Actual Wizardry Books

[Tonks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "forneus1986" 
<forneus1986 at ...> wrote:
>
> I'm having difficulty in finding books on ACTUAL
> wizardry and what it entails. I did a trawl on Amazon
> and found this:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1905297130?
tag=avalonia&camp=15309&creative=331449&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=190
5297130&adid=0T6GS04BNMNGFF20K552&
> 
> Do people know of any other books that might help -
> I'd rather avoid the new-age tat thats out there and
> deal with well written material, that is well
> referenced and researched. Thanks in advance.

Tonks:
It depends on what you are looking for. Do you want a history of the 
practice or something else? There are many good books that will give 
you a factual history of magic, not stage magic, but real magic. 
Also you must understand that what people today call magick was not 
called that in the beginning. Look to the history and practice of 
Shamanism. They were the first to practice what is called magick. 
Also the study of Wicca. There are some good books that I have seen 
on that.

Here is one that I would recommend:
http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Spirits-Religion-Spirituality-
Brown/dp/0425141403/ref=pd_bbs_10/104-1295386-2595915?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194064666&sr=8-10

This is an interesting read:
http://www.amazon.com/Grimoire-Apprentice-Wizard-Oberon-Zell-
Ravenheart/dp/1564147118/ref=sr_1_43/104-1295386-2595915?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194064911&sr=1-43

If you are looking for History, you might want to read about some of 
the Alchemist, many of them were also wizards.

Tonks_op