Booksigning with the Ciceros Confirmed
Topic: What Aaron's Up To
Re: Booksigning with the Ciceros Confirmed

Greetings!

I have recieved confirmation from both Llewellyn and the Green Dragon Bookstore in Ybor City (Tampa), Florida. The booksigning for "Secrets...", with special guests Chic and Tabatha Cicero, will take place on Sunday, October 23rd, from 2pm-4pm.

This will take place the day *after* a booksigning (without the Ciceros) in St. Petersburg, FL at the GreenSong Grove Samain Sabbat.

Go here and click on the date (under "Upcoming Events") for further information:

https://kheph777.tripod.com/indexsecrets.html

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Aaron appearing in New Port Richey and St. Pete, Florida.
Topic: What Aaron's Up To
Aaron appearing in New Port Richey and St. Pete, Florida.

Greetings!

I have just accepted two invitations for appearances in New Port
Richey and St. Petersburg, Florida.

-September 25, 2005: Pagan Pride Day
Pagan Pride Day will be at The Sims Park in New Port Richey from 10 am
until 8 pm and a rain date of October 8.
This one is short notice. However, I think I will give a lecture on
one of the main themes of my book- the connection between Shamanism
and the Medieval Grimoiric Tradition. ("Magick and Shamanism") I
will gather the lecture from part one of "Secrets..." - so you will
get something of a sneak-preview before the book hits the stores. :)

-October 21-23, 2005
GreenSong Grove Samhain Grand Sabbat and Witches Ball. St.Petersburg,
Florida. Grand Sabbat, Witches Ball and Katrina Relief Aid. Gates
open at 2 PM on Friday. http://greensonggrove.org/
I plan to attend on Saturday, October 22nd. If all goes well, it will
be another book signing. ;)

In fact, the GSG book signing will happen the day *before* the big
book signing planned with Chic and Tabatha Cicero at the Green Dragon
in Ybor City, Florida. So that will be a busy weekend!

Hope to see some of you there!

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Update on Green Dragon Booksigning!
Topic: What Aaron's Up To
Hey folks!

Just letting you know that we have set a target-date for the Green Dragon booksigning: Sunday, October 23rd, 2005.

Chic and Tabatha Cicero have marked the 23rd on their calandar, and my publicity manager at Llewellyn will be coordinating the event directly with Paul- owner of the Green Dragon Bookstore. (http://www.greendragonbooks.com/) Keep checking back here for updates! :):):)

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Back Cover Copy for "Secrets"
Topic: Aaron Books Updates
Greetings, Folks!

Llewellyn just sent me the back cover copy for "Secrets..." This shows yet more progress toward the completed project!

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Check it out:

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New Age / Magick / Hermetic


The Only Book in Existence to Unlock the
Mysteries of the Classical Medieval Grimoires

The magickal practices and esoteric knowledge of medieval Europe form the foundation of modern ceremonial magick. To truly understand medieval magick, one must decipher the repositories of this occult knowledge—the grimoires of spells, incantations, and ritual instructions for summoning spiritual entities (both celestial and infernal) for magickal purposes.

With Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires, scholar and magician Aaron Leitch has written a masterwork for novice and mage alike. This comprehensive reference manual is the only existing primer of the Renaissance grimoiric tradition. It has been designed to provide both an understandable and useful synthesis of the magickal material as well as a historically accurate context for the development of the grimoires.

This groundbreaking guide examines Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy, The Key of Solomon, the Lemegaton, Dee’s Enochian diaries, The Book of Abramelin, and several other classical texts. It compares the texts to one another, and then to other pagan and tribal cultural practices—reaching a conclusion that may surprise you. Using this newfound insight to the grimoires, the author presents innovative techniques that you can use for truly astounding results in your own magickal practice.

Aaron Leitch (Florida) is a scholar and practitioner of the Renaissance-era magickal arts.

$29.95 US
$39.95 CAN

Table of Contents for "Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires"
Topic: Aaron Books Updates
Greetings!

Over the past few days, I've seen several posts asking what is going to be covered in "Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires" this August. Since we are so close to the release date now, I thought I'd share the Table of Contents with you folks. ;) Over the next weeks I'll get this posted to my website, along with the portion of the Expert Reader Review that reviews each chapter.

