Golden Dawn Initiaiton

jg93

Thanks oldtaboo!

JG

atlantis

I would recommend the SRC+SSA: Sodalitas Rosae Crucis & Solis Alati:
www.rosae-crucis.ne

Great Initiatory Order, with a foundation in the system of the Golden Dawn, but of course updated.

*The name, Sodalitas RosaeXCrucis & Solis Alati, is actually the name of two Orders; the first, Sodalitas RosaeXCrucis (S.R.C.), translates into “The Secret Society of the Rosy Cross”, and was chosen to represent the Rosicrucian flavour of the magical and mystical processes that lead the candidate to a full contact with his/her Holy Guardian Angel. The second, Sodalitas Solis Alati (S.S.A.), which translates into “The Secret Society of the Winged Sun”, was chosen as to represent the alchemical work that the adept is then ready for. Within these two Orders, the magical work and initiations of the Golden Dawn and Rosae Rubeae et Aurea Crucis, the mystical work and initiations of Gnosticism and Christian Theurgy and the alchemical work of the Royal Path integrates into a coherent system of personal development, where every step follows the next in a clear and consistent way.
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I am not interested in the Golden Dawn but of all groups working with that system this is definately the one I hold in highest regard.

Astir

Keep in mind that the SRC+SSA is a schism of Griffin's G.D. and it operates, a bit or less, the same ritualistic way.

If I was to affiliate myself with the G.D., I would be extremely careful about which lineage I would choose. Definitely that wouldn’t be Griffin’s and also not Cicero’s. In Cicero’s, although I do respect him and his initiatory lineage, I know that if you are not a declared Christian, and especially if you are a Thelemite, you are never going to get past that portal grade. Pretty awkward, since Regardie was also a member of the AA and the OTO, and Chic was also in the OTO.

There is the Open Source of the G.D., which is Thelemic. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about these guys, but at a glance they seem decent.

Jim Eshelman

I don't see that anyone yet has mentioned that Temple of Thelema works on the G.D. pattern.

If one were looking for a pre-Thelemic version, I'd most strongly recommend F.L.O. (Fraternitas L.V.X. Occulta).

frateruranus

Regardie was a Probationer of the A.'.A.'., not a member. One becomes a member on passing to Neophyte. The Probationer period is one of assessment. Regardie being in the OTO I would like to see some evidence of. My understanding is that he was not a member but because of his position as Crowley's secretary he was privy to certain information. He was not active in Thelema following his seperation with Crowley and into the 70s when he started to become a bit of an occult celebrity when his books were revived by Lewellyn and he started editing Crowley books for them. Some circles say he had little to do with Magic following his seperation from the Stella Matutina but I don't know much about that personally and won't comment. I have a lot of respect for Regardie personally but I doubt the veracity of him being an OTO member, he was an OTO member about as much as Motta was an OTO member.

frateruranus

@Jim Eshelman said

"I don't see that anyone yet has mentioned that Temple of Thelema works on the G.D. pattern.

If one were looking for a pre-Thelemic version, I'd most strongly recommend F.L.O. (Fraternitas L.V.X. Occulta)."

I will second this recommendation. Excellent group.

Seth Rah

The first cerimonial admission of the Collegium ad Lux et Nox is also based on the Golden Dawn Neophyte Initiation Ritual. In the last equinox this has been done in Curitiba - PR, Brazil:

collegium.org.br/eventos/admissao-em-curitiba-2010

Moreover, our Chapters execute regularly the Neophyte Ritual, opening and closing their works.

And yes, this is far, far away from you...rs

93

veritas_in_nox

Is there a difference in syllabus between the A.'.A.'., the Golden Dawn (traditionally), and the Temple of Thelema? Other than the use of Crowley's Libers, of course.

Uni_Verse

Is David G. the fellow from the Paris Centennial Celebration video on YouTube?

I had been watching the videos recently...
Their ritual performance was impressive (form wise).
What I did not like is how most of the video was him and a few others trying to say just how legit they are

Avshalom Binyamin

Yes.

And yes, most of the videos one can see are polished. The word that comes to mind for me is 'glamour' (in the original, magickal sense)

veritas_in_nox

Most polished indeed. Given the amount of spiffy shiny things they display in their videos, I demand to know if the A.'.A.'. can promise ceremonies with as many spiffy shiny things. Demand, I say!
On a less sarcastic note, I noticed in one of their videos that they claim to have moved the practical training to the First Order, dispensing with the old ZAM, ThAM, etc. problems. Sounds like progress (although their website is still a bit too shrill in its assertion of their lineage for me).