Fire and Ice - The History, Structure, and Rituals of Germany's Most Influential Modern Magical Order: The Brotherhood of Saturn

Stephen E. Flowers

Llewellyn Publications

1994

215 páginas

7h 10m

ISBN-10: 0875427766

The hidden teachings and practices of German occultism have long held a strong fascination for the poet as well as the historian. The largest German secret lodge—the Fraternitas Saturni—revealed neither its membership, its inner teachings, nor its rites. Still the most active and important magical society in Germany today, the FS has been the object of speculation, suspicion, and suppression. It is only through a chance occurrence that the inner documents of this order were published in Germany. The book you now
hold is the first comprehensive interpretive study of these documents and of the inner workings of the FS which they reveal. Within these pages you will discover the fascinating stories of this order's founders and leaders. You will witness the development of its magical doctrines and practices, its banishment by the Nazis, and its postwar dissentions and conflicts. The Saturnian degree system of initiation will be revealed in full detail, as will some of the order's unique cosmological and sex-magical teachings. A selection of some of the most powerful and unusual rites historically practiced by the FS are also offered. Fire and Ice throws a unique light on one of the world's darkest and most mysterious philosophical corners. It is a book of accomplished scholarship and a compendium of fascinating anecdote. This text will be found to be indispensable for anyone interested in the history of western occultism of the 20th century.

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O livro é competente em expor as linhas gerais do pensamento que norteia o trabalho da Fraternitas Saturni. Além disso também dá um patamar histórico da cena ocultista da Alemanha no começo do século XX mostrando as relações entre Crowley e os mestres pansóficos, também de Gregorius e fundação da FS com heranças da pegada sex magic da OTO.

Todo o conteúdo do livro é baseado em um grande vazamento de conteúdos internos da ordem promovidos por um membro de alto grau durante um momento de crise interna na segunda metade do século XX. Naturalmente os rituais precisaram ser reformados e provavelmente nenhum dos descritos aqui é usado na FS e OS hoje em dia. Apesar disso é uma leitura essencial para a compreensão superficial do trabalho dessas lojas de Saturno.