Books on the occult

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2003-10-12 11:36pm

I was thinking about doing some research into magic and the occult. Has anyone read any good books on the subject?

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-12 11:41pm

I forget who it's by, but Personal Reality would probably be a good one (it's been reccommended to myself a couple of times).

Do What Thou Wilt is a biography on Aleister Crowley.

I'll have to go through my stuff and look up more, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.

~ver

jodathalas · Post by **jodathalas** » 2003-10-12 11:41pm

Email me if u really have any interest. I am wiccan so I can explain a few things.

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2003-10-13 02:34am

verilon wrote:Do What Thou Wilt is a biography on Aleister Crowley.

Hmm ... actually the only thing I have been told, by my girlfriend at least, is to stay away from Crowley.

I'll have to go through my stuff and look up more, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.

~ver

Thanks. I have a book called the Kybalion, it's supposedly on Hermetic philosophy. Haven't quite figured it out yet.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-10-13 04:15am

What about "Lucifer Rising" by Gavin Baddeley?

I haven't read it, but from what I've read it seems like it's worth its price.

But STEER CLEAR of anything by William Schnoebeln!!

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2003-10-13 07:02am

Stay away from any leather-bound volumes titled "Al-Azif."

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2003-10-13 12:36pm

beyond hope wrote:Stay away from any leather-bound volumes titled "Al-Azif."

But STEER CLEAR of anything by William Schnoebeln!!

Roger that.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2003-10-13 01:04pm

I reccomend 'Natural Magic' by Pamela J. Ball for a good perspective of the Wicca/Paganism side of things.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-13 07:09pm

Crom wrote:
verilon wrote:Do What Thou Wilt is a biography on Aleister Crowley.
Hmm ... actually the only thing I have been told, by my girlfriend at least, is to stay away from Crowley.

People say to stay away from Crowley because he was an egomaniacal bastard. This wasn't written by Aleister Crowley; it's a biography on him.

~ver

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-10-14 04:29am

beyond hope wrote:Stay away from any leather-bound volumes titled "Al-Azif."

Actually, to make sense it should be called "Kitab al-Azif", which means something like "the howling of the demons".