Lon Milo DuQuette - Llewellyns Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick

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Llewellyns Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick: A Comprehensive Guide to the Western Mystery Tradition 2020 edited by Lon Milo DuQuette and David Shoemaker.

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Names: DuQuette, Lon Milo, editor. | Shoemaker, David G., editor.

Title: Llewellyns complete book of ceremonial magick : a comprehensive

guide to the western mystery tradition / edited by Lon Milo DuQuette &

David Shoemaker.

Description: 1. | Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Worldwide. Ltd, 2020. |

Series: Llewellyns complete book series; 14 | Includes bibliographical

references and index. | Summary: Compiled by two of the leading figures

in the magick community, this new title in Llewellyns Complete Book

series includes more than 650 pages of fascinating insights into the

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Identifiers: LCCN 2019036892 (print) | LCCN 2019036893 (ebook) | ISBN

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Subjects: LCSH: Magic. | Ritual.

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Acknowledgments

The editors would like to express our deep gratitude to all the talented authors who contributed to this volume. Their wisdom and insights will serve seekers for many years to come. Special thanks to Elysia Gallo at Llewellyn, for her expert guidance and her unique ability to keep two crazy magicians on track and on task. And to our families, friends, and teachers, our deepest thanks for a lifetime of love, wisdom, and support.

Contents

List of

List of

: Foundations of Western Magicby Sam Webster

A survey of the philosophical, religious, and cultural precursors of the Western ceremonial magic traditions.

: Qabalahby Anita Kraft & Randall Bowyer

An exploration of the Hebrew and Hermetic Qabalistic traditions, whose doctrines and symbol sets heavily influenced ceremonial magic as we now know it.

: Planetary Magicby David Rankine

A review of the ways in which the symbols and energies of the seven classical planets may be employed in magical ritual.

: Alchemyby Dennis William Hauck

An exploration of the processes of alchemical transformation that are embedded, explicitly or implicitly, in much of the Western magick tradition.

: Demonology & Spirit Evocationby Dr. Stephen Skinner

A review of the traditions and procedures involved in the evocation of demons or spirits.

: The Magick of Abra-Melinby Marcus Katz

A thorough presentation of one of the most important works of theurgy in the ceremonial magick tradition, originating in the medieval grimoire of Abra-Melin.

: Enochian Magick & Mysticismby Aaron Leitch

An exploration of the Enochian magick system of John Dee and Edward Kelley, a growing subfield of ceremonial magick since the Renaissance.

: The Golden Dawnby Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero

A discussion of the work of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a British magical order whose structure and teachings have had a seminal and inescapable influence on all subsequent ceremonial magick traditions.

: Thelema & Aleister Crowleyby David Shoemaker

An exploration of the work of one of the most notorious, innovative, and influential figures in modern magick, including a review of Crowleys broader cultural impact in the twentie th and twenty-first centuries.

: Polytheistic Ceremonial Magicby John Michael Greer

An exploration of pagan and other polytheistic traditions as they intersect with ceremonial magic ritual and doctrine.

: Magicians Tablesby David Allen Hulse

An annotated compendium of symbolic correspondences for the practicing ceremonial magician.

: The Future of Ceremonial Magickby Brandy Williams

Wherein the narrator sets out to explore the future, confronts Despair, and emerges with Hope.

Figures

Book Two

. The Tree of Life of the Golden Dawn

. The Three Triads on the Tree of Life

. The Three Pillars

. The Veils of Negative Existence

. How to Draw the Tree of Life, Steps 110

. The Nine Chambers of Aiq Bekar

. The Nine Chambers Exploded as a Code-Matrix, Showing the Hebrew Alphabet Encrypted by the Aiq Bekar Cipher

. The Name Abraham in the Aiq Bekar Cipher, and Some Sigils Formed from It

. The Nine Chambers of Aiq Bekar Rearranged as a Magic Square, with the Name Abraham Indicated by Lines Drawn on the Square

. The Rose of Twenty-Two Petals, with the Name Abraham Indicated by Lines Drawn on the Rose

. A Talisman Incorporating Correspondences of the Letter L amed , Employing Notariqon, Gematria, and Temurah

Book Three

. Image of the Tree of Life Showing Sephiroth with Planetary Attributions

. Example of Sigil Construction

. Tzaphkiel Sigil

. Tzadkiel Sigil

. Khamael Sigil

. Michael Sigil

. Uriel Sigil

. Raphael Sigil

. Gabriel Sigil

. Agiel Sigil

. Jophiel Sigil

. Graphiel Sigil

. Nakhiel Sigil

. Hagiel Sigil

. Tiriel Sigil

. Malka Sigil

. Zazel Sigil

. Hismael Sigil

. Bartzabel Sigil

. Sorath Sigil

. Kedemel Sigil

. Taphthartharath Sigil

. Chasmodai Sigil