More on the Power of the Tattwas ( G.D. Lecture )

Introduction by Robert Zink

In my last blog I spoke of the power of the Tattwas.  I believe them to be under used in some G.D. traditions and completely discarded in others.  Mathers does not agree.  Therefore I have included in this blog the entire lecture provided to the 4=7 grade of the Golden Dawn in 1894. As a student of the Divine mysteries of Light it is up to you to discern the level of importance in your magical work.  While the natural tendency of the inexperienced is to jump directly into Enochian studies, I believe that a strong background in the tattwas will enrich all further studies, including Enochian.

Adressed to the Grade Philosophus

By Frater De Profundis ad Lucem

August 1894.

 

General Observation

 

There are five Tattwas or Principles:

1.  Akasa – Ether.

2.  Vayu – the Aerial principle.

3.  Tejas – the Principle of Light and Heat.

4.  Apas – Watery Principle.

5.  Prithivi – the Earthy Principle.

 

But the first Cause of these is the Great Controller of all things, the One Light, the Formless. From Him first came into appearance Ether; thence the Air, the motion producing Ether waves which causes Light and Heat, and so on in the above order.

The Yogi comes to know the principle of these five Tattwas, their Sukshma Sharira, but how? Further on you will see how. The Astrologer who has no knowledge of the Swara is as worthless as a man without a wife. It is the soul itself; it is the Swara, the Great Controller of all, who creates, preserves, and destroys, and causes whatsoever is in this World. Experience and Tradition both say no knowledge is more precious than this knowledge of the Swara. None else lays bare the workings of the machinery of this world, or the secret workings of this world.

By the power of Swara may be destroyed an enemy. Power, wealth, and pleasure, all these can be commanded by Swara. The beginner in our Science must be pure and calm in mind and in thought, virtuous in actions, and having unmixed faith in his spiritual teacher. He must be strong in his determination, and grateful.

Swara in the Body. Ten manifestations of this Swara are in the body. But before the Neophyte is told this, he must gain a thorough knowledge of the nervous system. This is very important, and according to his knowledge of this science, the Neophyte gains success. To give a rough outline of the parts we have chiefly to deal with in our endeavour to explain the elementary treatise. There are ten principal nerves, this includes the tubes, etc. It is in the ten manifestations of Swara that the ten so-called Vayus move. We mean by this ten forces which perform ten different functions. The three most important nerves are the following, as the beginner has only to deal with these:

1.   Ida, the left bronchus.

2.   Pingala, the right bronchus.

3.   Sushumna, in the middle.

 

The ten Vayus are:

 

1.         Prana, in the breast.

2.         Apana, about the excretory organs.

3.         Samana, in the navel.

4.         Udana, middle of the throat.

5.         Vyana, pervading the whole body.

6.         Kurmana, the eyes, helping them open.

7.         Kirkala, in the stomach, producing hunger.

8.         Nag, whence comes vomiting.

9.         Devadatta, causes yawning.

10.       Dhananjaya, that which doth not leave the body after death.

 

These ten Vayus, or forces, have their play in the ten principal nerves, not one in each. They are the regulators of the body of man. If they go on working properly, a man remains perfectly healthy; if not, different kinds of diseases spring up.

A Yogi keeps them always working, and consequently diseases never come to him. The key to all these nerves lies in the working of the Prana Vayu, or vital principle drawing the air through the Ida, the Pingala, and the Sushumna. When the Air is drawn through the Ida it is felt coming out or going in through the left nostril. When through the Pingala, in the right nostril. When through the Sushumna it is felt through both nostrils simultaneously. The air is drawn or felt through either or both of the nostrils at certain appointed times. Whenever in any given time, the Breath goes in and comes out of the wrong nostril it is a sure sign some sort of disease is coming on.

The Ida is sometimes called the Chandra Nadi, or the Moon Nerve. The Pingala, the Surya Nadi or Sun nerve. These are called, the former, the Chandra Swara and the latter the Surya Swara.

The reason is that when the breath is in the Ida it gives coolness to the body, and that when in the Pingala it gives heat to the body. The Ancient Magi used to say the place of the Moon in the human body was in Ida, and the Sun in Pingala.

The Course of the Breath. The Lunar month, it is well known, is divided into two parts, the fortnight of the Waxing and the fortnight of the Waning. On the first fortnight, or the Bright Fortnight, just at Sunrise of the first day the Breath must come into the left nostril and must be so for the three succeeding days, when again the 7th day must begin with the Moon breath, and so on in the same order. Thus we have said that such and such days begin with such and such breath.

But how long is our breath to remain in one nostril? For five Gharis, or 2 hours. Thus when the first day of the Bright fortnight begins with the Moon Breath, after five Gharis, the Sun Breath must set in, and this again must change into the Moon Breath after the same interval of time. So on for every day.

Again, the first day of the dark fortnight must begin with the Sun Breath, and proceed in the same way, changing after five Gharis and the three succeeding days. It will be seen that all the days of the month have been divided into the Ida and the Pingala. In the Sushumna, the Swara flows only when it changes, either in its natural course or in certain other conditions to be afterwards mentioned. This is the course of Nature. But a Yogi commands Nature. He turns everything into his own way. Rules for this will be given in the proper place. (Coloured illustrations of the tattwas will be found in the colour plate section of this book).

COURSE OF THE TATT WAS

 

For five Gharis, as we have above said, the breath flows through our nostrils. In these 5 Gharis, or two hours periods, the Tattwas have their course. In the first we have Akasa, in the second Vayu, in the third Tejas, in the fourth Apas, in the fifth Prithivi. Thus in one night and day, or 6O Gharis, we have twelve courses of these 5 Tattwas, each remaining one Ghari and returning again in two hours. There are again further five subdivisions of each Tattwa in a Ghari. Thus, Akasa is subdivided into Akas-Akasa; Akas-Vayu; Akas-Tejas; Akas-Apas; Akas-Prithivi and similarly with the other four.

