Announcing: 776 1/2, Third Edition

AEternitas1

I can honestly say that I can answer yes to all of the questions above concerning 777 except one, concerning pronouncing the various names. Once I actually began to read and explore the book I found it unfolded rather nicely and I've found it very useful ever since.
I had once had a copy of Skinner's extensive book of tables and correspondences, and novel as it was, and informative and full of information, it didn't add anything at all to actual practices.
Seeing as the second half of the book seems rather uninteresting to me, I have to ask myself, is the information in the first half of the book worth $49 of my hard earned money? I hate to buy a book without being able to see some of its contents first but hopefully my local shop, Magus Books will pick up a few copies for me to peruse prior to buying, but outside of that possibility I'm interested but skeptical.

Jim Eshelman

Aeternitas, thanks. We'd much rather sell a book to someone who actually wants it than someone who doesn't.

Since the second half of the book doesn't interest you, I want to be sure to ask: You do understand (don't you) that this book was specifically created as a tool for the crafting of magick ritual? (Rather than, say, comparative philosophy, for example, for which 777 was especially crafted.) Right tools for the right occasion.

Tony DeLuce

I bought Skinner's book when it came out and I would agree that it is an outstanding reference as well.

But the value of 776 1/2 is in the organization of the tables as well as the guidelines to assist in the magical creation of ceremonial ritual, not with the typical cookbook fashion of do a then b then c, but rather utilizing a proven spiritual process.

I believe the second half represents one of the best structured approaches to the creation of ceremonial ritual that I have seen publicly printed to date...Tony DeLuce
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Fr. A.U.N.

Jim, my friend and I would like to order two books from COT directly, in one shipment. Do you have information what are the shipping costs for Croatia?

Jim Eshelman

@Fr. A.U.N. said

"Jim, my friend and I would like to order two books from COT directly, in one shipment. Do you have information what are the shipping costs for Croatia?"

I don't know that information... but the person handling ordering has been good about digging out that kind of information. Click the "C.O.T. Publications Customer Service" link on www.thelema.org/publication and ask him.

Fr. A.U.N.

Did so, thanks!

Jim Eshelman

It occurred to me after I answered and left home... If you simply place the order without adding anything for postage, he'll write back and tell you how much extra is needed.

ADDENDUM: I've now made the shipping & handling automatic in the Shopping Cart on <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thelema.org/publications">www.thelema.org/publications</a> for USA and UK. We'll add more locations as shipping costs are calculated for them.

luvlvx

Hello,

i wish to make an international order for 776 1/2 (standard edition). What is the best contact email?

thank you.

Jim Eshelman

@luvlvx said

"i wish to make an international order for 776 1/2 (standard edition). What is the best contact email?"

Go to helema.org/publication and click the "C.O.T. Publications customer service" link. (I'd rather direct you there than post the email, because posted email addresses quickly become spam traps.)

Thanks for your interest.

Jim Eshelman

Though Amazon almost immediately ran out of the few cases of 776 1/2 they had ordered, this morning's statistics add a humorous note to the whole thing. (This is not Photoshopped. It's a straight copy off the page.)
www.amazon.com/776%C2%BD-Practical-Ceremonial-James-Eshelman/dp/0970449623

Jim Eshelman

We could really use some reviews of 776 1/2 on Amazon. Only one review has appeared and, while we can't complain about the sentiments or rating , more reader opinions would be welcome.

Amazon continues to carry the book, but is slow on ordering. (They just ordered 19 - one case - though they've been out of stock most of the week and the sales ranking shot up this morning implying they had a bunch of orders.) You can still usually get the book much faster if ordering directly from <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thelema.org/publications">www.thelema.org/publications</a>. But, regardless of how you get the book, if you have a copy and have an opinion about it, and have an Amazon account, you can post a review on
www.amazon.com/776%C2%BD-Practical-Ceremonial-James-Eshelman/dp/0970449623

It would help us, and it would help other people curious about the book.

