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Volume 6 of the Golden Dawn journal series The Light Extended is out now, published by Kerubim Press. Get your copy on Amazon CONTENTS - Meditation and the Golden Dawn Tradition by Samuel Scarborough - A Flashing Light, Abounding, Revolving, Whirling Forth, Crying Aloud: Flashing Talismans, Symbols, and Flashing Tablets by Chic and Tabatha Cicero - To Be More Than Human: The Forms of Man Above & Below by Frater A.R.O. - A Revised History of the Golden Dawn — Part Two by Tony Fuller - Abraxas and Baphomet: A Study of Two Chimeric Godforms by Jayne Gibson - A Concourse of Forces: Doreen Valiente and the Golden Dawn by Melissa Seims - On the Pentagram: A Paper for the Dominus Liminis by Ike Baker - The Habdalah of Rabbi ‘Aqiba by J.P.F. - Practical Planetary Magic Square Sigils by Soror Velchanes - Graven Images: Idolatry, Icon and Imagination in the Golden Dawn by Veritas Contra Mundum, F.R.C. - The Sentinel in the Golden Dawn by Frater Yechidah - The Salamander Retold by Frater YSh...

Volume 2 of the new Golden Dawn journal series The Light Extended is out now, published by Kerubim Press.      CONTENTS - The Evil Triangle: The Role of the Inverted Triangle in the Golden Dawn by Frater Yechidah  - The Equilibration of the Four Winds by Samuel Scarborough - The Vibration of the Divine Name by John Michael Greer - On the Lunar Occultation of Venus And Planetary Integration Through the Hermetic Arts by Jaime Paul Lamb - Greek Gods in the Golden Dawn by Soror DPF - The Four Elements and Their Implements by Jayne Gibson - Ma‘aśeh Bere’shith: A Jewish Treatise on the Heavens, Earths, and Hells Translated and Introduced by J. P. Feliciano - As Within, So Without: A Golden Dawn Perspective on the Relationship Between Divinity and Humanity by Chic Cicero and S. Tabatha Cicero - The MacGyver Golden Dawn Temple by Frater D - Astrological Dignities From the Neophyte Knowledge Lecture by Frater Manu Forti - On the Rose and Cross on the Membership Roll by Frate...

"In recent years it has become fashionable for those who follow the 'Dee Purist' Tradition to dismiss the Golden Dawn's contribution to the Enochian System of Magic. However, as Frater Yechidah reminds us, 'the changes or innovations the Golden Dawn made were clearly made with intent, and were largely based on precedences within the Dee diaries themselves.' Enochian Magic in Practice clearly explodes the myth that Golden Dawn Enochian Magic begins and ends with the Elemental Watchtowers. In this sequel to Enochian Magic in Theory , the author examines portions of Dee's diaries with the eyes of an experienced practitioner and decodes their sometimes cryptic meanings. This book builds upon the previous work and provides readers with an effective system for practical Enochian ritual magic that yields results. Highly recommended for anyone who seeks an in-depth, working knowledge of the Angelic System." — Charles "Chic" Cicero and San...

"This book is one of the most concise and detailed books on the practical application of Dr. John Dee’s magical system. Frater Yechidah skillfully combines many of Dee’s original practices with the techniques from the original manuscripts of the Order of the Golden Dawn to produce a truly practical manual. Any Adept studying Enochian Magic should have this book as a guide through which this complex world of Enochian Magic is fully explained." — Darcy Küntz,  editor of The Enochian Experiments of the Golden Dawn

05 September 2015—Dublin, Ireland—KERUBIM PRESS has announced that readers can now pre-order the Limited Hardback Edition of its latest esoteric title, Enochian Magic in Practice by Frater Yechidah (ISBN 978-1-908705-13-6), due to launch in January 2016. There will be only 100 signed and numbered copies of the Limited Hardback Edition. A paperback edition will follow several months later. The sequel to the widely praised Enochian Magic in Theory , this book has been in the works for some time, and we are proud to finally bring you this much-awaited volume. Check out the (preliminary) back cover description: The second of Frater Yechidah’s eagerly awaited Enochian Magic series, detailing John Dee and Edward Kelley’s magical system in extraordinary detail, from the Heptarchic system to Enochian proper. This expansive volume goes beyond the theory, giving a detailed, thorough and comprehensive guide on how to put Enochian magic into practice, from skyring and evoc...

