For many people the Alpha et Omega Order and its teachings under Mathers was a mystery. The assumption was that Mathers continued a pure strain of the Golden Dawn unsoiled by the Stella Matutina, its Golden Dawn rival and which took the bulk of the Golden Dawn membership with it after the break in 1900. The contrast between what the Golden Dawn originally taught and Alpha et Omega, via the rituals, has never seen the light day until Nick decided to write this book. What Nick has uncovered about the Alpha et Omega rituals will be a disappointment for Golden Dawn fans, as the later papers and ritual changes by Mathers appeared to be going backwards, rather than forwards. Nick lays all this out plainly for the readers with Alpha et Omega ritual examples to contrast with the original Golden Dawn rituals. This has been an area that has cried out for more research and Nick has provided an excellent opportunity for us to gaze through the window of the later operations of the Alpha et Omega.
Mathers' Last Secret: The Rituals and Teachings of the Alpha et Omega
