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TABLE OF CONTENTSIn trod uc ti o n 1Chapter 1:Felkin and the New Zealand Order 5Thoth Hermes Temple Study Course for Adeptus Minor S=6 . 19Chapter 2: The Origins of the Rosicrucian Order 23The Cypher Manuscripts 31Chapter 3: The Gods and Ritual .............................. S9Chapter 4: Enochian Pronunciation 75The Magical Language: A Vocabulary 77Chapter 5: The 6=5 and 7=4 Rituals of the R.R. et A.C. 99Appendix One: The Equinox Ceremony 143Appendix Two: The Portal of the Rosy Cross 149Appendix Three: Inner Order Study Curriculum 171Appendix Four: "The Order of the Table Round" 175Regardie - In Memorial 179Carrying on the Tradition of the Golden Dawn 183


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INTRODUC'I ' IONThe idea of do ing this b oo k orig in ally cam e from a co nversation b etw eenIsrael Regard ie and m yself during 1983 inNew Z ealand . The decision topub lish the Inner Order rituals of th e 6=5 and 7=4 did not c ome lig htly foreither of us, bu t Regard ie and I both thought that these were better out inth e open fo r a n to use . Both of our feeI ings were adequately sum med up in

Rega rd ie 's b ook W h a t Y a u S h o u l d K n o w A b o u t t h e G o l d e n D a w n (Fa lcon Press ), inwhich he wrote:ObUgat i ons to pe rs ona l a ll eg iance , whether tacit or av ow ed , Is th e idealmethod of enhancing the personal reputa t ion of those who for ma ny y ea rshave sa t reso lu tely and pers is tent ly upon th e pasto s of the hiddenknowledge . Ifby any c h a n c e the hidden knowledge were removed & omtheir cus tody, the ir power would be go ne . For in mos t cases thdrdom in ion does RO t cons i s t in th e g ra v ita tio na l attract ion of spiri tualatta in men t or ev en ordinary erudit ion. TheI r powe r isv e s t e d solely In th eon e fact , tha t they happen to be inpossess ion of th e pr ivate documents fordistribution to those towhom they personal ly wish to bestow a favour as amark o f th eir e s t e em .

Regard ie a ls o h a te d to see th e Golden Dawn system abused . He t hough tth at th e publ icat ion of th e 6=5 and 7=4 Grade Rituals, in their original form,might minimize that abuse by those who would change the rituals at a laterdate.It is hoped that publication of these G rade Rituals will free others whow ish to exp lo re the g rad es above th e 5=6 of th e Stella Matutina in th eOuter . Inso do ing , I h o p e tobreak th e shaddes of some t emples that claimleg itima te d es cen t f rom the G olden Daw n and th e Stella Matutina. They1


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2 T he S em t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w nuse th ese g rades, w heth er their claims be le gitim a te o r not, as a sou rce ofsecrecy to protect wh at R eg ard ie has ca lle d th e "h id de n k now led ge ." W iththese ritu als and the fo rm ula tion o f the G olden Daw n Foundation , w hichhas a leg itim a te an d chartered tem ple , w e can now br ing mu c h a dd itio na lteach ing of the Order ou t in to the Light.What is published in this volume is by no m eans the last o f the GoldenDawn m ateria l. P ap ers an d m an uscrip ts a re curren tly being prepared foro ther vo lum es w hich will contain many o f the past Order teach ings as wel las the la te r ones.Enclo sed w ith the Order Rituals are a num ber o f F ly ing RoDs lec tu res o fthe o ld G olden Daw n (as w en as la ter ones) tha t I u nearthed from the NewZealand Order. The se le ctu re s may shed new ligh t on many o f the moreo bscu re a sp ects o f G .D . te ach in gs. It was R eg ard ie 's w ish (an d m y own ) th atth e G old en Dawn be allowed to sp read ou t and no t be r es tr ic t ed . Pub l ica t ion

of p re vio usly u np ub lis he d m a te ria l is a s ta rt in that d ir ec tio n . I h op e tha t thispublicat ion will help those tem ples struggling for higher know ledge and puta bom b under o ther tem ples which have this m ateria l and have no t yetre leased it due to their ow n b rand o f s ec re t e litism .W hat is needed in the G olden D aw n today is openness and honesty . Tha tcan be achieved in part th rough pub lica tion , as the impact o f IsraelR eg ard ie 's w ork can attes t. As Dion F ortune sa id , "There is no leg itim atereason that Iave ever been ab le to see fo r keeping th in g s s ec re t. If theyhave any v alu e, th ere can be n o ju stifica tio n fo r w ith ho ld ing th em fro m th eworld.HWhile I do believe in a po sto lic su cce ssio n o f th e g rad es of the R .R. etA,e.,I also real ise that Tem ple Chiefs sitting sm ugly on docum ents to whiche ve ry on e c ou ld h av e a cc ess , d oe s little m o re than exalt their ow n egoes. Thepublicat ion of these G rade Rituals is m y ow n persona l con tribu tion inbringing these add it iona l t each ings of the R .R . et A .C . ou t in th e op en . Myregret is tha t Regardie is no t alive to see this book in print .T he re are still m em bers today o f th e o ld B risto l Tem ple in Eng la nd , w h om eet o ften , accord in g to a fo rm er ch ief o f Whare Ra to w hom I recen tlyspoke. I open ly ask these m em bers, som e o f whom have the 6=5 and 7=4Grades , to he lp o ther tem ples get star ted in much the sam e way as J a c kTay lor d id fo r ou r Tho th Hennes Tem ple . Though con fined to a w hee lchair and over eighty years o f age , he held age as no rea l e xc use , an d d id a llh e c ou ld toinsure tha t the G olden Daw n know ledge w ould no t d ie with him.Over tw en ty years ago a wel l k no wn E ng lish O ccu ltis t on ce rem arkedthat revelation o f the rituals ren ders th em dim inished inpow er. O f course,this lsutter nonsense, as any ritual being correctly per fo rmed by acom peten t a nd d ev elo ped aspirant, generates power fu l e ne rg ie s e ac h tim e it


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The Sem I Inne r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n Daw n 3is SO p erfo rm e d. T he 6=5 and the 7=4 R itu als o f th e R .R . e t A .C . d o g en era tepower . This is w hat coun ts , th ough the bu rden still res ts square ly on theTem ple O fficers to in su re this in p ra c tic e . Inthe f inal ana lysis , w he th er o rn ot o ne h as b een in itia te d th ro ug h a sp osto lic su cce ssio n, th e stu de nt ca n stillw ork g radua lly th rough th e ritua ls , th ereby atta in ing a deg ree o f the ird e sir ed e ff ec t.Tho se respec to rs o f the G .D . in itia tes o f the ea rly e ra m ust be highlycomm ended fo r their h is to rica l con tribu tion s to the Order h isto ry .Co nverse ly , th ose au tho rs w ho h ave d erided the early G .D . in itia te s an d yets till p ro vid ed v alu ab le h is to ric al in sig h t, m u s t o f n ec es sity be re co g nize d fo rthe ir con tribu tion . A case in po in t is Yea t s G o ld en D a wn , by G eo rge M .H arper, now ou t o f p rin t. Regard ie en joyed h is s ty le and con ten ts , w h ichw as also presen ted by E llicH ow e , b ut ina sty le and com m en ta ry Regard iedisliked. Neve rth ele ss , th e m a te ria l p re se nt in b oth e xp ositio ns sh ed s lig ht o ns ub je cts o f im p o rta nc e. In m y ow n case , I hope tha t som e of the h is to ricafg lean ing s concern ing Fe lk in and the New Z ealand Order will a ssis t G .D .h is to rians , in tha t it fits neatly w ith H ow e's sectio n o n th e S te lla M a tu tin a.W hUe I f ee l I h av e t idied up som e o f the fac ts on the New Zea land Order,there is s till m uch m ore resea rch to do on th e h is to ry and fa te o f the o therTem ples o f the G old en Daw n, A lpha et Om ega and S te lla Matutina.

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6 T h e S em t I n n e r O n 1 e r R i tu a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D m . o nsplit into tw o g roups. The first w as still c a l l e d the G o lden Daw n underMathe r s (though this name w as la ter changed to the AD. or Alpha etOm ega Tem ples). The second group w as under a tr iad of F e lk in , B r od ieInnes, and P erc y Bu llo ck had effectually changed the nam e of their Ou te rOrder to the M organ ro te , th ough by 1903 a split had occurred once m oreand two further orders were th en d ev elo ped : the Stella Matutina underFelk in and the Holy Order o f the G o lden Daw n under W aite .During the n ext ten years F elk in cam e under increasing p ressu re to makea c o nn e ctio n with the G olden Daw n's m other tem ple the Licht , L ie be , Un dL eben . Fo r a num ber o f years he tried invain un til he con tacted a g roup ofM asons w ho w ere m em bers o f th e '111um inan ti," a specia l g roup that w asrepu ted to have th e cream of Europe 's eso te ric b ra in s . Th is g roup had avariety of m em bers (and no t a ll Mason s ) which incorpora ted a rotatingchairm ansh ip , o f w hich Rudo lph S te ine r w as chai rman a t the tim e of the irfirst v is it. F e1k in expressed a p lea to be admi t ted to the counc il and with h isw ife, so n, an d dau gh ter w ere g iven a hear ing . According to Mr s. F elk in , itw as at this time that they actually came in to c on ta ct with the t emple thatF elk in be lieved to be the G o lden Daw n in G erm any , though they w ou ldhave no com munication w ith h im (th is g roup w as repu ted ly a m em ber ofth e "Illuminanti"). A fter subsequen t m eeting s w ith F elk in , the "Illum inan ti"agreed to give h im a sso cia te m em be rsh ip with a person w hom henom ina ted to be sen t to Europe to attend the various m ee tings. Thesem eeting s and the b rief open ing and closing cerem on ies th at Fe lk inw itnessed w ere the ones he re la ted to h is Eng lish tem p les w hen heattended. Felkin assumed that this was the Third Order, and be ingadmit ted , they could claim the h ig he r g ra de s.Onh is r etu rn to Eng la nd , F elk in s ta rted up co rrespondence w ith BrodieInnes (in o r a ro un d 1913), wh o re plied : '1have stacks o f M S S. and teach ingsgoing to far fu rthe r leng ths than I u sed to think possib le ... " A m ong thesemanuscr ip t s , to Felk in 's su rp rise , w ere the 6=5 and the 7=4 GradeCerem on ies o f M athe rs. (B rod ie Innes w as now 7=4 under M ath ers , a longw ith M rs. Rand and o ther A.D. Tem ple Ch iefs .) The o the r m anusc rip ts hereferred to w ere fo r th e mainpart au ric teach ings that la ter foun d their wayin to the Crom lech Tem ple . No t to be ou t done, F e lk in claimed the rank o f

8=3 and prom ptly , th rough h is astra l con tac ts, rece ived the 6=5 and 7=4G ra de C erem on ie s, which he imm ed ia te ly began issu ing . On a s ub se qu en ttrip to Germany when the associat ion to the "Illuminanti" w as furtherra tifie d, F elk in c la imed 9=2 and Nev ille M eak in and M rs. F elk in weree romoted to 8=3. Insom e cases the various adep ti w ere taken from 5=6 to7=4within only a two or three y ea r p erio d, possibly to make up for lo st tim e .Whateve r h is sho rtcom ings, F e lk in w as a rem arkab le ind iv idua l and hadmo re t han one teacher, w he the r astra l o r in th e flesh . A good exam ple o f


