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Rituals and Secret Mysteries of Wicca Gilberto de Lascariz's work, Rituals and Secret Mysteries of Wicca, consists of 447 pages and has a soft cover. This book from the Zéfiro publishing house measures 24cm x 17cm. The book Rituals and Secret Mysteries of Wicca is an innovation in the history of esoteric literature, as it emphasizes an exclusively esoteric and initiatory approach to Wicca, without any new age concessions or simplifications. It is not just a genuine esoteric tool for soul transformation in harmony with the gods and initiatory paradigms of Wicca, but also a book that generates true pagan gnosis. Many of the initiatory secrets present in Wiccan ceremonies, which were previously buried in the secrecy of some Initiates and forgotten by covens themselves, are revealed here. This work is also an attempt to provoke a tour de force in global Wiccan discourse, rejecting new age references and the wild psychologism inherited from Gerald Gardner's magical legacy. CONTENTS Prologue I – THE THRESHOLD OF SATURN Chapter I The Limbo of the Soul The Jonah Complex — The Limbo of Eras The Render of Guardians -The Age of Saturn – Changing Consciousness II – WAVES OF WICCA CRAEFT Chapter II The First Wave: Pa and Dandi The Man of the Islands – Between Cannibals and Sorcerers The Dark Night of the Soul -Initiation into Witchcraft — Gardner on the Isle of Man The Encounter with the Beast -The Dawn of Wicca Chapter III The Second Wave: Witchcraft, Sex, and Rock and Roll The Queen of Swords – Oedipus and Sorcerer – The King of Witches Alexandrianism – Do It Yourself – The Solitary Path Chapter IV The Third Wave: Feminists, Eclectics, and Environmentalists Dianic Witchcraft – The Time of Matriarchs – The Falcon of the Stars Sorcerers and Environmentalists — The Pagan Path – Magical Eclecticism The Janus Face – Coca-Cola Wicca III – THE CULT AND ASCETICISM Chapter V Fundamental Concepts of Wicca Art and Rite – The Course of Wisdom – Witchcraft and Sorcery The Tripartite Nature of Wicca – Cults and Mystery Religions Wiccan Ceremonies — The Witch Covens The Wiccan Work Circle Chapter VI Paradigms of Wicca Craeft Witchcraft and Paganism – Paradigms of Wicca The Wiccan Pentagram – An Ancient Symbol The Sign of the Archangel -Magical Venus -Lucifer's Rose The Pentagram of Morgana Practice I: Manuale Exercitorium Pentagramis Chapter VII Wiccan Asceticism and Learning Wiccan Learning – Blacksmiths and Sorcerers Pagan Retreats – An Ecological Ethic – Masters and Gurus Magic Without Dogma -Asceticism and Magical Freedom Practice II: De Arte Deos Amare IV – THE SACRED CIRCLE OF NATURE Chapter VIII The Magic Circle The Witch's Circle — Figuring the Circle — Drawing and Carving The Matrix of the Universe — Portals to Supramundane Worlds The Moon and Sun — The Three Worlds Practice III: De Arte Tres Mundos Adjungere Chapter IX In the Realm of Elementals Philosophers of the Immaterial – Elemental Alignment Conjuring the Circle -Consecrating the Circle North: The Land of Sages — East: The Air of Sages South: The Fire of Sages — West: The Water of Sages Practice IV: De Oferumenta Entibus Elementorum V – THE WICCAN BODY AND ALTAR Chapter X The Ancestral Altar The Sacred Stone -The Altar and Circle of Fertility Tantric Suvasini and Wicca -Ceremonial Nudity — The Ancient Body The Pillar of the Circle — The Altar Face Practice V: Manuale Exercitorium Circuli VI – THE SORCERESS'S ARMAMENT Chapter XI Wiccan Magical Armament Liturgical Tools — Magical Weapons — Ritual Dagger Marks and Symbols of the Athame – The Sabbat Chalice -The Fire Wand The Pantacle of Art -Pantacle Marks Practice VI: Liber Ritis Consecrationis Ensilici Magi Chapter XII Wiccan Liturgical Armament The Sorcerer's Tools — The Sword and Cauldron — Ritual Broom Ceremonial Tunic ~Ropes and Stake Incense — Necklaces, Tiaras, and Bracelets Practice VII: Liber Ritis Chordag Patibulati VII – THE GUARDIANS OF THE ART Chapter XIII Sentinels and Guardians of the Art Entering the Underworld — The Egregore and Group Soul The Arrival of the Grigori – Lords of Principiados Hill Giants – Fallen Angels – Racial Guardians Watchtowers – Deva and Elemental Kings Practice VIII: Manuale Vocatorii Vigilis Circuli VIII – THE GODS OF WICCA CRAEFT Chapter XIV The Horned God In Search of Gods – The Old Gods – The Divine Stag The Double-Horned One -The Sphere of Pa and Apo Robin, the Hooded One – The Tri-Headed God Practice IX: Liber Ritis Artis Solem Deum Amare Chapter XV Mother Nature Goddess The Witches' Goddesses -Mother Goddess -The Dual Goddess Anima Mundi -Aradia and Herodia – The Mystery of Tripartite Hekaté Phosphorus Practice X: Liber Ritis Artis Triviae Deae Amare IX – THE FULL MOON RITUAL Chapter XVI The Esbat Ritual Ritual Structure – Priestly Couple -Human Battery Universal Polarity The Double Esbat – The Synodic Portal Invoking the Gods – Oracle and Instruction – Wine and Cereal Ecstatic Dance – Rune Chant of Witches – The Great Rite Practice XI: Liber Sancti Riti Plenilunii X – THE TRIPLE FACE OF INITIATION Chapter XVII The Triple Initiation in Traditional Wicca Initiatory Preparation — Earth Soul Initiation Subterranean World Initiation — Magical Androgyny End and Renewal Practice XII: Liber Sancti Riti Ad Viam Dedicationis Appendices Manifesto for an Apology of Initiatory Principles in Wicca Craeft Horned God Instruction — Karnayna's Sabbath Instruction Theban Alphabet – References ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gilberto de Lascariz was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and moved to Portugal at a young age. He graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon while also studying Sanskrit Language and Culture at the New University of Lisbon. In his youth, he was involved in various esoteric societies with Rosicrucian and Masonic affiliations, taking vows in the Nyngma-Pa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His involvement with Traditional Wicca in the Alexandrian tradition from 1982, combined with his interest in Anthroposophy, led him to develop meditative and ritual methods that allowed for an esoteric approach to initiatory and neopagan witchcraft, in opposition to its new age superficiality. In 1989, he founded the Alexandrian Wiccan Conventicle TerraSerpente in Portugal and launched the Sol-Negro Confraternity, an artistic organization dedicated to the aesthetic renewal of the arts from a neopagan esoteric perspective, in its Evolian interpretation. His lectures at the Hell Conferences held in Porto during the 1980s and 1990s alerted him to the need to document his esoteric and neopagan thought in book form. He has published several books and created the Karnayna Project in 1999, an organization aimed at providing esoteric instruction from a neopagan perspective. He was the first author to conduct Wicca workshops in Portugal, similar to those conducted by Janet Farrar and Vivianne Crowley today. In 2006, the French Gothic culture magazine Elegy Ibérica considered him the most important figure in Portuguese neopagan esoteric thought.