Low Magick: It's All in Your Head ... You Just Have No Idea How Big Your Head Is
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- Author：Lon Milo DuQuette
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Summary
Take a fascinating journey into the life of one of the most respected， sought-after， and renowned magicians alive today: Lon Milo DuQuette。 In this follow-up to his popular autobiography， My Life with the Spirits， DuQuette tells how a friend was cursed by a well-known foreign filmmaker and how they removed that curse with a little help from Shakespeare。 He explains how， as a six-year-old， he used the Law of Attraction to get a date with Linda Kaufman， the most beautiful girl in first-grade。 DuQuette also reveals the ins and outs of working with demons and provides a compelling account of performing an exorcism at a private Catholic high school。
As entertaining as they are informative， the true stories in this memoir contain authentic magical theory and invaluable technical information。
As entertaining as they are informative， the true stories in this memoir contain authentic magical theory and invaluable technical information。
Reviews
Carmilla Voiez
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This is a brilliant book - part memoir， part guide。 It covers everything including astral projection， a dancing Ganesha， an the exorcism of a Catholic girls school and conversation with a demon。 It's humorous， never arrogant or patronising， warm and loving。 DuQuette is now one of my top three writers about magick。 This is a brilliant book - part memoir， part guide。 It covers everything including astral projection， a dancing Ganesha， an the exorcism of a Catholic girls school and conversation with a demon。 It's humorous， never arrogant or patronising， warm and loving。 DuQuette is now one of my top three writers about magick。 。。。more
M。A。 Stern
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Lon has a compelling voice and imparts useful information via stories making this a fun read。
Mehdi Hassan
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Excellent starter or intermediate volume for those interested in esoteric practices。 The author has an amusing way of writing about this rather sombre and somewhat taboo topic。 Looking forward to reading more of Lon Milo's work Excellent starter or intermediate volume for those interested in esoteric practices。 The author has an amusing way of writing about this rather sombre and somewhat taboo topic。 Looking forward to reading more of Lon Milo's work 。。。more
Byron Mármol
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Amazing book， not what I expected from the idea I had of Low Magick and I really liked the "disclaimer" of not being a technical book but more like a "Stories" book， even though there are a couple of chapter with very interesting techniques about invoking and such。This is my first Lon Milo Duquette book and I love the way he writes， he's such a witty individual， I actually cracked up with laughter at the mercury invocation idea when discussed with Constance （and the invocation had begun） hahaha Amazing book， not what I expected from the idea I had of Low Magick and I really liked the "disclaimer" of not being a technical book but more like a "Stories" book， even though there are a couple of chapter with very interesting techniques about invoking and such。This is my first Lon Milo Duquette book and I love the way he writes， he's such a witty individual， I actually cracked up with laughter at the mercury invocation idea when discussed with Constance （and the invocation had begun） hahaha I love this guy。 I already ordered the paperback edition of My life with the Spirits and The key to Solomon's key， I have the kindle version of Chicken Qabbahla， so I guess I have some good read awaiting me。 。。。more
Michael
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Clever， funny and more than you thinkThese stories are more than just stories。 As I haven’t arrived at my understanding yet as to how much more and what much more， I’ll leave your understanding to you。On the surface though， these stories are entertaining， witty and sometimes very funny （the Mercury “invocation” especially）。 They may also serve a glimpses through windows and even invitations to a larger world。Enjoy as you will！
Quinnan Stone
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Ganesha， ganesha， gane-e-eshaG-a-a-neshaThis book it worth it alone for the Ganesha invocation/banishing ritual， which is just so splendidly perfect。 It is another well written， easy to read set of adventures in Ceremonial/low magic， which will make you want to find a carpenters ruler and a copy of the Goetia。
Diana Clark
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Very interesting。My partner got this book。 His review = Interesting subjects。 Great & entertaining stories。 Never boring。 He enjoyed every page。
Shadow
