What I Did In My Holidays - Essays on Black Magick, Satanism and Devil Worship [Paperback]

Ramsey Dukes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999

This book is the third volume of collected essays by Ramsey Dukes. The second volume (Blast Your Way To Megabuck$ With MY SECRET Sex Power Formula and other reflections upon the spiritual path) was published by Revelations 23 in 1993, and the first volume (Uncle Ramsey’s BUMPER Book of Magick Spells and other essays on science and magic) may be published at some future date - the first shall be last because its content was generated before the author had a computer and so it still has to be keyed in. The essays in it are also even more dated and embarrassing.

This volume contains all the essays and shorter pieces written since his book "Words Made Flesh", ie since about 1986. As a collection set in approximate chronological sequence, it has no deliberate theme or structure other than its reflection of the author’s concerns during these years. Bearing this in mind, however, a definite thread can be detected: it is an exploration of humanity’s demons and the right way to relate to them.

Editorial Reviews

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...a combination of Robert Anton Wilson and Tommy Cooper... The Peter Pan of the British occult scene. -- Paul Geheimnis, Chaos International No 15

...something of Arthur Koestler, something of Loa-Tzu a pinch of Kant and of Genghis Kahn. Ramsay Dukes is magnificent! -- Julian Vayne, Pagan Voice Autumn ‘93

Dukes has given us another great computer-inspired magickal concept... -- Frater M, Magick and Technology, on www.kiamagic.com/kia/mtech.asp

About the Author

Ramsey Dukes, patron saint of Chaos Magick, was incarnate around 1970 - occupying the body of a 25-year old Cambridge maths scholar with a long standing interest in magic, alchemy, Aleister Crowley and the occult. He has written and published a number of books that drew attention to the work of Austin Spare and helped define late 20th century magick - notably "SSOTBME-An Essay on Magic" and "Thundersqueak", seminal texts of Chaos magick, and "Words Made Flesh", defining the information model of magical reality. In 1977 he performed the Abramelim operation, and he has since worked with a number of ritual groups including the OTO and IOT. His latest book "What I Did In My Holidays - essays on black magic, satanism and devil worship" is available in hard copy, while earlier books are being republished by occultebooks.com in PDF format.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Mandrake of Oxford; 1 edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1869928520
• ISBN-13: 978-1869928520
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,150,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What to do in your holidays, August 19, 2002

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Nicholas Spicer (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What I Did In My Holidays - Essays on Black Magick, Satanism and Devil Worship (Paperback)

I can't remember when I last laughed out loud reading a book. Especially a book about... what is it about?

Magic ? Yes, because we can all use some magic in our lives - in fact, we are doing so without noticing it. Ever read adverts ?, watch T.V.? support a good cause ? You're doing magic. Dukes can help!

Philosophy ? Yes, because Dukes has thought deeply and curiously about the way things are, the way they work - or don't. Whatever you think, you'll find something new to think about in these essays. (You have been warned)

Psychology ? Dukes would disavow himself as a psychologist, but his efforts to understand why he thinks and does - and fails to do - are some of the 'laugh out loud' bits. And the wisest. I have an image of being led down byways by Dukes' self-deprecating tales, chuckling as I went, only to find it was a cul-de-sac. And a mirror instead of a way out.

Artificial Intelligence; What women really want; His Most Divine Holiness Sri Baba Rebop; Frank Sinatra's place in the witches' sabbath; Sir Roger Penrose's in consciousness studies; Passion Homes; Naughty things to do in New Age workshops; Virtual Reality. It's all here and more besides.

He did it in his holidays. Give yourself a treat and read it in yours.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Both witty, and interesting. Highly recommended., December 20, 2000

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This review is from: What I Did In My Holidays - Essays on Black Magick, Satanism and Devil Worship (Paperback)

This is a definate must for all practitioners of the occult. But don't take my word for it, read it for yourselves.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sanity at its best!, December 13, 2008

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A. Miles "Mobius_Null" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What I Did In My Holidays - Essays on Black Magick, Satanism and Devil Worship (Paperback)

Lucid, sane, and highly informative ... "a must have for the serious occult practitioner!" Dare too see the world through the eyes of Ramsey Dukes. Enlightenment is contained within the pages of this fine tome!