The Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic

I think no one expected this book to actually come out. The fact that it did, and it's both full of mostly everything promised nearly 15 years ago, and MORE, means that it's already a success.If you're a fan of Moore and want more of his philosophy, that's here. If you want to take those ideas to the next step, that's also here.

First, I loved this. Absolutely beautiful, great narrative, wide range of art, great storytelling, great ideas. I've always loved Glycon and seeing her (?) as the centerpiece of such a grand book was amazing.I've seen this book promoted as an illustrated grimoire, and I think it falls short there. Not a "ding" on the book, but the marketing. Don't buy it if you're expecting a ritual guide. Buy it anyway!I wish there had been more Solomonic content, that's a very bedrock part of western magic that got left out.Overall I'm giving this book five stars out of six. It's perfect as what it is!

I've been waiting for this book almost as long as Squire Alan and the late Sire Steve have been engaged composing it, now finally everything they ever fabricated is laid bare in 349 pages of exquisite Art that is expressed in a multitude of forms, designed to decorate the walls of our Numinous Psyche and Subconscious.Snapshots of the Thaumaturgic adorn every nook and cranny of this latest composition, replete in graphic detail so the bibliophile can acquire an accurate and detailed understanding of Alan and Steve's life work, and by extension the entirety of all their enterprises.The message is simple: Do what thou will, but make certain the thing you will is generated wholly by the strength of your own cognisant mind. Inform yourself about your surroundings and the state of your current existence, and arm yourself with the Truth, no matter how dire it might be; veritas libertat is the ultimate companion to the tool that is your Mind. Stop squandering it on distractions and regard the human condition as it really is, warts and all. Conjointly, don't forget to have some fun in the process.As with all of these Mages work, there is a semblance they are conversing directly with you; pages become windows through which they instruct with opinions, solutions and candid translations, illuminating multiple obfuscate shadows that have plagued alchemical terrains for millennia.Personally it took a multitude of decenniums to be able to comprehend a fraction of what is being promulgated in The Bumper Book of Magic, much of this time clouded over by personal tragedies and triumphs that sweep us from the Path we are destined to amble. Fortunately an upgraded Map to the Mind has been machinated with this latest act of Wizardry, one that extinguishes any doubt about the multifaceted nature of reality, while simultaneously confounding it further for those whose unfortunate imagination is limited to the decaying atrophic nature of this artificial calcifying material existence+++++++++Humble thanks to whatever phantoms reside within the confines of Alan's perspicacity; truly they are not to be messed with unless you hold the keys to your own. Additionally, massive gratitude to Steve who never surrendered the thing he loved the most, even at the expense of this convoluted thing we term sanity.Also Ave to their Muse; whomever they might be.

deep insight and hard to grasp sometime.I posted a review stating p182 about Kether miss the illustration, this coroborates with other comment but I was not thinking this throught...this is Kether = nothingness, hence it make total sens there is nothing illustrating it :)I like the book in itself it's funny but the content might be difficult to connect with for the profane, hence not sure it is directed to the newbies ...

This is a veritable treasure trove of invaluable knowledge, history, and insight into the often daunting world of magick and the occult. This tome offers the reader a wealth of different media - essays, comics, short stories - that are fantastically tuned to the needs of the novice, dilletante, and curious. I've waited over a decade for the publication of this work of art and I couldn't be more pleased.