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The S tmI In ne r O r de r R ilu als if The G o l d e n Dawn 7this is i l lus tra ted in h is diary n ote s w ritten aro und 1913 wh ich were la terpubl i shed as a b io g ra p h y e n title d The W ay far ing M an . The f onowing is ane xtr ac tio n f rom it:

"Not very lo ng after he had left, w e had another visitor of a veryd iffe re nt stam p, m y re ve re d Te ac he r Sri Pannada; I think we all regardedit as an im mense honor w hen he consented to com e an d staywith us my first meet ing (withParanada) to ok p la ce ina ra th er cu rio us w ay . Oneyear w hen Jan ey and I w ere at B ad Prymont , I wa s h av in g mybath, lyingin th e d elic io us h ot w ater and watching th e ste am risin g in th e p le asa ntlyd ream y sta te tha t these baths induce, w hen I saw the head and shou ldersof a man forming in th e steam. I had the wit to H e p erfe ctly still andpassive, and by degreesIad m ade out a dark eastern face with a beard andla rg e b la ck eyes . The m an w as w earing a pecu liar conical cap, not a turban,and th e steam appeared to be forming th e o utlin e of flowing robes. As Ig a z e d , h ard ly d ar in g to brea the , a v oice cam e to m e saying One monthfrom today Iwill meet you in London . Go to the lounge o f the CarltonH ote l and w ait for me:A m onth la ter, pu nctua lly a t three dclock, I en tered th e lounge o f theC ar lto n Ho te l and looked about me. There was n o b ea rd ed O rie nta l th ere ,to m y grea t d isappo in tm en t and I sa t down to w ait. Ten m inu tes la ter aquiet, slen der In dian g en tlem an , c lean sh av en , turbaned, and wearing ab lack su rtou t bu ttoned to the neck , cam e dow n the sta irs . I w atched himan xio usly an d it seem ed to me that the eyes and brow w ere those In thevision. He glanced around and cam e and sat near m e. A fter a m om ent'shesitation, I le an ed forward and said tohim, Mxcuse me addr es sin g you,but if you w ore a bea rd and cap I shou ld say that I h av e been to ld to meetyou here..He looked at m e w ith a very p le asa nt sm i le and said, speaking in th es omewha t careful cl ipped Engl ish of a n E as te rn , "When was it that yousawmethus r"Exactly a m onth ago..,.At that time I was travell ing in th e m o un ta in s of Ceylon and I didindeed w ear a cap and beard. You are p erfec tly right; le t us go to m yprivate sitting room w here w e can ta lk quietly.-Thus began one of th e mo st v alu ed frien dsh ip s of my whole life.P aran an da w as a S hiv ite H in du by b irth ; a h ig hly educated, cultured man,whe the r judged by E astern o r We stern stan dard s. A law yer b y profession,he b e c a m e SoHci tor Genera l of Ceylon no t long after th is meeting. Heused his great talents and h ig h p o sitio n to a lle via te th e lo t of h is fe llowc ou ntrym en , a nd raise th e s ta n da rd of educat ion for bo th boys and girls Looking back o ve r o ur intercourse, Iind it difficult to explain wherein h isgreat in flu en ce la y. It w a s n ot anyth ing h e sa id o r did som udt as h is wholeattitude to life.

In h is book Mag i c i an s o f t h e G o l d e n Dawn , Ellie H ow e g iv es very littlein fo rm a tio n o n the U .S . tem p le s w h ich by rig h t w ere th e on ly ones cal1ingth em se lv es th e G old en Daw n afte r 1900 and had a m em bersh ip said toequa l that of their British c ou nte rp arts . F o r th ose his torians w ho could ge ta cc ess to th e p riv ate p ap ers o f P au l F os te r C ase , a w e alth o f in fo rm a tio n lie s


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8 T h e S e c r e l I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n Dawnyet und iscovered on the la te r teach ings and 6=5 and 7=4 Grade Rituals ofM athers , w ho w as said to have visited the A m erican tem p les in1913-14.In 1910 FeIkin received a series of small white books from Waiteconta ining the Outer Order ritu als and the Equ inox of the H o ly Order o fthe G o lden Daw n. These , acco rd ing to W aite , w ere "new ly constructedfrom the c ip h er ma nu sc rip ts , and issued by th e authority of th e c on ce ale dsuperio rs o f the S econd Order, to m em bers o f recognized Temples ." Oncom parin g th ese with th e G olden Daw n rituals, they are alm ost iden tica l asfa r a s s tru ctu re goes,with Waite us ing his own invoca t ions . From this , twothings eme rge . First is that Waite obvious ly had no t seen the ciphers a t tha tpo in t, an d the second , is that up to that point (four y ea rs la ter) he wasw o rk in g G old en Dawn ritu als w h ic h differed on ly s lig h tly instru ctu re fromth o se p ra ctic ed in the A lpha et Om ega and S tella Matutina. One in te re stin gpoint isWaite used the Mather ' s cards inthe rituals, though his own packw as then published.During the ten years tha t F elk in lived a t W hare Ra he ran the tem ple l ikea military operation . C lasses w ere held on w eek n igh ts fo r Ou te r O rdermembe r s in which eso teric ph ilo sophy and ritual w ere taugh t. Onw eekends he he ld c lasses for the Inner Order m em bers to hone the irknow ledge to a fine po in t. These inc luded ritua l, Enochian pronunc ia t ion ,a nd m e dita tiv e e xe rc ises inth e v au lt. By 1926, the year o f F elk in 's d eath , th eInner Order h ad grown to over 100 membe r s with an unspecified numbe r

inthe Ou ter O rder. The Inner O rder g roup w as an extrem ely w ealthy oneand had m em bers in many of th e key loca l bod ies th roug hou t th e H ave lockNorth and Hastings a rea and co llec tively w ie ld ed a trem endous am oun t o fpow er fo r the a rea . Som e felt this when they tr ied todiwlge in fo rm ation onWha re Ra to ou tside rs . One such ind iv idua l (w hose wife w as apparen tly am em ber) w as conv inced that F elk in p rac ticed b lack m a gic in h is b asem en tand wa s d ete rm i ne d to c lo se the tem ple dow n. H e w en t to a num ber o f localbod ies and au tho rities to have him sto pp ed . N eed less to say , th e in div id ualshe app roached on these comm ittees w ere all Whare Ra m em bers w ho"persuaded" him, after "thorough invest igat ions" that his act ions wereunjustified.Within recen t yea rs , som e occu lt h is to rians h ave accused F elk in of being adeluded d ream er and an ind iv idua l w ho sanction ed "astra l junketing."Having m et peop le w ho knew Felkin inNew Z ealand , a to ta lly d iffe ren tpe rson em erges th an tha t po rtrayed by h isto rians. F irs tly , he was aperfec tion ist w ho dem anded a great d ea l o f his stu den ts . S eco nd ly , h e was adown to ear th in div id ual. Th e "astra l junketing" of those in the Am ounTem ple never o c c u r r e d . a t Whare Ra ; of this I have been assu red by anumber o f Wha re Ra m em bers from the Tem ple 's early days . IfFelkin was ad ream er, as Ellie Howe claims, it was a totally d ifferen t m an w ho cam e to


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T h e SemI I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s if T h e G o l d e n D a w n 9New Zealand , fo r he m ust have undergone a d ram atic change Inharacter .One of the m ajo r p rob lem s tha t caused W hare Ra to sp lit from the S te llaMatutina w as the bu ildup o f insane com men ts to the Felk in s from theAm ou n C hie fs. Within the Inner Order o f the S te lla Matutina inth e Oute r,there is a great deal of astral work too invo lved no t to be undertakenw ithou t using the p rescribed Order sa feguards. F ailu re to do so cou ld resu ltin the practitioner encountering the same p ro b lems e xp erie nc ed byAmounChiefs , as F ra ncis King relates in h is b oo k, R i t u a l Mag i c i n E n g l a n d . Felkin, onth e other hand , had stric t ru les about skry ing , and often preached abou t thedangers o f over-sk ry ing (i.e . too m uch too o ften ina lim ite d p erio d).W ith ou t d ou bt, the mos t forgotten of all the Golden Dawn tem p les w asW hare Ra, yet it w as described by those w ho had seen o thers as the largestinsize and m em bersh ip . The Offic ia l W hare Ra H isto ry lectu re is a s f ol lows :

After R uth an d Re gin ald G ard in er arr ived fro m Ca nad a, th ey se ttled inH avelock North , a sm all v illag e in th e East Coas t Distr ic t o f the No rthIs lan d o f N ew Z ealand , in 1907, w here h is b ro ther, Rev . A llen G ard inerw as vicar . They m et an o ld friend -H aro ld L arge-w ho had ju st le ft th eTheosophica l Socie ty a nd b ee n c on firm e d by the B i sh op o f Auck l and . Hedid th is b e c au s e he considered th e Eastern tr a in in g un su it ab le fo r Westernpeop le and w as conv in ced tha t there m ust be esoteric training somewherein th e West .He inspired th e Gardiners with h is e nth usia sm fo r this q ue st, a nd duringh is two year stay they devo ted tim e da ily inp ra ye r a nd m e dita tio n to thispurpose .The g roup o f th ree w ere soon jo ined by M iss Mary M c lean , a tra inedte ach er fro m Scot1and, and Miss G ard ine r w ho had been t rained as ak inderg arden teache r a t S easam e H ouse , L ondon .Miss Mclean was a cq u ain te d w ith Dr. Carnegie Dickenson, a formerChie f o f the Am en-Ra Tem ple , and had m et F ath er F itzge ra ld and wasim bued w ith th e sam e idea as H aro ld L arge . H.L. a ss is te d th e s ymp a th e tica nd h elp fu l v ica r as lay read er, a nd b ein g a tra in ed o rg an izer w ith d yn am ice nth usia sm , b uilt round th is s ile n t power sta tio n a cul tural s oc ie ty wh ic hw as g iv en the nam e of% ve lock W ork - (Havelo ck North be ing the n am eo f th e village they were in). Its p urp ose b ein g toen co urag e th e ta len t o f th emusica l d ram atic , a nd lite ra ry people w ho w ere a ttrac ted to it .A magazine , T h e Ftnmmner , as th e o rgan o f th e W o rk w as se t up andprinted by hand inth e G a rd in er's h om e , and later ina room next to theb lacksmi th .T he v illa ge hall wa s b uilt inw hic h w eek ly co ncerts an d plays w e re g iv en .The culminat ion o f th e dramat ic work was a S ha ke sp ea re an p ag ea nt.Af t e r twoyears o f s tr en uo us a ctiv ity , Harold La rge returned to Londonwith th e work so w e n organized, that th e group was able to cany on .The silen t meeting grew in strength, and after h is departure otherfr iends w ere a dd ed , a sim p le fo rm o f r i tual was used, and it w as g iven thetitle o f "The Soc ie ty o f th e S ou th ern Cro ss ....From th e beginn ing , deAnitegu id ance w as received in ro ta tio n fro m three d iffe re nt s ou rc es , bo th


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10Eastern and W estern , the one that carried th e g ro up to th e 6n aI stages ofthe quest being Western.In 1910 th e M ission o f H elp cam e to N ew Z ea1an d, and Miss Mcleanar ranged with F a th e r F itz ge ra ld to m ee t m em bers of th e group a t B is ho pCourt inNap ier (a city close toHavelock North ). Th e day before, one of th ememben a t th e s ilen t me etin g saw Hebrew !et ten with which she was notfamiliar. Father Fitzgerald welcomed the group warmly and hearing of th eMQues t ' promised his ass iStance ifwe wou ld w ork unde r his guidance. Heproduced a n ote bo ok in which were Hebrew letters. This visit A I l e d th egroup with h op e a nd expectation. The y c on du cte d th eir m e e tin g a cc or din gto th e fo rm he sen t and kept into uch afte r h is return to England . Induetim e he wrote that iffurther progess was to be mad e, p eo ple w ou ld h av e tocom e from England to teach. Within a week of receiving this letter,Regin a ld G a rd in e r th rough th e g e ne ro sity o f J o h n and Mason Chambers(nat ionaDy known archi tect ) , cabled 300 pounds to pay th e pa ss age s. Advicefol lowed that Dr. FeIkin,with his wife and daughter would com e fo r threem onths ...

