Black Dawn Rising
They don't want you to know what I am about to reveal...
When The Dark Hand of SRIA, pulling strings in the Golden Dawn, was revealed in Episode 6, most people thought the Golden Dawn Saga was over. As you will see in episodes to come, we are only at the beginning, just entering the shadowy world beyond the Golden Dawn.
What makes the Golden Dawn Saga so unique? This is a TRUE story. The evidence you will find along the way may shock you, but it is truer then you would like to admit. We are entering a world so strange, so marvelous, so terrifying, I shall henceforth only leave you a trail of crumbs to find your way in the labyrinth. This thread of Ariadne, you must follow on your own, and find the Minotaur yourself.
In June 2007, scandal rocked the Golden Dawn community as a new and obscure Rosicrucian order broke onto the esoteric scene. They say this Order of the Rose and Cross was born in schism, condemning the SRIA for its lack of CHRISTIAN PURITY. The esoteric world looked on in horror, as in their manifesto of the ORC, as reported on usenet at the time the ORC opened in June, 2007, identified themselves as "CHRISTIAN IDENTITY. WE INVITE FELLOW CHRISTIANS, FREEMASONS, AND ROSICRUCIANS TO JOIN US IN RAISING CHRISTIANITY TO ITS MANIFEST DESTINY IN THE FINAL STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH GOD'S KINGDOM ON EARTH, AND IN RESTORING THE ROSICRUCIAN TRADITION TO ITS TRUE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY." Manifesto of the Order of the Rose and Cross. [The entire manifesto follows below.]The scandal deepened when Nick Farrell openly admitted on the internet that SRIA is a racist organization. Following the SRIA-ORC schism in 2007. Nick Farrell wrote on alt.magick:"ORCs policy on admission is considerably wider than the SRIA in that it is open to all races and sexes. The ORC was originally formed by a group of people who felt that SRIA was too conservative."Here is what Wikipedia says of Christian Identity:"Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely affiliated believers and churches with a racialized theology. Many promote a Eurocentric interpretation of Christianity... In turn, most modern Christian denominations and organizations denounce Christian Identity as heresy and condemn the use of the Christian Bible as a basis for promoting anti-Semitism... Christian Identity followers believe that Adam and Eve are ancestors of whites alone, and that Adam and Eve were preceded by lesser, non-Caucasian races often (though not always) identified as "beasts of the field"... Racialism, or race based philosophy is the core tenet of Christian Identity, and most CI adherents are White Nationalists or support racial segregation. Some believe that Jews are genetically compelled by their Satanic or Edomite ancestry to carry on a conspiracy against the Adamic seedline and today have achieved almost complete control of the Earth through their illegitimate claim to the white race's status as God's chosen people..."
Christian Identity
Scandal rocked the Golden Dawn community when news broke that numerous leaders of Golden Dawn orders were listed as Grand Officers of the nascent "Order of the Rose and Cross." These included Nick Farrell, The Present Supreme Maga of the SRIA (America), her husband who also belongs to the segregationist SRIA and SRIC, and SRIA member and Golden Dawn author R.A. Gilbert.
Once the scandal broke, the list of officers was quickly truncated on the ORC website, deleting all offices filled by Golden Dawn leaders from the list. It is highly likely, however, that Nick Farrell and the other Golden Dawn leaders still serve Grand Officers for the anti-Semetic ORC, despite their rote denials. Below is the original list of officers captured from the ORC website on June 3, 2007, followed by the "sanitized" list, captured the following month on July 4.
