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                      A Booklist of Pagan/Magickal Titles


     I. Tarot:
          A. The Tarot - Paul Foster Case  (f)
          B. The Qabalistic Tarot - Robert Wang (a,f)
          C. The Book of Tokens - Paul Case (f)
          D. The Book  of Thoth - Crowley (a,f)                            
                                              
     II. The Qabalah:
          A. The Mystical Qabalah - Dion Fortune (f)
          B. The Kabbalah Unveiled - MacGregor Mathers (f)
          C. The Sepher Yetzirah - W. Wynn Westcott (f)
          D. A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism - Gareth Knight
             (a,f)
          E. The Ladder of Lights - William Grey (f?)

     III. Magick in general:
          A. The Tree of Life - Israel Regardie (a,f)
          B. Magick in Theory and Practice - Aleister Crowley (a,f,b)
          C. The Golden Dawn; The Complete  Golden  Dawn  System  of Magic-
               Israel Regardie (c)
          D. Magick without Tears - Crowley (c)

     IV. Meditation
          A. The Training of the Mind - Alan Bennett (a)
          B. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa(d)
          C. Book 4 - Crowley (a)
          D. The Experience of Insight - Goldstein (d)

     V. Crowley
          A. The Holy Books of Thelema (a)
          B. The Vision and the Voice (a)
          C. The Eye in the Triangle - Israel Regardie (c)
          D. The Equinox, esp The Temple of Solomon the King (a)
          E. The Book of Lies (a)

     VI. Paganism, historical
          A. The Golden Bough - Frazer
          B. The Mystery Religions - S. Angus (b)
          C. Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism - F. Cumont (b)
          D. The God of the Witches - Margaret Murray
          E. The Golden Ass - Apuleius, transl. Robert Graves

     VII. Paganism, modern
          A. Drawing Down the Moon - Margot Adler
          B. The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald Gardner (g)

     VIII. Eastern Mysticism
          A. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines - Evans-Wentz
          B. Shakti and Shakta - Arthur Avalon (a)
          C. The Serpent Power - Arthur Avalon (a)





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          D. The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Evans-Wentz

     IX. Egyptian religion (all b)
          A. The Gods of the Egyptians - E.A. Budge
          B. The Egyptian Book of the Dead - Budge
          C. Egyptian Magic - Budge
          D. The Leyden Papyrus - Budge

     X. Miscellaneous
          A. The Chaldean Oracles - Westcott (f,e)
          B. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana - Philostratus
          C. Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson (c)
          D. Cosmic Trigger - Robert Anton Wilson (c)

                                    Sources

     (a) Samuel Weiser, Inc
         Box 612
         York Beach, Maine 03910

     -EXCELLENT source for books of all sorts, all high quality. Especially
     good source for  books  by  Crowley  &  on  ceremonial  magick. Highly
     recommended.

     (b) Dover Publications
         31 East 2nd St.
         Mineola, NY 11501

     -reprints many old books, most notably Budge's classic egyptian series

     (c) Falcon Press
         3660 N. 3rd St
         Phoenix, AZ 85012

     -small press  specializing in  Crowley, Israel  Regardie, & the Golden
     Dawn.  Also  carries  Robert  Anton  Wilson's  latest  works,  such as
     PROMETHEUS  RISING,  THE  NEW  INQUISITION,  and the reprinted classic
     COSMIC TRIGGER.

     (d) Shambalah Publications
         314 Dartmouth St.
         Boston, MA 02116

     -mainly Eastern religion & Buddhist, but also some western magick, and
     recently lots  of high-quality  New Age  works. Recently reprinted the
     classic series HERMETICA by Sir Walter Scott.

     (e) Heptangle Books
         Box 283
         Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

     -small  specialty  printing  house   issuing  one   volume  per  year,





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     beautifully  typeset.   Issued  the  classic  ENOCHIAN  INVOKATION  by
     Geoffrey James, which was still in print in April.


     (f) The Best of Cards Catalog
         Division of US Games Systems
         38 East 32nd St
         NY, NY 10016

     -sells every Tarot  pack  in  existence,  &  also  has  a surprisingly
     extensive booklist  of occult  books. Good  source for  Eliphas Levi &
     tarot material &  carries  many  of  the  books  issued  by  the above
     publisher. Catalog is $2. Delivery is the fastest I've ever seen.

     (g) Magickal Childe
         35 West 19th St.
         NY,NY 10011

     -excellent  listing;  carries  Gardner's books & assorted paraphanalia
     such as Abramelin oil. Carries many  more books  than listed  in their
     catalog; reportedly  if you call them they can get ANY occult book, if
     it's available anywhere. No, I don't have their phone #.

     (h) Llewellyn Publications
         P.O. Box 64383-873
         St. Paul, MN 55164-0383

     -not so  good a  source these  days, but  carries reprints  of many of
     Israel  Regardie's  classics.  Their  catalog  resembles  the National
     Enquirer;  caveat  emptor.  Interesting  to  read   for  entertainment
     purposes, occasionally one will find a good book there.
       
     (i) Circle
         P.O. Box 219
         Mt. Horeb, WI 53572

     -a pagan organization publishing a newsletter & sells some books, most
     notably Circle Guide to Pagan & Wiccan Resources, for contacts.

     (j) Dharma Publishing
         2425 Hillside Ave
         Berkeley CA 94704

     -sells books on Buddhism,  posters of  Tibetan Thanka  paintings; much
     more hardcore Buddhist than Shambalah.


     These opinions  are my own, & where I recall purchasing these books in
     the past. They may no longer be available. If you have any comments or
     additional publishers you'd like added, leave me a msg.

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     IV. Meditation
          A. The Training of the Mind - Alan Bennett