Ritual Use of Magical Tools

by Cicero, Chic; Cicero, Sandra Tabatha

• ISBN13: 9781567181432
• ISBN10: 1567181430
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd

Summary

Creating Magical Tools gave instructions on how to make over 60 magical implements. Now, Ritual Use of Magical Tools demonstrates how to consecrate these implements and use them in a wide variety of rituals -- including banishings, invocations, godform assumptions, divinations, talisman consecrations, Middle Pillar Rituals, healing rituals, guided visualizations, and much more.

Author Biography

Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero (Florida) are Senior adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. xxv
An Overview of the Golden Dawn System	p. xxviii
An Overview of This Book	p. xxix
Rituals by Grade	p. xxx
Words as Tools	p. xxxiii
Pronunciations of Certain Words Used in Ritual	p. xxxiii
The Grade Signs	p. xxxv
Essential Rituals, Adorations, and Exercises	p. xxxvii
The Qabalistic Cross	p. xxxviii
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram	p. xxxviii
The Adoration to the Lord of the Universe	p. xxxix
The Analysis of the Keyword	p. xxxix
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram	p. xli
The Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram	p. xli
The Exercise of the Middle Pillar	p. xliii
Implements of the Neophyte Grade	p. 1
A Ritual Meditation on the Altar	p. 2
A Ritual Meditation on the Cross and Triangle	p. 3
A Ritual Meditation on the Banners of the East and West	p. 4
A Ritual Meditation on the Pillars	p. 7
A Ritual Meditation on the Throne of the Stolistes	p. 7
Consecration Ritual for a Tiphareth Talisman	p. 11
Spiritual Development Ritual	p. 21
The Supreme Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (SBRP)	p. 29
An Invocation of Hermes-Thoth	p. 30
The Rite of Self-Purification	p. 37
The Rite of Self-Consecration	p. 39
A Meditation on the Tau Robe	p. 41
A Ritual Meditation on the Nemyss	p. 43
Assumption of Godforms: A Guided Meditation	p. 44
The Rite of Assumption to the Godform of Thme	p. 56
Implements of the Elemental Grades	p. 63
Invocation of Earth and Meditation on the Fylfot Cross	p. 64
A Journey on the Thirty-second Path of Tau	p. 67
Invocation of Air and Meditation on the Caduceus Badge	p. 74
A Journey on the Thirty-first of Shin	p. 78
A Journey on the Thirtieth Path of Resh	p. 85
Invocation of Water and a Meditation on the Stolistes Cup Badge	p. 91
A Journey on the Twenty-ninth Path of Qoph	p. 94
A Journey on the Twenty-eighth Path of Tzaddi	p. 100
A Journey on the Twenty-seventh Path of Peh	p. 106
Invocation of Fire and a Meditation on the Hegemon's Cross Badge	p. 112
Implements of the Portal Hall	p. 117
A Guided Visualization for the Portal Grade	p. 117
The Rite of Self-Purification Through Salt	p. 123
The Rite of Self-Consecration Through Sulfur	p. 127
A Meditation on the Portal Lamens	p. 130
Purification of the Elements Within	p. 132
Supreme Convocation of the Watchtowers	p. 137
Implements of the Second Order	p. 147
A Guided Alchemical Journey for the Adept	p. 148
The Supreme Invocation of Eth	p. 154
Consecration of a Lunar Talisman	p. 159
The Opening of the Spheres by Key	p. 170
The Rite of Assumption to the Godform of Osiris	p. 173
A Meditation on the Cross of Victory	p. 177
Charging the Guardians of the Temple	p. 182
A Meditation on the Miniature Vault Wall	p. 186
The Adept's Personal Temple	p. 189
Consecration of the Lotus Wand	p. 190
The Lotus Wand: An Invocation of Aries	p. 196
Consecration of the Rose Cross Lamen	p. 200
The Rose Cross Lamen: A Rite of Healing	p. 206
Consecration of the Magic Sword	p. 208
Consecration Ritual for the Four Elemental Weapons	p. 212
The Pentacle: Invoking the Powers of Earth	p. 228
The Dagger: Invoking the Powers of Air	p. 232
The Water Cup: Invoking the Powers of Water	p. 234
The Fire Wand: Invoking the Powers of Fire	p. 237
Non-traditional Implements	p. 241
The Outer Wand of Double Power	p. 241
The Ritual of the Rose Cross	p. 243
Uses of the Rose Cross Ritual	p. 244
Consecration of the Geomancy Box	p. 245
Geomantic Divination	p. 246
The Mechanics of Geomancy	p. 247
Ritual Use of the Spirit Wand	p. 258
The Sephirotic Wand: An Invocation of Binah	p. 258
The Wand for Tarot Divination	p. 263
The Ten Card Spread	p. 264
Glossary	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 275
Index	p. 277
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