post occult/paranormal books you are reading, or have read and enjoyed, or are planning to read
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The Cornerstone of Western Occultism
>>43114739why
>>43114789faggots like this are why >>43114751
>>43114898I never read that desu, heard too many mixed opinions on it, though, i better off check it out on my own oneday and form my own opinion
Oh, I basically posted my entire TBR list in /omg/ but... currently reading Unquiet Voices: The Magical Art of Laying Ghosts by Rob and Nonie Douglas>>43114751>The Cornerstone of Fuck-AllIt's not even Hermeticism, it's New Thought bullshit.
>>43115065Do you think back in the days, chuds had the exact same 'ugh, it’s not even ancient 10k year old Atlantean wisdom' takes?
>>43114751lmao
the occult is just do-it-yourself/do-it-for-yourself religion where you are priest, practitioner, god/devil, temple etc. magic is just religious "technology". what you do with it is up to you. although, it attracts too many stupid and/or insane people (fodder for grifters et al) to get much out of its public discussion
>>43114738do you got any recommendations for physically summoning stuff?? I'm on a mission right now.
>>43115220doordash
>>43115112Yes, but also many books also claimed to be ancient 10k year old Atlantean wisdom.Magical texts have a long history of being written by lying liars who lie.
>>43115220This reminds me that I have dreams where I often summon my jacket or shoes to me. Very Thor-and-Mjolnir kind of action. I don't know if that's possible in real life though.>>43115372How are you liking it? I've been struggling to get into Montague Summers' writing style.
Grandpa Gunderson was right broshttps://youtu.be/vCf4jJjDT_8
>>43114751Well... if grimoires that had nothing to do with Solomon could still hold so much sway over occult trends, why not put out some bullshit and attribute it to the Three Stooges or Initiates?>>43115065Lol but which Hermeticism is the tru-tru Hermeticism? The Corpus Hermeticum, the Renaissance-reframed Hermeticism, the GD-brand Hermeticism or whatever the fuck Bardon fanboys think it is? Fuhgedaboutit...
>>43116263>Lol but which Solomonic magic is the real Solomonic magic? The Testament of Solomon, the Keys of Solomon, or this text on the properties of birds? Fuhgedaboutit...
>>43116296Mmm... yeah... which is exactly why I phrased my reference to "Solomonic" magic the way I did.
>>43116459this image needs to die, it's filled to the brim with garbage. I can only assume 99% of people who post it haven't read 10 books of it.
>>43114739Antisocial niggerfaggot. Get the fuck out of here dork.
>>43116596>I assume people haven’t readI read more than you can imagine maybe that’s why I don’t make your stupid ass assumption Call out wherever book you disagree or shut the fuck up bitch
>>43116596I don't know if I've found anything worthwhile in those book rec images. But I haven't read enough to make my own either.
Recently read Forbidden Religion by Professor Aragon. Pretty interesting. But I don't think people should be slaves to books or teachers.
>>43117443seethe, spoonfeeder
>>43117736I'm that anon>I read more than you can imagineno you don't.
>Three Initiates - The KybalionIt contains some New Age-y nonsense but is an overall good introduction to Hermeticism. It is on the shorter side and explains things simply enough. As you read deeper on Hermeticism you'll be able to separate out the New Age-y shit this book contains pretty easily.>Albert Pike - Morals and Dogma of The Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry>Aleister Crowley - Magick Without TearsThis isn't a typical book. It is a collection of notes and correspondences between Crowley and his students. It lacks the puffery and obfuscation that his normal works have. If you are new to the occult, I would avoid his other work for now.>Lyam Christopher - Kabbalah, Magic and The Great Work>Manly P. Hall - The Secret Teachings of All Ages>Eliphas Levi - Transcendental MagicThis one is pretty advanced. Not good for a beginner without supplementary material. However, it'll get you to start asking the right questions.>Anthony Stevens - Jung: A Very Short Introduction>Carl Jung inadvertently did a lot for occultism. While his material isn't classified as occultism traditionally, it is still indispensable.>Carl G. Jung - Man and his Symbols>Carl G. Jung - Answer To JobImportant to understand the nature of suffering>Israel Regardie - A Garden of Pomegranates>Israel Regardie - The Tree of Life>The Corpus Hermeticum (G. R. S. Mead translation is best for most)>Terence McKenna - The Invisible LandscapeDespite what some might say, psychedelics/entheogens are directly connected to Western occultism. By recommending books on shamanism and psychedelics I am not recommending their use.>Terence McKenna - Food of The Gods>Mircea Eliade - Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of EcstasyThis is far from a complete list. However, if you read these, you will have laid the foundation for further reading, gained practical tools for your own work, and won't need a book list anymore. You'll know what questions to ask, and where to look for answers.
