Hermes Paradigm By Rubaphilos Options

This book is about to be launched in the next 2-3 weeks, and I urge everyone practicing in the Western Esoteric Tradition to buy a copy.

Being a student of the author, I have already read a copy. And while this raving review may indeed be biased, that does not change the fact that this book is going to raise a fabulous shit storm among the esoteric community (similar to that raised by Lisiewski). A shit storm that'll be interesting to watch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilB.gif)

I consider myself a pretty good judge of character and a keen intelligence when it comes to the esoteric, so I do not believe I am exaggerating when I say that I consider Rubaphilos to be a genuine adept in the deepest sense of that word. So I mean what I say when I say that this series of books (Hermes Paradigm is to be the first in a series of 12 books) will I think be the most important Hermetic and alchemical texts to come out to the public in the last century, at least.

The book contains 3 core aspects: a very clear, precise definition and explanation of alchemy, the Great Work and the process of initiation that IMHO clears up a lot of misunderstanding and confusion (for instance, the astute reader will readily understand why the white powder gold hype has nothing to do with genuine alchemy); a brief history of the Hermetic tradition in general and what is called the "inner stream" in particular (and it is this part that will have a lot of people flaming) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rant.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shoot2.gif) but the real meat of the book is an extremely profound and insightful commentary on the Emerald Tablet. My feeling is that a lot of people will get caught up in the second aspect without perhaps having a whole to say about the third. This is because I do not believe there is a more illuminating commentary on the Tablet than this one, besides of course the Golden Chain of Homer.

Anyway, that is all I will say for now, but if anyone here buys this book, we could get a very interesting thread going. I would be very interested to hear what other people think.

This post has been edited by flyingmojo: Sep 27 2009, 03:27 PM

It's here:
http://www.salamanderandsons.com/modern-ma...s-paradigm.html

I am looking forward to it. I am familiar with his Heredom Papers and respect his work. I can't wait to read his book.

Im looking forward to the book The Lost Art of Enochian Magic: Angels, Invocations, and the Secrets Revealed to Dr. John Dee by Lon Milo DuQuette. It has a cd with the enochian calls aswell. His last book. enochian vision magick was awesome.

Please stay on topic. Your post has nothing to do with this thread. Other than being "book" related.
-Fio