If I live far away from an authorized Temple,
how can I become a True Initiate?
The answer to your
question is found in a document upon which virtually the entire magical system of the West
is based on. This document is called the Emerald Tablet
of Hermes. You may read the entire tablet on-line, but in essence it states that
"the things below are a reflection of the things above," and vice-versa.
Essentially, all magical operations take
advantage of this principal stated in the Emerald Tablet. The magician or Qabalist raises
him/herself up to the highest state possible and plants the seed in the higher world that
will eventually bear fruit in the physical world.
From this Qabalistic point of view, the
magician creates images in the world of Briah under the authority of Atziluth. Within a
short period of time the images empowered in this more quintessent world will take on
shape, form and dimension in the lower worlds of Yetzirah and Assiah.
Astral Initiation works on the same sound
premise. It is not a substitute for a good, well-run physical Temple and Initiation. But
then if you live in all but a handful of cities in the world and do not have the financial
ability to visit a physical temple site, then Correspondence Membership and Astral
Initiation is the most effective tool for the Initiation process into the Golden Dawn.
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