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| gods of the left hand path: Lords of the Left-Hand Path Stephen E. Flowers, 2012-06-15 Examines the left-hand path and reveals the masters of the tradition • Explores the practices and beliefs of many left-hand path groups, including the Cult of Set, the Hell-Fire Club, and heretical Sufi, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Muslim sects • Investigates many infamous occult personalities, including Helena Blavatsky, Aleister Crowley, the Marquis de Sade, and Anton LaVey • Explains the true difference between the right-hand path and the left-hand path--union with and dependence on God versus individual freedom and self-empowerment From black magic and Satanism to Gnostic sects and Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way, the left-hand path has been linked to many practices, cults, and individuals across the ages. Stephen Flowers, Ph.D., examines the methods, teachings, and historical role of the left-hand path, from its origins in Indian tantric philosophy to its underlying influence in current world affairs, and reveals which philosophers, magicians, and occult figures throughout history can truly be called “Lords of the Left-Hand Path.” Flowers explains that while the right-hand path seeks union with and thus dependence on God, the left-hand path seeks a “higher law” based on knowledge and power. It is the way of self-empowerment and true freedom. Beginning with ancient Hindu and Buddhist sects and moving Westward, he examines many alleged left-hand path groups, including the Cult of Set, the Yezidi Devil Worshippers, the Assassins, the Neoplatonists, the Hell-Fire Club, the Bolsheviks, the occult Nazis, and several heretical Sufi, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Muslim sects. Following a carefully crafted definition of a true adherent of the left-hand path based on two main principles--self-deification and challenge to the conventions of “good” and “evil”--the author analyzes many famous and infamous personalities, including H. P. Blavatsky, Faust, the Marquis de Sade, Austin Osman Spare, Aleister Crowley, Gerald Gardner, Anton LaVey, and Michael Aquino, and reveals which occult masters were Lords of the Left-Hand Path. Flowers shows that the left-hand path is not inherently evil but part of our heritage and our deep-seated desire to be free, independent, and in control of our destinies. |
| gods of the left hand path: Infernal Geometry and the Left-Hand Path Toby Chappell, 2019-05-21 A comprehensive guide to the history and practice of Angular Magic • Details the development of the magical system of the Nine Angles by the Church of Satan and the Temple of Set, as well as its internal body, the Order of the Trapezoid • Analyzes the 3 key rites of Angular Magic: Die Elektrischen Vorspiele, the Ceremony of the Nine Angles, and the Call to Cthulhu • Explores historical influences on Angular Magic, including Pythagorean number mysticism, John Dee’s Enochian magic, and the writings of H. P. Lovecraft • Includes practical examples, daily practices, and guidance on creating your own rituals Revealing the magical uses of number and geometry as tools for introspection, self-development, and creating change in both the inner and outer worlds, Toby Chappell explores the rites, history, and potent practices of Angular Magic and Infernal Geometry, the Left-Hand Path of Sacred Geometry. Focusing on the advanced magical system of the Nine Angles, he details the system’s development by the early Church of Satan and later the Temple of Set, as well as its internal body, the Order of the Trapezoid. He shows how the system first emerged in the Ceremony of the Nine Angles, written by Michael Aquino and published in Anton Szandor LaVey’s The Satanic Rituals. He explores historical influences on Angular Magic, including Pythagorean number mysticism, John Dee’s Enochian magic, the theories of William Mortensen, and, most importantly, the writings of H. P. Lovecraft as well as other contributors to his Cthulhu mythos. The author analyzes the 3 key rites of Angular Magic: Die Elektrischen Vorspiele, the Ceremony of the Nine Angles, and the Call to Cthulhu, expanding upon them to demonstrate how readers can craft their own rituals. He examines the Nine Angles individually, detailing their keywords, powers, and related deities, and explains how each can be used in magical practices and as part of an ongoing initiatory process. He offers practical examples, including use of Angular Magic in divination, sigils, and magical symbols, and guidance on creating your own practices--a core component of the ever-evolving Left-Hand Path. Offering a self-directed path of magic and empowerment, previously unavailable to those outside the Temple of Set, Chappell shows how the Nine Angles must be worked with and experienced personally in order to effect true transformation and change. |
