This is a fascinating account of the woman who had very close ties to witchcraft's founder Gerald Gardner. Besides that, the author stands alone as a prominant figure in the history of witchcraft herself. I first heard of the author in a Dorren Valiente book where she appeared topless, as she does again here and for an older woman looked good. I guess a woman will a lot have to sell herself with sex to a male dominated society, despite her solid views expressed in this book on femininity. I like how she mention the book Aradia Gospel of the Witches as that is a book I own and got before I read this book. I really like reading about witchcraft and the occult and especially the rare autobiography of a practicing occult figue particulary one as prominant as the author. Gerald Gardner's memory still lives, even though he was really one of Aleister Crowley's last henchman, so the glory should really go to Crowley, instead he is "the wickedest man in the world."