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Lords of the Left-Hand Path
Forbidden Practices and Spiritual Heresies
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This fascinating study will appeal to readers interested in occult history, esotericism, spirituality, and the philosophy behind the left-hand path traditions. It suits scholars, students, and anyone curious about the diverse and often misunderstood aspects of magical practices, self-empowerment, and alternative religious movements.
Examines the left-hand path and reveals the masters of the tradition.
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Explores the practices and beliefs of many left-hand path groups, including the Cult of Set, the Hell-Fire Club, and heretical Sufi, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Muslim sects.
Investigates many infamous occult personalities, including Helena Blavatsky, Aleister Crowley, the Marquis de Sade, and Anton LaVey.
Explains the true difference between the right-hand path and the left-hand path - union with and dependence on God versus individual freedom and self-empowerment.
From black magic and Satanism to Gnostic sects and Gurdjieff's Fourth Way, the left-hand path has been linked to many practices, cults, and individuals across the ages. Stephen Flowers examines the methods, teachings, and historical role of the left-hand path, from its origins in Indian tantric philosophy to its underlying influence in current world affairs, and reveals which philosophers, magicians, and occult figures throughout history can truly be called Lords of the Left-Hand Path.
Flowers explains that while the right-hand path seeks union with and, thus, dependence on God, the left-hand path seeks a "higher law" based on knowledge and power. It is the way of self-empowerment and true freedom.
Beginning with ancient Hindu and Buddhist sects and moving westward, he examines many alleged left-hand path groups, including the Cult of Set, the Yezidi Devil Worshippers, the Assassins, the Neoplatonists, the Hell-Fire Club, the Bolsheviks, the occult Nazis, and several heretical Sufi, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Muslim sects. Following a carefully crafted definition of a true adherent of the left-hand path based on two main principles - self-deification and challenge to the conventions of "good" and "evil" - the author analyses many famous and infamous personalities, including H. P. Blavatsky, Faust, the Marquis de Sade, Austin Osman Spare, Aleister Crowley, Gerald Gardner, Anton LaVey, and Michael Aquino, and reveals which occult masters were Lords of the Left-Hand Path.
Flowers shows that the left-hand path is not inherently evil but part of our heritage and our deep-seated desire to be free, independent, and in control of our destinies.
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Critics praise the book for its objective and scholarly approach. Adam Parfrey calls it an "extremely informative reading" that is highly recommended. Nevill Drury, author of Stealing Fire from Heaven, describes it as an important contribution and predicts it will become a classic in the study of contemporary magical revival. Flowers' work is acknowledged as significant for understanding the left-hand path as a distinct current within esotericism, pulling from many rare sources to convincingly argue its perspective.
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ISBN: 9781594774676
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 June 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Illustration: 17 b&w illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 660g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Stephen E. Flowers received his doctorate in Germanic languages and mediaeval studies from the University of Texas at Austin and studied the history of occultism at the University of Gottingen, Germany. The author of more than 2 dozen books, including Hermetic Magic, he is the director of the Woodharrow Institute for Germanic and Runic Studies and lives near Austin, Texas.
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