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By Mark Shekoyan, Ph.d. (Fr. Y.Y.H.B) A Paper Presented for the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Annual Meeting University of Nevada, Las Vegas – April 4, 2003 ABSTRACT Within the tradition of Ceremonial Magic as practiced within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (HOGD), magical efficacy in ritual is seen keenly tied to […]

by Frater A:.O:.C:., Artisan of the Het-Nuit Lodge, OSGD Summer Solstice, 2001 A description of the nature and construction of our Lodge’s Magical Tools. Overview: The Great Work of the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn is to advance the theory and practice of Golden Dawn Magick, from the Aeon of Osiris in which […]

by Fra. A:.O:.C:., Artisan of the Het Nuit Lodge, OSOGD Beltane, 2002 ev. Sacred geometrical mysteries of the Pillars. In designing the throne and pillars for our Temple, I was drawn to the sacred geometry of the Egyptians on whose symbolism our temple godforms are based. It is a fascinating subject, and far more complex […]

by Fra. Ananael od Caosgo An essay on the nature of our Guardian of the Gate of the West. Since we’ve placed Seth on the Throne of the West, I’d like to do more research on him since it’s (obviously) lacking in the original GD materials. Seth only gets mentioned as Horus’ Evil Uncle, and […]

(Version 1.0) by Fra. A:.O:.C:. A guided meditation in the Hall of the Neophytes. The working is a guided meditation, with a Narrator and the active participation of the Officers of the Hall and visualized by all. The original version of this meditation was composed by Fra. OZ and published in “Secrets of a Golden […]

by Frater A.o.C. An exposition on the symbolism of the Seal of our Order. Due to the New Aeon nature of the OSOGD (and due to possible registered trademark restrictions on the use of the more “traditional” symbol of the Order), the OSOGD has devised a new Glyph to represent the Order and it’s Magical […]

by Fra. A.o.C. An explanation of the concept of Open Source as it applies to our work. Much has been made of late in the Computer Sciences of the “open source” style of computer programming. To many, it is the Holy Grail of computing, to others (like Very Large Software Inc.) it is the end […]

Compiled by Fra. A.o.C., Het-Nuit Lodge, OSOGD Version 1.1, Summer Solstice 2002ev Introductory Note: The following account is drawn from a number of sources, mostly on the World Wide Web, and published accounts of members such as S.L. Mathers, W.B. Yeats, Florence Farr, Aleister Crowley, and Israel Regardie. As can be expected, versions of events […]

In a fit of spontaneous Mercurial inspiration, our Lodge decided to call our own versions of the original Order’s “Flying Rolls”, the Aerodynamic Biscuits. Like the originals, they are supplementary texts, essays and lectures composed by members of the Order on a variety of subjects pertaining to the work of the Golden Dawn. Unlike the […]

VISIONS OF SQUARES UPON THE ENOCHIAN TABLETS By Sor. V.H. Fra. F.e.R..S., V.H. Fra. A.P.S.R. A Vision of the Square ‘n’ of the Airy Lesser Angle of the Tablet of Water By V.H. Sor. Vigilate (Helen Mary Rand) Having recited the 4th and 10th Enochian Calls, and invoked the Angelic Names of the Tablet of […]