THE GOLDEN DAWN JOURNAL (3 Volume Set) (Edited by Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero (Llewellyn 1994/95)
THE GOLDEN DAWN JOURNAL (3 Volume Set) (Edited by Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero (Llewellyn 1994/95)
3 Volumes, softbound. Out of print.
Book 1 - Divination. 292 pages
Book 2 - Qabalah: Theory and Magic 426 pages
Book 3 - The Art Of Hermes. 304 pages.
This series is designed to reflect the magical teachings and philosophy of the Hermetic tradition. It explores the techniques used in ceremonial magick and includes practical ritual advice for the working magician. Book 1 explores how and why the process of divination works, traditional techniques of Tarot and geomancy (along with new information on both), new Tarot spreads, historical information derived from the actual Tarot readings of an original member of the Golden Dawn, and explorations of both Roman and Graeco-Egyptian divination techniques.
Book 2 explores the various aspects of the mystical system of Qabalah, both ancient and modern. These include: the history and evolution of the Qabalah, inquiries into how the Qabalah is used for spiritual growth, traditional techniques of gematria, merkabah mysticism and angel magic, comparisons between Qabalistic philosophy and the sciences of astrology, alchemy and psychology, investigations into the goddess and feminine energies on the Tree of Life, sphere-workings, telesmatic magic, Qabalistic aspects of Golden Dawn magic, and new Qabalistic rituals for practising magicians.
Book 3 reflects the magical teachings and philosophy of the Hermetic Tradition, upon which all Western occultism since the Middle Ages is based. The book explores the techniques used in ceremonial magick and includes ritual advice for the working magician. Hermes Trismegistus is the god of wisdom of the Graeco-Egyptian philosophers who lived in Egypt in the early centuries of the Christian era. He is linked with alchemy, medicine, magic and the mysteries. All secret school and orders in the West that claim an occult tradition (such as Freemasonry) may be loosely linked with Hermes. The editors trace the course of the Hermetic tradition from ancient Egypt, through Greek philosophy and the Greek Mystery religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and the Kabbalah, down to the modern occult revival and the Golden Dawn.
Condition : Very Good. Light shelf-wear and cover wear to each volume and some age-toning to page stock. Internally unmarked.
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