| gods of the left hand path: Overthrowing the Old Gods Don Webb, 2013-11-02 New commentaries on Aleister Crowley’s Book of the Law reveal how it is connected to both Right- and Left-Hand Paths • Examines each line of the Book of the Law in the light of modern psychology, Egyptology, Gurdjieff’s teachings, and contemporary Left-Hand Path thought • Explores Crowley’s identification with the First Beast of Revelations as well as his adoption of the Loki archetype for becoming a vessel of love for all humanity • Recasts the Cairo Working as a text of personal sovereignty and a relevant tool for personal transformation • Includes commentary on the Book of the Law by Dr. Michael A. Aquino, who served as High Priest of the Temple of Set from 1975 to 1996 Received by Aleister Crowley in April 1904 in Cairo, Egypt, the Book of the Law is the most provocative record of magical working in several hundred years, affecting not only organizations directly associated with Crowley such as the Ordo Templi Orientis but also modern Wicca, Chaos Magic, and the Temple of Set. Boldly defying Crowley’s warning not to comment on the Book of the Law, Ipsissimus Don Webb provides in-depth interpretation from both Black and White Magical perspectives, including commentary from Dr. Michael A. Aquino, who served as High Priest of the Temple of Set from 1975 to 1996. Webb examines each line of the Book in the light of modern psychology, Egyptology, existentialism, and competing occult systems such as the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff and contemporary Left-Hand Path thought. Discarding the common image of Crowley formulated in a spiritually unsophisticated time when the devotee of the Left-Hand Path was dismissed as a selfish evil doer, Webb unveils a new side of Crowley based on his adoption of the Loki archetype and his aim to become a vessel of love for all humanity. In so doing, he shows how the Book of the Law is connected to both Right- and Left-Hand Paths and reveals how Crowley’s magical path of mastery over the self and Cosmos overthrew the gods of old religion, which had kept humanity asleep to dream the nightmare of history. Providing in-depth analysis of Crowley’s sources and his self-identification with the First Beast of Revelation from a profound esoteric perspective, Webb takes his views out of the Golden Dawn matrix within which he received the Book of the Law and radically recasts the Cairo Working as a text of personal sovereignty and a relevant tool for personal transformation. |
| gods of the left hand path: Mysteries of the Temple of Set Don Webb, 2004-10 Philosophy of the Temple of Set. |
| gods of the left hand path: Become a Living God E. A. Koetting, 2018-12-05 You're about to learn secrets most people will NEVER know about godlike power. Receive the ULTIMATE introduction to performing ritual magick and ignite your eternal ascent with bestselling author E.A. Koetting. * Unlock the magick of E.A. Koetting's entire collection of cult classic grimoires on black magick, available for the FIRST time ever in paperback and Kindle. * Can YOU pathwork every grimoire in The Complete Works of E.A. Koetting? * Browse a Table of Contents below: Table of Contents Introduction p.7 PART 1 - 3 GODLIKE POWERS Ch.1 - Evocation p.13 Ch.2 - Divination p.21 Ch.3 - Soul Travel p.31 PART 2 - PATHWORKING Ch.4 - Black Magick: The Left Hand Path p.45 Ch.5 - White Magic: The Right Hand Path p.59 Ch.6 - Haitian Vodoun p.65 Ch.7 - Vampirism & Blood Magick p.77 Ch.8 - Norse Runes p.89 PART 3 - SPELLCASTING Ch.9 - Money Magick p.101 Ch.10 - Love Magick p.109 Ch.11 - Baneful Magick p.119 Ch.12 - Necromancy p.129 - Conclusion p.145 |