Though the wording leaves a lot to be desired , it d o e s show the close kn itaspect o f the group on w hich Whale Ra w as built. To som e occulth is to rians, som e of these nam es will be know n as m embers of other S tellaM a tu tin a T em p les inEngland . Felkin wrote:It w as about this time (Neville M eak in 's adm i tta nce to a Sanatorium)tha t we received o ur first letter ask ing us Ifwe would c o n s i d e r a trip toNew Zealand, all expenses paid . At first it seem ed an ImpossJbiJi ty. My

pract ice was purely a personal one ; there was no one who could takecharge during my a b s e n c e and m y other work bad grown s te ad ily a ndd e m a n d e d more of ou r tim e and aHe ntio n. P eo ple h ad to be taught andhelped and we could be m spared . Ye t on the o ther hand , it would he aterrible pity to let such an opportuni ty as this slip.We would be pioneersina new world with virgin soi l to work with .W y n Westcot t a i d e d F e 1 k i n by giving h im introductions to various Mason ic

groups in Australia (in A delaide, M elbourne and Sydney). As a 32 degreeM ason, Felk in w as one of th e h ig he st to visit New Zea land . He was alsoap poin ted as an In sp ecto r for th e So cie tie s of Rosicrucians inAnglia, whichhad a foothold inNew Zealand at that stage, t hough he n ev ero ffid ally to okup th is a ppo in tmen t.During h is three mon th stay inNew Z e a 1 a n d , abou t a dozen m em bersreceived th e 5=6 grade, as all the training had to be te le scop ed intoa shortt ime period. The rituals w ere done in a large house inHavelock Nor th .During th is tim e, Mason Cham bers and h is w ife donated som e J a n e l onwhich rested the foundation of W hare Ra (a Maori nam e m eaning House e Xthe Sun). The house i tself w as bunt by Chapman Taylor, with a huge vau ltin the basem ent and a t emple area of between 1200 to 1500 square feet .


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12 T h E S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T he G o l d e n D a w nOn h is retu rn to New Zealand , Cam pbell b rough t back en larged pho toso f a ll th e Dee m anuscrip ts . [Autho r's no te : Iad the chance to see thesesom e years ago , and w as astounded a t the am ount o f m ateria l, w hich w ouldhave co st thou sands of Pounds to have done .] W ith Mrs. Fe lk i n's a pp rova l,

h e changed a num ber of th e le tte rs on the Enochian Tab le ts from those ofth e H docum en t w hich he deem ed inaccura te . Cam pbell rose to the rank of9=2, and on the dea th o f M iss Fe lk in , he held the h ighest g rade in the Order.Th is becam e som eth ing o f an em barrassm ent, as the Triad of C hiefs w ereo f th e 8=3 level . Infac t, Cam pbell had to in itia te one o f th e Ch iefs in to the9=2 leve l, as th ere w ere Adep ti a t Whare Ra who at 8=3,w ere equal to som eo f the Ch iefs in rank.At Whare Ra, there was a d istin c t search fo r as tra l m aste rs w hichappeared to be in m ost o f th e o ld G .D . and S .M . tem ples. Inth e la te 1930s,Mrs. F elk in s ta rte d to rec eiv e a stra l m e ssag es concerning a ma s te r who w asto com e to New Zealand to teach. Some time la te r, she w as put in touchwith Austra lian an th roposoph is t Charles M cDow ell, w ho m uch to hersu rp rise , rece iv ed th e sam e m essages . In1939, he cam e to New Zealand tomee t Mrs . Felk in and to dec ide w hat th ey w ere go ing to do abou t th ein fo rm ation rece ived . It w as dec ided to p repare a m eeting p lace fo r thism aster to p reach his gospe l . The p ro je ct w a s e ve ntu ally c a l l e d Tauhara , andhas becom e a large in te rna tiona l com plex w here those invo lved in esoter ics tu d ie s c an c ome and le ctu re . H owe ve r, as o f 1986, there h a s been no s ig n ofth e m a ste r 's ap pearan ce .Whare Ra unde rwen t many of the trials and tribu la tion s o f th e o thertem ples , bu t with a m em bersh ip exceed ing th ree hund red , it w as to beexpec ted . The first m ajo r sp lit inthe O rder cam e with F eIk in 's o th er O rd er,the O.T.R. (Order of the Tab le R ou n d), an Arthur ian Order inwhichFelkinw as bestow ed a k nigh tho od b y Nev ille M e ak in . This w as originally a sma l lfamily Order. Its m em bers w ere mainly m ade up o f the elite o f W h are RasInner Order, and w ere to have shared Whare Ra equally w ith the R .R . etA .C. E litism reared its ug ly head and the a.T.R. opted fo r ano ther base o fo pe ra tio ns, th ou gh its m em bers s till he ld a foo ting inboth c am p s. T hin gsc ame to a head w hen Jack Taylo r w as appo in ted Chief of this Order afte r hewalked ou t o f W hare R a becau se of the non-G olden Daw n teach ing s beingin troduced in to the R .R . e t A .C . A fte r what am ounted to a show dow n withthe main Ch ie f o f Whare Ra over th e leadersh ip o f th e O . T.R., the g roupbec ame firmly es tranged from the o rig ina l Tem ple . The head o f the O . T .R.in England was Tudo r Poo le . (A cco rd ing to Taylo r, M eak in 's rea l nam e w asTudor . )In th e early 19605, a L ondon cockney by th e nam e of Charles W renvisited New Zealand . H e w as of th e 6=5 rank inth e B ris to l Tem ple . A fte r itclosed, he cam e to New Zealand to take the 7=4 G rade from W hare Ra, In


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T h e S e c r e l I n n e r Order R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w n 13add ition , W ren held h igh rank in the Crom lech Tem ple oe'ISun Order" as itw as know n inNew Z ea land . A fter ob ta in ing th e 7=4, he founded a 'Tem pleo f th e Sun" in H ave lo ck No rth . H e had grea t expecta tion s in th e growth ofthe Crom lech Tem ple , bu t it o n ly lasted a few sho rt m on ths. Jack Tay lo rand o th e r W hare Ra m em bers in itia lly jo ined the W ren Tem ple to help himge t s ta rted , bu t h is co lo rfu l language and genera l d ispo sition d id no t favo rh im w ith W hare Ra 's e lite . W ren d ied sho rtly afte r the Crom lech Tem pleclo sed . Tay lo r m ade the comm en t to m e tha t though the co stum es andritua ls o f th e Crom lech Tem ple w ere e labo ra te , they lacked any rea l powe r ,in h is opin ion .By the la te 19705, the on ly active G olden Daw n Tem ple (tha t I am aw areo f) w as the New Zealand Tem ple , Whare Ra. I c a n a l s o assure M r. Gilbert ,w ho , in h is G o l d e n D a w n , T w i l i g h t o f t h e M a g i c i a n s w ro te , "None of the originalTem ples su rv ived -th e H erm es Tem ple inB ris to l la sted lo ng est, d yin g in1972 w ith its las t Ch ie f w ho pro tested to th e end th e nonexis tence of theriv al H erm a no ub is T em p le d esc rib ed by F ranc is K ing ./iTho se h un dred o r 90Inne r Order m em bers o f the W hare Ra Tem ple w ho w ere still ac tiv e lydo ing G .D . ritu a l in1972 w ou ld be m ost su rp rised a t h is rem ark . A t thispo in t, a com men t shou ld be m ade abou t F rancis K ing 's claim. There w eretw o e ld e rly A dep ti w ho w ere at B ris to l from 1923 to 1934 and la te r cam e toNew Zea land to study under M rs. F e lk in . They have bo th assu red m e oftw o th ings. F irs tly , no nom ina l g rades w ere handed ou t in th e B ris to lTem ple . You w ere eith e r a 5=6, 6=5, o r a 7=4, o r you w eren 't. This to m em akes a lo t o f sense , as a num ber o f Whare Ra m em bers to w hom I show edM r. K ing 's no tes conce rn ing those founders o f the H erm anoub is Tem plebe ing o f 5=6 rank ye t a nom ina l 7=4 and 8=3 re spec tiv e ly , cou ld see noreason fo r th is w hen th e B ris to l H erm es Tem p le had its sh are o f h igherg rades a t th e tim e. S econd ly , no m em bers o f B ris to l a t tha t tim e, sav e onew ho a lso cam e ou t to New Z ea land in the la te 19409, we re in te re ste d inpract ica l a lchemy. I c an con firm th e second , as w hen M rs. H ughes, on e tim ech ie f o f B ris to l, cam e to New Zea land . M y good friend and m en to r, JackTay lo r, qu izzed her a t som e leng th abou t the a lch em ica l teach ing a t BristoLbo th past and p resen t. The con ten t o f the teach ing s am oun ted to ze ro . Also,ano the r aspec t em erges. A cco rd ing to m y sou rces , the Inner O rder a tB ris to l, du ring the p erio d qu oted byKing, w ere a c lo se kn it g roup w ho kep tinregu la r com m unication w ith each o the r. Ifa break aw ay d id occu r fromthe B ris to l Tem ple , it w ou ld have been alm ost im possib le to k eep secret . A tth is po in t Iwill n ot c on dem n Mr. K in g's rep ort as chimera , but will le av e it tothe reade r to m ake h is or h er own eva lu a tion . A t any rate, with theem ergence o f th e G olden Daw n Tem ple and Soc ie ty (w hich w as char teredby th ree Tho th H erm es m em bers o f th e 7=4 G ra de , in clu din g Ja ck T ay lo r) ,there is rea lly no reason to s e a r c h fo r sec re t G old en Daw n Tem ples . The


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14 T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f The G o l d e n Daw nrituals, s tu dy m a teria l and grades are a va ila ble fo r all those who w ish tow ork and study fo r them .T he re pre ssio n inWhare Ra had to be exper ienced to be believed. Itb e c ame so bad that one o f the Chiefs , a cer tain A.S., a ctu a lly wa lk e d out dueto quarre ls concern ing teach ing m ethods, This w as a pity, as he w asconsidered the m ost g ifted o f the Tr iad . The next m ajo r upheava l occurredwith th e introduction o f Anne Davies o f B .O .T.A . to New Zealand. Hervisit to tiny New Z ealand re ce iv ed th e h ig he st p ossib le pub licity w hich m ademany fantast ic claims. Since many of the Whare Ra peop le had done , orw ere do ing , th e B.D . T .A . course, she w as quite a c e le b ri ty . By th is tim e , th eF elk in s h ad a ll died; many o f tho se a t W hare Ra f elt a c er ta in lack o f d i re c ti onof th e Order. A fte r a d iscu ss ion betw een the m ajo r pow ers of Whare Ra,they ag reed to have a m ajor m eetin g at th e Napier H ote l w ith A nne Dav ies.Th is meeting w as to dec ide w hether W hare Ra m em bers w ou ld abandonthe G olden Daw n teach ings a ltoge ther fo r th e d irec tion o f the B.O.T.A.Acco rd ing to a fo rm er Ch ief, Anne Dav ies m ade a m ovie sta r en trance ,bu t it w as apparen t to those w ith w hom she spoke that giving up th eG o lden Daw n w ou ld m ean adop ting the A nne Dav ies sty le o f leadership ,which i rked a lo t o f conserva tiv e New Zealanders . InJack Tay lo r 's ow nwords :

During th e m eeting m y w ife got very worried, as it wa s c le ar to m e andothers that Ann e D av ies w as claiming th e adeptsb ip o f this e ntire p la ne t. Ith en n otic ed o ne o f th e y ou ng er m em be rs get up and rush o u ts id e . S in c e Ithough t he w as ill, an d at th e in siste nce o f m y w ife w ho thought thatAnne Dav ie s ' p e rsu a si ven e ss might corrupt some o f these younger people ,Iol lowed h im ou t to h is ca r w here he was bent over. W hen he turneda ro un d I fo un d he was ben t over all r ight , with la u gh te r; h e said h e c ou ldnot see Anne Dav ie s ' p e rf o rmance be ing topped by anyone .

