Back Door Into Hermetics is a groundbreaking work on Hermetics and spiritual development, and a spiritual successor to the late mystic Franz Bardon's magnum opus, Initiation Into Hermetics. This book contains a comprehensive description of the metaphysical principles necessary to attain liberation and freedom for one's spirit, and details immediate steps that can be taken in order to accelerate spiritual development. By taking an approach to practicing spiritual exercises as a continuous stream of practice, the reader can gain mastery at an accelerated rate in the areas of personal development, spiritual sensitivity, equilibrium, and self-realization.This monumental volume treats the subject of spiritual development with a comprehensible depth that is too frequently absent from works of this nature. While other books and teachers might lay the groundwork for taking the first step of the journey, Back Door Into Hermetics draws upon much-coveted, 'closed-door' insider's information in order to provide a map toward the ultimate destination.

Hermetics is a term given to the ancient Egyptian path of magic, self development and self enlightenment. In this volume the author focuses his attention on the practical training necessary for all true magical attainment. Using the four elements of fire, water, air and earth, he teaches the student how to master these forces in the three worlds of the body, soul and spirit and provides detailed training in the entire arcanum of magic. Teachings cover virtually all magical techniques from basic techniques in thought control, meditation and imagination to advanced teachings in astral travel, spiritual healing ,clairvoyance, seeing the aura and creation of talismans. A complete spiritual path of attainment in one book Learn to transform and eliminate the negative characteristics of the personality Master the hidden spiritual forces in nature Virtually every magical technique covered in one volume

In Initiation Into Hermetics Franz Bardon presented a system of practices graded by degrees to accompany the Adept from the simplest level to the most complex state, yet both the practices and teachings contained in his book function only as tools that only in hand Of someone able to use them correctly come to their ultimate goal. How many people have practiced so dedicatedly and still practice these techniques and fall short of what they hoped to achieve? How many years have you dedicated to this goal? In order to carry out the Great Work an unshakable determination is always necessary, but if you continue to use the same techniques always you will unfortunately always get the same results, how much time do you still believe you have in this life to achieve what you set out to achieve? Using improved techniques in the right way and improving them always more is what will lead to the dreamed goal and we have no time to lose. Among the Alchemists it was said that the philosopher's stone is like a forgotten treasure in a pit and that the more one tried to catch more the gap deepened and more roots appeared between them and their objective. That is exactly what has happened and has plagued many of the dedicated students of Hermetic both today and in the past ages, and the hard truth is made present because the path that can be followed does not lead to the True Path because this is something that presents itself Himself in his own way and with his Absolute Power, unquestioning Authority, being The Strong Force of All Strength, to teach you the means of how to arrive in this state of Supreme Bliss where the Universe converges to bless you is the purpose of this book. Magnus Sarmarx

For the genuine spiritual seeker: This book provides the theory and practice of autohypnosis for the ten steps of IIH with all abilities and qualities of the future magician. Further on it contains very important and recommended additional hypnotic suggestions which accelerate progress, dissolve bad karma and all kinds of blockades. Autohypnosis for Bardon ́s IIH - table of contents: The nature of the subconsciousness / the polarity of mind / hypnotic suggestions for all exercises, abilities and qualities / clearing and healing of bad karma, dissolving of blockades / conscious meeting of your spiritual guide / psychic hygiene / mastership meditation / And much more...

Although the spirit beings of the four elements of nature have been represented in literature, religion, and folk tales, descriptions of these creatures have been vague, and direct experience with them is quite rare. Yet each of the four elemental kingdoms offers great gifts to humanity, if we are willing to recognize that the psychological and spiritual qualities they embody are already inherent in human nature. Mermaids dwell in the oceans, lakes, and rivers. They offer love and sharing, a sense of wonder, beauty, and innocence. Sylphs roam the sky; they represent harmony, balance, and the attainment of freedom. Gnomes live underground. Their quiet inner wisdom banishes depression and sorrow. Salamanders dwell in volcanoes and vast caverns of magma beneath the earth. They offer the power of intense heat to refine, transform, and integrate. Who are these mysterious creatures of water, air, earth, and fire? Author William Mistele has devoted a significant portion of his life to finding out. Addressing the perennial questions Why are we here? What is the deepest purpose of life? What are our options?, Mermaids, Sylphs, Gnomes, and Salamanders takes the reader directly into the realms of these spirits, telling stories from their perspective. Weaving together fairy tales and poems, thoughtful analysis, and meditative exercises, Mistele illuminates the qualities these beings have mastered and humanity must begin to embrace: empathy, an inner peace with the universe, a divine level of sensuality, and a love that is everywhere in every moment.