So, here is what the book will cover:

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Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires

The Classical Texts of Magick Deciphered

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Oculta Philosophia

Chapter One: Medieval Magick

The Medieval and Renaissance Eras

The Classical Grimoires

The Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim fi'l-sihr)

Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)

Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton)

Goetia

Theurgia-Goetia

Pauline Art

Almadel of Solomon

Ars Nova

The Notary Arts

Three Books of Occult Philosophy

The Magical Elements (Heptameron)

Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy

The Magus (Celestial Intelligencer)

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage

Arbatel of Magic

Sworn Book of Honorius (Liber Sacer Juratus)

The Dee Diaries

Five Books of the Mysteries (Quinti Libri

Mysteriorum)

A True and Faithful Relation…

The Grimoire of Armadel

Grimorium Verum

The Grand Grimoire (Red Dragon)

Conclusion

Medieval – Renaissance Timeline

Chapter Two: Shamanism, Tribal to Medieval

Shamanism

The Prophets

Merkavah And The Baalim Shem

Medieval European Urban Shamanism: The Grimoiric Masters

Three Worlds, Four Pillars

The Luminous Ones, or The Sons of God

A Medieval / Renaissance Definition of Magick

Conclusion: Modern Grimoiric Shamanism

Chapter Three: The Art of Ecstasy: Way of the Prophet-Shaman

Rising on the Planes, or Mental Circuitry

Psychotropics: Ancient History

Psychotropics: In the Grimoires

Sensory and Stimulus Deprivation

Fasting and Vegetarianism

Chapter Four: The Art of Devotion: Way of the Temple Priest

The Rise of the Priesthood

From Priests to Kings, and From Palaces to Temples

The Role of the Priest

Devotional Magick

Spiritual Authority

Confession

Psalmody

Words of Power

Sacrifice in Grimoiric Magick

Part Two: Oculta Practique

Chapter Five: Magickal Timing

Magickal Days

Magickal Hours

Calculating Magickal Hours

Elective Astrology

Chart Interpretation

The 36 Faces of the Decanates

Chapter Six: Magickal Tools Part I: Basic Tools and Holy Implements
(Celestial)

Thread Spun by a Young Virgin??: Finding Obscure Items

The Aspergillum and the Consecration of Water

The Censor and the Consecration of Incense

Holy Anointing Oil

The Silk Cloths

The Burin, Needle, and Other Iron Instruments

The White Robe

The White-Hilted Knife

The Holy Lamp and Candles

The Solomonic Wand

Chapter Seven: Purifications and Prayer

The Solomonic 9-Day Purification

Creating Prayers and Invocations

Selection of the Place

The Solomonic Ritual Bath

Standard Procedure

The One Month Purification

The Twelve Hour Purification

Chapter Eight: Angelic Work (Theurgy)

Angelic Diplomacy

How To Summon Angels

The Calling of Angels into the Shewstone, from The Magus

The Angelic Book (Sepher Malachim, or Liber Angelos)

Fashioning the Angelic Book

The Archangels of the Days, Hours and Heavenly Spheres

The Seven Planetary Intelligences

The Ruling Angels of the Planets

Consecrating the Angelic Book

Using the Angelic Book

Experiencing the Angels

Chapter Nine: Magickal Tools Part II: Of the Talismanic Arts (Natural)

The Pen, Ink, and Colours

Consecration of Parchment and Paper

Consecration of Wax and Virgin Earth

Chapter Ten: Talismans and Image Magick (Natural Philosophy)

Sigils

Talismanic Magick in the Grimoires

The Particular Form of the Lamen, from The Magus

Consecrating Talismans

Image Magick

Of the Images of the Zodiac…

Of the Images of the Faces…

Of the Images of Saturn

Of the Images of Jupiter

Of the Images of Mars

Of the Images of the Sun

Of the Images of Venus

Of the Images of Mercury

Of the Images of the Moon

Of Wax and Earth

Consecration of Images

Chapter Eleven: Magickal Tools Part III: Tools of Protection, Weapons of Command (Goetic)

The Black-Hilted Knife

The Solomonic Sword

The Sickle, Scimitar, Dagger, Lance, or Poniard

The Pentagram of Solomon

The Hexagram of Solomon

The Ring of Solomon

The Secret Seal of Solomon

Chapter Twelve: Conjuring Spirits (Goety)

Exorcism

Constraints and Curses

`Historical Turning-Point': The Testament of Solomon

Spirit-Taming in the Grimoires

The Magickal Circle

Raising… Familiar Spirits by a Circle, from The Magus

The Book of Spirits (Liber Spiritus)

Afterward
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Magic Circle Carpets and Secrets
Topic: Aaron Books Updates
Hey folks!

