Bailey, Alice A. “A Treatise on White Magic” [Lucis Publishing Company, 1951]

BAILEY, Alice A. A Treatise on White Magic; or, The Way of the Disciple.

New York: Lucis Publishing Company, 1951. Fifth edition, originally published in 1934. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorative rules to front board and spine, blind-stamped borders to boards, and publisher's emblem in gilt at foot of spine. Without dust jacket. Light rubbing to extremities, particularly spine ends and corners, with minor scuffing and marks to cloth. Gilt lettering remains bright and well-defined. Interior pages clean and binding sound. Very Good.

An influential work of twentieth-century Western esotericism by Alice A. Bailey (1880–1949), a prominent figure in the development of modern Theosophical and New Age thought. First published in 1934, A Treatise on White Magic presents a system of spiritual development centered on meditation, the cultivation of consciousness, and the disciplined direction of thought and energy. Bailey distinguishes white magic from practices motivated by personal ambition, presenting it instead as a means of spiritual service and cooperation with higher spiritual forces.

Organized around fifteen esoteric rules for magic, the text explores the relationship between the soul and personality, the nature of the astral plane, the formation of thought-forms, and the responsibilities of the aspiring disciple. Its teachings draw upon the Theosophical tradition established by Helena Blavatsky and the body of esoteric doctrine Bailey attributed to the Tibetan spiritual teacher Djwhal Khul. The work became a foundational text within Bailey's extensive writings and remains an important document in the history of modern occult philosophy and esoteric spirituality.