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The Magician's Workbook: Practicing the Rituals of the Western Tradition

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I am in total disagreement to the first reviewer of this
book. It is an excellent and easy to understand beginners
guide to ceremonial magick, which is more than I can say
about Steve Savedow's book with the same title, which I don't
recommend at all for beginners. So what is the big deal about
there being a lot of material here that can be found in Mr.
Tyson's other books? The same can be said of several of Israel
Regardie's books, but no one complains about that! The BIG difference hear is that Mr. Tyson's takes this information and creates a step-by-step study guide, that is very pragmatic and
safe. If you have never owned a book by Donald Tyson and want
to learn about High Magick, this is an excellent place to start.
After studying and finishing the study program of this book, you
may then want to purchase his other books on magick and/or pick
up a copy of Donald Michael Kraigs "Modern Magick," which covers
a certain amount of material the Mr. Tyson does in "The Magician's Workbook," but goes a bit further into more advanced
techniques and practices.

On a final note I'd like to add that there are many books on
the market with the same title, often covering the same subject.
The idea that Llewellyn is doing some sort of injustice to
Mr. Steve Savedow just because they released a book on magick
with the same title as his is absurd. Perhaps the first reviewer
of this book is upset because Mr. Tyson's book is a much, much
better beginner's guide to magick than Mr. Savedow's!

A great book, I have aquired many books on magic and magic systems throughout the years and none were quite presented in an easy to understand and practise manner. Tyson seems to have layed everything out nice and neatly even with a schedule on the recommended way to follow the excercises contained in the book. A small note on some of the negative reviews, the section on "ego destruction" is untrue, it has nothing to do with ego destruction, merely a mental excercise to help you learn a little bit of control. The excercises are stated simply with no fluff, just the meat. There are hundreds of books about magic that are extremely complex. So few are simple and well laid out, this book is a valuable resource for a beginner.

This is the most wonderful and most detailed book i have ever read. It does not only teach you the necessary excercise that will lead you to master your own will but it guides the student with a curriculum based study (a scheduled everyday excercises for the forty week training). This is truly for the beginners as well as for the advance practitioners of magick.

Donald Tyson's work is everything it is titled to be. Unlike many authors who attempt to produce similar works, Tyson doesn't obscure the material in the book with theory or opinion, but instead simply offers clear instructions on practical, and I would agree, traditional exercises and rituals. The commentary that does follow each exercise should be very useful for the beginner as are his study guide and suggested reading sections.

I found this book extremely helpful. My level of expertise is from beginner to intermediate, and I found this to be written in a clear and concise manner. It has given me the foundation to begin to practice the type of magick that I have always aspired to be able to do.