While som e took this attitude, others did no t, and one 5=6 membe r o fWhare Ra w as seco nd ed by her to fo rm a B .O . T.A. in New Zealand. Them ajo rity o f th e m em bers o f W hare Ra re jec ted her p roposa ls , though fo rm any it w as touch and go for a w h ile concern ing the existence o f th eTem ple . One o f the prob lem s Anne Dav ies faced w as tha t she abhorred theEnochian Table ts, and any w ho cam e under th e B .O .T.A . banner w ouldhave to cease w ork ing with th em . S ince Cam pbell's s ta tu re w as h igh a tWhare Ra, he strongly objec ted to this proposal as he had been using th eTab le ts fo r a ll o f his adu lt life w ith no nega tiv e resu lts . L a te r, a fte r som eWhare Ra m em bers le ft to jo in the B .O .T.A ., Anne Dav ies to ld som e o f th eWhare Ra adep ts th a t she w ould refuse to h av e a ny th in g to do with thosew ho used the Tab le ts , in sp ite o f th e fac t th a t th e head o f her New Zealandbranch o f the O rder w as a fanner 5=6 from W hare Ra. A pp aren tly , h er fear


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T h e S e t r e t In ne r O r de r Rifuals o f T h e G o l d e n Dawn 1 5of th e Enoch ian sys tem w as due to the fac t tha t M ichae l W hitty , a fo rm erG o lden Daw n Chief (o f 7=4 rank ) from the Tho th H erm es Tem ple inCh icago , cam e to an ab rup t end w hich Pau l F oster Case b lam ed onEnochiana. This p re jud ice had been passed on to A nne Dav ies.The closu re o f W h are Ra le ft a lo t o f b itte r fee lin gs to w ard s th e C hiefs , asno m ee tings w ere he ld , and m em bers w ere sim ply to ld th a t th e tem ple hadclosed and tha t all pape rs had to be consigned to th e flam es. A hugetru ck load of G olden Daw n orig in a l, and la te r Tem ple docum en ts , w ere sodestroyed . The res t o f the pape rs w ere bu rn t over a th ree day period, whichg ives som e idea o f th e exten t o f d es tru c tion .Ju st afte r the c lo su re o f W hare Ra, I m ade som e inqu irie s th rough afam ily frien d abo ut th e existence o f a G old en Daw n Tem ple in the H ave lockNo rth a rea . A fter a le tte r exchange be tw een ex-m em bers w h ich d rewc ry ptic rep lie s a bo ut th e O rd er being fin ish ed an d sh ou ld b e allo w ed to rest,Iece ived a rep ly from Jack Tay lo r w ho took th e opposite v iew to th enegativeness w e had rece iv ed from the o th er fo rm er m em bers. H ein fo rm ed u s tha t h e had been to ld c la irvoyan tly th a t w e w ere to expect tosee him in the next few days , (H avelock No rth is som e 400 m iles fromW elling ton ), and fo r us to com e in to see h im . W ha t Jack cou ld no t haveknown i s th a t we w ere booked to fly up to the Havelock North area th e nextd ay to v isit re la tiv es.The fo llow ing day w e v isited Jack and w ere m et by a room fu ll o f Inne rO rd er m em bers from th e O ld Tem ple w ho chatted qu ite free ly abou t thetria ls and tribu la tion s o f the O rde r. S in ce b oth m y w ife Ch ris and Iad b eens tudy ing Order docum en ts fo r som e tim e, one cou ld say tha t a t th e tim e w ehad the know ledge o f th e 5=6 G rade . W e w ere appalled a t the lack o fin fo rm a tio n g iv en o ut by those inch arg e d uring th e f ina l d ay s o f W h are Ra.Over th e next few days, Jack Tay lo r dec ided th a t w e w ou ld be in itia ted in tothe Order, and la te r in to th e R .R . e t A .C. W ith th e he lp and coach ing o f th em any friend s w e m et tha t firs t day , w e founded the Tho th H erm es Tem plea few years la te r, a fte r Jack Tay lo r d ra fted up a charte r fo r u s to estab lish at emple inWell ing ton .The closu re o f Whare Ra howeve r d id no t stop th e G olden Daw n systemof M a gic from being p ra cticed am on g its e x-m em b ers . Those tha t had anyreal abil i ty , in my o pin io n, still p rac ticed to ge th er. O ne in cid en t th at Tay lo rr ec a ll ed happened in1984 when he w as asked to help exorc ise a bui ld ing .P rev iou sly , ob jec ts had bo th m oved and lite ra lly d isappeared in fron t o fpeop le . One re lig ious pe rson w ho tried to exo rc ise th e p lace w as thrownbodily down the stairs by an unseen force .W hen Tay lo r w as asked to help , he gathe red som e o f h is fo rm er W hareRa Inne r Orde r co lleagues and toge the r they p repared fo r the exorc ism .Though in h is e igh ty -fifth yea r, and con fin ed to a w heel chair , he w as


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1 6 T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n Dawncarried up the sta irs and p laced in th e cen te r o f th e room . W ith h is magicalsw ord and the B anner of th e W est around h is neck , h e p ro ce ed ed with th eexorcism which tu rned ou t to be successful . The mas te r magician h as stru ckagain!After c orre sp o nd in g w i th Regardie fo r a little over a year, he eventuallyv is ited the Tho th H erm es Tem ple inWell ing ton , New Z ealand in Augus t ,

1983. H e brough t w ith him th e H ierophan t of a Los Ang ele s T emp le . It w a shere tha t Reg ard ie w as g iv en th e 6=5 (a nd la te r th e 7=4) in a pp re cia tio n fo r aJ if etime 's wo rk in p rom oting the G olden Daw n. During h is v is it h e a lsopar t ic ipated in a 6=5 ce remony as one o f the Tem p le o ffice rs . During thatv is it, R e ga rd ie a dm itte d to m e tha t he was so m ew h at ap preh en siv e ab ou tcom ing to New Zea land . H e w as no t su re o f the type o f recep tio n h e w o uldfind due to h is o a thb re ak ing in pub lish ing the G olden D aw n years ea rlier.During th e life tim e o f Wh are Ra, R eg ard ie 's n am e h ad been d ete ste d a nd h isbooks banned . F or tho se initiates, th e p re ju dices o f breaking th e oa th hadbeen carried from one generation to the other. To them Regardie was ap rim e exam p le o f w ha t no t to do , thou gh du ring h is conversa tion with JackTay lo r, he w as add ressed as F ra te r Regard ie i on e of th e O rder 's favo redsons had returned to the fo ld .S om e years ea rlier Jack Tay lo r, w ho w as a staunch stick le r fo r the G.D.oath , to ld m e tha t an oa th w as up to the d ic ta tes o f one 's consc ience . In th isrespect, when my w ife and I ere pu t th rough the cerem on ies , ou r o a th swere rew orded . A t Thoth Herm es w e fully u nd ersto od R eg ard ie 'sp re dic am e nt a nd we w ere o f the op in ion tha t th e important th ing w as no tto res tric t th e G .D . teach ing to a few , bu t to try to fo ste r its beliefs to a nthose w ho wou ld liste n.J us t b e fo re h is d ea th , R eg ard ie a nd I w e re in vo vle d ina number o f writingprojects toge ther. One o f these w as the pub lica tion o f the 6=5 and 7=4rituals o f th e S te lla M a tu tin a in th e Ou te r w hich are inc luded in this book .A no ther w as the p lann ing o f the G olden Daw n Corresponden ce Cou rse ,som eth ing he had had on the d raw ing board s ince the la te 1940s. Afte rRegardie 's dea th in 1985, Chris H ya tt dec id ed to go ahead with th e C ou rs e,thu s e ffec ting a legacy , o f Regard ie 's com m itm en t to the G olden Daw n.W h en I d iscu sssed d oin g th e Co rresp on den ce Co urse I rece iv ed a lo t o f f lackfrom a G olden Daw n Tem ple Ch ie f in th e U .S ., an d h eard g ru m blin gs fro mo thers . The Correspondence Cou rse was obv iously never originaDyin te nd ed fo r th o se a lre ady in existing Golden Dawn Tem p les w h o can easilyd raw help from the ir sen io rs w hen needed. Rather , it is directed to tho sew ho byg e og ra p hic al lo c atio n o r c h oic e, c o uld n o t be a direct m em ber o f sucha f ra te rn ity .Inboth th e S te lla Matutina and the G olden Daw n Tem ples , th e re weremore papers handed ou t in th e Outer O rder than th e s tandard five


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The Secrel lnner O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n Daw n 17Knowledge lectures, and these varied according to the knowledge andtemperament of those in charge. Whare Rawas no exception, though thesepapers were hardly more t han adequate. The Correspondence Coursecovers more detailed work on the G.D. Tarot (some 1200 pages on thisalone), as wen as further investigations of many of its other teachings.These teachings have been enlarged to cover newer concepts in thoughtthat are presently evolving.The course was intended to cover the old OuterOrder study curriculum with Tarot, Talismanic work and Geomancy thatwas previously Inner Order material, but now be ing taught in the Outer.One of the major differences between the Whare Ra 5=6 course and thatof the Thoth Hermes, was that inthe latter the four subgrades of the 5=6were reintroduced. The Tarot and Talismanic study (not Consecration)were brought down to the Outer Order levels, as were the color scales.Regardie described the 5=6 papers of the Golden Dawn as, IIA wealth ofmaterial with virtually no starting or finishing point which the Z.A.M. isswamped with, and it's sink or swim." At Thoth Hermes we came to thesame conclusion.Enochiana isa prime example of this, and when one skryedthe varying squares there was no order to work form. Newer lectures weredrawn up, where one worked through a series of progressive stages whichextended not only to the Tablets but to the Z-2 rituals as well. Regardie'sA d d e n d u m t o t h e C o n c o u r s e o f F o r c e swas also adopted with the author's blessing,as part of the 5=6 course. (Part One of the Addendum is analogous toMathers' paper, "The Knowledge of the Ritual of the Twelve Gates inSkrying and Travelling in the Spirit Vision; Answering to the Diagram ofthe Table of the Shewbread" which was part of the old G.D. PracticusAdeptus Minor Curriculum. I frankly doubt ifMathers could have done abetter job of it than Regardie. Infact, another three parts were drafted upwhich included practical uses of the Angels of the Bonorum and theShewstone, and the Holy Table.In1986, the three Chiefs of Thoth Hermes chartered the Horus Templeof the Golden Dawn Foundation in the U.S. as an independent body , andpromoted the Chief of-the Horus Temple (who was a long time friend andstudent of Regardie) to the rank of 6=5.


