A Bardon Companion: A Practical Companion for the Student of Franz Bardon's System of Hermetic Initiation by Rawn Clark

Author:Rawn Clark [Clark, Rawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Body; Mind & Spirit, Rawn Clark's commentary on the works of Franz Bardon, Magick Studies, Hermetism & Rosicrucianism
ISBN: 9781453859032
Google: 6eNtkgAACAAJ
Amazon: 1453859039
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2010-10-11T04:00:00+00:00

due to a lack of background in genuine magic and the consequent

inability to truly understand the deeper significance of what is being

said. This is inescapably natural and what I have said is meant only

as a statement of fact that must be dealt with openly and not as a

criticism.

For this reason above all others, I will attempt, through my

own commentary, to help the reader at least become aware of the

places where this is an important addition to their understanding of

the author's deeper meaning. Whether or not my comments actually

add to your understanding is out of my hands -- all I can promise is

that I will try my best.

I would ask that as you read my comments, you do so with this

thought in mind: The only true teacher is experience. Even though a

thousand sages will spend a billion words trying to explain the

Mysteries, you will not truly understand their full implications until

you yourself have penetrated what lies beyond the veil. But never let

this dissuade you from doing your damnedest to penetrate this veil --

it is only gossamer, as they say. The further you penetrate, the

deeper your understanding will grow; and the deeper your

understanding, the deeper into the Mysteries will you penetrate.

Hold your conclusions with loose hands so that you may always be

able to re-form them. Always remain willing to deepen your

understanding -- the main barrier to this is holding on too tightly to

our conclusions. Adopt your own conclusions not those of another.

This is especially true considering that all I can offer you here are my

own conclusions and yours might be far different than mine. The

best I hope for is that reading about a few of my conclusions will

inspire you to question and expand your own conclusions.

My best to you!

Rawn Clark

2002

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Part One

Introductory Material

(First Edition)

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FRANZ BARDON (1909 TO 1958)

His Life, Works, and Legacy

You might ask, "who was Franz Bardon?" For those who are

not familiar with his work, suffice it to say that Bardon is considered

to be one of the most important adepts of our age. According to

Bardon himself, he was directed by Divine Providence to reveal to

humanity the meaning behind the first four major arcana of the Tarot.

While he fulfilled his mission, only his revelation of three of the

Tarot cards were published and the fourth has been lost due to the

twists of fate. The first card, the Magician, was revealed in

"Initiation Into Hermetics" (IIH); the second card, the High Priestess,

was revealed in "The Practice of Magical Evocation" (PME); and,

the third card, the Empress, was revealed in "The Key to the True

Quabbalah" (KTQ). Only a small fragment of his revelation of the

fourth card, the Emperor, remains and is found as an appendix to the

book "Frabato", titled "The Golden Book of Wisdom".

With some occult writers, we are left with nearly every detail

of their personal lives, while with others, we know no more than

their pen names. The situation with Bardon lies somewhere between

these two extremes. While we have, through the grace of Divine

Providence, access to all of his published works, we can find only a

small few details left over from his personal life.

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