1 = 10
Zelator Grade
Part I
Outer Order Officers
Hierophant: Red Robe, Red & White Nemyss, Gold Shoes, Lamen, White Collar, Scepter
Hiereus: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Red Collar, Sword
Hegemon: White Robe, White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar Scepter
Kerux: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, White Lamp, Wand
Stolistes: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Cup of Water.
Dadouchos: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Censer
Sentinel: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Sword
Candidate: Black Robe, Red Shoes
, Sash, Red Rope, Hoodwink
REQUIRED MATERIALS
FOR THE ALTAR
Red Cross And White Triangle
Red
Lamp
Salt
Diagram of The Flaming Sword
Fylfot Cross
REQUIRED MATERIALS
FOR THE TEMPLE
Part I
Banners Of The East and West
Temple Pillars
Hebrew
Letters: Tau, Shin, Qoph
Enochian Earth Tablet
Lamp
Part I
OPENING OF THE ZELATOR GRADE(The members, having assembled and robed, each is seated in his proper place).
Hiereus:
(Knock)
All rise.
Hiero:
(Sitting) Fraters and Sorors of the
Zelator Grade of the Golden Dawn, assist me to open the Temple in the
Grade of Zelator. Frater Kerux, see that the Temple is properly guarded.
Kerux:
Knocks, without opening the door.
Sentinel
(Knocks)
Kerux:
Very Honored Hierophant, the Temple is
properly guarded.
Hiero:
Honored Hiereus, see that none below the
Grade of Zelator is present.
Hiereus:
Fraters and Sorors, give the signs of
Zelator.
All give signs of Zelator.
Hiereus:
(Gives sign.) Very Honored
Hierophant, no one below the Grade of Zelator is now present.
Hiero:
(Gives sign.) Purify and consecrate
the Temple with Water and with Fire.
Kerux:
Advances between the Pillars.
Stol:
Moves to North side of Black Pillar.
Dad:
Moves to South side of White Pillar.
Kerux:
Stol:
Dad:
Move together to the center
of the Hall and face East. All salute.
Dad:
Makes sign of the cross with censer and swings
forward 3 times and says: I consecrate with Fire.
Stol:
Makes Cross with Cup, and sprinkles with
water three times towards East, saying: I purify with Water.
Kerux:
Salutes Zelator sign.
Kerux:
The Temple is cleansed.
Kerux:
Stol:
Dad:
Return to place, Kerux
leading and passing with Neophyte sign.
Hiero:
Let the Element of this Grade be named that
it may be awakened in the spheres of those present and in the sphere of
the Order.
Heg:
The Element of Earth.
Hiereus:
(Knocks) Let us adore the Lord and
King of Earth.
All face East.
Hiero:
ADONAI HA-ARETZ. ADONAI MELEKH. Unto Thee
be the Kingdom and the Power (cross on self) and the Glory.
(He makes Cross and Circle with Scepter before him as he says
MALKUTH, etc.) MALKUTH, GEBURAH, GEDULAH. The Rose of Sharon and
the Lily of the Valley, Amen.
All give Zelator Signs.
Kerux:
Moves to altar picks up salt and goes to
North, and sprinkles Salt before the Tablet, saying:
Kerux:
Let the Earth Adore Adonai!
Kerux:
Places salt before the Tablet of the North.
Hiero:
Leaves his place and goes to North. He
stands facing the center of the Tablet of the North.
Kerux:
Falls in behind Hierophant.
Hiereus:
Moves to the right of Hiero.
Heg:
Moves to left of Hiero.
Stol:
Falls in behind Hiereus.
Dad:
Falls in behind Hegemon.
All Officers face North.
Hiero:
Makes sign in front of, and concentric with
Tablet of the North, an invoking Pentagram of Earth, saying:
Hiero:
And the Elohim said, Let us make Adam in
our Image, after our likeness and let him have dominion over the fish of
the sea and over the fowl of the air and over the cattle and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth over the Earth. And the
Elohim created Eth Ha-Adam in their Own Image, in the Image of the Elohim
created they them. In the name of ADONAI MELEKH and the Bride and Queen of
the Kingdom, Spirits of Earth adore Adonai!
