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Overview
This comprehensive guide explores a variety of magical topics—mirror magic, sigil magic, shamanism, magical orders, mudras, folk magic, and divination—in a modern, non-dogmatic way. The integrated, progressive approach of this book on high magic is designed to help the reader develop a holistic understanding of the underlying magical theories and a true mastery of the magical techniques. Themes in the text recur, focusing on different aspects of core topics but taking the reader further along each time, using the format proven effective in High Magic.
High Magic II also delves into magic and yoga, magic in the Bible, the Kabbalah, forms of initiation, and the magic of ancient Egypt and the late Hellenistic period. Many provocative practices are addressed, including demonic magic and combat magic. Some of the techniques have never before appeared in an English-language book.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780738710631 |
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Publisher: | Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD. |
Publication date: | 10/08/2008 |
Pages: | 480 |
Product dimensions: | 7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
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Magic and Yoga (i)
The Yoga Sutras:
“Yogas´ citta-vritti-nirodhah.”
“Yoga is restraining [Sanskrit: nirodha] the fluctuations of mind.”
the structure of ashtanga or raja yoga
the eight paths
Yama
Niyama
Asana body postures
Pranayama control of vital breath (prana)
Pratyahara abstraction of the senses
Dharana concentration
Dhyana meditation
Samadhi superconscious state or trance
asana in the practice of magic
“Sthira-sukham asanam.”
“Asana is steady, comfortable posture.”
“Tato dvamdvanabhigha tah.”
“(Once this position is achieved) there is no more obstruction through duality.”
The God Posture
The Dragon Posture
The Half-lotus Posture
basic exercise in energy circulation
One of the most important exercises for harmonizing the body’s subtle internal energies is borrowed from Chinese acupuncture and Taoist yoga. It’s a basic exercise in energy circulation that we would like to describe in general here. More details about this practice can be found in the relevant literature available. The simplified form described here has, however, proven to be effective and is sufficiently suitable for our purposes.
practical exercises
exercise 49
the basic exercise in energy circulation
bibliography
Awaken Healing Energy Through Tao: The Taoist Secret of Circulating Internal Power. Josefine Zöller, Das Tao der Selbstheilung
Table of Contents
contentsForward to Volume 2 of High Magic . . . 1
Magic and yoga (I) . . . 3
The structure of ashtanga or raja yoga • The eight paths • Asana in the practice of
magic • Basic exercise in energy circulation • Practical Exercises
A spiritual exercise for understanding Saturn . . . 17
Practical mirror magic (I) . . . 23
Charging the magic mirror • Bardon’s system of condensers in mirror magic • Mirror
magic: fields of application
Magic and yoga (II) . . . 29
Meditation and the chakras • The chakras • Meditation • The meditation mantra •
Practical Exercises
Practical mirror magic (II) . . . 39
Use of the magic mirror (I) • Divination with the magic mirror • Charging sigils with
the magic mirror
Magic and yoga (III) . . . 45
The structures of meditation (I)
Practical mirror magic (III) . . . 49
Use of the magic mirror (II) • Storing energy with the magic mirror • Odic charging,
odic de-charging, and healing with the magic mirror • Telepathy with the magic mirror
• Practical Exercises
Mudras (I) . . . 61
Mudras, gestures and god-forms • Rending the veil • Closing the veil • The assumption of god-forms
Magic in the Bible (I) . . . 73
Biblical terminology in connection with magic • The wearing of amulets • Magicians,
sorcerers, witches • Practical Exercises
Mudras (II) . . . 83
Hand and finger gestures • Charging mudras • The structure of hand mudras
• Elemental and planetary mudras • Chakra mudras • Hand gestures
Magic in the Bible (II) . . . 91
Practical Exercises
Practical sigil magic (IV) . . . 105
The Alphabet of Desire
Introduction to practical Kabbalah (I) . . . 107
What is Kabbalah? • Notaricon, Temurah, Gematria • Notaricon (or Notariqon)
• Temurah • The basic principles of Gematria • The Hebrew alphabet • Practical Exercises
Introduction to practical Kabbalah (II) . . . 125
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life (I) • The emanations of the godhead • The tension between
Kether and Malkuth • The three pillars • The Tree of Life as a supermatrix
