How long does it take to read The Golden Dawn?
Israel Regardie, John Michael Greer
The Golden Dawn by Israel Regardie, John Michael Greer takes about 13 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 49 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1937. 754 pages, about 207,350 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 23 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
First published in 1937, Israel Regardie's The Golden Dawn has become the most influential modern handbook of magical theory and practice. In this new, definitive edition, noted scholar John Michael Greer has taken this essential resource back to its original, authentic form. With added illustrations, a twenty-page color insert, additional original material, and refreshed design and typography, this powerful work returns to its true stature as a modern masterpiece. An essential textbook for students of the occult, The Golden Dawn includes occult symbolism and Qabalistic philosophy, training methods for developing magical and clairvoyant powers, rituals that summon and banish spiritual potencies, secrets of making and consecrating magical tools, and much more. The book is divided into several basic sections. First are the knowledge lectures, where you will learn the basics of the Kabalah, symbolism, meditation, geomancy and more. This is followed by the rituals of the Outer Order, consisting of five initiation rituals into the degrees of the Golden Dawn. The next section covers the rituals of the Inner Order including two initiation rituals, equinox ceremonies, and more. Then you will learn the basic rituals of magic and the construction, consecration, and means of using the magical tools. Once you have these you can go on to evocation rituals, talismans, and invocations. The book gives explanations for how to design talismans, do skrying and travel on the astral plane. You will also learn geomancy, the Tarot, and Enochian magic. Filled with numerous illustrations, lists, and tables, The Golden Dawn provides guidance for a lifetime of magic and life-changing transformation. Get your copy today.
Subjects: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, occult, magic, Occultism, Cabala, Spiritual exercises
