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Golden Dawn Rose Cross Lamen

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The Rose Cross Lamen was the most important teaching symbol of the outer order of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, an eighteenth century magickal society. Based on the Rosicrucian Rose cross, it is a kabbalisitc glyph containinga number of formulas, among them all of the "King scale" colors assigned by the GD to the Tree of Life, the four elements, alchemical elements, and the planets of the zodiac. In the center of the cross is a rose with twenty-two petals symbolizing the letters of the Hebrew alphabet and colored accordingly, which is often used as a device for creating sigils.

Additionally, it serves as a symbol of office of Chief Adept.

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