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The Convoluted Forces
The “Convoluted Forces” paper of the Golden Dawn stands as one of the most intricate expositions in the Order’s tarot corpus, reserved...

Pat Zalewski
Sep 29, 20254 min read


Animals, Mammals and Birds: Living Totems in Golden Dawn Court Cards Symbolism.
In the Golden Dawn tarot system, animals in the court cards serve as totems, living symbols that embody the elemental and psychological...

Pat Zalewski
Sep 22, 20253 min read


Prasad's Tattvas
My first encounter with the tattvas was in India in the 1960’s, where I was studying Tantra, under Vivandatta. Many years later when I...

Pat Zalewski
Sep 16, 20254 min read


The Banner of the West
The Banner of the West in the Golden Dawn tradition is a powerful symbol constructed from a few simple yet deeply resonant elements: a...

Pat Zalewski
Sep 9, 20254 min read


Banner of the East: a semiotic analysis
Semiotically, the Banner of the East in the Golden Dawn Neophyte ritual is a compact, multilayered sign system, rich with esoteric codes....

Pat Zalewski
Sep 3, 20252 min read


How the Seal Dei Aemeth functions with other parts of the Enochian system using semiotics.
Pat Zalewski There is a great deal of information out there in how the Seal dei Aemeth is constructed, but rarely do you find anything on...

Pat Zalewski
Aug 27, 20256 min read
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