| gods of the left hand path: Gap Aske Svarte, 2015-05-14 The first text ever translated by Aske Svarte from Russia on Left Hand Path Odinism. It is a significant study of Odinism, Shamanism, esotericism and LHP initiation. It includes a comprehensive guide to Norse cosmology, the Runes as well as rites and practices. It is superbly illustrated and includes materials never before released outside Russia. It includes an interview with Svarte in the appendix as a bonus and is presented as a large oversized softcover. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Left-hand of Odin Äsruþr Cyneaþsson, 2018-02-03 In a revised, expanded, and re-set second edition, �sru�r presents a clearer and more refined edition of this seminal study.As supreme god of the Norse pantheon, Odin is a truly grey god as he blurs the polarised line between black and white magic and morality. Odin is the archetypal god of Nietzschean ideals. As supreme god of the Norse pantheon, Odin is a truly grey god as he blurs the polarised line between black and white magic and morality. Odin is the archetypal god of Nietzschean ideals. Cynea�sson assesses the roles of Odin as an archetypal god of the left-hand path and similarities between Odin and the Hindu Shiva amongst other deific archetypes.Through an analysis of the left-hand path, morality and magic, �sru�r assesses the lore of Odin from Norse mythology in order to assess his function as an archetypal deity of the left-hand path. �sru�r then presents an approach by which the magus of the left-hand path can redefine themselves and channel their will into magical work with results that manifest either externally or internally. �sru�r here offers a practical application of the Runes as an initiatory tool of the self which function as a set of keys to the deification of the self. �sru�r assesses the roles of Odin as an archetypal god of the left-hand path and similarities between Odin and the Hindu Shiva amongst other deific archetypes.Through an analysis of the left-hand path, morality and magic, �sru�r assesses the lore of Odin from Norse mythology in order to assess his function as an archetypal deity of the left-hand path. Cynea�sson then presents an approach by which the magus of the left-hand path can redefine themselves and channel their will into magical work with results that manifest either externally or internally. �sru�r here offers a practical application of the Runes as an initiatory tool of the self which function as a set of keys to the deification of the self. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Book of Lies Aleister Crowley, 2022-01-04 The Book of Lies was written by English occultist and teacher Aleister Crowley under the pen name of Frater Perdurabo. As Crowley describes it: This book deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly suggestive. The book consists of 91 chapters, each of which consists of one page of text. The chapters include a question mark, poems, rituals, instructions, and obscure allusions and cryptograms. The subject of each chapter is generally determined by its number and its corresponding Qabalistic meaning. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Magick of Lilith Baal Kadmon, 2016-03-21 There has never been a Goddess in all the western traditions as maligned as the Goddess Lilith. She has been called the epitome of all that is evil in the world. She was considered wild, uninhibited, argumentative and sexually deviant. She has been called the temptress, the prostitute from hell and most popularly as the succubus that comes and not only steals the semen of men as they sleep but also killing them in the process. Some of these qualities might very well be true and some not so much. One thing we know for sure is that she is a very powerful and ancient goddess. In this book, we will discuss what we know of her from the Western traditions. I will present the information chronologically; I will start with the earliest known accounts of Lilith to the most recent. I must warn you however, much of the evidence we have about Lilith is very biased but despite this, I think we can learn much about her and put her reputation into the proper perspective. Although some may consider her evil, I consider her the quintessential goddess of the left-hand path. In this book, we will discuss the story of Lilith and more importantly; we will learn how to tap into her fierce energy so we too can walk the left hand path with her. She is not for the faint of heart...You have been warned. In this book we will preform 7 rituals: 1.To Place a curse on your enemy. 2.Bind someone to do your will. (It could be for any purpose) 3.To gain Seductive powers 4.To Gain Protection from Lilith (Read carefully) 5.To gain courage and Inner Strength 6. To Gain Occult Power and Wisdom. 7.Sexually Dedicate yourself to Lilith |
| gods of the left hand path: Aleister Crowley & the Hidden God Kenneth Grant, 2021 |
