Offered here is a copy of Ceremonial Magic: A Guide to the Mechanisms of Ritual by Israel Regardie, published by The Aquarian Press of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. This is the Third Impression, printed in 1982, of a work first published in 1980. ISBN: 0-85030-237-4.
Israel Regardie was one of the most eminent occultists of the twentieth century and a former member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. In this focused and practical volume, he explores how ceremonial ritual techniques can be used to concentrate and harness the psychic and spiritual potential of human consciousness. The book draws directly on Golden Dawn practices and Regardie's own considerable experience.
Contents are organized into two parts, covering Basic Principles, the Ritual of Opening by Watchtower (with multiple elaborations), the Completed Ritual, a Magical Eucharist, and Equipment and Paraphernalia, followed by background chapters on the Bornless Ritual. Appendices include fragments of Graeco-Egyptian magic, a Greek ritual of magic, Crowley's Liber Samekh, and the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
The book is a paperback edition and does not have a dust jacket. Condition is Very Good: covers display only light edge wear and minor corner bumping consistent with age. The spine is fully intact with no cracking. Interior pages are clean, bright, and free from foxing, writing, stamps, or library markings.
No inscriptions, bookplates, or ownership marks are present. A clean, collectible copy of an important and enduring text in the Western esoteric tradition — ideal for students and collectors of occult literature.