Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor 2866262 224818478 2008-07-10T15:36:05Z Zorrobot 7218328 robot Adding: [[no:Det hermetiske broderskap av Luxor]] '''The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor''' was an initiatic [[occultism|occult]] organisation that first became public in late [[1884]], although according to an official document of the order<ref>{{harv|Godwin|Chanel|Deveney|1995|pp=92-97}}</ref> it begun its work in [[1870]]. According to this document, authored by [[Peter Davidson]], the order was established by [[Max Theon]], who when in England was [[initiation|initiated]] as a [[Neophyte]] by "an adept of the serene, ever-existing and ancient Order of the original H. B. of L."<ref>{{harv|Godwin|Chanel|Deveney|1995|p=95}}</ref> The Order's relation, if any, with the mysterious "Brotherhood of Luxor" that [[Blavatsky]] spoke of is not clear.<ref>{{harv|Godwin|Chanel|Deveney|1995|p=6}}</ref> Theon thus became Grand Master of the Exterior Circle of the Order. However, apart from his initiatory role, he seems to have little to do with the day to day running of the order, or of its teachings. He seems to have left these things to Peter Davidson, who was the Provincial Grand Master of the North (Scotland), and later also the Eastern Section (America). The order's teachings drew heavily from the magico-sexual theories of [[Paschal Beverly Randolph]], who influenced groups such as the [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] (O.T.O.) (later headed by [[Aleister Crowley]]) (Greenfield 1997) although it is not clear whether or not Randolph himself was actually a part of the Order.<ref>{{harv|Godwin|Chanel|Deveney|1995|p=44}}</ref> Prior to the rise of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] in [[1888]] the HBoL was the only order that taught [[practical occultism]] in the [[Western Mystery Tradition]]. Among its members were a number of occultists, [[Spiritualism (religious movement)|spiritualists]], and [[Theosophy|Theosophists]]. Initial relations between the Order and the [[Theosophical Society]] were cordial, with most members of the order also prominent members of the T.S.<ref>{{harv|Godwin|Chanel|Deveney|1995|p=52}}</ref> Later there was a falling out, as the Order was opposed to the eastern-based teachings of the later Blavatsky (Davidson considered that Blavatsky had fallen under the influence of "a greatly inferior Order, belonging to the Budhist [sic] Cult"). Conversely, the conviction in [[1886]] of the Secretary of the Order, [[Thomas Henry Burgoyne]] for fraud, was claimed by the Theosophists to show the immorality of the Order. ==Notes== <references/> ==References== *{{citation|first1=Joscelyn|last1=Godwin|first2=Christian|last2=Chanel|first3=John Patrick|last3=Deveney|title=The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism|publisher=Samuel Weiser|year=1995}} *[[Allen H. Greenfield|T. Allen Greenfield]]. ''The Story of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light''. Looking Glass, 1997. ==External links== * [http://www.kheper.net/topics/Hermeticism/HBoL.html The Hermetic Brotherhood Of Luxor] [[Category:Hermeticism]] [[Category:Theosophy]] [[de:Hermetische Bruderschaft von Luxor]] [[no:Det hermetiske broderskap av Luxor]]