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I cover the world that was and set it aside.
I create the world that is that I may inhabit it fully.
I build a bridge into the Otherworld,
a place between Awake and Dreaming,
a place between Matter and Spirit,
a place between what was, what is, and what is to come.

Six Ways is a handbook of magic and sorcery, rooted in witchcraft, folk magic, chaos magic, and animist spirit work. Subjects covered include sigils, servitors, meditation, trance, spiritual cleansing, warding, dream sorcery, candle magic, talismanic magic, and tending to the spirit ecologies we live with and in.

Six Ways looks at how and why to build relationships in all of the worlds, manifest and unmanifest (what Wachter calls the Field) that allow us to perform effective magic. Effective magic is magic that changes us at the mind, soul, and spirit levels while improving our real-world circumstances.

The focus is on finding pathways to the Otherworlds and building symbiotic relationships with the Others (the spirits and allies) that dwell there. Sorcery then becomes the practice of working within those relationships to effect the changes we seek in our lives.

Aidan Wachter is a talismanic jeweler. He has been involved in magical practice since 1982 when some punks in his hometown turned him on to Force The Hand of Chance by the band Psychic TV. He can be found at www.aidanwachter.com

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"The subtitle of Six Ways is: Approaches & Entries For Practical Magic. This is about as perfect a description as you can get. It is not a book of advanced magic and it requires no prior knowledge but the next time someone asks me "what book would you start someone out with", Six Ways is on the top of the short list. Best yet, the book doesn't depend on any particular tradition, instead getting right to the heart of what magic IS. An approach Aidan calls Ur-Sorcery, the proto or original sorcery... So what is it like being a practitioner with 30 years experience reading the newest "entry" book on magic? It is like feeling the firmament shift slightly underneath your feet. There is nothing here to threaten your approach, yet there is so much that is added to it that it moves the groundwork upon which any magician stands."

Jason Miller, author of The Elements of Spellcrafting and Protection and Reversal Magick

"Aidan Wachter's Six Ways: Approaches & Entries For Practical Magic is really unique in its undertaking. He breathes new life into the basic foundational practices of magic. His practices and approaches are rich because of his style of diving deeper instead of over-complicating the techniques, something that's really refreshing. As such, you could approach this book from any skill level and have it enhance your practice." Mat Auryn, For Puck's Sake

"This work is truly phenomenal. I've been practicing magic for three decades + have an extensive library of occult titles. Six Ways stands out because Mr. Wachter has accomplished something very few do. He gets to the roots of the practice of magic. Rather than limit you to his particular methods of practice, he gets to the magical wiring under the board. He helps you to understand how things work + why we do certain things, which then makes deciding what to do a thousand times easier. This book is also saturated + I mean that in the best possible way. It's dense with information + wisdom + understanding that can only be transmitted by someone with a ton of rock-solid experience in practical magic. He also speaks to things largely absent in most magical texts, thing which make a deep difference both perceptually + practically. I wish I'd had this book when I first started practicing. It would have saved me a lot of wasted time + wasted energy. The beauty of Six Ways, to me, is how it's as equally valuable to someone brand new to magic as it is to someone who's practiced for years. There are jewels here for everyone. This isn't another book of reheated stuff we've all read countless times. Six Ways has fast become one of my very favorite books on magic. Did I mention Mr. Wachter also managed to weave humor into the work? So much so that, at times, I was literally laughing out loud. That's a refreshing thing in a scene where most people, in my opinion, take themselves too seriously. That said, this is a serious work by a serious practitioner. In my mind, this is the book the magical community needs. I fully expect it to become a classic and with good reason." Fabeku Fatunmise

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I cover the world that was and set it aside.

I create the world that is that I may inhabit it fully.

I build a bridge into the Otherworld,

a place between Awake and Dreaming,

a place between Matter and Spirit,

a place between what was, what is, and what is to come.

Six Ways looks at how and why to build relationships in all of the worlds, manifest and unmanifest (what Wachter calls the Field) that allow us to perform effective magic. Effective magic is magic that changes us at the mind, soul, and spirit levels while improving our real-world circumstances. The focus is on finding pathways to the Otherworlds and building symbiotic relationships with the Others (the spirits and allies) that dwell there. Sorcery then becomes the practice of working within those relationships to effect the changes we seek in our lives.

