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be sure to record results in your ritual diary for future reference. in the 0=0 grade, we give you a basic tarot spread called the circle spread divination. the reason that we give you this spread in the neophyte grade is because most of the people attracted to the order have practiced some form of magical operation. whether they have come from wicca or low magic, even some forms of ceremonial or high magic, they need a system of divination that will tell them the karmic consequences of any magical operation. the circle spread divination is designed to do exactly that. it is designed to give you a basic idea of the probable outcome of any magical operation, but more importantly, the influences around you and the situation. in this lesson we are not going to teach you the circle spread divi

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

and this would be easier if i had not completely forgotten everything i said. but there is a sort of faint glimmering to the effect that the general subject of the series was the mental exercises of the yogi; and the really remarkable feature was that i found it impossible to discuss them at all thoroughly without touching upon, first of all, ontology; secondly, ordinary science; and thirdly, the high magick of the true initiates of the light. 2. we found that both ontology and science, approaching the question of reality from entirely different standpoints, and pursuing their researches by entirely different methods, had yet arrived at an identical 'impasse' and the general conclusion was that there could be no reality in any intellectual concept of any kind, that the only reality must li

and the experience of dream. it is true that sometimes dreams are so vivid, and their character so persistently uniform that men are actully deceived into believing that places they have seen in dreams repeatedly are places that they have known in a waking life. but they are quite capable of criticising this illusion by memory, and they admit the deception. well, in the same way the phenomena of high magick and samadhi have an authenticity, and confer an interior certainty, which is to the experience of waking life as that is to a dream. but, apart from all this, experience is experience; and the real guarantee that we have of the attainment of reality is its rank in the hierarchy of the mind. 13. let us ask ourselves for a moment what is the characteristic of dream impressions as judged

ALEISTER CROWLEY ABSINTHE THE GREEN GODDESS

sacred marjoram which renders man both chaste and passionate; the tender green angelica stalks also infused in this most mystic of concoctions; for like the artemisia absinthium itself it is a plant of diana, and gives the purity and lucidity, with a touch of the madness, of the moon; and above all there is the dittany of crete of which the eastern sages say that one flower hath more puissance in high magic than all the other gifts of all the gardens of the world. it is as if the first diviner of absinthe had been indeed a magician intent upon a combination of sacred drugs which should cleanse, fortify and perfume the human soul. and it is no doubt that in the due employment of this liquor such effects are easy to obtain. a single glass seems to render the breathing freer, the spirit light

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 6

ere folly" he sighed "but the silliest things we do are wisdom- somehow, somewhere" and he let himself in* the lunch in the private room at lavenue's was secretly amusing. joe marie had only dog's eyes for ida; ninon amused herself by trying to distract him. edgar held forth at length upon art, passionlessly expository. 137 "art" said he "and do not imagine that art or anything else is other than high magic- is a system of holy hieroglyph. the artist, the initiate, thus frames his mysteries. the rest of the world scoff, or seek to understand, or pretend to understand; some few obtain the truth. the technical ability of the artist is the lucidity of his language; it has nothing to do with the degree of his illumination. bougereau is better technically than manet; he explains more clearly wh

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

y l they say it comes from gbg's bos (text b/c version) they say that he derived it from the greater key of solomon, but had dropped the hebrew and other magical names by text b (they were in text a. l see key of solomon book 2, chapt. viii. 1st conjuration follows the text closely, but 2nd and instructions differ. l the farrars say that gbg's text a version can be found in the key of solomon and high magic's aid l consecrating other working tools (except a sword or athame) place tool on pentacle, and lay right hand(s) on it, saying: aradia and cernunnos, deign to bless and to consecrate this white-hilted knife (or whatever) that it may obtain the necessary virtue through you for all acts of love and beauty. magus sprinkles, witch censes. then say: aradia and cernunnos, bless this instrume

d properly prepared. when not in use, all tools and weapons should be put away in a secret place; and it is good that this should be near your sleeping place, and that you handle them each night before retiring. notes l published in janet and stewart farrar's the witches' way l they say it comes from gbg's bos (text b/c) l they say gbg's original (text a) may be found in the key of solomon and in high magic's aid. the charge to new initiates o thou who hast declared intent to become one of us, hear then that which thou must know to do: single is the race, single of men and of gods, from a single source we both draw breath, but a difference of power in everything keeps us apart, for we are as nothing but the gods stay forever. yet we can, in greatness of minds, be like the gods. though we k

BALANCE J

e images cannot be taken lightly. rarely have pastels been forced to create such sumptuous crescendos and chaotic riots of colours as they were in his later pastel works. there can be few examples of draftsmanship in pen and ink as fine as the early magickal drawing of spare, busy in the first opulent heights of his post royal academy flowering. spare found himself in a starkly brilliant world of high magick and decadence fueled by his experiences with aleister crowley and the a.a. and his experiments with narcotics and bi-sexuality. there has been much speculation as to spare s sexual orientation. later on in life he had strong attachments to the women he knew, but in his youth, he seems to have had strong bi-sexual leanings, something that he shared with aleister crowley. for instance ho

BLUE EQUINOX

thyself! strike hard! ii of love it is written that .love is the law, love under will. herein is an arcanum concealed, for in the greek language agaph, love, is of the same numerical value as qelhma, the equinox 108 will. by this we understand that the universal will is of the nature of love. now love is the enkindling in ecstasy of two that will to become one. it is thus an universal formula of high magick. for see now how all things, being in sorrow caused by dividuality, must of necessity will oneness as their medicine. here also is nature monitor to them that seek wisdom at her breast: for in the uniting of elements to opposite polarities is there a glory of heat, of light, and of electricity. thus also in mankind do we behold the spritual fruit of poetry and all genius, arising from

f union, and therefore .if this be not aright: if ye confound the space marks, saying, they are many. then expect the direful judgements. now therefore by the favour of thoth am i come to the end of this my book: and do you arm yourselves accordingly with the four weapons: the wand for liberty, the cup for love, the sword for life, the disk for light: and with these work all wonders by the art of high magick under the law of the new on, whose word is qelhma. 126 a psalm the lord hath brought me into the house of darkness; by stealth hath the lord drawn me into night. i beheld blackness that encompassed me; mine eyes were darkened in the house of darkness. there came into my nostrils the scent of a great river; even of a river that boileth secretly under the palm-trees. i lifted mine head

