Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft

by Raven Grimassi

Book Overview

Delve into the practice of magick with Raven Grimassi's book Wiccan Magick. This influential book serves as an incredible, in-depth approach to practicing a Wiccan branch of magick, although the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567182550
• ISBN13: 9781567182552
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Resource

Raven Grimassi empowers the practitioner by going beyond the "how's" of magick and into the "why's." He presents some excellent techniques for charging various minerals and herbs, raising and projecting energy, visualization, astral travel, and strengthening both the will and the imagination. I especially appreciated how Mr. Grimassi tangibly illustrated the universal-nature of these principles by pointing out thier many parallels with eastern philosophies. (For those with any background in yoga --particilarly kriya yogo-- the parallels are obvious.)I particularly enjoyed the chapters that detailed the many esoteric symbolisms woven into some of the tarot cards (specifically the Hanged Man and the Magician.) I also enjoyed the chapter that discussed the multi-layered symbolism of the ritual tools.I read this book in conjunction with one of Mr. Grimassi's other books, The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origin and Teachings. Wiccan Magick takes some of the material discussed in the chapter call "the Magickal Arts" from Wiccan Mysteries and greatly expounds upon it. These books are both wonderful references, especially for beginners.

Well Beyond 101

Unlike most books written on magick for a Wiccan audience, Grimassi's book is a serious look at authentic techniques rooted in metaphysics and sound occult principles. This book explains the reasons why magick works and why fails when it doesn't work.Chapter one presents a brief overview of how the idea of magick evolved in the human mind from ancient times, but Grimassi does not present a history of Wicca itself. Chapter two explores folk magick principles and techniques. Chapter three covers herbs and how to plant, care for, and harvest them for magickal purposes. Grimassi also has a section on using herbs for preparing ritual tools, and a list of various herbs and their properties and associations.Chapter four is an interesting one dealing with rocks and crystals. Grimassi presents techniques for charging them with the energy of the sun and the moon. Chapter five is a very detailed examination of the four elements and the elemental spirits associated with earth, air, fire, and water. Grimassi explains how to use the elements and how to prepare magickal fluids, and so forth.Chapter six explores the Astral realm and explains many things about this misunderstood dimension and how it affects magickal workings. Chapter seven presents material about the energy of the human body and the mind. The concepts may be difficult for beginners to understand, but this is an important chapter. Chapter eight is about the art of magick itself, and goes beyond anything I've seen in print to date. Grimassi covers everything from electro-magnetic energy (generated by the body) to magickal links, to seasonal energies generated by the earth, and how to create your own effective rites and spells.Chapter nine deals with the conscious and subconscious mind, what Grimassi calls the "solar" and "lunar" consciousness. Chapter ten explores the structure of Wiccan rituals, use of tools, and the concept of initiation. The final chapter (11) focuses on the ethics of using magick, on walking the path of Wicca, and presents the eight stages of magickal attainment in the training of Wicca.If you're ready for a book on Wiccan magick with some real substance to it, minus the fluff and nonsense, then this is the book for you!

Fluff Free!!

This is one of the few books on Wicca today that does not contain the typical nonsense and fluff so prevalent in the contemporary market. Instead it contains many time-proven techniques and concepts actually used in the Craft, and is therefore a reliable text on the theory and practice of magick.Wiccan Magick explores the principles of formula magick and explains how and why magick actually works. It provides the reader with the knowledge of how to make magickal liquids for spell casting and how to create one's own spells and other magickal workings. The book further deals with folk magick, mineral magick, herbs, and how to work with the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. In addition Wiccan Magick promotes the ethics of using magick and demonstrates that magick is not a bunch of hocus pocus, but is instead an understanding of how to work with the forces of Nature and the powers of the human mind.

Best book on Wicca that I've yet read

This book totally blew me out of the water. Far more in-depth than any other book I've read on the subject. Grimassi is now my favorite author. I would recommend it for any one who would like to get more in tune with the mysteries of the craft.

Thought Provoking

This book is an insightful and thought-provoking work. It deals with sifting through the fluff and getting down to understanding how and why magick really works. Although the book does require some concentration, anyone of average intelligence should not be confused by the teachings revealed in this excellent and refreshing work on magick.