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Foreword | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Western Mystery Tradition | p. 6 |
Spiritual Magic, the Yoga of the West | p. 6 |
What Are Mysteries? | p. 9 |
Back to the Roots | p. 14 |
A Lost Tradition | p. 14 |
Pathworking | p. 19 |
The Gateway to the Universe—Pathworking | p. 20 |
The History and Evolution of the Mystery Tradition | p. 25 |
The Great Work of the Mysteries | p. 42 |
Gnothi Seauton—Know Thyself | p. 42 |
The Definition of Magic | p. 50 |
The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus | p. 58 |
The Book of Thoth—Pathworking | p. 69 |
The Temple of the Cosmos | p. 80 |
Practical Applications of the Laws of Thoth | p. 80 |
The Clothing of the Heavenly Man—Pathworking | p. 85 |
The Symbology of the Temple | p. 91 |
The Magical Circle: The Central Mandala of the Western Mysteries | p. 97 |
The East | p. 98 |
The Inner Planes of the East | p. 102 |
The South | p. 106 |
The Inner Planes of the South | p. 108 |
The West | p. 110 |
The Inner Planes of the West | p. 113 |
The North | p. 116 |
The Inner Planes of the North | p. 119 |
The Spiritual Quarter | p. 122 |
The Fifth Element of the Magical Circle | p. 122 |
The Cosmic Temple—Pathworking | p. 132 |
The Basic Exercises | p. 140 |
Individual Work versus Group Work | p. 140 |
The Kabbalistic Cross | p. 147 |
The Middle Pillar Exercise | p. 151 |
The Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram | p. 157 |
The Division of Powers in a Group Ritual | p. 161 |
A Tower Toward the Gods—Pathworking | p. 170 |
The Divine Trinity | p. 180 |
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life | p. 180 |
Adam Kadmon | p. 184 |
Ten Sephiroth Blimah | p. 187 |
Kether, the Crown | p. 193 |
The Blue Lotus—Pathworking | p. 197 |
Chokmah, Wisdom | p. 202 |
The Book of Secrets—Contemplation Exercise | p. 206 |
Binah, Understanding | p. 214 |
The Descent and the Great Flood—Pathworking | p. 218 |
The Ethical Triangle | p. 222 |
Da'ath and the Great Abyss | p. 222 |
The Rainbow Bridge over the Abyss—Ritual | p. 231 |
In the Center of an Ocean of Negative Light | p. 233 |
Chesed, Mercy | p. 238 |
The Interior Castle—Ritual | p. 244 |
The Interior Castle | p. 246 |
Geburah, Severity | p. 252 |
The Hall of Judgment—Ritual | p. 256 |
The Fires of Purification | p. 259 |
Tiphareth, Beauty | p. 263 |
The Cross of the Elements—Ritual | p. 267 |
The Mystery of the Crucifixion | p. 268 |
The Magical Triangle | p. 274 |
Triangles and the Fall into Matter | p. 274 |
Netzach, Victory | p. 280 |
The Face of the Goddess of Love—Ritual | p. 285 |
The Mirror of Hathor | p. 287 |
Hod, Splendor | p. 296 |
The Language of Myths—Meditative Training in Hod | p. 305 |
Learning the Language of Symbols | p. 307 |
Yesod, the Foundation | p. 310 |
The Journey of the Moon God—Ritual | p. 316 |
The Journey of the Moon God | p. 318 |
Malkuth, The Mysteries of the Earth | p. 329 |
Malkuth, the Kingdom | p. 329 |
The Grain Mysteries | p. 334 |
A Sun Ray in a Cave—Ritual | p. 340 |
The Fertilization of the Earth | p. 341 |
The Ritual of the Exaltation of the Sun: The Way Back | p. 348 |
Glossary | p. 354 |
Table of Correspondences | p. 359 |
Bibliography | p. 366 |
About the Author | p. 370 |
Index | p. 372 |
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