{"product_id":"the-middle-pillar-the-balance-between-mind-and-magic-formerly-the-middle-pillar-9781567181401","title":"The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic: Formerly the Middle Pillar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic book on working with the energy of the body for spiritual purposes, \u003cem\u003eThe Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e by Israel Regardie, is now more complete, more modern, more usable, and better than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe exercise known as the Middle Pillar was devised by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Regardie expanded upon it and made it public over 60 years ago in the first edition of this book. Since that time, the exercise has been altered and adapted for just about any spiritual use you could think of. It is a mainstay of many Western traditions of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, \u003cem\u003eThe Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e is better than ever. It has been edited by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, close friends of the late Regardie and senior Adepts of the Golden Dawn. They have also added new material in a separate section that more than doubles the size of the book with their valuable insights and knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes the complete original text, with nothing eliminated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpelling has been standardized to Western traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter now has a title to identify its content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Ciceros's notes to each chapter add insight and history to Regardie's work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModern and clearer illustrations have been added\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, a further exploration of the relationship between magic and psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, more than five techniques to enhance relaxation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, the Middle Pillar and the chakras\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, versions of the Middle Pillar exercise in Egyptian, Greek, and Gaelic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, a shamanic version of the Middle Pillar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew, how to use the Middle Pillar to charge talismans and do healings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e is now expanded to what it always should have been, a thorough, accessible examination and extension of the single ritual that has become the very embodiment of magic. Get \u003cem\u003eThe Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e and learn the real secrets of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-557522\"\u003eIsrael Regardie\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10485366\"\u003eChic Cicero\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10485367\"\u003eSandra Tabatha Cicero\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Llewellyn Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567181401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1567181406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-OCC\"\u003eBody, Mind \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-OCC028000\"\u003eMagick Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-OCC\"\u003eBody, Mind \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-OCC018000\"\u003ePsychic Phenomena | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-OCC\"\u003eBody, Mind \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-OCC010000\"\u003eMindfulness \u0026amp; Meditation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis I. Regardie, born in London, England, November 17, 1907; died in Sedona, Arizona, March 10, 1985. Came to the United States in August 1921, educated in Washington D.C. and studied art in school in Washington and Philadelphia. Returned to Europe in 1928 at the invitation of Aleister Crowley to work as his secretary and study with him. Returned to London as secretary to Thomas Burke 1932-34, and during that time wrote \u003ci\u003eA Garden of Pomegranates\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1934 he was invited to join the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, during which time he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Pillar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of True Healing\u003c\/i\u003e, and did the basic work for \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to the United States in 1937 he entered Chiropractic College in New York, Graduating in 1941, and published \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Dawn. Served in the U.S. Army 1942-1945, and then moved to Los Angeles where he opened a chiropractic practice and taught psychiatry. Upon retirement in 1981, he moved to Sedona. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring his lifetime, he studied psychoanalysis with Dr. E. Clegg and Dr. J. L. Bendit, and later studied psychotherapy under Dr. Nandor Fodor. His training encompassed Freudian, Jungian and Reichian methods. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth \u003cstrong\u003eChic\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSandra Tabatha Cicero\u003c\/strong\u003e are Chief Adepts of the Golden Dawn as reestablished by Israel Regardie: Tabatha is the current G.H. Imperatrix and Chic is the G.H. Imperator Emeritus. The Ciceros have written numerous books on the Golden Dawn, tarot, and magic, including \u003cem\u003eGolden Dawn Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGolden Dawn Rituals\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition, \u003c\/em\u003e and The\u003cem\u003e Essential Golden Dawn, \u003c\/em\u003e and they have provided updates, annotations, and introductions to classic Israel Regardie texts such as \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Stone, The Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Garden of Pomegranates\u003c\/em\u003e. Both are Rosicrucians: Chic was the Chief Adept of the Florida College of the SRICF from 2016 to 2023 and Tabatha is the current Imperatrix of the SRIA in America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth \u003cstrong\u003eChic\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSandra Tabatha Cicero\u003c\/strong\u003e are Chief Adepts of the Golden Dawn as reestablished by Israel Regardie: Tabatha is the current G.H. Imperatrix and Chic is the G.H. Imperator Emeritus. The Ciceros have written numerous books on the Golden Dawn, tarot, and magic, including \u003cem\u003eGolden Dawn Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGolden Dawn Rituals\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Golden Dawn, \u003c\/em\u003e and they have provided updates, annotations, and introductions to classic Israel Regardie texts such as \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Stone, The Middle Pillar\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Garden of Pomegranates\u003c\/em\u003e. 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