Reverend Erik commented on The system of the world by Neal Stephenson
I am still working my way through this behemoth of a book. It is good, but perhaps not as gripping and thrilling as the first two.
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Reverend Erik wants to read First Occult Tarot by Robert Place
I'm very interested in the history of Tarot and its tangling with the occult. Putting this on my list!
Reverend Erik started reading The system of the world by Neal Stephenson
The final thousand-page brick in the trilogy!!
Reverend Erik finished reading The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Neal Stephenson (Baroque Cycle (2))
Continuing the epic adventure begun in the bestselling QUICKSILVER!In the year 1689, a cabal of …
This is my second time through the book and it's just as good. Alchemy, science, the birth of modern economic systems, pirates, etc! It's amazing.
Reverend Erik finished reading The practical art of divine magic by Patrick Dunn
I realized at some point that I had already read MOST of this book. But I enjoyed every chapter, every bit that I was reading for the second time. Dunn does an excellent job presenting the reader with things to think about and try. This is an excellent book for anybody who wishes to treat magic as a true spiritual practice.
Reverend Erik finished reading Art of the Grimoire by Owen Davies
I'm not gonna claim to have read every word of this book, but I got it as a gift this morning and leafed through every page and looked at all the gorgeous photos and artwork. This book is beautiful! I love it.
Reverend Erik wants to read Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger by Wilkins, John (Foundations of semiotics,)
I think this book is going to be important regarding my interest in the intersection between Renaissance magic and Early Modern cryptography and mathematics. We shall see!
Reverend Erik finished reading The Elizabethan world picture by E. M. W. Tillyard
This book gets recommended frequently for those attempting to understand astrology or Renaissance magic. It's great for that!
This looks like it's right up my alley.
Reverend Erik reviewed The Way of Hermes by Hermes Trismegistus
The best way to get started with the Corpus Hermeticum
5 stars
I absolutely love this translation. It is more poetic than others, and much easier to read. The book keeps it short, without a lot of explanation or commentary. But also, it has plenty of footnotes about translation, so you can get a better idea of where the translator was going and how they got there. I love this book so much that I take it with me when traveling! Highly recommended.
Reverend Erik wants to read Method Infinite by Cheryl L. Bruno
I just learned about this book while talking to one of the authors and it sounds really good. Putting it on my list!
Reverend Erik wants to read Black Magic by Yvonne P. Chireau
Recommended by @Heatherfreeman
Reverend Erik wants to read The Essential Enochian Grimoire by Aaron Leitch
Recommended by a Discord pal.
Reverend Erik commented on Ancient Christian magic by Marvin W. Meyer
I'm in the middle of the section on sexual curses and they are so delightful. I wish there was some sort of content warning here so I could share some weird explicit quotes.
In Fumigations of the Seven Planets, author S. Aldarnay offers alternatives to the recipes found …
A brief and useful book
4 stars
This is a short ebook in the Hadean Press tradition. It's very useful. The author does just what they promise: the fumigations from Agrippa's "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" are taken apart and analyzed, with alternate ingredients given. One very nice thing about the book is that it also includes a fumigation for all seven planets all mixed together! I particularly appreciated how they were kind enough to point out all of the poisonous ingredients and which ones should not be burned anywhere near human nostrils.