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(c) fra Nefastos 2006
In the following there's a list of literature, that is recommended for the members and to those who may be considering membership.
1. Original Sacred Texts of different religions.
Out of these especially the following:
-The Bible, that creates a background for occidental culture and for the occultism of the last two millenniums.
As an interpretation of true Christianity especially The Sermon of the Mount (Matt. Chapters 5 to 7).
Knowledge also of The Genesis, The Book of Job and The Apocalypse of St.John is good for the study of the fraternity's philosophy.
- The Bhagavad Gîtâ, that represents the ultimate peak of the spiritual philosophy of the millenial Hindu culture. All out-lined doctrines are pure esoteric praxis.
- Dhammapada, the practical life view of non-ceremonial Buddhism.
- Tibetan Book of the Dead, the reading and studying of which will help in the understanding of both death as well as the multi-faceted world view of mysticism far better than thesis' dried up with endless analysis'.
- Gnostic evangeliums, such as the findings of Nag Hammadi and The Evangelium of Judas. The "heretical" trends of Christianity maintained in themselves a lot more conscious and acknowledged esoteric doctrines than the afterwards power-risen official form of Christianity. For a modern man it should be a priori clear, that any religious line of thought having an emphasis on knowledge (Gnosis) is philosophically in a far more elaborate level than those requiring sheer belief.
2. Writings of Helena Blavatsky, the foundational figure behind The Theosophical Society.
Blavatsky, who has been criticized a lot and rarely read with thought, displayed in her texts a complete foundation for the modern occult reneissance.
It has been said, that Blavatsky wrote almost anything of her own, but only packaged the earlier doctrines for a complete whole;
on the other hand any form of modern occultism seems to be based either openly or secretly to Blavatsky.
Her Opus Magnum is "The Secret Doctrine". As a valuable presentation of theosophical occultism "The Key to Theosophy" is recommended.
3. The writings of Pekka Ervast, a great Finnish Christian occultist.
Pure occultism presented with perfect humility and complete understanding.
(Unfortunately there aren't any English translations of the works of Pekka Ervast available for the time being.)
4. Classical texts of Occultism and the ancient mystics.
Such as The Corpus Hermeticum and the wide symbolical-philosophical tradition of Alchemy, etc.
5. Works of classic philosophers.
For example, such openly and widely valued occidental thinkers as Plato, Leibniz, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, all seem to be in their own way close to a pure occult doctrine. Philosophical thinking in the particular meaning of the word is the purest form of intellectual contemplation, and in combination with inspiration and practical life it forms a basis for true spiritual development.
6. Works of the opponents of occultism.
If one is to research occultism seriously, one must justify it to ones self holistically.
"To believe" in mysticism is spiritually as poor as to believe into some narrow manifestation of a certain religion,
or into the unilateral truth of a materialistic science. If one grows to be inclined into mysticism because of an upbringing leaning towards it or so on,
ones growing up may turn one away from real philosophical research, and then one either looses the flame or turns into a sceptic.
Because of this, it is good to research things from as many aspects as possible and not to satisfy into a unilateral interpretation,
even if it would be the right one from the view-point of the society. In addition, getting to know this kind of literature teaches
things of the human psychology, and about the governing laws of a modern relative and human-centred world.
7. Works of Johannes Nefastos.
Quite understandably the works of of Johannes Nefastos are an essential part of the philosophy of the Star of Azazel.
Instead of these one must be careful of reading New Age -literature in an entertaining fashion or from emotional stand points. The modern world seems to be full of pseudo-occultists, for whom the listing and personally appealing interpretation of their astral visions is enough. Even if their visions and accomplishments would be real (that in this connexion means either a coloured partial truth or such a truth that has been repeated without understanding), their interpretations are delusional and only fit to create in their fans an interest for a person-cult. Self-critical researchers such as C.G.Jung are an excellent reading. Instead, numerous writers who have adopted a guru-like stance will have only a degenerative affect for a modern thinking individual.
