Gold: Israel Regardie's Lost Book of Alchemy

by Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero

Overview

In this newly discovered text, famed occultist Israel Regardie sheds light on the psychological and spiritual meaning behind the symbols and metaphors of alchemy. Locked away for years before it was made available, and now fully annotated by Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, Gold is the first new book by Regardie published in decades.

Analyzing important seventeenth-century alchemical treatises, such as "The True Book of the Learned Synesius," Regardie uses the language of Jungian psychology, magnetism, and hypnosis while citing his own unique experiences as a therapist and healer. Learn about spiritual alchemy and the connection between ancient magic and modern-day psychology. Explore the similarities between alchemical theory, Taoist philosophy, yoga, Zen Buddhism, and experiments with the human aura. With illustrations and appendices, including Regardie's original text "The Art of True Healing," Gold is a definitive work by a true master.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738743479
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	04/08/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	307,758
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Francis I. Regardie, born in London, England, November 17, 1907; died in Sedona, Arizona, March 10, 1985.  Came to the United States in August 1921, educated in Washington D.C. and studied art in school in Washington and Philadelphia.  Returned to Europe in 1928 at the invitation of Aleister Crowley to work as his secretary and study with him.  Returned to London as secretary to Thomas Burke 1932-34, and during that time wrote A Garden of Pomegranates and The Tree of Life.

In 1934 he was invited to join the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, during which time he wrote The Middle Pillar and The Art of True Healing, and did the basic work for The Philosopher's Stone.

Returning to the United States in 1937 he entered Chiropractic College in New York, Graduating in 1941, and published The Golden Dawn.  Served in the U.S. Army 1942-1945, and then moved to Los Angeles where he opened a chiropractic practice and taught psychiatry.  Upon retirement in 1981, he moved to Sedona.

During his lifetime, he studied psychoanalysis with Dr. E. Clegg and Dr. J. L. Bendit, and later studied psychotherapy under Dr. Nandor Fodor.  His training encompassed Freudian, Jungian and Reichian methods.

Both Chic and Tabatha are Chief Adepts of the Golden Dawn as re-established by Israel Regardie. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, of which Chic is the G.H. Imperator, and Tabatha is the G.H. Cancellaria, is an international Order with Temples in several countries. The Ciceros have written numerous books on the Golden Dawn, Tarot, and Magic, including Self-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition, The Essential Golden Dawn, Tarot Talismans, and updates, annotations and introductions to classic Israel Regardie texts such as The Philosopher's Stone, The Middle Pillar and A Garden of Pomegranates.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Illustrations.................................................................................................................................... 4

Foreword by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero............................................................................ 5

Introduction to Regardie’s Text by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero.......................................... 7

Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 30

The True Book of the Learned Greek Abbot Synesius Taken out of the Emperor’s Library.................. 38

Chapter One: Alchemy and Psychology.................................................................................................. 49

Chapter Two: The Universal Agent, Polarity, and the Collective Unconscious........................................ 63

Chapter Three: The Mystical Experience................................................................................................. 77

Chapter Four: The Great Work............................................................................................................... 97

Chapter Five: The Secret Fire................................................................................................................ 117

Chapter Six: Magnetism, Visualization, and Healing............................................................................. 133

Chapter Seven: Alchemical Symbolism and the Aura............................................................................ 147

Chapter Eight: In Conclusion................................................................................................................ 157

Appendix I: The Art of True Healing.................................................................................................... 176

Appendix II: Correspondences.............................................................................................................. 202

Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 214

Bibliography......................................................................................................................................... 256

Index..................................................................................................................................................... 264