Lon Milo DuQuette

Author of 14 critically acclaimed books (translated in 10 languages) on Magick and the Occult, Lon Milo DuQuette is one of the most respected and entertaining writers and lecturers in the field of the Western Mystery Traditions.

Since 1975 he as been a national and international governing officer of Ordo Templi Orientis, one of the most influential magical societies of the 20th Century. He is an internationally recognized authority on the Hermetic Qabalaha, tarot and ceremonial magick. Although he takes these subjects very seriously, he tries not to take himself too seriously. This rare combination of scholarship and humor has earned him in the last 20 years a unique and respected position in American spiritual and esoteric literature.

He is a prolific writer and his published works have been hailed by experts and novices alike for bringing and clarity to these often misunderstood subjects. One of his most popular works is the story of his own life as a practicing ceremonial magician, My Life with the Spirits. Futurist and best-selling author Robert Anton Wilson calls it "the best all-around introduction to Western Occultism -- sane, sensible, down-to-earth and wonderfully witty."

Besides his own books (see below) his articles and essays appear in numerous magazines, journals and anthologies including "Rebels and Devils" alongside the works of William S. Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary and Israel Regardie.

Reviewers have compared DuQuette's wit and quirky writing style to that of Mark Twain and Robert Benchley. Audiences at his workshops and seminars describe the experience as a cascade of mesmerizing information, laughter and terror.

DuQuette has been the featured guest on George Noory's Coast to Coast AM radio show, and appears often as guest commentator on radio and television programs treating on the subject of magic and the occult. In recent years he as produced DVDs of his own and is a featured contributor to the popular "Magical Egypt" and host of "The Great Work" DVD series.

He is a faculty member of the Omega Institute in Reinbeck New York, and Robert Anton Wilson's Maybe Logic Academy.