NB: My recent research into Astrology has lead me to place a great deal of importance on the so-called "Arabian Parts": i.e. Part of Fortune, Part of Spirit, etc. It appears that the whilst the rest of the horoscope talks about generalities, the "Parts" supply details about specific subjects. In my personal experience, the Parts can be the deciding factor as to why two people who are born on the same day in the same hospital half an hour apart (= a difference of 7.5º in the Ascendant) can have completely different personalities.
My working hypothesis is that anyone who has a natural talent for the occult, will find that their "Part of Spirit" will form one or more majoraspects in a significant area of their chart. The precise details thereof will indicate their own particular spiritual path.
In this "spirit", and for the amusement of my readers, I have interspersed some astrological ruminations amongst this set of links to resources on the internet!
The website of a leading Rosicrucian writer - also the most Googled website on help with occult problems. Recommended.
An internet Journal which has flourished greatly ... in the years I have not been Content Editor!
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Ordo Stella Matutina - Hermetic Sanctuary of Maat
Sodalitas Rosae Crucis et Solis Alati
Crowley's "Part of Spirit" was in his 6th House (Capricorn), and Square to both his Caput et Cauda Draconis. This would seem to imply that to him, expressing his spirituality was a routine matter for him; that it would be natural for him to see himself as a leader in this regard; but most importantly that he was driven by a compelling sense of both destiny and karma. His assumption of the role of Prophet of the New Aeon was his attempt to incorporate them into his spiritual life. Had he not done so, they would have been powerful forces for causing him trouble all his life.
He also had the Moon in his 9th House, which would imply he would naturally have a talent for astral projection or psychism generally.
The Magick & Mysticism of Bill Heidrick
Case on the other hand has a far more subtle astrological chart. His "Part of Spirit" was in his 9th House (Scorpio), in conjunction with Mars in its own sign. Hence it would be natural for him to turn to psychism and mysticism. He would have had great drive to do so, although it is also likely that he went further in his spiritual quest than he ever publicly revealed, even to his confidantes. Yet despite this tendency towards secrecy, he still felt that he should be communicating his thoughts for a living: hence his founding of an occult correspondence school, which he felt would be a vehicle for achieving more ambitious things ("Part of Fortune" conjunct Mercury in his 6th House).
BOTA
Before you stands a computer screen with a picture of an open door...
Stoa Del Sol
An author has attempted to reconcile Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
with Case's True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order. To compare it with the
actual text, see...
True
and Invisible Rosicrucian Order
A PDF of the 1927 edition of his classic book. Note that this is taken from
an ftp site which also has other Case resources.
Grimoar.cz
I am pretty sure that a lot of this is breaking various peoples copyrights, but here is an amazing selection of Ebooks, mostly as pdfs which are each several megabytes long. Recommended.
Alchemy
Splendid collection of historical Alchemical and Rosicrucian texts, as well
as other relevant materials, maintained by Adam Maclean. Contains two texts
which where required reading in the Alpha et Omega for Adepti Exempti, according
to Ithell Colquhoun: Splendor Solis, and The Golden Chain of Homer.
L'Qairah
A website containing Franz Bardon's works, as well as a load of others. Now,
Franz Bardon - his "Part of Spirit" is Conjunct both the Sun and
Mercury in his 5th House (Sagittarius), which is part of a grand-trine with the
Moon - on the cusp of his Ascendant - and retrograde Mars in his 9th House
(Aries), which is also in conjunction with his Part of Fortune. A fitting
chart for someone who made his career out of disseminating teachings on the
occult: he was both highly eloquent and highly motivated in such matters, and he
was able to reconcile it with his natural sensitivity. Retrograde Mars in its
ruling house suggest that he devoted large amounts of energy to self-mastery,
as opposed to seeking to be a leader of men (e.g. as a leader of an occult
order). His Part of Spirit in the fifth house might suggest that sexual magick
teachings, at which he only hinted in his writings, may have actually held an
important place in his personal spiritual practice.
Twilit Grotto
Large collection of old grimoires in html form: most notable (from my point
of view, that is) for its inclusion of Agrippa's Three Books Of Occult
Philosophy, to which I am constantly referring; and Iamblichus' On the
Mysteries.
Jakob Boehme Resources
Mysterium Magnum was, according to Ithell Colquhoun, the third
required text in Macgregor Mathers' Alpha et Omega for Adepti Exempti. Good news
for those of us who can speak Dutch - they can download it at this site!
Library & Museum of Freemasonry