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 Waite was a prolific author and many of his works were well received in the esoteric circles of his time, but his lack of academic training is visible in his limitations as a historian and in his belittling of other authors.
-He wrote [[grimoire|occult texts]] on subjects including [[divination]], esotericism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, and [[ceremonial magic]], Kabbalism and [[alchemy]]; he also translated and reissued several mystical and alchemical works. He wrote about the [[Holy Grail]], influenced by his friendship with Arthur Machen.
+He wrote [[grimoire|occult texts]] on subjects including [[divination]], esotericism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, and [[ritual magic]], [[Kabbalah|Kabbalism]]] and [[alchemy]]; he also translated and reissued several mystical and alchemical works. He wrote about the [[Holy Grail]], influenced by his friendship with Arthur Machen.
 A number of his volumes remain in print, including ''[[The Book of Ceremonial Magic]]'' (1911), ''The Holy Kabbalah'' (1929), ''A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry'' (1921), and his edited translation of [[Eliphas Levi]]'s 1896 ''Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual'' (1910), having been reprinted in recent years. Waite also wrote two allegorical fantasy novels, ''Prince Starbeam'' (1889) and ''The Quest of the Golden Stairs'' (1893), and edited ''Elfin Music'', an anthology of poetry based on English fairy folklore.