Breakbeat_Mystic
I have this book on pdf and was curious on how soon to jump in on it. As some may have noted I've had some curiosity questions about the differences between Golden Dawn and Martinist Hermetic Qabalah and tarot. Currently I'm working through Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin's Man His True Nature and Ministry and was hoping to get some Papus in to further my understanding on what Martinism is all about (I've been curious about it for a while).
In reading the Amazon.com reviews for the Papus book however I'm noticing some of the people are noting that it's really heavy schlepping, to the point where they're almost indicating that if you haven't been an esoteric student for years the content of the book will mostly floss in one eye and out the other. Has anyone else here read it and if so what are your opinions? Are there any books out ahead of that one that you'd recommend for getting a more generalized understanding on Papus' thinking prior to embarking on Tarot of the Bohemians? As it is I've got Levi's Paradoxes of the Highest Science and Israel Regardie's Llewelynn 'Complete Golden Dawn' that have been contenders in terms of batting-order.
In reading the Amazon.com reviews for the Papus book however I'm noticing some of the people are noting that it's really heavy schlepping, to the point where they're almost indicating that if you haven't been an esoteric student for years the content of the book will mostly floss in one eye and out the other. Has anyone else here read it and if so what are your opinions? Are there any books out ahead of that one that you'd recommend for getting a more generalized understanding on Papus' thinking prior to embarking on Tarot of the Bohemians? As it is I've got Levi's Paradoxes of the Highest Science and Israel Regardie's Llewelynn 'Complete Golden Dawn' that have been contenders in terms of batting-order.