The Ciceros on Magical Egos, Pop Psychology and More
Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn, Public Domain, WC . I came across an interview by Avalonia of Chic and Tabatha Cicero that's several years old but definitely still worth a read. They are Chief Adepts in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and have written several books on this magical tradition. I like their style. There is a lot of bickering back and forth between magical folks, but here is a quote from the interview that I think sums up their attitude pretty well: "We would like to think it’s because people “get it” that we’re not interested in attracting followers, or pretending that we are greatest magicians on the planet, or trying to fleece people out of their money." On a different note, one thing I've noticed, online anyway, is that sometimes Golden Dawn and other Western Magical Tradition concepts are over simplified by some to be all about positive thinking and that the spiritual beings worked with in magic are all just...