Pragmatic Magical Thinking: Real Magic Explained [Paperback]

Reclaiming magic and magical thought in the modern, mainstream world

The modern Western world has often raised its eyebrows at magic, associating it with madness and superstition. However, this ignores the fact of the matter that magic is a universal human experience which has existed in a multitude of forms across time and space.

Now, in his groundbreaking book, Ari Freeman presents his argument that magic is still a human universal - weve just forgotten how to talk about it!

Laying out clear and concise arguments,Pragmatic Magical Thinkingwill enlighten readers to how magic can be a practical approach to achieving real world results, drawing on evidence from science, philosophy, history and anthropology.

For both beginners at magic, and the long practicing witch or wizard, Ari Freemans book is a breath of fresh air for the world of magical studies, inviting readers to join him in placing magic in its rightful place as a serious and mainstream subject of conversation and enquiry.

Pragmatic Magical Thinkingcovers a wide and comprehensive selection of subjects in relation to your magical education. These include, but are not limited to: magic and memory, spirits, belief, magic in everyday life, science and magic, religion and magic, Kabbalist cosmology and morality.

Ari Freemanis a writer, fortune teller, public wizard and autodidact. He has over twenty years of experience as a performing professional musician, and spent seven years as the apprentice to the Wizard of New Zealand, which involved discussing philosophy, politics and magic out on the streets with an enthusiastic general public. (Freeman writes about magic and how it can be found in art, science, religion, modern society, as well as the occult and indigenous cultures. His goal is to bridge the gap between magical practitioners and skeptics, towards a world where we can all talk to each other. Ari lives in Christclu