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

glish coven, near christchurch, just before the start of the second world war. he was excited by what he found. he had spent a lifetime in the study of religio-magick and now was a part of it. he wanted to rush out and tell everyone. but he was not allowed to. finally though, after much pleading, he was allowed to present some of the true witch beliefs and practices by weaiving them into a novel: high magic's aid, published in 1949. it took five more years for him to persuade the coven to let him do the factual treatment. complementing witchcraft today, his third book was published in 1959, titled the meaning of witchcraft. from his lifetime study of religion and magick, gardner felt that what he found as the remains of witchcraft was incomplete and, in places, inaccurate. for millenia the

mysteries fitch, ed magical rites from the crystal well frazer, sir james the golden bough freud, sigmund totem and taboo gardner, gerald b. a goddess arrives glass, justine witchcraft, the sixth sense and us harrison, jane e. ancient art and ritual hooke, s.h. myth and ritual leland, charles g. aradia, gospel of the witches of italy lethbridge, t.c. gogmagog the buried gods scire (g.b. gardner) high magic's aid valiente, doreen where witchcraft lives; abcs of witchcraft; witchcraft past and present stay in touch on the following pages you will find listed, with their current prices, some of the books and tapes now available on related subjects. your book dealer stocks most of these, and will stock new titles in the llewellyn series as they become available. we urge your patronage. howeve

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

ing the appearance of being the ghost of a loved one. these entities feed off of the energy given to them by persons who believe that they are communicating with the spirits of deceased family members and friends. goetia: howling. a popular grimoire (q.v) with instructions for evoking (q.v) nonphysical entities. a part of the lesser key of solomon. often mistakenly thought of as that entire book. high magick (q.v) that is involved with so-called demons (q.v. gnomes: the elemtaries (q.v/ elementals (q.v) of earth (q.v. the good spirits (q.v) that live in the depths of the earth. traditionally, they are said to guard buried treasure. gnosis: greek for "knowledge" a total gestalt comprehension of the universe and the relationship between divinity (god) and humanity. the goal of members of gno

officer of a stellar temple [s.t. the principle adept and ranking clergy (high priest/ high priestess) of a working lodge of the society whose station is at the east- the direction of light in regular working and initiations. in regular workings, it is customary for a past hierophant to stand as the warden of the east, so that the hierophant may direct the workings from the center of the circle. high magick: ritual or ceremonial magick. it is called "high" because it was first developed in places which were at a higher elevation than where farming was done, i.e. in towns or cities. usually divided into two major classifications according to don tyson, theurgy (q.v) which literally means "god work" in greek and it's opposite, goety (see goetia. higher self: according to don tyson, that whi

er as being related to the element of air (q.v) in their initiatory pattern. thesis-antithesis-synthesis theory: a theory stating that if you have one condition (a, and wish to change to a different condition (b, you usually get a mixture of the old condition and the new condition (ab, rather than the new condition (b) that you wanted to change to. theurgy: from the greek meaning "god magick" see high magick. third eye: an imaginary eye located on the forehead between the eyebrows which is said to be the astral organ of psychic sight and clairvoyance (q.v. thought control: a form of sex magick (q.v) which is a method of controlling sexual energy via the mind during sexual excitation and orgasm. tikune: hebrew for "correct" pronounced "tee-koon" according to donald michael kraig, the word t

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

w spiritually members attempt to live out the truth of the oneness of god, the brotherhood of man, and the kinship of all life. their social outlook is stated in seven values: 1. universal peace; 2. universal political freedom; 3. universal religious freedom; 4. universal education; 5. universal health; 6. universal prosperity; and 7. universal spiritual unfoldment. members engage in a program of high magic aimed at the transmutation of personality using the qabalah and tarot. once transformed, individuals are able to alter their environment as they desire. bota is headquartered in los angeles, california. it is headed by a board of stewards. there is both an outer school and an inner school for the more serious students. a procurator general coordinates the activities of the two schools

adition so that they can develop a life of selfless service, and promulgating the ancient wisdom in society. the fraternity teachings include instruction on the use of the tarot, astrology, alchemy, and occult psychology. these are offered through a graded progressive curriculum that includes instruction in practices such as meditation and in the performance of magical ritual. ritual centers upon high magic, i.e, that aimed at altering the consciousness of the magician. the fraternity was founded and is now headed by paul a. clark. it is organized in three levels: an outer training level; a second level of the accomplished magicians; and a third level of the great adapts who are believed to guide the fraternity in its course. the individuals composing the third level are equivalent to the

ated with members of a theosophical group, the crotona fellowship of rosicrucians. one of the members supposedly had belonged to a secret witch coven and introduced gardner to witchcraft. in fact, it appears that gardner set out to construct a new popular occult religion, drawing upon all the things he had learned in the east. elements of this new religion were first published in 1949 in a novel, high magic s aid, issued under a pseudonym, scire. then in 1951 the last of the archaic antiwitchcraft laws (which had in this century been used primarily to attack spiritualists) were removed from british law. three years later gardner completed his most important book, witchcraft today. by this time he had created a working coven, but he presented his new religion as the faith of an old witchcra

ty of two planets allows the energies of the two planets to join. for members of the gnostic alchemical church, rituals are particularly effective during the conjunctions of the sun and venus, the sun encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. gnostic alchemical church of typhon.christ 645 and mercury, and the sun in jupiter. these rituals lead the individual to what is termed ordeal x, a high magical initiation. the gnostic alchemical church of typhon-christ has branches in france, england, canada, and the united states. it supports an internet site at http//www.geocities.com/area51/ stargate/7770, and it may be contacted through the site. sources: gnostic alchemical church of typhon-christ. http/ www.geocities.com/area51/stargate/7770. may 20, 2000. gnostic association of cultura

8. ritual magic in england: 1887 to the present day. london, 1970. reprinted as the rites of modern occult magic. new york: macmillan, 1971. satan and swastika: the occult and the nazi party. london: mayflower, 1976. sexuality, magic, and perversion. london, 1971. reprint, new york: citadel press, 1972. wisdom from afar. london: aldus books, 1975. king, francis, and stephen skinner. techniques of high magic. new york: destiny books, 1980. king, francis, and isabel sutherland. the rebirth of magic. london: corgi, 1982. shaw, eva. divining the future: prognostication from astrology to zoomancy. new york: facts on file, 1995. king, george (1919.1997) george king, a prominent flying saucer contactee of the 1950s and founder of the aetherius society, was born in shropshire, england, on january

, followed by one introducing the mysteries (i.e, magic) and the use of ritual and symbol. those who complete these courses may then be invited to take the threshold course that actually prepares them to join the group as working members. the group emphasizes practical work and action and has little toleration for mere occult philosophy. it aims at the personal regeneration of each member through high magic. members are also expected to have an impact upon the larger society as it is believed that regenerated persons will assist in the continued evolution of humanity. the london group may be contacted at bm lp7, london wc1n 3xx. there are also offices in the united states and the netherlands. sources: barrett, david v. sects, cults, and alternative religions: a world survey and source book

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

egas (great, thus signifying the great science. it commonly refers to the ability to cause change to occur by supernatural or mysterious powers and abilities. in the twentieth century, magic has been more stringently defined as the ability to create change by an act of the will and the use of the cosmic power believed to underpin physical existence. contemporary magicians also distinguish between high magic and low magic. the latter refers to using magic to make changes in the mundane world, from concocting love potions to drawing money to oneself. the former refers to disciplined change of the self, and practitioners of high magic compare it to yoga. early history until a few centuries ago, most people lived in what they considered a magical universe, and evidence of the practice of magic

ication is now a prized collector s item. although a minor poet, neuburg s work has a magical lyric quality. known affectionately as vickybird, he was a generous networking encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1104 and warmhearted friend of other writers. neuburg died may 30, 1940. sources: calder-marshall, arthur. the magic of my youth. n.p, 1951. crowley, aleister. the book of the high magick that as worked by frater o.s.v. 6-5 and frater l. t. 2-9: the paris working. the equinox (nashville, tenn) 5, 4 (1981: 171.228. the confessions. new york: hill& wang, 1969. fuller, jean overton. the magical dilemma of victor neuburg. london: w. h. allen, 1965. neuburg, victor e. vickybird: a memoir by his son. london: the polytechnic of north london, 1983. neumann, therese (1898.1962)

istory, probably not before some three or four thousand years b.c.e. the undisturbed nature of egyptian and babylonian civilization leads to the belief that these countries brought forth a long series of adepts in the higher magic. we know that alexandria was heir to the works of these adepts, but it is unlikely that their teachings were publicly disseminated in her public schools. individuals of high magical standing would, however, be in possession of the occult knowledge of ancient egypt, and it seems likely that they imparted this to the greeks of alexandria. later hellenic and byzantine magical theory is distinctly egyptian in character, and we know that its esoteric forms were disseminated in europe at a comparatively early date, placing all other systems in the background. regarding

ay have been that it was the most efficacious. thus in ancient egypt not only were the formulas of spells well fixed, but the exact tone of voice in which they were to be pronounced was specially taught. the power of a spell remained until it was broken by an antidote or exorcism. spells belong to what modern magicians call low magic, that which attempts to effect the mundane world, as opposed to high magic, which attempts to change the consciousness of the magician and bring him or her into contact with the transcendent realm. spells or enchantments can be divided into several classes (1) protective spells (2) the curse or taboo (3) spells by which a person, animal, or object is to be injured or transformed (4) spells to procure some minor end, love-spells, or the curing of persons and an

ging tea plantations and later working for the colonial customs service in malaya. he and his wife retired to england in 1936. during his time in asia, his lifelong interest in magic and the supernatural led him both to the masonic order and to visits with buddhists priests, tribal shamans, spiritualists, and any other practitioners he chanced across. in 1949 gardner published an adventure novel, high magic s aid, set in the middle ages and incorporating much ceremonial magic. he claimed that he had met members of a surviving witches coven shortly before world war ii, operating under the cover of the rosicrucian theatre at christchurch, hampshire, and headed by a wealthy widow. he had been accepted into the group, which performed a magical ritual during the summer of 1940 to stop the threa

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

so interesting to note that in the sinatic hebrew alphabet, the letterform of the shin is contained in the letterform of the mem. the full implications of the lord hvhy manifesting in human form as master mosheh have faded into esoteric obscurity. the penultimate storytellers of torah shmoth have relayed to us: the spectacular story of the liberation of the hebrews from egyptian slavery34 and the high magic of pesach (xcp, passover, the attempt to make israel a nation of prophets and priests, the ultimate drama on sinai, and the meticulous construction of the tabernacle containing the ark. many wonderful teachings about the nature and significance of messiah in the hebrew and jewish traditions have been lost, suppressed, distorted, or watered down. hence, jews generally regard master moshe

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

greater man 255 man's universe 'that which is below is like that which is above, says the smaragdine tablet, and this hermetic dogma is absolute truth. man has a material form. man has an astral form around which the matter has collected. both are ever changing, both are progressing. behind and above these, man exists as the dweller in these garbs, the higher spiritual ego, itself again triune.thehigh magic of the true rosicrucian is the knowledge of how to perceive by the mental powers of the lower man, the reflections of spiritual man radiated. down for his guidance and instruction. these rays can only be perceived by concentration, will, and effort by purity of mind and purity of body.thehigher aspirations can attain to the spiritual essence and can receive wisdom as the glimpses of int

rding angel of the exoteric scriptures, to it refers the adept who has the spiritual vision, and there he finds recorded every event of the past; there he sees engraved by natural law the record of all the history of the world; there all may be seen, and the only limit to the discovery of the past is the limit of the self development of the power to see. shortly then, spiritual wisdom is the true high magic, which has at times in the world's history shone out for a moment.thelaws of nature are at the mercy of the man who has enough power of will, strength of body, purity of mind, and nascent spirituality. the adept uses these laws at his discretion, because he has learned what they are, how they work, and by what means they regulate the universe. the world is moved by a single vital energy

but we warn of the risks, and we are happily able to supply the panacea- the universal remedy. notinvain does the new testament of the christian teach the power of will, the efficacy of faith: for such power is not limited -butby the completeness of the faith and the intensityofthewill. let no one fear the powers ofevil-to you it is given to fight and to conquer, with purity and courage, and the high magical power of the pentagram, in which the order instructs you- where is the true student who has succumbed? he is not of us! take courage then, ye neophytes! be not daunted by the difficulties and the dangers of occult study- toil onwards to the pinnacles of wisdom- and taught by the elders of the order, who are always more ready to teach than you to learn, and armed by an active courage a

GOETIA LUCIFERIAN

idered for centuries a grimoire of low magic, the goetia (loosely translated as howling or wailing) has been a tome of forbidden black magic. the 72 spirits of solomon were meant as a tool of cursing and empowering ones lusts. while this may continue to be an aspect of lesser or low black magic, the magic of theurgy (high sorcery) has not been a connection in detail explored until now. theurgy is high magick, or high sorcery. it is the development of the self in light and aimed at bettering ones being on numerous levels. light may refer to the perception of being, as lucifer who is the lord of the sun and the emerald crowned initiator of magick. theurgy would be the path of invoking the genius or guardian angel of the self. this operation has been dealt with in length in the works of abram

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LBRP

e pentagram (lbrp) introduction to the ritual there is a much employed ritual which utilizes the symbol of the pentagram as a general means to banish and invoke the elemental forces. this ritual is called the lesser ritual of the pentagram. however, it should not simply be regarded as a mere device to invoke or banish, for it is really the stone of the wise and incorporates within its structure a high magical formula of self-initiation. it is, to all intents and purposes, a ritual of self-initiation. this ritual is given to the neophyte of the order as a means for him/her to come into contact with the invisible forces of nature and to learn how to direct those elementary forces the uses of the pentagram ritual: opening and closing any magical work the lesser ritual of the pentagram can be

HEKAS

hrough the autonomy of each initiate and thus a focus in an holistic design or matrix. although the lineal descent of the cultus sabbati from sources, which are defined as belonging to traditional witchcraft, is herein- given the present context- the moot point of interest, it is also pertinent for the reader to bear in mind that our lineal descent by other roots has affiliations with a catena of high magicians dating back many centuries, namely the o.t.o, and has established links upon the inner with various other bodies of transmission and thus the contexts in which the nature and functions of the cultus sabbati may be interpreted are many and diverse. beyond what i have stated here regarding myself and the sabbatic cult, some readers may already be familiar with my work through the book

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

animal sacrifice, dangerous unconventional magical practices, and other bizarre stuff as makes a nightmare. it is all a matter of degree. most mild self-interest magick (one of the most common kinds) would be called 'gray. better terms may be *constructive magick* as being beneficial; and *aversive magick* as magick intended to work against the natural order, and to tear down. there is also the *high magick* of spiritual alchemy (ie. spiritual growth, also known as 'the great work; and conversely there is 'low magick' which is concerned with materiality. any magick act is likely to produce side effects regardless of whether or not the desired result is achieved. such side effects are no problem for constructive magick, since they are benificial as well. however, aversive magick can produc

during heavy air pollution. other exercises you might consider are hatha yoga, calesthentics, walking or jogging. review questions 1) what is a chakra? list them. 2) name the three major nadies. which nadi is hot? 3) what is pranayama? book list arthur diekman, the observing self. w.y. evans-wentz, tibetan yoga and secret doctrines. sandra gibson, beyond the mind. king and skinner, techniques of high magic. swami sivananda, kundalini yoga. john woodroffe (pseud. for arthur avalon, the serpent power. the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20* magick 6- thoughtforms and spirits* although there are hundreds of kinds of divination, the principle ones are astrology, geomancy, the tarot, the i ching, and direct psychic means (especially clairvoyance. true divination is mor

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

s not include iao] introduction to the ritual there is a much employed ritual which utilizes the symbol of the pentagram as a general means to banish and invoke the elemental forces. this ritual is called the lesser ritual of the pentagram. however, it should not simply be regarded as a mere device to invoke or banish, for it is really the stone of the wise and incorporates within its structure a high magical formula of self-initiation. it is, to all intents and purposes, a ritual of self-initiation. this ritual is given to the neophyte of the order as a means for him/her to come into contact with the invisible forces of nature and to learn how to direct those elementary forces. the qabalistic cross and lesser ritual of the pentagram 1. touching the forehead, say ateh (thou art) 2. touchin

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

ng to make use of magic formulas using francis barrett s 1801 textbook on magic and alchemy, the magus, were introduced to the materials of psychic fred hockley. s. l. macgregor mathers was the founding member of the hermetic order of the golden dawn and became its most important leader. the hermetic order of the golden dawn taught a disciplined approach to self-transformation through a system of high magic and became the group most credited with initiating the revival of magic in the twentieth century. through the order s most (in)famous member, aleister crowley, the order would exercise a profound influence on the ritual practices of modern satanism and of the left-hand path tradition more generally. in the late eighteenth century, the persecution of magical groups ceased. these groups c

se groups came into the public eye concurrently with the rise of a dilettante interest in occultism in western europe. in 1801 francis barrett published the magus. in the early 1800s, alphonse-louis constant studied the 112 hermetic order of the golden dawn whole magical tradition and became familiar with barrett s the magus. under the pen name eliphas levi, constant published dogma and ritual of high magic, history of magic, and key of the great mysteries in the 1850s. levi over the next decades became the teacher of members of such diverse groups as rosicrucians, ritual magicians, and witches. in mid-nineteenth century england, spiritualism and what was to become theosophy were having a major cultural impact.members of these groups said they received messages from the world of the spirit

ut was expelled because of his left-wing political opinions (his writings earned him three short jail terms) and because he did not keep his inability to be celibate a secret. he became a follower of a man named ganneau who claimed to be the reincarnation of louis xvii, and began serious study of the occult, which had always interested him. in 1861 his most important book, the dogma and ritual of high magic appeared. based on the work of francis barrett in the magus, it attempted to create a unified magical system of all occult knowledge, and this effort was continued in his later books. his system was then adopted and improved by the hermetic order of the golden dawn, and so became the source of all modern systems of magic, including the magic of modern satanist groups. his work also infl

y, it has remained a nearly ubiquitous factor in western cultural life ever since. in 1801, francis barrett, who had gathered a working magical group around himself, published the magus, the first modern book that attempted to make the arcana of magic accessible to the middle class. at midcentury, alphonse-louis constant, who wrote under the name of eliphas levi, published his dogma and ritual of high magic, a history of magic, and key to the great mysteries. these pulled together the disparate strands of western occultism into the beginnings of a unified system, and so became the textbooks for all the later magical groups. in the 1850s and 1860s, a group using barrett s the magus as a text gathered around a psychic named fred hockley, and began trying to get barrett s and levi s magic for

p. 1854 birth of samuel mathers (1854 1918, a founder of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, which had a significant but indirect influence on modern religious satanism through aleister crowley, a one-time member of the order. 1858 the fraternitas rosae crucis is founded by physician p. b. randolph (1825 1875. it is generally considered the oldest rosicrucian body. 1861 the dogma and ritual of high magic, the most popular book by french occultist eliphas levi (alphonse-louis constant) appears. levi s system was adopted and improved by the hermetic order of the golden dawn, and so became the source of all modern systems of magic. 1865 the societas rosicruciana in anglia founded by robert wentworth little. 1875 birth of aleister crowley (1875 1947, the most famous and influential ritual m

LIBER ALEPH

o that thou hast a clear-cut means of developing thy powers according to the needs of the time. but learn also this, to work constantly under the guidance of thine holy guardian angel, so that thy workings be alway in harmony and accord with thy true will. h liber aleph vel cxi 84 g# de clave kabbalistica huius artis (of the qabalistic key of this art) ow then to thee who art long since master of high magick, it will be easy to shew how the mass of the holy ghost, sung even in ignorance, may work many a wonder by virtue of the force generated being compelled to manifest on other than its own plane. here then is a theory of the mystery of the on, that i, being the logos appointed thereunto, did create an image of my little universe in the mind of the woman of scarlet; that is, i manifested

en upon the earth. c the book of wisdom or folly 101 gf de femina quadam (of a certain woman) nowest thou for what cause i am moved to write this unto hee, my son only-begotten, child of magick and of mystery? it is that i thy father am also in this ordeal of initiation at this hour. for the sun is nigh unto the end of the sign of he fishes in the thirteenth year of the on, and the new current of high magick leapeth forth as a flood from the womb of my true lady babalon. and a word hath come to me by he mouth of the scarlet woman, whose name is eve, or ahitha, concerning the temple of iuppiter that is builded for me. and therein is a woman appointed to a certain office. now this woman appeared to me in a vision when i was in the house of the juggler by the lake among the mountains, the sun

link between mercury and the sun, and in the zodiac importeth the goat. this goat is called also strength, and standeth in the meridian at the sunrise of spring; and it is his nature to leap upon the mountains. so herefore he is a symbol of true magick, and his name is baphomet, wherefore did i design him as an atu of thoth, the fifteenth, and put his image in the front of my book, the ritual of high magick, which was the second part of my thesis for the grade of major adept, when i was clothed about with he body called alphonse louis constant. now the goat flieth not as doth the eagle; but consider this also that it is the true nature of man to dwell upon the earth, so that his flights are oft but phantasy; yea, the eagle also is bound to his eyrie, nor feedeth upon air. therefore this g

with my custom) being the fruit of the tree of my mediation, well-ripened by the sun of mine illumination. with much toil have i done this, being oftentimes seated without motion save of the hands, while earth rolled from twilight unto twilight, so that my body became cold and rigid, even as is a corpse. also, in the intervals of this scripture, have i been given to contemplation and to works of high magick, notably the mass of he holy ghost, in the concentration of my will to impart this wisdom unto thee, and to reveal the mysteries of truth. now of all these this is the root, that truth is not fixed with the rigour of death, but vital with lust of change, and enflamed with the love of its opposite. thus even falsehood is not alien to truth, for the perfection of nature comprehendeth all

LIBER MMM

ts to reorganize the mind involve a duality between conditions as they are and the preferred condition. thus it is impossible to cultivate any virtue like spontaneity, joy, pious 16 pride, grace or omnipotence without involving oneself in more conventionality, sorrow, guilt, sin and impotence in the process. religions are founded on the fallacy that one can or ought to have one without the other. high magic recognizes the dualistic condition but does not care whether life is bittersweet or sweet and sour; rather it seeks to achieve any arbitrary perceptual perspective at will. any state of mind might arbitrarily be chosen as an objective for transmutation, but there is a specific virtue to the ones given. the first is an antidote to the imbalance and possible madness of the magical trance

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

aturnitias saturni focused upon as the higher and lower octave of saturn. shades shadows of the dead, spirits which commune with the living. the witches sabbat path works with shades from ancestral manes and evoked spirits. thanatos death and the spirit therein. thanatos is considered the death posture guide through which we meet the deep desire, thanatos is the gateway therefore. theurgy holy or high magick, practiced originally or defined by the egyptian platonists which commune with beneficial spirits is sought. this is a part of the great work of communion with the holy guardian angel, and greater servitor or familiar. vampirism a secret art of predatory spiritualism, which involves astral projection and aspects of lycanthropy, communion with the dead and necromantic workin tluciferian

