When I start reading a book on sorcery, I keep going until my BS-ometer goes into the red zone. But that never happened. It almost always does when Crowley is referenced, or when the author impresses me as an out of work psychologist with a secret desire to be a comedian, or as a pompous, condescending, con-artist. No "red alert", no "WTF am I reading this for?", no "stop and pay attention instead of thinking about the grocery list" - because this is a neat working manual built on solid principles.

The book is primarily based on the work of A.O. Spare, who was a genius of the rarest kind, but a little tough on folks who have a hard time with less than Pulitzer/Nobel quality writing.

If you're a beginner, forget the Cunningham/Golden Dawn/neo-shamanic/Wicca/pseudo-alchemy/Quabalah (spelled this way on purpose) books for now - save all that reading for later, after you have had some success with Magick first. If you've already been disappointed this book is back in print, Amazon.

Don't hesitate to buy this small book in case you're looking for a brief summary of the most important and practical elements of magick. This book doesn't require to belief in a special sort of magic systems. Take it, read it and use it within your own universe.

This book is really one of the best books on sorcery I have read. It does not have the popularity it deserves; this is one of the few books which contains real magickal techniques that will actually work.

I particularly was interested in and enjoyed the portions discussing automatic drawing and the creation of a personal Alphabet of Desire.