Looking for starter books about magic. Especially themed around astral projection or lucid dreaming. Got any recommendations? The book topics may of course go beyond that. Generally looking for introduction.
>>42849552Journeys out of the body is pretty beginner level. Have you tried doing qhht hypnosis? Ask your subconscious pretty much anything you want
>>42849552Lol.
>>42849552Oh I 100% got you whiteboy. So these are the most basic bitch beginner’s texts, but they are also highly informative and grounded in actual research instead of some shit dudes randomly start throwing together out of nothing. Start with >The Western Esoteric Traditions by Nicholas Goodwin Clarke This is THE academic gold standard for understanding the basic principles, concepts, and history of occultism. This the shit they teach in colleges. >The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book Of Magic by Alan MooreKind of goofy but genuinely beautiful and informative insofar as explaining the basic theory side of magick. Weirdly by one of the biggest comic authors of all time. >The Psychonaut Field Manual by Archduke Bluefluke Kind of a Reddit entry but genuinely good insofar as developing a skeletal version of a practice, so long as you know this is someone’s PERSONAL system and is not something you could actually find any sources on. Feel free to mix and match the shit. Once you’re through these go HERE and pick a specific interest/specialty. It’s a list of sources from Dr. Justin Sledge of Esoterica. It basically contains academically sourced material on any subject western esotericism has to offer.https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/mobilebasic I’d recommend zlib for actually accessing any of these though because they can get expensive.
>>42849721If you are going to read ANY of these read The Western Esoteric Traditions by Nicholas Goodwin Clarke. Until you do you will never have a grounded understanding of the thing you’re trying to break into.
>>42849721Look at this reddit nigga thinking he can take up double the space as everyone else with his reddit spacing. The audacity.
>>42849552You need a good grounding on Plato, and Platonism, before anything to be desuThen it depends on what path you want to take. Everything, from evocation to talisman crafting, even music and herbology, assumes you are familiar with Classic philosophy and is grounded in that vision of the world. Furthermore it will give you an ethical foundation.Start with the Greater Alcibiades.You'll probably end up bumbling arround and will have to learn it the hard way anyway if you don't do so
>>42849552>Looking for starter books about magic.This is my go-to recommendation. Easy to read, not too much technical jargon, perfect for newcomers.>>42849721>The Psychonaut Field Manual by Archduke BlueflukeAlso a pretty good starting point for newcomers, presenting chaos magic in an easy-to-digest visual format.
>>42849552I only offer advice: judge teachers by their accomplishments.
>>42849552Initiation into Hermetics.
>>42849552Kyballion, Initiation into Hermetics, Plato's Republic
>>42849552https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvohMXgcBo&list=RDGLvohMXgcBo&start_radio=1&pp=ygUmcmVkIGhvdCBjaGlsaSBwZXBwZXJzIHVuZGVyIHRoZSBicmlkZ2WgBwE%3D
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>>42849552Liber Null Psychonaut An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Peter J. CarrollYou should be able to quickly find it online
>>42849552>the magicians own book or the complete conjures compendiumits an old world book that survived the purge because it seems whimsical in nature but read each numerical section in order, take special not near the end with the how to hide secrets in text section then read each numerical section in reverse with new eyes.
>>42849662Look out for books written by Stephen Skinner, David Rankine, Jason Miller and Frater U.D.High Magic by Damien Echols is also acceptable.>>42849721>The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book Of Magic by Alan MooreGood one.>The Psychonaut Field Manual by Archduke Bluefluke You'd be better off reading Phil Hine's and Peter j. Carroll's Chaos Magick books, like >>42850290 said.>Initiation into Hermetics.Good.>>42850290>>42850413Good.
>>42849552More than anything, I think you want new age books on lucid dreaming. Then you should read on shamanism, specifically vision quest/journey. These two will grant you these wishes. And you get to travel. Magic, is more: cast sigil, receive gundam.
>>42849552Just look at Art. Look at stuff which looks like learning an ability from a video game. That will do.And then assume art is filled with truths hidden in plain sight.
