Initiation in the Aeon of the Child: The Inward Journey - Hardcover

J. Daniel Gunther

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9780892541454: Initiation in the Aeon of the Child: The Inward Journey

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ISBN 10: 0892541458 ISBN 13: 9780892541454

Publisher: Ibis Press, 2009

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A work of serious scholarship and profound spiritual insight, this book is destined to be considered as one of the most important original works on the Western Mystery Traditions in the last four decades. In 1904, The Book of the Law declared the advent of a new period in the course of human history - The Aeon of Horus or Aeon of the Child. The doctrine codified in The Book of the Law and the numerous other Holy Books known as Thelema revealed Aleister Crowley as the Prophet of the new Aeon. In this ground-breaking book, author, J. Daniel Gunther, provides a penetrating and cohesive analysis of the spiritual doctrine underlying and informing the Aeon of the Child and the sublime formulae of Initiation encountered by those who would probe its mysteries. Drawing on more than 30 years of experiences as a student and teacher within the Order of the A;. A;. the author examines the doctrinal thread of Thelema in its historical, religious and practical context. This book is written in clear, precise language that will aid those students who seek to navigate the difficult terrain of the spiritual quest. More advanced students will find tantalising clues to serve as guideposts and eventual confirmation of direct experience. The book contains numerous diagrams and detailed references encompassing ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, the Apocrypha, the Old and New Testaments, alchemy, hermetic Qabalah and tarot, as well as the writings of Carl Jung and Aleister Crowley.

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"J. Daniel Gunther provides a beautifully crafted description of the modern path of Initiation--the means by which Man becomes God. In my opinion, this is the most important original work to be published since the death of Aleister Crowley." -James Wasserman, author of "In the Center of the Fire"

""Initiation in the Aeon of the Child" is the first publication of some of the oral instructions of the modern A...A..., the teaching order co-founded by Aleister Crowley. Gunther writes with clarity, authority and persuasive earnestness about recondite and difficult subjects. He employs copious illustrations to clarify his exposition. This is one of those rare books that rises, in some passages, to the level of transmitted doctrinal insight. It is clearly deserving of a place in the curricula of both A...A... and O.T.O., and it deserves to be welcomed and studied carefully by Thelemites of all persuasions." -Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior, Ordo Templi Orientis

About the Author:

J. Daniel Gunther is a life-long student of esotericism, mythology and religion. A longtime member of A;. A;., the teaching Order established by Aleister Crowley, he is considered one of the foremost authorities in the field and serves on the editorial board of The Equinox and acts as a consultant and adviser for numerous occult publications.

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