Ceremonial closure of Whare Ra occurred on the 9th of September 1978 at 10:30am, so records a handwritten note by G.H. Sor. Cantate Domino, 9=2, a previous Imperator and one of the final Chiefs of the Order. This is the first page of an eleven-page Officers script prepared for the formal closing of the OrderContinue reading “By Names and Images: The Closure of Whare Ra”
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Magician or Mystic?
“I will not debase my mystic knowledge in the labour of evil magic at any time or under any temptation.” We sometimes hear of the Magician or Mystic cast as two distinct spiritual types. One pursues ceremonial magic; the other seeks contemplation and union with God. This categorisation has become so familiar that we oftenContinue reading “Magician or Mystic?”
When the Golden Dawn was an Order
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”
