Draconian Initiations
The Dragon Rouge Magical Courses
by Thomas Karlsson
This book presents the first three grades of the internal initiatory system of Dragon Rouge — one of the most influential esoteric orders of the Left-Hand Path in the past quarter-century.
Each grade entails a magical and personal development process lasting a year or more, depending on the level. The initiations of Lilith, Gamaliel, and Samael are linked to specific spheres of the Tree of Death (Qliphoth) and explore different paths of work: physical, astral, and existential.
• Lilith focuses on grounding, will, and the dream world.
• Gamaliel explores the astral plane, sexual magic, lunar cycles, and shadow archetypes.
• Samael leads through inner transformation, rupture, and alchemical confrontation.
Each course consists of six doctrinal letters, with both monthly and weekly exercises. The material includes practices such as meditation, rituals, awakening of the subtle body, dreamwork, invocations, focusing techniques, and more.
This work is intended for those who seek a serious path within the Left-Hand Path tradition, under the tutelage of the Dragon.
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Table of Contents (abridged)
Preface
The Odic Manifesto of Ordo Draconis — Introduction
Magical Course 1.0. — Lilith
Letter 1 - The Dark Magical Path
Letter 2 - Kundalini and Tantra
Letter 3 - Dream Control and Astral Magic
Letter 4 - Ritual Magic
Letter 5 - The Qabalah and the Dark Mysteries
Letter 6 - Gothic Runosophy and the Dragon Power
Magical Course 2.0. — Gamaliel
Letter 1
Letter 2
Letter 3
Letter 4
Letter 5
Letter 6
Magical Course 3.0. — Samael
Letter 1
Letter 2
Letter 3
Letter 4
Letter 5
Letter 6
Appendices
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Dustjacket cover art: The Sword Monster (1927) by Nicolas Kalmakoff
Hardcover artwork by Rayza Ortiz
Drawings by Timo Ketola
Hardcover Edition - limited to 150 copies
536 pages. Black cloth-bound hardcover with red foiling to front cover and spine, black textured heavy stock endpapers, and red ribbon bookmark. Full colour dust-jacket. Printed on Nautilus 120 gsm paper, with full colour frontispiece of The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun by William Blake.
ISBN: 978-612-49916-9-1
Paperback Edition - limited to 250 copies
536 pages. Sewn paperback. Full colour card cover with French flaps on front and rear. Printed on Nautilus 120 gsm paper, with full colour frontispiece of The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun by William Blake.
ISBN: 978-612-99090-0-4
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Press, reviews, endorsements
Book Review by Occult Works - watch on YouTube here
Interview with Thomas Karlsson for the Flambeau Noir International Left-Hand Path Conference - watch on YouTube here
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About the Author
Thomas Karlsson, PhD. is an author, scholar of comparative religion, and the founder and leader of one of the most widely recognised contemporary international Left-Hand Path orders; Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis, or Dragon Rouge.
Karlsson earned his doctorate in the History of Religions at Stockholm University, where he also lectures in history, religion, and philosophy. He has also served as a research fellow at various universities. Karlsson has written esoteric literature as well as comparative religious studies, and his works have been published in a variety of languages. His book Qabala, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic (first published in 2004) has achieved bestseller status in Sweden, the USA, and Germany, and has also been released in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese-language editions.
