The Golden Dawn: Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order

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 essential textbook for students of the occult, The Golden Dawn includes occult symbolism and Qabalistic philosophy, training methods for developing magical and clairvoyant powers, rituals that summon and banish spiritual potencies, secrets of making and consecrating magical tools, and much more.ContentsIllustrations, Tables, and Diagrams . . . xixPreface to the Seventh Edition by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero . . . xxviiForeword to the Seventh Edition by John Michael Greer . . . xxxiiiIntroduction to the First Edit