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Osho, a contributor to this book, distinguished revolution from rebellion stating, “Rebellion is individual action; it has nothing to do with the crowd. Rebellion has nothing to do with politics, power, violence. Rebellion has something to do with changing your consciousness, your silence, your being. It is a spiritual metamorphosis. And each individual passing through rebellion is not fighting with anybody else, but is fighting only with his or her own darkness. Swords are not needed, bombs are not needed. What is needed is more alertness, more meditativeness, more love, more prayerfulness, more gratitude. Surrounded by all these qualities you are born anew.” That is the essence of this book, whose contributing authors share their internal struggle to reach the light; to break free of the shackles of convention. You are holding a rarefied compendium of freethinkers. Men and women who leapt into the refiner’s fire knowing they would either be consumed or made whole again; refined on a soul level if they succeeded the transition. It is up to you to decide which resulted in each of them. But know that they risked it all so that they might share from experience not just theory, the wisdom and unvarnished truths originating with each. Each of these authors has gone through their own internal rebellion and most are sharing from the other side. Growth is messy but that mess is an essential part of the process. To whitewash it or negate it as if it never happened is a disservice to those that might be helped by the end result, for it makes it appear that they got there by magic that is impossible to duplicate, and that is not the case. These authors risk sharing their struggle that you may be in on the part of the equation that usually goes under the heading, “Show your work.” These freethinkers all show their work with you and some of the results are startling, groundbreaking, still ahead of their time. Take what you like that will help you, encourage you, uplift you, and give you hope; leave the rest. Enjoy the process. - By Jeff Mandon

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Israel Regardie (1907-1985) was an Adept of the Golden Dawn and he was one of the greatest exponents of the Western Esoteric Tradition of the 20th century. He was also an initiate of Aleister Crowley's Order of the A.·. A.·., and he was a IXth degree initiate of Crowley's O.T.O. It was his aim to preserve the teachings and work of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. His success in this task has profoundly influenced occult thought. From the age of 21, Regardie worked as Crowley's personal secretary. During this period, until their bitter parting, Regardie was one of the few who knew Crowley well. He was one of the few who were qualified to provide first-hand, personal insight into the character and personality of one of the major figures in Western Magick. In addition to his extensive writings, Regardie practiced as a chiropractor and as a neo-Reichian therapist. He taught Psychiatry at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and contributed articles to many Psychology magazines. Regardie's most profound work, The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic, is a 1200 page book published by New Falcon Publications; a company he founded with his student Dr. Christopher Hyatt. The book is currently available in three different editions: a) 1200 page hard bound with index; b) eBook with the same material; and c) a new portable edition as a soft cover. Today Regardie's work is being preserved and perpetuated by New Falcon Publications and the Israel Regardie Foundation. Robert Anton Wilson is the co-author (with the late Robert Shea), of the underground classic The Illuminatus! Trilogy which won the 1986 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. His other writings include Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, called ""the most scientific of all science fiction novels"" by New Scientist, and many non-fiction works of Futurist psychology and guerilla ontology. Wilson, who sees himself as a Futurist, author, and stand-up comic, regularly gives seminars at Esalan and other New Age centres. Wilson has made both a comedy record (Secrets of Power), and a punk rock record (The Chocolate Biscuit Conspiracy), and his play, Wilhelm Reich in Hell, has been performed throughout the world. His novel Illuminatus! was adapted as a 10-hour science fiction rock epic and performed under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Great Britain's National Theatre, where Wilson appeared in a special cameo role. He is also a former editor at Playboy magazine. Osho is a former philosophy teacher and the author of An ABC of Enlightenment, Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic, Inner War and Peace, Osho on Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game of Zen, and The Unknown Journey.

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