Complete Book of Ceremonial Magic

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by  Lon Milo DuQuette & David Shoemaker

Llewellyn Publications
Woodbury, Minnesota
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Names: DuQuette, Lon Milo, editor. | Shoemaker, David G., editor.
Title: Llewellyn’s complete book of ceremonial magick : a
comprehensive
guide to the western mystery tradition / edited by Lon Milo DuQuette
&
David Shoemaker.
Description: 1. | Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Worldwide. Ltd,
2020. |
Series: Llewellyn’s complete book series; 14 | Includes
bibliographical
references and index. | Summary: “Compiled by two of the leading
figures
in the magick community, this new title in Llewellyn’s Complete Book
series includes more than 650 pages of fascinating insights into the
history and contemporary practice of ritual magick”—Provided by
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Subjects: LCSH: Magic. | Ritual.
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Acknowledgments
The editors would like to express our deep gratitude to all the
talented authors who contributed to this volume. Their wisdom and
insights will serve seekers for many years to come. Special thanks to
Elysia Gallo at Llewellyn, for her expert guidance and her unique
ability to keep two crazy magicians on track and on task. And to our
families, friends, and teachers, our deepest thanks for a lifetime of
love, wisdom, and support.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Editors’ Introduction
Book One: Foundations of Western Magic—by Sam Webster
A survey of the philosophical, religious, and cultural precursors
of the Western ceremonial magic traditions.
Book Two: Qabalah—by Anita Kraft & Randall Bowyer
An exploration of the Hebrew and Hermetic Qabalistic
traditions, whose doctrines and symbol sets heavily influenced
ceremonial magic as we now know it.
Book Three: Planetary Magic—by David Rankine
A review of the ways in which the symbols and energies of the
seven classical planets may be employed in magical ritual.
Book Four: Alchemy—by Dennis William Hauck
An exploration of the processes of alchemical transformation
that are embedded, explicitly or implicitly, in much of the
Western magick tradition.
Book Five: Demonology & Spirit Evocation—by Dr. Stephen
Skinner
A review of the traditions and procedures involved in the
evocation of demons or spirits.
Book Six: The Magick of Abra-Melin—by Marcus Katz
A thorough presentation of one of the most important works of
theurgy in the ceremonial magick tradition, originating in the
medieval grimoire of Abra-Melin.
Book Seven: Enochian Magick & Mysticism—by Aaron Leitch
An exploration of the Enochian magick system of John Dee and
Edward Kelley, a growing subfield of ceremonial magick since
the Renaissance.
Book Eight: The Golden Dawn—by Chic Cicero & Sandra
Tabatha Cicero
A discussion of the work of the Hermetic Order of the Golden
Dawn, a British magical order whose structure and teachings
have had a seminal and inescapable influence on all
subsequent ceremonial magick traditions.
Book Nine: Thelema & Aleister Crowley—by David
Shoemaker
An exploration of the work of one of the most notorious,
innovative, and influential figures in modern magick, including a
review of Crowley’s broader cultural impact in the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries.
Book Ten: Polytheistic Ceremonial Magic—by John Michael
Greer
An exploration of pagan and other polytheistic traditions as they
intersect with ceremonial magic ritual and doctrine.
Book Eleven: Magician’s Tables—by David Allen Hulse
An annotated compendium of symbolic correspondences for the
practicing ceremonial magician.
Epilogue: The Future of Ceremonial Magick—by Brandy
Williams
Wherein the narrator sets out to explore the future, confronts
Despair, and emerges with Hope.
About the Editors
Figures
Book Two
Figure 1. The Tree of Life of the Golden Dawn
Figure 2. The Three Triads on the Tree of Life
Figure 3. The Three Pillars
Figure 4. The Veils of Negative Existence
Figure 5–Figure 11. How to Draw the Tree of Life, Steps 1–10
Figure 12. The Nine Chambers of Aiq Bekar
Figure 13. The Nine Chambers Exploded as a Code-Matrix,
Showing the Hebrew Alphabet Encrypted by the Aiq Bekar
Cipher
Figure 14. The Name Abraham in the Aiq Bekar Cipher, and Some
Sigils Formed from It
Figure 15. The Nine Chambers of Aiq Bekar Rearranged as a
Magic Square, with the Name Abraham Indicated by Lines Drawn
on the Square
Figure 16. The Rose of Twenty-Two Petals, with the Name
Abraham Indicated by Lines Drawn on the Rose
Figure 17. A Talisman Incorporating Correspondences of the Letter
Lamed, Employing Notariqon, Gematria, and Temurah
Book Three
Figure 1. Image of the Tree of Life Showing Sephiroth with
Planetary Attributions
Figure 2. Example of Sigil Construction
Figure 3. Tzaphkiel Sigil
Figure 4. Tzadkiel Sigil
Figure 5. Khamael Sigil
Figure 6. Michael Sigil
Figure 7. Uriel Sigil
Figure 8. Raphael Sigil
Figure 9. Gabriel Sigil
Figure 10. Agiel Sigil
Figure 11. Jophiel Sigil
Figure 12. Graphiel Sigil
Figure 13. Nakhiel Sigil
Figure 14. Hagiel Sigil
Figure 15. Tiriel Sigil
Figure 16. Malka Sigil
Figure 17. Zazel Sigil
Figure 18. Hismael Sigil
Figure 19. Bartzabel Sigil
Figure 20. Sorath Sigil
Figure 21. Kedemel Sigil
Figure 22. Taphthartharath Sigil
Figure 23. Chasmodai Sigil
Figure 24. Schad Sigil
Figure 25. Gabriel Seal
Figure 26. Michael Seal
Figure 27. Adoniel Seal
Figure 28. Salatiel Seal
Figure 29. Anatiel Seal
Figure 30. Uriel Seal
Figure 31. Raphael Seal
Figure 32. The 7/3 Heptagram
Figure 33. Sigillum Dei Aemeth
Figure 34. The 7/2 Heptagram Showing the Days of the Week