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What are my Recommended Books & Products? 

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Not sure where to begin your magical journey?

BWC receives a ton of emails asking us for our recommended beginner books in magic. Our answer will be something like,”….what area of magic are you interested in studying first?” You see, the study of magic becomes a drug. You start off with looking at a single area “magic”, then realize how many sub-areas of magic exist. And under these sub-areas, lie more niche sub-areas.

So, with that in mind you need to start somewhere, and these are great books to help you gain a broad understanding of magic. For example, Modern magick by Donald Michael Kraig, will not teach you everything about magick, but it will teach you what you need to study since the book covers pretty much everything.

The Secret Teachings of All Ages is “the ONE book you need”, if you want to understand the philosophy behind freemasonry, hermeticism, Rosicrucian and the history of the occult. But it’s heavy-duty – definitely not for the individual that just wants to create instant magic in their life.

“Poke” Runyon has a book called “The book of Solomon is magic”, which offers to teach you how to vote angels into a crystal, and how to invoke spirits into visible appearance in the dark Mirror.

We have a video of Poke performing this ritual in the video section of this website, which will provide you with a really good idea of what is involved with ceremonial magic rituals and with the invocation or evocation of spirits when conforming to a traditional method of magic.

Poke also has a great podcast on magic, just do a search on his name where ever you find your podcast selection.

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These books below cover various types of magic, so the new individual can get a vibe for the style of magic they feel most comfortable exploring further. 

If you want a shortcut to learning magic look no further than to these powerful yet simple books that provide you with every think you need. The two classic books are listed below. In fact, the Satanic Bible is so straightforward I recommend it to anybody interested in the dark arts. It provides three key rituals that once you master you can do anything when it comes to magic with very little drama or need for a whole tonne of other tools.

The Satanic Bible ( Soft Cover)

The Satanic Bible PDF

There are a vast amount of books written about Solomon’s dealings with the goetic demons, so many people begin their journey only knowing about this style of demon contact. This mainly leads into a journey in Ceremonial Magic. When one finds out this method of demon contact is long and tedious (and for most people produces zero results), so interest is lost.

These books are generally the first people’s books people read when they think they want to do rituals with the Demons. After a quick review, you quickly find out that these books are really about containing the Demons under angelic force, which doesn’t sit well with most of us on the left-hand path.

It’s also important to remember that these books had to be deceptive to the average reader in fear of consequence to the author of that period.  Johann Weyer (1515-1588) “admits to omitting many passages from the text “in order to render the whole work unusable” — “lest anyone who is mildly curious, may dare to rashly imitate this proof of folly.”

If you force me into giving you a guideline for reading these books, this would be the general guideline but just remember you’re not reading them cover to cover because they are dry as biscuits. However, they will provide you a great general foundation. The important part is to put down the book and begin to practice. Even if you don’t have all of the tools, most people do not ever attempt to practice magic themselves instead they become modern keyboard experts!

  1. Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage
  2. The Greater Key of Solomon
  3. Lesser Key of Solomon

The Lemegeton or Lesser Key of Solomon – A collection of medieval and post-medieval grimoires attributed to King Solomon. The four main sections comprise a reasonably complete system for invoking the forces of the magickal universe – and then a smaller book of prayers.

  1. Goetia – Evocation of 72 demons associated with the Shemhamphorash. A substantially reformatted version of the Mathers/Crowley/de Laurence edition.
  2. Theurgia Goetia – The conjuration of 32 Aerial Spirits and their servants, partly good and partly evil, who govern the points of the compass.
  3. Ars Paulina or The Pauline Art
    1. Part I: A system for invoking the Angels of the Hours of the Day and Night, with an interesting astrological twist.
    2. Part II: A system for invoking the “guardian angel” ruling the zodiac degree under which the user is born.
  4. Ars Almadel – Evocation of the Angels of the four “Altitudes”, who rule the equinoctial and solstice points, the seasons, and the signs of the zodiac.
  5. Ars Nova – A rather peculiar small book of prayers and orations. More an appendix to the Goetia than a book in its own right.

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage

  • Introduction and Book One – Background information on the manuscript by S.L. Mac Gregor Mathers; autobiography and general comments of Abraham the Jew as written for his son Lamech.
  • Book Two – Detailed instructions for invoking the Holy Guardian Angel, and for summoning and directing the demons.
  • Book Three – The magickal talismans to be used in this magick.

The Greater Key of Solomon

A system of planetary magick, more straightforward than that described in the Ars Paulina.

  • Introduction and Book One – Concerning the ceremonies and operations of the magickal art.
  • The Holy Pentacles – The Pentacles or Medals to be used in the magickal art, and the uses for which they are effective.
  • Book Two – Concerning the proper behaviour of the Mage and his assistants, and the tools and materials of the magickal art.

Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Liber officiorum spirituum) provides a catalogue of Demons

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Johann Weyer (1515-1588) was a pioneer in the fields of medicine and psychiatry. He was also a firm believer in magic, and was in fact a student of one of the most famous occultists of all time, H. C. Agrippa.

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy published in 1533 drew heavily upon Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and neo-Platonism. Venture into this room of studies only if you have a copious amount of time in your favour.

Some modern authors have done an amazing job in refreshing the old content into new and “doable” rituals.

 

BWC recommends many books from this seasoned author in demonology. She has written many awesome books, however, if I was to choose two to begin with:

  1. The complete book of demonology

  2. The Daemonolater’s Guide to Daemonic Magick

 

I think everybody needs at least a dictionary of various spirits as a reference. It’s great having the Internet but you can get lost if the only source for magic you have is online and it requires you digging through mountains of information before you find what you need. And if you like everybody else on the Internet you’ll probably get lost and forget what you were searching for in the first place!

A few of my favourites are:

  1. The Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned
  2. The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology – It is a great reference guide for an extended directory of demons and spirits.
  3. Grimorium Verum – is one of the easier texts, but also one of the most sinister. It includes a catalog of specific demons and how to draw on their powers.

Occult scholar Stephen Skinner is one of my favourite modern-day authors. Everyone needs a good book of correspondence and tables to ensure their ritual magick is performed correctly and has the best chance of success.

15 thoughts on “BWC Recommended Book List”

  1. powermind200 says:

    Hi , I am not okay right now and i saw a service here tarot reading with gypsy , will this help me find that if its because of something supernatural thing that i am not okay ? and if yes can i get a solution suggestion hand to hand in that period of time ? and one more thing can i ask some of my personal questions in the remaining time like what if i do this thing what impact will i get in my life but the main thing i wanted to ask from that is of that if any supernatural thing playing with me , if yes please let me know i need help

    • BWS says:

      Hi – if you’re not feeling okay, physically or mentally, it is best that you do some level of cleansing service, and that will give us enough information and time to look into your situation in detail. If you think it is something supernatural, just mention it during the cleansing session info you provide, and we can go even deeper beyond the veil to look at if you are, in fact, under the effect of some curse etc. Your last question really requires a psychic reading if you’re desiring to know how something will impact the future or the present moment. A cleansing service will not give you that level of information.

    • Savannah says:

      Your question is commonly asked, however, the answer is not as simple as pick up a book. India has a rich history of spirituality and magic, as you would know, and so you have many resources right at your fingertips. The problem is exploring these areas in privacy as I’m guessing this is the real challenge? What is it exactly? You’re looking to achieve by studying black magic. Black magic and occultism is deep and rich, and you have many rabbit holes to explore which will take years and years, so it really needs to start with….. “What are you trying to achieve with the study of black magick?” Recommended books for you to explore which area you might enjoy include Look for reputable books on witchcraft, magic, and the specific areas of black magic that interest you. Some foundational texts include:

      “The Witch’s Book of the Dead” by Christian Day
      “The Complete Book of Witchcraft” by Raymond Buckland
      “Witchcraft: A Handbook of Magic” by Cora Anderson

      Demonolitary books should also be explored to see if these methods suit where are you are in your comfort level right now. Good luck and keep us posted.

      • giggle says:

        mam will these books help me from basic? as i read your article at the website like start from meditation , devination and right now you told me that India has a rich history of magic? but i don’t know about that so can you please guide me about that . Like if i want to make Indian magic history by base from where should i start , as i read more in your website and found a books name Modern magick by donald michael kraig but then i got confuse cause there’s a lot of recommendations in a single source and confused now you recommended these 3 too so i am getting confused that which one to pick as i dont know anything, everything you telling is so exciting anddd deep that i m getting mad to learn and have these knowledge but also i wanna know about if the country i live in had a past about magic and all so what is that ? if you know and where i can learn about this . i just wanted you to guide me other than anybody else cause i saw all articles and youtube videos so i just feel you are the right person to guide me ,

        • BWS says:

          As you can see, the world of magic is huge, so you need to have a look at what you want to study first. I can’t recommend where you should start, because I don’t know you and I don’t know your comfort level with magic. I don’t know your skill level with magic. I offer consultation services on the website if you want one on one advice, but look at the suggestions on this page, pick one book and go through it from cover to cover. That is where you should start.

  3. Carlos says:

    The satanic witch is the first book of such I read cover to cover. Eventhough its not really a spell book, there was some simple spellcasting advice; and it teaches you a lot about human nature.

  4. Kamran Shahzad says:

    Hi
    This is Kamran from India
    I am 20
    I used to be a Muslim but now I practice witchcrft
    I have done the ceremony of making a pact with the most powerful LUCIFER
    Now I want to make him happy
    Please guide me about what should I do

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