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SE c nON 1E LATO R ADE Pt U S M INO R (Z.A.M.)1.Making Enoc hia n Tab le ts2. Con se cra tio n o f elem en ta l weapons , Swo rd , L otus Want, Rose Cross3. Introduction to the E nochian system4. Concourse o f Forces-Par t 15. L ectu re on n ame e xtra ctio n f rom th e T ab le ts6. Hierarchy of th e T ab le ts7. Astrology and th e T ab le ts8. Notanda9. Introduction to Skry ing10. Sy stema tic me th od o f stu dy in g th e sq uares (Tab le ts)11. Off ic ia l lec tu re for s kry in g Enoc hia n squares12. A ura con tro l and the Enochian Tablets13. Enochian Dictionary14. Enochian Chess P ap ers15. Instructions for mak i ng an Enochian Chess S et16. Watch Tow er Cerem ony17. Equin o x Cer emony18. Ritual o f Sp iritu a l Deve lopment19. Invocation o f the H igher G en ius Ritual20. Lecture of the symbol ism o f th e 5=6 Grade21. L ectu re of task under taken by Adep tus Minor22. F am a Co nfessio D ocum en ts23. Lecture- The Enochian Tab let s: d i ff e ren t types and the ir u se24. Z -2 documen ts25. Planetary rituals26. 36 F ly ing Ro ll s27. L ectu re on Talism anic Im ages28. Con secra tion o f the Vaul t CeremonyWORK INGS :(a ) The Adep t m ust con secra te the L o tus W ant, the Sw ord , and the fou re lem en ta l w eapon s, and then rece iv e instruction in th eir u se .(b ) The A dept will m ake an Enochian Chess Set.(c)Instruction will then be given on how topJay E noch ian Chess. One m ustb ec ome p ro fic ie nt in p lay ing from four different play po sitio n s. Th es egam es m ust be reco rded and presen ted to the Chiefs.(d) The A dept will s tu dy an d perfo rm a div ination gam e o f Enochian Chess .


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2 1(e ) Two sets o fE no ch ian Tab le ts will th en b e c on stru cte d. (1 ) The Tab le ts inthe ir Eng lish fo rm and (2) th e Tablets in the Pyram id form w ith fulla ss oc ia tion s on t hem .(f) Consecra te a ta lisman and have it tested by Chiefs.(g) Do a thesis on the hid den m eanin gs of th e th ree Rosicrucian manifestoes.(h) Note : No s lay ing is to be done at th is leveh o nly s tu dy th e p ro ce du reinvolved.SECTION Z THEORICUS ADEPt US MINOR (Th.A.M.)29. L ectu re o n Astrological Associa t ions to th e Serviant Squa re s30. Notes on Ritual of Invis ib il ity31. Notes on Ritual of T rans fo rma ti onWorkings for th is level and r e c o r d s of these v is ionary workings to be sent toth e P ra emon stra te r. All phases of the below mus t be c omp le te d b efo readvanc ing to th e n ext lev el(a) T h e A dep t will d o pro jec tio n w ork in to th te main Tattw as and then in toe ac h s ub -e lemen t.(b) Do a path work ing of the 22 Trum ps starting at the W orld .(e) Project into one p yram id sq uare o f each elem e nta l E no ch ian Tab le t. Forexamp le : ta k e the Serviant S qu are w ith th e zodiac attr ibution o f A rie s in th ewatery part of A ir Tab le t. Its co rresp on din g squares will be: the A riessquare in th e watery part of fire, the A rie s s qu are in the watery part ofearth , and the A ries square inth e w a te ry part of the w ater Tab le ts . A sm allthesis o n th e d ifferen ces of th e v isio ns is to be done and sen t as above .(d ) Project in to Enochian squares o f a com ple te lesser ang le (SeM an t,K erub ic and Calvary Cross) and record visions for each square .(e ) Project into th e squares of a o omp lete cen tral cro ss and record each working .(f) Do Ritual of Invis ib il ity.(g) Do Ritual of Transformat ion.No te : Rem em ber to sk ry th e pyramid squares in th e o rd e r g iven in (9)which covers th e se qu en ce in detail .SECI10N 3 PRACI1CUS ADEPIUS M INOR (p.A.M.)32. Lecture of ring and disk.33. Addendum to th e C on co urse of Forces-Par t 134. P aper on E vo ca tio n.35. Par t 2 of Addendum to the Concourse o f F orces.36. Ritual to heal with photograph.


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D I l f D I I37. Ritual o n e xo rc ism .38. B ook o r lec tu re s "Herbs and M agic inAlchemy.39. Construc t ion o f Vau l t walls.40. Lecture o n E no ch ia n Table ts projected over the w orld .W ork ings fo r th is leve l and reco rd s o f th ese visionary a nd p rac tica lw ork ing s to be sen t to t he P ra emon st ra te r. A l l phases o f th e be low m ust becom ple ted befo re advanc ing to the next leve l.(a ) Reco rd of pro jec tion in to each o f the 30 Aries .(b ) Record exper ience of using DWB fonnula and rising up th rough th e Tree.(c ) Record astral contac t with at least 10 s pe cie s o f plant .SECTION 4 PHlL OSOPHUS ADEYfUS l\1INOR (Ph .A .M. )41. Lecture-Par t 3-0 the A ddendum to th e Concourse o f F o rc es .(M ethod and construction o f a la rge Tablet o f th e Bono rum and theprac t ica l a pp lic atio n o f th e Angels o f L ig ht)42. Par t 4 o f A ddendum to the Concourse of Forces.(Me thod and construc tion of Holy Table.)43. Par t 5 Addendum to Co ncou rse o f F orces.(Pape r on use and construc tion o f Shew S tone .)Work ings fo r th is lev e l and reco rd s o f th ese v isionary and pract ica lw ork ing s to be sen t to th e Praemonst ra te r . A ll phases o f th e below mus t bec omp le te d b efo re a dv an cin g to th e next level .(a) R eco rd w o rk in g of p ro jec tion in to the V enus square of each of th e 7sec t ions o f the B ono rum Tab le t and a thesis o f th e d iffe re nc es b etw e en t hem .(b ) P ro je ct in to e ac h square o f th e Venus sec tio n o f th e Bono r um .(c ) Reco rd a visionary work ing with th e Shew Stone.(d ) Do research on and wri te thesis on a h erb al a lc hem ic al w o rk in g u sin g th eZ-2 m ethod (how and w hen) fo r a Herba l E lixer fo r the 5=6 leve l, u s inglaborato ry m ethod . This is to include full horo scopes and observa tion s a swe l l as th e Z-2 ritual. This is to be p resen ted to Chiefs fo r in spec tion .NOTE: Read A l c h e m i s t s H a n d b o o k by F ra te r A lbertu s and P r a c ti c a l H a n d b o o k o fP l a n t Alchemy by Manf r ed Jun ius fo r technical la bo ra to ry e xp la na tio n s ofequ ipm en t and its u se .(e) B efo re advancem ent to the next leve l, one m ust have m aste red th eo utlin es o f p rac tica l r i tual w ork as con ta ined inth e Z-s . An examina t ion,both v erb ally a nd p ra ctic al, will be held on ritual.


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CHAPTER TWO

THE ORIG INS OF THEROSICRUCIAN ORDER

The initial im petus o f the G olden Daw n's Inner Order, th e Rosae Rubeaet A urea Crucis (The Red Rose and the Cro ss o f G o ld ), s tem med fromR osicru cian so urces w hich m ad e th e co rn ersto ne o f th eir teach in gs th e firsttwo Rosic ru c ia n man i fe sto e s pub lis h ed in th e 17th cen tw y by an a nonymousau th orsh ip . W ith in the G olden Daw n's In ner Ord er, e labo ra te rituals we r eu sed , u tilizing p rop s and se tting s tha t describ ed th e find ing of the vau lt o fChristian Rosenk ruetz and the teach ings he had to offer hum an ity . Thebasis fo r th ese w ere con ta in ed in bo th the "Fam a" and "Con fess io"manifes toes . In the A dep tus M inor Ritual of the 5=6 G rade the fo llow ingsum m ation o f these tw o docum en ts is read to th e Postulant ."In 1378 the Chie f and Orig ina to r o f ou r F ra tern ity w as born in Europe .H e w as th e son o f nob le bu t poor paren ts , and w as p laced in a c lo iste r a t th eage o f five w here he learned som e G reek and Latin. W hile yet a you th , heaccom pan ied a certa in B ro the tP .A .L . on a p ilg rim age to the H oly L and ; butth e la tte r, dy ing at Cyprus, he h im self w en t to Dam ascus . There w as th enin Arab ia a Tem ple o f the Order w h ich w as ca lled in the H ebrew tongue'Damkar': tha t is , 'The B lood o f th e L am b.' There he w as duely initiated, andto ok th e M y stic title C hris tian R osen kreu tz, o r Ch ristian o f th e Rose C ro ss.He then so im proved h is know ledge o f the A rab ian tongue , tha t in thefo llow ing year h e transla ted the book 'M' into Latin, w h ich h e afte rw ard sb rough t back w ith h im to Europe .

IIA fter th ree yea rs h e w en t in to Egyp t, w here th ere w as ano ther Tem pleo f the Order. There he rem ained fo r a tim e still s tudy ing th e m ysterie s ofNatu re . A fte r th is , he trave lled by sea to the city o f Fessa , w here he w asw elcom ed at th e Tem p le estab lished there . W h ile a t the Tem ple , he2 3


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t U J l I s o f T h e G o l d m D a w nob ta ined the know ledge and acquain tance of the hab itan ts o f the E lem en ts ,w ho revea led un to him many of the ir sec re ts. Of the F rate rn ity , heconfessed tha t they had no t re ta ined the ir W isdom inits P rim a l purity, andthat the ir KabaJa was to a certain extent altered to th eir re lig io n.Neverthe less , he lea rned m uch there . A fte r a stay o f tw o years he cam e toSpa in , wh ere h e en de av ou red to re fo rm the erro rs o f the learned acco rd ingto th e pu re know ledge he had rece ived . B u t th is w as to them a laughingm atter, and they rev iled and rejected h im , even as the prophe ts o f o ld w ererejected. Thus also was he treated by those o f h is ow n and o ther na tionsw hen he show ed them the erro rs that had crep t in to the ir re lig ion s. So ,after fiv e years residence in Gennany , he initiated three o f h is fo rmerm onastic b re th ren , F ra ters G .W .,I.A , and 1.0 ., w ho had more knowledgethan m any o thers at the tim e. And by these four w as m ade the founda tiono f th e F ra tern ity inEurope .These three w orked and stud ied at th e w riting s and o ther know ledgewhich C.R.C . had b rough t w ith h im , and by them w as som e of the M agicalL anguage transcribed (w h ich w as tha t o f the E lem enta l Tab lets) and ad ic tionary thereof m ade; and the Rituals and part o f the B ook 'M' weretranscribed.''F o r the True Order of the Rose Cross descendeth in to the heigh ts-even un to the Th rone o f G od H im self, and include th even A rchangels ,Ange ls a nd S pirits ."These four Fraters also erected a building to serve as a Temple and