MAGIC AND SPELLS

oes awry, such as wild tragic zones and dead magic zones, represent damage to the weave. wild magic in some areas of toril, the weave is so warped or frayed that magic does not function reliably. this damage may be due to some magical disaster, such as those that were common during the time of troubles in 1358 dr, or due to some powerful effect that distorts the weave, such as a mythal (see elven high magic, below. most zones of wild magic created during the time of troubles have since disappeared, but small pockets of wild magic remain, especially underground and in wilderness areas detecting wild magic zones wild magic zones are generally unnoticed until they make some spell or effect go awry. a character who views a wild magic zone with a detect magic spell detects the presence of magic

for 1d4 minutes. an area dispel use of greater dispelling causes magic to work normally for 1d4x10 minutes. a wish or miracle spell permanently repairs all wild magic zones in a 30-foot-radius area (or a 30-foot- weave through the lioly (or unholy) power granted her. many types of magic- rune magic, shadow magic (not to be confused with the shadow weave, gem magic, elemental magic, even the elven high magic of old-have been spoken of down the years, but these are all merely different processes or paths to the same mastery of natural energies. this endless, ever-shifting web of forces is known as the weave. humans refer to the entity or awareness that is bound to the weave of toril as mystra, and worship her as their goddess of magic. the present mystra is a recently ascended mortal woman

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

nd the will for a good fight. baphomet holds higher initiation within luciferian magick, from which shall not be revealed here. baphomet may also be considered the god of knowledge, bringing the balance between the aspects of satan (earth mastery, lord shaitan) and lucifer (air, astral projection/mastery) and the unity of the twin aspects of lilith (earth, night and witchcraft) and babalon (fire, high magick art. the invocation to baphomet is a lunar/solar opening to the mysteries of the night side and the fleshing day side. 71 71 invocation of baphomet "o fire of the black one, illuminate by thy dark presence, let my strength come forth. i am stripped and defaced, to reveal the true self, and its ever changing essence which truth may not be rendered without falsehood. from sabbath flame t

7 87 samael and the queen of the night, lilith. the witches sabbat goat is the gateway towards the mysteries unspoken, whispered against the sun in the land of khem. the essence of the 8-pointed witches sabbat star the luciferian path of transformative magick the great work is the path of self-knowledge, power and internal development. the very essence of magick, to ascend. the ambivalent path of high magick is but the gateway toward high sorcery, self-realization, development and control. the path or 8 points of the luciferian path are as follows maps of self-attainment. one: by self-purification let the body be cleaned of impurities. fasting, abstinence and the disciplines of self-control for a period of time be implemented. by controlling the thoughts and intakes of the body may one lat

still. yoga and similar methods of obtainment be practiced until the self is still in the body. envision the self in present and direction or path from which you may become. three: the binding to the luciferic path of the adversary, the dedication to the great work of becoming. this may be conducted by ones own initiatory ritual, and the bornless one ritual of ascension. conduct these workings of high magick until the flaming swords of the seraphim reveal the path of the emerald crown of lucifer, that in holy light of the cunning fire shall you become in the illumination of seth. four: the earthly journey of the sorcerer, the path of the adversary and devil in flesh. the individual shall move through the dual ecstasies to work with both shadow and light. this is the development of the best

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

are: sudden wind, noises, voices, and odors in the ritual chamber. an object baring that spirit s sigil is placed in the triangle, and this object is subjected to injury when the magician wishes to force the obedience of that spirit. the brand new you [3.7] aside from thaumaturgic magic, or low magic, which uses magic to alter the outside world according to will, there is also theurgic magic, or high magic. theurgic magic is magic used to change the self; this type of magic is by far the lesser known of the 2. the most common ambition involved with theurgic magic is the what is called knowledge and conversation with the holy guardian angel. this merger of the guardian angel and lower self can take years, and this long-term ambition requires a series of rituals which slowly merge the magic

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

the witch moon, by the present author and a private version practiced in coven maleficia, the triad of the order of phosphorus. see the book of cain by the present author [6] widdershins is a movement counter-clockwise, a way of going reverse about a circle. see arkon daraul, a history of secret societies, citadel press [7] a term used by scire, g.b. gardner, iv oto to denote the path. pg. 182 of high magic s aid, iho booghacknowledgments there have been very many people who have given me assistance and encouragement during my research and writing, and i could not have completed this project without them. it was my good friend john ouzts who talked me into giving my first public talk on this subject. john egle of mockingbird books first encouraged me to commit my findings to writing, and h

MORALS AND DOGMA

ze the divine principle of the eternal word. light is not spirit, as the indian hierophants believed it to be; but only the instrument of the spirit. it is not the body of the protoplastes, as the theurgists of the school of alexandria taught, but the first physical manifestation of the divine afflatus. god eternally creates it, and man, in the image of god, modifies and seems to multiply it. the high magic is styled "the sacerdotal art" and "the royal art" in egypt, greece, and rome, it could not but share the greatnesses and decadences of the priesthood and of royalty. every philosophy hostile to the national worship and to its mysteries, was of necessity hostile to the great political powers, which lose their grandeur, if they cease, in the eyes of the multitudes, to be the images of th

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

ulted it as the first christians at a later date consulted the sacred lots, that is, bible verses selected by chance and determined by thinking of a number. mlle. lenormand, the most celebrated of our modern fortune-tellers, was unacquainted with the science of the tarot, or knew it only by derivation from etteilla, whose explanations are shadows cast upon a back-ground of light. she knew neither high magic nor the kabalah, but her head was filled with ill-digested erudition, and she was intuitive by instinct, which deceived her rarely. the works she left behind her are legitimist tomfoolery, ornamented with classical quotations; but her oracles, inspired by the presence and magnetism of those who consulted her, were often astounding. she was a woman in whom extravagance of imagination and

