Draconian Ritual Book

by Asenath Mason

"Draconian Ritual Book" will introduce you into foundations and practical methods of Draconian magic as a path of self-initiation. With this book you will learn how to start your practice on the Path of the Dragon, establish contact with gods and spirits that will assist you in this work, build your personal temple, prepare tools for your rituals, and design your own workings and exercises. Each practice is provided with background information, explaining the purpose and possible ways in which it may affect your initiatory process. You will find here invocations and evocations, meditations and trances, exercises for cleansing, grounding, and raising the inner Serpent Force. There are instructions that will help you in your astral travels and dream magic, teach you how to work with seals and sigils, enhance your magical senses, and show you how to use gates and doorways to the Other Side. Practices such as blood sacrifice and sex magic are discussed in a practical way as well. You will read here about the Draconian Tradition, as well as the Left Hand Path in general, learning what it means to be a Draconian Initiate. This book will also guide you through the process of Kundalini awakening, discussing symptoms and providing exercises that will help you in your individual practice. Finally, you will find here a ritual of self-initiation into the Draconian current. If you are a beginner to Draconian magic, this book will teach you where to start and help you understand the basics of the initiatory process, while more advanced practitioners will find here practical instructions and information on how to develop and expand their work on the Path of the Dragon.

Genres: Occult, Magick, Witchcraft, Nonfiction

316 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2016

About the author

Asenath Mason is the author of books like "The Book of Mephisto: A Modern Grimoire of the Faustian Tradition", "Necronomicon Gnosis - A Practical Introduction", "Sol Tenebrarum - The Occult Study of Melancholy", "The Grimoire of Tiamat", "Liber Thagirion" and more. Author of many essays on esoteric, religious and mythological subjects, with a particular focus on the Left Hand Path philosophy, Luciferian Spirituality and Draconian Tradition. Founder and coordinator of the Temple of Ascending Flame.

Reviews

[Anne-Maaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Packed full of excellent exercises to get you into the Draconian magick or deepen your practice. You can learn how to control your mind, raise the Kundalini, astral travel, lucid dream, etc. in the tradition of the Left-Hand Path. Practical & handy to book to have around...

[Aileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those new to the Draconian path or even to that of the occult (Such as myself who's journey has just begun). This book is informative, in that it explains what the path is about, how to align yourself to it (if you feel strongly about it), initation of the self. It briefly covers Kundalini & chakras to give you a basic understanding of its relation to the Draconian path. Whilst suggesting the reader learn more about Kundalini & Chakras from more traditional sources, to gain a broader perspective and greater understanding of its roots.
The book covers mediation & visualization exercises. Talks briefly on what Astral projection is and what it isn't. Plus much more, while keeping it simple and straight to the point without all the fluff.

[Gebo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on the Draconian tradition. If you're interested in this topic, this is the first book you should read, but it's also very elucidating for the adept reader. It makes the obfuscated ramblings of other writers like Kenneth Grant much clearer, and frankly spells it all out clearly. There are some rituals in it, but it's heavily a book of LHP philosophy. Well worth a read even for armchair practitioners and those in the psychological model.

[Arwen Arodnap · Rating 1 out of 5]

Research your topics well before you even embark on following a path that has caught your eye. Strap in, I'll warn you that this will be a rather long review.

Interested in the Draconian path, I once picked up this book hoping for insight on it along with the LHP in general as so far I'd only been exposed to RHP, mainly Wiccan, books and subsequently their philosophies. That was back in 2020 or so.

I stumbled across this book whilst cleaning up my shelf and I had to do another quick flip through, curious if I'd been too rash in abandoning this book after a genuine attempt to read and soak up as much information as I could.

Sincerely, this does not feel like it was made for a solitary practitioner, nor for anyone curious in, as those who follow it call it, the "Draconian Path/Tradition".

