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To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.thelema,alt.magick.order,alt.pagan.magick
From: bloodofenoch@goddamnfruit.com ({ Secret Chief })
Subject: Re: GD Perspective on OS Thelemic Switch?
Date: 13 Dec 2002 07:31:59 -0800
Re O'Stat wrote in message news:...
> Doesn't make it better or worse than the HOGD...just different.
Re,
In the years since the split-up of the original order, a *lot* of
things have attached themselves to the Golden Dawn system that were
not part of the original.
The Middle Pillar ritual for instance *was not* taught in Mathers' and
Westcott's order, but was a later invention by Dr. Felkin and the
Stella Matutina. Nevertheless, it has become a key practice for
people who call themselves Golden Dawn magicians.
Likewise, the Opening by Watchtower has become a cornerstone of GD
work, but it was written by Regardie.
So innovation in and of itsef is not a problem for GD legitimacy, as
I'm sure you agree.
But what you are saying is that the specific innovations of the OSOGD
- especially putting Horus in the East - somehow strike at the heart
of what the GD is all about.
Okay, I'll bite. What *is* the GD all about? What principle lies
behind it? And how does that principle make it necessary for Osiris
to be in the East?
I think there is a good argument to be made for this. Think about it;
respond. And don't let us all down with a cop-out like "GD is GD;
Thelema is Thelema".
Best,
- Secret Chief
http://bluepyramid.tripod.com
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