The Hidden Work: Including the Periodic Table of Angels [Paperback]

E. J. Gold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1991

A contemporary manual of spiritual practice and esoteric approaches to prayer. The author draws on ancient, and medieval sources, as well as 20th century research and years of his own exploration of the inner meaning of rituals and shamanistic methods. Includes foldout chart: The Periodic Table of Angels, first time in print, anywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gateways Books & Tapes; 2nd edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895560887
• ISBN-13: 978-0895560889
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #839,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Prayer-Absolute / Eternal Return, November 2, 2006

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This review is from: The Hidden Work: Including the Periodic Table of Angels (Paperback)

Before reading The Hidden Work readers may benefit from a study of the groundwork laid by the author
in earlier works such as, " The Human Biological Machine as a Transformational Apparatus ", " Practical Work on Self " and
perhaps even " Visions in the Stone ".

The Hidden Work was for a long time passed over by the author and publisher because of the profundity of the material but
eventually released in the sincere hope that the tiny seeds of ancient ideas revealed theirin regarding service humans can
provide to the highest dimensions would eventually fall on fertile ground.

A kernal idea eloquently expressed within The Hidden Work is that the Absolute suffers and that by the practice
of Prayer-Absolute we as humans can fulfill our real obligation here on earth.

In the words of the author, chapter 2, page 10 ,
" If only we knew the ancient use and method of prayer, then we would
be able to pay nature for our organic arising and, at the same time, ascend to the Cross for the alleviation of the
suffering of the Absolute. During the days of the Summerian and Babylonian civilizations, they knew exactly how to make
real prayer. Those were the good old days! When knowledge and understanding prevailed immortality was not sought after
for itself. The question of why man exists and why the Creator made the possibility of immortality for human beings was tied
to the sole purpose of alleviating the suffering of the Endless Creator. The Work is a return to this world because we have
compassion towards the Absolute. Because of this compassion, we are willing to take the obligation to perfect ourselves,
endure eternal return, awaken the machine and allow it to act
upon our Being as a source of transformation. This is what makes the Work different from
the Bodhisattva Vow, for which one returns to this world as a form of compassion for all other beings. "

The author explains how to do Prayer-Absolute, originally called The Hidden Work in ancient Egypt. This text is not a prayer
book however. Rather, it is a technical manual for what seems to be a rather dangerous occupation, as in how a lightning rod
draws down lightning. But, for those who have the inspiration to pray, The Hidden Work should come in very handy indeed.

In the chapter, " The Method of Prayer Absolute ", a very definite sequence of contemplations required for
the performance of Prayer-Absolute is given along with a contemplation prayer which I include here since I particularly
like it myself:

In motion, bowing, my presence comes to Thee.
Humbly, with heart alive, my presence awakens to Thee.
With clear mind, my presence comes to know Thee.
With pity for Thy suffering, my presence becomes aware of Thee.
With yearning, my presence wishes to comfort Thee.
In contemplation, my presence recognizes how to serve Thee.
In mystery, my presence is a comfort to Thee.
In form and formlessness, my presence becomes Thee.

Another of the many ' useful tips ' in this book has to do with the way one holds
his or her hands in prayer. In the authors words, " It might be interesting to note here that the way we hold our hands in
prayer determines the type of prayer which we perform. For example, when the hands are held in the traditional prayer
position, pointing the fingertips upwards, this automatically invokes the Law of Seven, the procession of temporary tensions
which is that part of the Octave governing linear, organic processes, and at the same time also involuntarily invokes visions
of little painted plaster statuettes of praying hands gathering dust on thousands and even tens of thousands of coffee tables
and lowboys throughout all of the known and half of the unknown worlds.
If you invert the hands with the fingers pointing down, palms together, placing them near the solar plexus while sensing
the effect, you can notice the difference in subjective sensations between the upright and inverted praying hands.
The upright praying position is devotional; the inverted prayer hands are invocational, and better for drawing down the
healing force; when held in this position, they form the receptive vessel for energies of higher dimensions. "

Finally, the last chapter entitled, " The Periodic Table of Angels " mentions the three ways to communicate with an
angel. To quote, " The first is to be an angel. The second is to increase one's energy level till it is at the angelic level;
however, this can sometimes mean certain death. The third is to bring down the angel to one's own energy level, thus
rendering it inoperative. " I mention this simply to introduce to the reader of this review the idea that perhaps all is not
as it seems and in the words of the author, " The " mustard seed " of the Work is accessible not through instruction but by
way of rigorous experimental proof. It is eternally available. At the same time, the secret has a way of keeping itself."

Like the recently published book, The Gospel According to Judas, The Hidden Work may get no more than a passing glance these days. However, for anyone who needs it, this is one for the treasure chest.