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Magical mottoes are the magical nicknames, noms de plume, or pseudonyms taken by individuals in a number of magical organizations. These members were known and sometimes referred to in many publications by these mottoes. Members of these organizations typically adopted such a motto at their initiation into the neophyte grade of the organizations. Magical mottoes are taken in order to separate the magician's magical identity from their mundane identity within the context of magical work.〔(Hermetic Golden Dawn Glossary )〕 Within the highly influential tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the mottoes chosen were usually in a foreign language, often but not always Latin. The mottoes were sometimes called the initiate's "aspiration name," and most contain high-minded sentiments and often literary allusions.〔Israel Regardie, ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn Publications, 1986)〕 Members were free to change them upon receiving initiations into higher degrees of the organizations; William Butler Yeats began as ''Festina Lente'' (Latin: "Make haste slowly") and changed it later in his career with the Golden Dawn. Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors. For example, the document ''Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision'' was written by Moina Mathers, and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.", standing for her motto ''Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum''. And, ''The Tree of Life as Projected as a Solid Sphere'' is credited to "S.R.M.D.", indicating that its author was Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. Within this tradition, users of magical mottoes typically referred to each other in their capacity as initiates as ''Frater'' (men) or ''Soror'' (women), Latin for "brother" and "sister" respectively, followed by the initials of their magical mottoes.〔Israel Regardie, ''The Golden Dawn'' (Llewellyn, 1988) ISBN 0-87542-663-8〕 ==Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn== *Julian Baker -- ''Causa Scientiae'' (Latin: "For the sake of knowledge") 〔King, Ritual Magic, 1989〕 *Edmund William Berridge -- ''Resurgam'' (Latin: "I will rise again") *Aleister Crowley -- ''Perdurabo'' (Latin: "I Will endure to the end") *Florence Farr -- ''Sapientia Sapienti Dona Data'' (Latin: "Wisdom is a gift given to the wise") *F.L. Gardner -- ''De Profundis Ad Lucem'' (Latin: "From the depths to the light") *Maud Gonne -- ''Per Ignem ad Lucem'' (Latin: "Through fire to the light")〔Mary K. Greer, ''Women of the Golden Dawn'' (Park Street Press, 1996) ISBN 0-89281-607-4〕 *Annie Horniman -- ''Fortiter et Recte'' (Latin: "Strongly and rightly") *Moina Mathers -- ''Vestigia nulla retrorsum'' (Latin: "I never retrace my steps") *Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (founder)-- S Rioghail Mo Dhream'' (Gaelic: "Royal is my race") *Mrs. Simpson -- ''Perseverantia et Cura Quies'' (Latin: "Perseverance and care for rest") *Miss Elaine Simpson -- ''Fidelis'' (Latin: "Faithful") *Colonel Webber -- ''Non Sine Numine'' (Latin: "Not without divine favor") *William Wynn Westcott (founder) -- ''Sapere Aude'' (Latin: "Dare to Know") *A. F. A. Woodford -- ''Sit Lux et Lux Fuit'' (Latin: "There is light and there was light") *William Robert Woodman (founder) -- ''Magna est Veritas'' (Latin: "Great is the Truth") *William Butler Yeats -- ''Demon est Deus inversus'' (Latin: "The demon is the reverse of God") 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magical motto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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