This beautiful book represents the same thoughtful and detailed contents you would expect of Barbara Milo Ohrbach. You can be assured that this book, like all of her previous books with bring pleasure, ideas and beauty to all who read it. The photograghs will bring the scent into your home and fill it with the unique style only she can create and thankfully shares with all of us. This book is a treasure, for yourself, or anyone who appreciates beautiful settings.

Robert Anton Wilson says of "Taboo"..."I assure you that what you are about to read is obscene, lewd, blasphemous, subversive, and very interesting, and that all right-thinking people will agree that it should be banned, bowdlerized, censored, suppressed, and burned by the public hangman...l think it is safe to predict that almost every organized group of idiots in this country will regard this book as extremely dangerous." Wilson is probably right, Taboo's challenge to unite sexual and religious practices probably won't go over well with the New Right. But for the rest of us, the authors present a roller-coaster of a read complete with case histories, theories, and secret sex rituals of interest to both "adepts' of esoteric sex cult societies as well as "ordinary" people. Full of interesting quotations and anecdotes from alchemists, sex magicians, and vampires--not to mention old Yawey himself--this is a fascinating a colorful work that seems predestined to upset many people in our sex-negative society. Those who believe that taboos are made to be broken, however, should find Taboo and enjoyable and entertaining read....Leticia Marquez, Magical Blend Magazin

Cheering, sweet and full of classic words. Perfectly delightful, romantic too, makes a perfect gift for not only a close friend, but your loved one too.

This wonderfully crafted edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story is great for any serious reader of classic literature. It's also great for kids. Who can ever forget Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, or Ben Gunn or the unique bond that forms between the wise youth (Hawkins) and experienced seaman (Silver)? Murder on the high seas. Violent battles on an island full of treasure. People who actually talk the way real people talk. It's all here and more. TREASURE ISLAND is one of my favorite Stevenson stories and I highly reccommend it.

I interest manara's illustrations. and I want to buy this book

In 99.9% of all books written by whitemen about American Indians it is hard to find even a grain of truth or fact. This book is the exception that proves the rule!

While nothing is glossed over, the author does not attempt to sway the reader with sensationalism. He tells about his experiences and gives the good with the bad. He exhibits an almost unheard of ability to set aside any preconceived notions and actually see clearly both sides of the conflict AND views the American Indian as a human being, not some sort of subspecies.

An exceptional view of reality that should be required reading in all American history classes from junior high/middle school through the college level.

I wish I had found this 5 years ago. It would make my quest to document my cruising time for my six pack application so much easier. So much better than a spiral notebook for keeping track of fuel and maintenance. Highly recommend it.

When it comes to magical memoirs, two major failings often arise. First, when a magician attains some level of fame through success (much like other artists, this usually happens posthumously), he or she seems to instantly achieve, whether merited or not, legendary status. Objectivity on their life and accomplishments becomes obscured by all the accompanying hyperbole. And second, the works produced about the individuals seem to have a universal lack of wit. Neither of these shortcomings are reflected in the brilliant autobiography My Life With the Spirits: The Adventures of a Modern Magician by Lon Milo DuQuette.

DuQuette, who is undoubtedly, like Robert Anton Wilson and Phil Hine, one of the most entertaining authors writing today, skillfully fends off the trait that has spread like a virus through our modern world - the fear of introspection. With both savage honesty and practiced style, DuQuette reveals both the heart and history of a true spiritual seeker. He openly delves into his "agonizing" years in "accepted" religion and, with the fortitude of a soldier gazing at his own battle scars, shares the progress of his metaphysical self through the trenches as well as the Samadhic peaks.

Having dabbled in the entheogenic craze of the sixties and having encountered the truths inherent in the then-newly-emergent flood of eastern traditions, he advanced through the Rosicrucian Order AMORC, the O.T.O. and Crowley's Thelemic system (in fact, his The Magic of Thelema is arguably the finest introduction to Thelemic magic available) and finally into the depths of Dee's Enochian model and modern ceremonial magic. In a time that finds the bookshelves rife with languid how-to manuals on evocation and frustratingly short on personal accounts of evocation, in terms of both successes and failures, the last half DuQuette's book is priceless. The narrative of his evocation of Orobas is the finest account of ceremonial magic, in terms of both objective practice and subjective meaning, that I have ever read. The book itself, whether the reader is schooled in thencraft or simply curious, stands alone among magical biographies.

I must leap to my feet and wave a copy of My Life with the Spirits: The Adventures of a Modern Magician about, yelling at the top of my lungs for every pagan to read this book! It may not be particularly well-known yet, but I reckon this book will have a big impact at some stage in the future.

