Gregory Brown, Associate Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Psychiatry Department Ibis Press P. This heartfelt explication of Crowley’s work is enlivened by the core of Jungian thought used throughout the exploration. This is the power of the Transcendent Function in book form: the transformation of the reader who exerts the time and effort to experience the material within. Shiva X°, National Grand Master General, Ordo Templi Orientis, Grand Lodge of Australia The task of synthesis is partially the goal of the author to explicate, but the true synthesis occurs in the reader after deep contemplation of the ideas presented. I am convinced he knew others would follow in service to the Great Order and pick up the work where he left off. It was consequently the focus of his spiritual and literary legacy, a point that needs to be appreciated in the context of his life and times. The Master Therion considered the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel the Next Step in humanity’s journey. As its title suggests, The Angel and the Abyss addresses the preparation, passage, formulae, ordeals and tasks surrounding the two critical attainments in the system of the A\A\-the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel and the Crossing of the Abyss. It is from this perspective that Gunther writes. The reception of this gnosis equilibrates the doctrinal imagery and message of the Holy Books of Thelema, the spiritual evolution of the individual, and the corporeal formulae of the Rose Cross, as One in the psyche of the Initiate. Jacket art by Jasenka Milosevic Jacket design by Studio 31 $40.00 The Angel and the Abyss can be viewed as a book about the transmitted Knowledge or gnosis of Life and Death in the Aeon of the Child. He is considered one of the foremost authorities on the doctrines of Thelema and the syncretic method of Magick and Mysticism taught by AßAß He is on the editorial board of The Equinox, published by Weiser, and has served as consultant and advisor for numerous other publications in the field of esoteric literature. For over thirty years he has been a member of AßAß, the teaching Order established by Aleister Crowley. Daniel Gunther is a life-long student of esotericism, mythology and religion.
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