The Path of Return - Essential Teachings is a complete course in Western esoteric practices and their importance for your spiritual journey. Come inside and walk with us for a while as we travel the Path of Return. Explore the meaning of initiation, tradition, awakening, immortality, and personal mastery within the framework of qabala, alchemy, astrology, and contemplative mysticism. Discover the methods successfully used by otheres whereby you may experience the Light which can only be found within.
Course Curriculum
Hi, I’m Mark Stavish
The Path of Return - Essential Teachings continues where Unfolding the Rose - Illumination and Western Esotericism, the first in the IHS Audio Programs series, leaves off.
Using Words of My Teachers as its guide, this series of programs will take you through all of the essential teachings to continue on the Path to its ultimate conclusion.
The audio you have here is raw and unedited and covers key topics, both in theory and practice, in Western spirituality.
Initially these recordings were made available to students on CD along with an extensive and details Study Guide. Over time the material was organized into a step-by-step self study course. The main text outlining how to proceed through these classes is Words of My Teachers - A Companion to the IHS Audio Programs.
Because we believe that this course will be of critical importance to you as you proceed on your path, as well as allow you to maximize the other courses available from the Institute for Hermetic Studies, we are providing its foundational program, Unfolding the Rose - Illumination and Western Esotericism at no cost to the student.
In addition, we are including copies of essential edited transcripts for reference.
These transcripts, along with those of all the companion volumes, are clear, easy to read, and include additional explanations that are not always available during live teachings.
Simply look at the contents of Words of My Teachers prior to listening to this audio and you will see how clearly and concisely this material has been presented and laid out for you.
This class bundle contains the following courses:
1.Prayer & The Power of Belief in Spiritual Practice
2.Unfolding the Rose
3.Sanctus: Spirituality in Daily Life
4.Secret Fire, Middle Pillar & Transformation
5.Alchemy for Physical & Psychic Rejuvenation
6.Commentary on Between the Gates
7.Commentary on Israel Regardie's One Year Manual (Twelve Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment)
8.Pow-wow, Folk, and Grimoire Magic
9.Ritual Purity & Defensive Magic
10.The Mind of Hermes
11.Commentary on The Liturgy of Hermes
12.Pathology of the Sublime
Thank you.
The Essential Guide
Classical and Modern Theories and Techniques
The Four Stages of the the Path are clearly elucidated for personal practice, from the Outer forms to Inner most aspects of Illumination.
Foundational and Advanced Practices including: Inner Fire, Prayer, Lucid Dreaming and the Body of Light, Interior Initiation, and more.
Problems and Solutions on the Journey
All journeys have risk, and the spiritual journey is no different. The potential problems one may encounter and their solution are presented to make the Path clear.