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Feb 4, 2012, 11:27 pm
Sandra Tabatha Cicero's book on Westcott's Enochian Tablets, with many previously unpublished GD documents, is available for purchase:
It looks like an excellent contribution to both Golden Dawn and Enochian studies, and I look forward to reading it. Expect a rev... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 2:25 pm
The first issue of The Ruby Tablet is out, compiled and edited by Darcy Kuntz.
There are some reprints of articles from old esoteric journals and some previously unpublished papers. For example, this launch issue features the GD Azoth paper.
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Jan 27, 2012, 4:25 pm
More praise for Enochian Magic In Theory:
“As the subject of Enochian magick has become more popular among modern occultists, it is no surprise to find new introductory material being offered by those who studied the system in its obscurity. Enochian Magic in Theory is a good example of su... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 12:51 pm
The positive reviews for Enochian Magic In Theory are already rolling in:
“Students of the Western Esoteric Tradition are often presented with an “either/or” approach to Enochian Magic—they are told that they must choose between either the Dee Purist tradition or the... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 12:39 pm
Check out the latest press release from Kerubim Press. Golden Dawn and Enochian - what more could you want?
Pre-order Now!
Limited Hardback Editions available for pre-order.
The Kerubim Press launch titles, King Over The Water by Nick Farrell and Enochian Magic In Theory by Dean F. Wilson... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 12:34 pm
Check out the latest press release from Kerubim Press. Golden Dawn and Enochian - what more could you want?
Pre-order Now!
Limited Hardback Editions available for pre-order.
The Kerubim Press launch titles, King Over The Water by Nick Farrell and Enochian Magic In Theory by Dean F. Wilson, ar... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 12:31 pm
Here's a sneak preview of the cover of my upcoming book on Enochian magic:
It might be slightly altered before publication - and the limited edition hardcover version will have a different cover.
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Oct 1, 2011, 8:52 pm
Earlier today (or rather yesterday, since it's after midnight) I gave a talk on the Golden Dawn at the Féile Draíochta magical conference here in Dublin. It was recorded and is now available to view on YouTube. Unfortunately the last five minutes or so, including a brief demonstration of th... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 4:35 pm
DUBLIN, IRELAND – Kerubim Press, independent publisher of occult books, officially announces its existence today, giving the esoteric community a valuable array of texts on topics ranging from ceremonial magic to paganism.
Kerubim Press authors deliver thoroughly rese... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 4:28 pm
DUBLIN, IRELAND – Kerubim Press, independent publisher of occult books, officially announces its existence today, giving the esoteric community a valuable array of texts on topics ranging from ceremonial magic to paganism.
Kerubim Press authors deliver thoroughly rese... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2011, 4:13 pm
Tarot enthusiast and esoteric scholar Mary K. Greer (author of Women of the Golden Dawn) posted an interesting blog on the original Waite artwork for his order, the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross (FRC), which was a derivative of the Holy Order of the Golden Dawn, itself a derivative of the origi... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2011, 12:29 pm
When magicians are first introduced to geomancy the geomantic figures can seem a little daunting, difficult to recognise, and hard to interpret. However, there are some good ways to view the figures that make them easier to remember and understand.
Puer (boy) has a relatively easy image to remembe... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 5:37 pm
I'd like to officially announce the website of the Dublin Temple of the Magical Order of Aurora Aurea, the Golden Dawn Order run by Nick Farrell.
The Dublin Temple was established in 2009 and has operated quietly since then, but I think it's time now to formally announce its existence to the w... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 12:42 pm
Jupiter Wall of Magical Order of Aurora Aurea Vault
Initiation in the Inner Order takes place within the illustrious and mysterious Vault of the Adepts, a Golden Dawn recreation of the mythical resting place of Christian Rosenkreuz.
At first glance at the walls of the Vault it might look like a seem... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 8:52 am
The third issue of The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality. Featuring a cover by C.G. Jung, Lance Owens on Jung's Red Book. Interviews with David Tibet of Current 93, Jacob Needleman and Zohar expert Daniel C. Matt. Articles on Gnostic anime, Robert Graves, Gnostic... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2011, 3:05 pm
In Part One we covered the often confused issue of vowels in the Hebrew language. Now let's look at some similarly confusing letters that have multiple sounds, along with resolving some confusions over doubled up letters in the English transliteration. We'll save prepositions for a future post.
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Jul 25, 2011, 6:46 pm
Hebrew is a difficult language for English speakers to grasp initially, as it works very differently, particularly with its lack of vowels. However, there are a number of 'rules of thumb' that can help people considerably with it.
The Holy Tongue
The first thing to note is that Hebrew (Ibrith or Ivr... Comment - Like
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Jul 24, 2011, 11:34 am
Hebrew is one of the first things people learn when they initiate into the Golden Dawn, and it crops up consistently throughout all the grades. The problem is many people never look beyond a cursory knowledge of it and take the Knowledge Lectures at face value, but there are many errors in them and ... Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2011, 9:14 pm
As initiates progress through the Outer Order a number of obstacles can get in their way, which can distract them from the Work and slow or stall their progress. Just as some people try to rush through the grades, others might become stuck in their current grade and end up with too much of that el... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2011, 11:42 am
One of the things I encounter frequently on forums and through emails are requests for information about local temples which prospective candidates can approach. Often these requests are coupled with complaints about there being no Golden Dawn presence in their area.