Hiero:
Hands his Scepter to Hiereus and, takes the
Sword of Hiereus, makes the Ox in center of Pentagram, saying:
Hiero:
In the Name of Auriel, the Great Archangel
of Earth, and by the sign of the head of the Ox - Spirits of Earth, adore
Adonai!
Hiero:
Returns Sword to Hiereus and takes
Miter-headed Scepter from Hegemon and makes Cross in the air, saying:
Hiero:
In the Names and letters of the Great
Northern Quadrangle, Spirits of Earth, adore Adonai!
Hiero:
Returns Scepter to Hegemon, and takes Cup
from Stolistes, making Cross, and sprinkling thrice to North, saying:
Hiero:
In the Three Great Secret Names of God,
borne upon the Banners of the North - EMOR DIAL HECTEGA - Spirits of
Earth, adore Adonai!
Hiero:
Returns Cup to Stolistes and takes Censer
from Dadouchos, and making three forward swings, says:
Hiero:
In the name of IC ZOD HEH CHAL, Great King
of the North, Spirits of Earth adore Adonai!
Hiero:
Returns Censer to Dadouchos, and takes back
Scepter from Hiereus, returns to Throne.
All Officers return to places.
Hiero:
In the name of ADONAI HA-ARETZ, I declare
this Temple duly opened in the Grade of Zelator.
Hiero:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
Heg:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
Hiereus:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
ADVANCEMENT -- FIRST PART
(Hierophant sits East of Altar, Hiereus sits North, and Hegemon sits South, Stolistes sits North West, Kerux sits West and Dadouchos sits South West)
Hiero:
Fraters and Sorors, our Frater (Sorer)
having made such progress in the Paths of Occult Science as has enabled
him (her) to pass an examination in the required knowledge, is now
eligible for advancement to this Grade, and I have duly received a
dispensation from the Greatly Honored Chiefs of the Second Order to admit
him (her) in due form. Honored Hegemon, superintend the preparation of the
Neophyte and give the customary alarm.
Heg:
Salutes with the Zelator sign, and leaves the
room by South and West.
Sentinel:
Prepares Neophyte who wears sash of
Neophyte grade and is blindfolded. He carries the Fylfot Cross in right
hand.
Heg:
Instructs Neophyte in knocks of the Grade.
Kerux:
Opens the door to be just ajar.)
Heg:
Let me enter the Portal of Wisdom.
Kerux:
I will.
Kerux:
Opens door and admits them.
Sentinel
:Hiero:
Except Adonai build the house, their labor
is but lost that build it. Except Adonai keep the City, the Watchman
waketh in vain. Frater (Sorer) Neophyte, by what aid dost thou seek
admission to the Grade of Zelator of the Golden Dawn?
Heg:
(For Neophyte) By the guidance of
Adonai; by the possession of the necessary knowledge; by the dispensation
of the Greatly Honored Chiefs of the Second Order; by the signs and tokens
of the Zelator Grade. By this symbol of the Hermetic Cross.
Kerux:
Takes Cross from him places it on the Altar
and returns to place.
Hiero:
Give the step and signs of a Neophyte.
(Neophyte gives them).
Hiero:
Frater Kerux, receive from the Neophyte the
Token, Grand Word, and Password of the Neophyte Grade.
Kerux:
Places himself in front of Neophyte and
says:
Kerux:
Give me the grip of the Neophyte.
(Done)
Kerux:
Give me the Word.
(Done)
Kerux:
Give me the Password.
(Done)
Kerux:
Having received it, he turns to Hiero, gives
Grade Salute, and says:
Kerux:
Very Honored Hierophant, I have received
them.
Hiero:
(To Hegemon) Lead the Neophyte to
the West and set him between the Mystic Pillars, with his face towards the
East.
Heg:
Places Neophyte between the Pillars, and
remains behind him.
