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Hey everybody I'm new to all of this an I would want learn how to perform spells an eventually evocation rituals. I was wondering if there's any good beginners material to read an study. I know this post is in the spell sharing section but someone up here advised me to start studying spells an work my way up. Any help would go a long way. Thanks

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first textbook you need is Initiation Into Hermetics
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cyberdemon wrote:first textbook you need is Initiation Into Hermetics

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I don't know about Bardon as a beginner's book.
Don't get me wrong, there is no question of it's place among the great works of 20th. Century occultism.
However, Initiation Into Hermetics provides a pretty intense curriculum that beginners can find daunting if not outright intimidating.

You might take a look at Donald Kraig's book Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts.
It has a somewhat gentler learning curve, and covers the basics.

Have you considered what type of Magic you are interested in studying?
This might help folks to refine their advice to you.

In the meantime, you might want to consider taking up Yoga and meditation.
Always a good place to start.
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TheSeeker wrote:I don't know about Bardon as a beginner's book.
Don't get me wrong, there is no question of it's place among the great works of 20th. Century occultism.
However, Initiation Into Hermetics provides a pretty intense curriculum that beginners can find daunting if not outright intimidating.

You might take a look at Donald Kraig's book Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts.
It has a somewhat gentler learning curve, and covers the basics.

Have you considered what type of Magic you are interested in studying?
This might help folks to refine their advice to you.

In the meantime, you might want to consider taking up Yoga and meditation.
Always a good place to start.
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Yes, Kraig's modern magick is easier than IIH indeed. And usually I recommend it as well and when someone asks about recommendation I usually post some other books, however, this line
haliwa_89 wrote: I would want learn how to perform spells an eventually evocation rituals.
really makes me think he should do IIH and then PME.
And IIH is really a beginners book. Just an intense one. But because of that, you are able to perform almost any type of magick once you finish it, not just evocations.

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haliwa_89 wrote:Hey everybody I'm new to all of this an I would want learn how to perform spells an eventually evocation rituals. I was wondering if there's any good beginners material to read an study. I know this post is in the spell sharing section but someone up here advised me to start studying spells an work my way up. Any help would go a long way. Thanks
Mercury is in retrograde so you won't get any long answers for now, But before you cast a spell you need to train yourself to reach a certain level of mental strength.

But here is a good thread with beginners suggestions:

http://www.occultforum.org/forum/viewto ... 4&p=506624

And here is more info on how spells works and why they don't work:

http://www.occultforum.org/forum/viewto ... 0&p=506611

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Thanks everybody. I'm still learning but I've read that the left hand is to change life more to your will so I guess anything that pertains to that. Either way its not white magic, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to learn a variety.

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Desecrated wrote:Mercury is in retrograde so you won't get any long answers for now,
And I was wondering something is not quite right :D

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