About the Author

Israel Regardie studied with famous occultist Aleister Crowley and joined the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, in 1934. His writings contributed to the foundation of modern Western occultism. Chic and Tabatha Cicero are senior adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. They have written numerous books on the Golden Dawn, tarot, and magic, in addition to updates and introductions to several classic Israel Regardie texts.