European modern occult-revival movements (umbrella)
Umbrella for European modern occult-revival movements (Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn lineage, Aurum Solis, etc.).
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — umbrella for European modern occult-revival.
Profile facts
In context
European modern occult revival lineages including Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1888), Aurum Solis (1897), Astrum Argenteum (Crowley), and various successor lineages. Mainstream low-moderate control.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory (Marlene Winell tradition).
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1888Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn founded
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
Sources
- Various Western esoteric studies search ↗
- Entre contextos e discursos: a biografia de Samael Aun Weor e o gnosticismo colombiano — Revista Brasileira de História das Religiões (2016) — https://doi.org/10.4025%2Frbhranpuh.v9i27.32434 open ↗
- Jonasian Gnosticism — Harvard Theological Review (2023) — https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS0017816023000056 open ↗
- Between Gnosis and Anamnesis — European Perspectives on Eric Voegelin — The Review of Politics (2000) — https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS003467050004273X open ↗
- Between Gnosis and Anamnesis — European Perspectives on Eric Voegelin — The Review of Politics (2000) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1017%2FS003467050004273X open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Universal fallback.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
Relevant hubs
Curated entry points on CLCI Hub for situations connected to this group.
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