Thanks in advance.

alysa

Dear, Jim, I think your book is certainly worth the buy, but I think it's not for people who are not acquainted enough with the Teachings of Aleister Crowley, to buy the book as yet, as for me I think it's certainly worth the effort to buy the book, only I have to study other books as well, also this time there coming out so many books who all are of very great interest, so I think I shall buy the book later, otherwise I could give a review of it on Amazon, but unfortunately not now . . .

skytoucher

I order from Amazon regularly but for this book I ordered directly from the Thelema.org link. The book arrived faster than 95% of the orders I place at Amazon. Not sure if anyone mentioned it but the packaging was excellent.

The presentation of the content is laid out very well. This is definitely a book made to be used, a book of action!

HRUMACHIS

@Jim Eshelman said

"We could really use some reviews of 776 1/2 on Amazon. Only one review has appeared and, while we can't complain about the sentiments or rating , more reader opinions would be welcome.

Amazon continues to carry the book, but is slow on ordering. (They just ordered 19 - one case - though they've been out of stock most of the week and the sales ranking shot up this morning implying they had a bunch of orders.) You can still usually get the book much faster if ordering directly from www.thelema.org/publication. But, regardless of how you get the book, if you have a copy and have an opinion about it, and have an Amazon account, you can post a review on
www.amazon.com/776%C2%BD-Practical-Ceremonial-James-Eshelman/dp/0970449623

It would help us, and it would help other people curious about the book.

Thanks in advance."

I just posted a review. 5 stars and glowing of course. It should show up in 48 hours.

Jim Eshelman

@v0rtex666 said

"I just posted a review. 5 stars and glowing of course. It should show up in 48 hours."

Thanks : Primarily for the review but, of course, also for liking it. I look forward to reading it.

BTW I just noticed Amazon is showing the book "in stock." They apparently got the last shipment checked in - and they're actually promising delivery by Tuesday if one orders today, so they feel they have a copy in their actual warehouse. (Sorry for the sarcasm that you should be detecting come through this - they've been good to us over the years, and disappointing on this round for what ends up "leading people on." I don't like that.)

But anyway... They have it in stock.

Khut-n-Abt

The book is great - a real treasure! I ordered it directly from the College of Thelema and had it in hand less than a week after I placed the order. Many thanks!

kuniggety

Got my copy about a week ago. I also got mine directly from COT and was surprised how I had it in hand in just a couple of days. I pulled it out of the box and my wife commented how it looked like my "big blue book", lol...I told her it was published and written by the same guy. It really is high quality, much easier to read than 777 and has some of the most lucid writing on ritual construction that I've ever read. You really do write rather lucidly, Jim.

Jim Eshelman

Thank you I'm pleased that you like it so much.

Frater995

Cari Fratres et Sorores, 93,

first of all i have to thank Zeph (C.O.T.), who was very helpful to me.

I've orderd "The Mystical and Magical System of the A.'. A.'." but received "776 1/2". After Zeph presented it to me with compliments, i took it as an indication and took a deeper look at it.

From the first moment i liked it very much and it helped me to create a talisman for my wife without taping in a library and search all correspondence needed.

Thank you for this nice little piece of love and light.

93 93/93

In L.V.X.

Frater M.'.A.'.M.'.

Jim Eshelman

@Iugum said

"Why did you choose Yod for the cover (or I should say, the cover under the jacket)?

Also, the bold font (headings, titles, etc) feels so 1970's!"

If that's the worst criticism anyone levels at the book, I'll live with myself somehow

Typography is a bit of a science and a bit of an art form. A lot of different things went into selecting that particular face in the mid-90s, and I stuck with it. For one, I like it. But it also has some other valuable characteristics. A tiny bit artsy (which is important for a book so data-saturated), yet with very high legibility. Sans-serif not not blocky. The column header/footer typeface is also used for the index column at left, and the weight of the face gives, again, high visibility as the eye follows across the page.

The Yod came from a couple of places. It got on the cover originally because I needed a small bit of artwork to break up the empty space on the cloth and leather covers - something to slightly increase the ratio of printed to non-printed surface. The Yod, sized very large, has a fluidic motion. It's obviously connected to the subject matter of the book, both by being the foundation letter of the whole of Qabalah and by being the letter of Will. There were also personal reasons that were a nice secondary cause; for example, Yod was my earliest magical motto, and strongly connected to most of my other mottos over the years.