| Ludd as an official of the Alka Antam in | | | | many he continues by covering the steps to advance |
| Cambridgeshire, England, Order of Baphomet (OOB) | | | | within this Order. Throughout the terms Order, craft |
| has compiled the basic introductory rites for initiation | | | | and lodge are almost interchangeable, referring to the |
| through the third degree of his Order. This manual is | | | | structure and practice of OOB. All these details are |
| written with the premise, "If you tend to focus and | | | | clear and precise with sufficient explanation for |
| draw upon the light forces of nature and the | | | | anyone to use the rites in practice. Since this is a spell |
| universe, then strictly speaking you have no place in | | | | book or ritual manual, the structure is in dialog form |
| the Baphomet Rule." As that indicates this is dealing | | | | with descriptions or peripheral information |
| with Dark Arts. There is a structure and hierarchy | | | | interspersed. |
| that is well defined and used throughout the detailed | | | | There is a glaring inconsistency that could cause a |
| rituals written here. | | | | reader a few problems. Early on Ludd claims that no |
| The use of the term "pagan" is a little misleading to a | | | | one should reveal these secret rites to anyone else; |
| non-pagan, since this is about a specific group that is | | | | then he promptly fills the remainder of the book with |
| pagan in the general sense but not representative of | | | | details about those rites. Another is that he initially |
| all pagans. Ludd explains the relationships between | | | | harangues persons claiming to understand this without |
| the basic elements, fire, water, air, and earth and | | | | the sanction of the OOB then proceeds to state that |
| then elaborates with the interactions with "Gallas" | | | | these should be adapted to the individual's and |
| which are spirit beings more commonly referred to as | | | | group's needs. |
| demons in other groups. | | | | This reviewer received a complimentary copy of |
| Ludd's explanations of the history of the Order he | | | | (Book Title) as a member of the Dorrance Publishing |
| belongs to is illuminating for both practitioners and | | | | Book Review Team. |
| students of religion. While that would suffice for | | | | |