Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Portraits by Travis Simpkins

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

William Wynn Westcott

William Robert Woodman

Pamela Colman Smith

Arthur Edward Waite

Moina Mathers

S.L. MacGregor Mathers

Aleister Crowley

William Butler Yeats

Florence Farr

Allan Bennett

Israel Regardie

Dion Fortune

Paul Foster Case

Portraits by Travis Simpkins

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

 

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Book of Black Magic. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Pamela Colman Smith

"Pixie"

(1878 - 1951)

Artist, Writer and Occultist

Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

 

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Book of Black Magic. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Pamela Colman Smith

"Pixie"

(1878 - 1951)

Artist, Writer and Occultist

Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

 

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Pamela Colman Smith

"Pixie"

(1878 - 1951)

Artist, Writer and Occultist

Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

 

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Pamela Colman Smith

"Pixie"

(1878 - 1951)

Artist, Writer and Occultist

Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

 

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Book of Black Magic. by Travis Simpkins

The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary. Karl von Eckartshausen. Bavarian Illuminati. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary. Karl von Eckartshausen. Bavarian Illuminati. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Karl von Eckartshausen was, at one time, a member of the Bavarian Illuminati. His book "The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary" was originally published in the 1790s, but it had a major boost in popularity about a hundred years later during the Occult Revival of the late 19th Century, when it served as a sort of primer for initiates of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and other esoteric groups.


Karl von Eckhartshausen was an 18th-century German mystic. The Cloud upon the Sanctuary is Christian mysticism veiled in hermetic code and often considered a classic among Rosicrucians and Theosophists. Eckhartshausen was briefly a member of Adam Weishaupt's Bavarian Illuminati but left for spiritual reasons. In this work, he cryptically mentions a "society of the Elect" that has existed from the very beginning of time as "the invisible celestial Church". He predicted that "it is the society whose members form a theocratic republic, which one day will be the Regent Mother of the whole World." This book would later become a strong influence on the 19th-century members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Arthur Edward Waite offers an informative, historical introduction.

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Book of Ceremonial Magic. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Poet, Scholarly Mystic and Freemason. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. History of the Rosicrucians. Arthur Edward Waite

The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. History of the Rosicrucians. Arthur Edward Waite

Some enlightenment on a quiet and cold evening...

     Thanks to R.W. William Bianco of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey for sending this along to me. It has found a good and appreciative home.



""The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross - A History of the Rosicrucians" is Arthur Edward Waite's study of the elusive Rosicrucians, a secret society which the first appeared to the public in Germany in the early 17th century. Arthur Edward Waite (1857 - 1942), more commonly referred to as A. E. Waite, was an American-born British mystic and poet. He wrote profusely on the subject of the occult and esoteric matters, and is famous for being the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. His work arguably constitutes the first attempt to systematically studying the history of western occultism, which he viewed more of a spiritual tradition than proto-science or pseudo-religion, as was the more common conception. Contents include: "Mythical Rosicrucian Precursors", "Militia Crucifera Evangelica", "Alchemists And Mystics Symbolism", "Of The Rose And Cross", "Fama Fraternitatis R C", "Confessio Fraternitatis R C", "The Chemical Nuptials", "Authorship Of The Chemical Nuptials", "Development Of Rosicrucian Literature", etc. Other works by this author include: "The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly" (1893), "Turba Philsophorum" (1894), and "Devil-Worship in France" (1896). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork."

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Occult. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Book of Ceremonial Magic. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

A.E. Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

( 1857 - 1942 )

Poet and Scholarly Mystic

Author of Occult and Esoteric Works

Co-Creator of the

Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Freemason

Member of

Runneymede Lodge No. 2430

Wraysbury, England

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia

by Travis Simpkins

Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A.E. Waite. Occult, Esoteric, Mysticism

 For more info, please visit:

freemasonry/aqc/waite

A.E. Waite. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. Rider-Waite Tarot deck. by Travis Simpkins