Here is a list of 100 of the best and most important books for beginners and advanced practitioners of the Left-Hand Path, dark magick, and witchcraft, covering essential grimoires, foundational texts, and modern occult writings.
1. The Satanic Bible Anton LaVey
2. The Satanic Rituals Anton LaVey
3. The Devil’s Notebook Anton LaVey
4. The Satanic Witch Anton LaVey
5. The Book of the Law Aleister Crowley
6. Magick in Theory and Practice Aleister Crowley
7. The Book of Lies Aleister Crowley
8. Diary of a Drug Fiend Aleister Crowley
9. Liber Null & Psychonaut Peter J. Carroll
10. Apocalyptic Witchcraft Peter Grey
11. Luciferian Witchcraft Michael W. Ford
12. The Bible of the Adversary Michael W. Ford
13. Liber HVHI Michael W. Ford
14. The Luciferian Tarot Michael W. Ford
15. Dragon of the Two Flames Michael W. Ford
16. The Infernal Gospel Michael W. Ford
17. The Black Book of the Abyss Michael W. Ford
18. Uncle Setnakt’s Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path Don Webb
19. The Seven Faces of Darkness Don Webb
20. Overthrowing the Old Gods Don Webb
21. Sekhem Apep M. King
22. Liber Falxifer I N.A-A.218
23. Liber Falxifer II N.A-A.218
24. Liber Falxifer III N.A-A.218
25. The Book of Sitra Achra N.A-A.218
26. The Catechism of Lucifer Johannes Nefastos
27. The Philosophy of Dark Paganism Frater Tenebris
28. Qliphothic Meditations Asenath Mason
29. The Qliphothic Trilogy Asenath Mason
30. Rites of Lucifer Asenath Mason
31. The Abyss Within Asenath Mason
32. The Grimoire of Tiamat Asenath Mason
33. Flesh and Bone Asenath Mason
34. The Devil’s Quran Al-Tauhidi
35. The Book of Smokeless Fire S. Ben Qayin
36. The Red Book of Appin Anonymous
37. The Book of Azazel E.A. Koetting
38. The Nine Demonic Gatekeepers Series E.A. Koetting
39. The Complete Works of E.A. Koetting E.A. Koetting
40. Black Magick: The Left Hand Path Vikram Divakar
41. Demonolatry S. Connolly
42. The Complete Book of Demonolatry S. Connolly
43. Infernal Colopatiron S. Connolly
44. Keys of Ocat S. Connolly
45. The Psionics Handbook Charles Cosimano
46. Voudon Gnostic Workbook Michael Bertiaux
47. The Lucky Hoodoo Michael Bertiaux
48. Kosmic Gnosis Tau Palamas
49. The Ophidian Hieroglyph Tau Palamas
50. The Cult of the Black Cube Arthur Moros
51. Saturn Rising David Rankine
52. Saturn Gnosis David Beth
53. The Shadow Tarot Linda Falorio
54. The Voudon Gnostic Workbook Michael Bertiaux
55. The Black Ship Malphas
56. The Apophis Club Michael Kelly
57. Dragonscales and Other Nastiness Michael Kelly
58. Draconian Ritual Book Asenath Mason
59. The Altar of Sacrifice Mark Alan Smith
60. The Scorpion God Mark Alan Smith
61. Queen of Hell Mark Alan Smith
62. The Red King Mark Alan Smith
63. The Witchblood Grail Mark Alan Smith
64. Apocalyptic Witchcraft Peter Grey
65. Lucifer: Princeps Peter Grey
66. The Brazen Vessel Peter Grey & Alkistis Dimech
67. Veneficium Daniel Schulke
68. Azoetia Andrew D. Chumbley
69. Qutub Andrew D. Chumbley
70. The Dragon Book of Essex Andrew D. Chumbley
71. The Grimoire of the Golden Toad Andrew D. Chumbley
72. The Book of Pleasure Austin Osman Spare
73. The Zoetic Grimoire of Zos Austin Osman Spare
74. The Witches’ Sabbath Kelden
75. The Black Toad Gemma Gary
76. Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways Gemma Gary
77. The Devil’s Dozen Gemma Gary
78. The Crooked Path Kelden
79. The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis
80. Real Voodoo Richard Tallant
81. The Complete Book of Black Magic and Witchcraft Arthur Edward Waite
82. The Book of Forbidden Knowledge Anonymous
83. The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage S.L. MacGregor Mathers
84. Transcendental Magic: Doctrine and Ritual Eliphas Levi
85. The Key of Solomon the King S.L. MacGregor Mathers
86. The Lesser Key of Solomon Joseph Peterson (Ed.)
87. The Grand Grimoire Anonymous
88. The Grimorium Verum Joseph H. Peterson
89. The Black Pullet Anonymous
90. The Book of Mephisto Asenath Mason
91. The Grimoire of Armadel S.L. MacGregor Mathers
92. Necromancy: The Forbidden Art Lucien R. Lavey
93. Mastering Witchcraft Paul Huson
94. The Complete Book of Spells, Curses, and Magical Recipes Leonard R.N. Ashley
95. The Sorcerer’s Secrets Jason Miller
96. Protection and Reversal Magick Jason Miller
97. Advanced Magick for Beginners Alan Chapman
98. The Black Arts Richard Cavendish
99. The Dark Arts Peter Levenda
100. The Necronomicon Simon
Here’s a continuation list of the best and most impressive grimoires for occultists and witches, covering historical texts, ceremonial magic, demonology, necromancy, planetary magic, and powerful dark spellbooks. These are highly regarded and serious works:
