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Taboo: Sex, Religion & Magick

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The following is a review of this spicy little bombshell written by Leticia Marquez of Magical Blend Magazine:

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...I 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.

a delightfully insurgent work that reminds those of us who live in basic freedom what is so good about it.

Taboo really dabbles in the realm of exploring your inherent right to use your body as you see fit (in gentle consensuality with chosen others). This is not for the NFL/Lonestar beer set that just wants to get their groove on. This work is for those who consider sex to be a highly sacred, enlightening experience worthy of the most assiduous effort and unbridled, maximum joy.

Intelligence and ritual do play an intrinsic role in fits of ecstasy. This book deftly bridges the gap between "Masters and Johnson clinical" and "in your face indulgence" rendering a delightful and accessible (not to mention highly mystical) middle ground available to those with the proper focus and stamina.

If anything, the book provides keys to becoming more sensitive to the finer nuances of human beings' favorite pastime.

Enjoy!

This book would be really good for someone who has never been exposed to the writings of Hyatt and DuQuette before. It has a lot of good info on sex magick and the psychology of sexuality. The problem I had with it is that it really doesn't contain much information that isn't available in their other books. If you're a big fan of the two authors, look it over, but it's basically a rehash of older material.

This book has it ALL! David Cherubim and Robert Anton Wilson contribute to this book by both DuQuette and Hyatt! It doesn't get any better!

Not only is it comprehensible, but the theory makes sense and the exercises are practical!

This book is a real winner!

I got this book out of curiosity as a fan of both Duquette and Hyatt that it came with a warning how shocking it was. It is about the "blasphemous" concept of merging sex with religion. Why this is controversial is because the Christian church teaches sex for any other purpose than procreation is sinful and all sinners of course go to hell. Well now that I've almost gotten Christianity completely out of my life I'm not scared of the thought that I could very possibly go to hell and rot for all eternity nor do I fear that I will not go to heaven. Christianity is gradually losing its stranglehold on American society and I've been a practicing occultist long enough where the "shocking nature" alegedly of the book's contents just seemed like typical Crowleyesque teachings. I credit Duquette and Hyatt with much needed originality in the field of occult literature and also give thanks to Crowley for having an almost unending depth to his own teachings and character. Get this book if you've seen almost everything to the point where nothing really shocks you and you want an original book on esoteric subject matter. I tried other forms of the occult and the Satanism of Anton LaVey was too stuck in Christianity to the point where they almost pigeonholed themselves into the belief system to the point where after all was said and done Satanism was just another religion. Wicca/Witchcraft were actually the same thing and a really bad watered down ripoff of Aleister Crowley and with almost all Wicca 101 books being basically the same as well as more obscure stuff like candle magick it was all the same too. I like the originality of Crowleyesque literature while at the same time being almost stereotypical/cliche but also disturbing. Crowley, etc. didn't act like everything was such a big deal unlike Satanism.