Greetings Avid Readers!
The latest edition of Hermetic Virtues is finally out! It was published on June 24th, in order to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the consecration of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn’s Vault of the Adepti. It even includes the very same signed announcement I published here (and which has appeared on blogs and forums across the ‘net). 🙂 🙂 🙂
And what’s more, it also includes an essay by yours truly called Two Thrones for the Golden Dawn. In the essay, I discuss the mythical structure of the Hall of the Neophytes and why we place the Coptic-Egyptian godforms in their traditional positions. Some groups have made changes to these godforms (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), but I explain exactly why we choose to keep them where they where in 1888 when the original Order was founded. (What can I say? The HOGD is a traditional Order.)
I am especially proud of this essay because Tabatha Cicero made reference to an earlier version of it in a piece she wrote for the latest edition of the Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. In fact, her essay is what prompted me to get this one completed and published at last. 🙂
There are also essays and reviews by such big names as Chic Cicero (HOGD), John Michael Greer (DOGD), Nick Farrell (MOAA), Sam Scarborough (OSM), Jayne Gibson (HOGD), Eric Sisco (SRICF) and many more. If you want to see a great review of the entire magazine, check out Peregrin Wildoak’s blog. 🙂
If you get a chance, make sure to drop a note of congratulations to the Hermetic Virtues team and give them kudos for their own five year anniversary. We haven’t seen a magazine of this caliber since Gnosis – so let’s hope they stay around for decades!
In LVX
Aaron
Ananael (The Secrets of Wisdom) 
Dude…where’s the love? *poke* *grin*
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YOU! You don’t even EXIST!! Haven’t ya heard??? LOLOL
But I think I’ll add your name into the blog post, ghost that you are. 😉
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Let the records show that, for the first time in history, a phantasm did a spit take while reading a blog comment… 😀
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Thank you Aaron for sharing the Cicero anniversary on Facebook it was exciting to see the responses back. Once again thanks for the link to drop Hermetic Virtue a line and I will be sure to do that for I love their magazine. Plus of course your’s will be the first article I will read.. Sue
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Awesome, Sue, thanks!
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See this anniversary of HOGD was a blessing. Thanks for sharing Aaron!
The Light is for those who desire it.
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A blessing, indeed, Frater! 🙂 LVX!
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