Practical Magick

Ancient Tradition and Modern Practice

By: Mitch Horowitz

Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz

Occult Scholar Mitch Horowitz Explores Magick in History and Practice for the Hands-On Seeker

"Simplicity,” wrote legendary occultist Jack Parsons, “has been the key to victory in all the idea wars and, at present, Magick does not have it.” In Practical Magick, acclaimed historian and esotericist Mitch Horowitz responds to this call, distilling magick to its core essentials.

Drawing upon ancient, Hermetic, Renaissance-era, and modern sources, Mitch dissects the building blocks of magick and provides formulas of immediacy, simplicity, and potency. He also surveys the history of magick, from deepest antiquity through the work of modernist intellects ranging from Newton and Schopenhauer to Crowley and Spare, finding connections to current studies in psychical research, quantum theory, and perceptual-based reality.

Listeners receive to-the-point instruction in sex transmutation, sigil work, Tarot, backwards causation, the power of silence, tilting the scales of luck, magickal environments, and “spontaneous deity petition.” Mitch shows how to maximize your practice—and not overlook results when they arrive (a common malady).

Also considered are delicate topics such as the lefthand path, curses, modern novelties in magick and Hermeticism, the ethics of magick, and the bulletproof veracity of ESP research. Mitch asks, finally, whether magick can be practiced without rite or ritual, delivering the individual to his or her fullest gait.

Here is an unprecedented journey from a “believing historian” who undoes historical knots and explores magick in its richest and most practical dimensions.

“I love Mitch Horowitz”—Dan Aykroyd

"An amazing author”—Duncan Trussell

“The thinking-man’s mage”—Douglas Rushkoff

“Mitch is solid gold”—David Lynch

“Horowitz’s reflections are grounded in his history and a life of personal experimentation. He is not proposing yet another ‘system,’ nor asking the reader to believe or agree with him; instead, his invitation is to follow him to the fringes of reason and try things out for oneself.”—Ferdinando Buscema, Boing Boing

©2025 Mitch Horowitz (P)2025 G&D Media

Superb!

Mitch Horowitz is not only one of the most important voices of the occult in our time but a true visionary reshaping how we understand the esoteric. In Practical Magick, he reclaims the occult as a vital, immediate, and transformative force—offering clear, grounded insight for the modern seeker while proving that magick is not a relic of the past but a living part of daily life. Perfectly performed! A++

Amazing

Lots of extremely useful and helpful lessons here drawn from an extraordinary range of different spiritual schools of thought both ancient AND modern. Horowitz is a master - wise, erudite, realistic, and super easy to follow. Phenomenal!

Another Classic

This is definitely another classic in the making for the ages. Pivotal, accessible, and thoroughly informative. Mitch takes his readers on a proper journey.