Although I’ve made light of people who have asked for suggested reading for an introduction to the occult, I’ve had the idea to compile a basic library and resource set for anyone interested in the stuff I do. While your path is probably going to veer from or cross through mine any number of times, there are some resources I wouldn’t be caught dead without for reference, assistance, and general help, especially in the traditions of magic I practice. Besides, if I one day take on an apprentice, I may as well have a list of books ready for them to have for themselves. That is, if I don’t already have my own personal collection and reference ready for them, but more information will always be nice.

Books for reference:

Links and resources on the Internet (many of these are on the sidebar to the right, but it’s not like you ever click on them):

I think the above would cover all the bases for me to start teaching someone, with plenty of other supplementary or secondary material, including other grimoires, modern texts on magic, blogs and essays, and various references and stories. I like to use a lot of reference material from a Renaissance Solomonic or classical Hermetic background, but that’s not to discount the value of other styles, traditions, or sources of magic. What books, texts, and sources might you suggest, if you were to take on an apprentice? Do you think there’s anything else I should consider to tack onto the list?