Want To Become An Occultist? START HERE: Book Recommendations For Beginner Occultists || Occult 101
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- This video is something I wish I would have had when I started my journey into the world of the occult. In this video, I discuss esoteric magical practices and occult book recommendations for the beginner as well as advice for the beginner occultist. This video covers a wide range of magical practices including ones that derive from: neoplatonism, hermeticism, and kabbalah / qabalah. I also discuss other topics such as ceremonial magick and ancient universal shamanism.
Timestamps are as follows:
00:00 Intro
01:59 General Occultism
10:44 Ceremonial Magick
12:22 Hermeticism
14:18 Kabbalah vs. Qabalah
15:27 Hermetic Qabalah & A Brief Mention of Chaos Magick
19:34 Shamanism
23:53 Final Thoughts
Here is the link to my video on chaos magick:
• What is Chaos Magick? ...
The books discussed in this video are as follows...
GENERAL OCCULTISM:
- The Occult Book & The Conspiracy Book by John Michael Greer
- The Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Edited by Donald Tyson
- The Eastern Mysteries & The Western Mysteries by David Allen Hulse
SPECIALTIES:
- Ceremonial Magick: The Golden Dawn by Isreal Regardie
- Hermeticism: The Kybalion Hermetic Philosophy by the Three Initiates
- Qabalah: The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune and The Chicken Qabalah by Lon Milo Duquette
- Shamanism: Earth Magic by Steven D. Farmer and Shamanism Archaic Techniques of Ecstacy by Mircea Eliade
I would like to recommend SO MANY MORE occult books, but if I didn't stop here, this video would be hours long! I hope this helps you navigate the occult world a bit better. Thanks for watching!
Find me on Instagram: @IvyTheOccultist
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I combined my occult studies with science and using the 48 laws of power as a baseline to guide it through. The universal laws of attraction are tricky, but useful to learn once their pattern is deciphered and it's rythem decoded.
Good stuff by the way, love your videos - very informative!
What a great idea!! I read the 48 Laws of Power a long time ago... But I can't remember most of it now. You are inspiring me to reread it. Thank you for your kindness! 🖤🖤
I am really excited to find your channel and I am going to be binge watching all day :) thank you for sharing all this knowledge with us
Awesome, thank you so much!! I just started this channel and I haven't covered nearly as much as I'd like to yet. I'm so glad you found your way here!! 🤗
OMG. Your channel is exactly what I need and what I was looking for. You are amazing Ivy! Thank you 💗
I am so glad to know the video was helpful!! Thank you so much! 🙏🖤
Absolutely a FANTASTIC video. I have been studying the occult for only three years, yet after watching this,
I feel like I am back to day ONE !! I loved this !!!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!!! By the way, I always feel like I'm back to day one. 😂😂😂 There's so much to discover and learn... It's an endless pit of knowledge!
Great video 🥳
Also, “The Three Initiates” who wrote the Kybalion = William Walker Atkinson
probably.
I can't explain: I hoped and I felt you would have mentioned Lon Milo Duquette because I think he is a very much enlightened being...and you did! I love you! ;) I found today your channel and definitely fell in love with your character, your ways and attitude. And gosh, you're grounded as hell! There's true light in here.
Here some tips about how to pronounce the name of the Shamism book author, Eliade. Go by syllable, so first comes E (like Emily), then LI (like Lee from Bruce Lee), then A (like America) then DE (like DEsert). There are some other good books from him, A History of Religious Ideas, and, last but not least, The Myth of the Eternal Return (love this one!).
Wow, this sure beats the old mail order book clubs from way back in the day!
I love your videos. Love love love the book recommendation! Thank you for all you do.
Thank you!!! You are so sweet, I really appreciate you! 🥰
Love this video, your vibes, and the book recommendations. Subscribed and looking forward to more content!
Thank you so so much, that really means a lot to me! 🤗 🙏
Utmost appreciation for the insights! 👁️💡✨
Intertwining fasting (18 hrs daily up 3-5 days x2 monthly) distilled water, electrolytes, and taking herbal nootropics my occult studies to optimize the process, especially knowing that the Pythagoreans and Kabbalists fasted extensively.
Also, studying a lot of William Walker Atkinson’s content and Mark Passio.
I am loving your channel! I've been consuming a few witchcraft-related youtube channels for a while, and they are all so wonderful in different ways. I love how you focus on the occult and topics that aren't covered by the other channels I watch. Book recommendations...LOVE THAT ALWAYS. Love. I also really like your personality - I feel like we'd be buds. :)
Hell yeah, I am always up for new internet friends!!! 🤗 And thank you so much; I really appreciate your kind words! 🖤
Thank you so much! This is a fantastic and really informative video! I look forward to getting around to reading all of these. ❤️
Thank you for your kind words!! I really hope you find these useful once you get around to reading them 🤗
Great info, thanks! I'll definitely be checking some of those books out
Fantastic!! So glad some of these books resonated with you! 😊
Love all these recommendations 😍🙌🏼
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Hello! So nice that I found your channel. I'm actually studying this field, right now I do my postgraduate thesis on Dion Fortune and the Esoteric Western Tradition. ✌
Ah, that is so cool!! What an incredible thing to study. Best of luck to you!!