You might find this interesting:

http://tinyurl.com/6nkfn

(or:
http://www.merchantsofatlantis.com/product.asp?pr
od=10002 )

MerchantsOfAtlantis.com generally sells Golden
Dawn ritual items. However, they have recently
branched out into Solomonic material as well. One
of their favorite items is the magickal carpet
featureing Solomonic magickal circles.

Best of all ;) they continue to make this interesting
offer:

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EVERY CIRCLE COMES WITH THE ULTIMATE
REFERENCE MANUAL, FREE!
Pre-Order Aaron Leitch’s Secret’s of the Magickal
Grimoires Revealed from his website and then mail
in a copy of the receipt for the book that clearly
indicates the title, and MOA will discount the total
price of your circle design by the full price of the
book – giving you this valuable reference work
FREE!
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I think that's a rather innovative idea. I'll be
interested to see how it works out. :)

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Upcoming Article for Llewellyn's
Topic: Aaron Books Updates

Greetings!

I just submitted an article about "Secrets" for Llewellyn's "New Worlds of Mind and Spirit." It's just a brief description of what the book is about, and my thought processes behind writing it. (Just over 900 words, nothing ground-breaking.) I'll post more details later, and get the article uploaded to my webpage as well.

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Secrets Update - 3-24-05
Topic: Aaron Books Updates

Things are looking great for Secrets of the Magickal Grimories! :):)

I've been looking at Llewellyn on-line (www.llewellyn.com), and Secrets is showing up all over the place- WITH an August 2005 release date. I'm in the cataloge for this Fall. Plus, I'm currently working on the article for the Llewellyn Journal.

Best of all, they have the book listed on their Review Copy Request Form, so you folks can start getting your review copies. :):):)

http://www.llewellyn.com/history/getcopy.php?order=isbn

(Just search the page for "leitch")

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Update on "Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires"
Topic: Aaron Books Updates
Greetings All!

I'm sorry I haven't been very active here as of late. I'm stretched fairly thin these days, and starting to wear a bit. :( So, I've had to take it a bit easier on much of my email, groups and forums.

Meanwhile, Llewellyn seems to be churning right ahead with the upcoming book on grimoiric (Solomonic) magick! :) In just the past few weeks, I've been hearing from them a lot: Once, that they lost some of my artwork and needed me to re-send, but that was followed shortly with the message they had found it. (Yay!!!) :):):) And, most recently, I've been asked to write an article about the "creation of" Secrets... as a book. (Gads! Another project??) ;)

So that's the latest scoop on the book. It should be out somewhere around August or September of this year. I'll let you folks know when I hear more. :)

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National Treasure - review by Aaron Leitch
Topic: General Stuff
Greetings folks!

I decided to go see National Treasure last night, so I could review it for the Magickal Origins of the US group.

As I expected, it didn't have anything exciting to the student of early American mysticism. That is to say, the writers were obviously not masons or mages in their own right.

On the other hand, I think they still created something pretty damned cool. To put it simply, this was an Indiana Jones set in the obscure occult realms of American history. The treasure of the Templars- presented as the direct creators of Masonry- had been hidden in America by the Masons among the Founding Fathers. Clues to its location were hidden in places like the back of the Declaration of Independence, the belltower of Independence Hall, the Ben Franklin Institute, and even secret catacombs beneath the Trinity Church cemetery. (Not to mention a race against a group of evil treasure-hunters willing to steal and destroy American historical artifacts to further their own goals.)

I find the comparison between this and Indiana Jones most interesting. National Treasure is the first movie I've seen that treats American history as "old and deep" enough to support such a mystical treasure-hunting story. Sure the Arc of the Covenant and the Holy Grail can support such a story. But, it did my heart good to see that the Declaration of Independence and Liberty Bell could do the same. :)

However, the BEST part of the movie came in the attitude it presented. The main action of the movie was initiated when the main character decided, as did our Founding Fathers, that sometimes one must do what the authorities consider wrong, in order to do what is right. At one point, it was even stressed that our Founding Fathers were traitors who- had they lost the War of Independence- would have been hung, beheaded, drawn and quartered and their entrails burned for their high treason. Therefore, when faced with a similar decision himself, the main character chose to follow their Spirit- to risk it all, and do what was illegal in order to do what was right.

This is well worth a see! And if you're into American Masonic mysticism, you'll be amused and entertained, even if you don't find it educational. I can *definitely* see this raising awareness and interest in this subject matter. I'd like to see more!

(To end with, I'd like to make a suggestion. Anyone who finds this kind of fiction interesting, might want to check out a book by Katherin Kurtz called "Two Crowns for America.")

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