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Hi! My first post, so hello there. Yes, I am Wiccan, but please don't assume I think the world is all cotton candy and light (or lite). I also don't subscribe to the "no no, Punky, no, no" approach to magic. It's there, so use it. It might screw you up irreparably, or might be rewarding. The point, in my mind, is the experience.
I write book reviews for a US publication, so I always have one book in the hopper for pleasure and one for business. The one on my business docket right now is Magickal Grimoires by Aaron Leitch. All I've read thus far is the table of contents, and while the publisher is questionable, I write for them myself anyway and I have some hope with the recent turnover in their editorial staff. That said...the Table of Contents looks promising, as does the bibliography. I hope I feel as intrigued after reading the book.
For my own studies, I just finished the Chicken Qaballah, which has eased my digestion of Paths of Wisdom by John Michael Greer. While some would balk at the title like I've seen many do at "Magick for Idiots" etc, I found Chicken Qaballah pretty valuable. I've always felt a bit overwhelmed b Qaballah, and now it seems challenging, but not terrifying in that "Oh, is that a steamroller coming down on me?" sort of way.
For my solitary development, I'm reading the complete works of Shakespeare, starting with an antique set of the plays I inherited. I read entirely too much nonfiction, and too much direct occult nonfiction, so filling my head with the Bard's best helps me reach that creative space that's always just beyond my reach.
I'm not sure which books I've found most valuable in my magical practice. The two I pull from my library the most often are an Anna Riva's book of signs and seals (incomparably handy, especially when you own a scanner), and the Magician's Companion by Bill Whitcomb always seems to have the information I need. I suspect 777 will prove equally useful if I can slog through both the tiny print and Crowley's writing style. |
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