Reddit reviews Three Books of Occult Philosophy Book One: A Modern Translation
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Picatrix is not exactly beginner level or easy to fully embrace all at once. It's difficult material philosophically and otherwise. The astrology in it is extremely advanced. And the elements in it are much more pagan than Christian. But since you mentioned it I feel compelled to point to the only good complete English translation published by a friend of mine: http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Picatrix-Classic-Astrological/dp/1257767852 It was interpreted later by Christian writers like Agrippa, Ficino and Bruno, who filtered some of the more controversial material. So if you can digest Agrippa it is really all you need. My friend also has published a modern translation of Occult Philosophy Book One as well: http://www.amazon.com/Three-Books-Occult-Philosophy-Book/dp/1105898792 Buying Book One will help support the work on Two and Three.
100% agree with Astral Dynamics. I can't recommend Waite's Pictorial Key though, I found it too dry and uninspiring. And there are better versions of Agrippa such as this one and this one
It's available on Amazon now. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1105898792/renaissanceas-20
A foundational text that will be very helpful is "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" by Agrippa. It will do a lot to help you understand the mindset of the sort of people who wrote the Keys of Solomon as well as other older grimoires.
For my money the best translation in print can be found here.