#liber resh vel Helios

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Day 4

Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli

Adumbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum sub figurâ VII

VI

1. Thou wast a priestess, O my God, among the Druids; and we knew the powers of the oak.

2. We made us a temple of stones in the shape of the Universe, even as thou didst wear openly and I concealed.

3. There we performed many wonderful things by midnight.

4. By the waning moon did we work.

5. Over the plain came the atrocious cry of wolves.

6. We answered; we hunted with the pack.

7. We came even unto the new Chapel and Thou didst bear away the Holy Graal beneath Thy Druid vestments.

8. Secretly and by stealth did we drink of the informing sacrament.

9. Then a terrible disease seized upon the folk of the grey land; and we rejoiced.

10. O my God, disguise Thy glory!

11. Come as a thief, and let us steal away the Sacraments!

12. In our groves, in our cloistral cells, in our honeycomb of happiness, let us drink, let us drink!

13. It is the wine that tinges everything with the true tincture of infallible gold.

14. There are deep secrets in these songs. It is not enough to hear the bird; to enjoy song he must be the bird.

15. I am the bird, and Thou art my song, O my glorious galloping God!

16. Thou reinest in the stars; thou drivest the constellations seven abreast through the circus of Nothingness.

17. Thou Gladiator God!

18. I play upon mine harp; Thou fightest the beasts and the flames.

19. Thou takest Thy joy in the music, and I in the fighting.

20. Thou and I are beloved of the Emperor.

21. See! he has summoned us to the Imperial dais.

The night falls; it is a great orgy of worship and bliss.

22. The night falls like a spangled cloak from the shoulders of a prince upon a slave.

23. He rises a free man!

24. Cast thou, O prophet, the cloak upon these slaves!

25. A great night, and scarce fires therein; but freedom for the slave that its glory shall encompass.

26. So also I went down into the great sad city.

27. There dead Messalina bartered her crown for poison from the dead Locusta; there stood Caligula, and smote the seas of forgetfulness.

28. Who wast Thou, O Caesar, that Thou knewest God in an horse?

29. For lo! we beheld the White Horse of the Saxon engraven upon the earth; and we beheld the Horses of the Sea that flame about the old grey land, and the foam from their nostrils enlightens us!

30. Ah! but I love thee, God!

31. Thou art like a moon upon the ice-world.

32. Thou art like the dawn of the utmost snows upon the burnt-up flats of the tiger’s land.

33. By silence and by speech do I worship Thee.

34. But all is in vain.

35. Only Thy silence and Thy speech that worship me avail.

36. Wail, O ye folk of the grey land, for we have drunk your wine, and left ye but the bitter dregs.

37. Yet from these we will distil ye a liquor beyond the nectar of the Gods.

38. There is value in our tincture for a world of Spice and gold.

39. For our red powder of projection is beyond all possibilities.

40. There are few men; there are enough.

41. We shall be full of cup-bearers, and the wine is not stinted.

42. O dear my God! what a feast Thou hast provided.

43. Behold the lights and the flowers and the maidens!

44. Taste of the wines and the cates and the splendid meats!

45. Breathe in the perfumes and the clouds of little gods like wood-nymphs that inhabit the nostrils!

46. Feel with your whole body the glorious smoothness of the marble coolth and the generous warmth of the sun and the slaves!

47. Let the Invisible inform all the devouring Light of its disruptive vigour!

48. Yea! all the world is split apart, as an old grey tree by the lightning!

49. Come, O ye gods, and let us feast.

50. Thou, O my darling, O my ceaseless Sparrow-God, my delight, my desire, my deceiver, come Thou and chirp at my right hand!

51. This was the tale of the memory of Al A’in the priest; yea, of Al A’in the priest

(Years favorite is with bold as always) and I can’t even explain this days choice haha

[maeviuslynn]

My presentation on the solar adoration ritual: Liber Resh vel Helios is now available for everyone to enjoy and benefit from. It explores this ritual's meaning as well as offering practical advice on how to perform it. (plus a demonstration!)

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Ritual Variants - Liber Resh vel Helios

Originally, this was a post on studying ritual variations to understand why adaptations are made and take your own adaptation to the next level.

Unfortunately I chose Liber Resh vel Helios as the example, and the post quickly became an investigation of this ritual's particular variants.

