Fire Child

"Magic came back to England in the 1950s. Various magical traditions, including Wicca, Druidry and practices from the Far East, exerted a strong influence. Alex Sanders, a very powerful magician known as ‘King of the Witches’, had a priestess girlfriend called Maxine. He eventually married her. He represented the dawning of the age of modern magic. He would encourage photographers from the News of the World , our most scandal-driven newspaper, to turn up in the middle of his act. They took pictures of Maxine, a high priestess, in the nude. People wanted to try something similar: Wicca was the result, the fastest-growing religion in America. Maxine was right there at the start of modern magic in the 1960s. Fire Child explores her childhood, her relationship with her partner and life in England at this time of magical resurgence. All sorts, including some pretty hairy Egyptian stuff. She practised ritual magic, which uses various techniques to raise power. That power can be both good and bad. It can help people with diseases, personal problems and financial issues. You can use it in many different ways if you recognise magic as power."