Authors: Donald Tyson, Becky Zins
ISBN-13: 9780738704210, ISBN-10: 0738704210
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.
Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.
For centuries, familiars have assumed many forms-the heavenly lover of the shaman, the wise imp of the witch, and the elemental companion of the theurgist. But the time-honored practice of summoning a magical assistant has been mostly forsaken due to the false perception that it is both difficult and dangerous. Now, renowned occultist Donald Tyson shares his revolutionary system for safely and successfully summoning, directing, and dismissing a familiar. Accessible to dedicated beginners, these techniques do not require expertise in formal ritual, astrology, or the Kabalah.
Revealed here for the first time is Tyson's unique system for generating spirit sigils based on a set of symbols called Power Glyphs. Familiars summoned by this method become valuable assistants who will do everything in their power to fulfill your goals.
Introduction: Spirit Magic Made Easy | ix | |
Chapter 1 | The Nature of Spiritual Beings | 1 |
Chapter 2 | What Is a Familiar? | 19 |
Chapter 3 | Intimate Familiars | 39 |
Chapter 4 | Dangerous Familiars | 61 |
Chapter 5 | Spirit Vessels | 91 |
Chapter 6 | Choosing a Companion | 115 |
Chapter 7 | Summoning a Familiar Spirit | 135 |
Chapter 8 | Strengthening the Bond | 151 |
Chapter 9 | Using Familiar Spirits | 163 |
Chapter 10 | Banishing a Familiar | 193 |
Appendix 1 | The Power Glyphs | 207 |
Appendix 2 | Division by Gender | 209 |
Appendix 3 | Division by Elements | 211 |
Appendix 4 | Zones of the Body | 213 |
Appendix 5 | Symbolic Meanings and Objects | 215 |
Appendix 6 | Elemental Correspondences | 217 |
Appendix 7 | Individual Meanings of the Glyphs | 219 |
Appendix 8 | Constructing Compound Symbols | 231 |
Appendix 9 | Power Glyph Divination | 241 |
Notes | 247 | |
Index | 251 |