Yes, the Felkin stuff is excellent. I have seen an original workbook
from that group which is a detailed explanation of the pentagram ritual.
It is the Stella Matutina formulation of the ritual, with no changes
made on account of the move to the Southern Hemisphere. It includes
descriptions of the winds and their charachteristics which are northern
ones. It's 'natural position of the elements in the Zodiac' puts fire at
East. However it does also say "The Elements vibrate between the
cardinal points for they have not an unchanged abode therein", though
here I think they are referring to quarter circle range of vibration of
elements that they stipulate. This document also refers to the direction
of the sun as being clockwise.
I have often wondered why he didn't change it. Was it that he thought
that the assignation of elements to directions was an absolute, or was
it that the mind set of the colonists was still so firmly Northern
Hemispheric that making the switch to Southern attributions wouldn't yet
have meaning for them?
Regards,
Morgan Leigh
PhD Candidate
School of Sociology and Social Work
University of Tasmania
On 19/08/2010 5:16 PM, Michael Robartes wrote:
> Islands of the Dawn: "The Story of Alternative Spirituality in New
> Zealand" by Robert Ellwood, University of Hawaii Press, 1993 ,
> particularly chapter six, "The Wizards of Havelock North" , may have
> some scholarly insights that are usable to you,
>
> MR
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> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Christopher Josiffe
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> Could anyone recommend a text that deals with the foundation of the
> Golden Dawn, particularly with the way in which such rituals as the
> Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram were composed/compiled?
> (Westcott, Woodman and Mathers doing a lot of research in the
> British Library?)
>
> I believe I saw a scholarly work on just this topic, but can't for
> the life of me recall the title or author.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christopher
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> Michael Robartes
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