Top 10 Historical Grimoires [Esoteric Saturdays]

[@epicaf140]

I've recently developed an addiction to reading and collecting grimoires(thanks to this guy).

[@chrisven899]

Where do you find them though?

[@Danthehorse]

Me too matey, my usual spending discipline has evaporated..

[@chatrick203]

Same here!

[@arianaz6723]

welcome to the board ! :-)

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

@@chrisven899 if you want them bad enough, you will find them 😉

[@robgau2501]

I cannot express to you how much I have been trying to find a video exactly like this. Nothing of quality seems to be available, so I was thrilled with this one.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

:D I'm so glad this has been useful for you!

[@Silversorcerer]

I love Abramelin's Sacred Magic. I only completed Two Months of the six month ritual, but it certainly raised my awareness. A bit of luck recently. I experienced a Kundalini Heart Chakra Activation due to a karmic past life partner reunion. So, now I'm looking to refine power and Spirituality. I'm loving the "full circle" aspect of being lead right back to Abramelin.

[@coreyhahn4009]

Love your channel man, straight to the point, professional and not cringe lol. Appreciate your hard work bud!

[@kylestrenches3874]

There is a grimoire that is from 14th century Iceland called Galdrabók you should read it. It contained many Icelandic staves for necromancy all the way to luck. There was a book written on it called “the Galdrabók” by Stephen flowers.

[@emilyroseayres84]

A wonderful collection of books. There's always something holding me back from starting my own grimoire and from embracing any form of ritual magic. I love how you spoke of the concept of one's "Holy Guadian Angel". Blessings to you good sir.

[@STARRUBY156]

The Dee book is called a "True and Faithful Relation"

[@rorilee9791]

HOW do you know all this stuff? Holy crap. Glad I found your channel :)

[@oldpondfrog788]

I received my three Bibliotheque bleue gimoires from BLP last week and was very pleased. Not quite what I was expecting but aimed at a level of innocence and un-sophistication that suits me fine. Somewhat concerned to hear, yet confirmed in my suspicions: Luficer Rofocale rules over all of "Europe and all other disasters". Similarly reassured my own failures; rather than being results of some series of errors, deficiencies or bad judgement; are surely down to my being born on an unlucky day. Extremely useful 😁.

[@amitabhakassap7339]

Your book reviews are very helpful. Please carry on with the good work. 👍

[@fraters.4430]

How gratified I am that I somehow stumbled across your wonderful KZbin channel here! Very well considered and nicely presented. Do you maintain a blog, or contribute to online discussion of these topics elsewhere?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hi @Frater S! Thank you for your kind words 😊 no, I'm a father of a disabled child and in full-time employment. These couple of videos a week plus curating the comments section really takes up the remainder of my 'spare' time, so this is it, I'm afraid! I post a picture on Instagram from time to time #foolishfishbooks .

[@robgau2501]

Same! 😇

[@FoolishFishBooks]

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[@leonardopessanha5128]

@@FoolishFishBooks there is? I didn't see it in the Join description. It is the responses in Q&A videos?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@leonardopessanha5128 yes. This is new. If have to pause everyone's memberships for 24 hours to update. In sure I'll have to bite the bullet at some point and add that to the description...

[@SolomonsWorks]

Good list. Still need to get Agrippa's Occult Philosophy and glad I've waited this long for Black Letter Press to come along. Not a grimoire but Demonology of King James is also a classic piece to help understand the time in which many of these were said to be written along with Malleus Maleficarum.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Ah! Good call! :)

[@robertblackmore703]

Thank you for stating the distinction between the last two. I’m a little embarrassed to admit I had some confusion regarding the difference between the Goetia/Lesser key and the Greater. These are fascinating and I will eventually own them but my reluctance to engage them practically has placed them lower on the must have scale than some of my own prized books on the occult, like Crowley’s Liber ABA. A few years back they did a new massive hardcover version of Book 4, I highly recommend it and would love to see a review!

[@Tyler.i.81]

The black pullet is my favourite.

