THE TREE OF LIFE
In the time when magic had a bad reputation, Israel Regardie viewed it as a definite scientific system and a profoundly spiritual form of life. In his early twenties (24), he took the responsibility of ensuring that it available to an extensive audience of enthusiastic spiritual seekers. He wanted to elaborate on the basic principles universal to all superstition, notwithstanding of any spiritual course or a particular custom.
The outcome was what presents a huge amount of different material in the notably unified whole- the tree of life. Since its first publication, the book has maintained a high rate of demand owing to its accomplished blend of classical wisdom and contemporary magical background.
The great work has been diligently edited by veterans of the famous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn– who strived individually with him. The matter has been defined with commentary, annotations, and informative notes. A brand-new introduction, bibliography, glossary, index, and a treasure of fashionable illustrations exist.
“The Tree of life remains a work that would be hard to celebrate too profoundly; there is no doubt that it is going to be one of the masterpieces of occultism.”
Israel Regardie’s career was so successful and famous that he later became recognized as the man who eliminated the extreme secrecy that surrounded modern occultism and rendered the magical works of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn available to all spiritual enthusiasts. Before his death, Israel Regardie was regarded by many people as one of the chief caretakers of the Golden Dawn culture, a drift of magic and spiritual system that drew many notable occultists of late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprising of Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers, Dr. William W. Westcott, Arthur Edward Waite, Aleister Crowley, and William Butler Yeats.
The tree of life is acknowledged by many people as one of the very detailed releases on magic ever documented. More so, it remains an excellent foundation to the subject. Although Crowley had earlier attempted to compose magical writings that were considered readable and easily understandable, he never managed to achieve what was achieved by The Tree of life. On the other way, Regardie’s text is usually termed as necessary for learning the more complex writings of Crowley.
According to Francis King and Isabel Sutherland in The Rebirth of Magic:
As per Isabel Sutherland and Francis King, Crowley wrote with exceptional precision and coherence on yoga yet is completely magical works are considerably difficult to a reader who is not furnished with full concept of Mather’s Qabalistic practice, the customs of the popular Golden Dawn as well as the experiences of Crowley’s personal life.
“The learner got it where the master had lost. Regardie, in 1932, wrote two books, A Garden of Pomegranates and The Tree of life. Many people regarded them as minor occult classics. “We are happy to present this recently annotated and adorned version of Regardie’s excellent text, The Tree of life. For the reader’s benefit, we have added chapter titles. Again, the entire endnotes are ours. Although the past releases of The Tree of life had a bit of illustration, some additions have been supplemented to this latest version. Further, we have added a bibliography, a detailed glossary as well as an index.
With The Tree of life, the reader will find a far-reaching examination of the customs of the Western mystic cultures in addition to a bird’s eye glimpse into the philosophy behind those works. In the introduction to his second release, Regardie put down that: “This book has unique significance for me that neither of my other writing ever had.” Going as per this evaluation we wholeheartedly agree, for The Tree of Life has exceptional significance for us too. In particular, out of his all books, The Tree of life appears to denote that bizarre quality of writing that we have never failed to be recognized. Among the pillars of this work is his passion to involve the reader with motivation, his appreciation of divine invocations and mystical poetry, and his insight of the pleasure in the spiritual search for connection with the divine and at the top of all, the selfless desire to bestow what he has learned with others. To be precise, The Tree of life is a precious resource that will make whoever reads it more affluent spiritually.
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