Albrecht Dürer’s Magic Square
The organization of the Golden Dawn and the contents of both its rituals and teachings connect it to the wider phenomena of western esotericism. It was not an isolated organization created in a vacuum but part of a larger tradition of esotericism in Europe dating back to the Renaissance. This connection can be seen by the methods used to bring members into the order and by the symbolism and framework around which the Golden Dawn was organized. By an examination of the complex formed by these, it can be seen that […]
Read more: Structure of the Golden Dawn and its Rituals
The legendary Eliphas Lévi was originally a socialist radical. We spoke to Dr Julian Strube to learn more about the political origins of the man Helena Blavatsky once described as “the most learned Kabbalist and Occultist of our Age”. […]
Source: The Socialist Roots and Utopian Dreams of Eliphas Lévi – The Thinker’s Garden
A common query among those working the Golden Dawn system is why the Sephirah Yesod (and Theoricus) is attributed to Air instead of Water (after all, it is linked with the Moon, which affects the tides), and why the Sephirah Hod (and Practicus) is attributed to Water (when it is also assigned to the more intellectual, or airy, planet of Mercury). It almost seems like it’s reversed, an apparent elemental inconsistency. […]
Read more here: Why Is Yesod In Air and Hod In Water?
A Magical Axiom
Divine Wisdom – Divine Nature. The Message of the Rosicrucian Manifestoes in the visual language of the 17th century […]
Source: Divine Wisdom – Divine Nature
In 1896, London, some of the most revered Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn gathered to perform a ritual written by Aleister Crowley’s teacher, the man who basically introduced Buddhism to the west and institutionalized it in the UK: Allan Bennett. The ritual would make the spirit of Mercury physically manifest before […]
One of my personal magical “pet peeves” is the reversal of the old G.’.D.’. attributions of Air to the Dagger (cutting through the illusions of the mind, etc.) and Fire to the Wand (indicative of the fiery Will, etc.) to Fire for the Dagger and Air for the Wand. This latter approach has been taken up by many Wiccan groups and has been the cause of quite some muddying of attributions, and a lot of confusion therefrom. […]
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The perfect pair of red slippers for Outer Order members at Temple. Click on this image to order your pair.
“Wearing red socks or shoes helps remind us to ground our bodies. Because red is a grounding color, seeing red on your feet throughout the day will serve as a reminder to bring your attention back to the physical body. … […]”
Read more: The Red Slippers
The teachings of the Kabbalah form an integral part of the so-called Hermetic tradition (encompassing areas of study such as kabbalah, tarot, alchemy, astrology, etc.). This tradition has long been an influential factor behind the scenes in Western civilization and is currently gaining ground and getting the attention it deserves.
It seemed a good idea to me to make Dr. Bain’s research on the Kaballah available to the student in this field, especially since his work contains valuable new insights pertaining to the tree of life in relation to the 21 stages and 32 paths of wisdom, culminating in his diagram called “Jacob’s ladder“. […]
Read more: The Keys to the Kaballah – Part 1
Da’ath are the Sephiroth associated with Consciousness changing states: Crossing the Abyss, the Veil of Paroketh, and the Veil of Physicality. […]
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Enochian Tablets Enochiana is the crowning jewel of the Traditional Golden Dawn System of Magic. The elemental tablets depicted here constitute only a small portion of the Enochian System of our Order. The student will note that there are a variety of tablets seen in various books and websites. Our Order teaches the classical system as extracted by Dr. John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly codified by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (G.H. Frater D.D.C.F.). The student will quickly note that some… […]
Source: Enochian Tablets – Golden Dawn Ancient Mystery School
Date: March 29, 2018I astral projected into the Inner Temple, which appeared Earthy and natural, not at all like a Cathedral, but with plants and rock features. I assumed the astral appearance of the Hierophant in red robe, red and green nemyss and performed the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram with the Hierophant’s Wand.
I then exited the Temple through large double doors and, performing the Sign of the Enterer three times, sent myself flying down into the Sphere of Malkut. I landed before a vast green Temple. With the Divine Names of Adonai (אדוני) and…
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Across the magical traditions of the world we find evidence of a primordial practice of mapping and anchoring the spiritual realm to the physical landscape. For most, this act of hallowing space be… […]
Source: Elemental Quarters
This is a brief introduction into Planetary Magic Squares. My intention is to set the stage for a later post in which I will describe my methods for working with these Magic Squares to construct a… […]
Source: Planetary Magic Squares
Building off the introduction to Planetary Magic Squares posted earlier, this is an example on how to use them to create sigils to manifest a desired outcome. The Grant Morrison video, I posted a w… […]
In the Western Occult Tradition, each planet is associated with an intelligence sigil. Discover these symbols and their beneficial influences. […]
Kabbalists view the Tree of Life as acting through four worlds, which form a hierarchy of their own. Just as from Kether to Malkuth there is a successive movement from the abstract to the manifest, so there is in the Kabbalistic worlds from Atziluth to Assiah. The worlds can be expressed through a single Tree or as a series of Trees, with Malkuth in one world being Kether of the next. […]
Read more: The Four Worlds
Although seemingly simple at first glance, the Tree of Life is highly complex. The ten Sephirot (plus the “non-Sephirah” of Da’at), are known by Hebrew names. These are based on root words that describe attributes of God manifested in the Divine world […]
Read more: The Tree of Life and The Four Worlds
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