Rating: Summary: Easy, accesable goetic magick! Review: If you have ever pondered the idea of evocation then this book is a must have! This book is perfect for the advanced sorcerer who wants to increase his knowlege as well as the young apprentice with little to no experience.
This text calmly explains, in plain english, the system and physics of Goetic evocation. It supplies you will all of the information that you will probably ever need on the subject. IT is yet another MUST HAVE from DuQuette and Hyatt!
Rating: Summary: Simpicity in motion Review: Maybe I'm biased (I haven't read a book by Crowley that I didn't like) but this is an amazing read. Taking the Solomonic Lesser Keys to their logical conclusion and simplifying the entire Lemegeton, Crowley, et al, have managed to bring the ritualistic calls of the Goetia home. Just like his easy-to-follow-if-you're-willing-to-take-it-at-face-value version of the Enochian Keys, Crowley provides you, the reader who dares, all you need, without any of the fat, to invoke and evoke the fallen angels of Solomon and take a more powerful course of action in your life. But beware! Goetia has a bite that has been warned about for centuries. Whether for research or for practical use, this book should be at the top of your list of must-haves in the invocation genre of Magick.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: no, it's not just about sexual evocation. :)~ But it is a wonderful Goetic reference! It help makes one perform a Goetic ritual faster, and gets results.
Rating: Summary: if you are interested in this book, you may want to know... Review: that i have found a couple of questionable things.
1. Lon Milo's orobas' account in this book is a tad different from what he says in his "My life with the Spirits" book and although Lon himself has admitted to being a faulty and possible irresponsible person, and given the fact that he is still trying to make a point, i being the "detail fiend" find that questionable.
I mean if you're telling me a story to explain something but your examples of an account, differs each time it is told, how can I trust your accountability?
--"HOLD ON!!" some LMD lovers would say-
-wait there's more-
I also found that the sigils in this book is a tad different from the sigils out of my copy of the Goetia (Aleister's original notes) and that leads me to wonder if there is an actual guideline for performing things or is there a, "as long as you get the general idea of the thing; just do it" kind of approach.<- is it really a case of "do what thou wilt?"
In this work, we (newbies) don't have an actual older, experienced person that we can learn from and everything that we do we must discern (Malkuth helps) and judge for ourselves and eventhough that is okay by my terms, you still don't want to have "off" information when dealing with something as powerful and dangerous as this!
(Moving On)
Although, I am currently not familiar with all the 72 descriptions of these beings by my Solomon/Crowley Goetia (so I can compare), I do find that the descriptions in this book has similiarities such as, you will find that some or most of these creatures are described to have lion faces, gryphon wings, or have crow heads-which I find suspect.
Now I have not (and I repeat)have not done a goetic evocation and since this book is currently out of stock it only tells me that there are alot of people in this world of ours who want the power to make things happen.
I mean I have been looking at this book and the reviews on here a long time before considering to buy it and until recently waldenbooks have put a "look inside this book" option and eventhough this store is so busy that they probably just got around to this book, I still think that they put that "look inside" option there because this book is a hot little item.
Like I've said, people are in dire need to change their lives and are probably willing to go through hell to achieve what they want. So if you are reading my review to judge for yourself, I feel responsible to tell you that this book (for the most part)has detailed information as to what to do and what not to do written in an "up to date" sense.
And the drawings that describe all of the demons in here (by David P. Wilson) are great (I don't know why Lon didn't use him for his ceremonial tarot deck and no, I do not hate Lon) and that about does her.
Due to what I have found fautly or questionable is why I am giving this book 3 stars.
And I will say to you (dear friend)in this game of will and manifestation, you are your best judge and deliverer and you alone is responsible for what you get back.
Take care
Rating: Summary: Orabas wants to help You!!! Review: The description of the evocation of Orabas is priceless. His dramatic story of how a spirit he enlisted changed his life for the better awakened some old instinct inside of me. The descriptions of the spritual contact and the state of his mind during the process made you feel like you were right there. Here is the technique of summoning forces to materialize or manifest for change while all the masses just beg for mercy to a distant,judgemental,crippling phantom parent figure. The author's dared to shake up the belief structure of the masses and free some more minds in the process.
Rating: Summary: Cheesy and uninspired version of classic Crowley material Review: This can be summed up in a few words - despite the usually reliable standards amd scholarship of DuQuette and Hyatt - this is a cheaply and badly produced book with terrible illustrations that do no justice to the glory of the subject. For the Goetia, there are several better texts and editions. For sexual evocation, one would be better advised to get something like Frater UD's SECRETS OF THE SEX MAGICIANS or even a standard work on tantric lovemaking and supplement it by reading Crowley's writings on the subject in BOOK 4 and elsewhere....
