The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order

Before you begin this tome, purchase a companion book known as a 'dictionary'. Although this edition is edited to be easier for those of us that find comfort in words with less than eight letters in them, the true flavor of Israel Regardie's grasp of the English language is quite evident on each page; but don't let that dissuade you from owning this truly magnificent work. Work being the operative word here, beginning with looking up those words your not familiar with, to the repetitive, and exacting formulae of perfecting the magick you will learn to use as described within it's pages, The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order (7th Ed.) will, if the practitioner applies him/her self with true feelings and diligent purpose, reward with positive manifestation. It could take weeks to quickly read and leaf through and then go back and begin the true referencing, note-taking, practicing, and learning the work which could ultimately take years to grasp (master?), but then, if it wasn't hard work, it wouldn't work at all. I am thoroughly enjoying the read, and marveling at what I am learning.

Looks great. Tons of esoteric information

great book. thanks a lot

Very heavy book, awesome detail and great density in the work. Recommend for anyone who is into the Western Esoteric Tradition/Current. 93

It is that it is. Chances are that you have an idea as to the contents of this text if you are reading this review, so I'll keep the summary short; big brick of a book, lots of ritual & symbolism related to Golden Dawn ceremonial magick, useful as a reference book for study & self-initiation. idk i like the heavy tome

At the time of this review, the book is ~$22, on sale. I have not read this book but will maybe side track my other readings to go through this one. My review is for book construction only. If you are considering getting this book, now is the time. I have had this book saved for quite some time. Waiting for a sale. $22 is a deep sale and I was not expecting that good of a price, so I jumped at the chance. After receiving this book I realize the regular $65 or so price tag is sort of shocking. Here’s why. The book is constructed for mass production at the cheapest price point. Taking off the sleeve you will notice the actual book is made of that cheap hard cardboard-esque material. I truly dislike this material. It reeks of knockoff book making. It does have cloth binding from what I can see. And there are laminated like paper pages for pictures (I can’t recall the name for it). The sleeve is nice. But that’s where the quality stops. This book is not built to last. Understand that if you do purchase at regular price. You are paying for the information inside and that’s it. I gave it 4 stars due to price at time of purchase. I recommend taking a look at the other photos in this review section for reference of book construction.

I didn't know how much I didn't know until I began reading The Golden Dawn a few days ago. I've been practicing magick seriously off and on for a couple years now, but was put off by the vagueness within a lot of magick books out here. Now I see why. This book is thick for a reason, because it leaves nothing out. No shortcuts. I like very detailed information because I like getting into the weeds of whatever I'm doing, especially when it comes to something like magick which shouldn't be taken lightly. I have committed to the Great Work and the path of self-initiation and there is no better tool than this.

This book is about ceremonial magic of the Golden Dawn.

The first and only religion you should know, open your mind to the truth and how to contact the celestials, It's amazing how much we don't know, defiantly take your vibration higher.

If you are into the esoteric world or you love magic, this is the book for you! Even if you are interested in the history of the ideas, knowing what were the teachings of the Hermetic Orden of the Golden Dawn will be so revealing. As an object, it's really beautiful.

i buyed 4 volumes edition too times ago, but this edition is much better. Perfect drawings and much more that behavior edition, interesting notes by the curator Michael Greer that make clear some missings of Israel regardie and is useful too his introduction. this book is the Order in your hands, a torch in the darkness. per gli italiani mi sento di consigliarvelo solo se siete inglesi esperti oppure se avete già i 4 volumi italiani, questa edizione se studiata parallelamente a quella italiana ha delle note che completano l'insegnamento, io ad esempio studio su quelli italiani, ma passo passo controllo alcune aggiunte di questa versione inglese che uso soprattutto per i disegni, molti di più, più colori, più nitidi, più belli. In più nel secondo volume italiano, nella mia copia, mancava praticamente tutta la cerimonia del neofita che è importantissima. Cosa di cui mi sono accorto grazie a questa edizione. Per chi non sapesse cos'è la Golden Dawn, è tutto l'esoterismo racchiuso in un metodo progressivo, un corpus di studi che se masticato quotidianamente regala candide ricompense.

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This book is so valuable to your magickal library you just don’t know how bad you already need this book!! Very well written and is the backdrop for many successful spiritual ventures because the knowledge is so all-encompassing... I am not finished reading as my reading plan will take another year to finish but I will review this book over and over it is invaluable to your spiritual growth & profession!!! Great bonding & book sleeve, got the hardback edition which I fully recommend just because it will take you a while to complete it