What Is Cm? Options

hello, i was looking into all the different paths that exist and i was wondering if anyone could explain to me the beliefs of a cm, and the traditions of a cm or recommend a good book on ceremonial magik for begginers.

thanks,
night

P.S. so i don't have to take up space by posting another thread i will just ask it here. i was also wondering the same about enochian beleifs and traditions, so thank you for your time and recommendations.

This post has been edited by Night: Oct 23 2006, 11:23 PM

Well, although I don't disagree with Ashnook (or others), I think it can be narrowed down a bit

Ceremonial magicians tend to applied thier work, and world view, to a fairly defined and structured set of models; these may include the kabalistic Tree of Life (Otz Chiim) with a hierarchy of Godnames, Archangels, Angels . . .
or Enochain arrangements of Aethyrs with Great Names, Kings, Seniors . . .
Whatever the Model, there is also an inherently consistant formula and set of rituals used to refer-to and interact with the model structures and "entities" inhabiting it.

Wide and varied yes . . . though well defined within each model/paradigm. This is fairly similar to most western approaches to magic . . . only CM'ers tends to intentionally operate at a "higher order" (as opposed to wiccans/neopagans) with regards to thier elaborateness of the model, the degree of specificity of their rituals, and where they (tend) to place themselve in thier cosmology.

And that . . . really can only be said about the ideal or model Ceremonial magician . . . most "real" magicians mix/switch/modify thier personal models/cosmologys/ritual-set to suit thier particular affinities or other magickal paradigm-specific practices (don't we all have those . . . often too many... lol )

I'd just be echoing the above CM book suggestion, but . . .
I would recommend Ben Rowe for reading on Enochian. His isn't really beginner material . . . but really, as far as enochian goes, what is !! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lightning.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evil2.gif)

This post has been edited by palindroem: Oct 24 2006, 03:47 PM