The History of British Magic After Crowley

Dr. Dave Evans, a professional academic researcher and practicing magician, delves deeply into modern British history, presenting a serious yet accessible and engaging work based on his recent unique doctoral dissertation on the development of British magic after the death of Aleister Crowley. This project became not only the result of extensive book research but also included attending rituals and meetings with some quite remarkable individuals – men and women who are given a voice on these pages, some of them for the first time. The author examines topics such as Aleister Crowley and Thelema, the works of Austin Osman Spare, Gerald Gardner, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian OTO, the question of how many magicians there actually are in Britain, Chaos Magic, the influence of H.P. Lovecraft, Satanism, the Left-Hand Path, the creation of a journal of academic research into magic, the persona of Amado Crowley, the self-proclaimed son of Aleister, as well as the works of Ronald Hutton, Dion Fortune, and many other authors. This is not just a book on the history of magic; it is an exploration that allows us to see that magic has always been a part of our culture.