Rating: Summary: Get It Review: This is an essential text if one is interested in OTO/GD magic/k, but the reason i recommend it is because of the individual drawings of the 72 demons+ L.Milo DuQuette's personal narrative in which he "commands Orobas to visible appearance" which is worth reading.
Rating: Summary: Most accessable work on Goetia Available Review: This is one of the most accessable works on Goetic evocation available. Simply put.I wish I had more words to describe this book's usefulness. It simply is Goetia for the modern (or post-modern) practicioner of ceremonial magick. I cannot reccomend it enough.
Rating: Summary: Fascinating Modern Treatment Of A Vital Occult Text Review: This volume is filled with interesting insights and hints for the modern practitioner. Although Demonolatry (a la Priestess Connolly, Aptigrah, etc.) is really the proper avenue for approaching these incredibly energetic and enlightening entities, Duquette is notable for his erudition, experience, and numerous significant observations. Seek the Goetic Spirits with honesty, respect and courage: they will surprise you with their power and wisdom!
Rating: Summary: its all in this book Review: `What Goetia is - is the releasing of yourself from your won fears and illusions by direct confrontation.' (pg 10) According to tradition, the Goetia is the first book in the <I>Lemegaton</I> attributed to Solomon the King, though likely compiled by a host of authors. Goetic evocation deals with the summoning of the seventy-two lesser spirits and demons. In this edition, based on Crowley's <I>Goetia</I>, DuQuette and Hyatt strip away all unnecessary trappings and cut through most of the `fooltraps' designed to dissuade less astute practitioners. Traditionally, Goetic evocation calls for strict observance of many details, such as the correct ritual hours, lengthy calls, and an inordinate amount of ceremonial trappings. The authors tell the reader what one can safely do away with, and what can be altered as preference dictates. However, there are some items that the authors do believe are required for the successful (and safer) evocation of the Goetic spirits, including a list of `must haves' with detailed explanations and personal anecdotes as to why they are necessary. Noting `that there is absolutely no necessity (nor particular advantage) to blindly conforming with the Conjuration scripts of the ancient texts. The Spirits are no more impressed of you say "thee" and "thine" than they are if you say "you" and "yours".' (pg 45) Goetic spirits `will work for anyone who knows how to use them. This is one of the horrors people attribute to Goetic workings. You "don't have to be respectable" for Goetia to work for you. Unlike other magical workings there is no implication that the operator has to be "good" and "holy" to achieve results. This idea in itself violates our model of "right" and "wrong", "just" and "unjust". In the Goetic world like in the real world the "bad" can and do prosper. Thus our belief in the moral orders of the Universe appears violated by the simple existence of Spirits who will do the bidding of anyone.' (pg 14) Though they will work for anyone, the authors caution that one `must be completely convinced that your demands are absolutely justified. (And don't think we are invoking the great demon "morality" here. An <I>unnecessary</I> motive is an <I>unworthy</I> motive - pure and simple). When you are truly justified in your demands then you have the momentum of the entire universe behind you.' (pg 37) Further cautioning and confirming that `yes, they are dangerous,' DuQuette and Hyatt explain that `while they remain unmastered they can surface unbidden and wreak all havoc modern psychology blames on "things hidden in the subconscious mind".' (pg 24) As well as a few delightfully thrilling personal anecdotes. There are a few changes, namely the elimination of lengthy calls in preference for Thelemic invocations from <I>Liber Samech</I> by Crowley, Enochian calls, etc. As well, `for the convenience of the modern reader' the authors have translated information regarding each of the seventy-two Goetic spirits into modern understanding and Crowleyan associations, and `where obvious, returned certain Spirits to their original gender.' (pg 43) Sketches accompany each of the seventy-two spirits, illustrated by artist-clairvoyant David P. Wilson, a practicing Goetic magickian. `Over a period of 15 years, he has evoked each of the Spirits at least once...But it is very important for you to remember that, because no two people have the same visual-emotional "vocabulary", the images of the Goetic universe will be unique to each of us.' The authors caution the reader not to `think that these sketches are what you <I>must</I> see when evoking any particular Spirit,' instead explaining that `they are intended to serve only as springboards to your imagination.' (pg 72) Though with such a short section on sex magick, I don't know that it really deserves the `Sexual Evocation' subtitle as there are really only a few pages on it at the rear of the text. Aimed at those actually interested in actually practicing magick rather than simply reading about it, it gives unambiguous description of what tools are required and the methods of evocation and, briefly, of sexual invocation, cutting through the superfluous and get right to what is necessary. An excellent introduction to Goetic magick as Crowley practiced it.
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