Books About Doing Magic

[qos]

It's been a long time since I've seriously read a book about magical practice, and I'm interested in starting again.

I know that Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorne Coyle is very good.

Any other suggestions?

Comments

[oakmouse]

In theory the review will be published in New Witch, but in practice they haven't let him know yet if they accepted it.

It *is* bloody expensive, but you get a workbook, nine cds of Dolores teaching (and her voice is worth every cent, bright gods can she talk beautifully), and two symbolic card decks (one of the qabalistic Tree of Life, one of godforms). It's not a bad value for the money.

[qos.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info.
If the review gets published, or if it could be shared privately, please let me know.

For right now, I'm going to keep it on my Amazon Wish List and come back to when I'm done with the first book I've purchased.

[oakmouse]

Soitnly. When I checked with him just now he said he's expecting to see it in either New Witch or Pangaia before too long. When it appears I'll give you a head's up. He also said that if you want to contact him directly, he'd be happy to tell you what he thinks of DAN's set. You could pop me a line (my email is visible to my FL) and I'll put the two of you in touch.

Certainly I don't recommend dashing right into the substantial investment that DAN's set represents. Rather, perhaps do something like familiarize yourself with her work through browsing and see if her style resonates with you at all. Honestly, from comments you've made since I originally responded, I'd recommend Butler first. He's great at training in the basic principles of magic and mediumship, and he teaches material that's applicable to various different systems. I've found his work to be as useful as an adjunct to RJ Stewart's faery materials as it is to Dion Fortune's polarity work.

Dolores also has a book called "The Ritual Magic Workbook", which is very good and covers useful ground at a much lower cost than the set.