Assembling original contributions, this book is a pioneering attempt to address the Euro-American esoteric reception and appropriation of China. Positioned between eighteenth-century's mesmerism and intersections with the modern martial arts current, the contributions specifically centre on nineteenth and early twentieth-century occult appraisals and representations. This book opens up an under-explored area of research in the field of East–West interactions and the global history of religions.

The Realization Into Hermetics Initiation And Masters Part 1 2 And 3 books is united here for preparation for the new book who is coming. In Initiation Into Hermetics Franz Bardon presented a system of practices graded by degrees to accompany the Adept from the simplest level to the most complex state, yet both the practices and teachings contained in his book function only as tools that only in hand Of someone able to use them correctly come to their ultimate goal. How many people have practiced so dedicatedly and still practice these techniques and fall short of what they hoped to achieve? How many years have you dedicated to this goal? In order to carry out the Great Work an unshakable determination is always necessary, but if you continue to use the same techniques always you will unfortunately always get the same results, how much time do you still believe you have in this life to achieve what you set out to achieve? Using improved techniques in the right way and improving them always more is what will lead to the dreamed goal and we have no time to lose. Among the Alchemists it was said that the philosopher's stone is like a forgotten treasure in a pit and that the more one tried to catch more the gap deepened and more roots appeared between them and their objective. That is exactly what has happened and has plagued many of the dedicated students of Hermetic both today and in the past ages, and the hard truth is made present because the path that can be followed does not lead to the True Path because this is something that presents itself Himself in his own way and with his Absolute Power, unquestioning Authority, being The Strong Force of All Strength, to teach you the means of how to arrive in this state of Supreme Bliss where the Universe converges to bless you is the purpose of this book. The Path to the Great Work is unique in its direction but multiple in its strands. Hermeticism is to follow this path by obtaining the union of all powers and balancing them both in a Passive Receptive and Active Aggressive manner, the union of the Elements and their Absolute Control over the protection of the Law of Manifestation of Polarity is the Realization of the Scepter of the Power and the full consecration of the Master in this art. The human being in his conscious state supports only a tiny fraction of the Cosmic Consciousness thus making it impossible for him alone to touch and unite with the higher powers, only with the application of the Law of Polarity in its deepest strand is obtained So your success, both your Conscious and Perceptible as well as your Unconscious and Imperceptible, must be directed towards achieving such a noble goal. For the vast majority of the uninitiated, what they do not perceive and which can not be touched or conceivable by them is not part of their world, practically for them is something that "does not exist" yet it is precisely this inconceivable and unexpected part that when presented In their lives it assaults to him of surprise and of fatal way. When a Higher Power manifests itself in the world it is only perceptible and comprehensible in its totality to those who are on the same level, the lower levels only perceive fractions, and the lower ones have never been able to comprehend it, and these which are so are Adapted so much to their material physical state that they disconnected completely forgot the Grandiosity from which they came, from the Power of their Microcosm and from their Sacred counterpart The Macrocosm. The Initiate was already able to apply the Law of Polarity and thus obtain and fix his own reintegration with the flow of Divine Providence in this world strengthening him with blessing and power, making his life be watched over by Superior and Absolutely Holy Forces, And now to consecrate his masters he needs to reintegrate with the foundation of this power so deeply that they will become more than inseparable. When he came into this world his Being in the process of incarnation was "turned away" from the Holy Powers, Forces and Plans, his vibrational state equaled to this time and finally to the material, social and emotional environment, then reborn, yet his Spirit in his state Always imperative and present directed him again by the experiences of his life and by the love of his heart to reintegrate and rise again reconnecting to the Sacred Plans, Forces and Powers thus extinguishing their pendencies with this world and allowing their Ascension, the first step in this Sacred Way has already been given in the last Book with the True Initiation and now its Kingdom must be re-erected here in its fullness to obtain the Master, only from this conquest that can go forward and obtain Sacred Realization. The Universal Fire establishing itself in the Magus as it was shown in the practices of the last book, grants it abilities and powers that for many were unknown and sometimes unbelievable, make use of its forces and carry on with all its Power, we will still speak in the First part of this book how to stabilize and deepen still further in this force, there is nothing in the world that can be compared to it, this Force and this Power is the Foundation for your salvation and after the Realization you can obtain with it the Supreme Most Holy Sacred Sword, And in obtaining this Upper and Crushing Force his horizons widened beyond the barriers of the mortal world and at this point he could "Open the Way" to his beloved brethren who, still trapped, the chains of the world follow in the midst of great sufferings with unshakeable strength and will on the way Of the Great Work. When the time comes, just as I am doing to you, my holy brother, lift your Supreme Most Holy Sacred Sword and Walk the Path for them. For the Initiate who has already built the pillars of the Universal Elements, Fire and Air, their resources will be expanded here so that they can safely obtain the pillar of the Universal Water element. This is the next step. Fire is Strength and Power. Air is Wisdom and Water is Universal Love from which Blessing, Healing and Infinite Life is born, uniting Human Heart with Divine Heart, micro and macro, and the infinite power that is born from this state, being in the Now living consciously and unconsciously in the deepest center of All Powerful Superior loving deeply and generating strength and being deeply loved thus generating courage. By locating and accepting the love of the beings of the universe, accepting that there are forces and powers that through Divine Grace and its infinite power, mercy and strength, protect and bless you deeply, recognizing and reconnecting with this Supreme Power and feeling it fully. By maintaining this power and this state of receptivity, feel this active power deeply in your life, present, past and future, conscious and unconscious, Lucky Success and Well-Being, alive, permanent and real. Magnus Sarmarx

