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When Jean-Francois Champollion rediscovered how to translate the
Egyptian hieroglyphs in the early nineteenth century he described
them as "....a complex system, a writing that is figurative,
symbolic, and phonetic all within the same text, a single sentence,
I would even say a single word." Since then, although his
discoveries have led to the translation of most of the ancient
Egyptian texts, the emphasis in modern scholarship is to regard the
hieroglyphs purely as sounds and to disregard or even deny their
symbolic meaning. This book explores how the hieroglyphs function
as a comprehensive system of magical symbolism, the medw neter or
Words of the Gods by which the sacred truths of the Inner worlds of
creation are conveyed to humanity. Their effect is 'magical'
because when we study them and ponder their meaning they cause
changes in our consciousness, enabling us to reach a deeper
understanding of ourselves, of our surroundings and of the
universal principles that lie behind all creation. They also
incidentally teach us a great deal about the magical beliefs and
practices of the ancient Egyptians and their perception of the
relationship between the earthly and spiritual worlds. Using many
examples and illustrations, this book demonstrates how the
hieroglyphs formed the basis of Egyptian magic and were the means
by which it was taught and practiced. It offers an entirely new
interpretation of Egyptian magic, and shows how the hieroglyphs can
be used as a magical tool that is as transformative today as it was
in ancient times.
Dion Fortune's The Cosmic Doctrine is a spiritual work that
resulted from a psychic experiment between two friends in
Glastonbury, 1923. It has since become one of the most important
works in modern esoteric literature and a constant source of
inspiration and instruction to many practitioners. Sparks from the
Cosmic Flame is a series of essays written by some of those
inspired practitioners, which rather than seeking to 'explain' the
work or re-write it in more modern vernacular, instead develops
various and different aspects of its ideas that can be applied to
one's practice. It's a book about how The Cosmic Doctrine can be
used, or perhaps used differently and more flexibly. Wendy Berg,
author of Red Tree, White Tree and Gwenevere and the Round Table
has collated a series of illuminating essays by those who share a
common enthusiasm for The Cosmic Doctrine and its applicability to
contemporary practice. The contributors include the editor as well
as M. E. Beardsley, James North, Stuart Delacey, Dale Kendrick,
J.R. Petrie, Derek Thompson, Gwen Blythe, Christian Gilson, Holly
Mulhern and Alan Robinson. There is no single or orthodox
interpretation but rather a call for individual imagination and
intuition, as well as the reasoning mind. It is unlike any other
book and the reader will find that the guidance and inspiration of
the original Inner Plane communicators are still there to be
contacted; the words are the catalyst. One needs only to read a
portion of the text and hold the images and concepts in the mind
for the magic to work.
The new book by Wendy Berg puts her acclaimed Red Tree, White Tree
into practice. It shows how the Round Table was an actual,
practical system of magic, demonstrated by Gwenevere, who was its
prime interpreter within the court of the Round Table. Central to
the book is the concept of five Faery kingdoms described in the
legends, with which Gwenevere was closely associated: Lyonesse,
Sorelois, Gorre and Oriande, about the central Grail kingdom of
Listenois. The book comprises a graded series of meditations,
practical magical exercises, guided visualisations and a full
ritual, which take the reader into each of the Faery kingdoms in
turn, guided by Gwenevere, to experience the various challenges and
gifts that they each represent. The fourth kingdom, Oriande, takes
the reader into the Round Table of the Stars, an experiential
journey through 12 constellations, which very neatly and remarkably
demonstrates the continuing work of the Round Table into the
future.
"The most important and challenging book on Arthurian and Grail
tradition for many a long year." - Gareth Knight. The relationship
between human and Faery lies at the very core of the Arthurian
stories. In this radical re-evaluation of the Grail legends, Wendy
Berg brings the ancient mythology of the British Isles into sharp
focus centred around the marriage of King Arthur to the Faery
Gwenevere and the origin and destiny of the Grail Hallows. Drawing
upon numerous Arthurian sources and other related texts from the
Book of Genesis to The Lord of the Rings, she explores the magical
ritual underpinning of the legends and their connection to the
ancient stellar deities of Britain. "When these stories are read
with the additional level of understanding that they are for the
most part a record of the lives and relationships of Faeries and
humans working together about the Round Table, they immediately
become not only a great deal more interesting, but also acquire a
new and vivid relevance for the present day."
The Arthurian Formula, was the last major work of Dion Fortune and
formed the corner stone of the inner work of her Society of the
Inner Light for the following twenty years, supplemented by the
remarkably gifted psychic Margaret Lumley Brown. It later formed
the basis for work by Gareth Knight with the Company of Hawkwood
and allied groups in later years, inspiring his book The Secret
Tradition in Arthurian Legend. Dion Fortune's contribution explores
the remote sources of the Arthurian legends and the mission of
Merlin, played out in the polar relationships between Arthur,
Guenevere and Lancelot in both human and faery dynamics and leading
to aspects of the Grail. Margaret Lumley Brown develops the threads
in the labyrinth formed by the archetypal patterns of the knights
and ladies, including particular reference to Morgan le Fay. Gareth
Knight's commentary pulls together these strands with an overview
of the various traditions behind the Arthurian Formula - of
Glastonbury, Atlantis, the world of Faery, Merlin, the Troubadours,
the cult of Queen Venus and their application in the practical
mysteries of today.
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