Hiero:
Frater (Sorer).. .will you pledge yourself
to maintain the same secrecy regarding the Mysteries of this Grade as you
are pledged to maintain regarding those of the Neophyte Grade - never to
reveal them to the World, and not even to confer them upon a Neophyte
without a dispensation from the Greatly Honored Chiefs of the Second
Order?
Neo:
I will.
Hiero:
Then you will kneel on both your knees, lay
your right hand on the ground, and say: - I swear by the Earth whereon I
kneel. (Done) Let the symbol of blindness be removed.
Heg:
Unbinds Neophyte's eyes.
Sentinel:
Turns up lights.
Heg:
Goes back to his proper place.
Neophyte:
Remains kneeling between the Pillars with
his hand on the ground.
Kerux:
Takes the Salt from before the Tablet of the
North, and passing round the Altar with Sol stands in front of Neophyte
facing him and holds the Salt in front of him.
Hiero:
Take Salt with your left hand and cast it
to the North; say Let the Powers of Earth witness my pledge.
(Done.)
Kerux:
Replaces Salt, and returns to his place.
Hiero:
Let the Neophyte rise and let him be
purified with Water and consecrated with Fire, in confirmation of his
pledge, and in the Name of the Lord of the Universe.
Dad:
Moves forward round South Pillar, stands
before Neophyte and makes three forward swings of censer, saying:
Dad:
In the name of the Lord of the Universe I
consecrate thee with Fire.
Dad:
Returns by way he came.
Stol:
Moves round North Pillar, stands before
Neophyte, makes cross on forehead, sprinkles thrice, saying:
Stol:
In the Name of the Lord of the Universe. I
purify thee with Water.
Stol:
Returns to place as he came.
Hiero:
The Zelator Grade is a preparation for
other Grades, a threshold before our discipline, and it shows by its
imagery, the Light of the Hidden Knowledge dawning in the Darkness of
Creation; and you are now to begin to analyze and comprehend the Nature of
that Light. To this end, you stand between the Pillars, in the Gateway
where the secrets of the Neophyte Grade were communicated to you. Prepare
to enter the Immeasurable region. And Tetragramaton Elohim planted a
Garden Eastward in Eden, and out of the ground made Tetragramaton Elohim
to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the
Tree of Life also, in the midst of the Garden, and the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and of Evil. This is the Tree that has two Paths, and it is the
Tenth Sephira Malkuth, and it has about it seven Columns, and the Four
Splendors whirl around it as in the Vision of the Mercabah of Ezekiel; and
from Gedulah it derives an influx of Mercy, and from Geburah an influx of
Severity and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and of Evil shall it be
until it is united with the Supernals in Daath. But the good which is
under it is called the Archangel Metatron, and the Evil is called the
Archangel Samael, and between them lies the straight and narrow way where
the Archangel Sandalphon keeps watch. The Souls and the Angels are above
its branches, and the Qlippoth or Demons dwell under its roots. Let the
Neophyte enter the Pathway of Evil.
Kerux:
Takes his place in front of Neophyte, leads
him in a N.E. direction towards the Hiereus, halts and steps out of the
direct line between Hiereus and Neophyte.
Hiereus:
Whence comest thou?
Kerux:
I come from between the two Pillars and I
seek the Light of the Hidden Knowledge in the Name of Adonai.
Hiereus:
And the Great Angel Samael answered, and
said: I am the Prince of Darkness and of night. The foolish and rebellious
gaze upon the face of the created World, and find therein nothing but
terror and obscurity. It is to them the Terror of Darkness and they are as
drunken men stumbling in the Darkness. Return, for thou canst not pass by.
Kerux:
Leads Neophyte back as he came, to between
the Pillars.
Hiero:
Let the Neophyte enter the Pathway of Good.
Kerux:
Leads Neophyte S.E., and halts opposite
Hegemon, stepping aside from before Neophyte.
Heg:
Whence comest thou?
Kerux:
I come from between the Pillars, and I seek
the Light of the Hidden Knowledge in the Name of Adonai.
