From: mimir@stein.u.washington.edu (Al Billings)
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Subject: Dominus Information for Thelemic Golden Dawn
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Date: 7 Nov 92 01:13:33 GMT
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                        THE TASKS OF THE
                      DOMINUS LIMINIS GRADE
                      OF THE THELEMIC ORDER
                       OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

                      By Sir David Cherubim
                     (Frater Superior Chief)
                     Copyright (c) 1991 e.v.

                    Portal Grade -- the Link
                       (Advanced Magician)

        Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

The principal business of a member of the grade of the Dominus
Liminis (Lord of the Threshold) is to obtain sufficient control
of the aspirations of his/her own being. The Dominus Liminis
should also endeavor to perfect him/her self in the suggested
Rituals of the grades of the Neophyte and Zelator. Thus shall
he/she be duly prepared for initiation into the grade of Adeptus
Minor Without, to become an Adept Magician of the New Second
Order of the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of Gold. 

A Dominus Liminis should meditate on the diverse Knowledge and
Power that he/she has acquired as a Magician of the Novus Ordo
Aureae Aurora, and he/she should harmonize that Knowledge and
Power as perfectly as he/she is fit. The grade of the Dominus
Liminis is the Link between one's elemental self and one's Holy
Guardian Angel. This so-called grade pertains to the Element of
Spirit, and it specifically refers to the Veil of Paroketh which
separates the first and second Orders of the Grades of the Man of
Earth and the Lovers. 

The Dominus Liminis should in every manner train his/her own mind
by learning to control thought. The disciplines of Raja Yoga are
of great value in this practice, especially those of Pratyahara
and Dharana, whereas the disciplines of Asana and Pranayama are
of great value in the grade of the Zelator. (Consult "Liber E vel
Exercitiorvm," in Gems from the Equinox, Falcon Press.)

The Dominus Liminis should endeavor to establish a fair control
of his/her intuitive faculties. This may be accomplished by
learning to master a system (or systems) of Divination, such as
Astrology, Tarot, and the I Ching. By such a development of this
type, the Dominus Liminis is duly preparing him/her self for the
divine influx of his/her Holy Guardian Angel, to receive His
Celestial Light and Intelligence, and to attain His Knowledge and
Conversation. True intuition is the Inner Voice of one's Holy
Guardian Angel; and methods of Divination, when used correctly in
the light of spiritual attainment, can yield many divine fruits
which can nourish one with profound intuitive insight.

The Dominus Liminis is an initiate of the Four Powers of the
Sphinx, having duly mastered them in the grade of the Zelator.
He/she is now to synthesize these Four Powers into One, into a
Fifth Power of the Sphinx called "to Go". This is the highest and
final stage of the Man of Earth Triad. To Go is the supreme
function of a god; it is the act of doing one's True Will, like a
star flaming forth on its own self-determined orbit, free to
fulfil its cosmic destiny in the Starry Heaven of Our Lady Nuit. 

The Dominus Liminis is one who has consecrated his/her elemental
vehicles to the Supreme Operation of the Great Work.  These
elemental vehicles are the five senses, that is, sight, taste,
smell, touch, and hearing; and these five senses are called in
Magical Philosophy the five Elements of Fire, Water, Air, Earth,
and Spirit. The Zelator initiation activates the four lesser
Elements of Fire, Water, Air and Earth, and then are these
Elements synthesized in the greater Element of Spirit, which
pertains to the grade of the Dominus Liminis. 

The grade of the Dominus Liminis is a Crown to the Four Elements
of Fire, Water, Air and Earth, which pertain to the grade of the
Zelator. It formulates the topmost point of the Blazing Star or
Pentagram and it concerns itself with the summarization of the
elemental mysteries of the elemental grade of the Zelator,
equilibrating one's elemental self which is to be completely
surrendered to one's Holy Guardian Angel in the grade of Adeptus
Minor Without, for the supreme attainment of His Knowledge and
Conversation.  

