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Nov 27, 2010 21:24:43 GMT -5
Post by sora000 on Nov 27, 2010 21:24:43 GMT -5
Can anyone give me a list of links to websites about hermetic,chaos magic,kybalion,chakra and meditation etc please.
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Nov 28, 2010 0:40:35 GMT -5
Post by carpediem on Nov 28, 2010 0:40:35 GMT -5
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Dec 2, 2010 17:16:24 GMT -5
Post by ehktva on Dec 2, 2010 17:16:24 GMT -5
the best site i know about is vsociety.net they talk about all kinds of stuff on there just have to search around or ask and you'll get what you want.
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Dec 7, 2010 18:55:40 GMT -5
Post by trismegistus on Dec 7, 2010 18:55:40 GMT -5
I wouldn't advice beginning with alchemy, because it takes a good deal of preliminary knowledge before you can truly understand Alchemy.
Definitely check out vsociety.
Heres the recommended reading list from vsociety as far as e-books go, i found the majority of them on scribd.com though a few will require purchase.
The Tree of Life, by Israel Regardie The Art and Meaning of Magic, a collection of papers by Israel Regardie The Kybalion, by Three Adepts The Key of the Mysteries, by Eliphas Levi Transcendental Magic, by Eliphas Levi Higher Worlds, by Rudolph Steiner Corpus Hermetica, by Hermes Trismegistus Studies in Occultism, by Helena Blavatsky Teachings of an Initiate, by Max Heindel Isis Unveiled, by Helena Blavatsky.
Apart from these, other books you would do well to read in order to best formulate a complete understanding of hermetic science would be:
Magick in Theory and Practice, by Aleister Crowley The Teachings and Work of an Initiate, by Dion Fortune Psychic Self Defense, by Dion Fortune On Animal Magnetism, by Anton Mesmer The Etheric Vision and what it Reveals, by Max Heindel The Rosicrucian Mysteries, by Max Heindel Ancient and Modern Initiation, by Max Heindel The Emerald Tablet, by Hermes Trismegistus (must be read) The Lemegeton of Solomon, by King Solomon The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, all three books, by Abraham the Jew The Equinox, Book 4, by Aleister Crowley
This is a somewhat random selection of readings in order from beginning material to more advanced material (particularly Heindel's work), and then ending with a book which contains a large selection of actual events in the field of occultism that is highly informative for any student. After reading these, you should be ready to read, in this order for best understanding:
The Great Work, by Joseph Pernety The Three Books of Occult Philosophy, by Heinrich Cornellius Agrippa
At this point you will have a practical understanding of the many aspects of hermetic science, and so you should begin to read Initiation into Hermetics, by Franz Bardon. This book is much simpler than the others, and far more profound and practical for the student. However, with the knowledge that has met its fruition through all the previous books you will be able to read between the lines in this one, know instantly the many implications of all of his statements, see the true uses and value behind all of his exercises, and know by what means the basic principles he provides in this book may be extended.
Now this is not to suggest that all of this has to be done for good understanding. Bardon's Initiation into Hermetics can, without harm, be the very first thing you read, and in this way you will have something good to actually practice with and apply while you are working on expanding your necessary theoretical knowledge. However, if approached in this means the entire book should be reread some years later after other learning has occurred, for a more complete understanding of its contents. By the time all of this has been read and understood, you will possess the key to understanding true alchemy, and so you may read the following and understand them well:
The Aphorisms of Urbigerus, by Urbigerus the Wise Aurora of the Philosophers, by Paracelsus The Book of Vexations, by Paracelsus The Twelve Keys, by Basil Valentine The Secret Book of Artephius, by Artephius Natural Magic, by John Baptista The Treasure of Treasures, by Paracelsus The Archidoxes, by Paracelsus The Six Keys of Euxodus, by unknown.
Somewhere amongst all of this you will want to begin to study the Qaballah, and you may begin this lengthy and exhausting task wherever you desire, but it is necessary for a full understanding of the mechanisms of magic and how they may be applied practically. For this purpose, you should read the following:
The Mystical Qabalah, by Dion Fortune (345 pg.) The Secret Wisdom of the Qabalah, by J.F.C. Fuller (92 pg.) Elements of the Qabalah, by Eliphas Levi (25 pg.) Sepher Yetzirah (23 pg.) Sepher Bahir (59 pg.) Kaballah Unveiled, by S.L. MacGregor Matthers (182 pg.) The Zohar (24 volumes)
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Dec 19, 2010 20:15:40 GMT -5
Post by sora000 on Dec 19, 2010 20:15:40 GMT -5
Thanks everyone.
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Jan 9, 2011 17:52:06 GMT -5
Post by ghostjghost on Jan 9, 2011 17:52:06 GMT -5
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