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us learn sooner or later, there are no expedient shortcuts in magick".

Satyr describes how he took a magickal oath to know and do his own will, with no codicil to "harm none" as is common in some traditions. Harm was certainly done (and received) and one wonders why that codicil is ever used; as it prevents so much in the nature of protection from being done as I've said elsewhere in my book, my preferred codicil to harm none', (under circumstances where outside interference is becoming troublesome or aggressive) is "unless it's in self-defence, then anything goes and it's last one standing wins, motherf*ckers"; which is much the angle that Satyr seems to have taken in his fighting off the Caliphate's horrendous interference in his work and life.

It's a fascinating document; giving a lot of on the shopfloor' history of magickal orders in the US during the period, the clashes of personalities, sexual politics, communication breakdowns, holier than thou' ego-battles, earthquakes, police raids, magickal attacks (confounded with the necessity to love thine enemy), magical orders in conflict, fine detail of a very involved and innovative Enochian series of works and the like.

But one has to ask WHY? Why publish this? There are doubtless good and sensible, necessary reasons, and things to be gained.. but in going through this process, Satyr seems to have lost his wife, possibly much of his sanity, his happiness, material possessions.so quite what those reasons (and gains) are..?

The last few pages describe Satyr's withdrawal from all things magickal, and paradoxically his realisation of the real, honest, pure, true and powerful magick in life as it is lived; without Orders, charters, magical degrees, copyright, officials, dogma and similar bullshit. Writing down his story has probably been both therapeutic and challenging, - it has maybe been the end point of an initiation, it will make you think about how you do whatever it is you do in magick or anything else; and I for one am grateful to be able to read it.

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