Heg:
The Great Angel Metatron answered, and said:
I am the Angel of the Presence divine. The Wise gaze upon the created
world and behold there the dazzling image of the Creator. Not yet can
thine eyes bear that dazzling Image. Return, for thou canst not pass by.
Kerux:
Turns and leads Neophyte back between the
Pillars.
Hiero:
Let the Neophyte enter the straight and
narrow Pathway which turns neither to the right hand nor to the left hand.
Kerux:
Leads Neophyte directly up center of Hall
until he is near the Altar, halts, steps aside from before Neophyte,
leaving him to face Altar unobstructed.
Hiereus:
Heg:
Cross Scepter and Sword before
altar.
Hiereus:
Heg:
Whence comest thou?
Kerux:
I come from between the Pillars and I seek
the Light of the Hidden Knowledge in the Name of Adonai.
Hiero:
Advances to East of Altar with Scepter,
which he thrusts between Sword of Hiereus and Scepter of Hegemon and
raising it to an angle of 45 degrees.
Hiero:
But the Great Angel Sandalphon said: I am
the reconciler for Earth, and the Celestial Soul therein. Form is
invisible alike in Darkness and in blinding Light. I am the left hand
Kerub of the Ark and the Feminine Power, as Metatron is the right hand
Kerub and the Masculine Power, and I prepare the way to the Celestial
Light.
Heg:
Hiereus:
Step back to South and North of
Altar respectively.
Hiero:
Takes Neophyte by right hand with his left,
and pointing to the Altar and diagram says:
Hiero:
And Tetragramaton placed Kerubim at the
East of the Garden of Eden and a Flaming Sword which turned every way to
keep the Path of the Tree of Life, for He has created Nature that Man
being cast out of Eden may not fall into the Void. He has bound Man with
the Stars as with a chain. He allures him with Scattered Fragments of the
Divine Body in bird and beast and flower, and He laments over him in the
Wind and in the Sea and in the birds. When the times are ended, He will
call the Kerubim from the East of the Garden, and all shall be consumed
and become Infinite and Holy. Receive now the secrets of this Grade. The
step is thus given 6 by 6 showing you have passed the threshold. The Sign
is given by raising the right hand to an angle of 45 degrees. It is the
position in which the Hierophant interposed for you between the Hiereus
and the Hegemon. The Token is given by grasping fingers, the thumb
touching thumb to form a triangle. It refers to the Ten Sephiroth. The
Word is ADONAI HA-ARETZ, and means Adonai the Lord of the Earth, to which
Element this Grade is allotted. The Mystic Number is 55, and from it is
formed the Password Nun He. It means Ornament, and when given is lettered
separately. The Badge of this Grade, is the sash of the Neophyte with the
narrow white border, a red cross within the Triangle, and the number 1
within a circle and 10 within a square, one on each side of the triangle.
Hiero:
Invests Neophyte with the sash, and points
out the Three Portals, saying:
Hiero:
The Three Portals facing you in the East,
are the Gates of the Paths leading to the three further Grades, which with
the Zelator and the Neophyte forms the first and lowest Order of our
Fraternity. Furthermore, they represent the Paths which connect the Tenth
Sephirah Malkuth with the other Sephiroth. The letters Tau, Qoph and Shin
make the word Quesheth a Bow, the reflection of the Rainbow of Promise
stretched over our Earth, and which is about the Throne of God.
(Hegemon points out the Flaming Sword, saying:)
Heg:
This drawing of the Flaming Sword of the
Kerubim, is a representation of the Guardians of the Gates of Eden, just
as the Hiereus and Hegemon symbolize the Two Paths of the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and of Evil.
Hiereus:
In this Grade, the red Cross is placed
within the White Triangle upon the Altar, and it is thus the symbol of the
Banner of the West. The Triangle refers to the Three Paths and the Cross
to the Hidden Knowledge. The Cross and the Triangle together represent
Life and Light.
