The Visions of the Pylons: A Magical Record of Exploration in the Starry Abode

by J. Daniel Gunther

Overview

Here is a modern grimoire and record of a vision quest utilizing Aleister Crowley's instructions for astral exploration as given in "Notes on the Astral Plane," published in Magick in Theory and Practice.

Daniel Gunther provides a detailed account and interpretation of a series of visions exploring the Pylons of the Duat, or "Starry Abode." To the ancient Egyptians, the Duat was the place where the sun god Ra made his 12-hour nocturnal journey through the underworld.

The Visions of the Pylons describes a perilous journey where the gate of each hour is protected by a fearful guardian or "watcher." In modern Jungian psychology terms, the Duat is a representation of the unconscious of mankind, inhabited by gods and daemons, the living symbols called primordial images or archetypes.

The author's study of the ancient texts led him to suspect that these Pylons were also hidden gateways to the higher planes of the Tree of Life, possibly including secret entrances to the thirty Aethyrs as described by Elizabethan magician John Dee.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892541836
Publisher:	Nicolas-Hays, Inc
Publication date:	06/18/2018
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

J. Daniel Gunther is a life-long student of esotericism, mythology, and religion. A longtime member of A;. A;., the teaching Order established by Aleister Crowley, he is considered one of the foremost authorities in the field, and serves on the editorial board of The Equinox, and acts as a consultant and advisor for numerous occult publications.

Table of Contents

Preface Frater ΦΑΝΗΣ 7

Introduction 13

Pylon 1 Zemyeta 31

Pylon 2 Sepedcta-wawau 41

Pylon 3 Nebeta-za-tzefu 57

Pylon 4 Eiry-ta 69

Pylon 5 Nebeta-ahau 83

Pylon 5 (Second Skry): Nebeta-ahau 97

Pylon 6 Hemut-neb-es 107

Pylon 6 (Second Skry): Hemut-neb-es 115

Pylon 7 Pezedey-ta 127

Appendix 1 The Names of the Pylons, their Attributions and their Guardians 141

Appendix 2 The Sigils of the Serpent Ones who are the Guardians of the Pylons 145

Appendix 3 The Images to be Engraved upon the Waxen Seals 155

Appendix 4 How to Skry the Pylons 169

Appendix 5 Of the Eucharist, being the Saffron Cakes, Milk and Honey 177

Appendix 6 The Signs of Banishing and Invoking for the Pylons 181

Bibliography 187

Index 195

Color Insert (follows page 144)

The Reflections of the Sephiroth and Paths in the Pylons

Angelic Sigil of Fire

The Pantacle of Zoowasar