Book Recommendations

Warlock’s Top 22

I am sure that many of us here are already aware that Gate-Walking is an eternal process, which keeps a faithful account of the Greater Mysteries. I though that it would be useful to those who are just beginning to Walk this Path, or those who have some experience on it, to list the most important occult works to date. You will notice that the following list is not just a collage of random grimoires, which provide the student with no preparation, like the list that Dan Harms has comprised. This list given here goes into the heart of the Deeper Mysteries and is essential to every Gate-Walker.

1) The Vampire Bible

2) Revelations

3) Theory of Eternal Life by Rodney Colin — (free pdf copy here)

4) The Simon Necronomicon

5) Egyptian Book of Coming Forth by Day

6) Art of War by Sun Tzu

7) Gates of The Necronomicon by Simon

8) And Kyroot Said: Contemporary Work Commentaries (by the Author of Dialogues of Gurdjieff) by Jan Cox Jan

9) The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean

10-A) Inanna’s Descent Into the Netherworld

10-B) The Vengeful Djinn by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip Imbrogno

11) Enuma Elish

12) The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine

13) The Satanic Bible by Anton Lavey

14) Book of The Law by Aleister Crowley

15) The History of Freemasonry by Albert Mackey

16) The Sexual Teachings of The White Tigress by His Lai

17) The Tao Te Ching

18) Anacalypsis by Godfrey Higgins

19) In Search of The Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky

20) 777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley

21) The Bible

22) Light on The Path by Mabel Collins

Reader Tony adds:

pretty much everything by Kenneth Grant – the only thing is getting ahold of copies for less than an arm & a leg… there are pdf’s of it all out there(which is better than nothing), but I would always encourage supporting authors by actually buying their works. Plus, there’s nothing like holding a REAL book in one’s hands! (especially a magick one) ;0)

Warlock’s Reviews — Necronomicon Practitioner’s Library

The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Classic

The Doctrine of Sin in the Babylonian Religion by Julia Morgenstern

Nightcaller’s Library Reflections

Optimystic’s Compilation

With the help of friends and colleagues, I’ve put this list together, over the years, of the most insightful, powerful, creative, and intelligent works on magic and the occult that I’ve found. Feel free to contribute additional recommendations if you like!

