Personal Temples: Photos of The Grand Reception Hall at Isis Mother Temple of the Alpha Omega

The Grand Reception Hall at Isis Mother Temple of the A.O.

Thank all of you who have been sharing photos of your personal temples and altars here on the Golden Dawn blog. We will continue to share more and more of them in coming months. 

In anticipation of the International Conclave of Golden Dawn Magicians that will be held here at the A.O.'s Isis Mother Temple outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, April 7-13, we thought we would show you around the Temple grounds a bit more. 

The Grand Reception Hall, pictured above, is where a number of astonishing classes on additional traditional Golden Dawn Magick from the Secret Chiefs will be revealed during the International Conclave.

If you have not yet registered for the festival, you can still do so by writing us here. Space is limited, so you really should register now.

You can find more information about the International Conclave here.

Meanwhile, we wish you all the best from Isis Mother Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, outer order of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha Omega. 

We look forward to meeting you here at the International Conclave of Golden Dawn Magicians.

Isis Shrine in the Grand Reception Hall 

of Alpha Omega's Isis Mother Temple

Your hosts,

Leslie and D. J. McQuade Griffin

Day VIII: International Conclave of Golden Dawn Adepti

The Outer Order Arrives &

Double Rainbow in the Mojave Desert

Here in the Mojave desert, rain is a precious commodity. Today, as outer order initiates were finally allowed to join with the Adepti here at the International Conclave, we had more precipitation that we have had all year. This is, of course, a very auspicious sign. If you have never experienced it, the fragrance of the desert following a rain storm is a wonderful smell not soon forgotten.

Yesterday, we enjoyed our final day with only Golden Dawn Adepti from around the world, spending the entire day working new magic from the Secret Chiefs together inside the Vault of the Adepti. For those unfamiliar with the Vault, it is a marvelous magical chamber unlike anything else in the world. A key feature of the new magick for the Inner Order from the Secret Chiefs is new magick for inside of the Vault.

Today, it was a bit of a shock for all of us when the H.O.G.D. outer order initiates began to arrive. Our international gathering of Adepti from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Italy and the USA had developed into a warm and intimate group. We stepped up to the plate today though, to help our younger brothers and sisters in the Golden Dawn, helping them to perfect their skills in Ritual Magick in an afternoon seminar.

The outer order Initiates certainly deserved this, as some of them flew from as far away as New York just to be here with the Adepti for the Equinox ceremony and the official opening tomorrow of the Isis-Hathor mother temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega. With the arrival of the outer order, we were standing room only at dinner again tonight.

I am glad to see such a warm response from rank and file Golden Dawn members who, fed up with conflict in our G.D. community, have come to celebrate the Equinox together with their brothers and sisters from the Alpha et Omega.

May this be the dawning of a new period of unparalleled fraternal harmony in our community.

International Conclave of Golden Dawn Adepti: Day VII - Death Valley and Adeptus Major

Most people think Golden Dawn magic ends with the Adeptus Minor grade. This is true for Golden Dawn orders, but the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega is different.

New Magick from the Secret Chiefs for the Adeptus Major grade picks up where published materials and other Golden Dawn orders leave off, taking the Adept to unparalleled spiritual heights. Here is what VH Frater DLM had to say, following his successful completion of the Alpha et Omega, Adeptus Major initiation this morning:

The initiatory experience of Adeptus Major took on a completely unexpected format, due to the fact that not a single bit of its main portion had ever been published. I received a vision of utmost power, which transformed me forever.

In the afternoon, the Adepti prepared for hot weather and headed off by caravan for Death Valley National Monument. Here are a couple of pics:

Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley

Artist's Palette along Artist's Drive

This weekend Golden Dawn initiates of any grade from any temple are welcome to celebrate the Equinox with your Alpha et Omega brothers and sisters at Isis-Hathor temple in Pahrump, Nevada. 

Don't miss the Golden Dawn gathering of 2012. 

We will leave the porch light on for you!

International Conclave of Golden Dawn Adepti: Day VI

HOGD® Imperator for Ireland, V.H. Frater I.M.S.A.
 flanked by HOGD/AO Praemonstrator Ordinis, G.H. Frater D.e.D.I. and
AO Archon Basileus, G.H. Frater L.e.S.

Today we spent the afternoon performing Adeptus Minor initiations and going through some of the new Second Order magick from the Secret Chiefs together.

This morning part of the group took in the sights at nearby Red Rock Canyon State Park.

Here are some pics: