Israel Regardie (1907-1985) was credited with removing the excessive secrecy surrounding modern occultism and for making the techniques of high magic available to all interested students. This edition was annotated by two Senior Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

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• Contents/strong>List of Illustrations ...........................................................................xviiIntroduction to the Third Edition by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero ...................................xxiiiIntroduction ...................................................................................xxxiiiPart One: PreliminariesChapter One: Mysticism: Magic and Yoga........................................3Chapter Two: In Defense of the Magical Art ..................................27Chapter Three: The Qabalah .............................................................39Chapter Four: The Astral Light ........................................................71Chapter Five: Man the Microcosm...................................................93Chapter Six: The Gods......................................................................115Part Two: Theory and PracticeChapter Seven: Magical Correspondences, Tools, and Techniques .............................................................................147Chapter Eight: The Training of the Will ........................................179Chapter Nine: The Vibration of God-names and Words of Power.....................................................................201Chapter Ten: Skrying and Astral Projection .................................221Chapter Eleven: The Assumption of Godforms...........................253Chapter Twelve: The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage......263Chapter Thirteen: Grimoires and Magical Evocation .................291Chapter Fourteen: Initiation and Group Ritual............................329Chapter Fifteen: Theurgy Versus Spiritualism and Black Magic...349Chapter Sixteen: Alchemy and the Mass of the Holy Ghost......369Chapter Seventeen: Prayers, Hymns, and Invocations...............381Appendix I: Books Recommended for Study ...............................421Appendix II: Sources For Illustrations...........................................423Glossary..............................................................................................433Bibilography ......................................................................................487Index ...................................................................................................495