The Tree of Ecstasy: An Advanced Manual of Sexual Magic

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TheT ree of
Ecstasy
An
Advanced
Manual of
Sexual
Magic
Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
First published in 1999 by
Samuel Weiser, Inc.
P. O. Box 612
York Beach, ME 03910-0612
Copyright © 1991 Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Ashcroft-Nowicki, Dolores.
The tree of ecstasy: an advanced manual of sexual magic / Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
p. cm.
Originally published: London: Aquarian Press, 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57863-038-X (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Magic. 2. Sex—Miscellanea. I. Title.
BF1623.S4A84 1999
133.4'3—dc21 98-37648
CIP
Cover illustration by Chris Hill
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Dedication
To Margaret O'Donneil and J.H. ‘Herbie’ Brennan, a small token of appreciation for all the
laughter and good fellowship shared in Boris's room!
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One The History of Sex in Magic
Chapter 1 Prehistoric Ritual and the Great Mother
Chapter 2 Love is the Foundation
Chapter 3 The Viewpoint of the Church
Chapter 4 The Forbidden Aspects of Sex
Chapter 5 Sex in Ancient Cultures and in Modern Times
Part Two Protection and Preparation
Chapter 6 Symbols of Concentration in Sexual Magic
Chapter 7 The Preparation of the Priest and Priestess
Chapter 8 The Power of the Serpent
Part Three The Rituals of the Tree of Ecstasy
Introduction
1. The Rite of Pan (Malkuth)
2. The Ritual of the Moon Cup (Yesod)
3. The Dance of Love (Hod)
4. The Ritual of the Hawthorn Tower (Netzach)
5. The Raising of Osiris (Tiphereth)
6. The Two of Swords (Geburah)
7. The Grail of Grace (Chesed)
8. The Rite of Crystal (Da'ath)
9. The Calling of a Soul and the House of the Goddess (Binah)
10. The Adoration of the Pillar (Chocmah)
11. The Rite that is Left Undone (Kether)
Epilogue
Bibliography
List of Suppliers
Index
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Quite frankly I'm amazed I found the courage to write this book! I'm even more amazed that
my long-suffering publishers agreed to print it! I have no doubt that I will get denounced
from the pulpit yet again, but before they drag me to the stake let me raise a glass and say,
“Thank you for believing in me” and also to say a big thank you to Leigh Daniels and
Evelyn Gauthier for the gift of “Bucky” the Apple Mac. Thanks also to John Oomkenz of
Golden Lotus Products in Holland who put together a set of oils and incenses for each ritual,
to Michael for his invaluable help with Chapter Two, and to Anne-Elisabeth Evason who
looked after husband, house, animals, and me as I battled with the manuscript.
To those brave souls who tried the rituals and survived bloodied but unbowed, I offer my
love and thanks, and if I suggest a a equel, please, talk me out of it.
My acknowledgments to Rider-Hutchinson of London and St. Martin's Press for
permission to quote from W. I. Thompsons's The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light on page
81.
INTRODUCTION
‘Why a book on sex magic for heaven's sake?’ ‘You'll never get it published.’ ‘The Church
will eat you alive.’ ‘Watch out for Mary Whitehouse,’ (tongue firmly in cheek). ‘Can I have
a copy ?’ ‘You wouldn't dare.’ ‘What about AIDS?’ All the above have been said to me and
more since I decided to write this book, and the answers are as follows:

a) Because there is a place for sex in magic when used with discretion and
discrimination, and I'm fed up with it being swept under the magical carpet.
b) I did.
c) It makes a change from the lions eating the Christians, and anyway, they need to have
something to complain about.
d) I'll send her a copy.
e) No, you can buy it when it comes out.
f) Oh yes I would.
g) I have not written a manual for promiscuous sex, but for bonded, loving partners who
are also magicians. If people are stupid enough to want to sleep around and risk their
health and their lives, they will do it with or without this book.

I have thought long and hard about writing this book and I am well aware that many people
will behave like ostriches and look for the nearest piece of sand. Others will thump pulpits
and trot out the old tired notions about the occult being a front for sex and perversion (and a
fair number of them will maintain a subscription to Penthouse and/or Playgirl). But I am fed
up to the back teeth of being told that sex is nasty and bad for my spiritual health.
Controversy is the spice of life and two of the most controversial subjects are sex and the
occult: put them together and anything can and probably will happen. Sex is normal and
most of us enjoy it, some more than others. For some it assumes the proportions of a
nightmare because of tragic memories, rape, abuse in childhood or a strict and unloving
upbringing. There are those who treat it like a packet of crisps and hand it around, but
equally there are those who regard it as a supreme gift from God/Goddess. I happen to be
one of them, and I also regard the art of magic as a legitimate means of communicating with,
and offering worship to, the Godhead.
The manuals on offer that deal with sex magic either come to the subject from a purely
Eastern viewpoint with no allowances made for the way Western minds work, or, in at least
one instance, offer a technique the authors regard as Tantra, complete with something that
comes perilously close to live-in group sex with rather dubious overtones. This book offers a
complete set of rituals based on sexual magic. It is not for beginners or weirdos. All magic
affects the endocrinal system of the body, and a student who has spent many years in
magical training will have adjusted to the fluctuations that can occur in the system during
ritual. Those with little or no serious training risk upsetting their systems - risks that may
include temporary impotence and loss of sexual appetite.
I'm by no means saying this book is the only right way to perform sexual magic or that I
am the one and only authority on the matter. What I am saying is: ‘Here is a complete set of
rituals with sex as a central theme. They offer nothing that is deviant, ungodly (unless you
regard the missionary position as mandatory) or, to the magical mind at least, blasphemous.’
I have written this book with care, with humour and with love, and have tried to make it
acceptable to all but the most determined of narrow minds.
For partners, lovers, husbands and wives, people bonded together in the most intimate
and magical of ways, these rituals are for you. Making love knows no age limit: an 80-year-
old woman is still a ‘Garment of the Goddess', a man is a God until the last flicker of
admiration for a neat ankle or a pretty smile dies, i.e. when he's dead!
Many years ago I was told, ‘God gave humanity the twin gifts of sex and sensuality to
have children and fun.’
All I can say is, ‘Thank God.’

Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
Part 1
THE HISTORY OF SEX IN MAGIC