August Order of Light

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August Order of Light

An Oriental order introduced into England in 1882 by Maurice Vidal Portman. Its object was the development of practical occultism, and it continued at Bradford, Yorkshire, as "The Oriental Order of Light." It had a ritual of three degrees, Novice, Aspirans, Viator. It adopted kabalistic forms and was governed by a Grand Master of the Sacred Crown, or Kether, of the Kabala.

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