>>43114738Reading the view over Atlantis (for entertainment purposes). Pretty boringly generic so far.
>>43118690sharing knowledge is spoonfeeding? so the entirety of human development was always spoonfeeding?kill yourself, retard
>>43119631I find pretty much nothing from the 60s-80s worth reading. It's all just generic boomer babble with no actual depth of knowledge
>>43119677you're the only one who has said anything about a chartmaybe you should go lie down, grandpa
>>43119721You're using your valuable time to browse 4chan and argue with random anons, your ego is huge and you aren't shit.
>>43119785>>43119834>occult homosexual foreplaymagicfags be thrusting their wands at each other and shiet
>>43116189>>43116189>>43116189
>>43114945I think it's worth reading early on, but don't take it as gospel. Later, if you learn more, come back to it and see how your opinion changes, how much more you notice.
>>43119842Big big fax cuh, magic niggas is ALL homos frfr no cap
>>43119479>I read but assume no one else doesThem you’re just stupid You’re not special bitchMany of us are GATE kids who read
>>43118690What? Are you retarded?
>>43118252Why are you here then faggot bitch?
>>43114738Anyone read this one?
>>43119880frfr all these magicians and occultists are just a buncha cocksucking losers who only ever read and visualize things in their head and never actually do anything lol retarded nigger faggots
>>43123051Kinda, yeah lol
>>43122631It puts the Kybalion but no actual Hermetic texts. 60+ books and doesn't even list something containing the Corpus Hermeticum is enough to deem it worthless.Robert Anton Wilson is worthless in the modern age, just skimming wikipedia pages will put you on the same knowledge level as him.It's filled in general with Crowley-adjacents, who are again, worthless.Blavatsky is a fraud. I have a low opinion of Steiner. Alan Watts and Huxley are hacks.And the random anti-capitalism/fascism spam makes me think this chart is made by some larping commie, especially because the chart intentionally avoids any author who might be deemed 'wrongthink', such as Evola.Now here's some actual critiques that aren't just me ad-homineming-A chart doesn't need 3-4 books surrounding Gnosticism, one collection including primary texts is a better starting point. Thrice Greatest Hermes by GRS Mead is my pick for a Hermeticism collection.Jung deserves to be on a chart but I don't think Man and His Symbols or Archetypes are good starting points. MHS is barely a Jung book, and Archetypes is dense. Modern Man In Search of a Soul (while I don't think it's great) is a better Jung starting point imo.The chart desperately needs Platonism/Neoplatonist books, there's literally zero listed.Beyond Good and Evil is a terrible starting point for Nietzsche and makes me doubt whoever made this chart has read him. Putting Nietzsche with basically nothing else from the Western philosophical canon is also plain stupid.I love James Joyce but I don't see the point of him being on a chart like this.The chart also obviously makes a point to avoid anything explicitly Christian, but includes Paradise Lost and Christians such as James Joyce and Jung, which just makes the chart silly. All in all, a very worthless chart.
>>43123271Lol the other cringe chart that does contain Evola is also retarded. It's a retarded horseshoe.
>>43123736Which chart? I'm not familiar with it off the top of my head.I'm not an Evola shill, and I've only read 7 of his books, but to ignore him completely is disingenuous and folly. Even the biggest Evola hater will concede, if forced into honesty, that his Doctrine of Awakening book is exceptional.
>>43123777Ok what practice do you maintain now that you got from Evola?
