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Chic Cicero

{{Short description|American occult writer (b. 1936)}}

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Charles "Chic" Cicero (born 1936) is an American esoteric writer.Madden, Kristin, Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from the Elders. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books (2005) p. 296. He was born in Buffalo, New York.[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/cicero.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: Chic & S. Tabatha Cicero] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411170411/http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/cicero.htm |date=April 11, 2007 }}. Retrieved August 5, 2007 He has been a practicing ceremonial magician for the past forty years.

Cicero's interest in Freemasonry and the Western mystery tradition resulted in research articles on Rosicrucianism and the Knights Templar, printed in such publications as Ars Quatuor CoronatorumCicero, Charles. “A Brief History of York Rite Masonry.” Currie, Peter Hamilton (ed.) Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076. Vol. 113. Great Britain: 2001. P. 210. {{ISBN|0-907655-50-5}} and the 1996–2000 Transactions of the Metropolitan College of the SRIA.Cicero, Charles. “The Rosicrucian Impulse: Magic, Mysticism, and Ritual.” R. A. Gilbert (ed.) Metropolitan College: Transactions 1996–2000. London: Privately Printed. 2001. P. 21. Cicero is a member of several Masonic, Martinist, and Rosicrucian organizations. Cicero is an extremely active member of his local York Rite and Grand York Rite Masonic Bodies, serving as both a Local and Grand Line Officer

Israel Regardie and the Golden Dawn

According to published accounts, Cicero was also a close personal friend and confidant of the late Dr. Israel Regardie.Greer, John Michael. The New Encyclopedia of the Occult. Llewellyn Publications. 2003. p. 205.{{ISBN|1-56718-336-0}} Having established a temple in the tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1977,Suster, Gerald (1990). Crowley's Apprentice: The Life and Ideas of Israel Regardie. Weiser Books. {{ISBN|0-87728-700-7}}Greer, Mary K & Darcy Kuntz. The Chronology of the Golden Dawn. Holmes Publishing Group, 1999. p. 50. {{ISBN|1-55818-354-X}} Cicero was one of the key people who helped Regardie resurrect a legitimate, initiatory branch of the Order (also known as H.O.G.D.) in the United States in the early 1980s.Cicero, Chic and Tabatha, Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple: The Alchemy and Crafting of Magickal Implements (1992) Epilogue by A.P. Forrest. St. Paul: MN. {{ISBN|0-87542-150-4}}Greer & Kuntz (1999), p. 51.Wasserman, James. The Mystery Traditions: Secret Symbols and Sacred Art. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books. 2005. P. 81. {{ISBN|1-59477-088-3}} A series of letters that Regardie wrote to Chic Cicero and the Isis-Urania temple can be found online.[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/hogdframeset.html The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A Selection of Regardie Letters] Chic is also the president of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.

Together, Cicero and his wife Sandra Tabatha Cicero are two of the G.H. Chiefs of the modern day Order.Peschel, Lisa. “Chic & Sandra Tabatha Cicero”, The Llewellyn New Times, Vol. 923, St. Paul, MN: (1992) p. 6. {{ISSN|0893-1534}} They have written several books on the Golden Dawn, Tarot, Kabbalah, and the Western mystery tradition including the Essential Golden Dawn,Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2003). The Essential Golden Dawn. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|0-7387-0310-9}} which won a COVR award in 2004 for being one of the year's best titles in the field of magic.[http://www.covr.net/2004awards/04book_magic.htm The Coalition of Visionary Resources: 2004 book award]. Retrieved April 22, 2007

The Ciceros have also edited, annotated and added new material to recent editions of Israel Regardie's classic texts: The Middle Pillar,Regardie, Israel. The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic. (1998) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-132-5}} A Garden of Pomegranates,Regardie, Israel. A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life.(1999) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-132-5}} and The Tree of Life.Regardie, Israel. The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic. (2001) Edited and Annotated with new material by the Ciceros. MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-132-5}}

The Ciceros have given interviews on a local TV station in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bibliography

=Books=

  • The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1991). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|0-87542-139-3}}
  • Self-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1995). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-136-8}}
  • Experiencing the Kabbalah. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1997). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-138-4}}
  • The Magical Pantheons. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1998). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-861-3}}
  • Creating Magical Tools. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1999). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-142-2}}
  • Ritual Use of Magical Tools. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2000). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-143-0}}
  • The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2001). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|1-56718-125-2}}
  • The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2003). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|0-7387-0310-9}}
  • Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2004). Great Britain: Thoth, {{ISBN|1-870450-64-7}}
  • Tarot Talismans. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2006). Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, {{ISBN|978-0-7387-0871-3}}
  • Basics of Magic: The Best of the Golden Dawn Journal: Book I: Divination. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2007). Elfers, FL: H.O.G.D. Books, {{ISBN|978-0-9795177-0-9}}

=Other=

  • The Golden Dawn Journal Series[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/journal.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The Golden Dawn Journal Series] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411144725/http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/journal.htm |date=April 11, 2007 }}
  • The Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot(co-authored with Bill & Judi Genaw)[http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/Enochskry.htm The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422150605/http://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/Enochskry.htm |date=April 22, 2007 }}

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References

  • Avalonia. [https://esotericbookreview.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/interview-with-chic-tabatha-cicero-2005-with-avalonia-2/ Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero : Avalonia Author Interview]{{void|Fabrickator|comment|original url (dead): http://www.avalonia.co.uk/books/author_interviews/cicero_interview.htm}}

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