"A major contribution!”—Rachel Pollack, bestselling author of Seventy-Eight Degrees of WisdomThe definitive collection of rare, secret, and arcane tarot knowledgeThe Tarot: A Collection of Secret Wisdom from Tarot's Mystical Origins is the ultimate guide to the mysteries and lost knowledge of the tarot. This single volume includes more than ten selections from foundational tarot books, all from the ...

This advanced exploration of tarot cards includes an in-depth analysis of the 22 Major Arcana cards and explains their symbology and astrological science.Written by famous French ceremonial magician Éliphaz Lévi, The Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum details the mysticism of Tarot and explores cryptic Kabbalah - a Jewish branch of occult knowledge. First published in 1896.The contents featured in this volume include:

H.P. Blavatsky was born August 12th 1831 in Yekaterinoslav, Russia. After leaving Russia after an unconsummated arranged marriage, Helena became a prolific world traveler. She traveled the world with her second husband, Henry Steel Olcott, visiting Egypt, France, Germany, Mexico, South America, Canada, before settling in Madras, India. There, she founded the Theosophical Society. Theosophy's all-encompassing worldview proposes explanations for the origin, workings and ultimate fate of the ...

An introduction to ceremonial magic and Qabalah by the man believed to be the last living Adept of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.The Tree of Life, written by the occultist and ceremonial magician Israel Regardie, is the most comprehensive introduction available to the Golden Dawn system of initiation, a movement that greatly influenced modern esoteric traditions. It also serves as an ideal introduction to the numerous complex and obscure mystical wr...

First published in 1937, Israel Regardie's The Golden Dawn has become the most influential modern handbook of magical theory and practice. In this new, definitive edition, noted scholar John Michael Greer has taken this essential resource back to its original, authentic form. With added illustrations, a twenty-page color insert, additional original material, and refreshed design and typography, this powerful work returns to its true stature as a modern masterpiece.An essen...

First published in Liber ABA (Part II), Aleister Crowley’s Magick is essential reading for students of Thelema and the occult. This guide to the principle tenets of black magic is a concise version of the more dense four-book magnum opus Liber ABA or ‘Book 4’ and is recommended to initiates.

The classic groundbreaking exploration of ancient occult philosophy by the author of The History of Magic.Steeped in the Western occult tradition, Éliphas Lévi (Alphonese Louis Constant) was a master of the Rosicrucian interpretation of the Qabalah, which forms the basis of magic as practiced in the West today.The first half of this book deals with the principles and theories that underlie magical work, covering the subject from the Qabalistic, Herme...

For thousands of years the great spiritual adepts from all corners of the globe have guarded the secret teachings of the Divine Science, the systematic and exact process that awakens the mystical capabilities of the human soul. Now, anyone can receive these teachings and cultivate the high spiritual levels that have been lost for ages. In all ancient religions and cultures, wise men and women utilized sacred words, the intonations of mantras, and the use of the magical art of Theurgy, the ...

“Wherever there is light, there is consciousness.” —Samael Aun WeorThis practical, straightforward guide to astrology discards complicated charts and memorization, and instead explains how to transform your daily life by learning about your true nature. As the ancient Oracle at Delphi said, “Know yourself, and you will know the universe and its gods.” Real astrology is discovered through experiencing the incredible spaces that are within us. In Practical Astrology, you will learn:

Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (English: Dogma and Ritual of High Magic) is the title of Eliphas Levi's first published treatise on ritual magic, which appeared in 1855. This is Part I, The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic. Chapters include The Kabalah, Necromancy, The Tetragram, The Triangle Of Solomon, The Pillars Of The Temple, Initiation, Astrology, Black Magic, Bewitchments, The Stone Of The Philosophers – Elagabalus and Charms And Philtres.

Leaving behind both fear and belief, Samael Aun Weor explains through vivid stories what happens when we die and how we can prepare ourselves now to take full advantage of the experience. Instructions to prepare the soul for the process of dying and the experiences of the afterlife are found within the scriptures of every mystical tradition, especially the Bible, The Theban Recension (Egyptian Book of the Dead), and the Bardo Thodol (Tibetan Book of the Dead), yet they are veiled in crypti...

“Even if one is the most sinful of all sinners, one shall yet cross over the ocean of sin by the raft of self-knowledge alone. As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly the fire of self-knowledge reduces all bonds of karma to ashes...” —Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 4:36-37This book begins by asking the questions, “Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What are we living for? Why are we living?” The answers to these questions can be discovered if one knows wher...