Magan Publications - Glimpses of the Left Hand Path

a

of fifteen texts on chosen

Hand Path,

essays,

and pathworkings.

The articles cover such themes as: Hecate -

of Darkness, Magic and the Moon

Seven Babylonian Demons of the Underworld Introduction to Gaetic Rudolf ......"'" .

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Demonic, Natural and Qabalistic Magic in the European Renaissance Sorath - Steiner's View of the Antichrist Yatuk Dinoih - Black

Ancient

altides about Pan, Melek Taus, Lilith many more...

GLIMPSES OF THE LEFT HAND PA'DI

ACoffection of C&sa1,'S on the �ifosopft� and sPractice of the 9?ath to Self-CJ)eijication

Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition Introduction to the

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Hand Path Philosophy

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Hecate: Goddess of Darkness, Magic and the Moon Introduction to Goetic Magic

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FOREWORD TOnIE SECOND EDmON

Essays

in this book were written by members of Lodge

,ll'tive in the years 2002-2010. The first edition, released in January 2004, was a collection of chosen texts which until then were

only in

Polish and published on Magan's old website. They explained the basics of t he

Left Hand Path

and covered a few chosen themes

related to this path of

progress. In the current edition these texts

were revised and updated, and some of them were removed and of them have a rather introductory

by a more recent material. The

character, as such is the purpose of this book, but a few also refer to less The second edition

known esoteric

this book is first in a series

of volumes which will cover chosen themes related to the Left Hand Path and the Draconian Tradition and will be released in the Lodge

t{)rth('{)"'Iin

Asenath Mason, and throughout this

time it existed

as a ritual

of

then as an official

Rouge, and now exists as a local ritual circle,

magical order

"""n""'r1 ,."r{);,p"l'"

and holding

meetings. The work

is aimed at initiatory progress of the group as well as individual members. In 2010 Rouge

Magan has decided to leave

continue the magical work as an independent circle. Draconian

path is a beautiful

towards individual Godhood and it should never

be constrained by false mentors

interest lies more in materialistic

concerns than in spiritual pursuits. All that is needed to work with the Draconian tradition is the will, inspiration, and adepts are wanderers aligned with the eternal cosmic current, the heights

Draconian to

descending to the depths of the Universe in the mystical -5-

process of

To flow with the

- and this process is

Dragon, means to burn obstacles which bind your progress towards individual self-deification. With these words, we dedicate this book to all our readers and to those who have supported our

the last

years. We hope

that you will find these texts interesting and inspiring in your personal work.

Ho Drakon Ho Megas Lodge Magan, ............ 0' 2010

The Left Hand Path is

defined as "the way downwards," the

introspective spiritual

for power and for knowledge about the inner into

the search of presence and

communication with dark forces

according to the Left Hand Path

mind. It is also a traditions, are

with ancient cults of Nature also referred

to as "lunar currents." But what is "self-deification," the main goal of the Left Hand Path, and what does "godhood" actually mean?

the concept of "a god." In aU

First of all, we should

gods and goddesses,

cultures we encounter numerous

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the universe. From the dawn of

man was

which were given special forms and

aware of the existence of sake

of their nature.

no'me.",,, -

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a threat to new, patriarchal

became a dangerous relic of old 19

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by the solar current. Followers of

structures

cults

became adversaries and their gods were demonized. The Mother Goddess was transformed into a cruel and demonic force of Nature. god

the dark and

of Nature (sometimes

also identified with the goddess Typhon), became the embodiment of the devil of the new order. A

of the clash that occurred

between the new and the old religion was the myth of the conflict between Set and Horus. Set/Typhon became

H:;'.I_Ol,no,,,,, I'..,n

deities. Arum - the ancient Egyptian creator of the world - was sometimes depicted as a Varuna, the I I Manfred Lurker: Dictionary " Juan eirlot: Diction ._I'� l_ ary _r C"

appear also as the attribute of the Vedic

and Goddesses, Devils and Demons -

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Athena.

bears the name

" Nagaraja", liKing of Serpents" . In the Hindu beliefs the

serpents are ;

demonic

with five or

often

are not entirely negative. The Ananta 1

Their role and

",,,,,.,,...,,,.,t is the symbol of Infinity. Sesha uplifts the Earth. Vasuki acts as a

other demons away for Shiva. In the

which stirs the sea and

as patrons of fertility. In

Hindu folklore the Naga serpents are

Tibet they are regarded as benevolent water deities who watch over the Buddhist writingS.19 worth to notice that '��""H.H

view owes much to the

in which the water element has always

of the female

a

as well as other

role.

entities, were often water creatures. This also refers to deities (",'n....,> ....t

as

spirits and demons

were often connected with water.

"P?TlP'nt"

'-'J' lnhr_ two demons grimoire The Lesser Key in the of Solomon or Clavicula Salomon is, also known as Lemegeton. The whole book in the is divided into five as it is

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•

The first up those

how he •

where by he Obtained The

fame.

is a book of Spirits partly

which is Named

•

all Ayriall the

The third part is of Spirits

of the Signs, and Planits in

what Spirits belongs to the •

ART &c.

the

of Solomon,

The fourth part of this Book is called which contains 20 chief Spirits, which

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the foure Altitudes,

or the 360 Degrees of the Zodiack. •

These

two

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last

of

is

I

in 1904 by Aleister

was

The first modem edition of the

Crowley and S.L. MacGregor Mathers under the title

of Solomon the King.

&C. (3)

and is to be Sought after by Divine

Since then it has been

I

the Goetia � many in 1

The Book

diverse versions, compiled and edited by many more or less known . occultists of the 20th and 21s1

and it is still one of the most popular

and renown books on .."AYcn'£....

Solomon

the term " Gaetic magic" is not referred only to the

Lesser Key of

from the Solomonic

but to the wide range of other

Grimoirium Verum, The Grand Grimoire, True Black Magic, The Grimoire of Honorius, and others which include a magical similar

tradition, such as

in the

to the one

Traditional Goetic The

Goetia

listed with their

contains descriptions of

seals, titles, ranks in the infernal hierarchy, and the number of inferior in

Almost half

the

teach liberal geometry,

sciences and arts: astrology, astronomy, arithmetic, the

science

of

measurement,

philosophy,

rhetoric,

ethics,

or

including understanding of the

Many others teach

language of animals and birds, the knowledge of herbs, precious stones, woods, or the virtues of the

Many others

and things to come. They can endow the - 96 -

reveal past, with the

t"'ITv,pn;rh(1,rlv

the

Christ, way of

may find valuable, inspiring and versatile knowledge about the of mankind, hardly anyone has

in modern obtained as

initiation as the author of

Philosophy of Freedom.

I do not

identify myself either with the christocentric system of values or with scientific

the

of

world, which is typical

for Steiner's " spiritual essence", but I consider anthroposophy as an incredibly inspiring current of esoteric thought. Spiritual reality which exists behind the fac;ade of the so-called "real world" is full of diverse forces

in many

rli fft>r,prtt

spiritual being has its own system of values,

its

own path of initiation and the form of redemption crowning it. I must of

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