(Part 2) Best products from r/magick

Eh magick no. 'Occult' yes. The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic & Lore and its sequel The Lost Books of Merlyn: Druid Magic from the Age of Arthur use story, between lesson sections, to teach Monroe's peculiar flavour of Druidic and Celtic Reconstructionism. A lot of folks find both text to be complete garbage though but I think that is a bit unfair, he wrote two books outlining his belief system and practices and I think everyone is entitled to dance to the beat of their own drum and believe what they want.

Edit: another that comes to mind is The Miracle of New Avatar Power although again not quite. It uses something similar to magick with stories sprinkled between content... if someone wanted to eventually dip their toe into goetia I'd start with this (you can readily find pdf copies around the internet) as it is something that is very simple to do and one can build discipline with it then move into something like goetia that requires considerably more preperation and steps for proper ritual. It is out of print and should you ever see this book at a garage sale or used bookstore BUY IT because they resell quite well for a nice markup.

Here's a pretty decent beginner book I found on constructing your own servitors and putting them to use

Magickal Servitors: Create Your Own Spirits to Attract Pleasure, Power and Prosperity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AL6B06K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FH5jDbWR9TWZT

It's a fairly short book but is pretty straight to the point on creating and working with servitors.

As far as anything specifically relating to egregores or God-forms, I personally do not know of any books that cover that.

You've probably heard of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, known to the Egyptians as the Book of Going Forth by Day, said to have been written by Thoth, God of Wisdom, "from his own fingers". This is the most important surviving text on Egyptian Magic, a complete grimoire of spells, prayers, hymns and incantations used by the ancient priesthood to connect with the Divine and prepare the soul to travel the Neterworld.

The text itself has enormous historic and spiritual value, but it doesn't exactly explain how a modern magician is supposed to use it. To provide context: try the works of Normandi Ellis, who provides an initiated translation of the text in Awakening Osiris, an explanation of the mythical and magical context of the Egyptian gods (Neteru) in Imagining the World into Existence, and the magical initiatory system of the ancients in The Union of Isis and Thoth.

Thelemic Magick has a connection to Egyptian Magic via the transmission of the Book of the Law. This is the basis for much of the the magical system developed by Aleister Crowley in the A∴A∴ and OTO. Again, this holy book of Thelema is complex and does not provide a useful guide to the beginner on the practice of Thelemic Magick. A book like Maat Magick offers a nice practical system for working with the Egyptian Neteru in the spirit of Thelema.

In some ways, I think it is a relief to believe magic is scientifically untestable. If it were testable, we'd likely have already done it, or else we are technologically incapable of doing so (and likely would be for the remainder of our lifetimes). Dunn gives some pretty convincing arguments for how (despite being ascientific) magic still works, and that's what really matters. There may be no Santa Claus, but we still get presents.

Postmodern Magic was written as a practical guide for absolute beginners, but he has a fresh perspective that makes it one of my favorite books. He consistently looks at things from an information theory point of view. If you enjoy that, he also has a blog and another book which are occasionally insightful.

You're better off asking for personal power rather than protection. Instead of asking something external to take care of your problems, find a way to do it for yourself directly.

Meditation can clear your mind and minimize the feelings of helplessness. Also get plenty of sleep to keep your mind sharp in this situation.

The idea of angels or protecting spirits creates enablement and increases your identity of victimhood. You might find more empowerment in chaos magick, as it puts the abilities directly into your own hands. Bring your own strength to the surface and radiate an energy that this guy won't feel like messing with.

Focus on the strength of your ego, your place in the universe and your identity, but without getting sucked into it. There's power in that control. When you walk on solid ground, you will be able to approach this situation with confidence and power.

