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 (Circulo Dorado Web) 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.
01:04 Meet Jorge in Guadalajara
01:55 Founding the School in 1986
03:08 Early Growth
05:02 Joining Servants of the Light
08:11 Egypt Trip and London Temple
11:06 Astral Temple Training
13:11 Adapting SOL for Latin America
14:56 Building the Curriculum
16:07 Kabbalah as Foundation
19:22 Courses and Temple System
21:05 Jorge’s Early Influences
25:10 Astrology Awakening and Teaching
29:58 Fruits and Mission of the School
33:26 From Rituals to Creativity
34:57 Information vs Wisdom
37:34 Mystery Schools Go Digital
42:14 How does a Mystery School work in the Age of Aquarius?
46:10 The Importance of Coherent Symbolic Training
50:52 The Degrees of Initiation
56:24 The Ideal Student
01:00:02 How to Connect and Closing
