THE MIDDLE PILLAR
                            EXERCISE

                          Issued by the
                    Thelemic Order and Temple
                       of the Golden Dawn
                   (Novus Ordo Aureae Aurora)

                      By Sir David Cherubim
                     Copyright (c) 1990 e.v.


1.  Visualize yourself in a Temple of your choice.  Face West. 
See the Black Pillar on your right side and the White Pillar on
your left.  
2.  Visualize a Flaming Sphere of brilliant White Light emanating
seven inches from above your head. Inhale deeply and vibrate the
divine name of Eheieh (A-hay-yeh), which means I Will Be or I Am. 
3.  Bring down the Light from above and visualize a Flaming
Sphere of brilliant Indigo at the nape of your neck.  Inhale
deeply and vibrate the divine name Yehowah Elohim (Yeh-ho-waw El-
o-him), which means Lord God or Lord of Gods.
4.  Bring down the Light and visualize a Flaming Sphere of
brilliant Yellow at your heart centre.  Inhale deeply and vibrate
the divine name Yehowah Eloah va-Daath or IAO (eee-aaa-ooo).  The
former means Lord God of all Knowledge and the latter is a
Gnostic name of the Sun.
5.  Bring down the Light and visualize a Flaming Sphere of
brilliant Violet at your genital region.  Inhale deeply and
vibrate the divine name Shaddai el Chai (Sha-di el Khi), which
means Almighty God of Life.
6.  Bring down the Light and visualize a Flaming Sphere of
brilliant Green at your feet.  Inhale deeply and vibrate the
divine name Adonai ha-aretz (A-don-i ha-aretz), which means My
Lord of Earth. 
7.  Now see the Light ascend vertically in front of you to the
Sphere of White Light above your head, and then feel it descend
vertically down your back.  See it forming itself into a Circle
of Light moving rapidly around you.  Then visualize another
Circle of Light forming itself and moving rapidly around your
waist area.  The idea here is to build up the telesmatic image of
the Atom, so that you will now need to form two more Circles of
Light moving rapidly around you.  
8.  When you effectively see yourself as though encompassed by an
Atom, perform the Qabalistic Cross (See Lesser Pentagram Ritual). 

(Note:  The Middle Pillar Exercise should be done slowly and 
with great care and attention. It is a most effective magical
method of awakening the higher currents within, and must be used
with great patience and earnest aspiration. This exercise informs
and nourishes the Aura with the divine Light from above.  Thus it
is a highly potent and serious method of the Great Work.)