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G.L.B.	Mar 11 2006, 06:50 AM Post #1
Neophyte Posts: 33 Age: N/A From: Louisville, KY U.S.A. Reputation: none	Hello all! I have some questions about the Aurum Solis. Over the past year I have become interested in the occult, mainly in Ceremonial Magick. Most of the info that I have read has been from the net and I have found a plethora of articles and sites that deal with the Golden Dawn but very little about the A.S. What little I have found about them intrigues me quite a bit, and, seeing it recommended a number of times, I purchased "Mysteria Magica" by Denning & Phillips. So, what I am wondering about is what are the differences between the G.D. and the A.S. I understand that the former is a Rosicrucian style and the latter is Ogdoadic and from what I can tell, Ogdoadic has something to do with the number eight and deals mostly with Greek gods and seems to use the Greek language more so than Hebrew. Other than that I'm lost to the major differences between the two. The rest look to be more... for want of a better term, minor. For instance the Golden Dawn uses the Kabbalistic Cross and the Aurum Solis use the Calyx. They seem to be the same ritual to me! The G.D. has the LBRP; Aurum Solis has Setting of the Wards. Again, to my unseasoned eye, same thing! From reading articles and people's comments about magic and the occult, it is the subtlties that have the most impact. After all, the "Devil IS in the details".... I just can't see the little bugger! lol Any help appreciated -- G.L.B. p.s. I apologize if I seem a bit incoherent. It's 0744 est , I just got home from work and my head feels like it's full of oatmeal

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G.L.B.	Mar 21 2006, 04:24 AM Post #2
Neophyte Posts: 33 Age: N/A From: Louisville, KY U.S.A. Reputation: none	Just a little update! I recently purchased three more books dealing with the A.S. and hope to receive them soon. They are: Foundations of the Occult Philosophy, The Sword and the Serpent, and the book Praxis mentioned, Ogdoadic Magick by Norman Kraft. Speaking of the latter, Praxis, have you received your copy yet? If so, what are your opinions on the book?Should I cancel my order now? lol Anyway, I just want to thank everyone for their input and, once I have read through some of the aforementioned books, I'm sure that I'll have more questions to bug you fine folks with! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) lol G.L.B.

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G.L.B. Aurum Solis Vs. Golden Dawn Mar 11 2006, 06:50 AM

Praxis Perhaps you have noticed that a commonality among ... Mar 11 2006, 09:10 AM

chaoscrowley37 You may wish to simply compare the stated historie... Mar 11 2006, 10:03 PM

G.L.B. Salutations! Thank you Praxis and Cha... Mar 14 2006, 07:53 AM

Praxis GLB - my question for you at this point is: What... Mar 14 2006, 08:44 AM

Enigmius One thing I notice about comparing the two is that... Mar 14 2006, 11:41 AM

Nero The AS never split off from the GD. They are compl... Mar 14 2006, 02:58 PM

chaoscrowley37 This is what I know of the actual history. At r... Mar 14 2006, 04:04 PM

bym Well...here we are again... :) editted content - ... Mar 14 2006, 04:41 PM

chaoscrowley37 As far as I know the split was not a matter of dif... Mar 15 2006, 09:41 PM

G.L.B. Just a little update! I recently purchas... Mar 21 2006, 04:24 AM

bym The Magical Philosophy was originally published in... Mar 21 2006, 09:38 AM

Nero Mysteria Magica is a great book and there is also ... Mar 21 2006, 10:25 AM

G.L.B. From my understanding, "The Magickal Philosop... Mar 21 2006, 04:28 PM

Bot <#thank#> Mar 28 2006, 11:52 AM

Malvhina This is a very interesting question. There are som... Nov 24 2007, 12:16 PM

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