Israel Regardie (Francis Israel Regudy) was born on November 17, 1907 in London, England to poor Jewish immigrant parents. It is believed that he assumed the surname 'Regardie' after his original surname was spelt incorrectly on an official document. He is best known as an occultist and writer of occult literature. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ...

He became secretary to the occultist Aleister Crowley in 1928. In 1932 Crowley and Regardie parted company. A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 - 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, sexual revolutionary, and drug user (especially heroin). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ...

When the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn disbanded, Regardie took the bulk of the Order's documents and compiled the book, The Golden Dawn, which earned him the enmity of the other former members and the reputation of being an oath-breaker. However, the book transformed the work of the Order into an entire new branch of the Western Occult Tradition. The various occult organizations claiming descent from the original Golden Dawn and the systems of magic practiced by them owe their continuing existence and popularity to Regardie's work. Other books include A Garden of Pomegranates, The Middle Pillar, and The Tree of Life. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, in Egyptian costume, performs a ritual of Isis (not a Rite of the Golden Dawn). ...

In later life Regardie began to seriously regret the changes and additions to his books in the modern editions in print now and many believe they do not accurately reflect Regardie's original texts and wishes.

He died in Sedona, Arizona on March 10, 1985) from a heart attack. Sedona is a city and community that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai Counties in the Verde Valley of northern Arizona. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...

Bibliography

• A Garden of Pomegranites
• The Tree of Life
• My Rosicrucian Adventure
• The Art of True Healing
• The Middle Pillar
• The Philosopher's Stone
• The Romance of Metaphysics
• The Art and Meaning of Magic
• Be Yourself, the Art of Relaxation
• New Wings for Daedalus
• Twelve Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment
• The Eye in the Triangle
• Roll Away the Stone
• The Legend of Aleister Crowley (with P.R. Stephenson)