Lords of Light: The Path of Initiation in the Western Mysteries

by W.E. Butler, M.A. Geikie, Toni Geikie (Editor)

The last public work of W.E. Butler before his death in 1978, this series of talks offers a fascinating, personal, and accessible course of training in the Western Mystery Schools by one of the world's great occultists.

With humility, humor, and conviction, Butler conveys an extensive knowledge of the occult mysteries, including ritual and ceremonial magic, the awakening of the kundalini energy, and the path of the qabalistic tree of life. The overriding theme of his lectures concerns regeneration of the personality and the relinquishing of the false ego through control of one’s mental and emotional reactions.

Born at the turn of the century, W.E. Butler studied in India among Hindu spiritual teachers and with the well-known mystic Annie Besant. At Butler's request, Lords of Light was edited from his Ibis Fraternity lectures by his longtime student and friend, M.A. Geikie.

Genres: Occult, Magic, Spirituality

182 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

About the author

Walter Ernest Butler was an occultist and the Founder and first Director of Servants of the Light in Britain. He worked closely with Dion Fortune in the Society of the Inner Light.

Reviews

[Aaron Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a quick and generally informative read that should be read by any who follow the Western Mysteries. It is in down to earth plain english so there is absolutely nothing here to stumble upon. Best yet it gives one a good grounding on what it is all about without going to much in depth, something the reader can do on his own with the reading sugestions Mr. Butler provides throughout the text.