Basick Magick

This simple book, now in its 4th edition, will aim to teach the principles of basic Western ritual magick to anyone who has a curiosity about it, or has just set out on the path of arcane wisdom. It has been compiled from a wide variety of painstakingly assembled sources, specially chosen to be most helpful to new students or those needing a quick refresher course. These sources have been freely interpreted and often simplified for ease of use and understanding. The book...
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This simple book, now in its 4th edition, will aim to teach the principles of basic Western ritual magick to anyone who has a curiosity about it, or has just set out on the path of arcane wisdom.

It has been compiled from a wide variety of painstakingly assembled sources, specially chosen to be most helpful to new students or those needing a quick refresher course. These sources have been freely interpreted and often simplified for ease of use and understanding. The book is meant as a ready handbook and resource guide.

The arrangement proceeds logically from basic principles, to rituals which may be of use in any circumstances, to forms of divination and magick which will be more helpful to a student who has mastered the basics first. Additional material provides a fundamental grounding in ancient forms of worship and several useful deities.

Compiled by a Western Magus possessed of magical power, a direct descendant in the lineage of Aleister Crowley, this book is sure to find itself in regular use by the beginning or even more advanced practitioner. -- from the introduction by Petrosz Xristosz

Edited and with expanded new material by Petrosz Xristosz

CONTENTS 1 What is Magick? 2 Teacher and Student 3 General Practice Guidelines 4 Keeping a Magickal Journal 5 A Balanced Path 6 Powers of the Sphinx 7 Emerald Tablet of Hermes 8 Elements, Gunas, Tattvas 9 Purification: Pentagram & Hexagram 10 Middle pillar: Bringing down the Light 11 Fourfold Daily Adorations of the Sun 12 Adoration to the Source of the Universe 13 Tree of Life Ritual 14 Magickal Tools 15 Basic Group Circle Ritual 16 Consecration Ritual 17 Candle Magick 18 Color Magick 19 Oil and Essence Magick 20 Crystal Magick 21 Our Plant Allies 22 Astrology 23 Numerology 24 Tarot 25 Qabalah 26 Runes 27 Shamanism: the Oldest Magick 28 Kundalini: Magick Serpent Power 29 Holidays: The Wheel of the Year 30 Gods of Our Folk