True Magick: A Beginner's Guide (Llewellyn's Practical Magick Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Amber K (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 1990

How to incorporate ethics in magickal workings as well as in everyday life. Learn how to find an ethical teacher; how to strengthen magick through a healthy lifestyle; how to prepare for rituals; how to raise, channel and ground magical power and more.

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About the Author

Amber K is a third degree priestess of the Wiccan faith. She was initiated at the Temple of the Pagan Way in Chicago and served on the Council of Elders there. Her books on magick and the Craft have been widely circulated in the United States and Europe, and for nearly 25 years she has traveled across the U.S. teaching the Craft. She has worked with Circle and the Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess, and served as National First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess for three terms. She is a founder of Our Lady of the Woods and the Ladywood Tradition of Wicca, and currently is Executive Director of Ardantane, a Wiccan/Pagan seminary is northern New Mexico.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (January 8, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875420036
• ISBN-13: 978-0875420035
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #834,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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100 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to get started!, April 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: True Magick: A Beginner's Guide (Llewellyn's Practical Magick Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to admit, I was skeptical about the whole concept of Magick... that is, until I picked up this book. Right from the start, Amber K. goes into the destinctions that make Wicca so special, and how witchcraft can be a healthy and fulfilling way of life. It kept me up for hours at the fascinating portrayals of the various neo-pagan religeons, legendary figures, and beliefs.

Since I bought it over six months ago, I must've read it half a dozen times. Amber K. is a wonderful writer, though I have to admit she's seems bit eccentric at times (read pages 125 to 127 and you'll know what I mean). Oh well, who wants to be normal? Certainly not myself, as it inspired me to dive head-long into my spirituality. While still a "wizard-in-training," so to speak, I could not have gotten to the frame of mind I currently possess, full of insight and wholeness, without "True Magick: A Beginner's Guide."

To anyone interested, fascinated, or maybe just curious about the Craft, I recommend this book highly as a primer for greater possibilities. Even for those of you who are somewhat closed-minded, this book should clear up much of the garbage you've been told about witchcraft. It really opened my eyes, and I hope it will open yours as well. Blessed be!

62 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If someone asked me where to start, True Magick, Amber K., January 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: True Magick: A Beginner's Guide (Llewellyn's Practical Magick Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

There is no book that has been written that captures the basic principles of magic and the practice of the Wiccan religions. Amber K's True Magick is the book for anyone who is looking to start down their magickial journey. Her words are insightful and she does not fill the book with jargon which would make it incomprehensible, nor does she dumb it down to a thrid grade reading level. Unlike books by such authors like, Scott Cunningham, Amber K does not insult the reader by making everything seem rosy and simple, she simply tells it like it is, and that makes it a book that is not only for those beggining, but for those how are already well established in their Craft. It is a book that should be used in every coven and even in every religion because it is so universal that it appeals to the human spirit, no matter what any person might believe.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid as a rock, April 28, 1999

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This review is from: True Magick: A Beginner's Guide (Llewellyn's Practical Magick Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book contains the most sensible advice to beginners I could hope to find. She hits the proverbial nail on the head with Chapters 1, 2, and 4 through 7, which explain what magic (theurgy) IS, and the basics of preparation and readiness for the practice thereof. (Chapter three is fine as well, but I would have preferred it come later in the book. I would also refer seekers to "Drawing Down the Moon" by Adler for more in-depth coverage, after the abovementioned chapters are read.) The rest of the book concerns itself with specifically Wiccan magic, which is fine, and a wonderful case study of the application of magick. I read some other reviews and I have a few comments to make. "this book had a lot of good facts and interesting points, but was not all that entertaining"... This book was not MEANT as entertainment. For that, I refer you to the fiction section of Amazon. :) "I was hoping for some easier reading material that maybe offered some more beginner spells" The material *IS* easy reading, it was offered in a light, easily comprehensible, almost conversational manner, which in no way lessens its effectiveness or diminishes its important message. And I feel the spell level of the book is appropriate, especially for someone who is a raw beginner. True magick comes from within, as she admirably repeats. I would very much advise that you reread the fore part of the book and take those lessons to heart before skipping to the end to get to the spells... you will be thankful you did, and your magick will be much more effective. Bright Blessings!