Very helpful video! It’s true that it’s a tough world to navigate for a beginner since there are sooo many options/branches.
Right?? There's way too many branches and it gets a little overwhelming 😆 Thank you for your kind words!
Wow, your content is outstanding. New subscriber and working my way through your videos. Very well done and delivered with such a personable, engaging, and welcoming style. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me!! I just started this channel back in January and I'm really trying to get it off the ground. My favorite thing in the entire world is sharing knowledge so I really appreciate your kind words!! 🙏❤️
Another excellent video! Thanks!
Thank you!! 🙏
Relistening to this. Bought 3 more. I need to relisten to this periodically. Several are free on Audible if you have the Prime program
I'm beginning my journey and this was really helpful - it's so hard to know what books to buy in the beginning. Also love your personality! It's clear you're really passionate about this! :) just subscribed
Thank you so so much!! You are very kind! I'm so glad this video was helpful for you. Welcome to the world of the occult, friend! 🤗
I absolutely love love love this video.
Thank you for explaining.
Been on this journey many many years and you helped all this make sense.
I thank you so much .
Ordering this book now !!
I've been trying to figure out the root of all of this for years .
Which book are you ordering?? And thank you; I'm so glad you resonated with this explanation!! ❤️🙏
@@IvyTheOccultist the first book
Ordering on Amazon.
Thx for all your help
Really helping my path. The occult book.
Thanks a lot for this video😊
Just subscribe i been practicing the last 2yrs it has been amazing change in my life i be looking for more people to follow and I love your channel and been looking at your videos I so glad to find your channel ❤ ♥
Thank you so much for your kind words!! I'm so glad you made it to my channel. 🤗 I'm also glad to hear that your magical practice has changed your life - it is definitely life changing for sure! ❤️
Thanks for sharing
Great list of recommendations. Even after 12 years of being in the Occult, it are still benefits to seeing list like this. A reminder I need to reread a book to refresh my memory or to check if I can find better transportation of old texts. I love Greer's books. He did a lot of wonderful writing. I really enjoyed his "The New Encyclopedia of the Occult". I always love seeing Lon Milo Duquette books getting recommendations. His humor just makes even the hardest subjects understandable and fun.
So glad I found your channel. Keep up the lovely work.
Thank you so much for your kind words!! I need to check out that "New Encyclopedia of the Occult" because it sounds like that one might even be a better recommendation. But yes, love Michael Greer and Lon Milo Duquette! ☺️🖤🖤
@@IvyTheOccultist Your mos welcome. It's great to see a kind person like you in the Occult community.
I found "The New Encyclopedia of the Occult" to be great starting point on a wide range of subjects. It goes over everything thing from well known occultist from old to more modern times, Qabalah ref, ancient to modern occult orders, witchcraft and ceremonial tools, tarot, the list goes on.
I also found "The Magician's Companion" by Bill Whitcomb really helpful during my learning fase, but I believe that sadly it's no longer in print. But maybe still available in ebook.
@@suzannetol I have not read the Magician's Companion. It's so sad when our favorite older books go out of print! Thank you so much for these recommendations. I will take book recommendations any day. 😆 Fabulous to meet you and thank you again for your kindness!
@@IvyTheOccultist it is a pretty sad thing books end up going out of print. I started my research activity somewhere in 2008. Books from those day and early are not easy to find. Especially if they where not released by big publishers.
Other times really useful online resources and blogs have disappeared over the years, but we do have luck that we have a lot of amazing (newer and older) occult writers out there that are making up for the things lost.
Glad to have meet you as well. I be watching your backlog of videos. You got a lot of wonderful videos.
@@suzannetol 🥰🙏🖤
Yeah there's just soooooooo much to learn 😲
It is OVERwhelming!! Trying to make this video and NOT recommend like 75 books was really difficult for me to do 😂
I haven't seen someone recommend the Occult book in a long time lol. I love how you said if you could buy one book to start out and you wind up saying 3 books 😂 I like how you recommend books that you don't practice, showing your range of interest because you dont always need to incorporate things from a book you just read. From watching videos and reading I believe that there are 3 different Qabalah beliefs, there's a jewish kabbalah, an occult Qabalah and a Christian Cabalah. I do believe that those are the proper first letter spelling of the term for each Qabalah. I've never heard of Universal Shamanism. Great video.
