I am delighted to announce that my latest translation, “Elementary Treatise on Practical Magic” by Papus, is now available on Amazon across the world and on a number of other book sites. Available in hardback and paperback, don’t be fooled by the word “Elementary” in the title: it weighs in at 510 pages long! You can find it on Amazon or on the Published Books page of this website.
This is one of Papus’ earliest books, and is a panegyric to Eliphas Lévi, as well as an important introduction to Solomonic Magic. Remember that at the time the book was written (1893), Grimoires were only available in private collections and the major libraries, and the general public had little access to important esoteric teachings, most of which were tightly controlled by Esoteric Orders. Therefore, this book was immensely significant as a source book both for magical practice and access to summaries of important source documents. Perhaps not until Israel Regardie’s exposée of the rituals and teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, in the 1940s, was such a large body of knowledge made publicly available once more.
Papus goes further: as well as presenting this material in a comprehensive and understandable way, he paints a picture of an turbulent time in history. The world was on the cusp of the 20th Century, with all the excitement and fears which mankind recently experienced as the world moved into the 21st Century. For us the challenges were wars, the possibility of worldwide breakdown in computers, and a seemingly endless series of doomsday predictions. The times were not much different in the 1890s, and the times saw rapid strides taken in scientific discoveries, advances in understanding of ancient history and early Christianity, but also a return to esoteric studies and the search for the transcendental, through esoteric orders, painting, music and philosophy; while the threat of war rumbled ever in the background.
Finally, Papus attempts – with varying success – to establish Magic as a study as worthy and valid as any of the sciences, by suggesting that it should be studied with the same rigor, by the repetition of experimental results, objective observation and a controlled environment.
This book should appeal to Magicians, historians, esoteric students and the simply curious on a number of levels. I hope you enjoy it!
Hello,
I’m looking for “Practical magic. Great Book of world governance” Papus.
Was this ever translated from Russian into English?
Or would your book be an equivalent?
Not sure – I’ve never heard of the book you mention.
https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Treatise-Occult-Science-Understanding/dp/0738754978/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
These guys (Michael Greer) also did a translation of this but it seems SOOOO much different from yours. You seem quite credible, and Im planning on buying both his and your translations.
Well see how it all goes!
Papus wrote two books, one one Practical Magic and the other on Occult Knowledge (well actually he cannibalized both and produced several versions of varying length!). So don’t worry – you’re buying two different books, not two flavors of the same book!
Hi there, I am looking for the book name methodical treatise on practical magic,the book had lot powerful invocation, prayers ect! It also teachers about difference spirits that lives in different stars and planets. And it teaches magician how to recite certain prayers in order to produce e.g eggs ,Razer blades by using green leave’s, how to turn sand into sugar ect,so the magician who told me about the book he did not tell me the name of the author, and he pass on four years ago,so dear sir I like to know do you have the same book that I was told about?
I haven’t seen it published in English yet. Unfortunately, Papus produced three versions of two of his works: ‘Practical Magic’ and ‘Occult Science’ (or ‘Occult Knowledge’). He produced a short, summarized version of both, an in-depth one called ‘Elementary Treatise of Practical Magic’ and ‘Elementary Treatise of Occult Knowledge’, and then the longest versions called ‘Methodical Treatise’. I don’t have ‘Methodical Treatise of Practical Magic’ in my possession, I’m afraid. I only have ‘Methodical Treatise of Occult Knowledge’.
Dear sir, may you please inform me on the price of the books of papus.
The book price on Amazon at the moment is $23.99 for the paperback version and $43.51 for the hardback version. It can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Treatise-Practical-Gerard-Encausse/dp/1947907018/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=papus&qid=1615037014&sr=8-1