tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post1788336652076663431..comments2023-09-14T06:40:37.907+02:00Comments on Nick Farrell's Blog: Who is the Golden Dawn community?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-83146267960298075822013-07-01T10:33:41.198+02:002013-07-01T10:33:41.198+02:00Actually, the amount that were being charged seems...Actually, the amount that were being charged seems to be normal for the time period. I will have to see if I can find my notes on this particular subject (my library is currently a mess). Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-36211868392424774592013-06-24T20:57:18.054+02:002013-06-24T20:57:18.054+02:00Actually as far as MOAA is concerned, we don't...Actually as far as MOAA is concerned, we don't charge anything other than hall rent. THe cc course costs a bit more to run but it works out at six euro a month plus the registration fee. I don't know why the GD charged as much as it did, but then again MOAA is always broke and I have spent most of my savings running it. What costs the money is usually the gear, printing costs and meetings etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-41820725268033656452013-06-24T20:50:38.905+02:002013-06-24T20:50:38.905+02:00Ok, that makes sense, thank you!Ok, that makes sense, thank you!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-57976008466756601432013-06-24T20:35:49.682+02:002013-06-24T20:35:49.682+02:00Good point, Nick. If any person COULD have set it ...Good point, Nick. If any person COULD have set it up to make an income from the GD, it would have been Mathers. The very fact that he was always hitting up Annie Horniman for money proves that even as a Chief of the Order, he didn't have the keys to the treasury.<br /><br />And it stands to reason that they did have some significant overhead. They had a Vault in it's own space (rented from a factory where Westcott had an interest) and used the Mark Mason's Hall for their rituals (which I'm sure charged them rent.) And they didn't have desktop publishing, so all printed matter had to be done by a print shop. Officer's robes and tools, furnishings, regalia, incense, wine... it adds up quickly. I *know* this from personal experience!Joseph Maxhttp://osogd.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-60397167633430260032013-06-24T20:03:08.504+02:002013-06-24T20:03:08.504+02:00Because it was not a business. The money made cas...Because it was not a business. The money made cash for the order and not individuals. It was designed to build vaults pay rents and set up groups etc. I am undercertain but expect that under the masonic model they might have been giving a far chunk of that cash away as charity. Remember Mathers was always broke because he could not raid order funds even when he wanted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-24783052055366699552013-06-24T19:21:35.368+02:002013-06-24T19:21:35.368+02:00While I agree with what you say here, one thing ma...While I agree with what you say here, one thing makes me wonder. You say here: "When the Golden Dawn was formed it was as a magic order and not designed to make money" and yet in the book that is being advertised here, you say (p. 20): "In a time when an average worker made £10 a year, an you could buy a reasonable sized house for £500, [...] owing a full set of Flying Rolls would cost a Golden Dawn member about £5. [...] Golden Dawn members might have been used to parting with cash. Membership fees were half a crown and then on top of that they had to pay for their papers, which seem to be similar price to the Flying Rolls". How is that 'not making money'?Chrisnoreply@blogger.com