“Franz Bardon, the greatest adept of the 20th century and a tireless worker for the light, survived Hitler’s concentration camps but died a victim of communist persecution in 1958. He left behind four legendary books of the highest spiritual philosophy known to mankind, both theoretically and practically,

Initiation into Hermetica, the first volume, is the cornerstone of Bardon’s entire opus. In contrast to other books on the subject of magic, Bardon focuses his attention on the practical training necessary for all true magical attainment. Using the Four Elements of fire, water, air and earth as a foundation, Bardon teaches the student how to master these universal forces in the three worlds of body, soul and spirit. The author leads the student step by step through exercises providing detailed training in the entire Arcanum of magic, from basic techniques in thought control and imagination to advanced teachings in astral travel, the use of talismans and magic mirrors and much more. The author provides clear initiation into the theory and practice of spiritual evolution, a personal one-to-one connection with the Divine Spirit within us.

The Practice of Magical Evocation is Franz Bardon’s second volume of The Holy Mysteries (also known as The Egyptian Mysteries) and is thoroughly unique. In magical terms, the book is a practical guide to the proper evocation of and communication with spiritual magical and divine entities. It is perhaps the only truly significant modern study of direct contact with the universal teachers — the other major works in the field are products of the Medieval. Renaissance, and Reformation periods. The Practice of Magical Evocation is also unparalleled in terms of depth and complexity. Not only does it provide a powerful intellectual rationale for and explanation of the art of evocation itself, but it also outlines the actual practice of the art in great detail, including instruction as to the creation of magic wands, circles, garments and so on. But beyond that, there is a fascinating glimpse into a complete magical universe. Bardon outlines a totally new and original hierarchy of magic, from the spirits of the Four Elements to those of the various planets, and even to each degree of the zodiac.

The Key to the True Kabbalah is Bardon’s third book on the magical universe, wherein Franz Bardon demonstrates that mysticism of letters and numbers — the true Kabbalah — is a universal teaching of great antiquity and depth. Throughout the ages, adepts of every time and place have achieved the highest levels of magical attainment through the understanding of sound, color, number and vibration as embodied in the Kabbalah. This book is nothing less than a practical guide to such attainment. Using the common German alphabet, Bardon guides the reader through ever greater levels of Kabbalistic wisdom or provides the reader with a much practical training. Though intended primarily as a working text for those who have completed Bardon’s first and second volumes, Initiation into Hermetica and The Practice of Magical Evocation, the present work stands on its own, and even those without the requisite background in practical Hermetics will be fascinated by the author’s intellectual journey through the mysticism of Tantric India, Tibet, the Hebrew Kabbalah, and the ancient sources of the Western magical tradition.

And, in Frabato the Magician, the spiritual autobiography of Franz Bardon, we are given an insight into how Franz Bardon came to write the timeless classics on Hermetic knowledge. During his career, as defined by Divine Providence, he adopted the stage name Frabato and, as a performing magician occupied center stage in his autobiographical novel. Set in Dresden, Germany in the early 1930s, the story chronicles Frabato’s magical battles with members of a powerful and dangerous black lodge, his escape from Germany during the final desperate days of the Weimer Republic, and the beginning of the spiritual mission which was to culminate in Franz Bardon’s classic books on Hermetic magic. More than an occult novel, Frabato the Magician is itself a work of magic which illuminates Bardon’s other books as well as providing a revealing book into the dark occult forces behind the rise of the Third Reich. Containing letters penned by Bardon himself, as well as his devoted secretary Otti Votavova, we see in Franz Bardon a reflaction of his daily life and struggles, his love of the works he left behind and humankind, and his unrelenting quest for knowledge and understanding.

And the most recent translation of The Golden Book of Wisdom (translated in the Czech Republic from Bardon’s (partial original manuscript), we find a true treasure [of] divine wisdom, which provides many spiritual answers to questions asked by Bardon’s students.

No other writer has ever developed such a clear, concise and practical program of magical development.’

–New Leaf Update, May 2024