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314 SELF-INITIATION INTO THE GoLDEN DAWN TRADmON
Outlines of theHistory of Greek Philosophy by Eduard Zeller
Porphyry's Launching Points to theRealm ofMind: An Introduction to theNeoplatonic
Philosophy ofPlotinus translated by Kenneth Guthrie
On theMysteries by Iamblichus
TheScience of Breath by YogiRamacharaka
(Although this book was written in the Esoteric Tradition of the East,
many of the techniques described can also be applied to the Western
Esoteric Tradition.)
Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory andPractice
by James A. Hall
Maps oftheMind by Charles Hampden-Turner
Toward a Psychology of Being by Abraham H. Maslow
The Rhizome andtheFlower: The Perennial Philosophy, Yeats and[ung
by James Olney
Some Final Suggestions
• Obtain a 8.5 x 11black-and-white copy of the Tarot card
THE UNIVERSEand paint it, or draw your own version
of the card.
• Make colored drawings of the four Kerubim. Devise your own
meditation for incorporating these figures.
• Draw your personal impression of a sylph.
• Draw your personal impression of a nature Spirit such as
a nymph.
• Observe the phases of the Moon each and every night for one
entire Lunar cycle (28 days). Note your observations in
your magical diary. Also take note what Zodiacal Sign the
Moon is in.
• Take note of where Luna falls in your own Zodiacal chart.
Write a brief report on how you think you are affected by
Luna's position in your natal chart.
• Take note of any Planets that are located in Air Signs in your
own Zodiacal chart. Write a brief report on how you think you
are effected by them.