A comprehensive overview of the Western perennial tradition--the hermetic tradition and the ancient earth wisdom of shamanic indigenous peoples• Provides practical exercises to reawaken mystical awareness and reconnect with the ancient mystery traditions of our ancestors• Reveals how earth wisdom and high magic complement one anotherIn Walkers Between the Worlds, the authors reveal the development of both these traditions that were never far beneath the surface of Western culture and how they complement each other.As the orthodox structures of the West appear increasingly hollow and irrelevant, the Western way trod by the shaman and the magus remains vital, with many practical methods for reawakening awareness and reconnecting with the earth. In addition to its in-depth theoretical analysis, Walkers Between the Worlds contains practical exercises drawn from traditional teaching methods used by both native and hermetic traditions to help the reader explore these mysteries.

Foreword by Gareth Knight Notes on the Excercises in this Book Part One: The Native Tradition Introduction to Part One: The Inward Spiral Threading the Maze Western Folk-Weave The Ritual Stance 1. THE OLD RELIGION Rite and Foretime Walkers between the Worlds Mysteries and Initiation Exercise 1: Finding Your Clan Totem Exercise 2: Analeptic Memory Exercise 3: The Festivals as Bidden Doorways 2. THE MAGIC EARTH Sacred Space The Paths of the Dragon The Wisdom of the Earth Magic Earth Exercise Notes Exercise 4: The Shimmering Way Exercise 5: The Terrestrial Zodiac 3. MEETING THE GODS Native myths and God-Forms The Faces of the Gods Modern Mythographers and Storytellers Exercise 6: Meeting the Gods 4. VOYAGES TO THE OTHER WORLD The Ancestral Paradise The Shining Ones Passports to Inner Realms Paradise Lost and Regained Exercise 7: Contacting the Guardian Exercise 8: The Two Trees Meditation 5. THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH Native Wisdom The Secret People The Mother Country Redeeming the Time Exercise 9: Self-Clarification Exercise 10: The Retreat Part Two: The Hermetic Tradition Introduction to Part Two: The Outward Spiral 6. SCHOOLS OF MYSTERY Flashes of Fire The Hermetic Reality The Language of Desire Guardians of Tradition Exercise 1: The Maze of the Gods Exercise 2: Building the Body of Light 7. THE DIVINE KNOWING The Gifts of Wisdom The Fruits of Gnosis Asian Is Not a Safe Lion The Shattered Vessels Exercise 3: The Temple of Inner Wisdom 8. THE MAGUS AND HIS MAGIC The Return of the Shaman Expanding the Universe The Divine Chariot Exercise 4: The Hermetic Way Exercise 5: The Four-Square Citadel 9. THROUGH THE INNER DOOR Celestial Memories Hidden Masters: Secret Sibyls Guides and Guardians The Hermetic Landscape Exercise 6: The Caduceus of Hermes Exercise 7: Otherworld Gateways and Symbols 10. ALCHEMY THE FIRE-TRIED STONE The Hunting of the Green Lion The Wandering Viaticum The Chymical Wedding Exercise 8: The Shepherd of Stars Exercise 9: Revitalizing Your Roots Afterword: Tomorrow's Tradition Bibliography Index