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'''Magical mottoes''' are the [[magic (paranormal)|magical]] [[nickname]]s, [[nom de plume|noms de plume]], or [[pseudonym]]s taken by individuals in a number of [[magical organization]]s. These members were known and sometimes referred to in many publications by these mottoes. Members of these organizations typically adopted such a motto at their [[initiation]] into the [[wikt:neophyte|neophyte]] grade of the organizations.
'''Magical mottoes''' are the [[magic (paranormal)|magical]] [[nickname]]s, [[pen name]]s, or [[pseudonym]]s taken by individuals in a number of [[magical organization]]s. These members were known and sometimes referred to in many publications by these mottoes. Members of these organizations typically adopted such a motto at their [[initiation]] into the [[wikt:neophyte|neophyte]] grade of the organizations.


Magical mottoes are taken in order to separate the magician's magical identity from their mundane identity within the context of magical work.<ref>[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/gd-glossary.htm#M Hermetic Golden Dawn Glossary]</ref> Within the highly influential tradition of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], the mottoes chosen were usually in a foreign language, often but not always [[Latin]]. The mottoes were sometimes called the initiate's "aspiration name," and most contain high-minded sentiments and often literary allusions.<ref>[[Israel Regardie]], ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn Publications, 1986)</ref> Members were free to change them upon receiving initiations into higher degrees of the organizations; [[William Butler Yeats]] began as ''Festina Lente'' (Latin: "Make haste slowly") and changed it later in his career with the Golden Dawn.
Magical mottoes are taken in order to separate the magician's magical identity from their mundane identity within the context of magical work.<ref>[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/gd-glossary.htm#M Hermetic Golden Dawn Glossary]</ref> Within the highly influential tradition of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], the mottoes chosen were usually in a foreign language, often but not always [[Latin]]. The mottoes were sometimes called the initiate's "aspiration name," and most contain high-minded sentiments and often literary allusions.<ref>[[Israel Regardie]], ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn Publications, 1986)</ref> Members were free to change them upon receiving initiations into higher degrees of the organizations; [[William Butler Yeats]] began as ''[[Festina Lente]]'' (Latin: "Make haste slowly") and changed it later in his career with the Golden Dawn.


Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors. For example, the document ''Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision'' was written by [[Moina Bergson Mathers]], and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.", standing for her motto ''Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum''. And, ''The Tree of Life as Projected as a Solid Sphere'' is credited to "S.R.M.D.", indicating that its author was [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]]. Within this tradition, users of magical mottoes typically referred to each other in their capacity as initiates as ''Frater'' (men) or ''Soror'' (women), Latin for "brother" and "sister" respectively, followed by the initials of their magical mottoes.<ref>[[Israel Regardie]], ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn, 1988) ISBN 0-87542-663-8</ref>
Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors. For example, the document ''Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision'' was written by [[Moina Mathers]], and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.", standing for her motto ''Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum''. And, ''The Tree of Life as Projected as a Solid Sphere'' is credited to "S.R.M.D.", indicating that its author was [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]]. Within this tradition, users of magical mottoes typically referred to each other in their capacity as initiates as ''Frater'' (men) or ''Soror'' (women), Latin for "brother" and "sister" respectively, followed by the initials of their magical mottoes.<ref>[[Israel Regardie]], ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn, 1988) {{ISBN|0-87542-663-8}}</ref>


==Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn==
==Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn==
{{main|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Isis-Urania Temple}}
{{main|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Isis-Urania Temple}}
*Julian Baker -- ''Causa Scientiae'' (Latin: "For the sake of knowledge") <ref name="king">King, Ritual Magic, 1989</ref>
*Julian Baker – ''Causa Scientiae'' (Latin: "For the sake of knowledge")<ref name="king">King, Ritual Magic, 1989</ref>
*[[Edward Berridge]] -- ''Resurgam'' (Latin: "I will rise again")
*[[Edmund William Berridge]] – ''Resurgam'' (Latin: "I will rise again")
*[[Aleister Crowley]] -- ''Perdurabo'' (Latin: "I Will endure to the end")
*[[Aleister Crowley]] – ''Perdurabo'' (Latin: "I will endure" or " I will endure until the end")
*[[Florence Farr]] -- ''Sapientia Sapienti Dona Data'' (Latin: "Wisdom is a gift given to the wise")
*[[Florence Farr]] – ''Sapientia Sapienti Dono Data'' (Latin: "Wisdom is a gift given to the wise")
*F.L. Gardner -- ''De Profundis Ad Lucem'' (Latin: "From the depths to the light")
*F. L. Gardner – ''De Profundis Ad Lucem'' (Latin: "From the depths to the light")
*[[Maud Gonne]] -- ''Per Ignem ad Lucem'' (Latin: "Through fire to the light")<ref name="greer">Mary K. Greer, ''Women of the Golden Dawn'' (Park Street Press, 1996) ISBN 0-89281-607-4</ref>
*[[Maud Gonne]] – ''Per Ignem ad Lucem'' (Latin: "Through fire to the light")<ref name="greer">Mary K. Greer, ''Women of the Golden Dawn'' (Park Street Press, 1996) {{ISBN|0-89281-607-4}}</ref>
*[[Annie Horniman]] -- ''Fortiter et Recte'' (Latin: "Strongly and rightly")
*[[Annie Horniman]] – ''Fortiter et Recte'' (Latin: "Strongly and rightly")
*Moina Bergson Mathers -- ''Vestigia nulla retrorsum'' (Latin: "I never retrace my steps")
*[[Moina Mathers]] – ''Vestigia nulla retrorsum'' (Latin: "I never retrace my steps")
*[[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]] (founder)-- '''S Rioghail Mo Dhream'' ([[Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: "Royal is my race")
*[[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]] (founder) – '''S Rioghail Mo Dhream'' ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: "Royal is my race")
*Mrs. Simpson -- ''Perseverantia et Cura Quies'' (Latin: "Perseverance and care for rest")
*Mrs. Simpson – ''Perseverantia et Cura Quies'' (Latin: "Perseverance and care for rest")
*Miss Elaine Simpson -- ''Fidelis'' (Latin: "Faithful")
*Miss Elaine Simpson – ''Fidelis'' (Latin: "Faithful")
*Colonel Webber -- ''Non Sine Numine'' (Latin: "Not without divine favor")
*Colonel Webber – ''Non Sine Numine'' (Latin: "Not without divine favor")
*[[William Wynn Westcott]] (founder) -- ''[[wikt:Sapere aude|Sapere Aude]]'' (Latin: "Dare to Know")
*[[William Wynn Westcott]] (founder) – ''[[Sapere Aude]]'' (Latin: "Dare to Know")
*[[A. F. A. Woodford]] -- ''Sit Lux et Lux Fuit'' (Latin: "There is light and there was light")
*[[A. F. A. Woodford]] – ''Sit Lux et Lux Fuit'' (Latin: "There is light and there was light")
*[[William Robert Woodman]] (founder) -- ''Magna est Veritas'' (Latin: "Great is the Truth")
*[[William Robert Woodman]] (founder) – ''Magna est Veritas et Praevalebit'' (Latin: "Great is the Truth and it shall prevail")
*[[William Butler Yeats]] -- ''Demon est Deus inversus'' (Latin: "The demon is the reverse of God")
*[[William Butler Yeats]] – ''Demon est Deus inversus'' (Latin: "The demon is the reverse of God")
George Cecil Jones (Volo Noscere Frater DDS "Eu saberei")


===Alpha et Omega===
===Alpha et Omega===
{{main|Alpha et Omega}}
{{main|Alpha et Omega}}
*[[Allen Bennett]] -- ''Iehi Aour'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "Let there be light")
*[[Allen Bennett]] – ''Iehi Aour'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "Let there be light")
*[[J. W. Brodie-Innes]] -- ''Sub Spe'' (Latin: "Under hope")
*[[J. W. Brodie-Innes]] – ''Sub Spe'' (Latin: "Under hope")
*[[Dion Fortune]] -- ''Deo, non fortuna'' (ancient motto of [[Baron Digby|Barons & Earls Digby]], Latin: "By God, not by chance")
*[[ Violet Mary Firth]] – Dion Fortune "Deo, non fortuna" (ancient motto of [[Baron Digby|Barons & Earls Digby]], Latin: "By God, not by chance")
*[[George Cecil Jones]] (Frater D.D.S.)
*[[George Cecil Jones]] – Volo Noscere Frater D.D.S. "I Will know" )
*Mrs. Tranchell-Hayes -- ''Ex Fide Fortis'' (Latin: "strength out of faith")
*Mrs. Tranchell-Hayes – ''Ex Fide Fortis'' (Latin: "strength out of faith")


