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"The darkness
is a mirror of the depths of the soul. All that is hidden
inside us, our desires and our fears, is projected on the
darkness."
Dragon Rouge is a Nordic order with branches
in many parts of the world. We study magic and occultism
in both theory and practice. Dragon Rouge is one of few
orders which focuses on the dark side of magic and the left
hand path. We are exploring the nightside tradition on many
different levels. Dragon Rouge is mainly an order for magical
initiation, but also for brother- and sisterhood. Our aim
is to make education and development of the occult possible
and to be a meeting point for knowledge and experiences.
Dragon Rouge is a practical magical order in which the individual
experience is pivotal. We are focusing on an empirical occultism
and a knowledge about the unknown based on experience.
| To become a member: send us a letter describing
yourself and your previous magical/occult experience.
You should also state why you wish to join Dragon
Rouge. The basic membership costs € 40 in Europe
and € 45 outside Europe. As a member you are
welcome to our introductory lectures, magical meetings
and festivities. DRACONTIAS, our members' publication
is sent out four times a year, containing unique articles,
ceremonies and other valuable information about dark
magic. Every member decides for him-/herself how deep
the involvement in Dragon Rouge will be. |
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The order is based on three main parts: one outer part which
is open for all members, one inner part which contains an
initiation system of 11 levels and finally the inner circle.
As a member you have the possibility to begin our initiation
course. When ordering the course you will be assigned a
personal tutor who will guide you through the course.
There might be many reasons behind the decision to join
Dragon Rouge. Some people become members because they share
our cultural preferences and philosophical interests. Others
become members because they wish to support our work or
simply to share the draconian brother-/sisterhood. The main
part of our members, however, become members because they
want to be part of an order which enables them to practice
advanced dark magic in a powerful and unique initiation
system. The practical initiatoric magic is the foundation
of Dragon Rouge.
Save the receipt that you are given when transferring money
to us, since this can be used to verify your claim in case
the money does not reach us.
DRAGON ROUGE, Box 777, 114 79 Stockholm, Sweden.
mail@dragonrouge.net
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Dragon Rouge explore the dark side
focusing on five main paths.
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The Order
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Culture
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Philosophy
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Psychology
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Initiatoric Magic |
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Dragon Rouge is an order where a creative fellowship is
nurtured and a strong brother- and sisterhood is upheld.
Loyalty, honesty and devotion towards the work of the order
are important principles for members of Dragon Rouge. Every
member chooses personally to what extent he/she will participate
in the official activities, but we emphasize the importance
of working together with others in Dragon Rouge if one wants
to reach results on the individual level. We are conducting
ceremonies and magical workings together and are arranging
study evenings and are inviting guest lecturers, traveling
to cult sites and power places like ship tumuli in Sweden
or places like Externsteine in Germany. For initiated members
of Dragon Rouge there are also philosophical discussion
evenings, dinners and festivities.
In culture we are interested in the Gothicism and the dark
side in its different forms of expression. We are studying
the Gothicistic literature and the horror romantic genre
through writers like H.P. Lovecraft, Hanns Heinz Ewers,
Bram Stoker and Edgar Allan Poe. We are interested in classics
of Satanic literature like Dante's "Inferno",
"Paradise Lost" by Milton and the Faustian texts.
Baudelaire and Comte de Lautréamont have inspired
many of our members. Our interest in the Gothic tradition
also reaches the Gothicism and we are influenced by poets
and writers like Johannes Bureus, Georg Stiernhielm and
the circle around the Gothic Society in Sweden. Among our
members we have numerous musicians, painters, writers and
academics. Musically, Richard Wagner and his mythological
operas are important in Dragon Rouge, but also modern experimental
music. In art, our focus is on the Gothic ruin romanticism
expressed by Arnold Böcklin and Caspar David Friedrich,
and the symbolistic art of Franz von Stück and Fidus
but also on surrealistic art by Salvador Dalí and
Max Ernst. The dark magician and artist Austin Osman Spare
is a good example of how magic and art is united. The above
mentioned names are only fragments of a wide interest in
the dark culture forms that we believe can give man a glimpse
of the hidden sides of existence.
The philosophy of the dark side is represented by the left
hand path and its ideology. The left hand path is founded
around a philosophy which defines two main spiritual paths.
One is the right hand path. It is evident in most forms
of religion and mass movements. Its method is the magic
of the light and its goal includes that the individual melts
together with God. The other path is the left hand path.
