Reddit reviews Self-Initiation Into the Golden Dawn Tradition: A Complete Curriculum of Study for Both the Solitary Magician and the Working Magical Group

IIRC this book (intentionally) left out the inner order rituals of the R.R. et A.C., as did Cicero's "Self-Initiation" book on the GD, which I would also recommend. These inner order rituals can be now accessed, at least the amended version used by the subsequent Alpha et Omega group (one of the few true G.D. lineages) in "Secret Inner Order Rituals of the Golden Dawn" by Pat Zalewski, much to the dismay of contemporary G.D. groups. You can also find a more novel and elaborate (and equally exclusive) reproduction of the Whare-Ra version of an Enochian manuscript from their Inner Order known as "Ritual X" once you've gone over the other material, or should you wish to add it to your collection.


Whether these will be of any use to you is debatable. If you feel a particular connection with the G.D. current and curriculum give it a shot and see how it resonates with you. If it does not, you can always go the A.A. route and see if Thelema (or your take on it) is your thing.

For a more practical approach, I would recommend "Initiation Into Hermetics" by Franz Bardon first, followed by "Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts" by Donald Michael Kraig. Then decide which path, or lackthereof, you would like to explore from there.

First off, decide whether you want to be physically initiated into a present day Golden Dawn order, in the way the old Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn did back in the day, or if you want to self-initiate into the orders tradition on your own. These experiences will be quite different from one another.

If you do decide to seek out an order, know that there are several organizations out there flying the Golden Dawn flag. Be sure to compare them. Study them from afar, and make sure you find the one that's right for you. There are considerable differences.

If you decide to self-initiate, /u/shughal made a good recommendation, here's an amazon link.

It's symbology.

This symbolizes the English Golden Dawn Hermetic tradition, "Per Aspera Ad Astra".

Have a look at the cover of this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Initiation-Into-Golden-Dawn-Tradition/dp/1567181368

You might be interested in this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Initiation-Into-Golden-Dawn-Tradition/dp/1567181368/ref=la_B001ITXJOQ_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480171587&sr=1-4