Toward Ecosophy

Another new book of mine to announce for preorder!. This one's the sequel to The Way of the Golden Section, the second in a planned sequence of three volumes of occult instruction. Here's the blurb:

"Based on an ancient understanding of the cycles of nature, John Michael Greer invites students of occult to continue their training with the study of the four elements

The four elements are one of the foremost themes of Western occult tradition and have been used across history as a basic template for the process of initiation, and seasonal ritual.

The book assigns each element to each of the four seasons of the year it is traditionally associated with and is intended to be worked through in sync with those seasons. There is no fixed starting point, and students can begin with any of the four elements by starting at whatever season begins next.

Each chapter includes both theory and practice ranging from symbols and teachings relating to the elements, suggestions for further reading, to exercises for awakening the etheric senses and astral clairvoyance.

The Way of the Four Elements is the quintessential next step for students of the occult to continue developing and honing the skills learnt in their magical education."

The less blurby description is that it's the second step in the process of instruction set out in The Way of the Golden Section, expanding the initiate's knowledge and awareness through a year-long initiatory process. There's some significant overlap with the material taught by the Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose, but it's all been reworked to use the Golden Section rituals and symbolism. Those who complete this work will also be prepared to establish and run a Temple of the Golden Section Fellowship -- that is to say, a group of four or more people who've completed the initiatory process in The Way of the Golden Section and want to work together in the quest for wisdom, revelation, and enlightenment.

If you're interested, it can be preordered here if you're in the US and here elsewhere; in either case, use the code FE20 at checkout and your get a 20% discount on the preordered copy.

All this is part of a broader structure.  The third and final volume in this sequence, The Way of the Secret Temple, is complete in first draft right now; three volumes of instruction and training -- The Occult Philosophy Workbook, the forthcoming The Earth Mysteries Workbook, and the volume I'm writing now, The Life Force Workbook -- are designed to complement these; and of course the keystone of it all is The Sacred Geometry Oracle. This is a system of occult training and practice I've been developing for many years and I'm delighted to have the chance finally to get it into print and available to students.

Update 12/14:  I just heard from the publisher, and partly due to the enthusiastic response to these titles, the volumes in this series are now going to be available in hardback editions. The hardbacks of The Way of the Golden Section and The Occult Philosophy Workbook are both now live on the Aeon website:

USA:
https://spirit.aeonbooks.com/product/the-way-of-the-golden-section/94937
https://spirit.aeonbooks.com/product/the-occult-philosophy-workbook/95089

UK:
https://spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/the-way-of-the-golden-section/94937
https://spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/the-occult-philosophy-workbook/95089

This newest volume will be available for preorder in hardback at these same sites within a day or two. Thank you all for your enthusiasm!