Full Description
Delve into the astonishing depths of Regardie's magical magnum opus - one of the most comprehensive books on magic ever to appear * From the author of A Garden of Pomegranates, The Golden Dawn, and The Middle Pillar * A lavishly illustrated edition of The Tree of Life, annotated with critical commentary and explanatory notes * Includes a new introduction, glossary, bibliography, and index In 1932, when magic was a 'forbidden subject', Israel Regardie wrote The Tree of Life at the age of 24. From the day it first appeared, this book has remained in high demand by ceremonial magicians for its skillful combination of ancient wisdom and modern magical experience.
Contents
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List of Illustrations ...........................................................................xvii
Introduction to the Third Edition by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero ...................................xxiii
Introduction ...................................................................................xxxiii
Part One: Preliminaries
Chapter One: Mysticism: Magic and Yoga........................................3
Chapter Two: In Defense of the Magical Art ..................................27
Chapter Three: The Qabalah .............................................................39
Chapter Four: The Astral Light ........................................................71
Chapter Five: Man the Microcosm...................................................93
Chapter Six: The Gods......................................................................115
Part Two: Theory and Practice
Chapter Seven: Magical Correspondences, Tools, and Techniques .............................................................................147
Chapter Eight: The Training of the Will ........................................179
Chapter Nine: The Vibration of God-names and Words of Power.....................................................................201
Chapter Ten: Skrying and Astral Projection .................................221
Chapter Eleven: The Assumption of Godforms...........................253
Chapter Twelve: The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage......263
Chapter Thirteen: Grimoires and Magical Evocation .................291
Chapter Fourteen: Initiation and Group Ritual............................329
Chapter Fifteen: Theurgy Versus Spiritualism and Black Magic...349
Chapter Sixteen: Alchemy and the Mass of the Holy Ghost......369
Chapter Seventeen: Prayers, Hymns, and Invocations...............381
Appendix I: Books Recommended for Study ...............................421
Appendix II: Sources For Illustrations...........................................423
Glossary..............................................................................................433
Bibilography ......................................................................................487
Index ...................................................................................................495
