Edited by Oliver St. John
The creative stream issuing from the Thelemic current or Hermetic Light cannot be set in stone tablets for all time – our methods and our rituals are constantly evolving. The products of magical work may also include poetry, essays, short stories and illustrations or other art. With valuable contributions made by Order members and others, there was a need for a series of Journals to make all this available to those with a serious interest in Hermetic magick and philosophy. This, the first number, edited by the author of "The Ending of the Words", "Hermetic Qabalah" and "Ritual Magick", contains fifteen articles and essays and is fully illustrated throughout. The final piece, "Lost Words of the Aeon" by Oliver St John & Sophie di Jorio, is a chapter that was not included in published editions of The Ending of the Words (see below).
By Oliver St. John and Sophie di Jorio
Two editions are currently available: Crown Quarto full colour (Third Special Edition) and black and white (Third Edition). It is also available as an Amazon Kindle eBook. The Ending of the Words examines the thought and philosophy of the English magician Aleister Crowley through the lens of practical research. With an in-depth presentation of the source tradition, the book introduces Thelema, the Law of the New Aeon declared by Crowley, to a modern readership. The book includes a comprehensive glossary of Egyptian, Qabalistic and Thelemic terminology essential to the study of Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law.
By Oliver St. John
The book is illustrated with more than twenty diagrams and includes study material from our course in Hermetic Qabalah, including revised tables of correspondences. The book is a useful guide for those working through our correspondence course and an invaluable reference for anyone with serious interest in the subject, whether they are beginners or advanced practitioners.
The final section of the book is extracted from the knowledge papers of Ordo Astri and indicates some of the requirements expected from a Probationer 0=0 to the Order, as well as giving an outline of our curriculum and grade structure.
By Oliver St. John, with illustrations of the Grades by Rhys Trussler
Ritual Magick – The Rites and Ceremonies of Hermetic Light takes theory into practice, revealing the unique system of magical Initiation of Ordo Astri, the Order of the Star. The Kemetic and Thelemic stellar rites of the Order are collected together here in seven volumes, taking the aspirant from Probationer, whose task is to “Know Thyself”, to Adeptus Minor whose sole task is to obtain the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. The rituals are accompanied by lucid explanatory texts and are illustrated throughout.
Extract: The alchemists described the Great Work of Initiation as the transmutation of lead into gold. Lead is the metal of Saturn. It is symbolic of the darkness, heaviness and restriction of the material universe. The condition of the natural soul of the Neophyte is likewise one of darkness and heaviness – the inert, undifferentiated dross that must be brought to a new spiritual life by union with the Holy Guardian Angel.
Ritual Magick is a lavish and beautifully presented book (large 8.27” x 11.69” format) with six full-sized fine art drawings and hundreds of graphic illustrations and diagrams.