Sunday, March 6, 2022

Heresy! and Magick: The Shadow Library Re-Organized

 




Why I Left Jehovah’s Witnesses … Ted Dencher

How to Witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses … William J. Schnell

Index of Watch Tower Errors … David A. Reed, Ed.

The Truth Book … Joy Castro

Holy Blood, Holy Grail … Michael Baigent, et. al.

The Book of Ceremonial Magic … Arthur Edward Waite 

Pied Piper of Atheism … Pete Vere & Sandra Miesel



Astrology and Other Occult Games … Margaret and Eve Ronan

The Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft … Kathryn Paulsen

The Tarot Revealed … Eden Gray

Chariots of the Gods? … Erich Von Daniken

Teachings of Gurdjieff … C. S. Knot


The Gnostic Scriptures … Bentley Layton

The Lost Books of the Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden … Rutherford Hayes Platt, Brett Alden


The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage … S. L. Macgregor Mathers (tr.)

A Treatise on Angel Magic … Adam McLean (ed.)


As James Blish's black magician Theron Ware points out, there is really no such thing as White Magic; it is only one of the more subtle temptations of power, trying to work your will instead of His. And I have to admit the truth of what seems to be one of the sillier assertions of religion: that for people who enjoy Fantasy the desire to work magic in real life can be a real temptation. I am not saying it is an inevitable road, only that people without a modicum of discernment might find it a gateway drug. I can testify to the truth of this, because I came dismayingly close to the edge, without (God is merciful) crossing the line. Whether the teachings of Gurdjieff or Von Daniken really belong in this category is a moot point, but they do seem rather cultish.

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