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BOOKS - CROWLEY, GARDNER, AND HISTORY | |
| Decoding the Enochian Secrets (hc) | |
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Originally considered a vital part of inspirational literature used by the early church, th Book of Enoch never made it into the canon of accepted books of the Old Testament because of its strange and mysterious content about Enoch`s experiences in the higher realms, or heavens. The actual Book of Enoch, which is a set of almost 100 mystical tables, was given again to humankind in the 1580s, when it was conveyed directly by angels to Dr. John Dee, a 16th-century mathematician, scientist, occultist, and the astrologer of Queen Elizabeth I. Called 'the most important book ever given to man by God' by Dee 'Angelic messengers, the Book (or Tables) of Enoch' is said to hold all the secrets of heaven and earth and the physical and spiritual realms. Decoding the Enochian Secrets reproduces for the first time ever the exact and complete copy of these tables, which are housed in the British Library. The tables are in the handwriting of Dr. Dee and Edward Kelly, Dee`s assistant and scryer. Covering the history of this Book or Tables of Enoch, John DeSalvo explains the difference between these tables and the apocryphal Book of Enoch and examines how later magicians such as Aleister Crowley used them. Including Enochain magic meditations and rituals and a reconstruction of the possible 49th missing Table of Enoch, Deconding the Enochian Secrets presents the source text to the most powerful form of magic known to mankind. This is a 228 page hard cover book |
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Item #: DECENO |
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| Demonology of King James I | |
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Written by King James I and published in 1597, the original edition of Demonology is widely regarded as one of the most interesting and controversial religious writings in history, yet because it is written in the language of its day, it has been notoriously difficult to understand. Now occult scholar Donald Tyson has modernized and annotated the original text, making this historically important work accessible to contemporary readers. Also deciphered here, for the first time, is the anonymous tract News from Scotland, an account of the North Berwick witch trials over which King James presided. Tyson examines King James` obsession with witches and their alleged attempts on his life, and offers a knowledgeable and sympathetic look at the details of magick and witchcraft in the Jabobean period. Demonology features historical woodcut illustrations and includes the original old English texts in their entirety. |
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Item #: DEMKJI |
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| Dictionary of Demons | |
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The Dictionary of Demons starts with a simple premise: names have power. In medieval and Renaissance Europe, it was believed that speaking a demon`s true name could summon it, compel it, and bind it. Occult scholar Michelle Belanger has compiled the most complete compendium of demonic names available anywhere, using both notorious and obscure sources from the Western grimoric tradition. Presented alphabetically from Aariel to Zyntextyur, more than 1,500 demons are introduced and explored, with many of them cross-referenced by theme and elemental or planetary correspondence. This meticulously researched reference work also features fascinating short articles on demonology and a wealth of woodcuts, etchings, and paintings depicting demons through the ages. This is a 362 page soft-cover book. |
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Item #: DICDEM |
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| Etruscan Roman Remains | |
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by Charles Leland. Going beyond Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, Leland reveals his findings on Italian Witchcraft in the 19th century. Believing to have found an intact survival of the ancient Etruscan religion, he wrote this book hoping to preserve it for future generations. The second part of the book includes the magick of the Witches: Incantations, divination, medicine, and amulets. Paperback, 375 pgs. |
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Item #: BETROR |
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| Examen of Witches | |
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Compiled in the late sixteenth century by the chief justice who served as France`s most ruthless inquisitor, this is the definitive witch-hunter`s handbook. It recounts the trial proceedings and accusations (making pacts with the devil, shape-shifting, and other practices of sorcery) for which countless social outcasts were tortured and condemned. Between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, tens of thousands of Europeans were accused of witchcraft, tortured, and executed. This volume, based on Chief Justice Henry Boguet`s extensive courtroom experiences, was published in 1603. Contemporary theologians and canonists hailed it as an excellent and timely treatise. The well-known, modern-day occult expert Montague Summers edited this edition and provides an informative introduction. Summers praises the author as 'vivid and graphic in his details, keenly logical in his arguments, and elegant in his expressions.' Occult and Wiccan scholars will find Boguet`s testament an indispensable source of historic information. |
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Item #: EXAWIT |
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| Grimoire of Armadel | |
