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What do you guys recommend for books on magic?

The occult, astrology, ancient theories and practices of magic, etc.

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>> No.8319528

my diary desu

>> No.8319548

>>8319528
Send me the MOBI

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harry potter

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>>8319550
No.

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>>8319506

>> No.8319664

>>8319643
That looks good, thank you

>> No.8319672

Bible Black

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>>8319672
???

>> No.8319700

>>8319506
Crowley

>> No.8319744

Philosophy and Theurgy in Late Antiquity
Living Theurgy
Theurgy and the Soul
Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
Techniques of Solomonic Magic
Greek Magical Papyri
Hermetic Magic: The Postmodern Papyrus
Chaldean Oracles
De Mysteriis
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Transcendental Magic
Magick: Book IV

>> No.8319851

Septimus Heap

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>> No.8321566

>>8319674
i second bible black.

>> No.8321581

https://mega.nz/#F!AE5yjIqB!y7Vdxdb5pbNsi2O3zyq9KQ!UNo1VTwA

Go wild.

t. Anon

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I have three of these, maybe you'll find them interesting.

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>> No.8321943

>>8321936
its like someone just took the first shit that came to their mind and threw them on the list

Many of these books in practice are literally incompatible.

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>>8321942
That's it

>> No.8322104

>>8321942
>Nag Hammadi Library
>Occultism

Jesu Christi

>> No.8322134

>>8322104
If you take occult for its literal meaning (hidden), they are very much occult. Gnostic Christianity, in many forms, still permeates modern mystery schools

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>>8321952
>>8321942
>>8321936
how can these be meant for anything other than irony with those shitty meme MS paint drawings?

>> No.8322362

The Bible. All the magic you need.

>> No.8322533

>>8321943
>not reading incompatible viewpoints to determine their comparative advantages and/or structural similaritiesp

>> No.8322540

>>8322533
Once you know what to look for that becomes a pointless excercise; from there it's only the practice that matters.

>> No.8322564

>>8322540
what exactly is there to look for? what is correct practice? what about different strokes for different folks? what about people who read occultism out of cultural curiosity?

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>> No.8322592

>>8322564
If you want to dabble then knock yourself out. I'm talking from a strictly pragmatic angle and I really dont feel like going at length if the only concern is academic study. That was never my thing.

I will say though, the only items worthwhile on those lists are Steiner, Blavatsky, Gurdjieff, the Kybalion and the ancient Hermetic works, Manly P and thats about it. The rest can be tossed.

>> No.8322593

>>8319674
Bible Black is really good.

>> No.8322718

Any /fringe/ bros in this thread?

>> No.8322721

>>8321936
>>8321942
>>8321952

I have some questions for someone who has studied the occult/hermeticism/magick/astral projection through these books. Do you feel like you've gained anything at all from reading them and putting their principles into practice? Has it had any fundamental changes in your life/reality? Is it worth it?

>> No.8322728

>>8319506
>tfw you will never know magic

Why live?

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I can't believe no one's mentioned this yet.

>> No.8322770

>>8319506
why is morden mosque related

>> No.8323387

https://mega.nz/#F!AE5yjIqB!y7Vdxdb5pbNsi2O3zyq9KQ

>> No.8323416

Peter Carroll's stuff is mostly good. Frater U.D's books are ok. Crowley is mostly only good if you already have some idea of what's going on, preferably from experience, and especially things like Liber Al Vel Legis don't read as your introduction to magick it will just confuse you and put you off.

Otherwise I would honestly recommend reading Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Marcus Aurelius, and Lao Tzu. They will help provide a translation framework for the secular mind as well as glimpses at initial concepts.