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Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited

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168 The <strong>Kabbalah</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong><br />

that is how <strong>the</strong> book was designed, yet when a <strong>the</strong>ory holds a certain<br />

truth it can be applied almost on any level-whe<strong>the</strong>r it be mental, spiritual,<br />

or practical, and is <strong>the</strong> foundation for <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Macrocosm<br />

and <strong>the</strong> Microcosm.<br />

THE FIFIY GATES OF UNDERSTANDING<br />

This section, which has been briefly mentioned earlier in <strong>the</strong> text, may be<br />

a surprise to find in <strong>the</strong> alchemical section. Within <strong>the</strong> past <strong>the</strong>re have<br />

been some very weird and wonderful explanations <strong>of</strong> this document but,<br />

as I understand it, it is purely alchemical and is <strong>the</strong> skeletonic framework<br />

<strong>of</strong> and key to breaking down <strong>the</strong> alchemical manuscript "Homer's <strong>Golden</strong><br />

Chain.,,176The text <strong>of</strong> this paper is related to <strong>the</strong> Sephirah <strong>of</strong> Binah­<br />

Understanding.<br />

First Order: Elementary<br />

1. Chaos, Hvle,The first matter<br />

2. Formless, void, lifeless<br />

3. The Abyss<br />

4. Origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Elements<br />

5. Earth (no seed germs)<br />

6. Water<br />

7. Air<br />

8. Fire<br />

9. Differentiation <strong>of</strong> qualities<br />

10. Mixture and combination<br />

Second Order: Decad <strong>of</strong> Evolution<br />

11. Minerals differentiate<br />

12. Vegetable principles appear<br />

13. Seeds germinate in moisture<br />

116Homers <strong>Golden</strong> Chain," was a manuscript that was given considerable attention at <strong>the</strong> 5=6 level<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> and was based on a translation by <strong>Pat</strong>tinson, a prominent <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> and<br />

S.R.I.A member who was also an alchemist. This manuscript was never deemed <strong>of</strong>ficial but was<br />

frequently referred to. In Sword <strong>of</strong> Wisdom, l<strong>the</strong>l Colquhoun referred [0 <strong>the</strong> Kirchweger rranslation<br />

as <strong>the</strong> one being used in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> but this is in error; it was <strong>the</strong> Bacstrom version.

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