[@kuro_INTJ]

Same, but they don’t sell it on Amazon 😢

[@natureswrath7665]

Thanks, as an overall novice I love videos like this.

[@c1rcl3s]

Interesting to hear Petit Albert is being published. I had heard of it years ago, but at that time it was extremely rare to find.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I think the cover design may still be under development www.blackletter-press.com/product-page/le-petit-albert

[@thedarkestmagic3337]

Ouroboros Press did a very nice version of Le Petit Albert and may still available in the limited hardback.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@thedarkestmagic3337 Yes! Good point! Shipping may be more affordable on that if you're in the US. Not so much for us in Europe.

[@dnunez773]

The universe inside.. had awesome videos on magick all things esoteric and the occult.. snippets mystery school topics UFO etc . You tube took them down...cant find them anywhere mabe 1 or 2....This list is similar to a video they did a top 10 list ..I have several that Ive aquired over the years.. Excellent

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I doubt YT took them down. Sometimes people approach the occult before they've had a chance to properly experience exoteric religion, and when they discover exoteric religion they freak out that they might go to hell because of their previous work. This just demonstrates a lack of understanding of both exoteric and esoteric practice which are in fact one and the same, and not, as most would love to imagine, warring opposites to be taken sides with.

[@ThatBarefootPaganGirl]

I would of put the I Ching in this list as well. It's a very incredible piece of art.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I agree that it's astounding artifact - difficult to place it among grimoires, it seems to be a spirit in itself... I might have to do a top 10 divination methods video where it would fit nicely in one of the top spots :D

[@harleyquinn-oi5ny]

Your videos are so informative ✨ Thankyou so much

[@pathworker2010]

similar to my own reading/study list funnily enough.( a note of caution for the beginner, if reading any books by Crowley be advised that he is reputed to have set traps for the unwary student of magic).

[@4717-b7j]

Thank You for the illumination.

[@4717-b7j]

It's says it is at 4.7k views perfect sign I saw this video exactly when I needed to.

[@stephenbrookshypnosistraining]

I was very pleased to see that I already owned seven of your ten most recommended books, so only three more to buy! Thank you so much for recommending their order of importance. I've been trying to do that for a very long time and getting more and more confused. Many thanks. I also very much appreciated seeing the actual books rather than watching someone just talking about them. Regarding Dee's complete works, would Peterson's Five Books of Mystery be the best substitute until I decide whether I really need the Kevin Klein set? Thanks.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hi Stephen! I'm so glad I could help! I'm afraid I've been wondering the same think about the five books for some time, but never getting round to actually forking out for it - while it's cheaper, and certainly more readable, it's still not pocket-money, though I implicitly trust Joseph Peterson to make the material come alive as he always does. Stephen Skinner also recently republished Casaubon's A True And Faithful Relation... which he renamed Dr John Dee's Spiritual Diaries which I believe would complement the Five Books with little or no overlap, and as I say, in a much more reader-friendly format.

[@GothicWiccan61]

Thanks for sharing this list, theyre in shopping carts atm along with many other 🤓😅🤓

[@Ignis696]

What a great quiz. My prophetic skills failed me (for the first time ever, doubtlessly!) as I misguessed a couple of times: Lemegeton (pretty close to The Goetia of Dr. Rudd of course), Hygromanteia (for its grandfather status) and The Book of Oberon (for its visual and LSD-like parts). I was so "certain" that you would rank The Three Books of Occult Philosophy somewhere in top 3 but... that would be uninteresting for a popcorn chewing audience as these 3 books would technically have to make up the entirety of top 3 itself 😉

[@FoolishFishBooks]

3 books is definitely indispensable, I'm not sure why, but I don't think of it as a grimoire as much as a survey of magic at the time of writing. But on the other hand, Picatrix falls under that category, so I don't really have a leg to stand on. I live the Book of Oberon, it's gorgeous and fun, but like, say, An Excellent Booke, I'm not sure it belongs in a top 10 most indispensable as it is rather influenced by others rather than influencing others.

