Kenneth Grant Books
May 23, 1924 – January 15, 2011
Kenneth Grant explored esoteric and mystical traditions, developing his own unique magical systems. His extensive body of work delves into the hidden currents of Western esotericism and Eastern mysticism, often employing rich symbolism and philosophical inquiry. Grant's writing is characterized by a profound examination of psychological and cosmic principles that shape human perception of reality. His contributions represent a unique endeavor to synthesize ancient knowledge with a modern understanding of consciousness and magic.
As Aleister Crowley's last magical student at Netherwood in the 1940's, Kenneth Grant has upheld a proud occult tradition through a lifetime of study practice and writing. This latest book is not only for experienced students of the occult; it is also excellent for those who are new to Grant's work. Here is Grant moving through magic and beyond to a new and controversial view of human evolution and the ultimate goal of Undivided Consciousness. Topics include the primal grimoire the unfamiliar spirit and the fourth power of the sphinx along with aspects of dream control and the wisdom of S'lba.
Nightside of Eden
- 302 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Famed occultist Kenneth Grant continues his explorations of the left hand path in the compelling study that begins with the evolution of the Sephiroth of the Quabalistic Tree of Life. He delves into the almost unknown nightside of the tree ,finding evidence of extraterrestrial dimensions that, even now, stir our group unconscious in potentially dangerous ways. We must understand these powers, says Grant, for if they are not controlled, the violent disruptions which are already overtaking civilization will become pandemic.
Oblique to the paths that give on to other dimensions, and beyond them, there lies a region which the author has named the Mauve Zone. Mystics, magicians, sorcerers, alchemists, artists of many kinds have - over the centuries - skirted it, stumbled upon it, and fled from it. Very few have penetrated beyond it and survived, or cared to leave any record of the experience. Those that did, have had to present their accounts as fiction or discover a new means of communication - via weird art, symbols, hieroglyphics, signs which fellow pilgrims alone might recognise.Access to the Mauve Zone has been facilitated in more recent times by the use of magical systems developed by occultists such as Austin Osman Spare and Aleister Crowley, both of whom established contact with inter-dimensional entities possessed of transhuman knowledge and power. Both systems involve the use of sexual magick to open hidden gates that have remained sealed for centuries.
Aleister Crowley & der verborgene Gott ist eine Studie der Sexualmagick und dessen Affinitäten zu den alten tantrischen Riten der Kali, der dunklen Göttin des Blutes und der Auflösung, die in Crowleys Kult als die Scharlachfrau repräsentiert wird. Die Erweckung der Kundalini als die höchste magische Kraft durch die Crowley‘sche Sexualmagick invoziert den verborgenen Gott – den latenten Genius, der in jedem Menschen ruht. Aleister Crowley, Austin O. Spare, Dion Fortune und Gregor A. Gregorius waren die ersten Adepten, die im Westen den Gebrauch psychosexueller Energien lehrten, den ophitischen Kraftstrom, der in den ältesten Arkana Afrikas und des Fernen Ostens geprägt worden war. Kenneth Grant beschreibt eine Methode der Traumkontrolle, die den Gebrauch dieses ophitischen Kraftstroms beinhaltet. Dessen Gegenstand ist die Herstellung eines Kontaktes mit außerirdischen und nichtmenschlichen Wesen, mit dem Ziel, die Beschränkungen der Persönlichkeit zu transzendieren und kosmisches Bewusstsein zu erlangen, um so die magische Formel des Neuen Äons zu erfüllen.
První svazek tří trilogií zabývajících se analýzou okultních tradic, které oživili adepti jako Crowley. Je zde pojednána ve vztahu ke svým starobylým zdrojům a porovnána s vývojovými etapami současného okultismu, které pomalu vyvíjejí novou gnózi, aby nahradily směšné a sterilní pověry, vzniklé z letitého nepochopení starých nauk. Magické obrození je cenným příspěvkem k okultní tradici a zásadním spisem, který je ve svém speciálním oboru pokládán za klasickou pramennou literaturu.
