Not that much. I looked up this Black Book and it seems half a rehash of known methods and half grandiose bombast and poetry. For some people, it’s the poetry and theater that help[s them get into the right headspace, but that’s not how I operate, I’m a very earthy and practical person. Unfortunately, per the reviews on Amazon, the author didn’t bother to give all instruction or cite where he got the workings from, so it’s difficult to look them up yourself. All in al this probably isn’t the best work for beginners as you’ll need more books to find out how to work it. One review mentioned it’s printing is poor quality so that it’s hard to read with the text too far into the spine. Overall I suspect this is a cash grab half written by AI to capitalize on current affairs. It was only published this July 2025 and there are few reviews though.
We have a book recommendations thread if you’re interested of books the mages on this forum have tried and found useful, including ones good for beginners that explain the foundations of magick.
We also have free tutorials for the basics here…
You’ll want to get your spiritual hygiene sorted out, and start work on developing your astral senses.
Then when you can know you have a decent chance at avoiding impostors and parasites then try the first contact guides we have on here.
After that, please let us have your introduction HERE [ ← click me! ], which we need per the forum rules and see our posting guidelines in the FAQ.
Points to cover:
- Do you have any practical experience in magick?
- If so, what exactly do you practice and how long have you practiced?
- Do you follow any specific system or tradition?
- What are your areas of interest?