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Edited and Annotated  with New Material by  Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero

Break the barrier between the conscious and unconscious mind through the Middle Pillar exercise, a technique that serves as a bridge into magic, chakra work, and psychology. This classic work introduces a psychological perspective on magic and occultism while giving clear directions on how to perform the Qabalistic Cross, The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, the Middle Pillar exercise along with its accompanying methods of circulating the light, the Vibratory Formula, and the building up of the Tree of Life in the aura.

The Ciceros, who knew Regardie personally, have made this book much more accessible by adding an extensive and useful set of notes, along with chapters that explain Regardie's work in depth. They expand upon it by carrying it into a realm of new techniques that are directly related to Regardie's core material. Especially valuable is the chapter on psychology, which provides a solid frame reference for Regardie's numerous remarks on this subject.

This new edition of Regardie's 1938 classic is reprinted in its entirety, fully annotated with critical commentary and explanatory notes. It expands the uses of the Middle Pillar exercise for psychic growth and healing, includes different versions of the exercises, explores the similarities and differences between the Qabalistic and Yoga system of self-growth in a section dedicated to the Eastern chakra system, covers several new exercises for relaxation and psychological analysis, expands upon the principles of Jungian psychology and includes new material from contemporary psychologists, and features exercises for solitary and group work.

The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic by Israel Regardie. Edited and annotated with new material by Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero (St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1998) ISBN 1-56718-140-6