I've decided to keep the original analysis below as a step-by-step example of how studying and adapting can work, akin to my series on the LRP and SOP.

So let's dive in.

If you're not familiar with Liber Resh, it's a set of four solar adorations performed at the four stations of the sun: dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight.

Aside from some pronunciation differences, the verbal components don't vary. The material components also don't vary, as the ritual is designed to be done bare-handed. That leaves us with the somatic components, which can tremendously differ.

Crowley's original version states that magicians are to perform their adoration while "giving the sign of [their] grade". This assumes that the magician is a member of the A.'.A.'. and is given such signs.

What if you aren't a member of the A.'.A.'.? According to this Thelemapedia page, Crowley gives the following signs:

Dawn (East): The four L.V.X. Signs

Noon (South): The Fire Sign of Thoum-Aesh-Neith

Dusk (West): The Air Sign of Shu

Midnight (North): The Water Sign of Auramoth

These signs are reinforced by practicing occultist, magician, and fellow (read: better) blogger Maevius Lynn in her video on Liber Resh. The main difference is that she uses the Sign of Osiris Slain at dawn instead of the L.V.X. Signs.

Why are they done in this order? This is because the adorations align the magician with the stations of the sun:

Dawn (East): the L.V.X. signs for the rebirth of the Sun

Noon (South): the Fire sign for the zenith of the Sun's power

Dusk (West): the Air sign for the dispersing of the Sun's power

Midnight (North): the Water sign for the hidden aspect of the Sun

However, Donald Kraig significantly diverges from this pattern in Modern Magick:

Dawn (East): The Air Sign of Shu

Noon (South): The Fire Sign of Thoum-Aesh-Neith

Dusk (West): The Water Sign of Auramoth

Midnight (North): A Hailing Sign (right arm out sideways, elbow up at a 90-degree angle, palm flat and facing forward)

Why the difference? Kraig doesn't say for sure in Modern Magick, so I'm going to give an educated guess.

Note that (with the exception of the Hailing Sign), all the Signs match the elemental and directional correspondences given in the LRP. However, Kraig's Hailing Sign is not given in any of Crowley's ritual signs. Instead, there is the Earth Sign of Set.

So where does it come from? In Modern Magick, Kraig states that this Sign is an adaptation of an even older Sign given in some Golden Dawn documents. In my opinion, we can reasonably infer that this "older Sign" is similar to Crowley's Earth Sign of Set, which may now be considered an offensive gesture to make. A reasonable adaptation.

But why change the order of the Signs? I believe it's to reinforce the correspondences to the LRP that magicians following his course will learn before anything else. Again, a reasonable adaptation. After all, if you're working closely with those correspondences, it'll be easier to assimilate something new if it matches up closely.

But what if you aren't working with those correspondences? What if you're working with, say, astrological correspondences on a regular basis and want to align with those?

Take a look at the Lesser Rituals of the Hexagram as given in Crowley's Liber O. These rituals align the magician to the Fixed signs of the zodiac: Leo, Taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpio (but that's another post). Using this set of correspondences will net you the following:

Dawn (East): The Fire Sign of Thoum-Aesh-Neith

Noon (South): The Earth Sign of Set

Dusk (West): The Air Sign of Shu

Midnight (North): The Water Sign of Auramoth

And the changes are limitless. The point of the matter isn't to get it 100% right, 100% of the time, with no adulterations. Remember that magic is a living tradition. To understand where magicians of the past came from is critical, but to form your own tradition is just as important.

If you made it this far, thank you for bearing with me. Have a wonderful day/night, and until we meet again, blessed be~

[winged777]

genuinely does anyone on here perform the four adorations daily and want to discuss the changes they have experienced ? i am beginning and its a lot but its ! something

[talonabraxas]

Daily Adorations

It is important for a magician to feel a link with the divine source of the universe every single day. In our modern society, human beings can easily become detached from that which is spiritual. In order to reaffirm our awareness of ourselves as beings who are a part of a greater Divine Self, it is important to make a ritual gesture confirming a link between the Eternal and ourselves. This Eternal Self is readily symbolized by the luminary of sol, the sun; the symbol of both Light and Life on Earth. (Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition, C. Cicero, T. S. Cicero)

LIBER RESH VEL HELIOS

Daily Adorations by Aleister Crowley Greet the Sun at dawn (or upon rising), facing East.