This month sees the release of several major books relating to the Golden Dawn, or of interest to Golden Dawn magicians. Check them out, and make sure to order your copies. This book has earned wide acclaim across the GD community. For those of you interested in the Limited Hardback Edition, there are only a couple left for sale at  Kerubim Press . Otherwise, you can order the paperback edition on Amazon here . A long-awaited book showcasing the original Tarot designs of the Golden Dawn, along with other previously unreleased material. All in full colour. A must-have for those interested in both the historical and practical aspects of the Order. It can be ordered on Blurb here . A new journal for the Western Mystery Tradition, edited by Nick Farrell. This issue contains articles by many well-known Golden Dawn magicians, including Sandra Tabatha Cicero, Aaron Leitch, Christine Zalewski, and Jayne Gibson, among many others. It can be ordered on Lulu here . ...

31 May 2013—Dublin, Ireland—KERUBIM PRESS has announced the imminent release of its latest esoteric title, Commentaries on the Golden Dawn Flying Rolls by the Golden Dawn Community (ISBN 978-1-908705-07-5), due to launch on 14 June 2013. The book weighs in at 440 pages, packed not only with all 36 Flying Rolls (including rare material), but with additional magical teachings, historical insights, and commentaries from members of a variety of modern Golden Dawn orders, including well-known authors like Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, Aaron Leitch, Nick Farrell and Peregrin Wildoak. Anyone working with the Golden Dawn system of magic, and, indeed, anyone working in the Western Mystery Tradition as a whole, will find this an indispensible addition to their bookshelves. Check out the back cover description: This book contains the 36 pivotal papers given to Adepts in the original Golden Dawn order, providing key insights and instructions into the theory and...

Review by Charles Humphries (Published in a forthcoming issue of Behutet Magazine ) Enochian Magic in Theory Dean F. Wilson (a.k.a. Frater Yechidah) Kerubim Press, Copyright Dublin 2012  Trade Paperback, Nonfiction, Magick Reference ISBN: 978-1-908705-03-7 $30.00 US (most websites and retailers) http://kerubimpress.com/enochianmagicintheory/ Dean F. Wilson has offered the first of two of what look to be refreshing and welcome additions to the Enochian Section of any Magician’s library. Meant to be the first of two books, one of Theory and one of Practice, Enochian Magic in Theory is basically a summary of the structure of the extant records of the operations of John Dee and Edward Kelley. There are several accounts of these, with most die-hard enthusiasts having and perusing their own scans of the manuscripts themselves. I myself have spent the better part of two decades going through exactly that process. I know well the mistakes commonly made, the...

Issue 2 of The Ruby Tablet, compiled and edited by Darcy Kuntz, has been released. Check it out and donate if you like the material. Contents The Secret or Mystery of the Rose Notes: Sephiroth and Hermetic Brothers of Egypt Skylight Press Notes on the Astral Light by B.N. Acle Golden Dawn Research Trust Ritual of the Fratres Lucis (concluded) Rosicrucian Order of the Golden Dawn Allocution for the 2=9 Grade of Theoricus Ouroboros Press Alchemy by Parabolanus Forge Press The Tarot: An Antique Method of Divination Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Books Magical Aphorisms of Eugenius Philalethes

Into the Aethyrs of Enochian Magic Review by Samuel Scarborough (Published in Hermetic Virtues , Vol. 5, No. 3) Enochian Magic – whether you are talking about Dee purist, Golden Dawn, or something different, there appears to be no more “sexy” magical system or magical mythos within the Western Mystery Tradition. There is something that just attracts most people in the esoteric community to Enochian magic in one way or another – whether those people are seasoned magicians with years of experience or fresh faced beginners. The latest entry into the field of Enochian magic is Dean F. Wilson’s Enochian Magic in Theory . There are several books on or about Enochian magic at any one time in print and available. Some are sensational books filled with lots of inaccurate material written by people with little or no practical magical experience, especially with Enochian magic. Some of these books are just rehashes of earlier books without much effort on the part of the author...

Peregrin Wildoak's first book, By Names and Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life , is an aptly-titled exploration of the Golden Dawn system of magic from a unique perspective. It delves into the inner workings of the rituals and techniques utilised by the Order and provides an accessible guidebook and manual for working with and within the Golden Dawn tradition. At 371 pages this is a comprehensive text, exploring many of the important teachings of the Order in some detail, with chapters on purification, meditation, divination, aura control, invocation, evocation, inner plane work, and initiation. The material on auras and dramatic invocation is particularly good, showing a wealth of experience and insight in this area. I do not always agree with some of the things Wildoak suggests, such as drawing up the light from the Earth in the Qabalistic Cross, but it is interesting to see another approach to this thriving magical tradition. There are also a couple of Hebrew ...

The first chapter of my Enochian book, detailing the life and history of John Dee and Edward Kelley, is available as a free download. Check it out, and if you like what you read, buy a copy of the book .

