Whare Ra: Resources

For an overview of the historical development of Whare Ra and its place within the Golden Dawn tradition, see Whare Ra ( Smaragdum Thalasses )

Web Links


Whare Ra (Wikipedia)

Dr Robert Felkin (Wikipedia)

James Chapman-Taylor (Wikipedia)

Heritage New Zealand Register

Te Ara The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand

Articles


The Magic of Havelock North

By D.P., The Lantern Vol I, Sub Rosa Press New Zealand 2012

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A Cure for Disenchantment: Smaragdum Thalasses Temple, Havelock North, New Zealand
Timothy Worrad, Preternatural: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural, Volume 9, Issue 2, September 2020

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/preternature.9.2.0267

The Havelock Work 1909-39

John von Dadelszen, Te Mata Times, September 1983

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Other Published References

Beyond the Sun – The History, Teachings and Rituals of the Last Golden Dawn Temple

Nick Farrell,  Skylight Press 2017, ISBN 978-1-908011-96-1

Saint Luke’s Story – A Brief History of St Luke’s Church, Havelock North 1874-2024

Philippa Chambers and Hugh McBain, Saint Luke’s Parish Vestry 2024

Havelock North – The History of the Village

Matthew Wright, Hastings District Council 1996, ISBN 0-473-03962-1

The Secret Inner Order Rituals of the Golden Dawn

Pat Zalewski, New Falcon Publications 2016, ISBN 978-1-56184-535-4

Islands of the Dawn – The Story of Alternative Spirituality in New Zealand

Robert S. Ellwood, University of Hawaii Press 1993, ISBN 0-8248-1487-8

The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor

Judy Siers, Milwood Heritage Productions 2007, ISBN 978-0-473-11340-7