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'Let the influence of Thy Divine Ones descend upon my head, and teach me the value of Self-
Sacrifice: so that I shrink not in the hour of trial; but that my Name may be written upon High, and
that my Genius may stand in the Presence of the Holy One: in that hour when the Son of Man is
evoked before the Lord of Spirits; and His Name in the presence of the Ancient of Days. O Lord of
the Universe! grant Thou that upon me may shine forth the Light of my Higher Soul. Let me be
guided by the help of my Genius unto Thy Throne of Glory, Ineffable in the centre of the World of
Life and Light.
'From Thy Hands, O Lord, cometh all good! from Thy Hands flow down all grace and blessing! The
Characters of Heaven with Thy Finger hast thou traced: but none can read them save he that hath been
taught in Thy school! Therefore, even as servants look unto the hands of their masters, and handmaids
unto the hands of their mistresses, even so our eyes look up unto Thee! For Thou alone art our help, O
Lord our God! Who should not extol Thee, O Lord of the Universe! Who should not praise Thee! All
belongeth unto Thee! Either Thy love or Thine anger all must again re-enter! Nothing canst Thou
lose, for all things tend unto Thine Honour and Majesty! Thou art Lord alone, and there is none beside
Thee! Thou dost what Thou wilt with Thy Mighty Arm: and none can escape from Thee! Thou alone
helpest in their necessity the humble, the meek-hearted and the poor, who submit themselves unto
Thee! And whomsoever humbleth himself in dust and ashes before Thee; to such a one art Thou
propitious!
'Who should not praise Thee then, Lord of the Universe, who should not extol Thee! Unto whom there
is none like; whose dwelling is in Heaven and in the virtuous and God-fearing Heart!
'O God the Vast One! Thou art in all things!
'O Nature! Thou Self from Nothing - for what else can I call Thee! I, in myself, I am nothing! I, in
Thee, I am all Self: and exist in Thy Selfhood from nothing! Live Thou in me: and bring me unto that
Self which is in Thee! For my victory is in the Cross and the Rose!
'The Voice of My Higher Soul said unto me: let me enter the path of Darkness: peradventure thus may
I obtain the Light! I am the only being in an Abyss of Darkness: from the Darkness came I forth ere
my birth, from the Silence of a primal sleep.
'And the voice of ages answered unto my Soul: child of Earth! The Light shineth in the Darkness; but
the Darkness comprehendeth it not!' (14)
It is possible however to approach self initiation in another, less intensive way. This technique is an
extension of the path workings and skryings outlined in Chapter Six. The actual work is no less
demanding, and the persistence and discipline is no less rigorous - but it is possible to proceed at a
gentler pace that may be more suited to the modern magician who has to concern himself with earning
a living and, in many cases, family ties.
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[14] Extracted from passages used in the Neophyte initiation ritual of the Golden Dawn.
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