| gods of the left hand path: Magdalene Mysteries Seren Bertrand, Azra Bertrand, 2020-04-07 Discover the Womb Rites and initiatory magic of Mary Magdalene, who was revered as a Priestess and human embodiment of the Goddess • 2020 Nautilus Gold Award • Reveals how Mary Magdalene was a sacred priestess of the ancient Womb Mysteries, connected to moon wisdom, sacred harlot archetypes, and goddesses in many traditions, including Sophia, Isis, Inanna, Asherah, Lilith, Jezebel, and Witches • Explains how the Magdalene Mysteries have been encoded in Gnostic texts, sacred art, and literature and unveils the secret Grail heresy of the Ghent Altarpiece • Offers rituals and practices to initiate you into the Womb magic of the ancient priestesses and access deeper dimensions of sexuality and feminine power A sacred priestess of the ancient Womb Rites, Mary Magdalene was at the center of a great and enduring Mystery tradition, one that touched on a stream of perennial spiritual wisdom as old as humanity. Worshipped as the human embodiment of the Goddess, the earthly Sophia, her womb was the spiritual luminatrix that anointed and empowered Jesus, transforming him into the Christ. As a priestess of the Goddess, Mary Magdalene knew how to embody the light and the dark, how to harness the magic potency of sacred sexual energy, and how to cleanse, awaken, and resurrect the soul. Yet, even though she sparked the creation of a worldwide religion, her story and teachings have been forgotten. Unveiling the lost left-hand path of the Magdalene, the Feminine Christ, authors Seren and Azra Bertrand explore how this underground stream of knowledge has been carried forward over the millennia through an unbroken lineage of Womb Shamans, Priestesses, Oracles, and Medicine Women. They explain how the Magdalene Mysteries, symbolized by the Rose, have been encoded in Gnostic codices and gospels and in the highest art, literature, and architecture of many ages, including most significantly the Ghent Altarpiece. They examine Mary Magdalene’s connection to moon wisdom, sacred harlot archetypes, and goddesses in many traditions, including Isis, Inanna, Asherah, Lilith, and Jezebel, and look at shamanic, tantric, and Cathar expressions of sacred feminine mysteries as well as the Witch and Templar roots of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. In this revelatory and magical text on the lost feminine mystery traditions of Mary Magdalene and the lineage of Sophia, the authors present encompassing theological, historical, mythological, and archetypal wisdom, with rituals and practices to initiate you into the Womb magic of the ancient priestesses and the path of the wild feminine. |
| gods of the left hand path: Apotheosis - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path Michael W Ford, 2019-06-29 An introduction to Luciferianism and the Left-Hand Path. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, 1987-03-15 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters... Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction. |
| gods of the left hand path: Luciferian Witchcraft - Book of the Serpent Michael Ford, 2009-08-01 Second Edition completely revised and edited version now available! Luciferian Witchcraft is a complete grimoire of Left Hand Path initiation. Many books have been written of the so-called left hand path, very few actually were written by initiates. Beginning with a lengthy exploration of the forms of the Adversary throughout history, a foundation of ideology is given by identification with the Adversary. The reader is then led through dark and twisting corridors with Four Chapters, a complete system of the History of the Adversary and the Witchcraft associated with the Left Hand Path. What is found within Luciferian Witchcraft is a Talismanic text which presents the medieval concepts of the Black Book being a conjuration itself of the Devil, a complete initiatory system detailing High Ceremonial Magick, The lore of the Adversary and ritualistic and forbidden sex magick. Approach with caution, you may open the gates of hell within'¦ |
| gods of the left hand path: Satanic Feminism Per Faxneld, 2017 The notion of woman as the Devil's accomplice is prominent throughout Christian history and was used to legitimise the subordination of wives and daughters. In the 19th century, rebellious females performed counter-readings of this misogynist tradition and Lucifer was reconceptualised as a feminist liberator. Per Faxneld shows how this surprising Satanic feminism was expressed in a wide range of 19th-century texts and artistic productions |
