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Solar Lodge Meets Poke Runyon

This Thursday, May 17th, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (in California), The Hermetic Hour will present a book review by host Poke Runyon of the newly released Inside Solar Lodge, Behind the Veil by Frater Shiva.

Solar Lodge was the legendary psychedelic era magical group in the Los Angeles area that flourished from the mid-1960s until it was driven underground by a anti-occult witch hunt following a tragic fire at its desert commune near Blythe in 1969. Regardless of whatever criticisms could be made about Solar Lodge -- and most were grossly exaggerated -- it was the most magically powerful, focused and cohesive magical organization since the early days of The Golden Dawn.

The true story of its fascinating origin, development and eventual decline is finally told by the man who was the Solar Lodge's chief executive officer under the command of Thelemic Avatrix Jean Brayton. And who better to tell the story? Frater Shiva will call in during the second half of the show, and give us his personal views on the subject. -- So, if you really want to know about the magical revival in California, tune in and we'll lift the veil.

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Musick Without Tears

I'm happy to announce that the new album by The Green Man, 'Musick Without Tears', is now available. Info from the label:

"After four years, the Green man are back with a full-length album containing 10 songs for the New Aeon: 'Musick Without Tears'. With the distinctive style that has always characterized their sound, The Green Man's compositions are thelemic hymns of magic and ritual, love and despair, with references, among others, to the occult life and works of Aleister Crowley and Kenneth Grant. 'Musick Without Tears' is also enriched by the contribution of many artists of the scene, including Patrick Leagas (DI6, 6Comm), Nicholas Tesluk (Changes), Gianluca Becuzzi (Pankow, Limbo) and Genevieve Pasquier. A dark and entrancing gem, with its alluring blend of emotive ballads and stirring incantations,'Musick Without Tears' is a must for all those interested in the magical, occult side of music."

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Frater Shiva: Blazing Diamond

Desert Star Temple [Publisher] presents

Blazing Diamond

- The Full Spectrum -

a basic textbook by Frater Shiva

Los Lunas, NM: Desert Star Temple, 2012. First Edition – Hardcover, Softcover, PDF. 239 pages, 6"x9", B/W Illustrations, Tables & Diagrams.

Designed for the beginner as well as the entry-level initiate, this essay is a Primer, a basic textbook of the Outer Order. From the gold and silver mines of the aspirant, through the machine shop of the initiate, to the rarified realms of the eighth and ninth chakras, Blazing Diamond delivers the Full Spectrum of instructions in Mysticism and White Magick. Highly illustrated, with an ample Appendix of simplified technical data and basic practices. It doesn't get much simpler than Blazing Diamond!

John Dee's "Monas hieroglyphica"

John Dee's masterwork can be yours!

Description:
28 leaves. A-G4. Title with woodcut architectural border and arms of the Emperor Maximilian, to whom the book is dedicated. With woodcut diagrams within. (4to) 18.1x14 cm. (7¼x5½"), modern wrappers. First Edition.

Very Rare and Important First Edition of Dee's Masterwork, in which he presents and explains his "Hieroglyphic Monad": a synthetic graphic figure at once summarizing and symbolizing the key forces operative in Nature. Dee said he discovered the Monas through "Platonic Remembrance," and he claimed that its study would revolutionize the sciences. The most learned man in England, Dee authored both scientific and philosophical works, and he actively promoted the practical sciences of navigation and cartography in England – training many of those who would pilot England's voyages of discovery. Dee's high status as a scholar earned him the rank of some-time advisor and tutor to Queen Elizabeth, and by some accounts he was also her spymaster ( the original "007", which purportedly was the "eyeglass" insignia used by Elizabeth in her secret communiqués to him). The Monas Hieroglyphica was highly regarded by the illuminati, and Queen Elizabeth herself is said to have been tutored in it by Dee. The Macclesfield copy (bound with a 1505 printing of Hermes Trismegistus) sold in 2005 for $70,400 (hammer price).

Thelema NOW! Guest: James Wasserman

One of Thelema NOW's all time favorite guests is back.  James Wasserman gives us the lowdown on his book The Temple of Solomon: From Ancient Israel to Secret Societies.  Find out what a trip to Israel meant to Mr. Wasserman, his opinions on the Bible, and being at one with his God.

Weiser Antiquarian Books Catalogue # 100

Another extraordinary list from the good people at Weiser Antiquarian...

Rare and Interesting Books & Ephemera may now be viewed at: www.weiserantiquarian.com/catalog

Weiser Antiquarian Books is pleased to announce the release of the one-hundredth of our on-line catalogues. Being catalogue 100 we decided to take the opportunity to show-case 100 rare and unusual items from across our areas of specialization. Given that every book in the catalogue is, to some degree, "special," it seems pointless to call attention to particular items.

Damon Albarn: Dr Dee

New album from Damon Albarn just released on EMI called Dr Dee.

Filled with Golden Dawn references and if I am not mistaken seems to include a sample of Crowley's Voice...