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By S.L. MacGregor Mathers. This is one of the original do-it-yourself books on ceremonial magic! This edition was translated by Mathers from a 17th century manuscript kept at the Bibliothèque d’ Arsenal in Paris. The Grimoire contains detailed descriptions of the natures and offices of the various evil spirits. The sigils -- seals giving power over demons -- related to the various spirits are reproduced together with their practical uses, according to the particular aspect of the astral world that the reader wants to investigate. With more than forty spells, plus detailed diagrams and conjuring charts -- all are reproduced here following the method of the original French manuscript. Paperback, 79 pages. |
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Item #: BGRIMO |
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| High Priestess | |
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By Patricia Crowther. As one of the Western world's most famous witches, and one of the leading figures in the modern revival of witchcraft, Patricia Crowther was a close friend and confidante of the late Gerald Gardner who initiated her into the Craft of the Wise. This is a fascinating account of a witch's life as a High Priestess of the Great Goddess, and her many astounding experiences. This book will prove to be essential reading for all those interested in the history and development of witchcraft and the climate in which the renaissance of witchcraft occurred. Paperback, 208 pages. |
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Item #: BHIGHP |
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| Illustrated History of the Knights Templar | |
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by James Wasserman. Despite the increasing scholarship devoted to the study of the Templar order, founded in 1119, the mystery surrounding the Templars endures. Secret societies from the Freemasons to the Ordo Templi Orientis claim descent from this religious order of warrior-monks. As the private army of the pope, the Knights Templar were initially established to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land but grew to become one of the most powerful organizations in the Middle Ages. With period illustrations from manuscripts from the Crusades, interpretive romantic paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries, and contemporary photos by Steven Brooke and others of former Templar strongholds in Europe and Jerusalem, James Wasserman, author of the bestselling The Templars and the Assassins, provides a fascinating history of the Order and the many mysteries and legends that surround it. Wasserman presents the evidence for the Templar connection to mystical Islamic organizations such as the Assassins as well as their ties to “heretical” groups such as the Cathars, who were targeted by a crusade in southern France to expunge the challenge they presented to the orthodoxy of their time. In addition to providing an overview of the Templars’ actions during the Crusades, Wasserman revisits the trial and the charges leveled against them, showing how the Order was ruthlessly crushed. He also explores the nature of the treasure they left behind, which has fueled popular imagination for centuries.Softcover, 192 pgs, 175 color illus. |
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Item #: ILHIKT |
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| Magic, History of Its Rites, Rituals, & Mysteries | |
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A great work of literature a well as pioneering classic of occultism, this voluminous historical survey traces the roots and manifestations of magic through the ages as a secret tradition persisting from remote times. Author Eliphas Levi, pseudonym of Alphonse Louis Constant (1810-75), was a leader of the French occult revival, spiritual teacher and magus who is considered by some to be a founding father of the New Age movement. One of his most stunning (and original) revelations connects the Kabbalah with the Tarot, thus helping to inspire the ongoing fascination with the symbols of both, and their correspondences with each other. In this 1860 work, Levi`s discussions include topics that continue to intrigue modern readers, subjects as seemingly disparate as the mathematical magic of Pythagoras, magical monuments, magic and Christianity, the devil, the Knights Templar, alchemy, the illuminati, hallucinations, and many others that are equally alluring. The first part of the book explains the principles underlying magical operations, while the second part addresses the actual ritual and practice of transcendent magic. An essential resource for the library of anyone interested in mysticism and the occult sciences, this influential work appears here in its first English translation (from the original French) by the distinguished scholar and co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, A.E. Waite. |
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Item #: MGHIRR |
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| Magick | |
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by Aleister Crowley. This second-revised edition of Crowley`s magnum opus features new, more legible typesetting, text corrections based on a previously unseen corrected proof, and the previously unpublished Liber Testis Testitudinis.The original Book of the Law was re-scanned for this edition, using the latest technology, for the clearest facsimile possible. Edited, annotated, and introduced by Frater Hymenaeus Beta, XI. January 1997 |
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Item #: MGKBK4 |
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