06-05-2020, 09:26 AM
(06-04-2020, 11:19 PM)Aion Wrote: Golden Dawn would actually be considered "fringe masonry", and many of their temple symbols are derived from masonry. This is because the founders were master Masons and members of the SRIA.
There is one guys' work you do want to avoid, a guy named David Griffin who is an egomaniac that has convinced himself he's some kind of Golden Dawn grandmaster. He is a fraud, lol.
I had not heard of the controversy around David Griffin before. Anyone who charges what he does for his one book is out of their mind though. Plenty of good material without getting price gouged. Especially in some used book stores you can find some good stuff.
Quote:Don was definitely interested in the Golden Dawn and I have no doubt he read Regardie's book (he seemed to be fairly well read on a lot of occult / paranormal topics), but the idea that he was initiated into the magical current / egregore of the Golden Dawn during meditation is intriguing. Ra seems to confirm that working with a group like the Golden Dawn is beneficial.
I wonder what Ra's connection to the Golden Dawn is.
In another section Don asks about the Ippissimus, and Ra says that it is a STS Adept title. The Ippissimus is the highest level of initiation in the Golden Dawn Tradition. The process of bidding a negative entity is also part of magical tradition which Ra described. I think in general the Golden Dawn system is robust enough that it can be used by the positive and the negative seeker.