About the author
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. She was extremely shy as a child, but Butler found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Butler attended community college during the Black Power movement in the 1960s. While participating in a local writer's workshop, she was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop which focused on science fiction. She sold her first stories soon after, and by the late 1970s had
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“W.E. Butler delivers a remarkably clear guide to the Western Mystery Tradition, balancing wit with serious esoteric instruction. The text effectively unpacks challenging subjects like ceremonial magic and ego transcendence,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Lords of Light: The Path of Initiation in the Western Mysteries
“Butler provides a solid, foundational framework for those new to psychic development, offering clear exercises for aura interpretation and mental communication. However, readers seeking advanced theoretical depth or rigorous…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on How to Read the Aura and Practice Psychometry, Telepathy, and Clairvoyance