Hiero:
Points out the Tablet of the North, saying:
Hiero:
This Grade is especially referred to the
element of Earth, and therefore, one of its principal emblems is the Great
Watch Tower or Terrestrial Tablet of the North. It is the Third or Great
Northern Quadrangle or Earth Tablet, and it is one of the four Great
Tablets of the elements said to have been given to Enoch by the Great
Angel Ave. It is divided within itself into four lesser angles. The Mystic
letters upon it form various Divine and Angelic Names, in what our
tradition calls the Angelic secret language. From it are drawn the Three
Holy Secret Names of God EMOR DIAL HECTEGA which are borne upon the
Banners of the North, and there are also numberless names of Angels,
Archangels, and Spirits ruling the Element of Earth.
Kerux:
Comes forward retrieves Fylfot Cross from
Altar and hands it to Hierophant.
Hiero:
The Hermetic Cross, which is also called
Fylfot, Hammer of Thor, and Swastika, is formed of 17 Squares out of a
square of 25 lesser squares. These 17 represent the Sun, the Four
Elements, and the Twelve Signs of the zodiac. In this Grade, the lights on
the Pillars are unshaded, showing that you have quitted the Darkness of
the outer world. You will leave the Temple for a short time.
Kerux:
Escorts Neophyte out of Temple, instructs
Neophyte in knocks and returns to Temple entrance.
1 = 10
Zelator Grade
Part II
Outer Order Officers
Hierophant: Red Robe, Red & White Nemyss, Gold Shoes, Lamen, White Collar, Scepter
Hiereus: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Red Collar, Sword
Hegemon: White Robe, White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar Scepter
Kerux: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, White Lamp, Wand
Stolistes: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Cup of Water.
Dadouchos: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Censer
Sentinel: Black Robe, Black & White Nemyss, Red Shoes, Lamen, Black Collar, Sword
Candidate: Black Robe, Red Shoes
, Sash of 1=10
REQUIRED MATERIALS
FOR THE ALTAR
Red Cross And White Triangle
Red
Lamp
Salt
Diagram of The Flaming Sword
Fylfot Cross
REQUIRED MATERIALS
FOR THE TEMPLE
Part II
Banners Of The East and West
Temple Pillars
Hebrew
Letters: Tau, Shin, Qoph
Table of Shewbread
Table of
Candlesticks
Enochian Earth Tablet
Lamp
Part II
Hiero:
Frater Kerux, when the Neophyte gives the
proper alarm, you will admit him. Fraters Stolistes and Dadouchos, assist
the Kerux in the reception.
Stol:
Dad:
Take up positions so as to face
Neophyte as he enters Hall.
Kerux:
Opens door and admits Neophyte, but does not
stand in front of him.
Hiero:
Frater, as in the Grade of Neophyte, you
came out of the World to the Gateway of Hidden Knowledge, so in this Grade
you pass through the Gateway and come into the Holy Place. You are now in
the court of the Tabernacle, where stood the Altar of Burnt Offering,
whereon was offered the sacrifices of animals, which symbolized the
Qlippoth or Evil Demons who inhabit the plane contiguous to and below the
Material Universe.
Dad:
Makes Cross in air with Censer, and censes
Neophyte in silence with three forward swings.
Hiero:
Between the Altar and the entrance into the
Holy Place, stood the Laver of Brass wherein the priests washed before
entering the Tabernacle. It was the symbol of the Waters of Creation.
Stol:
Makes cross with water on Neophyte's forehead
and sprinkles thrice in silence.
Hiero:
Having made offering at the altar of Burnt
Sacrifice, and having been cleansed at the Laver of Brass, the Priest then
entered the Holy Place.
Kerux:
Takes Neophyte behind Pillars to North and
removes the chair.
Stol:
Dad:
Return to their places.
Hiereus:
Takes his stand between the Pillars facing
Neophyte. He guards the Path with his Sword and says:
Hiereus:
Thou canst not pass the Gateway which is
between the Pillars, unless thou canst give the Signs and Words of a
Neophyte.
(Done)
Kerux:
Instructs Neophyte to advance to a position
between the Pillars.
Hiereus:
Returns to his place.
