“This book is a cooperative effort between members of various Golden Dawn orders and temples who wish to make the teachings of our beloved tradition more accessible to the public. Each of these essays, on the Flying Rolls of the original Golden Dawn, were chosen by various practitioners in the Read more…
Hail, lord Osiris. Hail, lord Osiris. Hail, lord Osiris. Hail, hail, beautiful boy, come to thy temple straightway, for we see thee not. Hail, beautiful boy, come to thy temple, and draw nigh after thy departure from us. Hail, who leadest along the hour, who increasest except at his season. Read more…
(Instructional material for the 6=5 grade of Adeptus Major by “G.H.C. M.C.” –Mrs. Felkin) You have in the Order notes a list of the 7 rainbow colours and their corresponding notes in the Scale, but I would like to suggest that while the King Scale of Colour is cognate Read more…
Last weekend Chic and I had a fantastic time at Pantheacon, the largest indoor metaphysical, occult, pagan, and esoteric convention in the U.S., held every year in San Jose, California. The theme for the event this year was (very appropriately) “Co-operation, Tolerance, and Love.” This was our second Pantheacon and as Read more…
Astrology, the study of the stars, is one of the oldest known sciences and is one of the main components of the knowledge studied by the Golden Dawn and other esoteric traditions. Ceremonial magicians of all stripes are known for utilizing a large amount of astrological information in ritual Read more…
The following review is from Imagier Publishing: Today I received from the printer the long awaited delivery of Dr. Robert A. Gilbert’s book, Gnosticism and Gnosis. It is a cracking read and I commend it to anyone with an interest in this subject. It is not a difficult book Read more…
Israel Regardie wrote The Philosopher’s Stone in 1936-37 while he was confined to bed with a severe bout of bronchitis. During this time he was determined to comprehend Mary Anne Atwood’s Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery. Written in 1918, Atwood’s text documented the enormous impact that hermetic philosophy has had on human Read more…
Chic and I would like to express our heart-felt appreciation to the Order Chiefs and members of Temple Isis Mighty Mother for inviting us to speak at Power Week 2012. We had a fantastic time and met lots of good, dedicated people. The temple space itself is stunning and Read more…
A Personal Insight by Chic Cicero The Battery of Knocks is a sequence of knocks employed for symbolic purposes in a ceremony. Various numbers of knocks given in a particular pattern are common in all types of fraternal and magical lodge work. In magical lodges they are often used Read more…
My apologies for being an intermittent blogger. I’ve been away from the computer for a while due to various writing projects and magical workings. What can I say? Will try to do better! I’d also like to thank everyone who sent me birthday wishes at the beginning of the Read more…