Article Topic: Magick

Who was H.P. Lovecraft? What is exactly is the Necronomicon, and why has it left such an indelible impression on magicians and occultists of today? Donald Tyson, author of The 13 Gates of the Necronomicon, describes just exactly what Lovecraft had in mind—and why our usage of the Necronomicon today would be blasphemy to him.

In 1969, Louis T. Culling published The Complete Magick Curriculum of the Secret Order G∴B∴G∴, detailing the magical order's promise of a "shortcut to initiation." What does this mean? Can there really be a shortcut to initiation? Carl Llewellyn Weschcke has now updated this great work, and here he details the meaning of the "shortcut to initiation."

The earth is a very strange and wonderful place. It gives us so much in our daily lives, but most of the time we simply do not see what a gift it truly is. The earth has given us a place of creation, where we can create all the things we have dreamed of and beyond. Are we truy creating an earth of magick and power, and if so, how can that magick and power survive?

Dan Brown’s novel The Lost Symbol portrays Freemasons as a mysterious group of conspirators who have been secretly ruling America from its very creation. Of course, we have to remember that this is a fictional book, which uses certain elements of truth in a creative way in order to develop the storyline of the novel. But who are the Freemasons? What are their secrets? While any simple online search can yield an abundance of information, Jean-Louis de Biasi, 32° Freemason and author of the book Secrets and Practices of the Freemasons, divulges just exactly what Freemasonry is...and lets readers in to an unknown world of spirituality.

Since the run-away success of Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code and subsequent movie, there has been a renewed interest in Freemasonry, both by the media and the population at large, along with much wild speculation. Why is the interest so profound? Why the resulting conjectures? The answer, as you will see, is simple, and can be summed up in a single word: secrecy.

Llewellyn is the worldwide leader in publishing and distributing the widest range of occult and New Age information. Simply put, nobody produces more material for this community than Llewellyn. Llewellyn has continually strived to publish books for all levels of students, from the beginner to the advanced. To that end, Llewellyn is proud to distribute intermediate and advanced occult and magick books from the Golden Hoard Press, featuring exclusive illustrated, hardcover editions of important grimoires and rare esoteric texts. From Enochian Magick to Feng Shui, Donald Michael Kraig discusses the first Golden Hoard Books that represent the start of this powerful relationship.

When we desire or need something, we might set out to do a spell to capture that which we want or need. Whatever we are seeking, it doesn't matter how long we prepare or research the perfect ingredients, chants, and timing for our spell if our subconscious mind is working against us with questions of fear and doubt. How can we overcome the subconscious to make our spells and rituals work to achieve that which we need or want? Andrieh Vitimus, author of Hands-On Chaos Magic, details how.