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If you were to pick one book what would it be and why?
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Which book in general had biggest impact on you?
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Either Roald Dahl's Matilda or Terry Pratchett's Granny Weatherwax stories. (Sorry, that's not just one book.)
I read Matilda when I was six. For months after, I spent ages trying to move things with my mind. Unsuccessfully, of course, but it taught me patience and focus (it occurs to me as I write this, it must have been an early form of gnosis!).
And then, at eleven, I found some of the Discworld books at my school library. Granny Weatherwax's "headology" - a sort of mix of pychology, expectation, theatre and bloody-minded belief - is probably the most practical and realistic and effective magic I've ever come across.
Neither book is a traditional grimoire or dusty magical tome, but they're foundational to how I actually do magic.
I read Matilda when I was six. For months after, I spent ages trying to move things with my mind. Unsuccessfully, of course, but it taught me patience and focus (it occurs to me as I write this, it must have been an early form of gnosis!).
And then, at eleven, I found some of the Discworld books at my school library. Granny Weatherwax's "headology" - a sort of mix of pychology, expectation, theatre and bloody-minded belief - is probably the most practical and realistic and effective magic I've ever come across.
Neither book is a traditional grimoire or dusty magical tome, but they're foundational to how I actually do magic.
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Honestly, it's the greater key of Solomon. The seals therein are really powerful and potent magick. My life has been transformed by the activation of those seals especially those of Jupiter which are my favorite. There is also a host of other seals for practically any other need you would wish to fulfill ranging from love , protection, health, peace and prosperity. Though it's not the only magic that I practice, I highly respect the book and sometimes feel like, if one masters the wisdom of the entire book, he really needs no other types of magick as the potency of Solomonic magick is sufficient to satisfy their need.
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The Book of the Law, to be honest.
Stumbling across it after having a mystical experience really helped set my path with getting into magick, and it's ethos of following your own Will really resonated with me and has helped me immensely. I know that as far as books go, it's a lot for a beginner to get into, but it really made me want to be able to read the book again and understand more of it. It's a bit cryptic, but that's part of what makes me love it so much.
Stumbling across it after having a mystical experience really helped set my path with getting into magick, and it's ethos of following your own Will really resonated with me and has helped me immensely. I know that as far as books go, it's a lot for a beginner to get into, but it really made me want to be able to read the book again and understand more of it. It's a bit cryptic, but that's part of what makes me love it so much.