1. Picatrix (The Ghayat al-Hakim) Anonymous
2. The Key of Solomon (Clavicula Salomonis) S.L. MacGregor Mathers (Ed.)
3. The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton) Joseph H. Peterson (Ed.)
4. The Ars Goetia Anonymous
5. The Ars Theurgia Goetia Anonymous
6. The Ars Paulina Anonymous
7. The Ars Almadel Anonymous
8. The Ars Notoria Anonymous
9. The Book of Abramelin Abraham von Worms
10. The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage S.L. MacGregor Mathers (Ed.)
11. The Grand Grimoire (Le Dragon Rouge) Anonymous
12. The True Grimoire Jake Stratton-Kent
13. The Grimoire of Pope Honorius Anonymous
14. The Grimorium Verum Joseph H. Peterson (Ed.)
15. The Red Dragon (Grand Grimoire Variant) Anonymous
16. The Heptameron Pietro dAbano
17. The Sworn Book of Honorius (Liber Juratus) Honorius of Thebes
18. The Grimoire of Armadel S.L. MacGregor Mathers
19. The Black Pullet Anonymous
20. The Black Books of Elverum Johannes B. Thorsen
21. The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic Richard Kieckhefer (Ed.)
22. The Cambridge Book of Magic Frank Klaassen (Ed.)
23. The Magus Francis Barrett
24. The Book of Forbidden Knowledge Anonymous
25. Liber Razielis Archangeli (Book of Raziel the Angel) Anonymous
26. The Testament of Solomon Anonymous
27. The Book of Enoch Anonymous
28. The Arbatel of Magic Anonymous
29. The Arbatel of the Magic of the Ancients Joseph Peterson (Ed.)
30. Three Books of Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
31. The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
32. The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage Abraham von Worms
33. The Enchiridion of Pope Leo III Anonymous
34. The Liber Iuratus Honorii (Sworn Book of Honorius) Anonymous
35. The Turba Philosophorum (The Assembly of the Philosophers) Anonymous
36. The Aurora Consurgens Thomas Aquinas (Attributed)
37. The Emerald Tablet Hermes Trismegistus
38. The Corpus Hermeticum Hermes Trismegistus
39. The Kybalion The Three Initiates
40. The Book of the Dead (Ancient Egyptian Texts) Anonymous
41. The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani E.A. Wallis Budge (Trans.)
42. The Necronomicon (Simon’s Edition) Simon
43. The Necronomicon Spellbook Simon
44. Liber Lilith Donald Tyson
45. The Nightside of Eden Kenneth Grant
46. Hekate’s Liminal Rites Sorita dEste & David Rankine
47. The Dragon Book of Essex Andrew D. Chumbley
48. Azoetia: A Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft Andrew D. Chumbley
49. The Grimoire of the Golden Toad Andrew D. Chumbley
50. The Book of Sitra Achra N.A-A.218
51. Liber Falxifer I N.A-A.218
52. Liber Falxifer II N.A-A.218
53. Liber Falxifer III N.A-A.218
54. The Apocryphal Grimoire Peter Grey
55. Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft, and the Poison Path Daniel Schulke
