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I recently finished reading the Kybalion, and was pleasently surprised that a lot of the content confirmed was pre-existing notions. Is there a core reading list, or beginers guide to follow which would aid in my continued studies?
Also, many years ago I purchased the Emerald Tablet, but never read it. Would it worth finding it (my books are complete disaray) and reading it?
Thank you!
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>>18735196
Bump, I'm interested.
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>>18735196
Kybalion is New Thought with a lazy paint job, not Hermeticism. Go read Corpus Hermeticum for actual Hermeticism.
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>>18735196
>Kermetics
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>>18735196
The Kybalion is not Hermeticism, although it does have some good ideas. It was <<most likely>> written by Paul Foster Case, who ran off to start BOTA (look it up).
So, what you should read is the Corpus Hermeticum (incomplete, but a good read nonetheless), Chic Cicero has some good books, look into Israel Regardie (fanboy moment), the Nag Hammadi Library (if you're interested in Gnostic teachings), Crowley is a joke frequently told in some circles -- although he has a lot of knowledge, he's a whiny bitch and an attention whore/gonorrhea's #1 fan. He's still a whiny bitch and prefers not to be contacted, although he isn't hiding much (/rant). Also, look into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, freemasonry (minus the bits where it derailed, you'll know it when you see it), Rosicrucianism, John Dee has a lot of cool information (Méphistophélès and Enochian), Poke Runyon is pretty cool, a book called <<The Secret Teaching of All Ages>> is a good Manly P. Hall book to get you introduced.
-out of breath- that's all I got.
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Here is a reading list, however I don't know how good it is.
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>>18735364
OP here. So heres my deal, Ive read some Israel Regardie when I was younger, thought I doubt I retained much. What I like about the Kbalion was that it didnt come off as trying to teach rituals or what have you, but instead was just a guide to concepts and ideas. I really liked that, I like working with concepts and seeing how they relate to one another, and then seeing how deep you can go.
Would your suggestions suit someone looking to become a ritual magician, or ideally, a scholar?
Also, thank you to you and everyone else who responded.
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>>18735407
This looks like exactly what I was wanting. Just general knowledge about the esoteric. Thank you.
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