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Contents
ForewobrySd h anOia tes 7
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Introduction 11
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1 Att heC rossrooaftd hseW o rlds 15
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2 SolomonMiacg ick 23
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3 TheB looodft heL iviBnogn es 4 7
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4 Withitnh eM ountaoifnD ameV enus 74
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5 TheV inculoufEm r os 98
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6 TheA rto fT imelTersasd ition 119
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7 Withitnh eV eiolfN ight 143
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8 AgaintshteC urrent 161
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Farewell 169
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SelecBtiebdl iography 172
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Notes 177
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Index 179
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Foreword
Occultiasntdsm ystihcasv ef orm anyc enturdieebsa terde curryientg
transiqeunatl iotifew sh atc onstittuhtece osr ies suoefsb eliaenfdp ractice,
especiawlitlhyi tnh eC rafOtr.t hodotxh eolobgeyc omegsr aftoendt o
heterodox psychaonal locghye-mifcuasli tohn astp arkabs o lgde nroef
enquiSroy,n. a turasleleyki ncgo mmensurraetsep onsweesa ,r eo bligteod
ask, wheexraec ttlhye nd,o w e encounttehreN octurnMayls teriuImn?
ourH eartPso?s sibWlityh.i tnh eM ind? ProbOarb,ml oyr.e p resumably,
withtihne ' OtherOn?c'e t herheo,w d ow er elattote h en uminouasn da t
whatp oindto esi nstinbcetc omec onctaenatwei thi ntiution.
Comprheensioonf sucha nomalioecsc urosn yl througdhi rect
apprehensviiotanh eS ource.
Gropinbgl indwley h opet or eacthh eT reeo f Gnosist,h ereto stand
beneaitthf sr agrbaonutg htso,c atcthh el eavtehsa fto rmula'tTeh Beo ok
ofW isdom,t'h eh oartyo met haqtu icketnhseb loodw,h enw ordo fi ti s
whispered atchreho aslsal nsd c orridoofrt se mplense,m etonasn dh oly
placeWso.r dsh erset iamr a elstrwoimt hin each reaIddeerad sra anwenw.
fromc ompountdr utchass wti det hei nfluenocfet heimra gicP.r ofound
messagceosm peglr eadte edosf v ariafnotr tunseu,b jeacstt heayr et o
thew indosf F atien a lHle rg uises.
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expressoifo Cnr afTtr aditieovnesnf, e webry a cademiwchso actually
practmiesaen ingftuhlelf yr uiotfst heisrt udiFeesw.e srt ielnlg agient he
Gnosigse neratbeytd h aftu sioonfM inda ndS pirwiitt thh ee nigmatic
WorlSdo ult,h eA nimaM undiw,h ereitnhe M agusb ecomeas l ocufso r
hiss upremaer tTe.he genesoifse xpressfioornm ulaat teesm plaftoer
pleromrieca lisaatcitoinv awtietdh itnh ei ntuitrievaed eTrh.i sb ooki s
8 NicholdaeMj a ttoFsr isvold
primetdh routghhe i nnovatlievnoesf r adipcsayl choloDgri.Ns itc,h olaj
de MattosF risvowlhdo, b oldluyt ilihsieses x pertei tsoe xplore
fundamenkteaylts h aotf fecro mpellviinsgtt ahsr ouwghhi cthh er eader
mayp articiipnta htinese buloaunsde nigma'tOitch erwoorfls dh'a dows.
Forcber eathtehsr ouaglhfl o rmG.r eelne avaersee nlivebnyem dy stical
subtlaesti yn kr ecorad gsr annda rratsitvyela el,b eiintt heT raditional
sensAe .g rammaorf e ruditoifoi nn,s igahntdi nformed p-raDcrt ise
Frisvodleds criab peosr ttahlr ougwhh icthh ev oyeumra y peer ai nto
subjecpteirvsep ecotvievtreh ,et hreshoofls du blimnionramlali tiyn,v iting
theml,i kAeli cet,h routghhel ookignlga sAs v.i sionlaarnyd scape presents
ar everosfaa llt lh aitsk nownf ora ltlh aitsn ota,l tlh aitst rufeo ra ltlh at
isn ot-a' wyrdj'o urnienyt hea bsolusteen se.