Say in a loud voice:

Hail unto Thee who art Ra in Thy rising, Even unto Thee who art Ra in Thy strength, Who travellest over the Heavens in Thy Bark At the Uprising of the Sun. Tahuti sandeth in His splendour at the prow And Ra-Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Night!

Also at Noon, greet the Sun, facing South.

Say in a loud voice:

Hail unto Thee who art Ahathoor in Thy triumphing, even unto Thee who art Ahathoor in Thy beauty, who travellest over the heavens in thy bark at the Mid-course of the Sun. Tahuti standeth in His splendour at the prow, and Ra-Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Morning!

Also, at Sunset, greet the Sun, facing West.

Say in a loud voice:

Hail unto Thee who art Tum in Thy setting, even unto Thee who art Tum in Thy joy, who travellest over the Heavens in Thy bark at the Down-going of the Sun. Tahuti standeth in His splendour at the prow, and Ra-Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Day!

Lastly, at Midnight (or when going to bed), greet the Sun, facing North. Say in a loud voice:

Hail unto thee who art Khephra in Thy hiding, even unto Thee who art Khephra in Thy silence, who travellest over the heavens in Thy bark at the Midnight Hour of the Sun. Tahuti standeth in His splendour at the prow, and Ra-Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Evening!

It is important to give your grade sign (or Sign of the Enterer) before or during each adoration and to give the Sign or Silence, along with a stamp of your foot, after each adoration.

[santoschristos]

Daily Adorations

It is important for a magician to feel a link with the divine source of the universe every single day. In our modern society, human beings can easily become detached from that which is spiritual. In order to reaffirm our awareness of ourselves as beings who are a part of a greater Divine Self, it is important to make a ritual gesture confirming a link between the Eternal and ourselves. This Eternal Self is readily symbolized by the luminary of sol, the sun; the symbol of both Light and Life on Earth. (Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition, C. Cicero, T. S. Cicero)

LIBER RESH VEL HELIOS

Daily Adorations by Aleister Crowley

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LIBER RESH VEL HELIOS

[alymoonmagickcrafts]

On this occasion Frater A.A.S.V.E. he recites the Liber Resh vel Helios Svb Figvra CC, in his version for the Northern Hemisphere and for the Southern Hemisphere, one of the daily practices that the Aspirant performs in the form of solar worship.

As is well known by the practitioners, originally in the invocations he says: "Let him greet the Sun [...] facing (corresponding cardinal point) giving the sign of his grade"; referring to the grade being a member of the A.·.A.·.. But, what happens when one does not have a degree? James A. Eshelman (under the name Frater Iacchus and published in ITC) in his notes on the Liber Resh, says the following:

-"In the past a" generic" sign has often been recommended, this being the Sign of Earth (1º=10 sign of  A.·.A.·., "Set fighting"). However, in ac ollection of unpublushed marginalia to The Equinox, Crowley provided an instrucion for this situation: "Where the aapirant has no grade, let him give the sign given in Vol. I [Liber O in Vol. I, No 2 of The Equinox]: The L.V.X.  sing at dawn, 4º=7º at noon, 2º=9º at sunset, 3º=8º at midnight. ""

So on this occasion we have decided to perform this version in a generic way (but not the only one), which fits perfectly with the practitioner's situation on the Tree of Life (as Eshelman himself points out in the same text later), in the intersection of the Samekh and Peh paths. In this case Eshelman recommends using "Osiris Slain" as a sign of L.V.X. at dawn. In terms of worship, each lineage of the A.·.A.·. possibly provide different instructions both for the adorations and for the sign to be used during them. Under the recommendation of F.O., as a sign both for the invocation of the dawn and for the adorations we have used "Osiris Rising" and the adorations that we have used are found in Ch. III of the Book of the Law. We have had the collaboration of the artist Gordon Scott, who altruistically made the illustrations of the landscapes and the Probationer that appear in the video, in order to help us spread the Great Work. Thank you so much Gordon!

If you want to know more about this magnificent artist you can visit the following links:

Website:  https://www.gordonmscott.com/ 

Facebook sitehttps://www.facebook.com/gordonmscottart

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Beauty IS strength?

