Golden Dawn Blog by Frater Yechidah

Hermetic Virtues has entered its sixth year, publishing articles on the Golden Dawn and general esoteric ideas and teachings from well-known magicians in the field. Check out the contents of the latest issue: + The Alchemical Hexagram by Chic and Tabatha Cicero + The Emperor by Harry Wendrich + The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet - A book review by Aaron Leitch + Group Work - an unpublished Whare Ra document - Mrs. Felkin with a commentary by Nick Farrell + Hidden Treasures of the Golden Dawn - A book review by Samuel Scarborough + Invocation of the Powers of Aquarius by Jayne Gibson + Astrological Magic - A book review by Samuel Scarborough + Becoming the Star Child by Nick Farrell + An Invocation of Kether by Samuel Scarborough You can order a copy here .

Volume 5, Issue No. 3 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles and reviews: + Hidden Church by John Michael Greer + The Hierophant by Harry Wendrich + Tools of Light by Chic Cicero + New Way of Looking at Golden Dawn Rituals – a book review by Samuel Scarborough + Traditional Golden Dawn and the Missing Landmarks by Nick Farrell + King Over the Water – a book review by Frater YshY + Two Thrones for the Golden Dawn by Aaron Leitch + Summer Solstice Ritual by Darcy Kuntz + Change Your Motto, Change Your Destiny by Eric V. Sisco + Consciousness and the Tree of Life by Jane Gibson + An Invocation of Chokmah by Samuel Scarborough + Enochian Magic in the Golden Dawn Tradition by Frater Yechidah + The Origins of the Rosicrucian Society in England by Ian Cowburn To obtain a copy, click here .

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...

Volume 5, Issue No. 3 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles and reviews: + The Path of the Chameleon: Golden Dawn Color Studies by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + The Lovers by Harry Wendrich + Spiritual Development by Frater YShY + The Elemental Weapons of the Adept by Jayne Gibson + A life magical and rich - review by Samuel Scarborough + An invocation of Binah by Samuel Scarborough + The Book of the Concourse of the Watchtowers:  An Exploration of Westcott's Enochian Tablets - review by Lauren E. Gardner + Restoring the Goddess of Nature to the 1=10 by Nick Farrell + Into the Aethyrs of Enochian - review by Samuel Scarborough + An invocation of Qadesh Aphariel (Perfect Spirit) by V.H. Soror A.A. To obtain a copy, click here .

My Ritual of Tiqqun is in the latest issue of Hermetic Virtues , but the Introduction was left out, so here it is in full for those who might find it useful explaining a bit about what the ritual is all about: Tiqqun (or Tikkun ) is one of the pivotal teachings of the Qabalah, receiving a lot of attention in the original Jewish writings, but it has often been forgotten or barely explored in the Hermetic tradition, despite it being a vital aspect of theory and practice. Tiqqun means “Restoration” or “Repairing” and is often coupled with the word Olam , referring to the Restoration of the World. This has a particular importance in the Lurianic tradition, where the teaching on the Breaking of the Vessels includes directions on employing prayer and ritual to restore the Tree to its former glory. A particular focus is the state of Malkuth as a “pendulum” Sephirah, having fallen from its previous position much higher in the Tree. Now it borders on the Qlippoth, in some ways being the c...

A special Ritual Edition of Hermetic Virtues is out and it includes quite a few interesting rituals (and some other articles), including a little something from yours truly. My introduction was left out, so you can check that out here instead. The contents for the latest issue are: + Outer Order Ritual of the Seven-Branched Candlestick by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + The Magician by Harry Wendrich + Lycanthropy in the Golden Dawn Tradition by John Michael Greer + The Golden Dawn Bornless Invocation by Aaron Leitch + Opening the Temple in Malkuth First Part - Opening Malkuth by Jayne Gibson + Practice Ritual for opening the Elemental Grades in the Outer by Frater A.M. + The unpublished original GD method of consecrating a sword by Nick Farrell + Scrying Mirror Consecration Ritual by Samuel Scarborough + The Three Courts of the Seven Sisters; into the Vault of Enoch by Frater L + Ritual of Tiqqun by Dean Wilson Check it out at the Hermetic Vir...

Issue 16 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles: + Westcott’s Enochian Tablets by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + The Hermit by Harry Wendrich + There is No Part of Me Which is Not of the Gods by Nick Farrell + Mathers’ Last Secret: A Review by Samuel Scarborough + The First Degree Tracing Board – A Comparative RitualDiscussion by Timothy Walley + Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts: A Review by Samuel Scarborough + Raising the Serpent in the Western Mystery Tradition Part III: The Great Work by Harry Wendrich +Revelation of the Holy Guardian Angel by Jayne Gibson To obtain a copy, click here .

Issue 12 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles: + Hypatia of Alexandria by Lon Milo DuQuette + The Qualities that Make a Good Magician by Samuel Scarborough + Sacred Geometry: Magical Polygons and Polygrams, part 2 by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + The Tree of Life Projected in the Third Dimension by Andrew Catero and Darcy Kuntz + A Key to Magical Understanding by Anon + An Invocation of Netzach by Samuel Scarborough To obtain a copy, click here .

