One of the most widely respected voices in contemporary occult studies, John Michael Greer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, The Druidry Handbook, The Celtic Golden Dawn, and Paths of Wisdom: Cabala in the Golden Dawn Tradition. An initiate in Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Greer served as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) for twelve years. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife Sara.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD TO THE NEW EDITION

FOREWORD TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Ritual Magic in the Hermetic Tradition

Part I: Principles of Ritual Magic

Chapter One: The Nature of Ritual Magic

Chapter Two: The Magical Macrocosm

Chapter Three: The Magical Microcosm

Chapter Four: The Tools of Ritual Magic

Chapter Five: The Practice of Ritual Magic

Part II: Practice of Ritual Magic

Chapter Six: Foundations of Ritual: Invoking And Banishing

Chapter Seven: Foundations of Ritual: The Middle Pillar Exercises

Chapter Eight: Foundations of Ritual: Opening and Closing

Chapter Nine: Applications of Ritual: Working Tools

Chapter Ten: Applications of Ritual: Talismans

Chapter Eleven: Applications of Ritual: Evocation

Chapter Twelve: Applications of Ritual: Invisibility and Transformation

Chapter Thirteen: Applications of Ritual: Spiritual Development

Chapter Fourteen: The Formula of the Equinox

APPENDIX

Cabalistic Symbolism

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX