the bible uses many names for god and these names are used in the golden dawn as words of power, for they represent the magical formula of god, that said so does all god names such as Dionysus.
the golden dawn is a magical order the church is not, the church is there to teach one how to live as god intended in the bible, golden dawn teaches how to live life with god in compromise.
magic is not a means of getting close to god, unless you blur the lines of mysticism an magic. and I do say the two go together yet only in practice, not in destination.
at least that is my thought
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