The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.

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The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc. (H.O.G.D., Inc.) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Florida, USA which holds and licences the U.S. trademark The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ® to several more recent organizations following the Golden Dawn tradition.

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[edit] Teachings and Goals of the Order

According to the Order's website,[1] The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn promotes the teachings of the original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a magical fraternity originally founded by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and William Wynn Westcott in London in 1888. The stated goal of the Order is "the continued preservation of that body of knowledge known as Hermeticism or the Western Esoteric Tradition."[1]

[edit] History of the Order

The history of the modern Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc., began in 1977 with the founding of the Isis-Urania temple in Columbus, Georgia:

In 1977 a certain Frater S (Chic Cicero) and his wife established an autonomous Golden Dawn temple in Columbus Georgia, since there was no longer a functioning Order of the Golden Dawn. At this time Frater S. began construction of the Vault of the Adepti, the powerful ritual chamber required for a valid initiation into the Adeptus Minor grade of 5=6.[2]

According to Gerald Suster, this temple was the only working Golden Dawn temple in the United States at the end of the 1970s.[3]

According to the Order's website, Chic Cicero was one of the key people who helped Israel Regardie resurrect a legitimate, initiatory branch of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the early 1980s.[4] In June of 1982, Israel Regardie travelled to the Isis-Urania temple in Columbus, Georgia to take on the offices of Initiating Hierophant and Chief Adept in the temple's Vault of the Adepti. During the visit, Regardie initiated Adam Forrest and Cris Monnastre into the Adeptus Minor grade and Eva Cicero into the Neophyte grade. Following this meeting, Chic Cicero, Adam Forrest, and Cris Monnastre began working together in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.[5]

In 1988, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Florida, with Chic Cicero listed as its registered agent.[6]

[edit] Trademark and licensees

In 1995, the Order filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the Order's logo and the word mark, "The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn." The trademark registration was granted in 1997.[7]

According to the Order's website,[8] the Order licenses its trademark to a number of completely independent groups. The Order's stated policy with respect to these groups is that it has "no desire to interfere with the esoteric teachings or administration of such organizations."[8]

The Order website[8] lists the following organizations as its licensees:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Website of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ®. Retrieved June 3, 2006.
  2. ^ Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1991). The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, p. xiii. ISBN 0-87542-139-3
  3. ^ Suster, Gerald (1990). Crowley's Apprentice: The Life and Ideas of Israel Regardie. Weiser Books, p. 150. ISBN 0-87728-700-7
  4. ^ The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn®: Chic & S. Tabatha Cicero. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
  5. ^ Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2004). The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic, p. 255. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-7387-0310-9
  6. ^ Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Document Number N25541. Retrieved June 3, 2006.
  7. ^ United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registration Number 2034866.
  8. ^ a b c The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ®: / Public Announcement. Retrieved June 3, 2006.

[edit] External links

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