• Deconstructing the Iconography of Set by Taylor: vastly beats out Te Velde's work as the best, most in depth work on Set to date.
• The Sky Religion in Egypt, Its Antiquity and Effects by Wainwright: likely the best insight into the pre-historic stellar religion in Egypt and Africa
• The Conflict of Horus and Set by Griffiths: classic academic work on the gods and the pyramid texts, as well as the coming of Osiris.
• Mindstar by Dr. Aquino: which is an introduction to his take on Setian philosophy.
• Set the Outsider by Webb and Paige: includes many articles from numerous authors on the true nature of Set in Egyptian religion.
• Mogg Morgan's books on the history of Set and Setian magic. Also papers such as "The Sethian Dilemma."
• Images of Set by Lansberry: beautiful recreations of images of Set from history with explanations of his true nature outside of the Osirian / Solar mythologies. Or her amazing free site here: http://www.joanlansberry.com/setfind/setfind.html
• Behold Set: Prince of Darkness, Exploring the Mysterious God by Ryan Scott (me): an in depth academic and esoteric look into the beliefs of various kinds of Setians, the history of Set, the religion compared to similar traditions, and the pyramid texts as well as Set in Thelema. Available here https://www.amazon.com/Behold-Set-Darkness-Exploring-Mysterious/dp/B08LNLC245
I took a course on the history of magic taught by Dr Frank Klaassen; his book on the history of magic might interest you. https://www.amazon.ca/Transformations-Magic-Illicit-Learned-Renaissance/dp/0271056266
The field of occultism arised from/around religion and is an extension of its goals and interests. The various forces that went into creating modern occultism are very diverse and it's hard to separate it entirely from science and religion. If you're interested in it from a more academic angle, shooting an email to someone like Dr Klaassen for resources might be worthwhile. :) IME many academics are pretty open to random questions.
Got it. In case you haven't already come across it, there's a book called Holy Daimon by a "Frater Acher" that may be of interest to you. And here is a video review of it that you can comfortably listen to at 1.5x speed.
I have it but I haven't done the ritual yet. My daimon hasn't revealed herself to me yet, but she has repeatedly shown up through mysterious women that suddenly pop into and out of my reality field during astrologically-charged periods of time. Maybe your post is the signal I needed to get serious about this relationship, especially with the lunar eclipse mere days away.
May the dark light of forbidden knowledge guide and protect us always.
It’s partial, utilize but don’t treat it as direct doctrine, this isn’t church. Get this book. and then get every book cited in it, study it until it hurts.
My friend Bill covers that topic really well https://www.amazon.com/Draconian-Egyptian-Grimoire-Bill-Duvendack/dp/1099210569
Hi! I came across your question just by chance, but I'm beginning to think maybe it was not by chance? You see, I recognize some of these symbols...I'm pretty SURE I do. A few years ago, a friend of my husband stayed with us for a little while and he was an active member of the O.T.O. chapter in New Orleans. Unfortunately, his friendship with my husband fell apart for some reason and he left pretty quickly, leaving a bunch of his things behind--including a precious book of his titled, "The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis Regis, Translated by Samuel Liddell Macgregor Mathers, Edited with an Introduction by Aleister Crowley, Illustrated Second Edition". There seem to be several variations of this book floating around, but THIS version in particular...well, it's come in VERY handy with my own research. Much to my surprise, I found it quite easily on Amazon, but there don't appear to be many copies around any more. I'll betcha it may be a BIG help for you, I hope, if you can find it.
Here's the link: (I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting it here, if so please admin, delete if necessary. And if they have to remove the link here, please send me a message and I will send you the link directly for you. ) https://www.amazon.com/Goetia-Solomon-Lemegeton-Clavicula-Salomonis/dp/087728847X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+goetia+the+lesser+key+of+solomon+the+king&qid=1605332238&sr=8-3
Blessed be....