Recommended Reading

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Essentials / Where to begin:

Intro to Western Mystery Tradition – Lords of Light by W.E. Butler   https://amzn.to/2MlXAgk

Intro to Esotericism – The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall http://amzn.to/2utQfxS

Intro to Qabalah – The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune http://amzn.to/2uwhWdX

Intro to Hermetics – Kybalion – The Three Initiates http://amzn.to/2vEfdKM

Reference Books:

Cabalistic Encyclopedia David Godwin http://amzn.to/2poemvr

A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism by Gareth Knight http://amzn.to/2BWhRQL

The Complete Magician’s Tables by Stephen Skinner  http://amzn.to/2iF2KCR

Three books on Occult Philosophy by Agrippa http://amzn.to/2vIOeCS

777 by Aleister Crowley http://amzn.to/2yAxf71

The Mystery Traditions: Secret Symbols and Sacred Art by Wasserman http://amzn.to/2B0cUZn

Alchemy, Herbalism:

Real Alchemy: a primer of practical alchemy by Robert Bartlett http://amzn.to/2BVmZo7

The Alchemists Handbook: Manual for Practical Laboratory Alchemy by Frater Albertus http://amzn.to/2kEPPVP

Spagyrics: The Alchemical Preparation of Medicinal Essences, Tinctures, and Elixirs by Manfred Junius http://amzn.to/2kayjov

Mastering Herbalism by Huson

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs http://amzn.to/2uzfu66

Arboretum Mysticum (see sections on Qabalah, Magic, Reference)

Astrology:

Astrology for Initiates by Papus http://amzn.to/2HeBZiR

Astrology for the Soul http://amzn.to/2tXtmWX

Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning by Richard Hinkley Allen http://amzn.to/2r6SKI7

Crystals and Stones:

Everyday Crystal Rituals by Naha Armády https://amzn.to/2pTf8mf

Love is in the Earth by Melody http://amzn.to/2qL5mRn

Book of Stones by Robert Simmons http://amzn.to/2pMI1jf

Crystal Enlightenment by Katrina Raphaell http://amzn.to/2qH4Gh0

American Indian Secrets of Crystal Healing http://amzn.to/2p3unuF

101 Power Crystals by Judy Hall http://amzn.to/2qLfrOa

Stones of the New Consciousness by Robert Simmons http://amzn.to/2qGTyk0

Developing Intuition:

How to Meet and Work with Spirit Guides – Ted Andrews http://amzn.to/2fzFszI

Animal Spirit Guides by Steven D. Farmer, PhD http://amzn.to/2hcrrIL

Angels and Ascended Masters by Doreen Virtue http://amzn.to/2g86RcN

Principles of Hermetic Philosophy – Dion Fortune http://amzn.to/2fzmk55

On past lives: Initiation by Elizabeth Haich http://amzn.to/2vNA2HR

Golden Dawn and Occult Orders:

The Golden Dawn by Israel Regardie http://amzn.to/2j5yhl8

Rebels and Priestesses: Women of the Golden Dawn by Mary Greer http://amzn.to/2BSNpqy

The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order by Paul Foster Case http://amzn.to/2wjgTeF

Healing Arts:

Healing, the Divine Art by Manly P. Hall http://amzn.to/2BUOVbH

The True Art of Healing by Israel Regardie http://amzn.to/2kycPWb

Psychomagic: Alejandro Jodorowsky http://amzn.to/2jyIrah

Urban Shaman by Serge King http://amzn.to/2iDhkdZ

Personal Power through Awareness by Sanaya Roman http://amzn.to/2BV3CLN

Hermeticism:

Thrice Greatest Hermes by Mead http://amzn.to/2vQckuA

The Hermetic Museum by A.E. Waite http://amzn.to/2wjA0FJ

Hermetica Edited and Translated by Walter Scott https://amzn.to/2wkOwjY

Kybalion – The Three Initiates http://amzn.to/2vEfdKM

The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus by Florian Ebeling https://amzn.to/2K1ABBj

The Eternal Hermes from Greek God to Alchemical Magus by Antoine Faivre  https://amzn.to/2KMjBjE

Hermetic Philosophy and Alchemy by Mary Anne Atwood  https://amzn.to/2K0dsPJ

The Hermetic Link – From Secret Tradition to Modern Thought by Jacob Slavenburg https://amzn.to/2jIpaUa

Magic and Magical Practice:

The Magus: A complete system of Occult Philosopy https://amzn.to/2IsGH0q

The Magician: His Training and Work by Walter Ernest Butler http://amzn.to/2qJwamd

Qabalistic Concepts by William Gray http://amzn.to/2CfaxmS

The Magical use of Thought Forms by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki http://amzn.to/2kAkiEi

In Names and Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life by Peregrin Wildoak http://amzn.to/2B1yexJ

Transcendental Magic by Eliphas Levi http://amzn.to/2pSNbwd

Middle Pillar by Israel Regardie http://amzn.to/2qOrQlu

Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon: http://amzn.to/2vEelG3

Qabalah/ Tree of Life:

Paths of Wisdom, a guide to the Magical Cabala by John Michael Greer: https://amzn.to/2KWyqEb

Garden of Pomegranates by Israel Regardie http://amzn.to/2ss21sm

Ladder of Lights: A Step by Step Guide to the Tree of Life and the Four Worlds by William Gray http://amzn.to/2jyeyqz

The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante’s Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist  http://amzn.to/2t9qZ2O

Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation by Aryeh Kaplan http://amzn.to/2AG5acx

Other Good authors on the Western Mystery Tradition include:  W.E. Butler, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, Chic and Tabitha Cicero, Pat Zalewski, Gareth Knight.

Tarot:

The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages by Paul Foster Case http://amzn.to/2tTsV0D

The Way of the Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards by Alejandro Jodorowsky http://amzn.to/2nwdYhN

Robert Wang – Qabalistic Tarot http://amzn.to/2vuTA1i

Lon Milo Duquette – Understanding Crowley’s Thoth Tarot http://amzn.to/2uw7gMa

Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism
http://amzn.to/2qrAghQ

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot by Rachel Pollack http://amzn.to/2AG8vYQ

The Creative Tarot: A Modern Guide to an Inspired Life http://amzn.to/2kCfEFF

Tarot for Your Self by Mary Greer http://amzn.to/2kAbUog

Eastern Studies:

Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation by Johari http://amzn.to/2kBGmyj

In My Own Way – an autobiography by Alan Watts http://amzn.to/2kz6B8t

Metaphysical Meditations by Yogananda http://amzn.to/2j6GuWg

Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda http://amzn.to/2juCuM1

Native American:

Black Elk Speaks http://amzn.to/2k9dVnG

Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power http://amzn.to/2kBUCa9