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This straightforward reference for the student of magic contains most of the common procedures needed to build a strong, working practice. From daily training exercises to formal operations in planetary magic, this work is ideal for the temple space and yet deliberately simple enough to browse while riding the bus. It is literally the only handbook for magic studies of its kind and the only magical reference you will ever need to perform basic to intermediate, practical magic as well as essential, esoteric magical operations.
One word of caution is in order, in the name of transparency. This magical handbook is intended for the practicing user of magic, that is for an individual who is willing to work, study, refine, and improve in the art by actively using magic in day-to-day life. It may be of little use to the armchair magician who has no intertest in actually studying and applying what is learned.
Wicca, Thelema, Kabbalah, whatever your tradition of ritual magic or folk magic, the Basic Magical Handbook has something to offer. Every one of the exercises, formulae, and rituals is easily imported into the system or tradition of your choosing.
Best of all, the methods and magic in this handbook are tested and proven to be effective. The goal here was simple enough: cut through the pretentious crap so many modern magic books contain and provide the reader with cut-to-the-bone simplicity to help get results as quickly as possible.
This is not another Golden Dawn copy & paste rehash, and yet there is enough common ground between the contents of the Handbook and traditional Golden Dawn systems to satisfy readers who insist on staying close to those guidelines. For seekers who want different options, these too are given.
Essential lore and "magic theory" are covered to clarify the concepts within and assist the newcomer to magic. The explanations and the ritual work are kept as simple as possible, no filler and very little fluff.
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