Ep. 238: Ceremonial Magic in Mexico with Jorge Nájera

<p>In this episode of the Plant Cunning Podcast, Isaac and AC interview Jorge Nájera in Guadalajara about Mexico’s ceremonial magic scene and his role leading the Fraternidad del Círculo Dorado (<a href="https://circulo-dorado.org/">Circulo Dorado Web</a>) a mystical and magical school founded in 1986. Najera recounts how a small study group grew through work with BOTA, Golden Dawn-style ritual, Freemasonry, and later affiliation with the Servants of the Light (SOL) lineage of Dion Fortune and Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. He describes meeting Ashcroft-Nowicki, trips to Egypt, learning to build an “astral temple” and inner contacts, then adapting SOL material for Spanish-speaking students by creating their own structured curriculum centered on astrology, Hermetic and Sephardic Kabbalah, and coherent symbolism. He explains the school’s three-degree model, its emphasis on lived experience and service, and how COVID shifted much of their work online, including new digital tools.</p><p>01:04 Meet Jorge in Guadalajara</p><p>01:55 Founding the School in 1986</p><p>03:08 Early Growth </p><p>05:02 Joining Servants of the Light</p><p>08:11 Egypt Trip and London Temple</p><p>11:06 Astral Temple Training</p><p>13:11 Adapting SOL for Latin America</p><p>14:56 Building the Curriculum</p><p>16:07 Kabbalah as Foundation</p><p>19:22 Courses and Temple System</p><p>21:05 Jorge’s Early Influences</p><p>25:10 Astrology Awakening and Teaching</p><p>29:58 Fruits and Mission of the School</p><p>33:26 From Rituals to Creativity</p><p>34:57 Information vs Wisdom</p><p>37:34 Mystery Schools Go Digital</p><p>42:14 How does a Mystery School work in the Age of Aquarius?</p><p>46:10 The Importance of Coherent Symbolic Training</p><p>50:52 The Degrees of Initiation</p><p>56:24 The Ideal Student</p><p>01:00:02 How to Connect and Closing</p>