>>43123051>trying this hard to trigger someone
>>43123802Kind of a silly question. I was consistently meditating and praying prior to ever reading Evola, and I continue to do so after. I don't read Evola for 'practices'. I'm not a Buddhist, but Doctrine of Awakening is an excellent exhortation on Buddhism, if you wish to incorporate his practices throughout that's up to you.My favorite works of his are Mystery of the Grail and Meditations on the Peaks, both of which have influenced my understandings of symbolism and my consciousness in general. I've yet to read Intro to Magic, maybe there's something in there I would incorporate into my own life once I read it someday, but I generally don't go to Evola for practices, but for knowledge.
>>43123806I'm... asking questions? Why do you assume everyone is as invested as you are in some retarded online culture war or whatever you think this is?>>43123847Really isn't a silly question at all. Occultism isn't just things you read and think about. There are practical aspects to it.
Not really a paranormal/occult book but I enjoyed Ubik a lot. It's probably my favourite PKD novel.
>>43123863>I'm... asking questions?Are you entirely sure I was talking to you?
>>43123271Has an actual good chart ever been made? Most of these seem like they picked a vibe and ran with it. A more accurate "chart" would be to just pick a book and check its bibliography.
Not occult, but highly recommend pic related
>>43114738I'm quite new to the occult so have lots to read. I'm currently reading Book 4 edited by Stephen Skinner, and I've read Part 1 (Yoga) and 2 (Magick) so far. I'm currently reading Part 4 (The Book of the Law) before starting 3 (Magick in Theory and Practice). Before this I read his biography Perdurabo by Kaczynski. So far I really like it, the mysticism and striving towards divine union really appeals to me. Crowley is clearly conflicted on which model of magick to use though, which Skinner highlights, I think he wants it to be the psychological model so it's more science-based, but clearly struggles with it when talking about evoking spirits and other topics. I know basically nothing about Egyptian religions so unfortunately the references to the various Gods often go over my head or need looking up.After Book 4 I will be reading an old 1908 book about the Council of Nicaea I got a while ago, and then after that I had hoped to try and get the Israel Regardie version of Magick Without Tears, but it's expensive so maybe I'll start studying astrology.
Shit. I think I need to rethink some of the material in my TBR pile. I'm trying to be open-minded, but some of the overzealous Christian material is making studying exorcism a bitch and a half. If I didn't believe in actual parasites, old hags, and the like, I probably wouldn't bother, but I'm trying to get whatever I can out of it.>>43125505>I know basically nothing about Egyptian religionsI doubt Crowley knew much either. His learning was the romanticized Golden Dawn version of Egypt.>I had hoped to try and get the Israel Regardie version of Magick Without Tears, but it's expensiveYou can always try and look online for free digital versions of any old books in the public domain. But I guess the Regardie version isn't in the public domain? Damn.
>>43125181capeshit
>>43125551I can find a pdf online but I always want physical books for non-fiction.
>>43114738I watched some hammer movies with Christopher Lee based on novels by Dennis Wheatly and I could tell this guy knew or did his research because those stories were pretty realistic. So I found out he wrote a nonfiction book called the devil and all his works. It gives a tldr on most major religions and occult practices through history of the world. A lot of it is outdated and because the book tries to go through many different things it feels like there is not enough time to go through or better explain certain topics. For example his intro to daoism and confucianism was very surface level imo but you can't blame him because at the time the literature and western understanding of those traditions was very limited.
>>43114738Hey its Black Phillip
>>43127465That film was shit
>>43126458Understandable. I got myself physical copies of Evans-Wentz's "The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries" and Scot's "Discoverie of Witchcraft" for similar reasons. They're basically just print-on-demand copies of the public domain PDFs, but they're so big I wanted physical copies to read them more easily. Plus, since they were cheap, I can annotate the interesting parts.
>>43127526Did you get them from Forgotten Books? They reprint hard to find books, I haven't used them yet but they've got some good stuff.
>>43127553Discoverie of Wtichcraft is from them, but I think The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries is from... "Scholar Select"? I went with wherever it would be cheapest. I was looking for volumes to read, after all, not necessarily to collect.
