Experimental Press (1972, first edition)

J H Brennan's practical handbook for systematically testing low magic, high ritual, and mental discipline.

Author

J H Brennan, illustrations by Helen Brennan and Brendon P Carey

Publisher

The Aquarian Press, London, 1972

Experimental Press (1972, first edition)

Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback bound in light brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. 22.5 × 14cm, 126pp.

A classic piece late-20th-century esoteric literature which sits at an interesting intersection of practical occultism, Western esoteric traditions (particularly Dion Fortune’s Fraternity of the Inner Light lineage, in which Brennan trained), and modern popular psychology. The focus of the book is in three parts: Physical Preparation: this focuses on muscular relaxation, breathwork, and mental discipline as essential prerequisites for energy work; Low Magic: practical mechanics for psychic phenomena—including astral projection, aura viewing, dowsing, chakras, and creative visualization; and High Magic: ritual and ceremonial practices drawn from the Golden Dawn and Qabalah, including building Inner Plane contacts, god-form assumption, and spirit evocation.