I know right?? I said I'd recommend one book and then I end up recommending three... 😂😂😂 Oh well. And yes, there are 3 main branches: Kabbalah, Qabalah, and Cabalah! Universal Shamanism is really interesting because it focuses on the anthropological studies across many cultures, and how similar all cultures seem to be in their shamanistic practices. It's fascinating. Thanks for your kindness, once again! ☺️
This is exactly what i was looking for, thanks so much. Do you have have any book recommendations on people who were heavy into the occult such as memoirs, biographies, etc. that provides first hand accounts of their experience(s)? I'm aware of Aleister Crowley but are there others that I might be able to read about? Thanks again!
That entirely depends on what type of magick interests you! I would recommend two routes: the first being Carl Jung. If you don't know who he was, he was a psychoanalyst that was instrumental in shaping the way we see psychology today. And most people don't know he was also into the occult and magical scenes... His books on alchemy are great. And I've heard his "Red Book" is the best one, though I haven't read it yet. It's basically like his personal diary of his own experiments and experiences. (Don't quote me... I still need to read it.) But I would also recommend checking out the book called "Grimoires: A History of Magic Books" by Owen Davies. He basically gives you a chronological timeline of all the grimoires that have existed in the occult world, from as far back as we have records. Its a bit of a dry read, but you see from there what grimoires sound interesting to you. Hope that helps!
@@IvyTheOccultist thanks so much! Will certainly take a look
@ivytheoccultist did you recommend a yellow covered book about symbols in the occult? I for the lofe of me cannot find it in your videos and now wondering if i made it up 😂
Wow u talk fast lol how do u keep ur thoughts together to talk that fast? I’ve seen the occult book. Was able to check it out from the library and love it. I’m gonna have to check out his other book.
LOL!!! I hope I wasn't talking so fast that you couldn't understand what I was trying to say 😂 I try to slow my speech down... But my brain is moving quicker than my mouth and if I don't talk fast, then all my thoughts float away and never return. Haha! It's a struggle 😆
Ivy The Occultist I am here admiring your amulet what's the name of it and where did you buy it ? Please let me know. Blessings !
Oh haha thank you! The symbol on it is a Vegvisir. I actually got it in a subscription box a really long time ago... Sorry, that's not very helpful! 😆
I’m soo lost , I’m interested but I don’t understand anything , would appreciate some help from you😅
I have heard that chaos magick is considered part of the left hand path. If so, why is that?
I could argue that chaos magick is both part of the left hand path and the right hand path, and also chaos magick is neither one. It purely depends on the practitioner. Chaos Magick is one of those paradigms that drastically differs from one magician to another. But I suppose it could be considered more of left hand path due to it's individualized nature. For example, the left hand path can be considered very much about the individual's experience, whereas the right hand path can be considered about the communal experience. Chaos Magick is very much centered around the individual's personal experience, as one of the core principles of Chaos Magick is the avoidance of any dogmatism. Also, the left hand path is very much about the concept "I am God" versus the right hand path perspective of "I am trying to commune with God above." With this reasoning, we could say that chaos magick is more left hand than right hand, because chaos magick operates from a psychological perspective where you assume the archetypal energy of a deity, rather than actually believing there is some sort of god sitting in the clouds above. I hope that makes sense? If you're interested in chaos magick, definitely check out my video that I've linked in the description box! 😊 Hopefully it will become much more clear. I do not personally identify one particular path as "good" or "bad" so my perspective on the left hand vs. right hand paths may differ from other practitioners. Nothing is 100% good nor 100% bad, it purely depends on your perspective.
@@IvyTheOccultist I understand now. I watched your video on chaos magick. I found it informative and easy to comprehend. Though it has me wondering since chaos magick doesn’t ascribe to any deities, where does the power derive from to perform the magick?
@@robndamtns that is a wonderful question to debate amongst many chaos magicians! 😆 I don't think there's any one right answer here, but my personal belief is that our power comes from our subconscious minds which are linked directly to the collective unconscious (or "source" which is the energy I believe we all derive from). Some chaos magicians might say that the power comes solely from the individual, but I believe it comes from a combination of our own power as well as the collective power we can all tap into. I guess that will be up to you to decide what you believe to be true, or not true! 😊 I'm glad the video made sense and thank you for your interest in the subject! These conversations are always fun to have.
@@IvyTheOccultist thanks for replying.
Z library for free books 🤗
Oh I'll have to check that out!! Thank you! 🖤
Please learn the history before talking about a book. There are real translations of the Kabbalah btw.
The " three initiates " is ...WILLIAM WALTER ATKINSON!!. Hes wrote a few books!!. And hes got around 3 or 4 aliase's! that he uses for his books!!.👍And theres 3 1. CABBALAH 2.QABBALAH 3. KABBALAH. Thats the Main ones anyway.