>>43114738Got this book as a gift, is it any good?
>>43127606You have it. Read it
>>43127523Black Phillip draws a lot of water around here, Lebowski, you don’t draw shit.
Anyone ever read a copy of the Gildisbók? I was thinking of making a thread on it
>>43127990please do, we need more quality literature threads on /x/
>>43128010That is to say, a thread asking about it
>>43128038I don't expect you'd get many replies.On an unrelated note, I really should get around to reading picrel sometime soon.
Whatever happened to the ape of thoth's library? I have an older version from like the 2010s but want to see what new books theyve added. Are they a discord tranny now?
>>43128056Ape closed it down, but the last version is available on torrent.I try to maintain my own nowadays, originally based on Ape's. If I had money I'd put up a Mega version myself, but it might not work as well because it has shortcuts to cross-reference things by author, location, or subject.
I haven't seen a single book posted in here that I haven't already read. I've been at this for 13 years now. I've read every philosophy and occult book one can think of. The writings of William Walker Atkinson remain the absolute best. I also really put into practice and got good use of the writings of Robert Bruce. Much else that has been written has been vague, misleading, misinterpreted, not-to-the-point, etc. whereas Robert Bruce is very pragmatic and Atkinson is very precise with no errors.
>>43128056The last I heard there was a big argument about posting occult stuff here that involved Ape and EA Koetting people or something. Anyway Ape decided to take it down and he disappeared. Please correct me if I'm wrong.>>43128697Thank you.
>>43114738"UFOs, Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record" by Leslie Kean is good primer from going to complete n00b on the subject to knowledgeable
>>43128743I’ll check out Bruce but Atkinson can be a dense read. Well informed but slow
>>43114738A doctor and scientist who had an awakening and followed his calling into spiritism.
Reading is for the priest class. Better not to burden yourself with it and just live your life.
>>43128697Sauce on torrent name?
>>43129166>he's not a brahmin Who let this sudra in here?
>>43129268Hang on, let me check the archives...controlc.com/f90157e6>>43129166Hey, maybe you're not good enough, but that's on you.
>>43122948There are no spiritual hierarchies
>>43129431Can you elaborate?
Despite the corny cover it's one of the few legit books on magic I have ever read.
>>43128743>William Walker Atkinsonyikes
>>43114738Read all 3
>>43129310>>43129364>read a book!Sure buddy
>>43114738The ayys really like visiting Mexico, China, and the middle-south of the Atlantic.
>>43129076If I only get one authors books to take with me into the next life it's going to be Atkinson. You may listen to them in audiobook form you know, I've been narrating them, and many other people have narrated them. Also I've read every single book of his more than 10 times, you could at least reach his most important ones at least once.
>>43132008Some proofs of lovecraftian stuff being real. Even a city was found.
>>43132159Some soundfonts in the links are missing, but deep ocean sounds are mentioned aswell. Plus there's all of me, I'm slightly affected by the elder sign.
The Silver Bullet, and Other American Witch Stories but please don’t hurt any actual animals
>>43133094>but please don’t hurt any actual animalsI hate that I need this asterisk on my favorite grimoire, too. Le Petit Albert is such a fascinating piece of Bibliothèque Bleue, but goddamn is it a bonkers work that no one should ever actually try anything from.
Anyone else read this yet? It's a pretty comprehensive guide on the Kabalah/Qlipoth (as per the title, go figure).On a semi-related note, anyone know where I can find online copies of the Typhonian Trilogies?
>>43133410There's still some italian copies on Am a zoomer, I think
>>43133410What are you gonn try? The system can work same with tantric yoga
>>43133410I'm an ex-Dragon Rouge, you can try, instead of intellectually understaanding the process, to go and work the system. Because you'll get expectations on whats real and what isn't, and your hot opinion might be wrong. Granted, In my own junk I don't use satanism like DR or Karlsson for that matter do use, I'm more of a druid.
