Adept
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This page is for the topic of adepts in Magick, for other uses of adept, see Adept (disambiguation).
An adept is one who shows knowledge, skill or aptitude in magic. Adepts are identified in many subjects pertaining to the occult, and various magical systems and are not specifically seen to be masters of such knowledge.
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[edit] Orders
Various occult organizations have steps in which an initiate may ascend in their own magical system. Some call these steps degrees or grades.
[edit] Golden Dawn
In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, there are three different grades of adept. These are Adeptus Minor, Major, and Exemptus. According to the Golden Dawn's system of magic, each of the grades represent or correspond to one of the sephirot of the Kabbalah.
- 0=0 Neophyte
- 1=10 Zelator
- 2=9 Theoricus
- 3=8 Practicus
- 4=7 Philosophus
- 5=6 Adeptus Minor
- 6=5 Adeptus Major
- 7=4 Adeptus Exemptus
- 8=3 Magister Templi
- 9=2 Magus
- 10=1 Ipsissimus
[edit] A∴A∴
Aleister Crowley, who formed the A∴A∴, restructured the majority of the Golden Dawn's system, in doing so rewrote the system using mostly Thelema. This system still holds to three forms of adept.
- Student
- Probationer
--The Order of the Golden Dawn--
- Neophyte
- Zelator
- Practicus
- Philosophus
- Dominus Liminis
--The order of the RC (Rose Cross)--
- Adeptus Minor
- Adeptus Major
- Adeptus Exemptus
- Babe of the Abyss
--The Order of the S. S. (Silver Star)--
- Magister Templi
- Magus
- Ipsissimus
[edit] Temple of Set
The Temple of Set, calls their steps degrees, and places adept second. Its system is as follows:
- Setian ( First Degree )
- Adept ( Second Degree )
- Priest / Priestess ( Third Degree )
- Magister / Magistra Templi ( Fourth Degree )
- Magus / Maga ( Fifth Degree )
- Ipsissimus / Ipsissima ( Sixth Degree )
[edit] Illuminates of Thanateros
Also disinguished as degrees, the Illuminates of Thanateros, is a newer style of magic called chaos magic, which places adept closer to the top of their system.
- 4° Neophyte
- 3° Initiate
- 2° Adept
- 1° Magus
