Product Description

Stephen Skinner has been interested in magic for as long as he can remember. He wrote, with Francis King, the classic "Techniques of High Magic" in 1976. He followed that with "Oracle of Geomancy and Terrestrial Astrology" which has become the standard work on Western divinatory geomancy. Books on Nostradamus and Millennium Prophecies followed, in highly illustrated editions. Stephen is also the author of eight books on feng shui, including the first one written in English in the 20th century. In the 1970s he was responsible for stimulating interest in John Dee and Enochian magic by publishing the first reprint of "Casaubon's True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years between Dr John Dee and some Spirits", and Dr Donald Laycock's key reference book on the angelic language, "The Complete Enochian Dictionary". With David Rankine, he discovered what happened to Dee's most important manuscript, his personal book of angelic invocations which he kept in Latin, and how it was preserved and developed in the 17th century into a full working Enochian system. Only ten percent of this material reached the unpublished archives of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and even this, was then suppressed by the chiefs of the Order, so it did not appear in Israel Regardie's monumental work on the Order rituals and documents. They have also traced the routes down which were passed the classic techniques of invocation and evocation from late mediaeval grimoires, through Dee's magic, via Ashmole, and the aristocratic angel magicians of the 17th century, and Frederick Hockley to the senior magicians of the Golden Dawn.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #302376 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 300 pages

Review
"This deserves to be our book of the month because anyone interested in magick should have this book on their shelves, for reference, interest and, of course, kudos but only practicing and experienced magickians will be able to use it. Highly recommended." -- Prediction, July 2005.

About the Author
David Rankine is an author who has been practising magick for 25 years, and is best known for his lively lectures and workshops. He has been involved with a wide variety of magickal groups and traditions, and draws on his extensive experience to convey the essence of magick in simple terms.

Customer Reviews

Mandatory material for serious Enochian practitioners
This volume does much to clarify aspects of Dee's magick that have long generated controversy, such as the correct directional assignments of the Tables and the specific invocational litanies appropriate to each type of Enochian Entity. Critics who claim there is nothing new here are mistaken in both their scholarship and the understanding of their practice. Skinner proves that enormous care was employed by whomever set out the Bonorum material, indicating that it might well reflect Dee's final and definitive organization. In addition, the G.D.'s secretive treatment of these texts testifies that they may well embody the master-key to Enochian work. No study of Enochian can be considered complete without this book!

Fantastic
This book is a must have on the shelf of any magickian. It is beautifully produced and will certainly impress.

A must read for students of the work of John Dee, Golden Dawn or Enochian magick. This book contains previously unpublished manuscripts, reproduced in full which make it of value to those of us who would like to work with original manuscripts but who can't afford trips to the various UK libraries where they are kept and who don't have access to private collections.

This is volume I and I am impatient for Volume II. The sign of a good book.

Beautiful Production
I am not that knowledgeable on the Enochian systems of magick, but bought this book having developed a high respect for other books by David Rankine (in particular his recent book on the Qabalah, Climbing the Tree of Life).

I have to admit to being rather awestruck by the beautiful way in which this book was produced, the qaulity of the paper and binding, the black and red text and the easy to read font. It sat and drooled over it for a while before reading much more than the title page, if only all magickal books could be produced like this one!

As a newcomer to this system I found the introduction section of the book a great help. It sets the scene nicely and provides great historical context for the material presented in the second part of the book.

It would be wrong for me to recommend this book on the basis of my lack of knowledge on enochian magicks, but for book collectors and for people who are interested in magickal history, this book should be high on your list of investments. It is worth every penny!