John von Dadelszen, who spent most of his adult life in the Order, and who had been a Temple Warden and one of its last Chiefs, stated that the Order:
Decline
By 1978 it was clear that Whare Ra was a spent force. On 24 August 1978 a letter was circulated to members announcing the closure:
Much to the regret of many esoteric historians, they burnt most of the group's regalia, Temple furnishings and records. Some things survived, including the Temple's pillars, the two sphinxes which flanked either side of the dais steps. Many copies of the rituals and lectures were passed on and preserved.
Whare Ra is now in private hands, and has been registered as a Category I protected building by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Well known members
- Euan Campbell - was the Order’s Enochian expert, he was also a 9=2, a Grade usually held only by senior Chiefs of the Order.
- James Walter Chapman-Taylor - was the architect of Whare Ra and maker of much of the temple furnishings. He held the Grade of 7=4.
- Harriot Miller Felkin - was one of the three founding Chiefs of the temple in New Zealand, also the wife of Dr Felkin, she was initiated into the Amoun Temple of the Stella Matutina in England in 1904. She held the Grade of 9=2.
- Nora Ethelwyn Felkin- was one of the three founding Chiefs of the temple in New Zealand, also the daughter of Dr Felkin, she was initiated into the Amoun Temple of the Stella Matutina in England in 1904. She held the Grade of 8=3.
- Reginald Gardener - his motto appears on the Whare Ra Warrant as one of the founding Temple Chiefs. He became an Order Chief in 1927 on the death of Dr. Felkin. He held the Grade of 9=2.
- John Von Dadelszen - became an Order Chief in 1959 on the death of Reginald Gardener. He was previously Cancellarius, and held the Grade of 9=2.