Description
Lon Milo DuQuette (Author), Brandy Williams (Foreword)
Weiser Books, USA, 2020. Paperback. 224 pages. A guided tour to the occult and esoteric worlds from a beloved author and scholar. Brand New.
An introduction to the world of tarot, ritual magick, Qabalah, Aleister Crowley, John Dee, Israel Regardie and much more
For over 30 years Lon Milo DuQuette has written incisively about the tarot, magick, the Qabalah and divination. The breadth and depth of his knowledge is displayed here in this new collection of his writing. As a whole these essays provide an invaluable introduction to the most important esoteric themes and Occult personalities.
Included here are essays on Aleister Crowley, John Dee, H.P. Lovercraft, Israel Regardie and Donald Michael Kraig and many others. He, also, discusses the Qabalah and Tarot, Thelemic Magic, Enochian Magick, Masonry and much more.
This book will appeal to those who want an informative guide to the occult and to those who have, through the years, appreciated DuQuette’s studied insight, scholarship and his renowned sense of humour.
Lon Milo DuQuette is a bestselling author who lectures worldwide on such topics as magick, tarot, and the Western mystery traditions. He is currently the US Deputy Grand Master of Ordo Templi Orientis and is on the faculty of the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, and the Maybe Logic Academy. His books include The Tarot Architect, The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, and The Chicken Qabalah.
Singer-songwriter, recording artist, and humorist, Lon Milo DuQuette is also the author of 19 critically acclaimed books (translated in 12 languages) on Magick and the Occult. Critics have called him one of the most respected and entertaining writers and lecturers in the field of the Western Mystery Traditions. Since 1975 DuQuette been a national and international governing officer of Ordo Templi Orientis, one of the most influential magical societies of the 20th and 21st Centuries. He is currently the Order’s United States Deputy Grand Master. He is an internationally recognized authority on tarot, ceremonial magick, and esoteric Freemasonry. Although he takes these subjects very seriously, he tries not to take himself too seriously. This rare combination of scholarship and humor has earned him in the last 30 years a unique and respected position in American spiritual and esoteric literature. DuQuette appears occasionally on television and radio as a guest expert on subjects involving the occult. He is a contributor to the Magical Egypt DVD series’ and a host on the new series, The Great Work. He is a faculty member of the Omega Institute in Reinbeck New York, and Robert Anton Wilson’s Maybe Logic Academy. He lives in Costa Mesa, California with his wife of 52 years, Constance.
