The New Kingdom
Order of the Phoenix
Zenet (zn.t or sn.t) is a means of communicating with your soul, or with the dead.
It also provides the Temple floor/ ritual framework for our Order. I also argue that
Zenet is the proto-
The Phoenix Order of ancient Egyptian High Priesthood seems to have existed in ancient
Heliopolis. It was believed patronage of deities like Thoth, Osiris or Amem-
As well as the obvious symbolism of rebirth out of fire; the Phoenix symbol carries many other meanings, including 'the Path'. Passage, Passing, or Path are alternative titles for the game of Zenet. There have probably been many dozen previous Orders of the Phoenix in history and will be many more in the future because of the universality of this symbol. It is a creature out of pure astral imagination, and of itself, requiring no lineage.
The Golden Dawn Order of the Phoenix existed in the UK during the 1960's and 1970's and included Ithell Colquhoun, Countess Bourkhoun, and Marquis Nicholas Tereschenko amongst its membership. Ithell’s Collected Magical Writings available download or paperback.
This site is maintained by Steve-
The Phoenix or Benu Bird is mainly associated with the sun God, Rah. We see Rah
both on the bark, and worn as a crown. This form as the heron is represent the bA
or ‘spirit’ of Rah, and thus is associated with creation and birth. Because of the
connection with rebirth, it is thought to be model for the the Phoenix of Greek legend.
Both the solar and lunar eyes are detailed. Originally associated with Rah's cult
centre at Heliopolis, by the end of the New Kingdom its image had spread widely across
Egypt, and had also come to represent the bA of Osiris. This papyrus is painted after
a mural in the tomb of Inherkau in the Valley of the Artisans at Deir-
The image above right is from a letterhead of a living member of the original Golden Dawn “Ancient Order of the Phoenix”, and shows its magical motto.