One of the most widely respected voices in contemporary occult studies, John Michael Greer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, The Druidry Handbook, The Celtic Golden Dawn, and Paths of Wisdom: Cabala in the Golden Dawn Tradition. An initiate in Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Greer served as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) for twelve years. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife Sara.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD TO THE NEW EDITION
FOREWORD TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION
Ritual Magic in the Hermetic Tradition
Part I: Principles of Ritual Magic
Chapter One: The Nature of Ritual Magic
Chapter Two: The Magical Macrocosm
Chapter Three: The Magical Microcosm
Chapter Four: The Tools of Ritual Magic
Chapter Five: The Practice of Ritual Magic
Part II: Practice of Ritual Magic
Chapter Six: Foundations of Ritual: Invoking And Banishing
Chapter Seven: Foundations of Ritual: The Middle Pillar Exercises
Chapter Eight: Foundations of Ritual: Opening and Closing
Chapter Nine: Applications of Ritual: Working Tools
Chapter Ten: Applications of Ritual: Talismans
Chapter Eleven: Applications of Ritual: Evocation
Chapter Twelve: Applications of Ritual: Invisibility and Transformation
Chapter Thirteen: Applications of Ritual: Spiritual Development
Chapter Fourteen: The Formula of the Equinox
APPENDIX
Cabalistic Symbolism
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