Heg:
Comes forward, stands East of Pillars, facing
Neophyte, and bars the way into the Temple with Scepter, saying:
Heg:
Thou canst not enter the Holy Place, unless
thou canst give the Sign and Grip of a Zelator.
(Done)
Kerux:
Resumes his seat after handing Neophyte over
to charge of Hegemon. Hegemon leads Neophyte to North, and says:
Heg:
To the Northern side of the Holy Place, stood
the Table of Shewbread. The drawing before you represents its occult
meaning. On it twelve leaves were laid as emblems of the Bread of life,
and it is an image of the Mystery of the Rose of Creation. The 12 circles
are the 12 Signs of the Zodiac, while the Lamp in the center is symbolic
of the Sun, which is the source of heat and life. The four Triangles whose
twelve angles each touch one of the 12 circles are those of Fire, Earth,
Air, and Water, and allude to the four Triplicities of the Zodiacal Signs.
The Triangle inscribed within each of the 12 circles, alludes to the 3
Decanates, or phases of ten degrees of each sign. On one side of each
Triangle is the Permutation of the Divine Name YOD HEH VAU HEH, which is
referred to that particular sign, while in the opposite side of it is the
name of one of the 12 Tribes which is also attributed to it. Now the 22
sounds and letters of the Hebrew Alphabet are the foundation of all
things. Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Singles. The Twelve Single
letters are allotted to the 12 directions in space, and those diverge to
Infinity, and are in the arms of the Eternal. These Twelve Letters He
designed and combined, and fortified with them the Twelve Celestial
Constellations of the Zodiac. They are over the Universe as a King upon
his throne, and they are in the revolution of the year as a King
traversing his dominions, and they are in the heart of man as a King in
warfare. And the Twelve Leaves are the images of those ideas, and are the
outer petals of the Rose; while within are the Four Archangels ruling over
the Four Quarters, and the Kerubic emblems of the Lion, Man, Bull and
Eagle. Around the great central Lamp which is an image of the Sun, is the
Great Mother of Heaven, symbolized by the letter Heh, the first of the
Single letters, and by its number 5, the Pentagram, Malkah the Bride,
ruling in her Kingdom Malkuth, crowned with a crown of Twelve Stars. These
Twelve Circles further represent the 12 Foundations of the Holy City of
the Apocalypse while in Christian Symbolism the Sun and the Twelve Signs
are referred to Christ and His Twelve Apostles.
Heg:
Leads Neophyte to Hiereus and then returns to
his place and is seated.
Hiereus:
Leads Neophyte to the South, and says:
Hiereus:
On the Southern side of the Holy Place
stood the Seven Branched Candlestick, wherein was burned pure olive oil.
It is an image of the Mystery of the Elohim, the Seven Creative Ideas. The
symbolic drawing before you represents its occult meaning. The Seven
Circles which surround the Heptagram, represent the Seven Planets and the
Seven Qabalistic Palaces of Assiah, the Material world - which answer to
the Seven Apocalyptic Churches which are in Asia or Assiah - as these
again allude to the Seven Lamps before the Throne on another Plane. Within
each circle is a triangle to represent the Three Fold Creative Idea
operating in all things. On the·righthand side of each is the Hebrew Name
of the Angel who governs the Planet; on the left side is the Hebrew name
of the sphere of the Planet itself; while the Hebrew letter beneath the
base is one of the duplicated letters of the Hebrew Alphabet which refer
to the Seven Planets. The Seven Double letters of the Hebrew alphabet have
each two sounds associated with them, one hard, and one soft. They are
called Double, because each letter represents a contrary or permutation,
thus: Life and Death; Peace and War; Wisdom and Folly; Riches and Poverty;
Grace and Indignity; Fertility and Solitude; Power and Servitude. These
Seven letters point out 7 localities: Zenith, Nadir, East, West, North,
South, and the Place of Holiness in the midst sustaining all things. The
Archetypal Creator designed, produced, combined and formed with them the
Planets of the Universe, the Days of the Week, and in Man, the Gate of the
Soul. He has loved and blessed the number 7 more than all things under His
Throne, The powers of these 7 letters are also shown forth in the 7
Palaces of Assiah and the Seven Stars of that Vision are the 7 Archangels
who rule them.