Headquarters o f their Order, and called it Col legium and SpiritumS anc tum , or the Co llege of the Holy Spir i t . This now being fin is he d, a nd th ew ork of estab lish ing the Order being extrem ely heavy ; and because theydevo ted m uch tim e to the hea ling of tho se sick and possessed w ho reso rtedto th em , they initiated fo u r o th ers , viz: F rate rs R.C. (th e son of th e d eceasedfa ther's b ro ther o f C .R .C.), C.B . a sk illfu l a rtist, and P .O., w ho w as to beCancel lar ius; a D being G erm an s excep t I.A.,and no w eig ht in number . Theiragreem ent w as:1. Tha t none of th em sh ou ld p ro fess any o th er th in g, bu t cure sick, and tha tfreely.2. That they should not be co nstra in ed to wear any d is tin ctiv e d re ss, b uttherein fo llo w the cu sto m of th e c ou ntry .3. That every year on the day o f Corpus Chris ti, they shou ld m eet a t th eColleg ium and Spiritum Sanctum , o r w rite the cause o f ab sence.4. Every one shou ld look fo r som e worthy person o f eithe r s e x , w ho afte rh is decease might succeed h im .5. The w ord R.C. was to be their ma rk , se al, an d ch ara cter. Th e F rate rn itywas to remain secret fo r one hund red years. F ive o f the Fraters were to


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The S e c r e t Inner O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n Dawn 25t rave l in d ifferen t coun tries , and tw o w ere to rem ain w ith Christ ianRosenkreutz .' 'Frater 10. w as the first to d ie , and th en inEngland, w here he hadw rough t m any w onderfu l cu res . H e w as an expert K abba list, as h is book 'H'witnesse th. His d ea th h ad b een p rev io usly fo re to ld h im by C.R.C. B u t th osew ho w ere la te r adm itted w ere o f the F irs t O rder, and knew no t w hen C.R.d ied ; and save w hat they learn ed from Fra ter A, the successo r o f D. o f th eseco nd O rde r, and fro m the ir lib ra ry afte r h is dea th , knew little o f th e e ar lie rand h ighe r M em bers , and of the Founder, no r ye t w he th er those o f th eS econd Order w ere adm itted to th e W isdom of th e h ighest m em bers . Thed iscove ry th en o f th e tom b w here in th a t h igh ly illum inated Man of God,o ur F athe r C.R.C. w as b uried occurred a s fo llow s.

IIA fte r F ra te r A. died in Gallia N arb on en si, th ere su cceed ed inh is placeF ra ter N .N. H e, w hile repa iring a part o f th e building o f th e Co lleg e o f th eH oly S pirit, en deav ou red to rem o ve a brass m em oria l tab le t w hich bo re th enam es o f ce rta in b re th ren , and som e o the r th ings . In th is tab le t w as th ehead o f a s trong na il o r bo lt, such th a t w hen th e tab le t w as fo rc ib lyw renched aw ay , it pu lled w ith it a la rg e stone w hich pa rtia lly uncovered asecre t doo r, upon w hich w as inscribed in la rg e le tte rs 'P os t CXX A nnosPatebo ' -'A fte r an hund red and tw en ty years Ih all o p en ,' w ith the yea r ofour L ord unde r, 1484. F ra te r N .N ., and tho se w ith him then cleared awayth e rest o f th e b rickw o rk , bu t le t it rem a in th a t n igh t unopened as theyw ish ed first to consu lt the ROTA ."On the fo llow ing m orn ing , F ra te r N .N . and h is com pan io ns fo rced o penth e do or, an d th ere ap peared to th eir s ig h t aTom b of S even S ides and SevenCom ers. E very sid e w as five fee t b ro ad , and eigh t fee t h igh . A lth ou gh in theTom b o f the Sun d oes no t sh in e, it is lit by the sym b olic Rose o f o ur Order inth e cen tre o f th e first h ep tago nal ceiling. Inth e m id st of the Tom b stands ac ircu lar a lta r, and afte r hav ing ra ised th e b razen p la te o r 1 id of th e P astas ,d iscover th e body o f ou r Founder, w ith a ll th e o rn am en ts and in sign ia ...Upon h is b reast w as th e BookT,'a s cr oll explaining in full the myst ic Tarotja t th e end of w h ich w as w ritten a b rie f pa rag raph concern ing Christ ianRosenkreu tz, beneath w hich ea rlie r F ra ters h ad inscribed the ir n am es.Fol lowing this cam e the nam es o f th e three H ig hes t Ch ie fs o f th e Order , viz:F ra ter H ug o A lv erd a, th e P hris ian , in th e 576th year o f h is age .F ra te r F rand scu s de B ry , th e G au l, in the 49sth yea r o f h is age.Fra ter E lm a n Z ata , th e A rab , in th e 463rd year o f h is age.Last o f a ll w as w ritten : Ex Deo Masc imur ; InYesheshuah M orim un PerSpiritum Sa nc tum Rev iv is cimu s .1 n God are we born, in Yeheshuah we die ,th rough th e Holy Sp irit we r is e a g ain .' So, then , ou r F ra ter N .N . and h iscom pan ion s rec lo sed the P as to s fo r a tim e, se t th e A ltar ove r it, shu t theDoor o f th e Tom b, and p laced the ir sea ls upon it.N


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26 T h e S e e m I n n e r Order R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n DawnThough sligh tly slan ted from the Order's perspec tive , it does g ive anind ication of the con ten t o f the Rosicrucian d ocum en ts an d th eir teac hin gs.The official history of th e O rd er, w ritte n by Wyn We sco tt (u nd er th e initialsof his Order mot to ) further provides us with a bridge in which to interpretthe Rosicrucian history relating direct ly to the R.R. et A.C.:

History of the Rosicrucian Orderby G.H . Frater N.O.MThe open ing w ords of that part o f the 5=6 Ritual which deals with theH isto ry o f the Order of the R.C. are as fonows :

Know them 0Aspi ran t , th a t th e O rd er of the Rose and Cross hath exis tedfrom tim e im m em oria l and that its m y stic rite s were prac t iced and itsh id de n k now le dg e c ommun ic ate d in th e initiatio ns o f the v ario us races ofAntiquity: Egypt, B eusls, S am oth race , P ersia, Chaldea , and India al ikeche r i shed these mys te r i e s , and t hus handed d own to p o ste rity th e Secre tWisdom of the Ancient Ag es

This s ta tem en t is one w hich com es hom e to every m em ber of the 5=6G rade, fo r a lthough one in that position isbu t on the th resho ld of genuinelyserious Occu lt s tudy and developm en t, it is easy enough to trace them a ste rfu l m a nn er in w hich ou r m ystic know ledge has been conso lida ted ;and the essen tia l unity o f the system speaks e loquen tly o f the W isdomwh ich formu la ted it .A lbeit, the m anner o f its in troduc tion in to m ed ieva l Eu rope is chieflyinterest ing to us. C.R. is the grea t fig ure-head arou nd which ha s c lu s te re dthe m o st rom antic trad ition s o f m ed ieva l O ccu ltism . H isto ry has no t passeddow n the real nam e of th is un iq ue character: fo r C .R is obv ious ly a f ic ti tiou sor assum ed nam e chosen for m ystic pu rposes .Bo rn in 1378 and dying in 1484, a life o f 106 years w as apparen tly theterm of his p hy sica l m anifesta tion : an d to h is exertio ns an d effo rts , it is tha tw e m ay describe the great re fo rm ation of Occu ltism in the W est. F ired by anoble purpose a nd e nso ule d by d iv i ne ene rg ie s , h is w as the idea l o f a life o fO cc ult u se fu ln es s: it re ck on s little if th e w orld knew nought of tha t obscurepersona lity , bu t it w as a m atte r o f suprem e im portance to the p rogess ofW este rn Occu ltism ; and the full s ig nific an ce o f this observat ion willprobably be only apprecia ted by you in proportion as you may advanceh ereafte r. The first years of h is even tfu l life w ere spen t in study! bo thintellectual and occul t , to be eventually fol lowed. by a se rie s o f in itia tio ns a tseveral p laces (ou ts ide o f Europe) w here there existed Tem ples o f ourOrder . 'Thus were laid founda tions thereon to erect a more extendedsup erstruc tu re o f prac tica l app licatio n," an d, having chosen th ree otherF raters to share w ith h im the heat and burden of the c l a y , t he e s tab li shmen t


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R H u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w n 27o f th e O rde r w as effec ted in Eu rope . W ith th e p rinc ip a l fea tu res o f the irsu bse qu en t a ctiv ity y ou are already fam ilia r, an d it su ffices to say th at w h enou r F ounder "en te red un to h is chambe r" h is w ork w as acco m plished , andeve ry m em b er am ong u s h ere by p laced u nd er a lasting d eb t o f g ra titu de .It is to b e observ ed tha t th e re are three im p o rta nt e po ch s inth e h is to ry o fth e Ro s ic ru c ia n Order: th e firs t b ein g th e life period o f Christ ian Rosycross ,w ho died befo re the tim e o f th e P ro tes tan t re fo rm a tion ; th e second , th e 120y ears o f s ilen ce and secrecy, being th e period 1484 to 1604; and th e th ird ,this period subseq uen t to and s in ce the Refo rm a tion . It w as du ring th is las tperiod th a t th e op en ing o f the V au lt fo rm ed th e h is to rica l b asis fo r th esu bseq uen t p ub lica tio n o f th e ''F am a F ra te m ita tis"; o r IIA Discovery o f theM o st L au dab le Order o f the Rosy Cross ," th e pub lica tio n o f w hich tookp lace a t Casse l in 1614, th ough th is trac t is da ted 1610. This even t ca lledfo rth the m ost intense curiosity and exc item en t. The eno rm ou s effec tw hich it had upon the lea rned w orld o f th a t tim e m ay be b e tte r u n d er sto o dw hen it is s ta ted th a t th e re w ere no few er than 600 trac ts a t B erlin , allcriticizing-either favou rab ly o r o th erw ise -th e m yste riou s assoc ia tionrevealed by th e ''F am a ." In1614, th en , pub lic a tten tion w as d irec ted to theOrder fo r th e firs t tim e and m any thousands are said to have responded toth e in vita tio n o ffe re d by th e "Farn a": tho se w ho w ere adm itted w ere boundover to k eep the m atte r sec re t, and th e la rg er p ropo rtio n w ho rece ived n ore spon se to the ir ov ertu res b e liev ed th e w ho le t h i ng . to be a n ilu sio n .It will be obv io us upo n re flec tio n, th at th e ce rem o nies an d a llo ttm en t ofritu a ls and in stru c tion s o f the Second Order as now exis ting canno t beid en tica l w ith th a t w hich w as ob ta ined p rio r to th e open ing o f the V au lt,b ec au se th e p rin cip al sym b olism o f th e 5=6 G r ad e c hie fly c en tre s a ro un d th ed isco very an d o pen in g o f th e V a ult. This being so , it m a y be noted inpass ingth a t th e tw o preceding epoch s, m ay be at t r ibuted by th e seq uen ce o fcom pa rison to the G rades o f 6=5 and 7=4 re sp ec tiv ely : th e fo rm e r, a d eg re eo f dea th and so lem nity re fe rring to the p receden t s tage o f obscu ra tion ,du ring w hich silen t s tu dy and m ed ita tion m ay be co nsid ered as th e typicalco nd itio n. T he la tte r, th e G rad e o f A dep tu s E xem p tu s, being re fe rre d to th eh igh er and m ore exa lted rank and a tta inm en ts o f he w ho founded th eRosic ruc ian Order as a new fo rm u la tion o f th e occult ph ilo sophy o rW isdom re lig ion w hich , w e canno t doub t, h a s n ever b een en tire ly ab sen ts in ce the m an ifes ta tio n o f the hum an in te llec t with a c ap ac ity for th eap pre hen sio n o f th ings Divine .O n com parin g th e eso te ric h is to rica l acco un t given in th e F a m a with thatc on ta in ed in o ur 5=6 Ritual, s ev e ra l impo r ta n t d iv e rg e nc ie s a n d d is cr ep a nc ie sbeco m e app aren t. The F a m a w as w ritten fo r th e pub lic , and is th e re fo re no ta bso lu te ly c orre ct. In sta nc es o f th e "b lin ds" in tro du ce d into th e F a m a occu rwhe re , in th e d esc rip tion o f the V au lt, it is s ta te d "T his is a ll c le ar a nd b rig ht,


