofmyBody, WhichIdestroyinorderthattheymayberenewed. ForIamOsirisTriumphant, EvenAusarUn-Nefer,theJustified: IamHewhoisclothedintheBodyofFlesh, YetinwhomistheSpiritoftheGreatGods: IamTheLordofLife,triumphantoverDeath. Hewhopartakethwithmeshallarisewithme: IamtheManifestorinMatter OfThoseWhoseAbodeisintheInvisible: Iampurified:IstandupontheUniverse: IamtheReconcilerwiththeEternalGods: IamthePerfectorofMatter: AndwithoutmetheUniverseisnot.”

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2nd Ad.: MaythecorrosiveCrossreturnuponitself, fromwithoutinward, fromtheFourQuarterstotheCenter, andbecomebysacrificeandtransmutation, anofferingacceptable,abodyglorified.

Chief Adept, unseen, sounds gong once. Drop signs. Hiereus has Phil. give Sign of Silence.

2nd Ad.: YouwillnowquittheTempleforashorttime,andonyourreturntheCeremonyofyouradvancewillproceed.

Hiereus leads Phil. out, both making Qabalistic Cross at portal.

The Rite of the Portal, part 2: Rite of the Pentagram and the Five Paths

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