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An interesting book that complements the book My life with the spirits by Lon Milo Duquete。 The book presents in a very colloquial but at the same time professional and profound way the author's experience with magick and the occult， presenting it as it is without the Hollywood glamour and fantasy （or horror） by exposing this kind of process as a reflection of the subconscious mind and it's processes， also the author present a very simple but excellent way of starting to work on this path that d An interesting book that complements the book My life with the spirits by Lon Milo Duquete。 The book presents in a very colloquial but at the same time professional and profound way the author's experience with magick and the occult， presenting it as it is without the Hollywood glamour and fantasy （or horror） by exposing this kind of process as a reflection of the subconscious mind and it's processes， also the author present a very simple but excellent way of starting to work on this path that doesn't require any tools or complicated method's needing only to focus your mind。 An excellent work and masterpiece done by an expert practitioner of Goetic evocation。 。。。more
Vania Loza
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Love it！ Highly recommendedSuper interesting， I learned a lot from this book， I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking in the path of Magick。
Tjallie Micheaux
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Even though the tarot development section was very intense， I love Lon Milo's style of writing; it's like listening to a friend cypher while having a cup a coffee。 Thank you Lon Milo Even though the tarot development section was very intense， I love Lon Milo's style of writing; it's like listening to a friend cypher while having a cup a coffee。 Thank you Lon Milo 。。。more
Lolo
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Nope。 Not for me。The book is well written by an experienced magician， but it focuses on solomonic magick of demon invocation。 I disagree with this approach and it is a certain way to get your ass kicked “spiritually”。If you’re interested in stories about solomonic magick， then this book is for you。
Aleksandr Lazarev
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It was interesting book from Occultist， it made meremember about “The Bad Trip ”。 Good Idea about Magic Makes YouChange to get Something， and sometimes it's hard。 No financial profit。。。 It was interesting book from Occultist， it made meremember about “The Bad Trip ”。 Good Idea about Magic Makes YouChange to get Something， and sometimes it's hard。 No financial profit。。。 。。。more
Marcus Coker
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A great inside look into Lon Duquette's lifeThe book gets five stars because as usual， this book is captivating and attention grabbing as are his other books。 Even if you're not into the esoteric or ceremonial magick specifically， Lon's are definitely entertaining enough to keep your attention throughout the whole book。 A great inside look into Lon Duquette's lifeThe book gets five stars because as usual， this book is captivating and attention grabbing as are his other books。 Even if you're not into the esoteric or ceremonial magick specifically， Lon's are definitely entertaining enough to keep your attention throughout the whole book。 。。。more
Josué
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This is the first book I read from Lon Milo DuQuette， and also the first book I read on magick。It was a really fun， interesting and mind-opening read。 The way he describes his adventures as a magician is very entertaining， he does get technical sometimes， but only enough for ignorant people （like me） to understand what he's talking about。 He has a good sense of humour and more than once I giggled while reading about experiences that would， honestly， scare the shit out of me。 Growing up in a chri This is the first book I read from Lon Milo DuQuette， and also the first book I read on magick。It was a really fun， interesting and mind-opening read。 The way he describes his adventures as a magician is very entertaining， he does get technical sometimes， but only enough for ignorant people （like me） to understand what he's talking about。 He has a good sense of humour and more than once I giggled while reading about experiences that would， honestly， scare the shit out of me。 Growing up in a christian family I've never heard a single good thing about any magic system at all。 Reading about DuQuette's view of angels， demons， spirits and supernatural intelligences offers me an entirely new view of the world。 The way he describes the interaction between the magician and their own magick is perfectly summed up by the book's subtitle: It's all in your head。。。 You just have no idea how big your head is。Whether you are interested in magick， belief systems or spirituality， this is an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Atakan
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Some books have souls， and this is one of them。Taught me certain important things and helped me realize a few others。
Anthony
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Lon is like an old friend。 His books and words have been my constant companion for over two decades。 This is a book of stories woven from experience by a holy man who really walks the walk and talks very entertaining talk。As Ministry said “The mind is a terrible thing to taste” and so it is with the Goetia， but Lon shows us that while the magick is ‘low’ the aspirations are ‘high’ and to summon the forces of hell to work for us and build our own temple in this life， we must first be as pure as S Lon is like an old friend。 His books and words have been my constant companion for over two decades。 This is a book of stories woven from experience by a holy man who really walks the walk and talks very entertaining talk。As Ministry said “The mind is a terrible thing to taste” and so it is with the Goetia， but Lon shows us that while the magick is ‘low’ the aspirations are ‘high’ and to summon the forces of hell to work for us and build our own temple in this life， we must first be as pure as Solomon himself bringing the below to us as we ascend to the above。 This useful and surprisingly practical book is recommended reading for those interested in Goetic and Solomonic magick and of course any Thelemite thinking about “meddling with the Goetia”。 。。。more
