Course Details

What to Expect during the first Semesters of our Study Course.

The Trial Semester

 

Here you can gain insights into the initial lesson plans with which we welcome and introduce new students. A free reading sample of content from our Trial Semester is available as a PDF download.

Scroll down on this page to see the full content of the 1st Double Semester and to learn more about the structure of our course materials.

For a broader overview on the structure and approach of our long-standing distance learning Study Course, please read the How It Works page and our dedicated FAQ page. We also have a dedicated page to explain our Course Prices.

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Hermetic Basics (Knowledge Lessons)

  • Spiritual Alchemy

  • The Anagogy of Hermetic Symbolism

  • The Fire of Tiphareth

  • About the Right Magical Art

  • Dharana & Pratyahara

  • The Knowledge of Water

  • The Initiatic Path of Insight

  • The Subtle Body

  • Adjustment of Imagination Power

  • Theurgy & Necromancy

  • Demonology (On the Definition of the Demonic)

Magical Basics (in Theory & Practice)

  • What is Magic?

  • Why and How Does Magic Work?

  • Magic Isms, Paradigms, World Views

  • Ethical Principles

  • The Requirements of Magical Work

    • Magical Ontology

    • Silence & Sitting Still

    • Importance and Evaluation of Materiality

    • Magic Virtues

    • The Magic Diary and its Substitute

    • Contemplative Works

    • Meditation Topics & Forms

    • Daily Guidelines

    • Affirmation & Imagination

    • God – Karma – Existence

    • Basics of Grimoire Magic

Read our dedicated How It Works page, to learn more about the overall design of IMBOLC’s distance learning Study Course.

The 1st Double Semester

 

Once you have completed the Trial Semester with your practical and theoretical exams, we welcome you to the first Double Semester. This is a 12 months period (or longer) during which you immerse yourself into the material designed for our 0° Novicii and Neophyti. It marks an important period in your life, when both theoretical and practical foundations are forged, and a deep and healthy integration of magical and everyday life is strived for.

The 1st Double Semester includes the four teaching letters NO-LB 1 to 4. Each teaching letter (TL) is tested in writing and practice, either via SKYPE or with your mentor on site. Each teaching letter contains two forms with extensive control question and control exercise, in order to allow you verify your progression in your studies. – In order to pass an exam 60 percentage points must be obtained for the written and practical tests.

Each double semester comprises 4 teaching letters, approximately 400 pages of teaching material in DIN A4 format, topic-related e-books (PDF) and various audio teaching materials in mp3 format, spoken by the head of IMBOLC. All teaching material is provided electronically.

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NOVICE TEACHING LETTER #1

Hermetic Basics (Knowledge Lessons)

  • The Magic of Numbers

  • Volantia, Dekretism & Posism

  • Zarathustra

  • Diabolus

  • The Black Raven

  • On the Reality of Angels

  • About the Order of the Knights Templar

  • Magic & Drugs

  • Gods, Angels and Demons?

  • Hermeneutics of Hermetics (8 Editions)

  • Trance & Deep Sleep

  • Dualism

Magical Techniques (in Theory & Practice)

  • Work on the Self and the Opus Magnum

  • Rite & Ceremonial

  • The Power of Concentration

  • The Silence of Thought

  • Imagination Techniques

  • Astral Work

  • Solve et coagula

  • The Seven Worlds

  • Physical & Mental Relaxation

  • Breathing Properly

  • Magic & Yoga: Asana Techniques

  • The Exteriorization

  • The Basic Asana

  • Relaxation Exercises

  • Monthly Meditation Topics


NOVICE TEACHING LETTER #2

Hermetic Basics (Knowledge Lessons)

  • The Angeloi (Introduction to Angelology)

  • Demonology in Antiquity

  • Passive Evocation Techniques

  • About Witchcraft

  • The Babylonian Worldview

  • The Imagination of the Protective Case

  • The Concept of Satan in Christianity

  • Ancient Magic (magia antiquitas, agatho- & kakodaimones)

  • Jewish Magic & Kabbala

  • Creation & Formation of a Paradigm

  • On the Problem of the Devil

Magical Techniques (in Theory & Practice)

  • Gazing Exercises

  • The Lesser & Greater Introspection (Soul-Searching)

  • Autosuggestion & Transmutation

  • Mindfulness & Willpower

  • Conscious Perception

  • Training the Mind

  • Kabbala I (Etz Chiim)

  • Sub rosa

  • The Radiance of the Eyes

  • Concentration & Introspection Exercises

  • The Elements

  • Introspection

  • Recall Techniques

  • The Fasting Week

  • Subjectivation Mechanisms

  • The System of the Tree of Life


NOVICE TEACHING LETTER #3

Hermetic Basics (Knowledge Lessons)

  • The Mystery of the Breath

  • Hermes Trismegistos

  • Neoplatonism

  • Barrett, Crowley, Nettesheim & Spare

  • Good & Evil

  • The Bardon Problem

  • The Three Steps to Mental Silence

  • Nechesh

  • Kabbala II (QBLH)

  • The Object-Subject Split

  • Concepts in Magic

Magical Techniques (in Theory & Practice)

  • Various Breathing Techniques (Pranayama)

  • Mystery of Prana & Od

  • Withdrawal of the Senses (Pratyahara)

  • Concentration Techniques & Thought-Breeding (Dharana)

  • Mind Control in Everyday Life

  • Exercises to Strengthen the Will

  • The Seven Bodies

  • Kabbala III

  • Full Breathing Exercises

  • Mind Flood Control

  • Mechanisms of Thought Displacement

  • Emptiness & Silence of Thought

  • The Middle Pillar

  • Olfactory-visual Affirmation Techniques

  • Self-Reflexions

  • Deconditioning Techniques


NOVICE TEACHING LETTER #4

Hermetic Basics (Knowledge Lessons)

  • Foundations for the Creation of Worlds

  • The Passive Evocation of Raphael

  • Frontier Violation

  • Astral Vampires & Sexual Demons

  • The Constructed Christianity

  • History of German Occultism

  • About Love

  • Necromancy

  • De veritate corum mensuranda

  • Hermetica

Magical Techniques (in Theory & Practice)

  • The Four Elements and their Alchemical Double Action

  • The Elements-Zodiac Mapping

  • The Seven Classical Planets

  • The ZEP Assignment

  • The Pentagram

  • The Rituals Of The Pentagram

  • Symbolic Power

  • The Kabbalistic Cross

  • Pranayama, Part 2

  • The Tree Of Life, Part 3

  • History Lesson