It emphasizes the unique, the deviant and the exclusive.
Its method is dark magic and antinomianism (going against
the grain). The goal is to become a god. Among the magical
writers that includes the left hand path we are reading
among others Carlos Castaneda, Julius Evola and Kenneth
Grant. Most philosophers interest us. We study texts by
classical philosophers like Herakleitos, Plato and Plotinos,
as well as newer thinkers like Nietzsche, Heidegger and
Henri Bergson. We are also incorporating non-European philosophy
and are reading classical Indian and Chinese texts like
the Upanishads and Tao te ching. A major part of the philosophy
of the left hand path can be found among the tantric teachings.
The dark side can also be understood from the perspective
of psychology. One of the main theses of Dragon Rouge is
that man presently uses only a fraction of his total capacity.
We are experiencing only an insignificant part of reality.
The major part of man is hidden. Through the traditional
thousand year old occult practices man can contact these
hidden sides. To the hidden parts of man belongs the undeveloped
and non-actualized sides of the psyche. These can be made
conscious and become realised if we are entering the dark
side of our psyche. We will then confront all dark and repressed
parts of the psyche like aggression, fears and basic instincts.
C.G. Jung is the psychologist who is most important to Dragon
Rouge. Jung said: "Illumination is not reached by visualizing
the light but by exploring the darkness". From this
perspective Dragon Rouge is working with the dark side.
Other psychologists that are interesting to us are among
others the Jungian Marie-Louise von Franz, Wilhelm Reich
with his force concept Orgon, and Stanislaf Grof and his
psychedelic research. In the hidden areas of the human psyche
we can find the so called parapsychological abilities like
telepathy and psychometry. We are studying parapsychology
and are conducting parapsychological experiments.
The members who wish can also enter into the initiatoric
magic which is the actual foundation of Dragon Rouge. Here
the adept reaches the deeper levels in the work of investigating
the dark side. The three first levels of the 11 level initiatoric
system are based on a letter course and the communication
with a tutor from the order. The remaining levels of initiation
are revealed only to those who passes the first preparatory
levels. Besides the theoretic discipline the initiatoric
work focuses on regular magical practice. The goal of the
initiatoric magic of Dragon Rouge is self deification: a
step by step process in which the magician is developing
and ennobling him/herself and becomes a "god".
To become a god means that one has transformed life from
being predetermined and predestinated by outer conditions,
to the stage where one reaches a truly free will. Man becomes
a god when he ceases to be a creation and instead becomes
a creator. In the initiatoric magic the magician works with:
1. Vision seeking, dream journeys and astral magic.
2. Activation of inner hidden forces and the conjuration
of outer forces.
3. Communication with the shadow and the night side.
The draconian initiation is based on four main traditions:
the Goetic Qabalah, the Odinic Runosophy, Tantra and Alkhemy.
The magician's initiation is a life-long project, according
to many magicians even a great work that might stretch through
numerous incarnations. This is a spiritual quest that demands
self sacrifice, dedication, patience and discipline –
a quest that the magicians fulfills together with his/her
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The Initiatoric Draconian Magic |
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The Draconian initiation
is based on 1+9+1 levels that together constitutes 11 steps
that corresponds to the Qliphoth and the 11 demon rulers
who act as the nightside and antitheses of creation. The
first step is where the uninitiated begins. An opening of
the gate to the dark side. The following 9 steps represents
the 9 levels of the night side or the underworld that Odin
passes through on his initiation in the secrets of the runes.
These steps brings the adept to the heart of darkness and
transforms man into a god (like promised by the serpent
in Genesis 3:5 when man begins the initiation by eating
of the fruits of knowledge). The last step is beyond the
limits of creation.
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1. Lilith 1.0°. The gate to the unknown.
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2. Gamaliel 2.0°. The dark dreams. Astral magic.
Witchcraft. The mysteries of the dark moon. The dark
Goddess.
3. Samael 3.0°. The philosophy of the left hand
path. The wisdom of insanity. Yezidi magic. The dark
side of the Chakras.
4. A'arab Zaraq 4.0°. Luciferian magic. The dark
side of Venus. Eroto-mysticism and the path of the
warrior.
5. Thagirion. 5.0°. The illumination of the nightside.
The black sun. The union of the god and the beast.
6. Golachab 6.0°. Ragnarök. The activation
of Surt/Sorath. The magnetism of lust and suffering.
7. Gha'agsheblah 7.0°. The higher levels of eroto
mysticism. Preparations for the abyss.