[@undesirable2560]

i got a problem with buying grimoires and reading them once or twice practicing some of the material and moving on with the next one instead of mastering it.

[@adocentyn9028]

Each one is a deep journey in itself.

[@scottmassino3051]

I read the GMP, but I don’t know how one would ever perform (or want to; pretty grim by ASPCA standards;) ) the workings today, as the “ingredient lists” are pretty region/time specific. As a historical study as a Solomonic precursor/influence, sure, but I’m not drowning any falcons anytime soon. Cheers!

[@FoolishFishBooks]

For sure! Personally, I don't think anything from this list is particulalry necessary other than form a historical perspective. I am more than satisfied with the results from the Gallery of Magic's workings that require at most a piece of paper and some basic art skills, and most of the time not even that...

[@gwang3103]

1. Maybe there should be a 'Top 10 Grimoires for Beginners'. 2. Has Penguin published any of these? :)

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Grimoires are probably not the best place to start as a beginner. ;)

[@linzdanielle]

Have you done the Abramelin ritual? We just watched Dark Song based on your movie suggestions. Was it like that?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

A Dark Song is cinema, please remember...! It is similar only in feel, not in visible effect! And the ritual itself is just prayer, very boring, and very un-cinema-worthy, and it's done alone (the whole point!)

[@monio.9444]

Can you please recommend a good book/grimoire on sympathetic magic? I mean a more serious one from which I can learn something, cause the shops here are filled with "magic books" that have more of that sort of self-help/best seller/life coaching feel to them.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Sympathetic magic is the source of most magic, low and high, of all traditions, western and eastern. You may need to be a little more specific than that! 😄 If you're looking for something non-denominational, I can recommend Hands-on Chaos Magick by Andrieh Vitimus, or The Magical Knowledge Trilogy by Josephine McCarthy.

[@TexasSteader]

Would using high white magic be considered Sorcery according to biblical doctrine? Does this endanger ones soul?

[@shitocodone8940]

I think there’s room to argue no because Christians pray which that would be a form of high white magick

[@nightgreen8340]

Nice review. But are not Clavis and Greater Key of Solomon two different books?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

No. there are a few different manuscripts, but the Clavis (Latin for 'key') is the Greater Key. Lemegeton Clavis (mistaken Latin for 'Lesser Key’) is represented in this list by The Goetia of Dr Rudd.

[@theemperor2017]

@@FoolishFishBooks good call. Also, reference to your #1 top tier pick. Would you say that you preferred same over the Lesser Keys of Solomon via Joseph Peterson or Aleister Crowley?? P.s. Keep up the magnificent work mate. Very rare & deep topics discussed which contrast esotericness 📚. My fav. Is esoteric Saturdays👻.

[@wavee5879]

If wanting to learn more European centric high magic like Enochian what books would you suggest....for new practitioners? I have tried numerous other magics as a child, back in the 70s, which almost caused my complete mental break down and death. This under taking is very serious and must be learnt with care. Also, what real life happenings do any you contribute to your magics?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Enochian Vision Magick is the perfect practical primer.

[@wavee5879]

@@FoolishFishBooks Should Arbatel be first....finding one's guardian angel?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@wavee5879 If you're new to this, Enochian isn't really a good place to start. The Arbatel is also not for beginners. Pick up some books like Success Magick by Damon Brand (which actually uses Enochian, but I'm a very beginner-friendly way) which leads to a HGA ritual to be released this year.

[@mdm5287]

@@FoolishFishBooks do you now have a discord site or similar? Like to share a few pictures of a book I ordered, limited edition (80 copies?), about 30 years ago.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@mdm5287 There is a Discord server for members (details in the description) 😊

[@AzazelBathory]

Do these books have a Kabbalistic influence? If so, do you know of any that have nothing to do with Kabbalah?

[@IBMikmaq]

I have everyone of these books The enochian vision magick cost more then the complete works of john dee. I wish I seen this video before I bought enochian vision magick. However, it is the first edition.

