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Beginners reading list for the practical occult student
Practical Techniques of Modern MagicPractical Techniques of Modern Magic by Marian Green
Buy new: £8.95 / Used from: £1.98
Good beginners guide to the Temple
The Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' HandbookThe Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook by Janet Farrar
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Gardnerian Wicca basic manual
Practical Psychic Self-defense: Understanding and Surviving Unseen InfluencesPractical Psychic Self-defense: Understanding and Surviving Unseen Influences by Robert Bruce
Buy new: £9.28 / Used from: £4.84
Don't scoff - it could be more useful than you realise
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick)The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham
Buy new: £8.18 / Used from: £4.81
Truly wonderful book - if only for the list of substitutions at the back! Cunningham is refreshingly down-to-earth.
Herbs (Handbooks)Herbs (Handbooks) by Lesley Bremness
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Recommended partner to the above
The Tarot (Arkana)The Tarot (Arkana) by Alfred Douglas
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Highly recommended, whether you read Tarot or not.
The Magician: His Training and WorkThe Magician: His Training and Work by W.E. Butler
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Superb book. Nuff said.
Practical Magic and the Western Mystery TraditionPractical Magic and the Western Mystery Tradition by W.E. Butler
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Also recommended
The Elixir and the Stone: Tradition of Magic and AlchemyThe Elixir and the Stone: Tradition of Magic and Alchemy by Michael Baigent
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Recommended but condensed history of magic. If only they taught this in school instead of Henry XIII's wives....
The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age (Routledge Classics)The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age (Routledge Classics) by Frances Yates
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Absolutely essential background reading for the serious occult student. Yates is readable and thorough.
Candle Burning: Its Occult Significance (Paths to Inner Power)Candle Burning: Its Occult Significance (Paths to Inner Power) by Michael Howard
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Ignore any other book on candle burning spells and go straight for this one. It's simple, down-to-earth and highly practical - as all good magical guides should be.