SATANGEL

, both and neither holy or infernal. the way being opened, and the sorcerer being thus empowered, it may be directed in any of a thousand different ways. servitors may be given form, planetary telesmata charged, or further acts of evocation and spirit binding may be performed. though it may be turned to many ends, it is more suited to the summoning of demons, shades, and qlippoth than to works of high magick. the sorcery concluded, the veil is then closed, and with the final vibration the practitioner returns to normal consciousness. further banishing and grounding may be employed if necessary; thee i invoke, the bornless one thee, that didst create the earth and the heavens thee, that didst create the night and the day thee, that didst create the darkness and the light thou art ra hoor kh

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

his writings were thus handed down from generation to generation. clutterbuck s small coven, however, was one with world religions: biographies 139 gerald brousseau gardner recent roots only) once he was a member of the coven, gardner began to study witchcraft ritual with the intent to publish a book. england still possessed laws against witchcraft at the time, however, so he wrote the 1949 novel high magic s aid using the false name of scire. though fiction, this book revealed much about witchcraft. some of the material came from gardner s association with aleister crowley (1875 1947, one of the more famous practitioners of the occult in england at the time. when gardner met crowley, shortly before crowley s death, gardner persuaded him to write down the practices of a coven to which he h

SEVEN SCROLLS CHILDREN OF THE BLACK ROSE

latent power of your subconscious mind; it can make or break you. so, run down any lead you can find and transfe r it to your journal. well, aren't we going to a lot of trouble here, making a big deal out of looking under the corners of your mental rug. however, wouldn't it be a shame to be kidding yourself or hiding something from yourself. then when you are right in the middle of perpetrating a high magical act which includes trashing a cheating lover, a member of the opposition jumped up and said "but you have done the same thing yourself" well, then. instead of commanding the entity to crawl off and die as you should, you go blank, wondering what to do next. you cannot afford such a loss of power at a critical time. no kidding, clean out your head before it's too late and you wind up d

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

erry meet again! suggested reading list amber k, covencraft: witchcraft for three or more ian corrigan, the portal book: basic teachings of celtic witchcraft aleister crowley, magick in theory and practice scott cunningham, earth power (natural magick book 1) earth, air, fire& water (natural magick book 2) melita denning& osborne phillips, the magical philosophy series: vol. 1, the foundations of high magick vol. 2, the sword and the serpent vol. 3, mysteria magica ed fitch, a grimoire of shadows magical rites from the crystal well donald tyson, how to make and use a magic mirror page 19 grimoire of eclectic magick) at the crossroads( are you a natural witch? the truth is, everyone has the ability within them. it is only a matter of choosing to learn how to use your gifts. this book was ne

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

exist and that he had become a part of the great circle that had existed since time immemorial. to be a gardnerian witch would thenceforth be to become a witch who had undergone an initiation that could hearken back to gerald gardner and through him to an unbroken lineage that had been hidden and kept secret by sacred oaths and the solemn practice of holy rituals. at first, when gardner published high magick fs aid (1949, a fictional account of witches under the pseudonym of scire, traditional witches became nervous and upset that he was beginning to reveal too much to the general public. then, when the witchcraft laws were repealed in great britain in 1951 and gardner wrote witchcraft today (1954, a nonfictional treatment of modern witchcraft, he incurred the wrath of many traditional mem

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

nd nature surpass infinitely in beauty and goodness all the imagination of men. it is thus that the world-weary are people who have never known how to be happy; and those who are disillusioned prove by their dislikes 276 that they have only drunk of muddy streams. to enjoy even the animal pleasures of life one must have the moral sense; and those who calumniate existence have certainly abused it. high magic, as we have proved, leads man back to the laws of the purest morality. either he finds a thing holy or makes it holy, says an adept "vel sanctum invenit, vel sanctum facit" because it makes us understand that in order to be happy, even in this world, one must be holy. to be holy! that is easy to say; but how give one's self faith when one no longer believes? how re-discover a taste for

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

of the middle pillar (painting by marjo y paskaruk) introduction to the third edition i n the early decades of this century, little was known about the techniques of western ceremonial magic due to the veil of secrecy which had shrouded these practices. unless a person happened to be a member of a magical organization, there was little chance of leaning the procedures and initiatory practices of high magic. this changed in 1937 when israel regardie published four volumes titled the glh d m, a collection of ceremonies and teachings from the hermetic order of the golden dawn. earlier, regardie had published two books d-g i3-w magical prinapjes of the golden dawn system. i'le middle pik, published in 1938, gave step-by-step details on how to perform practical exercises of ceremonial magic, s

TRUE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT

ned god" or "set" or even "satan" are symbols of unconscious, repressed sexuality. to the occultist, there is no devil, no "god of evil" there is, ultimately, only the ain sof aur of the cabbalah; the limitless light of which we are but a frozen spark. evil, in this system, is the mere absence of light. all else is illusion. the goal of the occult path of initiation is balance. in freemasonry and high magick, the symbols of the white pillar and black pillar represent this balance between conscious and unconscious forces. in gardnarian wicca, the goddess and horned god- and the priestess and priest, represent that balance. there is nothing, nothing of pacts with the "devil" or the worship of evil in any of this; that belongs to misguided exchristians who have been given the absurd fundament

gardner to begin his own chapter of the o.t.o, and to initiate members into the o.t.o. in the document, furthermore, gardner is referred to as "prince of jerusalem" that is, he is acknowledged to be a fourth degree perfect initiate in the order. this, needless to say would usually imply years of dedicated training. though gardner had claimed fourth degree o.t.o. status as early as publication of high magic's aid,(and claimed even higher status in one edition) this runs somewhat contrary to both generally held wiccan and contemporary o.t.o. orthodox understandings that the o.t.o. was then fallow in england. at the time the document was written, most maintained, gardner could have known crowley for only a brief period, and was not himself deeply involved in the o.t.o. the document is undate

tches' way (1984, p3) there are three distinct versions of the book of shadows in gerald gardner's handwriting which incorporate successively less material from crowley's writings, though the last (termed "text c" and cowritten with doreen valiente after 1953) is still heavily influenced by crowley and the oto. ms. valiente has recently uncovered a copy of an old occult magazine contemporary with high magic's aid and from the same publisher, which discusses an ancient indian document called "the book of shadows" but apparently totally unrelated to the wiccan book of the same name. valiente acknowledges that the earliest text by gardner known to her was untitled, though she refers to it as a "book of shadows" it seems suspicious timing; did gardner take the title from his publisher's magazi

