Techniques of High Magic: A Handbook of Divination, Alchemy, and the Evocation of Spirits

by Francis X. King and Stephen Skinner

Book Overview

A complete beginner's guide to understanding and harnessing the mysterious forces of nature. - Provides tools for self-initiation into the ancient and secret traditions of ceremonial magic. - Explains... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892818182
• ISBN13: 9780892818181
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Destiny Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

very good, but...

Very good, but... if your more of an advance high mage than this book is not for you. The book contains very much of everything for the neophyte magickian however, it is not the most profounded in my opinion, and as nice selections such as beginners divination, tarot, geomany ("my favorite"), pentagram and middle piliar excersises, pretty much sell it's own. I would still chaeck out Mystria Magicka by: steven phillips.

My view on this book.

Well...I think it borrows alittle too much from the Golden Dawn traditions, and the consecrating your elemental weapons section is alittle too Judeo-Christian centered for my tastes. However I must say that it still remains one of the classic texts, and a fairly decent introduction for those wishing to practice magic. The tarot and divination sections are excellant, which is primarily why I rate this as high as I do. If you simply wish to be a ritual magician and don't care about differing traditions then go ahead and buy the book. I would suggest however the purchase of additional books, and possibly look up information on the web, to round out the studys.

A Classic for Beginners

"Techniques of High Magic - A Handbook of Divination, Alchemy, and the Evocation of Spirits" has been around for a quarter of a century placing it in the category of a 'classic' in its own time. In an increasingly fickle market where many beginners books come and go, "Techniques of High Magic" has managed to hold its own. While the authors present little material that is original, most of it coming from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, they do organize it in an easy to understand, orderly, and usable manner. The shortened rituals they present for the consecration of the four principle Elemental Tools alone is worth the price. Chapters on astral projection, divination, the tarot, and evocation round out the text.