Download or read book Jesus Magick written by Baal Kadmon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one looks back in ancient history, there are a few great magicians that stand out. Magicians that shook the world so intensely that their influence continues to inform not only the occult, but history in general. We have Apollonius of Tyana, the great wizard and Neopythagorean philosopher, the famed Hermes Trismegistus who has influenced occultism far and wide. From the Old Testament we have the witch of Endor, Balaam and King Solomon to name a few. From the New Testament we have Simon Magus, Paul and so on and so forth. We can be here for days naming each and every magician and occultist who has influenced all of us, whether we know they have or not. One magician, however, stands out. To most he is not considered a magician at all but a prophet of God, the messiah himself...Jesus. No matter how one views Jesus, there is no doubt it that his "miracles" as people like to call them, were in fact, acts of magick. In this book we will be discussing Jesus magick and how we can tap into his power. Whether you believe Jesus truly existed as a flesh and blood human being or as simply an archetype representing an idea, there is no doubt that Jesus changed the world with his teachings or the teachings ascribed to him. In saying that, I would like to point out that this book will not argue for or against the historicity of Jesus; that is for you, the reader to decide. My goal here is to provide a way to use some of the symbology of Jesus to perform magick. It may not be the same exact magick he himself performed. As you may know from my other books, I like to give some background before I go into the rituals themselves. This book will follow the same pattern. In fact, this book will be quite heavy on history so if you want to skip right to the rituals you may if the history is not something that interests you. I for one think every occultist and magician should also be an historian. It helps put everything in context. History of humanity is in many ways the history of magick, it is very much worth learning. With that in mind, we will be discussing Jesus and his magick in context of the New Testament, with some smattering of extra canonical gospels thrown in for good measure. Before we do that, we will discuss the time in which Jesus existed and the general ideas of magick preceding and during Jesus time. Enjoy!
Download or read book Jesus the Magician written by Smith, Morton and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A twentieth-century classic, uncannily smart, incredibly learned."--from the foreword by Bart Ehrman This book challenges traditional Christian teaching about Jesus. While his followers may have seen him as a man from heaven, preaching the good news and working miracles, Smith asserts that the truth about Jesus is more interesting and rather unsettling. The real Jesus, only barely glimpsed because of a campaign of disinformation, obfuscation, and censorship by religious authorities, was not Jesus the Son of God. In actuality he was Jesus the Magician. Smith marshals all the available evidence including, but not limited to, the Gospels. He succeeds in describing just what was said of Jesus by "outsiders," those who did not believe him. He deals in fascinating detail with the inevitable questions. What was the nature of magic? What did people at that time mean by the term "magician"? Who were the other magicians, and how did their magic compare with Jesus' works? What facts led to the general assumption that Jesus practiced magic? And, most important, was that assumption correct? The ramifications of Jesus the Magician give new meaning to the word controversial. This book recovers a vision of Jesus that two thousand years of suppression and polemic could not erase. And--what may be the central point of the debate--Jesus the Magician strips away the myths and legends that have obscured Jesus, the man who lived.
Download or read book Jesus and Magic written by Richard A. Horsley and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become standard in modern interpretation to say that Jesus performed miracles, and even mainline scholarly interpreters classify Jesus's healings and exorcisms as miracles. Some highly regarded scholars have argued, more provocatively, that the healings and exorcisms were magic, and that Jesus was a magician. As Richard Horsley points out, if we make a critical comparison between modern interpretation of Jesus's healing and exorcism, on the one hand, and the Gospel stories and other ancient texts, on the other hand, it becomes clear that the miracle and magic are modern concepts, products of Enlightenment thinking. Jesus and Magic asserts that Gospel stories do not have the concepts of miracle and magic. What scholars constructed as magic turns out to have been ritual practices such as songs (incantations), medicines (potions), and appeals to higher powers for protection. Horsley offers a critical reading of the healing and exorcism episodes in the Gospel stories. This reading reveals a dynamic relationship between Jesus the healer, the trust of those coming for healing, and their support networks in local communities. Horsley's reading of the Gospel stories gives little or no indication of divine intervention. Rather, the healing and exorcism stories portray healings and exorcisms.
