This article is about the historical organization of the late 19th century. For other uses, see Golden Dawn (disambiguation).
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Rose Cross of the Golden Dawn
Successor
Alpha et Omega
Stella Matutina
Isis-Urania Temple
Builders of the Adytum
A∴A∴
Formation
1887
Dissolved
1903
Type
Magical organization
Headquarters
London
Location
United Kingdom
Chiefs of the Second Order
William Wynn Westcott
(1888–1897)
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
(1897–1903)
William Robert Woodman
(1828–1891)
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (Latin: Ordo Hermeticus Aurorae Aureae), more commonly the Golden Dawn (Aurora Aurea), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known as a magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was active in Great Britain and focused its practices on theurgy and spiritual development. Many present-day concepts of ritual and magic that are at the centre of contemporary traditions, such as Wicca[1] and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn, which became one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism.[a][b]
The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell Mathers, were Freemasons and members of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia. Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn.
The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation (similar to Masonic lodges) and the grade structure was based on the S.R.I.A,[2] however, women were admitted on an equal basis with men.
The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four classical elements, as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. The Second or Inner Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis, taught magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. The Third Order was that of the Secret Chiefs, who were said to be highly skilled; they supposedly directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order.
^Colquhoun 1975, p. [page needed]
^The masonic career of A. E. Waite by Bro. R. A. Gilbert
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