There are lots of books that can function as powerful resources for magicians, from my own, wide-ranging Modern Magick or The Complete Magicians' Tables to books going into depth on more specific topics such as Geomancy in Theory & Practice, Hands-On Chaos Magic, or Magickal Self Defense. In my experience, however, many magicians today don't start research into magickal practices by going into their book collections; some, quite frankly, don't have many books at all. Instead they depend upon that ubiquitous internet repository of information, Wikipedia. I love Wikipedia. I think it's a great tool. But as I have repeatedly pointed out, Wikipedia is a great place to start research but

I happened to have had the privilege of knowing some incredible people who, unfortunately, are no longer with us. This includes Israel Regardie, Scott Cunningham, and  Ted Andrews. When I mention such people, I often hear someone say, "I wish I'd had a chance to meet them or study with them." Although we can read and study their amazing writings, we can't go back and have personal experiences with them. What I like to point out is that there are great people, alive right now, whom you can meet and study with. Just imagine meeting Andrieh Vitimus, author of Hands-On Chaos Magic. And besides meeting him, imagine attending workshops by him with topics such as "5-Minute Powerhouse