How to know which of the Tattwas is at a certain time in course, not merely by a mathematical calculation but with the certainty of an eye witness, is of the greatest importance in the practical part of this science. We shall come to it further on.

The Ida. When the Breath is in Ida, that is in the left Nostril, then only is it well to perform the following actions. Stable works such as erecting a building, or the construction of a well or tank, going on a distant journey, entering a new house, collection of things, giving gifts, marriage, making jewels or clothes, taking medicines and tonics, seeing a superior or master for any purpose of trade, amassing of wealth, sowing of seed in a field, negotiations, commencement of trade, seeing of friends, works of charity and faith, going home, buying of animals, doing work for the benefit of others, placing money on security, singing, dancing, taking up abode in any village or city, drinking or making water at the time of sorrow, pain, fever, etc. All these acts should be done when the Swara is in Ida. It must however be kept in mind that the Tattwas Vayu and Tejas are to be excluded from these actions, likewise Akasa.

During the Tattwas Prithivi and Apas only, are these actions to be done. In a fever, the Yogi keeps his Chandra Swara going, and brings the Apas or Water Tattwa in course, so the fever is all over in a very short time. How mastery is gained over the Tattwas will come further on.

The Pingala. In the Surya Swara only, are the following actions to be done. Reading and teaching hard and difficult subjects of knowledge, sexual intercourse, shipping, hunting, mounting a hill or fort, riding a donkey, camel or horse, swimming over a powerful stream or river, writing, painting, buying and selling, fighting with swords or hands, seeing a king, bathing, eating, shaving, bleeding, sleeping, suchlike. All these secure success and health, as the case may be, if done in the Surya Swara.

The Sushumna. When the Breath comes not out of both nostrils at the same time, it is flowing in the Sushumna. Nothing ought to be done under these conditions, for everything turns out badly. The same is the case when the Breath is now in one and now in the other nostril. When this is the case, sit down and meditate upon or over the Sacred Hansa. This joining of the Breath is the only time for Sandha, meditation.

NOTE: Zanoni secured success in gaming for Cetosa and overcame the effects of the poisoned wine of the Prince di D. as follows. In the first place, he changed his breath to the right nostril, and threw an envelope of the Akasa Tattwa over his antagonist, who consequently became all empty, the money in gaming flowing towards the Surya Swara. In the latter case he brought the Water, Apas, Tattwa into course, directed it with the full force of his trained will towards the poisoned wine, and consequently the burning heat of the poison was counteracted for a very long time, and before it could recover strength enough to act on the system, it was there no longer. S.R.M.D.

THE TATTWA

 

To each of the five Tattwas a special colour has been assigned. Akasa — Black or Indigo. Vayu — Blue. Tejas — Red. Apas — Silver. Prithivi — Yellow. It is by these colours that a practical man finds on the spur of the moment which Tattwa is at the time in course. Besides, these Tattwas have different shapes and tastes. These figures are seen by taking a bright mirror and letting the breath fall upon it, as it comes out of the Nose. The divided part takes one of the following forms according to the Tattwa then in course. Prithivi — a square. Apas, a crescent. Tejas, a triangle. Vayu, a sphere. Akasa, egg shaped. To sum up their qualities:

Prithivi — moves always in the middle of the Paths of Air and Water. Apas –downwards, straight through the nose. Tejas — upwards. Vayu — obliquely towards the right or left arm, as the case may be. Akasa — transversely always.

Tattwa	Colour	Form	Taste	Distance of Breath under Nostril	Principle
Prithivi	Yellow	Square	Sweet	12 fingers	Bulky
Apas	Silver	Crescent	Astringent	16 fingers	Cold
Vayu	Blue	Sphere	Acid	8 fingers	Moving
Tejas	Red	Triangle	Hot tastes	4 fingers	Hot
Akasa	Indigo	Oval	Bitter	Upwards	All pervading

Tests of the Tattwas. For practice, take five little bullets or counters coloured: red, yellow, blue, silver, and black. Place or carry them in a pocket. Now let him close his eyes and at random take one of them out of his pocket. The colour of the bullet will be that of the Tattwa in course. While still keeping the eyes closed let him see if the colour of the bullet floats before the eyes.

He must not suppose he will be correct immediately. Eventually the confusion will disappear, and well defined colours, more or less stable, will appear before him so that the colour of the bullet will be the same as that floating before his eyes. Then he will have gained the power of knowing which of the Tattwas is in course, and can at will find them.

There is a special method of the concentrating the mind and practising with the eyes for this purpose, which will come with practice.

Let him ask any of his friends to imagine a flower. He will only have to shut his eyes to find the Tattwa then in course and he can astonish his friends by naming the colour of the flower. Again if a man sitting amongst his friends finds the Vayu active let him ascertain those of his friends who are healthy mentally and physically wish to go away. Let him ask them to answer frankly and they will say ‘yes’.

In what way other Tattwas affect both the body and mind of man will be stated later. Some higher secrets are deliberately reserved for those who safely and honestly pass the elementary stage. When one has reached the stage of finding at Will any of the Tattwas, do not imagine you have become perfect.

If one goes on practising his inner sight becomes keener so that he will recognize the five Tattwic subdivisions. Continue with the meditations and innumerable shades of colour will be recognized according to the different proportions of the Tattwas. His work will be tedious while he is trying to distinguish between the different shades of colour. Tedious at first because when the many shades of colour become fixed and defined by persevering practice he will see an ever changing rainbow of the most beautiful shades of colour and for a time this will be sufficient food for his mind.