The book's author, Lon Milo DuQuette, is a highly esteemed ceremonial magician and a Thelemite, but that shouldn't deter anyone not of those persuasions from enjoying this wonderfully candid and occasionally very funny autobiographical account of his lifelong spiritual odyssey.

Starting with the story of Lon as a choir boy in a small-town fundamentalist Christian church, the tale moves through an obsession with yoga and meditation, experiments with LSD, and encounters with a miraculous pranic healer who lives in a barn with hundreds of cats, until eventually Lon is introduced to the magickal system of the OTO.

The accounts of subsequent magickal operations are refreshingly honest, realistic, and sometimes hysterically funny. From the valuable lessons learned after accidentally rubbing cinnamon oil in one's eyes in the middle of a ritual to the evocation of a demon who seems to specialize in returning stolen VW Kombi vans, every anecdote DuQuette recounts will fascinate, entertain or inspire you.

This book practically reads itself - you won't be able to put it down. Go out and find it! My Life with the Spirits by Lon Milo DuQuette

Far and away, Duquette's best book yet. "My Life with the Spirits" documents this authors incredible and oft times hilarious exploits through the realms of modern ceremonial magick. Duquette takes the air out of much of the pomp and mystery surrounding the occult by allowing us a very personal an intimate view into the often chaotic world of the initiate. By offering us such a candid look into the successes as well as the mishaps encountered upon the Path of his magical career, Duquette opens his heart and bares his soul to us with a self-effacing wit and humor that allows each reader a private glimpse behind the veil of the mysteries.

Extremely accessible and an incredibly easy read. (I couldn't put it down and finished it in about 4 hours). This book will have you belly laughing uncontrollably while simultaneously providing you with practical insights into the methodology and practices of such arcane subjects as Enochian and Goetic Magick, Exorcism, and esoteric transformational psychology.

A "must have" for the modern occultist.

Almost all of the ritual material in this book can be found in the big hardbound 'Magick: Liber ABA' by Crowley. That said, there are occasional gems of commentary and footnotes that help clairfy some things in ways that footnotes and commentary elsewhere do not. This is especially true for the more Thelemic rituals (e.g. Star Ruby), which have not received the same kind of coverage as the LBRP, etc. This makes it useful for a serious Thelemic practitioner, but not very useful for a more general Ceremonialist. It might also appeal to someone who is generally interested in Crowley's ceremonial system and does not want to pay for Liber ABA.

Would you like to study the works of the most important magician of the 20th Century but don't know where to begin? Are you ashamed to admit that you've tried to read Crowley and found it impossible understand a word he wrote? Then take heart! Lon Milo DuQuette's THE MAGICK OF THELEMA, A Handbook of the Rituals of Aleister Crowley is without question the most unintimidating, amusing and user-friendly guide to the works of Aleister Crowley ever written. Drawing on the insights of a quarter century of magical practice, DuQuette discusses the fundamental theories of Crowley's thought and analyzes the central rituals of his Ceremonial Magick work. DuQuette's Thelemic Magick credentials are impressive; 22 years as an international officer of Crowley's own magical order, Ordo Templi Orientis; creator of TAROT OF CEREMONIAL MAGICK (Deck by U.S. Games, book by Samuel Weiser); and co-author with Christopher S. Hyatt of ENOCHIAN WORLD OF ALEISTER CROWLEY, TABOO, SEX MAGICK, TANTRA AND TAROT, and ALEISTER CROWLEY'S ILLUSTRATED GOETIA. His delirious sense of humor is to be found winking around the corners of words, in the midst of serious, deep, metaphysical considerations. THE MAGICK OF THELEMA is an invaluable introduction to any aspiring magician who could use help getting started in the practice of ritual magick. It also provides a wonderful summary for those of us who have forgotten most of what they know or thought they ever knew

Lon Duquette, once again, provides the practicing Thelemite with solid and insightful commentary on some of those 'particularly thelemic' rituals. His affable manner and sense of humor are refreshing, and a nice change of pace from the usual heavy, almost 'holier-than-thou' perspective I get from some others tackling the phenomena of Crowley. Lon gives you the feeling that he's 'been there, done that', as clearly, he has. His forte, however, is making Crowley's sometimes complex ritual working, understandable. Not only in the practical sense, but also from an intellectual one. Not an easy task. Lon Duquette's books have enriched my Thelemic experience greatly.

Also recommended: Like to tackle Enochian but a little put off by its apparent complexity? Read 'Enochian Sex Magick'. It broke the 'code' for me after several others failed...

