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Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn - First Knowledge Lecture (Part 1) PDF

The document summarizes several key concepts from ancient traditions: 1) It describes the four classical elements - fire, air, earth, water - and their associations with different conditions of heat and moisture. 2) It lists the 12 zodiac signs and how they are grouped among the four elements in sets of three signs called triplicities. 3) It outlines the seven classical planets known to ancient astronomers, including the moon and two lunar nodes. 4) It provides a brief overview of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, their numerical values, and symbolic meanings.

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Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn - First Knowledge Lecture (Part 1) PDF

The document summarizes several key concepts from ancient traditions: 1) It describes the four classical elements - fire, air, earth, water - and their associations with different conditions of heat and moisture. 2) It lists the 12 zodiac signs and how they are grouped among the four elements in sets of three signs called triplicities. 3) It outlines the seven classical planets known to ancient astronomers, including the moon and two lunar nodes. 4) It provides a brief overview of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, their numerical values, and symbolic meanings.

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I.

The Four Elements of the Ancients are duplicated conditions of:

Heat and Dryness Fire

Heat and Moisture Air

Cold and Dryness Earth

Cold and Moisture Water

II. Zodiac

ARIES - the Ram - 21 March to 20 April

TAURUS - the Bull - 21 April to 21 May

GEMINI - the Twins - 22 May to 21June

CANCER - the Crab - 22 June to 22 July

LEO - the Lion - 23 July to 22 August

VIRGO - the Virgin - 23 August to 23 September

LIBRA - the Scales - 24 September to 23 October

SCORPIO - the Scorpion - 24 October to 22 November

SAGITTARIUS - the Archer - 23 November to 21 December

CAPRICORN - the Goat - 22 December to 20 January

AQUARIUS - the Water-bearer - 21 January to 19 February

PISCES - the Fishes - 20 February to 20 March


These twelve signs are distributed among the for Triplicities, or sets of three signs, each being

attributed to one of the four Elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the
Zodiac.

Thus to Fire Belong: Aries , Leo , Sagittarius

Thus to Earth Belong: Taurus , Virgo , Capricorn

Thus to Air Belong: Gemini , Libra , Aquarius

Thus to Water Belong Cancer , Scorpio , Pisces

III. The Planets

To the Ancients, six Planets were known, besides the Sun, which they classed with the

planets. They also assigned certain planetary values to the North and south Nodes of the Moon that
is, the points where her orbit touches that of the Ecliptic.

These they named :

Caput Draconis Head of the Dragon

Cauda Draconis Tail of the Dragon

In modern reckoning Neptune and Herschel (Uranus) have largely replaced Caput and Cauda
Draconis respectively.

IV. The Old Planets are:

Saturn

Jupiter

Mars

Sol

Venus
Mercury
Luna (the Moon)
V. The Hebrew Alphabet

Letter Name Power Final Value Meaning


Aleph A 1 Ox
Beth B,V 2 House
Gimel G,Gh 3 Camel
Daleth D,Dh 4 Door
He H 5 Window
Vau O,U,V 6 Pin or Hook
Zayin Z 7 Sword or Armor
Cheth Ch 8 Fence, Enclosure
Teth T 9 Snake
Yod I,Y 10 Hand
Kaph K,Kh 20,500 Fist

Lamed L 30 Ox Goad
Mem M 40,600 Water
Nun N 50,700 Fish

Samekh S 60 Prop
Ayin As,Ngh 70 Eye
Pe P,Ph 80,800 Mouth

Tzaddi Tz 90,900 Fish-hook

Qoph Q 100 Ear, back of head

Resh R 200 Head


Shin S,Sh 300 Tooth
Tau T,Th 400 Cross

Each letter represents a number and also has a meaning. Five letters have a different shape when

written at the end of a word (remember, Hebrew is read right to left). Mem is the only final with an

oblong shape. Kaph, Nun, Pe, and Tzaddi have tails that come below the line when written as
finals. Hebrew Letters are Holy Symbols. They should be carefully drawn, and square.

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