Well…I will say that it is good to get some basics under your belt and become familiar with your personal energy/power. Meditation, the chakras, basic energy work, grounding…
When it comes to interaction with entities, well. Honestly, I tend to take the rulebook and huck it out the closest open window.
For a “noob” (let’s say “neophyte” lol), I wouldn’t necessarily recommend that. Contacting these things can be kind of intense. Even if you go into it with the mindset that this is all aspects of your true self, there is the chance that you could lose control and wind up with all sorts of negative side effects if you’re not prepared at the mental, spiritual, and even physical level.
Getting up to speed shouldn’t prove difficult, however, now that you’ve focused your attention to magick.