[@SON___OF___EL1516]

hello Sir, please can have word with you about these books and other occultic stuffs?

[@angelorosini4326]

Thank you!

[@jsinmcc92]

So I’m guessing you already have Vol. 2 of the Agrippa on celestial magic? And I can’t wait for review in the first book

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I don't think Book 2 is out quite yet, though the cover design has been revealed, and of course I've ordered a copy. I started reading book 1 about an hour ago!

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Talking about the Black Letter Press editions, of course, I've had the Llewellyn edition for some time, but it's just not particularly comfortable to read!

[@jsinmcc92]

Foolish Fish by first book I meant is the series of the agrippa but that’s a trip I ask about it at around the same time u start reading it lol

[@kennethcullitan3815]

11:17 has me wondering when you're going to do a crossover with Shut Up & Sit Down

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Hehe! Yeah, I'd love that! I even used to live in Brighton, so would definitely have been an option back then...

[@101jackj]

Hey FF, which Grimoire do you think I should start with? I already have the Goetia coming in the mail.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I think the Heptameron (See Agrippa's 4th book of Occult Philosophy and Elucidation of Necromancy) is a fantastic, workable system, as well as the Ars Almadel and the Arbatel.

[@101jackj]

@@FoolishFishBooksThank you so much once again.

[@101jackj]

⁠@@FoolishFishBooksYou know, you’ve really tried to help me out here - and I really want to leave you alone - but I have two more questions and I promise that’s it. Between The Key of Solomon and The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy by (not) Agrippa, both translated by Skinner, which one do you think I should purchase first? Also, what are your general thoughts on St. Cyprian’s Grimoire? Did the techniques within it work for you?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@101jackj they're both as essential/not essential as each other. KoS is talismans and planetary magic, 4th book of pseudo Agrippa is spirits/entities. I wouldn't pick Skinner's 4th book if that s the one you go for, but rather Donald Tyson's. Skinner's KoS is good.

[@jameswoodward7545]

Hello. I bought the Demons of Magick on the back of your recent recommendation and it was instantly dismissed as something of a joke by a mentor, who recommended Dr Rudd (which I also own). Is your interest in these matters theoretical, practical or both?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Yes, I would imagine that most 'mentors' would dismiss it as a joke. An analogy in the world of IT is that people who learned to program in C or Assembly often think of JavaScript as a joke. Nevertheless, most programs are now written with JavaScript because it takes a 10th of the time, and there's very little learning involved (comparatively). Have you tried either method? I've had nothing but success with GoM material. Read the introduction, is only a few pages, and you'll see why so-called 'serious' practitioners might dismiss it. I have no regard for authenticity or historical accuracy. For me, if it works, it works 😜 And if it works with nearly none of the hassle, then that's the method for me!

[@jameswoodward7545]

@@FoolishFishBooks I'd really like to follow this up off line if you are willing?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@jameswoodward7545 Instagram #foolishfishbooks

[@jameswoodward7545]

@@FoolishFishBooks downloading the App now. Much appreciated

[@BoyDiviner]

Great recommendations. I recently invested in a traditional hardcover Book of Abramelin but it's the S L Mathers version and I wasn't aware it was "incomplete" T_T appreciate that you made that known to me. I should've done more research ): and I'm not even sure how deep I want to read/practice it now. I didn't know Scarlet Imprint is releasing a version of the "The Art of Drawing Spirits Into Crystals" -- so so curious now. I'm looking forward to Frater Acher's next book though. Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge.

[@FoolishFishBooks]

"Black Abbot, White Magic" is the name of the book, and Yes, Frater Acher will be authoring. I believe it's going to be more essays than a re-publishing of "...Drawing Spirits..." and TBH, possibly even more than anything else, I'm super excited about it being illustrated by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal who illustrated Gabriel McCaughry's gorgeous (h)Aurorae. Very exciting...!

