Cardinal's Sin: Psychic Defenders Uncover Evil in the Vatican

by Raymond Buckland

Fierce hurricanes, ruinous tornadoes, and flooding rains sweep across the United States, costing thousands of lives and billions of dollars. And it is slowly becoming clear that these extra-violent and surprisingly frequent storms are unnatural. Who started them? And who can stop them?

In Raymond Buckland's previous novel, The Committee, he introduced you to the Committee, a covert group of psychics formed by the United States government to neutralize malignant paranormal forces. In Cardinal's Sin they are back, ready to do psychic and magical battle to save lives.

As the Committee gathers every ounce of their psychic talent and courage, they realize that this is the most important fight of their lives―and the outcome will influence the fate of the entire world!

Cardinal's Sin is one of the most exciting novels you will ever read. Filled with action and adventure, magic and mystery, Cardinal's Sin will carry you away to a horrifying battle for the future.

Genres: Fiction

356 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Raymond Buckland was a highly influential figure in the development of modern Wicca and the occult in the United States. Born in London, he became interested in the supernatural at an early age and was initiated into the Gardnerian Wiccan tradition in 1963 by Monique Wilson, a high priestess appointed by Gerald Gardner. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1962, Buckland introduced Gardnerian Wicca to the country, founding its first coven in New York in 1964. He later developed his own tradition, Seax-Wica, inspired by Anglo-Saxon paganism, and published The Tree: Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft to make it accessible to all.
In 1968, he established the first Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the U.S., which helped normalize and educate the public about Wicca. Over the course of his career, Buckland wrote more than sixty books on Wicca, divination, and the occult, including Witchcraft from the Inside and Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft, both regarded as essential texts in Neopaganism.
Throughout his life, Buckland remained a prolific teacher, writer, and practitioner. He continued to write and teach until his death in 2017, leaving behind a lasting legacy that shaped the spiritual practices of countless Wiccans and Pagans worldwide.

Reviews

[Deirdre · Rating 3 out of 5]

A suspense thriller without any real suspense, making it fairly flat and somehow the characters are just a little bit paper thin and there to carry the story rather than actually have a purpose. The bad guys were unremittingly bad and there were no christian good guys in the vatican to help our heroes fight the good fight, which I find a lot strange.
The first book in the series was much better. The details of the magic working was interesting but overall unsatisfying.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

revenge may not be effectively justified if the major target is is not in the picture and mystic powers of old must not be allowed into the hands of lunatics