Orders & Societies
Order
Builders of the Adytum (B.O.T.A.)
Paul Foster Case’s mystery school of Qabalah and Tarot, descended from the Golden Dawn.
Order · Founded 1,922 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Active today
Founded by Paul Foster Case
1 teacher in the Atlas
Ceremonial Magick (the Western Esoteric Revival) →
What it was
Builders of the Adytum was founded by Paul Foster Case in the 1920s after his break with the Golden Dawn, teaching the Holy Qabalah and sacred Tarot through correspondence lessons and group ritual.
It remains an active modern mystery school carrying the Golden Dawn’s curriculum in a reformed, accessible form.
Its place in the lineage
A direct, still-active descendant of the Golden Dawn — the Western esoteric curriculum adapted for the twentieth-century student.
Founders & leaders
Its tradition
Connected orders
The circle · 1 in the Atlas
Each star is a teacher; colour marks how they were tied to the order. Tap a star to open them.
founder / leader
member · raised within
broke away
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