Many people, intrigued with this system and its philosophies, have inevitably asked for further reading materials and where they can learn more about the intrinsics of direct magic philosophy, energy model philosophies, caste philosophy, and even of ritualism and its origins. To respond to this, the following list of resources has been compiled to help the occult student learn a little more about the origins of their work.
One of the outstanding things of direct magic, though, is that it does not need to rely solely on iron age correspondances and the knowledge from those authors in less advanced societies than our own. New knowledge and current knowledge is taken into consideration with equal emphasis as older texts. We do not ascribe to the "Test of Time" myth and attribute more importance to antequated dogmas than we would a new philosophy or a pearl of wisdom that has slipped into a mostly silly text. Because of this, the following listing contains everything from classic texts of occultism with planetary correspondances to modern physics and philosophy texts. Taking new and old knowledge into equal consideration to produce a complete knowledge of magic and occultism in the mind of the true philosoph, never disavowing something because of its age (only for a lack of logic or reason), here are some texts which may be of interest to one wishing further reading:
Note: I do plan on later including why each book has been given a place here, but for now simply listing them all will be a challenge within itself. More will be added as time and resources become available.
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Talismans & Amulets of the World Felicitas H. Nelson Sterling Publishing ISBN:0-8069-2873-5 |
Diary of a Mague Paulo Coelho Harper San Fransico ISBN:0-06-250175-5 |
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The Secret Lore of Magic Idries Shah Citadel Press (Out Of Business) ISBN:0-8065-0004-2 |
Today's Moral Issues (4th Ed) Daniel Bonevac McGraw-Hill Higher Education ISBN:0-7674-2020-9 |
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks Simon and Schuster ISBN:0684853949 |
Divine Horsemen Maya Deren MacPherson and Company ISBN:0914232630 |
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Pacts with the Devil S. Black & Christopher Hyatt New Falcon Publishing ISBN:1561840580 |
The Golden Bough Sir James George Frazer Phillips, S. G. Incorporated ISBN:0875990363 |
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A Dictionary of Angels Gustav Davidson Touchstone Books ISBN:002907052X |
The History of Hell Alice K. Turner Harcourt Brace & Co. ISBN:0-15-140934 |
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The Book of Talismans, Amulets & Zodiacal Gems William Pavitt Wilshire Book Company ISBN:0-85030-042-8 |
Liber Null and Psychonaut Peter J. Carroll Red Wheel/Weiser ISBN:0-87728-639-6 |
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The Art and Thought of Heraclitus Charles H. Kahn Cambridge University Press ISBN:052128645X |
De Occulta Philosophia: Book I: Natural Magic Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa AMS Press ISBN:0404184014 |
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The Presocratic Philosophers G. S. Kirk, J. E. Raven, M. Schofield Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521274559 |
Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods Irving M. Klotz, Robert M. Rosenberg Wiley-Interscience ISBN:0471331074 |
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A Practical Guide To Qabalistic Symbolism Gareth Knight Samuel Weiser Publishing ISBN:0-87728-397-4 |
Petit Traité De Manipulation à l'Usage Des Honnetes Gens Robert-Vincent Joule, Jean-Léon Beauvois Presses Universitaires de Grenoble ISBN:2-7061-1044-9 |
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An Encyclopedia of Occultism Lewis Spence Citadel Press Book by Carol Publishing Group ISBN:0-8065-1401-9 |
Astral Dynamics Robert Bruce Hampton Roads Publishing ISBN:1-57174-143-7 |
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Magician's Companion Bill Whitcomb Llewellyn Publications ISBN:0-87542-868-1 |
Magic in the Middle Ages Richard Kieckhefer Cambridge University Press ISBN:0-521-31202-7 |
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Holographic Universe Michael Talbot HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:0-06-092258-3 |
Lucifer The Devil in the Middle Ages Jeffrey Burton Russell Cornell University Press ISBN:0-8014-1530-9 |
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Satan the Early Christian Tradition Jeffrey Burton Russell Cornell University Press ISBN:0-8014-9413-3 |
The Black Arts Richard Cavendish Perigee Books/Penguin Books ISBN:0-399-50035-9 |
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The Magician's Reflection Bill Whitcomb Llewellyn Publications ISBN:1567188141 |
The Secret Teachings of All Ages Manly P Hall The Philosophical Research Society Inc. ISBN:0-89314-830-X |
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Conversations with God (an uncommon dialogue) Neale Donald Walsch Penguin/Putnam Books ISBN:0-399-14278-9 |
Chuang-Tzu for Spiritual Transformation: An Analysis of the Inner Chapters Robert E. Allinson New York State University ISBN:0-88706-967-3 |
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Shaman In A 9 To 5 World Patricia Telesco The Crossing Press ISBN:0-89594-982-2 |
Palm Reading for Beginners Richard Webster Llewellyn Publications ISBN:1-56718-791-9 |
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Mysteria Magica The Magical Philosophy Melita Denning, Osborne Phillips Llewellyn Publications ISBN:0-87542-196-2 |
A Practical Guide To Qabalistic Symbolism Gareth Knight Samuel Weiser ISBN:0-87728-397-4 |
| Magic Bibliographies and Resources John-Gabriel Bodard Note: An internet page of excellent sources for necromancy and other various arts. http://www.personal.rdg.ac.uk/~lkpbodrd/magbib/fulltext.html |
Zos Speaks Kenneth and Steffi Grant Fulgur Ltd. ISBN:0-9531019-0-6 |
Elegant Universe Brian Greene Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. ISBN:0-37570-8111 |
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