Download or read book Jesus and the Magic Mushroom written by Sean Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book points out the undeniable similarities between the teachings of Jesus via the Gospel of Thomas, the psychedelic experience, mysticism, and the near death experience, to guide us down the road of life toward our ultimate destination, spiritual consciousness. The knowledge within this book can help you achieve for yourself what a lifetime of religion will fail to do for you.
Download or read book Ancient Christian Magic written by Marvin W. Meyer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-04-04 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from "headless powers" and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical "cookbook." Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and discussing their significance, the authors explore the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience, and expand our understanding of Christianity and Gnosticism as a vital folk religion.
Download or read book True Magick written by Amber K and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2006 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded anniversary edition features the same delightful introduction to the history and lore of magic as the first edition of the "little green book" published 15 years ago.
Download or read book Magick and the Bible written by Baal Kadmon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume 1 of the Bible Magick series. In this book we will discuss magick and some of its uses in the bible. Often we are told that magick and the teachings of the bible don't mix. We are warned time and time again that if we use magick we are breaking Gods law. In this book I will show you clearly that magick has been used in the bible by Divine command. This book is not a book on how to perform bible magick, but rather that there is such a thing as bible magic and that's it's okay to use the bible for magical purposes. In future volumes I will go into bible magick practice itself. This book will serve as background that you will need before starting a biblical magic practice. Using the bible for magick, although fairly common, is quite controversial. As I stated above, there are clear passages in the bible that state magick of all kinds is forbidden. Yet, there are so many instances that God himself commands his followers to preform magickal acts. I am not talking about Miracles, but he is actually commanding them to preform magick that you would find amongst other magicians of the day. In this book we will examine a few of these occurrences. We will also discuss why the bible writers forbade magick as well. You won't want to miss that chapter. Let us begin.
Download or read book Jesus and Magic written by Richard A Horsley and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become standard in modern interpretation to say that Jesus performed miracles, and even mainline scholarly interpreters classify Jesus's healings and exorcisms as miracles. Some highly regarded scholars have argued, more provocatively, that the healings and exorcisms were magic, and that Jesus was a magician. As Richard Horsley points out, if we make a critical comparison between modern interpretation of Jesus's healing and exorcism, on the one hand, and the Gospel stories and other ancient texts, on the other hand, it becomes clear that the miracle and magic are modern concepts, products of Enlightenment thinking. 'Jesus and Magic' asserts that Gospel stories do not have the concepts of miracle and magic. What scholars constructed as magic turns out to have been ritual practices such as songs (incantations), medicines (potions), and appeals to higher powers for protection. Horsley offers a critical reading of the healing and exorcism episodes in the Gospel stories. This reading reveals a dynamic relationship between Jesus the healer, the trust of those coming for healing, and their support networks in local communities. Horsley's reading of the Gospel stories gives little or no indication of divine intervention. Rather, the healing and exorcism stories portray healings and exorcisms.
Download or read book Jesus Malverde Magick Book written by S. Rob and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to work powerful magick using Jesus Malverde the bandit folk saint. Work magick using nothing at all or perform rituals with nothing more than a piece of rope. You can even make magick bottle talismans.
Download or read book Magic in Christianity written by Robert P. Conner and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Jesus and the early Christians swarmed with prophets and exorcists, holy men and healers, who invoked angels and demons, gods and ghosts. Magic in Christianity: From Jesus to the Gnostics explores that world through the surviving texts of the first Christians and their pagan and Jewish contemporaries. Ecstatic spirit possession, handing opponents over to Satan, sending demons into swine, striking others dead on the spot by pronouncing curses, using articles of clothing and parts of corpses to perform magical healing and exorcism, invoking ghosts and angels for protection-these are all ancient Christian practices described in the New Testament, explained in detail by early Christian writers, and preserved by Christian amulets. Pagans and Jews accused Jesus and his followers of practicing magic and Christians accused one another of sorcery. Both pagan and early orthodox writers describe the rituals of the Gnostic sects in detail, including the magical passwords required to cross through the gates of the lower heavens. Magic in Christianity: From Jesus to the Gnostics examines evidence from the New Testament, the first Christian apologists, early apocryphal works, curse tablets and amulets to reconstruct the apocalyptic magical world of Jesus and the first Christians.
