Esoteric Ceremonial Magic with Ike Baker

Summary

Ike Baker delves into the rich tapestry of esoteric ceremonial magic, tracing its origins from ancient shamanic practices to contemporary traditions. Highlighting the influence of various cultures, including Egyptian and Vedic traditions, Baker emphasizes how magic is a disciplined exploration of consciousness intended for spiritual transformation. He also discusses the significance of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the modern practice of ceremonial magic.

Key takeaways

• 1Ike Baker: Author and scholar on Western esoteric traditions, senior adept in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
• 2AEtheric Magic: Book by Baker outlining a system of elemental, celestial, and alchemical magic.
• 3Neoplatonism: Philosophical foundation influencing the practice of magic.
• 4Theurgy vs. Thaumaturgy: Differentiates between divine work and miraculous acts in magic.
• 5Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A modern initiatory order reviving and developing ceremonial magic practices.
• 6Ritual practice: Rooted in ancient cultures and shamanic traditions.

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New Thinking Allowed is presented by the California Institute for Human Science, a fully accredited university offering distant learning graduate degrees that focus on mind, body, and spirit. The topics that we cover here. We are particularly excited to announce new degrees emphasizing parapsychology and the paranormal. Visit their website at cihs.edu. Book four in the new Thinking Allowed dialogue series is Charles T. Tartt, Seventy Years of Exploring, Consciousness and Parapsychology. Now available on Amazon. Thinking Allowed. Conversations on the Leading Edge of Knowledge and Discovery with Psychologist Jeffrey Mishlove. Hello and welcome. I'm Jeffrey Mishlove. Today we will be exploring the topic of esoteric ceremonial magic. My guest is Ike Baker, who is an independent scholar, esoteric instructor, practicing ceremonialist, and senior initiate of the Martinist Order of America, the Masonic Blue Lodge, and the York Rite Freemasonry. He is also a temple chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ike is author of A Formless Fire, Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West, and also Eteric Magic, a Complete System of Elemental, Celestial, and Alchemical Magic. Ike is based in North Carolina and now I will switch over to the internet video. Welcome, Ike. It is a pleasure to be with you today. Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor to be speaking with you, truly. I'm very interested in your field of esoteric magic or ceremonial magic. I think it's a topic that parapsychologists like my friend Dean Radin are beginning to explore more seriously. I want the New Thinking Allowed audience to be exposed to your work. And, of course, I know we've interviewed people who you regard as colleagues who are also deeply involved in esoteric subjects. ...

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