The Three Dangerous Magi: Osho, Gurdjieff, Crowley

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John Hunt Publishing, 10.12.2010 - 713 Seiten
The Most Dangerous man since Jesus Christ, the Sex Guru, the Ambassador from Hell, the Black Devil of Ashkhabad, The King of Depravity, and the Wickedest Man in the World. These were some of the labels given to three of the most notorious figures of 20th century spirituality: Osho (formerly known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh), G.I. Gurdjieff, and Aleister Crowley. Beneath the controversies and scandals that swirled around all three the author argues that these men, egocentric tendencies notwithstanding, were brilliant thinkers and extraordinary masters of their craft, that of the science of inner transformation, and in particular the art of balancing the so called Left and Right Hand spiritual paths. These men were not humble sages. They were bona fide crazy wisdom masters and consistently went where angels fear to tread. They did not teach with the faint praise of new age fluff or the stuffy platitudes of religious sermons, but rather with a flaming sword, and were a genuine menace to all seekers who fear to face the abyss of their own egos.
 

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Preface
1
Introduction
3
Biographical Outlines
11
Aleister Crowley Wicked Magus
12
G I Gurdjieff The Black Devil of Ashkhabad
41
Osho The Most Dangerous Man since Jesus Christ
67
Teachings
95
Crowleys Magick and Thelema
96
The Inner Work
459
The Importance of Practice
460
Practice from Oshos Work
467
Practice from Gurdjieffs Work
480
Practice from Crowleys Work
493
Historical Influences
513
Historical Influences on Crowleys Magick and Thelema
514
Historical Influences on the Gurdjieff Work
547

The Gurdjieff Work
125
Oshos Teachings
154
Commentaries
183
Kings of the Night
184
SelfPerfection and the Myth of the Infallible Guru
209
The Spiritual Commune Paradiso and Inferno Part One
232
The Spiritual Commune Paradiso and Inferno Part Two
269
Of Women and Sex
303
Of Drugged Sages Drunken Idiots and Mysterious Deaths
347
Magical Warfare
386
Transmission and Legacy
408
Return of the Magi Of Rogues Prophets and Prophecy
440
Historical Influences on Oshos Teachings
575
The OshoCrowley Parallels
604
Crowley and Chess The Royal Game and the Inner Work
611
Gurdjieff Beelzebub and Zecharia Sitchin
626
Osho John Dee and the Greatest Library in the World
638
Resources
642
Brief Survey of Biographies
645
Bibliography
666
Notes
675
Acknowledgements
712
About the Author
713
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