ADVANCED MAGICAL ARTS

<p>In the 1980s small groups of experienced magicians<br />experimented with the secret techniques of the Western Mystery<br />Tradition. They produced a renaissance in the study of occultism<br />and magic and a corpus of work which are the cornerstones of the<br />tradition for the 21st century.<br />Among their leaders was RJ Stewart a renowned expert on<br />traditional British folk Celt and medieval music who had<br />recorded music for the BBC and various films. He was also a<br />pioneer in studying the Merlin tradition writing two original<br />and influential books translating and exploring genuine<br />medieval Merlin texts.<br />In his classic book Advanced Magical Arts the author draws<br />upon the coherent mature and enduring systems of magic long<br />preserved in our Western culture. With beautiful<br />illustrations by Miranda Gray he offers a series of fundamental<br />aspects of the magical arts which he supports with practical<br />examples of visualisations and rituals.<br />R J Stewart is a leading author on magic mythology music and the creative<br />imagination. He has forty-one books in publication translated worldwide and<br />is also a composer and musician working in film theatre and television and has<br />made many recordings. Born in Scotland he now lives in Northern California.</p>