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The Complete Magician's Tables

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As the book says on its cover, it is intended to be a resource similar to Crowley's 777. However, this book takes that format to a 'new level.' It is safe to say that, if you are a magickian of any level, you will find useful information in these pages. I was surprised to find so many correspondences for Kabbalah, for Alchemy, for the Tarot, and for Angelic (and Demonic) magick.

The book is laid out in logical, alphabetically arranged tables for just about every subject a magickian needs. The correspondences are based on the '32 Path' layout used in 777, but the resemblance to that work ends there. The author has done an incredible amount of research so you won't have to. Just look up the subject and you will find a treasure-trove of useful information.

You may not know it, but you need this resource. You won't be sorry you bought it !

Peace Profound,

Neshamah

Stephen Skinner has heard the prayers of generations of students of the occult and has graciously brought to earth the most comprehensive and user-friendly magical reference book ever compiled. Oh, to have had this book in my 20s. Meticulously researched and elegantly organized, it transcends and replaces at least 5 books in my library including Crowley's venerable 777. My highest possible recommendation.

Stephen Skinner has truly provided a great service for magicians with the publication of this monumental opus. No longer will practitioners of the Art have to be content with Crowley's problematic 777, as its contents have been revised, expanded and (where applicable) corrected by Skinner, and laid out in a format that's actually more accessable and easier to read. Over half of this massive tome is correspondence charts, the rest of the book filled with commentary.

The kabbalah also gets its due, with the lesser known Luriatic diagram receiving recognition for it's "intellectual" layout in comparison to the more "popular" style laid out by Mathers for the Golden Dawn. Skinner provides compelling reasons for why the Luriatic version seems more "correct". Sephirah and path numbers are, of course, also provided where correspondences to them occur.

All in all, this book will be used by practitioners for years to come and will make a handy addition to any occult library.

This book, The Complete Magician's Tables, is like Liber 777 on steroids. This is great to have in a single reference book, and its' contents combine the tables previously available with ones that are not so easily found. What I find useful about this book is its' organization, where correspondences are easy to find, and this ultimately helps by allowing me to get back to work quickly.

In fact, this book, combined with the first three volumes of the 'Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magick' series, are all books that I have found highly informative AND useful.

I also give this book 'The Complete Magician's Tables' my highest recommendation, thus, the five stars of this review ...

There is about everything in this book and it is handy to use. I sincerely recommend this book to every serious magickan.

According to Skinner in his introduction, "Magic is based on correspondences" and it "most powerfully uses them when they are put together in a well-constructed ritual" (page 16). He notes that correspondences underlie communication whether it involves other humans, non-human entities, or even communication with one's own subconscious mind. Skinner's book is THE contemporary reference work to consult when it comes to historically-recognized MAGICAL correspondences. It is useful to both scholars and laypersons, skeptics and believers, when approaching the traditional categories associated with magic. Those categories that comprise the key to all the tables are provided up front on page 13 and involve the 10 Sephiroth of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, the 5 Elements, the 7 planets, and the 12 Zodiacal Signs.

The numerous tables are organized according to 26 categories as follows: 1] Angels - Biblical, Apocryphal and Gnostic; 2] Buddhism; 3] Christianity; 4] Dr John Dee's Angels; 5] Emblems and Alchemy; 6] Feng Shui, Chinese Taoism and Taoist Magic; 7] Geomancy; 8] Heavens - Zodiac, Planets, Houses, Decans, Mansions, Constellations; 9] Islam; 10] Judaism; 11] Kabbalah; 12] Letters, Alphabets and Numerical Values; 13] Magic of the Grimoires - Angels, Demons and Spirits; 14] Natural Magic - Animals, Plants, Stones, Herbs and Perfumes; 15] Orders, Grades and Officers; 16] Pagan Pantheons; 17] Questing and Chivalry; 18] Rainbow Colour Scales; 19] Sacred Geometry; 20] Tarot; 21] Uniform Timeline - Magicians, Kabbalists, Astrologers, Alchemists; 22] Vedic and Hindu; 23] Wheel of the Year, Seasons, Months and Hours; 24] X-Reference to Greek Isopsephy; 25] Y Jing or I Ching; and 26] Zones of the Mind, Body and Soul. Each of these categorized tables are supplemented with commentary at the back of the book according to the table columns.

In the reference section at the back, Skinner provides biographical information on the authors whose works contributed most to the tables, beginning with Honorius of Thebes (fl. 1225) and ending with Blavatsky, Mathers, Crowley and Regardie as well as modern researchers in the field such as Adam McLean, Donald Tyson, Joseph Peterson and the encyclopedic works of David Godwin, David Hulse and Bill Whitcomb. This section shows that Skinner acknowledges the contemporary works of others and appreciates their contributions. His approach is opposite to that of Alan Richardson who put out a book in 2008 titled "The Magician's Tables: A Complete Book of Correspondences" which is not only a rip-off of Skinner's work but is also not as well organized or comprehensive. Be sure to purchase the right book.

Stephen Skinner moves us away from the Crowley-centric model of cabalistic correspondence and provides a set of tables that are based on his personal research.

Drawing from numerous sources Skinner provides data in a clear, concise fashion. Useful for all traditions as well as for the experimentalist who is blazing a trail through new territory, this work stands head and shoulders above similar titles in its completion and in its presentation.

No longer a slave to the old and inefficient 4/5/7/12/32/32+2 motif made popular by Crowley's 777, the magician who elects to use Skinner's work will find his information quickly and easily. The tables are laid out in a thoughtful manner; using them is simplicity itself!

If you're familiar with 777 or other tomes of correspondence then you'll find this work a delight to work with for its ease and its expansion on themes left untreated by others. If you're a novice to ceremonial magick and the hermetic cabala then this is probably the best reference book to have on your shelf.

Indispensable.

The Complete Magician's Tables is an "opus," of great cultural metaphysical physics comparative techniques for the training of the individual's inner eye. Positive outcome uses positive "magic," techniques. The practice, and increased understanding of the importance of timing and verification of micro and macro events assists the positive magic practicianer to take advantage of the insight of the inner eye to increase the understanding of the magic in one's own life, and that of others. The mastery of "The Complete Magician's Tables," can serve as a tremendous healing instrument not only for the everyday practitioner magician, but for the lives connected with such an individual practitioner.

Skinner has added another masterful work to the esoteric community. He has created a in-depth volume of magical relationships that will add to the ability of any seeker on the path of return from the divine theurgist to the alchemist seeking to create the Stone of the Wise. I believe this book to be must have for any serious student of the occult studies.

For the longest time i thought the best correspondance book was Crowley's 777. Mr. Skinner has surpassed him with this compilation. In a clear, concise manner Skinner has improved on "Uncle Al's" work, and has filled in a lot of the missing info, and corrected errors present in 777.

This book should be in the library of all serious magicians.