I am conscious of the privilege of having worked with Frater Fiat Lux, 7=4, a member of Whare Ra since the 1930s. With the passing of that generation, very few remain who were formed within the old Temple culture. Most who now approach the Order do so through its published corpus. Fiat Lux trained meContinue reading “When the Golden Dawn was an Order”
Category Archives: (b) 0=0 Neophyte
On the Work of the Neophyte
From the series “On the Work of the Grades” – reflections on the path of the Candidate through the Grades. One task of the Neophyte is to establish separation — to draw a deliberate line between the life that was and the life that now begins. This involves a conscious reorientation of the will. TheContinue reading “On the Work of the Neophyte”
Why the Secrecy?
Frank Salt, or rather Fiat Lux, wrote many papers for his students as he carefully laid the foundation for the continuation of the Order, into which he was originally initiated in 1936. He had been Hierophant, Chief Adept and Demonstrator (Praemonstrator) in what is generally considered the longest and most successful of the old “GoldenContinue reading “Why the Secrecy?”
Addressing the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram
Members of the 5=6 Grade of Adeptus Minor receive a lengthy manuscript on the advanced use of the Pentagram called Ritual B. In this manuscript, the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram is described thus (abridged); “Invoking, for use in the morning, in general and un-important occasions, invocations and operations.” “Banishing, for use at night, toContinue reading “Addressing the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram”
The Humble Nail – Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram
Each Neophyte is tasked with performing a private ritual known as the “Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram”. In practice it is most often performed prior to and following undertaking the relevant Grade Meditation, but officially it is performed in the morning and again in the evening. The Neophyte is to “take any convenient steel pointedContinue reading “The Humble Nail – Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram”
Post Advancement Ceremonial Bliss
I remember my first Initiation vividly. I had just travelled the length of the country to meet a man I had never meet before, but only written to. I was to come to his door and knock, to let him know I had arrived, and then to wait. I was on edge, and IContinue reading “Post Advancement Ceremonial Bliss”
Uninitiated Partner
“Why can’t you tell me?” It is not uncommon for one person in a relationship to be a member of the Order, and the other not. The relationship might be relatively new to an exisiting member, or it could have been decades long before the member joins. One of the questions which almost certainly needsContinue reading “Uninitiated Partner”
Whare Ra in the Fifties
When the Smaragdum Thalasses Temple no. 49 closed its doors, many of the administration papers were burnt by the Cancellarius, on instruction from the O.’s Chiefs. Neither the Roll nor the Warrant survived the fire, but many copies of the Ceremonies did – including very early copies of the Ceremonies that the Cancellarius preserved himself,Continue reading “Whare Ra in the Fifties”
By Names and Images
This often quoted phrase has more to it than many people realise. Hebrew is used extensively throughout many of the various O. manuscripts from Ceremonies to KL’s to side papers and private notes and rituals. It’s use is almost always exclusively to do with the Sacred and associated with the Tree of Life and otherContinue reading “By Names and Images”
Daily Practice
Members of the Grades Neophyte to Portal are expected to follow a regime of discipline, discussed and agreed with the Demonstrator, but usually along these lines. -Wake up and rise at sunrise if possible. -Recite the Daily Rhythm for the Grade [Daily Rhythm for Grades Neophyte to Philosophus printed in The Lantern Vol III] -UndertakeContinue reading “Daily Practice”
