Magick Without Tears

FOREWORD x sympathetic to his work, agree that in this respect he has often failed. So much for the diagnosis-now for the remedy! One genius, inspired of the Gods, suggested recently that the riddle might be solved somewhat on the old and well-tried lines of "Dr. Brewer's Guide to Science," i.e., by having aspirants write to the Master asking questions, the kind of problem that naturally comes into the mind of any sensible enquirer, and getting his answer in the form of a letter. "What is it?" "Why should I bother my head about it?" "What are its principles?" "What use is it?" "How do I begin?" and the like. This plan has been put into action; the idea has been to cover the subjects from every possible angle. The style has been colloquial and fluent technical terms have either been carefully avoided or most carefully explained; and the letter has not been admitted to the series until the querent has expressed satisfaction. Some seventy letters, up to the present have been written, but still there seem to be certain gaps in the demonstration, like those white patches on the map of the World, which looked so tempting fif!y years ago. This memorandum is to ask for your collaboration and support. A list, indicating briefly the subject of each letter already written, is appended. Should you think that any of those will help you in your own problems, a typed copy will be sent to you at once .... Should you want to know anything outside the scope, send in your question (stated as fully and clearly as possible) .... The answer should reach you, bar accidents, in less than a month .... It is proposed ultimately to issue the series in book form. This has now been done. January, 1954 Hampton, New Jersey Karl J. Germer