STARS, SPELLS, SECRETS AND SORCERY: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Occult Little,

by Barbara Haislip ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 25, 1976

If you're willing to succumb to the demand for how-to material on the occult (and it's hard not to), this is as good a choice as any. Not that it is qualitatively ahead of the competition: Haislip's statements can be as superfluous (""alchemy was not simply a process of converting the base metal lead into precious ones"") or as silly as the next (""As man's body is 70 percent water, isn't it reasonable to assume that the moon affects man physically as well [as it does the tides] ?""), and there is no attempt to question even the craziest of claims. But at least she puts the basics of astrology, numerology, palmistry, tarot casting and all the rest between two covers, eliminating the need for further purchase. Devotees of the I Ching might be put off to find it summarized here in a 27-page chapter but our view is that anyone who wants to go deeper into any of this is ready for the adult department. Just be sure, though, to have Gallant's Astrology (1974) on hand as an eminently rational antidote.

Pub Date: March 25, 1976

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 312

Publisher: Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1976

Categories: NONFICTION