UPDATE: I returned the book for a full refund. But only after you have a solid grasp of the basics and you are looking for a further description of them, and also to have as a reference book on these ideas.Īnyway, this was the review I wish I read before I bought the book. I began this review calling this book "excellent." And it is. Rather, it's the introduction AFTER you have already been taught a proper introduction and you fully and clearly understand the subject. However, If you are someone new to the study of magic, in other words, when it comes to the subject of true magic you don't know your ass from your elbow, then this book IS NOT for you. I understand that these essays were translated from the original Italian to English, so much of this could be explained as a consequence of this process. HOWEVER, when its citations disrupt its own attempt at communication, to me, well, this is a problem. I understand and respect that every discipline has a history, theory and criticism in which it operates.
The authors (it's a collection of essays by different writers) are obsessed with scholarly citations. This can be done without glossing over important details, but it requires the necessary effort.ģ. Solution: Write using more frequent simple sentences.
This makes an esoteric subject already fraught with the potential for misunderstanding, even more removed from clarity. The writing makes constant use of compound, complex sentences. Solution: lose the poetry and explain these nebulous concepts in a clear, pragmatic writing style.Ģ. The writing obscures esoteric subjects inside poetic prose. Why does it only get 3 stars? Well, they're 3 reasons:ġ. It contains every critically important subject one needs to know when embarking on the science of the occult study that is magic. Levi was a major influence om every high level occultist over the past couple centuries including Julius Evola, Franz Bardon and the famous (or infamous) Aliester Crowley. Outside of this work I would recommend Franz bardons "initiation into hermetics" and eliphas Levi's "Trancendental Magic" although the ladder is a bit harder to read but chalk full of information. A must have in the collection for any serious, aspiring magician. This man Cleary possesses a clear knowledge of the English language and a large vocabulary but isn't keen on showing it off as some authors do. Most beginner books are filled 90 percent garbage and filler and 10 percent useful information while evola gets right down to business from chapter one straight through the end (book 3 ) of this series. He tackles subjects that no one else has dared get into and provides an understanding so crucial to the magician just beginning this path. Not another beginner book on the planet could possibly compare to this work. I've read a myriad of occult and "occult" texts. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier.
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