The rites, practices, and texts collected by the mysterious UR group for the use of aspiring mages.A
â?¢ Rare Hermetic texts published in English for the first time.
â?¢ Includes instructions for developing psychic and magical powers.A
In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian intellectuals formed the mysterious UR group. Their goal: to bring their individual egos into a state of superhuman power and awareness in which they could act "magically" on the world. Their methods: the practice of ancient Tantric and Buddhist rituals and the study of rare Hermetic texts. So successful were they that rumors spread throughout Italy of the group's power, and Mussolini himself became quite fearful of them. Now for the first time in English Introduction to Magic collects the rites, practices, and knowledge of the UR group for the use of aspiring mages.A
Included in Introduction to Magic are instructions for creating an etheric double, speaking words of power, using fragrances, interacting with entities, and creating a "magical chain." Among the arcane texts translated are the Tibetan teachings of the Thunderbolt Diamond Path, the Mithraic mystery cult's "Grand Papyrus of Paris," and the Greco-Egyptian magical text De Mysteriis. Anyone who has exhausted the possibilities of the mundane world and is ready to take the steps necessary to purify the soul in the light of knowledge and the fire of dedication will find a number of expert mentors here.
<p><b>Introduction to Magic</b> <br /><i>Rituals and Practical Techniques for the Magus</i> </p><p><i>Editor's Note <br />Preface <br />Introduction</i> <br /><b>Part I</b> <br />Pietro Negri * Sub Specie Interioritatis <br />Leo * Barriers <br />Abraxas * Knowledge of the Waters <br />Luce * <i>Opus Magicum</i>: Concentration and Silence <br />Ea * The Nature of Initiatic Knowledge <br /><b>Part II</b> <br />The Path of Awakening According to Gustav Meyrink <br />Luce * <i>Opus Magicum</i>: Fire <br />Abraxas * Three Ways <br />Leo * Attitudes <br />Commentaries on the <i>Opus Magicum</i> <br /><b>Part III</b> <br />Leo * First Steps Toward the Experience of the "Subtle Body" <br />Knowledge as Liberation <br />Abraxas * The Hermetic Caduceus and the Mirror <br />Luce * Opus Magicum: The "Words of Power" and the Characters of Beings <br />Pietro Negri * Knowledge of the Symbol <br /><b>Part IV</b> <br />Apathanatismos: Mithraic Ritual of the Great Magical Papyrus of Paris <br /><b>Part V</b> <br />Summary <br />Abraxas * Instructions for the "Awareness of Breath" <br />Oso * Notes on the Logos <br />Arom * First Experiences <br />Ea * The Problem of Immortality <br /><b>Part VI</b> <br />Leo * Beyond the Threshold of Sleep <br />Ea * On the Magical View of Life <br />Abraxas * The Second Preparation of the Hermetic Caduceus <br />Iagla * Experiences: the Law of Beings <br />The Path of Realization According to Buddha <br />Various Commentaries <br /><b>Part VII</b> <br />Luce * Instructions for Ceremonial Magic <br />Ea * The Doctrine of the "Immortal Body" <br />De Pharmaco Catholico <br /><b>Part VIII</b> <br />Abraxas * Magical Operations with "Two Vessels"--Reduplication <br />Tibetan Initiatic Teachings: The "Void" and the "Diamond-Thunderbolt" <br />Arvo * On the Counter-Initiation <br />Luce * Opus Magicum: Perfumes <br /><b>Part IX</b> <br />Arvo * Conscious Thought--Relaxation--Silence <br />Ea * Considerations on Magic and Its Powers <br />Abraxas * Magic of the Image <br />Pietro Negri * An Italian Alchemical Text on Lead Tablets <br /><b>Part X</b> <br />Luce * Opus Magicum: Chains <br />Leo * The Attitude Toward Initiatic Teaching <br />Ea * Freedom, Precognition, and the Relativity of Time <br />Commentary on the Opus Magicum <br /><b>Part XI</b> <br />Iagla * Serpentine Wisdom <br />Luce * Invocations <br />Excerpts from De Mysteriis <br />The Message of the Polar Star <br />Sirius * Mist and Symbols <br />Ea * On the General Doctrine of Mantras <br /><b>Part XII</b> <br />Alba * De Naturae Sensu <br />Leo * Aphorisms <br />Pietro Negri * Adventures and Misadventures in Magic <br />Various Commentaries</p>
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