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The Book of Initiation: Thine is the Kingdom
The nature of reality is not fixed, it’s mutable. Mankind is not separate from the Universe, they are one and the same. As above so below, as below so above. The Will of man is the Will of the Universe. The modern world works only because people believe the world to exist as it does. What is called science, is no different than magic. It is only in the fact that people believe in science that it functions. But it is only one belief, other views are no less valid. Some ideas though, have the ability to transcend the inherent disbelief in them.
That fact is a secret knowledge passed down from master to student and forms the basis of many secret orders. Each order frames their teaching based on their own interpretation of this simple fact, to initiate its students into the truth. Some Orders use this knowledge to keep mankind from killing itself, shielding this truth. Other Orders seek to use this knowledge to help humanity to become their own gods, to initiate everyone into the truth. Yet others initiate, however, there exists no lust of result in their action. What man wants to do is up to man. They do not know, nor do they care what comes of the truth, only that they deliver others from the only sin that matters, willful ignorance of the truth.
As a child, one summer Zander witnessed something he wasn’t supposed to see. A glimpse of that truth. For the last two decades, he’s been trying to convince his friends that what he saw was real. Desperate to share with his close circle of friends, Zander turned to magic. Little did he know exactly what his misguided attempt would produce; the freeing of a demon. From this, Zander and his friends would soon find themselves at the door on an ancient order of magicians. Not only will they have to deal with initiation into the truth of the nature of reality, but they’ll have to face the consequences of their own actions.
The world of Thine is the Kingdom is shaped and influenced by the real-world religion of Thelema, whose prophet is Aleister Crowley. The secret society of the group is an amalgamation of several magical orders such as the Golden Dawn. Subtly interlaced in the details of the book are Easter eggs of Qabalistic concepts and correspondences that modern magicians will enjoy
That fact is a secret knowledge passed down from master to student and forms the basis of many secret orders. Each order frames their teaching based on their own interpretation of this simple fact, to initiate its students into the truth. Some Orders use this knowledge to keep mankind from killing itself, shielding this truth. Other Orders seek to use this knowledge to help humanity to become their own gods, to initiate everyone into the truth. Yet others initiate, however, there exists no lust of result in their action. What man wants to do is up to man. They do not know, nor do they care what comes of the truth, only that they deliver others from the only sin that matters, willful ignorance of the truth.
As a child, one summer Zander witnessed something he wasn’t supposed to see. A glimpse of that truth. For the last two decades, he’s been trying to convince his friends that what he saw was real. Desperate to share with his close circle of friends, Zander turned to magic. Little did he know exactly what his misguided attempt would produce; the freeing of a demon. From this, Zander and his friends would soon find themselves at the door on an ancient order of magicians. Not only will they have to deal with initiation into the truth of the nature of reality, but they’ll have to face the consequences of their own actions.
The world of Thine is the Kingdom is shaped and influenced by the real-world religion of Thelema, whose prophet is Aleister Crowley. The secret society of the group is an amalgamation of several magical orders such as the Golden Dawn. Subtly interlaced in the details of the book are Easter eggs of Qabalistic concepts and correspondences that modern magicians will enjoy
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2017
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February 7, 2018
Lovely opening paragraph. I enjoyed the energy and flow of this story and the easy manor in which it's written. The natural dialogue between the very relatable characters carries the story along...I love a lot of dialogue, the more the better. Taylor did a great job in making me feel like I had insight into their world even though I sometimes felt there was something deeper going on I was missing out on...however, it took nothing away from the story and if anything left me wanting to know more. This is not a subject I usually read about and admit to previously knowing nothing about, but it seems immaculately researched and it made the story very believable.
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