Qabalistic Cross

The Qabalistic Cross is one of the key rituals practiced by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It can be used for centering consciousness, focus, breaking patterns, anxiety, stress, stabalizing and balancing the aura, clearing energy centers, preventing stagnation, prep for receiving divine energy, protection from negative energy.

The Qabalistic Cross opens and closes LBRP

Visual Guide

Ritual Steps: Qabalistic Cross

1. Close your eyes and breath deep. On the inhale, imagine yourself growing larger and larger.
2. Continue up into the stratosphere, out into space, beyond the Milky Way, till you are so tall that you can't even see your feet still standing on Earth. Visualize this all the way up.
   • Since we have tech now, you can optionally use programs or videos to practice what this visualization would look like (like zooming out on Google Earth till you're in space, or watching onboard shuttle footage during a launch.).
3. Take a few moments at this massive size to look around and appreciate the view from out here in the universe.
4. Visualize a blinding white light, at the top edge of the universe which is the source of creation. Imagine it coming down from above you across vast distances in a column, to go right into the top of your head. As it touches your head, you should touch your first two fingers of your right hand to your forehead, inhale, and then recite the mantra "Ateh" (pronounced ah-tay). You should say it in a drawn out forceful way that vibrates through your body (think of the classic meditative "ohmmmm"), I will refer to this as "entoning" below.
5. Inhale as you visualize the light going through your body and out of your feet to the bottom edge of the universe. Touch your fingers to your heart and exhale and entone the mantra "Malkuth" (pronounced mahl-kooth). The light will grow brighter with each step of the ritual.
6. Similarly touch your right shoulder and visualize light coming out of your center and reaching to the right edge of the univese, as you entone "Vegeburah" (pronounced vey-geb-boo-rah).
7. Now your left shoulder the same as the right, visualizing light coming from your center and reaching the left edge of the universe, as you entone "Vegehdulah" (pronounced vey-ged-dool-lah)
8. You should know be on a cross of light that reaches across the universe. Take a moment to visualize and appreciate this.
9. Inhale, fold your hands over your heart and entone "Le Olam, Amen" (pronounced lee oh-lom ah-men)
10. Clap your hands and slowly return to a normal state of mind.

Meanings

Term	Pronounciation	Definition
Ateh	ah-tay	Thou Art
Malkuth	mal-kooth	The Kingdom
Vegeburah	vey-geb-boo-rah	The Power
Vegehdula	vey-ged-dool-ah	The Glory
Le Olam	lee oh-lom	Forever
Amen	ah-men	So Be It