===Stella Matutina===
===Stella Matutina===
{{main|Stella Matutina}}
{{main|Stella Matutina}}
*Harriet Felkin - ''Soror Quaestor Lucis'' (Latin: "Seeker of light")
*Harriet Felkin – ''Quaestor Lucis'' (Latin: "Seeker of light")
*[[Robert Felkin]] - ''Frater Finem Respice'' (Latin: "Look to the end"): Imperator
*[[Robert Felkin]] – ''Finem Respice'' (Latin: "Look to the end"): Imperator
*Mr. Meakin - ''Frater Ex Orient Lux'' (Latin: "Light from the East")
*Mr. Meakin – ''Ex Orient Lux'' (Latin: "Light from the East")
*[[Israel Regardie]] -- ''Ad Majoram Adonai Gloriam'' (Latin: "For the greater glory of the Lord")<ref name="Skinner">Diaries, 1999</ref>
*[[Israel Regardie]] – ''Ad Majoram Adonai Gloriam'' (Latin: "For the greater glory of the Lord")<ref name="Skinner">Diaries, 1999</ref>


==A∴A∴==
==Argentium Astrum==
{{main|Argentium Astrum}}
{{main|A∴A∴}}
*[[Aleister Crowley]] – To Mega Therion (Greek: "The Great Beast")
*[[J.F.C. Fuller]] -- ''Per Ardua ad Astra'' (Latin: "By struggle to the stars")<ref name="Skinner"/>
*[[Charles Stansfeld Jones]] -- ''Unus In Omnibus'' (Latin: "One in All") and also ''Parsival''
*[[J.F.C. Fuller]] – ''Per Ardua ad Astra'' (Latin: "By struggle to the stars")<ref name="Skinner"/>
*[[George Cecil Jones]] -- ''Volo Noscere'' (Latin: "I Wish to Know")
*[[Charles Stansfeld Jones]] – ''Unus In Omnibus'' (Latin: "One in All") and also ''Parsival''
*[[Victor Benjamin Neuburg]] -- ''Omnia Vincam'' (Latin: "I will conquer all")
*[[George Cecil Jones]] – ''Volo Noscere'' (Latin: "I Wish to Know")
*[[Victor Benjamin Neuburg]] – ''Omnia Vincam'' (Latin: "I will conquer all")
*[[Austin Osman Spare]] -- ''Yihoveaum''
*[[Austin Osman Spare]] – ''Yihoveaum''
*[[Jane Wolfe]] -- ''Estai'' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: "It will be")
*[[Frieda Harris]] -- ''TzBA'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "Host")
*[[Jane Wolfe]] -- ''Estai'' – ([[Greek language|Greek]] έσται: "I will be")
*[[Leila Waddell]] -- ''[[Agatha]]''
*[[Frieda Harris]] – ''TzBA'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "Host")
*[[Leila Waddell]] – ''Agatha''


==Ordo Templi Orientis==
==Ordo Templi Orientis==
{{main|Ordo Templi Orientis}}
{{main|Ordo Templi Orientis}}
*George Macnie Cowie -- ''Fiat Pax'' (Latin: "Let there be peace")
*George Macnie Cowie – ''Fiat Pax'' (Latin: "Let there be peace")
*[[Karl Germer]] -- ''Saturnus''
*[[Karl Germer]] – ''Saturnus''
*[[Grady McMurtry]] -- ''Hymenaeus Alpha''
*[[Grady McMurtry]] – ''Hymenaeus Alpha''
*[[Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)|Jack Parsons]] – ''Thelema Obtentum Procedero Amoris Nuptiae'' (Grammatically incorrect Latin for "The establishment of Thelema through the rituals of love.")
*Aleister Crowley – ''[[Baphomet]]''
*[[Gerald Gardner]] – ''Scire'' (Latin: "to know")


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Craft name]]
*[[Craft name]]
*[[Nomen mysticum]]
Baphomet - Aleister Crowley
*[[Religious name]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*Crowley, Aleister (edited by Stephan Skinner) ''Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley; Tunisia 1923'' (1999) ISBN 0-87728-856-9
*Crowley, Aleister (edited by Stephan Skinner) ''Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley; Tunisia 1923'' (1999) {{ISBN|0-87728-856-9}}
*King, Francis ''Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism'' (1989) ISBN 1-85327-032-6
*King, Francis ''Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism'' (1989) {{ISBN|1-85327-032-6}}
*Regardie, Israel ''What you should know about the Golden Dawn'' (1993) ISBN 1-56184-064-5
*Regardie, Israel ''What you should know about the Golden Dawn'' (1993) {{ISBN|1-56184-064-5}}


[[Category:Magic (paranormal)|Motto, Magical]]
[[Category:Ceremonial magic|Motto, Magical]]

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Magical mottoes are the magical nicknames, pen names, or pseudonyms taken by individuals in a number of magical organizations. These members were known and sometimes referred to in many publications by these mottoes. Members of these organizations typically adopted such a motto at their initiation into the neophyte grade of the organizations.