Though Asenath Mason is a wonderfully compelling storyteller and author, I see naught but red flags upon reading her book; I do not consider myself as one to reject the LHP at all, like I said, I came into it with genuine interest and motivation to learn more- however, this feels like one big advertisement and trap for a cult (and also Asenath Mason's other books).

I have always had a pet peeve when it comes to authors self advertising in their own books for their other works- unless they're a separate research piece, it is my opinion that one should try to fit as much information as they can into one big book at once rather than spread it out over smaller separate books. That's something I can go on about for longer, but I digress, it's something I did not enjoy about this book as it came up right off the bat within the first couple of chapters.

Another issue I had with the book was the fact that nothing was thoroughly explained for the reader to fully understand what it is they're doing, something I find plenty of in "beginner-friendly" spellbooks- what in god's name is this mantra you keep repeating? What's it based on? What does it mean? What is the history behind it and why did you select that one in particular? If you created it yourself, who has it worked for and under which circumstances is it utilized?
Why are these particular deities so important and sacred to you? I quote from the chapter, "Draconian Gods & Spirits": "Draconian gods were born from the essence of the Void and have the power to open the gateways of the mind for the gnosis of the Dragon. They reflect the ferocity of primordial chaos and are by no means benevolent deities that might help you solve your everyday problems." Let's simply take the final point of reason as an argument to counter: why, then, are deities such as Hecate and Sekhmet included, if they were once called upon by some (and to others, still are) as benevolent deities that can in fact solve certain everyday problems? This is of course two sides of a coin, but a religion (or path) that fails to embrace the duality of benevolent and, simultaneously, selfish beings is already cause enough to begin questioning their sources and reasoning.

I also did not enjoy the "higher-than-thou" attitude spread throughout the entire book- including the very ass-kissy introduction from Bill Duvendack (nothing against them, but the introduction was unsavory to say the least) which immediately turned me off by the very (pardon my language) edgy way of saying "this entire tradition will test your limits". Though of course the Left-Hand Path intends to work on the self rather than spreading one's energy to others in a positive manner, this book (and as I interacted with a large group of devotees whose sole source seems to stem from authors of this religion and some nitpicked quotes from elsewhere, it seems the entire "Tradition" is chock full of it too) reeks of self righteousness simply for the sake of being able to endure... sex magick, "possession" and meditation. Oh shit, didn't know y'all were hardcore like that.

I would have not had as much trouble with the book should it not have been for this last point- those who are interested, be warned: do not get sucked into a cult that will lovebomb you in exchange for rituals one may perform safer alone.
I could do a deep analysis on this entire text and point out more flaws, but I believe I've highlighted the major issues I've had with it.

Please, for the love of god (or goddess, or whoever you believe in) do not take a single source as gospel. Research is key.

[V+V MERCURII · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book on Draconian magic and initiation. It covers a lot of subjects, and obviously doesn't go very deep in any of them, but it has everything to get you started. The subject matter is dealt with in a very balanced way, with a lot of common sense. An enjoyable read.

This is also a very good introduction to the philosophies and practices of The Temple of Ascending Flame (a Draconian/Luciferian magical group), of which the author is one of the founders.

[Pseudonym Phoebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth a Read

There were some typos throughout. There were great rituals in here, particularly for those interested in the Left-Hand Path. There were times when the author's tone came across as arrogant, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

Asenath Masons work just seems to vibrate strongly with where I need to go currently. I really enjoy Her writing and look forward to reading Her next book.

[Mitchell Stern · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a pretty thorough introduction to Draconian magic and the left-handed path in general. However, it also is somewhat repetitive and takes a while to clarify some things for readers.

[Diana Thoresen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A most excellent book for anyone on the Path...

[Diana ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible! my favorite book.

[rodnney lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

entertaining

A lot of information about so little known subject with no tal way to cross reference but interesting reads no the less

[Dobrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un excelente libro ya seas iniciado o tengas un cierto conocimiento sobre el sendero izquierdo.
Excellent book. Highly recommended.