Issue 11 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles: + Basic Alchemy for the Golden Dawn by Samuel Scarborough + Temperance by Harry Wendrich + The Will or Rotzohn by Olen Rush + Sacred Geometry: Polygons and Polygrams, Part I by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + The Seven-branched Candlestick and the Angels of the Heptarchia, by Nick Farrell + An Exposition on the Infernal Habitations, Part I by Rachel Walker + An Interview with Pat Zalewski by Nick Farrell + The Story of "Venus Awakening" by Nicola Wendrich + The Secret Fire: An Alchemical Study - a Review by Samuel Scarborough + V.I.T.R.I.O.L. by Vic Sabljic + A Solo Winter Solstice Rite by Nick Farrell To obtain a copy, click here .

Issue 10 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles: + Words of Power by Nick Farrell + Death, another new Tarot trump by Harry Wendrich + The Cross and the Triangle in the Golden Dawn by Frater Yechidah + The Alchemy and Spirituality of Magick by Donald Michael Kraig + Fragmentary Aspects of Philosophy, Occult and Academic, in which the Truth of Reincarnation is Ably Discussed by Dr. Israel Regardie, edited by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + Elemental Quarter Altars by Samuel Scarborough + An Alternate Method of Prayer: the Middle Pillar as a Group Working by James Wasserman + Hildbold of Schwangau, Schwanstein and the Order of the Knights of the Swan by Ian Cowburn + An Invocation of Hod by Samuel Scarborough To obtain a copy, click here . For a very small sample of my article on the Cross and Triangle, click here .

Issue 9 of Hermetic Virtues has been released, containing the following excellent articles: + A Hermetic Ritual from the Picatrix by John Michael Greer + The Devil, another new Tarot trump by Harry Wendrich + Seven Stages of Spiritual Unfoldment by Nick Farrell + Initiation and the Four Worlds by Olen Rush + Review of John Michael Greer's The Art and Practice of Geomancy by Lauren Gardner + Theoi Megaloi: The Many Faces of the Kabiric Mysteries by Sandra Tabatha Cicero + Review of Robert Moore's Facing the Dragon by Lauren Gardner + In Search of the Lost Colour: Mystical Magenta and the Golden Dawn by Harry and Nicola Wendrich + An Invocation of Yesod by Samuel Scarborough To obtain a copy, click here .

Issue 8 of Hermetic Virtues has recently been released, containing the following excellent articles: + The Rosicrucian Impulse: Magic, Mysticism and Ritual by Chic Cicero + The Tower, another new Tarot trump by Harry Wendrich + Abramelin and the Golden Dawn by Nick Farrell + Magical Maturity by Dean F. Wilson + Ain Soph and the Golden Dawn by Harry Wendrich + Review of a Previously Unpublished Alchemical Manuscript by Samuel Scarborough + The Alchemical Room by Tommy Westlund + A Solo Equinox Ritual by Samuel Scarborough To obtain a copy, click here . To read my article on Magical Maturity, check here .

The Autumnal Equinox edition of Hermetic Virtues magazine is now out, and includes work by Lyam Thomas Christopher and Lon Milo Duquette, along with many other excellent articles (and a new Horus Hathor tarot card, as well as a Malkuth ritual), including one of my own, entitled Reconciling An Elemental Inconsistency , which deals with the frequently-asked question of why Air is attributed to Theoricus and Yesod (a watery Lunar sphere) and Water is attributed to Practicus and Hod (the sphere of Mercury and the intellect, etc.). Reasons for why this seems inconsistent are first explored, before addressing some of the reasons for why it actually makes a lot of sense. If you don't already have a subscription to HV, get one now, and feel free to comment on the article itself (or other matters in the new issue) here. Hermetic Virtues, Volume 2 Issue 2

Check out this excellent electronic magazine, Hermetic Virtues , which you can download in PDF format. There are four issues a year, relating to the Equinoxes and Solstices, and they usually number between 60-80 pages, with contributions from the Ciceros, Nick Farrell, Donald Michael Kraig, Aaron Leitch, Pat Zalewski, and a number of other well-known esoteric authors, as well as many who are lesser-known, but whose work is of excellent calibre. While not specifically a Golden Dawn magazine, it does tend to focus on G.'.D.'. subjects, and has many G.'.D.'. authors, but there are often essays on other subjects of esoteric note. Each issue costs $6, or you can get a year's subscription for $20. All proceeds go to the HOGD legal fund. This is essential reading for any student interested in the Golden Dawn and the occult in general.

"The 5=6 ritual appeared. Mathers seems to have taken elements given by this mysterious adept from Liege and fused it with rituals from SRIA. At the same time there came the fantastic Z documents, which superimposed a magical technique over the outer order and gave a formula that turned a somewhat dry masonic ritual into something that could be used to charge a talisman or get a spirit to physical manifestation. There is also the fairly cryptic Man, Macrocosm paper which gives a fairly powerful introduction to the Sphere of Sensation. We also see Book T, which was an inspired description of the Tarot. But we cannot be sure how much of this material or genius belonged to Mathers, or how much was a cut and paste from Lux E Tenebris. Certainly the 5=6 is nothing like what Mathers had written before, or would write again. Mathers or Tenebris? Or again was someone else involved? We know that other adepts were also inspired at this time. Take for example the design of the Vault. Mathers...