Great Hall

Edward IV s Great Hall. Pity they wouldn t be interested in the Chantry, with so little of the chapel left. She laughs. Maybe we should blame Hitler for demolishing that and only leaving the house. That s in a bad state, too, now. I think you ll be pretty horrified. Do help yourself to more wine. ... 

You ll see, he says, and I do, the trees huge above us along Court Road, and then the scrunch of weedy gravel under the tires as we turn into Tilt Yard Approach and Eltham Palace—Edward IV s Great Hall—appears across the moat. I thought you needed somewhere quiet. ... 

The palace s great hall was rich in history and splendor, the walls... 

Figure 2. The Great Hall. The roman numerals denote the tarot tapestries.

Return to the Great Hall, sit at the table once more, and make contact with the Companions, noting whatever images or ideas arise. 

Return to the Great Hall and your siege at the Table Round. There, in the Circle of Fellowship about the Grail, give thanks for what has been received. Now withdraw the table back to latency as usual, and close your practice session in the usual manner. 

The first chamber we built was the Great Hall of the Table Round with its annex, the adjoining Chapel of the Rose-Croix. This constitutes the microcosmic sephira of Tiphareth. Both the Jupiter and Sun centers... 

Now retrace your steps back through the Great Hall to the archway in the western wall, beneath the veiled shield. Pass through the rainbow-tinted mist to stand before the central column that contains the twin doors to the stairways, which flank tarot Key II, The High Priestess. 

Enter the tower, pass around the central column, approach the low entrance enshrouded in mist, and step again into the Hall of the Round Table. Go straight to the chapel and there give thanks before the altar. Return to the Great Hall and sit at the table. There, in the harmonizing... 

Thanking your Regent, you rise from the table and pass on into the Chapel of the Rose-Croix. There, upon the altar steps, lie the simple robes of a wayfarer, stout sandals, and a strong hawthorn staff. Divest yourself of the indigo robe and the silver sandals and put on these clothes. Gazing upon the Rose-Cross, place yourself under the protection of the Eternal. Then, staff in hand, go through the Great Hall, around the central column entwined by the spiral stairways, and out the keep door into the courtyard. 

You return to the Great Hall the Companions have resumed their sieges. Their faces express pure delight at your acceptance by above. They rejoice in your achievement and you share your joy with them through the unveiled Grail before bidding them farewell. 

To travel a particular pathway, go to the starting hall, via the Chamber of Indwelling and the Great Hall of Tiphareth, and there reverence the divine (symbolized by the altar s lamp) by the appropriate title within... 

Each Companion of the Table Round again comes to the altar and, placing one hand upon the Grail and the other between your joined palms, swears fealty to the castle and to you, its true sovereign. When the ceremony is complete, the Company recesses back into the Great Hall. 

Together, you both return to the Great Hall and back into the chapel. On the altar, by the Sword of Power, rests a small cushion. The Regent tells you that this is the appropriate place for the clavicule to be kept and reminds you to come to the Chapel of the Rose-Croix, there to invoke the blessing of the Eternal upon any journey you may undertake within, or without, the Tower of the Art. 

You both return to the Round Table and, assisted by one of the Companions, the Regent solemnly installs you in the Siege Perilous at his left hand. Once seated, take some time to view the Great Hall from this different perspective. Thank your Companions of the Spirit, the Grail brethren, in the Name of the All-Holy One. Ascend back to the Chamber of Indwelling and withdraw all back into latency. 

You are brought down as you were lifted up. Assisted by the Regent, Menes sanctifies you with the oil of consecration, visible symbol of the Mezla. Then, robed again in white and shod in silver, they escort you back into the Great Hall and the gathered assembly. 

One of the visually most interesting commemorations of Dalton in Manchester is a painting in the Great Hall of the Manchester Town Hall. Dalton Collecting Marsh-Fire Gas, painted by Ford Maddox Brown, is shown in Figure 1. Dalton appears to have the assistance and attention of local children in this activity. 

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