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28 T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i I u a l s r! T h e Gol Jm Dawnas also th e sev en th (th e S ev en S id es-the 7th wa s n ot d iffe re nt) side and thetwo hep tagons ... " A nd again, la ter on : Ufvery S id e o r W all is parted into tensquares, every one w ith the ir severa l figu res and sen tences .. "'~very sideo r W a ll" ismo re ov er rep resen ted as having a door fo r a chest wherein manythings and books la y , in c lu d in g th e vocabu larium of Paracelsu9 who J i v e dfrom 1493 to1541, or du ring the 120 years of c lo su re p re vio u sly re fe rre d to.Th is w as an obv iou s inconsis tency , and w as in fac t an in ten tiona l b lindinserted fo r th e pu rpo se o f disappointing th e critics of tha t day. (T h e c ritic isra re ly o r never an Occu ltis t. To ensu re the exclu sion of such m en , th eSocie ty cunn ing ly au tho rized the pub lica tion of a trac t, w ith an in ten tiona lblot init w hich w ou ld condem n it immedia te ly inth e ir eyes and so kep t suchm en from clam ou ring fo r adm ission .) Fo r be it rem em bered , th e F a m a w asan o ffic ia l m an ifesto ; th e p ub licatio n o f w h ich w as au th orized by th e fr ate rsth en em pow ered . S ubsequen tly , on accoun t o f the g rea t s tir roused by itsp u blic atio n , a nd especially on the assertion tha t th e p rin c ip les o f th e Orderw ere subversiv e to the sim ple orthodox fa ith o f Christianity, its publ ica t ionb y Va le ntin e Andreas wa s a uth o rize d (in1615) w ith a Supp lem ent underth e title o f "Con fession F rate rn ita tis R .C . ad E rudo tos Europa ." This w asprefaced by a n a dv ertis em e n t to th e effec t tha t th e "gen tle reader shou ldfin d in co rp o ra te d in o ur Co nfessio n 37 reasons of ou r pu rpo se andin ten tion , th e which acco rd ing to they p leasu re m ayest seek ou t andcom pare to ge th er, co nsid erin g within thyself if they be su fA den t to a llu reth ee ." The point o f this, however , is that examina t ion o f th e con ten ts doesno t revea l th e 37 reason s , no r do the Heb rew L ette rs rep resen ting thatnum ber fo rm any W ord w hich m igh t seem to be th e secre t m e an in g; bu t byT em urah , tw o p regnan t w ords are s h own fo rth : th us LHB=30 +5+2= Flam e,Lux , Light . Illu mina tion an d L GD=30+3+4="F or the S ocie ty ," o r army.There is ano th er re fe ren ce to P arace lsu s in th e F a m a w hich is of cur iousinterest. It runs: "although he was no t o f ou r fraternity, yet neverthelesshath he d iligen tly read over B ook M" whereby h is sharp ingen ium w asexalted ." Now Parace lsus w as taugh t by Johann Trith em ius of Spanh iem ,Abbo t of Wurtzbu rg , and Solom on T rism osin . H e also trave lled in the East,and being ta ke n c ap tiv e in T arty , (c om p are w ith H .P .B .'s in itia tio n inTibet.Parace lsus was not a Rosicrucian, yet after initiation taught very similartene ts. H e also fou nd ano th er allied Temple inth e E ast), was initiated there .M o reover, h e is sa id to have rece iv ed th e S to ne inCon stan tino ple , fro m on eS ig ism u nd F ug ger.A lthough the F a m a is in so m e cases d efid en t in its historical account , itcon ta ins here and there redundan t descrip tion s, w hich affords food fo rre fle cti on . Thus , it is sa id , "In ano ther chest w ere look ing g lasses o f d iversev irtues , as a l s o in o ther p laces w ere little be lls , burning lam ps, an d chief lywonde r fu l artificial songs . . " , T he la tte r re fe rring o f course to the


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r Onle r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w n 2 9M antram s o f the easte rn s: Carmina or incanta t ions , being in stru ctio ns o nthe v ib ra to ry m ode o f p ronounc ing d iv ine nam es.The on ly o ther im po rtan t Rosic ruc ian pub lica tion w as a very cu riou sw ork en titled the H e r m e t i c R omana , o r t h e C h y m i c a l W e d d i n g , which l ikewiseexc ited m uch con troversy . It is full o f perp lexitie s (fo r the casua l reader),th ough the m ean ing is en tire ly a lleg orical an d o nly to be seized by vio lence .Of th is c la ss o f s tu dy , a ll th a t can be sa id is "S om e tim es a ligh t su rp rises thestuden t on h is way .H The date o f pub lica tion w as 1616, th e year fo llow ingthe appearance o f the C o n f e s s i o F r a t e r i t a l i s .I shou ld m en tion tha t an Eng lish tran sla tion o f the F a m a w as done inLondon b y Eu ge niu s P h i1 alth es , in 1652. At tha t tim e he w as Sup rem eM agus in Anglia, o r Ch ie f Adep t in charge of o ur p hra se olo gy .Inconc lu sion , it on ly rem ain s fo r m e to po in t ou t tha t w hile the h is to rica le lem en t has a un ique in te res t fo r ev ery m em ber o f the 5=6 G rade o f theSecond Order, th is in itse lf is a m ino r considera tion as com pared w ith them y stic sym b olism in vo lved there in . The 120 years has o ther re fe ren ces , asthe 5=6 Ritua l itse lf te s tifie s . Th is w as the num b er o f P rinces , w h ich Dariu sse t over h is K ingdom ; tha t Dan ie l w as a M agus am ong the Chaldees , w hileano ther h in t as to its m ean ing lies in the suggestion as to how tha t num berw as arrived a t.In the 5=6 G rade , the sym bo lism of the Rainbow Colou rs is especia llyexem plified : a range o f Co lou r w hich m ay be sa id to be th e m ost apparen tand obv ious , w hile the 6=5 G rade is o f in te res t to m any o f u s , especia llyb ecau se th e co lo urin g is d iffe re nt. T he 7=4 G rad e re fe rs still fu rth er backand possesses an even m ore arcane sym bo lism ... "The above paper by W esco tt c lea rly show s tha t the G olden Daw n and itsInner Order th e R .R . e t A .C. h inges on in te rp re ta tion s . The first is th a tse ries o f Cyphers (based on an a lchem ica l trea tise and pub lished in the

P o l y g r a p h i a e o f Johann Trithem ius), w as found in a book sta ll; w h ile thesecond says th at th ese papers fo und the ir w ay in to W esco tt's hands t h roughth e papers o f F red H ock ley (1808-85), a p rom inen t M a son , Rosicruc ian andSp iritu a lis t. A t any rate once W esco tt had the papers , he asked M a thers totran sla te and expand them in to w ork ab le G rade Rituals. It is said th a t w ithth ese Cyphers w as an add ress o f a certa in S .D .A . inG erm any to w homWyn W esco tt w ro te , and in re tu rn rece ived a Charte r p rom oting him andtw o o thers (M athers and W oodm an) to th e rank o f 5=6 Grade . TheseOrig ina l Cyphers w hen tran sla ted are ske le ton ic , and a com parison to thefull b low n ritu als o f the G olden Daw n (as pub lished in th e Com ple te G .D .)is extrem ely in te res ting , fo r these are th e co rners to ne upon which th eG olden Daw n w as bu ilt.


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32 T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s ifT h e G o l d e n DawnH. Let a ll Circumambula te in Light .H. It is accomplished. Let us adore.H. Holy art Thou Lord of the Universe whom Nature has notformed the Vast and the Mighty One Lord of light andDarkness .R Frater K. proclaim Temple open .K. I proclaim Sun has arisen.K KhabsHS. AMHG . PekhtHS . KonxHG . OMR PaxHG . LightK InHS . Extension

ao s eK I. (Knocks once) H ekas H ekas Este B e b e l o i .It So ro re s F ra tre sq u e assist to clo se Temp le.US. 1K . (Sees Hall guarded)HS. (Sees none bu t Neophyts is present . )STOL < P u r i f i e s with V ) < E . S . W . and N . )DAD. (Purifies with A )


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T h e Semt I n n e r O n l e r R i t u a l s c f T h e G o l d e n Dawn 33H. (G rcumambu la te reverse. Not the H-K HG HS ST DAD)H. Let us adore Lord of Universe. Let us take the Myst ic repast of

, (4) e lement s A I : l . .VIV ( should be V )Rose = A - Silence.K . (Last fin ishes W in e) It is Finished.H . Tete les ta i .H . M ay this assist us in search for Quintessence-SummumB onum . W isdom Happiness.R KhabsHS. AMHG . PekhtHS . KnoxHG . Om.R PaxHG . Ligh tR Inus. Extension

0--0 NOUGHT = NOUGHTADMISSION

R By d ispensation I order HG . to prepare th e C an did ate . (Blindsher or h im . l (3) Ropes . )H. (Admit. l o s e s Nam e. Takes M o tto .)K . (Re fuses adm i s sion un til c e n s e d and cross marked by DAD andSTOLe Candidate asking for Ligh t is taken toAltar and fotces to

take a n Oblig atio n to S ecrecy u nd er threats o f expu1sion anddea th o r palsy from h ostile c urre nt of will. Candidate put inNorth . H . tells her o r him to pass from Dark to Light .GrcumambuIate inDarkness .


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34 The S e c r e f Inner Order Rituals o f The G o l d e n DawnK. (Leading with Red L am p. Candidate stopped in N.E. untilpurified a nd con se c ra te d .)HG . (L eads Cand id a te to W est.)HS. Pass no t un til you know m y Nam e.C. Darkness .H5. Fear no t. P ass on .C. (Stopped in N.E. STOL and DAD. Again.)R P ass no t til you know my Name .c. light Daw ning art Thou .H. Avo id th at which is u nbalanced . K nee l and P ray .H HS HG &C an did ate stan d aro un d A ltar. Em blem s o n High. Ligh t r e st o red .

KHABS - AM - PEKHTKONX - OM - PAXUGHT - IN - EXTENSIONK steps up H show s K and L am p to C as H idden ligh t o f Occult Sc ience .H. L et HS . g ive s igns o f a Neophy te .HS. (Step = one sho rt step by le ft foo t. S alu ting S ign = bo th handsou t in fron t. S ilence S ign = le ft fo refin ger o n lip . To ken = seizefing ers on ly a t second tim e.)

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The S e c r e t In ner O rd er R itu als o f The G olden D aw n 3 5R (Explains Hoodwink-and Cord-Altar a Double Cube = Black.