Languaegneg agtehser eadedrr,a winn b yt hew ritecrr'astf otp artaokne
a conscioluesv eslo meu nderstanodfi ntghe a fore-mteinoned
'OtherworUlsdi.n'pg o etniuca ncienst andewmi thhi asd eptnweistsh in
higsi vefine lodf p rofessiposnyaclh olDorgF yr,i svoldu slt ehardosu ag h
descejnotu rnewyh,e rsee velne vealrset ravertsoee dn actth ep rimal
exchanbgeet weeGno da ndm an.M omentosf r epoasned a ctigoenn erate
the' scaplhai losophaonrudtm h'es evecni rculiatb yriwnhtohs,ep athways
andp latfowremasv ues f orwairndt toh ea rco fa lplo tentiality.
Force ytirealndssp arteotn hceCy o mpaswsh,e rper actaidcviaclpe e rsuades
rituaaclt ivtioct oyu nttehreo ftebna fflinagn di ntretpriida ngulaoft ions
dryf orme lsewhefroeu ndC.a ina ndS ethb,e areorfst heT winP illars
receiuvne- prejudeixcpiraels stihorno ugthh eM ysterailessao s sociated
witAhp ollaon dD ionyswuhso m ergien taoh armonuinci teym braced
upont heV iaV erCar uzW.e hungefro r retwuet rhne;p rogeonfyt hes o
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emblazonceuds po fa lllu minraela liTthyu.sd ow e pusht owartdhse
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junctuorfefi rea ndi cei,n ttoh ef aermioeu ndst,o r endt heV eiolf t he
nebulo'uOst heBra.r'r iteorr se alisarteisotnot rhees tigmoafe xile.
YetG nosiiss n ota cquirtehdr ouglhe arnibnugtf, r omu nderstanding.
Understandiisin mgp arttehdr ougehx perieanlcoen Aen!d experience
occurosn ltyh rouglhi teernagla gemewnitt hisna cresdp acees,s entially
thec rux,t hep oinutp ont hec rossroaodrsQ ,u tubo f potentialities.
Moreovewri,t htihni ism pligceinte saic se,n triffuogracpleu lsienst pol ay
leadionugta llle apers-in-b,de atnwceienng totwhaeer ddgsoe ft hea bsys,
wherteh ev oitdr ansmuatleklsi neteince rgiyn tsot reaomfsl ightk-alas
upont hem iasmiwce b,t heM atrioxf B einwgi thitnh eV oido fN on
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ignorance, extphreeV sisritnuogef T rutthh aitn i tusn veilifinlgt,e rs
illuminatthieog nu,i dteo e nlightenmEexnptl.o ration otfr utthhess e
brinagnsa warenetshsah to neosu rp erceptoifot nh er oleasn dr ealoift y
theT ricksttheerS ,a get,h eM astearn dt heS ervantth,eD evialn dt he
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andn ott hem undanaen de rroneopuosl aroirtw yo,r sea-d ualiStuyc.h
artificliimailt atinoengsa tfer uitoifoT nh eW ork.
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particutlhaerW lilyd,e rnoefsi sn gresst haecn odn greosfst heW asteland
ase lemengtesmr anet ot heM ysteriaersea lludteod, s uggested, or
expressiencd o lluswiiotnrh e levant tThheemM euss.ei sa lstoh eH arpy;
Hert wof acerse flectth eP alaen dt heD arka specotfst hef emalneu men
exemplifibeedsi tn t heS pinnaenrd t heR eaperC.a ndidDlry F,r isvold
dispatcehrerso neomuiss concepttihoadntis v erfgreo mt hec entrpaoli nt
ofT ruthC.r afatn cestroifbe lso oadn db onek,i tahn dk inh,e artahn d
homeb ecomree vealin etdh eir glporriimoaulsCi rtiyt.i ctahllityse, n acious
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andu ncompromissitnug,d s yupportbeydm anifoelxdp ertiissg ei ven
expresstihorno ugthh es ynergifisetlimdce diumosf o ccultifsoml,k lore
anda strology.
Withitnh eA ppenidcest,h emeosf surrendaenrdw ilslt imultahtee
dynamibce wteenH orizoann dA byssO,r deaaln dA rdouarn dt he
hierarocfht yh eG olden Choafib ne inAgl.l t hespeo tencdieevse lop
intao p urposebfauclk drfoopr t hej ournoefyt heP ilgraismt heayr e
guideudp ont hep athof O neb yt heH igheSre lofr ( AgathDaa)i mon
whoc hallentgheeas s piriannt th euinrd erstanodfit nruge i ngreassts h at
whicihs b eyonda,n dn otw ithin StehleB£r aveDlry. F risvopludr sues
causaliatnidpe rsa xemsi sapproprtihartoeudg htohuetC raffta,c ilitating
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