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Summary: This one didn't do it for me.
Review: I got through about 75% of this book and lost interest. I have read many books related to this subject and did not find this one very helpful.
Rating:
Summary: This one didn't do it for me.
Review: I got through about 75% of this book and lost interest. I have read many books related to this subject and did not find this one very helpful.
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Summary: Horrible new age nonsense!
Review: Llewellyn's Worldwide has proven itself to be a 50/50 publisher. Half of the books they publish are absolutely wonderful, while the other half are disgustingly New Age and absolutely horrible. Unfortunately, "Development of Psychic Powers" is one of the stinkers from the New Age sink-hole. Any serious Occultist knows that Psychic abilities come through Magick, and do not require any outside studies to be obtained. Any true student of Magick and the Occult will should likely avoid this book, unless you'd like to get a good laugh out of some lovely New Age hogwash.
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Summary: Excellent guide for the beginner
Review: This book by the two great masters of the Ogdoadic Tradition of Western Magick claims that psychic abilities are natural to all people, that they are nor fantasy but a real and dynamic aspect of one's total body, mind, soul and spirit. These powers are not limited to special individuals although it may hold rue that that the lifestyle, dietary and exercise habits, meditations and love of life in certain people are indeed conducive to the development of these powers.Some people are born with a greater inclination or natural talent in a certain direction but all of us can develop most of the vast range of powers and abilities that have always been part of the heritage of the human race. This is particularly true of the powers of the mind, since they have their roots in the instinctive-emotional level of the psyche that is the most ancient and fundamental part of our evolutionary heritage. The book is a practical guide that includes checkpoint exercises at the end of each chapter. The chapters are: 1. Inspiration and Equipment; 2. Exploring Your Potential; 3. Psychic Abilities And Mechanisms; 4. Insight And Foreknowledge; 5. Astral Imprints; 6. The Spiritualist Approach; 7. A Search In Two Worlds. Appendix A deals with ESP testing, record sheets and keeping a log book, whilst Appendix B provides the Tabor Formulation, a meditation for use at the beginning of psychic development sessions. There is also a glossary of terms. Black and white illustrations of pendulums, shapes used for ESP cards, vision mirrors and the method of using angle rods in dowsing, enhance the text. This is a simple, practical and easy-to-use guide. I also recommend Awakening Your Psychic Powers: Open Your Inner Mind And Control Your Psychic Intuition Today by Henry Reed, and for more information on the Ogdoadic tradition of art magic, the book Ogdoadic Magick by Norman R. Kraft.
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