From the series “On the Work of the Grades” – reflections on the path of the Candidate through the Grades The work of the Theoricus is to awaken the inner sense — to perceive not only through the eyes or the intellect, but through the awareness of the intelligence that lies beneath and binds allContinue reading “On the Work of the Theoricus”
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On the Work of the Practicus
From the series “On the Work of the Grades” – reflections on the path of the Candidate through the Grades The work of the Practicus bears fruit when the student learns to see clearly into the waters of their own nature. In the Water of Hod, emotion must be transcended and transformed. Emotion often precedesContinue reading “On the Work of the Practicus”
On the Work of the Philosophus
From the series “On the Work of the Grades” – reflections on the path of the Candidate through the Grades The journey through the Outer Grades mirrors Nature’s own slow evolution and awakening. From mineral to plant, from plant to animal, from animal to man: each stage adds motion, perception, and thought just as aContinue reading “On the Work of the Philosophus”
The Living Flame
One of the documents I was given by Fiat Lux to aid me in my Adeptus Minor studies was his “5=6 Notebook”, as he referred to it. The notebook is approximately A5 in size, bound in a green hard cover. Its contents include: – Subjects for Study; – The Supreme Ritual of the Hexagram; TheContinue reading “The Living Flame”
The Temple Diagrams
When I first began my Work, I relied on old Whare Ra copies of the rituals to study the Temple “Tablets” or diagrams. These old rituals were produced on a jelly copy process that left the images slightly blurred, sometimes obscuring important details in the diagrams. These were copies of the diagrams shown to CandidatesContinue reading “The Temple Diagrams”
Legitimacy and Lineage in the Golden Dawn
Much has been written and argued about the “legitimacy” or “lineage” of modern Golden Dawn temples. The subject is often presented as if there were a single, unbroken line back to 1888, which one can simply trace and thereby claim authority. The reality is far more nuanced. The Golden Dawn fractured in 1900, just 12Continue reading “Legitimacy and Lineage in the Golden Dawn”
The Ritual of the Sanctification of Daath
This ritual is a natural conclusion to the three previous discourses I have made – Reflections on the Threefold Path, The Kabbalistic Divisions of the Soul, and HVH and Daath – Further Speculation. Read those first to gain the theory behind this praxis. At the time of writing the first piece, I had no particularContinue reading “The Ritual of the Sanctification of Daath”
HVH and Daath – Further Speculation
Following my previous post, The Kabbalistic Divisions of the Soul, we now turn to a more veiled domain—Daath. Neither a Sephira in the classical sense nor a mere conceptual void, Daath represents the liminal chamber through which the Adeptus Exemptus must pass on the ascent toward the Supernal Triad. It is, in the language ofContinue reading “HVH and Daath – Further Speculation”
The Kabbalistic Division of the Soul
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn drew heavily on the Kabbalistic work, ‘The Zohar’, in formulating the mystical framework underlying its initiatory system. Central to this framework, I believe, is the Kabbalistic division of the Soul as defined by that most esteemed of Kabbalists, Rabbi Isaac Luria. Mathers had only recently translated and publishedContinue reading “The Kabbalistic Division of the Soul”
Reflections on the Threefold Path
In the Order’s system of symbolism and ceremonial, the Trinity holds a special significance. Beyond its exoteric theological associations, the trinitarian current encodes the universal mystery of the Spirit’s descent into manifestation and the Soul’s arduous return, back to the One. Shin—the three-flamed Hebrew letter of Fire—expresses the Spirit’s triple emanation as it pours outwardContinue reading “Reflections on the Threefold Path”
