One of the key figures in the Western Mystery Tradition, R A Gilbert, has died. He was 83. Robert Andrew Gilbert, born on 6 October 1942, was a British historian, bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller whose name turned up whenever serious occult history was discussed. He studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Bristol, then […]
Following up on this blog I want to explain what I was taught about energy projection by the Golden Dawn [Whare Ra] adepts who were still alive when I lived in Hawkes Bay. Before I start, I should point out that people were taught slightly different methods based on who was teaching them. For this […]
The cypher documents did not mention anything specific to be placed on the black and white pillars. Instead, all that was required were two emblems of spiritual evolution. The early versions of the Isis-Urania pillars were blank, other than images of the Kerubs at the top. But there was a move to place vignettes from […]
By G.H. Frater Finem Respice May18, 1911. This is an article written by Felkin which has sat on my hard drive for a while. I have no idea were I got it. Hopefully it will prove useful I have been asked several times lately for some information as to the “Third Order”. I think it […]
The Golden Dawn has a reputation for doing long-winded rituals and forcing practitioners to do lots of daily ritual work. The web groups generally insist on a mix of lesser banishing rituals of the pentagram, lesser banishing rituals of the pentagram, watch towers (or Supreme Invoking pentagram), Ritual of the Hexagram and Middle Pillar. However, […]
While people bang on endlessly about the elemental tools, and the god-awful lotus wand, one very important Golden Dawn adept tool is never mentioned or made – the Ankh. The Ankh is part of the 5-6 and is carried in the left hand. There is little paperwork about it, and modern Golden Dawners do not […]
How long should you be in an esoteric order before you are capable of actually doing something useful? In a recent debate about the merits of one group I was surprised how many people were proud of the numbers of years they had studied within an organisation. However, at the same time they did not […]
Having started my occult path before the arrival of the internet I am “old school” and believe that initiation is not something you get automatically. A friend of mine in another school is having problems with a student who felt he should be initiated because he said so. He had shown up, paid his dues, […]
Every elder thinks that the younger generations fails to respect them. As I am fast reaching the age where I am one of those “elders” I have started to notice the same irritation. I started this game young – I was 17 and I irritated my “elders” too. But in a completely different way from […]
Perigrin Wildoak has unleashed another storm by daring to suggest that the Golden Dawn was supposed to to die . Many have made the mistake of seeing Peri’s posts as saying that Golden Dawn groups should pack up and go home because they are not connected to the forces behind the original Golden Dawn. I […]