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Arthur Edward Waite

Arthur Edward Waite

(2nd October 1857 - 19th May 1942)

Arthur Edward Waite was a British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider–Waite tarot deck. He was connected to various publishing houses and edited a magazine, The Unknown World.

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The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts by Arthur Edward Waite

The primary reason we are offering this work is that Ted Annemann included it in his "Five-Foot Shelf of Magic". I am assuming he included it because he felt a conjurer needed to have some understanding of black magic and be able to converse intelligently about it. It may also be a source for plots and scripts for routines.

  • PREFACE
  • EXPLANATION OF FULL-PAGE PLATES
  • PART I THE LITERATURE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC
    • CHAPTER I The Antiquity of Magical Rituals
      • §1. The Importance of Ceremonial Magic.
      • §2. The Distinction between White and Black Magic.
      • §3. The Unprinted Literature of Ceremonial Magic
    • CHAPTER II The Rituals of...
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