Raymond Buckland was actively involved in metaphysics and the occult for fifty years.

He was the author of more than sixty books, including such best-selling titles as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Gypsy Dream Dictionary, Practical Candleburning Rituals, and Witchcraft from the Inside. Ray lectured and presented workshops across the United States, and appeared on major television and radio shows nationally and internationally. He also wrote screen plays, was a technical advisor for films, and appeared in films and videos. Beyond writing, Ray's other passion was homebuilt airplanes.

Ray came from an English Romany (Gypsy) family and resided with his wife Tara on a small farm in central Ohio. His legacy is preserved through the work of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick.

"Most people know Buckland's incredibly popular Complete Book of Witchcraft affectionately known as 'Bucky's Big Blue Book'--and because of its size, format and workbook style, the Book of Spirit Communications is quickly becoming known as 'Bucky's Big Red Book!' This is an incredibly useful and informative introduction to spiritualism and all it entails: mediumship, Ouija boards, automatic writing, trance, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, psychometry, able tipping, levitation, healing, channeling and the weird method of electronic spirit contact. . . . For centuries witches have been accused of conjuring up the dead, and now you can live up to that reputation--this is necromancy made easy!"
--Witchcraft