Azoth: Or the Star in the East

by Arthur Edward Waite

Embracing the First Matter of the Magnum Opus, the Evolution of Aphrodite-Urania, the Supernatural Generation of the Son of the Sun, and the Alchemical Transfiguration of Humanity. This was an earlier book of Waite's, written when he was young and immersed in the study of alchemy. The Sublimating Principle of Alchemy; Symbolism of Israfel and Lucasta; The Agnostic Standpoint; Mysticism; Mysticism a Practical Science; Transcendental Science and Religion; Mystical Philosophy of Nature; Evolution and Mysticism; The Outward Man; Hermetic Doctrine and Development; Perfection of Humanity; Steps in the Way of Attainment; Religion of Evolution; Grounds of Spiritual Practice; The Holy Assembly; Catholic Doctrine of Theosophy and Mysticism; Five Nuptials of Ideal Being; The New Birth; The First Sublimation; Interior Sublimation; The Obscure Night; Evolution of the Interior Life.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1893

About the author

Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer, R.A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."