There are a lot of books written on Sorcery. Not all are beneficial or accurate;
Read an excerpt from my new book - High Magic: Practical Applications of the Ancient Wisdom
"High Magic is a form of magical practice, a way of life, not an endorsement of using hallucinogens or potent herbs for experimental, mind expanding "trips". I wrote this book because there is precious little information on High magic which is the most powerful and benign form of doing miracles.
First of all, the power of all magic, left-hand, right-hand, light or dark, it all comes from the same place; some would have you believe that the origin of dark magic is Satan, but it is simply not true. Satan, as the word had originated from the planet Saturn, but that is not all. The source of magic is not the Devil nor it is an anthromorphic, "personal" God, the real source is alive within all of us, and it is the slice of the divine, the essence of the infinite.
Much that is written on the subject of magical phenomena is over hyped, regurgitated version of the old books of Tantric texts, Enochian, Chaos or Sex magic, or the published material is either on Wicca or Shamanism with some new age spirituality mixed in it.
My main concern with most magic books is that most of them look at the world as something that you need to control. For example when we get into mixing drops of your blood with clay in order to charge the sympathetic actor alas perform some charm then you are going in a wrong direction, on the wrong path.
High magic is in harmony with Mother Earth, all the elements, the people and all devic entities. Gaining sexual gratification via charms is not beneficial or harmony. Of course, sex sells; it is hard to find a person who will come out and say no to sex. He will be laughed upon and ostracized... however in my book I braved this trend; henceforth the reader will find very little material of these practices. I do not hold negative opinion on these other practices but I am here to offer something fresh, something safer and proven.
In reality, true, high magic is the practical application of the Ancient Wisdom. In my research and practice I followed no school, coven or religious philosophy. I felt that there was a great need for a comprehensive and updated book on true men-made phenomena of the supernatural. In this book you might find the phenomena a little more mundane and down to earth, yet the purpose of this book is to teach the reader every technique and craft that can create true miracles in his life.
In this book I will not attempt to explain phenomena, using science or pseudoscience. I write on subjects that I have experienced to be true. I simply state; there are immeasurable energies (vibrations) that exist, yet scientifically not quantifiable using current technologies. These vibrations are the foundations and the cornerstone of all invisible phenomena, such as the aura, astral body etc. Words, numbers, colors, sounds all vibrate and have impact upon our mind and spirit.
Some people who have well developed inner sight - the third eye center is opened, hence they can see the auras and other glyphs of energies that most people cannot see. The practice of high magic is life affirming and quite liberating. It confirms the existence of a higher power and also re-affirms our constant connection to this power. I found that spirituality alone is not as sought after subject as certain practical applications of consciousness. Men seek tangible, useful ideas that can help them coping and managing in his increasingly challenging environment. Achieving god's consciousness is a noble goal; however it is not as easy as practicing magic. We have anchors that keep us connected to this realm, certain desires and wishes will keep us from achieving enlightenment, yet while we are struggling to overcome these, we can reinforce our faith by practicing magic.
The reader will note that conclusion of this book are very often in contrast of the commonly accepted theory and conclusion of the mainstream media. I will cite sources that place the framework of this book into historical context yet there will be very little supporting literature to back up what is said in this book. This is mainly because of the facts about nature's laws and convectional "wisdom" has very little in common. Most of the ideas and facts were of my own findings and there is very little information out there to support what this book states. To some people this is a warning sign to others it is the sign of a genuine and unique material.
I have been studying and practicing the Ancient Wisdom initially under the tutelage of my teacher and lately on my own. According to my teacher who was clairaudient and clairvoyant my spiritual origins were from the Sirius star system, the Dog Star. This makes me feel real old.
I first became interested in magic after reading the book from Paramhansa Yogananda's, The Autobiography of a Yogi. In his book the author describes the perfume saint, a reclusive yogi who produced any fragrance the audience requested. I have noticed the innocent nature of the magic. Loftier, more selfish goals might not work with the practitioner who practices the right-hand path. Yogonanda's impression on magic was not complimentary, he sought it as distraction from enlightenment which is, in his opinion our ultimate goal and birthright.
I am partially in agreement with Yogonanda. Focusing on ones effort to perform a phenomenon is seemingly an idle and useless pursuit. On the other hand what about the countess observers to whom this phenomena might germinate something. It maybe a trigger to something bigger, in which case you, the magician, would be serving a higher purpose.
Yes, while reading this book, the ultimate goal should be enlightenment not showing off your supernatural skills but learning certain skills is empowering, beneficial and would get you well on the path of your ultimate goal which is oneness with god, the ultimate magic trick."
more information
- Franz Bardon (and his Practical Occult Teaching)
- Zanoni by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Creative Visualization - New Thought Movement (a few words about the Secret)