Title	Author	Summary	Publisher	ISBN #
Anything	Neil Gaiman	Although he is a fiction writer, Gaiman possesses a deep and intutive understanding of advanced magical principles. His works overflow with powerful insights and techniques for anyone willing to look deeper than the mere veneer of ‘faery tales’
Anything	Meister Johann Eckhart	Excellent books on God, White Magic, and producing miracles
Ascension Magick	Christopher Penczak	Thorough survey of Ascension Spirituality written especially for magicians. Combines the paradigms of the two worldviews to create a powerful synthesis and an intricate cosmology, as well as providing dozens of magical applications and beings to call or evoke. If you’ve ever been bewildered by all the literature out there from Theosophy, the Baileys, Elizabeth and Mark Prophet, the Starchildren, Indigos, etc, this will clear things up for you nicely!	Llewellyn	978-0-7387-1047-1
Book of Formation (Sefer Yetzira)	edited by Aryeh Kaplan	Exposition on the process and building blocks of creation and the enlivening of creatures	Weiser	978-0877288558
Embrace of the Daimon: Sensuality and the Integration of Forbidden Imagery in Depth Psychology	Sandra Lee Dennis	“This ground-breaking book, written over a nine-year period, is the result of the author’s personal experience, and her research into the literature of the daimonic imaginal realm of the archetypes — the land of the daimons, the source of creativity, the soul. People who have been in the grip of imaginal reality — or who have known people or helped clients going through the process — will find this book an eye-opening experience.”	Nicolas-Hays	0-89254-056-7
Familiar Spirits: A Practical Guide for Witches and Magicians	Donald Tyson	Extensive information on familiars; methods for creating, summoning, housing, and caring for elementals for a whole spectrum of tasks	Llewellyn	0-7387-0421-0
Five Books of Mystery	John Dee, edited by Joseph H. Peterson	Original Sourcebook of Enochian Magic – contains material not found in the Golden Dawn interpretations	Weiser	1-57863-178-5
Gates of Holiness (Shaarei Qedusha)	Chaim Vital	An exposition on Rabbinic Judaism’s methods for attaining the full inspiration of the Holy Spirit	Providence University, 2007	1-897352-04-2
Generation Hex	various authors, edited by Jason Louv	Exciting articles on magic and the spiritual world that will enhance your interactions and practices. New paradigms and techniques to make you think outside the box.	Disinformation co.	978-1932857207
Hermetic Magic: The Postmodern Magical Papyrus of Abaris	Stephen Edred Flowers	Excellent introduction to the principles and practice of Hellenistic Hermetic Magic via the Greek & Coptic Magical Papyri found in Egypt	Weiser	0-87728-828-3
Illuminations: Mystical Meditations on the Hebrew Alephbet	Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki	Materials for contemplation and working with the spirits of the ashuri signs	Llewellyn	978-0738701868
Lemegeton: The Lesser Key of Solomon	edited by Joseph Peterson	The Goetic, Theurgic-Goetic, and Theurgic Books of the Solomonic canon. Together with the Notary Arts, they make up a complete system for spiritual work in the Kingdom/Elemental Sphere	Weiser	1-57863-220-X
Lucifer	Mike Carey	This graphic novel series explores the nature of the Archdemon Samael, as he retires from his position as Lord of Hell and seeks the freedom to create his own reality.	Vertigo
Magic that Works	Nineveh Shadrach and Francis Harrison	Excellent primer for ceremonial magicians on Arabic magick and Jinn workings.	Ishtar Publishing	978-0973593129
Magic, Power, Language, Symbol	Patrick Dunn	Explores the intersection of language and magic through the academic field of linguistics	Llewellyn	13: 978-0-7387-1360-1
Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental and Spiritual Empowerment	Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and J. H. Brennan	A fascinating mix of lore and technique that finally puts an end to that nagging question: is it all in your head?	Llewellyn	1-56718-084-1
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn	Karen McCarthy Brown	Explores Haitian Vodou and its spirits through a native practitioner and her daily life as a spiritual worker	University of California Press	978-0520224759
Necronomicon	edited by Simon	Authentic or fabricated, the author of this work had a good knowledge of magic, evocation, the planets, and Mesopotamian mythology, as well as H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos. There’s good insights and a lot of useful stuff in here if you actually bother to read it.	Avon	0-380-75192-5
Promethea series	Alan Moore	An exploration of Western Qabalah through a superheroine of imagination. Highly recommended.	America’s Best Comics
Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires: The Classical Texts of Magick Deciphered	Aaron Leitch	A good introduction to the Solomonic tradition, with detailed information on magical timing, constucting ritual tools and talismans, shamanic and gnostic streams within medieval Europe, and more	Llewellyn	0-7387-0303-6
Summoning Spirits	Konstantinos	Very user-friendly introduction to evocation, via simplified golden-dawn style. Contains a register of 50 useful spirits as well as a method for evoking to the physical plane	Llewellyn	1-56718-381-6
The Book of Abramelin: A New Translation	Abraham of Worms, edited by George Dehn and translated by Steven Guth	A year and a half ritual for obtaining knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel, and receiving authority over chthonic spirits for powerful magic	Ibis Press	978-0-89254-127-0
The Goetia of Dr. Rudd	David Rankine & Stephen Skinner	Reproduction of one of the oldest manuscripts of the Goetia available. Includes the complementary Shem ha’mephorash Angel to be used in the evocation of the Goetic Demons, the only copy of the Goetia to include such. Also includes a history of the text, and set of extremely useful appendices.	Golden Hoard	978-0-95476392-3
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells	Hans Betz	Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish spellsfrom 2nd c BC to 5th c AD	University Of Chicago Press	978-0226044477
The Magician’s Companion	Bill Whitcomb	“A Practical and Encyclopedic Guide to Magical and Religious Symbolism”. Quick access to many spirit registers and other tables from which to derive them	Llewellyn	0-87542-868-1
The Power of the Word: The Secret Code of Creation	Donald Tyson	Investigation of the tetragrammaton YHWH as a metaphysical model of creation and its applications, including the evocation of the 12 banner angels derived from its permutation	Llewellyn	0-7387-0528-4
The Practice of Magical Evocation	Franz Bardon	One of the most seminal works on evocation. Has an extensive list of spirits to summon with their qualities and powers.	Merkur	9783921338025
The Sword and the Serpent: The Two-fold Qabalistic Universe	Melita Denning and Osborne Phillips	Very helpful work that explains how spirits grow in power with human interaction and serve as vessels and channels of Divinity	Llewellyn	0-7387-0810-0
Three Books of Occult Philosophy	Henry Cornelius Agrippa, edited by Donald Tyson	Surveys all aspects of medieval high magic, providing many insights, techniques, and extensive source quotations from classical literature. Not intended for one reading, you’ll discover something new each time you open it.	Llewellyn	978-0875428321
Uncle Ramsey’s Little Book of Demons: The Positive Advantages of the Personifications of Life’s Problems	Ramsey Dukes	More of the psychological approach, but useful nonetheless	Aeon Books	978-1904658092