Mysticism: Initiation and Dream

[sarasuperid]

I received the first in the Monograph Imprint Series by Three Hands Press day before yesterday and I read the paper over the last two days.  I found it to be an excellent exposition upon the role of dream initiations in mysticism of course that was the aim of the paper.  But also the text indirectly casts a helpful light upon the role this process plays in Cultus Sabbati.  

 

Oneric transmission is a repeated aspect of practice in Andrew Chumbley's grimoires.  Furthermore, the sections about the reification and rareification of dream in relationship to the land and sacred sites added an extra layer of "aha!" for me as I related the concepts back to the Hagstone Cord

 

As this was a term paper for an undergraduate class, the format is quite different than the usual Andrew Chumbley article.  It is written in the standard student format and has internal citation and a works cited.  Chumbley uses a few stories from personal correspondence of dream initiations in a variety of traditions and I found it rather exciting to read about other practitioners person experiences in addition to the historical examples.  I will be writing up a more complete review later--but I wanted to let everyone know what a treasure this little book is.

 

This series of occult monographs is priced about $50.00 with shippping and is a good solid companion to Chumbley's grimoires. http://www.threehandspress.com/monograph1.php

 

I recommend it to those who like his other works and perhaps want some more insight into his transmissions.

[Panis_Ramey]

I received the first in the Monograph Imprint Series by Three Hands Press day before yesterday and I read the paper over the last two days. I found it to be an excellent exposition upon the role of dream initiations in mysticism of course that was the aim of the paper. But also the text indirectly casts a helpful light upon the role this process plays in Cultus Sabbati.

 

Oneric transmission is a repeated aspect of practice in Andrew Chumbley's grimoires. Furthermore, the sections about the reification and rareification of dream in relationship to the land and sacred sites added an extra layer of "aha!" for me as I related the concepts back to the Hagstone Cord

 

As this was a term paper for an undergraduate class, the format is quite different than the usual Andrew Chumbley article. It is written in the standard student format and has internal citation and a works cited. Chumbley uses a few stories from personal correspondence of dream initiations in a variety of traditions and I found it rather exciting to read about other practitioners person experiences in addition to the historical examples. I will be writing up a more complete review later--but I wanted to let everyone know what a treasure this little book is.

 

This series of occult monographs is priced about $50.00 with shippping and is a good solid companion to Chumbley's grimoires. http://www.threehand.../monograph1.php

 

I recommend it to those who like his other works and perhaps want some more insight into his transmissions.

 

Sound great, I love his grimoires. not only are they filled with knowledge, they are beautiful. Its making me drool just thinking about it..:eheheh:

[luceaschild]

Very interesting! I was just looking at these yesterday but instead purchased the Michael Howard books. Enjoy them!

[Oneironaut]

I recently received my copy. I agree, it's a different read than his other works. I still have to cross-reference and/or look up many of the words he uses though....he was a walking lexicon of religious terminology and praxis. Anyhow, I haven't finished it yet, so I'll report later with a final thought, but so far I'm very intrigued by his presentation on the similarities of oneiric transmission spanning from early Mesopotamian history, to Tibetan, to Sufi/Muslim examples. Removing the names from those historical writings, one can almost superimpose them and glean a similar message. Archetypal Mysteries, perhpas?