List Books » The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites & Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order
Authors: Israel Regardie, Carl Weschcke, Cris Monnastre
ISBN-13: 9780875426631, ISBN-10: 0875426638
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: REV
Francis I. Regardie, born in London, England, November 17, 1907; died in Sedona, Arizona, March 10, 1985. Came to the United States in August 1921, educated in Washington D.C. and studied art in school in Washington and Philadelphia. Returned to Europe in 1928 at the invitation of Aleister Crowley to work as his secretary and study with him. Returned to London as secretary to Thomas Burke 1932-34, and during that time wrote A Garden of Pomegranates and The Tree of Life.
In 1934 he was invited to join the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, during which time he wrote The Middle Pillar and The Art of True Healing, and did the basic work for The Philosopher's Stone.
Returning to the United States in 1937 he entered Chiropractic College in New York, Graduating in 1941, and published The Golden Dawn. Served in the U.S. Army 1942-1945, and then moved to Los Angeles where he opened a chiropractic practice and taught psychiatry. Upon retirement in 1981, he moved to Sedona.
During his lifetime, he studied psychoanalysis with Dr. E. Clegg and Dr. J. L. Bendit, and later studied psychotherapy under Dr. Nandor Fodor. His training encompassed Freudian, Jungian and Reichian methods.
The Golden Dawn by Israel Regardie is considered by many to be the book that started the modern occult movement. The original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which started in the late 1800s, borrowed from a wide variety of occult traditions ó Kabalah, Tarot, Geomancy, Enochian Magic, Theosophy, Freemasonry, Paganism, Astrology, and many more ó and created a unique and viable system of magic that is still being practiced today. Almost every contemporary occult writer and modern group has been influenced, directly or indirectly, by the Order or its members, making The Golden Dawn one of the most influential occult books of the past 100 years.
The book is divided into several basic sections. First are the knowledge lectures, where you will learn the basics of the Kabalah, symbolism, meditation, geomancy and more. This is followed by the rituals of the Outer Order, consisting of five initiation rituals into the degrees of the Golden Dawn.
The next section covers the rituals of the Inner Order including two initiation rituals, equinox ceremonies, and more. Then you will learn the basic rituals of magic and the construction, consecration, and means of using the magical tools. Once you have these you can go on to evocation rituals, talismans, and invocations.
The book gives explanations for how to design talismans, do skrying and travel on the astral plane. You will also learn geomancy, the Tarot, and Enochian magic.
Filled with numerous illustrations, lists, and tables, The Golden Dawn provides guidance for a lifetime of magic and life-changing transformation. Get your copy today.
Foreword and Appreciation | ix | |
Introduction to Fifth Edition | xvii | |
Indexing the Golden Dawn | xxvii | |
Introduction to Second Edition | 1 | |
Introduction to First Edition | 14 | |
Volume I, Book 1 | Basic Knowledge and Practice | |
First Knowledge Lecture | 50 | |
Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram | 53 | |
Second Knowledge Lecture | 60 | |
Third Knowledge Lecture | 67 | |
Fourth Knowledge Lecture | 69 | |
Fifth Knowledge Lecture | 77 | |
Miscellany Omitted from Lectures | 82 | |
The Portal Work | 87 | |
The Middle Pillar Exercise | 90 | |
Concerning the Tree of Life | 95 | |
The Adeptus Minor Task | 106 | |
Volume II, Book 2 | Rituals of the Outer Order | |
Introduction to the Neophyte Ceremony | 114 | |
Neophyte Ritual | 116 | |
Introduction to the Elemental Grade Ceremonies | 136 | |
Zealator Ritual | 141 | |
Theoricus Ritual | 154 | |
Practicus Ritual | 166 | |
Philosophus Ritual | 181 | |
Book 3 | Rituals of the Inner Order | |
Portal Ritual | 198 | |
Adeptus Minor Ritual | 221 | |
Equinox Ceremonies | 248 | |
