r/GoldenDawnMagicians

I'm currently making my way through Circles of Power by JMG, with plans to add Paths of Wisdom to my curriculum. Should I invest in either Regardie's black book or Self-Initiation by the Cicero's?

I've been trying to decide on a book to work from as a base for my daily practice. I had it narrowed down to

Modern Magic by DMC
Kabbalah Magic and the Great Work by LTC
Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn by the Cicero's

But I recently started reading the new 10th edition of Quareia and really liked the writing style and the way the work is laid out. So I purchased a copy and planned to work through it. The problem is that it doesn't teach any rituals like the LBRP or LIRP which I wanted to incorporate into my practice (hence the books I planned to choose from).

So my question is has anyone worked through Quareia while also working another system like the Golden Dawn? I know that I can just start working the LBRP on my own while following the Quareia curriculum, but I'd still like to have a lesson based practice to work the GD rituals. I plan to try and work through Quareia while also working through one of the books at a pace I'm comfortable with, but I'd like to hear if others have done this and what others think.

I feel like the preliminary practices are for those who've never been introduced to magick before.

I've read against practicing magick in the outter order. Is it okay to practice simple magick like offerings and sigils to safe spirits?

I've noticed that just about every book on magick discussing anything derived from the Golden Dawn's lessons tends to deviate in subtle ways. Does this sort of thing affect how you do your rituals?

So I have an injury and can't do ritual standing up currently. I had a questions concerning doing the middle pillar in a chair. For those who have done the middle pillar sitting down, how did you view the pillar of light going from "Shadai el chai" to "Adonai ha aretz"? Does the light just follow the path of the legs bending at the knees then going down to the feet? Or does it go straight from one point to the other at an angle.