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To: tyagi From: tims@megatek.com (Tim Scott) Subject: About Abra-melin...FYI Date: 31 Jan 1995 22:17:46 -0800 I got a request from a French gentleman for info on Bloom's new book (1992) on his Abramelin work. I wonder how he got my name? Hmmm. I am cc:ing this to you in case you are interested in putting it into your archives (not that it's definitive in any way...) But it's a start, and if you already have Abramelin stuff maybe there'll be a few new pieces you can use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [some removed - tn] The provenance of "The Sacred Magic of Abra-melin the Mage" is beyond the scope of this short note, but suffice it to say that it has been kept in print for many years by Dover Publications, 180 Varick St., New York, NY 10014. You can probably order it directly from them, although many large bookstores also carry their line. Older editions exist but are rare. In 1976, "The Sacred Magician" was published on Paladin under the pseudonym of Georges Chevalier. This was the first published account of someone who actually performed the Abra-melin work. This is a far superior if not indispensible edition, since it restores many details purposely omitted from the first edition, and supplies most of the relevant parts of the Abra-melin work in the text. In 1992, the book was reissued under the author's real name, William Bloom, under the Gothic Image imprint. The ISBN is 0-906362-18-0 and their address is (according to the copy I have) Gothic Image / 7 High Street / Glastonbury / Somerset BA6 9DP / England. Their phone is 0458 841 453 and FAX 0458 831 666 (!) As long as I'm writing this, I'd like to comment on Bloom's experiences. The intensity of the Abra-melin process was so great, that at its end he experienced an intense reaction, such that he came down with a life- threatening case of Hepatitis-B and was several years in recovery. From careful reading of his book, and my personal researches, observations and experiences I firmly believe that Bloom was incredibly brave, and maybe more than a bit reckless. Essentially, he got what I regard was an old manual for building a bomb, and set about to doing it with no more than the information in it. I am convinced that there is a much stronger tradition of energy work available through what are called Chinese internal arts: qi gong, tai ji, and various aspects of taoist alchemy. But now you're back to the same problem: without some guidance, you are really playing with fire. But there ARE people outside China who know at least parts of it...this trick is finding them, and preparing yourself to be ready when you do. With that, I'll just repeat that Bloom has performed an invaluable service to all students of magic(k), and I frankly believe his book is worth a stack of speculative writing on ritual magic--as much for the problems that can arise as for the other reasons. Here is a bibliographic reference for the original work: Abraham ben Simeon, of Worms, 15th cent. The book of the sacred magic of Abra-Melin the Mage, as delivered by Abraham the Jew unto his son Lamech, A.D. 1458 / Abraham the Jew ; translated by S. L. MacGregor-Mathers,. 2d ed. London : J. M. Watkins, 1900. For more information, drop me a note. Send it to tims45@aol.com or just TIMS45 if you're an AOL lamer like myself. EOF
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