Practical mirror magic (IV) . . . 139
Use of the magic mirror (III) • Influencing others with the magic mirror
Magic and yoga (IV) . . . 143
The infinity meditation: stop or continue? • Practical Exercises
Introduction to practical Kabbalah (III) . . . 147
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life (II) • Malkuth—The Kingdom • Yesod—The Foundation
• Hod—Glory • Netzach—Victory • Tiphareth—Beauty • Geburah—Severity
• Chesed—Mercy • Binah—Understanding • Chokmah—Wisdom • Kether—The Crown • Practical Exercises
Practical mirror magic (V) . . . 161
Use of the magic mirror (IV) • Forms of initiation (I) • Initiation through instruction •Initiation through revelation • Practical Exercises
Practical shamanism (I) . . . 169
The shamanic worlds • The mesa: shamanic depiction of the universe
Forms of initiation (II) . . . 181
Initiation by ritual of transformation • Active initiation through experience
• Self-initiation • How can you recognize an initiate? • Practical Exercises
Practical shamanism (II) . . . 193
Atavistic magic: Working with animal powers (I) • Power animals
Magical orders (I) . . . 201
Secret organizations in Western society: The Freemasons • Freemasonry and magic •
The legend of Solomon’s Temple • The mystical death: the Hiram legend • Symbolism
of the square and compass • The structure of degrees • The lodge structure • The floor cloth and centralization • The ritual structure • The force field of Freemasonry
Practical folk magic (I) . . . 223
Candle magic • Practical Exercises
Practical folk magic (II) . . . 229
Knot magic • Reports from magical practice (VI)
Magic as the ultimate act of gaining access power . . . 233
Interim assessment and further prospects • Magic or the unfinished legend of the magician Lucifer
Introduction to magic demonology (I) . . . 239
Divination (I) . . . 253
The nature of oracles • “Only consult the oracle in a state of relaxation” • “Make sure
your question is worded properly” • “Interpret the oracle neutrally and without emotion”
• “Conduct follow-up work” • The various types of oracles • Practical Exercises
Magical orders (II) . . . 261
Rosicrucianism and magic • Practical Exercises
Letter magic . . . 277
Preliminary exercises: Hand mudras and vowel activation • The main work—Part 1 •
The main practice—Part 2 • Follow-up work
Practical mirror magic (VI) . . . 289
Use of the magic mirror (V) • Exorcism and spirit traps (II) • Possession
Practical shamanism (III) . . . 295
Atavistic magic: Working with animal powers (II) • Clan animal and totem
Divination (II) . . . 299
The various types of oracles (I) • The technical procedure • Practical Exercises
Divination (III) . . . 305
The various types of oracles (II)
Introduction to magic demonology (II) . . . 309
Practical folk magic (III) . . . 313
Doll (poppet) magic • Treatment of the doll • Reports from magical practice (VII)
• Practical Exercises
Magical orders (IV) . . . 321
Magic of the nineteenth century • The magic of the Golden Dawn
Divination (IV) . . . 333
The various types of oracles (III)
Introduction to magic demonology (III) . . . 335
The practice of demon evocation (I) • Procedure and temple set-up • Practical Exercises The magic of Ancient Egypt and the late Classical Hellenistic period (I) . . . 339 Books of the Dead • The Egyptian afterlife and the gods • The Ba (plural “Bai”) • The Ka • The Ach (plural Achu) • Hike (or Heka) Introduction to ritual magic (VIII) . . . 359 The hexagram ritual and the elements • The Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram • Practical Exercises Introduction to magic demonology (IV) . . . 365 The practice of demon evocation (II) • A spiritual exercise in magic demonology • The morning conjuration • The evening conjuration • Short description of the first 28 demons from the Goetia Divination (V) . . . 387 The various types of oracles (IV) The magic of Ancient Egypt and the late Classical Hellenistic period (II) . . . 393 Hu • Sia • Divine staff and rod • The Horus spear • Stele magic The Holy Guardian Angel and the Magic of Abramelin (I) . . . 405 Practical mirror magic (VII) . . . 413 Use of the magic mirror (VI) • Evocation magic • Death and destructive magic Practical folk magic (IV) . . . 415 Incantation • Practical Exercises Practical sun magic . . . 423 The Holy Guardian Angel and the Magic of Abramelin (II) . . . 427 Magical orders (V) . . . 439 The Fraternitas Saturni • Practical Exercises Combat magic . . . 451 Recognizing a magical attack • The application of psychological terror Practical folk magic (V) . . . 461 Table rapping • Practical Exercises