The Record is both chart and log to the bold Sea-Captains of The Voyage Marvelous.; Thus Aleister Crowley describes the Magical Diary. This collection includes his two most important instructional writings on the subject. John St. chronicles his progress during a 13-day Magical Retirement. Crowley described it as ;... a perfect model of what a magical record should be ...; A Master of the Temple is taken from the Magical Diary of Frater Achad. Crowley edited the diary for publication and added his invaluable commentary. James Wasserman draws on other primary Crowley texts, as well as his own experience with the Magical Record, to explore the purpose and necessity of the journal as an aid to the accomplishment of the Great Work.