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

publications, 1988. a complete consideration of the requirements of a working ritual temple. griffin, david. the ritual magic manual. beverly hills, california: golden dawn publishing, 1999. this large text presents in great detail the practical elements of golden dawn ritual magic. it should be studied along with regardie's golden dawn. kraig, donald michael. modern magzck: eleven lessons in the high magickal arts. st. paul, minnesota: llewellyn publications, 1997. first copyrighted in 1988. as the subtitle indcates, the work contains eleven progressive lessons in the techniques of ceremonial magic in the golden dawn tradition. this is one of the better basic tutorials. it contains so much concentrated information, it may be a bit hard for beginners to digest at first reading, but it is w

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

and adorations to you beloved disciples now we start this course of secret kabbalah. we will study the 22 major arcana of the tarot. this course, therefore, will have 22 lectures. we hope that you will have the patience and the tenacity to study and practice and you will attain the great realization. let s study the tarot s first arcanum of the tarot. we will enter into the sanctum regnum of the high magic. adorable e inmortal ser: salutaciones y adoraciones bienamados disc pulos iniciamos ahora, este curso secreto de k bala. estudiaremos los 22 "arcanos mayores" del tarot. este curso por lo tanto, constar de 22 lecciones. esperamos que teng is paciencia y que se is tenaces. estudiad y practicad y llegar is a la gran realizaci n. estudiaremos el arcano primero del tarot. entraremos en el

lites in the wilderness. great masters use to dictate messages through the lips of their bodhisattvas. people do not understand this and mistake the mediators with the detrimental mediums of spiritism because people allow themselves to be carried away by false appearances. within the seal of solomon are found represented all the positive and negative forces of universal magnetism. in the works of high magic, it is necessary to trace a circle around us. such a circle must be totally closed, interrupted by the seal of solomon. with the seven metals, gnostic brethren can manufacture medallions and rings with the seal of solomon. the seal of solomon must be utilized in all of the works of invocations, and in the practices with elementals (as we have already taught in arcanum 4 of this series o

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

er any past lives, albeit i have had curious experiences. i only wish i did. anyhow, i soon found myself in the circle and took the usual oaths of secrecy which bound me not to reveal any secrets of the cult. but, as it is a dying cult, i thought it was a pity that all the knowledge should be lost, so in the end i was permitted to write, as fiction, something of what a witch believes in the novel high magic's aid (1) this present volume has the same purpose, but deals with the subject in a factual way. many people ask me how i can believe in magic. if i explain what i believe magic to be, i go a long way towards an answer. my view is that it is simply the use of some abnormal faculty. it is a recognised fact that such faculties exist. so-called calculating boys are famous, and very many pe

may simply be an old children's game which the witches have taken over, or vice versa. nowadays the only music they can have is a gramophone, or sometimes a sistrum, a rattle, or a small drum, played softly. fifteen years ago i heard many of the old tunes. unfortunately i know nothing about music and i did not note them down. they showed me one queer trick with music which i described in my novel high magic's aid, in the chapter called 'music magic. they told me they could make me fighting mad; i did not believe it, so they got me to sit, fixed in a chair so that i could not get out. then one sat in front of me playing a little drum; not a tune, just a steady tom-tom-torn. we were laughing and talking at first. it seemed a long time, although i could see the clock and knew it was not. the

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

ole working, which i therefore declare ended. i now myself repair to the city of paris, there to inaugurate an alternative course of procedure. 666 to mega therion 9degree= 2square a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iacchaion altar of fire& table of scribe aiwaz throne& altar altar with lamp, bell, knife, pantacle& oil. scarlet woman with cup& sword, wine. water, ether &c_ re high magick series practical magick is performed with the aid of ordinary, everyday implements, is concerned with the things of the earth and the harmony of nature, and is considered to be the magick of the common people. high magick, on the other hand, has long been considered the prerogative of the affluent and the learned. some aspects of it certainly call for items expensive to procure and for

veryday implements, is concerned with the things of the earth and the harmony of nature, and is considered to be the magick of the common people. high magick, on the other hand, has long been considered the prerogative of the affluent and the learned. some aspects of it certainly call for items expensive to procure and for knowledge of ancient languages and tongues, though that is not true of all high magick. there was a time when, to practice high magick, it was necessary to apprentice oneself to a master magician, or mage, and to spend many years studying and, later, practicing. throughout the middle ages there were many high dignitaries of the church who engaged in the practice of high magick. they were the ones with both the wealth and the learning. high magick is the transformation of

agick. they were the ones with both the wealth and the learning. high magick is the transformation of the self to the higher self. some aspects of it also consist of rites designed to conjure spirits, or entities, capable of doing one's bidding. motive is the driving force of these magicks and is critical for success. in recent years there has been a change from the traditional thoughts regarding high magick. the average intelligence today is vastly superior to that of four or five centuries ago. minds attuned to computers are finding a fascination with the mechanics of high magical conjuration (this is especially true of the mechanics of enochian magick. the llewellyn high magick series has taken the place of the mage; the master magician who would teach the apprentice "magick" is simply

with the mechanics of high magical conjuration (this is especially true of the mechanics of enochian magick. the llewellyn high magick series has taken the place of the mage; the master magician who would teach the apprentice "magick" is simply making happen what one desires to happen as aleister crowley put it "the art, or science of causing change to occur in conformity with will" the llewellyn high magick series shows how to affect that change and details the steps necessary to cause it. magick is a tool. high magick is a potent tool. learn to use it. learn to put it to work to improve your life. this series will help you do just that. forthcoming books by pat zalewski z-5: secret instructions for initiation into the golden dawn enochian chess the tarot of the golden dawn enochiana tabl

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