Experience of the Inner Worlds

by Gareth Knight

Knight goes back to the fundamentals of the mystical traditions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. He teaches us how to distinguish between magic and mysticism, natural and revealed religion, monism and theism.

Genres: Occult, Magic

264 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1993

About the author

Gareth Knight is one of the world's foremost authorities on ritual magic, the Western Mystery Tradition and Qabalistic symbolism. He trained in Dion Fortune's Society of the Inner Light, and has spent a lifetime rediscovering and teaching the principles of magic as a spiritual discipline and method of self-realisation.

He has written around forty books covering topics as diverse as Qabalah, history of magic, Arthurian legend, Rosicrucianism, Tarot, the Inklings (Tolkien, C.S.Lewis et al) and the Feminine Mysteries, as well as several practical books on ritual magic. He has lectured worldwide and is a regular contributor to Inner Light, the journal of the Society of the Inner Light.

The group founded by Gareth Knight in 1973 is now run by Wendy Berg and known as the Avalon Group.

See: http://garethknight.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Heidi Wiechert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not an easy read, which seems to be typical of G. Knight. I found it necessary to read a single chapter per day and let the reading sit in my consciousness for a night before proceeding. This is absolutely brimming with history and critical examinations of beliefs, rituals, goal formation, ect. A couple times during the reading, I found myself wishing that I had read this book years ago but then glad that I hadn't because I probably wouldn't have finished it because it would have lost my attention. It certainly dispels superstitious fears and some of the more ridiculous beliefs that are "out there" in the world of the occult but you really have to focus to soak up all of the information that is embedded in the text. Again, not a simple or straight forward read, but worth it.

The practical exercises at the end of each chapter are helpful but the last chapter, which combines all of the other exercises, is amazing. I also enjoyed the transcripts of the group working together during meditations to establish inner world contacts. I thought their struggles were both informative and uplifting.

Overall, I find myself energized and motivated to continue my own meditative practice and I have Knight to thank for that.

[Sean Murray · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I was less than 20 pages in, heʻd already half-filled the occult author bingo card:
Explained why his system is the true one.
Claimed provenence from previous well-respected systems.
Name-dropped.
Dissed other lesser approaches.
Explained how to read a book

If you want your approach to be the same as his ( Christio-Judaic supplicative devotional to Christ, non-neo-platonic, via positiva) there is a lot here for you. If you do not, there is not