Enochian Magic for Beginners: The Original System of Angel Magic (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) [Paperback]

Donald Tyson (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Beginners (Llewellyn's) | Publication Date: September 8, 2002

Some magicians say it is the most powerful magical system ever. The Golden Dawn used it. Aleister Crowley used it. A growing number of magicians use it. And now, you can use it too thanks to Donald Tyson and his book, "Enochian Magic for Beginners.
"Revealed to John Dee and Edward Kelley over 400 years ago, much of this system has been ignored or misunderstood, even by famous magicians. Some of the source material has been fragmented, obscure, or unavailable. Thankfully, Mr. Tyson has worked long and hard to rediscover what was missing and piece together what had been changed.
Make no mistake--this is not a superficial treatment of Enochian magic. Yes, it is written for beginners, but it is also a vital and important resource for those who are currently practicing the Enochian system.
Most people today follow the Golden Dawn's method of Enochian magic. But did you know that they left out a major portion of the system? It's true! They did not include the "Heptarchia Mystica," a manuscript discovered amongst John Dee's belongings. In "Enochian Magic for Beginners, " you will learn the secrets of the "Heptarchia Mystica," including such things as the Angelic seven rulers, the preparations for practice of the system, and how to perform the ritual of the system.
But the Golden Dawn Enochian system is also quite powerful, and you will learn all of the inner secrets of this system so you can practice it on your own.
Also included are two new designs for Enochian typefaces, Donald Tyson's reconstruction of the Enochian Book of Spirits, and much more.
If you have found that your magic has not been as successful as you would like, this is the book you need to start a new page in your magical career. If you want to learn about the Enochian system, this book is the best introduction to it to date. And if you are already practicing Enochian magic, you will find this book to be a valuable resource.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

While Enochian Magic for Beginners focuses on bringing the intimidating subject of Enochian magic within the reach of the novice, the book grants its subject much more than superficial treatment. Western ceremonial magician and author Donald Tyson gives a comprehensive address on the history of and a solid foundation for actually working with this fascinating system of magic. What sets Tyson's treatment apart is his examination of the original system in its entirety, as it was given to John Dee and Edward Kelley in the late 1500s by the same angels who revealed the wisdom to Enoch in Old Testament times. This is not the same form of Enochian magic practiced by Golden Dawn members, which Tyson maintains is only a fragment of the original. The author's lucid connection of the mechanics of Enochian magic with its original philosophical and spiritual significance in Enochian Magic for Beginners answers the questions of the uninitiated while still being of importance to the adept.

From the Publisher

For over a century, people have been whispering about the power of Enochian magic. Unfortunately, few people have been able to use it due to its complexity. The truth is, it's been hard to understand. Or at least it was until Donald Tyson wrote Enochian Magic for Beginners.

Now, I contend that there is no reason for magic to be incomprehensible. So I think it is fair to ask why Enochian magic has been so difficult. Mr. Tyson may have found the answer: it has been incomplete. You see, most people follow Enochian based on the Golden Dawn's method. But that group left out an entire book known as the Heptarchia Mystica. Now that important work has been restored in this book, making it the first truly comprehensive introduction to Enochian magic ever.

Magic should never stagnate. It has to evolve to meet the needs of today without abandoning the sources from the past. That's one of the reasons I think this book is really special. Within the pages of this book, Donald Tyson corrects many errors from the past and sheds new light on the previous documents. As a result, this book helps enrich the Enochian system, making it truly modern while still faithful to its sixteenth-century roots.

This is a book that will change many people's ideas about the nature of Enochian magic. Although it takes work, now everyone, including you, can practice the most powerful magic available. And if you are already studying or practicing Enochian, I know this book will clear up many of the puzzling questions you have had about it.

Why is this important? Because only when you truly understand something can you can use it effectively. This book will allow you and many others to study and practice the complete system of Enochian magic.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (September 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567187471
• ISBN-13: 978-1567187472
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career. Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three-fourths scholarly, one-fourth loony., August 13, 2000

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This review is from: Enochian Magic for Beginners: The Original System of Angel Magic (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) (Paperback)

For the greater part, Tyson's book is a reasonably accurate review of the material in Dee's diaries. So long as you are using it solely as a reference for the basic elements of the system, you won't go wrong. However, he tends to "interpret" unresolvable ambiguities in the material according to his own view without ever noting that there are ambiguities. He also selectively quotes the original material to support his views; a substantially different sense of what was said sometimes arises when the material itself is studied. Where Tyson really crashes and burns is in his association of the Enochian material with the apocalypse, particularly in his belief that the Calls are meant to bring about the end of the world. Here he combines Christian fundamentalist myth with elements of H.P. Lovecraft's fictional horror universes; there is nothing in the original to support his ideas.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful textbook to accompany the original material, September 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Enochian Magic for Beginners: The Original System of Angel Magic (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) (Paperback)

Donald Tyson is a respected author who has devoted a fair amount of his life to the mastery of every known branch of ritual magic. While his conclusions are largely in the form of personal insight, he provides a large amount of research to back up his theories and conclusions. What I, personally, find useful, is his commentary on the golden dawn version of enochian magic, compared to what we now know is the full cycle of text (much of which was unknown to the founders of the GD when they created their "most perfect system of magic"). He provides bibliographic references, allowing the reader to peruse the same texts for themselves, and is always careful to note when a remark is based on some bit of cannonical text, or his own experience and insight.

This book does not stand alone, however. I would suggest, at the very least, also having Causabon's "A True and Faithful Relation" and Laycock's "Enochian Dictionary" as supplimental material to use with this book. If, however, you truly wish to understand the depth and potential of Enochian magic, this book is a highly useful platform to begin from.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ignore Tyson's Own Agenda, September 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Enochian Magic for Beginners: The Original System of Angel Magic (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) (Paperback)

A very good reference work on Enochian Magick which unfortunately veers into Christian Fundamentalism as Tyson expounds his own private version of the Apocalypse. Tyson also designed two of his own unique Enochian typefaces for this work. I wish that he had stuck to presenting the source material itself in a usable fashion rather than attempting to convince us about the Book of Revelations and Satanic influences "immanentizing the Eschaton".