The New Book of the Dead is written specifically for Westerners. It is a detailed guide for dealing with death and bereavement in all its forms: natural and violent, children and old people. It describes rites of preparation - such as the ritual cutting of the silver cord, and the blessing and license to depart, saying goodbye and letting go of the physical realm. This is not a book of sorrow and foreboding, but teaches us how to accept and even welcome death, as a great teacher, the last great mystery and culminating experience of life. Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki is a third generation psychic who has worked with magic since childhood. She studied under the late W. E. Butler and with him was a founding member of the Servants of Light School of Occult Science. She travels the world lecturing on all aspects of the occult and is the author of many successful books, including; The Singing Stones and Highways of the Mind. Used Book in Good Condition