VOW OF SILENCE
The Golden Dawn's website states: ''It is not 'elitist' to say that the mass consciousness is still at a stage of growth rendering it unready for such an experiment. We must remember the grave responsibility we have, as seekers for the Light, to be true to our highest aspirations. Just as the mass consciousness has a great deal of joy and pain yet to experience, so have we. We may walk another to the portal, but we may not take them through it, nor may we push them through it. To disclose certain occult symbols, rituals, and truths to those who are unready is to push them through the portal. It is especially tragic to expose symbols, rituals, and truths we have not yet brought to full fruition within ourselves; this would be to push another through a door we have not yet even begun to open!
Moreover, in order to unfold the inner sensorium, we must first thoroughly KNOW the material entrusted to us. Secondly, we must WILL to take our evolution in hand, and to take responsibility for our every action or inaction. We must also DARE to approach the hidden mysteries with an attitude of true humility (not the milk-toast mush often mistaken for humility), like a child who desires nothing but the nourishment and touch of its Father and Mother. Finally, we must BE SILENT, for how can we hear the "Voice of the Silence" -- the Voice of the Central Self -- if we cannot LISTEN? How can we LISTEN when we are speaking? But when we hear the Voice of the Inner Teacher, we will know exactly what to think, say, and do, all of which are forms of speech. To KNOW, to WILL, to DARE, and to BE SILENT.''
Finally, we must cultivate a better understanding of the power of thought, speech, and action, for these are all crucial for effective ceremonial work. We are told to visualize certain symbols, colors, etcetera. We are also told to vibrate certain "words of power", and to perform specific physical movements. All of these embed special "seeds" in our subconscious mind have been formulated ages ago by Adepts before us.''