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| - The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (often shortened to The Golden Dawn) is an order devoted to the study of the occult. Many ritualistic traditions today find its roots in this order.
- The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was an occult group that was created in England in 1888, and lasted until 1939. The group changed its name to Alpha et Omega in the early 1900s.
- Credit to Castle Falkenstein Core book, pp 84-85 AKA Golden Dawn Although in our world the Golden Dawn is known as the organization that spawned the notorious sorceror and would-be demonologist Aleister Crowley, in the world of Castle Falkenstein, this Order has a much more established and orthodox history, going back to ancient temples originally established to worship the goddess Isis. The Golden Dawn’s teachings also combine what little is known of the works of Hermes Trismegistus and a smattering of Egyptian and Celtic traditions. In general, the Dawn are the closest thing to a secret society of power-hungry magicians planning to take over the world. Like their sworn enemies the Illuminati, they also manipulate events and politics, but for personal power and economic gain. Although the
- The three founders, Dr. William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.), an appendant body to Freemasonry. Westcott, also a member of the Theosophical Society, appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. Influences on Golden Dawn concepts and work include: Christian mysticism, Qabalah, Hermeticism, the religion of Ancient Egypt, Theurgy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Theosophy, Eliphas Levi, Papus, Enochian magic, and Renaissance grimoires.
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| - The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (often shortened to The Golden Dawn) is an order devoted to the study of the occult. Many ritualistic traditions today find its roots in this order.
- Credit to Castle Falkenstein Core book, pp 84-85 AKA Golden Dawn Although in our world the Golden Dawn is known as the organization that spawned the notorious sorceror and would-be demonologist Aleister Crowley, in the world of Castle Falkenstein, this Order has a much more established and orthodox history, going back to ancient temples originally established to worship the goddess Isis. The Golden Dawn’s teachings also combine what little is known of the works of Hermes Trismegistus and a smattering of Egyptian and Celtic traditions. In general, the Dawn are the closest thing to a secret society of power-hungry magicians planning to take over the world. Like their sworn enemies the Illuminati, they also manipulate events and politics, but for personal power and economic gain. Although the Golden Dawn has not yet exhibited the evil characteristics seen in its later history, they are very dangerous and bear close watching. The group’s symbol is currently a stylized ram and crescent motif. This is often worn as a pin or pendant by members. Black, hooded robes covered in red cabbalistic symbols are worn when practicing the Art. The Dawn is strongest in England, Wales and Prussia, favored places where it can maintain a network of hidden temples and secret meeting places.
- The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was an occult group that was created in England in 1888, and lasted until 1939. The group changed its name to Alpha et Omega in the early 1900s.
- The three founders, Dr. William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.), an appendant body to Freemasonry. Westcott, also a member of the Theosophical Society, appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. The Golden Dawn system is based on an initiated hierarchal order similar to that of a Masonic Lodge, however women were admitted on an equal basis with men. The "Golden Dawn" is properly only the first or "outer" of three Orders, although all three are often collectively described 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 what they believed were the basics of astrology, tarot, and geomancy. The Second or "Inner" Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis (the Ruby Rose and Cross of Gold), taught magic proper, including scrying, astral travel, and Alchemy. The Third Order was that of the "Secret Chiefs", who were said to be great adepts no longer in incarnate form, but who directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order. Influences on Golden Dawn concepts and work include: Christian mysticism, Qabalah, Hermeticism, the religion of Ancient Egypt, Theurgy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Theosophy, Eliphas Levi, Papus, Enochian magic, and Renaissance grimoires.
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