>>43133490Case in point, grab sigils and make mantras you will work with, craft your rituals as per the type of tradition, etc. Then, suppose you're a druid (such as myself). A mantra could be something simple like: IA IA IA Shub Niggurath. Then you can write some poems, as Dark spiritual pottery, then you craft rites, visual meditations, etc. Then, your sigil printed on a mat, you sit on it to meditate so that you may raise extra energy. It's not that hard, and it's a bonus to your practice...
>>43129518I started reading this as per your suggestion, almost two hours in, i am surprised how well written it is, coming from a sceptifag such as myself, thank you, anon, it's also short
>>43122594To steer retarded faggots like yourself away from reading the garbage often posted here
I'm enjoying reading this for spooky season.
>>43134414What is this from? The fucking Book of Mormon or something?
>>43128052Its probably the only occult/magic book I have read which is not retarded gibberish and is actually actionable.
>>43127657Fantastic beginner's book, this got me started. Cover art is rad too
>>43130946also goodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsider_(Wilson_book)
>>43134840It's from a White Star Acception MSS.I found it both amusing and containing truth (the basis of humor).
>>43130946surprised this doesn't get more traction on /x/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind_Parasites
>>43114738excellent for Latin dictionmancy. hidden esoteric things all over this one.
>>43116459>>43116596The Goodrich Clarke text, Western Esoteric traditions, is good. Not shown, I'd also recommend the Cambridge handbook on Western Esotericism (mostly historical development) and Wouter J Hanegraaf's Counter Normativity, Esotericism and Rejected Knowledge in western culture. The Counter Normativity is short, gives a good framework for assessing the assorted esoteric practices around the world and slotting them into a frame work along with some basic background. It's also filled with his politics, unfortunately, and boy is he a wanker. Likes to reframe the entire western esoteric tradition as having sprung forth from the islamic breast after the reconquista and recapture of Toledo, redefines the 'west' to involve the middle east and north africa then does nothing with it, etc. Also cites himself for FOUR STRAIGHT PAGES in the bibliography. Despite that it's a useful book.
>>43135151>containing truth (the basis of humor)
>>43136179Absurdism is also based on truth dipshit
>>43136179
>>43133094>>43133300This kind of pleading isn't going to stop people. Why not understand the actual underlying mechanics of how thought-influence works and just have people skip the superstitious/historical bullshit?
>>43116459Thanks gang been really enjoying robert anton wilson so far
>>43136435>Why not understand the actual underlying mechanics of how thought-influence works and just have people skip the superstitious/historical bullshit?Why are you afraid of the history of magic?>>43136544I don't know, when it says to boil a live cat, I'd say stick to the intellectual wanking, rather than engaging in any animal cruelty.
Pure kino
>>43136975>Thanks gangI just cringed a crunge I didn’t think was physically possible
>>43137447r/occult is down the hall and to the left faggot, you can circle jerk over PDFs with your armchair buddies there
>>43133480You know of any pdfs though?
>>43138032No, I think it's wasted time, to use a hard to learn and master system of qbl, when you can use a pagan system of hindu jimbo jambos such as tantra, or taoist yoga. Which in the end is what they tend to mix in. Dw, be an experiencer, for example, you may need to do rites, so you'll need examples or a howto to make your own. So make sure it's a tradition you know, instead ov le super sekrit jew jitsu. Unless you're ov satan and know internally, then be an experiencer. And know nothing, let it happen.
>>43137801"Don't kill your pets" shouldn't be controversial you dumb bitch.
>>43138032In any case, don't bother, because apparently the church has bribed the akashic police or some shit and they have anything to say or think at all....
>>43134414>three spelling errors >lol niggers shatgpt slopwew lad
>>43138403nta but grimoires can have plenty of small animal killing. MindBodySpirit pseuds might say they are symbolic or just intellectually stimulating, but they all go back to blood sacrifice as a way of dealing with the Cosmos, something Crowley was deadset against, and is generally fucked anyway.Apologies to Christians, your whole everything is blood sacrifice niggery, just like bullfighting and UFC.
>>43114738has anyone ever made money with damon brands money magick books?
