Words of My Teachers - A Companion to the IHS Audio Programs

by Mark Stavish, Alfred DeStefano III (Editor)

Words of My Teachers - A Companion to the IHS Audio Programs Series is a complete overview of the Path of Return. Containing all of the Instructor materials used in the IHS Audio Programs, Words of My Teachers provides extensive information on all aspects of classical and modern schools of Western esotericism. While designed to be used with the Audio Programs (available for free online), it also functions as a stand alone reference text. Topics covered in detail illumination vs. salvation; the teacher/student relationship; methods of meditation and visualization; initiation; tradition vs modern practices; lucid dreaming; the Body of Light and immortality; methods of the Path of Unity, or Non-Duality.

480 pages, Paperback

Published May 28, 2016

About the author

Mark Stavish, the Director of Studies for the Institute for Hermetic Studies (which he established in 1998), is a life-long student of esotericism with over 25 years experience in comparative religion, philosophy, psychology, and mysticism with emphasis on Traditional Western Esotericism. His articles have appeared in academic, specialty, and mass market publications specializing in spiritual studies, making Mark one of the leading authorities in Hermeticism today.

In addition to being a member and officer of several prominent Rosicrucian and Martinist societies, he served as the Director of Research for the Occult Research and Applications Project, of the Philosophers of Nature (PON). The Philosophers of Nature was founded by Jean Dubuis in France in 1979 and for twenty years was the leading resource for practical information on mineral and plant alchemy, as well as qabala. ORA, a statistically based research wing of the American branch of PON performed detailed exploration into the validity and practicality of various traditional esoteric methods. Original research from the ORA Project was published in the organization's journal, The Stone.

A graduate of King's College, in Theology (B.A.), and Communications (B.A.), and Rhode Island College (Providence), with a Master's degree in Counseling emphasizing psycho-spiritual modalities and Psychosynthesis, he brings a unique blend of tradition with modern research to the application of esoteric philosophy.