Consecration and Corpus Christi Ceremony (with Opening by Watchtower) | 258 | |
Symbolism of the Seven Sides | 266 | |
On the Use of the Vault | 272 | |
Volume III, Book 4 | Primary Techniques of Magical Practice, and the Magical Weapons | |
Ritual of the Pentagram | 280 | |
Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram | 285 | |
Ritual of the Hexagram | 287 | |
Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram | 296 | |
The Lotus Wand, and Consecration Ritual | 302 | |
Ritual of the Rose Cross | 306 | |
The Rose Cross Lamen, and Consecration Ritual | 310 | |
The Magic Sword, and Consecration Ritual | 317 | |
The Four Elemental Weapons, and Consecration Rituals | 320 | |
Book 5 | Details of the Principles and Symbolism of Ritual Magic | |
Z.1 | The Enterer of the Threshold | 330 |
Z.3 | Symbolism of the Admission | 363 |
Z.2 | Magical Formulae | 376 |
Book 6 | Ceremonial Magic in Practice | |
Evocation Ritual | 402 | |
Talisman Consecration Ritual | 413 | |
Ritual for Invisibility | 423 | |
Ritual for Self-Transformation | 429 | |
Ritual for Spiritual Development | 435 | |
The Bornless Ritual for the Invocation of the Higher Genius | 442 | |
Requiem Ceremony | 447 | |
Preparation for Divination | 451 | |
Volume IV, Book 7 | Clairvoyance, Talismans, Sigils, Tattwas Clairvoyance and Rising on the Planes | 455 |
Skrying, Tattwa Visions, and Astral Travel | 467 | |
Talismans, Talismanic Figures, Sigils and Flashing Tablets | 479 | |
Polygons and Polygrams | 505 | |
Tattwas of the Eastern School | 514 | |
Book 8 | Divination | |
Geomancy | 524 | |
Book T--The Tarot, Description | 540 | |
Tarot Divination | 566 | |
The Tarot Trumps | 588 | |
The Tree of Life Projected in a Solid Sphere | 594 | |
Book 9 | Enochian Magic | |
Introduction to the Enochian System | 624 | |
The Book of the Concourse of Forces | 630 | |
The Forty Eight Angelical Calls | 671 | |
Enochian Chess | 683 | |
Epilogue | 697 | |
Illustrations, Lists, and Tables | ||
The Curriculum of the Order | 43 | |
Elements, Signs, Triplicities | 50 | |
The Old Planets | 51 | |
The Sephiroth, in English and Hebrew | 51 | |
The Hebrew Alphabet, its Powers and Meanings | 52 | |
Invoking and Banishing Pentagrams | 53 | |
Alchemical Symbols | 60 | |
The Serpent on the Tree of Life | 62 | |
The Four Worlds of the Qabalah | 63 | |
The Ten Houses of the Material World | 63 | |
Divine Names Attributed to the Sephiroth | 64 | |
Planetary Names: Angel, Intelligence, Spirit | 65 | |
Fylfot Cross and the Caduceus | 68 | |
The Figures of Geomancy and Zodiacal Attributions | 69 | |
Planetary Numbers and Figures | 70 | |
Figures on the Admission Badges | 70 | |
Attributions of the Tarot Trumps: Path, Letter, Symbol | 71 | |
Tetragrammaton on the Tree | 78 | |
Figures on the Philosophus Admission Badge | 79 | |
Attributions of the Four Elements, Hebrew and English | 80 | |
Alchemical Attributions to the Tree of Life | 82 | |
The Qlippoth on the Tree: Names and Meanings | 82 | |
The Seven Palaces attributed to the Ten Sephiroth | 82 | |
Alchemical Terms and Symbols | 84 | |
Divine and Angelic Names by Zodiacal Correspondence | 86 | |
The Middle Pillar and Ten Sephiroth on the Human Body | 89 | |
The Four Colour Scales | 99 | |
The Four Elements and Spirit on the Body | 100 | |
Planetary Attributions to the Seven Apertures of the Head | 103 | |
Paintings on the Lid of the Pastos | 112 | |
Temple Diagram for Neophyte Ritual | 116 | |
Color Plates | ||
Banner of the East and West | ||
The Garden of Eden Before the Fall | ||
The Garden of Eden After the Fall | ||
The Minutum Mundum | ||
Temple Diagram for Neophyte Ritual--Second Part | 122 | |
Gestures and Signs | 134 | |
Temple Diagram for Zelator Ritual | 141 | |
Second Part | 148 | |
Temple Diagram for Theoricus Ritual | 154 | |
Second Part | 161 | |
Temple Diagram for Practicus Ritual | 166 | |
Path of Resh | 173 | |
In Sphere of Hod | 176 | |
Temple Diagram for Philosophus Ritual | 181 | |
Path of Tzaddi | 186 | |
Path of Peh | 189 | |
In Sphere of Netzach | 192 | |
Temple Diagram for Portal Ritual | 198 | |
Rite of the Pentagram and Five Paths | 208 | |
Temple Diagram for Adeptus Minor Ritual, First Part | 222 | |
