An interesting theory book on Chaos Magic, but it is sadly lacking a lot of practical exercises. I can understand how some people can see the author as egotistical, but he didn't totally come off that way to me, he just seemed caught in his system. This book is an interesting study into some of the basics of different magic techniques and worldviews. The second half of the book (Psychonaut (which was actually its own book, but they were published together)) is a collection of essays on a variety of topics, which I personally found more interesting than the first half. I'm not sure yet if, or how much I agree with some of the things he said, but an interesting read. ( )

Don't start here - come here after you've read a bit about chaos and indeed about magic(k) per se. This is a working book, not an explanatory one, although it can be read that way. Having said that, don't neglect it.