Literature - BOEL - Mystery School for the Study of Qabbalah, Magic and the Western Mystery Tradition

Literature

Below we offer you a selection of books we would recommend to the interested reader of our website.

Qabbalistic Magic: Talismans, Psalms, Amulets, and the Practice of High Ritual

by Salomo Baal-Shem (Foreword by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki)

The Qabbalah - the Jewish esoteric tradition - is richly woven with magical practices, from amulets and magic bowls to invocations and magical use of psalms. In this comprehensive and practical guide to Qabbalistic magic, Salomo Baal-Shem explains how to authentically perform rituals from the Qabbalistic tradition. The spells and rituals included range from basic "everyday" magic for health, prosperity, love, protection, and prophetic dreams to advanced high level magic such as invoking the highest angelic powers or creating an astral life-form, or Golem. Revealing the occult teachings of the 4th-century Book of the Mysteries, the magical uses of 150 psalms, and how to harness the power of Hebrew letters in talisman designs, the author also shows you how to contact the Maggid, or Divine inner teacher or attain the spiritual vision of the Merkavah. A thoroughly accessible guide to the magic of the Qabbalah, this book also covers the underlying spiritual principles and history of these powerful magical practices.

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The Ritual Magic Workbook: A Practical Course of Self-Initiation

by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki (Foreword by J. H. Brennan)

The Ritual Magic Workbook is written as a resource for those who feel compelled to find answers about magic, but don't have the necessary dedication to join a serious group or find a a real tutor to which to turn for instruction. (It can also be used as an additional source of information for those who are members of a serious mystery school.) Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki helps you unravel what it means to practice magic. Her firm voice inspires you to look into yourself and judge your own motives. Do you want to practice magic because of the flashy effects in movies, or do you feel a deeper need to explore the mysteries of the occult? The Ritual Magic Workbook is broken into 12 monthly chapters, progressing from personal preparation to laying the foundation for your own temple, and on to the beginnings of simple ritual magic such as divination and healing. Read The Ritual Magic Workbook and you will know if the path of high magic is for you. (Despite the title Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki describes that she does not believe in Self-Initiation.)

We are an internationally recognized mystery school and magical lodge and offer serious magical training based on the principles of the mystical Qabbalah (Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala), Hermetic magic and the Western Mysteries. Magical training in an authentic mystery school (or magic school, and/or magical order) of the Western Mystery Tradition is the spiritual and mystical preparation for initiation of the student of the mysteries. Like every true magical lodge or magic school and every true Hermetic order we take training in magic very seriously. We stand in the spriritual tradition of the Rosicrucians and do not only teach the ancient ritual magic (or ceremonial magic), the Egyptian magic, the Celtic magic and the Greek Mysteries, but also the classical pillars of the Hermetik Tradition such as astrology and Tarot.