1413 – Cancellarius’s Wand

Physical description:

Golden Dawn ceremonial staff with golden 6-pointed star at top and yellow shaft.

Museum classification:

Ritual Magic

Size:

c 1000 mm long

Information:

Hexagram Sceptre or the Cancellarius’s Wand: ‘symbol of perfection and balance’ Israel Regardie.  For more details on the meaning and symbolism of this wand, see Israel Regardie's Complete Golden Dawn in the Museum library.

Part of a set of 4, together with 388, 1414 and 1415.

Possibly made by George Alexander. A catalogue and price list of magical artefacts made by him, showing a staff very like this one, is held in the museum archive.

The image below is taken from Kenneth and Steffi Grant's book "Hidden Lore: Hermetic Glyphs" in the Museum library.

These objects are unconsecrated (they have no Latin motto on them indicating who used them) and have been on display in the Museum for a long time, see photos below: black and white photos show displays in Cecil Williamson's time (1960-1996), colour photos show displays created by Graham King (1996-2014).  In 2018, these objects appeared in the Museum's exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic" (photograph at the bottom).

These objects are unconsecrated (they have no Latin motto on them indicating who used them) and have been on display in the Museum for a long time, see photos below: black and white photos show displays in Cecil Williamson's time (1960-1996), colour photos show displays created by Graham King (1996-2014).  In 2018, these objects appeared in the Museum's exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic" (photograph at the bottom).

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Wood, metal

Hexagram Sceptre or the Cancellarius’s Wand: ‘symbol of perfection and balance’ Israel Regardie.  For more details on the meaning and symbolism of this wand, see Israel Regardie's Complete Golden Dawn in the Museum library.

Part of a set of 4, together with 388, 1414 and 1415.

Possibly made by George Alexander. A catalogue and price list of magical artefacts made by him, showing a staff very like this one, is held in the museum archive.

The image below is taken from Kenneth and Steffi Grant's book "Hidden Lore: Hermetic Glyphs" in the Museum library.

These objects are unconsecrated (they have no Latin motto on them indicating who used them) and have been on display in the Museum for a long time, see photos below: black and white photos show displays in Cecil Williamson's time (1960-1996), colour photos show displays created by Graham King (1996-2014).  In 2018, these objects appeared in the Museum's exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic" (photograph at the bottom).

These objects are unconsecrated (they have no Latin motto on them indicating who used them) and have been on display in the Museum for a long time, see photos below: black and white photos show displays in Cecil Williamson's time (1960-1996), colour photos show displays created by Graham King (1996-2014).  In 2018, these objects appeared in the Museum's exhibition "Dew of Heaven: Objects of Ritual Magic" (photograph at the bottom).