Futureritual

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Summary: Not well done.
Review: I found FutureRitual a disappointment. The content was inferior to The rituals of Thelema, or Liber Null. The prose was alternately pedantic and vulgar. The author seems to believe run on sentences can hide his lack of originality.

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Summary: Simplistic book on magickal basics
Review: I have to agree with some of the other reviewers that this book is basically a rehash of core ideas presented in other books which are probably better described by other authors. Farber does help one to personalize the rituals (see LBRP) but really does not add anything new or revolutionary to the curriculum. He does give some of his personal experiences but I finsished the book in about 45 minutes with little taken from it. If you are looking for 21st century magick I would suggest Liber Kaos by Peter Carroll who really DOES take magick kicking and screaming into the new millennium.

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Summary: A Fine Introduction
Review: I loved this book. It is a fine introduction to the field of ritual magick. I've read the pentagram rituals elsewhere - I've learned they are the basis of the entire Golden Dawn body of occultism - but the explanation in here made the most sense. And beyond that, I now have a real sense of how rituals are created and what you can do with them.

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Summary: THERE ARE BETTER RESOURCES
Review: If you are new to Esoteric/Mystical Paths and are seriously interested in them as a lifestyle and are interested in the Great Work of self-revelation and transformation, you may want to look elswhere than this book; unless tracing Pentagrams in the air, "vibrating" weird combinations of vowels and consonants, turning your coffee table into an altar and enjoying the spiritual consolations of flatulence are your idea of the Great Work... Please do not let this falderol deter you or turn you off. Try BEGINNING TO PRAY by Anthony Bloom. While Bloom, as a Russian Orthodox Archbishop, writes solidly from the Christian Tradition of theism and theurgy, his advice, however, on how to quiet the mind and "charge" and "consecrate" space for meditation and inner working is some of the most practical and commonsense advice I've yet encountered. His little book is a great start for learning to discipline the mind. Then get Tristine Rainer's THE NEW DIARY to learn various techniques for journaling and how to use journaling to break open your own "inner worlds" and creativity. Most of all, be True to Yourself. There is only One Esoteric Path...the one that is uniquely yours.

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Summary: Loved It
Review: In the traditon of Robert Anton Wilson or Antero Alli, magick with a sense of humor. A lot of magicians could learn from this book one important lesson - lighten up!

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Summary: A MUST HAVE...NO EXCUSES!
Review: It's contemporary, powerful, and one of the FIRST books I recommend to those wanting the best magick stuff available. If you enjoy the works of Alister Crowley, Max Freedom Long, Stuart Wilde, and Peter J. Carroll, then you will want to reach the next level by buying Philip H. Farber's FUTURERITUAL. I'm only allowed 1,000 words for this review, so there is not enough space to share with you ALL the benefits I've attained from this book. But suffice it to say that one direct benefit is that my intuition abilities have improved to such a degree, that sometimes people are left speechless that I know so much about them. (Works great when picking up chicks!) Not to mention that the narrow concept of "good" and "bad" exeriences will never be the same to you EVER again, once you've completely applied what this book presents. However, this book is not for everyone. Only those people who can step outside of what they are used to, and step into something truly fulfilling, will benefit from this book. And it takes not just the willingness to apply this book, it takes a FOCUS. If you can focus on what is being said in this book, and you can focus on doing what this books asks of you, then you'll know something not too many people have the ability to attain. You see, people "try" new things all the time. But until they LET GO of the "map" they have been following all this time, you'll never full attain the true magic to be had in this book. You'll just make excuses, and point your finger, and do everything else BUT admit you're not letting yourself leave this "map" you've been on, and experiencing what lay beyond it. If you want to find out just what can be possible, BUY THIS BOOK. You'll thank yourself within the first 10 pages. That's My Opinion But You're Welcome To It!