Magical organization

A magical organization is an organization created for the practice of magic or to further the knowledge of magic among its members. "Magic" in this case refers to occult, metaphysical and paranormal activities, not to the performance of stage magic. Magical organizations can include hermetic orders, Wiccan covens or Wiccan circles, esoteric societies, arcane colleges, witches' covens, and other groups which may utilize different terminology

Significant orders and organizations

• The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn has been credited with a vast revival of occult literature and practices and was founded in 1887 or 1888 by William Wynn Westcott, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and William Robert Woodman. The teachings of the Order include Enochian magic, Christian mysticism, Qabalah, Hermeticism, the paganism of ancient Egypt, Theurgy, and Alchemy.
• Ordo Templi Orientis was founded by Carl Kellner in 1895. The Order was reworked by Aleister Crowley after he took control of the Order in the early 1920s.
• The Ancient Order Of The Rosicrucians (or A∴O∴R∴) was founded by the Martinist and Rosicrucian Daniel Wagner and extended by Hamid Mirzaie. It teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Alchemy, Astrology, Gnosis through courses and ritual.
• The Argenteum Astrum, (or A∴A∴) was created in 1907 by Aleister Crowley and also teaches Magick and Thelema. Their main text is the Book of the Law.
• The Builders of the Adytum (or B.O.T.A.) was created by Paul Foster Case and was extended by Dr. Ann Davies. It teaches Hermetic Qabalah, astrology and occult tarot.
• The Fraternitas LVX Occulta (Fraternity of the Hidden Light or F.L.O.) was created by Paul Clark, an initiate trained by Paul Foster Case and Ann Davies. It teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Alchemy, Astrology and occult tarot through correspondence course and ritual.
• The Aurum Solis, a Western Mystery Tradition group teaching Hermetic Qabalah. Its rituals and system is strangely different to the more popular one of the Golden Dawn, this is because the group follows the ogdoadic tradition instead of rosicrucianism.

Other magical organizations

Some (in many cases, equally notable) organizations.

Organizations founded prior to the 19th century

• The Illuminati and related orders
• Fraternitas Rosae Crucis

Organizations founded in the 19th century

• Aurum Solis
• Theosophical Society

Organizations founded in the 20th century or after

• Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
• Brotherhood of Saturn
• College of Thelema
• Cultus Sabbati
• Dragon Rouge
• Fraternity of the Inner Light
• FUDOSI
• FUDOFSI
• Illuminates of Thanateros
• Ordo Argentum lux Lucis
• Sangreal Sodality
• Servants of the Light
• Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth
• Temple of Set
• Temple of the Dark Sun

See also

• The Magic Circle, an organization for stage magicians.

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