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Between Good & Evil: Polarities of Power (Llewellyn's New World Magic Series)

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Casting my personal opinions on the subject matter of this work aside, I can still say this much: "Between Good and Evil" is a book containing several half-truths and unorthedox viewpoints, that may be deceiving to someone who knows little about the topics in question. William Grey has some rather vindictive things to say about several groups, particularly Satanists, and notably Kaos Magicians, that really push the boundaries of honesty. For this reason I advise the reader to be skeptical with this book - look things up, confirm, validate, etc.

Grey has a difficult style typical of his time period and texts of the early 20th century. It makes this book very hard to wade through, esp. when added to his repitious style. Still, this gives an alternative understanding of the rite of Abrimalin, and thus of the work of this ritual on the human condition. This also gives insights into the purpose of evocation in a theurgical tradition. Not a book for dabblers or brousers, but for a serious student may be worth the work