The magical symbol of the Dominus Liminis is the Fivefold Star or
Pentagram. The five Elements and Powers of the Sphinx are linked
with the five points of the Pentagram, which is the Sign of the
Magician who has transcended the elements by the proper magical
application of the Powers of the Sphinx and who is therefore able
to direct the elements according to the essential scheme of
his/her True Will, and who is thus united with his/her True Self.

Consider these informative words by Eliphas Levi, concerning the
Fivefold Star or Pentagram: 

"The Pentagram symbolizes the domination of the mind over the
elements; the demons of air, the spirits of fire, the phantoms of
water and the ghosts of earth are enchained by this sign.
Equipped therewith, and suitably disposed, you may behold the
Infinite through the medium of that faculty which is like the
Soul's eye, and you will be ministered unto by legions of angels
and hosts of fiends.  

"All Mysteries of Magic, all symbols of the Gnosis, all figures
of occultism, all qabalistic keys of prophecy are summed up in
the Sign of the Pentagram, which Paracelsus proclaims to be the
greatest and most potent of all signs."  

The Dominus Liminis must abide on the Threshold. His/her mastery
of the elemental powers may be disputed when he/she least expects
it. Therefore let him/her always be on guard, to practice the
Four Powers of the Sphinx, resolving these into the Greater Power
of doing his/her own True Will. Let him/her flame forth free with
Light and Liberty as a Blazing Star on its own Starry Orbit. 

A Dominus Liminis should know and be able to perform the
suggested Rituals of the grades of the Neophyte and Zelator.
These are: the Middle Pillar Exercise, the Lesser and Greater
Rituals of the Pentagram, the Supreme Pentagram Rituals of the
Four Elements, the Royal Ritual of the Sphinx, and the Royal
Ritual of the Middle Pillar. Thus shall he/she be duly fit to
invoke the highest in him/her self.

A Dominus Liminis should also attempt to perfect him/her self in
the following Rituals: The Supreme Pentagram Ritual of Spirit and
the Horus God-Form Ritual. These should be thoroughly memorized
and performed on a regular basis after receiving them from one's
initiator. When the initiate feels sufficiently grounded in one
of these two Rituals, he/she may then take the written
examination of the grade of the Dominus Liminis. If a member
passes the written test, he/she will then be recognized and
certified as a Dominus Liminis (Lord of the Threshold), and as an
Advanced Magician of the Man of Earth Triad; and he/she may then
be considered eligible for invitation to the sublime grade of
Adeptus Minor Without. 

The Oath of the Dominus Liminis is the link to the New Second
Order. This Oath is designed to prepare the Zelator for the
attainment of his/her Holy Guardian Angel Within. It is not an
Oath to be taken lightly, as though it were but a mere word with
no substance. The Oath of the Dominus Liminis is a most serious
obligation and to break it would only result in failure. Every
Zelator would be wise to consider whether or not it is truly
his/her Will to be prepared for the supreme illumination from
within, to attain the Knowledge and Conversation of his/her Holy
Guardian Angel. If not, it would be better for the Zelator to
await for such a time when his/her Will is inspired in this
direction, to take the Oath of the Dominus Liminis.

The Dominus Liminis is he/she who has balanced his/her elemental
vehicles to prepare for the sublime influx of the Light from
beyond the Veil of Paroketh. This Light is the Dawning Splendour
of the New Second Order. It is the Light of Life which informs us
with Intelligence and Beauty. This Great Light inspires the
Dominus Liminis in his/her aspirations to accomplish the Great
Work of uniting with his/her Holy Guardian Angel. The grade of
the Dominus Liminis is the stage of Puberty in the Novus Ordo
Aureae Aurora, and it establishes the link to the attainment of
the Great Work; it prepares one for the Supreme Illumination, the
Summum Bonum, True Wisdom, and Perfect Happiness. 

                Love is the law, love under will.
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