There is huge literature on Magick itself, so I started out with the Wiccans and traced the origin back to Aleister Crowley. Man, the stories of this man were evil to a new degree. I didn't think much of it at first as I didn't know, but I came across his works. Crowley was a very smart individual apparently and had studied and practiced many different religions, including Buddhism and Taoism. His works were quite interesting - See The Book of the Law & Magick Without Tears. However, due to the nature of secrecy within the "society" he was in, a lot of his work takes time to unravel and decipher. I actually tried some of these practices and it did give me a sense of "euphoria" - such as the Kabbalistic Cross ritual or Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
These links here are rather interesting, this "The Book of Law" in particular. It's coo-coo, yet intentionally I believe, as through reading through the first 50 verses or so I have seen several recognizable allegory. I plan to read this, as well as his letters, even if he seems rather twisted.
