 | Light on the Path by Mabel Collins
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $10.94 Perhaps the definitive collection of aphorisms (or short meditations) for the serious disciple. Quoted by Paul Foster Case and Elias Gewurtz, and Ramacharaka devoted half a book to this tiny volume.
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 | Idyll of the White Lotus by Mabel Collins
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $3.85 A short parable explaining three absolute spiritual truths. A gold-mine of occult wisdom... provided you're willing to extract its precious ore.
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 | Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece by Three Initiates
Buy used from: $11.40 An extremely odd, wonderfully concise examination of the principles of Hermetic philosophy. This slim volume repays careful reading!
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 | Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga by Yogi Ramacharaka
Buy new: $22.00 / Used from: $17.96 Gnani Yoga focuses on thinking and the mind, where other disciplines concentrate on breath or meditation. The principles of Gnani Yoga are INCREDIBLY simliar to Hermetic philosophy!
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 | Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Judge Thomas Troward
Buy new: $15.71 / Used from: $19.66 The owner's manual for your brain. A persuasive examination of the powers of human consciousness. All occult phenomena have their basis in the ideas presented in this book.
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 | The Occult Power of Numbers by William Wynn Westcott
Buy used from: $2.60 Our conscious minds use symbols to communicate with sub- and superconsciousness. The science of numbers gives the occultist a master-key by which all other symbols can be interpreted and understood.
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| The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages by Paul Foster Case
Buy used from: $4.99 The Tarot is a number-based symbolic system that was designed for meditation-- not fortune-telling! Paul Foster Case was a noted authority on the subject. Read this book and see why!
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 | The Thursday Night Tarot: Weekly Talks on the Wisdom of the Major Arcana by Jason C. Lotterhand
Buy used from: $19.30 A down-to-earth, easy-to-read journey through the Tarot. Contains numerous references to Paul Foster Case's book, so familiarity with Case's work is a plus. Explores links between Tarot and Qabala.
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 | The Kabbalistic Prayer, The Book Of Formation, And The Magical Ritual Of The Sanctum Regnum by Eliphas Levi
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $10.74 When the student is ready for ritual, forget the LRBP! Levi's Grand Kabbalistic Evocation is an exercise in balancing opposing forces-- exactly what the beginner should start with.
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 | Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $2.41 Tarot is rooted in the principles of Qabalism. One of the most important Qabalistic glyphs is the 'Tree of Life,' and many people consider this book to be the best on that subject.
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 | The Ladder Of Lights by William G. Gray
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $7.18 Another view of the 'Tree of Life.' I consider this book a companion piece to Fortune's work. While she explores the Tree of Life from top to bottom, Gray starts at the bottom and works upwards
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 | Qabalistic Concepts: Living the Tree by William G. Gray
Buy new: $22.00 / Used from: $4.54 Hundreds of books have been written about the 'Tree of Life.' Most are confusing, and many contradict each other. This book explains how to take the Tree of Life and put it to practical use.
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 | 777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley by Aleister Crowley
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.99 I am most decidely NOT a fan of Crowley, but if you could only keep ONE reference work on-hand as you pursued your other occult studies... this would be it!!! A Qabalistic encyclopedia of sorts.
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 | The Cube of Space: Container of Creation by Kevin Townley
Buy used from: $55.00 The Qabalistic 'Cube of Space' glyph actually pre-dated the 'Tree of Life,' and many Qabalists originally considered the Cube to be the more important of the two! A great introductory work.
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 | Meditations on the Cube of Space by Kevin Townley
Buy used from: $79.94 A superb follow-up to Townley's previous book on the subject. This book is less analytical, hinting at ways to interact with the Cube in a personal, meaningful way.
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 | Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning by Judge Thomas Troward
Buy new: $26.62 / Used from: $13.00 Forget your preconceived notions about Christianity. The Bible is full of mysteries and occult wisdom. This book presupposes that Bible writers actually MEANT what they wrote.
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| Esoteric Christianity or the Lesser Mysteries (Quest Books) by Annie Wood Besant
Buy used from: $0.30 Another look at esoteric Christianity. Have you ever thought about the Eucharist (or Lord's Supper) as an occult ritual of self-transformation? What about Baptism as an initiatory rite?
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 | Mystic Christianity or the Inner Teachings of the Master by Yogi Ramacharaka
Buy new: $21.24 / Used from: $15.75 Yet another excellent analysis of the Christian mystery tradition. Jesus' longest teaching, the 'Sermon on the Mount,' is considered from an esoteric viewpoint. A gem of occult wisdom!
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 | Hermetic Masonry by Frank C. Higgins
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $14.04 Freemasonry is the world's largest esoteric body, even if most Masons and most occultists would be surprised by how much they have in common!
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 | Lexicon of Freemasonry: Containing Definitions of All Its Communicable Terms, Notices of Its Traditions and Antiquities, Together with an Account of All the Rites and Mysteries of the Ancient World by Albert G. Mackey
Buy used from: $3.52 This encyclopedia of Masonic terms will fascinate any occultist for days on end! There is more Qabalistic information in this volume than in most 'Qabalistic' books.
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 | The Rosicrucians: The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Esoteric Order by Christopher McIntosh
Buy new: $15.34 / Used from: $7.00 The Rosicrucians were 17th-century alchemists and Qabalists. This survey of Rosicrucian history traces various Rosicrucian movements into the early twentieth century.
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 | The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order: An Interpretation of the Rosicrucian Allegory & An Explanation of the Ten Rosicrucian Grades by Paul Foster Case
Buy new: $23.94 / Used from: $17.49 This book focuses upon Rosicrucianism from a Qabalistic perspective. An excellent introduction to Gematria, sacred geometry, and esoteric Christianity.
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 | The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites & Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order (Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series) by Israel Regardie
Buy new: $25.05 / Used from: $20.00 A complete set of Rosicrucian initiatory rites and temple ceremonies, following the pattern set forth in Case's 'True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order.' Beautifully written.
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 | The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism by Joscelyn Godwin
Buy new: $24.25 / Used from: $8.99 Not as complete a record as 'The Golden Dawn,' and sadly lacking in ceremonial work, but a fascinating study about the demise of a major 19th century Occult order. Preserves several Order documents.
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 | The Story Of The Hermetic Brotherhood Of Light by T. Allen Greenfield
Buy used from: $10.29 An offshoot of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. Despite its terrible typesetting, this book has several wonderful essays by P.B. Randolph and HBOL co-founder Peter Davison.
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