The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs (2014)

Oxford, England: Mandrake of Oxford (book, 1st, biography), 2014.
9" x 6" x 0.625", 252 pages, softcover (no hardcover issued), IBSN 978-1-906958-64-0.

Matthew Levi Stevens' The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs [omitting the "S." on spine and rear cover], published by Mandrake of Oxford in 2014. A book investigating the history, experiences, and expressions of Burroughs in the "magical universe", including "Scientology, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Orgone Accumulators, Ayahuasca, Rites of Pan in Morocco, Sweat-Lodges with Native American[s] and, Chaos Magic." [from the rear cover]

This book has a quote by William S. Burroughs on the rear cover: "In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that's just ridiculous. It's as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it's for a reason. Among primitive people they say that if someone was bitten by a snake he was murdered. I believe that."