Anyone ever heard of this religion?

It could be a misspelling of "Cabalism" or "Kabbalah". The spellings are numerous. Other than that, I have no clue.

There is a sect of the Buddhist religion known as the "Golden Dawn" movement which is also known as the "Magic Movemment".

"Chaa" (aka "Chah") in Buddhism would refer to someone of the "Forest Tradition" out of Thailand.

Perhaps those are clues...

Hmmm, very interesting fishin'. I've heard of the Golden Dawn, but not in relation to Thai Buddhism.

Yeah. I'm not sure if the Golden Dawn and Thai Buddhism have much of a connection. Both just tie into Buddhism so it might be a pointer of some sort.

With no more to go on than given, even guessing is tough. Terms like magic and pagan aren't very precise. Both terms tend to be applied to those who believe differently than we do. To me, all of the Abrahamic group are pagans, as I am to them. Are magic and ireicals the same thing? If so, then most of the Abrahamic faiths believe in magic. Both miricals and magic operate to negate the natural laws of physics.

Give us more data, and perhaps we can do a better job of helping identify this fellow's religion. On the other hand, why not just ask him?

fishin', from what I know, the Golden Dawn was a mish-mash cultish secret society that incorporated many religious and occult traditions. It was popular with Yeats, Madame Blavatsky, and that ilk. It's not so much a religion as it is a system.

I'm trying to squeeze what info I can out of him. But everytime I ask him about it he either ignores me or changes the subject. If I do get something out of him, I'll post it here.

sanqhian--

Welcome to A2K.

I have no idea which particular sect your friend's friend might belong to, but very possibly it is one where esoteric information is restricted to initiates and not to be shared with the vulgar, unenlightened herd--people like you and me.

Magic and sacred mysteries are often found together.