Second Part | 233 | |
Third Part | 238 | |
Symbols in the Vault | 243 | |
Figures on Side of Pastos and Wall of the Vault | 244 | |
Signs and Symbols on the Pastos | 245 | |
Attributions of the Points of the Pentagram | 281 | |
Spirit Invoking and Banishing Pentagrams | 281 | |
Elemental Invoking and Banishing Pentagrams | 282 | |
Supreme Invoking Pentagrams | 285 | |
Invoking and Banishing Pentagrams | 288 | |
First and Second Forms of Hexagram: Fire and Earth | 294 | |
Third and Fourth Forms of Hexagram: Air and Water | 295 | |
Invoking and Banishing Hexagrams | 296 | |
The Lotus Wand | 300 | |
Petals of the Lotus | 301 | |
Invocations to the Forces of the Zodiac | 305 | |
Rose Cross Symbol | 306 | |
Rose Cross as Traced in Ritual | 307 | |
The Rose Cross Lamen | 313 | |
The Sword and the Four Elemental Weapons | 321 | |
Divine and Angelic Names upon the Weapons | 324 | |
Four Forms of the Cross | 335 | |
Magical Formula for Enterer Ceremony | 379 | |
Magical Formula for Evocation | 380 | |
Magaical Formula for Consecration of Talismans | 384 | |
Magical Formula for Invisibility | 387 | |
Magical Formula for Transformation | 389 | |
Magical Formula for Spiritual Development | 391 | |
Magical Formula for Divination | 393 | |
Magical Formula for Alchemical Operations | 395 | |
Altar Diagrams for Alchemical Operations | 398 | |
Tattwa Symbols | 457 | |
Complimentary Colors for Flashing Tablets | 479 | |
Sigils | 483 | |
Telesmatic Attributions of the Hebrew Letters | 491 | |
Cross of the Letters of the Divine Name | 492 | |
Geomantic Sigils | 494 | |
Attributions of the Enochian Letters | 495 | |
Geomantic Talisman | 496 | |
Qabalah of the Nine Chambers | 497 | |
Kameas (Magical Squares) and Sigils of the Planets | 498 | |
Names and Sigils of the Olympic Planetary Spirits | 503 | |
Polygons and Polygrams | 505 | |
The Swara in the Body | 515 | |
Descriptions of the Tattwas | 518 | |
Plan of Geomantic Divination | 525 | |
Geomantic Attributions | 526 | |
Signification of the 12 Houses of Heaven | 530 | |
Example of a Geomantic Map | 531 | |
Meanings of Geomantic Figures in the Houses | 532 | |
Tarot Attributions for the Significator | 567 | |
Method of Counting in Tarot Divination | 568 | |
First Tarot Cut (Tetragrammaton) | 568 | |
First Horse-shoe Layout | 570 | |
Second Tarot Cut (Twelve Houses) | 571 | |
Second Horse-shoe Layout | 574 | |
Third Horse-shoe Layout | 575 | |
Fourth Tarot Cut (Decanates) | 577 | |
Fourth Decanate Layout | 577 | |
Fifth Tarot Layout (Tree of Life) | 580 | |
Fifth Horse-shoe Layout | 580 | |
Rules for Tarot Divination | 581 | |
The Tree of Life Projection on the Planets' Sphere | 595 | |
Golden Dawn Symbol in the Decanates | 602 | |
S.A.'s Key Plan of Sephiroth | 604 | |
S.A.'s Key Plan of the Paths | 605 | |
S.A.'s Key Plan of the Tarot | 606 | |
The Course of the Aces | 609 | |
Table of Elements and Tarot Aces | 610 | |
Table Showing Elemental Qualities | 612 | |
Hourglass Symbol Connecting the Planes | 614 | |
The Convoluted Transmission of Forces | 616 | |
Direct, or Creeping Serpent, Formula | 618 | |
Looped, or Flying Serpent, Formula | 619 | |
Leaping Serpent Formula | 620 | |
Revolving, or Flowing Serpent, Formula | 620 | |
The Four Enochian Tablets | 631 | |
The Name of the King (Central Whorl) | 636 | |
The Six Seniors | 636 | |
Lesser Angle of Fire of Water Tablet | 638 | |
Method of Attributing Tetragrammaton | 639 | |
Decanate Attributions of Great Cross of the Air Tablet | 645 | |
Earth Angle of Water Tablet | 645 | |
The Tablet of Union | 645 | |
Tetragrammaton Attributions to Lesser Angles | 646 | |
Triangles of Enochian Squares | 647 | |
Triangles of Squares in Great Central Cross | 648 | |
Examples of Pyramids | 649 | |
Table of Attributions for Working out Squares | 651 | |
The Enochian Alphabet and English Equivalents | 652 | |
Direction of Forces in the Triangles | 653 | |
Sigils of the Angelic Tablets | 657 | |
Coptic Deities | 663 | |
The Egyptian Pyramid Gods Illustrated | 664 | |
Rules for the Practice of Enochian Magic | 668 | |
Index to Enochian Keys | 672 | |
Tablet of Union | 674 | |
Enochian Chess Board | 689 | |
Index | 701 |