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Liber Resh vel Helios Dawn -  Aum Ha Oasis O.T.O, Chicago, Il.

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Liber Resh Vel Helios!

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On Liber Resh vel Helios.

Liber Resh vel Helios is an instructional text written by Aleister Crowley. The title translates to “The book of resh, or the sun”. The meaning behind this title is that resh is the path on the tree of life associated with the planetary body of the sun and unsurprisingly the Sun tarot card. Before I get into the ritual itself, I shall examine the symbol of the sun and how it relates to the Western Mystery Tradition as well as it’s relationship to us as a race. 

Let’s start with what the sun means to humanity at large and the connection to the psyche it has. The sun is the force of life on Earth. It has been known for thousands of years that the sun was and is needed for life to inhabit this planet. Without the sun nothing would exist. The sun’s rays are what provides the fuel for the growth of plants- which are the producers in the food chain i.e. the only reason we animals exist. The sun is also the hallmark of the day- the time at which we are traditionally most active and productive. The sun was also the illuminator of the darkness- the daytimes were deemed safer because of the light of the sun, and the darkness demonised because of the constant threat of attack our ancestors faced. It is, therefore, no surprise that solar deities were often associated with being the saviours of mankind in one form another, the prime example perhaps being Jesus. It is also no accident these deities died and were reborn- the sun was seen, before humanity knew better, to die each day and be reborn each morning.

In the Western mystery tradition, all the above still applies. In the Thelemic tradition, there is one major change based upon a change in humanities knowledge about the sun. The sun does not die each night and rise each morning, in fact, the sun does not move at all; we do! In Thelema, the main god presiding over humanity is not the archetypal dying god any longer, but the eternal sun god- ra-hoor-khuit, or perhaps more correctly- heru-ra-ha; Horus. We are the only factor which changes. This is important to bear in mind in this ritual, as the adoration for midnight is key to this knowledge that the sun is ever present, that all these aforementioned qualities, and the ones later to be discussed, can all be tapped into at any time. The sun does not die each night, but for our location enters a period in which we ourselves have turned away from it’s nourishing light. There is further symbolism to this, but I truly feel like writing them could ruin the fruits of experience and meditation on the matter.

The sun also has another meaning in the Western Mystery Tradition, just as the sun is the centre of our solar system, it is also the centre of humanity’s being when analysed through the qabalistic thought system and glyph of the tree of life. The solar sphere on the tree of life is Tiphareth which translates as Beauty. This sphere has some interesting associations, but primarily for the purposes of this post, we will keep it simple. 

Inside man, it represents the centre of the personality, the ruach, the ego which governs various other aspects of the Self and personality, if this ego is the result of a balanced self it will be analogous to the true self and carry out the True Will which is one of the goals of most ritual magicians. It also represents the anahatta chakra in man and this is key as it is the centre of devotion, or Bhakti yoga. Tiphareth also corresponds to the Holy Guardian Angel in the Western Mystery Tradition and the experience of Knowledge and Conversation of The Holy Guardian Angel, which in the system of A.’.A.’. is a major landmark in spiritual development.

To quote Crowley concerning the object of Liber Resh:

“The Object of this practice is firstly to remind the aspirant at regular intervals of the Great Work; secondly, to bring him into conscious personal relation with the centre of our system; and thirdly; for advanced students, to make actual magical contact with the spiritual energy of the sun and thus draw actual force for him.”

The ritual can be found here.

An Analysis of Certain Key points of the Ritual.

Point 0. Crowley designed this ritual for ‘aspirants to the A.’.A.’. Now this can be read as merely meaning the teaching order he set up or it could mean anyone seeking to carry out the great work. I see it as the latter rather than the prior and many Thelemite’s and indeed non-Thelemites practice the ritual without ever having contact with the terrestrial order which is publicly known as A.’.A.’..

Points 1-4. Here there are four stations of the sun along with four deities. If you do not belong to an order which has grade signs, you could perhaps use a symbolic stance which you associate with your deity. If this is also not possible Crowley also assigned grade signs to be used for those who are not initiates, these grade signs, of course, hold a further symbolic mystery which I will not wholly go into here. The grade signs can be found here.

Sunrise/ East: The LVX signs.

Midday/ South:  Fire. The Goddess Thoum-aesh-neith.

