Coroner, ceremonial magician, theosophist and Freemason (1848–1925)
For Korean War flying ace, see William Westcott (aviator).
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William Wynn Westcott
Westcott in the garments of the SRIA (rosicrucians)
Born
(1848-12-17)17 December 1848
Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Died
30 July 1925(1925-07-30) (aged 76)
Durban, Union of South Africa
Occupation
Coroner
Known for
Supreme Magus of the SRIA and founder of the Golden Dawn
Part of a series on the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Leading figures
Allen Bennett
Florence Farr
Samuel MacGregor-Mathers
Henry B. Pullen Burry
A. E. Waite
William Wynn Westcott
William Robert Woodman
Teachings
Astrology
Body of light
Esoteric Christianity
Ceremonial magic
incl. Enochian magic
Clairvoyance
Egyptian mythology
Geomancy
Hermetic alchemy
Hermetic Qabalah
Neoplatonism
Rosicrucianism
Tarot
Theurgy
Texts
Cipher Manuscripts
Organizations
Alpha et Omega
Isis-Urania Temple
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.
Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn
Related topics
Enochian chess
Great Work
Holy Guardian Angel
Lesser ritual of the pentagram
Magic circle
Opening by Watchtower
Secret Chiefs
Table of magical correspondences
Tattva vision
Thelema
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William Wynn Westcott (17 December 1848 – 30 July 1925) was a coroner, ceremonial magician, theosophist and Freemason born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England.[1] He was a Supreme Magus (chief) of the S.R.I.A and went on to co-found the Golden Dawn.
^The Isiac Tablet, about the author section
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