Order of Ancient Mysteries

The Order of Ancient Mysteries is a group that features in DC Comics.

History

The Order of Ancient Mysteries were an occult organization formed on Earth by Roderick Burgess. Burgess named himself grand magus of the Order and it served as a foil against contemporaries such as Aleister Crowley and his Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Order was based out of Burgess' home Fawny Rig in Wych Cross, Sussex, England. In June of 1916, Burgess acquired a powerful mystic tome known as the Magdalene Grimoire. With it, he sought to gain power by using it to summon and capture the very personification of Death. The Order conducted an elaborate ritual, invoking the names of various old lords such as Namtar, Allatu, Morax, Naberius, Klesh, Vepar, Maymon, Ashema-Deva, Maborym and Horvendile. The Order failed to summon Death, but instead succeeded in capturing Death's younger sibling, Dream. Burgess knew immediately that his order had not captured Death, but he did recognize their prize as one of an immortal host of cosmic beings known as the Endless. The Order bound Dream inside of a mystic circle and contained his corporeal form beneath a large glass dome in the cellar at Fawny Rig. They tried to force him to do their bidding, but failed in every attempt. Dream sat silently in his glass cell, patiently waiting for the day that he might be free. (Sandman v2 #1)

Members

• Roderick Burgess :
• Ruthven Sykes :
• Ethel Cripps :
• Alexander Burgess :
• Paul McGuire :

Notes

• The Order of Ancient Mysteries was created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Malcolm Jones III where they made their first appearance in Sandman v2 #1 (January, 1989).

Appearances

• Sandman v2: (1989)
• Green Arrow v3:

External Link

• DC Database Entry

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