Tantric Thelema Sam Webster Kat Lunoe 9780984372904 Books
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Over a decade in development, Tantric Thelema develops author Sam Webster's Pagan Dharma work uniting Pagan, especially Thelemic spirituality with Buddhist wisdom and ritual technology. It gives a complete method for learning a Mahayoga Tantric technique for invoking the primary deity of Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Forty-seven practices are described in fine detail with clear theory to enable the reader to advance spiritually. For the first time ever the Initiatory and Couples practices are published, along with a practice to prepare for Death. Sam Webster, M. Div., Mage, has taught magick publicly since 1984. He graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley in 1993. He is an Adept of the Golden Dawn and a cofounder of the Chthonic-Ouranian Templar order, as well as an initiate of Wiccan, Buddhist, Hindu and Masonic traditions. His work has been published in a number of journals such as Green Egg, Reclaiming Quarterly, Mezlim, and Gnosis. He founded the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn in 2001 (www.OSOGD.org), and serves the Pagan community principally as a priest of Hermes.
Tantric Thelema Sam Webster Kat Lunoe 9780984372904 Books
Sam Webster has done a fine job of presenting a very useful spiritual technology. Tantric Thelema is an application of Vajrayana Buddhist esoteric methods to the myth and symbol of Aleister Crowley's magical religion of Thelema. By doing so he offers western magicians and theurgists the best step-by-step guide to the invocation of the presence of a deity I can remember seeing in print.The manual is utterly practical. With only a few pages of introduction it moves immediately into the first section of the detailed spiritual practice (sadhana) that it teaches. Classical Buddhist ideas such as `taking refuge and dedicating merit' are taught in a fairly straight-forward Vajrayana way, using symbols and verses from the Book of the Law. The author does a fine job of reconciling Buddhist ideas with Pagan ones. The meat of the teaching concerns what is called Deity Yoga. Combining incantation with visualization and offerings it will all feel quite familiar to experienced invokers. What is less familiar is to see the method laid out in such clear, step-by-step detail.
Yr Hmbl writer knows very little about Vajrayana, but I was never at sea with Webster's descriptions of ideas or methods. I know rather more about Thelema, and it is a pleasure to see it expounded so gracefully, and without gothery. I know, I think, rather a lot about the mechanics of invocation, and I still learned quite a bit from this small tantra. Anyone interested in restoring the juice to western theurgy could benefit from Tantric Thelema.
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Tantric Thelema Sam Webster Kat Lunoe 9780984372904 Books Reviews
As a tantric buddhist practitioner I had high hopes for this book. The pith of tantra is beyond culture so there would be nothing to bar the use of a Thelemic Diety in a Tantric Buddhist practice and I was excited by the idea. But sadly, although all the trappings are there for a traditional Buddhist yidam practice, it is not as the author claims, "an implementation of the Buddhadharma." The most obvious problem (and there are many!), is that he himself calls this body of work "theistic." Buddhists are nontheists. And this difference, by design or ignorance, makes it not even close to Buddhism. Why am I harping about it not being Buddhist when the book is called Tantric Thelema not Buddhism? Because the second half of the title is "...in the manner of the Buddhist Mahayoga Tantras." My notion of "in the manner" might be different than the authors but I expected to see a practice that retained not only the symbols but the spirit and view of Buddhism. Sadly, this book provides a practice which takes the tools, (mantra, mudra, water offerings, etc) but puts them to use in an entirely different context which cannot result in enlightenment as it is viewed in buddhism. BUT, if you are not interested in Buddhism, then this book could work for you! I know very little about Thelema so I cannot comment as to its relevance in that tradition.
While the title of this book implies a very basic principle of marketing (take any two things, put them together, and you have a hit), it is also indicative of taking things to a new level when it comes to Thelema. The author of the book, Sam Webster, is an established occultist, which makes this book all the more tantalizing. The cover art is an added bonus. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the 93 current!
Sam Webster is the real deal. This is a small, but accessible book. Well written, orignial, and perfect for people looking to start or evolve a daily practice. Also, really enjoy how SAm make Thelema digestable. This book has informed an entire practice.
Information that is not for novice Thelemites or those that are uninformed about the details of Tantric Mahayana Buddhism.
This book is not just a tantric version of thelema it is a revelation of the true path of divine will and I believe it is people like Sam who are the ones who will come after Crowley who will unveil the mysteries of liver al vel legis. Absolutely mind blowing book.
I have only good things to say about this book. Sam Webster is a well-known Pagan/Thelemic scholar. He has an affiliation with Tibetan Buddhism which he brings to Thelema in a fascinating and quite potent manner. Using the formulas of Tibetan Buddhism the author opens up the beings Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit into a manner which Tibetan Buddhists might appreciate as an extension upon their deity yoga. Webster combines structures from Tibetan Buddhist ritual such as "Taking Refuge", "Dedication of Merit" and "Generating Bodhicitta" with Empowerments of Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit and beyond into invocation of Ra-Hoor-Khuit "In Front" and Within the practitioner (rather similar to technical Evocation as communication with a being outside oneself and Invocation as becoming that being for a time). Written as a Tantra to his wife, Sam Webster creates a loving, dedicated and ultimately Thelemic weave of Western magick and Tibetan Buddhism which is inspiring, powerful and ultimately transformative. Thanks!
Sam Webster has done a fine job of presenting a very useful spiritual technology. Tantric Thelema is an application of Vajrayana Buddhist esoteric methods to the myth and symbol of Aleister Crowley's magical religion of Thelema. By doing so he offers western magicians and theurgists the best step-by-step guide to the invocation of the presence of a deity I can remember seeing in print.
The manual is utterly practical. With only a few pages of introduction it moves immediately into the first section of the detailed spiritual practice (sadhana) that it teaches. Classical Buddhist ideas such as `taking refuge and dedicating merit' are taught in a fairly straight-forward Vajrayana way, using symbols and verses from the Book of the Law. The author does a fine job of reconciling Buddhist ideas with Pagan ones. The meat of the teaching concerns what is called Deity Yoga. Combining incantation with visualization and offerings it will all feel quite familiar to experienced invokers. What is less familiar is to see the method laid out in such clear, step-by-step detail.
Yr Hmbl writer knows very little about Vajrayana, but I was never at sea with Webster's descriptions of ideas or methods. I know rather more about Thelema, and it is a pleasure to see it expounded so gracefully, and without gothery. I know, I think, rather a lot about the mechanics of invocation, and I still learned quite a bit from this small tantra. Anyone interested in restoring the juice to western theurgy could benefit from Tantric Thelema.
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