The Magicians of the Golden Dawn (1984 - Ellic Howe) history 1887-1923.pdf

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The Magicians of the Golden Dawn: A Documentary History of a Magical Order 1887-1923

by Ellic Howe, with a forward by Gerald Yorke

1984 edition, second printing, illustrated, 336 pages, pdf file

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"The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (more commonly, the Golden Dawn) was an organization devoted to the study and practice of the occult, metaphysics, and paranormal activities 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."

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CHAPTERS
1. Suspect Documents
2. The Rosicrucian Society of England
3. The Three Chiefs
4. The Golden Dawn in the Outer 1888-96
5. Some Initiates
6. The Second Order
7. The Second Order Diaries 1892-3
8. Magical Operations
9. Uneasy Relationships 1893-6
10. The Petition
11. The Magical Progress of Frederick Leigh Gardner
12. Complications Galore
13. Before the Crisis 1897-9
14. Rebellion in London
15. The Battle of Blythe Road
16. The Interregnum
17. The Stella Matutina
18. All Ends in Confusion

POSTSCRIPT

APPENDIX
I Cyper MS. - First Leaf of Neophyte Ritual
II The Practicus Adeptus Minor Curriculum
III W.B. Yeats (Demon Est Deus Inversus)
IV The Second Order's Membership Roll
V Mather's Ahathoor Temple at Paris
VI Short List of Mottoes