Inner Order Teachings Of The Golden Dawn

Inner Order Teachings of the Golden Dawn Inner Order of the Golden Dawn Pat Zalewski THOTH PUBLICATIONS Loughborough, Leicestershire Copyright O 2006 Pat Zalewski All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission of the Publisher, or in accordance with the provision of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The Moral Rights of the Author have been asserted. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Cover design by Tabatha Cicero Additional diagrams by Tommy Westlund. Printed and bound in Great Britain Published by Thoth Publications 64, Leopold Street, Loughborough, LEI 1 5DN First published 2006 ISBN-1 0 1-870450-48-5 ISBN-13 978-1-870450-48-5 web address: www.thoth.co.uk email: [email protected] Contents Introduction by Nick Farrell Preface CHAPTERONE The Universe CHAPTERTwo The Table of Shewbread CHAPTERTHREE The Order of the Heptagram CHAPTERFOUR The Hermetic Cross CHAPTERFM Golden Dawn Alchemical teachings CHAPTERSIX Secret Teachings of the Zelator Grade CHAPTERSMN Practicus Adeptus Minor CHAPTEREIGHT Alchemy and the Tarot CHAPTERNINE The Moon and the Tarot CHAPTER TEN The Caduceus Introduction The resurrection of the Golden Dawn from moribund esoteric curiosity to the living and working esoteric orders we see today, has been the result of the work of very few people. That such a few can have a key impact on the development of the spiritual lives of thousands is a testament to their work, and the genius behind the Golden Dawn tradition itself. One of the main players behind this resurrection is Pat Zalewski, who was one the first to show to the public that the Golden Dawn is a complete system of magical training. Unlike many who have come to the Golden Dawn system through the books of Israel Regardie or Aleister Crowley, Pat trained under some important magicians from the New Zealand Golden Dawn temple Whare Ra. Not only did this Golden Dawn temple remain vibrant after all the others collapsed, it offered its students some of the best esoteric training ever seen. When it did finally die, in the late 1970'