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From: Amanda Walker <amanda@walker.reston.va.us>
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Subject: Re: Beginner seeks advice.
Date: 10 Nov 1998 21:36:56 -0500
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Jim Evans <zanoni1@airmail.net> wrote:
> BTW, it's fine to disagree when you have something better to offer.

Well, I haven't been throwing temper tantrums, at least.

I'd be happy to offer something better than Shakti Gawain, though.
If someone wants to learn some of the basics of western magic, the two
best introductions to the topic I have found are:

Historical: Gareth Knight's "Magic and the Western Mind"
Practical: Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki's "Ritual Magic Workbook"

Both of them are chock full of useful information, and refreshingly
free of "new age" snake oil.

For those of a more religious bent, I also recommend:

Jewish: Aryeh Kaplan's "Meditation and Kabbalah"
Pagan: Caitlin and John Matthews' "The Western Way"
Christian: Robin Amis's "A Different Christianity"


Amanda Walker