Why does there seem to be less magic in the modern world?
Could it be because we are all better magicians? Is it time to reinstate the charlatan in his vital role as initiator on the occult path? Is scientific thought declining in favor of magical thought?
And is this inevitable? Have men traditionally played a leading roles because of a deep sense of their own uselessness relative to women?
And is this situation beginning to reverse? Might we not be living with another’s virtual reality?
How would this effect our understanding of this universe? Have I failed to blast my way to megabuck$ because you are standing reading this blurb rather than buying my book? These and other questions are explored in depth in this volume that brings together essays written in the 1980s by one of the most original and creative contemporary writers on magic. Open your mind to a breath of fresh air from Ramsey Dukes.
In this volume and the following "What I Did In My Holidays" are collected all the essays and material that Ramsey Dukes has written post Thundersqueak - excluding the full-length books "Words Made Flesh" and "The Good The Bad The Funny".
The material is included here in approximate chronological order, because it is of some interest to see how the ideas develop with time. The most obvious exception is the essay "Blast Your Way To Megabuck$" which was added later to give this volume a nice title. The first essay in this volume was written in 1980 and the last must have been about 1986 because it is a story derived from the book Words Made Flesh. Most of the articles have been published in hard to find magazines.
Softcover book
240 Pages
2003
Mouse That Spins, UK
$19.00