To avoid the tediousness meditate upon the breath as is laid down in the chapter on meditation on the Tattwas.

Action to be taken during the different Tattwas. Actions of a sedate and stable nature as enumerated under the Chandra Swara are best done during the course of Prithivi, the earthy principle. Those of a fleeting nature which are to be done and gone through quickly should be done during Apas. Actions such as a man has to make of a violent struggle to hold his own, are best done during Tejas. If a Yogi wishes to kill a man he should do so with the Vayu Tattwa. In the Akasa, nothing should be done but meditation, as works begun during this Tattwa always end badly. Works of the above nature only prosper in the specified Tattwas; and those whose actions prosper may see this by experiment.

MEDITATION AND MASTERY OVER THE TATTWAS

 

We have previously given summary rules for distinguishing the various colours of the different Tattwas. But now we are going to explain the final method of mastering the Tattwas and of practising. This is a secret which was only imparted to the most promising Adepts of Yoga. But a short practise will fully show the important results to be gained by this practise.

By degrees the student will become able to look into the future at will and have all the visible world before his eyes, and he will be able to command Nature.

During the day when the sky is clear let him once or twice for about an hour or two withdraw his mind from all external things, and sitting on a easy chair let him fix his eyes on any particular part of the blue sky and continue gazing without allowing the eyes to blink. At first he will see the waves of the water, the watery vapour in the atmosphere. Some days later as the eyes become more practised he will see different sorts of buildings, etc. in the air. When the Neophyte reaches this state of practice he is sure of success.

After this he will see different sorts of mixed colours of Tattwas in the sky, which will show themselves in their proper and respective Tattwic colours.

To test the truth of this the Neophyte should occasionally close his eyes during the practise, and compare what is floating in the sky with that which he sees inwardly. When both are the same the operation is right. Other tests have been given before and other wonders will present themselves later to the Yogi. This practise is to be done in the day time.

For the night, let the student rise about 2 AM. when everything is calm, when there is no noise and when the cold light of the stars breathe holiness and a calm rapture enters into the soul of man. Let him wash his hands, feet, the crown of his head, and the nape of his neck with cold water. Let him put his shin bones to the ground and let the back of the thighs touch his calfs, and let him put his hands upon his knees, his fingers pointing toward the body. Let him now fix his eyes on the tip of his nose. To avoid tediousness he must always meditate on the inhalation and exhalation of his breath.

Besides the above this has many other advantages described elsewhere. It may be said here, by constant practise one is able to develop two distinct syllables in his thought. It is evident that when a man inhales a sound is produced like HAN. When exhaling the sound is SA. By constant practise, the breath becomes associated with these sounds so that effortlessly the mind understands HANSA in relationship to the Tattwas. Thus we see that one full breath makes HANS A which is the name of the Ruler of the Universe together with His Powers. They are exerted during natural phenomena. At this stage of perfection the Yogi should commence as follows.

Getting up at 2 or 3 in the morning and washing himself in the aforementioned manner, let him know and fix his mind upon the Tattwa then in course. If the Tattwa be Prithivi at that moment, think of it as something that is a yellow square, sweet smelling, small in size and able to eliminate all disease. Let him at the same time say LAM. It is very easy to imagine this.

Much the same is true of the other Tattwas which are described in the chart above, which the student should again consult. However, be aware that the words VAM are related to Apas, RAM to Tejas, PAM to Vayu, and HAM to Akasa.

By diligent practise these syllables become definitely associated with the Tattwas. When he repeats them the special Tattwa appears with as much force as he may will, and thus it is that a Yogi can cause whatever he likes — lightning, rain, wind, etc.

CURE OF DISEASES

 

Every disease causes the breath to flow out of the wrong nostril and the wrong Tattwa to come into course. When the breath is therefore restored to the proper nostril, and the proper Tattwa has been brought into course, do not expect that that is all to be done. If the disease be obstinate and the attack a violent one, one will have to persevere a long time before success is gained.

If success does not come quickly resort to use of the appropriate medications and Swara will soon be restored.

You may notice the Chandra Swara is generally the best for the cure of any disease. Its flow is an indication of the soundness of health. In colds, coughs and other diseases this Swara should flow.

No one Tattwa or Swara causes pain if it flows properly. In this state it should not be unduly meddled with, but when any one Tattwa or Swara becomes overdominant and causes disease it should be changed at once. Experience shows that the Apas and the Prithivi Tattwas are the only ones generally good for health. Indeed the fact that during the course of the Apas Tattwa the breath is felt 16 fingers breadth below the nose and during the Prithivi 12 fingers, argues that at those times there is a more sound and powerful working of body functions than when it is felt only 8 or 4 or no finger breadths below the nose.

Akasa therefore is the worst for health and when sick one would find Akasa, Vayu, or Tejas in course.

When need be therefore proceed in the following manner. After having changed the breath from the wrong nostril to the proper one, generally the left, and pressing the opposite by a cushion so that it may not change readily again, sit on an easy chair and bind the left thigh a little above the knee joint with a handkerchief. Shortly he will perceive that the Tattwa changes to the one immediately below it and so on; and then the next, etc. If he be an acute observor of bodily conditions he will perceive that slowly his mind is becoming more easy. Then let him tighten his bandage still more. When at last he reaches Prithivi, he will find his health a great deal better. Let him persevere in this state or still better the Apas Tattwa for some time, and return to it occasionally for some days even after the disease has disappeared. Undoubtly he will be cured.

FORECAST OF FUTURITY

 

Although a Yogi obtains the power of knowing everything that is, has been, or is to be, beyond the reach of the senses, yet generally he becomes indifferent to such knowledge. He forgets himself in his eternal presence before the Light, which breathes beauty into all we see in the world. We shall therefore represent him here revealing if not all his knowledge of futurity then only specific questions put to him by others. But our Neophytes may as well put the questions themselves, and then answer them according to the laws here laid down.

