Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited
Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited
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96 The <strong>Kabbalah</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong><br />
Apart from <strong>the</strong> Astral Body <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> individual human being, we also<br />
have <strong>the</strong> Astral Body <strong>of</strong> various o<strong>the</strong>r energies that can equally affect us.<br />
One example is <strong>the</strong> Astral Body formed through groups <strong>of</strong> people and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir emotions. Ano<strong>the</strong>r is <strong>the</strong> Astral Body <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Planet Earth itself. A<br />
contributing factor here is <strong>the</strong> energies from <strong>the</strong> Zodiac which ate Astral<br />
in emanation. In group Astral energy we have <strong>the</strong> effect <strong>of</strong> various religious<br />
organizations and Hermetic Orders, such as <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong>,<br />
which generates a great deal <strong>of</strong> power on <strong>the</strong> Astral level. It is this energy<br />
that is tapped through ritual and pushed through to <strong>the</strong> E<strong>the</strong>ric bodies<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> groups or <strong>of</strong> individuals involved in ritual work. Equinox is a particularly<br />
good example, where contacts with energies and thought-forms<br />
are done through <strong>the</strong> Astral Body <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Order as a whole. This also<br />
opens <strong>the</strong> doors to individual contact.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r example <strong>of</strong> Astral energy at work through <strong>the</strong> individual is<br />
<strong>the</strong> Banishing Ritual <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pentagram, which can be done ei<strong>the</strong>r on <strong>the</strong><br />
E<strong>the</strong>ric or Astral level, depending on <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> competence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
operator. A good rule <strong>of</strong> thumb is that if one wishes to do ei<strong>the</strong>r a Pentagram<br />
or Hexagram ritual in <strong>the</strong> Astral, that is, without physical movement,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Astral level is <strong>the</strong>n tapped and utilized.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r example <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Astral in ritual is <strong>the</strong> Vault <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Adepti<br />
in which no invocations or banishing can be done due to <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong><br />
Vault functions on <strong>the</strong> Astral level. To bring any form <strong>of</strong> mundane physical<br />
movement into <strong>the</strong> Vault would reduce <strong>the</strong> interior energy to function<br />
on <strong>the</strong> E<strong>the</strong>ric level. When in <strong>the</strong> Vault, <strong>the</strong> Adept must be able to<br />
reach and work from <strong>the</strong> Astral level so that <strong>the</strong> higher energies can be<br />
tapped. The E<strong>the</strong>ric energies do, however, exist in <strong>the</strong> Vault by virtue <strong>of</strong><br />
its color scheme, but this is merely a web that uses <strong>the</strong> colors to draw<br />
down <strong>the</strong> Astral power. Once again, to achieve this successfully depends<br />
on <strong>the</strong> Will <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Temple Officers or Adepti and for <strong>the</strong> E<strong>the</strong>ric level is<br />
never utilized directly within <strong>the</strong> Vault.<br />
The next level to consider is <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Astral Body on <strong>the</strong> physical<br />
plane <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Earth. Bythis I mean <strong>the</strong> ability to astrally travel to any part<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> globe, return and give an accurate account <strong>of</strong> what is happening<br />
<strong>the</strong>re, whe<strong>the</strong>r it be next door or <strong>the</strong> next country. The Astral Body will,<br />
during sleep, shock, or direction, actually vacate <strong>the</strong> physical body at certain<br />
times with an attachment <strong>of</strong> a silver cord to <strong>the</strong> solar plexus center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
E<strong>the</strong>ric Body. This type <strong>of</strong> voyaging with <strong>the</strong> Astral Bodycan be induced by