The Way of the Golden Section: A Manual of Occult Training - Hardcover

by John Michael Greer (Author)

A manual for self-study and self-initiation into the tradition of occult study and practice, and ultimately into the Golden Section Fellowship.

This accessible and fascinating book contains comprehensive instructions for occult study, including morning and evening exercises, the sphere of protection, body practices, opening and closing a lodge, and the final ritual of initiation.

Also covered are exercises and meditations for the thirty-three symbols of the Way of the Golden Section.

The Way of the Golden Section re-examines the teachings of occultism to address the needs, hopes and fears of people in an ever-changing world.

Drawing on occultism's long heritage, this book presents occult training in a refreshing new way that is suited to today's students.

Author Biography

John Michael Greer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including 'The New Encyclopedia of the Occult', 'The Druidry Handbook', 'The Celtic Golden Dawn', and 'Circles of Power: An Introduction to Hermetic Magic'. An initiate in Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Greer served as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) for twelve years. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife Sara. Greer is also the author of eleven fantasy and science fiction novels and ten nonfiction books on peak oil and the future of industrial society, and also blogs weekly on politics, magic, and the future at www.ecosophia.net.