Acknowledgments

I would like to offer my grateful thanks to Martin Parrot, Mario Basile, and Waleed for their expertise and help with different parts of this book. As it is always difficult in our daily lives to find the time to investigate the specific subjects I have written about in this book, their support was very much appreciated.

I also thank the initiates of the Aurum Solis who participate regularly and actively share their experience and ideas in the forums of the Order.

I also want to thank Carl Weschcke for his foreword and his deep understanding of what is at stake on the spiritual, philosophical, and social levels. In the Western tradition, few people can be considered to be founders and builders. Undoubtedly Carl, former Grand Master of the Aurum Solis, is one of them, and his work manifests it.

I am very grateful to Don Kraig, who reviewed this book and shared with me his expertise as an author. Don passed away few months after this book was achieved. In December 2013, Don sent me an e-mail saying: “Your book is no longer just a good book … it is fantastic. You have made the topic, including the history—and many people are bored with history—fascinating to any reader and practical for anyone who wants to start using the system. Congratulations.” I will cherish his personal advice the rest of my life as an author. Thank you, Don, and I wish you the best in the afterlife!

Finally, there aren’t enough words and this space is too limited to show my gratitude and appreciation for my wife, Patricia, for her essential and continuous support. Her presence is a real power that helps me continue the work I am doing as an author and as Grand Master of the Aurum Solis.