Aurum Solis

Aurum Solis was founded in 1897 in England by Charles Kingold and George Stanton. It was originally opened as a school of high cabalistic magic. Its philosophies are centered around the idea of the magician who chooses to follow a path of sacrifice, and who is reborn and passes into the light of glory. The system is explained in The Magical Philosophy by Melita Denning and Osborne Phillips, whose real names are Vivian and Leonard Barcynski and who were grand master and administrator general of the order. They came upon this order while in England and helped to revive it in 1971, and to bring it to the United States in 1978. Membership into the order is by invitation only. The teachings of the order still rely heavily on the writings of the Barcynskis.

For Further Reading: Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of American Religion. 5th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1996.

- James Lewis