Alchemists are generally held to be the quirky forefathers of science, blending occultism with metaphysical pursuits. Although many were intelligent and well-intentioned thinkers, the oft-cited goals of alchemy paint these antiquated experiments as wizardry, not scientific investigation. Whether seeking to produce a miraculous panacea or struggling to transmute lead into gold, the alchemists radical goals held little relevance to consequent scientific pursuits. Thus, the temptation is to v...

The ultimate source text of Enochian Magic never before available in book form• Contains the actual and complete Tables of Enoch given to Dr. John Dee by the Angels• Explains the difference between Dee’s Tables of Enoch and the apocryphal Book of Enoch• Includes directions for powerful magic rituals and meditations using these tables• Presents a reconstruction of the possible 49th missing Table of EnochOriginally considered a vital part of inspiratio...

Shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding, Aleister Crowley is one of the 20th century’s most revered occult figures. With The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley, readers are given a careful, comprehensive overview of Crowley’s life from poet to practicing magician as well as his life’s work, including the basic principles and rituals of his magical practices. Set aside your preconceptions and dismiss the rumors. Crowley was certainly a complex, controversial, and colorful ma...

One of the most famous – yet least understood – manifestations of Thelemic thought has been the works of Kenneth Grant, the British occultist and one-time intimate of Aleister Crowley, who discovered a hidden world within the primary source materials of Crowley’s Aeon of Horus. Using complementary texts from such disparate authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Parsons, Austin Osman Spare, and Charles Stansfeld Jones (“Frater Achad”), Grant formulated a system of magic that expanded upon that del...

BDSM sexuality as a powerful tool for self-transformation and the realization of magical and spiritual aims• Details how to combine the 6 major types of S&M stimulation with sexual stimulation for magical and transformative purposes• Explores sado-magical workings from both submissive and dominant perspectives• Traces the roots of the BDSM tradition from ancient pagan and shamanic rituals to historical figures such as the Marquis de Sade, Aleister Crowley, and Anton...

This masterwork by H. P. Blavatsky traces the broad outlines of the Wisdom Religion, and explains its fundamental principles; meeting, at the same time, the various objections raised by the average Western inquirer, and endeavoring to present unfamiliar concepts in a form as simple and in language as clear as possible. That it should succeed in making Theosophy intelligible without mental effort on the part of the reader, would be too much to expect; but it is hoped that the obscurity stil...

The Hermetic Tracts comprised in this volume are printed from a quarto manuscript (itself a transcript from an older but now untraceable work) belonging to the celebrated collection of the late Mr. Frederick Hockley, who was well known among modern students of the secret sciences, not only for the resources of his Hermetic library, but for his practical acquaintance with many branches of esoteric lore, and for his real or reputed connection with the numerous but unavowed associations which...

The Pop Culture Grimoire - edited by Taylor EllwoodThe Pop Culture Grimoire features essays on how to integrate popular culture into your magical practice and gives you access to creative applications that you can use to inspire your own exploration and experimentation. With essays by notable magicians Lisa McSherry, Lupa, Patrick Dunn, Andrieh Vitmus, Bill Whitcomb and many more, The Pop Culture Grimoire offers a variety of perspectives on how to make pop...

A manual on how to evoke the philosophical elements and principles of alchemy in the context of sigil magick.IntroductionAlchemical EvocationThe Four ElementsEarthFireWaterAirThe Three PrinciplesSaltSulfurMercury

A profound understanding of the surrealists’ connections with alchemists and secret societies and the hermetic aspirations revealed in their works• Explains how surrealist paintings and poems employed mythology, gnostic principles, tarot, voodoo, alchemy, and other hermetic sciences to seek out unexplored regions of the mind and recover lost “psychic” and magical powers• Provides many examples of esoteric influence in surrealism, such as how Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avig...

Master of modern occultism, Lon Milo DuQuette, (author of Enochian Vision Magick and The Magick of Aleister Crowley) introduces the newest Weiser Books Collection—The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe. Culled from material long unavailable to the general public, DuQuette curates this essential new digital library with the eye of a scholar and the insight of an initiate.Much has been written about the Divine Fool. It is the guileless Parsifal who gains the Sacre...

A comprehensive handbook of more than 1,000 magical words, phrases, symbols, and secret alphabets• Explains the origins, derivatives, and practical usage of each word, phrase, and spell as well as how they can be combined for custom spells• Based on the magical traditions of Europe, Greece, and Egypt and recently discovered one-of-a-kind grimoires from Scandinavia, France, and Germany• Includes an in-depth exploration of secret magical alphabets, including those bas...