This brief book, originally one of the Llewellyn Vanguard Series, is designed to provide an easy introduction to the subject of Western ritual magic.

Magic is examined as a viable alternative lifestyle in the modern world. The more important aspects of it, such as the nature of ritual, its goal, its instruments and techniques, are treated individually. A complete ritual of ceremonial magic is included to help convey a clear sense of what living magic is all about.

This little book was so popular when it came off the press in 1989, I was asked to expand it. The result of that expansion is Ritual Magic. However, in the process of writing Ritual Magic the entire text of this shorter work was extensively revised and restructured. As a result, you will not find the text of The Truth About Ritual Magic imbedded in Ritual Magic, which is an entirely new book with over ninety percent original material. There is a lot of interesting and useful teaching in this seminal earlier work that was not carried over into the later larger book.

ISBN: 0-87542-830-4. Price: $1.99. Llewellyn, 1989.