(Original list, captured 6/3/2007)
OFFICERS
SUPREME MAGUSM.W.Fra. Michael Buckley, IX^0SENIOR DEPUTY SUPREME MAGUSR.W.Fra. John Goodrum, IX^0JUNIOR DEPUTY SUPREME MAGUSR.W.Fra. Chris Oversby, IX^0GRAND CHAPLAINR.W.Fra. Alan Armstrong, IX^0GRAND EXPONENTHusband of the Supreme Maga of SRIA (America) and member Metropolitan College SRIA (Anglia) and SRIC (Canada) IX^0GRAND SECRETARYR.W.Fra. Alan Blackstone, IX^0GRAND TREASURERR.W.Fra. John Goodrum, IX^0GRAND ARCHIVISTR.W.Fra. Robert Gilbert, IX^0GRAND TUTORR.W.Fra. Robert Gilbert, IX^0GRAND WEBMASTERR.W.Fra. Thomas Clarke, IX^0GRAND PRECEPTORR.W.Fra. Thomas Clarke, IX^0GRAND 1ST ANCIENTR.W.Fra. Dave Winefield, IX^0GRAND 2ND ANCIENTSupreme Maga of SRIA (America)GRAND 3RD ANCIENTV.W.Fra. Nick Farrell, VI^0GRAND 4TH ANCIENTV.W.Fra. Ross Agnew, VII^0GRAND GUARDIANV.W.Fra. David Williams, VI^0
(Censored list, captured on 7/4/2007)
OFFICERS
SUPREME MAGUSM.W.Fra. Michael Buckley, IX^0SENIOR DEPUTY SUPREME MAGUSR.W.Fra. John Goodrum, IX^0JUNIOR DEPUTY SUPREME MAGUSR.W.Fra. Chris Oversby, IX^0GRAND SECRETARYR.W.Fra. Alan Blackstone, IX^0
The scandal was compounded by the rampant anti-Semitism in the article written by R.A. Gilbert, "Golden Dawn or Gotterdamerung," as follows below. Note that the ORC has attempted to sanitize this article from its website as well, but have been sloppy. Although the.pdf is no longer available on their server, the link to it still remains on the articles page, as follows:
Despite this obvious attempt by the Order of the Rose and Cross to remove all evidence of anti-Semitism from their website, can still be downloaded from the original version of their website from the Internet Archive HERE.
ORC Grand Archivist, R.A. Gilbert
"HOW CAN WE BEST PRESERVE THE WESTERN HERMETIC TRADITION FOR THE FUTURE? I TRULY BELIEVE THAT INITIATIC ORDERS ANALOGOUS TO THE GOLDEN DAWN ARE STILL NEEDED AND THAT THEIR ROLE IS CRUCIAL IN PRESERVING OUR SPECIFICALLY WESTERN ESOTERIC SPIRITUALITY. WE MUST ALSO RECOGNISE THAT THE TRADITION WHICH REPRESENTS THAT SPIRITUALITY FACES REAL THREATS, both from the growth of RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENCE and from the determined efforts of its SPIRITUAL ENEMIES to capitalise on such indifference, and to undermine the tradition by perverting its ethos and substituting darker and avowedly anti-Christian goals. If we are true to our Rosicrucian principles then we must recognise and strive against those THREATS." - R.A. Gilbert It is obvious, that Gilbert is here espousing an Anti-Semetic "Christans only" view of Rosicrucianism. Gilbert makes direct reference to some mysterious "ANTI-CHRISTIAN" (READ JEWISH? PAGAN? MUSLIM?) THREAT. Such paranoid declarations are highly reminiscent of other Anti-Semetic tracts like the infamous "Protocols of the Elders of Zion."
Another Anti-Semetic Tract talking about "threats" from "spiritual enemies" with "anti-Christian goals."
Finally, here is the full text of the manifesto of the Order of the Rose and Cross, as reported on usenet at the time of the official opening of the ORC in June, 2007. The fact that ORC has attempted to remove every other trace of proof of racism from its website aw well, speaks to the authenticity of this document.