Magical mottoes are taken in order to separate the magician's magical identity from their mundane identity within the context of magical work.[1] Within the highly influential tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the mottoes chosen were usually in a foreign language, often but not always Latin. The mottoes were sometimes called the initiate's "aspiration name," and most contain high-minded sentiments and often literary allusions.[2] Members were free to change them upon receiving initiations into higher degrees of the organizations; William Butler Yeats began as Festina Lente (Latin: "Make haste slowly") and changed it later in his career with the Golden Dawn.

Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors. For example, the document Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision was written by Moina Mathers, and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.", standing for her motto Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum. And, The Tree of Life as Projected as a Solid Sphere is credited to "S.R.M.D.", indicating that its author was Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. Within this tradition, users of magical mottoes typically referred to each other in their capacity as initiates as Frater (men) or Soror (women), Latin for "brother" and "sister" respectively, followed by the initials of their magical mottoes.[3]

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

[edit]
Main articles: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Isis-Urania Temple
  • Julian Baker – Causa Scientiae (Latin: "For the sake of knowledge")[4]
  • Edmund William Berridge – Resurgam (Latin: "I will rise again")
  • Aleister Crowley – Perdurabo (Latin: "I will endure" or " I will endure until the end")
  • Florence Farr – Sapientia Sapienti Dono Data (Latin: "Wisdom is a gift given to the wise")
  • F. L. Gardner – De Profundis Ad Lucem (Latin: "From the depths to the light")
  • Maud Gonne – Per Ignem ad Lucem (Latin: "Through fire to the light")[5]
  • Annie Horniman – Fortiter et Recte (Latin: "Strongly and rightly")
  • Moina Mathers – Vestigia nulla retrorsum (Latin: "I never retrace my steps")
  • Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (founder) – 'S Rioghail Mo Dhream (Gaelic: "Royal is my race")
  • Mrs. Simpson – Perseverantia et Cura Quies (Latin: "Perseverance and care for rest")
  • Miss Elaine Simpson – Fidelis (Latin: "Faithful")
  • Colonel Webber – Non Sine Numine (Latin: "Not without divine favor")
  • William Wynn Westcott (founder) – Sapere Aude (Latin: "Dare to Know")
  • A. F. A. Woodford – Sit Lux et Lux Fuit (Latin: "There is light and there was light")
  • William Robert Woodman (founder) – Magna est Veritas et Praevalebit (Latin: "Great is the Truth and it shall prevail")
  • William Butler Yeats – Demon est Deus inversus (Latin: "The demon is the reverse of God")

George Cecil Jones (Volo Noscere Frater DDS "Eu saberei")

Alpha et Omega

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Main article: Alpha et Omega

Stella Matutina

[edit]
Main article: Stella Matutina
  • Harriet Felkin – Quaestor Lucis (Latin: "Seeker of light")
  • Robert Felkin – Finem Respice (Latin: "Look to the end"): Imperator
  • Mr. Meakin – Ex Orient Lux (Latin: "Light from the East")
  • Israel Regardie – Ad Majoram Adonai Gloriam (Latin: "For the greater glory of the Lord")[6]

A∴A∴

[edit]
Main article: A∴A∴

Ordo Templi Orientis

[edit]
Main article: Ordo Templi Orientis
  • George Macnie Cowie – Fiat Pax (Latin: "Let there be peace")
  • Karl Germer – Saturnus
  • Grady McMurtry – Hymenaeus Alpha
  • Jack Parsons – Thelema Obtentum Procedero Amoris Nuptiae (Grammatically incorrect Latin for "The establishment of Thelema through the rituals of love.")
  • Aleister Crowley – Baphomet
  • Gerald Gardner – Scire (Latin: "to know")

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Hermetic Golden Dawn Glossary
  2. ^ Israel Regardie, The Golden Dawn (Llewellyn Publications, 1986)
  3. ^ Israel Regardie, The Golden Dawn (Llewellyn, 1988) ISBN 0-87542-663-8
  4. ^ King, Ritual Magic, 1989
  5. ^ Mary K. Greer, Women of the Golden Dawn (Park Street Press, 1996) ISBN 0-89281-607-4
  6. ^ a b Diaries, 1999

References

[edit]
  • Crowley, Aleister (edited by Stephan Skinner) Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley; Tunisia 1923 (1999) ISBN 0-87728-856-9
  • King, Francis Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism (1989) ISBN 1-85327-032-6
  • Regardie, Israel What you should know about the Golden Dawn (1993) ISBN 1-56184-064-5
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