Chic Cicero Explained

Charles "Chic" Cicero (born 1936) is an American esoteric writer.[1] He was born in Buffalo, New York.[2] He has been a practicing ceremonial magician for the past forty years.

Cicero's interest in Freemasonry and the Western mystery tradition resulted in research articles on Rosicrucianism and the Knights Templar, printed in such publications as Ars Quatuor Coronatorum[3] and the 1996–2000 Transactions of the Metropolitan College of the SRIA.[4] Cicero is a member of several Masonic, Martinist, and Rosicrucian organizations. Cicero is an extremely active member of his local York Rite and Grand York Rite Masonic Bodies, serving as both a Local and Grand Line Officer[2]

Israel Regardie and the Golden Dawn

According to published accounts, Cicero was also a close personal friend and confidant of the late Dr. Israel Regardie.[2] [5] Having established a temple in the tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1977,[6] [7] Cicero was one of the key people who helped Regardie resurrect a legitimate, initiatory branch of the Order (also known as H.O.G.D.) in the United States in the early 1980s.[8] [9] [10] A series of letters that Regardie wrote to Chic Cicero and the Isis-Urania temple can be found online.[11] Chic is also the president of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.

Together, Cicero and his wife Sandra Tabatha Cicero are two of the G.H. Chiefs of the modern day Order.[12] They have written several books on the Golden Dawn, Tarot, Kabbalah, and the Western mystery tradition[2] including the Essential Golden Dawn,[13] which won a COVR award in 2004 for being one of the year's best titles in the field of magic.[14]

The Ciceros have also edited, annotated and added new material to recent editions of Israel Regardie's classic texts: The Middle Pillar,[15] A Garden of Pomegranates,[16] and The Tree of Life.[17]

The Ciceros have given interviews on a local TV station in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Notes and References

  1. Madden, Kristin, Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from the Elders. Franlkin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books (2005) p. 296.
  2. http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/cicero.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: Chic & S. Tabatha Cicero
  3. Cicero, Charles. “A Brief History of York Rite Masonry.” Currie, Peter Hamilton (ed.) Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076. Vol. 113. Great Britain: 2001. P. 210.
  4. Cicero, Charles. “The Rosicrucian Impulse: Magic, Mysticism, and Ritual.” R. A. Gilbert (ed.) Metropolitan College: Transactions 1996–2000. London: Privately Printed. 2001. P. 21.
  5. Greer, John Michael. The New Encyclopedia of the Occult. Llewellyn Publications. 2003. p. 205.
  6. [Gerald Suster|Suster, Gerald]
  7. Greer, Mary K & Darcy Kuntz. The Chronology of the Golden Dawn. Holmes Publishing Group, 1999. p. 50.
  8. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha, Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple: The Alchemy and Crafting of Magickal Implements (1992) Epilogue by A.P. Forrest. St. Paul: MN.
  9. Greer & Kuntz (1999), p. 51.
  10. Wasserman, James. The Mystery Traditions: Secret Symbols and Sacred Art. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books. 2005. P. 81.
  11. http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/hogdframeset.html The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A Selection of Regardie Letters
  12. Peschel, Lisa. “Chic & Sandra Tabatha Cicero”, The Llewellyn New Times, Vol. 923, St. Paul, MN: (1992) p. 6.
  13. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2003). The Essential Golden Dawn. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications,
  14. http://www.covr.net/2004awards/04book_magic.htm The Coalition of Visionary Resources: 2004 book award
  15. Regardie, Israel. The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic. (1998) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications,
  16. Regardie, Israel. A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life.(1999) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications,
  17. Regardie, Israel. The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic. (2001) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications,
  18. http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/journal.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The Golden Dawn Journal Series
  19. http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/Enochskry.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot

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