I have to admit, I am a fan of Lon Milo Duquette. His 1993 THE MAGICK OF THELEMA is unquestionably the best introduction to the work of Aleister Crowley ever written. My only complaint is that he didn't write it ten years earlier. He not only filled in countless gaps in my magical education he did it with an easy-going manner that made this complex and serious subject seem more than interesting...he actually made it fun. Now, to my absolute delight, in his new book ANGELS, DEMONS & GODS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM, Lon Milo Duquette surpasses all his earlier efforts and unleashes his wit and insight on the most fundamental elements of modern magick and the spiritual significance of the New Age. The publisher, Samuel Weiser, calls it a "liberal arts education in Wester Hermeticism." That is not an exaggeration, However, ANGELS, DEMONS, etc., is much more. It is a magical experience in and of itself. Is the Hebrew Qabalah the Zen of the West? What are angels and demons? Why on earth would a sane person want to deal with them? What makes the New Age the "New Age?" With disarming charm Duquette gently draws you into the introspective world of the modern magician, tickles you with hilarious observations and self-effacing confessions, then (often in the same paragraph) he slams you in the heart with breathtaking profundities. The book is fully illustrated with charts and timelines including a magnificant full color fold out diagram of the angels of the Shem ha-mephorash, Goetic demons and their place in the zodiac and the tarot. I have no doubts ANGELS, DEMONS & GODS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM (like THE MAGICK OF THELEMA) will become a classic. There is nothing in the field of esoteric literature quite like it...Perhaps because there are no modern magical writers quite like Lon Milo DuQuette

Although Angels, Demons, and Gods of the New Millenium is not directly about the classical Golden Dawn System, it is none-the-less a valuable book for the student of Western Magic to have. And while the author is a Thelemite, the material in this book is not presented in an overtly Thelemic fashion. Lon Milo DuQuette has been practicing magic for over 30 years, currently heads the Heru-Ra-Ha O.T.O. temple in Southern California, and has vast insights and experience with the Qabalah, Enochian Magic, and techniques of magical evocation.

         As the subtitle of the book, "Musings on Modern Magick" suggests, this is actually a collection of essays on a variety of magical subjects including Qabalah, the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, the Procession of the Equinoxes, the pantheons of the Astrological Ages, Initiation, and the Goetic system of evocation. These essays are very easy to read because while Mr. Duquette takes these subjects very seriously, he does not take himself seriously. His light-hearted and self-effacing style is a welcome relief in a world of dauntingly deep and difficult texts on magic.

         Along with the essays in the book are a number of illustrations, tables, and diagrams. Most notable among these is a full-color fold-out diagram of the 72 Angels of the Shemhamporesch and the 72 Demons of the Goetia. This diagram shows their correlation in a way that is suitable for creating practical workings and is worth the price of the book alone.

         Mr. DuQuette's book is also very insightful in that it provides a glimpse into the creation and growth of a magician. His journey is presented in such a way that it is not over the head of a Neophyte, yet is filled with enough magical knowledge to keep the seasoned magician interested. Overall, Angels, Demons, and Gods of the New Millenium is a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening look at the world of a true magician.

Lon Milo Duquette has done it again! He's given us another straight-ahead and witty exposition of several key topics in the occult sciences, a field traditionally shrouded by obscurity or cloaked by enigmatic double-talk that requires astute cryptographic skill to decipher. In his earlier landmark work, THE MAGICK OF THELEMA; A HANDBOOK OF THE RITUALS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY, Duquette presented the material in such a clear and user-friendly fashion that it opened the door for many an aspiring ritualist to start a program of practical work. ANGELS, DEMONS & GODS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM belongs to the same body of work, continuing a common sense approach to a very convoluted field of endeavor, only now with a much broader platform. Though confessing up front to a Thelemic bias, Duquette doesn't confine himself to this point of view, bringing his considerable magickal and life experience to the subjects at hand. His adroit humor which sometimes has a cutting sarcastic edge to it and the liberal use of personal anecdotes has the effect of making this material extremely relevant to everyday life.

Essentially this book is about raising consciousness. "The Great Work of the initiate/magician is overcoming imbalances and imperfections in his or her being, thereby achieving exalted states of consciousness." It also has the added effect of gently debunking some common superstitions, among them demons, viewing them as portions of our own brain which we project upon the world. It is interesting to see how Duquette utilizes these demons in his account of goetic magic though I personally don't recommend that kind of work.

Other subjects include Qabalah, The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, The Precession of the Equinoxes, Egyptology and The Book of the Dead, and more. Having been a student of esoteric literature for over 15 years I've encountered these topics in a variety of forms, yet I received many fresh insights from these musings. I consider this book to be a valuable and necessary addition to any esoteric library. Oz Fritz Inner Journeys, The Independent Press Book Review Vol. VII, issue 3 Spring/Summer, 1998