The definitive history of writing and producing the"Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, told through extensive access to the group's archives. Alcoholics Anonymous is arguably the most significant self-help book published in the twentieth century. Released in 1939, the “Big Book,” as it’s commonly known, has sold an estimated 37 million copies, been translated into seventy languages, and spawned numerous recovery communities around the world while remaining a vibrant plan for recovery from addiction in all its forms for millions of people. While there are many books about A.A. history, most rely on anecdotal stories told well after the fact by Bill Wilson and other early members—accounts that have proved to be woefully inaccurate at times. Writing the Big Book brings exhaustive research, academic discipline, and informed insight to the subject not seen since Ernest Kurtz’s Not-God, published forty years ago. Focusing primarily on the eighteen months from October 1937, when a book was first proposed, and April 1939 when Alcoholics Anonymous was published, Schaberg’s history is based on eleven years of research into the wealth of 1930s documents currently preserved in several A.A. archives. Woven together into an exciting narrative, these real-time documents tell an almost week-by-week story of how the book was created, providing more than a few unexpected turns and surprising departures from the hallowed stories that have been so widely circulated about early A.A. history. Fast-paced, engaging, and contrary, Writing the Big Book presents a vivid picture of how early A.A. operated and grew and reveals many previously unreported details about the colorful cast of characters who were responsible for making that group so successful.

When church leaders fail to provide for the well-being and protection of everyone involved in congregational programs, they are derelict in their duty to shepherd and protect the flock. A conscientious and well run safety program gives a sense of security and comfort to those who attend and helps provide an atmosphere where worship, fellowship, edification and service can take place without incident. Keeping Your Church Safe is a practical blueprint for churches covering all aspects of church security and safety for staff, premises and members. It's a well-outlined, easy-to-follow guide in establishing an effective security program for congregations of all sizes. "Given the uncertain times in which we live and increasing threats to our churches, Ron has written a practical, thorough, easy-to-read book that should be a textbook for any church. More importantly, he loves the Lord and His church and has dedicated his life to making sure Christ is exalted in the best and safest way possible." Bob Russell (retired) Senior Minister Southeast Christian Church Louisville, Kentucky "Addressing topics rarely discussed but realistic, this book is an excellent guide for church administrators, security managers, board chairpersons, volunteers or anyone serious about protecting our places of worship. It has been written as a result of years invested in "front line" experience. It contains the insight of a safety manager, site security chief, dignitary protection administrator and a special event commander, all in one." Major Bill Weedman (retired) Commander of Special Operations and Event Management Louisville Metro Police Department Ron Aguiar has been at Southeast Christian Church for 10 years as Director of Safety & Security, with an additional 10 years spent in public law enforcement and private security. Ron is a sought-after speaker, consultant to churches, para-church organizations and public law enforcement agencies. Contact Information: [email protected]