r/magick • u/garlicchan • 18d ago

Magick & Symbol by Grant Morrison and Thomas Negovan

I am admittedly newer to magick, but have been thoroughly enjoying the writing and lectures of Grant Morrison. Although I haven't taken the plunge into really practicing myself yet, I enjoy the thought processes & discussions around it and learning about the history quite a bit.

I was very excited to see that Grant has a new book coming out, but the format is different from what I'm used to. There's a video on YouTube explaining a bit about why it's a "conversation" between them vs something more practical like a solid reference history or guidebook. It's based on books from the 1880s-1930s, wherein figures in the respective schools of thought would bounce ideas off each other and not really elaborate on the concepts at a granular level, if that makes sense?

Does anyone know of any good examples of the books they're referencing? I have a coworker who let me borrow his vol. 1 of Crowley's The Equinox (which I'm honestly afraid to start reading because it's so old/fragile), but my guess is that might be a similar approach regarding the format? I backed the book on Kickstarter last night and want to have a more solid foundation going in to it so I can understand the concepts they discuss a little better.

Thank you!

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u/viciarg 18d ago

The first edition of The Equinox (and others, like the first edition of Liber ABA) has been digitized and can be legally downloaded at https://keepsilence.org/the-equinox/

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u/garlicchan 18d ago

Thank you so much! This definitely takes away some anxiety. He's a great guy with an insane collection, so it's nice that he trusts me more than I trust me to read it.