Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
Mathers, in Egyptian costume, performs a ritual of Isis in the rites of the Golden Dawn
Born	8 or 11 January 1854 Hackney, London, England
Died	5 or 20 November 1918 (aged 64) Paris, France[1]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Bedford School
Occupation	Occultist
Known for	Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Spouse	Moina Mathers
Parent	William M. Mathers

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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Leading figures Allan Bennett Florence Farr Samuel MacGregor-Mathers Henry B. Pullen Burry A. E. Waite William Wynn Westcott William Robert Woodman
Teachings Astrology Body of light Esoteric Christianity Ceremonial magic incl. Enochian magic Clairvoyance Egyptian mythology Geomancy Hermetic alchemy Hermetic Qabalah Neoplatonism Rosicrucianism Tarot Theurgy
Texts Cipher Manuscripts
Organizations Alpha et Omega Isis-Urania Temple The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc. Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn
Related topics Enochian chess Great Work Holy Guardian Angel Initiation Magic circle Opening by Watchtower Pentagram ritual Secret Chiefs Table of magical correspondences Tattva vision Thelema
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Samuel Liddell (or Liddel) MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January 1854 – 5 or 20 November 1918), born Samuel Liddell Mathers, was a British occultist and member of the S.R.I.A.. He is primarily known as one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a ceremonial magic order of which offshoots still exist. He became so synonymous with the order that Golden Dawn scholar Israel Regardie observed in retrospect that "the Golden Dawn was MacGregor Mathers."^[2]