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Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft

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This is one of the few books on Wicca today that does not contain the typical nonsense and fluff so prevalent in the contemporary market. Instead it contains many time-proven techniques and concepts actually used in the Craft, and is therefore a reliable text on the theory and practice of magick.

Wiccan Magick explores the principles of formula magick and explains how and why magick actually works. It provides the reader with the knowledge of how to make magickal liquids for spell casting and how to create one's own spells and other magickal workings. The book further deals with folk magick, mineral magick, herbs, and how to work with the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. In addition Wiccan Magick promotes the ethics of using magick and demonstrates that magick is not a bunch of hocus pocus, but is instead an understanding of how to work with the forces of Nature and the powers of the human mind.

This book is an insightful and thought-provoking work. It deals with sifting through the fluff and getting down to understanding how and why magick really works. Although the book does require some concentration, anyone of average intelligence should not be confused by the teachings revealed in this excellent and refreshing work on magick.

This book totally blew me out of the water. Far more in-depth than any other book I've read on the subject. Grimassi is now my favorite author. I would recommend it for any one who would like to get more in tune with the mysteries of the craft.

Unlike most books written on magick for a Wiccan audience, Grimassi's book is a serious look at authentic techniques rooted in metaphysics and sound occult principles. This book explains the reasons why magick works and why fails when it doesn't work.

Chapter one presents a brief overview of how the idea of magick evolved in the human mind from ancient times, but Grimassi does not present a history of Wicca itself. Chapter two explores folk magick principles and techniques. Chapter three covers herbs and how to plant, care for, and harvest them for magickal purposes. Grimassi also has a section on using herbs for preparing ritual tools, and a list of various herbs and their properties and associations.

Chapter four is an interesting one dealing with rocks and crystals. Grimassi presents techniques for charging them with the energy of the sun and the moon. Chapter five is a very detailed examination of the four elements and the elemental spirits associated with earth, air, fire, and water. Grimassi explains how to use the elements and how to prepare magickal fluids, and so forth.

Chapter six explores the Astral realm and explains many things about this misunderstood dimension and how it affects magickal workings. Chapter seven presents material about the energy of the human body and the mind. The concepts may be difficult for beginners to understand, but this is an important chapter. Chapter eight is about the art of magick itself, and goes beyond anything I've seen in print to date. Grimassi covers everything from electro-magnetic energy (generated by the body) to magickal links, to seasonal energies generated by the earth, and how to create your own effective rites and spells.

Chapter nine deals with the conscious and subconscious mind, what Grimassi calls the "solar" and "lunar" consciousness. Chapter ten explores the structure of Wiccan rituals, use of tools, and the concept of initiation. The final chapter (11) focuses on the ethics of using magick, on walking the path of Wicca, and presents the eight stages of magickal attainment in the training of Wicca.

If you're ready for a book on Wiccan magick with some real substance to it, minus the fluff and nonsense, then this is the book for you!

Unlike most Wicca books that talk about magick this one addresses why and how magick works. It helps the reader to understand the magickal principles as well as providing information about other dimensions of reality.

As anyone fairly well read on Wicca knows, incorporated into Wicca are elements of Freemasonry, Hermetic teachings, and various principles found in the Kaballah, as well as the basics of Western Occultism. The most commonly used technique for invoking with pentagrams in most Wiccan traditions is actually taken from the Golden Dawn, a magickal/mystical society founded prior to World War II.

Grimassi reminds us not only of these foundation stones in modern Wicca, but goes beyond this and reveals many of the inner teachings that most Wiccan authors don't address. In this book you'll find information on the art of magick, the four elements, astral energies, designing rituals and much more. If you're looking for a Wicca book on magick with some meat on it, you won't find one better than this one.

I bought Wiccan Magick off of amazon for 1.50 and Im really glad I did because I wouldn't have paid anymore for it if I would have known what I was in for. Ravenn Grimassi has always been my top favorite author so I was beyond excited to read Wiccan Magick. If I were a beginner Id think Grimassi was saying that Wicca is more folklore than magick. Id give this book to someone who wants more historical facts and references than magickal information.

One of the first books I read when I was starting out, it is much different than most other "101" or beginner books. It belongs beside every wiccan's copy of "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham.

What an amazing book! For the first time, in one place, I can finally understand what magick is all about..how it works..and how it does not. Grimassi has done it again!!! More, more, more from him, please!!

Raven Grimassi has given us a book which does something few books ever do. He actually explains the HErmetic Mysteries in SIMPLE, DIRECT LANGUAGE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND! However, there are times when he seems to contradict himself, which I imagine is the fault of Llewellen's bad editing. Also, in explaining the passage of power from one plane to another, he uses a metaphor which assumes that the hierarchies of our society are somehow mirrors of an Astral Hierarchy. Other than a few little glitches, the book is very informative, thought mainly for experienced practitioners. Beginners might get a bit confused.

At long last a book has appeared on magick for Wiccans/Witches that is based upon sound workable principles. Grimassi presents both how and why magick works, and provides the reader with a rich source of information on the inner traditions of the forces that work behind the scenes.

Most readers will find this book to be a treasure house of lore, information, and instruction. However, because the book is written with intelligence, less experienced readers may feel the book reads more like a text book.