In the first comprehensive and unflinching overview of the erotic initiation and sexual sorcery essential to the mysterious magical tradition known as the 'Left Hand Path', this complete guide covers an enormous array of taboo and previously forbidden practices. Penetrating the veil of secrecy and obscuring the ecstasies and dangers of a way of magic that can be a powerful instrument of psychic transmutation, this is a sometimes disturbing, always inspring study of the shadow side of eros.