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Title: The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic by Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero ISBN: 1-56718-140-6 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another great beginner's guide by our man, Regardie!
Comment: Israel Regardie's genius shines through, once again, as he uses his experience in the field of psychology to show us the direct connections between Magick, Spirituality and the human mind. If you have a serious interest in Magick, general Occultism, any form of religion or spirituality, or psychology/psychiatry, this is certainly a book that would help a lot with your studies! And, yet again, the Ciceros have shown us their wonderful understanding of Magick. But this time, they've added psychology to their accomplishments! This book is a must-have for all Occultists!
Rating: 5
Summary: An expanded edition of a classic
Comment: The Middle Pillar is one of Regardie's best works. It lucidly explains the correlation between the Tree of Life and the human body, and how certain energy centers are activated for magick. This edition expands on the original. Included are the musical notes for the various rituals, versions of the rituals in languages other the Hebrew, and an essay on Regaries feelings about psychology. The hope is to present basic magical technique as a dovetail to therapy. The additional material contains good information in this area, mostly based on conversations between the Regaride and the Cisoeros. As occultism and psychology are both interests of mine, I loved this book. Recommended for intermidiate magicians and psychotherapists.
Rating: 5
Summary: . . .uh, is this the right edition ?
Comment: (revise/augmented, 1/10/'04)
For the beginner, we must offer that one of Israel Regardie's other books, 'The Art of True Healing,' is the best basic book on the Middle Pillar ritual and its practical uses. Anyone who wishes to make use of the multi-faceted advantages of the Middle Pillar ritual, ought to procure a copy of 'the art of true healing'(check reviews.)
This volume entitled 'The Middle Pillar,' is just an expansion on the ritual itself, and offers but little assistance as to the utilization of it in body- and life-healing. It is Regardie's volume entitled 'the art of true healing' that can be used for 'physical body, ...character, financial, marriage, social, and other problems - in fact, any problem type of which one can think...' (Israel Regardie.)
Anyone who knows Regardie's work, probably knows that he still considered this early book "useful." Much of it's purpose was taken up by 'The Art of True Healing,' but he still liked it as a tool for students of the Golden Dawn material, and there were plans by New Falcon press to release Regardie's revision ( entitled 'Sceptre of Power,' I believe) somewhere in the past twenty years. Did they ever do so ? I don't know.
The only thing that bothers me about the Cicero editions of Regardie is, I am still not sure Regardie would approve. They make his books more expensive to get, and I am not so sure regardie had any such intention. Better to focus your resources on acquiring the large 'Complete Golden Dawn System' book from New Falcon Press that Regardie had issued before he died. It is Regardie's revised edition of the Golden Dawn rituals, and is to be preferred over the Llewellyn edition, which since Regardie's death has been 'worked over' and modified to some extent, by newer 'contributors.' I truly wish people would just leave the original material alone... this goes for Regardie's 'Middle Pillar' boook as well.
However, does this edition include new Regardie material? If it does, I am interested. I probably will get a copy eventually anyway, as I got rid of my Llewellyn edition copy I got in the late 80s, and have missed it ever since (it was smaller, more convenient, and largely a reprint of the 30s edition with additional Regardie material from the early 70s.)
It may be presumptuous of me to consider the Cicero's as superfluous. They may be entirely approved of by Regardie, wherever he is now! (RIP.) Regardie may have intended for some like the Cicero's to carry the banner.
Still, basically, all you need is the Golden Dawn volume, several of Regardie's books, and the ten or twenty other books, (many of them non-occult), like Reich's 'Function of the Orgasm,' Jung's 'Two Essays in Analytical Psychology,' Rama Prasad's 'Nature's Finer Forces, ' Frater Albertus's 'Alchemists Handbook,' Dion Fortune's 'Mystical Qabalah,' several psychology books recommended in the New Falcon 'Complete Golden Dawn System' book, the several basic books on magic by W. E. Butler (hopefully soon to be reprinted) and some others. However, as Regardie suggests in an out of print title ('Ceremonial Magic,' Aquarian Books, hopefully soon to be reprinted ), the purpose of all this work is not to overburden the student with tons of 'expensive books.'
Admittedly, some of the new writers, like the Cicero's, may be making a worthwhile contribution. I would be a purist, however. I do not wish, at least initially, to stray too far from Regardie's original efforts, as he was very bright. By the mid 80s, he had also lavished the better part of his 70-plus years lifetime on these techniques. I would not want to stray too far, at least at first, from his initial recommendations.
(Actually, my role as 'purist' comes not from fanaticism, but from over twenty years of studying Regardie, burning my fingers until I realized the intelligent unity of his overall work. I would transfer the understanding of that unity to anyone sincerely interested in Regardie.)
If you really want to know the basics, there are two essential volumes. Regardie would have you own the Golden Dawn, either in the new Falcon or an oldere, unmodified Llewellyn ( I can't believe Regardie would approve of messing with the original Golden Dawn material the way Llewellyn has let some do) and a copy of his 'Gems from the Equinox,' a book of Crowley's magic material, arranged so the student 'can make his way through the maze more easily.' You can read about Regardie's view on the place of these two volumes in the student's library, in his introductions both to 'The Tree of Life,' and in his 'One-Year Manual,' no doubt also soon to be reprinted, as people rediscover Regardie.
(Those who wonder why Regardie would have ought to do with Crowley, haven't spent enough time with the material to figure out why yet. Earn the privilege of understanding! Pay your dues! I think you may find it well worth it, to understand Regardie's practical view, on just about everything, really.)
Still, I will probably get this new edition of 'The Middle Pillar,' as it is still worthwhile, and as the page quantity is tempting ( seems to be twice as long as the earlier edition) and because no other editions seem to be available at this time.
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Title: A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life by Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero ISBN: 1567181414 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic by Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero ISBN: 1567181325 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial Magic/4 in 1 (Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series) by Israel Regardie, Cris Monnastre, Carl Weschcke ISBN: 0875426638 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: November, 1989 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Art of True Healing: The Unlimited Power of Prayer and Visualization by Israel Regardie, Marc Allen, Mark Allen ISBN: 1577310128 Publisher: New World Library Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts by Donald Michael Kraig, Martin Cannon ISBN: 0875423248 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: October, 1988 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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