Order of the Golden Dawn

The Order of the Golden Dawn is an occult organization that reached the height of its popularity in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It has ties to many other similar organizations, such as the Freemasons, the Rosicrucians, and the O.T.O.

Aleister Crowley was a member of the "Order of the Golden Dawn".

Source unknown: "This order formed in England at the end of the 19th century. Members believed it was possible to control the forces of nature with magic. Yeats, the poet, and Aleister Crowley were members. Crowley supposedly accomplished the ability to become invisible. Israel Regardie was one of the most important figures in the Golden Dawn. He published many of the rituals and magical material. It is the synthesis of mythical and magical ideas that were adapted from numerous sources such as: Fama Fraternitatis, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Cornelius Agrippa, Tycho Brahe, and John Dee. It was conceived to be composed of three degrees, each of which corresponds to an entire order. The First Degree and Order is the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Second Degree and Order is the Ordo Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis. Aleister Crowley was an early adept in the Second Degree. The Third is the Ordo Argentei Astri."

And this was on another site: “The Golden Dawn system of magic is designed to teach its students both abstract esoteric concepts as well as the more practical applications of ceremonial magic… The curriculum includes the study of Qabalah, astrology, divination, inner alchemy, Egyptian magic, skrying, and Enochian magic.”

External links

• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (Wikipedia article)
• Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn