Showing posts with label Kabbalah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kabbalah. Show all posts
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic by Israel Regardie
Dr. Regardie's classic, final testament to the Golden Dawn includes extensive instruction on astrology, tarot, alchemy, kabbalah, Enochiana, and much, much more.
Beautifully illustrated throughout, with many color plates, The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic is the easiest edition to study. An essential text in any library of magical works.
This edition includes over 150 pages of new material including several new articles. This is a must have!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic by Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie wrote The Tree of Life, a book many consider his magnum opus, in 1932. It has continued to sell for decades. And no wonder. Up until the time this book was published, very little information about true high magic was available to the public.
In this book, Regardie reveals the secrets of real magic. He begins with an explanation of what magic is and, just as importantly, what magic is not. He explains that it is a spiritual study and practice which, along with forms of yoga, forms the two branches of the tree that is mysticism. Magic is not being a medium or a psychic. Then he explains the tools of the magician, what they mean, and how to use them. He explains the techniques of evocation and invocation, skrying, and astral travel. He shows how the Qabalah unites everything. He even gives a description of the secrets of sexual magick. All of this is in a clear, lucid writing style. This book is simply a must for anyone who is, or aspires to be, a real magician.
This book contains some of the finest occult writing that has ever been produced. And with the new material by the Ciceros, it becomes a must-have for any magician!
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Philosopher's Stone by Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie was an accomplished ceremonial magician, having studied under no less than Aleister Crowley, with heavy involvement in The Golden Dawn. He was also an accomplished alchemist, and associated with Frater Albertus, among other 20th century notables. Aside from his occult side, he was a practicing psychologist.
At one point in his magickal path, Regardie was convinced that alchemy was a thinly veiled psychological process, where the operations in traditional alchemy that purported to work on substances were really aimed at man's mind and spirit. This book was originally written during that period in Regardie's development. In this book he analyzes 3 traditional alchemical treatises, explaining how the operations they describe are really psychoanalytical in nature. He also adds analogies on how to map the different techniques into the Kabalah, another area in which he was very well versed.
Later in life, specifically after he began to work with Frater Albertus, Regardie changed his view and came to understand that alchemy and its source material are definitely aimed at practical, or laboratory, work. While an evolution of the alchemist at the same time that the gross matter he is working on evolves is a part of the alchemical practice, Regardie was wrong in excluding the practical aspects. This edition comes with a new foreword by Regardie where he plainly admits his earlier mistake.
He nonetheless chose not to change the material in the book as it still held validity, even if it was incomplete, and because he felt it could still be a boon to someone still at that earlier stage. Regardie's honesty in plainly admitting he was wrong is very refreshing, and a testament to a great man.
While this book is probably not for the common occultist, it will be of interest to anyone pursuing alchemy as well as to more advanced students of magick.
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The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic by Israel Regardie
The classic book on working with the energy of the body for spiritual purposes, The Middle Pillar by Israel Regardie, is now more complete, more modern, more usable, and better than ever.
The exercise known as the Middle Pillar was devised by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Regardie expanded upon it and made it public over 60 years ago in the first edition of this book. Since that time, the exercise has been altered and adapted for just about any spiritual use you could think of. It is a mainstay of many Western traditions of magic.
Now in its third edition, The Middle Pillar is better than ever. It has been edited by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, close friends of the late Regardie and senior Adepts of the Golden Dawn. They have also added new material in a separate section that more than doubles the size of the book with their valuable insights and knowledge.
* Includes the complete original text, with nothing eliminated
* Spelling has been standardized to Western traditions
* Each chapter now has a title to identify its content
* The Ciceros's notes to each chapter add insight and history to Regardie's work
* Modern and clearer illustrations have been added
* New, a further exploration of the relationship between magic and psychology
* New, more than five techniques to enhance relaxation
* New, the Middle Pillar and the Chakras * New, versions of the Middle Pillar exercise in Egyptian, Greek, and Gaelic
* New, a shamanic version of the Middle Pillar
* New, how to use the Middle Pillar to charge talismans and do healings
The Middle Pillar is now expanded to what it always should have been, a thorough, accessible examination and extension of the single ritual that has become the very embodiment of magic. Get The Middle Pillar and learn the real secrets of magic.
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A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life by Israel Regardie
Long considered the best single introduction to the Qabalah for magicians, the third edition of Israel Regardie's A Garden of Pomegranates is now better than ever, thanks to the extensive annotations and new material by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero. Their work has made A Garden of Pomegranates easier to understand, more complete, and up to date. It now includes over 300 pages of never-before-published information from two Senior Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
—Expands Regardie's definitive text into a practical manual for
Qabalistic magic
—Includes pathworkings and guided visualizations for the 32 Paths of Wisdom
—Suggests a course of study for learning the Qabalah and incorporating its teachings into daily life
—Shows how to create your own personal Qabalistic mantra using gematria or Hebrew numerology
—Includes a technique for Rising on the Planes, so you can explore different Qabalistic worlds
—Features a Middle Pillar-style exercise for exploring and activating different parts of the soul
—Written by one of the most influential magical teachers of modern times and two of his
personal students
The Qabalah is the ancient system of Hebrew mysticism that is the foundation of Western magical and esoteric studies. Its primary symbol is the Tree of Life, a diagram that can aid in the study of the nature of the Universe, the essence of God, and the human mind, spirit, and soul. A Garden of Pomegranates is the clearest introductory guide on this subject.
When Israel Regardie wrote A Garden of Pomegranates in 1932, he designed it to be a simple yet comprehensive guidebook outlining the complex system of the Qabalah and providing a key to its symbolism. Since then, it has achieved the status of a classic among texts on the Qabalah. The full annotations, critical commentary, and explanatory notes now make this book the ultimate single resource on the subject. The new material, including pathworkings, exercises, daily affirmations, rituals, meditations, and more, not only complement the original, full text included in this edition, but also make A Garden of Pomegranates indispensable for modern magicians.
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