Chapter 23 by James Garside

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Chapter 23 - Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie

Chapter 23 - Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie

The Magic of Israel Regardie by Christopher S. Hyatt

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Chapter 23 - Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie
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The Magic of Israel Regardie by Christopher S. Hyatt

This isn’t so much a discussion of ‘The Magic of Israel Regardie’ as ‘the half-assed opinions of Christopher Hyatt, who lived and worked with Israel Regardie, with a brief discussion of what he thinks Regardie thought about magic and the occasional name-drop of Regardie thrown in for good measure.’

I say that with love.

The recording comes across like a long-ranging discussion between Christopher Hyatt and some dumb stoner kid about magic, aliens and the Golden Dawn.

That said, any Regardie is better than no Regardie and you do get some sense of Hyatt’s working relationship with him.

It’s an interesting discussion in its own right and covers many topics including Crowley, Thelema, Rosicrucianism and the various uses of magick with a k as a tool of self-improvement, empowerment and psychotherapy.

There’s a wonderfully nutty discussion of the extraterrestrial origins of mankind, according to the work of Zecharia Sitchin, and how we were cre…

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