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This book reveals the training techniques of the mystery schools of early civilizations--what is now thought of as magic. Sometimes called the Yoga of the West, these spiritual initiations seek to create full union between the magician and the divine.

Ina Cnsters-van Bergen is the head of the Hermetic Order Temple of Starlight and was initiated by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. She lives in the Netherlands and gives lectures and workshops throughout Europe.

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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