The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin the Mage

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Not a complete book. - Rated
Its suprising to see so many here praising this version of Abramelins rite since it is not only uncomplete but Mathers also deliberatly skipped certain parts he considerd to dangerous for others to know about. In Mathers version of the rite it takes about 6-8 months to finnish it but the original takes about 18 months to finnish. This is just one example of many of how Mathers and Crowley thrue the use of Golden Dawn led astray people from the true path of magic and led the way to the new age way of magic.

Fortunatly there are others who also translate old books and take it much more seriously. So if you want the complete version of this book I would suggest you buy this one instead "The Book of Abramelin by Abraham Von Worms" "ISBN-10: 089254127X".

The Knowledge & Conversation of ones Holy Guardian Angel - Rated
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

This is A MUST HAVE for all Magi.

An absolute 5 Stars and one of very rare books which guides you to one and only purpose: To Attain The Knowledge & Conversation of H.G.A.

Love is the law, love under will.

This is IT - Rated
This is IT.
The most potent system for spiritual evolution available to the western mind. Its potency lies in its simplicity. Weather the concepts are regarded as subjective or objective this six month ritual works.
It concerns a long period of focusing the Will and Imagination to culminate in the divine union with your "Holy Gaurdian Angel". Please be warned, this book is NOT for beginners. Failure in completion of the ritual successfuly can results in devastating consequenses, with macrocosmic tidal waves. I highly recommend reading as many books as you can lay your hands on before even going near "Abramelin" but especially Dion Fortunes "Mystical Qabbalah" followed by Israel Regardies "Tree of Life", these books read and understood with give a very solid grounding to build upon. Please, please look before you leap.

No relevance to anything today - Rated
If this makes any sort of sense to you at all - you are kidding yourself. It is a remnant of the popularisation of the occult in the Victorian age, when self-styled sorcerers convinced themselves they were tapping into some source of unfathomable power. They were not, they were self-deluded or attempting to delude others. The fact this book is still in print is perfect proof of that.

If you want something a little more up to date I suggest any of the excellent books by Peter Carroll or Phil Hine (also available from Amazon).

I gave this book 2 stars purely for the novelty value. If anyone else has succeeded in performing the rituals described, I would be interested to be proved wrong.

Astounding - Rated
An absolutely incredible book. The system is incredibly powerful. Do not by this book if you aqre a beginner. First read a good intro like the fantastic 'Modern Magick' which has got five stars at Amazon. Highly reccomended.