Aidan Wachter is a talismanic jeweler. He has been involved in magical practice since 1982 when some punks in his hometown turned him on to Force The Hand of Chance by the band Psychic TV.

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Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Red Temple Press (April 23, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0999356607
ISBN-13: 978-0999356609
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 68 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #179 in Occultism
- #231 in Witchcraft Religion & Spirituality
- #255 in Magic Studies

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April 23, 2018

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This work is truly phenomenal. I've been practicing magic for three decades + have an extensive library of occult titles. Six Ways stands out because Mr. Wachter has accomplished something very few do. He gets to the roots of the practice of magic. Rather than limit you to his particular methods of practice, he gets to the magical wiring under the board. He helps you to understand how things work + why we do certain things, which then makes deciding what to do a thousand times easier. This book is also saturated + I mean that in the best possible way. It's dense with information + wisdom + understanding that can only be transmitted by someone with a ton of rock solid experience in practical magic. He also speaks to things largely absent in most magical texts, thing which make a deep difference both perceptually + practically. I wish I'd had this book when I first started practicing. It would have saved me a lot of wasted time + wasted energy. The beauty of Six Ways, to me, is how it's as equally valuable to someone brand new to magic as it is to someone who's practiced for years. There are jewels here for everyone. This isn't another book of reheated stuff we've all read countless times. Six Ways has fast become one of my very favorite books on magic. Did I mention Mr. Wachter also managed to weave humor into the work? So much so that, at times, I was literally laughing out loud. That's a refreshing thing in a scene where most people, in my opinion, take themselves too seriously. That said, this is a serious work by a serious practitioner. In my mind, this is the book the magical community needs. I fully expect it to become a classic and with good reason.

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I've enjoyed Aidan's blog for quiet a while

April 27, 2018

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I've enjoyed Aidan's blog for quiet a while, and so looked forward to his new book. My expectations have been completely blown away, in a very good way. There is a ton of material for beginners and long-time practitioners to chew on here.

Previously, my first recommendations for magical books were a combination of Stephen Mace's _Stealing the Fire from Heaven_ and Paul Huson's _Mastering Witchcraft_. From now on, I will be recommending _Six Ways_ with Mace and Huson as supplemental texts. This is because Aidan reviews all of what I consider essential from the other books in what is often a more clear and concrete style. Much of what Aidan covers is in Mace and Huson but implicitly, and so more difficult to discover than need be. In characteristic humility, Aidan points out that much of this, once spoken, is obvious, but even he finds it so easy to forget.

One final commendation, Aidan is liberal with citations and manages to convey a spirit of communal effort. It's refreshing in one sense as being good-natured, but as someone who grew up following bibliographies and book lists it comforts my sense of conceptual genealogy.

Couldn't recommend more highly.

Edit: Nearly forgot, one example I would like to explicitly mention is Aidan's rite to call back one's personal power. For most of my peer group, this is a much more appropriate initial rite than Huson's reciting of the Lord's Prayer backwards. Huson's use of the Lord's Prayer definitely filled a needed structural place, but it shows its age.

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May 3, 2018

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Aidan Wachter has written a true gem in this piece. There are books about magick, Magickal book and then there are Grimoires. This work qualifies as all three.
If you had absolutely no experience in the realm of sorcery you could pick up this book, read it sincerely and be able to stand very stable on your first steps of Magickal workings.

For those of experienced being this book offers much. It approaches magic for a perspective that few authors desire to encapsulate (but should). It contains gems that can heighten the empowerment for practitioners of almost any viewpoint, be it LHP, RHP, Theistic, shamanistic or almost any path I can think of approaching the book.

It does not drown you with deep, needless psychopomp. It does provide the rational basis for all the approaches and techniques it expounds upon.
It’s not a mere spellbook. If you’re looking for that, go elsewhere. It is much more than that.

It is philosophy AND real application of both practical and high sorcery.
Something like this has been needing to come along for a long time now. I certainly am glad it is here now.
I have been a practitioner for 40 years now. I am in awe and wonder what it would be like if a treasure like this were available to me back then. I am ultimately grateful that is here now though.

If you’re looking for one book on magic that can change your work and help you grow in the arte, I highly suggest this one.

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