A Booklist of Pagan/Magickal Titles

Anon

1. Tarot:
   1. The Tarot - Paul Foster Case (f)
   2. The Qabalistic Tarot - Robert Wang (a,f)
   3. The Book of Tokens - Paul Case (f)
   4. The Book of Thoth - Crowley (a,f)
2. The Qabalah:
   1. The Mystical Qabalah - Dion Fortune (f)
   2. The Kabbalah Unveiled - MacGregor Mathers (f)
   3. The Sepher Yetzirah - W. Wynn Westcott (f)
   4. A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism - Gareth Knight (a,f)
   5. The Ladder of Lights - William Grey (f?)
3. Magick in general:
   1. The Tree of Life - Israel Regardie (a,f)
   2. Magick in Theory and Practice - Aleister Crowley (a,f,b)
   3. The Golden Dawn; The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic- Israel Regardie (c)
   4. Magick without Tears - Crowley (c)
4. Meditation
   1. The Training of the Mind - Alan Bennett (a)
   2. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa(d)
   3. Book 4 - Crowley (a)
   4. The Experience of Insight - Goldstein (d)
5. Crowley
   1. The Holy Books of Thelema (a)
   2. The Vision and the Voice (a)
   3. The Eye in the Triangle - Israel Regardie (c)
   4. The Equinox, esp The Temple of Solomon the King (a)
   5. The Book of Lies (a)
6. Paganism, historical
   1. The Golden Bough - Frazer
   2. The Mystery Religions - S. Angus (b)
   3. Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism - F. Cumont (b)
   4. The God of the Witches - Margaret Murray
   5. The Golden Ass - Apuleius, transl. Robert Graves
7. Paganism, modern
   1. Drawing Down the Moon - Margot Adler
   2. The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald Gardner (g)
8. Eastern Mysticism
   1. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines - Evans-Wentz
   2. Shakti and Shakta - Arthur Avalon (a)
   3. The Serpent Power - Arthur Avalon (a)
   4. The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Evans-Wentz
9. Egyptian religion (all b)
   1. The Gods of the Egyptians - E.A. Budge
   2. The Egyptian Book of the Dead - Budge
   3. Egyptian Magic - Budge
   4. The Leyden Papyrus - Budge
10. Miscellaneous
    1. The Chaldean Oracles - Westcott (f,e)
    2. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana - Philostratus
    3. Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson (c)
    4. Cosmic Trigger - Robert Anton Wilson (c)

Sources

1. Samuel Weiser, Inc
   Box 612
   York Beach, Maine 03910
   -EXCELLENT source for books of all sorts, all high quality. Especially good source for books by Crowley & on ceremonial magick. Highly recommended.
   
2. Dover Publications
   31 East 2nd St.
   Mineola, NY 11501
   -reprints many old books, most notably Budge's classic egyptian series
   
3. Falcon Press
   3660 N. 3rd St
   Phoenix, AZ 85012
   -small press specializing in Crowley, Israel Regardie, & the Golden Dawn. Also carries Robert Anton Wilson's latest works, such as PROMETHEUS RISING, THE NEW INQUISITION, and the reprinted classic COSMIC TRIGGER.
   
4. Shambalah Publications
   314 Dartmouth St.
   Boston, MA 02116
   -mainly Eastern religion & Buddhist, but also some western magick, and recently lots of high-quality New Age works. Recently reprinted the classic series HERMETICA by Sir Walter Scott.
   
5. Heptangle Books
   Box 283
   Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
   -small specialty printing house issuing one volume per year, beautifully typeset. Issued the classic ENOCHIAN INVOKATION by Geoffrey James, which was still in print in April.
   
6. The Best of Cards Catalog
   Division of US Games Systems
   38 East 32nd St
   NY, NY 10016
   -sells every Tarot pack in existence, & also has a surprisingly extensive booklist of occult books. Good source for Eliphas Levi & tarot material & carries many of the books issued by the above publisher. Catalog is $2. Delivery is the fastest I've ever seen.
   
7. Magickal Childe
   35 West 19th St.
   NY,NY 10011
   -excellent listing; carries Gardner's books & assorted paraphanalia such as Abramelin oil. Carries many more books than listed in their catalog; reportedly if you call them they can get ANY occult book, if it's available anywhere. No, I don't have their phone #.
   
8. Llewellyn Publications
   P.O. Box 64383-873
   St. Paul, MN 55164-0383
   -not so good a source these days, but carries reprints of many of Israel Regardie's classics. Their catalog resembles the National Enquirer; caveat emptor. Interesting to read for entertainment purposes, occasionally one will find a good book there.
   
9. Circle
   P.O. Box 219
   Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
   -a pagan organization publishing a newsletter & sells some books, most notably Circle Guide to Pagan & Wiccan Resources, for contacts.
   
10. Dharma Publishing
    2425 Hillside Ave
    Berkeley CA 94704
    -sells books on Buddhism, posters of Tibetan Thanka paintings; much more hardcore Buddhist than Shambalah.

These opinions are my own, & where I recall purchasing these books in the past. They may no longer be available.