When a Yogi is asked a question, let him:

(a)                           Determine what Tattwa is in course. If it be Prithivi then the question is about something in the vegetable kingdom or where the element earth is dominant.

(b)                           If it be Apas the question relates to life, birth, death, etc.

(c)                           If Tejas the question concerns metals, gain or loss, etc.

(d)                           If Akasa the questioner has nothing to ask.

(e)                           If Vayu it relates to a journey.

 

These are but elementary things. The practical Yogi who can distinguish between the mixture of the Tattwas can name the particular things.

Now let him determine through which of his nostrils the breath is flowing, which is the fortnight then in course of passing, which the days and what direction of himself, the enquirer.

If the breath comes through the left nostril, to secure complete success the work which is the subject of the question and which will be specified under IDA, he must have the following coincidences. The fortnight must be bright. The day must be even, the direction must be east or north. If these things coincide the questioner will get what he wants.

Again if the Surya and Swara coincide with a dark fortnight, the day odd, the direction south and west, a similar result will be predicted, but only partially. The action will be of the sort described under Pingala.

If any of these coincide, the success will vary. It must be remembered that the breath at the time must not be flowing through the wrong nostril.

If the wrong Swara is at the commencement of the day the wrong Swara arises, the Lunar for the Solar or vica versa, one may expect something wrong. If it happens the first day there is sure to be some sort of anxiety. If the second some loss of money. If the third there will be a journey. If the fourth some dear object will be destroyed. If the fifth, loss of Kingdom. If the sixth loss of everything. If the seventh illness and pain are sure to come. If the eighth, death.

If the Sun breath flows in the morning and at noon, and the Moon in the evening, a sad discomforture will result, the reverse being a sign of Victory.

If a man, about to travel which coincides in direction with the empty nostril at the time, he will not get what he desires.

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Tattwas of the Golden Dawn and their Incredible Powers

By Robert Zink

Strange as it may seem, over the years I have read several Golden Dawn authors claim that the tattwas don’t belong in the Golden Dawn. As shocking as this may seem to many of you who study the Golden Dawn, some groups have eliminated the study and use of tattwas altogether.  Even more frightening, is that one of my prized students simply does not get how to invoke their incredible power, and therfore seldom teaches them.The study of the tattwas was traditionally placed in the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn, but the use of the tattwas is a potent Inner Order Adept tool. Different temples had different locations of where the study of the tattwas would take place. Most have the study begin in the Theoricus grade, but some of the Stella Matutina groups placed the study of the tattwas in later grades such as the Portal grade. Portal is the space between the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn and the Second Order.

The primary purpose of tattwas is the development into what is known as tattwa vision. This is a type of mental yoga. In brief, the yogis claim there is an invisible breath throughout the universe. It is often referred to as the” great breath” or swara. Much like the concept of divine spirit, this is universal life force.
The advanced teachings of the Golden Dawn (or Inner Order) have two types of Spirit, the one being active and the other passive. The same is similar with swara. This universal breath is either in a state of evolution or involution.

In the active stage, it is the breath of the sun, or Pingala. In its passive stage, it is the breath of the moon, known and Ida.

Now the swara is further divided into five modifications. These modifications are known as refined matter, because each has a distinct vibrational quality and function, plus a different form. They are called tattwas. Notice the similarity to the concept of the pentagram.

The tattwas are as follows:

(1) Akasa: ether or spirit; dark egg shape; akin to sound
(2) Vayu: gaseous air; a blue sphere; touch
(3) Tejas: fire, red triangle; sight
(4) Apas: liquid, water; silver crescent moon; taste
(5) Privithi: solid, yellow square; smell

Naturally, in the physical world all four states are invading the space of the other, and from this we get a mix or interchanged Tattwa. Thus, we end up with a total of 25 tatwa symbols. For example, Tegas in Vayu would be an example. (As a side note, if you have ever been in the vault of the Adepts, does this interchange of elements, equaling 25 remind you of anything?)

The tattwas flow in regular rotation throughout the nervous system of the human body. exactly as in the Universe. “As above, so Below.” (Emerald tablet of Hermes)

Rama Prasad in his famous book called, “Nature’s Finer Forces,” tells us that these tattwas in their aspect of negative and positive perform the whole process of creation on whatever plane of existence, and that everything that has been or is being on our planet has a legible record on the ether.
Now, if you accept that this askashic record is true, and that everything is recorded in these records, then it would absolutely make sense to develop your skills with the tattwas. Through development, practice and refinement of your skills, as an adept you will have a greater knowledge of what was, what is, and what is to come. You can see why many of the earlier adepts of the Golden Dawn held the use and practice of the Tatwas in high esteem.

In a later Stella Matutina manuscript it states, “The student will by degree become able to look into futurity at will, and have all the visible worlds before his eyes, and he will be able to command Nature; this power also lay bare the secret workings of the world.” By the power of this life force, willing, directed and controlled by an adept, any enemy can be destroyed, power, wealth, pressure etc. obtained.”

Obviously, it goes without saying that the use of the tattwas becomes a secret and powerful force in the use of healing. I personally have used these incredible forces for healing and was astounded at the results.

If you have been studying the tattwas, I would continue, and apply a signifiant amount of energy to your studies and practice. I believe they will amplify the rest of your Order work and give you more magical force with other techniques taught within the Golden Dawn. For those of you who are not part the Golden Dawn, I cannot urge you enough to download the book “Natures Finer Forces” by Rama Prasad. It is in public domain, and you will certainly reap great reward from the study of this book.

