ReviewsA manual for self-study and self-initiation into the tradition of occult study and practice, and ultimately into the Golden Section Fellowship.
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Dewey Decimal133.43
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION Sources of the tradition How to use this book CHAPTER ONE: The path of occultism Objective and subjective minds Symbolism The one life The thirty-three emblems The outer emblem of the fellowship The three currents The way of occult training The meaning of initiation CHAPTER TWO: Beginning the path Morning and evening exercises Solar plexus exercise Daily divination Affirmations Journaling Your practice record Your lodge and altar CHAPTER THREE: The sphere of protection Learning the ritual Understanding the sphere of protection Divine names and the sphere of protection CHAPTER FOUR: Meditation and scrying The art of discursive meditation The art of scrying Scrying and the Sacred Geometry Oracle CHAPTER FIVE: Body practice Aikido Do-in Five Tibetan Rites Hatha yoga Shintaido Tai Chi Chih Other arts CHAPTER SIX: Opening and closing a lodge Opening ceremony Between opening and closing Closing ceremony Understanding the opening and closing ceremonies CHAPTER SEVEN: The ritual of initiation Before your initiation Constructing the Outer Emblem The initiation of the golden section fellowship After your initiation Basic practices and meditation The initiate's morning exercise The initiate's sphere of protection Understanding the initiate's sphere of protection Working in your lodge APPENDIX ONE: Exercises for the 33 Emblems APPENDIX TWO: Meditations on the 33 Emblems RESOURCES Occultism resources Sacred geometry resources Body practice resources
SynopsisOccultism is a set of teachings about the things we experience in the world but not through the five material senses. The Way of the Golden Section is a manual for self-initiation into a tradition of occult study and practice, and into the Golden Section Fellowship. It explores the long heritage of occultism and reframes its teachings in a way that is suited to students of today., A manual for self-study and self-initiation into the tradition of occult study and practice, and ultimately into the Golden Section Fellowship. This accessible and fascinating book contains comprehensive instructions for occult study, including morning and evening exercises, the sphere of protection, body practices, opening and closing a lodge, and the final ritual of initiation. Also covered are exercises and meditations for the thirty-three symbols of the Way of the Golden Section. The Way of the Golden Section re-examines the teachings of occultism to address the needs, hopes and fears of people in an ever-changing world. Drawing on occultism's long heritage, this book presents occult training in a refreshing new way that is suited to today's students.