Introduction to Magic

Julius Evola (1898-1974) was one of the foremost authorities on the world's esoteric traditions. He is the author of The Hermetic Tradition, The Yoga of Power, Revolt Against the Modern World, Eros and the Mysteries of Love, The Doctrine of Awakening, Mystery of the Grail Meditations on the Peaks, and Men Among the Ruins.

"Evola . . . had a clarity of mind and a gift for explaining tremendously difficult concepts in nonacademic language. . . . His descriptions of subtle states and the practices that lead to them are as lucid as these difficult subjects allow."

• Introduction to Magic Rituals and Practical Techniques for the Magus Editor's Note Preface Introduction Part I Pietro Negri * Sub Specie Interioritatis Leo * Barriers Abraxas * Knowledge of the Waters Luce * Opus Magicum: Concentration and Silence Ea * The Nature of Initiatic Knowledge Part II The Path of Awakening According to Gustav Meyrink Luce * Opus Magicum: Fire Abraxas * Three Ways Leo * Attitudes Commentaries on the Opus Magicum Part III Leo * First Steps Toward the Experience of the "Subtle Body" Knowledge as Liberation Abraxas * The Hermetic Caduceus and the Mirror Luce * Opus Magicum: The "Words of Power" and the Characters of Beings Pietro Negri * Knowledge of the Symbol Part IV Apathanatismos: Mithraic Ritual of the Great Magical Papyrus of Paris Part V Summary Abraxas * Instructions for the "Awareness of Breath" Oso * Notes on the Logos Arom * First Experiences Ea * The Problem of Immortality Part VI Leo * Beyond the Threshold of Sleep Ea * On the Magical View of Life Abraxas * The Second Preparation of the Hermetic Caduceus Iagla * Experiences: the Law of Beings The Path of Realization According to Buddha Various Commentaries Part VII Luce * Instructions for Ceremonial Magic Ea * The Doctrine of the "Immortal Body" De Pharmaco Catholico Part VIII Abraxas * Magical Operations with "Two Vessels"--Reduplication Tibetan Initiatic Teachings: The "Void" and the "Diamond-Thunderbolt" Arvo * On the Counter-Initiation Luce * Opus Magicum: Perfumes Part IX Arvo * Conscious Thought--Relaxation--Silence Ea * Considerations on Magic and Its Powers Abraxas * Magic of the Image Pietro Negri * An Italian Alchemical Text on Lead Tablets Part X Luce * Opus Magicum: Chains Leo * The Attitude Toward Initiatic Teaching Ea * Freedom, Precognition, and the Relativity of Time Commentary on the Opus Magicum Part XI Iagla * Serpentine Wisdom Luce * Invocations Excerpts from De Mysteriis The Message of the Polar Star Sirius * Mist and Symbols Ea * On the General Doctrine of Mantras Part XII Alba * De Naturae Sensu Leo * Aphorisms Pietro Negri * Adventures and Misadventures in Magic Various Commentaries