Awaken the Divinity Within You
It's time to claim your inner power and become the best version of yourself with this accessible introduction to the secrets of Hermeticism. Erich and Alannah Brown guide you through historical and modern magical concepts, such as the Tree of Life, sigils, and godforms, and they present easy-to-digest chapters with extensive techniques and illustrations.
Explore more than thirty rituals, exercises, and practices, including:
• The Qabalistic Cross
• Elemental Meditations
• Scrying • The Rose Ankh Vortex
• The Greater Ritual of the Pentagram • The Pyramid of Power
• The Gate of Transformation
Erich and Alannah show you how to use ceremonial magic to access the knowledge, personal power, and freedom that is your birthright.
By:
Erich Brown,
Alannah Brown
Foreword by:
Frater Barrabbas
Imprint: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9780738779027
ISBN 10: 0738779024
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 08 June 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents List of Rituals, Practices, and Exercises … ix Acknowledgments … xi A Prayer to Begin … xiii Foreword by Frater Barrabbas … xv Introduction … 1 Part One: Foundations Chapter 1: As Above, So Below … 11 Chapter 2: Hermetic Qabalah, the Tree of Life … 17 Chapter 3: Your True Will … 33 Chapter 4: The Three Veils and Shadow Work … 41 Chapter 5: Elemental Energies, Angels, Gods, and Archetypes … 55 Chapter 6: The Four Elements … 65 Chapter 7: Enochiana … 71 Part Two: Developing a Practice Chapter 8: Tools … 85 Chapter 9: The Tarot … 93 Chapter 10: Breathing and Meditation … 105 Chapter 11: Sigils … 115 Chapter 12: Pentagrams and Spirals … 125 Chapter 13: The Art of Scrying … 133 Chapter 14: The Art of the Eidolon … 139 Part Three: Rituals and Rites Chapter 15: The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram … 151 Chapter 16: The Middle Pillar … 161 Chapter 17: Temple Consecration … 167 Chapter 18: The Rose Ankh Vortex … 179 Chapter 19: Godforms … 189 Chapter 20: The Greater Ritual of the Pentagram … 199 Chapter 21: The Pyramid of Power … 217 Chapter 22: The Concourse of Forces for the Pyramid of Power … 229 Chapter 23: The Elemental Octagram … 243 Chapter 24: The Concourse of Forces for the Elemental Octagram … 255 Chapter 25: The Gate of Transformation … 281 Conclusion: Final Thoughts … 289 Appendix: Enochian Calls … 291 Recommended Reading … 307 Bibliography … 309
Erich Brown, aka Frater Anubis, has been studying ritual magick since he was a teenager. He started self-training in the Golden Dawn tradition and was later initiated into the Order of the Gnostic Star (E.S.S.G.) by its founder, Frater Barabbas, in his twenties. Erich currently co-leads the Temple of Limitless Light, a magical school dedicated to raising spiritual development in the community, with his wife. He studies elemental, planetary, and Enochian magick and the inner order teachings of the E.S.S.G. Visit him at YouTube.com/@WhirlingChinaCat. Alannah Brown cofounded and coleads the Temple of Limitless Light, a magical school dedicated to raising spiritual development in the community, with her husband Erich Brown. Learn more at YouTube.com/@WhirlingChinaCat. ~Frater Barrabbas (Richmond, VA) is a practicing ritual magician who has studied magick and the occult for over thirty-five years. He is the founder of a magical order called the Order of the Gnostic Star and he is an elder and lineage holder in the Alexandrian tradition of Witchcraft. ~
Reviews for Modern Hermeticism: A Beginner's Guide to Ceremonial Magick
""An excellent introduction and thoroughly readable overview of aspects of Hermeticism most important to the study and practice of modern ritual magick."" —Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley ""A helpful, down-to-earth primer that covers the essentials of practical magic in the Western Esoteric Tradition."" —Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, authors of Golden Dawn Magic ""A thoughtful and artfully presented introduction and overview of Western ceremonial magick traditions. The author skillfully covers both theory and practice in a way which is approachable for a beginner, but detailed enough for those wishing to dig deep. Recommended!"" —David Shoemaker, PsyD, author of Living Thelema