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Also, Mathers' version is the version that Crowley used, to some degree of success, so it can't be that bad... Anyway, I think it's mainly the process that's interesting - long-term self-denial and meditation on perfect divinity for long stretches, and then a profound ritual introduction. It's always the same thing, the Pentecostal Church use a similar process before baptising an adult. You can check out Michael Ceccetelli's "Holy Guardian Angel" for essays by respected Magicians such as Aaron Leitch and Fr. Ashen Chassan et al. on the topic: (Amazon Associate links): UK: amzn.to/2R88FBJ US: amzn.to/2JFccni

[@BoyDiviner]

Foolish Fish yes omg I’m super excited for that book - Scarlet Imprint’s international shipping isn’t great but I’m still so so so so tempted to get it (and maybe splurge on a hardcover), and maybe take the chance to get a hard copy version of Holy Daimon since I read the ebook one already. Thanks for recommending that book - I’ve seen a review of it on your channel and it’s on my growing wishlist ☺️☺️

[@erinbsullivan444]

Great, I got the wrong Abramelin book by Mathers🤦🏼‍♀️ And I got the Mathers Key of Solomon too🤦🏼‍♀️

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Haha! It's not 'wrong' 😄 an important piece of magical history!

[@erinbsullivan444]

@@FoolishFishBooks I am trying to get the most bang for my buck. If you could only buy one magic book, what would it be?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@erinbsullivan444 That's a tall order without knowing you personally... the perfect book for you isn't necessarily going to be the perfect book for anyone else... Lon Milo Duquette's Understanding the Thoth Tarot may seem like a strange choice, but it packs sooooo much information between its pages, I think it's a perfect primer that can keep you plenty busy for a few years even... let's say that it's a perfect base on which to build.

[@erinbsullivan444]

@@FoolishFishBooks Thank you. I thought you would have said the Clavis or Key of Magic of Solomon. I’m on the fence with that one because it’s sooo expensive. I don’t mind spending the money, but i want to make sure I’m getting everything I need for Solomonic Magick

[@FoolishFishBooks]

@@erinbsullivan444 As I say, horses for courses. If you're really into your talismans and only historic sources will do... Why not! 😄

[@georgeedwardscott7159]

Have you read anything by Thomas Sheridan?

[@christophercannon5068]

I have to ask. Why would a magician want to evoke a demon? What would he gain or could gain?

[@ditzychron]

Would you still recommend the clavis and dr Rudd if you own the getter and lesser keys? Thanks

[@FoolishFishBooks]

If you like these, you'll love those 😄🙏

[@ditzychron]

@@FoolishFishBooks brilliant, thank you! I’m really enjoying your videos... thank you so much for sharing! 🙌🏼

[@joshprice9143]

If you're a beginner then id definitely go with Rudd's Lemegeton.. it has all the corresponding Angel's seals and provides a more thorough working for banishing...just my opinion

[@vbathory3757]

May I ask Which book on John Dee did you order but missed out on?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

The Complete Works. I guess a Paperback edition is now in the works, but it's the same price as what the hardcover set was. That really stings! XD

[@DEZIM1182]

Surprised Initiation into Hermetics was not included

[@TheMrGrey]

I have the “The three magical books of Solomon” do I need “The Goetia of Dr Rudd” or are they the same thing?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

...Dr Rudd is a very heavily expanded version of the Lesser Key of Solomon (aka the Lemegeton). You need it if you are super into that specific book (except the Ars Notoria not included) and want to practice safely but still traditionally. If you don't care about the "traditionally" part, stick with the Gallery of Magick's "Demons of Magick" by the theatrically named "Adam Blackthorn".

[@TheMrGrey]

@@FoolishFishBooks Thank you for the reply! The book is on sale for a little north of $60. I was going to jump on it because most other places are listing it between $75 and $200. I'll definitely order it today.

[@pavlekovacevic1676]

Do you have asta's five leaf grimoire? XD

[@xeinacanlas6356]

LOL

[@robertcote4375]

Are there any practitioners that have performed the spell to summon 3 women/men for treasure and a ring from the Grimorium Verum/ grand grimoire?