Hiereus:
Leads Neophyte to W. of Altar, and returns
to his place, and is seated.
Hiero:
Moves to East of Altar, takes censer from
Altar, and holding it with chain short, makes cross and three forward
swings, replaces it, and says:
Hiero:
Before the veil of the Holy of Holies,
stood the Altar of incense, of which this altar is an image. It was of the
form of a double cube, thus representing material form as a reflection and
duplication of that which is Spiritual. The sides of the Altar, together
with the top and bottom, consist of ten squares, thus symbolizing the Ten
Sephiroth of which the basal one is Malkuth, the realization of the rest
upon the material plane, behind which the others are 'concealed. For were
this double cube raised in the air immediately above your head, you would
but see the single square forming the lowest side, the others from their
position being concealed from you. Just so, behind the material Universe,
lies the concealed form of the Majesty of God. The Altar of Incense was
overlaid with Gold to represent the highest degree of purity, but the
Altar before you is black to represent the terrestrial Earth. Learn then,
to separate the pure from the impure, and refine the Gold of the Spirit
from the Black Dragon, the corruptible body. Upon the Cubical Altar, were
Fire, Water, and. Incense Three Mother Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet;
Aleph, Mem, and Shin. Mem is silent, Shin; is Sibilant, and Aleph is the
tongue of a balance between these contraries in equilibrium, reconciling
and mediating between them. In this is a great Mystery, very admirable and
recondite. The Fire produced the Heavens, the Water, the Earth, and the
Air is the reconciler between them. In the year, they bring forth the hot,
the cold, and the temperate seasons, and in man, they are imaged in the
head, the chest, and the trunk. I now confer upon you the Mystic Title of
Periclinus·de Faustis, which signifies that on this Earth you are in a
wilderness, far from the Garden of the Happy. And give you the symbol of
ARETZ which is the Hebrew name for Earth, to which the Grade of Zelator is
referred. The word Zelator is derived from the ancient Egyptian Zaruator,
signifying Searcher of Athor, Goddess of Nature; but others assign to it
the meaning of the zealous
Hiero:
Resumes seat on Dais.
Kerux:
Leads new Zelator to seat in North West.
Hiero:
Frater Kerux, you have my command to
declare that our Frater has been duly admitted to the Grade of Zelator.
Kerux:
Comes to N.W of Hierophant, faces West,
raises Wand and says:
Kerux:
In the name of ADONAI MELEKH, and by
command of the Very Honored Hierophant, hear ye all that I proclaim that
Frater (Name) has been duly admitted to the Grade of Zelator, and that he
has obtained the Mystic Title of Periclinus (Pericline) de Faustis and the
symbol of Aretz.
Kerux:
Returns to his place by E. saluting, and by
S. and W.
Hiero:
In the Zelator Grade, the symbolism of the
Tenth Sephirah Malkuth is especially shown, as well as the Tenth Path of
the Sepher Yetzirah. Among other Mystic Titles, Malkuth is called SHAAR,
the Gate, which by metathesis becomes ASHUR, meaning the number Ten. Also,
in Chaldee it is called THRAA, the Gate, which has the same number as the
Great Name ADONAI, written in full: Aleph, Daleth, Nun, Yod, which both
equal 671 in total numeration. It is also called the Gate of Death, The
Gate of Tears, and the Gate of Justice, the Gate of Prayer, and The Gate
of the Daughter of the Mighty Ones. It is also called The Gate of the
Garden of Eden and the Inferior Mother, and in Christian symbolism, it is
connected with the Three Holy Women at the foot of the Cross. The Tenth
Path of the Sepher Yetzirah which answereth to Malkuth is called The
Resplendent Intelligence, because it exalts above every head and sitteth
upon the Throne of Binah. It illuminateth the Splendor of all the Lights,
the Zohar ME-OU ROTH and causeth the current of the Divine Influx to
descend from the Prince of Countenances, the Great Archangel Metatron.