>>43138424>LLMFor context this was written by street gangsters before autocorrect and before even underlining misspelled words via spell check lol
>>43139283some swear over them
>>43128052It's good. After reading I had a feeling I just read something illegal>>43134849You need to read more books bro
bump
>>43139970Yeah whatever you say Damon
>>43139283magickal cashbook worked well for me. I never asked for a lot but it always worked in some form- refunds, opportunities and so on. Also some helpful stuff in “words of power”. Remember to buy the book in some way before trying to use it, or suffer the consequences
The highest levels of the occult teach inner transformation. Magic is for monkeys. Everything is already laid out in front of you. You already have everything you need. The trick is first to see it, second to know how to use it. Step #1. Stop the noise.
>>43146844Were you under the impression that magic had some other objective?
>>43145563>buy the book in some way before trying to use it, or suffer the consequenceswhat
>>43128765>UFOs, Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Recordwill download and start this now, thank you
>>43147155You'd be a pretty shitty financial wizard if people could just steal (using the word loosely here) money from you
>>43147121Yes. From what I see online it is just people lighting candles, placing weird objects in weird places, reciting some words they read, and then viola, they get a phone call on Wednesday for that new job. Why else would magic stores exist, if it did not depend on purchasing these items for these rituals that give you things?
>>43148642There's definitely plenty of people who try to do magic for that sort of stuff, and those stores are there because of that market. However, it's misguided to practice magic for anything other than spiritual development.
>>43139283I tried the jobseeking one and it did fuck all, but I also felt like it was shit doing it so probably stuffed any chance of it working. It was basically >start by saying the name of God repeatedly and imagining the sun coming down into you>stare at a sigil>say something in Latin (with terrible pronunciation)>invoke an angel and ask for help>chant a random word whilst staring at the sigilI thought it was stupid because it just felt to me like I was reading something that I had no part in, surely you should be making the sigil yourself if you're doing sigil magic and putting your intent into it. But I've also tried sigils for getting a job and they've done fuck all too.>>43147155>>43147718I got a pdf online, no chance am I going to buy a book without knowing what's in it. Also I think most of the reviews for his books are by bots.
>>43128765This book is superb. Great for a beginner and it sweeps through all the important history. Does a good job of telling the reader - whether new or seasoned - that there’s meat on the bone on the ufo subject. There are many good reasons to take the topic seriously.
>>43125181HAHAHAA
>>43131964this nigga on a whole other level
>>43139283Only Damon Brand has made money from this book.
Does anyone have this book arround here ??? I heared from it and haven't had the chance to read it yet...
>>43139283don't bother, just read neville goddard or joseph murphy
>>43151804I take it the 100 dollar anon hasn't contacted you in some way
>>43152031No
>>43152150He was probably lying then. Good luck
So you're gonna want to study trinarically mappable data. Linear algebra, quantum physics, even super string theory.Tangela, Go Fetch.After that for a minute or so there's an urge to turn your head. Look Left to feel better.Look right to say you're in love.【3Blue1Brown - Essence of linear algebra-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/VhKaNCb
>>43114738Is this book any good?
>>43152177STEM is lame
>>43154035>City of Irem, mentioned by HP Lovecraft and surfaced. >He woke up to written material, wrote it on a trance or in dream and nightmares. Thinkings?
Been reading this, so far it's like 90% Aquino shiteing on about how important it is to be ethical and how MindWar is actually really good and kind, and then 10% talking about blasting a populations' brains with electronic signals to brainwash them, and such things
>>43114738I have this book I bought a decade ago
>>43154111still boring and lame
>>43114751FAP FAP FAP FAP
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom - dark folk horror novel set in 1666
What am I in for?
>>43125153I recently read a novel that incorporated this theory, The Anomaly by Michael Rutger.
>>43151804i love how you are desperate to find this book when in reality, it's almost surely a mid or bad book, like most books of its kind
>>43151804Sorry Anon. Just checked, and it's not in my library. I don't think I've even heard of it before.>>43156736You're very likely right. My library's kind of built on others, and recommendations from several occultists. If it was worthwhile, it seems like it'd be in there.
