Anybody else should love it: it provides an experience of ritual that is energetic, fresh, investigative, exciting and fun, in a completely individual way”. Above all, I cannot recommend it to anybody without a sense of humour.

“I cannot recommend this book to anybody who is frightened of magic, of self-discovery or of adventure to anybody who wants ritual experiences that are absolutely risk-free and have a guaranteed result to anybody whose concept of ceremony depends on the provision of scripts for all participants, carefully typed out and enclosed in polythene wrappers to anybody who believes that magical practices should follow set traditions, without mixing ideas from different ages or cultures to anybody who believes that human beings are firmly subordinated to deities and must do their will and to anybody whose favourite words of condemnation for others are ‘irresponsible’ or ‘self-indulgent’. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.20: Now That’s What I Call Chaos Magick: Vol I & II (with Julian Vayne), Mandrake Press. A study published in the January issue of Cognition found that people who walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still. Graded forward and backward walking at a matched intensity on cardiorespiratory responses and postural control. Instead of retracing your steps, you might want to try walking backward to jog your memory. 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values. A backward walking training program to improve balance and mobility in acute stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Rose DK, DeMark L, Fox EJ, Clark DJ, Wludyka P. The effectiveness of backward walking as a treatment for people with gait impairments: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Effect of 6-week retro or forward walking program on pain, functional disability, quadriceps muscle strength, and performance in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial (retro-walking trial). Alghadir AH, Anwer S, Sarkar B, Paul AK, Anwar D.

Walking Backwards by Greg Humphries