[@ghettocountry8678]

sigils so remind me of crop circles and wondering if there are any connections within them that could lead back to where it started at or from or if there's an explanation with the crop circles that we just haven't GOTTEN yet that intertwine together.

[@nancyrode9781]

📝 ok👌 lots o catching up to do

[@ajones747]

I'm surprised Peterson's Lemegeton wasn't included and Dr Rudd's is included. Peterson's is the more comprehensive.

[@gottliebkwametay8175]

I'm a practitioner of enochian magic mainly using enochian world of Alister Crowley and Lon Milo Duquette but the author did not hesitate to name online works of Clay Holden Geoffrey James Stephen Skinner David rankings etc etc as actual practitioner question is how then do upgrade the act?

[@SON___OF___EL1516]

hello Sir, please can have word with you about these books and other occultic stuffs?

[@KhanCrete]

what was the name of the arabic grimoire mentioned during the picatrix overview?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm

[@christophercaron3042]

do i spot a board game collection at 11:17 ?

[@povthehelper]

I have been reading the black pullet from a long time now and decided to make the talismans and rings by myself but I have seen that people are selling the talismans and rings from the grimoire online.. So I ask that will the incantations from the grimoire work if we just buy these talismans rather than making our own???

[@justinfinley4332]

Definitely not an expert on the subject ,but simply buying them seems to me like defeating the purpose of having a tailsman or ring in the first place ....I think they are supposed to be personal

[@margarets4610]

Its best to make your own

[@Ignis696]

What were your criteria for your choosing of grimoires? For comparison's sake, here is a list of Owen Davies' top 10 grimoires, not very different from your own (which is not bad as he for sure knows his shit): www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2009/apr/08/history

[@FoolishFishBooks]

It had to be original, a source of influence rather than just a re-hash of previous techniques (which ruled out The Magus), it had to be historically actually used (so no Necronomicon or any other work of fiction), and it had to be a manual of workable techniques rather than an essay discussing the techniques (so no Three Books of Agripa or Eliphas Levi). I don't know Owen Davies, should I?

[@TC2642]

@@FoolishFishBooks I've just read his book Grimores: A History of Magic Books, well worth a read he is Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire, he is, I believe, a leading authority on Witchcraft and the occult.

[@RickyLeo1]

have you tried one of the spells?

[@jorgeleon6995]

El Enchiridión Del Papa León III

[@flashfire157]

What exactly are grimoirs?

[@wilsonskyfaeldo3736]

if you follow those spells in the book dose the magic really work?

[@jdfe8302]

Welcome to the rabbit hole alice

[@venustar9526]

I came here after seeing adventures of sabrina

[@martinbasalov6739]

maybe iam wrong.....no iam not xD why is on THE GREEK MAGYCKAL PAPYRI the egyptian god of sun Ra?

[@FoolishFishBooks]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Magical_Papyri

[@Murolas]

image if they still work today

[@brandoncallaway8835]

I have the paperback version of enochian magick

[@brandoncallaway8835]

I have the picatrix too

[@Vroomerz]

1000th Like!

[@dragorino1177]

💙

[@vihangahiggoda5101]

Unfortunately I'm in sri Lanka so I don't have enough money to buy them 😢😢😢😢

[@masonrinalducci]

I do enjoy your videos and find them very informative but I can’t stand the way in which you touch your books I know it might sound strange but how your hand floats around and caresses the book quite irks me I’m sorry but definitely going to buy the lesser and greater keys as well as Abramelin

[@masonrinalducci]

Nonetheless I do enjoy the videos but I just, I don’t know there’s something about the hand movements

[@FoolishFishBooks]

😂😂😂

[@FoolishFishBooks]

😂 I'm so sorry that it bothers you so much! I really am 😁 it's funny the things that push the wrong buttons, isn't it? I hope it doesn't affect your life too badly 😊👍

[@AZTigerMMA]

Are we going to talk about what they feature maybe some benefits

[@FoolishFishBooks]

I've reviewed most of these, I'd invite you to check out the videos on my channel 😊👍

[@lolasohercules]

So grimoires really are real?

