Foundations of Practical Magic. An Introduction to Qabalistic, Magical and Meditative Techniques.
Wellingborough, Northamptonshore: The Aquarian Press Limited, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 160pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Inscribed by Israel Regardie on the front endpaper "For Thomas Head, in token of our friendship, Israel Regardie." A collection of essays on the theory and practice of magic, revised and gathered together for the first time, drawn from Regardie's life-long study of the occult arts. Includes the essays: "The Art & Meaning of Magic", "A Qabalistic Primer", "Meditation", "The Qabalah of Number and Meaning", "The Art of True Healing." Dr. Thomas Head (d. 1999), was a personal friend of Israel Regardie, and an avid book collector who was well known for his encyclopedic knowledge - theoretical and practical - of different occult traditions. He was a skilled linguist, and an expert on the Enochian language, and is said to have studied with W. E. Butler, and Dion Fortune, amongst others. Spine ends lightly bruised otherwise a lovely Fine copy in near Fine dust jacket. (Dust jacket very lightly creased at lower edge - not clipped). Item #56585
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