Frater (Name) before you can be eligible for advancement to the next Grade
of Theoricus you will be required to pass an examination in certain
subjects. 1) The names and alchemical symbols of the three principles of
nature. 2) The metals attributed in alchemy to the seven planets. 3) The
names of the alchemical particular principles, the Sun and Moon of the
Philosophers, the Green Lion, the King and Queen. 4) The names and
astrological value of the Twelve Houses of Heaven. 5) The names,
astrological symbols and values of the aspects of the planets. 6) The
meaning of the Querent and Quesited. 7) The four great classes of
astrology. 8) The arrangement of the ten Sephiroth, Hebrew and English, in
the Tree of Life. This is especially important. 9) The three pillars of
the same. 10) The names of the four orders of Elemental Spirits. 1) The
names and descriptions of the Kerubim. 12) The meaning of the Laver and
Great Altar of Burnt Offerings of the Sacrifice and of the Qlippoth or
Shells. 13) The names of the ten Heavens of Assiah, in Hebrew and English.
14) The names of the four Qabalistic Worlds, Hebrew and English. 15) The
names of the twenty two Tarot Trumps and Four Suits. A manuscript on these
will be supplied to you. When you are well satisfied that you are well
informed on these, notify the Officer in charge.
Hiero:
Fraters and Sorors, assist me to close this
Temple in the Grade of Zelator.
All rise.
Hiero:
Frater Kerux, see that the Temple is
properly guarded.
Kerux:
On inner side of the door, knocks.
Sentinel:
(Knocks.)
Kerux:
Very Honored Hierophant, the Temple is
properly guarded.
Hiero:
Let us adore the Lord and King of Earth.
All face East.
Hiero:
ADONAI HA-ARETZ, ADONAI MELEKH, Blessed be
Thy Name unto the countless ages. Amen.
All give sign and face East.
Hiero:
Leaves his Throne and passes to the North,
standing before the Tablet of the North.
Hiereus:
Moves to right of Hierophant.
Heg:
Moves to left of Hierophant.
Kerux:
Moves behind Hierophant.
Stol:
Falls in behind Hiereus.
Dad:
Falls in behind Hegemon.
Hiero:
Let us rehearse the prayer of the Earth
Spirits. O Invisible King, Who, taking the Earth for Foundation, didst
hollow its depths to fill them with Thy Almighty Power. Thou Whose Name
shaketh the Arches of the World, Thou who causest the Seven Metals to flow
in the veins of the rocks, King of the Seven Lights, Rewarder of the
subterranean Workers, lead us into the desirable Air and into the Realm of
Splendor. We watch and we labor unceasingly, we seek and we hope, by the
twelve stones of the Holy City, by the buried Talismans, by the Axis of
the Loadstone which passes through the center of the Earth. O Lord, O
Lord, O Lord! Have pity upon those who suffer. Expand our hearts, unbridle
and upraise our minds, enlarge our natures. O Stability and Motion! O
Darkness veiled in Brilliance! O Day clothed in Night! O Master who never
dost withhold the wages of Thy Workmen! O Silver Whiteness - O Golden
Splendor! O Crown of Living and Harmonious Diamond! Thou who wearest the
Heavens on Thy Finger like a ring of Sapphire! Thou Who hidest beneath the
Earth in the Kingdom of Gems, the marvelous Seed of the Stars! Lire, reign
and be Thou the Eternal Dispenser of the Treasures whereof Thou hast made
us the Guardians. Depart ye in peace unto your abodes and habitations. May
the blessing of Adonai ha-Aretz be upon you.
Hiero:
Makes Banishing Pentagram of Earth.
Hiero:
Be there peace between us and you, and be
ye ready to come when ye are called.
All return to their places and face East.
Hiero:
In the Name of ADONAI MELEKH, I declare
this Temple closed in the Grade of Zelator.
Hiero:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
Hiereus:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
Heg:
(Knocks 4, 3, 3)
