Middle pillar ritual israel regardie biography

English occultist 1907–1985)

Francis Israel Regardie
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Born	Francis Israel Regudy (1907-11-17)November 17, 1907 London, England
Died	March 10, 1985(1985-03-10) (aged 77) Sedona, Arizona, US
Nationality	American
Education	Doctor of Chiropractic
Alma mater	Chiropractic College of New York
Occupation(s)	Occultist and writer
Known for	Stella Matutina

Francis Israel Regardie (; néRegudy; November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985) was an English and American occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer who spent much of his life in the United States.

Israel Regardie (born Francis Israel Regudy) was considered by many to be the last living Adept of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Israel Regardie () was an Adept of the Golden Dawn and he was one of the greatest exponents of the Western Esoteric Tradition of the 20th century.

Francis Israel Regardie was an English and American occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer who spent much of his life in the United States.

The exercise known as the Middle Pillar was devised by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

The Middle Pillar Ritual is an influential practice in magic and meditation, formulated within the mystical tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

He wrote fifteen books on the subject of occultism.

Born to a working-class Orthodox Jewish family in the East End of London, Regardie and his family soon moved to Washington, D.C., in the United States. Regardie rejected Orthodox Judaism during his teenage years and took an interest in Theosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jewish