<b><i>Magick in History and Practice for the Hands-On Seeker</i></b><br><br>Acclaimed historian and esotericist Mitch Horowitz explores the practice, theory, and purpose of magick. Mitch considers magick as a response to personal needs and its potential promise and pitfalls, including:<br><br><b>A Brief History of Magick</b>. Mitch defines and discusses magick from antiquity to today and how magickal practice weaves through mainstream and occult traditions.<br><br><b>Magick and Ethics.</b> What are the possibilities and perils of externalizing individual will? How do concepts of nonattachment relate to the magickal path? Mitch considers the complexities facing today’s seeker—and a vision of ethical reciprocity.<br><br><b>Modern Magick.</b> Mitch considers enduring practices including sigil magick, sex transmutation, spellwork, talismans, and out-of-body experience.<br><br><b>Mind Metaphysics.</b> Mitch explores the metaphysics of thought causation, including the ideas of my