One of the things you cannot escape with occultism is religion. Most magical systems are hardwired into religion in some way. It is possible to change systems of magic, such as flipping the Key of Solomon or Abramelin to a pagan magical system, but religion has to be a factor. This is because occultism has […]
Lost Rosicrucian masterpiece Theomagica: A Temple of Wisdom returns to print after three centuries John Hayden’s seminal 17th-century work was edited into modern English by Nick Farrell and the team at Lord Manticore Publishing House. After more than three centuries of obscurity, Theomagica: A Temple of Wisdom by John Hayden is once again available to […]
There’s a common misconception in magical communities—particularly within the Golden Dawn tradition—that once you’ve ticked the boxes of grade progression, memorised the rituals, and performed the elemental workings, you’re “done.” But the most significant leap in your magical journey might come not from pushing forward but from restarting Golden Dawn training Restarting your training in […]
I am Graham Hancock’s Author of the Month this month and have written him an article about Whare Ra to promote my latest book Beyond the Sun. The article is the story of how a Golden Dawn order took over a small New Zealand town. I will be also around to answer any questions on […]
An person recently approached a MOAA member claiming to belong to a Paris-based order which had lineage from the Stella Matutina (sic) and Whare Ra. He said that this group had been formed by a “notable American occultist” (who he named) who had received lineage from a long-time friend of mine (who he also named). […]
One of the most interesting Whare Ra members was Andrew Hamilton Russell (23 February 1868 – 29 November 1960) who is one of New Zealand’s great military heroes. Having served with the British army in India in August 1892, he got bored and returned to farming in Hawkes Bay. He helped form the Farmer’s Union […]
Whare Ra differed from the other Golden Dawn groups because of a little ritual called the Etheric Link. The ritual was given out after the 7=4 and was supposed to provide a direct connection to the Rosicrucian current. The Link ritual was obtained by Robert Felkin from Rudolf Steiner when the latter was still a […]
There are a few interesting posts around at the moment about the importance of the Christian religion within the Golden Dawn and much collective agreement that this particular religion was vital, particularly of the Second Order. The evidence appears fairly conclusive with the 5=6 being a Rosicrucian ritual and this equals being a Christian. There […]
The latest issue of Watchers of the Dawn brings up an interesting issue of what happens when you tell other people your Grade. This week both Martin Thibeault and David Griffin announced that they held high Golden Dawn grades. Martin said he was a 9=2 and David said that his order offered teaching up to […]
A debate is starting to happen on whether or not the New Zealand Whare Ra order, which was the last Golden Dawn group with a direct lineage to the original order was better than the modern versions which have emerged since the 1970’s. The danger is that both sides can see themselves as better than […]