Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts

By Bruce W. Piasecki, Frank J. Mendelson, Bruce Piasecki

Book Overview

For over two decades, Donald Michael Kraig's Modern Magick has been the world's most popular step-by-step guide to working real magick. Tens of thousands of individuals and groups have used this course as their primary instruction manual. Now, greatly revised and expanded, this set of lessons is more complete and relevant to your life than ever. Written with respect for the student, Modern Magick will safely guide you--even if you know little or nothing--through a progressive series of practical exercises and rituals, complemented by the knowledge, history, insights, and theory you need to become a successful ceremonial magician. Firmly rooted in the Western magickal tradition yet designed to be fully compatible with your contemporary practice, this book will help you attain full mastery of all core topics in magick: The inner mysteries of the Kabalah The most powerful rituals of magick How to create and perform your own rituals True meditation Magickal ethics Astral projection Tools of magick Evocation of spirits Pathworking Tantra and sex magick The importance of the Tarot Talismans and amulets Secrets of visualization Alchemy Psychic self-defense Healing rituals Filled with personal stories and helpful illustrations, along with updated and brand-new material, this new edition of Modern Magick features a completely new lesson that reveals the concepts, techniques, and rituals of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Chaos Magick, and Postmodern Magick. Ideal for beginning, intermediate, or advanced students, and perfect as a manual for magickal temples, this is essential reading for every true magician. Praise: "Modern Magick is a modern-day classic. It has become the standard textbook of practical magickal knowledge for magicians all over the world. We highly recommend it to beginner and adept alike."--Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, authors of Experiencing the Kabbalah and Self-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875423248
• ISBN13: 9780875423241
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Essential Magick Course for the Beginning Magus

DM Kraig's essential masterwork is one of the key texts which has taken magick and again thrust it into the daylight. Magickal orders worldwide, from pagans, to Wiccans to the Golden Dawn, owe the tremendous rise in interest in magick in large part to Kraig's influence through this phenomenal volume. Unlike other texts, most characterized by Crowley's habit of talking around magickal theory, Kraig's text emphasizes the "DOING"...

Great book on Magick (2nd edition)

MODERN MAGICK by Donald Michael KraigThere is a problem with the first edition of this book. In lesson 7 the olympic/planetary seals are totally messed up. Meaning he assinged Hagith (venus to the the seal of Phalec (mars) and so on and so forth. Now to the experienced magician they could spot this right away, but the beginner will have absolutly no clue that there is a mistake here. Now it does not matter if this is the authers...

A good start

Yes, this book may oversimplify a bit, but Crowley and Regardie are hard reads to someone with no Magickal background. This book will get you started with good basic simple info on the main subjects you need to know, and has an excellent bibliography to keep you going. This is the "1st grade primer" for aspiring magicians- if you have any prior knowledge, an unnecessary book, but if looking for a 1st book for your occult...

The best on the market!

As it is written in the title of my review, this book is the bestbook on ceremonial magick on the market. It is primarily written for the practitioner and almost every aspect of magic is coveredin a very comprehensive way. No ambiguity here but all subjects perfectly explained and detailed. Simply the best.I also want to take this opportunity to recommend some other few books for all the seekers out there:1) "Initiation into...