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This book is the introduction, the foundation upon which all further magical work will be based. Its simplicity, clarity and depth is without equal occult literature.
For books on the Qabalah, the two best books to have been written on the subject are The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune and The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford by Lon Milo Duquette. I'd also pick up a copy of 777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley, which is a book of qabalistic correspondences.
The best book on the Golden Dawn would be The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magick, which covers (almost) everything someone would wish to know about the original Golden Dawn and was written by one of the most famous initiates of the Golden Dawn.
There is not many books on Rosicruciaism, and many books that are out there on it are fraudulent and are not an accurate representation of the Rosicrucians. The only book that I would say is worth a read is Zanoni, which is a fictional story written by a Rosicrucian. It is based on Rosicrucian philosophies and symbolism.
As for Tarot, I myself prefer the Crowley/Thelemic system of tarot over that of the Golden Dawn, so I can only really recommend books on that system, which are The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley and Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot by Lon Milo Duquette.
For the goetic demons, the best text would simply be The Goetia
Also, some beginner books I usually recommend are:
Circles of Power: An Introduction to Hermetic Magic by John Michael Greer, which is a beginners guide to ceremonial magick.
Book 4 by Aleister Crowley, which is the most comprehensive treatise on the practice of magick to ever be written, in my own personal opinion.
Enochian Magic in Theory by Frater Yechidah with Enochian Magic in Practice by Frater Yechidah, which are guides to the Enochian system of magick, a very popular and powerful system of magick, developed by the famous magician and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I John Dee, and used and improved upon by many occult orders, most notably the Golden Dawn.
And finally, The Corpus hermeticum by Hermes Trismegistus, which is the foundational text of all hermetic and occult philosophy.
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Get this if you're worried about the price of Liber ABA. Liber ABA consists of this book I just linked, The Book of the Law, and Equinox of the Gods which is just Crowley going into how he received The Book of the Law (though Liber ABA does have good amount of footnotes and introductions from the editor that you won't get with Book 4)
Book 4 is probably the best place to start with Crowley, and Magick Without Tears (though expensive) would be the next best.
In addition to the great recommendations from everyone else this is a terrific biography that's pretty objective and and this is an excellent book by Crowley himself in which he lays out the whole concept of his magical philosophy. It's good to start with either an abridged copy of Book 4 if you prefer print books or you can easily find a free digital copy of the full volume online since all his works are in the public domain.
Check out Aleister Crowley's Book 4. I found this book at a time in my life where I was pondering similar things.
I found this and this to be good starting places.
I recommend Magick (or Book 4) reminded me of Wilson's writing style even. very accessible.
If you want more of his crazy cool ideas and poetry I recommend Book of Lies
Also this website has everything
He covers so many diverse topics everything is worh checking out!
Book 4 has been out for some time now.
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