one of the better SRW books, in the sense that real research appears to have been done, rather than being entirely based on the author's opinion. biggest negative - SRW constantly tries to remove christianity (or disdainfully ignore it) from a christian magic practice so that it won't be so offensive to pagans. whatever. there is so little literature available on this subject that any books on it are a bonus, and any examples of real spellwork or magical practice (even if altered by the author) are significant. ( )