Mitch Horowitz, editor-in-chief of Tarcher/Penguin Books, returns in this episode to discuss the life and Great Work of Dr. Paul Foster Case (1884 - 1954). Dr. Case was, in my opinion, the preeminent scholar teaching the Tarot and Qabalah in the 20th century. His masterful work, “The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages,” stands alone as perhaps the single greatest book on the Major Arcana to date.
In studying the life and Work of Dr. Case, Mitch extracts the important detail that we must be scholars in the same tradition in order that occult subjects are treated with the reverence they deserve. Thanks again to Mitch for another wonderfully informative and enlightening discussion!
“IN whatsoever object thou perceivest,
Know me as the Essence,
As the Idea,
And as the Interior Nature.
Because of this the wise come easily to me
By many paths,
Yet in truth these different roads
Are but a single Way.“If thou canst penetrate in the nature
Of the simplest thing,
There thou shalt find me.
This is the key to the mystery of the sacred letters.
Fix thy mind on the object set before thee by any letter,
And hold thy thought to meditate thereon.
Then shall the inner nature of that object
Be made known to thee,
And by this means shalt thou draw nigh
To some aspect of my being.- Paul Foster Case, from “The Meditation on Heh” in “The Book of Tokens”
relevant links:
Mitch Horowitz (previously appeared in Podcast 21)
Paul Foster Case Resource Page
“Paul Foster Case” Wikipedia entry
“The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages” by Paul Foster Case
“An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot” by Paul Foster Case (PDF download, 159 KB)
“The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order: An Interpretation of the Rosicrucian Allegory and An Explanation of the Ten Rosicrucian Grades” by Paul Foster Case
“Esoteric Keys of Alchemy” by Paul Foster Case
“The Great Seal of the United States: Its History, Symbolism and Message for the New Age” by Paul Foster Case - “Dr. Case reveals the Great Seal to be a profound spiritual glyph created by the Founding Fathers as a representation of the ideals of the Novo Ordo Seclorum, the New World Order.”
“Masonic Letter G” by Paul Foster Case - “Paul Foster Case develops with clarity a link between the Masonic degrees and the Qabalistic tradition.”
“Daniel, Master of Magicians and the Name of Names” by Paul Foster Case - “Two books in one. Daniel, Master of Magicians develops the astrological underpinnings of the book of Daniel. The Name of Names reveals the true significance of the name Yeheshua or Jesus.”
“The Book of Tokens” by Paul Foster Case
“The Kybalion” by Three Initiates
“Claude Bragdon” Wikipedia entry
“William Walker Atkinson” Wikipedia entry
“Ann Davies” Wikipedia entry
B.O.T.A. (Builders of the Adytum)
intro music by HipGnosis
Original link -- http://www.occultofpersonality.com/2008/02/16/podcast-42-the-life-and-work-of-dr-paul-foster-case/
Direct .mp3 audio file download -- http://www.occultofpersonality.com/podpress_trac/web/63/0/OoP_Podcast42_PFC_i2.mp3
We speak about the process of creating internal stillness, the Road to Inner Light, ways of being, maintaining a fluid consciousness, making the leap from the head to the heart, and the historical and mythological journeys of others that we can use as examples and inspiration. Also notable is the importance of not creating beliefs by grasping for conclusions.
“… this Magick is really symbolic of the Truth of our own life and our own existence. The Magick is real and the Magick can be all of ours when we uncover / recover the meaning and depth of our Soul.”
- Christopher Moors
relevant links:
“Pearly Gates Press” by Christopher Moors
“Podcast 32 - On the Spiritual Path with Christopher Moors”
“Zen” Wikipedia entry
“Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tsu
“Alan Watts” Wikipedia entry
“Alan Watts Teaches Meditation”
“Osho” Wikipedia entry
“Paramahansa Yogananda” Wikipedia entry
“Whispers From Eternity” by Paramahansa Yogananda
“The Journey to the East” by Herman Hesse (PDF file download)
“T. Lobsang Rampa, An Introduction” by Gray Barker
T. Lobsang Rampa (many PDF files available here)
“Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life” by Thich Nhat Hanh, Amazon US
Eastern Philosophy & Religion section of books written by Manly P. Hall
Self-Development & Meditation section of books written by Manly P. Hall
“Vipassanā” Wikipedia entry
“Tao of Jeet Kun Do” by Bruce Lee, Amazon US
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