From: littlelliemedia@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, January 17, 1995 at 9:17:50 AM UTC-5, Steven Cranmer wrote:   
   > The following is PART 3/3 of the Golden Dawn FAQ.   
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   > III. List of Active Golden Dawn Temples and Related Organizations   
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   > Notes:   
   > (a) I am not in any way affiliated with any of these organizations. This   
   > information comes from advertisements in various esoteric publications   
   > and personal correspondence. Many of these organizations charge a    
   > great deal of money for their teachings, and I am in no way condoning   
   > that practice. I'm just providing the information.   
   > (b) I am greatly indebted to the following individuals for providing a   
   > great deal of useful information about many of the Orders listed   
   > below. Much of the detail in the listings (and elsewhere in this FAQ)   
   > is attributable to their diligent detective work.   
   > * Christopher Ward (cw...@think.com)   
   > * Richard Newsome (new...@panix.com)   
   > * Baird Stafford (bsta...@bstafford.ess.harris.com)   
   > * Harvey Newstrom (hnew...@hnewstrom.ess.harris.com)   
   > * Richard Leo Stokes (rs8...@ehsn10.cen.uiuc.edu)   
   > * Luke Roberts (l...@coventry.ac.uk)   
   > * Naia Kirkpatrick (na...@lerc.nasa.gov)   
   > * Vere C. Chappell (l...@netcom.com)   
   > * Gregory Peters (gpe...@netcom.com)   
   > * Bill Heidrick (bhei...@aol.com, heid...@well.sf.ca.us)   
   > * Alexander Walker (wal...@rpi.edu)   
   > * Christeos Pir (Christ...@f235.n109.z1.fidonet.org)   
   > * Lainie Petersen (phe...@delphi.com)   
   > * Vivienne O'Regan (c...@cix.compulink.co.uk)   
   > * Dora Gyn (QBL) (mitc...@seas.smu.edu)   
   > * James A. Eshelman   
   > (c) If anyone has any additional information, or spots any errors in the   
   > following, please let me know, so we can make this list as complete   
   > as possible.   
   > I will start this list with a classified advertisement from the Winter   
   > 1991 issue of _Gnosis_ magazine, which parallels my own opinions:   
   > "The Golden Dawn is not a commercial enterprise. Initiation is not   
   > for sale. There are Temples that hold valid initiatory succession   
   > from the original Mother Temple in London which are quietly doing   
   > the Great Work. The Order exists. When the student is ready, the   
   > teacher will appear."   
   > Anyway, the following list attempts to be in alphabetic order:   
   > * August Order of Light   
   > Various Locations, England   
   >    
   > [Descended from the original Horus Temple of the G.D. in Bradford,   
   > England, this group was originally comprised only of members of the    
   > Masonic _Societas_Rosicruciana_in_Anglia_, but they currently number   
   > about 87 men and women. One of the Temples has a correspondence course,   
   > but they seem very selective in who participates. Unlike some other   
   > G.D. Orders, their "Inner Order" seems to encompass the grades of 8=3   
   > and above.]   
   > * Builders of the Adytum (B.O.T.A.)   
   > 5101-05 North Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042 TEL (800)-255-0041   
   > [Established by Paul Foster Case and/or Ann Davies as an "outer vehicle    
   > of the inner school," this group is most probably descended from the   
   > original (Chicago) Thoth-Hermes Temple, and was originally called "The   
   > School of Ageless Wisdom." See Case's _True_and_Invisible_Rosicrucian_   
   > _Order_, and his other books, for more information. Free brochure   
   > available. Correspondence course. For the first year or so, one pays   
   > $10/month, and obtains a self-initiation ritual, seven weeks of instruction   
   > on "Practical Occultism," then about a year of Tarot instruction. The   
   > Tarot material is highly recommended. If one is near a BOTA Temple or   
   > Proanos, members can participate in rituals, Temple services, and init-   
   > iations. Local study groups are also in many cities. There is an   
   > anonymous FTP site for some introductory BOTA materials: ftp.netcom.com,   
   > in directory: /pub/bo/bota, and a listserv study-group mailing list at:   
   > bot...@netcom.com.]   
   > * Church/Brotherhood of Light   
   > Dept. G - 2341 Coral St., Los Angeles, CA 90031-2916 TEL (213)-226-0453   
   > [Correspondence study available since 1932. Not really part of the   
   > G.D. tradition, but related in spirit. Originated as The Hermetic   
   > Brotherhood of Light in Scotland in the late 1870's, members such as   
   > Peter Davidson and "Max Theon" circulated lessons on magic (sexual   
   > magic in higher degrees) mainly through the mail. In the 1890's, a   
   > lodge formed in France which contained many prominent French occult-   
   > ists. Also, Davidson moved to Georgia and founded a Christian myst-   
   > ical community. In 1915, Elbert Benjamine ("C. C. Zain") came from   
   > Georgia to California, and assimilated Davidson's material into 210    
   > lessons in 22 books, and began the Church of Light in 1932. Its focus   
   > is mainly on astrology (the "Religion of the Stars"), but there are   
   > fifty initiatory degrees as well. For more details, see an article   
   > by Joscelyn Godwin in the quarterly journal _Theosophical_History_.]   
   > * Fraternity of the Hidden Light / Fraternitas LVX Occultas (F.L.O.)   
   > P.O. Box 5094, Dept. S, Covina, CA 91723, USA   
   > [A quality correspondence course, supported by personal (postal and   
   > email) communication. A "direct lineal descendant of the Golden Dawn,"   
   > F.L.O. also assimilates traditions such as B.O.T.A., as well as "new   
   > revelations from continual research." Fees and suggested donations are   
   > said to be very reasonable. Several Lodges in the USA and Canada offer   
   > teaching and ceremonial work. They seem more interested in members'   
   > personal healing and growth than in more self-aggrandizing matters.   
   > Lodges in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Toronto. Christopher Ward (cward@   
   > think.com) lists himself as a contact for anyone who wants more infor-   
   > mation.]   
   > * Hermetic Order of the Eternal Golden Dawn   
   > 14050 Cherry Avenue, Suite R-159 - Dept. G, Fontana, CA 92335, USA   
   > [Complete correspondence course available. Individual guidance, full   
   > membership if accepted. Send $3 (checks payable to E.G.D.) for a big    
   > information packet with an entrance application. Contact: V.H. Soror   
   > R.D. Initial dues are $150 (1 year's mailings: $30, dues $65, Neophyte   
   > initiation fee $55), and an adept is available by phone five days a week   
   > to answer questions. Initiations can be done in person or astrally,   
   > and the study material is said to be very comprehensive. There is no   
   > Thelema or sex magic. The E.G.D. publishes the magazine "The Golden   
      
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