Greetings Rose Marie:

Welcome the forum, Rose. This forum is the only official Yahoo! forum of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn®, the Outer Order of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega®. Our Order provides the most complete training in ritual magic and alchemy anywhere today on-line. At the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Outer Order of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega, our magic is dedicated to Therugy, (Divine/God working magic) the White Work; the transmutation of our Sphere of Sensation with magical forces to spiritually develop. The operative analogical magic in the outer order today, constitutes the methodical ritual invocation of elemental, zodiacal and planetary forces, according to the fundamental energetic essences of the hierarchical grade structure based on the schema of the Tree of Life. The HOGD/A+O curriculum is not Golden lite, and constitutes an intensive and strenuous battery of ritual magic and theoretical study. The primary focus from the perspective of the outer order is concentrated towards the transmutation of the Sphere of Sensation on the path of full integration and spiritual development with operative elemental, zodiacal, and planetary magic. This is to truly transmogrify and emancipate your Sphere of Sensation into a capable, worthy and strong vessel in preparation for the manifestation of the Divine Genius or Higher Self; and the unpublished advanced hermetic alchemy of the Rosicrucian Order of A+O’s Inner Order, the R.R. et A.C.

The “curriculum file” which comprehensively explains the general reformation of 1999, and the development of curriculum, can be found on our Order’s website at www.Golden-Dawn. com, thereat:

http://www.golden- dawn.com/ temple/index. jsp?s=events& p=curriculum

For those interested or seeking traditional initiation in physical temples, as they were intended to be performed in accordance with the Golden Dawn tradition, or training in ritual magic and Hermetic alchemy; you are invited to peruse the official website of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn®, thereat:

http://www.golden- dawn.com/ temple/index. jsp

There you can read about the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; its general reformation of 1999; its purposes, rituals, and textbook: "The Ritual Magic Manual" and how the H.O.G.D./A+O is dedicated to the preservation of the integrity of physical initiation and the purity of the Hermetic tradition. Thus, the H.O.G.D./A+O does not license nor endorse any study group or Order that employ dubious, -non-traditional- practices such as "Self" or "Astral" initiation that deviate from and dilute the Golden Dawn tradition.

I would like to recommend the library section on the website, as it is a vast repository of texts and articles intrinsic and elementary to the Golden Dawn and Western Mystery Tradition. The texts and articles are freely available to view and download and are focused thereon Golden Dawn, ceremonial/ritual magic, Qabalah, Rosicrucian, Grimoire, Hermetic and alchemical sources.

http://www.golden- dawn.com/ temple/index. jsp?s=library

The links section on the website of the official Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn® at www.golden-dawn. com is also an essential resource, which was recently updated to clear up some of the public confusion by the plethora of study groups calling themselves “Golden Dawn” on the Internet. The “Links” page serves as a comprehensive list of resources on the Internet pertaining to all aspects of the Western Mystery Tradition.

http://www.golden- dawn.com/ temple/index. jsp?p=links

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