The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

OCCULTISM To the readers of “The Equinox.”—All who are interested in curious old Literature should write to FRaNK HOLLInGs for his Catalogue of over 1000 items. Sent post free on receipt of name and address, and all future issues. A few selected items below. THE BOOK OF CEREMONIAL MAGIG, including The Rites and Mysteries of Gottic heurgy, Sorcery, and Infernal Necromancy. In Two Parts- I. An Analytical and Critical Account of the chief Macicat, Rrrvats extant. LI. A Complete Grinome of Biack Magic. By Axruur Epwarp Wate, the two chief sections are subdivided as follows: (a) Studies on the Antiquity of Magical Rituals; (2) The Rituals of Transcendental Magic, so-called; (¢) Composite Rituals; (d) The Rituals of Black Magic ; (e) The descending Hierarchy of Spirits; (7) The Léscer Key of Solomon the King ;(g) The Mystery of the Sanctum Regnum; (2) The Rite of Lucie tuge.: (é) The Method of Honorius, etc.y etc., etc. ‘The main objects of the work’ are? (1) ‘To determine the connection, if any, between the literature of CEREMONIAL Masic anv THe SecreT TravitioN IN CuxistiAN Tistss; (2) To show the fantastic nature of the distinction between White and Black Magic, so far, at least, as the texts are concerned, ‘The work is issued in crowh to, and includes about 80 engravings, some of which are full-page plates. Price x58. net. Post free. Handsomely bound. JUST PUBLISHED. WAITE (A. E.). The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry, and an Analysis of the Inter-Relation Between the Craft andthe High Dearees, in respect oftheir term of Research, expressed by the way of Symbolism, 2 vols large 8v0, with 26 /ull-page Portraits, and other illustrations, loth extra, bee. ee Book I. Fundamental Relations of the Craft and the High Grades. II. Development of the High Grades in respect of the Ancient Alliance. III. Of the New Alliance in Freemasonry. IV. The Masonic Orders of Chivalry. V. ‘Alchemy in Masonry. VI. Of Magical and Kabalistical Degrees. VIi. OF the Mysteries on their Mystical Side, and of this Subject in its relation to Masonry. THE KABBALAH UNVSILED, containing the following, Books of the Zohar: (1) The Book ‘of Concealed Mystery; (2) The Greater Holy Assembly: (3) The Lesser Holy Assembly; translated into English from the Latin Version of Knorr von Rosenroth, and collated with the original Chaldee and Hebrew text, by S. L. MacGnzcor- Matuens. New and cheaper edition, demy 8v 75. 6d. net. ‘The Bible, which has been probably more misconstrued than any other book ever written, contains numberless obscure and mysterious passages which are utterly unintelligible without some key wherewith to unl ir meaning. That key 1s given in the Kabbalah, ISIS UNVEILED: A Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology. By H. P, Bavarsky, In two volumes. Vol. I. Science, pp. xlv., 628. Vol. II, Theology, pp. iv», 640 and Index 52. 1s. net. Vol. 1. V. &r, Before the Veil—I. Old ‘Things with New Names—II. Phenomena and Forces—III. Blind Leaders of the ‘Theories respecting Psychic Phenomena—V. The Ether, or ‘Astral Light "VI. Psycho-Physical Phenomena <VH. The Elements, Elementals, and Elementaries—VIII. Some Mysteries of Nature—IX, Cyclic Phenomena— X.,The Inner and Outer Man XI. Psychological and Physical Marvels—X11. The ““Impassible Chasm "X11. Reali ties and Illusion—XIV- Egyptian WisdomXV. India the Cradle ofthe Race: a Vol, II.—I. The Church; Where is . Chi Crimes and Heathen Virtues—III, Divisions amongst the Early Christians—IV. Oriental Cosmogonies and Bible-Records—V. Mysteries of the Kabala—VI. Esoteric Doctrines of Buddhism Parodied in Christianity—VII. Early Christian Heresies and Secret Societies—VIIL. Jesuitry and Masonry— 1X. The Vedas and the Bible—X, The Devil Myth—XI. Comparative Results of Buddhism and Christianity—X1I. Con- clusions and Illustrations. TRANSCENDENTAL MAGIC: Its Doctrine and Ritual. By Exipnas Livi (a com- plete Translation of “Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie”), with a Biographical Preface by ARTHUR E. Warre, author of “Devil Worship in France,” etc., etc. Portrait of the Author, and all the original engravings. 8vo, 406 pp., cloth, x896. (Pub. 158,). Postage Free. 10s. 6c. ‘The Pillars of the Temple, Triangle of Solomon, The Tetragram, The Pentagram, Magical Equilil Sword, Realisation, Ini n, The Kabbalah, The Magic Chain, Necromancy, ‘Transmutations, Black. Magi Bewitch- ments, Astrology, Charms and Philtres, The Stone of the Philosophers, The Universal Medicine, Divination, The Triangle of Pantacles, The Conjuration of the Four, The Blazing Pentagram, Medium and Mediator, The Septenary of Talismans, A arming.to the Imprudent, The Ceremonial of Initiates, The Key of Occultism, The Sabbath of the Sorcerers, Witch- craft and Spells, The Writing of the Stars, Philtres and Magnetism, The Mastery of the Sun, The Thaumaturge, The Science of the Prophets, The Book of Hermes, etc. BOOK OF THE SACRED MAGIC (The) OF ABRA-MELIN THE MAGE, as delivered by Abraham the Jew unto his Son Lamech, a.p. 1458. ‘Translated from the Original Hebrew into French, and now rendered into English. From a unique and valuable MS. in the ‘ Bibliothéque de l'Arsenal” at Paris ; with copious Notes and Magical Squares of Letters. By L-'S, MAcGREGOR-MATHERS. 4¢0, Slack clot, Magical Square on side in gold. x90. (Pub, at 215). . Postage free. 108. 6d. ‘The original work, of which this is a transation, is unique, no other copy being known, although both Bulwer Lytton and Eliphas Lévi were’ well aware of its existence; the former having based part of his dsectiption of the sage Rosicrucian tine junter on that of Abra-Melin, while the account of the so-called Observatory of Sir Philip Derval in the Sérange Story was, to some extent, copied from that of the Magical Oratory and Terrace given in the present work. There are also other interesting points too numerous to be given here in detail. It is felt therefore that by its publication a service is rendered to lovers of rare and curious Books, and to Students of Occultism, by placing within their reach a magical work of so much importance, and one so interestingly associated with the respective authors of Zantoni and of the Dogma and Ritual of Transcendental Magic, ‘The Magical Squares or combinations of letters, placed in a certain manner, are said to possess a. peculiar species of automatic intelligent vitality apart from any of thé methods given for thelr we Tecommended to make no use of these whatever Unless this higher Divine Knowledge is approached worthy of it. ‘a frame of mind FRANK HOLLINGS, 7 GREAT TURNSTILE, HOLBORN, W.C.