You will also discover a huge bibliography of recommended books on the subjects covered in this first volume of the Magister, and a graduated reading list by initiatory grade.
We provide a brief outline of the contents of the final section below and we look forward to continuing this epic journey into magick with you in the Crucible Club, into which you are cordially invited in the spirit of a magical life.
Magister Volume 0 Part 3
In the Shadow of the Bright Circle: The Relationship Between Modern Ceremonial Magic and Psychology
Strange Prisoners
Naturphilosophie and Jung, the Development of the Unconscious
The Nancy School and the Technique of Suggestion
The Golden Dawn and the Development of the Self
Dion Fortune and Israel Regardie, Psychoanalysts and Magicians
Israel Regardie: The Sage of Sedona
Dion Fortune: Priestess of the Soul
Contemporary Syntheses of Psychology and Magic
The Oath of Harpocrates: Considerations on Secrecy and the Hermetic Vessel
Flying Roll XIII on Secrecy and Hermetic Love
Sermons Through Stones: Who Are the Secret Masters?
No Man Hath Seen Me Unveiled: Considerations on the Dweller on the Threshold
The Ka, the Ba, the Ab: Considerations on the Divisions of the Soul
Vignette: The Goddess of Sais
The Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel
The Sacred Magic of Abramelin
Vignette: 13 Dancing Girls on a Wednesday
The Holy Guardian Angel
The Angel and the Higher Self
On the Egregore
The Abyss
Vignette: The Cube of Undoing
The Fourth Way Work
The Kundabuffers
Watching for Kundabuffers
The Initiatory Tarot
The Three Decks
The Mystery of the Monogram
The World
The Fool
The Blasted Tower
The High Priestess
Your Magical Journal and Dream Diary
Optional Journal Practices
The Dreaming Mind
Zosimos of Panopolis
The Vision of Zosimos
Exercise: The Seven Steps Contemplation
Optional Dream Practices
Exercise: The Fountain of Morpheus (An Initiated Method of Dream Recall)
Exercise: Hand Observation for Lucid Dreaming
The Dream Journal: Liber Somnorium
The Magickal Name
The Purpose and Nature of the Magickal Name
Salutations, Forms and Greetings
Formal Framing in the Order of Everlasting Day
Selected List of Magical Names and Mottos
The Rituals and Practices
Vignette: Airport Adoration Liber Resh (Solar Adoration)
Liber Resh vel Helios sub figura CC
Commentary and Practice
Liber Qoph vel Lunae (The Book of the Moon, a Lunar Observation)
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
Notes Prior to Commencing the Practice
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP)
Visualisations
The Self in Relationship (The Middle Pillar)
Notes Prior to Commencing the Practice
The Middle Pillar Method
Circulation of the Light
The Peace Profound of the Rose Cross and Key
The Rose Cross Ritual
The Opening of the Golden Dawn into the Everlasting Day
The Opening of the Everlasting Day
The Rituals of the Sapphire Temple
The Oath of the Tarot Majors
Conclusion
Frequently Asked Questions
Reading List
Part One: General Reading
Part Two: A Magical Curriculum (Books by Grade)
Bibliography
Index
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