The Magus

Eliphas Levi's foundational treatise on ceremonial magic translated by A. E. Waite. Part Two lays out the ritual practice of high magic with its symbols invocations and the philosophy that underpins each operation.

Eliphas Levi

Aleister Crowley's central treatise on magick known as Part III of Book 4 or Liber ABA. Sets out the theory and practical instructions for ritual magick the use of the pentagram and hexagram banishings invocations and the discipline of the magician.

Aleister Crowley

Arthur Edward Waite's critical study of grimoires from the Goetia through the rites of theurgy sorcery and necromancy. Surveys the secret tradition of Western ceremonial magic with a long discussion of the literature texts and historical sources.

Arthur Edward Waite