Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of the Western perennial tradition--the hermetic tradition and the ancient earth wisdom of shamanic indigenous peoples.
Trade Review"This book is a wonderful resource for deepening one's understanding of the personal path being followed. . . . an excellent resource as well as a personal workbook." * Rev. Dr. S. D'Montford, New Dawn, Mar-Apr 2006 *
Table of Contents
Foreword by Gareth Knight
Notes on the Excercises in this Book
Part One: The Native Tradition
Introduction to Part One: The Inward Spiral
Threading the Maze
Western Folk-Weave
The Ritual Stance
1. THE OLD RELIGION Rite and Foretime
Walkers between the Worlds
Mysteries and Initiation
Exercise 1: Finding Your Clan Totem
Exercise 2: Analeptic Memory
Exercise 3: The Festivals as Bidden Doorways
2. THE MAGIC EARTH Sacred Space
The Paths of the Dragon
The Wisdom of the Earth
Magic Earth Exercise Notes
Exercise 4: The Shimmering Way
Exercise 5: The Terrestrial Zodiac
3. MEETING THE GODS
Native myths and God-Forms
The Faces of the Gods
Modern Mythographers and Storytellers
Exercise 6: Meeting the Gods
4. VOYAGES TO THE OTHER WORLD The Ancestral Paradise
The Shining Ones
Passports to Inner Realms
Paradise Lost and Regained
Exercise 7: Contacting the Guardian
Exercise 8: The Two Trees Meditation
5. THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH Native Wisdom
The Secret People
The Mother Country
Redeeming the Time
Exercise 9: Self-Clarification
Exercise 10: The Retreat
Part Two: The Hermetic Tradition
Introduction to Part Two: The Outward Spiral
6. SCHOOLS OF MYSTERY Flashes of Fire
The Hermetic Reality
The Language of Desire
Guardians of Tradition
Exercise 1: The Maze of the Gods
Exercise 2: Building the Body of Light
7. THE DIVINE KNOWING The Gifts of Wisdom
The Fruits of Gnosis
Asian Is Not a Safe Lion
The Shattered Vessels
Exercise 3: The Temple of Inner Wisdom
8. THE MAGUS AND HIS MAGIC The Return of the Shaman
Expanding the Universe
The Divine Chariot
Exercise 4: The Hermetic Way
Exercise 5: The Four-Square Citadel
9. THROUGH THE INNER DOOR Celestial Memories
Hidden Masters: Secret Sibyls
Guides and Guardians
The Hermetic Landscape
Exercise 6: The Caduceus of Hermes
Exercise 7: Otherworld Gateways and Symbols
10. ALCHEMY THE FIRE-TRIED STONE The Hunting of the Green Lion
The Wandering Viaticum
The Chymical Wedding
Exercise 8: The Shepherd of Stars
Exercise 9: Revitalizing Your Roots
Afterword: Tomorrow's Tradition
Bibliography
Index
