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Gnosis 02: Magic and Tradition (New)

by Gnosis

Publisher: Gnosis

Binding: Magazine

Book Id: GNO02

Price: $9.00

Description


"Though often considered 'supernatural,' magic actually operates within a traditional view of the universe, complete with a recognizable set of natural laws."
- Jay Kinney, from Magic: What is It?

Contents -- Spring-Summer 1986

1
Editorial

3
Forum: "Gnosticism - Pro and Con"
Our readers and contributors continue the discussion of the role of Gnosticism in history and its relevance for the modern world.

7
Introduction: Magic and Tradition
by Jay Kinney

8
Magic: What is It?
by Jay Kinney
A look at the methods and worldview of Western ritual magic as it is practiced today.

9
Magic's Roots
by Timothy O'Neill

11
The Hinge of Magic
by Charles Upton

12
The GNOSIS Interview: Diane di Prima
by Jay Kinney and Hal Hughes
The poet discusses her work with Magic, Visualization, and Healing, and offers insights into teaching, the poetic process and esoteric traditions.

22
Magic and Religion: Hidden Partners?
by Arthur Versluis
True magic and true spirituality may be more closely related than we are usually lead to believe.

26
Scribe: An Informal History of Letter Forms
by Justin Green
A wry look at out evolution from cave paintings to the present.

29
Magical Autobiographies
by Chas Clifton
A critical examination of the works of Carlos Castaneda, Lynn Andrews, and other popular tellers of tales.

34
Priests, Professors, and Gurus
by Joscelyn Godwin
When the Academy has become a Church, where does the Hermetic professor fit in?

39
Book Reviews

  • The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order by Paul Foster Case
  • The Story of Dion Fortune as told to Charles Fielding and Carr Collins
  • Dancers to the Gods edited by Alan Richardson
  • Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic by Daniel Lawrence OxD5Keefe
  • Hermetica: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings Which Contain Religious or Philosophic Teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus edited and translated by Walter Scott
  • The Pregnant Virgin: A Process of Psychological Transformation by Marion Woodman
  • Eve: The History of an Idea by John A. Phillips
  • The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power by Barbara G. Walker
  • Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts edited by Barry Holtz
  • The Most Beautiful Names edited by Sheikh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti
  • Traditional Islamic Craft in Moroccan Architecture by Andre Paccard
  • The Thought of the Heart by James Hillman

48
Gnosis News and Acknowledgments

A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection: Al-Dawr Al-A la (Hizh Al-Wiqaya)
Ibn 'Arabi, Muhyiddin
Anqa Publishing

Widely used for centuries in Sufi circles, this beautiful and powerful prayer, written by the great Sufi master Ibn ‘Arabi, has never before been available in English. The book provides a lucid English translation and an edited Arabic text, as well as a transliteration for those unable to read Arabic who wish to recite the prayer in the original language. It also explores the prayer’s contemporary life, properties and historical transmission. It gives full details of generations of well-known scholars and Sufi masters who have transmitted the prayer, providing an intimate and fascinating insight into Islamic history.

Price: $25.95

The Neuroscience of Fair Play: Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule
Pfaff, Donald W.
University of Chicago Press

Pfaff, head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at Rockefeller University, gives us the first book to describe how ethics may be a universal, hardwired function of the human brain. He explains how specific brain circuits cause us to consider an action toward another as if it were going to happen to us, prompting us to treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Into this picture, he brings various brain hormones that produce or induce forms of moral behavior such as individual heroism, parental love, close friendship, and violence and aggression.

Price: $20.95

Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul's Purpose
Myss, Caroline
Simon & Schuster

Myss provides a highly original inner path to self-knowledge as she reveals a necessary external path, one that takes you out into the world to serve God and others as a mystic without a monastery -- without having to retreat into silence, self-denial, or isolation. Adapting Teresa of Ávila's vision of the soul as a crystal castle with many floors and rooms, Myss guides us from room to room, helping us meet different aspects of our self, our soul, and our spirit -- preparing us for the ultimate encounter with God and our own divinity. Through intense practices and methods of spiritual inquiry adapted for contemporary life, she helps us to develop our powers of prayer, contemplation, and intuition and to ascend the seven levels of soul knowledge that build a soul of strength and stamina.

Price: $15.00

Initiation: The Living Reality of an Archetype
Singer, June
Taylor & Francis/Routledge

This book builds on the vast clinical experience of Jungian analyst Joseph Henderson, who studied initiatory symbolism in patients' dreams, fantasies, and active imagination, demonstrating the archetype of initiation in both men and women's psychology. This book's modern collection of essays shows how the archetype of initiation is seen clinically today. It explores the archetype of initiation in Henderson's own life, as well as amplifying and extending the archetype from early history up to the present. Initiation symbolism often underlies contemporary phenomena, but is rarely recognized; Initiation illuminates these experiences.

Price: $33.95