| gods of the left hand path: God on Your Own Joseph Dispenza, 2010-12-08 In this spiritual self-help memoir, a former Roman Catholic monk recounts his journey away from religion toward his own personal spirituality. After spending eight years in a monastery, Joseph Dispenza walked away from his life as a monk—and the religion of his youth—in search of a different kind of spiritual path. Outside the confines of organized religion, Dispenza was able to create a spiritual life that gives direction and meaning to all he does and all he is. God on Your Own is a book for anyone who has left (or is thinking of leaving) organized religion but wants to continue on a spiritual path. Dispenza, a noted author and retreat leader, provides a spiritual road map for those who want to make the transition from conventional religion toward a richer and more satisfying direct relationship with the Source, without rules, dogmas, or doctrines. Throughout the book, Dispenza offers wise, compassionate guidance, speaking as one seeker to another. He has made this journey himself, gleaning spiritual truth from across traditions and practices. |
| gods of the left hand path: Serving at Satan's Altar W L Newton, 2020-09-15 The God most of the world worships is known as Yahweh/Jehovah, yet what if you were told that this isn't the true God, but an angel posing as God? What if you were to be told that Satan is not the enemy but the wife of the true God and Creator? This is the book of hidden teachings! Satan or Iblis is the wife of the True Creator, and the Mother of all! Satan is the Ultimate Reality known as Haawiya who is the Mother of all, the Void or the True Creator of all! In this book I give the proofs of the esoteric/occult teachings that have been hidden for centuries! These are the teachings of true Satanism, and it is through Satan our Mother that we will come to the knowledge of the Truth! |
| gods of the left hand path: American Gods Neil Gaiman, 2002-04-30 Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same... |
| gods of the left hand path: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Julian Jaynes, 2000-08-15 National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry |
| gods of the left hand path: When God Talks Back T.M. Luhrmann, 2012-11-13 A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise. |
| gods of the left hand path: Black Magick Manifesto Timothy Donaghue, 2018-11-07 The ULTIMATE introduction to Left Hand Path philosophy, it distills my 413-page tour de force Black Magick into a blistering 41-page carpet bomb. This convenient dissertation incites a Copernican Revolution in black magick studies, and furnishes logical conclusions to all the notorious inquiries that have perennially confused magicians. |
| gods of the left hand path: THE LEFT-HAND PATH : Mastering the Dark Forces of the Occult ETHAN GRAVES, 2025-05-03 Are you drawn to the forbidden, the obscure, the hidden truths that lie beyond the boundaries of conventional spirituality? Do you feel the call of the Left-Hand Path but seek clarity beyond myths, fear, and misinformation? Do you want to understand what Satanism and Luciferianism really are—and how their philosophies unlock personal power? This book is your gateway into the world of the occult’s darkest forces—an unfiltered guide to mastering the Left-Hand Path, understanding its principles, and exploring its transformative potential. Inside, you’ll discover: What the Left-Hand Path truly represents—and why it’s not what mainstream culture tells you The core beliefs and rituals of modern Satanism and Luciferianism, stripped of dogma and sensationalism How the underworld archetypes (Satan, Lucifer, Lilith, etc.) can serve as psychological and spiritual tools The historical evolution of the Left-Hand Path across cultures and secret societies Real practices used to connect with shadow forces and awaken hidden aspects of the self How to develop a personal path that embraces individualism, rebellion, and inner sovereignty Whether you're a beginner curious about esoteric systems, or a seasoned occultist looking to deepen your understanding, this book offers a structured, rational, and practical approach to the most misunderstood path in modern occultism. This is not shock value. This is transformation through knowledge—without censorship, fear, or filters. |
