{"product_id":"the-magical-knowledge-trilogy-foundations-the-initiate-contacts-of-the-adepts-paperback","title":"The Magical Knowledge Trilogy: Foundations: the Initiate: Contacts of the Adepts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosephine McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMagical Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003etrilogy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a collection of work by Josephine McCarthy written between 2009 and 2011, originally presented in three paperback volumes as \u003cem\u003eMagical Knowledge I Foundations, Magical Knowledge II The Initiate, and Magical Knowledge III Contacts of the Adepts. \u003c\/em\u003eIt is now presented as a complete paperback collection for the first time. The three individual volumes are still available in their second edition paperback form published by TaDehent Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magical Knowledge Trilogy is \u003c\/em\u003ea series that takes the reader through the twists and turns of serious magical study and practice. Written by Josephine McCarthy, one of the world's leading magical adepts, \u003cem\u003eThe Magical Knowledge Trilogy \u003c\/em\u003ecovers the necessary skills, contacts, and practices for lone magical practitioners studying and working within Western magic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a sampling of the teaching and magical work undertaken by the author over a twenty-year period, reaching from the early stages of magical practice right up to the adept level of work, and is designed for the lone practitioner. The writing of this collection signalled a turning point in McCarthy's work, as it began to develop more towards the in-depth training of magicians, which eventually manifested in the form of Quareia: an open source magical training course of unparalleled depth and scope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trilogy covers magical advice, techniques for ritual, visionary work, utterance, divination, and sigil-making, and includes essays on the history of magic and a look at the mythic storytelling tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephine McCarthy is a Western magical adept living in the Southwest of England. An esoteric practitioner, teacher, and author, she has written over thirty books on magical theory and practice, including \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagic of the North Gate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Gates - a Magical Translation\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTarot Skills for the 21\u003c\/em\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cem\u003est\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cem\u003e Century\u003c\/em\u003e. Josephine has taught extensively in the USA and UK since the early 1990s, and has lectured at various occult, esoteric, and hermetic conferences in the UK and USA. She is the designer and book author for the \u003cem\u003eLXXXI Quareia Magician's Deck\u003c\/em\u003e (2014 Quareia Publishing UK), produced with artists Stuart Littlejohn and Cassandra Beanland. McCarthy is also the author of Quareia, an extensive, in-depth, open source online training course in the theory, practice, and history of Western magic, which seeks to move Western magical practice into a deeper, more cooperative relationship with nature and the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43828581564502,"sku":"9781911134602","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/bk1EcTV5SzRURzBieHJmZC85OXNzdz09.webp?v=1768909445","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/the-magical-knowledge-trilogy-foundations-the-initiate-contacts-of-the-adepts-paperback","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}