{"product_id":"the-complete-enochian-dictionary-a-dictionary-of-the-angelic-language-as-revealed-to-dr-john-dee-and-edward-kelley-9781578637966","title":"The Complete Enochian Dictionary: A Dictionary of the Angelic Language as Revealed to Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelley","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complete reference for understanding the Enochian language (\"the language of the angels\"), the proper pronunciation of the letters of the Enochian alphabet, and the use of evocations to call forth celestial beings and perform Enochian magic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1581, Dr. John Dee, an advisor in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, began a series of scrying experiments intended to explore the ability to contact the spirit world. With Edward Kelley acting as the medium in these experiments, Dee was able to record these communications as they were transmitted in Enochian, the language of the angels. Dr. Dee's efforts furthered the development of the system of Enochian magic \u003cb\u003eand his methods of invocation have been taken up and expounded upon by Aleister Crowley and many other magicians.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Donald C. Laycock has thoroughly analyzed the work of Dee and Kelley. In this volume, he recounts the history of their experiments. He \u003cb\u003eprovides a pronunciation guide for the twenty-one letters\u003c\/b\u003e, significant to untangling both the meaning and the derivation of the messages handed down from Dee and Kelley, and \u003cb\u003ean essential Enochian\/English and English\/Enochian dictionary\u003c\/b\u003e. The result is a fascinating linguistic and magical mystery story \u003cb\u003eintegral to any study of the Enochian tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition of Laycock's work\u003cb\u003e includes a new preface by Stephen Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e that sets the tone and historical context for today's readers. Lon Milo DuQuette's foreword gives a delightful and edifying description of how he and his students put \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Enochian Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e to the test with astonishing results. \u003cb\u003eThis book is a must-have for any serious magician's library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Laycock\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 1988) was a doctor of linguistics at the University of Canberra, Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Skinner \u003c\/b\u003ebegan his career as a geography lecturer and magazine publisher, but his long-term interest has always been Western magic. Stephen has written more than thirty-five books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLon Milo DuQuette\u003c\/b\u003e lectures worldwide on such topics as magic, tarot, and the Western Mystery Tradition. He is the author of numerous books on ceremonial magic and related topics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Weiser Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718811816210,"sku":"9781578637966","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c843723-b187-4d66-b65d-6af2d1321a94.jpg?v=1734651447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-enochian-dictionary-a-dictionary-of-the-angelic-language-as-revealed-to-dr-john-dee-and-edward-kelley-9781578637966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}