The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (or, more commonly, the Golden Dawn) was a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development. It has been one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism.
The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.). Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn.
The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation like the Masonic Lodges, however women were admitted on an equal basis with men. The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four Classical Elements as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. The Second or "Inner" Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis (the Ruby Rose and Cross of Gold), taught proper magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. The Third Order was that of the "Secret Chiefs", who were said to be highly-skilled but no longer incarnate; they supposedly directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order. ~Wikipedia~
Part 1 of Golden Dawn Paris Centenial Celebration, hosted by the Ahathoor Grand Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn® in Paris, France, the Mother Temple of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega. Part 1 includes the ritual opening of the Ahathoor Temple No 7 in Paris, the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram, and the Convokation by David Griffin of the International Conclave of Golden Dawn Adepts celebrating the 100th birthday of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega, founded by S.L. MacGregor Mathers in 1909.
Part 2 of the Convocation of the Adepti includes the the Consecration and Purification of the Ahathoor Grand Temple with Water and Fire, the Mystical Circumbulation in the Pathway of Light, the Adoration of the Lord of the Universe, and the Signs of the Neophyte Grade. David Griffin lectures on the Hermetic and Rosicrucian Roots of the Golden Dawn.
Part 2 of the Golden Dawn Paris Centennial Celebration documentary, hosted by the Ahathoor Grand Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in Paris, France, the Mother Temple of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega.
The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.). Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn.
The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation like the Masonic Lodges, however women were admitted on an equal basis with men. The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four Classical Elements as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. The Second or "Inner" Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis (the Ruby Rose and Cross of Gold), taught proper magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. The Third Order was that of the "Secret Chiefs", who were said to be highly-skilled but no longer incarnate; they supposedly directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order. ~Wikipedia~
Part 1 of Golden Dawn Paris Centenial Celebration, hosted by the Ahathoor Grand Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn® in Paris, France, the Mother Temple of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega. Part 1 includes the ritual opening of the Ahathoor Temple No 7 in Paris, the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram, and the Convokation by David Griffin of the International Conclave of Golden Dawn Adepts celebrating the 100th birthday of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega, founded by S.L. MacGregor Mathers in 1909.
Part 2 of the Convocation of the Adepti includes the the Consecration and Purification of the Ahathoor Grand Temple with Water and Fire, the Mystical Circumbulation in the Pathway of Light, the Adoration of the Lord of the Universe, and the Signs of the Neophyte Grade. David Griffin lectures on the Hermetic and Rosicrucian Roots of the Golden Dawn.
Part 2 of the Golden Dawn Paris Centennial Celebration documentary, hosted by the Ahathoor Grand Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in Paris, France, the Mother Temple of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega.
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