Self-Initiation Into the Golden Dawn Tradition: A Complete Curriculum of Study for Both the Solitary Magician and the Working Magical Group Paperback – September 8, 2002

This is a great book for seekers of knowledge, truth, and traditions of GD.

This is a great guide to flying solo into the fulfilling practice of the Golden Dawn. When I purchased it, I thought I would breeze through this book and the practices as I do with most other training manuals. Not the case. This is a lengthy process that takes years. The Introduction (before the Neophyte chapter) is going to take several months alone and a lot of discipline and will power.The Cisero's pick up and expound upon where Regardie left off with his Golden Dawn book. Having both books is very helpful, but this book fills in a lot of detail to help you find your way when you are far away from a major city (or out in the woods).This is a very big book. It feels like a text book from college after glancing through the chapters ahead. There are quizzes, homework, and yes... lots of memorization. Like I said... not for the undisciplined. I would encourage you to explore this though as after just a few months with this program there have been some major changes in my life, very subtle, but major shifts in thinking, willing, seeing. Stick with it. I promise the same will happen for you.I do wish this book would have more pronunciation guides than it does but Youtube has been a helpful supplement.

Worth the time, if you expend the efforts! With graceful gratitude Frater FAUSTIUIUS REXS NUMRAL. .….. I will wait. Till the dawn appears my Lords and Ladies.

This book is awesome if you’re new to the Kabbalah alchemy Egyptology and you want to learn more then this is the book for you it’s all encompassing practically it has everything from astrology to in depth meaning to every sphere in the tree of life the qabalistic cross lesser banishing rituals planetary squares the Hebrew alphabet quizzes for each chapter this book goes extremely in depth and can help any beginner interested in learning magick from the ground up basicallyit’s honestly just too much to even write about this book I love it

I'm very picky about the books I purchase about western occultism. After purchasing this book, I was happy with the content. It wasn't on the same level as David Griffin, but it gave me what I needed in a supplemental Golden Dawn resource.I've read many reviews on "Self-Initiation...". I respect the differing opinions presented therein. They appear to fall into a few categories:Those that are members and like it as a supplemental resourceThose that are members and don't respect the concept of self-initiation, or learn magick from a book without mentorshipThose that are beginners to magick; or atleast to ceremonial magick and are frightened by the depth of curriculumI belong to the first group. I have been initiated by two ceremonial groups and one Wiccan group. I have over 20 years experience with different paths. I chose to study the Golden Dawn system, though I am reluctant to join the Golden Dawn, because I have an affinity to other Gods than typically used for the group. However, with my experience, it isn't that difficult to utilize corresponding archetypes. As far as utilizing planetary, zodiac, and various other concepts that scare the beginner; I think that before taking on such a task, some formal training and mentorship is essential. With this training in place, it is very practical to use this book.I agree that if you want to be officially recognized within a particular grade, then-by all means-join the Golden Dawn. If however, you simply want the training, this is not a bad resource.

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This book is super great.I’ve read the bad reviews. Those people just have no idea that things aren’t instant.You need to commit all the information to memory. If you aren’t wanting to go about that... this path truly is not for you. You have to commit the knowledge lectures to memory. You need to go about things correctly. Go join a temple... you’ll see that nothing is instant and that you will be tested on the knowledge lectures in which are taught in a spoken manner and not typed out for you. This book is a few years of training...not instant success.

I really like this book. I have bought it four times over the past ten years. I gave my other copies of the book away to young acolytes who wanted to study Ceremonial Magick. I keep buying the book because it is so good. It is a very in-depth study book. You learn a lot about the Golden Dawn Tradition of Ceremonial Magick. It is filled with lectures, exercises, rituals, and diagrams. I feel this book is a must read for a serious student of Ceremonial Magick.