8. Satariel 8.0°. The opening of the eye os Lucifer/Shiva/Odin.
The Drakon principle.
9. Ghagiel 9.0°. The lightening of the Luciferian
star.
10. Thaumiel 10.0°. The accomplishment of the
promise given by the serpent. Divinity.
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11 Thaumiel 11.0°. The black hole. The step into
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The four main traditions behind the
magical system of Dragon Rouge have one important thing
in common. They are step by step leading the adept down
into the darkness where he/she can become a god. By entering
the dark side like Odin or Khepera and sacrificing oneself,
one can be transformed from a creation to a creator.
Further
reading:
About The
Draconian Initiation in pdf format.
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The Qabalah is a mystery
philosophy which has roots in Greek philosophy and which
was kept alive in Jewish mysticism and in the western magical
tradition. The Qliphoth is the dark side of this tradition.
The Qliphoth is the principles of the shadow and the antitheses
that are hidden behind everything. The side of light in
the Qabalah represents mathematical/ geometrical principles
through which God created the world. The Qliphoth corresponds
to fractals and principles of chaos. The Qliphoth are the
dividing and destructive forces. The Qliphotic Qabalah uses
the forces of destruction to free the adept from the limitations
of creation. Through these forces we can learn to create.
In the Qabalah, Lucifer and the fallen angels are those
who first used the Qliphotic forces to free themselves from
God. The principles of light are keeping the angels and
the rest of creation in their firm, predetermined circles.
The dark forces break these circles and make a free will
and an individual existence outside God possible.
Demonology and the Goetic magic are parts of the Qliphotic
Qabalah in which the magician conjures and evokes personified
dark forces in the shape of different demons. In Dragon
Rouge we are using the traditional black magical and demonological
texts for this purpose but we have adopted these old methods
to our draconian system. The Testament of Solomon, the Keys
of Solomon, the Lemegeton and Le Dragon Rouge are examples
of demonological texts used by Dragon Rouge.
The Odinic Runosophy is the Nordic and Gothic tradition
of initiation. Runosophy is the wisdom about the secret
of the runes and the god Odin is the foremost initiate in
these mysteries. In the old Norse and Germanic languages
"runa" means "secret", "mystery",
"hidden wisdom" or "secret whisper".
On an outer level the word "runa" denotes old
Norse writing signs. On a deeper level it symbolizes the
forces of the universe and can describe the whole occult
Nordic spirituality. The Odinic Runosophy is a Helwegr,
a path to the realm of death and the goddess of death -
Hel. In these deepest and darkest parts of existence the
keys to wisdom and immortality are hidden.
In Dragon Rouge we are working
with the runes in many different forms. One aspect
is the disputed Uthark, which is thought to be the
inner and hidden form of the rune row. We are also
using the runosophical system of the Adulrunes by
Johannes Bureus. The inner dimensions of the runes
are called Adulrunor or Alrunor (Mandragora).
Odin is a dark and demonic god and the Odinic runosophy
also includes lycantropy and necromancy. The Odinic
Runosophy is a form of Gothic magic. The Gothic magic
is not only Runosophy and rune magic which focuses
on the old Norse runic symbols. The Gothic magic is
connected to the nightside and the dark mysteries.
This separates the Gothic magic from the forms of
rune magic that are connected to Asatro and the strife
to recreate the old Norse faith. Gothic magic can
not be connected to a certain time or place. The Gothic
magic corresponds to a mythical dimension in which
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Vamachara Tantra is the path of the
left hand path in the Indian tradition. The goal of the
Tantra is to awake the latent inner force, called Kundalini.
Unlike ordinary Yoga and meditation the Vamachara does not
only seek the form of illumination that is called Samadhi
where the adept becomes "one with God" when the
kundalini melts together with the energy zone Sahasrara
above the head. The Vamachara Tantra strives towards a state
where the kundalini reaches beyond Sahasrara. This does
not lead to Samadhi but to a state which in the Vamachara
Tantra is called kaivalya and in which the adept becomes
like a god. In Dragon Rouge we are also working with hidden
chakras, like the black chakra Sunya above Sahasrara besides
the chakras of ordinary Yoga. Vamachara Tantra is connected
to the Kali cult and the infamous Aghora tradition. The
difference between the right hand path and the left hand
path is eloquently explained by Julius Evola in the book
"The Yoga of Power":
"There is a significant difference between the two
Tantric paths, that of the right hand and that of the left
hand (which both are under Shiva's aegis). In the former,
the adept always experiences 'someone above him', even at
the highest level of realization. In the latter, 'he becomes
the ultimate Sovereign' (chakravartin = worldruler)".