Download or read book Mary Magick written by Baal Kadmon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you read in every ancient tradition you will find common threads. Many of the characters are the same in nature, same in story. As Carl Jung stated, we all share a common consciousness and thus our divine experiences will be very much the same despite them being clothed in different garb. When the divine sends messengers to the earth, it brings them down in ways that we can all understand. The divine sent Isis to Egypt, Ishtar to the Babylonians, Diana to the Romans, Aphrodite to the Greeks and Mary to the monotheistic religions of the west. This is on purpose, this is to create a continuity in message and aesthetic. Mary is in fact the archetypical emanation of the divine feminine; she is holy, just and has worked miracles for millions of people. Some call upon her magically and others via prayer. What is prayer, if not a form of magick? She is one of the most powerful spiritual forces in the spiritual realms. In this book we will discuss how to perform Mary Magick and tap into her awesome glory and power. Blessings, Baal
Download or read book Buckland s Complete Book of Witchcraft written by Raymond Buckland and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1986 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover
Download or read book Magic in the New Testament written by Robert Conner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Christians were accused of practising magic by Jews, Pagans, and other Christians. Magic in the New Testament examines magical praxis common to the New Testament, the magical papyri, the Sepher Ha-Razim, the Book of Enoch, the apocryphal Acts and the pre-Nicene church fathers and surveys the professional literature on early Christian magic from 1927 to 2009. Additional topics include: Magic, family and sexuality; The Old Testament background of early Christian magic; The relationship between magic and apocalypticism; Veneration of relics and necromantic sorcery; Resurrection, ghost stories and polymorphism; Magic and mystery cult in early Christianity; The Question of Sources/The Holy Family/The Looming Apocalypse/The Final Confrontation/Resurrection or Ghost Story?/Magical Palestine/Jesus the Magician/A Darker Sorcery/Christian Necromancy/Cults of Possession/Spirit Versus Spirit/The Christian Mysteries/The Son of Horus/ Last Rites.
Download or read book The Book of Ceremonial Magic written by Arthur Edward Waite and published by tredition. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Ceremonial Magic - Arthur Edward Waite - The Book of Ceremonial Magic by Arthur Edward Waite was originally called The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts. It was first published in a limited run in 1898, and distributed more widely under the title The Book of Ceremonial Magic in 1910Writing in the late 19th century, Waite had studiously researched many obscure tenets of magic. Much of this book concerns the obscure occult tomes, which the author condenses and presents to readers in this single volume. Waite's studies uncover a variety of knowledge; there are thousands of spells and rituals that date back to Medieval times and have a theological basis. Many exist to ward off devils, witches or other evil phenomena, while others seek to conjure beneficent spirits. Another intriguing aspect of ceremonial magic is the ability to form pacts with supernatural beings. These rituals in themselves act to compel supernatural entities to assist a human being; none of them involve offering one's soul. However, many require one or more materials and ingredients to begin - grave dust or a certain plant for instance. Waite disapproves of those who reprint and sell the older magical grimoires for two principle reasons. Firstly the quality of the English translations is low, often proscribing completely different instructions and requisites for a given ritual than was given in the original source text. Secondly these books make no distinction between 'white' or 'black' magic; such lack of organization makes it difficult for the modern reader to distinguish the practices. Over 150 symbols, seals, insignia, charts and other illustrations populate this text, each offering insight into how the magician correctly undertakes his tasks. Waite includes many scripts that the performer of magic must read out loud as he attempts to conjure, summon or communicate with forces from other planes of existence.
