- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 1 edition (Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764155350
- ISBN-13: 978-0764155352
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.3 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,543,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Drawing on knowledge from practitioners of magic from around the world, this text provides the aspiring magician with clear, practical descriptions of the necessary techniques for self-initiation into these secret traditions.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not only is this book highly informative and increadably well researched , it is also one of the few new magick publications which conjurs up the physical presence of an archetypal " Spell Book " :- Hardback bound in red leather , tied with a ribbon , and embossed with the triangle of art . Judge this book by its cover .... Oh yeah , and the content is second to none :- a wide breadth of High magick literature concicely delivered , with copious illustrations . In short , whether you are a witch , ceremonial , crowleite , or anything in between you will love this book . Have fun !!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A 'must have' book for any serious researcher or beginner into magic, The Craft & The connections with Kabbala
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Nice little Tome
15 Sep 2003
Format:Hardcover
This book is almost an offshoot of the one written by King and Skinner titled "Techniques of High Magic" with added information and rituals, both eastern and western in tradition.
For any practicing Magician, a nice piece to have around the temple or alter.
The material was well put together, making information easily accessable.
The paper was durable, print multicolored, simulated leather cover with 2 ribbons to tie shut when travelling.
I purchased a second one to send to a Magician I know in Chicago as a gift....and finding the second one in hardcover was difficult.
For any practicing Magician, a nice piece to have around the temple or alter.
The material was well put together, making information easily accessable.
The paper was durable, print multicolored, simulated leather cover with 2 ribbons to tie shut when travelling.
I purchased a second one to send to a Magician I know in Chicago as a gift....and finding the second one in hardcover was difficult.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Compact, excellent quick resource
26 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover
A friend of mine first pointed out this book to me in a book store. If nothing else, I was entranced by the handsome, legant beauty of this little tome.
But pretty books don't get my dollars. It was the information within that sold me. It contains the highest percentage of the best, most accurate and USEFUL magical information that a magician would need to know, all in a very small package. This book could be likened a miniature encyclopedia which contains quick, to-the-point, information on nearly every aspect of Western Magick (with a dash of the best of the Eastern teachings at the end of the book) without droning on and on with useless drivel that you could find in almost any other modern book on Western Magic.
And of special import to me is the fact that the author is one of the VERY few out there who recognizes that the 'traditional' elemental associations in regards to the magician's Tools, (i.e. wands=fire & swords=air) is flat out WRONG. In case you were wondering, as far as the Tools are concerned, wands=air & swords=fire.
Ironically though, if there is any wrong information in the book, it would have to be that the surprisingly correct elemental magical Tool association is not transferred to the Tarot Minor Arcana, meaning that the 'traditional' Tarot elemental associations still apply in this book (wands=fire, swords=air, cups=water, pentacles=earth). I found this error minor, and was not entirely upset about this, as the only author I know who has ever even attempted to correct this ancient mistake of Tarot elemental association in Western Magick is William Blystone, whose works will be published very soon.
All in all, I highly recommend this book to any magician, beginner or otherwise.
Jason Blanchard
Author of The Spiritual Science Of Miracles
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A welcome addition to a magick library
5 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
This is a well organized and delightful reference book on the basic elements of magic. It covers the basics, including setting up an altar, what the basic tools are and how to consecreate them, succinct chapters on the Tree of Life, the major arcana and assigned to the twenty-two paths of the Tree, including the occult meaning for each of these cards based on Hermetic philosophy, and instructions for performing the major rituals essential to magic study, including the Kabalistic Cross, the Middle Pillar, the Greater and Lesser Rituals of the Pentagram and the Hexagram, and more. The chapter on Alchemy includes a pithy section on condensers, gold condensers, Universal solid and liquid condensers, Elemental fluid condensors, plus tinctures and other alchemical processes. There is even a section on the tattwa cards used for meditation and scrying, popularized by the Golden Dawn.
This book is quite condensed and the information is well organized, concise, and ready to use. It serves as a good overview of the essentials of ritual magic, and while it does introduce these concepts, perhaps this book would be more for the intermediate occultist looking to take the leap.
This book is not just another rehashed magic text. Some of the topics, like the Alchemical processes, are not often found in general magic books.
A worthwhile read.
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