Real magic
Subtitle: an introductory treatise on the basic principles of yellow magic
By: Philip Emmons Isaac Bonewits.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: S. Weiser
Published: 1989
Place of publication: York Beach, ME
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Copyright date: 1971, 1979, 1989
Subjects: Magic.; Parapsychology.
First sentence: This book will not be what you expect it to be; it isn't even what I expected it to be.
Description: This book was brought to my attention by one of the best computer programmers I know, and I have to agree that if you have any interest in the occult, either practical or skeptical, you should get ahold of Real Magic. As the publisher correctly notes, it examines every category of occult phenomena, from ESP to Eastern rituals, and explores the basic laws of magic, relating them to already established laws of nature. With wry humor and delightful irreverence, Bonewits brings magic out of the Dark Ages and into the Computer Age in a unique and spellbinding investigation that will intrigue believers and non-believers alike.
Table of contents: label: Preface; label: Introduction; label: 1
title: The Laws of Magic; label: 2
title: Fun and Games with Definitions; label: 3
title: Parapsychology, the Apologetic Science; label: 4
title: Mantra, Mandala, and Mudra; label: 5
title: Black Magic, White Magic, and Living Color; label: 6
title: Placebo Spells, the Switchboard, and Speculations on Explanations; label: 7
title: The Fundamental Patterns of Ritual; label: 8
title: Miscellaneous Ologies for Fun and Profit-cy!; label: 9
title: Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; label: Appendix
title: Corrections and Additions; label: Bibliography; label: Glossary; label: Index