Magical Knowledge: Book III -- Contacts of the Adepts Paperback – Import, 21 September 2012

Most useful for students on the Quareia path.

Really excellent, a master work. A touch of humour too which helps in its exposition as the subject matter is very complex and esoteric.

A well written book, as are all the others by this author in the series. Easy to get into and really written from the heart,the subject is huge and is tackled with a great no nonsense style. It cuts through all the tripe that has been written time and again about the "Other side" It is aimed at "seekers of the truth" and is something that the world of esotorica has needed for a long time. It is most helpful to seekers travelling this road alone and should be considered a modern masterpeice. I admit it, I'm impressed. A satisfying read. Highly recommended

This final book of Ms. McCarthy's trilogy is another pearl. With her usual down to earth approach, she takes the practitioner through a series of enriching and challenging experiences that will transform her/him.Another most valuable point in this book is the definition of Initiate: a magician who has worked her/his way through the process of learning with hard work, self sacrifice and dedication. Plain and simple. And, above all, honest.In brief, with Ms.McCarthy you can't go wrong.Highly suggested.

Full disclosure: I’m a student of Quareia. I initially bought this book years ago, read it and gave it away, then bought it again in 2016, in that time, I have read it at least three times, so why review it now? For the past few weeks, I've been nudged to do so and finally took the hint.About the book:This book walks the reader through a series of visions that take place in the Abyss/Desert, -inner realms- which put the Adept in direct contact with different types of consciousness at a deep level. This is not a book of secrets, it will not spell out secrets for you (although what’s in this book is nothing but incredible), instead, the book will show you how to cultivate a contact so that the contact itself can pass that knowledge onto you. The book explains in details how to stay safe and what to expect when you are working in the many layers of the Abyss and also the reasons for working in such a place.The visions are vivid, powerful and rich in details. Fair warning: I found that, when reading these visions, I often went along for the ride only to realize at the end of the vision that I was just reading. I mention this because some of these visions will stay with you for days sometimes even disrupting your sleep if that happens what worked for me was to put the book away in a drawer for a while and go read something that doesn’t involve the creation and destruction of the Universe.Things to consider:This is not a book you want to read right before going to bed unless you want to have active dreams, lots of tasks, do this do that, come back do some more. You’ll be busy working all night in your sleep, it will be a big blur in the morning as you wake up completely exhausted even if you slept 8 hours.Lastly, if you ever struggled to make sense of life, you don’t get people because daily life makes no-sense to you, having read this book will not make things any easier. Mundane things will become even more irrelevant and the feelings of loneliness and of not belonging will only grow deeper with every page you turn. This comment is not intended to discourage people from reading this book, this is just the reality of those who choose to walk the path less traveled.Who should read this book?This book was written for the Adept who’s ready to dive deeper into her magical work but needs some guidance navigating herself through the Abyss and staying safe while doing it.But this book is also for the beginner, that would be the person who picks up a book about magic and can’t tell -yet- what’s real and what has been written entirely from the intellect. There is plenty of misguiding information out there, enough to trap the neophyte all his life while learning nothing but falsehoods, so by reading from someone who has hands-on experience, the apprentice can recognize and disregard the BS in others. In this sense this book works as an anchor, it centers the beginner, so next time someone tells you they talk to angels and hear their voices you’ll roll your eyes and continue walking unbothered, handy skill to have if you ask me.