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THE SECRET TEMPLE / 22

Cutting Out the Cross While the Rose Cross Lamen can be cut from heavy cardboard, 1/8 inch plywood is preferable. This should be a hardwood, such as birch, which has a perfectly flat and smooth surface. Soft building plywood may form ridges when sanded, and should not be used. 1) Sand the board lightly, front and back, and coat with gesso. In all cases where wood is used, both sides should be sealed to avoid the possibility of warping. 2) When the gesso is dry, sand, apply a second coat and sand again. Sanding should always be done with a sanding block, or with sandpaper wrapped around a flat piece of wood. 3) Draw an outline of the Cross on the board. 4) With a coping saw, or an electric jig saw if one is available, cut around the outline of the Cross. A jig saw will keep the edges at a sharp right angle. But, if this is being cut by hand, care must be taken to maintain the straight cut of the blade. Accidental over-cutting is no disaster; errors are easily corrected. 5) After cutting there may be some small gaps in the sides of the plywood. These can be filled with one or more coats of gesso. Serious gaps or over-cuts must be filled with plastic wood. 6) Coat the sides with gesso. Because of the absorbancy of the end grain, several coats may be required to completely seal the edges. 7) Sand the edges of the Cross.

Painting the Cross As with the other wooden instruments, acrylic paints are recommended. A very effective metallic gold paint is also available in artist's acrylic. There is one media problem, however, which should be considered: All paints tend to cure after a time, and new paint applied over very old paint may not adhere properly. Thus it is best that no more than a few days elapse between painting the undercolors and the symbols. If paint has been allowed to cure for some time, it should be sanded and repainted prior to adding the details.

The Rose Cross Lamen / 23

The most exacting work can be done by those who are comfortable using a ruling pen. The Pentagrams and Hexagram can be drawn with great precision, using this tool and water thinned paint (thick paint will not flow from the pen), although two coats may be required for each line. The same technique can be applied to any straight line on the Cross, such as the divisions of the four Elemental colors on the lower arm. Admittedly, the use of a ruling pen is difficult, but the more accurately the lines are drawn, the more impressive the overall effect. A pair of dividers is also useful fo.- establishing spacing on the areas around the circle, and for precise divisions of the Pentagrams and Hexagram. 8) With compass and ruler, draw the major sections of the Cross. Eliminate the Pentagrams, Hebrew letters and other details which are to be overpainted on a color background. 9) Apply all of the background colors, including the petals of the Rose. 10) When the background colors are dry, add the details in colors which are as flashing as possible. Technically, this means using two colors which are exactly opposite each other. The opposite of red is green. The opposite of orange is blue, etc. Some experimentation with color mixing will be necessary before the best result is achieved. This is particularly the case with the Hebrew letters and their background colors. 11) Paint the back of the Cross with a white ground and black symbols. Here, for the first time, we encounter the Motto which is painted on each of the instruments. The principle is the same as that of an individual who enters a monastic order and takes a symbolic new name. The magical motto expresses an intention, and each student chooses one according to his or her temperament. Following are some mottos of original members of the Golden Dawn, which should be considered as samples, only. While most of these are in Latin, a motto can be in any language. S'Rioghail Ma Dhream (Royal is My Tribe) S.L. MacGregor Mathers Vestigia Nulla Restrorsum (No Traces Behind) Mrs. Mathers

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The Magical Sword is used in all instances where great force in invocation, evocation or banishing is required. It is an instrument relating to the fifth Sephira, Geburah (Strength) on the Tree of Life. Thus, the Pentagram, or five pointed star is one of its key symbols. The assumption will be made that very few readers of this book are blacksmiths, and that those who are will require no instruction on forging their own sword from solid metals. Most of us find it necessary to purchase a sword, and paint it according to the traditional directions. The Golden D a w n text states that: "Any convenient sword will do." However, this suggestion was made at a time when swords actually were conveniently available, being often required for Victorian ceremonial use. Swords available today in antique shops, most of which are from the nineteenth century, tend to be overly ornate and of little use because they offer no room for painted inscriptions. Thus, the student is advised to purchase a modern sword designed specifically for ritual use from an occult or Masonic supply house. Such swords are usually far less expensive than antiques. Choose a sword which is not too heavy, preferably one with a wooden handle and a simple cross bar of brass. The latter should be fairly wide, to allow for the painting of symbols, God Names and sigils.

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