AEtheric Magic

Ike Baker (Asheville, NC) is an author, content creator, practicing ceremonialist, and senior initiate of several lineages within the Western esoteric traditions, including the Martinist Order of America, Masonic Blue Lodge, and York Rite Freemasonry. He is also a temple chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ike is a traveling lecturer and instructor for multiple premiere educational organizations, including the Institute for Hermetic Studies. He has trained in Chinese herbalism and therapeutic body work, such as reiki and qigong. He hosts the ARCANVM YouTube channel and podcast, and he cohosts the Aetherica Podcast with Sky Mathis. Visit him at IkeBaker.com. Ivo Dominguez, Jr. (Georgetown, DE) has been active in the magickal community since 1978. He is one of the founders of Keepers of the Holly Chalice, the first Assembly of the Sacred Wheel coven. He serves as one of the Elders in the Assembly. Ivo is the lead author of Llewellyn's Witch's Sun Sign Series and the author of several other titles, including The Four Elements of the Wise and Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans. In his mundane life, he has been a computer programmer, the executive director of an AIDS/HIV service organization, a bookstore owner, and many other things. Visit him at www.ivodominguezjr.com.

"Meticulously researched, Baker's system of magical praxis stands on the shoulders of ancient wisdom, integrating Hermetic, Kabbalistic, Vedic, and Taoist principles. This will become your indispensable handbook of exercises...An outstanding comprehensive monograph that I cannot praise highly enough."—Benebell Wen, author of The Tao of Craft and I Ching, The Oracle"Ætheric Magic provides a rigorous examination of Western esoteric traditions, offering a comprehensive framework for engaging with subtle energies. The text meticulously explores a spectrum of techniques and practices derived from both historical and contemporary sources within the Western mystery and magickal traditions...These exercises are well-crafted to deepen practitioners' engagement with the esoteric arts."—Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch, Mastering Magick, and The Psychic Art of Tarot"Focusing on the practice of energetic working, the personal transformations that occur, and the spiritual hygiene required, this manual offers both an important perspective and also a plethora of practical exercises to enhance and develop practice. This book is refreshing, invigorating, and long overdue!"—David Rankine, esoteric researcher, magician, and author of many books, including A Cunning Man's Grimoire"Drawing from some of the oldest extant textual traditions and well-established ceremonial systems of today, Ætheric Magic distills a much more coherent and practical system of what antique and Renaissance magicians considered the quintessential work of theurgy, referred to as photagogia—'invocation of the light.'"—Jaime Paul Lamb, author of The Astrological Goetia"Baker broadly explores various esoteric traditions to articulate a clear and practical definition of magical energy. His work is crucial because many alchemical methods become entangled in complex jargon, making them seem inaccessible and enigmatic...Baker presents these concepts of energy within a Western alchemical context that is straightforward and comprehensible."—Nick Farrell, author of Helios Unbound"The aether recurs in many paradigms and is a key ingredient in effective magic. Here, Baker elucidates the form and function of subtle energies and provides accessible exercises facilitating aetheric work. A comprehensive blend of theory and practice, Ætheric Magic is a valuable addition to every magician's bookshelf."—Soror Velchanes, author of The Planetary Magic Workbook"Baker's writing is clear and accessible. He offers a crisp summary of the structures underpinning both Western and Eastern magical systems and shows how they compare...Ætheric Magic offers a program of exercises to turn magical theory into magical practice. Working with Alchemical, Hermetic, and Qabbalistic symbolism, the reader will discover how to develop, enhance, and control the magical senses needed to put aetheric magic into dynamic practice."—Isidora Forrest, Senior Hermetic Adept and author of Isis Magic"A masterful synthesis of Eastern and Western esoteric traditions. Baker has accomplished something truly remarkable here...The book's exceptional organization and clear instructional approach makes even complex energy work accessible to beginners while offering plenty of depth for advanced practitioners. This is a significant contribution to modern magical practice."—Frater O.D., creator of On the Mysteries YouTube Channel and Magick Circles

• ContentsList of Exercises xiiiForeword by Ivo Dominguez Jr. xvIntroduction 1Chapter 1: Using the Ka 7Chapter 2: An Alchemical Art 21Chapter 3: Spiritus Animatus 33Chapter 4: Mapping the Microcosm 41Chapter 5: The Elemental Self 55Chapter 6: Awakening the Æther 65Chapter 7: Sound, Color, and Temperature 115Chapter 8: Preliminary Techniques of Ætheric Magic 127Chapter 9: Expanded Techniques 141Chapter 10: Applied Techniques 163Chapter 11: Developing a Practice 183Conclusion 199Appendix A: Glossary of Postures 201Appendix B: Tables of Symbols 207Glossary of Terms 213Bibliography 219