56. The Psalter of Cain Daniel Schulke & Robert Fitzgerald
57. The Dragon Flame Edition of the Grimoire of Tiamat Asenath Mason
58. The Infernal Colopatiron S. Connolly
59. Keys of Ocat: A Grimoire of Daemonolatry Necromancy S. Connolly
60. The Book of Mephisto Asenath Mason
61. Draconian Ritual Book Asenath Mason
62. Rites of Lucifer Asenath Mason
63. Qliphothic Meditations Asenath Mason
64. The Abyss Within Asenath Mason
65. The Altar of Sacrifice Mark Alan Smith
66. The Scorpion God Mark Alan Smith
67. Queen of Hell Mark Alan Smith
68. The Red King Mark Alan Smith
69. The Witchblood Grail Mark Alan Smith
70. Apocalyptic Witchcraft Peter Grey
71. Lucifer: Princeps Peter Grey
72. The Brazen Vessel Peter Grey & Alkistis Dimech
73. Saturn Rising David Rankine
74. Saturn Gnosis David Beth
75. The Cult of the Black Cube Arthur Moros
76. The Book of Fallen Angels Michael Howard
77. The Temple of Ascending Flame Compendium Asenath Mason
78. The Devil’s Dozen: Thirteen Craft Rites of the Old One Gemma Gary
79. The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft Kelden
80. The Black Toad Gemma Gary
81. Mastering Witchcraft Paul Huson
82. The Sorcerer’s s Secrets Jason Miller
83. Protection and Reversal Magick Jason Miller
84. The Red Book of Appin Anonymous
85. The Voudon Gnostic Workbook Michael Bertiaux
86. Kosmic Gnosis Tau Palamas
87. The Ophidian Hieroglyph Tau Palamas
88. The Dark Arts Peter Levenda
89. Necromancy: The Forbidden Art Lucien R. Lavey
90. The True Grimoire Jake Stratton-Kent
91. The Geosophia Jake Stratton-Kent
92. The Testament of Cyprian the Mage Jake Stratton-Kent
93. The Ever-Burning Lamp of Wisdom Anonymous
94. The Grand Grimoire with the Great Clavicle of Solomon Robert Blanchard
95. The Supreme Black Magic Grimoire Victor Shawcross
96. The Complete Grand Grimoire Tarl Warwick
97. The Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon Robert Turner (Trans.)
98. The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy Donald Tyson (Ed.)
99. Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires Aaron Leitch
100. Summoning Spirits: The Art of Magical Evocation Konstantinos
This list is pure gold for occultists and serious practitioners of witchcraft, ceremonial magick, Left-Hand Path sorcery, and demonology. Each book holds deep historical, magical, or ritual significance no weak compilations, just hard-hitting, powerful sources of knowledge.
This list includes 100 of the best religious texts, both mainstream and esoteric, as well as banned, lost, or apocryphal books that have been used in dark sorcery, mysticism, and occult education. Many of these have been historically suppressed, deemed heretical, or are essential for esoteric knowledge and Left-Hand Path workings.
