“It has long been in my mind to present an unsuspecting public with a ‘Collected Magnus Dictus’, but the redoubtable Erzebet of Hadean press came up with an even better idea. Thus we have here a collection of my articles, reviews and other exuberance from Equinox-BJT 1-8, under my own name and a whole assortment of aliases... the reader should be warned that a vein of ironic and satyric humour runs through much of this material, which for the most part has aged well, and will hopefully sharpen the wits of a new generation of readers, another legitimate excuse for this collection. ”

— Jake Stratton-Kent

Thus Spake Magnus Dictus is the collected writings of Jake Stratton-Kent first published in The Eqiunox: British Journal of Thelema issues 1-8, spanning the years 1988-1994 and faithfully reproduced in a facsimile edition.

Thus Spake Magnus Dictus contains essays on the lunar mansions, the creation of talismans, Wicca, Thelema, English Qaballa, mantras, spells, and a Sethian ritual, as well as reviews of books, magazines, and pamphlets.