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> any specific books that you'd recommend
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They may not seem to be about the topics right here, but if you start reading them you will see why. An occultist has a lot to gain from just learning "mundane" psychological techniques, and the self hypnosis chapter is directly applicable here.
The kabbalah book is written by a jewish journalist, by jews for jews so to speak. It's good to understand how they read the torah/old testament, their doctrines influences the modern world a lot. Ignorance is not a path to bliss.