The Seal of Secrets of the World Adventures in Astral Magic Kindle Edition

I was very impressed by this book. It's difficult funding information on the Arbatel, much less information that's not simply a copy and paste from the original text. This book has been a great help as I pick up the Arbatel. The author is clear in her writing style, which I really appreciate. She provides an analysis of the text and seal of secrets. In addition, she approaches contact with the Olympic Spirits in a method that is much closer to the actual text than most, emphasizing a more Neoplatonic approach than Solomonic. Overall, a great read! If you're in the fence about whether to buy this or not, go for it!

Very interesting account of dealing with the Olympic Spirits. There are lot of stories and myths going on about what contact is like with these spirits, however the author presents her experience in a down to earth way. She gives accounts of her own personal discoveries as well as the OS (Olympic Spirits) view point of strict adherence to ritual and ceremony. I would love to see the author come out with more books detailing her magical operations. Perhaps a book on Enochian, the 28 mansions of the moon even working with classical Planetary Angelic Spirits. The occult community needs more books like this based upon first hand experience of the rites as well as new revealing information from the entities themselves. This is a book that is worth more than than the price quoted above. This is a book that inspires!

This book contains very interesting accounts of working with the Olympic spirits. Personally, this book has given me plenty of useful insights to prepare myself on what to expect in working with the Olympic spirits.

This is an excellent work. Well written and well thought out. When first reading The Seal of Secrets I had no exposure to the Arbatel at all. Soror XSD23 provided not only an easily accessible primer to it's history and general information, she also detailed an insightful look into her personal work with the Olympic Spirits. I highly recommend this work for anyone interested in working with the Arbatel, the Seal of Secrets and/or the Olympic Spirits.

Very good personal account. Details that won't be found in many places, if anywhere at all. Very helpful to understanding the rituals and what to expect.

This book tells you a bit about the Arbatel and how the author used it practically and the effects it had.What makes this book important is that it tells you what you need to know from someone who has been there. It is the sort of thing that a teacher might pass on to their students, but keep secret from the rest of the world.The reason for this secrecy was that it is an inside look into someone else's magical practice and is extremely revealing. A teacher often does not allow themselves to be exposed in this way, preferring to keep barriers between themselves and their students.In the process of reading Seal of the Secrets of the World you learn about what was happening in the author's life and how this magical stuff created an effect. The book itself pours poison on any possible theory that is popular in the occult scene which says that magic is great for you and will do you no harm. Soror ZSD23 experiences quite a few unpleasant experiences in the process of her experiments, and it is clear that you can't write these off as her "not knowing what she was doing."Commercially this book is not going to do well. That is because most people want to read about magic from the comfort of their armchairs. Those that actually experiment with this sort of stuff will find it invaluable. It gives you clues to how the Seal is supposed to be used, and also the sorts of problems you are likely to suffer as a result. It also reveals a lot more of the nature of the Olympic Spirits, which are forces I personally think are not looked at enough.This sort of book is the occult equivalent of a science journal where the experiment is available for peers to look at and work with themselves.This sort of sharing is common in the scientific world but it is not in the occult world. I have picked up diaries from famous occultists before, Dion Fortune's, Paul Foster Case's and John Dee's diaries are valuable insights about how magic is supposed to be practiced and what results you might see. However this unvarnished approach was not meant for public consumption. Dion Fortune's channelling sessions were more uneven than her followers gave her credit for and in one case Master R slagged off Anne Davies for her lack of cabbalistic knowledge.Dee's diaries highlighted the wife swapping incident which has forever blighted Enochian magic's squeaky clean reputation. But at the same time, using Dee's diaries has reconstructed whole chunks of the system which were missing and enabled people like Aaron Leitch have a crack and reconstructing what real Enochian sounds like.When I wrote my own books I put in lots of stories with some of them being about me which are not that flattering. What I did not do was write an effective diary of each of my experiments as Seal of the Secrets of the World does.While I would argue my books sugar the pill a bit, Soror ZSD23 has made her subject more directly useful for serious magical workers.Seal of the Secrets of the World by Soror ZSD23 uses a lot of psychological and Eastern terms because of her background and training. Although I don't personally get on with that approach, I can see what she means it remains useful.

Written in a well thought out, balanced and plain language style, easily readable by anyone; Soror ZSD23 has presented us with a much needed introspection, experimentation and analysis of the Arbatel. Material which impacts and relates also to other works in the Olympic genre. Of greatest interest is the sharing of the techniques and results of such workings; both personal and collective. Here is something which is often rare in the field of esoteric studies.The only item, that I take difference with deals with the Grimoire of Turiel. My own research (in progress), and that of Dietrich Bergman (Teitan Press 2008) which include an analysis of Hockley's transcription of The Complete Book of Magic Science and The Secret Grimoire of Turiel (discovered in 1927 and published 1960) shows, beyond doubt, that they are derived from the same source, supposedly written 1518 or so. The Books mentioned by MP Hall are an edition of the Complete Book of Magic Science, dated 1595, which had been updated to refer to the Spirit Pabiel; and another Book showing some seals that are different, yet appear to be related in some way. Thus Turiel is no modern invention; but predates the 1850's by at least 100 or 200 years (as Hockley accepted The Complete Book as ancient.)- Fra. Mea Fides In Sapientia

Soror ZSD23 gives us a rare look at a magician's hard work, its results and revelations. Honest, raw and well written.In my adventures, I've never dove into the practices of the Arbatel - now I'm not sure if I can resist.I hope Soror ZSD23 continues to inform us of her work way into the future. Absolutely brilliant.Now I really can't wait to read her fiction!

gives some experience working with Olympic spirits but not enough , nor is subject of conjuration mentioned in detail , instead referring to web blog.the details of the blog should have been condensed for the book . I learned very little from this purchase , disappointing.