Pythagoras: His Life and Teaching, a Compendium of Classical Sources (86 page)

Initiation in the Aeon of the Child
The Inward Journey
J. Daniel Gunther

In 1904,
The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis)
declared the advent of a new period in the course of human history—the Aeon of Horus or Aeon of the Child. The doctrine codified in the
Book of the Law
, and numerous other Holy Books, is known as
Thelema
(a Greek word meaning “Will”). Aleister Crowley was revealed as the Prophet of the New Aeon.

In this ground-breaking book, author J. Daniel Gunther provides a penetrating and cohesive analysis of the spiritual doctrine underlying and informing the Aeon of the Child, and the sublime formulas of Initiation encountered by those who would probe its Mysteries. Drawing on more than thirty years of direct experience as a student and teacher within the Order of the A
A
, the author examines the doctrinal thread of Thelema in its historical, religious and practical context. He also provides detailed discussions and expositions of many of the cryptic passages within the Holy Books of Thelema.

Much of Thelemic doctrine is presented here for the first time in clear, precise language that will aid those students who seek to navigate the difficult terrain of the Spiritual quest. More advanced students will find tantalizing clues to serve as guideposts and eventual confirmation of direct experience.

With numerous diagrams and detailed references encompassing ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, the Apocrypha, the Old and New Testaments, Alchemy, Hermetic Qabalah, and Tarot, as well as Carl Jung and Aleister Crowley.

ISBN: 978-0-89254-145-4
224 pages, 6” × 9”. • Hardcover • $40.00

The Clavis or Key to the Magic of Solomon
From an Original Talismanic Grimoire in Full Color
by Ebenezer Sibley and Frederick Hockley
With Extensive Commentary by Joseph Peterson

The Clavis or Key to the Magic of Solomon
is a notebook from the estate of Ebenezer Sibley, transcribed under the direction of Frederic Hockley (1808-1885). Sibley was a prominent physician and influential author, who complemented his scientific studies with writings on the “deeper truths.” Both Sibley and Hockley were major inspirations in the occult revival of the past two centuries, influencing A.E. Waite, S.L. Mathers, Aleister Crowley, as well as the Golden Dawn, Rosicrucian, and Masonic movements.

This collection reflects Sibley's teachings on the practical use of celestial influences and harmonies. It contains clear and systematic instructions for constructing magical tools and pentacles.
The Mysterious Ring
gives directions for preparing magic rings.
Experiments of the Spirits Birto, Vassago, Agares
, and
Bealpharos
, show how to call upon angels and spirits, and perform crystal scrying.
The Wheel of Wisdom
gives concise directions for using celestial harmonies. The final text, the
Complete Book of Magic Science
, is closely akin to the
Secret Grimoire of Turiel
, but more complete.

The manuscript reproduced here is the most accurate and complete known, very beautifully and carefully written. With extraordinary hand-colored seals and colored handwritten text. (Blank pages have been eliminated so that the 384 page original has been reproduced here as 288 pages.)

ISBN: 978-089254-159-1
456 Pages, 7.5” × 9”. Hardcover $95.00.

Arbatel
Concerning the Magic of the Ancients
Newly translated, edited and annotated
by Joseph H. Peterson

Arbatel
is one of the most influential magical texts. Its many aphorisms are designed to guide us through a transition from an ordinary life to a magical life. It teaches that God created angels to help people, but that we need to learn how to attract and call upon them for help, both spiritual and material. The angels not only can help, protect, and heal, but the higher sciences can only be learned directly from them.

Arbatel
also insists on the need to avoid superstition, and being constantly tricked and manipulated by evil forces which are always working against us.

This new edition includes the first English translation published since Turner's in 1655, and a fresh analysis utilizing important new research by Carlos Gilly, Antoine Faivre, and others. It illuminates many obscure points in the text, and explains the magical techniques employed, and its influence on esoteric literature, including the grimoires and the Theosophical movement. Includes illustrations, bibliography, index, and original Latin text.

ISBN: 978-0-89254-152-2
128 Pages, 6” × 9”. Hardcover $35.00.

Necronomicon
Edited and Introduced by Simon
31st Anniversary Edition

• Gods that were ancient when Moses was a child.

• Temples that were gateways to the gods when Abraham came out of the desert.

• Rites that summoned forces Solomon never knew.

In the past thirty-one years, there has been a lot of ink—actual and virtual—spilled on the subject of the
Necronomicon.
As the decades have passed, more information has come to light both on the book's origins and discovery, and on the information contained within its pages. It has been found to contain formulae for spiritual transformation consistent with some of the most ancient mystical processes in the world, processes that involve communion with the stars.

This year, the original designer of the 1977 edition and the original editor have joined forces to present a new, deluxe hardcover edition of the most feared, most reviled, and most desired book on the planet. With a new preface by Simon, this edition will be strictly limited. It is intended for both the collector and the serious operator.

Two editions are available. The first is a quality hardcover bound in high quality cloth • 288 pages • printed on acid-free paper • 7-1/4 × 10-1/4 • ribbon marker • ISBN: 978-0-89254-146-1 • $125.00

The second is a deluxe,
leatherbound
edition • strictly limited to 220
numbered
copies •
signed
by Simon • with three sided silver-gilding • ribbon-marker • deluxe end-papers • special binding boards • Copies are available for purchase exclusively from
www.studio31.com
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ISBN: 978-0-89254-147-8. • Cost $275.00.