[@Iconicnotcon]

Yes usually if a magician or a witch of wizard or magus writes their own grimoire it’s better to put your own blood on the words written to power the words

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

😁😁😁😁😁😁 Me watching foolish fish videos.

[@nanettewinston-armstrong9294]

Hi Foolish Fish , I just discovered Your KZbin , thank You for sharing . I tried finding a fb messenger email for You because I wanted to ask you a sensitive question . Hopefully its not too , being of the same subject . The question is , if you ever read any alice bailey books . I read some of them in the 80s , I bought them not knowing it was e... I had heard that these books were hitlers bedside table books a few years after I acquired them . And that the 4th initiation was to put the person in pain to become an Ascended master crap n heard that occurred to Jesus Christ on the cross , the 4th initiation . Supposedly not in Vain or Vanity , the martyrdom , for e... isnt Purpose or reason to do that to a Person , let alone Jesus Christ .. I got so upset , I burned that book , Serving Humanity n partly another of a.b. s books , Esoteric healing . That one partly , because thinking maybe there was some good intelligence for healing Humanity . My husband said I was going to burn the whole house down , when I did it . And I heard it was living books which I noticed , the words visually poping out weirdly when I first attempted to read Serving Humanity . I couldnt really read it easily because it was so extensively left brain worded . I was wondering if you had read any of them , if you noticed n heard any of that too 🤔 Also I have a book in storage , that's called the Victorian Grimoire , printed in brown ink , pretty bulky . I dont remember the author . I held on to , it wasnt dark at all , like the ones here it seems .

[@marcb7208]

Foolishfish...what do you think of Stephen Skinner and his work? Just out of interest. Tell me to mind my own business and stop being so nosey...HAAA!!! Apologies for being so nosey. I have to admit that I am extremely nosey sometimes. Especially when it's regarding any subject that I find fascinating and I'm researching at the moment. Not that my research on the occult, Magick or anything to do with esoteric knowledge is ever something that I'll stop looking into and will ever get bored of researching those kinda subjects. Plus it's that much of an enormous amount of knowledge and I doubt I'll ever be able to look into everything that is out there. Even the best magicians probably haven't read everything that's covering these topics. I doubt even the "Great Beast" aka Mr. Crowley would of read everything he would of wanted to. Sometimes I just wish I could read much much faster than I currently do. I've done sigils for my reading to be a little bit faster and speed it up so I can read so soooooo much more books and that. I bet there's a few people who think that exact same thing, about reading things much faster. Just for the benefit of being able to get through a lot more books in our lifetime. Any tips on reading quicker and much faster then that'd be much appreciated. Nuff Love Anyways, Y'all. Peace Out ✌🏻☮

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Despite my issues with Dr. Skinner's opinionated style, I think the occult space would be considerably poorer without him.

[@ambrosemorningstar2025]

669 likes ironic.

[@benquinney2]

Chicken?

[@TallAndThin123]

a lot of this kabbalah , angel stuff and goetia magick stuff is all jewish, what about ancient egypt and other roots?

[@upliftsouls]

All magick derives from ancient Egypt.

[@TallAndThin123]

@@upliftsouls i see , can you link me some info?

[@Pranjal_Das]

Hmmmmmmmm..............

[@FoolishFishBooks]

Oh, boy, your flashing avatar is migraine-inducing in my notifications... Xo

[@gabiedubin]

honestly I don't get this fascination with these books, I mean isn't it complete poppycock? so what if it's historical? what is their importance ? I'll be glad if someone could explain to me the fascination with these books.

[@gabiedubin]

@Amogus Cockbot yea but they don't hold any power because magic doesn't exist right?

[@gabiedubin]

@Amogus Cockbot I mean I guess the collecting of them for the sake of collecting them is okay but it doesn't seem that the dude in the video and a lot of the people in the comment treat them that way. it seems like they treat them like they are something more than just objects of art.