Allow Me to Introduce: An Insider's Guide to the Occult

by Lon Milo DuQuette, Brandy Williams (Foreword by)

Overview

A guided tour to the occult and esoteric worlds from a beloved author and scholar

For over 30 years Lon Milo DuQuette has written incisively about the tarot, magick, Qabalah, and divination and provided introductory material for the most renowned authors on these topics, such as Aleister Crowley, Israel Regardie, John Dee, Frater Achad, Rodney Orpheus, H. P. Lovecraft, Phyllis Seckler, John Michael Greer, Susan Montag, Donald Michael Kraig, and many others.

Considered as a whole this collection of writings provides an invaluable introduction to many aspects and personalities of the occult and esoteric worlds by one of the foremost authorities on such arcane subjects.

Collected here are Lon’s best writings, each crafted with an eye toward the importance and immortality of the work with his studied insight and scholarship, along with his renowned sense of humor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633411128
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	856,446
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Lon Milo DuQuette is a bestselling author who lectures worldwide on such topics as magick, tarot, and the Western Mystery Traditions. He is currently the US Deputy Grand Master of Ordo Templi Orientis and is on the faculty of the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. and the Maybe Logic Academy. Visit him at londuquette.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Preface xv

Part 1 Teachers, Heroes, And Mentors 1

The Tree of Life 2

The Legend of Aleister Crowley 10

The Eye in the Triangle 18

How to Make and Use Talismans 29

Part 2 Classics Of Magick 37

A True and Faithful of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits 38

Opus Mago-Cabalisticum Et Theosophicum 48

The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary 58

Light on the Path 61

Modern Magick 66

Part 3 Qabalah And Tarot 69

Q.B.L. 70

The Serpent Tongue 80

The Qabalah Workbook for Magicians 86

The Secret Language of Tarot 95

Tarot and Psychology 99

Music of the Tarot 104

Part 4 Thelemic Magick 111

The Kabbalah, Magick, and Thelema 112

Grimoire of Thelema 118

Abrahadabra 124

Thelema 127

After the Angel 135

Part 5 Enochian Magick 143

The Complete Enochian Dictionary 144

The Lost Art of Enochian Magick 151

Part 6 Magical Masonry 157

Freemasonry 158

Mozart, Magick, and Masonry 165

Part 7 Magical Miscellany 175

Finding the Way 176

The New Hermetics 182

The Art and Practice Geomancy 187

The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult 195

Editorial Reviews

12/23/2019

DuQuette (Low Magick), occult writer and teacher at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y., shines in this delightful collection of “literary appetizers” comprising more than two dozen essays he originally wrote as the introductions to books on the occult. DuQuette shares stories of his youth as a budding mystic and the development of his “dubious reputation as some kind of magical authority,” finds humor in his alternate personality “Rabbi Lamad Ben Clifford,” and expresses sincere appreciation and respect for the work of his mentors and colleagues. His essays have introduced new editions of classic works such as English occultist Israel Regardie’s The Eye in the Triangle, obscure treatises such as Opus Mago-Cabalisticum et Theosophicum, modern workbooks such as Donald Michael Kraig’s Modern Magic, and even a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Readers will laugh at DuQuette’s self-deprecating tales of his own magical education and his colorful personal collegiality with Regardie. Far from fluff, his introductions sketch the broad outlines of core ideas within Western magical thought, including the practices of Enochian magic, Masonry, Qabalah, Tarot, and Thelema. DuQuette’s enthusiastic recommendations and heartfelt analyses will inspire any reader interested in the occult. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"Occult writer and teacher Lon Milo DuQuette shines in this delightful collection of 'literary appetizers' comprising more than two dozen essays he originally wrote as the introductions to books on the occult. These writings sketch the broad outlines of core ideas within Western magical thought, including the practices of Enochian magic, Masonry, Qabalah, Tarot, and Thelema. DuQuette’s enthusiastic recommendations and heartfelt analyses will inspire any reader interested in the occult." -Publishers Weekly

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