There has been a fairly interesting debate which has been going on on this blog and elsewhere about secrecy within modern Golden Dawn groups. Please note that I am not saying what oath we take in the Magical Order of the Aurora Aurea. It is similar but not the original. It does have a clause […]
There has been much debate on the correct position of the arms for the LVX formula of late. Regardie had a perfect ‘L’ as, it appeared did the original Golden Dawn. However there is another suggestion that the right hand was held as if lobbing a spear while the left was down while off centre. […]
I have absolutely no problem with other GD groups. The Magical Order of the Aurora Aurea is quite close to other some other GD groups and regularly share information. Generally until someone has a pop at me I am usually fairly open and trusting (sometimes to a fault). The issue of historical research can be […]
Israel Regardie tended to slag off Crowley. After all, the Great Beast wrote a really nasty letter about him which, among other things, said he was a compulsive masturbator so he had a right to be miffed. However, according to Chic Cicero if a younger occultist attacked number 666, Regardie would wade into him and […]
This article is a bit of fun and the list is not exhaustive. If anyone can think of others put them in the comments box It is not called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn The “Golden Dawn” was never called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (HOGD). That was invented by Regardie […]
The idea of death is a key part of organised religion. This has mostly been because the fear of death has been a method of control for society. Many occult and religious systems try to place the idea of balance outside the material world of the living. Thus they make the immediate afterlife a place […]
Gods are very important in the pagan religion but their role in Magic is a little less clear. My personal belief is that their is only One Thing that takes on lots of different roles. Paganism and modern paganism in particular with its Goddess obsession does as much to move me as the Christian idea […]