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                                 A Booklist of Pagan/Magickal Titles
 
                I. Tarot:
                     A. The Tarot - Paul Foster Case  (f)
                     B. The Qabalistic Tarot - Robert Wang (a,f)
                     C. The Book of Tokens - Paul Case (f)
                               D. TheBook  ofThoth - Crowley(a,f)                
              
                                                         
                II. The Qabalah:
                     A. The Mystical Qabalah - Dion Fortune (f)
                     B. The Kabbalah Unveiled - MacGregor Mathers (f)
                     C. The Sepher Yetzirah - W. Wynn Westcott (f)
                               D.APracticalGuideto
                                                 QabalisticSymbolism-GarethKnight
                        (a,f)
                     E. The Ladder of Lights - William Grey (f?)
 
                III. Magick in general:
                     A. The Tree of Life - Israel Regardie (a,f)
                     B. Magick in Theory and Practice - Aleister Crowley (a,f,b)
                               C.TheGolden Dawn;TheComplete Golden DawnSystem of 
           Magic- Israel Regardie (c)
                     D. Magick without Tears - Crowley (c)
 
                IV. Meditation
                     A. The Training of the Mind - Alan Bennett (a)
                     B. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam          
           Trungpa(d)
                     C. Book 4 - Crowley (a)
                     D. The Experience of Insight - Goldstein (d)
 
                V. Crowley
                     A. The Holy Books of Thelema (a)
                     B. The Vision and the Voice (a)
                     C. The Eye in the Triangle - Israel Regardie (c)
                     D. The Equinox, esp The Temple of Solomon the King (a)
                     E. The Book of Lies (a)
 
                VI. Paganism, historical
                     A. The Golden Bough - Frazer
                     B. The Mystery Religions - S. Angus (b)
                     C. Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism - F. Cumont (b)
                     D. The God of the Witches - Margaret Murray
                     E. The Golden Ass - Apuleius, transl. Robert Graves
 
                VII. Paganism, modern
                     A. Drawing Down the Moon - Margot Adler
                     B. The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald Gardner (g)
 
                VIII. Eastern Mysticism
                     A. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines - Evans-Wentz
                     B. Shakti and Shakta - Arthur Avalon (a)
                     C. The Serpent Power - Arthur Avalon (a)
                     D. The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Evans-Wentz
 
                IX. Egyptian religion (all b)
                     A. The Gods of the Egyptians - E.A. Budge
                     B. The Egyptian Book of the Dead - Budge
                     C. Egyptian Magic - Budge
                     D. The Leyden Papyrus - Budge
 
 
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                X. Miscellaneous
                     A. The Chaldean Oracles - Westcott (f,e)
                     B. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana - Philostratus
                     C. Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson (c)
                     D. Cosmic Trigger - Robert Anton Wilson (c)
 
                                               Sources
 
                (a) Samuel Weiser, Inc
                    Box 612
                    York Beach, Maine 03910
 
                     -EXCELLENT source  for books of all sorts, all high quality.
           Especially  good source for   books   by  Crowley   &   on  ceremonial
           magick. Highly recommended.
 
                (b) Dover Publications
                    31 East 2nd St.
                    Mineola, NY 11501
 
                     -reprints manyold books,most notably Budge'sclassic egyptian
           series
 
                (c) Falcon Press
                    3660 N. 3rd St
                    Phoenix, AZ 85012
 
                     -small press specializing in Crowley, Israel  Regardie,& the
           Golden Dawn.  Also  carries  Robert   Anton  Wilson's  latest   works,
           such as PROMETHEUS  RISING,  THE  NEW  INQUISITION,  and the reprinted
           classic COSMIC TRIGGER.
 
                (d) Shambalah Publications
                    314 Dartmouth St.
                    Boston, MA 02116
 
                     -mainly Eastern  religion & Buddhist, but  also some western
           magick, and recently lots   of high-quality  New Age   works. Recently
           reprinted the classic series HERMETICA by Sir Walter Scott.
 
                (e) Heptangle Books
                    Box 283
                    Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
 
                     -small  specialty  printing house   issuing one   volume per
           year,  beautifully    typeset.     Issued    the   classic    ENOCHIAN
           INVOKATION  by Geoffrey James, which was still in print in April.
 
 
                (f) The Best of Cards Catalog
                    Division of US Games Systems
                    38 East 32nd St
                    NY, NY 10016
 
                     -sells every Tarot  pack   in  existence,  &   also  has   a
           surprisingly extensive booklist   of occult   books. Good  source  for
           Eliphas Levi & tarot material &  carries  many  of  the  books  issued
           by  the  above publisher. Catalog is $2. Delivery  is the fastest I've
           ever seen.
 
 
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                (g) Magickal Childe
                    35 West 19th St.
                    NY,NY 10011
 
                     -excellent  listing;   carries   Gardner's books &  assorted
           paraphanalia  such as Abramelin  oil. Carries many   more  books  than
           listed  in  their catalog; reportedly   if you call them they  can get
           ANY  occult book, if it's  available anywhere. No,  I don't have their
           phone #.
 
                (h) Llewellyn Publications
                    P.O. Box 64383-873
                    St. Paul, MN 55164-0383
 
                     -not so good a  source these  days,but  carries reprints  of
           many of Israel  Regardie's  classics.  Their  catalog  resembles   the
           National Enquirer;   caveat   emptor.   Interesting   to  read     for
           entertainment purposes, occasionally one will find a good book there.
                  
                (i) Circle
                    P.O. Box 219
                    Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
 
                     -apagan organizationpublishinga newsletter& sellssome books,
           most notably Circle Guide to Pagan & Wiccan Resources, for contacts.
 
                (j) Dharma Publishing
                    2425 Hillside Ave
                    Berkeley CA 94704
 
                     -sellsbooks onBuddhism, posters of Tibetan Thanka paintings;
           much more hardcore Buddhist than Shambalah.
 
 
                     These opinions  are my own, & where I recall purchasingthese
           books in the past. They may no longer be available.
 
 
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