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Patterns in Magical Christianity: Gateways to the Mysteries of the Son of Light [Hardcover]

Nicholas Whitehead (Author)
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June 2002
This new deluxe hardcover edition is revised and enlarged, and now includes two CD’s with expanded versions of the practical exercises and original music and sound effects. Magical Christianity is a means of bringing about spiritual transformation. It refers to both a mystical transfiguration of the soul and an active participation in the mediation of Divine Love, Power, and Wisdom to little suspected inner aspects of Creation. Contact with such inner realities is achieved through the imaginative use of symbolic material – images, legends, myths, rites and ceremonies. This fascinating and insightful study of Christian magical lore focuses on the significance of seven key archetypes:

The Sphere – symbol of wholeness and perfection.
The Axis – the way of passage between the planes.
The Holy Fire – arousing one’s inner power and potential.
The Center – archetype of the Divine Source.
The Wheel of Life – sacred time, the psychic tides and the Magical Life of Christ.
The Three Realms – ancient cosmology and the inner worlds.
The Planes of Being – the nature of reality, inner plane contacts.

The book also includes a full sequence of practical exercises designed to enable readers to experience for themselves the inner methods of the Christian Mysteries.


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This is practical mysticism and enlightened magic in formidable combination! -- Gareth Knight

About the Author

Nicholas Whitehead is a writer, artist and independent scholar of spiritual and magical traditions. He lectures and directs workshops on many aspects of the Western Magical Tradition and is the author of several books and articles.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 204 pages
  • Publisher: Sun Chalice Books; 2nd edition (June 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 192875418X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1928754183
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,690,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful new edition, August 15, 2002
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This new edition of Whitehead's book, which has already become a classic in esoteric/mystical Christianity, will be a delight to students. The formatting and binding are much improved, and lovely CD recordings of the meditations are in a handy pocket in the back. There is also some new material. All who are interested in the living symbolism of the Christian tradition will find this book a valuable and much-consulted resource.
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