I have been reading Peregrin Wildoak 's recently released (and long-awaited) By Names & Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life , which I will review on this blog once I'm finished. So far it has been enjoyable and insightful, addressing a wide variety of subjects. One subject in particular that was raised is the idea of using magic for material gain, a hotly debated topic in occult circles. It is such a huge area that it deserves a post of its own. Please note that while this post was inspired by the relevant section of Peregrin's book, I am also making some broader comments on the topic in general. Sufficed to say, I do not agree with Peregrin's suggestion that there is no place within the Golden Dawn for magic to better our everyday lives. I used to think this for a long time, and then I realised that if I do not accommodate my material existence then I will have difficulty focusing on spiritual growth.  For example, if I cannot afford enough fo...

Peregrin Wildoak (author of By Names & Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life ) posted a very interesting interview with Nick Farrell , head of the Magical Order of Aurora Aurea , about his latest book on Samuel Mathers and the Golden Dawn, King Over the Water . Check it out here.

The Book of the Concourse of the Watchtowers by Sandra Tabatha Cicero presents a new layer to the Golden Dawn's Enochian teachings, revealing the set of Watchtower Tablets that Westcott was working on, and exploring the importance of colour magic within the order. This book details Tabatha's explorations of the Westcott Tablets in considerable detail, providing both the appropriate colours from the order's four colour scales and the relevant sigils for the Tablet of Union squares. The book begins with a brief and lucid introduction to both Enochian magic in general and the Golden Dawn's application of it. A lot of time is then devoted to the use of colour, which the original order considered to be one of the most vital and secret teachings it had. Tabatha then provides colour keys and formulae for painting a set of Westcott Tablets, saving fellow magicians many hours of work. The inclusion of colour plates to show the Watchtowers in their full beauty is ...

My book on Enochian magic is now available to buy from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, with free shipping. There are still copies of the Limited Hardback Edition available to pre-order. They will hopefully start shipping next week.

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter I: Dee & Kelley Chapter II: The Magic of the Angels Chapter III: The Enochian Language Chapter IV: Liber Loagaeth Chapter V: The Stone & the Ring Chapter VI: The Sigillum Dei Aemeth Chapter VII: The Table of Practice Chapter VIII: The Lamen Chapter IX: The Bonorum Chapter X: The Tablet of Nalvage Chapter XI: The Great Table Chapter XII: The Governors & Parts of the Earth Chapter XIII: The Aethyrs Chapter XIV: The Calls Appendix I: Enochian Gematria Appendix II: Enochian Dictionary There's still copies of the Limited Hardback Edition left, so make sure to pre-order!

More praise for Enochian Magic In Theory : “As the subject of Enochian magick has become more popular among modern occultists, it is no surprise to find new introductory material being offered by those who studied the system in its obscurity.  Enochian Magic in Theory  is a good example of such a resource. Here, students interested in the “Dee-purist” tradition will find simple and straightforward introductions to the various tools and tables, angels and spirits recorded in Dee’s occult journals. Students of the post-Victorian “Neo-Enochian” tradition will find detailed explanations of material (some of it quite obscure) added to the system by the Order of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley and others. All of this is mixed together with the personal work, theory and experience of the author (and, in some cases, that of his Enochian-based Order, the O.S.D.L.), giving us a rare glimpse into the modern theory and practice of the greater Enochian tradition.”   — Aaro...

The positive reviews for  Enochian Magic In Theory  are already rolling in: “Students of the Western Esoteric Tradition are often presented with an “either/or” approach to Enochian Magic—they are told that they must choose between either the Dee Purist tradition or the Golden Dawn tradition because “one is right and the other is wrong.” In  Enochian Magic in Theory  author Dean F. Wilson takes a refreshingly ecumenical approach, presenting the Enochian system from various viewpoints and removing the unfortunate partisanship that has too often entered into the discussion. Written from the perspective of someone who has considerable experience with Enochian, Wilson’s text is reader-friendly and filled with valuable illustrations that will help students better understand this complex subject. We wholeheartedly recommend  Enochian Magic in Theory  to anyone, beginner or Adept, who seeks a well-rounded, well-researched book on Enochian theurgy.” — Charle...

Check out the latest press release from Kerubim Press. Golden Dawn and Enochian - what more could you want? Pre-order Now! Limited Hardback Editions available for pre-order. The Kerubim Press launch titles, King Over The Water by Nick Farrell and Enochian Magic In Theory by Dean F. Wilson, are now available for pre-order. Both books are set for a late February launch, which is only weeks away, and there are only 100 copies of the Limited Hardback Edition of each title. All 100 copies will be signed and numbered by the author, and each copy will come with a Kerubim Press bookmark that is sure to be the envy of whatever it is you're currently using as a bookmark. If that wasn't enough, the Limited Hardback Editions also feature a different cover design compared to their paperback cousins, making them a true collector's item. Paperback editions will be available from online retailers like Amazon in late February. Ebook versions will also be available within the co...