1. The Bible (King James Version)
2. The Torah
3. The Talmud
4. The Zohar (Book of Splendor)
5. The Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation)
6. The Bahir (Book of Brightness)
7. The Sefer Raziel HaMalakh (Book of Raziel the Angel)
8. The Dead Sea Scrolls
9. The Gospel of Thomas
10. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
11. The Gospel of Judas
12. The Gospel of Philip
13. The Gospel of the Egyptians
14. The Gospel of Truth
15. The Apocryphon of John
16. The Apocalypse of Adam
17. The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
18. The Pistis Sophia
19. The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
20. The Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch, Slavonic Enoch)
21. The Hebrew Book of Enoch (3 Enoch)
22. The Testament of Solomon
23. The Book of Giants
24. The Apocalypse of Moses
25. The Book of Jubilees
26. The War Scroll (Dead Sea Scrolls)
27. The Damascus Document (Dead Sea Scrolls)
28. The Book of Revelation (Biblical Canon)
29. The Apocryphon of James
30. The Gospel of the Twelve
31. The Gospel of Barnabas
32. The Acts of Thomas
33. The Acts of Peter
34. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
35. The Secret Gospel of Mark
36. The Protoevangelium of James
37. The Odes of Solomon
38. The Book of Shadows (Various Witchcraft Traditions)
39. The Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda)
40. The Bhagavad Gita
41. The Upanishads
42. The Puranas (Shiva Purana, Vishnu Purana, Devi Purana, etc.)
43. The Mahabharata
44. The Ramayana
45. The Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) Laozi
46. The I Ching (Book of Changes)
47. The Analects of Confucius
48. The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis) Aleister Crowley
49. The Book of Lies Aleister Crowley
50. The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)
51. The Pyramid Texts
52. The Coffin Texts
53. The Divine Pymander (Hermes Trismegistus)
54. The Corpus Hermeticum Hermes Trismegistus
55. The Emerald Tablet Hermes Trismegistus
56. The Kybalion The Three Initiates
57. The Codex Gigas (The Devil’s Bible)
58. The Ars Notoria (Solomonic Magic)
59. The Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim)
60. The Heptameron Pietro dAbano
61. The Grand Grimoire (Le Dragon Rouge)
62. The Grimoire of Pope Honorius
63. The True Grimoire Jake Stratton-Kent
64. The Testament of Cyprian the Mage Jake Stratton-Kent
65. The Red Dragon Grimoire
66. The Book of Forbidden Knowledge
67. The Sworn Book of Honorius (Liber Juratus)
68. The Arbatel of Magic
69. The Liber Iuratus Honorii
70. The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic
71. The Cambridge Book of Magic
72. The Black Pullet
73. The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton)
74. The Book of Abramelin the Mage
75. The Sefer HaRazim (The Book of Mysteries)
76. The Liber Falxifer Trilogy N.A-A.218
77. The Book of Sitra Achra N.A-A.218
78. The Satanic Bible Anton LaVey
79. The Satanic Rituals Anton LaVey
80. The Bible of the Adversary Michael W. Ford
81. The Gospel of Lucifer Michael W. Ford
82. The Catechism of Lucifer Johannes Nefastos
83. The Necronomicon (Simon Edition)
84. Liber Lilith Donald Tyson
85. The Voudon Gnostic Workbook Michael Bertiaux
86. The Pseudomonarchia Daemonum Johann Weyer
87. The Enuma Elish (Babylonian Creation Epic)
88. The Descent of Inanna
89. The Secret Book of Dzyan (Theosophical Text)
90. The Hidden Teachings of Jesus (Gnostic Wisdom)
91. The Secret Doctrine Helena Blavatsky
92. The Stanzas of Dzyan
93. The Codex Argenteus (Silver Bible)
94. The Devil’s Disciples: The Church of Satan
95. The Supreme Black Magic Grimoire
96. The Teachings of the Essenes
97. The Gospel of the Witches (Aradia) Charles G. Leland
98. The Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings)
99. The Book of Shadows (Wiccan Tradition)
100. The Secret Book of John (Nag Hammadi Library)
This list is a powerhouse of occult, religious, and banned knowledge, spanning Judeo-Christian apocrypha, lost gospels, Kabbalah, Gnostic texts, Hermetic works, Hindu and Taoist esoterica, and ancient grimoires. Many of these are referenced in Left-Hand Path magic, necromantic rituals, dark sorcery, and demonology.
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