Four books: Magic, Telepathy, Ka Tu, Ka Oho, and Israel in the Pacific.

This is a for four second hand books: 'Magic, an Occult Primer', 'Telepathy', 'Ka Tu, Ka Oho', and 'Israel in the Pacific.'

Condition: these are used books.

Magic, an Occult Primer

Publisher: The Aquarian Press
Year: 1988
ISBN: 0850307147
Format: Hardback with dustjacket
Pages: 295
Condition: Used (Very Good)

David Conway's Magic: An Occult Primer is a seminal work that brought magical training to the every-magician in the early 70s. David is an articulate writer presenting the mysteries in a very workable manner for the serious student. Along with the updated texts on philosophy and practical magic is a plethora of graphics that have all been redrawn, promising to be another collector's edition published by The Witches' Almanac.

The book is divided into two sections: "Magical Theory" and "Magical Practice." "Magical Theory" presents a very concise accounting of the philosophy behind magic. Conway begins with a exposé of magic within the confines of natural law, taking the time to meticulously find corollary for the basis of magic. He then takes us into an exposition of the Kabbalah and broader cosmological concerns. Conway drills down into daily practice and further explores the basic training necessary for a magician in this day and age.

"Magical Practice" begins with the preparations necessary for the practice of magic. Conway begins this section with several tables of correspondences that will prove helpful to even the advanced magician. He continues with an examination of the timing of rituals as well as the place and ritual equipment necessary for rites. Conway then provides master rituals presented for both Kabbalistic and Egyptian approaches. He also presents detail on astral projection, talismanic magic, and prophecy.

Telepathy

Publisher: Lucis Publishing
Year: 2001 (originally published 1950)
ISBN: 0853301166
Format: Softback
Pages: 219
Condition: Used (Very Good)

Occultism is concerned with the scientific facts behind the spiritual idealisms many accept because of a natural human tendency to idealise. One of the most highly idealised concepts is that of the brotherhood of man. Occultism shows that the scientific basis for that ideal rests on the fact of the one etheric structure underlying all forms within the solar system, energised and held in being by one life force. Mankind is, therefore, one in life and in form; he is merely unaware of unity in his own consciousness. And evolution is essentially the means by which he becomes progressively conscious of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. In this whole process the faculties of man play an important part - the five objective senses with their five higher spiritual counterparts. The mental principle or faculty is of tremendous importance to humanity at this stage in his evolutionary unfoldment. The three-fold mind unifies as one faculty the higher or abstract mind, the soul - the son of mind, and the lower concrete mind.

As this condition of mental fusion and control develops, the disciple is learning to use the mind in new ways, particularly in wielding energy which, as it vitalises and animates his etheric body, influences through radiation his effect on others. It is through this conscious, controlled use of mental energy that telepathic communication can be scientifically established with other minds by means of the etheric structure common to all. And by the same means the mind of the disciple, or of a group of disciples developing group consciousness, can be impressed by the clarity of thought and purpose of those members of the spiritual Hierarchy concerned with the working out of the Plan for humanity. The spiritual Hierarchy, we are told, works only through the minds of disciples, using the science of impression, and only for the purposes of the Plan. The impression is conveyed as a stream of ideas - those ideas inherent in the Plan for man - which the disciple or the group can then interpret and translate into self-chosen action.

The form of telepathy now developing within the spiritually awakened aspirants of the world is not, therefore, that of the solar plexus centre which is of the animal nature, but the result of a mental polarisation and penetration in consciousness towards the soul and the Triad. This produces an open channel of communication in two directions - vertically towards the spiritual Hierarchy of the planet, seeking to impress the Plan on all receptive minds, and horizontally towards the minds of men united within the mental substance of human consciousness as one. The second part of this book discusses the etheric structure of the planet and the solar system of which each man and each form is an integral part; the pattern of the triangle in controlling energy flow and establishing a continuity of circulation through the whole system is of immediate importance to humanity.

Ka Tu, Ka Oho: Visions of a Bicultural Partnership in Psychology. 

Publisher: The New Zealand Psychological Society
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9780473206649
Format: Softback
Pages: 317
Condition: Used (Excellent)

Edited by Raymond Nairn, Phillipa Pehi, Rosanne Black, and Waikaremoana Waitoki Inside Ka Tu, Ka Oho reside the voices of 20 years of bicultural keynote addresses given to the New Zealand Psychological Society at its annual conference. This is one of those rare books that accurately interprets and reflects the needs of Māori and Pakeha New Zealanders in our endeavours to work in partnership. This book is relevant for all those who wish to improve their practice with diverse peoples including Māori, Samoan, and Pakeha. 

Israel in the Pacific

Publisher: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Year: 1961
Format: Hardback (No Dustjacket)
Pages: 458
Condition: Used (Very Good)