Justin
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Understandable and spirited。 On the other hand， I am not sure how much I got out of it
Xochitl
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I Love this book。 I was already well acquainted with magick， ritual， and the overall topics of this book， but reading this was excellent for pulling my ass out of my head （or was it the other way around？） and understanding the core of what makes magick work， and get to the nitty gritty without confusing the pomp and circumstance for the thing itself。 It is also a great book to recommend to someone who is completely new to magick or who has a held belief that "low magick" is useless。 I Love this book。 I was already well acquainted with magick， ritual， and the overall topics of this book， but reading this was excellent for pulling my ass out of my head （or was it the other way around？） and understanding the core of what makes magick work， and get to the nitty gritty without confusing the pomp and circumstance for the thing itself。 It is also a great book to recommend to someone who is completely new to magick or who has a held belief that "low magick" is useless。 。。。more
Constantin
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Mixed feelings。 3。5 starsWhen I purchased this book I did not realise it was a memoir。 And memoirs are not my thing at all。 Although， objectively， it is well written and very well presented。 Very "lively" I could say for being a memoir， and it gives some good information （theoretical and practical）。It does recycle concepts that exist in other books， but mostly， it is providing a kind of different point of view on things。Good read to get some food for thought， but unfortunately nothing to add to Mixed feelings。 3。5 starsWhen I purchased this book I did not realise it was a memoir。 And memoirs are not my thing at all。 Although， objectively， it is well written and very well presented。 Very "lively" I could say for being a memoir， and it gives some good information （theoretical and practical）。It does recycle concepts that exist in other books， but mostly， it is providing a kind of different point of view on things。Good read to get some food for thought， but unfortunately nothing to add to "actual knowledge" regarding the occult。 。。。more
Edric Unsane
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There is lots of useful information and experiences in Low Magick。 The biggest problem that I had with this book is how the author comes off as a somewhat self-absorbed asshole， which was not necessarily a bad thing， but wasn't all that great either。 While reading Low Magick， I could see myself tackling some of the author's experiences differently， especially when it came down to how he treated the people in those experiences。 I think Low Magick is worth a read to those interested in the occult， There is lots of useful information and experiences in Low Magick。 The biggest problem that I had with this book is how the author comes off as a somewhat self-absorbed asshole， which was not necessarily a bad thing， but wasn't all that great either。 While reading Low Magick， I could see myself tackling some of the author's experiences differently， especially when it came down to how he treated the people in those experiences。 I think Low Magick is worth a read to those interested in the occult， but I would recommend that the reader employ some critical thinking。 。。。more
Conor Warren
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Excellent book。 A bit of "chronosnobbery" at points but overall very good。 Excellent book。 A bit of "chronosnobbery" at points but overall very good。 。。。more
Sarah
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I read this in a day。 I was not sure what to expect when I borrowed it from a friend。 I enjoy DuQuette's writing style。 I read this in a day。 I was not sure what to expect when I borrowed it from a friend。 I enjoy DuQuette's writing style。 。。。more
Russell
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More philosophical than practical， Duquette is still engaging in this very enjoyable book。
Kitty
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Witty， funny and captivating- absolutely delightful！ The ironic little shit residing in the darkest depths of my soul wept with joy。 It's a must-read。 Even if you're not that into Magick itself， it seems that DuQuette could discourse on the history of telecommunications and still send goosebumps down your spine。 Witty， funny and captivating- absolutely delightful！ The ironic little shit residing in the darkest depths of my soul wept with joy。 It's a must-read。 Even if you're not that into Magick itself， it seems that DuQuette could discourse on the history of telecommunications and still send goosebumps down your spine。 。。。more
Mortalform
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"There is no truth， only stories。" Zuni sayingAs yogi， mystics， and adept magicians can attest， we can access the higher levels of consciousness in meditaiton or under other extraordinary circumstances。 In those altered states we not only realize the oneness of the supreme consciousness， we become the oneness of the supreme consciousness。 Ultimatly， this transcendent state is our true and natural state of being， our true self; it is who we really are。 It is our 'heaven where we dwell when we "There is no truth， only stories。" Zuni sayingAs yogi， mystics， and adept magicians can attest， we can access the higher levels of consciousness in meditaiton or under other extraordinary circumstances。 In those altered states we not only realize the oneness of the supreme consciousness， we become the oneness of the supreme consciousness。 Ultimatly， this transcendent state is our true and natural state of being， our true self; it is who we really are。 It is our 'heaven where we dwell when we have fufiled our adventures pretending we are somehow disconnected from the supreme consciousness。 29For the magician， archangels， angles， spirits， intelligences， and demons are merely colorful metaphors for the cascading hierarchy of all the natural forces and energies of the universe。 p 30Magick may be the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with Will， but the mechanism of the Will can be at least partly described by the single word "intent"。 36。。。the mind is not limited by the brain。 In fact， our brains， our bodies， our world， even time and space are manifestations and aspects of the mind。 114Ra-Hoor-Khuit- the hawk headed Crowned and Conquering Child of the union of Nuit and Hadit。 Because Nuit's expansion （ the infinite 'out'） and Hadit's contraction （ the infinite 'in'） are both infinitely everywhere， so too must be their points of contact。 This infinite contact creates Ra-Hoor-Khuit， a field of operation in which the universe can manifest。 106It has been my observation （always in hindsight（ that the real 'magick' of a magical operation is accomplished in the preparation process rather than the execution of the ceremony itself。 The magickal ritual is merely the seal that grounds the current of the magician's will and completes the circuitry on all planes。 p 131 。。。more
Jeanette
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This book was fantastic。 I loved the authors style and the fact that while many are so serious he has the ability to laugh at himself。 He relates his mistakes as well as his successes in an easy to follow manner being both down to earth and informative。 I learned some new tricks from this book that I can incorporate into my own practices。I can't wait to read his other books。 This book was fantastic。 I loved the authors style and the fact that while many are so serious he has the ability to laugh at himself。 He relates his mistakes as well as his successes in an easy to follow manner being both down to earth and informative。 I learned some new tricks from this book that I can incorporate into my own practices。I can't wait to read his other books。 。。。more
Larissa
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Low Magick is an account of Lon Milo DuQuette's adventures and misadventures as a practicing magician。 He states early on that he is uncomfortable with the usual definitions given for high and low magick。 DuQuette is a clear writer， with a lot of wit and enough personally embarrassing tales to make what might otherwise be dry， step by step descriptions of rituals， truly entertaining。 He starts with his downfalls in his early days of magic and crowns the story with his exorcism of a catholic scho Low Magick is an account of Lon Milo DuQuette's adventures and misadventures as a practicing magician。 He states early on that he is uncomfortable with the usual definitions given for high and low magick。 DuQuette is a clear writer， with a lot of wit and enough personally embarrassing tales to make what might otherwise be dry， step by step descriptions of rituals， truly entertaining。 He starts with his downfalls in his early days of magic and crowns the story with his exorcism of a catholic school where despite his years of experience， he is still nearly duped by the demon。 He makes a point of explaining the magic theory involved in his rituals so even if the reader is not familiar with Enochian Goetia， Quaballah， astrology or tarot， it is possible to follow the story。 I would say that the intent of this book is to explain his philosophy of magic; "It is not the magick which is good or evil， or high or low-it is the magician。" 。。。more
Alfred
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A charming exploration of an adventure through Magickal thought and education。 At times （mostly） very funny and others extremely thought provoking， L。M。D。 forces our mind to release pretention。 This pretention is "Low v。 High" Magick。 Through this opus， the author challenges us to realize our full spiritual potential by sharing his own experience， folly， and teachings。 A charming exploration of an adventure through Magickal thought and education。 At times （mostly） very funny and others extremely thought provoking， L。M。D。 forces our mind to release pretention。 This pretention is "Low v。 High" Magick。 Through this opus， the author challenges us to realize our full spiritual potential by sharing his own experience， folly， and teachings。 。。。more
Shandril
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