Between Good & Evil: Polarities of Power

by William G. Gray

Learn how you can deal constructively with the forces of darkness through a step-by-step technique to convert negative energies into positive spiritual light. This book contains an updated, practical version of the medieval ritual of Abra-Melin.

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

English ceremonial magician (1913-1992)
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William G. Gray, better known to many as Bill Gray, was an English ceremonial magician, Hermetic Qabalist and writer, who published widely on the subject of western esotericism and the occult. Gray founded a magical order known as the Sangreal Sodality.

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Reviews

[William Alan]

Good and evil become considerably less cooperative once William G. Gray gets hold of them. Between Good & Evil approaches polarity as a living magical problem, exploring power, morality, consciousness, light and darkness, and the uncomfortable necessity of understanding forces we would often prefer simply to label and avoid. Gray has little patience for spiritual innocence; he wants the magician capable of holding opposing principles in awareness long enough to discover what each reveals about the other. His arguments can be eccentric, provocative, and occasionally infuriating, which is part of why they remain interesting after the book is closed. This is occult philosophy with splinters in it, concerned less with telling you which side to stand on than with asking whether you understand what creates the sides in the first place.

[Brother Moloch]

Worth reading if you have a strong Abramelin bent or you plan on performing the 6 month Abramelin rite. Many don't like Gray for his Christian bias but as a ceremonial magician, he, in my opinion, gave out superior information than his contemporaries including Crowley. You just have to stop bad mouthing the guy and do the work. It speaks for itself. This is not one of his best works however it is worthwhile to those who are interested in doing their own thing instead of joining an established group.

[Xzavier]

Not awful. I wasn't aware of the Theosophical slant on this title when I picked it up used. If you can see past the strong moral nature of Dion Fortunes contemporary; this can be a useful asset for shadow work.