Thank you Heydi!
Is Initiation into Hermetics available in the library as well? Also, what do you think of Franz Bardon's other two volumes on Hermetic magic?
It probably is, but if it isn't, I'm sure I have a copy somewhere in my own G-drives.
However I will say that none of the pdf copies of the IIH I've seen have the best translation and polishing compared to the hard-cover copy I have, so some of the passages on the pdfs may seem cryptic or confusing.
In that case, you may wish to get a physical copy, or I could take some pictures of my own pages if there is a particular section you would like to see.
I've studied the IIH and his book on Evocation for many years, but I have not read his book on the qabalah.
My interests are almost entirely centered on Elemental Magic, so that's why I haven't bothered to read that third book.
However, given his profound understanding of magic demonstrated in his other two books, I'm fairly positive that his book on qabalah is just as 100% on point like the rest of his work.
You can't go wrong with any of his works, really.
That's what I love about his materials so much - it's the only material I've ever read that is composed like a perfect recipe, a clear and concise set of instruction that is guaranteed to succeed if followed to the letter from beginning to end.
He leads you through from the most basic development as a novice, to the most advanced skills you can imagine as an adept, all in perfect order and with explicit clarity of what's required.
There is a caveat to Bardon's works though - it requires great dedication and dutifulness on part of the practitioner.
If you do what you're supposed to do, you will succeed without doubt - but you need to be prepared to practice up to an hour a day, every day, and master everything in order as instructed.
It starts off with 10-30 minutes in the beginning, but as you advance, it will lead up to an hour or more of practice a day.
That's the cost of success.
I should also mention that his books themselves need to be completed in a particular order.
If you ever plan on practicing his systems of Evocation or Qabalah, you
must complete the entire IIH first. Even in his own words found in these later books, he will insist that you go through the full development of whichever books come before it, because they are bricks which build upon each other.
The IIH is first, the book on Evocation is second, and the Qabalah is third.
This careful and conscientious development of the Self from top to bottom, beginning to end, is what allows for profound success and is the key to the mastery of magic.
Ignoring this order and jumping around as you please, however, is a recipe for failure and stagnation within the path of magic, as can be seen in the fates of many modern practitioners.
