Stealing the Fire from Heaven [Paperback]

Stephen Mace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003

Stephen Maces "Stealing the Fire from Heaven - A Technique for Creating Individual Systems of Sorcery" is often touted as an excellent starting point for the aspiring magician/sorcerer as well as the experienced magician. Dagon Productions is proud to announce the publishing of the revised and expanded version of "Stealing the Fire from Heaven".

"This essay offers a technique that individuals can use to create their own systems of sorcery, systems precisely tailored to fit their own unconscious minds. By following its instructions, the reader can cause his or her subliminal self to design its own symbols to represent the powers that lie within it. The result will be what is essentially a personal language of power, one that has meaning only for his or her self, but full of potency because it is his or her own soul’s way of expressing itself." - Stephen Mace

Editorial Reviews

Review

Despite the number of magical construction kits that are available to the modern sorcerer, Mace’s is a definite keeper. -- George Holochwost, Sectionhead of the Illuminates of Thanateros America

Mace begins with the ideas of Crowley/Spare and takes them several steps further in a way few others have. -- Phil Hine, author of Condensed Chaos and Prime Chaos

This essential piece is back by popular demand and if you didn’t buy it previously buy it this now. -- Christopher S. Hyatt, Ph.D., author of Undoing Yourself, Secrets of Western Tantra, Urban Voodoo and Rebels & Devils

About the Author

Stephen Mace is the author of "Stealing the Fire from Heaven," "Sorcery as Virtual Mechanics," "Squeezing Being," "Addressing Power," and "Nemisis & Other Essays." Stephen Mace has also contributed to the magazine publications "Chaos International," Nuit-Isis," "Widdershins," and "Vitriol."

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dagon Productions (September 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0972026606
• ISBN-13: 978-0972026604
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books on Sorcery Around, December 1, 2004

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Sandra "HotChick21" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stealing the Fire from Heaven (Paperback)

This book is really one of the best books on sorcery I have read. It does not have the popularity it deserves; this is one of the few books which contains real magickal techniques that will actually work.
I particularly was interested in and enjoyed the portions discussing automatic drawing and the creation of a personal Alphabet of Desire.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly impressed, June 5, 2009

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Roy "Roy" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stealing the Fire from Heaven (Paperback)

When I start reading a book on sorcery, I keep going until my BS-ometer goes into the red zone. But that never happened. It almost always does when Crowley is referenced, or when the author impresses me as an out of work psychologist with a secret desire to be a comedian, or as a pompous, condescending, con-artist. No "red alert", no "WTF am I reading this for?", no "stop and pay attention instead of thinking about the grocery list" - because this is a neat working manual built on solid principles.

The book is primarily based on the work of A.O. Spare, who was a genius of the rarest kind, but a little tough on folks who have a hard time with less than Pulitzer/Nobel quality writing.

If you're a beginner, forget the Cunningham/Golden Dawn/neo-shamanic/Wicca/pseudo-alchemy/Quabalah (spelled this way on purpose) books for now - save all that reading for later, after you have had some success with Magick first. If you've already been disappointed by that sort of thing, pick this up, it will renew your enthusiasm for the craft.

I recognize that there are different ways to go about doing some of the activities he suggests, but he does as well, and that is another thing I like about this book. I don't agree with everything written here, but I don't feel that smothering demand for obedience that is so common in books of this type. That, in itself, is refreshing, like having a conversation with a colleague instead of being bossed around by someone else's father substitute. This is one of the best introductions to practical magick available anywhere.

BTW - this book is back in print, Amazon.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magic at it's best, September 27, 2005

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Brigitte Falk (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stealing the Fire from Heaven (Paperback)

Don't hesitate to buy this small book in case you're looking for a brief summary of the most important and practical elements of magick. This book doesn't require to belief in a special sort of magic systems. Take it, read it and use it within your own universe.