One final note, I would be concerned with any Order or group that wants to ignore the study of the tattwas. Additionally, I think most people could benefit from more time with the tattwas and often graduate from them too soon. Personally, I will never graduate from them, and as they serve me faithfully and magically to this day. These simple symbols awaken incredible power, and astral ability.  I teach them in the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn, not because they are simple, but magically, they are extremely effective.  The result of magic while using the tattwas is astonishing.

Your Brother in the Great Work,

Robert Zink
G.H. Frater P.D.R.
Imperator General of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn.

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Magicians Live in a Magical Crucible

By Robert Zink

Definition of a crucible:

The melting pot or the bottom of the fire where metal is usually found. It is also what alchemist used in the old days for turning lead into gold. 

The Outer Order of the Golden Dawn provides a crucible where spiritual development can be purified and rectified.  The negative qualities are exposed to the candidate along with positive qualities.  If the candidate is undaunted in his or her work, the result will be the formation of Gold that must develop in the Inner Order, generally in the Adeptus Major Grade.

The difficulty with a magical life is that you are always and forever living in the crucible.  You are burning away that which is unworthy of your next spiritual destination, transforming and firing the gold into a more perfect metal.  It never ends.

Living in the magical crucible as a way of life can be rewarding and challenging.  The magician is always and forever working on purification of the gold within, and yet at the same time doing and performing practical magic.

The magician is in the world but not of the world.  This means he or she does not buy into the trappings of the world or the limitations that others tend to believe in.  There are landmines along the path of the magical life style.  The magician must aspire to the highest level of integrity.  This does not apply only to the magical world  on their magical operations, it must apply to every aspect of the magicians life. There can be no exceptions.  The result of less than total honesty is to invoke the evil to react  upon the magician.

The magician must be transparent.  This does not mean that certain secrets can and should not be maintained.  What it does mean is that with the people the magician serves and teaches, and the family he or she loves, their must be complete transparency.  To do less is to send a message to the universe, the source of all magical power, that less that honesty can be employed in the magi’s workings.  Less than honest in all your workings and activities will result in impotent and powerless magic.

Remember, if you are a magician, you are always in the crucible.  You are always in the fire or transformation and, either your transform yourself  so that you can achieve the next magical and spiritual level, or you do not.

One of the problems with grades as used in the Golden Dawn is that they only indicate a snapshot of where a person likely is in time.  Once the photo is taken, anything can happen and the grade that was obtained can be lost in the twinkling of an eye.  The Magical lodge system tests the candidate with oaths and obligations that if surrendered, will naturally dilute the magician of his grade.  The reason is simple: the magician gave his word, not to another person, but to his or her higher Genius and the Lord of the Universe.

The magical path can be rewarding, providing the magician an edge in life and a ladder to higher states of spiritual consciousness.  It can be an empowering life.  “Remember oh neophyte to mark this day as day one and to always give due honor to the Lord of the Universe.”  Give honor though your actions of light, honesty and integrity and be bluntly honest with yourself and all you encounter.

In Light,

G.H. Frater P.D.R.

770

 

Occultist Jeff Randich (Frater AA) and His So Called Golden Dawn College

The Order of the Golden Dawn Collegium Spiritu Sancti is founded by a group of Adepts of diverse Esoteric, Metaphysical, and Occult backgrounds.  We have all worked in many different GD Orders and Western Mystery Traditions and share a collective passion for the Great Work.  Many of our Adepts, in fact, maintain membership and communication in different organizations while support of our membership here is our primary focus.  Our organization is small and selective in our members and submitting for membership only once does not necessarily guarantee you will be accepted.  We are happy to provide no-obligation orientations to applicants with the understanding that our orientation works as an exchange of information and we are as interested in hearing about what you have to bring to the organization as much as what you will receive in being part of it.

By Robert Zink

Every mystical or magical Order wants to put their best foot forward and create some sort of mystical history.  I really don’t have a problem with Orders and Churches wanting to entice new potential followers to see the value of their history.  The plain truth is that some of the Golden Dawn orders do have a mystical history, and others do not.  The so-called ‘Order of the Golden Dawn Collegium Spiritu Sancti’ is a disOrder born out of the schism and territorial fighting.  They claim in their opening gambit on their website is that they come from the “four corners of the world” (no, not the 4 quarters; the “four corners”).  The implication of the “four corners” assertion  meaning a diverse, eclectic group likewise is blatantly false!  Occultist Jeff Randich who lives in Joliet, IL, and Alex Walker who is a resident of the Denver area are the leaders of this new upstart organization.  Virtually all the adepts within this organization come from the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn.  Literally, every one of these people was initiated by Robert Zink, (G.H. Frater P.D.R.)!  This is the extent of their lineage.  So, let’s be honest and talk truth rather than claim some log cabin story that simply does not exist.  (By  a “log cabin story, ” I  refer to Abraham Lincoln’s purported rise to power from a lowly log cabin to  the White House as president of the United states. In modern Marketing, the term “log cabin story” refers to any story about a beginning whereby someone or a group overcame overwhelming odds.  Log cabin stories,  in this regard,  are always designed to make the persons who came from the Log Cabin look bigger than life.)

I support  any group that is promoting the GREAT WORK; however, it is essential that we be straight with the public.  It is obvious to anyone who reads the paragraph from above that, Jeff Randich and Alex Walker intended to write a deceptively on their website about where they came from and who they are.  Jeff Randich and Alex Walker along with a few others believe that somehow they are a college.  Frater AA or Jeff Randich  and Alex Walker in fact lowered the curriculum of the Golden Dawn that they received when they were members of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn. Lowering the requirements for advancement is hardly the expression of a group that claims to be college-like.

