http://weiserantiquarian.com/catalog/

Posted by Oryx I think anyone who bashes the Necronomicon or tries to "debunk" it, takes it way too seriously. Still, regardless of whether it might have been real or not, it's still curiously useful and incredibly entertaining.

and wholly fictional.

Posted by splumer and wholly fictional.

well to any lovecraft fan that's a given

http://www.fieldsb...s/Catalog%2088.pdf

This is a great catalog and whatever your interest you can call and talk to the guy (Todd Pratum), he will have recommendations, etc.

A few weeks ago, I got a signed copy of this:

http://feralhouse....ick_bible_thee.php

Posted by dirt A few weeks ago, I got a signed copy of this: http://feralhouse....ick_bible_thee.php http://feralhouse....s/386_bigcover.gif

Nice, I'm jealous. I read the link, it comes with DVD's...and is signed by Genesis? That's really cool.

Posted by dirt A few weeks ago, I got a signed copy of this: http://feralhouse....ick_bible_thee.php http://feralhouse....s/386_bigcover.gif

Oooh pretty. I think I might pick up a copy too.

Posted by Esoterik Nice, I'm jealous. I read the link, it comes with DVD's...and is signed by Genesis? That's really cool.

Yup. I have so many things on my plate right now, but it looks at though it will be a fun read.

Here ya go. Free!

http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

Two new ones I picked up recently. Not my pictures, I just keep forgetting to take my own.

Magick in Theory and Practice, a classic along w/ Book 4.
Crowleys own autobiography was interesting but John Symonds' King of the Shadow Realm is much more revealing.

I found The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order to be invaluable.

As for occult fiction I enjoyed Dion Fortune's writings(Sea Priestess, Moon Magic) and also Crowley's (Diary of a Drug Fiend and Moonchild) but Bulwer lytton's Zanoni is my favorite, a good read.

I ordered this Crowley bio a few days ago, just waiting on the mail.

http://www.weisera...4.html?id=cBs2iWPV

Posted by Esoterik I ordered this Crowley bio a few days ago, just waiting on the mail. http://www.weisera...4.html?id=cBs2iWPV http://www.weisera...200x1000/38714.jpg

When I was in college, a student staged the play that crowley wrote. I forget the name of it, but it was very well-attended for a student production.

Posted by Esoterik I ordered this Crowley bio a few days ago, just waiting on the mail. http://www.weisera...4.html?id=cBs2iWPV http://www.weisera...200x1000/38714.jpg

Give us a review here when you have one.

Last time I was at Weiser in the antiquarian rooms(amazing collection) there was a guy on the phone dealing w/ Jimmy Page's agent about a Crowley-ana estate sale.

Posted by Livingstone Give us a review here when you have one. Last time I was at Weiser in the antiquarian rooms(amazing collection) there was a guy on the phone dealing w/ Jimmy Page's agent about a Crowley-ana estate sale.

It arrived today. No review yet since with index it tops 700 pages, it's gonna take me a minute. I'm pretty happy, got one signed by Richard Kaczynski and with S&H it was 30 bucks total.

For a bio of Crowley I will recommend The Eye in the Triangle by Israel Regardie - for the personal touch of someone who knew, lived and worked with him and puts it all out there. He started writing Crowley at age 18 then when he barely turned 21 Crowley invited him to England to be his secretary - quite the adventure! Like most of Crowley's relationships the two had a colossal falling out but in the book Regardie seems to regret the ruined friendship and seems to be reaching out, or wanted to - I don't know if they ever reconciled.

Posted by Esoterik It arrived today. No review yet since with index it tops 700 pages, it's gonna take me a minute. I'm pretty happy, got one signed by Richard Kaczynski and with S&H it was 30 bucks total. For a bio of Crowley I will recommend The Eye in the Triangle by Israel Regardie - for the personal touch of someone who knew, lived and worked with him and puts it all out there. He started writing Crowley at age 18 then when he barely turned 21 Crowley invited him to England to be his secretary - quite the adventure! Like most of Crowley's relationships the two had a colossal falling out but in the book Regardie seems to regret the ruined friendship and seems to be reaching out, or wanted to - I don't know if they ever reconciled.

I don't believe they ever did. Reminds me of the Freud/Jung schism-pretty charged.

I've found a lot of Regardie's stuff useful, his Tree of Life was one of the first I read. Golden Dawn, The One Year Manual, Garden of Pomegranates, and The Middle Pillar all followed, don't think I'll need to read another bio on Crowley tho, but who knows. Symonds has Crowley's last words as "Sometimes I really hate myself." For all his study and practice, seems the fission was a bit incomplete for one who claimed to hold the exalted grade of Ipissimus(or was it only Magus, I don't recall)

There is a relatively interesting and recent B grade kinda sci-fi-ish movie about Crowley's ideas but I don't remember the name of it(maybe Chemical Wedding). A new film is due out soon too- In search of The Great Beast 666 or some such title. Course there is always Anger's stuff--trippy.

Posted by Livingstone Give us a review here when you have one.

I'm about half way through it. It could be called the definitive biography for the sheer amount of detail....but not for having an engaging writing style. If you don't have much interest in AC or have read other bios before it could be pretty rough going.

Here's another new Crowley book: http://www.amazon....eg_hu-wl_mrai-recs