d.b.stone
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New to this forum, let me introduce myself.
I first started to pursue the world of magic and mysticism in 1970. Ten years later, I had the Awakening and several months afterwords joined the A∴ A∴ under the supervision of Marcelo Motta and worked with him until his death in 1987. After that, I trained on my own. The last 20 years or so I trained in isolation. During that time, I wrote four books (at lulu.com) to pass on my experiences and reflections in hopes they will be helpful to others devoted to magic and mysticism, particularly those who follow Crowley:
A Simple Model of M
New Aeon Qabalah
the pillars of the world
M for Beginners(Annoyingly, lulu won’t show the books until you make a search and then click the “Show explicit content” button on the bottom left-hand side of the results page.)
That phase of my life being over, I’ve now returned to the world.
When I started out, back in 1970, Crowley was virtually unknown. Now I’m gratified to see that if I type “A-l-e-i” into an internet search engine, the first suggestion is “Aleister Crowley,” a surreptitious measure of just how much interest there is in the man denounced as “Wickedest” less than 100 years ago and even in this century still written off as just some “black magician” in prominent newspapers in America. The mainstream world and the world of the internet seem to exist in different “dimensions.”
That a forum like this now exists is rather astonishing to me. Back in 1970, there was no internet as we know it today—there weren’t even any personal computers. If you were interested in Crowley’s work, there was a good chance you didn’t know anyone else who was.
So things have changed greatly these past 50+ years. I haven’t kept up, so I don’t have any sense of what the “state of play” is now. More to learn.
My focus is on advancing the Aeon in fundamental ways. If you too are serious about that, I welcome your thoughts.
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Thank you for your kind reception. All four books have free samples with over 100 pages of text, so you can get an idea of what they’re like without committing your money. If you go to lulu.com and click "Bookstore" at the top center, then searching for "D. B. Stone" will bring up all my books. They won't appear at first--you have to select "Show explicit content" on the lower left-hand side of the page showing the book listings after your search returns some books. Once the books show up, sorting by "Newest" at the top right-hand part of the page should bring up the free samples on top.
I'd welcome your feedback, even if it's negative. Thank you! Best, D. B. Stone