Adam Kadmon Griffin (1992-2014): In Loving Memory

by David Griffin

It is my sad duty so share with you my profound heartbreak and that of our family. On Saturday night, July 12, 2014, my only son, Adam Kadmon Griffin, was tragically taken from us in a automobile accident. 

Our family is devastated. I cancelled the tour I was on to come home yesterday to be with my wife Leslie, who was Adam's step-mother and Adam's faithful companion, Redd Dogg. Adam's bond with Redd, who Adam saved from the pound, was profound. I have seldom seen a young man invest so much time and affection in a dog as Adam did in Redd. As I write these words, Redd Dogg continues to to wait faithfully at the door for the return of his master. Redd sees our sadness and tries to comfort us. I think he is beginning to understand that Adam will not be coming back.

Adam's Mother and sister are on their way from Sweden to say farewell to him as well. We still have not made the funeral arrangements, but our family will gather here in Pahrump, Nevada to pay our final respects.

Adam was a fine young man, born in Stockholm, Sweden on February 1, 1992. I was there at his birth, which was a somewhat difficult one, performing a special magickal rite to welcome Adam Kadmon into our lives. Sadly, Adam's Mother and I divorced two years later, but I remained in Sweden nonetheless for many years to be near him and part of his life.

Last September, after working for several years as a gourmet chef, Adam decided to abandon Sweden and move permanently to America. We welcomed him in his new home here at Isis Temple with open arms. I did not pressure him at all to find work, for which I am quite grateful now that I see how little time we were actually to have together.

Adam spent the last 10 months of his earthly sojourn enjoying his life with us at home and being part of a nuclear family with my wife, Leslie, and me, a pleasure he had been denied as a child due to my untimely divorce. Over the years, Adam and Leslie developed a deep and special bond. Adam fully embraced Leslie as his step-mother and loved most just spending time with us doing simple things.

Adam loved to watch instructional and inspirational videos on YouTube, which he actually used to improve his life. He loved and worked with bodyweight training films and enjoyed sharing with us the best funny and prank videos he found. Adam's greatest joy was working in the kitchen preparing food, expecially together with Leslie. I must say that Adam improved my nutrition dramatically.

My greatest disappointment was that Adam was not interested in the Golden Dawn, so I was unable to share my Golden Dawn wisdom with him. This is not to say Adam was not a spiritual man. On the contrary, Adam was deeply spiritual, but his passion was for native American shamanism. He therefore studied a Shamanic path under the guidance of Leslie, who as cultural anthropologist once lived and worked on a Shoshone and Paiute reservation.

I did, however, have the pleasure to introduce Adam to our forefathers on the Inner Planes - with whom he is now together. For this I shall remain forever grateful.

Adam was present at MagickAll 2014, which the Alpha Omega hosted here in Pahrump, Nevada. Adam was curious about the different spiritual paths presented there, attended most of the lectures, and many of the rituals as well. Adam was an inspiration to all who met him.

The final day Adam spent on Earth was a happy one. Sadly, I was away on tour, but Adam spent the day cooking with Leslie, making travel plans for our family, and shopping for a new hat. In the evening he attended a pool party with his closest friends. As it turned out, this was his farewell party.

It would be far too difficult for Leslie to remain alone without Adam here in our home this Summer while I am on tour, yet we do not want to give away Adam's beloved companion, Redd Dogg.

We are therefore asking that someone on the West coast step forward who is willing to take care of Redd Dogg for us until my tour season finishes in October. Redd is a living memory of Adam and must be saved for our family despite Adam's untimely passing.

Leslie and I send our love to all of you, in this, our darkest hour.