The word occultism is used in the Alice Bailey books with one specific meaning: The study of that which is hidden. In occult meditation we learn to penetrate into hitherto veiled dimensions of consciousness, discovering the threefold function of the mind and the qualities of the true inner self, the soul. This type of meditation is particularly concerned with energy flow - energy which is impersonal and fiery in nature. Its potential dangers should therefore be understood and avoided, and practices adopted which are safe and trustworthy. This book sets out the basic principles of occult meditation, showing its overall objective to be planetary service.

In 1924, Paul Foster Case expanded his First Year Course by developing two advanced lecture series which he entitled Section uConcentration and Section D: Magic. The lectures built upon the material in the First Year Course(which had become known at this time as Section A:The Life Power and Section B: The Seven Steps to Spiritual Unfoldment). The Fraternity of the Hidden Light has recently published both of these lecture series as Occult Fundamentals and Spiritual Unfoldment - Volume 1: The Early Writings. This current volume provides the two additional lecture series that complete the original fundamental course structure of Paul Case. Section C, Concentration, expounds the esoteric secrets of Meditation. This section is a very advanced series of lessons that not only develops the essential skill of concentration but commences the student upon thePath of Return with a series of powerful Qabalistic Meditations. These Meditations have a tendency to facilitate deep spiritual experience in those who are prepared and chose to participate. This lesson series indeed represents some of the most advanced material written by Paul Case. Section D, Magic, provides the esoteric secrets of Magic in a very rare exposition of the fundamental tenets of magical practice by one of the greatest occultists of the 20th century. Here again is material published by Paul Case that cannot be found in any of his later developed lesson series and provides insight into the tools of the trade practiced by Golden Dawn enthusiasts today.

Great benefits will be bestowed upon the reader of this occult book. For in it, Norvell reveals the mystic and occult formulas used by the richest men of history to gain control of vast fortunes. The reader will discover how to achieve his life goals; how to become more dynamic and magnetic; how to tap the psycho-magnetic wave- lengths in the universe and channel them to work miracles of healing, success, fame, riches and abundance. SECRET OF TRANSMUTATION REVEALED! Here, revealed for the first time, is the occult secret of Transmutation, by which the reader may change the undesirable situations in his or her life into happy, prosperous, loving and joyous ones ...the shimmering gold of success and riches. Through occult power, the reader will learn how to build the mystical and cosmic rainbow of golden dreams, that will re- lease him from pain and sickness and old age, and bring freedom, happiness and useful activity. The reader will see how to weave a Magnetic Spell over the minds and hearts of other people, and attract love and undying romance, as well as friendship and all the other rewards of love and affection. HOW TO PROJECT THOUGHT-FORMS! Through occult power the reader will learn how to project Thought Forms to others' minds for more power, more money, more rewards of life, and to achieve any desire. With the miraculous Sixth Sense, the reader will see how to discover hidden treasures, lost objects, how to magnetize and attract to himself people he wants to meet. WHAT THE STUDY OF OCCULTISM PROMISES YOU When you have learned the hidden secrets of occultism you will literally become a miracle worker. You can use your knowledge to influence and control others for good purposes. You can project dynamic mental power and magnetize and attract money, jobs, possessions and objects that you desire. You can use the transcendental power of occultism to elevate your consciousness to the level of a genius, performing with effortless ease all kinds of astounding actions. You can use the higher power of occultism to release psychic and clairvoyant powers, giving you precognition and the ability to know your future. You can communicate with other minds; you can project your soul to the astral planes while you sleep, and travel back into history or into the future dimensions of time and space, knowing secrets that are denied to ordinary mortals. Occult science differs from physical science in this respect: Physical science deals with the world of matter, that which can be measured, weighed, seen, felt and heard through the five senses. Occult science deals with the invisible phenomena of the universe, that which transcends the limited bonds of materiality and the known dimensions of time and space.

Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar’s afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author’s wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life. Using the 22 major arcana of the tarot deck as a means to explore some of humanity’s most penetrating spiritual questions, Meditations on the Tarot has attracted an unprecedented range of praise from across the spiritual spectrum.

A groundbreaking exploration of a practice tradition that was nearly lost to history. Theravada Buddhism, often understood as the school that most carefully preserved the practices taught by the Buddha, has undergone tremendous change over time. Prior to Western colonialism in Asia—which brought Western and modernist intellectual concerns, such as the separation of science and religion, to bear on Buddhism—there existed a tradition of embodied, esoteric, and culturally regional Theravada meditation practices. This once-dominant traditional meditation system, known as borān kammatthāna, is related to—yet remarkably distinct from—Vipassana and other Buddhist and secular mindfulness practices that would become the hallmark of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. Drawing on a quarter century of research, scholar Kate Crosby offers the first holistic discussion of borān kammatthāna, illuminating the historical events and cultural processes by which the practice has been marginalized in the modern era.