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 Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:47 am
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:39 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:20 am
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Hey, sorry about the wait.
I reviewed one of the rules which came across my path, which stated that links must be PG-13 in content. Accordingly, I have had to edit down my list of online libraries, though I most certainly have not read through all the links in every one of these libraries to make sure they're "safe" for people at least 13 years of age. So I'll post the links I consider to be relatively harmless...though in occult studies, what is "harmless"?
Which is a good question...the first link I was looking at listed references to the Lesser Key of Solomon and to Crowley (who I'm not linking to as he endorses cutting. Lesser Key of Solomon should be obvious). Let me say right here that I am not responsible for anything anyone does with this information. The hermetics.org site is mostly religious stuff and could thus be said to be relatively "safe"...hm. Though it also links to the Legemeton.
Here's one that should be relatively safe: http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/tup-onl.htm
Not sure about this one, but I'll post it anyway: http://www.geocities.com/collectumhermeticus/home.htm
The next one's not my thing, but someone might like it: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
You might also find something of value in these sites:
http://www.pantheon.org/
http://www.symbols.com/ (*very* good for alchemical symbols)
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/Languages/Languages_Hebrew_TO/HebrewLetters/HebrewVowels.htm (for those missing Hebrew vowels no one talks about)
http://www.occultopedia.com/occult.htm
Annd...
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1896/pentref.html (extensive collection from Usenet on the symbolisms of the upright and inverse pentacle)
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/nok/q2.txt (short text on the Kabbalah)
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/nok/index.htm (good nondenominational treatise on the Kabbalah)
http://angelpaths.com/tarotl.html (in case you want a good clear source on the Thoth deck...though I have not had direct experience with this yet)
I tried not to link anything which would direct-link to the Legemeton, the Necronomicon, or any of Crowley's writings; the PG-13 aspect also took out at least one Satanist library. Some of my best libraries and sites went out because of it (as most serious occultists--for one thing--are not teenagers). I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the titles of the sites, either.
I'm not really into "protecting" teenagers from unholy influences (*snerk*), but if I don't do it, I get banned. As I was surfing I was wondering how much of this "protecting children" bullshit stems from Christianity, as the Abrahamic-aligned sites (like angelpaths) were much more likely to be...er, "wholesome." Theosophy isn't so much linked with magic as psychism, but Hermetics, on the other hand...I haven't read through the entire "Collectum Hermeticus", BTW, not even a great portion of it. But a really good library should have Hermetic texts, and we aren't locking kids out of the library because we're scared what they'll do with the information.
I'll stop ranting now. evil
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:46 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:52 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:40 am
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:50 am
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:37 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:47 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:48 am
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:50 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:16 am
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Crossposted from Mysteric Realms:
ALL of these can be shoved under 'Magick and Occultism'.
Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine
Ah, good ol' Hiney. XD This was one of my first books on Chaos Magick (along side Liber Null & Psychonaut, Now That's What I Call Chaos Magic!, PsyberMagick, and Liber Kaos). Personally, I think it's the best book one could read as an introduction to chaos magick; Phil speaks in clean, concise terms about a subject that few can pin down, and he does it while avoiding all the pseudoscience and Oh-My-Kia of Peter Carroll. Everything's explained lucidly, he gives examples where needed, talks about his own experiences, and gives the user some practical stuff that isn't chopping off one of your egos. For anyone wishing to dive into Chaos Magick, Condensed Chaos is the book to get. .
Overall Rating: 9/10. (Points off for being too simplistic. XD)
Prime Chaos by Phil Hine
A companion piece to Condensed Chaos, giving information on rituals, magickal groups (covens, factions, cults, wha have you), and two mini-sections on Discordianism and working with Lovecraftian entities like Cthulhu and Barbara Streisand. I'd suggest getting it if you liked Condensed.
Overall Rating: 9/10. (Points off for not covering lots'n lots.)
The Magician's Companion by Bill Whitcomb
A very nice book of symbols, signs, correspondances and the like; I've heard Aleister Crowley's book 777 is thematically similar (though I wouldn't know, haven't read much of any of ol' Al's work. I'm terrible, I know.) Very handy for figuring out what colour socks jel with promoting wealth (green and gold, of course!).
Overall Rating: 8/10. (S'kinda huge and clunky.. and hard to read, sometimes.)
To Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver Ra- Okay, okay, just kidding. But if you clean past the crap, she does have /some/ useful books, and hey, everyone has to start somewhere. I learned how to rewrite rituals from her books, after all. =o!
Overall Rating: 2/10. (Don't hate her because everyone else does. Read a few of her books, THEN hate her).
The learned art of Witches and Wizards - Anton & Mina Adams
My very first book on Wicca. <3 It's so weird and peaceful-like, I really enjoyed reading and learning from it because it didn't have the "GUESS WHAT GOD'S FEMALE!" of Ravenwench. It's a very simple book, and doesn't have much to offer, but I'd still advise reading it; it goes over the basics pretty damn well.
Overall Rating: 7/10. (Simplistic, short, sometimes dogmatic (With the Rede and all), but nice to have. Kinda like a puppy, in some ways.)
The Sorcerer's Handbook - Peter J. Clark
Arp, one of the books I read when I began stumbling into less Wicca-orientated stuff, and into more arcane things (though it was only a stumble, Hine and friends are what made me trip XD). Clark's book is handy for younger folk, in that it nicely divides magick into different segments so folk can readily understand things like the difference between spells and rituals, high and low magick, divination and active and so forth. He doesn't seem overly preachy, and I'm a tad unsure of the greatness of his so-called Psychic Enhancement chapter, although they were kinda fun to try out. It even has some neat spells in the back that fall into the categories he provides as examples to the potentiate. I'd recommend this, like I said, to younger folk who're looking into more than just nature/fertility magick, but after a while it becomes kind of meh. Still, it's a great read (saved me from being bored unto despair when I was about 15, over at my dad's house in Ireland for a week. Those who know my dad would thusly recommend this book.)
Overall rating: 8/10. (Material becomes old-hat after a while).
Postmodern Magic by Patrick Dunn
A truly awesome book for people who aren't happy with the typical way of makin' magick. It's got lots of neat information and /exercises/! Exercises are one thing that all magickal books should have. If you have a spare few quid, get this book.
Overall Rating: 8/10. It's smallish, but it's worth it.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:40 pm
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:07 pm
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:34 pm
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