When a mystic steps upon their sacred path toward unity with the gods, they begin here,rooted in the earth.
As the mystic grows in their spiritual journey, they must ascend. To do this, they must undergo transformation, transmutation, purification, and be continually reborn through trials and initiations. This book starts at the absolute beginning of the path, then guides the seeker through each of the seven planetary spheres. By going down this path, they will go from an absolute novice to a seasoned adept. This book offers both a map and a lantern for the long journey toward gnosis. Within these pages lie profound explorations and explanations of the planetary mysteries. After learning the secrets of each veil of gnosis, there is a planetary remediation exercise and a ritual that will initiate you into that respective sphere. Let the stars draw you into their orbit, lifting you ever upward to the highest divine heights.
A contemporary practitioner guide on basic planetary magick and remediation. It definitely got its job done. This felt a little repetitive and lackluster for me for a number of reasons:
1) Most of the information here (minus the rituals) can be obtained through Rose's Youtube channel 'Da'at Darling'. 2) If you enjoy more scholarly footnoted works perhaps this won't be very engaging. A lot of the presentation of information felt choppy. The chapter on Mars when approaching the history of Lilith felt quite strong though, I enjoyed that part and was quite engaged.
Considering that this was an independently published work, I'm willing to be a bit more lenient on typos being present, since every indie press creation is usually a labor of love. But I will say, there were quite a few spelling and typography errors in here that got repetitive.
I really enjoyed this book and found it to be very informative! The ritual guides are written in a way that is easy to understand and follow along. Overall, this seems like a great way to go about planetary remediation, learn about astrology, and begin practicing ritual.
The only issue found while reading has to do with some small editing details. I have the first edition, a signed copy; so maybe the newer prints address some of the grammatical issues and misspelled words. But with that said, in no way do these errors detract from one's ability to understand the information being conveyed. Still, I felt is was worth mentioning.
There is so much to like about this book, I almost feel I have rated it too low. BUT, it has way too many typos, and wrong words/ duplictions,etc. To give it a 5. It just needs a thorough review by a good editor. That said, the flow of the ideas, the path seductively suggested, and spread out before the reader is tempting and inspired. I read this, thinking why didnt I come up with these ideas?? I had even developed some very similar exercises on my own, some years ago...had I read them earlier on my path, I believe the journey could have been smoother. Thanks for doing this Sister Rose, may our Lady continue to bathe you in the light of her stars...