tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814337050017726886.post2018012807431071698..comments2023-09-01T10:08:28.177-07:00Comments on The Golden Dawn Blog: "Mathers' Last Secret," A Critical Review of Nick Farrell's Polemic Against the Alpha Omega, Part 1 by Sincerus RenatusImperator David Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05569334890339311989noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814337050017726886.post-55732284565072925942012-07-27T11:51:06.841-07:002012-07-27T11:51:06.841-07:00Anyone who thinks that the original Golden Dawn un...Anyone who thinks that the original Golden Dawn under Mathers did not teach magick need only look at Aleister Crowley's <i>Liber O</i>, which almost certainly consists of material that for the most part Crowley received from Mathers when he was initiated into the Adeptus Minor grade. Does Farrell even address the existence of that text?<br /><br />Honestly, the rituals in it are simpler, cleaner, and in my opinion just plain better than the Stella Matutina rituals published by Regardie in the 1930's. Comparing the two I don't find that the Stella Matutina added much of consequence from a practical standpoint, they just made the rites more elaborate and frankly more awkward to perform. It seems clear to me that if anything, the older versions Crowley published are the more magical of the two sets.<br /><br />Also, just because a ritual is approached from a Masonic perspective that doesn't mean it can't be magical as well. The OTO if anything has a more Masonic structure and approach than it sounds like the original Golden Dawn had, and I've found experiencing many of those initiations to be <i>quite</i> magical.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.com