Occult Book Reviews

“When the essence of the shadows and darkness empowers you, yet you don’t feel evil, you are good-dark,” writes Konstantinos (Vampires; Summoning Spirits), as he calls believers to the practice of Nocturnal Witchcraft. Konstantinos writes for people primarily within the Wiccan tradition who feel at home with the night and lunar energies. He reiterates throughout this manual, however, that to draw one’s strength from the energies of the night is not at all the same as intending to do dark deeds. In fact, this guidebook might be regarded as a fundamental Wiccan primer save for the fact that Konstantinos turns to night-based rituals and primarily, but not exclusively, to the pagan pantheons of Egypt, Greece and Sumeria to harness good human desires to the yoke of such deities as Hypnos (Night Personified), Pasht (Dark Moon), Nanna (Full Moon), Kali (Protection), Persephone (Descent and Rebirth) and Annubis (Underworld and Death). His ceremonial instructions are clearly described, but the book’s chief flaw is that readers must recognize themselves as “good-dark.” They are imprecisely beckoned with not much more to go on than “Do you dress in black? Favor silver jewelry? Does being surrounded by the shadows, by the essence of the night, appeal to you?” For those readers self-identified with the night whatever that means his text may offer just the words they have been waiting for; others will find it as obscure as its subject matter.

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Modern Magick is the most popular, most complete, step-by-step instruction manual on how to do real magick that has ever been published. Already over 100,000 people are using it.

Author Donald Michael Kraig wrote this after teaching the information in classes for ten years. It is refined, tested, and easy to understand. It is filled with exercises, techniques, and rituals to help you. It is presented in a series of eleven lessons. Follow the lessons, practice the rituals and techniques, and by the end of your work you will be a magician.

What does it cover? Rituals, healing, initiation, talismans, astral travel, creative visualization, psychic self-defense, evocation of spirits, the Kabalah, physical exercise, and magical tools such as wands.

Want more? You’ll also learn the secrets of true meditation, how to use the Tarot, how to remember your dreams, how to do the rituals of Western Magick, including rituals of the Pentagram, Hexagram, Middle Pillar, Rose Cross, and Watchtower. You’ll learn how to manipulate magical energy, secrets of relaxation, Wicca, pathworking, Tantra, and sex magick.

Once you have finished working your way through this book you will be an accomplished magician. You will be able to perform real magick. Then this book will become the most valuable reference tool in your collection of books.

What if you want to know even more about a subject? No problem. Each chapter has a bibliography so you can go even deeper into any topic. There is an annotated bibliography at the end with even more resources.

In the new, second edition the contents pages contain more information so it is even easier to find what you need, but there is also an entirely new appendix with answers to many of the most frequently asked questions that Kraig has received over the years. This book is a must!

Now you can learn how to evoke and communicate with 50 spirit entities and make use of their abilities, when you get Summoning Spirits by Konstantinos.

Evoking spirits is one of the most powerful magical techniques you can use-but, until now, most of the material available on evocation has been virtually unusable because it was written by those with little practical evocation experience. Summoning Spirits was written by a practicing magician who has successfully performed many evocations. With his guidance and clear directions, performing evocations will be easy and safe for anyone.

·Learn to safely evoke powerful spirits to aid you with any task
·Create sigils charged with the energy of spirits to magnify the effects of your evocations
·Make an etheric egregore, a manufactured spirit that will perform the task of your choice
·Perform easy exercises to train your magical abilities and to develop clairvoyance and clairaudience
·Construct, prepare, and use special magical tools to aid your evocations
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Summoning Spirits is a complete manual for evoking entities to effect positive changes in your life. Learn how the spirits that dwell on the other planes can be evoked to the astral and physical planes to help you obtain mystical abilities, locate hidden “treasure,” and even command a spirit “army” to protect your home while you’re away.

Summoning Spirits describes the specific attributes and abilities of 50 entities that you can evoke to uncover valuable knowledge, and who will help you succeed in nearly any task, magical or mundane.

Whether you need help to face life’s challenges or to work a minor miracle, you will find the art of magical evocation a tremendously potent tool for change. Included are information and theory, as well as full instructions for all the rituals you will need to prepare for and then evoke spirits. No other book makes this ancient magical technique as easy to understand and use, as does this one. That’s why you must get Summoning Spirits.

Creating Magickal Entities is a comprehensive reference manual that presents step-by-step instructions for creating entities through astral manipulation that will change your life. This manual, written by three practicing occultists, reveals magickal and alchemical methods, many which have been lost and suppressed through the ages, in a refreshingly modern way that magickal practitioners of any tradition can understand.

The Ritual Magic Workbook is the perfect resource for those who feel compelled to find answers about magic, but don’t have a group or tutor to which to turn for instruction. Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki helps you unravel what it means to practice magic. Her firm voice inspires you to look into yourself and judge your own motives. Do you want to practice magic because of the flashy effects in movies, or do you feel a deeper need to explore the mysteries of the occult? The Ritual Magic Workbook is broken into 12 monthly chapters, progressing from personal preparation to laying the foundation for your own temple, and on to the beginnings of simple ritual magic such as divination and healing. Read The Ritual Magic Workbook and you will know if the path of high magic is for you.

A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment.

It is not merely a book about seemingly miraculous power but a detailed course of instruction with training exercises that is extraordinarily enjoyable to read and easy to put in to practice. You can call what is taught here any number of terms, but I prefer to call it magick because that very word stirs the imagination and it with a disciplined imagination that the Human Mind is brought to full power.

In simply reading this book you will learn many things: · How to use a magical mirror to double the power of desire, the first step in building a magical pyramid, followed by Imagination, Visualization and Organization. · The Importance of Pineal Gland. · How to create an effective Astral Body. · How to create an astral assistant. · How to build God Forms. · How to construct and use a unique Memory Palace. · The real secret to Drawing Down the Moon. · How to create a Household Guardian. · How to work with your Guardian Angel.

And many more practical matters once held to be occult secrets too powerful for any but initiates to know. But these matters are too important for your growth, survival and spiritual development to remain secret. Some of them have been published elsewhere, but here you have it from two authors who are trained initiates able to give the important exercises to actually train you and develop these skills. It takes work to become a magician, but being a magician is exactly what you are here to do.

You will learn about the true natural of reality as perceived both through the Ancient Wisdom and Modern Quantum Physics. You will learn all about the Astral Plane, and how important it is to everything that manifests in the Material World in which we live. · The Astral Plane is Key to Magical Results. · The Astral Plane is the Foundation of the Physical Universe. · The Astral Plane is the Imagination of the Universe. · The Astral Plane includes the Manipulation of Thought Forms.

You will be trained in the building of Occult Forms, and you will gain understanding of how they function and interact, how they can gain strength and endure or how they can be erased when no longer needed. You will access special instruction in the use of the Hebrew letters to draw upon their inherent power and meaning from their long established magical usage. You will understand the nature and use of prayer. You will learn about Astral Guardians and their use. You will be taught to construct, and guard, an Inner Temple for your true magical work. You will be given an actual ritual to create a Golem and the HTML code to create web pages with which to experience the concept of cyberspace. And you will be given a series of exercises that will transform all your reading and study into practical and workable skills you can employ anytime anywhere.

YOU WILL BE EMPOWERED! That’s the point I want to make. This is not a book about magick, nor is it a book that requires a life time of work for results. This is a Llewellyn Magickal Arts Book that I personally endorse. Use it, follow the instruction and practice the exercises, and you will gain expertise in the building of magical thought forms and learn how to use them.

LaVey’s main purpose in writing this was to give GROUPS small and large a definitive guide to Satanic ritualized magic. The ceremonies and rituals are designed to free your mind and focus your skills, and some are for simple fun. It makes a great companion to the Satanic Bible, For someone who is genuinely interested in Satanic ritual and has studied the Satanic Bible thoroughly, and maybe even wants to perform some rituals themselves, this book is truly useful. Only three rituals are described in the Satanic Bible, and if you’re serious about Satanic ritual, the extra information is great.

Well if you are looking for a book about a horned guy with cloven feet and people sacrificing chickens on alters and deflowering virgins… Then don’t buy the Satanic Bible ! as this is not what you would expect it to be.
Anton Szander LaVey sets out to clearly explain that all the other religions are wrong about Satanism this is a religion that was developed from from research, experience, and logic instead of a lunatics so called divine revelations. In a nutshell Satanism is about indulging in the happiness of love, self-improvement and independence.