Sunset/ West: Air. The God Shu supporting the sky.

Midnight/ North: Water. The goddess Auramoth.

Now people familiar with the Western Mystery tradition may feel like the elemental quarters are a bit messed up in this ritual. This is not the case. The grade signs given are not given for their elemental associations but associations of the sephiroth of the tree of life. The grade signs refer to the grades of A.’.A.’. which are based upon a hierarchical system on the tree of life, therefore the signs refer to specific sephiroth on the tree of life. Crowley is working upon the same assumption in regards to where the aspirant's consciousness should be in this ritual qabalistically as the assumption present in the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram. To quote his analysis of that ritual:

“You are supposed to be standing at the intersection of the paths of Samekh and Peh. You are facing Tiphareth (the Sun), thus on your right hand is Netzach (Venus) on your left hand Hod (Mercury), and behind you Yesod (the Moon)”

Think of East as being Tiphareth, the LVX signs correspond to Tiphareth. South would, therefore, be your mid-day adoration and your right hand, which is Netzach (associated with the sign of Thoum-aesh Neith.), Your left hand would be Hod and correspond to the sign of Auramoth, and behind you is Yesod which is associated with the sign of the god Shu supporting the sky. Most people do not pick up on this straight away and you find some people mixing up the grade signs to correspond to the elements which is all well and good, but then you mix up the placements on the tree of life. As written with these guidelines is perfect for someone not belonging to the order. If belonging to the order it is better to give the sign of your grade as this further states your current relationship to the object of your worship. All in all these are technical details which probably do not matter as much as other aspects of the ritual.

Point 5. Then after each of the invocations, you assume the sign of Hoor-Paar-Kraat, commonly known as the sign of silence. This is done physically and astrally, i.e. you stop assuming the grade sign and place either the thumb on the lower lip, or the forefinger. You then visualise yourself in a blue egg as the child God harpocrates standing on two crocodiles in the river Nile. The adoration which the public knows to use is the one available in Liber Legis Chapter 3 which can be found along with the grade signs. After this you perform some other work, meditation here could define many things. This serves as a focal point and invocation of force, this can be sustaining and your meditation merely be watching the breath, or even assuming the form of Hoor-Paar-Kraat again for a few moments, or it can be something lengthy. I would say contemplating the soalr force is an apt practice.

Point 6 This is the crux of the entire ritual. It is not enough to merely say the words, there has to be some purpose, and this purpose is neatly summed up in this point and the previous quote from Crowley’s confessions. The purpose is contact with the spiritual centre of our system and ourselves; the sun/tiphareth, but also this ritual serves as an invocation of this force. And one tool for this invocation is the assumption of the God-form. Normally, one would assume the god-form physically and mentally (astrally), however, in this case, the grade signs are given physically and the god form only assumed astrally. This means that when saying the adoration to the deity, you visualise yourself as that deity: clothe their image around you. This along with the focus on the external serves as a suitable technique for an invocation of the solar force. Also with point 6 take into account my comments on the holy guardian angel possibly wearing masks. Crowley’s own thoughts on this matter evolved over time. 

Point 7. This is classic Crowley waxing lyrically about the Great Work and in particular the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.. But one thing I would like to point out is that there are 7 points. The seventh sphere is Netzach on the tree of life which corresponds to devotional work in the A.’.A.’. System.

[talonabraxas]

Wishing you all a very happy, prosperous, healthy, and blessed New Year! ☀ “Hail unto Thee who art Ra in Thy rising, even unto Thee who art Ra in Thy strength, who travellest over the Heavens in Thy bark at the Uprising of the Sun. Tahuti standeth in His splendour at the prow, and Ra-Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Night!” - Dawn Adoration, from “Liber Resh vel Helios sub figura CC”. [The numerical value of the letter ‘Resh’ is 200, which is CC in Roman Numerals]. This post published on the Day of the Sun, Sol in Pisces. The Sun’s journey through the Zodiac will begin again at the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (March 20th), when the Sun moves into Aries.

