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Books on the Student Syllabus, among other things

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    Ember
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    Ok, questions:

    1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
    2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
    3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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      Ok, questions:

      1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
      2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
      3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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      Ember
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      Actually, I thought of another question too:

      1. The Goetia - I found a book titled, "The Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton, Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis." Is this what is meant by "The Goetia or The Lemegeton of Solomon the King" on the Student Syllabus?
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        Ok, questions:

        1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
        2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
        3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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        kuniggety
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        First question: Translator shouldn't matter.

        Second, I can't answer.

        Third, shouldn't matter. Crowley's is a really good translation but really, there are several that are good. If you get the one with a few different translations, then it could probably help give you even more insight into their meaning.

        Four, is this what you're referring to? www.amazon.com/Goetia-Lesser-Solomon-Clavicula-Salomonis/dp/087728847X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281135437&sr=8-1 if so, yes, that's the book.

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          Ok, questions:

          1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
          2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
          3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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          Jim Eshelman
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          @Ash said

          "1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?"

          You mean for the Student curriculum? No, it isn't specified. It only matters on such practical things like whether the translation is any good 😄

          "2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student?"

          No, not required.

          "3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation."

          That sounds interesting. Certainly it would qualify. - Technically the Student curriculum calls for the Legge translation, which I imagine is in the one you mentioned.

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            Ok, questions:

            1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
            2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
            3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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            Jim Eshelman
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            @Ash said

            "4. The Goetia - I found a book titled, "The Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton, Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis." Is this what is meant by "The Goetia or The Lemegeton of Solomon the King" on the Student Syllabus?"

            Yes.

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              Ok, questions:

              1. For the Shiva Sanhita, or The Hathayoga Pradipika - does the translator matter? I.e. is there a specific translation I must have?
              2. If I went the route of joining the ToT or the CoT, would I need all the books on the syllabus just as if I formally applied to the A.'.A.'. to be accepted as a Student? I should probably get the books anyway, but I'm just wondering.
              3. For the Tao Te Ching - I found a book with 6 different translations, including Crowley's. Is this acceptable? It's about a third of the price of the book that is only Crowley's translation.
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              Ember
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              Awesome, thank you both for your replies.

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