| gods of the left hand path: God Is a Bullet Boston Teran, 2011-09-21 An ex-member of a bloodthirsty cult must pair up with a police officer to take down the group’s murderous leader in this dark, wrenching thriller about personal conviction, retribution, and survival. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, and January Jones “In a word: Wow. God Is a Bullet is a kick-ass, in-your-face tour de force from start to finish.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Match Case Hardin has stared into the face of evil and lived. Now Case learns that the satanic cult that turned her from a lost child into a broken, drug-addicted shell of a woman has taken down more victims, butchering a man and a woman in their suburban home and abducting a young girl. Fueled by rage and the need to redeem her life, Case teams up with the missing girl’s father—a straight-arrow desk cop named Bob Hightower—to track the girl down. With Case as his mentor, Hightower will begin a hunt through the satanic underground few have encountered and even fewer have survived, to pry his child from the hands of a madman. WINNER OF THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD • EDGAR AWARD FINALIST |
| gods of the left hand path: The "God" Part of the Brain Matthew Alper, 2008-09-01 A thought-provoking study of science and religion about our human need to believe in a higher power, for spiritual seekers and atheists alike. In The God Part of the Brain, Matthew Alper pioneers a radical theory: the human inclination toward spirituality and belief in a higher power can be attributed to a specific part of our brain. This bold hypothesis takes us on an exciting journey that merges science, philosophy, and spirituality in a unique way. Alper engages readers with compelling arguments based on neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and anthropology, provoking profound thought on the nature of existence and our inherent need for spiritual meaning as a coping mechanism that emerged in humans to help us survive our unique and otherwise debilitating awareness of death. His narrative is accessible yet deeply profound, providing insights that stimulate both intellectual curiosity and spiritual introspection. Key Features: Groundbreaking Hypothesis: Presents a bold new theory about the neuroscientific basis of human spirituality. Interdisciplinary Approach: Combines insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and anthropology to explore spiritual experiences. Intellectually Stimulating: Challenges readers to contemplate profound questions about existence, faith, and the human mind. Accessible Narrative: Engages readers with a narrative that is both informative and accessible, regardless of their scientific background. Provocative and Thoughtful: Invites deep introspection about our inherent need for spiritual meaning. Praise for The God Part of the Brain This cult classic in many ways parallels Rene Descartes' search for reliable and certain knowledge...Drawing on such disciplines as philosophy, psychology, and biology, Alper argues that belief in a spiritual realm is an evolutionary coping method that developed to help humankind deal with the fear of death...Highly recommended.— Library Journal I very much enjoyed the account of your spiritual journey and believe it would make excellent reading for every college student - the resultant residence-hall debates would be the best part of their education. It often occurs to me that if, against all odds, there is a judgmental God and heaven, it will come to pass that when the pearly gates open, those who had the valor to think for themselves will be escorted to the head of the line, garlanded, and given their own personal audience. — Edward O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize-Winner This is an essential book for those in search of a scientific understanding of man's spiritual nature. Matthew Alper navigates the reader through a labyrinth of intriguing questions and then offers undoubtedly clear answers that lead to a better understanding of our objective reality. — Elena Rusyn, MD, PhD; Gray Laboratory; Harvard Medical School What a wonderful book you have written. It was not only brilliant and provocative but also revolutionary in its approach to spirituality as an inherited trait.— Arnold Sadwin, MD, former chief of Neuropsychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania A lively manifesto...For the discipline's specific application to the matter at hand, I've seen nothing that matches the fury of The 'God' Part of the Brain, which perhaps explains why it's earned something of a cult following. — Salon.com All 6 billion plus inhabitants of Earth should be in possession of this book. Alper's tome should be placed in the sacred writings' section of libraries, bookstores, and dwellings throughout the world. Matthew Alper is the new Galileo...Immensely important...Defines in a clear and concise manner what each of us already knew but were afraid to admit and exclaim.— John Scoggins, PhD Vibrant ... vivacious. An entertaining and provocative introduction to speculations concerning the neural basis of spirituality.— Free Inquiry Magazine |