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Journal Entry

Sunday, April 9th, 2017

Prickle-Prickle, Discord 26, 3183 YOLD Waxing Gibbous Moon (97%) 12 - The Hanged Man

00:01 Liber Resh vel Helios

Salutation to the midnight sun

00:15 Sex Magick Working for Health and Clear Mind

Worked with Serpent to cast a sex magick spell for health and clear mind. Wrote three sigils upon her body for three aspects of the working. Kept this intent overlayed upon the desire during sex.

01:15 Banishing before Retiring / Request to the Lady Michi

Used Inkaga Egregore Banishing. Called upon the lady of the lake, Michi, to bless her waters to grant me healing, alertness, and purification.

06:55 Liber Resh vel Helios

Salutation to the morning sun

06:57 Banishing upon Waking

Inkaga Egregore Banishing.

08:00 Sex Magick Ritual Continued

Sigils were still visible from earlier working. Continuation of previous work adding focus in conversation about future and embedded concept that Ain will have a long future.

13:00 Liber Resh vel Helios

Salutation to the noontime sun

18:00 Salutation to the Rising Moon

19:45 Liber Resh vel Helios

Salutation to the setting sun

21:45 Thelemic Eucharist

Performed short solo eucharist ritual:

https://hermetic.com/_media/dionysos/s_eucharist.pdf

Had to substitute bourbon for the wine and use a corn tortilla chip for the wafer blessed with a tiny drop of abramellin oil.

Missed Midnight Resh and Banishing

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Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

https://liber-al.com/?p=40895&utm_source=SocialAutoPoster&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Tumblr The system of spiritual attainment developed by Aleister Crowley is notoriously challenging in its scope. Adapted from the popular podcast segment of the same name, Living Thelema brings a welcome approachability to Crowley’s material, without diminishing the depth of the system. The author focuses on the practical and experiential aspects of the path of Thelema, allowing the reader to grasp the true transformative power of the system. Beginners and advanced practitioners alike will find much useful advice here, as Shoemaker brings his characteristic down-to-earth style to bear on topics such as ritual and meditation practices, sex magick, astral projection, psychotherapy for magicians, the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, and that pinnacle of attainment known as the crossing of the Abyss. The author’s background as a practicing psychotherapist allows an entirely unique fusion of esoteric wisdom and cognitive science. Living Thelema is an invaluable handbook for any modern magician. Here’s what other prominent Thelemic authors have to say about Living Thelema: “Dr. Shoemaker’s Living Thelema is in my opinion the most thorough and understandable exposition of the underlying theories and the practical applications of the spiritual disciplines of Thelema currently available to the public. Serious students of the magick of Aleister Crowley in general, and of the A.’. A.’. in particular, will not find a more masterful and authoritative work on the subject issuing from a post-Crowley commentator. My highest recommendation for this landmark work.” -Lon Milo DuQuette, renowned author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, and many other titles. “In this entertaining and (dare I say it?) lively book, David Shoemaker reminds us that Thelema is not just a philosophy or a study, but a spiritual practice. From applied ‘how to’ advice to thought-provoking ‘how about’ posers, Dr. Shoemaker offers his personal take-informed by twenty years of walking the talk, along with his incisiveness as a professional therapist-on how to get the most out of the fundamental Thelemic practices of yoga and ritual, both inside and outside of the temple.” -Richard Kaczynski, author of Forgotten Templars: The Untold Origins of Ordo Templi Orientis and Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part One: Tools for the Journey An Introduction to the Qabalah The Holy Guardian Angel The True Will Getting Started with a Basic Magical Regimen The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram The Lesser & Greater Rituals of the Hexagram Liber Resh vel Helios Methods of Ritual Construction Asana & Pranayama Meditation & Visualization Practices Astral Projection & Control of the Body of Light Devotional Practices Liber Samekh & the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel Sexual Magick & Sexual Mysticism Part Two: Perspectives on the Path of Attainment The Methods & Tools of A.’.A.’. Tarot & the Path of Initiation Initiation & Tetragrammaton The Chakras The Role of the Ego in the Great Work The Formulas of LVX and NOX The Right Use of Magical Power 21st Century Alchemy The Practical Use of Alchemical Symbolism Part Three: Life Outside the Temple Patterns & Cycles in Magical Practice Dreamwork Relationships Qabalistic Coping Techniques Psychotherapy The Anima & Animus Cognitive Therapy for Magicians #AnimaSolisBooks #DavidShoemaker #General #Religion #Spirituality