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Egregores
- The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny
- Narrated by: Mark Stavish
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind:
- Examines the history of egregores from ancient times to present day, including their role in Western Mystery traditions and popular culture and media.
- Reveals documented examples of egregores from ancient Greece and Rome, Tibetan Buddhism, Islam, modern esoteric orders, the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Grant, and the followers of Julius Evola and Aleister Crowley.
- Provides instructions on how to identify egregores, free yourself from parasitic and destructive entities, and destroy an egregore, should the need arise.
One of most important but little known concepts of Western occultism is that of the egregore, an autonomous psychic entity created by a collective group mind. An egregore is sustained by belief, ritual, and sacrifice and relies upon the devotion of a group of people, from a small coven to an entire nation, for its existence. An egregore that receives enough sustenance can take on a life of its own, becoming an independent deity with powers its believers can use to further their own spiritual advancement and material desires.
Presenting the first book devoted to the study of egregores, Mark Stavish examines the history of egregores from ancient times to present day, with detailed and documented examples, and explores how they are created, sustained, directed, and destroyed. He explains how egregores were well known in the classical period of ancient Greece and Rome, when they were consciously called into being to watch over city states. He explores the egregore concept as it was understood in various Western Mystery traditions, including the Corpus Hermeticum, and offers further examples from Tibetan Buddhism, Islam, modern esoteric orders such as the Order of the Golden Dawn and Rosicrucianism, the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Grant, and the followers of Julius Evola and Aleister Crowley. The author discusses how, even as the fundamental principles of the egregore were forgotten, egregores continue to be formed, sometimes by accident.
Stavish provides instructions on how to identify egregores, free yourself from a parasitic and destructive collective entity, and destroy an egregore, should the need arise. Revealing how egregores form the foundation of nearly all human interactions, the author shows how egregores have moved into popular culture and media - underscoring the importance of intense selectivity in the information we accept and the ways we perceive the world and our place in it.
Critic Reviews
“Stavish gives not only theories but also facts and examples of these forces in spirituality, politics, news, and entertainment. More importantly, he explains how to recognize and free ourselves from their influences if we so choose.” (George Noory, host of Coast to Coast AM)
“Egregores: The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny marks a major turning point in popular esotericism, with Mark Stavish tackling head-on our society’s most pressing issue - the psychic and physical embodiment of ideologies and systems - with a penetrating and insightful text addressing the hidden life of thoughtforms as they emerge in our culture through mass movements, fundamentalist sects, corporate branding, and identity politics. Put down the fake news, pick up this book, and find out why Enoch warns us that the cosmic control system’s been put on divine probation!” (David Metcalfe, editor in chief of Threshold)
“It is a memorable day when the concept of the egregore enters one’s worldview. While these energy-complexes have been around as long as humanity, this is the first book to explain how they work and what to do about it. Mark Stavish’s clear writing and rich examples should convince any reader, whether schooled in esotericism or simply curious about their inner and outer world.” (Joscelyn Godwin, author of Athanasius Kircher’s Theatre of the World)
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- Adam Scott Miller
- 25-05-2020
MAGNIFICENT & ultra SIGNIFICANT
I would have loved for it to be more extensive in depth and span.
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- A
- 12-01-2024
Great Short Book
Extremely interesting. Gets to the point without pretence. If you are worried, nothing strange happened whilst listening to this audio book.
It sure as heck explains and makes sense of all the madness around us and sometimes in us personally.
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- Shamarie
- 06-07-2020
The Collective Unconscious Explained
I have always been aware of the impact of the collective unconscious upon the individual. This is the first book that I have read that explored this concept and the power of humanities collective thoughts. Collective thoughts which ultimately become a self-autonomous consciousness - the Egregores as the author has named them
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- Andrei
- 05-09-2023
Fascinating and absolutely insightful.
This book has helped me in my personal research into esoteric and philosophical spiritualism at the exact time that I’ve been coming into a deeper sense of myself and the world around me. Grateful to the author and words. Highly recommended especially for those who do not adhere to any one dogma, institution or group but rather consider themselves sovereign.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-07-2020
Couldn’t get past the first chapter
Sadly this potentially very interesting content is only seen through a narrow minded gaze that diminishes anything outside of a right wing Christian perspective. The foreword is particularly affected by white supremacy that is hopefully unintentional, but utterly bitter, misguided, misinformed and limiting regardless of intent. I was surprised and disappointed to be exposed to offensive political propaganda regarding the Iranian people in the first two minutes and found it to be in extremely poor taste. Needless to say, I turned it off after the first chapter did not redeem itself.
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