Magie pro pokročilé – Veselý Josef (2004)

This advanced guide to magic follows the author’s earlier book Magic. Some subjects are expanded and explored in greater depth, others are approached from a different perspective, and new topics are introduced. It focuses especially on several branches and fields of magic, including Egyptian, Jewish, Chinese, Enochian, runic and voodoo magic. The author also examines sexual magic techniques, magical rituals, magical incense and demonology in both its theoretical and practical aspects, including evocation magic. The theoretical section opens with a discussion of the Emerald Tablet and includes a chapter on hermetic symbolism, while a chapter on the problems and pitfalls of magical practice addresses complications that magicians may encounter in their work. Modern trends are covered in a chapter on contemporary methods of magic, and the phenomenon of pacts with demonic intelligences is explored in the chapter Pact Inside. The book also looks into the history of magic through the degraded yet romantic discipline of treasure hunting. An appendix concludes the book with recommended reading, additional information and further reflections.