ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

In the old Golden Dawn, Apha et Omega and Stella Matutina, there little given out on alchemy, save for the fundamentals of Sulphur, Salt and Mercury. However, Mathers did do a forward to Homers Golden Chain and also did a 1907 translation of Splendor Solis. The problem was that alchemy as an ad hoc concept within the early Golden Dawn Orders and lacked any appropriate scaffolding to secure a proper foundation that fit within within the core teachings those orders adhered to. The alchemical...

In Tony Fuller's article on the The Elusive Tarot of the Golden Dawn – A small part of the Solution, (found in the Universal Mysteries file section), we are informed that the implements upon the altar are the “Z.A.M. Lesser Implements,” more commonly known as the Four Elemental Weapons of the Inner Order. This identification is further elaborated upon in the ThAM paper on the Heptagram. In the Rider–Waite–Smith deck, the altar likewise displays the familiar elemental weapons, as does the...

When studying some of the early Golden Dawn rituals, it becomes apparent that in the 0=0 Ceremony the acts of Purification and Consecration are performed separately by the Stolistes and the Dadouchos. In other rituals, however, particularly those of the Stella Matutina, these actions are often performed simultaneously, with both officers working directly opposite one another, much like the two hands of a clock forming a straight line. One question I have never been able to answer conclusively...