So, start your own temple. If yo... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2011, 7:51 pm
My Ritual of Tiqqun is in the latest issue of Hermetic Virtues, but the Introduction was left out, so here it is in full for those who might find it useful explaining a bit about what the ritual is all about:
Tiqqun (or Tikkun) is one of the pivotal teachings of the Qabalah, receiving a lot of atten... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2011, 7:46 pm
A special Ritual Edition of Hermetic Virtues is out and it includes quite a few interesting rituals (and some other articles), including a little something from yours truly. My introduction was left out, so you can check that out here instead.
The contents for the latest issue are:
+ Outer Order Ri... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 6:08 pm
There are two ways people can get psychic abilities. They're born with them or they develop them. Some have natural psychic abilities and also develop them further, while others block out any inkling of a sixth sense that might hint that there is more to life than the physical.
The problem for those... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2011, 8:19 am
Sandra Tabatha Cicero has joined the Golden Dawn blogosphere, launching a blog for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (HOGD), which can be found here.
Tabatha is one of the Chief Adepts of the HOGD and is also Supreme Magus of the Societas Rosicruciana in America. She has co-written and co-... Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2011, 12:05 pm
In February of this year Nick Farrell, the head of the Magical Order of Aurora Aurea, released Mathers' Last Secret: The Rituals & Teachings of the Alpha et Omega. The book caused a stir among many people and groups. Some were pleased to see more unpublished documents shared with the wider public, w... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 8:00 am
The air is everywhere, all around us. Yet it is only when we concentrate it within a vessel, within the lungs, that there is life. Therefore we must take that which is spread here and there, from all ends of the Universe, and channel it into a vehicle through which we might come alive and bring life... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 8:07 am
Issue 16 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles:
+ Westcott’s Enochian Tablets by Sandra Tabatha Cicero
+ The Hermit by Harry Wendrich
+ There is No Part of Me Which is Not of the Gods by Nick Farrell
+ Mathers’ Last Secret: A R... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2010, 9:12 pm
Recently I was asked about the colours of Malkuth by a member of my Temple and it brought to mind the multiple arguments that are possible over the shades, tones, and vibrancy of the colours we use within the Golden Dawn system, and how often different Temples and magicians disagree, or, in some cas... Comment - Like
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Jun 3, 2010, 8:05 am
On this Day C, Corpus Christi, may we contemplate the Dark Night of Death that leads to the Day of Life. May we recognise that all strife we have passed through is the necessary pain of the symbolic death. May we renew our oaths and obligations, just as we are renewed through the spiritual rebirth. ... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2010, 11:25 am
Aaron Leitch, author of Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires has just announced the soon to be released (and much anticipated) two volumes on the Enochian language, the first dealing with the history and the second being a very indepth and thorough lexicon. Details from his website are as follows:
Th... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 10:33 am
Issue 12 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles:
+ Hypatia of Alexandria by Lon Milo DuQuette
+ The Qualities that Make a Good Magician by Samuel Scarborough
+ Sacred Geometry: Magical Polygons and Polygrams, part 2 by Sandra Tabatha Cicer... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 8:39 am
I have been asked many times about the use of the shewstone, particularly when it comes to Enochian, and I feel it necessary to describe the differences between skrying on the back of your eyelids (au naturel, as it were) and employing a tool such as the shewstone.
Personally I find I get more out o... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 9:23 pm
When did magicians start taking things so literally?
Recently the topic of the Z-2 Formula for Invisibility came up on Pat Zalewski's yahoo group. It appears that many people have been assuming this ceremony referred to actual, literal invisibility. I was under the illusion for a long time that we w... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 11:52 am
Th latest issue of the Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition has just gone live, focusing on Angelic Magic. The contents of this issue are as follows:
Introduction: Here there be Angels!
by J.S. Kupperman
Olympic Spirits: The Hidden Gods
by Nick Farrell
The Orphanic Alphabet: A Search for Meanin... Comment - Like
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Feb 26, 2010, 9:26 am
Nick Farrell has just announced the formation of the Magical Order of Aurora Aurea:
"After laying low on the subject for a few months, I just thought I would tell everyone about the Golden Dawn Order that has been formed after I left the HOGD.
The Website for the Order can be found here www.auror... Comment - Like
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Feb 9, 2010, 3:52 pm
The Golden Dawn was one of the first Orders to accept women as members. Indeed, it was so open to women that they often held the "top jobs". The Golden Dawn also accepted members from all religions. However, this element of equality did not extend to all areas. There is the infamous case of Crowley ... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2010, 9:04 pm
The Golden Dawn is a living, breathing, growing tradition. Some people like to suggest it is dead or dying, but they are delusional, for they have either not experienced it or have experienced a corrupted or soulless form of it.
When the original Order schismed the tradition went in seperate directi... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2010, 8:41 pm
A recent post by Morgan Drake-Eckstein on the test and grade examinations used by various Golden Dawn orders (itself a response to Fr. AIT's blog on the same topic, now removed) got me thinking about this aspect of Golden Dawn work.
There are two extremes possible with examinations. They can be uphe... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2010, 2:28 pm
There has been some debate in recent times regarding the importance of the License to Depart, and, if, indeed, it is needed at all. While some make arguments for the latter I personally believe the License to Depart is necessary for good practice of ceremonial magic. Yes, ceremonies can still work w... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2010, 11:08 am
Frequently I am reminded of the importance of how we deliver our lines during ritual. In addition to the points made in my previous post there is the matter of how we pronounce different words in the ritual.
I do not mean that we need to employ a certain accent or correct imperfections in our genera... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2010, 2:54 pm
In these mingled moments when the earth grows cold,
When all of us yet living watch catastrophe unfold,
There is a lonely glimmer buried deep beneath the rubble
Of our colder hearts that led us to this trouble.
If only we had dared to cast our greedy glances
Upon the poorest nations who do not get o... Comment - Like
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