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The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic

by Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

Description

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Delve into the astonishing depths of Regardie's magical magnum opus - one of the most comprehensive books on magic ever to appear * From the author of A Garden of Pomegranates, The Golden Dawn, and The Middle Pillar * A lavishly illustrated edition of The Tree of Life, annotated with critical commentary and explanatory notes * Includes a new introduction, glossary, bibliography, and index In 1932, when magic was a 'forbidden subject', Israel Regardie wrote The Tree of Life at the age of 24. From the day it first appeared, this book has remained in high demand by ceremonial magicians for its skillful combination of ancient wisdom and modern magical experience.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Initiatory orders and secret societies and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “ceremonial magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the description, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “ceremonial magic”· via OpenAlex
    • “Magic”· in title
    • “Magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
    • “Magic”· in edition title
  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Retained metadata contains “golden dawn” in the description.

    • “golden dawn”· in description

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Editions

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OpenAlex scholarly book record

1969-01-01Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

Subjects

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