For those seeking to embark on this journey, a valuable resource has emerged in the form of "Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts," a comprehensive guide to the practice of magick in the 21st century. Available in PDF format, this seminal work offers a structured and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of magick, providing a framework for both beginners and experienced practitioners to deepen their understanding and mastery of the craft.
Magick is not philosophy; it is technology . Kraig designed the book to be written in. You need to journal your dreams, draw your Tarot cards, and write down the results of your rituals. A scanned PDF on a phone screen does not allow for marginalia. The physical act of writing cements the sigils and Hebrew letters into your subconscious.
The most common complaint from new students who find the PDF is sensory overload—there are too many god-names, Hebrew letters, and rituals. Kraig’s genius is that he tells you to skip what doesn’t resonate . Read Lesson 1, do the exercises for one month, then proceed to Lesson 2.
| Lesson | Focus | |--------|-------| | 1 | Introduction to magick, ethics, safety, basic meditation | | 2 | Tools, altar setup, the magickal circle | | 3 | The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP) | | 4 | Tarot, correspondences, the elements | | 5 | Astrology in magick | | 6 | Evocation, spirit contact basics | | 7 | Invocation, god-forms | | 8 | Talismans, amulets, enchantment | | 9 | Sex magick (Tantra, Western forms) | | 10 | Elemental beings, nature magick | | 11 | Astral projection, pathworking | | 12 | Advanced rituals, grade signs, next steps |
The book is famously subtitled "Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts," and it delivers exactly that. Unlike encyclopedias that skim 100 topics, Kraig spends an entire chapter on a single skill. By Lesson 12, a dedicated student who has performed the rituals will have effectively self-initiated into the Western Mystery Tradition.