I wonder if it is possible for them to share the truth, which is that they felt it time for them to govern an Order and work under their own guidance; they want to maintain an establishment with lower-than-Golden-Dawn standards, and it is within their free will to do so; however, do not be fooled by groups claiming to be a “college” or by groups claiming to teach the mysteries of the True Golden Dawn when, in fact, these groups defile the values and standards taught by the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn! Groups such as Jeff Randich’s  wanted to lower standards and create some kind of watered-down so-called universal Golden Dawn that would appear to everyone.  Again, the truth is that all the higher grade members of this group were initiated by the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn.  This deceptive and schismatic  mentality that Jeff Randich and Alex Walker  engaged in is sadly prominent in the occult community.  We saw this with the great revolt against Mathers and the original Golden Dawn, we have seen it with Crowley who believed that he was he replacement for Mather Schisms and devilish attacks on our G.D. leadership seems to be a part of the Golden Dawn current.

Naturally, this kind of schismatic current is not limited to the Golden Dawn.  There are over 100,000 Christian sects.  Each one is born of schism or division.  The same is true with our Pagan brethren.  There could be 5 covens within a 1-mile radius. Each one of the coven may have come from another.  The reason  that someone is demonized and or a strong long cabin story is created is to provide reason and validity for a new offshoot.   I understand that this small temple in Joliet Ill wants to create a strong log cabin story, and I also understand the demonization of myself and others.  I just think in the year 2012 it is time to stop.  I believe that as a spiritual community we can move to the next level, the level of tolerance and respect. I believe that they can promote their Order in a truthful manner and reflect on their groups true origin rather than a log cabin story or continued demonization of myself or others.

People are looking for change.  They are looking for a way to find empowerment.  I will not be critical of how people in the occult community empower themselves as long as they do not create a “log cabin story” that does not exist, especially in these times, or build on the demonization of others.  There are three pillars on the tree of life.  We have seen the severity of all out GD flame wars and certainly no one wants that again.  The flame wars of the early 90′s did nothing to empower the egregore of the Golden Dawn.  Certainly as we approach 2012 this is the time for the invocation of the middle pillar is our relationships between orders and temples.

Your Brother in the Great Work,

G.H. Frater P.D.R.

Imperator General of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn

www.esotericgoldendawn.com

P.S,  In recent times both friends of mine,Pat Zaweleski and Nick Farrell have come under attack from John David Griffin of the AO/GD  I will be sharing my response to this attack on two powerful intellects within the GD community.

The Winter Vigil and the Magic of Light.

By Robert Zink

Back in the early 90′s, I wanted to take the focus of magic and place it not only on the self, yearning to unite with the Higher Genius, but I also felt that part of our work as Adepts was service to humanity.  This idea seemed at the time in harmony with early Rosicrucian concepts and so over a series of event and rituals our Order moved in the direction to a level of stronger service to humanity.  In this blog, I will not go into all the missions we participated in, but suffice it to say that our Second Order was very active in everything from feeding the hungry to peace in the Middle East.

I believed then, as I do now, that our magical skills can and should be used to touch other lives for good.  This is one of the reasons why my students are taught how to use the magic of Light for healing–both physical and spiritual.  This is one of the reasons I have studied healing from every credible source I could find.  I believe that magic has a much greater role than what most people give it credit for.

I wanted a ritual that could be done over a 24-hour period.  I designed a magical Vigil that adepts and higher grade members can and have done for several years now.  It  is called the Winter Solstice Vigil.  This Vigil is done over a 24 -hour period.  We simply call it the “Winter Vigil. ” Each year, a purpose is decided on and the adepts will focus on that purpose for 24 hours.  It is an amazing event! There are specific rubrics to the magical Vigil; while they have changed from time to time, it is still based on a magical rites being invoked hourly for 24 hours.

I am convinced that magic is beginning to make some movement back into mainstream society.  I think this is good.  As Crowley said, “Magic is for all.”  The word magic is  wearing a variety of disguises from the Law of Attraction to positive thinking, but the concepts are somewhat the same. I also believe that if we want the teachings of Hermes and Magic to play a greater role in our society for the greater good, then we need to devote some magical time to helping and serving others.  The Winter Vigil is such a rite.

www.esotericgoldendawn.com

Your Brother in the Great Work,

G.H, Frater P.D.R.

Robert Zink

Imperator General of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn

One Mystical Life Can Change the World.

By Robert Zink

Many of us feel alone from time to time; there may even be times when we say to ourselves: I am alone in an abyss of darkness as the Hierophant says in the Neophyte Initiation. We live in a world full of faces we do not recognize, people we do not know; most of us are strangers in our own neighborhoods, workplaces, and sometimes even in our own homes. We touch the world through our own private senses, connecting only through the filter of touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste; behind theses senses, we are alone in an abyss of darkness. We may feel like outcasts– like superfluous parts with no place in a great machine. The path of Initiation is designed to change this; the Hierophant further explains: from an abyss of Darkness came I forth ere my birth, from the silence of a primal sleep: the initiation awakens us from sleep. Before birth we are separated from the world through our mother; we may be partially aware of the world beyond, but we are necessarily sealed from it. Birth pulls us into a strange new world and we must cut the cord to the world of darkness we left behind. Initiation rents the curtain, which separates us from the invisible, and we are thrust into contact and interaction with a much larger world. We no longer exist in an abyss of darkness; we become an active member in the great, Divine Body.

As individuals we live much like animals; we eat, sleep, mate, and seek shelter. If we feel empty and lost living this way it is because we are meant for so much more. We are called to the grand purpose of joining Divine Light. When we become activated in the Divine Body we become part of something greater than ourselves.  We give meaning to our lives by serving the great, divine purpose. We take our rightful place among the vast array of archangels, angels, kings, rulers, seniors, and all the divine beings of Light which work in harmony with divine will. We are no longer limited to the buffer of our five senses. We fully commune with the Divine Body of the Universe. As individuals we serve little purpose, much in the way a single body part serves little purpose: an eye is effectively useless if is not attached to the head, working harmoniously with the whole body. Our value is expressed not as lone individuals, but instead it is expressed as components in union with the Divine Body. We call one another brother and sister because we are one, joined in will and purpose within Divine Light. When something good happens to our brother or sister, we all rejoice and benefit; when something bad happens to our brother or sister, we all rush to their aid. Just as when you smash your finger, your whole body reacts, so do we react when anything befalls a brother or a sister. We are not alone.