| gods of the left hand path: Flatland Edwin A. Abbott, 2008-06-12 How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. |
| gods of the left hand path: Les Treatise De Magica Noir Winter Laake, 2011-12-21 'Les Treatise De Magica Noir' - Translated from French to literally mean, 'The Book of Black Magic, is a work that lives up to its name. The book stays within the framework of the arcane arts and nothing else. It contains unique spells, that are revolutionary in their time. Foreward by Kenneth Anger. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, 2014-03-04 A new epic fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time® Series |
| gods of the left hand path: The Beating of His Wings Paul Hoffman, 2014 This is the final instalment in the epic Paul Hoffman trilogy following Cale and the Sanctuary of the Redeemers. This climatic ending will bring this narrative to a close, and finally the fate of the angel of death will be revealed. |
| gods of the left hand path: Grimoire of Tiamat Asenath Mason, 2014-12-14 |
| gods of the left hand path: Magick of the Ancient Gods Michael Ford, 2009-06-01 THE GODS OF ABOVE AND BELOW FROM THE LEFT HAND PATH Perhaps you have sought for the hidden mysteries of the old gods, only to find a one-sided white light interpretation, the shadow often being diluted to suit general public consumption. If you have sought the Pagan gods in their balanced form - being of both light and darkness, you will be able to pass through the veiled tests of good and evil to understanding human nature and spirituality. Magick of the Ancient Gods presents techniques adapted from ancient hymns, spells and rituals from long overlooked Greek, Roman and Eastern religious lore as well as the role of the Olympian and Chthonic Gods in spirituality. The Left Hand Path offers instruction and guidance towards working with these Gods and Goddesses to become God Manifest or transforming the self into a living deific power. |
| gods of the left hand path: Nosferatu Magick Lucifer Faustus, Updated edition 2025! The next step in human evolution is in your hands and well within your reach. The new humanity is already on the face of the earth, and you have the opportunity to be part of this new era. Are you capable of embracing your dark side and releasing the chains of your true self? If so, here is the tool to help you free yourself from the shackles of the world, and no longer belong to the world, but rather be above it, and above the mass of unconscious beings that abundantly populate the ends of the earth. Homo Terribilis, popularly known as Vampires, have guided the steps of the world's population for millennia, and they are singers, politicians, scientists, priests, writers like me, and always occupy a position of leadership, prominence and visibility in some way. Homo Terribilis has a sharp and almost irresistible charisma, and can also be extremely magnetic and sexually attractive, characteristics conceived by the great accumulation of energy, and which are used so that he can hunt his prey without difficulty, and make them his energetic meal, to keep him healthy, young, super intelligent, with above-average senses, with almost superhuman physical strength, charismatic, attractive and magnetic. I offer you all these benefits, and more, you just need to accept the power of the knowledge that I offer you, and receive the inheritance of belonging to my Vampiric lineage, as a predator reborn from the entrails of your former self. Times are changing and a new era has already begun, will you remain forgotten in the past, or will you walk towards the glorious future that awaits all who have the courage to live it? There is no future without evolution, and the next evolutionary step will come through gnosis, the knowledge that transmutes. Receive the ancient knowledge of the ancient Vampires, the true Vampire Magick, the elixir of long life. I give it to you, receive it, and you will be received by the ancients. |
| gods of the left hand path: The Left Hand of Calvus Ann Gallagher, 2018-08-30 LARGE PRINT Former gladiator Saevius is certain Fortune |
