Bibliography

The following books and links were indispensable to a full understanding of this and similar projects. The list is taken from an early Oregon's Uuniversitas Occidentis document which outlines the reading, study and praxis requirements for the fraternal order that would come to be called the Companions of the Glyph. The first list describes those materials with which a Celebrant must be familiar for use in the Outer Hall. The second list corresponds to the work of the Middle Hall. There is no definitive list for Inner Hall initiates. A thorough perusal of these works should bring the curious up to speed on what we are up to.

I

The Magical Philosophy Series, Denning and Phillips
Planetary Magick, Denning and Phillips
Light in Extension, David Godwin
777, Aleister Crowley
Ladder of Lights, William Gray (and/or)
The Garden of Pomegranates, Israel Regardie
The Book of the Glyph, Frater Adsum Iterum
PRAXIS: The 2nd Book of the Glyph, by Frs. Adsum Iterum, Auxilior Arti, others.
John Opsopaus' Greek materials
The Middle Pillar, Israel Regardie
The Essays of Michael Freedman

II
Magickal States of Consciousness, Denning and Phillips
Magick Ritual Methods, William Gray
Modern Magick, Don Kraig
Arcana Mundi, George Luck
Mythology, Edith Hamilton (or any other book which treats of the subject in some depth)
Ceremonial Magick, Israel Regardie
Foundations of Practical Magick, Israel Regardie
The Golden Dawn (any edition), Israel Regardie
The Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Henry Agrippa, Donald Tyson
Anything on the history of Neoplatonism and its major lights.
Isis Unveiled and the Secret Doctine
by H.P. Blavatsky are both foundational works in Western occultism and, along with others, are now available on the Web.


Links Of Ogdoadic Import

The Official Aurum Solis site
The Official Astrum Sophia site
Ogdoadic Magick by Norman Kraft
Baptistry, fotos obligati
Renaissance astrology
Better grab this .pdf before someone demands it be taken down . . .
A House of the Astrum Sophia (excellent faq)
The Palindrome

E-texts and Resources

best Greek resource on the net
gematria/isopsephia calculator
Proclus
On the Sacred Art, by Proclus
On the Signs of Divine Possession, by Proclus
On the Mysteries, by Porphyry
The above three links are part of the excellent site at Chthonios Books

The folks at The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn maintain an excellent library of important manuscripts.
Plotinus
The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee
Liber AL vel Legis and the New Aeon English Qabalah
A most excellent archive of historical magickal texts.
The Hermetic Archive
Ficino's BOOK OF THE SUN
A Patristic literature site.
It's hard to know what Neoplatonism and gnosticism is about without some background provided by the preserved early works of Roman and Greek Christian fathers. Must read!

This page is part of The Companions of the Glyph Website.