Download or read book The Magick of Saint Expedite written by Baal Kadmon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From all the saints to work with, Saint Expedite is the most responsive. It is for this reason I am writing this book with great enthusiasm. Unlike many other spiritual entities, Saint Expedite works very quickly. He is always ready to help. If you do an internet search, you will find thousands upon thousands of testimonials about him. He truly is a miracle worker.( I will provide various links at the end of this book. ) Saint Expedite works so well that I felt compelled to publish a work about this great saint and provide you all the information you will need to tap into his miraculous power. On a personal level, Whenever I have been in financial binds, Saint Expedite always came through. ALWAYS, and he comes through for thousands of others every day, all over the world. No matter what your personal belief is, he will work for you too. Saint Expedite has a rich history in the magickal community, especially Hoodoo and voodoo communities. Working with Saint Expedite is in a real sense performing saint Magick. In this book, we will cover who Saint Expedite is and how to tap into his power.
Download or read book A Kind of Magic written by Michael Labahn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles by distinguished scholars and experts in their particular fields of research is introduced by a chapter dealing with general matters of the current hermeneutics of magic: what is the nature of magic and what is the understanding of magic in the Western world-view and what - for instance - in the African world? Centered around studies on Jesus and magic the second part contains studies on the use of the term "magic" in the New Testament and especially in Acts. The third section broadens the understanding of magic through selected case studies in different approaches to magic in the environment and background of the New Testament (Old Testament, Qumran, Apuleius, Women as Magicians). Early Christianity subsequent to the New Testament develops its own view of magic, criticizing pagan magic but not being uninfluenced by magic or magic-like practices. This development is part of the fourth and last chapter of the collection along with two different papers on the possible use of Jewish and Christian themes in later magical texts. The collection explores the importance of magic within Early Christianity, an issue shared with its Old Testament and Jewish roots and with its ancient background, implying reluctance and critique. Both magical traits and the critique of non-Christian magic have an impact on later scripture and still exert influence now on modern theoretical discussion and popular ideas.
Download or read book The Christian Magician written by Charles Mage and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian Magician is an occult manual that talks about practicing the craft of magic as a Christian. Many Christians are discouraged from practicing magic thinking that engaging in the ancient and sacred art of magic is a grave sin. Can you really practice magic as a Christian or is it really a forbidden art? When Jesus was born, He was visited by three wise men (Matthew 2:1-12). If we look at the original texts, the wise men are magi. Magi is the plural form of magician, where the word magic came from. Simply put, Jesus was visited by magicians. Do you really think that God would allow Jesus to be visited by magical practitioners when He was born if the craft of magic was a sin? The Christian Magician talks about not only how you can safely practice magic as a true Christian, but it also reveals and discusses magical techniques that you can learn and use in your magical life. Many people shy away from discussing the practice of magic in Christianity by immediately dismissing the idea as nothing more but a grave sin. The way this issue has been tackled is largely based on fear rather than the truth. Now is the time to finally talk about the hard facts and finally lift the veil to reveal the secrets of the mystery. It is time to realize the truth and break free from the chains of fear. The Christian Magician is a discourse that is based on truth and love rather than fear. For many years, so many Christians have been discouraged from practicing magic in order to keep them ignorant and afraid. However, it should be noted that there are few who have understood the truth and have wielded great magic in the service of Jesus. Do not let fear prevent you from embracing the magical craft. It should be noted that the craft of magic is pure and sacred, and it is of ancient origins, coming from God Himself. We will also discuss how you can practice it safely without falling into the traps of the evil one. Indeed, the practice of magic is a pure spirituality. Therefore, it should bring you closer to Jesus and make you a better human being. Are you ready to experience the true power of magic and love of Jesus in your life? Are you ready to wield magical power in the service of God? If yes, then I kindly welcome you into this magical journey -- a magical journey to Jesus -- for Jesus is, indeed, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
