The Tree of Ecstasy: An Advanced Manual of Sexual Magic (Paperback)

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The Tree of Ecstasy looks at how sex was inseparable from religion in the ancient world and generally seen in a positive light until Christianity put a curse on the flesh and perverted the expression of the sex instinct. The author outlines practices and advice for the rituals based on the Tree of LIfe from the Kabbalah emphasizing that the book is for committed partners. This is advanced magic and not for the beginner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157863038X
• ISBN-13: 978-1578630387
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #742,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reliable and practical book on genuine sex magic., October 26, 1997

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This review is from: The Tree of Ecstasy: An Advanced Manual of Sexual Magic (Mass Market Paperback)

The author is a leading occult writer and practitioner, from the esoteric group The Servants of the Light.Part 1 of this book looks at how sex was inseparable from religion in the ancient world and generally seen in a positive light.Then Christianity put a curse on the flesh and perverted the expression of the sex instinct.Part 2 outlines practices and advice for the rituals to come.Dolores emphasises that the book is for committed partners,not for those who just want to fool around.Part 3: the rituals are based on the Tree of Life from the qabalah.Each sephiroth or sphere/realm has its particular ritual and pathworking.In Malkuth or the Earth realm the man becomes Pan and the woman Syrinxe his priestess.In Netzach or Venus the man is Merlin and the woman is Nimue.This is advanced magic and not for the beginner.

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars hardly any content, January 30, 2002

By	Master of the Abyss (Germany) - See all my reviews

This book is most definitely not "advanced". It combines the most simple elements of gone-west tantra with an extremely naive "understanding" of the Qabalah. All information relevant for practice could have been compressed to two or three pages. (It has, in other books.)
At least the "Tree of Ecstasy" could be of use for a well-protected introduction into the "infamous" topic of sexual magic.

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tree, February 14, 2000

By	Rev. Korin J. Robinson (Denver, CO, USA) - See all my reviews

Nowicki has done it again. This time taking on sex as an esoteric form. The book covers sexual excercies for working partners.