I recommend reading Phil Hine, as he's written a lot about projecting confidence in social groups using chaos magick techniques.

https://www.amazon.com/Condensed-Chaos-Introduction-Magic/dp/1935150669

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I signed up on this sub because I kept hearing about sigils and rituals and all these things, and didn't understand the point when everything is already possible, to some extent. I've never succeeded at any form of visualization work. Often times what I do doesn't happen instantly. Which is odd, because playing with time is possible. *shrugs*

It sounds like Terence McKenna explored the same things I did to get here, expect possibly one:

• The study of perspectives. The study of perspectives is the study of what separates us from each other, and what brings us together. To explore this is to become a citizen of the universe, instead of just a single thing.
  
  
• The study of consciousness and. To study consciousness, is to study the linguistics and awareness and memory behind all of reality, and what Terence McKenna is talking about in this video.
  
  
• The exploration of upādāna (kind of like 'attachment' in English, but it's own concept and its own meaning). To study suffering and attachment, is to study what the individual self tries to force/not force, separate from what the universe is. This divide is what limits magick, and by understanding it, one can walk hand in hand with the universe at all times.

Being a mormon interested in Kabalah, you might enjoy John Dee's Five Books of Mystery, especially if you were really interested in being a Mormon at one point.

For nuts-and-bolts, I always suggest By Names and Images and Modern Magick. However this is ceremonial magic. You will find, however, if you read Agrippa, that natural magic and ceremonial magic do overlap. If you start with Agrippa first, however, you'll have all the theory and none of the practice.

Regardless of individual opinions of Crowley the man, when it comes to Crowley the magician you'd find it hard to find a more comprehensive work on correspondences than his '777 And Other Qabalistic Writings Of Aleister Crowley, Including Gemetria & Sepher Sephiroth' https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0877286701/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_tI-BCb9K7YCF8.

This was further researched expounded on & expanded by Dr Stephen Skinner in his excellent 2008 work 'The Complete Magician's Tables'
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0738711640/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_4K-BCbS9R4B0G

There should be plenty of info in these two volumes alone to get you where you want to be correspondence-wise. I find them both invaluable. Good luck 👍

Read http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0738731536/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1464459207&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=practical+sigil+magic&dpPl=1&dpID=41PJ07r82dL&ref=plSrch it's a great primer for Modern occult approach to magickal workings.

Also this book is an outstanding primer. Don't get the kindle version, go with the real deal http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0738715786/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1464459573&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=modern+magick&dpPl=1&dpID=51203F9fNtL&ref=plSrch

Wow. That’s very interesting. When I think about it, I actually also received the money that I was asking for (I first asked for $750, then in another ritual I asked for $250 but gave up halfway through the $250 ritual) and over the course of a year, received a little over $1000 in unexpected ways, but it came in small amounts -$50 here, $20 there etc.) so I did actually receive my money but it didn’t happen the way I expected. I didn’t want the money for anything in particular, I just thought that some extra cash would make life a bit easier. I suppose that’s exactly what I got. I didn’t think about that until now.

I still want to know more about Nikita before I try it again, the singing/humming that I heard was so strange. It wasn’t in my head, I could actually point out where the singing was coming from. It didn’t feel dark or negative, just an uneasy feeling. Unfortunately the only info I can find online is from reviews/experiences of the Magickal Cashbook and another book that was written in the 60’s/70’s (I forgot the name of the book) that mentions Nikita. I’m looking for other sources for information but haven’t found any so far.

I’m going to try looking again and if I find anything interesting, I will post a reply here and let you know.

Edit: apparently this book has info on Nikita, I haven’t read it yet but it’s on kindle: Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual (Illustrated) https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0788YBGTJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_A32YDbYZYS7PF

Sorry for the Aussie link, hope you are able to find it on whatever amazon store you use. Like I said, I haven’t read it yet but this book was written before the Magickal Cashbook and New Avatar Power (the book who’s name I forgot) and apparently mentions Nikita.

http://www.amazon.com/Other-Qabalistic-Writings-Aleister-Crowley/dp/0877286701/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368850921&sr=8-2&keywords=777

I thought it could be something Yoruba/Santeria/Palo Mayombe related, couldn't be more wrong