Self-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition: A Complete Curriculum of Study for Both the Solitary Magician and the Working Magical Group (Llewell)

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Summary: Extensive and thorough (but a little too much)
Review: Very nicely written, extensive and thorough in all aspects of the Golden Dawn, but the daily rituals are rather time-consuming. However, this is a book of quality, typical of Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Series.

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Summary: I enjoy the curriculum, very convienent
Review: Well, the reviews seem controversial but here is my two cents, Being a real memeber of a Golden Dawn group would for sure be better. I agree with that. However this book is really great for those who dont have reasonably close access. Or for those who want to study the lessons. I found it good for the last purpose myself. Nice read all things considered.

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Summary: Magick et al
Review: When I finally recieved this book, I was amazed at the wealth of information in it. I was extremely impressed at what an excellent job they did packing it with useful information. However, this book was written in such a fashion it's a bit like "jumping into the deep end"..so I recommend you do as I did, and purchase and read Donald Michael Kraig's Modern Magick first in its entirety, then use the understanding gained there to move on to this book. Otherwise, when it mentions things like Qameas and whatnot early on, you are likely to get lost. One other thing: a chaote who reviewed this book referred to outdated dogma, etc., etc., and said if you want results, try these other books. I feel the need to point out that Golden Dawn magick isn't as much about practical magick results as it is about Spirituality, Mysticism, and reuniting with the Godhead. For those of you looking for magick for another end, this isn't likely to be a good path for you; perhaps you should look into other more "practical" books.

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Summary: GOOD BOOK BUT....
Review: When one first picks up a book with the Title of "Self Initiation" He/She is not expecting to have to have a 4 year collage degree in occult science. Most people who seek to understand the Arts of magick are just as lay as a kid with only a 9th or 12th grade education. This book is filled with great information on the arts of magick and its history and points of view but it's worse than picking up the good book written completly in Hebrew. I bought the book because I am interested in the operation of golden dawn magickal studies but after the first chapter I had to put it on the shelf because of its many complex and confusing terms. great for the advanced student but not for the begainner.

Rating:
Summary: GOOD BOOK BUT....
Review: When one first picks up a book with the Title of "Self Initiation" He/She is not expecting to have to have a 4 year collage degree in occult science. Most people who seek to understand the Arts of magick are just as lay as a kid with only a 9th or 12th grade education. This book is filled with great information on the arts of magick and its history and points of view but it's worse than picking up the good book written completly in Hebrew. I bought the book because I am interested in the operation of golden dawn magickal studies but after the first chapter I had to put it on the shelf because of its many complex and confusing terms. great for the advanced student but not for the begainner.