{"product_id":"practical-magick-ancient-tradition-and-modern-practice-9781722506544","title":"Practical Magick: Ancient Tradition and Modern Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagick in History and Practice for the Hands-On Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed historian and esotericist Mitch Horowitz explores the practice, theory, and purpose of magick. Mitch considers magick as a response to personal needs and its potential promise and pitfalls, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Brief History of Magick\u003c\/b\u003e. Mitch defines and discusses magick from antiquity to today and how magickal practice weaves through mainstream and occult traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagick and Ethics.\u003c\/b\u003e What are the possibilities and perils of externalizing individual will? How do concepts of nonattachment relate to the magickal path? Mitch considers the complexities facing today's seeker--and a vision of ethical reciprocity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern Magick.\u003c\/b\u003e Mitch considers enduring practices including sigil magick, sex transmutation, spellwork, talismans, and out-of-body experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind Metaphysics.\u003c\/b\u003e Mitch explores the metaphysics of thought causation, including the ideas of mystic Neville Goddard, mind theorist Emile Coué, and cosmetic surgeon Maxwell Maltz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Question of Divination.\u003c\/b\u003e Mitch examines extraphysical sources of insight including astrology, Tarot, intuitive sensitivity, and the I-Ching, asking whether such approaches withstand scrutiny and how they are practiced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Magick Necessary?\u003c\/b\u003e Mitch explores the causes of magick, relating it to quantum mechanics, string theory, inter-dimensionality, and psychical research. Can extraphysical capacities be summoned without rite or ritual? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Horowitz's reflections are grounded in his history and a life of personal experimentation. He is not proposing yet another 'system, ' nor asking the reader to believe or agree with him; instead, his invitation is to follow him to the fringes of reason and try things out for oneself.\"--\u003cb\u003eFerdinando Buscema, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G\u0026amp;D Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781722506544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Mitch Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493164216501,"sku":"9781722506544","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6a303b22-1c4b-487e-b296-4554ea39e6c2.jpg?v=1721747289","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/practical-magick-ancient-tradition-and-modern-practice-9781722506544","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}