The Litany of the Tree of Life: In the Tradition of The Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn

Daily rituals for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life. This book is intended for daily use as an alternative to the form of discursive meditation taught in the knowledge lectures of the Order of the Golden Dawn, and specifically for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life. It may also be found suitable for practice on a more occasional basis, such as once per week, as a helpful addition to the regular meditations taught by the Order. A litany such as this falls somewhere in the space between ritual and meditation. Like a meditation, it works primarily with consciousness rather than with the subtle energies directed in magic; like magic, it is in some sense a performance, in which performer and audience are one. Meditative attention on the symbols and concepts is important for the litany to have its proper effect, but so are the vocal and performative dimensions that give magic its power. Regular practice will teach each initiate to find a personally appropriate balance between these themes.

Table of Contents:
FOREWORD THE DRUIDICAL CABALA INTRODUCTION TO THE LITANY THE LITANY OF THE TREE OF LIFE The Unmanifest Celi, the first sphere Perydd, the second sphere Dofydd, the third sphere  Iau, the unnumbered sphere Ener, the fourth sphere Modur, the fifth sphere Muner, the sixth sphere Byw, the seventh sphere  Byth, the eighth sphere Ner, the ninth sphere Naf, the tenth sphere Numberless path: unmanifest to Celi Twenty-second path: Celi to Perydd Twenty-first path: Celi to Dofydd Twentieth Path, upper half: Celi to Iau Twentieth path, lower half: Iau to Muner Nineteenth path: Perydd to Dofydd Eighteenth path: Perydd to Ener Seventeenth path: Perydd to Muner Sixteenth path: Dofydd to Modur Fifteenth path: Dofydd to Muner Fourteenth path: Ener to Modur Thirteenth path: Ener to Muner Twelfth path: Ener to Byw Eleventh path: Modur to Muner Tenth path: Modur to Byth Ninth path: Muner to Byw Eighth path: Muner to Byth Seventh path: Muner to Ner Sixth path: Byw to Byth Fifth path: Byw to Ner Fourth path: Byw to Naf Third path: Byth to Ner Second path: Byth to Naf First path: Ner to Naf PRONUNCIATION OF WELSH TERMS THE DESCENDING ORDER THE ASCENDING ORDER 77 BIBLIOGRAPHY

About the Author :
John Michael Greer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including 'The New Encyclopedia of the Occult', 'The Druidry Handbook', 'The Celtic Golden Dawn', and 'Circles of Power: An Introduction to Hermetic Magic'. An initiate in Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Greer served as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) for twelve years. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife Sara. Greer is also the author of eleven fantasy and science fiction novels and ten nonfiction books on peak oil and the future of industrial society, and also blogs weekly on politics, magic, and the future at www.ecosophia.net.