by Golden Dawn Imperator
David Griffin
Serious students of Golden Dawn magick are well aware what a monolithic tome the Ritual Magic Manual [1999: Golden Dawn Publishing] is. What is less known are the years of research that went into its preparation. For example, I left no stone unturned in attempting to find earlier sources for and to verify and correct, where necessary, the hierarchies used in Golden Dawn Magick
Readers of the Golden Dawn blog have seen some of the fruit of this research, for example, in articles I published here, here, and here. Understanding the need for additional research, I have never been shy to point out areas where additional research might prove particularly fruitful.
For example in the footnote on page 610, I wrote:
"The Sephirothic Qlippoth may be found in The Kabalah Unveiled (from the Latin 'Kabalah Denudata), trans. S.L. MacGregor Mathers [1887] ... Further research regarding earlier sources of this Hierarchy remains indicated."
- David Griffin
I am therefore quite pleased this week as I noticed that Frater A.M. (Olen Rush) just wrote:
"The Mathers lecture (or whoever transcribed it) on Qliphoth is a direct cut and paste of the Rosenroth description of his figura XVI in Kabala Denudata. This information is gathered from diverse sources within the same tradition. We have RaMBaM, RaMBaN, RaMaK, the Tikkunim, Emek HaMelekh, Zohar, Beth Elohim, Gate of Heaven, and Garden of Pomegranates for sources. They are listed in some detail preceding the text."
- Olen Rush
I am glad Frater Rush is following my lead by conducting additional research in this important area, and is going more in depth regarding the Arimaic and Hebrew origins of the Qabalistic hierarchies of Golden Dawn Magick. Such research is long overdue.
I have no doubt Frater Rush will prove more than equal to the task.
I have no doubt Frater Rush will prove more than equal to the task.