While it is certainly true that all things are subject to and serve divine will, we as children of Divine Light posses free will; we have a choice whether or not to align ourselves willingly with Divine Light. We may choose to direct our will toward anything we wish; however, we benefit greatly when we freely choose to direct our will toward serving Divine Light each and every day and harmonize fully with the Divine Body.  This harmonization elevates us and helps us grow. The more you choose to harmonize with divine will, the more elevated you become and better able to direct magical power. You will also develop a deep connection with the Divine Body, that is to say your connection with God and your Higher Genius will deepen as will your connection with archangels, angels and the vast hierarchy of divine beings and of course with your human brothers and sisters in the Light, both past and present. You will no longer be alone in an abyss of darkness, but you will be born into an exciting world of endless possibilities where there is deep connection with other people and other beings, a world which comprises an infinite empire of Light. To find out more of this exciting world of possibilities along the Path of Initiation, click here: http://www.esotericgoldendawn.com/.

G.H. Frater P.D.R.

Robert Zink

Imperator General of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn

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The year 2011 is now coming to a close; the New Year is dawning, bringing with it new hopes and dreams. In the Empire of Light you are never alone, therefore one person, one life connected and aligned with the Divine White Brilliance has an endless resource at his or her disposal. 2012 can be your best year ever; it can be your best year not because of your resolutions, but because your will is in full harmony with your true purpose. You may now awake from the slumber that has limited your potential and inner power and begin to connect and harmonize with the Light and the countless spiritual beings, which comprise the Empire of Light.

Inheritor of a dying world, we call thee to the living beauty. Wanderer in the wild Darkness, we call thee to the gentle Light. Long have thou dwelt in the darkness, quit the night and seek the day. 0=0, the Neophyte Initiation of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn.

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How to Invoke Physical Healing with the Middle Pillar Exercise

By Robert Zink

There is nothing new about the concept of orgasmic energy being used for healing.  This teaching is part of the secret teachings of the Tao.  I am not going to go into depth in this paper on the Tao.  That would be for a different discussion on a different venue.  What I am about to do is to make some alchemical pre-suppositions on the tantric current and explain some differences between the tantric current and the Golden Dawn concept of lighting up the tree on the sphere of sensation.  My main focus is the use of Regardie’s Middle Pillar exercise for healing of the physical body.

 

Israel Regardie was the creative developer of the Middle Pillar ritual.  Many people think that the middle pillar ritual is a classical Golden Dawn ritual.  This is patently not true.  Adepts in the Golden dawn were taught to light up the entire tree on their sphere of sensation.  Regardie however believed that strengthening of the middle pillar of the pillar of mildness in the sphere of sensation was critical to the progression of the magical student.  I agree.  This exercise involves the visualization and vibration of the Divine names of the pillar of Air, within the microcosmic sphere of sensation.  Air is the reconciler between the active energy of fire and the passive energy of water.

 

In the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn, we teach people to do the middle pillar exercise.  Considering that even up to Adeptus Minor the student of the Divine mysteries is taught to turn not to the left nor the right but only by the middle path is true progress made.  This is taught in the extreme in our Order’s Portal ritual, and carried on into the Adeptus Minor grade.

 

The middle pillar exercise is a wonderful way to balance and harmonize forces within the sphere of sensation, but it is also a powerful way to raise energy for magical operations.  The energy does not go through the dissolving phase often associated with lighting up the entire tree.

 

There are secrets to lighting up the entire tree, but these secrets are not in print and often out of range from most minor adepts.  Therefore, I strongly suggest the use of the middle pillar ritual on a regular basis.

 

In alchemy we use powerful symbolism of the sun and the moon.  The sun is the conscious mind and the moon is the unconscious mind.  The sun is the active, the moon the passive.  The sun is the masculine while the moon is feminine.  There are different kinds of circulations of alchemy as well.  The sun relates to the greater circulation of alchemy while the moon refers to the lesser circulation of plant alchemy.

 

The different types of energy circulations within the body can also be related to the sun and the moon.  The greater circulation is solar in nature and refers to the lighting up of the tree from the top down or following the path of the flaming sword, while the lesser circulation refers to the energy coming from the groin, sexual energy climbing up the spine to the head as the lesser circulation.  This would be the lunar circulation and rightfully so.  Considering that the Yesodic center is the home of the moon, this circulation makes more sense.

 

I remember on high level adept who was yelling and screaming at me that the lesser circulation of orgasmic energy up the spine was dangerous and not part of GD teachings.  Had he continued his studies in our Order a little longer he would have learned differently.  It is not my job to begin a debate on the subject, other that to stress that both serve in the healing process of the sphere of sensation.  There are specific Taoist method of using this energy for healing of the body.  These methods have thousands of years of a proven track record.  I would like to assert that the use of Regaride’s middle pillar ritual, which is based primarily on Golden Dawn classical teachings, can be used in such a manner as well.

 

 

I am not going to go thorough the process of the middle pillar ritual.  This can be found is several books including the book entitled. “ The Middle Pillar “ by Israel Regardie.  Here is the variation that I suggest you employ.