Typhonian Alchemy is pivotal in the initiation system of
Dragon Rouge. Alchemy is the art of ennobling and has its
roots in ancient Egypt where it was called Khemeia,
"the production of the black stone". The goal
of this art was to produce an elixir of eternal life which
was the same as the black stone or the black diamond. The
word Khem means "black" and is the original
black art in which man strives to become like the gods.
Khem is also the name of the god of Alchemy. The dark god
Set is also connected to Alchemy and the black stone. In
the Greek and Hermetic tradition Khem was represented by
Pan and Set by Typhon. The Typhonian alchemy can be traced
to the oldest Egyptian, Greek and Hermetic traditions of
Alchemy in which the goal corresponds to the left hand path.
The Typhonian alchemy is constructed around a step by step
ennobling process that represents the draconian levels of
initiation. The alchemistic process transforms coal, the
fundamental element of all life, from its most weak and
porous form through a hardening and ennobling process into
the eternal indestructible black diamond (Adamas Ater, A.A.).
This process is represented by the god Khepera and his entering
of the kingdom of death where he dies and recreates himself
as his own creation. In the Egyptian Book of the Dead Khepera
says: "I am Khepera, the one who has created himself".
Typhon represents the Red Dragon and the eternal primeval
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Frequently
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What does Dragon Rouge mean?
Dragon Rouge means "red dragon" in French.
The French name Dragon Rouge corresponds to an old alchemistic
brotherhood that carried this name. Dragon Rouge is also
one of the most interesting and famous books of the black
arts, the great grimoire, Le Grand Grimoire, which is called
Le Dragon Rouge. Dragon Rouge is using magical systems from
all over the world but are mainly focused on the European
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What does the Red Dragon
represent?
The Red Dragon is a mythological entity which exists
in all times and cultures. The Dragon can be viewed as a
winged serpent. From the perspective of the history of religions
the serpent is a symbol of the earth and the underworld.
The eagle (and birds in general) are symbols of the heavens.
The dragon is a unity of these two fundamental principles.
The Dragon is a picture of the Hermetic principle "That
which is below is like that which is above and that which
is above is like that which is below". In China the
dragon is a symbol of Tao, that which is beyond all terms
and all polarities (Yin and Yang) but also is the force
behind all. The Dragon represents the unknown and the hidden
energy in man and in nature. The word dragon comes
from the Greek verb derkein which means "to
see". The Dragon is the principle of clear seeing:
the ability to see things in a new light as they really
are, beyond all illusions. For this reason the dragon has
great wisdom and power in the myths. The wisdom of the dragon
is symbolized by the treasure it guards or the pearl that
the dragon carries in his mouth. To find this wisdom and
knowledge man must search in his/her inner aspects and in
the unknown. In Yoga the dragon is called the Kundalini,
the force that is hidden inside man. The Draconian path
strives to make this unconscious force and knowledge conscious.
"A picture says more than a thousand words" and
the symbol of the dragon and the myths about it carries
information about how the unconscious can become conscious
and how man can evolve.
The colour red has always been connected to magic and force.
The red colour belongs to blood, heat and the pulse. In
Nordic magic objects were magically loaded with energy by
colouring it red, often with blood. Words like the German
Zauber or the English sorcery come from
the old Norse word teufer which means "to
colour red".
The red dragon is a symbol of primal forces that the magician
can awake and use in his/her magical work. In the Bible
the red dragon is connected to Satan and the fallen angels.
These are mythologically giving man the knowledge and the
force to reach divinity. |
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What is magic?
Magic is a term surrounded with ignorance, prejudices
and naive interpretations. From the perspective of the history
of ideas, magic is one of two possible ways to approach
the divine. One of these two ways is the religious, in which
one experiences oneself as dependent on the force that determines
fate. The other attitude is the magical where one experiences
that one has the ability to influence this force in accordance
with one's own will. The definition of magic most generally
accepted by modern magicians comes from Aleister Crowley
(1875-1947): "Magic is the art and science to cause
change in conformity with will". The word magic can
be traced to the Greek word megas which means "great"
and refers to the "great" science the "great"
work; the art and science to work with the transcendental.
