Cubical Alter

The Double Cubical Alter, used in the rituals of the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn. An alter formed of two black cubes.

From the Neophyte Initiation Ritual:

The Double Cubical Altar in the center of the Hall is an emblem of visible Nature or the Material Universe, concealing within herself the mysteries of all dimensions, while revealing her surface to the exterior senses. It is a double cube because, as the Emerald Tablet has said, " The things that are below are a reflection of the things that are above." The world of men and women created to unhappiness is a reflection of the world of Divine Beings created to happiness. It is described in the Sepher Yetzirah of the Book of Formation, as, " An Abyss of Height" and " An abyss of Depth," " An Abyss of the East" and " An Abyss of the West," " An Abyss of the North" and " An Abyss of the South." The Altar is black because, unlike Divine Beings who unfold in the Element of Light, the Fires of created Beings arise from Darkness and obscurity.

This page is referenced by: Neophyte Self-Initiation Ritual

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