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Goldendawncross

The cross of the Golden Dawn.

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was an organization devoted to the study and practice of the occult, metaphysics, and paranormal activities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Overview[]

Known as a magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was active in Great Britain and focused its practices on theurgy and spiritual development. Many present-day concepts of ritual and magic that are at the center of contemporary traditions, such as Wicca and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn, which became one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism.

The Golden Dawn was believed to have been founded by Delilah Copperspoon, the illegitimate daughter of King George III who felt cheated from her rightful place as the heir to the throne. The Golden Dawn would collaborate with the Church of the Broken God, using the materials and products developed by the Mekhanite Church to build the Oraculum, a device said to be a perfect blend of science and magic through advanced technomancy, to harness the primordial power that lay within the otherworldly metal that made up Mekhane's body in a bid to perhaps use this energy to open a temporal gateway, and allowing her to alter reality where she becomes the ruler of the United Kingdom.

Description[]

The Hermetic Order is actually divided into several divisions, or suborders, with the Golden Dawn being the order above the rest. The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four Classical Elements as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. The Second or "Inner" Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis (the Ruby Rose and Cross of Gold), taught magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. The Third Order was that of the "Secret Chiefs", who were said to be highly skilled; they supposedly directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order.

Each Hermetic Witch receives their powers from Delilah via a version of Arcane Bond. Hermetics possess several supernatural abilities such as teleportation and shooting thorn-like projectiles and can also perform a sonic scream. Master Hermetics are capable of summoning Blood Briars, tendrils that pull and ensnare their enemy, causing significant damage, and summoning Black Dogs from dead wolfhounds. In addition, they are also equipped with swords made out of whale bones.

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