WE, THE FRATRES ET SORORES OF THE TRUE ROSE AND CROSS HEREWITH PROCLAIM THE BIRTH OF A NEW ORDER, SO THAT CHRISTIANITY MAY YET FULFILL ITS MANIFEST DESTINY AND THE ROSICRUCIAN TRADITION MAY BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CHRISTIAN PURITY: "The Order of the Rose and Cross" Our Order teaches that true Christianity is not merely a question of belief, but also one of RACIAL KARMA.AFTER THE INVASION OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, THE ASSYRIANS SCATTERED THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION. THEY RESETTLED IN THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS, AND LATER DRIFTED INTO EUROPE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE ANGLO-SAXON AND ASSOCIATED INDO-EUROPEAN CULTURES ARE THE SPIRITUAL AND LITERAL DESCENDANTS OF THESE "LOST TEN TRIBES OF ISRAEL," REPRESENTING GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE AS MENTIONED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. WE BELIEVE IN THE INEVITABILITY OF THE END OF THE WORLD AND IN THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. WE BELIEVE THAT THE COMING "END TIMES EVENTS" ARE PART OF A CLEANSING PROCESS THAT IS NEEDED BEFORE CHRIST'S KINGDOM CAN BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED ON EARTH. DURING THIS TIME, SATAN AND HIS ALLIES WILL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE USING ANY MEANS AVAILABLE. THE RESULT WILL BE A VIOLENT AND BLOODY MILLENNIAL STRUGGLE, IN WHICH CHRISTIANS SHALL BATTLE SATAN AND THE FORCES OF EVIL. MANY WILL PERISH, AND SOME WILL BE FORCED TO WEAR THE MARK OF THE BEAST MERELY TO PARTICIPATE IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCE. AFTER THE FINAL BATTLE IS ENDED, HOWEVER, CHRIST'S KINGDOM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON EARTH, AND CHRISTIANS BE RECOGNIZED AS THE ONE AND TRUE ISRAEL.THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF "THE ORDER OF THE ROSE AND CROSS" IS TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE PURE, ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY, the true essence of the Western Mystery Tradition, by means of study, debate and meditation within a consecrated space, in order to prepare Christians for the coming struggle. WE BELIEVE, MOREOVER, THAT THE ROSICRUCIAN MOVEMENT HAS BEEN FROM ITS INCEPTION AN INHERENTLY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT. THEREFORE ONLY CHRISTIANS MAY JOIN THE ORDER OF THE ROSE AND CROSS. WE BELIEVE, MOREOVER, THAT ROSICRUCIANS HAVE A SPECIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE END TIMES STRUGGLE, AND THAT CHRISTIANS SHALL GATHER AROUND THE SYMBOLS OF OUR ORDER, THE ROSE AND CROSS, IN THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST SATAN AND HIS ALLIES. MANY MEMBERS OF OUR ORDER WERE ONCE MEMBERS OF OTHER ROSICRUCIAN ORDERS WHOSE LEADERS HAD LOST THEIR WAY. THE FOUNDERS OF THE ORDER OF THE ROSE AND CROSS HAD ALL BEEN SENIOR AND LONG-STANDING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIATAS ROSICRUCIANA IN ANGLIA (S.R.I.A.), A MASONIC ROSICRUCIAN BODY THAT PROFESSED TO BE CHRISTIAN IN NATURE AND MEMBERSHIP, BUT WHICH HAD GRADUALLY SLIPPED FROM MAINTAINING ITS CHRISTIAN IDENTITY as well as a wholly Christian membership. THE SLIPPAGE AWAY FROM SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY GAINED MOMENTUM, AND WHEN THE HEAD OF THAT BODY DRIFTED AWAY FROM CHRISTIANITY, THEY SAID 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' AND LEFT, BUT MORE IN SORROW THAN IN ANGER. THEY DID NOT, HOWEVER, LEAVE ROSICRUCIANISM BEHIND THEM, AND CREATING A NEW ORDER WAS A NATURAL STEP - AS WAS THE INEVITABLE REVILING AND ILL-WILL FROM SOME OF THEIR ERSTWHILE COLLEAGUES. BUT THE BREACH WAS ONLY WITH THE MISGUIDED LEADERS OF THAT ROSICRUCIAN BODY, NOT WITH ITS WIDER MEMBERSHIP, WHO ARE WELCOME AMONG US AS PILGRIMS ON THE ROSICRUCIAN PATH.WE INVITE FELLOW CHRISTIANS TO JOIN US ON THE ROSUCRUCIAN PATH OF TRUE ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY. WE INVITE FELLOW CHRISTIANS, FREEMASONS, AND ROSICRUCIANS TO JOIN US IN RAISING CHRISTIANITY TO ITS MANIFEST DESTINY IN THE FINAL STRUGGLE to establish God's kingdom on earth, and in RESTORING THE ROSICRUCIAN TRADITION TO ITS TRUE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY."
Does the ORDER OF THE ROSE AND CROSS truly subscribe to the hate filled philosphy of Christian Identity?
How deeply has this cancer infiltrated the Golden Dawn?
Do Nick Farrell and other Reconstructionist Golden Dawn leaders still serve as Grand Officers in the "Black Dawn" ORC?
Black Dawn: ORC attack on the Alpha Omega
Is there still more here than meets the eye left to discover, despite the vacuous denials and shocking revelations thus far?
Keep coming back, and you will find the answers to these and many other questions as The Golden Dawn Saga continues, here on The Golden Dawn Blog.