 

1. Do the middle pillar exercise
2. Circulate the light within your sphere of sensation
3. Then focus the light on the portion of the body that requires healing or attention
4. Mummy wrap the light around your organ or whatever part of the body you are focusing on.  Do this for about 5 to 10 minutes
5. Conclude the ritual in the normal fashion

 

 

The concept is incredibly simply.  All I can say is to give it a try and prove it to yourself.  This method has been used by Taoist masters with the Yesodic circulation for thousands of years and I am certain that the greater or solar circulation of light will prove to be every bit as effective if not more.  I urge you to write me and share with me your personal success, or experience.  Thank You.

 

In L.V.X.

Robert Zink

G.H. Frater Pro Deo et Rege

www.esotericgoldendawn.com

Synergize Your Human and Divine Natures

By Robert Zink

The power of the human experience cannot be underestimated.  We are human and our best experiences of Light, joy, and pleasure come from expressing our total humanness and synergizing it with our Divine nature.  This is yet another form of the marriage of the sun and the moon, as the alchemist would say.  In western mysticism it is the union of the pillars of Hermes and Solomon.  Incredible things happen in your life when you stand in between the two pillars and learn the dance of life, which is to balance them.

The difficulty in balancing these pillars, or allowing the totality of your humanness to come forth, is that you will be branded by the lower mind as evil or at the very least nuts or careless.  Be you.

Think for a moment of the Master Jesus who is accused of just about every crime possible. He was accused of being too human.  His message was lost to many because they could not accept his human nature.  The Pharisees did what ignorant people do; they even created lies about the Master Jesus.  If the crime is not big enough the accuser will up the ante and create fictional stories.  This is what happens to many masters and teachers.  Be You.

We know that Solomon, David and Moses were all punished for by what some believe was God for being too human.  I believe that men who wanted to make a point wrote these accounts.  The point is that you cannot be a magical or spiritual leader, or a great healer if  you have a human nature.  Be You.  Embrace both the spiritual and the physical.

In modern times we see how a magician name Aleister Crowley was ostracized from society not for his magical abilities or powers but for his humanness.  The same happened to others including MacGregor Mathers, the founder of the Golden dawn. His humanness was used as a weapon Golden Dawn try to oust him from the power that be could not accept that Mathers had a human side when for years he demonstrated only a super human side to his personality.  They did not even like the idea he was attending Catholic Church.

The list could go on and on.  But humanness is important to our experience too.  We were not given a body to deny it, unless that is your chosen path.  We were given a body to embrace it and all the joys begin in the body can give.  When we marry the pleasures of the human experience with the joys of the spirit we are complete.  We can be truly a body/mind or in KaBALLAH  a Genius, Neschemah, Ruach, and Nephesch all working in harmony and Light.

I’m getting tired of magicians that don’t believe in magic.

By Robert Zink

Can you imagine if MacGregor Mathers the founder of the Golden Dawn had come upon Dr. John Dee’s Enochian materials and had discarded it because it was channeled by Edward Kelly? Why did Mathers keep the material and not discard it because it had been channeled or skryed?  Because there was value in the material.  I am tired of so-called magician who do not believe in magic.

Can you imagine if the entire body of the Second Order has not accepted the Second Order initiation because it was channeled by Moina Mathers?  Again the value was and is in the message.  Again, I am tired of magician who do not believe in magic.

Channeled message must be tested.  They do come through human conduits.  It is more that intuition and less than your own Holy Higher Genius talking to you.  It should be considered sacred, but not literal, as many time the message of a channeled angel is a metaphor for something else.  Magician go through elaborate works to invoke spirits, angels and the like and then doubt the message.  If this isn’t an exercise in mental masturbation I don’t know what is.

We are moving into a time where there are more messages from all kinds of sources.  The works of Edgar Cayce are legendary.  Our mind is the connecting link with the higher.  If we are doing the work, then lets give the message a chance to empower our life.  I am getting tired of magicians that don’t believe in magic.

Here is my advice, weigh the message before you hang the messenger.

 

Robert Zink

Pro Deo et Rege

Imperator General of the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn

Power Week, Summer Conclave created 15 years ago by a few adepts of the E.O.G.D.

It was 16 year ago during a hot August in Southern California.  I was sitting in my back yard on a hot summer night and I was wondering what our Order could do during the month of August to create some excitement.  Most people don’t know this, but is Southern California in August, everyone goes to the beach, every chance they get.  People are camping or going to festivals.  I began to meditate and suddenly I began to see people from all over the world coming to a week long event.  I did not know what to call it, so In thought about it and what we would do.

A number of our members have never gone through a physical initiation.  They have been initiated astrally.  I thought about how other groups required that they purchase expensive tickets to come out for one initiation at a time.  This did not seem fair to me.  I began to conjure in my mind that someone could go through two or three grades in a year.  Therefore, we needed to have every initiation possible for our members.  To me, the whole concept of guiding an Order is about serving the members, not the other way around.

I began to visualize what they might get from the event.  The answer became the name, Golden Dawn Power Week, Summer Conclave.  Over the year we have had people come from every part of the world.  It is exciting.

This year the Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn will  celebrate at the Temple of Isis, the 15th annual Power Week, Summer Conclave.  You might have seen the non-GD classes that will be available at Power Week.  What you have not seen is the week long cram packed classes that will be available to members only.

Power Week 2011 will be a special one, because it is a time of magical expansion and developing inner skills.  For too long, the powers that be have opted to keep those seeking the magical path in the dark, only providing half the equation.  Well, we plan to blow the lid off, during this Power Week 2011.  You can subscribe to our official twitter account and get hourly updates of what is going on at Power Week 2011.

I personally want to thank all those who have given of their time and energy over the years to make Power Week, Summer Conclave the largest Golden Dawn event in the world.  You have given you energy and we deeply appreciate it.  Now we move forward…

Pax,

Robert Zink

G.H. Frater P.D.R.

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