| gods of the left hand path: Metaphysics of the Gods Brian Richard Taylor, 2017-04-16 Metaphysics of the Gods explores the concept that we are the creators of our own reality, together with our thoughts, feelings, karmic disposition, physical and planetary influences; we truly do make the world in our image; however, if we are not aware and in control of the mechanisms relating to how we perceive reality someone else will create it for us. The book will show how the subconscious is the main driving force behind our minds capacity, and to neglect this is to limit ones huge potential. It will expose the true purpose of meditation and how using it, at specific astrological times, to reprogram the subconscious, can harmonise both the spirit and the soul's connection to the physical realm, promoting realisation of your wishes, dreams and aspirations. The book also examines the ongoing battle between the opposing energetic characteristics of Jupiter and Saturn, along with the theological rivalry between the planets personified characters Jesus and Satan. It will also discuss the implications of Saturn ruling the Age of Aquarius, and its effect on the globalisation project, which could be interpreted as the Saturnisation of humanity. |
| gods of the left hand path: Read Like the Devil Camelia Elias, 2021-03-12 This course book offers rigorous deconstructions and revisions of traditional approaches to reading the playing cards, establishing a unique, oracular voice that's efficient, convincing, and poetic. |
| gods of the left hand path: Epoch Peter Carroll, 2024-05 This really is a pantheon for the present day: up-to-date technowizard artwork, a commentary which soars over millennia of tradition, picking out what is useful and relevant at the present, and icons which sum up what deities from the whole span of Western and not-so-Western culture have cumulatively come to mean. This is a book to which goddesses and gods, historically so sensitive about their images, should be happy to belong. Professor Ronald Hutton - Fellow of the British Academy Not content to release a new grimoire, the Chancellor of Arcanorium College has produced three. Oh, also, one of them is a Necronomicon. Elemental, Planetary, and Lovecraftian grimoires are joined by an accompanying tome of digitally and painstakingly rendered icons. The Portals of Chaos, and its Chaobala systemisation, marks a particularly cohesive collection of Carroll's work. But it also contains much exciting new material. Exploration of bi-planetary sorcery - a central component of Renaissance magic somewhat absent in modern occult discourse - is a particularly important feature. Epoch is a useful resource both for those just starting out and for experienced magicians. There is something here to excite and challenge occultists of many different dispositions and practices. Alexander Cummins - Author of 'The Starry Rubric' The enormous scope of the theory expounded within, coupled with the extraordinary pictures (which are better than anything of this ilk since Freida got down with her paintbrushes), provoke many thoughts as well as providing a neat summary of some complex ideas. Simultaneously a history and a prediction, it casts a spell covering spacetime and beyond, allowing your magick to have results. Nikki Wyrd -Author of 'The Book of Baphomet' Pulled together, it is a fantastic cohesion of ideas in need of cohering, doubly so because the cohesion makes no claims to antiquity and doesn't have to fit with either Neoplatonic emanations or Sanskrit body centres. Getting your head around the Chaobala is getting your head around a substantially updated magical cosmology. If that kind of thing is your jam, this kind of book is your toast. Gordon White - Runesoup Without a doubt, the Epoch will have a great influence on the chaos magick paradigm and modern magick in general for years to come. I think every magician, even if they have their own correspondences, should examine the Chaobola system for its elegance and breadth. James Wilber - Scroll of Thoth |
| gods of the left hand path: Qabalah, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic AJNA, 2008-02-01 |
| gods of the left hand path: A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett, 2005-05-24 THE SECOND BOOK IN THE TIFFANY ACHING SERIES Something is coming after Tiffany. . . Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but life isn't exactly what she thought it would be. She expects spells and magic - not chores and ill-tempered goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this? And Tiffany will find that she needs her magic more than ever, to fight off the insidious, disembodied creature that is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself. Will she succeed? |
| gods of the left hand path: Choosing Up Sides John Ritter, 2000-04 In 1921, 13-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father, that such a condition is evil and must be overcome |
| gods of the left hand path: The Book of Mephisto Asenath Mason, 2006 |
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