White A and Red+ on it. A 1 : : : & V " also on Altar-Two Pillars of Hermes-Seth-Solomon =Eternal Equilibrium.(9)

R (Active and Passive. Severity and Mercy. Fixed and Volatile. ALamp on Each. Pillars have Egyptian figures on them. Betweenthem is the Path of Occult Science. Note A and Riam of Life.)HS. Throne Robe Sword.HG. (Between Pillars White Mitre Sceptre. He is Reconciler.)K. (With his Wand and Lamp. STOL +Cup =Cold. DAD +Censer

= Heat.)K. (proclaims new Neophyte.)HS. (Addresses Neophyte and exhorts to memory to honour God asour Light.) Never condemn others Religion. Be Secret. StudyEquilibrium. Each unbalance is Evil.Persevere.H. (Tells subjects of necessary study.' (4) elements ZodiacSigns Planets Houses Exhaltation-Triplicities-Letters andNumbers inHebrew-the Ten Sephiroth.)R (No advance except by permit of Second Order.

(1=10) Z E L A TORADM I S S I ON

R (Announces permission to advance the Neophyte.)HG. (Prepares Neophyte.)(Neophyte is blinded. Carries Knocks m ill I I DNEO. Let me enter.K . Iwill.a (Psalm ~. t ~i' (127-1 By what aid seek entry.


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36 T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w nNEO. By ~~., M (Adona i ) -Knowledge -Pe rmis s ion . Secrets o f 00

- By n : !H, (Gives Signs-Words.)R (Pledges Neophyte.)NED. I P led ge . K neels. Sw ears by Y (Earth).R (Remove b lin d -Th row Salt. NEO rises. S T DAD Pu rify .)R (Cong ra tu la tes on p rog ress .)H e {Reads Genesis "~n.~ (2-8, 9, 10). Gives Allegory of1 : , ~ , n(MaIkuth) Tw o P ath s. l'~o ~c t v~ ,l'~'''JC (Metatron-Samael-Sandalphon.)R (Describes Pa th s Three p run from C , ~ , n to Highe rSephiroth.

(Explains picture of F l am i ng Sword.)

R (Altarhas Red+ of Kerubim inside A)R (I s th e V Grade shews "if Tables as in Old MSS . )f f i 1R (~is t" (17) squares out of n~ squares. These areoAA V V an d Z od iac .)H Quits Temple .(Neo p hy te r ee n te rs by Knocks m n I I IH. (A d dre ss es N eo ph yte . DAD censes)R B efo re you is th e L ave r o f B ra ss . It m ean s W ate rs o f Creation.H. I


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The S e c r e t In ne r O rd er R itu als o f The G old en D aw n 37H J E R . (Stops Neophyte who claims by ~~, N (Adonai) as Samaelspeaks as Darkness and Evil-Neophyte retires.)NED. (Advances to Heg.)HEG. (Stops NEO. As l'~~o ~ (Meta t ron) stops NED . Becausetoo Bright.)NEO . (Retires.)NEO . (Goes up Middle.)H. (As Sandalphon with Sign of N = ~ (1 = 10) Ch ecks H I.andHEG.}H. I am Reconciler-I am Left KRUB as HEG is Right KRUB andMale .H. Genesis :1.~.~H. (Confers secrets.)R (Step Left then Right. Beyond is Sign as

Grasp hands thumbs make over M~'C(Adonai h'Melekh) Pass = n ~ )R (Gives Sash.) r ~ : )STOLe (Marks t )NEO. (Enters Holy Place)HI. (Stops NED . who signs as NEO.)HEG. {LeadsNEO to North and explains

o 0 0o 0 0Picture of 00*0 !l~12) OrcIes

o a000oLampwhich are the Zodiac Signs and Tribes and the ~ ~ (12) changes

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38 T h e Seem I n n e r O r d e r R i t U R l s o f T h e G o l d e n Dawnsets of Hebrew Le~rs. The , (4) elements which are Lion-Man-Bul l -Eagle"1>{ = n the Whole Ro se o f Creatio n.

Hierus-takes NED. to S outh . S how s T (7) pointed S tar ~*' Lamp= T (7 ) B r an ch ed Cand le stic k =Heptagram = T (7 ) P lanets-P alaces o fAssiah = Ma teria l W o rld = T (7) Churches a A in each of T (7)Orcles with Names 6 Creation -Days o f W eek- T (7 ) Stars .H ie ro ph an t ta ke s Neophy te to A lta r. C en se s It. This is th e A ltar o f In cen se .Double Cube = li t (10) Squ are s. B a se ~'~;Q (Malkuth) = only One .Seen God is behind Altar. I lack no t G o ld on A ltar w ere l (3) things.0..V. Incense ",.,

I nam e you Pereclinus De Faust is o r Ze Ja tho r=Ze la to rK. (Proc la ims)H . (Expla ins r 1 ' ~ ' Q - , V ' " . . . , r v . ~ = M l 1 ' O =Gate = " l , " in Full P ath (10) Resp le nden t In te llig e nce i,sits in M ~..~ (Binah)=. , r r , of z - , 'M O gives; ,Influx to Mettatron')~J

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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r 0nItr R i t u a l s if T h e G o l d e n D a w nH. (Reci tes Prayer of the Gnomes.) R Depar t in Peace .R In the Name of I tJ,M (Adonaf ) I c lo se th is Tem ple o f Z ela to rs.

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N (1) TO :J (2) KNOWLEDGE(4 ) WORLDS OF THE QABBAL ISTS ARE:nt ' ; I t ~ M (ALZILUTH)=Pure Deityn M " , ~ (BRIAH)=Creat ive-Archangel icn'II~" (YETZIRAH)=Angel sn~l I l i (ASSIAH)=Shel ls Man Demons

TAROT SUITSWand s o r B a to ns =D iamon ds I Cups=Hear ts I Swords=Spades I P en ta cle s o rCoins=Clubs . Of these there are "(10)FOR THIS PURPOSE ALSOMat thew: : : ManVMark n Lion ALuke B E a r t h VJohn ttt Air A, :4) SORTS OF ELEM ENT ALS AREGnomes= V Undines= V Sylphs= A Salamander s= 6,.

~ = to (2=9)THEORICUSOffice rs H . HS . HG . KX .Opening arrange as fo r !)C ; (32)PathR (Calls to order-Sees G uard ing-W ho Presen t. S ign s G iven .)HG . ( .!) Grade= A (AirHS . ( ~ G rade=Luna)HG . U ts Path ~,(32)= n )


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40 The S e c r e t In ne r O rd er R itu als o f T h e G o ld en D a wnH. (Prayer to "n ;M ",ru (Shaddai AIChaiAll Pass to East.Hmakes * - ~ . ~

lit'ACTIVES~

7fr{PASSIVES *~ ~~/b'~FOR (AIR)H. Let Sylphs Adore M , , , , , (IHVH) and " n 'M - - , r u(SHADDAI AL CHAI)H. (Signs = - (sic) Man-Raphael)R (With t in Names of ORO mAH AOZPI in Great East

Tablet and BATANAH .All go to placesR (Declares open ill m n nHS . rm m Ill)HG . n n m III)

CLOSEH. (Calls to Order-Guard-who presents)H. Prayer Adore Lord of A a ll to East.H.R * *Dismisses Sylphs in Name of ..n 'N " , r oSHADDAI AL CHAI)H. (ill m Ill)HS . (ill ill Ill)HG . (m m Ill)


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w n 41AD M IS S IO N PAT H !).';

H. (C alls to O rd er)HG . (B lin ds Z ela to r w ho bea rs

~)(H as 'W > ).HS. (Has )HG . (Has ~ )KX. (Has ~ Salt .)Z ela to r adm itted and pu t in East. G iv es S igns ob liga ted .L igh ts res to red to Z ela to r bu t Tem p le is D a r k .Z e Ia to r sw ea rs by Sylphs .H. (S how s P orta ls I'Z In o nly O pe n.)K . (As Anub is Gu id es .)Z ela to r go es w ith t and B anne r o f East ro und Hall.SL- the Sphynx sa id I am :: M an th e Synthes is .H. (S top s Z . w ith M a sk o f Osiris .)K . & Z. Thou art Air and Sun . I com e w ith M (Air)R (Signs::: asMan.)HS. I a s O siris .HG. (withMask of Lion s tops Z .)H.& Z. Thou a rt L eo . I com e w ith f Z I (Fire)In. (Signs e n )H5. I pa ssed th rough G ates o f H eaven Oh Lord o f Truth .In. (S top s Z . w ith ~ say ing ) I as Mask o f E a gle s to p you. Mist resso f t : : : , . and a Sun a re you .

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42 T h e Se cr elIn n er O r de r R itu als o f The G o l d e n D aw n ,HS. (Signs ~ pass on.)HS. 0 Lord of Light. Darkness fleeth.K. (Stops Z. as Priest with Mask of B in North.)HG. 8t 1. Bull of Earth are you and Sun as Night. We come with MOi l?

Banner and t .K. (Signs ~ pass on.)H. {Describes 4 P of':: ~ (22) Squares and l " I Path andN ' (31) Key of Tarot which ~ 1 1 (72) Circles Round. QueenIsis=Sandalphon.) Bears Wands. Has Crossed. He is (7)Pointed Star , (4 ) Kerubim at Comers.)HG . Takes Z. Shews Eden-a Circle with (7 ) Squares and' (4 )Rivers and Tree inside.}K . (Shews Gehenna l (7 ) Infemals and t (7 ) Seas.R (Confers Name o f L ord of ..:" (32nd) Path.)Zelator readmitted with HG. by ill ill m .H. (Gives summary of earlier Grades. 5.5. and Ark and Kerub im.)z :Z.HS.H.

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II~ -'IS"0. ~ c : : { ? c:{?& 00"0The Right Portal goes to , = T (4=7)The Left Portal goes to J = n (3=8)The Central goes to Higher.)


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T h e S e c r e t I n n e r O r d e r R i t u a l s o f T h e G o l d e n D a w n 43H. (Show s Tab le t o f A ir A. and K am ea o f L una . N ote a lsoHo d. EIim Cha shmu da i shows on Tree o f L ife .)HS. (Show s A lchem ic Seph iro th . Tw o fo rm s o f t'2QtlIMHG . (S how s L inea l F igu res an d P lan ts )K. (S how s F igu res o f G eom ancy )"- You are now Pora io s De Reject i s .K. (P roc la im s H er o r Him)R (Describ es sub jec ts fo r ~ = n (3=8)

. : I (3)= n (8) - H. HS . HG . PRACT ICUSOPENINGR (Seesto Guard ing . )R (Seeswho is present-Signs given.)HG . (to V )HS . (to ~ )HG. (Paths are M '; (31) and , (30) of t v and ,Reflect ion of Sphere of ll. (F ire ) , Reflection o f (S un R L et us Adore King o f rt'M~~ C~M ' M "

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44 The S e c r e t In ne r O r de r R itu als o f T he G o l d e n DawnFORPATH,N"(31)TABLETSOF VAV -KEY (20)OFTAROT

~ .~~~HEAVENS AVERSE! PYRAM ID TO ADMITPath M , (31)R (Take < 1 > and fo llo w A xiok ersa th e K ab ir)R (A s A xiero s sp eak s in th e Oracle s o f Z oroaster on Ideas andIntellectuals .)R (Con tin ues as A xio kersos .) I am the Left B asal A ng le o f aFlame .HG . I am the R igh t B asa l A ng le A stra l and F lu id F ire .H. (Speaks) S toop No t - Na tu re persu ades STROPHALOS IMNIZOURIN I Change no t Names I Voice of Fire .R (Expla ins < t > and N , (31) Pa th=Perpe tua l Intell igence.)H. (S how s and exp la in s K ey ~ (20). Whic

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