The word magic can also be traced to the ancient Persian
Zoroastrians. The word magus which can be interpreted
as magician was the name of their priests. The word magic
is connected to different words for "force" (and
"great" and "great force"), like magnetism.
Magic is a practical philosophy of the will which emphasizes
the power of will and its possibility to influence one's
own existence.
The Draconian magic is the art and science to by outer and
inner forces act in a manner that transforms vision to reality
in accordance with the will. |
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How is the outer work structured?
We have regular meetings where we study magic and occultism
in theory and practice. We are conducting ceremonies, magical
workings, study nights and are arranging guest lecturers.
We are also arranging journeys together to ancient cult
sites and power places. We are arranging seminars where
we are practicing martial arts, yoga and meditation. We
also have festivals where we are conducting "firewalkings",
walking on glowing coal. |
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What type of yoga and meditation
are you practising?
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We
are practising yoga and meditation from the Indian
Vamachara Tantra. It belongs to the left hand path.
We are practising physical yoga techniques through
asanas where we in different movements and
positions learn how to control latent inner forces.
We are also using a certain form of Rune yoga where
the forces of the runes are used.
The
goal with our yoga and meditation is to awake the
latent inner force that is called Kundalini in the
Tantra. Unlike ordinary yoga and meditation we are
not striving to reach the illumination called Samadhi
where the adept becomes "one with God" when
the Kundalini melts together with the energy zone
Sahasrara above the head. We are using a rare and
dark system in which the kundalini reaches beyond
Sahasrara. This does not lead to Samadhi but to Kaivalya
where the adept becomes like a god. We are working
with a number of hidden chakras besides the energy
zones that are more commonly used in Yoga and meditation.
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What is a ritual?
There are many misunderstandings regarding what a ritual
is. A ritual is an act that follows a specific pattern,
for example the coffee and the newspaper every morning.
Our lifes are filled with unconscious rituals. By conducting
conscious rituals we will become more conscious about which
principles and forces that rules our lifes. The ritual or
ceremony can be conducted to dramatize a mythological text
or a mythological event. Rituals can also be conducted by
acting out a situation and a number of events that the magician
wants to accomplish. The different attributes, the candles,
the incense and the capes are used to increase the atmosphere
and to release psychic energy. The ritual is connected to
the psychodrama used in psychology but is connected to religio-mythological
and archetypal levels. |
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Is there any political direction
in Dragon Rouge?
No. |
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What type of people are members
of Dragon Rouge?
We have members in most ages. Among our members there are
people in most work categories. Our members include both
academics and workers. Many have creative interests and
we also have many musicians and artists as members. The
balance between the sexes is equal. |
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What does it mean to become a
member of Dragon Rouge?
A basic membership costs 40 euro in Europe and 45 euro
outside Europe. As a member you are welcome to our introductional
lectures, magical meetings and festivities. You will receive
the members' publication DRACONTIAS four times a year. The
order consists of three parts: one outer part that is open
to all members, one inner part that includes our initiation
system and one inner circle.
As a member you have the possibility to order our initiation
course. There are many different reasons why people join
Dragon Rouge. Some become members because they share our
cultural taste and our philosophical interests. Some become
members because they want to support us or to be part of
the brother/sisterhood of the order. Many become members
because they want to find an organization in which they
can practice advanced magic. |
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Can I receive the addresses
of other members?
No. People become members for various reasons. While
some choose to work with Dragon Rouge material by themselves,
others prefer to contact and work together with other members.
We never reveal the address or identity of our members.
To get in contact with our members you can participate in
some of our outer activities in Stockholm or as arranged
by a lodge (programmes are sent out on a regular basis).
You can also use the message board in the members' section
at the website to reach others. |
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Dragon
Rouge was inofficially founded 1989 by seven young magicians
with Thomas K. as the main character. Dragon Rouge was created
following the advice from a circle of old Yezidi-Typhonian
magicians who left their great work of awakening the dragon
force to their younger inheritors. At midnight on new years
eve 89-90 Dragon Rouge was formally opened under ceremonial
celebrations.
Dragon Rouge has grown and developed
through the years, and now we have lodges and ritual groups
in Sweden, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Czech Republic and
Poland. This makes us one of the leading magical organisations
in northern Europe. |
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Dragon Rouge is open for everyone
and membership does not include any obligations. Every member
decides for himself how active he/she wants to be. The order
consists of three parts: one outer part that is open for
anyone, one inner part that includes an initiation system
with 11 grades and one inner circle. |
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