A Treatise on White Magic: or, the Way of the Disciple

London: Lucis Publishing Company, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. xiii [2], 3-640pp. None. The very scarce first edition of Alice Bailey's esoteric guide to white magic, encountering topics including the astral plane and esoteric senses. The very scarce first edition of this work by Alice Bailey, in which she presents white magic as a discipline to serve humanity.Bailey stated that this esoteric text was dictated to her telepathically by the Tibetan Master, Djwal Khul.Arranged in fifteen 'rules', topics discussed include the various ray types of their influences; the relationship between the macrocosm and microcosm; the spiritual, causal, astral and physical realms and their interactions; the spiritual psychology of man, and The Hierarchy of Masters.With a booksellers stamp, and the former owner's inscription of Lena Simson, to the front free endpaper. Pencil notations to rear pastedown and rear free endpaper.The work of Alice Ann Bailey, a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects remembered as one of the first writers to use the term 'New Age'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine tail, with a touch of rubbing to head of rear joint. Otherwise, externally excellent. Bookseller's stamp and former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Pencil inscriptions to rear pastedown and rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed