{"product_id":"aleister-crowleys-mysticism-a-practical-guide-hardcover","title":"Aleister Crowley's Mysticism — Practical Thelemic Magick","description":"\u003cp\u003eA no-nonsense handbook rather than a commentary. Marco Visconti takes the Holy Guardian Angel experience as his centre of gravity and works outward through the rituals that surround it — the Headless Rite, the Abramelin Operation, Liber Samekh, and several that contemporary books tend to leave out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sequel to his first book and it assumes you want to practice, not just read. Step-by-step methods, daily work, and an extended reading of the Major Arcana of the Thoth Tarot as a map of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e, 304 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marco Visconti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.1 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCore focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Holy Guardian Angel experience, myths dispelled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRituals surveyed:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Headless Rite, the Abramelin Operation, Liber Samekh and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Major Arcana of the Thoth Tarot and the alchemical underpinnings of Thelema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow to work with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead it as a sequel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Visconti is advancing beyond his first book, and it shows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick one practice and stay with it.\u003c\/strong\u003e The book offers real daily practices; the point is repetition, not collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep a record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Thelemic work rewards a diary more than a good memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse the Thoth chapters alongside a deck.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Major Arcana material reads very differently with the cards in front of you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpect the Great Work framing\u003c\/strong\u003e — the alchemical language is used deliberately, as inner transformation rather than metallurgy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E); color:#f3f3f3; padding:20px 24px; border-radius:8px; margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e; margin-top:0;\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip — the diary is the practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eEvery serious Thelemic writer says this and every beginner ignores it. Buy a plain notebook at the same time as the book. What you record is what you can later interpret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eIs this for beginners?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eIt is a practical handbook to advanced Thelemic practices, and it continues from Visconti's earlier book. Some grounding helps.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWhat rituals does it cover?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eThe Headless Rite, the Abramelin Operation and Liber Samekh among others, several of them often overlooked in contemporary works.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eDoes it cover tarot?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eYes — the Major Arcana of the Thoth Tarot are explored as a map of transformative knowledge.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWho is Marco Visconti?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eA lifelong practitioner of the Western Esoteric Tradition with a particular interest in Thelema and Crowleyana, and translator of key esoteric texts into Italian, including Michael Bertiaux's Lucky Hoodoo and Cosmic Meditation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow long is it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e304 pages in hardcover.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this for beginners?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a practical handbook to advanced Thelemic practices, and it continues from Visconti's earlier book. 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