The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Administrator | Filed under: History | Tags: Brotherhood, Documents, Hermetic, Historical, Initiatic, Luxor, Occultism, Order, Practical | 5 Comments »
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This book goes a long way back to the beginning of occultism. I would suggest reading Paschal Beverly Randolph: A Nineteenth-Century Black American Spiritualist, Rosicrucian and Sex Magician (SUNY Series in Western esoteric traditions) in the first place, but as you will have more out of it, if you have a background of put. Enjoy! Rating: 5 / 5
This book goes a long way back to the beginning of occultism. I would suggest reading Paschal Beverly Randolph: A Nineteenth-Century Black American Spiritualist, Rosicrucian and Sex Magician (SUNY Series in Western esoteric traditions) in the first place, but as you will have more out of it, if you have a background of put. Enjoy! Rating: 5 / 5
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was a fraternal order founded in the 19th century by the enigmatic Max Theon. People like Max Theon are usually described as ‘enigmatic’ or ‘shadow’ and with good reason. But this book goes a long way toward shedding some ‘light on Theon, Peter Davidson, Paschal Beverly Randolph Emma Hardinge Britten, and others who had much to do with the channeling of the American stream of Magick. The research conducted by the authors’ is truly impressive, even if simply left me hungry for more information. (Mr. Deveney has written a wonderful biography of the mystic and visionary, PB Randolph.) Read carefully, however, this book provides the background of the secret history of our time. Rating: 5 / 5
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor has become “en vogue” lately among certain circles of occultists and occult historians. This book, unlike others written by people of dubious academic reputation, gives a full account of HBL and impartial, its structure, system, and personality. Complete and concise, it contains many useful documents including the sources of high-level OTO materials, this book is a must-have in the library of any serious occultist. Rating: 5 / 5
This is a wonderful book, even though my bubble burst a few years ago. I think that this book is a * very * important addition to any occult or library Esoteric Freemason. In 1991, I joined “The Brotherhood of Light”, located in California (currently in progress under the name “The Church of Light”) and thought I had joined a prestigious organization hidden. Their story has been documented back to TH Burgoyne and the organization was “reformed” by CC Zain (Elbert Benjamine aka), but before this period of time, claimed descent from “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor.” The newsletter BofL had pictures of Max Theon, etc., and the organization was supposedly based on “The Light of Egypt, vol. I & II”, by TH Burgoyne, after a period of time in which they were allegedly called “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor.” However, “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: initiation document and historical orders of occult practices,” by Joscelyn Godwin, et al, challenges the CofL / BofL connection to “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Light.” Pedigree with all this stuff, I thought I was a member of an occult organization Big Deal. . . . Then, when the stroke of the Internet age, I was absolutely appalled by the fact that nobody has taken the CofL / BofL seriously. . . . . . . . . until I read this book! Basically, all aspects of the bizarre and senseless’ organization that had already declared afiliation done with a stroke-sense. “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor :….”, By Joscelyn Godwin, et al, has really opened my eyes and I saved a lot of money. Fortunately, I had a lot of money sunk into the organization – a very small quantity, in fact, due to skepticism at the local level. I highly recommend this book of occult practitioners and Masonic esoteric. Waite “Encyclopedia of Freemasonry” is also very illuminating as to these organizations and “TH Burgoyne” and “Max Theon.” Evidently, Mr. TH Burgoyne was a crook! This historical account of “The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor” really helped me, has prevented numerous headaches, and saved me a lot of money. It seems that “TH Burgoyne’s” motto “Omnia Vincit Veritas” was pretty self-destructive. Rating: 4 / 5